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Ryan Gavin and Dean Hachamovitch, Marketing Guy and Engineer, respectively, for Internet Explorer, have announced that the final build and release of Internet Explorer 9 will indeed be at the party they’re throwing at South by Southwest in Texas on March 14th, 2011. They’ve decided to first announce this to their very favorite community at Channel9, a bunch of developers who are in love with the internet platform, and they’ve spoken here in a video at length what the browser will be able to do.

This browser has been in production for approximately a year, and now they’re going to release it, thanking profusely the community of developers who have stepped up to help them in making this a platform that has a chance at competing with the rest of the powerhouse browsers out in the market today. As you know, Internet Explorer

Hachamovitch will be doing a keynote at MIX 10 as well, showing off how the platform is rolling out, as a sort of “look what we did in a year” sort of thing. These two fellas sitting on the couch are super excited about this rollout and after saying what they came to say, they made sure to prompt Channel9 for what they call an “uncomfortable question.” What Channel9 decided to ask about was HTML5, to which they reply “WE’RE FOR IT!”

Of course the developer community knows this already, so the question is pressed, beyond what HTML5 can do for the everyday user, what does IE9 offer the fringe users who want features that not everyone will use? Hachamovitch replies with a sort of well, we DO do that, we’ve implemented things like Navigation Timing which “got 0% usage on the web,” he then going on to say that they’ve added items that don’t just come from developers who request things, they’ve essentially come up with elements that they and people at Yahoo, Google, and etc have spoken about behind the scenes, bringing these “fringe” features into IE9 at launch.

Essentially what they’re speaking about in this video and what will be coming with Internet Explorer 9 is depth as well as quality implementation of features. We’re hoping for the best!

Another day, another honking big funding for another online start-up (and yet another broken embargo too!).

It’s like Groundhog Day in Silicon Valley as usual.

Today, Cambridge, Mass.-based HubSpot wins tech’s version of the lottery, grabbing $32 million from Sequoia Capital, Google Ventures and also Salesforce.com.

It is unclear what the valuation for HubSpot is now, although it is likely high given it has raised $65 million now.

HubSpot makes marketing software for businesses, who use it to find prospects and generate leads, along with tools to analyze the process. It claims it has “4,000 customers, over 50 percent market share, five million leads managed, and 70 million page views tracked monthly.”

The Series D financing included HubSpot’s existing venture investors–General Catalyst Partners, Matrix Partners, and Scale Venture Partners–and part of it will be used to cash out existing shareholders. In previous rounds, the start-up has raised $33 million.

Here is the official press release:

Sequoia, Google Ventures, and Salesforce.com Invest $32 Million in HubSpot

Marketing Software Company Attracts New Strategic Investors

CAMBRIDGE, MA–(Marketwire – March 8, 2011)–Today, for the first time ever, Sequoia Capital, Google Ventures and Salesforce.com all invested together in one company, providing HubSpot with a Series D round of financing through a $32 million investment. HubSpot provides all-in-one marketing software used by over 4,000 businesses to get found by more prospects, convert them into leads and sales, and analyze the entire marketing process.

“The fundamental way that people shop, learn, and buy has changed radically in the last few years. HubSpot helps transform the way businesses market from outbound marketing (cold calls, email blasts, and direct mail) to inbound marketing (Google, blogs, social media, mobile, etc.),” said Brian Halligan, co-founder and CEO of HubSpot.

Sequoia Capital has a long history of partnering with founders to help them build long-term, multi-billion dollar companies, including Google, LinkedIn, AdMob, YouTube, Yahoo!, Apple, and Oracle. “We back companies that are transforming their industries,” said Jim Goetz, General Partner at Sequoia Capital. “HubSpot is the emerging category leader in the SaaS marketing sector. Their customer base exceeds that of all the other relevant marketing software companies combined, including Eloqua, Marketo, Genius, and Manticore.”

“Today, every company needs to succeed in search, social, sales, and marketing–I can’t think of a more powerful trifecta than Google, Salesforce.com, and HubSpot. With 4,000 customers, HubSpot is already a clear marketing leader–now, with this new infusion of capital and recognition by Google’s venture arm and Salesforce.com, HubSpot has a great opportunity to separate itself from the pack and become the leading marketing platform in the small and medium business space,” said Brent Leary, co-founder of CRM Essentials.

Google Ventures Partner, Rich Miner (formerly co-founder of Android) said, “We agree with HubSpot’s belief that search engines, social media, and mobile devices have fundamentally changed how businesses should market themselves. We’re thrilled to support their efforts to help thousands of small and medium businesses reach potential customers.”

Dharmesh Shah, co-founder and CTO of HubSpot commented, “We founded the company based on a simple premise: Businesses want an easy-to-use, complete and integrated marketing platform that helps them get more leads and customers. We plan to use this new capital to further invest in this ambitious vision and further our existing lead in the marketing software category.”

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For Apple, the mobile market is a cash cow. The company’s iPhone and iPad are proving to be the top mobile companions for people around the globe. Apple has sold over 100 million iPhones. Its iPad sales have hit 15 million. The company understands the mobile market and it knows how to capitalize on it.

But what about the living room? It has the Apple TV, sure, and the Mac mini is often times connected to an HDTV, but what else has Apple done to push the envelope in the living room? It still hasn’t launched the long-rumored television we keep hearing about, and it seems that offering a game console — a hope for many Apple fans over the past few years — won’t happen.

I fully realize that Apple can’t be everything to every customer. It delivers computers, smartphones, tablets, personal media players, two operating systems, wireless routers, and much more. But I also realize that Apple is an entertainment company. It’s about trying to give people more opportunity to enjoy their lives through technology. And it would only make sense if it doubled down on the living room.

Let’s turn our attention to the Apple TV for a minute.

Prior to its announcement in September, rumors were running rampant over what the former “hobby” would offer. Folks thought it would deliver gaming, interface with DVRs, include Apple’s App Store, and much more. They thought it would be a sizable update over its predecessor.

Instead, Apple offered a stripped-down alternative.

The second-generation Apple TV comes with the ability for users to stream Netflix content. It has Flickr and Internet radio. And it allows users to stream their music over their home network to their televisions. It offers movies and television shows, as well, but most would agree that it’s slim pickings for now.

At that event in September, Steve Jobs said that Apple’s research showed customers didn’t want everything a company could pile into a device. They simply want the ability to consume the content they enjoy without the fuss that might come along with something like Google TV-based devices.

But by delivering the bare minimum, Apple did itself no favors. The company took the easy way out and pretended like it no longer views the living room as a hobby. The only issue is, the Apple TV is still a hobby. It’s a device that lacks all the functionality we’ve come to expect from Apple — a company that typically prides itself on offering the best value for the cash. And at least so far, it leaves me wanting more.

