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Kiva ladders or Wooden Indian log ladders as they are sometimes called, are some of the most intriguing elements of southwest decorating and design. While traveling through the southwest you will certainly notice that pueblo style log ladders are the most recognizable symbols of American Indian design and art, used for impressive, rustic and southwest style home decorating. Kiva ladders are hand made wooden ladders usually fashioned from pine logs that have been scraped by hand. The ladder rungs are then fastened to the two long poles with rawhide string. The ladder is smaller at the top than it is at the bottom, creating a dimension of height.
One easy way to incorporate the pueblo style look and feel in your room, without actually decorating with Native designs, is to use a primitive style, pueblo ladder or kiva wooden ladder. The ladders will create a subtle but distinct village style or western look to the design. A kiva ladder also creates a wonderful way to display some of your most treasured western rugs or throw blankets. Other southwestern style accessories that look nice with wooden ladders are Mexican style throws, Indian pottery and drums, wood dough bowls and primitive style lamps with rawhide lamp shades. You can also use ladders to draw attention to unique design styles you may like, such as the tree of life pattern or other pueblo designs. Using the kiva ladder as a way to display trinkets will liven up the Native American style in your interior decorating, add bright colors, and make the ladder a functional part of your home decor.
There is something intriguing about pueblo style dwellings made of traditional style adobe bricks with their Indian ladders on the roofs. This image has become a true representation of southwest interior design and style. Many homes in New Mexico and Arizona are built to imitate the early pueblo style, and the kiva ladder is always used. We find pueblo designs on rugs, dolls, pottery, paintings, art, and rustic furniture. And, the rustic log ladders have become popular in cabins, log homes and also anywhere people like western or country style.
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A lot people use kiva ladders to hang southwestern throw blankets to bundle up in during those cool winter evenings. You can use kiva ladders for hanging decorative blankets or comforters in your bedroom when not needed. Use kiva style wooden ladders in all your rooms, in the same way or differently, without it looking overly done. So, if you want a truly beautiful Native style element to liven up your home decor, think about using rustic Indian kiva ladders.
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Oakland Mayor Jean Quan recently offended the Occupy Oakland movement by asking police to clear out the parks they were sleeping in, and now she's desperately trying to make amends.
The Occupiers have planned a citywide strike today, and Mayor Quan agrees that it's a great idea. And to really hammer home the message to those Oakland establishment types, the mayor is even giving city workers permission to take the day off and join the Occupiers in "shutting the city down."
All public city workers except for the police, that is. The police union has published an open letter to the mayor, pointing out the obvious contradictions here:
To add to the confusion, the Administration issued a memo on Friday, October 28th to all City workers in support of the "Stop Work" strike scheduled for Wednesday, giving all employees, except for police officers, permission to take the day off.
That's hundreds of City workers encouraged to take off work to participate in the protest against "the establishment." But aren't the Mayor and her Administration part of the establishment they are paying City employees to protest? Is it the City's intention to have City employees on both sides of a skirmish line?
Of course that's the mayor's intention. Somebody has to play the Goliath to the protesters' David in this completely contrived performance. The saddest part of this story is that it completely plays into the Occupiers' warped view of reality. They simply expect things to be handed to them — money, careers, success — without putting in the effort.
Now they want to shut down a city in protest, and instead of giving them the wakeup call they need, Mayor Quan is doing all she can to make their task as easy as possible. Unfortunately for Quan, this is coming at the expense of city residents who are living in the real world and may not be very forgiving during the next mayoral election.


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Sophisto Grey i8 in Nurburg.
BMW i8 news/features @ http://www.bimmerpost.com/i8/
Have a gander at how the BMW i8 hybrid sports car will look with different wheels.
Jeremy Clarkson has published his list of the top 100 cars of 2013, and the BMW i3 has placed first, i8 second, and the 3 Series second, in their respective categories of Electric Cars/Hybrids, Supercars, and Family/Estate Cars.
The other three BMW models to crack the 100 list were the 7 Series (8th place in Executive category), the 5 Series (10th place in the Executive category) and the X3 (9th place in SUV category).
We've shown you tons of BMW i8 images from its recent world debut at the Frankfurt auto show, but nothing provides a better true to life impression than seeing it in the real world environment. And since the production i8 [full details/specs] has not yet hit the roads, we give you the next best thing – photos of the i8 test cars spotted in the wild.
Seen here is the i8 in Ionic Silver, Protonic Blue and Sophisto Gray, as well as some … CONTINUED
BMW head of design Adrian van Hooydonk and the i8 project manager Henrik Wenders talk about the BMW i cars from Frankfurt IAA 2013.
Video shot and produced by Jim Perry.
Some clips of the BMW i8 under full throttle.
The BMW i8 made its splash onto the stage during the BMW press conference at the 2013 Frankfurt IAA show in Protonic Blue, but there were several more colors on hand at the show.
Check out the i8 in Crystal White, Ionic Silver and Sophisto Grey. These four colors round out the initial colors available for the i8, which hits US showrooms in Spring 2014 at a starting price of $135,700 (plus destination and handling).
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The BMW DTM drivers stopped in at BMW Plant Leipzig (DE) on their way to the eighth race of the DTM season in Oschersleben (DE). Bruno Spengler (CA), Dirk Werner (DE), Augusto Farfus (BR), Joey Hand (US), Martin Tomczyk (DE), Andy Priaulx (GB), Marco Wittmann (DE) and Timo Glock (DE) started their visit with an autograph session. Hundreds of BMW employees took the opportunity to meet and have their photo taken with the drivers.
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The Frankfurt IAA 2013 show is underway, with the public days beginning this Saturday. BMW occupies an entire hall for its display and has 62 cars on the show floor, with 24 more additional cars on the elevated track.
Watch some of the most important model debuts below, which is of course headlined by the BMW i cars – the i8 and i3.
We are live from the Frankfurt IAA 2013 auto show where BMW has officially debuted the production BMW i8 hybrid electric car.
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David (Dackelone) was on hand to witness the reveal and gives us this first look at the i8 in Protonic Blue.
