Gardening plants are the main ingredient of your garden and it can mean anything. From shrubs, herbs, vegetables, and flower to fruits and many many more. They come in a variety of shapes, sizes and different blooming seasons. Doesn't matter what type of gardening you go for, you'll still have lots and lots of gardening plants to choose from.
For functional gardening plants instead of cosmetic plants, you'll need to take a look at vegetables, herbs, and fruits. These can all be used and can give you sweet produce. This can provide the entire gardening process with more exciting because now you'll get something you can actually eat. The usual vegetable people grow in their yards, whether it's a big one or a small one, are cucumbers, potatoes, peppers, peas, squash, corn, beets, carrots, spinach, onions, and lettuce. When it comes to the fruits a lot of people choose, it's pears, tomatoes, blueberries, cherries, plums, apricots, strawberries and apples. In terms of herbs, most commonly home-grown are thyme, sage, dill, mint, lavender and chives. These herbs can give wonderful fragrances to your cooking and can spice up your salads.
Having a colorful flower garden in the spring and summertime can be rather easy, but trying to get this in the colder periods, like fall and winter, can become very hard. But even hard things can be accomplished, with some planning and extra care. There's a gardening plant that is called Rudbeckia and this gardening plant thrives in the cold periods of the year, like fall and winter. It's a wonderful yellow perennial. Some other beautiful perennial flowers that can grow during these months are the Christmas rose, Cosmos and the Japanese anemone.
When someone tells you to think about a flower, what kind of flower do you think of? Probably one that blooms in spring or summer. Since those are usually the prettiest ones and the most popular ones. And the ones that get homegrown the most during spring-times are daffodils, violets and tulips. For the summer there are roses, dahlias and lilies.
Gardening enthusiasts often go for shrubs or decorative grasses, like monkey grass. They use these wild gardening plants as a border, a fence or for privacy or they can be for the looks of them. Shrubs are low-maintenance and can really give a defining look to your yard or garden, it also serves perfectly to give you more privacy.
As you know and can see, gardening plants come in a huge variety. Some come with a purpose (like eating them, providing shade or privacy) and some are purely there for their good looks.
What kind of plant you use is something you, and you alone, can decide. But always keep the following in the back of your mind.
Without the proper care for your garden, it will end up looking like a garden filled with dirt.


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Q: System.BadImageFormatException "An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format" .NET5 on Windows Server 2019 I've been chasing this problem for a few days now. I've developed a .NET 5 solution which works perfectly on my develop laptop. It consists of 3 projects (2 class libraries and a wpf project). Deployment is made via a Visual Studio 2022 installer project.
One of the class libraries references some third-party 64 bit dlls for which I have no control. Deployment target on all projects and installer project is x64 (even the "TargetPlatform" property on the installer project).
The program behaves as expected on Windows 10 Desktop OS (my dev laptop and 2 other co-workers laptops), however, when installing the program on a Windows Server 2019, I get the following exception (with xyz.123.abc being one of the third-party dlls):

System.BadImageFormatException: Could not load file or assembly 'xyz.123.abc, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'. An attempt was made to load a program with an incorrect format.

Note that the exception message does not include the "or one of its dependencies" part that I've read on other questions.
As I have no direct access to the deployment server, I set up my own Windows Server 2019 instance (with the same conditions as the deployment server) on VirtualBox and was able to reproduce the problem. It also reproduced on a Windows 11 Desktop OS.
The third-party dlls are exposed via the installation of a Program, which for testing purposes I also installed on my VM OS, but still getting the same problem.
I've made sure the .NET 5 desktop runtime is 5.0.17 on both dev, VM and deployment PCs. All environments are 64 bits as well.
As a side note, all other features of my program work as expected on all environments.
1st edit: I was able to reproduce on my dev PC by changing target platform to x86... Expected behavior since the third-party dlls are 64 bit, makes no sense to fail at runtime x64 still.

A: If anyone runs into this problem, check if your 3rd party dlls rely on VC++ redistributables.
In my case, I was missing VC++ 2013 redist. Which I downloaded from Microsoft directly.
Managed to find out using Dependencies

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WITS recently visited Grant High School to document writer Cooper Lee Bombardier's work with students in Dylan Leeman's ninth grade writing workshop. It was Friday morning and students joked and chatted as they took their seats in a classroom with bright yellow walls hung with student artwork–specifically, hilarious Shakespearian insults. On the board at the front of the room were the guidelines for this session's writing workshop, which was about generating new writing, not revising or editing.
Cooper began the class by playing a shortened clip from Miranda July's Somebody App, an art experiment and social messaging application for people to have total strangers deliver personal messages face-to-face.
The brief clip was, as July's work often is, funny and awkward and poignant. After pausing it, Bombardier encouraged students to think about this act of creating conversations between strangers. "I want you to take the characters you've created and been working on, and put them together and talking," he said. He put on music and set a timer. For the next fifteen minutes, all that could be heard was the songs and the scratches of pens and pencils on paper.
At the end, Bombardier encouraged students to share. "It can be a paragraph; it can be a single line," he said. A few students glanced at each other, giggling in nervousness, and finally a few raised their hands. The lines from the conversations they shared were often tense, with confessions, accusations, and often relationship drama. Their classmates applauded after each share.
Bombardier then had students take turns reading an excerpt from a short story by Junot Diaz. "Okay, who is telling this story?" he asked afterward. "And what does telling this story in second person, using you, affect how you read it?"
Students discussed the identity of the protagonist–a rebellious Latina teenager–and why telling this story as "you" made the readers feel like they were part of the story.
"What are the conflicts?" prompted Bombardier. Students' hands shot up: the character's struggle with her mother was clearly easy to relate to for a roomful of teenagers.
"Okay, let's do a writing exercise on conflict," said Bombardier, reaching into his bag. "This is so Portland," he said with a laugh, "but I had a craft night and put things in Mason jars." One contained red slips of paper, the other green, and they were labeled:
"Pick one conflict from each jar," instructed Bombardier, "and then we'll use these two conflicts with the characters your working on. They can each struggle with one, or maybe one character is facing both."
Students passed the jars around, pulling sheets of paper and reading them, and the room became noisy as they laughed and began discussing their conflicts with each other.
"Okay, let's hear what everyone got," said Bombardier.
"Fear of public speaking," one student read, raising his eyebrows to elicit some laughs, "and style got co-opted by hipsters." Another student hooted and clapped.
Students took turns reading out their conflicts, with several more murmurs and laughs, and when it was time to write, everyone bent over their papers. Bombardier passed around extra sheets of paper for students who were running out of room. He also paused to chat with students individually about their work and answer questions.
Before the end of class, Bombardier and the classroom teacher, Dylan Leeman, asked students to sign up for the WITS reading that would be held at Broadway Books. Several were excited to participate and share their work alongside other Grant students who worked with WITS writers-in-residence.
By the end of the class period, students had accomplished a lot of writing. Several stayed afterward to work through lunch on their pieces. One student moved across the room and sat down next to another.
"How's it going?" she asked.
"I wrote this one sentence that was, like, how did I write that?" her friend replied with a huge smile.

