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» (E) Applications for 2002 Fellowship Program John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 12/23/2001 | Education | Unrated
Applications are now available for the 2002 John J. and Nancy Lee Roberts 
Fellowship Program. 
 
This program supports cutting-edge research in the social sciences on: 
 
*Eastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech 
Republic, Estonia, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Hungary, Latvia, 
Lithuania, Macedonia, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Slovenia); 
 
*The New Independent States (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, 
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, 
Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan); 
 
*The Near East (Afghanistan, Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey); and 
 
*Asia (China, Mongolia, North Korea). 
 
A single grant will be awarded each year for up to 18 months in length. 
 
The principal investigator for the grant must be a US citizen or permanent 
resident. Collaborative research programs involving international 
colleagues are strongly encouraged. Applicants must hold a PhD or other 
professional degree at time of application. 
 
Expenses covered under the grant include travel and associated expenses, 
stipends, honoraria, research materials, meeting and conference expenses,and 
 
publication expenses. Limited equipment may also be authorized if needed to 
conduct research. The maximum award is $50,000. 
 
To apply, submit a completed application form, reference form, a project 
proposal, budget, timeline, and curriculum vitae. 
 
The deadline for applications is April 15, 2002. Applications must be 
received in the IREX office by April 15. 
 
All applicants will be notified of their status by June 2002. 
 
Applications can be downloaded from the IREX web site at: 
http://www.irex.org/programs/roberts/application.htm 
 
For more information or for mailed copies of applications, please contact 
IREX at <roberts@irex.org> or by telephone at (202) 628-8188. 
 
 
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» (E) William Davidson Institute Research Competition $35,000
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 12/23/2001 | Education | Unrated
This e-mail had an attachment with the Competition application. As CROWN 
does not send attachments, please contact Ms. Jahn at djahn@umich.edu if you 
wish to receive an application. 
 
Katarina Deletis 
 
-----Original Message----- 
 
Please circulate to those who might be interested: 
William Davidson Institute Research Competition 
Public Policy and Business Development in the Balkans 
  
Request for Proposals 
Application Deadline: FEBRUARY 28, 2002 
 
The William Davidson Institute will support research by U.S. scholars on the 
following topics: 
* Business development and performance 
* Public policies which affect the development of markets 
  
Research should focus on, but need not exclusively address, the 
Balkans. 
One to three grants between the amounts of $10,000 and $35,000 will be 
awarded. Grants will be awarded for up to, but not exceeding, 19 
months beginning June 1, 2002. Priority will be given to projects that 
demonstrate cost sharing. Grant recipients may be asked to present their 
findings at Davidson Institute and U.S. Department of State policy forums. 
  
Applicants must have completed a PhD degree or be a current PhD 
candidate, and must show a demonstrated commitment to the study of 
transition economies in Central and Eastern Europe. Collaborative projects 
are eligible, but only if the non-U.S. collaborator is funded from other 
sources. Grant funds may be used for travel, summer support or salary 
replacement, research assistants and data acquisition. The research papers 
resulting from the grants will be added to the Davidson Institute Working 
Paper Series, and data accumulated under the grant will be deposited at the 
Davidson Institute Data Center and made available to other researchers 
within a negotiated time frame. 
  
Application guidelines and procedures may be obtained from Deborah Jahn, 
Research Administrator, at djahn@umich.edu, and will soon also be available 
on our website at http://www.wdi.bus.umich.edu/research/call.htm. If you 
have any 
procedural questions, contact Ms. Jahn. Content questions should be 
directed to Anna Meyendorff, Project Director, at ameyen@umich.edu. 
  
This competition is supported by Title VIII funding from the U.S.Department 
of State. 
 
 
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» (E) some optimism on the situation for this past year
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 12/23/2001 | Editorials | Unrated
Since it's the Xmas season, we should, I think, in the spirit of the 
 
holiday, put some optimism on the situation. Here are some "Top 10" 
 
positives for this past year: 
 
 
First, apropos of PBS, there was a show that played on WNET, the local 
 
PBS station in NYC, last month called "Croatian Roots" which this 
 
Croatian-American young woman put together concerning her roots on Brac 
 
(her parents were born in South America and moved to the US). It was a 
 
half-hour program which was shown at least twice and was excellent. 
 
