It's a return to the origins of her voice and the confirmation of her talent as a performer.

Dulce Pontes could be described as the voice of Portugal. She embodies the Lusitanian spirit through the way she sings her music and it is only comparable to Amalia, the expressiveness and emotion that permeates the melodies she sings. On this album the singer was covered with clay, because she wanted to undress to find the nakedness of her chant. The body is just a wrapper. She wanted to rediscover its essence, its soul and its voice. It's an album were she wanted to created an original musical identity, which goes in search of nature, of the four elements, through an unusual instrumentality . The theme "the large Alentejo" is an example, if you listen closely, in the bottom echoes an Australian didgeridoo, a harmonica, hornpipes and the singing of Alentejo ganhões of Castro Verde, which generate a crossing of unusual sounds. It is the land. The song's title is an Iberian clamor, with all of the traditional sounds that Dulce prints out even more power with the clarinet, the drums and the conjunction of several voices. It is dedicated to Zeca Afonso, April songwriter and one of her musical references. Warrior Soul is a hymn to her wit as a singer and as an artist in search of her inner fire. Without you my love I do not see the sky / extinguishes the fire that sparked this war dance on me ... Dulce, a warrior, a sweet contradiction. Then comes the water, Ondeia and I must say that this song causes me more excitement, you can hear the sounds of the sea in the background and her crystalline voice takes us to the underwater world, full of mysteries, waves that propagate indefinitely , as her voice insinuates floats and flutters in this song. It is as sublime and magnificent as her talent.

Love electro is a musical fusion of styles that collide harmoniously creating an unusual sound. Karma and the Trinity is the debut album that confirms the talent of these musicians from previous projects. A break through disc that is also a journey through the imagination of the Portuguese music of the eighties, with most hip versions and appealing to new generations. This musical project is not limited in this dynamic, the machine is an example of which is still to come and hopefully for a long time.

I read an interview that there was a certain rush to finish the record and lack of time to write more original songs to this album.
Tiago Dias: The only rush that we had was the contact made by the record company to make an album with versions and that's how it all began. Later, we realized when we were in studio we were somehow composing an album and felt the lack of making originals songs. The timings were already set, you can call in a hurry, there was a deadline and within that timing we couldn’t do more. We did this in haste; it was only a question of time.

The concept of making a kind of fusion music with various musical styles, was designed from the beginning, it was purposeful when you created the band?
Marisa Liz: No concept was thought it was whatever comes out. We came together as a band at first to do events and releases. Thereafter, we created a language to our own. When we move this to the originals to stir again in the versions we wanted to have the disc, it was very natural and is not intended. Of course, we had four influences that had to be together, almost on a cake, but it was very easy. Then Tiago orchestrated this whole joint and took advantage of the best influences of each. That's what happened.

It was difficult to find a record company taking into account you were doing this musical experience?
TD: Interestingly, I think you need to get lucky these days. It was almost one of those stories of the seventies, in which record companies were after the bands. That's what happened with us. Thank you very much for that. Our musical producer keeps joking about that at the time they were constantly calling us. For us, it was not difficult in this aspect, because in fact the record company approached us, they were interested in our work, we did not have to change anything, always did what we wanted to do and they heeded our decisions. It was fantastic.

The choice of the versions took into account bands and songs that influenced you as musicians?
ML: Were the songs mainly. We could hear all songs that we liked. Some of these versions were already in a band before. They were songs that really should have been played; we did not and would like to make known our views on music. We thought it might be a risk, but we like to run them because it was a pleasure to make the disc.

The fate of these was a risk? It is one of the most emblematic of Amalia.
ML: Yes, despite being a Brazilian music. I've had in previous projects that I’ve experience so I took that risk. Unlike that song of Amalia, I was accustomed to sing old-school themes. This risk is not thought, if you do not think people if will like or not. The first aim of us all is to like it. I enjoyed singing this topic to say this poem and go from there. Everything else is later, and the consequence. Trinity fell on the Carmelite and if people like it will also fall if they do not like. For us this is what we do. If people like it or not, doesn’t depends on us. It was completely sincere.

The band was formed in 1996 and although originally there was no room for a female vocalist, the voice and personality of Sandra Tavares helped to cement the sound of the gift. A course that skied rocked and culminated with the new album Explode. A feeling full of color, an emergency to be happy that wants to conquer the international market.

You made their debut in 1999 in Madera how were the experience?

