What is the proper name of the 'stub' left in a chequebook once a cheque is detached?

Basic Accounting Basic Accounting Putting money into the accounts Bank statements How to make sure your money is secure   What do you use accounting for? Every organisation needs to be accountable to its members for the use of  funds within the organisation. The members of the organisation place their  trust in the executive that funds will be used in an honest way to achieve the  goals of the organisation. In the same way that you need to keep records of meetings, letters and  membership you also have to keep the records of the organisationï¿½s money.  Accounting is the system for keeping the records [books] of all the money you  collect and all the money that you spend Books have to be properly kept for four reasons: To make sure that the organisationï¿½s executive committee and members    can understand exactly what has happened to the organisationï¿½s money. To help the organisation to make realistic plans of what it can spend    and to monitor how the spending compares with the budget. For accountability and transparency ï¿½ most organisations use public or    donor money and should be able to show how every cent was spent For security to avoid losing money to mismanagement, corruption or theft Important things to know about accounting and   bookkeeping The treasurer of an organisation is usually accountable for all the money  and must be able to give monthly statements of the organisationï¿½s money at  executive meetings and an annual statement at the AGM. Financial accounting means that: You give regular reports to all those that have a right to know what the    organisation is doing with its funds. The leadership of the organisation has the financial information it    needs to make decisions about budgets and spending. You have documentary proof of receipts and payments of all moneys. It is impossible to prepare statements if you do not have a clear and  accurate bookkeeping system. A good bookkeeping system depends on proof. It is  important that you keep every piece of paper connected with money that is  spent or collected. The books you keep must show: Income - all the money that comes into the organisation   (fundraising, donations, bank interest, grants, subscriptions) Expenditure - all the money that is spent by the organisation (for  example, stationery, running costs, bank charges, workshops, catering, media  production, venue hire, transport et cetera) Balance - the money that is left over at the end of each month Every financial transaction goes through the following steps: The transaction happens when the money is spent or received The transaction is recorded on a piece of paper as proof that it    happened ï¿½ usually a receipt issued by you for money you receive or a    receipt issued to you by the supplier you pay for something. The transaction is then recorded in an accounting book ï¿½ for example a    cash book for all money spent. A summary is made of all transactions and written in a monthly    statement. A summary of the transactions for the year is written in an annual    statement. To keep accurate books you should have the following; A bank account with a cheque book A daily record system with receipts and petty cash vouchers A monthly record system with a petty cash book and a cash book for    recording and analysing income and expenditure A format for annual financial statements The rest of this guide covers how to do all the above things. How to use a bank account Having a bank account means that the bank is looking after your money and  you do not have to keep big amounts of cash. When you pay money into the bank  you make a deposit and when you take money out you withdraw from your account. The best bank account to have is a cheque account since you will then get a  cheque book and can make most of your payments by cheque. If you have a lot of  money that you want to keep for a while it is best to open an investment  account as well where you will get better interest. Opening an account If you are part of a bigger organisation like


Mariano Rajoy became Prime Minister of which EU country in 2011?

Mariano Rajoy | Facts and Biography | Britannica.com Mariano Rajoy, in full Mariano Rajoy Brey (born March 27, 1955, Santiago de Compostela, Spain), Spanish politician who was elected prime minister of Spain in 2011. Mariano Rajoy, 2012. Juan Medina—Reuters/Landov Rajoy was raised in the Galicia region of northern Spain. He studied law at the University of Santiago de Compostela, receiving a degree in 1978. After briefly working as a land registrar, he embarked on a career in politics, being elected when 26 years old as a regional deputy for what would become the Popular Party (Partido Popular; PP). He served in local and regional government through most of the 1980s. From 1996 Rajoy served in the PP government of Prime Minister José María Aznar , holding, successively, the posts of minister of public administration, minister of education and culture, and minister of the interior, and in 2003 Aznar handpicked Rajoy as the party’s new leader. The following year the conservative PP was expected to claim another victory in the general elections, but what was widely perceived as the government’s inadequate response to the Madrid train bombings , which occurred just days before the election, put a dent in the party’s support. Rajoy again failed to lead the PP to victory in 2008. But as the European sovereign debt crisis continued to escalate, the PP ousted the reigning Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (Partido Socialista Obrero Español; PSOE) with a landslide victory in the 2011 election, winning the biggest parliamentary majority in nearly three decades. A social conservative raised as a Roman Catholic, Rajoy was especially outspoken about curbing abortion rights and in his opposition to same-sex marriages . Nevertheless, during his tenure in the PP, he helped lead the party from the hard right to centre-right. Many hoped that Rajoy and the PP, which had, from the late 1990s, overseen the fiscal preparations necessary for Spain to adopt the euro , would help steer the country out of spiraling recession. He was sworn in as prime minister on December 21, 2011, and he pledged to implement a series of austerity measures that would reduce Spain’s deficit. Indeed, Spain’s 2012 budget was regarded as the most austere since the restoration of democracy, with an array of tax hikes and cuts to social welfare programs. Rajoy’s efforts triggered a fierce backlash from trade unions and initially did little to reverse the economic downturn. In July 2012 the Spanish banking sector received a €100 billion (more than $125 billion) bailout from the EU and the International Monetary Fund , and the economy stabilized somewhat in 2013, but public dissatisfaction with Rajoy remained high, as few of the larger financial gains were felt among the middle class. Unemployment remained at record levels, and separatist movements in the Basque Country and Catalonia became increasingly vocal in their demands for greater autonomy. Indeed, on November 9, 2015, the regional parliament in Catalonia began the process of seceding from Spain by narrowly approving a measure to implement a “peaceful disconnection from the Spanish state.” Pro-independence parties had won 62 seats in regional parliamentary elections in Catalonia in September. Although that left them short of a majority, they were able to form a coalition government with the anti-austerity Popular Unity Candidacy. Those who favoured independence interpreted the result as a de facto referendum on secession, while the Rajoy government dismissed such claims. Rajoy responded to the secession declaration with an immediate appeal to the Spanish Constitutional Court and stated adamantly that “Catalonia will not disconnect itself from anywhere.” Britannica Stories Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent Public opposition to additional austerity measures by the Rajoy government coalesced into Podemos (“We Can”), a party founded in 2014 that quickly asserted its influence on the political scene. With support plunging for established parties such as the PP and the Socialists, Rajoy nonetheless stressed the need for conti


Former probation officer Leanne Wood was elected leader of which party in March 2012?

Former probation officer Leanne Wood elected Plaid Cymru leader | Politics | The Guardian Plaid Cymru Former probation officer Leanne Wood elected Plaid Cymru leader Wood takes over from Ieuan Wyn Jones, who is standing down following party's poor showing in last year's assembly elections Leanne Wood, who has been elected as leader of Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru. Photograph: Benjamin Wright/PA Thursday 15 March 2012 15.08 EDT First published on Thursday 15 March 2012 15.08 EDT Close This article is 4 years old Leanne Wood , a former probation officer from the Welsh valleys, has become the new leader of the Welsh nationalist party, Plaid Cymru. Wood will take over from Ieuan Wyn Jones, who announced he would stand down following the party's poor showing in last year's assembly elections after 10 years in charge. It means the party – once described as for "males" as much as for "Wales" – has a woman leader, chair, president and chief executive. Wood beat fellow assembly members Elin Jones, a former minister in the One Wales government when Plaid ruled in coalition with Labour, and Dafydd Elis-Thomas, who has been the assembly's presiding officer. After her victory, Wood said: "This campaign has not been about individuals. It has been about a vision – a programme, a set of connected politics. Our task now is to build on the work of all of those who have gone before us. We may be small, as a party and as a country, but we can stand tall if we stand together and we stand up for our principles. "The election is over, now the real work begins. I may not be the leader of the official opposition, but I intend to lead the official proposition. The proposition that another Wales is possible. Our positive, ambitious alternative vision can only come from the party of Wales. "So here's my message today to the people of Wales: we are your party. The people's party, of Wales, for Wales. Join us. Help us to re-build your community. Help us to re-build our economy. Together we'll build a new Wales that will be fair, a new Wales that will flourish and a new Wales that will be free." Plaid's chief executive, Rhuanedd Richards, said: "Our new leader has a crucial job to do for our nation over the coming years. Fighting for the future of Wales and our communities is very much at the forefront of people's minds. Plaid is the only party which will ensure that the interest of Wales and its people will be advanced. "I look forward to working with Leanne Wood as we continue the work of renewing the party. Plaid has a team of thousands of community activists and members who are already playing their part in moving Plaid and Wales forward. I know they too are looking forward to working alongside Leanne Wood over the coming years." She added: "It's interesting we now find ourselves in a position where we have women as chair, chief executive, president and now leader. I think it's an important development for the party." At 40 Wood , a mother-of-one, was the youngest and, in terms of party posts, the most junior of the three candidates. She is well-known for her anti-war stance and in 2004 was accused of insulting the Queen when she referred to the monarch during an official visit as "Mrs Windsor". She later said: "I don't recognise the Queen. I called her that because that's her name." Wood still lives in the same street where she was brought up and has described the UK's coalition as a "hyper-competitive, imperial/militaristic climate-change-ignoring and privatising government". She told the Guardian last month that independence for Wales was no longer an "impossible dream" . She said: "We're in a position to be able to start talking about independence in a normalised way … I think now is a good time for the debate." Along with Wood and Richards, Plaid has two other women in very prominent roles. The Plaid MEP Jill Evans is president while Helen Mary Jones is chair. However, Plaid has never had a woman MP and Jones has called for the party to discuss having all-woman shortlists for parliamentary elections to address this. Plaid performed poorly i


Nicknamed the 'The Pearl of the Danube', which capital is overlooked by János Hill?

