From mentor at alb-net.com Thu Dec 11 13:17:13 2003 From: mentor at alb-net.com (Mentor Cana) Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 13:17:13 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Prishtina-E] alert: biased and unfair article about Kosova Message-ID: I just came across the following article ("Crime, terror flourish in 'liberated' Kosova") at canada.com and was upset to see such blatant bias and twisting of the truth. http://www.canada.com/national/nationalpost/news/newsletter/story.html?id=6042a680-b243-4eaf-b38f-0b455fb491f4 Perhaps someone like NAAC or each individual should contact the editor at canada.com and point to their mistakes in the article. Now, I'm not saying that there is no crime in Kosova. There definitely is and all of us would like to see the drug trafficking etc. be dealt with. However, the problem with the article is that it gives an impression that Kosova is nothing but drug trafficking and criminal state/region. If you intent to write individually to canada.com editors please be polite and calm. I would prefer if NAAC or some other US/Canada based organization drafted a sample response letter that can be send to canada.com. Further, each individual can also send the letter to canada.com to let them know that the public is not satisfied with their level of professional journalism. -- Mentor From vsherifi at naac.org Mon Dec 1 17:23:17 2003 From: vsherifi at naac.org (Valbona Sherifi) Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 17:23:17 -0500 Subject: [Prishtina-E] FYI: Engllish/Albanian -- NAAC to Host Free Business Seminar in New York Message-ID: <02ba01c3b859$b938e6a0$6d01010a@VALBONA> National Albanian American Council 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036 481 8th Avenue, Suite 922, New York, NY 10001 Brigada e Krajishtes, No. 8, 38000 Prishtina, Kosova Telephone: (202) 466-6900 Fax: (202) 466-5593 Web: Email: naac at naac.org ________________________________________________________________________ For Release: December 1, 2003 Contact: Valbona Sherifi (202) 466-6900 For Your Informatin NAAC to Host Free Business Seminar in New York New York, December 1, 2003: The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) issued the following statement regarding the free business seminars that will be offered for the Albanian American Community in New York on December 11, 2003. The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) will host a free business seminar in the Bronx on December 11 to provide Albanian refugees and asylees with basic information regarding business start-ups and management. Offered in conjunction with the Business Outreach Center Network (BOC) as part of the Business Refugee Development Program, the Business Basics seminar is designed to provide assistance with marketing, financing and strategic planning to both new and existing businesses owned by refugees and asylees. As the Albanian immigrants that started arriving in the U.S. during the last decade become increasingly integrated into the American society NAAC is proud to assist our community in accessing the right tools and information that will enable them to start and operate successful businesses. Many Albanian refugees and asylees that have arrived in the U.S. before the fall of communism in South-East Europe have already taken advantage of the free market economy in the new continent. The Refugee Business Development Project will enable the more recent arrivers to follow in the footsteps of their successful predecessor. The Business Refugee Development Project is funded by the Office for Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Designed for individuals with special immigration status including eligible refugees and asylees, services offered by the project include: pre-loan and post-loan technical assistance, workshops and training, business start-up/expansion assistance, access to financing, business plan development, grant for low-income entrepreneurs, management assistance, access to legal assistance, market research/strategies, licensing and permit information. The Business Refugee Development Program?s main goal is to help refugee and asylee entrepreneurs start and expand small and home-based businesses. NAAC is thrilled to provide the Albanian refugees and asylees in New York City with free services at all stages of business development from planning and financing for early stage business to management and financial assistance for expanding businesses. The upcoming workshop in the Bronx follows the successful seminar series held in Queens last August that were attended by several Albanian refugees and asylees leaving in Ridgewood (Queens) and the surrounding areas. The free seminar will be held on Thursday, December 11 at the Morris Park Community Center, 1824 Bronxdale Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10462. To register for the Business Basics seminars in the Bronx please contact NAAC?s New York office at (212) 239-6807. NAAC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocating for Albanians and promoting peace and economic development in the Balkans by fostering democratic policy, promoting respect for human rights, and conducting educational and developmental programs. For more information on the National Albanian American Council please visit us on the web at www.naac.org ### K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036 481 8th Avenue, Suite 922, New York, NY 10001 Brigada e Krajishtes, No. 8, 38000 Prishtina, Kosova Telefon: (202) 466-6900 Fax: (202) 466-5593 Web: www.naac.org Email: naac at naac.org ________________________________________________________________________ P?r Shtyp: 1 dhjetor, 2003 Kontakt: Valbona Sherifi (202) 466-6900 P?r informacionin tuaj KKSHA-ja ofron n? New York seminar biznesi falas New York, NY 1 dhjetor, 2003 ? K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) l?shoi k?t? d?klarat? n? lidhje me seminaret q? do t? mbahen n? New York m? 11 dhjetor, 2003. K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) do t? mbaj? nj? seminar biznesi falas n? Bronx m? 11 dhjetor p?r t?i dh?n? komunitetit shqiptaro-amerikan t? dh?na n? lidhje me hapjen e biznesit t? ri dhe menaxhimin m? mir? t? bizneseve ekzistuese. Seminari, q? mbahet n? bashk?punim me Qendr?n e Rrjetit t? Biznesit si pjes? e Programit t? Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit, do t?u ofroj? t? interesuarve ndihm? n? fush?n e marketingut, financimit dhe planifikimit strategjik ? si atyre qe duan t? hapin biznese t? reja ashtu edhe atyre q? drejtojn? biznese ekzistuese. Projekti i Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit financohet nga Zyra e Rivendosjes s? Refugjatit dhe Departamenti Amerikan p?r Sh?ndetin dhe Sh?rbimet Njer?zore. I hartuar p?r tw ndihmuar individ?ve m? status t? ve?ant? emigracioni ? si refugjat?t dhe azilant?t ? sh?rbimet q? projekti ofron p?rfshijn?: asistenc? teknike n? marrjen e kredis bankare, seminaret p?rgatitore, asistenc?n n? hapjen dhe ngritjen e biznesit, ndihm?n n? menaxhimin e biznesit, ndihm? legale, hulumtim tw tregut dhe strategjisw sw investimit, si dhe informimin nw lidhje p?r pajisje me licens? dhe leje biznesi. ?Nd?rkoh? q? emigrant?t shqiptar? q? nis?n t? mb?rrijn? n? SHBA gjat? dekad?s s? fundit fillojn? t? integrohen n? shoq?rin? amerikane, KKSHA-ja ?sht? krenare t?i vij? n? ndihm? komunitetin ton? n? pajisejn me mjetet e duhura dhe informacionin q? do t?i mund?soj? atyre hapjen dhe drejtimin me sukses t? bizneseve t? tyre?, tha Martin G. Vulaj, drejtor ekzekutiv i KKHSA-s?. Z. Vulaj tha se shum? prej refugjat?ve dhe azilant?ve shqiptar? q? kan? ardhur n? Amerik? pas rr?zimit t? komunizmit n? Europ?n Juglindore kan? mundur q? t?i shfryt?zojn? si? duhet p?rpar?sit? e ekonomis? s? tregut n? kontinentin e ri. Ai shtoi se Projekti i Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit do t?i ndihmoj? t? ardhurit e ri q? t? ndjekin me sukses shembullin e mir? t? shqiptar?ve t? tjer? q? ia kan? dal? mban? n? fush?n e biznesit. ?Q?llimi kryesor i Projektit t? Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit ?sht? t?u vij? n? ndihm? sip?rmarr?sve refugjat?ve dhe azilant?ve n? hapjen dhe forcimit t? bizneseve t? tyre?, tha drejtoresha ekzekutive e Qendr?s s? Rrjetit t? Biznesit, Nancy Carin. ?Ne jemi krenar? p?r bashk?punimin me KKSHA-n? n? ardhjen n? ndihm? refugjat?ve dhe azilant?ve shqiptar? n? Qytetin e Ne? York-ut me sh?rbime falas n? t? gjitha etapat e zhvillimit t? biznesit, q? nga planifikimi dhe financimi i faz?s fillestare e deri n? menaxhimin dhe asistenc?n financiare p?r biznese ekzistuese?. Seminari q? do t? mbahet n? Bronx vijon n? radh?n e seminareve q? u mbajt?n me sukses n? Ridgewood (Queens), n? gushtin e shkuar ku mor?n pjes? dhjet?ra refugjat? e azilant? shqiptar? me banim n? Ridgewood. Seminari falas do t? mbahet t? enjten, 11 dhjetor, nga ora 6 t? mbr?mjes deri m? 8 t? mbr?mjes, n? k?t? adres?: Morris Park Community Center, 1824 Bronxdale Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10462. Q? t? regjistroheni n? k?t? seminar falas, luteni t? kontaktoni zyr?n e KKSHA-s? n? New York n? k?t? num?r telefoni: 212-239-6807, ose faks: 212-239-1198. K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) ?sht? nj? organizat? jo p?rfituese dhe jo qeveritare e dedikuar ndaj p?rkrahjes s? ??shtjeve shqiptare, promovimit t? paqes dhe zhvillimit ekonomik n? Ballkan p?r t? forcuar politikat demokratike, p?r t? inkurajuar respektin p?r t? drejtat e njeriut n?p?rmjet ofrimit t? programeve t? zhvillimit dhe edukative. P?r m? shum? informacion mbi KKSHA-n? luteni t? vizitoni k?t? faqe Interneti: www.naac.org ### -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From vsherifi at naac.org Mon Dec 8 12:39:03 2003 From: vsherifi at naac.org (Valbona Sherifi) Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2003 12:39:03 -0500 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Reminder: NAAC to Host Free Business Seminar in New York Message-ID: <001c01c3bdb2$2d1e88b0$6d01010a@VALBONA> National Albanian American Council 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036 481 8th Avenue, Suite 922, New York, NY 10001 Brigada e Krajishtes, No. 8, 38000 Prishtina, Kosova Telephone: (202) 466-6900 Fax: (202) 466-5593 Web: Email: naac at naac.org ________________________________________________________________________ For Release: December 1, 2003 Contact: Valbona Sherifi (202) 466-6900 For Your Informatin NAAC to Host Free Business Seminar in New York New York, December 1, 2003: The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) issued the following statement regarding the free business seminars that will be offered for the Albanian American Community in New York on December 11, 2003. The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) will host a free business seminar in the Bronx on December 11 to provide Albanian refugees and asylees with basic information regarding business start-ups and management. Offered in conjunction with the Business Outreach Center Network (BOC) as part of the Business Refugee Development Program, the Business Basics seminar is designed to provide assistance with marketing, financing and strategic planning to both new and existing businesses owned by refugees and asylees. As the Albanian immigrants that started arriving in the U.S. during the last decade become increasingly integrated into the American society NAAC is proud to assist our community in accessing the right tools and information