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(E) Bill Belichick Head Coach
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Bill Belichick Head Coach
 Croatian Pride Year: 30 Yrs/Pat: 6
Acquired: 1999
School: Wesleyan
Major: Economics
Born: Apr 16, 1952 Nashville Tenn.
Personal
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Bill Belichick was born April 16, 1952 in Nashville, Tenn. and raised in Annapolis, Md. His father, Steve, played fullback for the Detroit Lions in 1941 and coached for 33 years at the Naval Academy. Bill was a standout prep athlete at Annapolis High, where he has since been inducted into the school's Hall of Fame. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover, Mass., before enrolling at Wesleyan, where he earned his bachelor's degree in economics in 1975. He and his wife, Debby, have three children: Amanda, Stephen and Brian.
Coaching History
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Bill Belichick returned to New England when Patriots owner Robert Kraft named him the 14th head coach in Patriots history on Jan. 27, 2000. Belichick, who was a defensive assistant and assistant head coach for the Patriots when the team won a conference title in 1996, took over and quickly molded the Patriots into one of the elite teams in the NFL. On Feb. 3, 2002, he became the first head coach in the franchise's 42-year history to lead the team to a league title, AFL or NFL, with a dramatic 20-17 victory over the St. Louis Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI. Then, on Feb. 1, 2004, after the Patriots defeated the Carolina Panthers, 32-29, in Super Bowl XXXVIII. He became just the sixth head coach in NFL history to win two Super Bowls in a three year span.
The Super Bowl XXXVIII victory improved Belichick's record in the playoffs to 6-0 since joining the Patriots in 2000 and gave him seven career playoff victories in eight postseason games. His current six-game postseason win streak is the third longest in NFL history. To put that into perspective, consider that in the franchise's first 40 seasons, the team had only won seven of its 17 playoff games. Belichick's three playoff victories last season improved his career winning percentage in the playoffs to .875. The only coach to enjoy a better rate of success in the playoffs is the coach whose name is now emblazoned on the Super Bowl trophy, Vince Lombardi. Lombardi won nine of his 10 playoff appearances, including the league's first two Super Bowl titles while coaching the Green Bay Packers.
With his Super Bowl XXXVIII triumph, Belichick became just the 12th head coach in NFL history to win multiple Super Bowl titles. Chuck Noll (4), Joe Gibbs (3) and Bill Walsh (3) are the only head coaches in the history of the game to have won more Super Bowls than Belichick.
The recent Super Bowl win was the fourth of Belichick's distinguished NFL career, a career that began in 1975. Now in his 30th season in the NFL, he has more years of NFL experience than any of the other 31 head coaches. In his first 29 seasons, his teams qualified for the playoffs 13 times and won nine division titles, five conference championships and four Super Bowls. He won his first two Super Bowls as the defensive coordinator for the New York Giants in 1986 and again in 1990 before claiming his two Super Bowl championships with the Patriots in the past three years. George Seifert is the only other man to have won multiple Super Bowls both as a head coach and as an assistant coach.
Entering his fifth season as the Patriots head coach, Belichick already owns the franchise's highest career winning percentage (.643) and needs just nine more wins to move ahead of Mike Holovak's (1961-68) franchise record of 53 wins. In 2001, he rebounded from a 5-11 record the previous season to improve to 11-5, tying the then franchise regular season record for wins. With a 20-17 victory over the Rams in the Super Bowl, the Patriots tied the franchise's record of 14 wins in a season and set another record with a nine-game season-ending win streak. In 2003, the Patriots eclipsed each of those marks, posting a 14-2 record in the regular season and notching 17 total wins on the season, including a season-ending 15-game win streak. The 15 consecutive wins in a single season is the second-longest streak in NFL history (Miami's 17-0 in 1972). The team's 17-2 overall record in 2003 was also the third-best in NFL history, trailing the 1985 Chicago Bears (18-1) and the 1984 San Francisco 49ers (18-1).
In Belichick's last three seasons, the Patriots have won 40 games, claimed two division titles, two conference titles and two Super Bowl titles. His 40 wins during that time (2001-03) are not only the most in the NFL, but also the most during any three-year span in Patriots history. Both championship seasons were met with early season adversity and relied on the depth of the roster to overcome injuries. In 2001, the Patriots opened the season 0-2 before rebounding to win 14 of the next 17 games. In 2003, a 31-0 season-opening setback in Buffalo was answered triumphantly, as the team rebounded to win 17 of the next 18 games, including a 15-game season-ending win streak.
