http://www.croatia.org/crown en-us http://www.croatia.org/crown N/A letters@croatia.org Sat, 02 May 2026 23:42:32 +0000 20 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/10746/1/Marko-Bilic-wins-2015-Cigar-Trophy-Ambassador-Award.html Marko Bilic (left) won the 2015 Cigar Trophy Ambassador Award. It is awarded by Cigar Journal magazine and celebrates outstanding performances of cigar manufacturers and individuals in the cigar industry. It was first awarded in 1998 and winners were chosen in online voting. Marko is the founder of the Cigar Smoking World Championship, which is held annually at Club Mareva in Split, Croatia. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Wed, 30 Sep 2015 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9805/1/CroatianDatingcom-connects-single-Croatians-from-around-the-world.html   CroatianDating.com is a Croatian owned and operated website. The founders realized that although some Croatian singles do not (or no longer) attend Croatian functions and events,  many are interested in finding a soul mate of their own heritage. As a result, the site was launched in response to  increasing demand for Internet based personals for single adult Croatians world wide. stecak@sbcglobal.net (Marko Puljiæ) Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9644/1/Dalmatian-dog-is-Croatian-autochthonous-breed.html Dalmatian dog is a well known breed from Dalmatia - the coastal part of Croatia. We know about organized breeding of this dog in the Djakovo bishopric already in the 14th century! The name was given in the USA in the 19th century. Recognized as Croatian autochthonous breed in 1994 (FCI-153). Croatian Post has issued a nice series of stamps dedicated to Croatian dogs. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/9255/1/Resurrection-of-the-Town-of-Lipik.html  A short information about the town of Lipik today: its Children's Home, Library, Italian minority, firemen, villas, Studenac mineral water, etc. darko_zubrinic@yahoo.com (Prof.Dr. Darko Zubrinic) Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/8859/1/Npr-salica-caja-kosta-3rp-a-to-je-oko-113-dolara-Davor-iz-Delhi-a.html     Davor.Pavuna@urbanet.ch (Prof.Dr. Davor Pavuna) Thu, 07 Dec 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6829/1/H-Valentinovo-sa-Coolinarikom.html ÂNagradna igra ÂHrvatska - Podravka - Valentinovo - Koncar_INEM - coolinarika ÂOTS: Valentinovo sa Coolinarikom i Koncar-INEM-omKoprivnica (ots) - Podravkin kulinarski portal Coolinarika.com u suradnji sa tvrtkom Koncar-INEM pokrenula je nagradnu igru "I love you love me" povodom dana zaljubljenih - Valentinova. Nagradna igra trajati ce od 1. do 13. veljace na portalu Coolinarika.com, a glavna nagrada je jedinstveno Koncar prijenosno racunalo. U razdoblju od 1. do 13. veljace ove godine na adresi www.coolinarika.com, odrzat ce se nagradna igra "I love you love me". Kako bi sudjelovali u nagradnoj igri, natjecatelji ce se trebati registrirati na portalu Coolinarika.com, odabrati jednu od ponudjenih "I love you love me" e-razglednica, napisati originalnu poruku te ju poslati voljenoj osobi, prijatelju ili prijateljici. E-razglednice ce po zavrsetku nagradne igre ocijeniti ziri urednistva Coolinarika.com i Koncar-INEM-a, te odabrati 21 ponajbolju. Glavna nagrada je prijenosno racunalo marke Koncar - posebna edicija prijenosnika koja nosi ime Marylin, oslikana kistom akademskog slikara Branimira Cilica. Na poklopcu prijenosnika Cilic je rucno oslikao Pop Art ilustraciju Marylin Monroe, suvremene Afrodite. Autori preostalih 20 e-razglednica biti ce nagradjeni VIP ulaznicama za film Casanova, te poklon paketima Podravke. Veliki finale nagradne igre biti ce na samo Valentinovo. Tada ce u eteru Radija 101 biti uzivo emitiran poziv izmedju pobjednice ili pobjednika i njene ili njegove voljene osobe, kada ce procitati sadrzaj prvonagradjene e-razglednice. Za sudjelovanje u nagradnoj igri i podrobnije informacije posjetite www.coolinarika.com , dok ponudu racunala marke Koncar mozete vidjeti nahttp://racunala.koncar.hr . Za dodatne informacije kontaktirajte: Za Podravku - Coolinarika.com:Tanja GligorovicPodravka d.d. Korporativne komunikacijetel: +385 048 651 830fax: +385 048 622 008e-mail: tanja.gligorovic@podravka.hr Za Koncar-INEMIvan PolojacMeritor Media d.o.o. tel: +385.1.3667.200fax: +385.1.3667.162mobi: +385.91.3667.200e-mail: ivan@meritormedia.hr  letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 13 Feb 2006 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6830/1/E-Going-Far-for-Someone-Close.html ÂGoing Far for Someone CloseBy John KellyFriday, April 8, 2005; Page C09 More coincidences that will have you humming "It's a Small World After All": A few years ago, Dave Nelson was touring Great Britain with his family. After they'd checked into an Edinburgh bed-and-breakfast late one night, the landlord said, "I have another family here from the States. I'll have to introduce you in the morning." He did just that over a breakfast of fried eggs, bacon, sliced tomatoes, toast and marmalade. The other couple stood up and introduced themselves. "Where in the States are you from?" the woman asked. "Virginia," Dave said. "My goodness!" the woman exclaimed. "So are we. Where in Virginia?" "Charlottesville," Dave answered. "Gracious!" the woman replied. "So are we! Where do you live in Charlottesville?" "Dairy Road," Dave responded. "Oh, good grief!" the woman gasped. "So do we!" According to Dave, Dairy Road is a short street just north of the University of Virginia Rotunda. "It has about two dozen houses. Our neighbors lived some eight houses north of us. On the same side of the street, even. We had never seen them before; nor did we ever see them again, for they moved out of their house -- a rental unit -- before we could bump into them a second time." Dave says that everyone was shocked by this encounter. Everyone but the landlord: "Britons tend to think that if you live in, say, Charlottesville, you must know their cousins in St. Louis. For our Edinburgh B&B proprietor, it seemed, this encounter between Dairy Road residents was par for the course." From Edinburgh, Scotland, to Zagreb, Croatia, where Anita Guberovic grew up: A boy named Mario lived in the block of buildings opposite her. The two went to elementary school together but after that were dispatched to different high schools. She often wondered what had become of him. Years later, Anita was in Venice during Carnival. "As much as I enjoyed the trip and the Venetian costumes, it turned out to be a very trying experience," Anita said. It seemed as if the entire world was crammed in the city's narrow streets. Getting around was hard and finding a restroom even harder. After searching for hours, Anita finally found a small restaurant that took mercy on tourists, letting people in to use the facilities even if they weren't customers. "As usual, the line in front of the ladies' room was considerably longer," Anita said. So she headed straight to the men's bathroom. She pulled on the door, but it was occupied. After a few moments the door opened and out walked her long-lost neighbor and classmate, Mario. "You can imagine my surprise that someone whose living room I could see through the kitchen window of my building . . . I would meet again in the super crowded streets of Venice swarming with people from all countries of the world." Fairfax's Tina Mancuso said her father was "a typical deadbeat dad." She was 9 when her parents divorced, and he skipped out not long after that. "I saw him once in 1984, when I was 13," she said, "and then I never heard a word from him for the rest of my teenage years." In 1993, she moved from New Jersey to Newark, Del., to live with her then-boyfriend. "One day I noticed that a carnival had set up about a mile from our apartment," she said. Tina and her boyfriend drove to the carnival, and while waiting to get on a ride she saw a familiar-looking man working at one of the game booths. She thought it might be her father but couldn't be sure; it had been nine years since she'd seen him last. She approached the booth, but the man there gave no sign of recognition, even after she'd handed over some money and tried her luck. Tina and her boyfriend walked a safe distance away and tried to figure out what to do. "I mean, how do you go up to a guy and ask him if he's your father?" Tina said. "I was about ready to turn away when my boyfriend said, 'Look, if you go up to him and it's not your father, you'll be a little embarrassed, but at least you'll know. But if you don't go up to him, you'll always wonder.'" In the meantime, another carnival worker had taken his place, and the man Tina thought might be her father was walking away. "Not knowing what else to do, I followed him to a small concession area, where he sat down at a picnic table. I took a deep breath, walked over, and said, 'Hi, you look like someone I used to know. Is your name Bob Mancuso?' He nodded and asked who I was. " 'I'm Tina -- your daughter.' " He jumped up and hugged her, as amazed as she was. Reunited, the father and the daughter kept in touch. He sent letters and cards and called occasionally. And that's how Tina learned the following summer that he was going into the hospital for triple-bypass surgery. He didn't survive. "Had I not met him at the carnival that day, I would probably never have seen him again or even known when he died," Tina said. Tina said she hated moving to Delaware almost as soon as she got there. "But in the long run, I was very glad I did it. This was one of the most amazing coincidences I've ever seen in my life." Join me at 1 p.m. today for my online chat. Go towww.washingtonpost.com/liveonline . http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35725-2005Apr7.html _____Children's Campaign_____ • Washington Post columnist John Kelly is raising money for the Children's National Medical Center, one of the nation's leading pediatric hospitals. You may make a tax-deductible contribution online anytime between Nov. 29th and Jan. 21st. Thank you for your support.  letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 08 Apr 2005 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6831/1/E-Annual-Green-Card-Lottery-of-the-United-States.html ÂAnnual Green Card Lottery of the United StatesOp-ed: I got my Green Card onthis lottery, Nenad BachOne person out of 70 applicants actually wins the American Green Card to Live and Work in America Click here for detailshttp://www.usafis.org/faq/index.asp?af=adz&language=englishÂRegister Now For DV2005ÂÂClick here for detailsClick Here and Apply for the Green Card Lottery Program.Usafis OrganizationAnnual Green Card Lottery of the United StatesUSAFIS invites you to participate in the American Green Card Lottery program where you may win a green card and live and work in the United States. If you are not an American citizen, you must join the program and take advantage of the opportunity that has been offered to you by a program of the American government, through a law that has been passed by Congress - the "Diversity Green Card Lottery" program.Click here to registerAre you eligible to participate?Eighty five percent of the world's inhabitants are eligible to participate in the lottery. Eligibility is determined according to the participant's country of birth. If your country of birth does not appear on the list of eligible countries, you can register as a native of the country of birth of your spouse or parents. With the help of a three questions test you will be able to find out whether you are eligible.Important!According to immigrant authority reports, in previous year program, 2.5 million lottery forms were disqualified out of the 8.7 million forms that were sent. The various reasons for disqualification were mainly incorrect completion of forms, lack of information, wrong mailing address, and erroneous interpretation of the instructions.How much does it cost to participate in the lottery?It is free of charge. It does not cost anything to participate in the annual green card lottery. Usafis charges for application service, data inspection, correct completion of the form and sending it on time to the correct address. Usafis job is to make sure that your form will be entered in the lottery and not disqualifies.For further information, please fill out a contact form or read the following questions and answers.Frequently Asked QuestionsBasic QuestionsWhat is the green card lottery program?The United States government allows a lottery of 55,000 visas using a law that was passed by Congress. The lottery is conducted by random computer retrieval of forms that meet the requirements.ÂCan I check my eligibility before participating?Certainly. Press here to enter the test page where you will be asked to answer three questions concerning your country of birth, education and your employment status.How long does it take to fill out the entry forms?The entire process takes five to ten minutes.Are there minimum requirements to participate?Yes. The participant must be a native of a country that appears on the list of qualifying countries and must meet the minimum requirements concerning education/occupational training or employment status.If I do not meet the minimum requirements, should I participate in the lottery?No. If you do not meet the minimum requirements, do not enter the lottery.How many forms should I complete?You should complete only one form per year. Candidates who will submit more than one form will be disqualified even if they meet the rest of the minimum requirements. You may use Usafis service to participate in coming programs (next 1, 2 or 3 years) in one online process; nevertheless, only one form will be submitted by Usafis per year.What happens if I live in a different country than the one I was born in?No problem. The automatic application process will ascertain that in such cases your application form will be submitted correctly and not be disqualified.What can I do if I was born in a country that does not appear on the list of qualifying countries?In such a case, you can participate by presenting a country of a different citizenship than the one you were born in. This is possible if your spouse or one of your parents was born in a country that appears on the list of qualifying countries. Click here to check your eligibility.Can I pay more to increase the chances of winning?No. All the participants in the lottery have an equal opportunity. The winners are chosen at random by computer program.How do I know if I won?All winners will be informed by mail. The notice will be sent to the same address filled out on the forms. Participants who do not win will not be notified. U. S. embassies and consulates will not be able to provide a list of winners.