From eb246 at columbia.edu Sat Sep 11 14:47:13 2004 From: eb246 at columbia.edu (eb246 at columbia.edu) Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 14:47:13 -0400 Subject: [NYC-L] Fwd: PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOW (PMF) PROGRAM Message-ID: <1094928433.41434831abf1f@cubmail.cc.columbia.edu> FYI. ----- Forwarded message from jg426 at columbia.edu ----- Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2004 13:59:36 -0700 From: jg426 at columbia.edu Reply-To: jg426 at columbia.edu Subject: PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOW (PMF) PROGRAM SUBJECT: PRESIDENTIAL MANAGEMENT FELLOW (PMF) PROGRAM - SEEKING APPLICANTS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS SEEKING GRADUATE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO WORK for AMERICA. The PMF Program is a leadership development program that provides opportunities to work with and impact public policy, to serve one's country, and to receive competitive pay, benefits, and career advancement. America is looking for outstanding graduate students to work in the Federal service. This rigorous two-year paid program includes 80-hours of training each year, challenging assignments, accelerated promotions, and opportunities to network between agencies. Fellows are hired by agencies to work on domestic and international issues in public administration, technology, science, criminal justice, health, financial management and many other fields. STUDENTS ARE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 1 AND OCTOBER 15, if they meet the degree requirements for a graduate degree from an accredited school between September 1 of this year and August 31 of the following year. Selection includes nomination by the school and a rigorous assessment process. Recruitment, application and nomination information for students, faculty, and career professionals is available online at www.pmf.opm.gov. College and university officials wishing to nominate students should refer to the guidance found at www.pmf.opm.gov/guidance.asp. Please note that in previous years school nominations were limited to 10% of the degree- granting program's graduates. With the Class of 2005, the 10% cap has been removed. Schools are advised to follow the guidance regarding competitive nomination processes when selecting students to nominate. The PMF Program seeks the best and the brightest graduate students who want to make a difference in the Federal service. For complete recruitment, application and nomination information, please view our website at: www.pmf.opm.gov. Presidential Management Fellows Program U.S. Office of Personnel Management 1900 E. Street NW Rm. 1425 Washington, DC 20415 202-606-1040 (phone) 202-606-3040 (fax) PMF at opm.gov http://www.pmf.opm.gov ----- End forwarded message ----- From jeton at hotmail.com Sun Sep 12 11:07:25 2004 From: jeton at hotmail.com (Jeton Ademaj) Date: Sun, 12 Sep 2004 11:07:25 -0400 Subject: [NYC-L] FW: Witnesses Pull Out of Slobo Trial Message-ID: i wonder who those hi-ranking french and german friends of slobo are? http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/10/international/europe/10hague.html September 10, 2004 Witnesses Pull Out of Trial After Judges Refuse to Let Milosevic Act as His Own Lawyer By MARLISE SIMONS HE HAGUE, Sept. 9 - Just days after judges assigned two British lawyers to defend Slobodan Milosevic, his war crimes trial ran into new difficulties on Thursday as scheduled witnesses pulled out in protest. Twelve high-ranking witnesses expected to appear this month to defend Mr. Milosevic, the former Yugoslav president, have sent notice that they will not come to the tribunal here, according to Mr. Milosevic's aides. As a result, the session on Monday has been postponed. Zdenko Tomanovic, one of the aides, denied that Mr. Milosevic was trying to discourage the witnesses from attending - the first two appeared earlier this week - but said that the witnesses themselves had objected to the proceedings after the court ruled Mr. Milosevic could not serve as his own lawyer. Over strenuous protests from Mr. Milosevic, the judges in charge of the case appointed two lawyers to represent him after cardiologists had concurred that he was not fit enough to bear the strain of acting as his own lawyer. The trial, involving multiple war crimes charges, has been postponed more than a dozen times due to Mr. Milosevic's heart problems. In recent days, he told his three judges several times that he wanted his right to act as his own lawyer restored and would appeal. Now, the court-appointed lawyers have taken the first step to appeal, following Mr. Milosevic's wishes, according to a document released by the court on Thursday. This puts the new defense team in the peculiar position of appealing against its own presence. The lawyers, Steven Kay and Gillian Higgins, have cordial relations with Mr. Milosevic's aides, both sides agree. They have come to know each other well because Mr. Kay and Ms. Higgins have