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| BBC News http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/europe/newsid_1853000/1853334.stm Karadzic slipped away with French help, reports claim An investigation has been launched into claims that a French army officer deliberately wrecked last week's Nato attempt to capture Bosnian Serb wartime leader Radovan Karadzic. This is a pretty large allegation - right now we are investigating the reports S-For spokeswoman Angela Johnson. The unnamed army captain is said to have telephoned a Bosnian Serb policeman to tip him off that a Nato operation was about to begin in the town of Foca, say reports in UK and German newspapers. "A French officer revealed the (imminent) operation," a US diplomat, Shaun Byrnes, is quoted as saying by a German newspaper. However, a US embassy spokesman in Belgrade said Mr Byrnes had not talked about the affair to anyone. France heads Nato's multi-national force in south-eastern Bosnia, where Foca is located. A spokeswoman for Nato's force in Bosnia, S-For, confirmed that a "very thorough" investigation was being conducted into the claims. Transcripts "This is a pretty large allegation," spokeswoman Captain Angela Johnson told BBC News Online. "Right now we are investigating the reports. We have no information at the moment that suggests it is true. However, appropriate action would be taken if it was found to be true." The French have been seen as allies of the Serbs since World War I. Last December a French army major was jailed for spying for Belgrade ahead of the Kosovo conflict. The Hamburg newspaper Abendblatt, which reported Mr Byrnes's alleged statement, also published what it said were transcripts of the French captain's conversation with the Bosnian Serb policeman. Similar reports also appear in the UK's Times and Daily Mail newspapers. According to the Times, the conversation was monitored by British intelligence. Border 'sealed' The UK Ministry of Defence refused to comment on the reports. The Nato operation around Foca continued throughout Thursday and Friday, and the border with Montenegro was reportedly sealed over the weekend. You should pay attention to Foca French officer's alleged tip-off Mr Karadzic is one of the international war crimes tribunal's most wanted suspects.But S-For said the big manhunt was not continuing on Monday, and "normal" operations had been resumed. According to the Times newspaper's account of the alleged conversation, the French officer rings a Bosnian policeman who is clearly known to him. The Bosnian policeman is said to sound surprised and indignant at being called early in the morning, and asks: "What do you want? Why are you calling me?" The captain, described as a member of S-For, says: "You should pay attention to Foca." French alliance The conversation reportedly took place early on Thursday, as US helicopters were leaving their base in northern Bosnia, giving Mr Karadzic just enough time to get away. Allegations that French diplomats and military sources have helped the Serbs have been made on several occasions. The most serious claim resulted last December in the conviction for treason of a French major, Pierre-Henri Bunel, who was found guilty of tipping off the Serbs about Nato military plans before the Kosovo conflict. He had denied treason, insisting that he had been acting under the orders of French intelligence services. In 1998, a French S-For spokesman was removed from his duties after it was found that he had leaked details of two earlier operations to arrest Mr Karadzic. And in 1997, a senior war crimes tribunal prosecutor said suspects in the French sector felt they were living "in absolute security". 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! |
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| Subject: breast cancer research funding Op-ed This is one way how Croatia can fund our own battle with the lack of funds. I wholeheartedly support this cause. Please think in these terms. Nenad Bach We need those of you who are great at forwarding on info, Please read and pass this on. Peace and good health. It would be wonderful if 2002 were the year a cure for breast cancer was found!!!! This is one note I'll gladly pass on. The notion that we could raise $16 million by buying a book of stamps is powerful! As you may be aware, the US Postal Service recently released its new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. The stamp was designed by Ethel Kessler of Bethesda, Maryland. It is important that we take a stand against this disease that kills and maims so many of our mothers, sisters, friends. Instead of the normal $.34 for a stamp, this one costs $.40. The additional $.06 will go to breast cancer research. A "normal" book costs $6.80. This one is only $8.00. It takes a few minutes in 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. Just as important as the money is our support. What a statement it would make if the stamp outsold the lottery this week. What a statement it would make that we care. I urge you to do two things TODAY: 1. Go out and purchase some of these stamps. 2. E-mail your friends to do the same. Many of us know women and their families whose lives are turned upside-down by breast cancer. It takes so little to do so much in this drive. We can all afford the $1.20. 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! |