Sandra Tavares: Since our first album recorded we have come to the island. It was in the Wasps club, I remember that we came up with a troupe of 14 people on stage, were many and the space was small and was very funny, so much that we came back three times. We travel around and remember that every time we debut an album we always come to Madeira and this is no exception.

I remember when you started it was difficult to impose the gift because you sang in English.

ST: It was so. In the beginning when we sang in English, people were not used to. I remember that when we released the single "ok! Do you want something simple? "That's where we hit the public, the radios and everyone started to know the gift. From time to time we were in the best festivals in the country, went to the festival Paredes de Coura and we closed the Southwest. There was an adjustment period. We say that our music is first strange and then gut up. Happened.

After all this success, five albums later, appeared Amalia Today. What was the concept of this project?

ST: The concept stems from Amalia today was an invitation from the Valentim de Carvalho, the current direction of the institution, rather a lady called Paula Homem who proposed to Nuno Gonçalves, the composer of the Gift, rearrange themes of Amália as a pop version. Then he made me an invitation to participate and to our colleague, Paul, as well as to Fernando Ribeiro of Moonspell and sprung forward in our studio of Alcobaça. We are pleased with the disc. We never imagined we were on the road with this record. But after being triple-platinum people demanded it and it made sense that we make a digression.

You sung some of the more iconic discography of Amalia, were you afraid?

ST: No, I did not. Because when Nuno invited me, we already knew each other for 20 years and working together many others years. Then he did not wanted someone to sing fado, because if it was for that he would not have chosen me. I was going to sing what I can sing which is pop and working together with him I was not afraid of anything at all, obviously. But it was above all a responsibility to give a new voice of Amalia fados. More than fear.

And pressure at the time? Because there are purists who argue that fado should be sang in a certain way and not with a pop sound.

ST: Amalia should not be construed as a fado singer. She was a pop artist, because she was touring the world as I, and like Madonna. She sang with the best artists, one of these examples is Frank Sinatra. He sang songs that were not fado, jazz standards like "summertime." Amalia more than a fado singer was a diva, was iconic as an interpreter. It was a woman who taught many things to many people and that is why I accepted the challenge.

Expensive soul express in their music a fusion of styles sung in Portuguese. Are viral in everything they touch and how to transmit it. They are a dynamic duo full of positive energy that conveys to their audience on stage or through their songs that electrify the airwaves and dance floors all over the country.

Your music has many influences and there is a distinct fusion of styles, how it arose and how did you met?
New Max: We met in high school in 1999. We were teenagers at the time and I was taking the first steps in production. I was the first to write rap lyrics. At the time there was this competition in antenna 3, to the fight against drugs and you could send a maquette if you were selected you could play live. Demo offered me the chance to go along and send a song. We did that and sent there a little sharp music and were selected and this was our first step.
And rapping in Portuguese? In English it is more usual and easier to accept.
Demo: We had this difficulty. We were always careful to choose the best phrases, to be strict with the words. We had too big task to develop the lyrics and think about the songs. Sometimes you want to say certain and determent things, with metric, or make different diction. We chose what sounded best. So we always had this care to fit the phrases. Then we ran them well because there was this great work done previously. Until today.
The motto is always in Portuguese.
Were you a bit afraid at first, because it was said that it was hard to write music in Portuguese.
Demo: You know what we think about it? And not wanting to be arrogant. We are making history. One day you speak of the expensive soul in this area of ​​the funk soul, with the band. Musically different.
NM: We have a band of inspiration, which also was important at the time, it was the Da Weasel. They had already opened some doors, we're expensive soul opened other and we will open even more to those who will follow. It's like a stair chase. People perceive a lot better. Not everyone has a background in English to understand all the lyrics. People sing and do not even know what they are singing. It's the spelling. The Portuguese get it much easier in their own mother tongue. The message arrives soon

This work is noted in your record BI, is your fingerprint.
NM: It's where everything is concentrated; in addition to this was our first work.

