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| In response to your request on the web page, I am submitting this short description of fuel cells. Sincerely, Marijan Papic, Ph.D., P.Eng. A fuel cell is a device in which the chemical energy of reactants (hydrogen and air) is converted directly into usable energy in the form of electricity and heat without combustion as an intermediate step. Fuel cell power plants are distinguished by high efficiency, low emissions, fuel flexibility, quick installation and quiet operation. A single fuel cell is composed of an anode (an electrode where oxidation occurs) and a cathode (an electrode where reduction occurs) separated by an electrolyte. The electrodes are porous plates sandwiched around porous material holding the electrolyte. The process concept is similar to that used in a common primary electrochemical cell and is the reverse of the water electrolysis process. Hydrogen rich gas is fed over the surface of anode where it is oxidized into positive hydrogen ions by releasing electrons. Electrons flow from the anode through an external circuit (wire) to the cathode and hydrogen ions travel through an electrolyte to the cathode. Oxygen rich gas (air) is fed over the surface of cathode where it is reduced to negative oxygen ions by accepting electrons released by hydrogen. Oxygen ions combine with hydrogen ions to form water. Electricity and heat are generated in the process. A single fuel cell generates direct current at low density and low voltage (2 kA/m2, and 1V). Practical voltages are obtained by connecting many individual cells in series, i.e. stacks or batteries. Fuel cell stacks can further be configured in series, parallel, both series and parallel or as single units, depending on particular application. There are different types of fuel cells identified by the kind of electrolyte used: solid polymer electrolyte, phosphoric acid electrolyte, molten carbonate electrolyte and solid oxide electrolyte fuel cells. Different fuel cells are being developed for different applications. For a fuel cell power plant to be a practical energy generator it should be able to use commonly available fuels and be able to produce alternating current power, Thus a fuel cell power plant consists of three major subsystems - a fuel processor (where hydrogen is produced), a fuel cell power section (where dc power is produced) and a power conditioner (where power is conditioned for practical use). Fuel cells have been developed for a number of diverse applications including space power, naval propulsion, electric vehicles, isolated power sources and utility applications. distributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.com Notice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachments is strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possible extent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. |
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| Mr. Nenad Bach Founder & Editor in Chief CROWN - Croatian World Net/Hrvatska Svjetska Mreza Dear Mr. Bach, Please find below the announcement for the most recent issue of the Journal of Croatian Studies. On behalf of the Croatian Academy of America, I wish to submit it for inclusion on CroWorldNet. Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact me. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Stan Granic stangranic@hotmail.com The Croatian Academy of America, Inc. New York, November 2001 Volume 41 of the Journal of Croatian Studies The Croatian Academy of America issued volume 41 of its annual interdisciplinary review, the Journal of Croatian Studies. The 220-page thematic issue deals with the language identity of the Croats and includes several contributions from scholars in Croatia. The opening piece by well-known linguistic and long-standing editor of Jezik, Stjepan Babić, concisely reviews the historical development of the Croatian and Serbian literary languages, showing why the two languages are close, but distinct. The contributions by Benedikta Zelić-Bučan and Ivan Ostojić examine in detail the extent to which Croats of different socio-economic, cultural, educational and religious backgrounds designated their language by its national name from the 9th through to the 20th century. The authors cite examples from diverse texts and show that the terms Slavic (slovinski), Illyrian (ilirski), Dalmatian (dalmatinski), Bosnian (bosanski), Slavonian (slavonski) and language of Dubrovnik (dubrovački), were used as synonyms for the Croatian language. Marko Babić of the Miroslav Krle a Lexicographic Institute discusses the changes to the name of the language spoken in Bosnia and Herzegovina during the