...Hope Representatives of Delhaize staff are due to meet prime minister Elio Di Rupo today to discuss the company’s announcement of 2,500 jobs losses and the closure of 14 stores across Belgium. Meanwhile, Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn (AH) opened a new location in Bruges yesterday, the 21st in Flanders, amid talk that they could take over some of the Delhaize outlets. Delhaize plans to close eight stores in Flanders, including in Genk, Kortrijk and Turnhout. “We’re always on the lookout for locations,” said AH spokesperson Sally Herygers. The supermarket chain, the biggest in the Netherlands, opened its first store in Belgium in 2011. It now has 21 stores across Flanders, including Antwerp, Turnhout, Lier, Sint-Truiden, Kortrijk, Ghent and Aalst. The company employs 1,370 people. According to the company, the stores “always perform beyond expectations”. Meanwhile, Alvo, the organisation for independent supermarket owners, has said it can provide a takeover candidate for all of the stores Delhaize wants to close. Alvo is also interested in the eight stores in Flanders, according to director-general Etienne Vanbosseghem. “We are always looking for opportunities to increase our growth. But let’s be clear: we’re not interested in taking over the Delhaize stores. But we do have a number of interested independent operators for them, which are members of Alvo.” Whether taken over by Alvo or Albert Heijn, the consequences for Delhaize staff are likely to be the same: the loss...
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...Don Malarkey 2-9-12 Significance of the Lamb The Adoration of the Lamb is Jan Van Eyck’s greatest accomplishments of a Renaissance painter. It was painted with oils in the third decade of the 15th century (Glover). This painting definitely has a lot going on in it. The painting is consisted of twelve panels where the outside panels can either be closed or open. There are many spiritual aspects in the painting; from the Holy family, Mary, Joseph, and Jesus; to Adam, Eve, and plenty of saints. The representation of these earthly and otherworldly figures shows the aspects of this world and the next. The lower middle piece physically reflects this with the horizon as the divider between the worlds. The saints and other peoples on the ground represent the present and our actual life, the dove in the sky and the rays from the sun represent the heavens and the afterlife (Glover). The lower middle panel is the most intricate piece in this painting. The Lamb, located on top of the altar, carries a large amount of significance which this paper will go into detail. Christ is represented twice in this painting. Christ is shown as the Celebrating Priest in the upper level seated on the throne with his crown (Philip 61). The second representation of Christ is the Lamb of God being sacrificed on the altar. Its position on the hill indicates how the Host is elevated at the consecration. It serves a double purpose in that it shows the importance of the lamb being above everyone else (Philip...
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