From vxz105 at psu.edu Wed Feb 2 12:27:54 2005 From: vxz105 at psu.edu (Valbona Zylo) Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 12:27:54 -0500 (EST) Subject: [NYC-L] Albanian Student/Global Classroom ? Message-ID: <200502021727.MAA18572@webmail10.cac.psu.edu> Ndoshta dikush eshte i interesuar per te marr pjese ne kete workshop per te perfaqesuar shqiptaret.... Valbona > > -----Original Message----- > From: Rita Wade [mailto:Rwade at metrointl.org] > Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 3:13 PM > To: Rita Wade > Subject: TURKISH Student/Albanina Student/Global Classroom > > > The Global Classroom program is urgently seeking students from TURKEY to > conduct a presentation to New York City high school students! For this > presentation, we would need a student or scholar from Turkey who would > speak to New York City high school students about Turkish culture/life > and take general questions about Turkey from the group. These New York > students are part of a 2 week exchange program between Turkey and the > United States. The Global Classroom staff will help speaker(s) prepare > and accompanies them to the presentation. > If you would like to take part in this very special Global Classroom, > please contact Rita Wade, Deputy Director at Metro International, at > 212-431-1195 x 23 or by email at: rwade at metrointl.org Please note: We > work with speakers from ALL regions of the world throughout the school > year. Please sign up for our Global Classroom Training Workshop on > February 12 2005 if you are interested in sharing your country and > culture with New York City children and teenagers. The workshop will > take place at Teachers College, Columbia University. To register, go to: > and scroll down to February 12. > For more information about Metro International and the Global Classroom > program, please visit our website: www.metrointl.org > > Thank you! > Rita > > Rita Wade > Deputy Director > METRO INTERNATIONAL > 285 West Broadway, Suite 450 > New York, NY 10013 > tel: (212) 431-1195 x 23 > fax: (212) 941-6291 > rwade at metrointl.org > www.metrointl.org > > > -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From jetkoti at hotmail.com Fri Feb 4 18:24:18 2005 From: jetkoti at hotmail.com (X.A.) 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Download today it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ From jeton at hotmail.com Fri Feb 11 14:30:32 2005 From: jeton at hotmail.com (Jeton Ademaj) Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:30:32 -0500 Subject: [NYC-L] new Greek PM Message-ID: from todays nytimes, everything old is new again... http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/09/international/europe/09greece.html?pagewanted=print&position= Conservative Parliament Votes for a Socialist as Greece's President By ANTHEE CARASSAVA THENS, Feb. 8 - Greece's conservative-controlled Parliament on Tuesday voted in the longtime Socialist politician Karolos Papoulias as the country's president, heading off early national elections. Mr. Papoulias, 75, a former foreign minister who was among the founders of the Pasok Socialist party, replaces Kostis Stephanopoulos, 78, the country's most revered politician. Mr. Papoulias, who is thought of as an affable and moderate politician, garnered strong cross-party support, winning 279 of the 300 votes counted in the vote. He was the sole candidate for president, the top, though highly ceremonial, political post. His election allows the conservative New Democracy government of Prime Minister Kostas Karamanlis to finish serving its full four-year term. It reflects a first step toward recovery for Pasok while its leader, George Papandreou, struggles to revive its flagging fortunes after a landslide defeat in nationwide elections last March. According to the Greek Constitution, general elections are called if Parliament fails to elect a new head of state in three rounds of voting. The nomination of Mr. Papoulias, a generally mild-mannered lawyer who entered politics 40 years ago, took many Greek pundits and politicians by surprise in December. Mr. Karamanlis, however, justified his selection, saying Mr. Papoulias met all the requirements for the presidential job: consensus, moderation, prudence and disengagement from the daily grind of politics. "Mr. Papoulias's election will benefit all of the Greek people," Mr. Karamanlis said before lawmakers voted. First elected to Parliament in 1977, Mr. Papoulias retired from active politics four years ago. Nearly 80 percent of Greeks supported his nomination in a poll conducted by the Kappa Research agency in December. Since then, leftist parties have condemned Mr. Papoulias's nomination, saying it was one of "political opportunism" by the country's two major parties. His choice also presents a political paradox, according to a former conservative lawmaker who is now aligned with the Pasok opposition party. "Mr. Papoulias is an affable, respectable person," the lawmaker, Andreas Andrianopoulos, said in an interview. "He personifies, however, the policies conservatives loathed and fought against for years." Mr. Papoulias served a string of junior and ministerial posts at the Foreign Ministry since 1981, when Pasok - the acronym stands for Panhellenic Socialist Movement - soared to power on the strength of a promise to take Greece out of NATO and join the nonaligned movement. In the 1990's and at the helm of the Foreign Ministry, he encouraged confidence-building measures with Turkey and strengthened Greece's traditional ties with Serbia, then ruled by Slobodan Milosevic. His greatest diplomatic exploit came in 1995, when he successfully brokered the release of 257 United Nations