that will enable them to start and operate successful businesses. Many Albanian refugees and asylees that have arrived in the U.S. before the fall of communism in South-East Europe have already taken advantage of the free market economy in the new continent. The Refugee Business Development Project will enable the more recent arrivers to follow in the footsteps of their successful predecessor. The Business Refugee Development Project is funded by the Office for Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Designed for individuals with special immigration status including eligible refugees and asylees, services offered by the project include: pre-loan and post-loan technical assistance, workshops and training, business start-up/expansion assistance, access to financing, business plan development, grant for low-income entrepreneurs, management assistance, access to legal assistance, market research/strategies, licensing and permit information. The Business Refugee Development Program?s main goal is to help refugee and asylee entrepreneurs start and expand small and home-based businesses. NAAC is thrilled to provide the Albanian refugees and asylees in New York City with free services at all stages of business development from planning and financing for early stage business to management and financial assistance for expanding businesses. The upcoming workshop in the Bronx follows the successful seminar series held in Queens last August that were attended by several Albanian refugees and asylees leaving in Ridgewood (Queens) and the surrounding areas. The free seminar will be held on Thursday, December 11 at the Morris Park Community Center, 1824 Bronxdale Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10462. To register for the Business Basics seminars in the Bronx please contact NAAC?s New York office at (212) 239-6807. NAAC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocating for Albanians and promoting peace and economic development in the Balkans by fostering democratic policy, promoting respect for human rights, and conducting educational and developmental programs. For more information on the National Albanian American Council please visit us on the web at www.naac.org ### K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036 481 8th Avenue, Suite 922, New York, NY 10001 Brigada e Krajishtes, No. 8, 38000 Prishtina, Kosova Telefon: (202) 466-6900 Fax: (202) 466-5593 Web: www.naac.org Email: naac at naac.org ________________________________________________________________________ P?r Shtyp: 1 dhjetor, 2003 Kontakt: Valbona Sherifi (202) 466-6900 P?r informacionin tuaj KKSHA-ja ofron n? New York seminar biznesi falas New York, NY 1 dhjetor, 2003 ? K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) l?shoi k?t? d?klarat? n? lidhje me seminaret q? do t? mbahen n? New York m? 11 dhjetor, 2003. K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) do t? mbaj? nj? seminar biznesi falas n? Bronx m? 11 dhjetor p?r t?i dh?n? komunitetit shqiptaro-amerikan t? dh?na n? lidhje me hapjen e biznesit t? ri dhe menaxhimin m? mir? t? bizneseve ekzistuese. Seminari, q? mbahet n? bashk?punim me Qendr?n e Rrjetit t? Biznesit si pjes? e Programit t? Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit, do t?u ofroj? t? interesuarve ndihm? n? fush?n e marketingut, financimit dhe planifikimit strategjik ? si atyre qe duan t? hapin biznese t? reja ashtu edhe atyre q? drejtojn? biznese ekzistuese. Projekti i Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit financohet nga Zyra e Rivendosjes s? Refugjatit dhe Departamenti Amerikan p?r Sh?ndetin dhe Sh?rbimet Njer?zore. I hartuar p?r tw ndihmuar individ?ve m? status t? ve?ant? emigracioni ? si refugjat?t dhe azilant?t ? sh?rbimet q? projekti ofron p?rfshijn?: asistenc? teknike n? marrjen e kredis bankare, seminaret p?rgatitore, asistenc?n n? hapjen dhe ngritjen e biznesit, ndihm?n n? menaxhimin e biznesit, ndihm? legale, hulumtim tw tregut dhe strategjisw sw investimit, si dhe informimin nw lidhje p?r pajisje me licens? dhe leje biznesi. ?Nd?rkoh? q? emigrant?t shqiptar? q? nis?n t? mb?rrijn? n? SHBA gjat? dekad?s s? fundit fillojn? t? integrohen n? shoq?rin? amerikane, KKSHA-ja ?sht? krenare t?i vij? n? ndihm? komunitetin ton? n? pajisejn me mjetet e duhura dhe informacionin q? do t?i mund?soj? atyre hapjen dhe drejtimin me sukses t? bizneseve t? tyre?, tha Martin G. Vulaj, drejtor ekzekutiv i KKHSA-s?. Z. Vulaj tha se shum? prej refugjat?ve dhe azilant?ve shqiptar? q? kan? ardhur n? Amerik? pas rr?zimit t? komunizmit n? Europ?n Juglindore kan? mundur q? t?i shfryt?zojn? si? duhet p?rpar?sit? e ekonomis? s? tregut n? kontinentin e ri. Ai shtoi se Projekti i Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit do t?i ndihmoj? t? ardhurit e ri q? t? ndjekin me sukses shembullin e mir? t? shqiptar?ve t? tjer? q? ia kan? dal? mban? n? fush?n e biznesit. ?Q?llimi kryesor i Projektit t? Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit ?sht? t?u vij? n? ndihm? sip?rmarr?sve refugjat?ve dhe azilant?ve n? hapjen dhe forcimit t? bizneseve t? tyre?, tha drejtoresha ekzekutive e Qendr?s s? Rrjetit t? Biznesit, Nancy Carin. ?Ne jemi krenar? p?r bashk?punimin me KKSHA-n? n? ardhjen n? ndihm? refugjat?ve dhe azilant?ve shqiptar? n? Qytetin e Ne? York-ut me sh?rbime falas n? t? gjitha etapat e zhvillimit t? biznesit, q? nga planifikimi dhe financimi i faz?s fillestare e deri n? menaxhimin dhe asistenc?n financiare p?r biznese ekzistuese?. Seminari q? do t? mbahet n? Bronx vijon n? radh?n e seminareve q? u mbajt?n me sukses n? Ridgewood (Queens), n? gushtin e shkuar ku mor?n pjes? dhjet?ra refugjat? e azilant? shqiptar? me banim n? Ridgewood. Seminari falas do t? mbahet t? enjten, 11 dhjetor, nga ora 6 t? mbr?mjes deri m? 8 t? mbr?mjes, n? k?t? adres?: Morris Park Community Center, 1824 Bronxdale Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10462. Q? t? regjistroheni n? k?t? seminar falas, luteni t? kontaktoni zyr?n e KKSHA-s? n? New York n? k?t? num?r telefoni: 212-239-6807, ose faks: 212-239-1198. K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) ?sht? nj? organizat? jo p?rfituese dhe jo qeveritare e dedikuar ndaj p?rkrahjes s? ??shtjeve shqiptare, promovimit t? paqes dhe zhvillimit ekonomik n? Ballkan p?r t? forcuar politikat demokratike, p?r t? inkurajuar respektin p?r t? drejtat e njeriut n?p?rmjet ofrimit t? programeve t? zhvillimit dhe edukative. P?r m? shum? informacion mbi KKSHA-n? luteni t? vizitoni k?t? faqe Interneti: www.naac.org ### -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From vsherifi at naac.org Wed Dec 10 12:40:10 2003 From: vsherifi at naac.org (Valbona Sherifi) Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 12:40:10 -0500 Subject: [Prishtina-E] Reminder: NAAC to Host Free Business Seminar in New York Message-ID: <018e01c3bf44$a96b03b0$6d01010a@VALBONA> National Albanian American Council 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036 481 8th Avenue, Suite 922, New York, NY 10001 Brigada e Krajishtes, No. 8, 38000 Prishtina, Kosova Telephone: (202) 466-6900 Fax: (202) 466-5593 Web: Email: naac at naac.org ________________________________________________________________________ For Release: December 1, 2003 Contact: Valbona Sherifi (202) 466-6900 For Your Informatin NAAC to Host Free Business Seminar in New York New York, December 1, 2003: The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) issued the following statement regarding the free business seminars that will be offered for the Albanian American Community in New York on December 11, 2003. The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) will host a free business seminar in the Bronx on December 11 to provide Albanian refugees and asylees with basic information regarding business start-ups and management. Offered in conjunction with the Business Outreach Center Network (BOC) as part of the Business Refugee Development Program, the Business Basics seminar is designed to provide assistance with marketing, financing and strategic planning to both new and existing businesses owned by refugees and asylees. As the Albanian immigrants that started arriving in the U.S. during the last decade become increasingly integrated into the American society NAAC is proud to assist our community in accessing the right tools and information that will enable them to start and operate successful businesses. Many Albanian refugees and asylees that have arrived in the U.S. before the fall of communism in South-East Europe have already taken advantage of the free market economy in the new continent. The Refugee Business Development Project will enable the more recent arrivers to follow in the footsteps of their successful predecessor. The Business Refugee Development Project is funded by the Office for Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Designed for individuals with special immigration status including eligible refugees and asylees, services offered by the project include: pre-loan and post-loan technical assistance, workshops and training, business start-up/expansion assistance, access to financing, business plan development, grant for low-income entrepreneurs, management assistance, access to legal assistance, market research/strategies, licensing and permit information. The Business Refugee Development Program?s main goal is to help refugee and asylee entrepreneurs start and expand small and home-based businesses. NAAC is thrilled to provide the Albanian refugees and asylees in New York City with free services at all stages of business development from planning and financing for early stage business to management and financial assistance for expanding businesses. The upcoming workshop in the Bronx follows the successful seminar series held in Queens last August that were attended by several Albanian refugees and asylees leaving in Ridgewood (Queens) and the surrounding areas. The free seminar will be held on Thursday, December 11 at the Morris Park Community Center, 1824 Bronxdale Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10462. To register for the Business Basics seminars in the Bronx please contact NAAC?s New York office at (212) 239-6807. NAAC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocating for Albanians and promoting peace and economic development in the Balkans by fostering democratic policy, promoting respect for human rights, and conducting educational and developmental programs. For more information on the National Albanian American Council please visit us on the web at www.naac.org ### K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036 481 8th Avenue, Suite 922, New York, NY 10001 Brigada e Krajishtes, No. 8, 38000 Prishtina, Kosova Telefon: (202) 466-6900 Fax: (202) 466-5593 Web: www.naac.org Email: naac at naac.org ________________________________________________________________________ P?r Shtyp: 1 dhjetor, 2003 Kontakt: Valbona Sherifi (202) 466-6900 P?r informacionin tuaj KKSHA-ja ofron n? New York seminar biznesi falas New York, NY 1 dhjetor, 2003 ? K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) l?shoi k?t? d?klarat? n? lidhje me seminaret q? do t? mbahen n? New York m? 11 dhjetor, 2003. K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) do t? mbaj? nj? seminar biznesi falas n? Bronx m? 11 dhjetor p?r t?i dh?n? komunitetit shqiptaro-amerikan t? dh?na n? lidhje me hapjen e biznesit t? ri dhe menaxhimin m? mir? t? bizneseve ekzistuese. Seminari, q? mbahet n? bashk?punim me Qendr?n e Rrjetit t? Biznesit si pjes? e Programit t? Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit, do t?u ofroj? t? interesuarve ndihm? n? fush?n e marketingut, financimit dhe planifikimit strategjik ? si atyre qe duan t? hapin biznese t? reja ashtu edhe atyre q? drejtojn? biznese ekzistuese. Projekti i Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit financohet nga Zyra e Rivendosjes s? Refugjatit dhe Departamenti Amerikan p?r Sh?ndetin dhe Sh?rbimet Njer?zore. I hartuar p?r tw ndihmuar individ?ve m? status t? ve?ant? emigracioni ? si refugjat?t dhe azilant?t ? sh?rbimet q? projekti ofron p?rfshijn?: asistenc? teknike n? marrjen e kredis bankare, seminaret p?rgatitore, asistenc?n n? hapjen dhe ngritjen e biznesit, ndihm?n n? menaxhimin e biznesit, ndihm? legale, hulumtim tw tregut dhe strategjisw sw investimit, si dhe informimin nw lidhje p?r pajisje me licens? dhe leje biznesi. ?Nd?rkoh? q? emigrant?t shqiptar? q? nis?n t? mb?rrijn? n? SHBA gjat? dekad?s s? fundit fillojn? t? integrohen n? shoq?rin? amerikane, KKSHA-ja ?sht? krenare t?i vij? n? ndihm? komunitetin ton? n? pajisejn me mjetet e duhura dhe informacionin q? do t?i mund?soj? atyre hapjen dhe drejtimin me sukses t? bizneseve t? tyre?, tha Martin G. Vulaj, drejtor ekzekutiv i KKHSA-s?. Z. Vulaj tha se shum? prej refugjat?ve dhe azilant?ve shqiptar? q? kan? ardhur n? Amerik? pas rr?zimit t? komunizmit n? Europ?n Juglindore kan? mundur q? t?i shfryt?zojn? si? duhet p?rpar?sit? e ekonomis? s? tregut n? kontinentin e ri. Ai shtoi se Projekti i Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit do t?i ndihmoj? t? ardhurit e ri q? t? ndjekin me sukses shembullin e mir? t? shqiptar?ve t? tjer? q? ia kan? dal? mban? n? fush?n e biznesit. ?Q?llimi kryesor i Projektit t? Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit ?sht? t?u vij? n? ndihm? sip?rmarr?sve refugjat?ve dhe azilant?ve n? hapjen dhe forcimit t? bizneseve t? tyre?, tha drejtoresha ekzekutive e Qendr?s s? Rrjetit t? Biznesit, Nancy Carin. ?Ne jemi krenar? p?r bashk?punimin me KKSHA-n? n? ardhjen n? ndihm? refugjat?ve dhe azilant?ve shqiptar? n? Qytetin e Ne? York-ut me sh?rbime falas n? t? gjitha etapat e zhvillimit t? biznesit, q? nga planifikimi dhe financimi i faz?s fillestare e deri n? menaxhimin dhe asistenc?n financiare p?r biznese ekzistuese?. Seminari q? do t? mbahet n? Bronx vijon n? radh?n e seminareve q? u mbajt?n me sukses n? Ridgewood (Queens), n? gushtin e shkuar ku mor?n pjes? dhjet?ra refugjat? e azilant? shqiptar? me banim n? Ridgewood. Seminari falas do t? mbahet t? enjten, 11 dhjetor, nga ora 6 t? mbr?mjes deri m? 8 t? mbr?mjes, n? k?t? adres?: Morris Park Community Center, 1824 Bronxdale Avenue, The Bronx, NY 10462. Q? t? regjistroheni n? k?t? seminar falas, luteni t? kontaktoni zyr?n e KKSHA-s? n? New York n? k?t? num?r telefoni: 212-239-6807, ose faks: 212-239-1198. K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) ?sht? nj? organizat? jo p?rfituese dhe jo qeveritare e dedikuar ndaj p?rkrahjes s? ??shtjeve shqiptare, promovimit t? paqes dhe zhvillimit ekonomik n? Ballkan p?r t? forcuar politikat demokratike, p?r t? inkurajuar respektin p?r t? drejtat e njeriut n?p?rmjet ofrimit t? programeve t? zhvillimit dhe edukative. P?r m? shum? informacion mbi KKSHA-n? luteni t? vizitoni k?t? faqe Interneti: www.naac.org ### -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From mentor at alb-net.com Thu Dec 11 16:07:26 2003 From: mentor at alb-net.com (Kosova Crisis Center News and Information) Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 16:07:26 -0500 (EST) Subject: [Prishtina-E] [Kcc-News] Serb Policeman Describes Massacre in Kosovo Message-ID: --------------------------------------------------------------------- Kosova Crisis Center (KCC) News: http://www.alb-net.com/index.htm --------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.nytimes.com/2003/12/11/international/europe/11SERB.html Serb Policeman Describes Massacre in Kosovo By NICHOLAS WOOD Published: December 11, 2003 ELGRADE, Serbia, Dec. 10 - For the first time since the end of the 1990's wars that broke up Yugoslavia, a former Serbian policeman went before a local court on Wednesday and described how his police reserve unit had taken part in the massacre of at least 14 people, including 7 children. The policeman, Goran Stoparic, said his unit, known as the Scorpions, was sent to the town of Podujevo in eastern Kosovo on March 28, 1999 - five days into the war with NATO over Kosovo - and rounded up a group of women and children and shot them. The unit was withdrawn from Kosovo into Serbia proper the same day, he said. The trial of one member of the unit, Sasa Cvjetan, who is accused of killing 19 people, is the eighth in Serbia to tackle crimes committed in the three main Yugoslav wars of the 1990's. While witnesses at the United Nations war crimes tribunal in The Hague have detailed the involvement of police officers and soldiers in war crimes, Serbian courts so far have excluded accusations pointing to government involvement. Even senior members of the Serbian government that succeeded the wartime administration of Slobodan Milosevic deny that the government had any role in massacres or brutal expulsions of non-Serbs in the conflicts in Croatia, Bosnia and Kosovo. Mr. Stoparic described how his unit had been deployed to Kosovo after the start of NATO's bombing campaign. He said the unit had been issued weapons close to the border of Kosovo, Serbia's southern province, which is inhabited mostly by Albanians. He said the men had been driven in two buses to Podujevo and told that they were to seize territory captured by the rebel Kosovo Liberation Army. Once they entered the town, he said, the unit's commander instructed them to find