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Topic: Azambuja


In the News (Fri 10 Feb 12)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Azambuja uses a recurring theme as a point of departure and, as another artist once said, he is forming a picture out of color.
Azambuja's flowers are not botanically exact representations, although an expert might recognize them by shape or color.
The most important factor in Azambuja's paintings is the use of color, the gradation and the juxtaposition of the individual hues that brings out an unparalleled luminosity.
www.agora-gallery.com /specialExhibition.aspx?ExhibitionID=487   (2401 words)

  
 Jacob Frederico Torlade Pereira de Azambuja, American Philosophical Society
Jacob Frederico Torlade Pereira de Azambuja was the Portuguese chargé d'affaires in the United States from 1829-1834.
His essay on the monetary system of Portugal was presented to the American Philosophical Society in October 1833, and was read at the meeting of Oct. 18.
The letter of presentation (in French) from Azambuja to Duponceau, Oct. 15, 1833, is tipped into the front of the volume, along with a brief summary of the contents of the paper, in English, in Duponceau's hand.
www.amphilsoc.org /library/mole/a/azambuja.htm   (328 words)

  
 Luso Pages - Azambuja (Portugal) Rail Line
The Linha de Azambuja is the name applied by CP- Portuguese Railways to the services run by its UGSL division from Lisbon to Azambuja to the north, along the Tagus estuary.
The Azambuja Line provides a contrast to the Cascais Line and the Sintra Line because it is through more industrialised landscape and its rolling stock comprises the new double-deck electric multiple-units.
Azambuja services from Alcântara resumed from 22 February 1999 and were the last bastion of the old class 2000 EMU stock.
www.luso.u-net.com /azambuja.htm   (3148 words)

  
 GM Workers on 24-hour protest strike   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Workers striking at the Azambuja plant in Portugal on March 10, received the support of the IMF and the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF) in demands that GM stop playing off plant against plant.
Workers at the GM plant in Azambuja, Portugal, conducted a 24-hour strike yesterday (March 10) in response to unfair proposals on work time flexibility and the company's offer to increase wages by only two per cent.
The workers at Azambuja and their union Fequimetal were supported in their strike action in a statement from the European Metalworkers’ Federation (EMF).
www.metall.se /home/da/home.nsf/unid/84CAC567CECAD5ECC1256FC5004BAF40?OpenDocument   (227 words)

  
 guichett - 32003D0147 -
Azambuja is an Article 87(3)(c) area whose regional aid ceiling in 2000 was 47,68 % net grant equivalent (approximately 65,80 % gross grant equivalent).
The Commission notes that the project is located at Azambuja, in the Lisbon region, which qualifies for assistance under Article 87(3)(c).
(64) During the on-site visit to the Azambuja plant on 26 November 2001, the Commission, aided by its external automotive expert, was able to verify that the investment project in question involved a radical renovation of an existing plant, together with the complete renewal of a model.
europa.eu.int /smartapi/cgi/sga_doc?smartapi!celexapi!prod!CELEXnumdoc&lg=EN&numdoc=32003D0147&model=guichett   (5186 words)

  
 Para Azambuja, acidentes aéreos são "fatalidade" - Nacional - Últimas Notícias - Estadao.com.br
Azambuja se referia aos dois acidentes com aviões da TAM, em São Paulo, na sexta-feira passada, seguido de um outro com o avião da Rico, fabricado pela Embraer, no Acre.
Mas Azambuja não acredita que estes problemas estejam sendo responsáveis por qualquer um desses incidentes.
Azambuja informou ainda que o encontro com Pedro Parente teve por objetivo tratar das medidas que estão em discussão para o setor aéreo.
www.ibest.estadao.com.br /agestado/noticias/2002/set/03/325.htm   (289 words)

  
 exhibitionsphotos
Otherwise, the rustic and original stone floor and the wood ceiling are really very apropriated for this kind of rural events.
All the three studies choosed, in a way or another, tell the culture history and living of the Azambuja inhabitants.
Three walls of the Gallery were filled with several frames with pictures and textes that tell all the process about building ou repairing wine wood containers.
www.geocities.com /sandrix65/exhibitionsphotos.html   (500 words)

