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Blanka Vlasic of Croatia proclaimed the best female athlete in the world 2010
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 | Croatian high jumper Blanka Vlasic has been named the world's best female athlete in 2010 by the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF). Blanka Vla.i. was all smiles on Sunday in Monaco, where she collected the IAAF World Athlete of the Year award, the first ever for a Croatian athlete.
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NFCA Leaders Meet With US State Department and National Security Council
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 | A delegation of members of the National Federation of Croatian Americans Cultural Foundation (NFCA) met with the White House.s National Security Council staff and several US State Department policy officials earlier this month to discuss the current status of relations between the United States and Croatia and to express their concerns about the ongoing problems faced by Croats in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH). |
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Ivana Marija Vidovic Croatian pianist touring USA and Brazil
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 | Ivana Vidovi. has a series of concert and recitals in the USA and Brazil. In the USA she played with the Wayn State Orchestra, and with Dearborn State Orchestra in Michigan, plus the recital and master class for advanced students of the Wayne State University. In Brazil she will play with the Orquestra camerata de Curitiba. Her program includes also the first Croatian woman composer Dora Peja.evi..
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Zlatko Sudac: Good and evil are challenge, because life is everything but static
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 | We see and feel more good than evil in our lives said Zlatko Sudac, a Croatian priest. We offer to your attention his four sermons with translation from Croatian into English. You can not be indifferent to either good or evil. We all know this, saints and crooks. Rev. Sudac was born in the small medieval town of Vrbnik on Krk, the largest Croatian island. The accompanying music is by Tedi Spalato. |
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Carla Martinis 1922-2010 Croatian opera star in Vienna
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 | Dragica Martinis (January 19, 1922 - October 8, 2010), better kown as Carla Martinis, was born in Croatia in a small village of Dan.ulovi.i in the region of .umberak west of Zagreb, near the town of So.ice. An Austrian newpapers proclaimed her to be an "acoustic miracle". Herbert von Karajan chose her to have the role of Aida in 1951 for the solemn concert organized on the occasion of 50 years since the death of Giuseppe Verdi.
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Croatians world champions in men.s quadruple sculls in New Zealand 2010
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 | The World Rowing Championship in New Zealand in November 2010 brought the highest possible achievement for young Croatia's men's quadruple scullsteam. The new world champions won their gold medals competing with such rowing superpowers like Italy, Australia, Germany, Russia and Great Britain. The names of winners are Damir Martin, brothers Martin and Valent Sinkovi., and David .ain. |
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Ashley Colburn and WOW Croatia seen by 10 million families in the USA
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 | WOW Croatia is a documentary created in 2009 which has brought the prestigious Emmy Award in 2010 to Ashley Colburn. Here we present the second part of her series of documentaries about Croatia, and an interesting interview she gave to Goran Rotim of the Croatian TV. By the mid 2010 about 10 million families in the USA have seen WOW Croatia |
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Michael McAdams 1947-2010 historian and sincere Croatian friend
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 | C. Michael McAdams (1947-2010) is best known for his important monograph Hrvatska - mit i istina (Croatia Myth & Reality), published in Croatian, Swedish, Danish, Spanish (2 editions), and English (3 editions). Other translations are planned. We invite you to read an article by Croatian historian Dr. Ante .uvalo written in memory of Michael McAdams.
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Taras Belej painter from Ukraine: Croatia in my heart
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 | Taras Belej, a young Ukrainian painter, had an exhibition of his works of art in Zagreb entitled "Croatia in my heart" (Galerija Mirko Virius), September 2010. As a four year old deaf child he arrived to Zagreb for rehabilitation at the SUVAG center, the world's leading center for treating deafness, where he started his systematic education, according to the verbotonal method of Croatian scientist Petar Guberina. |
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Violi Calvert: Nenad Bach in China to be interviewed by China Radio International
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 | Violi Calvert, collaborator of the CROWN from Sydney: Hi, I wish to advise that Nenad will be interviewed by Croatian radio in Beijing, which could be streamed through the website: http://croatian.cri.cn on Monday, 18 October at 4-5pm Beijing time [10-11am Zagreb time; 4-5 am New York time; 7-8pm Sydney time]. |
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Dr. Ante Cuvalo: Ph.D. dissertations dealing with Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina
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 | By the courtesy of Dr. Ante .uvalo, distinguished Croatian historian, we can offer you an impressive and yet incomplete list of recent Ph. D. dissertations dealing with Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, on various subjects, defended in the past several years throughout the world. |
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Zvonimir Ranogajec preserves the story of the Croatian diaspora on film
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 | This historic image of Croatians demonstrating in Washington D.C. for Croatian independence in 1991 is one of many that Zvonimir Ranogajec has captured on over 250 documentary films spanning a period of 30 years about the Croatian communities in Canada and the United States.
