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For other uses, see Subotica (disambiguation).
Subotica City Hall square
Location of Subotica within Serbia
Coordinates: 46°06′01″N 19°39′56″E / 46.10028°N 19.66556°E / 46.10028; 19.66556Coordinates: 46°06′01″N 19°39′56″E / 46.10028°N 19.66556°E / 46.10028; 19.66556
North Bačka
- Mayor
Saša Vučinić (DS)
1,008 km2 (389.2 sq mi)
Population (2002)[1]
- City
- Urban 99,981
- Summer (DST)
(+381) 24
www.subotica.rs
Subotica (Serbian Cyrillic: Суботица [sǔbɔtit͡sa] ( listen), Hungarian: Szabadka, Bunjevac: Subotica, Croatian: Subotica) is a city and municipality in northern Serbia, in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. It is located at 46.07° North, 19.68° East, about 10 km from the border with Hungary.
Formerly the largest city of Vojvodina region, contemporary Subotica is now the second largest city in the province, following Novi Sad. It is also the fifth largest city in Serbia (discounting Kosovo) after Belgrade, Novi Sad, Niš, and Kragujevac. It is a multiethnic city, with Hungarians (34.99%), Serbs (27.85%), Bunjevci (10.87%) and Croats (10.43%) as largest ethnic groups. The city's population numbers 99,981 (according to the 2002 census). Linguistically the city has a South Slavic-speaking majority as Serbs, Croats, Bunjevci and Yugoslavs collectively compose 55.94% of the population. The municipality of Subotica numbers 148,401 people. It is the administrative centre of the North Bačka District.
1 Name
2.1 Prehistory
2.2 The Middle Ages
2.3 Ottoman administration
2.4 Habsburg administration
2.5 1848/1849 Revolutions
2.6 Austro-Hungarian administration
2.7 South Slavic states
3 Towns and villages
4 City quarters
5.1 City demographics - Ethnic groups in the city
5.2 Municipality demographics
5.2.1 Ethnic groups in the municipality
5.2.2 Settlements by ethnic majority
5.2.3 Languages in the municipality
6.1 2004 elections
9.1 Secondary Schools
9.2 Notable faculties
10 Newspapers and magazines
11 Economy
12 Transportation
13 Communication
14 Famous citizens
15 International cooperation
15.1 Twin towns - Sister cities
15.2 Partner Cities
There have been almost two hundred different forms of the name of this city in history. This is because the city has welcomed so many different peoples since the Middle Ages. They all wrote about it, naming it in their own languages, which, for some, did not fix their spelling until modern times.
Emperor Jovan Nenad monument in Subotica
The earliest known written name of the city was Zabadka or Zabatka,[2] which dates from 1391. This is a variant of the current Hungarian name for the city: Szabadka. The Hungarian name for the city derives from the adjective szabad meaning "free", and the suffix -ka, an affectionate diminutive. Subotica's earliest designation means, therefore, something like a "small" or "dear", "free place". According to other opinion, medieval name Zabatka could derive from South Slavic word "zabat", which describe parts of Pannonian Slavic houses.[3]
The name Subotica derives from the Serbian / Bunjevac word for "Saturday" or "Sabbath" and first appeared in 1653. The Serbian / Bunjevac word for "Saturday" is subota (субота), thus the name Subotica means "a little Saturday". Another theory claims that city was named after Subota Vrlić, who was a palatine and treasurer of a Emperor Jovan Nenad, which ruled from this city in the 16th century. An older Serbian name used for the city in the 16th century was Sabatka, while Ottoman Turkish name was Sobotka.
The town was renamed in the 1740s for Maria Theresa of Austria, Archduchess of Austria and Queen of Bohemia and Hungary. The town was officially called Sent-Maria in 1743, but was renamed in 1779 as Maria-Theresiapolis. These two official names were also spelled in several different ways (most commonly the German Maria-Theresiopel or Theresiopel), and were used in different languages. This name was abandoned in 1811 (with the Danube Swabians now referring to it mostly as Subotica, and pronouncing it Suboditsa).[citation needed] However a late-19th Century Imperial Land Survey map of the area (Reymann 1:75000 #5563) still shows it as Maria-Theresiopel.
The city's name in the other three official languages of Vojvodina are the same as the official name - Slovak: Subotica, Rusyn: Суботица, Romanian: Subotica or Subotiţa.
A Neolithic Tiszapolgár-Bodrogkeresztúr culture necropolis was found in Subotica.[4]
Subotica probably first became a settlement of note when people poured into it from nearby villages destroyed during the Tatar invasions of 1241-1242. When Zabadka / Zabatka was first recorded in 1391, it was a tiny town in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. Later, the city belonged to the Hunyadis, one of the most influential aristocratic families in the whole of Central Europe.
Library in Subotica
King Matthias Corvinus of Hungary gave the town to one of his relatives, János Pongrác Dengelegi, who, fearing an invasion by the Ottoman Empire fortified the castle of Subotica, erecting a fortress in 1470. Some decades later, after the Battle of Mohács in 1526, the medieval Kingdom of Hungary collapsed and Subotica gradually became a town of the Ottoman Empire. The majority of the Hungarian population fled northward to Royal Hungary. Bálint Török, a local noble who had ruled over Subotica, also escaped from the city.
In the extremely confused military and political situation following the defeat at Mohács, Subotica came under the control of Serbian mercenaries recruited in Banat. These soldiers were in the service of the Transylvanian general John I Zápolya, a later Hungarian king. The leader of these mercenaries, Jovan Nenad the Black, proclaimed himself tsar and founded an ephemeral independent state, with Subotica as its capital. This state comprised entire Bačka, northern Banat and a small part of Srem. When Bálint Török returned with 300 soldier and captured Subotica from the Serbs, Jovan Nenad moved his capital to Szeged.[5] Some months later, in the summer of 1527, the self-proclaimed tsar was assassinated and his state collapsed.
Ottoman administration
The Ottoman Empire ruled the city from 1542 to 1686. At the end of this almost 150 year long period, not much remained of the old town of Zabadka / Zabatka. Because much of the population had fled, the Ottomans encouraged the settlement of the area by different colonists from the Balkans. The settlers were mostly Orthodox Serbs. They cultivated the extremely fertile land around Subotica. In 1570, the population of Subotica numbered 49 houses, and in 1590, 63 houses. In 1687, the region was settled by Catholic Dalmatas (called Bunjevci today). It was called "Sobotka" during Ottoman rule and was a kaza centre in Segedin sanjak at first in Budin Eyaleti till 1596, and after that in Eğri Eyaleti between 1596-1686.[6]
Habsburg administration
Bunjevci migration to Bačka
In 1687, about 5,000 Bunjevci, led by Dujo Marković and Đuro Vidaković settled in Bačka (including Subotica). After the decisive battle against the Ottomans at Senta (Zenta) led by Prince Eugene of Savoy on 11 September 1697, Subotica became part of the military border zone Theiss-Mieresch established by the Habsburg Monarchy. In the meantime the uprising of Francis II Rákóczi broke out, which is also known as the Kuruc War. In the region of Subotica, Rákóczi joined battle against the Rac National Militia. Rác was a designation for the South Slavic people (mostly Serbs and Bunjevci) and they often were referred to as rácok in the Kingdom of Hungary. In a later period rácok came to mean, above all, Serbs of Orthodox religion.
The Serbian military families enjoyed several privileges thanks to their service for the Habsburg Monarchy. Subotica gradually, however, developed from being a mere garrison town to becoming a market town with its own civil charter in 1743. When this happened, many Serbs complained about the loss of their privileges. The majority left the town in protest and some of them founded a new settlement just outside 18th century Subotica in Aleksandrovo, while others emigrated to Russia. In New Serbia, a new Russian province established for them, those Serbs founded a new settlement and also named it Subotica. In 1775 a Jewish community in Subotica was established.
It was perhaps to emphasise the new civic serenity of Subotica that the pious name Saint Mary came to be used for it at this time. Some decades later, in 1779, Empress Maria Theresa of Austria advanced the town's status further by proclaiming it a Free Royal Town. The enthusiastic inhabitants of the city renamed Subotica once more as Maria-Theresiopolis.
This Free Royal Town status gave a great impetus to the development of the city. During the 19th century its population doubled twice, attracting many people from all over the Habsburg Monarchy. This led eventually to a considerable demographic change. In the first half of the 19th century, the Bunjevci had still been in the majority, but there was an increasing number of Hungarians and Jews settling in Subotica. This process was not stopped even by the outbreak of the Revolutions in the Habsburg Monarchy in 1848/49.
