Croatia on the cover of National Geographic Adventure

Postovani gosp. Bach,

Za vasu informaciju, Hrvatska Turisticka Zajednica u New Yorku uspjela je na naslovnicu najnovijeg izdanja NG Adventure Magazina uvrstiti Hrvatsku, slapove Une.

Srdacan pozdrav,

Danijela Pavelic
Travel Consultant

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Croatian National Tourist Office
350 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4003
New York, NY 10118
Tel: 800-829-4416; 212-279-8672
Fax: 212-279-8683
www.croatia.hr  

 

Ivo Pervan - Croatian Dream by Croatian legend

Op-ed

Rijeci su suvisne u opisu rada i talenta Ive Pervana. Svaka slika govri za sebe, dubinom duse, naseg covjeka i krajolika. Dubinom nase kolektivne memorije. Najveci kompliment umjetniku mozete dati tako sto podrzite umjetnika kupnjom njegovih djela. Ako ste zainteresirani, poklonite prijateljima koji ne znaju puno o Hrvatskoj jednu ili vise ovakvih monografija. Imajte nekoliko knjiga pri sebi tako da mozete podijeliti tu lakocu uzivanja u kontaktu s domovinom. Ovakvi umjetnici, kao Ivo Pervan,  imaju respekt prema zivotu, i tako bi se i mi morali odnositi prema njima.

Words are not enough to describe work and talent of Ivo Pervan. Each photography speaks for itself, with the dept of our Croatian soul. With the dept of our collective memory. The best compliment you can give to an artist is to buy his/hers work. If you can, please share it with your friends who have never seen Croatia. And keep one for yourself so you can share this lightness of pleasure with a contact of our homeland. Such artists like Ivo Pervan have reverence for life, and that is exactly how we should treat them.

Nenad Bach

p.s. Ako kliknete na bilo koju sliku doci cete na website CroatianDream.com gdje mozete nabaviti djela Ive Pervana.

p.s.2 If you click on any photo, you will be linked to CroatianDream.com where you can purchase his art.

Ivo Pervan - Hrvatski Snovi, ocima Hrvatske  legende

Kontakt:studio-pervan@net.hr 
http://www.croatiandream.com/
http://crosea.com/tourist/camera.htm 

Rodjen 24.06.1947.Nakon zavrsene gimnazije u Splitu, upisuje pravni fakultet koji napusta nakon dvije godine, shvativsi da pravo nije studij koji je blizak njegovoj kreativnoj prirodi, od malena okrenutoj ljepotama kojima smo okruzeni, vidljivima i skrivenima. Potom upisuje studij na Visoj ekonomskoj skoli, a zatim prelazi na vanjsku trgovinu na kojoj apsolvira. Poceci bavljenja fotografijom datiraju iz srednje skole, u uvjetima koji su najblaze receno bili skromni, sto njegovoj kreativnoj energiji nije ni najmanje smetalo. Njegovim fotografijama se
sluze izdavaci turistickih publikacija ( vodici, plakati, razglednice, turisticke revije ), stampaju se razne foto monografije, autorske i koautorske, posebno trazena je njegova fotografija kulturne bastine. To i nije bez razloga, posto je kulturna i prirodna bastina njegov prioritetni interes u fotografiji, i zelja da se slikom sacuva povijest naseg naroda, posto vrijeme a cesto i nas nemar, kao i nedostatak sredstava rezultiraju nestajanjem brojnih vrijednosti. Vec tada dobiva prestizne medjunarodne nagrade za svoju fotografiju ( Prag, Copenhagen, Karlovy Vary… ), i to za turisticke plakate, motivi kojih su bile upravo prirodna i kulturna bastina Hrvatske. Od
1990. godine pocinje samostalno raditi, uz teskoce koje smo nazalost svi morali proci, te je mladoj drzavi Hrvatskoj donio prvu internacionalnu nagradu, koju je ova osvojila za njegov plakat god 1992. u Becu. Bilo je to I mjesto na svjetskom natjecaju za turisticki plakat, i to bas za plakat «SPLIT-A». U to vrijeme dok smo imali rat, to priznanje je odjeknulo u Europi, sve TV kuce su informaciju prenijele svijetu. Od 198 do danas, Ivo Pervan ima 16 autorskih foto monografija, koautorskih cca 60, odrzao je velik broj izlozbi, a posebno je svojim
radom vezan uz promidzbu hrvatskog turizma ( brosure, prospekti, CD-ovi ). Od 1992. do danas, Hrvatska je dobila 7 ( sedam ) prvih svjetskih nagrada za plakate s njegovim motivima.


