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Posted on January 2, 2016 by mike
We've made it through another year of music. 2015 was another year of the music industry trying to figure out the future. Heavy hitters like Taylor Swift and Adele removed their music from online streaming services like Spotify– which might be interpreted as an ego move on both parts. Jay-Z's Tidal enjoyed a bit of press due to Prince releasing two albums exclusively on it, though I still don't know anyone who is using it. Adele's last-quarter release of her much-anticipated 25 album has just surpassed 5 million copies sold. There is a lot of debate about the significance of this as it applies to the general health of the industry. Ultimately, though, I don't think you can use this as any kind of barometer– certainly not an indicator of "rebounding." One thing is for certain, though, her 50+ date tour in 2016 will be the top grossing.
In other re-warmed news, a reformed Grateful Dead with Trey Anastasio as "Jerry" played some high-grossing shows in LA and Chicago showing that baby boomers and Gen X'ers are willing to shell out lots of money to recapture even a brief glimpse of their youth. The shows seemed like a fitting celebration of 50 years and a kind of closure to the promise of the remainder of the band getting back together. The following "Dead and Friends" tour with John Mayer as "Jerry" has been benefiting from the exposure and in my opinion are an improved version of the Dead. His vocals and guitar work are top-notch and add a real polish to the proceedings.
Looking this list over, it shows that I spent most of 2015 listening to local artists. Iowa has really been stepping up its game for music and we've got some of the best music around. There were a lot of notable releases outside of Iowa, but I just didn't find myself putting any of them on repeat. It says a lot– you don't have to go far from your back yard to get world-class music.
Looking over other Best of Lists, I see some albums that I listened to and thought were good, but they just didn't stick with me: The Decemberists – What A Wonderful World, What A Terrible World, Sufjan Stevens – Carrie & Lowell, Father John Misty – I Love You Honeybear, Kendrick Lamar – To Pimp A Butterfly, Alabama Shakes – Sound & Color.
Here is the list in no particular order–
Dickie – Self Titled : Dick Prall moved back to Iowa and started a new project with Kristina Priceman crafting a wonderful string-wrapped package of retro-inspired pop rock. Somewhere between the Beatles, Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly sits this collection of autobiographical songs with heart.
Younger – Self Titled : This one from the new Iowa City band Younger was a late discovery for me, but no less brillant. Former members of The Wandering Bears and Emperors Club have put out a Riot Grrl-ish album that people are drawing comparisons to The Breeders and Bikini Kill. To me it sounds more like Pylon and Throwing Muses. In any event, a fantastic record that I'll be spinning a lot in 2016, I expect.
Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit : Yep. More edgy Riot Grrlish rawk. On almost everyone's list for 2015.
Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats – Self Titled : I've been a fan of Nathaniel Rateliff ever since I saw him on the Daytrotter Barnstormer shows back in 2010 along with Delta Spirit. I'm a sucker for his well-crafted folk albums to date, but his transformation into an R&B powerhouse and seeing the nearly-universal embrace of it is pretty unexpected. Fantastic record and the return of Stax Records!
Holy White Hounds – Sparkle Sparkle : Des Moines band Holy White Hounds are gaining momentum by word of mouth. These guys make some pretty fantastic rock coupled with a great live show. Kind of 90's throwback metal/grunge reinvented for the new century.
Phil Cook – Southland Mission : Hiss Golden Messenger sideman, member of Megafaun, producer and all-around great guy Phil Cook releases his first solo album with him singing. Due to a stupid security issue at Eaux Claires Festival this year, I missed his set, though it's on YouTube. Rootsy, bluesy gospel-influenced boogie rock. I could put this album on every day and it puts the same dumb grin on my face every time.
Tom Jessen – Hunting Season : Former Iowa musician Tom Jessen released his first album in years– and that pent-up potential created what has to be the best snapshot of current American dystopia ever. Pretty damn fantastic portrait of how fucked up things are. LISTEN TO THIS ALBUM.
Hunting Season by tom jessen
Charlie Parr – Stumpjumper : Speaking of Phil Cook, he produced the latest album from Minnesota retro blues and folk historian Charlie Parr. He was picked up by Red House Records which is a good home for him. This is the first album he's done with a full band and the fleshing out of his sound really benefits the proceedings. "Over The Red Cedar" gives me goosebumps every time I play it.
Calexico – Edge of the Sun : Calexico tends to swing back and forth between full-on Latin-influenced albums and albums that lean a little more towards Americana-rock. This one ends up being more the latter. For me, I welcome the changes the band goes through– continually pushing the identity of what Calexico is.
Ryan Adams – 1989 : I did listen to this one a lot as soon as it appeared. It's a really great album, but it seems like it is just an extension of last years self titled release– which isn't bad at all. I like it, but I just about didn't include it on the list because, for me anyway, Ryan Adams is a complete musician and songwriter, so I prefer to have more complete work rather than covers. I suppose some of this feeling is due to my relative unawareness of Taylor Swift's blockbuster album it's based on.
Dagmar – Afterlight : I can't say enough about this Iowa duo. Atmospheric and sublime harmonies with unique counterpoint and rhythm. Jawdroppingly gorgeous album– somewhere between Philip Glass and Sufjan Stevens sits this baroque choral folk.
Pieta Brown – Drifters EP : The "lost" tracks from 2014's fantastic Paradise Outlaw album. Brown is using this to launch her own "underground" imprint Lustre Records. Includes a remix from Justin Vernon!
The Pines – Pasture: Folk Songs EP : A kind of surprise drop from The Pines this year in the form of an EP of covers from Joe Price, Mance Lipscomb, Iris Dement, Mason Jennings & Greg Brown. No new ground broken here, but is a tribute to the songs that The Pines have included in their sets over the years.
Jim Viner's Incredible B3 Band – COMANGO! : Jim Viner– Iowa drummer extrordinaire– assembled a collection of musician friends to create a retro B3-driven album with influences from The Meters and Booker T and the MGs. A really fun album that recalls the pre-Diplomette-vocals days of The Diplomats of Solid Sound. Destined to be part of the soundtrack to a cable TV show near you!
Kamasi Washington – The Epic – If I have any complaint about this sprawling masterpiece of Jazz, it's that it can't reasonably be digested in one sitting. But, if you're willing to dedicate the time, this album is impressive in its diversity. I consider myself a fan of Jazz, but I don't listen to much contemporary Jazz as I haven't found much that really keeps my attention. I hope this signals a new generation of jazz artists who are willing to explore and innovate.
Thundercat – The Beyond/Where the Giants Roam – Thundercat works with Flying Lotus and Kamasi Washington, and all three worked on the Kendrick Lamar album How To Pimp A Butterfly — noted for its adventuresome approach to the music. His short album (16 minutes, but Flying Lotus said it's an album, not an EP) from this year featured him front-and-center singing and leading most of the music with his jazz and funk bass riffs.
Aero Flynn – Self Titled – Justin Vernon raves about Josh Scott as a songwriter. After a lot of years not performing music, he comes back with Aero Flynn. Atmospheric and swirling it sounds like a distant cousin of Radiohead when they made more straightforward songs (OK Computer, maybe).