1848/1849 Revolutions
It is remarkable that despite the diversity of their ethnic origins, the citizens of Subotica (mainly Bunjevci and Hungarians) united in defending Subotica in the battle at Kaponya, March 5, 1849. They repulsed the advancing Serbian troops from Sombor in the direction to Szeged. The town's first newspaper was also a result of the 1848/49 revolutionary spirit. It was called Honunk állapota ("State of Our Homeland") and was published in Hungarian by Károly Bitterman's local printing company. Unlike most Serbs and Croats who confronted with Hungarians, local Bunjevci people mostly supported Hungarian revolution.
In 1849, following the suppression of the Hungarian Revolution, Subotica, together with most of the Bačka region, was separated from the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary and became a part of a separate Austrian province, named Voivodeship of Serbia and Banat of Temeschwar. The administrative centre of this new province was not Subotica, but Timişoara. This province existed until 1860. During the existence of the voivodeship, in 1853, Subotica acquired its impressive theatre.
Austro-Hungarian administration
Square and monument dedicated to victims of fascism in Subotica
Memorial in Subotica cemetery for the 50th anniversary of the killings of communist partisans. Behind: names of victims
After the establishment of the Dual-Monarchy in 1867, there followed what is often called the "golden age" of city development of Subotica. Many schools were opened after 1867 and in 1869 the railway connected the city to the world. In 1896 an electrical power plant was built, further enhancing the development of the city and the whole region. Subotica now adorned itself with its remarkable Central European, fin de siècle architecture. In 1902 a Jewish synagogue was built in the Art Nouveau style.
South Slavic states
Subotica was part of the Austria-Hungary until the aftermath of World War I in 1918, when the city became part of the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes. In changed economical and political circumstances, Subotica was now a border-town in Yugoslavia and did not, for a time, experienced again the dynamic prosperity it enjoyed in the years preceding World War I. However, at that time, Subotica was the third largest city in Yugoslavia by population, following Belgrade and Zagreb.
In 1941, Yugoslavia was invaded and partitioned by the Axis Powers, and its northern parts, including Subotica, were annexed by Hungary (This partition of Yugoslavia was not recognized by the international community and city was, from the legal point of view, still part of Yugoslavia, whose only legal representative was Yugoslav government in exile). Hungarian troops entered Subotica on April 11, 1941. During World War II the city lost approximately 7,000 of its citizens, mostly Serbs, Hungarians and Jews.[citation needed] Before the war about 6,000 Jews lived in Subotica. Many Jews were deported from the city during the Holocaust, mostly to Auschwitz. In April 1944 a ghetto was set up. Also, many communists were put to death during Axis rule. In 1944, the Axis forces left city, and Subotica became part of the new socialist Yugoslavia. During the 1944-45 period about 8,000 citizens (mainly Hungarian) were killed by Yugoslav partisans.[7][8]
In the post-war period Subotica has gradually modernised itself. During the Yugoslav and Kosovo wars of the 1990s, a considerable number of Serb refugees came to the city from Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Kosovo, whilst many ethnic Hungarians and Croats left the country because of the political pressures of the Milošević period and economical stagnation (Some of the ethnic Serb residents also left the country because of the same reasons[citation needed]). During the break-up of Yugoslavia, local leaders in Subotica were drawn from political parties opposed to the policy of the state government in Belgrade.
Kelebija
Mala Bosna
Ljutovo
Hajdukovo
Bački Vinogradi
Šupljak
Bikovo
Donji Tavankut
Gornji Tavankut
Mišićevo
Bajmok
Đurđin
Stari Žednik
Novi Žednik
Čantavir
Bačko Dušanovo
The Subotica municipality comprises the Subotica city, the town of Palić and 17 villages. The villages are:
Bački Vinogradi (Hungarian: Bácsszőlős)
Bačko Dušanovo (Hungarian: Zentaörs)
Kelebija (Hungarian: Kelebia)
Hajdukovo (Hungarian: Hajdújárás)
Čantavir (Hungarian: Csantavér)
Šupljak (Hungarian: Ludas)
Note: For settlements with Hungarian absolute or relative majority, names are also given in Hungarian.
Center of Prozivka
Prozivka
Centar 1
Dudova Šuma (Radijalac)
Železničko Naselje
Novo Naselje (Hungarian: Újtelep)
Srpski Šor (Hungarian: Szerb sor)
Kertvaroš (Hungarian: Kertváros)
Makova Sedmica
Mali Radanovac
Teslino Naselje
Veliki Radanovac
Aleksandrovo
Mali Bajmok (Hungarian: Kisbajmok)
Gat (Hungarian: Gát)
Graničar
Centar 3 (Tokio)
Bajnat
Main article: Demographic history of Subotica
Ethnic map of the Subotica municipality
City demographics - Ethnic groups in the city
Subotica is a multiethnic city and municipality. The population of the Subotica city is composed of (according to 2002 census):
Hungarians = 34,983 (34.99%)
Serbs = 27,838 (27.85%)
Bunjevci = 10,870 (10.87%)
Croats = 10,424 (10.43%)
Yugoslavs = 6,787 (6.79%)
Roma = 1,171 (1.17%)
The city serves as the cultural and political centre for the Hungarians, Bunjevci, and Croats in Vojvodina. The largest percent of declared Yugoslavs in Vojvodina is also found in Subotica.
Municipality demographics
Ethnic groups in the municipality
The population of the Subotica municipality is composed of (according to 2002 census):
Settlements by ethnic majority
The places with a Hungarian absolute or relative ethnic majority are: Subotica (Hungarian: Szabadka), Palić (Hungarian: Palicsfürdő), Hajdukovo (Hungarian: Hajdújárás), Bački Vinogradi (Hungarian: Bácsszőlős), Šupljak (Hungarian: Alsóludas), Čantavir (Hungarian: Csantavér), Bačko Dušanovo (Hungarian: Zentaörs), and Kelebija (Hungarian: Alsókelebia).
The places with a Serb absolute or relative ethnic majority are: Bajmok, Višnjevac, Novi Žednik, and Mišićevo.
The places with a Bunjevac and Croat ethnic majority are: Mala Bosna, Đurđin, Donji Tavankut, Gornji Tavankut, Bikovo, Stari Žednik, and Ljutovo.
Bajmok, Višnjevac, and Stari Žednik have over 20% Hungarians, just as in the places with a Hungarian majority (Subotica, Palić, Bačko Dušanovo, and Kelebija) in which over 20% are Serbs, Croats and Bunjevci.
Languages in the municipality
Languages spoken in Subotica municipality (according to 2002 census):
Serbian = 69,155 (46.60%)
Hungarian = 57,608 (38.82%)
Croatian = 8,806 (5.93%)
Note: The Bunjevac language is also spoken in Subotica, but it was not listed separately in the 2002 census results published by the Statistical Office of Serbia; the speakers of this language were listed in category "other languages". The number of those who speak "other languages" (presumably Bunjevac[citation needed]) in the Subotica municipality is 8,914. [1]PDF (441 KiB) Some other members of the Bunjevac ethnic community declared in census that their language is Serbian or Croatian. Bunjevac is likely to be listed separately in the future censa, since the members of the Bunjevac ethnic community expressed the wish for affirmation of their language. They also expressed the wish to have school classes in Bunjevac, so the state is most likely to oblige.
The Franciscan church in Subotica
Religion in Subotica municipality (according to 2002 census):
Roman Catholic = 93,521 (63.02%)
Orthodox = 38,523 (25.96%)
Protestant = 2,794 (1.88%)
Subotica is the centre of the Roman Catholic diocese of the Bačka region belonging to Serbia. The Subotica area has the highest concentration of Catholics in Serbia. Nearly 70% of the city's population are Catholics. The liturgical languages used in the city's Catholic churches are mostly Hungarian and Croatian. There are eight Catholic parish churches, a Franciscan spiritual centre (the city has communities of both Franciscan monks and Franciscan nuns), a female Dominican community, and two congregations of Augustinian religious sisters. The diocese of Subotica has the only Catholic secondary school in Serbia (Paulinum).
Subotica Synagogue
Subotica had a Roman Catholic Blessed working in it. When the nuns' orphanage and children's dome in Blato has exhausted the food funds for helping poor and hungry children, Blessed Mary of Jesus Crucified Petković went to fertile pleains of Bačka and the seat of Bačka Apostolic Administration, Subotica, to solicit help for the orphans and widows. In return, Bishop Ljudevit Lajčo Budanović asked her to found monasteries of her Order in Subotica and neighbourhood, so the locals can get spiritual gain from that nuns of her Order can provide them...[9] Marija Petković quickly notice that Bačka also had problems of numerous poor and abandoned children, so in 1923, she opened Kolijevka, Children's Home in Subotica. Today this city still has that Children's Home, although the nuns of Marija's Order aren't in that Home anymore.