- 1986 - foto monografija "STAROHRVATSKO KULTURNO BLAGO"
- 1986 - foto monografija "UMJETNICKO BLAGO HRVATSKE"
- 1986 - foto monografija "ANTUN MASLE"
- 1986 - foto monografija "IVO DULCIC"
- 1988 - umjetnic ki vodic Dubrovnika
- 1990 - "SVETI SPAS U VRH RICI" - povijesnokritic ka rasprava o hrvatskoj sakralnoj i kulturnoj bastini u danasnjem selu Cetini kraj Vrlike
- 1991 - foto monografija "ANTICKI PORTRET U HRVATSKOJ"
- 1991 - foto monografija "DALMACIJA, LEGENDA O SVJETLU"
- 1992 - Bec - , I nagrada za turistic-ki plakat "SPLIT"
- 1994 - foto monografija "DUBROVNIK"
- 1994 - od strane Vlade RH, a preko Ministarstva turizma, angaziran za snimanje materijala za izradu brosure HTZ-a, kada Hrvatska okuplja vrhunske struCnjake da bi osmislili kvalitetan materijal za promidzbu, od kojega su napravljene sjajne brosure «Mala zemlja za veliki odmor» i «1000 otoka hrvatskog Jadrana», te serija od 59 plakata, od kojih je 39 napravljeno od njegovih motiva, a od tih 39, 27 plakata je nagradjeno I svjetskom nagradom
- 1995 - Lisabon, II nagrada za turistic-ki plakat "JEZERO MIR NA DUGOM OTOKU"
- 1995 - Opatija, I nagrada za turistic-ki plakat "LOVRAN"
- 1996 - foto monografija «MORE HRVATSKO»
- 1996 - Lisabon, I nagrada za turistic-ki plakat "HVAR"
- 1996 - Opatija, Zlatno zvono ( I nagrada za promidzbene materijale "MALA ZEMLJA ZA VELIKI
ODMOR"
- 1996 - brosura "1000 OTOKA HRVATSKOG JADRANA"
- 1997 - turistic-ki vodiCDubrovnika
- 1997 - izlozba plakata HTZ ( 39 komada u Multimedijalnom centru u Splitu )
- 1997 - kolekcija plakata HTZ, I nagrada Lisabon ( 14 plakata u kolekciji )
- 1998 - Santiago de Chile, I nagrada za plakat "EXPO 98" ( mjesec sijecanj )
- 1998 - foto monografija "SPLIT, TKO TO MOZE PLATIT"
- 1998 - Lisabon, hrvatski paviljon na EXPO izlozbi - prezentacija dijapozitiva u hrvatskom paviljonu
- 1998 - Lisabon, I nagrada za plakat "EXPO 98" ( mjesec lipanj )
- 1999 - Pariz, Vodic Hrvatske u izdanju GUIDES GALLIMARD ( najpoznatiji svjetski vodic- i )
- 1999 - foto monografija "MATKO MIJIC"
- 2000 - Hannover, EXPO 2000 - prezentacija dijapozitiva u hrvatskom paviljonu i plakati za EXPO 2000
- 2000 - New York, foto monografija "CROATIAN DREAMS" (izdavac- North American Publisher iz New York-a u zajednici PAZ Publishing iz Tel Aviva, predgovor Martin Sheen )
- 2000 - katalog HTZ-a "HRVATSKO KULTURNO BLAGO"
- 2001 - foto monografija "HRVATSKA OBALA I MORE"
- 2001 - foto monografija "DUBROVNIK, NJIM SAMIM"
- 2001 - New York, knjiga "NADA ME NIKAD NIJE NAPUSTILA"
- 2001 - CD za HTZ kojim se Hrvatska promovirala na turistic kim sajmovima sirom svijeta,