  
 Brazilian Military Recognize UFO Research And Release Classified Information-UFO Casebook Files
It was at this facility that its commander, Brigadier Atheneu Azambuja, told the UFO researchers how concerned the Brazilian military are about the UFO phenomena.
Azambuja also gave details of Comdabra procedures and openly admitted that the Brazil has systematically detected and registered UFOs — labeled as "H Traffic" — since 1954.
After detailed explanations of Comdabra activities, Brigadier Atheneu Azambuja, for the first time in history, gave full access to the civilian UFO researchers, allowing them to examine 3 different folders containing classified UFO information, cases from specific dates in 1954, 1977 and 1986.
www.ufocasebook.com /brazilianmilitary.html   (737 words)

  
 Automotive Design & Production: Postcards from Portugal - Produce - automotive parts suppliers
In 1963, both Ford and GM began operations in Azambuja, on the outskirts of Lisbon, in buildings that are just 100 ft. apart.
The Azambuja plant is the sole production facility for the Combo, the kind of small two-box van that is ubiquitous in most of the world, but practically non-existent in North America.
This update increased the automation rate at Azambuja, but did not change the plant's overall goal, which is to stay agile by balancing human labor and robotics.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0KJI/is_11_114/ai_94461930   (1386 words)

  
 exhibitionsphotosc
Tree different technologies were disposed in the Municipal gallery with a main goal: all the subjects characterized the memories and the cultural experiences of the Azambuja's residents.
Based in an anthropological Master dissertation from the portuguese anthropologist Fatima Calca Amante, i decided to go beyond the ethnographic and technologic study and the exhibition was composed by the ethnographic and ethnologic sight.
In order to understand how similar is the tradition of pigs slaugthering in the south and center of Portugal, i realised a local prospecting in Azambuja and Cartaxo Municipalities.
www.geocities.com /sandrix65/exhibitionsphotosc.html   (538 words)

  
 Improved working conditions accompany technological development at Opel Portugal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
In December 2002, according to the company, it employed directly 1,095 people at its Azambuja plant and in 2002 had created some 200 new indirect employment positions with the inauguration of a centre that provides the production line with a sequenced supply of pre-assembled modules.
With regard to health and safety at the workplace, the Opel Azambuja plant is now recognised as one of the leading facilities in Portugal and within the network of Opel plants in Europe, and has set a number of records for the number of hours without accidents at work.
All the various initiatives embarked upon are meant to guarantee the best working environment, not only from the point of view of safety at work but also from the point of view of noise protection and ergonomics.
www.eiro.eurofound.ie /print/2002/12/feature/PT0212102F.html   (1102 words)

  
 EUROPA - Rapid - Press Releases   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
At this stage, the Commission has not been able to establish that the planned aid meets the criteria of the Community framework for state aid to the motor vehicle industry and has asked Portugal to forward any comments within one month.
Comparing the cost in the two options by the means of a cost benefit analysis, they established that the investment in Azambuja would have a cost disadvantage of 37.21% with respect to Gliwice, which is sufficient to justify a reported regional aid intensity of 32.5%.
A first point regards the costs associated with the maintenance of the old paintshop in Azambuja, and a second point the estimated proceedings from the sale of the land where the Azambuja plant is located.
europa.eu.int /rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/02/490&format=HTML&aged=0&language=EN&guiLanguage=en   (363 words)

  
 A Day In The Life
Suzanne Hardin (left) of Brick and Siobhan Hart of Toms River spend some free time studying for a chemistry test at the student center at Ocean County College.
Azambuja has a quiet corner in the college library and works on an algebra assignment.
A few hundred yards away, it's lunch time inside the student center, but for Suzanne Hardin, a sophomore from Brick, and her friend, Siobhan Hart, a sophomore from Toms River, it's crunch time of a different sort.
www.injersey.com /day/story/0,2379,321224,00.html   (402 words)

  
 WMDC - The Weapons Of Mass Destruction Commission
Marcos de Azambuja was earlier Permanent Representative of Brazil to the United Nations and the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva and served as ambassador in France and Argentina.
Ambassador Azambuja has also held the position of Secretary-General of the Ministry of Foreign Relations in Brazil.
He served as a member of the Tokyo Forum 1998-99 which produced the report "Facing Nuclear Dangers — An Action Plan for the 21st Century", with proposals on nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament which was later submitted the UN Secretary General.
www.wmdcommission.org /sida.asp?ID=40   (93 words)

  
 REFERENCES (Immunity in Rhodnius prolixus: Trypanosomatid-vector Interactions)
Azambuja P, Mello CB, D'Escoffier LN, Garcia ES 1989 b.
Mello CB, Azambuja P, Garcia ES, Ratcliffe NA 1996.
Trypanosoma cruzi and erythrocyte agglutinins: a comparative study of occurance and properties in the gut and hemolymph of Rhodnius prolixus.
memorias.ioc.fiocruz.br /94sup1/23ref.html   (519 words)

