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Histpry of Canada Essay
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All the events that took place that made Canada what it is today are not only important to the country itself, but these occurrences also had a huge impact on many other nations of the world. All these significant dates in the history of Canada had such an important effect on a wide variety of countries in Europe, and as well the development of the United States; if they had never occurred, it is very likely that these places and many others would not be the same as they are today.
We'll start off in the year 1000, when currently 300,000 natives controlled the region. Settlers from Europe sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to discover Newfoundland, and established temporary settlements on the northern tip of the country. Later in 1497, John Cabot along with many other settlers took the journey to North America from England and landed on the coast of Cape Breton Island to explore. They claimed the land English territory for King Henry VII.
The French where the next to take the voyage across the Atlantic. Jacques Cartier led the way and claimed what is now the province of Quebec French territory. He colonized the area and established forts and settlements in what he called "New France." Then in 1670, the British founded Canada's oldest business enterprise, the Hudson's Bay Company, which at the time was used mainly for fur trading. This occurrence still has a huge impact on the country, since the company still exists today and can be found all over Canada as a major department store chain.
As tensions between the British and the French continue to grow, and as they hunger for more and more land, the battle over who gets to keep New France begins. In 1759, the British defeat the French and rack up another victory, along with a huge new territory. Shortly after in 1763 the former French empire is renamed "Quebec" and the Treaty of Paris ends all French rule in Canada. In 1812, Canada and the United States begin a war, again over boundaries. The contention finally ends two years later as the Treaty of Ghent was passed.
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Southampton 2-0 Manchester City: Nathan Jones lifts the mood at St Mary's with shock EFL Cup victory
Nathan Jones has been in charge of Southampton for seven matches, winning all three cup ties and losing all four Premier League games
Nathan Jones' approval rating as Southampton manager has barely risen above zero since his arrival on the south coast from Luton Town in November.
Greeted with a discernible wave of indifference by Saints supporters following his appointment, the sight of almost 10,000 empty seats at St Mary's for an EFL Cup quarter-final against Manchester City was a gauge of the current mood around the club.
Jones has lost his first four Premier League games in charge and when Southampton went a goal behind in the FA Cup third round tie at Crystal Palace at the weekend, the visiting support questioned the validity of his methods and quality of football in what can be politely described as graphic and robust terms.
Southampton went on to win, of course, but it is a sign of the instant demands for success heaped on a new manager that someone who only took over in November was regarded by some as a serious candidate for the sack in early January.
And so it was, with football's glorious capacity for surprise, that Jones and Southampton turned form and logic on its head in the EFL Cup quarter-finals as the Premier League's bottom club thoroughly deserved to unseat the reigning champions and competition favorites by a 2-0 margin.
Southampton have now been handed a semi-final meeting with Newcastle United as they close in on an unlikely Wembley appearance, given their struggles this season.
To describe the mood among those with a Southampton favor before kick-off as pessimistic would rank as a masterpiece of understatement.
And while a victory of this importance does not mean it is time to start serving up large helpings of humble pie, Jones certainly deserved his celebration on the pitch and the warm ovation he received going down the tunnel, as he can now contemplate an EFL Cup semi-final.
Nathan Jones guided Luton Town to the Championship play-offs last season before replacing sacked Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl in November
Jones only has cup wins to his name since his appointment but this result must act as a turbo-charge to confidence before a crucial league game against fellow strugglers Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday.
He has clearly been wounded by the criticism so was clearly delighted as he said: "I'm really proud of the players, of myself and the coaches.
"We've gone through a lot recently, people questioning lots of things. That goes a little way to justifying why we're here and what team we're trying to create.
"We were excellent. It's been building. I've had three Premier League games and I only had one day to prepare for Liverpool.
"I'm not [magician] David Blaine. I understand people's frustrations but we're building. Rome wasn't built in a day – we're on the way."
The beef about Jones from Saints' following has been a perceived over-reliance on the long ball and the home loss to Nottingham Forest, when they failed to even muster a shot on target, has been a particular bone of contention among fans.
What a contrast this was as Southampton displayed all the qualities Jones insists are the hallmarks of his side, namely aggression and intensity matched with fierce pressing.
Southampton's goals came in a five-minute spell midway through the first half
There was quality in the goals too, Sekou Mara clipping a crisp finish past Stefan Ortega, before Moussa Djenepo displayed confidence and audacity to spot City's keeper Stefan Ortega inexplicably out of position off his line to lift a long-range finish over his head in front of disbelieving Saints fans.