Beth Bombara – Self Titled – Beth is back with her most polished and accomplished record to date. She continues her shuffling, pining folk and country. Dusty and awesome.
Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free : Brilliant record– literary and scenic songwriting. Isbell continues to impress with one of the great records from this year– almost unanimously agreed.
Lyrics Born – Real People – Lyric Born has never been shy to work with live band. He did one tour with a full band behind him (documented on the Overnite Encore Live album), he contributed vocals to the 2007 Galactic album From the Corner to the Block. His new album Real People includes members of Galactic as well as a who's who of New Orleans musicians including Ivan Neville, Corey Henry, Trombone Shorty, the Revivalists' David Shaw and the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Typically upbeat and tongue in cheek the album is a funk overload. Great record– not sure why more people aren't calling it out (see what I did there?).
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Princess Anicia Juliana
by fljustice | May 25, 2021 | Essays/Research, History, Theodosian Women, Wonderful Women
Roman Princess Anicia Juliana
Patron of the arts.
(b. 462 d. 527/8)
Today brings us to Princess Anicia Juliana, the last of my Theodosian Women. Although we don't know if she ever received the title noblissima puella ("Most Noble Girl"—the Latin title closest to modern "princess"), she was the daughter of Emperor Ancius Olybrius and Empress Placidia the Younger. I consider her the last Theodosian because, even though her family continued through several generations among the nobility of the Eastern Constantinople court, Juliana and her descendants identified with her father's ancient Roman family the Anicii rather than the upstart Theodosians from the provinces.
Born in the year after her mother and grandmother's release from the Vandals, Juliana led a rich, comfortable, and privileged life. We can assume she was well-educated and grew up on family stories of barbarian invasions, assassinations, and family betrayals; which may have pushed her toward the arts rather than politics. Her father Olybrius died in office of natural causes when she was ten. Her mother Placidia the Younger passed when she was twenty-two and already married. But her grandmother Empress Licinia Eudoxia was there through her early marriage and motherhood, dying at the ripe old age of 71 when Juliana was thirty-three.
Juliana was considered one of the wealthiest and most aristocratic women of the Constantinople court. The source of her wealth came from both sides of the family. Theodosius provided well for his sons and daughter and the imperial members of the family accumulated additional properties and sources of income which came down to their sole surviving descendant Juliana. In addition, the Anicii were known from the time of the Roman Republic through late imperial times for producing men of distinction and power who held numerous titles such as consul and prefect in each generation–a legacy that was literally crowned with her father's elevation to Emperor.
In other words, Juliana was a catch. The man who caught her had the impressive (and redundant) name Flavius Areobindus Dagalaiphus Areobindus. He was a general with a distinguished Gothic and Alan warrior lineage. They married in 478 and had a least one son named after his grandfather Anicius Olybrius. Juliana came close to imperial distinction—twice. During an urban riot in 512, her husband was proclaimed emperor, but he went into hiding (at the urging of Juliana?) to avoid being seen as a usurper. Her son Olybrius, the younger, married Emperor Anastasius I's niece Irene and had imperial ambitions, but was passed over upon the emperor's death when Justinian I took the diadem.
Juliana seemed to keep her head down in order to not have it cut off. She was best known as one of the first non-reigning female patrons of the arts, particularly in building churches and personally directing their style and adornment. This is noted in the oldest known surviving donor portrait (see image) in history: The Anicia Juliana Codex, an illuminated manuscript copy of Pedanius Dioscrides' De Materia medica—one of the most lavishly illustrated manuscripts still in existence.
The illustration shows Juliana enthroned and surrounded by the personifications of Magnanimity and Prudence with a female labeled "Gratitude of the Arts" kissing her hand. The historian Theophanes Confessor dates the codex to 512 when the people of Hororatae gave Juliana the codex in gratitude for building a church dedicated to Theotokos (Mother of God) in their town. She died in 527/8 at age 65/66 ending the remarkable line of Theodosian women that stretched across six generations and nearly two centuries of turbulent Roman history.
Fun Fact: Juliana is the great granddaughter of Galla Placidia, my protagonist in Twilight Empress. Her husband is the great-grandson of General Aspar who helped Placidia take Western Rome back from a usurper after the death of her brother Honorius. In my story, Aspar has a crush on the charismatic Placidia which he doesn't act on, but he publicly mourns her death in the companion book Dawn Empress. It tickles me that the actual descendants of these two people found each other and married.
Image of the donor portrait of Anicia Juliana is in the Public Domain, licensed through Creative Commons. https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=95348025
Empress Placidia, the Younger
Roman Empress Placidia, the Younger
Taken by the Vandals during the sack of Rome.
(b. 439/40, d. 484, Empress July – November 471)
Empress Licinia Eudoxia's second daughter didn't fare much better than her tragic sister, Princess Eudocia. Empress Placidia the Younger, didn't have the chance to live up to her formidable grandmother's reputation. Her reign as Empress of the West lasted only three months and she probably spent those in Constantinople–not enough time to cement the crumbling Western Empire back together. We're well into the beginning of "The Fall" of Western Rome which saw nine emperors in twenty-one years with some interregnums.
We know little about Placidia the Younger's childhood, but can assume she was well educated and schooled for a future role. Her grandmother Empress Placidia probably had a significant influence on her for the first ten years of her life, if only through her day-to-day example. It's uncertain what influence her father Valentinian exerted, but he didn't live up to his mother's example of good ruler or good Christian. As it became clear that he would have no son, he schemed to use his youngest daughter to secure the succession in the West.
After his mother's death in November 450, Valentinian III turned his resentments toward his most successful general. Aetius had played the barbarians off against one another for over two decades, enjoying enormous favor among the Roman nobles and people, as well as his army. Valentinian knew the Romans wouldn't accept the Vandal Prince Huneric, his eldest daughter's betrothed, as ruler. He looked for a suitable successor—other than Aetius—and landed on Majorian, a talented army man in Aetius' command as a possible husband for Placidia and successor.
The General got wind of the possibility and sent the young Majorian home to his estates. Aetius then pressed Valentinian to marry the young princess to his own son Gaudentius. A noble named Petronius Maximus, who had imperial ambitions of his own, whispered to Valentinian that if Placidia married Gaudentius, Aetius had plans to assassinate him and put his son on the throne. Valentinian struck first and killed Aetius. He then recalled Majorian and gave him several honors. Maximus, resentful at being shut out, arranged for Valentinian's assassination in 455.
Immediately after the emperor's death, the players made their bids for the throne. Empress Eudoxia backed Majorian as Valentinian's choice. Maximus literally took the diadem from the Emperor's dead head and had Aetius' still-resentful army proclaim him Emperor. He forced Eudoxia to marry him and married the Princess Eudocia to his son Palladius.
This royally ticked off the Vandals who invaded, sacked Rome, and carried off the Empress, her two daughters, and Gaudentius. Placidia and her mother languished in Carthage for seven years until Leo I of Constantinople ransomed them. Leo's predecessor, Emperor Marcian had tried and failed to get the Empress and princesses released several times. I'm sure they lived in despair of ever being free of their captors.
