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"So have they released all the units now?"
"We have pricing on all of the homes. The least expensive units, on the second floor, overlooking the courtyard, one bedroom, one bath, are in the low $300s. And it goes up to $1.3 million for the penthouses with the large terraces."
"Okay," says Spick. Ian is sitting quietly in the stroller. Lutz has given the boy a peppermint candy to occupy him while she talks to his father. "Now, I guess," Spick continues, "there are some financial questions I have. Let's say I'm scheduled to move in in May. When am I expected to close escrow?"
"It'll be within a few days of move-in," Lutz says.
"Okay. So it's not expected months before."
"No. We will probably do the walk-through and have the sign-off sheet done for your home by March. And then we'll get you all processed and do all that within a couple weeks of actually giving you the keys."
"Okay." Spick crosses his arms. "Are there any concerns, with the recent market in the state it's in, that the units may not appraise for loan approvals?"
"You're phase one, right?" Lutz leans against a corner of the table where the Vantage Pointe model sits. Spick says yes, he was one of the first to lock into a place. Lutz says, "Well, I really think phase-one buyers, especially on the upper floors like you are, will be fine. The lower floors may be a challenge."
"Right," says Spick. "Is the builder prepared to do anything about that? Because I'm certain he doesn't want any vacancies."
The builder of Vantage Pointe is the Calgary-based development firm Pointe of View.
"No," says Lutz. "That's right. He's really focused on closing as many of the loans as he can that we have under contract right now."
"Why I'm asking is, it looks like I'm going to have to get creative. I went into my bank the other day, Wells Fargo, and I was anticipating being able to rent out the townhome and to use the rent to be able to qualify for this. But I guess there's a new federal policy now that you can't use your rent to count toward equity unless you've had that rent for two years."
"Wow," Lutz commiserates. "Do you have equity in the property?"
Spick shakes his head. "I'm pretty much right at.…" He flattens a hand and moves it horizontally in front of his chest.
"Well, see," Lutz says, "and this is the trouble. Wells Fargo is going to hold a seminar for our buyers to bring us all up to speed on stuff like that. Because the rules are changing daily. And they're going to change a hundred times more between now and closing."
"Right. Right," says Spick. "That's my concern. Because I still feel like it's a wonderful investment, but I am concerned that if there's a lot of people who are unable to qualify, what is that going to do to the value of the property if we have a lot of vacancy?"
"I don't know what's going to happen," Lutz says. "Whether we do a buy-down program, to give a lower interest rate to the buyers, or…whatever we do, we're well aware of it. Big-time talks are going on right now to figure out something."
Spick nods. "Well, what's the vacancy rate at now?"
"We have 43 percent under contract. We've been holding pretty steady. We've actually seen a lot more interested people lately."
"Yeah. All of America's on sale right now."
Back in 2004, Vantage Pointe reserved 337 units — 49 percent of capacity — in the first weekend they were made available to the public. So having 43 percent under contract represents a decline from initial figures. Compounding the troubles at Vantage Pointe is the fact that there are already so many unsold condos on the market. The supply could last for several years.
According to Russ Valone, CEO of Market Pointe Realty Advisors, almost 22,000 housing units exist in downtown San Diego. About a third of that (32 percent) is subsidized, or single-room occupancy. The rest of the housing stock breaks down into 3600 apartments and 11,350 condominiums. Prior to 1999, there were only about 1300 condos downtown, so that's 10,036 new units in the past nine years. Currently, 6441 condos are built, sold, closed, and have individuals living in them, either owner-occupied or rented out, and 3595 units are either still being built or are actively selling.
Of those 3595 available units, 1549 are new, or not yet built. Over a quarter of those, 389, are in Vantage Pointe.
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"I'm not at all unhappy with the decision to move to downtown," states 25-year-old Jordon Harlan. Harlan lives with his older brother Landon in Union Square, on the corner of 14th and Broadway, in the northern part of East Village. "It's what I wanted. I wanted to be able to walk everywhere, I wanted to be next to the cultural events. I wanted to be able to go to bars and street fairs. And that's how it is. I live where people park to go to the ballgames. I'm 10 blocks from House of Blues. I'm 20 blocks from the bay. I can run through Balboa Park from my house if I want to. And I'm also about 2 blocks from the freeway, although I don't have any freeway noise."
Union Square is made up of three mid-rise buildings of steel-frame/wood construction and was completed by Western Pacific Housing in 2004. According to the downtown real-estate specialists at 92101 Urban Living, Union Square "sits in the path of development…the idea being that prices per square foot will increase as development around the area matures…Union Square is for the investor who is willing to be on the edge of development over the next few years."
Harlan and his brother bought their condo late in 2005, and the two have lived there since. The price was $531,000, and they did a "credit back," so that their loan totaled $550,000. They used the extra money to paint the condo, buy furniture, and make sure they had a little buffer left over in case of hard times.
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I am completely sickened at how a collection of greedy swine took such an easy-going, laid-back, relatively inexpensive place, like San Diego used to be, and RUINED it. I'm glad I got to experience San Diego (and indeed the whole of southern California), before it was destroyed by the locusts.
Do the math:
The average wage in San Diego is just over $40k per year.
Take away just 25% for taxes, and you're left with $30k net.
That's $2,500 take home pay per month.
If half of it is going to housing, (which is high), you can only pay $1,250 per month for your mortgage, HOA, and taxes combined.
Nothing downtown at that price.
Well, let's assume that all the people living downtown are exceptional and make double the average in San Diego...$80k per year.
Still only $2,500 per month for your housing.
So your spouse or partner must make at least another average ($40k) salary just to make ends meet on a one bedroom place. Either one of you lose your job, and you're in trouble. No 401k or retirement savings to dip into for a rainy day now...
In other words, under any foreseeable combination of circumstances there are going to be a growing number of those who cannot afford their downtown condo in the next several years, and almost certainly the alleged values of these properties must drop further from where they are today.
It's a lot cheaper to rent, with no risk of going further under water, I can't understand anyone who is buying at today's prices.
Look at craigslist and see...