Even with the two-goal interval lead, there was always the lingering fear among Southampton followers that City would do what they have done so many times before and turn this game on its head.
Pep Guardiola attempted to inject life into City as Kevin de Bruyne and Erling Haaland were sent on but even though Argentina World Cup winner Julian Alvarez had a couple of presentable chances that he was unable to take, there was never a moment when Southampton were under siege .
Jones was in vibrant mood after the victory and who can blame him? He has had to listen to tough judgments on his work since coming to St Mary's so the manner of the performance and such a statement result against elite opponents as Manchester City, and one of the game's managerial greats in Guardiola, will do wonders for self- belief on and off the pitch.
It is, as Jones stated, just the start but this will give those who question his credentials food for thought and also offer Southampton's players confidence in what the 49-year-old Welshman can bring.
This must be a platformer for Jones and Southampton. The goodwill won here will quickly evaporate if they do not repeat this showing at Everton.
It was a filthy night on the south coast as driving rain and high winds lashed St Mary's but as the cheers rang out at the final whistle, maybe it was also the night when the first shafts of light poked through for the previously beleaguered Southampton manager.


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TUCSON ARTS BRIGADE, INC. (TAB) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) mural arts and education organization dedicated to participatory community arts with an emphasis on integrating sustainable design and facilitating inter-group opportunities for youth, elders, and adults.
Together We Thrive Mural Update
The Weaver, with details of Empire Market and Coronado Hotel
On January 8th, 2011, the city of Tucson came under the national spotlight as millions of people learned about a shooting that had taken place. The attack left multiple people wounded, six dead, and Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords in critical condition. Giffords had been shot in the head, and the political nature of the shooting drew in huge national media coverage. President Obama traveled to Tucson to mourn the six lives that were lost in the shooting, and to address the attack on Congresswoman Giffords. He encouraged community healing and delivered a speech centered upon the theme "Together We Thrive".
To be decided!
Tucson Arts Brigade (TAB) sought to embody this theme, and to use it as the foundation for a mural commemorating the lives lost in this tragedy and all of the people who were affected by it. The mural would be located in the heart of the 4th Avenue district, where TAB had originally planned to restore their 1997 mural entitled "Share the Bounty". Instead, the Together We Thrive mural project on 4th Avenue began.
"Participants are currently discussing what should go in the remaining six blank spots on the mural."
As the planning process started, the project gradually transformed. The theme of thriving together as a community was still at the heart of this muralendeavor, but it began to expand beyond just the shooting that took place. Members of the Tucson community engaged in a dialogue about the future of this mural and, much to the surprise of TAB, a different focus took shape.
Detail of Weavers Tapestry
The theme of "Together We Thrive", at its core, is about more than community during crisis. It's about community in daily life, the community that continually shapes us. Though the vision for the "Together We Thrive" mural was born out of tragedy, it now seeks to celebrate Tucson's history of thriving together as a community in the 4th Avenue district.
The base of the mural is the original 1997 "Share the Bounty" mural project. TAB is working to reconstruct and modify the original mural, building the "Together We Thrive" mural by transforming and adding to the existing components. The 4th Avenue merchants and residents shared their input for the project with TAB and together they formed the new focus for the mural. The goal for this mural project is that it will celebrate the history and community of the 4th Avenue district, while integrating pieces of the original "Share the Bounty" mural. It's a blend of the old with the new, a rich and colorful progression celebrating Tucson community.
Power to the People Detail
There are two main pieces of this mural project, located in Haggerty Plaza located at 316 N 4th Ave.. The first piece of the mural has been completed, but the second piece is still in progress. TAB would greatly appreciate your support in moving forward with the second half of this mural project.
