On Monday, 6 May, Nacional received confirmation that the search for Markac's new attorney, which had been ongoing for several months, ended last week with the selection of Kuzmanovic, who is to be appointed officially only with the start of autumn, when the start of the trials of generals Markac, Cermak and Gotovina is scheduled.


Nacional je u ponedjeljak, 6. svibnja, dobio potvrdu da je potraga za novim Markačevim odvjetnikom, koja traje već nekoliko mjeseci, prošlog tjedna završila odabirom Kuzmanovića koji će biti službeno imenovan tek početkom jeseni, za kad se najavljuje i početak suđenja generalima Markaču, Čermaku i Gotovini.


The search for Markac's new attorney started a few months ago, at the time when the process of establishing Separovic's conflict of interest was launched.


Potraga za novim Markačevim odvjetnikom počela je još prije nekoliko mjeseci, u vrijeme kad je počeo postupak za utvrđivanje Šeparovićeva sukoba interesa.


At first secretly, not wishing to prejudice the ruling of the Hague Tribunal, Markac's attorneys started a wide search, rendered difficult by the specific characteristics a potential candidate would have to posses: the search was on for a Croat, i.e. someone fluent in Croatian, but who received their legal education abroad since, besides a knowledge of the Croatian legal system, at the Hague Tribunal it is much more important to have a solid background in Anglo-Saxon Law.


Isprva potajno, ne želeći prejudicirati odluku Haaškog tribunala, Markačevi su odvjetnici krenuli u široku potragu, koja je bila teška zbog specifičnih osobina potencijalnog kandidata: tražio se Hrvat, odnosno čovjek koji zna hrvatski jezik, ali se pravno školovao u inozemstvu, jer je, osim poznavanja hrvatskog pravnog sustava, na sudu u Haagu mnogo važnije dobro poznavanje anglosaksonskog prava.


Over the past month the selection had been narrowed to a few names, followed by the selection of Tomislav Kuzmanovic as the most perspective candidate.


U proteklih mjesec dana izbor se suzio na nekoliko imena, a potom je kao najizgledniji kandidat izabran upravo Tomislav Kuzmanović.


As is an American lawyer with Croatian parents, Kuzmanovic speaks Croatian well, his particular advantage being that he is not unfamiliar with the Hague Tribunal – he has already represented defendants there from 1998 to 2003.


Budući da je riječ o američkom odvjetniku čiji su roditelji Hrvati, Kuzmanović dobro govori hrvatski, a njegova je posebna prednost to što mu Haaški sud nije nepoznanica - ondje je od 1998. do 2003. već zastupao neke okrivljenike.


It was there in fact that he was noticed by Markac's attorney Goran Mikulicic, with whom he is on friendly terms some ten years now and whose opinion very likely weighed in most in Kuzmanovic's becoming Markac's new lawyer.


I upravo ondje ga je zapazio Markačev odvjetnik Goran Mikuličić, s kojim je u prijateljskim odnosima već desetak godina i čije je mišljenje vrlo vjerojatno imalo najveći utjecaj da Kuzmanović postane novi Markačev odvjetnik.


As the official ban on Separovic's continued representation of Mladen Markac was announced only last week, speculation started on the weekend on his replacement, but it will be a few months still before Tomislav Kuzmanovic is in fact officially appointed.


Budući da je službena zabrana Šeparovićeva daljnjeg zastupanja Mladena Markača objavljena tek prošlog tjedna, tijekom vikenda počela su nagađanja o njegovoj zamjeni, ali do službenog imenovanja Tomislava Kuzmanovića proći će još nekoliko mjeseci.


It is only over the next couple of days that Kuzmanovic will come to Zagreb to hammer out the details of his assuming the defence of Mladen Markac, which will be followed by the extensive procedure of his accreditation before the Hague Tribunal, likely to last through to September, when, besides, the trials of Markac, Cermak and Gotovina should open.


Kuzmanović će tek u sljedećih nekoliko dana doći u Zagreb na konačni dogovor oko preuzimanja obrane Mladena Markača, a potom će uslijediti opsežna procedura za njegovo akreditiranje pred Haaškim sudom, pa će proces vjerojatno potrajati do rujna, kad bi, uostalom, trebalo početi suđenje Markaču, Čermaku i Gotovini.


Tomislav Kuzmanovic, General Markac's new defence counsel, has up to now remained generally unknown to the Croatian public.


A Tomislav Kuzmanović, novi branitelj generala Markača, dosad je za hrvatsku javnost bio uglavnom nepoznat.


Among Croatian emigrants in the US, however, and in US legal circles, he is reputed to be a very talented legal expert, and a great advocate of Croatia, active in numerous Croatian organisations in the US, and a person with a deep respect of the late President Tudjman and of Gojko Susak.


Međutim, među hrvatskim iseljenicima u Americi, kao i u američkim pravnim krugovima, on slovi kao jedan od vrlo vještih pravnih stručnjaka, ali i veliki borac za Hrvatsku, aktivan u brojnim hrvatskim organizacijama u Americi, ali i velik poštovatelj pokojnog predsjednika Tuđmana i Gojka Šuška.


For his contribution to Croatia Tudjman in 1996 conferred upon him the Order of the Croatian Braid.


Za svoj doprinos Hrvatskoj 1996. je od Tuđmana dobio i odlikovanje Reda hrvatskog pletera.


He was born in Milwaukee in 1964 to a typical emigrant family.


Rodio se 1964. u Milwaukeeju, u tipičnoj emigrantskoj obitelji.


His mother Ivanka, a native of Cista Prova, and father Boris, a native of Zagreb, emigrated to the USA from the former Yugoslavia in the early 1950s and decided to settle in Milwaukee, where there was a Croatian community, and where Kuzmanovic's father soon landed a job at the GE Medical Systems Company.


Njegova majka Ivanka, rodom iz Cista Prove, i otac Boris, Zagrepčanin, iz tadašnje su Jugoslavije emigrirali u SAD početkom 50-ih te se odlučili nastaniti u Milwaukeeju, gdje je postojala zajednica Hrvata u Americi, a ondje je Kuzmanovićev otac ubrzo i dobio posao u tvrtki GE Medical Systems.


He first visited Croatia in 1970 as a six-year-old when he and his parents visited the grandparents who had remained in Croatia.


Hrvatsku je prvi put posjetio još kao šestogodišnjak 1970. kad je s roditeljima posjetio baku i djeda koji su ostali u Hrvatskoj.


As a teenager in 1981 Tomislav Kuzmanovic came to Zagreb with his father as a member of a folklore ensemble in which he played the tambouritza.


Tomislav Kuzmanović je 1981. kao tinejdžer s ocem došao u Zagreb kao član folkorne skupine u kojoj je svirao tamburicu.


In his interviews he often described the fear prevalent in Croatia after Tito's death: "At the train station, in front of parks, and even in front of the concert hall, there were armed men.


U svojim intervjuima često je opisivao strah koji se u Hrvatskoj osjećao nakon Titove smrti: “Na željezničkom kolodvoru, ispred parkova, pa čak i ispred koncertne dvorane stajali su naoružani muškarci.


There were pictures of Tito everywhere, like he was Mao Zedong.


Titove slike visjele su posvuda, kao da je riječ o Mao Zedongu.


You could feel fear everywhere", related Kuzmanovic of his visit to Zagreb in the early 1980s.


Svuda se osjećao strah”, opisivao je Kuzmanović posjet Zagrebu početkom 80-ih.


As a Croatian emigrant Kuzmanovic's father Boris was suspect to the former Yugoslav secret service and they took away his US passport during the visit to Zagreb and interrogated him several times, only to release him in the end, accompanying him as he boarded the flight back to the USA. Even back in high school the young Kuzmanovic developed an interest in law and his decision to continue his education in that field at the University of Wisconsin-Madison was expected.


Tadašnjoj jugoslavenskoj tajnoj službi Kuzmanovićev otac Boris bio je sumnjiv kao hrvatski emigrant pa su mu tijekom posjeta Zagrebu oduzeli američku putovnicu i nekoliko ga puta ispitivali, da bi ga na kraju ipak pustili i pratili kako se penje u avion za Ameriku. Mladi Kuzmanović još se u srednjoj školi počeo zanimati za pravo pa je bila očekivana njegova odluka da svoje obrazovanje nastavi na studiju prava na Sveučilištu Wisconsin - Madison.


He was also, in his own words, most fascinated by the fact that there was still no freedom of speech in his Croatian homeland, something he greatly valued.


Istovremeno ga je, po vlastitim tvrdnjama, najviše fasciniralo to što u njegovoj domovini Hrvatskoj još uvijek ne postoji sloboda govora, koju je smatrao jednom od najvećih vrednota.


After graduating in 1988 he found employment at the large legal firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson, and earned the esteem of the Croatian community in America as he began helping them out with legal issue like obtaining a visa, passport and citizenship papers.


Nakon što je 1988. diplomirao, zaposlio se u velikoj odvjetničkoj tvrtki “Hinshaw & Culbertson”, a usporedo s poslom stekao je ugled među Hrvatima u Americi jer im je počeo pomagati u pravnim problemima poput ishođivanja viza, putovnica i dokumenata o državljanstvu.


The young lawyer's reputation spread as far as Michigan, where businessman Ilija Letica in April of 1990 founded the "Lawyers for Democratic Changes" group whose members were to go as observers to the first multi-party elections in Croatia.


Glas o mladom pravniku Hrvatu proširio se i do Michigana, gdje je u travnju 1990. poduzetnik Ilija Letica osnivao skupinu “Lawyers for Democratic Changes” čiji su članovi trebali otići kao promatrači na prve višestranačke izbore u Hrvatskoj.


Among the observers that went that year to monitor the elections in Croatia was a colleague of Kuzmanovic's he would meet again at trials in The Hague – Luka Misetic.


Među promatračima koji su te godine otišli promatrati izbore u Hrvatskoj bio je i Kuzmanovićev kolega s kojim će se susretati na suđenju u Haagu - Luka Mišetić.


After the elections, won by the HDZ party, President Franjo Tudjman soon embarked upon a visit of Canada and Washington, with the young Tomislav Kuzmanovic serving as his interpreter in the tour of the American continent.


Nakon izbora na kojima je pobijedio HDZ predsjednik Franjo Tuđman ubrzo je krenuo u posjet Kanadi i Washingtonu, a na putovanju američkim kontinentom mladi Tomislav Kuzmanović bio mu je prevoditelj.


In July of 1992, as a 28-year-old lawyer from Milwaukee, Kuzmanovic was a part of a delegation from the Croatian-American Association to visit Brent Scowcroft, then US President George Bush senior's national security advisor.


U srpnju 1992. kao 28-godišnji pravnik iz Milwaukeeja Kuzmanović je bio u delegaciji Hrvatsko-američkog udruženja koja je posjetila Brenta Scowcrofta, tadašnjeg savjetnika za nacionalnu sigurnost američkog predsjednika Georgea Busha (starijeg).


It was the goal of the Croatian delegation to try to change the official US position on the Balkan crisis.


Cilj hrvatske delegacije bio je pokušati promijeniti službeni američki stav o krizi na Balkanu.


This is how he described the event ten years later: "I was very excited about the White House meeting.


Desetak godina poslije ovako je opisao taj događaj: “Bio sam silno uzbuđen zbog sastanka u Bijeloj kući.


Unfortunately I did not that time succeed in what I had hoped for." Nevertheless, he continued the struggle for Croatia in other ways, and lobbied earnestly to defeat Republican Congressman Jim Moody, a strong proponent of Serbian interests in US Congress.


Na žalost, tom prilikom nisam uspio u onome čemu sam se nadao.” Ipak, borbu za Hrvatsku nastavio je i na druge načine, pa je snažno lobirao za poraz republikanskog kongresnika Jima Moodyja, koji je u Kongresu snažno podupirao srpske interese.


So far Kuzmanovic has for his efforts received several Croatian commendations: in 1992 he was recognised by the city of Slavonski Brod for his contribution to the defence effort, and in 1996 Tudjman decorated him with the Order of the Croatian Braid for his contribution to Croatian independence.


