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The Fields That Make a Man
Title: The Fields That Make a Man
Fandom: ST XI
Characters: Kirk, Spock, Sarek, Spock!Prime (as Ambassador Selek), Winona Kirk
Rating: T
Warnings: Kirk's got a mouth on him. Also, philosophy and rehashing of sad things.
Notes: Commission for Nim, who was terribly non-specific. Kirk drags Spock to Iowa with him, on vacation. Spock comes to some uncomfortable realisations about himself and his captain. This is the beginning of an epic bromance.
"Look, come on. Your dad's on some diplomatic function with Selek, and it's not exactly like you can go home for your leave. I'm not trying to be a dick. If I was trying to be a dick, I'd let you stay here and do paperwork, like you keep trying to."
James Kirk was a persistent individual, Spock had noticed, and regardless of his intention not 'to be a dick', he was doing a fine job of landing himself on the very wrong side of this particular Vulcan. Possibly, because he was right. That was, in the end, the thing that irritated Spock the most about him: he was an intelligent and irrationally intuitive person, but twice-damned if he'd present himself as anything but drunken, lazy, and promiscuous. What was the purpose of hiding one's better qualities?
"Spock, you're not listening to me." Kirk snapped his fingers inches from his first officer's face. "Quit staring into space and say yes, already. Selek informed us both that you were coming with me, so stop pretending you're not, and start packing. We have a shuttle to catch."
"Captain, I object. I am not Selek, for all that he was once me. I do not have any desire to go to Iowa. I wish to stay here, on the ship. It is the only home I have, as you have pointed out." Spock's ears lifted, slightly, flattening against his head. It was a tiny movement, but conveyed the entirety of his vast annoyance all too clearly.
"Yeah, I figured you were going to be like that." Kirk leaned over and tapped a button on the communications console, with a smirk. "So did Selek."
The main viewer flickered to life, presenting the image of two Vulcans, the older one looking tolerantly amused and the younger one looking mildly displeased.
"I told you he was going to do this," Kirk defended himself, jerking a thumb at Spock. "He's going to work himself to death."
Ambassador Selek fought off a smile, and raised an eyebrow at his younger self. "Spock, please, go to Iowa. You need this time. You also need to avoid underestimating the stubbornness of James Kirk." He glanced at Ambassador Sarek's watch. "If I am not mistaken, your luggage has already been shipped. It is what my captain would have done."
Spock's eyes widened, and his ears pulled back even farther. "Starfleet will not find all the pieces of your body, Captain," he muttered, under his breath, before returning his attention to he screen. "Father, are you going to permit —"
"Ambassador Selek has spoken, and we are in agreement on this point. I may not agree with the methodologies being applied, but the necessity and sentiment are both clear. Your mother would have wished it. She always wanted you to see her world, when you were old enough to understand it." Sarek raised his hand. "Do not tell me that the Academy counted. It did not. Let your captain show you the Earth, as your mother once showed it to me."
Selek smiled sadly. "I would show you, myself, but I think you know that would destroy us both. So similar, and never quite the same."
Spock's face softened, slightly. "For you, sa-kai. I will do it for you."
"Be well, pi'sa-kai. I promise to look after our father."
Sarek raised an eyebrow at Kirk.
"I don't understand them, either, sir," Kirk laughed. "Thank you both. I'll let you get back to that conference."
He saluted the screen and turned back to Spock. "So, I hear we're going to Iowa."
"I hear you have touched my things," Spock retorted, looking slightly annoyed.
"I assure you I did no such thing. I also assure you that you will have no need for anything in your cabin, unless Vulcans wear weird underwear." Kirk patted Spock on the shoulder as he led his first officer toward the turbolift. "I talked to Selek, and he didn't mention any weird underwear, so I'm going to assume I've got everything ready. All I'm missing is you."
"Well, Captain, you have me. I would like to be returned to my family in one piece, if you don't mind." The hiss of the lift doors closing punctuated Spock's sentence.
"That's the idea, Spock. That's why they sent you with me."
"The very thought makes me wonder if my father is suffering early-onset Bendii syndrome."
An hour of heckling and sniping later, the shuttle touched down at the municipal pad beside Storm Lake. Kirk stepped down from the shuttle, proudly, deeply breathing the air, a smile firmly printed on his face.
A look of confused dismay crossed his face, as he glanced around. "Sucks to your auntie!" he shouted to the empty looking landing field, as Spock stepped down, behind him.
"I never have understood why your world needed to be so excessively humid," Spock offered, sulking in his distinctly Vulcan fashion. "And how are we supposed to get—"
He stopped, as a young man walked up and tossed a keyring to the captain.
"And sucks to your ass-mar. Just what you ordered, sir. With a full tank of gas. That's on me, for saving the world."
"All in the line of duty, kid. You'd have done no different," Kirk said with a smile, shaking the young man's hand.
"Parked her by the hangar, so the shuttle wouldn't… you know."
"Thanks." He cocked his head at Spock. "Don't mind the Vulcan. They're naturally bitchy once you add water."
"Captain, I protest. I am not, as you say, 'bitchy'. I am a desert creature. I … dislike the sensation of drowning in the open air." Spock turned his attention to the young man. "Thank you for providing the captain with a means of transportation. If you will excuse us, I believe we have somewhere else to be."
Kirk waved to the young man, as Spock dragged him toward the hangar, with an iron-tight grip on his arm.
"You're either going to love this, or you're going to kill me. According to Selek, this could really go either way," Kirk chattered, as the hangar grew closer. "Oh, there! Aw, this is a gorgeous piece of machine."
Spock allowed himself to be dragged to the captain's new motorcycle. "I am, I think, going to kill you. You are quite clearly directly out of your mind."
"Come on, Spock. Your dad had one." Kirk pulled a jacket out of the saddlebag and a helmet off the back of the seat, passing both to Spock.
"I am not my father, nor am I Ambassador Selek. This is absurd." He rubbed his thumb against the coat. "And this is leather, isn't it?"
"Don't put the touch telepath in dead animals. I'm not stupid. It's fake. So's mine. It'll keep the cold off you." Kirk shrugged into a similar, but heavily worn jacket, taking a pair of gloves from the pockets, and sliding them on. "You going to stand there, all night, or are we going to do this?"
"I want it noted that I do this under protest," Spock grumbled, pulling the jacket on, awkwardly.
In under a minute, they had mounted the bike, Spock's protests about having to hold onto Kirk having been squelched through rational discourse. If he didn't hold on, after all, he would fall off, and that would be even less pleasant. As the motor roared to life under them, Spock felt his body tense, and his arms tightened around Kirk's chest, only to loosen again when Kirk elbowed him, and he realised the captain couldn't breathe.
It felt reckless. Once again, Spock had put his life in the hands of a man who seemed to regard life with a level of respect generally reserved for pop cans. He understood the physics of why the motorcycle worked, and how Kirk's method of driving it was actually viable, but that in no way altered the rush of ice-cold terror that flashed through him, every time the ground approached, on a sharp turn. It was terrifying, but the feared end never came. Kirk was in perfect control, for all that it appeared otherwise, and for that, Spock's regard for him raised, subtly. It was the captain's way, he realised, to always be underestimated — to appear reckless and daring, when he was actually applying a delicate and hard-learned skill. It was, he saw, that Kirk viewed his intelligence as a secret weapon, with which to make himself more popular. No one would notice it, under the daredevil act. In fact, that point had nearly escaped Spock.
He came back to the present when Kirk nudged him, to get his attention. He'd learned, over the last several miles, that that meant he should hold on. With a glance over his shoulder, Kirk shifted gears and swung the bike around, coming to a stop on the opposite side of the road, beside a wooden fence. Spock took a long moment to stop vibrating with terror, from that unexpected move, and when his fingers were, at last, capable of opening the snaps on his helmet strap, Kirk was already standing beside the bike, helmet off, looking up at the boughs of the tree that grew just on the other side of the fence.
"Black cherries. I'd almost forgotten this was here," Kirk muttered with an unmistakeable reverence, hopping onto a fence post, helmet still dangling from his fingers. Spock watched him contort, lithely, until he stood, perfectly balanced, on one foot, stretching up to pull down the cherry-laden branches. For a few minutes, the captain picked cherries, dropping them into his helmet. Finally, he returned to where Spock leaned against the motorcycle, watching him with faint amusement.
"These are the best food in all of Iowa. These cherries, right here, from this tree." Kirk said it as though it were a well-established fact, but Spock knew there was some personal bias attached to the statement.
He held up a hand, shaking his head, as Kirk held the helmet out to him. "Vulcans do not eat with their fingers, Captain."
"First of all, we're off duty. I'm not the captain of anything, here. You can call me Jim." Kirk tossed a cherry into his mouth and spit out the pit, with a satisfied hum. "And second? You're half human. It's why you're here. Humans eat lots of things with their fingers, cherries among them."
With a half-hearted glare, Spock carefully lifted a cherry by the stem, and placed the fruit into his mouth. As Kirk had done, before him, he spit the pit into the grass. It was an unsettling experience. He felt like a barbarian. But, the fruit was quite good, and he said so.
"See, I told you it was good." Kirk perched on the bike, using one leg to supplement the kickstand, and leaning his other heel against the frame. "Still going to kill me for getting a motorcycle instead of a car?"
Spock reached over and took another cherry, before answering. "Possibly. You do seem to have some deep seated desire to have me inflict pain on you."
"I do not. I just like reminding you that you're human, too."
"Perhaps it is you who needs the reminder, Jim." Another cherry pit joined the growing pile. "You are neither indestructible, nor are you a fool. I fail to understand what could be worth pretending to be both of these things."
"Everyone needs a hero — something unreal, someone who makes no sense, but can do anything, and it doesn't matter, because it's canon. By the book, that's what happened." A few more cherries disappeared. "I'm that hero, and you and I are the only ones who know I'm cheating."
"That must be a human need. Vulcans do not —"
"Bullshit. I call bullshit. I can speak six languages and hit pressure points on more things than I know how to talk to, but if there's one thing I understand it's the relationship between man and god, whatever species those two may be. You strive for unattainable ideals just as much as we do. Your heroes are different since the Enlightenment, but they're still there. And even now, you hold with ways that should have died under Surak's teaching, because they are vital to the survival of the species. You need something to believe in, some higher achievement to chase, or there is no progress. You need a hero to show you what you can become, if you try, even if it's not actually possible." Kirk clapped a hand on Spock's shoulder. "And you could do worse than Selek and Surak, I'm sure."
"Selek is an annoyance, not a hero," Spock protested.
"Then you need to open your eyes. He's the only one like you, in all the world. He's the only one who is truly your kind. And whatever it is, he's been there and done that. And maybe he can't tell you the answers, but that's fine, because I don't think you want the answers. But, he can tell you that there is no dishonour in being what you are. You're not like me. You're not like your dad. And I don't think you're like your mom, either, even though I never met her." Kirk gestured with an open hand, as if to smear the broad panorama of Iowa. "You are neither man nor fish, and yet you live among us."
"Cat. Not fish. If you must align Vulcan evolution with human evolution, you are looking for felines, not piscines," Spock corrected, with a raised eyebrow, reaching for another cherry.
"Feline? No wonder you get bitchy in water," Kirk laughed.
"I protest. I am not bitchy." Spock spat two more cherry pits. "That would be canine."
Kirk gaped, open-mouthed, for a lengthy moment, before he doubled over in gales of laughter. "You … you just … Sucks to anyone who says you don't have a sense of humour."
"I would prefer that fact to be kept between us, Jim." Spock raised an eyebrow, gazing out at the beginnings of a blazing sunset, in the distance.
"It's not like anyone would believe me, any more than they would believe you, if you told them I had a functional intellect. We all have our secrets." Kirk tossed another cherry into his mouth. "Come on and help me finish these, so we can get back on the road. We've got another hour, even if I dodge the city and its traffic."
Spock was quick to comply, belying an eagerness, to which he would never give voice. The remaining cherries vanished quickly, and they were ready to take to the road, before the sun had sunk much farther.
"My mother's never met a Vulcan, but I warned her that you don't eat meat. I promise, if you can't eat her cooking, I'll take you to this place I know, in town."
"Your concern for my well-being is duly noted," Spock commented, dropping the visor on his helmet, before Kirk started the bike, and they pulled out into the road.
Spock found the second hour of their journey relaxing. The setting sun lit everything they passed in a warm gold, and the rumble of the engine, beneath him, was soothing. He found himself trusting Kirk's instincts, this time, leaving his eyes open to absorb the sights of rural Iowa. Everything was covered in plants, as far as the eye could see, which was odd. Even in San Francisco, which had been too wet for his taste, he knew he was only a few hundred kilometres from vast reaches of desert. It had been greener than Vulcan, but most things were. All the same, it had been nothing like this.
Kirk slowed down as farmland gave way to suburban structures. It dimmed Spock's enjoyment, somewhat to have re-entered civilisation, but in a few minutes, suburbia gave way to a tree-lined road. This was like nothing he'd seen in person. He wanted to stop and touch the trees, to take the time to understand something to which his own lifespan was a flash in the pan. The fractal patterns that slid past, in green and brown, were a glorious re-introduction to a world he never thought he could appreciate.
Spock felt his centre of gravity shift, instinctively, as Kirk slowed to take the turn into his mother's farm. They coasted to a halt on the other side of the steps from an old pickup truck, most likely from the 2210s, given the design. A woman about the age his own mother would have been rushed through the screen door letting it bang closed, behind her.
"Jimmy? Oh, Jimmy, you're home! How was your trip?" She dashed down the stairs, still holding a damp dishtowel and wrapped her arms around Kirk, just as he got his helmet off, then stepped back to pat him on the cheek.
"Mom, wow, chill out. It's not like you didn't know I was coming." Kirk laughed, embarrassed, and rubbed the back of his head. "Mom, this is my first officer, Mr. Spock. He's a Vulcan, so he's only got one name. Spock, this is my mom, Winona Kirk. She's retired 'fleet. Kick your ass, if you do wrong in her house."
"James! The things you say!" Winona laughed, swatting her son with the dishtowel she carried.
"I am pleased to make your acquaintance, Mrs. Kirk." Spock bowed, gracefully, keeping his hands behind his back. "Second Lieutenant, Security, aboard the Kelvin, correct?"
"Yes. Yes, I was. I'm surprised you know that." Winona paled, slightly. "But, let's not talk about the past. It's good to meet you Spock. You can call me Winona.
"Let's get you boys inside. I made some of that fried squash you always liked, Jim. I hope your friend, here is as fond of it as you always were."
Dinner passed easily, in conversation on innocuous events and vegetables. Spock told stories about his time at the Academy, but never a word about Vulcan. Jim talked about learning the business of being a starship captain, but never a word about how he got there. And Winona just talked about the farm and the neighbours. Finally, Spock said something that could be construed as humorous, and Winona reached out and squeezed the back of the hand he rested on the table. The colour drained out of his face, and the fork dropped from his other hand.
"Excuse me," he said, pushing his chair back, stiffly. "I will return, shortly."
Winona turned a baffled look to her son, as the Vulcan stepped out onto the porch. "Was it something I said?"
Jim lowered his voice. "No, mom. It's something he didn't say. Don't worry about it. I'll be right back, and he'll be with me. Just give us a few minutes."
Spock heard the screen door close. "Why are you here, Captain? You are on Earth to enjoy your mother's company. I am not suitable for public consumption."
Jim could hear the thickness in Spock's voice. "I'm here because my thickheaded first officer is failing to keep his shit together, for a pretty good reason, if I'm right."
"There are no good reasons for a loss of control," Spock insisted, not loosening his white-knuckled grip on the porch railing.
"For just a second, she reminded you of your mom, didn't she? There are some things that all human mothers have in common, and you just met one of them." Jim stepped up to the railing, leaning back against it, and not looking at Spock, at all.
"You don't know what this is like, and the way you live, you never will. You'll die long before your mother. You never have to worry about being left behind, do you?" The words poured out of Spock's mouth, before he could stop them.
"Funny you should mention that. Tell me the day my father died. I know you know it. You knew my mother was a Second Lieutenant aboard the Kelvin." Jim's voice was low and cold.
"March twenty-second, twenty-two thirty-three." The answer came back flat, and without comprehension.
"Tell me the day I was born."
"March tw—" Spock stopped, finally looking at Jim. "I apologise. I was not thinking clearly, but I did warn you I was unsuitable for public consumption."
"I'm not the public, Spock. Sometimes, I like to tell myself I'm your friend."
For a moment, Spock looked like he was going to contradict that proposition. Instead, his eyebrow lifted and his ears laid back in wry amusement. "You are the closest thing I have to a friend. In fact, it might be fair to say that for as much as you irritate me, you are my only friend."
"What about Uhura? You're … whatever-it-is-you-guys-do-ing her. That has to count for something," Jim protested, unwilling to believe that his ultimately rational first officer was in it for the cheap fling.
"She is very intelligent, as are you and I, but the affair lacks a certain resonance. You may push my limits, Jim, but you know where they are. She has still not adjusted to the fact that I was raised Vulcan, and some things are culturally inappropriate. Or more to the point, she has focused on the wrong things." Spock breathed sharply and deeply, finally prying his fingers from the railing, slowly. "I am not what she truly wants, nor what she expects. I thought I had done well with her, because no Vulcan female would ever take me seriously. I shamed my family with my choices. But, you make me wonder if there is not something more to hope for, even among our kind, as opposed to my kind."
"She is kind of bitchy. Arrogant, too. But, she's hot and she's crazy about you." Jim hopped up to sit on the rail, beside Spock's hands. "But, at the same time, you're also right. You can do better. Even among our kind."
They remained in silence, a long while, staring at the stars. Spock reflected that in all the years he'd been alive, no one had ever treated him as both a decent human and a decent Vulcan. He had always been that broken Vulcan. The one that wasn't quite right. But, Jim regarded him as 'good enough' for either, not that he really had the context to make that judgement from the Vulcan perspective, but even to be regarded as a reasonable facsimile of a human, by a member of that species he could respect, was vindicating, somehow. He wasn't half of something good, he was two parts of a divergent evolutionary scheme, rejoined. A hint of a smile touched the corner of his lips as he considered it.
But, one thing still bothered him. "You defended my relationship with Nyota, despite your desire to copulate with her. This is … a peculiar choice."
"Not really…" Jim looked down at Spock, bemused. "She's yours to keep. I don't keep girls. I just … you know, borrow them. I enjoy them, but I don't want to keep them. You have, you know, a thing, there. I'm not going to stick my foot in it, just to get a chance to stick something else somewhere entertaining, for a night. And she wouldn't have me, anyway."
"That is not entirely true. She wouldn't have you, because she had me, at the time — something she would have told you, had you not gotten punched in the face, at that moment." Spock's eyes belied his amusement. "You are, as I understand it, a rather handsome example of the human species."
"Why thank you, Spock! I didn't know you'd been looking." The rest of the words sank in slowly. "She told you? She went home, that night, and told you? This is exactly why I defended it. She knew you would find that amusing, instead of threatening."
"I … did find it threatening." Spock looked away. "You are human, after all. And then, when I found out you'd come to the Academy, I hated you more. It is entirely illogical, but I could not make it stop. You violated my sense of the world. You upended what I believed was good and right. And then you cheated on my test."
Jim grinned, broadly. "I didn't cheat, I changed the rules. I'm good at that."
"Yes, you are. I only wish I had known that, sooner. You had to fight me to save your world, and if we had listened to you, sooner, my world might still be intact, as well. My homeworld was annihilated, because I was too proud to listen." One of Spock's hands tightened around the railing again. "It is a terrible price to pay for arrogance, but one I am not likely to forget."
Jim coughed. "Not to break up the pity party, before lights out, but you're forgetting that you were not the captain of that ship. It was not up to you. And more than that, if we had arrived sooner, we would have been just as dead as everyone else — not that that was my doing. If we had acted sooner, there's no guarantee it would have been soon enough. We were too late, and we tried just the same. We couldn't have been early enough, because he'd been waiting since the day he killed my father. And, still, we managed half a win, even there."
"Half a win? Vulcan imploded."
"Sure it did. But, you got the council off the planet. And that was all you and Chekov." Jim looked down, smile fading. "And now, we're back to where we started. Your mother."
"No, now we're back even further. Your mother." Spock stepped back from the railing and turned toward the door. "Come, let us finish dinner. I do not wish your mother to believe I do not like her cooking. It is quite good."
Jim laughed and jumped down, to follow. "You should tell her that, yourself! She'd love to know she did right."
"I shall." Spock stopped, holding the screen door open. "I think that Selek may have been correct. You are an unpredictable man, and I should be pleased to call you my friend."
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It is no doubt rough for everyone else in my/our position as well but we must all be peaceful within/without no matter what our screens might say.
I had a third floor balcony and I did all my smoking out there. I started talking to a maple tree which was at eye level because it was of mature age. The tree talked back to me. It could be quite sarcastic. It knew a lot about life. Also, the bees were dive bombing my dog and me and I talked to them and got them to leave the balcony and go somewhere else. I was taking care of a rescue dog until he was adopted, and at the sale he told me that he didn't want to go home with anyone else (but me). I immediately adopted him. We are all connected but you can't tell that to the materialist pigs that run things now.
It's a balancing act though, someone's got to run things, not all are bad, there is a mixture of peoples everywhere.