workers held hostage by Bosnian Serb warlords in Pale. Five years later, when he was the head of the Greek Senate's foreign affairs committee, Mr. Papoulias visited Serbia at the invitation of the Belgrade government to observe elections that led to Mr. Milosevic's precipitous fall. Mr. Papoulias will be sworn in March 12, at the official expiration of Mr. Stephanopoulos's five-year term. From eb246 at columbia.edu Sun Feb 20 12:39:11 2005 From: eb246 at columbia.edu (Erkanda Bujari) Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 09:39:11 -0800 Subject: [NYC-L] HESP Mobility Program: Student Mobility (for students in central/eastern Europe, Eurasia, Mongolia) Message-ID: <4218CB3F.6080305@columbia.edu> Send to those who are interested. http://www.soros.org/initiatives/hesp/focus_areas/mobility_program/student_mobility HESP Mobility Program: Student Mobility Applicants must be able to demonstrate that the mobility grant will be used to enhance the educational experience at the home institution and that the mobility grant will be used for purposes related directly to the studies undertaken at the home institution. Potential applicants should note the level of studies (undergraduate, master's, doctoral) offered at the respective institution, and consider applying only to a program that corresponds to the level of study at the home institution. Please note that applications for study during the last academic year of a student's degree program will not be considered. Eligible Regions/Countries Students enrolled at higher education institutions in Central, Eastern, and South Eastern Europe; Eurasia; and Mongolia who intend to spend a visiting semester in another country are eligible to apply. Eligible Disciplines Humanities, social sciences, business, and management. Length of Visit Up to one semester (five months). Ineligible Activities travel to and from Central European University; travel to an institution in the home country; study at summer schools; short course and seminar attendance; participation in any kind of conference and congress. Eligible Expenses travel-related expenses (travel, visa, insurance); living expenses (stipend); accommodation; book allowance. Up to five grants per academic year may be awarded for visits to/from each HESP network institution. Instructions to Applicants All application materials must be in English or accompanied by an English translation. Individuals may receive a mobility grant only once. Simultaneous application to different institutions is not allowed. Application Deadlines Applications must be submitted at least three months prior to the proposed visit. For the 2005-2006 academic year, the following deadlines have been set for student applications to: American University in Bulgaria (AUBG): fall semester applications are due on June 1, 2005, and spring semester applications are due on November 1, 2005. Further information on the application to AUBG is available at http://www.aubg.bg/dbtext/text.php?i=757. European University at St. Petersburg (EUSP): fall semester applications are due on June 1, 2005; spring semester applications are due on December 1, 2005. Further information on the application to EUSP is available at http://www.eu.spb.ru/en. Contact Information Complete applications should be sent to: Open Society Institute Higher Education Support Program / HESP Mobility Program P.O. Box 519 1397 Budapest Hungary Tel: 36-1-327-3850 Fax: 36-1-411-4401 Email: hespmobility at osi.hu [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] -for job opportunities, conferences, scholarships, fellowships & internships: -for information on environment, human rights, media, gender & law: visit: www.induspak.tk/ http://www31.brinkster.com/induspak/Index.htm Join 3 leading Email Lists for Law, Announcements & Info: LawJuC-subscribe at yahoogroups.com, OppAnn-subscribe at yahoogroups.com, helpasia-subscribe&yahoogroups.com For unsubscribing: OppAnn-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OppAnn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: OppAnn-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ From eb246 at columbia.edu Sun Feb 20 19:41:10 2005 From: eb246 at columbia.edu (Erkanda Bujari) Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2005 16:41:10 -0800 Subject: [NYC-L] Global Supplementary Grant Program for citizens of CEE Message-ID: <42192E26.3070800@columbia.edu> Scholarship for PhD students. ---------------------- Scholarship Programs Global Supplementary Grant Program http://www.soros.org/initiatives/scholarship/focus_areas/global_supplementary/guidelines The Global Supplementary Grant Program offers supplementary grants to students from selected countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. The grants enable qualified students to pursue doctoral studies in the humanities and social sciences at accredited universities in Western Europe, the Middle/Near East, Asia, Australia, and North America. Grants are awarded on the basis of academic record, merit of the proposed study, applicant's long-term goals, and financial need. Supplemental funding is provided for one year of study with the option to apply for a second year. Reapplication procedures are outlined in the 2005-2006 application form. Renewal grants are not guaranteed; competition for renewal takes place among the general pool of applicants. Only students who have been accepted into a full-time doctoral (Ph.D.) program at an accredited university are eligible to apply. Grants are provided to help cover costs in one of the following categories: Tuition and fees: not to exceed 50 percent of tuition and fees per academic year; Living expenses: students who have succeeded in funding their tuition, either through scholarships or tuition wavers, are eligible for housing and living funds; Other: students who have secured all necessary funds but cannot afford additional expenses, such as travel to/from their host country, books, materials, or health insurance are eligible for additional funds. Grants will not be provided to cover expenses in all three categories. Only those students with confirmed financial support will receive grants. In addition, in no case may an applicant request grant assistance for the support of an accompanying child or spouse. Eligibility 1. Candidates must be nationals of one of the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Macedonia, Moldova, Mongolia, Romania, Russia, Serbia and Montenegro, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. 