A study by a Portuguese research team, associated with the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC) of the University of Coimbra, Portugal, has determined that a low-calorie, balanced diet delays aging and increases longevity in animals. The study, titled ‘ Neuropeptide Y stimulates autophagy in hypothalamic neurons’ – led by researcher Cláudia Cavadas – […]
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Science: Portuguese research team identifies diet that delays aging – Coimbra, Portugal
Posted on 23 March 2015.
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Community: Massachusetts legislators appeal to President Obama about Lajes Field – Boston, MA
Posted on 23 March 2015.
The Massachusetts Portuguese American Legislative Caucus, a group of state legislators of Portuguese descent, have addressed an appeal letter to President Barack Obama petitioning for a review of the US policy regarding the downsizing of the Lajes Air Force Base, on Terceira, Azores. Dated of March 10, 2015, the letter is undersigned by State Senator […]
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Essay: Elizabeth Bishop and the discovery of Brazil – by George Monteiro
Posted on 20 March 2015.
By George Monteiro, Contributor (*) No sooner had the European leaped ashore than he found his feet slipping among the naked Indian women… The women were the first to offer themselves to the whites, the more ardent ones going to rub themselves against the legs of these beings whom they supposed to be gods. They […]
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UPDATE: Ryanair abandons plans to operate transatlantic flights – BBC
Posted on 19 March 2015.
Ireland based low cost Ryanair airline has issued a statement on Thursday stating it “has not considered or approved any transatlantic project and does not intend to do so,” the BBC of London reported. “Ryanair has abandoned plans to operate transatlantic flights, just days after it said its board had approved the measure,” said the BBC. […]
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Travel: Ryanair to offer low cost flights to US with stop in the Azores – Portugal
Posted on 18 March 2015.
The board of directors of Ireland based low cost Ryanair airline has announced that it has approved transatlantic flights between Europe and the United States for as low as $10 USD. The airline “would like to offer low cost flights between 12-14 European cities and 12-14 US cities. The business plan is there but it’s […]
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Lisbon: Portuguese capital joins St Patrick’s Day spectacular – Portugal
Posted on 17 March 2015.
By Len Port, Contributor(*) The Portuguese and the Irish have more in common than you might think. It’s not just that they inhabit small lands on Europe’s western edge, have a long Catholic history, revel in tradition and have a penchant for getting themselves into terrible debt. The Portuguese and the English famously claim the […]
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