first decade of Austro-Hungarian rule (1878-1888). Initially decreed Croatian (hrvatski), the authorities later changed it to the nondescript Land’s Language (zemaljski jezik/German Landessprache) and finally to Bosnian (bosanski). The turbulent 20th century is covered by two pieces. Vinko Grubi ić reviews the naming and renaming of the Croatian language, focusing on the political motivations and historical circumstances influencing these changes. Attention is also devoted to the successor states to former Yugoslavia. Stan Granic gathers together in English translation or English original fifteen pronouncements issued by individuals, cultural and educational organizations, and academic institutions both in Croatia and abroad, related to the Croatian language. In the final piece, Vinko Grubisic briefly assesses some twenty Croatian language advisory books published primarily during the last two decades of the 20th century. The issue also includes reports on the 46th Annual General Assembly, the reminiscences of the Academy’s longest serving President, Maria K. Tuskan, other activities and obituaries. The Journal of Croatian Studies is the only English language scholarly periodical dedicated entirely to Croatian history and culture. The Croatian Academy of America was established in 1953 and has published the Journal of Croatian Studies since 1960. Managing editors of the Journal are Karlo Mirth and Jerome Jareb. Single issues of the Journal may be ordered at a price of US $20 for individuals and US $30 for institutions. To order a copy of the Journal contact: The Croatian Academy of America, Inc. P.O. Box 1767, Grand Central Station New York, NY 10163-1767 U.S.A. Fax (516) 935-0019; e-mail croatacad@aol.com Web site: www.croatianacademy.org Articles appearing in the Journal are indexed by ABC-CLIO Historical Abstracts, MLA International Bibliography of the Modern Languages Association and Public Affairs Information Service. distributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.com Notice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachments is strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possible extent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. |
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| Neke brojke za one koje interesira ova tema R. M. Santilli Hydrogen International Conference, Munich 2000. (Excerpts) We recall that the use of hydrogen as fuel does resolve the environmental problems of fossil fuels due to excessive emissions of carcinogenic substances and carbon dioxide. However, the combustion of hydrogen originating from regeneration processes (e.g., from natural gas) implies the permanent removal from our atmosphere of oxygen in a directly usable form, a serious environmental problem called oxygen depletion, since the combustion turns hydrogen and oxygen into water whose separation to restore the original oxygen balance is prohibitive due to cost. We then show that a conceivable global use of hydrogen from the indicated regeneration origin in complete replacement of fossil fuels would imply the permanent removal from our atmosphere of 2.8875x107 metric tons of O2 /day, with consequential termination of all life forms in our planet in a few years. As is well known, gasoline combustion requires atmospheric oxygen, which is then turned into CO2 and various HydroCarbon (HC). In turn, CO2 is recycled by plants via the known reaction H2O + CO2 +(hv) -> O2 + (-(CH2O)-), which restores oxygen in the atmosphere. Essentially this was the scenario at the beginning of the 20th century. The same scenario at the beginning of the 20th century is dramatically different, because forests have rapidly diminished while we have reached the following unreassuringly daily consumption of crude oil 74.18 million of barrel per day = (1) = (74.18 million barrels/24h)x(55 gallons/barrel) = 4.08x109 gallons/24h = 1.54x 1013 cc/24h (using 4 quarts/gallon and 946 cc/quart) = = (4.08 x 109 gallons)x(4 qrt./gallon)x(946 cc/qrt.)/day = 1.5438 x 1013 cc/day = (1.5438 x 1013 cc/day)x(0.7028 grams/cc)= 1.0850 x 1013 grams octane/day = (1.0850 x 1013 grams)/(114.23 grams/mole) = 9.4984 x 1010 moles n-octane/day, (see, e.g., http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/international/energy.html) where we have replaced, for simplicity, crude oil with a straight chain of n-octanes CH3-(CH2)6-CH3 with the known density of 0.7028 g/cc at 20o C. It should be indicated that data (1) do not include the additional large use of natural gas and coals, which would bring the daily combustion of all fossil fuel to the equivalent of about 120 million barrels of crude oil per day. The primary environmental problems caused by the above disproportionate consumption of fossil fuel per day are the following: 1) Excessive emission of carcinogenic and other toxic substances in the combustion exhaust. It is well known by experts that gasoline combustion releases in our atmosphere the largest percentage of carcinogenic and other toxic substances as compared to any other source. The terms "atmospheric pollution" are an euphemism for very toxic breathing. 