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| Goran Visnjic graces the cover of the March 2002 issue of Esquire (US edition). A short but excellent article is included in the magazine. Unfortunately, the story is still not on the internet. John Kraljic 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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| Harpers Magazine Issues Correction On page 86 of the February 2002 issue of Harpers Magazine, the following correction was issued: "Correction The introduction to "Planning Croatia's Final Solution" [Readings, December 2001] incorrectly stated the number of Serbs driven from the Krajina region in 1995. Between 150,000 and 200,000 Serbs, not almost 600,000, were driven away. We regret the error." Attached is a record of an e-mail correspondence with Roger D. Hodge, editor of the "Readings" section of Harpers, which led to the printing of the correction. Frank Mustac, reporter From rdh@hedtk.com Tue Dec 04 14:11:06 2001 Hi. I didn't realize you expected a response to your email since we had just spoken on the phone. We're researching the question, but it seems clear that we made an error, and we will print a correction. The correction will appear in the February issue (January went to press weeks ago). Many thanks, Roger D. Hodge On Tue, Dec 04, 2001 at 01:44:12PM -0500, Frank Mustac wrote: > Dear Roger Hodge, > > Thank you very much for taking the time to speak with me on Nov. 27 > on the telephone about the number of Serb refugees given in a piece in > the Readings section of the December 2001 issue of Harper's Magazine > titled "Planning Croatia's Final Solution." > > I sent an e-mail to the address readings@harpers.org on Nov. 27 about > this issue, but as of yet, I have not received a response. I can only > assume that that e-mail was not forwarded to you. Here is essentially the same > e-mail again. > > The introduction of the piece "Planning Croatia's Final Solution" states > that "600,000 Serbs were driven from the Krajina region" of Croatia. This > number is not correct. > > The March 1999 issue of "Refugees Magazine," a publication of the > United Nations High Commission on Refugees, cites the following numbers > of Serb refugees from the Krajina in an article titled > "Serbia: Europe's "forgotten" refugees." > > The article states: > > "In 1995, 170,000 local Serbs abandoned the Krajina region of Croatia > following a government onslaught called Operation Storm and trekked > on foot, by car, horse-drawn carts and tractors toward Belgrade." > > The incorrect number Harpers Magazine cites of 600,000 Serb refugees > from Krajina is closer to, yet exceeds, the total number of Serb > refugees > currently residing in the rump Yugoslavia, which the same article gives > as 550,000. The 550,000 number represents Serb refugees from Bosnia > and Herzegovina, Kosovo as well as from Croatia. The current Yugoslavia > consists of only two states, Serbia and Montenegro. > > Here is the Web site for the article: > > http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home/+xwwBmiuexumwwwwtwwwwwwwhFqhT0yfEtFqnp1xcAFqhT0yfEcFqrAGwzoDwMzmAwwwwwwwDzmxwwwwwwwdFqidGmnGaxOa-uPPyER0ay0Ig/opendoc.htm > > Please, if you would, place a correction in the next issue of your > magazine stating the correct figures. Also, please e-mail me whether you will > indeed be printing a correction, and if so when and where in the magazine it > will appear. > > Thank you. > > Sincerely, > > Frank Mustac, reporter > The Fairfax Times > 1760 Reston Parkway > Reston, VA 20190 > 703-437-5400 > http://www.fairfaxtimes.com Op-ed Bravo Frank. You did it again ! Therefore WE did it again. 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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| GLOBAL SUPPLEMENTARY GRANT PROGRAM 2002 The Network Scholarship Programs Department of the Open Society Institute is pleased to offer supplementary grants to students from Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, BosniA, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania,Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Yugoslavia. The purpose of the program is to enable qualified students to pursue Doctoral studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences at accredited universities in Western Europe, Asia, Australia