The Peace Center is a performing arts center located in Greenville, South Carolina. It is composed of a concert hall, theater, and amphitheatre. It is located adjacent to Falls Park. It hosts over 300 events each year, including classical music, Broadway shows, and appearances by popular artists such as David Copperfield. The Peace Center is named after the local Peace family who donated $10 million towards its development. The center was opened in 1990 and is built on the former site of three dilapidated factories - one building wagons for the Confederate Army, a textile plant built in the 1880s, and a building serving as the home for Duke's Mayonnaise. There are four resident companies: Greenville Symphony Orchestra, Carolina Ballet Theatre, South Carolina Children's Theater, and the … [Read more...]
Gil Dezer, President of Dezer Development
One of the youngest developers of luxury high-rise residential and condo-hotel properties in the United States, Dezer has been instrumental in changing the face and value of the South Florida real estate industry through the introduction of brand partnerships. In collaboration with real estate mogul Donald J. Trump, Gil led the Trump Organization’s first foray into the South Florida real estate market through the successful development of Trump Grande Ocean Resort and Residences and Trump Towers in Sunny Isles Beach. Despite the downturn of South Florida’s residential real estate market, and the ongoing recession, Gil managed two remarkable achievements between 2009 and 2010 – securing sufficient sales to pay-off Trump Royale’s $210 million construction loan and the $265 million pay-off … [Read more...]
USCIS to Welcome 144 New Citizens…
in Honor of Veterans Day at USCIS New York Office NEW YORK — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) New York District Director Phyllis Coven will administer the Oath of Allegiance to America’s newest citizens during a special naturalization ceremony at the NY District Office in Manhattan as part of USCIS’s annual celebration of Veterans Day. The 144 citizenship candidates originate from the following 52 countries: Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bolivia, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, People’s Republic of China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cote D’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, France, Ghana, Guinea, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Liberia, Mexico, Montenegro, Nigeria, Peru, … [Read more...]
All You Need is Ecuador By Terri Hirsch
After 28 days at sea the Flagship of the Ecuadorian Navy known as “Buque Escuela Guayas” left its home base of Guayaquil, Ecuador May 12, 2015 on its first trip around the world. During its nine months tour at sea the ship will be home to 13 officers (4 women), 78 crew. 9 musicians and 41 midshipmen (7 are women). The Guayas is a beautiful three-masted barque used for training youngsters for a naval career. Built in Bilbao, Spain she is named after the river on which the Ecuadorian Naval School is situated. The school was founded by the liberator of South America, Simon Bolivar and has been taking cadets from this school since she was launched in 1976. Arriving in New York on June 8, 2015, the Guayas was docked at the Intrepid Museum, located at Pier 86. From Monday, June 8 to … [Read more...]
Peace Activists Cross Demilitarized Zone Separating Koreas
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/25/world/asia/peace-activists-cross-demilitarized-zone-separating-koreas.html?_r=0 Thank you NY Times, you are one of the greatest papers in the world that I am proud to read almost everyday for over 50 years. Paul PAJU, South Korea — A group of 30 female peace activists, including the feminist leader Gloria Steinem and two Nobel Peace Prize laureates, crossed the demilitarized zone from North Korea to South Korea on Sunday, calling for an end to the Korean War, whose unresolved hostility has been symbolized by the heavily armed border for six decades. It was rare for the two rival Korean governments to agree to allow a group of peace activists to pass through the border area, known as the DMZ. Yet some of the symbolism the activists had hoped to … [Read more...]