Vreme (Serbian for Time) is a weekly newsmagazine based in Belgrade, Serbia.

After being prepared for seven months throughout 1990 by liberal Serbian intellectuals dissatisfied with the regime's control of the media, its first issue came out on October 29, 1990. Most of its original staff were journalists from Politika and NIN. It characterizes itself as "a magazine without lies, hatred, or prejudice" and has opposed nationalistic mobilization for the Yugoslav wars.^[1][2] It is modeled after its U.S. counterparts Time and Newsweek.

In 1993, 30,000 copies were produced weekly with a quarter of its sales abroad. Vreme has established a reputation as one of the most reliable media sources of the former Yugoslavia and its writers have been largely cited by international media.^[1][3]

Vreme has started a number of supplements such as Vreme Novca (Time of Money), Vreme Zabave (Time for Fun), and has become a publishing house. The newspaper has an international edition called Vreme International, which is mainly targeted at the Serbian diaspora in Europe.

References[link]

External links[link]

• http://www.vreme.com (Has archive from last issue in 1998 to present day)
• http://www.ex-yupress.com/vreme/vremeindex.html (Some articles of the newspaper)
• http://www.scc.rutgers.edu/serbian_digest (Archive of every issue from late September 1991 to 1997)
• Novinari kupili nedeljnik "Vreme", Blic, 23 April 2008

Elena Risteska
Risteska in October 2009
Background information
Native name	Елена Ристеска
Birth name	Elena Risteska
Also known as	Elena
Born	(1986-04-27) April 27, 1986 (age 26) Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia
Origin	Skopje, Macedonia
Genres	Pop, Hip Hop, R&B, Rap
Occupations	Singer (Soprano), Songwriting
Years active	2002–present
Labels	M2 Productions
Website	Official Website

Elena Risteska (Macedonian: Елена Ристеска [ˈɛlɛna ˈristɛska] ( listen); born April 27, 1986 in Skopje, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian singer and song-writer. She represented Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, held in Athens with the song "Ninanajna" and finished on the 12th place. That is the best result made by Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest ever. Risteska is also an occasional songwriter, writing for artists such as 4Play, Lambe Alabakoski, and Aleksandra Pileva.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Elena Risteska was born in Skopje on the 27th of April, SFR Yugoslavia (today Macedonia) and showed an interest in the arts at an early age. Her mother's name is Desa and her father's Acko. Elena inherited her musical interest from her mother but also pursued other hobbies and interests. In 1994, Elena joined the KUD "Kočo Racin", which was a club for folk dance and songs. Elena took part in school activities such as singing in the "Young Imitators" show and becoming a member of the drama club.

In 1996, Elena made her television debut during the Mak-Karaoke Show performing the song "Flamingo" on the commercial channel A1. The same year she started to take a course on the English and French languages. Elena started to sing in the school choir and went to Bulgaria for her first tour with the folk dance club. In 1998, Elena took part in many competitions and won many local, national, and international awards in drawing. In 2000, Elena went on tour in Bulgaria with the folk dance club.

Professional start[link]

Elena rose to fame in Macedonia by competing and winning the music-based reality television show "Play - Search For A Star" in her home country. Her debut single, "Ona Drugoto" ("The Other Thing") became a hit in Macedonia, resulting in her successful debut album Den i Nok (Ден и Ноќ). The album included various songs which also became successful singles in Macedonia and other Balkan countries. Risteska is also an occasional songwriter, writing for artists such as 4Play, Lambe Alabakoski, Aleksandra Pileva, Maja Sazdanovska, Robert Bilbilov, Verica Pandilovska, Adnan, Emil and Anja Veterova.

Following the great success of her debut album, Elena began promoting herself outside of Macedonia. In 2004, she performed at the Golden Stag Festival in Braşov, Romania and in 2005 she performed "Ni na nebo, ni na zemja" ("Neither heaven nor earth") at the Sunčane Skale music festival in Herceg Novi, Montenegro. Elena’s music video was broadcast on MTV Adria and her popularity continued to grow.