2) Excessive release of carbon dioxide. It is evident that, under the very large daily combustion (1), plants cannot recycle the entire production of CO2, thus resulting in an alarming increase of CO2 in our atmosphere, an occurrence known as green house effect. In fact, by using the known reaction C8H18 + (25/2)O2 -> 8 CO2 + 9 H2O, we have the following alarming daily production of CO2 from fossil fuel combustion: (9.4984 x 1010 moles C8H18)x(8/1)/day = 7.5987 x 1011 moles CO2/day = = (7.5987 x 1011 moles) x (0.044 Kg/mole)/day= 3.3434 x 107 Kg/day = (2) = (3.3434 x 1010 Kg/day)/(1000 Kg/metric ton) = 3.3434x107 metric tons/day It is evident that plants cannot possibly recycle such a disproportionate amount of daily production of CO2. This has implied a considerable increase of CO2 in our atmosphere which can be measured by any person seriously interested in the environment via the mere purchase of a CO2 meter, and then compare current readings of CO2 with standard values on record, e.g., the percentage of CO2 in our atmosphere at sea level in 1950 was 0.033 % ± 0.01 % (see, e.g., Encyclopedia Britannica of that period). Along these lines, in our laboratory in Florida we measured a thirty fold increase of CO2 in our atmosphere over the indicated standard. We assume the reader is aware of recent TV reports of; an occurrence, which has never been observed before. Increasingly catastrophic climactic events are known to everybody. 3) Excessive removal of directly usable oxygen from our atmosphere, an environmental problem of fossil fuel combustion, which is lesser known than the green house effect, even among environmentalists, but potentially more serious. The problem is called oxygen depletion, and refers to the difference between the oxygen needed for the combustion less that expelled in the exhaust. By using again the reaction C8H18 + (25/2)O2 -> 8 CO2 + 9 H2O and data (2), it is easy to obtain the following additionally alarming daily use of oxygen for the combustion of fossil fuel (9.4984 x 1010 moles octane/day)x(12.5 moles O2/1 mole octane) = = 1.1873 x 1012 moles of O2/day = (1.1873 x 1012 moles of O2)x(0.032 Kg/mole O2)= (3) = 3.7994 x 1010 kg O2/day = 3.7994 x 107 metric tons/day. Again, this large volume of oxygen is turned by the combustion into CO2 of which only an unknown part is recycled by plants into usable oxygen. Thus, the actual and permanent oxygen depletion caused by fossil fuel combustion in our planet is currently unknown. However, it should be indicated that the very existence of the green house effect is unquestionable evidence of oxygen depletion, because we are dealing precisely with the quantity of CO2 which has not been re-converted into O2 by plants. Oxygen depletion is today measurable by any person seriously interested in the environment via the mere purchase of an oxygen meter, measure the local percentage of oxygen, and then compare the result to standards on record, e.g., the oxygen percentage in our atmosphere at sea level in 1950 was 20.946% ± 002% (see, e.g., Encyclopedia Britannica of that period). Along these lines, in our laboratory in Florida we measure a local oxygen depletion of 3%-5%. Evidently, bigger oxygen depletions are expected for densely populated areas, such as Manhattan, London, and Tokyo, or at high elevation. We assume the reader is aware of the recent decision by U.S. airlines to lower the altitude of their flights despite the evident increase of cost. This decision has been apparently motivated by oxygen depletion, e.g., fainting spells due to insufficient oxygen suffered by passengers during flights at previous higher altitudes. The purpose of this note is to indicate that, whether used for direct combustion or in fuel cells, hydrogen produced from regeneration methods (e.g., from natural gas) does avoid the release carcinogenic substances and carbon dioxide in the exhaust, but causes an alarming oxygen depletion which is considerably bigger than that caused by fossil fuel combustion under the same energy output. This depletion is due to to the fact that gasoline combustion turns atmospheric oxygen into CO2 part of which is recycled by plants into O2, while hydrogen combustion turns atmospheric oxygen into H2O. This process