If you would like to get involved in the Together We Thrive mural project, please email info@tucsonartsbrigade.org or call (520) 623-2119 or visit our website at www.tucsonartsbrigade.org
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If you grew up, worked or lived around 4th Ave., or are interested in Tucson stories, we invite you to join us for an evening of story telling and art making. This information will be used in the design of a mural in Michael Haggerty Plaza (316 N 4th Ave)
For More Information or to RSVP, call the Tucson Arts Brigade at (520)-623-2119
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Songs with Earlier Histories Than the Hit Version
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Thomas (4) Badfinger (3) Bananarama (3) Barbra Streisand (8) Barret Strong (3) Barry Manilow (12) Barry Mann (9) Barry McGuire (3) Bay City Rollers (4) Beach Boys (13) Beatles (55) Bee Gees (7) Benny Goodman (5) Bert Kaempfert (4) Bette Midler (9) Bill Haley & His Comets (8) Billie Holiday (4) Bill Medley (3) Bill Monroe (3) Billy Joel (5) Bing Crosby (23) Blood Sweat & Tears (4) Blues Brothers (4) Bobbie Gentry (3) Bobby Darin (11) Bobby Vee (7) Bobby Vinton (6) Bobby Womack (4) Bob Crewe (6) Bob Dylan (13) Bob Marley (3) Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (4) Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys (5) Bo Diddley (3) Bonnie Raitt (3) Brian Hyland (3) Brook Benton (5) Bruce Springsteen (13) Bryan Ferry (5) Buddy Holly (9) Burl Ives (3) Burt Bacharach (16) Captain & Tennille (6) Carly Simon (3) Carole Bayer Sager (6) Carole King (11) Carpenters (24) Cat Stevens (3) Celine Dion (7) Cher (7) Chet Atkins (3) Chip Taylor (3) Chris Kenner (3) Chris Montez (3) Chubby Checker (4) Chuck Berry (8) Cilla Black (3) Cissy Houston (3) Clash (3) Cliff Richard (8) Coasters (3) Connee Boswell (3) Crazy Horse (3) Crew Cuts (3) Crickets (5) Curtis Mayfield (5) Cyndi Lauper (3) Darlene Love (5) Darts (3) Dave Bartholomew (5) Dave Clark Five (3) Dave Edmunds (8) Dave Van Ronk (3) David Bowie (6) Dean Martin (5) Dee Dee Warwick (5) Delaney and Bonnie (4) Del Shannon (3) Diana Ross (6) Diane Warren (4) Dinah Shore (6) Dinah Washington (7) Dion (5) Dionne Warwick (21) Dobie Gray (4) Dolly Parton (3) Donna Summer (3) Donny & Marie (4) Donovan (3) Doobie Brothers (5) Drifters (5) Duke Ellington (9) Dusty Springfield (14) Eagles (6) Eddy Arnold (5) Ella Fitzgerald (15) Elvis Presley (47) England Dan & John Ford Coley (4) Eric Carmen (6) Eric Clapton (12) Esther Phillips (3) Ethel Waters (6) Etta James (5) Everly Brothers (13) Evie Sands (3) Fats Domino (5) Fats Waller (6) Fleetwood Mac (3) Four Seasons (6) Four Tops (6) Frankie Laine (3) Frankie Valli (3) Frank Sinatra (29) Freddy Fender (4) Gabor Szabo (3) Gary "U.S." Bonds (3) Gene Autry (5) Gene Kelly (3) George Benson (6) George Harrison (9) George Thorogood (3) Georgia Gibbs (3) Georgie Fame (3) Gerry & The Pacemakers (4) Gerry Goffin (14) Gilbert Becaud (3) Gladys Knight & The Pips (9) Glen Campbell (13) Glen Gray & His Casa Loma Orchestra (3) Glenn Miller (15) Glenn Yarbrough (3) Gloria Estefan (4) Grass Roots (3) Grateful Dead (3) Gregg Allman (4) Guy Lombardo (5) Hall & Oates (4) Hank Snow (3) Hank Williams (4) Harry Belafonte (4) Helen Forrest (4) Helen Reddy (9) Herb Alpert (4) Herman's Hermits (7) Hoagy Carmichael (4) Hollies (8) Hot Chocolate (3) Howlin' Wolf (3) Hoyt Axton (6) Ian & Sylvia (3) Isley Brothers (7) J.D. Loudermilk (3) J.J. Cale (3) Jack Jones (3) Jackson Browne (4) James Brown (8) James Taylor (7) Jan & Dean (4) Janis Joplin (5) Jay & The Americans (4) Jefferson Airplane (6) Jennifer Warnes (4) Jerry Butler (8) Jerry Lee Lewis (4) Jerry Ross (4) Jimi Hendrix (3) Jimmy Cliff (4) Jimmy Dorsey (4) Jimmy Webb (4) Jim Reeves (4) Jim