tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52728223444914418962024-02-08T05:58:01.507-08:00stdio episcopalianambrosinojonas52http://www.blogger.com/profile/18375140261357966177noreply@blogger.comBlogger328125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272822344491441896.post-482667293400100332013-04-11T14:46:00.001-07:002013-04-11T14:46:15.165-07:00Surf's up: Turbulence tells sea urchins to settle down<i> Wednesday, April 10, 2013</i> <p>Tumbling in the waves as they hit a rocky shore tells purple sea urchin larvae it's time to settle down and look for a spot to grow into an adult, researchers at the University of California, Davis, Bodega Marine Laboratory have found. The work is <span id="vocabhighlighter313" class="vh-Default-pen" title="publish">publish</span>ed April 8 in the <span id="vocabhighlighter314" class="vh-Default-pen" title="journal">journal</span> <em>Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences</em>.</p> <p>"How these animals find their way to the right habitat is a fascinating problem," said Brian Gaylord, professor of evolution and ecology at UC Davis and a researcher at the Bodega Marine Lab. "The turbulence response allows them to tell that they're in the right neighborhood."</p> <p>Like most shoreline animals, purple sea urchins (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) have a two-stage life cycle. The young are microscopic, look completely different from adults and drift in the upper levels of the ocean for about a month before settling on a rocky shore and transforming into the familiar spiny adult.</p> <p>"Once they decide to settle, they attach to a rock and undergo body remodeling into a juvenile sea urchin with spines," Gaylord said.</p> <p>Over short distances, the larvae can respond to chemical traces in the water, especially substances that might be given off from a rock thick with algae or other food for the growing urchins.</p> <p>But how do the larvae know they are close enough to the right shoreline habitat to start searching for such signals?</p> <p>On the California coast, rocky headlands ? the urchins' preferred environment ? are interspersed with long stretches of beach that experience lower levels of turbulence. The larvae don't have the resources to swim for miles along a beach looking for a nice slimy rock, but when carried by currents near a wave-swept rocky reef, the high turbulence tells them to begin a finer-scale search, the researchers found.</p> <p>Gaylord and co-authors Jason Hodin of Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station and Matthew Ferner of San Francisco State University used a device called a Taylor-Couette cell to see how urchin larvae responded to being churned by shear forces comparable to those in waves breaking on a rocky shore.</p> <p>The Taylor-Couette cell consists of one rotating cylinder inside another, with a layer of fluid in between. When the cylinders spin relative to each other, they set up shear forces in the fluid. Scientists more typically use the device for studying fluid dynamics, especially the transition where flows becomes chaotic and turbulence <span id="vocabhighlighter315" class="vh-Default-pen" title="appear">appear</span>s.</p> <p>Gaylord and his colleagues took the urchin larvae for a spin through a Taylor-Couette cell then exposed them to potassium, known to act as a chemical signal that triggers larvae to begin settling.</p> <p>Larvae that had been exposed to turbulence responded to the chemical signal earlier in development than those that had not ? in fact, they responded at a stage at which it had previously been believed larvae could not settle.</p> <p>Especially telling was that neither turbulence nor the chemical signal alone promoted settling at this earlier developmental stage.</p> <p>The experiment shows that the shift from living free in the ocean to living on a rock is a two-step process, Gaylord said. In the first step, exposure to turbulence initiates an abrupt transition to a state in which the larvae are "competent to settle." A chemical signal triggers the second step, actual settlement, and the larvae then complete their transformation into juvenile sea urchins.</p> <p>It's not yet clear how the larvae detect turbulence, Gaylord said. That might happen through receptors that respond to stretching or flexing. The two-step settlement process might occur in other species that settle on shorelines, he said.</p> <p>###</p> <p>University of California - Davis: http://www.ucdavis.edu</p><p>Thanks to University of California - Davis for this article. </p><p><b>This press release was posted to serve as a topic for discussion. Please comment below. We try our best to only post press releases that are associated with peer reviewed scientific literature. Critical discussions of the research are appreciated. 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Translating a Mayo Clinic stem-cell discovery, an international team has demonstrated that therapy with cardiopoietic (cardiogenically-instructed) or "smart" stem cells can improve heart health for people suffering from heart failure. This is the first application in patients of lineage-guided stem cells for targeted regeneration of a failing organ, paving the way to development of next generation regenerative medicine solutions. Results of the clinical trial appear online of the <em>Journal of the American College of Cardiology</em>.</p> <p>The multi-center, randomized Cardiopoietic stem cell therapy in heart failure (C-CURE) trial involved heart failure patients from Belgium, Switzerland and Serbia. Patients in the control group received standard care for heart failure in accordance with established guidelines. Patients in the cell therapy arm received, in addition to standard care, cardiopoietic stem cells -- a first-in-class biotherapeutic. In this process, bone marrow was harvested from the top of the patient's hip, and isolated stem cells were treated with a protein cocktail to replicate natural cues of heart development. Derived cardiopoietic stem cells were then injected into the patient's heart.</p> <p>"The cells underwent an innovative treatment to optimize their repair capacity," says Andre Terzic, M.D., Ph.D., study senior author and director of the Mayo Clinic Center for Regenerative Medicine. "This study helps us move beyond the science fiction notion of stem cell research, providing clinical evidence for a new approach in cardiovascular regenerative medicine."</p> <p>Every patient in the stem cell treatment group improved. Heart pumping function improved in each patient within six months following cardiopoietic stem cell treatment. In addition, patients experienced improved fitness and were able to walk longer distances than before stem cell therapy. "The benefit to patients who received cardiopoietic stem cell therapy was significant," Dr. Terzic says.</p> <p>In an accompanying editorial, Charles Murry, M.D., Ph.D., and colleagues at the University of Washington, Seattle, say, "Six months after treatment, the cell therapy group had a 7 percent absolute improvement in EF (ejection fraction) over baseline, versus a non-significant change in the control group. This improvement in EF is dramatic, particularly given the duration between the ischemic injury and cell therapy. It compares favorably with our most potent therapies in heart failure."</p> <p>The science supporting this trial is a product of a decade-long journey in decoding principles of stem cell-based heart repair. "Discovery of rare stem cells that could inherently promote heart regeneration provided a critical clue. In following this natural blueprint, we further developed the know-how needed to convert patient-derived stem cells into cells that can reliably repair a failing heart," says Dr. Terzic, underscoring the team effort in this endeavor.</p> <p>Initial discovery led to the identification of hundreds of proteins involved in cardiogenesis, or the heart development process. The research team then identified which proteins are necessary in helping a stem cell become a reparative cell type, leading to development of a protein cocktail-based procedure that orients stem cells for heart repair. Such upgraded stem cells are called cardiopoietic or heart creative.</p> <p>Mayo Clinic partnered with Cardio3 Biosciences, a bioscience company in Mont-Saint-Guibert, Belgium, for advanced product development, manufacturing scale-up, and clinical trial execution.</p> <p>Mayo Clinic and Dr. Terzic have a financial interest related to technology in this research program.</p> <p><em>Share this story on <strong>Facebook</strong>, <strong>Twitter</strong>, and <strong>Google</strong>:</em></p> <p><em>Other social bookmarking and sharing tools:</em></p> <hr /><p><strong>Story Source:</strong></p> <blockquote readability="8.03225806452"><p>The above story is reprinted from materials provided by <strong><span id="source">Mayo Clinic</span></strong>. </p> <p><em>Note: Materials may be edited for content and length. 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One of the most corrupt presidents?Warren Harding?gave us one of the great reforms, the Budget and Accounting Act, that led to the creation of <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1365629301569_2">the Office of Management and Budget</span>. After World War I, Republicans were eager to control government spending, and the idea of taming it with a department that would review proposals and set a deadline for the president to submit his own budget gained credence. Now, as then, we?re dealing with the budget woes caused by war. OK, we do have the additional cleanup from tax cuts and a financial crisis.