The elected officials of our nation, and San Diego especially, at the behest of their development and finance backers, threw fuel on the housing fire during the bubble years. Now, with unemployment shooting up and people's savings wiped out, how will they respond to the new crisis?
One thing is certain. CCDC's job is over. It built out downtown, as it promised, and now we've got too many condos that are simply too expensive for most San Diegans to ever buy.
Now the city needs to concentrate on encouraging wealth creation not through property speculation but by actually producing things of value. I'd like to see the city encourage start ups in some of these vacant units, especially the ones near the ground floor, where telecommuters and knowledge workers can actually find well paid work here.
We'll see what happens over the next decade, but I predict it's going to get uglier still if we don't adapt to the changes in the world around us, or hold our heads under the sand.
You really need to me making $150,000 per year in San Diego to pull it off and live a nice life.
No kids. No dog. No wife.
$300k if you want those things.
Anyone know where to get a job in San Diego for 300k?
And we don't even have topless beaches with Model girls.
So what is the next move?
I think all the people who were interviewed sounded like d-bags. With their "mommies and daddies" paying for these places, and "recent USD Grad's" - what do they know about struggling? Interview a family with two parents working to supports kids and a house and how stressed out they are about making their mortgage that they busted their a**es for and took everything they had to get into in the first place and it would really change the tone of this article. I don't feel bad for these people....at all. Maybe Spick, because at least he seems intelligent.
To Stevewag23: I really have no answer as to the next move. The damage has been thoroughly and extensively done. I left in complete and total disgust in December of 2000. The San Diego that exists now is a sickening, loathsome aberration of the real San Diego. At this point in time, I wouldn't care if I never saw it again (and I NEVER thought I'd live to say such a thing!!).
Lets not talk bad about USD.
Its one of the last bastions of class this town has.
I have to hand it to you.
I moved back in 2000!
You are smarter than me.
A lot of this country is in a similar boat so its difficult at times to figure where to move.
Any suggestions?
What a great article for all San Diegans. I came across the same article as NinaNaNaNa and saw her comments. It was a good article because it was San Diegans honestly sharing thoughts about their City and it's future. That is what The Reader is, and has always been, about. I have lived here since 1963 and I miss the old San Diego, too. But, it's always your choice where you live. BTW, NinaNaNaNa, have you met these people or walked in their shoes? USD has always been about excellent grades, scholarships and ethics. Rich kids get expelled. Did you really read the article or are you just standing on a pedestal playing poor me? Are you raising your children to be victims of the economy or to hate what is evolving? If you can take the time to criticize, you must be intelligent. Why don't you take the time to go to City Hall {202 C St. 12th Floor}? Do something to make your children proud and not embarrass them further.
Anyone know where to get a job in San Diego for 300k?
And we don't even have topless beaches with Model girls.
By stevewag23
Only place to get a $300K per year job in San Diego is with the government-and that would include the benefits.
USD has always been about excellent grades, scholarships and ethics. Rich kids get expelled.
By nofears
nofears, USD expells no one. USD is simply a trust funder univerity who gives every advantage to their rich pampered students.
I personally had a trust funder friend at USD who would have not lasted 2 semesters at San Diego State-but because he was at USD he was allowed to withdraw from classes on virtually the last day of class-which he did repeatedly because he was failing and would have received an F. This went on for 8 years. He withdrew from 1 specific class he needed to graduate on 9 different occassions.
BTW-this clown finally graduated with this extra ordinary private university flexibility-which you would never in a million years find at a public university.
Dont tell me USD is the meritocrocy of education you make it out to be. It's not.
Oh my God! I don't think I've ever read so many lies.
There aren't going to be any walk throughs" or punch lists for months and months!
No one is going to be moving in in April OR May. I work in that building. It's so far behind schedule it's a joke.
We have all heard that all of the unsold units are going to be rentals.
What a crock.
Run away!!!!
Spick should bail out of his condo and face his family responsibilities. Downtown is no place to raise a child. The area is rife with dopers and drunks. He should give up his dream of a fantasy lifestyle that he probably can't afford and remain in Scripps Ranch where the schools are decent. He's never going to get a loan to buy the condo anyway. Lenders know that he'll walk on the Scripps Ranch loan if he receives a loan to buy the condo. They've seen the pattern over and over.
I agree with Burwell that the schools are decent in Scripps Ranch. If not in Scripps Ranch then in Carmel Valley. You can't raise a kid in downtown. Spick should get out now while he can.
Hate to tell you this, but more than a few of you are being a bit too optimistic. When things go pear shaped you're going to see condo projects being abandoned outright. No finishing, nobody moving in. Shooting galleries with stainless steel washers and dryers.
What will change things?
Federal indictments. Indictments on people in local government. Indictments on upper management at the Union/Tribune. Indictments on upper management in construction companies. San Diego will have to go into receivership, with a Federal judge as "Governor General".
Add in one or more local judges, plus at least one state official (Yo, Moon Beam!) in that list of indictment recipients, and San Diego's gonna be a happening place pretty dang soon. You'll know things are going down when Mike Aguirre is called to testify before certain Congressional committees and sub-committees.
Don't faint when you read this, but you are 100% correct and I couldn't agree with you more as per your above comments.
"Only place to get a $300K per year job in San Diego is with the government-and that would include the benefits."
Yeah, but what about the topless beaches with Model girls?
"Downtown is no place to raise a child. The area is rife with dopers and drunks."
It actually could use more dopers.
It would make it more fun and we would get more tourists coming in.
Anyone with kids in downtown would be transporting their kids to private schools anyway. They surely won't send them to public ones there. There are surely not load of dopers compared to how it used to be. Friends used to hold gigs in Croce's basement in the mid 80's, when Croce's was the only place there. Now there were dopers then! Or even round '90 when we used to track from 5th ave down to, oh was it 9th and G St? to go to Java, now there were really dopers!


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Susie Redekop and Emily Hartman have been named winners of $3,000 scholarships from the United Communities Credit Union for academic achievement and community commitment.
