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Webinars, podcasts and video updates: Your professional development
Our innovative webinar programme aims to give you the flexibility and convenience to grow your professional development.
We offer a series of webinars both live and on-demand (from a whole host of technical experts, business leaders or ICAS partners) on a range of interesting professional development topics, so that you can easily ensure you keep your knowledge up-to-date as well having the opportunity to pick up hints or tips that may help you improve your skill-set.
Webinar: Spring 2020 Budget
Following recent developments in parliament, the first budget statement following EU withdrawal took place on 11 March 2020. Our training partner BPP ran a free online webinar on Friday 13 March 2020, giving an overview of the main announcements and what they could mean.
This webinar featured expert analysis and a live Q&A with BPP's Head of Tax, Michael Steed, on what is likely to be a critical statement for business and personal finance matters beyond next year. Michael, who is an experienced tax consultant and lecturer, is also a former ATT President, current co-chair of the ATT's Tax Technical Committee and BPP's Head of Tax.
ICAS and Amiqus presents the first instalment of a webinar series on AML compliance for accountancy firms. In April 2019, ICAS announced a new partnership with anti-money laundering and compliance specialists Amiqus ID. Amiqus ID provide ICAS members with a single point of access to the upfront and ongoing compliance checks required for clients and staff.
Watch this inaugural webinar to find out:
- why we partnered
- the AML responsibilities for accountancy firms
- how technology adoption can help you meet your compliance obligations
Webinar: AML compliance and a technology transition
ICAS and Amiqus presents the first instalment of a webinar series on AML compliance for accountancy firms. In April 2019, ICAS announced a new partnership with anti-money laundering and compliance specialists Amiqus ID. Amiqus ID provide ICAS members with a single point of access to the upfront and ongoing compliance checks required for clients and staff.
Watch this inaugural webinar to find out:
- why we partnered
- the AML responsibilities for accountancy firms
- how technology adoption can help you meet your compliance obligations
Webinar: Contemporary Financial Crime Risk Management
This free on-demand webinar recording explores the latest developments in financial crime risk management and examines what businesses should consider in building their risk management response. Chris Usher (Head of International Financial Centres at BPP) hosted this session and discussed the extra-territorial nature of international financial crime legislation, the role of increasingly emboldened international regulatory bodies and evolving typologies of risk such as tax evasion risk management and sanctions breaches.
Who will benefit from watching:
- Those with exposure to financial crime risk at any level.
- Those who work in compliance and risk management within the financial services industry and related professions including accountants, lawyers, estate agents.
- Those wishing to stay out of jail for breaches of financial crime legislation.
Webinar: Get ready for Making Tax Digital in no time with QuickBooks
Join Mark McNee from QuickBooks for this ICAS exclusive webinar, as we discuss the MTD tools available for accounting professionals to comply in the shortest amount of time.
Watch this one-hour on demand webinar to:
- Get first-hand experience from the MTD beta and what's next from HMRC
- Learn how to overcome the challenges facing your firm during the digital transition
- Develop a seamless plan to onboard your clients to cloud accounting software
- Have your questions answered in a live Q&A session
Jump start your Making Tax Digital journey with this free webinar.
Webinar: Financial Crime
The FCA and regulators across the world state that part of their responsibility is to ensure that the integrity of the markets is maintained. UK financial institutions are responsible for minimising their risk of being used for criminal purposes, particularly the facilitation of money laundering or terrorist financing - banks and other regulated firms must ensure that they, and their clients, are protected from any aspects of these crimes.
UK firms and individuals with responsibilities are continually being held accountable for failure to implement systems and controls which can act as a deterrent, the most notable Deutsche in 2017 for £163 million. This webinar recaps on the essential components of financial crime and provides a useful compliance 'Checklist' against which you can benchmark your own firm's defences.
This session is led by Vivienne Bannigan. Vivienne is a regulatory risk professional with extensive experience in Wholesale Capital Markets in both the public and private banking sector in the UK and internationally.
Webinar: The top blind spots hidden in your finance data
What are the biggest gaps you need to watch out for to set your business up for success? Do you have visibility of all your travel booking data before it occurs? Are inefficient approval processes impacting your cash flow? And how accurate are the mileage expenses your employees are claiming? It can be a challenge to unpick when you don't have visibility over your entire travel, expense and invoice spend, but the costs of getting it wrong aren't worth the risk.
This free SAP Concur webinar shines a light on the biggest blind spots facing finance leaders in businesses of all sizes.
Webinar: General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
The GDPR came into force on 25 May 2018 and represents a once in a generation change in the rules on data protection. This webinar from BPP (presented by Keith Markham) summarises the key changes introduced and discusses the practical steps that can be taken to ensure compliance.
Keith Markham is a former in-house lawyer now working as a freelance training consultant. He has more than ten years' experience of both practising and lecturing in the field of data protection and is the author of 'A Practical Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation'.
Webinar: Finance Business Partnering
The concept of finance managers playing a fuller business role is not new. However, the current heightened sense of uncertainty, pressure on business performance delivery and accelerating advance of technology provide finance managers with a greater than ever imperative to develop their business partnership capabilities. This webinar offered through our training partner BPP and presented by Roy Chambers, provides an overview of the role, how it can be developed further and practical tips to succeed.
Roy is a finance professional with international senior commercial experience in a major Plc and a background in finance training. Roy combines experience with development skills delivering programmes that reflect a hands-on knowledge leading finance functions.
Webinar: Key Principles of Transfer Pricing
Transfer Pricing (TP) is a major strand of tax DNA that affects mostly multi-national corporations (MNCs) operating across international boundaries. This invasive principle demands that group members of MNCs price their goods and services between them on an arm's length basis and this helps tackle the long-held practice of shifting profits artificially out of high tax environments into low tax environments.
The principles of TP were set out by the OECD and have undergone changes since their inception – most recently following the Basal Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Action Plan. The rules lay down a number of methods that MNCs should adopt depending on the service or good involved in the transaction. Some are easier to apply than others.
But TP is not just an international issue; it is also a national issue within the UK and will affect the prices that UK groups of companies charge between them.
HMRC is concentrating its efforts on TP issues as part of its drive to force MNCs to "play by the rules". This year some 250 investigation cases will be launched by HMRC and they expect to recover some £1bn of tax.
But it's not just TP – MNCs will also need to be aware that HMRC is also looking at Diverted Profits Tax (DPT) - a quasi-corporation tax at 25% (so appreciably higher than the UK background rate of 19% CT) that arises when companies artificially divert profits out of the UK and which can be seen as a souped-up version of TP. These investigations can be settled by adjusting UK TPs, so that more UK corporation tax is collected.
This BPP webinar looks at the issues and discussing some of the problems. Gary Buick and Michael Steed from BPP are joined by Jeremy Mindell.
Webinar: Breaking down the 2018 Autumn Budget
This on-demand webinar provides an overview of the main announcements from the 2018 Autumn Budget and what they mean for you.
On the back of the Chancellor's key budget announcements, BPP's Head of Tax Michael Steed provides analysis on what could be a critical statement for business and personal finance matters beyond next year.
Michael has a wealth of experience as a former ATT President and is current co-chair of the ATT's Tax Technical Committee and BPP's Head of Tax.
This one-hour webinar provides a great opportunity for insights and CPD time for finance and industry professionals.
On-demand video: Masterminds - The Growth Mindset
When leaders embrace a growth mindset they promote to their employees an environment of innovation, collaboration and conversations, all intended to accelerate growth. If you are a leader or high performer aspiring for progression, learn more about how the ICAS Masterminds Executive Coaching Programme from Leading Figures can help.
On-demand video: ICAS Gold Dust Career Insight Series
This video series will run throughout 2017, featuring 'gold dust' insights from fellow CA members who have experienced exceptional and interesting career journeys since being admitted into ICAS membership.
Popular Radio DJ Paul Harper from Heart FM speaks with CAs to reflect on their key insights and career defining moments that have helped them get to where they are today.