Za svoj rad Kuzmanović je dosad i u Hrvatskoj dobio nekoliko priznanja: tako je još 1992. dobio priznanje Slavonskog Broda za doprinos u obrani, a 1996.


In 1999, Kuzmanovic won another key legal case: representing the Franciscan order in Rome, which the Serbian organisation "Holocaust survivors" sued, claiming that the members of the Franciscan order had during World War II, i.e. right after the fall of the Independent Croatian State (NDH), taken gold from the National Bank in Zagreb and hidden it at the Vatican bank.


Tuđman ga je odlikovao Pleterom za doprinose hrvatskoj nezavisnosti. Godine 1999. Kuzmanović je dobio još jedan velik pravni slučaj: zastupanje franjevačkog reda u Rimu, koji je srpska organizacija “Holocaust survivors” tužila tvrdeći da su pripadnici franjevačkog reda za vrijeme II. svjetskog rata, odnosno odmah nakon propasti NDH, uzeli zlato iz Narodne banke u Zagrebu i sakrili ga u Vatikansku banku.


Kuzmanovic's next case was in 2000 when he represented Croatia before the Federal District Court in Florida in proceedings initiated by Mirza Kahvedzic, a Muslim refugee from Odzak.


Sljedeći Kuzmanovićev slučaj bio je 2000. kad je na Saveznom okružnom sudu na Floridi zastupao Hrvatsku u sporu koji je poveo Mirza Kahvedžić, muslimanski izbjeglica iz Odžaka.


Kahvedzic was seeking 200 million dollars in damages from Croatia for "persecution and genocide", but Kuzmanovic's defence convinced the Florida judges to reject the claim.


Kahvedžić je od Hrvatske tražio 200 milijuna dolara odštete zbog “progona i genocida“, ali Kuzmanovićevi argumenti uvjerili su suce floridskog suda da odbace tužbu.


Over the past months Kuzmanovic has also gotten involved in the case of Croatian emigrant Zvonko Busic, serving a prison sentence in the US for the hijacking of an airplane 30 years ago.


Proteklih mjeseci Kuzmanović se angažirao i na slučaju hrvatskog emigranta Zvonka Bušića, koji u Americi služi zatvorsku kaznu zbog otmice zrakoplova prije 30 godina.


Besides the many cases he has worked on that are directly or indirectly related to Croatia, Kuzmanovic has specialised in several areas of litigation within the law firm of Hinshaw & Culbertson, and is currently working on a big case, which means he will only be able to dedicate himself to the defence of General Mladen Markac at the start of autumn, when the start of the Hague trial is scheduled for.


Osim mnogih slučajeva na kojima je radio, a koji izravno ili posredno imaju veze s Hrvatskom, Kuzmanović se unutar odvjetničke kuće “Hinshaw & Culbertson” specijalizirao za nekoliko područja parničenja, a trenutačno radi na velikom slučaju zbog kojeg će se obrani generala Mladena Markača moći posvetiti tek početkom jeseni, za kad se i najavljuje početak suđenja u Haagu.


Nacional has learned that Mladen Markac himself and his lawyer until recently Miroslav Separovic have already approved of his appointment, and the fact that Tomislav Kuzmanovic has already been an accredited defence counsel before the Hague Tribunal will contribute to a speedy appointment procedure.


S njegovim imenovanjem dosad su se, kako doznaje Nacional, suglasili i sam Mladen Markač, ali i njegov donedavni odvjetnik Miroslav Šeparović, a brzoj proceduri imenovanja Tomislava Kuzmanovića pridonosi i to što je dosad već bio akreditirani branitelj pred Haaškim sudom.


Kuzmanovic had joined the defence team of Zdravko Mucic, a Croat from Bosnia & Herzegovina who was in 1993 and 1994 the commander of the camp in Celebici in central Bosnia.


Snažna argumentacija Kuzmanović se pridružio braniteljskom timu Zdravka Mucića, Hrvata iz BiH koji je 1993. i 1994. bio zapovjednik logora Čelebići u srednoj Bosni.


He succeeded in reducing his prison term of 10 years by one year, and cleared Zejnil Delalic, a Croatian from Konjic, of charges that he committed crimes against Bosnians.


Njemu je kaznu zatvora od 10 godina uspio umanjiti za jednu godinu, a Zejnilu Delaliću, Hrvatu iz Konjica koji je također bio optužen za zločine nad Bošnjacima, uspio je ishoditi oslobađajuću presudu.


Kuzmanovic bought his strongest weapons to both cases: a comprehensive analysis of the evidence, building a strong case and excellent rhetorical skills, the reason he is a frequent guest of US radio and TV shows.


U oba slučaja Kuzmanović se borio svojim najjačim oružjem: opsežnom analizom dokaznog materijala, snažnom argumentacijom i izvrsnom retorikom, zbog koje je čest gost u američkim radijskim i televizijskim emisijama.


Water polo club Croatia Turanj was founded in the year 1949. and nowdays it counts about 30 members.


Vaterpolo klub Croatia Turanj osnovan je 1949. godine,a danas ima oko 30 članova.


Teams from our club are continually competing in regional leagues for younger categories, and depending on circumstances club teams participate in senior competitions, too.


Klub se kontinuirano natječe u regionalnim ligama za niže uzraste, a ovisno o uvjetima i u seniorskoj konkurenciji.


In 2004. season it is expected that Croatia Turanj will compete in categories of junior and senior (third Croatian league).


U sezoni 2004. očekuje se natjecanje u kategoriji mlađih, te u seniorskoj trećoj ligi.


Because there is no closed swimming pool nearby team trainings and competitions take place only in Summer (as all Croatian regional leagues do).


Zbog nedostatka zatvorenog bazena klub djeluje samo tokom ljetnih mjeseci, kad se i održavaju natjecanja regionalnih liga u Hrvatskoj.


At the moment club management is consisted of president Đoni Rota, vice-president Nikola Deković, board members: Ivan Deković, Ive Rota, Josip Santini, Krunoslav Santini and Nado Santini, and supervising board: Boško Santini, Damir Santini and Ivan Santini.


Trenutni djelatnici kluba su: predsjednik Đoni Rota; potpredsjednik Nikola Deković; u upravnom odboru: Ivan Deković, Ive Rota, Josip Santini, Krunoslav Santini, Nado Santini; te u nadzornom odboru: Boško Santini, Damir Santini i Ivan Santini.


Soon after WWII young boys from Turanj had to leave their homes and went to school, mostly to Zadar.


Neposredno nakon drugog svjetskog rata turanjski mladići su otišli od kuće da bi izučili zanat ili završili školu, i to većinom u Zadar.


In Zadar they have seen the game of water polo for the first time, and when they were coming home for holidays they used to play water polo in local port.


Tamo su prvi put vidjeli igru koja se igrala s loptom plivajući u moru.


In the year 1949 they organized and played for the first time, and that was the beginning of water polo in Turanj.


Tu su igru donijeli u Turanj, igrajući je za vrijeme školskih praznika u mjesnoj luci. 1949. godine su na rivi nacrtali vrata i tada se u Turnju počeo igrati vaterpolo.


First genuine water polo ball was brought to Turanj by Damir Čorić, and first goal was brought and bought from Zadar for 100 000 dinars.


Prva vaterpolska vrata donesena su iz Zadra i kupljena od PK Jedinstvo za 100 tisuća tadašnjih dinara, a prve kapice je turanjskim vaterpolistima napravila samouka krojačica Marija Santini.


At the beginning very few really knew how to play, so the winners would usually be the team that had stronger players and better swimmers.


U početku je malo tko stvarno znao igrati, pa se više igralo na snagu i pobjeđivao je onaj tko je bio fizički jači.


At that time they were competing nearby teams from St. Filip and Jakov, Biograd, Zadar, Betina, Iž and Preko.


U to vrijeme su se igrale utakmice s obližnjim klubovima iz sv. Filip i Jakova, Biograda, Zadra, Betine, Iža i Preka.


First generation of players was made up of: Anđelko and Milorad Bolić, Ive Deković (Muto), Sveto Jačan, Davor Mandić, Ivo Mišulić, Emil and Ante Pedisić, Fedor and Zvone Pirović, Kažimir Rota, and of Božidar (Perin), Božidar (Božin), Davor, Drago and Pave Santini.


Prvu generaciju igrača činili su: Anđelko i Milorad Bolić, Ive Deković (Muto), Sveto Jačan, Davor Mandić, Ivo Mišulić, Emil i Ante Pedisić, Fedor i Zvone Pirović, Kažimir Rota, zatim Božidar (Perin), Božidar (Božin), Davor, Drago i Pave Santini.


Ive Matulj and priest Frane Mandić were on the team lead.


Na čelu kluba su bili Ive Matulj i svećenik Frane Mandić.


First competing phase lasted up to 1965, when competitions faded, but interest for water polo in Turanj was never lost.


Prva natjecateljska faza je potrajala do 1965. godine, kada je vaterpolska djelatnost dijelom opala, ali igranje vaterpola u Turnju nikada nije potpuno prestalo.


Competitions were again continued at the late 70's.


Croatia je natjecateljski reaktivirana ponovno početkom 70-ih godina.


New management (mostly consisted of old club members), reassembled the team that competed with Bjelovar, Osijek, Borovo, Hvar, Šipan, Rogoznica and Mornar and Veteran (both teams from Split) within Republic league.


Nova uprava, većinom sa starim članovima kluba, ušla je u okupljanje sastava koji se natjecao skupa s Bjelovarom, Osijekom, Borovom, Hvarom, Šipanom, Rogoznicom, te splitskim Mornarom i Veteranom u tadašnjoj Republičkoj ligi.


With time, water polo became so popular in Turanj that diverse tournaments for cadet, junior and senior teams were organized (few of them even on republic level).


Nastupali su isključivo mladići iz Turnja i uvrstili se u donji dio Republičke lige. S vremenom je vaterpolo postao toliko omiljen da su se u Turnju organizirali i republički turniri za seniore, juniore i kadete.


Among people that contributed club with their knowledge most prominent was Zlatko Šimenc, very well known water polo professional (today professor on Zagreb university).


Veliki doprinos razvoju vaterpola 70-ih i 80-ih godina na području tadašnje Biogradske općine, pa tako i u Turnju dao je poznati stručnjak, profesor na zagrebačkom Kineziološkom fakultetu Zlatko Šimenc.


That team existed till mid 80's, when financial troubles appeared and competing was stopped again.


Klub je egzistirao do sredine 80-ih godina, kada je zbog materijalnih teškoća djelatnost počela jenjavati.


On year 1994 water polo club Croatia was revitalized, with great help from prof. Zoran Vrkić.


1994. godine klub je ponovo oživljen, pri čemu je pomogao i profesionalni trener prof. Zoran Vrkić.


He raised extremely talented generation born between 1980 and 1982, which dominated in cadet and junior competitions among Biograd, Betina and Zadar.


On je radio sa izuzetno talentiranim igračima rođenim 1980. do 1982. godine koji su slijedećih nekoliko godina bili nadmoćni u kadetskoj i juniorskoj konkurenciji Biograda, Betine i Zadra.


In 1997 season Croatia successfully participated in the third, and seasons 1998 and 1999 in the second state league.


U sezoni 1997. je u seniorskoj kategoriji nastupio u trećoj ligi, a u sezonama 1998. i 1999. je uspješno nastupao u drugoj ligi.


On 50th anniversary of water polo being played in Turanj, Croatian national team leaded with Neven Kovačević, joined the jubilee game and played together with local players.


Povodom 50. obljetnice turanjskog vaterpola u Turnju je gostovala i reprezentacija Hrvatske, i na taj način se pridružila slavlju.


Villa Adria is a newly built house located in a beautiful area, only 10 0 meters far from the beach and less than 5 minutes walk from the centre of the town.


Novo sagrađena apartmanska kuća Villa Adria nalazi se na prekrasnoj lokaciji, samo 100 metara od plaže te 5 minuta hoda od centra mjesta.


This tastefully decorated apartment for 2 persons is located on the first floor.


Ovaj ukusno uređen apartman za 5 osoba nalazi se na drugom katu.


It is completely newly furnished and it has all the necessary equipment for a pleasnt stay.


Potpuno je novouređen i namješten te ima svu potrebnu opremu za ugodan boravak.