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Srdjan Bulat wins big in Alessandria
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 | Srdjan Bulat (left) won second place and the prize for youngest finalist at the Michele Pittaluga International Classic Guitar competition. This competition is one of the most important and longest running competitions for classical guitar in the world which has been held for 43 years in the Italian town of Alessandria. | |
4 Miro Gavran novels in 4 languages at 2010 Frankfurt International Book Fair
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 | Miro Gavran, distinguished Croatian playwright, has appeared with four novels in four languages, Chinese, German, Spanish and English, at the 62nd Frankfurt International Book Fair, October 8, 2010, at the Croatian Exhibition Stand. His books have been translated into as many as 32 languages. Miro Gavran's play "All About Women" was premiered in Warszaw, Poland in July 2010. |
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The Strings International Music Festival was in Groznjan Croatia 2010
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 | Strings International Music Festival students Madison Marcucci, and Michal Marcucci, USA, traveled to Gro.njan, Croatia in August 2010 to participate in the International Cultural Center of Jeunesses Musicales Croatia in Gro.njan Festival. |
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Stjepan Krst rises from the ashes
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 | 1992 saw the expulsion of Croats from the parish of Stjepan Krst in Eastern Herzegovina. Their homes were burned and looted, and their church leveled to the ground. None of the above has kept the local Croats from rebuilding their homes and their church. |
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Croatia European waterpolo champion for 2010
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 | The 29th European Water Polo Championship held in Croatia's capital Zagreb was closed on Saturday, September 11, with a magnificent final match between Croatia and Italy. LEN officials, participating teams, the press and fans all described the event in Zagreb as the best so far. Croatia has won gold medal.
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Simone Young Australian conductor of Croatian mother and Irish father
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 | Australian-born Simone Young, of Croatian mother and Irish father, is a conductor who has succeeded in a highly competitive, male-dominated field. Her career as a conductor was launched at the Sydney Opera House in 1985. In 2001 she took up a position as musical director of the Australian Opera and in 2005 she was appointed general director of the Hamburg State Opera.
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Julienne Eden Busic's second book "Your Blood and Mine" available in English
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 | In her best-selling autobiography, "Lovers and Madmen", Julienne Eden Busic wrote about the events leading up to her participation, in the 1976 political hijacking of an American TWA plane. Thirteen years later, the author shares in her acclaimed second book, "Your Blood and Mine", an intimate glimpse into the meaning of suffering, commitment, and waiting. |
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Mile Bogovic opened the Church of Croatian Martyrs in Udbina 2010
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 | A dream of dr. Mile Bogovi., Gospi.-Senj archbishop on the left, and the whole of Croatia has been realized. The beautiful Church of Croatian Martyrs has been solemnly opened in Udbina, a town in the heart of Croatian region of Lika, on a spot with breathtaking view to the legendary Krbava field and surrounding mountains. |
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Marijana Hajdarhodzic and The Penny Black Remedy band from London
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 | Marijana Hajdarhod.i., born in Croatia, classically trained flute player, singer and percussionist, and The Penny Black Remedy band in London are positively brimming with excitement, as they prepare to play their first ever live shows in Norway and Croatia. In her native Dubrovnik, Croatia, they will be playing in the gorgeous and historical venue, Lazareti, on Saturday, August 21st, 2010. |
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Ljerka Ocic prominent Croatian organist and proponent of organ playing
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 | Ljerka O.i. is teaching organ and chamber music at the Academy of Music in Zagreb. She is a jury member at the international organ contests and gives master courses in interpretation. Professor O.i. is the president of the "Franjo Dugan Organ Music Promotion Society" in Zagreb, named after distinguished Croatian organ player and composer Franjo Dugan. She is the author of a series of five 30 min classical music films, shown in Croatia and Italy.
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Eight perfect days for Croatians in Perth Australia
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 | The Consulate of the Republic of Croatia and the Croatian Community of Western Australia are coordinating the participation of Croatia at this year.s fair Perth Royal Show. The goal is to showcase Croatia.s tourism and commerce as well as the trade and commerce of the Croatian community. The Elie Eaton pavilion the size of 1000 m2 was assigned to Croatia by the organizers. Hrvoje Petru.i., the consul general of the Republic of Croatia in Perth, wrote the article.
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Marko Bre.kovi. 1942-2010 a founder of Dubravacki trubaduri
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 | After a long and difficult illness, Marko Bre.kovi. passed on August 29th, 2010 at the age of 69. Together with .elo Jusi., Luciano Capurso, Hamo Hajdarhod.i., Bobo Berdovi. and Ladislav Padjen, he helped form the legendary group Dubrova.ki trubaduri. He will be buried on September 1, 2010 at Bonino cemetery in Dubrovnik. |
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Renata Pokupi. makes her LA Opera debut as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro
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 | Renata Pokupi. (left) makes her LA Opera debut as Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro (September 2010). The Croatian mezzo-soprano is known internationally through her acclaimed performances of baroque, classical and other coloratura-mezzo repertoire as well as solo songs. |
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Martin Puljic to produce Blues radio show in Cleveland
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 | Martin Puljic (left), a former American Croatian Business Association, President, and VP of Public Relations of Group 100, is independently producing a Blues music radio show for WJCU near Cleveland, Ohio USA. It will be on WJCU 88.7 FM on Tuesdays from 8-10PM EST beginning August 31st, 2010. |
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Pete Radovich has 18 Emmys
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 | "Friends" won 11, "Sienfeld" won 10, "South Park" won 3 but Croatian-American Pete Radovich (left) has 18 Emmys! This award winning producer is the Creative Director on CBS sports and has produced sports events ranging from the NBA to the Olympics. |
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Izumi Yamaguchi Japan singing Cetiri Staduna in Croatian
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 | Izumi Yamaguchi, Japanese pop and jazz singer, surprized us all with her beautiful interpretation of a popular Croatian song .etiri sta.una (Four Seasons), which she sings in Croatian language. The song is orginally performed by Meri Cetini., composed by Zdenko Runji., and the lyrics written by Tomislav Zuppa.