</p> <p>So what?s in this tome? Lots of programs get cut: The <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1365629301569_3">Environmental Protection Agency</span>'s state indoor radon grants? Gone! High-intensity drug-trafficking areas, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1365629301569_4">Office of National Drug Control Policy</span>? Pretty much gone. 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Republicans and Democrats love these policy approaches, so this one could get through.</p> <p><strong>5. That Social Security measure is big but not that big.</strong> $230 billion in savings from using a chained measure of inflation for cost-of-living adjustments throughout the budget. But that?s not until 2023. This year?s budget alone is $3.7 trillion, so such savings are a tiny number compared with the tens of trillions that will be spent over the next decade. Democrats are howling, but some version of this will get through.</p> <p><strong>6. Hillary didn?t do so well.</strong> <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1365629301569_5">Hillary Rodham Clinton</span> may have been The Greatest Secretary of State Ever in Our History (according to some), but the State Department takes a 6 percent hit in its budget, although it contains some increases for embassy security, which she long championed during her stint as secretary. 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Scientists eat it up<p>Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local fishermen.</p> <p>It was August 2011, five months since a magnitude 9 earthquake and tsunami had struck in Japan, crippling the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Madigan couldn't stop thinking about pictures he'd seen on TV of Japanese emergency crews dumping radioactive water from the failing reactors into the Pacific Ocean.</p> <p>The graduate student looked at the tuna and wondered: Could they have transported any of that radiation to California?</p> <hr/><strong>FOR THE RECORD:</strong><br/> Radioactive fish: An article and photo caption in the Feb. 26 Section A about marine animals contaminated by radiation referred to cesium-37 as a known waste product from Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster. The references should have said cesium-137. ?<br/><hr/><p>For most people, the thought of radioactive sushi tuna is nightmarish, but for Madigan it represented an opportunity.</p> <p>If radiation from Fukushima was detectable, scientists might look for traces of the contamination in all sorts of amazing creatures that make epic journeys across the open seas, from tuna to sharks to turtles to birds. They might learn more about where the animals came from, when they made their journeys, and why.</p> <p>They might learn how a single, man-made event ? the plant failure in Fukushima ? could be linked to the lives and fates of animals making homes over half the globe.</p> <p>Madigan bagged some tuna steaks he had collected from the fishermen, threw them in a cooler and made a mental note to call Nicholas Fisher, a scientist he knew who would be able to tell him whether the tuna had carried radiation from the disaster.</p> <p>Maybe the fish could still tell their story.</p> <p>***</p> <p>Madigan began thinking about the globe-spanning migrations of marine animals in 2006, during a fishing trip in the open waters off Costa Rica.</p> <hr/><strong>Radioactive fish: </strong>An article and photo caption in the Feb. 26 Section A about marine animals contaminated by radiation referred to cesium-37 as a known waste product from Japan?s Fukushima nuclear disaster. The references should have said cesium-137.<hr/><p>For hours, he and his friends saw nothing ? no land, no features in the water, no fish. Then, in a flash, they hooked and released a dozen sailfish, magnificent 150-pound catches known for their spectacular jumping maneuvers and brilliant colors.</p> <p>"It's black water, and all of a sudden you have a huge animal," said Madigan, a Long Island, N.Y., native who camps on the weekends and catches all of the fish he eats. "Why? Why now? And why here?"</p> <p>Intrigued, Madigan enrolled in a doctoral program at Stanford University's Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove, Calif., where scientists used electronic tags to track the journeys of sea creatures such as white sharks, leatherback turtles and the black-footed albatross.</p> <p>They had also tagged the Pacific bluefin tuna, a creature distinguished by its unusual biology (it's one of the few warm-bodied fish) and its popularity on sushi menus. 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The six will be honored for their contribution to the medium at the <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1361920446721_6">Beverly Hilton Hotel</span> on March 11.</p> <p> Will Arnett, John Madden, <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1361920446721_5">Mary Steenburgen</span> and <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1361920446721_9">Ted Danson</span>, Jeff Fager and David Rhodes, Ice-T, and Aaron Sorkin are scheduled to present the honorees.</p> <p> The actress also hosted the People's Choice Awards in 2012 and 2013.</p><p>Source: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kaley-cuoco-hosting-academy-television-arts-sciences-hall-231129887.html">http://news.yahoo.com/kaley-cuoco-hosting-academy-television-arts-sciences-hall-231129887.html</a></p><p><a href="http://www.redhothull.com/index.php?do=/blog/3178/stay-in-charge-of-your-personal-finances-when-you-follow-these-tips/">james farentino</a> <a href="http://phpfox.webtim.biz/blog/6423/learn-how-to-manage-your-money-and-reduce-your-stress/">somali pirates</a> <a href="http://www.cesurveguzel.com/index.php?do=/blog/12310/personal-finance-has-never-been-this-simple/">navy seals</a> <a href="http://www.sme-community.com/index.php?do=/blog/5566/use-these-tips-to-improve-your-personal-finances/">navy seal team 6</a> <a href="http://www.fox.faceogame.com/index.php?do=/blog/9497/easy-ways-to-get-control-of-your-personal-finances/">tim gunn</a> <a href="http://articlepad.netai.net/index.php?page=article&article_id=31340">tim gunn</a> <a href="http://authoroo.com/business/learn-more-ways-to-improve-your-personal-finance-situation/">built to last</a> </p>ambrosinojonas52http://www.blogger.com/profile/18375140261357966177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272822344491441896.post-59636083127801806952013-02-25T21:52:00.001-08:002013-02-25T21:52:50.142-08:00We're live at the Nokia MWC press event!<p class="image-container" style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/nokia-mwc2013-liveblog/"><img alt="We're live at the Nokia MWC press event!" data-src-height="400" data-src-width="600" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/02/elopsgotlumiazzz1.jpg" /></a></p><p> <span>Are you curious as to what mystery gadgets are hanging out in <a href="http://www.engadget.com/2012/09/05/stephen-elop-interview/">Stephen Elop's</a> pocket right now? So are we, and thankfully we won't have to wait much longer to find out. The <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/nokia">Nokia</a> CEO is set to take the stage at <a href="http://www.engadget.com/tag/mwc2013">MWC</a> in just a few minutes to show off the latest and greatest mobile wares coming out of Finland, so sit down and join us as we bring you the announcements as they come. </span></p><p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/" rel="tag">Cellphones</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/wireless/" rel="tag">Wireless</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/mobile/" rel="tag">Mobile</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/microsoft/" rel="tag">Microsoft</a>, <a href="http://www.engadget.com/category/nokia/" rel="tag">Nokia</a></p><p><strong><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2013/02/25/nokia-mwc2013-liveblog/#comments">Comments</a></strong></p><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/engadget?a=gAGgUL_clFM:bo9LFSv2anw:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/engadget?i=gAGgUL_clFM:bo9LFSv2anw:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/engadget?a=gAGgUL_clFM:bo9LFSv2anw:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/engadget?i=gAGgUL_clFM:bo9LFSv2anw:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/engadget?a=gAGgUL_clFM:bo9LFSv2anw:-BTjWOF_DHI"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/engadget?i=gAGgUL_clFM:bo9LFSv2anw:-BTjWOF_DHI" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~ff/weblogsinc/engadget?a=gAGgUL_clFM:bo9LFSv2anw:qj6IDK7rITs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/engadget?d=qj6IDK7rITs" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/gAGgUL_clFM" height="1" width="1"/><p>Source: <a href="http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/gAGgUL_clFM/">http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/gAGgUL_clFM/</a></p><p><a href="http://wedlocklive.com/blog/view/83669/how-to-use-mobile-marketing-to-your-advantage">sugar bowl</a> <a href="http://www.goyumgee.com/blog/25539/strategies-on-how-to-make-money-in-mobile-marketing/">downton abbey season 3</a> <a href="http://docs.whmpulse.com/NewIdeasForUsingMobileMarketingInYourBusiness">Buckwild</a> <a href="http://stoosxchange.org/tiki-index.php?page=Tips+To+Avoiding+Many+Mobile+Marketing+Scams">2013 Calendar</a> <a