cathedrals, the period that we call the high gothic. chtr h more of its original glass than any oth medieval cathedral. wh mes possible the size of thoswindows and the openness of that wall is, in fact, the last jor structal advance in gothic architecture the external flying buttresses that take all the weight and the pressures from the vaults, from the timber roof and transfer it away from the wall directly into the ground. romanesque architecture doesn't have this advantage. there we have short, heavy piers thick walls with small windows round arches and groin vaults creating solid but not very tall buildings. in the gothic church the walls don't carry the structure's whole weight. the inner piers are slim and narrow. the rib vaults are thin under a tall timber roof. massive windows dominate the wall. this openness was possible because the structural support has been moved outside. massive upright piers surround the building. giant arches spring from them to resist the pressures of weight and wind. what i like particularly in chartr i

the elaborate ceilings is a fine example of fan vaulting, a style that capped the gothic age.end, a wall of modern stained glass marks the royal air force chapel. it honors the fighter pilots of all nations who died defending britain in 1944. with saints in stained glass, heroes in carved stone, and the remains of england's greatest citizens under the floor stones, westminster abbey is the national church and the religious heart of england. >> welcome to "film school shorts" -- a showcase of the most exciting new talent from across the country. experience the future of film, next on "film school shorts." >> "film school shorts" is made possible by a grant from maurice kanbar, celebrating the vitality and power of the moving image, and by the members of kqed. [ answering machine beeps ] >> man on machine: hey, sweetie, it's daddy. i -- i just wanted to tell you that i love you. i...

of a goldsmith's craft, embodying lessons learned from antique statuary and combining that with a gothicrace learned from the art of northern europe. florence is still a thriving center for the goldsmith's art. this is the studio of signor giorgio chilleri at the ponte vecchio. he works here as a master with his apprentice craftsmen. a whole generation of florentine artists-- ghiberti, brunelleschi, donatello-- began work in studios not unlike this, working on just such meticulous and minute creations before moving on in their careers to their monumental works of art. in an environment where the craftsman's skill so is highly prized, it was inevitable that their status should rise. inevitable, too, that the most brilliant of them-- men like brunelleschi and donatello-- should resent the restrictions which the craft guilds could place on them and the implication that their work was menial, a mechanical craft. and so, increasingly during this century, such artists came to see themselves as the equals of their patrons-- no longer humble, anonymous craftsmen, but self-confident, ambitious, i

a southern gothic tape from sin and redemption from sheila mick havinger.ver the tracks, past the swamp, this is hampton florida, population 477 incorporated in 1925. a town dripping in moss, way off the beaten path, a town where everyone knows everyone and their business, too. it's like mayberry, u.s.a. here, you know, like a one-horse town. >> about this mayberry is deeply mired in allegations of corruption and cronyism. the people are hampton now trying to save the town from years long neglect and a web of scandal that promises politicians upstate in the capital, tallahassee, to threaten to wipe hampton off of the map former hampton mayor, jim mitsell that ran city hall the way they want to run city hall. it was ran their way or it was a highway. and nobody -- there you go again -- i will phrase it again. nobody rocked the boat. nobody paid any attention. it was so real. it was almost make believe because you say that really can't be happening. but you can't get make that kind of stuff up >> gordon smith is the county sheriff now investigating the goings

the artist proclaims his witnessing presence in a bold, gothic legal inscription in latin. this reads, "jan van eyck was here." while italians were developing their illusionistic art with the assistance of mathematically reasoned perspective, northern painters, led by jan van eyck, used many translucent layers of pigments in quick-drying oils to produce uniquely convincing pictorialism. among jan's most compelling portraits, this man's features may be the artist's own. they have that fixed, almost hypnotic quality that sometimes results from staring into a mirror for self-portrayal. we know that artists in the 15th century often wore such flamboyant red turbans, which is another reason for suspecting that the identity of the sitter is jan van eyck himself. the most famous european painter of his day, jan van eyck was also a diplomat, mapmaker, and chemist. enormously learned, he was concerned with latin and greek and studied hebrew mysticism. here, jan van eyck depicts the most powerful figure at the burgundian court-- chancellor rolin-- kneeling before the madonna. in such