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Select Committee on Assisted Dying for the Terminally Ill Bill Minutes of Evidence
Memorandum from the Attorney General
ASSISTED DYING FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL BILL
THE SELECT COMMITTEE
1. I have agreed to provide assistance to the Committee on the current legal position in relation to assisted suicide and euthanasia, and the meaning and effect of the proposed legislation, in accordance with my role of giving legal advice to Parliament. My evidence will be limited to advice on the legal questions and will not include any views on the merits of the proposal and will not give any indication of government policy in this regard.
2. The clerk to the Select Committee has made it clear that the Committee would welcome assistance on the following matters:
(i) The current statutory position in the UK in respect of attempted suicide, assisted suicide and voluntary euthanasia.
(ii) The current practice in relation to the prosecution of people who are believed to have participated in any of the above, including the position of people who go abroad in order to procure assisted suicide or euthanasia.
(iii) The current state of the law in respect of a patient's right to refuse life-prolonging treatment and to the withholding or withdrawal of life-prolonging treatment without a patient's consent, and the status in law of current medical guidelines on these acts.
(iv) Interpretation of recent judgements, under both national and international law, on cases involving assisted suicide or euthanasia.
(v) Whether the enactment of legislation allowing assistance with suicide for terminally ill people who are suffering unbearably would be likely to have any implications in law for the obligations placed on authorities, such as (for example) prisons, to protect those in their charge (some of whom might be deemed to be suffering unbearably) from self-harm.
(vi) The Bill before the committee provides, inter alia, that a doctor who carries out assisted suicide or euthanasia "shall be deemed not to be in breach of any professional oath or affirmation" (Section 10(3)). The Committee seeks assistance on whether a change in the law could affect professional oaths or affirmations in this way.
I will respond to these questions at the Select Committee, but provide this background paper on the current law in advance for the assistance of Committee members.
THE CURRENT LAW OF HOMICIDE
3. There are three relevant offences: murder, manslaughter and complicity in suicide.
4. Murder is defined as "unlawful killing with malice aforethought". This is to be contrasted with those forms of manslaughter which consist of killing without "malice aforethought". The principal distinguishing feature between murder and manslaughter is that murder requires an intention to kill or to cause grievous bodily harm. The penalty for murder is life imprisonment. In summary, deliberately taking the life of another person, whether that person is dying or not, constitutes the crime of murder. Accordingly, any doctor who practises mercy killing can be charged with murder if the facts can be clearly established.
5. The only exception is where the doctor acts to do all that is proper and necessary to relieve pain with the incidental effect that this will shorten the patient's life. This was explained by Devlin J. in R v Adams [1957] Crim L R 773. Doctor Adams was charged with the murder of a patient. It was alleged that he had prescribed and administered such large quantities of drugs that he must have known that death would result. In his summing up to the jury, Devlin J. stated:
"If her life was cut short by weeks or months it was just as much murder as if it was cut short by years. There has been much discussion as to when doctors might be justified in administering drugs which would shorten life. Cases of severe pain were suggested and also cases of helpless misery. The law knows no special defence in this category . . ."
However he went on to say:
". . . but that does not mean that a doctor who was aiding the sick and dying had to calculate in minutes, or even hours, perhaps, not in days or weeks, the effect on a patient's life of the medicines which he could administer. If the first purpose of medicine—the restoration of health—could no longer be achieved there was still much for the doctor to do and he was entitled to do all that was proper and necessary to relieve pain and suffering even if the measures he took might incidentally shorten life by hours or perhaps even longer. The doctor who decided whether or not to administer the drugs could not do his job, if he were thinking in terms of hours or months of life. Dr Adams's defence was that the treatment was designed to promote comfort and if it was the right and proper treatment the fact that it shortened life did not convict him of murder."
This introduced into English law the "double-effect" principle, that is if an act has two consequences, one good and one bad, the bad consequence may nevertheless be acceptable depending upon the circumstances.
6. Manslaughter is usually classified as either voluntary or involuntary. Voluntary manslaughter consists of those killings that would be murder, because the accused has the relevant mens rea, but which are reduced to manslaughter because of one of the three special defences provided for by the Homicide Act 1957. These special defences are diminished responsibility (section 2 of the Homicide Act 1957), provocation (section 3 of the Homicide Act 1957), and killing in pursuance of a suicide pact (section 4 of the Homicide Act 1957). Involuntary manslaughter refers to those types of manslaughter where the accused lacks the mens rea for murder. It encompasses killing by an unlawful act likely to cause bodily harm and killing by gross negligence.
Killing in pursuance of a suicide pact
7. Section 4(1) of the Homicide Act 1957 provides: "it shall be manslaughter, and shall not be murder, for a person acting in pursuance of a suicide pact between him and another to kill the other or be a party to the other being killed by a third person."
8. A suicide pact is defined in section 4(3) as: "a common agreement between two or more persons having for its object the death of all of them, whether or not each is to take his own life, but nothing done by a person who enters into a suicide pact shall be treated as done by him in pursuance of the pact unless it is done while he has the settled intention of dying in pursuance of the pact."
9. The burden of proving that he was acting in pursuance of a suicide pact is placed on the accused. He must prove not only that there was in fact a suicide pact, but also that at the time of the killing he had the intention of dying himself.
10. Killing in pursuance of a suicide pact is closely related to the offence of aiding and abetting suicide under the Suicide Act 1961 (see below).
Abetting suicide
11. The traditional attitude of the common law was to condemn suicide and it was regarded as a criminal offence until the law was changed by the Suicide Act 1961 ("the 1961 Act"). The 1961 Act provided: "the rule of law whereby it is a crime for a person to commit suicide is hereby abrogated." One result of the 1961 Act is that it is no longer a crime to attempt suicide. However, the 1961 Act continues to impose a considerable measure of responsibility upon persons other than the suicide or would be suicide. The 1961 Act makes it a statutory crime to aid, abet, counsel or procure a suicide or attempted suicide and the offence carries a penalty of up to 14 years' imprisonment.
12. The consent of the Director of Public Prosecutions ("the DPP") is required to initiate proceedings for the offence (Suicide Act 1961, section 2(4)). In R v Hough (1984) 6 Cr. App. R. (S) 406, Lord Lane C.J. commented that the crime of abetting suicide could range "from the borders of cold blooded murder down to the shadowy area of mercy killing or common humanity." In that case a 60 year old woman was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment for aiding and abetting the suicide of an eighty four year old woman who was partly blind, partly deaf and suffered from arthritis. The accused had provided the woman with tablets and, when the 84 year old woman became unconscious, placed a plastic bag over her head.
13. In Wallace (1983) 5 Cr. App. R. (S) 342, a sentence of 12 months' imprisonment was described by the Court of Appeal as "at the extreme of leniency" in a case where the offender pleaded guilty to aiding the suicide of a 17 year old by buying her tablets and alcohol.
Elements of the offence
14. The offence is governed by the ordinary rules which apply to aiding and abetting crime. "Aid" and "abet" are generally considered to cover assistance and encouragement given at the time of the offence, whereas "counsel" and "procure" are more aptly used to describe advice and assistance at an earlier stage. To procure is generally taken to mean to produce by endeavour and the word covers the provision of help to a person who wishes to commit suicide: R v Reed (1982) Crim L R 189. In Reed the accused was convicted of a conspiracy to aid and abet suicide and the Court of Appeal stated that a person procures a thing by setting out to see that it happens and taking the appropriate steps to produce that happening.
15. As a general rule aiding and abetting requires proof of mens rea, and this is usually taken to mean an intention to aid as well as a knowledge of the relevant circumstances. For the purposes of the section 2 offence, the accused must intend that someone commit or attempt to commit suicide. This is made clear by the decision in Attorney-General v Able [1984] 1 QB 795. In that case the accused, who were members of the voluntary euthanasia society, published a booklet entitled "a guide to self deliverance" for distribution to members of the society. The booklet set out both the purpose of the society, namely that it was to overcome the fear of the process of dying and five separate methods of suicide. On the Attorney-General's application for a declaration that the supply of the booklet involved the commission of the offence, Woolf J. held that before an offence can be established to have been committed, it must at least have been proved:
"(a) that the alleged offender had the necessary intent, that is, he intended the booklet to be used by someone contemplating suicide and intended that person would be assisted by the booklet's contents, or otherwise encouraged to attempt to take or to take his own life;
(b) that while he still had that intention he distributed the booklet to such a person who read it; and,
(c) in addition . . . that such a person was assisted or encouraged by so reading the booklet to attempt to take or to take his own life."
16. The general rule is that the English courts do not accept jurisdiction over offences committed outside England and Wales, even if the accused is a British subject. In Treacy v Director of Public Prosecution [1971] AC 537, Lord Morris stated: "the general rule as expressed by Lord Halsbury L. C. in MacLeod v Attorney-General for New South Wales [18911 AC 455 at 458, is that "all crime is local" and that jurisdiction over a crime belongs to the country where it is committed. Unless, therefore, there is some provision pointing to a different conclusion, a statute which makes some act (or omission) an offence will relate to some act (or omission) in the United Kingdom."
17. In Re Z [2004] EWHC 2817 (Fam), Headley J. expressed the view that the making of arrangements in England to assist a person to commit suicide abroad fell within section 2(1) of the 1961 Act. This was clearly correct. In that case Mrs Z was suffering from an incurable and irreversible illness. She had become increasing disabled by her condition and would in due course die as a result of it. In late 2003 she began to express strong views about seeking assistance to commit suicide. She knew that this could be arranged in Switzerland, where it is not unlawful to assist suicide. Mr Z proposed to make all the necessary arrangements and to accompany his wife for the assisted suicide. The Local Authority sought to restrain Mr Z from removing Mrs Z from England and Wales. The critical issue in the case was the extent of the duty owed by a Local Authority when the welfare of a vulnerable person in their area was threatened by the criminal or other wrongful act of another. It was held that although the Local Authority was under an obligation to investigate the position of a vulnerable adult and to consider whether she was legally competent to make and to carry out her decision and her intention, there was no obligation to seek the continuation of an injunction to prevent Mr and Mrs Z from travelling to Switzerland. Although the acts of Mr Z could amount to an offence of aiding and abetting suicide this was a matter for the police and the DPP to consider once they had been informed of the facts. Headley J. noted that Parliament "has committed to the DPP the discretion as to whether to permit a prosecution" and that this militated strongly against the intervention of the civil remedy of an injunction. He went on to state: "This case affords no basis for trying to ascertain the court's views about the rights and wrongs of suicide assisted or otherwise. This case simply illustrates that a competent person is entitled to take their own decisions on these matters and that that person alone bears responsibility for any decision so taken. That is the essence of what some will regard as God-given free will and what others will describe as the innate right of self-autonomy. It illustrates too that the civil court, and in this context, especially the Family court will be slow to restrain behaviour consistent with the rights of others simply because it is unlawful where adequate powers are vested in the criminal justice agencies."
The Pretty Case
18. In R (Pretty) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2002] 1 AC 800, it was held that a terminally ill Claimant could not require the DPP to undertake not to consent to the prosecution of her husband for assisting her proposed suicide. It was further held that section 2(1) of the Suicide Act 1961 was compatible with Articles 2, 3, 8, 9 and 14 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms ("the European Convention").
19. In Pretty v United Kingdom 29 April 2002, the Strasbourg Court held that there had been no violation of the Convention in Mrs Pretty's case. The Court did not consider that the blanket nature of the ban on assisted suicide was disproportionate. It accepted the Government's argument that flexibility is provided for by the fact that consent is needed from the DPP to bring a prosecution and by the fact that a maximum sentence is provided allowing lesser penalties to be imposed as appropriate.
Refusing Treatment
20. In Re T (Adult: Refusal of Treatment) [1993] Fam 95, the Court of Appeal made it clear that an adult, mentally competent patient enjoys an absolute right to refuse medical treatment even where refusing treatment means certain death. The legal position in England and Wales is often stated adopting the words of Cardozo J. in Schloendorff v Society of New York Hospital (1914) 211 NY 125: "every human being of adult years and sound mind has a right to determine what shall be done with his own body; and a surgeon who performs an operation without his patient's consent commits an assault, for which he is liable in damages."
21. This principle was recognised by the Strasbourg Court in Pretty v United Kingdom: in the sphere of medical treatment, the refusal to accept a particular medical treatment might, inevitably, lead to a fatal outcome, but the imposition of medical treatment, without the consent of a medically competent adult, would interfere with a person's physical integrity in a manner capable of engaging the rights protected under Article 8(1) of the Convention.
22. The essential principle in English law is that a doctor may only carry out a medical treatment or procedure which involves contact with a patient if there exists a valid consent by the patient or another person authorised by law to consent on his behalf.
23. The exceptions to the general principle are:
(a) children, where a parent or the court may override the patient's refusal if that is in his best interests;
(b) here the treatment is for the mental disorder of a patient detained under the Mental Health Act 1983;
(c) here the treatment is justified to the extent that it is reasonable in the circumstances and where the competence of the individual is unknown. For example, faced with a patient in a casualty department who has taken a drugs overdose a doctor would be entitled to entertain doubts as to the patient's competence and so act out of necessity to save his or her life;
(d) as a matter of public policy the common law may justify interventions against a competent person's wishes in wholly exceptional circumstances. For example a patient may not refuse measures designed to maintain basic hygiene in a hospital ward where those measures are considered necessary in the interests of other patients.
24. Consistent with the principle that a competent adult patient has an absolute right to refuse consent to any medical treatment, a patient's anticipatory refusal of consent (a so called "advance directive" or "living will") remains binding and effective notwithstanding that the patient has subsequently become and remains incompetent.
25. In Miss B v An NHS Hospital Trust [2002] EWHC 429 (Fam), a tetraplegic patient was found competent to refuse life sustaining treatment (artificial ventilation) and the court made a declaration that continued treatment was unlawful. Dame Elizabeth Butler Sloss P, stated "The treating clinicians and the hospital should always have in mind that a seriously physically disabled patient who is mentally competent has the same right to personal autonomy and to make decisions as any other person with mental capacity."
The Bland Case
26. In Airedale NHS Trust v Bland [1993] AC 789, it was held that where a patient was incapable of deciding for himself whether to continue treatment, what could lawfully be done to him depended upon whether the treatment was in his best interests. The patient, aged seventeen was in a persistent vegetative state. The medical opinion was that there was no hope of any improvement in his condition or recovery. With the concurrence of the patient's family, the authority responsible for the hospital where he was being treated sought a declaration that they might lawfully discontinue all life sustaining treatment and all medical support measures designed to keep the patient alive. The House of Lords held that the object of medical treatment and care was to benefit the patient. Since a large body of informed and responsible medical opinion was of the view that existence in the persistent vegetative state was not to the benefit of the patient, the principle of the sanctity of life was not violated by the ceasing of giving medical treatment and, therefore, withdrawing the treatment was lawful. The House of Lords went on to advise that before treatment was discontinued in any other case, a declaration should be sought from the Family Division to the effect that continued treatment and care no longer conferred any benefit upon the patient. Details of the procedure to be adopted in applications to the court are set out in the Official Solicitors Practice Note [2001] 2 FLR 158. Where a patient is diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state, the court, after careful consideration of the patient's best interests, may authorise the withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration on the basis that this constitutes medical treatment and that such treatment is futile: the patient has no further interest in being kept alive. The function of the court is to verify the diagnosis of the patient as being in a persistent vegetative state. The views of the patient's relatives or of others close to the patient will be taken into account by the court but cannot act as a veto. The question of the withdrawal of artificial nutrition and hydration from a patient whose condition falls significantly short of the persistent vegetative state has been left open for future decision. The courts are unlikely to grant declarations to permit or to sanction the withdrawal of treatment where there is any real possibility of meaningful life continuing to exist (Re D (Medical Treatment) [1998] 1 FLR 411).
The Burke Case
27. In R (on the application of Oliver Leslie Burke) v The General Medical Council [2004] EWHC 1879, the Claimant suffered from cerebellarr ataxia. He wished to establish that he would receive food and water by artificial means when the need arose. He contended that the relevant guidance issued by the General Medical Council ("the GMC") on the withholding and withdrawing of life prolonging treatments was incompatible with his rights under Articles 2, 3, 6, 8 and 14 of the European Convention. In the course of his judgement Munby J. stated at paragraph 213: "A failure to provide life prolonging treatment in circumstances exposing the patient to inhumane or degrading treatment will in principle involve a breach of Article 3. Where the NHS has assumed responsibility for treating a terminally ill patient's condition and he has become reliant on the medical care he is receiving, there will prima facie be a breach of Article 3 if that care is removed in circumstances where this will reduce him to acute mental and physical suffering and lead to him dying in avoidably distressing circumstances. Moreover, even if the patient's suffering does not reach the severity required to breach Article 3, a withdrawal of treatment in such circumstances may nonetheless breach Article 8 if there are sufficiently adverse effects on his physical or moral integrity or mental stability."
28. If the patient is competent, his decision as to where his best interests lie and what life prolonging treatment he should have is, in principle, determinative. If the patient is incompetent, the test is whether the treatment is in the patient's best interests. If the patient is competent or where incompetent, and has made a valid advance directive, his decision to require artificial nutrition and hydration is in principle determinative and the withdrawal of such treatment before the patient finally lapses into a coma would involve a breach of both Articles 3 and 8. Once the patient has finally lapsed into a coma there will no breach of Articles 2, 3 or 8 if artificial nutrition or hydration is withdrawn in circumstances where it is serving absolutely no purpose other than the very short prolongation of the life of a dying patient who lacks all awareness of what is happening. In these circumstances it can properly be said that the continuation of the treatment would be bereft of any benefit and would be futile.
29. Where it is proposed to withhold or withdraw artificial nutrition and hydration and there is an issue as to the capacity of the patient or the patient's best interests, the prior authorisation of the court is required as a matter of law.
30. This case is subject to appeal and the Department of Health has now applied to join that appeal. There is therefore a question mark over its effect on the right of patients to demand any life prolonging treatment they wish, no matter how untested, expensive or inappropriate. However, that does not affect the issue before this Committee.
31. The GMC has issued guidance entitled "Withholding and Withdrawing Life Prolonging Treatments: Good Practice In Decision Making." It was published in August 2002. The GMC believes that the guidance reflects, as so far established, the broad consensus within the council, the professions and the public as to what can be regarded as good practice in this area of decision making. The status of this guidance was considered by Mumby J. in the Burke case, who stated "the guidance is not a legal textbook or statement of legal principles. It consists primarily of professional and ethical guidance for doctors provided for them by the professional body which is responsible for such matters."
The Position Of Detained Persons
32. In Reeves v The Commissioner of Police for the Metropolis [2000] 1 AC 360, the House of Lords held that where police officers were aware that a prisoner was a suicide risk they had a duty to take reasonable care not to allow a prisoner to kill himself. Respect for personal autonomy did not preclude the taking of steps to "control a prisoner's environment in non-invasive ways calculated to make suicide more difficult".
33. In Keenan v The United Kingdom (3 April 2001) 33 EHRR 38, the applicant's mentally ill son committed suicide in Exeter prison where he was serving a sentence of four months' imprisonment for assaulting his girlfriend. Nine days before his expected release date he had been given a disciplinary punishment consisting of seven days in segregation in the punishment block and an additional 28 days' imprisonment. Relying on Articles 2, 3 and 13 of the Convention, the applicant complained that the prison authorities had failed to protect her son's right to life and that he had been subjected to inhuman and/or degrading treatment in the period before his death. The Court found that there had been no violation of Article 2 but that there had been a violation of Articles 3 and 13. In relation to Article 3, the Court held that the lack of effective monitoring of Keenan's condition and the lack of informed psychiatric input into his assessment and treatment disclosed significant defects in the medical care provided to a mentally ill person known to be a suicide risk.
34. An adult prisoner of sound mind and capacity has a specific right of self-determination which entitles him to refuse nutrition and hydration: Secretary of State for the Home Department v Robb [1995] Fam 127. In that case an adult prisoner began to refuse all nutrition. Medical experts agreed that he was of sound mind and fully understood the consequences of his decision to refuse food and that death would result. The Home Secretary sought a declaration that the physicians and nursing staff responsible for the prisoners might lawfully observe and abide by the prisoner's refusal to receive nutrition and might lawfully abstain from providing him with hydration and nutrition for as long as he retained capacity to continue to maintain his refusal. In the course of his judgement Thorpe J. stated that the state interest in preventing suicide had no application in such a case where the refusal of nutrition and medical treatment in the exercise of the right of self-determination did not constitute an act of suicide.