The 2003 squad featured one of the most talented defensive units in franchise history. On November 16, the Patriots recorded their first shutout victory in seven years with a 12-0 victory over the Dallas Cowboys. It was the first of three shutouts in 2003, including a 31-0 payback when they hosted the Buffalo Bills in the regular-season finale. The three shutouts set a franchise record and brought the Patriots' points allowed average for the season to a league-low 14.9 points per game (238 points for the season). In their last six regular-season home games, the Patriots allowed just one touchdown and a lowly average of 3.7 points per game. The defense was a ball-hawking, opportunistic unit that was credited with interceptions in 15 of their 16 regular season games and led the NFL with 29 interceptions, the second-highest total in franchise history. They also recovered 12 fumbles for a total of 41 takeaways, which led the AFC and ranked second in the NFL. With just 24 turnovers surrendered, the Patriots finished the year with a plus-17 turnover ratio, the second highest in the league and the highest in team history.
The Patriots were 12-0 when recording a positive turnover ratio and 10-0 against teams with winning records, including the playoffs. For the first time in franchise history, the team was also undefeated at home, 10-0, including the postseason.
Coach Belichick's accomplishments were lauded, as Associated Press was one of the first to name him their 2003 NFL Coach of the Year. It was just the second time in the franchise's history that a Patriots coach received the AP honor. It was the first of many NFL Coach of the Year awards, including honors from The Sporting News, Sports Illustrated, SI.com, NFL.com, Dallas Morning News, San Francisco Chronicle, NFL Alumni, FOX TV/Terry Bradshaw, the Victor Awards and the AFC Coach of the Year honors presented by the 101 Football Awards in Kansas City, just to name a few.
Over the past three seasons, the Patriots have been the best in the league at maintaining a lead late in the game. Since 2001, the Patriots have won 27 consecutive regular season games when leading after three quarters. Only Tennessee (19), Kansas City (15) and Dallas (10) have double digit streaks going into the 2004 season. In addition, the Patriots have played their best football late in the season. Since 2001, the Patriots have a 28-4 (.875) overall record in games played after November 1.
When the Patriots announced Belichick's hiring, many regarded him as one of the premier defensive strategists in the game. That reputation was earned over a 25-year NFL coaching career that included Super Bowl titles as the defensive architect of the New York Giants in 1986 and 1990 and a conference championship as the assistant head coach and defensive assistant for the Patriots in 1996. When he returned to the Patriots in 2000, he followed a sound architectural plan, fortifying the foundation of the roster with team-oriented free agents who would support his overall team philosophy. After directing the Patriots from a worst-to-first turnaround in 2001 and claiming two Super Bowl titles in the past three years, many now regard him as the premier head coach in the game. He enters the 2004 season ranked ninth among the league's active head coaches with 82 career wins, including a 7-1 record in the playoffs.
In 2002, the Patriots valiantly defended their title and remained in playoff contention through the final game of the regular season. A dramatic come-from-behind victory over the Miami Dolphins in the 2002 season finale gave the Patriots their ninth win of the season and a chance to qualify for the playoffs. Unfortunately, just three hours later, the Patriots were eliminated from the postseason when the New York Jets upset the Green Bay Packers to claim the remaining playoff position.
After an unspectacular 1-3 start in 2001, the Patriots rebounded to win 10 of their last 12 games to claim the division title for the first time in four years. A six-game win streak propelled the Patriots into the playoffs, where their team-first philosophy earned national acclaim. In each playoff game, the offense, defense and special teams units played critical roles, enabling the Patriots to systematically defeat three favored opponents throughout the playoffs with wins over the Oakland Raiders, Pittsburgh Steelers and St. Louis Rams. The victories extended their streak to a then-franchise record nine games and earned the team New England's first Lombardi Trophy. That season, the Patriots averaged 23.2 points per game while surrendering just 17 points per contest. The 23.2 point average was the highest by a Patriots team since 1996 (26.1 ppg), while the 17 points allowed was the lowest since 1977 (15.5 ppg.)
