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"The world is a book; those who do not travel read only one page". – Saint Augustine.
After several years of exploring Ghana from one region to another, I wish to put the long story short: that Ghana is such an amazing country which only few have discovered. Read the following ten reasons Ghana is a must-see destination.
Rich history: There are over 26 surviving Castles and Forts dotted along the coast of Ghana as evidence of the dark period of the centuries-long slave trade and European oppression.
Examples are the Cape Coast castle which saw the likes of US President Barack Hussein Obama visiting, the Osu Castle which served for several years as the seat of government, the Elmina Castle (built in 1482) which is the oldest existing European building in Sub-Saharan Africa and many more.
There are also historical relics of slavery on display at the Ghana National Museum. Take a journey along the routes of the slave trade and see for yourself the several slave markets and camps dotted across the country where fellow human beings became commodities on the open market. Look for the Salaga Slave Market in the North, Pikoro Slave Camp in Upper East and Atorkor Slave Market in the Volta Region.
Unique culture: Enjoy the unique foods, Lively music and amazing cultural dance of the Ghanaian people. Ghana is made up of over seventy different ethnic groups with their intriguing traditional festivals and over a hundred languages. The land of cultural diversity.
Volunteer opportunities: Ghana is the preferred destination for voluntourism as there are limitless opportunities to touch lives in a secure and peaceful atmosphere. Teach in a community school, help save lives at a community health centre or contribute to the future of orphans at a children's home.
Friendly people in a peaceful nation: In 2011, Forbes ranked Ghana the 11th most friendly nation in the world. Ghana is widely referred to as the champion of democracy in Africa. The nation has enjoyed an admirably stable democracy for close to three decades and still counting.
The proverbial Ghanaian hospitality: The language of all Ghanaians is full of proverbs and euphemisms.
Nature's beauty: Beautiful highlands, amazing waterfalls, various shades and types of vegetation: From the thick tropical rainforest of the mountainous Southern Ghana to the semi-arid plains of the North.
The Wli Waterfall is the tallest of its kind in West Africa. Don't miss the opportunity to watch elephants, lions, and other wildlife at the Mole National Park and take a walk on the over 30 metres tall canopy walkway at the Kakum National Park.
Handmade beauty: The majestic Volta lake is the world's largest man-made lake and the Kpando Agbenorxoe Grotto has the largest statue of the Holy Virgin Mary in West Africa. The Ghanaian creativity is demonstrated in the beautiful handicrafts and arts. These creative works have very deep meanings and convey various messages of our rich societal values: life, love, peace, unity and the likes.
Laid-back villages: Clean, safe and healthy peripheral rural communities, where you experience the real indigenous culture and relieve yourself of the stress of city life.
Legendary personalities: Check if you ever heard about the following icons: Kofi Annan (Former UN Secretary General), Azumah Nelson (The greatest African boxer of all time), Dr Kwame Nkrumah (BBC African Man of the millennium), Flt Lt J.J. Rawlings. Just to mention a few of the prominent global icons from Ghana.
Budget friendly destination: Love your pocket, visit Ghana.


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Parlament Spojeného království Velké Británie a Severního Irska je nejvyšší orgán zákonodárné moci Spojeného království a Britských zámořských teritorií. Jde o jediný parlamentní svrchovaný orgán, skládá se z Dolní sněmovny a Sněmovny lordů. Čelným představitelem parlamentu je britský panovník – v současnosti král Karel III. Britský.

Historie
Od středověku až do rané moderní doby existovala tři samostatná království Anglie, Skotsko a Irsko se samostatnými parlamenty. Zákon o sjednocení z roku 1707 spojil Anglii a Skotsko a vznikl také spojený parlament Velké Británie a další zákon o sjednocení z roku 1800 spojil tento parlament s irským a vznikl tak Parlament Spojeného království Velké Británie a Irska.

Anglický parlament

Kořeny Anglického parlamentu lze hledat mimo jiné v anglosaském Witenagemotu. Roku 1066 Vilém I. Dobyvatel začal v Anglii uplatňovat kontinentální systém, kdy využíval doporučení rady složené z vrchních velitelů a církevních hodnostářů. Roku 1215 přiměli šlechtici krále Jana podepsat Magnu chartu, která zavedla pro krále omezení vybírat daň bez souhlasu jeho královské rady. Tato skutečnost položila základ vzniku parlamentu.

Roku 1265 svolal Simon de Montfort první volený parlament. Volební právo v těchto volbách bylo jednotné ve všech hrabstvích a měli ho všichni majitelé svobodných statků nebo půdy s ročním příjmem nad 40 šilinků. Takto svolaný sbor byl nazýván Model Parlament a jeho systém byl přijat králem Eduardem I. V době vlády Eduarda II. byl parlament rozdělen do dvou komor – v jedné byli zástupci vyšší šlechty a církve a ve druhé rytíři a zástupci měšťanstva a žádný zákon ani nová daň nemohla být přijata bez souhlasu obou komor a panovníka. Zákony z let 1532 až 1542 realizovaly anexi Walesu a začlenily jejich poslance do Anglického parlamentu.

Roku 1689 parlament přinutil královnu Marii II., které dopomohl na trůn po útěku jejího otce, podepsat zákon o deklaraci práv, která poprvé definovala svrchovanost parlamentu (Bill of Rights – zákon přijatý parlamentem roku 1689 definující některá základní práva občanů například právo na předání petice panovníkovi, právo nosit zbraň pro svou obranu a definice některých případů, kdy musí panovník požádat o souhlas parlament).

Skotský parlament

Informace o zákonodárném sboru, který vznikl roku 1999 viz Skotský parlament
Ve středověku se z původní královské rady biskupů a hrabat vyvinul roku 1235 první jednokomorový Skotský parlament (Estates of Parliament), který jednal v Kirklistonu (první jednání parlamentu, z něhož jsou dochovány písemné dokumenty) a který měl zákonnou a politickou moc. Od roku 1326 se parlament skládal z církevních hodnostářů, vrchních velitelů a zástupců měšťanstva a měl pravomoci stanovovat daně a silný vliv v soudnictví, zahraniční politice a zákonodárství. Parlament jmenoval členy komise (Lords of the Articles), která zpracovávala návrhy zákonů, které pak prezentovala v parlamentu.

Po skotské reformaci byli roku 1567 z parlamentu vyloučeni katoličtí hodnostáři. A poté co byli roku 1638 z parlamentu vyloučeni i protestantští biskupové stal se z parlamentu orgán skládající se pouze ze zástupců světského stavu. V době vlády Jakuba VI. byli členové komise navrhující zákony pod jeho velkým vlivem a po jeho nástupu na anglický trůn je využíval k řízení politiky ve Skotsku z Londýna. V období protektorátu Olivera Cromwella došlo roku 1657 k dočasnému sloučení anglického a skotského parlamentu.

Parlament Irska
Tento odstavec popisuje historickou instituci, jejíž činnost skončila roku 1800

Tento parlament vznikl, aby reprezentoval zájmy anglické komunity v lordství Irska (Lordship of Ireland), zatímco původním keltským obyvatelům nebylo dovoleno ani volit ani zastávat úřad. Jeho první jednání proběhlo roku 1264. Vliv Anglie se v té době omezoval na oblast v okolí Dublinu.

Roku 1541 Jindřich VIII. deklaroval Irské království a posílil zde svůj vliv. Keltští Irové se mohli účastnit na jednání parlamentu. Rozpory začaly po anglické reformaci, kdy většina obyvatel byla katolického vyznání ale rozložení volebních obvodů zajistilo protestantskou většinu v parlamentu. Po vzpouře Irů z roku 1641 byli katolíci vyloučeni z parlamentu.

V době vlády Jakuba II. katolíci získali půdu a v době jakobínských válek souhlasil s požadavky parlamentu Irska na autonomii a restituci půdy. Po vítězství Viléma III. byly tyto výhody zrušeny. Zákon Poynings' Law z roku 1494 podřídil Parlament Irska Parlamentu Anglickému parlamentu. Několik zákonů z roku 1782 (Constitution of 1782) tyto restrikce zrušily a o několik let později mohli katolíci volit, ačkoli stále nemohli být členy parlamentu

Parlament Velké Británie
Po smlouvě o sjednocení z roku 1707, byly v Anglickém i Skotském parlamentu přijaty zákony o sjednocení, které daly vzniknout Království Velké Británie. Tyto zákony zrušily oba parlamenty a nahradily je Parlamentem království Velké Británie, založeném na původním Anglickém parlamentu. Všechny tradice a procedury Anglického parlamentu byly převzaty do nově ustanovené instituce. Nebylo považováno za nutné vyhlašovat nové všeobecné volby.

