ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMÉRICA XVIII - CIVITATES FOEDERATAE AMERICAE XVIII - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA XVIII

MINNESOTA


Here begin the Mississippi River, the Lake Itasca is it source, from here to it Delta and Gulf of Mexico it´s a long voyage of 3.730 km ...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c3/Mississippiriver-new-01.png

Delta of Mississippi River https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mississippi_River_Delta#/media/File:Mississippi_delta_from_space.jpg

https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota#/media/File:Minnesota_1990.jpg

Robert Allen Zimmerman (Bob Dylan) was born in Duluth and created this beautiful song: «Lay Lady Lay», here in a cover by Love Minus Zero & Friends
https://vimeo.com/82973299

«Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Whatever colors you have in your mind
I’ll show them to you and you’ll see them shine

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Until the break of day, let me see you make him smile
His clothes are dirty but his hands are clean
And you’re the best thing that he’s ever seen

Stay, lady, stay, stay with your man awhile
Why wait any longer for the world to begin
You can have your cake and eat it too
Why wait any longer for the one you love
When he’s standing in front of you

Lay, lady, lay, lay across my big brass bed
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead
I long to see you in the morning light
I long to reach for you in the night
Stay, lady, stay, stay while the night is still ahead»

Copyright © 1969 by Big Sky Music; renewed 1997 by Big Sky Music

 http://bobdylan.com/songs/lay-lady-lay/

ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMÉRICA XVII - CIVITATES FOEDERATAE AMERICAE XVII - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA XVII

NEW YORK

EXCELSIOR https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/ca/Seal_of_New_York.svg/383px-Seal_of_New_York.svg.png

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York#/media/File:Flag_of_New_York.svg

LIBERTY and JUSTICE  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_New_York#/media/File:New_York_state_coat_of_arms_%28illustrated,_1876%29.jpg

State of New York 1777 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York#/media/File:NewYork1777MapRestoredSmall.png


Hudson River
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River#/media/File:Hudsonmap.png
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_River#/media/File:Bird%27s-eye_view_of_Hudson_River_from_walkway_5.JPG

Long Island, Manathan Island, mainland and Hudson river https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Island#/media/File:New_York_STS058-081-038.jpg

http://animalnewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/hudson-river-bacteria.jpg




LIBERTY
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/a6/6e/85/a66e8593170debe6f62d992ecd4718a4.jpg
http://www.citypass.com/img-5eb7916/products/new-york/attractions/statue/gallery/statue-gallery-sunset.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d7/New_York_City_Statue_of_Liberty_02.jpg

https://www.statuecruises.com/images/HSC-HomepageImage.jpg
https://www.statueoflibertytickets.com/images/lede-nav/pan.jpg

Primaries

Democrats: 
CLINTON: 1.054.083 votes (139 delegates)
SANDERS: 763,469 votes (106 delegates)

TOTAL OF STATES:
Votes
CLINTON     SANDERS

10.404.655

7.710.382

Delegates

TOTAL OF STATES		Delegates	Clinton	Sanders
(2.382 Needed to Win)		4.763	1.930	1.189
Delegates Won		4.051	1.428	1.151
Superdelegates		(712)	502	38

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/democratic_delegate_count.html


Republicans:
TRUMP: 524.932 votes (delegates)
CRUZ: 126.151 votes (delegates)
KASICH: 217.904 votes (delegates)

TOTAL OF STATES:
Votes
TRUMP   CRUZ    RUBIO   KASICH

8.722.467

6.389.500

3.445.578

3.178.315

TOTAL OF STATES		Delegates	Trump	Cruz	Rubio	Kasich
(1.237 Needed to Win)		2.472	845	559	171	148

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/republican_delegate_count.html


A song that talk to us about New York ...