During the 2000 season, Belichick started the rebuilding process with the acquisition of 30 new players. That year, the Patriots set a team record by having 13 of their 16 games played decided by eight points or less. Never had so many Patriots games been decided by such a small margin during the course of a season, but the Patriots were only 4-9 in those games. One marked area of improvement was the team's overall reduction in turnovers, dropping from 33 in 1999 to just 25 in 2000 (fourth-best in franchise history).
Belichick returned to the Patriots as head coach after three seasons with the New York Jets, where his defenses were credited for New York's intra-division success against the high-octane offenses of the Patriots, Dolphins, Bills and Colts. He was also credited for successfully defusing the Indianapolis Colts' offensive arsenal, limiting the conference's most prolific offense to an average of just 14.5 points in their two matchups. That year, the Colts averaged over 28 points per game in their 14 other games.
In 1998, the Jets surrendered just 266 points, one point shy of Miami's league-leading 265. The 16.6 points allowed per game was the third lowest season average in Jets history and propelled the team to their first division title with a franchise-best 12-4 overall record. The Jets advanced to the AFC Championship game, but were defeated by the returning Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos, who went on to repeat as champions.
Following the season, Belichick filled in for Bill Parcells as the head coach of the AFC's squad in the 1999 Pro Bowl. The AFC won the matchup, a game in which Ty Law was named co-MVP.
Belichick was named head coach of the New York Jets on Feb. 3, 1997, an interim position he held until Parcells was formally announced as head coach a week later. During that week, Belichick hired Scott Pioli as his director of pro personnel. After Parcells was named head coach, Belichick became the assistant head coach/secondary coach responsible for calling the team's defensive signals. In his first season with the Jets, his defense surrendered just 287 points, an average of 17.9 points per game. That marked a significant 10.5-point improvement per game from 1996. The 287 points allowed ranked second in the AFC, sixth overall, and was critical to the Jets' rise from 1-15 in 1996 to 9-7 in 1997. In three seasons in New York, his defenses were credited with 90 takeaways, improving each season from 25 in 1997 to 30 in 1998 to 35 in 1999.
Patriots fans witnessed his impact on a team firsthand in 1996 when Belichick joined the Patriots after five seasons as the head coach of the Cleveland Browns. That year, the Patriots claimed their first division title in 10 years with an 11-5 record and won their first two playoff games at Foxboro Stadium to advance to Super Bowl XXXI. Characteristically, Belichick's defensive influence was credited for the team's overall defensive success down the stretch and through the playoffs. That year, the Patriots' defense allowed just 19.6 points per game and forced 34 turnovers, second in the AFC. The defense was at its best in the "red zone," finishing second in the AFC by allowing touchdowns just 42.3 percent of the time. In two playoff games, the defense allowed just nine points combined, propelling the Patriots to victories over Pittsburgh (28-3) and Jacksonville (20-6). Their victory over Jacksonville gave the Patriots their second AFC Championship and a return to New Orleans for Super Bowl XXXI vs. Green Bay.
Prior to joining the Patriots, he spent five seasons (1991-95) rebuilding the Cleveland Browns, whose 3-13 finish in 1990 was the worst in the history of the franchise. By 1994, the Browns were again one of the elite teams in the NFL, boasting the second-best record in the AFC. That head coaching opportunity came following the 1990 season, when Belichick's defensive efforts with the New York Giants helped claim a second Super Bowl title in five years. Cleveland wasted no time in hiring the talented young defensive coordinator, naming him the franchise's 10th head coach on Feb. 5, 1991. At the age of 38, he became the NFL's youngest head coach. In his first season, he began the rebuilding process by restoring the foundation of the aging squad he inherited. In 1991, the Browns improved to 6-10 and played in 11 games that were decided by a touchdown or less. The most dramatic improvement came in the category of turnovers. In 1990, the Browns surrendered 46 turnovers. In Belichick's first season as head coach, the team established a franchise record by turning the ball over just 18 times - four shy of the NFL record set by the Super Bowl Champion New York Giants the previous season. The Browns led the AFC with a plus-15 turnover ratio, a remarkable 39-turnover improvement from their NFL-low negative-24 ratio the year before.
Following back-to-back 7-9 campaigns in 1992 and 1993, the Browns improved to 11-5 in 1994. Only Pittsburgh, who won the division with a 12-4 record, had a better record in the AFC that season. In their return to the playoffs, the Browns eliminated Parcells' Patriots, 20-13, in a first-round wild-card game on New Year's Day 1995. The Browns advanced to the divisional playoff round before being bumped by the Steelers. The 1994 squad was defined by its defense, which allowed a league-low 204 points (12.8 ppg) and just 301.6 yards per game, second in the AFC.