accommodation in local houses. In one house, Mr. Stoparic said, Mr. Cvjetan led a group of women and children into the backyard, where they were joined by several other unit members. A minute later, Mr. Stoparic testified, he heard four to five bursts of automatic gunfire. He said that he had not seen any bodies, but that Mr. Cvjetan and three other unit members left shortly afterward, reloading their guns as they went. A member of a special antiterrorist unit, identified only as Vuk, then entered the backyard and reappeared with a wounded girl, Mr. Stoparic told the court. The man called Vuk stopped a colleague trying to enter the yard, saying: "They've killed them. There is nothing to see." The colleague then asked Vuk if everyone was dead, and Vuk said yes, Mr. Stoparic added. Five children survived the shootings, though, including one girl who had 16 bullet wounds in her arms, legs and back. All five, who now live in Britain, gave testimony in July when the trial started and identified Mr. Cvjetan as having been among the killers. Enver Duriqi, a Kosovo Albanian man, lost his mother, father, wife and four children from 21 months to 9 years old in the massacre. The seven other known victims were all members of the Bogujevci family, also from Podujevo. Mr. Stoparic was to have given his testimony on Monday but pleaded illness at the last minute. Questioned by a lawyer for the victims' families if he had been threatened before the hearing, he said the unit's commander had approached him outside the courtroom. "He did not say he would kill me," Mr. Stoparic said. "He said the consequences would be drastic." Throughout his three and a half hours of testimony, Mr. Stoparic was guarded by bodyguards, and the court ordered protection maintained for him. Asked why he had decided to testify now, he said he felt obliged to do so because children had been killed. "Now I am a Serbian traitor," he said. "Even if I am killed, it would be worth it because of the children who were killed. I participated in wars for 10 years and never saw anyone kill children." Last Friday several other former members of the unit, including its commander, Slobodan Medic, testified that none of them had been present at the shootings. Only two unit members are on trial, Mr. Cvjetan and Dejan Demirovic, who is in Canada and is being tried in absentia. Mr. Cvjetan could face up to 15 years in prision if convicted. ______________________________________________________________ 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 From vsherifi at naac.org Thu Dec 11 18:53:43 2003 From: vsherifi at naac.org (Valbona Sherifi) Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2003 18:53:43 -0500 Subject: [Prishtina-E] English/Albanian: Senator Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) Kicks-off the MICROBIZNY Conference in Albany, NY on December 10 Message-ID: <009801c3c042$046eca50$6d01010a@VALBONA> National Albanian American Council 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036 481 8th Avenue, Suite 922, New York, NY 10001 Brigada e Krajishtes, No. 8, 38000 Prishtina, Kosova Telephone: (202) 466-6900 Fax: (202) 466-5593 Web: Email: naac at naac.org ________________________________________________________________________ For Release: December 11, 2003 Contact: Valbona Sherifi (202) 466-6900 PRESS RELEASE Senator Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY) Kicks-off the MICROBIZNY Conference in Albany, NY on December 10 NAAC Praised at Inauguration of MicroBizNY Conference New York, NY, December 11, 2003: The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) issued the following statement regarding the MicroBizNY Conference held in Albany, New York on December 10, 2003. The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) was praised for its contribution to the betterment of Albanian refugee and asylee entrepreneurs at the inauguration of MicroBizNY, a new association of micro-enterprise practitioners and non-profit supporters throughout New York State, which was announced on December 10 in Albany, NY. Senator Hillary R. Clinton (D-NY), who delivered the keynote address, congratulated NAAC for teaming up with the Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network through the Refugee Micro-enterprise Development Project, which is funded by the Office for Refugee Resettlement, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The Refugee Project provides free business start-up and management assistance to would be entrepreneurs of special immigration status. BOC Network Executive Director Nancy Carin, who was one of the main event panelists, singled out NAAC and the Trickle-Up Foundation to illustrate her organization?s successful partnership with other not-for-profits in lending a helping hand to refugees and asylees seeking financial independence. Sponsored by JP Morgan Chase, the Aspen Institute and the Association for Enterprise Opportunity, the one-day conference served as a forum for numerous non-profit entities and offered a series of training workshops to help participating organizations be more efficient in fulfilling their institutional objectives. The services offered by the NAAC and BOC Network include pre-loan and post-loan technical assistance, workshops and training, business start-up/expansion assistance, access to financing, business plan development, grant for low-income entrepreneurs, management assistance, access to legal assistance, market research/strategies, licensing and permit information. The two organizations co-host on a regular basis free business seminars featuring professionals from fields such as corporate law and accounting, business credit and insurance specialists and successful entrepreneurs to provide the