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Vanderpump Rules has just fired two of its original cast members over racist behavior: Stassi Schroeder and Kristen Doute, fan favorites whose departure threatens the future of the show. (Two newcomers, Max Boyens and Brett Caprioni, were also let go for racist tweets that resurfaced in 2019.) Faith Stowers, a one-time VPR cast member who was harassed and bullied by much of the staff, spoke out again last week about a 2018 incident in which Schroeder and Doute filed a false police report against her — their only Black coworker — after "recognizing" her in a video. (It wasn't her.) This is not the first time Schroeder has been accused of racism, and she issued an apology in 2017 for racist remarks she made on her podcast. But it seems Bravo is finally coming down hard on employees with a history of racist behavior, and Schroeder is out.
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Stowers faced many challenges with the Vanderpump Rules cast, as do many new members joining the close-knit group. But Stowers' affair with Jax Taylor left her completely isolated and attacked by those who viewed her as "the other woman" who had hurt Taylor's girlfriend Brittany Cartwright. And the fact that Stowers was the only Black costar certainly didn't help, with the reality star recalling racist comments from costar Cartwright as well, like a reference to "nappy" hair.
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Now that Schroeder and Doute have faced consequences, Stowers tells Page Six she feels "vindicated," and has real hope for the future: "Studios and production are able to see blatant racism and make these positive changes and help move the race forward — help with the fight forward," she said. "Now I'm seeing Bravo follow suit, releasing women that have given crazy ratings for them because they want to be on the right side of history. And I'm seeing people are finally hearing us."
When Stowers heard the news, she had just finished a moment of prayer — and she swears God spoke to her in that moment."I was in the middle of prayer and I felt a sense of — I know it sounds corny — I felt a sense of glory. I felt God's presence and I'm seeing now [that the news has been revealed] maybe that is what that was. He gave me a sign of optimism meant to be hopeful and showing that all of this was worth it."
Schroeder and Doute reported Stowers to the police in 2018 after watching a Daily Mail video of a Black woman accused of drugging and robbing her victims. Schroeder then went on to brag about the encounter on her podcast, Straight Up with Stassi, proudly explaining her and Doute's "detective" work. Meanwhile, Doute posted the video to her own Twitter page, writing: "Look familiar?"
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Of course, the woman wasn't Stowers, and Doute and Schroeder's actions had baselessly endangered Stowers' life and livelihood. Though she's no longer affiliated with the show, Stowers still faced the same hesitation all Black people do before reporting racism, fearing the inevitable backlash and counter-claims, those who will tell her it was wrong to speak up.
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There is a lot of information about how our children are growing fatter at a rapid rate. In Australia one in five children and adolescents are considered overweight or obese, if the current trend continues it is predicted that in ten years 65% of our young people will be overweight This is incredibly disturbing because it will cause huge health and social problems both on the individual and the community.
Being overweight has a major influence on how young people feel about themselves and how they interact with others. If they are overweight they are more likely to experience low self esteem which will impact on their ability to develop friendships, how competent they are at school, and their willingness or ability to be involved with social or sporting activities.
How has is obesity in children arisen?
Our society and its values have changed over the last 20 years. Adults spend much more time in paid employment. There is intense marketing telling us the value of convenient pre -prepared foods which is usually higher in fats, sugars salts and preservatives. We all eat larger servings leading to portion distortion-over eating! The use of private transport has increased, the culture of sitting at a screen has dramatically increased .There is evidence to say that we interact with a screen whether T.V or commuter and games more than we interact with each other.
To maintain a healthy weight, you need to balance how much you eat with how much activity you do, if you do not then your body stores unused energy (calories or kilojoules) as body fat.
The whole family needs to be involved in the changes needed to decrease child obesity as it is the main influence on diet and life style for young people.
Changes need to be consistent and something the whole family can participate in. Attitudes to the planning, preparing and shopping may need to change, make some family fun by involving all members in menu planning, shopping and preparation of the weekly meals. Offer smaller servings, more fruit and veggies, low kilojoules snacks as fruit not bars and biscuits or packaged chips. Ensure a healthy breakfast everyday, limit take away meals. Do not use food as a reward but rather something that energises the body.
Choose a favourite game or outing as rewards not sugary, fatty foods.
Become an active family- walking, bike riding swimming playing games .Children need at least an hour everyday of activity, aim 30 minutes everyday after school for family exercise. Activity energises everybody it changes how you feel; it can make you feel motivated to sustain the changes needed to improve the quality of life and the weight of our children.
There is support and advice, G.Ps other health professionals, schools are all aware of this issue and are ready to help. We need to be bringing up children with health not health issues that will drain them mentally and physically as adults.


