Dear Editor, Submitted is an editorial regarding NATO membership for Croatia. We believe that given the war against terrorism, this topic is very timely. The article was co-authored by Joe Mandic. He is a…
(E) University Women of Europe in Dubrovnik Oct 11-13
Hi! can you put this on your website. Its an invitation from University Women of Europe to attend and/or speak at a women’s conference in Dubrovnik on Environment Protection and Health. www.meet-croatia.com/uwe2002 Adrianna WELCOME OF UWE President and Programme Committee President Ms. Karine Henrotte-Forsberg I have the great pleasure to welcome you all to the University Women of Europe (UWE). Meeting to be held at Hotel Park in Dubrovnik, Croatia, between October 11 and 13, 2002. These european meetings every year constitute a fabulous opportunity to get to know women from other european countries. It is also each time an occasion to discover a new country. This year through the courtesy of the Croatian federation of University Women, we shall have the pleasure to get to know Croatia. I would like to extend my thanks and gratitude to the founding President, the President and her Board of the Croatian federation for making this possible. The theme chosen by the Croatian federation is “Environment Protection and Health – what can UWE do in the 21st century”. The link between environment and Health is widely discussed in debates all over Europe today and UWE would like to make its contribution to this debate. Our aim is to explore through exchange of ideas the various environment factors and living conditions which lead to poor health and discrimination. But we would also like to see how UWE through our existing network can promote change and a positive development for women in the coming decades. May the knowledge gained in Dubrovnik become a platform for future cooperation between women of good will in order to save ourselves, our children and our planet. See you in Croatia! WELCOME OF CAUW President and Programme Committee Vice-president Prof. Nada Bešenski MD.PhD. Dear UWE members, On behalf of the Croatian Association of University Women (CAUW) I am deeply honored to take opportunity to invite you to participate at the UWE Conference to be held at the Hotel Park in Dubrovnik, Croatia between October 11-and 13, 2002. CAUW celebrates 10 years anniversary and your participation will extremely contribute to our celebration. We are certain you will spend memorable time in the city of Dubrovnik, one of the oldest Croatian cities, real jewel at the Adriatic coast, the city rich of famous past and numerous cultural events. The theme we proposed “Environment protection and health – what can UWE do in the 21st century” is highlight at this very moment when many countries are faced with problems of food production, pollution of nature, illnesses increase and so on, having all that tremendous influence on our daily life style. The national societies of UWE will have a great opportunity to represent themselves during the Conference in a very friendly atmosphere. Sharing the time many ideas and experiences will be exchanged with the aim how to improve a living conditions in different countries in Europe stressing the role, which the UWE could have. We expect the Conference will yield the platform for future cooperation between UWE members and other prominent leaders throughout Europe who might have influence on making decision about better living conditions for all of us. Welcome to Dubrovnik, Croatia! ——————————————————————————- The (DHI) is a voluntary, nonpartisan, nonprofit, self-funded organization of 250 women university graduates, established in 1992, on the occasion of the aggression on Croatia. In 1995 it was accepted as a member of IFUW in its name name, in English “Croatian Association of University Women” (CAUW). The members actively promote ethical, cultural, national and general human values. They belong to six branches in different parts of Croatia. In 1996 the CAUW became a member of University Women of Europe. ——————————————————————————– We are commited to: promoting peace and tolerance protecting human rights improving the social, economic, professional, educational and family position of women participating in public life in a national and international framework in a spirit of cooperation, friendship and solidarity Who can join: Any woman with a university degree or a corresponding degree of some other institution of higher education who expresses the wish to become a member. National activities: On the National level: we help to present Croatia’s image at home and abroad as a self-reliant and democratic country that honours human rights we collect documentation about the infringement of human rights during the aggression against Croatia and help in building up a normal and tolerant way of life we nurture links of friendship, understanding and cooperation with national IFUW and UWE members Local activities: On the Social level: we have organized an exhibition of documents presenting the results of the society’s five years of work every year we organize a traditional celebration and cultural programme to mark Mother’s Day in May we are planning to compile a “Who’s Who” of famous and accomplished women in Croatia we have a special programme to support groups of village women who made exquisite traditional handwork in exile as part of psychosocial reintegration. Now these women have returned to their homes, and on the basisof their knowledge and skill they can found centres for handwork in their communities we are engaged in helping the renewal of the country, destroyed schools and households, the elderly, widows and children, invalids, single mothers, people suffering from various kinds of war trauma and the loss of those who were dearest to them. ——————————————————————————– At the triennial conference in Graz in August 1998 we will present a Workshop on the subject: The role of traditional handicraft as a psychological aid to women during the time of their exile (presentation and exhibition). ——————————————————————————– Croatian Association of University Women (CAUW) Address: HR-10000 ZAGREB – Ksaver 200, CROATIA, EUROPE Tel./Fax.: +385 (0)1 46 77 521; Tel.: +385 (0)1 46 77 111 Tel.: President: +385 (0)1 46 16 926; Secretary: +385 (0)1 65 26 430; CIR: +385 (0)1 48 19 830 E-mail: dhi@zg.tel.hr IFUW HOME PAGE Prof.dr. Vjera Krstelj Head of Department for Quality at Faculty of Mechanical Engineering & Naval Architecture, University of Zagreb Director of Center of Technology Transfer, Zagreb tel: +385(01)6168497 fax: +385(01)6118710 mailto:CTT@fsb.hr www.fsb.hr www.ctt.hr 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!