- 2001 - izrada velikog CD-a ( 400 slajdova ) i CD-a s muzikom Mateja Mestrovic- a naziva «CROATIAN DREAM», koja je u mjesecu listopadu iste godine na Sajmu turistic kog i dokumentarnog filma u Splitu, dobio specijalnu nagradu FIJET-a ( svjetska organizacija turistiCkih novinara ), a koja ce se uruc iti u Libanonu ovog proljeca
- 2001 - foto monografija "ALKA"
- 2003 - foto monografija "ZAGREB"
IZLOZBE: Dubrovnik, Korcula, Hvar, Trogir, Zagreb, Split, Zadar, Sibenik, Ljubljana, Budimpesta, Pariz, Palmizana, Pula. Godine 1999. uvrsten u Likovnu enciklopediju Hrvatske. Iste godine pozvan i primljen u clanstvo FIJET-a ( svjetska organizacija turistickih novinara ) i OMJET-a ( mediteranska organizacija turistickih novinara ), gdje na kongresima navedenih organizacija postize zapazene rezultate putem prezentacija foto materijala o Hrvatskoj ( Tunis, Turska, Spanjolska - Calpe i Barcelona ). Prezentacije su rezultirale pozivima od strane navedenih zemalja za snimanjem reportaza o istima i snimanju materijala za potrebe turisticke promidzbe tih zemalja. Od 1995. do danas, oko 3000 motiva Ive Pervana je zastupljeno na razglednicama Hrvatske. Zadnjih 5 godina, svojim reportazama sudjeluje u INFLIGHT magazinu avio kompanije Croatia Airlines, u kojima na svoj karakteristican nacin prikazuje prirodnu i kulturnu bastinu hrvatske obale. Od 1990. do danas,
redovito objavljuje u casopisu JET SET, CICERO, VOX. Autor je fotografije u mapi Sjevernog Jadrana
«LIVING ARHIPELAGO» u izdanju Hrvatskog hidrografskog instituta iz Splita. Vec 5 godina za redom
ADRIATIC CROATIA INTERNATIONAL CLUB koristi iskljucivo njegovu fotografiju za svoj katalog. U projektu «GAJETA FALKUSA» drustva ARS HALIEUTICA, fotografija je njegova, a s dr Joskom Bozanicem organizira i predavanja s projekcijom dijapozitiva o istome. Organizira projekcije dijapozitiva uz citanje stihova nasih uvazenih lirika Gordane Benic i Luke Paljetka, i to u nekoliko nasih gradova, sadrzaj kojih je opet kulturna i prirodna bastina. U zadnjih 10 godina, za brojne kalendare koji su se stampali s njegovim motivima, dobio je oko 15 nagrada. Od 1994. Ministarstvo vanjskih poslova ( uglavnom ) i ostala ministarstva koriste njegove knjige kao poklon diplomatima i suvenir iz Hrvatske. Dobitnik je i Zupanijske nagrade ( SPLITSKO DALMATINSKE ZUPANIJE ) 1997 godine. Posjeduje dijateku od cca 100 000 slajdova, sto predstavlja veliku riznicu kako u aktuelnom tako i u dokumentarnom smislu. Novi projekti na kojima radi su: foto monografija grada Zagreba, otoka Hvara, otoka Visa, Paklenih otoka. U suradnji s HTZ-om grada Splita, radi na novoj foto monografiji grada. Najnovija izlozba odrzana u Copenhagenu 30.08.2002. uz prezentiranje CD-ova CROATIAN DREAM i HVAR koji su autorski projekti tandema Matej Mestrovic - Ivo Pervan.