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Repost: Featured Author for December - Maya Angelou
This month's featured author is Maya Angelou. I had someone else in mind, but at trivia night a few weeks ago she was the subject of one of the questions. I was amazed that my table mates didn't know more about her. The average person knows that she wrote I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings or they remember her inaugural speech for President Clinton, On the Pulse of Morning. You may know her for her poetic stylings in Still I Rise or for the younger generation, as an elder in Tyler Perry movies.
Readers, I'm here to tell you that Madame Angelou has lived! I picked up her then complete collection as a freshmen in college 20 years ago and was blown away. The books shown above cover her life from the beginning with I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969); the ages 17 through 19 as a single mother working as a prostitute and madam in a brothel in Gather Together in My Name (1974); Singin' and Swingin' and Gettin' Merry Like Christmas (1976) covers her marriage to a Greek sailor, her dance career (did you know she once partnered with THE Alvin Ailey?), and the recording of her first album.
The Heart of A Woman (1981) reflects on her time as a member of the noted Harlem Writer's Guild; her time in Egypt and Ghana; her close friendship with Malcolm X; and raising a black man in America. All God's Children Need Traveling Shoes (1986) finds her back in the United States working as a songwriter for Roberta Flack, writing short stories and preparing for her role in Alex Haley's Roots miniseries.
When I tell you Madam Angelou has lived a full life, she truly has. As an impressionable young woman, I was so blown away by her story. Recounting now all that she has done in the time period that's not even covered by these books is even more stunning. My hope is that you will take the time to get to know and appreciate this woman who is truly an American treasure.
Originally posted Dec. 4, 2009
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Labels: biography , civil rights , coming of age , memoir
#BookReview: UNBREAK MY HEART by Toni Braxton
Fans of the oldest Braxton sister already know her story as it has played out in the tabloids and in the reality show with her sisters, Braxton Family Values. There's not a whole lot to be learned in her new memoir, Unbreak My Heart, that we don't already know, but she does provide some insight into why she's made some of the decisions she's made. She's open and honest about her relationships with her parents, her sisters and even her ex-husband.
To watch her on the family reality TV show, one might think that Toni's mother, Evelyn, has always been supportive of her career. It came as a shock to me that this was not the case and that Evelyn, at one point, tried to turn the other sisters against Toni for getting signed to a label when the sisters did not. Keeping this in mind, Toni has always reached back for her sisters, even when it wasn't necessarily in her best interest to do so.
In the African-American community, a certain idea has persisted for generations: If one gets, we all get. We're all in the boat together, so we must all get out together. In my family, it was taboo to separate from the group. But secretly, that's exactly what I wanted to do. I didn't simply want to be an extension of my parents and siblings. I wanted to be an individual.
Toni also speaks of how the family idea that you needed to suppress your feelings and push through prepared her for life in show business. It might seem that this lesson was lost on her sisters as they seem all too happy to put their lives on display. It's noticeable that of the five, she is the sister that appears on TV the least and seems to be the least willing to share details of her life with the viewing audience. Indeed, Braxton Family Values is a project she did to pay back the debt her mother imposed on her for making it so many years ago when her sisters didn't.
She speaks of how painful bankruptcy was, not once, but twice, along with the chatter about how she found herself in that situation. She talks of the embarrassment she felt after appearing on the Oprah show, where Oprah seemed to take pleasure in berating her about how she'd spent her money. Toni has stated a number of times that tour costs and not an extravagant lifestyle were to blame for her first bankruptcy. Her second was the result of failure to perform in Las Vegas after health problems forced her to cancel her contractual obligations.
In reading Unbreak My Heart and even watching her on TV, you get the feeling that though Toni may have some divaish ways about her, she is ultimately a humble person. She is grateful for the opportunities she's been given and exhibits a quiet grace as she speaks about raising an autistic child, separating from her husband and quitting (and returning) to an industry that eats its own. Fans of her work, and even those unfamiliar with her prior to reading her memoir, will definitely come away with an appreciation of what she has endured.
Published: May 2014
Disclaimer: Copy of book received from the publisher, opinions are my own.
Labels: biography , memoir , Toni Braxton , Unbreak My Heart
Books I Can't Wait to Read! Summer 2014 edition
Summer is upon us, though you'd never know by the weather. Here in St. Louis, it's 90 one day and 50 the next. None of that matters, because summer is coming and with it, warmer weather and some fantabulous reads. I've put together a list of books I'm either dying to read or have already read and I'm dying to share them with you. After making my list, it dawned on me that every book was either written by or about a person of color and, with the exception of two, they were all written by women. As the recent campaign says, #WeNeedDiverseBooks. And since one of the reasons I review books here is to shine the light on authors of color, let me share some of those diverse books with you.
Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng
Why I picked it: I love the simplicity of the cover and I need to know what Hannah knows!
Summary: A haunting debut novel about a mixed-race family living in 1970s Ohio and the tragedy that will either be their undoing or their salvation
Lydia is dead. But they don't know this yet . . . So begins the story of this exquisite debut novel, about a Chinese American family living in 1970s small-town Ohio. Lydia is the favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee; their middle daughter, a girl who inherited her mother's bright blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill the dreams they were unable to pursue—in Marilyn's case that her daughter become a doctor rather than a homemaker, in James's case that Lydia be popular at school, a girl with a busy social life and the center of every party.
When Lydia's body is found in the local lake, the delicate balancing act that has been keeping the Lee family together tumbles into chaos, forcing them to confront the long-kept secrets that have been slowly pulling them apart. James, consumed by guilt, sets out on a reckless path that may destroy his marriage. Marilyn, devastated and vengeful, is determined to find a responsible party, no matter what the cost. Lydia's older brother, Nathan, is certain that the neighborhood bad boy Jack is somehow involved. But it's the youngest of the family—Hannah—who observes far more than anyone realizes and who may be the only one who knows the truth about what happened.
The Book of Unknown Americans by Cristina Henriquez
Why I picked it: I stayed up late reading it. The characters & their stories blew me away.
Summary: Arturo and Alma Rivera have lived their whole lives in Mexico. One day, their beautiful fifteen-year-old daughter, Maribel, sustains a terrible injury, one that casts doubt on whether she'll ever be the same. And so, leaving all they have behind, the Riveras come to America with a single dream: that in this country of great opportunity and resources, Maribel can get better.
When Mayor Toro, whose family is from Panama, sees Maribel in a Dollar Tree store, it is love at first sight. It's also the beginning of a friendship between the Rivera and Toro families, whose web of guilt and love and responsibility is at this novel's core.
Woven into their stories are the testimonials of men and women who have come to the United States from all over Latin America. Their journeys and their voices will inspire you, surprise you, and break your heart.
China Dolls by Lisa See
Why I picked it: I usually love Lisa See's work & this book is no exception. Loved it!
Summary: In 1938, Ruby, Helen and Grace, three girls from very different backgrounds, find themselves competing at the same audition for showgirl roles at San Francisco's exclusive "Oriental" nightclub, the Forbidden City. Grace, an American-born Chinese girl has fled the Midwest and an abusive father. Helen is from a Chinese family who have deep roots in San Francisco's Chinatown. And, as both her friends know, Ruby is Japanese passing as Chinese. At times their differences are pronounced, but the girls grow to depend on one another in order to fulfill their individual dreams. Then, everything changes in a heartbeat with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Suddenly the government is sending innocent Japanese to internment camps under suspicion, and Ruby is one of them. But which of her friends betrayed her?
Mambo in Chinatown by Jean Kwok
Why I picked it: I wanted to see if Jean Kwok avoided the sophomore slump & she does!
Summary: Twenty-two-year-old Charlie Wong grew up in New York's Chinatown, the older daughter of a Beijing ballerina and a noodle maker. Though an ABC (America-born Chinese), Charlie's entire world has been limited to this small area. Now grown, she lives in the same, tiny apartment with her widower father and her eleven-year-old sister, and works—miserably—as a dishwasher.
But when she lands a job as a receptionist at a ballroom dance studio, Charlie gains access to a world she hardly knew existed, and everything she once took to be certain turns upside down. Slowly, within this new arena shy, clumsy, unfashionable Charlie's own natural talents begin to emerge, and gradually her perspective, her expectations, and her sense of self all are transformed—something she must hide, at great pains, from her father and his suspicion of all things Western. As Charlie blossoms, though, her sister becomes chronically ill. As Pa insists on treating his ailing child exclusively with Eastern practices to no avail, Charlie is forced to find a way to reconcile her two selves and her two worlds—Eastern and Western, old world and new—to rescue her sister while also keeping her new found confidence and identity.
Forty Acres by Dwayne Alexander Smith
Why I picked it: A-ma-zing! Just...add this to your TBR list right now.
Summary: What if overcoming the legacy of American slavery meant bringing back that very institution? A young black attorney is thrown headlong into controversial issues of race and power in this page-turning and provocative new novel.
Martin Grey, a smart, talented black lawyer working out of a storefront in Queens, becomes friendly with a group of some of the most powerful, wealthy, and esteemed black men in America. He's dazzled by what they've accomplished, and they seem to think he has the potential to be as successful as they are. They invite him for a weekend away from it all—no wives, no cell phones, no talk of business. But far from home and cut off from everyone he loves, he discovers a disturbing secret that challenges some of his deepest convictions…
Martin finds out that his glittering new friends are part of a secret society dedicated to the preservation of the institution of slavery—but this time around, the black men are called "Master." Joining them seems to guarantee a future without limits; rebuking them almost certainly guarantees his death. Trapped inside a picture-perfect, make-believe world that is home to a frightening reality, Martin must find a way out that will allow him to stay alive without becoming the very thing he hates.
The Amado Women by Desiree Zamorano
Why I picked it: I love stories about families of women.
Four Latinas struggle for their piece of the American Dream, but will it evaporate when confronted with family tragedy?
Southern California is ground zero for upwardly mobile middle-class Latinas. Matriarchs like Mercy Amado-despite her drunken, philandering (now ex-) husband-could raise three daughters and become a teacher. Now she watches helplessly as her daughters drift apart as adults. The Latino bonds of familia don't seem to hold. Celeste, the oldest daughter who won't speak to the youngest, is fiercely intelligent and proud. She has fled the uncertainty of her growing up in Los Angeles, California, to seek financial independence in San Jose. Her sisters did the same thing but very differently. Sylvia married a rich but abusive Anglo, and, to hide away, she immersed herself in the suburbia of her two young daughters. And Nataly, the baby, went very hip into the free-spirited Latino art world, working on her textile creations during the day and waiting on tables in an upscale restaurant by night. Everything they know comes crashing down in a random tragic moment and Mercy must somehow make what was broken whole again.
