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As the head of Young Labor in the early 1990s, one of Shorten's great ambitions was to convince Hawke, then prime minister, to attend a dinner he'd helped organise – an event that would be the high point of the political involvement of his group, Network, and symbolise a path to the future for Shorten and those who followed him.
For months, Shorten badgered Labor MPs to lobby Hawke's office. As he struggled to pin down the most powerful person in the country, I overheard him explain to an MP: "There's one person standing in the way: Jean Sinclair."
Sinclair was Hawke's long-time private secretary. Shorten, just 23, found a way to get around her.
A couple of months later, Hawke turned up at a Network dinner held on the first floor of a restaurant in Carlton. Shorten sat on his right. He had invited The Age to cover the event but the paper didn't turn up. It wasn't interested in an event hosted by an obscure would-be politician.
Twenty years later, Bill Shorten was on the front page of almost every newspaper in the country. His decision on June 23, 2010, to take down Prime Minister
Shorten was not only comfortable exercising power against older, more experienced men, he relished it. In 2006, at age 38, he ruthlessly drove Right-factional veteran
In mid-2010, Shorten and two of his chief co-conspirators on the right,
Rudd, a psychologically flawed man with more support outside the party than in it, had offended each of them personally. Naively, they thought they could push him aside, unite the party behind new leader
Labor's success
They had reason to be optimistic. By the end of 2007, Labor was one of the most successful centre-left political parties in the world. It controlled all governments at the state, territory and federal levels. The most senior Liberal politician in Australia was the mayor of Brisbane, Campbell Newman.
Today, the party has lost power in Victoria, NSW, Western Australia, Queensland and the Northern Territory. Its prospects look bleak in South Australia. It holds power in the ACT by one vote. All the polls show that Labor under Gillard faces defeat on an historic scale at the federal election.
As the party goes through the traumatic process of deciding whether to return Rudd as leader, how to fight an apparently unwinnable election and what to do to revive a demoralised and disengaged membership, Shorten's contradictory life has come to symbolise modern Labor.
He had a privileged schooling, yet his grandfather was an official in the Printing & Kindred Industries Union. He became a trade union leader and a champion of the disadvantaged, yet he sought the patronage of the very wealthy. He wants to be leader, yet won't resolve the leadership tensions that are sapping away Labor's support daily.
To understand Shorten's all-consuming ambition, you need to go back almost to the start. In 1985, after scoring near the top of Melbourne's wealthy Xavier College's results in his year 12 exams, Shorten took arts and law degrees at Monash University. He joined the Army Reserve and Young Labor. Not a strong soldier, he quickly dropped out of the army. Young Labor, which he soon took over, became his life.
In 1990, Shorten and other leaders of his Young Labor group, Network, came up with a plan to propel their influence into the senior party: capture a trade union from the Left. They chose the Victorian division of the Australian Theatrical & Amusements Employees' Association, a union that since 1910 had represented theatre workers and sports ground staff, many of them casuals.
The ATAEA wasn't a powerful force in the union movement. It had a few thousand members in Victoria. They were gate attendants at greyhound races, car park supervisors at football matches and theatre ushers. Taking control of the union would give Shorten and his allies a small bloc of votes in Labor Party elections. More importantly, defeating the Left would send a strong signal to party leadership that the group that had captured Young Labor deserved to be taken seriously. The union would provide Network with a logistical and political base to eventually try to take control of the entire Victorian Right, the faction which had created some of the party's most eminent leaders, including Bob Hawke, then prime minister, Gareth Evans, the foreign minister, and Robert Ray, the defence minister.
Faction loyalty
To get ahead in the ALP, you must join a faction. Almost every internal vote above branch level – whether for policies, seats or party positions – is a contest between the factions. To earn the support of the Right or the Left, party members spend years voting for their faction in internal elections. Loyal followers are rewarded with jobs and seats.
For a group of students in their 20s, it was an audacious plan, but Shorten and the other Network members were confident their youth, energy and brains would deliver them control of the union. Everyone involved would get jobs if they wanted them. The union's suite of offices on the second floor of Trades Hall in Lygon Street, Carlton, would become Network's new headquarters. Glory awaited.
They decided Network members would sign up for jobs covered by the union, get familiar with the industrial relations environment and identify other employees who might support the campaign. When an election was due, Network would catch the existing union leadership off guard.
There was a problem almost as soon as the campaign kicked off. Candidates for elected positions had to have been union members for at least a year. The election was 12 months away and most Network members hadn't yet obtained jobs in the industry. The Network leadership decided to press ahead. Steve Moore, a Monash University law student and Network leader, was already a union member and a credible candidate for secretary. A committee of all the Network members who had joined the union ran the campaign but few realised that the key decisions were being made by another, smaller committee, run by Shorten and the other Network leaders.
Shorten took a weekend job as an usher at Flemington Racecourse, the home of the Melbourne Cup, and Victoria Park, Collingwood Football Club's home ground. Other members of the group found work at the Victorian Arts Centre, the Melbourne Cricket Ground, major racecourses and other entertainment venues. They planned to keep a low profile, identify the main complaints of the workforce and launch a slick campaign. Pamphlets and letters to all members were professionally produced and right-wing unions provided financial backing.
At night and on weekends, the group hit the venues to drum up support. They spent a couple of days in eastern Victoria at a training camp working on strategies. Law and economics students from Melbourne's top private schools role-played speaking to poor, older men with little education.