Po nástupu Jiřího I. na trůn v roce 1714 docházelo k přesunu moci z rukou panovníka na parlament a výkonná moc začala být realizována ministry, kteří se zodpovídali parlamentu. Na konci 18. století měl panovník velký vliv na horní komoru parlamentu, ale jeho moc byla nepřímá. Volební právo bylo omezeno na vlastníky pozemků a svobodných panství a volební obvody byly rozděleny v neprospěch rozvíjejících se průmyslových center.

Parlament Spojeného království

Tento parlament vznikl po spojení Království Velké Británie a Irského království roku 1801.

Princip zodpovědnosti ministrů vlády dolní komoře parlamentu se začal rozvíjet v 19. století. Svrchovanost Dolní sněmovny byla ustanovena na počátku 20. století. Roku 1909 navrhla dolní komora zákon, který měnil daňový systém v neprospěch bohatých vlastníků půdy. Tento návrh zákona byl horní komorou (jejíž mnozí členové byli touto změnou poškozeni) odmítnut. S ohledem na popularitu tohoto zákona a neoblíbenost Sněmovny lordů vyhrála Liberální strana dvoje volby. Na základě tohoto mandátu navrhl předseda této strany zákon omezující moc horní komory. Pod pohrůžkou jmenování mnoha peerů do horní komory a tím překonání většiny Konzervativní strany v horní komoře tato navrhovaný zákon přijala.

Skotský parlament byl zřízen jako jednokomorový legislativní orgán s předanou částí pravomocí zákonem z roku 1998 a jeho první jednání proběhlo 12. května 1999.

Složení a pravomoci
Parlament Spojeného království je dvoukomorový. Skládá se ze Sněmovny lordů a Dolní sněmovny. Zákonnou moc mají tři elementy – panovník, Sněmovna lordů a Dolní sněmovna. Jsou od sebe vzájemně oddělené a žádný jednotlivec nemůže být účasten ve více částech. Členové horní komory nemohou volit poslance dolní komory a podle zvykového práva nevolí ani panovník.

Pravomoci panovníka jsou stále formálně rozsáhlé. Jeho souhlas je například vyžadován u každého zákona, jmenuje předsedu vlády a rozpouští parlament. Ve skutečnosti je nesouhlas s přijatým zákonem neuskutečňován, pověřením sestavit vládu bývá jmenován předseda strany, která má v dolní komoře většinu nebo je schopen sestavit většinovou koalici a termín rozpuštění parlamentu bývá určen podle návrhu současného premiéra.

Členové sněmovny lordů jsou jmenování. V současnosti (květen 2008) má tato komora 745 členů. Jednou skupinou jsou zástupci Anglikánské církve. Jedná se o 26 nejstarších církevních hodnostářů a jmenovitě v této skupině jsou zastoupeni vyjmenováni biskupové – Arcibiskup canterburský, Arcibiskup yorský, Biskup londýnský, durhamský a winchesterský. Světští členové horní komory jsou označováni jako peerové. Po reformě z roku 1999 je část členů doživotních (bez možnosti předání křesla dědicům) a pouze 92 – Lord maršál, Lord kancléř a dalších 90 zvolených ostatními členy horní komory, s členstvím s možností postoupení dědicům.

Od platnosti zákonů z roku 1911 a 1949 jsou pravomoci Sněmovny lordů mnohem menší než Dolní sněmovny. O všech zákonech, s výjimkou daňových zákonů a zákona o státním rozpočtu, se v této sněmovně diskutuje s možností navrhovat změny nebo odmítnout jejich přijetí. Přesto zamítnutí schválení zákona může zpozdit jeho přijetí maximálně o dobu trvání dvou zasedání parlamentu. Po této době může projít zákon bez souhlasu horní komory. Horní komora má také právo vznášet dotazy na členy vlády a zřizovat několik komisí.

Členové Dolní sněmovny jsou voleni v jednomandátových volebních obvodech (každý zahrnuje oblast s přibližně stejným počtem voličů). V současnosti má tato komora 646 poslanců. Všeobecné volby se konají minimálně jednou za 5 let (výjimku lze stanovit v mimořádných případech schválením zákona oběma komorami parlamentu). Volby také může jednostranně vyhlásit ministerský předseda nebo samotná Dolní sněmovna, pokud vyhlásí vládě nedůvěru.

Všechny zákony aby se staly právoplatnými musí projít touto komorou parlamentu a jako jediný orgán schvaluje daňové zákony a státní rozpočet. Členové vlády (včetně jejího předsedy) musí pravidelně odpovídat na otázky poslanců dolní komory. Dále v rámci Dolní sněmovny pracuje množství výborů, které projednávají návrhy zákonů.

Zákonodárná funkce
Legislativa je realizována jako zákony Spojeného království. Ty mohou mít platnost na celém území Spojeného království včetně Skotska, ale vzhledem k oddělené platnosti skotského práva mnoho z nich neplatí ve Skotsku. Zákony pro decentralizované oblasti, které platí pouze pro Skotsko, jsou od roku 1999 vydávány Skotským parlamentem. Na základě referenda z roku 1997 bylo vytvořeno i Velšské národní shromáždění, které má od roku 2006 právo přijímat ve vymezených oblastech opatření platná pro Wales.

Každý zákon prochází několika úrovněmi jednání v obou sněmovnách. První úroveň se nazývá prvním čtením a jedná se o formální proceduru. Ve druhém čtení se projednávají hlavní záměry zákona a sněmovna může odmítnout jeho přijetí. Poté je zákon předán do výborů. Poté, co sněmovna vezme zákon na vědomí následuje třetí čtení. V dolní sněmovně při třetím čtení není povoleno, na rozdíl od Sněmovny lordů, provádět změny a doplnění. Možnost zabránit přijetí zákona horní komorou je ale od roku 1911 omezena. Poté, co je přijat v jedné komoře parlamentu přechází do druhé komory a pokud projde bez dodatků může být předán ke schválení panovníkem (Royal Assent).

