Tuesday, March 29, 2011

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Blogger Andrew Trench recently presented a theory on the threshold of when Internet penetration starts to matter, writing:

Social networks have also been given plenty of credit for the revolution unfolding in Egypt.

So I went and had a look at the numbers over on www.internetworldstats.com to see what they could tell us about these two scenarios. Well, fascinatingly, both Egypt and Tunisia have seen a massive growth in internet users and internet penetration over the last 10 years.

Both have now got internet penetration of over 20% and in Tunisia's case it was as high as 34%.

While it is clearly simplistic to over-state this factor and there must be many more drivers contributing to such a rapid political uprising, it is obviously a factor as evidenced by the Egyptian regime pulling the plug on the country's internet access to try and block the rising tide of revolt.

My back-of-napkin theory is this: that a rapid increase in internet penetration in a repressive regime does play an important role as it provides an unfettered channel of communication allowing disaffected citizens to share views - and more importantly - to rapidly organise and mobilise.

If Egypt and Tunisia are valid case studies, it looks like internet penetration of around 20% is the mark.

Geopolitics & Macroeconomics adds:

Internet penetration: Social networking sites were critical to sustaining the momentum in the recent protests. The internet penetration in Egypt is 16%. In Libya, it is a meagre 5% [1]. The unrest in Libya has thus far remained concentrated in regions that are geographically distant from the seat of ‘real' power (see more on this below). The dependence of momentum on internet communication is far greater in Libya than in Egypt where protests began in Cairo itself.

Taking the conversation to Pakistan, Sabene Saigol writes, on BrandRepublic:

Perhaps one reason for this is that we're still not that used to communicating via the ‘net - maybe we need greater broadband and internet penetration. Personally I think it is more to do with culture - while Pakistani internet users are savvy to using social media to connect with friends, I feel they have not yet ‘crossed over' to seeing SM as a means for professional communications - or even wider social communications that go beyond their immediate circle. Yes, there are no doubt savvy people - both within marketing and tech circles, and outside - however, these people are likely a tiny proportion of the total number of ‘net and social media users.

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Apple advertises its products as magical. They’re at the intersection of “technology and the liberal arts,” Steve Jobs said today. Something that moves your heart, not just your lust for technology. Will consumers still buy that in 2011?

The big picture question of the day is whether Apple has done it again. With the original iPad, Apple crushed its rivals, taking more than 90 percent of the tablet market in 2010 and selling more than 15 million units. Jobs predicted today that 2011 will be the year of the iPad 2. Based on what I have seen today, I think he’s mostly, but not entirely, right.

Competitors will discover that Apple has a lot of inherent financial advantages, including being a low-cost leader. That may not sound intuitive, but I believe it has to be true. It is selling so much volume of its products that it can get discounts on parts and manufacturing services that no one else can get.

When it sells its products in stores, it also doesn’t have to give away 20 percent of the margin to a retailer. That is a huge financial advantage. Carriers are also willing to subsidize the costs of Apple products in a way that they won’t with other tablet vendors. All of these things may explain why the Motorola Xoom, a very cool product, is selling for $800 while Apple has priced its new devices at $499 to $829, (and dropped the price of the old iPad to $399). Apple has also left very little room for rivals here, since it has signed up both AT&T and Verizon. Perhaps there is room for rivals to sell $199 machines, but users probably aren’t going to like them.

Those are reasons why any cool Apple mobile product could beat other rivals. But Apple has also done some smart things with the iPad 2. It has created another rev of its microprocessor, the A5, which has two cores, or computing brains. And it has nine times faster graphics than its old A4 chip. Since Apple designs this chip itself, it doesn’t have to give away much margin to a chip design firm. It only has to give a small margin to a chip manufacturer such as Samsung to make the chips.

Apple has also custom-designed the A5 to run Apple applications on a device with a 10-hour battery life. Apple should have an edge there, as it won’t sell the A5 to rivals. But if this is an advantage, it isn’t likely to last long, as Nvidia is being very aggressive with a new quad-core chip that it could sell to any Android rivals.

The design of the iPad 2 is where Apple has more advantages. The iPad 2 will have faster web-browsing with a new version of Safari. It has two cameras that will inspire a lot of video and photo-related apps. The availability of the Mac applications — iMovie, Garage Band, and Photo Booth — on the iPad 2 will make a lot of users happy. More interesting features will come with new releases of the iOS, or Apple’s operating system in the fairly near future.

There are some users who won’t like the restrictions of Apple’s ecosystem. If they want universal serial bus (USB) and SD card ports, they are out of luck. Apple didn’t change the resolution of its screen either, leaving it at 1024 x 768. Competitors could add these options and put emphasis on them as selling points. (Critics are disappointed that Apple did not improve the display, but that’s a big cost issue others have too).

Apple has also made great improvements in the feel of the product. It’s 33 percent thinner, 2 ounces lighter, and it has a wonderful new screen cover that doubles as a stand for the device. (It wakes up the device when you peel it back and it has micro-fibers that clean the screen when the cover is on).

Now here is why Jobs is not entirely right. Apple has come up with a stunning machine at prices that the competitors will have a hard time beating. But it is almost inevitable that Android-based tablets will gain market share on Apple.

So far, I don’t see the Android machine that will beat the iPad 2. But the potential is there, given ingredients such as Android 3.0, Nvidia Tegra 2 chips and other fast microprocessors, and 4G LTE. The latter is the main weakness in Apple’s armor.

LTE is fast, with a minimum speed on Verizon at around 12 megabits a second and actual speeds running much higher than that now. Getting access to 4G LTE is as big a benefit as having access to lots of cool apps, from my point of view. Right now, the timing of the still-young LTE technology means that Apple cannot yet put it into its mass-produced, lowest-cost tablet computers.