permanently removes oxygen from our atmosphere in a directly usable form due to the excessive cost of water separation to restore the original oxygen balance. By assuming, for simplicity, that gasoline is solely composed of one octane C8H18, thus ignoring other isomers, the combustion of one mole of H2 gives 68.32 Kcal, while the combustion of one mole of octane produces 1,302.7 Kcal. Thus, we need 19.07 = 1302.7 / 68.32 moles of H2 to produce the same energy of one mole of octane. In turn, the combustion of 19.07 moles of H2 requires 9.535 moles of O2, while the combustion of one mole of octane requires 12.5 moles of O2. Therefore, on grounds of the same energy release, the combustion of hydrogen requires less oxygen than gasoline (about 76% of the oxygen consumed by the octane). The alarming oxygen depletion occurs, again, because of the fact that the combustion of hydrogen turns oxygen into water, by therefore permanently removing usable oxygen from our planet. When used in modest amounts, the combustion of hydrogen constitutes no appreciable environmental problem. However, when used in large amounts, the combustion of hydrogen produced via regenerative methods is potentially catastrophic on environmental grounds, because oxygen is the foundation of life. At the limit, a global combustion of hydrogen of regenerating origin in complete replacement of fossil fuels would render our planet uninhabitable in a short period of time. In fact, such a vast use would imply the permanent removal from our atmosphere of 76% of the oxygen currently consumed to burn fossil fuels, i.e., from Eqs. (2) and (3), we would have the following permanent oxygen depletion due to global hydrogen combustion: 76% oxygen used for fossil fuel combustion = (4) = 2.8875 x 107 metric tons O2 depleted/day. In addition, one should take into account the quantitatively similar oxygen depletion caused by the production of electricity, resulting in a truly catastrophic oxygen depletion which would imply the termination of any life on Earth within a few years. Predictably, the above feature of hydrogen combustion has alarmed environmental groups, labor unions, and other concerned people. As an illustration, calculations show that, in the event all fuels in Manhattan were replaced by hydrogen, the local oxygen depletion would cause heart failures, with evident large financial liabilities and legal implications for hydrogen suppliers. In addition to the above catastrophic oxygen depletion, hydrogen produced via regenerating processes has additional, equally serious environmental problems of carcinogenic and CO2 emission pointed out by P. Spath and M. Mann of the U. S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory at the recent International Hydrogen Energy Forum 2000 [1]. The combustion of hydrogen produced from the electrolytic separation of water via electricity originating from conventional power plants, has similar environmental problems. In fact, the original separation of the water, and its subsequent recombination in the combustion does indeed preserve the original oxygen balance. However, an oxygen depletion greater than that of Eq. (4) is caused by the combustion of fossil fuels to produce the electricity needed for the separation of water. Moreover, the combustion of fossil fuels in primary power plants implies the emission of large amounts of carcinogenic substances and carbon dioxide. As a result, the automotive use of hydrogen whose production requires electricity originating from conventional power plants is more polluting than gasoline. The only environmentally acceptable use of hydrogen as fuel is that produced via the separation of water whose electricity originates from clean, renewable, primary sources of energy, such as wind and solar energies, as suggested by the BMW Group for their hydrogen powered car [2]. Unfortunately, the latter sources of primary energy have insufficient production capabilities for large scale automotive use of hydrogen. This scenario implies that the primary environmental problems currently rest with primary sources of energy, thus suggesting primary research efforts in the search of new clean energy for the production of electricity Tu cekamo i napredak na polju supravodljivosti. Zdravko Dokuzovic distributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.com Notice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachments is strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possible extent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. |