So, what am I looking for? I want to see Apple improve the Apple TV by bringing its App Store to the platform. I’d also like to see some kind of gaming component come to the device, either through the App Store or as part of a more-capable platform.

And perhaps most importantly, I’d like to see Apple think beyond its set-top box and deliver products that try something new. I’m not sold on the possibility of Apple offering a groundbreaking television, but if it can surprise me, I’m all for it.

Simply put, I’m looking for Apple to be Apple. Right now, it’s just like every other company in the living room; it’s content to have a presence but not dominate.

That needs to end.

No single company can stake claim to the living room right now. Steve Jobs just needs to take advantage of that void and do something special.

But first, he needs to take the living room — and its revenue potential — seriously.

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The major legislative item on the agenda in the Senate this week will be The Small Business Reauthorization Act (S. 493).  Republicans plan to use this bill as a platform to promote critical pieces of legislation through the process of non-germane amendments to the bill.  Here are some vital amendments that will be debated and voted on throughout the week:

• Senator Mitch McConnell is offering an amendment (S. AMDT 183) to prohibit the EPA from promulgating any regulations on greenhouse gas emissions.  There is perhaps no force that is more destructive to our prosperity, consumer freedom of choice, and job creation than onerous cap and trade schemes.  There are many red state Democrats who are up for reelection in 2012 and will be hard pressed to go on record as supporting policies that are an imprecation to the interests of their states.  Make sure to call Senators Claire McCaskill, Joe Manchin, Ben Nelson, Bill Nelson, and Jon Tester in particular.

• Senator David Vitter is offering an amendment (S.AMDT. 178) forcing the federal government to sell off unused and underused property.  This is a serious issue.  The federal government owns over half of the land in some western states and has been using it to stifle energy development.  Selling unused federal lands would also serve as a prudent means of generating revenue without raising taxes.

• Senator Rand Paul is using the SBA bill as a platform to offer his signature budget bill (S.AMDT 199) which would slash $200 billion in spending for fiscal 2011.  Paul’s plan slashes funding by 50% to the Departments of Energy, Education, and HUD.  This amendment represents real limited government and budget austerity and will separate the men among the boys in the ranks of the Republican Conference.

• Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is forcing a vote (S. AMDT 197) to delay the implementation of ObamaCare until a final resolution is reached in pending lawsuits.  Unlike other bills that are designed to merely ameliorate ObamaCare, this amendment would completely halt it during the ensuing legal battles.

• Senator Tom Coburn has filed an amendment (S.AMDT.184) to force federal agencies to compile comprehensive lists of all of their programs

Make sure that all of your Republican senators are on record supporting these amendments, especially Rand Paul’s budget proposal.  Also, let’s see which faux moderate Democrats will commit to supporting anyone of these commonsense initiatives.  Needless to say, I didn’t waste time calling my senators; Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin!

What is your social media brand? Do you have one? Sure, many small business owners and entrepreneurs are coming around to the enormous importance of social media as a marketing, customer service, and, yes, even sales tool. But if you haven’t thought about how social media can define your brand, you are probably missing a HUGE part of what social media tools can do for your business. Here’s more…

Tools & Techniques

Creating a great brand with these blog tools. Tools that improve the look and functionality of your blog also improve your brand. A well-maintained small business blog is one of the most obvious and least expensive branding tools at the entrepreneur’s disposal even more so than social media channels like Facebook and Twitter because of how a blog can be customized to fit your needs and personality. This list of tools is a great way to start. EpicLaunch

What Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi can teach you about social media. One of the stars of the hit reality show “Jersey Shore”, “Snooki” is a perfect example of personal brand, but social media entrepreneurs could also learn much about building their own online presence from Snooki. Being yourself and using a simple, short tag to indelibly brand your identity are also great techniques in social media. One site is already trying to apply the starlets techniques in the social media space. Brand-Yourself

Tito Philips doesn’t want your comments on his blog! At least, not if they’re the wrong kind. And the wrong kind would be comments left for no other purpose than to get the blogger and his/her readers to visit your blog and perhaps comment on it in return. Why is comment trading bad? Don’t get Tito started! There are many ways to engage in social media marketing. Be sure you understand and respect some of the attitudes you may face. Blogging Bookshelf  

News & Trends

The best of the best. Want to get a look at arguably the 20 best Facebook fan pages for business on the planet? By now you should know the value of a Facebook fan page to your branding efforts. What’s also true, however, is that not all Facebook sites are created equal. If you want to take your social media marketing to the next level, have a look at this list of cream of the crop sites. Inc.com

Even churches use social media marketing! In this article on the growing market for tech services among religious organizations, we learn that many churches have also already entered into the social media space. As houses of worship, particularly huge mega-churches, expand and build congregations, it’s easy to see how social media can work as a marketing tool here as well. Is your religious organization using social media for branding? WSJ

Tips & Tricks

20 tips that will make you a Twitter star. Among the tools popular in the new digital space is Twitter. The microblogging platform can be used for business or non-business purposes and it can be the key to your small business’s success. Learn how to use Twitter like a pro and you may be surprised at the benefits your small business gains as a result. Global Copywriting

Valuable lessons in social media. Gary Vaynerchuk, author of The Thank You Economy and a successful social media entrepreneur in his own right, has many insights to share with small business leaders seeking a new way to define their brands in an age of social communications. Read some of the takeaways Vaynerchuk shares with those trying to define their businesses with social media. E-Marketing Associates

Success Stories

Doubt the power of FB to create brand for almost anyone? You won’t after you read the story of Princeton English Professor Jeff Nunokawa and “Jeffbook”, a collection of 3,221 brief literary essays on Facebook, that have created an incredible cult status for Nunokawa in the process. His motivation? Not too different from those of most marketers. Nunokawa simply started sharing where he knew his audience already spent lots of their time. The results speak for themselves. Fast Company

Increase exposure with niche social media. Blogger Mavis Nong talks about the importance of niche social media sites including social bookmarking sites as a key method of creating exposure for your online business. Mavis talks about her experience with our sister site BizSugar.com (thanks for the shout out! ) and explains how smaller more focused social sites can sometimes have a surprising impact even larger than the big guys. Attraction Marketing Online

Opportunities

Sponsors wanted for new SugarTone Sweet Business Blogging Contest. Put the power of social media to work for your brand. We’re looking for sponsors to help with a brand new blogging contest involving two of the fastest growing small business communities on the Web, BizSugar.com and Bloggertone.com. Learn more about the contest by reading the full announcement and get in touch today! BizSugar Blog

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Giant retail electronic payments network operator Visa is giving PayPal a run for its money today, announcing a new service that will allows U.S. consumers to receive and send funds to any eligible Visa credit, debit or prepaid account.