When they finally arrived in Constantinople, Empress Eudoxia immediately set about finding a suitable husband for her twenty-two year old daughter. She found a man of impeccable Roman lineage and imperial ambitions. Anicius Olybrius had fled the chaos of the West and settled in Constantinople. He and Placidia had a daughter Anicia Juliana in 462.
Olybrius had his own shot at the diadem in 472. The West had had five emperors in the seventeen years since Valentinian's death. Most were "appointed" by the Goth General Ricimer who became the de facto ruler of the West, pulling the strings of his puppet emperors.
Olybrius must have ticked off the Eastern Emperor at some point because he sent Placidia's husband to the West to be murdered. Ricimer thwarted the assassination and made Olybrius Emperor in July 472. In August, Ricimer died coughing blood and Olybrius died of dropsy in November, leaving Placidia—Empress for three months—in Constantinople with a ten-year-old daughter to raise.
Side note: Majorian did become emperor in 457 under the sponsorship of Ricimer. He ruled for four years and was generally considered one of the better of the nine short-lived emperors before the West fell. Ricimer grew jealous of his popularity and had him assassinated in 461.
Coming next: Anicia Juliana, Empress Placidia's daughter and the last of the Theodosian Women.
Image of bust sometimes reputed to be Empress Placidia the Younger, but might be her grandmother Empress Galla Placidia. Available through Creative Commons licensed by Fabian Zubia. In the Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1750609
Princess Eudoxia, the Younger
Roman Princess Eudoxia, the Younger
Married a Vandal Prince. Mothered a Vandal King.
(b. 438, d. 466-474?)
As we move into the fourth/fifth generation (things get complicated when cousins marry) of Theodosian Women, the warrior's blood gets thin and the political capabilities get thinner. The eldest child of Valentinian III and Eudoxia followed more in the footsteps of the ineffective Empresses Maria and Thermantia than those of her formidable grandmothers Placidia and Athenais (aka Eudocia). Princess Eudocia's future was traded away at age three in a peace treaty with King Gaeseric following a disastrous war with the Vandals.
The combined military might of the Eastern and Western Empire could not oust the Vandals from Northern Africa where they established a vibrant Arian Christian kingdom and persecuted orthodox Nicene (Catholic) Christians. Valentinian ceded the African territory and pledged his baby daughter's hand in marriage to Gaeseric's son Huneric. At that point Valentinian probably expected to have son of his own and his daughter was typical political currency.
Thirteen years later, Maximus assassinated Valentinian and forced the widowed Empress to marry him and Eudocia to marry his son. The Vandals invaded Italy at the request of Empress Eudoxia, sacked Rome for a two full weeks and carried off the twice-widowed Empress and her two daughters to Carthage where they supposedly were treated with great honor—but still held hostage.
Sometime between 455 and 460 the Roman Princess Eudocia, married the Vandal Prince Huneric. It was not a happy marriage and successful only in that they had one child, a son Hilderic born sometime in the early 460's.
Sometime after her son's birth, Eudocia either escaped or got permission to separate from her hated Arian husband. Huneric didn't become King until 477, so Eudocia never ruled the Vandal people as Queen. Her mother and sister had been ransomed by Emperor Leo I of Constantinople in 462 and currently resided there. For some reason (religious? resentment of her mother?), Eudocia decided to relocate to Jerusalem where her maternal grandmother Athenais had property and was buried in 460.
Eudocia's son Hilderic, didn't become King upon his father's death in 484. He didn't want to persecute his mother's co-religionists and the Vandal nobles rejected him in favor of a number of cousins. Hildric finally took the title King of the Vandals and Alans in 523 when he was well into his sixties or seventies. His reign was known for it's good relations with the Constantinople court.
It's a sign of her obscurity that there's no image of Eudocia on coins or statuary. The image I use in this post is of "an unknown young Roman woman." There's also some confusion about when she died, but the unfortunate princess died young. The dates range from 466 to 474, well before her mother. She was buried in her grandmother's mausoleum in Jerusalem.
Next up: Empress Placidia, the Younger, Empress Licinia Eudoxia's second daughter.
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Empress Licinia Eudoxia
Roman Empress Licinia Eudoxia
Married the man who murdered her first husband.
(b. 422, d. 493, Empress 437-455)
Empress Licinia Eudoxia (named after her infamous grandmother Aelia Eudoxia) was two when her parents betrothed her to her five-year-old western cousin (once removed) Valentinian III. As was customary, this was a political arrangement.
Empress Placidia, exiled from her brother's court in Ravenna on trumped up treason charges, had taken refuge with her children in Constantinople at her nephew Theodosius II's court. The old feud between his father Arcadius and Placidia made things a bit chilly between the two imperial families, but they soon thawed when Honorius suddenly died and a usurper took the Western throne. The descendants of Theodosius I couldn't tolerate an outsider taking over part of the Roman Empire. Theodosius recognized Placidia's son Valentinian's right to rule as co-Emperor in the West, declared Placidia regent, and provided troops to oust the usurper. To seal the deal, he agreed to marry his daughter Eudoxia to Valentinian.
Eudoxia disappears from the record for several years but we can assume she grew up observing the strife caused by her parent's losses and her aunt Pucheria's extreme religiosity. Athenais most certainly saw that her beloved daughter was educated in Greek and Latin literature. Theodosius and Pulcheria probably stamped her with strong Christian values. By the time of her marriage in October 437, she may have been eager to move to her husband's court—or not. We have no insight into her life at this time, but as a beautiful young girl of fifteen she might very well have fallen in love with her handsome husband. They had two children, both girls: Eudocia the Younger born in 438 and Placidia the Younger (named after their grandmothers) born in 439 or 440. As part of a peace treaty with the Vandal King Gaeseric, young Eudocia was betrothed to his son Huneric.
Unfortunately, Valentinian had a bad rep for being a rake and most certainly disappointed his Christian bride. Eudoxia was pregnant or recovering from birth for the first three years of their marriage, giving him ample opportunity to play the field. There were no more pregnancies. There are tons of possible reasons for this. Eudoxia might have rejected him for his infidelities or used contraception. She might have sustained some injury while giving birth that kept her from conceiving. Valentinian might have grown tired of his religious bride or contracted some disease that impaired his sexual function or hers. We'll never know the true reason, but it had significant consequences. The male line of Theodosius died with Valentinian's death by assassination in March 455. His cousin Theodosius II had died five years earlier from a fall from a horse.
Meanwhile, Western Rome fell into chaos. Placidia had held the Western empire together until her death in 450. The Roman General Flavius Aetius defeated the Huns at Chalons in 451 to great acclaim and joy from the Roman populace. A jealous Valentinian personally assassinated Aetius in 454 which, in turn, brought on his own assassination by Aetius' supporters in 455.
It's generally acknowledged that a Roman nobleman named Petronius Maximus orchestrated the deaths of both men, then immediately claimed the widowed empress as his bride. He forced Eudoxia to marry him giving Maximus a legitimate claim to the diadem. He then proceeded to consolidate that connection by marrying seventeen-year-old Eudocia to his son Palladius, considerably angering the jilted Vandals.