Elena in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006[link]

On March 4, 2006, Elena Risteska won the Macedonia pre-selection contest for the Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Ninanajna". The song was composed and produced by Darko Dimitrov, with lyrics by Rade Vrčakovski. The song is an uptempo, pop song which includes elements of R&B, disco and dance music. She made a video shot for the song together with the Macedonian production "Tomato". In the video she was presented as shiny care girl that wants love. Risteska qualified for the final, and after spending most of the night on the edge of the top ten (which would guarantee automatic final qualification for Macedonia in 2007), she eventually finished 12th with 66 points, the best finish for any musician representing Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest.

After Eurovision Song Contest - 2007[link]

In July 2006, Elena performed "Ne Mogu" ("I Can’t" in Serbo-Croatian) at the Sunčane Skale festival where she placed 10th overall. Elena traveled to Yerevan, Armenia in September to perform as a guest in Armenia’s Eurovision 2006 representative Andre’s concert. She was well received by the audience, which was expected since her Eurovision song "Ninanajna" was a summer hit and a popular ringtone in Armenia. In October, Elena released a new single called "Esen Vo Mene" ("Autumn In Me"). The song was composed by Darko Dimitrov.

After her countless hits released in the past year, Elena's second album, 192, was released at the end of 2006. The album contains "Ninanajna", "Esen Vo Mene", a Macedonian version of "Ne Mogu" and new material. 192 is the three-digit telephone number for the police in Macedonia.

In 2007, Elena took part in Skopje Fest 2007, the national selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Although she was not a performer this time, she wrote the lyrics for the song "Belo e se" ("Everything is White"), which was performed by Lambe Alabakoski and came in third place with 101 points. At the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, she delivered the results of the national Macedonian televoting during the final night.

Elena participated in the Radijski Festival on December 15, 2007 performing the song "Kreveta dva". It is the Serbian version of her song Ima li kraj. Elena finished in second place together with Karolina Gočeva. Elena won two awards, one for best interpretation and the other from Radio OSM Pale. At the end of 2007 she realized her first Serbian language studio album called Milioner. It contained nearly the same songs from "192" just re-recorded in Serbian (with exceptions some stayed as they were, in Macedonian).

2008 - present[link]

In 2008 Elena released her first English single, "Million Dollar Player" (the English version of the popular song "Milioner"), with a music video. The video is a production of "Corrino Media Group" with drector Mike Static.^[1] Leroy Chambers, author of the lyrics, takes part in the video as her "Millionaire".

After that Elena returned to older projects. She shout a video for the song "Nekade Daleku^[2]" from the album 192. Besides the Macedonian version, she shouted a video for the Serbian version of the same song called "Bye, Bye^[3]" included in the album Milioner. Director of the video was Aleksandar Ristovski - Princ. In the middle time she made a new duet with "Parketi" called "Sakam Da Te Galam".

On 19 December 2008 Elena made her first solo concert in Skopje. It was held in Metropolis Arena and featured many guests as: Lambe Alabakovski, Tuna, Parketi, Regina and etc.

In 2009 she released a video for her song "Usni Kako Temno Mastilo".^[4] The same as her previous videos director was again Aleksandar Ristovski - Princ. On November 3, 2009 Elena released her single "Dosta" which is the first single from Elena's fourth studio album.^{[dated info]}On March 14, 2010 Elena released her second single of her fourth studio album named "Sakam Po Dobro Da Te Pamtam". Later that year Elena released her single "Srekna Nov Godina" (Happy New Year). 2010 was the year of the fourth M2 Search For A Star which was the show that Elena was discovered in, but this time Elena had the role of a judge along with Ivo Jankoski, Darko Dimitrov & Vesna Petrusevska.The following year Elena was chosen as "Best Song in the Balkans from Macedonia for 2010" with her hit single "Sakam Po Dobro Da Te Pamtam"(I want to remember you for good).On the 24.06.2011 Elena & Lambe Alabakovski released their second duet titled "Najdobro Do Sega" (The Best Til Now), a music video was later recorded for the song which had already become a summer hit single. Later that year in August Elena Risteska held a special concert in Ohrid,Macedonia, she performed many traditional Macedonian songs and some of her past hits but with a traditional arrangement.