Now, bank customers of participating financial institutions will have the option to select a Visa account as the destination for funds when making a personal payment. Users enter the recipient’s 16-digit Visa account, email address or mobile phone number, allowing consumers to send funds directly from their bank account to a recipient’s Visa account, similar to the act of sending money on PayPal. Visa is actually working with outside company CashEdge and Fiserv to offer this service.

Previously, Visa’s personal payments was offered by financial institutions outside the U.S. but the availability in in the U.S. is a big deal, considering the popularity of PayPal. Of course, the virtue of using PayPal is that you don’t have to have a Visa account to use its payments service.

Visa has consistently been looking for ways to build its online presence in payments. For example, earlier this year, the company bought virtual goods monetization platform PlaySpan. Competing with PayPal, which has a massive userbase, may be a formidable challenge.

One of my many frustrations of working in Washington is dealing with perpetual-motion-machine assertions. The classic example is Keynesian economics, which is based on the notion that you magically create additional economic activity by having the government spend money instead of allowing the private sector to decide how it gets spent (in an especially bizarre display of this thinking, Nancy Pelosi actually said that subsidizing unemployment was the best way to create jobs).

Another example of this backwards analysis can be found in the debate over the IRS budget. The President is resisting a GOP proposal to modestly trim the IRS’s gargantuan $12.5 billion budget and his argument is that we should actually boost funding for the tax collection bureaucracy since that will mean more IRS agents squeezing more money out of more taxpayers.

Here are some excerpts from an Associated Press report about the controversy.

Every dollar the Internal Revenue Service spends for audits, liens and seizing property from tax cheats brings in more than $10, a rate of return so good the Obama administration wants to boost the agency’s budget.House Republicans, seeing the heavy hand of a too-big government, beg to differ. They’ve already voted to cut the IRS budget by $600 million this year and want bigger cuts in 2012. …IRS Commissioner Doug Shulman told the committee Tuesday that the $600 million cut in this year’s budget would result in the IRS collecting $4 billion less through tax enforcement programs. The Democrat-controlled Senate is unlikely to pass a budget cut that big. But given the political climate on Capitol Hill, Obama’s plan to increase IRS spending is unlikely to pass, either. Obama has already increased the IRS budget by 10 percent since he took office, to nearly $12.5 billion. The president’s budget proposal for 2012 would increase IRS spending by an additional 9 percent — adding 5,100 employees. …Obama’s 2012 budget proposal for the IRS includes $473 million and 1,269 new positions to start implementing the health care law.

Unlike Keynesian economics, there actually is some truth to Obama’s position. The fantasy estimate of $10 of new revenue for every $1 spent on additional bureaucrats is clearly ludicrous, but it is equally obvious that many Americans would send less money to Washington if they didn’t have to worry about a coercive and powerful tax-collection bureaucracy that had the power to throw them in jail.

This is an empirical question, at least with regards to the narrow issue of whether more IRS agents “pay for themselves” by shaking down sufficient numbers of taxpayers. Reducing the number of IRS bureaucrats by 90 percent, from about 100,000 to 10,000, for instance, surely would be a net loss to the government since the money saved on IRS compensation would be trivial compared to the loss of tax revenue.

But that doesn’t mean that a reduction of 10,000 or 20,000 also would lead to a net loss. And it certainly does not mean that adding 10,000 or 20,000 more IRS agents will result in enough new revenue to compensate for the salaries and benefits of a bigger bureaucracy. Even left-wing economists presumably understand the concept of diminishing returns.

But let’s assume that the White House is correct and that more IRS agents would be a net plus from the government’s perspective. The Administration would like us to reflexively endorse a bigger and more aggressive IRS, but public policy should not be based on what is a “net plus” for the government.

There are two ways to promote better tax compliance. The Obama approach, as we’ve read above, is to expand the size and power of the IRS. Up to a point, this policy can be “successful” in extracting additional money from the productive sector of the economy.

The alternative approach, by contrast, seeks better compliance by lowering tax rates and reforming/simplifying tax systems. This course of action boosts compliance by making evasion and avoidance less attractive. People are much less likely to cheat if the government isn’t being too greedy, and they’re also more likely to comply if they think there is less waste, fraud, corruption, and favoritism in the tax code.

Let’s now put this discussion in context. Obama wants more IRS agents in large part to enforce his new scheme for government-run healthcare. Yet that’s a perfect example of what I modestly call Mitchell’s Law – politicians doing one bad thing (expanding the IRS) only because they did another bad thing (enacting a health care bill that made the tax code even more convoluted and punitive).

So instead of making the IRS bigger in response to a bad healthcare law, why not repeal that bad law and shrink the size of the IRS? Even better, why not junk the entire tax code so we can replace the IRS with a system that is honest and fair?

And if these big steps are not immediately feasible, at least cut the IRS budget so that awful laws are enforced in a less destructive manner.

This Center for Freedom and Prosperity video has additional details about the national nightmare we call the IRS.

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Search engine optimization Vancouver For any Better Marketing Solution

 

When you start your personal website there are many ways you'll have to sell it off and something of the best ways is by using Search engine optimization Vancouver if you be in that area. The SEO or search engine optimization services would be the top method of getting more visitors to your site and therefore making more sales.

 

Now, you should know that you will not use SEO service if you're not an online business - however, if you don't come with an online presence if you are an offline business, then you'll not allow it to be very far.

 

It is a well known fact that if you are going to really make it within the offline world you must have an online presence. This really is something that all business people are learning hard way. One thing that you ought to also know is that it's not as easy as just setting up the website and leaving it to do its things.

 

This can be done in most sorts of ways, but these companies usually take advantage of multiple techniques to create the perfect marketing technique online. You will be able to hire these phones write articles for you, post on forums and blogs, create meta tags and meta descriptions, clean up the code, add alt tags to the images plus much more.

 

It is crucial that you simply do this because otherwise the organization you have worked so difficult for could wind up losing the money. If you have an internet site you want to produce, then you will also use the expertise of a search engine optimization company, which means search engine optimization company. What the corporation does is actually go ahead and take best areas of your site, check the code, create keywords and write various articles and documents to ensure your website is placed close to the the surface of the list for the major search engines.

As a result the SEO company can not only improve your traffic, but additionally ensure that your site is fully optimized for the internet search engine spiders that'll be brought to it. These spiders are utilized to analyze your site and place it in certain positions determined on certain keywords.

 

If you wish to use the SEO services Vancouver then all you have to complete is discover the top companies. It's through these that the SEO gets done effectively and efficiently. Because of so many SEO companies to choose from you have to be sure that the one you are going for is reliable. You ought to be able to ask for a failure of what you want, and the company should also be able to let you know know long they have been operating for. This will narrow down the list to reveal the very best ones.