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Reference

Externí odkazy

 Oficiální stránky parlamentu
 Historie parlamentu

Politický systém Spojeného království
Dvoukomorové parlamenty

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1832 - 1899: Ernst Sokolovski (Estonia)
Ernst Sokolovski was born on February 8, 1833, in Roopi Church Manor, Latvia, as the son of teacher Georg Sokolovski.
On May 26 (June 5, according to the new calendar), 1863, Sokolovski met a deaf boy for the first time. This happened when, after the service, Vändra's teacher Sokolovski and his wife sat on the steps of the church manor and heard the child squeak. There came Hans Keres, son Mart. The boy tried his best to get rid of his father. Sokolovski marveled at the detained child in his father's hand. Hans argued that Mart did not care about his father's prohibition and order because he was deaf and had brighter legs. Sokolovsky's heart told him: he must also teach the deaf.
Ernst began to study carefully the German literature on the teaching of the deaf and took part in classes in a manor near Tartu, which was given by The Hague, a deaf educator from Germany. Having thus become acquainted with the way in which the deaf were taught, in 1864 he took the boy and another Kurdish child living nearby to the manor and taught them to speak and write daily. Mart Keres and Kai Loorents were the first Kurds taught to speak in Estonia.
Teacher Sokolovski invited the members of the congregation to see and listen to how one deaf child had learned to speak, write and calculate well with him in one year after the service. A number of people saw a 13-year-old boy from the Vändra congregation, who was born deaf and without a tongue, uttering in a very audible and beautifully clear way what he saw on the picture in front of him, understood the speech and wrote down what was told to him.
The officials and Livonian synods asked Sokolovski to expand his work and establish a school for the deaf. Johannes Eglon, 30, was invited to Ernst Sokolovski on the recommendation of the director of the Valga School Teachers' Seminary. Under Sokolovsky's leadership, Eglon learned how to teach the deaf. Soon a school for the deaf was built near Vändra Church, which after its first benefactor was called the "Gotthard School". Vändra's teacher Sokolovski handed over the key to the new schoolhouse to Eglon, who then opened the schoolhouse door and entered with the children and escorts. With this, the Vändra School for the Deaf was opened on December 11 (December 23, according to the new calendar) in 1866.
On February 26, 1899 (March 10, according to the new calendar of 1899), he died at the age of 66 from a sudden heart attack.
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SCOTT: I do not. I think it's important that the White House be clear on this position as it relates to not treating either person differently. The fact of the matter is keeping the pardon off the table is a necessary part of the process. I would be disappointed if President Trump were to pardon either one of these individuals. The good news is that the Mueller investigation continues. The better news is that the public will have as much information as necessary to draw clear conclusions. And today, it only reinforces why it's important for us to make sure that the investigation continues until it gets to the end. I hope that we get there sooner than later. But the reality of it is that the more information we find out, the better, and the more confident the American people will be in who we are as a nation.
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China's biggest cities have suspended land auctions after new central government rules failed to rein in prices, in a setback for President Xi Jinping's campaign to reduce social inequality.
The rules were introduced as part of Xi's efforts to promote "common prosperity" by cracking down on the high property costs borne by middle-class families, and were intended to reduce demand and runaway house prices. But they had the opposite effect, serving to drive up red-hot real estate costs.
Regulations outlined by the natural resources ministry in February stipulated that 22 cities, including Beijing and Shanghai, should sell more land this year than had been sold on average between 2016 and 2020. The municipalities would have to offload the land in three large-scale auctions in 2021.
Authorities felt that the cities' previous practice of holding dozens of auctions merely whetted developers' appetites. Property developers that had missed out at one auction could reset their sights on the next one, officials argued, leading to a cascade of high winning bids and ultimately higher apartment prices.
Ren Yi, an influential Chinese blogger who uses the pen name Chairman Rabbit, has noted that the government was increasingly concerned with "the broader socio-economic impacts of high housing prices".
Reducing the process to three auctions, the ministry said in an internal memo seen by the Financial Times, would create the impression of "abundant supply" at each auction and allow the overheated municipal property market to "return to normal". The shift would also cause developers to struggle to raise cash to buy multiple parcels, the memo added.
But it did not work out as intended, and the auctions scheduled for July and August were suspended. Government advisers warned that developers' behaviour would not change unless annual property supply was increased.
"The resource is still in short supply," said one person who advises the natural resources ministry and asked to not be named. "Developers will compete for every available plot.
"The authorities were too idealistic. They didn't expect market forces to go against their will."
In the 22 cities subject to the land sales overhaul, the average transaction price rose to Rmb9,591 ($1,485) per sq m in the first half of the year, a 38.3 per cent increase from the previous year, according to local housing bureau statistics.
The first mass auctions were held from April to June. In Chongqing, the country's largest city by population, a subsidiary of China Merchants Group, the bank, paid 130 per cent above asking price for a downtown plot. The record premium paid in the city the previous year was 49 per cent.
An executive at China Merchants who asked to not be identified said the group was willing to pay a steep premium because "we are in a cash-burning race to build our land reserves".
Some cities began imposing an upper limit on bids, which were determined by lottery because so many developers were willing to pay the highest price allowed.
In April, bids for a downtown parcel of land in Guangzhou were capped at 50 per cent above the asking price. To increase their chances of winning, big developers created numerous shell companies to give them extra tickets for the draw. About 300 entities participated in the auction, but they represented only about 30 developers.
Local government-owned companies also participated. "There is no way you can win the auction without a dozen — or more — shell companies to join the race," said an executive at Yuexiu Enterprises, a leading developer controlled by the Guangzhou municipal government.
At an internal meeting last month, the natural resources ministry tried to curb the proliferation of shell companies by stipulating that each one had to provide proof of funding, according to minutes of a meeting seen by the FT. It also instructed local governments to set their bid limits at 15 per cent above asking price.
The ministry adviser, however, was sceptical that the latest measures would prove effective. As local governments derive the bulk of their fiscal revenues from land sales, they might be tempted to simply raise asking prices.
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—Téa Obreht, New York Times Book Review
"Fearless, delicate, beautiful, sad, haunting, and wonderful. A brilliant novel."
—Jeff VanderMeer, author of City of Saints and Madmen
Yugoslavia, 1980s: a 16-year-old Muslim girl named Emine is married off to a man she hardly knows. But what was meant to be a happy match soon goes terribly wrong. Her country is torn apart by war and she flees with her family.
Decades later Emine's son, Bekim, has grown up a social outcast in Finland; both an immigrant in a country suspicious of foreigners, and a gay man in an unaccepting society. Aside from casual hookups, his only friend is a boa constrictor whom he lets roam his apartment – even though he is terrified of snakes.
But one night in a gay bar, Bekim meets a talking cat who moves in with him and his snake. This witty, charming, manipulative creature starts Bekim on a journey back to Kosovo to confront his demons and make sense of the remarkable, cruel history of his family. It is a journey that will eventually lead him to love.
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"Every once in a while, but not often, a book and author come along so original, so mature, and so timeless you might think you're discovering a classic from the past. But My Cat Yugoslavia by Pajtim Statovci is very much a novel of and for today. It asks urgent questions about identity and family, humanity and nationality, symbols and metaphors, but refuses to give any simple answers. By embracing the complexity of our present world, Statovci has created a work of literature, and a work of art."
—David Ebershoff, author of The Danish Girl and The 19th Wife
"After this superb debut it's safe to say: this is a literary voice to follow."
—Sofi Oksanen, author of Purge and When the Doves Disappeared
"This beautiful novel is about a great many things: a snake and a sexy, sadistic, talking cat; online cruising and Balkan weddings; the surreal mess of identity; the things that change when we change our country and the things that never change; the heartbreaking antagonism between fathers and sons; the bewilderment of love. Pajtim Statovci is a writer of brilliant originality and power, and his debut novel conveys as few books can what life feels like now."
—Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to You
"Take one part Bulgakov, one part Kafka, one part Proust, and one part Murakami; shake and pour over an icy wit; and you have the devastatingly tart My Cat Yugoslavia. This book is a rallying cry for breaking conventions of structure and characterization, and it marks the debut of an irresistible new talent. I cannot wait to see what Pajtim Statovci does next."
—Rakesh Satyal, author of Blue Boy and No One Can Pronounce
International Praise
"A strange, haunting, and utterly original exploration of displacement and desire. /…/ Statovci's literary gifts are prodigious. His sentences are lean and precise. He defies expectations, denies explanation, and excels at the most difficult aspect of storytelling: building a complex humanity for even his most deplorable characters. /…/ a marvel, a remarkable achievement, and a world apart from anything you are likely to read this year."
The New York Times Book Review, US
"Spry and warm /…/ The novel is a slowly shattering and re-forming reflection of the protagonists' corresponding descents into wintry numbness, until, near the end, they begin to revive, and to love . /…/ Statovci's surreal, arresting novel suggests that … love and identity have many reflections, many destinies, many languages. Sometimes, a broken mirror reflects something truer—as does the kind of love, drawn from the deepest sunken places, that tries to put it back together."
The New Yorker, US
"Powerful /…/ Statovci is a tremendous talent /…/ [My Cat Yugoslavia] has an intensity and power that demands a second reading."
Library Journal *Starred Review*, US
"An elegant, allegorical portrait of lives lived at the margin, minorities within minorities in a new land. /…/ [My Cat Yugoslavia is] a fine debut, layered with meaning and shades of sorrow."
Kirkus Reviews *Starred Review*, US
"Like a "Master and Margarita" of exile /…/ [A] marvelous and frequently hilarious debut novel."
The Boston Globe, 'Best Books of 2017', US
"Compelling . . . [an] important exploration of the aftershocks of war."
Publishers Weekly, US
"[Pajtim Statovci] knows how to disorient – and disarm. /…/ This dark debut has a daring, irrepressible spirit."
The Atlantic, US
"My Cat Yugoslavia is an elegant, allegorical portrait of lives lived at the margin. /…/ Allegorical but matter-of-fact: a fine debut, layered with meaning and shades of sorrow." The Dallas Morning News, US
"My Cat Yugoslavia is both intriguing and disturbing, a novel from 2014 that perhaps describes 2017 all too well."
Literary Hub, US
"I don't think I've ever read a novel like My Cat Yugoslavia, so thrillingly inventive and alive that I felt small electric shocks of pleasure."
Electric Literature, US
"[My Cat Yugoslavia] is inventive and playful … wonderful and original … compelling and altogether beautiful. /…/ There is something truly wonderful about a debut novel where the sentences themselves are as beguiling, the metaphors as imaginative ("its dry skin rattled like a broken amplifier"; "his viscid sweat oozing between my fingers like egg white"), and the eye for detail as sharp as Statovci's."
Slate, US
"[My Cat Yugoslavia] is both thought-provoking and emotionally resonant."
Lambda Literary, US
"Anyone who writes as naturally and powerfully as Statovci surely has models, but they're not apparent in My Cat Yugoslavia, and he's one of those rare performers in language who puts you out of mind of all others while you're reading his charged, bounding prose. /…/ [A] remarkable book."
The Bay Area Reporter, US
"My Cat Yugoslavia is a striking work about dislocation and estrangement that moves between science fiction, comic fable and trauma narrative without ever settling snugly into any of them. /…/ this is a memorably disconcerting novel, a kind of literary Let the Right One In; a book about skin and sweat and the ruptured blisters of history."
The Observer, UK
"There are very good passages, particularly when he is writing about life in Kosovo, describing rituals there that seem almost medieval, and when he grapples with the pain of the refugees living in exile. /…/ An extraordinary achievement."
Sunday Times, UK
"Pajtim Statovci's debut novel My Cat Yugoslavia is such a beguiling, intelligent and tender thing, it might win the nation [Finland] another place at Europe's top cultural table /…/ My Cat Yugoslavia is a masterclass in defining the soft spots which mark human vulnerability."
The Big Issue, UK
"It's a surreal fable that makes tangible the dislocation felt by those who are persecuted in their home country and in the country that gives them refuge."
Financial Times, UK
"A stirring portrait of migration's multi-faceted loneliness."
Spectator, UK
"Pajtim Statovci's remarkable debut novel is a poignant examination of the migrant refugee experience spanning two generations /…/ enchanting and disturbing."
Times Literary Supplement, UK
"The writing is sensitive, subtle and deeply engaging. It is astonishing to find such emotional insight in a novel written by someone so young (at the time of its publication Statovci was only twenty-four). I wasn't surprised to hear My Cat Yugoslavia won a prize for Finland's best literary debut. It is a truly extraordinary novel."
Literary Review, UK
"A deeply immersive reading experience /…/ A startlingly original story about the trials and upheavals of losing a homeland and adapting to an adopted one. /…/ This is a novel which takes a succession of considerable risks to perform dizzying feats. Statovci is equally adept at depicting stark reality (Serb atrocities, marital strife, paralysing culture shock) as he is in weird fantasy. /…/ This novel's singular ingredients combine to make a […] thoroughly intoxicating brew."
The National, UK
"International author Pajtim Statovci's debut novel My Cat Yugoslavia is a dazzling portrait of displacement and desire. "
Traveller, UK
"A thrillingly unique exploration of exile."
AnOther Magazine, UK
"A wonderful and haunting novel about war, family, love — and a talking cat."
Attitude Magazine, UK
"My Cat Yugoslavia is a smart, fresh and ultimately important novel, particularly in today's fraught political climate. The poor treatment of Bekim and his family and their sense of alienation are not confined to Kosovo-born immigrants to Finland in the 1990s. As a result, Statovci has managed to capture the prevalent societal attitudes towards modern-day immigrants despite writing about a war that happened two decades ago. In a world in the midst of an immigrant crisis and where empathy seems to be slowly disintegrating, this novel makes for essential reading."
European Literature Network, UK
"So much of Statovci's book is about escape, whether it be fleeing a warzone or an abusive relationship or the frightening reality of oneself, but its power lies in extending past these themes into something like freedom."
Totally Dublin, Ireland
"A lion of a writer. /…/ Pajtim Statovci's first novel will be remembered. We can expect great things from him."
Helsingin Sanomat, Finland
"Pajtim Statovci's debut novel is absolutely this autumn's literary sensation."
Aamulehti, Finland
"The contradictory pulls and pressures of love and patriarchy, desire and dignity, and the strange cocktail of pride, shame, guilt, and rebellion that inflects every father-son relationship are the other sub-themes that find potent expression in Statovci's dazzling debut. /…/ My Cat Yugoslavia transcends the particular. It is an insightful exploration of the multiple layers of exile that everywhere constitutes the human condition in today's world. This novel marks the arrival of an exciting new voice in fiction. In fact, 27-year-old Statovci has already been hailed as some sort of Balkan Murakami."
The Hindu, India
"My Cat Yugoslavia is a gripping and ambitious novel /…/ [The novel] explores refreshing literary paths, and Pajtim Statovci is a voice to remember."
Elle, France
"Beyond the success and international resonance of his debut novel, Statovci inspires conversation with his boldness /…/ With a sensual realism imbued with fantastical elements and popular tradition, Statovci confronts the fundamental themes of the bildungsroman."
Il Venerdi di Repubblica, Italy
"An utterly brilliant debut. Pajtim Statovci is a name to remember. /…/ It's difficult to not give in to Pajtim Statovci's wonderful debut novel My Cat Yugoslavia. /…/ This little gem truly does have everything. Intelligence, warmth, love and pain woven together into an elegantly composed novel about solitude, pets, and the tragic fate of the Kosovo Albanians during the Balkan war in the nineties."
Sydsvenskan, Sweden
"My Cat Yugoslavia operates on so many levels. It completely enraptures me. The boldness of its structure, prose, wisdom and sorrow. /…/ It is brutal, painful, and utterly topical."
Sveriges Radio, Sweden
"It's easy to read, cleverly written and in many ways a successful debut."
Corren, Sweden
"I cannot but heap praise upon Statovci's debut novel. /…/ It is entertaining, engaging and ingenious."
Ystads Allehanda, Sweden
"[My Cat Yugoslavia] is poignant and sorrowful, sometimes harrowing, while in a strange way also entertaining, almost carefree. Above all it feels real, true. It captures a feeling which I imagine many migrants and refugees can identify with – and that the rest of us can actually understand too. "
Göteborgs-Posten, Sweden
"Finnish Pajtim Statovci's debut novel My Cat Yugoslavia is a multifaceted tale of migration, love, family and – let's just call it "animal husbandry". /…/ [My Cat Yugoslavia] is an impressive novel by a 24-year-old debutant."
Tidningen Kulturen, Sweden
"It's not just Sofi Oksanen who can write about the multicultural Finland in a way that the writing explodes with pent-up emotions. Pajtim Statovci does it too. /…/ My Cat Yugoslavia gradually transforms into an insanely great debut in all its rattling, imaginative chaos. "Gradually" because the reader has to get over their cat allergy /…/ Left is a terrifically openhearted, wild and gentle tale of what the hell it means to fit in in an average Nordic "lottery country" when you're neither very average nor lucky in lotteries. My Cat Yugoslavia isn't written with a light hand, God knows, and neither is it with a hand ruled by immigration politics. Instead, it's written with a young, vibrantly hot hand. ★★★★★"
Politiken, Denmark
"The realism of Emine's story is fascinating and heartbreaking. The young debutant Pajtim Statovci, who himself came to Finland as a two-year-old, addresses the material of which alluring human fates are woven. The detail is impressive; one is truly caught and wish to follow Emine till the end. /…/ My Cat Yugoslavia cuts quickly between Emine and Bekim's stories. Both are well-told, both fascinate, and both engage."
Jyllands-Posten, Denmark
"A magical tale requires a credible narrator, and Pajtim Statovci is such a one."
Fyens Tidende, Denmark
"A dark, Finnish sensation. /…/ Rarely have I read such a dark novel simultaneously characterized by playfulness and hope. If in the future Statovci is to follow in Sofi Oksanen's steps when it comes to portraying the challenges of being bicultural in Finland, then his humor and inventiveness are surely his strongest assets."
Dagsavisen, Norway
"Among the many good reasons there are to read young Pajtim Statovci's brilliant first novel, one of the most important is [the author's] ability and desire to play with the text as well as the reader."
Kulturnytt P2, Norway"The levels of symbolism in the story branch out in layers that one might spend an eternity unveiling. Statovci's intrepidity will shake the readers."
Turun Sanomat, Finland
"A hard-hitting debut about the search for love and a family cut off from its roots."
Me Naiset, Finland
"Pajtim Statovci's debut novel is the most breathtaking reading experience I've had in years! My Cat Yugoslavia draws you in instantly and offers a reading adventure in which the fate of individual and ethnic group, along with friendship, love, fear, extended family and immediate family, and the turmoils through history of both a single person and a whole country, are all inextricably intertwined."
Hämeen Sanomat, Finland


