Posted on 01 October 2011. Tags: Isabel Pessôa-Lopes, Portuguese, walk
Many Portuguese explorers have made a name for themselves by venturing into the unknown to discover new worlds, but Isabel Pessôa-Lopes, 44, did what others have never done before. She travelled around Portugal, by foot, for 80 days, to discover, she said, that half of her own country is “a waste land.” With no sponsors […]
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Posted in Featured, People, Travel
Posted on 01 October 2011. Tags: C-SPAN, European Union, interview, Peter Slen, Portuguese
João Vale de Almeida, the Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States, was interview September 30, by Peter Slen for the Washington Journal on C-Span. He spoke about the expansion of the European Financial Stability Facility in order to cope with potential financial crises in Italy and Spain. He also […]
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Posted in Featured, Interviews, People, Politics, World
Posted on 30 September 2011. Tags: depression, European Alliance Against Depression, mental ilness, Portuguese, Ricardo Gusmão
Portugal is the European country with the highest rate of depression and the second in the world, but it is estimated that one third of the population with severe mental disorders are not being treated, Lusa news agency reported. According to the coordinator for the European Alliance Against Depression, psychiatrist Ricardo Gusmão, the United States is […]
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Posted in Community, Featured, Organizations
Posted on 30 September 2011. Tags: Azores, Boston, Fall-Winter, Lisbon, pakages, Ponta Delgada, SATA International, schedule
SATA International announced changes in its Fall and Winter schedule for the 2010-2012 season, effective immediately. According to the new schedule, flight S4221 to the United States (Lisbon/Ponta Delgada/Boston) will depart from Lisbon two hours and forty-five minutes earlier. Accordingly, this flight will depart from Lisbon at 12:30pm (local time) and from Ponta Delgada/Boston at […]
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Posted in Azores, Faial, Featured, Heritage, Pico, Santa Maria, Terceira, Travel
Posted on 29 September 2011. Tags: António Nóvoa, Curriculum and Pedagogy, Emanuel Oliveira Medeiros, October 2011, Ponta Delgada, University of the Azores
The University of the Azores, Educational Sciences Department, is hosting the 1st International Conference on Education, Curriculum and Pedagogy to be held in Ponta Delgada, October 27-29, in partnership with the Regional Government of the Azores, Office of Science and Technology (DRDT). Educators from Europe, United States and South America, will debate current issues in […]
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Posted in Azores, Conferences, Education, Featured, São Miguel
Posted on 28 September 2011. Tags: Doutor Honoris Causa; University of Coimbra, East Timor, President, Prime Minister, Xanana Gusmão
Kay Rala Xanana Gusmão, Prime-Minister of the Democratic Republic of East Timor (Timor-Leste) and its former President, was awarded an honorary Doutor Honoris Causa degree from the University of Coimbra on Wednesday. Coimbra University Professor, José Augusto Cardoso Bernardes, highlighted the reasons for the honor, which include Gusmão’s role in ensuring that Portuguese became an […]
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Posted in Awards, East Timor, Featured, People