Albanian-American community in the City of New York with an overview on how to start and manage a successful business. NAAC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocating for Albanians and promoting peace and economic development in the Balkans by fostering democratic policy, promoting respect for human rights, and conducting educational and developmental programs. For more information on the National Albanian American Council please visit us on the web at www.naac.org ### You are receiving this message because you have requested information about our organization directly from us or through an internet listserv. If you no longer wish to receive such information and would like to be removed, please notify us at naac at naac.org or the listserv that has distributed this information to you. K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036 481 8th Avenue, Suite 922, New York, NY 10001 Brigada e Krajishtes, No. 8, 38000 Prishtina, Kosova Telefon: (202) 466-6900 Fax: (202) 466-5593 Web: www.naac.org Email: naac at naac.org ________________________________________________________________________ P?r Shtyp: 11 dhjetor, 2003 Kontakt: Valbona Sherifi (202) 466-6900 Deklarat? p?r Shtyp Senatorja Hillary R. Clinton hap konferenc?n ?MICROBIZ-NY?, q? u mbajt n? Albany, NY m? 10 dhjetor KKSHA vler?sohet n? Konferenc?n ?MICROBIZ-NY? New York, NY, 11 dhjetor 2003 ? K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) l?shoi k?t? d?klarat? p?r shtyp n? lidhje me konferec?n p?r microbiznesin q? u hap nga senatorja Hillary R. Clinton m? 10 dhjetor n? Albany, New York. K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) u vler?sua p?r kontributin q? po jep n? dobi t? biznesmen?ve refugjat? dhe azilant? shqiptar? n? ceremonin? e inaugurimit t? ?MicroBizNY?, nj? bashk?shoq?rim i organizatave jo-p?rfituese dhe bizneseve t? vogla n? shtetin e New York-ut q? u shpall m? 10 dhjetor n? Albany, New York. Senatorja Hillary R. Clinton, e cila mbajti edhe fjal?n kryesore, e p?rg?zoi KKSHA p?r bashk?punimin me Qendr?n e Rrjetit t? Biznesit (QRrB) n? kuad?r t? Projektit t? Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit, q? sponsorizohet nga Zyra p?r Rivendosjen e Refugjatit pran? Departamentit Amerikan t? Sh?ndet?sis?. Projekti i Refugjatit u ofron ndihm? teknike dhe teorike refugjat?ve apo azilant?ve q? duan t? hapin biznese t? reja apo p?rmir?sojn? menaxhimin e bizneseve eksituese. Drejtoresha ekzekutive e QRrB, Nancy Carin, q? ishte nj? prej panelist?ve kryesor?, ve?oi KKSHA dhe fondacionin nd?rkomb?tar ?Trickle Up? p?r t? ilustruar partneritetin e suksessh?m t? organzat?s s? saj me instuticione t? tjera jo-p?rfituese q? ndihmojn? refugjat?t dhe azilant?t q? synojn? t? sigurojn? pavar?si financiare. Konferenca nj?-ditore u sponsorizua nga banka ?JP Morgan Chase?, instituti ?Aspen?, etj. Ajo sh?rbeu si forum p?r nj? s?r? entitetesh jo-p?rfituese dhe u ofroi atyre seminare p?rgatitore p?r t?i ndihmuar n? arritjen sa m? mir? t? q?llimeve t? tyre institucionale. Sh?rbimet q? ofrohen nga KKSHA dhe QRrB p?rfishijn? pajisjen me lejen e biznesit, ndihm? teknike para dhe pas marrjes s? kredis? bankare, seminare p?rgatitore, ndihm? p?r hapjen dhe zgjerimin e biznesit, zhvillimin e planit t? biznesit, asistenc? legale dhe taksash, hulumtim t? tregut, etj. T? dy organizatat sponsorizojn? rregullisht seminare falas ku profesionist? t? fushave t? ndryshme, si nga siguracioni i biznesit, krediti bankar, avokatura dhe kontabiliteti i biznesit, si dhe biznesmen? t? suksessh?m u japin pjes?marr?sve informata baz? mbi hapjen dhe menaxhimin me sukses t? bisnezit. K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) ?sht? nj? organizat? jo p?rfituese dhe jo qeveritare e dedikuar ndaj p?rkrahjes s? ??shtjeve shqiptare, promovimit t? paqes dhe zhvillimit ekonomik n? Ballkan p?r t? forcuar politikat demokratike, p?r t? inkurajuar respektin p?r t? drejtat e njeriut n?p?rmjet ofrimit t? programeve t? zhvillimit dhe edukative. P?r m? shum? informacion mbi KKSHA-n? luteni t? vizitoni k?t? faqe Interneti: www.naac.org ### -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed From vsherifi at naac.org Mon Dec 15 18:05:58 2003 From: vsherifi at naac.org (Valbona Sherifi) Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2003 18:05:58 -0500 Subject: [Prishtina-E] English/Albanian: NAAC Seminar Provides Refugees with Overview of How to Start and Operate a Business Message-ID: <025101c3c360$024b1e60$6d01010a@VALBONA> National Albanian American Council 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036 481 8th Avenue, Suite 922, New York, NY 10001 Brigada e Krajishtes, No. 8, 38000 Prishtina, Kosova Telephone: (202) 466-6900 Fax: (202) 466-5593 Web: Email: naac at naac.org ________________________________________________________________________ For Release: December 15, 2003 Contact: Valbona Sherifi (202) 466-6900 Press Release NAAC Seminar Provides Refugees with Overview of How to Start and Operate a Business Washington, DC, December 15, 2003: The National Albanian American Council (NAAC) issued the following statement regarding the NAAC sponsored business seminars held on December 11th at the Morris Park Community Association Center in the Bronx. An Albanian version of the release follows at the end of this text: Albanian refugees and asylees from New York City attended a business seminar sponsored by the National Albanian American Council (NAAC) on December 11th at the Morris Park Community Association Center in the Bronx to learn about the Refugee Micro-enterprise Development Project, a federal program that is designed to assist immigrants of special status with various business needs. NAAC representatives, successful entrepreneurs and corporate lawyers and accountants were at