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The IUCr has always had the policy that data should be Openly available and besides implementing this on its own journals works through the wider crystallographic community to encourage this. As a result major publishers such as the Royal Society of Chemistry and the American Chemical Society expose the data associated with crystallographic work. (In contrast Wiley, Elsevier and Springer do not publish freely accessible crystallography). This exposure of data has allowed us to create the CrystalEye system where machines collect crystallographic data as it is published.
Recognising the value of publishing data the IUCr created Acta Crystallographica, Section E, Structure Reports online (journal home) which has the primary purpose of enabling crystallographers and chemists to publish simple, high-quality, reports of individual crystal structures. All submissions are refereed by humans and robots. There are now hundreds of articles per month leading to a rapid and highly valuable publication of scientific work. This is an important model for the future - I have found people in many fields who wish to publish work that is data-centric - it may not in itself create new scientific paradigms but it is the bedrock on which progress is made. And critical for the scientific semantic web.
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So what happens when every credit card company is exploiting every cognitive bias across markets? Simple: another credit meltdown, as nonpayment correlations spike.
Sound familiar? It should: it's the same systemic flaw in organization that is causing today's crisis.
The point is this. We cannot organize tomorrow's businesses – or economy – like yesterday's. What do I mean? Simple. How should we organize and manage how firms interact with consumers? The Economist thinks it's "creepy" but cool to trick consumers, because it's profitable.
Is it?
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True power isn't the power to manipulate. It's the power to create. There is a world of difference between the two – that orthodox economics has yet to understand.
Here's a final irony: it's telling that the blog is called Free Exchange – yet what the authors (mistakenly) conclude is going to be profitable is, in fact, subverting free exchange.
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A well-known public lands advocate and radio host — who last year stoked a controversy with federal authorities over a closed road by breaking down an access gate — has been indicted.
David Justice, alternately known as Stanley Hugh Anderson, and others removed a number of barricades along the Cushman Creek Trail near Olathe in July last year, inviting media to the event beforehand and organizing the closure as an apparent protest to federal authorities closing the road.
After a criminal investigation was initiated by the Bureau of Land Management, the U.S. Attorney's Office said an indictment was handed down and Justice was arrested Thursday without incident by the BLM with support from the FBI and the U.S. Marshals Service. He appeared Friday in federal court in Grand Junction.
Shortly after he and others forcibly reopened the road up Cushman Creek Trail, a Facebook post attributed to Justice explained why the group did what it did.
"To call attention to a dangerous precedent being set: a perceptibly all-powerful federal government is using public lands as collateral to finance its insatiable appetite for global colonization; and under the ruse of environmentalism, is stirring dissent among and dividing the people by limiting access to public lands by the illegal taking and occupation of county roads," the post reads.
Justice, of Gunnison, is charged with one count of willful injury or depredation against property of the United States. Penalties include possible imprisonment up to 10 years and up to a $250,000 fine.
Justice, among other local public access advocates, has often cited a post-Civil War measure designed to encourage development of the West, called RS 2477, as proof that control of well-established roads reside with local authorities.
RS 2477 is also a primary focus for local public access advocate Brandon Siegfried, who is working with Mesa and Garfield counties to ensure a slew of area roads stay open as the BLM works on a management plan for the region. Siegfried, who has been a part of previous events with Justice, said Justice's actions of a year ago crossed a line with him.
"My understanding is that (the Cushman Creek group) did research that proved that road is an RS 2477 right-of-way. However, their mistake may have been that they actually tore the gate down, versus working with county commissioners and the local sheriff, like we've been trying to do in Mesa County," Siegfried said Friday.


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- Product InformationWhen you have the Amazon Kindle Fire with you, you can work, play, be entertained and remain in touch wherever you are. This 7-inch tablet runs on the Android 2.3 OS and supports productivity tools, games, social media and many more. The dual core OMAP4 1 GHz processor in this Amazon tablet PC effortlessly handles all your multitasking requirements. With a resolution of 1024x600 pixels, the Amazon Kindle Fire brings the visuals alive with stunning details. Quickly navigate through multiple applications or access any file faster on the multi-touch capacitive screen of this 7-inch tablet. This Amazon tablet PC supports Wi-Fi to let you enjoy Internet unbound by wires.
Product Identifiers
- BrandAmazon
- Model(1st Generation)
- CarrierNot Applicable
Key Features
- TypeTablet
- Product LineKindle Fire
- Display Size7in (17.78 cm)
- Storage Capacity8GB
- Operating SystemAndroid
- Internet ConnectivityWi-Fi
- Supported File TypesAA,AAX,AZW,BMP,DOC,DOCX,GIF,JPEG,MID,MP3,MP4,OGG,PDF,PNG,PRC natively,TXT,Unprotected MOBI,VP8,WAV,non-DRM AAC
- Exterior ColorBlack
- Processor ManufacturerARM
- Processor TypeDual Core
- Processor Speed1GHz
Display and Screen
- Display TechIPS
- Resolution1024 x 600
- Max. Video Resolution1024 x 600
- Display Color Support16M colors
- Touch Screen TechnologyMulti-Touch
- Installed RAM512MB
Connections and Expandability
- Networking TypeIntegrated Wireless LAN
- Expansion Ports1 x USB 2.0,USB 2.0
- PC InterfaceUSB 2.0,Wi-Fi
- Wireless capabilitiesWLAN 802.11b,WLAN 802.11g,WLAN 802.11n
- Audio InputStereo Input Jack
- Audio OutputSpeaker(s)
- Height19 cm (7.5")
- Width12 cm (4.7")
- Depth1.14 cm (0.45")
- Weight0.413 Kg (0.91 lb.)
- Battery Run TimeUp to 8 hours
Additional Technical Informations
- Input MethodTouch-Screen
- PlatformAndroid
- Special FeaturesAccelerometer Sensor,Email,Integrated Speakers,Speakerphone,Touch Screen,Vibration Notification,Web Browser
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With the support of the Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram Quebec Dealers COOP Alex Tagliani to Race in the NAPA Auto Parts 200, presented by Dodge
Montreal - Thanks to the support from the Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram Quebec Dealers, Alex Tagliani will have the chance to compete in two NASCAR races the weekend of August 19 and 20 during the NAPA Auto Parts 200, presented by Dodge. As the curtain rises on the weekend and before his home crowd at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the Lachenaie, Quebec driver will participate in the NAPA Autopro 100, NASCAR's Canadian Series event, before taking the green flag for the 200-mile NASCAR Nationwide Series race. For the first event, Tagliani will be at the wheel of a Dodge Avenger prepared by Dave Jacombs Racing. For the main event, he will drive a Dodge Challenger. Both of Tagliani's racecars will support the number 12.