The 1995 season was disrupted by the mid-season announcement that the franchise would be moved to Baltimore at the conclusion of the season. The announcement caused an inextricable mid-season distraction resulting in a 5-11 finish. Belichick did not accompany the franchise's move to Baltimore after the 1995 season.
Belichick originally began his coaching career after graduating from Wesleyan University and accepting a staff assistant position with the Baltimore Colts in 1975. At the age of 23, he was named special assistant to Head Coach Ted Marchibroda.
In 1976, he joined Rick Forzano's staff with the Detroit Lions as an assistant special teams coach. The following year, he was given his first positional coaching assignment as the Lions' tight ends and receivers coach. In 1978, Denver Broncos Head Coach Red Miller hired Belichick as the assistant special teams coach and assistant to defensive coordinator Joe Collier.
In 1979, he joined Ray Perkins' staff with the New York Giants as a defensive assistant and special teams coach, launching a 12-year tenure with the Giants. After the 1980 campaign, he drew the added responsibility of coaching the Giants linebackers. In 1983, he began coordinating the defense on Bill Parcells' staff and continued coaching the linebackers, a unit that would become known as one of the most dominant groups of all-time. He was officially appointed defensive coordinator in 1985, a position he held for the next six seasons. During his time as the defensive signal caller, his units were never ranked lower than 11th in the NFL and finished as high as second in the league three times, including the Super Bowl seasons of 1986 and 1990. His contributions with the Giants throughout the 1980s brought him national recognition as one of the best young assistant coaches in the NFL. His reward came just nine days after Super Bowl XXV when the Cleveland Browns hired him as their head coach.
Playing
Belichick lettered in football, lacrosse and squash while attending college at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Conn. He earned three letters in football while competing at center and tight end. As a senior, he was named captain of his lacrosse team.
http://www.patriots.com/team/index.cfm?ac=coachbio&bio=506
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(E) Bill Belichick's Radio Interview - says he is Croatian
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(E) Croatian Ivan Zugelj Charlotte Symphony Player
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Croatian Ivan Zugelj Charlotte Symphony Player
Helping the architecture of a musical work take shape during a performance.
Posted on Sun, Feb. 13, 2005
The challenge of the first-chair job is that other players are taking cues from there. "If you do something wrong," Zugelj explained, "somebody else may make a mistake. Because people are depending on you." But what's "tremendously gratifying," he added, is helping the architecture of a musical work take shape during a performance. "You get this weird thing going where you can sense what the people around you are thinking. It's an awareness that happens in a totally indescribably way."
CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY PLAYERS | SEVENTH IN AN OCCASIONAL SERIES
He changed name, instruments
STEVEN BROWN
Classical Music Writer
The noble strains of Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1 will cap off the Charlotte Symphony concerts next weekend. As with much of Elgar's music, the symphony's broad melodies and grand sonorities are a musical afterglow of the mighty British Empire of 100 years ago. The sonic underpinning will come in part from the orchestra's double basses, whose co-principal player since 1974 has been Ivan Zugelj.
HOMETOWN: McKeesport, Pa., about 20 miles from Pittsburgh.
GOING BACK TO ROOTS: The name on Zugelj's birth certificate is John Zugel, a name he was still using when he came to Charlotte. John had come from his mother's father, a native of Croatia who switched from Ivan when he came to the United States. Zugelj's father's family had dropped their surname's final j after immigrating from Slovenia. About 10 years after the maternal grandfather's death, Zugelj was drawn to the original versions. "I can still remember my grandfather saying he didn't like the name John," Zugelj said. "I remember thinking, `If I'm named for this guy, why should I have a name he didn't like?' " So he legally switched.
FALSE START: In the first or second grade, Zugelj got an urge to play the accordion. His parents bought an instrument and set him up with lessons. After about six months, he lost interest. But he was stuck. "My parents said, `We spent a lot of money on this. You're going to learn to play it.' "
SILVER LINING: One morning a few years later, Zugelj couldn't get up from his bed. He was diagnosed with Guillain-Barre syndrome, a paralyzing disease set off by a reaction to a polio vaccine. He had to stay home for the sixth grade, studying with tutors. But the ailment at least got him free of the accordion, Zugelj said.