Empress Eudoxia did not submit willingly. She had several examples of imperial women fighting back during her lifetime. Unfortunately for Rome, she chose Honoria's and called on King Gaeseric for assistance in rescuing his perspective daughter-in-law. Unlike the Huns, the Vandals were successful. They invaded from Northern Africa, thoroughly sacked Rome, carrying off anything of value including Eudoxia, her daughters, and Aetius' son Gaudentius.
An angry Roman mob murdered Maximus and likely his son as they tried to escape the oncoming destruction. Emperor Leo I of Constantinople ransomed Eudoxia and her youngest daughter Placidia from the Vandals seven years later in 462. Eudoxia died a rich widow at age 71 in the city of her birth. The fate of her oldest daughter is the subject of my next post
Next: Princess Eudocia the Younger, consort to a Vandal prince.
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Empress Justa Grata Honoria
Roman Empress Justa Grata Honoria
Attila the Hun invaded Rome for her hand.
(b. 418, d. 452-455?, Empress 426-450)
Empress Honoria is another of my favorite Theodosian Women. First born to Empress Placidia and Emperor Constantius III, she led a troubled life with a couple significant mysteries. She grew up in the shadow of her mother ruling in the West and with the example of her aunt Pulcheria ruling in the East. By all accounts she was intelligent, ambitious, beautiful, and probably bored and frustrated. She had to sit on the sidelines as her feckless younger brother Valentinian (guided by their mother Placidia) ruled the roost. Honoria was forbidden to marry because her spouse might be a threat to her brother—the same reason her cousins Pulcheria, Arcardia, and Marina (voluntarily) became celibate.
So what's a rich bored girl to do? Honoria had an affair with her chamberlain Eugenius and likely got pregnant. Rumors that she conspired with her lover to overthrow her brother reached Valentinian. He had Eugenius executed, Honoria betrothed to a "safe" roman noble Herculanus Bassus, and shipped her off to Constantinople to live under the austere tutelage of Pulcheria and her chaste women. The child's fate is unknown.
The historical mystery lies in when this happened. One ancient historian claims Honoria was only sixteen and she was exiled to Pulcheria's court for fourteen years. Another seems to indicate she was thirty or thirty-one when sent to Constantinople and immediately engaged in a second treasonous act. Modern historians split on the dates. My personal preference is for the later date. It makes for a better story.
The scorned Empress Honoria did not go quietly into exile. In 450, she sent money and a ring to King Attila of the Huns asking for his assistance in preventing the hated marriage to Bassus. Attila claimed this was a proposal of marriage and demanded half of Western Rome as Honoria's dowry. He threatened invasion on her behalf. Emperor Theodosius sent Honoria back to his cousin with the advice to hand her over to the Hunnish king and let her live out her days as one of his many wives.
Furious, Valentinian stripped Honoria of her titles and threatened execution. Only Placidia's pleas saved her daughter's life. Valentinian married her off to Bassus who kept her under close guard. He was rewarded with the 452 consulship. Attila continued to demand Honoria's hand in marriage several times during the next two years, so we can assume she was still alive during that period.
Valentinian informed Attila that Honoria was married to another and that she had no portion of rule in the empire. However, the Hunnish King used that as an excuse (among others) to invade the Roman Empire. After destroying the city of Aquileia, the Huns fell victim to a plague and retreated. Attila died at his own wedding to another bride in 453
The second mystery is when and how Honoria died. There is no mention of her in the record after 452. She's not among the imperial hostages taken by the Vandals in 455, so historians assume she died sometime between those dates. However, she wasn't necessarily present in Rome during the sack. Bassus could have kept her in close confinement at a remote/rural property.
After Placidia's death in late 450, Valentinian may have taken the opportunity to rid himself of his troublesome sister. Or Honoria might have died of natural causes anytime after 452. I proposed a more fanciful end for the wayward Empress Honoria in Twilight Empress. That's the fun part of writing historical fiction–filling in the blanks.
Fun facts: Sophia Loren played Honoria in a 1954 movie starring Anthony Quinn as the titular Attila. A 2001 two-part TV series also called Attila starred Gerard Butler as the Hunish king and Kirsty Mitchell as the lasvicious Honoria.
Next up: Empress Licinia Eudoxia, Athenais' beloved daughter and Honoria's sister-in-law.
Image of Empress Justa Grata Honoria on a coin available through Creative Commons licensed by Classical Numismatic Group, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=308162
Empress Aelia Eudocia (Athenais)
Roman Empress Aelia Eudocia (Athenais)
Love story or political pawn?
(b. 400/1, d. 460, Empress 421-460)
Empress Aelia Eudocia married Empress Pulcheria's brother Theodosius II. She was born Athenais, the only daughter of a pagan Greek philosopher named Leontius who taught at the Academy in Athens. He educated his daughter and she later became known for her poetry and literature, some of which survives today. Athenais is also the protagonist in my work in progress—the third book in the Theodosian Women series. How did a beautiful, but poor, pagan girl attract the attention of the Most Christian Emperor Theodosius II?
The fanciful love story some ancient historians (writing a hundred years after the fact) tell goes like this: When Leontius died, he left his fortune to his sons Gessius and Valerius leaving only one hundred coins to Athenais because "her good fortune, surpassing that of all other women, will be enough." (The assumption being that "good fortune" in this phrase refers to her beauty.) She asked her brothers to share, but they refused.
Athenais then went to Constantinople to live with an aunt and uncle and take her case to a higher magistrate. Supposedly, Empress Pulcheria observed Athenais make her case and was impressed, not only with the girl's beauty, but her brains and elocution. Since she was on the lookout for a suitable wife for her brother she brought Athenais to his attention and it was love at first sight.
Athenais was baptized and took the Christian name Aelia Eudocia in tribute to Theodosius' mother. (An aside: She used her Christian name only on formal occasions. She preferred Athenais among her family and intimate associates. I use Athenais to break up the Eudoxia/Eudocia confusing line of names.) In the love story, her wicked brothers fled after hearing she was marrying the Emperor, thinking Athenais would punish them. She recalled them and showered them with honors, showing her Christian charity and forgiveness for their sins. And everyone lived happily ever after—a romantic rags to riches story with moral themes to suit the times.
Kenneth G. Holum in his Theodosian Empresses: Women and Imperial Dominion in Late Antiquity tells a more probable story. The Hellene faction, including Theodosius' boyhood friend Paulinus, were likely behind finding a more secular bride to counter Pulcheria's strict religious influence at court. Pulcheria certainly wouldn't want a sister-in-law who came with a raft of male relatives that could rival her own influence with her brother or even challenge him for the throne. Valerius, Gessius, and the uncle were given high offices and honors just before the wedding and for years after.
The previously pagan Athenais and saintly Pulcheria continued to clash over myriad political policies and church doctrine, but primarily over the big prize: influence over Theodosius. The fact that Athenais could produce a son gave her a leg up on Pulcheria until it became clear that no male heir was forthcoming. Athenais gave birth to one child who survived into adulthood, a daughter Licinia Eudoxia. A second daughter Flacilla died in childhood, and a son Arcadius was still born or died in early infancy snuffing Athenais' fertility as a source of power.