"With the confirmation that Tagliani, who is in great form this season, will be starting the NAPA Auto Parts 200 presented by Dodge, and knowing that Carpentier, Ranger and Villeneuve will also be there, Quebec race fans can count on a seeing a quartet to be reckoned with, as each of these drivers will be driving excellent racecars," exclaimed François Dumontier, president of Octane Management and delegated promoter of the NAPA Auto Parts 200, presented by Dodge.
"For the fifth anniversary of our annual high-end stock car programming, we could not imagine a more attractive scenario. More than ever this year, we can dream that one of our own will make history by winning a major NASCAR series race. On behalf of our spectators, I would like to thank our partner Dodge and particularly the Quebec Dodge dealers, for the support given to Andrew Ranger and now Alexandre Tagliani."
"We are privileged to be able to associate ourselves with Alex Tagliani for the NASCAR race program in Montreal August 19 and 20. For us, supporting Quebec racers, who tend to excel at the highest levels, is a natural fit. We are also especially proud to be able to help them race in front of their hometown fans here in Quebec," added Jean Gosselin, president of the Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge and Ram Quebec Dealers COOP.
"Dodge is proud to be the presenting sponsor and a major partner of the promoter of the Nationwide Series event in Montreal. Motorsports is part of the Dodge DNA and furthermore, racing inspires many of our products. This explains why we both recognize and support a passion shared by the drivers and all the fans who will gather in Montreal for one of the greatest motorsports events there is. Through their strong relationship with Dodge Motorsports, the Dodge dealers of Québec have made it possible to secure the Nationwide series #12 Dodge Challenger for Alex Tagliani exclusively for the Montreal Nationwide Event being held this summer, supplying him with the very best equipment in NASCAR today for that race." said Mr. Ed Broadbear Vice President Marketing at Chrysler Canada.
For over a decade now, Tagliani has pursued a career in professional auto racing, an undertaking which saw its beginnings in Formula Atlantic. He has started 163 races in North American single-seat racing series and has registered one win, thirty-four top-5 and twenty-seven top-10 finishes along with five pole positions, the most recent of which came at the 100th Anniversary of the Indianapolis 500. To top this milestone off, Alex became the first Canadian in history to do so. In NASCAR, he has participated in thirteen rounds of the Canadian Tire Series including three at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. His honours include one win, two top-5, three top-10 finishes, and two pole positions. He has also started two Nationwide Series races, including one in Montreal in 2009. In 1999 in his last Formula Atlantic campaign, he earned the pole and scored the victory during the race in Montreal, part of the Grand Prix du Canada.
Tickets for the 2011 Montreal NAPA Auto Parts 200, presented by Dodge are currently on sale. To order the best grandstands tickets available and see drivers Andrew Ranger, Alexandre Tagliani and Jacques Villeneuve at the wheel of their Dodge Challenger's on Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20, along with other NASCAR stars, fans must call now 514 397-0007 or order online anytime at www.circuitgillesvilleneuve.ca.
Mandated by Stock-Car Montréal, a wholly-owned subsidiary of International Speedway Corporation (ISC) based in Daytona Beach, Florida, Octane Management is, since 2009, the delegated promoter of the NAPA Auto Parts 200, Presented by Dodge. ISC is the leading promoter of motorsports in North America, hosting over 100 major racing events each year
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While walking their dog, a California couple found a hidden treasure lying in plain sight when they discovered eight cans containing some 1,400 gold coins dating back to the Gold Rush. Now known as the Saddle Ridge Treasure, the trove is worth an estimated $10 million.
A dirty pile of rusty cans is certainly an unlikely location for such a massive windfall. But there is a long history of other valuable finds, discovered completely by dumb luck, that shows big things really can be found hiding in small places.
In 1992, Peter Whatling lost his hammer. While searching for it with friend Eric Lawes, who had a metal detector, they instead stumbled upon an old oak box that held roughly $5 million in ancient treasure.
Thanks to the efforts of archaeologists, who took the lead on the excavation after Whatling and Lawes alerted authorities of their initial discovery, the treasure trove yielded gold jewellery, silver spoons and nearly 15,000 Roman-era coins. All of the items were carefully packed within a series of small wooden boxes within the larger chest, though the reason the hoard was hidden remains unknown.
In yet another farmer's field in Staffordshire, England, Terry Herbert, unemployed, though in full possession of a metal detector, would stumble upon the largest stock of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found in a single location.
Consisting of approximately 3,500 pieces generally dating back to the 17th century, the collection likely belonged to a military outfit, rather than a household, given the lack of domestic objects. The treasure trove includes golden sword hilts, early Christian crosses and jewels intended to be embedded in armor or weaponry. In total, the hoard was worth nearly $5.5 million.
On April 11, 2010, 63-year-old Dave Crisp patrolled a farmer's field near Frome in Somerset, England with a metal detector when he heard what he described as a "funny noise." Inspecting further to see what his detector had turned up, Crisp spotted a ceramic container with a small coin at the very top. After more digging, Crisp unearthed what would be the largest trove of Roman coins ever discovered in one place.
In total, Crisp uncovered more than 52,000 silver and bronze coins dating to the third century. The entire collection is currently housed at the Museum of Somerset in Taunton.
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In 1912, a shepherd boy in Mala Pereshchepina, Ukraine tripped on the protruding edge of what turned out to be a golden vessel. The vessel itself led the way to a larger hoard at what is believed to be the grave of Khan Kurbat, also known as the founder of Bulgaria.
Further excavations yielded more than 800 items, including ornate weaponry, Kurbat's signet ring, gold and silver jewelery, gemstones and an elaborately crafted rhyton in the shape of a bull.