The group thought carefully about which issues would resonate and recruited candidates who had worked in the industry a long time – because almost everyone in Network was ineligible to stand. At the last possible moment, Network's candidates registered for the election. The union's officials were stunned. They had expected to be returned unopposed. They quickly worked out that a Young Labor group was backing the challengers and they responded with their own messages to members: an outside group is trying to take control for political purposes; we've worked hard for you; stick with us.
When the postal vote began, the Electoral Commission issued daily updates. For a union with a mostly casual workforce, the returns were staggering. More than 60 per cent of the membership had decided to vote. Clearly, Network's campaign had had a huge impact. As the last day of voting drew near, some of the young challengers were so excited they could barely sleep.
The day after voting closed, both sides gathered at the Electoral Commission's offices in Melbourne to watch the ballot count. Within an hour the result was clear: Network had been crushed. Shorten and the other Network leaders had ignored or glossed over the most important fact: the union leadership was doing a good job. It was committed to helping its members, didn't make cosy arrangements with employers and wasn't badly run. It simply didn't deserve to be kicked out.
Another force worked against Network. The power of incumbency is so strong that even well-resourced union challengers find it incredibly difficult to win votes. Shorten had learnt a valuable lesson: the next time he tried to take over a union it had to be from the inside.
Triumpth to tragedy
For most of the past year I have been writing a book, Downfall: How the Labor Party Ripped Itself Apart, which tries to explain how Labor went from triumph to tragedy in a few short years. Whether you are for or against Labor, it is indisputable that the party's problems matter for all Australians. Effective Labor oppositions keep Liberal-Nationals Coalition governments honest. Labor governments, often supported by the Coalition, have been responsible for enlightened policies that have helped create a society more harmonious, just and wealthy than almost anywhere else.
I focused on the people and events that saw a once-great progressive party go so wrong. There was enough material to fill half a dozen books. I also decided to take a close look at the politician who, for me, epitomises modern Labor, Shorten, the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Financial Services and Superannuation.
He was an easy pick. It was clear, even at the start of 2012, that Shorten had a chance of becoming Labor leader after the 2013 election, which Gillard seemed likely to lose.
Also, I had known him personally. Shorten and I were friends in Young Labor when I was a politics student at Melbourne University from 1989 to 1991 and he ran Network from his office in the Victorian Minister for Labour's suites on Collins Street.
He was a charismatic, fun guy to be around. Every state and federal election he'd arrange a big party, which became famous among his wide circle of acquaintances. Our relationship didn't survive my transition to journalism and his to national fame. But the early 20s is a formative period in anyone's life. I'd sat in the front row of his.
The more I researched, the more I was struck by his skill at influencing people around him, from union presidents to girlfriends to factory workers. Shorten wasn't just another ambitious overachiever. His ability to charm, cajole and manipulate had placed him at the centre of a clique of industrial relations lawyers and union officials who became Australia's new political elite.
Charting his rise
Two events propelled his rise. In 1998, he was appointed Victorian head of the Australian Workers' Union and, in 1999, he married
Shorten was 31 when he took control of an AWU demoralised by a corruption scandal involving a former state secretary, Bruce Wilson, who dated Gillard, then a lawyer at Slater & Gordon in Melbourne.
As a union leader, a slight speech impediment meant Shorten sometimes mispronounced the "th" sound, making him sound a little posh. When he spoke at union rallies, there was often a brief hesitation from the crowd as they sensed he wasn't one of them. But it normally took him less than a minute to win them over. His skill was explaining complexity without talking down. In private, though, he was rarely, if ever, modest.
"This would be so much easier to explain if they were as intelligent as me," he once told AWU staff as he was trying to rally members.
The job established his position with two crucial constituencies: the Labor Party and the media. His influence over the AWU's votes in the party made him a player in the Right faction, a position vital for his plans to move into Parliament and build support among other MPs. His carefully groomed media profile gave him a public profile.
In his private life, Shorten churned through relationships. Then, studying for an MBA at Melbourne University, he met Beale. Their quick marriage gave Shorten an entree into the ranks of Melbourne high society and created an aura of glamour around Shorten that no one in Victoria's Labor Party and union movement could match.
His new father-in-law, Julian Beale, was close to
Pratt, who was later charged with price fixing, was proud of Shorten and encouraged his political ambitions. When Shorten gave a speech at the National Press Club in 2001, Pratt flew to Canberra to be present and asked a question. The event, which was designed to present Shorten on the national stage, was televised live on the ABC.
Building a public profile
Shorten burst into the public consciousness in 2006 when three miners were trapped in a collapse at Tasmania's Beaconsfield gold mine. Every mainstream media organisation in Australia, and many international outlets too, were all over the story. Shorten placed himself at the centre of the drama as spokesman for the families.
The afternoon Brant Webb and Todd Russell were discovered alive, April 30, (the third miner, Larry Knight, died), Shorten had already returned to Melbourne. It was too late to catch a commercial flight back; Shorten asked Pratt if he could use the Visy corporate jet to get to Launceston, the nearest airport. Shorten made it to the mine that night in time to brief the camera crews with some well-thought-out one-liners. "What I'm hearing from the people on the ground is something good is happening," he told Sky News. "Obviously, if this is the case, Beaconsfield is the centre of a mining miracle."