Budapest - Pearl of the Danube Budapest Morocco Budapest - Pearl of the Danube Hungary's     capital is a great place for families. Budapest is divided into two parts     by the river, the hilly side of Buda on the western side and the flat     plain of Pest on the eastern side. These two parts of the city were once     separate towns and were merged together with Ancient Buda (Óbuda)     only in 1873. But its the beauty of Budapest is that really makes it stand     apart - its broad avenues, leafy parks and harmonious blend of architectural     styles has earned it the nickname the 'Paris of Eastern Europe'. It is     this blend of beauty and culture, combined with a variety of wonderful     attractions and places to visit that will enthrall the whole family. The kids will love exploring the walled Castle District and Old Town     which contains some of Budapest’s most important monuments and museums,     whilst parents will appreciate the sheer ambience. It consists of two     distinct parts: the Old Town, where commoners lived during medieval times;     and the Royal Palace, the original site of a castle built in the 13th     century. The Old Town is filled with attractively painted streets, decorative     churches and the famous Fishermen's Bastion, completed in 1905 on the     site of a former fish market and named after the guild of fishermen responsible     for defending this stretch of wall in the Middle Ages. It has commanding     views over the city and the kids will love climbing the seven castellated     bastions (representing the seven Magyar tribes who entered the Carpathian     Basin in the 9th century). The most exiting way of getting to the Castle     District is by taking the Funicular, a little cable car that takes you     up the Castle Hill. Immediately     south of the Old Town is the Royal Palace which has been razed, rebuilt     and redesigned over the past seven centuries. The palace houses a number     of museums, including the National Gallery, which has an enormous collection     devoted exclusively to Hungarian art. In a city that manages to surprise     and enthrall in equal measure, reminders of Budapest's rich and often     tragic history are ever present. Renovation of many fine buildings and     the opening of new luxury hotels continue apace, while the scars of the     nation's crushed 1956 uprising are still evident from the bullet hole     ridden buildings yet to receive attention. My     advice for family visitors would be to head along the magnificent Grand     Boulevard to Heroes’ Square and Millennium Monument, with City Park     right behind. Heroes’ Square was built in 1896, to celebrate the     millennial anniversary of the Magyar conquest. Here the Archangel Gabriel     at the top of a 36m (118ft) column is half-encircled by statues of the     seven victorious Magyar tribal chiefs on horseback and Hungary’s     most honoured rulers, from King Stephen to Kossuth. Mounted on two colonnades     are groups of Hungarian rulers and princes representing Work, War, Peace     and Knowledge. Main Attractions CITY PARK Budapest’s largest park, was designed by the French landscape-designer,     Nebbion, and is where locals go for leisurely strolls. The park is full     of playgrounds, sports fields, small gardens and green esplanades. Attractions     include the botanical gardens, the artificial lake which in winter is     the largest outdoor skating-rink in Central Europe featuring special night-lights     and a disco, and Vajdahunyad Vára – a castle that displays     Hungary’s varied architectural styles right up to the 19th century,     with the Museum of Hungarian Agriculture housed in the Baroque-style section.     A statue of George Washington stands in the park, erected by grateful     Hungarians who had been allowed to settle in America. Als


Situated in Nevada, what is known as 'The Biggest Little City in the World'?

Biggest Little City Biggest Little City What'sYourStory Grab a cuppa coffee and settle into stories big and little about this place we call home. In time, we know you’ll find just the right words to join our list of Biggest Little Storytellers. Current Share The Story Choose How To Tell Your BiggestLittle Story SUBMIT YOUR STORY We know you’ve got a story to share, a tale about anything from your favorite season to the story about the old man with the little dog who shares a good morning wave with you on your way to work. Learn how to find it, share it and submit it right here. BIG VOTE LITTLE EXCUSE The Biggest Little City movement is proud to support Rock The Vote. Why? Because we believe in getting things done — one voice at a time, one vote at a time. We believe in you and the power of your opinion and the strength of your vote.You rock. And your vote matters. SHAREABLES Got room on your bumper, your windows, backpacks, computer bags, ski racks or any other palette where you can show your love for the Biggest Little City? Then hop in here and start searching. WE’RE MAKING HEADLINES A group of creative, ambitious and talented Reno residents banded together more than a year ago to create a marketing campaign, which would re-define Reno by telling the stories of local Reno residents. Since then the Biggest Little City has been making the headlines. Click here to read about our recent news. Midtown Art Walk’s Biggest Little Story June 13, 2014 A booming arts scene. That’s not the first thing that comes to mind when people hear about Reno. But on our little stages and in our … Read the rest Heather Howell’s Biggest Little Story June 13, 2014 I’m trying to open my own cat café in the #biggestlittlecity and am just overwhelmed with the support coming from all over! The City is … Read the rest UNR 2014 Commencement’s Biggest Little Story June 5, 2014 The University of Nevada, Reno’s 2014 Spring Commencement conferred 2,251 degrees and certificates. There were three ceremonies, one for advanced-degree recipients Friday afternoon, May 16, … Read the rest Austin Wright’s Biggest Little Story June 5, 2014 Being locally born and grown in the biggest little city, I have gone through many seasons of thought concerning Reno, Nevada. If you ask any … Read the rest Lisa Farmer’s Biggest Little Story June 5, 2014 Our alumni group at Truckee Meadows Community College has truly been championed by the college’s President, Dr. Maria Sheehan. One day she said, “We have … Read the rest Joe Chavez’s Biggest Little Story June 5, 2014 In September of 2012, at the cast party for Nevada Opera’s presentation of Sweeney Todd, I happened to run into the General and Artistic Director, … Read the rest UNR Concrete Canoe Team’s Biggest Little Story June 5, 2014 Weekend trainings and more than 3,000 hours of design and construction led to victory for the University of Nevada, Reno’s 2014 College of Engineering Concrete … Read the rest Robby Schlesinger’s Biggest Little Story June 5, 2014 My dad swam around Lake Tahoe twice for charity, once in ’90 for the American Cancer Society, and again the next year for Save the … Read the rest


Nicknamed 'The Pearl of the Orient', which capital is bisected by the Pasig River?

Manila: Pearl of the Orient Manila: Pearl of the Orient Email: support@dumagueteinfo.com Manila: Pearl of the Orient Manila: Pearl of the Orient Manila Located on the eastern shore of Manila Bay, bisected right in the middle by the mighty Pasig River just west of Quezon City on the island of Luzon , Manila is the chief seaport and cultural center of the Philippines. This 3,855-hectare land is the country’s seat of political and administrative power as it is the home of Malacanang Palace, the official residence of the President of the Philippine Republic, the Supreme Court and other major government agencies. The city’s name is derived from the phrase “May Nilad,” which literally translates to “the place of the nilad,” referring to the flowering mangrove plant that grew in abundance centuries ago on the marshy shores of Manila Bay. Even in Pre-Hispanic times, this ancient city traded with India and China as it was once a part of two powerful Hindu empires, the Srivijaya that ruled Sumatra, and later, the Majapahit empire based in East Java. Starting from the country’s colonial period in 1565 up to its independence in 1946, the city was the center of government by a succession of Spanish and American colonizers and Japanese invaders. Up until the start of the Second World War, Manila was considered the most beautiful city in Asia. But this distinction was abruptly put to an end when carpet bombing by U.S. Forces and house-to-house fighting leveled the city to the ground and made it the most ravaged city in the world second only to Warsaw in Poland. Although the Philippines is said to be the largest Catholic country in Asia, Manila’s cosmopolitan culture mirrors a society that has held on to its roots. It has a mixture of different religions such as Muslims, Hindus and Christians that live together in harmony. This premiere city’s stature as the capital of the Philippines is globally recognized as Paris is widely known as the capital of France. The City Seal of Manila, which shows a pearl embedded in a shell aptly describes the city as the “Pearl of the Orient” because of its picturesque location and astounding golden sunsets viewed from the shores of enchanting Manila Bay. What to see in Manila On account of its strategic location, this modern, teeming metropolis is used as a base for further travel to other parts of the country that is why it is often referred to as the “Gateway to the Philippines.” However, many people who stop to explore the city on their way to other parts of the islands discover the friendliness and charm of its blend of cultures, and invariably find nuggets of treasured sights to behold and experiences to remember. Manila is an exciting place to be and communication with its friendly people is easy because English is widely spoken, prices are dirt cheap and you can definitely get much more than your fair share of sunshine. A visit to Manila can never be complete without a tour of the following: The Walled City of Intramuros: Located south of the Pasig River along Sta. Clara Street, this ancient fortress built by the Spanish colonizers in 1571 is the old and original enclave of Manila, which was the exclusive preserve of the Spanish ruling class. One of the oldest spots in the country, Intramuros is packed with ancient churches and buildings. The walls are almost what remained of the original fortress after the devastation of World War II. And, if you walk on its 4.5 kilometer long rampart, you can almost feel a strong sense of its glorious history. Rizal Park: Said to be Asia’s largest park, this 60-hectare expanse of ornamental gardens, paved walks, open lawns, and wooded areas, is bordered by Burgos Street, Taft Avenue, T.M. Kalaw and Quirino Streets. The most familiar spot in this historically significant park is the monument of Jose Rizal, the Philippine National Hero, who was executed on this site by the Spanish colonialists, and where his remains now lie buried. Other attractions in the park are the National Museum, the Planetarium, Orchidarium, the Butterfly Pavilion, the Chinese and Japanese


What name is given to the events of 30 January 1972 in Londonderry?