 

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The Vancouver SEO company services are extremely good for business growth because they provide quality services. If you're planning to create a website for your internet business, then you have arrived at right article as I is going to be explaining below how SEO Vancouver company services can increase your website ranking making it popular.

Before that, you should know what Search Engine Optimization is. It is not that complicated and i am sure you will get a grasp from it after reading my article. The main goal of SEO is to have increased traffic aimed at your website and audience. It's a good decision to select a Vancouver SEO company that specializes in this kind of work, which means that your website could be listed in search engines.

There isn't any point in you having a website without any website ranking whatsoever while you won't get any business and profits to survive. It is a very tough atmosphere out there because there are a lot of online business people exactly like you, who want their share of pie. You have to be aware of the truth that nearly 85% of online traffic could be got from internet websites.

When a user types in a keyword or keywords for what he/she wants to know in various sites, these use crawlers to get web sites with the relevant content and index them based on algorithms. It's not necessary to worry about the algorithms which these websites use as that isn't important.

To look in the first page from the google listing, you will need to hire professionals and experts who can do the needful to maintain your site among the good books during these websites. These professionals can optimize your site content to ensure your website gets more traffic.

When the traffic gets high, it's a sign that you are obtaining a service that will enable you to get more revenues. SEO Vancouver company do the next to make your website appear inside the first page of search engine results.

Use keywords that are popularly utilized on search engines in your website content.
Have a website design for your website that is simple because top sites are allergic to flash and weird designs.
Submit your website to directories.
Submit your site to directory websites.
Postings on blogs and forums with back-links to your websites. This is regarded as an effective method of getting increased traffic to your website as many internet users use blogs and forums.

SEO Vancouver company also perform site diagnostics which is an important part in online optimization as research and analysis on finding keywords is the way to begin a SEO campaign. So, be sure you choose the best SEO Vancouver service company.

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What to anticipate When Hiring a Roofing Contractors

When the time comes to repair or substitute your homes roof, it can be a daunting job to find somebody that is actually competent to do the job. There are many roofers available, but the types who'll perform a great job for any sensible price aren't frequently simple to find. If you are in the market for a service provider, use the tips below for meeting with and hiring the correct one.

Job interview as well as Consultation

The majority of roofing contractors provide totally free consultation services. This is particularly essential, because it gives them an opportunity to assess exactly what your roof requirements, also it provides you with a chance to assess all of them. As with all businesses, believe in instincts about the individuals you let up onto your roof. No matter exactly how great a contractor's reputation or suggestion, he or she should start by presenting you having a business card. If a service provider arrives searching and speaking in an unprofessional manner, chances are that the task he is going to perform may also be unprofessional. This isn't to express that you should anticipate companies to arrive within fits. They is going to be climbing in your roofing, therefore most is going to be dressed up in denim jeans and work footwear or sneakers. If the contractor appears to be more interested in talking on their mobile phone during your homes roof than he is in evaluating your own roof's needs, which may be another indication that he is not the one for the job. For your legal safety, be certain that the contractor has adequate liability insurance.

Roofing Assessment

Expect that the service provider is going to be rising on your roof. In fact, any kind of contractor who not need to increase in your roofing to evaluate the issue should be instantly reduced. Those who are seriously interested in their own work will either create a sketching of the roof's surface and mark trouble spots on it as they undergo their assessment, or even they'll consider pictures or video clip from the surface area while they are up there. This is an extremely important action, because it allows you to observe exactly what the troubles are as well as understand how they will be fixed.

Estimate

The next phase will be the written estimate. The contractor will require away their loan calculator and come up with an itemized estimation. Some contractors will go to their own truck or truck and write down the actual proposal, while some may crisis the numbers to do the job in front of you. Once you are given the proposal, make sure that you comprehend which products will be utilized, how long the job will require and when you will find any additional or concealed expenses that may arise throughout the restore from the roof. The contractor will be able to answer all of these questions with ease and forewarn you of any additional expenses that might be sustained should the roof's integrity be broken inside.

Once you have obtained several written estimations from roofers, assess what every company or contractor is willing to provide for that price. Do not necessarily discount the greatest bid, simply because occasionally the greatest bid will actually function as the contractor who does the job properly. Also, be skeptical associated with prices for bids that are significantly less than other people. They may be utilizing inferior products or be untruthful about the chance of concealed expenses. Above all, believe in instincts and opt for the actual contractor who enables you to feel most comfortable about handing over your money.

 

Seven Uyghurs Sentenced to Death

2011-03-23

Critics of the sentences say China has politicized the robberies as acts of terrorism.

 

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A Uyghur man walks past armed Chinese security forces in Urumqi, July 17, 2009.

Chinese authorities in the northwestern region of Xinjiang have ordered the executions of seven ethnic minority Uyghur men convicted of "violent" crimes, official media said on Wednesday.

 

The death sentences were handed down by the Supreme People's Court in recent days, according to state media in the regional capital, Urumqi.

 

The men were accused in connection with three separate attacks late last year in the Silk Road city of Kashgar, according to the news website Urumqi Online.

 

According to another website, the Xinjiang-based Tianshan news site, Aimaiti Tuheti, Yiming Dawuti, and unnamed "others" killed a security guard at a pedestrian mall as part of a failed Aug. 7 robbery attempt.

 

In a separate incident on Oct. 12, it said, Nuermaimaiti Aobulikasimu and 11 others broke into a house, bound and killed the couple living in it, and took their possessions.

 

It said the group also broke into the homes of two brothers, robbed them, and killed six people in a Nov. 11 attack in Kashgar.

 

The report gave no information about the victims or the schedule for the executions.

 

Three of the men were sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve, a sentence that is normally commuted to life imprisonment in China's judicial system.

 

They were convicted of deliberate homicide and armed robbery by the Kashgar Intermediate People's Court in the first instance.

 

'Strike hard' campaign

 

A Han Chinese resident of Urumqi surnamed Yang said a reference to "terrorism" in official news reports on the case showed that it was being politicized by the authorities, who have launched a series of "strike hard" campaigns in Xinjiang following deadly ethnic violence in July 2009.

 

"There is an implied political meaning; that they were somehow engaged in separatist activities or ethnic divisions," said Yang.

 

Exile Uyghur groups said the trials had been conducted behind closed doors, with scant opportunity for public scrutiny.

 

"The entire process against these men, from the trial through to the judgment, was opaque," said Dilxat Raxit, spokesman for the Munich-based World Uyghur Congress.

 

"There was also very little reasonable evidence to convict them on a legal basis, because all the evidence came from one side of the case," he said.

 

"We strongly condemn the Chinese government for continuing to pursue their policies of ethnic division," said Raxit.