Nakon zajednickog nastupa na: Svjetskoj izlozbi u Lisabonu 1998. (EXPO 1998) na kojoj je Ivo Pervan dobio 1. svjetsku nagradu za najbolji plakat, a Matej Mestrovic Nagradu grada Zagreba za glazbu u Hrvatskom paviljonu, te Svjetskoj izlozbi u Hannoveru 2000. (EXPO 2000), autori su nastavili suradnju, te za samostalni projekt CROATIAN DREAM na 4. Medunarodnom festivalu turistickog filma u Splitu 2001. dobili specijalnu nagradu “FIJET”-a (Svjetskog udruzenja turistickih novinara) za najoriginalniju “video razglednicu” u konkurenciji 10 zemalja Mediterana.

CROATIAN DREAM je projekt koji se temelji na fotografijama Ive Pervana koje su ozivljene pomocu
kompjutera, pretvorene u pricu i montirane na filmski nacin, uz pripadajuce sumove, zvucne efekte i autorsku glazbu Mateja Mestrovica. Projekt je namijenjen promociji Hrvatske i njenih ljepota.

Pogledajte video Croatian Dream
Narucite CD Croatian Dream

Ivo Pervan - Fotografija
Matej Mestrovic - Rezija i glazba

CROATIAN DREAM HVAR je novi film iz serije filmova CROATIAN DREAM. Film se takoder temelji na fotografijama Ive Pervana, ovaj put oko 150 fotografija otoka Hvara, tekstu "OTOK" Veljka Barbieria te glazbi i reziji koju potpisuje Matej Mestrovic. U filmu pratimo nastajanje otoka od njegovih pocetaka do danasnjih dana. Film je sinhroniziran na hrvatski jezik - tekst cita glumac Zlatko Crnkovic te engleski jezik - tekst cita Graham McMaster. Tonska postprodukcija filma radena je u studiju SHY BY - Maria Mirkovica koji na oba CD-a svira gitaru. Na CD-u se takoder nalazi screen saver sa vise od 80 fotografija otoka Hvara te foto galerija Ive Pervana.

CD je moguce gledati na DVD-uredajima koji podrzavaju VCD-standard. Film je prikazan na Sonetnim danima Hanibala Lucica u Hvaru, PRIX Marulic - Starim tekstovima u pohode u Hvaru, Gradskoj vijecnici u Kopenhagenu, kod predsjednika Stjepana Mesica...

Pogledajte video Croatian Dream Hvar
Narucite CD Croatian Dream Hvar

Ivo Pervan - Fotografija
Matej Mestrovic - Rezija i glazba

Ponosno objavljujemo da se od danas na trzistu nalazi i NOVI CD- Croatin Dream Zagreb - Videomonografija.

Ulovljen genijalnim okom Pervanova fotoaparata,u filmu je Zagreb prikazan na jos do sada nevidjen nacin. Spustivsi se iz zraka, vodimo Vas u setnju kroz cetiri godisnja doba, od atmosfere ranog jutra, preko gradskih trgova i fontana, ljetnih terasa i ispijanja kave, do jesenskih magli i snjeznih zimskih vizura. Autorska glazba redatelja i kompozitora Mateja Mestrovica, upotpunjena autenticnim sumovima grada Zagreba, u klasicnoj cetverodjelnoj formi zaokruzuje atmosferu u potpunosti docaravajuci duh grada. Kao i u filmu "Croatian Dream" i "Croatian Dream Hvar", tako su i u filmu "Croatian Dream Zagreb" sve fotografije ozivljene na nenametljiv nacin uz pomoc racunala, sto filmu daje zivost i tempo.

Osim filma,na CD-u se nalazi i screen saver sa vise od 50 fotografija Zagreba, te fotogalerija Ive Pervana.

Redatelj i kompozitor filma - Matej Mestrovic
Fotografije - Ivo Pervan
Asistent redatelja - Lukrecija Kovacic
Snimatelj autenticnih zvukova grada Zagreba - Mario Mirkovic.

CD je moguce gledati u DVD playerima koji podrzavaju SVCD standard te u PC racunalima.

http://www.galerija-badrov.com/online-galerija/ivo-pervan/

Galerija Badrov
HR-10000 Zagreb
Trg Zrtava fasizma 1

Telefon: 01/4572 575
01/4572 577
E-mail:
foto-galerija@badrov.hr

http://www.plovput-exhibition.com/autori_galerija/Pervan_Blaca.htm

Kontakt : zeljko.visic@plovput.hr
tel: 011- 385- 21- 390-600

Mayor Bloomberg: "Croatia is such a beautiful country and the hospitality is something that I will never forget,"

 

New York Mayor Mike Bloomberg was in Croatia yesterday lobbying Olympic officials for New York to be chosen as host for the 2012 Olympic and Paraolympic Games. In the article below from the NY Daily News (which has the largest circulation of any newspaper in New York), Bloomberg made a nice plug for Croatia as well. I also note that the local TV newsprograms in New York had stories concerning his trip to Dubrovnik.

John Peter Kraljic, Esq.
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New York Daily News - http://www.nydailynews.com
Mike sells Apple as
Olympic home turf
BY MICHAEL SAUL
DAILY NEWS CITY HALL BUREAU
Saturday, December 4th, 2004