2. Members of the Roma community are encouraged to apply. 3. Candidates must be under 40 years of age at the time of application. 4. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in the spoken and written language of their host institution. 5. ONLY those students who have already been awarded partial or full tuition, room and board stipends, or other types of financial aid may apply. Applicants must provide the fullest possible account of their financial situation, including copies of financial aid requests to the host university and any other documents confirming additional financial support. False statements will result in immediate disqualification. Ineligibility 1. These awards support doctoral studies in social sciences and humanities only. Requests for support in the following fields will not be considered: business administration/management training; computer science; finance/banking/marketing; engineering; hard and natural sciences (physics, biology, chemistry, etc.) mathematics; medical sciences; fine or performing arts. 2. Applications will not be considered for study in the student's home country or within Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union, or for nondoctoral study, language preparatory, and summer school courses. 3. Students with permanent resident status and asylum seekers in the host country are not eligible to apply. Only those with valid student visas in the host country are eligible to apply. 4. Late applications will be automatically disqualified. Selection Students are selected in an open competition announced once per year. A team of experts (the GSGP Board) makes all grant decisions based on quality of the application, written essays, academic records, and future goals. Preference will be given to students pursuing advanced studies in regionally relevant areas that will directly benefit the quality of academic and civil society development in their home country. Selection Committee decisions are final. Applicants should send one copy of each of the following documents, including an official or university translation if language is other than English. 1. Curriculum vitae (including complete work history, extracurricular activities, academic awards, and publications); 2. A copy of the official letter of admission from the academic institution (if not available, explain why); 3. Copies of all undergraduate and post-secondary school records (new applicants only); 4. The official letter informing the applicant of the details of the scholarship or financial aid award (if separate from item 2 above) and/or any other documents confirming additional support; 5. A copy of the identification pages of applicant's passport; 6. Copy of applicant's visa (students in the United States should also enclose copy of their I-20 or DS-2019); 7. Two academic reference letters from professors who have direct knowledge of the applicant's work and abilities. NOTE: Omission of one or more of the documents mentioned above renders an application incomplete and may result in disqualification. In the event that a document becomes available only after the submission of an application, applicants are asked to indicate this in their applications and to send the missing document as soon as possible. Application and Deadlines Applicants may apply for a grant using OSI's Online Application System. Alternatively, applicants may download an application from this page and apply offline. Applications for the 2005-2006 academic year must be postmarked (or submitted online) on or before the following: For students pursuing a Ph.D. in North America, Asia, or Australia: April 1, 2005. For students pursuing a Ph.D. in Western Europe or the Middle/Near East: June 3, 2005. Applications should be mailed to the address below or to applicant's local Soros foundation office: Global Supplementary Grant Program Open Society Institute 400 West 59th Street, 4th floor New York, NY 10019 USA Contact information for additional questions about the program: Email: scholar at sorosny.org Tel: 1-212-548-0175 Fax: 1-212-548-4652 Please include any information you feel may be helpful in the evaluation of your application. Grantees will be required to maintain full-time student status throughout the period of the fellowship and to abide by the terms and conditions outlined in a contract letter signed by the grantee. -for job opportunities, conferences, scholarships, fellowships & internships: -for information on environment, human rights, media, gender & law: visit: www.induspak.tk/ http://www31.brinkster.com/induspak/Index.htm Join 3 leading Email Lists for Law, Announcements & Info: LawJuC-subscribe at yahoogroups.com, OppAnn-subscribe at yahoogroups.com, helpasia-subscribe&yahoogroups.com For unsubscribing: OppAnn-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OppAnn/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: OppAnn-unsubscribe at