 

"We are also strongly opposed to the death penalty in this case."

 

Earlier cases

 

Last month, the Supreme Court sentenced four Uyghurs to death for alleged involvement in an Aug. 19 bomb attack in Xinjiang’s western Aksu city.

 

The World Uyghur Congress pointed to concerns over lack of transparency in those cases too.

 

The Aksu blast left eight people dead, including two of the bombers, and 15 wounded after a man riding a three-wheeled vehicle threw explosives at a group of uniformed patrolmen. Four Uyghurs were arrested shortly after the attack.

 

State media characterized the cases as acts of terrorism and unrelated to longstanding ethnic tensions between Uyghurs and Han Chinese in the region.

 

Exiled Uyghur dissident Rebiya Kadeer has warned that attacks like those in Aksu will continue to occur until Beijing addresses the underlying source of tension in the region.

 

Millions of Uyghurs—a distinct, Turkic minority who are predominantly Muslim—populate Central Asia and Xinjiang.

 

Uyghurs say they have long suffered ethnic discrimination, oppressive religious controls, and continued poverty and joblessness despite China's ambitious plans to develop its vast northwestern frontier.

 

Those frustrations erupted in July 2009 in deadly riots that left nearly 200 people dead, by the Chinese government's tally.

 

At least 26 people, mostly Uyghurs, were sentenced to death in the aftermath of the riots, many of whom have been executed, according to state media.

 

China is believed to execute more people each year than the rest of the world’s countries combined, although the government does not publish official figures.

 

Rights groups say Beijing may execute as many as several thousand prisoners annually.

 

Chinese authorities blame Uyghur separatists for a series of deadly attacks in recent years and accuse one group in particular of maintaining ties to the al-Qaeda terrorist network.

 

New training scheme

 

China on Wednesday also announced a training scheme which places ethnic minority graduates from Xinjiang in work elsewhere in China.

 

Governments of the destination cities will spend 450 million yuan (U.S.$ 69 million) for the program, while Xinjiang will spend 400 million yuan (U.S.$ 61 million), the official Xinhua news agency reported.

 

The program targets some 60,000 jobless college graduates in Xinjiang, around 80 percent of whom are from ethnic minorities, and 60 percent of whom are women.

 

However, some commentators see the move as an attempt to assimilate non-Han Chinese into mainstream Chinese culture.

 

"From the point of view of ethnic minorities, the graduate work scheme is really taking the cream of youth from the minorities and using them to 'further cultural development,'" wrote one ethnic minority user on a popular microblogging service.

 

"In fact, the culture that is being advanced is Han culture, and this group of young people will have been totally brainwashed," the microblog update said.

 

An Urumqi resident surnamed Li agreed.

 

"They have run senior high school schemes like this before during the past few years," he said.

 

"Whether it's high-schoolers or graduate training programs, these are measures that are aimed at thought control and brainwashing, and the 'Partification' of their education," he said.

 

Reported by Qiao Long for RFA's Mandarin service. Translated and written in English by Luisetta Mudie.

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Wikileaks and the Uyghurs

by holly upon December 20, 2010
Henryk Szadziewski, Supervisor, Uyghur Human Rights Project

If it were ever uncertain, info obtained through the whistleblower web site, Wikileaks, offers verified Chinese language federal government worries more than it's ongoing control of the region it calls Xinjiang, also is referred to as East Turkestan. The leaked out cables from U.Utes. diplomats show the actual extent to which Chinese language authorities make an effort to convince government authorities worldwide to adopt it's position on problems impacting Uyghurs. The actual wires also show the actual U . s . States' issues as well as views concerning the on going repressive measures in the region.

The majority of lighting associated with Chinese government stress would be the cables pointing in order to Chinese language anger, or the specter associated with Chinese language ire, over the discharge of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to third countries. A December Twenty nine, 2008 cable relates how Chinese language Helper International Minister Liu Jieyi fulfilled using the Ough.S. Ambassador in order to China to tone of voice Beijing's strong opposition of launch in order to any kind of country apart from China, which if the Ough.S. did certainly accede to this ask for it might "avoid injury to bilateral relationships and also to co-operation ‘in essential areas'". In addition, the Feb 2009 cable describes the way the Chinese language Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the feasible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfriendly act towards us" along with a "slap in the face". That the Ough.S. government stood firm within not really releasing the actual detainees in order to The far east illustrates the extent from the politicized nature of the Chinese language judicial system. Legitimate concerns over terrorism tend to be understandable, but in the actual U.Utes. government's view the detainees might most likely encounter torture and execution when they came back in order to China

Chinese language federal government pressure regarding the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not only applied to the U.S. federal government, but additionally to Brand new Zealand and a number of Western governments that were considering resettlement. Albania, Indonesia and Finland, as well as Eu member says all have the symptoms of paid for the impact associated with Chinese language government disappointment. In the case of Indonesia, that was at first willing to think about 2 Uyghurs upon solely relief reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo cases were less better than other detainees due to the unwanted effects accepting Uyghurs might have on relationships along with China. The Might 8, '09 cable television applies how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer reported which Indonesia experienced knowledgeable China from the Ough.S. ask for to simply accept some Uighur detainees kept from Guantánamo coupled with already been subsequently warned by The far east associated with ‘a large load on bilateral relations' in the event that Indonesia had been to accept any kind of detainees".

The actual diplomatic cables additionally discuss the actual unrest within Urumchi, the actual regional funds, in July 2009. The July 13, 2009 cable television talking about mass occurrences within China states:

"Ethnic riots such as those who work in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 and in Tibet in March of 08 differ markedly in origin as well as nature from mass occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both present serious trouble for the actual Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, however the Party management wouldn't wait to spread out fireplace on Uighurs or even Tibetans when they considered this necessary to restore order. Mass incidents pose another type of threat, he said, since the management is ‘afraid' to fire on Han rioters for fear of sparking massive open public outrage that would turn against the Party."

This can be a relaxing viewpoint, particularly when 1 views evidence presented in two reports launched this season through the Uyghur Human Rights Task (UHRP) and Amnesty Worldwide that fine detail eyewitness accounts from the utilization of lethal live fire towards Uyghur protestors in This summer 2009. Additionally, the actual observation which fire wouldn't be used against Han Chinese protestors has resonances for that various strategy used by Chinese security forces in Urumchi in order to Han Chinese language protests in September '09. Throughout individuals direct orders, after that Celebration Assistant, Wang Lequan, addressed protesters, that had demanded he let them know regarding federal government responses to protection issues. An identical request to meet with the Celebration Secretary by Uyghur demonstrators within This summer was not fulfilled.