href="http://haiks.net/blog/view/33274/quick-strategies-to-make-your-mobile-marketing-more-effective">chris christie</a> <a href="http://mediawiki.metageny.com/wiki/What_Mobile_Marketing_Can_Do_For_Your_Company">sofia vergara</a> <a href="http://wiki.cooperativeplayschool.com/wiki/New_Ideas_For_Using_Mobile_Marketing_In_Your_Business">American Horror Story</a> </p>ambrosinojonas52http://www.blogger.com/profile/18375140261357966177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272822344491441896.post-44100403796987294912013-02-25T20:00:00.001-08:002013-02-25T20:00:01.663-08:00LG brings together entire four-tier smartphone lineup at MWC<p class="rtecenter" style=""><img alt="LG at MWC" class="lightbox2 imagecache-w680h550 aligncenter" src="http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/imagecache/w680h550/postimages/444537/lg-mwc-2013.jpg" /></p> <p><a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/mwc"><img alt="Android Central at Mobile World Congress" src="http://cdn.androidcentral.com/sites/androidcentral.com/files/articleimage/684/2013/01/mwc-sig13.png" style="width: 260px; height: 107px; float: right; margin-left: 5px; margin-right: 5px;" /></a></p> <p>LG is taking some time at MWC 2013 to lay out its entire portfolio of phones for 2013, which it calls its "four-tier strategy". LG is hoping to cover an entire range of specs, sizes and price points with four lines -- Optimus G Series, Vu: Series, F Series and LII (L2) Series. We've already seen what LG has in store for the G Series, which is the highest end specs possible -- think Optimus G, <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-finally-reveals-optimus-g-pro-specs" title="LG Optimus G Pro">Optimus G Pro</a>. The Optimus Vu hasn't exactly been the hit LG was hoping for, but they're sticking with it going forward, focusing on pen input and multi-window apps as part of its QSlide software.</p> <p>The newest additions to the lineup are the F Series and LII Series, filling out the middle and low-end, respectively. We received <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-announces-optimus-f5-and-f7-lte" title="LG F Series">some details on the first F Series devices</a> -- the F5 and F7 -- which have solid specs and are meant to expand LG's LTE offerings. The <a href="http://www.androidcentral.com/lg-announces-optimus-l-series-ii-device-family" title="LG LII Series">LII Series is focused</a> on design rather than raw specs, with 3G-only devices that seem to be a playground for LG to try out new design elements in the low end.</p> <p>LG is clearly trying to focus its design and product portfolio around the Optimus name in new ways for 2013, falling in line with the likes of Samsung and HTC that are focusing on a single flagship brand name. 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Kerry will make his first overseas trip next week to Europe and the Middle East, but is skipping Israel because that country's government isn't fully formed after recent elections. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p> <p>FILE - In this Feb. 14, 2013 file photo, Secretary of State John Kerry speaks at the State Department in Washington. Kerry will make his first overseas trip next week to Europe and the Middle East, but is skipping Israel because that country's government isn't fully formed after recent elections. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)</p> <p class="ap_para ap_para-d57851005a80479aaeeb90a12c70b9f6 entry-content"><span id="dateLine" class="dateline">WASHINGTON</span> (AP) ? Secretary of State John Kerry is embarking on his first official overseas voyage, bringing new ideas to capitals in Europe and the Middle East on how to end nearly two years of brutal violence in Syria.</p><p class="ap_para ap_para-d57851005a80479aaeeb90a12c70b9f6 entry-content">Kerry leaves Washington on Sunday on a grueling nine-nation, 10-day trip that will bring him to America's traditional western European allies of Britain, Germany, France and Italy along with Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. In addition to Syria, he will focus on conflicts in Mali and Afghanistan and Iran's nuclear program.</p><p class="ap_para ap_para-d57851005a80479aaeeb90a12c70b9f6 entry-content">Kerry has said he is eager to discuss new ways of convincing Syrian President Bashar Assad to step down and usher in a democratic transition in the country that has been wracked by increasing violence that has killed at least 70,000 people. He has not offered details of his ideas but officials say they revolve around increasing pressure on Assad and his inner circle.</p><p class="ap_para ap_para-d57851005a80479aaeeb90a12c70b9f6 entry-content">Kerry begins his trip in London where he will see senior British officials on a range of issues, from Afghanistan to the status of the Falkland Islands, over which Britain is in a major dispute with Argentina.</p><p class="ap_para ap_para-d57851005a80479aaeeb90a12c70b9f6 entry-content">He then travels to Germany to discuss trans-Atlantic issues with German youth in Berlin, where he spent time as a child as the son of an American diplomat posted to the divided Cold War city. He will also meet with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in the German capital.</p><p class="ap_para ap_para-d57851005a80479aaeeb90a12c70b9f6 entry-content">In Paris, Kerry will discuss France's ongoing intervention in Mali. 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But the London piece and another Banksy mural were pulled nevertheless.</p> <p> "Although there are no legal issues whatsoever regarding the sale of lots 6 and 7 by Banksy, Fine Art Auctions Miami convinced its consignors to withdraw these lots from the auction and take back the power of authority of these works," Thut wrote in an email. They had been due to be auctioned on Saturday.</p> <p> The work at the center of the controversy was painted on a building occupied by Poundland Stores, a British retailer that sells various items for only a pound. The work, titled "Banksy: Slave Labour," shows a young boy kneeling at a sewing machine with Union Jack bunting.</p> <p> The mural appeared in 2012 during Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee celebrating her 60th year on the throne. The Poundland chain was a focal point of controversy in 2010 because of allegations it sold goods made by Indian children as young as 7.</p> <p> The Miami auction house has declined to say who owns the mural, valued between $500,000 and $700,000.</p> <p> Banksy's trademark spray-paint stencils offering ironic social commentary are never verified, although they are hotly sought after by collectors.</p> <p> Poundland was only a tenant of the property, and has condemned the removal via a spokesperson and social media.</p> <p> SECOND MURAL PULLED</p> <p> Also pulled from the auction was a piece titled Wet Dog, valued between $600,000 and $800,000, owned by <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1361674866149_6">Stephan Keszler</span>, a New York gallery owner who specializes in Banksy's work.</p> <p> The spray-painted piece shows a silhouette of a dog wildly shaking water out of its fur, and was said to have been painted in the West Bank in 2006 or 2007. It was salvaged in 2010 by Keszler and his team on behalf of the property's owner, and he later purchased it.</p> <p> "We pulled it because of the hype. We did not feel comfortable in this environment," Keszler said of the decision to remove the piece from the auction. "But I think we are very happy that an auction has tried to get Banksy's street works into auction. It's a breakthrough."</p> <p> Keszler declined to answer whether he represented the yet-to-be-named owner of Slave Labour.</p> <p> Keszler has come under fire from critics who say he is selling stolen art. He contends the works belong to the owners of the properties where they first appeared.</p> <p> "Banksy's not asking you if you're happy with the work on your house. It's your property and you can do with this whatever you want without asking Banksy, so a lot of people they destroy it, they paint over it," he said. "Some people see it's worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, so they're trying to get them removed and they're trying to sell them."</p> <p> (Editing by Cynthia Johnston and Peter Cooney)</p><p>Source: <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/banksy-street-murals-pulled-miami-auction-controversy-025930602.html">http://news.yahoo.com/banksy-street-murals-pulled-miami-auction-controversy-025930602.html</a></p><p><a href="http://chiip.descrambler.de/index.php?title=Assisting_Your_System:_Is_Cosmetic_Surgery_The_Correct_Option?">divine mercy chaplet</a> <a href="http://stogeek.com/w/index.php?title=Aiding_Your_System:_Is_Cosmetic_Plastic_Surgery_The_Correct_Choice?">albert pujols</a> <a href="http://www.unchiku.com/wiki/index.php?title=Assisting_Your_Body:_Is_Surgical_Treatment_The_Right_Solution?">the shining</a> <a href="http://coolproducts.com/coolapedia/index.php?title=Supporting_Your_Body:_Is_Surgical_Treatment_The_Right_Choice?">mariano rivera</a> <a href="http://nlp-wiki.org/w/index.php?title=Assisting_Your_Whole_Body:_Is_Cosmetic_Surgery_The_Correct_Option?">mariano rivera</a> <a href="http://maescentics.medellin.unal.edu.co/~jfmunerad/index.php?title=Helping_Your_Whole_Body:_Is_Surgical_Treatment_The_Proper_Solution?">jobs report</a> <a href="http://www.blocparty.net/wiki/index.php?title=Aiding_The_Body:_Is_Surgical_Treatment_The_Right_Alternative?">tiger woods masters 2012</a> </p>ambrosinojonas52http://www.blogger.com/profile/18375140261357966177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272822344491441896.post-41598050428700845512013-02-24T15:43:00.001-08:002013-02-24T15:43:24.349-08:00South Africa?s fear of violence<p><strong>(CNN)</strong> ? Oscar Pistorius has claimed in a court hearing that when he heard noises in his home, he mistook his girlfriend for an intruder and accidentally shot her with his 9 mm pistol.