cabbagetown arts festival

After the battle of Verti?res, Dessalines has declared Haiti?s independence on January 1, 1804. After winning the Independence war, Dessalines met with all the heroic leaders and contacted Boirond-Tonnerre to create the Declaration of Independence in the newly Republic, that was then changed from French Saint-Domingue to Haiti. A few lines of Haiti?s Declaration of Independence by Boiron Tonnerre follow: ?In order to write down the Declaration of our Independence, we have to have the skin of a White man (Frenchman) for parchment, his skull for inkstand, his blood for ink along with a bayonet for pen?. Dessalines was then chosen with a council of generals (blacks and mulattos) to assume the office of Governor-General. Nine months later, he proclaimed himself Emperor Jacques 1er in September 1804 and ruled Haiti until his assassination on October 17, 1806. French Spiderman Alain Robert has finished his latest climbing the tallest building in the world. Alain has successfully reached the top from the tapered spire over the 160th floor of the building. The 47-year-old is known for climbing buildings all over the world just using bare hands and climbing shoes. Darkness and light are themes that run heavily through Van Gogh's work. Darkness and light reflected his wish create beauty, his feelings of inadequacy, with his fantastic wish to touch the souls in men. For instance, Starry Night draws the viewer in to the painting of an sleeping village with its swirls of light and its rich evening sky. “Historically, reducing emissions has simply meant financial penalties for industry – which creates conflict between government and business. But British Glass firmly believed that sectors which took advantage of this opportunity to influence government strategy stood to reduce costs, develop resilience on energy pricing and gain a competitive edge over businesses that didn’t become green economy leaders.