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- Author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg returns with "The Chronicles of Harris Burdick"
- Van Allsburg is known for his classics, "The Polar Express" and "Jumanji"
- Authors like Stephen King are contributing short stories to accompany his illustrations
A nun seated in a chair floats in midair, an ocean liner squeezes into a Venice canal, a suburban home appears to blast off like a rocket ship, these are just a few of "The Mysteries of Harris Burdick."
The book, from award-winning author and illustrator Chris Van Allsburg, is made up of 14 amazingly detailed drawings, each with a title and a short caption designed to inspire the imagination of readers.
Since its publication in 1984, thousands of children have invented their own stories to accompany the enigmatic pictures; many sent their writing to Van Allsburg himself. Now a star-studded group of authors are getting in on the act, writing their own short stories for Van Allsburg's illustrations in "The Chronicles of Harris Burdick."
The new collection features Sherman Alexie, M. T. Anderson, Kate DiCamillo, Cory Doctorow, Jules Feiffer, Stephen King, Tabitha King, Lois Lowry, Gregory Maguire, Walter Dean Myers, Linda Sue Park, Louis Sachar, Jon Scieszka and Lemony Snicket. Some of the stories are light and humorous, like Scieszka's "Under the Rug." Others, like Alexie's "A Strange Day in July," are downright creepy.
Millions of readers already know Van Allsburg for his whimsical stories and illustrations, featured in classics like "The Polar Express" and "Jumanji." Both received Caldecott medals, the highest honor for an illustrated book, and both became blockbuster movies.
Van Allsburg is on a national tour to promote "The Chronicles of Harris Burdick." CNN spoke to him this week. The following is an edited transcript:
CNN: How did this latest book come about?
Van Allsburg: It really started out as a result of a writer not known for writing for children, having approached me about 10 years ago asking permission to reproduce one of the images from the book because this author was collecting his short stories into an anthology and wanted to be able to include the picture that inspired him and that writer happened to be Stephen King.
Of course I gave my permission because I was thrilled that these provocations of Harris Burdick's were not only working on schoolchildren, which I knew because of the thousands and thousands of stories I had gotten in the mail, but were also at least in the case of the King family inspiring some writing up in Maine.
So Stephen published that story, along with the picture, and I think it was about two years ago my editor said, we should ask some other authors if they would like to take a shot at some of these Burdick pictures and since we already have Stephen King's we could add theirs to his and we could create a chronicle of Harris Burdick in which we would have essentially a short story collection by 14 separate authors.
I thought that was a fine idea because I'd loved this idea that Burdick's drawing could be sort of like Johnny Appleseed throwing out these seeds and instead of growing little apple saplings, these stories grow up instead.
CNN: Did you have any personal connections with any of the contributors?
Van Allsburg: I was familiar with writings with most of them, not all. I did read their work once my editor compiled a list and was able to endorse their inclusion onto the guest list. But I didn't have any contact with them in the sense that I gave them a call and gave them a pep talk or asked them what they were going to do. They basically got the picture, the caption and the title and ran with it.
CNN: Did any of the stories in the book surprise you?
Van Allsburg: I wasn't really surprised, partly because of the many stories I'd read up to that point, not by professional writers but by all the children from elementary and junior high school that had been sending me their stories.
It's just amazing how the human imagination can work, and how the unexpected direction -- when it's unexpected you start to realize it's only unexpected because you're using your own imagination to make a determination about where the story might go.
And when somebody else's imagination is engaged it goes in a place you couldn't have thought of because that's the way art is. I wouldn't say I was jaded or inured to the possibility of bizarre content, but still not so surprised by them, but certainly delighted by them. I found them to be great reading.
There are a lot of short story collections but they're almost invariably the short stories of a single author and when you get a collection of stories by 14 different imaginations, so to speak, the variety can be quite invigorating for a reader.
CNN: What inspires you to start a book?
Van Allsburg: It has to grow out of a certain state of mind, which is an openness to the possibility that almost anything you see could provide the idea or inspiration for a story, just being open to it. In my own case it has to do a lot with just boredom.
If I'm not working on something, I'm eager to work on something because it's so gratifying. So in those states, between projects, I'm much more alert to things I see, things I hear, things I remember that might give me the opportunity to tell a story or make a picture.
People ask what's most inspiring to you and I say boredom, because my head hates a vacuum, so I've got to fill it with something and the thing I end up filling it with is an idea of what to make, and since the things I make are books, then I have to fill it with an idea for a book and I get ready to respond to anything that makes me say, I wonder what would happen if this happened, or just ask a series of questions based on maybe a simple starting point.
Even the most complicated stories start with a very simple premise.
CNN: Where do you think creativity and imagination come from and how do these traits develop?
Van Allsburg: I've thought about that a little bit, partly because I was a teacher for about a decade at the Rhode Island School of Design. It's probably an ancient question. I think most people agree there is a component of skill in art making; you have to learn grammar before you learn how to write.
You have to learn rudimentary drawing skills before you make a picture. I think the question still exists is it possible to teach creativity?
Let me put it another way, are artists made or born?
I think for the most part our culture embraces that artists are born not made. I think to a degree the experiences teachers have had with this book in classrooms suggests there may be some truth to that, but there are a lot of people who have a little artist born in them that they never discover because the opportunity, the motivation, the inspiration, the encouragement never comes along, so they dismiss it.
I think it is possible to at least make a little bit of the artist in the individual rather than just assume it's going to be born in them or not and I think one of the things that does it is experiences like this book. I've had teachers write me and say there are kids in this class that thought they could never write a story, that the idea of creative writing and them was never going to meet and all it took was the proper stimuli.
Which would probably first include a classroom of kids sitting next to him doing the same thing, but this picture in front of him and this caption and title, that was somehow stimulus enough for them to find that little bit of artist they were born with.
CNN: Are there any existing pictures you would like to write a story for?
Van Allsburg: You know when people have asked me about Jumanji, they've asked what the inspiration was for that and while I don't know if it was consciously in my mind when I was first tossing the idea around in my head, I do know that when I was a child I always had a fascination for pictures that turned up in the newspaper on occasion which showed the results of someone having gone around a highway curve a little too fast and they drove through somebody's living room.
The pictures would always show the front end of a Pontiac in somebody's living room next to the TV and the sofa. There's nothing unusual about the front end of a car nor is there anything especially unusual about a conventional living room, but I thought the two of them put together were kind of exciting as picture subject matter.
From that I thought, what are some other things you could put into a normal dining room that would make it very peculiar just by juxtaposition?
So I came up with this idea that it would look interesting or exciting and puzzling as well to see a Rhinoceros in a dining room. That would be an example of how an image can start a train of thought which ultimately leads to the idea of a story which leads back to more image making which advances the story further.
So as far as I'm concerned the materials for art are everywhere. Every day you'll see something. If you're in the frame of mind, then you'll use the one you see that day. If you're busy with something else, you may not even notice it.


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Annie Pootoogook was born in 1969, but although her mother, Napachie Pootoogook, had been a respected artist since the 1960s, Annie didn't begin making drawings until the 1990s. She attracted an international audience in 2006, when her work was included in a group exhibition at the Power Plant Gallery in Toronto. Later that year she was selected as the winner of the prestigious Sobey Art Award for best emerging Canadian artist. She also became the first Inuit artist to exhibit at Documenta in Kassel, Germany. Unlike many of her contemporaries in Cape Dorset, Pootoogook's drawings are autobiographical snapshots of present-day life in Cape Dorset, expressing the cross-cultural reality of the contemporary Canadian Arctic. This includes tranquil domestic scenes, such as Tea Drinkers, as well as works expressing the darker elements of physical and substance abuse that exist under the surface of outward appearances.