long attended the trial as "friends of the court" to ensure the fairness of the proceedings. In court on Thursday, Mr. Kay begged witnesses chosen by Mr. Milosevic to testify in his support. "We welcome all Milosevic's witnesses to give evidence and indeed to cooperate," he said. Refusals so far have come from four German, two Russian and five French witnesses, most of them former high-ranking politicians and military officers, according to Mr. Tomanovic, the aide to Mr. Milosevic. He also showed a letter addressed to Mr. Milosevic dated Sept. 8 from George Kenney, a former State Department official. It said: "Your defense, the defense for which I had consulted with you in The Hague, does not now exist. Consequently, I cannot in good conscience act as a 'defense witness' under the tribunal's current rules." If the tribunal reversed its decision, he said, he would appear. Judge Patrick Robinson urged Mr. Milosevic on Thursday to cooperate, warning that he would be responsible if important evidence was not presented. He said, "The trial will nonetheless proceed and no one can say there was injustice." From mentor at alb-net.com Mon Sep 13 07:13:44 2004 From: mentor at alb-net.com (Mentor Cana) Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 07:13:44 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [NYC-L] New Albanian Book: NEWS RELEASE from THE IVANAJ FOUNDATIONS (fwd) Message-ID: NEWS RELEASE from THE IVANAJ FOUNDATIONS ============================================================= http://www.ivanaj.org/publishing.htm NEW ALBANIAN BOOK PUBLICATION September 2004 The Ivanaj Foundations, with headquarters in both New York and Tirana, are pleased to announce the recent publication of a new, 240 page, book in Albanian language : "MIRASH IVANAJ -- personalitetit i shquar i universit shqiptar" A limited number of copies are now available in the U.S. of this book (see below a synopsis in Albanian), which can be obtained with a minimum contribution to the Foundation: http://www.ivanaj.org/publishing.htm We are a tax-exempt, charitable organization, not for profit corporation under Section 501(c)(3) of the I.R.S. code, publicly supported, so that donations, bequests, and gifts are deductible within the limits of the law, for income and estate tax purposes. The Martin and Mirash Ivanaj Foundation Cherokee Station - PO Box 20661 New York, NY 10021-0073 URL: http://www.ivanaj.org Tel/Fax : 212-744-4294 EMail: info at ivanaj.org ================= P?rmbledhje nga Pertefe Leka Doli ne qarkullim libri, Mirash Ivanaj, personalitet i shquar i Universit Shqiptar me autor historianin Dr.Iljaz Gogaj. Eshte libri i tete i autorit ne fushen e histories se arsimit dhe te mendimit pedagogjik shqiptar, botimin e te cilit e realizoi pas nje studimi te gjate shumevjecar rreth figures se ndritur te Mirash Ivanajt. Libri ndahet nder 10 kapituj. Fillon me disa te dhena historiko-gjeografike te vendorigjines se familjes Ivanaj, vazhdon me vitet e rinise te vellezerve Martin & Mirash Ivanaj dhe shkollimin e tyre, deri ne Universitetin e Romes. Botimet e tyre ne proze poezi e drame te cilat i ka cituar autori ne liber i perkasin periudhes se rinise shkollore. Nje kapitull me vete ia ka kushtuar autori aktivitetit te te M.Ivanajt ne gazeten Republika si drejtor dhe autor i shume artikujve me prirje republikane. Hapesiren me te madhe ne liber autori ia ka kushtuar qendrimit ne Shkoder dhe Tirane ne fillim avokat, mesues dhe pastaj drejtor i Gjimnazit te Shtetit. Ne vazhdimesi jepet ngjarja me e rendesishme ne jeten e M.Ivanajt, kur ai pranoi ftesen e Mbretit Zog kundershtarit te tij politik, per te marre persiper detyren e Ministrit te Arsimit. Jane dokumentuar me vertetesi Reforma Arsimore e Ivanajt dhe diskutimi ne parlamentin shqiptar per miratimin e tezave te reja ne ndryshimet konstruktive te sistemit arsimor ne Shqiperi. Pastaj jepet doreheqja dinjitoze dhe ngritja ne postin e larte te Kryetarit te Keshillit te Shtetit. Vijne radhazi ne menyre kronologjike ngjarjet e 7 Prillit 1939, kerkesa per arme per te luftuar fashizmin. Ikja ne mergim. Jeta plot dhimbje ne Turqi me vdekjen e te vellait. Ftesa e Enver Hoxhes per tu kthyer ne Shqiperi. Arrestimi, mbrojtja burrerore ne gjyq, burgu dhe fundi tragjik. Ne liber do te gjeni sfida dhe te papritura te propagandave te huaja per te ndalur progresin ne Shqiperi. Do te lexoni dialogje interesante te M.Ivanajt me Mbretin Zog dhe Enver Hoxhen. Ne liber do te njiheni me personalitetet me te shquara te arsimit kombetar dhe te shtetit shqiptar te asaj kohe:Hile Mosi,Mati Logoreci, Aleksander Xhuvani, Ahmet Gashi,Mitrush Kuteli,Fan Noli, Gjergj Fishta, Skender Luarasi, Gjergj Kokoshi, etj. Ne mbyllje te librit, autori ka bere pershkrimin fizik dhe moral te M.Ivanajt, duke shkrire emocionet e veta rreth personazhit te tij te admiruar. Per te arritur ne kete perfundim ka shfrytezuar nje dokumentacion te pasur arkivor, ditaret e ish nxenesve te M.Ivanajt, bisedat gojore ne Tuz me te afermit e familjes, shenimet e Skender