The actual wider consequences from the unrest additionally saw a brief discussion about the impact it would have upon Iran-China relationships, and on relations along with Australia after World Uyghur Our elected representatives Leader, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, spoke at the National Press Club within Canberra in August '09. Within the latter situation, the Chinese federal government "privately warn[ed] a major Australian financial institution which sponsors the nation's Press Club to use it's impact to bar the Kadeer talk there".

The actual United States' concerns about the scenario within the Uyghur area are available through within the wires. Inside a discussion upon plan direction in Tibet, U.Utes. authorities explain that it'll end up being not possible with regard to Chinese language frontrunners to adopt a much softer line "if they appear like they are doing so under worldwide pressure". The cable out dated 04 16, 2008, one month following the episode of unrest in Tibetan regions, additionally relayed the observation "that domestic stability remains the leadership's main concern most of all, meaning there'll ‘almost surely' be no rest from the current difficult collection on Tibet or perhaps in locations such as Xinjiang." The information contained in the cable television also sheds light on the severe sensitivity that the Chinese federal government views territorial integrity, and the feasible drip over of unrest through Tibet.

The chance associated with solutions to tensions within Tibet and Xinjiang as a result of civil culture tend to be debated in a Feb 24, 2008 cable. Whilst suggesting that China's financial achievement will increase it's resistance to democratic change, the cable also discusses how Chinese language frontrunners begin to see the effectiveness of "a limited growth associated with civil culture, such as improvements within the rule of law and a more powerful part for authorized religions, NGOs, non profit organizations and other actors in places which contribute to sociable stability and don't challenge Communist Celebration guideline." This is a notable alternation in thinking, that has seen Ough.S. officials market the notion that Chinese financial improvement, as well as financial relationships along with China brings about a steadily democratic culture; however, much more belief appears to be placed in the grassroots motion than one that begins in the top levels of the Chinese language government. Nevertheless, the actual cable proves which "[i]n areas such as Tibet and Xinjiang, the fear of separatism results in tighter restrictions about the development of civil society." This approach is viewed as counter-productive through the official, who shows that the actual Ough.S. federal government "should continue to express...serious concerns over Beijing's individual privileges report as well as attract China's growing awareness that greater respect with regard to individual privileges, religious freedom and the rule associated with law will serve to promote the development and social balance that China seeks in addition to to enhance China's international picture." Such a technique might take considerable diplomatic abilities thinking about "China's weird concern that the United States privately promotes regime alter as well as ‘separatists' in Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The actual cables provide understanding of the every day company of diplomacy that's hardly ever owned by everyone, and it is interesting to note the quantity of function carried out behind closed doors on Uyghur issues. The importance of the actual role of the us as a monitor associated with Uyghur human rights problems within private discussions is made clear, as well as contrasts with its tactful open public stance. Employees from the Uyghur Individual Privileges Task is well aware of the pressure china federal government puts upon Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the facts of Chinese government pressure on its counterparts is actually illustrative of the degree that Chinese language authorities make an effort to control contrary narratives. With more revelations in the future through Wikileaks, issues more than Uyghurs might not grab the actual head lines, but the cables have shed brand new gentle on the documentation associated with individual privileges problems within the Uyghur region.

 

Wikileaks and also the Uyghurs

by henry on December 20, 2010
Henryk Szadziewski, Supervisor, Uyghur Human Rights Project

If it were actually in doubt, info obtained through the whistleblower web site, Wikileaks, offers confirmed Chinese government fears over its continued charge of the region this calls Xinjiang, also is known as Eastern Turkestan. The actual leaked out cables from U.S. diplomats demonstrate the actual degree that Chinese language authorities attempt to convince government authorities worldwide to adopt its position upon problems affecting Uyghurs. The cables additionally display the actual U . s . States' concerns as well as sights concerning the ongoing repressive steps in the region.

Most lighting of Chinese language government pressure are the wires pointing to Chinese language frustration, or the specter associated with Chinese ire, over the discharge of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to 3rd countries. The December 29, 08 cable television applies exactly how Chinese Helper Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi fulfilled using the Ough.S. Ambassador to China to tone of voice Beijing's powerful competitors associated with release to any nation other than China, which if the U.Utes. do indeed accede for this ask for it would "avoid harm to bilateral relations and also to co-operation ‘in essential areas'". In addition, a February 2009 cable television explains how the Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the actual feasible discharge of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees as "an unfriendly act toward us" and a "slap in the face". The Ough.S. federal government was firm in not really liberating the detainees in order to China illustrates the actual degree from the politicized nature of the Chinese language judicial program. Legitimate concerns more than terrorism tend to be easy to understand, however in the actual U.S. government's observe the detainees might probably face do-it-yourself torture as well as delivery if they returned to China

Chinese federal government stress in regard to the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees wasn't only applied to the Ough.Utes. federal government, but also in order to New Zealand along with a handful of European governments that were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Indonesia and Finland, in addition to European Union member states all have the symptoms of borne the actual brunt associated with Chinese federal government unhappiness. In the case of Indonesia, which was initially willing to consider 2 Uyghurs upon solely relief reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo instances had been less better than additional detainees due to the unwanted effects accepting Uyghurs might have on relationships along with The far east. A May 8, 2009 cable applies how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer reported which Germany had informed China from the Ough.Utes. ask for to accept some Uighur detainees held from Guantánamo and had already been consequently warned through The far east associated with ‘a heavy burden upon bilateral relations' if Indonesia had been to simply accept any detainees".

The diplomatic wires also discuss the unrest in Urumchi, the actual local funds, within This summer '09. A This summer Thirteen, 2009 cable talking about bulk occurrences within China says:

"Ethnic riots such as those in Xinjiang July 5-7 as well as in Tibet in March associated with 08 vary markedly in source as well as nature from bulk incidents, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each present serious trouble for the actual Party, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, however the Celebration leadership wouldn't wait to open fire on Uighurs or Tibetans when they deemed this necessary to restore order. Bulk incidents present another type of threat, he explained, since the management is actually ‘afraid' to fireplace upon Han rioters for fear of causing massive open public outrage that would turn from the Celebration."

This is a chilling opinion, especially when one views evidence offered in two reports released this season through the Uyghur Human Rights Task (UHRP) as well as Amnesty Worldwide which detail eyewitness company accounts from the use of lethal reside fire against Uyghur protestors within July 2009. Additionally, the declaration that fire wouldn't be used against Han Chinese language protestors has resonances for that different approach used by Chinese language security forces in Urumchi to Han Chinese language protests within September '09. Throughout individuals protests, then Party Assistant, Wang Lequan, tackled demonstrators, that experienced demanded that he let them know regarding government reactions in order to security concerns. A similar ask for to satisfy with the Party Assistant through Uyghur protesters in This summer wasn't met.

