18 May 2012
The East Timor and Indonesia Action Network (ETAN) congratulated the people of Timor-Leste as they prepared to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the restoration of their country’s independence on May 20. “This important milestone is the result of the persistent struggle and great suffering of the people of Timor-Leste,” said ETAN’s National Coordinator John M. […]
Posted in East Timor, Featured, Heritage, Organizations, People, Portugal, Spotlight, World
18 May 2012
The office of the Mayor of Ponta Delgada has produced and launched a CD album featuring performaces by the many concert and marching bands of the Ponta Delgada distric, and a DVD documenting presentations by the various local folklore performing groups. The featured marching bands include: Banda Lira das Sete Cidades (Sete Cidades), Banda Lira Nossa […]
Posted in Arts&Culture, Azores, Community, Featured, Heritage, Music, People, São Miguel
17 May 2012
A partial air traffic controllers’ strike in Portugal, scheduled for Thursday and Friday, is forcing the cancelation and/or rescheduling over 300 flights, due Air Traffic Controllers (ATC) stoppages scheduled for three periods a day this week, between May 17 and 18. Many more flights to and from Portugal will be disrupted over the next few days. […]
16 May 2012
Professor Paulo Sampaio, of the University of Minho, Portugal, will be honored by the American Society for Quality (ASQ), May 20, in Anaheim, California, in advance of the annual ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement. Sampaio, 34, is being recognized with 11 other professionals for his innovative contributions and achievements in quality and improvement expertise. ASQ […]
Posted in Awards, Education, Featured, People, Portugal, World
16 May 2012
The Gimnicas Activities Club from Ponta Delgada (CAGPD) is hosting the World Cup and 2nd Aerobic Gymnastics International Open, in partnership with the Federation Internationale de Gymnastique (FIG), taking place May 16 through May 21. The FIG’s Aerobic Gymnastics World Cup in Ponta Delgada, held in Ponta Delgada for the first time in 2010, returns to […]
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16 May 2012
The popular Japanese sponge cake, Castella or Kasutera, made of sugar, four, eggs, and starch syrup, is of Portuguese origin. A specialty of Nagasaki, on the island of Kyushu, the cake was brought to Japan by the Portuguese merchants in the 16th century. The name is derived from Pão de Castela, meaning “bread from Castile. […]