and North America. Grants will be awarded on the basis of academic record, merit of the proposed study, applicant's long-term goals, and financial need. The grants will provide supplemental funding for one year of study with the option to apply for a second year. Reapplication procedures will be outlined in the 2003/2004 application form. Renewal grants will be competed and are not guaranteed. Only students who have been accepted into a full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) program at an accredited university are eligible to apply. Grants are provided to help cover costs in one of the following categories: 1. Tuition and fees - not to exceed 50% of tuition and fees per academic year; 2. Living expenses - students who have succeeded in funding their tuition, either through scholarships or tuition wavers, are eligible for housing and living funds; 3. Other - students who have secured all necessary funds but cannot afford additional expenses, such as travel to/from their host country, books, materials, health insurance, etc., are eligible for additional funds. Grants will not be provided to cover expenses in all three categories. Only those students with confirmed financial support will receive grants. In addition, in no case may an applicant request grant assistance for the support of an accompanying child or spouse. Eligibility: 1. Candidates must be nationals of one of the following countries: Albania,Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Russia, Slovakia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, and Yugoslavia. 2. Members of Roma community are encouraged to apply. 3. Candidates must be under 40 years of age at the time of application; 4. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in the spoken and written language of their host institution; 5. ONLY those students who have already been awarded partial or full tuition, room and board stipends, or other types of financial aid may apply. Applicants must provide the fullest possible account of their actual financial situation including copies of financial aid requests to the Host University and any other documents confirming additional financial support. False statements will result in immediate disqualification. Application and Deadlines: APPLICATION FORM (PDF version). http://www.osi.hu/nsp/ If you are unable to download the application, please email us your mailing address. For students pursuing Ph.D. in North America, Asia, Australia: > April 1, 2002. > For students pursuing Ph.D. in Western Europe: June 1, 2002. Please mail applications to the address below or to your local Soros office. Be sure to leave sufficient time for applications to get to us, as mail systems can be slow. Network Scholarship Programs Global Supplementary Grant Program 400 West 59th Street New York, NY 10019 USA If you have any questions about the program, you may reach us at: Tel: (1-212) 548-0175 Fax: (1-212) 548-4652 E-mail: scholar@sorosny.org 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 All, You are all invited to this screenings. I scored the film (as well as being interwied) and Danny is a person who helped Croatia tremendously since 1991. If you happen to be in the New York City, drop by and say hello to me.Tribeca Center was established by Robert DeNiro.Come and meet many interesting friends. Nenad Bach Globalvision invites you to tune in to our television broadcast, attend the screening of our documentary and take part in our events.....Danny Schechter THEATRICAL OPENING GLOBALVISION'S FILM "WE ARE FAMILY" OPENS MARCH 8 AT THE SCREENING ROOM THEATRE IN TRIBECA The Globalvision production WE ARE FAMILY, which received a standing ovation at this year's Sundance Film Festival, is having a theatrical premiere at the Screening Room, the only open movie theater near Ground Zero in New York at 54 Varick Street (at Canal) on March 8 for a week run. The Tommy Boy film chronicles the efforts of 200 well known artists, celebs and many others in responding to the events of Sepetember ll with a rousing celebration of the values of tolerance and the need to promote global understanding. WE ARE FAMILY was conceived as a dynamic way to affirm our culture and the victims. Many artists raised money, We Are Family raised awareness and symbolized a commitment to encourage unity, tolerance