The first of our Career Insights features current ICAS President, Sir Brian Souter. Sir Brian talks about the importance of the CA qualification to his success, defining moments in his career and also introduces some of his plans as president of ICAS.
The ways of learning are changing, technologies are shifting, people are watching, reading and listening more. Members are always online and ready to engage. And so are we, which is why we have a range of online learning resources and on-demand content to support your professional development.
If you have any suggestions on what future content you would like to see, please contact us.
View all of our on-demand webinars and content
Webinar: Top 20 Excel shortcuts – get things done quicker
If you want to improve your speed and efficiency with Excel then your first step is to become familiar with some of the shortcuts that are available. The secret to success is to identify the things you do all the time, learn the shortcut, then force yourself to use it, every time. It will feel awkward at first but with a little perseverance you will be amazed at the difference and will never look back. Whether you are an accountant or any other professional if you use Excel then this webinar is for you. This webinar delivered by our training partner BPP's lead Financial Modelling trainer, Dave Marlow demos some of the more useful shortcuts and provides materials to help you practice on your own.
Webinar: Financial Reporting Updates – IFRS 9, IFRS 15 & IFRS 16
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has published three major International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) that will become effective in the next few years. Will you be affected? This webinar gives a broad outline of the new standards, looking at what's changed and the potential impact these changes could have to you and your business, in the wider context.
Webinar: Reporting the impact of climate change - a new framework for financial disclosure
In this 45-minute webinar, hear from guest speakers: Mark Campanale, Carbon Tracker Initiative; and Jon Williams, Partner PWC and FSB TCFD member; about why including climate change in financial disclosures is becoming more mainstream, and what this might mean for the accounting profession.
Webinar: The changing world of audit and assurance
In an increasingly digital business world, where more information is readily available about a company's performance which goes beyond the traditional financial statements, how does audit and assurance also need to evolve and what does it mean for the auditors of the future? Watch this webinar to find out...
Webinar: Essentials Skills for FDs and CFOs
In this short webinar, we hear from experienced finance professionals Garry Buick and Richard Mallet about the essential skills they feel are required to be successful Finance Directors or Chief Financial Officers.
Leadership & Management
Webinar: Power of One
ICAS launched its 'The Power of One' campaign to help re-establish ethics at the core of business practices and to rebuild public trust in business.
Through their ethical behaviour, CAs are a force for good in the organisations in which they work. They can also influence those around them, and thereby help shape the culture and values of their organisation.
In this webinar ICAS Chief Executive, Anton Colella explains the background to the initiative, explains the key themes of 'The Power of One' and provides an update on the activity to date and that of which is planned for the future.
Webinar: The Fourth Industrial Revolution
The world is becoming increasingly more connected, and increasingly everything is starting to become connected to everything else. It is becoming a truly digital world.
Digital in business has produced a fundamental challenge, how we take all of this data, turn it into information and knowledge and through scenario planning, turning this knowledge into economic value. Gartner predicts that 50% of the Fortune 500 will miss this transition and will cease to exist in their current state within the next five years.
Watch our webinar on the Digitisation of Business, by Matthew Smith, Global Head of Market Development for the Internet of Things at Cisco – where he outlines some of the macro challenges and some of the opportunities that can help steer your business along the road to a successful digital transition.
Career Mentoring in Action
In this short video and webinar, we hear from a range of experienced CAs about the key benefits Career Mentoring can bring to CAs.
Career Insights video series
In this short video and webinar, we hear from a range of experienced CAs about the key benefits Career Mentoring can bring to CAs.
Preparing for partnership
Becoming a partner can happen in different ways, but all require determination to refine your skills and step outside your comfort zone when reaching for success. Discover key qualities and techniques that are necessary for taking the next important step in your career, in this short audio interview.


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Sleepover in Nottingham
Hi my doggie friends,
Had a sleepover with Hum's friend Debbie's two Bichons, Hugo and Alfie.
Hum (human Mum) had gone to London – she had an award to present at some event and stayed in a non-dog-friendly hotel! How dare she! Naughty Hum!
Anyway I got to meet Hugo and Alfie and had an encounter with Bella the cat. she was cool about it and I didn't chase her.
I did play chase with Hugo and Alfie but I think Alfie was a bit scared of me. Hugo was more confident and so he took me for a stoll round the garden and we played boxing and tug of war with his squirrel toy.
Nicole and Debbie took us all for a walk and although tired out couldn't get us to sit and watch the Guide Dog programme on TV. Hum says I can watch it on catch-up whatever that is so will update you when I have seen it.
Sleepovers are fun but I was still pleased to be home with Hum last night.

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Residence Inn Plainview Long Island, Plainview, NY
- Reason for Stay: Work
- Time/Duration of Stay: Feb - Apr 2018
- Travel Schedule: Sun - Fri (weekly check in/out)
I stayed at this hotel for weekly travel to a client in Long Island. Overall, the rooms were clean and comfortable, if small by Residence Inn standards. The property included some non-standard facilities and amenities, though the decor is largely outdated.
This property is certainly unique. I have heard variously that it was once a boarding school, or that it was a conference center. In either case, it has facilities and amenities not typically found at a Residence Inn, such as a full-service restaurant, and room service. The downside of this unique history is that the decor remains the same and has not been updated from the hotel's prior use. Further, the hotel primarily caters to snowbirds, especially in the summer; so there would seem to be little motivation to update the decor. It doesn't bother me, but it may be an issue for some. Personally, I like some of the touches, such as the piano music playing in the lobby.
Covered entrance to the lobby
View of the lobby from the main entrance. The bar is straight across, on the opposite side of the lobby.
Lobby, front desk, and market.
A typical guestroom hallway.
Like the hotel itself, the rooms are clean and comfortable (which is my primary concern when traveling for work), but with outdated decor. Personally, it didn't bother me, other than the bathrooms feeling particularly small, with almost no counter space. I did not find the work space to be adequate. The small desk and uncomfortable chair were not ergonomically well-suited to laptop work. I found myself using the breakfast bar or dining table when working, though neither was a great option when working for several hours.
"Larger" king studio, viewed from the door.
"Larger" king studio, viewed from the balcony.
The tub/shower built-ins are particularly small, in some cases not even being wide enough for my shoulders to stand squarely facing the shower head.
Tiny shower/tub enclosure.
Virtually no counter space. Note the medicine cabinet in the mirror above the sink.
The bathrooms are so small, the hand towel rack is installed behind the door.
The other thing to note about the rooms is that - likely due to the prior use(s) of the property - not all rooms are alike, even for a given category. A standard king may have a king or a queen. The kitchenette may have a breakfast bar for seating, or a small, two-person table. The room layouts change. Some rooms have balconies; others do not.
Nice view from this balcony.
Unfortunately, the balcony wasn't the cleanest.
On the positive side, every room I stayed in had a walk-in closet. In-room storage would not ever be a problem for most people staying here.
Some ground-floor rooms have patios; I actually requested to be moved from one such room to a room without exterior access, and that request was promptly granted. I generally do not like rooms with exterior access, especially when housekeeping continually opens all curtains/blinds every day, inviting all and sundry to peer into my room. I'm also the type not to leave anything within sight in my car, so, take that as you will. One person's security consciousness is another person's paranoia.
As with most Marriott properties, the staff were all friendly and helpful. This is one of the selling points for me for Marriott, and this hotel does not disappoint.
There were minor issues, such as housekeeping changing my room thermostat a couple times, and one time removing items from my refrigerator; but otherwise, the overall housekeeping service - particuarly, the standard of basic service, such as cleanliness, towel/toiletry replenishment, etc. - was much more consistent than I have experienced at several other properties.
I had one occurrence of very loud neighbors who woke me up several times in the middle of the night (2-4AM, approximately), and when I called the front desk to complain, the desk attendant told me that he would "make note of it." I eventually had to get dressed, go next door, and ask my neighbors to quiet down. I am not a light sleeper, and have only been kept up/awoken one other time in all my Marriott hotel stays. In that instance, the front desk came and broke up a 3AM party, and sent all non-hotel guests home. That was... impressive. At a minimum, I would expect the hotel to be proactive in enforcing quiet hours, and not merely "make note of" noise complaints.