 
Second, the E! Channel featured Croatia on its Wild On show which was 
 
shown in August; in addition to this, the show's host (I can't remember 
 
her name off hand) featured Croatia on her pin-up calendar for 2002 (I 
 
saw this by accident on E! the other night). 
 
 
Third, I believe the Rick Steven's travel show (also shown on PBS) 
 
featured Croatia this year as well (thanks to Hilda for that!). 
 
 
Fourth, the recent movie "Behind Enemy Lines" (which I admittedly 
 
haven't seen yet) puts Serbs in an extremely bad light. 
 
 
Fifth, Croatia was on the cover of Newsweek's European edition this 
 
summer. 
 
 
Sixth, the NY Times ran two excellent articles concerning Croatia this 
 
year. The first appeared in early September and concerned the 
 
exhibition of Trogir art treasures in Venice. The second appeared this 
 
past Sunday - a full page (no ads!) concerning the current art scene in 
 
Croatia. A third article concerning Istria appeared in the Travel 
 
Section in the spring. 
 
 
Seventh, concerning the International Hamptons Film Festival - some good 
 
news here. Because of our vigilance in responding to the calumnies on 
 
their web site we succeded in having it changed (similarly, it appears a 
 
correction will be made in next month's Harper's Magazine re the 
 
"600,000" Serbs supposedly expelled - Hilda's fine work came through 
 
again) - this, by the way, s a credit to CroWorldNet, Brian, Tony and 
 
other people who have these e-mail links and were able to get the word 
 
out quickly and effectively. 
 
 
Eighth, the CAA successfully organized a Congressional hearing on 
 
Capitol Hill concerning the status of Croats in BH. AMAC organized a 
 
seminar on Vukovar at Georgetown whose speakers included Jean 
 
Kilpatrick. 
 
 
Ninth, Goran won Wimbledon and was on Late Night With David Letterman 
 
(where he made a pretty good showing). 
 
 
Tenth, Janica won the world championship in the women's downhill and 
 
came in 3rd or 4th in a recent BBC (I believe) poll for woman athlete of 
 
the year. 
 
 
This is obviously all terrific and I think all of us should be proud of 
 
being descended from a country that can produce such talent. 
 
 
Now, to "rain on our parade" a bit. All of the things I listed above 
 
came about as a result of individual efforts. The article in this past 
 
Sunday's NY Times, for instance, was written by a woman who went to 
 
Zagreb for an international art critics conference - it otherwise would 
 
not have been written. Hilda lobbied Stevens to do his Croatia show. 
 
The woman who did the show "Croatian Roots" certainly got no help from 
 
the Croatian government to do her work. The story of Janica Kostelic is 
 
typical - she and her dad had to often sleep in their car when they went 
 
to compete because they had no money. The successes of people like 
 
Ivanisevic and Visnjic in a sense came about despite the fact that they 
 
were from Croatia! How much more could be done if Croatia finally hired 
 
a PR firm? Or established cultural centers abroad? Or engaged in 
 
lobbying efforts? With all due respect to Mr. Maglica and any other 
 
Cro-Am tycoons, these are things the govt should be doing but, after 12 
 
years, it continues to fail to understand that it has these 
 
responsibilities (and I am criticizing here both the HDZ govt and the 
 
current govt on these points) (and I emphasize it is a responsibility 
 
that a country promote itself abroad as a meand to acheive its foreign 
 
policy objectives - its not for nothing that the US, UK, France, etc. 
 
have cultural centers in Zagreb; its not for nothing that countries hire 
 
PR/lobbyists in Washington). 
 
 
Concerning things we can do, as much as a hunk of cash from a rich 
 
fellow is most welcome, if many Croatians contribute reasonable amounts 
 
of money, we can be (and have in the past been) effective. My sense is 
 
that in the past 3-5 years the pool of contributors has slackened off 
 
greatly. However, I also beleive, from personal experience over the 
 
past several months, that our community is begining to turn a corner. 
 
It is normal that there be an ebb and flow in a community's activities. 
 
After 1995, for instance, many people became "deactivated" (I noticed a 
 
similar deactivation after Jan. 15, 1992 which lasted until the war 
 
broke out in BH later that year). However, I sense there is an upsurge. 
 
Here in NYC, I put together a dinner for people that I knew had been 
 
active in the past. I was pleasently surprised that we got over 20 
 
people to come together to discuss things we should do on a local basis. 
 