BBC - History - Bloody Sunday Bloody Sunday An overview of the events of 30 January 1972 in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, using archive footage and interviews. Bloody Sunday On 30 January 1972, a civil rights demonstration through the streets of Londonderry in north-west Northern Ireland ended with the shooting dead of thirteen civilians by the British Army. An official government inquiry began two weeks later but was widely considered a whitewash, leading to a fresh public inquiry in 1998 that took 12 years to report and absolved the victims of blame. Explore the history of Bloody Sunday with over 40 years of BBC archive clips. Photo: Demonstrators on a civil rights march through the streets of Londonderry before the shootings on Bloody Sunday Timeline of key events: details and archive clips 15 June 2010 More information about: Bloody Sunday On the morning of Sunday 30 January 1972, around ten thousand people gathered in Londonderry for a civil rights march. The British Army had sealed off the original route so the march organisers led most of the demonstrators towards 'Free Derry Corner' in the nationalist Bogside area of the city. Despite this, a number of people continued on towards an army barricade where local youths threw stones at soldiers, who responded with a water cannon, CS gas and rubber bullets. As the riot began to disperse, soldiers of the 1st Parachute Regiment were ordered to move in and arrest as many of the rioters as possible. In the minutes that followed, some of these paratroopers opened fire on the crowd, killing thirteen men and injuring 13 others, one of whom died some months later. Free Derry British troops had been sent into Derry as a peacekeeping force in August 1969 and had initially been welcomed by the predominantly Catholic nationalist community as a preferable alternative to what they saw as the discrimination of the local Northern Ireland security forces. The residents of the Bogside area of the city had declared it 'Free Derry' and refused to recognise the authority of the Northern Ireland government, led by a unionist majority that drew most of its support from the Protestant community. Opposition to policies such as detention of terrorist suspects without trial (internment) and the alleged rigging of electoral wards to favour Protestant voters (gerrymandering) had inspired a nascent civil rights movement across Northern Ireland. With support for the demands of the civil rights movement so strong among local people, Derry was an obvious choice for a mass demonstration. The events of Bloody Sunday About ten thousand people gathered in the Creggan area of Derry on the morning of Sunday 30 January 1972. After prolonged skirmishes between groups of local youths and the army at barricades set up to prevent the march reaching its intended destination (Guildhall Square in the heart of the city), paratroopers moved in to make arrests. During this operation, they opened fire on the crowd, killing thirteen and wounding 13 others. The dead were all male, aged between seventeen and forty-one. Another man, aged fifty-nine, died some months later from injuries sustained on that day. The wounded included a fifteen-year-old boy and a woman. Reaction and inquiries While the British Army maintained that its troops had responded after coming under fire, the people of the Bogside saw it as murder. The British government was sufficiently concerned for the Home Secretary to announce the following day an official inquiry into the circumstances of the shootings. Opinion was further polarised by the findings of this tribunal, led by the British Lord Chief Justice, Lord Widgery. His report exonerated the army and cast suspicion on many of the victims, suggesting they had been handling bombs and guns. Relatives of the dead and the wider nationalist community campaigned for a fresh public inquiry, which was finally granted by then Prime Minister Tony Blair in 1998. Headed by Lord Saville, the Bloody Sunday Inquiry took 12 years and finally reported in 2010 . It established the innocence of the victims and lai


A son, his dad is Dwight Yorke; what is the first name of Katy Price's eldest child?

Katie Price autobiography: Dwight Yorke met Harvey after his birthday - I never spoke to him again - Mirror Online Thank you for subscribing! Could not subscribe, try again laterInvalid Email Katie Price may be a new mother to Jett Rivera but her eldest son Harvey has a very special place in her heart. In her latest extract from explosive autobiography Love, Lipstick And Lies, serialised in The Sun, she reveals how their relationship has blossomed and how Harvey's biological father, footballer Dwight Yorke, vanished from their lives. Katie Price and son Harvey (Photo: Twitter) Harvey, now 11, was born with a limited pituitary gland and suffers from a range of disorders, including Autism, which means he struggles to produce certain hormones. Katie writes that although Harvey can be a handful - smashing TVs and oven doors if shocked - he has a rewarding life thanks to her family. "Harvey and I have a very close bond. My mum Amy and his teachers say that everything he does is for Mummy and that he always wants them to tell me how well he has done at school.", she writes. Dwight Yorke and Jordan back in the day (Photo: REX FEATURES)   But sadly, Harvey does not have such a close relationship with biological father Dwight, 41. The former Aston Villa footballer disputed he was Harvey's father and according to Katie, only spoke to his son on his tenth birthday after her mum called his manager. "I think Dwight was gobsmacked when Harvey said to him, 'So, when am I seeing you?'" The trio met at a Manchester restaurant in November last year. Katie writes: "It wasn’t a friendly meeting and I didn’t hear from Dwight afterwards. It’s such a shame. All I can say is that he is missing out on a very special little boy. "Personally, I think he is scared of seeing Harvey...Dwight should try. He would get so much love in return." Love, Lipstick And Lies, by Katie Price, published by Century on October 24, price £18.99 © Katie Price Like us on Facebook


Which city hosted the opening stage of the Tour De France on 5 July 2014?

Yorkshire and London Tour de France 2014 stage details revealed Yorkshire and London Tour de France 2014 stage details revealed Navigation: Scott Hobro | | | | Details of the three opening stages of the 2014 Tour de France which will take place in the UK have been revealed. Click map for full size The Grand Depart is a 190km stage from Leeds ending in Harrogate on 5 July 2014 with the 200km stage two also taking place in Yorkshire on the following day - from York to Sheffield - before the race visits London. Stage three makes the journey from the University of Cambridge to The Mall, which hosted the finale of the London Olympic road race, visiting Epping Park and the Olympic Park en route. Christian Prudhomme, Tour de France Director, said: “Yorkshire is a region of outstanding beauty, with breath-taking landscapes whose terrains offer both sprinters and attackers the opportunity to express themselves. "Yorkshire is a region of outstanding beauty, with breath-taking landscapes whose terrains offer both sprinters and attackers the opportunity to express themselves." Tour de France Director Christian Prudhomme "We have encountered a phenomenal desire to welcome the Tour de France and no doubt that popular acclaim will be particularly in evidence over there. The Grand Départ of the Tour de France 2007 in London, the first ever organised in the United Kingdom, will remain unforgettable. We are very glad to return, seven years after, to this magnificent city.” Yorkshire was confirmed as the host of the Grand Depart on 14 December last year, bringing Le Tour back to Britain for the first time since 2007 when London staged the start of the race. The Grand Depart will see riders pass through Harewood, Otley, Ilkley, Skipton, Kettlewell, Aysgarth, Hawes, Reeth, Leyburn and Ripon on the journey to Harrogate. Stage two will take in more of Yorkshire including Knaresborough, Silsden, Keighley, Haworth, Hebden Bridge, Elland, Huddersfield and Holmfirth. Gary Verity, Chief Executive of Welcome to Yorkshire said: “The routes of the Grand Départ will showcase some of Yorkshire’s iconic cycling climbs and the county’s stunning land and cityscapes. The peloton will be technically tested as they tackle some challenging terrain in what are sure to be two exhilarating days of racing in the county. "The British public’s response since the news broke that the 2014 Grand Départ would be hosted in Yorkshire has been overwhelming and I am sure the route announcements today will encourage even more people to come to the county to experience for themselves the phenomenon that is Le Tour”. In 2012 Team Sky's Bradley Wiggins became the first Briton to win the Tour de France with Prudhomme adding that his victory played a role in the Tour returning to the UK. "Since the resounding success of the Grand Depart in London in 2007, we were very keen to return to the United Kingdom," he said. "Bradley Wiggins' historical victory last July and the enormous crowds that followed the cycling events in the streets of London during the Olympic Games encouraged us to go back earlier than we had initially planned." Related Articles


"Which living French movie star has been called ""a big, beautiful runaway truck of a man""?"

Best Ever French Films: Top ten French movies of all time   French Film Makers French language films are made not only in France but other French Speaking countries, such as Canada, Belgium and Switzerland. French cinema is sometimes intertwined with the cinema of other nations. Directors from Poland (Roman Polanski, Krzysztof Kieslowski, and Andrzej Zulawski, Argentina (Gaspar Noe and Edgardo Cozarinsky), Russia (Alexandre Alexeieff, Anatole Litvak) and Georgia (Gela Babluani, Otar Iosseliani) are as famous in French cinema as the native French. French directors have been important in the development of cinema in other countries, most notably Luc Besson in the United States.   History of French Cinema In the late 19th century, during the early years of cinema, Frenchmen Auguste and Louis Lumière invented the cinématographe and their L'Arrivée d'un train en gare de La Ciotat in Paris in 1895 is considered by many historians to mark the birth of cinematography. Alice Guy Blaché made her first film, La Fée aux Choux, in 1896. During the next few years, filmmakers all over the world started experimenting with this new medium. Georges Méliès invented many of the techniques now common in the cinematic language, and made the first science fiction film Le Voyage dans la Lune (A Trip to the Moon) in 1902. Alice Guy Blaché was head of production at Gaumont Pictures, where she made some 400 films between 1897 and 1906. She then continued her career in the United States, as did Maurice Tourneur and Léonce Perret after the First World War. During the period between the First World War and the Second World War, Jacques Feyder became one of the founders of poetic realism in French cinema. He dominated French Impressionist Cinema along with Abel Gance, Germaine Dulac and Jean Epstein. After the First World War, the French film industry suffered through a lack of capital. Film production decreased as it did in other European countries. This allowed the United States film industry to enter the European cinema market, most notably Britain and Ireland, because American films could be sold more cheaply than European productions, the studios having already recouped their costs in the home market. When film studios in Europe began to fail, many European countries began to set import barriers. France installed an import quota. For every seven foreign films imported to France, one French film was to be produced and shown in French cinemas. In 1931, Marcel Pagnol filmed the first of his great trilogy, Marius, Fanny, and César. He followed this with other films including La Femme du Boulanger (The Baker's Wife). Other notable films of the 1930s included René Clair's Sous les Toits de Paris (Under the Roofs of Paris, 1930), Jacques Feyder's La kermesse héroïque (Carnival in Flanders, 1935), and Julien Duvivier's La belle equipe (They Were Five, 1936). In 1935, renowned playwright and actor Sacha Guitry directed his first film and went on to make more than 30 films that were precursors to the New Wave era. In 1937, Jean Renoir, the son of painter Pierre-Auguste Renoir, directed what many see as his first masterpiece, La Grande Illusion (Grand Illusion). In 1939, Renoir directed La Règle du Jeu (The Rules of the Game). Several critics have cited this film as one of the greatest of all-time. Marcel Carné's Les Enfants du Paradis (Children of Paradise) was filmed during the First World WarI and released in 1945. The three-hour film was difficult to make due to the Nazi occupation. Set in Paris in 1828, it was voted Best French Film of the Century in a poll of 600 French critics and professionals in the late 1990s. In the magazine Cahiers du cinéma founded by André Bazin, critics and lovers of film would discuss film and why it worked. Modern film theory was born there. Additionally, Cahiers critics such as Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, and Eric Rohmer went on to make films themselves, creating what was to become known as the French New Wave. Some of the first films of this new genre were Godard's Les Quatre Cent Coups (Breathless


Where was the last train going according to The Monkees in 1966?