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While three wheel styles are available for preview, we cannot wait to see the optional carbon fiber wheels (per press release).
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Rocksteady's gorgeous-looking third Arkham game refines its open-world format a bit and lets you drive a whole hell of a lot of Batmobile.
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I was struck by Michael Auslin's item regarding the possibility of war breaking out between China and Japan–something that has been much discussed in recent weeks and that is no longer so unthinkable with nationalist politicians in power in both Beijing and Tokyo. Japan's prime minister has compared the current situation to 1914 with Japan in the role of Britain and China that of Wilhelmine Germany. The president of the Philippines has cited a historical comparison of his own–to the 1930s with China in the role of Nazi Germany and his own country cast as Czechoslovakia, ripe for dismemberment.
Whatever one thinks of these historical analogies, there is no doubt that China is going on the offensive, using aggressive nationalism as a ruling ideology to replace defunct Communist dogma, and Japan is less and less inclined to be pushed around by its bigger neighbor: a potentially explosive combination.
And yet where does Secretary of State John Kerry choose to devote his time? He has made clear that his primary objective is to broker Israeli-Palestinian peace, which seems to be as unlikely as ever. His secondary objectives seem to be focused on Iran and Syria, both important areas to be sure. But the Syria conflict, for one, does not appear to be amenable to diplomatic solution, as the failure of Geneva II should have made clear. The prospects are, admittedly, more promising in the case of Iran but only if the U.S. is willing to accept a lopsided deal that lifts a significant amount of the sanctions in return for a commitment to slow but not stop, much less dismantle, its nuclear program.
This leads one to wonder why Kerry isn't devoting more time to Asian diplomacy? The explosive situation between China and Japan is hardly the only area of tension that cries out for amelioration. As the comments from Benigno Aquino of the Philippines quoted above make clear, China has dangerous relations with many of its neighbors who are offended by its expansive territorial claims.
Two U.S. allies–South Korea and Japan–also have poisonous relations that hinder efforts to contain both China and North Korea and could also be the subject of productive bridge-building work by an American secretary of state.
Finally, India remains a wild card in all of this–a major country on the other side of China that could be of crucial importance in containing the rise of Chinese power, playing the same role that Russia played in containing Germany in the two world wars. President George W. Bush made real progress in improving U.S.-India ties but more needs to be done, not only to bring the U.S. and India closer together but also to improve ties between India and other U.S. allies in the Asia Pacific region, from Australia to Japan.
There is, in short, ample work to be done here by a leading American diplomat and more potential for progress than in the Middle East. Yet Kerry is largely MIA in this crucial region. Whatever happened to the "Pacific pivot"?


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Amritsar with its rich political history and architectural excellence is one of the most important tourist locations in India. Harmandir Sahib, popularly known as the Golden Temple, is a Sikh shrine and also an important heritage site. Durgiana Mandir, a Hindu temple, and the Baba Bakala, are other popular religious destinations.
Jallianwala Bagh, home to the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy, is a site of great political significance. Also, when in Amritsar, visit the Summer Palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh located in the middle of Ram Bagh (a beautiful garden) and the Harike Wetland, a national wildlife sanctuary.
While visiting Amritsar, be sure to try the traditional Amritsar meal. Start with the famous lassi, moving on to puri-aloo, aloo parathas and the famous butter chicken.Baisakhi, usually in the month of April, is the most popular festival in Amritsar.
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It was a rematch of last year's SCISA Class AAA state championship series. And with Northwood Academy and Pinewood Prep fast out of the gate to begin the 2013 season, it could have been a preview of this year's championship clash.
Defending state champ Pinewood Prep handed the Chargers their first loss of the season, a 17-3 decision Friday night. The game was called after six innings because of the 10-run rule.
"At the end of the day, I knew if we could get some pitching and make the plays, we would be OK," Pinewood coach Phil Tobin said. "We haven't been able to do that. We've won six straight games. We lost our first two games of the year. We made 10 errors in two games. I think it was a wake-up call to our guys to get better."
The Panthers (6-2) broke open the game with a three-run third inning to send the Chargers to their first loss in nine games. Cody Lewis had an RBI single, John McMicking rapped an RBI double and Haden Heflin drove in the third run of the inning with an RBI single to right to make it 5-2.
The Panthers, who went 21-7 last spring, added two runs in the top of the fourth as winning pitcher Kyle Hair plated both runs with a bloop single.
The Panthers added eight runs on four hits in the top of the sixth, sending 12 men to the plate. They finished with 15 hits. Joel Roberts and McMicking both had three while Hef-lin and Brian Doucet each had two.
The Panthers are seeking their third state title since 2009 and second under coach Tobin, who is no stranger to Northwood coach Jerry Stoots. Stoots coached at Stall for 29 years, and Tobin played for Stoots and was a member of the Warriors' 1985 state championship team.
The Panthers already have two wins over Hanahan and one over Timberland. The Panthers have Goose Creek and Cane Bay on the schedule next week.
"I put together a schedule to challenge the guys," Tobin said. "We have to be ready every night."
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Bethlehem, Pa., September 1, 2009—Students from the St. Luke's School of Nursing at Moravian College will lead a discussion, "The Spirit of Nursing with the MaMa Project in Honduras, Central America" on Wednesday, September 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. in Dana Lecture Hall, Collier Science Hall, Moravian College Main Campus. The event is co-sponsored by Upsilon Alpha Chapter of Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society and Moravian College United Student Government.
The students will be joined by special guest Dr. Herman Sagastume, field director of the MaMa Project, which has been providing services in Honduras since 1987, focusing on nutrition, health, and hygiene. The project's deworming and Vitamin A promotions are low cost efforts that have enhanced immunity and allowed children to be more successful in school and prevent blindness among the adult population in Honduras.
Students from the "NURS 320: Nursing Populations at High Risk for Health Problems" class participating in the discussion are Desirae Ackerman '10, and Registered Nurses Rochelle Beveridge, Avery Bryant, Frannys Carotenuto, Gretchen Deutsch, Corrie Durnin, Tracy Groller, Deborah Halliday, and Morgan Hibbler.