But Athenais was smart as well as pretty. She learned the ins and outs of court politics and learned to wield her own sources of power which shifted over the years. How she did that and her fate at court is the subject of my next book. Watch for it!
Coming next: Empress Justa Grata Honoria, Placidia's wayward daughter.
Image of mosaic showing Empress Aelia Eudocia (Athenais) licensed as Creative Commons By Elena Chochkova – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4485258


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Home Law United States law and policy on transitional justice : principles, politics, and pragmatics
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The USG resisted sending troops into the Balkans to arrest suspected atrocity perpetrators, even after many of those suspects were indicted by the ICTY. In a policy described by Carl Bildt, the former prime minister of Sweden who served as the civilian representative under the Dayton peace accords on Bosnia, as "benign neglect,"110 the USG refused to command its forces to apprehend these individuals, despite having as many as 60,000 of its own and NATO troops already deployed in the Balkans.111 During this time, Karadzic, Milosevic, Mladic, and other suspected atrocity perpetrators remained in office or in hiding.112
USG officials insisted that prevailing orders required that if any of their troops "encounter people who they know to be indicted war criminals they are to detain them for transfer to civilian authority so they may be arrested and then turned over to The Hague for prosecution."113 Some observers argued that this particular mandate prevented the USG and its allies from more aggressively pursuing indicted war criminals.114 Others note that the passive arrest policy was rooted in fear of provoking violence among the local population, especially toward American and other NATO peacekeepers themselves.115 Consequently, when NATO (including U.S. troops) did not confront an indicted war criminal, which was most of the time, those individuals remained free. Similarly, NATO left other indicted war criminals, such as Milosevic, who held high office, to carry out their business.


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Medics quit as Scots island's only specialist kids' doctors over £15,000 unpaid wages row
Thomas Hornall
A COUPLE quit as an island's only specialist kids' doctors after a £15,000 unpaid wages row.
Tushar and Antima Banerjee lost out on £45-an-hour overtime as a boss thought they would do it for free.
Drs Tushar and Antima Banerjee quit as the Isle of Lewis' only specialist children's doctors over £15k unpaid wages
The paediatricians left Western Isles Hospital in Stornoway, Lewis, over the "unlawful" error.
The medical couple were the only child health specialists working at the hospital on the island, which is home to around 20,000 people, between August 2018 and December 2020.
But Mr Banerjee was awarded £7,538, and his wife £7,895, as a tribunal ruled Western Isles Health Board had breached their contracts.
The judgement said Dr Frank McAuley, the then-new medical director, was unfamiliar with their terms of employment.
Due to a mix-up, he thought they weren't due overtime between March and September 2020.
The experienced consultants then quit to work for NHS England in the East Midlands.
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Employment judge Brian Campbell said there had been an "unlawful deduction".
He added: "The respondent breached the claimants' respective contracts of employment by not paying them for out-of-hours work.
"The respondent also made an unlawful deduction from the claimants' pay.
"Clearly the central issues arose out of a combination of circumstances involving the arrival of Dr McAuley in post just as the Covid-19 pandemic was taking hold.
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"The lack of detailed job plans for the claimants did not help.
"The respondent is liable to pay the claimants the revised net amounts sought, which can be categorised both as damages for breach of contract and as compensation for an unlawful deduction from wages."
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And Lib Dem rural communities spokeswoman Molly Nolan warned that people living in more remote areas "should not be disadvantaged" by the saga.
NHS Western Isles insisted it provides "24 hour, seven days a week paediatrician availability".
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Despite some lack of trust in the Honduran government, Miamians to send supplies after Eta
By Jimena Tavel, Miami Herald on Nov 14, 2020
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MIAMI — Comparing the massive destruction Hurricane Eta caused in Honduras last week to that of Hurricane Dorian in the Bahamas in 2019 and that of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in 2017, Miami Mayor Francis Suarez pleaded with South Floridians on Friday for supplies to send to the wrecked Central American country, which has another hurricane brewing on the horizon.
"What we're seeing in Honduras today is a tragedy," said Suarez at a news conference held at Miami Fire Station 7 in Little Havana. "So we're asking all Miamians to do what they've always done, to really search deep in themselves and to compassionately donate."
Eta, an "extremely severe" Category 4 storm with winds as strong as 140 mph, first rammed into Nicaragua Nov. 3 and then pummeled across Honduras, gravely affecting 16 out of 18 of its departments.
The hurricane, the worst natural disaster for Honduras in more than two decades, has killed 62 people so far and displaced tens of thousands. Some people are still missing or are incommunicado, and rescue missions are still under way. Millions still don't have power or access to clean water.
The already bleak situation, described by Hondurans as a "humanitarian catastrophe," could soon worsen if, as experts predict, another hurricane arrives soon. Tropical Storm Iota, which formed in the central Caribbean Sea Friday afternoon, could deliver even more devastation early next week as a major hurricane, after making landfall in La Mosquitia in the eastern coast of Honduras.
On Friday, Suarez spoke in front of a firetruck with Honduran leaders in South Florida, including the Jose Roberto Diaz Aleman, the general consul of Honduras in Miami, and Brenda Betancourt, the president of the Calle 8 Inter-American Chamber of Commerce.
"We're just going to drop it off to make sure it gets there and then come back," said Betancourt, a native of La Ceiba. "Whatever you have at home that is not being used and that you think you can donate, please bring. Just touch your heart."
Nonprofits and groups of people across the U.S. have already sent donations to Honduras. Other countries, like Colombia, the United Kingdom and Taiwan, have also helped.
However, Hondurans inside and outside the country have raised concerns about the country's customs process and how public officials have distributed the much-needed provisions, citing unnecessary bureaucracy and questionable protocols.
Iris Verdial, who migrated from Tela to Miami about 30 years ago, said she plans to donate to the Miami fire stations, even though she has no trust in the Honduran authorities. She said she still recalls how months after Hurricane Mitch, Hondurans found large containers abandoned in the northern coast with supplies that were never handed out.
Although she lost her job at a local hospital because of the pandemic, Verdial said she already did a Costco run for items to send to her home country. She gave them to a friend who organized the drive. She added that her friend in Miami and her sister in Alabama had to pay for private transportation to send the boxes.
"The government is offering to take it for free to Honduras, but who knows if it will actually get there or if when they deliver them, they'll claim it's from the government instead of us," Verdial said.
When asked about that, Diaz Aleman said the government tries to ensure all humanitarian aid can be used before allowing it inside the country.
"We have our process, like all other countries, to check that all products and medicines entering are in perfect condition. Can you imagine if an expired medicine caused someone's death?" he said.
He suggested anyone who has "the tiniest doubt" about how the products will be distributed can donate money directly to Hondurans or send it through other organizations, like churches.
Karen Pineda, a resident of El Hatillo, a mountainous community in Tegucigalpa, described the Honduran government customs regulations as "the cherry on top of the sundae."