he concentrated the vast space of the gothic church of the franciscans with another image of woman-- woman as madonna. the culture itself had set up the perimeters of interpretive possibility, that is, a scheme that talks about love on a scale of values-- love that, at its basest, is mere lust. love on that level being the love of the beast, of the animal. that then rises through a series of progressive stages through culturally licit lust, which is, of course, marital love. and that eventually arrives at the highest level, which is divine love. titian's assumption of the virgin is 20 feet high. in 1518, it was the largest oil painting ever produced, on the scale to match ambitious roman artists. titian had never been to rome, and he was developing the potential of a new medium. painting on this scale had previously been done in fresco, where the colors are absorbed into the plaster, but fresco in venice was vulnerable to dampness. only oils could give the brilliance and permanence that titian needed. ♪ alleluia ♪ alleluia ♪ alleluia, alleluia ♪ alleluia, alleluia ♪ alleluia ♪ allelu

their control continued to operate in the country the greatest number of attacks is committed in the gothic in the second largest city that is believed to be the cradle of the revolution. a strong wind storm in the us state of illinois to run forty five preaching carriages no injuries were reported. we only know that the train carriages demolish the power right next to the railroad accident took place near the town due to accident about a thousand residents lost electricity. nobody really had much in the same accident occurred over with a passenger train period of thirteen carriages were derailed when carson was injured in the accident roscoe said a national forum on maintenance services union will and gas sector authorities mining companies and for investors discuss the creation of powerful processing industry sectors in kazakhstan. twelve major enterprises operate in the field of mechanical engineering in the west kazakhstan region the production of imo companies increased by forty three percent compared to previous year. at the same time companies actively cooperate in russian and german

according to a height of the gothic tale controversy. fourteen years has earned just over a hundred or see conversations really seems that on tv read a case of an artist. a man who faces like a pensioner and tied up in his home was found guilty of my deck. i knew. welcome to six one the stake for the set up a copy of the label to pay their debts has defended performance today despite admitting that the number of agreements with lenders is lower than expected the insolvency service about is revealed that a fifty five dead deals of the region the first six months of its operation in only four of those involve the restructuring of mortgage debt. it was built to help people who are having a gift given to the fair and transparent when it began its work last year but the insolvency service the marlins have to admit that it's got off to a slow start. figures released today showed tools for deals involving mortgage debt hoping to watch the coverage myself was nineteen percent its director said though it is making an impact. there's a significant

from the united states in messages to me and to patience was not ours can visit on the scope of the gothic in the east of grain which escalate are spreading fiction. so we must tonight focus on facts. you have heard these last weeks brushing his claim any intention of occupying or in beating ukraine. the present day instead of his speech which was then that the christian holiday is to suppose that is eclipsed by the commission is entrusted to us it was terrorists the alterations to seize it has been shed in the war which runs the raging against ukraine. the aggressor cousin of stuart and continues to organize on the rest in the eastern regions of the country. this is not a war between ukrainians. this edition of confrontation denies this edition threatening his life. called the russian partners to stop by my hairstyle and had a chance coming to ukraine and asked me to communism all great and had to scale a boston resident please explain to you that. as a teacher and taught at the desecration of the conflict and yet that with other members of the anti disaster was openly condemn the season

operation in cars and back in two thousand and eight two thousand and nine also the techies protected gothicincident in two thousand and ten. i was painting. two weeks ago. he has to be with crimes they forced us to connect with his team different phases of the year two thousand and six to two thousand and ten. it was at this petition was submitted. in two thousand and thirteen. to reason as to why it took so long. not that i'm in a dutch boy was that he doesn't choose not to think of fishing. with the seat is not the producer was put forward by a palestinian who am i when i use to city status in the high international call what's interesting is that it received little to no attention span in the israeli media warnings in place the bet no one's talking some people are saying that the result of finding is not surprising they would not expect an israeli court to rule against its own officials. these correspond to the total cost in np stuff but the gutsy says the vatican was predictable but doesn't close the locals to justice. nobody expects that the israeli court ruling against israeli leaders

of dubrovnik's golden age in the 15th and 16th centuries, combining both renaissance and venetian gothic styles. stepping into its stately courtyard takes you back to that illustrious age. through clever diplomacy, dubrovnik managed to maintain its independence untithe 1800s. through all those centuries, the republic of dubrovnik invested mightily to withstand any siege. they stockpiled grain in huge underground silos and piped in water from nearby mountains. dubrovnik's single best attraction is its mighty wall, offering an unforgettably scenic mile-long stroll. while constructed over many centuries, today's impressive fortifications date from the 1400s, when they were beefed up to defend against the ottoman turks. while the walls worked fine against the turks five centuries ago, they couldn't protect the city from modern artillery. in 1991, after croatia declared independence from yugoslavia, the yugoslav army shelled the city, damaging about 2/3 of its buildings. brighter, newer tiles mark the houses that were hit and roofs that had to be replaced. these roofs were rebuilt using the s