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| 'A Beautiful Mind' Wins Four Globes By ANTHONY BREZNICAN .c The Associated Press BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - ``A Beautiful Mind'' was named best drama and its star Russell Crowe won the top dramatic actor trophy as the Golden Globes rewarded stories of love under the duress of madness, despair and illness. ``A Beautiful Mind'' collected a leading four Globes Sunday night and was followed by triple winner ``Moulin Rouge,'' which was awarded the Globe for best musical or comedy and earned a best actress honor for Nicole Kidman. If conventional wisdom holds, the Golden Globe recognition will be a boost for the Oscar chances of the two films when the Academy Awards are presented in March. ``A Beautiful Mind'' captured the attention of Hollywood Foreign Press Association voters with its dramatization of the true-life story of Nobel prize-winning John Forbes Nash Jr., a schizophrenic math genius who rebuilds his life with the help of his devoted wife. ``I wanted to give a greater understanding to mental illness,'' said producer Brian Grazer. ``And I hope in some way we achieved this.'' The film also won for best screenplay and best supporting dramatic actress, Jennifer Connelly. Although ``A Beautiful Mind'' omits and fictionalizes elements of the Nashes' lives, the movie was most concerned with dramatizing the mutual dedication of two suffering people, Connelly said. ``I think the essence of their story is really captured in the film,'' she said. ``I think that the Nashes most importantly are happy with it, and that it accurately presents their story.'' The hyperactive musical ``Moulin Rouge'' blended fantasy storytelling techniques and anachronistic pop songs in a tale of forbidden romance. Kidman plays a dying cabaret singer wallowing in sadness until a dashing romantic, played by Ewan McGregor, sweeps her off her feet. ``My hands are shaking,'' Kidman said. ``This is really, really special because I never thought I'd be in a musical - let alone win an award for one.'' The supporting dramatic actor honor went to Jim Broadbent for playing the husband of novelist Iris Murdoch, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, in ``Iris.'' Broadbent portrayed writer John Bayley, Murdoch's brilliant but childlike husband, who nursed his dying wife as her once-sharp mind deteriorated. Robert Altman took the directing honor for his murder-mystery satire ``Gosford Park,'' which chronicles the scandals of English aristocrats through the eyes of their servants. Sissy Spacek was named best dramatic actress for the dark drama ``In the Bedroom,'' about a husband and wife who must reconcile after a family tragedy. ``I feel so blessed to get to do what I love to do and work with so many wonderfully talented people,'' Spacek said. Gene Hackman earned the comedy actor Globe for his performance as the conniving head of a family of former child prodigies in ``The Royal Tenenbaums.'' Bosnia's ``No Man's Land'' received the foreign language film Globe. Sting was the victor in the movie song category for his romantic waltz ``Until ...,'' from the comedy ``Kate & Leopold.'' Absent during this year's telecast were the outrageous antics or remarks that have given the Globes notoriety. It showed that Hollywood is largely maintaining a toned-down attitude since the Sept. 11 attacks. In the television categories, HBO's ``Sex and the City'' took best comedy and star Sarah Jessica Parker was cited as best comedic actress. The cable network's funeral home drama ``Six Feet Under'' was best drama series. Charlie Sheen got the comedic actor award for ABC's ``Spin City.'' Kiefer Sutherland's role as a CIA agent in the real-time thriller ``24'' won a dramatic TV actor trophy, and Jennifer Garner claimed the dramatic TV actress award for playing a sexy spy in ABC's ``Alias.'' HBO's World War II drama ``Band of Brothers'' won best miniseries. Judy Davis received the miniseries actress award for ABC's ``Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows'' and James Franco the miniseries actor prize for TNT's ``James Dean.'' Harrison Ford, star of the ``Indiana Jones'' adventures and the original ``Star Wars'' trilogy, took home the Cecil B. DeMille lifetime achievement award. On the Net: Official site: http://www.goldenglobes.org distributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.com Notice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachments is strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possible extent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. |