The United States and the Government of the Azores signed an agreement that will allow the creation of a weather station on the island of Graciosa

The U.S. Department of Energy will build a weather infrastructure on the island of Graciosa. The University of the Azores is the privileged partner in this international project that will help monitor and understand climate change occurring in the Atlantic. The new premises, which should be completed in July of next year, will collect information that scientists say will help in "understanding and prediction of the climate system due to the lack of credible information and collected over a considerable period of time, from several points the globe.
The Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) project, will initially move into two new points of climate observation, in a Olitok Point, at Alaska and another in the Graciosa. Scientists have identified the need to obtain information from these regions to assess and improve the simulations of the climate on a global scale as well as sensitive areas in climatic terms. Measurements of the new observation points will study the interaction between clouds and aerosols in these regions and how this is impacting on the planet.
The Azores join the network already on the ground by the ARM project globally. There are already several local weather stations in the U.S., Australia, Papua New Guinea and even some mobile units for observation in other parts of the world. Each infrastructure includes nearly two dozen instruments that monitor various elements of climate such as clouds, aerosols, radiation, precipitation, and solar thermal energy and basic components of weather, "as quoted on the text of the link of the university .

A study conducted by the University of the Azores follows the route of some species of the largest mammals of the planet.

It is a pioneering study that aims to follow the migration routes of several specimens of whales that ply the seas around the Azores archipelago. The Program for Satellite Telemetry of Great Whales is part of a larger program to study the use of the habitat by large pelagic predators in development by the Department of Oceanography and Fisheries (DOP) and the Centre of IMAR of the University of the Azores. Both institutions want to gain information about the processes that influence the ecology of rorquals in the North Atlantic through the study of their movements. In a total of six species of this giant mammals are included in the study, the sei whale, the common, the fin, blue, small and in fewer passes the Bryde.

"The use of methods of individual marking with coded marks or by photo (photo-ID) has long been used to try to obtain information on the movement of marine organisms, but usually only provides data on where each individual was marked and re-sighted or where it was recaptured. However these methods do not provide information about the movement of specimens between these two points. This method allows for the detailed movement of animals over an extended period of time. It is also a tracking system and data collection that allows thru a transmitter attached to an animal, be located geographically.

The system used in the program Telemetry of the Great Whales of the Azores is based on the Argos satellite constellation and can calculate the position of the animals marked with an accuracy of up to 350 meters. The transmitters are placed in sub-dermal fat layer of whales and transmit an identification code every time you come to the surface. If during this broadcast a satellite is over the animal and receipts a sufficient number of messages, the position of the whale is calculated and relayed to earth. "as referred by the IntraDOP site. If you want to gain a more detailed roadmap of these magnificent mammals in the Atlantic simply click the link that appears at the end of this text and marvel at the results.

http://www.horta.uac.pt/intradop//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1093&Itemid=231

An organization is developing an environmental project that aims to protect this species in the Serra de Montemuro.

Quercus wants to create a micro reserve for the maculinea alcon (scientific name) in our country. This environmental organization recently purchased a plot of 3,500 square feet to maintain a population of blue butterfly. It is a place situated in the Serra de Montemuro, in which was recently identified a population of the species, whose occurrence is very rare in Portugal, because there are few known sites with their presence in Europe and is considered a threatened species almost extinction.

This specimen unlike its other congeners has an interesting life cycle. "After laying between July and August on the flowers which its scientific designation is Gentiana pneumonanthe, the eggs hatch, giving rise to tiny caterpillars consuming the capsule that will flower for two or three weeks. After this time, they let themselves fall to the ground and wait to be adopted by ants of the genus Myrmica that will transport them to the nest, thinking that it is the larvae of lost ants, "claims the official page of this non-governmental organization.

”Once on the nest, the blue butterfly caterpillars will consume hundreds of larvae of ants, trading in a sugary substance. In July, the year after the adoption takes place the process of transformation into a chrysalis, and a week later breaks the butterfly, who quickly seeks a way out of the nest, because the chemistry that has eluded the ants crashes and goes quickly to be considered an enemy. As the summer is at its peak, the males of the butterfly populate the fields in search of females, more brownish and a little less hectic. These specific forest priorities for biodiversity conservation by the European Union are the only habitats where we can find this butterfly. This population of Sierra de Montemuro, which now will be protected, was discovered by TAGIS - Butterfly Conservation Centre of Portugal, an organization with which the Quercus has a protocol of cooperation and implementation of the grow of nature’s network " concluded.

http://www.quercus.pt/scid/webquercus/defaultArticleViewOne.asp?categoryID=567&articleID=3691

Is not endangered, but is one of the most important and rare species in our country.