She cited a controversy earlier this week that erupted after the government of El Salvador tried to send 124 trucks full of humanitarian aid but couldn't get across the border, because the Honduran immigration authorities said they didn't have the necessary paperwork. The next day, the trucks went through and hundreds of Hondurans celebrated with fireworks and a caravan at the border, according to local reports.
"This is scandalous," said the owner of an events business. "The government should be speeding up the customs process, not the opposite. If it wasn't for the private sector and for other citizens, for the international aid, this country would be lost."
That sentiment has been echoed by many in Honduras, who have adopted as their motto the popular Latin American saying "Solo el pueblo salva al pueblo," or "Only the people save the people."
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The Mountain Knows No Expert
George Evanoff, Outdoorsman and Contemporary Hero
Mike Nash
The Mountain Knows No Expert epitomizes George Evanoff's philosophy towards the outdoors, while presenting an intriguing contrast with the man himself. Widely regarded as an "expert," he was a knowledgeable, experienced, and practical outdoorsman, teacher, and mentor, yet ironically lost his life in the mountains in an encounter with a grizzly. Son of a Macedonian immigrant family, George was raised in Alberta, and went on to become a mountaineer, guide, avalanche specialist, and pioneer in ecotourism in British Columbia's North Rockies.
The many themes embedded in Evanoff's life experiences encompass self-propelled backcountry travel, outdoor safety, avalanche safety and rescue, ski patrol leader, exploration and discovery, outdoor ethics, and public involvement with respect to land and resource use. George Evanoff was honoured in several tangible ways after his death, culminating in the naming of Evanoff Provincial Park in the Hart Ranges of the Rockies.
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OmniEyes' AI Technology Paves the Way for Traditional Industries' Digital Transition
Dec 15, 2020 | By Tingyu Chao
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the industries' timeline for implementing digital transformation. However, the how's and what's of applying new technologies and improving the added value to existing products and services can be daunting.
Three professors from the National Taiwan University College of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science founded the startup company "OmniEyes," basing their core technology on automated AI image detection and analysis and machine learning capabilities to monitor street view footage from dashcams. The technology allows for on-time analysis and street view detection, advancing imaging data, and traffic.
Having accumulated over a decade of experience in their respective fields, OmniEyes CEO and Cofounder Chun-Ting Chou remarked that coming out to found a startup is an advantage with their academic background. Such a company would have a more robust and forward-thinking R&D capability, Chou said.
OmniEyes began as a project under an initiative Ministry of Science and Technology in 2018. Its promising results propelled the team to seek out investors and found the company "OmniEyes." Two years have passed since its inception, OmniEyes now has two mature services built on its core technologies of AI automated imaging detection and machine learning-- MyFleet and CityWatcher, with a third product slated for launch next year.
In recent years, the emergence of competitors like UBER and Food Panda, and changing consumer behavior, such as the "stay-at-home economy," have traditional industries such as taxi services and logistics on edge. Take one of OmniEyes' clients, for example, Taiwan Pelican Express, which employed MyFleet on its vehicle fleet. With the AI imaging capabilities fitted inside the dashcam on the delivery trucks, the equipment would capture the delivery drivers' footage, and MyFleet software would extract the data from the video to determine situations, such as whether the drivers have been driving dangerously or other applications.
OmniEyes CEO and Co-Founder Chun-Ting Chou. (Photo courtesy of OmniEyes)
MyFleet can serve as a consulting basis, Chou said, as vehicle fleets can use the footage to counsel the drivers when dangerous driving occurs. On the other hand, the software offers more precise, accurate fleet management, helping pinpoint potential or existing traffic issues to improve or maintain a company's brand image.
Other applications of the data derived from MyFleet can benefit the drivers as well. Chou said most workers seeking jobs could outline their working experiences on a resume. However, for logistics companies, hiring a new driver could be a gamble, as they do not have an objective assessment of a potential driver's abilities. Through MyFleet's data, Chou said drivers could create their own drivers' resume.
A New Page for Video Footage and the Traditional Industry
How would one turn applications of video information from a passive to a proactive process? The second product under OmniEye's umbrella is CityWatcher, often used conjunctively with MyFleet. Using CityWatcher allows those who have the MyFleet system to employ the fleet's dashcam footage and create a real-time video database, Chou said, considering it one of the better advantages over its competition, Google Street View. Chou pointed out that their images are often one to even two years old due to Google Street View fleet size, leading to slower updates. However, with so many delivery trucks on the road each day throughout Taiwan, Chou said this helps create a video database that provides timely data.
Unlike GPS navigation, CityWatcher can auto-detect and analyze dashcam footage of road conditions. Another application of CityWatcher could pave the way for governments to use the footage data and keep track of public infrastructure maintenance conditions or construction progresses.
Creating such a footage database has a huge potential for consumer applications as well. Chou said they are working on the OMNI APP, built on CityWatcher's foundations and slated for release in 2021. The idea of OMNI APP is to fit CityWatcher into a user's smartphone, turning it into a smarter version of Google Street View. Aside from the usual audio navigation, Chou said they are also working on visual navigation functions, which would point out road signs on the screen to help drivers quickly find indicators to turn.
Easing the Digital Transition
Traditional industries looking to implement digital transition in their business models have an uphill battle ahead. Chou pointed out that costs among the top concerns, as the equipment suitable for newer technologies can be costly. However, more precise management and warding off future competitors with better technology are both attractive factors that can persuade clients quickly enough.
One of the contributing elements that make OmniEyes' job easier is that Taiwan is known for its hardware prowess. They are currently working with several hardware suppliers to test and certify software compatibilities to fulfill clients' needs for smooth hardware and software integration. Chou says they are still looking at improving the process and streamlining it seamlessly as downloading an APP into a smartphone.
