domingo, 1 de maio de 2016

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

PENNSYLVANIA

PHILADELPHIA
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Seal of Philadelphia
Motto: "Philadelphia maneto" ("Let brotherly love endure")
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Philadelphia_Museum of Art
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The western pediment features polychrome sculpture 1932 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Museum_of_Art#/media/File:Pediment,_Philly_Art_Museum_%282%29.jpg
Designed by Carl Paul Jennewein and John Gregory
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«The mythological figures, according to the sculptors, signify sacred and profane love, the two underlying forces which are basic in the development of art and civilization in every age. Among the figures represented are Jupiter, Venus, Aurora, Cupid and Adonis. They, together with the figures of a lion, a mighty serpent and an owl, all made from polychrome terra cotta, symbolize the influences which produced western culture. --- Pennsylvania: A Guide to the Keystone State, 1940; page 362»
«Eos, Nous, Adonis, Hippomenes (lion), Eros, Aphrodite, Zeus, Demeter, Triptolemus, Ariadne, Theseus, Minotaur, and Python (...) The central figure is Zeus, ruler of the gods. He stands holding a sphere in his proper right hand and a scepter in his proper left hand. His nude figure is draped with a piece of fabric and a decorative band across his chest. On his head he wears a crown. To his proper left is Demeter, protector of marriage, holding the hand of the child Triptolemus whom she rescued from a mortal illness. Next is Ariadne; Theseus slaying the Minotaur; and the beast Python. To the proper right of Zeus, is Aphrodite, goddess of love, and her son, Eros; Hippomenes in the form of a lion; Adonis; Nous (the mind); and Eos, goddess of the dawn. Eos turns away from the owl, bird of the night, which is located on the end of the pediment.»
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sábado, 30 de abril de 2016

COLÔMBIA XXX - COLUMBIA XXX - COLOMBIA XXX

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2013: kick off of ARA brand in COLOMBIA ...
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ARA: Há 3 anos que por via desta marca, o Grupo Jerónimo Martins está a contribuir para o Desenvolvimento da Colômbia!

«Três anos após o arranque da actividade do grupo Jerónimo Martins na Colômbia, a cadeia de supermercados Ara conta com 142 lojas e dois centros de distribuição, resultantes de um investimento acumulado de 120 milhões de euros.
Atualmente, o grupo detém 142 lojas na Colômbia, 101 na região do Eixo Cafeteiro e 41 na Costa do Caribe e espera atingir as 600 unidades em 2018.
Ao todo, a Ara está presente em 69 localidades na Colômbia e o investimento acumulado (CAPEX) entre 2012 e 2015 ronda os cerca de 120 milhões de euros.
No ano passado, as vendas da cadeia de supermercados Ara ascenderam a 122,5 milhões de euros.
Por ocasião dos três anos de atividade da Ara, a Jerónimo Martins organiza uma 'field trip' (viagem) de analistas e investidores na Colômbia, entre 14 e 16 de março.
A dona do Pingo Doce pretende alargar a expansão das suas lojas para uma terceira região, nos arredores de Bogotá, capital da Colômbia, o que deverá acontecer "ainda este ano", de acordo com o grupo.
Na apresentação de resultados do grupo relativos a 2015, o presidente da Jerónimo Martins, Pedro Soares dos Santos, disse que a empresa pretende abrir "entre 70 a 100 lojas" Ara este ano, contando com um investimento de 100 milhões de euros para a Colômbia.
"Na Colômbia temos hipóteses de fazer algumas aquisições", acrescentou, na apresentação dos resultados anuais, no início do mês.
Para Pedro Soares dos Santos, a Colômbia é uma "surpresa cada vez mais agradável" e apontou duas razões: "Gostam de gente que invista no país e adoram a iniciativa privada" que produza emprego.
"Sinto-me muito bem neste país [Colômbia] ", acrescentou.

Actualmente, a Ara emprega cerca de 1.700 pessoas.» http://economico.sapo.pt/noticias/grupo-jeronimo-martins-completa-tres-anos-na-colombia_244767.html

«Field Trip to Colombia» Barranquilla, Cartagena 15 & 16 March (2016)
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Message from the Chairman and CEO Pedro Soares dos Santos, 
Lisbon, 28 April 2016

«In Colombia, where we opened 8 stores in the quarter, the two regions continue to perform well which validates our plans to open the third region in the second half of the year.»

