Crosco Expands Service Activities in Libya
 

Wednesday May 4, 4:26 pm ET

ZAGREB, Croatia, May 4 /PRNewswire/ - Crosco Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co., Ltd. is pleased to announce an expansion of service activities in Libya.
Crosco recently commenced provision of accommodation services with Crosco's semisubmersible drilling unit Zagreb 1 on the Sabratha project. Crosco is also providing management, operation and maintenance services on the fast moving workover rig located on the offshore Sabratha platform. Via local partner ADWOC, Crosco is providing onshore drilling services with Crosco's 2000 HP drilling rig EMSCO 604 (EMSCO CII) on the Elephant Field.

Vlado Lescan, General Manager of Crosco's Libyan branch, explained, "Crosco has been committed to the Libyan market for 25 years. We stayed in Libya, worked and gained tremendous knowledge and experience. Today as the activity increases, Crosco is ready to expand services in Libya and mobilize additional rigs and equipment into the country. Crosco is looking forward to meeting the growing requirements of our current clients as well as the requirements of newcomers."

In Libya services are being provided for Eni Gas BV Libyan Branch and Agip Oil.

Crosco is an integrated onshore and offshore drilling and well services contractor. The company has a fleet of 51 modern drilling, workover and geoservice rigs as well as one semisubmersible and one jackup. Crosco is 50% owner of Noble Crosco Drilling Ltd., which is the operator and owner of a jackup rig Panon. Crosco also manages Noble jackup rig Carl Norberg. In addition, with state-of-the-art western equipment, Crosco provides the following services: Well Testing, Coil Tubing, Nitrogen, Cementing, Stimulation, Logging, Mud (Drilling Fluid), Coring, Fishing and Directional Drilling. Crosco currently provides services in Oman, Qatar, UAE, Libya, Syria, Albania, Croatia, Italy and Slovenia

Crosco has been providing services internationally since 1958 and has provided services in 25 countries for some of the world's most recognized oil companies. The company has ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 certification from Bureau Veritas Quality International London. Crosco has an average annual revenue surpassing US$180 million. The company's headquarters are located in Zagreb, Croatia.

Source: Crosco Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co., Ltd.

5 centuries of tradition and world reputation
 

This is not only a slogan, this is an experience carried over the centuries into MARASKA ZADAR, the house which continues the famous liqueur tradition of the ancient city Zadar. MARASKA products have the name known all over the world, while the confidence of the consumer is obtained by high and stable quality of its products based on the experience which has been brought through the centuries. Maraska has improved its range of liqueurs, strong drinks, fruit syrups and juices
In peace and quietness of Zadar Dominican monastery, at the beginning of 16th century, the recipe of authentic Zadar liqueur was made and noted, liqueur which for the first time was prepared just by the apothecaries of the Dominican monastery.Special and full flavoured liqueur was known under the name of “ROSOLJ” (which came from the word “ros solis”- “the sun dew”). Later on, this liqueur was named MARASCHINO, as it was produced from the essence of ripe fruits of Dalmatian cherry marasca as well as from the leaves of its sprigs. In 18th century when at Zadar started the industrial production of liqueurs, Maraschino set out from Zadar and “sailed” into every more important European ports and metropolis.

On the way Maraschino "sailed away" from Zadar and spread over the world, a very long time ago Prunus Cerarus Marasca sailed from Middle Asia to Zadar. Prunus Cararus Marasca - a noble plant with beautiful flower and rich fruits - our Dalmatian cherry marasca. It became attached to Dalmatian Karst, and in its sun and red soil "crljenica" marasca found the source of its vigour. It successfully thrives on the territory of Northern and Middle Dalmatia, from Zadar to Makarska, mainly in the continental regions and partly on the Dalmatian islands too.

Thanks to the mild Mediterranean clime and to the specific kind of soil, cherry marasca reached the best quality. Fresh or manufactured, cherry marasca has different roles: as food, as prevention, protection and as medicine for human organism. As raw material, cherry marasca is "worth a gold" for the liqueur industry. So at MARASKA - ZADAR, the fruits of cherry marasca together with stone and leaf are used for the production of liqueurs (Maraschino, Cherry Brandy, Half), strong drinks (Kirsch, Mare), desert wines (Cherrica), fruit syrups (Amarena), and fruit juices (Maraška). Besides minerals, vitamins and proteins, marasca fruits are rich in aromatic substances, amino acids, sugar and colours.