networks this year the media form chains that they knew it was held on the pulse of independence the gothic secretary of state of the bed jocks tobacco read the welcome address by the president of kazakhstan to the purchase of its own form to an end but says he is keen to test the book would it not been spent on the link it up as you can. today tuition integration process goes to a new stage of development it is here in austin awareness plan to sign a historic low premium on the establishment of the eurasian economic union in may two thousand fourteen i want to know the special role in the mission of the regime media for recreating the atmosphere of trust between countries and continents maintaining international peace accord when you are so blessed this one takes place in a period of political instability in the world reform agenda accurately reflects on relevant topics such as the conflict in syria the crisis in ukraine in the ongoing war in the middle east according to the dissidents all these events say about the work order nor your machine you can stomach. business will not go home. su

current but gothic. rock 'n' roll. >> meet ray goodman and jimmy webb of new york city's punk clothing boutique trash and vaudeville. >> how is it going? >> good. nonstop, nonstop. boys and girl version. nonstop. best fabric ever. >> ray is the owner. he bought the business in 1975, renamed it trash and vaudeville, and since then has cultivated its ultrahip, rock star loving identity. >> i guess, you know, i've always been into clothing. i've always been into fashion. i've always been in to rock 'n' roll and it was a way to put the two together, i guess. >> jimmy is the store's key buyer. primary salesman. and number one spokesman for everything that makes trash and vaudeville trash and vaudeville. >> it's leopard. and it's a white motorcycle jacket. and it's red plaid. and it's a silver star. and it's something, and it's a stud, and it's sex pistols pink and green. and it's a leather jacket. when you put it on and zip it up and unzip it, it's how you feel. >> when it comes to picking merchandise like th

the great gothic spread that everybody associates with a duke. on the east campus, the neoclassical. many of the neoclassical buildings which was originally trinity college. it's about 1.5 miles away. beautiful, tree-lined road. offer that is in this neighborhood called trinity park. this gets to the problem of the fact that the drinking age is 21 and in this country. everybody knows any universities and colleges, everybody under 21 is drinking. the president before brodhead decided all freshman should be put on this east campus of the neoclassical campus with the idea that perhaps drinking would be reduced. then she made rulings about who could drink at who could not intrude on the west campus. this had the fact of pushing the homes -- drinking in the of the neighborhood which is in upper-middle-class neighborhood. guys,f people, fraternity in houses and they rented and had big parties. it became a huge problem in this neighborhood. the neighbors were complaining repeatedly for years about public urination and loud noise .f all public drunkennes

"america tonight"'s correspondent sheila macvicar visits hampton and brings us this southern gothic tale of sin and redemption. >> reporter: over the tracks, past the swamp. this is hampton, florida. population 477. incorporated in 1925. a town dripping in moss. way off the beaten track, a town where everyone knows everyone, and their business, too. >> it's like maybury, like ma mayberry u.s.a, a one horse town. >> but this town is deeply plierd in allegation of -- mired in allegations of cronyism and corruption. years long imlek and a web of scandal that prompted politicians upstate in tallahassee to credit threaten to wipe hampton off the map. >> former mayor jim mitzel. >> run their way, it was ran their way or it was a highway. nobody, there again i'll say it again. nobody rocked the boat, nobody paid attention. >> it was so real it was almost make-believe. because you say that really can't be happening. but you can't make that kind of stuff up. >> gordon smith is the county sheriff investigating the going-on, where one important clan with deep roots controlled city hall and had five

one of the senators who were looking into it referred to it as a southern gothic novel.how did it get this bad? well intentioned people in the beginning who got busy and drifted off and people left to their own devices and perhaps temptation got too much. in case of what was happening with the police force, in the town of 477 people they had 19 police officers. they set out to run a very efficient speed trap out on highway 301. i have to say it is not the only speed trap on highway 301 but it was a pretty good one and brought in more than a quarter of a million dollars every year. question, where is all that money, next question, where are all the police cars. >> i would assume if the corruption runs that deep it's difficult for investigators. what do we know about the investigation? >> the investigation is being led by bradford county sheriff smith. and members of law enforcement who were also participating. the investigation comes about after an extensive forensic audit of the town's bookkeeping which discovered there were all kinds of records missing, a water meter re