The breakfast buffet is plentiful, and always well-stocked. The breakfast meats are changed/rotated daily (can I get an "amen!"?). The coffee (during breakfast) is actually very good. (Note: outside of breakfast hours, coffee is available via a self-serve machine in an alcove off of the lobby; I did not try it.)
One of the benefits of the hotel having a full-service restaurant, and catering to an older clientele, is that this Residence Inn still provides the old Residence Inn standard, full dinner, Monday through Thursday. In a time in which most Residence Inn properties moved to a glorified manager's reception Monday through Wednesday, this amenity is greatly appreciated.
The hotel also has a full-service bar, with a bar-food menu that also doubles as the room-service menu. The wings are particularly good.
Thanks to one of the several nor'easters that came through the area during my stay, I was forced to extend one stay an extra day. Because of the travel delay, I took the opportunity to do my laundry before flying home. I found the laundry facilities to work well, and they were reasonably priced. However, there were only two washing machines and two dryers in the laundry room I used, and there was a line to use them. (Being a Saturday morning, that is partly to be expected.) Also, I specifically asked the front desk if the machines and detergent could be purchased using a credit card, as I did not plan for doing laundry, and therefore didn't have quarters. While I was told that both machines and detergent could be purchased with a credit card, I discovered that to be true only for the machines; the detergent dispenser required coins. (Thank you to the kind guest who let me use some of her detergent.) So, if you plan to do laundry, plan accordingly.
As is typical with work travel, I did not generally have time to avail myself of the other amenities and facilities at the property, such as the pool (pools?) and outdoor facilities.
Parking can be a challenge at this hotel. There is limited parking space in the main hotel lot, a parking garage with mabye a dozen spots, and an overflow lot across the street from the hotel street entrance (note that the hotel street entrance is a non-trivial hike from the main lobby). Gerhard Road can be pretty busy during the morning commute hours, and crossing the street to the overflow lot can be challenging.
Much of the main parking lot seems to be occupied by long-term guests who don't leave often, guests with multiple vehicles (such as both personal and commercial vehicles), and daytime guests who are visiting for the many meetings/conferences held on the property. It would be helpful if the hotel would offer overflow-log parking valet service for long-term guests who don't drive frequently, and ask guests to park second and/or commercial vehicles in the overflow lot, so that the guests going to/from their cars on a daily basis didn't have such a long walk.
Savvy guests use the parking lot of the next-door medical building, which allows hotel guests overnight use of their lot, between the hours of 5:00PM and 9:30AM, Mon - Fri, and all weekend. The walk from this lot is shorter than the walk from most of the parking spots in the main hotel parking lot.
View of the medical building parking lot, from the hotel
View of the hotel entrance from the medical building parking lot


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We generally like to think of the United States as a paragon of freedom, with a free-market, capitalist economy. But while we remain relatively free, compared to the rest of the world, even here heavy-handed government strictly limits what we can do with our own bodies and property, who we associate with and even who we can do business with — or must do business with, as several high-profile examples have illustrated.
The latest example to test the limits of business owners' freedom of contract is Robert Warner, the owner of a Hawaiian restaurant who posted a sign reading "If you voted for Trump, you cannot eat here! No Nazis" in the window of his Cafe 8½ establishment in Honolulu. The sign sparked outrage among Trump supporters, who took to Yelp and Facebook to flood the restaurant with poor reviews and call for a boycott. The sign was taken down within a week, but a lingering acrimony remains.
In a similar vein, shortly after the November elections, several prominent fashion designers offered that they would refuse to design or make clothes for incoming first lady Melania Trump due to the political beliefs she, and especially her husband, represent. Designer Sophie Theallet, who has worked with current first lady Michelle Obama, rationalized such a decision this way: "The Sophie Theallet brand stands against all discrimination and prejudice." Apparently, the irony of discriminating against someone to protest discrimination was lost upon her.
But her form of discrimination is legally protected, since political (or other) ideology is not covered under the Civil Rights Act of 1964. On the other side of the ideological spectrum, there have been a number of cases in which bakers, photographers and florists have been prosecuted and fined for failing to provide services for gay weddings because the businesses' owners disapprove of them for religious reasons.
It is a shame that the debate over such situations has generally been confined to "religious freedom," rather than property and contract rights in general. After all, if you truly own your property — in this case, your business — you should be able to set your own rules about how your property is used and who is allowed to use it, just as a homeowner has the right to invite or exclude people from his own home.
Moreover, just as the freedom of association protects the ability to fraternize or deal with whomever we please, it also necessarily protects the right to not associate with certain people. The fact that money is being exchanged does not forfeit one's liberties.
If, on the other hand, the government dictates these terms, then it is the government who truly owns the property, relegating the business owner to a mere indentured servant, forced to work against his will. Unfortunately, by redefining private property as a "public accommodation" under Title II of the Civil Rights Act, this is just what the government has done.
The ultimate solution to intolerance is less government and more freedom. As the Mises Institute's Ryan McMaken maintains, "If elected officials are so concerned about increasing access to goods and services for ethnic minorities, they should seek to remove restrictions on private-sector activities and lower barriers to entry in the marketplace."
The beauty of the free market is that if there is a demand for something, someone will recognize a profit opportunity to provide it. The much greater danger, as exemplified by numerous historical examples — from the Jim Crow laws to the discriminatory origins of the Davis-Bacon Act's "prevailing wage" law and various occupational licensing laws — is the use of government force to impose laws or establish business cartels that prevent people from owning or operating certain businesses, or patronizing certain establishments.
People should be free to be ignorant or irrational, but that does not mean that others have to like it. If business owners do display offensive characteristics or policies, consumers and other interested parties are free to peacefully boycott them to punish them or try to convince them to change their ways.
Besides, if a business owner's values are important to one's decision to patronize his establishment, isn't it better to allow them to reveal if they are a bigot, a racist, a homophobe or otherwise objectionable, rather than unknowingly supporting and enriching them with your business?
Adam B. Summers is a columnist with the Southern California News Group.


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In the first years of a child's life many important milestones are reached. By the end of the first year a baby will have already acquired some social skills. He will enjoy imitating people and will also test parental responses to his behavior. For example, what do my parents do if I refused food? In terms of movement, an infant will be able to reach a sitting position pull himself up to stand. He may be able to walk momentarily without support. As far as communication is concerned, he will be able to use simple gestures such as shaking his head for 'no', say 'mama' and 'dada' and he will try to imitate words. When it comes to cognitive development, he will be able to find hidden objects easily and use objects correctly such as drinking from a cup.
By the age of two or three, the infant has reached the toddler stage. In terms of social skills, this means, he is becoming more independent, which may result in the occasional tantrum. However, he has learned to take turns in games and spontaneously expresses affection. His physical development will also have increased significant as he can now move around a lot faster and even run. He can also climb up stairs or onto relatively low obstacles, and even ride a small tricycle. However, he will still be rather unsteady on his feet at times. When it comes to language and communication he can now understand most sentences and uses four and five word sentences. In terms of cognitive development, he's learned to play make-believe games and uses his imagination more. He has also mastered the skill of sorting objects according to their shape and color.
Between the ages of six and twelve, a child reaches what is termed 'middle childhood' and will stay in this phase until thay reach adolescence. In the middle childhood, children's development is more affected by the outside world and the child's world expands to include friends, teachers, sport trainers and so on. Children develop at various rates and while some children in middle childhood seem very mature in terms of their emotional and social skills, others seem very immature. As far as physical milestones are concerned, during the pre-school years. There are some major changes occurring at this stage ad baby teeth will come out and permanent adult teeth will grow. As the mouth is not yet fully developed this may cause overcrowding. Eyes will reach maturity in both size and function. In terms of their cognitive ability, children at this stage master the skills of sequencing, which are essential for math. By the end of this period children should have acquired effective reading and writing skills.