Nursing faculty participating are Beth Gotwals, assistant professor, Dr. Pam Adamshick, assistant professor, Linda Young, visiting professor, and Dr. Janet A. Sipple, professor.
The St. Luke's School of Nursing at Moravian College offers an innovative curriculum leading to a Bachelor's Degree (B.S.) with the major in Nursing. The program is designed to address the changing role of the nurse within health care during the 21st century.
The R.N.-B.S. program has been developed to deliver the highest quality baccalaureate nursing education to registered nurses in a flexible format. All of the courses provided through Moravian College are designed so that they are relevant to the learning needs of adult students and the nursing courses will complement prior coursework and experience. The Moravian College R.N.-B.S. program is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Offered in partnership with St. Luke's Hospital and Health Network and Moravian College's Comenius Center, courses prepare today's nurses for essential leadership roles in nursing administration, education and practice environments. Graduate coursework is designed to foster interdisciplinary exchange and learning with Nursing, Education and Business Administration Faculty. The M.S. Program in Nursing has been approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education to begin enrollment into its graduate tracks as of Fall 2009.


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ROY Keane has taken a swipe at chief executive Simon Clegg in his first interview since being dismissed as Ipswich Town manager last January.
Keane, who still lives locally and confirmed his desire to get back into management, says that Ipswich proved to be the wrong club for him.
Keane was in the Town hot seat from April 2009 but failed to find any consistent results with former skipper Jonathan Walters going on record to say that players felt as though they were 'walking on eggshells' in the then manager's presence.
The former Manchester United midfielder for his part often made veiled criticism of Clegg and how important transfer deals failed to materialise once talks reached boardroom level.
"My mistake was that I agreed to take the Ipswich job before meeting their chief executive," said Keane.
"That's a vital role when you're working with somebody so closely.
"I won't be doing that again.
"Looking back now, Ipswich maybe wasn't the right club for me."
Keane is eager to give management another go, but is in no rush to do so with his assistant at Portman Road Tony Loughlan seen at Town's 4-2 Championship defeat at Leicester City on Saturday.
Keane went on: "I'm enjoying my time off. I think I have to step back now and see what's around the corner.
"If I'm out of the game for six months or six years, so be it.
"I'm sure there's a club out there who might give me an opportunity, but if it doesn't come, I've got a good life.
"I've got a bit of freedom at the moment and I'm enjoying that.
"If I was to go back into it, as usual I'll want to get to the very top and hopefully I'll learn from my mistakes, particularly at Ipswich.
"I think I could potentially be a good manager but potential is one thing, going out and doing it is another thing."
Clegg is a former chief executive of the British Olympic Association and had no experience of football administration when brought in by Town owner Marcus Evans at the time Keane was appointed.
Keane was talking in an hour-long telephone interview to a religious-based local Irish radio station Cork Life FM, where a friend from the footballer's younger days is employed.
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Thanks Brian that is interesting (the poll) - if you look through the early replies to this article you can see some of the 'corporate' replies singing the praises of you know who, and laying the blame back at Keanes door - - all thats missing is the heading...FROM THE DESK OF ... and a crest with a horse standing on a ball !!!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
JPW & peter samuels and there was I thinking that the EADT was only rejecting or censoring my posts critical of CEO. Also interesting to note that this paper was conducting a poll today on the live web chat asking supporters whether the Town would be better off without 'the name we mustn't mention' 75% Yes 25% No Nuff said !!!!!!!
Monday, May 9, 2011
It's not like Keane to be bitter ;-) Steven Quas Ipswich
Monday, May 9, 2011
i keep hearing how bad keanes record was and how great jewels is. keane won 13 games from 29 until his exit. jewel won 10 games out of 23 how is this so great keane would also have won some of them seems to me me the new manager is just like for like.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Kingfisher, you obviously did not like Keane as manager and neither did I, going as far to say that from his violence on the pitch record in my poinion should never have been allowed any position in football again. All this evidence was available to Clegg & Evans before his appointment but was apparently ignored to enable a 'high profile' name to get on board with ITFC. Some of his signings were disastrous while his team selections were baffling. But he could only work with what he had having been over ridden on potential signings like Chopra & Derry by Clegg. One other fact that you maybe interested in is with the potential signing of Charlie Austin from Swindon in the Jan transfer window. Glegg made him a 'ludicrous' offer to sign for ITFC but was told that Burnley could do better. It was suggested to Clegg by PJ that a slightly improved offer could clinch the deal but Clegg's reply was 'he'll be back tomorrow' So he was but at Burnley !!!! The truth of the matter is that Mr Clegg is out of his depth in football and so it seems in negotiating skills. Did you know that it was Clegg who decided that Keane should go with the youngsters last season ? AFTER the renewal of season tickets when many of us were conned. I will continue to support ITFC but will never step foot in Portman Road again whilst Clegg is CEO.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Morning GITS (copyright B Smallpiece 69)! In most organisations, to get a job, you need to have fourteen interviews, undergo six assessment centres and promise not to dip your pen in the company ink. Not so at miniscule ITFC. All done by word of mouth, reputation and possibly video. Of course Keano has no right to complain about not meeting General. He could have demanded it. But he was desperate for a job. And the Invisible Man told him not to bother. Keano never cared about ITFC. The Invisible Man doesn't care. And nor does General. FOG! COYB!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Rob Steroo, presumably you too were attending matches at PR during the Sheepshanks era as well as under the current regime. If no,t how is it that you seem to know so much about the affairs at the club or perhaps you don't !!!!
Thursday, May 12, 2011
What a load of sour grapes, from the expert in that field of play. It would never surprise me if he never became a manager again, WHO? would want him.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Wondered how long it would be before Keane started to blame someone else.He did the same at Sunderland. The guy almost wrecked our club with poor ex Sunderland or Irish players mainly.It was his tactics ,substutions,selections etc etc..I know from within the club his man management was one directional--confrontational.All players need a different approach. Jon walters said it as it was.It was the first time I was going to give up my season ticket after 50 yrs if he had stayed. Best he keeps quiet and looks at himself and sticks to walking the dog!! It would be better if he kept quiet
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
I guess Marcus Evans has full control over what deals are offered to players new or old. Few supporters will disagree that we need stability at the Club to progress forward. Roy Keane needs to reflect on who chose the players that arrived & left during his time in charge. My guess is it was not Simon Clegg or Marcus Evans.