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| OpinionJournal THE SECRETS OF SUCCESSIONIs the Pope Italian?And why should the next one be?BY JOSEPH P. DUGGANToday Pope John Paul II will undertake a pilgrimage to Assisi, in Italy's Umbrian mountains, to pray for peace along with an alphabet of religious leaders, ranging from animists to Zoroastrians. The Pope accomplished many feats over the past 23 years, most notably staring down communists in his native Poland. But the Assisi meeting may be one of the final acts in his remarkable efforts as pontifex--an ancient imperial Roman term meaning "bridge builder." For this reason, the probable presence of John Paul's successor in Assisi--at least 33 cardinals are expected to attend--is of great interest in ecumenical affairs. The pope initiated this meeting in response to the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, but this will be the third such gathering of Muslims, Jews, Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Christians of all denominations, and others that he's organized since 1986. By itself, the meeting represents a religious ecumenism unimaginable just two generations ago. It joins together representatives not only of all the major Western monotheistic religions that trace their common ancestry to Abraham, but also of nearly everyone on earth who believes that the human race depends on some Creator-Spirit--or even multiple deities--higher than humanity itself. The current pope's role in this transformation of interfaith relationships is hard to overstate. In 1978 the Church's College of Cardinals shattered 456 years of habit by electing a non-Italian Pope, Karol Wojtyla, from what was then Soviet-dominated Poland. The cardinals' expression of diversity in choosing a Polish pope helped promote reconciliation both within Christianity world-wide and, notably, within the political order of Europe. The Catholic Church in Italy itself, and around the world, is stronger today as a result.When the time comes to choose John Paul II's successor, what should the cardinals do for an encore? Of course, they should choose the best candidate available. But there are good reasons for reaching outside the familiar confines of Italy and Western Europe.. An American pope. As a dynamic pastor as well as a philosophy professor and one of the American church's leading intellectuals, Cardinal Francis George of Chicago probably resembles Pope John Paul more than any other U.S. prelate does. Cardinal Edward Egan of New York, a brilliant linguist, has shown impressive energy and compassion in his leadership since Sept. 11 indelibly changed his city.. A Byzantine or Syriac pope. Pope John Paul II has made restoring full relations between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox churches a persistent theme of his last few years. He says that not until the Eastern and Western churches have reunited will Christianity "breathe with both lungs." Though Russia's Orthodox Patriarch Alexy II has criticized the Pope for Catholic proselytizing in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, the Roman Catholic Church and these Eastern churches have made significant progress in repairing relations.A pope who could celebrate the divine liturgy in Byzantine or Syriac rites and vestments as well as in those of the West would be an impressive example of breathing with both lungs. Cardinal Lubomyr Husar, head of the Greek Catholic Church of Ukraine, is a credible candidate. He is very familiar with Western Christianity and Western secular society. Born in Ukraine, he spent much of his youth and early priesthood in the United States as a refugee from Communism. He also spent many years in Rome, becoming acquainted with how the Vatican does--and doesn't--work. Syrian Cardinal Ignace Moussa Daoud, who now heads the Vatican office for relations with the Eastern churches, could be another unifying choice.. An African pope. This would be another dramatic span across cultures and prejudices. Cardinal Francis Arinze of Nigeria is frequently mentioned as papabile. Born into a family practicing traditional animist religion in rural Nigeria, he accepted Christianity as a child and entered the priesthood. As a youthful archbishop, he led evangelical efforts to convert scores of thousands of Nigerians to Christianity. Pope John Paul then made him a cardinal and assigned him to direct the Vatican office responsible for relations between the Catholic Church and non-Christians. His most noteworthy recent experience is as the Vatican's principal interlocutor with the Muslim world.. An East Asian pope. With intense missionary activities by both Catholics and Protestants, South Korea recently became the second East Asian country to have a Christian majority, after the Philippines, a former Spanish colony. Even Korea's president, Kim Jae Dung, is a Roman Catholic. While Korea's Cardinal Stephen Kim Sou-hwan at 