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Top 5 Best Sports Cars of 2020
Sports cars have a unique appeal and charm to them which is due to their otherworldly performance, solid character and fast speed. They are available in a variety of sizes and truly engage drivers. Let's take a look at some of the best sports cars in this year.
1- Toyota GR Supra
This second-generation sports car has excellent handling mechanisms. It was manufactured by the co-development of BMW without which the Suprawouldn't have existed. Even though Toyota's own engine is a powerful beast, BMW shared its 6-cylinder engine, chassis from Z4 and ZF 8-speed automatic gear to Toyota Supra.
Supra omitted the dual-clutch technology and replaced it with a more traditional torque converter mechanism. It is an amazing fun-to-drive car. It's very simple to operate as it doesn't include countless settings, menus or controls. There are only two modes of Normal or Sport. The Sport mode is on the default setting whereas the first one is good for moving through the traffic. Sport mode has an enhanced throttle response and the transmission pulls out more power from each gear. The steering of the car is very lively, the weight has equally distributed throughout the bodyline and the grip is pretty strong considering it's a heavy torque rear-wheel-drive car.
The interior is of high-quality with the two-tone color scheme of red and black. The seating position is decent and the controls are near the driver's seat. The infotainment system is excellent which contains menu layouts and simple operations transported from BMW's iDrive. The instrument cluster is super easy to read as it displays clear and exact information. There is a physical tachometer on the cluster and extra information about shift lights and redline in the Sport mode.
Standard equipment in all variants include carbon console trim, powered seats, manually adjustable steering column, wireless phone charger,dual-zone climate control, satellite radio, an 8.8-inch touchscreen,
Bluetooth, navigation, LED headlights and taillights, keyless entry, electric park brake, and automatic wipers. Toyota Supra is definitely a new breed in Sports cars with the influence of BMW.
2- Jaguar F Type
This is a legendary sports car with a head-turning exterior and high performance. It has two variants which are convertible and coupe. Both versions have sharp handling, a comfortable ride, and an engaging drive. A4-cylinder turbocharged engine mated to an 8-speed automatic transmission is nestled in the car which gives 380 hp. The exhaust note emits an attractive growl which grabs attention.
The interior is small and simple with many features. Leather and suede seats, electrically adjustable steering wheel and seats, a 10-inch touchscreen display, 2 USB ports, wireless device charging, Apple car play, and Android Auto connectivity are standard. The center console is cozy too. The key safety features are blind-spot monitoring, lane-departure warning, rear cross-traffic alert, self-parking assist, and lane-keeping assist. With this many options, excellent features, and a driver-oriented interior, this athletic sports car is a must-have.
3- Alpine A110
This French manufactured sports car has a retro design built with an aluminum body that offers the right balance between rigidity and flexibility due to its being lightweight. This provides a properly measured soft ride with agility. Whereas the steering is both light and sensational. The coupe has 3 modes which are Comfort, Sport, and Track. It is fueled by a4-cylinder, turbocharged 1.8-liter petrol engine which delivers 249 hp in the standard model and 288 hp in the S model. The engine is paired with a7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission.
The interior is very spacious with a lot of legroom and headroom. Standard features include a height-adjustable steering wheel, LED headlights, USB ports, wireless charging, 17-inch alloy wheels, upholders, leather seats and climate control.
It is a pretty decent car which cancels out road noises and absorbs bumps. You can definitely take it out for long travels.
4- Porsche 911 Carrera
This much-celebrated sports car can be driven throughout the year because it boasts powerful driving dynamics and high-performance powertrains. A true embodiment of a sports car, it is available in a coupe and convertible versions. Both have a stunning exterior and feature a6-cylinder, turbo powertrain which offers two ranges of power. The choice of rear or all-wheel drive is given and the shifts between them are conveniently done.
A twin-turbo, 6-cylinder 3 liter engine is mated to an8-speed automatic transmission. The engine delivers 379 hp in the base variant and 443 hp in the S model. The acceleration is surprisingly fast, the grip is strong and steering is incredibly responsive. The interior is poised and sophisticated with a decent seating position and supportive front seats. There are a few physical controls and voice commands which add a nice touch. In the middle of the dashboard, there is a 10.9-inch touchscreen. The infotainment system contains a WiFi hotspot, Apple CarPlay, and an excellent two surround-sound systems.
This Porsche sports car ticks off all the boxes. It surely is one of the most exciting in the batch.
5- Aston Martin Vantage
This elite sports car offers a gorgeous appearance, fast powertrain, and driving thrills. It is a rear-wheel-drive car in the coupe form. A twin-turbo, V-8 4 liter engine which is given by the Mercedes AMG is joined with an8-speed automatic transmission and it delivers 503 hp and 505 Nm. The interior is built with upscale materials and has many custom options.
The top of the dashboard showcases an 8-inch touchscreen display. The infotainment system includes Bluetooth, Aston Martin sound system and navigation. Some of the interior features include memory settings, power-adjustable seats, full leather upholstery, specially designed headrests, carbon fiber steering wheel, heated seats and cockpit traced with leather and faux suede. There are personalization packages available for both interior and exterior.
It is a very rewarding and entertaining sports car.
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Q: Why does bash still keep duplicate lines with erasedups? I have the following line in my ~/.bashrc
export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth:erasedups