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Filip Cvitic created Epistula Croatica font for Croatian Glagolitic Script
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 | Epistula Croatica is the project initiated by Filip Cviti., aiming to spread information about the Croatian Glagolitic Script. The script, which is an important part of Croatian cultural heritage, is being researched in terms of design. The logo of the CROWN, that you can see at the top of this web page, has been created using this typeface, according to the initial idea of Nenad Bach. |
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Tomislav Raukar laureate of the Anton Gindely Prize in Vienna Austria 2009
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 | Tomislav Raukar, distinguished professor of Croatian Middle Age History at the University of Zagreb and a member of the Croatian Academy of Sciences and Arts, is a laureate of the prestigious Anton Gindly Prize in Vienna, Austria, for 2009, conferred to him by the Institute for Danube Area and Middle Europe in Vienna. It is a state prize in Austria established about 30 years ago. |
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Zvonimir Atletic photographs inspired by Mother Teresa
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 | On the occasion of 100 years since the birth of Mother Teresa, Croatian photographer Zvonimir Atleti. has an exhibition of photographs inspired by her missionary work. The exibition will take place in The Memorial House of Mother Teresa in Skopje, capital of Macedonia, August 26, 2010, at 8.00 pm. Photo of Mother Teresa on the left by Zvonimir Atleti., Zagreb, Croatia. |
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Ivano Balic voted the best handball player in history
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 | According to votes of 11,000 readers of web pages of International Handball Federation IHF, Ivano Bali. is the best handball player in history. Ivano Bali. is a standard member of Croatian handball representation, winner of gold medals at the World Championship in Portugal in 2003, at the Summer Olympic Games in Greece in 2004, and many other competitions. He was born in the city of Split in 1979, and is still an active player.
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Dr. Borislav Arapovic elected member of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2010
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 | Dr. Borislav Arapovi., Croatian philologist, founder of the Institute for Bible Translation in Stockholm, was elected the foreign member of the famous Russian Academy of Sciences, in 1999 for his work on organizing the translation of the Bible into about 80 non-Slavic languages of the former SU. About eight million copies of the Bible have been issued till now. Founding the Institute for Bible Translation in Moscow in 1997 has been blessed by late Patriarch Alexij II. |
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Nenad Bach Band new CD "All I Want Is Freedom" 2010
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 | Nenad Bach has a dream. A dream nurtured through wartime and expatriation, a dream informed by his quest for universal justice and deep longing for world peace. The result: All I Want Is Freedom, a passionate cri de coeur and the latest CD in the artist.s prolific body of work. Playing live on Sunday, August 22 7:30 pm . 11:00 pm Nenad Bach Band Live at Lucy's 446 Bedford Rd., Pleasantville, NY USA. New CD available on iTunes, CDBaby and Amazon.
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Marija Miletic Dail and her animated film PIXELTOWN
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 | Marija Mileti. Dail created a very interesting animated film PIXELTOWN. It is based on her book Pixletown - The World Found, issued by PublishAmerica in 2005. Pixletown is where a whole world existed, and even thrived, undiscovered for eons, until this last century, when the vehicle had been invented to bring it to our attention. That vehicle was the computer. Marija was born in Zagreb, Croatia, where her animation carreer had started.
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George Jure Prpic 1920-2009 Croatian-American historian
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 | Dr. Jure Prpi., Professor Emeritus of History, John Carroll University, Cleveland USA, authored numerous books, booklets and articles. He wrote many articles in various Croatian immigrant publications., and deserves a special place in the history of the Association for Croatian Studies. Besides being one of its founders (1977), for quite a long time he was its main pillar and promoter. He was truly a gentle soul, a genuinely good person.
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Hrvatski Obi.aj of Kansas City to release first CD
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 | The commitment, dedication, desire, sheer joy and passion each of us holds in our hearts is what connects us forever in this journey. As this CD was a labor of love we hope that you enjoy it, continue to support our endeavors and may you carry the spirit of Croatia all around the world with you as you listen to our music! |
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Brenda Brkusic and Jack Baric won Los Angeles Area Emmy® Award
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 | Bloody Thursday, a revealing documentary about the struggle of the West coast dockworkers during the Great Depression, produced by Brenda Brku.i. on the photo and Jack Bari., has won a Los Angeles Area Emmy Award. The onehour film that debuted on KOCE public television was one of three nominees in the category of Arts, Culture and History. |
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Jack Baric Croatian American filmaker: UN Should Be Trailed!