ÂAre there additional fees?There is no extra charge for participating in the American green card lottery, aside from the fee for using the on-line processing system.Forms Related QuestionsWhat information must I provide to enter the lottery?The required information for participating in the lottery includes your place and date of birth, as well as that of your spouse and that of all your unmarried children under the age of 21. Similarly, your mailing address, a recent photo of all your family members and your signature. Failure to provide any of these particulars will lead to the disqualification of your application form. For your information, the online system will not proceed without required information entered (and will no reach the payment phase).How should I send the registration form, the photos and the signature?Once you completed the online process, you need to send the signed form along with family pictures to the Usafis offices in New York, to the address that appears on the form.How can I be sure that all the information required appears on the form?The online system will not facilitate completing entry and participation of a candidate who did not complete required details. Similarly, a candidate whose online registration process was not completed will not be charged.Do the form, envelope, etc have a special format?Yes, certainly, but you have no reason to worry about that since the automatic application system will make sure you complete all the relevant details and make the necessary preparations to send forms that meet the format (provided application fee has been paid).What family members do I have to write down on the form?You must register your spouse and all your unmarried children under the age of 21. You must register your spouse even if you are living apart. However, if you are divorced you do not have to register your spouse. It is compulsory to register all unmarried children under the age of 21, including adopted children, children of a spouse, and children from a previous marriage, even if these children are not currently living with you, and even if you do not intend to immigrate with them to the United States should you win the lottery.Advanced QuestionWhat happens if my form(s) gets to Usafis after the deadline?In such a case, the organization will keep the form(s) for next year's lottery. You will not be charged any additional fee, even in case of a change in application fee.Can a husband and wife send a form separately?Yes, absolutely. If one meets the requirements, both can submit a separate form. If one of the couple will be drawn in the lottery, the other spouse will be eligible for a green card. Note: couples cannot sign for one another. Each person must personally sign his/her own form.If I have won, do I have to emigrate with my family?No. The fact that you written down the names of family members on the form does not obligate them to emigrate with you. They can choose whether or not to join you. On the other hand, if you include on the visa request form (after winning the lottery) a family member who does not appear on the lottery form, your eligibility will be disqualified. However, the addition of other family members (brothers, sisters, a child over the age of 21, etc.) will not disqualify you from the lottery, but will not grant them the right for a visa.Do I have to send the form on my own or can I use other services?People participating in the lottery can prepare and sign forms on their own, or use other services. In any case, regardless of whether the participant or someone acting on his behalf completes the form, the participant must sign the form himself with his customary signature used on a daily basis. In any case, each candidate must send only one form, otherwise, participation will be disqualified. The winners - and only the winners - shall be informed only once at the address specified in the application form.What are the minimum requirements for education and profession?The law requires that a candidate have at least a high school education (12 grades), or the equivalent, or that over the past five years he/she has been working for at least two years in a profession requiring training or practical experience of at least two years.What is the minimum age to participate?There is no minimum age, but there is the requirement to complete high school or to have work experience, and as such, the program is designated for 18 year olds and up.Is it important when and how I send the forms?When a delivery is made through the Usafis organization, the organization verifies that all criteria have been met, and if this cannot be verified for the proximate lottery, the forms are transferred to next year's lottery. Otherwise (if sent directly), forms that have arrived before or after the mailing period, or to an address different from the designated one according to the continent of origin, or through unauthorized mailing methods, will all be disqualified.What happens to my spouse and the children?If you win these family members can join you in filing a request for a visa based on your winning.Does participation using the on-line system ensure winning or increase the chances of winning?No. The service and the online system designed to assist you in preparing the form, are to be used at your discretion. The service confirms that you meet the minimum requirements; that the information on the form is complete; that the envelope and delivery service meet the requirements; and that the mailing address is correct. The objective of the service is to reduce the number of disqualified forms (in previous program, 3 million forms were disqualified out of 10 million forms that were sent, due to format and details errors).Further information about the program may be obtained at the following site http://www.usafis.org/One person out of 70 applicants actually winsAccording to DV2003 results, about one of every 70 applicants was drawn to win the Green Card Lottery. Married applicants submitting double form (one for the applicant and one for the husband/wife) doubles their chances to about 1/35.More information can be found in thefollowing message from the US State Department:ÂComplete State Dep. message can be found here letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 13 Nov 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6832/1/H-Geigerovim-brojacem-po-Hrvatskoj.html Âproslijedjeno:Â------------------ÂU vezi Vaseg nedavnog priloga o Krskom, reci cu Vam da sam prosle godine razmisljao o kupovini kakvog komadicka grunta ili kakve vikendice oko Samobora. Naravno da sam svojim Geigerovim brojacem izmjerio "background (ionizing) radiation" kako na tom podrucju tako i sirje u Hrvatskoj. Mogu Vam reci da na moje cudjenje (jer sam pretpostavljao da je moglo biti curenja manjih kolicina radijacije iz Krskog proteklih godina, a koja mozda nisu bila objavljena) izmjerena radioaktivnost okolisa Samobora i Zumberackog gorja je bila najmanja koju sam izmjerio u Hrvatskoj. Relativne brojke izgledaju ovako: Toronto 17-20 counts/min. Zagreb i vecina Hrvatske vrlo slicno: 15-20 counts/min. Lika oko Lovinca 25-35 counts/min (najvise u Hrvatskoj -od onoga sto sam sam izmjerio). Samobor i okolica :10-15 counts/min. Takozvana "background" radiacija je radijacija koja dolazi iz okoline (biljke, tlo, gamma), radi prisutnosti radioaktivnih elemenata. ( Za vrijeme prekoatlantskog leta avionom izmjerio sam na 10,000 m visine 400 counts/min -sto dolazi od gamma zracenja). Prosjecna "background" radijacija bila je oko 4 counts/min svugdje na svijetu prije Cernobila i upotrebe nuklearnog oruzja i prije testova istoga koji su izvedeni u atmosferi od cetrdesetih do sedamdesetih godina proslog stoljeca. Nakon akcije Linusa Paulinga (koji je tocno predvidio i izracunao stupanj povecanja oboljenja od raznih vrsta karcinoma diljem svijeta kao posljedice ovog povecanja "background" radijacije i za to dobio svoju drugu Nobelovu nagradu ovaj puta za mir) testovi su nastavljeni pod morem i zemljom. Danas ih gotovo vise nema, ali posljedice su ostale i ostati ce jos dugo godina.ÂDakle do sada izgleda nije bilo problema s Krskim. Medjutim u dokumentima na internetu a koji govore o sigurnosti raznih nuklearki diljem svijeta, naisao sam i na jedan biser u smislu: "Nije sigurno kako bi nuklearka Krsko izdrzala malo jaci potres". Zato je Vas strah donekle opravdan. Sad razmisljam o Cucerju kao novoj mogucnosti za kupnju necega relativno jeftinog, a ne tako daleko od Zgba. Nije neka velika razlika ali ipak je malo dalje od Krskoga, a isto je u brdima sto mi se svidja.ÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 15 Apr 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6834/1/E-Mira-Seljuga-of-Seattle-native-of-Croatia-on-NPR.html ÂAmerica's National Public Radio is doing a series on Roosevelt HighÂSchool in Seattle. Yesterday, they aired episode no. 5 which focused onÂthe the school's lunchroom, whose head chef is Mira Segula of Croatia.ÂSet forth below is an abridged transcript. The story itself (which IÂhad heard) interviewed her for a bit and contained more informationÂabout her. Those wishing to listen to the story can do so atÂwww.npr.org.ÂÂEpisode 5: Turkey Tetrazzini DayÂÂApril 4, 2002 -- The recipe for the famed turkey tetrazzini at RooseveltÂHigh School in Seattle, Wash., hasn't changed in decades. It's buttery,Âcheesy, stick-to-your-ribs stuff, served up with pride by the "lunchÂladies."ÂÂBut most everything else in the cafeteria is facing a profoundÂtransition. The forces of marketing, consolidation and convenience areÂtransforming the school lunchroom. As part of his yearlong series on theÂstudents, teachers and staff at Seattle's largest high school, NPR'sÂRobert Smith reports that the era of the lunch lady may quickly beÂcoming to an end.ÂÂThe Roosevelt High School kitchen doesn't serve just its own studentsÂany more. Since fewer schools have their own kitchens, the kitchen crewÂcooks for 38 other lunchrooms. Doing the math, kitchen manager MariaÂLarsen figures they will have to put out about 4,500 servings of turkeyÂtetrazzini by Thursday.ÂÂ"With high school kids, they love it," she tells Smith. "The littleÂkids? Eh. But the teachers like it a lot. This is comfort food, so itÂgoes over pretty big."ÂÂThe work starts on Monday, when the lunch ladies start thawing 874Âpounds of turkey. The decision wasn't entirely up to Larsen and her crewÂ-- after Thanksgiving and Christmas, the U.S. government buys up tons ofÂsurplus turkey, destined for the nation's prisons and school lunchrooms.ÂSo springtime at Roosevelt means turkey sausage, turkey ham, turkeyÂwraps, turkey corn dogs... and this week, turkey and noodles.ÂÂOn Tuesday, head chef Mira Segulja, a petite, 61-year-old native ofÂCroatia, hefts big boxes of turkey meat and shredded cheese with arms ofÂsteel. She's nearly dwarfed by the industrial-sized cooking vats -- vatsÂthe size of hot tubs, stirred by wooden spoons that could paddle aÂcanoe. She rarely needs to look at the recipe.ÂÂThe turkey-and-pasta mix is cooled overnight, and on WednesdayÂindividual servings are portioned into small foil pans, to be sent toÂother Seattle public schools. And then it's Thursday -- turkeyÂtetrazzini day. Early that morning a truck hauls away thousands ofÂpackets to the other schools. At Roosevelt's cafeteria, students get oneÂbig scoop apiece. Add a handful of veggies to the tray, some milk and aÂbig tater tot, and the meal is complete. The cost: $1.75.ÂÂAt the end of lunch, Assistant Principal Mike Musselwhite walks aroundÂthe lunchroom with a big garbage can, assessing the reaction. "ItÂactually seems like a successful lunch period -- there's not muchÂtetrazzini in the trash," he announces to the women in the kitchen.ÂÂBut there's no time for celebration. Tomorrow, they're serving softÂtacos. And the longer view is uncertain -- the Seattle School DistrictÂis planning on consolidating the food distribution in one centralÂkitchen.ÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 05 Apr 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6833/1/E-Online-Post-Office.html ÂÂhttp://www.governmentguide.com/consumer_services/onlinepostoffice.adp letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 05 Apr 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6835/1/E-Croatian-Philatelic-Society.html First Postage Stamp of the Republic Of Croatia September 9, 1991 http://www.croatianmall.com/cps/index.htmCroatian Philatelic SocietyP.O. Box 696Fritch, Texas 79036-0696tel;fax:806-273-5600tel;home:806-857-0129tel;work:806-273-5609CPS Founder: Ekrem SpahichÂE-mail: ou812@arn.net The CPS is a non-profit organization devoted to the study and exchange of information on Croatian and related postal issues, postal history and numismatics. The specialty group was founded in the Spring of 1972 in Borger, Texas. Its members' interests cover all of the stamps, post cards, coins, currency, maps and military decorations of the entire Central European-Balkan area.CPS is looking for a volunteer Website Editor, preferably a CPS member. Their function would be in letting the World know about the socity's activities and ensuring that the recent Trubljac articles appear on our website. If you have some time to spare, are a good typist and can use a word processing program, please let us know. Your help would be greatly appreciated.ÂThank you. Ekrem SpahichThe Bosnia Study Group (BSG)A group of members of the Croatian Philatelic Society who collect and study the stamps and postal history of Bosnia. To join the BSG, please contact the society or send an Email request tohalhite@earthlink.net letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 03 Apr 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6836/1/E-Seeking-house-to-rent-on-the-Croatian-coast.html ÂMy family and I are interested in renting a house on the Croatian coast thisÂsummer, probably around July 15 to August 15, maybe a little bit longer. WeÂare mainly interested in staying in Brac (Bol or surrounding areas) and/orÂthe Makarska Riviera. We are also open to hearing about houses for rent inÂother areas on the southern Dalmatian coast (Split and below).ÂÂIf anyone has a house to rent, knows of someone who rents houses, or canÂrefer us to useful resources (such as websites, agencies, newspapers, etc.),Âit would be greatly appreciated!ÂÂHvala!ÂÂKatarina MilicevicÂkmilicevic@hotmail.comÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 02 Apr 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6837/1/E-Baxter-covers-settlements-in-Croatia.html ÂÂThursday March 28, 11:33 am Eastern TimeÂBusinessWeek OnlineÂBaxter's Harry Kraemer: "I Don't Golf"ÂÂHarry M. Jansen Kraemer Jr. was on his way to another boffo year as chairman and CEO of Baxter Intl. (NYSE:BAX-news) last summer when the reports of deaths started coming in. Virtually overnight, 11 people in Spain died after undergoing kidney dialysis using a blood filter made by Baxter. Then, a few weeks later, 21 kidney-dialysis patients in Croatia died within 48 hours of using the same Baxter device. By the time Baxter yanked its dialyzer from the market in mid-October, the filter had been implicated in more than 50 deaths, including a handful in the U.S.ÂÂÂBaxter has paid for these mishaps. After tracing the deaths to filters that had been rinsed with an improper fluid during production, the Deerfield [Ill.] medical-products and drug manufacturer took an aftertax charge of $156 million to cover settlements with the victims' families and the shutdown of two factories. The charge helped plunge Baxter into the red in last year's fourth quarter and depress its 2001 net income 17% from a year earlier, to $612 million on sales of $7.66 billion.ÂÂKraemer has paid, too. The 47-year-old CEO thought it would be wrong to ignore the fatalities and take fat 2001 company bonuses. Despite the bottom-line hit from the faulty filter fiasco, Baxter met its 2001 financial targets, entitling Kraemer and other top executives to annual bonuses of up to 150% of their base pay. For Kraemer, a 22-year veteran of Baxter, that meant as much as $1.3 million, on top of his $880,000 salary. Instead, at his urging, the board cut the bonuses of the other Baxter execs to 80% of their base pay. As for Kraemer, he slashed his own bonus to 60%, effectively taking a 33% pay cut. ``The buck stops somewhere, and in this case, it stops here,'' he says.ÂÂthe whole story at:Âhttp://biz.yahoo.com/bizwk/020328/nf200203280720_1.htmlÂÂGo to www.businessweek.com to see all of our latest stories.ÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 29 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6838/1/HE-Glas-Koncila-predstavlja-marku-Kardinala-Kuharica.html ÂÂGlas Koncila presents a new stamp of Cardinal FranjoKuharic letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 25 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6839/1/E-Easter-Orders-and-Janica-Kostelic-posters.html ÂWe Can Ship Easter Orders and Have Them to You by Easter!ÂJust a quick note to let you know what we have left in stock for Easter:ÂÂ-3 yellow hand-decorated eggs from Zagreb that can be personalized!