Monday, May 9, 2011
Sadly, JPW appears uneasy that ordinary people can have their own views. His so-called label of 'corporate' responses proves that he has little capacity to accept criticism himself, and indeed he will not have views stated that oppose his own. The actual truth when relating to on-the-pitch football matters, is that Messrs Clegg and Evans do not pick the team, do not make substitutions, do not take training, do not drop players, do not walk round in a bad mood creating a difficult atmosphere etc etc. You obviously did not see all of the games when Keane was in charge - I missed none of them, I saw them all. I am not concerned with how the likes of Mr Clegg performs when referring directly to match day football matters, which were ALL controlled by the wonderfully charismatic Mr Keane. Roy Keane clearly had a shocking attitude towards the players and appeared to have little regard for the supporters. At the end of his time with us relations were certainly strained and it was indeed Mr Clegg who continued to give him every opportunity to prove himself, even admitting (in a recent interview) that perhaps they had shown a little too much faith in Roy Keane and that perhaps Paul Jewell should have been hired somewhat sooner. Keane is clutching at straws and must shoulder the blame - perhaps he should join Andrea on one of her man management courses then he could blame a few more people instead of himself.
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Brian Betts...the Major is nothing but a mouthpiece for an invisible man and his 3 suits - none of whom know anything about football but do see a way of cashing in on the 'investment' gifted them by the previous regime. You were presumably happy to go to Portman Road in the Sheepshanks era, despite him leading the club to insolvency twice whilst having the affrontery to expect supporters and shareholders to bale out the club whilst attempting to sell it offshore. The Major, by comparison is but a harmless buffoon.
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
steven quas did you comment on the goverment fights off labour bill report on another website? keane you spent so much money and acheived nothing, are you saying spending more and more would have helped? i fear not as look what jewell did with the same team. 1.7mill for priskin, he is barely worth 0.5mill. what a joke
Monday, May 9, 2011
I think that the implications of the comments made by Keane are long reaching if true, as I suspect that they are. Why did Keane accept the job without meeting Clegg? A serious, serious error Why did Keane get offered the job without Evans or Clegg meeting Keane? An even worse mistake Why is Clegg still here, when he has evidently failed big time. We have been a mid-table side for the past 4 years, and to blame all of the reasons for that on Keane, or Clegg is too simplistic, and even Jewell is now going to discover, as we all are, whether this pre-season will be any different. It could be, we could sign players, for once, we could even sign them early, and Jewell is capable of building a play-off contending team. Sadly, though, I am currently just unable to shake-off the very nasty taste of Norris and Mc Auley walking out of the door for less than the price of a matchday programme! Probably the most consistent two players this season, and all for the sake of allowing too many contracts to run-out (Clegg's responsibility) In addition, the comments made by Clegg, that the club will not be held to ransom, seems, at least in the case of Norris, to be the straw that broke the camel's back. So, I am unconvinced that we will be able to rise from mid-table mediocrity, unless we actually bring hope back into the club. Sadly, with Clegg still here, until the 2012 Olympics, then I just don't see this hope appearing. I will end where I began. How can you possibly appoint a manager without meeting him? It is so mind numbingly stupid, that it is beyond comprehension
Monday, May 9, 2011
so glad these comments have been published its just a shame the fans comments are not given the same light of day in this column
Monday, May 9, 2011
So surprised the EADT didnt 'censor' Roy Keane's comments like it does to any of my posts that even mentions the CEO or the way in which the transfer and contracts saga was allowed to happen.
Monday, May 9, 2011
I am still going to say that Roy Keane was a great footballer and deserves a lot of respect for that but as a manager of Ipswich he just became awful - we all know that and at last he begins to admit it. To blame Mr Clegg is a joke. He had good players right in front of him and just mucked about with them, angering everyone with his obsession of dropping people who played well or who might be outspoken about him. I was not angry before but I am now - we do not need to hear any more fom this person. He failed, and miserably too. He has really had a major effect on this season and potentially next season. I would love to meet him and interview him - give me the chance. All of my questions would be about team selection and motivation - subjects he has little knowledge of. The guy became a joke and the least he could do is to offer to pay for my season ticket for next year - in fact, he should cough up to the value of the undoubted shortfall in numbers for next season.
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WASHINGTON, May 27, 2010 The nation's top military officer and his wife were singled out for their ongoing commitment to families of fallen servicemembers at the U.S. Capitol building here today.
The Gold Star Wives of America presented Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Deborah, with an appreciation award for their efforts on behalf of survivors and their families during the organization's annual congressional reception.
The Gold Star Wives is an organization of military widows and widowers whose spouses died while on active duty or from service-connected disabilities.
The ceremony came at a fitting time with Memorial Day so close at hand, Mullen noted.
"I'm reminded today … coming into this very important weekend of remembrance that we should never forget the sacrifice," he said.
The chairman pledged his ongoing support of families of the fallen, and vowed to continue his efforts to find more ways to remember and honor their sacrifice.
"Sometimes it's easier in the beginning to do that because of the currency of the event," he acknowledged. "What's really important is that we sustain that love, devotion, passion and remembrance for as long as we live."
Mullen said one of his priorities is to ensure all military families – whether they include veterans, wounded servicemembers, active or reserve members or survivors – are embraced by their communities to meet their immediate and long-term needs.
The chairman stressed the need for a "seamless joining" of the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs and communities across the nation to "welcome these heroes back to communities."
All must "join hands together to make sure we maximize the opportunities in meeting the needs of our young veterans as they return home after these very difficult wars," he said. "And not lose one family who has lost someone."
Mullen reiterated his ongoing commitment to families of the fallen.
"We really are honored to serve, to try and make a difference, and we'll continue to do that," he said. "Your loss, your sacrifice is the most significant, the ultimate, and the one we need to ensure we are focused on and never, ever forget."