Among another Christian communities, the members of the Serbian Orthodox Church are the most numerous. There are two Eastern Orthodox church buildings in the city; as well as two Protestant churches, Lutheran and Calvinist, respectively.
The Jewish community of Subotica is the third largest in Serbia, after those in Belgrade and Novi Sad. The astounding proportions and beauty of the Hungarian style art nouveau synagogue are the legacy of a Jewish community that once numbered 6,000 members. About 1,000 of the original Jews of Subotica survived the Holocaust. Today, less than 200 people of Jewish origin remained in Subotica.
Seats in the municipal parliament won in the 2004 local elections: [2]
Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians (16)
Serbian Radical Party (9)
Democratic Alliance of Croats in Vojvodina (5)
G17 Plus (4)
Together for Vojvodina (4)
Democratic Party of Vojvodina Hungarians (3)
Serbian Strength Movement (3)
Results of 2008 local elections in Subotica municipality: [3]
For a European Subotica (40.16%)
Hungarian Coalition (27.14%)
Serbian list for Subotica (16.42%)
After the elections, coalition For a European Subotica (with 32 seats), Hungarian Coalition (with 21 seats) and Bunjevac Party (with 1 seat) formed local municipal government. Saša Vučinić from the Democratic Party was elected mayor, and Jenő Maglai from the Hungarian Coalition was elected president of the municipal assembly. [4]
Architecture of Subotica
Raichle House (Ferenc Raichle, 1904), today a modern art gallery
Unique in Serbia, Subotica has the most buildings built in art nouveau style. Especially the City Hall (built in 1908-1910) and the Synagogue (1902) are of outstanding beauty. These were built by the same architects, by Marcell Komor and Dezső Jakab from Budapest, Hungary. Another exceptional example of art nouveau architecture is the actual Artistic Encounter building, which was built in 1904 by Ferenc J. Raichle.
The most remarkable church buildings are: the Catholic Cathedral of St. Theresa of Avila from 1797, the Franciscan Monastery from 1723, the Orthodox churches also from the 18th century, the Hungarian Art Nouveau Subotica Synagogue from the turn-of-the-century.
In recent years there has been an effort to restore the synagogue. Over $400,000 has been raised for the cause by 2004.
Former building of the National Theatre
The historic National Theatre in Subotica, which was built in 1854 as the first monumental public building in Subotica, was demolished in 2007, although it was declared a historic monument under state protection in 1983, and in 1991 it was added to the National Register as a monument of an extraordinary cultural value[citation needed]. An international campaign was organized both in Serbia and in Hungary to save the historic building. ICOMOS and INTBAU also protested against the decision, but with no avail. The historic centre of Subotica was severely damaged visually. Some scanty remains of the destroyed building will be allegedly incorporated into the new theatre.[10]
Subotica is not a university city but has some widely respected secondary schools and faculties.
Ivan Goran Kovačić elementary school
Teachers' College, founded in 1689, the oldest college in the country and region
"Svetozar Marković" grammar school web-site
"Dezső Kosztolányi" Philological grammar school web-site
"Paulinum" Grammar school of ancient languages of the Catholic Diocese of Subotica
"MEŠC" Electro-mechanical school, recently renamed to "Tehnička Škola - Subotica" (en. "Technical School") web-site
"Bosa Milićević" School of Economics
"Lazar Neśić" Chemistry school
Technical School, Electro-mechanical school
Notable faculties
Civil Engineering faculty web-site
Electro-Mechanic-Programming faculty "VTŠ" web-site
Economics faculty web-site
Teachers faculty in Hungarian language web-site
Kindergarten Teacher Training College web-site
Newspapers and magazines published in Subotica:
Subotičke novine, main weekly newspaper in Serbian (web-site).
Magyar Szó, in Hungarian, founded 1944, published in Subotica since 2006.
Bunjevačke novine, in Bunjevac.
Hrvatska riječ, in Croatian.
Zvonik, in Croatian
Surroundings of Subotica are mainly farmland but the city itself is an important industrial and transportation centre in Serbia.
Because of the surrounding farmlands Subotica has some of the most famous food producer industries in the country, with brands such as the confectionery factory "Pionir", "Fidelinka" the cereal manufacturer, "Suboticka mlekara" a milk producer and "Simex" producer of strong alcohol drinks.
There are a number of old socialistic industries that survived the transition period in Serbia.The biggest one is the chemical fertilizer factory "Azotara" and the rail wagon factory "Bratstvo".
Currently the biggest export industry in town is the "Siemens Subotica" windmill factory and it is the biggest brownfield investment so far. The other big companies in Subotica are: Fornetti, ATB Sever and Masterplast.
The most recent companies to come to Subotica are Dunkermotoren, and NORMA Group.
The main reason why foreign industry is usually interested in Subotica are (according to the local economic development office (web-site)):
Perfect strategic location for business development
Efficient and business friendly administration
Free zone and logistic center
Well trained, hardworking and easy to come by labour
Great tourist recognition
The city received the NALED award for being the one of five best cities in Serbia for investors in 2010 and also has the NALED business-friendly certificate.[11]
Tourism is significantly important to the city due to Palić and the Palić Lake being near by, which is by itself a tourist destination. In the past few years, Palić has been famous for the Palić Film Festival.
Subotica is also a festival city, hosting more than 17 festivals over the year. (web-site)
Subotica tram system on a Hungarian language postcard from 1914.
The Subotica tram, put into operation in 1897, ran on electricity from the start. While neighbouring cities' trams at this date were often still horse-drawn, this gave the Subotica system an advantage over municipalities including Belgrade, Novi Sad, Zagreb, and Segedin. Its existence was important to the citizens of Subotica, as well as tourists who came to visit. Subotica has a bus system. The Subotica buses transport people via nine city, six suburban, and ten interurban, as well as two international lines of bus operations. Per year the buses pass some 4.7 million kilometers, and carry about ten million people.[12] The city used to have a tram system, the Subotica tram system, but it was discontinued in 1974.
Southwest of Subotica at 46°04′30.97″N 19°37′45.01″E / 46.0752694°N 19.6291694°E / 46.0752694; 19.6291694 (Subotica TV Mast), there is a 218.5 metres tall guyed mast for FM-/TV-broadcasting. It may be the tallest of its kind in Serbia.
Famous citizens
György Arnold (1771–1848), composer
Sava Babić (b. 1934), writer, translator and university professor
József Bártfay (1812–1864), lawyer, writer
Géza Csáth (1887–1919), a tragic physician-writer
Gyula Cseszneky (b. 1914), poet, voivode
Sreten Damjanović (b. 1946), wrestler
Oliver Dulić (b. 1975), politician
Vlatko Dulić (b. 1943), actor
Dr. Kalmar Elemer (1887–1947), lawyer
Yehuda Elkana, b.1934. Israeli philosopher of science
Pierre Jovanović (b. 1960), French writer and reporter
Zoran Kalinić (b. 1958), table tennis champion
Danilo Kiš (1935–1989), possibly the most well-known Serbian writer alongside the Nobel laureate Ivo Andrić
Juci Komlós (b. 1919), actress
Dezső Kosztolányi (1885–1936), Hungarian poet and prose-writer
Félix Lajkó (b. 1974), a "world music" violinist and composer
Péter Lékó (b. 1979), Hungary's number one chess player
Szilveszter Lévai (b. 1945), Hungarian composer
Aleksandar Lifka (1880–1952), a central-European cinematographer
Bela Lugosi (1882–1956), actor
Bruck Matija (Bruk Matjas), chemist, creator of Kosan
Refik Memišević (b. 1956), wrestle champion
Gyula Mester, born in 1972, volleyball player
Jovan Mikić Spartak (1914–1944), the leader of the Partisans in Subotica, and a national hero who was killed in 1944
Dr. Vinko Perčić (1911–1989), authority in gastroenterology and internal medicine
Momir Petković (b. 1953), wrestle champion
Bojana Radulović (b. 1973), handball player
Eva Ras (b. 1941), actress, painter and Serbian writer
Magdolna Rúzsa (b. 1985), Hungarian pop singer
Ivan Sarić (1876–1966), aviation pioneer and cyclist
Tibor Sekelj (Tibor Székely) (1912–1988), explorer, esperantist, writer
John Simon, American theatre critic
Đuro Stantić (1878–1918), a world champion in racewalking
Subotica is a pilot city of the Council of Europe and the EU Intercultural cities programme.[13]
Twin towns - Sister cities
Subotica is twinned with the following cities:
Szeged, Hungary
Dunajská Streda, Slovakia
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Odorheiu Secuiesc, Romania
Partner Cities
Subotica is a partner city with the following:
Baja, Hungary
Izola, Slovenia
Kecskemét, Hungary
Kiskunhalas, Hungary
Prizren, Serbia
Osijek, Croatia
Turku, Finland
Ulm, Germany
Zirc, Hungary
List of mayors of Subotica
List of cities in Serbia
Intercultural cities
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^ http://www.danas.rs/vesti/srbija/vojvodina/tramvaji_prvo_u_subotici_pa_u_beogradu.41.html?news_id=123629&action=print
^ Council of Europe (2011 [last update]). "Intercultural city: Subotica, Serbia". coe.int. http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/cultureheritage/culture/Cities/subotica_en.asp. Retrieved 22 May 2011.