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph2">Plausible? The courts will decide. In the meantime, the killing has highlighted South Africa?s history of gun violence and high crime. And it?s shown the world that many South Africans live with a palpable, almost paranoid, fear of having their homes broken into.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph3">In the past year, more than 50% of South Africans told the country?s police force that they?re afraid. The number of home burglaries across the country of 50 million have more than doubled. They totaled 9,063 in a 12-month period spanning 2002/2003; seven years later, it was up 18,786. And in a similar period ending in 2012, reported break-ins dipped to 16,766, according to South Africa?s crime reporting body, the Institute for Security Studies.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph4">The international group Gunpolicy.org reports that there are about 6 million licensed firearms in South Africa.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph5">?The paranoia about being a victim of a house robbery is understandable,? said the group?s small arms researcher Lauren Tracey. ?Victims are relatively helpless against these attacks.?</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph6">It?s common to see armed guards patrolling gated, middle-class neighborhoods.</p> <p><img class="cnnArticleGalleryCloseButton" src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_96715_bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_96715_130219173532-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius appears at Magistrate Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on Tuesday, February 19. He's charged with premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp." border="0"/><cite>South African Olympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius appears at Magistrate Court in Pretoria, South Africa, on Tuesday, February 19. He?s charged with premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_96715_130214104211-pistorius-and-steenkamp-02-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="A picture taken on January 26, 2013, shows Pistorius, 26, and his Steenkamp, 29, at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. " border="0"/><cite>A picture taken on January 26, 2013, shows Pistorius, 26, and his Steenkamp, 29, at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_58796_130214101130-01-pictorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius leaves the Boshkop police station with his face covered in Pretoria East to be taken into custody on Thursday, February 14. " border="0"/><cite>Pistorius leaves the Boshkop police station with his face covered in Pretoria East to be taken into custody on Thursday, February 14. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_58796_130214105230-pistorius-nike-ad-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius appears in an advertisement for Nike with the unfortunate slogan I am the bullet in the chamber. The image appeared on Pistorius' offical website, but has now been removed." border="0"/><cite>Pistorius appears in an advertisement for Nike with the unfortunate slogan ?I am the bullet in the chamber.? The image appeared on Pistorius? offical website, but has now been removed.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_58796_130214101128-02-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius won gold for the first time at the 2004 Athens Paralympics in the men's 200 meter final and set a new world record." border="0"/><cite>Pistorius won gold for the first time at the 2004 Athens Paralympics in the men?s 200 meter final and set a new world record.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_58796_130214101125-03-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="A pair of prosthetic legs stand on the ground as Pistorius coaches children at the Regional Arena, in Manchester, England, April 11, 2006. " border="0"/><cite>A pair of prosthetic legs stand on the ground as Pistorius coaches children at the Regional Arena, in Manchester, England, April 11, 2006. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_58796_130214101121-04-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius competes in a 400-meter race at the International German Championships Athletics for Disabled in Berlin on June 14, 2008. " border="0"/><cite>Pistorius competes in a 400-meter race at the International German Championships Athletics for Disabled in Berlin on June 14, 2008. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_58796_130214101118-05-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius looks on during the the men's 400-meter B race during the IAAF Golden Gala on July 11, 2008, in Rome, Italy." border="0"/><cite>Pistorius looks on during the the men?s 400-meter B race during the IAAF Golden Gala on July 11, 2008, in Rome, Italy.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_58796_130214101115-06-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius runs to win gold ahead of Jerome Singleton, left, of the U.S. in the final of the 100-meter T44 as Marlon Shirley of the U.S. falls during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games on September 9, 2008. " border="0"/><cite>Pistorius runs to win gold ahead of Jerome Singleton, left, of the U.S. in the final of the 100-meter T44 as Marlon Shirley of the U.S. falls during the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games on September 9, 2008. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_c91d2_130214101113-07-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius poses with his medals from the IPC Athletics Championships at QE II Park on January 29, 2011, in Christchurch, New Zealand. He won three world titles, but lost the 100-meter T44 final to Jerome Singleton of the U.S., his first loss in a race over 100 meters since the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games." border="0"/><cite>Pistorius poses with his medals from the IPC Athletics Championships at QE II Park on January 29, 2011, in Christchurch, New Zealand. He won three world titles, but lost the 100-meter T44 final to Jerome Singleton of the U.S., his first loss in a race over 100 meters since the Athens 2004 Paralympic Games.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_c91d2_130214101607-09-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius speaks with Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson of the United States during a media gathering prior to the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships Daegu 2011 on August 26, 2011, in Daegu, South Korea. Pistorius was the first amputee athlete to compete at the World Athletics Championships." border="0"/><cite>Pistorius speaks with Olympic gold medalist Michael Johnson of the United States during a media gathering prior to the 13th IAAF World Athletics Championships Daegu 2011 on August 26, 2011, in Daegu, South Korea. Pistorius was the first amputee athlete to compete at the World Athletics Championships.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_c91d2_130214101605-10-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius passes the relay baton to Ofentse Mogawane of South Africa in the men's 4x400-meter relay heats during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2011, in Daegu, South Korea. " border="0"/><cite>Pistorius passes the relay baton to Ofentse Mogawane of South Africa in the men?s 4?400-meter relay heats during the IAAF World Athletics Championships at the Daegu Stadium on September 1, 2011, in Daegu, South Korea. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_c91d2_130214101602-11-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius, center, races in the men's 400-meter Round 1 heat in the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 4, 2012. " border="0"/><cite>Pistorius, center, races in the men?s 400-meter Round 1 heat in the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 4, 2012. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_c91d2_130214101600-15-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius of South Africa competes in a Round 1 heat on August 4 at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium." border="0"/><cite>Pistorius of South Africa competes in a Round 1 heat on August 4 at the London 2012 Olympic Games at Olympic Stadium.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_c91d2_130214101555-13-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius carries the flag during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics at the Olympic Stadium on August 29." border="0"/><cite>Pistorius carries the flag during the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympics at the Olympic Stadium on August 29.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_680d0_130214102123-14-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius runs across the finish line to win the men's 4x100-meter relay T42-46 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games on September 5." border="0"/><cite>Pistorius runs across the finish line to win the men?s 4?100-meter relay T42-46 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games on September 5.