The chairman's wife also acknowledged the immense sacrifice made by military families, and praised the Gold Star Wives for their work on their behalf.
"We believe that none of us does this alone," she said. "It has to be one large team of people working in concert to take care of the families who have lost people, to the families who have wounded members, to those who come back with the unseen and the seen wounds of war.
"This is not just about the military or the VA. It is about all of us in our country," she continued. "And you represent an important part of that. We will never forget your service, but most importantly, we'll never forget the heart you have, the caring heart, for those people like you who have lost a loved one."
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The two sides of the debate on immigration and integration in Europe share an underlying assumption that the problem is cultural, while disagreeing on whether it is the result of too much or too little respect for cultural differences. This report contends that both get the issue wrong, calling attention to the inability of policies to ensure immigrants acquire and retain work.
A discussion on the gains that young adult immigrants or the U.S.-born children of immigrants have made in education and employment, with speakers: Michael Fix, Jeanne Batalova, Andrew P. Kelly, Raul Gonzalez, and Margie McHugh.
The story of immigrant integration in the United States has historically been one of generational progress, with the gains for second-generation Hispanic women particularly impressive, as this report reveals. It profiles first- and second-generation young adults ages 16 to 26, examining this diverse population's education and career pathways.
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This edited volume rigorously assesses the 1996 U.S. welfare reform law, questions whether its immigrant provisions were ever really necessary, and examines its impact on legal immigrants' ability to integrate into American society.
Migration to the United States from Mexico and Central America's Northern Triangle (El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras) has accelerated in the last four decades. This increase has been driven by economic opportunities and facilitated by social networks of friends and family already in the United States.
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The Premature Death Of Traditional Media
Traditional media has been taking it on the chin recently, with newspapers fading into irrelevance and TV effectiveness plummeting.
As this clip from Microsoft shows (hat tip to Joe Pulizzi), traditional media just doesn't seem to get it:
Which is why reading "Traditional Media Not Dead Yet For Marketing" in the New York Times was all the more interesting to me.
According to a study of 16 types of media conducted by Yankelovich, in association with Sequent Partners, when consumers were asked what kind of an impression a particular type of ad made, 56 percent of survey respondents said traditional media ads made a positive impression, in contrast to 31 percent who said that about digital media ads.
Additionally, thirteen percent of viewers reported a negative impression of traditional media ads versus 21 percent for digital media ads
The main explanation is that in mediums such as print or TV, people are experiencing advertising when they are relaxing, versus most of the digital advertising they see that occurs when they are actively trying to do something else (searching for something, communicating, etc.).
As J. Walker Smith, president at the Yankelovich Monitor division of Yankelovich in Atlanta, explains:
"When I'm tracking down information or looking for an answer or trying to compare things or searching for a link, ads are irritating to a degree not true when I'm relaxed and unwinding with TV or a magazine and thus more open to diversion."
However, this generalization makes universal sense only if you assume that the future of digital advertising is pop-up ads.
In reality, the more effective forms of digital advertising are based on engagement and providing something worthwhile for consumers, all in the context of a branded environment.
Whether it is Alternate Reality Games, what You Tube is doing with buzz marketing, or how Nike is building active communities of users, the sophistication and effectiveness of digital marketing is increasing daily.
Traditional media is certainly not dead. It's still very effective today in exposing a wide range of consumers to a simple, common message.
However, believing that the future of marketing is still the 30 second spot or the full page print ad is a bit like believing vinyl records are the next big thing for the sagging music industry.
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Is Online Video Ready For Primetime?
Are people ready to give up their traditional television viewing habits and spend significant amounts of time with the emerging technology behind online video?
These numbers from eMarketer certainly indicate rapid household penetration growth of online video, with at least 50% of US households expected to watch online video in 2008, up from less than 20% four years ago.
However experimenting and watching a YouTube clip here and there is one thing, but truly replacing significant amounts of television usage is something else entirely.
Michael Estrin at iMedia Connection has done some informal qualitative research to see if online video is ready for primetime, by gathering together a small group of twentysomethings who weren't heavy online video users, then showing them some examples of different online video services, and then discussing their merits and shortcomings.
Here are some key insights from the discussions:
Expectations for online video are low (the YouTube effect)
With its buffering and the amateurish quality of most of the content, YouTube doesn't fit with what people are looking for from long time frame entertainment:
"If I want to be entertained, I sit down on the couch," says one participant, "this other stuff [short clips on YouTube] is just for killing time at work."
Response is better with more professional sites that feature professional quality content (such as Joost)
While sites such as Joost have better quality content and a more technologically sophisticated interface, the lack of more popular TV shows and videos is disappointing:
"We open the Comedy Central channel and disappointment sets in. 'It's got everything you don't want to watch,' Todd says."
The television advertising that was hidden by Tivo is now back
Other sites such as Veoh have some of the more popular shows available, however to people accustomed to using DVRs to skip ads, viewing pre-rolls was a disappointment:
"I could just as easily watch this on TV without the ads because I have TiVo"
In the end, while participation and interest in online video is certainly increasing, its ability to garner significant amounts of viewer's time is still being constrained by expectations and technology. Michael Estrin summarizes it this way:
"There's something terribly basic about TV from a user perspective. You watch the show, the ads come on, you go get a snack, and you watch the rest of your show. But while internet video may look a lot like TV (assuming the content and the quality make their way to the computer screen), the advertiser/user relationship is something quite different."
While this could all change with media providers moving beyond dabbling and getting serious with online video, people probably won't be getting rid of their television sets any time soon.
February 21, 2008 7 Comments
Whatever You've Learned About Advertising Is Now Probably Wrong
From this January 18th article in Businessweek, a quote from a recent McKinsey Consulting report gave me a significant pause:
"Traditional TV advertising will be one-third as effective in 2010 as it was in 1990."
I had to read that again.
Then I Googled the entire quote, and pulled up some more conclusions from the same study, this time from Marketing Vox:
"According to McKinsey, real ad spending on prime-time broadcast TV has increased over last decade by about 40 percent even as viewers have dropped almost 50 percent.
