Thought-provoking and lyrical, The Notebook records the last year in the life of José Saramago. In these pages, beginning on the eve of the 2008 US presidential election, he evokes life in his beloved city of Lisbon, revisits conversations with friends, and meditates on his favorite authors. Precise observations and moments of arresting significance are rendered with […]
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Book |The Notebook| José Saramago – Editor’s Note
Posted on 22 April 2011.
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“The Bang Bang Club” based on João Silva’s book – Film
Posted on 22 April 2011.
The just release movie feature “The Bang Bang Club” is based on a book co-authored by photojournalists João Silva and Greg Marinovich both working for The New York Times. The film opens today in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, Seattle, and San Diego and Irvine, California. The book is based on a real life […]
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Meredith Vieira excellence award – New York
Posted on 22 April 2011.
The Alliance for Women in Media (AWM) has announced that Meredith Vieira – co-anchor of the Today show – is one of the winners of the 36th Annual Gracie Awards for 2011, created for women by women to recognize their outstanding contributions in the media. Recently, Meredith Vieira was distinguished for Outstanding Anchor-News for NBC News and Outstanding Breaking […]
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José Socrates leading in polls – Portugal
Posted on 21 April 2011.
According to an opinion poll released Thursday, outgoing socialist Prime Minister José Socrates is leading in polls six weeks before the elections scheduled for June 5. Socrates leads with 36.1 percent, 11.6 higher than a last month Marktest poll, while the opposition party, the Social Democrats (PSD) fell 12 point to 35.3 percent. Socrates resigned last […]
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Unemployment in Fall River the highest in Massachusetts
Posted on 21 April 2011.
While most cities statewide experienced a decrease in their unemployment rate, figures released Tuesday show that in Fall River the unemployment rate increased to 18.4 percent in March up from 17.1 percent in February — reported the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Fall River, a city with a population of 95,072, remains the […]
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Ricardo Oliveira winner PAPS Leadership Award
Posted on 21 April 2011.
Ricardo Oliveira is the winner of 2011 Portuguese American Post-Graduate Society Leadership Award for his accomplishments as an entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley industry. The announcement was made during the 10th PAPS Forum, which took place in New York, April 16th. He is the founder of “ThousandEyes,” a company which provides solutions to optimize the […]
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