SEE ALSO: Bones of Bulgaria May be Those of John the Baptist
A bad habit as much as good fortune was responsible for the discovery of a trove of some 15,000 small gold pieces tracing back some 4,500 years.
In 2005, archaeologists in central Bulgaria taking a break off a dig stopped by a local shop in Dabene to buy cigarettes. Admiring a necklace composed of gold rings around the store clerk's neck, the archaeologists asked about its origin. The clerk's husband, a farmer, found them while plowing his fields, she replied.
The researchers later found that those same fields were once a primitive graveyard to a group described as "proto-Thracians." In addition to the gold, they also found bronze artifacts and pottery.
An archaeological dig isn't exactly an unexpected place to find ancient treasure. But finding a cache of coins and other valuables in an ancient Byzantine garbage pit was something excavators didn't expect.
A hoard of 400 Byzantine coins, 200 intact Samaritan lamps and gold jewelery dating back to between the fifth and seventh centuries was discovered at a site near the ancient city of Apollonia-Arsuf at a site north of Tel Aviv. The treasure was sprawled throughout an ancient garbage pit filled with animal bones, pottery, glass fragments and more.
One of the most well-known sculptures in the art world, the Venus de Milo, may have been lost to history had it not been for the good fortune of one farmer named Yorgos Kentrotas.
On April 8, 1820, on the Aegean island of Melos, Kentrotas was scavenging for stones at an ancient site when he uncovered the Venus statue, which had been broken into several pieces. An ensign with the French navy, Olivier Voutier had been on the island searching for Greek antiquities and helped unearth the sculpture.
Another French naval officer, Jules Dumont d'Urville, later joined Voutier, and later claimed that the statue's arms were broken in a melee to prevent Ottoman Turks from acquiring it, a fabrication, as the complete arms were in fact never found.
Perhaps the modern-day equivalent of the Venus de Milo find is the discovery of this bronze statue of Apollo off the coast of Gaza. Last August, a Palestinian fisherman named Jawdat Abu Ghurab discovered the statue during a dive while fishing, originally believing it to be a corpse until he touched the face and discovered it felt more like stone, according to BBC News. After an initially unsuccessful attempt to haul in the statue, Ghurab returned with relatives to assist and hauled the statue from the depths.
Although Ghurab at first intended to sell the statue, unfortunately for both him and the art world at large, the statue was taken by militants last year and hasn't been seen in public since.


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Flint neighbors continue to dig out; city schools closed for fifth day
Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:45:22 GMT —
This is the third time Rev. Charles Snyder has dug out of Joliet Street.
â??Iâ??m just going to dig this out so I have a path right here,â?? says Snyder.
This side street is just one of many in Flint that is still buried under snow.
â??Iâ??m having difficulty in this SUV so I can only imagine what the average person with a car is getting at,â?? says Snyder.
City officials are insisting they're doing their best.
â??it's unreasonable to expect that it'll all be done by Saturday but the crews will continue to work until it's done,â?? says Jason Lorenz, public information for the city of Flint.
â??This seems unreal,â?? counters Snyder. His children have missed several days of school.
â??I mean, if i didn't have to be out, i wouldn't be out,â?? he adds.
Flint Community Schools are set to reopen Monday. Officials are blaming the week-long closures on the side roads. Saying in part, â??While the main roads may be in fair shape, the condition of the side streets is a major consideration."
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Today is the deadline for comments on last year's announcement by the Department of Defense that it plans to remove its flight information publications (FLIP), digital aeronautical flight information file (DAFIF) and related aeronautical navigation digital and hardcopy publications from public sale. The original notice proposed an effective date of October 1 this year, but initial feedback from the public prompted the DOD to open the proposal for comments. Comments can be submitted via e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. The government said its reasons for limiting the distribution of charts is to "protect the integrity of critical navigation data, limit the ability of malicious individuals or organizations to acquire that data, satisfy the copyright concerns of certain international source providers and avoid competition with the commercial marketplace." The charts that might be withdrawn comprise all of the unclassified National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency products, including operational navigation charts and tactical pilotage charts. According to the DOD, the FAA's national aeronautical charting office produces flight information publications covering most of North America, and several commercial vendors produce worldwide aeronautical information.
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BATON ROUGE, La. — The West Virginia women's basketball team has achieved a long line of benchmarks this season, including a school-record 30 wins and the highest regular-season ranking in school history.
Adding a postseason breakthrough to the list will require winning a marquee matchup on the opponent's home floor.
As the No. 2 seed in the Louisville Region of the NCAA tournament, the Mountaineers (30-4) face No. 7 seed LSU (20-12) in a 9:30 p.m. tip-off Tuesday at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
"It's going to be a tough game," WVU coach Mike Carey said. "You go to the NCAA tournament, you're going to play tough games, and you're not going to play them at your home arena. If you want to move on to the next level, you have to play against good teams, and sometimes you have to play them on their home floor."
WVU is seeking only its second Sweet 16 berth all-time and the first of Carey's 13-year tenure.
The Mountaineers are in the NCAA tournament for the eighth time in 11 years and have advanced to the second round for the sixth time in eight. Their only previous trip to the Sweet 16 came in 1992, before the tournament expanded to 64 teams.
"My philosophy is if you can get to that point, eventually you hopefully win one," Carey said. "If you keep knocking on the door, hopefully it's going to open up for you a little bit. Our teams have done a great job to get to this point, and we need to take the next step."
The prospect of matching up with LSU in the second round was a point of contention for the Mountaineers when the NCAA pairings were announced over a week ago.
As a No. 2 seed, Carey and his team believed they deserved more respect from the Selection Committee, which sent them to Baton Rouge despite WVU's winning a share of the Big 12 regular-season championship and reaching as high as No. 5 in the national rankings.
The Mountaineers would have needed No. 10 seed Georgia Tech to beat LSU in Sunday's opening round for WVU to avoid facing an NCAA tournament foe on its home floor with a Sweet 16 berth on the line.
There was no such luck, as the Lady Tigers ripped the Yellow Jackets 98-78 to advance.