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hundreds of thousands of catholics have descended on the gothic and police to the celebrations on friday put crosses decided that a traditional wave across the pacific coliseum. and on sunday killed in a mass together with the easter message. but away from sin peter's square a fox team has been mobilized for half of the weekend. this was a house takes us behind seats. i don't think that catholics will fill thinking to square this weekend for easter celebrations for the canonization the pipes don't pull the second. i'm still on the twenty third the way from the sun showing the crowds to wait behind this tool in one of the vatican's most sacred places. preparations are well underway here six days out of seven from going till dusk these find the pads many towns across goal and painstaking task. pay no attention defeats in the straight to. sis to return his twenty seven points in total. she's now a specialist in pleading by hand. after all these years he doesn't even need an on and make pipes catholic priests. it is known as a relic of some friends his office he seeks teach me. nor did his u

gothic."d "american next to the mona lisa, it is the most well-known piece of art. tois the most parrot eyes --parodized --whether that is a word or not. these will come mary most men. >> good evening, everyone. it is my distinct privilege to serve as your auditor of state. was appointed by governor branstad. i am campaigning for the position and 2014. watchdog isaxpayers' a truly awesome responsibility. i am proud. we know our audits have a direct impact on the level of trust people have in the government spending their tax dollars. we have a motto. "in god we trust. everybody else we audits." [laughter] regarding my qualifications, i have over 10 years of experience in state and public finance and i am a certified public accountant. regarding my family, i am pretty delighted to be here with my husband. he and i have been married a little over 31 years. of fourhe proud parents daughters. one daughter is a cyclone. one daughter is a hawkeye. a panther.r is our fourth daughter is the tiebreaker because she is off to iowa state in the fall. [applause] i am delighted t

as you convey its gothic on the high seas.it's almost as if the sea captain was lost in and captured by the brontË system. and it takes place all through the world through the perspective of a masa dell and. readers don't know what it reveals. he is preparing to teach the class and i was reading around. turns out whether he scholars have known that it's based on chapter 18 of the memoirs. this is not a new thing. it's actually true story. >> itself fairly popular sea captain's account. >> wasn't that popular but it was out there. the memoirs are easily available and there was just something, i remember when i read it. the true story based on the footnote it kind of analysis and interpretation of writing. i had to read the footnote a few times. it was kind of like finding out that the movie million was true. it was kind of the same structure. and then thanks to the wonders of google books you can read or download the masa dalan and the pdf of the memoir. it's 500 something pages. chapter 18 is fascinating. the whole memoir itse

that is one of the most spectacular gothic buildings in new york, i would say. >> welcome to al jazeera america. i'm del walters. >> i'm stephanie sy. ahead in our next half hour, the 89-year-old grandmother and retired elementary school principal in the battle of her life to eradicate polio and what she plans to do on her 90's birthday. >> also an update, making good on the promise for change, activists demanding american companies and there are very big names keep their word following that deadly garment factory collapse in bangladesh. >> the reconciliation agreement involving palestinian factions has mass and fatah, the deal could damage prospects for peace in the region. the groups promise of a unity government being formed within weeks has angered israelis who reward hamas as a terrorist organization. >> this is not the victory handshake the u.s. wanted to see. officials say they'd heard the rumors fatah and llama were trying to reconcile but they were surprised the rumors came true. >> this could seriously complicate our efforts, not just our efforts, but the efforts between the p

but there's a kind of gothic hope, a hope that's deep, a blues hope, a hope that's stied to a more complicated -- >> it's a rigorous hope. >> yeah. >> a mature hope. >> a grown-up, tragic hope. that logic is a lot harder to try to get people to sit with. >> i like the performance of hope. and i want to ask you two questions here, even though we have no time. one is whether or not you think that performance of hope is part of what was so seductive about president obama as candidate obama, that he performs hope quite consciously. >> right. >> talk to me about that first. >> yeah, no, and there are -- and people should be hopeful. you know, i never thought we would have an african-american, but that does mean something. and yes, there has been progress. saying that there has been progress is one statement. saying that it's been progress because we've had some alliance, because the country has been on our side, for most of american history, is a totally, totally different statement. behind that progress is the bodies of a lot of black people. the broken bodies, the lynched bodies, the raped bodies

we tried to give the building the classic sort of gothic look that the outside has. >> at the same time approach. is that fair? >> yeah. >> yeah, sort of a marriage of what was there and what had to be reinvented to make it fit. things that were missing from the original building. >> david, it's had a checkered past, not least when there was a $2 million settlement on discrimination. is the business case solid for you guys? is the location everything despite what's gone on in the past? >> absolutely. i think, you know, it's smaller now. it's more handleable. and david and i are up for the challenge. >> what will the unique selling point be? >> it's sort of -- >> central park. >> -- central park and a restaurant again. it's not a catering venue, and it's a place for everybody now. >> it's always good to see new entrepreneurial endeavors. thank you very much. >> thank you. >> david and jim. for more on hbo's new partnership, "squawk on the street" will be right back. e ri? talk to your doctor about viagra. ask if your heart is healthy enough for sex. do not take viagra if you take nitrate