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An Exeter Hospital spokesman confirmed Saturday that murder victim Amanda "Amy" Warf was employed by the hospital. The 36-year-old's body was found inside an abandoned concrete plant in Exeter on Thursday, March 7. Her remains were located by firefighters after the building caught fire shortly before 7 a.m.
The state's chief medical examiner, Dr. Thomas A. Andrew, ruled the death a homicide following an autopsy Friday morning. Police are not releasing Warf's cause of death, pending further investigation.
Warf's colleagues were "saddened and shocked" by the news of her death, according to a statement released by the hospital Saturday.
"Amanda was a dedicated and energetic professional who proudly served as an employee of Exeter Hospital for many years," the statement reads. "Amanda will be greatly missed by all those who knew and worked with her. Our heartfelt condolences continue to be with her family during this difficult time."
The building that caught fire has been abandoned for at least two decades, according to the town's assessor. The facility is located at 2 Hampton Road. The 11.8-acre property shares a border with one of Exeter Hospital's administrative buildings at 7 Holland Way.
Warf was described as a "very caring and loving person" by one of her former co-workers at Hair Excitement, a salon at the Fox Run Mall in Newington. The woman, who asked not to be identified, said Warf was the mother of a young son.
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"People often think of history the way they learned it in high school or college: as memorizing dates," says Nickolas Davatzes, founder of A&E Television Network and the History Channel. "One of the wonderful things about television is that it makes things come alive."
When Davatzes launched the History Channel in 1995, he assumed it would be a niche channel with modest distribution. Today, the History Channel has nearly 150 million viewers worldwide.
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Born in New York City, Davatzes received a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in social psychology from St. John's University, where he now sits on the board of trustees. His interest in history was inspired by his father, who served in the
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One of the projects of which Davatzes is most proud is The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross, a 2005 History Channel documentary chronicling the two-hundred-year struggle between Christians and Muslims for control of the Holy Land. "It speaks to the Mideast conflict and how long it has existed. I think sometimes we in the Western world don't understand the driver on the other side very well.
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Butler the odd man out for opener vs. Phils
PHILADELPHIA -- When manager Ned Yost sat down to make out his lineup for Friday afternoon's game at Citizens Bank Park, he knew that his toughest decisions had to do with first base, right field and designated hitter. Without a DH in the National League Park, he had to fit three players into two spots.
In other words, of the threesome that included Billy Butler, Jeff Francoeur and Eric Hosmer, one would have to sit. On this day, it fell to Butler to start the day on the bench.
"We have three guys going for two spots," Yost said. "Francoeur had good numbers off of [Phillies starter Kyle] Kendrick. It's just one of those deals in that we wanted Francoeur to play. We have a right on right then a left on right today. Billy will play first tomorrow."
In 22 at-bats vs. Kendrick entering Friday's game, Francoeur had nine hits for a .409 average with a home run and three RBIs. Francoeur, who is the only Royals hitter with significant numbers against Kendrick from his time in Atlanta, added a single in his first at-bat.
"It's different when an American League club comes to a National League city," Yost said. "One of your players just has to sit. These are guys who are used to playing every day and we'll just have to juggle it."


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Some stories aren't meant to be passed down. For instance, stories with so many ups and downs and turns and twists that they sound like a National Lampoon movie are always better from the horse's mouth. Retelling that sort of story is right on par with second-hand news. For that reason, we're going to let Randy Thompson of Castro Valley, California, tell you his story about how his '57 Chevy came to be:
"In '89 I wanted to build a truck, but not just any truck: a '57 Chevy with a big window. After looking at several project trucks, I saw an ad in the Penny Saver that read: "57 Big-Window Chevy, frozen 396 motor.' I decided to go take a look. Turned out the truck had rotten bed wood, the side glass had bullet holes in them, and the dash was covered with 3-inch-long black gorilla fur! So I purchased it for $1,000. After I drug it home, I proceeded to remove everything from the truck until it was down to bare frame.
"Now fast-forward to '95: After the truck had been sitting in my backyard for six years, my financial situation had improved-as in my kids had moved out-which meant I now had the money to start the truck. First the frame was taken to Magnum Force in San Jose, California, to get boxed and C-notched. They then installed a Chris Alston's four-link with Varishock coilovers. Also in the mix was a 50-inch-wide 9-inch Ford rearend with a Williams pumpkin and axles, Wilwood disc brakes, and 31×18.50-inch rubber. Next, I took the truck to KJ's Auto Body in Oakland. There, Kenny installed a front clip from a '73 Malibu.
"While all this was going on with the chassis I had the body, which I thought was pretty cherry, media-blasted. You can imagine my surprise when I picked up the cleaned parts encrypted with dents, rust, holes, and more dents and holes. I had Kenny at KJ's hand-fab new front and rear cab corners and floorpans. To save money I decided to tackle the body and paintwork. My wife said I just like to make dust, because all I seemed to do was put Bondo on and sand it right back off! By '01 I was ready for paint. That year I also installed a Nash five-speed, at my wife's request. By this point I was taking the truck out for drives regularly. In '04 I met Ben at Smeding Performance and purchased one of his 383 crate motors. With the new motor the truck runs a 12.70 @ 114.28 in the quarter-mile.
"In October 2006, disaster struck. While returning from a show in Lodi, the studs on the driver-side rear broke off and I spun around hitting a concrete overpass at 60 mph backwards. I wasn't hurt, but the truck sure was. Everything from the cab back needed to be replaced and the frame was displaced 6 inches. I then took the truck to East Bay Frame and Axle. There, Marty straightened the frame and installed a new Alston four-link and Currie rearend. I then ordered a Pro's Pick bed, roll pan, and tailgate. The truck, along with the new parts, was then taken to Claire Street Auto Body where Ralph began working his magic on the dented cab and rear half. It was also at this time Ralph suggested to me that we french the parking lights and headlights. Then that thought transpired into also installing new taillights in the roll pan and shaving the antenna, cowl vent, and driprail. After a month of resisting all these mods, I gave the go ahead to Ralph to go crazy. It was at this time he found that the rattle-can primer job I did in 2001 didn't stick. At one point Ralph peeled a 2-foot square of paint right off the truck! At that point he said the only way he would continue is if we-we beingme-would strip the cab and front sheetmetal down to bare metal. Once stripped, Ralph then laid down a basecoat clearcoat custom-mix PPG Aqua/Blue paint job.
"I then took the truck to Sure Fit Upholstery, where Jim covered the interior-based around Cadillac Seville seats-and bed with leather and BMW gray wool carpet. Topping the entire package off is a set of Intro Speedstar rims (8×18 up front and 14×20 out back) with Michelin rubber (235/40/18 up front and 335/30/20 out back). Now that the truck is back on the road I've changed its name from 'Tubby '57' to 'resu-wreck-tion!'"
Now that's what we call a journey. At least it has a happy ending.


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Road rage leads to five years in jail
A 46-year-old Port Arthur woman who pleaded no contest Tuesday, Feb. 19, to two counts of aggravated assault and admitted her guilt in a collision on U.S. 69 that caused the death of a Groves man more than a year ago was sentenced Monday, March 18, to serve five years in jail and pay two $500 fines.