Hence, it can be said with good reason MARASKA - Sun in each drop!

http://www.maraska.hr/engleski/e_povijest.html
 

Sport okuplja Hrvate sa svih kontinenata

www.zadar2006.com
 

Grad Zadar bit ce od 15. do 21. srpnja 2006. godine domacin prvih Hrvatskih svjetskih igara. Ideja se rodila 2002. godine, a cilj joj je kroz sportske igre okupiti Hrvate sa svih kontinenata i ojacati njihove veze s domovinom.
"Nasa je zelja da okupimo preko tisucu sportasa iz inozemstva i Hrvatske. Za ocekivati je da ce biti prijava iz oko dvadesetak zemalja, sa svih kontinenata", izjavio nam je Jure Strika, ravnatelj Igara. "U ovom trenutku vec imamo prijave sa cetiri razlicita kontinenta. Jako nas vesele prijave iz Venezuele i Perua i daju nam potvrdu da ovaj projekt jednostavno mora uspjeti. Sigurno je da ce SAD, Kanada, Australija i Njemacka biti najmnogobrojnije delegacije."
Organizator igara, Hrvatski svjetski kongres vec je najavio mocna pokroviteljstva Vlade Republike Hrvatske, Grada Zadra, Zupanije zadarske, Nadbiskupije zadarske, Hrvatske matice iseljenika i supokroviteljstva Hrvatskoga olimpijskog odbora. Zelja organizatora je da se kroz Igre promoviraju bogatstvo hrvatskoga nacionalnog bica, grad i zupanija domacina, hrvatski turizam, ali i sport kao oblik zdravog zivota.
"Logicno bi bilo da se Igre odrze svake tri do cetiri godine. Upravo zbog Svjetskog prvenstva u nogometu sljedece godine odlucili smo se da termin prvig Igara bude od 15. do 21. srpnja 2006. To je tocno tjedan dana nakon zavrsetka SP. Vjerujemo da ce mnogo sudionika upravo spojiti ove dvije stvari, jer se ne dolazi bas svake godine u Hrvatsku iz udaljenih zemalja."
Natjecanja su predviĂ°ena u 17 ljetnih disciplina (atletika, badminton, bocanje, judo, karate, kosarka, kosarka-hakl, nogomet, nogomet na pijesku, mali nogomet, odbojka, odbojka na pijesku, plivanje, rukomet, stolni tenis, taekwondo i tenis) u razdoblju od tjedan dana nakon svecanog otvorenja u samom sredistu Zadra. Sama pomisao o vise od tisucu sportasa pod razlicitim zastavama u centru povijesnoga grada Zadra, djeluje spektakularno.
"U Zadru je pet osoba koji se brinu za realizaciju projekta. U pojedinim drzavama imamo osobe koje se brinu za promidzbu kao i medijske pokrovitelje, no isto tako drzimo da svaki pojedinac moze biti najbolji veleposlanik Igara u svom okruzenju i upoznati svoje prijatelje s Igrama. Vazno je naglasiti da se sve prijave vrse pojedinacno, neovisno o sportskim klubovima i kulturnim udrugama po svijetu. Dakle, sudjelovati moze svatko, pod uvjetom da ima hrvatske korjene i da je stariji od 16 godina", napominje gospodin Strika.
Natjecanja ce teci na nacin da ce se jedna domaca hrvatska selekcija sportasa natjecati protiv selekcija drzava iz kojih dolaze hrvatski sportasi (Argentina, Njemacka, Švedska, Australija, Kanada, SAD...) i nacionalne selekcije Hrvata iz Bosne i Hercegovine. Zanimljivo je da ce se smjestaj za sportase organizirati u Sportskom selu, koje ce po uzoru na Olimpijsko selo tijekom Olimpijskih igara, predstavljati mjesto gdje ce se sportasi upoznavati, druziti i spremati za natjecanja.
"Prijava se iskljucivo moze izvrsiti putem interneta na nasim sluzbenim stranicama www.zadar2006.com. Postoje cetiri razlicite kategorije za sudjelovanje: sportasi, suci, predstavnici i volonteri. Bitno je procitati pravila sudjelovanja prije same prijave. Sve prijave se rade pojedinacno, bez obzira na ekipne sportove. Upravo zato apeliramo na predstavnike klubova da motiviraju svoje clanove na sudjelovanje i da predstave drzavu u kojoj zive. Ovim putem posebno zelimo pozvati sportase na sveucilistima da se takoĂ°er prikljuce."
Mnogim Hrvatima sa svih kontinenata ovo bi mogla biti idealna prilika da provedu vrijeme u domovini, povecaju broj poznanstava, informacija, povezu se s ljudima unutar i izvan Hrvatske i usput sudjeluju u zanimljivoj sportskoj i turistickoj manifestaciji.
www.zadar2006.com