yahoogroups.com <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ From jeton at hotmail.com Tue Feb 22 15:43:23 2005 From: jeton at hotmail.com (Jeton Ademaj) Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2005 15:43:23 -0500 Subject: [NYC-L] Carlucci (Carlyle Grp) Op Ed-NYTimes Message-ID: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/22/opinion/22carlucci.html February 22, 2005 OP-ED CONTRIBUTOR The War We Haven't Finished By FRANK C. CARLUCCI ashington WASHINGTON isn't exactly short of foreign policy priorities these days, but before rushing into a list of new tasks for the president's second term, I would like to suggest sorting out an old one: Kosovo. The world reacted in horror six years ago when the Serbian regime of Slobodan Milosevic embarked on an ethnic cleansing operation against Kosovo's Albanians, forcing 700,000 people, nearly half the population, to flee the province. Reports of massacres and images of mileslong lines of refugees fleeing into neighboring Albania and Macedonia compelled the world to act. The NATO air campaign against Serbia that followed convinced Belgrade to give up its brutal assault, and Kosovo was put under United Nations administration. And so it remains to this day: an international protectorate, legally part of Serbia, but with a 90 percent ethnic Albanian population that would sooner go to war than submit to Belgrade's rule. Kosovars seek an independent state, and the seemingly endless delays over final-status talks are only causing deep frustration and resentment. Their discontent is not simply a matter of hurt pride over national sovereignty; Kosovo's unsettled international status has serious repercussions for daily life. Because it is under United Nations administration, Kosovo is in economic limbo: it cannot be part of the international bank transfer system, it is ineligible for sovereign lending from development banks, and it can attract few foreign investors. With 70 percent unemployment, the province is being starved of the commerce it badly needs. Perhaps most important, the continuing uncertainty creates widespread insecurity among Kosovo's ethnic Albanians, who live with a constant sense of dread that they could return to Serb rule. It is essentially a siege mentality, and it could explode into violence at any time. This is what happened last March, when Albanians rioted, killing at least 20 and destroying hundreds of Serbian houses and churches. Of course, mounting frustration cannot excuse or justify such a rampage, but the events clearly demonstrated that United Nations administration is not working. With spring approaching, a repeat performance looks increasingly likely. But this time it would probably be far worse: Kosovo's Serbs may well ask Belgrade to intervene to protect them, which could result in a return to open war in the Balkans. Under these circumstances, the United Nations mission would probably evacuate, leaving behind the remnants of the NATO-led military force and the Kosovo Police Service to maintain security. These forces are not up to the job, and the chaos would be horrible. How can we avoid such a nightmare? The only solution that makes long-term sense is full independence for Kosovo, and the only question that remains is how to get there. The best approach would be for Washington and its five partners in the so-called Contact Group - Britain, France, Germany, Italy and Russia - to initiate a process for a final settlement, or Kosovo Accord. (Something along these lines was proposed last month by the International Crisis Group, an independent conflict prevention organization.) First the powers would have to establish a timeline and some ground rules. The goal would have to be independence for the entire province, and all other options - partition, or union with Albania or slivers of other neighboring states where ethnic Albanians live - would be off the table from the outset. Given the events of last March, the Kosovo Albanians would be informed that that the pace of their progress toward independence will be set by their treatment of Serbs and other minorities. The drafting process could begin as soon as the United Nations completes its assessment of the Kosovo government this year. Then the Kosovars could start writing a constitution. The new state would have to agree to a few strong guarantees to protect the rights of its minorities - including the presence of international judges on its higher courts and a multinational monitoring presence. Eventually, an international conference and a referendum within Kosovo would add the final stamps of approval. If all goes well, this could be wrapped up by mid-2006. Getting Security Council approval, or even unanimity within the Contact Group, for this approach could prove tough. Russia sees itself as a protector of Serbia, and could thwart the process. The United States should counter by bringing along as many countries in the European Union as are willing to join us in formally recognizing an independent Kosovo, and hope the Russians accede to the majority will. It's understandable, considering the events of the last four years, that Kosovo has been left hanging. But the situation is simply too tense to wait around forever. Frank C. Carlucci, secretary of defense from 1987 to 1989, is chairman emeritus of the Carlyle Group, an investment firm. From promovuesi at hotmail.com Sat Feb 26 14:52:58 2005 From: promovuesi at hotmail.com (Promo Promovuesi) Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 14:52:58 -0500 Subject: [NYC-L] Bleona Qereti in Concert Message-ID: The famous Albanian singer Bleona Qerreti LIVE in concert! One night only! 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