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 | Jack Baric: "...I wonder who is going to open a court to judge the UN, because in my estimation they were complicit during the war [in Croatia and Bosnia-Hercegovina] in the sense of their inactivity in stopping it..." His film Searching for a Storm deals with Croatian general Ante Gotovina. |
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Croatian Cooking & Brenda Brkusic on KOCE-TV
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 | Brenda Brku.i. shows us how to make delicious, healthy, traditional dinner from the Coastal region of Croatia, like Brudet, Blitva and Polenta. Croatia is known for its pristine island beaches, crystal clear waters and picturesque architecture, but we learn in this episode of Cooking for Health and Pleasure that it is also known for great food!
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Sandra Perkovic won gold for Croatia in discus throw in Barcelona 2010
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 | A new star has appeared on Croatia.s athletics horizon - discus thrower Sandra Perkovic - only 19 years old and yet ready to climb the podium at this year.s most important event, the European Athletics Championships Barcelona 2010. She created history in becoming not only the youngest ever winner of discus throw gold medal, but also the first ever Croatian to win European Championship gold. |
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Ashley Colburn and WOW Croatia won an 2010 Emmy Award
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| American television journalist and producer Ashley Colburn has won a prestigious Emmy Award for her documentary "WOW Croatia," which was filmed in October last year in our country, supported by Croatian National Tourist Board. From the historical walls of Dubrovnik to the markets and ties of Zagreb - get ready for a first class exploration of this amazing country. |
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Sir Iain Chalmers medical scientist interviewed at the University of Split Croatia
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 | In 2010 Sir Iain Chalmers, distinguished medical expert from UK, was a guest of the School of Medicine of the University of Split, Croatia. On this occasion he gave an interesting interview dealing with his contacts with Croatian scientists, Croatian Medical Journal, and his rich medical experience. He practised as a clinician for seven years in the UK and the Gaza Strip, and then became a full time health services researcher. |
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Preservation of music tradition in Moslavina Croatia
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 | Lana on the left and her mother Slavica Moslavac, prof., are distinguished popularizers of Croatian music and ethnographic tradition of the region of Moslavina west of Zagreb. Collecting and publishing materials on the music heritage of Moslavina and Croatian Posavina is not sheer romantic revival of the folklore past. It is a point of positive attitude towards the own folklore heritage. |
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Chichi may be the oldest dog in the world and vacationing in Croatia
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 | On Morton Street in the West Village lives a small poodle nearly the same color as the pavement upon which he takes his seven-times daily constitutional. He may very well be the oldest dog on the planet. But he may not live long enough to wear his crown. According to a long string of people who have owned the little canine, he is at least 22 years old, possibly 24. Chichi in Zadar, Croatia (photo).
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481 foreign volunteers from 35 countries defended Croatia in 1991-1995
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 | Sons of Croatia! 72 were killed in action (15 from England, 14 from Germany, 8 from France,...), and 88 wounded in action. Present in every front-line brigade, volunteers could be found on all of Croatia's five fronts. They were an enormous boost to civilian morale and their presence in battered front-line towns brought resolve to exhausted defenders. Jean-Michel Nicollier from France on the photo is one of the victims, assasinated in Ov.ara near Vukovar. |
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Unforgettable Croatian songs of 1990s
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 | Late Tomislav Iv.i. on the photo composed his unforgettable Stop the War in Croatia. We include excellent appearances at the Eurovision Song Contents of the Put (Path) with Don't ever cry, the duo of Lidija Dunjko and Danijela Martinovi. with Nostalgija, and Maja Blagdan with Vje.na ljubav (Eternal Love). We include Tereza Kesovija with Srebrena Bosna (Silver Bosnia), and last, but not least, Nenad Bach with Can We Go Higher?. |
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Fifty three Croatian wines awarded at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2010
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 | Fifty three Croatian wines have won awards at the Decanter World Wine Awards 2010, one of the most prestigious and acclaimed competitions in the industry. In 2009 Croatia has been hailed as a major force in the wine world after the country won more gold medals than established rivals including the US, New Zealand and Portugal at a leading tasting competition. |
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The Korea Times: Croatia . .Miss World. of the Mediterranean
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 | Mr. Lee Chang-sup, The Korea Times correspondent, wrote a very nice article about Croatia. Writing about Plitvice Lakes, Mr. Lee expressed his opinion that Croatians may feel their pride hurt when this national park is compared with the Niagara Falls in the U.S. and the Iguazu Falls near the border of Brazil and Argentina, at least in natural beauty. |
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CroExpress newspaper for Croatians in Germany, Austria and Switzerland
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 | In 2009 a team of Croatian and German journalists jointly produced a concept for the CroExpress, the new newspaper for Croatians in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, directed by Marina Stojak on the photo. This monthly describes the life of Croatians living in Europe and on the other side of the Atlantic to promote Croatian language, old-Croatian tradition and culture. It is a free newspaper. |
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Drago Stambuk Croatian ambassador in Japan writes about a beautiful friendship
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 | This year a wonderful example of .friendship building. has been set in motion between our two countries, Japan and Croatia. Accumulated efforts of Japanese and Croatian people have resulted in the project of .Japan - Croatia Friendship House. in Tokamachi, Niigata. Written by Dr. Drago .tambuk, ambassador of Croatia in Japan. |
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Emil Milihram Croatian canoeist wins the World Cup 2010 in Austria
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 | Croatian canoeist Emil Milihram is the overall winner of the Wildwater World Cup for 2010 after he won a classic race in Lofer, Austria. In the overall standings, Milihram is at the first place. He is followed by Yann Claudepierre of France and Norman Weber of Germany. Emil is already for three consecutive years the World Champion in canoeing! |
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Srdjan Bulat wins in Almeria
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 | Srdjan Bulat (left) a fifth year student at the Musical Academy in Split, under the tutelage of Professor Darko Petrinjak was the winner at the 11th annual Julian Arcas guitar competition, which was held from June 23-26 , 2010 in the Spanish town of Almeria. |
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Nicholas B. Daddazio's Cravat Sculpture as icon and symbol of Western Culture
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 | Cravat Sculpture as icon and symbol of Western Culture is an unending subject of interest for Nicholas B. Daddazio to explore. In 1991, his search for a new and surprisingly unusual, offbeat, out of the ordinary, and unexpected subject for his art led him to the ubiquitous cravat. The cravat originated in Croatia during the 1600's. Even the name of cravat is derived from Croatian name.