Shorten was elected to Parliament at the 2007 election. His childless marriage to Beale broke down around 2008 and he married Chloe Bryce, the daughter of Governor-General Quentin Bryce. He became assistant treasurer and Minister for Financial Services in 2010 and was promoted the following year to Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, a job he used to push through changes to an industrial relations system regarded by the business community as slanted to unions.
Now is an appropriate time to ask: what would Shorten be like as Labor leader?
Shorten plays politics hardball. As a minister, his aides would often ring industry representatives at the last moment before a new policy document was released. It was a power play that kept the industry on edge and gave Shorten greater control over public debate about his decisions. Groups who opposed him publicly told me they received threatening phone calls.
Determined to win
During my research for Downfall I was told that Shorten wanted to cut off all my access to the government. One day I ran into his ex-girlfriend, Attorney-General Nicola Roxon, in a corridor in Parliament House. As soon as she realised who I was, she walked off. A few minutes later I was speaking to an ex-cabinet minister when a Shorten lieutenant, Senator David Feeney, strode past and urged him to end the conversation. Shorten's staff refused to acknowledge my requests for an interview to fact-check my book. Shorten's lawyer, Leon Zwier of Arnold Bloch Leibler in Melbourne, agreed, a few days before my deadline, to take questions. They remain unanswered.
There's nothing wrong with pushing back against journalists or intimidating pressure groups. If Labor is going to eventually recover from the apparent coming electoral disaster, it will need tough leaders. Tony Abbott and a Coalition government with a big majority and cautious agenda will not be easy to remove. Shorten's determination to win – to rule over all 22 million of us – is his greatest strength.
If Labor loses the federal election, Gillard will likely step down as leader. Her successor will have to do more than defeat the Liberal Party and Nationals. They will have to overcome the vested interests in their own party who support the status quo.
Could Shorten win government for the Labor Party? Almost certainly. He is a great communicator, the public likes him, and he has an instinctive understanding of Australians' fears and desires. Since he took over Young Labor in his early 20s, Shorten has proved himself a capable campaigner and a comfortable leader.
But does he have the conviction to reform the party from within? Shorten is a pillar of the power structures that did little to stop – many would say tolerated – the unethical behaviour described in detail in my book. He has been a pragmatic minister and a ruthless faction ruler. As the ALP's leader, consensus would probably be more important to him than reform. Factional power would be embraced rather than challenged. Internal criticism wouldn't be encouraged.
That's not to say Shorten couldn't become a good prime minister. Just as Paul Keating grew from a Labor numbers counter into a policy pioneer, Shorten may emerge a visionary leader. The choice is his.
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"The smooth criminal on beat breaks Never put me in your box if your sh** eats tapes" This is Nas's debut album recorded in 1994 and it is an absolute corker! It's a relatively short album standing at under 45 minutes but literally every track is a winner. The album starts off with a track titled "The Genesis" giving you a little background into Nas's upbringing whilst the theme from "Wildstyle" plays in the background. Nas when this was recorded was a relatively young rappper "coming outta Queensbridge". Highlights of the album for me, include "N.Y. State of Mind", "One-Love" and "Lifes a Bitch". Lyrically intelligent and I think this is Nas at his best. The production is superbly "hooky" with DJ Premier and Pete-Rock both helping out. An essential 90's hip-hop album.


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them and even the students themselves were
running when we got here and refused to listen
to the appropriate authorities over the illegal
programmes they are running.
"That is what the NUC has been saying, if you go
and patronise an illegal outfit, your certificate
is illegal, because at the end of the day, this
certificate will still be verified by the NUC. And
if NUC cannot verify your certificate, even
after spending five to six years for a
programme, then of course there is a problem.
You can never use that certificate.
"Some of the students listened to us while others
felt they had been here for the past five to six
years and they deserve to get a certificate. Yes
they deserve to get a certificate from the
programme they have subscribed to, but
whether this programme is legal or illegal is left
for the coordinator of the Imo State University
and NUC to decide. And NUC is now saying that
the programme is illegal."
Some of the students who spoke to journalists
expressed disappointment over the development
and vowed to see to the end of thematter. They
added that they could not just waste their
money and time.
One of them, Mr. Aye Ayeni said, "The
coordinator kept telling us that the programme
is legal and that the NUC is aware of the part-
time programme. I have spent five years on this
programme and I am not ready to let go just
like that. I will see to the end of this."
Meanwhile, the coordinator of the programme,
Odunze, according to the police, will be in
custody until the issue is resolved.
Also, One Concept College London situated in
Gwarinpa area in Abuja, was shut down by NUC
for illegal activities and the coordinator, Mr.
Marcel Ezenwoye, was handed over to the
policefor appropriate action.
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Monitor Theory refers to five hypotheses developed by the linguist Stephen Krashen to explain second language acquisition (SLA):
- the acquisition-learning hypothesis;
- the monitor hypothesis;
- the natural order hypothesis;
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- the affective filter hypothesis.
The acquisition-learning distinction is the most fundamental of these and the most widely known among linguists. According to Krashen these are two independent systems of L2 performance; acquisition is a product of subconscious processing similar to children's L1 acquisition and requires life-like L2 interaction, which focuses on communication rather than correctness, while learning occurs through formal instruction and comprises conscious processing, which results in knowledge about the L2, e.g. grammatical rules. Krashen believes 'learned competence' acts as a monitor or editor: that is, whereas 'acquired competence' is responsible for the fluent production of sentences, 'learned competence' consciously corrects them. He claims that learned knowledge enables learners to read and listen more, so acquisition is effective.