OmniEyes works with domestic brands to incorporate its software with hardware. (Photo courtesy of OmniEyes Facebook Page)
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All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0, except where otherwise stated, Find before and after school and holiday clubs, Education and attendance information from your council, Coronavirus (COVID-19): guidance and support, Transparency and freedom of information releases. 2021/22; Setting school term dates; 2020/21 *Please note that these dates are those recommended by the Local Authority. School term dates and holidays. Christmas holiday: 22 December 2021 - 4 January 2022. The information below is relevant to Western Australia state schools. To help us improve GOV.UK, we'd like to know more about your visit today. School term dates: 2020 to 2021. ... during term time. Don't worry we won't send you spam or share your email address with anyone. For instance, it is common for the first day back at school to be a Tuesday for students rather than the Monday. Last updated: 12 February 2020. Friday. Friday 18 December 2020. February. Term 1. starts between Monday 1 February and Tuesday 9 February; ends Friday 16 April; Term 2. 2021. to. Staff meetings and INSET: Tuesday 1st and Wednesday 2nd September. Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website. Also … School Terms for 2021 *The last day of the final school term for schools which will be used as venues for the GCE O Level written examinations will be Friday, 29 October 2021. The information below is relevant to South Australia state schools. Students start the school year on Monday 1 February 2021 and end the school year on Thursday 16 December 2021. Term 1 – New students start school on Monday 1 February 2021. Documents. Term dates / holidays Year 2020 / 2021: Planning and preparation days will take place at the start of term to review risk assessments to be assured that individual schools can welcome pupils back safely. Term 1 concludes on Thursday 1 April 2021. Download 2021 to 2022 printable calendar. School holiday dates. Second Half Autumn Term. Starts. We'll send you a link to a feedback form. School term and holiday dates vary across the UK. Check how the new Brexit rules affect you. Autumn Term 2020. Check if your child attends an urban or remote school. Note that the dates below represent official term dates however many schools elect to start the students back on slightly different dates. Term dates for urban and remote schools differ at the beginning and end of the school year. Pupils spend 190 days (38 weeks) in school each year; 5 of the 195 days are reserved for training teachers and support staff. Spring Holidays 2021. School term and holiday dates vary across the UK. 2021 to 2022 Northamptonshire term dates (PDF 280KB) Academic year 2022 to 2023 proposed dates . 2021. Half term. February. Find your child's school term, half term and holiday dates on your local council's website. January. Christmas holiday. Here you can find the dates for all School Holidays 2021 in the UK per country Summer Holidays Autumn Holidays Christmas Holidays Spring Holidays Easter Holidays May Holidays. Half term holiday: 25 October 2021 - 29 October 2021. … 2021 SA SCHOOL HOLIDAY INFO. Teachers commence on Friday 29 January 2021 (Pupil free day). School term dates and holidays for academic year 2020 to 2021 for community and voluntary controlled schools in Essex In addition to the dates below, each school can award an extra inset day for its students/pupils, in order to facilitate a Professional Development Day (PDD). Some specific groups of learners might need to be prioritised during the first two weeks of term and a 'phasing in' approach taken. To view the term dates 2019-2021, please click here. Term dates for 2021 Autumn term. Half term holiday: 14 February 2022 - 18 February 2022 Independent and Catholic schools do base their terms on the state school dates but their term dates can vary from school to school. There are 195 school days in each year (39 weeks). Boarders term dates The information below is relevant to NSW state schools. Independent and Catholic schools do base their terms on the state school dates but their term dates can vary from school to school. Public and school holiday dates. Monday. Our school term dates and holidays from Autumn 2019 to Summer 2021 can be found here. Term dates include school development days at the start of Terms 1, 2 and 3, and the last 2 days of the school year in NSW public schools. School year 2020 to 2021. Holidays and mandatory half-days are statutory requirements for state and integrated schools and kura. Attached files. Get ahead of the curve by finding out when the school holidays are for 2021. 2021 WA SCHOOL HOLIDAY INFO. All schools – 27 April, 28 April, 20 July, 17 December, 18 December 2020. The school year starts in September. If your child attends a non-government school, you must check the term dates with the school. We use cookies to collect information about how you use GOV.UK. The term dates for both divisions are identical with the exception of term 1. Next school year (2021/22) Start of term: 1 September 2021. There are six school development days where students do not attend: Two of these days are before the school year starts for students, and one day is … School Calendar - January 2021 Please note: Training dates will be decided by the individual school within their consortium. It is also common for students to finish term 4 in the days prior to the final Friday. Schools will advise parents and carers of this additional PDD day. Dates will be added once made available. Monday 26 October 2020 to Friday 30 October 2020. Gunbalanya School has flexible term dates to recognise activities in the community. The next school holiday is Spring half-term holiday. 2021 Spring term Term starts Wednesday 6 January Half … We use this information to make the website work as well as possible and improve government services. Independent and Catholic schools do base their terms on the state school dates but their term dates can vary from school to school. School Year 2020 to 2021 Autumn Term 2020 There is then a short break before returning for final exams (HSC) which start mid-October and end around the same time in November. Absence from School. You've accepted all cookies. You should check directly with the relevant school to find out the correct term date information. In NSW term dates are broken into Eastern Division and Western Division. Term starts: Monday 4 January Half term: Monday 15 February - Friday 19 February Term ends: Thursday … Tue 20 Jul 2021 – Fri 24 Sep 2021 Colleges start on Mon 19 July. Here you find the dates for the Spring Holidays 2021 … Friday 27 November (INSET DAY) Friday 18 December (INSET DAY) Christmas Holiday: Monday 21 December 2020 - Friday 1 January 2021 You should check directly with the relevant school to find out the correct term date information. School term dates 2020/21 (PDF 6.23Kb) Opening in a new window . For all enquiries regarding these dates please contact the school . Term and school holiday dates calendar 2020-2021 (pdf format, 100Kb) Term and school holiday dates calendar 2021-2022 (pdf format, 100Kb) School term and holiday dates are determined in accordance with the legal requirement, which require that there should be 190 pupil days and 5 teacher available for work days (INSET days). Monday 2 November - Friday 18 December. Friday December 18, 2020 - Monday January 25, 2021 Term 1 Tuesday January 26 - Wednesday March 31, 2021 The first day of term 1 is a student free day. However, please note the Boarding Houses are generally open during term time and closed from the afternoon of the last day of term. First day: Thursday 3rd September Half term: Saturday 17th October to Sunday 1st November Term ends: Wednesday 16th December This page provides the term dates for all States schools until July 2024. For specific dates and times for Boarders to use when making travel plans for each Term please click on the link below. Part of: School terms, holidays and closures; First published: 12 February 2020. 19. Each school is responsible for nominating its own non-pupil dates and occasional holidays. 2021 Queensland term dates ; Term: Date: Length: Term 1: Wednesday 27 January–Thursday 1 April: 10 weeks: Term 2: Monday 19 April–Friday 25 June: 10 weeks: Term 3 The consultation on term dates for the 2022 to 2023 school year is now closed Term 4 2021 Mon 11 Oct 2021 – Thu 16 Dec 2021 Check with your college to confirm finish date. Year 12 only goes for 3 terms and graduate late September/early October. Approved school term dates 2021 to 2022. Don't include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. 15. School Holidays 2020 School Holidays 2022 >. Summer holiday: 23 July 2021 - 31 August 2021. So planning ahead for 2021 seems to be at the front of most plans with the hope that fewer travel restrictions will be in place. Inset day: Tuesday 1 September (students are not in school) Term starts: Wednesday 2 September (students return) Half term: Monday 26 October - Friday 30 October Term ends: Friday 18 December Holiday: Monday 21 December - Friday 1 January Spring Term 2021. Friday, 2 April 2021: Sunday, 18 April 2021 Term 2: Monday, 19 April 2021: Friday, 25 June … Term 2 – Monday 19 April to Friday 25 June 2021; Term 3 – Monday 12 July to Friday 17 September 2021 2021. to. The term dates relate to all schools within the Berkhamsted School's Group. Term Dates for 2020-2022. It will take only 2 minutes to fill in. Tuesday 1 September 2020. Term Time: Monday 7 June 2021 to Wednesday 21 July 2021 These Term Dates are published by City of Wolverhampton Council following consultation. Find a postcode on Royal Mail's postcode finder. Local authorities agreed the dates with schools and provided them to Welsh Ministers. For the 2021 to 2022 academic year, the dates of all five teacher training days will now be set by Northamptonshire schools. Monday. Friday, 2 April 2021: Sunday, 18 April 2021: Term 2: Monday, 19 April 2021: Friday, 25 June 2021: 10 weeks: School Holidays: Saturday, 26 June 2021: Sunday, 11 July 2021: Term 3: Monday, 12 July 2021: Friday, 17 September 2021: 10 weeks: School Holidays: Saturday, 18 September 2021: Monday, 4 October 2021: Term 4* Tuesday, 5 October 2021: Friday, 17 December 2021: 10 weeks: School … PDF School year 2020 to 2021 .ics (for Outlook, calendar apps) Spring term. If, under exceptional circumstances, parents wish to take pupils out of school at the beginning or end of a term or a half term, contact should be made with Mr Martin Davies, Pastoral Director in good time preferably at least three weeks before the proposed absence. Ends. Visit the school information website to find individual school term dates for 2020/21. Download options. You should contact these schools directly to confirm their term dates. You can change your cookie settings at any time. Term Term begins Half Term Term Ends; Summer 2020 - - Friday 17th July: Autumn 2020: Wednesday 2nd September: Monday 26th October - Friday 30th October: Friday 18th December: Spring 2021: … These dates support school boards, administrators, principals and parents/caregivers to plan their calendars. School term and holiday dates vary across the UK. Find out about school holiday dates in Scotland and Northern Ireland. 4. 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Rockets news: James Harden says Houston hasn't done anything yet
Bruno Manrique
The Houston Rockets are coming off a franchise-first clinching of the top seed in the West, following a Golden State Warriors loss to the Milwaukee Bucks — but to MVP frontrunner James Harden, the team hasn't done much yet without their regular season accolades translating to the playoffs.