It has air-condition and sat-TV. It consists of one bedroom, kitchen, a bathroom and a balcony.


Ima klima uređaj i sat-TV. Apartman se sastoji od dvije dvokrevetne spavaće sobe, kupaone, kuhinje i dnevnog boravka s dodatnim ležajem za jednu osobu i balkona.


There are several apartments in the house so there is possibility of accommodating groups.


U objektu postoji više apartmana tako da postoji mogućnost smještaja za grupe.


It is possible to use the barbecue in agreement with the owner.


Moguće je koristiti roštilj u dogovoru sa domaćinom.


The researches show that the expenses caused by poor quality (such as: low service quality, repeated and corrected tasks, complaints and refunds), are increasing business costs by 15 to 40%.


Istraživanja pokazuju kako troškovi uzrokovani lošom kvalitetom (primjerice smanjena razina usluge, ponovljeni i ispravljeni poslovi te pritužbe i povrati) povećavaju ukupne troškove poslovanja od 15 do 40%.


The most common reasons of unsatisfactory quality control and management occur due to inadequate flow of information distributed on a series of locations, defining Key Performance Indicators (KPI) only within certain subsystems, as well as due to the absence of standardized platform for data consolidation.


Najčešći razlozi lošeg upravljanja kvalitetom javljaju se zbog slabog protoka informacija distribuiranih na niz lokacija, definiranja KPI-eva (Key Performance Indicators) samo unutar pojedinog podsustava, kao i zbog nepostojanja standardizirane platforme za konsolidaciju podataka.


Thereby, in many cases, the result of mentioned challenges is uncoordinated information which complicates the decision making process for management.


Stoga je često rezultat navedenih izazova mnoštvo neusklađenih informacija koje otežavaju menadžmentu donošenje pravovremenih odluka.


COMBIS offers the solution, applicable to all business systems, which integrates and consolidates data, making it easily reachable and usable for decision making, thus enabling efficient business management, monitoring of results of business decisions, and quality improvement of services and/or products.


COMBIS nudi rješenje, primjenjivo u svim poslovnim sustavima, koje integrira i konsolidira podatke, čini ih lako dostupnima i iskoristivima pri poslovnom odlučivanju, a sve s ciljem efikasnog upravljanja poslovnim procesima, nadziranja rezultata poslovnih odluka, zadržavanja razine ili unapređivanja kvalitete usluge i/ili proizvoda.


Integrated COMBIS' product, ComQuality, is a unique portal platform, adapted to the use of management, that enables insight to the information that originate from different systems, in real time, when the information is needed, providing insight to all parameters that influence the business.


Razvojno-integracijski proizvod COMBISa, ComQuality, je jedinstvena portalska platforma, prilagođena menadžmentu, koja omogućava uvid u informacije iz različitih sustava, u realnom vremenu, u trenutku kada je informacija i potrebna, pružajući pregled svih parametara koji utječu na poslovanje.


With Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) ComQuality integrates existing business platforms of different manufacturers and technologies, at the same time using Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), the concept that enables simple and prompt integration of the existing applicative solutions, thus allowing mutual exchange of information between different platforms.


ComQuality rješenje povezuje postojeće poslovne platforme različitih proizvođača i tehnologija, pomoću ESB-a (Enterprise Service Bus), koristeći SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) koncept koji omogućuje jednostavniju i bržu integraciju postojećih aplikativnih rješenja te tako dopušta međusobnu razmjenu podataka između različitih platformi.


By connecting platforms in this way, the user is provided with macro perspective of the system, which makes ComQuality the unique business tool in the regional market.


Ovakav način povezivanja platformi omogućuje sveobuhvatni, makro pogled na sustav, što ComQuality danas čini jedinstvenim poslovnim alatom na regionalnom tržištu.


Additional advantage of COMBIS' integrated solution is adaptability, which means that in case the existing system contains some of the needed functionalities, it is possible to implement only those parts that are missing in the system.


Dodatna prednost cjelokupnog integriranog rješenja Combisa je prilagodljivost rješenja, što znači da u slučaju postojanja već neke od navedenih aplikacija postoji mogućnost implementacije samo onih dijelova koji nedostaju u sustavu.


After the integration of different platforms, ComQuality processes data into KPI Metabase, a system that standardizes data by predetermined and agreed parameters.


Nakon konekcije različitih platformi, ComQuality podatke procesira u KPI Metabase, sustav koji standardizira podatke po već utvrđenim i zadanim parametrima.


KPI Metabase sends data into ComQuality portal that enables management to access desired information in one place and in due time.


KPI Metabase šalje podatke u ComQuality portal koji omogućava menadžmentu da u realnom vremenu, na jednom mjestu, bez pomoći IT stručnjaka, dođe do željenih informacija.


ComQuality gathers, processes, analyses and presents the information that is essential for the business.


Rješenje prikuplja, procesira, analizira i prezentira informacije koje su esencijalne za poslovanje.


ComQuality proactively monitors quality of the service or/and product, in all segments, detecting irregularities in real time.


ComQuality proaktivno prati kvalitetu usluge i/ili proizvoda u svim segmentima, detektirajući nepravilnosti u realnom vremenu.


Considering that the data can be analysed from the lowest segment (cell) to the highest level, the access security is extremely important, being realized as a part of system's business logic.


S obzirom da se podaci mogu analizirati od najnižeg pojedinog elementa (ćelije) pa do najviše razine, sigurnost odnosno zaštita pristupa od izuzetnog je značaja te je realizirana kao dio poslovne logike sustava.


ComQuality is the latest business tool in the market, which unites business and ICT expertise, providing a clear image of all causally connected events, by simultaneously monitoring and analyzing different characteristics of product and/or service.


ComQuality je najnoviji poslovni alat na tržištu koji objedinjuje poslovnu i ICT ekspertizu te pruža jasnu sliku svih uzročno-posljedičnih događanja prateći i analizirajući istovremeno različite karakteristike proizvoda i/ili usluge.


ComQuality is designed to process a large amount of data that originate from a large number of sources, simplifying the system's architecture, focusing on the customers and their influence on key indicators during a period of time, with the final aim of ensuring cost reduction and quality improvement of the entire business.


ComQuality je dizajniran da obrađuje velike količine podataka iz velikog broja izvora, pojednostavljuje sistemsku arhitekturu, fokusira se na korisnike, kao i njihov utjecaj na ključne pokazatelje tijekom vremena, a sve s konačnim ciljem smanjenja troškova i podizanja kvalitete cjelokupnog poslovanja.


The notion of robotics as an intelligent connection from perception to action.


Optoelectronic methods of scene measurement and acquisition.


Measurement of forces, of distributed pressure, and tactile sensors.


Movement simulation and virtual reality.


Sharepoint Business Applications Applicative Solutions Communication Solutions Business Solutions Microsoft Dynamics NAV Microsoft Dynamics CRM Microsoft Dynamics NavXpress LS Retail & Hospitality Network Control and Management Systems Security Solutions System Integration Solutions Technical Protection Solutions LS Retail & Hospitality NEED (Why would anyone need to have an LS Retail & Hospitality solution?) LS Retail & Hospitality provides business entities with efficient retail and hospitality management.


SharePoint poslovne aplikacije Aplikativna rješenja Komunikacijska rješenja Poslovna rješenja Microsoft Dynamics NAV Microsoft Dynamics CRM Microsoft Dynamics NAVEXpress LS Retail & Hospitality Rješenja za nadzor i upravljanje mrežom Sigurnosna rješenja Sistem integracijska rješenja Rješenja tehničke zaštite LS Retail & Hospitality POTREBA (Zašto bi netko htio imati rješenje LS Retail & Hospitality?) LS Retail & Hospitality poslovnim subjektima omogućava djelotvorno upravljanje maloprodajom i ugostiteljstvom.


This solution was designed twenty years ago, and has been used by more than one thousand business entities.


Riječ je o rješenju koje je prisutno u preko tisuću poslovnih subjekata, a egzistira dvadesetak godina.


The system has a good Partner network, and can also be integrated with the central business (ERP) system.


Sustav ima dobru partnersku mrežu i podršku, a moguća je kvalitetna integracija sa središnjim poslovnim (ERP) sustavom.


SOLUTION (What does the solution offer?) LS Retail & Hospitality provides retail workflow automation: - Product management (dynamic product hierarchy, product life cycle monitoring, product groupings, seasonal product monitoring, product attribute allocation), - Product distribution (distribution across stores, distribution status, ordering), - Styles, colors and sizes (in the range of six sizes and versions, version framework identification, reporting and analyzing, supply orders, sales orders, invoicing), - Back Office (product management, labels, price controls, bar code labeling, Customer and Supplier management, commissions), - InStore Management (store inventory management), - Point of Sale & Services (POS activities, cash management and CRM integration), - Activity replication and planning (automatic data synchronization between the headquarters, branch offices and individual stores).


RJEŠENJE (Što rješenje radi?) LS Retail & Hospitality omogućuje automatizaciju praćenje poslovnih procesa u maloprodaji: · upravljanje artiklima (dinamička hijerarhija artikala, praćenje životnog vijeka artikla, grupiranje artikala, praćenje sezonskih artikala, dodjeljivanje atributa artiklima), · distribucija artikala (distribucija po trgovinama, status distribucije, narudžbe), · stilovi, boje i veličine (mogućnost do šest dimenzija i varijanti, definiranja okvira varijanti, izvještavanje i analiziranje, narudžbe nabavi, nalozi prodaji, fakturiranje). · BackOffice (upravljanje artiklima, naljepnice, kontrola cijena, označavanje bar kodovima, promocije, upravljanje kupcima i dobavljačima, komisije), · InStore Management (upravljanje zalihama u trgovini), · Point of Sale & Services (POS aktivnosti, upravljanje gotovinom i CRM integracija), · Replikacija i planiranje aktivnosti (automatska sinkronizacija podataka između središnjice, podružnica i pojedinih trgovina).


LS Retail & Hospitality provides hospitality workflow automation: - Order tracking, - Bookings in compliance with special needs, - Meal delivery system support, - Combination of separate and single billing, - Recipe planning and cost management, - Sales analysis, - Kitchen management, including kitchen monitoring, - Component – recipes (decay calculation, calculation of nutritive values and calories, fat calculation, automatic portion weight calculation, automatic cost calculation, actual vs. planned cost comparison, monitoring of specific budget-affecting costs, weekly menu planning in connection with POS terminal for both individuals and groups), - Table bookings.


LS Retail & Hospitality omogućuje automatizaciju praćenje poslovnih procesa u ugostiteljstvu: · praćenje narudžbi, · rezervacije sukladno posebnim potrebama, · podrška sustavu isporuke jela, · kombiniranje pojedinačnih i dijeljenih računa, · planiranje recepata i upravljanje troškovima, · analiza prodaje, · upravljanje kuhinjom, uključivo nadzor kuhinje, · sastavnica – recepti (kalkulacija rastura, kalkulacija nutritivne i kalorične vrijednosti, kalkulacija masnoća, automatska kalkulacija težine porcije, automatska kalkulacija troškova, usporedba stvarnih troškova s planiranima, praćenje određenih troškova koji utječu na proračun, tjedno planiranje jelovnika povezano s POS terminalom, kako za pojedince, tako i za grupe, · rezervacija stolova.


BENEFIT (What are the benefits?) The implementation of the LS Retail & Hospitality solution has a direct impact on the promptness and quality performance of the retail staff, and restaurant and other hospitality employees.


BENEFIT (Koji su benefiti?) Primjena rješenja LS Retail & Hospitality u direktno utječe na brzinu i kvalitetu rada prodavača u trgovinama i zaposlenika u restoranima i ugostiteljskim objektima.


The implementation of the LS Retail & Hospitality solution is time-efficient for retail and hospitality staff, as they will have more time for Customers, i.e. Guests, and will thus be able to boost their satisfaction, which will result in a shopping or an ordering increase and eventually affect income and business results.


Primjena rješenja LS Retail & Hospitality omogućuje zaposlenicima u trgovinama i ugostiteljskim objektima više vremena koje mogu posvetiti kupcima, odnosno gostima, samim time povećati njihovo zadovoljstvo što utječe na povećanu kupnju ili naručivanje i u konačnici na ostvarivanje prihoda i poslovnih rezultata.