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The affective filter hypothesis asserts that a learner's emotional states act as adjustable filters that freely permit or hinder input necessary to acquisition. He suggests that adolescence and puberty are not good periods for SLA, as this 'affective filter' arises out of self-conscious reluctance to reveal oneself and feelings of vulnerability.
The model has been criticised by many linguists and is no longer considered a valid hypothesis. Its continued value in the field is only for its historical significance, and the research it has inspired. McLaughlin (1987) claims that none of the hypotheses is clear in its prediction, for example, the acquisition-learning distinction is not properly defined and the distinction cannot be empirically tested. If only acquired forms can lead to spontaneous speech, as Krashen claims, then it should be impossible for anyone who learns a foreign language in a classroom, and is taught it in their native language, to ever be able to produce spontaneous speech in the target language. This is clearly untrue. Likewise, Krashen provides no criteria for establishing i+1, or for delineating different levels of input. Similarly, the monitor hypothesis and the affective filter hypothesis are not falsifiable either. For one thing, the value of a monitor that only notices mistakes after they are produced is questionable. Furthermore, there is no way of determining how the monitor works or proving if it is even there at all. If a learner produces a correct form in the target language, it is impossible to determine what caused them to produce that form. There is no way to prove whether it was their acquired system or their learned system, if there is even a distinction between the two. Similarly, there is no way to prove how the affective filter hypothesis filter works. The affective filter hypothesis also fails to take into account why a motivated learner, whose affective filter should be down, could still have trouble learning a language.
However, continued interest in Krashen's theory indicates this theory is far from pseudo-scientific. In determining an optimal SLA age, the variables these theories propose are not the only possibilities: affective factors, including motivation and fear, also influence language-learning attitudes. These factors can explain maturational differences in SLA: older learners often learn new languages for economic or academic reasons, and therefore work harder to reach their target fluency.
The theory underlies Krashen and Terrell's comprehension-based language learning methodology known as the natural approach (1983).
Further ReadingEdit
- Gregg, K.R. (1984). 'Krashen's Monitor and Occam's Razar.' Applied Linguistics 5(2): 79-100.
- Krashen, S.D. (1982). Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition. Oxford: Pergamon.
- Krashen, S. (1985). The Input Hypothesis: Issues and Implications. New York: Longman.
- Krashen, S.D. (1996). 'The case for narrow listening.' System 24(1): 97-100.
- Krashen, S.D. (2003). Explorations in Language Acquisition and Use. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.
- Krashen, S.D. and Terrell, T.D. (1983). The Natural Approach. New York: Pergamon.
- VanPatten, B. and Williams, J. (eds) (2007). Theories in Second Language Acquisition: an Introduction. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
- White, L. (1987). 'Against comprehensible input: the input hypothesis and the development of second language competence.' Applied Linguistics 8(2): 95-110.
External linksEdit
- sdkrashen.com Some of Stephen D. Krashen's books and articles, available on-line.
- Krashen's Comprehension Hypothesis Model of L2 learning Applied linguist Vivian Cook's page on Krashen's hypotheses.
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Regarding the lack of new antibiotics-What has happened with bacteriophages? I had understood that Russia has been using them instead of ATB. (Jacquelyn Black, Microbiology principles and exploration).
retired surgeon
I concur with Dr. Perrotta. The TOTALLY dreamworld, handwringing, compassionate bleeding hearts are causing more grief with their self -righteous neediness to those already devasted by the loss of a loved one MURDERED! To worry about the animals that commit heinous crimes such as murder approaches psychoses. The concept of "cruel or unusual" has been distorted beyond recognition. Offer the condemned a cyanide pill, a bullet to the back of the hesd, or a hangman's noose. And dragging out the execution with endless appeals where there is NO question of guilt is obscene..
William P Gibbons MD
The role of the medical profession in society is NOT to become instrumentalities of state punishment. Physicians are not to be used as societies' executioners or as the executioner's helper. Putting one's medical knowledge to use in support of execution is seriously unethical according to formal standards of medical ethics adopted by the entire medical profession (including the Correctional Medical Association)here in the U.S., and adopted by the medical profession all over the world. Swearing adherence to the ethical standards of one's medical profession is not a political position, and has nothing to do with supporting or condemning the death penalty, its utility, or appropriateness..
" "It's time for Arizona and the other states still using lethal injection to admit that this experiment with unreliable drugs is a failure," Cassandra Stubbs, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Capital Punishment Project, said in a statement. " How can it be a failure or unreliable? They died did they not? There seems to be no qualms about the drugs used to put down horses or dogs. Since when did criminals get more rights than the victims? Pay enough money, you'll find a doctor or CRNA who will take the job no problem..
w h, md
My $.02: This was not a "botched" execution. It was a success. The prisoner is dead. What is botched is the level of accurate reporting, including what agonal respirations mean in an unconscious person who does not feel any pain or awareness of the events. This was painless for the prisoner. It was hyped and distorted, creating maybe a little distress but largely imagined, embellished and phony "pain" for those who drink the koolaid of attention seeking mainstream media, and I do not mean "liberal mainstream media". Any physician who deals in these meds, especially anesthesiologists, must marvel at the clumsiness and ignorance with which these really simple pharmacologic maneuvers have been decided upon and carried out. There are so many ways to do this effectively and smoothly. One can only shake one's head at the messiness of it all. On a personal note, I am opposed to the death penalty because of the expense to us, the taxpayers and the too real error rate that kills innocent people. On a final personal note, people like this sociopathic scum deserve the most unhappy and miserable existence and/or death possible. Cheers.