If New york City gets the 2012 Olympic Games, every nation would have the home-field advantage in the city's melting pot, Mayor Bloomberg said in Croatia yesterday.
Bloomberg, Deputy Mayor Dan Doctoroff and Olympian Donna de Varona traveled across the Atlantic to address the General Assembly of the European Olympic Committees at the Excelsior Hotel in Dubrovnik.
"There were 201 countries that competed in the Athens Olympics and we have children from 198 of them in our public school system," Bloomberg said yesterday.
"No matter what the sport is and no matter what countries are participating, we'll be able to fill the stands with New Yorkers who come from that country," Bloomberg said. "It would be the most exciting thing anybody has ever seen in sports."
New York is competing for the Olympics against Paris, Madrid, London and Moscow, and all five of the bid cities participated in the conference. In the hallways of the hotel, Bloomberg bumped into the mayors of Paris and Madrid, warmly wishing both of them good luck in the high-stakes global competition. Bloomberg, who had never been to Croatia before, also met with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Dubrovnik Mayor Dubravka Suica.
"This is such a beautiful country and the hospitality is something that I will never forget," Bloomberg said.  Meanwhile yesterday, the city's bid committee launched its international outreach campaign with its first major mailing to each of the 117 members of the International Olympic Committee.
The bid committee sent them a supersized brochure, measuring 38-by-26 inches and weighing 3 pounds, that contains enormous photographs of New York scenes and Olympic performances.
The International Olympic Committee will select the host city in July.

Znanjem i stvaralastvom iz kolonijalnog stanja nacije

Hrvatska je cista zemlja i, ako takva ostane, s vremenom cemo postaviti nasu mrezu instituta i
dobrih sveucilista te povezati i nasu strucnost po svijetu i ambiciozna fi nanciranja po pozitivnim
kriterijima medjunarodne zajednice. Ali, najprije moramo promijeniti mentalitet i stav barem nasih
akademskih gradjana, tzv. inteligencije koja je potpuno izgubila i nadu i viziju cak i vjeru da je
sve to ovdje jos ipak moguce! A moguce jest, no moramo svi zasukati rukave

Reforma obrazovanja
Osobnost i karakter, a ne staticno “tobozeznanje”
Jedna od pretpostavki da bi hrvatska znanost i znanje bili konkurentni u svijetu jest i odgovarajuci
obrazovni sustav. Je li postojeci hrvatski obrazovni sustav, od osnovne skole do sveucilista, dorastao tomu i sto u njemu treba mijenjati?
- Treba jos malo poboljsati skolovanje do studija: posebno vise paznje treba posvetiti razvoju osobnosti i karaktera, a manje punjenju glava staticnim “tobozznanjem”. Sveucilista nam nisu dovoljno dobra na svjetskoj ljestvici i Zagreb nije ni medju prvih 500 sto znaci da su tu velika poboljsanja nuzna, ali i moguca, no znamo kako se to radi, pa, ako krenemo u ovu gornju pozitivnu viziju i strategiju, moci cemo i to postupno poboljsati do, recimo, godine 2020.

Citav clanak procitati s Adobe Reader: Znanjem i stvaralastvom iz kolonijalnog stanja nacije

Creating Choir Festival with Croatian-Israeli choirs

Hi

I am a travel agent from Israel as well as a member of the Israel Choir Association- MILA I would like to organise a Spring Choir Festival in Croatia. during the Jewish Pasqua Holiday which isb`between 15-22 April.Festival with Croatian-Israeli choirs.

I can bring from Israel 3 choirs for 7 days for a trip country. In between we can spend 2 -3 days in any city that you recommend for the Festival. Can you organize such a festival or send this mail to a contact man . Best Regards and thanks

Uzi Shaysh
uzi@relax.co.il

Contact number is Office : +972-3-5488138 , Mobile +972-544-764962
My web-site is www.relax.co.il ( most of it is in Hebre) and another web-site is www.diesenhaus.co.il

Zeljko Skropanic i slika Augustinciceve skulpture u New Yorku

1. ZELJKO SKROPANIC (USA) autor je dvaju prikaza koji se ticcu
hrvatske kulture u najssirem smislu, koje drzzim meddu nekoliko
(dva ili tri) najboljih koji postoje uopche na webu.
Njegov dugogodissnji rad na adresama

http://www.croatia.net  (Croatian history and culture)
http://www.archaeology.net/prehistory

visse nije dostupan. Znade li netko ssto se dogodilo?
(znam da je prije oko godinu dana najavljen redizajn).

2. I joss jedna: mozze li mi netko poslati kvalitetnu fotografiju
Augustinccicheva spomenika HORSEWOMAN (Monument of Peace) ispred zgrade UN?

Lijep pozdrav iz Zagreba,

Darko Zzubrinich

PS. Jedan mali poklon: pogledajte borbu kanadskog boksacca
Georgea Chuvala "FIGHT AGAINST DRUGS" preko

http://www.hr/darko/etf/sport.html#chuvalo
--
Darko Zubrinic
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Av. Vukovar 39, Zagreb, Croatia
e-mail: darko.zubrinic@fer.hr
http://www.hr/hrvatska/Croatia-HCS.html
 

Op-ed:

Molio bih fotografe u New Yorku ili bilo koga tko je u stanju ili slikati ili samo proslijediti vec uslikani kip pred Ujedinjenim Nacijama. Darko Zubrinic je izuzetan covjek, u mom lokalnom zargonu "Odlikas" koji je zasluzio svaku nasu paznju. Njegove web starnice su ono sto bi trebalo postici.