Two of the woman at that meeting (Dinka Kalinic and Visnja Brdar) 
 
subsequently organized a social get together for Cro-Am professionals 
 
which took place last Friday. Though a call for the gathering only went 
 
out within about 2 weeks prior to the event and it was all done by 
 
e-mail and word of mouth, over 50 people showed up. 
 
 
Concerning things everyone can do, let me remind everyone, as the end of 
 
the tax year approaches, that donations made to the NFCA Cultural 
 
Foundation, 1329 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20036) are tax 
 
deductible! 
 
 
I will, by the by, put together a list over this weekend of tax-exempt 
 
Croatian American organizations that I am aware of which I will 
 
circulate next week and to whom I urge everyone to make contributions. 
 
 
John Kraljic 
 
 
 
 
 
Just to add a few more positive notes regarding Croatian accomplishments in 
 
the year 2001, this time with a Canadian perspective: 
 
 
1. The Croatian Embassy project in Ottawa wins a prestigious award from City 
 
Council in the 'Heritage Building - Adaptive Use Category" (and I am very 
 
proud to say that my father, Josip Milcic, University of Zagreb alumni, was 
 
the Design Architect). The old historic building (built in 1875 and in awful 
 
shape) was purchased and repaired with donations of funds and labour by the 
 
Croatian-Canadian community, and is a sign of just how much we CAN 
 
accomplish when we set our minds and hearts on a goal and work together; 
 
 
2. The premier hockey player in the NHL today, Joe Sakic of Burnaby, British 
 
Columbia, Canada, identifies himself in a newspaper interview as of 
 
'Croatian origin'. An interview with his parents discusses Croatia in more 
 
detail; 
 
 
3. Pete Mahovlich, former NHL great and current member of the Canadian 
 
Senate, publicly 'discovers' his Croatian roots; 
 
 
4. Janko Peric, member of the Liberal Party of Canada, is re-elected to the 
 
Canadian Federal Parliament representing his riding of Kitchener (Ontario); 
 
 
5. The Croatian pavilion at the Carassauga Multicultural Festival in 
 
Mississauga, Ontario, is highly visited; guests included Mississauga Mayor 
 
Hazel McCallion (always a great friend of the Croatian community). This is 
 
the same lady that, at a Serbian picnic she was invited to, started her 
 
speech with (I quote) "Dragi moji Hrvati". :-) Needless to say, she has 
 
never been invited to a Serbian event again, but has had countless 
 
invitations to the "Father Kamber" Croatian picnic grounds since :-) 
 
 
6. My good friend Sandra Priselac was published in the University of Toronto 
 
science journal (psychology department); a high honour indeed. 
 
 
There are more achievements, but, unfortunately, it's time for work :-) 
 
 
Kind regards to all contributors, 
 
 
Allen Milcic 
 
Mississauga, Canada 
 
 
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» (E) The Power of Music tonight on TV - Igor Sunara DP
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 12/23/2001 | Culture And Arts | Unrated
Wishing you joy as you celebrate the beauty of the season! 
Igor 
 
P.S. 
The folowing are two films I was involved as Director of Photography, Power 
of Music (documentary / Co-Cinematographer) and On the Run (feature / DoP): 
 
Watch "The Power of Music," December 20, 9 p.m. ET/PT 
 
DHC (DISCOVERY HEALTH CHANNEL) 
 
Dec 20 2001 
Episode#1 9pm 
Episode#2 10pm 
 
Dec 21 2001 
Episode#1 12:00 am 
Episode#2 1:00am 
 
About The Program 
Musicians and doctors discuss the affects of music on the human body and 
spirit. Music as Healer. Discover how music can help you tap into your own 
innate ability to heal your heart. Music Resources Dig deeper into the 
amazing research being done on music as therapy. 
 
 
http://health.discovery.com/premiers/powermusic/powerofmusic.html 
http://health.discovery.com/schedule/series.jsp?series=4998 
 
On The Run 
Premiering on the Independent Film Channel 
on December 29th, 2001 at 8pm ET 
 
Nominated for the Critic's award at the Paris Film Festival 1999, France 
Nominated for a Open Palm award, at the Gotham Awards 2000, USA 
Winner Best Feature Award at the Ourense Independent Film Festival 1999, 
Spain 
 
"a solid feature debut" 
Lisa Nesselson - VARIETY 
----------- 
Igor Sunara 
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» (E) No Man's Land - new film
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 12/23/2001 | Culture And Arts | Unrated
Yes. Two thumbs up. I saw the movie a few weeks ago here in Washington, DC. 
It's about a Bosnian Serb and a Bosnian Muslim who both get trapped a a 
trench between the front lines, and cannot quite figure out how to get out 
alive. The director/screenwriter is Bosnian Muslim, and the movie was filmed 
in Slovenia. Other than the fact that the movie tries to play both sides 
fair, in the end the viewer can come to his own conclusions - I concluded 
that the Serbs were mostly to blame, and the international community and 
media only made it worse. The movie, like the war, was a genocidal farce. Go 
to see it, immediately. Tony Margan. 
 