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Město Třebíč je otevřené turistům, novým rezidentům a podnikatelům. Tyto stránky jsou informačním rozcestníkem, kde najdete všechny potřebné informace o podnikání, bydlení a trávení volného času v Třebíči. Náš tým je připraven vám pomoci. Jsme tu pro vás.
Třebíč offers many possibilities to enjoy culture and sport for people of all ages. Great music festivals, concerts, theatrical performance, attractive sport matches and tournaments take place in the town. Especially popular among local tourists are the cultural events organised in the historic centre of the town as a part of the multi-cultrucal festival called "Třebíčské kulturní léto" (Třebíč summer of culture).
The town invites you to sports activities. Newly built Aqua Park Laguna attracts by year-round water attractions and a water slide, and an outdoor area with a playground for beach volleyball. In the summer season, also Polanka swimming area is open. For more sports activities there are available tennis, football and baseball fields and indoor halls for squash, badminton and a climbing centre. You can choose between several modernly equipped fitness centers. Skating enthusiasts will appreciate the ice rink and an outdoor track for inline skating. Cross-country trails lead through the forested park in Libuše Valley right in the town and are also suitable for popular Alpinning.
Different places in Třebíč offer beautiful views of the city. From the look-out on the Hrádek hill you will see the whole square and the Jewish quarter, from the viewpoint from the mill you will be attracted by the dominant town clock tower. The highest point is the building of the former water tower on the top called Kostelíček, which offers a little insight into the history of water supply.
In order to explore and learn in an entertaining way, visit Ecotechnical Centre Alternátor. You will have the chance to experiment with different natural phenomena. You will surely choose from more than 800 projections of natural processes on the earth′s surface, which are projected onto a carbon sphere.
Franta Gallery
An unique permanent exhibition of fifty paintings and sculptures was donated by a native from Třebíč living in France, Francois Mertl dit Franta, known under his stage name Franta. The gallery was open in2014. In the gallery you will find a cross-section of the life's work of this author of European and global significance. His works are part of sixty major public collections around the world, exhibited for example in New York in the Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum and the Bronx Museum of the Arts. In the Czech Republic, among others, the National Gallery in Prague or the Czech Museum of Fine Arts in Prague. In France, his works of art are to be seen in Museé d′Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, Centre Pompidou, and many others.
In Třebíč you will enjoy rich cultural life all year round. Within Třebíč Cultural Summer the town comes alive with festivals, concerts and exhibitions. Hundreds of new visitors are attracted annually by the Feast of the Three Hoods, linking culture and history. Municipal Theatre offers theater performances of various genres. Also the cinema and other cultural events offer a large variety of entertainment.


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Why yes, that was a blatant Wizard of Oz reference. I'm in the middle of sorority rush, so I'm feeling super-duper girly. So this is a post for the inner eight year old in me, who likes sparkly, lacy, kitschy things. Because I feel like every girl needs to indulge that fairy princess-loving side of her every once in a while, but without looking like she's wearing a costume.
Charlotte Tarantold Field Game Cardigan, $118 at anthropologie.com, Floreat Grasslands Dress, $138 at anthropologie.com, Only Hearts Dark Beauty Crinoline, $58 at anthropologie.com: I would have totally worn this cardigan when I was eight, and I would have dug it out of my dress-up bin at some point and completely fallen in love with it again. The lace and the nautical stripes sound contradictory, but somehow the lace works to soften up the hard stripes, and the slight sheerness of the lace plays into runway trends--it's the ideal combination of fresh and naive, and yet very on-trend. There's something slightly Swedish milkmaidy about this dress, but I kind of like it. The symmetric floral print, the ruffles, the sweetheart neckline; it's all very fresh faced and pigtail braids. Obviously this stands on its own, but it would be fantastic with a little leather jacket or boots for some added edge. This crinoline is my absolute favorite. First off, the sheerness, lace and lingerie vibe are so of the moment, and second off, how great would this look over a skirt? I know a crinoline is supposed to add volume under a skirt, but I'd love this over a little black or navy blue mini skirt. Very Dior, no?
J. Crew Ribbon Rainbow Necklace, $45 at jcrew.com, Dogwood Cocktail Ring, $65 at jcrew.com, Oiseau Hand Cream in Flaming June, $16 at anthropologie.com: This necklace totally looks like the kind of thing I would have made in fifth grade, except infinitely more polished and elegant. The jumble of pearls and crystals in the pendant is very casual glamour, and the pink bow on top adds a bit of girlish charm. How adorable would this be over a little white tee or a shirtdress? I had so many rings like this when I was little. Those oversized flower rings were so epic. This is like the grown-up version of a gumball machine ring, and with extra sparkles. The contrast between the pale crystals and the matte black ring is so striking, and yet almost whimsical at the same time. I love this lotion. The packaging is sweet, but not cliche or kitschy, and the scents have great names, like Flaming June and Woman in Yellow. I feel so girlie every time I use this. I have Flaming June, which has narcissus, ginger blossom, and alpine strawberry. It basically smells like a big pile of awesome, soft and floral but with a hint of tangy spice (the ginger, perhaps).
Vera Wang Lavender Label Lynette Ruffle Ballet Flats, $225 at shopbop.com, Gorjana Alphabet Charm Necklace, $50 at shopbop.com, Felix Rey Love Letter Clutch, $130 at shopbop.com: These flats are satin, and ruched, and have a giant applique flower on the toe. That's like every 6 year old's dream shoe, but incredibly chic. The shape has a bit of a Lanvin feel to it, and the contrast between the sheen of the flower and the matte finish of the satin just makes them look so luxe. I do love statement jewelry, but it can be a little bold and overwhelming at times. For a softer, girlier look, I like really small pendant necklaces with something sweet or quirky about them. This small monogram necklace is delicate and personal, and really the kind of piece you could wear everyday. I don't think I have to explain this clutch. It's gold, and sparkly, and has XOXO and lipstick prints all over it. It looks like a 5 year old's post card, but done on a metallic clutch it has a certain mysterious, impish spunk that could liven up any basic outfit.
Hannah's Kittens, $265 for the set at hannahskittens.com. This it the stuffed animal I wish I had when I was little--it's one deluxe little stuffed animal. It's a pretty small stuffed kitten, about six inches long without the tail, but it's the details that make it special. Each kitten has a name and a personality. This little white one is Violet, with her name written on her paw and a super-cute purple ribbon collar. Doesn't she look just like the kitty from Aristocats? They're made with really nice French faux fur, and feel almost softer than a real kitten. I got a sample of the leopard faux fur that they're going to be making kittens out of, and I've been petting it for about an hour. The fur is slightly shaggy and shaved around the paws and face, so it looks extra-realistic. What I really love is that the body shape and weight are crazy life-like, so it actually feels like you're holding a real kitten (minus the potential clawing and scratching). The kittens are hand-made and come in a set of three (Daisy, Violet, and Sweet Pea) and in a marabou trimmed hatbox. Vioelt is totally satisfying my need to cuddle with something tiny and fluffy, and I highly recommend these kittens to anyone with a niece or little sister with a discerning eye for stuffed animals, or for any other lonely college students missing their pets. Their website also has a ton of fun info about raising a cat and some adorable cat names, so it's worth checking out.
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Charlotte Tarantino cardigan: anthropologie.com, Floreat dress: anthropologie.com, Only Hearts crinoline: anthropologie.com, J. Crew rainbow necklace: jcrew.com, Dogwood ring: jcrew.com, Oiseau lotion: anthropologie.com, Vera Wang flats: shopbop.com, Gorjana necklace: shopbop.com, Felix Rey: shopbop.com, Hannah's Kittens: hannahskitten.com.
Full disclosure: I was sent of a sample of a Hannah's Kitten to review, and yes, I am snuggling with it right now.


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Two Italian corvettes prepare for new life as Bangladesh Coast Guard vessels
The Italian Navy has, one last time, bid farewell to its two decommissioned Minerva-class corvettes which will continue their lives as Bangladesh Coast Guard ships.