ÂÂ-3 intricately-designed bees' wax, blown goose eggs!ÂÂ-15 Croatian Easter Bunnies!ÂÂ-2 yellow, 5 green, and 3 red, hand-painted Kalosca eggs from Hungary!ÂÂTo see photographs of these items, visit Heart of Croatia Gifts atÂwww.croatiagifts.com and go to the "Easter" category. Don't forget: we canÂship your order Priority Mail and have it to you by Easter if you place yourÂorder by March 26th.ÂÂAnother reminder that our "Janica Kostelic" posters are now available. TheyÂare selling very quickly, so order soon! We only have limited stock so don'tÂbe disappointed. These are keepsake, collectible posters.ÂÂFor these and other fine, high quality Croatian products, shop "Heart ofÂCroatia" Gifts at www.croatiagifts.com, or call us at our toll-free numberÂ1-877-906-8314.ÂÂMelissa Pintar ObenaufÂÂobenaufm@alink.comÂwww.croatiagifts.comÂ877-906-8314ÂÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 22 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6841/1/E-Blessed-Augustin-Kazotic-is-tying-us-to-the-world.html ÂÂTranslated (with generosity, op-ed) by Marko Puljic.ÂÂBlessed Augustin Kazotic Kazotic is connecting us to the worldÂÂÂThe Croatian Post Office has issued a commemorative stamp with the likeness of BlessedÂAugustin Kazotic in its philatelic series of famous Croatians. The stamp's designer isÂOrsat FrankovicÂÂÂZagreb, March 5 - postage stamp with the image of Blessed Augustin Kazotic, Bishop ofÂZagreb and the first beatified Croatian was introduced Tuesday at the city of ZagrebÂgrandstand. The stamp is being issued for the 300th anniversary of the proclamation ofÂthe beatification of Augustin Kazotic in a year dedicated to this great Dominican fromÂTrogir, elightener and protector of the poor. The Croatian Post Office has issued theÂstamp as part of its philatelic series of famous Croatians. The author of this and fiveÂother stamps is Orsat Frankovic from Dubrovnik, and the stamp's value will be 3.50 Kunas.ÂÂÂ"The first beatified Croatian, after centuries of waiting has gotten his first parish inÂZagreb's Volovica neighborhood and with this stamp are again sending him on his way. InÂthis way Blessed Augustin Kazotic will again tie us to the world," stated Fr. Frano Prcela,ÂProvincial of the Croatian Dominican Province in his introduction. Msgr. Vlado Kosic,Âassistant Bishop of Zagreb and president of the Board commemorating the anniversary ofÂBlessed Augustin Kazotic, thanked the Croatian Post Office for including Blessed AugustinÂKazotic in their series of famous Croatians and the Croatian Dominican Province, and statedÂthat 2003 will mark the 700th anniversary of Kazotic's ordination as Bishop of Zagreb.ÂÂÂFr. Nedjeljko Dominik Sliskovic, a great admirer of Blessed Augustin Kazotic spoke of theÂEuropean aspect of the first beatified Croatian, stressed and that Kazotic is a great manÂin Croatian history who lives with us even today. Academician Josip Bratulic spoke aboutÂthe ideological decision of the postage stamp.ÂÂÂSandra V. Antic, Vjesnik, Wednesday March 6, 2002.ÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,Âplease delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 17 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6840/1/E-The-Philately-Oscar-to-Croatian-Stamp.html HRVATSKI ISELJENICKI ZBORNIK 2002.CROATIAN EMIGRANT ALMANAC 2002ANUARIO PARA LA EMIGRACION CROATA 2002The Flowering of Croatian PhilatelyThe Croatian stamp "One Hundred Years of Croatian Writers' Association" wasawarded this year (2001) the Philately Oscar as the best stamp in the worldfor the year 2000. The competition was carried out by the PhilatelyAssociation of the seven Venetian communities of Asiago (Italy). Thanks tothe young stamp designer, Orsat Frankoviæ, the Croatian stamp has won threeplaquettes within the International Award for Philatelic Art.The exhibition "Croatiaphila '01 - Ten Years of Postal Stamps in theRepublic of Croatia," held at the Kloviæevi dvori gallery in Zagreb, has, inaddition to the above mentioned award, highlighted the flowering of Croatianphilatelic art, in the hands of outstanding artists. The first postal stampin our country was in use since June 1, 1850. In the twentieth century thepostal authorities of various state systems which included Croatia'sterritory, went on issuing postal stamps bearing the names of the issuingstates until January 15, 1992. The stamp, namely, accompanied the birth ofthe Republic of Croatia, stressing its fundamental values, key dates,events, and insignia. In addition to being an attribute of statehood, thestamp is a source of information on the past and the present, on history andgeography, on art, culture and sport, and on flora and fauna... It is aCroatian link to the world, be it through editions on common themes, orthrough shared editions with other countries (Austria, the Vatican,Slovakia, Belgium...). The stamp, in spite of its small size, plays animportant role in everyday life and its rituals. It is in itself a carrierof good wishes and of pleasant thought directed at the addressee. So far,the stamp has helped us celebrate many a holyday, ten Christmases included. EL FLORECIMIENTO DE LA FILATELIA CROATA La estampilla croata "100 Aniversario de la Sociedad de Escritores Croatas"ganó este ano (2001) el Oscar de la filatelia a la mejor estampilla delmundo del ano 2000, en el concurso organizado por la Asociación de Filateliade siete municipios venecianos de Asiaga (Italia). Gracias al jovendisenador Orsat Frankoviæ, la estampilla croata recibió tres plaquetas entrelos premios internacionales para el arte de la filatelia. Junto a este éxito, la exposición "Croatiaphilia'01 - 10 Anos de laEstampilla Postal de la República de Croacia" realizada en los palaciosKloviæ en Zagreb, mostró el florecimiento de la filatelia croata que.lograron calificados artistas plásticos. En realidad, en nuestro país laprimera estampilla postal entró en circulación a partir del 1. de junio de1850, y en el siglo XX, las casas de correos de los sistemas de variosestados que actuaron en territorio croata, continuaron con la edición deestampillas postales que estuvieron en uso con los nombres de esos estadoshasta el 15 de enero de 1992. De modo que la estampilla postal acompanó elnacimiento de la República de Croacia, mostró sus valores básicos, lasfechas importantes, los hechos y las insignias. Además de ser atributoestatal, la estampilla postal es fuente de información del presente y delpasado, de la historia y la geografía, el arte y la ciencia, la cultura y eldeporte, la flora y la fauna ... Es el elemento dela comunión croata con elmundo, tanto en las impresiones de temas comunes, como en las impresionesconjuntas con otros países (Austria, el Vaticano, Eslovaquia, Bélgica..).La pequena estampilla actúa íntimamente en nuestra vida diaria y sus actos.Ella sóla se convierte en tarjeta de felicitación y lindo pensamiento haciaaquél a quien le eviamos una carta. La estampilla postal celebró connosotros numerosas fiestas, entre ellas y diez Navidades.Distributed by CroatianWorld.net. This message isintended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 17 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6842/1/E-Janica-Kostelic-Poster-ONLY-5.html ÂJanica Kostelic Poster Has Arrived from Croatia!ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂWe only have a very limited quantity of them, and we wanted those of you on our email list to be the first to know about them so that you can also be the first ones to order!ÂBecome the proud owner of a Janica Kostelic poster and display your pride in CROATIA as well as in Janica! Entitled "Hrvatska Ima Kraljicu!" ("Croatia Has A Queen!") this 4 color poster is 22" x 32 ½". Showing an exuberant Janica Kostelic with her skis held above her head and the Croatian flag waving in the background, this sensational photograph was taken in Salt Lake City during the Olympics. (Visit: www.croatiagifts.com to see the poster!) This fabulous poster is of extremely high quality and was shipped to us from Croatia neatly folded into fourths. It is a Collectors' Item because, to our knowledge, there is nowhere else to obtain them. These posters were produced in Croatia, and we have purchased all that is left of them. We will sell them first come-first serve so HURRY! to make sure you get one. We are selling them at a reasonable $5.00 plus $3.95 for shipping and handling charges (U.S. only; international customers will be charged accordingly.)ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂWe are certain that you will want to not only display them in your homes and in your Croatian lodges/homes, but also consider giving them away as gifts. They make especially wonderful gifts for our children, who we are sure will hang them in their bedrooms and show them off to all of their friends. Janica Kostelic is a very positive role model not only for us, but especially for Croatian children who says by what she has achieved,ÂÂ"Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. Believe in Croatia." Go toÂÂwww.croatiagifts.com to order.ÂMelissa Pintar ObenaufÂobenaufm@alink.comÂwww.croatiagifts.comÂToll Free: 877-906-8314ÂÂÂÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,Âplease delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Fri, 15 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6843/1/E-Telephone-Directories-on-the-Web-Europe-Croatia.html www.teldir.com/eng/euro/hr Hrvatski telekom complete phone directory where you can search by name, star of name, any word in name, type of business or phone number in English, CroatianTelefonski Imenik Croatia Telephone Directory. Search for people and businesses, or reverse search (search by phone number). in Croatian, English, GermanVIP onlinewhite pages, and mobile network in Croatian Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, please delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 12 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6844/1/E-Croatian-Easter-EGGS.html ÂÂÂÂCroatian Easter EggsÂÂCome visit "Heart of Croatia" at www.croatiagifts.com!ÂÂFinally, our "Sretan Uskrs" ("Happy Easter") eggs have arrived! These delicate, hand-blown glass eggs are hand-painted with beautiful floral designs that are reminders of a Spring that is bound to come! We carry 4 different designs, although no two are exactly alike. All are hand-painted with "Sretan Uskrs" on them and each egg comes packaged in an individual box. Sturdy yet handsome (gold) free-standing egg hangers are available as a way to proudly display your glass egg. (Eggs are blown with a loop at the top so that they can be easily hung.) Visit www.croatiagifts.com to see photos and/or to order. Or, call our toll free number at 877-906-8314.Â"Sretan Uskrs" Eggs Are Available in:©Purple, white and green©Pink, white and green©Blue/white floral©Mauve/white floralÂIn Croatian culture, the egg is a symbol of the eternity of life, the connected circle of life-death-life. Eggs are also symbolic of friendship and are given as gifts around Easter time.ÂÂHand-painted, hand-blown glass "Sretan Uskrs" eggs: $8.99ÂFree-standing egg hanger: $2.99ÂEgg with hanger: $11.98ÂWe have a few Croatian Easter Bunnies left at $8.00. (But hurry! Only limited stock is available.) We also have wooden eggs from Zagreb and goose eggs decorated using bees' wax as well as other eggs with delicate etchings. These Easter eggs all utilize folk motifs. Come visit "Heart of Croatia" at www.croatiagifts.com! We have many other types of Croatian products available as well. Surprise that special Croatian in your life with a Croatian gift! Or, proudly show off your heritage to your friends from other backgrounds, with a purchase from "Heart of Croatia" Gifts! Call our toll-free number at 877-906-8314 to order or to obtain a catalogue. We accept MasterCard, Visa, and Discover cards, as well as checks as forms of payment.ÂÂÂMelissa Pintar Obenauf, Lodge 310Âwww.croatiagifts.comÂobenaufm@alink.comÂToll Free: 877-906-8314ÂÂÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,Âplease delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 10 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6846/1/E-Stamps-for-breast-cancer-research-funding.html ÂSubject: breast cancer research fundingÂÂOp-edÂThis is one way how Croatia can fund our own battle with the lack of funds.ÂI wholeheartedly support this cause. Please think in these terms.ÂNenad BachÂÂWe need those of you who are great at forwarding on info, Please read andÂpass this on. Peace and good health.ÂÂIt would be wonderful if 2002 were the year a cure for breast cancer wasÂfound!!!! This is one note I'll gladly pass on. The notion that we couldÂraise $16 million by buying a book of stamps is powerful!ÂÂÂAs you may be aware, the US Postal Service recently released its new "FundÂthe Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. The stamp wasÂdesigned by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland. It is important that we take aÂstand against this disease that kills and maims so many of our mothers, sisters,Âfriends. Instead of the normal $.34 for a stamp, this one costs $.40. The additional $.06 will go to breast cancer research.ÂÂA "normal" book costs $6.80. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutesÂin line at the Post Office and means so much. If all stamps are sold, it will raise an additional $16,000,000 for this vital research.ÂÂÂÂÂJust as important as the money is our support. What a statement it wouldÂÂÂmake if the stamp outsold the lottery this week. What a statement it wouldÂÂÂmake that we care.ÂÂÂÂÂI urge you to do two things TODAY:ÂÂÂ1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps.ÂÂÂ2. E-mail your friends to do the same.ÂÂÂÂÂMany of us know women and their families whose lives are turned upside-downÂby breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this drive. We can allÂafford the $1.20.ÂÂÂÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,Âplease delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Mon, 04 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6847/1/H-Hrvatsko-slovo.html ÂO VASOJ PRETPLATI ILI POTPORI OVISI BUDUCNOST HRVATSKOGA SLOVAÂÂUplate doznaciti na ziro-racun:ÂHKZ-HRVATSKO SLOVO d.o.o.Â30102-603-38253ÂÂDevizne uplate moguce u svim nacionalnim valutama na devizni racun:ÂHKZ-HRVATSKO SLOVO d.o.o.Â2500-9982800-575186ÂPRIVREDNA BANKA d.d., ZAGREBÂHKZ-Hrvatsko slovo d.o.o.ÂZagreb, Pod zidom 8/IVÂhttp://www.hkz.hr hkz@zg.hinet.hrÂSvakoga petka HRVATSKO SLOVO uvijek za Hrvatsku!ÂÂÂÂÂThank you!ÂCanadian-Croatian Congress K.H.K.ÂNGO Member of the United NationsÂhttp://www.crocc.orgÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,Âplease delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 03 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6845/1/E-Free-research-for-Croatian-roots.html ÂFYI, The CFU newspaper "Zajednicar" issue of 2/27/02 Vol. 97/ No. 9 printed an article in Croatian language how second, third and fourth generation of Croatians are seeking their roots in Croatia. Its a long article but here is the summary: There are two people who are helping do research FREE of charge. One is Robert Jerin from Cleveland, OH. The Zajednicar did not print his e-mail or telephone number. You will need to call info. The other main is Andelo Zgorelec, living in England and can be reached via Visit-Croatia.comÂÂZgorelec is urging the main Croatian newspaper in Croatia to assign a full time reporter who would help and be in-between. With Croatia having 29% unemployment, disastrous economy, etc. connections all over the world could only help.ÂÂApparently, Mormons have all Croatian names on the Internet.ÂCroatian churches have books available for the last 250 years. Those have to be searched manually.ÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,Âplease delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 03 Mar 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6848/1/H-Kovani-novac-Republike-Hrvatske.html ÂHrvatska ima veliku tradiciju i iskustvo kovanja novca koji se kuje uÂposebnim prigodama. Godine 1999. u suradnji s kolegom dr. Brankom MaticemÂnapisao sam knjigu koja se zove "Kovani novac Republike Hrvatske". U toj smoÂknjizi dali prikaz svih apoena koje je Republika Hrvatska kovala kaoÂjubilarni novac. Moram reci kako se Hrvatska moze podiciti cinjenicom da imaÂnajljepsi novac na svijetu. On je tematski. Kod njega cete uvijek vidjetiÂnesto toplo. Vidjet cete pticu, vidjet cete medvjeda, puno lijepih detalja.ÂS takvom se numizmatickom ljepotom malo koja drzava u svijetu moze podiciti.ÂApoen od 25 kuna rijedak je pa je postao vrlo zanimljiv u numizmatickomÂsmislu. On vrijedi 25 kuna u prometu, ali sama numizmaticka vrijednost mu jeÂmnogo veca. Ako uzmemo u obzir cinjenicu da su u nas razvijeni turizam iÂhotelijerstvo, trebamo se potruditi da strancima, izmedju ostalog, ponudimoÂotkove nasega iznimno lijepoga novca kao sto je to otkov apoena od 25 kuna.ÂUz otkov apoena od 25 kuna strancima se moze ponuditi i poneki jubilarniÂapoen s motivima iz nase blize, ali i dalje povijesti. Od toga bismo mogliÂimati velike koristi.ÂÂ-- Prof. dr. Vladimir Srb, sveucilisni profesor, hrvatski strucnjak zaÂfinancije i numizmatiku, Hrvatsko slovoÂÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,Âplease delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Thu, 28 Feb 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6849/1/E-Lavender-from-the-Isle-of-Hvar-Croatia.html ÂÂMelissa Pintar ObenaufÂobenaufm@alink.comÂwww.croatiagifts.comÂToll Free: 877-906-8314ÂÂSachets of Lavender from the Island of HvarÂOur lavender from the island of Hvar comes packaged in the most elegant sachet imaginable. This classic white, cut-work lace heart is infused with the intoxicating fragrance of lavender which we import directly from the Croatian island of Hvar. One of the most beautiful landscapes in the Adriatic Sea, Hvar lies to the south of the island of Brac, and is the longest and sunniest of the Adriatic islands. The profusion of lavender fields on Hvar contrast vividly against stark white stones and azure blue seas. Visit "Heart of Croatia" Gifts at www.croatiagifts.com and look under either "Featured Items," or go directly to the category of "Aromatherapy."ÂÂÂHere Are Some Aromatherapy Benefits from Lavender:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂThe clean, fresh scent of lavender is considered to be an excellent relaxant and a mood elevator. Lavender has been used since Roman times to help soothe emotional extremes, and today is often used to relieve moods of depression. Hanging in your closet, lavender also repels moths from sweaters. Use it as a sachet in your drawers, or under your pillow at night to encourage a restful night's sleep. Our heart-shaped sachets, filled with the delicate aroma of lavender from Hvar, make truly elegant gifts. Available exclusively through "Heart of Croatia" Gifts at www.croatiagifts.com.Â"Kao Sto je ruza miris srca "Roses are the scent of the heart,ÂTako je lavanda miris du5e" Lavender is the scent of the soul"ÂÂÂÂDistributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. This message is intended for Croatian Associations/Institutions and their Friends in Croatia and in the World. The opinions/articles expressed on this list do not reflect personal opinions of the moderator. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient,Âplease delete or destroy all copies of this communication and please, let us know! letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sat, 23 Feb 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6850/1/E-Croatian-Exchange-Student-Web-Site.html ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂMy article which follows was published in a recent issue of theÂÂÂÂÂÂZajednicar. If you would like more information about hosting exchangeÂÂÂÂÂÂstudents from, or sending exchange students to, Croatia, please visitÂÂÂÂÂÂour web page: http:\croatianstudents.cjb.net. Many thanks to CROWNÂÂÂÂÂÂfor making all of this possible.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂCroatian Exchange Student Opens the Door for OthersÂÂÂÂÂÂÂThis past holiday season was special for my family and me, and notÂÂÂÂÂÂjust for the obvious reasons. Sure, we enjoyed our usual traditions,ÂÂÂÂÂÂbut we also had the privilege of hosting a Croatian student in ourÂÂÂÂÂÂhome on his first visit to the United States. We decided to do thisÂÂÂÂÂÂknowing that it would be a great opportunity for our children toÂÂÂÂÂÂdevelop a stronger connection to their grandparent's homeland, butÂÂÂÂÂÂlittle realizing how much fun we would have seeing our world throughÂÂÂÂÂÂour guest's eyes.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂIt all started with a simple request sent out via the CROWN newsletterÂÂÂÂÂÂ(www.croatianworld.net) from Dr. Matko Marusic, professor at the ZagrebÂÂÂÂÂÂSchool of Medicine and editor of the prestigious Croatian MedicalÂÂÂÂÂÂJournal (www.cmj.hr). Dr. Marusic was looking for a Croatian-AmericanÂÂÂÂÂÂfamily to host a 17-year-old neighbor of his, Tomislav Soldo, forÂÂÂÂÂÂseveral weeks during the Christmas holiday season. We learned thatÂÂÂÂÂÂTomislav was a typical teen who enjoyed music, basketball and computersÂÂÂÂÂÂand that, importantly for us, he spoke English well.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂIn the days after we agreed to host Tomislav, we busily exchangedÂÂÂÂÂÂemails to learn more about him and his family and to work out theÂÂÂÂÂÂdetails of his trip. When we met him at Chicago's O'Hare airport, weÂÂÂÂÂÂfound that he'd had a good trip but was understandably quite tired.ÂÂÂÂÂÂOnce he recovered from his jet lag, we enjoyed many experiencesÂÂÂÂÂÂtogether including things that we might not have done without aÂÂÂÂÂÂvisitor to entertain. We spent a day in Chicago sightseeing andÂÂÂÂÂÂice-skating, went to Mass on Christmas day, went bowling (TomislavÂÂÂÂÂÂlearned fast) and often played basketball at our church gym. He metÂÂÂÂÂÂmy wife's entire family, our boy's friends (who all liked him veryÂÂÂÂÂÂmuch, especially the girls), the president of our local Croatian ClubÂÂÂÂÂÂin Joliet, Dane Sikic, and even one of the Chicago Bulls.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂThis last event came about as a pleasant surprise. Knowing thatÂÂÂÂÂÂTomislav was a tremendous basketball fan, we thought he might enjoyÂÂÂÂÂÂattending an NBA basketball game. Checking the Chicago Bulls roster,ÂÂÂÂÂÂwe learned that they had a 7' 1" Croatian player, Dalibor Bagaric, onÂÂÂÂÂÂtheir team. On a whim, we contacted the Bulls, told them about ourÂÂÂÂÂÂvisiting student, and asked whether it might be possible to meetÂÂÂÂÂÂDalibor. We knew this was a long shot, and were therefore genuinelyÂÂÂÂÂÂsurprised when they agreed. Dalibor was very gracious, allowingÂÂÂÂÂÂTomislav to shoot a basket with him while the team warmed up before aÂÂÂÂÂÂgame and giving us his personal seats when he found out that ours wereÂÂÂÂÂÂnot nearly as good.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂTomislav's own words are perhaps more eloquent than anything else IÂÂÂÂÂÂcould say:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ"A couple of days before Christmas 2001 I embarked across the AtlanticÂÂÂÂÂÂfor the first time in my life. It was exhausting, but one does not goÂÂÂÂÂÂoverseas every day. This would be my first Christmas without myÂÂÂÂÂÂfamily. At O'Hare airport a nice man with red cap waited for me - JoeÂÂÂÂÂÂMisurac, with his son Jason, 19. While driving to their home inÂÂÂÂÂÂPlainfield, Illinois, I admired the nice houses on both sides of theÂÂÂÂÂÂhighway.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ"I spent three weeks with the Misurac family, who did all they couldÂÂÂÂÂÂto make up for my longing for my family in Zagreb. My stay in the USAÂÂÂÂÂÂoffered opportunities of which I could barely dream: sightseeing inÂÂÂÂÂÂChicago (the skyscrapers fascinated me the most), attending an NBAÂÂÂÂÂÂgame, and meeting Dalibor Bagaric, who plays for the Chicago Bulls.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ"I loved the open and friendly attitude of the Plainfield and JolietÂÂÂÂÂÂinhabitants, who accepted me as though I was born there. A few daysÂÂÂÂÂÂbefore my return, I spent a day with Matt Misurac, 17, visiting hisÂÂÂÂÂÂhigh school. I liked this experience the most, because this was aÂÂÂÂÂÂrelaxing and interesting school day and I was able to meet many niceÂÂÂÂÂÂpeople my own age. Pity I did this so late in my stay that I wasÂÂÂÂÂÂunable to visit the school again.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ"I liked the USA a lot, but also realized how difficult it must haveÂÂÂÂÂÂbeen for those who, under political or economic pressure, had to leaveÂÂÂÂÂÂtheir country between the Drava River and blue Adriatic Sea. Mr. DaneÂÂÂÂÂÂSikic confirmed these feelings as being his experience also. As aÂÂÂÂÂÂsincere and devoted Croat, he had to leave Croatia under communistÂÂÂÂÂÂpressure and look for happiness elsewhere. The story of Joe's father,ÂÂÂÂÂÂMr. Joseph Misurac, Sr., is rather similar. However, this enabled meÂÂÂÂÂÂto spend three beautiful weeks in the USA, for which I am trulyÂÂÂÂÂÂgrateful.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ"I thank my hosts with all my heart, hoping that we will see eachÂÂÂÂÂÂother again. There is so much more to do and I hope that my experienceÂÂÂÂÂÂwill prompt many more visits of young Croatian students to AmericanÂÂÂÂÂÂfamilies of Croatian origin. To Croats in the USA I send my love andÂÂÂÂÂÂaffection, wish them lots of luck, and hope that they will come toÂÂÂÂÂÂvisit our beautiful country as soon as possible. God bless AmericaÂÂÂÂÂÂand Croatia."ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂIf this story were to end right here, we'd all agree that Tomislav'sÂÂÂÂÂÂvisit was a complete success. However, Dr. Marusic is hopeful thatÂÂÂÂÂÂthis visit may one day take on added significance as the first stepÂÂÂÂÂÂtowards providing the same opportunity for many others. He envisionsÂÂÂÂÂÂnot only other North Americans opening their homes to CroatianÂÂÂÂÂÂstudents for similar visits, but Croatian families hosting NorthÂÂÂÂÂÂAmerican students as well. Students would be responsible for theirÂÂÂÂÂÂown airfare, and host families would provide lodging, food,ÂÂÂÂÂÂsightseeing and care. The fulfillment of this vision lies not inÂÂÂÂÂÂawaiting the establishment of a large organization, but in each of usÂÂÂÂÂÂdoing what we can to further this process.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂAs a first step, we have established a simple web site:ÂÂÂÂÂÂhttp:\croatianstudents.cjb.net. If you are interested in hosting aÂÂÂÂÂÂCroatian student in your home or sending a student to Croatia, let usÂÂÂÂÂÂknow. If you'd like to assist with this project or have ideas thatÂÂÂÂÂÂmay be helpful, please contact us. You can also reach us via email atÂÂÂÂÂÂcroatianstudents@mail.com. By working together we can impact theÂÂÂÂÂÂlives of our students along with those in Croatia, and strengthen theÂÂÂÂÂÂbonds of kinship between our countries. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 19 Feb 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6851/1/E-Croatian-Lawyer-To-Receive-International-Human-Rights-Awards.html Anyone know this attorney?Tom KuzmanovicTKuzmanovic@HINSHAWLAW.COMhttp://www.abanet.org/media/jul98/humrtlit.htmlMedia Contact: ÂÂÂÂMarcia L. KladderEmail: ÂÂÂÂabanews@staff.abanet.orgOnline: ÂÂÂhttp://www.abanet.org/media/news.htmlCroatian Lawyer Vesna Alaburic And Sen. George Mitchell To Receive ABA Section Of Litigation International Human Rights AwardsCHICAGO, July 24-- Croatian lawyer Vesna Alaburic and former Sen. George Mitchell will receive the annual International Human Rights Award from the American Bar Association Section of Litigation, during the ABA Annual Meeting in Toronto next month.ABA Section of Litigation Chair Gregory P. Joseph will present the awards during a noon luncheon on Tuesday, Aug.4, in the concert hall of the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. The keynote address will be delivered by Madam Justice Louise Arbour. Justice Arbour is a member of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, presently on leave from the court, having been appointed Chief Prosecutor for the International Criminals Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda, by resolution of the Security Council of the United Nations. Also speaking at the awards presentation will be David Byrne, Attorney General of Ireland. "Award recipients such as Vesna Alaburic have pursued the highest ideals of our profession in the face of extraordinary adversity," said Christopher Wall, chair of the nomination process. "Sen. Mitchell's efforts have brought Northern Ireland closer to peace, which is essential to the rule of law."The Section of Litigation award annually recognizes lawyers and judges who have made extraordinary contributions in foreign countries to the causes of human rights, the rule of law, and promotion of access to justice."Vesna Alaburic should be commended for her tireless efforts, often undertaken on a pro bono basis, to defend independent newspapers, journalists and editors who face charges because they have published articles critical of the government. Sen. Mitchell's work in brokering the Northern Ireland peace agreement is an example of dispute resolution for all lawyers to admire. We are proud to honor both Vesna Alaburic and Sen. Mitchell for their dedication and commitment to promoting human rights and the rule of law," said Gregory P. Joseph, chair of the Section of Litigation.In particular, the award recognizes the following contributions:* ÂÂÂVesna Alaburic, a Croatian lawyer, has represented independent newspapers, journalists and editors in dozens of cases where the government has attacked them for publishing articles critical of the government. Croatia's independent newspapers today face more than 500 cases, including some 130 criminal libel cases, and more than $13 million fines. Croatia's criminal libel law, penalizing "spreading false information," is the first of its kind in Eastern Europe and is seen as a dangerous precedent for other countries in the region. Alaburic has been at the center of a campaign to reform Croatia's libel law. She has represented the Croatian Journalists Association in challenging government efforts to confiscate property of independent media. She has provided pro bono assistance to journalists, media and associations; established a legal assistance organization to pay the costs of defending independent media and journalists; and has organized a network of !lawyers to provide free legal assistance. Alaburic has also worked on a pro bono basis as a legal adviser for the International Federation of Journalists in Croatia and the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe for which she was an observer of the election in Albania. * ÂÂÂSen. George J. Mitchell, a former litigator and federal judge, is honored for his role in brokering the Northern Ireland peace accord. Senator Mitchell served as Chairman of the Peace Negotiations in Northern Ireland. Under his leadership an historic accord, ending decades of conflict, was agreed to by the governments of Ireland and the United Kingdom and the political parties of Northern Ireland. In May, 1998, the agreement was overwhelmingly endorsed by the voters of Ireland, North and South, in a referendum. He serves as Chairman of the International Crisis Group, a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention of crises in international affairs. At the request of the British and Irish Governments, he served as Chairman of the International Commission on Disarmament in Northern Ireland.The Section of Litigation of the American Bar Association includes approximately 60,000 trial lawyers, judges and others involved in all aspects of litigation and the dispute resolution process. The section, celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, is dedicated to promoting justice both domestically and internationally and enhancing public understanding of and respect for the legal profession. Editor's Note: Members of the media are invited to cover the presentation of the Section of Litigation International Human Rights Award. Media in attendance must have ABA media credentials, which will be available in the ABA Press Room at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, beginning at noon on Thursday, July 30, telephone 416/585-3744. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6852/1/E-Poll-in-Hello-for-Goran-Visnjic---Vote.html Hello Magazine votes for ...We count on you for some more votes.... for Goran Visnjichttp://services.hellomagazine.com/polls/special_polls2001/index.htmldistributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.comNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachments is strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possible extent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Wed, 23 Jan 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6854/1/E-Michael-Bilandic-Daley-Successor-in-Chicago-Dies-at-78.html From the NY Times. John KraljicJanuary 17, 2002Michael Bilandic, Daley Successor in Chicago, Dies at 78By DOUGLAS MARTINichael A. Bilandic, who became mayor of Chicago after the death ofRichard J. Daley, his mentor, only to see the Daley political machinesputter to a stop under his leadership, died on Tuesday in Chicago. Hewas 78.The cause was a heart rupture, said Dr. Dan Fintel of NorthwesternMemorial Hospital. Mr. Bilandic was admitted after a heart attack onFriday and was scheduled for triple bypass surgery yesterday, but hedied after the rupture.When Mayor Daley died in his sixth term in 1976, his machine selectedMr. Bilandic as a temporary successor, and the new mayor immediatelypromised not to run in the election six months later to fill theremaining two years of Mr. Daley's term.His deference reflected the careful personality of the corporate lawyerhe had been for 28 years. Mike Royko, a columnist for The ChicagoSun-Times, labeled him Mayor Bland.But Mayor Bilandic quickly found himself in the rough and tumble ofChicago politics. Within months of taking office, he negotiated laboragreements involving gravediggers, butchers and members of the ChicagoLyric Opera orchestra. He brought together warring factions to end a15-year impasse on building a crosstown expressway, releasing $1.5billion in federal money.His romance with Heather Morgan, the director of the Chicago Council onFine Arts, added a dash of warmth to his image. They married shortlyafter he was elected mayor. He is survived by his wife and their son,Michael.He changed his mind about not running, explaining that he was respondingto a groundswell of support. He emphasized his closeness to Mr. Daley,saying the mayor had given him the kind of education "you cannot get atOxford, Cambridge, Harvard or Stanford." He went so far as to imitateMr. Daley's speech patterns, with a distinctive grammar and syntax and aseeming preference for commas over periods in his orations.The result was victory in the Democratic primary in a city where thatwas tantamount to victory in the general election. Several months later,he delightedly quoted the remark of a child at an elementary school inthe Bridgeport neighborhood, where Mr. Bilandic, like the four mayorsbefore him, lived.Someone had asked the child if he knew who the visiting Mayor Bilandicwas."Yes, that's the new Mayor Daley," the boy chirped.But Mr. Bilandic demonstrated that he lacked the iron control of Mr.Daley. First, Jane M. Byrne, his commissioner of consumer sales, accusedhim of being in cahoots with the city's taxi companies to raise theirfares. Though he fired her, their highly visible fight - both passed liedetector tests - differed markedly from the discipline of the Daley CityHall.Second, it snowed, more than seven feet, the most ever recorded in aseason Chicago. The city's snow removal was so terrible that peopleguessed Mayor Daley must have taken the snowplows with him; a formerdeputy mayor was found to have received a $90,000 consultant's contractfor snow removal.A joke circulated. First man to second: "If Mayor Daley was alive, allthis wouldn't have happened."Second to first: "If Mayor Bilandic was alive, it wouldn't have,either."The result was that in March 1979, Ms. Byrne, at first viewed as aquixotic candidate for mayor, beat Mr. Bilandic, ending 48 years ofmachine domination of city politics.Michael Anthony Bilandic, the son of Croatian immigrants, was born onFeb. 13, 1923, in Bridgeport, on Chicago's southwest side. It is calledBack of the Yards because of its proximity to the stockyards that wereonce the economic backbone of the area.Like Mayor Daley, he attended De La Salle High School, graduated from DePaul University Law School and got into politics by hanging around the11th Ward Democratic Headquarters.He served for four years in the Marine Corps in the South Pacific andthen earned his undergraduate degree from Notre Dame University. Hebegan as a $25-a-week law clerk at the Chicago firm of Anixter, Delaney,Bilandic & Piggott, and worked his way to senior partner.He resumed his political activity, canvassing the 11th Ward for Mr.Daley, a neighbor, during his first race for mayor in 1955. For the nextdecade he was an active, if inconspicuous, figure in ward politics.At Mayor Daley's invitation, he ran for City Council in 1969, and thenext year was named to its powerful finance committee. In 1974, afterthe indictment of the committee's chairman on fraud charges, he wasnamed chairman.In 1972, Mr. Bilandic stood in for Mayor Daley at the DemocraticNational Convention in denouncing the seating of anti-Daley delegatesled by the Rev. Jesse Jackson.After his defeat, Mr. Bilandic returned to private practice, thenstarted a new career as judge. He was elected to the First DistrictAppellate Court in 1984 and, six years later, to the Illinois SupremeCourt, the highest in the state. He was chief justice for the last threeyears of his 10-year term.Last September, he was chosen to break the tie on a committee redrawingCongressional and state legislative districts. His name was drawn from areplica of a stovepipe hat owned by Abraham Lincoln. The stateConstitution calls for such a random selection when the eight- memberbody, split evenly between parties, cannot agree.----------------------------------------MICHAEL BILANDIC: 1923-2002A mayor who had hard act to followBy Gary Washburn, Tribune staff reporter. Tribune reporters Joseph Sjostrom,Christi Parsons, Ronald Kotulak and David Mendell contributed to this reportPublished January 17, 2002Purple and black bunting was draped over the entrance to City Hall onWednesday as Chicago mourned Michael A. Bilandic, the quiet and unassumingson of immigrants who rose to become a leader of the City Council, mayor ofChicago and, later, chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court.Bilandic, 78, died unexpectedly late Tuesday at Northwestern MemorialHospital on the eve of scheduled coronary bypass surgery. He had beenadmitted to the hospital two days earlier after suffering what doctorsdescribed as a mild heart attack.A former alderman who was the eyes and ears in the City Council for hismentor, the late Mayor Richard J. Daley, Bilandic was picked by councilcolleagues to replace Daley when he died in late 1976. But he will be bestremembered for the way his political career unraveled under the weight ofrecord snowfalls in the winter of 1978-79, which immobilized the city andled to the historic election of Chicago's first female mayor, Jane Byrne.But his admirers, of whom there were many in the halls of government, saythe snow debacle unfairly clouded the reputation of a man who was adedicated and hard-working official.Bilandic was a "very good public servant and very committed," said MayorRichard M. Daley, whose father, the late Mayor Richard J. Daley, had beenBilandic's political sponsor. "He made a strong contribution to the city.""He had a full and rich and diverse career," said Ald. Edward Burke (14th),a longtime friend. "He served in all branches of government--legislative,executive and judicial--and will be remembered as a very capable, hardworking and loyal public official."In a written statement, Bilandic's wife, Heather, described her husband as"a devoted family man, [who] also loved Chicago and its people, was proud ofhis Croatian heritage and grateful for the opportunities which this countryprovided to his family. He felt deeply honored to have been able to serve asa member of the legal profession and to have participated in three branchesof government during a lifetime of service."After his defeat by Byrne, Bilandic returned to private law practice andthen answered what some believe was his true calling when he was elected ajudge, first to the Illinois Appellate Court in 1984 and later to the stateSupreme Court after winning election in 1990.Every mayor since Bilandic has taken a political lesson from his downfall,launching Herculean salting and plowing operations after even the gentlestof snowfalls. Bilandic had to learn the hard way.A total of 35 inches hit the city over a two-week period, and Bilandicshrugged off the snow, insisting that conditions were improving even asburied cars blocked streets, service on the Chicago Transit Authorityfaltered and O'Hare International Airport was tied up in knots.At one point during the crisis, he urged people to move their cars fromstreets to school parking lots, which he announced had been cleared. But themayor apparently had been given faulty information by underlings; unhappymotorists discovered that the lots remained waist-deep in snow.Democratic primary lossIndeed, the city's response to the snow was perhaps the biggest factor inBilandic's stunning defeat in the Democratic primary a few weeks later."He was a gentle and sometimes too nice a guy who got caught in asnowstorm," said Ald. Richard Mell (33rd), who was in the City Council whenBilandic was mayor. "And, unfortunately, that will be part of his legacy.But the real Michael Bilandic was a decent Chicagoan who had the bestinterest of the city at heart. In all the times I was with him, I never sawhim mean-spirited, vindictive, or ever do anything but try to be a good guy.And that's what he was."Born in Bridgeport in 1923, Bilandic learned Chicago politics in the 11thWard neighborhood that had produced a host of Democratic politicians,including Richard J. Daley.He graduated in 1940 from De La Salle High School and received a bachelor'sdegree from St. Mary's College in Winona, Minn., and a law degree fromDePaul University.Bilandic served as a first lieutenant in the Marine Corps in the Pacificduring World War II.He became active in the 11th Ward Democratic organization in 1948 whenthen-ward Committeeman Daley asked him to become involved in party work.But Bilandic's real political career began in 1969.That is when the late Matthew Danaher was in line for appointment as theclerk of Cook County Circuit Court, and Daley needed a replacement for himas 11th Ward alderman. The mayor's choice of Bilandic, whose ethnic rootswere Croatian, was a break from precedent in a ward which, for years, hadbeen represented in the council by Irish-Americans.Bilandic was reluctant to give up a law practice that was bringing him asalary estimated at $75,000 a year, but Daley prevailed. The newcomer ran,swamping the GOP candidate.As an alderman, Bilandic's long, detailed speechmaking and monotone deliverygave him a reputation as a colorless man. But he was considered effectiveand well prepared."Here is a guy who led the fight on the environment right from the start,"said Ald. Bernard Stone (50th), who served in the council with Bilandic. In1971, Bilandic pushed legislation that banned phosphates from detergents.A few years later, Bilandic helped shepherd the Lakefront ProtectionOrdinance through the council and a measure revamping zoning requirementsthat cleared the way for big multiuse developments, Stone said.With Ald. Thomas Keane (31st) on trial in federal court on charges ofconspiracy and mail fraud, Bilandic in 1974 was chosen to replace him bothas chairman of the council's powerful Finance Committee and as Daley'scouncil floor leader.When Daley died on Dec. 20, 1976, council leaders fought each other to fillthe vacuum, but it was Bilandic who received the support of the Daley familyand ultimately gained the mayoral seat.Daley, in his later years respected and beloved by a city that had known noother mayor for a generation, had failed to groom anyone as a successor. Thenew mayor was faced with the unenviable task of filling shoes that no one inChicago could have filled.Started ChicagoFestNevertheless, he sponsored new initiatives. During his 21/2 years in office,Bilandic organized the first ChicagoFest and arranged city-insured,low-interest mortgage loans for middle-income families. A runner and jogger,he also lent his support to the Chicago Marathon.Yet Bilandic's personality didn't capture the imagination or adoration ofthe voters. In an era when politicians were increasingly becomingcelebrities in their own right, Bilandic could stroll through the Loop inthe city he ran and not be stopped or even acknowledged by a singlepasserby.On another front, the mayor's personal life blossomed.When he took office, Bilandic was a bachelor who lived with his elderlymother. It was during his time in office, then in his 50s, that he marriedHeather Morgan, the daughter of a prominent Chicago businessman. Thecouple's only child, Michael Morgan Bilandic, was born during his mayoralty.After taking over at City Hall, Bilandic made numerous changes in the citycommand structure.In what turned out to be a major tactical error, he ousted Byrne as thecity's consumer sales commissioner and forced her to give up her spot asco-chairman of the Cook County Regular Democratic Organization's CentralCommittee.The response was furious.Byrne's attacks on Bilandic and his administration were so strong during the1979 primary that the mayor at times appeared on the brink of tears as hecompared her offensives, combined with media criticism, to the crucifixionof Christ, the Holocaust in Nazi Germany and the plight of blacks duringslavery in America.After losing the primary, Bilandic returned to private law practice.Although he maintained his Bridgeport home, he and his family spent most oftheir time in the Gold Coast apartment he also owned.Five years after his departure from City Hall, and without party backing,Bilandic won election to the Illinois Appellate Court's 1st District, whichcovers Cook County. At the age of 67, he ran for a 10-year term on the stateSupreme Court, this time slated by the Democratic Party, and won again. Hesubsequently was elected by colleagues on the court to a term as chiefjustice.Declined campaign donationsBilandic spent $32,000 of his own money on the Supreme Court electioncampaign and refused to accept campaign contributions. "`This is my lasthurrah," he explained. "I don't want to go there encumbered in any manner."As a jurist who had served in the other branches of government, Bilandic wasespecially attentive to the separation of powers and respectful of executiveand legislative prerogative."He always commented, `Let them do the work they do, and we'll do the workwe do,'" said Judge Allen Hartman, a longtime friend who shared theappellate bench with Bilandic. "He was very proper in that regard."Nevertheless, one of his most important Supreme Court opinions was highlycritical of a common practice in the Illinois General Assembly, wherelawmakers rolled unrelated measures into a single bill to drum up enoughsupport for passage.Writing for the court in Johnson v. Edgar, Bilandic struck down a sweepingnew law because it violated the Illinois Constitution's prohibition of suchbundling. The