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BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY: Evacuated in Sep 1940 from London, Eng., along with his brothers, Maurice and Michael, they travelled by the ship SS Nerissa and train to Victoria. Bernie was adopted by Major and Mrs. C. Wilson of Gordon Head, Saanich. He attended Brentwood College for a few years. He joined the BC Government Travel Bureau Photograph Department in Apr 1947 and remained with it until his retirement. Several of his films, the bulk of which are preserved by the BC Archives (Royal BC Museum) won awards.
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More than 40 restaurants will offer prix-fixe menus to patrons demonstrating Villanova pride.
From holiday celebrations to food festivals to the return of Villanova University's Men's Basketball, here's what's happening this month.
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The project has been taking place in various forms in the office for ten years. It was introduced as a parallel assignment in 2002 with subsequent investigations into size and location. In 2007, the project took on more concrete form with a basic procurement procedure for a total contractor being progressed in collaboration with Arup Sport and WSP. Peab won that procurement process and, since 2010, White has projected designing system and construction documentation together with the client, total contractor and other consultants in shared premises.
The investment also includes new commercial spaces, hotels and offices beside Söderstadion. The large public spaces that surround major arena projects have largely been integrated into the arena.
The Scandinavian concept for the Tele2 Arena spans both design and social dimensions. White's goal has been to provide an open arena where everyone is welcome to meetings and experiences in a class of their own. The design and construction are characterised by simplicity and openness. The building is open and clear in an almost unique way, and the balance between the finely worked and unworked raw aspects creates tension and contrast.
The façade is shaped as a wicker basket in metal, which envelops the entire arena. The refined plate framework reflects all shades of light. To permit visual transparency, the façade is perforated, which also means that it is perceived as light, almost like a fabric. The façade allows visual experiences in both directions – from outside the arena is seen as a beautiful lantern filled with excitement and laughter, from inside the surrounding city can be seen from an elevated perspective with views in all directions. The façade comprises 20,000 square metres of perforated sheet metal with glass approximately one metre behind.
Material choices are carefully thought out and logical, with a clear preference for bright, robust, natural materials – and Nordic materials. The stadium has been built for a long life at the 59th parallel. Selecting Swedish and Scandinavian materials also reduces transportation, thereby lessening the environmental impact.
The architects' goal has been to provide every visitor with the very best experience wherever they happen to be. This is reflected in the carefully thought-out angles of visibility that are at the heart of the experience; the opportunity to see and hear equally well regardless of where they are sitting in the arena. A genuine puzzle has been set out with the objective of perfecting the visibility angles.
The sliding roof gives the building a flexibility that means it will be a hybrid between an outdoor stadium and indoor arena. Here, for example, a football match can be played in the rain while spectators remain dry sitting in their comfortable chairs. The roof consists of eight parts that are joined together in groups of four. Together, these form two large roof halves. It takes approximately 20 minutes for the roof to close.
Modern sustainability thinking in an arena context is not just about the venue and its immediate surroundings. It is also about creating good conditions for environmentally friendly means of getting to and from the arena. One aim is to encourage many visitors to opt for walking or cycling to the Tele2 Arena. Footpaths to nearby subway stations are being reviewed, while approximately 1,000 new bicycle parking spaces are being added in the area.
The arena is a distinctively green building with ambitious goals for certification according to the standard rating system for the industry. To map the arena's impact on the environment, an environmental impact assessment (EIA) has carried out, where risk and safety, traffic, air quality and noise were examined. The Tele2 Arena is environmentally classified according to the Miljöbyggnad (Environmental Building) certification system.