ITS Danaide and ITS Urania left the Navy yard to undergo conversion works before they are delivered to the Bangladesh Coast Guard.
The two vessels were previously decommissioned during a ceremony held March 10, 2016.
Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri in July 2015 announced that it has signed a contract to provide the Bangladesh Coast Guard with four offshore patrol vessels.
Under the contract, Fincantieri was to upgrade and convert four Italian Navy Minerva-class corvettes into Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPVs), and to provide the related logistics support services.
The first two vessels, Minerva and Sibilla, left the Navy yard in June 2015 and are currently conducting sea trials as converted coast guard vessels. The two vessels were already named by the Bangladesh Ministry of Defence as BCGS Syed Nazrul (Pennant number: PL-71) and BCGS Tajuddin (Pennant number: PL-72).
Bangladesh Coast Guard will use the vessels to patrol the country's maritime boundaries and traffic in its Exclusive Economic Zone, with capabilities to contain environmental pollution and to rescue and assist civilians in the case of humanitarian emergencies.


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Keto diets have truly come on sturdy in the beyond the year and a half of and for the desirable purpose. It's a terrific manner to not most effective shed those unwanted kilos quick, however additionally a terrific manner to get healthy and stay that way. For those who have tried the Keto Diet and are still on it, it's extra than just a food regimen. It's a manner of lifestyles, a very new lifestyle. But like all predominant shift in our lives, it isn't always a smooth one, it takes an extremely good amount of commitment and backbone.
Good for Some But not for all? – Although a ketogenic food regimen has been used to significantly improve humans satisfactory of lifestyles, there are a few available who do not percentage the general public's way of questioning. But why is that precisely? Ever when you consider that we will remember we were taught that the handiest manner to put off the greater weight was to give up ingesting the fats crammed foods that we are so conversant in ingesting every day. So teaching people to eat healthy fat (The key word is Healthy) you could without a doubt understand why some people might be skeptical as to how and why you would consume extra fats to obtain weight loss and gain it rapidly. This idea goes against the whole thing we've ever regarded approximately weight reduction.
How Keto Started – Discovered with the aid of endocrinologist Rollin Woodyatt in 1921 when he found that 3 water-soluble compounds Accenture, B-hydroxybutyrate and Acetoacetate (Known together as Ketone our bodies) have been produced with the aid of the liver because of starvation or if the man or woman followed a weight loss plan rich with high fat and very low carbs. Later on that 12 months, a man from the Mayo Clinic by the call of Russel Wilder named it the "Ketogenic Diet," and used it to treat epilepsy in younger children with superb fulfillment. But due to improvements in medicine, it becomes replaced.
My Struggles Starting Keto – I began Keto tone diet review February twenty-eighth, 2018, I had made a try on the Keto Diet as soon as earlier than about 6 months earlier however become never able to make it thru the first week. The first week on Keto is the worst a part of the whole technique, that is while the dreaded Keto Flu appears also known as the carb flu. The Keto Flu is a natural response to your body undergoes whilst switching from burning glucose (sugar) as the power to burning fats instead. Many humans who have long gone at the Keto Diet say that it absolutely feels just like retreating from an addictive substance. This can ultimate anywhere among 3 days to a whole week, it simplest lasted a few days in my case.
People who have had the keto Flu file feeling drowsy, achy, nauseous, dizzy and feature horrible migraines amongst other matters. The first week is commonly whilst humans trying a Keto Diet fail and stop, simply understand that this occurs to everybody early within the technique and if you can get beyond the primary week the hardest part is over. There are some treatments you can use to help you get thru this difficult spell. Taking Electrolyte dietary supplements, staying hydrated, consuming bone broth, eating greater meat and getting lots of sleep. Keto Flu is an unfortunate event that takes place to all people because the body expels the standard daily weight loss plan. You just must electricity via.
What Does A Ketogenic Diet Look Like? – When the average person eats a meal rich in carbs, their frame takes those carbs and converts them into glucose for gas. Glucose is the frame's important source of gasoline when carbs are present inside the body, on a Keto food regimen there are very low if any at all carbs ate up which forces the body to utilize different forms of energy to hold the frame functioning properly. This is where healthy fats come into play, with the absence of carbs the liver takes fatty acids within the body and converts them into ketone our bodies.
A best Keto food regimen need to consist of:
- 70-80% Fat
- 20-25% Protein
- five-10% Carbs
You need to no longer be ingesting more than 20g of carbs in step with day to maintain the typical Ketogenic food plan. I individually ate less than 10g in step with the day for an extra drastic revel in however I accomplished my preliminary dreams after which some. I lost 28 lbs. In a bit beneath three weeks.
What Is Ketosis? – When the body is fueled completely by means of fat it enters a country referred to as "Ketosis," that is a natural kingdom for the body. After all the sugars and bad fats have been removed from the body at some stage in a primary couple of weeks, the body is now unfastened run on healthful fat. Ketosis has many capabilities blessings-related to speedy weight loss, health or performance. In positive situations like type 1 diabetes, excessive ketosis can end up extremely risky, in which as in sure instances paired with intermittent fasting may be extremely useful for people laid low with kind 2 diabetes. Substantial work is being carried out on this subject matter via Dr. Jason Fung M.D. (Nephrologist) of the Intensive Dietary Management Program.
What I Can and Can't Eat – For someone new to Keto it could be very difficult to stick to a low-carb eating regimen, even though fat is the cornerstone of this weight loss program you must not be eating any and all styles of fats. Healthy fats are vital, however, what's healthy fats you may ask. Healthy fats would encompass grass-fed meats, (lamb, red meat, goat, venison), wild caught fish and seafood, pastured beef & hens. Eggs and salt loose butter also can be ingested. Be sure to live far from starchy greens, fruit, and grains. Processed ingredients are in no way standard in any form or format the Ketogenic food plan, synthetic sweeteners and milk can also pose extreme trouble.


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house,home.what's the difference between the two?
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January 11, 2007 1:18pm CST
i really get confused on many occasions as to which one of the above should i use in my discussion.can anyone explain the difference between the two though they seem to be same?thank you for your help in advance.
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@prettydoyce (282)
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11 Jan 07
house is the structure and home is your family and the people living in it.. thats what i learned from grde school


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For those who are interested in history and the historical events of the 20th century and want to improve their debating skills, CEU's Center for EU Enlargement Studies (CENS) has opened a call for applications to participate in the simulation game "Renegotiating Peace." The call is open to students, recent graduates, and young professionals from all disciplines who wish to better understand the relevance of World War I for today's politics. The simulation was prepared by the German organization Planpolitik and co-organized with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
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Did you watch the premiere of Golf Channel's Big Break: Disney last night? The new show has a variety of "stars" on it: Susan Lucci's son, Rudy Guiliani's son, the Finau brothers, etc.
The first player to be eliminated was Edwin Moses, the former Olympic swimmer.
This caught my attention because of golf's addition to the Olympics, as well as the arguments about whether golf is a sport. Moses seemed pretty sure that his athleticism would allow him to overcome his opponents... and now he's the first one eliminated.
Ironic, if you ask me. But it begs the question once again: Is golf truly a sport, if an athlete like Edwin Moses can be beat so early in the series?
Is ping pong a sport? It is, after all, in the Olympics. If you define a sport purely in terms of brute strength, speed, or endurance, then the answer is no. But it requires good eye-hand coordination, rapid reflexes, and the ability to instantly change the amount of force applied to a moving object while your opponent changes his/her position and your choice of target at the same time; if you think these are athletic actions, then the answer is yes.
Golf presents physical challenges that can range from brute strength (in the rough) to delicate control (on the greens). The real beauty is that it doesn't require these qualities in an extreme form - that is, you don't have to be THE strongest or the fastest - but you need to COMBINE all of these qualities in a measure that most people are capable of attaining. Lopsided skills don't cut it in our sport; balance is what's important.
I think the new show is going to be interesting... because it looks like the Magic Kingdom is about to get a reality check.