Weatherly (3) Joan Baez (3) Jody Miller (4) Joe Cocker (9) John Denver (4) John Fogerty (5) John Hiatt (3) John Lee Hooker (3) John Lennon (10) Johnny Cash (16) Johnny Mathis (5) Johnny Otis (3) Johnny Rivers (8) Jon Hendricks (3) Joni Mitchell (4) Jo Stafford (5) Judy Collins (5) Judy Garland (6) Juice Newton (5) Jules Shear (3) Karla Bonoff (3) Kay Kyser (3) Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff (3) Kenny Rankin (3) Kenny Rogers (7) Kingston Trio (8) Kitty Wells (3) Kris Kristofferson (5) LaBelle (4) Larry Clinton (3) Laura Branigan (5) Laura Nyro (9) Lead Belly (7) LeAnn Rimes (3) Led Zeppelin (5) Leon Russell (6) Leo Sayer (4) Limeliters (3) Linda Creed (3) Linda Ronstadt (26) Little Anthony & The Imperials (3) Little Richard (3) Lloyd Price (3) Loggins & Messina (4) Lonnie Donegan (3) Louis Armstrong (18) Louis Jordan (4) Lou Johnson (3) Lulu (3) Luther Vandross (6) Mac Davis (3) Madonna (3) Manfred Mann (9) Marianne Faithfull (3) Mark James (4) Marlena Shaw (3) Marvin Gaye (6) Mel Torme (4) Merry Clayton (3) Michael Jackson (4) Michael Masser (3) Mickey Gilley (3) Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels (3) Motown (22) Muddy Waters (4) Muscle Shoals Studio (3) Nat "King" Cole (13) Natalie Cole (4) Neil Diamond (11) Neil Sedaka (4) Neil Young (6) Nick Lowe (3) Nicollete Larson (3) Nilsson (5) Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (7) Norman Gimbel (3) Norman Whitfield (3) Olivia Newton-John (4) Original Off-Broadway cast of "Hair" (3) Otis Blackwell (5) Otis Redding (6) P.F. Sloan (3) Pat Boone (7) Patsy Cline (3) Paul Anka (4) Paul McCartney (14) Paul Revere & The Raiders (4) Paul Whiteman (6) Paul Williams (5) Paul Young (5) Peggy Lee (6) Percy Faith Orchestra (3) Perry Como (5) Persuaders (3) Peter & Gordon (4) Peter Allen (3) Peter Paul & Mary (11) Pete Seeger (6) Pete Townshend (6) Petula Clark (4) Phil Spector (5) Pointer Sisters (4) Prince (3) Quincy Jones (5) Ramsey Lewis Trio (4) Ray Charles (10) Ray Price (4) Ray Stevens (3) Ricky Skaggs (4) Ringo Starr (8) Rita Coolidge (6) Roberta Flack (4) Robert Palmer (5) Rod McKuen (3) Rodney Crowell (6) Rod Stewart (16) Roger Miller (3) Rolling Stones (13) Rosemary Clooney (4) Roy Hamilton (5) Roy Orbison (4) Sam Cooke (10) Sammy Davis Jr. (3) San Remo Music Festival (4) Santana (11) Sarah Vaughn (3) Searchers (4) Sergio Mendes (4) Shaun Cassidy (3) Sheena Easton (3) Shirley Bassey (6) Sidney Bechet (4) Simon & Garfunkel (6) Smiley Lewis (3) Smokey Robinson & The Miracles (3) Sonny James (3) Spencer Davis Group (3) Stan Getz (3) Steely Dan (4) Stephen Stills (3) Steve Winwood (4) Stevie Wonder (7) Stone Poneys (3) Supremes (5) Sweet Inspirations (3) Swinging Blue Jeans (3) Tanya Tucker (5) Ted Lewis & His Band (4) Temptations (6) Tennessee Ernie Ford (3) The Animals (10) The Bangles (3) The Byrds (10) The Cookies (3) The Crystals (3) The Diamonds (4) The Go-Go's (4) The Happenings (4) Thelma Houston (3) Them (5) The Mamas & The Papas (4) The Marmalade (3) The Monkees (5) The New Seekers (4) The Orioles (4) The Platters (6) The Righteous Brothers (6) The Shadows (4) The Shirelles (3) The Stylistics (3) The Turtles (5) The Vibrations (4) The Weavers (10) The Who (7) The Wrecking Crew (7) Three Dog Night (17) Timi Yuro (3) Tina Turner (6) Todd Rundgren (4) Tom Jones (9) Tony Bennett (6) Tony Orlando (4) Tony Sheridan (3) Traffic (3) Tremeloes (5) UB40 (4) Undisputed Truth (3) Van Morrison (6) Vaughn Monroe (3) Vic Damone (3) Vipers Skiffle Group (3) Vogues (5) Walker Brothers (4) Waylon Jennings (6) Wayne Newton (3) Whitney Houston (6) Willie Bobo (3) Willie Dixon (6) Willie Nelson (14) Wilson Pickett (7) Yvonne Elliman (5)
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1980s, Country
First recorded by Linda Ronstadt (1989).