Land of Love and Drowning by Tiphanie Yanique
Why I picked it: Someone told me it's a good read & it sounds interesting.
Summary: In the early 1900s an important ship sinks into the Caribbean Sea, just as the Virgin Islands are transferred from Danish to American rule. Orphaned by the sunk vessel are two sisters and their half-brother, now faced with an uncertain identity and future. Each of them is unusually beautiful, and each is in possession of a particular magic that will either sink or save them.
Chronicling three generations of an island family from 1916 to the 1970s, Land of Love and Drowning is a novel of love and magic, set against the emergence of Saint Thomas into the modern world. Wholly unique, with echoes of Toni Morrison, Gabriel Garcia Márquez, and the author's own Caribbean family history, the story is told in a language and rhythm that evokes an entire world and way of life and love. Following the Bradshaw family through sixty years of fathers and daughters, mothers and sons, love affairs, curses, magical gifts, loyalties, births, deaths, and triumphs, Land of Love and Drowning is a gorgeous, vibrant debut by an exciting, prize-winning young writer.
A Pinch of Ooh La La by Renee Swindle
Why I picked it: I read her last book (Shake Down the Stars) & absolutely loved it.
To get to happily ever after, sometimes you need to start from scratch....
Abbey Ross, who runs her own bakery in Oakland, California, is known for her visually stunning wedding cakes. But lately, Abbey's own love life has become stale. According to her best friend, Bendrix, Abbey's not the spontaneous young woman she was when they were teenagers listening to the Cure and creating attention-grabbing graffiti. Of course, her failed relationship with a womanizing art forger might have something to do with that. Nevertheless, it's time for Abbey to step out of the kitchen—and her comfort zone—and Bendrix has even handpicked a man for her to date.
Samuel Howard is everything Abbey's dreamed of: handsome, successful, and looking to raise a family. But a creamy icing might be needed to hide a problem or two. When Samuel complains about disrespect for the institution of marriage, Abbey's reminded of her nontraditional family, with thirteen children from various mothers. And when Samuel rails about kids having kids, Abbey thinks of her twenty-year-old sister who's recently revealed her pregnancy.
Soon Abbey is facing one disaster after another and struggling to make sense of it all. Her search for love has led her down a bitter path, but with the help of her unique family and unwavering friends, she just might find the ooh la la that makes life sweet.
Your Face in Mine by Jess Row
Why I picked it: It reminds me of Forty Acres (mentioned above) with a twist.
Summary: One afternoon, not long after Kelly Thorndike has moved back to his hometown of Baltimore, an African American man he doesn't recognize calls out to him. To Kelly's shock, the man identifies himself as Martin, who was one of Kelly's closest friends in high school—and, before his disappearance nearly twenty years before, skinny, white, and Jewish. Martin then tells an astonishing story: After years of immersing himself in black culture, he's had a plastic surgeon perform "racial reassignment surgery"—altering his hair, skin, and physiognomy to allow him to pass as African American. Unknown to his family or childhood friends, Martin has been living a new life ever since.
Now, however, Martin feels he can no longer keep his new identity a secret; he wants Kelly to help him ignite a controversy that will help sell racial reassignment surgery to the world. Kelly, still recovering from the death of his wife and child and looking for a way to begin anew, agrees, and things quickly begin to spiral out of control.
The Story Hour by Thrity Umrigar
Why I picked it: Because I loved her previous work, The Space Between Us.
An experienced psychologist, Maggie carefully maintains emotional distance from her patients. But when she meets a young Indian woman who tried to kill herself, her professional detachment disintegrates. Cut off from her family in India, Lakshmi is desperately lonely and trapped in a loveless marriage to a domineering man who limits her world to their small restaurant and grocery store.
Moved by her plight, Maggie treats Lakshmi in her home office for free, quickly realizing that the despondent woman doesn't need a shrink; she needs a friend. Determined to empower Lakshmi as a woman who feels valued in her own right, Maggie abandons protocol, and soon doctor and patient have become close friends.
But while their relationship is deeply affectionate, it is also warped by conflicting expectations. When Maggie and Lakshmi open up and share long-buried secrets, the revelations will jeopardize their close bond, shake their faith in each other, and force them to confront painful choices.
Did any of those appeal to you? Will you be adding them to your To Be Read list and pre-ordering them? What are you reading this summer?
Labels: Amado Women , Book of Unknown Americans , China Dolls , Everything I Never Told You , I'll Be Right There , Land of Love and Drowning , Mambo in Chinatown , Pinch of Ooh La La , Story Hour , Your Face in Mine
#BookReview: Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore by Walter Mosley
"How do you know I read?" I asked. I never talked about books to anyone except my therapist and that one arrogant literature professor."
"Theon told me. I asked him did he get jealous with you havin' sex with all those young men and he said that it was only the books made him turn green. He said that he always felt like he was about to lose you when you were lookin' in a book."
Synopsis: In this scorching, mournful, often explicit, and never less than moving literary novel by the famed creator of the Easy Rawlins series, Debbie Dare, a black porn queen, has to come to terms with her sordid life in the adult entertainment industry after her tomcatting husband dies in a hot tub. Electrocuted. With another woman in there with him. Debbie decides she just isn't going to "do it anymore." But executing her exit strategy from the porn world is a wrenching and far from simple process.
Review: Much like other characters created by Walter Mosley, such as Easy Rawlins, Socrates Fortlaw or Leonid McGill, Debbie Dare is on a journey to change who she is. No longer satisfied with performing in front of the camera for millions to enjoy at home, she makes the decision to walk away from the world of porn.
While I was fascinated with her calculated ways, there was nothing distinctly feminine about Debbie. Had Mosley not given her the name of Debbie or assigned a gender, I could have very well been reading about one of his male characters that I mentioned earlier. I can't recall if this is the first book Mosley has approached from the female point of view, but my other thought is that perhaps he didn't mean to make her so masculine, but more unfeeling. You would imagine that in Debbie's world, she's seen and come across a lot of unsavory characters and situations. So perhaps the cold and unfeeling attitude that she affects is not a masculine one, but one of someone that has simply seen too much and is unfazed by things that would prompt reaction from others. That's not to say Debbie is completely unfeeling. She has a great deal of affection and respect for her doctor and another gentleman she becomes acquainted with following Theon's death. More than anything, she keeps her distance from those she isn't sure she can trust.
Overall, I really enjoyed the book. I felt like the ending was somewhat rushed after dragging out the time between Theon's death and the actual funeral. I'd be much more interested in reading about what post-porn Debbie is up to these days.
Disclaimer: Copy of book received from publisher, opinions are my own.
Labels: Debbie Doesn't Do It Anymore , Walter Mosley
#BookReview: Loteria by Mario Alberto Zambrano
As the story opens, there's uncertainty on behalf of the reader about what is going on. Initially, we know that eleven year old Luz Castillo is living in some kind of facility. Her Aunt Tencha visits her, so she's not without family. Something has happened to put her sister in the hospital and her father in jail and Luz isn't talking to anyone about anything.
"Julie says the reason I don't say anything is because I'm in deep pain. Like if pain were something she knew looked like me."
Julie, Luz's counselor, has convinced Luz to write down what happened to her, telling her that it might be the only thing that keeps her father from serving a long jail sentence. Luz is just as tight-fisted with her journal as she is with her words, sharing neither with anyone. But she tells her story to the reader using her loteria cards.
Similar to bingo, loteria is is a Mexican game of chance. Instead of calling out numbers, cards are pulled from a deck and announced by the object on the card or through a riddle tied to the card. Much like bingo, players match the card to the picture on their tabla, a board.
Chapter titles such as El Borracho (the drunk) and El Venado (the deer) almost serve as warnings of what's to come. At times, hers is a happy home, but when her father has had too much to drink, no one is spared from his wrath, especially her mother. Up until a point, it seems that the good far outweighs the bad; however, when the bad hits, it hits hard and heavy.
Told with the naivete of a child that's seen too much and doesn't quite realize it just yet, Loteria reminds me somewhat of Esmeralda Santiago's When I Was Puerto Rican, but much more of Bird of Paradise by Raquel Cepeda. Though those two works are non-fiction, the father-daughter theme is present in all of them. Much like the characters in the other books, Luz looks for validation in her father. She loves him without question, even though his faults are many and, at times, she's a target for his anger. More than anything, she wants his acceptance and to please him.
I was drawn into Luz and her family's home life from the beginning until the end. Zambrano's writing brings to life simple day to day interactions and makes them fascinating. I can't wait to see what's ahead for this talented author.
Labels: latina , Loteria , Mario Alberto Zambrana
ICYMI: Walter Mosley & Michael Eric Dyson in Conversation
In case you missed it, Walter Mosley and Michael Eric Dyson sat down yesterday at the Schomburg Center in New York for an extended conversation. As always, Walter was witty and warm and Michael talked a mile a minute. If you weren't able to watch it live, you can catch it below.
Labels: Michael Eric Dyson , Walter Mosley
#BookReview: YEAR OF THE CHICK series by Romi Moondi
Normally I would review books in a series separately, but as they were all pretty quick reads and I read them back to back, it seems easier to review the series as a whole. Year of the Chick (Book 1), Last Minute Love (Book 2) and Never or Forever (Book 3) are loosely based on the life of the Canadian-Indian author, Romi Moondi. If you love diverse chick lit, you'll enjoy her writing.
When we first meet Romi in Year of the Chick, she's living in Toronto with a sister she can't stand. On weekends, the two are forced to pack it up and return to their parents who live a bit of a distance from the big city. It's only their jobs that allow them the freedom to live away from home, as Indian women are expected to stay with their families until they're married.
At work, at home, no matter where she is, Romi spends much of her time thinking about her lack of a love life. Her friends have no problems attracting men, some would rather not even be bothered, but Romi feels like the invisible woman in the room far too often. When clubbing, matchmaking and online dating fail to yield any results, Romi takes to blogging. If she's not going to be a successful dater, the least she can do is write about her experiences so others can learn from her mistakes.
Each book highlights Romi's experiences with a different leading man. Overall, they're enjoyable, but if I had to pick a least favorite, I'd go with book 3, Never or Forever. Book 1 really drew me in and book 2 held my attention well enough, but book 3 just seemed to meander along a long and twisty road leading nowhere that abruptly ended. The Romi we meet in book 3 is certainly not the one we originally met. I wouldn't necessarily attribute that to growth though; it seemed that she lost a bit of her spark. As much as I anticipated what was coming after Year of the Chick and Last Minute Love, I can't say that I'm all that interested in following up to see what happens after Never or Forever.
Year of the Chick
Last Minute Love
Never or Forever
Labels: Asian lit , colorful chick lit , Last Minute Love , Never or Forever , Romi Moondi , Year of the Chick
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Ceilidh dancing is possibly the most social of all dances and this class is designed for both disabled and non-disabled dancers. Dance with your partner, dance with others in a group and join in the party! The pace of this class will be led by the dancers with live accordion accompaniment. Prepare for a lot of fun and a lot of laughs.