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Today was the greatly anticipated re-opening of the Lenox Warehouse sale. Don't be jealous but I went there at the invitation of the world's best daughter-in-law. We've been there before together and she was kind of lukewarm to the whole thing but that is her cautious nature and she is 100% into it now.
The warehouse opens for a three-week period and then closes up again for a few weeks while they restock. This period opened today at 9am. Our timing was off a bit and we got there at about 10 past the hour, but that was still early enough to get decent parking and to be in the first 100 shoppers. How do I know this? Because there was a beaproned male employee standing at the entrance giving out tickets for a free item to the first 100. The free item turned out to be a full-sized pedestal cake plate in a lovely delicate floral pattern. Not too shabby.
And then what do you supposed I saw as soon as we were inside the building? Not one but two pineapple lamps!
The crystal lamp doesn't show well in this picture but it was beautifully prism-y in that cut crystal way of things. I have to tell you that it's a real contender – I am a sucker for that modified bell/drum lamp shade style. I would have bought this if I was still not completely heartbroken and constantly mooning around about the latest eBay broken lamp episode.
Another thing I did not buy was an enormous Dansk salad bowl. And when I say enormous, I mean it. Here's a picture I found online of a person holding one so you could get a good idea about the size.
The price on this thing was – brace yourselves – $49.97. Plus, if you had a coupon every item that was priced ending in .97 got an additional 30% off, making the final total for this $34.98. I am a fool. Why did I not buy this? They'll probably be gone by tomorrow.
Also of interest is that the world's best daughter in law is now slightly opening up to the idea of fine china. She's a great lover of the color red and also the stark black and white of houndstooth pattern so when we spotted this Scalamandre zebra dinnerware, it was just what the doctor ordered.
We didn't buy that either but we did manage to walk out with three shopping bags full of bargains. Our cart was probably the most empty in the whole checkout line. There were women there whose shopping carts were heaped to overflowing and some had accomplices who pushed a second cart of similar load. Husbands of the pocket-book holding type were standing slightly apart, guarding half-filled carts while their wives went back into the trenches for more. The checkout line was a good 30 minutes long and it was a pretty humid and sticky wait by then. Teeming masses of humanity had shown up by then to pack every aisle and contribute their body heat and hot breath to the atmosphere.
In search of the elusive Hot Honey, we stopped a small farm stand that had a sign for LOCAL HONEY RAW HONEY at the roadside. No hot honey but plenty of pumpkin buckets. Seriously, I meant to photodocument this whole excursion but I was swept away by each moment and only remembered to take a picture after most of the stuff was unloaded from the car.
Word of warning, though – the pumpkin seekers are out in full force now. Anyone who has lived through it once knows enough to stay off the main pumpkin-picking drags from early October right through Xmas tree season. I got cocky and figured that I only had a short stretch to cover after I dropped off the DIL- what could go wrong? Well, I got bogged down in front of a place that not only had the customary pumpkin picking, hay rides, pony rides, gift shop, home baked goods and picnic area but also featured a Wild West show. That was my one mistake for the season, from now on, I'll stick to creeping along the residential roads.
What Jersey experience is complete without a visit to a jersey diner? Answer: none. So we rounded off the excursion with the full diner breakfast plus a side order of pumpkin pancakes. I must say the place we chose had the crispiest best corned beef hash that I've had in a while. Even the coffee was good, and that's saying something. I've almost given up ordering coffee when dining out because of the high risk of disappointment.
So all in all, a great day in New Jersey. Just think – if I had stayed home to catch up on work or possibly to push the vacuum around a little bit then I never would have saved $210.05.
Homework assignment: study up on Scalamandre Zebras wallpaper. Gawd, there is so much I don't know in this world.


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Do you tend to control the events in your life, or are events controlling you? The amount of stress you feel is directly related to how in control you feel about your life. As the stress piles up, your sense that you are in charge of your life can slip away even further. You feel like you're a spectator in your own life, helpless to do anything but watch as things happen to you.
There's a way to change that. If you want to stop letting other things control you, then you need to take control of your own mind. It's all about reshaping the way you think about yourself and your life. If you're ready to make that change in your life and regain control of your direction, the best thing you can do is focus on your vision.
What does your ideal life look like? What do you most want to leave behind when all is said and done? That's your vision – your dream. That's what you need to fix at the forefront of your mind. When you focus on vision instead of everything going on around you, you'll sharpen your ability to get what you want and make yourself more resilient against the bleak thoughts that can crowd your mind when you're stressed out.
What we choose to focus on – and the way we talk to ourselves about that focus – has a massive effect on how we feel. If you focus on the things you can't control, such as the past, all the things you've failed at or what's missing from your life, it's easy to lose your vision. We've all been there – life seems to crush something that you were excited about, or someone betrays you, or you betray yourself.
Once you let yourself think in that way, the stress will creep in. You'll soon feel overwhelmed and even depressed. This is the origin of that loss of control, that sense that you aren't in command of your own life. You're a manager, an operator – not a creator.
Leaders focus on what they can control, what they have and what they want. Once you change your focus in this way, you'll stop being a manager and become a creator once again.
Deciding to focus on vision means determining the way you want your life to go.
"Focus on where you want to go not on what you fear"
To create a life where you're thriving, not just surviving, you must focus on creating a compelling future. Pick anything – a goal, dream or desire – that you want so much, you're going to find yourself compelled to make it happen. Don't be modest or shy about what you want to do with your life. Dream big. What legacy do you want to leave behind? How do you want people to remember you? What would you have to accomplish in order to look back at your life and say, "I have no regrets"?
If you think about it, you've actually already done this before. Whether or not you've been keeping track of it along the way, there are things that you've wanted and have gotten for yourself. You are responsible for everything that you have in your life today. That means you're also responsible for everything you'll have in your life going forward. If you want to thrive, you have to focus on the things you can control, the difference you can make and the things that are already in your life that you're grateful for.
Work out the important things you want to accomplish in your life and the legacy you'd like to leave. Maybe that's starting your own business to leave your family financially secure. Maybe that's traveling to every country in the world. Maybe that's looking after all the hungry in a particular city. No vision is too large.
Nothing happens overnight. All good things in life take time and effort, and even that can hang up those of us fully driven by vision. Accept that you will not change the world in a day. You're starting with yourself – and changing yourself has a ripple effect that will change the world.
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A new path for socialism? Revolutionary renewal in the Soviet Union and Cuba – from
FRFI 82, November/December 1988
Recent issues of Fight Racism! Fight Imperialism! have dealt with the debate on the transition to socialism. This debate so far has been dominated by the dramatic changes underway in the Soviet Union under perestroika and glasnost. Capitalist ideologists have seen in the Soviet reforms a vindication of capitalist principles and social norms. The left in Britain, politically and ideologically retreating before Thatcherism, has been unable and unwilling to attempt a serious defence of Marxism-Leninism. Cuba has been engaged in a process of 'rectification' since 1986. This has provided Fidel Castro with the material for assessing the transition to socialism in a third world country. His analysis, however, has produced conclusions that have a more general validity. They represent a major defence of Marxism-Leninism in the face of the systematic retreat widespread in the communist movement today. That is why so far his ideas have either been ridiculed or ignored in Britain. Here we reprint extracts from Castro's speeches with a commentary.
No Two Revolutions are the Same
Fidel Castro makes it clear that measures Cuba is taking to resolve its problems are different from those adopted by the Soviet Union. This, however, does not mean, as bourgeois commentators have suggested, that there are problems in Cuban-Soviet relations, only that the difficulties the socialist countries are facing have different historical roots and, therefore, require different solutions (Granma 28 August 1988 p3).
'There are some people who believe that what's being done in other places is what we ought to start doing right away . . . That's an incorrect stand, a wrong stand, because no two revolutionary processes are the same, no two countries are the same, no two histories are the same, no two idiosyncracies are the same. Some have certain problems, others have other problems; some make certain mistakes, others make other mistakes.