Recent (2002) statistical information comes from the Serbian statistical office.
Ethnic statistics: КОНАЧНИ РЕЗУЛТАТИ ПОПИСА 2002PDF (477 KiB), САОПШTЕЊЕ СН31, брoј 295 • год. LII, 24.12.2002, YU ISSN 0353–9555. Accessed 17 Jan 2006. On page 6–7, Становништво према националној или етничкој припадности по попису 2002. Statistics can be found on the lines for "Суботица" (Subotica).
Language and religion statistics: Popis stanovništva, domaćinstava i stanova u 2002, ISBN 86-84433-02-5. Accessed 17 Jan 2006. On page 11–12: СТАНОВНИШТВО ПРЕМА ВЕРОИСПОВЕСТИ, СТАНОВНИШТВО ПРЕМА МАТЕРЊЕМ ЈЕЗИКУ. Statistics can be found on the lines for "Суботица" (Subotica).
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v · d · eCities, towns and villages in the North Bačka District
Subotica: Bajmok • Bački Vinogradi • Bačko Dušanovo • Bikovo • Višnjevac • Gornji Tavankut • Donji Tavankut • Đurđin • Kelebija • Ljutovo • Mala Bosna • Mišićevo • Novi Žednik • Palić • Stari Žednik • Hajdukovo • Čantavir • Šupljak
Bačka Topola: Bagremovo • Bajša • Bački Sokolac • Bogaraš • Gornja Rogatica • Gunaroš • Zobnatica • Kavilo • Karađorđevo • Krivaja • Mali Beograd • Mićunovo • Novo Orahovo • Njegoševo • Obornjača • Tomislavci • Panonija • Pačir • Pobeda • Svetićevo • Srednji Salaš • Stara Moravica
Mali Iđoš: Lovćenac • Feketić
(*) bold are municipalities
v · d · eMunicipalities and cities of Serbia
v · d · eCentral Serbia
Belgrade (Barajevo • Čukarica • Grocka • Lazarevac • Mladenovac • Novi Beograd • Obrenovac • Palilula • Rakovica • Savski Venac • Sopot • Stari Grad • Surčin • Voždovac • Vračar • Zemun • Zvezdara) • Čačak • Jagodina • Kragujevac (Aerodrom • Pivara • Stanovo • Stari Grad • Stragari) • Kraljevo • Kruševac • Leskovac • Loznica • Niš (Crveni Krst • Medijana • Niška Banja • Palilula • Pantelej) • Novi Pazar • Požarevac • Smederevo • Šabac • Užice • Valjevo • Vranje • Zaječar
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v · d · eVojvodina
Novi Sad (Novi Sad • Petrovaradin) • Pančevo • Sombor • Sremska Mitrovica • Subotica • Zrenjanin
Ada • Alibunar • Apatin • Bač • Bačka Palanka • Bačka Topola • Bački Petrovac • Bečej • Bela Crkva • Beočin • Čoka • Inđija • Irig • Kanjiža • Kikinda • Kovačica • Kovin • Kula • Mali Iđoš • Nova Crnja • Novi Bečej • Novi Kneževac • Odžaci • Opovo • Pećinci • Plandište • Ruma • Sečanj • Senta • Šid • Srbobran • Sremski Karlovci • Stara Pazova • Temerin • Titel • Vrbas • Vršac • Žabalj • Žitište
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Dečani • Đakovica • Dragaš • Glogovac • Gnjilane • Istok • Kačanik • Klina • Kosovo Polje • Kosovska Kamenica • Kosovska Mitrovica • Leposavić • Lipljan • Mališevo • Novo Brdo • Obilić • Orahovac • Peć • Podujevo • Priština • Prizren • Štimlje • Srbica • Štrpce • Suva Reka • Uroševac • Vitina • Vučitrn • Zubin Potok • Zvečan
New Municipalities: Đeneral Janković • Gračanica • Junik • Klokot-Vrbovac • Mamuša • Parteš • Ranilug
Planned Municipality: North Kosovska Mitrovica
v · d · eHistorical capitals of Serbia
641–950 Destinikon
950–1276 Ras
1276–1283 Debrc
1283–1430 Belgrade
1300–1345 Prizren
1345–1371 Serres/Skopje
1371–1389 Priština/Kruševac
1430–1453 Smederevo
1526–1527 Subotica
1818–1841 Kragujevac
1849–1860 Temišvar
1915 Niš
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SUBOTICA — (Hung. Szabadka), city in the district of Bačka, Vojvodina province, in Serbia, part of the federation of Serbia and Montenegro; formerly known as Maria Theresiopol. Modern Subotica, with novi sad – the most important urban center of Vojvodina –… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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JACKYL celebrate silver anniversary with '25' and tour!
It's an incredible accomplishment when a rock band has been successful enough to reach the 25-year mark since the release of their first album. And this year, raunchy southern rockers Jackyl have accomplished this feat, and are celebrating with an appropriately-titled compilation, '25,' which drops July 28 via Mighty Loud Records. The 18-track set (which can be preordered via the band's official site, jackyl.com) features such Jackyl radio hits as "Down on Me," "The Lumberjack," "Push Comes to Shove," and "Favorite Sin," as well as two previously unreleased tracks - a live rendition of "Redneck Punk," as well as a cover of Black Oak Arkansas' "Hot and Nasty." "At the time we first hit the scene, we were told by quite a few interviewers and fans that we sounded like a cross between Black Oak Arkansas and AC/DC," explains Jackyl. "While we was very familiar with AC/DC, we were not with BOA. We went back and listened, and were blown away - so much so, that we recorded a cover of one of their most kick ass tunes, 'Hot and Nasty,' which is now finally getting its release on this comp." First bursting upon the scene with their self-titled, platinum-certified debut album in 1992, Jackyl has made a name for themselves as a killer live band that delivers night after night, and has continued to offer up good old fashioned blues boogie over the years, as evidenced on such subsequent albums as 1994's gold-certified 'Push Comes to Shove,' all the way to their most recent release, 2016's 'Rowyco.' "With this compilation, we are celebrating 25 years of Jackyl rock n' roll - the fundamentals of rock n roll," adds Jesse. "And beware - we are not slowing down anytime soon." '25' Tracklisting: Down on Me When Will It Rain The Lumberjack Push Comes to Shove Secret of the Bottle Dumb Ass Country Boy Cut the Crap Kill the Sunshine My Moonshine Kicks Your Cocaine's Ass Just Like a Negro (featuring DMC) Screwdriver Encore Favorite Sin Rally Just Because I'm Drunk Redneck Punk (Live) - previously unreleased Hot and Nasty - previously unreleased TOUR DATES: Thursday, August 10, 2017 in Sturgis, SD Full @ Throttle Saloon Friday, August 25, 2017 in Sterling Heights, MI @ Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre @ Freedom Hill Saturday, August 26, 2017 in Franklin, OH @ J.D. Legends Saturday, September 2, 2017 in Milwaukee, WI @ National H.O.G. Rally/Milwaukee Rally Friday, September 8, 2017 in Hinckley, MN @ Grand Rocktember V Music Festival Thursday, September 14, 2017 in Ocean City, MD @ Cowboy Coast Country Saloon Friday, September 15, 2017 in Heath, OH @ Muddy Creek Saloon Saturday, September 16, 2017 in Sunrise Beach, MO @ Pickleheads Roadhouse (Lake of the Ozarks Bikefest) Thursday, September 21, 2017 in Augusta, GA @ The Country Club Friday, September 22, 2017 in Savannah, GA @ The Stage on Bay Saturday, September 23, 2017 in Cocoa Beach, FL @ 80's in the Park Friday, November 17, 2017 in Sioux City, IA @ Anthem at Hard Rock Saturday, November 18, 2017 in Watseka, IL @ Watseka Theatre Tuesday, November 21, 2017 in Cincinnati, OH @ Bogart's Friday, November 24, 2017 in Indianapolis, IN @ 8 Seconds Saloon Saturday, November 25, 2017 in Green Bay, WI @ The Green Bay Distillery Sunday, November 26, 2017 in Dubuque, IA @ Q Casino Friday, December 1, 2017 in Flint, MI @ The Machine Shop
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Dulé Hill and Saycon Sengbloh Bring Heart And Laughter To Civil Rights Era America In 'The Wonder Years'
As the parents of 'The Wonder Years' Dulé Hill and Saycon Sengbloh are bringing us a depiction of Civil Rights era Black life that goes beyond dogs and water hoses
By Rivea Ruff	· Updated January 5, 2022
Dulé Hill and Saycon Sengbloh are changing the typical narrative of late1960's America…in the funniest, most heartwarming way possible.