Last Train To Clarksville by The Monkees Songfacts Last Train To Clarksville by The Monkees Songfacts Songfacts This was written by Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart, a songwriting team who came up with many songs for the Monkees. They also wrote songs for Chubby Checker and Jay & the Americans. Boyce and Hart wrote this as a protest to the Vietnam War. They had to keep this quiet in order to get it recorded, but it is about a guy who gets drafted and goes to fight in the war. The train is taking him to an army base, and he knows he may die in Vietnam. At the end of the song he states, "I don't know if I'm ever coming home." Bobby Hart said of writing this song: "We were just looking for a name that sounded good. There's a little town in Northern Arizona I used to go through in the summer on the way to Oak Creek Canyon called Clarksdale. We were throwing out names, and when we got to Clarksdale, we thought Clarksville sounded even better. We didn't know it at the time, [but] there is an Air Force base near the town of Clarksville, Tennessee - which would have fit the bill fine for the story line. We couldn't be too direct with The Monkees. We couldn't really make a protest song out of it - we kind of snuck it in." Hart got the idea for the lyrics when he turned on the radio and heard the end of The Beatles " Paperback Writer ." He thought Paul McCartney was singing "Take the last train," and decided to use the line when he found out McCartney was actually singing "Paperback Writer." Hart knew that The Monkees TV series was pitched as a music/comedy series in the spirit of The Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night, so he knew emulating The Beatles would be a winner. To do that, he made sure to put a distinctive guitar riff in this song, and wrote in the "Oh No-No-No, Oh No-No-No" lyrics as a response to the Beatles famous "Yeah Yeah Yeah." The only Monkee to appear on this song was Micky Dolenz, who sang lead. The four members of the group were chosen from over 400 applicants to appear on a TV show based on The Beatles movie A Hard Day's Night. The show was about a fictional band, so the members were chosen more for their looks and acting ability than for their musical talent. Session musicians played on the Monkees albums, usually some combination of Glen Campbell, Leon Russell, James Burton, David Gates, Carol Kaye , Jim Gordon and Hal Blaine. According to the liner notes on the 1994 reissue of the album, however, members of a group called the Candy Store Prophets did the instrumental backing on this track at a session that took place July 25, 1966 at RCA Victor Studios in Hollywood. The Candy Store Prophets were Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart's band, and included Boyce on acoustic guitar, Gerry McGee on electric guitar, Larry Taylor on bass and Billy Lewis on drums. Additional musicians on this track were Wayne Erwin and Louie Shelton on guitar, and Gene Estes on percussion. Often reported as having played guitar on this track is Jesse Ed Davis, a Native American whose accomplishment included backing George Harrison at the Concert for Bangla Desh and playing the solo on Jackson Browne's first hit, " Doctor My Eyes ." This was The Monkees' first single. It was released shortly after their TV show started on NBC and got a lot of publicity as a result. The Monkees followed it up with another hit, "I'm A Believer," and had several more chart entries before their show was canceled in 1968. Eventually, the group wrote their own songs and played their own instruments. When this song was released as a single, it went straight to #1, knocking " 96 Tears " by ? & the Mysterians down to #2. The Monkees took a lot of heat when they became successful recording artists without playing on their songs. Their drummer Micky Dolenz explained in The Wrecking Crew film: "I think there was a lot of resentment in the recording industry that we’d come out of nowhere, left field, and sort of just shot right to the top without having to kind of go through the ropes. The music industry back then was pretty crooked, and some people say even to this day. And I di


Which muralist was married to fellow Mexican artist, Frida Kahlo?

Diego Rivera | 10 Facts About The Mexican Muralist | Learnodo Newtonic #1Â Â  Rivera had a twin brother but he died at the age of two The Firestone Self-Portrait – Diego Rivera Diego Rivera was born on December 8, 1886 in Guanajuato, Mexico. His father Diego Rivera worked as a teacher, an editor for a newspaper, and a health inspector, while his mother Maria Barrientos de Rivera was a doctor. Diego had a twin brother named Carlos but he died less than two years after they were born. #2 He showed an inclination towards art since childhood Diego started drawing from the age of 3. He used to draw on the walls and furniture of the house and to prevent him from doing so his parents installed chalkboards and canvas on the walls. As a child Diego was also interested in trains and machines and was nicknamed “the engineer.” #3 He was adept at several styles in painting From the age of 10 Diego studied art at the San Carlos Academy of Fine Arts in Mexico City. In 1902, Rivera was expelled from the academy for leading a student protest. He then traveled through Mexico drawing and painting. Teodora A. Dehesa, the governor of Veracruz, Mexico, heard about Rivera’s talent and sponsored him to go to Europe to continue his studies. In Europe, Rivera was influenced by Impressionist artists and also by Picasso’s Cubism which was on the rise during that period. Rivera’s reputation grew with time and he was considered a genius who could turn his hand to any style including Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, Cubist and Flemish. Zapatista Landscape (1915) – A famous cubist painting by Diego Rivera   #4 Diego Rivera is one of Mexico’s greatest muralists Diego Rivera believed that everyone should be able to view his art and hence he painted large murals (painting directly executed on the wall) on public buildings. His murals were known to depict the lives and struggles of the common man, mostly the Mexican working class and indigenous Mexicans. His first government-commissioned mural was titled Creation. It is considered one of the first important murals of the twentieth century. Along with David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco, Diego Rivera is considered among the greatest Mexican muralists and together they are referred to as the Big Three of Mexican art. Creation (1923) – Diego Rivera   #5 Rivera was the founder of the art style Mexicanidad Diego Rivera created his own style which focused on Mexican heritage and culture; and was marked by flattening three-dimensional elements into two-dimension and presenting objects sturdier and broader than they were in reality. This art style was called Mexicanidad and gave rise to an art movement of the same name. Orozco, Siqueiros and Kahlo all referred to themselves as Mexicanidad artists. Diego Rivera, David Alfaro Siqueiros and Jose Clemente Orozco, 1947   #6 He married four women, most famously fellow Mexican artist Frida Kahlo Rivera’s first wife was artist Angelina Beloff whom he married in 1911. He had a son with her. His second wife was model and novelist Guadalupe Marin. They married in 1922 and Rivera had two daughters with her. Rivera married Frida Kahlo in 1929 when he was 42 and she was 22. In 1955, a year after Kahlo’s death, Rivera married his agent Emma Hurtado. Portrait of Angelina Beloff (Rivera’s first wife) by Diego Rivera   #7 He had a tumultuous relationship with Frida Kahlo Diego Rivera met Frida Kahlo in 1927 when she was an art student and soon their relationship became intimate. Their marriage was tumultuous with both having multiple affairs. Frida had affairs with both men and women. Rivera even had an affair with Kahlo’s younger sister Cristina which infuriated Kahlo. They divorced in 1939 but remarried a year later. Although their second marriage was as troubled as the first, Kahlo and Rivera remained married till Kahlo’s death in 1954. Frida Kahlo became extremely famous a few decades after her death perhaps even more than Rivera. Diego Rivera & Frida Kahlo   #8 Diego Rivera considered “religions to be a form of collective neurosis” Diego Rivera was an avowed at


40 days after Easter, by what name is ‘Holy Thursday’ also known to Christians?

Ascension Day Celebrated by Christians Around the World All Countries â¢ All Holidays â¢ Major Religions â¢ Multi-Cultural Ascension Day Celebrated by Christians Around the World Ascension Day: May 9 Ascension Day is a Christian holiday celebrated around the world. In Christian doctrine, Ascension Day marks the day that Jesus ascended into heaven after he was resurrected. Also known as the Feast of Ascension, this day is generally observed by Catholics and Anglicans, and in most cases, it occurs 40 days after Easter. As the calculation of forty days after Sunday falls on a Thursday, it is also known as Holy Thursday. However, in some countries, the Roman Catholic Church has received permission to move the observance to the following Sunday as a way to encourage more Catholics to participate in the most important feasts. History of Ascension Day Historians have no documents earlier than the fifth century that directly indicate that Ascension Day was celebrated. However, analysis of words from St. Augustine indicates that observance of the feast was common well before his time. Analysis of the controversial canon 43 of the Council of Elvira leads some to believe that the canon is earlier proof of existence of the Ascension Day feast. Looking to the Bible, the Ascension of Jesus is referenced on three different accounts, and the action is either predicted or spoken of as fact in many other references. Outside Biblical Canon, the Ascension is discussed in the Pistis Sophia, a Gnostic text that is considered the primary source of the Odes. A text from the second century called Against Heresies makes reference to the Ascension, its author, St. Irenaeus, describing the event as occurring 18 months after the Resurrection. The celebration of Ascension Day has taken slightly different turns between Eastern and Western Christianity. In Western Christianity, the terms used for the feast (ascensio or ascensa) are derived from Latin, promoting the idea that Jesus rose on his own volition. The official date of the feast can only lie between April 30 and June 3. In Eastern Christianity, the terms for the feast (analepsis or episozomene) are derived from Greek, promoting the idea that by rising up, Jesus finished his work of redemption for all. The feast can fall between May 14 and June 17. Ascension Day Traditions, Customs and Activities For Roman Catholics and Anglicans, Ascension Day is among the six holy days when attendance at Mass is necessary. It is also a public holiday in many European countries. In England, there was an old Ascension Day tradition in which the parishioners carried a banner with the symbol of a lion at the start of the procession followed by a banner with a symbol of a dragon at the rear. This was done to display the victory of Christ over the devil. Across the world, different traditions are performed by different churches, such as blessing the First Fruits. Some churches hold outdoor processions with banners and torches, while others describe the Ascension of Christ by lifting a statue of Jesus above the altar and raising it through a special door in the roof. Portugalâs Ascension Day Traditions, Customs and Activities At the time that Portugal became a republic, in 1910, the Republican Government placed emphasis on the religious holidays, including the one used to celebrate the Ascension of Christ. Today, the Ascension Day is a public holiday only in select regions. However, Christian communities around the country gather to celebrate the Ascension of Christ into heaven with Mass and organized prayer meetings within the Easter spirit of the season. Also celebrated on this day is the Dia da Espiga (Day of the Corn) in Portugal. Traditionally, boys and girls go out into the fields in the early morning to pick corn and flowers to make flower arrangements, symbolizing wealth, peace, and happiness in their lives. This bouquet is kept inside the house until the next year. Today this tradition has been lost since many people live within the city limits away from corn fields. Other interesting posts:


Who was the rather appropriately named Roman god of land boundaries?