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Anti-Gun Zealots Exploit Florida Tragedy
Political opportunists of various persuasions — especially anti-Second Amendment zealots and race "hate" agitators — have rushed to exploit the now-infamous killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Florida by a Neighborhood Watch captain last month. And President Obama has jumped into the fray, too.
Activists and some officials are now taking aim at Florida's gun-control regulations, especially the "Stand Your Ground" law allowing potential victims to respond to serious threats with deadly force if necessary. But according to experts, attorneys, and the legislation's sponsors, the widely supported law should probably not even apply in this case based on the information available thus far.
On February 26, Martin, who is black, was walking through a gated residential complex at night after purchasing a bag of Skittles and some Iced Tea. On the way to his father's house, he was allegedly confronted by local neighborhood patrol chief George Zimmerman, a Hispanic.
What exactly happened next remains the subject of dispute. But 911 tapes cited in media reports and other available evidence suggest Zimmerman — who was studying criminal justice at a local college — may have pursued the teenager after informing police that a black male covering his head with a hoodie was acting suspiciously.
Zimmerman was told not to intervene by police, who reportedly said they were on the way. He then allegedly used a derogatory term for blacks, according to some interpretations of the police audio tape, and claimed "they always get away." His attorney and other experts denied that any racially charged statement was made.
Moments later, Martin — who was unarmed — was fatally shot in the chest. Zimmerman, who reportedly suffered some minor injuries during a scuffle, claimed he was acting in self-defense and was not immediately arrested by local law enforcement. But the teenage boy's family and legions of activists across America say the shooting was a murder and should be prosecuted as such.
The Rest…HERE


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SMITHVILLE -- W. Ross "Ike" Hartzler, 90, of Weilersville, died Monday, July 14, 2014, at his home near Smithville, after a long period of declining health..
Funeral services will be Saturday, July 19 at 10 a.m. at Christian & Missionary Alliance Church, Walnut and Chestnut Streets, Orrville, with pastor Paul Simonson officiating. Burial will be in Paradise Cemetery, North Apple Creek Road near Smithville.
Visitation will be Friday, July 18 from 7-9 p.m. at Gresser Funeral Home in Orrville. Online expressions and guest book registry are available at www.gresserfuneralhome.com.
The family suggests that friends may make a donation to LifeCare Hospice of Wayne County, 2525 Back Orrville Road, Wooster 44691, in his memory.
He was born Dec. 22, 1923, on the family farm near Weilersville, the son of Charles Foster and Zella M. (Ferrer) Hartzler, and was a direct descendant of Jacob Hertzler, the first Old Order Amish bishop in the New World. Ross attended Smithville schools and was a 1942 graduate of Smithville High School. He married Grace M. Yoder. She died in 2003.
Ike served in World War II in the last mounted cavalry (124th infantry division) of the U.S. Army, and was a member of The Mars Task Force, who were responsible for opening up The Burma Road.
He was a retired truck driver, and a member of Teamsters Union. He enjoyed woodworking, caning chairs and being the family handyman.
Surviving are sons, James (Patricia), Jeffery (Vicky) and Joseph; a daughter-in-law, Marcella; along with grandchildren, Jarrod, Marjike, Emily (Peter), Neal (Jonlyn), Leah and Lydia; a sister, Geneva Hutchison; and numerous other members of a large family.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace (Yoder) Hartzler; a son, John; and siblings, Lucille, Mildred, Ruth, Joseph, Vivian, Jesse, Rhea, Arlo and Donna.


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In Outlook 2016, you can schedule meetings with other people, make the meetings recur, set reminders for meetings, and request responses from the people that you invite. And you can accomplish all of this with only keyboard shortcuts and your screen reader.
Note: This topic assumes that JAWS users have turned off the Virtual Ribbon Menu feature.
Schedule a meeting and invite people to it
To create a meeting invitation from anywhere in Outlook 2016 Outlook (such as Email, Calendar, or Tasks), press Ctrl+Shift+Q. Focus moves to the To box in the invitation, you hear "To, Edit."
To invite people to the meeting, type the person's name and, if you know it, email address.
Outlook automatically searches your address book for matches, and you'll hear the names and addresses that it suggests. (In Narrator, you hear each letter that you type.)
To confirm email addresses, you can use the Check Names dialog box to search.
To open the Check Names dialog box, press Alt+K. You hear, "Check Names dialog." Focus moves to the first name of the search results and you hear the first name aloud. Use the Up or Down Arrow keys to move through the list, and press Enter to select a name and address.
To browse the suggested names, use the Down Arrow. to select a name, press Enter.
Press the Tab key to move to the Subject box and type the subject of the meeting.
Press the Tab key again to move to the Location box, then type the location.