«Empire State Of Mind» by Alicia Keys (music and lyrics) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4IiccUjGps 

part II:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHagigQRKqU&ebc=ANyPxKqxXXPC4fHbQmILzktJvNN9OyhASuFLCA1_iXm3W3kdNJdJ3rsrxqx5Tp4TIe7OFHEAZTm9M5Jf9VqjgJXj8AGsKDdATw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4IiccUjGps&list=RDqHagigQRKqU&index=2

«Oooh oooh, New York

Grew up in a town,
That is famous as the place of movie scenes
Noise is always loud
There are sirens all around
And the streets are mean
If I can make it here
I can make it anywhere
That's what they say
Seeing my face at night
Or my name in marquees found down on Broadway

Even if it ain't all it seems
I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby, I'm from

Chorus
New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made of
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York

On the avenue, there ain't never a curfew
Ladies work so hard
Such a melting pot on the corner selling rock
Preachers pray to God
Hail a Gypsy Cab
Takes me down from Harlem to the Brooklyn Bridge
Someone sleeps tonight with a hunger
For more than an empty fridge

I'm gonna make it by any means
I got a pocketful of dreams
Baby, I'm from

Chorus
New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made oh
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York, New York, New York

Chorus
One hand in the air of the big city
Street lights, big dreams all looking pretty
No place in the world that can compare
Put your lighters in the air,
Everybody say yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Chorus
New York, concrete jungle where dreams are made oh
There's nothing you can't do
Now you're in New York
These streets will make you feel brand new
Big lights will inspire you
Hear it for New York»

ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMÉRICA XVI - CIVITATES FOEDERATAE AMERICAE XVI - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA XVI

ALABAMA


https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%ADo_Mobile#/media/File:MobileAlabamaCoosa3.png

Alabama river at Montgomery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery,_Alabama#/media/File:Alabama_River.jpg

Montgomery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery,_Alabama#/media/File:Montgomery_1887.jpg

«Alabama Song» (Bertolt Brecht/Kurt Weil) performed by Ute Lemper
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbW8mkQr9OM

PENA

PENA - Serra de Sintra - PORTUGAL (foto de Luís Alegre)

«Valeu a pena? Tudo vale a pena
Se a alma não é pequena.
Quem quer passar além do Bojador
Tem que passar além da dor.
Deus ao mar o perigo e o abismo deu,
Mas nele é que espelhou o céu.» 

Fernando Pessoa


Que pena não ter mais que uma pena
Para não só escrever, como também voar até à Pena
E daí partir Atlântico fora
E de ti me aproximar hora após hora

E do Mar até ao vale do Madalena chegar
E na tua Cidade do Céu aterrar
Que bom que é contigo sonhar
Que felicidade é te Amar

ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMÉRICA XV - CIVITATES FOEDERATAE AMERICAE XV - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA XV

South Carolina
Mottos: DUM SPIRO SPERO (While I breathe, I hope); ANIMIS OPIBUSQUE PARATI (Prepared in Mind and Resources)


Seal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seal_of_South_Carolina#/media/File:South_Carolina_state_coat_of_arms_%28illustrated,_1876%29.jpg


Seal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina#/media/File:Seal_of_South_Carolina.svg


Flag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina#/media/File:Flag_of_South_Carolina.svg

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina#/media/File:SCprecipitation.gif

Table Rok State Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina#/media/File:WaterFallsTableRockStatePark.jpg

Congaree National Park https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina#/media/File:Congaree_swamp.jpg

Lake Wylie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Carolina#/media/File:Lake_Wylie_in_autumn.jpg

COLUMBIA, the capital

Flag https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina#/media/File:ColumbiaSCflag.gif
Seal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina#/media/File:Cityofcolumbiasc_seal.jpg

Motto: JUSTITIA VIRTUTUM REGINA (Justice, the Queen of Virtues)


South Carolina State House https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia,_South_Carolina#/media/File:South_Carolina_State_House.JPG

«Carolina» by Joe Dassin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtWZR1Rj9uk

ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMÉRICA XIV - CIVITATES FOEDERATAE AMERICAE XIV - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA XIV

PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARIES - DEMOCRATS

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/democratic_vote_count.html

State	Date	Clinton	Sanders	Spread
RCP Total	-	9,350,572	6,946,913	Clinton +2,403,659
Iowa	February 1
New Hampshire	February 9	95,252	151,584	Sanders +56,332
Nevada	February 20
South Carolina	February 27	271,514	95,977	Clinton +175,537
Alabama	March 1	309,928	76,399	Clinton +233,529
American Samoa	March 1
Arkansas	March 1	144,580	64,868	Clinton +79,712
Colorado	March 1	49,314	72,115	Sanders +22,801
Democrats Abroad	March 1-8
Georgia	March 1	543,008	214,332	Clinton +328,676
Massachusetts	March 1	603,784	586,716	Clinton +17,068
Minnesota	March 1	73,510	118,135	Sanders +44,625
Oklahoma	March 1	139,338	174,054	Sanders +34,716
Tennessee	March 1	245,304	120,333	Clinton +124,971
Texas	March 1	935,080	475,561	Clinton +459,519
Vermont	March 1	18,335	115,863	Sanders +97,528
Virginia	March 1	503,358	275,507	Clinton +227,851
Louisiana	March 5	221,615	72,240	Clinton +149,375
Nebraska	March 5	14,340	19,120	Sanders +4,780
Kansas	March 5	12,593	26,450	Sanders +13,857
Maine	March 6
Mississippi	March 8	182,447	36,348	Clinton +146,099
Michigan	March 8	576,795	595,222	Sanders +18,427
Northern Marianas	March 12
Florida	March 15	1,097,400	566,603	Clinton +530,797
Illinois	March 15	1,007,382	971,555	Clinton +35,827
Missouri	March 15	310,602	309,071	Clinton +1,531
North Carolina	March 15	616,383	460,316	Clinton +156,067
Ohio	March 15	679,266	513,549	Clinton +165,717
Arizona	March 22	235,697	163,400	Clinton +72,297
Idaho	March 22	5,065	18,640	Sanders +13,575
Utah	March 22	15,666	61,333	Sanders +45,667
Alaska	March 26
Hawaii	March 26	10,125	23,530	Sanders +13,405
Washington	March 26
Wisconsin	April 5	432,767	567,936	Sanders +135,169
Wyoming	April 9	124	156	Sanders +32
New York	April 19
Maryland	April 26
Connecticut	April 26
Delaware	April 26
Pennsylvania	April 26
Rhode Island	April 26
Indiana	May 3
Guam	May 7
West Virginia	May 10
Kentucky	May 17
Oregon	May 17
Virgin Islands	June 4
Puerto Rico	June 5
California	June 7
Montana	June 7
New Jersey	June 7
North Dakota	June 7
New Mexico	June 7
South Dakota	June 7
	District of ColumbiaJune 14 http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/democratic_delegate_count.html State Date Delegates Clinton Sanders Delegate Allocation Open/ Closed (2,382 Needed to Win) - 4763 1756 1068 - - Delegates Won - 4051 1287 1037 Superdelegates - (712) 469 31 Iowa February 1 44 (8) 23 21 Caucus Semi-open New Hampshire February 9 24 (8) 9 15 Primary Semi-closed Nevada February 20 35 (8) 20 15 Caucus Closed South Carolina February 27 53 (6) 39 14 Primary Open Alabama March 1 53 (7) 44 9 Primary Open American Samoa March 1 6 (4) 4 2 Caucus Closed Arkansas March 1 32 (5) 22 10 Primary Open Colorado March 1 66 (13) 28 38 Caucus Closed Democrats Abroad March 1-8 13 (4) 4 9 Primary Closed Georgia March 1 102 (14) 73 29 Primary Open Massachusetts March 1 91 (25) 46 45 Primary Semi-closed Minnesota March 1 77 (16) 31 46 Caucus Open Oklahoma March 1 38 (4) 17 21 Primary Semi-closed Tennessee March 1 67 (9) 44 23 Primary Open Texas March 1 222 (30) 147 75 Primary Open Vermont March 1 16 (10) 0 16 Primary Open Virginia March 1 95 (15) 62 33 Primary Open Louisiana March 5 51 (8) 37 14 Primary Closed Nebraska March 5 25 (5) 10 15 Caucus Closed Kansas March 5 33 (4) 10 23 Caucus Closed Maine March 6 25 (5) 9 16 Caucus Closed Mississippi March 8 36 (5) 32 4 Primary Open Michigan March 8 130 (17) 63 67 Primary Open Northern Marianas March 12 6 (5) 4 2 N/A N/A Florida March 15 214 (32) 141 73 Primary Closed Illinois March 15 156 (26) 76 73 Primary Open Missouri March 15 71 (13) 34 34 Primary Open North Carolina March 15 107 (14) 59 45 Primary Semi-closed Ohio March 15 143 (16) 81 62 Primary Semi-open Arizona March 22 75 (10) 42 33 Primary Closed Idaho March 22 23 (4) 5 18 Caucus Open Utah March 22 33 (4) 6 27 Caucus Semi-open Alaska March 26 16 (4) 3 13 Caucus Closed Hawaii March 26 25 (9) 8 17 Caucus Semi-closed Washington March 26 101 (17) 9 25 Caucus Open Wisconsin April 5 86 (10) 38 48 Primary Open Wyoming April 9 14 (4) 7 7 Caucus Closed New York April 19 247 (44) Primary Closed Maryland April 26 95 (23) Primary Closed Connecticut April 26 55 (15) Primary Closed Delaware April 26 21 (10) Primary Closed Pennsylvania April 26 189 (21) Primary Closed Rhode Island April 26 24 (9) Primary Semi-closed Indiana May 3 83 (9) Primary Open Guam May 7 7 (5) Caucus Closed West Virginia May 10 29 (8) Primary Semi-closed Kentucky May 17 55 (5) Primary Closed Oregon May 17 61 (13) Primary Closed Virgin Islands June 4 7 (5) Caucus Closed Puerto Rico June 5 60 (7) Primary Open California June 7 475 (71) Primary Semi-closed Montana June 7 21 (6) Primary Open New Jersey June 7 126 (16) Primary Closed North Dakota June 7 18 (5) Primary Open New Mexico June 7 34 (9) Primary Closed South Dakota June 7 20 (5) Primary Semi-open District of Columbia June 14 20 (25) Primary Closed

ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMÉRICA XIII - CIVITATES FOEDERATAE AMERICAE XIII - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA XIII

WISCONSIN - Madison
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin#/media/File:Capitol_Madison,_WI.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin#/media/File:Madisonskyline.jpg
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madison,_Wisconsin#/media/File:Madison_1855.jpg

Bernie Sanders 56,5%, Hilary Clinton 43,1%
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/wi/wisconsin_democratic_presidential_primary-3764.html

«How often have I talked about Hillary Clinton’s emails? Have you heard me? Not a word. How often have I talked about the Clinton Foundation’s fundraising? Have you heard me say one word about it during the campaign? (...) I am trying to stay away from personal attacks on Hillary» Bernie Sanders http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2016/04/08/sanders_how_often_have_i_talked_about_clintons_emails_clinton_foundations_fundraising_not_a_word.html


Ted Cruz 48,3% Donald Trump 35,1%
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/wi/wisconsin_republican_presidential_primary-3763.html

AMOR III - AMOR III - LOVE III

Heart in Earth - http://ichef.bbci.co.uk/wwfeatures/624_351/images/live/p0/3j/cf/p03jcf2w.jpg

E mais além da Humanidade ... o Amor
E mais além do dever ser ... o Ser em flor
E mais além da negação de Deus ... a fé em Jesus que nos Liberta dos «anéis de ouro»
Que transcende o mesquinho poder e o bipolar «urso» e « touro»
E nos orienta para a Vida eterna pelo «Verbo», pela Verdade, pela Luz
Pelo Amor, num Ser «nascido de novo», como criança, como nos dizia e diz Jesus ...