Basic Principles of Roman Religion | ADF » Basic Principles of Roman Religion Basic Principles of Roman Religion When we were children, many of us learned about Greek and Roman mythology as if they were the same. Perhaps our parents alternated reading to us at bedtime watered down versions of classical mythology and Grimm's Fairy Tales. Even college Classics departments usually lump together the Romans and Greeks in classical mythology classes for students trying to meet their liberal arts and humanities requirements. At one time or another, most people have seen (or even had to memorize) a list that equates the twelve Greek Olympian Gods with their Roman counterparts (i.e., Zeus = Jupiter, Hera = Iuno, Poseidon = Neptune, etc.). While Zeus and Jupiter share certain characteristics, they are not the same deity. Those who refer to a conglomerate of Greco-Roman mythology or traditions may be making reference to a period in history when the Roman gods had been so diluted by foreign influences that the differences between the Romans and their neighbors had blurred. While it is difficult to distill early Roman religion from its many influences, one can be sure that the deities of the early Romans were very different before they became so heavily influenced by the other cultures. Initially, Romans were simple farmers and shepherds, and their gods and religious practices revolved around their homes, farms, and immediate community. Their deities were for the most part not anthropomorphic and not depicted in statues or artwork. For example, the temples of Vesta[ 1 ], one of the last Roman deities to be depicted in human form, were small, round buildings where an eternal flame burnt. Vesta was the living flame itself; thus, there was no need for an image. While it is difficult to ascertain exactly what early Romans believed about gods and how they worshipped, there is much we do know. In general, Roman religious practices were not associated with dogma or morals, but were based on a contractual agreement with the gods. The fundamental religious ethic for the Romans was pietas[ 2 ], which implies a sense of duty, honor, and respect for the deities. Moreover, the moral fiber of the officiant was of no consequence; all that mattered was whether or not he performed the ritual with the proper pietas. Furthermore, Romans generally believed that gods and spirits were omnipresent and responsible for all natural phenomena; therefore, they must be propitiated in order for the home and community to thrive. Do ut des[ 3 ] was the most common form of prayer, which means, "I give so that you may give." The whole idea was to covenant with the gods and contribute to their power by adding to it with sacrifices. The gods are more powerful than humans are, and their power can be increased when humans offer them gifts. Many Roman prayers that are accompanied by offerings contain some form of the phrase macte esto[ 4 ] ("Be thou increased"). The verb macto, mactare is probably linguistically derived from the same root as the word magnus ("great"). Thus, macte esto is an imperative literally suggesting that the deity being addressed be increased or enlarged by that which has been offered to it. In a sense, Romans may have believed that the gods needed humans to sustain and increase their power; likewise, humans needed the gods for their own sustenance and prosperity. When one considers the words and phrases Romans used to describe their practices, it becomes clear just how important religious ritual was to the welfare of Rome. The verb, religo, religare means literally "to bind," and so all the sacred precautions which bind the gods together with mankind are known as the religiones of the Romans. Ius Divinum[ 5 ] ("Natural or Heavenly Law") was a set of procedures developed over generations, handed down, and kept secret lest enemies of the people might learn how to use it against the community and steal their gods away. People had faith that if the traditional rules of ritual were properly followed, the result would be Pax Deorum[ 6 ] ("Peace of the Go


In 1998, whose widow became Nelson Mandela's third wife?

Profile of Graça Machel, Nelson Mandela's Third Wife Profile of Graça Machel, Nelson Mandela's Third Wife December 7, 2013 17:07 GMT Graca Machel, wife of former South African president Nelson Mandela. Many people were close to Nelson Mandela, and one of the people who knew him best is his widow, Graça Machel, a former guerrilla fighter and humanitarian worker. Graça Machel married 80-year-old Mandela two years after his divorce from second wife, Winnie, in 1998. According to Anthony Sampson's book, Mandela: The Authorised Biography: "they were married in the new house [in Houghton], Mandela in a gold-patterned open shirt, Graça wearing a long white dress with wide puffed sleeves, Elizabethan-style. "They were blessed beforehand by the Chief Rabbi, and also by the Muslim Sheikh Nazim Mohammed and the Hindu Mrs Nanachene. They were married by a Methodist Bishop, Myume Dandala - since they had both been brought up as Methodists, assisted by Desmond Tutu." The wedding reception for Nelson and Graça was combined with Nelson's birthday party at the Gallagher Convention Centre in South Africa. There were 2,000 guests including Michael Jackson, Danny Glover and Stevie Wonder. Their courtship was far from a whirlwind romance, taking time to grow. With characteristic candour, Machel told a Portuguese newspaper that, as with her first husband: "Nelson and I were together some time before love came. It wasn't love at first sight. No, with me, things don't happen like that." However, Machel "wasn't pushy about being the new Mrs Mandela," said Charlayne Hunter-Gault, a former American journalist based in Johannesburg, quoted in the Washington Post. "She didn't flaunt it, and she showed a lot of respect for the feelings of people in South Africa." Machel was born Graça Simbine on 17 October 1945 on the coast of Mozambique, under Portuguese rule. Machel, whose father died before her birth, won a scholarship to high school in Mozambique's capital, Maputo, where she was the only black African in a class of white students. She is also fluent in French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and English, as well as her native Tsonga. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (R) with Nelson Mandela, former president of South Africa, and his wife Graca Machel (L). Her experiences at school influenced her later political beliefs. "Why is it that I'm made to feel strange in my own country? They're the foreigners, not me. Something is wrong here," Machel later said in interview with The Guardian. She trained as a guerrilla fighter with the Front for the Liberation of Mozambique, and she married Samora Machel, the movement's leader. He was killed in a plane crash over South Africa in 1986. Mandela wrote to her from jail, offering condolences. Machel replied: "From within your vast prison, you brought a ray of light in my hour of darkness." After Mozambique won independence from Portugal, Graça became the education minister and played a key role in boosting the nation's literacy rate. She has won many awards for her humanitarian activities, such as the Laureate of Africa Prize for Leadership for the Sustainable End of Hunger in 1992, and the Nansen Medal for her contribution to the welfare of refugee children in 1995. Machel once talked about being married to two leaders who played vital roles in the history of two African nations: "It's not two leaders who fell in love with me, but two real people. I feel privileged that I have shared my life with two such exceptional men." Share Stay up to date with our daily newsletter YOU MIGHT LIKE THISSponsored Content by Taboola IBT Video


Ashanti, referring to both a region and its peoples, is found in which African country?

Ghana People and Culture Ghana People and Culture Ghanians come from six main ethnic groups: the Akan (Ashanti and Fanti), the Ewe, the Ga-Adangbe, the Mole-Dagbani, the Guan, and the Gurma. Ashanti The Ashanti tribe of the Akan are the largest tribe in Ghana and one of the few matrilineal societies in West Africa. Once renown for the splendour and wealth of their rulers, they are most famous today for their craft work, particularly their hand-carved stools and fertility dolls and their colourful kente cloth. Kente cloth is woven in bright, narrow strips with complex patterns; it's usually made from cotton and is always woven outdoors, exclusively by men. The village is a social as well as an economic unit. Everyone participates in the major ceremonies, the most frequent of which are funeral celebrations which typically last several days. Attendance at funerals is normally expected from everyone in the village and expenditure on funerals is a substantial part of the household budget. The Ashanti are noted for their expertise in a variety of specialized crafts. These include weaving, wood carving, ceramics, and metallurgy. Of these crafts, only pottery-making is primarily a female activity; the others are restricted to male specialists. Even in the case of pottery-making, only men are allowed to fashion pots or pipes representing anthropomorphic or zoomorphic figures. Ewé The Ewé have over 600 deities to turn to in times of need. Many village celebrations and ceremonies take place in honour of one or more deities. Tehy also weave kente cloth, and their more geometrical patterns contain symbolic designs handed down through the ages. The Ewe occupy southeastern Ghana and the southern parts of neighboring Togo and Benin. Most Ewe were farmers who kept some livestock, and there was some craft specialization. On the coast and immediately inland, fishing was important, and local variations in economic activities permitted a great deal of trade between one community and another, carried out chiefly by women Fanti The Fanti tribe are mainly located in the coastal areas of Ghana. Ga-Adangbe The Ga-Adangbe people inhabit the Accra Plains. The Adangbe are found to the east, the Ga groups, to the west of the Accra coastlands. Although both languages are derived from a common proto-Ga-Adangbe ancestral language, modern Ga and Adangbe are mutually unintelligible. The modern Adangbe include the people of Shai, La, Ningo, Kpone, Osudoku, Krobo, Gbugble, and Ada, who speak different dialects. The Ga also include the Ga-Mashie groups occupying neighborhoods in the central part of Accra, and other Gaspeakers who migrated from Akwamu, Anecho in Togo, Akwapim, and surrounding areas. Gaun The Guan are believed to have begun to migrate from the Mossi region of modern Burkina around A.D. 1000. Moving gradually through the Volta valley in a southerly direction, they created settlements along the Black Volta, throughout the Afram Plains, in the Volta Gorge, and in the Akwapim Hills before moving farther south onto the coastal plains. Some scholars postulate that the wide distribution of the Guan suggests that they were the Neolithic population of the region. Later migrations by other groups such as the Akan, Ewe, and Ga-Adangbe into Guan-settled areas would then have led to the development of Guan-speaking enclaves along the Volta and within the coastal plains. Festivals and Events Ghana is a country that celebrates festivals. There are several rites and rituals that are performed throughout the year in various parts of the country. They cover the right of passage child-birth, puberty, marriage and death. To the majority of people, these celebrations provide all that is satisfying to their communities and families. Many festivals include thrilling durbars of chiefs, when tribal leaders and Queen Mothers process in decorated palanquins, shaded by the traditional umbrellas, and supported by drummers and warriors discharging ancient muskets. Panafest This festival is held very summer. It is celebrates Ghanian roots. People from other African countrie


Whose face appeared with the word “Hope” on a poster created by Shepard Fairey?