Izvor: sportnet.hr.

Croatian World Games - Zadar 2006

North American promo tour

Find our information booth in following cities:

Pittsburgh PA / April 23rd 2005
New York NY / April 24th 2005
London ON / April 29th 2005
Ottawa ON / April 30th 2005
Toronto & Mississauga ON / May 1st 2005
Vancouver BC / May 4th 2005
San Jose CA / May 6th 2005
Los Angeles CA / May 7th 2005

For details visit the official Games website:

www.zadar2006.com

Croatian World Games - Zadar 2006 North American promo tour

Find our information booth in following cities:
www.zadar2006.com

Pittsburgh PA / April 23rd 2005
New York NY / April 24th 2005
London ON / April 29th 2005
Ottawa ON / April 30th 2005
Toronto & Mississauga ON / May 1st 2005
Vancouver BC / May 4th 2005
San Jose CA / May 6th 2005
Los Angeles CA / May 7th 2005

For details visit the official Games website:

www.zadar2006.com
 

"...this busy midtown 'oasis' serves the best of Northern Italian cuisine with a touch ofCroatian..."

www.maristellarestaurant.com 
 

ZAGATSURVEY

"Followers say it's 'about time' this 'overlooked', midpriced Midtown 'gem' made it into the Survey; its 'delicious' Northern Italian cooking draws nearby desk jockeys at lunchtime, and its slightly 'formal' vibe is occasionally enlivened by a 'waiter who bursts into song'."

If you know the restaurant, owners, food or if you simple want to support them.
I can personally vouch for Maristella because I have been there many times. (Nenad Bach):

Register to vote:
https://www.zagat.com/user/sub1.aspx?sg=R

Maristella is not on the list so you have to Write -In - Vote.

Maristella Restaurant is located on 55th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues.

69 W 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
tel: 212.489.7655

The New York Times

"...every dish from Anka's kitchen shows a respect for food and a talent for presenting it with flair..."
" ...the china deserves applause because of its lovely pattern..."
" ...all the food at Maristella is very good, but without doubt the best of the menu here is the prices..."
" ...considering the quality of cooking this is a rare bargain..."

Show Business

"...I have some great news or the theatergoer who is looking for an exceptional place to dine..."
" ...the name of the place is Maristella and it serves some of the best Northern Italian cuisine this reviewer has ever tried..."

New York Post

"...moderately priced food and friendly service..."
"...for deserts you don't have to stray beyond the daily buttery, flaky tarts such as the stellar pecan or lemon, as they are marvelous..."

Arthur Schwartz -- WOR radio (710 AM)

Food critic, Arthur Schwartz, gave Maristella his highest ratings on numerous occasions:

"...their signature dish 'Riagtoni Vitello' is memorable..."
"...the hosts have excellent early training in gourmet-level restaurant management... "
"...this busy midtown 'oasis' serves the best of Northern Italian cuisine with a touch of Croatian..."
"...the polished team of servers are very detail oriented and efficient..."


69 W 55th Street, New York, NY 10019
212.489.7655


Maristella Restaurant is located on 55th Street between 5th and 6th Avenues.
This location is near the 5th Avenue shopping district, as well as close to many popular midtown attractions.

Subway stops:
N R Q W to 57th St (at 7th Ave)
F to 57th St (at 6th Ave)
E V to 5th Ave (at 53rd St)

Our service defines our quality:

Only fresh food leaves our chef's kitchen.
Finest seafood lives up to the name of our establishment.
We offer fresh pasta made on premises daily.
Attention to details is our policy.
 