Dear All, 
 
Here's the URL for the Yahoo site about that film: 
http://movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hv&cf=info&id=1807485009 
 
Rotten Tomatoes give it a rating of 97% fresh: 
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/movie-1111144/ 
Judy - St. Louis 
 
 
I have not seen it. It has received excellent reviews; it's playing at 2 
theatres in NYC. 
 
Received an award at Cannes. A number of the actors are Croatians; the 
director is Bosnian. 
 
 
John Kraljic 
 
 
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» (E) NFCA November Newsletter
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 12/16/2001 | Politics | Unrated
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF CROATIAN AMERICANS 
 
1329 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NW 
 
WASHINGTON, DC 20036 
 
 
MONTHLY BULLETIN, NOVEMBER 2001 
 
 
NFCA OFFICIALS MEET WITH THE STATE DEPARTMENT AND ATTEND DINNER WITH 
 
PRESIDENT MESIC AND FOREIGN MINISTER PICULA 
 
 
On Thursday, November 8, 2001 NFCA President John Kraljic and Executive 
 
Board Member Steven Rukavina met with Paul W. Jones, Director of the 
 
Office of South-Central European Affairs at the US State Department, a 
 
meeting which continues the dialogue the NFCA has maintained for years 
 
with State Department officials. Among the many issues discussed, Mr. 
 
Kraljic and Mr. Rukavina expressed to Mr. Jones their concerns regarding 
 
the status of Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina and specifically noted 
 
the need to revise the Dayton Peace Accords to protect the rights of 
 
Croats as a constituent nation of that country. Further, they discussed 
 
the issue of Croatia's potential membership in NATO. Following their 
 
meeting at the State Department, Mr. Kraljic and Mr. Rukavina met with 
 
Kresimir Prisl and Mate Maras of the Croatian Embassy in Washington, DC. 
 
 
Later that week, on Saturday, November 10, 2001, Mr. Kraljic attended a 
 
dinner with Croatian President Stjepan Mesic and Croatian Foreign 
 
Minister Tonino Picula, both attending the United Nations General 
 
Assembly meeting in New York City. The dinner, organized by Domagoj 
 
Kero, Croatia's General Consul in New York, was attended by, among 
 
others, Croatia's Ambassador to the United States, Ivan Grdesic, and its 
 
Ambassador to the United Nations, Ivan Simonovic. The relatively 
 
intimate dinner, with a total of only about twenty people attending, 
 
allowed Mr. Kraljic and other Croatian-Americans in attendance (among 
 
them Anthony Peraica, NFCA member and Honorary President of the Croatian 
 
American Association) the ability to discuss many issues with Croatian 
 
President and Foreign Minister. Among other things, Mr. Kraljic 
 
presented a list of issues which he felt needed to be addressed by the 
 
Croatian state and government in order to strengthen its ties to the 
 
Croatian-American community. These included requests for the 
 
institution of direct flights between the US and Croatia, the retention 
 
of a public relations/lobbying firm by Croatia, the promotion of the 
 
study of the Croatian language and the establishment of a cultural 
 
center. Both President Mesic and Foreign Minister Picula expressed 
 
interest in further examining these proposals. 
 
 
The President and Foreign Minister discussed their half-hour meeting 
 
earlier that day with President Bush during which the Croatian President 
 
extended a formal invitation to President Bush to visit Croatia. Mr. 
 
Kraljic, Mr. Peraica and others expressed their concerns regarding many 
 
issues, including Croatia's relationship with the International War 
 
Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the status of Croats of 
 
Bosnia and Herzegovina. 
 