ADVANTAGES (Why to use our solution?) The LS Retail & Hospitality solution facilitates automated workflow monitoring in retail and hospitality.


PREDNOSTI (Zašto baš naše rješenje?) LS Retail & Hospitality pomaže pri automatiziranom praćenju poslovnih procesa u maloprodaji i ugostiteljstvu.


It includes a vertical developed on the Microsoft platform, which is thus easy to integrate with other Microsoft tools like Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel.


Riječ je o vertikali izrađenoj na Microsoft platformi, a samim time je jednostavna integracija s drugim Microsoft alatima kao što su Microsoft SharePoint, Microsoft Outlook, Word i Excel.


This solution is reliable and easy to use.


Riječ je o pouzdanom rješenju kojeg je jednostavno koristiti.


The LS Retail & Hospitality solution has the following advantages: - Simple use and low ownership costs, - Data and workflow traceability from the general ledger to POS transactions, - Palm control, - Bar code scanner, - LS POS (Touch Screen, OPOS support, keyboard support), - Credit card scanner, - Compatibility with Microsoft technologies, - Flexibility of the solution, easy to use in its original form, - Low ownership price, - Compatibility with a variety of hardware, - Different payment modules, - Simple modification without the need for IT team involvement, - Short education, - Integration with other systems and solutions, - Integrated, multi-lingual solution.


Prednosti LS Retail & Hospitality rješenja su u sljedećem: · jednostavna upotreba i niski troškovi posjedovanja, · sljedivost podataka i aktivnosti od glavne knjige do POS transakcija, · kontrola dlanovnika, · čitač bar kodova, · LS POS (Touch Screen, OPOS podrška, podrška tipkovnicom), · mogućnost skeniranja kartica, · kompatibilnost s Microsoftovim tehnologijama, · fleksibilnost rješenja koje je jednostavno za korištenje u izvornom obliku, · niska cijena posjedovanja, · mogućnost korištenja različitog hardvera, · mogući različiti načini plaćanja, · jednostavna promjenjivost koja ne zahtjeva uključivanje informatičkih timova u te aktivnosti, · kratka edukacija, · mogućnost integracije s drugim sustavima i rješenjima, · integrirano, višejezično rješenje.


REQUIREMENTS (What requirements should the Customer fulfill?) Minimum requirements are: - Processor – 1 GHz or faster, - 512 MB RAM, - Operational system: WEPOS, Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000 SP4.


PREDUVJETI (Koji su preduvjeti kod korisnika?) Minimalni preduvjeti su: · procesor – 1 GHz ili brži, · 512 MB RAM-a, · operativni sustav: WEPOS, Windows XP SP2, Windows 2000 SP4.


PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (What products and services does the solution require and contain?) - GAP analysis of business processes, - Documentation development for functional requests, - Functional request documentation alignment, - Feasibility Study development, - Transfer of company data and GAP analysis data, - Set up and design, - Software scalability, - Education, - Monitoring. TARGET GROUP (Who should the solution be offered to?) Business entities in retail and hospitality industries.


PRODUKTI I USLUGE (Koje usluge i proizvodi su potrebni i sadržani u rješenju?) · Snimka stanja poslovnih procesa · Izrada dokumenta funkcionalnih zahtjeva · Usuglašavanje dokumenta funkcionalnih zahtjeva · Izrada izvedbenog projekta · Prijenos matičnih podataka i početnih stanja · Set up i dizajn · Programsko prilagođavanje · Edukacija · Monitoring CILJANA SKUPINA (Kome nuditi?): Poslovnim subjektima koji se bave maloprodajom i ugostiteljstvom.


The retail solution can be implemented for Cash & Carry Centers, i.e. for business entities with a larger number of smaller stores at different locations.


Maloprodaju je moguće implementirati u cash & carry centrima, odnosno u poslovnim subjektima koji imaju veći broj manjih dislociranih trgovina.


VENDOR BUSINESS VALUE The implementation of the LS Retail & Hospitality solution provides employees with more efficient retail and hospitality workflow monitoring.


VENDOR: BUSINESS VALUE Primjena rješenja LS Retail & Hospitality omogućuje zaposlenicima djelotvornije praćenje poslovnih procesa u maloprodaji i ugostiteljstvu.


The processes are simplified and automated, and employees can thus devote more attention to Customers in retail, i.e. Guests in hospitality industry.


Procesi su pojednostavljeni i automatizirani, pa na taj način zaposlenici mogu više pažnje posvetiti kupcima kad je riječ o maloprodaji, odnosno gostima kad je riječ o ugostiteljstvu.


Research goals: The results of the analyses that have been done till now and that have been concerned with the efficiency of the programming of the transformational processes and, especially, with the value of particular methods of exercising and learning, have not fully answered these, for kinesiology, very important questions.


Ciljevi istraživanja: Rezultati do sada provedenih analiza efikasnosti programiranja transformacijskih procesa i, posebno, vrijednosti pojedinih metoda vježbanja i učenja, nisu odgovorili u cijelosti na ova, za kineziologiju, važna pitanja.


The testing of hypotheses about the efficiency of particular methods, the hypotheses about the load and the contents of training hasn't always been done in the best possible way up to now, because of the lack of measuring instruments, suitable programmes and accurate defining of methods for the acquisition of motor knowledge and for the development of anthropological characteristics.


Provjera hipoteza o efikasnosti pojedinih metoda, opterećenja i sadržaja treninga do sada nije bila provedena uvijek na najbolji način, zbog pomanjkanja instrumentarija, adekvatnih programa i preciznog definiranja metoda za učenje motoričkih znanja i razvoj antropoloških obilježja.


The basic objective of this research is to define the efficiency of methods necessary for the analysis of sports locomotion performed in particular sports events and for the analysis of the influence of different functional, motor and morphological characteristics on the achievement in sport.


U ovom istraživanju osnovni cilj je utvrđivanje efikasnosti metoda za analizu sportskih gibanja i analizu utjecaja različitih funkcionalnih, motoričkih i morfoloških obilježja na uspjeh u sportu.


Thereafter, the main objective of this research is to establish the efficiency of particular training methods, and the efficiency of the programmes of sports preparations that have to ensure the improvement of training and sports form of athletes of different ages and quality.


Nakon toga, glavni cilj ovog istraživanja je utvrđivanje efikasnosti pojedinih metoda treninga i programa sportske pripreme koji trebaju osigurati podizanje treniranosti i sportske forme kod sportaša različite dobi i kvalitete.


On the basis of the results we can significantly influence the development of the basic knowledge from the field of the kinesiology of sport, as well as from the field of the technology of training, especially in the part dealing with methodical composition and control of the training and competition results.


Na temelju dobivenih rezultata, može se značajno utjecati na razvoj bazičnih znanja iz područja kineziologije sporta, kao i tehnologije treninga, posebno u onom dijelu koji se odnosi na metodičko oblikovanje, praćenje i kontrolu trenažnih i natjecateljskih rezultata.


This paper belongs to original scientific papers, with a wide range of possible applications in the field of kinesiology, programming of the training and the training technology in different sports events (basketball, handball, volleyball, football, wrestling, judo, athletics, swimming, sports and rhythmic gymnastics, dancing, etc.).


Ovo istraživanje pripada području originalnih znanstvenih radova, s velikom mogućnošću primjene u području kineziologije, zatim programiranja treninga i tehnologije treninga u različitim sportskim granama (košarka, odbojka, rukomet, nogomet, hrvanje, judo, atletika, plivanje, sportska i ritmička gimnastika, plesovi i dr.).


On the 8th of May Croatian-Austrian Chamber of Commerce in cooperation with the group "Austrian Hotel Investors in Croatia" and Croatian Association of Hoteliers have organized the symposium on the following topic: "Croatian hotel management and tourism, today and tomorrow".


Hrvatsko-Austrijska Trgovinska Komora u suradnji sa grupom "Austrian Hotel Investors in Croatia" i Hrvatskom Udrugom Hotelijera organizirala je 08.05.2009. simpozij na temu: "Hrvatsko hoteljerstvo i turizam danas i sutra".


Lenovo is an innovative technological company established by Lenovo Group's takeover of IBM Personal Computing Division in 2004.


Lenovo je inovativna tehnološka tvrtka nastala kao rezultat preuzimanja IBM Personal Computing Division-a od strane Lenovo Grupe 2004. godine.


As one of the global leaders on PC market, Lenovo is developing, generating and selling PC products and professional IT services of superior characteristics, high quality and reliability.


Kao jedan od globalnih predvodnika na PC tržištu, Lenovo razvija, proizvodi i prodaje PC proizvode i stručne IT usluge vrhunskih osobina, visoke kvalitete i pouzdanosti.


The users of Lenovo products and services achieve increased productivity and market competitiveness by using its intelligent solutions.


Korisnici Lenovo proizvoda i usluga putem inteligentnih rješenja postižu povećanu produktivnost i konkurentnost na tržištu.


Well known technologies with common prefix Think (ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, ThinkVision), applying the newest technological solutions, are a guarantee for a reliable work of computers and its peripheral equipment in every business system.


Poznate tehnologije sa zajedničkim prefiksom Think (ThinkPad, ThinkCentre, ThinkVision) jamac su pouzdanog rada računala i periferne opreme u svakom poslovnim sustavu, a sve uz primjenu najnovijih tehnoloških dostignuća.


Combis sells Lenovo products and provides the services of equipment installation and technical support during the whole lifetime of equipment on the territory of Croatia, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.


Combis kao Lenovo Premium Partner prodaje Lenovo produkte, te pruža usluge instalacije opreme i tehničke podrške tijekom cijelog životnog vijeka opreme, na teritoriju cijele Hrvatske, 24 sata dnevno, 7 dana u tjednu.


Combis is authorised and certified partner for sales and technical support of all Lenovo products.


Combis je ovlašten i certificiran partner za prodaju i servis svih produkata tvrtke Lenovo.


Last Wednesday, Dario Simic (32) became the first ever Croatian footballer to play 100 matches for the national team.


Dario Šimić (32) u prošlu je srijedu postao prvi hrvatski nogometaš koji je odigrao 100 utakmica za reprezentaciju.


This is a fantastic accomplishment in any country, as Simic achieved this by playing for the national team from 1996 to date.


Oduvijek je i u svim zemljama svijeta to bio izniman uspjeh, a Šimić je to postigao igrajući za hrvatsku reprezentaciju od 1996. pa do sada.


Also, he is the only Croatian player to play all the major national team games since Croatia’s independence, meaning three world championships and three European championships.


Ujedno, jedini je hrvatski igrač koji je nastupao na svim velikim natjecanjima reprezentacije od osamostaljenja države, što znači na tri svjetska i tri europska prvenstva.


Alongside his exceptional national team successes, Simic has had an equally successful club career.


Uz iznimne reprezentativne uspjehe, Šimić ima jednako kvalitetnu klupsku karijeru.


He played for Zagreb’s Dinamo until 1998 and the World Championships, when he signed on with Italy’s Inter. In 2002, he transferred from Inter to Milan.


Do 1998. igrao je za Dinamo, nakon Svjetskog prvenstva u Francuskoj potpisao je za talijanski Inter, a 2002. iz Intera je prešao u Milan.


The following season, Milan took the Champion’s League trophy. After this however, due in part to an injury and in part to the large competition among players, he slowly began to play less.


Već sljedeće sezone, 2003. igrajući za Milan, osvojio je Ligu prvaka, ali nakon toga, što zbog ozljeda, što zbog velike igračke konkurencije, polako počinje igrati sve manje.


For that reason, he signed a new contract with Monaco at the start of this summer.


Zbog toga je početkom ljeta potpisao za francuski Monaco.


His long-standing career success is also due to his quiet family life, with wife Jelena (29) and their three children: Roko (5), Viktor (3) and Nikolas (1).


Dugotrajnoj uspješnoj karijeri pridonio je miran obiteljski život s tri godine mlađom suprugom Jelenom, s kojom ima troje djece, petogodišnjeg Roka, trogodišnjeg Viktora i jednogodišnjeg Nikolasa.