79 probably is too old to be considered for the office, a Vietnamese pope is a possibility. One of John Paul's closest counselors in the Vatican, Cardinal Francois-Xavier Nguyen Van Thuan, spent years in Communist prisons in Vietnam as a witness to his faith. Cardinal Jaime Sin of Manila also stands out for his leadership and his work for democracy and against corruption in the Philippines.. A Latin American pope. Hundreds of millions of Latin Americans are at least nominally members of the Catholic church. A pope who shares their roots and aspirations would make new strides for Christian unity. A prelate who has had no truck with dictatorship in his country has been the archbishop of Havana, Cardinal Jaime Lucas Ortega y Alamino.African and Byzantine bishops of Rome are not unprecedented. During the first millennium of Christianity, there were several African and Greek popes, and even Asian popes (from Syria). And the first pope, Peter, was of course a Jew. It was only after Muhammad, when "Christendom" for a time became the same thing as Europe, that popes began to come first exclusively from Western Europe, and later from Italy.But catholic is Greek for universal, and a good way of promoting the unity of a truly universal Christian church would be to show for the first time in a thousand years that the vicar of Christ can be of any culture and from anywhere under the Son.Mr. Duggan, a former speechwriter for President George H.W. Bush, is an international affairs consultant in Washington.Copyright C 2000 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. 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| The New Republic, 1220 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036E-mail - tnr@aol.comI came across a passage in this week's The New Republic. The article, acover story, is by Daniel Jonah Goldhagen (a professor at Harvard) whohad generated alot of press about 2 years ago in the US and Germany overhis book concerning the holocaust in Germany. The article is entitled"What Jesus Would Have Done? Pope Pius XII, the Catholic Church and theHolocaust." It is a review article of a number of books and isincredibly long (about 12 pages).There is a very short paragraph about Croatia where we read, among otherthings, the following:"This unbelievable state of affairs was etched even more starkly inCroatia, where many priests themselves committed mass murder, includingas commanders of approximately half of the twenty death camps set up bythe Ustashi regime. Menachem Shelah has observed that 'dozens, perhapseven hundreds of priests and monks shed their priestly apparel anddonned Ustashe uniforms, in order to share in the 'sacred work' ofmurder, rape and robbery.' The most notorious camp was Jasenovac, wherethe Croats killed two hundred thousand Jews, Serbs and Gypsies. Fortythousand of them perished under the unusually cruel reign of 'BrotherSatan,' the Franciscan friar Miroslav Filipovic-Majstrovic . . . ."Goldhagen goes on to claim that the Church never condemnded any of thesepriests.He goes on to make this most absurd statement: "In the most deeplyantisemitic societies, such as Croatia, Germany, Lithuania, Poland,Slovakia and Ukraine, churchmen tened to reflect the intensity and theparticular character of their antisemitism."Some comments: Goldhagen first off obviously is completely cluelesswhen it comes to Croatia. He lumps us together with countries that hadlarge Jewish populations and had historical problems with pograms,anti-semitism, etc. This was never the case in Croatia.Menachem Shelah, who Goldhagen quotes, is an Israeli survivor of theHolocaust who escaped from Croatia in WWII. He was written alot oftendentious "scholarly" material which is one-sided in its presentationof the holocaust in Croatia.As I understand it, in point of fact Filipovic Majstrovic was kicked outof the brotherhood when he became a commandant.There are other exaggerations here which one can dissect apart - thatthere were "dozens, perhaps hundreds of priests" who donned Ustasheapparel. Who were these people? There's a big difference between 3dozen (eg, 36 people) and "hundreds").These are libellous attacks against Croatia and the Catholic Church inCroatia. I beleive it would be especially effective if a scholar inCroatia could respond to this article (some one like Ivo Goldstein forinstance).Letters to the editor need to be SHORT!!! Please don't write abook or an article and don't address every point. Pick one point, stickwith one point and no more than 3-5 sentences. I especially suggestthat people write concerning the supposed "anti-semitic" nature ofCroatian society as this is a statement which relates not only to thehistory but is an attack on Croatian society today as well.Address: The New Republic, 1220 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036.E-mail - tnr@aol.com.John KraljicOp-edPlease, be civilized in your letters, no matter how much it hurts to read this and how much can one take it. Be above. People who go such distance to lie will not change their opinion. We are writing for the future.NBDistributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.comNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachments is strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possible extent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. |