Tips: If you're using a Microsoft Exchange account, you can use the Select Rooms: All Rooms dialog box to check the availability of and reserve rooms.
To move to the Rooms… button while the focus is in the Location box, press the Tab key once or press Alt+M. You hear "Rooms… button."
To open the Select Rooms dialog box, press Enter. Focus moves to the Search box, you hear "Select Rooms: All Rooms, Search, Edit."
To find an available room from the list of rooms, move to the list (press the Tab key). You hear the name of the selected room, along with details like the room's availability and phone number.
To move between and select rooms, use the Down Arrow and Up Arrow keys. To reserve a selected room for your meeting, press Enter.
After you press Enter, press Enter again to return focus to the invitation. You hear the subject of the meeting and "Rooms… button."
To specify the duration of the meeting , press the Tab key to go to the Start time box. By default, this box includes the day and date that the meeting invitation was created. You hear "Start date." You also hear the day and date that the meeting invitation was created.
Depending on the meeting length, use one of the following three methods:
If the meeting lasts all day, type the day and date of the meeting. Press the Tab key four times. You hear "All day event check box, Not checked." To select the check box, press Spacebar. You hear "Checked."
If the meeting lasts less than a full day, type the day and date of the meeting and press Enter. You hear "Start time," and the time that the invitation was created.
Type the starting time of the meeting. To skip the end date option (which, by default, is the same as the start date of the meeting), press the Tab key twice. You hear "End time," and the date the meeting was created.
To send the meeting invitation, press Alt+S. The focus moves to the currently active window.
Make it a recurring meeting
In the meeting invitation, press Alt+H, E to move to the Meeting tab and open the Appointment Recurrence dialog box, or press Ctrl+G). You hear "Start, Edit." You also hear the start time of the meeting.
To move the focus to the Recurrence Pattern group box in the Appointment Recurrence dialog box, press the Tab key three times. You hear "Recurrence pattern." You also hear the name of the selected pattern.
To move between and select recurrent patterns, use the arrow keys. You can select one of the following options:
Day options.
To select the Daily option, use the arrow keys (or press Alt+D). You hear "Daily."
Every weekday. Press the Tab key, and then, to move the focus to and select the Every weekday option and press the Down Arrow key (or press Alt+K). You hear "Every weekday." Press Enter.
Every few days. To move the focus to the Every button, which is selected by default, press the Tab key (or press Alt+V). You hear "Every." To move the focus to the days box, press the Tab key. You hear "Every, Editable text." Type the number of days (for example, to specify that the meeting recurs every two days, type 2), and then press Enter.
Week options.
Weekly. To select the Weekly option, use the arrow keys (or press Alt+W). You hear "Weekly." Press Enter.
Every few weeks. Select the Weekly option. To move the focus to the Recur every box, press the Tab key. You hear "Recur every week." Type the number of weeks (for example, to specify that the meeting recurs every three weeks, type 3). Press Enter.
Month options
Monthly. To select the Monthly option, use the arrow keys (or press Alt+M). You hear "Monthly." Press Enter.
Every few months. To select the Monthly option, use the arrow keys (or press Alt+M). As the focus moves to the Monthly option, you hear "Monthly." To move the focus to the Every months box, press the Tab key three times. You hear "Every month." Type the number of months (for example, to specify the meeting recurs every four months, type 4). Press Enter.
Yearly. To select the Yearly option, use the arrow keys (or press Alt+Y). You hear "Yearly." Press Enter.
More information
Use a screen reader to add an appointment in Outlook 2016
Use a screen reader to read and reply to a meeting request in Outlook 2016
Keyboard shortcuts for navigating the calendar in Outlook 2016


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Roshambo on the road
Let the good times roll: Roshambo Winery makes a pit stop in Scottsdale tonight
Right now, I envy the dudes from Roshambo Winery -- you'd recognize their labels by their distinctive rocks-paper-scissors logo -- who're touring California and Arizona in their tricked-out Roshambus. These guys get to party like rock stars without the hassles of actually being in a band.
I rang up the winery's PR guru, Dan Ricciato, a little while ago, and he told me they just did an event in Tucson last night. In a freak small-world moment at Hotel Congress, he happened to run into Helen Hestenes -- owner of the Icehouse -- whom he'd met at a Cali wine tasting a few weeks earlier. Helen told Ricciato to get in touch with New Times, and coincidentally, I was trying to get in touch with him right around the same time. Everything is connected.
Anyway, the Roshambus will be at SIX for the Chris Clouse and DJ Zhaldee show tonight, from about 7 p.m. until the club kids come home. (Doors for the show are at 9 p.m.) Featured wines of the night will include Roshambo's syrah, sauvignon blanc, and rose.
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In loving memory of Dollie
Guest Book Entries are free and are posted after being reviewed for appropriate content.
11-19-2008 1:32 PM -- By: puck, From:
silly stuff today....trying to make my mom feel better...i think.
cutest DOT EVER!
11-19-2008 1:29 PM -- By: puck, From:
cutest little dot EVER!
11-19-2008 12:59 PM -- By: Noops, From:
Hey little Ladybug....I miss you. A lot of moms are sad at the min. I think it's because it's their babies first holiday away from home. I told everyone a christmas story to let them know how magical christmas is here at RB. Come and play Dollie, I love and miss you always.
