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Strengthening of structures damaged by the Azores earthquake of 1998.
Construction and Building Materials; 5/1/2006; Costa, Anibal Arede, Antonio; 6501 words
; ... social reality of Azores islands, as the Faial island, reveals an economy essentially ... main premises for the rehabilitation of Faial small buildings hit by earthquakes in general ... construction material characteristics in Faial island. This scope involved a broad inspection ...
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THE OTHER WORLDS OF THE AZORES OLD VOLCANOES, NEW WINES OUT IN THE ATLANTIC
The Boston Globe; 1/15/2006; Paul French, Globe Correspondent; 1476 words
; FAIAL, Azores - The handwritten signs taped to a wall in Cafe Sport ... Ocean before sailing on again. I'm in Horta on the island of Faial, one of nine dots on the map that represent the westernmost ... the ferryboat across the 4 1/2-mile channel that separates Faial and Pico. It's a Sunday morning and a ...
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Amazing sights out of the blue So Miguel:
Herald Express (Torquay UK); 7/6/2007; 1596 words
; So Miguel: Faial: A SEI whale surfaced to starboard bringing ... international sailors based on the tiny island of Faial in the Azores - a nine-island volcanic ... the marina at Horta, the largest town on Faial and from where the whale-watching boats ...
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LOVELY, LAID-BACK AZORES A HAVEN FOR SAILORS AND CITY DWELLERS, TOO.(Getaways)
Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA); 12/16/1999; 1541 words
; ... around the world. They stopped over at Faial Island and, gripped by the local beauty ... freshness. In the popular harbor at Horta on Faial Island, yachtsmen gather to swap yarns ... grimly evident on the northeast side of Faial. Houses, churches and public buildings ...
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Azores' island a mecca for sailors, and a hot spot for diving.
Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, NC ); 5/30/2006; 1068 words
; ... Jean Pierre Dondt, 53, own the Vila Belgica B&B on Faial, in the Azores Islands, where they've lived for six ... highest point in Portugal. On the right you see the Faial town of Horta. It's small but beautiful; we can see ... of Sao Jorge. It adds up to a 180-degree view. Q. On maps, the Azores are just ...
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RED HORSE REBUILDS EARTHQUAKE-DAMAGED SCHOOL IN AZORES
Regulatory Intelligence Data; 9/19/2000; INDSTRY GROUP 91; 256 words
; ... of a school damaged by an earthquake on Faial concluded in a formal ceremony attended ... and tradition of friendship that connects Faial and the United States, McGowan said. Let ... and that the education the children of Faial receive here will help them build an ever ...
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The unspoiled Azores A haven for sailors - and tourists
Chicago Sun-Times; 9/5/1999; BARRY HATTON; 1081 words
; ... around the world. They stopped over at Faial Island and, because of the local beauty ... exhilarating freshness. In the harbor at Horta on Faial Island, yachtsmen gather to swap yarns ... grimly evident on the northeast side of Faial. Houses, churches and public buildings ...
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Sailors call Peter's Bar home // Cafe in Azores means more to yachtsmen than just a place to drink
Chicago Sun-Times; 8/17/1986; Patrick Reyna; 384 words
; FAIAL, Azores Need a place to wait out the doldrums? Someone to talk to? Money? New batteries? In the middle of the Atlantic Ocean? Then ...
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Azores regroup amid aftershocks
Chicago Sun-Times; 7/10/1998; 236 words
; ... debris and repairing infrastructure on Faial, the hardest-hit of the archipelago's nine ... Thursday's quake destroyed about 500 houses on Faial. Damage was estimated at $64 million. Footage ... debris in the rural village of Ribeirinha on Faial. Families, including small children, stood ...
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Poroid fungi from the Azores
Kew Bulletin; 4/1/2004; Ryvarden, Leif; Spooner, Brian; 4102 words
; ... was recollected in the present study on Faial but is still not known beyond the Azores ... Tasmania in Australia. SPECIMENS EXAMINED. Faial, above Flamengos, 60 m, on rotten log ... species was described. SPECIMEN EXAMINED. Faial, nr base of caldeira, c. 800 m, on Ilex ...
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