and global understanding. Veteran filmmaker Spike Lee donated his services to direct the music video. And Globalvision's Emmy-award winning documentary film producer Danny Schechter documented the sessions-exploring how and why the bonds of family stir people the world over. Some of the greatest divas, rockers, rappers, Broadway stars, actors and athletes not only sang their hearts out, but talked about their own pain and hope at a time when hope was in short supply. For more about WE ARE FAMILY visit http://wearefamilyfoundation.com ************************************************************* 3. PUBLIC FORUM IN NEW YORK CITY GLOBALVISION'S MEDIACHANNEL.ORG CO-SPONSORS POST 9-11 CIVIL LIBERTIES FORUM Phil Donahue moderates a public meeting featuring conversations with Molly Ivins, Arthur Schlesinger Jr., Hussein Ibish and Nadine Strossen of the ACLU. Anna Deveare Smith performs. February 27, 7-9 PM at the Society for Ethical Culture 2 West 64 (at CPW) New York City. $5. Presented by the Nation Institute. Visit http://www,mediachannel.org and sign up for our free weekly e-mail newsletter. Read Executive Editor Danny Schechter's DAILY news dissections on the Mediachannel's weblog. His latest book is NEWS DISSECTOR (Akashic Books). ************************************************************* 4.NEW GLOBAL NEWS SERVICE: LAUNCH OF GLOBALVISION NEWS NETWORK The new and unique Globalvision News Network offering news and information from the "inside-out" worldwide is coming soon. Visit http://www.gvnews.net for a sample of this new hard hitting syndicated news and information service. Sign up for a free 30 day trial. For info on syndication opportunities, write Tim@globalvision.org. Rory O'Connor leads the development of the news service which was recently written up in the NEW YORKER, NEW YORK, and VANITY FAIR. ************************************************************* 5.SPECIAL EVENTS AND PROGRAMMING IN PRODUCTION Globalvision's short film "THE DARKEST HOUR IS JUST BEFORE DAWN" opened the World Economic Forum in New York and received an ovation at the first plenary. It was directed by Danny Schechter and produced by Anant Singh, our partner who leads Videovision in South Africa. Editorial/editing services by RAINLAKE, postproduction by Whimsical LdtŠDanny Schechter keynotes the Global Entertainment Summit at the Hammerstein Ballroom on West 34th Street in New York on March 2nd. He will be the featured speaker at an investigative journalism conference in Sweden in mid-March. His assessment of press coverage of the WORLD ECONOMIC FORUM will be featured in the next edition of EARTH TIMES... Watch for "COUNTING ON DEMOCRACY." Globalvision's investigative film on what really happened in Florida during the 2000 elections is being finished this month for a Spring release. Danny Schechter directs. Faye Anderson writes and co-produces...and Speak Up Young Africa, a new AIDS film produced with Kebba Jobarteh and Nduka Amankulo...Globalvision President Rory O' Connor is in India completing principal photography on a film on the digital divide with Italian filmmaker GIL ROSSELINI ...Globalvision's SEEDS OF PEACE airs on Free Speech TV available on the DIRECT TV satellite. *************************************************************** PLEASE FOWARD THIS ANNOUCEMENT TO INTERESTED FRIENDS, COLLEAGUES AND LIST SERVS Contact Kelly Sheehan at 212 246-0202 for information about production services or consulting for your company, oganization or projects. ************************************************************* Visit our Websites for more about Globalvision and our many projects: http://www.globalvision.org, http://mediachannel.org, http://gvnews.net _____________ Kelly Sheehan Director of Production Globalvision, Inc. 1600 Broadway Suite 700 NYC 10019 212 246-0202 ext. 3013 212 246-2677 fax www.globalvision.org Distributed by www.CroatianWorld.net. 