If you're one of the millions who caught the first half of The Wonder Years premiere season on ABC, a nostalgic look at the Black middle-class residents of Montgomery, Alabama at the height of the Civil Rights Movement told through the point of view of and imaginative 12-year-old, then you've already seen firsthand the way that sensitive topics like civil rights, police brutality, and deaths of important Black figures have been handled while telling a story of typical life.
Much like the original 1990's iteration of The Wonder Years, the series tells the story of 1960's American life through the lens of the experience of an American family. But this time the family, and thus their experiences, look quite a bit different.
"I love the idea of expanding the lens. I love the idea of reimagining that world," Hill says of the show. "I was a big fan of The Wonder Years growing up when I was a kid. But when I watched the show, I was very aware that I didn't see myself reflected in the show."
"This story that we've reimagined is also a truly American story. It's not a 'Black American story,'" he explains. "Yes, it is a Black American story, but it's not just putting into that corner. We are America. The black experience is America."
"Just to show that in the midst of the Civil Rights Movement, people were still getting married, still going to the prom, still brushing their teeth, still figuring out who they had a crush on," Sengbloh added. "I think it's important for people to see and value our experiences in our day-to-day lives. That everything wasn't just about struggle."
"I often say that it wasn't all dogs and water hoses," Hill went on. "Yes, that existed. But there also were moments of laughter. There were moments of heart, there were moments of living."
Hill and Sengbloh portray Bill and Lilian Williams respectively, the parents of the imaginative and emotional 12-year-old Dean (Elisha Williams) and the rebellious and strong-willed 17-year-old (Laura Kariuki). Taking on the opportunity to give a positive portrayal of parenting through critical times is something both actors were immediately drawn to.
"Shout out to the writing team. There are all these great examples of this parenting and these conversations about difficult topics," Sengbloh observed. "And it's always put together in a way that's funny, that's comfortable, that's heartwarming, that's challenging."
For Hill, having the opportunity to play a strong, loving, and present father in this time period was a unique and welcome opportunity.
"I appreciate that it's touching a chord that has not been played for a long time," he said of the show. "And I love the idea that it's showing the black family unit together set back in that time. But also I think there's a message in that: we have always been here. The family unit has been there. Especially playing the father, it's not always that the father is not around," he explained. "There are many experiences for so many of us where the father is there. And I think that people are thankful to see that reflected on television."
Playing on-set parents also gives these veteran actors a chance to mentor their young co-stars. The show is told through the vantage point of the children after all, and carrying a brand new show that reboots source material from before they were even born naturally comes with its own unique pressures.
"I think the more important thing is to just be open to the young actors. To be open to share when there are things that they want to know, but also to see them for the artists that they are," Hill said. A former child star himself, Hill can relate directly to what the young stars experience. "I remember being a child actor, sometimes people would try to brush my thoughts aside because I was a child. And I think it's important to really take EJ, take Amari, take Milan [Ray], take Julian [Lerner] for the artists that they are, and leave space for their voices."
"I think one of the most interesting things is the current era that they are performing in versus the era that myself or Dulé, the social media is such a big part of their era," Sengbloh observed, impressed with her young costars' work ethic. "I enjoy watching how they navigate, how they manage their time, and they navigate doing the work, doing their schoolwork on set and off set. And then also still managing social media pages and managing Instagram and making little videos, being creative, and doing photoshoots."
With the season's second half kicking off on January 5, both Sengbloh and Hill are looking forward to digging deeper into the narrative, giving the audience to learn more about the characters' motivations and viewpoints.
"I'm very excited for the audience to see more stories about the parents because that will inform the audience about who Lillian is and who Bill is," Hill said about the season's second half. He's even been inspired by his character to delve more into his own interests.
"With Bill, I love that he's a music man. I love that he's a sax man. And that's just – I'm just living my best life right now," he laughed. "I mean, Bill Williams is the guy I always wanted to be. Bill Williams has inspired me to pick up my sax, which I never really knew how to play, but I've had it for a long time, so I'm trying to continuously get better and better at it."
As for Sengbloh, she's excited to share a different side of Black life than what we've seen pushed to the forefront with stories from this time period.
"I think a lot of the rock and roll party of life has been really put forward in the media as far as Black people (in the 60's), and I think a little bit more wholesomeness is okay to balance it out," she says, hoping that some of these examples can trickle into real life.
"I think it's good for us to re-learn how to have conversations. In our current era, we are always on our cell phones. We have all these distractions. But in that era, they really sat down and had conversations at the dinner table. So I'm hoping that this will inspire more of that."
"Saladin (K. Patterson) and Fred (Savage) have really done a great job of crafting this world and sharing the richness of us, of who we are as a people," said Hill. "Fully telling our story."


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I am enjoying watching the Olympics this summer. Here are some of my Olympic memories.
1. When I was growing up, the winter and summer Olympics were held in the same year every four years. It wasn't until 1994 that they became every two years, first Winter in 1994 then Summer in 1996 and so on. I think I preferred them being held all in the same year.
2. I remember when Dorothy Hamill, with her cute pageboy haircut, won the gold in ladies single figure skating at the 1976 Olympics.
3. Another figure skater I remember well is Katarina Witt from East Germany who won gold both in 1984 and 1988.
4. Who could forget Kristi Yamaguchi wining the gold medal in figure skating in 1992?
5. The bronze medalist in 1992 came back to win silver in 1994, Nancy Kerrigan. That was amazing in and of itself due to Tonya Harding's attack on her at the US competition that year. Tonya was noticeably absent from the Olympics that year.
6. I remember our gold medalists in the Men's single figure skating from both 1984 and 1988, Scott Hamilton and Brian Boitono.
7. Who can forget Michael Phelps' first gold medal for swimming in 2004? He set a world record in the 400 meter.
8. My very first memory of the summer Olympics is watching Olga Korbut win gold medals on balance beam and floor exercise in 1972. I was very young at the time (6 or 7), but I was quite interested.
9. Another of my earliest Olympic memories is when Nadia Comaneci from Romania scored a perfect 10 on balance beam at the summer Olympics. They later changed the scoring so a ten is not perfect anymore.
10. Nadia's coach Belya Korolyi moved to the United States in 1981. He coached Mary Lou Retton to an all-around individual gold medal for gymnastics in 1984. She was so petite and cute.
11. I loved it when our US girls took home the gold in the team competition in 1996 in Atlanta. That was a great group of girls: Shannon, Dominique D., Kerri, Amy, Amanda, Jayci, and Dominique M. They rocked Atlanta!
12. Sadly, I remember the bombing that took place in Atlanta in 1996. It killed one woman and injured 111 others. One of the security guards who found the bomb (Richard Jewell, who was quite a hero, in fact) was falsely accused of setting the bomb.
13. It was quite exciting, though not a first, when the US men's basketball dream team won the gold at the 1992 Olympics. This was probably the first year I really paid any attention to a sport other than figure skating swimming, or gymnastics. I loved these guys! My favorite player was Clyde Drexler, but I also have a lot of respect for Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson, Scottie Pippen, and Larry Bird.
I remember a few of these too. One event I remember was Eddie the Eagle, the British ski jumper who came last. He was such a character.
I've been enjoying watching all the different sports.
I remember many of these events, too. The Harding caper in particular sticks out in my mind.
Great post! I remember begging my mom to let me get a Dorthy Hamill cut.
Great recap! I remember most of those fondly, especially the early 90s ice skating!
I remember a number of these as well. Both younger sisters sported the Dorothy Hamill haircut (it was too short for my liking) and who could forget the "miracle on ice"?
I love watching the Olympics too, summer and winter. I don't remember there being so many commercials in previous years coverage and that's kind of annoying.
I love the Olympics, but haven't been able to watch much this time around... or, I suppose, just haven't prioritized it. When the results are already in and I know who won before watching, it kind of loses it's thrill... I do love all the different sports represented, though... Gymnastics and diving are probably my summer favorites.