  
 Food & Drink Weekly: Brazilian Coca-Cola Makers Accused Of Corporate Espionage By Pepsi - Brief Article
Pepsi's allegations were based on claims by Antonio Cesar Azambuja, a former Coca-Cola Co. executive.
In October, Azambuja claimed he was fired in 1997 after taking part in an alleged espionage plot by Coca-Cola to curb an ambitious 1994 marketing and distribution strategy by Buenos Aires Embotelladora, or Baesa, Pepsi's bottler and distributor in Brazil.
During that year, Azambuja reportedly claimed to have helped transcribe four tapes that contained secretly recorded conversations of top Baesa officials discussing sales strategy.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0EUY/is_1_7/ai_68965737   (299 words)

  
 Hôtels à Azambuja, Portugal
Recently built hotel, near the Das Naçes Park, the exit for the Algarve and Lisbon Airport Hotel with free shuttle for the airport and city centre from 8 am till 4 pm.
Recently extended and renovated, the Hotel Fénix Lisboa is located in the noble Praça Marquês de Pombal.
Set at the heart of Lisbon, opened in May 2003, a Hotel that combines charm and sophistication.
www.activereservations.com /hotel/fr/portugal/lisboncoast/lisboa/azambuja   (839 words)

  
 Página do Gaúcho - Causos e Contos - A procissão do Azambuja
Antes ninguém havia percebido isso, mas, agora quando o Azambuja e sua comitiva já vinham pertinho, todo mundo atentou para o negro paredão de nuvens que se alteavam do horizonte e todo mundo sentiu a leve aragem sacudindo a atmosfera até então paralisada e esbraseante.
O Azambuja, entretanto, parecia nem se dar conta do que estava acontecendo.
Tranqüilamente o Azambuja dirigiu-se à morada do amigão Dr. Teófilo, onde dona Alice recepcionou-o com os olhos manejados de emoção e a empregada Zulmira fez questão de beijar as mãos do santo herói do dia.
www.paginadogaucho.com.br /caus/t-apa.htm   (1813 words)

  
 azam   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
A promessa de permanecerem sempre juntos não se concretizou, fixando-se no vale de Azambuja (valata Azambuja), situado a três quilômetros de Brusque, apenas 9 colonos.
Já em 1876, apenas tinham chegado os primeiros colonos ao Vale de Azambuja, começaram a pensar em construir uma Capela em honra de Nossa Senhora de Caravaggio.
Crescendo a importância, o Bispo Diocesano de Curitiba Dom Duarte Leopoldo e Silva, a 1º de setembro de 1905, eleva a Capela de Azambuja à dignidade de Santuário Episcopal, com o título de Santuário de Nossa Senhora de Azambuja, desmembrando-o da jurisdição do Vigário de Brusque.
www.brasilcatolico.hpg.ig.com.br /azam.html   (848 words)

  
 Luso Pages - Lisbon (Portugal) Railways Part One
Other services from this station include those to Covilhã (motorail) in central Portugal and some services on the Azambuja line, (with a branch to Tomar), also start here.
Here one of the class is seen at the tail of a class 5600 car-transporter train as it speeds through Azambuja.
Tests were run on the Azambuja line from September, 1999 and double-deck sets are now in operation on Azambuja Line services.
www.luso.u-net.com /railways.htm   (1894 words)

  
 Luso Pages - Lisbon (Portugal) Transport
Nearby, the historic town of Sintra has an historic tram route to the seaside town of Praia das Maçãs, which has recently been extended back towards the town centre.
Azambuja Line Railway - To Azambuja, along the Tagus estuary, via Alverca, home of the Air Museum.
CP also now use double-deckers on the the Azambuja Line.
www.luso.u-net.com /lisbon.htm   (1740 words)

  
 Automotive News Europe: EC probes aid to Azambuja plant.@ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The European Commission is investigating E41.7 million in incentives the Portuguese government gave to Opel's Azambuja assembly plant.
The incentives, mostly tax breaks, were offered to help convince Opel parent company General Motors to build the new Combo in Portugal rather than in low-cost Poland.
Instead, GM decided to invest E130 million to modernize the Azambuja plant, 45km north of Lisbon.
www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1G1:85659877&refid=holomed_1   (185 words)