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| CROATIAN CHILDRENS FESTIVAL Treci Hrvatski Djecji Festival New York 2002 Saturday March 9th at 7pm. Sunday March 10th at 4pm. At Queensborough Community College 222-05 56th Ave. -Bayside,NY- Ticket Price- $35 Tickets are held: After Sunday Mass at Hrvatski Centar sold by Mr. Stipe Dumancic After Sunday Mass at Cafeteria Most Precious Blood School in Astoria Cafe Bar Scorpio & Loyd For reservation you can call: Rose Maracic: 516-365-9628 Ivica Gasparic: 718-626-3354 Vivijana Knapic: 718-626-9488 For other information call: Eleonora: 516-933-9613: eleonor@aol.com Fr. Zubovic: 718-726-7937: rzubovic@aol.com *Dobro Dosli Na Treci Hrvatski Djecji Festival New York 2002* Op-ed Please support this wonderful event ! Eleonora, Robert and many others are doing it again ! Bravo ! We admire your talent and perseverance. Nenad Bach 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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| Kako je u Francuskoj izasla ploca CD "ZA KRIZEM" slijedeci tekst sam poslao na Vecernji list, Slobodna Dalmacija, Vjesnik, Hrvatski tjednik, Glas Amerike, Hina, Radio ZGB, HRT, kao i Ambasadi Hrvatske u Parizu i zamolio ih da publiciraju na svojoj web stranici, i svima dodao skanirane slike prednje i straznje strane ploce.Nadam se da ce imati dobar prijem i komercijalni uspjeh. Damir Perinic PERINIC@wanadoo.fr ploca CD " ZA KRIZEM ", hrvatskih glagoljaskih korizmenih napjevi otoka Hvara izasla u Francuskoj. U Francuskoj je izasla, u izdanju " ARCANA ", CD ploca Starigradskih i Vrbanjskih pjevaca i zborova, pod hrvatskim naslovom " ZA KRIZEM ". Vlasnici muzicke izdavacke kuce " ARCANA ", Charlotte i Michel Bernstein, bili su odusevljeni snimkom koncerta kojega je izveo Zbor crkve Sv. Stjepana iz Starigrada na Hvaru zajedno s pjevacima crkve Sv. Duha iz Vrbanja na Hvaru. Isti pjevaci, na turneji u Francuskoj i Sjedinjenim Drzavama, odrzali su u crkvi Sv. Elizabete u Parizu, u prosincu 2000. godine taj koncert pred odusevljenom publikom. To je takodjer ponukalo i odlucilo bracni par Bernstein da pripreme plocu CD s hrvatskim glagoljaskim korizmenim napjevima, te su zajedno s americkom nakladnom kucom Nenad bach Music 2000 " ovih dana izbacili na francusko i americko trziste prekrasno pripremljenu Cdplocu. Na naslovnoj strani ploce reprodukcija je slike Jacoppa Tintoretta " Plakanje nad Kristom " koja se nalazi u crkvi Sv. Petra u dominikanskom samostanu u Starigradu na Hvaru. Ploca je opremljena i brosuricom na francuskom, engleskom, njemackom, talijanskom i hrvatskom jeziku, koja nosi na prvoj stranici reprodukciju najstarijeg notnog pjevnog zapisa na hrvatskom, a na zadnjoj hrvatski grb iz 1590 godine. Na ostalim stranicama omotnice su lijepe fotografije procesija Svete Nedjelje na Hvaru. Muzicka izdavacka kuca " ARCANA ", premda male strukture i malog broja godisnjih izdanja ploca, poznata je u muzickom svijetu Europe po vrlo preciznom izabiru najkvalitetnijih izvadjaca klasicne i stare muzike starog kontinenta i svaka nova edicija njihovih CD ploca se prati s velikim zanimanjem. Vrlo je znacajno zato da je bas u njihovom izdanju izasla ta nova ploca s hrvatskim glagoljskih napjevima, sacuvanim na otoku Hvaru, jer ce tako melomanima skrenuti paznja na bogatstvo hrvatske muzicke bastine. Damir Perinic Kopija teksta publiciranog u brosuri ZA KRIZEM Glago1ja'ski korizmeni napjevi otoka Hvara, Hrvatska "Drevne vibracije glago1jagke polifonije ovih korizmenih napjeva ziva su veza sa nasim mrtvima, nasim korijenima, nasom konfesionalnom pripadnoscu, dio su naseg emotivnog bica. Oni su neprekidna hrvatska povijest, neka nam budu dika, oslonac i ufanje." Vedran Deletis 1 . Slava cast i hvala ti 2. Citanje poslanice Sv. Pavla apostola Filipljanima 3. Prosti moj Boze 4. Muka gospodina nagega Isusa Krista 5. Smiluj se meni Boze 6. Plac Jeremije proroka 7. Gospodine smiluj se 8. Citanje knjige proroka Ezekijela 9. Zazivi 10. Citanje Knjige postanka 11. Usta moja 12. Evo drvo kriza 13. Krizu virni 14. Gospin plac 15. 0 propeti - puce moj 16. Aleluja, Aleluja, Aleluja 17. Tebe Boga hvalimo PJEVACI PHAROSA Izvodjaci: Zbor crkve Sv. Stjepana, Stari Grad (Pharos) 1 Tenor: Stjepan Franetovic [SF] * Toni Tadic [TT] Il Tenor: Mario Radoslavic [MR] - Ivica Petric [IP] Petar Bogdanic [PB] - Zvonimir Franetovic [ZFI - Tedi Sanseovic [TS] Bariton: Josip Dujmovic [ID] - Ivan Vranjican [IV] 1 Bas: Matko Franetovic [MF] - Frano Skarpa [F~] Il Bas: Ante Stancic [AS] - Luka Bogdancé [LB] Pucki pjevaci crkve Sv. Duha, Vrbanj Jakov Stipetic [JS] - Miljan Matkovic [MM] - Andro Matkovic [AM] Snimljeno direktno na NAGRA-D visokom rezolucijom od 88.2 KHz, 24 bit-a u povijesnoj crkvi Sv. Petra u Starom Gradu na otoku Hvaru, Hrvatska, dana 25-27 lipnja 1999 godine. lnzinjer