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A Form 1120-F Foreign Business with US Income Tax Overview
A Form 1120-F Foreign Business with US Income Tax
1 A Form 1120-F Foreign Business with US Income Tax
2 Purpose of Form 1120-F
3 Who Must File Form 1120-F?
4 When is a Protective Return Warranted?
5 Exceptions from Filing IRS Form 1120-F
6 When to File Form 1120-F ?
7 Form 5472
When a foreign entity conducts business in the United States and has income that is Effectively Connected Income (ECI), they may have to file Form 1120-F in order to meet the requirements under US tax law (usually in conjunction with a Form 5472). Even if a corporation that is considered a foreign corporation (and operates in the US) does not have any tax implication — they may still file a protective form 1120-F especially then may need to claim a refund at a future date (aka Protective Filing). The form 11/28 is highly complicated, so we will go through some of the basics to give you an idea of what you need to know and whether you need to file the form or not.
Purpose of Form 1120-F
As provided by the IRS:
Use Form 1120-F to report the income, gains, losses, deductions, credits, and to figure the U.S. income tax liability of a foreign corporation. Also, use Form 1120-F to claim any refund that is due to transmit Form 8833, Treaty-Based Return Position Disclosure Under Section 6114 or 7701(b), or to calculate and pay a foreign corporation's branch profits tax liability and tax on excess interest, if any, under section 884.
Who Must File Form 1120-F?
There are many different categories of foreign corporations that may have to file the form — although are various exceptions, exclusions, and limitations for filing.
From a baseline perspective the IRS provides the following as to who must file:
Unless one of the exceptions under Exceptions From Filing below applies or a special return is required (see Special Returns for Certain Organizations, later), a foreign corporation must file Form 1120-F if, during the tax year, the corporation:
Was engaged in a trade or business in the United States, whether or not it had U.S. source income from that trade or business, and whether or not income from such trade or business is exempt from U.S. tax under a tax treaty (see also Protective Return Filers, later);
Had income, gains, or losses treated as if they were effectively connected with the conduct of a U.S. trade or business (see Section II, later); or
Was not engaged in a trade or business in the United States, but had income from any U.S. source, if its tax liability has not been fully satisfied by the withholding of tax at source under Chapter 3 of the Code.
Was, or had a branch that was, a qualified derivatives dealer (QDD)
The key categories of filers include those who are engaged in the US trade or business; those that had gains or losses or other income connected with the conduct of a US trade or business, and/or otherwise had US sourced income – even if not in a trade or business.
When is a Protective Return Warranted?
If a foreign corporation conducts limited activities in the United States in a tax year that the foreign corporation determines does not give rise to gross income that is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, the foreign corporation should follow the instructions for filing a protective return to safeguard its right to receive the benefit of the deductions and credits attributable to that gross income under Regulations section 1.882-4(a)(3)(vi) in the event that it is subsequently determined that the original determination was incorrect.
A foreign corporation should also file a protective return if it determines initially that it has no U.S. tax liability under the provisions of an applicable income tax treaty (for example, because its income is not attributable to a permanent establishment in the United States). See Protective Return Filers, later. A foreign corporation that does not file a return will lose the right to take deductions and credits against effectively connected income (ECI). See Other Filing Requirements, later.
Exceptions from Filing IRS Form 1120-F
A foreign corporation does not have to file Form 1120-F if neither the foreign corporation nor any of its branches was a QDD and any of the following apply.
It did not engage in a U.S. trade or business during the year, and its full U.S. tax was withheld at source.
Its only U.S. source income is exempt from U.S. taxation under section 881(c) or (d). • It is a beneficiary of an estate or trust engaged in a U.S. trade or business, but would itself otherwise not need to file.
When to File Form 1120-F ?
Foreign Corporation With an Office or Place of Business in the United States
A foreign corporation that maintains an office or place of business in the United States must generally file Form 1120-F by the 15th day of the 4th month after the end of its tax year. A new corporation filing a short-period return must generally file by the 15th day of the 4th month after the short period ends. A corporation that has dissolved must generally file by the 15th day of the 4th month after the date it dissolved. However, a corporation with a fiscal tax year ending June 30 must file by the 15th day of the 3rd month after the end of its tax year.
A corporation with a short tax year ending anytime in June will be treated as if the short year ended on June 30, and must file by the 15th day of the 3rd month after the end of its tax year. Extension of time to file. The corporation must file Form 7004, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns, by the return due date specified in the previous two paragraphs to request an extension of time to file. However, there is an exception that applies under Regulations section 1.6081-5. See the Instructions for
Foreign Corporation With No Office or Place of Business in the United States
A foreign corporation that does not maintain an office or place of business in the United States must generally file Form 1120-F by the 15th day of the 6th month after the end of its tax year. Extension of time to file. File Form 7004 by the 15th day of the 6th month after the end of the tax year to request an extension of time to file. See the Instructions for Form 7004 for additional information
Form 5472, Information Return of a 25% Foreign-Owned U.S. Corporation or a Foreign Corporation Engaged in a U.S. Trade or Business. This form is filed by or for a foreign corporation engaged in a U.S. trade or business that had certain reportable transactions with a related party. See the Instructions for Form 5472 for filing instructions and information for failure to file and maintain records.