While executive chef Anka Lucic whose culinary masterpieces include extravagant dishes such as marvelous pastas prepared to tempt your taste buds, delicious seafood, tender steaks and chops, award-winning veal scaloppini and daily specials. All this ensures a memorable dining event.

Business hours:

Monday through Friday
lunch............. 12:00pm - 2:30pm
dinner............ 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday
dinner only..... 5:00pm - 10:00pm
Sunday closed

Frank Radosevic a Veteran headhunter not slowing down

"the quality remains long after the price is forgotten."

Photo: Diana Casanova/The Daily Transcript

Veteran headhunter not slowing down
By MICHAEL BUCHANAN, The Daily Transcript
Friday, February 18, 2005
After 35 years in the business, Frank Radosevic is considered the most senior executive search consultant in the United States. As president and founder of the local headhunting firm Radosevic Associates, Radosevic has placed countless executives with companies specializing in consumer electronics, telecommunications, biotechnology and various other industries.
Last September, at the annual Executive Search Summit in New York, Radosevic was named the most senior retainer executive search consultant in the United States.
Sitting in his home office in Carmel Valley, the 72-year-old native of Croatia said he has no plans to retire any time soon.

"I believe in what I'm doing," Radosevic said. "There is no more important job."
Radosevic wasn't always a headhunter. He spent his early years studying engineering and living in various countries as a political exile during turbulent times in Europe. Consequently, he received engineering degrees from three different universities in Croatia, Austria and Germany.
In 1962, he came to the United States as part of an immigration program sponsored by the United States government. Radosevic jokes about being the ideal candidate for the program.
"I was single, educated and healthy," Radosevic said. "I was the perfect European slave."
Slave or not, Rados evic soon found engineering work. He designed vacuum furnaces for Hevi-Duty Heat Treating Co. and later moved on to become vice president of engineering and operations for Hughes Aircraft Co. in the late 1960s.
While working for Hughes, Radosevic was often asked his opinion of engineers who applied for work there. This led to Radosevic's career as a headhunter.
Back then, there wasn't really a headhunting field. "Even today, the U.S. Labor Department does not have a classification number for it," Radosevic said.
In 1970, he went to work for San Diego-based VIP Employment Agency as director of the "high-tech" department. Back then terms such as "retainer," "compensation package" and "severance pay" were either rare or unheard of. Radosevic developed his own, patented methods for headhunting. One such method involved having his corporate clients write out an extensive "search position profile" for a job opening to spell out a company profile, employment conditions, ideal candidates and other key aspects of the job.
A typical profile could be eight pages long for a vice president and nearly 30 pages long for a president. On the flip side, he also came up with a profile for job candidates that included everything from extensive references to what mistakes the person has learned from on the job.
Radosevic recalled one experience where he asked his client why they chose to hire someone who had completed one of Radosevic's profiles. The head of the company told him, "Because I made the same mistakes," Radosevic said.
Radosevic started his own firm in 1979. In the beginning, he worked with companies involved in high technology and nuclear and military electronics because those were the driving industries in San Diego.
Since then, not only have more industries arrived, old industries have branched out, he said. For example, what used to be called the "medical industry," is now divided into bioinformatics, diagnostics, drug discovery instrumentation and software, biomedical and so on.
This poses challenges for headhunters, who have to stay on top of all those industries to do the job, Radosevic said.
"Our job is to understand and differentiate," Radosevic said. "A competent headhunter is not particularly an expert in any one of those fields; his or her expertise is understanding the industry."
Having placed people in jobs worldwide, Radosevic said San Diego poses another unique problem: the high cost of living.
"San Diego, a city of 3 million people, is considered one of the most expensive areas regarding the cost of affordable housing," Radosevic said. "It is essential to consider that aspect of relocation when recruiting people from other areas."
According to Radosevic, people should look for the same things in a headhunter as they do a financial planner: knowledge, experience, familiarity, trust and confidentiality. While he finds it difficult to define his job, he applies the old saying, "if you're in the business long enough, then you know the ropes."
"The end of the rope is not when the candidate is hired," Radosevic said. "It's when the guarantee is up and beyond, in order to create the repeatable business."
In his office, Radosevic keeps the first three dollars he made as a consultant in a frame on one wall. He also has a statue of Santa Claus on his desk to remind him "to always give something," and a picture on one wall bearing his firm's motto, "the quality remains long after the price is forgotten."

