03 July 2014
Lisbon is one of the sites chosen by IBM to locate one of its newly created “cloud computing” centers through which user services and applications are aggregated in a “cloud” that can be accessed in any computing device anywhere in the world. The IBM Lisbon center will provide assistance to Portuguese and foreign companies that […]
Posted in Featured, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
02 July 2014
Portuguese fado performer Carlos do Carmo will be honored with The Latin Recording Academy’s Lifetime Achievement Award at a ceremony to be held on Wednesday, November 19, at the Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino as part of the weeklong 15th Annual Latin Grammy Awards celebration. The Lifetime Achievement Award is presented by vote of The Latin […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, Heritage, Music, Organizations, People, Portugal
27 June 2014
Portuguese composer, Rodrigo Leão, was honored at the 29th Annual ASCAP Film & TV Music Awards with the American Film and Television Award for the soundtrack for the film, The Buttler, directed by Lee Daniels and released in August 2013. The awards celebration, held June 25 in Los Angeles, honored the composers of top box-office films, the […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Awards, Featured, Film, Heritage, Music, Organizations, People, Portugal, World
26 June 2014
By Len Port, Contributor(*) The odds are heavy that Portugal will soon legalize online gambling. You can bet your boots gamblers will be delighted, but the chances are that many non-gamblers will be troubled by this development. Last week the Council of Ministers approved plans to push ahead and legalize licensed online casino, poker and […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Politics, Portugal, Travel, World
25 June 2014
The novelty of Cristiano Ronaldo exhibiting a zig-zag design shaved on the right side of his head was interpreted by many as a vain fashion statement, since Cristiano revealed his new haircut last Sunday during the World Cup match between Portugal and the United States. Yet, as many in the the international press have speculated; […]
Posted in Awards, Heritage, Madeira, Organizations, People, Portugal, Sports, World
21 June 2014
If you are a fan of international mysteries, looking for a book to read this summer – look no further! Lisbon Water Kills is your next great beach read. Set in present-day Portugal’s financial crisis, Lisbon Water Kills is a detective story co-authored by journalists Axel G. Bugge (Reuters) and Barry Hatton (Associated Press), senior […]
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