16 November 2014
The International Institute of New England, Lowell Office, has announced it is honoring entrepreneur and philanthropist, Luis Pedroso, with the 1st American Dream Award at a ceremony scheduled for December 11, starting a 5:50pm, at the United Teen Equality Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. The American Dream Award is presented “to an individual who embodies the work ethic, ingenuity and […]
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15 November 2014
‘On Emerging from Hyper-Nation’ represents Ronald W. Sousa’s attempt to answer the question, “Why do I smile on reading one of Saramago’s ‘historical’ novels?” Why that reaction of emotional release? To answer the “smile question” the book engages in a critical mode that could be described as “discourse analysis.” It combines several critical strains and […]
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15 November 2014
A 2011 vintage Dow’s Port wine was selected as “Wine Spectators’ of the Year” ranking first at the “Annual Top 100 List” of “most exciting wines” for 2014. Produced by the Symington family, the selected 2011 Dow’s Port vintage originates from Pinhão, in the Douro River valley, north central Portugal. According to the Wine Spectator’s […]
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15 November 2014
Portuguese American author Darrell Kastin is a winner of the 2014 USA Best Books Awards, in the Fiction/Multicultural category, for his short story collection The Conjurer and other Azorean Tales (2012) published by Tagus Press. Now in its 12th year, the USA Best Book Awards is one of the largest mainstream book award competitions in […]
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13 November 2014
For the second time in two years, Portugal is considering selling TAP Air Portugal. Government sources have said that the re-launch of the airline’s privatization should occur before the end of 2014, “when market conditions are conducive to the success of the operation.” As reported Thursday, by the Wall Street Journal (WSJ), “Portugal’s government said it […]
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12 November 2014
By Len Port, Contributor(*) For those of us without the benefit of deeper understanding through some form of mind-enhancing substance, it is hard to get the head around all the latest talk about drug control. But let’s try. Broadly speaking it is all about the prohibition, decriminalization or legalization of drugs such as cannabis, heroin […]
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