And the whole gallery of nefarious characters who thronged the roads of christendom at that time. The important rituals of peoples lives centered in the church. In the church, the infant was baptized, the young were married. And prays were offered for the souls of the dead. The tremendous outpouring of skill, labor, and faith represented in the age of gothic cathedrals needs to be understood in light of the great changes happening in western europe between 1100 and 1300. The most important of these was a dramatic population boom. As europe grew more stable and more prosperous, men and women seem to have marri younger and had bigger families. The population of the west increased threefold in those two centuries and in the richest parts up to tenfold. Hundreds of new towns were founded and the old ones thrived as local and longdistance ade flourished. At the same time there were new intellectual impulses, evidenced best of all in the founding of the great universities paris, oxford, and
Survived intact in the crypt to the joy of the people. Even more miraculously the entire church was rebuilt in 27 years. That is the church that we can still see today. What the cathedral meant to the people who lived in these streets in the 13th century is very different from what it means today. Then the cathedral was the center of Spiritual Life and the focus of civic pride. Daily life literally revolved around it. As in many medieval towns, the western gates of the cathedral formed one sid of a great opeuare. In the middle ages this was the place where the townspeople could meet the farmers and produce of the countryside could be bought and sold. Here, too, they could mingle with tinkers and peddlers, salt sellers dealers in relics, and the whole gallery of nefarious characters who thronged the roads of christendom at that time. The important rituals of peoples lives centered in the church. In the church, the infant was baptized, the young were married. And prayers were offered for
In 1194, the church was again burned down, leaving only the great west gate, the western towers, and the ancient crypt. Miraculously, their most sacred relic, the tunic of the virgin mary, survived intact in the crypt, to the joy of the people. Even more miraculously, the entire church was rebuilt in 27 years. That is the church that we can still see today. What the cathedral meant to the people who lived in these streets in the 13th century is very different from what it means today. Then the cathedral was the center of Spiritual Life and the focus of civic pride. Daily life literally revolved around it. As in many medieval towns, the western gates of the cathedral formed one sid a great opesquare. In the middle ages, this was the place where the townspeople could meet the farmers and produce of the countryside could be bought and sold. Here, too, they could mingle with tinkers and peddlers, salt sellers, dealers in relics, and the whole gallery of nefarious characters who thronged th
I know this additional flexibility provided under our proposed amendment would help get Quality Charter School office the ground. The amendment also allows for revenue to be more portable across School Districts to provide states with the ability o move toward more models. Or competency based education if they so desire. It ensures that Charter Schools are doing outreach to low income and other schools. Many Charter Schools are already leading in this regard d helping our most atrisk families to achieve success. We want to ensure they continue to lead the way and provide access to choice for more families. Im also pleased that my amendment i offered with brooks regarding Computer Science is made in order. My amendment with representative brooks would clarify that federal funds can be used for Computer Science education. Its particularly important because it relates to funding for teacher preparation based on the bipartisan Computer Science education act which representative brooks and
Affairs reporter John Heilemann, nick cko con physical confis, heidi pryzbyla. We begin with President Trumps proposal to fund the wall. Apparently thats the only way to end the shut down, even though democrats are unitsed in opposition. It is trumps first public offer to democrats since the shutdown began on december 22nd. Now at 31 days and counting. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the proposal a nonstarter and said his offers of protection do not represent a good faith effort to restore certainty to peoples lives. Trumps proposal came a day after reporting that the Supreme Court is unlikely to hear the strae administrations appeal to a Lower Court Ruling that blocked him from shutting daca down manning it will stay in place for at least ten more months. Trump tweeted several times about nancy pelosi and told her to clean up the streets in san francisco, calling them disgusting. If a high school daca person were to accept this deal, in three years what would happen if that person i