"We don't get the respect that we should get, and we just have to go out there and prove it every game," WVU center Asya Bussie said. "I think this whole season we have had to prove people wrong and just show that we are a good team, that we deserve to be a 2 seed."
WVU has not hosted a game in the tournament since its Sweet 16-clinching victory in 1992, and the Mountaineers have seen their season end on the home court of an NCAA opponent two of the last three years.
Meanwhile, LSU is hosting NCAA tournament early round action for the fourth time in six years.
Last season, the Lady Tigers were seeded sixth when they beat No. 3 seed Penn State in Baton Rouge to reach the Sweet 16.
"I think it's great being a 2 seed, but it is difficult coming into someone else's arena and trying to score and get the win," Bussie said. "But I think we've done that in the past. We've proven that we can go into other people's gyms and come out with a win."
The Mountaineers are 17-2 away from home, including their 76-61 victory over No. 15 seed Albany in Sunday's first round.
But Carey said after the opening win that WVU must play better Tuesday to move on.
The Mountaineers let much of a 17-point halftime lead slip away as Albany pulled within 56-51 with seven minutes to go. Senior guard Christal Caldwel's career-high 26 points helped offset leading scorer Bria Holmes' off night.
Holmes still managed 20 points, but went 1-of-12 from 3-point range and 6-of-19 from the field.
Nonetheless, Caldwell said Holmes will remain the go-to player.
"Because we've seen her make those shots all year long," she said. "Just because she wasn't making them yesterday doesn't mean that she can't. We have that confidence. We know she's a great player, so continue to give her the ball and she'll make some."
Senior forward Theresa Plaisance, the Southeastern Conference's top scorer as a junior, leads LSU with 15.8 points per game as well as 7.8 rebounds. Senior guard Jeanne Kenney adds 11.6 points and 3.6 assists.
In the victory Sunday, sophomore guard Danielle Ballard went for 24 points and 17 rebounds, leading five players in double figures as LSU notched a program high for most points in a postseason game.
The Lady Tigers hope they are back on track now after losing eight of their final 10 games entering the NCAA tournament.
"Our game plan was to be aggressive, and we did a very, very good job of it," Kenney said. "It's been difficult for the season in its entirety to put together 40 minutes, but I really do think we played a collective game yesterday, and just pushing the tempo. We were extremely effective in transition, in our transition offense, and everyone was committed to running."
LSU coach Nikki Caldwell said she was "hopeful" her team would have SEC All-Freshman honoree Raigyne Moncrief, who left the Georgia Tech game with a knee injury.


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Big-Data Analytics, from Theory to Systems
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That pursuit provided the impetus behind Big Data Analytics 2013, a first-ever workshop held at Microsoft Research Cambridge on May 23-24. More than 130 participants from academia and industry—including a strong contingent from the hosting lab, Microsoft Research Redmond, Microsoft Research Silicon Valley, and Advanced Technology Labs Europe—gathered to discuss and identify the most important and challenging directions for the evolution of algorithms and systems for big data.
"The organization of the workshop was prompted by a surge of interest and activity in the area of big-data analytics," says Milan Vojnovic, co-organizer of the event and senior researcher in the Cambridge Systems and Networking group, "including platforms for various kinds of processing, such as batch processing and querying of massive data sets, real-time analytics, streaming computations, and analytics on special data structures such as graphical data.
"The organization was also prompted by the rising activity in the big-data-analytics space across diverse communities, such as the theory of computation, working on the foundations of algorithms, and the systems community, working on the design of new platforms and infrastructures."
The workshop was co-organized by Artur Czumaj, head of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Warwick, just outside of Coventry, U.K., and Jingren Zhou, partner development manager for the Bing Search Infrastructure team. They helped attract experts with varied backgrounds to discuss interesting challenges in big data.
"One of the goals was to bring together experts working in the area of big-data analytics to discuss the state-of-the-art research and the most important challenges for future research," Vojnovic says, "bringing in one place those working on the theory side with those on the systems side who usually do not often meet.
"I think that this mix of profiles, which is rather unusual at standard conference venues, worked rather well and everybody appreciated and learned something new."
The event featured three keynotes, from:
That goal certainly seems to have been met. In addition to the keynotes, the workshop featured 17 presentations, ranging from big-data analytics in life sciences to foundations of algorithms for large-scale graph analysis. Posters were on display, and attendees got an opportunity to browse through a set of technical demonstrations. A highlight of the second day was a panel discussion called Big-Data Analytics: A Happy Marriage of Systems and Theory?, moderated by Graham Cormode of the University of Warwick and featuring Chaudhuri, Sudipto Guha of the University of Pennsylvania, Sergei Vassilvitskii of Google, and Zhou.
"The top-level takeaway for attendees was that big-data analytics is an area where important innovations can happen by a joint effort of the theory and systems community," Vojnovic says. "It was appreciated that there is a need for developing suitable abstractions both in analyzing important theoretical problems, as well on the side of computation and programming.
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The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany, which is made up of 22 major Jewish organizations in eight Western countries, today announced the re-election for a second term of all members of its executive committee, governing body of the Conference which was co-negotiator with the Israel Government in the $822,000,000 Bonn-Israel reparations agreement signed in September, 1952.
Dr. Nahum Goldmann was re-elected president of the executive committee. Other re-elected officers are: senior vice president, Jacob Blaustein, American Jewish Committee; vice presidents, Jules Braunschvig, Alliance Israelite Universelle; Samuel Bronfman, Canadian Jewish Congress; Dr. Rudolph Callman, Council for the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Jews from Germany; Adolph Held, Jewish Labor Committee; Barnett Janner, Board of Deputies of British Jews; Dr. Noah Barou, British section of World Jewish Congress; Sir Henry d'Avigdor Goldsmid, Central British Fund; Frank Goldman, B'nai B'rith; Dr. Israel Goldstein, Western Hemisphere section of World Jewish Congress; Dr. Isaac Lewin, Agudath Israel World Organization and Shad Polier, American Jewish Congress. The treasurer is Moses A. Leavitt of the Joint Distribution Committee. Saul Kagan was re-elected secretary of the executive committee.