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_680d0_130214102121-12-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius competes in a men's 400-meter T44 heat at the London 2012 Paralympic Games on September 7." border="0"/><cite>Pistorius competes in a men?s 400-meter T44 heat at the London 2012 Paralympic Games on September 7.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_680d0_130214102118-17-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius poses on the podium with his gold medal after winning the men's 400 meter T44 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games on September 8, 2012. " border="0"/><cite>Pistorius poses on the podium with his gold medal after winning the men?s 400 meter T44 final at the London 2012 Paralympic Games on September 8, 2012. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_680d0_130214014926-oscuar-pistorius-doctorate-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Pistorius waves after receiving his honorary doctorate from Strathclyde University on November 12 in Glasgow, Scotland. " border="0"/><cite>Pistorius waves after receiving his honorary doctorate from Strathclyde University on November 12 in Glasgow, Scotland. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_680d0_130219173532-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>1</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_680d0_130214104211-pistorius-and-steenkamp-02-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>2</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_680d0_130214101130-01-pictorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>3</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_680d0_130214105230-pistorius-nike-ad-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>4</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_2a912_130214101128-02-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>5</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_2a912_130214101125-03-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>6</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_2a912_130214101121-04-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>7</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_2a912_130214101118-05-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>8</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_2a912_130214101115-06-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>9</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_2a912_130214101113-07-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>10</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_2a912_130214101607-09-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>11</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_2a912_130214101605-10-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>12</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_2a912_130214101602-11-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>13</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_2a912_130214101600-15-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>14</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_32e2e_130214101555-13-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>15</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_32e2e_130214102123-14-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>16</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_32e2e_130214102121-12-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>17</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_32e2e_130214102118-17-pistorius-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>18</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/c28c5_32e2e_130214014926-oscuar-pistorius-doctorate-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>19</span></p> <p><img class="cnnArticleBoxImage" width="640" height="360" border="0" src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_96715_130219173532-pistorius-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="Photos: 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius "/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Photos: ?Blade Runner? Oscar Pistorius </span></cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_96715_bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/><br/><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_32e2e_130221215906-tsr-foreman-magic-wall-pistorius-00002727-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>A virtual look at Pistorius? defense</span></cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_96715_bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/><br/><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_32e2e_130222114433-pistorius-closeup-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Why Pistorius was granted bail</span></cite></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph7">Hiring a private security firm is not the exception but the norm. Workaday people install panic buttons, closed-circuit televisions, man trap doors, boom gates and outdoor point-to-point infrared motion-sensing beams on their houses.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph8">Also unique to South Africa: When burglars break in, they likely aren?t after a flat-screen television or jewelry, experts say. They want the homeowner?s guns.</p> <p><img class="cnnArticleGalleryCloseButton" src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_96715_bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_0bb15_130215091946-reeva-steenkamp-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="South African model Reeva Steenkamp died early Thursday, February 14, 2013 after a shooting at the Pretoria home of Olympian Oscar Pistorius, her boyfriend. " border="0"/><cite>South African model Reeva Steenkamp died early Thursday, February 14, 2013 after a shooting at the Pretoria home of Olympian Oscar Pistorius, her boyfriend. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_0bb15_130215091935-reeva-steenkamp-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="This undated handout picture released on February 14, 2013 by Ice Models in South Africa shows model Reeva Steenkamp." border="0"/><cite>This undated handout picture released on February 14, 2013 by ?Ice Models? in South Africa shows model Reeva Steenkamp.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_0bb15_130215091956-reeva-steenkamp-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Capacity Relations, the agency that represents Steenkamp, announced her death. She was the kindest, sweetest human being; an angel on earth and will be sorely missed, the agency said on Twitter." border="0"/><cite>Capacity Relations, the agency that represents Steenkamp, announced her death. ?She was the kindest, sweetest human being; an angel on earth and will be sorely missed,? the agency said on Twitter.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_0bb15_130214105535-reeva-steenkamp-closeup-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="The model was born in Cape Town and grew up in Port Elizabeth. She later moved to Johannesburg, where she worked for various companies, including Toyota and cosmetics maker Avon." border="0"/><cite>The model was born in Cape Town and grew up in Port Elizabeth. She later moved to Johannesburg, where she worked for various companies, including Toyota and cosmetics maker Avon.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_0bb15_130214105432-reeva-steenkamp-bw-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Steenkamp, who had a law degree, has also worked as a presenter for FashionTV in South Africa and as a FHM covergirl." border="0"/><cite>Steenkamp, who had a law degree, has also worked as a presenter for FashionTV in South Africa and as a FHM covergirl.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_0bb15_130214105531-reeva-steenkamp-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Her passion included cars and cooking, and she was set to appear in the Tropika Island of Treasure Show on Saturday, according to the show's website. " border="0"/><cite>Her passion included cars and cooking, and she was set to appear in the Tropika Island of Treasure Show on Saturday, according to the show?s website. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_a16eb_130215095034-reeva-steenkamp-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="We are deeply saddened and extend our condolences to Reeva's family and friends, the show said in a message on its website." border="0"/><cite>?We are deeply saddened and extend our condolences to Reeva?s family and friends,? the show said in a message on its website.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_a16eb_130214085049-reeva-steenkamp-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="Steenkamp died early Thursday after a shooting at the Pretoria home of Olympian Oscar Pistorius, her boyfriend. She is pictured here on February 07, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa." border="0"/><cite>Steenkamp died early Thursday after a shooting at the Pretoria home of Olympian Oscar Pistorius, her boyfriend. She is pictured here on February 07, 2013 in Johannesburg, South Africa.</cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_96715_130214104211-pistorius-and-steenkamp-02-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="640" height="360" alt="A picture taken on January 26, 2013 shows Olympian sprinter Oscar Pistorius posing next to his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. " border="0"/><cite>A picture taken on January 26, 2013 shows Olympian sprinter Oscar Pistorius posing next to his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp at Melrose Arch in Johannesburg. </cite></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_a16eb_130215091946-reeva-steenkamp-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>1</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_a16eb_130215091935-reeva-steenkamp-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>2</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_a16eb_130215091956-reeva-steenkamp-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>3</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_a16eb_130214105535-reeva-steenkamp-closeup-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>4</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_a16eb_130214105432-reeva-steenkamp-bw-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>5</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_a16eb_130214105531-reeva-steenkamp-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>6</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_bdf13_130215095034-reeva-steenkamp-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>7</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_bdf13_130214085049-reeva-steenkamp-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>8</span></p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_680d0_130214104211-pistorius-and-steenkamp-02-topics.jpg" border="0"/><br/><span>9</span></p> <p><img class="cnnArticleBoxImage" width="640" height="360" border="0" src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_0bb15_130215091946-reeva-steenkamp-horizontal-gallery.jpg" alt="Reeva Steenkamp in photos"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Reeva Steenkamp in photos</span></cite></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph9">That?s in part because it?s very hard to acquire a gun legally in South Africa, but it remains, many say, relatively easy to get a gun illegally.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph10">Related: Pistorius out on bail: Now what?</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph11"><strong>A history of violence</strong></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph12">To understand South Africa?s gun culture, it?s crucial to go back nearly two decades. In 1994, apartheid ended. The official system of racial segregation, in place since 1948, took rights away from black Africans and gave virtually all power in every aspect of life to whites.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph13">For generations, violence born out of apartheid spawned a kind of arms race; blacks and whites fought against each other, and everyone else armed themselves, afraid to be caught in the cross fire.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph14">Gun violence was at a record high as the country made its first effort to become what archbishop and peace crusader Desmond Tutu envisioned ? a rainbow nation.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph15">Other spiritual leaders around the country began campaigning to reduce violence.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph16">?Before 1994, there was a low-key civil war in South Africa,? said Claire Taylor, a spokesperson for Gun Free South Africa, a non-profit group that grew out of a movement to cut down on crime born from years of inequity during apartheid. ?Both sides ? white and blacks ? were armed soldiers in a way.?</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph17">The roots of gun culture in South Africa are not unlike those of the United States, she said.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph18">?There is a history of colonization, of taking, of settling,? she said. ?For black people, the AK-47 was a symbol of liberation, of fighting back. There is huge meaning attached. Gun are about fighting and superiority.?</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph19">Unlike the United States, the right to own a gun is not written in the country?s constitution.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph20">Related: U.S. gun debate: Where is the middle ground?</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph21">Police have confiscated and destroyed hundreds of thousands of unlicensed guns, but it?s unclear how many illegal guns remain on the street.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph22">Researcher Tracey also believes that criminal violence is rooted in South Africa?s historical traumas. There was rampant proliferation of firearms in the nation before the end of apartheid, and liberation movements stockpiled them.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph23">Many of those weapons, she said, were never recovered.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph24"><strong>Laying down the guns</strong></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph25">As Nelson Mandela, South Africa?s first black president, took office in 1994, there was a tremendous desire to put the guns down.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph26">?There was a national feeling that we had lived under the gun for so many years during apartheid, and we had to do something to signal that beginning anew was possible,? said Claire Taylor, the non-profit?s spokesperson.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph27">Taylor was personally motivated to act. At the time, one of her closest friends was shot to death during a break-in.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph28">In 2000, South Africa passed the Firearms Control Act. Since then, violence by handguns, Taylor said, has dropped steadily, often by double digits.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph29">Among the law?s rigors: Before it was enacted, 16 was the minimum age to own a gun; today it?s 21. To apply for a gun, you have to take competency tests, akin to a driver?s license test, which demonstrates that not only can you shoot straight, but that you also know the law and how to store your firearm safely.</p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_96715_bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/><br/><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_bdf13_130222211100-ac-geragos-toobin-pistorius-bail-granted-00003803-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Toobin: Bail is huge victory for Pistorius</span></cite></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph30">Next, law enforcement conducts a background check that runs an applicant?s criminal history and also tries to assess whether the applicant has a propensity for violence, may be mentally ill or suffers from an addiction that might cloud their judgment. An applicant must give references whom the authorities will interview, including relatives and a spouse, if that?s possible, Taylor said.</p> <p><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/8488c_96715_bttn_close.gif" alt="" border="0" height="23" width="58"/><br/><img src="http://ripley.za.net/wp-content/plugins/rss-poster/cache/f6d5b_bdf13_130222095851-01-pistorius-0222-story-body.jpg" alt="" border="0" class="box-image" height="120" width="214"/><cite class="expCaption"><span>Mixed response to Pistorius bail </span></cite></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph31">Authorities go a step further, checking medical information and digging into any instances of domestic violence or employment issues.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph32">Once licensed, gun owners must reapply and requalify for their licenses every two to 10 years.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph33">South African law also helps ensure that only one gun per person is approved. If someone is a sport shooter or has a reason that for needing to own more than one gun, he must file a separate application and explain, Taylor said.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph34"><strong>The law isn?t a fix-all</strong></p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph35">The law isn?t perfect. As one South African correspondent put it, guns are still very much a part of the culture. Signs at South African airports and casinos point to where consumers should drop off their weapons.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph36">And gun ownership advocates say that is why people are still incredibly afraid of hearing someone creeping in their house at night.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph37">There are about 2,000 guns stolen from legal gun owners in South Africa every month, according to Gun Free South Africa.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph38">Between April 2005 and March 2011, more than 18,000 police firearms were reportedly stolen or lost. Guns have gone missing from police stations.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph39">There?s also a severe backlog in gun license applications, some of which date back several years. A task force has been appointed to look into the problem, Taylor said.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph40">All of this has highlighted one fact for the country gun rights organization Gun Owners of South Africa.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph41">Executive Wouter de Waal told CNN that it is ?dead easy? to get weapons illegally.