However whenever I run somecommand it keeps adding the duplicated command into .bash_history like this
grep -w somecommand ~/.bash_history
somecommand
somecommand abc xyz
somecommand 123
somecommand
...

Why is this and how to prevent it?

A: The erasedups option will remove duplicated lines limited by this two conditions:

*

*The lines will be erased from the list in memory.

*Only when a new command is going to be added to the list.

The list in memory is the output of history.
The whole list "in memory" will be written to file with history -w or when bash is closed (if histappend is not set).
So, if the list in memory is:
$ history
1  cmd1
2  cmd2
3  cmd3
4  cmd1
5  cmd2
6  export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth:erasedups
7  history

It will become:
$ history
1  cmd2
2  cmd3
3  cmd2
4  export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth:erasedups
5  cmd1
6  history

All cmd1 commands (except the one being appended) are removed.
If cmd2 is executed, all repeats of cmd2 are also removed (also history):
$ cmd2
$ history
1  cmd3
2  export HISTCONTROL=ignoreboth:erasedups
3  cmd1
4  cmd2
5  history

But even now, the file ~/.bash_history has not been modified. It still contains the list of commands from a previous session. Using grep on the file may show many duplicates (dups), including the commands just used (cmd1 and cmd2). A grep will only work correctly on the memory list:
$ history | grep cmd1

Once the list gets written to file (history -w) is it correct that only one instance of each command line used in the session.will be found with grep.
You can force an update of the disk file every time with:
$ PROMPT_COMMAND='history -w'

A: According to man bash:

A value of ignoredups  causes  lines matching the previous history entry
  to not be saved.

If you run somecommand twice in a row with no arguments, you should see only one consecutive entry.
Likewise if you run somecommand 123 twice in a row, it will only be added to the history once.
The commands in your list show no consecutive duplicates, so this feature is working as intended.