zvuka: John Holbrook. Mastering inzinjer: Ted Jensen, Sterling Sound, New York City. Producent: Nenad Bach. Izvrsni producent: Vedran Deletis (C) NENAD BACH MUSIC 2000 ARCANA CHARLOTTE & MICHEL BERNSTEIN ÉDITEURS 2002 PUCKO KORIZMENO PJEVANJE OTOKA HVARA U svoioi bogatoj i raznolikoj kultumoj . povijesti otok Hvarje nosite1j ponajboljeg mediteranskog kultumog naslijedja i tradicije. Poceci njegove kulture sezu u davna vremena od starih Ilira, Grka i Rimljana do Hrvata. To veliko bogastvo dobilo je svoj izraz u svim oblicima umjetnosti: glazbi, arhitekturi, knjizevnosti, slikarstvu, medju kojima glazba kao jedan od oblika puckog izricaja zauzima posebno mjesto. Program koji Vam predstavIjamo upravo je jedan od svojstvenih i izvornih glazbenih izricaja,jer pucko korizmeno pjevanje na Hvaru ima jedinstvene posebnosti. * lzvori na osnovu kojih moiemo zakljucivati postojanje tog specificnog nacina pjevanja imaju svoje duboke korijene u davnoj proslosti. To pjevanje je tradicioinalno vezano uz Korizmu i Veliki tjedan, a staro je preko sest stotina godina. Ono potjece iz Gregorijanskog korala, Istocnih melizama (Judeja), a u interpretaciji puckih pjevaca iz sela Vrbanj izuzetan je glazbeni pcęki fenomen: Napjevi puckih pjevaca izvode se u jedinstvenoj procesiji koja se odrzava tijekom Velikog tjedna, tocnije u noci od Velikog Cetvrtka na Veliki petak. 28 HRVATSKI Stanovnistvo sest otockih mjesta tada krece u çjelonocnu procesiju, zvanu "Za krizem", tijekom koje se izvodi pjevanje "Gospin plac", koje je u svjetskoj glazbenoj kulturi poznato pod nazivom Stabat Mater Dolorosa. Te procesije su pokajnickog karaktera, a nastale su u vezi s puckom pobunorn protiv plemstva 1510. godine u gradu Hvaru, nakon koje su ih pucani iz pokajnickih pobuda poceli odrzavati uoci svakog Uskrsa. Tâj obredni kontinuitet u svom izvornome arhaicnom obliku odrzao se nepromjenjen, do danas. Najveci dio pjevaca je iz mjesta Stari Grad (koji je nastao na du antickog grada Pharosa 385-te godine prije Krista). Njihovo pjevanje "Puce m0j" moze se reci da je jedan od najboljih uzoraka pucke glazbene tradicije na cijeloj hrvatskoj obali. Izvodjenje je zamis1jeno na nacin kako se izvode oratoriji u crkvama ali sa specificnim scenskim pokretom sto ga izuzima iz cistog oratorijskog nacina prezentiranja glazbe. U svom izvomom obliku, naime, i autenticnoj sredim, mjestima i selima na otoku Hvaru, procesija Za krizem bila je iskljucivo organizirana od vjerskih kongregacija, tzv. bratovstina. Zanim1jivo je i to sto u njima ne sudjeluje svecenstvo, vec iskljucivo puk. Posebna cast pripada "krizonosi", koji bosonog cijelu noc nosi kriz, ne dopustajuci niti jedan tren da ga spusti na tlo. Ovaj program nudi publici i neke dijelove iz "Muka" (pasijon) i iz "Plac Jeremije Proroka ", a zavrsava tradicionalnim, Te Deum - "Tebe Boga hvalimo". PredstavIjajuci ovu kulturnu crkvenu bstinu nastojali smo Vam docarati barem dio bogate hvarske pucke glazbene tradicije, koja je vjekovima bila jedna od najbitnijih kulturno-religioznih znacajki Hvara i Hrvatske uopce. 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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| From:feldwoj2@SLU.EDU (Judy Feldworth) To:CroWorldNet@aol.com (Nenad Bach) Dear All, Here's a problem I would like some insight on from my fellow Croatians . . . I work with an internationally recognized surgeon who is now collaborating (or trying to) with prominent Croatian surgeons in Zagreb. The Croatian surgeons want him to work on a number of projects with them, attend meetings on the Adriatic coast, and speak. When he diplomatically writes to them inquiring about funding for the trips, he receives no answer. (Well, that's typical.) The surgeons talk about everything else but NEVER address the issue of funding, if it is available, where it will come from, etc. Frankly, I am sure that the people in Croatia are waiting for him to pay his own way and that is not going to happen. Anyway, he finds this extremely frustrating and doesn't know what to do, say, or how to handle this situation. Personally, I find this extremely rude and very unprofessional behavior on the part of the Croatian surgeons. Educated Croatians are not stupid. They know the USA is not paved with gold and that we, too, have to pay our bills. And, when you invite someone to your country