 
 
 
MEETINGS WITH DR. FRANJO TOPIC, PRESIDENT OF NAPREDAK 
 
 
Dr. Franjo Topic, President of the Sarajevo-based Croatian cultural 
 
organization Napredak met with NFCA President John Kraljic in New York 
 
City on Saturday, November 10, 2001. During their discussions, Father 
 
Topic described the impressive work Napredak is doing in Bosnia and 
 
Herzegovina. Napredak has chapters throughout the world, including one 
 
in the United States, headed by NFCA member Josip Knezevic. Mr. 
 
Knezevic escorted Father Topic to a number of meetings in New York City. 
 
After meeting with Croatian Fraternal Union officials in Pittsburgh, Dr. 
 
Topic attended the American Association for the Advancement of Slavic 
 
Studies annual meeting outside of Washington, DC where he presented a 
 
paper. During his stay in the Washington, DC area, Father Topic met 
 
with, among others, NFCA member Steven Rukavina. 
 
 
Those interested in learning more about Napredak or wishing to join the 
 
organization should contact Mr. Knezevic at 718-353-0069. 
 
 
NFCA PRESIDENT JOHN KRALJIC ATTENDS MEETING IN MONTREAL 
 
 
At the invitation of the local AMAC Chapter in Montreal, NFCA President 
 
John Kraljic presented a paper concerning the status of Croatian 
 
immigrants in the United States at a meeting held on October 21, 2001. 
 
The paper, which has been republished in a number of installments in the 
 
Croatian-Australian newspaper Hrvatski Vjesnik and appears in English 
 
and Croatian on the AMAC Montreal web page 
 
(www.amcaqc.mcgill.ca/activities/amca_lectures/john_kraljic.htm), 
 
presents Mr. Kraljic's views concerning the immediate future of the 
 
Croatian immigrant community throughout the world. Among other things, 
 
Mr. Kraljic noted that the relationship between Croatian immigrants and 
 
the Homeland had to date always been, effectively, a one way street and 
 
he urged that the Croatian government must now turn its attention to 
 
addressing the more mundane but important needs of the Croatian-American 
 
and Croatian-Canadian community. Approximately fifty people attended 
 
the meeting, many of whom engaged in a lively discussion concerning the 
 
issues raised following the speech. 
 
 
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT 
 
 
The NFCA Business Development Committee continues it work with the US 
 
Chamber of Commerce and on a major Croatian economic development 
 
project. An NFCA delegation of Steve Rukavina, Zvonko Labas, Alenna 
 
Lepetic, Joseph Rukavina, Nensi Fiorenini and Vedran Podolski met with 
 
Mark Van Fleet, Senior International Division Manager at the US Chamber 
 
of Commerce headquarters in early October to discuss a specific project 
 
to assist Croatia's economy. The NFCA, in collaboration with the US 
 
Chamber of Commerce, is actively pursuing financial support from the US 
 
government to fund this three year project. 
 
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» (H) Sabor Hrvatske Dijaspore - www.ic-hrvatskadijaspora.hr
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 12/16/2001 | Politics | Unrated
www.ic-hrvatskadijaspora.hr 
 
Postovani ! 
 
 
Izvjescujemo Vas da se odrzava prvi Sabor Hrvatske Dijaspore,na kojem ce biti prisutni hrvatski gradani i njihova pokoljenja sa sva cetri kontinenta.Detaljnije informacije na w-stranici pod Sadrzajem naslov Sabor 
 
www.ic-hrvatskadijaspora.hr 
 
Pozivamo Vas da Vasim direktnim ili indirektnim ucescem pridonesete bogastvu 
sadrzaja i tema o kojima ce Sabor raspravljati.Mozda bas Vas prijedlog 
pomogne da se postigne minimum minimuma zajednistva cjelokupnog hrvatskog 
svjetskog korpusa.Zajednicki smo jaci ,pokusajmo zajednicki razmisljat kako 
bi osvjetlili put u buducnost. 
 
Ocekujemo Vase ocitovanje na E mail dijaspora@hi.hinet.hr 
 
Unaprijed hvala uz cijenjeno stovanje. Za Klub Niko Soljak 
 
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» (E) Letter from the CROWN's editor in Chief - WEBSITE
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 12/16/2001 | Media Watch | Unrated
Dear All, 
 
Good bad or indifferent here we come. 
This is an unedited letter from an editor. Stream of consciousness. 
 