RECOVERY: Thanks in part to physical therapy, Zugelj returned to school for the seventh grade. "They were looking for bass players," he recalled. The theory was that kids who had already studied music were better able than beginners to pick out the pitches of low notes. That led to Zugelj. "I had to really work at it," he recalled. "I had a hard time."
CHOICE: While he was laid up by Guillain-Barre, Zugelj said, he read a lot and "turned into a science freak." His high school teachers thought he would end up in some scientific field. But he did well in high school music competitions, and he "astounded" his teachers by deciding to aim that way. He earned a music degree from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh.
SOUTHLAND: Zugel landed a job in the Atlanta Symphony, where he spent three seasons -- interrupted by not-quite-finished work on a master's degree. When his former wife had a shot at the first-chair flute job with the Charlotte Symphony, Zugelj auditioned and won a spot, too, sharing the top double-bass position.
PERSPECTIVE: The challenge of the first-chair job is that other players are taking cues from there. "If you do something wrong," Zugelj explained, "somebody else may make a mistake. Because people are depending on you." But what's "tremendously gratifying," he added, is helping the architecture of a musical work take shape during a performance. "You get this weird thing going where you can sense what the people around you are thinking. It's an awareness that happens in a totally indescribably way."
Charlotte Symphony
Guest conductor Anthony Bramall leads Henry Purcell's "Chacony in G minor," Joseph Haydn's Cello Concerto in C major (with cellist Daniel MĂĽller-Schott) and Edward Elgar's Symphony No. 1.
WHEN: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
WHERE: Belk Theater, Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, 130 N. Tryon St.
TICKETS: $14-$68.
DETAILS: (704) 972-2000; www.charlottesymphony.org .
This is one in a series of features on Charlotte Symphony members, interviewed by Observer classical music writer Steven Brown. (704) 358-6194;sbrown@charlotteobserver.com .
http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/entertainment/performing_arts/10888789.htm?1c
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(E) Croatian Antony Sumich Story
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Antony Sumich
Dragi Hrvatski Prijatelji,
My name is Antony Sumich and I am a seminarian currently studying in Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, in Denton, Nebraska. I belong to the Fraternity of Saint Peter, which is a priestly Fraternity of Apostolic life founded in 1988 after the Holy Father’s Motu proprio Ecclesia Dei adflicta granted to the Fraternity the right to form priests in the Traditional Liturgy of the Roman Rite.
I was born in New Zealand and lived there until my 25th year when I moved to Europe to trace my family roots. My two grandfathers had emigrated from Croatia to New Zealand early in the twentieth century, where they married daughters of Croatian immigrants. All four of my grandparents came from the same region of Dalmatia, namely the Makarska coastal region. I then lived and worked in Croatia for six years where I learnt to speak Croatian, and where, more importantly I found my way back to the light of the Catholic Church. The Catholic way of life in post war Croatia made me proud to be both a Croatian and a Catholic. After a successful career coaching sport in Croatia, I answered God’s call and entered the Fraternity of Saint Peter’s other Seminary in Wigratzbad, Germany. In August 2003 I was transferred to the USA so as to continue my studies in my mother tongue, as I had been studying in French whilst in Europe. Although I am very happy to be studying here in Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary, I feel as though I am half way between my two homelands, in New Zealand and Croatia.
I have a particular affinity for the Glagolitic Mass of the Roman rite, which was celebrated in many parts of Croatia up until 1970. I dream that one day, God willing, I shall be able to celebrate a Glagolitic Mass in my home village of Podgora with a Klapa choir as backing, thus keeping alive the glorious tradition of the Mass begun by Saints Cyril and Methodius in the 9th century.
In writing this letter I am obeying the wishes of my superiors who have requested that all seminarians look for sponsors or benefactors to help alleviate the none too inconsiderable costs of seminary formation. In short, I am appealing to you as members of a Croatian Catholic parish, to help me find personal benefactors who can help me through my seminary years. My costs are placed in three categories, namely, seminary, daily, and travel. The seminary category covers the cost of general formation, lodging, insurance etc, the daily, covers my phone bills, books and stationery, visits to the dentist, clothing and toiletry, and the travel, covers my vacation periods should I wish to travel to New Zealand, Croatia, or remain in North America. If you feel you are able to assist in my formation, or you know of someone who may be able to help, please ring me at the seminary, or send me an e-mail to the following address:- antonysumich@yahoo.com
Also you could look at our website www.fssp.org
“Seek, and you shall find, ask, and you shall receive, knock, and it shall be opened to you�
These words of our Lord, give me the courage to place things in His hands, and I ask that you also pray for me on my path to the Holy Order of Melchizedech.