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| Subj:Bloody NGO's "Get knotted" would the British reaction to such people. Brian Croatian, Bosnian, Yugoslav NGOs advocate free trade zone BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Feb 28, 2002 Text of report in English by Croatian news agency HINA Zagreb, 28 February: The Igman Initiative, a project launched by three NGOs from Croatia, Bosnia and Yugoslavia, briefed reporters in Zagreb on Thursday [28 February] about its work and proposals for the establishment of a free trade zone in the Dayton triangle and the revocation of visa requirements in this region. An expert team of the initiative proposes the harmonization of bilateral free trade agreements between Croatia, Bosnia and Yugoslavia, and the establishment of mechanisms to follow their implementation. The three countries should sign the agreements by the end of the year, which will be an important step in the establishment of a free trade zone throughout South Eastern Europe. Agreements have already been signed between Croatia and Bosnia and between Bosnia and Yugoslavia. Croatia and Yugoslavia should sign one soon. The expert team also proposes introducing a no-visa regime between the three countries. The Croatia-Yugoslavia visa regime is one of the most rigid and should be at least alleviated, or abolished for at least some categories of people, said Aleksandar Popov of the Novi Sad Centre for Regionalism. The Bosnia-Yugoslavia visa regime has been abolished, and between Bosnia and Croatia it never existed. The Igman Initiative was established in November 2000 in Zagreb. It was initiated by three non-governmental organizations - the Citizens' Committee on Human Rights from Zagreb, the Democratic Alternative from Sarajevo and the Centre for Regionalism from Novi Sad. Currently the Initiative includes more than 100 various NGOs from Croatia, Bosnia, and Yugoslavia. The project was named in memory of a group of NGO activists from Serbia and Montenegro who crossed the mountain Igman in April 1995 to reach Sarajevo, at the time shelled and surrounded. Their action was a protest against the madness of war. The goal of the Igman Initiative is reconciliation, the establishment and normalization of relations in politics, economy, and culture between Croatia, Bosnia, and Yugoslavia, and the introduction of European standards in relations in the entire region, in view stepping up its integration with Euro-Atlantic structures. Source: HINA news agency, Zagreb, in English 1851 gmt 28 Feb 02 /BBC Monitoring/ © BBC. All Material Subject to Copyright 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! |
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| In a new episode of Law & Order CI (aired March 2nd) story revolves around a naturalized Serbian "debt collector" who uses kidnapping methods to extract money from their victims. Before immigrating into the US he was part of the Srpska Dobrovoljacka Garda (Tigers). As part of one of the kidnappings he rapes one of the victims. During the show they go over articles about rape being used as the weapon of war in the Balkans. In the end he is indicted since the rape victim paints the SDG coat of arms she saw tatooed on his back. Vladimir 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! |
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| The World's 'Funniest' Jokes By TOM KUNTZ IF you're a careful reader of this newspaper, you're already aware that British scientists have released preliminary results of their search for the world's funniest joke. Reprinted below is the best-rated joke in their global online survey, which will be followed up with further diligent study. (You may be skeptical of online surveys like this. If so, you may have a point; just read some of the jokes.) Now, for a closer look at the findings of Dr. Richard Wiseman. He's the psychologist at the University of Hertfordshire who devised the experiment with the British Association for the Advancement of Science. It's no surprise that women and men have different ideas of just what constitutes funny. Or that different nationalities do. But did you know that while computers can beat grandmasters at chess, they still can't bring down a room? And that those cutups the Germans (think lederhosen) may be the most laugh- prone people on earth, followed by zee zilly French? Samplings from the research follow: In the three-month experiment (www.laughlab.co.uk), some 10,000 jokes were submitted from more than 70 countries, and an estimated 100,000 Internet users rated them. Forty-seven percent gave the following knee-slapper the highest rating: Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are going camping. They pitch their tent under the stars and go to sleep. Sometime in the middle of the night Holmes wakes Watson up: "Watson, look up at the stars, and tell me what you deduce." Watson says, "I see millions of stars and even if a few of those have planets, it's quite likely there are some planets like Earth, and if there are a few planets like Earth out there, there might also be life." Holmes replies: "Watson, you idiot, somebody stole our tent!" Ba-dum, bum. Differences emerged between the jokes most