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Côte d'Ivoire: For coffee and cocoa
Nicola Liebert
Statelessness in Côte d'Ivoire is the result of immigration by large numbers of workers during and since the colonial era. The country's citizenship law is restrictive and arbitrarily enforced, but the government has said it will resolve the problem of statelessness by 2024.
The largest group of stateless people in Côte d'Ivoire consists of migrant workers who came to the country either voluntarily or by force, along with their descendants. During the colonial period, the Ivorian economy was dominated by plantations, and from the 1930s onwards, chiefly coffee and cocoa farms. The workforce needed to run the plantations was recruited both locally and elsewhere in the French colonial empire in West Africa, especially in what was to become Burkina Faso.
In 1960, when the country gained independence, the United Nations Refugee Agency, UNHCR, estimated that around 13 percent of the Ivorian population were immigrants born outside Côte d'Ivoire. These people became stateless overnight. Migrations from neighbouring countries continued until the end of the 1990s. Today, the migrants' children and grandchildren who were born in Côte d'Ivoire make up the biggest group of stateless people.
In the 2014 census, 24 percent of the population stated that they did not hold Ivorian citizenship, even though 59 percent of them were born in the country. The census survey did not ask whether they held the citizenship of another country.
While Côte d'Ivoire supplies 40 percent of the
world's cocoa beans, the country makes
only 5 to 7 percent of global profits from them
According to the citizenship law of 1961, children must have at least one parent with Ivorian nationality to be automatically eligible for citizenship. For foreigners who were resident in the country at the time of independence from France, the law provided for a one-year-long programme to facilitate naturalization. Prior to 1972, children of parents with immigrant roots could obtain Ivorian nationality "by declaration" if their parents were born in Côte d'Ivoire. But just 36 applicants obtained Ivorian citizenship by submitting such a declaration, and not a single foreigner took advantage of this opportunity.
Nevertheless, immigrants and their descendants long enjoyed almost the same rights as Ivorian citizens. This was due to the liberal policies of President Félix Houphouët-Boigny, who ruled from independence until his death in He believed that foreign workers would benefit the Ivorian economy, especially in producing labour-intensive agricultural products for export. But a decline in the prices of raw commodities and rising economic problems and xenophobia aggravated the situation of stateless people. In 1998, a law made Ivorian citizenship a prerequisite for acquiring land. And without identity documents, it is not possible to take entrance exams for secondary schools.
The registration system in Côte d'Ivoire is poorly developed. Many Ivorians do not register the births of their children, partly because information regarding the registration procedure is scarce, and partly because corrupt officials often charge illegal fees. To obtain Ivorian identity documents, one must present a birth certificate and proof of the nationality of one's parents. Many people have never possessed such documents, and many others lost them while fleeing the civil war in the early 2000s. Children whose parents died in the war are especially threatened by statelessness. Discrimination also plays a role: a naturalized woman cannot automatically pass on her nationality to her children unless their father has died.
All this means that the number of stateless people in Côte d'Ivoire remains high. It is difficult to determine the exact number, partly due to gaps in the registration system and partly due to the lack of identification of stateless individuals. One does not know, for example, how many people have taken on the citizenship of their ancestors' country of origin. A further problem is the trafficking of children from neighbouring countries to work in the cocoa plantations – a trade that is almost impossible to detect for official statistics. Such children lack documents, and are at acute risk of becoming stateless.
It is therefore impossible to put an accurate figure to the number of stateless individuals in Côte d'Ivoire. The government speaks of 700,000 people, including 300,000 children whose parents are not known. The United Nations Refugee Agency says that almost one million people are affected. The problem of statelessness can be resolved by facilitating naturalization and reforming the citizenship law. Doing so would enable children born in the country, whose parents were also born there, to gain Ivorian nationality automatically. But it is equally important to improve the identification of stateless individuals and to strengthen the registration system.
Reliable data is vital for policymaking,
but official statistics in Côte d'Ivoire differ
widely from estimates by outsiders
In the meantime, there are positive developments to report. In 2013, Côte d'Ivoire ratified the 1954 Convention on the Status of Stateless Persons and the 1961 Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness. Later, the government in Abidjan announced a national action plan to resolve the problem of statelessness by 2024. In September 2020, Côte d'Ivoire adopted Africa's first Statelessness Determination Procedure. Formal recognition of statelessness status will pave the way for people – who until then had no recognized legal existence – to receive identity documents, enroll in school, access health services, seek lawful employment, open a bank account, and buy land.
The article was published in the Atlas of the Stateless in English, French, and German.
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Kristina Riggle is a former newspaper reporter and mother to a preschool son and baby daughter. Her short fiction has also appeared in Espresso Fiction, Net Author's E2K, and the Cimarron Review. She is co-editor for fiction at Literary Mama.
Faded flower child Mira Zielinski isn't about to have surgery for her newly diagnosed breast cancer, which will no doubt upset her grown children — when she gets around to telling them. They're coming home with their own lives falling apart over spousal secrets, an elopement, and withered dreams. As this all comes to light on one pivotal weekend, will it shake Mira's resolve?
Katie Alender is a producer/writer and a graduate of the film school at Florida State University. When she's not writing, she can usually be found at her sewing machine or spoiling her dog. She's married to her college sweetheart and lives in Los Angeles, California.
When 15-year-old Alexis Warren suspects that her younger sister Kasey's strange behavior is more than just angst, she thinks she can handle it on her own. But creepy parlor tricks are just the beginning, and it soon seems that Kasey may actually be living out the violent legacy of the Warrens' gothic home. Alexis is forced to seek out the help of her arch-rival, cheerleader queen, Megan Wiley. Working together, they're the only ones who can save Kasey. But what if the green-eyed girl isn't even Kasey anymore?
BAD GIRLS DON'T DIE has been selected for the Tayshas Reading List of the Texas Library Association, Scholastic Book Clubs, and the New York Public Library's 2009 Stuff for the Teen Age list. The sequel, FROM BAD TO CURSED, is due out June 14, 2011, and Book 3 will follow in 2012.
Eve Brown-Waite was a finalist for both an Iowa Review Award and a Glimmer Train Award, and the first runner up for the 2008 New Millennium Writings Award for stories she wrote about her time abroad. She lives with her husband and two children in Massachusetts.
Eve Brown, college diploma in hand and notions of saving the world in her head, was unsure about what to do with the rest of her life. Something noble…yet glamorous, she hoped. With some ambivalence she looked into joining the Peace Corps. When she fell for her dashing and altruistic Peace Corps recruiter, John, all the ambivalence disappeared. She absolutely had to join the Peace Corps, if for no other reason than to win John's heart. Off to Ecuador she went—and after a year in the jungle, back to the States she ran, vowing to stay within easy reach of a decaf cappuccino for the rest of her life. But John—now her husband—had other ideas. Before long, the couple was off to Uganda, and the fun was just beginning.
Meredith Cole grew up outside of Charlottesville, Virginia. She is a graduate of Smith College where she majored in Women's Studies and minored in Film. She went on to receive her Master's degree from American University in Film and Video Production where she was a Teaching Assistant and Master Scholar.
She wrote and directed the dramatic feature, "Floating", about a group of friends growing up and apart. It premiered at the New York Film and Video Festival in 1998, and received a Kodak Film grant. Her second feature, "Achilles' Love", was a romantic comedy shot on 35mm. It was released by Castle Hill in 2000.
Meredith was named a Playwriting/Screenwriting fellow by the New York Foundation for the Arts in 2004. She won the St. Martin's Press/Malice Domestic best traditional first mystery contest with her book "Posed for Murder" and it will be released in 2008. Her short story "Out in the Cold" was accepted into a Sisters in Crime anthology "Murder in New York". She is a member of both Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in Crime, and currently serves on the board of the local chapter.
Lydia McKenzie, an edgy art photographer who recreates murder scenes in a film noir style, finally achieves her dream of putting her art on display. That night, Williamsburg homicide cops find the model of one of her photographs murdered, her body arranged in the same fashion as one of Lydia's photographs. When another of her models disappears, Lydia is determined to protect her friends and find the killer using everything she's learned in her day job as an assistant to a team of private eyes. But time is running out because the killer pictures her as his next victim.
Tiffany Baker lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, in the same small town she grew up in. She has an MFA from UC-Irvine and a PhD in Victorian Literature, and has taught literature and writing at UC-Irvine and the Cooper Union in Manhattan. When she's not writing novels or running after her three young children, she's either just plain running, hiking, cooking, or dreaming about the beach. She is a firm believer in the therapeutic value of trashy magazines, eating what you want, second chances, and good manners for all.
When Truly Plaice–part Behemoth, part Witch, part Cinderella–is born larger than life into a small-minded town, her birth rocks the pillars of tiny Aberdeen, New York, and breaks her family into smithereens. Truly spends a painful childhood in the shadow of her older sister Serena's beauty, but when Serena unexpectedly leaves her son in Truly's care, she must become the woman of a house she did not choose. It's only when Truly finds her calling helping townspeople with herbal remedies that she begins to regain control of her life. However, unearthed family secrets will lead to a devastating betrayal, and as Truly reckons with her own demons, she must come to terms with her role in Aberdeen's destiny and the possibility of finding out that love doesn't always come ordered to size.


