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Announcement
Genta Ismajli Announces Her 2008 North American Tour and the World Premiere of Her New Single “Planet Me”
Tickets are on sale now!
Tour Dates
Chicago: Friday, May 23 at Park West
Detroit: Friday, May 30 at Macomb Center For The Performing Arts
New York: Saturday, May 31 at BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Toronto: Friday, June 6 at Phoenix Concert Theatre
For additional information on Genta, her tour, her music or to schedule an interview, please contact John Goci.
Contact:
John Goci
734-637-1430
john.goci@bardenent.com Genta Concert

Monument to the Victims of Communism in Ottawa - Canada
Communist Sign the petition to support the building of a Monument to the Victims of Communism, in Ottawa, Canada
To: Parliament of Canada
While the horrors of Nazism are well known, who knows that the Soviet Union murdered 20 million people? Who knows that China's dictators have slaughtered an estimated 60 million? Who knows that the Communist holocaust has exacted a death toll surpassing that of all of the wars of the 20th century combined ? Just as we must grasp Communism's brutality, we must understand the true cause of this era's most significant event: the fall of the Soviet Union. While we believe that Vaclav Havel was right when he saw the fall of the Communist empire as an event on the same scale as the fall of the Roman Empire, it was not the end of Communism. Sign and Join this petition

Who recognised KOSOVA as an Independent State?
Countries that have recognized or Announced the recognition of Republic of Kosova
We are honored and humbled that it is our generation that lives to see that day and we are aware and ready to take up the path that begins from here. Our future is with Europe.Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, for standing by us in the worst times. In memory of those who gave and lost their lives, and loved ones. May peace and light prevail. Countries who recognized Kosova

Boycott of Greek products in Albania
Boycott of Greek products in Albania!
 Albanian nationalists, who accuse Greece of turning the country into a non-conventional colony of Greece, are using the protest to halt the rising power of Greece in the country. In 2006 Greek Imports reached EUR 406mn, while Greek investments are estimated at over EUR 400mn. Greek companies and businesses own substantial shares in the telecommunication, petroleum and financial markets in the country. Strong protests were organized by the "Cham" population, ethnic Albanians that used to live in the territory of current Greece till the end of World War II. Afterwards, they forcedly expelled from their properties. Therefore we call on you to Boycott greek products in Albania

Donation for an Albanian Bridge in Shkoder City.
Has started a project to raise funds to build a bridge in the village of "Ure e Shtrenjte", near Shkoder. In need for donation to complete this project. More ..

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BISHOP JANULLATOS: NO ALBANIAN CITIZENSHIP
Albania News
    Greek Bishop Janullatos would like to be an Albanian citizen only for the purpose of securing his
    Berisha Janullatos
    post as Archbishop of the Albanian Autocephalous Orthodox Church as well as for securing that post for other Greek nationals that would follow him.

    By Mr.Sejfi Protopapa

    Bishop Janullatos has asked the help of Greek prime minister Karamanlis for that purpose.

    During his recent visit to Boston Bishop Janullatos has secured the support of the brothers Arthur and Nikon Liolin. Fr. Arthur Liolin is the Chancellor of the Albanian Orthodox Church in America and Bishop Nikon Liolin is in charge of the Northeastern part of the USA for the Orthodox Church in America. The Albanian Church is under his jurisdiction.

    For those reasons, it is imperative to stop the expansion of the Greek control of the Albanian Church. And, one simple way is to deny the Albanian citizenship request made by Bishop Janullatos. President Bamir Topi should decline to sign the citizenship paper for Bishop Janullatos.

Posted by classiclady on Saturday, May 10 @ 09:39:01 GMT (94 reads)
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Albania News:

Albania needs a leader with dignity and compassion
Albania News
    On the road now for about a week, travelling between the Black Sea and the Adriatic, I can tell
    Sali Berisha called also "Prime Minister of Monstrosities"
    you it's a very different world over here.

    By Karen LLyod - canoe.ca

    But what I find most fascinating is not only how quickly things change from one country to the next, but just how much the past plays a role in the present, how one leader can completely mess up a country and leave it completely vulnerable for years afterward.

    When I left Bulgaria, I thought I'd seen the worst of eastern Europe's post-Communist countries ... until I hit Albania on April 27.

    It's a country where a history of corrupt and negligent leadership has repeated itself over and over.

    The old clich‚ about ruling with an iron fist would be an understatement on Stalinist Enver Hoxha's years in power in this country (1945-85) and I was totally intrigued after reading a bit about him and Albania's past.

    I used to think, what could be more shocking than landing in Bulgaria, a place that feels as though it hasn't left 1977?

Posted by classiclady on Friday, May 09 @ 14:34:37 GMT (97 reads)
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Albania News:

U.S. to Berisha: stop playing games!
Albania News
    Remarks By U.S. Ambassador John L. Withers II at the Launch of the 2008 Corruption Perception and Experience Survey Conducted by IDRA and Funded by USAID (May 7, 2008)

    Rector Kule, Dean Stringa, Distinguished guests, I have spoken here in Albania on a number of issues. Most of them have been topics that make
    U.S. Ambassador John L. Withers II
    me very happy. Albania’s NATO invitation, the independence of Kosovo, even a little bit on Albanian culture and history.

    Today’s subject unfortunately is not one of those happy subjects; today’s subject is corruption.

    Today we are releasing the findings of a USAID-funded survey, conducted by Director Pasha’s institution, on corruption in Albania. The survey tracks both the perception and experience of corruption by ordinary citizens. The news unfortunately is not good.