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph42">And there?s little reason for armed burglars to think they?ll be caught and punished. The rate of arrest and prosecution in the country is 7%, said former detective Rudolph Zinn, who wrote a book about home invasions and now trains South African police.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph43">He believes there?s one chief reason for that: Few South Africans trust law enforcement because in recent years, the police force has become politicized, with higher ranking officers who are politically appointed.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph44">?In 1994 there was a push to have policing more community-focused, there was more legislation to focus on that,? he said.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph45">?There was a distrust related to our heritage,? he says, referring to apartheid, ?and unfortunately, over the years, we?ve gone back to that. I saw it often when I was a detective.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph46">There are undoubtedly more home invasions, he said, than are officially counted.</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph47">?People don?t even want to report a crime,? he said, ?because they don?t believe anything is going to come of it.?</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph48">What?s life like in a South African prison</p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph49">How UK school massacre led to tighter gun control </p> <p class="cnn_storypgraphtxt cnn_storypgraph50">Photos: Athletes charged with murder</p> <p class="cnn_strycbftrtxt">CNN?s Emily Smith contributed to this report.</p> <p>Article source: http://edition.cnn.com/2013/02/23/world/africa/south-africa-gun-violence/index.html?eref=edition</p> <p>Article source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/NewsRipplesWeb/~3/bWPKISE6Nco/south-africas-fear-of-violence</p><p>Source: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RipleysStuff/~3/doqKxhw3kAc/south-africas-fear-of-violence">http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RipleysStuff/~3/doqKxhw3kAc/south-africas-fear-of-violence</a></p><p><a href="http://stogeek.com/w/index.php?title=Understand_The_Strategies_Powering_Purchasing_A_House">bo ryan</a> <a href="http://prodados.com/wiki/index.php?title=Learn_The_Secrets_Behind_Buying_A_Residence">the last waltz</a> <a href="http://susini.info/index.php?title=Find_Out_The_Secrets_and_Techniques_Behind_Investing_In_A_Home">earth day activities</a> <a href="http://www.culturachianti.it/barberino/index.php?title=Learn_The_Secrets_Right_Behind_Buying_A_Residence">mel gibson</a> <a href="http://bigipedia.org/index.php?title=Learn_The_Strategies_Associated_with_Buying_A_Residence">splunk</a> <a href="http://qsig.info/qsigwiki/index.php?title=Learn_The_Techniques_Powering_Buying_A_Home">dark shadows</a> <a href="http://binzib.net/wiki/index.php?title=Find_Out_The_Secrets_and_Techniques_Right_Behind_Investing_In_A_Residence">iau</a> </p>ambrosinojonas52http://www.blogger.com/profile/18375140261357966177noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5272822344491441896.post-53713964975680609042013-02-24T13:45:00.001-08:002013-02-24T13:45:11.744-08:00Kerry takes case on Syria to Europe, Mideast<p class="first">WASHINGTON (AP) ? <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1361712786663_1">John Kerry</span> embarked Sunday on his first official overseas trip as <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1361712786663_7">secretary of state</span>, hoping to bring new ideas to Europe and the Mideast about how to end nearly two years of violence in <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1361712786663_2">Syria</span>.</p> <p>Kerry's nine-nation, 10-day trip will take him to America's traditional European allies of Britain, Germany, France and Italy, along with Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. 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Pulaski ...<p>By Sheila D. Nelson</p> <p>In criminology circles, examining why people commit crime is very important in the ongoing debate of how crime should be handled and prevented.? This is a broad overview of some of the key theories.? Think about those you know who have committed crimes and see what you think made them choose the wrong path.</p> <p>*Rational choice theory:? People generally act in their self-interest and make decisions to commit crime after weighing the potential risks (including getting caught and punished) against the rewards.</p> <p>*Social disorganization theory:? This theory says that a person?s physical and social environments are primarily responsible for the behavioral choices that person makes.? A neighborhood that has fraying social structures is more likely to have high crime rates.? Such a neighborhood may have poor schools, vacant and vandalized buildings, high unemployment, and a mix of commercial and residential property.</p> <p>*Strain theory:? Most people have similar aspirations, but they don?t all have the same opportunities or abilities.? When people fail to achieve society?s expectations through approved means such as hard work and delayed gratification, they may attempt to achieve success through crime.</p> <p>*Social learning theory:? People develop motivation to commit crime and the skills to commit crime through the people with whom they associate.</p> <p>*Social control theory:? Most people would commit crime if not for the controls that society places on individuals through institutions such as schools, workplaces, churches, and families.</p> <p>*Labeling theory:? People in power decide what acts are crimes, and the act of labeling someone a criminal is what makes him a criminal.? Once a person is labeled a criminal, society takes away his opportunities, which may ultimately lead to more criminal behavior.</p> <p>*Biology, genetics, and evolution:? Poor diet, mental illness, bad brain chemistry, and even evolutionary rewards for aggressive criminal conduct have been proposed as explanations for crime.</p> <p>The many studies that have been done on the causes of crime tend to show that all of the causes of crime tend to be somewhat intertwined.? Here is what some of those studies have shown:</p> <p>*Unemployment and poverty:? Income inequality contributes to crime-prone areas giving the under-privileged motivation to commit crimes due to feeling deprived or entitled.? This sometimes leads to organized crime and gangs in larger urban areas.</p> <p>*Inadequate parenting:? Parenting techniques, or lack thereof, tend to play a large role in juveniles who turn to crime.? Children with lack of parental supervision? left to their own devices are more likely to be influenced by peers and possibly ?turn to criminal behavior.? Children who lack a healthy relationship with their parents are also more susceptible to crime.? This would include children whose parents tolerate crime and violence or are deviants themselves.</p> <p>*Substance abuse:? Alcohol and drug abuse certainly contribute to crime.? Heavy alcohol users play a role in many domestic violence crimes as well as other violent crimes.? With drug abuse, users may turn to crime to get their daily dose.? As long as there is a demand for illegal drugs, there will be drug dealers and traffickers who tend to engage in other criminal activity.</p> <p>*Insufficient policing:? When law enforcement is lacking, criminals come out of the woodwork.? This could be due to cuts in government funding or inadequate police.? Lack of community involvement also contributes.? Some communities refuse to police their neighborhoods and refuse to get involved, either through fear or retaliation, or simply not caring about social responsibility and control.</p> <p>Although there are a great number of reasons given as to why people become criminals, some of these reasons make no sense at all to the average person.? Why, for example, would a person become a criminal even though he was brought up within the most loving and caring environment?</p> <p>Some children still go wrong despite their environment.? They may get in with the wrong crowd and get into drink and drugs, which can lead into other things to fuel their needs.</p> <p>However, in today?s society it appears that greed and power also come into play.? Today?s youth with their entitlement mentality want all the trappings of society without having to work for it.? Is it any wonder that some people, especially our young people, turn to a life of crime when today?s society is based on getting rich quick?? Society complains about criminal activity when it was the society that created many such criminals in the first place.? When we have politicians? doing some ?creative accounting? with their expenses so they do not have to pay taxes, or spending taxpayer money in the wrong ways, is it any wonder we have criminals?? Top corporate leaders are also often guilty of ?white collar crime? of various strains.? Is it any wonder that other citizens wonder why they cannot get on the gravy train as well?</p> <p>Like everything else, people can blame crime on lots of things:? parents, poverty, peers, and so on.? There are thousands of people who grew up in very adverse circumstances yet become responsible model citizens.?? 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If so, you have landed up at a right place. Finding a perfect gift for your beloved can be a difficult task for many men. So, we have come up with some special and interesting gifts for girls that are generally liked by them.