Simic is also one of the rare Croatian athletes to invest the money earned playing professional sports into a private business while still active in sport.


Šimić je ujedno jedan od rijetkih hrvatskih sportaša koji je zarađeni novac već za vrijeme aktivne karijere odlučio investirati u privatne poslove.


Four years ago, he began production of the bottled water Aquaviva, later he invested in Karlovacka Bank and purchased an old house on Zagreb’s historical Tkalciceva St., which he plans to renovate and turn into a lounge bar.


Prije četiri godine započeo je s proizvodnjom vode Aquaviva, slijedio je suvlasnički udio u Karlovačkoj banci, a kupio je i staru kuću u Tkalčićevoj ulici koja se renovira te bi sljedeće godine na tome mjestu trebao biti otvoren lounge bar.


NACIONAL: Did you ever think or plan to play 100 matches for the national team?


NACIONAL: Jeste li ikad razmišljali ili planirali da odigrate 100 utakmica za reprezentaciju?


- I won’t be dishonest and say that I didn’t think about it.


- Neću biti neiskren pa reći da nisam.


When I got to 70 or 80 games played, I began thinking about 100.


Kada sam došao do 70 ili 80 odigranih utakmica, počeo sam razmišljati i o stotoj.


I thought about how great it would be to reach 100 games, to play that 100th game. However, I wouldn’t have been unhappy if this didn’t happen.


Razmišljao sam kako bi bilo lijepo doživjeti stotu, odigrati stotu, ali istovremeno ne bih bio nesretan čovjek da nisam to ostvario.


But this was an additional motive for me, one more reason to grit my teeth when it was difficult.


Ipak, to mi je bio dodatni nogometni motiv, razlog da još malo “stisnem” u trenucima kada mi je bilo teško.


My teammates on the national team have been teasing me, saying that they will give me a farewell bouquet of flowers on my 100th game, but I told them that some other players would receive that bouquet before I would.


Suigrači iz reprezentacije su me stalno zezali kako će mi tada ujedno uručiti cvijeće za oproštaj od reprezentacije, na što sam im odgovorio da će neki igrači prije mene dobiti to cvijeće.


I am very proud to have played 100 games for the national team that means so much to the people of Croatia. As Miroslav Blazevic would say, I have had the honour and the privilege of playing for this national team.


Doista sam ponosan što sam odigrao 100 utakmica za reprezentaciju koja Hrvatima znači jako mnogo, a ja sam, kako bi Miroslav Blažević rekao, imao čast i privilegij da igram za tu reprezentaciju.


When I look back now, it was not easy to play 100 matches, that’s a lot of years in which you need to maintain a level of continuity. I think that was the hardest thing to do.


Kada pogledam unatrag, nije lako odigrati 100 utakmica, mnogo je to godina, treba održavati kontinuitet i smatram da je to najteže.


- I began to football later, and I was already 12 when I auditioned for Dinamo. Until then I had only played football on the street.


- Dosta sam se kasno počeo baviti nogometom, imao sam gotovo 12 godina kada sam došao u selekciju Dinama, do tada sam igrao nogomet na ulici.


But when I was 16, I played my first game in the Dinamo, and my brother Josip and I were the youngest rookies.


Ipak, već sa 16 i pol godina debitirao sam u momčadi Dinama, brat Josip i ja bili smo najmlađi debitanti.


My entire family has always been a fan of Dinamo. I was born on 12 November, the very next day my father enrolled me in the Dinamo club, and I still have that membership card.


Mi smo u obitelji uvijek bili dinamovci, rođen sam 12. studenoga, sutradan me je otac učlanio u Dinamo, još uvijek imam tu iskaznicu.


Every Sunday, my father, brother and I went to Maksimir Stadium, and I could hardly wait to watch Dinamo play.


Svaku nedjelju brat, otac i ja išli smo u Maksimir, i jedva smo čekali da pogledamo utakmicu Dinama.


When I began playing, I saw that I had more talent than the other players, and I quickly became a member of the Yugoslav junior national team, and later the Croatian national team.


Kada sam počeo trenirati, vidjelo se da sam talentiraniji od ostalih igrača tako da sam vrlo brzo postao član juniorske reprezentacije Jugoslavije, a kasnije i Hrvatske.


I was talented, without a doubt.


Bio sam talentiran, to je nedvojbeno.


You need to bear in mind that I was a child of this war, that when I was 15 and should have been developing the most, there were constant sirens and blackouts in Zagreb.


Trebate se podsjetiti da sam dijete rata, kada sam imao 15 godina i trebao se najviše razvijati, u Zagrebu su bile uzbune i zamračenja.


- The turning point in my career happened when I met coach Jurcic, who opened my eyes. I realized how a top rate footballer had to think and all the things I needed to pay attention to.


- Prekretnica u mojoj karijeri dogodila se kada sam upoznao trenera Zdravka Jurčića Miša koji mi je otvorio oči, shvatio sam kako vrhunski nogometaš treba razmišljati i na što bi sve trebao obratiti pozornost.


I met him when I was 15.


Upoznao sam ga kada sam imao 15 godina.


My father was an intelligent man, and could draw some conclusions on his own, but without Jurcic, he couldn’t have pulled some of the key moves because he didn’t have the experience and he had never played football.


Moj otac je inteligentan čovjek, sam je mogao donijeti neke zaključke, ali bez Zdravka Jurčića ne bi mogao povlačiti neke poteze jer nije imao iskustva i nije nikada igrao nogomet.


My father and I knew that the hardest thing was to move from the junior to the senior tam.


Otac i ja znali smo da je prelazak iz juniora u seniore najteži.


At that time, when I was 15, we juniors played against Dinamo’s B team and lost 6:0, which was a sign that we needed to work harder to get ready for tougher matches.


U to vrijeme, kada sam imao 15 godina, mi juniori igrali smo protiv druge momčadi Dinama i bili poraženi sa 6:0, što je bio znak da treba dodatno raditi kako bih se spremio za veće napore.


One of our neighbours hooked us up with Jurcic and we began working together.


Jedan naš susjed povezao nas je sa Zdravkom Jurčićem i počeli smo raditi zajedno.


He was an exceptionally smart man, who helped me to make all the right strategic moves, especially in signing my contracts with Dinamo, and later with Inter.


On je bio strahovito pametan čovjek koji mi je pomogao u svim mojim strateškim potezima, osobito pri potpisivanju ugovora i s Dinamom i s talijanskim Interom.


He was not my manager, he was first and foremost my coach, but he helped me in all aspects of my game, and most of all in keeping my feet firmly planted on the ground.


On nije bio moj menadžer, bio mi je u prvom redu trener, ali mi je pomagao u svemu, prije svega me čvrsto držao na zemlji.


Even though we develop earlier, we footballers think we know it all at 16 or 17, and that we are the best there is, even though we are playing poorer teams instead of preparing us for what lies ahead.


Mi nogometaši, iako ranije sazrijevamo, sa 16 ili 17 godina mislimo da smo najpametniji i najbolji, iako zapravo igrano sa slabijim momčadima umjesto da se pripremamo na ono što će nas očekivati u budućnosti.


I also made those mistakes.


I ja sam radio pogreške.


Had I not made them, I would be a better player today, but that’s all in the past now.


Da ih nisam radio, danas bih bio bolji igrač, ali sada je to sve stvar prošlosti.


- There were three Italian clubs interested in me and Silvio Maric: Fiorentina, Udinese and Juventus.


- Tri talijanska kluba bila su zainteresirana za mene i Silvija Marića, Fiorentina, Udinese i Juventus.


I remember that Maric and I were sitting in the room with the Juventus representatives, coach Marcello Lippi who today is Italy’s national team coach, club vice-president Roberto Bettega, director Luciano Moggi and Antonio Giraldo.


Sjećam se da smo Marić i ja sjedili u sobi s predstavnicima Juventusa, a to su bili trener Marcello Lippi, danas izbornik Italije, Roberto Bettega, dopredsjednik Juventusa, Luciano Moggi, direktor Juventusa, i Antonio Giraldo.


In 1996, they had won the Champion’s League and I was very impressed when they sat before me.


Oni su 1996. osvojili Ligu prvaka i kada su sjeli ispred mene, bio sam impresioniran.


I was just one step from signing with them, but Zdravko Jurcic and Zlatko Canjuga did not let me.


Bio sam na korak od potpisivanja ugovora, ali Zdravko Jurčić, kao i Zlatko Canjuga, nisu dopustili da potpišem.


Also, President Tudjman wanted to make a strong club out of Dinamo, and so they all did everything they good to keep Maric and I from going to Italy.


Uz to, Franjo Tuđman je želio da se napravi veliki Dinamo tako da je učinjeno sve da Marić i ja ne odemo u Italiju.


At that time, my managers were Naletilic and his son, but Zdravko Jurcic had the final word.


U to vrijeme uz mene su bili i otac i sin Naletilić kao menadžeri, ali Zdravko Jurčić je vodio glavnu riječ.


After that, I spent another two years in Dinamo, played at the World Championships in 1998 where we took third place, we played in the Champion’s League and it turned out for the best.


Tako sam ostao još dvije godine u Dinamu, igrao na SP-u 1998., gdje je reprezentacija osvojila treće mjesto, igrali smo Ligu prvaka, i ispostavilo se da je to bilo mnogo bolje.


I think that today, young players should take a similar strategy in going abroad.


Mislim da mladi igrači na isti način danas trebaju ići u inozemstvo.


- That was thanks most of all to my family, who raised me to always stand firmly on the group. Later, it was Zdravko Jurcic who kept me under control.


- To je prije svega zasluga moje obitelji koja me je odgojila tako da uvijek čvrsto stojim na zemlji, a kasnije je došao Zdravko Jurčić koji me je držao pod kontrolom.


I’m not saying I didn’t fly off at all when I was 20, you need to every now and again.


Ne kažem da katkad nisam “letio”, kada imaš 20 godina, moraš malo “poletjeti”.


I though at 20 that I was already a developed player, that I was the best player, the best looking and that no one could stand in my way.


Mislio sam da sam s 20 godina gotov igrač, da sam najbolji, najljepši i da mi nitko ništa ne može, što nije istina.


Which is not true. So Jurcic always told us the truth, and oftentimes was even more critical that he realistically needed to be.


Jurčić nam je, stoga, uvijek govorio istinu, čak je pokatkad bio kritičniji nego što je to realno trebao biti.


Many people on the side would slap me on the back and say ‘you’re the best, you’re perfect’, but he would always pay attention to what wasn’t good.


Mnogo ljudi sa strane me tapšalo i govorilo “ti si najbolji, ti si savršen”, a on je uvijek obraćao pozornost na ono što nije bilo dobro.


What he taught me was very important for my future career, because then I continued to take care of myself.


To što mi je on usadio bilo je jako važno za moj daljnji nastavak karijere jer sam se onda nastavio sam brinuti o sebi.


I have remained that way all this time, always thinking about what I could have done to be better, and to stay in the game.


Takav sam ostao do danas, uvijek razmišljam o tome što bih trebao napraviti kako bih se održao i bio još bolji.


- Blazevic had his specific style of leading the national team, and he was a great psychologist.


- Blažević je imao svoj specifični stil vođenja reprezentacije, pri čemu je bio veliki psiholog.


He knew how to get the most out of each player, and tactically, he would force the aggressive backs like Mario Stanic and Robert Jarni so that the team always played aggressively and offensively.


Znao je iz igrača izvući ono najbolje, a na taktičkom planu forsirao je agresivne bekove poput Marija Stanića i Roberta Jarnija tako da je reprezentacija uvijek igrala agresivno i napadački.


As a young player, I didn’t pay too much attention to his media relations.


Kao mlad nogometaš nisam previše obraćao pozornost na Blaževićeve odnose s medijima.


For me, he was an absolute leader, I respected him when he was coach of Dinamo with whom he won the 1982 Yugoslav championships, and I was afraid of him when he was my coach in Dinamo.


On je za mene bio apsolutni vođa, cijenio sam ga kao trenera Dinama koji je 1982. osvojio prvenstvo Jugoslavije, a ujedno sam ga se i bojao dok mi je bio trener u Dinamu.


Sometimes he could scare us young players to death, he was very hard on us.