Welcome, Earl! It is indeed a pleasure to have you here. For those who don't know it, you were the very first editor to ever accept one of my stories. It was on May 23, 2003 that you emailed me to say you were accepting MUDDY WATERS for publication in Futures Mysterious Anthology Magazine. With that first acceptance, you lit a fire under me that has burned bright ever since. I'm eternally grateful and forever in your debt.
So, what can you tell us about what you're working on now?
First of all, BJ, it was a pleasure to receive and accept your story MUDDY WATERS for publication in Futures. Your writing talent was obvious even then. I predicted you would get even better and become a successful writer. I'm happy to say I was right.
My current project is writing a sequel to my first novel MEMORY OF A MURDER. I'm really enjoying visiting with the protagonist, Adam Kingston, again along with other characters from that book. This one will be called MEMORY OF A MISSING GIRL. I'm struggling with it right now because it turns out Adam has not one missing girl but two. It's tricky having him pursue two cases at once, but as I'm sure you know, meeting a tough challenge in a story is delicious when you make it work. I hope I can pull it off.
I dabbled with writing most of my life, but I didn't try it seriously until nearly twenty years ago. Before that, I read a lot of books, some bad and some good. The bad ones made me wonder if I could do better. The good ones made me wonder if I could do as well. After so many years of reading and wondering, I decided it was time to find out just what I could do.
I've always enjoyed reading mystery fiction most. I admired the writing of the classic crime writers Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett as well as more modern writers such as Lawrence Block, S. J. Rozan, Craig Johnson, Elmore Leonard and several others.
Ordinarily, life is a common day to day experience for most people until something happens and they're forced to deal with it. Few things can get a story in motion better than a crime, particularly a murder. A cop is forced into action because it's his job. A PI gets involved because it's how he makes his living. An amateur sleuth gets pulled into action because, like Jessica Fletcher and Miss Marple, they just can't help themselves. Once the characters get involved in solving the crime, their personal lives become a major part of the story and we have a complete character/plot arc.
Besides, I love a good puzzle and a mystery story provides that.
I'd have to say Ernest Hemingway and O. Henry. I admired Hemingway for his use of lean, strong language, without any wasted words. O'Henry appealed to me because he often wrote about ordinary people caught up in extraordinary circumstances and how they dealt with it. O'Henry also had a way of bringing all the elements of his stories to an ending filled with irony and poignancy. I'm not all surprised when people say they see influences of both of them in my work. In fact, I'm flattered. I like to say I learned from the best.
At least three hours, more if I can squeeze it in. I'd like to devote more hours each day, but other pressing matters interfere. Those pressing matters include my part-time job, taking care of the house and lawn along with other chores my lovely bride comes up with.
My part-time job is driving a school bus. The job takes only two hours in the morning to get the kids to school and two in the afternoon to get them home. I tried full-time retirement but quickly found I didn't like it. I like to get out into the world and spend time with other members of the human race. Besides, when you retire, you get old. I can't get old. There are too many stories I have yet to write.
Can you describe a typical day in the life of Earl Staggs?
I get up every weekday morning at 5:00 and spend the first hour working my way through email. Then I head off to the bus lot. After the morning run, I settle down in the driver's lounge with my laptop, respond to email if I have to, and once that's finished, I write until it's time to hop on the bus again for the afternoon run. I get home about 5:30 and dinner is ready. After dinner, I settle on the sofa to watch TV with my wife and I'm in bed by nine or nine-thirty. I know some writers write in the evening, but after a long day, my mind and body are just not up to doing anything productive.
Writing is the closest thing I have to a hobby. Other than that, I try to read some every day and I enjoy movies with mystery and action in them. My wife and I also enjoy watching true crime shows on TV. Dateline and 48 Hours are always good. We like them better than most dramatic shows. The dramatic shows seem to be concerned more with who is sleeping with whom than solving crimes. In true crime shows, we see real people and real cops seeking justice the way it's done in real life. I also get some good plot ideas from them.
I happen to be a football fan too, and never miss a Cowboys game. I just wish they were having a better season this year.
What's next after MEMORY OF A MISSING GIRL?
After I finish the sequel to my first novel, I'm torn between two possibilities for my next one. I haven't decided yet if it will be a sequel to my second novel, JUSTIFIED ACTION featuring Tall Chambers, or a novel featuring Mollie Goodall. I've written a number of short stories with Mollie, who happens to be the sheriff of a small fictional county in Texas, and I love her character. Her stories are more in a light and humorous vein and a lot of fun to write. I'll put off that decision as long as I can and then I may have to flip a coin to see what's next.
Whichever novel I move on to next, I'll still manage to work in a short story here and there. I started my writing career with short stories and I still love writing them.
In fact, after my novel JUSTIFIED ACTION in which I introduced Tall Chambers, I took him into a short story called RESCUE. Details about both are available on my blog site.
A humorous short story titled "The Day I Almost Became a Great Writer" about a frustrated writer, an old jug, and a genie who looks very familiar.
A true story called "White Hats and Happy Trails" about the day I spent with a boyhood idol, Roy Rogers. There's even a picture of my wife and me with Roy to prove it's all true.


The competition heats up: Orbital ATK has begun negotiations with NASA for possibly leasing part of the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) for use in connection with a military rocket.
Virginia-based Orbital ATK is one of two rocket companies that launch resupply missions to the International Space Station, but this deal would not involve those missions or that rocket, the company's Antares. The Antares launches from NASA's space port at Wallops Island, Va., carrying the Orbital ATK Cygnus capsule.
The new rocket that Orbital ATK hopes to develop and one day assemble in the VAB would be a medium- to heavy-lift rocket.The planned rocket currently referred to by the name the Air Force set for it, the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle-class rocket.
It sounds like Orbital ATK is putting together a bid to compete for the Air Force rocket contract, and needs to get a handle on the costs for using the VAB at Kennedy in order to make the offer credible.
A last look inside NASA gigantic Vehicle Assembly Building before tours end.
If you want to see the inside of NASA's gigantic Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB), you better hurry. Tours cease in February.
Tours into the VAB have only occurred during gaps in the American space effort. I was lucky to visit Florida back in 1977, after the end of the Apollo program and before the start of the shuttle program, so my tour went inside the VAB. For the last few years, since the shuttle's retirement, interior tours resumed.
The tour is worth it. If you can find the time and money, get down there now!
The Vehicle Assembly Building at Cape Canaveral is going to be opened to tourists for the first time in years.
Back in around 1977 I was down in Florida for that year's science fiction Worldcon convention. At one point we went out to the space center to take the tour. Since this was after Apollo but before the shuttle, the VAB was then part of the tour, and they took us inside at the ground level so we could look up into its vast height. Hopefully, the new tours will let the tourists see more.


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Defence bosses in 'bribe' scandal
Updated: 19:00 EST, 25 January 2003
EXECUTIVES at Thales, the French defence group that is favourite to win a £2.7bn order to build two supercarriers for the Royal Navy, face an embarrassing appearance in a Paris court.
According to legal sources, they will have to explain how their firm - formerly known as Thomson-CSF - became involved in a £1bn bribery and corruption scandal for a major defence contract. The executives are expected to be called to testify at the trial of 47 managers, almost all from the oil giant Elf Aquitaine, which begins on March 17.
Thomson-CSF and Elf are both former state-run companies with a tradition of taking orders from their government to promote France's political interests worldwide.
The kickbacks were allegedly paid by Elf in the early Nineties to enable Thomson-CSF to win a £2bn order from Taiwan for naval frigates. The Taiwan naval chief who opposed the payments was later found drowned with head injuries.
Revelations about murky links with Elf could not come at a worse time for Thales.
A decision will be announced this week on whether the Government will choose Thales or BAE Systems, Britain's biggest defence and aerospace company, to build two giant supercarriers.
In an effort to draw a line under its past, Thomson-CSF changed its name to Thales in 2000, shortly after it bought Britain's Racal radar business. Elf chief executive Loik Le Floch-Prigent, who is appealing against a five-year jail sentence for his role in the corruption scandal, allegedly drew on a slush fund at his company to enable Thomson-CSF to pull off the sale of French frigates to Taiwan.
Former French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas is also trying to get a six months sentence for his role in the affair overturned.
Court officials in Paris confirmed that Thales managers would be asked to appear as witnesses at the trial.
But this is contested by Thales: A spokesman said: 'We can say with confidence that no present or past employee of our group will be summoned to testify at this trial.'
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Aerial Footage Shows Catastrophic Damage on Grand Isle From Hurricane Ida
DJ Digital Published: August 30, 2021
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Now that Hurricane Ida has left her devastating mark on southeastern Louisiana, it's time for us to assess the damages and begin to pick up the pieces.