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Geneva Motor Show: Bentley has us at hello with Brooklands coupe
Mar 6th 2007 at 3:06AM
click above image to view 23 high-res images of the new Bentley Brooklands coupe
Bentley describes its new Brooklands coupe that's being unveiled right now in Geneva as a "grand touring coupe with classic British proportions." Yes, it certainly has classic British proportions if by that Bentley means it's as big as Britain itself. The new 2+2 coupe by the boys and girls from Crewe is named after the famed Brooklands banked race track in Surrey, England where Bentley made a name for itself in motorsports during the 1920s.
The Brookland's got a classic Bentley face, a modern profile (check out the fender vents!) with B-pillarless side glass and massive 20-inch wheels that shine with a mirror finish. The interior features typical Bentley craftsmanship, which means by-hand construction of the leather-lined surfaces and symmetrical wood trim. The rear passengers benefit from limo-like legroom and power adjustable cushions, as well. A prodigious amount of power is provided by Bentley's all-aluminum 6.75L turbocharged V8 with revised cams and a lower inertia turbo that helps push power to an even 500bhp and around 775 ft-lbs. of earth-wrinkling torque. Needless to say, 60 mph will come and go faster than your fat wallet. Only 505 Brooklands will be made by Bentley, making it one exclusive land yacht for the ridiculously wealthy. Deliveries are scheduled to start in the first half of 2008 for the sheiks, musicians and tech company moguls who will no doubt plunk down a deposit.
We've got plenty more shots of the Bentley Brooklands in our high-resolution gallery. We'll bring you live shots and the official press release as soon as we get our grubby hands on them.
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JNU students stopped by police from marching towards Rashtrapati Bhavan; detained
Updated: Jan 10, 2020, 11:13 IST | PTI | New Delhi
Another group of students started sprinting towards India Gate, but were again pushed back, detained and put in buses and autorickshaws.
Police detain Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students who were protesting outside the Shastri Bhawan against January 5 violence on the university campus, in New Delhi. Pic/ PTI
New Delhi: JNU students protesting against the violence on the university campus tried to march towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday after a failed meeting with HRD ministry officials, but were stopped and later detained by police, with some of them receiving injuries as they were roughed up when the cops put them in buses and autorickshaws. A student of Ambedkar University, Shivang, was injured when the police started pushing the protesters. His head was bandaged in an ambulance stationed near the Le Meridien hotel, while a few women protesters said they suffered a panic attack during the police action.
Former JNU Students' Union (JNUSU) vice president Sarika Chaudhary said she was thrashed by the police when they were detaining the protesters. "My spectacles were broken. I lost my slippers and was also injured. I was detained and taken to the Mandir Marg police station," she said. The scene unfolded with JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh giving a call for a march towards the President of India's residence when the meeting between a delegation of students and teachers and the HRD ministry officials did not turn out to be satisfactory.
The delegation, which met the HRD ministry officials, demanded removal of Vice Chancellor M Jagadesh Kumar from his post. Soon after the meeting, as Ghosh gave the call for the march, some students were headed towards the Le Meridien hotel on Janpath Road, while others started running towards India Gate. Police in riot gear resorted to mild force to control the mob that tried to block the traffic on Janpath Road. Using loudspeakers, the police appealed to the crowd to maintain peace.
On being pushed back by the police, the protesters marching towards Le Meridien too started running towards India Gate amid the moving traffic. The police followed them and after some pushing and jostling, managed to contain them on a footpath near the National Archives of India bus stand. After some time, another group of students started sprinting towards India Gate, but were again pushed back, detained and put in buses and autorickshaws.
An autorickshaw driver drew the policemen's ire when he refused to listen to their direction to stop. The police even slapped a student and hit him with a stick as he resisted them. The detained students were taken to the Mandir Marg police station. Meanwhile, several students, including JNSU vice-president Saket Moon, gathered outside Rajiv Chowk metro station's gate number 7 and raised slogans against the Delhi Police.
While the police announced that they had arranged for buses for the students to return to the university campus, the protesters refused the offer and said they would take public transport instead. Security was also strengthened on the road leading towards the Rashtrapati Bhavan, with barricades erected and water cannons stationed there.
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A demo of using the "show your work" option for history. Feel free to make a copy and use either option to ask your students to draw the Schlieffen Plan.
Better yet, have students draw the Schlieffen Plan without giving them an image. Let them insert an image or draw a representation without it!