Nama mlađim nogometašima katkad je znao utjerati strah u kosti, bio je vrlo oštar prema nama.


- It was amazing for me to sign with Inter, a huge club, but I was 100% focused on succeeding.


- Potpisivanje ugovora s Interom, velikim klubom, bilo je nešto čudesno, ali bio sam stopostotno usredotočen na uspjeh.


Just as I worked on the side with Zdravko Jurcic when I was in Dinamo, when I came to Inter, I thought that I would need an extra massage therapist, so I hired one privately, because I needed one.


Kao što sam, dok sam bio u Dinamu, dodatno radio sa Zdravkom Jurčićem, tako sam po dolasku u Inter mislio da mi treba dodatni maser, pa sam ga privatno angažirao jer mi je nužno trebao.


At that time, Inter players included Robert Baggio, Ivan Zamorano, Diego Simeone, Ronaldo.


U to vrijeme za Inter su igrali Roberto Baggio, Ivan Zamorano, Diego Simeone, Ronaldo.


Considering that I had already played in the World Cup in 1998, I wasn’t intimidated by these football greats.


S obzirom na to da sam već igrao na svjetskom prvenstvu 1998., nisam se prestrašio tih nogometnih veličina.


I felt a certain degree of respect for them, but I didn’t show any intimidation at training.


Osjećao sam prema njima određeni respekt, ali na treningu nisam pokazivao nikakav strah.


- That’s true.


- To je istina.


The players kept changing, there were all kinds of players, not only stars, so that in two years time, I became captain of Inter.


Igrači su se stalno mijenjali, bilo je tu svakakvih igrača, ne samo zvijezda, tako da sam čak nakon dvije godine ja postao kapetan Intera.


At one time, we had good results under coach Marcello Lippi, one of the best coaches I’ve worked with.


U jednom trenutku smo s trenerom Marcellom Lippijem, jednim od mojih najboljih trenera, počeli postizati dobre rezultate.


True, at that time, Ronaldo and Christiano Vieri were playing for Inter, but they played together very rarely.


Istina, tada su u Interu igrali zajedno Ronaldo i Christiano Vieri, ali oni su jako malo igrali zajedno.


We finished the season in fourth place, the referees cheated us because they favoured Juventus, which later turned out to be true and it was proven that Juventus had been bribing the referees.


Na kraju smo bili četvrti, suci su nas zakinuli jer su favorizirali Juventus, što se kasnije ispostavilo točnim i utemeljenim, Juventus je kupovao suce.


With so many well known players in Inter, there has to be a strong management that sets the rules.


Uz toliko poznatih igrača u Interu moraš imati i jaku upravu koja postavlja pravila igre.


The right management hires the right coaches and right players.


Prava uprava bira pravog trenera i prave igrače.


However, while in Milan the leader of the club was well known, and there were always the local players like Maldini and Costacurte, that was not the case in Inter.


Međutim, dok se u Milanu znao vođa kluba, a to su uvijek bili domaći igrači poput Maldinija i Costacurte, toga u Interu nije bilo, nije se znao vođa.


We never knew who the boss was, there were numerous battles, we didn’t know if the coach or the club president made the decisions, it was all a mess.


Nikad nisi znao tko je glavni, postojale su međusobne borbe, nije se znalo donosi li odluke trener ili predsjednik kluba, sve je bilo zbrkano.


Roberto Baggio was a positive figure in my opinion, while Christiano Vieri could be very rude to his fellow teammates.


Roberto Baggio mi je bio pozitivna osoba, a Christiano Vieri se znao ponašati vrlo nekorektno prema suigračima.


Vieri is an excellent player, but he did not conduct himself very well with the weaker teammates.


Vieri je odličan igrač, ali se nije korektno ponašao prema kvalitetom slabijim igračima.


- Very much so, because I had peace of mind and stability.


- Jako mnogo jer sam imao mir i stabilnost.


There was no reason for me to wander the streets of Milan.


Nije bilo razloga da lunjam Milanom.


It’s a very dangerous city, and the Milan players are great starts, and it is dangerous to be popular in that city.


Milano je jako opasan grad, nogometaši su u Milanu velike zvijezde i opasno je biti popularan u tom gradu.


The footballers are always greeted by countless models, all the world’s top modelling agencies are in Milan and it is no problem at all to enjoy the night life with beautiful women.


Nogometaše dočekuju brojne manekenke, sve najvažnije svjetske manekenske agencije nalaze se u Milanu i nije nikakav problem naći noćnu zabavu sa zgodnim djevojkama.


But I was focused on success, and my family was a great help to me.


No ja sam bio usredotočen na uspjeh, u čemu mi je pomogla i obitelj.


As soon as my manager Predrag Naletilic said that it was a possibility, I accepted without giving it a second thought.


Čim mi je menadžer Predrag Naletilić rekao da postoji ta mogućnost, bez razmišljanja sam je prihvatio.


Just before the transfer, I was injured, I wasn’t playing, but the people in Milan thought that I could function well in their team.


Uoči prelaska u Milan bio sam ozlijeđen, nisam igrao, ali su u Milanu shvatili da bih mogao dobro funkcionirati kod njih.


Milan immediately won the Champion’s League, and I got to play in that league again for the first time since Dinamo.


Milan je odmah osvojio Ligu prvaka, ponovo sam, nakon Dinama, mogao igrati u Ligi prvaka i to je već bilo dovoljno.


That was enough for me. With respect to money, I had a smaller salary at Milan than at Inter, but I signed a contract for a longer period of time.


Što se tiče novca, primanja su mi u Milanu bila manja nego u Interu, ali sam potpisao ugovor na dulje vrijeme.


I didn’t fare better financially, but I did as a player.


Financijski nisam bolje prošao, ali sam razmišljao igrački.


Milan was a bigger club, and this was great recognition for me.


Milan je bio veći klub i to je za mene bilo veliko priznanje.


- It’s no secret that I have wanted to leave Milan at the end of every season in the past few years.


- Posljednjih godina, nije tajna, na kraju svake sezone želio sam otići iz Milana.


I was invited to Everton twice and to Fiorentina twice, but at the end of the season, Milan would tell me ‘Dario, we want you to stay, we’re counting on you,’ which was flattering.


Dva puta me je zvao Everton, dva puta Fiorentina, ali na kraju svake godine u Milanu bi mi rekli “Dario, mi bismo željeli da ostaneš, računamo na tebe”, što mi je laskalo.


I was very tied to both the club and the city, and so it was hard for me to replace Milan with Liverpool, which is a depressing city.


Ipak sam bio vezan za Milan, kao i za grad Milano, te mi je stoga bilo teško mijenjati Milano Liverpoolom, depresivnim gradom u odnosu na Milano.


Then, two years ago, the club moved me from right back, which is not my position, to stopper.


Onda su me u klubu prije dvije godine s desnog beka, koje nije moje mjesto, stavili na stopera.


I played 34 games, and played very well. Milan won the Champion’s League where I played six or seven games.


Odigrao sam 34 utakmice, jako dobro, Milan je osvojio Ligu prvaka gdje sam odigrao šest ili sedam utakmica.


This was further motive for me, I was happy at the end of that season, because I was playing my position again.


To mi je bio dodatni motiv, bio sam sretan na kraju te sezone jer sam igrao na svojem mjestu, mjestu stopera, a ne na mjestu desnog beka gdje sam “iskrvario”.


However, at the start of last season, all the defensive players were healthy and playing, and I wasn’t, and it became more difficult for me.


Međutim, na početku protekle sezone svi su igrači iz obrane bili zdravi i igrali su oni, a ne ja, te mi je postalo sve teže.


Regardless of that, I played well with the national team, and I receive new offers, including one from Juventus.


Bez obzira na to, dobro sam igrao za reprezentaciju zbog čega su stigle nove ponude pa me je u prosincu prošle godine tražio Juventus.


At that time, Milan told me, ‘Dario, we will extend your contract for another year, and we’ll increase your salary, to prove to you that we need you.


U Milanu su mi tada rekli “Dario, produljit ćemo ti ugovor na još jednu godinu, poboljšat ćemo ti financijsku stranu kako bismo ti dokazali da te trebamo.


Maldini is ending his career in June, you are one of our top four stoppers, and you’ll get all the games you need’.


Maldini završava karijeru u lipnju, ti si među prva četiri stopera, dobit ćeš svoj broj utakmica”.


Again, I thought about not moving, after 10 years of living in Milan.


Opet sam razmišljao o tome kako ne trebam mijenjati grad nakon 10 godina života u Milanu.


I even liked not playing every game, because that can be really hard on you.


Čak mi je odgovaralo da ne igram svaku utakmicu jer igrati sve utakmice je pravi masakr.


But in June, Maldini decided to continue playing, and so Milan agreed to let me go to Monaco.


Međutim, u lipnju je Maldini odlučio da nastavlja karijeru i Milan me odlučio pustiti u Monaco.


It wasn’t a problem to find a club, the problem was that I’m 33 years old, I haven’t played in a year and everyone is asking what is wrong with me.


Nije mi bio problem pronaći klub nego to što imam gotovo 33 godine, nisam igrao godinu dana i svi se pitaju što se sa mnom događa.


But I had faith, and only now, after having transferred to Monaco and I can look back at everything I’d been through, all the moments of playing, not playing and proving myself.


No vjera u meni je bila snažna i tek sada, kada sam otišao u Monaco, vidim kroz što sam sve prošao, svi ti trenuci igranja, neigranja i dokazivanja.


Psychologically, it was very difficult.


To je bilo psihički strahovito teško.


- It was my faith that helped me through some of my toughest moments.


- Meni je vjera pomogla u nekim teškim trenucima.


People get worn down, and when you use up all your strength, then you need to refresh it.


Čovjek se troši, i kada potroši snagu, onda se mora obnavljati.


If it is not refreshes, then you fall hard, and begin to try to resolve your problems in alcohol and drugs.


Ako se ne obnavlja, on propada i počinje probleme rješavati u alkoholu i drogi.


I felt as though my faith was helping me, and helping to restore my strength, it made it much easier to handle my problems and I just felt that that was the answer.


Ja sam osjetio da mi vjera pomaže, obnavljala mi je snagu, mnogo lakše sam se nosio s problemima, te sam osjetio da je to to.


I felt that our God is a living God, that He can help in every situation if we just open up to Him.


Osjetio sam da je naš Bog živi Bog, da on i danas može pomoći u svim situacijama ako mu se otvorimo.


I wanted to give my friends a gift, on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Lourdes.


Što se tiče Lourdesa, htio sam prijateljima darovati nešto u povodu 150. godišnjice Lourdesa.


The Pope promised the abolition of sin to all of those who take that path.


Papa je obećao svima koji prođu taj put oprost grijeha.


I think that the greatest gift you can give to someone is to feel the faith and strength that will help you in your life.


Mislim da je najviše što mogu nekome darovati to da osjeti vjeru i snagu koja će mu pomoći u daljnjem životu.


Everyone has a talent, and faith helps all talent to crystallize.


Svatko je talentiran za nešto i vjera mu pomaže da sve te talente iskristalizira.


That was the greatest gift.


To je bio najljepši dar.


- It has always been so difficult for me to imagine life in a city other than Milan.


- Uvijek mi je bilo teško zamisliti život u nekom drugom gradu, a ne u Milanu.


I was even a little afraid of making the move, and in getting settled in a new club after not playing in Milan for so long.


Malo sam se i pribojavao odlaska, kao i snalaženja u novom klubu nakon neigranja u Milanu.


But I was calm, I could have stayed in Milan considering that two stoppers were injured.


Ipak, bio sam miran, a mogao sam i ostati u Milanu s obzirom na to da su se dva stopera ozlijedila.


I didn’t want to go to Galatasaray in Turkey, even though they offered a better contract than Monaco, but that wasn’t so important to me.


Nisam želio otići u turski Galatasaray, njihova financijska ponuda bila je bolja od Monacove, ali to mi nije bilo bitno.


I respect Galatasaray, they are a great club, but that’s not for me.


Cijenim Galatasaray kao veliki klub, ali to nije za mene.


When I arrived in Monaco, I knew that I had made the right decision.


Kada sam došao u Monaco, osjetio sam da sam donio pravu odluku.