Nenad Bach

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Seven Strategic Recommendations for Economic Growth in Croatia

The Adriatic Institute for Public Policy International Leaders Summit’s (ILS) Board of Advisors, the Leadership Board and renowned world economic experts have issued the "ILS-Seven Strategic Recommendations for Economic Growth," designed to influence policy-making in Croatia. Croatia is at a major crossroads with a choice to continue its downward economic spiral or choose a path that leads to economic freedom and prosperity for its citizens. This set of recommendations aims to catch the attention of Croatia's government leaders to work towards positive economic reforms.
To view the full statement, please go to the following link.
Atlas Economic Research Foundation, Washington, DC features the "ILS Seven Strategic Recommendations for Economic Growth in Croatia" on their website under "latest headlines." Moreover, a link to the Adriatic Institute's - ILS News Release and news article in Dnevnik - Croatia's business daily written by journalist - Masa Ivanis is included.

For further information, please visit the following link:
http://www.atlasusa.org/more_top_stories_popup.php?id=758


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Mayor of Dubrovnik receives Mayor of New York

New York mayor Michael R. Bloomberg talks to reporters in Dubrovnik, Croatia, Friday, Dec. 3, 2004, as
Dubrovnik mayor Dubravka Suica stands next to him. Bloomberg arrived in Dubrovnik to present New York City's bid for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to the General Assembly of the European National Olympic Committees (EOC). (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)
 

The mayor of Dubrovnik Dubravka Suica received Friday at the City Hall
the mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg. Mayor Suica discussed with New
York's mayor Bloomberg the situations in the Dubrovnik area, especially
the events of 1991 when Dubrovnik endured the largest destruction by the
Serbian-Montenegrin aggression, as well as its rebuilding.

The New York mayor, expressing his great satisfaction regarding his visit
to Dubrovnik, also stated his belief that the next years will see a large
increase of American tourists visiting Dubrovnik and Croatia.

After the meeting, the New York mayor also visited the memorial house
"Ron Brown" in memory of the tragic death, in a plane crash near
Dubrovnik, of the entire U.S. trade delegation led by the then Secretary
of Commerce Ron Brown.

Mayor Suica presented the guest a copy of the charter in which the
Dubrovnik Republic recognizes in 1783 the newly independent United
States of America.

HINA - translation by Hilda Foley

FSU Volleyball Signs Croatian Setter To National Letter Of Intent
 

Zrinka Tomic becomes the second member of the 2005 recruiting class
 

Dec. 1, 2004

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida State University volleyball head coach Todd Kress announced today (Wednesday, December 1, 2004) that 5-foot-11 setter, Zrinka Tomic, signed a National Letter of Intent to attend and compete in volleyball at the University next fall. Tomic, a native of Vinkovci, Croatia, is a junior college transfer from Garden City Community College in Garden City, Kansas.

"Zrinka is an all-around outstanding player," FSU associate head coach Rita Buck-Crockett said. "Having a left-handed setter is always a positive because they have a natural attack. Also, her defense is exceptional which will compliment Jessica Skower, our other setter, so they can work together as a good setting team. Jessica is a power player and Zrinka is a defensive player, so they will combine to be a strong force for our team next season."

Tomic led the Garden City Broncbusters to a 20-14 record and they finished their season at the Region VI Division I Tournament in Hutchinson, Kan., where Tomiæ paced her squad with three service aces in the final match. She earned first team All-Region VI honors for the second time in her career. Before junior college, she played for Vibrobeton in the First League of Croatia.

Tomic is the third international volleyball player the Seminoles have signed in as many years.

"International players are unique because they grow up playing the game," continued Buck-Crockett, who played professionally and coached international volleyball for over 25 years. "Their court sense is better because they've devoted their whole life playing one sport. As Americans, we were raised playing volleyball, basketball, running track, etc., so we don't entirely devote all our time to one sport as international players do. I think Zrinka will come to Florida State with a passion to play and we expect big things out of her."

Outside of athletics, Tomic has a perfect 4.0 GPA at Garden City Community College.

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