By taking the plea agreement, Zola Ann Wilson avoided a possible prison term of 20 years for the death of Gary Naquin, 34, who died in the accident.
According to The Examiner archives, Naquin — a father of three — and his family were on their way to a fishing trip when they rear-ended a 2004 Kansas City Southern (KCS) Freightliner that had collided with Wilson's Hyundai Accent when she slammed on her brakes.
Wilson later admitted to police she was enraged at the driver of the KCS truck when it threw up a rock and cracked her windshield. According to a probable cause affidavit, after the rock hit her windshield, Wilson passed the truck and pulled in front of the large freighter before slamming on her brakes. Naquin was unable to stop and was later pronounced dead as a result of the crash. Naquin's two children and their mother, Lisa Naquin, were also severely injured.
At Monday's sentencing, Wilson pleaded with Stevens' court to receive probation due to her declining health, saying doctors had diagnosed her with kidney failure and had given her two years to live without a kidney transplant.
Judge John Stevens was unmoved, pointing to the major physical and emotional damage Wilson caused Naquin's family. He said Naquin's 7-year-old had "severe internal injuries" and Naquin's wife had a lacerated liver.
"You commit a crime in a vehicle like this and you're going to be held responsible," Stevens said.
Wilson gave one last statement to the court before being incarcerated.
"I'm very sorry for everything," she said.


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Prior to coming back to Defenders, he directed the Center for Biological Diversity's legal program for 2 years. Mike previously worked for Defenders for more than 10 years where he was a staff attorney and then director of the legal program. Mike has also worked at the National Wildlife Federation.
Over his career Mike has represented conservation and environmental interests throughout the federal court system, including the Supreme Court, and before Congress and administrative agencies. He received a B.S. in Biology from the University of Maine and J.D. from Suffolk University Law School.


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The RetroSound Hermosa retains the original look of your vintage vehicle while offering the most modern electronic features available.
The Hermosa features an AM/FM tuner with Radio Display System (RDS) to display artist and title information on the display screen. A rear-mounted USB port allows you to play MP3/WMA music music files through your system, using up to a 32GB flash drive.
Two rear-mounted auxiliary inputs for portable devices such as iPod or portable satellite radio are also included. Dual color (white or green) illumination lets you customize the Hermosa to your vehicle's interior. A built-in 25 watts x 4 channel RMS amplifier provides plenty of power to your speakers, and dual RCA pre-outs let you add external amplifiers.
The Hermosa features our patented InfiniMount adjustable shaft system to make installation easy in virtually any classic vehicle.
Hermosa Features:
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Power antenna lead and amp turn on lead included
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Dual RCA pre-outs for external amplifiers
25 watts x 4 channel RMS power amplifier
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Two auxiliary inputs for portable devices
USB port for MP3/WMA music files via flash drive
AM/FM RDS tuner with 30 pre-sets
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The Aedes aegypti mosquito is the main vector that transmits the viruses that cause dengue. The viruses are passed on to humans through the bites of an infective female Aedes mosquito, which mainly acquires the virus while feeding on the blood of an infected person.
Within the mosquito, the virus infects the mosquito mid-gut and subsequently spreads to the salivary glands over a period of 8-12 days. After this incubation period, the virus can be transmitted to humans during subsequent probing or feeding. The immature stages are found in water-filled habitats, mostly in artificial containers closely associated with human dwellings and often indoors.
Flight range studies suggest that most female Ae. aegypti may spend their lifetime in or around the houses where they emerge as adults and they usually fly an average of 400 metres. This means that people, rather than mosquitoes, rapidly move the virus within and between communities and places.
Dengue infection rates are higher outdoors and during daytime, when these mosquitoes (Stegomyia) bite most frequently. However, Ae. aegypti breed indoors and are capable of biting anyone throughout the day. The indoor habitat is less susceptible to climatic variations and increases the mosquitoes' longevity.
Dengue outbreaks have also been attributed to Aedes albopictus, Aedes polynesiensis and several species of the Aedes scutellaris complex. Each of these species has a particular ecology, behaviour and geographical distribution.
Ae. albopictus is primarily a forest species that has become adapted to rural, suburban and urban human environments. In recent decades Aedes albopictus has spread from Asia to Africa, the Americas and Europe, notably aided by the international trade in used tyres in which eggs are deposited when they contain rainwater. The eggs can withstand very dry conditions (desiccation) and remain viable for many months in the absence of water and the European strain of Aedes albopictus can undergo a period of reduced development (diapause) during the winter months.


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by Tyler Peck, sports information graduate assistant
>>>men's results
MACON, Ga.- The Georgia College & State University cross country teams competed today (Sept. 27) at the RunFit Sports Invitational hosted by Mercer University. The shortest road trip of the season makes the fifth straight weekend that the Bobcats have been in competition. The women finished eighth among 24 teams, while the men took 10th out of 22.
Junior Heather Raines (Lawrenceville, Ga.)led the women harriers for the second week in a row. She finished 33rd on the 5K course. Junior Bonnie Ueltzen (Blairsville, Ga.) was 40th and sophomore Dani Destiche (Snellville, Ga.) was 42nd.
Senior Sarah Hakala (Jacksonville, Fla.)placed 45th and freshman Alexa Maring (Lawrenceville, Ga.) rounded out the top five for the women at 55th.
The men were led by freshman Rob Manning (Lawrenceville, Ga.) who finished at 27:33, which gave him 42nd place. Junior Josh Hollar (Canton, Ga.) was 49th with a time of 27:44. Rookie Colin Conroy (Dacula, Ga.)ran the 8K in 28:05 placing him 59th.
Rookie Travis Knight (Oxford, Ga.) and sophomore Tim Cary (Monroe, Ga.) were fourth (28:17) and fifth on the team, respectively.
East Tennessee State University finished first for the men with their own Kenneth Rotich taking first overall with a time of 24:09. Jacksonville University finished first on the women's side with Allison Kreutzer of Clayton State University finishing first overall at 17:50.
The Bobcats return to action Oct. 4 traveling to Pepperdine University for the Pepperdine Invitational in Malibu, Calif.


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A woman charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of a 31-year-old Sneads Ferry man on North Topsail Beach made her first court appearance Wednesday.
A woman charged with murder in connection with the stabbing death of a 31-year-old Sneads Ferry man on North Topsail Beach made her first court appearance Wednesday.
Bekka Shellhammer, 19, of N.C. 172 in Sneads Ferry made her first appearance in Onslow County District Court Tuesday morning before presiding judge James Moore.
Attorney Walter Paramore was assigned to represent Shellhammer, who was charged Tuesday afternoon by the Onslow County Sheriff's Office with one count of murder in connection with the stabbing death of Christopher Stewart.
According to the arrest warrant, Shellhammer is accused of killing Stewart with malice aforethought on July 25.
District Attorney Ernie Lee asked the court to set Shellhammer's bond at $1 million. Paramore asked Moore not to set bond during the hearing. Moore granted Lee's request and issued Shellhammer a secured $1 million bond.
Her preliminary hearing is set for Oct. 9.
According to officials, Shellhammer was apprehended at 2 p.m. Tuesday at her residence without incident by North Topsail Beach Police Officer Sgt. Mark Ray and Onslow County Sherriff�s Office Det. Sgt. Mark Scott.