When the spaceships will make daily flights between galaxies, I want this few 
gigabytes to be relevant at that time. I want to create something that is 
solid and passionate as well as competitive in the field of Information 
Technology. We are about to develop our own existence in words, music and 
pictures. This will be the story about our ancestors and our future 
grandchildren. I will support all of you especially people who found and 
developed their own talent. CROWN is a nonconformist website and it will take 
a long time to accomplish the first phase of what I have envisioned. I won't 
talk about deep future, but I know that TV and Computers will be one of the 
same. 
 
At this moment of the Croatian history, we have responsibility to do 
something. Play ball and not just watch from the stands. It is OK to hurt a 
little bit, sometimes, but it feels great to be on the court as a part of the 
wining game. For thirteen centuries, others wrote our own history. We can see 
repercussions in just the last few decades. I, who was born well after 1945, 
am answering the questions that our previous generations didn't have guts to 
do. It was difficult for sure, but majority of the people choose to be silent 
in the face of injustice. Now is the time to write our own history and the 
future as fair and factual as possible and share it on the world stage. 
 
I want to create a website that will connect second and third generations of 
Croatians around the world, who are proud to be who they are, but didn't know 
where to turn. Well, now you will have home and place to find what interests 
you. From poetry to politics. From cuisine to church. From film to 
philanthropy. From science to unseen. 
 
Alone, I am not enough. But we as a team can accomplish this. I envisioned 
Croatian World Net to become a professional site. It will start the same way 
I started this net almost three years ago on a volunteer basis, but soon, I 
do expect to be more and more professional. Quality of the people who are on 
CROWN list is amazing. So far CROWN has successfully attracted a high profile 
audience around the world. Few people are very active and many are passive, 
but patience is my virtue. This is work in progress. We want to be part of 
culture and politics of meaning and compassion. Many projects with very good 
intentions were not fruitful, because of who we are. 95% of the human 
population is still not competent in their own chosen profession. Most of the 
people are not capable of making a phone call on time. My focus will be on 
you who can. 
 
There is no perfect moment to start a family, there is no perfect moment to 
build a home. There is only the moment when we decide to do it or have an 
excuse for not doing it. This is the moment I have decided to start a website 
after all this years of struggle in everything. From financing to acceptance. 
From criticism to abundance of praise beyond my wildest imagination. 
 
On a technical side, our webmaster for now will be Eugen Lezaja. Also a 
Croatian, living in New Jersey. A friend of mine and a brilliant mind in its 
own class. I will accept all of your inputs, financing proposals (whoever is 
seriously interested, we will send them our business plan), donations, ideas 
and letters to be published as it was so far. The difference will be that 
this one will be permanent. I have received more then 500 emails a day, 
several times. For the volume that I envisioned and that will be 15,000 
subscriptions in 3-5 years, we will need 2-3 people, just to open the emails. 
You will receive one letter per week with the links to the website. 
Additionally, we will send you approximately one letter every two weeks, for 
special projects. When someone writes about us in The New York Times good or 
bad, but important,...we have to react and proactively act. They have to know 
that we exist, that we read, that we write and that we are WILLING. 
 
As I mentioned the spaceships, well... that is not the future. Future is now. 
Information is flying all over the space and we better be ready to spread the 
wings. Many discussions where made on the closed, and not so closed, circle 
of e-mail chains. I never responded to that, because it is simply, unless 
productive, most of the time, counterproductive. I expect Marko Puljic to be 
part of this team regardless whether Global Croatia goes or not. Marko, 
Hilda, Davor, Brian and few others are very active and productive in creating 
what needs to be done for this kind of work. I will support all of their 
effort too, whether they go their own way or just a parallel path. And I will 
accept their, so far generous and talented, help. 
 
Through my traveling around the globe, with my music, I stumbled upon many 
interesting characters. These people, although many of them not Croatian, 
will also be interested to find out about our culture and country as a whole. 
Deghettoisation (This is my word). 
 
I waited for too long to hear something from our Croatian government and 
finally I took this humongous task upon you and me. As they say "we are the 
government" and if we do not do it ... nobody will. 
 
There is not a perfect moment to start a letter like this as well as not a 
perfect moment to finish it. One rule. Decency. Officially we plan to launch 
the website on December 31st, 11:59 PM, 2001. New York time. 
 
This was an unedited letter from an editor. Stream of consciousness. 
Good bad or indifferent here we come. 
 