to offer his professional services for your benefit, you don't duck around the issue of how they are going to get there. Any suggestions? Judy Feldworth feldwoj2@slu.edu tel;fax:314-268-5113 tel;home:314-664-3292 tel;work:314-577-8314 org:Saint Louis University;Surgery adr:1320 S. Grand Blvd;St. Louis;Missouri;63104;USA 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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| IBM To Build World's Most Powerful Weather SupercomputerSite Map - Friday December 21, 7:00 am Eastern Time Press Release SOURCE: IBM Corporation IBM To Build World's Most Powerful Weather Supercomputer ``Blue Storm'' Computing And Storage Infrastructure To Significantly Improve Forecasts ARMONK, NY--(INTERNET WIRE)--Dec 21, 2001-- IBM announced today that it has been selected by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) to build the world's most powerful supercomputer and storage network for weather prediction, enabling meteorologists to offer new and much improved forecasts. Dubbed "Blue Storm," the IBM eServer p690-based system will provide the European National Weather Services with advanced weather information that will enhance activities ranging from the early warning of severe storms and floods to the optimal routing of ships at sea to the planning of family picnics. IBM will supply ECMWF with a computing infrastructure including a supercomputer that is projected to be about five times more powerful than ECMWF's current systems, together with a data storage network of IBM storage servers and tape systems as well as software that speeds the flow of data to and from the supercomputer's thousands of microprocessors. ECMWF's researchers will access Blue Storm via IBM IntelliStation workstations running Linux, while researchers throughout Europe will access the system over a wide-area network. "Today's highly sophisticated numerical models of the world's atmosphere and oceans require the most powerful supercomputing resources," says Dr. David Burridge, director of ECMWF. "In addition to supplying unmatched technology, we are confident that IBM will be a trusted partner with the skills and experience to help us overcome many of the challenges we face in predicting the global weather." According to Dr. Burridge, Blue Storm will provide ECMWF with the unprecedented level of computational power needed to make major advances in three strategic areas: - Exploitation of the wealth of information that will be provided by an enhanced network of satellite observation systems. Blue Storm will help scientists more accurately determine the initial state of the atmosphere and oceans, thus significantly improving the Centre's forecasts. - Representation of heating and cooling, cloud formation and dissipation, rain, snow and other processes in the Centre's model of the global atmosphere; the model has 21 million grid points distributed throughout the atmosphere between the surface and a height of 65 km. - Improvements of the techniques developed by the Centre, and based on chaos theory, to estimate the uncertainty in the forecasts and the probabilities of alternative developments over the coming week, month and season. Improved advance warning of severe weather events anywhere on the globe is a specific aim of ECMWF's strategy. "ECMWF is renowned for developing new techniques that advance the science of meteorology," said Val Rahmani, general manager, IBM eServer pSeries, IBM Server Group. "By pushing the boundaries of supercomputing power, IBM supplies the organization's scientists with the tools to realize some of their most ambitious goals." IBM will provide ECMWF with: - An IBM eServer [1] Cluster 1600 supercomputer built with multiple IBM eServer p690 enterprise UNIX [2] servers. In 2002, IBM will deliver a system capable of achieving seven teraflops, or seven trillions of calculations per second. The supercomputer will be expanded in stages and, when fully installed in 2004, will achieve over 20 teraflops. - IBM TotalStorage products, including: FAStT500 storage servers, SAN fabric and IBM TotalStorage Enterprise Tape Drive 3590 systems to store observational meteorological and oceanographic data and forecast results. - The High Performance Storage System (HPSS), advanced software for data management in technical computing environments. HPSS was