A: To uniqely record every new command is tricky. First you need to add to
~/.profile or similar:
HISTCONTROL=erasedups
PROMPT_COMMAND='history -w'

Then you need to add to ~/.bash_logout:
history -a
history -w

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Ulster are favourites to reach their first Heineken Cup final since 1999 on Saturday, but Edinburgh will arrive in Dublin preparing to put up a fight. The Scots have never reached this stage of the tournament before, but despite having a poor season in the RaboDirect Pro12 they overcame the odds to beat Toulouse in the Heineken Cup quarter-final at Murrayfield, and will run out at the Aviva Stadium confident that they are capable of causing another upset.
Ulster are the home side and as such they will enjoy the majority of the support on Saturday, but Edinburgh are expecting between four and five thousand of their own fans to make the trip to Dublin. While their numbers may pale in comparison to those of the Ulstermen, this is a big achievement for a club that was playing in front of crowds that size in the early stages of the tournament. Furthermore, official fan zones have been set up in Edinburgh where people can go to watch the game, and the Heineken Cup fever will filter through to the team and give them a welcome boost.
Edinburgh can enjoy playing this game with the knowledge that they have nothing to lose. Their Heineken Cup campaign has already been a success and if they reach the end of the road on Saturday they will still return to Scotland as heroes. Ulster, however, have the uncomfortable pressure of being favourites, and will only be happy if they reach the final. They have been knocking on Europe's door for a couple of seasons, but their historical win over Munster to earn them a semi-final spot will have been in vain if they don't back it up.
There's no doubting the influence that Ulster's overseas signings have had, and Johann Muller has brought great leadership and a winning mentality to the province. Despite their All Black prop John Afoa missing out due to suspension, they still have plenty of big hitters and strong ball-carriers in the team, with Muller combining with Dan Tuohy in the second row, and the formidable back row of Stephen Ferris, Willie Faloon and Pedrie Wannenburg. With that trio running at them all day, Edinburgh will have a job to withstand the pressure.
Ulster have raised eyebrows by bringing in a number of overseas players, but they're also developing a number of young stars who are benefiting from training with experienced internationals day in day out. Winger Craig Gilroy and Paddy Jackson, who gets the nod over Ian Humphreys at fly-half, are two glimmers of a bright future for the province and Ireland, and though Edinburgh have their own try-machine in Tim Visser, Gilroy will be looking to match his performance against Munster at the Aviva Stadium (click here to see his try at Thomond Park).
Ulster by seven. There's no doubt Edinburgh will put in a hearty performance but the Northern Irishmen's combination of power and experience will break the Scots down.
Can Ulster stop Tim Visser?
ULSTER v EDINBURGH, SATURDAY 28 APRIL, AVIVA STADIUM, KICK-OFF 5.45pm.
ULSTER: Stefan Terblanche; Andrew Trimble, Darren Cave, Paddy Wallace, Craig Gilroy; Paddy Jackson, Ruan Pienaar; Tom Court, Rory Best, Declan Fitzpatrick, Johann Muller (capt), Dan Tuohy, Stephen Ferris, Willie Faloon, Pedrie Wannenburg.
Replacements: Nigel Brady, Paddy McAllister, Adam Macklin, Lewis Stevenson, Robbie Diack, Paul Marshall, Ian Humphreys, Adam D'Arcy.
EDINBURGH: Tom Brown; Lee Jones, Nick De Luca, Matt Scott, Tim Visser; Greig Laidlaw (capt), Mike Blair; Allan Jacobsen, Ross Ford, Geoff Cross, Grant Gilchrist, Sean Cox, David Denton, Ross Rennie, Netani Talei.
Replacements: Andrew Kelly, Kyle Traynor, Jack Gilding, Steven Turnbull, Roddy Grant, Chris Leck, Phil Godman, Jim Thompson.


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Broadchurch Episodes 3 & 4
The series continues with heightened drama but the representation of the legal process is corrupted by the story line.
In episode 3 the prosecution call DC Miller, the wife of the defendant, and while there is nothing intrinsically wrong with that; the law is that a wife is a competent witness against her husband, but she is not compellable. What that means is that her evidence is capable of belief but if she declines to give evidence she cannot be forced to do so. In the circumstances where she is known to have assaulted her husband, I think most barristers would be reluctant to call her. She added very little to the issues for the jury.
Episode 4 has a number of glaring errors in the trial scenes. It is a long time since a witness was allowed to make a dock identification. In a real trial, if that was to happen, the defence would ask for the jury to leave the court and make an application for a retrial. Actually it makes Justine look incompetent as she allows the witness to deviate from her witness statement by asking if she recognised the man. There was no need for the question; the witness had given the evidence about seeing a man already, although what evidential value that had was difficult to understand. If the judge ruled that the trial should continue, cross-examination would be much more rigorous. The witness would have been asked about her previous statement, the time she made it and why she had left out the name of the man she saw. It is one of the common mistakes that a witness makes to say I told the police but they left it out. The police officer who took the statement would then be called and would inevitably say that the witness had not identified the person they saw and the defence can then assert that the witness is at best unreliable or a liar.
I did like the part where the defence silk says to her junior who is convinced their client is guilty, 'Don't say that. We never know for sure. He gets his defence.' The sort of comment a real barrister would make to a pupil, particularly one who is described by her opponent as a rottweiler.
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3 responses to "Broadchurch Episodes 3 & 4"
Frank Lives says : February 4, 2015 at 11:19 pm
Notwithstanding the fact that the judge is wearing a barrister's wig throughout!
scribblingadvocate says : February 5, 2015 at 4:13 pm
That's a small detail compared with all the other things wrong. Do you think it should be more realistic or are you happy with the story line.
Frank Lives says : February 5, 2015 at 5:41 pm
The storyline isnt as good as first series although that's because there is a lack of mystery. I've seen worse courtroom dramas so I think it's one of the more realistic I've seen. The confession exclusion has to have been the worst offence so far.