Christopher Stewart and 31-year-old Robert Clinton Shellhammer IV, also of Sneads Ferry, were found dead on the beach July 25. Both men's death certificates stated their immediate causes of death were due to �exsanguination,� or extreme blood loss. The underlying cause: stab wounds to the neck, according to court documents.
Stewart never was married and worked as a carpenter, according to the death certificate. Shellhammer also was a carpenter, according to his death certificate.
Members of Christopher Stewart's family attended the first appearance Wednesday morning and were visibly upset at the proceedings. Stewart's mother, Shari White, began crying as deputies walked Shellhammer into the court room in her orange jumpsuit. After the proceedings, White said she was too emotional and did not comment.
Officials responded to a call about 10:40 p.m. July 25 after a possible stabbing on the beach between Ocean Drive and the Village of Stump Sound and found the two men's bodies on the beach. Since that time, authorities said the NTB Police Department and OCSO have worked jointly on the investigation.
On Sept. 19, NTB Police and OCSO presented their investigative evidence to District Attorney Ernie Lee and Assistant District Attorneys Mike Maultsby and J.B. Askins, who reviewed the evidence and advised the investigators �the evidence clearly indicated sufficient grounds for a charge of murder for Bekka Shellhammer,� according to a press release issued Tuesday afternoon.
Carin Faulkner, town clerk and public information officer for the Town of North Topsail Beach, confirmed in July that NTB had not had a homicide since it was incorporated in 1990.


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- 1 Full
- 384 +/- Sqft
Property TypeResidential – Condo
SubdivisionMOUNTAIN PLAZA CONDO
Listing Date11/05/18
Year Built1980
AreaCopper Mountain
ParkingUnassigned, Underground
Property Description
Lowest priced full ownership property for sale in Copper Mountain! Super nice, fully remodeled Mountain Plaza studio! Easily sleeps up to 4 with king bed & queen sleeper sofa. Full kitchen & full bathroom. Enjoy a fantastic Copper Mountain Center Village location! Mountain Plaza is home to Starbucks, Ten Mile Tavern & Copper's Day Care! Walk out the door & you are at the base of the all new American Eagle Lift! Bldg amenities: outdoor & indoor hot tubs, heated garage, 2 elevators & ski lockers
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Copper Mountain, with 2,450 acres, is Summit County's largest ski area. At Copper you can enjoy Colorado's first high-speed detachable six-passenger chairlift, the "Super Bee" and an award-winning trail system that naturally separates snowriders by their ability levels. The Village at Copper is a pedestrian-only, high alpine community with spectacular Colorado views. While in the village take time to enjoy a concert, watch fireworks light up the sky overhead or sit-down for some fine dining. In the summer, your senses will be enhanced by fresh wildflowers and a Colorado blue sky. You can hike, bike, golf on a championship course or go whitewater rafting in nearby Buena Vista. One of the newest additions to Cooper Mountain is Woodward at Copper. A training facility where athletes of all ages can practice new tricks over foam pits before testing their skills on the mountain!
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Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Vol. 6, by Edward Gibbon, [1788], at sacred-texts.com
Never perhaps has the energy and effect of a single mind been more remarkably felt than in the sudden, though transient, reformation of Rome by the tribune Rienzi. A den of robbers was converted to the discipline of a camp or convent: patient to hear, swift to redress, inexorable to punish, his tribunal was always accessible to the poor and stranger; nor could birth, or dignity, or the immunities of the church, protect the offender or his accomplices. The privileged houses, the private sanctuaries in Rome, on which no officer of justice would presume to trespass, were abolished; and he applied the timber and iron of their barricades in the fortifications of the Capitol. The venerable father of the Colonna was exposed in his own palace to the double shame of being desirous, and of being unable, to protect a criminal. A mule, with a jar of oil, had been stolen near Capranica; and the lord of the Ursini family was condemned to restore the damage, and to discharge a fine of four hundred florins for his negligence in guarding the highways. Nor were the persons of the barons more inviolate than their lands or houses; and, either from accident or design, the same impartial rigor was exercised against the heads of the adverse factions. Peter Agapet Colonna, who had himself been senator of Rome, was arrested in the street for injury or debt; and justice was appeased by the tardy execution of Martin Ursini, who, among his various acts of violence and rapine, had pillaged a shipwrecked vessel at the mouth of the Tyber. 28 His name, the purple of two cardinals, his uncles, a recent marriage, and a mortal disease were disregarded by the inflexible tribune, who had chosen his victim. The public officers dragged him from his palace and nuptial bed: his trial was short and satisfactory: the bell of the Capitol convened the people: stripped of his mantle, on his knees, with his hands bound behind his back, he heard the sentence of death; and after a brief confession, Ursini was led away to the gallows. After such an example, none who were conscious of guilt could hope for impunity, and the flight of the wicked, the licentious, and the idle, soon purified the city and territory of Rome. In this time (says the historian,) the woods began to rejoice that they were no longer infested with robbers; the oxen began to plough; the pilgrims visited the sanctuaries; the roads and inns were replenished with travellers; trade, plenty, and good faith, were restored in the markets; and a purse of gold might be exposed without danger in the midst of the highway. As soon as the life and property of the subject are secure, the labors and rewards of industry spontaneously revive: Rome was still the metropolis of the Christian world; and the fame and fortunes of the tribune were diffused in every country by the strangers who had enjoyed the blessings of his government.
