By Len Port, Contributor (*) How times have changed in a few fractious years! An alarming number of once prosperous Portuguese have joined the so-called “embarrassed poor,” unable to afford even basic food needs and dependent on handouts. Severe austerity measures and high unemployment have caused the steady disintegration of middle class society. Poverty has […]
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Crisis: The pain and shame of poverty – Portugal
Posted on 21 September 2013.
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Book: “Kicking the Sky”- by Anthony De Sa – Editor’s Note
Posted on 21 September 2013.
On a steamy summer day in 1977, Emanuel Jaques was shining shoes in downtown Toronto. Surrounded by the strip clubs, bars and body rub parlors of Yonge Street, Emanuel was lured away from his friends by a man who promised some easy money. Four days later the boy’s body was discovered. He had been brutally […]
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Lourinhã: Rare upper jurassic dinosaur skeleton found – Portugal
Posted on 20 September 2013.
A rare dinosaur skeleton and one of the oldest in the world has been discovered in the south of Lourinhã, Portugal, about 70 km north of Lisbon. Identified by Portuguese paleontologist Octávio Mateus, the remains under study appear to be of a coelurosaur, a rare relatively small carnivorous dinosaur, less than two meters long, from 150 […]
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Commmunity: Selma Nunes appointed NOPA’s Associate Director – Washington, DC
Posted on 19 September 2013.
Selma Nunes has joined the National Organization of Portuguese-Americans (NOPA) team to further develop their growing vision to empower US citizens and residents of Portuguese descent. Nunes grew up in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and is herself of Portuguese decent. She comes to NOPA with a wealth of experience in community development with nonprofits, […]
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Lisbon: Madeleine McCann’s parents €1 million libel action – Portugal
Posted on 19 September 2013.
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The unanswered question of what happened to Madeleine is at the root of the McCanns vs Amaral libel hearing now underway in Lisbon. With the hearing in recess for a few days, it is perhaps a good moment to reflect dispassionately on just how polarized public opinion is over the […]
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Terceira: Subaquatic pyramidal shaped structure found – Azores
Posted on 19 September 2013.
An underwater pyramidal structure was identified at a depth of 40 meters off the coast of Terceira Island. The perfectly squared structure was sighted by a private yacht owner, Diocleciano Silva, during a recreational trip. Estimated to be approximately 60 meters high, the enigmatic structure was recorded through GPS digital technology. “The pyramid is perfectly […]
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