Hit album version by Glen Campbell (2017).
Also recorded by Jimmy Webb (1993).
From the wiki: "'Adiós' was written by hit songwriter Jimmy Webb ('Up, Up and Away','By the Time I Get to Phoenix'), and was first recorded by Linda Ronstadt in 1989 for her album Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind. Webb recorded his own arrangement in 1993 for his album Suspending Disbelief.
"The song became more widely, and poignantly, known, in 2017 when Glen Campbell's recording was released two months before his death in August, 2017, and also used as the title song of his final album, Adiós. Featuring twelve songs Campbell had long loved but never recorded, the album was made with the help of producer and longtime collaborator Carl Jackson. Singers Willie Nelson, Vince Gill and Campbell's children Ashley, Shannon and Cal also make guest appearances.
First recorded by Don Ho (1968).
Hit version by Glen Campbell (US #4/C&W #1/UK #14/CAN #2/AUS #5/NZ #3 1969).
https://youtu.be/VxYFBlmTsqQ
From the wiki: "Composer Jimmy Webb ('Up, Up and Away', 'The Worst That Could Happen', 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix') was on a beach in Galveston, Texas, when he wrote the song 'Galveston', making up the story about a Spanish-American war soldier and the girl he left behind. 'Galveston' was originally recorded by Don Ho, releasing it in 1968 as the B-side of his single 'Has Anybody Lost A Love?' with no chart impact.
"Ho recalled he gave Campbell a copy of the single and told him, 'I didn't have any luck with this, maybe you will.' Ho would later appear on Campbell's TV variety show The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour in Oct. 1969 to perform the song.
1960s, Country, Pop
By the Time I Get to Phoenix
First recorded by Johnny Rivers (1965).
Hit version by Glen Campbell (US #26/C&W #2/CAN #1 1967).
From the wiki: "'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' was written by Jimmy Webb ('Up, Up and Away'). Originally recorded by Johnny Rivers in 1965 on his album Changes it would be made famous by Glen Campbell, appearing as the opening and title track on Campbell's 1967 album By the Time I Get to Phoenix. Campbell's recording reached #2 on the US Country Singles chart in 1968, and #26 on the Billboard Hot 100, and would go on to win two Grammy Awards in 1968: Best Vocal Performance (Male), and Best Contemporary Male Solo Vocal Performance. Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) has named 'By the Time I Get to Phoenix' the third most-performed song from 1940 to 1990. Frank Sinatra called it 'the greatest torch song ever written.'
1960s, Pop
The Worst That Could Happen
First recorded by The 5th Dimension (1967).
Hit version by The Brooklyn Bridge (US #3 1969).
http://youtu.be/5t8X_KOmDs0
From the wiki: "'The Worst That Could Happen' was originally recorded by The 5th Dimension for their 1967 album of nearly all-Jimmy Webb-composed songs, The Magic Garden. The song depicts a man reflecting on an affair he'd had with a woman with whom he is still in love, but who is about to marry someone else. It has been stated that, along with 'MacArthur Park' and 'By The Time I Get to Phoenix', 'The Worst That Could Happen' is about a relationship that Webb had had with a woman named Susan.
"Webb's song was later recorded by Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge and reached the Billboard Hot 100's Top-40 in 1969.
"The song is noted for the quoting of Mendelssohn's 'Wedding March' from the incidental music to 'A Midsummer's Night's Dream', which is heard at the song's end, which in the Brooklyn Bridge version, is played by a handful of trumpets, while in the Fifth Dimension version, is played by an electric organ.
"Jimmy Webb recorded his own version of the song for his 1996 album Ten Easy Pieces."
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Thompson school board shoots down union contract proposal
May 7, 2015 By Sherrie Peif
Thompson School District Board of Education member Pam Howard confronts board attorney Brad Miller over the district not using an overflow room for people to view a meeting from. The room was not used, Miller said, for security reasons. Credit — Sherrie Peif
It took just 30 minutes at last night's meeting for the Thompson School District Board of Education to vote against a new teachers' contract.