The deliverance of his country inspired Rienzi with a vast, and perhaps visionary, idea of uniting Italy in a great federative republic, of which Rome should be the ancient and lawful head, and the free cities and princes the members and associates. His pen was not less eloquent than his tongue; and his numerous epistles were delivered to swift and trusty messengers. On foot, with a white wand in their hand, they traversed the forests and mountains; enjoyed, in the most hostile states, the sacred security of ambassadors; and reported, in the style of flattery or truth, that the highways along their passage were lined with kneeling multitudes, who implored Heaven for the success of their undertaking. Could passion have listened to reason; could private interest have yielded to the public welfare; the supreme tribunal and confederate union of the Italian republic might have healed their intestine discord, and closed the Alps against the Barbarians of the North. But the propitious season had elapsed; and if Venice, Florence, Sienna, Perugia, and many inferior cities offered their lives and fortunes to the good estate, the tyrants of Lombardy and Tuscany must despise, or hate, the plebeian author of a free constitution. From them, however, and from every part of Italy, the tribune received the most friendly and respectful answers: they were followed by the ambassadors of the princes and republics; and in this foreign conflux, on all the occasions of pleasure or business, the low born notary could assume the familiar or majestic courtesy of a sovereign. 29 The most glorious circumstance of his reign was an appeal to his justice from Lewis, king of Hungary, who complained, that his brother and her husband had been perfidiously strangled by Jane, queen of Naples: 30 her guilt or innocence was pleaded in a solemn trial at Rome; but after hearing the advocates, 31 the tribune adjourned this weighty and invidious cause, which was soon determined by the sword of the Hungarian. Beyond the Alps, more especially at Avignon, the revolution was the theme of curiosity, wonder, and applause. *_0069 Petrarch had been the private friend, perhaps the secret counsellor, of Rienzi: his writings breathe the most ardent spirit of patriotism and joy; and all respect for the pope, all gratitude for the Colonna, was lost in the superior duties of a Roman citizen. The poet-laureate of the Capitol maintains the act, applauds the hero, and mingles with some apprehension and advice, the most lofty hopes of the permanent and rising greatness of the republic. 32
While Petrarch indulged these prophetic visions, the Roman hero was fast declining from the meridian of fame and power; and the people, who had gazed with astonishment on the ascending meteor, began to mark the irregularity of its course, and the vicissitudes of light and obscurity. More eloquent than judicious, more enterprising than resolute, the faculties of Rienzi were not balanced by cool and commanding reason: he magnified in a tenfold proportion the objects of hope and fear; and prudence, which could not have erected, did not presume to fortify, his throne. In the blaze of prosperity, his virtues were insensibly tinctured with the adjacent vices; justice with cruelly, cruelty, liberality with profusion, and the desire of fame with puerile and ostentatious vanity. *_0070 He might have learned, that the ancient tribunes, so strong and sacred in the public opinion, were not distinguished in style, habit, or appearance, from an ordinary plebeian; 33 and that as often as they visited the city on foot, a single viator, or meadle, attended the exercise of their office. The Gracchi would have frowned or smiled, could they have read the sonorous titles and epithets of their successor, "Nicholas, severe and merciful; deliverer of Rome; defender of Italy; 34 friend of mankind, and of liberty, peace, and justice; tribune august:" his theatrical pageants had prepared the revolution; but Rienzi abused, in luxury and pride, the political maxim of speaking to the eyes, as well as the understanding, of the multitude. From nature he had received the gift of a handsome person, 35 till it was swelled and disfigured by intemperance: and his propensity to laughter was corrected in the magistrate by the affectation of gravity and sternness. He was clothed, at least on public occasions, in a party-colored robe of velvet or satin, lined with fur, and embroidered with gold: the rod of justice, which he carried in his hand, was a sceptre of polished steel, crowned with a globe and cross of gold, and enclosing a small fragment of the true and holy wood. In his civil and religious processions through the city, he rode on a white steed, the symbol of royalty: the great banner of the republic, a sun with a circle of stars, a dove with an olive branch, was displayed over his head; a shower of gold and silver was scattered among the populace, fifty guards with halberds encompassed his person; a troop of horse preceded his march; and their tymbals and trumpets were of massy silver.
The ambition of the honors of chivalry 36 betrayed the meanness of his birth, and degraded the importance of his office; and the equestrian tribune was not less odious to the nobles, whom he adopted, than to the plebeians, whom he deserted. All that yet remained of treasure, or luxury, or art, was exhausted on that solemn day. Rienzi led the procession from the Capitol to the Lateran; the tediousness of the way was relieved with decorations and games; the ecclesiastical, civil, and military orders marched under their various banners; the Roman ladies attended his wife; and the ambassadors of Italy might loudly applaud or secretly deride the novelty of the pomp. In the evening, which they had reached the church and palace of Constantine, he thanked and dismissed the numerous assembly, with an invitation to the festival of the ensuing day. From the hands of a venerable knight he received the order of the Holy Ghost; the purification of the bath was a previous ceremony; but in no step of his life did Rienzi excite such scandal and censure as by the profane use of the porphyry vase, in which Constantine (a foolish legend) had been healed of his leprosy by Pope Sylvester. 37 With equal presumption the tribune watched or reposed within the consecrated precincts of the baptistery; and the failure of his state-bed was interpreted as an omen of his approaching downfall. At the hour of worship, he showed himself to the returning crowds in a majestic attitude, with a robe of purple, his sword, and gilt spurs; but the holy rites were soon interrupted by his levity and insolence. Rising from his throne, and advancing towards the congregation, he proclaimed in a loud voice: "We summon to our tribunal Pope Clement: and command him to reside in his diocese of Rome: we also summon the sacred college of cardinals. 38 We again summon the two pretenders, Charles of Bohemia and Lewis of Bavaria, who style themselves emperors: we likewise summon all the electors of Germany, to inform us on what pretence they have usurped the inalienable right of the Roman people, the ancient and lawful sovereigns of the empire." 39 Unsheathing his maiden sword, he thrice brandished it to the three parts of the world, and thrice repeated the extravagant declaration, "And this too is mine!" The pope's vicar, the bishop of Orvieto, attempted to check this career of folly; but his feeble protest was silenced by martial music; and instead of withdrawing from the assembly, he consented to dine with his brother tribune, at a table which had hitherto been reserved for the supreme pontiff. A banquet, such as the Caesars had given, was prepared for the Romans. The apartments, porticos, and courts of the Lateran were spread with innumerable tables for either sex, and every condition; a stream of wine flowed from the nostrils of Constantine's brazen horse; no complaint, except of the scarcity of water, could be heard; and the licentiousness of the multitude was curbed by discipline and fear. A subsequent day was appointed for the coronation of Rienzi; 40 seven crowns of different leaves or metals were successively placed on his head by the most eminent of the Roman clergy; they represented the seven gifts of the Holy Ghost; and he still professed to imitate the example of the ancient tribunes. *_0071 These extraordinary spectacles might deceive or flatter the people; and their own vanity was gratified in the vanity of their leader. But in his private life he soon deviated from the strict rule of frugality and abstinence; and the plebeians, who were awed by the splendor of the nobles, were provoked by the luxury of their equal. His wife, his son, his uncle, (a barber in name and profession,) exposed the contrast of vulgar manners and princely expense; and without acquiring the majesty, Rienzi degenerated into the vices, of a king.