Svako dobro All the best, 
 
Nenad Bach 
founder and 
Editor in Chief 
CROWN - Croatian World Net / Hrvatska Svjetska Mreza 
www.CroatianWorld.net 
www.CroatianWorld.com 
» (E) Book - CROATIA THE COUNTRY AND THE LANGUAGE
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 12/16/2001 | Culture And Arts | Unrated
December 5, 2001 
TO: FRIENDS OF CROATIA 
FROM: NASJA BOSKOVIC MEYER, LODGE 50 
 
CROATIAN BOOKS FOR CHRISTMAS PRESENTS 
 
    The Christmas season is here, and many of us wonder what we will give for 
presents to our friends and relatives. We want to give a gift that is 
enriching and attractive. We may walk the malls for hours and hours, looking 
for the "right" gift. 
Here is an idea that will save your precious time, a gift that will last for 
years, and will be greatly appreciated. 
 
CROATIA THE COUNTRY AND THE LANGUAGE 
        HRVATSKA ZEMLJA I JEZIK 
 
By Nasja Boskovic Meyer and Jasna Meyer, Ph.D. 
 
A DYNAMIC NEW WAY TO LEARN ABOUT THE COUNTRY AND LANGUAGE OF CROATIA. 
PUBLISHED IN TWO VOLUMES, IN HARD-COVER AND SOFT-COVER, COPYRIGHT 2001. 
                                             
Vol. I: for anyone who wants to learn more about the rich history and 
culture of Croatia and its language, Hrvatski Jezik. Intro to Basic 
Grammar, Familiar Scenes in Zagreb, Poems and Proverbs, Everyday 
Expressions, Brief History of Croatia, Exercises in Speaking and 
Writing Croatian, English/Croatian and Croatian/English Mini- 
Dictionary, Jokes and Short Conversations, Practical Suggestions 
for Visitors and Tourists to Croatia, 283 Pages with Pictures and 
Illustrations 
 
Vol. II: for persons who want to learn more, and in greater depth, about 
Croatian language and culture, for visitors to Croatia, for those with 
friends and family connections in Croatia. Continuation of the Study of 
Grammar, Poems, Proverbs and Songs. Visits to Karlovac, Plitvice 
Lakes, Split, Trogir, _ibenik, Zadar, Dalmatian Islands, Dubrovnik, 
Me_ugorje. The Game of "Alka" at Sinj, Everyday Expressions, 
Exercises in Speaking and Writing Croatian, Recipes for Holiday 
Baking, Jokes and Short Conversations, Mini-Dictionary, 301 Pages with 
Pictures and Illustrations 
Audio tapes are available to complement both volumes. The tapes help with 
pronunciation and reinforce progress in learning both the language and the 
culture. 
 
To order, send your Name, Address, Phone No. and a check to 
 
ACM Publishing, 605 Langton, St. Louis, Mo. 63105-2416. 
Shipping and handling costs are included for delivery in the U.S. 
 
Vol. I: Soft-Cover, $37.50, Hard-Cover, $47.50,Vol. I Audio Tape,$11.50. 
 
Vol. II: Soft-Cover, $37.50, Hard-Cover, $47.50, Vol. II Audio Tape,$11.50 
 
For more information, call 314-727-0198 and leave your phone no. if 
necessary, or contact us by email at ARTMEYER@peoplepc.com 
 
distributed by CROWN (Croatian World Net) - CroworldNet@aol.com 
» (E) Croatian Wins Book Award
By Nenad N. Bach | Published 12/16/2001 | Culture And Arts | Unrated
Croatian theologian wins religion award 
 
 
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - A Croatian theologian has won the 2002 Grawemeyer 
 
Award in Religion for his book on how enemies can resolve their 
 
differences. 
 
 
Miroslav Volf published the book, "Exclusion and Embrace: A Theological 
 
Exploration of Identity, Otherness and Reconciliation," in 1996. 
 
 
The $200,000 prize is presented annually by the Louisville Presbyterian 
 
Theological Seminary and the University of Louisville. 
 
 
"He helps us to imagine new possibilities for living against violence, 
 
injustice and deception," seminary professor Susan Garrett said. 
 
 
Grawemeyer awards are also presented in the fields of musical 
 
composition, education and psychology. 
 
 
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privileged and/or confidential information. It is intended only for use by 
 
the named addressee(s). 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 hereto, if any, is strictly 
 
prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please 
 
immediately notify the sender by telephone and permanently delete this 
 
e-mail and the attachments hereto, if any, and destroy any printout thereof. 
 
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