    According to the survey, 92% of Albanians says corruption is widespread among public officials and that is a decline of 8 points form a year ago.

    The report shows no progress in bribery indicators. Nearly 70% of people surveyed report paying a bribe for medical treatment. Nearly 60% have little or no trust in the judicial system. By a 3 to 1 margin, Albanians do not think the judges are impartial when conducting trials.

Posted by classiclady on Thursday, May 08 @ 14:32:44 GMT (99 reads)
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Albania News:

Oil Company Awarded After Albania Find
Albania News
    06 May 2008 Tirana _ Swiss-based Manas Petroleum Corporation has been selected as the
    Oil well
    best petroleum corporation of the year by World Finance magazine.

    The company’s highly diversified portfolio of exploration packages, know-how and Albania’s oil riches played an important role in the decision process of this prestigious award.

    “Manas has made a huge impact on the power industry in a relatively brief time by acquiring, exploring and developing giant oil and gas assets in Central Asia and Eastern Europe,” states World Finance.

    “With its exceptional access to energy opportunities and highest levels of expertise and professional execution, Manas Petroleum beat strong competition from three other groundbreaking companies which reached the final eliminations,” it adds.

    World Finance notes that Manas sees huge oil and gas potential in Albania after an independent study by American-based engineers Gustavson Associates describes Manas’s oil and gas prospects as “superbly defined virtually drill ready.”

Posted by classiclady on Wednesday, May 07 @ 15:23:32 GMT (82 reads)
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Albania News:

The Shock Waves of Corruption
Albania News
    Traumatized Albanian villagers count their losses, and the country’s prosecutor smells a rat, in the wake of the March explosions.

    TIRANA | Melaim Sulaj was wearing his best suit and dancing to the tunes of a local folk singer when
    Gerdec village, 20 km from Capital Tirana turned to a war zone, due to some heavy blasts of a dismantled ammunition factory, operating secretly and illegally by Albanian government
    a series of explosions hit the village of Gerdec, 10 kilometers outside the capital, Tirana, on 15 March.

    By Besar Likmeta

    “The shock waves from the explosion shattered the windows of the restaurant,” said Sulaj, who was attending a relative’s wedding.

    “At first we thought it was an earthquake, but when we got out and saw the second blast hit with a huge ball of fire, then we knew the depot had exploded and we had to run for our lives,” he said.

    Sulaj rushed to his home, near the explosion, searching for his three children. The police turned him away; if they were inside they were almost certainly dead, he said the police told him.

Posted by classiclady on Wednesday, May 07 @ 14:58:56 GMT (112 reads)
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Albania News:

Excerpt from CIA - The World FactBook
Albania News
    Economy

    Lagging behind its Balkan neighbors, Albania is making the difficult transition to a more modern
    open-market economy.

    The government has taken measures to curb violent crime, and recently adopted a fiscal reform package aimed at reducing the large gray economy and attracting foreign investment.

    The economy is bolstered by annual remittances from abroad of $600-$800 million, mostly from Albanians residing in Greece and Italy; this helps offset the towering trade deficit. Agriculture, which accounts for more than one-fifth of GDP, is held back because of lack of modern equipment, unclear property rights, and the prevalence of small, inefficient plots of land.

    Energy shortages and antiquated and inadequate infrastructure contribute to Albania's poor business environment, which make it difficult to attract and sustain foreign investment.

Posted by classiclady on Sunday, May 04 @ 14:17:31 GMT (102 reads)
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Albania News:

The Albanian Renaissance

Albanian Politics
    Communist Albania of Hoxha was a fortress state, seeing enemies everywhere. There were regular Vlore purges, the death penalty was applied, and there were a large number of political prisoners. There were thousands of executions of political enemies and of enemies of communism. Albanians did not have the right to a passport until May 1990.

    Two decades later Albania has undergone a dramatic transformation. And yet, few countries in Europe are less understood than this Adriatic republic. Gratuitous violence, organised crime, human trafficking, blood feuds and grinding poverty are the images that first come to mind when the country is mentioned.

    This is not all due to the particular ferocity of Enver Hoxha's communism. The first post-communist decade has also produced its fair share of dark images, culminating in the anarchy of 1997. It is this dark and difficult legacy which makes the story of Albania's recent transformation all the more remarkable.

Posted by classiclady on Saturday, May 03 @ 09:54:12 GMT (105 reads)
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Albanian Diaspora:

Isuf Luzaj - anti-Communist, poet, philosopher
Albanian Letters
    Isuf Luzaj (1913-2000) was born in Kanina near Vlora and went to school in Shkodra.
    Isuf Luzaj
    He studied at the Sorbonne in Paris from 1933-1935. Forced to interrupt his education, he returned to Albania and worked as a French teacher in Elbasan, Korça and Vlora.

    From 1940 to 1941 he was imprisoned in Italy, but thereafter returned to Albania as a resistance figure in the anti-Communist Balli Kombëtar (National Front) movement.

    During the Communist takeover in 1944, he fled to Italy where he worked as a teacher of Latin in Brescia. In 1948 Luzaj emigrated to Argentina where he studied literature and lived for seventeen years.

    In 1960 he was director of the French institute for higher studies in Buenos Aires. He moved to the United States in 1965 where he taught French and Spanish at the University of New Hampshire. He died in Chicago on 24 November 2000 and was buried, in accordance with his last wish, in Vlora.
Posted by classiclady on Saturday, May 03 @ 09:32:00 GMT (107 reads)
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