«Ara generated sales of €48m in the period. The Company opened 8 stores and is
building its third distribution centre in Colombia which is planned to open towards the end of this year.»

«The depreciation of the Polish Zloty and Colombian Peso reduced the Euro value of the EBITDA losses in Ara and Hebe which reached € 13m in the quarter.»

«In Colombia, Ara will move forward with its expansion plan, now focused on validating the model in the recently opened region while preparing the entrance into the next one»



Algumas passagens sobre o investimento na Colômbia no Relatório e Contas de 2015 
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«2015 foi um marco histórico para a nossa operação na Colômbia. Foi o ano em que abrimos a segunda região, na Costa do Caribe, dando um sinal claro do nosso compromisso com o sucesso no país.» Mensagem do Director Geral


«Retalho Alimentar na Colômbia representa um mercado estimado em 61 mil milhões de dólares, com o retalho organizado a representar uma quota de mercado de aproximadamente 20%.
Segundo dados da Nielsen, as vendas do Retalho Alimentar aumentaram 2,9% em 2015. O Retalho Tradicional cresceu 1,4%, muito abaixo da evolução extraordinária do Retalho Moderno com um crescimento de 5,1%. No segmento dos Supermercados, a região que apresentou maior crescimento foi a do Atlântico com um aumento de 13%, seguida pela região do Eixo Cafeteiro com umsubida de 6%.
Durante o ano de 2015verificou-se um menor número de abertura de lojas no Retalho Moderno, um total de 197 novas lojas abertas em 2015face a 318 aberturas em 2014. O formato que registou o maior número de aberturas no retalho organizado foi  o dos Discounts, com 179 novas lojas, o que representa 91% do total de lojas abertas, seguindo-se o dos Supermercados com 18 novas lojas. A destacar ainda o facto de não ter aberto qualquer hipermercado em 2015.
A rápida expansão do formato Hard Discount em novas regiões da Colômbia trouxe um dinamismo extra ao mercado de Retalho e aumentou as opções dos consumidores.»

 «Em 2015, a Ara terminou o ano com um total de 142 lojas e vendas de 122,5
milhões de euros.»


quinta-feira, 28 de abril de 2016

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

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«We are going to fight for every delegate and if I do not win, we are going to bring in a whole lot of delegates who are going to be prepared to fight for a $15 an hour minimum wage, for a Medicare for all single-payer program, guaranteed paid family medical leave ... almost every delegate that we get gives us more strength in the fight for a progressive agenda.» Bernie Sanders
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2016/04/27/sanders_bid_reaches_turning_point_after_northeast_losses_130412.html

Hillary Clinton and Trump win ... with an only exception for sanders in Rhone Island:

PennsylvaniaVotesPercentDel.(99%)
Trump892,70256.717
Cruz340,20121.60
Kasich304,79319.40
PennsylvaniaVotesPercentDel.(99%)
Clinton918,68955.695
Sanders719,95543.667
MarylandVotesPercentDel.(99%)
Trump236,62354.438
Kasich100,08923.00
Cruz82,03818.90
MarylandVotesPercentDel.(99%)
Clinton533,24763.059
Sanders281,27533.232
ConnecticutVotesPercentDel.(99%)
Trump123,36757.928
Kasich60,48128.40
Cruz24,96911.70
ConnecticutVotesPercentDel.(99%)
Clinton170,07551.827
Sanders152,41046.425
Rhode IslandVotesPercentDel.(100%)
Trump39,05963.810
Kasich14,92924.45
Cruz6,39310.43
Rhode IslandVotesPercentDel.(100%)
Sanders66,72055.013
Clinton52,49343.311
DelawareVotesPercentDel.(100%)
Trump42,47260.816
Kasich14,22520.40
Cruz11,11015.90

DelawareVotesPercentDel.(100%)
Clinton55,95059.812
Sanders36,65939.29
        ClintonSanders
Popular Vote Total
12,135,1098,967,401


DelegatesClintonSanders

(2,382 Needed to Win)
476321641355

Delegates Won
405116441316
Superdelegates
(712)52039



TrumpCruzRubioKasich
Popular Vote Total
10,056,6906,854,2113,461,2653,672,832


DelegatesTrumpCruzRubioKasich


(1,237 Needed to Win)-2,472987562171153

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/


sábado, 23 de abril de 2016

ATLAS

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