I remain, in Jesus and Mary,
Humbly Yours,
Ante Sumić antonysumich@yahoo.com 
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(E) Looking for relatives in Argentina
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Looking for Croatian relatives
Hello,
we are looking for our relatives in Argentina. We have a home address for which we are not sure that it is complete....and were trying to find their phone number...unsuccessfully, unfortunately. We thought you could help.....
This is the info that we have:
Antonio Karlito Sojak (age. around 40)
Kalle Belgrano 600
Havregui
Argentina
We would be so grateful if you could provide us with any other information. Thank you very much in advance. Hope to hear from you soon.
Karolina, Kristina & Katarina Basic
k_basic@yahoo.com
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(E) Croats' history of resistance by Tomislav Sunic
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Croats' history of resistance
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/letters.cfm?id=155742005
Letters, Edinburgh Evening News 10 February
Croats' history of resistance
I ENJOYED very much Margo MacDonald’s piece
"Dismissing History is more or less bunk" (News,
February 3), which warned us against historical
oblivion regarding the victims of the Second World
War.
Ms MacDonald correctly notes that many young British
students know little about fascism in continental
Europe. Alas this memory loss, and the failure in
right educational approach, is not just visible in the
UK, but in other parts of Europe - both East and West.
In her otherwise informative piece, Ms MacDonald seems
to be rehashing the old cliché of "concentration camps
run by Croatians who backed Hitler".
This stigma had much success in ex-communist
Yugoslavia, and was slickly used to discredit Croats
in their search for their own democratic statehood.
While it is true that the Croats of the puppet regime
installed during the Second World War in Croatia
collaborated with Nazi Germany, it is equally true
that Croats made up, percentage-wise, the largest
number of anti-fascist combatants in occupied Europe.
Also Croats were proportionally the largest
anti-fascist force within Tito’s (another Croat)
partisan resistance movement.
The most intensive resistance activities were taking
place almost exclusively on the territory of the
so-called Independent State of Croatia, which was
comprised territorially of what is today Croatia and
neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Therefore Croats were part of Allied Forces fighting
also for the freedom of their fellow Serbs oppressed
by the pro-Nazi collaborating regime.
Ms MacDonald is rightly warning us against the danger
of using clichés. All abominable crimes against
humanity have been cliché-driven crimes, and have
often been used and abused as a pretext for a crime.
This is to alert Ms MacDonald and your readers against
those clichés.
Tomislav Sunic, Minister counselor, Embassy of the
Republic of Croatia, Conway Street, London
http://edinburghnews.scotsman.com/letters.cfm?id=155742005
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(E) Establish independent laboratory in Croatia - Grant $75K/year
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Establish first independent laboratory in Croatia with Startup Grant of $75,000 U.S. annually. Public release date: 8-Feb-2005
Contact: Jennifer Donovan
donovanj@hhmi.org
301-215-8859
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
EMBO, HHMI join forces to promote brain gain
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute and the European
Molecular Biology Organization want to attract some of
the world's most promising scientists to Central
Europe. To help them establish their first independent
laboratories there, the organizations are launching
the EMBO/HHMI Startup Grants? three-year awards of
$75,000 U.S. annually.
The new grants spring from a joint initiative of HHMI
and EMBO involving Central European member countries:
Croatia, Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Poland, and
Slovenia. EMBO is the leading life sciences
organization in Europe, supporting scientists through
high quality initiatives such as fellowships, courses,
workshops, and its Young Investigator Programme. One
of the largest philanthropies in the world, HHMI has
supported outstanding scientists in Central and
Eastern Europe, Russia and Ukraine since 1995,
reflecting the Institute's commitment to scientific
excellence as a global enterprise.