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The Music Academy of the West will live stream the world premiere of we do it to one another, cellist extraordinaire Joshua Roman's new setting of verse from Tracy K. Smith's Pulitzer Prize-winning collection Life on Mars, at 8 pm on Saturday, August 2. Also featuring works by exciting young composers Sean Friar and Christopher Cerrone, the performance will take place in the Music Academy's Hahn Hall, with streaming viewable at www.musicacademy.org.
Commissioned by the Music Academy, we do it to one another is scored for Pierrot ensemble (violin, cello, flute, clarinet, and piano) and soprano. Mr. Friar's Scale 9 and Mr. Cerrone's The Night Mare feature the same instrumentation, sans vocalist, with the latter also making use of an electronic drone. Mr. Roman will perform the works with Academy Fellows. Mr. Cerrone was a Pulitzer Prize finalist this year for his composition Invisible Cities, while Mr. Friar was awarded the prestigious Prix de Rome for 2011-12.
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A faculty member at Princeton University, Ms. Smith is the author of three highly regarded collections of poetry. According to Publishers Weekly, Life on Mars "blends pop culture, history, elegy, anecdote, and sociopolitical commentary to illustrate the weirdness of contemporary living."
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Remaining highlights of the Music Academy's 2014 season include a new production of Georges Bizet's popular opera Carmen as well as a conducting turn by Thomas Adès. Featuring the Academy's exceptionally talented Fellows, together with illustrious guest performers and faculty, the events are being presented in venues throughout Santa Barbara. The Music Academy's 67th annual Summer Festival concludes August 9.
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Sep 24, 2012 | PERMALINK »
Civil Legal Aid in Jeopardy
For years, low-income people have struggled with a huge gap between their legal needs and the capacity of the civil legal assistance system to meet those needs.
Last year, Congress reduced funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) from $402 million in 2011 to $348 million in 2012. In response, LSC-funded programs reduced attorneys by 12.5 percent, paralegals by 17.4 percent and administrative staff by 12.7 percent. Programs closed 29 offices in 2012, many of them in rural areas where it can be particularly difficult for individuals to find alternative assistance. As a result, the LSC-funded civil legal aid program served 81,000 fewer low-income Americans.
As reported in February, the President's 2013 budget proposed to restore LSC funding to the 2011 level. But because Congress hasn't passed a full FY2013 budget, the Continuing Resolution finalized last week will fund LSC at $350 million. This doesn't mean that LSC is safe from further cuts, though. According to the Report of OMB on Sequestration, LSC will lose another $29 million in January if Sequestration goes into effect.
The automatic, across-the-board cuts set to begin on January 2, 2013, by the sequester were intended to be a blunt and indiscriminate instrument that would inspire both parties to negotiate a compromise on a deficit reduction plan. Another $29 million in cuts to LSC would be very damaging. We hope the stark reality of sequestration, which has been widely understood as a negotiating tool and not a plan to be implemented, will have the effect of driving both political parties to compromise on a balanced approach to deficit reduction so the country can avoid the serious consequences of these cuts.
Both the funding level provided in the Continuing Resolution and the lower level required if Sequestration goes into effect are totally inadequate. Civil legal aid programs will turn away at least as many clients as they served in 2012 and will turn away even more in 2013. To keep civil legal aid a viable program that can adequately serve people in need, the program should obtain funding of at least $800 million, the level it would have been in 1980 dollars (when the program reached its high water mark in funding).
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The President Gives Full Support to Restoring Civil Legal Aid Funding
This post updates a previous post from April 18.
In the last year, it's unfortunately gotten much tougher for low-income individuals and families to access legal aid services as a result of Congress cutting funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) from $402 million to $348 million in FY 2012. With 8.6 million families living in poverty, these cuts have real impacts. Legal aid programs help low-income individuals and families navigate civil issues like child custody, domestic violence, and home foreclosures. These programs also help individuals access public benefits like unemployment insurance and health insurance.
As a result of LSC's reduced funding, legal aid programs reduced attorneys by 13.3 percent, paralegals by 15.4 percent and administrative staff by 12.7 percent. Programs will likely close 24 offices in 2012, many of them in rural areas, and the LSC funded civil legal aid program will serve 81,000 fewer low-income Americans.
The President wants this reversed. On Tuesday, at a White House Forum on the State of Civil Legal Assistance, President Obama pledged his full support to increasing funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). His FY 2013 budget would restore funding to the $402 million level.
Also on Tuesday, the first Congressional step in the process of restoring that funding began. The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies (CJS) marked up the FY 2013 appropriations bill for agencies under its jurisdiction. The $51.862 billion measure includes $402 million for the Legal Services Corporation, matching the Administration's FY 2013 request. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX), ranking member of the subcommittee, supported the increase. On Thursday, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the CJS funding bill.
Unfortunately, the House may not follow the Senate in restoring funding to LSC. On Thursday,
the House CJS Subcommittee marked up its FY 2013 appropriations bill, recommending $328 million in FY 2013 funding for LSC. The Committee is expected to take up the House CJS bill this week.
Reducing funding again for LSC would result in additional staff lay-offs and even fewer clients served. Restoration of LSC funding from the 2011 level is absolutely essential but not nearly enough. Civil legal aid programs turned away at least as many clients that they served in 2011 and will turn away even more in 2012. Just to restore funding to the level it would have been at in 1980 dollars (when the program reached its high water mark in funding) would require over $800 million, not the $402 million that the Senate Subcommittee set.
CLASP will continue to advocate for adequate funding for critical legal aid programs, which help so many families in need of assistance. The President's commitment and the Senate's markup are important steps in this process.
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President Proposes to Restore Civil Legal Aid Funding, But More Is Needed
The Budget released by the President on Monday recommends a budget level of $402 million, a $54 million increase over FY 2012, for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC). This increase would be targeted solely toward direct funds to civil legal aid programs and would fully restore the funding that was cut from those programs in 2012. This is a positive step forward.
Civil legal aid programs help low-income people and supportive groups navigate various civil matters like housing evictions, home foreclosures, predatory lending, child support, custody, domestic violence. They also help people access government benefits like Social Security, disability, unemployment insurance, food stamps, and health insurance. Without the services of a lawyer, low-income people with civil-legal problems may have no practical way of protecting their rights and advancing their interests.