'If someone has a toothache, why would he use a cure for corns? Or if his corns hurt, why must he use a cure for a toothache? That's why our measures are not the same, nor can they be the same as those used by other countries and it would be entirely wrong for us to look for the same solutions or mechanically copy the other countries' solutions.
'Our Revolution and this no one can deny – has been kept going with tremendous ideological strength because who can defend us? Were imperialism to attack us, who is there to defend the island? No one will come from abroad to defend our island; we defend the island ourselves. It isn't that someone might not want to defend us, the thing is that no one can because this socialist revolution is not just a few kilometres away from the Soviet Union; this socialist revolution is 10,000 kilometres away from the Soviet Union . . .
'I believe that our country has carried out an extraordinary historical feat on building socialism in the geographical conditions in which it has done so and that's why we must watch over the ideological purity of the Revolution, the ideological solidity of the Revolution. That's why we can't use mechanisms, any kind of tools smacking of capitalism; this is an essential question of the Revolution's survival, that's why the Revolution must resolutely stick to the purest principles of Marxism-Leninism and Marti's thought, stick to them rather than playing around or flirting with the things of capitalism.' (Granma 7 August 1988 p4)
Cuba Rejects Styles and Methods of Capitalism
'What I can indeed tell the imperialists and the theoreticians of imperialism is that Cuba will never adopt methods, styles, philosophies or characteristics of capitalism. That I can indeed tell them! Capitalism has had some technologic-al successes, some successes in organisational experiences that can be used, but nothing more! Socialism and capitalism are diametrically different, by definition, by essence' (ibid p5).
Cuba began its rectification process in response to the consequences of the economic reforms introduced from the mid-1960s onwards. In a speech to the Third Congress of the Communist Party of Cuba in 1986 Castro pointed out some of the consequences of giving cooperatives and state enterprises freedom to set prices and trade with other enterprises. These are measures presently being introduced in the Soviet Union.
He gave examples of 'enterprises that sold their material and charged the prices of finished jobs, be it paint, lumber, asbestos tiles or anything else, to cite a few examples for there are a ton of them. Enterprises that tried to become profitable by theft, swindles, swindling one another. What kind of socialism were we going to build along those lines? What kind of ideology was that? And I want to know whether these methods weren't leading us to a system worse than capitalism, instead of leading us toward socialism and communism. That almost universal chaos in which anyone grabbed anything he could, whether it be a crane or a truck. These things were becoming habitual and generalised . . .
'The peasants were also getting corrupted. We no longer knew if a cooperative was an agricultural production cooperative, an industrial cooperative, a commercial cooperative or a middlemen's cooperative. We were losing our sense of order: the trading between the cooperatives and state enterprises, state enterprises exchanging products, materials, food stuffs among themselves . . . a factory exchanging products with a farm, because while it sent the agricultural cooperative cement sweepings, the agricultural enterprise sent salted meat and who knows what else to the cement factory.' (Granma 14 December 1986 p11)
If this process was generalised, as Castro pointed out, social provision to the population as a whole would come under threat.
'If everyone started to do that, if that proliferated, nothing would be left. There wouldn't be any meat for the schools, for the hospitals, for what has to be distributed to the population every day, every week, every month. If this kind of generalised trading developed among the state enterprises or between the agricultural production cooperatives and state enterprises, no one knows where this would all end, in what kind of chaos and anarchy. These are evidently negative tendencies, extremely evident!' (ibid).
Castro's essential point is that you cannot solve the problems of socialist construction using capitalist economic laws and methods. In a speech on the 20th anniversary of Che Guevara's death Castro stated:
'In essence – in essence! – Che was radically opposed to using and developing capitalist economic laws and categories in building socialism. He advocated something which I have often insisted on; building socialism and communism is not just a matter of producing and distributing wealth but is also a matter of education and of awareness. He was firmly opposed to using these categories which have been transferred from capitalism to socialism as instruments to build the new society.' (Granma 18 October, 1987 p5)
Castro argues that they had thought that the problems of material production and the country's development could be resolved by grafting capitalist methods onto the socialist system.
'Apparently, we thought that by dressing a person up as a capitalist we were going to achieve efficient production in the factory and so after a fashion we started to play at being capitalists. Because it is only under socialism that you could dress up an administrator as a capitalist; if you wanted to make a capitalist out of him, you'd have to make him the owner of the factory and nothing else, return to the capitalist system. However you cannot achieve capitalist efficiency by making your administrators behave as though they were capitalists.
'Capitalists take better care of their factories and better care of their money: they are always competing with other capitalists. If they turn out trash no one will buy it, and if they are not profitable they go bankrupt, they're sued and deprived of their property; they lose their jobs as administrators and stop being the owners.
'Our man dressed up as a capitalist produced anything and forgot about quality: if he had to produce 1,000 items, he did; he didn't solve the contradiction between quantity and quality nor did he keep good checks on quality, nor did he care about it, he just cared about fulfilling his production plan. He began to sell at higher prices, he began to steal to have the factory be profitable, and in the end he didn't even care whether the enterprise or factory was profitable, for the state would come forward at the end of the year and shoulder the deficit. What were the problems facing our man dressed up as a capitalist? He could spend his entire life playing the role of a capitalist without achieving efficiency or else making shady deals and being paternalistic, solving individual people's problems here and there.' (Granma 14 December 1986 p12)
Castro was not opposing the idea of enterprise profitability or cost accounting but rather the methods used to try and achieve economic efficiency.
'Our man dressed up as a capitalist could not solve these problems because it isn't capitalism or the capitalist methods that under the conditions of socialism can bring about efficiency in an enterprise. This doesn't mean we're giving up these mechanisms, no! We shouldn't give up the system of paying salaries according to the amount produced in the field of material production since it is impossible to do so in other fields – I've mentioned this before – it would be absurd. We can't give up paying salaries according to amount produced, work norms or the socialist formula of getting paid according to quantity and quality of work, quantity and quality! We shouldn't give up the idea of enterprise profitablity or cost accounting. I'm not against any of those mechanisms or categories, provided we fully understand what political work, revolutionary work is, the sense of responsibility instilled in cadres, the sense of responsibility of cadres, what can make efficiency possible, not dressing up our administrative cadres in the material production sphere as capitalists.' (ibid pp12-13).
Capitalist competition has to be replaced by a communist sense of responsibility. There is no other way.
'When there is no competition, if the motivation prompting the owner in a capitalist society to defend his personal interests is out of the question, what is there to substitute for this? Only the cadres', individual people's sense of responsibility, the role played by the cadres. The man who is in charge there must be a Communist. It is unquestionable that being a member of the Party, or not being one, the man who is in charge there must be a responsible man, must truly be a Communist, a Communist! A revolutionary. And not a communist playing at capitalism, a Communist dressed up as a capitalist or, mark you, a capitalist dressed up as a Communist.' (ibid p13)
The Critical Role of the Party
Castro argues that in the rectification process the role of the party, far from being weakened, has to be strengthened.
'Without the party no construction of socialism is possible.
'And we must say here, once and for all, that we need just one party, in the same way that Marti needed just one party to wage the war for Cuban independence, in the same way that Lenin needed just one party to make the October Revolution. I say this to stop the wishful thinking of those who believe that we're going to start allowing pocket-sized parties, to organise perhaps the counter-revolutionaries, the pro-Yankees, the bourgeoisie? No! There's only one party here, and that is the party of our proletarians, our peasants, our students, our workers, our solidly and indestructibly united people. That's the one we have and will have!
'We don't need capitalist political formulas, they're just trash, they're good for nothing, what with their incessant political scheming. I was telling you how a voting card was demanded to get medical attention; none of these phenomena exist here now. We created our own political way to suit the country, we have not copied it, these are our own political ways to organise people's power.