favored by men and women. The top jokes among men involved aggression, putting down women and sexual innuendo. (Women, curiously, did not see what was so funny in these kinds of jokes.) Examples of two of the three types are given here (no sex, please; we're The New York Times): Aggression: While robbing a home, a burglar hears someone say, "Jesus is watching you." To his relief, he realizes it is just a parrot mimicking something it had heard. The burglar asks the parrot, "What's your name?" The parrot says, "Moses." The burglar goes on to ask, "What kind of person names their parrot Moses?" The parrot replies, "The same kind of person that names his Rottweiler Jesus." Putting down women: This guy runs home and bursts in yelling, "Pack your bags, sweetheart, I've just won the lottery, all six numbers!" She says: "Oh, wonderful! Should I pack for the beach or the mountains?" He replies, "I don't care - just pack and shove off!" Women, by contrast, preferred jokes involving wordplay: A man walks into a bar with a piece of tarmac under his arm. He says to the barman, "A pint for me and one for the road." Ba-dum, bum. The researchers also ranked nationalities by how funny they found the jokes. The Germans were the most easily amused: They rated 35 percent of the jokes "very funny." But have Germans ever been to the Borscht Belt? You be the judge, from their two favorites: Q. Why is television called a medium? A. It is neither rare nor well-done. To tell the weather: Go to your back door and look for the dog. If the dog is at the door and he is wet, it's probably raining. But if the dog is standing there really soaking wet, it is probably raining really hard. If the dog's fur looks like it's been rubbed the wrong way, it's probably windy. If the dog has snow on his back, it's probably snowing. Of course, to be able to tell the weather like this, you have to leave the dog outside all the time, especially if you expect bad weather. Sincerely, the Cat The French were just behind the Germans on the chortle index (maybe because the Germans are still laughing about the Maginot Line). The favorite French joke: "You're a high-priced lawyer. If I give you $500, will you answer two questions for me?" "Absolutely! What's the second question?" Other national favorites, starting with the joke rated second-funniest overall: United States: A couple of New Jersey hunters are out in the woods when one of them falls to the ground. He doesn't seem to be breathing. His eyes are rolled back in his head. The other guy whips out his cellphone and calls 911. He gasps to the operator: "My friend is dead! What can I do?" The operator, in a calm soothing voice, says: "Just take it easy. I can help. First, let's make sure he's dead." There is a silence, then a shot is heard. The guy's voice comes back on the line. He says, "O.K., now what?" Belgium: Well, you see, there are basically three kinds of people in the world. Those who can count and those who can't. Australia: A man left for a vacation to Jamaica. His wife was on a business trip and was planning to meet him there the next day. When he reached his hotel, he decided to send his wife a quick e-mail message. Unable to find the scrap of paper on which he had written her e-mail address, he did his best to type it in from memory. Unfortunately, he missed one letter, and his note was directed instead to an elderly preacher's wife whose husband had passed away only the day before. When the grieving widow checked her e-mail, she took one look at the monitor, let out a piercing scream, and fell to the floor dead. At the sound, her family rushed into the room and saw this note on the screen: "Dearest Wife, Just got checked in. Everything prepared for your arrival tomorrow. Your Loving Husband. P.S. Sure is hot down here." Sweden: A guy phones the local hospital and yells: "You've gotta send help! My wife's in labor!" The nurse says: "Calm down. Is this her first child?" He replies: "No! This is her husband!" Britain: A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, there's a piece of lettuce sticking out of my bottom." The doctor asks him to drop his trousers and examines him. The man asks, "Is it serious, doctor?" and the doctor replies, "I'm sorry to tell you but this is just the tip of the iceberg." Perhaps in despair, the researchers tried generating jokes by computer. One did pretty well, beating more than 300 human jokes: Q. What kind of murderer has fiber? A. A cereal killer. But - go figure - a lot of people didn't get this computer-generated joke: Q. What kind of line has sixteen balls? A. A pool queue. Still, it takes a human - or a chicken - to really lay an egg. The two worst-rated jokes in the survey: Q. Why are chickens considered good employees? A. Because they work around the cluck. And of course: Q. Why did the chicken cross the road? A. To get to the other side. Ba-dum, bum. 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! |