Obama "Hope" Posters | Know Your Meme Obama "Hope" Posters Part of a series on Barack Obama . [View Related Entries] Updated Aug 11, 2015 at 02:24AM EDT by Brad . Added Aug 27, 2009 at 03:10PM EDT by Jostin Asuncion . Like us on Facebook! PROTIP: Press 'i' to view the image gallery, 'v' to view the video gallery, or 'r' to view a random entry. Status Shepard Fairey Tags Wikipedia About The Obama “Hope” Poster is an iconic image of Barack Obama created by graphic designer and street artist Shepard Fairey [1] during the 2008 United States presidential election. Made with a stylized stencil of an Associated Press photograph of the then U.S. Senator Barack Obama , the posters were created independently of the official campaign. After the image was shared online, parodies of the poster depicting other notable figures and characters began appearing as well, mimicking the red, beige and blue color scheme of the original version. Origin Shepard Fairey began creating street art as early as in 1989 with a viral campaign known as Andre the Giant Has a Posse , [2] which evolved into the OBEY [3] sticker campaign in the following year and has since appeared in numerous locations all over the world. [4] In October 2007, publicist Yosi Sergant suggested to Fairey that he make a piece of art in support of Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. Fairey then used a photograph (shown below, right) from April 2006, taken by Associated Press freelance photographer Mannie Garcia [5] as the basis for his stenciled poster. The first image he created (shown below, right) had the word “Progress” centered underneath the portrait, with a small OBEY symbol placed inside of Obama’s campaign logo. Spread In January 2008, Fairey put a series of 350 screenprinted Progress posters up for sale on his website [6] and its proceeds to be donated to the Obama campaign fund. They were priced at $45 a piece and sold out within fifteen minutes. However, many of the first editions were resold on eBay for $3000-$10,000 each. [8] Following the initial run, he launched a second series of 3000 posters with the word “Hope” and an unedited version of the Obama logo at the campaign’s request. [9] Both versions, along with an additional poster encouraging people to vote, were put up on buildings in Los Angeles [10] before California’s primaries. [11] By April, parodies of the poster began appearing online, featuring a wide range of subjects including the Pope [12] , Hilary Clinton [13] and former U.S. president Jimmy Carter. [14] A similar photo generator ObamiconMe [15] was launched in January 2009 by Paste Magazine, a year after the poster’s original release. After being shared on sites including Metafilter [16] , Buzzfeed [17] and Metafilter [18] , more than 70,000 images were uploaded to the site in its first two weeks. Notable Examples Copyright Violation Claims On January 7th, 2009, the Smithsonian Institution’s National Portrait Gallery announced [19] it had acquired Fairey’s hand-made version of the image with the word “hope” on it, intending to put it on display before Obama was sworn into office. Following this announcement, many bloggers began looking into the source of the original photograph the stencil was based on. Originally, the poster was thought to be modeled after a picture taken by Reuters photographer Jim Young. [20] However, Philadelphia Inquirer blogger Tom Gralish found the original photograph [21] , taken by Associated Press freelancer Mannie Garcia five months prior, on January 21st, 2009. After AP realized the photo was theirs, they began seeking credit and compensation for its use. [22] As a preemptive strike, Fairey filed a lawsuit on February 9th, 2009 [23] , asking for a federal judge to declare his work protected as fair use. He also published a response to AP’s actions on his blog. [24] When the original photographer was asked for comment, Garcia said while he was proud of the art Fairey created, he does not “condone people taking things, just because they can, off the Internet.” [23] Destruction of Evidence On October 16th, 2009, the


Which glassy, dark volcanic rock was used by some to make edged tools and arrowheads?

Obsidian: Igneous Rock - Pictures, Uses, Properties Obsidian What is Obsidian, How Does it Form, and What is it Used For? Obsidian: The specimen shown above is about two inches (five centimeters) across. The curved semi-concentric ridges are breakage marks associated with obsidian's conchoidal fracture. The rock has very sharp edges. What is Obsidian? Obsidian is an igneous rock that forms when molten rock material cools so rapidly that atoms are unable to arrange themselves into a crystalline structure. It is an amorphous material known as a " mineraloid ." The result is a volcanic glass with a smooth uniform texture that breaks with a conchoidal fracture (see photo). Where Does Obsidian Form? Obsidian is usually an extrusive rock - one that solidifies above Earth's surface. However, it can form in a variety of cooling environments: along the edges of a lava flow (extrusive) along the edges of a volcanic dome (extrusive) around the edges of a sill or a dike (intrusive) where lava contacts water (extrusive) where lava cools while airborne (extrusive) Types of Obsidian: The specimens shown above are from Glass Butte rockhounding site in central Oregon.  It shows the diversity of obsidian types that can be found in a small geographic area. Clockwise from upper left are: double flow obsidian, rainbow obsidian, black obsidian, pumpkin obsidian, mahogany obsidian, gold sheen obsidian, and the piece in the center is gold sheen. The nice photo above is from the Glass Butte Rockhounding Site page on the Deschutes National Forest website . Mahogany obsidian: A tumble-polished specimen of "mahogany obsidian." Image © iStockphoto / Arpad Benedek. What Color is Obsidian? Rainbow Obsidian: A baroque cabochon of iridescent "rainbow obsidian." Black is the most common color of obsidian. However, it can also be brown, tan, or green. Rarely, obsidian can be blue, red, orange, or yellow. The colors are thought to be caused mainly by trace elements or inclusions. Occasionally two colors of obsidian will be swirled together in a single specimen. The most common color combination is black and brown obsidian swirled together - that's called "mahogany obsidian" (see photo). As a "glass," obsidian is chemically unstable. With the passage of time, some obsidian begins to crystallize. This process does not happen at a uniform rate throughout the rock. Instead it begins at various locations within the rock. At these locations, the crystallization process forms radial clusters of white or gray cristobalite crystals within the obsidian.  When cut and polished, these specimens are referred to as "snowflake obsidian" (see photos). Rarely, obsidian has an iridescent or metallic "sheen" caused by light reflecting from minute inclusions of mineral crystals, rock debris, or gas. These colored specimens are known as "rainbow obsidian," "golden obsidian," or "silver obsidian," depending upon the color of the sheen or iridescence. These specimens are very desirable for the manufacture of jewelry. Snowflake obsidian: A tumble-polished specimen of "snowflake obsidian." Image © iStockphoto / Martin Novak. What is the Composition of Obsidian? Most obsidians have a composition similar to rhyolite and granite . Granites and rhyolites can form from the same magma as obsidian and are often geographically associated with the obsidian. Rarely, volcanic glasses are found with a composition similar to basalt and gabbro . These glassy rocks are named "tachylyte." Are There Other Glassy Igneous Rocks? Pumice , scoria , and tachylyte are other volcanic glasses formed by rapid cooling. Pumice and scoria differ from obsidian by having abundant vesicles - cavities in the rock produced when gas bubbles were trapped in a solidifying melt. Tachylyte differs in composition - it has a composition similar to basalt and gabbro. Obsidian outcrop: Obsidian along the edge of a lava flow in central Oregon. Image © iStockphoto / Phil Augustavo. Obsidian knife blade: A knife blade manufactured from mahogany obsidian. The craftsman who made this blade had a very hi


Which pioneering Swiss psychologist proposed the theory of the collective unconscious?

Carl Jung | Swiss psychologist | Britannica.com Swiss psychologist Alternative Title: Carl Gustav Jung Carl Jung Eugen Bleuler Carl Jung, in full Carl Gustav Jung (born July 26, 1875, Kesswil, Switzerland —died June 6, 1961, Küsnacht), Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist who founded analytic psychology , in some aspects a response to Sigmund Freud ’s psychoanalysis . Jung proposed and developed the concepts of the extraverted and the introverted personality , archetypes , and the collective unconscious. His work has been influential in psychiatry and in the study of religion, literature , and related fields. Carl Jung Leni Iseley–Nancy Palmer Agency Early life and career Jung was the son of a philologist and pastor. His childhood was lonely, although enriched by a vivid imagination, and from an early age he observed the behaviour of his parents and teachers, which he tried to resolve. Especially concerned with his father’s failing belief in religion, he tried to communicate to him his own experience of God. In many ways, the elder Jung was a kind and tolerant man, but neither he nor his son succeeded in understanding each other. Jung seemed destined to become a minister, for there were a number of clergymen on both sides of his family. In his teens he discovered philosophy and read widely, and this, together with the disappointments of his boyhood, led him to forsake the strong family tradition and to study medicine and become a psychiatrist. He was a student at the universities of Basel (1895–1900) and Zürich (M.D., 1902). He was fortunate in joining the staff of the Burghölzli Asylum of the University of Zürich at a time (1900) when it was under the direction of Eugen Bleuler , whose psychological interests had initiated what are now considered classical studies of mental illness . At Burghölzli, Jung began, with outstanding success, to apply association tests initiated by earlier researchers. He studied, especially, patients’ peculiar and illogical responses to stimulus words and found that they were caused by emotionally charged clusters of associations withheld from consciousness because of their disagreeable, immoral (to them), and frequently sexual content. He used the now famous term complex to describe such conditions. Association with Freud These researches, which established him as a psychiatrist of international repute, led him to understand Freud’s investigations; his findings confirmed many of Freud’s ideas, and, for a period of five years (between 1907 and 1912), he was Freud’s close collaborator. He held important positions in the psychoanalytic movement and was widely thought of as the most likely successor to the founder of psychoanalysis. But this was not to be the outcome of their relationship. Partly for temperamental reasons and partly because of differences of viewpoint, the collaboration ended. At this stage Jung differed with Freud largely over the latter’s insistence on the sexual bases of neurosis . A serious disagreement came in 1912, with the publication of Jung’s Wandlungen und Symbole der Libido (Psychology of the Unconscious, 1916), which ran counter to many of Freud’s ideas. Although Jung had been elected president of the International Psychoanalytic Society in 1911, he resigned from the society in 1914. Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist Carl Jung in Burghölzli Asylum, Zürich, c. 1909. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (LC-DIG-ppmsca-07205) Britannica Stories EU Considers Rules For Robots His first achievement was to differentiate two classes of people according to attitude types: extraverted (outward-looking) and introverted (inward-looking). Later he differentiated four functions of the mind—thinking, feeling, sensation, and intuition—one or more of which predominate in any given person. Results of this study were embodied in Psychologische Typen (1921; Psychological Types, 1923). Jung’s wide scholarship was well manifested here, as it also had been in The Psychology of the Unconscious. As a boy Jung had remarkably striking dreams and powerful fantasies that had developed with unu


Which solid can be generated by rotating an isosceles triangle about its line of symmetry?

