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| THE LATEST NEWS ARE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE New sites for independent film makers: http://www.indiewire.com/ http://www.studentreel.com/ _______________________________________________________________________________________ New Site devoted to Aleska Santic.....complete work online, photographs, MP3 formats,etc. Go to www.aleksasantic.com _______________________________________________________________________________________ Read about one of the most translated modern Serbian writers and subscribe to the mailing list for obtaining the latest info on publishing events in domestic literature: http://www.khazars.com/ ______________________________________________________________________________________ Students of all applied sciences are invited to submit their papers to a new online magazine "Industrija on-line" http://www.geocities.com/petronnius/industrija.html _______________________________________________________________________________________ GIFT FOR THE UPCOMING HOLIDAYS: "Kir Stefan-the Serb" Choir CD 17 sacred and traditional Serbian songs by an internationally-awarded Smederevo choir and 8-page booklet describing the origin and the meaning of the lyrics. CD professionally produced in the U.S.A. Proceeds go to charity. http://sane-boston.org/culture.html _______________________________________________________________________________________ www.etnocentar.com has a presentation and online sale of hand made souvenirs and unique art pieces, made by domestic artists and talented craftsmen from Yugoslavia. _______________________________________________________________________________________ An interesting initiative and content at the following web destination http://www.istreamtechnologies.com/joetrip/balkan.htm For those who live close to New York City, it may be a really cool place to visit. Check them out. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Wonderful news! Cisco company donated $ 110,000 in networking equipment to Belgrade's College of Electrical Engineering ...thanks to the initaitive of 3 current Cisco engineers and former students of the College (Darja Padila, Dragan Milojkovic i Miroslav Pajovic). Former students of the same College who currently work in Holland, organized the donation of 5 tons! of books and magazines to the College that for years was not receiving any journal subscriptions or books. These are excellent examples of what we can do with a little effort and lots of good will. Read the rest of the story (in Serbian only, sorry) here. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Site with beautiful photographs of the Montenegrin coast and old cities. At www.kotor.com And an interesting example of marriage between tradition and new technologies at www.opanci.com _______________________________________________________________________________________ Excellent site for all your travel needs during the visit to Belgrade and tour packages in Serbia. http://solair.eunet.yu/~rabotic/index.htm Also, a great place to introduce yourself to Serbian life, culture and places to visit. ______________________________________________________________________________________ An oppotunity for young people of Serbian origin who were born out of Serbia or live all over the world, to get to know the country, people and culture of their grandfathers. The visit starts July 19th 2003 and will last one month. See more details here. ______________________________________________________________________________________ www.crinfo.org is a new web database on conflict resolution issues connecting practitioners, researchers, interested users, and potential funders. The database currently provides instant access to 13,000 Web, print, organizational, and other conflict resolution-related resources. ______________________________________________________________________________________ NEW An excellent, professional new job posting and searching web site-www.serbia-today.com Beside the online job database the site also offer free forums, web design, New Media and Classifieds. The site will be integrated with the Europages site. _____________________________________________________________________________________ NEW An intersesting and educational web site on various issues related to Serbia and its history and culture with open forums and other contents- www.rodoslovlje.com ______________________________________________________________________________________ NEW A fun, innovative and helpful site for learning Serbian language with phonetics, pictures and vocal pronounciations- give it a try and more at www.speakserbian.com ______________________________________________________________________________________ e-nass:e-Network of Academia in Social Sciences "Scientia est potentia" This information e-network aims to deepen communication among academics in Social Sciences, including prospective undergraduate students. The moderator prepares e-NASS Newsletter, e-NASS Bulletin, and e-NASS Booklet, compilations of cross-postings from several sources. The e-NASS Newsletter is to widely distribute useful academic news as Call for Papers, Fellowships/Scholarships, Websites, Publications, Reviews, Summer Schools and etc? The e-NASS Bulletin is composed of several articles derived from numerous resources of analysis. The e-NASS Booklet informs subscribers about jobs, trainings and internships. Although the primary language of the list is English, contributions in other languages of Latin script are highly welcome to prompt further interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary dialogue in social sciences. The list discourages any form of discussion but open to academic inquiries and advertisements without commercial benefit. For further information see: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/e-nass/ For subscription send an e-mail to e-nass-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ___________________________________________________________________________________ E-catalogue of Zenska Infoteka library holds information on 2600 books from a whole range of women-related issues (Feminism, women's movement, women's history, politics, law, philosophy, psychology, sociology, religion,anthropology, literature, cultural history, media, art, health issues and social welfare, etc., and furthermore on burning issues such as trafficking, violence against women and women's human rights). The catalogue is searchable according to names of authors, book titles, subjects and key words. You can access the E-catalogue via following link: http://www.zinfo.hr/hrvatski/knjiznica.htm or send your inquiry to Zenska infoteka via e-mail: zinfo@zamir.net _____________________________________________________________________________________ Online magazine: Publication of the second issue of the European Balkan Observer (EBO). This issue contains articles on EU Conditionality, Governance in the Balkans, the Economic Development of Slovenia and Bosnia, the Cavtat Declaration of Economists from Former Yugoslavia and an analysis of the EU Integration of Macedonia and its impact on Roma. European Balkan Observer , published by the Belgrade Centre for European Integrations (BeCEI) and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW), focuses on the European Integration of the Western Balkans and seeks to provide timely critical commentary and analysis of the integration process. The European Balkan Observer can be downloaded for free at: http://www.wiiw.ac.at/balkan/ _____________________________________________________________________________________ New book: Homeland Calling: Exile Patriotism and the Balkan Wars Hockenos, Paul. Homeland Calling: Exile Patriotism and the Balkan Wars (Cornell University Press, 2003) Over the last ten years, many commentators have tried to explain the bloody conflicts that tore Yugoslavia apart. But in all these attempts to make sense of the wars and ethnic violence, one crucial factor has been overlooked -- the fundamental roles played by exile groups and émigré communities in fanning the flames of nationalism and territorial ambition. Based in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and South America, some groups helped provide the ideologies, the leadership, the money, and in many cases, the military hardware that fueled the violent conflicts. Atypical were the dissenting voices who drew upon their experiences in western democracies to stem the tide of war. In spite of the diasporas' power and influence, their story has never before been told, partly because it is so difficult, even dangerous to unravel. Paul Hockenos, a Berlin-based American journalist and political analyst, has traveled through several continents and interviewed scores of key figures, many of whom had never previously talked about their activities. In Homeland Calling, Hockenos investigates the borderlessinternational networks that diaspora organizations rely upon to export political agendas back to their native homelands -- agendas that at times blatantly undermined the foreign policy objectives of their adopted countries. Hockenos tells an extraordinary story, with elements of farce as well as tragedy, a story of single-minded obsession and double-dealing, of high aspirations and low cunning. The figures he profiles include individuals as disparate as a Canadian pizza baker and an Albanian urologist who played instrumental roles in the conflicts, as well as other men and women who rose boldly to the occasion when their homelands called out for help. Paul Hockenos is a writer and political analyst living in Berlin. He is the author of Free to Hate: The Rise of the Right in Post- Communist Eastern Europe, and his articles and commentaries on Central Europe and the Balkans have appeared in World Policy Journal, The New Statesman and Society, The Nation, and The Christian Science Monitor, as well as many other periodicals. From 1997 to 1999 he worked in Bosnia and Herzegovina for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. _______________________________________________________________________________________ New book: The Balkans in World War Two Britain's Balkan Dilemma 1939-41 by Christopher Catherwood In 1939 the British government discovered that their policy of appeasing Hitler was not working and that the United Kingdom needed allies. But in August of that year the Soviets and Nazis signed a pact that was to alter everything - especially for the vulnerable countries of the Balkans, who felt threatened not just by the Third Reich but also by the USSR. In addition, there were those in both Britain and France who actually wanted to go to war with the Soviet Union, since the Russians were giving Germany much needed oil. Would war in the Balkans help - or make a dire situation potentially terminal? After France fell in 1940, the situation for Britain worsened again, since the country was effectively alone, against an increasingly powerful Germany, and a Soviet Union that was expanding. Christopher Catherwood's book explores how, under Churchill's leadership, Britain dealt with these dilemmas. CONTENTS: Introduction - The Problem up to 1939 - Britain's Failure in to Get Turkey and the Balkans on Side, and Failed Talks with Stalin - Britain's Dilemma in 1939 Gets Clearer - Britain and the Russo-Finnish War; the USSR and the Caucasus Oil Fields; Italy Enters the War - Sir Stafford Cripps and Russia; Further Balkan Reactions - Italian Invasion of Greece, and German Invasion of the USSR - Conclusion: Was Churchill Right, or did we make a Horrible Mistake? November 2003 224 pp 216x138mm HB £45.00 0-333-74164-1 www.palgrave.com ______________________________________________________________________________________ New book: International Intervention in the Balkans since 1995 Edited by Peter Siani-Davies This volume offers an analysis of the activities of the international community in the Balkans since the 1995 Dayton Agreement. There has been substantial investment in the region but so far the gains have been limited and doubts remain as to the extent that sustainable security has been enhanced. There is a need for serious reassessment of policies and priorities, but this depends on a careful analysis of past successes and failures. The contributors seek to provide this by examining intervention, not just in terms of military action and the activities of major international agencies at state level, but also the activities of outside NGOs within the local environment. Routledge Advances in European Politics Routledge September 2003: 234x156: 240pp Hb: 0-415-29834-2: £60.00 www.routledge.com _______________________________________________________________________________________ It is an invitation for Serbs in diaspora to send their kids to summer camp in Serbia named "Tara 2005" Program is exlusively designed for kids living abroad and has a lot of activities planned regarding folklore, religion, culture, tourist attractions and national history. Apparently CD or DVD with a lot of information regarding the camp can be downloaded for free from www.srbijakamp.org.yu Sportsko edukativni kamp SRBIJA "TARA 2005" Milan Zivkovic Dragan Cvetanovic info@srbijakamp.org.yu |
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Rules for applying for permanent residency lottery -Green Card-drawings for a year 2005 have been officially announced at: http://travel.state.gov/dv2005.html News is that only electronically submitted entries will be processed and no paper entries will be accepted. |