One major step in assessing those damages is to see exactly what we're dealing with and earlier today, the U.S. Coast Guard did a flyover near Grand Isle and the destruction was simply unbelievable.
Aircrews conducted what the Coast Guard described as "critical post-storm overflight search and rescue" efforts over areas impacted by Hurricane Ida.
The good news is that during one of the flyovers, authorities were able to get a thumbs up from some of the residents who were trapped.
Louisiana Congressman Garret Graves said that after flying over the disaster, the scenes we are seeing on social media are still live emergencies and should be treated as such. Graves said the water and wind damage was the "worst he has ever seen."
Overhead views show an idea of a before and after shot of Grand Isle.
As search and rescue efforts continue, authorities are working to get everyone taken care of. In the meantime, say a prayer for those in Grand Isle as well as all of those affected by Hurricane Ida.
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The 10 best beach holidays in Europe
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Mary Novakovich @mary_novakovich
For a relatively small continent, Europe has some extraordinary coastlines. Their variety is dizzying, from sheltered rocky coves fringed with olive trees to vast stretches of soft sandy beaches. Whittling down the list for possible beach holidays on this continent can be tough, so here are a few places that will get you in the mood for lazy days in the sun.
1. Find paradise in Rab, Croatia
Sandy beaches are a rarity in Croatia, but on this small island in the Kvarner Gulf, you've got 22 to choose from. Rab's aptly named Paradise Beach on the Lopar peninsula is a good place to start for a relaxing beach holiday. It's got a 1.5km sweep of sand and clear shallow waters. Or take a half-hour hike through woods to reach Sahara Beach in a sheltered inlet – a popular spot for naturists.
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2. Take the plunge in Tropea, Italy
It's hard to find a beach with a more dramatic backdrop than Tropea's steep cliffs, where brightly coloured houses cling on, seemingly in defiance of gravity. Down in Italy's toe, Calabria's prettiest town hovers over several sandy beaches as well as a rocky promontory topped by the church of Santa Maria dell'Isola. Calabria is one of Italy's least developed regions, and its warmth comes not just from the southern sun and the famously spicy cuisine, but from the people too.
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3. Find peace on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast
Just north of Bulgaria's border with Turkey are some of the country's least developed beaches. Start in the small village of Sinemorets and work your way down the indented coast, where quiet golden-sand beaches are surrounded by protected nature reserves and pine forests. Bring your own picnic to the secluded sands of Lipite Beach and Silistar Beach, as you won't find the bars and clubs that dominate the resorts further north.
4. Spin those wheels in Ile de Ré, France
Everyone's on a bike on this chilled-out French Atlantic island, where 100km of cycle trails wind past sandy beaches, vineyards, salt pans and pine forests. Head inland where oyster beds hint at the gorgeous seafood on offer at the food market in the village of La Flotte. After a day on the dunes at Sainte-Marie-de-Ré's beach, try one of the quayside cafés in St-Martin-de-Ré.
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5. Chill out in Paxos, Greece
Strap on your swimming shoes to get the most out of the long rocky beach at Monodendri on the east coast of Paxos. You'll be able to see every detail of the pebbles in the sparkling waters of the Ionian Sea here. Pine and olive trees offer shade, and both of the beach restaurants serve classic Greek dishes; one even has an outdoor pool.
6. Go back in time in Norfolk, England
Norfolk's North Sea coast might not have the balmy climate of its Continental counterparts, but the 6km of Holkham Beach's soft and often empty sands are very tempting all the same. Rent a bike and check out the Norfolk Coast Cycleway along the coast to Wells-next-the-Sea, where rustic beach huts give the area an old-fashioned charm.
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7. Take it easy in laidback Liguria, Italy
There's a wonderfully traditional and mellow air to the beach at Santa Margarita Ligure. Away from the smart yachts in the pleasure port, you can still watch the fishermen offload their catch, destined for the seafront restaurants. The town makes a good base for exploring this part of Italy's Ligurian coast, with classy Portofino just to the west and the exquisite Cinque Terre villages a short train ride away.
8. Go off the rails in Rügen, Germany
Germany's largest island is also one of its most popular holiday destinations, a fascinating mix of Victorian resorts, sandy and stony beaches, and a national park with imposing chalk cliffs. The most entertaining way of getting around Rügen is by the historic steam railway which connects its eastern beaches. For one of the strangest relics of Nazi Germany, stop at Prora and check out the ruins of what was supposed to be the world's largest beach resort.
9. Lose yourself in Languedoc, France
The windswept coast of France's Languedoc region seems to go on forever as it stretches from the Camargue to the Spanish coast (when it technically becomes Roussillon). Even in the height of summer, there's plenty of sandy beach to go round. On the western fringe of the Camargue is Plage de l'Espiguette, nearly 10km of untamed dunes and, refreshingly, not much else. If it's beach bars you're after, head to nearby Le Grau du Roi or La Grande Motte.
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10. Go wild in Galicia, Spain
The Costa da Morte in Spain's northwestern tip might be known as the Coast of Death – thanks to a few too many nineteenth-century shipwrecks – but its beaches are heavenly. Carnota is the longest beach in Galicia, a wild 7km stretch of white sand backed by marshland, dunes and mountains. Stroll along the wooden walkways that cross the marshes and catch glimpses of herons and other wildlife.
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Six Sides of Katharine Hepburn (2018)
Short | 44 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Featuring over 500 different film clips from the past and present, actress and style icon Katharine Hepburn guides us through the most memorable characters in cinema and their impact on generations to come.
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The Lion in Winter (1968)
Flashdance (1983)
Annette Bening
American Beauty (1999)
Dreamgirls (2006)
Thora Birch
Ghost World (2001)
Carol (2015)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
Kieran Culkin
Succession (2018)
Halloween (I) (2018)
Geena Davis
Thelma & Louise (1991)
East of Eden (1955)
Belle de Jour (1967)
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
Vanilla Sky (2001)
Witness for the Prosecution (1957)
Faye Dunaway
Network (1976)
The Way (I) (2010)
Rosemary's Baby (1968)
Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Chicago (2002)
Pam Grier
Melanie Griffith
Working Girl (1988)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Poetic Justice (1993)
Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)
Girl, Interrupted (1999)
A View to a Kill (1985)
Unfaithful (2002)
The Apartment (1960)
Hustlers (2019)
Evita (1996)
The Nutty Professor (1996)
Serpico (1973)
Shakespeare in Love (1998)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Crash (I) (2004)
Black Swan (2010)
Girls! Girls! Girls! (1962)
Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
She's All That (1999)
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Pretty Woman (1990)
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Little Women (1994)
Noah (2014)
The Usual Suspects (1995)
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)
Basic Instinct (1992)
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This DIY star key pocket tool can unlock doors, open beers, and drive screws.
We're fascinated by multi-tools of all types, especially the simple ones that perform just a few vital tasks really well, like this star key. The design was originally conceived by Jimmy Diresta a few years ago, but maker Laura Kampf has updated the idea and put her own twist on the key. It's three keys in one, plus a bottle opener, and hex driver.
Kampf is a talented craftsman as evident by her metalwork on this project. She uses a variety of metal-cutting workshop tools and hardware to create this key, as well as a lot of hand filing and grinding. The magnets and rivets are a great touch, and the bottle opener notch looks like a hat tip to Diresta, who has found a way to open a bottle with anything. The kicker is the hex-shaped opening she makes in the center of the star key, which can be used with any hex bit to loosen or tighten all types of screws.
Pop this star key on your keychain and you'll be ready to tackle anything.


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The next matter under discussion is magnesium. It has the greatest meaning in metabolism. The magnesium activates more than 300 enzymes and takes part in almost all functions of cellular life. Shortage of magnesium shows almost 100% of our population. Supplementation improves treatment of patients and prevents many diseases- first of all: circulatory system and nervous system, and in many cases absolutely prolongations life time.


HBO Go is coming to PlayStation 3 soon.
HBO's on-demand streaming service HBO Go will soon be available for PlayStation 3, with PlayStation 4 to follow, the company has announced.
The PlayStation HBO Go app will give consumers unlimited, on-demand access to HBO shows, including Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones.
Every episode of every season of HBO's "best shows" will be on offer, together with movies, sports, documentaries, comedy specials and behind-the-scenes extras.
HBO hasn't revealed the exact date of availability for either app.


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Annual interest rate: up to 11%, up to 7 p.p subsidized so that lessees actually pay 4%.
Down payment: 20% of leased property value.
Value of leased property to include purchase price and import costs (shipping, customs, VAT, etc.).
The same lessee can only use the program once, and the value of purchased equipment must not exceed 230 million AMD.
Where structures are an indispensable part of equipment, they can be treated as leased property.
