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CROATIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL by express
PRESS RELEASE
CROATIAN CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Sunday March 7th 2010
72 Whitehall Street, Footscray
SEE the Culture, HEAR the sounds, TASTE the flavours of Croatia
Sunday March 7th 2010, the first ever Croatian Cultural Festival will be held in Victoria. The Croatian community today is thriving and continues to reflect the ongoing commitment of Croats to maintaining their heritage. The Croatian community has many different clubs and organisations within Victoria. Many regular events are held within these groups. The Croatian Cultural Festival is an opportunity for the Croatian community to introduce this culture to rest of Melbourne and Victoria. Most of all, this Festival will be a celebration of Victoria
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Cleveland 2009 - Croatian Soccer Tournament by express
Karlo Jelinčić
The 46th annual Croatian North American Soccer Tournament took place over the weekend of September 4-6 in the American city of Cleveland, Ohio hosted by Cleveland Croatia.
The successful tournament founded in 1964 is the oldest of its kind in the Croatian diaspora, having inspired the Australian version which was founded a decade later. The latest edition of the tournament saw 21 clubs enter, 8 from the USA and 13 from Canada.
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Appeal decision goes against Saints by express
By Mark Ivković
THE St Albans Saints Soccer Club have been dealt a huge blow on Thursday night with the Football Federation Australia Appeal’s Committee throwing out the club’s appeal against a 9 point deduction handed down to them on the 1st of July 2009.
The St Albans Saints were represented by solicitor, Mr Martin Amad. The Saints were contesting the charge handed down to them by Football Federation Victoria on July 1 2009 at the FFV Appeal’s board. The charge handed down that night were the following...
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The Turbo Folk Invasion Part 3 by express
Damir Ljubičić
Robert Špoljar
The Turbo-folk phenomenon is growing by the day among the Croatian youth. People know the lyrics off by heart, and many patrons of Turbo-folk clubs are not embarrassed to say that they are fans of the genre.
“It’s not embarrassing at all. It’s just a form of music. Everyone has their own taste,” said a 21 year old civil engineering student from Zagreb. He also claimed that most of his colleagues at university listen to Turbo-folk. His parents however are divided on the issue.
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The Turbo Folk Invasion Part 2 by express
Damir Ljubičić
Robert Špoljar
The producers and creators of Turbo-folk have copied the aesthetics of American rap clips, filling every shot with scantily clad women and covered everyone with so much jewellery that the combined weight of gold and jewels would undoubtedly number in the kilos. Rappers often seem to promote a ‘glamorous’ lifestyle of luxury and crime which influence children across the entire planet. Kids in Croatia have also been known to copy these rappers, however now it is even more tangible when it’s in a language they understand.
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The Turbo Folk Invasion by express
The Turbo folk invasion
Damir Ljubičić
Robert Špoljar
Many people who travel to the homeland for the first time are astounded at how popular Serbian ‘Turbo-folk’ really is among Croatians in Croatia and Bosnia-Herzegovina. Although this is not a new topic by any means, as we regularly see war veterans protesting against upcoming concerts of these ‘pevaljke’, it seems this phenomenon is reaching epic proportions.
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UTEMELJITELJI SJEDNINJENIH DRŽAVA by express
Piše Damir Ljubičić
U prvom dijelu feljtona o Slobodnim zidarima, obratili smo pozornost na teorije postanka društva i neke povijesne činjenice koje su zabilježene tijekom ranih godina djelovanja društva na europskom tlu.
Nakon uloge u francuskoj revoluciji, masoni su se našli na udaru Crkve i dijela javnosti. Iz tih razloga mnogi od njih potražili su sigurnost na američkom kontinentu, gdje se tih godina rađala ideja o stvaranju nove, ujedninjene države.
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Kolumna - MASONI by express
Piše Damir Ljubičić
Najčešće spominjanotajno društvo u teorijama zavjera svakako su masoni, ili ako hoćete u hrvatskom prijevodu - Slobodni zidari. Većina ove ljude doživljava kao grupu čudaka kojai se tajno okupljaju na sastancima svojih loža, rukuju se na čudan način, te koriste mističnim simbolima i ritualima. Neki ih doživljavaju kao svjetsku mafiju koja se koristi svim navedenim kako bi prikrila svoje zlokobne planove o ‘konačnoj kontroli nad svakim pojedincem na zemaljskoj kugli’, uspostavljanju svjetske nadvlade i drugim‘nekršćanskim’ idejama.Isti smatraju kako upravo masoni ‘iza zavjesa’ već vladaju svijetom, kontroliraju bankarski sustav, korporacije i medije. Također, masone se često optužuje kao organizatore raznih političkih manipulacija koje su naštetile mnogim nacijama u Europi i svijetu.
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Ante Pavelić: izuzetna sudbina by express
Pavelić – Čovjek koji je postao simbolom Hrvatskog otpora
Piše - Christophe Dolbeau
Godina 2009. obilježava u isto vrijeme 120. rođendan Ante Pavelića (rođen 14. srpnja 1889.) i 50 godišnjicu njegove smrti (28. prosinca 1959.). Tom prigodom, neka nam bude dopušteno da se ukratko vratimo na životni put i osobnost tog slavnog osnivača Ustaša i šefa Nezavisne Države Hrvatske, čovjeka kojeg čuvari « Besprijekorne Povjesti » imaju običaj opisati što crnje.
Pored aveti kojima se hrani njegova zlokobna legenda i pored uvreda i laži koje se osipaju na njega već 60 ili 70 godina, Ante Pavelić ostaje u očima mnogih svojih sunarodnjaka jedan od glavnih boraca za nacionalnu nezavisnost, veliki simbol hrvatskog otpora. Za to bez sumnje ima više razloga.
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SMRTONOSNI SJAJ TURBO FOLKA - DRUGI DIO by express
Glazba, pornografija ili kulturološki genocid?
Damir Ljubičić
Fenomen slušanja turbo-folka među hrvatskim tinejdžerima, ali i među širom populacijom, u sve je većem porastu. Publika tekstove pjesama zna napamet, a mnogi od posjetitelja ‘turbo-folk’ klubova ne srame se reći da slušaju takvu glazbu.
- Nije sramota. To je vrsta muzike i o tome se ne raspravlja. Svatko ima svoj ukus - kaže 21-godišnji student Prometnog fakulteta u Zagrebu. On tvrdi da većina njegovih kolega također sluša turbo-folk. Njegovi roditelji, međutim, podijeljeni su što se toga tiče.
- Mama je nekad slušala narodnjake, a i danas ih tu i tamo sluša. Tata baš i ne, kaže mi da sam budala - iskreno će mladić.
“Seljaci” su, po mišljenju mnogih pripadnika takozvane hrvatske kulturne i društvene kreme, upravo oni koji slušaju turbo-folk, i to uz Thompsona, Tonyja Cetinskog, Olivera Dragojevića, Gibonnija i druge priznate hrvatske umjetnike. S druge strane, njihovi neistomišljenici smatraju kako su svi oni koji slušaju narodnjake, ‘cajke’ i ‘turbo-folk’ zapravo niža vrsta, a glazba koju slušaju kulturnim smećem.
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