"It's good. Our main focus is keeping guys healthy and making sure we're ready to go," Harden said, according to Jonathan Feigen of The Houston Chronicle. "I think our focus level is always there because we haven't done anything yet. Just making sure we're healthy, making sure each guy has a rhythm and a good feeling going into the post-season."
The Rockets have smashed their previous season record of 55 wins, having won 61 with seven games left in the season. To top it off, Houston is on yet another double-digit victory run, having won 10 straight heading into tonight's game against the Phoenix Suns.
Yet despite all the glamour that has come with this splendid season, the Rockets are viewed as flameouts during the postseason, seemingly getting closer every time, but unable to close the deal when it counts.
"We've been together all year so we know what to expect from each other," said Harden. "No matter who we play, it's going to be that same mentality. I think that's going to help us in the post-season because it doesn't change for us."
Securing the top seed and home court advantage throughout the entire postseason is a start, giving them the edge over any team in the league, but this core will have to test their mettle with a very competitive West before any championship aspirations come within grasp.
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Confederate memorial almost ready in East Texas town draws concern, 'but we can't stop it'
City: 'We can't stop' Confed. memorial
ORANGE - A Confederate memorial with flags and columns will soon stand on private property on Interstate 10 despite objections from some local residents in the East Texas city of Orange.
Funded by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, the memorial will feature 32 waving flags representing Texas regiments of the Confederate army, along with 13 columns for each Confederate state.
The columns already stand on land near Interstate 10, visible to drivers entering Texas from Louisiana.
"I don't like it. I think it's a bad idea," Orange City Attorney Jack Smith told the Beaumont Enterprise in a story published Sunday.
While some residents complained about allowing the memorial to go forward, city officials said they could not have stopped the memorial without inviting a lawsuit.
"Sometimes we don't like somebody's free speech," Smith said. "But we can't stop it."
Orange is 100 miles east of Houston.
Marshall Davis, a spokesman for the Sons of Confederate Veterans' Texas division, estimated the cost of the memorial at $50,000, raised through private donations, including memorial bricks purchased by local residents whose ancestors fought in the Civil War.
While some residents say the memorial evokes an ugly legacy of violence and discrimination, defenders say it's important to preserve the South's history.
"The more education about the South and what they were fighting for, the more compassion people will have for the Confederates and what they did," Davis said two years ago when the monument was being planned.


Stella's Restaurant Location On 50th Street to Be Under New Ownership, Stella's to Eventually Reopen in New Spot
Jan Miller
Jan Miller Published: July 24, 2019
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Stella's Restaurant will not exactly be closing its doors at its current location as some had expected. Instead, they will be transitioning to new ownership at 4646 50th Street in Lubbock after today.
The owner of Stella's, Billy Rizzo, plans to reopen at a new location soon, we were told by the restaurant. The new owners of the location, however, will be transitioning to new recipes and eventually changing the name of Stella's to Parma Italian Restaurant.
Stella's Restaurant has been a landmark for fine Italian dining in Lubbock since 1998. According to Stella's website, the original location opened on 14th Street across from Texas Tech University. Three years later, the restaurant was renovated and moved to its current spot at 50th and Utica.
The owner of Stella's, however, expects to reopen the business at a new location in the beginning of next year. That location has not yet been announced.
You can follow this link to their Facebook page for some of their latest news! We look forward to seeing them reopen soon!
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Join us at the LA Art Show from Wednesday January 11th to Sunday January 15th. With fine art lectures, artist performances, an opening night premiere party, and various art exhibits including Masterwork's, the show offers a full weekend of activities and exploration. The LA Art show is held at the Los Angeles Convention Center across the street from Staples Center.
We will be showcasing a curated selection of works from the many modern and contemporary masters in our gallery including greats such as Marc Chagall, Pablo Picasso and Joan Miró all the way to the wonderful Sam Francis, Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein and Damien Hirst. The show is sure to be a hit from the colorful romanticism of Chagall's La flûte enchantée (The Magic Flute), 1967 to the abstract canvas of Sam Francis's grand Untitled, 1983.More abstraction and surrealism comes to the table in Miró's majestic works like the stunning Souris Rouge a La Mantilla (Red Mouse with Mantilla), 1975. Blocks of bold colors interspersed with portions of stark black make for a complex visual in Le Bagnard et sa Compagne, 1975. Linocuts, lithographs, and ceramics from Picasso's substantial oeuvre join these works. Fabulous compositions like Les Demoiselles d'Avignon (The Young Ladies of Avignon), 1955 sit alongside technically stunning works like Picador debout avec son cheval et une femme (Picador, Woman, and Horse), 1959 – both a feast for the eyes. Frank Stella makes a mark with his monumental work The Pacific, 1988, from The Waves I, 1985-1989.
The LA Art Show is an annual fair that has been running for three decades in the heart of Los Angeles. The show was so successful in 2016 with almost 70,000 attendees that the showgroup has pushed even harder to make this year more innovative and exciting. Art fairs are becoming places of intersection for the many facets of the art world, including artists, galleries, curators and collectors, as well as casual appreciators. The LA Art Show strives to be a meeting place for these types of interactions. The creative energy and hard work of many people has come together to bring the public new performances and more. The LA Art Show endeavors to be on the cutting edge of contemporary and modern art, while upholding and promoting their values of integrity.
Email Rod@masterworksfineart.com for complimentary passes