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1940 — Donald McNeil beats Bobby Riggs after losing the first two sets to capture the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title. Alice Marble wins her third straight title with a two-set triumph over Helen Jacobs.
1956 — Australia's Ken Rosewall wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association title with a four-set victory over Lewis Hoad. Shirley Fry beats Althea Gibson 6-3, 6-4 for the women's title.
1960 — The Denver Broncos beat the Boston Patriots 13-10 in the American Football League's first regular-season game. The game is played on a Friday night at Boston University's Nickerson Field.
1965 — Sandy Koufax throws his 4th career no-hitter and first perfect game in a 1-0 win over the Chicago Cubs.
1968 — Arthur Ashe wins the U.S. Open by beating Tom Okker 14-12, 5-7, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. Ashe is the first African-American male to win a Grand Slam tournament. As an amateur, Ashe is ineligible to receive the $14,000 winner's prize, but collects $280 in expenses for the two-week tournament.
1972 — UCLA's Efren Herrera kicks a 20-yard field goal with 22 seconds remaining to beat preseason No. 1 Nebraska 20-17 at the Memorial Coliseum.
1974 — Jimmy Connors romps to a 6-1, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Ken Rosewall to win the U.S. Open.
1978 — Chris Evert beats 16-year-old Pam Shriver 7-5, 6-4 to win her fourth straight U.S. Open.
1979 — In an all-New Yorker U.S. Open men's final, John McEnroe beats Vitas Gerulaitis, 7-5, 6-3, 6-3. Tracy Austin, at 16 years, 8 months and 28 days, becomes the youngest U.S. Open women's singles champion, ending Chris Evert's 31-match win streak at the Open with a 6-4, 6-3 win.
1984 — John McEnroe beats Ivan Lendl 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 to win his fourth U.S. Open.
1987 — Nolan Ryan strikes out his 4,500th batter.
1990 — Pete Sampras, at the age of 19 years and 28 days, becomes the youngest U.S. Open men's singles champion, defeating Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 6-2.
1992 — Robin Yount becomes the 17th player to reach 3,000 hits in the Milwaukee Brewers' 5-4 loss to the Cleveland Indians.
2000 — Venus Williams wins her first U.S. Open singles title, defeating Lindsay Davenport, 6-4, 7-5.
2006 — Top-ranked Ohio State tightens its hold on the No. 1 spot after beating the No. 2 ranked and defending champion Texas Longhorns 24-7 in Austin, Texas.
2007 — Asafa Powell sets another world record in the 100 meters, winning a heat at the Rieti Grand Prix in 9.74 seconds. The world's fastest man improves his record by 0.03 seconds, having run 9.77 three times.
2012 — Serena Williams, two points from defeat, suddenly regains her composure and her game, coming back to win the last four games and beat No. 1-ranked Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 for her fourth U.S. Open championship and 15th Grand Slam title overall.
2015 — Japan's Saori Yoshida wins her 16th world or Olympic freestyle title at the world wrestling championships. The most decorated athlete in wrestling history, the 32-year-old Yoshida wins her 13th title at worlds — to go with three Olympic golds in as many tries.
2017 — Sloane Stephens dominates Madison Keys in the U.S. Open final and wins 6-3, 6-0 for her first Grand Slam title. The 83rd-ranked Stephens is the second unseeded woman to win the tournament in the Open era, which began in 1968.
2018 — Alabama strengthens its hold on No. 1 over No. 2 Clemson. The Crimson Tide made its 106th overall appearance at the top of the AP football rankings, which started in 1936, passing Ohio State for the most by any school.
2018 — Cleveland ends its 17-game losing streak with a 21-21 tie against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
2021 — Tom Brady becomes the first player in NFL history to start 300 regular season games. Brady and the Buccaneers defeated the Dallas Cowboys 31-29 on opening day of the 2021 season.
1933 — Fred Perry wins his first U.S. men's singles title with a 6-3, 11-13, 4-6, 6-0, 6-1 victory over Australian Jack Crawford.
1937 — The Cleveland Rams play their first NFL game and lose 28-0 to the Detroit Lions.
1962 — Rod Laver becomes the first man since Don Budge in 1938 to win the Grand Slam beating Roy Emerson 6-2, 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, at the U.S. Open. Margaret Smith becomes the first Australian woman to win the U.S. Open with a 9-7, 6-4 win over Darlene Hard.
1966 — Muhammad Ali knocks out Karl Mildenberger in the 12th round in Frankfurt, Germany, to retain his world heavyweight title.
1967 — John Newcombe beats Clark Graebner to win the men's title in the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Billie Jean King wins the singles, doubles and mixed doubles championships.
1972 — The United States men's basketball team loses its first game in Olympic competition. The Soviet Union wins 51-50 with the help of a controversial ending. Dr. William Jones, secretary general of the International Amateur Basketball Federation, tells the referees to have the players replay the final three seconds and the Soviets score a last-second bucket. The Americans, who had the lead when the buzzer sounded the first time, protest in vain. The U.S. team later refuses to accept the silver medal.
1972 — Emerson Fittipaldi wins the Italian Grand Prix to become the youngest to win a Formula I championship. Fittipaldi, 25, wins his fifth race of the season and clinches the title with two races remaining.
1978 — Jimmy Connors becomes the only player to win the U.S. Open on three different surfaces, with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Bjorn Borg. Connors wins the first men's final played on the Deco Turf II courts at the new USTA National Tennis Center. Connors had won the 1974 U.S. Open on grass and the 1976 U.S. Open on clay courts.
1988 — Steffi Graf becomes the third women to complete the Grand Slam, defeating Gabriela Sabatini 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 in the U.S. Open.
1993 — Pernell Whitaker and Julio Cesar Chavez fight to a majority draw. Two judges score the fight 115-115 and the third scores the fight 115-113 for Whitaker. It's the first blemish on Chavez's record who was 87-0 entering the bout.
1995 — Pete Sampras wins his third U.S. Open men's singles title, taking down the No. 1 seed and defending champion Andre Agassi, 6-4, 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.
1995 — Fuad Reveiz of the Minnesota Vikings sets an NFL record for consecutive field goals, converting from 32 and 27 yards to give him 30 in a row.
2000 — Arizona's Randy Johnson becomes the 12th player to reach the 3,000 strikeout plateau, fanning a season-high 14 in seven innings as the Diamondbacks lost to Florida 4-3 in 12 innings.
2004 — Zippy Chippy, thoroughbred racing's lovable loser, makes it 0-for-100 when he finishes last in an eight-horse field at the Three-County Fairgrounds in Northampton, Mass.
2006 — Roger Federer defeats Andy Roddick 6-2, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1 in the U.S. Open final for his third major championship this year and ninth of his career. Federer becomes the first man ever to win back-to-back Wimbledon and U.S. Open crowns for three straight years.
2006 — Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts make fewer mistakes than Eli Manning and the New York Giants in the first NFL game to feature two brothers starting at quarterback. Big brother Peyton is 25-of-41 for 276 yards and a touchdown and the Colts score on five of their first seven possessions to defeat Eli and the Giants 26-21.
2012 — Andy Murray wins the U.S. Open in five grueling sets to become the first British man since 1936 to capture a Grand Slam title. Murray beats defending champion Novak Djokovic 7-6 (10), 7-5, 2-6, 3-6, 6-2 in his fifth try in the final of a major tournament.
2017 — Rafael Nadal wins his 16th Grand Slam title by sweeping Kevin Anderson 6-3, 6-3, 6-4 in the U.S. Open final.
2017 — The Los Angeles Rams rout the Indianapolis Colts 46-9 in 31-year-old Sean McVay's impressive debut as the youngest head coach in modern league history.
1886 — The Mayflower defends the America's Cup by beating Britain's Galatea in two straight heats.
1937 — Don Budge beats Gottfried von Cramm in five sets to win his first U.S. Open men's singles title. Budge wins 6-1, 7-9, 6-1, 3-6, 6-1.
1964 — ABC television cancels Fight of the Week, ending 18 years of regularly scheduled prime-time boxing on U.S. broadcast network television.
1976 — In the third race at Latonia, jockey John Oldham and his wife, Suzanne Picou, become the first husband and wife riding team to compete in a parimutuel race. Oldham finishes second aboard Harvey's Hope and Picou rides My Girl Carla to an 11th-place finish.
1977 — In the last U.S. Open match played at the West Side Tennis Club in Forest Hills, New York, Guillermo Vilas beats Jimmy Connors, 2-6, 6-3, 7-6, 6-0, for the men's singles title
1982 — Chris Evert wins her sixth U.S. Open singles title, defeating Hana Mandlikova, 6-3, 6-1.
1982 — In a 23-16 loss to Illinois, Rolf Mojsiejunko of Michigan State kicks a 61-yard field goal in his first collegiate attempt.
1985 — Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds becomes the all-time hit leader with his 4,192nd hit, breaking Ty Cobb's record. Rose lines a 2-1 pitch off San Diego pitcher Eric Show to left-center field for a single in the first inning. It's the 57th anniversary of Ty Cobb's last game in the majors.
1988 — Mats Wilander wins the longest men's final in U.S. Open history, edging Ivan Lendl, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.
1994 — Andre Agassi wins the U.S. Open with a three-set victory over Michael Stich and becomes the first unseeded player to beat five seeded players in a Grand Slam and the first unseeded champion since Fred Stolle in 1966. Andre wins 6-1, 7-6, 7-5.
2001 — Sports comes to a standstill after terrorism in New York, Washington and Pennsylvania, with major league baseball postponing a full schedule of regular-season games for the first time since D-Day in 1944.
2010 — James Madison, a top team in the Football Championship Subdivision, beats No. 13 Virginia Tech 21-16. The last time Virginia Tech lost to a I-AA team was 1985, when Richmond beat the Hokies 24-14 at Lane Stadium.
2010 — The Penn State women's volleyball team has its record winning streak ends at 109 matches with a 28-26, 25-12, 25-18 loss to Stanford in a tournament at Florida. Penn State's streak is the second-longest in Division I team sports, behind the 137 straight wins by the Miami men's tennis program from 1957-1964.
2011 — Carolina's Cam Newton becomes the first rookie to throw for more than 400 yards in his NFL opener in a 28-21 loss to Arizona. Newton, the No. 1 draft pick playing on the same field where he led Auburn to the BCS championship in January, completes 24 of 37 passes for 422 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.
2015 — Roberta Vinci stuns Serena Williams to end her Grand Slam bid in one of the greatest upsets in tennis history. The 43rd-ranked Italian wins 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 in the U.S. Open semifinals.
2021 — Milwaukee Brewers throw a combined no-hitter to beat the Cleveland Indians 3-0. It was the record ninth no-hitter of the season.
1895 — Defender wins three straight matches from the British challenger Valkyrie II to defend the America's Cup for the United States.
1936 — Fred Perry becomes the first foreign player to win three U.S. men's singles titles when he defeats Don Budge, 2-6, 6-2, 8-6, 1-6, 10-8. Alice Marble ends the four-year reign of Helen Jacobs as U.S. women's singles champion, with a 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 victory.
1955 — Tony Trabert wins the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships with a victory over Ken Rosewall. Doris Hart wins the women's title.
1966 — Australia's Fred Stolle beats countryman John Newcombe to win the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association championships. Stolle wins in four sets, 4-6, 12-10, 6-3, 6-4.
1976 — Jimmy Connors beats Bjorn Borg in four sets to win the U.S. Open.
1979 — Carl Yastrzemski reaches 3,000 hits off of NY Yankee pitcher Jim Beattie.
1981 — Tracy Austin wins her second U.S. Open singles title, edging first-time finalist Martina Navratilova, 1-6, 7-6, 7-6.
1982 — Jimmy Connors wins the U.S. Open, defeating Ivan Lendl, 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4.
1995 — The Harlem Globetrotters' 24-year, 8,829-game winning streak is stopped. It ends in a 91-85 loss to a team led by basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scores 34 points in a competitive, unscripted game in Vienna, Austria.
1998 — Lindsay Davenport captures her first Grand Slam tournament singles title, defeating Martina Hingis, 6-3, 7-5 at the U.S. Open.
1999 — Andre Agassi comes back from two-sets-to-one down to win his second U.S. Open singles title. Agassi, who never loses his serve, defeats Todd Martin, 6-4, 6-7 (5), 6-7 (2), 6-3, 6-2. It's the first five-set U.S. Open final in 11 years.
2004 — Roger Federer becomes the first man since 1988 to win three majors in a year, thoroughly outclassing Lleyton Hewitt 6-0, 7-6 (3), 6-0 to add the U.S. Open title to those he took at the Australian Open and Wimbledon.
2010 — Houston running back Arian Foster rushes for a franchise-record 231 yards and three touchdowns in the Texans' 34-24 victory over the Indianapolis Colts. Foster is the first player in NFL history to rush for at least 200 yards and three touchdowns for an opening weekend.
2011 — Tom Brady passes for a team-record 517 yards and four touchdowns, including a 99-yarder to Wes Welker, and the New England Patriots beat the Miami Dolphins 38-24.
2014 — Diana Taurasi and Candice Dupree score 24 points each and the Phoenix Mercury, playing without star center Brittney Griner, beat the Chicago Sky 87-82 to complete a three-game sweep of the WNBA Finals for their third championship.
2015 — Kent State dominates Delaware State in the Golden Flashes' home opener, 45-13, but it's overshadowed by a single point-after kick in the second quarter by April Goss. Goss, a four-year member of the Kent State team and a former high school soccer player, becomes the second female to score in a Division I game in NCAA history. Katie Hnida kicked a pair of extra points for New Mexico in 2003.
2015 — David Ortiz homers twice to become the 27th player in major league history to reach 500 homers, and Boston beats Tampa Bay 10-4.
2018 — Breanna Stewart leads the Seattle Storm to their third WNBA title, scoring 30 points in a 98-82 victory over the Washington Mystics in Game 3 of the best-of-five series.
2020 — Naomi Osaka of Japan wins her second US Open title beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 1-6, 6-3, 6-3.