A simple citizen describes with pity, or perhaps with pleasure, the humiliation of the barons of Rome. "Bareheaded, their hands crossed on their breast, they stood with downcast looks in the presence of the tribune; and they trembled, good God, how they trembled!" 41 As long as the yoke of Rienzi was that of justice and their country, their conscience forced them to esteem the man, whom pride and interest provoked them to hate: his extravagant conduct soon fortified their hatred by contempt; and they conceived the hope of subverting a power which was no longer so deeply rooted in the public confidence. The old animosity of the Colonna and Ursini was suspended for a moment by their common disgrace: they associated their wishes, and perhaps their designs; an assassin was seized and tortured; he accused the nobles; and as soon as Rienzi deserved the fate, he adopted the suspicions and maxims, of a tyrant. On the same day, under various pretences, he invited to the Capitol his principal enemies, among whom were five members of the Ursini and three of the Colonna name. But instead of a council or a banquet, they found themselves prisoners under the sword of despotism or justice; and the consciousness of innocence or guilt might inspire them with equal apprehensions of danger. At the sound of the great bell the people assembled; they were arraigned for a conspiracy against the tribune's life; and though some might sympathize in their distress, not a hand, nor a voice, was raised to rescue the first of the nobility from their impending doom. Their apparent boldness was prompted by despair; they passed in separate chambers a sleepless and painful night; and the venerable hero, Stephen Colonna, striking against the door of his prison, repeatedly urged his guards to deliver him by a speedy death from such ignominious servitude. In the morning they understood their sentence from the visit of a confessor and the tolling of the bell. The great hall of the Capitol had been decorated for the bloody scene with red and white hangings: the countenance of the tribune was dark and severe; the swords of the executioners were unsheathed; and the barons were interrupted in their dying speeches by the sound of trumpets. But in this decisive moment, Rienzi was not less anxious or apprehensive than his captives: he dreaded the splendor of their names, their surviving kinsmen, the inconstancy of the people the reproaches of the world, and, after rashly offering a mortal injury, he vainly presumed that, if he could forgive, he might himself be forgiven. His elaborate oration was that of a Christian and a suppliant; and, as the humble minister of the commons, he entreated his masters to pardon these noble criminals, for whose repentance and future service he pledged his faith and authority. "If you are spared," said the tribune, "by the mercy of the Romans, will you not promise to support the good estate with your lives and fortunes?" Astonished by this marvellous clemency, the barons bowed their heads; and while they devoutly repeated the oath of allegiance, might whisper a secret, and more sincere, assurance of revenge. A priest, in the name of the people, pronounced their absolution: they received the communion with the tribune, assisted at the banquet, followed the procession; and, after every spiritual and temporal sign of reconciliation, were dismissed in safety to their respective homes, with the new honors and titles of generals, consuls, and patricians. 42
During some weeks they were checked by the memory of their danger, rather than of their deliverance, till the most powerful of the Ursini, escaping with the Colonna from the city, erected at Marino the standard of rebellion. The fortifications of the castle were instantly restored; the vassals attended their lord; the outlaws armed against the magistrate; the flocks and herds, the harvests and vineyards, from Marino to the gates of Rome, were swept away or destroyed; and the people arraigned Rienzi as the author of the calamities which his government had taught them to forget. In the camp, Rienzi appeared to less advantage than in the rostrum; and he neglected the progress of the rebel barons till their numbers were strong, and their castles impregnable. From the pages of Livy he had not imbibed the art, or even the courage, of a general: an army of twenty thousand Romans returned without honor or effect from the attack of Marino; and his vengeance was amused by painting his enemies, their heads downwards, and drowning two dogs (at least they should have been bears) as the representatives of the Ursini. The belief of his incapacity encouraged their operations: they were invited by their secret adherents; and the barons attempted, with four thousand foot, and sixteen hundred horse, to enter Rome by force or surprise. The city was prepared for their reception; the alarm-bell rung all night; the gates were strictly guarded, or insolently open; and after some hesitation they sounded a retreat. The two first divisions had passed along the walls, but the prospect of a free entrance tempted the headstrong valor of the nobles in the rear; and after a successful skirmish, they were overthrown and massacred without quarter by the crowds of the Roman people. Stephen Colonna the younger, the noble spirit to whom Petrarch ascribed the restoration of Italy, was preceded or accompanied in death by his son John, a gallant youth, by his brother Peter, who might regret the ease and honors of the church, by a nephew of legitimate birth, and by two bastards of the Colonna race; and the number of seven, the seven crowns, as Rienzi styled them, of the Holy Ghost, was completed by the agony of the deplorable parent, and the veteran chief, who had survived the hope and fortune of his house. The vision and prophecies of St. Martin and Pope Boniface had been used by the tribune to animate his troops: 43 he displayed, at least in the pursuit, the spirit of a hero; but he forgot the maxims of the ancient Romans, who abhorred the triumphs of civil war. The conqueror ascended the Capitol; deposited his crown and sceptre on the altar; and boasted, with some truth, that he had cut off an ear, which neither pope nor emperor had been able to amputate. 44 His base and implacable revenge denied the honors of burial; and the bodies of the Colonna, which he threatened to expose with those of the vilest malefactors, were secretly interred by the holy virgins of their name and family. 45 The people sympathized in their grief, repented of their own fury, and detested the indecent joy of Rienzi, who visited the spot where these illustrious victims had fallen. It was on that fatal spot that he conferred on his son the honor of knighthood: and the ceremony was accomplished by a slight blow from each of the horsemen of the guard, and by a ridiculous and inhuman ablution from a pool of water, which was yet polluted with patrician blood. 46
A short delay would have saved the Colonna, the delay of a single month, which elapsed between the triumph and the exile of Rienzi. In the pride of victory, he forfeited what yet remained of his civil virtues, without acquiring the fame of military prowess. A free and vigorous opposition was formed in the city; and when the tribune proposed in the public council 47 to impose a new tax, and to regulate the government of Perugia, thirty-nine members voted against his measures; repelled the injurious charge of treachery and corruption; and urged him to prove, by their forcible exclusion, that if the populace adhered to his cause, it was already disclaimed by the most respectable citizens. The pope and the sacred college had never been dazzled by his specious professions; they were justly offended by the insolence of his conduct; a cardinal legate was sent to Italy, and after some fruitless treaty, and two personal interviews, he fulminated a bull of excommunication, in which the tribune is degraded from his office, and branded with the guilt of rebellion, sacrilege, and heresy. 48 The surviving barons of Rome were now humbled to a sense of allegiance; their interest and revenge engaged them in the service of the church; but as the fate of the Colonna was before their eyes, they abandoned to a private adventurer the peril and glory of the revolution. John Pepin, count of Minorbino, 49 in the kingdom of Naples, had been condemned for his crimes, or his riches, to perpetual imprisonment; and Petrarch, by soliciting his release, indirectly contributed to the ruin of his friend. At the head of one hundred and fifty soldiers, the count of Minorbino introduced himself into Rome; barricaded the quarter of the Colonna: and found the enterprise as easy as it had seemed impossible. From the first alarm, the bell of the Capitol incessantly tolled; but, instead of repairing to the well-known sound, the people were silent and inactive; and the pusillanimous Rienzi, deploring their ingratitude with sighs and tears, abdicated the government and palace of the republic.
28 Fortifiocca, l. ii. c. 11. From the account of this shipwreck, we learn some circumstances of the trade and navigation of the age. 1. The ship was built and freighted at Naples for the ports of Marseilles and Avignon. 2. The sailors were of Naples and the Isle of Oenaria less skilful than those of Sicily and Genoa. 3. The navigation from Marseilles was a coasting voyage to the mouth of the Tyber, where they took shelter in a storm; but, instead of finding the current, unfortunately ran on a shoal: the vessel was stranded, the mariners escaped. 4. The cargo, which was pillaged, consisted of the revenue of Provence for the royal treasury, many bags of pepper and cinnamon, and bales of French cloth, to the value of 20,000 florins; a rich prize.
29 It was thus that Oliver Cromwell's old acquaintance, who remembered his vulgar and ungracious entrance into the House of Commons, were astonished at the ease and majesty of the protector on his throne, (See Harris's Life of Cromwell, p. 27 - 34, from Clarendon Warwick, Whitelocke, Waller, &c.) The consciousness of merit and power will sometimes elevate the manners to the station.
30 See the causes, circumstances, and effects of the death of Andrew in Giannone, (tom. iii. l. xxiii. p. 220 - 229,) and the Life of Petrarch (Memoires, tom. ii. p. 143 - 148, 245 - 250, 375 - 379, notes, p. 21 - 37.) The abbe de Sade wishes to extenuate her guilt.
31 The advocate who pleaded against Jane could add nothing to the logical force and brevity of his master's epistle. Johanna! inordinata vita praecedens, retentio potestatis in regno, neglecta vindicta, vir alter susceptus, et excusatio subsequens, necis viri tui te probant fuisse participem et consortem. Jane of Naples, and Mary of Scotland, have a singular conformity.