(E) Suzana Peric and Oscar for the Lord Of The Rings
As I am writing this Howard Shore is receiving an OSCAR for Original Score in the film “Lord Of The Rings” Guess who co-produced the CD? Our Suzana Peric from New York. Congratulations Suzana…
(E) Return to Trogir comes out March 25
“Return to Trogir” is a collection of photographs by Zoran Orlic being published by ELITE Magazine and will be featured in the April issue, due to hit stands on March 25. For ordering information,…
(E) Croatian Cultural Center of Greater Los Angeles EXIBITS
www.croatianculutre.com! Dear Mr. Bach, My name is Mary Bumbak and I am Director of Programs, Editor of the Newsletter and Youth President down at the Croatian Cultural Center in San Pedro. We actually met…
(E) Ivanisevic nominated for the Laureus Awards
http://www.laureus.com http://foxsports.lycos.com/content/view?contentId=403374 Associated Press Mar. 20, 2002 7:06 a.m. LONDON (AP) — Athletes nominated for the Laureus Awards: 1. John Daly, United States, golf 2. Goran Ivanisevic, Croatia, tennis 3. Michael Jordan, United States, basketball 4. Bernhard Langer, Germany, golf 5….
(E) Alen Boksic blew the title race wide open
Boksic salutes his strike Manchester Utd 0-1 Middlesbrough Boksic 9 Tim Hobbs reporting Alen Boksic blew the title race wide open as his solitary strike saw Steve McClaren’s Middlesbrough sink the champions. The Croatia international netted just nine minutes in to prevent Manchester United moving four points clear at thetop of the Premiership on a day when Arsenal were otherwise engaged in the FA Cup. United, who forced just one save from Mark Schwarzer, still have a one-point cushion over their rivals, but will seethis as the defining moment if they fail to take the title for the fourth season in succession. The Gunners, ominouslyfor Old Trafford, now have two games in hand. Middlesbrough of course ended United’s own hopes of a domestic double by knocking them out of the FA Cup and if they do prove to be the side that scuppers the title challenge, McClaren can look back with great satisfaction at theway he has matched his old mentor Sir Alex Ferguson. Boro set their stall out to defend in numbers, but with Boksic the focal point up front and Benito Carbone and NoelWhelan flodding forward willingly down either channel, had the audacity to snatch the lead – with a helping handfrom Juan Sebastian Veron. The £28million man, preferred to Paul Scholes in the engine room, darkened an already dreary display when he was caught in possession by Carbone and with the United defenders caught off-gauard, the Italian lifted a precise ball to the back post for Boksic to stab home from eight yards. Usually such upstarts are swept aside with minimum fuss by the red machine, but they had not bargained for the defensive heroics of England hopefuls Gareth Southgate and Ugo Ehiogu and a collective off-day that left everyone connected with United pulling their hair out with sheer frustration. Yet it could have been worse. Fabien Barthez had to get down well and keep out another Boksic effort at his near post, while he should have doubled his tally after being picked out again by strike partner Carbone. The Italian is playing for a permanent deal at the Riverside and could not have picked his timing better, as his lively touches and link play overshadowed the man who should have been alongside Boksic, Diego Forlan. The Uruguayan opted for Old Trafford instead and did little to rub McClaren’s nose in it with a performance that was patchy at best, and way below the standards he set in the Champions League in midweek. Ruud van Nistelrooy fared little better against Ehiogu and Southgate, but came within a whisker of levelling as his smart shot on the turn from a Forlan cross shaved the outside of a post. Ryan Giggs, who promised much but ultimately produced little, then dragged a disappointing effort wide as United moved in for the kill, but for once were found wanting at the crucial time.David Beckham summed up the frustration when he was booked for venting his fury at a linesman, while Ferguson stormed off at the break with the officials again on the receiving end. Even then, everyone expected his fury to spark a second-half onslaught and although