Of course, I will have to prove myself, but I felt relieved when I went to training.


Naravno, morat ću se dokazati, ali osjetio sam olakšanje kada sam došao na trening.


Of course, my wife and I make all our decisions together, and she was even more tied to Milan than I was.


Normalno je da supruga i ja o svemu zajednički odlučujemo, a ona je bila više vezana za Milano od mene.


I was in quarantine four out of seven days of the week, and she was in Milan seven out of seven days.


Ja sam četiri od sedam dana u tjednu bio u karanteni, a ona je sedam od sedam dana u tjednu bila u Milanu.


She had more friends than I did and making the move was hard for her.


Imala je više prijatelja od mene i zato joj preseljenje u Monaco teže pada nego meni.


I hope that she will grow to love Monaco as I have.


Nadam se da će i ona zavoljeti Monaco kao i ja.


As soon as I arrived in Monaco, I forgot all about Milan.


Dobra stvar je bila u tome što sam, čim sam došao u Monaco, odmah zaboravio Milano.


- We’ll see how the situation with the national team will unfold.


- Vidjet ćemo kako će se odvijati situacija oko reprezentacije.


The team has given me so much, as I have given so much to the team. I have a great deal of respect for Slaven Bilic, as he does for me. We have an amazing relationship.


Ona mi je puno dala kao što sam i ja puno dao reprezentaciji, maksimalno cijenim Slavena Bilića kao i on mene, imamo fenomenalan odnos.


Labin is a medieval town situated on the hill above town of Rabac.


Na brežuljku iznad Rapca smjestio se je srednjevjekovni gradić Labin.


If you take a walk through this town you will feel as if you visited a museum thanks to its rich historical and cultural heritage and each street has its own story to tell.


Šetnja ovim gradom bit će poput posjeta muzeju jer obiluje kulturno povijesnim spomenicima, i svaka njegova ulica priča neku svoju priču.


Due to this rich heritage Labin is a top destination for the antique lovers and all those looking for cultural tourism.


Upravo zbog ovako bogate baštine Labin je idealna destinacija za sve ljubitelje starina i onima u potrazi za kulturnim turizmom.


As a rare blend of Mediterranean climate and rich architectural heritage, Labin has become the most visited destination in Croatia for artists from all over the world, as testified by numerous studios in the old city core.


Kao rijedak spoj mediteranskog podneblja i bogatog arhitektonskog nasljeđa, Labin je postao najposjećenije odredište u Hrvatskoj za umjetnike iz cijeloga svijeta, a tome svjedoče i brojni ateljei u Starom gradu.


Labin and Rabac each year achieve over one million nights booked in the hotel or private accomodation, luxury villas and other types of accomodation.


Zajedno s Rapcem ostvaruje i preko milijun turističkih noćenja u hotelskom i apartmanskom smještaju.


Explore this beautiful town and its surroundings, go for a walk and enjoy the natural and cultural beauty or book one of the many excursions.


Istražite ovaj gradić i njegovu prekrasnu okolicu, otiđite u šetnju i uživajte u prirodnim i kulturnim ljepotama ili rezervirajte jedan od mnogobrojnih izleta.


This historic town rises above the sea, but again it's close enough to give every guest a wonderful holiday, peace and relaxation.


Ovaj povijesni gradić uzdiže se iznad mora, ali opet mu je dovoljno blizu da svakom gostu pruži prekrasan odmor, mir i relaksaciju.


Keywords: high pure aluminium, Al-alloys, aluminium oxide, cathodic polarization, copper, Cu-alloys, cuprous oxide, cadmium sulphide, tin, phase transition, nucleation, strain energy, interfacial energy, photoelectrochemical cells, organic inhibitors, semiconducting film, conversion efficiency.


Ključne riječi: super čisti aluminij, Al-legure, Aluminij(III)oksid, katodna polarizacija, bakar, Cu-legure, Bakar(I)oksid, kadmij(II)sulfid, kositar, fazni prijelaz, nukleacija, energija naprezanja, međupovršinska energija, fotoelektrokemijske ćelije, organski inhibitori, poluvodički film, djelotvornost prevlake.


Research goals: Priority research with long-term objectives at home and abroad encompasses the fundamental issues concerning physical and chemical properties of materials used in industry and energy technologies.


Ciljevi istraživanja: Prioritetna istraživanja u svijetu i kod nas s dugoročnim ciljevima obuhvaćaju temeljne probleme vezane uz fizikalna i kemijska svojstva materijala korištenih u industriji i energijskim tehnologijama.


Based on the experimental research, a study of literature data, and definition of theoretical hypotheses by the project proposer, an analysis of the process mechanism in super-pure aluminium was carried out and reported on in international journals.


Na temelju eksperimentalnog istraživanja, studija literaturnih podataka i definiranja teorijskih postavki od strane predlagača projekta ispitala se i provela analiza mehanizma procesa na superčistom aluminiju o čemu je publicirano u međunarodnim časopisima.


However, the literature contains little or almost no information on cathodic behaviour of aluminium alloys, inert or active.


Međutim, u literaturi skoro i ne postoje podaci o katodnom ponašanju legura aluminija, kako inertnih tako i aktivnih.


Properties of many electrochemical solar conversion systems are well known, but all recent studies have dealt with problems of stabilization of photoelectrode operation.


Svojstva mnogih elektrokemijskih solarno-konverzijskih sustava su poznata, ali svi noviji radovi vezani su uz problem stabilizacije rada fotoelektroda.


This point to a need for a more intensive examination of composition and structure, physical and chemical properties of the surface, the relation between surface and volume properties, corrosion processes and the effect of organic inhibitors on preventing degradation processes.


To ukazuje na potrebu intenzivnog ispitivanja sastava i strukture, te fizikalnih i kemijskih svojstava površina, odnosno površinskih i volumnih svojstava, korozijskih procesa i utjecaja inhibitora u sprječavanju degradacijskih procesa.


The aim of the project proposed is to make up for the lack knowledge about how the properties of the oxide film on Al-alloys are affected by previous cathodic polarization.


Cilj je predloženog projekta da nadoknadi nedostatak pozanavanja ovisnosti osobina oksidnog filma na Al-legurama o prethodnoj katodnoj polarizaciji.


Also, it has been planned to determine the physical parameters characteristic for surfaces of Cu and Cu-alloys and other metals and oxide films relative to their volume properties.


Također, žele se odrediti fizikalni parametri karakteristični za površine Cu i Cu-legura kao i drugih metala i oksidnih filmova u odnosu na njihova volumna svojstva.


Examination of the processes at the phase boundaries is to determine effectiveness of conversion and inhibition and explain the mechanisms of (photo) corrosion processes and their inhibition by inhibitors.


Ispitivanje procesa na granici faza planira se s ciljem da se odredi djelotvornost konverzije i inhibicije i protumače mehanizmi (foto) korozijskih procesa i njihovo inhibiranje organskim inhibitorima.


That would provide for longer durability of materials in solutions.


Na taj način želi se produžiti trajnost materijala u otopinama.


Examinations will contribute to an increase in scientific competence in order to provide for more successful transfer of knowledge throughout the world.


Istraživanja će doprinijeti povećanju znanstvene kompetencije u cilju uspješnijeg transfera svjetskog znanja.


In the middle of the island of Hvar, is the beautiful town of Jelsa, bordered with the two highest island peaks, St. Niclaus to the west and Hum to the east.


U sredinu otoka Hvara prostrla se lijepa Jelsa omeđena dvama najvišim otočnim vrhovima, Sv. Nikolom na zapadu i Humom na istoku.


Life in Jelsa began very early on, evidence of which are the numerous cultural-historical monuments such as the little churches, squares and parks.


Život u Jelsi započeo je veoma rano o čemu svjedoče brojni kulturno-povijesni spomenici poput malih crkvica, trgova i parkova.


The natural beauties of Jelsa are its forested beaches and bays, the limpid sea and the restless sunshine that have created the ideal prerequisites for tourism development and for this reason Jelsa has been a preferred holiday destination since the 19th century.


Prirodne ljepote Jelse su šumovite plaže i uvale, čisto more i neumorno sunce što je stvorilo idealne preduvjete za razvoj turizma, pa je Jelsa još u 19. stoljeću bila omiljeno odredište.


The Jadran Hotel opened in 1911 and is the oldest hotel in Jelsa, but there are also the numerous rustic villas dating back to the Antique and Medieval period are evidence of the early beginnings of local tourism.


Hotel Jadran otvoren je 1911. godine i najstariji je hotel u Jelsi, ali i brojne villea rusticae antike i srednjeg vijeka svjedoče o najranijim početcima turizma u mjestu.


However much talk there was over recent years about the rising number of Japanese tourists in Croatian, the Japanese have this year completely surpassed all of the figures published ot date: about 70,000 came to Croatia just in this year's pre-peak season period, which is almost as many as came during all of last year.


Koliko se god posljednjih godina govori o porastu broja japanskih turista u Hrvatskoj, Japanci su ovog ljeta potpuno nadmašili sve dosad objavljivane brojke: samo u predsezoni ove godine u Hrvatsku ih je ušlo približno 70.000, što je gotovo onoliko koliko ih je lani došlo tijekom cijele godine.


We decided to discover the reason why Croatia is enjoying this level of popularity from a group of Japanese from the city of Nagoya, which visited Croatia last week on a Generalturist vacation package.


Razloge tolike popularnosti Hrvatske odlučili smo saznati od jedne japanske grupe iz grada Nagoye, koja je prošlog tjedna u aranžmanu Generalturista posjetila Hrvatsku.


And although it was a group with many elderly members, their itinerary was of a quite high tempo – during the remaining five days, after having lost three on the arrival and departure, they visited two states and seven tourist destinations.


Iako se radilo o grupi s mnogo starijih, njihov je aranžman bio poprilično nabijenog tempa - u preostalih pet dana, nakon što su tri izgubili na dolazak i odlazak, posjetili su dvije države i sedam turističkih odredišta.


Known for their quick sightseeing tempo and a steely discipline the likes of which is not possessed by tourists from other countries, the program of the group from Nagoya was not much different from other packages Japanese agencies set up with their Croatian counterparts.


Poznati po oštrom tempu razgledavanja i čeličnoj disciplini kakvu nemaju turisti drugih zemalja, program grupe iz Nagoye nije se puno razlikovao od ostalih aranžmana koje japanske agencije dogovaraju s hrvatskima.


Immediately upon touching down in Klagenfurt they toured Bled and Postojna and made it Zagreb that same evening, and after a morning sightseeing tour, headed out for Plitvice Lakes.


Odmah nakon slijetanja u Klagenfurt obišli su Bled i Postojnu te iste večeri stigli u Zagreb nakon čijeg su jutarnjeg razgledavanja posjetili Plitvice.


After having slept there they made it to Split, toured it and Trogir, slept and head out for Dubrovnik, the only place they stayed for two days.


Prespavavši tamo stigli su u Split, razgledali i njega i Trogir, prespavali te krenuli za Dubrovnik gdje su se jedino zadržali dva dana.


They made there way home spending hours changing flights from Dubrovnik-Zagreb, Zagreb-Amsterdam, Amsterdam-Helsinki, Helsinki-Nagoya.


Kući su se vraćali satima presjedajući na letovima Dubrovnik-Zagreb, Zagreb-Amsterdam, Amsterdam-Helsinki, Helskinki-Nagoya.


The guide says that pensioner groups travel at the same tempo, and that they are in fact more frequent guests "because they have solid incomes and plenty of time".


Vodiči kažu da istim tempom putuju i umirovljeničke grupe, a oni su čak i češći gosti “jer imaju solidna primanja i puno vremena”.


"They have to experience a lot everywhere, see, taste and film everything.


“Svugdje moraju jako puno doživjeti, sve vidjeti, okusiti i snimiti.


They simply must see everything they have paid for, regardless of weariness, bad weather or other circumstances", says Zagreb tourist guide Seka Verzi, who led the group from Nagoya through Zagreb.


Jednostavno moraju vidjeti sve što su platili, bez obzira na umor, ružno vrijeme ili druge okolnosti”, govori zagrebačka turistička voditeljica Seka Verži koja je grupu iz Nagoye provela kroza Zagreb. “Drugi turisti često kažu: ‘Možemo ovo i preskočiti, malo smo se umorili.’ Japanci ne”.