  
 Câmara Municipal de Azambuja   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Os munícipes da freguesia de Azambuja receberão na sua caixa de correio um comunicado da Câmara, sobre o andamento das obras.
O Pavilhão Municipal de Azambuja recebeu no passado fim de semana (dias 17 e 18) a Sétima Edição do Torneio Quadrangular de Futsal de Azambuja (Sub 21).
A prova denominada 13º Grande Prémio de Atletismo de Azambuja, na distância de 10km, será disputada em circuito fechado (compreendendo 4 voltas), com partida junto ao Campo da Feira e chegada frente à Câmara Municipal de Azambuja e realiza-se no dia 06 de Novembro.
www.cm-azambuja.pt   (260 words)

  
 Untitled Document
AZAMBUJA P, GARCIA ES and RATCLIFFE NA (1991).
AZAMBUJA P, GARCIA ES, RATCLIFFE NA and WARTHEN D (1991).
GARCIA ES, GOMES JEPL and AZAMBUJA P (1991) Head transplantation in Rhodnius prolixus  larvae: A tool for studying depression of brain neurohormone release induced by natural compounds.
www.dbbm.fiocruz.br /publicacoes/artigos/91.html   (549 words)

  
 Rolim de Moura Tavare, Dom Antonio - South Seas Companion Biographical entry
When Cook arrived at Rio de Janeiro, the Viceroy of Brazil was Dom Antônio Rolim de Moura Tavares, Count of Azambuja.
In 1762-3 troops under his command successfully defended the remote region when war between Spain and Portugal led to Spanish troops from Santa Cruz de La Sierra in Bolivia attempting to drive Portuguese settlers east of the Guapoé.
His reward was the captain-general of Bahia, the title of Count of Azambuja and, in 1766, the office of viceroy.
southseas.nla.gov.au /biogs/P000079b.htm   (242 words)

  
 Alberghi a Azambuja, Portogallo
Una piccola Mansion costruita con i muri del Castello di San Gorgio sul lato del Palazzo di Alcaçova Edificio storico del 1765 che conserva resti medievali come le cisterne, un cortile ed un giardino.
Lisbons's Old Town Alfama is a place to wander and t...
Hotel Altis is a 5 star de luxe hotel that combines a pleasant, intimate atmosphere with a highly personalised service.
www.activereservations.com /hotel/it/portugal/lisboncoast/lisboa/azambuja-3   (389 words)

  
 DBLP: Ricardo Azambuja Silveira
Ricardo Azambuja Silveira, Adriane Borda Almeida da Silva, Demetrio Arturo Ovalle Carranza, Antônio Carlos da Rocha Costa, Heloísa Rocha, Marcelo Payssé, Mary Lou Maher, Monica Fernandez, Neusa Felix, Rosa Maria Vicari: Workshop on Distance Learning Environments for Digital Graphic Representation.
Rosa Maria Vicari, Ricardo Azambuja Silveira: Distance Education and Lifelong Learning (A Brazilian Time-Honored Study Case Approach).
Ricardo Azambuja Silveira, Rosa Maria Vicari: Developing Distributed Intelligent Learning Environment with JADE - Java Agents for Distance Education Framework.
www.informatik.uni-trier.de /~ley/db/indices/a-tree/s/Silveira:Ricardo_Azambuja.html   (156 words)

  
 FACULTY   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The data and technologies developed from this research program are useful for: Genetic improvement of livestock; development of animal models for research; diagnosis and treatment of infertility; and preservation of endangered species.
De Azambuja, R.M., J.F. Moreno, D.C. Kraemer and M. Westhusin.
Transport and maturation of bovine oocytes in a non-CO2 environment.
animalscience.tamu.edu /ansc/phys/kraemercv.html   (308 words)

  
 Leonardo On-Line   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Although most of those who have access to high-end resources belong to the top layers of the country's economic pyramid, electronic art is definitely the new channel through which many Brazilian artists criticize and interfere in the social scenario, express their emotions and discuss human needs and desires.
These approaches are embedded in the works presented in this gallery by artists Ulysses Nadruz, Carlos Randolph (Muti), Milton Montenegro, Heloisa Siffert, Carlos Azambuja, and Celso Wilmer with Cristiana Lara Resende.
In April 1993, a gathering of artists, cognitive scientists, computer scientists, designers and musicians from North America, Japan, Australia and Europe took place at Loughborough University of Technology, in the U.K. This was the first International Symposium on Creativity and Cognition.
mitpress2.mit.edu /e-journals/Leonardo/isast/journal/toc283.html   (1581 words)

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