United dominated and pinned Boro back on the edge of their own box, they failed to find a way through a compact rearguard relishing the battle and protected by a prowling Paul Ince, who shrugged off constant jeering with a grizzly display. Mikael Silvestre and van Nistelrooy went into the book as United pushed for the equaliser, only to see their promising build-up blighted by some wretched final balls and brave Boro defending. Van Nistelrooy sent one of three towering headers ballooning over the top before Fergie threw on Scholes to shakehis side up, at the expense of Veron, whose parting shot was a wild 30-yarder that threatened the heads of anyUnited fans daring to stand up. But even Scholes could not spark United into life. Van Nistelrooy failed to finish off another Beckham centre, GaryNeville looped a header onto the top of the net and Ehiogu hacked clear on two occasions. The only time United did get a clear sight on goal they found Schwarzer determined to take a clean sheet away withhim, the giant Aussie racing off his line and making a brilliant block as van Nistelrooy controlled a Beckham ball inand rifled goalwards on the turn. Heads were in hands by now, but Boro refused to crumble. Southgate and Ehioug stood firm, Carbone was a intermittant menace and Robbie Mustoe joined Ince in manning the barracks and keeping any threat at bay. Even Boksic, at 32, ran until the end, finding an extra yard on the back of his ninth goal of the season. A goal that allbut expelled the threat of relegation from the Riverside, but one that could be even more important to events at theother end of the table. Man Utd: Barthez, Gary Neville, Johnsen, Blanc, Silvestre, Beckham, Butt, Veron (Scholes 58), Giggs, van Nistelrooy, Forlan (Fortune 82). Subs Not Used: Carroll, Phil Neville, O’Shea. Booked: Beckham, Veron, Silvestre, van Nistelrooy. Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Stockdale, Ehiogu, Southgate, Queudrue, Greening (Wilkshire 21), Ince, Mustoe, Whelan, Boksic (Windass 79), Carbone. Subs Not Used: Crossley, Nemeth, Gavin. Booked: Queudrue, Ince. Att: 67,683 Ref: S Bennett (Kent)
(E) Bagaric gets with the BULLS summer program
Bagaric gets with summer program http://www.suntimes.com/output/bulls/cst-spt-bullnt101.html March 10, 2002 BY ROMAN MODROWSKI STAFF REPORTER Dalibor Bagaric has changed his summer plans after a heart-to-heart with operations chief Jerry Krause, who convinced the second-year center it would…
(E) CIA pages on Croatia
http://www.odci.gov/cia/publications/factbook/index.html Croatia Introduction Geography People Government Economy Communications Transportation Military Transnational Issues Croatia Introduction Background: In 1918, the Croats, Serbs, and Slovenes formed a kingdom known after 1929 as Yugoslavia. Following World War II, Yugoslavia became an…
(E) Washington Post – NEEDS YOUR LETTER
Dear All, There is a review by DessonHowe in the The Washington Post that created a new country of Serbo-Croatia.There is also a review by Michael O’Sullivan in the same newspapers…
(E) Harrison Flowers – Letter to the editor
To: letters@washpost.com http://eg.washingtonpost.com/profile/1064375/?&flavor_id=12&context=movie “When her husband, a photojournalist, is listed as missing in Serbo-Croatia, Sarah Lloyd (Andie MacDowell) ignites with purpose. Devoted to Harrison (David Strathairn) and their family, she decides to find him,…
(E) Vis vs NATO
I had this idea about Vis–NATO base long ago, in the early nineties. But I changed my mind about it. It would pollute the Adriatic and bring along more damage to Croatia…
(E) In Memoriam Mary Saban Parsons
Mary Parsons served in U.S. Navy “Her parents had known each other in Croatia. Her mother arrived in Northern California in 1913” http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/1928394p-2066717c.html Sacramento Bee Obituary: Mary Parsons served in U.S. Navy By Ted Bell — Bee…
(E) Croatian Students at University of Missouri-Rolla
http://therolladailynews.com/display/inn_news/news4.txt UMR students prepare for event By Stephen E. Sowers. All involved are looking forward to celebrating International Students Day on April 7 at the University of Missouri-Rolla. The annual event will take place at…