Discography[link]

Elena performing in 2007.

Albums[link]

• Den i Nok (2003)
• 192 (2006)
• Milioner (2008)
• The Very Best of ... Elena Risteska (2009)
• Untitled Fourth Upcoming album

Compilations[link]

• Play: Search for a new Star (Compilation)
• Makedonija Zasekogaš
• Oriental Garden - VOL 7
• Najdobro od Makedonija (The Best of Macedonia)

Solo Singles[link]

• 2002: "Ona Drugoto"
• 2003: "Den I Nok"
• 2003: "Raj I Pekol"
• 2003: "Vo Tvojot Svet" (with Adnan)
• 2003: "Ne Sakam Da Krijam"
• 2004: "Pobeda Za Nas" (with Emil Arsov)
• 2004: "Ni Na Nebo, Ni Na Zemja"
• 2006: "Ninanajna"
• 2006: "Ne Mogu"
• 2006: "Ljubav Nije Za Nas" (with Grupa Regina)
• 2006: "Esen Vo Mene"
• 2007: "192"
• 2007: "Milioner" (featuring Leroy Chambers)
• 2007: "Kreveta Dva"
• 2008: "Million Dollar Player
• 2008: "Nekade Daleku/Bye, Bye"
• 2008: "More Sokol Pie"
• 2008: "Sakam Da Te Galam" (with Parketi)
• 2009: "Usni Kako Temno Mastilo/Usne Boje Tamnog Mastila"
• 2009: "Dosta"
• 2010: "A mozevme"
• 2010: "Sakam Po Dobro Da Te Pamtam"
• 2010: "Srekna Nova Godina"
• 2011: "Najdobro Do Sega" (with Lambe Alabakovski)

Featured Singles[link]

• 2006: "Zaspana Ubavica" feat. Vrčak
• 2006: "Na Nekoi Drugi Svetovi" (with Lambe Alabakoski feat. Vrčak)
• 2008: "Sakam Zeleno" (feat. other singers)
• 2008: "Come and Get Me" (with SnowBlack)
• 2009: "Icelenie" (feat. other singers)
• 2011: "Makedonija"(Memorija) (feat. other singers)

Awards[link]

Golden Lady Bug[link]

• Discovery of the Year

2006:

• Female Singer of the Year

Night of Stars[link]

2004:

• Most Attractive Singer of the Year

Sunčane Skale[link]

2006:

• Princeton Award for Debut of the Year

2007:

• Duet of the Year: "Love Is Not For Us"

High School Union[link]

• Discovery of the Year

2006:

• Most Successful Female Singer of the Year

Other awards[link]

• SMS Hit of the Year (as voted by the listeners of Antenna 5 radio)
• Female Singer of the Year (as voted by the listeners of MS television)

2006:

• Duet of the Year: "Ljubav Nije Za Nas" (Love is not for us)" (Oscar of Popularity)

Radijski Festival[link]

2007:

• The best interpretation
• The award from Radio OSM Pale

Balkan Music Award[link]

• Best Song in the Balkans from Macedonia - 2010

References[link]

External links[link]

• Elena Risteska official website (English)
• Elena Risteska on Myspace
• Ringeraja na gosti kaj Elena Risteska
• Elena Risteska Fansite
• Elena Risteska Fan Club
• Official Facebook Fan Club

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Katarina Kresal

Katarina Kresal (born 28 January 1973) is a Slovenian politician. She was the Minister of the Interior in the government of Borut Pahor from 24 November 2008 till 19 August 2011.