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Thanks to people like you Mike, it's gonna be alright. And I love Thievery Corporation! Thanks for what you do.
Thank you for Mike's Basement. I'm not sure how you find the time for this thoughtful curation, but I'm grateful that you have. The music lifts us up and over the fray.
Love these picks, Mike. We not only have music, we have musical gurus like you to help us find the jewels amid a wall of noise.
So, does this mean you'll be running for President in 2020? You've got my vote!
Thankful for the music keeping me sane!
We can always take solace in the music, Mike. Thanks for helping.
This is where I first learned of Fantastic Negrito. Best improvement to my listening universe since XTC!
Luvya like always, Mike. I'm dealing with the politics by watching nothing but hockey these days....so knowing how you love the boys of summer, all I can say is: At least baseball season is starting for you. YAY! What saddens me is the people who voted the sociopathic toddler is are so full of hate. This is not my U.S. anymore.
Music and baseball. (and hockey) Gettin' us through.
Your thoughts are as 'right-on' as the music you are bringing to us, Mike, thank you! As Craig Finn says, 'we all get by in different ways'. I believe this is true and that 'we' are 'The Heart of the Country', (a song, I wrote and should get around to recording) not people like our TV host president. Keep the faith along with the great music you manage to find!


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Marion Neubronner is the author of the new book Turning Gen Y On: What Every Leader Needs to Know about Recruiting and Retaining the Millennials. She is a coach, consultant, and applied psychologist. She is based in Singapore.
Q: Why did you decide to write this book and how exactly would you define Generation Y?
A: I realized there was a gap in the workplace. I'm particular about how people stereotype [in] articles about Gen Y. It is a mental model that we carry, not an age model.
As a developmental psychologist, [I look at] how do people turn out the way we turn out. Our brains are different. The achievement and hard work that baby boomers enjoy, it's not the same for Gen Y. Gen Y prefers self-expression, novelty, seeing the world.
Q: You write, "With my generation, we asked for more and settled for less. This new generation is not going to settle for less anytime soon." What do you see as the main differences between Generation Y and older generations in the workplace?
A: America started it because it's affluent. In any country that's affluent, they start dreaming bigger—take time off, explore their passions. It's the American Idol [model]—everyone thinks they can sing. I live in Los Angeles—everybody is an actor or a model. There's no bad in this [because some will succeed].
In Asia, it's the same thing—in China and India it's the same thing. In Indonesia and Thailand, leaders are coming to me saying my Gen Y doesn't want to work. They don't want to work for a boss they don't like.
Q: You've mentioned some countries--can you say more about whether you see similar tensions or issues in other countries in which you've worked?
A: As long as they're affluent. In Spain and Greece the economy's bad, but they grew up in affluence. You think your allowance will come from somewhere. Germans work harder; their mental model is different. In Greece and Spain they were living off the land, and now young people have to see things differently…
In the workplace, someone needs to work so the company can go on. Now some young people don't stay in the workplace. I'm addressing people who want to stay [but if] the leadership doesn't understand them, then they're going to jump to another company.
Q: What would you say are the most important ways for older managers to connect with younger workers?
A: Stop judging them as selfish and self-absorbed. They grew up [in a way that] they could be self-centered, but not selfish. If you share a bathroom with seven siblings, because you grew up at a time when you shared, you think about everybody else.
If you have one phone, one bathroom, one computer, one bedroom [growing up], you can't call them selfish. You give them options and choices.
Q: What has been the reaction to the book among company leaders?
A: The people who read the book are converted; they know this is happening….Companies where retention has hit hard are open to realizing something's wrong—hospitality, media, retail—they know they have to manage young people better…
Q: Who do you see as the perfect readership for your book?
A: I think leaders who…don't understand why Gen Y keeps leaving. It's not the money. If you pay them the same [as another company] and it's equitable, they will stay if you treat them well. If there's no way to grow, they will have to leave…
Q: What do you see looking ahead when it comes to generational issues in the workplace?
A: Companies that know will do well and live longer. Companies that don't will die earlier. Gen Y don't think about companies, just think about relationships...
Q: You've said that you identify with Gen Y. What are some of the ways you do?
A: There are a lot of options. I'm still energetic, I have a good education, I'm willing to get the job done. I'm 44—most of the time if I were married with children and I was tired, I would have less options. I'm very global. A lot of Gen Ys travel and speak multiple languages.
Number two is technology. There are so many things technology can do…
Q: Are you working on another book?
A: Yes, love at work. I realized it's my next topic—I think we forgot what good leadership looks like. I want to collect good stories about staff who felt loved at work, stories from companies and customers. I will write chapters around real letters.
Love needs to be at work again. Work is our second home. Work is not separate from life.
A: There is a hidden agenda—turning ourselves on at work again. What does it take to turn ourselves on at work again?
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Comfortable Ribbon UI interface of the server control panel.
Works as a true Microsoft Windows Service. This allows you to perform Logoff, Lock operations for Windows Users without breaking the client connection.
Supports a list of hosts from which connectings is forbidden - BlackList.
Its own tracking system of user accounts with access rights to the desktop.
Scaling of the desktop screen on the server side. A unique opportunity to reduce traffic by several times.
Complete controls the desktop sharing. Reacts on changing of the desktop size and desktop color scheme.
Compatible with third-party VNC viewer like TightVNC, RealVNC, UltraVNC and othres with Hextile encoding.
Complete support for Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Tracking applications running under UAC.
Monitoring the connected users in real-time with the ability to turn them off at any time.
Airy Adobe Flash implementation which available at any point and any time at this WebSite.
Local cursor support and Clipboard support.
Full screen and Fit to screen modes.
Is possible to adjust under the optimal type of network in each case.
Supports all modern web browsers - Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Chrome, Safari.
May works in Windows, Linux or Mac OS X.