opinion formed the heart of the court's doctrine on theso-called "single-subject" rule, and it eventually led to the overturning ofseveral other measures passed by the Republican-led legislature in themid-1990s.Bilandic also wrote a revolutionary 1999 opinion in a ruling that healthmaintenance organizations can be held liable for negligence involving apatient's medical care. The decision opened the door for a flood of HMOlawsuits."When it came to things like budgetary matters or municipal law, we alwayslooked to him," said Chief Justice Moses Harrison, who served on the highcourt with Bilandic for eight years. "But you also had to admire his generalknowledge. He just knew so much."The court lowered its flags to half-staff, and Bilandic's portrait wasdraped in black bunting. The City Council, meanwhile, began a meetingWednesday with a moment of silence in the former mayor's honor.In what turned out to be his last public role, Bilandic in September cast avote that is expected to influence Illinois politics for years to come.After Democrats won a drawing to gain control of the LegislativeRedistricting Commission, Bilandic was inserted on the panel by the party tobreak a partisan deadlock and cast the tie-breaking vote on a redistrictingmap that could set the stage for Democratic control of the legislature forthe next decade.Burke said he talked to Bilandic on Tuesday afternoon to wish him well insurgery."He sounded strong," the alderman said. "He was in good spirits. He said hewas sad he would miss the board of managers meeting of the Chicago BarAssociation on Wednesday, but he hoped to be back on his feet in a couple ofdays." Bilandic died of a rare and "uniformly fatal" condition in which thewall of the heart ruptures, and not of a second heart attack, according toan autopsy report released Wednesday by Bilandic's physicians atNorthwestern Memorial.Dr. Dan Fintel, his cardiologist, said that he has seen only two otherruptures following heart attacks in 17 years of practice.The rupture occurred on the left side and front of Bilandic's heart, thearea that was damaged by a heart attack he suffered sometime in the earlymorning Saturday. That area of the heart was deprived of blood, therebyleading to the death of a small portion of heart muscle.Instead of scar tissue forming around the damaged area, which is typical,the weakened area burst from the pressure of blood inside the heart, causingthe heart to go into acute failure, Fintel said. Such conditions areimpossible to detect in advance, even using modern diagnostic equipment, hesaid.Heather Bilandic had been visiting her husband for most of Tuesday and leftone hour before the rupture occurred at 10 p.m. A heart team rushed in totry to save the former mayor. He was pronounced dead at 10:30 p.m.Bilandic's doctors said that tests performed Monday showed he hadsignificant blockages in his coronary arteries but added that he appeared tobe an ideal candidate for bypass surgery.The funeral will be private. It will be followed by a memorial service thathas not yet been scheduled.distributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.comNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachments is strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possible extent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 20 Jan 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6853/1/E-Atomic-Clock.html http://www.bldrdoc.gov/timefreq/service/its.htmSet Your Computer Clock Via the Internet NIST Internet Time Service (ITS)Software and InstructionsPublic Domain NIST Software  • Windows 95 and later (32 or 64-bit)  • Windows 3.1 (16-bit)  • FTP Site (all files & source code)  Instructions  • Macintosh Computers (PDF file)  • Windows Computers (PDF file)  • List of Software PublishersThe NIST Internet Time Service allows users to synchronize computer clocks via the Internet. The time information provided by the service is directly traceable to UTC(NIST). The service responds to time requests from any Internet client in several formats including the DAYTIME, TIME, and NTP protocols.The NIST Internet Time Service uses multiple stratum-1 time servers. Here are the server names, locations, and IP addresses.Time Code FormatsInternet time code protocols are defined by a series of documents called Request for Comments, or RFCs. These documents are available on-line from several sites on the Internet. The protocols supported by the NIST Internet Time Service are:Daytime Protocol (RFC-867)This protocol is widely used by small computers running MS-DOS and similar operating systems. The server listens on port 13, and responds to requests in either tcp/ip or udp/ip formats. The standard does not specify an exact format for the Daytime Protocol, but requires that the time is sent using standard ASCII characters. NIST chose a time code format similar to the one used by its dial-up Automated Computer Time Service (ACTS), as shown below:JJJJJ YR-MO-DA HH:MM:SS TT L H msADV UTC(NIST) OTMwhere:* JJJJJ is the Modified Julian Date (MJD). The MJD is the last five digits of the Julian Date, which is simply a count of the number of days since January 1, 4713 B.C. To get the Julian Date, add 2.4 million to the MJD.* YR-MO-DA is the date. It shows the last two digits of the year, the month, and the current day of month.* HH:MM:SS is the time in hours, minutes, and seconds. The time is always sent as Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). An offset needs to be applied to UTC to obtain local time. For example, Mountain Time in the U. S. is 7 hours behind UTC during Standard Time, and 6 hours behind UTC during Daylight Saving Time.* TT is a two digit code (00 to 99) that indicates whether the United States is on Standard Time (ST) or Daylight Saving Time (DST). It also indicates when ST or DST is approaching. This code is set to 00 when ST is in effect, or to 50 when DST is in effect. During the month in which the time change actually occurs, this number will decrement every day until the change occurs. For example, during the month of October, the U.S. changes from DST to ST. On October 1, the number will change from 50 to the actual number of days until the time change. It will decrement by 1 every day until the change occurs at 2 a.m. local time when the value is 1. Likewise, the spring change is at 2 a.m. local time when the value reaches 51.* L is a one-digit code that indicates whether a leap second will be added or subtracted at midnight on the last day of the current month. If the code is 0, no leap second will occur this month. If the code is 1, a positive leap second will be added at the end of the month. This means that the last minute of the month will contain 61 seconds instead of 60. If the code is 2, a second will be deleted on the last day of the month. Leap seconds occur at a rate of about one per year. They are used to correct for irregularity in the earth's rotation. The correction is made just before midnight UTC (not local time).* H is a health digit that indicates the health of the server. If H=0, the server is healthly. If H=1, then the server is operating properly but its time may be in error by up to 5 seconds. This state should change to fully healthy within 10 minutes. If H=2, then the server is operating properly but its time is known to be wrong by more than 5 seconds. If H=4, then a hardware or software failure has occurred and the amount of the time error is unknown.* msADV displays the number of milliseconds that NIST advances the time code to partially compensate for network delays. The advance is currently set to 50.0 milliseconds.* The label UTC(NIST) is contained in every time code. It indicates that you are receiving Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).* OTM (on-time marker) is an asterisk (*). The time values sent by the time code refer to the arrival time of the OTM. In other words, if the time code says it is 12:45:45, this means it is 12:45:45 when the OTM arrives. Time Protocol (RFC-868)This simple protocol returns a 32-bit unformatted binary number that represents the time in UTC seconds since January 1, 1900. The server listens for Time Protocol requests on port 37, and responds in either tcp/ip or udp/ip formats. Conversion to local time (if necessary) is the responsibility of the client program. The 32-bit binary format can represent times over a span of about 136 years with a resolution of 1 second. There is no provision for increasing the resolution or increasing the range of years.The strength of the time protocol is its simplicity. Since many computers keep time internally as the number of seconds since January 1, 1970 (or another date), converting the received time to the necessary format is often a simple matter of binary arithmetic. However, the format does not allow any additional information to be transmitted, such as advance notification of leap seconds or daylight savings time, or information about the health of the server.Network Time Protocol (RFC-1305)The Network Time Protocol (NTP) is the most complex and sophisticated of the time protocols, and the one that provides the best performance. NTP is typically used by large computers and workstations, since NTP software is often bundled with the operating system. The client software runs continuously as a background task that periodically gets updates from the server. The client software can be configured to query several servers, and to average the results. By querying multiple servers, it can ignore responses from servers that appear to be sending the wrong time.The NIST servers listen for a NTP request on port 123, and respond by sending a udp/ip data packet in the NTP format. The data packet includes a 64-bit timestamp containing the time in UTC seconds since January 1, 1900 with a resolution of 200 picoseconds. Since the client software runs continuously, it can keep the client's clock within a few milliseconds of UTC(NIST).For questions or more information about the NIST Internet Time Service, contact Judah Levine: jlevine@boulder.nist.govdistributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.comNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachments is strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possible extent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 20 Jan 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6859/1/E-1991-ethnic-population-in-all-of-Croatia.html http://teletubbie.het.net.je/~sjaak/domovina/domovina/archive/1991/english/hrdÂÂata.htmlÂÂGo to this website, which gives you the 1991 ethnic population in all ofÂCroatia, when you want to prove any points.ÂÂJudy - St. Louis feldwoj2@slu.eduÂÂÂCITY INHABITANTS % CROATS % SERBS % OTHERSÂÂBeli Manastir 54160 41.7 25.5 32.8ÂBenkovac 33079 40.6 57.4 2.0ÂBiograd na moru 17515 92.0 3.7 4.3ÂBjelovar 65773 80.1 8.9 11.0ÂBrac 13690 93.9 1.3 4.8ÂBuje 23752 39.6 4.2 56.2ÂBuzet 7384 58.6 0.8 40.6ÂCabar 5144 90.4 1.3 8.3ÂCakovec 118779 93.9 0.4 5.7ÂCazma 15221 90.7 4.6 4.7ÂCres-Losinj 11639 75.2 6.5 18.3ÂCrikvenica 19072 85.0 4.7 10.3ÂDaruvar 29978 34.3 33.2 32.5ÂDelnice 17745 90.1 3.5 6.4ÂDjakovo 52443 91.7 3.8 4.5ÂDjurdevac 40826 96.7 0.5 2.8ÂDonja Stubica 30729 98.0 0.3 1.7ÂDonji Lapac 8049 0.5 97.4 2.1ÂDonji Miholjac 20308 83.7 11.9 4.4ÂDrnis 24157 76.8 21.3 1.9ÂDubrovnik 70672 82.5 6.7 10.8ÂDuga Resa 30316 89.3 6.6 4.1ÂDugo Selo 19682 88.1 3.9 8.0ÂDvor 14636 9.5 85.6 4.9ÂGaresnica 18352 77.2 11.0 11.8ÂGlina 22997 35.0 60.5 4.5ÂGospic 28732 64.3 31.1 4.6ÂGracac 11060 14.0 82.3 3.7ÂGrubisno Polje 14186 42.3 32.1 25.6ÂHvar 11384 91.8 1.8 6.4ÂImotski 38555 95.5 2.9 1.6ÂIvanec 41488 97.6 0.2 2.2ÂIvanic-Grad 25426 92.9 1.3 5.8ÂJastrebarsko 32211 95.1 1.2 3.7ÂKarlovac 80855 63.7 26.6 9.7ÂKastel 31229 92.4 3.0 4.6ÂKlenjec 10780 96.8 0.4 2.8ÂKnin 42337 8.6 88.6 2.8ÂKoprivnica 61000 89.3 5.0 5.7ÂKorcula 19612 92.0 1.1 6.9ÂKostajnica 14838 28.5 62.4 9.1ÂKrapina 26320 98.4 0.2 1.4ÂKrizevci 39261 94.1 2.4 3.5ÂKrk 15861 87.7 2.9 9.4ÂKutina 39493 82.6 7.9 9.5ÂLabin 25800 43.9 2.0 54.1ÂLastovo 1206 76.6 5.1 18.3ÂLudbreg 21817 96.9 0.8 2.3ÂMakarska 20930 88.5 2.0 9.5ÂMetkovic 22774 93.7 3.1 3.2ÂNasice 40424 80.1 11.0 8.9ÂNova Gradiska 60461 71.7 20.8 7.5ÂNovi Marof 29198 98.2 0.2 1.6ÂNovska 24731 67.0 21.8 11.2ÂObrovac 11442 32.2 65.9 1.9ÂOgulin 28904 59.9 35.3 4.8ÂOmis 25681 97.3 0.4 2.3ÂOpatija 29774 78.6 3.9 17.5ÂOrahovica 15528 69.7 21.4 8.9ÂOsijek 164577 66.6 20.0 13.4ÂOtocac 24779 64.9 32.2 2.9ÂOzalj 14607 94.9 1.0 4.1ÂPag 7494 95.9 0.7 3.4ÂPakrac 27288 36.0 46.4 17.6ÂPazin 18915 78.2 0.6 21.2ÂPetrinja 35622 44.2 44.9 10.9ÂPloce 13116 85.1 4.2 10.7ÂPodravska Slatina 31155 57.2 35.8 7.0ÂPorec 22846 54.3 4.0 41.7ÂPregrada 16914 97.4 0.1 2.5ÂPula 84606 55.5 7.6 36.9ÂRab 9504 92.9 1.3 5.8ÂRijeka 205836 71.4 10.6 18.0ÂRovinj 19686 56.8 3.6 39.6ÂSenj 9118 93.3 2.3 4.4ÂSibenik 84435 84.1 10.5 5.4ÂSinj 60178 92.6 4.5 2.9ÂSisak 84247 64.5 22.8 12.7ÂSlavonska Pozega 71299 79.4 14.0 6.6ÂSlavonski Brod 113551 85.2 6.5 8.3ÂSlunj 18643 63.7 29.8 6.5ÂSolin 27016 94.1 2.1 3.8ÂSplit 206612 87.3 4.2 8.5ÂSveti Ivan Zelin 16483 97.3 0.5 2.2ÂTitova Korenica 11307 16.8 75.8 7.4ÂTrogir 21809 92.5 1.3 6.2ÂValpovo 33009 90.5 2.9 6.6ÂVarazdin 94020 94.9 1.1 4.0ÂVinkovci 98484 80.0 13.0 7.0ÂVirovitica 46498 76.8 15.7 7.5ÂVis 4310 86.8 2.7 10.5ÂVojnic 8190 1.2 90.6 8.2ÂVrbovec 27903 93.9 2.0 4.1ÂVrbovsko 7501 59.0 33.1 7.9ÂVrginmost 16534 24.4 70.6 5.0ÂVrgorac 7406 96.8 0.2 3.0ÂVukovar 84024 43.7 37.4 18.9ÂZabok 36120 97.0 0.3 2.7ÂZadar 134881 83.4 10.5 6.1ÂZagreb 930550 85.6 5.4 9.0ÂZlatar Bistrica 30999 98.1 0.2 1.7ÂZupanja 48876 87.6 2.4 10.0ÂÂTotal 4760344 77.9 12.2 9.9ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ------------------------------------------------------------------------ÂThis page was compiled by Marko Terviöö from Finland. Marko kindly gave CBIPEÂhis permission to archive this, and other, pages when he could no longer keepÂit on line.ÂÂ------------------------------------------------------------------------ÂCourtesy from Domovina.netÂÂdistributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.comÂNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If youÂare not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified thatÂany dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachmentsÂis strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possibleÂextent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you haveÂreceived this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender byÂtelephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 06 Jan 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6858/1/E-Donations-for-Cro-organizations.html I had promised to send this to the list before the New Year and I barelyÂÂmade it - sorry for the delay.ÂÂÂToday is the last day to make donations which can be used as a deductionÂÂfor those filing US tax returns. As I understand it, the check doesn'tÂÂneed to reach these organizations today.ÂÂÂThis is a list of which I am aware of of Croatian-American 501(c)(3)ÂÂtax-exempt organizations. I'm sure there are more (e.g., AMAC for whichÂÂI don't have an address). Certainly, this is something to include on ourÂÂwebsite as time goes forward.ÂÂÂIn addition to this list, each of our Croatian Catholic Parishes is alsoÂÂtax exempt!ÂÂÂHappy New Year to all! John KraljicÂÂÂÂAmerican Croatian Relief Project, c/o St. Joseph's Croatian CatholicÂÂChurch, 2112 South 12th Street, St. Louis, Mossouri 63104ÂÂÂCroatian Academy of America, PO Box 1767, Grand Central Station, New York, NYÂ10163-1767.ÂÂÂCroatian Community of Astoria, Inc., PO Box 3216, Astoria, New York 11103ÂÂÂCroatian Relief Services, Inc., Church of St. John the Baptist, 239ÂÂAnderson Avenue, Fairview, New Jersey 07022ÂÂÂCroatian Scholarship Fund, PO Box 290, San Ramon, California 94583.ÂÂÂNFCA Cultural Foundation, 1329 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036.Âdistributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.comÂNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If youÂare not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified thatÂany dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachmentsÂis strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possibleÂextent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you haveÂreceived this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender byÂtelephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 06 Jan 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6857/1/E-Hrvatska-jedina-u-Europi-uvozi-mlijeko-Zasto.html JEDINI U EUROPI UVOZIMO MLIJEKOÂÂÂÂÂHrvatska je jedina zemlja u Europi koja uvozi mlijeko, a na godinu joj zaÂÂÂÂpotrebe trzista nedostaje 90 milijuna litara, izjavio je Antun Debrecin,ÂÂÂÂvoditelj radne skupine predsjednika Mesica za izradu strategije razvojaÂÂÂÂagrara. Jedan od glavnih razloga toj poraznoj cinjenici, naveo je, u tome jeÂÂÂÂsto smo 1998. godine imali 843.000 goveda, a trenutacno je u Hrvatskoj samoÂÂÂÂ438.000 grla. U istom je razdoblju pao uvoz mlijeka, a nije povecana njegovaÂÂÂÂproizvodnja.ÂÂÂÂÂÂPrema podacima Hrvatske gospodarske komore, u prvih je devet mjeseci oveÂÂÂÂgodine, primjerice, uvezeno mlijeka u vrijednosti gotovo 14,5 milijunaÂÂÂÂdolara, a u istom razdoblju lani taj je proizvod uvezen u vrijednosti 14,4ÂÂÂÂmilijuna dolara. Istodobno je od sijecnja do rujna ove godine, naveo je HGK,ÂÂÂÂizvezeno mlijeka u vrijednosti 2,6 milijuna dolara, sto je milijun dolaraÂÂÂÂmanje nego u istom razdoblju lani.ÂÂÂÂÂSTOKA NA KREDITÂÂÂÂÂÂ- Osim opustosena stocnog fonda, domace proizvodjace mlijeka muci iÂÂÂÂneprihvatljiva otkupna cijena mlijeka. Ona je, primjerice, 1995. godineÂÂÂÂiznosila 2,60 kuna za litru, a sada je oko dvije kune. U listopaduÂÂÂÂdogovoreno povecanje otkupne cijene osjetili su samo oni koji proizvode viseÂÂÂÂod 4000 litara na mjesec, a takvih je tek 20 posto - navodi predsjednikÂÂÂÂUdruga proizvodjaca mlijeka Osjecko-baranjske zupanije Ivica Miketek iÂÂÂÂdodaje kako su brojni seljaci koji se bave proizvodnjom mlijeka naÂÂÂÂegzistencijalnom rubu. Zbog nedostatka domacih junica, objasnjava, seljaciÂÂÂÂsu bili prisiljeni stoku kupovati na kredit od Lure. Grlo u prosjeku stojiÂÂÂÂoko 3000 njemackih maraka, a kooperanti taj novac Luri vracaju kroz isporukuÂÂÂÂmlijeka.ÂÂÂÂÂÂU Luri, pak, potvrdjuju da domaca proizvodnja mlijeka ne zadovoljavaÂÂÂÂpotrebe naseg trzista, a najveca domaca mlijecna industrija, koja drzi okoÂÂÂÂ40 posto trzista, uvozi oko 15 posto svjezeg mlijeka. U Luri isticu kakoÂÂÂÂpoduzimaju brojne napore ne bi li njihovi kooperanti povecali proizvodnost iÂÂÂÂkvalitetu te im, navela je direktorica kooperativne administracije NinaÂÂÂÂAndjal, nabavljaju i junice. Prije nekoliko godina Lura je za svojeÂÂÂÂkooperante uvezla 10.000 junica iz Austrije i Njemacke, a nedavno je moralaÂÂÂÂodustati od nabave novih grla iz Austrije zbog pojave kravljeg ludila u tojÂÂÂÂzemlji.ÂÂÂÂÂÂSeljaci, medjutim, isticu da se te krave cesto tesko prilagodjavajuÂÂÂÂbiohranidbi kojom se oni koriste, pa ne daju toliko mlijeka kao kad su bileÂÂÂÂu Austriji, gdje su nerijetko hranjene mesno-kostanim brasnom.ÂÂÂÂÂPOTICAJI KAO SOCIJALAÂÂÂÂÂÂU Zajednici udruga seljaka Slavonije i Baranje naglasavaju kako je kljucÂÂÂÂrjesenja u boljem poticaju poljoprivrednih proizvodjaca i u njihovuÂÂÂÂokrupnjavanju. Tako misli i direktor Sektora poljoprivredne i prehrambeneÂÂÂÂindustrije pri Hrvatskoj udruzi poslodavaca Stipan Bilic. On objasnjava kakoÂÂÂÂse dosadasnje dijeljenje poticaja cesto svodilo na socijalu, a mala,ÂÂÂÂrascjepkana gospodarstva, rekao je, ne mogu biti nositelj poljoprivredneÂÂÂÂproizvodnje, koja ce se uskoro naci na jos vecem udaru zbog liberalizacijeÂÂÂÂtrzista.ÂÂÂÂÂÂToga su svjesni i u Ministarstvu poljoprivrede koje ce, kako je kazaoÂÂÂÂpomocnik ministra Miroslav Bozic, od sljedece godine boljim poticajimaÂÂÂÂstimulirati vece proizvodjace. No, zna li se da proizvodjac mlijeka uÂÂÂÂEuropskoj uniji koji taj proizvod izveze izvan granica EU dobije takveÂÂÂÂpremije da mlijeko moze prodavati gotovo bez marze, jasno je da se domacimÂÂÂÂproizvodjacima mlijeka nece biti lako izboriti za opstanak.ÂÂPreneseno iz Vjesnika (www.vjesnik.hr)ÂS. Laus-Mrvelj, 21. prosinca 2001.ÂÂdistributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.comÂNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If youÂare not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified thatÂany dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachmentsÂis strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possibleÂextent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you haveÂreceived this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender byÂtelephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 06 Jan 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6856/1/E-Radio-Reception-Report---California-New-Zeland-Australia.html 1.ÂRECEPTION REPORTÂÂRadio Croatia Reception Report From CIRAF Zone 60, Auckland, New Zealand.ÂÂÂFROM: AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND. 36ºS 174.46ºE CIRAF ZONE: 60ÂÂÂGraeme DixonÂÂADDRESS: 77 Kemp Road, Auckland 1008, New Zealand.ÂÂÂTRANSMISSION SEASON: B01ÂÂÂRECEIVER: Icom IC-R75ÂÂANTENNA: LongwireÂÂNew Zealand Summer Time +13HoursÂÂÂUTC Radio Croatia Program Transmission Date: Thursday, January 3, 2002ÂÂÂDATE IN RECEPTION ZONE 60: Friday, January 4, 2002ÂÂÂÂLEGEND:ÂÂA=Severe Atmospherics, a=Moderate AtmosphericsÂÂF=Deep Fades, f=Light Fades, FL=Severe Flutter Fades,ÂÂFl=Moderate Flutter Fades, Spl=Severe Sideband Splash,ÂÂSpl=Moderate Sideband SplashÂÂN/m= Not MonitoredÂÂÂTo: CIRAF ZONE 60, NEW ZEALANDÂÂÂRPT: NZ B0-1 26ÂÂÂUTC KHz SDO REMARKSÂÂ0600 9470 KHz 544 fÂÂ0630 9470 KHz 555ÂÂ0700 9470 KHz 555ÂÂ0730 9470 KHz 544 fÂÂ0755 9470 KHz 544 fÂÂÂTo: CIRAF ZONE 58, AUSTRALIAÂÂÂUTC KHz SDO REMARKSÂÂ0800 13820 KHz 544 fÂÂ0830 13820 KHz 533 f,aÂÂ0900 13820 KHz 433 f,a,ÂÂ0930 13820 KHz 322 F,aÂÂ0955 13820 KHz 322 F,aÂÂÂ2.ÂVoC/DTK RECEPTION REPORT FROM CALIFORNIA, ZONE 6ÂÂMONITOR: Evan John Konjicija E-MAIL: ejk333@aol.comÂADDRESS: 536 Hawthorne Ave. CITY: San BrunoÂSTATE: California 94066 COUNTRY: USAÂTEL.: +1 650 583-2407 FAX: +1 650 952-5830ÂCOORDINATES: Long. 122.4W, Lat. 37.6N CIRAF ZONE: 6ÂRECEIVER: Kenwood R-5000, with 7MHz on-roof wire dipole antennaÂMONITORING ENVIRONMENT: Residential, suburban areaÂÂMONITORING DATE: January 6. 2002 (UTC)ÂÂTIME TIME VoC/DTK 9925 TIME TIME VoC/DTK 9925ÂPST UTC Target SIO PST UTC Target SIOÂÂ0500pm 0100 to SAm 231 0800pm 0400 to WNAm 444ftÂ0550pm 0150 to SAm 231 0830pm 0430 to WNAm 444ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ0900pm 0500 to WNAm 444Â0600pm 0200 to ENAm 231 0930pm 0530 to WNAm 454Â0630pm 0230 to ENAm 231 0950pm 0550 to WNAm 444Â0700pm 0300 to ENAm 231Â0730pm 0330 to ENAm 131 TIME TIME VoC/DTK 9470# 13820$Â0750pm 0350 to ENAm 332 PST UTC Target SIO SIOÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ1000pm 0600 to NZ# 131ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ1200am 0800 to Au$ 131ÂÂNOTES: n/m = not monitored,ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂft = flutter, sp = mod. splash, tv = interf. from TV set.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂChecked HRT on 9830 kHz (100kW) at 0715 UTC, nothing heard.ÂÂÂWWV Solar-Terrestrial Indices on January 6. 2002 (UTC)ÂÂ0000 SFI:212 | A:3 down from 4 | K:0 down from3.ÂÂÂÂÂÂSAF: low to moderate, GMF: quiet to unsettledÂÂÂÂÂÂAurora Level: 3ÂÂ0300 SFI:212 | A:3 | K:1 up from 0.ÂÂÂÂÂÂSAF: low to moderate, GMF: quiet to unsettledÂÂÂÂÂÂAurora Level: 4ÂÂ0600 SFI:212 | A:3 | K:0 down from 1.ÂÂÂÂÂÂSAF: low to moderate, GMF: quiet to unsettledÂÂÂÂÂÂAurora Level: 4ÂÂÂBest regards, - (Ivo) Evan John KonjicijaÂÂ3.ÂReception Report:ÂCroatian RadioÂName : Craig Tyson Ciraf zone : 58ÂAddress: 104 Rannoch Circle Coordinates: Long 115.51E Lat 31.57SÂCity : Hamersley 6022 Receiver : Drake R8AÂNation : Australia Aerial : Alpha Delta DX-SWL-SÂFax: +61 (8) 9342 9158 Receiver Selectivity: 6.0 khzÂMobile: +61 0413 716 251ÂE-mail: tyson@ozemail.com.auÂÂReport Period: B01 January 2002ÂÂDate Time Frequency SIO DbuÂ05/01 0800 13820 354 40dbÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ0830 13820 354 40dbÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ0900 13820 354 40dbÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ0930 13820 454 45dbÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂ0942 13820 454 45dbÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂComments:ÂCraig-PerthÂÂdistributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.comÂNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If youÂare not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified thatÂany dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachmentsÂis strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possibleÂextent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you haveÂreceived this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender byÂtelephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 06 Jan 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6855/1/H-Satelitski-TV-program.html ÂÂÂÂHRVATSKI INFORMATIVNI CENTARÂÂÂÂÂÂÂZAGREB - HRVATSKAÂÂÂÂÂÂpozivaÂÂÂÂÂÂsve stare, nove i potencijalne pretplatnike HIC satelitskog TV radioÂprograma, te predstavnike hrvatskih ustanova, udruga i organizacija naÂÂÂÂÂÂÂsastanak i predavanje na temu:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂMEDIJI U HRVATKOJ IÂÂÂÂÂÂMEDIJSKA BLOKADA HRVATA U BOSNI i HERCEGOVINIÂÂÂÂÂÂpredavac:ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂAnte BeljoÂÂÂÂÂÂupravitelj HIC-a, Zagreb i zastupnik u Hrvatskom saboruÂÂÂÂÂÂsastanci i predavanja ce se odrzati:ÂÂÂÂÂÂCetvrtak, 3. sijecnja 2002. - New YorkÂÂÂÂÂÂÂHrvatski kulturni centar Nikola Tavelic, 507 West 40th StreetÂÂÂÂÂÂ7.30 p.m.ÂÂÂÂÂÂPetak, 4. sijecnja 2002. - ClevelandÂÂÂÂÂÂHrvatski centar Kardinal A.Stepinac, 34900 Lake Shore Blvd., EastlakeÂÂÂÂÂÂ7.00 p.m.ÂÂÂÂÂÂSubota, 5. sijecnja 2002. - Detroit-WindsorÂÂÂÂÂÂDvorana Hrvatske katolicke zupe u Windsoru, 1701 Turner Road, CanadaÂÂÂÂÂÂ7.00 p.m.ÂÂÂÂÂÂNedjelja, 6. sijecnja 2002. - ChicagoÂÂÂÂÂÂHrvatski kulturni centar, 2845 W. Devon AvenueÂÂÂÂÂÂ4.00 p.m.ÂÂÂÂÂÂUtorak, 8. sijecnja 2002. - L.A . - San PedroÂÂÂÂÂÂHrvatski dom, San Pedro, 631 W 9th StreetÂÂÂÂÂÂ7.30 p.m.ÂÂÂÂÂÂSrijeda, 9. sijecnja 2002. - San JoseÂÂÂÂÂÂDvorana Hrvatske katolicke zupe, 901 Lincoln AvenueÂÂÂÂÂÂ7.00 p.m.ÂÂÂÂÂÂCetvrtak, 10. sijecnja 2002. - Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaÂÂÂÂÂÂDvorana Hrvatske katolicke zupe, 3105 East 1st Avenue, Vancouver, BC,ÂCanadaÂÂÂÂÂÂ7.00 p.mÂÂÂÂÂÂPetak, 11. sijecnja 2002. - Calgary, CanadaÂÂÂÂÂÂDvorana Hrvatske katolicke zupe, 14680 Deer Ridge Dr. S.EÂÂÂÂÂÂ7.00 p.mÂÂÂÂÂÂNedjelja, 13. sijecnja 2002. - Mississauga, CanadaÂÂÂÂÂÂCroatia Club, 1989 Dundas St. E., MississaugaÂÂÂÂÂÂ4.00 p.mÂÂÂÂÂÂÂSvrha ovih sastanaka je prvenstveno informiranje nasih pretplatnikaÂsatelitskog TV programa (kako ovog sadasnjeg na GlobeCastu, tako i onogÂprethodnog na EchoStaru) o svim tehnickim i programskim detaljima sadasnjegÂsestosatnog TV programa i 24-satnog radio programa. Nastojat cemo odgovoritiÂna sva vasa pitanja, kako bi pripomogli sto djelotvornijem uspostavljanjuÂvasih svakodnevnih veza s domovinom i onemogucavanju opadajuceg trenda u timÂodnosima.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂSaznat cete iz prve ruke kakva je medijska slika u Hrvatskoj, ali i uÂBosni i Hercegovini, gdje vlada totalna medijska blokada Hrvata unutar BiH,Âkao i prema ostatku svijeta.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂZa sve predstavnike hrvatskih udruga i organizacija ovo ce biti prigodaÂza razmjenu iskustava i za dogovor o buducoj suradnji.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂDanas, u vrijeme informacijske revolucije, najvece zlo koje se jednomÂnarodu moze uciniti je provodenje medijskog terora ili njegovo guranje uÂmedijsku izolaciju i mrak. Necemo dozvoliti ni jedno ni drugo!ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂDobro dosli na predavanje i puno srece i uspjeha svima nama u 2002.Âgodini,ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂSrdacno,ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂVas Ante BeljoÂdistributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.comÂNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If youÂare not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified thatÂany dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachmentsÂis strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possibleÂextent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you haveÂreceived this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender byÂtelephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 06 Jan 2002 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6862/1/E-visit-wwwcronetcomau.html VICTORIAÂÂÂAnnual Christmas Day Croatian Disco @ the METRO niteclubÂÂThis years annual Croatian Christmas day disco Disco hosted by the HOP mladezÂwill be held at the Metro Niteclub - Bourke Street Melbourne. PrepurchaseÂyour tickets from the Croatian Dom Whitehall Street Footscray (03) 9689 5866Â- Featuring Major Minor Live in the main room; also featuring DJ (Rave Party)Âon Level 3 and Magla on Level 2.ÂÂÂCroatian Dom Geelong New Years Eve ZabavaÂÂNew years eve Clebration. 31st Dec 2001. 101-111 Separation Street Nth GeelongÂÂEntertainment - "Export"ÂÂÂCroatian Community Centre KeysboroughÂÂNew Years Eve Celebration 31st December 2001- 798 Springvale Rd Keysborough.ÂÂFeaturing Popular Croatian Band "Zagreb"ÂÂBoxing Day Zabava "Stjepan Dan" 26th December 798 Springvale Road KeysboroughÂÂEntertainment provided by Popular Croatian Band "ZAGREB"ÂÂÂAustralian Croatian Association - Hrvatski Dom New Years Eve ZabavaÂÂCelebrate New Years eve at the DOM. 72 Whitehall Street Footscray. 31stÂDecember 2001- Featuring MaglaÂÂÂMelbourne Knights Soccer Club EventsÂÂCAROLS BY CANDLE-LIGHT - Sunday 23 December 2001 Hosted & Entertainment by -ÂPopular Croatian Artist - Drazen ZankoÂÂNEW YEARS EVE - DINNER DANCE Music by " OLUJA " Tickets $25 & $20 forÂConcession. Bookings 9312 3584ÂÂRETURN TO SUNDAY SOCCER IN 2002ÂÂ13 Parramatta Power Sun 6 Jan 2002 6.00 pm Knights StadiumÂÂ14 Newcastle United Sun 13 Jan 2002 6.00 pm Knights StadiumÂÂ16 Olympic Sharks Sun 27 Jan 2002 6.00 pm Knights StadiumÂÂÂSunshine Catholic Centre ZabaveÂÂStjepan Dan Zabava - Wednesday 26th Dec at 7.30pm TIGROVI + Drazen Zanko LiveÂ$25 entryÂÂNew Years Eve Zabava - 31st Dec 2001 - Mirko Orsulic BandÂÂÂCroatian Community Centre Geelong - New Years Eve ZabavaÂÂNew Years Eve celebration Monday 31st December - CCC, Cox Road, GeelongÂ7.30pm TIGROVI LiveÂÂSt Albans Saints Soccer Club EventsÂÂHNK Ljubuski TourÂÂHNK Ljubuski from Hercegovina will tour Australia in JanuaryÂÂ16th or 17th of January at the Saints home ground Churchill Reserve and the ThÂird game will be against The North Geelong Warriors on the 19th of January inÂGeelongÂÂÂCroatian Church ServicesÂÂChristmas Eve Midnight Mass in Clifton Hill, Sunshine & Springvale includingÂother Croatian Churches around Australia.ÂÂMass to be held as per normal Sunday Services for Christmas Day, Boxing DayÂ"Stjepan Dan" and New Years dayÂÂConfession timetableÂÂSunshine - Wed 19th Dec from 10am-12pm and 5-8pmÂÂSpringvale - Thu 20th Dec from 10am-12pm and 5-8pmÂÂClifton Hill - Fri 21st Dec from 10am-12pm and 5-8pmÂÂFawkner - Sat 22nd Dec from 9-11amÂÂÂNEW SOUTH WALESÂÂCroatian Club Punchbowl NSW - New Years EveÂÂCelebrate New Years Eve at either the Zabava upstairs with Matko Jelavic orÂDisco Downstairs Featuring Major Minor LiveÂÂDecember 31st 2001 - 921 Punchbowl Road (cnr Canterbury Road) Punchbowl.