Born in Ljubljana, Kresal studied law at the University of Ljubljana. She entered politics in 2007, when she was elected as a compromise candidate for the president of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia (LDS). In the Slovenian parliamentary election, 2008, she was elected to the National Assembly. On 24 November of the same year, she became Minister of Interior of the centre-left government of Borut Pahor with a handover from Dragutin Mate.^[1]

On 12 January 2010, she was proclaimed the Slovenian Woman of the Year for 2009. The award is conferred each year by readers of Jana, the oldest Slovenian women's magazine.^[2]

On 10 August 2011, she stepped down as a Minister of Interior due to the suspected corruption expressed by the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption of the Republic of Slovenia over a lease of a building to house the Slovenian National Bureau of Investigation.^[3] Her term ended on 19 August 2011, when the National Assembly took formal note of her resignation. She did not decide to retake the post of a deputy.^[4] She stated that she would use all legally possible channels to prove that the lease was untainted.^[5]

On 15 December 2011, Kresal irrevocably resigned as the president of LDS after the party failed to secure itself the entry into the National Assembly at the 2011 Slovenian parliamentary election.^[6][7]

Controversies[link]

Car chase[link]

On 14 March 2010, Katarina Kresal was a passenger in Audi A8 that was reported by Žurnal24 to be driving faster than 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph) towards Fernetiči and without the police lights. The road speed limit was 130 km/h (81 mph). The car stopped only after 30 km (19 mi) of car chase. The policeman who drove the car was fined with 460 euros and 6 demerit points.^[8] On 2 April 2010, the police reported the speed did not surpass 166 km/h (103 mph). Katarina Kresal said she had not been aware of the car speed.^[9]

Guess Who Comes to Dinner Tonight[link]

On 19 February 2012, after Kresal had resigned as a minister due to accusations of corruption, had not been elected to the National Assembly, and had resigned as the president of the Liberal Democracy of Slovenia party, she was a guest in the talk show Guess Who Comes to Dinner Tonight. The talk show was broadcast by the national Radiotelevizija Slovenija company in the prime time on Sunday evening, and paid with the money of taxpayers. The media characterised the conversation as prepared in advance in order to clear Kresal's name after the affairs she had found herself in.^[10] Kresal ascribed her political failure to her political partners and the fact that she was too successful. She did not exclude further political activity.^[11]

References[link]

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Baja Mali Knindža (Serbian Cyrillic: Баја Мали Книнџа; born October 13, 1966 in Livno ), whose real name is Mirko Pajčin (Мирко Пајчин), is a Serbian folk singer and songwriter. He is often described as part of the turbo folk scene, and known for his ultra-nationalist lyrics. He is a cousin of singer Ksenija Pajčin.

Biography[link]

Baja was born on 13 October 1966 in the village of Gubin, near Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina, then Yugoslavia. He wrote his first song while staying at the house of Momčilo Đujić at Krčič. The song is well known. It is called "Nema Raja, bez rodnoga kraja" (There is no paradise without the place you were born).

Baja Mali Knindža is not to be mistaken with Nedeljko Bajić Baja, who is a well known turbo folk singer. Baja Mali Knindža performs chetnik songs and odes to alcohol, such as "Duni, vjetre, malo preko jetre" (Blow, wind, through the liver). Baja is well known for his nationalist songs supporting the Serbs during the Yugoslav wars. He gained the sympathy of the Serbian people. His first hit was Bpaти се Војводо/Duke come back. In this song he appealed to Serbian hero and chetnik commander Fr. Momčilo Đujić, to came back to the areas of Krajina and help create Greater Serbia. He said that he would never consider going to Croatia because of the Ustashe burning down his house and desecrating his predecessors graves. Baja's performances in Zmijanje near Banja Luka, in the middle of August every year, attract tens of thousands of people. Since the fall of Krajina, Baja Mali Knindža has written many songs about his dream of the Serbian people returning to live in the territories re-controlled by Croats during the Serb exodus from Croatia. His songs also express his sorrow of living without his land. Many of the songs became instant hits, such as "Ne rodila ni njivo ni šljivo". Here is a sample of the lyrics from the song:

Не родила ни ,њиво, ни ,шљиво, / Neither plums or fields have grown

И све вам сe oсушило живо! / and everything dried up on you!