"HHMI believes it is essential that fresh new
scientists with fresh new ideas start independent
careers with sufficient resources to become
competitive in the global world of contemporary
science," said Peter J. Bruns, Institute vice
president for grants and special programs. "By
resources, we mean more than money; we mean equipment,
supplies, personnel, space, and time. This partnership
among HHMI, EMBO, member countries, and local
institutions, with each recognizing the special needs
and each contributing unique resources, should make a
significant difference."
HHMI will contribute $50,000 a year for three years
for up to six grants. Another $25,000 a year per grant
will come from the participating member countries and
EMBO. EMBO will oversee the EMBO/HHMI Startup Grants
as part of its Young Investigator Programme, which has
been identifying and supporting exceptional young
scientists in Europe since 2000.
In addition to financial support, a key element of the
EMBO/HHMI Startup Grants is a guarantee of continuing
career opportunities for grant recipients. Applicant
institutions are being asked to make a commitment to
ongoing support of the scientists who receive the
awards.
"By offering young independent scientists the
resources they need to get started and the assurance
of local support in the long-term, EMBO and HHMI hope
to help strengthen science in Central Europe," said
Frank Gannon, executive director of EMBO. "EMBO's
involvement in this initiative represents our
continued commitment to supporting countries
throughout Europe that wish to develop and enhance
their science bases."
The new initiative builds on HHMI/EMBO grants awarded
between 2002 and 2004 to help scientists in the Czech
Republic, Hungary, and Poland early in their
independent careers. That program was designed to
strengthen the scientific pipeline in EMBO member
countries where HHMI funds international research
scholars. Through its international scholars program,
HHMI supports outstanding non-U.S. scientists in 29
countries around the world.
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A competition for the EMBO/HHMI Startup Grants opens
this week. Scientists will apply jointly with research
institutes in the countries where they intend to
establish labs. The application deadline is August 1,
2005. Further information and application forms can be
found at:
www.embo.org/projects/yip/embo_hhmi_startup_grants.html
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute was established in
1953 by the aviator-industrialist. HHMI's principal
mission is conducting basic biomedical research, which
it carries out in collaboration with universities,
medical centers and other research institutions
throughout the United States. Its more than 300
investigators, along with a scientific staff of more
than 3,000, work at these institutions in Hughes
laboratories. The Institute also has a philanthropic
grants program that is strengthening science education
and training, from elementary school through graduate
and medical school. It also supports the work of
biomedical researchers in many countries around the
globe.
HHMI is one of the largest philanthropies in the
world, with an endowment of more than $13 billion. Its
headquarters are located in Chevy Chase, Maryland,
just outside Washington, D.C. www.hhmi.org
The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
promotes biosciences in Europe. Through initiatives
such as fellowships, practical courses, workshops, and
its actions supporting young independent scientists,
EMBO supports transnational mobility, training, and
exchange at all stages of the scientific career. The
organization was founded in 1964, and an example of
its early impact was the establishment of the
well-known laboratory, EMBL. EMBO elects new members
annually on the basis of proven excellence in
research. Today the organization has approximately
1,200 European members and 100 associate members
worldwide including some 38 Nobel Laureates.
www.embo.org
Submitted by Joe Kuraba
joekuraba@yahoo.com
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(E) Someone who might want to practice Croatian with me
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Looking for someone who might want to practiceCroatian with me
Hi! my name is Norah Howe and i just moved to new york city (the bronx) and i am looking for someone who might want to practice Croatian with me. i got your e-mail address off of crolinks.com . . . anyway, i have been to Croatia over 10 times and i think it is the most beautiful country in the world! i would love to learn more about the country and the language. if you wouldn't mind getting together occasionally for coffee or something and practicing Croatian please write me!
puno hvala,
norah
zednasam@yahoo.com
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(E) CroatiaBlog Launched
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CroatiaBlog Launched There is no waiting anymore. This is CroatiaBlog on CROWN. It will become CroatiaBlog.com in a near future, but as of now...microphone is yours. This is one of the things that were missing. I knew that but wasn't able to accomplish it. Thank you Ivo, for pushing me and for the creation of this Blog. Mikrofon je Vas. Any subject, any topic, nonconformist. One rule: Decency. No curse words. If you never heard about Blog, put the word in Google and see: Results 1 - 10 of about 176,000,000 for blog. http://www.croatianworld.net/wwwboard Nenad Bach
Editor in Chief
CROWN www.Croatia.org
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(E) Taina Franjevic in Action
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Taina Franjevic in Action  
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