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Cerkiew św. Mikołaja – prawosławna cerkiew parafialna w Prisztinie, w eparchii raszko-prizreńskiej Serbskiego Kościoła Prawosławnego.

Historia

Cerkiew została wzniesiona w 1833 na miejscu starszej, z inicjatywy żyjących w Prisztinie Serbów, którzy uzyskali na jej budowę zezwolenie tureckiego sułtana. Pierwotnie obiekt nie posiadał żadnych zewnętrznych elementów architektonicznych odróżniających go od sąsiadujących z nim budynków mieszkalnych, zamieszkanych przez muzułmanów. W późniejszym okresie dobudowano do niego kopułę. W sąsiedztwie cerkwi znajdował się również dom parafialny.

Przed wojną w Kosowie świątynia była remontowana, został w niej zainstalowany system ogrzewania oraz marmurowa posadzka. Po ustanowieniu międzynarodowego zarządu Kosowa obiekt znalazł się po ochroną KFOR, którą był objęty do początku 2002. Był w tym okresie jedyną czynną cerkwią prawosławną w Prisztinie.

W czasie zamieszek w Kosowie w marcu 2004 cerkiew została ostrzelana z broni maszynowej, a następnie spalona razem z wyposażeniem (dębowy ikonostas, ikony, archiwum parafii) przez kosowskich Albańczyków. Jednostki policji UNMIK oraz KFOR ewakuowały służącego w cerkwi duchownego. W obronie obiektu został ranny jeden policjant.

20 lutego 2010 tymczasowy administrator eparchii raszko-prizreńskiej biskup Atanazy (Jevtić) poświęcił odbudowaną świątynię. Jej całkowita odbudowa była możliwa dzięki współpracy Rady Europy, Komisji Europejskiej, eparchii raszko-prizreńskiej oraz władz Kosowa.

Przypisy

Cerkwie eparchii raszko-prizreńskiej
Mikołaja
Świątynie pod wezwaniem św. Mikołaja
Zabytki Kosowa

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US switches to new H-1B system that favors foreigners in American colleges
February 6, 2019 Staff Reporter Community News, Education, Travel / Immigration, U.S. 0
The US announced that starting April 1, it will switch to a new system for processing H-1B petitions that will give priority to foreign workers with advanced degrees from an American institution of higher education, over those hired abroad, in India, China and other countries.
The new system will also introduce electronic registration of petitions, which, however, will be suspended for the upcoming H-1B 2020 season that will typically kick off from April 1.
The United States has announced that starting April 1, it will switch to a new system for processing H-1B petitions that will give priority to foreign workers with advanced degrees from an American institution of higher education, over those hired abroad, in India, China and other countries.
The switch in the selection process is expected to increase the number of beneficiaries with advanced degrees from US institutions by an estimated 16% (or 5,340 workers). It is in line with President Donald Trump's repeated assertions in support of merit-based immigration.
Francis Cissna, director of the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which runs the H-1B visa programme, gave a nod to Trump in a statement announcing the new rule and said, "US employers seeking to employ foreign workers with an American masters or higher degree will have a greater chance of selection in the H-1B lottery in years of excess demand for new H-1B visas."
Trump had himself signalled the new rule in a tweet earlier this month in which he had said "changes are soon coming which will bring both simplicity and certainty to your stay, including a potential path to citizenship". And, he had added, "We want to encourage talented and highly skilled people to pursue career options in the US."
The US grants 65,000 visas to foreigner workers hired abroad for speciality professions sponsored by American employers every year under a congressionally mandated cap. Another 20,000 visas are granted to foreigners with advanced degree from US colleges and universities.
More than 70% of the total visas go to Indian beneficiaries hired by both US companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and Google, and US arms of Indian outsourcing giants such as Infosys, TCS and Wipro.
Majority of U.S. Public Supports High-Skilled Immigration But U.S. trails other economically advanced nations in share of immigrants with high skills
From Fake News to Enemy of the People: An Anatomy of Trump's Tweets


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Thermoelastic Problems of Reinforced Rectangular Panels
Victor Birman, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
The static response of isotropic reinforced panels in nonunlform thermal fields is discussed. The effects of temperature on material properties are included into consideration. The governing equations formulated in the Note allow the solution both by energy methods and using equilibrium equations. The theory is applied to estimation of the effect of a uniform temperature on stability of compressed reinforced panels and to the problem of thermal bending of unstiffened plates.
V. Birman, "Thermoelastic Problems of Reinforced Rectangular Panels," Journal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME, American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), Jan 1991.
The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2897691
© 1991 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), All rights reserved.


Amprenavir, aprepitant, atazanavir, boceprevir, ceritinib, cimetidine, ciprofloxacin, clarithromycin, cobicistat, conivaptan, crizotinib, cyclosporine, darunavir, diltiazem, dronedarone, duvelisib, erythromycin, fluconazole, fosamprenavir, fosaprepitant, idelalisib, imatinib, indinavir, isavuconazonium, itraconazole, ketoconazole, letermovir, lopinavir, mibefradil, milk thistle, nefazodone, nelfinavir, posaconazole, ritonavir, saquinavir, silibinin, telaprevir, telithromycin, tipranavir, troleandomycin, verapamil, or voriconazole may speed up how quickly your liver processes simeprevir.
The amount of simeprevir in your blood may increase and cause more side effects than expected.
Make sure your healthcare professionals (e.g. doctor or pharmacist) know that you are taking these medicines together. Your doctor may want to adjust your medicines.Your healthcare professionals may already be aware of this interaction and may be monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before checking with them first.
1.Olysio (simeprevir) US prescribing information. Janssen Products, LP November, 2017.
4.Prezista (darunavir) US prescribing information. Tibotec Inc. September, 2018.
5.Norvir (ritonavir) US prescribing information. Abbott Laboratories November, 2018.