(E) Praxis Peace Institute Conference in Dubrovnik, June 4-11
Praxis Peace Institute Conference “THE ALCHEMY OF PEACE BUILDING” Integrating Spiritual Vision and Active Citizenship IN: DUBROVNIK, CROATIA JUNE 4-11, 2002 “… a journey to new places in the physical world can encourage a journey within to places where the mind has not been before.” -Laurens van der Post “Our challenge is both to reenvision the world and then to act upon the vision.” -Marianne Williamson Join us on the exquisite Adriatic coast for an in-depth exploration into the root causes of war and the root foundations of peace! Primarily a peace education non-profit organization, Praxis Peace Institute is committed to deep inquiry, whole systems analysis, creative problem solving, and spiritually informed activism. Commenting on wars of the 20ths century, former Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara writes: “In retrospect, we can now understand these catastrophes for what they were: essentially the products of a failure of imagination…” During the conference, we will: Develop a manifesto for a “Practice of Peace” Define a “New Activism” that links spiritual consciousness and empathy with responsible citizenship. Explore war and peace in the contexts of historical cycles, culture, gender, race, economics, beliefs, spirituality, propaganda, and scapegoating Examine dominator and partnership models of social organization Integrate the lessons of history in a whole systems context Acquire tools for personal and social transfomation Build relationships and networks across cultures Form international study/research groups that focus on transformative change Enjoy the beauty and healing environment of our specatacular location “If you sow corn, you reap corn. If you sow beans, you reap beans. Why do we have to go through so many trials before we realize this?” -Thich Nhat Hanh For more information about the “Alchemy of Peace Building Conference” in Dubrovnik, Croatia June 4 — 11, 2002, go to: www.praxispeace.org or call: 707 939-2973, email: praxispeace@aol.com or call Adriatic Sunshine Travel, Inc. USA/CANADA 1 800 247-5353 or 1 773 561-7444 Or email: mirna@adriaticsunshine.com Hi Nenad! This is a wonderful conference that is taking place in Dubrovnik June 4 – 11, 2002 I hope you can post it and pass it on to everyone. It is being attended by well over 300 vips, form all over the US and the world and it is about “peace building” you can find more info on www.praxispeace.org, Co sponsors are: The Institute of Noetic Sciences, the Fetzer Institute, Desa (Dubrovnik) and Fractal (Belgrade) The most wonderful thing about it is that it is happening in Dubrovnik and it is citizens taking “peace building” actively in their own hands and there will be many renowed speakers…etc. Mirna 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!
(E,H) Winners of the “Crni Macak” awards named
Izvor: http://www.online.hr/_clanak.asp?id=63973&kategorija=659 subota, 23.03.2002 10:02:07 Objavljeni dobitnici nagrade “Crni macak” NOVINARSKU rock-nagradu “Crni macak” za najbolji album godine “Sonic Bullets – 13 From The Hip” dobila je grupa “The Bambi Molesters”, za najbolju pjesmu godine “Put ka…
(H) Franjevicevi stihovi na UNESCO-voj stranici Italije
Cijenjeni Rado Vas obavijestavam da je prvi hrvatski on-line magazin za novu hrvatsku i inernationalnu poeziju www.konture.com predlozio i stihove Vlade Franjevica za projekt raspisan od UNESCO-a Italije. Citajte Franjevicevu pjesmu “nase zadnje putovanje bilo je…
(E) San Francisco Style Cioppino
Op-ed at the bottom of the page. DALMATIAN FOOD POPULAR IN MODERN SAN FRANCISCO In February 1929, Sunset Magazine adopted the editorial policy that still guides it: a magazine of Western living for people who…
(E) Easter Orders and Janica Kostelic posters
We Can Ship Easter Orders and Have Them to You by Easter! Just a quick note to let you know what we have left in stock for Easter: -3 yellow hand-decorated eggs from Zagreb…
(E) Senator Clinton attending “Necessary Targets”
On Sunday March 24th, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton (NY), PBS President Pat Mitchell, and V-Day Founder Eve Ensler will speak and respond to questions on the subject of Women and Peace following…