NEWS FROM THE AZORES

Kitty Bale

2009-11-20 21:03:11

20 Nov 09 - Society: Azores public service television gets new look

RTP Açores unveiled its new television studio on Sunday Nov 15 in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel.

The 8:00 PM Telejornal (Evening News) presented by João Simas was the first programme to be broadcast from the new studio.

It was the culmination of many months of work involving teams across various areas under the watchful eye of Alexandre Simas

The new studio is a new look for RTP Açores and a much-needed upgrade that lends a touch of trendy elegance to public service broadcasting.

Others flagship programmes such as Troféu, Teledesporto, Estado da Região and Estação de Serviço have also been 'made over'.

Expectations and last minute nerves were rife in the gallery during the few minutes leading up to the programme going on air.

Journalist António Gil from the Multimedia team went and had a look behind the scenes, camera in hand - you can see his pictures here.

RTP Açores television programme archive is available from SAPO here.

NB: As this site limits picture size, we will use an external picture hosting solution from Google whenever required.

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2009-11-20 20:36:58

20 Nov 09 - Sport: European debut for Candelária roller hockey team

Candelária - from Pico - are making their European debut in Germany this Saturday Nov 21 at the European League of Roller Hockey.

In the first round, the Pico team have travelled to Germany to face RSV Weil.

Coach Paulo Baptista has all players available and hopes to win the game.

In addition to RSV Weil, Candelária will also face Réus Deportiu and CE Noia, both from Spain.

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2009-11-20 20:02:55

20 Nov 09 - Society: Craig C. Mello travelling exhibition inaugurated

Today, Carlos César, president of the Azorean government, opened the "Craig C. Mello, Nobel Prize in Medicine " travelling exhibition at the Municipal Museum in Ribeira Grande, where Mello's ancestors come from.

The president's first words were "to thank a personality like Prof. Craig Mello for the possibility he gave to the Azores and to the Azoreans to take pride in his achievements and acknowledge him as part of the archipelago's human heritage."

This traveling exhibition is the result of Prof Mello's visit to the archipelago last July which was held under the auspices of the Regional Government in cooperation with the Directorates for Culture, Youth, Education and Science, and Technology and Equipment.

In his opening speech, César said that "there are many regions of the world which can claim a Nobel prize as theirs and this is a region which is claimed as his by a Nobel prize. That's what happened to the Azores with Craig Mello and what happened to Craig Mello with the Azores".

"In addition to the medal and the diploma that were awarded, he is also a strong role model for youngsters to study science, make discoveries and contribute to improving the world. This is exactly what constitutes the appeal of this exhibition, besides of course Craig Mello's own words: I am proud to be Azorean", said César.

The President of the Government added that Prof Mello "had put his origins first and claimed them as his genes, and this is what we should respect: he is an Azorean. He isn't American", words that were received with applause and laughter by the audience made up of students from Ribeira Grande school and the EB 2 / 3 school from Maia, plus several guests, including some of Prof Mello's relatives, and the mayor of Ribeira Grande who praised the Nobel prize winner during the opening of the exhibition.

The exhibition features the subtitled conference given by Prof Mello during his stay in São Miguel which can be accessed via interactive terminals, and web pages related to his life and scientific work.

The exhibition kit was designed by architect Rita Dourado and this exhibition is held under the auspices of the Regional Government.

The exhibition is in Ribeira Grande until Jan 13 and it will then move on to Pico, Terceira, Graciosa, São Jorge, and all remaining islands, reaching out to students from the whole archipelago in accordance with the academic curriculum and therefore allowing Azorean schools to be actively involved in the exhibition.

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2009-11-20 18:25:54

20 Nov 09 - Society: Government wants archipelago classified as Geopark

The Regional Government of the Azores is preparing to put in an application to the UNESCO in 2010 to get the Azores classified as a Geopark.

The Azorean application includes more than 100 geological sites of heritage, touristic and scientific interest.

The proposal is called "Nine Islands - A Geopark".

According to the Regional Directorate for the Environment, the Azores aim to become the third Portuguese geopark to join the European network already including the "Naturtejo Meseta Meridional " - created in 2006 by the municipalities of Castelo Branco, Idanha-a-Nova, Nisa, Oleiros, Proença-a-Nova, Castelo Branco - and the Arouca Geopark, established in 2009.

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2009-11-20 17:49:58

20 Nov 09 - Society: Honourable mention for "Islands of Natural Magic" commercial

The Azores Tourist Board's commercial entitled "Islands of Natural Magic" was awarded an honourable mention by the International Committee of Tourism Film Festivals held in Vienna on Nov 13.

A commercial about Segovia in Spain and one about India won first and second place respectively.

The Azorean commercial was the only Portuguese award at this year's festival.

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Kitty Bale is European with Belgian and Polish roots, a British heart and a French passport. Born in France, Bale left the hexagon at 17 and moved to the UK where she graduated in German. Her passion for journalism dates back to her first ever job at the BBC. She instantly fell in love with Portuguese and the Azores in October 2007 and then spent a year splitting her time between the UK and São Miguel. In December 2008, she finally settled down in Ponta Delgada. Currently, Bale works as a freelance journalist within the RTP Azores multimedia team adapting regional news into English. Besides appearing on the portal in Portuguese and in English, her pieces will also be published in English on this blog, News From The Azores.
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Kitty Bale é europeia com raizes belgas e polacas, um coração britânico e um passaporte francês. Nasceu em França e viveu lá até aos 17 anos quando foi estudar no Reino Unido, onde se licenciou em Alemão. Trabalhou na BBC e apaixonou-se pelo jornalismo. E depois enamorou-se pela lingua portuguesa e pelos Açores, onde escolheu radicar-se. Viajou pelo arquipélago desde Outubro de 2007, fixou-se em Ponta Delgada desde Dezembro de 2008. Actualmente é colaboradora do Multimédia da RTP Açores no âmbito de um projecto que visa traduzir para inglês a actualidade da região, publicando-a na Internet, em texto e em vídeo. Os seus artigos surgirão no portal, em português e em inglês, e serão agregados, em inglês, neste blogue, News From The Azores.
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