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| Dubrovnik Summer Study Abroad Program Northwestern University's Consortium for Southeast European Studies in cooperation with Yale University are inaugurating the Dubrovnik, Croatia Summer Study Abroad Program, the first summer study abroad program in Dubrovnik for U.S. undergraduates. Students will have the opportunity to study in one of the most beautiful places in the world, a UNESCO world heritage site, from June 24 - August 2 with stellar faculty from Northwestern - Andrew Wachtel, Yale - Ivo Banac, Zagreb - Slobodan Novak, Belgrade - Jasmina Lukic and Podgorica - Milan Popovic. No prior Croatian language is required, students can choose from 2 of 5 courses: History - The Balkan Lands and Peoples Political Science - Contemporary Balkan Security Issues Slavic Languages and Literatures - Croatian Language Slavic Languages and Literatures - Literature, Nationalism and Supranationalism in Yugoslavia Contemporary Literary Studies - Dubrovnik and the Mediterranean Several excursions will be included to provide students with a view ontothe larger context of the region. Northwestern staff will administer the program on site. Classes take place at the Inter-University Center and students will be housed within walking distance to classes, beaches, cafes and castles, some meals included. Total cost, only $5920! includes: 1.) Round Trip air from Chicago (other departure points can also be accommodated) 2.) Housing 3.) Some Meals 4.) Excursions 5.) Two undergraduate credit courses Academic credit can transfer into the Political Science, History, International Studies and Slavic majors, non-Northwestern students should consult their academic advisors for transfer and financial aid policies. A Northwestern graded transcript will be issued upon course completion. The Northwestern Summer Study Abroad program in Dubrovnik, Croatia is a great opportunity for students to obtain a first hand feel for the historic, diverse and ever interesting Balkans, while having a wonderful experience and learning from some of the most well regarded faculty in the region. The deadline is March 1. Applications and deposits should be sent directly to my attention. Please do not hesitate to contact me. More info about Dubrovnik: http://www.scs.northwestern.edu/summersa/croatia/glance.html http://www.hr/wwwhr/tour/places/dubrovnik/ http://dubrovnik.laus.hr/ http://www.dubrovnik-festival.hr/ To Apply for the Dubrovnik Summer Study Abroad Program: http://www.scs.northwestern.edu/summersa/apply/apply.html Sretan Put! Scott Lang -- Scott Lang Program Coordinator Consortium for Southeast European Studies Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures Northwestern University 2001 Sheridan Rd. Evanston IL, 60208-2206 Anderson 4226 T: 847/491-4750 F: 847/467-2596 E: slang@northwestern.edu 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! |
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| Nenade, Kako to da je ovaj dogadjaj promakao CROWN-u? Pozdrav, Bozidar Jerkovic (aka CT accordion player, but now in NYC) Op-ed This was a private concert. Thanks ! I had a privilage to introduce the group in Los Angeles and here in New York. Maestrali klapa is a unique group from Dubrovnik that exist for 33 years. On and off the stage they are a true example of a great Croatian culture. Nenad Bach Klapa "Maestral" performed a 1 1/2 hour concert at the Lafayette Theater in Suffern NY. Wow! What a concert. The theatre, a restored vaudeville house, was HUGE. The audience, respectable-sized, sat up in the front (we were front-row center) for an incredible program of acoustic music. There were 6 musicians who came over, and they were joined for a few numbers at the end by two former members now living in the US. Most of the program was sung with the group accompanying themselves on bass, prim, brac^, guitar, and what appeared to be two mandolins (one standard, one larger that served like a cello).( op-ed that was tamburitza) Their playing was very good, their vocals beautiful. On the a cappella numbers, the sound was breathtaking. And all balanced the old-fashioned way ---- no mikes, just 6 fellows playing and singing together, and obviously loving it. And so were we. For the klapa crowd on the list, they did 4 or 5 numbers from the camp repertoire, though some, like "Maestrale moj" appeared in different form (that one moved into 3/4 time ---- different, but nice). Others, like "Dva Brac^anina" were pretty much the arrangements we know, only done better. And their obligatory English-language song, "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen," was a lovely arrangement and by far the best "host-country number" I've heard. Thanks, Wendy, for calling the list's attention to this program. - George 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! |
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| Dear Nenad Please be so kind and visit this site. You will find there a very interssting project for every croatian poet worldwide. I thing it would be quite good if some of them send theirs poetry for the project Poetical Babel to on-line poetry magazine www.konture.com. Thank You so much Vlado Franjevic P.S. Miss Vesna Stankovic-Benak, the head of www.konture.com and me personaly, leader of Gallery by konture.com, would be very glad and would thank You so much if it is possible to put a link to this on-line magazine at www.croatianworld.net! Op-ed I am still learning the basics of E publishing. As soon as possible I will make a link. nb 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! |