hand to speak about market research, business structures, insurance, taxation, financing and strategic planning. James D. Christo of the Robert Christo & Associates law firm went over the different aspects of each business set-up, such as Sole Proprietorship, General Partnership, Limited Partnership, Limited Liability Company, Corporation, which includes both a "C" Corporations and an "S" Corporation. Mr. Christo listed the "pro's" and "con's" of each type of business structure listed above, underlining the importance of doing things legally, especially with regards to contracts; registering, licensing, and permits; control; multi-state business; strict conformity; capital; variety of entities; autonomy; tax; and liability. Ardian Gjuraj of Morgan Stanley gave tips on the basic concepts of business start-up with consideration from the legal, tax and business aspects. In addition to providing general information on how to start a business, Mr. Gjuraj compared various forms of enterprises form from the taxation point of view. He emphasized the importance of assessing the business idea first, thinking long-term, and drafting a business plan. NAAC has partnered up with the Business Outreach Center (BOC) Network through the Refugee Micro-enterprise Development Project, which is funded by the Office for Refugee Resettlement, to lend a helping hand to refugees and asylees in pursuit of financial independence. The services offered by the NAAC and BOC Network include pre-loan and post-loan technical assistance, workshops and training, business start-up/expansion assistance, access to financing, business plan development, grant for low-income entrepreneurs, management assistance, access to legal assistance, market research/strategies, licensing and permit information. The recent business seminar was part of a series of free workshops that is being carried out on a regular basis in the New York City boroughs with large Albanian communities. NAAC is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to advocating for Albanians and promoting peace and economic development in the Balkans by fostering democratic policy, promoting respect for human rights, and conducting educational and developmental programs. For more information on the National Albanian American Council please visit us on the web at www.naac.org ### K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan 2021 L Street, N.W., Suite 402, Washington, DC 20036 481 8th Avenue, Suite 922, New York, NY 10001 Brigada e Krajishtes, No. 8, 38000 Prishtina, Kosova Telefon: (202) 466-6900 Fax: (202) 466-5593 Web: www.naac.org Email: naac at naac.org ________________________________________________________________________ P?r Shtyp: 15 dhjetor, 2003 Kontakt: Valbona Sherifi (202) 466-6900 Deklarat? p?r Shtyp Seminari i KKSHA-s? informon refugjat?t mbi hapjen dhe menaxhimin e biznesit Washington, DC, 15 dhjetor 2003: K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA/NAAC) l?shoi k?t? deklarat? n? lidhje me seminarin q? mbajti m? 11 dhjetor n? Bronx p?r t'i dh?n? komunitetit shqiptar informacion n? lidhje me hapjen e biznesit t? ri dhe menaxhimin m? mir? t? bizneseve ekzistuese. Refugjat? dhe azilant? shqiptar? mor?n pjes? n? nj? seminar t? organizuar nga K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) m? 11 dhjetor n? Bronx ku u informuan mbi Projektin e Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit, nj? program federal q? synon t? plot?soj? nevoja t? ndryshme t? emigrant?ve me status t? ve?ant?. P?rfaq?sues t? KKSHA, sip?rmarr?s t? suksesh?m dhe avokat? e llogaritar? korporatash dhan? informata mbi hulumtimin e tregut, strukturat e ndryshme t? biznesit, siguracionin, taksimin, financimin dhe planifikimin strategjik. Avokati James D. Christo nga firma Robert Christo & Associates foli mbi aspektet e ndryshme t? secilit model biznesi, si biznesi me nj? pronar, partneriteti i p?rgjithsh?m, partneriteti i kufizuar, shoq?ria me p?rgjegj?si t? kufizuar, etj. Z. Christo renditi ?pozitivet? dhe ?negativet? e secilit model biznesi, duke n?nvizuar r?nd?sin? e t? vepruarit ligj?risht sidomos p?rsa i p?rket kontratave, regjistrimit, licensimit, lejeve, taksave, p?rgjegj?sive ligjore, etj. Ardian Gjuraj nga banka e njohur Morgan Stanley dha k?shilla mbi konceptet themelore t? hapjes s? nj? bizensi nga pik?v?shtrimet e taksave dhe strukturave ligjore. P?rve? dh?nies s? informacionit t? p?rgjithsh?m, z. Gjuraj krahasoi forma t? ndryshme biznesi. Ai theksoi r?nd?sin? e peshimit t? ideve n? fillim, t? t? menduarit p?r nj? t? ardhme t? larg?t dhe formulimin e nj? plani biznesi. KKSHA ka hyr? n? partneritet me Qendr?n e Rrjetit t? Biznesit (QRrB) n? kuad?r t? Projektit t? Zhvillimit t? Biznesit t? Refugjatit p?r t?u ardhur n? ndihm? refugjat?ve dhe azilant?ve shqiptar? q? synojn? t? arrijn? pavar?si financiare. Sh?rbimet q? ofrohen nga KKSHA dhe QRrB p?rfshijn? asistenc? teknike para dhe pas marrjes s? kredis? bankare, seminare p?rgatitore, ndihm? n? hapjen dhe zgjerimin e biznesit, financim, formulimin e planit t? biznesit, etj. Aktiviteti i fundit n? Bronx ?sht? pjes? e nj? serie seminaresh p?rgatitore q? KKSHA po mban rregullisht n?p?r lagjet e Manhattan-it me popullsi t? konsiderueshme shqiptare. K?shilli Komb?tar Shqiptaro Amerikan (KKSHA) ?sht? nj? organizat? jo p?rfituese dhe jo qeveritare e dedikuar ndaj p?rkrahjes s? ??shtjeve shqiptare, promovimit t? paqes dhe zhvillimit ekonomik n? Ballkan p?r t? forcuar politikat demokratike, p?r t? inkurajuar respektin p?r t? drejtat e njeriut n?p?rmjet ofrimit t? programeve t? zhvillimit dhe edukative. P?r m? shum? informacion mbi KKSHA-n? luteni t? vizitoni k?t? faqe Interneti: www.naac.org ### -------------- next part -------------- HTML attachment scrubbed and removed