The Lusitanian Thoroughbred is one of the most beautiful horses in the world. I'm not the one who says that, experts do. Having selected a race over the centuries, this Portuguese specimen was "selected as a race and fighting horse over the centuries, is a versatile animal, whose gentleness, agility and courage, allow you to compete today in almost all forms of modern equestrian sport, faced with the best experts. On the threshold of 2000 the Lusitanian is back in demand in almost every modality sports and leisure, and as a player by his rare qualities of character and genetic antiquity ", as said in the link of the Portuguese Association of Lusitanian horse.
"Currently, the number of Lusitanian breed is growing, especially in Europe and Brazil, where there is a remarkable progression in quality and quantity. Between us, the overall quality of production has increased greatly, and it seems that will establish new lines within the breed, contributing to their progress and ensuring its vitality ", concludes. The most attractive feature of this race is the undeniable beauty of its elegant trot and its curvaceous and perfect figure. The national fair of Golega is one of the largest exhibitors of horses, the bloodlines pure Portuguese are the center of attention of this event. All competitions revolve around this wonderful species, through their dressage, derby of couplings and the equally famous horse ball. All good reasons to take a pick at one of the national pride and joy, the Lusitanian Portuguese horse.
http://www.cavalo-lusitano.com/

The Iberian lynx is one of the most endangered species in the world. Despite conservation efforts the fact is that the cat populations continue to decline alarmingly.

For decades Portugal and Spain have initiated efforts to preserve one of the world's rarest cats, the Iberian lynx. A battle with ups and downs due to high mortality of this rare specimen in captivity and the decrease of its natural territory rampant in the last century. Since it was launched a decade ago the breeding program has produced a total of 92 animals and 26 offspring were born more recently. In the wild there are only 200 wild cats of this elusive species in the Doñana Natural Park in Catalonia.

The conservation effort has recently gained a new lease with the injection of 34 million EUR from the Life + program, established by the European Commission to bring back into the old areas of scrub breeding populations of Iberian lynx. The Iberlince project aims to recover the historical distribution of these specimens in the regions of Catalonia, Castile-La Mancha, Extremadura and Portugal. An investment that will allow to channel the efforts of two countries in a single concrete goal that is the reenter of the lynx pardinus (scientific name) in self-supporting areas through actions large enough to increase the carrying capacity of the territories for the wild felines. Our country will implement a detailed program later this year, through actions that will cost around 3.6 million euros. The idea is to create a corridor between the existing populations in Spain and Portugal in favorable territories for the lynx. What is still further to achieve is the recovery of rabbit populations, a species greatly affected by the diseases myxomatosis and viral haemorrhagic fever and that is the main power source of food of this rare cats that are expected to populate the new Iberian territories.

http://linceiberico.icnb.pt/homepage.aspx

The community of flamingos has been growing steadily in Portugal.

The flamingos are one of the species that visit each year our land. Although they are not considered migratory birds because they are only scattered along the coasts of Africa and Europe, the fact is that are living here more than 6000 individuals and for the first time in nearly a quarter of a century three nests were sighted in the Salgados Lagoon, Algarve. Until recently, "little was known of the movements of these birds until it was initiated in 1977 an intensive tagging program in colonies located in the Western Palearctic region, which allowed to discover some of the travel secrets of this specie. Thus, the vast majority of the juvenile who leave the colony after the breeding season, depending on the condition of each one, prefer to choose another place to spend the winter. According to researchers, the choice of wintering sites is dependent on the direction of the winds that are felt in the colonies during the period of abandonment. After the first year of life, the probability of relocation of wintering in subsequent years is low, so there is a tendency to return to their wintering sites in the usual 2 to 3 years "as points out the site birds of Portugal.

We can observe these birds in many parcels of the country, but one of the places with the highest occurrence of number of individuals is undoubtedly the Tagus estuary, but also can be spotted in the Sado estuary and the reservation of Castro Marim. "The species can be observed throughout the year, often forming large pink sheets that extend to the horizon. However, it was not always so, “it concludes. The variation in their numbers greatly depends on the type of winter that gripped the country, the drier and less rain it falls, the greater the number of individuals. Another factor that has contributed to its growth, are the conservation policies of this species and the creation of protected areas in our country. If you want more information about the curious pink flamingo, in terms of timing and a more complete list with the most appropriate periods to observe this beautiful bird  I would recommend you to go to the site that I indicate at the end of this text. Enjoy and let you be amazed by nature!

http://flamingos.avesdeportugal.info/observacoes.html