*_0069 In his letter to the archbishop of Prague, Rienzi thus describes the effect of his elevation on Italy and on the world: "Did I not restore real peace among the cities which were distracted by factions? did I not cause all the citizens, exiled by party violence, with their wretched wives and children, to be readmitted? had I not begun to extinguish the factious names (scismatica nomina) of Guelf and Ghibelline, for which countless thousands had perished body and soul, under the eyes of their pastors, by the reduction of the city of Rome and all Italy into one amicable, peaceful, holy, and united confederacy? the consecrated standards and banners having been by me collected and blended together, and, in witness to our holy association and perfect union, offered up in the presence of the ambassadors of all the cities of Italy, on the day of the assumption of our Blessed Lady." p. xlvii. In the Libellus ad Caesarem: "I received the homage and submission of all the sovereigns of Apulia, the barons and counts, and almost all the people of Italy. I was honored by solemn embassies and letters by the emperor of Constantinople and the king of England. The queen of Naples submitted herself and her kingdom to the protection of the tribune. The king of Hungary, by two solemn embassies, brought his cause against his queen and his nobles before my tribunal; and I venture to say further, that the fame of the tribune alarmed the soldan of Babylon. When the Christian pilgrims to the sepulchre of our Lord related to the Christian and Jewish inhabitants of Jerusalem all the yet unheard-of and wonderful circumstances of the reformation in Rome, both Jews and Christians celebrated the event with unusual festivities. When the soldan inquired the cause of these rejoicings, and received this intelligence about Rome, he ordered all the havens and cities on the coast to be fortified, and put in a state of defence," p. xxxv. - M. 1845.
32 See the Epistola Hortatoria de Capessenda Republica, from Petrarch to Nicholas Rienzi, (Opp. p. 535 - 540,) and the vth eclogue or pastoral, a perpetual and obscure allegory.
*_0070 An illustrious female writer has drawn, with a single stroke, the character of Rienzi, Crescentius, and Arnold of Brescia, the fond restorers of Roman liberty: 'Qui ont pris les souvenirs pour les esperances.' Corinne, tom. i. p. 159. Could Tacitus have excelled this?" Hallam, vol i p. 418. - M.
33 In his Roman Questions, Plutarch (Opuscul. tom. i. p. 505, 506, edit. Graec. Hen. Steph.) states, on the most constitutional principles, the simple greatness of the tribunes, who were not properly magistrates, but a check on magistracy. It was their duty and interest. Rienzi, and Petrarch himself, were incapable perhaps of reading a Greek philosopher; but they might have imbibed the same modest doctrines from their favorite Latins, Livy and Valerius Maximus.
34 I could not express in English the forcible, though barbarous, title of Zelator Italiae, which Rienzi assumed.
35 Era bell' homo, (l. ii. c. l. p. 399.) It is remarkable, that the riso sarcastico of the Bracciano edition is wanting in the Roman MS., from which Muratori has given the text. In his second reign, when he is painted almost as a monster, Rienzi travea una ventresca tonna trionfale, a modo de uno Abbate Asiano, or Asinino, (l. iii. c. 18, p. 523.)
36 Strange as it may seem, this festival was not without a precedent. In the year 1327, two barons, a Colonna and an Ursini, the usual balance, were created knights by the Roman people: their bath was of rose- water, their beds were decked with royal magnificence, and they were served at St. Maria of Araceli in the Capitol, by the twenty-eight buoni huomini. They afterwards received from Robert, king of Naples, the sword of chivalry, (Hist. Rom. l. i. c. 2, p. 259.)
37 All parties believed in the leprosy and bath of Constantine (Petrarch. Epist. Famil. vi. 2,) and Rienzi justified his own conduct by observing to the court of Avignon, that a vase which had been used by a Pagan could not be profaned by a pious Christian. Yet this crime is specified in the bull of excommunication, (Hocsemius, apud du Cerceau, p. 189, 190.)
38 This verbal summons of Pope Clement VI., which rests on the authority of the Roman historian and a Vatican Ms., is disputed by the biographer of Petrarch, (tom. ii. not. p. 70 - 76, with arguments rather of decency than of weight. The court of Avignon might not choose to agitate this delicate question.
39 The summons of the two rival emperors, a monument of freedom and folly, is extant in Hocsemius, (Cerceau, p. 163 - 166.)
40 It is singular, that the Roman historian should have overlooked this sevenfold coronation, which is sufficiently proved by internal evidence, and the testimony of Hocsemius, and even of Rienzi, (Cercean p. 167 - 170, 229.)
*_0071 It was on this occasion that he made the profane comparison between himself and our Lord; and the striking circumstance took place which he relates in his letter to the archbishop of Prague. In the midst of all the wild and joyous exultation of the people, one of his most zealous supporters, a monk, who was in high repute for his sanctity, stood apart in a corner of the church and wept bitterly! A domestic chaplain of Rienzi's inquired the cause of his grief. "Now," replied the man of God, "is thy master cast down from heaven - never saw I man so proud. By the aid of the Holy Ghost he has driven the tyrants from the city without drawing a sword; the cities and the sovereigns of Italy have submitted to his power. Why is he so arrogant and ungrateful towards the Most High? Why does he seek earthly and transitory rewards for his labors, and in his wanton speech liken himself to the Creator? Tell thy master that he can only atone for this offence by tears of penitence." In the evening the chaplain communicated this solemn rebuke to the tribune: it appalled him for the time, but was soon forgotten in the tumult and hurry of business. - M. 1845.
41 Puoi se faceva stare denante a se, mentre sedeva, li baroni tutti in piedi ritti co le vraccia piecate, e co li capucci tratti. Deh como stavano paurosi! (Hist. Rom. l. ii. c. 20, p. 439.) He saw them, and we see them.
42 The original letter, in which Rienzi justifies his treatment of the Colonna, (Hocsemius, apud du Cerceau, p. 222 - 229,) displays, in genuine colors, the mixture of the knave and the madman.
43 Rienzi, in the above-mentioned letter, ascribes to St. Martin the tribune, Boniface VIII. the enemy of Colonna, himself, and the Roman people, the glory of the day, which Villani likewise (l. 12, c. 104) describes as a regular battle. The disorderly skirmish, the flight of the Romans, and the cowardice of Rienzi, are painted in the simple and minute narrative of Fortifiocca, or the anonymous citizen, (l. i. c. 34 - 37.)
44 In describing the fall of the Colonna, I speak only of the family of Stephen the elder, who is often confounded by the P. du Cerceau with his son. That family was extinguished, but the house has been perpetuated in the collateral branches, of which I have not a very accurate knowledge. Circumspice (says Petrarch) familiae tuae statum, Columniensium domos: solito pauciores habeat columnas. Quid ad rem modo fundamentum stabile, solidumque permaneat.
45 The convent of St. Silvester was founded, endowed, and protected by the Colonna cardinals, for the daughters of the family who embraced a monastic life, and who, in the year 1318, were twelve in number. The others were allowed to marry with their kinsmen in the fourth degree, and the dispensation was justified by the small number and close alliances of the noble families of Rome, (Memoires sur Petrarque, tom. i. p. 110, tom. ii. p. 401.)
46 Petrarch wrote a stiff and pedantic letter of consolation, (Fam. l. vii. epist. 13, p. 682, 683.) The friend was lost in the patriot. Nulla toto orbe principum familia carior; carior tamen respublica, carior Roma, carior Italia.
Je rends graces aux Dieux de n'etre pas Romain.
47 This council and opposition is obscurely mentioned by Pollistore, a contemporary writer, who has preserved some curious and original facts, (Rer. Italicarum, tom. xxv. c. 31, p. 798 - 804.)