Students can often be heard complaining that the theory and writing paper format is uninteresting and hardly any helpful. They feel their universities do not provide opportunities for professional development. Probably, in each stream, there are students who take part in various competitions, travel abroad programs, skillfully combine work with study, maybe with the help of writing essay service, and in addition to all of it, they manage to receive a scholarship. Such students are few in numbers, but they do exist.
Many entrants think that joining a prestigious university on a budget is a ticket to a successful life because, after four years of study, the doors of all diplomatic institutions are open to them. Apparently, it's not as easy as it seems. Students are have the bandwidth at the time of their studies to to gain practical skills, to expand the network of their professional contacts, to learn the simple ways of thesis writing and to go for a foreign course for at least one semester.
Each year of training is difficult for anyone because you always have to take a session, write different essays, and generally learn to get a scholarship. The hardest summer, which all teachers are afraid of is summer after the fourth year: session, state exams, admission to the magistracy, different thesis writing, etc.
It seems that everyone, from schoolchildren and students to the people who enlist for higher education and specialize in their skills attending training, devotes enough time to study. Educational activity is a fairly significant part of life for those who are connected with the world of education who need to constantly raise the educational level (and modernity requires this approach).
Let's look at some ideas that can help in getting more efficiency from the learning process. These ideas can be useful to students, pupils, as well as those who learn languages and receive additional education. It is good for such students to remember that learning brings its fruits, especially to those who are aimed at it, and who knows what they need.
So, how can be the maximum benefit from learning?
Independence. Learning is largely an independent process in which we decide what we are going to do at the moment, on which subjects we will spend more time, what writing tips we need to write our essay perfectly and so on.
Goal setting. In order for you to make decisions and take responsibility for the results of training, you must have a clear goal of learning.
The order of day and planning. Of course, these factors are important in the study of whatsoever, because of a clear plan and routine. The plan will take into account what needs to be done at the moment, allowing the student to find time to study among a host of other cases.
Repetition. Most of our knowledge at school and university will be forgotten after some time. Therefore, when acquiring new knowledge, it is important to repeat what has already been learned, including reading additional literature on these subjects.
The beloved affair and creative approach. In the training, as well as in many other things, one should look for what you like to do, be it an object or activity, and also take into account the easiest way to accomplish your task. The favorite subject is always perceived with pleasure, and the fact that there is a positive attitude can also be easily done.
The above ideas will allow you to effectively approach the learning process and get the most out of the educational process.
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University > Research portal > Researchers > Rosemary Anne Bailey
Rosemary Anne Bailey
Statistics - Professor
School of Mathematics and
North Haugh
Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Computational Algebra
Email: rab24@st-andrews.ac.uk
Web address: http://www-circa.mcs.st-and.ac.uk/~rab
Design and analysis of experiments, including complicated blocking structures, complicated treatment structures, and multi-phase experiments. Applications in agriculture, horticulture, biodiversity, clinical trials.
Combinatorics, including bliock designs, row-column designs, neighbour-balanced designs, and association schemes.
Finite group theory, in particular the role of permutation groups in the randomization of experimental designs, and the role of finite Abelian groups in the construction of factorial designs.
Selected research publications (174)
Equitable partitions of Latin-square graphs
Bailey, R. A., Cameron, P. J., Gavrilyuk, A. L. & Goryainov, S. V., 1 Mar 2019, In : Journal of Combinatorial Designs. 27, 3, p. 142-160
Relations among partitions
Bailey, R. A., 2017, Surveys in Combinatorics 2017. Claesson, A., Dukes, M., Kitaev, S., Manlove, D. & Meeks, K. (eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, p. 1-86 86 p. (London Mathematical Society Lecture Note Series; vol. 440).
Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed)
Habitat complexity in aquatic microcosms affects processes driven by detrivores
Flores, L., Bailey, R. A., Elosegi, A., Larrañaga, A. & Reiss, J., 1 Nov 2016, In : PLoS One. 11, 11, 15 p., e0165065.
Randomization-based models for multitiered experiments: I. A chain of randomizations
Bailey, R. A. & Brien, C. J., Jun 2016, In : Annals of Statistics. 44, 3, p. 1131-1164 34 p.
A spectral analysis approach for experimental design
Bailey, R. A., Diaconis, P., Rockmore, D. N. & Rowley, C., Oct 2015, Excursions in Harmonic Analysis: The February Fourier Talks at the Norbert Wiener Center. Balan, R., Begué, M., Benedetto, J. J., Czaja, W. & Okoudjou, K. A. (eds.). Cham: Birkhäuser, p. 367-395 29 p. (Applied and Numerical Harmonic Analysis; vol. 4).
Higher biodiversity is required to sustain multiple ecosystem processes across temperature regimes
Perkins, D. M., Bailey, R. A., Dossena, M., Gamfeldt, L., Reiss, J., Trimmer, M. & Woodward, G., Jan 2015, In : Global Change Biology. 21, 1, p. 396-406 11 p.
Circular designs balanced for neighbours at distances one and two
Aldred, R. E. L., Bailey, R. A., Mckay, B. D. & Wanless, I. M., Dec 2014, In : Biometrika. 101, 4, p. 943-956 14 p.
Optimal cross-over designs for full interaction models
Bailey, R. A. & Druilhet, P., Nov 2014, In : Annals of Statistics. 42, 6, p. 2282-2300 19 p.
Finding good designs for experiments
Rosemary Anne Bailey (Speaker)
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Presentation
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Rosemary Anne Bailey (Visiting researcher)
18 Mar 2019 → 29 Mar 2019
Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting an external academic institution
Treasure hunt: mistakes and wrong turnings in the search for good designs
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk


Bio: Drew Blythe Barrymore is an American actress, screenwriter, film director, producer, model and author who is a descendant of the Barrymore family of well-known American stage and cinema actors, and is the granddaughter of film legend John Barrymore. Drew Blythe Barrymore married with Will Kopelman in 2012, with Tom Green ( 2001-2002), with Jeremy Thomas ( 1994-1995). Her height is 1.63m.


RANGERS kid Andy Murdoch was thrilled when a break he was given just after the festive period was cut short – because it meant he was about to get his big chance with the Ibrox top team.
The 20-year-old, along with the rest of the under-20s, was given time off during a fixtures lull after Christmas.
But when he returned to action in late January his life was about to change.
Almost two years after his competitive debut in a 5-0 win at East Fife, the defensive midfield player came off the bench to make his first-team bow at Ibrox.
Although the day, February 8, did not have a happy ending – as Kenny McDowall's team lost 2-1 to today's opponents Raith Rovers in the fifth round of the Scottish Cup – Murdoch has since accumulated 10 appearances and is determined to keep his place in new boss Stuart McCall's line-up.
He said: "In January I was a bit worried about the future, but then I got called back in early from my Christmas break and I thought I might get a chance.
But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise because circumstances have fallen in his favour under McCall.
He said: "The manager has helped me and told me what to improve on, like my positioning as a deeper midfield.
Murdoch is also having to get used to the trappings of being a recognised Rangers player, revealing the bizarre experience of a fan asking him to sign his arm.
He said: "I went to a community coaching session during the week and all the kids were saying, 'There's Andy Murdoch'.
McCall has urged his side to bounce back today after crashing to a 3-0 Championship defeat at Queen of the South on Thursday evening.
"It was a disappointing result and we have to put in a real positive performance against Raith," he said.
That was McCall's first defeat since taking charge, but he admits he's relishing the challenge ahead.
He said: "It's been a whirlwind since I've been here, but I'm enjoying it. Maybe I'm just enjoying being back in work, but obviously at a club that means a lot to me.
"But – and I know people find this hard to believe – I'm not really looking too far ahead.


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Excellent review of Laravel in terms of DI and Resource location. It's "purer" than some claim.
This was a great look into the internals of Laravel. There's obviously a lot more about Laravel to cover than could be done in just an hour. But, I learned a fair bit here.