"Other tourists often say: 'We can skip this, we are a little tired.' Not the Japanese." Kotomi Okino, the leader of the Japanese group explained it simply: "The Japanese have very short holidays, some ten days.


Kotomi Okino, voditeljica japanske grupe, to je jednostavno objasnila: “Japanci imaju vrlo kratke godišnje odmore, desetak dana.


They want to use that time to the fullest and see as much as they can."


Zato vrijeme žele maksimalno iskoristiti i što više toga vidjeti.”


Joining the group during its sightseeing tour of Zagreb we observed how they reacted to things and tried to find out why they chose Croatia this year, how they experienced it and what there expectations had been.


Pridruživši se toj grupi na razgledavanju Zagreba promatrali smo kako na što reagiraju te pokušali dobiti odgovore na pitanja zašto su ove godine odabrali Hrvatsku, kako su ju doživjeli i što su od nje uopće očekivali.


But it was not an easy task: with a poor knowledge of English, and as restrained and disciplined as they are, the Japanese showed no reactions during the sightseeing.


Međutim to nije bilo lako: slabog znanja engleskog te suzdržani i disciplinirani kakvi jesu, Japanci pri razgledavanju nisu pokazivali nikakve reakcije.


They quietly followed the guide from Gornji grad (the old town core) to the old Kamenita vrata town gate to Dolac market and the cathedral, listening attentively with the odd rare comment made among the group.


Mirno su slijedili vodiča na relaciji Gornji grad - Kamenita vrata - tržnica Dolac - Katedrala, pozorno slušajući uz rijetke međusobne komentare.


Tourist guides say that their level of interest is best gauged only by how often they shoot photos of a scene.


Turistički vodiči kažu da se njihova zainteresiranost najčešće može mjeriti tek time koliko puta fotografiraju neki prizor.


They are almost obedient in photographing almost everything that the guide points out – even things like the plaque that bears the name of the old town street, 29 October 1918, after it was explained that that was the day Croatia ceased to be a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.


Gotovo poslušno slikaju gotovo sve na što im vodič skrene pažnju - čak i stvari poput ploče koja nosi naziv gornjogradske Ulice 29. 10. 1918. nakon objašnjenja da se radi o danu kad Hrvatska prestaje biti dio Austro-Ugarske Monarhije.


They spent the longest taking pictures of the Zagreb skyline, which based on the cited theory, means that that was what interested them the most. Also particularly interesting were centuries old Catholic churches, since there are none in Japan as a result of the brutal persecution of Catholic missionaries there in the 16th and 17th centuries.


Najdulje su fotografirali panoramu Zagreba pa ih je u skladu s navedenom teorijom i najviše zainteresirala, a stoljetne katoličke crkve posebno su im zanimljive s obzirom na to da ih zbog brutalnih progona katoličkih misionara u 16. i 17. stoljeću u Japanu nema.


"When we hear church bells, we know that we are in Europe", says 35-year-old Ayako Tsuge, an employee of a Japanese insurance company, who came to Croatia with her mother.


“Kad čujemo crkvena zvona, znamo da smo u Europi”, kaže 35-godišnja Ayako Tsuge, zaposlenica jednog japanskog osiguravajućeg društva, koja je u Hrvatsku došla s majkom.


With great difficulty, but exceptional tenacity, she endeavoured to say in English that she chose Croatia because of the "nice places for sightseeing." She proudly pointed out that all Japanese know of Dubrovnik and Plitvice Lakes, and of the "war of independence in which many buildings were destroyed." Like most of the people in the group she has already toured England, France, Spain and Italy and, citing an advantage of Croatia compared to those countries she said that there were no Japanese tourists here.


Ponosno kaže da svi Japanci znaju za Dubrovnik i Plitvice, ali i za “rat za nezavisnost u kojem je mnogo građevina bilo uništeno”. Kao i većina iz grupe i ona je već obišla Englesku, Francusku, Španjolsku i Italiju a za prednosti Hrvatske pred tim zemljama kaže da u njoj nema japanskih turista.


"There are few Japanese here, so we can enjoy the atmosphere.


“Ovdje ima malo Japanaca pa možemo uživati u atmosferi.


In Paris and London there are so many of them that we feel like we are in Japan." Croatians appear to her as "very intelligent and industrialised", and in Zagreb she was most impressed by the Dolac market. "It is wonderful that everything is in the open, that you can choose the fruit by hand.


U Parizu ili Londonu toliko ih ima da se osjećamo kao u Japanu.” Hrvati joj se čine “jako inteligentni i industrijalizirani”, a u Zagrebu ju se najviše dojmila tržnica Dolac. “Divno je što je sve na otvorenom, što možeš rukom birati voće.


In our country all the food is wrapped in plastic." English is a bigger problem and few in the group can speak it, and frequently the Japanese tour guides also speak English poorly.


Kod nas je sva hrana zamotana u plastiku.” Engleski je većini problem i rijetko tko ga u grupi govori, a često i japanski vodiči govore slabo.


That was the case with Kotomi Okino, the leader of the group from Nagoya.


Takav je slučaj bio i s Kotomi Okino, voditeljicom grupe iz Nagoye.


Although she understands it, she was hard put to it to explain why the Japanese like to come to Croatia as of late: "They like to come to all of Europe, where the cultural heritage is entirely different from what we have at home.


Iako ga razumije, namučila se da objasni zašto u zadnje vrijeme Japanci vole dolaziti u Hrvatsku: “Vole dolaziti u cijelu Europu, čija je kulturna baština nešto sasvim drukčije od onog što imamo kod kuće.


As they can for the most part afford it, the Japanese occupy Europe during the summer.


Kako si uglavnom to mogu priuštiti, Japanci ljeti zato okupiraju Europu.


After touring the most attractive European countries, they seek a new destination.


Nakon što obiđu najatraktivnije europske zemlje, traže novu destinaciju.


Currently, that is Croatia."


To je trenutačno Hrvatska.”


"They are like that, when one goes, other follow in waves", says Zagreb tourist guide Seka Verzi, who has been leading Japanese groups since 1989, when they first started coming to Croatia.


“Oni su takvi, kad jedni krenu, drugi ih slijede u valovima”, govori zagrebačka turistička voditeljica Seka Verži, koja japanske grupe vodi od 1989. kad su se prvi put pojavile u Hrvatskoj.


After that, she says, the Japanese stopped coming because of the war, only to start coming again in 2000 in greater numbers every year.


Nakon toga su, priča, Japanci prestali dolaziti zbog rata, da bi početkom 2000-ih počeli stizati svake godine u sve većem broju.


For tourist guides they are, she says, the most appreciated visitors. "They are polite, composed, on-time and fantastically tidy.


Za turističke vodiče oni su, kaže, najzahvalniji gosti. “Pristojni su, mirni, točni i beskrajno uredni.


Chauffeurs love them: they do not leave even a not a scrap of paper in buses, unlike groups from some other countries who can be indescribably untidy, loud and undisciplined.


Vozači ih obožavaju: u autobusima za njima ne ostane ni papirića, za razliku od grupa iz nekih drugih zemalja koje znaju biti neopisivo neuredne, glasne i nedisciplinirane.


They are also very discrete when it comes to making complaints; they always respect hierarchy and complain only to their own guide who then works it out with the Croatian counterpart – as a rule you never know whether they are satisfied or not.


Također su vrlo diskretni kad su pritužbe u pitanju; uvijek poštuju hijerarhiju i žale se isključivo svom vodiču koji onda s hrvatskim rješava problem - u principu nikad ne znaš jesu li zadovoljni ili ne.


Tourists from other countries are known to harass you, yell, grumble and complain incessantly."


Turisti iz drugih zemalja znaju nasrnuti na tebe, vikati, buniti se, neprestano prigovarati.”


Of Croatians the group from Nagoya says that they are nice, amiable and receptive. "You smile a lot", says Miyako Yamanaka, a secondary school English teacher.


U grupi iz Nagoye za Hrvate kažu da su dragi, simpatični i pristupačni. “Puno se smijete”, govori Miyako Yamanaka, profesorica engleskog u srednjoj školi.


She too does not speak fluently, but with greater ease, nevertheless, than the others.


Ni ona ga ne govori tečno, ali ipak lakše od drugih.


She asks what grade people start learning English here and says that in Japan they start only from the seventh grade of primary school.


Pita u kojem se razredu ovdje počinje učiti engleski i kaže da se u Japanu uči tek od sedmog osnovne.


She is in Croatia at the choice of her husband Mihoa, a pharmacist, with whom she has already toured "all of the major European countries." Travelling with them is their 23-year-old daughter Tsuneo, who recently graduated economics and found employment at a Japanese bank.


Ona se u Hrvatskoj nalazi po izboru supruga Mihoa, farmaceuta, s kojim je već obišala “sve glavne europske zemlje”. S njima putuje i 23-godišnja kći Tsuneo, koja je nedavno diplomirala ekonomiju i zaposlila se u jednoj japanskoj banci.


What she likes most about Croatia is the sense of safety: "In all European cities so far we have had to watch out for our purses.


Njoj se, pak, u Hrvatskoj najviše sviđa sigurnost: “U svim europskim gradovima dosad smo morali paziti na torbe.


It is wonderful that you do not have to think about that here."


Predivno je što ovdje ne moramo razmišljati o tome.”


Even though Miyako Yamanaka told us that it is rare that younger people travel with their parents, there was another complete family in the group from Nagoya.


Iako je, kaže Miyako Yamanaka, u Japanu rijetkost da mladi odlaze na putovanja s roditeljima, u grupi iz Nagoye još je jedna obitelj bila kompletna.


Harumi Oizumi came to Croatia with her parents, who own a textile shop in Nagoya, on the recommendation of a Japanese tourism agency.


Harumi Oizumi, s roditeljima koji u Nagoyi imaju trgovinu tekstilom došla je u Hrvatsku na preporuku japanske turističke agencije.


As far as Zagreb is concerned, says Seka Verzi, they find it nice, and like it most when the tourist guide links something they see with something they know: "For example the train station is interesting to them when they hear that the Orient express passed here, and when we bring Agatha Christie into the story, whose book mentions a murder near Vinkovci – they immediately take several photos of the train station.


Što se Zagreba tiče, govori Seka Verži, lijep im je, a najviše vole kad im vodič viđeno poveže s nečim njima poznatim: “Recimo željeznički kolodvor im je zanimljiv kad čuju da je tuda prolazio Orient Express pa kad im još to povežem s Agathom Christie i s pričom da se u toj njezinoj knjizi spominje ubojstvo kraj Vinkovaca - odmah više puta slikaju kolodvor.


But I do not go into too much detail so as not to confuse them.


No ne idem puno u detalje da ih ne zbunim.


And you have to bear in mind that it is completely different when you do not address people directly, which is the case only with the Japanese.


Ali treba imati na umu da je potpuno drukčije kad se ljudima ne obraćaš direktno, što je slučaj jedino s Japancima.


Only they have earphones on to hear the guide, and you have no idea what of your words are passed on to them." She says that they do not buy many souvenirs.


Oni jedini imaju na ušima slušalice i čuju vodiča a što im on prenese od tvojih riječi pojma nemaš.” Od suvenira, kaže, ne kupuju puno.


For the most part they have heard that the necktie originated in Croatia and ask to visit the Zagreb shop of the Croata kravate, and buy some fruit, homemade honey or teas at Dolac.


Uglavnom su čuli da kravata potječe odavde pa traže da posjete zagrebačku prodavaonicu Croata kravate, a na Dolcu kupe nešto voća, domaćeg meda ili čajeva.


"They do not like to spend of trifles, which goes for all social classes.


“Ne vole trošiti na bezvezarije, što vrijedi za sve klase.


With them it is hard to tell who is wealthier, as they all dress decently.


Kod njih je jako teško reći tko je bogatiji, svi se pristojno oblače.


Their social status might be evident from the hotel they stay in.


Status im se eventualno vidi po tome u kojem su hotelu odsjeli.


But they can all afford to travel." The Japanese often have unusual requests.