The actual broader repercussions from the unrest additionally saw a short discussion on the impact it might possess on Iran-China relations, as well as on relations along with Sydney after World Uyghur Congress Leader, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, spoke at the National Press Club in Canberra within August '09. In the second option case, china federal government "privately warn[ed] a major Aussie bank that vendors the National Push Club to make use of its influence to block the Kadeer talk there".

The actual U . s . States' issues concerning the scenario within the Uyghur region also come via in the wires. Inside a dialogue upon policy path within Tibet, Ough.S. officials clarify that it'll end up being impossible for Chinese leaders to consider the softer line "if they appear like doing so under worldwide pressure". The actual cable dated April 16, 2008, 30 days after the outbreak associated with unrest in Tibetan areas, additionally relayed the actual declaration "that household balance continues to be leadership's main concern above all else, meaning there will ‘almost surely' be absolutely no rest of the current hard collection upon Tibet or perhaps in locations such as Xinjiang." The information included in the cable television also sheds light about the severe sensitivity with which china federal government sights territorial ethics, and the feasible spill more than associated with unrest through Tibet.

The chance associated with methods to tensions within Tibet and Xinjiang as a result of civil culture are debated in a February 24, 08 cable television. Whilst recommending which China's economic success increases its potential to deal with democratic reform, the cable television also talks about exactly how Chinese language frontrunners begin to see the usefulness of "a restricted expansion of civil culture, such as improvements within the guideline of regulation along with a more powerful part for authorized religions, NGOs, charities along with other stars within areas that bring about sociable stability and don't problem Communist Celebration rule." This is a notable alternation in thinking, which has seen Ough.Utes. officials market the notion that Chinese language financial improvement, and financial relationships along with China brings in regards to a steadily democratic culture; nevertheless, much more belief seems to be placed in a grassroots movement compared to one which begins in the best levels of the Chinese federal government. Nevertheless, the cable television concludes that "[i]n areas for example Tibet and Xinjiang, driving a car associated with separatism results in tighter limitations on the development of civil society." This method can be regarded as counter-productive by the recognized, who shows that the actual Ough.Utes. government "should still express...serious concerns more than Beijing's human rights record as well as appeal to China's developing awareness that greater respect with regard to individual rights, spiritual independence and also the guideline associated with law assists to advertise the very development as well as social stability which The far east seeks as well as to improve China's worldwide image." This type of technique would take substantial diplomatic abilities thinking about "China's paranoid concern the United States secretly encourages regime alter and ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The actual wires offer insight into the daily business of diplomacy that's rarely afforded to the general public, which is fascinating to notice the quantity of work carried out behind closed doors on Uyghur issues. The significance of the actual role of the United States like a keep track of associated with Uyghur individual rights problems in personal conversations is created obvious, and contrasts using its sensible open public position. The staff from the Uyghur Individual Privileges Project is actually well aware of the pressure the Chinese federal government exerts upon Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the facts associated with Chinese government pressure upon it's alternatives is actually illustrative of the degree which Chinese officials make an effort to control contradictory stories. With increased revelations in the future through Wikileaks, concerns over Uyghurs might not get the actual head lines, but the wires possess get rid of new gentle about the documentation of individual privileges conditions within the Uyghur region.

 

Search Engine Optimisation And Article promotion Will Place Yourself on Page One

Search engine marketing and marketing with articles are two of the strongest strategies which you can use in promoting your site and get the revenue and success that you desire for your web business. Those two stuff has been around for a really while already nevertheless they still still be really effective. In fact, these have helped a lot of people free themselves in the traditional ways of money-generating options of society.

In the following paragraphs, I will be showing the ways on how it is possible to properly execute search engine optimization and marketing with articles for the betterment of the business enterprise web site. Additionally, I will be also discussing the different points you need to consider when you're using these two website marketing strategies to promote your website and get customers. Despite the fact that article marketing and Seo have been in existence for a long time already, you have to know that the trends and preferences as to how they are done are continually changing, which explains why you need to stay up to date with these items through the help of Seo forum sites to enable you to quickly adjust and discover ways to make your strategies far better.

In the past article marketing to various web-sites was previously so simple the effects that they produce for web-sites was powerful. However, everything has changed a lot today. Currently submitting the identical article to various websites has stopped being recommended because search engines have now changed with a huge extent in how they rank pages. They no more rank contents which can be identical like they used to in the past. This really is the most effective samples of changes that occur in online marketing trends. This change has given birth to wide plethora of methods that internet marketers are using today. The majority of internet marketers now produce articles and publish them in really popular article submission sites and wait for targeted prospects to come to their pages. This is perhaps that most reliable Seo strategy that you can use. Aside from being effective, and also this delivers favorable benefits on a regular basis. The only issue with this technique is the caliber of traffic you will get out of this will not be that good if you don't do proper keyword research beforehand and rehearse in-links. You need for carrying on these two things before you decide to submit your articles so that you won't find yourself losing huge amounts of targeted traffic. Because of this you have to practice good amounts of diligence if you would like your advertising initiatives to function.

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There are numerous things to take into consideration when looking for any roofing contractor. Price, experience, and also referrals are a handful of the things you'll probably be concerned about. Continue reading for even more ideas.

• Finding a Roofers

Before searching for a roofing contractor, ensure you have a standard idea of the project that you need to did. By no means is it necessary to be a professional. If you have a Roof Document, read it extensively to find the details about your present roof. If you don't have a Top Certificate, talk about documents closed during final to locate your homes roof Inspection page. These papers should provide everything you need to be familiar with your roof. Before contacting a new roofing contractor, you should have a list of demands and features to help you make a decision exactly who is suitable for your roofing project. Be sure you write down every potential roof covering contractor's answers along with check them against the other person. If there are any mistakes, be sure to note this and also take this into consideration when making a final selection. There are no straightforward ways to pick a roofing contractor, however , if you take pay attention to to the details provided, your odds of a successful covering project are generally greatly increased.

One of the best ways of finding a roofing contractor is by word of mouth marketing. Try asking a friend or relative who's had covering work completed, and was satisfied with the project. Get the title of the company and his or her contact information. If you have not sure of jaws referrals, test first looking in the telephone book and internet-based. A large advert or expensive website isn't necessarily a sign of the quality of work, but could be a great tool pertaining to measuring the amount of time and commitment they have used in their respected profession. Also, try locating current worksites and look at the roofer work which is done or perhaps in the process of becoming finished. Should you be visually pleased, ask the exact property manager to the name from the roofing contractor and their make contact with information.