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Croatian town Lipik needs help to rebuild Kursalon
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 | The Kursalon, the neo-Renaissance style cafe in the town Lipik, Croatia, was constructed in 1893, with concert and a dance halls, a movie theater, restaurants, a piano bar, casino etc. It was the central point of the social and cultural life of the town until 1991, when it was destroyed and burned during the Serbian aggression on Croatia. This is an appeal to rebuild one of the trademarks of the town of Lipik. On the photo Nenad Bach and Ivan Pu..enik in Lipik. |
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Studia Croatica founded in Buenos Aires Argentina celebrates 50 years
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 | Studia Croatica is an important Croatian quaterly in Spanish founded in 1960 in Buenos Aires. It has published thosands of pages devoted to various historical, cultural and political issues dealing with Croatia and Croatians. The past directors were Ivo Bogdan, Franjo Nevisti., Radovan Latkovi., and Joza Vrlji.ak (photo), who established its internet versional at www.studiacroatica.org, capital achievement in preserving the history of Croatians.
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Dvigrad International Festival of Early Music in Croatia 2010
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 | Indefatigable professor Alojzije Prosoli, founder of Sacred Music association in Zagreb, Croatia, organized the new Dvigrad International Festival of Early Music, 26 June - 18 July. Dvigrad is a mediaeval town in the heart of Istrian peninsula in Croatia, which has been abandoned already in the 17th century due to plague. The partner country of the 2010 Dvigrad Festival is France. |
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John Kraljic and his Croatian historical studies
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 | John Kralji. was born in New York City of Croatian parents from the area of Rijeka. John is a member and an officer of the Croatian Academy of America and member the Croatian Studies Association, as well as a contributing editor of the Review of Croatian History, published by the Croatian Institute of History (Hrvatski povijesni institut). Mr. Kralji. is the President of the National Federation of Croatian Americans. |
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Karin Kuljanic voice from Heaven and soul from Croatian island of Cres
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 | Karin Kuljani. made her debut at the Melodies of Istria and Kvarner festival in 1994, Croatia, with the beautiful song .Zami me sobun sakamo. (Take me with you anyhwere). As I watched the video cassette of that festival I was thinking: This voice is something else! I hope it's here to stay. Luckily for MIK fans, it has. Employed at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital Rijeka, she is also known for her charitable work.