The Businessweek article goes on to show how just about everything that today's CPG marketers have learned in their careers to effectively market their brands is rapidly becoming obsolete.
Media fragmentation, the rise of web based entertainment, and the drastically different media consumption patterns of young consumers are all significant factors.
Most traditional marketers have heard that the future of advertising is a two-way conversation, versus talking at consumers one-way. Most have also heard about the growing importance of word-of-mouth, engagement and viral advertising.
But if McKinsey is right in their forecast, these "emerging" techniques and forms of advertising will be anything but emerging in a couple of years.
In fact, they may be the only things that work.
January 28, 2008 2 Comments
Nike and Engagement Advertising
One of the biggest buzzwords in advertising over the past year or so is engagement, and this is especially true for digital advertising. Engagement in advertising relates to an ads ability to foster some form of interaction with a consumer, either with the ad itself or with other consumers in a branded environment.
The theory being that if a brand engages with a consumer in a meaningful way, they are more likely to develop strong emotional bonds with the product or service, which is something that doesn't happen when a consumer mutely watches or reads a traditional form of advertising.
One of the best examples of engagement advertising today is what Nike is doing with Nike+ and social networking. Nike+ is a small sensor in running shoes that connects to an Apple iPod. After a run, the runner docks his iPod into his computer and uploads details about his run to a social networking site run by Nike, where the runner can then interact with other runners, get encouragement, and provide advice to others.
All of this in a Nike branded environment.
This program has been such a success for Nike, that it is shifting its media weight from traditional, non-engaging forms of media such as TV, to programs such as Nike+. In this article from the New York Times, Nike marketing VP Trevor Edwards bluntly states:
"We're not in the business of keeping the media companies alive," Mr. Edwards says he tells many media executives. "We're in the business of connecting with consumers."
And Nike+ seems to be a very effective way to do just that.
January 17, 2008 2 Comments
New York Times as Web Juggernaut
Who would have thought that the top news content producer in digital media is a publisher that started doing business in 1851 and is known as the "Gray Lady" for its staid reporting style and conservative temperament.
Thanks to some numbers on TechCrunch, we can see that the New York Times is the undisputed titan of internet readership by a wide margin, growing 64% from August through October, with 7.5 million readers added following its discontinuation of Times Select. However, even before that, it was clearly the leader in web news.
Consumers may like the "New Media", but that doesn't mean that the "Old Media"content providers are completely out of the picture.
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By Sig Christenson : September 21, 2012 : Updated: September 26, 2012 10:15am
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Photo By Lisa Krantz/SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSApril, 2012: Staff Sgt. Peter Vega-Maldonado, 32, pleaded guilty to two charges stemming from his relationship with a 21-year-old airman he supervised in basic training. In exchange for a reduced sentence, he agreed to testify against two other trainers he said had illicit relationships with women. The judge gave Maldonado 90 days in jail, 30 days hard labor while restricted to the base, reduction from staff sergeant to airman and forfeiture of $500 a month pay for four months. Read more: Two more Lackland AFB instructors implicated in sex scandal
Photo By COURTESY PHOTOJune 20, 2012: Lt. Col. Mike Paquette lost his job as commander of the 331st Training Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, where most of the accused instructors had worked. He had led the 331st Training Squadron for two years. Read more: Training boss ousted in Lackland sex scandal
Photo By Billy Calzada/Associated PressJuly 20, 2012: Air Force Staff Sgt. Luis Walker arrives for the fourth day of his trial at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Walker was accused of sexually assaulting 10 basic trainees, with charges ranging from rape and aggravated sexual assault to obstructing justice and violating rules of professional conduct. Read more: Staff Sgt. Walker found guilty on all charges of sexual misconduct
Photo By Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-NewsJuly 21, 2012: Staff Sgt. Luis A. Walker is taken away in chains from the 37th Training Wing Headquarters after sentencing. Walker, called a "sexual predator" by Air Force prosecutors, was given 20 years in prison. Read more: 'Sexual predator' gets 20 years at Lackland trial
August 1, 2012: Tech Sgt. Christopher Smith, 33, was convicted on two of four counts of misconduct with basic trainees and sentenced to 30 days in jail and a reduction in rank to airman first class, a penalty that will permit him to remain in the Air Force. Read more: AF trainer given 30 days behind bars, loss of rank
Photo By William Luther/William email@example.com 10, 2012: Col. Glenn Palmer lost command of the 737th Training Group, which trains more than 35,000 airmen a year at Lackland. Read more: Lackland training chief is ousted
August 22, 2012: Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward submitted the Command Directed Investigation, which took a deeper and wider look at basic military training, to AETC Commander Gen. Edward Rice. Her recommendations will become an important blueprint for actions that will be implemented throughout basic training as well as technical training. Read more: Major general to investigate 'systemic issues'
Photo By COURTESY/USAFSept. 4, 2012: After a little more than a year on the job, Air Force Col. Eric Axelbank stepped down as head of a training wing here that has been rocked by a growing sex scandal. The command change occurred one day before another instructor, Master Sgt. Jamey Crawford, goes on trial on charges of having sex with a trainee. Read more: Col. Axelbank exits Lackland for the Pentagon
Photo By Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-NewsSept. 10, 2012: U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kwinton Estacio arrives for the start of his court marshal at Lackland Air Force Base. Estacio was initially tried on charges that he sexually assaulted a female basic training student, violated a no-contact order and asked several trainees to lie about his contact with them. Read more: Lackland sergeant pleads guilty to less serious charges
Photo By Tom Reel/San Antonio Express-NewsSept. 12, 2012: Staff Sgt. Kwinton Estacio is led away from the 37th Training Wing Headquarters after sentencing in his trial at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. He was sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to charges of obstruction and having sex with a trainee in violation of Air Force conduct rules. Read more: Former Lackland trainer receives 1-year sentence
Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-NewsSept. 21, 2012: Col. Deborah Liddick marches with military drill instructors during her change-of-command ceremony at JBSA-Lackland. The fourth woman to oversee the Air Force's boot camp since 1996, she takes over amid an investigation that is scrutinizing 33 basic training instructors for misconduct. Read more: Woman now heads AF training at Lackland
Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-NewsSept. 21, 2012: Col. Deborah Liddick, left, salutes new military training instructor Staff Sgt. Abigail Rodriguez, after taking command of the Air Force basic training program at JBSA-Lackland.
Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-NewsSept. 21, 2012: Col. Deborah Liddick, new commander of Air Force basic training at JBSA-Lackland, is applauded by by presiding officer and commander of the 37th Training Wing Col. Mark Camerer during a change-of-command ceremony.
Photo By Marvin Pfeiffer/ Express-NewsSept. 24, 2012: Staff Sgt. Jason Manko (right) is led from the courthouse to a waiting pickup on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland after being sentenced to 45 days in jail and another 30 days of hard labor on the base for having an illicit relationship with a female trainee. Read more: Lackland trainer gets 45 days in jail in sex case
Photo By Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-NewsOct. 2, 2012: U.S. Congresswomen from California, members of the House Armed Services Committee, Loretta Sanchez (from left), Jackie Speier and Susan Davis hold a press conference outside Lackland Air Forc e Base. The committee members met with personnel at the base to investigate the ongoing sex scandal. Read more: Lackland's 'culture' blamed for scandal
Photo By Bob Owen/San Antonio Express-NewsOct. 23, 2012: Air Force Secretary Michael Donley gives comments on the Lackland AFB sex scandal now involving 33 instructors having inappropriate contact with 60 women and three men. Read more: AF training likely won't see sex segregation
Photo By Sig Christenson/San Antonio Express-NewsNov. 14, 2012: Gen. Edward Rice Jr. and Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward met with the media at a press conference in the Pentagon as Col. Steve Clutter stands nearby to field questions. The commanders met with reporters to outline the results of an investigation into sexual misconduct among basic training instructors at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Read more: Lackland leaders cited in scandal
Photo By BOB OWEN/San Antonio Express-NewsNov. 24, 2012: Former Air Force instructor Staff Sgt. Craig LeBlanc, center, who was facing 52 years in prison on charges of misconduct with three trainees, threatened to jump from a local overpass after becoming overwhelmed by his legal problems and travel restrictions. Read more: Lackland instructor's legal woes cited in apparent suicide tries. He remained in the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland lockup after a hearing Dec. 4 in which the Air Force said he committed four new violations. Read more: Lackland trainer jailed after release
Photo By Courtesy photoJan. 3, 2013: A military judge found Staff Sgt. Christopher Jackson guilty of having sex with two women trainees and telling one to lie if investigators asked about them. He received a 100-day jail sentence but will stay in the Air Force. Read more: AF instructor is sentenced to 100 days in jail | Sex case witnesses depict Lackland trainer as a true friend
Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-NewsJan. 8, 2013: Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jaime Rodriguez, middle, who is accused of rape, forcible sodomy and adultery while assigned to the Lake Jackson recruiting office from August 2008 to November 2011, arrives for an evidentiary hearing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Read more: Air Force recruiter pursued girl for sex
Photo By Susan BiddleJan. 23, 2013: House members sharply criticized two Air Force generals for a culture that allowed pervasive sexual abuse of recruits at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, and for "significant" delays in reporting the crimes. Lawmakers from both parties took turns at a congressional hearing voicing their displeasure and pressed the generals about steps the Air Force is taking to stop sexual abuse. Technical Sergeant Jennifer Norris wipes a tear as she testifies during the hearing. Read more: Panel criticizes handling of Lackland abuse
Photo By Jerry Lara/San Antonio Express-NewsJan. 31, 2013: A day after jurors cleared Staff Sgt. Donald Davis of the most serious charges against him, he was sentenced to three months of hard labor and a bad conduct discharge for having sex with a trainee in technical school. Read more: Air Force instructor sentenced to hard labor
Photo By Billy Calzada/San Antonio Express-NewsFeb. 14, 2013: Air Force Staff Sgt. Craig LeBlanc, in chains, is led from a JBSA Lackland courtroom after being sentenced to 2 1/2 years after he was found guilty on all but one of nine charges that included a 2011 tryst with a recruit. Facing a battery of allegations that included sexually assaulting a woman, he was at risk of going to prison for 52 years. Read more: Lackland trainer gets prison for sexual misconduct
Photo By Bob Owen / San Antonio Express-NewsFeb. 20, 2013: A judge threw out a case against Tech. Sgt. Samuel Wicks, who was charged with pursing illicit liaisons with three women, saying prosecutors relied on evidence taken from a stolen cellphone. Read more: Judge tosses case against Lackland trainer
March 4, 2013: Former Air Force trainer Ryan Deraas was sentenced to three months in jail and given a bad-conduct discharge for assaulting a pair of recruits and pursuing five illicit relationships. Read more: Former Lackland trainer sentenced to 3 months in jail
March 16, 2013: Air Force Staff Sgt. Eddy Soto got four years in prison and a dishonorable discharge after being found guilty of raping an airman he'd led in basic training. Soto, 30, is only the second trainer at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to be convicted of rape since trials began last spring in the growing instructor misconduct scandal. Staff Sgt. Luis Walker was given 20 years in July. Read more: Lackland trainer handed 4 years in rape
March 21, 2013: Former Air Force basic training instructor Master Sgt. Jamey Crawford was given seven months in jail, two months' hard labor and a bad-conduct discharge for having sex with two women and later lying to investigators about it. Read more: Trainer gets 7 months in Lackland scandal
Photo By MAX WHITTAKER/New York TimesApril 1, 2013: Virginia Messick is the first victim of a still-unfolding sexual assault scandal at Lackland Air Force Base to speak publicly about what she has endured. Read more: Lackland instructor's victim speaks of trauma, fear
Photo By JERRY LARA/San Antonio Express-NewsApril 2, 2013: Staff Sgt. William Romero was given 30 days' hard labor, restricted to Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland another 30 days and reduced to airman after pleading guilty to charges that he had illicit relationships with four women and committed adultery. Read more: Lackland trainer, an Iraq vet, gets 60-day sentence
April 24, 2013: Tech. Sgt. Bobby Bass, who faced up to 33 years in prison, was convicted on multiple counts of misconduct with recruits four years ago at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland and sentenced to six months in jail and a reduction in rank by a single stripe. He was acquitted by the jury of two officers and four NCOs of a rape charge involving an airman while in Kyrgyzstan. Read more: NCO gets 6 months in abuses at Lackland
Photo By JOHN DAVENPORT/SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSApril 25, 2013: Staff Sgt. Robert Hudson pleaded guilty to having sex with a recruit in basic training and also sickening airmen in a boot camp flight he led after pouring two gallons of bleach in a latrine. Read more: Lackland instructor poured bleach on floor, sickened recruits
Photo By SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSMay 2, 2013: Staff Sgt. Emily Allen, who pleaded guilty to having sex with a recruit, was sentenced to three months in jail, 30 days' hard labor and reduced to airman first class. The Air Force could move to discharge her after she is released from jail. Read more: Female Lackland trainer gets jail sentence
Photo By JOHN DAVENPORT/SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSMay 22, 2013: The Air Force says basic training instructor Michael Wladischkin had improper relationships with seven women in technical training on Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. He faces an Article 32 evidentiary hearing Wednesday, May 22 at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on allegations of indecent acts, assault, adultery and unprofessional relationships with technical training students.
