Portuguese company, Intelligent Sensing Anywhere (ISA), based in Coimbra, Portugal, specializing in Telemetry and Remote Assets Management, was nominated “Cool Vendor for Smart City Applications” by Gartner Inc.. The nomination lists ISA in the Gartner’s annual “Cool Vendors 2012” report which ranks the most innovative IT solutions companies in the world. Launched in 2004, the […]
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Gartner: ISA nominated “Cool Vendor 2012” – Stamford, CT
Posted on 30 April 2012.
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Camarate: New inquiry after allegations CIA ordered killing of Sá Carneiro – Portugal
Posted on 27 April 2012.
Member of Parliament José Ribeiro e Castro called Thursday for a new parliamentary inquiry into the 1981 airplane crash, known as the “Camarate Affair,” that killed late Portuguese Prime Minister Francisco Sá Carneiro, Lusa news agency reported. The move follows the purported “confession” of Francisco Farinha Simões, a man jailed for kidnapping, who claims he organized […]
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Tennis: Francisco Dias named Most Outstanding Performer – GWU
Posted on 27 April 2012.
Tennis player Francisco Dias, freshman at George Washington University (GWU), was named both the league’s Most Outstanding Performer and Most Outstanding Rookie Performer, according to a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches. Dias is the fifth Colonial to be named Most Outstanding Rookie Performer as he heads to his first-ever NCAA Tournament having won […]
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Linette Escobar’s gift of self goes beyond her community – Interview
Posted on 26 April 2012.
By Millicent Borges Accardi ♦ Linette Escobar is a Portuguese-American writer based in California with roots in the Azores. Although her first home is in one of her favorite cities, San Francisco, her second home is in Thailand, near a little beach in Bang Niang that she says has “the most beautiful sunsets in the entire […]
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Travel Alert: SATA International calls off first three days of nine-day strike – Update
Posted on 25 April 2012.
SATA International pilots announced Wednesday they have canceled the first three days of a three-phased nine-day strike planned for April and May. According to the announcement, SATA International has cancelled the strike days scheduled for April 27, 28, and 29. The second stage of the strike scheduled for May 11, 12, and 13 and the […]
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25th April: Carnation Revolution Captains to boycott official celebrations – Portugal
Posted on 24 April 2012.
Portugal will be celebrating tomorrow, April 25th, the historic Carnation Revolution with many festivals, military parades, cultural events and activities. The historic date, also called “Day of Liberty,” is one of the most meaningful Portuguese holidays. Yet, the so-called “April Captains,” members of the “ 25th April Association,” announced Monday they will boycott this year’s […]
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