Friday, February 18, 2005editor@sddt.com http://www.sddt.com Source Code: 20050218tbb

A person with a conviction IS A MAJORITY

Yesterday's newspaper is used primarily to wrap today's fish with it

Hi, you all,

Mr. Marko Mijat has made the proper suggestion. The only correct answer
to any erroneous info should be given by official representatives of the
Croatian government, which has credibility and power to do good and
responsibility to prevent harm. Ergo, whatever is discovered ought to be
brought immediately to their attention.

Even God cannot change History (only historians do), so why spend the
valuable energy on the "last year snows". Most Americans do not know
nothing about Croatia, and even less about Jasenovac and many other
historical events connected to Croatia. If people, you know, respect you
personally, they will believe your version of the historical detail,
trust me on that.

Some among us developed theory that "Croats are just not liked in the
world (contrary to Serbs for example)". This is patently wrong notion
which just reinforces legendary "Croatian inferiority complex". It is
more likely that the other Countries do not CARE about us, until we
prove that we could be a powerful ally to them. (Remember how Churchill
conveniently discarded Draza Mihajlovic in favor of Tito in 1943?). Kako
nas narod kaze: "Ko je jaci, taj kvaci!

Being alert to media is a wise strategy however one must keep in mind
the old maxim: "Do not argue with the person who buys the ink by the
barrel". Furthermore, yesterday's newspaper is used primarily to wrap
today's fish with it.

Those of us who care about Croatia's future, should focus their scarce
energies to our FUTURE and not constantly dwell on our past. We, all
together, do represent quite a formidable force, (if we were just smart
enough to get organized). It is very romantic to act like a "Caballero
De La Triste Figura", but it is so damn inefficient.

Do not worry if there are only few of us. A person with a conviction IS
A MAJORITY! Lech Walesa stated that in two decades, when fighting
Communism, he was able to attract only 10 people to his Movement. Within
a year of the visit of the Pope to Poland, his Solidarnosc grew to 10
million people. Croatia needs a similarly charismatic "Karol Wojtila"
and s/he is somewhere, I am convinced of that, waiting for the right
time.

Be well, do good job and stay in touch!

Franjo Radosevic
franjo@adnc.com

Stepinac i skidanje svetaca onozemaljskih

Sloboda govora ne dopusta nikome da vice "VATRA" u punom kazalistu.

glavniurednik@slobodnadalmacija.hr 
http://www.slobodnadalmacija.com/20050419/kolumne02.asp

Postovani Urednice,

Vas clanak o Stepincu gospodina Marovica, govori o puno stvari. Jedna koja se mozda teze cita izmedju redova je ta da se sustavno skidaju onozemaljski svetci, nebi li "ovozemaljski" izgledali veci. Katolicka crkva nije bez grijeha, ali ni bez vrlina. Te vrline se tako rijetko spominju, a insinuacije o ljudima koji su zaista blizu svetome se rasprostiru ne samo pred kucnim vratima, vec i naokolo. Umjesto da reagirate na CNN vi se pridruzujete mediokritetima svijeta koji nemaju cak ni intelektualne sposobnosti analize i interpretacije vec samo kopiranja postojeceg. Bez sinteze znanja. Nekad je novinarstvo bilo vezano za intelektualnu znatizelju. Danas se to svodi na prepisivanje tudjeg neprovjerenog i vrlo cesto suprotno istini orijentiranog teksta.
 

Nenad Bach, New York

Sloboda govora ne dopusta nikome da vice "VATRA" u punom kazalistu.
 

2005  HRVATSKA MATICA ISELJENIKA PREPORUČUJE
CROATIAN HERITAGE FOUNDATION RECOMENDS
LA FUNDACIÓN PARA LA EMIGRACIÓN CROATARECOMIENDA

www.matis.hr
 

1. NAIVE ART PAINTING – WORKSHOP IN JAGNJEDOVEC, PODRAVINA
Croatian Heritage Foundation & Josip Cugovčan Gallery of Podravske Sesvete & Sunny Village/Ethno Village of Jagnjedovec
Term: June 19-26/for adults only

2. WORLD MUSIC: FOLK MUSIC WORKSHOP – MUSIC OF ISTRIA, GROŽNJAN
Croatian Heritage Foundation, & Jeunesses Musicales Croatia
Term: July 9 – 17/for adults only

3. UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF CROATIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, ZAGREB
University of Zagreb & CHF
Term: June 25 - July 22

4. INTERNATIONAL COURSES OF CROATIAN LANGUAGE & CULTURE, ZADAR
Lingua Croatica & CHF
Term: July 24 - August 13 / students over 16

5. LITTLE SUMMER SCHOOL OF CROATIAN LANGUAGE AND CULTURE, NOVI VINODOLSKI
Croatian Heritage Foundation & Red Cross Children´s Resort
Term: July 18 - 29 / children 9 – 14 years old

For further information, please contact: HRVATSKA MATICA ISELJENIKA, Trg Stjepana Radića 3, 10 000 Zagreb, tel. 385 1 61 15 116, fax: 385 1 61 11 522, e-mail:melita@matis.hr ,lada@matis.hr , http://www.matis.hr

1. RADIONICA NAIVNOG SLIKARSTVA, JAGNJEDOVEC, PODRAVINA
Hrvatska matica iseljenika & Galerijska zbirka Josipa Cugovčana, Podravske Sesvete & Sunny Village/Etno selo, Jagnjedovec
Vrijeme odvijanja: 19.- 26. lipnja/radionica namijenjena osobama iznad 17 godina

2. WORLD MUSIC: ETNO-GLAZBENA RADIONICA – GLAZBA ISTRE, GROŽNJAN
Hrvatska matica iseljenika & Hrvatska glazbena mladeĹž
Vrijeme odvijanja: 9. – 17. srpnja/radionica namijenjena osobama iznad 17 godina


3. SVEUČILIĹ NA Ĺ KOLA HRVATSKOGA JEZIKA I KULTURE, ZAGREB
SveučiliĹĄte u Zagrebu & Hrvatska matica iseljenika
Vrijeme odvijanja: 25. lipnja - 22. srpnja


4. MEĐUNARODNI TEČAJEVI HRVATSKOGA JEZIKA, ZADAR
Lingua Croatica & Hrvatska matica iseljenika
Vrijeme odvijanja: 24. srpnja - 13. kolovoza / za osobe iznad 16 godina


5. MALA Ĺ KOLA HRVATSKOG JEZIKA I KULTURE, NOVI VINODOLSKI
Hrvatska matica iseljenika & Crveni kriĹž grada Zagreba
Vrijeme odvijanja: 18. – 29. srpnja / djeca 9 – 14 godina

Za sve podrobnije upute i informacije, javite se: HRVATSKA MATICA ISELJENIKA, Trg Stjepana Radića 3, 10 000 Zagreb, tel: 385 1 61 15 116, fax: 385 1 61 11 522, e-mail: melita@matis.hr ,lada@matis.hr , http://www.matis.hr

"The Challenge of the Tie: Artists from Croatia and Africa Create Images Based on Neckwear"
 

2005-04-17 until 2005-04-28
gordart Gallery
Johannesburg, , ZA South Africa

The Republic of Croatia is launching the third leg of its international art exhibition The Challenge of the Tie in South Africa during April. The Challenge of the Tie is part of a cultural journey that serves to promote cultural linkages between Croatia and other states while at the same time promoting one of the most famous Croatian symbols, the tie, which originated in Croatia. The project is the integral part of the existing Cultural Cooperation Agreement between the governments of the Republic of Croatia and the Republic of South Africa.

The tie is the dominant theme of an art collection that was launched at the Eduardo Villa Museum at the University of Pretoria on 6th April by H.E. Dr M. Zupanic, Ambassador of the Republic of Croatia to South Africa. The exhibition travels to the gordart Gallery, 78 3rd Street, Melville, Johannesburg, from 17 to 28 April.

The art exhibition, that features unique works of art with the tie as the central theme, will travel to cultural centers in at least 20 countries around the globe over the next few years and the exhibits by African artists from South Africa, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Kenya, Botswana and Nigeria, along with more than 60 artists from Croatia will thus continue to receive enormous international exposure.

The South African leg of the exhibition provides a demonstration of the Croatian cultural bridge between the tie, as an original Croatian creation and African art, the motifs of which appear on a special range of Croatia ties designed and manufactured specifically for the South African leg of the cultural journey.

http://www.absolutearts.com/artsnews/2005/04/18/32927.html