Што садили, ништа не родило! / Whatever you plant, nothing has grown!

Хеј , душмани, проклето вам било! / Oh, enemies, be cursed forever!

He wrote songs for many traditional folk bands such as Jandrino Jato, Sinovi Manjače, Zvuci Tromeđe and Srpski Talibani. He is said to be a supporter of the Serb Radical Party but he did not promote them during elections. He has said that he would participate in governing the SRS.

Personal life[link]

Baja lives with his wife, three daughters and son in Novi Beograd and drives an older Mitsubishi Pajero SUV. Besides his native language, he also speaks English and Russian. His mother and father live in a newly built house in Surčin.^{[citation needed]}

Controversy[link]

Baja Mali Knindža is controversial due to his nationalism.^[1] Many of his songs are condemned in Muslim parts of Bosnia and Croatia because he sings against their war leaders. For example, his song "Ne volim te Alija" describes his strong dislike for the Bosnian wartime president Alija Izetbegović and includes the lyrics:

Не волим те, Алија, / I don't like you Alija

Зато што си балија / Because you're a Balija (a term which Bosniaks consider insulting)

Срушио си миран сан / You broke a peaceful dream

In one song, he sings "Ћути, ћути, ујко, убићу те ја" / shut up, shut up ujko (nickname for Ustašas, Croatian fascists from Wоrld War II), I will kill you. He has also sung "Ја не волим људе те, који воле ХДЗ"—I don't like those people who like the HDZ (A right-wing Croatian political party), and included "Јебала их шаховница" "f*** their šahovica (šahovnica literally means chessboard, but in this context it refers to the coat-of-arms of Croatia which is in a checkered form.

Discography[link]

Solo[link]

• 1991: Ne dam Krajine / Не дам Крајине
• 1992: Stan'te paše i Ustaše / Стан'те паше и усташе
• 1993: Živjeće ovaj narod / Живјеће овај народ
• 1993: Све за српство, српство низашта
• 1993: Uživo sa braćom Bajić, Rašom Pavlovićem, i Goricom Ilić / Уживо са браћом Бајић Рашом Павловићем и Горицом Илић
• 1994: Još se ništa ne zna / Још се ништа не зна
• 1994: Rat i mir / Рат и мир
• 1994: Kockar bez sreće / Коцкар без среће
• 1994: Pobijediće istina / Побиједиће истина
• 1995: Igraju se delije / Играју се делије
• 1995: Idemo Dalje / Идемо даље
• 1996: Zbogom oružje / Збогом оружје
• 1997: Ne dirajte njega / Не дирајте њега
• 1998: Povratak u budućnost / Повратак у будућност
• 1998: Srpskim radikalima / Српским радикалима
• 1999: Biti il ne Biti / Бити ил не бити
• 1999: Život je tamo / Живот је тамо
• 2000: Zaljubljen i mlad / Заљубљен и млад
• 2001: Đe si legendo / Ђе си легендо
• 2002: Zbogom pameti / Збогом памети
• 2003: Baja Mali Knindža: uživo / Уживо
• 2003: Luda Žurka - uživo / Луда журка - уживо
• 2006: Za kim zvona zvone /За ким звона звоне
• 2007: Gluvi barut / Глуви барут
• 2011: Ti si kralj / Tи си краљ

With Braća sa Dinare band[link]

• 1994: Goki i Baja bend / Гоки и Баја бенд
• 1995: Bila jednom jedna zemlja / Била једном једна земља
• 1996: Plači voljena zemljo / Плачи вољена земљо
• 1997: Ja se svoga, ne odričem groba / Ја се свога, не одричем до гроба
• 1998: Idemo do kraja / Идемо до краја

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Serbian) Official website
• (Serbian) Knindza Radio - Krajiska Muzika
• (Serbian) Interview
• baja mali knindza songs