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Croatian Warm Sea project - Projekt Hrvatsko Toplo More
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 | The unused and neglected thermal and therapeutic springs in NW Croatia call for urgent action, in the area full of castles, granges and villas. We want to renovate existing structures and put the unused springs to use, to invest in tourist-health centres. We invite Croats who are interested in taking part in this project to get in touch with us as soon as they can. |
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Mladena Gavran Croatian theatre actress awarded The Vladimir Nazor Prize 2010
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 | For the twelve roles (!) she played in the monodrama THE CRAZIEST SHOW IN THE WORLD, the Croatian actress Mladena Gavran has been named the winner of the VLADIMIR NAZOR Prize for 2010. The author of the monodrama is her husband Miro Gavran. |
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Ivan Mestrovic's marble portrait of a child sold at Sotheby's in London 2010
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 | This portrait of Slavan Vidovi., son of Croatian painter Ivan Vidovi. is the first major marble by distinguished Croatian sculptor Ivan Me.trovi. to appear at auction at Sotheby's in 2010. The portrait was modelled during Me.trovi.'s stay in Split in 1906. |
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Sensational Croatian electric car launched at the Geneva Motor Show 2010
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 | Dok-Ing is the Croatian producer of high-tech robots, primarily for the US military. It has recently launched an attractive electric mini-car with vertical-opening doors. It can achieve 130km/h, acceleration of 0-100km/h in 7.7s. After 8 hours connected to a 220V network it gets a full charge of its lithium-phosphate, and can travel up to 250km without having to plug it. Director Vjekoslav Majeti. on the photo and design by Igor Juri.. |
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CACF raises over $150,000 at 8th Annual Golf Outing/Awards Dinner
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 | The Croatian American Charitable Foundation held its 8th Annual Charity Golf Outing and Awards Dinner at North Hills Country and Cherry Valley Club in Long Island, New York. Over 230 golfers and 60 companies help raise money to help the American Cancer Society, Doctors Without Borders, The Cam Neely Foundation and Croatian Mine Action Centre. |
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Branimir Kvartuc of StandUpCroatia.com to cross the Adriatic Sea for charity
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 | Croatian American Branimir Kvartu., an award-winning photojournalist, two times cancer survivor, StandUpCroatia.com founder and philanthropist, will be crossing the Adriatic Sea on June 25-27 of 2010, from Venice, Italy to Pula, Croatia on a Stand Up Paddle board, setting a world record, in the process. See some of his beuatiful photos from the .akovo Embroidery folklore festival. |
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Croatian train another great product by KONCAR - Electric Vehicles Inc
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 | Croatia is one among only six countries in Europe producing their own trains. The new Croatian train produced by KONCAR - Electric Vehicles Inc offers the state of the art concept, excellent design, air-condition, ergonomic seats and panoramic glazing enabling a comfortable drive. |
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1131 years since the first international recognition of Croatia
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 | The first international recognition of Croatia came on May 21, 879 from Pope John VIII, that is, 1131 years ago. During the solemn divine service in St. Peter's church in Rome in 879, Pope John VIII gave his blessing to Croatian prince Branimir and the whole Croatian people, about which he informed the prince in his letters. A detail of Croatian sacral monument from 9th century can be seen on the left, with the name of prince Branimir. |
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Erazmo Ben Ticac Croatian leading planner of Savannah nuclear ship 1959
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 | The Savannah nuclear ship, the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, was built to the plans of Erazmo Ti.ac 1904-1968, a Croatian born near the naval port of Rijeka. After the president Dwight Eisenhower announced his decision to build an experimental nuclear-powered merchant ship, Ti.ac became the leading planner. The ship was launched in 1959. On a plaque above the entrance to the ship's lounge was written in golden letters: "Ben Ti.ac, naval architect". |
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New Voices in Croatian Drama featured in NYC, May 13, 2010
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 | Highlighting the first-ever playwriting exchange between Croatia and the United States, this evening will showcase the work of young Croatian dramatists Ivana Sajko (left) and Tena .tivi.i., featuring a brief presentation on contemporary theatre from Croatia, excerpts from both author.s plays in both Croatian and English, and a discussion with the participants in this exchange. |
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Nenad Bach, Boris Ljubicic & Davor Pavuna at TEDxZAGREB April 2010
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 | Ideas worth spreading: Nenad Bach: A lifetime of advocating for peace has led Nenad to question: What is Freedom? Boris Ljubi.i.: Designer in quest, he has subordinated personal to the general, persistent and uncompromising promoter of Croatian visual identity. Davor Pavuna: unusual physicist with vision, exposing on eternal theme - Ah, Love!
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Irish dance phenomenon in Croatia's capital Zagreb May 16 2010
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 | Lord of the Dance spellbounds, excites and thrills audiences worldwide. It is the greatest and most sold dance show in the world. This time, Zagreb is looking for a ticket more. Zagreb will host Lord of the Dance's Troupe One, led by Michael Flatley himself. The performances will be held on Sunday, May 16th 2010, at Dra.en Petrovi. Basketball Center. First perfomance begins at 5 p.m. and the second one at 8.30 p.m. |
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Croatian Creation is the trademark of best Croatian products
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 | In late 1997 the Croatian Chamber of Economy started the Project to Visually Mark Croatian Products with Croatian Quality and Croatian Creation labels. The Croatian Quality label is given to those Croatian products whose properties meet high world standards. The Croatian Creation label is awarded to original Croatian products that reflect Croatian tradition, development, research, innovation and inventions. |
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Davor Suker to Hold Mini-Clinic for Charity in NYC, May 15, 2010
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 | Davor Suker (left) will be holding a .Mini Clinic for Charity. on Saturday, May 15th 2010 at the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) campus in Old Westbury, Long Island from 10am-1pm. The clinic will be for children between the ages of 9-14 and all proceeds will benefit the CACF and its ongoing battle for removing mines in Croatia. |
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Concert in honor of maestro Zeljko Brkanovic in V. Lisinski Concert Hall Zagreb
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 | The Zagreb Philarmonic Orchestra with Lana Genc on the piano marked 50 years of artistic work of professor .eljko Brkanovi., distinguished Croatian composer, performing his sophisticated Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall March 25 2010 under the baton of maestro Stefan Lano. |
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Greenwich Trio win at the Beethoven Society of Europe Competition
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 | The Greenwich Trio comprised of Stjepan Hauser from Croatia, Lana Trotovsek from Slovenia (both pictured left) and Yoko Misumi from Japan won at the Beethoven Chamber Music Competition 2010 held on April 22, 2010 at Steinway Hall in London and sponsored by the Beethoven Piano Society of Europe.