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| Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 or Peter Tonic-Tomic-Herceg Croatian American By Adam S. Eterovich There are only two Medals of Honor in American history that are not claimed because a next-of-kin could not be found, one in the Indian Wars and Peter Tomich at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. He died a hero on the battleship Utah. His next-of-kin, John Tomich in Los Angeles, could not be found and the Navy dropped the matter as his records simply stated born in Prolog, Austria. So, for 60 years the Navy, Medal of Honor Society and the Croatian community did nothing thru no fault of their own. Approximately 15 years ago I asked a journalist, Vjekoslav Krsnik, from Split, Croatia to visit Mali and Veli Prolog in Dalmatia and Prolog in Hercegovina and ask for the names Tonic and Tomic and since these were small places , we should turn up something. To our surprise no Tonic-Tomic originated in Mali or Veli Prolog, but at Prolog in Hercegovina Vjekoslav found that Tonic was the Clan Name for Herceg. We had found our hero, his birthplace and his Croatian nationality. We obtained birth and other records from Prolog which were extremely useful. Admiral J. Robert Lunney of New York has probably contributed more than anyone in his help, cooperation and labor to present to the proper Naval authorities adequate proof that we do have a next-of-kin. He traveled to Prolog to view the original Church and Civil records. His first submission to the Navy was rejected and since then a second Legal Brief has been filed. We also wish to thank my good friend Don Chvarak, a Croatian American War Veteran, of Texas, Admiral Robert A. Rosen, Senators Robert G. Torricelli and Max Cleland. Also special thanks to Mato Herceg here in California and a Vietnam Veteran, a native of Prolog, who updated and uncovered new documentation and president Bernard Luketich of the Croatian Fraternal Union for graciously publishing material on Peter Tomich in the Zajednicar. The Navy is confused because of “Prolog, Austria”; Tonich changed to Tomich, then being advised that the name is really Herceg and that he is a Croatian from Hercegovina, Then Austria, that had been Turkey in his father’s lifetime. It does get confusing. We are pleased to report to have found a direct relative of the next-of-kin, now deceased, his grandson, Srecko Herceg a Lt. Col. in the Croatian Army living in Split, Dalmatia. He received five medals for valor in battle against Serbian forces in the late war in Croatia. We also have a relative, Mato Herceg, living in California. Now we have two heroes, it must in their blood...Hercegovci are known for their stubborness, loyalty, honor and as superior warriors against all odds. Peter Tomich-Herceg beat the Japanese in the Pacific and Srecko Herceg beat the Serbs in Croatia and Hercegovina. We do hope to have Srecko Herceg brought to America or Mato Herceg to receive the Medal from the President of the United States. I would like this Medal to be deposited at the Croatian Fraternal Union Museum in Pittsburgh. TOMICH, PETER Peter Tonich was born in Prolog, then Austria, on June 3. 1893. He enlisted in U. S. Army at Fort Solcum, New York, on June 6, 1917, and served with the 12ti- Company, 3rd Training Battalion, 154th Depot Brigade, Camp Greene, North Carolina, and also with Company L, 47th Infantry, Camp Greene, North Carolina. He was honorably discharged January l3, 1919. Tonich was naturalized at Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, on October 10, 1918. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy at Newark, New Jersey, on January 23, 1919, at which time his name was recorded as Tonich. Later he used the name Tomich in signing official papers. Tonich (Tomich) served continuously in the Navy from the time of his enlistment and was advanced through the enlisted ratings to that of Chief Watertender on June 4, 1930. Tonich (Tomich) was serving aboard the USS UTAH at Pearl Harbor when the Japanese attacked the Fleet on December 7, 1941, and was killed in that action. For his heroism on this historic occasion he was awarded the Medal of Honor, posthumously, by the President of the United States, with the following citation: Medal of Honor "For distinguished conduct in line of his profession and extraordinary courage and disregard of his own safety during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, by the Japanese forces on December 7, 1941. Although realizing that the ship was capsizing, as a result of enemy bombing and torpedoing, he remained at his post in the engineering plant of the USS UTAH, until he saw that all boilers were secured, and all fireroom personnel had left their stations, and by so doing he lost his own life." He was also awarded the Purple Heart Medal, posthumously. In addition to the Medal of Honor and the Purple Heart Medal, Tonich (Tomich) was entitled to the American Defense Service Medal, Fleet Clasp, the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal, and the World War II Victory Medal. A Destroyer Escort vessel, the USS TOMICH, DE-242, was named in his honor. Adam S. Eterovich 650-592-1190 croatians@aol.com Native of San Francisco Korean War Veteran, Volunteer 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. 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