48 The briefs and bulls of Clement VI. against Rienzi are translated by the P. du Cerceau, (p. 196, 232,) from the Ecclesiastical Annals of Odericus Raynaldus, (A.D. 1347, No. 15, 17, 21, &c.,) who found them in the archives of the Vatican.
49 Matteo Villani describes the origin, character, and death of this count of Minorbino, a man da natura inconstante e senza fede, whose grandfather, a crafty notary, was enriched and ennobled by the spoils of the Saracens of Nocera, (l. vii. c. 102, 103.) See his imprisonment, and the efforts of Petrarch, tom. ii. p. 149 - 151)


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Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium - REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
On February 22-23, 2013, the Louisiana Environmental Education Commission and the Louisiana Environmental Education Association will host the 16thAnnual Louisiana Environmental Education Symposium – "Our Environment…Our Future"at the Baton Rouge Marriott in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The theme for this upcoming conference will be "Build a Sustainable Future"! After all, isn't that what we are really about?!
Join us for exciting workshops, concurrent sessions, and exhibits for the environmental educator! If you are a K-12 teacher or informal educator, you will want to attend this fun, education-packed, professional development event! Go home Energized and Educated in the latest EE concepts!
Early Bird Registration closes on January 22, 2013.
Lodging assistance is available.
Brochure with registration form is attached. All forms and related information can also be found on our website at www.wlf.louisiana.gov/eec.
Visit the LEEC table (#80) at the LATM/LSTA Conference, November 12-14!
The following optional Short Course sessions are being offered on Friday, February 22, 2013,in conjunction with the 2013 conference. Short Course participants must also register for the Environmental Education Symposium and pay conference registration fees, in addition to a nominal Short Course fee. Workshops will be held in the immediate Baton Rouge area, to be announced.
Preregistration is required. Space is limited! Participants will be notified via e-mail.
1. "Give a Whoop!" Whooping Crane WORKSHOP
Facilitators: Heather Egger, University of New Orleans
Amy LeGaux, Audubon Nature Institute
Sue Ellen Lyons, Holy Cross High School
Sara Zimorski, LDWF Whooping Crane Biologist
Carrie Salyers, LDWF Endangered Species Education Outreach Biologist
Grade Level: 5-12 Time: 8:00 AM–3:30 PM
Fee: $10; lunch provided
Participants will learnabout the complexities and challenges of the whooping crane reintroduction program, receive how-to demonstrations on classroom lesson activities, and engage in field work related to animal tracking using GPS units. Workshop participants will receive a $75 stipend, a handheld GPS unit for classroom use, a lesson series of tenengaging, GLE-aligned lessons covering topics such as taxonomy, bird reproduction, ecosystems, adaptation, and endangered species,and other related items. This workshop is sponsored by: CHEVRON and Louisiana Wildlife & Fisheries Foundation.
2. Innovative Designs & Practices Paving the Way to Sustainable Success Stores TOUR
Facilitators: Edward Cazayoux, Ph.D., Architect specializing in climate responsive architecture
Charles Allen, Ph.D., Author of "Edible Plants of the Gulf South"
Katry Martin, Civil Engineer
Trish Ransom, Artist specializing in repurposing
Grade Level: General Time: 8:00 AM–4:30 PM
Fee: $10; lunch & transportation provided
Travel to the St. Landry Parish Visitor Information Center, which serves as an introduction to sustainable architecture and living closer to the land. Completed in 2011, you'll hear first hand from architects, artists, and native plant experts on the utilization of renewable energy sources, routing of rainwater, recycling, and demonstration of local ecosystems. Then you will also see how trash is literally being turned into treasure – bio compressed natural gas (CNG) to be exact, at the St. Landry Parish Landfill. This is one of only two such systems in the entire country! The resulting BioCNG is used to fuel vehicles operated by our Sheriff's Department. Then enjoy a mini-workshop creating art out of debris!
3. Conservation Education Featuring WET, WILD, & Learning Tree WORKSHOP
Facilitator: Wade Dubea, State Forester
Whitney Wallace, INE Program Director
Grade Level: General Time: 8:00 AM–3:30 PM
Fee: $10; lunch provided
Here is an opportunity to participate in a single workshop and gain hands-on experience and resources from THREE exceptional programs. Workshop attendees will participate in selected activities from each program featuring water quality, wildlife and forestry. Activities are available for all grade levels, subject areas, and learning styles. Upon completion of the workshop, activity guides and resource materials will be provided to participants. Come share, learn, and experience nature as we promote teaching "how to think and not what to think" about our environment.
4. Rainwater Harvesting – Water Conservation and Water Quality WORKSHOP
Facilitator: Dotty Woodson, Extension Program Specialist-Water Resources, Texas A&M AgriLife
Grade Level: General Time: 8:00 AM–3:30 PM
Fee: $10; lunch provided
Come learn about the ins and outs of water conservation! And make your own rain barrel to take back to your classroom! Rainwater harvesting makes use of a valuable resource, provides a water source when groundwater or surface waters are unacceptable or unavailable, can augment existing water supplies, reduces the load into stormwater drains, reduces non-point source pollution, reduces the summer water peak demand, delays expansion of existing water treatment plants, and reduces water bills. A 2,000 square foot building can collect 1200 gallons in a 1 inch rain! Limited to 15 participants, each who will make a working rain barrel. Participants need to be able to transport their rain barrel back home!
5. Native, Exotic, Invasive…Oh My! WORKSHOP
Facilitator: Dianne Lindstedt, Marine Education Coordinator, Louisiana Sea Grant
Grade Level: 5-8 Time: 8:00 AM–3:30 PM
Fee: $10; lunch provided
Engage your students in a real ecological problem through aquatic invasive species. Learn about their ecological and economic impacts, how they spread, and what makes them tick. Practice activities that can be used in your classroom and consider developing a stewardship project with your students.
Venise Ortego, Environmental Education Coordinator, 337-948-0255, firstname.lastname@example.com
Juliet Raffray, Environmental Education Assistant Coordinator, 225-765-0124, firstname.lastname@example.com
Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries – www.wlf.louisiana.gov/eec


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In the first years since its foundation, the Fondation Pierre Bourdieu has focused its activities on the following areas:
Creation of an international network of researchers in the compass of Bourdieu's social theory and research strategy
The Foundation organises conferences, colloquia, exhibitions and workshops. It coordinates and fosters contacts with affiliated researchers around the globe. One example of this commitment has been the similarly oriented EU-network ESSE, with more than one hundred participating researchers from more than fourteen countries.
Exhibition of Pierre Bourdieu's photographs from Algeria
While doing fieldwork in Algeria between 1958 and 1961 Pierre Bourdieu created photographs that are both exemplary of his earliest output and still topical today. He entrusted his archive to Franz Schultheis and Camera Austria so that these photographs could be presented to the public in both an exhibition and publication. The selection of 150 images to-date has been shown in various settings and countries all over the world.
Camera Austria: Pierre Bourdieu in Algeria
Subsidisation of (social) science editions
The Foundation is committed to free circulation of social science publications beyond language borders, national scientific traditions, and cultural patterns of thought. It promotes the publication of outstanding dissertations that carry on the research tradition established by Pierre Bourdieu.
Edition Discours, UVK Konstanz
Promotion of young researchers in the social sciences
The Foundation promotes the rising generation of scholars and provides promising young academics access to scholarships. It acts as an intermediary between them and relevant research projects at networked partner institutions.