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AMIT BAJAJ ADVOCATE: Taxation of works contract services under Service Tax.
Taxation of works contract services under Service Tax.
Works contract services were brought into service tax net by the Finance Act, 2007, w.e.f 01-06-2007 vide notification No. 23/2007-ST, dated 22-05-2007. Works contract in general terms can be understood as a contract which involves transfer of property and also element of service or work rendered.
Definition of works contract service: Service tax under works contract services has been imposed on the service element involved in the works contracts. It should be noted that unlike VAT laws in various States service tax is applicable only on a fewer kinds of works contract as defined in section 65(105)(zzzza). Works contracts relating to Roads, Airports, railways, transport terminals, bridges, tunnels and dams are outside the purview of service tax.
Any service provided or to be provided to any person, by any other person in relation to the execution of a works contract, excluding works contract in respect of roads, airports, railways, transport terminals, bridges, tunnels and dams.
It appears from the definition above that if a contract is treated as works contract for the purpose of levy of VAT/Sales tax, such contract shall also be treated as works contract for the purpose of levy of service tax.
However only fewer kinds of works contracts are leviable to service tax like works contract for carrying out erection, commissioning or installations; works contract for commercial or industrial constructions; works contract for the construction of residential complex, works contract for turnkey projects including EPC contracts i.e Engineering Procurement and Construction contracts etc.
Value of Taxable services: Since service tax is applicable only on the service element involved in works contract. Now the question is how service element is to be calculated in a works contract. Section 67 of the Finance Act, 1994 provides that value of taxable services involved in the execution of works contract provided or to be provided by any person shall be the gross amount charged for providing such services.
Thus it means that works contract will be vivisected into material part and service part and the service tax will be payable on such service element vivisected. The procedure of determining such service element in a works contract has been provided in Rule 2A of Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006.
Schemes available: It should be noted hereby that there are two schemes for payment of service tax in a works contract service, one is paying service tax on actual value of services after determining the same as per section 67 read with Rule 2A of Service Tax (determination of values) Rules, 2006 and second is paying under Composite scheme under Works contract (Composition scheme for payment of Service Tax) Rules, 2007.
Payment of service Tax on actual value: Rule 2A of Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006.provides that Value of works contract service determined shall be equivalent to the gross amount charged for the works contract less the value of transfer of property in goods involved in the execution of the said works contract.
Rule 2A(1)(ii) provides that Where Value Added Tax or sales tax, as the case may be, has been paid on the actual value of transfer of property in goods involved in the execution of the works contract, then such value adopted for the purposes of payment of Value Added Tax or sales tax, as the case may be, shall be taken as the value of transfer of property in goods involved in the execution of the said works contract for determining the value of works contract service under clause (i).
Thus where the service provider is paying VAT/sales tax under the respective State VAT/sales tax law on the actual value of goods in such works contract then such actual value of goods shall be deducted from the gross amount charged for such works contract to arrive at the service element on which service tax is payable.
Comments: In State VAT laws usually a lump scheme for payment of VAT on works contract is also provided wherein a fixed percentage for deduction of labour charges from the gross value of works contract is provided, for those assesses who do not maintain proper books of account so as to determine the correct value of goods incorporated in such works contract. It is to be noted that no such scheme is being made available under service tax. If a person has not maintained proper books of accounts he has only option to go for composition scheme.
If the service provider wants to pay service tax on the actual value of service element involved in a works contract then he will have to maintain books of accounts so as to arrive at the service element liable for service tax as enumerated in explanation(b) above.
VAT/sales tax to be excluded from gross value: Explanation (a) to Rule 2A of the Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006 specifically provides that VAT/sales tax paid on the transfer of property in goods involved in the execution of the said contract shall not be included in the gross amount so charged.
It means that if gross value of a works contract is Rs. 1000 and the material value involved in it is Rs. 600 and the VAT paid is Rs. 100 then service tax will be payable on Rs. 300 only.
It should also be noted hereby that the word used is "paid" thus no deduction will be allowed for VAT/sales tax payable and only the deduction for actual tax paid will be allowed.
Composition scheme: Calculating service element by vivisecting the works contract may not be an easy task especially in cases where proper books of accounts are not maintained and it may give rise to litigation. To avoid such litigation and be on a safer side a composition scheme for works contract services is also available.
Thus Rule 3 of the said Rules overrides the provisions of section 67 and rule 2A of Service Tax (Determination of Value) Rules, 2006. Under the composition scheme the service provider in a works contract services has the option to pay service tax on the gross amount charged for the works contract @ 4% instead of paying at the normal rate on the actual service element.
No CENVAT credit of Inputs in composition scheme: Rule 3(2) provides that the assessee who opts for composition scheme shall not be eligible to take the CENVAT credit of excise duties and cess paid on "inputs" used in or in relation to the execution of such works contract under the CENVAT Credit Rules, 2004.
The Government in its Master Circular 96/7/2007-ST, dated 23-08-2007 in para 097.01 has clarified that" there is no restriction under notification No. 32/2007, Service Tax, dated 22-05-2007 to take CENVAT credit of duty paid on capital goods and service tax paid on input services".
Thus CENVAT credit of inputs used in the execution of works contract is being debarred but credit of service tax paid on input services and that of excise duty and cess paid on capital goods will be available.
Sub-rule 2A of rule 3 of the said Composition scheme rules further limits the CENVAT credit of service tax paid on three taxable services namely Erection, commissioning, or installation service, Commercial or Industrial construction services and Construction of Residential Complex Services to the extent of 40% of the service tax paid on such services when service tax has been paid on the full value of the services after availing Cenvat credit on inputs..
Option once exercised cannot be changed/withdrawn afterwards: Rule 3(3) of the said Composition scheme rules further provides that the person who opts to pay service tax under these rules shall exercise such option in respect of a works contract prior to payment of service tax in respect of the said works contract and the option so exercised shall be applicable for the entire works contract and shall not be withdrawn until the completion of the said works contract.
It means that option to pay under Composition scheme in respect of a works contract once exercised cannot be changed/withdrawn afterwards.
The word used in rule 3(3) is "a works contract" which implies that one person may choose composition scheme for one works contract and may not choose for the other works contract.
To opt composition scheme declared value of contract should not be less than gross amount charged: Rule 3(4) of said rules provides that the option to pay composition scheme shall be permissible only where the declared value of the works contract is not less than the gross amount charged for such works contract. The said rule has been inserted to plugin the loophole wherein a contractor may bifurcate a single contract into contract for supply of material and contract for supply of material and labour and thereby reducing the gross amount of works contract for paying service tax under composition scheme.
For example: if a works contract of total value of Rs. 100 is bifurcated in such way that supply of value of goods in execution of such contract worth Rs. 30 is treated as seperate contract and remaining part of contract of value of Rs. 70 (including labour and some material also) is treated as works contract. In such case Rule 3(4) will come in picture and the service provider will have to pay service tax @ 4% on Rs. 100 and such bifurcation will not be allowed so as to pay service tax on Rs. 70/-.
Note at the end: The taxation of works contract in service tax involves a lot of issues which might not have been touched hereinabove. In this article an attempt has been made only to make understand the provisions relating to taxation of works contract services.