The picturesque seaside town of Augusta is known for its natural beauty and relaxed lifestyle. It is where the Oceans meet and the largest river in the south-west finishes its 325km journey and enters Flinders Bay.
The best way to get a feel for the area isRriver Tour on the Dolphin Discover with the local guide and skipper Graeme Challis. Tours depart from the Ellis st Jetty located 400m from the town centre.
Any bookings canceled with at least 24hrs notice will receive a full refund. If for any reason a tour is canceled the option a full refund or another tour is offered.
Ellis St Jetty, Augusta is located in the centre of town. Just follow the main road into town and turn left at the first intersection (Ellis St) and it is 400m downhill.


Aerosweep Speed Sweeping Solutions produce the FOD*BOSS and The Aussie Clean Sweep – for a faster and more efficient way to sweep. Aerosweep products are used worldwide. Check out the website to see product demonstrations, FAQs, photos and more.


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HomeToysMattel reveals Club 200X for Masters of the Universe Classics!
Mattel reveals Club 200X for Masters of the Universe Classics!
February 15, 2015 John Atkin Toys
Mattel has big news about a new 200X subscription as part of their popular Masters of the Universe Classics toyline!
From Mattycollector.com:
Masters of the Universe® Classics Club 200X™
They're back again for the first time! We've got six characters from the 2002-2004 TV series He-Man and the Masters of the Universe in a new subscription that have never appeared as figures in the Masters of the Universe® Classics toy line: 6 figures shipping July 2015 through December 2015, plus a club-exclusive accessory pack that will never be sold separately on MattyCollector.com or anywhere else by Mattel. Club 200X™ goes on sale Monday, 2/23 at 9 a.m. PT to Monday, 3/23 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Here are the items we just revealed (we'll tell you the rest of the list when the subscription opens on 2/23 and share photos as they become available):
Calix: Coming 7/15/15
Evil Seed: Coming 8/15/15
Ceratus™: Coming 10/15/15
Heads of Eternia® Accessory Pack: Coming 8/15/15
Check out the MattyCollector news page for complete Club 200X details by clicking HERE!
See what the fans are saying about the 200X subscription at the HMW Forum!
Video: Club Eternia Peekablue & Mara
Masters of the Universe: Evil Warriors by Phil Postma
Order MOTU Construx Wind Raider Attack Construction Set from Entertainment Earth!
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Q: Make container fill only by content I'm facing a layout problem. I need to make a Window with a layout that works for these two situations:

I tried something with DockPanel, but this way the yellow container were stretching even with no content. I need to do something with the content (a UserControl) that makes it happen.
EDIT: "Image's "CONTENT FIXED WITH" = "CONTENT FIXED HEIGHT"

A: Use a custom IValueConverter to switch the Height values on the rows based on whether the middle control has any content
Custom IValueConverter:
public class BoolToGridLengthConverter : IValueConverter
{
    public GridLength TrueLength { get; set; }

    public GridLength FalseLength { get; set; }

    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        return (bool)value ? TrueLength : FalseLength;
    }

    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        throw new NotImplementedException();
    }
}

XAML:
<UserControl.Resources>
    <stackOverflow:BoolToGridLengthConverter x:Key="BoolToGridSizeConverter" TrueLength="1*" FalseLength="Auto"/>
    <stackOverflow:BoolToGridLengthConverter x:Key="BoolToGridSizeConverter2" TrueLength="0" FalseLength="1*"/>
</UserControl.Resources>
<Grid>
    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto"/>
        <RowDefinition Height="{Binding ElementName=ChangingSizeControl, Path=HasContent, Converter={StaticResource BoolToGridSizeConverter}}"/>
        <RowDefinition Height="{Binding ElementName=ChangingSizeControl, Path=HasContent, Converter={StaticResource BoolToGridSizeConverter2}}"/>
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>
    <UserControl Grid.Row="0" x:Name="FixedSizeControl"/>
    <ContentControl Grid.Row="1" x:Name="ChangingSizeControl"/>
    <UserControl Grid.Row="2" x:Name="MainContentControl"/>
</Grid>

A: I guess you could use an IValueConverter for this...
<Grid>
    <Grid.Resources>
        <converters:NullableToVerticalAlignment FalseAlignment="Top"
                                                TrueAlignment="Stretch" />
    </Grid.Resources>

    <Grid.RowDefinitions>
        <RowDefinition Height="Auto" />
        <RowDefinition Height="*" />
    </Grid.RowDefinitions>

    <custom:ContentWithFixedHeight />

    <custom:ContentWithVariableHeight Grid.Row="1"
                                      VerticalAlignment="{Binding Content,
                                                                  RelativeSource={RelativeSource Mode=Self},
                                      Converter={StaticResource NullableToVerticalAlignmentConverter}}" />
</Grid>

And the Converter itself:
public class BooleanToVerticalAlignment : IValueConverter
{
    public VerticalAlignment FalseAlignment { get; set; }

    public VerticalAlignment TrueAlignment { get; set; }

    public object Convert(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        return (bool)value ? TrueAlignment : FalseAlignment;
    }

    public object ConvertBack(object value, Type targetType, object parameter, CultureInfo culture)
    {
        throw new NotImplementedException();
    }
}


A meticulously renovated country inn with one hundred years of intriguing history... an elegantly appointed room or suite embellished with antiques… a picturesque harbor village in the heart of Door County… this setting awaits you at the Whistling Swan. Continental breakfast included. Close to harbor, beaches, Peninsula State Park, galleries and shops.


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Sučany is een Slowaakse gemeente in de regio Žilina, en maakt deel uit van het district Martin.
Sučany telt 4644 inwoners.

Geboren in Sučany
 Milan Hodža, een Tsjecho-Slowaaks politicus

Foto's

Gemeente in Martin


If you happen to or your shoppers make environmental marketing claims, don't sleep on three actions the FTC simply introduced against companies that sell mattresses. I believe that actually disrupting a class means creating probably the most modern products—Client Stories simply named us among the best mattresses ever—having a really deep relationship with our prospects, and ultimately having a real R&D crew. The traditional, larger manufacturers have had a powerful presence within the hospitality sector for decades, Rick Sequeira, VP of contract sales at Serta and Simmons, said, estimating that 98 percent of Hilton motels use Serta mattresses, whereas Simmons is represented in Westin and Wyndham hotels.
We've got two of the Leesa's (children rooms), they usually're each way more comfortable than our personal (way more costly) king mattress. This mattress comes in medium comfortable or medium agency and falls in the medium-high value range. It wasn't dramatic on the time but now the depressions we sleep in have rendered the mattress actually uncomfortable. New Jersey-based Eclipse International and Eastman Home, two of the nation's oldest mattress companies, have teamed with Sleep Designs to manufacture and donate twin mattresses for use in shelters for people displaced by Hurricane Harvey.
This layer is 30% more breathable than different conventional reminiscence foams. Client Reviews's simulated eight-yr testing of firmness, sag, and harm bears out this claim, because the Leesa carried out wonderful, displaying no indicators of changes in performance." We are going to watch this mattress as extra individuals come to own it over time, but it reveals promise for an extended life. Given the varying kinds of materials, I don't actually know the way to price and why I should hassle knowing the ins and outs of mattresses.
The final layer is 7" of supportive excessive density base foam for durability.
The necessary factor to know about that mattress startup Casper isn't that it has ambitions to overturn a staid, debt-laden, duopolistic $32 billion business. The promoting value varies, however falls roughly into the $600 to $1,000 range (all greenback quantities are based on Queen dimension mattresses). For example, a pillow-top mattress has only one sleeping floor. We provide the widest collection of any producer at aggressive costs with quick turnaround, superior service; including free supply and haul away of your outdated mattresses for recycling. Aaron, another survey-taker, said he and his wife, each facet-sleepers, would undoubtedly buy one other Leesa: It appears a lot cooler than their previous mattress, Aaron would not feel his spouse's tossing and turning, and their 70-pound goldendoodle loves it, too.
The good news is that almost all companies outdoors the mattress business aren't realizing sustained client engagement on Fb either — it seems that the common weekly engagement for all Facebook brand pages is simply zero.forty five% and even the perfect manufacturers on Fb only have an engagement price of 0.03% for any given post (that signifies that for each 10,000 fans, every publish leads to only three likes, comments or shares).
The Casper is a very shut runner-up to the Leesa, particularly for singles or couples who differ the facet they sleep on. If you've listened to a podcast in the past 12 months, you have probably heard the presenter extol the virtues of ordering a mattress on-line: a hundred-night time free trial, delivered to your door, memory foam. A second lawsuit challenged statements in ads by Quebec-based mostly Essentia Natural Reminiscence Foam Company, which has retail stores in six U.S. cities.
2015 data compiled by The Furnishing Report from ONS and HMRC figures showed the UK foam mattress market to have declined by 6.6 percent to just a little over £70 million at manufacturers' costs.


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Hamilton trio named to Class B all-state honorable mention
Sentinel staff
Mar 28, 2018 at 10:07 PM Mar 28, 2018 at 10:07 PM
Hamilton junior Bria Schrotenboer and seniors Ashlen Wolfram and Sarah Buresh were named to the Associated Press Class B All-State honorable mention girls basketball team.
Schrotenboer averaged 9.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals to help Hamilton to the Class B quarterfinal. Wolfram average 10.4 points, 9.3 rebounds and two steals per game while Buresh averaged 7.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, two assists and 2.7 steals. All three were named OK Green all-conference.