11-19-2008 12:03 AM -- By: , From:
...how blessed i am to have a daughter so precious. i love you little one, daddy..;)
11-18-2008 11:58 PM -- By: Luna, From:
Nighty nite lil bug! I love you, Luna
11-18-2008 8:48 PM -- By: Luna, From:
Hi Miss Bug, how are you? Oh I see, you're still watchingyour daddy ... (Luna looks over her shoulder), what's he doing ... is he sleeping???
11-18-2008 3:54 PM -- By: Minnie, From:
Dollie! I miss you! Can I have a hug?
Love, Minn-Minn
11-18-2008 12:08 PM -- By: puck, From:
11-17-2008 10:29 PM -- By: , From:
goodnight little
best friend in the
whole wide world.
i love you more
than ever, daddy..;
11-17-2008 10:06 PM -- By: Luna, From:
Hi Lil Gurl, come to Lunetta's, I'm having a fire and would like some company, ok? I have pillows and fluffy blankets ... Hugs, Luna
11-17-2008 12:13 PM -- By: puck-man, From:
Sweeter than candy on a stick
Huckleberry, chimry or lime
If you had a choice
She'd be your pick
But DOLLIE POP.....is mine (I will share with her daddy)
Her kiss is sweeter than an apple pie
And when she does her rockin' dance
Man, I haven't got a chance
(puck bows and does his best Elvis impression....Thank you...thankyouvery much!)
11-17-2008 12:08 PM -- By: a very red faced puck, From:
tootie buns.....Cute tootie buns!
11-17-2008 4:36 AM -- By: brenda and buster, From: united kingdom
Good morning sweetie just wanted to say we love you and always will,
11-17-2008 12:45 AM -- By: , From:
all my dreams would still be dreams, if there hadn't been you...i love and miss you with all of my heart. forever, daddy.
11-16-2008 10:39 PM -- By: puck, From:
QT 'cable' tee hee
11-16-2008 4:08 PM -- By: Luna, From:
Hi miss bug, if your about go to the humor page...
11-16-2008 12:41 AM -- By: , From:
goodnite dolla-bill. i love you princess..;)
11-15-2008 2:00 PM -- By: , From:
When I'm feeling pressured
And I want to feel serene
I close my eyes and visualize
My favorite quiet scene.
And when I'm feeling calm once more
And I feel God's presence near
In that peacefully state of mind I'm in
My little Dollie Gurl appears..;)
11-15-2008 12:09 PM -- By: Sheba, From:
Hi, Princess Dollie Bug! I got one of my Dogster friends to make a pic of us together. It's on my Dear Friends page if you'd like to check it out. Good morning, Mr. Richard. Love, Sheba
11-15-2008 1:26 AM -- By: Sally, From: Australia
Dollie was such a cute little sweetheart! Your memorial made me cry. My little dog died 3 days ago. It doesn't ever sound like losing a dear little dog gets any easier. It's nice to see that there are people like yourself who understand how devastating it is to loose a pet and who loved and cherished them when they were alive. Take care
11-15-2008 1:20 AM -- By: , From:
goodnite tinkerbell. i love you so, so much. daddy.
11-14-2008 10:53 PM -- By: Luna, From:
nighty nite tater tot!!!
11-14-2008 10:08 PM -- By: Luna, From:
Hi Dollie, come and sit with me tonight, you can put on your cute PJ's, they are so pretty and soft ... and we can watch our parents together ... "don't they realize we're closer than they know, and we will see eachother again". Dollie, what's a Hill Billy? Is that like a rug rat? or swamp thing, turtle dove, or sour puss? (Luna laughts) funny!!! We're here and we're watching! always, your friends, Luna & her mom
11-14-2008 7:49 PM -- By: brenda and buster, From: united kingdom
Hi Richard
Please dont be upset and cry Richard we are all here for you and Dollie would not want you to be sad,
You take care love and hugs to you and big kisses for a special little girl Dollie, x x
11-14-2008 12:28 PM -- By: Luna, From:
Hi Dollie, I love you and your daddy too! Play with me today ok, cause my mom's gonna go to her twin sisters for the weekend, she's gonna try real hard not to cry, she's stayed away cause the memories of being there without me is so painful. Today is my 7 month angel day, mom can still picture me here, time is moving on without her but she's still in the day I left??? One day soon, like your daddy, we'll all be together again and our live will be complete! Hugs, Luna & her mom
11-14-2008 9:58 AM -- By: Dan, From: Romania
Dear Richard,
I'm Diana'husband, Dan.
You can't imagine how surprise I was seeing that Una's Memorial is came back to live! I've decided to abandon him, because of my wife condition.I can't take care myself of this Memorial, I can't even look to the pictures with my two girls, knowing that Una is dead and Diana's condition is not good at all for the moment.
That's why I've decided to abandon those pages and, when my wife gets better, if she will be able to, she will take care of the Memorial.
But you gave me an extraordinary lesson of sensitivity and kindness and humanity. You are right, even if Diana is sick, Una don't deserve to be abandoned. Thank you so much, kind and precious man, thank you, Dollie, you, amazing girl with deep and good eyes. Thank you in Una's name.
Richard, this is Una's Memorial ID and password: dmorarasu (ID) and unameadraga(password). Please, if you feel like, and if you have a little time, made a page there for Dollie and Una, and all Una's friend's here, on critters. I have no strengh to watch those pages, I have no time, I'm between two countries (Austria, where Diana is hospitalize, and Roumania- where I have a business to run and a mother in law to take care of) so I please Dollie and you to be Una'guardians and companions untill Diana will get better.