ÂÂChristmas Day Disco - 25th December 2001 - Special Guest DJ GC, Impakt &ÂBabic ... going to all hoursÂÂÂÂCroatian Club - King TomislavÂÂChristmas Day Croatian Disco - Featuring a Croatian DJÂÂNew Years Eve Zabava - 31st Dec 2001 - Cold Platter & Wine - FeaturingÂ"Zrinjevcani" $30 EntryÂÂ223 Edensor Road Edensor ParkÂÂWESTERN AUSTRALIAÂÂCroatian House - Hrvatski Dom Gwelup - New Years EveÂÂCelebrate New Years Eve - 31st Dec 2001 - Featuring "Nostalgija" entry $25,Â$20 concessionÂÂ2 Wishart Street GwelupÂÂÂCroatian Community Centre Fremantle - New Years EveÂÂCorner Sterling Highway & Alfred Road North FremantleÂÂNew Years Eve celebration Dec 31st 2001 - Featuring "Plima"ÂÂChristmas Eve Bar Open from 8pm for a get together before Midnight MassÂÂÂQUEENSLANDÂÂCroatian Community Centre Brisbane - New Years EveÂÂNew Years Eve celebration. 31st December 2001 - Featuring Band "Trio" entryÂ$15 Adult, $10 ConcessionÂÂIncluding a "Bogata Tombola" - 164 Dunn Road Rocklea QLDÂÂÂCroatian Sports Centre - Gold Coast - New Years Eve ZabavaÂÂNew Years Eve Celebration. 31st Dec 2001 - Featuring "Stari Becari" . 7:30 pmÂ- entry $20 entry, $15 ConcessionÂÂLot 5, Nerrang-Broadbeach Road Carrara, Gold Coast QLDÂÂÂSOUTH AUSTRALIAÂÂCroatian Club Adelaide - New Years EveÂÂNew Years Eve. 31st Dec 2001. Featuring "Albatros", entry $20, $15 concessionÂÂ68a Second Street Brompton SAÂÂÂTASMANIAÂÂCroatian Club Glenorchy Tasmania - ZabavaÂÂSaturday 22nd Dec at 7.30pm Entertainment provided by TIGROVIÂÂ1 Eady Street GlenorchyÂÂÂFor full details visit www.cronet.com.au .... The Australian CroatianÂCommunity On lineÂÂÂIf you have an event to add to the Cronet Diary , please email the details toÂwebmaster@cronet.com.auÂÂÂNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If youÂare not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified thatÂany dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachmentsÂis strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possibleÂextent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you haveÂreceived this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender byÂtelephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments.Âdistributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 23 Dec 2001 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6861/1/E-Theres-Still-Time-to-Order-Christmas-presents.html 1. For more information, call 314-727-0198 and leave your phone no. ifÂnecessary, or contact us by email at ARTMEYER@peoplepc.comÂÂ2. Melissa Pintar Obenauf, obenaufm@alink.com Toll Free @ 877-906-8314ÂÂwww.croatiagifts.comÂÂ1. There's Still Time to Order from "Heart of Croatia Gifts and Receive YourÂPurchases in Time for Christmas!ÂÂÂYou are invited to visit www.croatiagifts.com and browse our many categoriesÂof Croatian gifts. We are certain that you will be pleasantly surprised byÂthe large number of high quality, unique items that we offer. Most of ourÂproducts are available only at "Heart of Croatia" Gifts! Give a gift fromÂ"Heart of Croatia" and help to insure that Croatian traditions are continuedÂand the rich Croatian legacy is passed along!ÂÂÂIt's Christmas Shopping at its most Croatian now at "Heart of Croatia" Gifts!ÂVisit www.croatiagifts.com to select unique products that celebrate CroatianÂtraditions and customs. Make certain to see our special Christmas categoryÂwhere you will find traditional "licitarska srce" (honeybaked hearts),ÂCroatian Santas, hand-painted Christmas ornaments by "Mara," Christmas cardsÂby Marijana, and Christmas prints by world-renowned naïve artist, IvanÂGeneralic! Wait 'til you see our adorable "Sretan Bozic!" ("MerryÂChristmas!") snowbears, our hand-painted "Tiha Noc" ("Silent Night") eggs,Âand our newest addition to our Croatian village collection, our "BozicÂ(Christmas) Shop." You may want to consider a wooden tamburitza ornament forÂyour tree or our newly-released and acclaimed video, "Christmas in Croatia"Âfor your holiday entertainment!ÂÂÂMelissa Pintar Obenauf, obenaufm@alink.comÂÂÂToll Free @ 877-906-8314ÂÂÂwww.croatiagifts.comÂÂ************************************************************ÂÂ2. TO: FRIENDS OF CROATIAÂÂFROM: NASJA BOSKOVIC MEYER, LODGE 50ÂCROATIAN BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTSÂÂÂÂÂÂThe Christmas season is here, and many of us wonder what we will give forÂpresents to our friends and relatives. We want to give a gift that isÂenriching and attractive. We may walk the malls for hours and hours, lookingÂfor the "right" gift.ÂHere is an idea that will save your precious time, a gift that will last forÂyears, and will be greatly appreciated.ÂÂCROATIA THE COUNTRY AND THE LANGUAGEÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂHRVATSKA ZEMLJA I JEZIKÂÂBy Nasja Bo_kovi_ Meyer and Jasna Meyer, Ph.D.ÂÂA DYNAMIC NEW WAY TO LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRY AND LANGUAGE OF CROATIA.ÂPUBLISHED IN TWO VOLUMES, IN HARD-COVER AND SOFT-COVER, COPYRIGHT 2001.ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂÂVol. I: for anyone who wants to learn more about the rich history andÂculture of Croatia and its language, Hrvatski Jezik. Intro to BasicÂGrammar, Familiar Scenes in Zagreb, Poems and Proverbs, EverydayÂExpressions, Brief History of Croatia, Exercises in Speaking andÂWriting Croatian, English/Croatian and Croatian/English Mini-ÂDictionary, Jokes and Short Conversations, Practical SuggestionsÂfor Visitors and Tourists to Croatia, 283 Pages with Pictures andÂIllustrationsÂÂVol. II: for persons who want to learn more, and in greater depth, aboutÂCroatian language and culture, for visitors to Croatia, for those withÂfriends and family connections in Croatia. Continuation of the Study ofÂGrammar, Poems, Proverbs and Songs. Visits to Karlovac, PlitviceÂLakes, Split, Trogir, _ibenik, Zadar, Dalmatian Islands, Dubrovnik,ÂMe_ugorje. The Game of "Alka" at Sinj, Everyday Expressions,ÂExercises in Speaking and Writing Croatian, Recipes for HolidayÂBaking, Jokes and Short Conversations, Mini-Dictionary, 301 Pages withÂPictures and IllustrationsÂAudio tapes are available to complement both volumes. The tapes help withÂpronunciation and reinforce progress in learning both the language and theÂculture.ÂÂTo order, send your Name, Address, Phone No. and a check toÂÂACM Publishing, 605 Langton, St. Louis, Mo. 63105-2416.ÂShipping and handling costs are included for delivery in the U.S.ÂÂVol. I: Soft-Cover, $37.50, Hard-Cover, $47.50,Vol. I Audio Tape,$11.50.ÂVol. II: Soft-Cover, $37.50, Hard-Cover, $47.50, Vol. II Audio Tape,$11.50ÂÂFor more information, call 314-727-0198 and leave your phone no. ifÂnecessary, or contact us by email at ARTMEYER@peoplepc.comÂÂÂÂNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If youÂare not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified thatÂany dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachmentsÂis strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possibleÂextent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you haveÂreceived this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender byÂtelephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments.Âdistributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 23 Dec 2001 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6860/1/E-Job-opportunity-Account-Executive-for-direct-marketing-company.html Hi Nenad:ÂÂMerry Christmas. I'm looking to hire a person as an asst Account executiveÂÂor Account Executive for our direct marketing company that specializes inÂÂmailing lists and database marketing. the person needs 2-3 years workÂÂexperience(would consider a recent graduate), likes to communicate withÂÂclients, and has a background in marketing. Our office is located in theÂÂFort Lee NJ area and the hours 9-5. Please have them fax resumes to DebbieÂÂRizzo at 201-816-1610 or email to Debbier@svnp.com . If you could post that,ÂÂI'd appreciate it. Once again have a Merry Christmas and a wonderful NewÂÂYear and I'll see you at the next meeting.ÂÂMichaelÂÂÂÂÂMichael A. YoungÂÂPresidentÂÂVision Marketing Inc.ÂÂ429 Sylvan AvenueÂÂEnglewood Cliffs, NJ 07632ÂÂ201-816-1560 PhÂÂ201-816-1610 FÂÂMichaely@Visionmarketing.comÂÂÂNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If youÂare not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified thatÂany dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachmentsÂis strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possibleÂextent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you haveÂreceived this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender byÂtelephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments.Âdistributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 23 Dec 2001 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6863/1/E-Anyone-Going-to-Dubrovnik-in-MayJune-2002.html Hi. I'm a music professor at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. IÂÂwas supposed to go on a music tour of Slovenia and the Czech Republic, butÂÂit was called off after 9/11. This left me with some disposable cash and aÂÂcertain amount of time. I'm not Croatian, but overÂÂthe years have had friends and co-workers who are C-Amer. I decided that ifÂÂI wanted to go anywhere, it would be the place they've always talkedabout --ÂÂDubrovnik (probably for one week). I am trying to find other people who mayÂÂbe going there around the end of May.ÂÂÂCould you please let me know if there is any way I can hook up with anyoneÂÂgoing at the same time? This is a once-in-a-lifetime for me and I'm veryÂÂhopeful. I've never gone out of the country by myself alone and would ratherÂÂnot if I can help it. (I usually am in a music group...)ÂÂÂThanks for any help.ÂÂDr. Suzanne LordÂlordlord@siu.eduÂdistributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 02 Dec 2001 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6866/1/E-Happy-Thanksgiving-Holiday-from-Swiss-Alpes.html Dear friends in north America and elsewhere,ÂÂIt is probably appropriate that a friend, who lives in Europe,Âand who does understand the culture and the ambianceÂyou live in, wishes you from the depth of his human heart:ÂÂHappy Thanksgiving Holiday!ÂÂHow many happy Thanksgivings have I spent in north AmericaÂwith people of different creed, race or background ...ÂÂSo, it is with such a Spirit of Love and Sharing that I offer theseÂfew words -- how little, yet how precious in this day and age ...ÂÂToday, we should pardon ... first of all -- to our own little selves!ÂYes, to ourselves, as we are most of the time our own worst enemies ...ÂÂAnd then, we shall send our love and thanks to all our friendsÂand pardon to all our enemies. Yes, we shall pardon our enemies.ÂÂIt is difficult, sometimes almost impossible, but please let's do it.ÂÂWe should live in Love only, yet, we all live in our own 'web' surroundedÂby various shades of fear, and it creates troubles, tragedies or terror ...ÂÂSo, spend few minutes tonight and first pardon yourselfÂand all your loved ones and then remember EVERYBODY youÂever met or whose trace you crossed in your life ...ÂÂ... and send them all your unselfish Love from your heart:Â... and tell everybody that it's a miracle that we can ALL shareÂTHIS - together - whatever THIS, i.e. Miracle of Life, means to you:Â- the proof -- read again these written words on the screen ...ÂÂIt is the Thanksgivings evening already here in Switzerland:Âmy children, Marko and Ana, are lighting candles and the dinnerÂis soon going to be served ...ÂÂ... yet, before I join my own sweet little family,Âlet me greet you all, my 'invisible', Internet-family:ÂÂWith Thanks -enjoy- Giving Your Love to All,ÂÂDavorÂMontreux, SwitzerlandÂÂI will join Davor and Wish you all Happy ThanksforGiving. Dan Zahvalnosti.ÂNenadÂNew York, USAÂdistributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 25 Nov 2001 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6865/1/E-John-Yelcich-from-West-Virginia-to-Croatia.html http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/4801/Âhttp://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/Trails/4801/">John's World of WestÂVirginia, Croatia and NatuÂ…ÂÂ"I now have a hobby of researching my fathers ancestrial home, Croatia. IÂenjoy communicating with my friends there. I am struggling to learn theÂlanguage, which my friends have been very patient with me. "ÂÂI am planning a trip to Croatia in the near future. My grandfather came overÂfrom Gornji Bogichevci Croatia to Ellis Island . He has since passed away andÂI am trying to learn the language and go see my heritage.ÂÂÂJohn YelcichÂÂdistributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 25 Nov 2001 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6864/1/E-Nanny-babysitter-NEEDED-in-Southern-California.html hello all.ÂÂwondering if anyone may know of, or be interested in, a position as aÂnanny in southern california?ÂÂany ideas/suggestions/recommendations would be greatly appreciated.ÂÂthank you.ÂÂmarianaÂmariana_domic@yahoo.comÂdistributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 25 Nov 2001 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6870/1/E-Looking-for-the-knee-prothesis-for-the-war-invalid-from-Vukovar.html ÂÂÂÂMr. Adam Rendulic asked me to see if anyone could provideÂÂÂÂÂthe assistance in obtaining the artificial knee (prothesis) forÂÂÂÂÂthe war invalid from Vukovar - his name is Vlado Krpan, 47.ÂÂÂÂÂPlease, be kind and respond either to me (astazg@aol.com),ÂÂÂÂÂor directly to Mr Rendulic (his e-mail address is below.)ÂÂÂÂÂÂThank you in advance,ÂÂÂÂÂAstaÂÂAdam Rendulic / Lovas E - mail: pz-lovas@vk.tel.hrÂÂop-edÂI send a message to Heather Mills, from England too. She assisted many people so far.ÂNenad BachÂÂdistributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 18 Nov 2001 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6869/1/E-Summer-Jobs-2002-in-Dubrovnik.html Dear Nenad:ÂÂWe have many slots available in the tourist industryÂhere in Dubrovnik for summer 2002 starting 1st of MayÂ2002 and going until the end of Oct.ÂÂwe are looking for folks with a Croatian folklore backÂground who would like to put their hard earned skillsÂto use professionally in an international setting.ÂÂPlease go to www.lindjo.com and then click to SeminarsÂheading then scroll down to Summer Work Programes forÂjob requirements.ÂÂThe pay is tax expempt for US and Canadian citizens.ÂÂThanks for posting this.ÂÂNikola PetrishÂwww.lindjo.comÂdistributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 18 Nov 2001 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6868/1/H-Prodaje-se-trosoban-stan-u-Splitu-na-elitnoj-lokaciji-Trsteniku.html Nenade,ÂÂmolim te da najavis ovo na tvojoj mrezi - HVALA - DinkaÂÂÂProdaje se prekrasan trosoban stan u Splitu na elitnoj lokaciji Trsteniku,Âsa pogledom na more. Stan ima 3 terase, 3 spavace sobe, i velicine je 101m2Â(oko 1000 square feet). Stan je novogradnja, i posjeduje lift.ÂÂCijena je 368,000DM ili $184,000US i garaza je ukljucena u cijenu. Molimo sveÂzainteresirane da je javeÂÂGosp. Dragi Srsen na telefon: 385 98 287-178. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 18 Nov 2001 07:00:00 +0000 http://www.croatia.org/crown/articles/6867/1/HE-Prodaje-se-stan-u-Splitu-Apartment-for-sale-in-Split.html Nenade,ÂÂmolim te da najavis ovo na tvojoj mrezi - HVALA - DinkaÂÂÂProdaje se prekrasan trosoban stan u Splitu na elitnoj lokaciji Trsteniku,Âsa pogledom na more. Stan ima 3 terase, 3 spavace sobe, i velicine je 101m2Â(oko 1000 square feet). Stan je novogradnja, i posjeduje lift.ÂÂCijena je 368,000DM ili $184,000US i garaza je ukljucena u cijenu. Molimo sveÂzainteresirane da je javeÂÂGosp. Dragi Srsen na telefon: 385 98 287-178.ÂÂÂFor Sale - a beautiful new apartment in a new apartment building in Trstenik,Âan elite area in Split. The apartment overlooks the Adriatic Sea, andÂconsists of 3 bedrooms with 3 balconies. The apartment is approximately 1000Âsquare feet (101M2) and is accessible by an elevator. Each floor consists ofÂthree luxury apartments. The price is 368,000 DM or $184,000US and the garageÂis included in the price as well. A copy of the plan is available, and forÂall details please contact Drago Srsen in Croatia at: 385-98-287-178. ThankÂyou. letters@croatia.org (Nenad N. Bach) Sun, 18 Nov 2001 07:00:00 +0000