SparkNotes: SAT Subject Test: Math Level 1: Solids Produced by Rotating Polygons Solids Produced by Rotating Polygons   Solids Produced by Rotating Polygons Another type of Math IC question that you may come across involves a solid produced by the rotation of a polygon. The best way to explain how this type of problem works is to provide a sample question: What is the surface area of the geometric solid produced by the triangle below when it is rotated 360 degrees about the axis AB? When this triangle is rotated about AB, a cone is formed. To solve the problem, the first thing you should do is sketch the cone that the triangle will form. The question asks you to figure out the surface area of the cone. The formula for surface area is πr2 + πrl, which means you need to know the lateral height of the cone and the radius of the circle. If you’ve drawn your cone correctly, you should see that the lateral height is equal to the hypotenuse of the triangle. The radius of the circle is equal to side BC of the triangle. You can easily calculate the length of BC since the triangle is a 30-60-90 triangle. If the hypotenuse is 2, then BC, being the side opposite the 30º angle, must be 1. Now plug both values of l and r into the surface area formula and then simplify: Common Rotations You don’t need to learn any new techniques or formulas for problems that deal with rotating figures. You just have to be able to visualize the rotation as it’s described and be aware of which parts of the polygons become which parts of the geometric solid. Below is a summary of which polygons, when rotated a specific way, produce which solids. A rectangle rotated about its edge produces a cylinder. A semicircle rotated about its diameter produces a sphere. A right triangle rotated about one of its legs produces a cone. A rectangle rotated about a central axis (which must contain the midpoints of both of the sides that it intersects) produces a cylinder. A circle rotated about its diameter produces a sphere. An isosceles triangle rotated about its axis of symmetry (the altitude from the vertex of the non-congruent angle) produces a cone.


Which German engineer gives his name to the four-stroke cycle of a petrol engine?

How do car engines work? - Explain that Stuff Tweet by Chris Woodford . Last updated: October 4, 2016. Think back 100 years to a world where people generally got around by walking or riding horses. What changed things? The invention of the car . Wheels may be 5500 years old, but the cars we drive round in today made their debut only in 1885. That was when German engineer Karl Benz (1844–1929) fastened a small gasoline (petrol) engine to a three-wheeled cart and made the first primitive, gas-powered car. Although Benz developed the automobile, another German engineer, Nikolaus Otto (1832–1891), was arguably even more important—for he was the man who'd invented the gasoline engine in the first place, about two decades earlier. It's a testament to Otto's genius that virtually every car engine made ever since has been inspired by his "four-stroke" design. Let's take a look at how it works! Photo: Car engines turn energy locked in liquid fuel into heat and kinetic energy . They're full of pipes and cylinders because they work like mini chemical plants. This is the powerful V12 engine on a gloriously restored Jaguar XJS sports car from the late 1970s. What is a car? Photo: The restored (and nicely polished!) engine in a classic car from the early 1970s. That's not quite such an obvious question as it seems. A car is a metal box with wheels at the corners that gets you from A to B, yes, but it's more than that. In scientific terms, a car is an energy converter: a machine that releases the energy locked in a fuel like gasoline (petrol) or diesel and turns it into mechanical energy in moving wheels and gears . When the wheels power the car, the mechanical energy becomes kinetic energy: the energy that the car and its occupants have as they go along. How do we get power from petroleum? Cars, trucks, trains, ships, and planes—all these things are powered by fuels made from petroleum. Also known as "crude oil", petroleum is the thick, black, energy-rich liquid buried deep underground that became the world's most important source of energy during the 20th century. After being pumped to the surface, petroleum is shipped or piped to a refinery and separated into gasoline, kerosene, and diesel fuels, and a whole host of other petrochemicals—used to make everything from paints to plastics . Photo: Petroleum can be extracted from the ground by "nodding donkey" pumps like this one. Picture courtesy of US Department of Energy . Petroleum fuels are made from hydrocarbons: the molecules inside consist mostly of carbon and hydrogen atoms (with a fewer other elements, such as oxygen, attached for good measure). Wood , paper , and coal also contain hydrocarbons. We can turn hydrocarbons into useful energy simply by burning them. When you burn hydrocarbons in air, their molecules split apart. The carbon and hydrogen combine with oxygen from the air to make carbon dioxide gas and water, while the energy that held the molecules together is released as heat. This process, which is called combustion, releases huge amounts of energy. When you sit round a camp fire, warming yourself near the flames, you're really soaking up energy produced by billions of molecules cracking open and splitting apart! People have been burning hydrocarbons to make energy for over a million years—that's why fire was invented. But ordinary fires are usually quite inefficient. When you cook sausages on a camp fire, you waste a huge amount of energy. Heat shoots off in all directions; hardly any goes into the cooking pot—and even less into the food. Car engines are much more efficient: they waste less energy and put more of it to work. What's so clever about them is that they burn fuel in closed containers, capturing most of the heat energy the fuel releases, and turning it into mechanical energy that can drive the car along. Photo: Why does the world use so much oil? There are now about a billion petroleum-powered cars on the planet and, as this chart shows, even the most energy-efficient models burn through at least 10 barrels (420 gallons) of petroleum in a year. Drawn usi


Which New Zealand born actress and model was the second wife of Rod Stewart?

Rod Stewart family - Renee Stewart, marriages, wives & children - Meet the Stewarts - Tatler Getty Images Hedgehog-haired Rod, 70, is the busiest man in pop - well, you would be too if you had sold nearly 200 million records, and had three marriages, and eight children on whom to keep tabs. He lives in Beverly Hills with his third wife, former model Penny Lancaster, and their two sons Alastair, 9, and Aiden, 3. Renee Stewart Marc Hom The 22-year-old contemporary dance student, and Tatler's February covergirl , has inherited the best from both of her parents - showmanship from her father and incredibly long legs from her mother (Rachel Hunter). New to London (she moved over from LA for her studies) she spends most of her free time exploring the capital. Specifically, the pubs. Our kind of girl. Rachel Hunter Rex Features Renee's New Zealand-born mother Rachel has been modelling since she was 17 and is most famous for looking really, really good in a swimming costume (google her Sports Illustrated shoots if you don't believe us). The 45-year-old, who was Rod's second wife, lives in LA with her two Chihuahuas, Bambi and Jagger. Kimberly Stewart Rod's eldest child with his first wife, actress and former model Alana Stewart. Kimberly, 35, is an actress, model and fashion designer. She lives in LA with her three-year-old daughter Delilah (whose father is Benicio del Toro). Sean Stewart Rex Features The second child of Rod and Alana Stewart, 34-year-old Sean is an LA-based reality TV star who appeared on the American show Sons of Hollywood, which followed the sons of celebrities as they tried to make an impact in Hollywood. He is also keen on posting inspirational updates on Twitter (sample tweet: 'let's just open our hearts and love everyone today. Everyone deserves a hug.').  Ruby Stewart Model and singer Ruby, 27, is the only child of Rod and former American model Kelly Emberg. She's been known to join Rod on stage at gigs for father-daughter duets and lives in LA. Liam Stewart Renee's only full sibling, Liam, 20, is a pro ice hockey player with the Washington Spokane Chiefs and once represented Great Britain in the under-20s ice hockey team. Loves hip hop and junk food. See also...


What was the 40 metre trawler ‘Sir William Hardy’ famously renamed in 1978?

Greenpeace FBI - British Foreign Office - Department of State Files Greenpeace FBI - British Foreign Office - Department of State Files 408 pages of FBI and British Foreign and Commonwealth Office files, covering Greenpeace and the Rainbow Warrior incident, archived on CD-ROM. In 1970, a group of Canadian and American environmentalists formed the "Don't Make A Wave Committee." They unsuccessfully sought to prevent a nuclear test under the Alaskan island of Amchitka. This lead to the formation of Greenpeace, an international environmental organization founded in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1971. Greenpeace describes itself as "an independent, campaigning organization which uses non-violent, creative confrontation to expose global environmental problems, and to force solutions for a green and peaceful future." Greenpeace was known for its use of publicity campaigns and acts of civil disobedience to stop atmospheric and underground nuclear testing. Greenpeace also sought an end to high seas whaling and U.S. offshore  oil drilling. Greenpeace in later years focused on other environmental issues, such as bottom trawling, global warming, ancient forest destruction, and genetic engineering. Greenpeace has national and regional offices in 45 countries, all of which have affiliation with the Amsterdam-based Greenpeace International. The global organization receives its income through the individual contributions of an estimated 2.8 million financial supporters, as well as from grants from charitable foundations. In 1978 Greenpeace paid £40,000 for a 33 year old, 40-metre fishing trawler named the Sir William Hardy. This ship was refitted and renamed the Rainbow Warrior. The ship was used to interfere with the Icelandic whaling fleet, the dumping at sea of toxic and radioactive waste, and various fishing practices. In 1985, the Rainbow Warrior traveled to the vicinity of Moruroa atoll, the site of French nuclear testing. Just before midnight on July 10, 1985, two explosions rocked the Auckland, New Zealand harbor, sinking the Rainbow Warrior. Underwater charges had been placed by frogmen on the Rainbow Warrior's hull, blowing two holes in the ship. The Rainbow Warrior sank almost immediately. All the crew managed to escape, except for a Dutch photographer, Fernando Pereira, who drowned. On the night of the explosions members of an Auckland boating club saw a man wearing scuba diving gear in an inflatable dinghy, come ashore and tie-up the dinghy, then drive away in a van. The club members were suspicious and took note of the registration number of the vehicle. The police were able to trace the van through a rental firm to a Swiss couple using the name "Turenge". Within 30 hours of the bombing the "Turenges" were interviewed by the police, and then charged. In the meantime, forestry workers had reported a suspicious meeting between occupants of a van and a station wagon, which was later linked to a charter yacht, the Ouvea. Warrants were issued for the crew of the yacht Ouvea, which had been used to bring the explosives and other equipment into New Zealand, but no trace of the yacht or crew could be found. A month after the bombing, it was revealed that the "Turenges" were Dominique Prieur and Alain Mafart, agents of the French Secret Service, the Direction Generale de la Securité Exterieure (DSGE). New Zealand Police later discovered that up to 11 French agents had entered New Zealand as part of the Rainbow Warrior operation. A French report came out admitting that French agents had been in New Zealand, but denied they had carried out the bombing. Following a further round of official denials, Monsieur Hernu, the Defence Minister resigned and on September 22, Prime Minister Laurent Fabius admitted that French agents had been responsible. French President François Mitterrand claimed that because they were members of the military and had acted under orders, they could not be held responsible for their actions.  On 4 November, 1985, Mafart and Prieur appeared in an Auckland court, where they pleaded guilty to charges of ma


Which American actress and former model was the first wife of singer Rod Stewart?

