Rory Peck
History has seen many tragic events that caused calamities. However, negative public opinion of the war that formed after the WW II raised hopes of peace loving people. These hopes received a boost when the countries, that once used to be enemies, united to create the European Union. Although violent conflicts happen today in different parts across the globe, humanity attaches a particular emphasis to protecting human rights and freedoms, and certain praiseworthy achievements have been made on this front. Azerbaijani residents of the town of
Khojaly in
Nagorno-Karabakh, a beautiful and integral part of Azerbaijan, too respect these humane ideas and welcome perfect principles of the modern world. But unfortunately…
Caught in a trade dispute with Russia, Chobani is donating the 5,000 cups of Greek yogurt originally intended for American Olympic athletes competing in Sochi, Russia, to food banks in New York and New Jersey. See our earlier story. "As a proud supporter of the Olympics and Team USA over the past four years, we're disappointed our athletes won't be able to enjoy Chobani while they compete in the games as we all hoped, and are deeply appreciative to everyone who tried to help get it there, especially Sens. [Charles] Schumer and [Kirsten] Gillibrand and various officials here at home," said Hamdi Ulukaya, founder and CEO of Chobani.
Soccer team owner Ersal Ozdemir made his pitch for an $87 million, state-financed stadium to a friendly audience of lawmakers Thursday. Several members of the House Ways and Means Committee thanked Ozdemir for investing in the North American Soccer League franchise Indy Eleven, which begins its inaugural season in April. While members had questions about the proposed financing of the 18,500-seat venue, they did not question its impact on other taxpayer-supported venues downtown.
Organizers of the Yacht & Brokerage Show have signed a contract to expand the 26-year-old show into an as-yet-unbuilt megayacht marina on Watson Island. Despite a decade of false starts, the Island Gardens project is slated to confirm financing this spring and begin dredging the marina by June, said Mehmet Bayraktar, the Turkish founder of the development company, Flagstone Property Group. If it can do that, next year’s show would have a 25-foot deep basin in which to erect floating docks for any number of yachts. The marina’s real docks would be built in time for the 2016 show, both sides said.