developed in association with the world's most advanced supercomputing sites, including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, home of IBM's ASCI White, to provide a data stream fast enough to match the processing speed of very large supercomputers. HPSS is designed to move large data objects across networks at high speed between supercomputers, disks, and tape libraries. ECMWF's weather forecasts are essential to many business activities, such as routing oil tankers and cargo ships at sea, as well as demand planning for electric utilities and manufacturers. The organization supplies meteorological information to national weather services, which issue warnings, present daily television weather forecasts throughout Europe, and provide specialized services to their many commercial and governmental users. Today's announcement highlights a powerful trend towards the use of IBM supercomputers and storage systems to predict weather and climate changes. IBM technology has recently been selected by the National Centers for Environmental Prediction, the National Center for Atmospheric Research, the Naval Oceanographic Office, the National Climactic Data Center, Germany's Deutscher Wetterdienst and other premier weather forecasting and climate modelling organizations worldwide. About ECMWF The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) is an international organization supported by 22 European States. Its Member States are Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Austria, Portugal, Switzerland, Finland, Sweden, Turkey and the United Kingdom; the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Iceland and Slovenia are Co-operating States. The principal objectives of the Centre are the daily preparation of medium-range weather forecasts up to 10 days ahead for distribution to the meteorological services of the Member States; scientific and technical research directed to the improvement of these forecasts; the development of an operational seasonal forecasting capability; and the collection and storage of appropriate meteorological data. ECMWF also makes supercomputing resources available to its Member States for their own research. 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| For those not aware, one of the commentators on NBC during the Olympic Games is Sandra Bezic, a Croatian-Canadian. Here's a short bio from the nbc web site. John Kraljic ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sandra Bezic, a 1972 Olympian and former Canadian pairs champion, is as an NBC figure skating analyst for the 2002 Salt Lake Games. Bezic joined NBC Sports in 1990 as an analyst for its figure skating coverage. NOW A SKATING CHOREOGRAPHER, she has designed programs for many top skaters, including Brian Boitano, Katarina Witt, Kristi Yamaguchi and Kurt Browning. Bezic has served as the analyst on numerous NBC Sports' figure skating events, including four World Figure Skating Championships (1991-1993 and 1995) and the World Professional Figure Skating Championships from 1990-1995. Bezic skated competitively with her brother, Val, from 1967 through the mid-1970s. She and her brother won the Canadian pairs novice title in 1967 and the Canadian senior competition four straight times from 1970-1973. Bezic has choreographed and/or produced more than 25 television specials in Canada and the United States, including the Emmy Award-wining "Carmen on Ice." She won Gemini awards for producing Browning's "You Must Remember This" and Brian Orser's "Night Moves." Bezic also produced the North American Tour of "Stars on Ice" and is the author of "Passion to Skate: An Intimate View of Figure Skating." ------------------------------------ I found a Canadian Government web site that lists that Sandra and her brother Val as Croatians. Actually they have a section entitled Croatians, check it out: http://collections.ic.gc.ca/heirloom_series/volume7/countries/croatia.html Interestingly, our neighbors on the east side of Drina had one of their own write the information which included mention of chetnik war veterans. Maybe we can get a Croatian Canadian to do a more extensive and thorough write-up on the Croatian Canadian information. Svako dobro, Marko Mijat 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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