Luarasit, fotografite e familjes, korespondencen me te vellane Martinin, Safet Butken e Demir Vilen etj., dosjen e burgut dhe botimet e vazhdueshme per M.Ivanajn pas viteve 90. Libri ka vlera te medha njohese historiko-pedagogjike, prandaj eshte i vlefshem per tu mbajtur mbi tavolinen e nje mesuesi e studenti, nje politikani a sociologu, nje gazetari a poeti, nje drejtori a menaxheri, nje linguisti a historiani, nje juristi a shtetari dhe te cdo shqiptari qe e do Shqiperine. From jeton at hotmail.com Fri Sep 17 22:42:22 2004 From: jeton at hotmail.com (Jeton Ademaj) Date: Fri, 17 Sep 2004 22:42:22 -0400 Subject: [NYC-L] Greek Pogrom? Message-ID: i found this interesting... >From: alpsa-info-request at alb-net.com > >Message: 1 >Date: Thu, 16 Sep 2004 11:58:48 -0400 >From: Altin Ilirjani > >Hi, > >In response to requests by several list members, below is the weblink to >Tuesday's article about Albanian immigrants in Greece published in the >Greek >daily newspaper, Kathimerini. >Best, >Altin > >----- > >Ordeals of Albanian immigrants > >By Yiannis Elafros > >Kathimerini, Tuesday, September 14, 2004 > >http://www.ekathimerini.com/4dcgi/_w_articles_ell_3424288_14/09/2004_47271 > > > > >------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >ALPSA-Info mailing list >ALPSA-Info at alb-net.com >http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/alpsa-info > > >End of ALPSA-Info Digest, Vol 47, Issue 2 >***************************************** From mentor at alb-net.com Wed Sep 29 18:27:01 2004 From: mentor at alb-net.com (Albanians in Macedonia Crisis Center News & Information) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:27:01 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [NYC-L] [AMCC-News] Report Finds Macedonia Has Third Most Toxic Waste in World Message-ID: --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMCC http://www.alb-net.com/amcc/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.setimes.com/cocoon/setimes/xhtml/en_GB/features/setimes/features/2004/09/29/feature-02 Report Finds Macedonia Has Third Most Toxic Waste in World 29/09/2004 According to a new report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO), Macedonia has the world's third largest volume of toxic waste. The environmental consequences could be disastrous, experts warn. By Marija Lazarova for Southeast European Times in Skopje - 29/09/04 A report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation ranks Macedonia third in terms of toxic waste. [UNFAO] A recently published report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation (UNFAO) ranks Macedonia third worldwide in terms of toxic waste, with over 10,000 tonnes. Only Ukraine and Poland rank higher, with 19,500 tonnes and 15,000 tonnes respectively. According to UNFAO Director Mark Davis, the problem is mainly caused by the circumstances in which chemicals are kept. "This is about very old and toxic materials because they have been kept for a long time and are often held in poor conditions and in outdoor areas," Davis told the daily Utrinski Vesnik. "They may be already exuding and polluting water in rivers and lakes, agricultural lands and air." In fact, Davis said, the problem may be much worse than the UNFAO figures indicate. "Experience has shown that when an elaborate study of a country is made, the figures are at least twice as higher." Toxic waste has been implicated in a range of health problems -- including birth defects, lung disease and cancer -- with children being particularly vulnerable. According to the UN, the worst affected are often impoverished rural communities whose residents may not be aware of the toxic effects of chemicals in their environment. The Macedonian Environment Ministry has also presented evidence that the amounts of toxic waste are higher than indicated in the report. A study commissioned by the ministry found that in 1999, the total amount of toxic waste in the country exceeded 45,000 tonnes. Of that, household waste accounted for 4,800 tonnes, commercial waste for 3,000 tonnes and medical waste for 1,000 tonnes. Construction debris accounted for 6,000 tonnes, industrial waste for 30,000 tonnes and agricultural waste for 200 tonnes, according to the study. A feasibility study has been conducted for reducing environmental pollution in Macedonia. According to UN estimates, it costs $3,500 to clean up one tonne of toxic pesticides, while the total cost of cleaning up the waste in Macedonia would be approximately $35m. ______________________________________________________________ If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message to: amcc-news-unsubscribe at alb-net.com , or visit AMCC-NEWS's page at: http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/amcc-news From mentor at alb-net.com Wed Sep 29 18:25:46 2004 From: mentor at alb-net.com (Kosova Crisis Center News and Information) Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 18:25:46 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [NYC-L] [Kcc-News] Teen refugee sending books to homeland [Kosova] Message-ID: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kosova Crisis Center (KCC) News: http://www.alb-net.com/index.