Since coming into office, President Obama has supported increases in LSC funding. He has also supported eliminating some of the onerous restrictions imposed on LSC programs in 1996. The 2012 Budget also recommends eliminating the restriction prohibiting civil legal aid programs funded by LSC from bringing or participating in class action suits.
The restoration of funding for civil legal aid programs would help preventing further erosion of access to justice for low-income persons needing civil legal aid. Since 2011, LSC funded programs have reduced attorneys by 13.3 percent, paralegals by 15.4 percent and administrative staff by 12.7 percent. Programs will likely close 24 offices in 2012, many of them in rural areas. As a result, the LSC-funded civil legal aid program will serve 81,000 fewer low-income Americans. These reductions come at a time when there is a substantial increase in those eligible for civil legal aid and an increase in such critical problems as housing foreclosure, unemployment, domestic violence and issues facing military Veterans.
Restoration of LSC funding from the 2011 level is not nearly enough. Civil legal aid programs turned away at least as many clients that they served in 2011 and will turn away even more in 2012. Funding over time for the program continues to erode. In fact, if funding today were at the same level as in 1980 (in inflation-adjusted dollar), it would be $800 million, nearly double the $402 million the president has proposed for FY 2013.
Access to justice for those who cannot afford legal assistance is an essential right in a modern industrial country. As Congress declared when it created LSC in the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974: "providing legal assistance to those who face an economic barrier to adequate legal counsel will serve the best ends of justice and assist in improving opportunities for low-income person" and will "reaffirm faith in our government of laws."


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The Case Against Case Studies
Shortly after R. Glenn Hubbard took over as dean of Columbia Business School in 2004, he began hearing rumblings from executives about the quality of MBA graduates. They were undoubtedly smart but often unprepared to handle the most crucial of managerial responsibilities: quickly solving problems with less than perfect information. Among those wanting more from new hires is Henry Kravis, co-founder of the private equity firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts. "I want to see MBAs who can jump in and make decisions, not jump in and learn to make decisions," he says.
Hubbard made his own executive decision. He devised a new twist on the case study—the teaching format invented by Harvard Business School almost a century ago and used by most B-schools. Hubbard's so-called decision brief offers less information about a situation than the case study, and it doesn't present the solution until students have grappled with the issues on their own. "We want our students to be used to dealing with incomplete data," Hubbard says. "They should be able to make decisions out of uncertainty."
Even Michael J. Roberts, the executive director of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship at Harvard and author of more than 100 HBS case studies, acknowledges the potential benefits of Hubbard's approach, which was introduced to Columbia students last fall. "Framing problems and finding the data to analyze those problems is a skill that MBAs need and that the classic case doesn't fully exploit," Roberts says. Hubbard expects such endorsements, as well as those of companies, will encourage other business schools to make room one day for Columbia's decision briefs in their curriculums. Hubbard, at least initially, doesn't plan to sell the decision briefs but to use them to tap into faculty research.
Hubbard isn't giving up on the traditional case study altogether. As part of an initiative called CaseWorks, Columbia will produce cases designed to reflect contemporary issues (which other schools do already), while also creating decision briefs that do away with the Harvard formula (which no one else has done). To help guide the program, Hubbard has turned to two people familiar with the deficits of the old methods: Stephen P. Zeldes, who has been at Columbia for more than a decade and is now chairman of the economics department at the B-school, and former Harvard case writer Elizabeth Gordon.
The stock case study presents a tidy narrative arc, with a protagonist and a clear story line. One of the more widely used HBS cases focuses on Intel's (INTC) former marketing vice-president, Pamela Pollace, as she decides whether Intel should extend the "Intel Inside" branding campaign to products other than computers. In 24 pages, students are provided with information on Intel and the history of microprocessors, as well as details about market share and segmentation. Pollace's major concern, they learn, is brand dilution; the potential reward is likely worth the risk. In effect, the students are guided along the decision-making process.
If this case were a Columbia decision brief, students might see a video interview in which Pollace describes the challenge. They would also be given a few documents on the background of the campaign itself—the same data a manager at the company would have, but no more. Then, students would discuss possible solutions. Afterward, the group would see a second video of Pollace explaining how she handled the issue before debating whether or not she made the right decision.
So far, Columbia has produced six briefs that take on of-the-moment business challenges: Among them is one that focuses on General Electric's (GE) business-process-outsourcing division in India. Given increased competition, the company needed to consider a bigger investment, as well as the possibility of serving non-GE customers. With just a little more information than that, students are asked to come up with various strategies. "The idea is to try to simulate what it will be like in a real workplace," says Gordon. "There is uncertainty, things aren't predigested, all the information won't be there."
The first field test for the new teaching technique will be this summer, when the MBAs head out to their internships. At Goldman Sachs (GS), which hires more Columbia interns than any other company, the co-head of campus recruiting, Janet Raiffa, hopes to encounter students who are more independent thinkers. As for Kravis, his firm doesn't employ summer interns.


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Just because somebody was once a cop or served in the military does not necessarily make them knowledgable about ANYTHING.
And I say that from the perspective of a police firearms instructor (almost 32 years) who was in law enforcement related positions in the National Guard for 20 years. I've seen this from both the police side and the military side.
Most people, in any endeavor in life, coast along and do the minimum (or a little more) necessary to function in their occupation.
Only a small group of motivated people devotes any of their own time to improving their knowledge and abilities and skills.
Only a small group of motivated people even pays attention to THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE and learns from it. Most people just bumble along in the fog.
People who lack intellectual curiosity irritate me, and the older I get the more it irritates me . . .
So, if somebody was a cop, or in a military specialty where they were armed as part of their job function (infantry, MP, combat engineer, etc) they had the OPPERTUNITY to learn things, but only if they PAID ATTENTION!
And most likely, if they ARE knowledgable, it's because they had a personal interest that aligned with their job function, and they took it upon themselves to learn more, because it was fun for them. That's NOT most people, unfortunately
You can only learn from experience if you pay attention!
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