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eliza's peculiar cabinet of curiosities
open house contemporary exhibition chicago, illinois
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designed objects
curatorial work: ekphest-the festival of art + word
curatorial work: the new materiality-digital dialogues at the boundaries of contemporary craft
curatorial work: bodies of evidence
archive of older work
blkHaUS studios
© FO WILSON
books & chapters in books
The Evidence of Things Not Seen, in The New New Corpse, Chicago: Green Lantern Press, 2015
Roundtable discussion in The Handbook of Textile Culture, edited by Janis Jefferies, Diana Wood Conroy and Hazel Clark, London: Bloomsbury, 2015.
The Baartman Diaries, foreword by Carla Williams, essay by Fo Wilson, Chicago: Studio W Editions, 2013 (purchase here)
"Seeing Black and the Color of Form and Domestic Bodies," in Diasporic Women's Writings of the Black Atlantic: (En)Gendering Literature and Performance. Emilia María Durán-Almarza and Esther Álvarez-López, editors, New York: Routledge, 2013.
100 Assignments: The Future of the Foundation Course in Art and Design, Paris France: Paris College of Art Press (PCA), 2013
selected published exhibition essays & reviews
It's All Wrong Tom, Tom Loeser: It Could Have Been Kindling, West Bend, WI: Museum of Wisconsin Art, 2015.
"A 'Remix' of Diva Cool at 331/2 RPM," International Review of African American Art, Vol. 24, No.2., 2013
"Seeing Black and the Color of Representation," NKA: Journal of Contemporary African Art, Vol. 2011, No. 29, Fall/Winter 2011.
"The Changing Face of Craft," International Review of African American Art, Vol. 22, No.2, 2009
"On Walls and the Walkers," International Review of African American Art, Vol. 20, No.3, 2006
"The Maker as Evidence," The Maker's Hand: American Studio Furniture, 1940-1990, Studio 3, The Furniture Society, October 2005
"The Dissolution of 'Black Art?, An Exhibition and Book," International Review of African American Art, Vol. 19, No.2, 2003
"The Short Century: Independence and Liberation Movements in Africa, 1945-1994," P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center and MOMA, International Review of African American Art, Vol. 18, No.4, 2002
"Looking for Miles Davis: The Search to Articulate an African American Design Aesthetic," Communication Arts, Photography Annual, 2002
curatorial essays
The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft
The Fuller Craft Museum, Brockton, MA
May 29 - February 6, 2011
Curator, Fo Wilson
Bodies of Evidence: Contemporary Perspectives
The RISD Museum of Art, Providence, RI
July 1- September 25, 2005
Co-curators Jan Howard and Fo Wilson
Visual Perceptions: Twenty-two African American Designers Challenge Modern Stereotypes
Parsons School of Design Gallery, NY, 1991
Co-curators, Michele Washington and Fo Wilson
"Onward Fo!, Anita Bateman, The International Review of African American Art, June 12, 2015.
"Sara's Story in her Own Words with a Message for Today's Video Girls," Margaret Rose Vendryes, The International Review of African American Art, June 12, 2015.
"Performing Tables," Caroline Picard, Art Slant, March 25, 2015.
"Profile: Fo Wilson," Liz Glass, Art Practical, March 9, 2012.
"The New Materiality: Digital Dialogues at the Boundaries of Contemporary Craft," Kate Smith, The Journal of Modern Craft, Vol. 4, Issue 3, November 2011.
"Progeny II-On Art, Family Race & Culture," Frank Martin, The Daily Serving, January 2011.
"Data Processing"
Christy DeSmith, American Craft, Dec/Jan 2011
"When Handmade Meets Digital, Sparks Fly"
Cate McQuaid, The Boston Globe, June 20, 2010
"Craft Goes Digital"
Bill Van Siclen, The Providence Journal, July 11, 2010
"From Sarah Baartman to Li'l Kim"
R. Shabaka, International Review of African American Art, Vol. 22, No.2, 2009
"Art Scene: Art, Sex and Politics Intersect at RISD Museum Show"
Bill Van Siclen, The Providence Journal, August 11, 2005
"Art Scene: Fiber and Furniture"
Bill Van Siclen, The Providence Journal, March 31, 2005
Women Designers in the U.S.A.: Diversity and Difference, 1900-2000
Pat Kirkham (Editor), Yale University Press, 2001
Clean New World
Maud Lavin, MIT Press, 2001
Mixing Messages: Graphic Design in Contemporary Culture
Ellen Lupton, Princeton Architectural Press, 1996
"What Is It? Searching for a Black Aesthetic in American Graphic Design"
Sylvia Harris, International Review of African American Art, Spring 1996
Design in Depth
DK Holland, Michael Bierut and William Drenttel (Editors),
Rockport Publishers, 1996
"In Search of Cultural Equity"
Laural Harper, Communication Arts, March/April 1995
"A Hurting on Their Souls: How the African Experience Defines an American Aesthetic"
Mary Ann French, The Washington Post, November 17, 1994
Laylah Ali's Enigmatic Narratives
Essay, the work of visual artist Layla Ali.
Carol Duncan: Art Historian as Progressive, Social-politicist & Feminist Critic
Review, "The Aesthetics of Power: Essays in Critical Art History" by Carol Duncan.
"Review: Art on My Mind"
Review, cultural critic bell hooks' 1994 book.
AFRICAN CONTINUITIES AND MATERIAL CULTURE
Ancestry, Evolution & Memory: Central African Funerary Art and Practice and its Evolution in the United States and Cuba
This paper advances a concept of "harmonic dualism" as an integral facet of African identity in regards to funerary art and practice of the Kongo people of Central Africa and its legacy in the United States and Cuba. It examines Kongo art and tradition, how it was effected by colonial interests and the Atlantic slave trade, and how the intersection of African and European culture and religion contributed to its evolution in the Americas. It explores how Kongo culture and ideographic language find expression in Afro-colonial funerary traditions and asks what evolution of these traditions and practices do we find as part of a continuum in Diasporic art and culture in the American present?
Object as Storyteller: Investigations into Evidence of African Traditions in African American Material Culture
This paper investigates African cultural continuity and practices within African American culture by tracing the history and uses of a simple, 18th century pewter spoon. This artifact was recovered in a riverbank deposit from an archeological site and is part of the collection of the South Seaport Museum in New York.


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THEODORE, JORDAN
UNICS Kazan 25 Guard
Height: 1.83 Born: 11 December, 1989 Nationality: North Macedonia
Totals 2 2 50:33 23 6/9 3/5 2/2 0 4 4 10 1 2 0 1 6 4 28
Averages 2 2 25:16 11.5 66.7% 60% 100% 0 2 2 5 0.5 1 0 0.5 3 2 14
11 * at Rytas Vilnius 24:29 9 2/2 1/2 2/2 1 1 4 1 2 3 15
12 * vs AS Monaco 26:04 14 4/7 2/3 3 3 6 2 1 4 1 13
2 Totals 50:33 23 6/9 3/5 2/2 0 4 4 10 1 2 0 1 6 4 28
Average 25:16 11.5 66.7% 60% 100% 0 2 2 5 0.5 1 0 0.5 3 2 14
#1 in Free throw % (100%)
#1 in Games Played (2)
#1 in Games Started (2)
#6 in Assists (10)
#8 in Assist-turnover ratio (500%)
#13 in Blocks against (1)
#18 in 3-point % (60%)
#20 in Field goals made (9)
#21 in Fouls Commited (6)
#22 in 3-pointers made (3)
#25 in True Shooting % (65.7%)
Index rating 15 Rytas Vilnius vs. UNICS Kazan 1/8/2020
Points 14 UNICS Kazan vs. AS Monaco 1/14/2020
Offensive rebounds 0 UNICS Kazan vs. AS Monaco 1/14/2020
Defensive rebounds 3 UNICS Kazan vs. AS Monaco 1/14/2020
Total rebounds 3 UNICS Kazan vs. AS Monaco 1/14/2020
Assists 6 UNICS Kazan vs. AS Monaco 1/14/2020
Steals 1 Rytas Vilnius vs. UNICS Kazan 1/8/2020
Blocks 0 UNICS Kazan vs. AS Monaco 1/14/2020
Minutes 26 UNICS Kazan vs. AS Monaco 1/14/2020
Played college basketball at Seton Hall (2008-12).
Moved to Turkey for the 2012-13 season, signed by Antalya Buyuksehir Belediye.
In May'13 moved to Puerto Rico signed by Mets de Guaynabo.
Back to Turkey for the 2014-15 season, signed by Mersin Buyuksehir Belediye.
In May'14 moved to Dominican Republic, signed by Huracanes del Atlantico.
In January'15 moved to France, signed for the 2014-15 season by JL bourg Basket.
Moved to Germany for the 2015-16 season, signed by Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt.
Moved to Turkey for the 2016-17 season, signed by Banvit BK Bandirma.
Moved to Italy for the 2017-18 season, signed by Olimpia Milan.
Moved to Greece for the 2018-19 season, signed by AEK Athens.
Moved to Turkey for the 2019-20 season, signed by Besiktas JK Istanbul.
In December'19 moved to Russia, signed by UNICS Kazan.
Won the 2016 FIBA Europe Cup with Fraport Skyliners Frankfurt.
Won the 2019 Intercontinental Cup with AEK Athens.
Won the 2017-18 Italian National Championship with Olimpia Milan.
Won the 2017 Turkish National Cup with Banvit BK Bandirma.
Named the 2017 Turkish Cup MVP.
Led the 2016-17 Turkish League in assists (7.2 apg.).
Led the 2016-17 BCL in assists (7.5 apg.).
Member of the Fyrom National Team.
2017-18 AX Armani Exchange Olimpia Milan 23 267 11.6 81/165 49.1 20/68 29.4 45/52 86.5 47 20 100 1
Totals 23 267 11.6 81/165 49.1 20/68 29.4 45/52 86.5 47 20 100 1
Averages 23 267 11.6 81/165 49.1 20/68 29.4 45/52 86.5 2 0.9 4.3 0
2019-20 UNICS Kazan 2 23 11.5 6/9 66.7 3/5 60 2/2 100 4 1 10 0
Totals 2 23 11.5 6/9 66.7 3/5 60 2/2 100 4 1 10 0
Averages 2 23 11.5 6/9 66.7 3/5 60 2/2 100 2 0.5 5 0
2008/09 Seton Hall 32 189 5.9 46/112 41.1 18/53 34.0 43/56 76.8 52 30 65 1
2009/10 Seton Hall 32 296 9.3 74/167 44.3 27/74 36.5 67/91 73.6 76 48 113 8
2010/11 Seton Hall 31 340 10.9 91/199 45.7 28/81 34.6 74/94 78.7 95 41 137 2
2011/12 Seton Hall 34 546 16.1 132/314 42.0 44/138 31.9 150/182 82.4 106 61 226 2
2012/13 Antalya BB 29 458 15.8 142/301 47.2 22/74 29.7 108/132 81.8 104 48 136 2
Mets de Guaynabo 16 155 9.7 44/113 38.9 7/29 24.1 46/67 68.7 31 11 43 1
2013/14 Mersin 27 333 12.3 102/226 45.1 19/64 29.7 72/98 73.5 89 31 110 2
2014/15 Bourg Basket 17 216 12.7 62/114 54.4 8/37 21.6 68/78 87.2 61 23 104 0
2015/16 Fraport Skyliners 37 535 14.5 128/278 46.0 47/141 33.3 138/166 83.1 130 55 174 0
2016/17 Banvit 31 569 18.4 158/316 50.0 44/123 35.8 121/149 81.2 115 36 224 0
2017/18 AX Armani Exchange 20 208 10.4 65/133 48.9 15/60 25.0 33/44 75.0 58 25 57 0
2018/19 AEK Athens 20 171 8.6 44/80 55.0 17/52 32.7 32/40 80.0 46 21 77 0
2019/20 Besiktas 12 165 13.8 46/88 52.3 13/49 26.5 34/40 85.0 33 13 82 0