• Background Research

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• Accreditation and Referrals

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Content creation could be a very powerful form of Search engine optimization on your company web site. Quality written articles are able to transform your websites SERP and add quality for a company website. Writing informative keyword rich articles is important in gaining new backlinks in your business website. Articles can and will be written on topics which can be unique to your business or industry. The articles can discuss numerous issues and ideas within your industry. Articles that offer the various readers having a resource are invariably probably the most popular and many likely types of articles that will result in backlinks aimed at your website.

Focus your posts on your potential readers or customers. Search engine optimization articles should address real questions which are asked by current or previous customers. Each article you write in your case company ought to include detailed analysis and Search engine optimization keywords which will help associate your web site with all the content seen in the site. Focus your articles on up to 3 keywords and stray from them. Consistency is vital when writing Search engine optimization articles. If you're currently talking about Vancouver Search engine optimization be sure your continue to reveal information tightly related to the keyword.

Give every one of your Search engine optimization Articles an engaging Title that can encourage people you just read and bookmark your posts. Ideally, the articles you're writing find yourself as links off their websites which might be just like yours. This one thing might help increase the power of each and every link and can assist your SERP. Make sure you end each article with a keyword anchored link (see Easy Small enterprise Seo). This link will increase your rankings online and other major search engines like yahoo for the keyword attached to the link. Submit the articles with a submitted article directory and Voila! Before very long, your web site could possibly be around the first page of Google.

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Vancouver Search Engine Optimization Company Aims For Google Places With Overall Achievement

When folks type in research online term trying to find a business inside their local area, they will find that Google places and Google maps is showing listings of local businesses. It is rather eminent so they can be optimized and for auction on this first page when they desire to generate business. Vancouver SEO companies must be educated of this type for their clients.

There will be a great deal of new Vancouver SEO companies setting up, simply because the importance is there. Finding an SEO firm that has the client's best interest at heart might be tedious. How many keywords do they optimize for? What are keywords along with the corresponding amount of searches? Do they know how to optimize for Google places? And the like. Seo may be the business of landing at the very top and Maxim Edge you can get there.

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Portraits of Uyghur People

In the middle of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the north-west part of China, the land of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the least populated land whereas it covers near to a sixth from the nation's area. Getting resisted while in centuries the chinese domination, Xinjiang, or Old Eastern Turkestan, fell within the Chinese Han domination in 1949. From then, its population is mainly Uyghur People and Turkic - speaking System.

Islamic most importantly, the Uyghur people have a deep religious identity which usually, in specific, allowed them to maintain a strong difference in opposition to the Chinese invader. Of course, the Uyghur Empire of Mongolia knew a great civilization, until its absorption by the Mongolian Empire in the XIIIth century.

While in their own history, the Uyghur People successively adopted Shamanism, Manicheism, Buddhism and the Nestorianism before finally converting to Islam when the Arab conquerors beat the Chinese in year 751 BC., as a result opening the way to the Islamization of the whole Central Asia.

Under the effect of the religions which they adopted, Uyghur People taken successively, and sometimes in a competing way, a large number of written forms (turco-runic, brahmi, tokharien, soghdien) before developing their own unique graphic system.

The coming of Islam was a great modification simply because it was followed by the absorption of the Uyghur areas in the immense Turco-Mongolian and Muslim Kingdom. Thus, the descendants of Genghis Khan slowly replaced their writing by a Arabo-Persan alphabet, still used nowadays.

If their own writing, their language and their religion mark a real big difference with the tradition of Chinese Han, the Uyghurs also are different from their aspect, so characteristic of Central Asia's people. A matt skin, eyes representing a whole pallet of colors, from black to deep blue, features directing out to the Mongolian, Turkish or Uzbek roots of these men and these women.

For a few years, China has integrated the proper identity of these remote people, though they represent only nine million population - a little for this particular great land. So, Uyghur people are now part of the 56 ethnic minority groups having been well known in an official way by China.

This law allows them a few rights in a land where their big difference is very often repressed. Therefore, Uyghur families escape the "single child policy" and their language is accepted as the second official language in Xinjiang.

The integration of the Uyghurs and their culture in the People's Republic of China, however, looks really illusory. The presence of all-natural resources in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and its area with countries well-known as very sensitive, strongly urged the government to speed up the sinicization of this area. Million of Han thus came to settle in this new Chinese eldorado, monopolizing the greater responsibility job opportunities.

In response to this true will to assimilate the Uyghur people into the Chinese culture, an independent party like East Turkistan Islamic Movement(ETIM) was born in the early 1990.

Asserting more flexibility, but mainly the recognition of their true identity, this movement was severely repressed by the power authorities in area Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

The situations of September 11, 2001, were the perfect occasion for the Chinese government to justify true reprisals: they declared the "Uyghur freedom fighters" as dangerous terrorists linked to Al Quaida because of their Muslim origins and their proximity with Pakistan and Afghanistan... However, the terrible repression which followed did not calm down the anger. The Uyghur population continues today to proudly keep up their identity and their civilization , despite the fact that they become a minority on their own territory.

For much more information about the Uyghurs, you can visit a Uyghur website called Uyghur News at http://www.uyghurnews.com

ation|Web optimization|Website seo|Seo optimization|Seo optimisation} Expert consultancy - Getting Ahead Using SEO

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Haven’t we spent the last two years learning that there are simply no applicable laws when the lords of finance are inconvenienced. None.

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It’s starting to look just like civil liberties under Obama. By embracing the policies of their predecessors, Democrats are enshrining and mainstreaming the worst of an extreme Randian ideology ultimately recanted by none other than its high priest, Alan Greenspan. Even though their clothes are now long-gone, the proud, naked emperors of America walk tall. Once you own the government and the media, why the hell not?

“Federal securities laws do not become optional when the news is negative,”

Really? How quaint.

Haven’t we spent the last two years learning that there are simply no applicable laws when the lords of finance are inconvenienced. None.

This Fannie/Freddie business is just a furtherance of “pretend and extend”. Wait long enough, do little enough, and the defaults will eventually dry up. Everyone who matters will be made whole, or near enough, and the annoying little people will be scraped-off in the process (home owners, pension funds, etc.). Problem solved, privatization ho! Personal responsibility and moral probity restored in our market-based, job-creating, moral-hazard-free utopia.

The only fly in the ointment at this point are a few pesky court cases from investors (who might matter, but are no match for Goldman) and local jurisdictions whose laws and budgets were savaged by MERS. Luckily, we have the Supreme Court we need to ensure all of that comes to nothing. By the time binding decisions are reached, it won’t matter anyhow.

It’s starting to look just like civil liberties under Obama. By embracing the policies of their predecessors, Democrats are enshrining and mainstreaming the worst of an extreme Randian ideology ultimately recanted by none other than its high priest, Alan Greenspan. Even though their clothes are now long-gone, the proud, naked emperors of America walk tall. Once you own the government and the media, why the hell not?

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