</p> <p>1.Cocktail dresses: They also make great gifts for girls. Cocktail dresses are short in lengths and normally worn during cocktail parties. A smart and elegant cocktail dress would make your beloved look chic and casual. Shopping online for cocktail dresses would provide you huge variety of styles, designs, colors, sizes, shapes and lengths. If you are confused about the color of cocktail dress, you can choose black little dress because they are always in trend. When buying cocktail dress for her, make sure that you know the correct size of her.</p> <p>2.Fashion accessories: Fashion accessories such as watches, earrings, rings, bracelets, necklaces etc. makes great gifts for girls. 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"Be the first in the galaxy!"<p align="right"> ? Just 1 in 8 women consider themselves attractive | Home | Whom do you want to meet today? Get connected (that'll be $3,000) ? </p> <h2>February 13, 2013</h2> <h3>Astronaut Comforter ? "Be the first in the galaxy!"</h3> <p> <img alt="Screen Shot 2013-02-13 at 10.04.09 AM" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341c5dea53ef017ee87c1c3c970d image-full" src="http://bookofjoe.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5dea53ef017ee87c1c3c970d-800wi" title="Screen Shot 2013-02-13 at 10.04.09 AM" /></p> <p>Makes being first in line at the Apple Store for an iWatch seem positively trivial, what?</p> <p> <img alt="Screen Shot 2013-02-13 at 10.04.17 AM" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341c5dea53ef017d4107e74e970c image-full" src="http://bookofjoe.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5dea53ef017d4107e74e970c-800wi" title="Screen Shot 2013-02-13 at 10.04.17 AM" /></p> <p>As a child of the space race (I was 9 when?Sputnik 1 was launched on October 4, 1957) I would've given anything to have this bedding at the time.</p> <p> <img alt="Screen Shot 2013-02-13 at 10.04.03 AM" border="0" class="asset asset-image at-xid-6a00d8341c5dea53ef017ee87c1bb2970d image-full" src="http://bookofjoe.typepad.com/.a/6a00d8341c5dea53ef017ee87c1bb2970d-800wi" title="Screen Shot 2013-02-13 at 10.04.03 AM" /></p> <p>Of course, such an acquisition would've meant having access to a working time machine.</p> <p>From the website:</p> <p>............................</p> <p>Let the countdown begin. </p> <p>Underneath these sheets you will dream far beyond the stars. </p> <p>Because the astronaut suit that's on there is real. </p> <p>It's not from the costume shop around the corner, but from the Space Expo Museum in Holland. </p> <p>So lie down, close your eyes, and feel gravity decrease instantly. </p> <p>Houston, we have lift-off!</p> <p>............................</p> <p>?59.95 (includes helmet-pillowcase).</p> <!-- START CHICKLETS --> <!-- END CHICKLETS --> <p class="posted"> February 13, 2013 at 12:01 PM | Permalink </p> <!-- GOOGLE AD SCRIPT --> <!-- END GOOGLE AD SCRIPT --><br /><h2>TrackBack</h2> <p>TrackBack URL for this entry:<br />http://www.typepad.com/services/trackback/6a00d8341c5dea53ef017d4107e122970c</p> <p>Listed below are links to weblogs that reference Astronaut Comforter ? 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Although Washington has softened somewhat toward Havana it still wants the Castro brothers' regime to go through rigorous democracy tests before it'll let up on the embargo.</p><p> Cuban President Raoul Castro began an economic liberalization program but, with elder brother Fidel in the background and watchful against any capitalist trespass, progress has been slow.</p><p> In the meantime, however, support for Cuba and opposition to U.S.-led sanctions and other curbs on Cuba has grown in Latin America.</p><p> Some analysts say Cuba's entry into Mercosur is only a matter of time. Where, they ask, will that leave Canada if in the meantime it signs free trade deals with Mercosur and continues to face U.S. disagreements on Cuba.</p><p> Canada and Cuba have close trade and travel links despite U.S. exhortations to Ottawa to shun the Caribbean island state. The number of Canadian businesses active in Cuba is known to be at least 85, if not more.</p><p> The bilateral trade, however, is different from Canada sharing a free trade zone that eventually may include Cuba as well as sharing the border with the United States.</p><p> Mercosur founding members are: Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Venezuela, associate member since 2008, became a full member in July 2012 as Paraguay was suspended. Bolivia and Chile are associate members and Colombia, Ecuador and Peru want to join as does Cuba.</p><p> Uruguay this week indicated it will work toward finalizing a free trade agreement with Canada when it assumes Mercosur chairmanship this year.</p><p> Uruguayan Foreign Minister Luis Almagro made the announcement during the signing of a tax information exchange agreement with Canada.</p><p> Canadian Ambassador Claire Poulin hailed the accord as a way toward closer fiscal cooperation. Canada will host a senior Uruguayan delegation for talks in Ottawa later in the year.</p><p> "Hopefully negotiations will find their natural course and then we can sit at a table and exchange proposals based on each side's ambitions," Almagro said.</p><p> Canadian Foreign Trade Minister Ed Fast visited Argentina, Brazil and Chile in March 2012 as part of a Canadian effort to advance the country's economic links with Mercosur member countries.</p><p> "Deepening and broadening Canada's economic relationship with high-growth markets like Mercosur is a key part of our pro-trade plan for jobs, economic growth and long-term prosperity," Fast said.</p><p> Mercosur 's 250 million consumers command national earnings of $3 trillion. It also accounts for almost three quarters of total economic activity in South America. Bilateral trade between Canada and Mercosur totaled more than $9.7 billion in 2011, a 213 per cent increase over the previous decade.</p><p> Like Canada, the European Union has its eyes on the Mercosur market. The European Union is Cuba's largest trading partner, with a third of all trade, almost one half of foreign direct investment and more than half of all tourists coming from Europe. 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They weren't seen as practical, and conventional wisdom said that one needed a traditional drop-back quarterback to win the Super Bowl.</p><p>However, as time passes and the rules change, it is becoming more and more evident that having a mobile quarterback is becoming a <em>necessity.</em></p><p>I'm not saying that a quarterback has to be as elusive as Michael Vick, but the days of having a statue standing in the pocket are starting to come to a close. As defensive lines become increasingly bigger and faster, having a quarterback that can extend plays and ad-lib will become necessary.</p><p>The league's longtime "elite" pocket passers are aging. Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Tom Brady are all in their 30s. Unfortunately, we will have to come to the realization that most of these guys will be at the tail end of their career within five years.</p><p>The new crop of superstars that are stepping into the spotlight are <span class="spellcheck">RGIII</span>, Russell Wilson, Andrew Luck and Colin <span class="spellcheck">Kaepernick</span>. All four are mobile, athletic and can extend plays with their legs.</p><p>Having a mobile quarterback simply adds another dimension to the offense, and it allows the coach to open up new possibilities in the offense that aren't available otherwise. It forces defensive coordinators to come up with new game plans and strategies.</p><p>One of the reasons Michael Vick is considered one of the most dangerous quarterbacks in football is his athleticism. Defensive coordinators fear having to game-plan against him because his otherworldly athleticism makes it almost impossible. He possesses the potential to completely turn the tide of the game by breaking down the defense for a 40-yard run and then throwing a 30-yard pass.</p><p>?</p><p>For his entire career, Vick has had the potential and natural ability to become the best quarterback in football. And by best, I do mean better than Brady, Brees and Manning.</p><p>He hasn't because of the lack of work ethic and preparation early in his career, and now he suffers from poor decision-making and a lack of confidence. For that reason, he never realized his potential as the next Fran Tarkenton.</p><p>Like Vick, other dual-threat quarterbacks were often victims of their own talent. Vince Young and JaMarcus Russell wasted their talent and completely torpedoed their own careers because of their lack of preparation and dependency on their natural abilities.</p><p>More successful mobile QBs like Steve McNair and Donovan McNabb were successful, but were never able to ascend to "elite" status during their time in the league. Daunte Culpepper probably would have, but he suffered a knee injury and was never the same player again.</p><p>However, the new crop of quarterbacks is completely different.</p><p>RGIII, Cam Newton, Russell Wilson and Colin Kaepernick have Vick-like potential. But more importantly, they have the work ethic and football IQ to capitalize on that potential.</p><p>There's a reason that Jim Harbaugh elected to bench the perfectly efficient Alex Smith for Colin Kaepernick. He knew that Kaepernick added a new dimension to the offense and that he had the potential to throw the playbook wide open.</p><p>?</p><p>As we all know, he was right. 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