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Blind man suing Central Florida cities, counties over accessibility to records
By: Karla Ray
Updated: Apr 2, 2019 - 6:32 PM
City and county leaders across the state are being forced to make major changes to the way public records are posted online after one local man filed dozens of lawsuits.
The Daytona Beach man is legally blind, and his lawsuits claim a device he uses to access content on the internet is unable to read certain public documents.
Investigative reporter Karla Ray found out that man and his attorneys have been paid thousands of dollars in settlements, just from here in Central Florida, over the last year.
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With a few clicks and keystrokes, you can find agendas and documents dating back at least seven years on Altamonte Springs' city website, but not all of those documents are accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
"Many of the documents we have are scanned images," City Manager Frank Martz explained. "They're old pieces of paper that we've turned into electronic files."
Martz says it's those types of documents forcing his city and at least a dozen other Central Florida municipalities to make big changes, after being sued by legally blind Daytona Beach resident Joel Price.
Court records show Price sued against Marion, Brevard, Flagler, Osceola, Seminole, Lake, Volusia and Orange counties. The cities of Ocala, Cocoa and Melbourne are also facing suits, and the city of Apopka received a request for accommodation, which typically comes before a lawsuit is filed.
"We expect all of this is going to cost $80,000," Martz said about the upgrades Altamonte Springs will need to make.
In addition to making sometimes expensive changes to come into compliance, Central Florida counties have paid Price and his Miami-based attorneys thousands of dollars in settlements over the past year.
A total of nearly $90,000 has been paid in cases that have settled so far inSeminole, Lake, Marion, Brevard, Osceola and Orange counties.
"What you want to do is be as transparent as can be, but because of these ADA lawsuits all over the state, you're going to limit what you put up," Apopka Mayor Bryan Nelson said. Nelson questioned the sincerity of the pre-lawsuit letter he says will mean fewer documents posted on his city's website.
Attorneys for the city of Ocala wrote, "Given what is publicly known about the plaintiff, the city has doubts about the sincerity of his allegations," in a just-filed motion to dismiss Price's lawsuit there.
WFTV tried to ask Price about the lawsuits, but he did not want to do an interview.
"No matter where he lives, or whether it's legitimate or not, what's important to us is that we provide the accessibility that's required," Martz said.
According to court records, litigation is still ongoing in Altamonte Springs and Ocala, along with Volusia County, Cocoa and Melbourne. The municipalities that have settled were given time to bring their websites into compliance, and some have until next year or later to do so.


Tolls on both the Forth and Tay bridges will be abolished on February 11, 2008, it was announced today.
Royal Assent has been given for the Bill and a Commencement Order signed today by Transport Minister Stewart Stevenson means that the Act can now come into force from 0:01 on Monday, February 11.
The date has been agreed with both FETA and the Tay Bridge authority who are putting plans in place for safe commencement and additional measures to minimise any disruption to road users.
"We said when we came into power that we would bring an end to tolls on the Forth and Tay bridges, and less than nine months into Government, that is exactly what we have done.
"Today marks the end of years of injustice for the people of Fife, Tayside and the Lothians, and I am delighted that in just a few days time travellers across the bridges will no longer have to pay tolls.
"There will now be equality on all bridges in Scotland and I am sure this announcement will be welcomed by people across the country."
The Forth Estuary Transport Authority and Tay Road Bridge Joint Board remain responsible for managing the bridges. Both will put in place measures to implement the abolition of tolls, and to ensure that traffic continues to flow smoothly and safely.
"FETA welcomes the abolition of tolls on grounds of fairness. Confirmation of the date means we can now press ahead with the practical arrangements. Our preparations are well in hand and we're eager to move into this new era.
"Looking to the future I'm excited about the prospects for the Forth Road Bridge. There are challenges, but there's no doubt we have a first-class team looking after the bridge whose dedication is second to none."
"The joint board has consistently argued for the abolition of the tolls as people in Dundee and Fife were being unfairly penalised. The decision to scrap the tolls is widely welcomed by the travelling public and our local business community.
"Removing the tolls will also bring benefits in reducing congestion and pollution in Dundee as bridge traffic will no longer have to queue at the toll booths during the evening rush hour."
The Abolition of Bridge Tolls (Scotland) Act 2008 is the first primary legislation of the new Government. It was passed overwhelmingly by the Scottish Parliament on December 20, 2007.
The Act achieves three main objectives: it removes the ability to charge and collect tolls on the Forth and Tay road bridges; it removes a legislative deadline for the Tay Board to repay all its debts by 2016; and it repeals obsolete legislation relating to the Erskine Bridge.
It is standard practice for there to be a two month period between Royal Assent and an Act coming into force. However, Scottish Ministers have put in place an accelerated process to fast track abolishing tolls.
The Forth Estuary Transport Authority and the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board remain responsible for the management and operation of the bridges. Funding for day to day running costs and long term capital works will be provided by direct grants from the Scottish Government.
The Scottish Government has also provided a one-off grant of £14.8 million to allow the Tay Road Bridge Joint Board to repay all of its outstanding loans at January 31, 2008.


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According to TheCable, Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says there were attempts to sabotage the commission during preparations for the elections.
The presidential and national assembly elections had been shifted by seven days, while the governorship and state assembly polls were slo shifted by a week.
Yakubu said the postponement was not as a result of incompetence, security lapse or political interference.
He listed the fire incidents in Abia, Plateau and Anambra states, saying the commission did its best to make sure that the challenges were tackled.
"Nigerians will recall that when this Commission was appointed in November 2015, we promised Nigerians two cardinal things. First, we shall work hard to consolidate the improvements made in the management of elections in Nigeria since 20". Secondly, we shall always be open, transparent and responsive. We have strived diligently to keep these promises in very trying circumstances.
"Apart from these logistical challenges, we also faced what may well be attempts to sabotage our preparations. In a space of two week, we had to deal with serious fire incidents in three of our offices in Isiala Ngwa South Local Government Area of Abia State, Qu'an Pan Local Government Area of Plateau State and our Anambra State Office at Awka.
It is well go ahead with your decision.
No problem. The important thing is that no life was lost during those fire outbreaks. However, the forthcoming election should free and fair.
No problem. The important thing is that no life was lost during those fire outbreaks. However, the forthcoming election should be free and fair.
I think the commission saw all of these coming & I commend you for the quick response. But, the last minute postpondment of the elections is what am still trying to figure out here. If according to your statement Mr. Chairman, the postpondment wasn't as a result of pressure from political parties or security concerns, what're logistical problems?
Buhari or what you said is your name. Never you dare replace INEC chairman. He is performing his duty well. You want to rig election but God pass you. You must get out of that office by fire.


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Кубинская кухня — это национальная кухня Кубы. Она сложилась под влиянием гастрономических принципов других стран мира. Так, в кубинской кухне прослеживаются элементы испанской, африканской и креольской кулинарии.

Ежегодно в разных частях Кубы проводятся фестивали кубинской кухни, на которых собираются как повара-профессионалы, так и гурманы этого вида кухни. На этих мероприятиях можно узнать изысканные рецепты по приготовлению кубинских блюд и напитков.

История

В мае 1984 года кубинский соевый соус "Taoro" и ликёр "Cafe Turquino" были награждены золотыми медалями Пловдивской международной ярмарки.

Характерные продукты
 птица
 свинина
 говядина
 сухое молоко
 баранина
 океаническая рыба
 морепродукты (лангусты и креветки)
 черные бобы
 рис
 malanga и boniato — сладкий картофель
 юкка cassava — корень маниока, коричневый снаружи и белый внутри
 platanos — банан
 кокосовое молоко и масло
 приправы и специи (соль на Кубе используют достаточно редко, практически во все блюда здесь добавляют специи кумин)
 овощи (сладкий перец, помидоры, капуста, кукуруза, лук, чеснок)
 фрукты (гуава, апельсины, гуанабана, черимойя, ананасы, виноград, яблоки)

Региональная кухня
Как и во многих других странах мира, на Кубе имеет место зональность. В центральных и западных районах особенно часто используют шоколад и кокосовый орех. Нередко для жарки здесь используют кокосовое масло или молоко. В восточной части острова, в частности в Сантьяго-де-Кубе, отдают предпочтение более пряным и острым блюдам.

Популярные блюда и напитки
 ахиако — самая популярная еда на столах кубинцев, она представляет собой мясо (жареное на гриле или тушёное в горшочках) с овощами, на Кубе без них не обходится ни один прием пищи. Из мяса в этой стране популярнее и доступнее всего курица, чуть менее — говядина и баранина.
 caldosa — рагу из цыпленка с картофелем, ветчиной, морковью, луком, орегано, чесноком и другими ингредиентами, по желанию того, кто готовит блюдо.
 лапша с тушеным мясом и сыром или томатами.
 lechon — жареная свинина.

 lechon asado — зажаренный молочный поросенок, его часто готовят на торжества.
 picadillo la habanera — говяжий фарш с томатным соусом.
 ensalada de aguacates — салат, приготовленный из авокадо, в него нередко добавляют лосось, ананас или манго.
 fufu — разнообразные блюда с бананами, включая tostones (жареные бананы).
 moros y cristianos — рис с чёрными бобами.
 masa real de guayaba — пирог с гуавой.
 пирог с апельсинами, кокосовым орехом и тыквой.
 кубинский сэндвич
 ром, пиво, коктейли (дайкири, Куба Либре, кубинец, мохито, batidos — фруктовые коктейли), guarapo (напиток, приготовленный из тростникового сахара), лимонад с соком лайма, кофе (очень крепкий).

Соусы
Рецепты кубинской кухни являются достаточно простыми. Разнообразие в них привносят многочисленные соусы, которые представляют собой неотъемлемую часть местной кулинарии.

 Mojo — любимый соус кубинцев, его готовят из помидоров, чеснока и перца.
 Salsa criolla — не менее популярный соус из томатов, лука, перца и масла.

В состав соусов также нередко включают фрукты, например манго или папайю.

Ссылки
 BuenoLatina. Кубинская кухня и рецепты
 Национальная кубинская кухня: что в ней такого?

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