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.kentucky.com/mld/kentucky/living/community/9770085.htm Posted on Wed, Sep. 29, 2004 Teen refugee sending books to homeland Now a U.S. citizen, she raises money to help libraries in Kosovo By Cathy Gilkey HERALD-LEADER CORRESPONDENT Ardena Gojani remembers when Serbian soldiers stormed her apartment complex and gave her family five minutes to leave the building or be killed. She remembers spending days in a 10-mile line of fleeing refugees, watching old men die and hearing hungry children crying for food and water. And she remembers moving to the United States and leaving her friends and family behind. But perhaps her most moving memories are of her trip back to Kosovo to see her war-torn country again. Those memories have-driven Ardena, now 17 and a junior at Lexington Catholic High School, to lead a drive to raise $5,000 to buy books and ship them to her hometown of Gjakova to help refill the shelves of a library burned down during the war. "We want to do what we can," Ardena said. "It hurts to see how much they don't have." She and her family returned to Gjakova, now Gjakovica, in 2000 to visit their family, almost all whom remained in Kosovo despite the wars. Seeing her country for the first time after living in the United States for more than a year opened Ardena's eyes to just how much she has and how much her homeland does not. "There were four kids to a desk made for two, and they all shared one textbook," she said of a school her friends attend. Since then, Ardena and her family have been working to send books to Kosovo with the help of the International Book Project, a Lexington group that sends donated books to poor countries. In 2002, Ardena's cousin, Rubik Rudi, carried dozens of books to Kosovo. Because he could not afford to ship the books, he left his clothes and personal belongings behind and packed two large suitcases full of books from the International Book Project office. In March, Ardena's father also packed two suitcases with books. Every one was checked out in the first few days he was in Kosovo, she said. Cathy Anderson, president of the International Book Project, encouraged Ardena to write a letter in the organization's quarterly newsletter to raise awareness of libraries like the one in Gjakovica. Formed in 1966, the International Book Project receives encyclopedias, technical books and journals from donors, then distributes them to more than 100 countries. Sponsors like Ardena pay the shipping costs. "The demand for materials in English is high as Kosovars strive to modernize their communities," Anderson said in the newsletter. Ardena's experiences in her homeland and Lexington have influenced and matured her beyond her 17 years. Like many of her peers, she has a job, a cell phone and loves instant messaging her friends, but she is more aware of the fragilities of life. Ardena was 11 when she was forced to leave her home at gunpoint. "My mother held my hand so tight, pulling me out of the house as fast as she could, without taking any belongings with us," Ardena said. They fled to Macedonia, an independent republic south of Kosovo, and stood in line with other refugees with no food and very little water. "I saw a baby being born and old men die," she said. "Children were hungry and crying for food." Serbian soldiers robbed people of what belongings they did have and kidnapped some people from the line, she said. The Red Cross brought food a few days after they arrived, and after four days of waiting, they were allowed to enter Macedonia. Ardena's cousin Rudi sponsored the Gojanis, which allowed them to immigrate to the United States. Ardena, her brother, her sister and her parents recently became U.S. citizens, she said. Ardena keeps in contact with friends in Kosovo through infrequent phone calls and, more often, e-mails and instant messaging. "It's hard to talk about what it's like here," she said. "Here, if we need something, we buy it or it's donated. There, there is no one to help." So Ardena is doing her best to help any way she can. The money she raises will help buy books and ship them to Kosovo. She hopes the books will be shipped next spring, and she plans to travel back to Gjakovica to help unpack and present the books to the library. Ardena's classmates and teachers at Lexington Catholic have been very supportive, she said. They pray for her fund-drive in class, and classmates routinely donate what they can. She said she raised $100 in a week at school. "It just felt so good to have them support me like that," she said. "It feels good to be doing something." ______________________________________________________________ If you wish to unsubscribe, send a blank message to: kcc-news-unsubscribe at alb-net.com , or visit KCC-NEWS's page at: http://www.alb-net.com/mailman/listinfo/kcc-news