It may take a lot longer to figure out what the fallout will be. Negotiations were set to be done by May 15. The next meeting is not scheduled until May 20, and no extension to the negotiation schedule has been approved.
The board voted 3-3 with member Carl Langner absent on the contract that was ratified earlier by nearly 100 percent of the Thompson Education Association members. Conservative majority members Donna Rice, Bob Kerrigan, and Bryce Carlson voted no, while Denise Montagu, Pam Howard and Lori Hvizda Ward voted yes.
The split vote left Montagu and Howard accusing Kerrigan, Carlson, and Rice of wanting to undermine the union and take away teachers' voices in the process.
"I do find it interesting that the three members of this board who are sitting here tonight are the ones that don't have children in the district," Howard said. "You don't know these teachers and have personal relationships with them and respect for them because of the way they treat our children. … Why are you wanting to destroy it now?"
At issue for Kerrigan, Carlson, and Rice was the belief that the district's negotiating team had not followed the direction the board had set. Based on consensus guidance given at the April 1 meeting, a majority of the board members wanted to move ahead with negotiation on moving many items currently in the contract into a handbook, piloting a pay-for-performance model in 2016-17, and looking into having teachers share a part of the rising costs of retirement and insurance benefits.
Board majority members also expressed concern regarding the proposal to expand use of closed-door 2+2 oversight committees in future negotiations and with the district's proposed calendar.
"I really struggle with sole access to this district by TEA," Kerrigan said. "We have a third of our teachers who are not represented in this district."
The contract presented included the creation of a committee to look into a pay-for-performance model and possible pilot program to implement for the 2016-17 year. It also included no base pay increase while honoring steps, but Carlson felt more was needed.
"My position was that we would get something back that we could support along all those items," said Carlson. "I think it was clear that night that the board was looking for something significantly different. Everything (I have) talked about we gave clear direction on."
Before the meeting even started, tensions were high. Upon entering the meeting room, Montagu confronted and argued loudly with Kerrigan about not allowing everyone in who wanted to watch the meeting.
When Kerrigan didn't engage, Montagu, Howard and Ward confronted board attorney Brad Miller about the issue.
Miller said after the meeting that the problem was an overflow room situated behind the board members' table that was not used. He said for security reasons, they chose not to open the room. However, it appeared there was plenty of room for most everyone in a separate adjoining room, so the anger seemed to be misplaced, Miller said.
This is just the latest concern for the safety of the board members.
Complete Colorado first reported last month that the district had hired off-duty Loveland police officers to show up when the number of people attending the meetings increased.
Michael Hausmann, public information officer for Thompson, said then that the growing crowd size caused the district to pay for the police protection.
"We've had a big surge in the number of people coming to the meetings," Hausmann said in the original story. "We wanted to make sure security is always a priority. We wanted to be proactive and respecting the fact more people were attending."
At the last meeting, police escorted Rice, Kerrigan, and Carlson to their cars without being asked. No one is sure what prompted the escort, but board minority members Montagu, Howard and Ward were not escorted.
Howard continued to disrupt the meeting and speak out of order after the contract failed to pass.
"Thank you for putting our students first," Howard said abruptly. "Your priorities speak loudly."
After Kerrigan reminded her that she was out of order, Howard continued to speak over him, contending the United States Constitution was being violated.
"My freedom of speech is being limited," she said.
Although what happens next is unknown, teachers will not be unprotected, Miller said. They are employed through the end of June and their pay cycle goes through the end of July. They will not lose any benefits, either. Should a contract not be negotiated by then, they will continue under a contract similar to what they have now, just without the union element, Miller said.
"I am not aware of any plans for a meeting before the 15th," Miller said. "The board clearly asked that the negotiating team reconsider the key points from the April 1 meeting, not the April 15 meeting, and has the expectation that the negotiation teams will reconsider those 11 items that were arrived at on April 1."
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Author: Sherrie PeifSherrie Peif is an award winning, veteran investigative reporter covering politics and policy throughout Colorado. She enjoys baseball, football, the mountains and cooking. She has one child and three huskies.