This is Diana's e-mail address that I check once a week: email@example.com. Please, Richard, write to me and tell me where do I have to send you the money.
Thank you again, Dollie and Richard, for your kindness. You are, both, two angels of God.
Your grateful,
11-14-2008 8:49 AM -- By: dot , From:
Daddy..I am here...always every minute of every day...watching....waiting...
I love you so much.....
11-14-2008 4:32 AM -- By: Ann&Noops, From:
Hi Richard, Are you ok? I read you had been crying all day. It's fast approaching 2 years since I had to let my boy go and i still have down days when i miss him more than ever. I think we always will. Dollie doesn't want to see her daddy upset, nor do your babies at home or your friends here at critters. I cant write any words here to take away your pain, other than let you know I understand and your not alone.
I once read a fictious story about a little girl in heaven. When all the children reach heaven they are given a lit candle to shine always. Whilst all the candles shone brightly, this little girl's candle always went out. It went out from all her parents tears. She wanted her candle to shine brightly like the other childrens. Over time, her candle did stay lit and she was happy, knowing her parents shed many less tears.
11-14-2008 1:10 AM -- By: , From:
dollie, although my
heart is shattered,
it'll always belong
to you. i love and
miss you (us) so
much sweetheart.
please don't forget
your daddy. i'll
never, ever forget
you (us). we had a
great ride together,
didn't we sugar? i
pray daily that The
Lord will bless me
with a new memory
of you, of us, that
had somehow been
long forgotten. And
every now and
then He will. The
Lord is good! He
sure got it right
when He placed us
together, didn't He
dollie? i'm ready to
come home now
baby gurl. i'm ready
and i promise,
daddy gives you his
word, soon dollie,
real soon. what a
day that'll be. wait
on me baby. i'm
waiting on you,
more every second
of every day. until
then, all my love, all
my heart, all my
soul, all my being.
forever and ever,
and ever, your
heartbroken daddy.
11-13-2008 11:48 PM -- By: wicki, Sheba's mom, From:
Hi, sweet Princess Dollie Bug. I'm sorry I haven't been by for a while, but I think about you and pray for your Daddy every day, even when I'm not on this site. Thanks to both of you for being such great friends to me and Sheba. We love you!


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Hollywood goes insane
You better have a seat for this news. (Axl, go ahead and have some Jagermeister. It's ok). Christopher Walken is set to play Ozzy Osbourne and Val Kilmer will play David Lee Roth in a movie about the band Motley Crue.
Singer Vince Neil told ABC News Radio in an exclusive interview that Walken will make a cameo as Osbourne in "The Dirt," adapted from Motley Crue's 2001 autobiography. Ozzy toured briefly with Motley Crue back in the early days and, according to the band's book, took acid every day for a year to see what would happen. Likewise, David Lee Roth, then the lead singer for Van Halen, was a good friend of the band in their L.A. days, partying and crashing in their dingy home.
The parts of Neil and the rest of Motley Crue will be played by unknowns, the singer said. (I say let them play themselves. I'm not sure I can take any more creative casting for this flick.)
The book -- "The Dirt: Confessions of the World's Most Notorious Rock Band" -- became infamous after publication for its tales of substance abuse and sex parties with Neil, Tommy Lee, Mick Mars and Nikki Sixx.
The movie is expected to be released in 2008.


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STATEHOUSE (April 20, 2012) – State senators representing Zionsville Community Schools congratulated the district for being awarded an Excellence in Performance grant by the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE). The grant money, announced Thursday, will go to high-performing teachers in the school district.
Zionsville Community Schools – represented by State Sens. Phil Boots (R-Crawfordsville), Mike Delph (R-Carmel) and Brandt Hershman (R-Buck Creek) – is one of 28 first-time recipients of the grant. The three legislators voted in favor of the 2011 budget that distributes $6 million to winning school corporations around the state.
"There is no better way to educate and inspire our kids than to have dedicated, gifted teachers in the classroom," Boots said. "This grant is an opportunity to reward our area educators for their exemplary service and helping to prepare Hoosier children for college and the 21st-century workforce."
"Teachers provide such a vital service to our state and communities, so it's important to show them how much they are appreciated," Delph said. "Through this program, the General Assembly and the Indiana Department of Education can reward outstanding educators for their hard work."
"I applaud the outstanding academic environment the teachers of Zionsville Community Schools create for our students each day," Hershman said. "Their hard work and dedication should be rewarded and I congratulate them on being among the first recipients of these grants."
In order to receive funding from this program, a school corporation must have a performance evaluation system that meets requirements established by law. To create the grant program, IDOE translated the statutory requirements into an application and a scoring rubric.
According to the IDOE, several variables were considered when calculating potential grant amounts:
• Number of teachers in the applying school corporation
• Number of teachers in the applying school corporation who may be identified as effective
• Number of teachers in the applying school corporation who may be identified as highly effective
• Amount to be allocated to teachers rated as effective
• Amount to be allocated to teachers rated as highly effective
Based on these variables, Zionsville Community Schools will be awarded $358,285. This money will be given to teachers rated effective or highly effective under the state's new performance evaluation requirements.