ESTADOS UNIDOS DA AMÉRICA XII - CIVITATES FOEDERATAE AMERICAE XII - UNITED STATES OF AMERICA XII

NEVADA, «snow covered» ... from Spain to Mexico and from Mexico to United States of America.
Lake Tahoe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada#/media/File:Secret_Beach_-_Lake_Tahoe_East_Shore.jpg

Fly geyser https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada#/media/File:Fly_geyser_in_nevada.jpg


Las Vegas is the major city


«Mexico in 1824. Alta California included today's Nevada.» https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nevada#/media/File:Mexico_1824_%28equirectangular_projection%29.png

Hilary Clinton win again with a lower advantage face to Bernie Sanders http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/nv/nevada_democratic_presidential_caucus-5337.html

http://giphy.com/gifs/xT0BKwirjFaAlYx6wg

Thomas Piketty on the rise of Bernie Sanders: the US enters a new political era 

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/commentisfree/2016/feb/16/thomas-piketty-bernie-sanders-us-election-2016


Trump have a stron victory in Nevada caucus: 42% http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2016/president/nv/nevada_republican_presidential_caucus-5336.html

Ted Cruz 20% and Rubio 19% and the brother of Bush only 3%, fortunly.

BRASIL XX - BRASILIA XX - BRAZIL XX

QUID?! http://www.dn.pt/sociedade/interior/literatura-portuguesa-deixa-de-ser-obrigatoria-no-brasil-5039149.html

The Brazilian government leaded by a bad president have a new bad optioon: a proposal for exclude the Portuguese literature, roots of Brazil  of the the academic curriculum! Incredible!

After the incredible Portuguese representatives turn to much easy the access to Portuguese companies (Cimpor in cements, PT in telecommunications, TAP in air transports) with a great devaluation, after the devaluation of Portuguese language by a terrible approach to Brazilian Portuguese based in phonetic and not in Latin roots with a bad resultant (we can´t see English language lost it Latin roots), Brazil government have this kind of proposal? Dilma go to home, please don´t devaluate more and more Brazil with your bad options ... We hope tha Brazilian Persons stop that!

Depois de tanta e infeliz facilidade concedida ao Brasil por maus representantes de Portugal, no acesso a grupos empresariais (CIMPOR, PT, TAP), no Acordo Ortográfico ET CETERA vem agora o péssimo governo do Brasil propôr a negação das suas lusas raízes e tornar não obrigatória a Literatura Portuguesa (Camões, Pessoa ET CETERA) no CURRICULUM escolar?! Os populistas esquerdistas do PT de Dilma estão a desvalorizar fortemente o Brasil, o seu rumo é desastroso, sem ética, sem sentido ... Fernanfo Henrique Cardoso e toda a oposição democrática precisam de reorientar o grande Brasil! 

TURQUIA XI - TURCIA XI - TURKEY XI

Deniz Gamze Ergüven: Turkish and French film director of her first movie named «Mustang» and talk about a sisterhood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deniz_Gamze_Erg%C3%BCven#/media/File:OIFF_2015-07-18_221422_-_Deniz_Gamze_Erg%C3%BCven.jpg

Mustang means Freedom (free horse) and the movie talk about a sisterhood against a tyrant society against Women.



Deniz Gamze Ergüven said about Turkey: 
«I am worried of course by the increasing censorship in Turkey. But after receiving warm reactions from a few people here whose responses I was fearing the most, I felt like there could still be a sane mentality in the country. Let’s say the worst happens and the film is banned—which I don’t think will happen—it would still be impossible to prevent it from being watched, because as we know, films travel to all sorts of places thanks to the Internet today. I believe that no matter what happens, the film will continue to live, and a sane fraction of Turkey will embrace it. The film reflects a human reality and you can’t run away from that reality no matter how much you close your eyes. I remember a tweet during [the] Gezi [Park protests]: “We are so right!” And that’s also true of the girls in the film. They are so right that it’s impossible to say they aren’t.» http://www.filmcomment.com/blog/cannes-interview-deniz-gamze-ergueven/

And Kurds are so right also, yes, and tyrants of Turkey so wrong!

More deep and sensible words from Deniz Gamze Ergüven:
«(...) na Turquia quem não concorda com o governo está tramado. Nem imaginam a quantidade de jornalistas agora que estão na prisão. Alguém que questione o partido do poder, de repente, desaparece (...)
Todos os dias recebo ameaças na Turquia e mensagens negativas. Por outro lado (...) há pessoas a receber muito bem o filme e a apoiar. Tenho uma amiga que acabou de me relatar que há mulhheres a voltar a ter esperança graças ao meu filme (...)» Deniz Gamze Erguven