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Srdjan Bulat shines in Valencia
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 | On Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Xth International Guitar Competition of Alhambra, Srdjan Bulat (left) shined winning three awards at this prestigious guitar competition. He placed second overall, and won an audience award and an award for best interpretation of Spanish music. On Sunday May 16 2010 he will have free and open concert in Chicago, International House.
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Dejan Lazic to perform with the Pacific Symphony May 13-15, 2010
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 | Croatian pianist Dejan Lazic (left) whose recent performance The New York Times hailed as .full of poetic, shapely phrasing and vivid dynamic effects that made this music sound fresh, spontaneous and impassioned.. will be performing with the Pacific Symphony led by guest conductor Michael Stern. |
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Nenad Bach and Miro Gavran guests at Croatian Television on April 16 2010
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| Nenad Bach, distinguished Croatian-American musician, and Miro Gavran, distinguished Croatian writer, both of worldwide reputation, were guests of the Croatian Television show Lica nacije (Faces of the Nation) hosted by Branimir Bili. and directed by .eljko Musi.. This very interesting interview discussed strategic issues of global promotion of Croatian culture, as well as fundamental human values nourished within family. |
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Moreska in Croatia the last authentic sword dance in the Mediterranean
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 | The more.ka dance on the island of Kor.ula in Croatia can be played only by those for whom at least one parent is from the island. The dance dates from the Middle Ages, and together with the house of Marko Polo represents one of the chief attractions of the island. The confraternity of All Saints is the oldest one on the island, founded back in 1301. Text and photos by Davor Rostuhar, Croatian journalist and photographer.
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Jim Caviezel's spiritual journey from Medjugorje to Mel Gibson's Passion
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 | Jim Caviezel became the world famous actor with leading role in Mel Gibson's movie "Passion". In Medjugorje he had experienced certain dimension of faith that was unknown to him up to that point. In February 2010 he came to Medjugorje for the sixth time as pilgrim. |
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Dr. Edward L. Miloslavich Croatian investigator of the Katyn Forest tragedy
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 | Dr. Edward Lucas Miloslavich (Eduard Luka Miloslavi.), professor at the University of Zagreb, Croatia, was one among 12 medical experts who investigated the Katyn Forest tragedy in 1943. In 1951 and 1952 he gave an official report also to the Congress of the USA. We express our deep condolances to the Polish people on the occasion of the airplane tragedy of April 10 2010. |
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Croatians of Chicagoland book set to launch May 17, 2010
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 | The Chicago area is home to more than 150,000 people of Croatian descent. In its heyday, the community grew so robust, it was known as the "second Croatian Capital." In her new book "Croatians of Chicagoland, " Maria Dugandzic-Pasic examines how this community and its leaders, clergy, laborers, politicians, athletes, benevolent societies and social organizations helped build and shape Chicago's history. |
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Hagen Iserlohn 2011 call for submissions
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 | The Hagen Iserlohn-2011 contest and exhibition of Croatian student's art from around the world will be held in Germany in cooperation with: HKM Hagen, SD. Croatia Hagen, Hagen Caritas, Matica Croatia for the Ruhr area and the Croatian Heritage Foundation. The deadline for submissions is December 18, 2010. |
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Australian-Croatian Vinko Romanik featured on stamp
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 | Vinko Romanik, was recently granted the honour of appearing on a limited edition postage stamp in recognition of the 200th Anniversary of Australia Post. He has worked for Australia Post for some years. He was one of 10 Australia Post workers to appear on an exclusive stamp out of 1,600 employees who were nominated. |
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Tom Rukavina Croatian-American running for Minnesota governor
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 | Tom Rukavina, from northern Minnesota is in the running for governor of Minnesota as a member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party. He has a reputation as a straight talking, hard working and passionate advocate for what's best for Minnesota. |
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Mervan Pasic Croatian mathematician invited by Japanese colleagues
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 | Dr. Mervan Pa.i., professor of Mathematics at the University of Zagreb, visited Japan from November 11-22 2009 upon the invitation of Japanese mathematicians: Yuki Naito, Hiroyuki Usami, Tetsutaro Shibata and Jitsuro Sugie. He delivered an invited lecture at the University of Hiroshima and a plenary lecture at the University of Kyoto. The cities of Kyoto and Zagreb are twinned since 1972.
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Croatian Easter Eggs
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 | Croatia has a long and rich tradition of beutifully painted Easter eggs prepared within families during Lenten time. On the left are a few such eggs from a large ethnographic collection exhibited in the famous Franciscan convent of Kraljeva Sutjeska in Bosnia and Herzegovina. We take the opportunity to wish all the readers of the CROWN and their families a happy and blessed Easter. |
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New app brings Croatian Easter tradition to your iPhone
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 | 1337bit Ltd. (pronounced Elite Bit) has created a new exciting iPhone game that is based around the old Easter family tradition of egg tapping around the Easter breakfast table. The old Easter tradition of Egg tapping for Easter breakfast involves family members sitting around the Easter breakfast table tapping painted hard boiled Easter eggs into each other. |
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Professor Henrik Heger founder of Croatian studies at Sorbonne in Paris in 1981
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 | Henrik Heger, distinguished Croatian scientist, is professor at Sorbonne in Paris, one of the most prestigious universities in the world. He founded Croatian Studies at Sorbonne already in 1981. In 1983 professor Heger organized an important international symposium Les croates et la civilisation du livre (Croatians and the Civilization of the Book). He has contributed enormously to spreading the knowledge about Croatian culture.