Photo By Scott M. Ash/U.S. Air ForceJune 7, 2013: Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward takes over as the head of the Air Force's sexual response. She replaces Jeffrey Krusinski, a lieutenant colonel who was arrested and charged with sexual battery. Read more: Lackland critic to target AF sex abuse
Photo By SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS-NEWSApril 21, 2014: Military judge Col. Donald Eller Jr. found Airman 1st Class Nathan Wilson-Crow, a photographer, guilty of four charges and five specifications of misconduct, one of which carried a possible 15-year prison sentence. Wilson-Crow was tried making sexual contact and exposing himself to at least two girls from O'Connor High School at a youth camp in April 2013. Read more: Airman guilty of some charges in Lackland sex case
Photo By San Antonio Express-News / File photoSeptember 1, 2014: Former Staff Sgt. Luis Walker, given 20 years in the Air Force's worst sex scandal, dies in a Kansas City, Mo., hospital. He hanged himself in a prison cell at the U.S. Disciplinary Barracks.
Photo By Express-News file photoSeptember 9, 2014: Following an analysis of instructor misconduct at Lackland, the Government Accountability Office reports that six recommendations have not been implemented, including one to increase the number of training instructors to 528. Read more: Changes driven by Lackland scandal not complete
Photo By JERRY LARA/San Antonio Express-NewsJanuary 29, 2015: A jury finds veteran Air Force Master Sgt. Michael Silva guilty of raping a recruit he was charged with training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lacklandin 1995. He was found guilty of twice raping the recruit, and also raping a third woman, a member of the military, in Wyoming during February 2007.
Col. Deborah Liddick took command Friday of an Air Force basic-training program tainted by a sex scandal involving 18 instructors and dozens of women.
The ceremony on the parade field at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland put the spotlight on the Air Force's decision to place a woman in charge of the 737th Training Group, but her new boss said she didn't get the job because of her gender.
"Col. Liddick was the best-qualified officer that I think I could have made a recommendation for," Col. Mark Camerer, commander of the 37th Training Wing, told the San Antonio Express-News.
"She's a former commander, she has experience in command leading airmen, and that's what I wanted," he added, calling her "an experienced, seasoned commander who could deal with this situation."
Standing before a crowd of 3,500, Camerer handed the group's flag to Liddick in an assumption-of-command ceremony.
In a short speech, Liddick told those in the Air Force's largest training group "to focus on the mission, to transform civilians into motivated, world-class airmen."
"We need to continually instill pride and demonstrate respect for each other," she told the crowd, and called on the airmen "to live the core values – integrity first, service before self, excellence in all we do."
Liddick made no mention of the scandal in her four-minute speech, but both she and Camerer, who oversees basic and technical training, are part of a sweeping leadership change.
Replacing a pair of colonels who left after relatively short stints, they were brought here to transform training in the wake of the scandal, one of the worst in the U.S. military history.
Air Force investigators have found 42 victims, 33 of whom either were victimized by assaults or had consensual sex with instructors. The number of victims rose from 39 a week ago.
The scandal broke before Christmas, but investigations began shortly after Cols. Eric Axelbank and Glenn Palmer took command last summer.
Air Force officials have said that Axelbank, commander of the 37th Training Wing, and Palmer, of the 737th Training Group, worked to counter the problem. Axelbank later relieved Palmer.
The Air Force only said Axelbank "lost confidence" in Palmer to lead the group, which trains about 35,000 airmen a year.
An officer with a long background in maintenance and logistics, Liddick isn't the first woman to command the training group. There have been three others since July 1996 — Cols. Toreaser A. Steele, Gina Grosso and Sharon Dunbar.
Liddick played down gender, telling reporters it didn't matter.
"Well, first of all I'm a United States officer, I am a colonel, I am a good commander that happens to be female," she said.
Service Women's Action Network executive director Anu Bhagwati, who discussed the scandal with Gen. Edward A. Rice, head of the Air Force's training command, said Liddick needs to establish "a climate in which recruits know they can safely come forward with reports of sexual misconduct, and in which both recruits and instructors know that offenses will be dealt with swiftly and decisively."
While Liddick's appointment drew attention to her gender, Camerer said what mattered is "we have the most capable officer available in this job, and that's what we've got."
Asked if being a woman would help in any way, he said, "I don't see how it makes a difference one way or the other. She has the skills, the attributes, the capabilities to do the job. She has them or she doesn't. I think I've made the right choice. Time will tell."
Correction: Col. Mark Camerer called Col. Deborah Liddick, commander of the 737th Training Group at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, "an experienced, seasoned commander who could deal with this situation." Because of an unclear moment in a recorded telephone interview, a word was incorrect in a story on Saturday's page B1 of the Express-News and on mySA.com.


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"The city has been doing what it needs to do to position itself to make this acquisition," Fries continued. "We have tendered a purchase agreement to the city."
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