25 January 2014
Norma Lundberg (*) The book’s title evokes a metaphor of bruised skin, the purple of the initial hematoma gradually fading to livid green as the damaged area recovers. In many of these stories characters have been hurt, some of them struggling to change their lives, others overwhelmed and failing. The pain of living in poverty, […]
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24 January 2014
Portuguese fado vocalist António Zambujo is returning to the United States for his 2014 concert tour starting January 25, in Los Angeles, followed by shows in Seattle, Phoenix, Minneapolis, San Francisco and a finale at Carnegie Hall in New York City, February 8. Zambujo, 38, who also plays de guitar, is quite a singular artist […]
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23 January 2014
By Len Port, Contributor (*) The storms that battered Portugal’s entire coastline recently, plus extensive flooding in England, prolonged drought in California, extreme cold in northeastern America and extreme heat in Australia, have created further confusion over climate change. In the aftermath of the most violent waves in 20 years, the cash-strapped Portuguese government is […]
Posted in Azores, Featured, Heritage, Madeira, People, Portugal, World
23 January 2014
The European Commission has decided to take Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union because Portugal has not adopted and notified compulsory guidelines for the application of safety management procedures for road infrastructure in the trans-European network (TEN-T). The adoption of these guidelines would save more lives on Portuguese roads, reinforcing the […]
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22 January 2014
By Richard Simas,Contributor (*) Why an international Klezmer Music Festival in São Paulo… “I am an idealist,” Kleztival director Nicole Borger admits. “That’s why I do this.” Promoting Jewish music in all its facets connects her long-standing youthful idealism and musical love to a powerful commitment to Hazbara, promoting the cause of Israel. She is […]
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22 January 2014
The President of the Government of the Azores, Vasco Cordeiro, has said it was a “great victory” for the Region the ruling, by Portugal’s Constitutional Court, that the regional budget for 2014 will be implemented, as approved by the Azorean Parliament, despite being questioned by central government authorities. “The decision that has been made public […]
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