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The Sound of Music, von Trapp and Croatia
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 | The Sound of Music, a well known film starring Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer, deals with the life of Georg von Trapp who was born in Zadar in 1880. This is a true story of a war captain, dedicated to his family, the navy, the sea, different ships and submarines, etc. But it also contains many beautiful descriptions of the places and people he met along the entire Adriatic coast.
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US Census 2010 IMPORTANT for Croatian American families
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 | I have not seen any brochure, any instructions to help Croatian American families on how to fill the US Census 2010. Every 10 years we have Census here in the United States of America. There is no obvious way to understand where to put your heritage. Proper census guaranties many benefits to follow for the community in general. So I posted a detailed sample of the question 9 of the Census. There are 2-3 million Croatian Americans, but when we count the census, not even close. So, take your pen and fill it properly.
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Lipik presented in the cultural magazine Croatian Review
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 | The city of Lipik was presented in Croatian Review, a cultural and political magazine that was first published in 1928. From 1945 to 1950 the magazine was prohibited. Thanks to the Croatian emigrants Vinko Nikoli. and Antun Bonifa.i., the magazine came back to life in Argentina. In the years between 1951 and 1990 it was published in Buenos Aires and Paris and then in Munich and Barcelona. Since 1991 it has been published in Zagreb by Matica Hrvatska. |
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Ivan Ljubicic Croatian tennis player won Masters 1000 title at Indian Wells ATP 2010
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 | Croat Ivan Ljubicic celebrated his first Masters 1000 title after upsetting seventh-seeded American Andy Roddick 7-6, 7-6 in the final of the Indian Wells ATP tournament. The big-serving Ljubicic fired down 20 aces and hit 42 winners to seal an emotional victory in just over two hours on the stadium court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. |
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JUSTICE a subtle film by Evan Oppenheimer music by Nenad Bach on DVD
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 | "Justice", the long-awaited film directed by Evan Oppenheimer, with a musical score from Nenad Bach that has been called "brilliant", is finally available for purchase! A sensation when it premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, "Justice" was greeted by superb reviews in its theatrical release, and it set box office records at the independent theater it was released at in New York City. It was praised in the New York Times and The International Herald Tribune.
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Dr. Ante Cuvalo: Croatia at the crossroads 1990
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 | The following is an article written in June of 1990 by dr. Ante .uvalo, distinguished Croatian historian, after the first free elections in Croatia. It was published in the then émigré publication, Hrvatska revija [Croatian Review], No. 3, September, 1990, pp. 601-605. We provide it as a parallel Croatian and English text. |
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Daniella guest hosts on Malaysian Dance Radio
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 | Daniella Pavicic (Daniella) has always been surrounded by dance music. Growing up, she developed a connection and an attraction to electronic music through radio stations and club gigs. But she never thought that one day that it would be her voice on the radio, her face on a CD cover, and that she'd be one of the genre's biggest stars.
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Japan-Croatia Friendship House Project presented in Tokamachi
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 | Dr. Drago .tambuk, Croatian ambassador in Japan, called Tokamachi the capital of the Japanese-Croatian friendship. More precisely, Japan-Croatia Friendship House Project has been presented in Tokamachi, to be built near the playground named Croatia Pitch, which serves the sporting, cultural and social purposes. Croatian architects Vinko Penezi. and Kre.imir Rogina, already established in Japan, explained the project's premises and details. |
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St. Anthony's Tamburica & Kolo Club in Los Angeles exists since 1960
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 | St. Anthony's Tamburica & Kolo Club is an ensemble founded at St. Anthony's Croatian Catholic Church founded in 1960 by Josip Bachman, a Croatian immigrant from the city of Osijek. The orchestra performs concert pieces composed specifically for the tamburica orchestra by noted Croatian composers, including the great Dr. Josip Andri.. The Japanese "L.A. Men's Glee Club" has sung U BOJ in Croatian at Croatian Cultural Extravaganza! |
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Ivo Robic 1923-2000 Croatian pop singer and a global star
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 | Ivo Robi. 1923-2000 is probably the most famous Croatian pop singer in history. For Germany's Polydor Record Co he first cut "Morgen" in 1959, and in a few weeks the "Morgen" climbed to Germany's top songs. It was sold in more than a million of copies, half a million in the USA! He was a guest star in some prestigious USA programs: Perry Como Show of NBC, the Ed Sullivan Show, the Dick Clark Show, etc.
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17th Annual NFCA Cultural Foundation Convention to be held May 15, 2010
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| | The National Federation of Croatian Americans (NFCA) Cultural Foundation 2010 Assembly of Delegates will take place in Monroeville, Pennsylvania within the Greater Pittsburgh area, the weekend of May 14-16. |
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