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Simon Schama discusses his book Rough Crossings, which turns on a single huge question: if you were black in America at the start of the Revolutionary War, whom would you want to win? Tens of thousands gave their answer, voting with their feet for Britain and King George. In response to a declaration by the Governor of Virginia that any rebel-owned slave who escaped and served the King would be emancipated, tens of thousands of slaves, Americans who clung to the sentimental notion of British freedom, escaped from farms, plantations, and cities to try to reach the British camp. This mass movement lasted as long as the war did, and a military strategy originally designed to break the plantations of the American South had unleashed the greatest uprising in American history. Schama details the odyssey of the escaped blacks through the fires of war and the terror of potential recapture at the war's end, into inhospitable Nova Scotia, where thousands who had served the Crown were betrayed, and, in a little-known hegira of the slave epic, shipped across the broad, stormy ocean to Sierra Leone.
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Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History and History. He taught history at Cambridge (1966-76), Oxford (1976-1980) and art history and history at Harvard (1980-1993) before coming to Columbia. He has also taught at the Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales and has delivered the George Macaulay Trevelyan Lectures at Cambridge, the Tanner Lectures and the Finzi-Contini Lecture at Yale on the epic tradition in English history. Last fall he delivered the Andrew Mellon Lectures on the Visual Arts at the National Gallery in Washington on "Really Old Masters: Late Style from Titian to de Kooning". His books have been translated into fifteen languages and include Patriots and Libeators: Revolution and Government in the Netherlands 1780-1813 (1977); Two Rothschilds and the Land of Israel (1979) , The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of Dutch Culture in the Golden Age; (1987) Citizens: A Chronicle of the French Revolution (1989), Landscape and Memory (1995); Rembrandt's Eyes (1999); the History of Britain trilogy (2000-2002); Rough Crossings: Britain, the Slaves and the American Revolution (2006), and The Power of Art (2007). In 1991 he published the twinned novellas, Dead Certainties: Unwarranted Speculations.
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Njan Marykutty Movie Review: An Impressive Performance Let Down By The Contrived Screenplay
A finely tuned Jayasurya performance carries a black-and-white tale of a transgender who wants to become a cop
Director: Ranjith Sankar
Cast: Jayasurya, Aju Varghese, Jewel Mary, Innocent, Suraj Venjaramoodu, Jins Baskar
Language: Malayalam
If there is a petition to ban background music in cinema, Anand Madhusoodhanan's score for Njan Marykutty, directed by Ranjith Sankar, would be Exhibit A. It is offensive not just because it's so blatantly manipulative, but also because Marykutty (Jayasurya), who was formerly a man named Mathukutty, lives her life with such dignity — and it's sickening to see her plight being amplified so, as though what she were going through wasn't enough and we needed to be reminded to feel. Banish memories of the score (it takes some doing), and you find that Jayasurya's performance is its own kind of music. It's impressively minimalistic, not so much a symphony as a series of perfectly tuned solo instruments — a lightly swaying gait, a modestly raised pinkie, a small smile, a smaller sigh.
When a man on a bus gropes Marykutty from behind, she gently, but firmly, squashes his foot with her shoe. If the background score had directed this scene, Marykutty would have screamed and the other passengers would have jumped in to beat up the man. Then again, maybe they wouldn't have — for Marykutty may think she's a woman but the others don't see her that way. At church, women move away when she stands amidst them. Two men — this is the town of Idukki — are determined to drive her out. This perhaps explains the minimalism of Marykutty's behaviour. If she allows herself to feel fully, life might become even more difficult. Even the tears don't flow freely. They emerge, and we sense Marykutty's resolve to not let them drop.
The first scene shows Mathukutty leaving home to transition into Marykutty. There's no doubt anymore
Setting this story in Idukki is a masterstroke. With the public attitude towards transgenders, Marykutty would have found things difficult even in bigger cities, but in this small, patriarchal town, it's worse. The locals don't care that she used to work in a software firm (which explains the money for the gender reassignment surgery and the subsequent hormone treatments) or is more well-educated than most people around her. What burns them up is that she rejected her masculine privilege. A female gazette officer who wishes she had been a man spews venom at Marykutty. (You can hear her thinking. "You were born a man, and you chose to become a… woman?") Even Marykutty's younger sister (Malavika Menon) spurns her. The sister explains, with great sorrow, that she was happy and, more importantly, proud to have an older brother. "Why did you do this?" You think a twentysomething like her would understand, but this is Idukki; the only definition of Pride is probably what one feels on an accomplishment.