'As you know – because that's the practice among you – the candidates to delegates for the circumscriptions (electoral districts) are not proposed by the Party, they are proposed by the people gathered in free assemblies in the circumscriptions and they select the best in their opinion; they can choose up to eight candidates and a minimum of two, and if one of them doesn't get 50 per cent, a new round of voting must start. You don't have to tell me – I haven't been able to escape even once from that second round of voting in the elections in my own circumscription. We all know that and we know that the Party doesn't finger anyone or propose anyone, it's the people who do it. It is those circumscription delegates who make up the Municipal Assembly, the ones who set up and constitute the Provincial Assemblies. Those delegates of the people, nominated by the people and elected by the people are the ones who make up the National Assembly of People's Power.
'We have to rectify absolutely none of this, ours is a superdemocratic system, more democratic than all the bourgeois systems of the millionaires, the plutocracy, the real rulers, generally speaking, of the capitalist countries.
'We have nothing to learn from them and we will not stray one iota from this road, where power emanates from the people. And you all know how our Party emerged from the people, it didn't drop from heaven, and how our Party members are chosen among the best in the youth and among the best workers. That was also an innovation, something absolutely new in the way of creating and expanding the Party and that is very much present in the history of our Party which always subjected the admission into its ranks to the will of the masses, the opinion of the masses, the support of the masses. That's why our Party stands so close to the masses.
'I know that outside the Party there are millions of extraordinary men and women and communists, we're a people of revolutionaries, yet the Party must be made up of a selection of them and it can't be otherwise because they must be a vanguard. And you know very well what it means to be a member of the Party: he or she must be the first in everything when there's a difficult job, an internationalist mission, a sacrifice to be tackled, a risk to be taken; there the first turn, the first possibility goes to the Party member. It's not a party of privileged people but a Party stemming from the midst of the people, whose members must set an example and when they don't set an example the Party sees to it that they are expelled from its ranks.
'In this rectification process the Party will have increasing strength because, I repeat, socialism can't be built without the Party. Without the Party capitalism, which stands for chaos, can be built, it doesn't need anyone to organise it, it is self-organised with all its rubbish. Socialism is not created by spontaneous generation, socialism must be built and the basic builder is the Party.' (Granma 7 August 1988 p5)
Socialism in The Third World
During the course of the debate on the transition to socialism some in the communist movement have resurrected the Menshevik argument that socialism cannot be constructed in the less developed countries. Castro totally rejects this view.
'One of Lenin's great historical merits was to have thought of the possibility that socialism could be built even in an industrially backward country. (Granma 14 December 1986 p12)
'For a Third World country a prerequisite for this construction is hard work and efficient use of available resources.
'Perhaps one of the tragedies of the Third World countries is that they long for the level of consumption of the developed capitalist countries, working seven, six or five hours. It is a dream, an illusion. If we want a lot of material well-being, the degree we need and want, we must work and work hard, we must increase labour productivity, we must make rational use of all human and material resources; there is no other way' (Granma 7 August 1988 p3).
Socialist construction requires a rejection of the capitalist model of development and consumerism. In the case of Cuba the problems of obtaining hard currency to pay foreign debts and buy advanced machinery demand a reduction of imports and increase in exports. This will require sacrificing luxury consumption even when made available to foreign tourists.
'That's why we must develop exports in every possible branch and exploit two marvellous resources of the country, the sun and the sea. That's why we must develop tourism and are making a special effort in this field. There is a great international demand for tourist accommodations in Cuba and you know about the wonders of our coast and nature. There is Baconao Park, for example; there you can see what's been done in a short time with limited means, and there are three international hotels in Baconao bringing in hard currency.
'Some people will say: "It's too bad that I can't go to such and such hotel", but we can't have everything. We can't have waterworks, schools, hospitals, health, food, transportation, everything, and in addition enjoy all the hotels. We have no choice but to export hotel services and deprive ourselves of some hotels; although often those hotels during part of the year when there is no international tourism, especially in the hot months, will provide service for Cubans, except in the case of joint enterprises where that would mean a loss of hard currency for the country.
'I say this because there are people who react unrealistically. I have heard petit bourgeois, genuinely petit bourgeois views, from people who want to have the university, hospital, school, career, job, transportation, recreation, art, culture, everything! They say: "It really bothers me that in my country I can't go to such and such a hotel" which of course they view as a tragedy and the fault of the Revolution. We could also say, "It's too bad we can't consume all the lobster we produce"! We produce more than 10,000 tons of lobster and we must export it to rich Japanese, to rich Spaniards, to rich Canadians, so they can eat lobster while we go without. It is very tasty, no one doubts, and it is served in some restaurants.
'There may be no lobster, but the price of a ton of lobster in the world market enables us to buy 20 tons of powdered milk and with those 20 tons we produce 200,000 litres of milk and those 200,000 litres provide milk all year round for many children in the mountains, many who never had milk before, many who were formerly undernourished. We can say there is no lobster on the Cuban menu but there are no children begging in the streets. There is no lobster but there are no undernourished or starving children in our country, all children get a litre of milk daily, which is why we have one of the healthiest people in the world.' (ibid p4)
Socialism and Agrarian Reform
The land question was dealt with in Cuba in a very different way to other socialist countries.
'The manner in which an agrarian reform was carried out in our country differed from the manner in which all the other socialist countries carried it out, because they all divided up the land and we didn't. Had we divided up the big cattle ranches or the sugar plantations in small lots or tiny parcels, today we wouldn't be supplying calories for 40 million people. We kept those land units intact and developed them as big production enterprises. We gave land to the peasant who was in possession of it, to the sharecroppers, tenant farmers and others. We said to them all, here you are, the land is yours, and subsequently we haven't forced any of them to join co-operatives. The process of uniting these plots has taken us 30 years, we've gone ahead little by little on the basis of the strict principle of it being voluntary. There can't be a single peasant in Cuba who can say that he was forced to join a co-operative, there can't be any! And yet, over two-thirds of their land now belongs to co-operatives, and all of them are making headway, they are prospering. On the other hand, 80 per cent of the land in our country belongs to state farms whose self-sufficiency is collective. The co-operatives are also self-sufficient. It was a different road they took.' (ibid)
Socialism and Planning
In Britain the whole concept of planned production is under attack even from the ranks of so-called socialists and Marxists. They point to recent developments in the Soviet Union as vindication for their rejection of the fundamental tenet of Marx's conception of the socialist economy. Castro goes against this stream and links the strengthening of the party with the role of the plan.
'Another essential point in our rectification process: we will not weaken the role of our plans or the role of our development programs. We are convinced and are very aware of the importance of planning our development, of how important our plans are; our main problem is to draw them up well. But not only that, we must avoid turning the plans into strait-jackets. That's why, while we must make sure that we are capable of planning well, we must also create the necessary conditions to cope with new problems, new situations and new possibilities.'
The Cuban people led by the Communist Party have demonstrated their commitment to the principles of internationalism, which are regarded as central to their own revolutionary ideology.
'We're proud of the ideological purity, of the ideological strength of a country that has confronted imperialism; and not just confronted imperialism but a country where hundreds of thousands of its people have fulfilled internationalist missions, a country where one only has to raise his hand and if 10,000 teachers are needed for Nicaragua, all 10,000 teachers turn up and go to Nicaragua; if doctors are needed, doctors go there; a country that when fighters were needed has always had ten times more fighters willing to fulfill the mission than the number of fighters actually needed.' (ibid)
This internationalism has most recently changed the balance of forces against imperialism and apartheid in Angola.
Castro reaffirms the historic mission of socialism in its superiority over all other previous social forms.
'It is a question of solving and confronting new problems stemming from our progress, our development and the great historical challenges of developing the country, building socialism, advancing along the road to communism, developing revolutionary theory and practice, demonstrating that socialism is not just overwhelmingly superior to capitalism in the fields of education, health care or sports, or other things where they admit we have shown progress, but also demonstrating to the capitalists what we socialists, we Communists, are capable of doing with pride, honour, principles and consciousness; that we are not once, not twice, but ten times more capable than they of solving the problems posed by the development of a country! It is a question of demonstrating that we are more capable than they are of being efficient in material production! It is a question of demonstrating that a consciousness, a communist spirit, a revolutionary will and vocation were, are and will always be a thousand times more powerful than money!'


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