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| Someone you should know!The Internationally celebrated choreographer and dancer Vassili Sulich has just released his new book Vision in the Desert. The book tells of his life experiences growing up in Croatia on the island of Brac. He recounts the war years spent in the refugee camp in El Shat, Egypt, along with so many other fellow countrymen. He became a ballet dancer and eventually made his way to the U.S., settling in Las Vegas, where he founded the Nevada Dance Theater. The book tells of his life in ballet and the many people he has encountered throughout his lifetime.He was recently recognized for his many accomplishments in the United States Senate. The Congressional Record for Wednesday, December 5, 2001, refers to Vassili Sulich "one of Nevada's true cultural treasures." Among his many awards, he received the State of Nevada Governor's Arts Award for "Outstanding Individual Artist" and is credited with the "cultural evolution" of that state.His beautiful home in Las Vegas is filled with treasures from his beloved homeland and has been featured in magazines and newspapers. He has often returned to his hometown of Pucisca, on Brac and remains close friends with people he grew up with there.The Las Vegas Philharmonic recently hosted a very successful booksigning event for Sulich, in conjunction with their annual Yuletide Celebration Concerts.His book is available through many outlets, including Barnes & Noble, Amazon.com, etc. ISBN 1-931741-04-2Regards,Nancy (Andjelich) Margraffp.s. I have a copy of the Congressional Record mentioned abovedistributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.comNotice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachments is strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possible extent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. |
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| Srdacni pozdraviSaljem Vam ove fotke dolje s prijema liechtensteinskih umjetnika koji putujuu Indoneziju, kod novog Veleposlanika te jugoistocnoazijske zemlje u Bernu.Na slici lijevo, s lijeva na desno: Walter Roth, Vlado Franjevic,Veleposlanik Indonezije, Barbara Buehler i Fauzie As'Ad.Vijest: V. Franjevic putuje 9. veljace zajedno sa cetvero liechtensteinskihkolega, likovnih umjetnika, a na poziv Akademije likovnih umjetnosti uYogyakarti, Indonezija. Isti ce tamo voditi likovne radionice te zakljucnoizlagati zajedno sa indonezijskim kolegama. Njihov boravak u tojjugoistocnoazijskoj zemlji trajat ce mjesec dana. Iduce godine indonezijskice umjetnici boraviti u Liechtenstein.Vlado Franjevicwww.konture.comwww.artnet.li/vladowww.artoffer.com/vlado
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| From: orchestras-admin@list.symphony.org IN THE NEWS 1/22 Edited by Melinda Whiting Nicholas Beard, writing for MusicalAmerica.com on Tuesday (1/22), reports: "Young Concert Artists has chosen five first-prize winners of its 2002 auditions, which took place Saturday at the 92nd Street Y." The winners "each receive $5,000; recitals in New York, Boston, and Washington D.C.; and YCA's management services for three-plus years." The five: 19-year-old *Croatian guitarist Robert Belinic*; 26-year-old American baritone Anton Belov; American violinist Nicolas Kendall, 23; Russian pianist Vassily Primakov, 25 and Japanese marimba player Naoko Takada, 25. Op-ed Ima nas. Perla za perlom. Perl after perl, we do exist. Bravo Robert! nb distributed by CROWN - www.croatianworld.net - CroWorldNet@aol.com Notice: This e-mail and the attachments are confidential information.If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this e-mail and the attachments is strictly prohibited and violators will be held to the fullest possible extent of any applicable laws governing electronic Privacy. If you have received this e-mail in error please immediately notify the sender by telephone or e-mail, and permanently delete this e-mail and any attachments. |
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