Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Oliver Dragojevic & 2CELLOS - Lipa Moja



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Split Farewells Oliver Dragojevic


Legendary Croatian singer and songwriter Oliver Dragojevic, who passed away on Sunday aged 70, was farewelled in the city of Split on the Dalmatian coast on Tuesday.The Croatian government declared for the first time in the nation’s history that Tuesday would be a National Day of Condolence and today flags all around the country flew at half-mast. Split, the city where Oliver spent most of his life living, farewelled the singer with a special commemoration this morning at the Croatian National Theatre. As well as his family and close friends, the commemoration was attended by President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic and Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic. Just before 7 pm, Oliver’s casket left Sv. Frane Church and made its way along the Split Riva.A large crowd gathered as a number of Oliver’s famous hits were sung as he was carried down the Riva by close friends, including Petar Graso, Doris Dragovic, Tonci Huljic and 2CELLOS Stjepan Hauser.He was then taken on to a catamaran and taken to Vela Luka on the island of Korcula where he was born with his song Vela Luka sang as the ferry departed with a host of other boats which came out onto the water to pay respects.His funeral will be in Vela Luka at 6 pm on Wednesday.
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Heatwave Arrives in Croatia


Dubrovnik’s Banje Beach (Photo: Clara Bunge)
 After hitting western and northern Europe recently, the heatwave has arrived in Croatia.
 “It will be sunny and hot, temperatures will hit around 35°C, and at night they will not drop below 20°C,” HRT meteorologist Zoran Vakula said.

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Shark stolen from aquarium and taken away in a pram

Video footage shows a 40cm horn shark being taken from San Antonio aquarium in Texas, before being wrapped in a towel and placed in a pram. Police returned the shark to the aquarium after two of the three suspects confessed. A horn shark is worth about $2,000 (£1,520).

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Close encounter with a curious squid



Photograph by Luiz Felipe Puntel .

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He's Watching You


Photograph by Florence Rovira 

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Monday, July 30, 2018

You don't say



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How to Get Over Getting Ghosted


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Expectations vs Reality




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One size fits all, itsPeteski


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Word on the Street


Jason Naylor (photo © Jaime Rojo) BSA

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Cloud cyclist


Photograph: Lukas Barth-Tuttas/EPA 

Artist Martin Nothhelfer rides as the ‘cloud cyclist’ ( ‘wolken radler’). Nothhelfer wants to show where there is good and bad air in Munich – his bicycle blows out soap bubbles when the air is clean, but in bad air it smokes.

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Why Brazilians are always late


Thanks to an unhurried ‘life’s a beach’ attitude, Brazilians – especially those from Rio de Janeiro – have learned neither to expect nor appreciate punctuality.
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Sunday, July 29, 2018

Oliver Dragojevic & Stjepan Hauser - Trag u Beskraju



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Croatian music legend Oliver Dragojevic (71) has passed away.


Dragojevic lost his one-year battle with lung cancer and passed away in hospital in Split at 5 am on Sunday, 29 July. Born in Split in 1947, Oliver spent his childhood growing up in Vela Luka on the island of Korcula. Dragojevic enjoyed a career spanning four decades and was considered one of the most iconic musical stars in Croatia and in the Croatian diaspora around the world. Dragojevic was one of the few Croatian musicians who has performed at Carnegie Hall (New York), Royal Albert Hall (London), Olympia (Paris) and the Sydney Opera House.
Dragojević’s solo career really began in 1974 at the Split Festival, where he won with the song “ÄŒa će mi Copacabana”.
 A year later, composer Zdenko Runjić and Dragojević, released the song “Galeb i Ja” which became a huge hit and made him a household name. He followed it up with a number of other huge hits over the years such as “Cesarica”, “Oprosti Mi, Pape”, “Skalinada”, “Zuto Lisce Ljubavi”, “Nadalina”, and”Piva klapa ispod volta”. His iconic songs are still enjoyed decades later.
He left behind his wife Vesna and sons Dino, Damir and Davor.

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Why do cats purr?


We think we know what a cat’s purr means. It is arguably the most recognisable sign of animal contentment: a pleasurable rasp that erupts whenever a cat is tickled or petted, the soundtrack to countless sessions sprawled on an owner’s lap. But that’s not quite the full story.
 There is a lot more going on with the cat’s purr than you might reasonably expect.
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Can You Believe ?


Your Shot photographer Gregory Piper met these moray eels off the coast of Myanmar.

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Saturday, July 28, 2018

Step back


Photograph: Phil Winter/SWNS.com

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Spike




Artist Hadieh Shafie uses carefully hand-dyed and rolled paper to form dense surfaces.

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Arcade Fire



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Personal Message


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Blood moon seen around the world


Skywatchers around the world have witnessed the longest "blood moon" eclipse of the 21st Century. See more images here.

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Friday, July 27, 2018

Weekend plans, Annelie Vandendael


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Under Control




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Sheep Chen


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