Rod Stewart - Songwriter, Singer - Biography.com Rod Stewart Rod Stewart is best known as a U.K. and U.S. pop/rock singer-songwriter with a signature raspy voice, who performed from the 1960s to the present day. IN THESE GROUPS Famous People Born on January 10 quotes “You go through life wondering what is it all about, but at the end of the day, it's all about family.” Rod Stewart Synopsis Rod Stewart is a British singer-songwriter born on January 10, 1945 in London, England. Known for his signature raspy voice, Stewart performed in several U.K. bands in the 1960s. Embarking on a solo career, "Maggie May" became his first hit single in 1971. Moving to the U.S. in 1975, Stewart's hit songs included "Tonight's the Night" (1976) and "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" (1978). He experienced a career lull during the 1980s and only had a few hits in the 1990s, but came back strong singing the classics in the 2000s, winning a Grammy Award for best traditional pop vocal album in 2004. Early Life and Career Singer-songwriter Rod Stewart was born Roderick David Stewart on January 10, 1945, in London, England. Born into a working-class family, Stewart excelled at soccer. He worked a series of odd jobs, including working as a grave digger, before his singing career took off. During the 1960s, Stewart was a part of several different bands. In 1966, he joined the blues-influenced Jeff Beck Group and experienced his first taste of success. The group toured the United Kingdom and the United States and released two hit albums. In 1969, he joined what became known as the Faces. Ron Wood was one of his bandmates and became a member of the Rolling Stones. Stewart also performed as a solo artist and scored his first big solo success with the album Every Picture Tells A Story, which featured the hit single "Maggie May" in 1971. That same year, the Faces had a hit with the song "Stay With Me." Career Highlights Stewart moved to the United States in 1975. The next year, he reached the top of the U.S. charts with "Tonight's the Night" from A Night on the Town. Stewart continued to have a slicker, more pop sound as the decade progressed. He also developed a reputation for his partying lifestyle and for dating numerous actresses and models. With 1978's Blondes Have More Fun, he had another smash hit single with "Do Ya Think I'm Sexy?" The 1980s proved to be more challenging for Stewart. While 1981's Tonight I'm Yours went platinum, the albums that followed did not fare as well. He ended the decade on a positive note, however. His remake of the Tom Waits song "Downtown Train" in 1989 received a lot of radio play. A few years later, he released Unplugged and Seated (1993), which was recorded at MTV Unplugged concert and featured the hit "Have I Told You Lately." With his distinctive throaty, almost scratchy-sounding voice, Stewart decided to take on some of the classic songs and make them his own with It Had to be You: The Great American Songbook (2002). He recorded four volumes of the Great American Songbook series, and won his first Grammy Award (best traditional pop vocal album) for Stardust: The Great American Songbook, Volume III in 2004. Later Years At the age of 60, Stewart became a father for seventh time. His son, Alastair Wallace Stewart, was born on November 27, 2005. This was his first child with then fiancée Penny Lancaster. The couple married in 2007 and welcomed a second son, Aiden, in 2011. He also has a daughter, Kimberly, and a son, Sean, from his first wife Alana Stewart and a daughter named Ruby with former girlfriend Kelly Emberg. He also has two children from his marriage to model Rachel Hunter—Renee and Liam. Stewart publicly acknowledged his oldest daughter, Sarah Streeter, in 2013. Streeter was born when Stewart was only 18 years old, and he and the girl's mother had decided to put their baby up for adoption. Stewart and Streeter first met in 2008. In 2006, Stewart returned to rock music with Still The Same: Great Rock Classics of Our Time. The album reached the top of the pop charts in October of that year. Stewart put down the micro


Who painted ‘The Card Players’, one version of his selling for £154 million in 2011?

For $250 Million, Qatar Buys One of Cézanne’s The Card Players, the Priciest-Ever Painting | Vanity Fair Twitter The tiny, oil-rich nation of Qatar has purchased a Paul Cézanne painting, The Card Players, for more than $250 million. The deal, in a single stroke, sets the highest price ever paid for a work of art and upends the modern art market. If the price seems insane, it may well be, since it more than doubles the current auction record for a work of art. And this is no epic van Gogh landscape or Vermeer portrait, but an angular, moody representation of two Aix-en-Provence peasants in a card game. But, for its $250 million, Qatar gets more than a post-Impressionist masterpiece; it wins entry into an exclusive club. There are four other Cézanne Card Players in the series; and they are in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Musée d’Orsay, the Courtauld, and the Barnes Foundation. For a nation in the midst of building a museum empire, it’s instant cred. Is the painting, created at the cusp of the 20th century, worth it? Well, Cézanne inspired Cubism and presaged abstract art, and Picasso called him “the father of us all.” That said, “$250 million is a fortune,” notes Victor Wiener, the fine-art appraiser called in by Lloyd’s of London when Steve Wynn put his elbow through a Picasso, in 2006. “But you take any art-history course, and a Card Players is likely in it. It’s a major, major image.” For months, he said, “its sale has been rumored. Now, everyone will use this price as a point of departure: it changes the whole art-market structure.” The Cézanne sale actually took place in 2011, and details of the secret deal are now coming out as a slew of V.I.P. collectors, curators, and dealers head to Qatar for the opening next week of a Takashi Murakami blockbuster that was recently on view in the Palace of Versailles. The nation, located on its own small jetty off the Arabian Peninsula, is a new destination on the art-world grand tour: current exhibitions include an 80-foot-high Richard Serra and a Louise Bourgeois retrospective (her bronze spider is crawling across the Doha Convention Center), and in March it hosts a Global Art Forum that attracts artists, curators, and patrons from museum groups worldwide. Land of the 1 Percent Qatar (and its capital city, Doha) isn’t just a destination for those with private jets. It’s also a burgeoning intellectual and media hub. It hosts the headquarters of Al Jazeera, the Mideast campuses of Georgetown, Texas A&M, and Northwestern Universities—and of one the most ambitious sets of cultural goals since the robber barons and empire builders of America founded so many grand institutions a century ago. Qatar does big things in a spectacular way. In 2008 when it opened the Museum of Islamic Art, a grand limestone behemoth by I. M. Pei, a flotilla of vintage ships sailed in V.I.P. guests representing the world’s great museums. Later, Robert De Niro floated up from the sea in a revolving open-air elevator to announce the Tribeca Film Festival was starting a Doha outpost. In 2010, Qatar opened its Arab Museum of Modern Art, and the Qatar National Museum, currently closed for renovation by superstar architect Jean Nouvel, will reopen in 2014. That’s where the Cézanne could end up, flanked by some famous Rothkos, Warhols, and Hirsts that the Qataris have been snapping up in a buying spree. The royal family of Qatar, does not comment on its purchases, however. And the tight circle of auction, houses, officials and dealers it is involved with, by and large, sign confidentiality agreements. But multiple sources confirm the record purchase of The Card Players. The Deal How did Qatar get the Cézanne? For years, Greek shipping magnate George Embiricos had owned and treasured the painting, rarely lending it. He was “entertained” but unmoved, according to one art dealer, by occasional offers for it that climbed ever higher alongside the art market in past decades. A few years ago, the painting was listed by artnews magazine as one of the world’s top artworks still in private hands. S


Which Russian playwright wrote ‘Uncle Vanya’ and ‘The Cherry Orchard’?

SparkNotes: The Cherry Orchard: Context The Cherry Orchard Table of Contents Plot Overview Anton Pavlevich Chekhov was born on January 17th, 1860, in Taganrog, Russia. His father Pavel was a shopkeeper the town, which was small, provincial, and on the Sea of Azov in the south of Russia, and his grandfather was Egor Chekhov, a serf. Serfs were the legal property of the landowners who owned the property on which they resided; it was thus a form of slavery. In 1841, Egor bought freedom for himself and his family at the price of 875 rubles. Russia had been changing ever since the early 18th century, when Tsar Peter the Great carried out a series of reforms with the intent of modernizing Russia in Western Europe's image. European styles in fashion and art were imported, the Western canon was widely read among the nobility, and French was adopted as the language of cultured discourse. A large government bureaucracy was created; the achievement of rank became an obsession of Russian life. During Chekhov's childhood, in the time of Tsar Alexander II, a second wave of reforms was underway, reforms that further liberalized the country and its economy. The most important of these was the Emancipation Declaration of 1861, which freed the serfs from bondage. These reforms caused great controversy, as they introduced what was, in effect, the beginning of a free-market economy, undermining the power of the nobility, and sometimes even impoverishing them. The situation displayed in The Cherry Orchard, of a wealthy landowning family forced to sell their estate in order to pay their debts, was thus a familiar one in the Russian society of Chekhov's day. Chekhov himself had a relatively quiet childhood. He attended the local Russian grammar school, worked in his father's store and occasionally wrote small pieces for the amusement of his family. Taganrog was not a typical provincial town; it was a multicultural port, with Italians, Greeks, and Turks residing in the wealthier sections of town and Russians such as the Chekhovs living in comparatively poor suburbs. It had a theater, which the young Chekhov would often visit. When Chekhov was sixteen, Pavel's store failed, and the entire family had to move to Moscow—the entire family, that is, except for Anton. A merchant (and friend of the family) had helped the Chekhovs with a loan, but insisted on keeping Anton with him in the house as a kind of collateral. As soon as he could, he left Taganrog in order to pursue medical studies in Moscow in 1879 at the age of 19. That year, Chekhov began to write comic stories in order to pay his medical school tuition. By the time he was twenty, he was employed by The Spectator magazine as their regular humorist. Over ninety percent of Chekhov's published work appeared in magazines before he was twenty-eight, and, by this age, he had already established himself as a premier writer of short stories. As he developed as a writer, his stories began to take on deeper and more profound themes, as he moved away from his comic roots. To this day, Chekhov's literary reputation primarily rests with his short stories, and Chekhov's early plays, written primarily in his early 20s, are not well-remembered. It was only in 1896 that he began to turn his attention back to drama; in the eight remaining years before his death, he managed to complete four plays: The Seagull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. The first performance of The Seagull was nearly laughed off the stage; it was criticized as dull, unimaginative, and lacking any sort of dramatic tension (a critical undercurrent that has survived in Russia to this day). Only gradually did Chekhov's new form of drama, emphasizing characterization, detail and symbolism instead of plot development and incident, gain acceptance. Chekhov was the in-house playwright for the Moscow Arts Theatre, which had been founded by his friend Vladimir Nemirovich-Davchenko. During this time, he fell in love with one of the Theatre's leading actresses, Olga Knipper, and would marry her in 1901. Chekhov wrote his last