There's a bit about the young Mathukutty dressing up in bangles and a sari, and being beaten up when discovered by his father — but this isn't the story of Mathukutty being picked on at school, yearning to be different, stumbling on LGBTQI literature and discovering he is not alone. The first scene shows Mathukutty leaving home to transition into Marykutty. There's no doubt anymore. In Marykutty's words, "My sex is male but my gender is female." The story, instead, is about Marykutty's ambition of becoming a cop: Kerala's first transgender cop. And why? As the film explains, most transgenders are either beggars or sex workers (Marykutty herself is falsely charged as a sex worker) — essentially, objects of pity or ridicule. Marykutty wants to change things by becoming an object of respect. She wants to prove a point not just to men (like the male cop who paws her), but also women (like the female cop who makes her strip at the police station, feeling not the slightest bit of remorse because she doesn't consider Marykutty a fellow-woman).
Marykutty hosts a radio show called Happiness Hour. It's a Hirani-esque conceit
Njan Marykutty takes care to surround Marykutty with supporters as well. There's Marykutty's mother (Shobha Mohan), who is resigned to furtive calls. There's Marykutty's friend Jovi (Jewel Mary), whose husband lives and works elsewhere, which means that even she becomes an easy target for slut-shaming. There's the lawyer who has the hots for Marykutty. (I think this plot point was meant to infuse some lightness into the grim proceedings, but it ends up feeling mildly creepy.) And there's Alwin (Aju Varghese), who runs the local church's FM station. When Marykutty is asked to host a show, she worries that, due to her hormone treatments, she has an in-between voice. (Her speaking voice sounds male, her singing voice female.) Alwin instantly reassures her, "We need a feminine voice with a masculine touch."
Then there's the priest, wonderfully played by Innocent — he's the kind of man who doubles as an underground bunker when life's tornados hit. When Marykutty fails at her first attempt at the police exams, he says, "If we get everything we wish for, then where is the thrill in life?" Indeed. He wanted to be a film director. Look at him now. It's on his urging that Marykutty hosts that radio show, called Happiness Hour. It's a Hirani-esque conceit. The very people who reject Marykutty outside warm up to her homespun advice on air. But when she asks if her listeners agree with the way Marykutty was treated by the police, they say yes. It's going to take more than a radio show. Lage raho Marykutty.
On air, she's known as RJ Angel. The name is no accident — she's too much of a saint. The first time we sight Marykutty's face is at church. She readily signs away her share of her property to her sister. You wish Marykutty had more… character, more than just this single shade. Even what the supportive Collector (Suraj Venjaramoodu) terms "arrogance" is not really a negative trait. He says it's enough if Marykutty makes the reservation-quota cut-off in her police exams. She says she doesn't need special treatment, and that she'll strive for the cut-off in the regular quota. You can see why Marykutty doesn't want special consideration. She isn't socially or economically disadvantaged, and the thing that makes her "different" she doesn't consider a disadvantage at all. At least, that's what she's out to prove.
Njan Marykutty could have used more conflict. Everyone is either on Marykutty's side, or against her
The bigger problem in this plainly made film is the melodrama. The screenplay contrives situations that "milk" Marykutty's situation, the way a superhero movie would leave a child in a burning building just to up the stakes of the moment. When Marykutty visits her parents, it's just when they're fixing a match for her sister. When Marykutty is harassed on the street, every onlooker whips out a phone to record the moment — not one person feels a twinge. And later, you know Marykutty, driving a car, is going to land in trouble when you see Jovi beside her clutching a bottle of beer. The first time the nemesis-cop (Joju George does a great job of making you hate him with every fibre of your being) threatens Marykutty — he extends his arms towards her and asks, "Is it sponge?" — it's horrifyingly effective, but when it happens over and over, he's reduced to the opposite of Marykutty's one-note saint: he's a one-note villain.
Njan Marykutty could have used more conflict. Everyone is either on Marykutty's side, or against her. There's no one in a grey zone. Which is why the best scene of the film is when Marykutty's repentant father comes to the venue of her physical test (part of the police selection process) and explains himself. He's part of this society, and he was a coward, afraid to go against its "rules." His tears resonate more than Marykutty's because he's neither saint nor sinner, merely a flawed human. Does Marykutty's birth as a male put her at an advantage over the other women candidates, given her different body build, especially in events like shot put? The question didn't really bother me because of the extraordinariness of Marykutty's situation. In an early scene, she puts a bindi on a Buddha and stares. The camera records not her reactions, but the stillness of the statuette and the perceived incongruity of the bindi. It's one of the rare moments the outside noise of the film quietens down and you can hear yourself think about what "normal" is.
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