Casco insurance for leased property required for entire lease period, to be obtained by the bank.
Up to 3-month grace period for principal amount, non-subsidized part of interest payable starting from the moment of provision of finance. The lessee can also request the bank to pause payments of principal for up to 6 months a year.
No fines or penalties for early repayment of principal and interest.
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NOAA Wants To Change Weather Info-Sharing Policy
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants to assure the private-sector weather industry that it's not a threat. Under a proposed policy revision, NOAA will "take advantage of existing capabilities and services of commercial and academic sectors to avoid duplication and competition in areas not related to the NOAA mission."
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration wants to assure the private-sector weather industry that it's not a threat. To that end, it has proposed a change in its information-sharing policy and, through Nov. 2, is seeking public comment.
NOAA's current policy, defined in its Dec. 1 "Policy On Partnerships In The Provision Of Environmental Information," is to "give due consideration to [the capabilities and services of the private sector and academic institutions] and consider the effects of its decisions on the activities of these entities, in accordance with its responsibilities as an agency of the U.S. government, to serve the public interest and advance the nation's environmental information enterprise as a whole."
Under the proposed policy revision, NOAA will "take advantage of existing capabilities and services of commercial and academic sectors to avoid duplication and competition in areas not related to the NOAA mission."
Commercial weather information companies have been particularly eager to avoid competition with the National Weather Service, which is part of NOAA. The issue has strained relationships in the weather enterprise--as insiders refer to the partnership between government, academic, and commercial weather-information organizations--for years.
The Commercial Weather Service Association, an industry trade group, points to 15 instances over the past few years where it contends the National Weather Service has been competing with the private sector. One of the NWS practices the CWSA finds objectionable is the use of Flash technology to format weather forecasts for distribution to hotel guests via printer, fax, or the Internet, a market some commercial providers serve. Another is the NWS's alleged intent to develop free software such as desktop weather applications and weather plug-ins for Internet browsers.
The CWSA also objects to the NWS's willingness to distribute weather information to wireless devices. "In 2003, it was discovered that the National Weather Service was offering a growing base of weather information to wireless devices over at least two separate URLs," the CWSA complains. "These value-added products are in direct competition with the services offered by America's weather industry and the communications industry and undermine significant investments that have been made in new technologies and communication of weather information over those technologies. At least one formal complaint was filed with the National Weather Service over this activity, but it was rebuffed."
The situation came to a head in December when NOAA abandoned its 1991 noncompetition and nonduplication policy as a result of recommendations by the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences. That change led U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., in April to introduce the National Weather Services Duties Act of 2005 (S.786), a bill that would impose restrictions on how the NWS makes its data available to the public in order to accommodate private-sector interests.
While S.786 hasn't seen broad support, it does appear to have made NOAA more eager to consider the concerns of the companies commercializing its data.
Raymond Ban, executive VP of meteorology at The Weather Channel, thinks NOAA realizes it needs a policy that's more cautious about collisions with private-sector interests. "I think the feedback they've received from the community, particularly the CWSA and as a result of S.786, all of that has essentially made them say, 'We didn't hit the target,' " he says.
That may be because it's a moving target. As the National Research Council pointed out when it issued its 2003 report on the weather enterprise, interpretations of the 1991 noncompetition policy differ.
The National Weather Service, the council noted, "believes the guideline reaffirms its mission of creating and disseminating forecasts to the public at large and has continued to release general weather forecasts. But some private companies took the policy to mean that the Weather Service should never provide information to the general public when the private sector could do so, except for warnings. Meanwhile, interpretation of the policy was further complicated by a new federal rule requiring full and open access to all government data."
The National Research Council's policy recommendations, spelled out in its 2003 report "Fair Weather: Effective Partnerships In Weather And Climate Services," recognize that the Internet has changed the data-distribution game for good. But they offer only vague guidance about how to reconcile the government's obligation to offer taxpayer-funded weather data for free with the private sector's desire to offer it for a fee.
In a statement announcing the release of the Fair Weather report, committee chair John Armstrong, retired VP of research at IBM, championed ambiguity and negotiation rather than a clear delineation of public, private, and academic sector territory. "It is counterproductive to set detailed and rigid boundaries for each sector outlining who can issue particular forecasts or products," he said. "Instead, efforts should focus on improving the process by which the private and public providers of weather information interact."
NOAA appears to have taken that advice to heart in soliciting public comment. Edward Johnson, director of strategic planning and policy at the National Weather Service, says the agency hopes to hear what people think about the proposed rewording of its information sharing policy.
Johnson also has his own thoughts on the subject. "I'm just convinced the U.S. government has got it right," he says. "Making government information available to everyone at little or no cost stimulates the economy."
The Weather Channel's Ban says the proposed change is a step in the right direction. But he hopes NOAA will act on another recommendation in the Fair Weather report: establishing an independent advisory committee to provide NOAA with ongoing input from public, private, and academic stakeholders in the weather enterprise.


Championship Grands Prix, two Drivers' titles (for Jochen Rindt in 1970 and Emerson Fittipaldi in 1972) and three Constructors' titles (in 1970, 1972 and 1973), racing first in Lotus's evocative red, white and gold livery, then the equally eye-catching black and gold of the John Player Special period. Pete Lyons, Autosport's renowned Formula 1 reporter for part of the Lotus 72 era, explores the car's entire race-by-race career in his insightful commentary accompanying a magnificent array of more than 300 photos.
The 1971 season: with promising youngster Emerson Fittipaldi elevated to team leader after Rindt's death, great things were expected of the 72's second season but it proved to be winless.
The 1972 season: now in black and gold John Player livery, the 72 became far more competitive and Fittipaldi's four Grand Prix victories made him World Champion.
The 1973 season: Ronnie 'SuperSwede' Peterson joined Fittipaldi to form a dream team and together they won seven races, but because Lotus's spoils were divided between the two drivers Jackie Stewart was able to come through to become World Champion.
The 1975 season: well beyond its sell-by date, the 72 did a final season but by now it was far from effective, with Ickx's second place in the tragic Spanish Grand Prix its best result.


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Charming Young Lad Sings National Anthem; Steve Harvey Moved to Tears
There can never be enough feel-good stories for as long as there are many genuine people out there spreading good vibes. Whether you are a young person with a mature and open perspective, or an adult with a youthful heart, nothing beats the aftermath that a simple good deed or heartwarming gesture can give. Unrelated but a super interesting story is that of Johnny Cash's first wife, which you can read by clicking the link.
That said, a young singer named Gavin takes the limelight with his wonderful story and captivating vocal talent. Little Gavin was born with Leber's Congenital Amaurosis (LCA), a rare disease that causes drastic and severe loss of vision. It mainly affects the eye's retina, or the tissue located at the back of the eye. The retina is responsible for detecting color and light. The people suffering from LCA have been found to have suffered from severe visual impairment that usually commences during the early stages of infancy. It usually starts out steady but begins to worsen and become more unrelenting as the years go by. Aside from that, LCA has been associated with many other visual disorders, like nystagmus (involuntary eye movements), hyperopia (extreme farsightedness), and photophobia (heightened light sensitivity). Other uncommon cases of this particular eye disease is the delayed development coupled with a hampered progress in intellectual capacities.
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Due to its rarity, only about 150 individuals have been diagnosed with the said condition in the U.S. However, instead of struggling, Gavin found light in his passion which is singing. His angelic voice could move people to tears and leave them breathless, a sight that Steve Harvey luckily got to experience himself.
Gavin first made waves on social media after singing the National Anthem at one of the Los Angeles Kings' hockey games. Upon earning immense positive feedback from spectators, the talented boy finally got invited to perform at Little Big Shots. Little Big Shots is a show where kids compete with each other through showcasing their unique talents. In the show, the boy shared a warm moment with the host, Steve Harvey before his performance. He shared a sweet hug with Harvey and even got permission to rub the former's bald head.
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity of waiting, the crowd's ears rang with the brilliantly touching voice of Gavin. Singing the National Anthem, he attacked the song with great power and an even immense amount of heart. All those who heard his angelic singing felt every bit of passion especially when he admirably hit all of the song's tricky high notes. It was an exceptional and mind-blowing performance!
At present, experts are yet to determine a cure for LCA. About 13 variations of Leber Congenital Amaurosis have been determined and described by experts. Each type is distinct in the patterns when the vision begins to disappear, eye abnormalities related, and genetic cause. Thus, Gavin's parents founded the foundation, Gavin R. Stevens, with the purpose of raising awareness and aid in collecting research funds that will hopefully pinpoint a cure and treatment for the said condition. You can learn more about LCA and learn how you can contribute to help Gavin and people sharing his condition at http://www.gavinsfoundation.org/.
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