If LTE costs come down sometime soon, then Apple can launch a new version of the iPad to incorporate the technology. But it’s not a simple upgrade, as it means that the hardware of the machine — including the radio chip — has to change. And for now, LTE chips are larger than their 3G equivalents, so the heat dissipation and product size are affected. In other words, LTE can force Apple to redesign the iPad.

Apple can do that. But Android tablet makers might be able to move faster than Apple directly into the 4G LTE tablet market. If they do that, then they will have found a scenario where they could steal a march on Apple. Apple is not likely to let that gap last for a long time, but it might be enough for Apple to lose some share this year.

Apple’s leadership position in this market will be hard to beat, but the collective weight and reach of Android rivals could erode it. And here’s a sobering thought: If Apple eventually winds up with only 30 percent of the tablet market, it could still be No. 1, and its place as the largest technology company in the world will not be at risk.

Check out Apple’s overview video on the iPad 2 and Jobs’ comments on technology and the liberal arts below.

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Tuesday, 1 March 2011

It’s not hard to make the case that Apple’s new in-app subscription system offers numerous benefits to users, developers, and publishers. But whatever those benefits, they stem from the mere existence of these new subscription APIs. What’s controversial is the size of Apple’s cut: 30 percent.

No one is arguing that Apple shouldn’t get some cut of in-app purchases that go through iTunes. And, if Apple were taking a substantially smaller cut, there would be substantially fewer people objecting to Apple’s rules (that subscription-based publishing apps must use the system; that they can’t link to their external sign-up web page from within the app; and that they must offer in-app subscribers the same prices available outside the app).

The reasonable arguments against Apple’s policies seem to be:

Apple should be taking less, perhaps far less, than 30 percent.

Apple should not require subscription-based apps to use the in-app subscription APIs. If it’s a good deal for publishers, they’ll choose to use the system on their own.

Apple should not require price-matching from subscription offers outside the app. Publishers should be allowed to charge iOS users more money to cover Apple’s cut.

Apple should consider business models that simply can’t afford a 70/30 revenue split.

Let’s consider these in reverse order.

Apple Should Consider Business Models That Can’t Afford a 70/30 Revenue Split

Apple doesn’t give a damn about companies with business models that can’t afford a 70/30 split. Apple’s running a competitive business; competition is cold and hard. And who exactly can’t afford a 70/30 split? Middlemen. It’s not that Apple is opposed to middlemen — it’s that Apple wants to be the middleman. It’s difficult to expect them to be sympathetic to the plights of other middlemen.

Some of these apps and services that are left out might be ones that iOS users enjoy, though. This is the leading argument for how this new policy will in fact hurt users, and, as a result, Apple itself: it’ll drive good apps off the platform. Frequently mentioned examples: Netflix and Kindle. For all we know, though, Netflix may well be fine with this policy. Apple would only get a 30 percent cut of new subscriptions that go through the Netflix iOS app, and that might be a bounty Netflix can live with in exchange for more subscribers. Keep in mind, too, that Netflix and Apple seemingly get along well enough that Netflix is built into the Apple TV system software.

Kindle, and e-book platforms in general, are a different case. For one thing, Kindle doesn’t use subscriptions. Kindle offers purchases. Presumably, given Apple’s rejection of Sony’s e-book platform app last month, Apple is going to insist on the same rules for in-app purchases through apps like Kindle as they do for in-app subscriptions. If so, something’s got to give. The “agency model” through which e-books are sold requires the bookseller to give the publisher 70 percent of the sale price. So if the publisher gets 70 and Apple gets 30, that leaves a big fat nothing for Amazon, or Barnes & Noble, or Kobo, or anyone else selling books through native iOS apps — other than iBooks, of course.

But leaving aside the revenue split, there are technical limitations as well. The existing in-app purchasing system in iOS has a technical limit of 3,500 catalog items. I.e. any single app can offer no more than 3,500 items for in-app purchase. Amazon has hundreds of thousands of Kindle titles.

Something’s got to give here. I don’t know what, but there must be more news on this front coming soon. I don’t believe Apple wants to chase competing e-book platforms off the App Store.

Apple Should Not Require Price Matching

Why not allow developers and publishers to set their own prices for in-app subscriptions? One reason: Apple wants its customers to get the best price — and, to know that they’re getting the best price whenever they buy a subscription through an app. It’s a confidence in the brand thing: with Apple’s rules, users know they’re getting the best price, they know they’ll be able to unsubscribe easily, and they know their privacy is protected.

Credit card companies insist on similar rules: retailers pay a processing fee for every credit card transaction, but the credit card companies insist that these fees not be passed on to the customer. Customers pay the same price as they would if they used cash — which encourages them to use their credit card liberally. (Going further, many charge cards offer cash back on each purchase — they can do this because the cash-back percentage refunded to the customer is less than the transaction processing fee paid by the retailer.)

So the same-price rule is good for the user, and good for Apple. But Matt Drance argues that Apple could dissipate much of this subscription controversy by waiving this rule:

The requirement that IAP content be offered “at the same price
or less than it is offered outside the app,” combined with the
70/30 split, means developers must make less money off of iOS by
definition. They can’t price their IAP content higher to offset
the commission, nor can they price their own retail content lower.

If I am interpreting this correctly, I can’t bring myself to see
it as reasonable. […] I think a great deal of this drama could
go away if Apple dropped section 11.13 while keeping section
11.14: Your prices on your store are your business; just don’t
be a jerk and advertise the difference all over ours.

And I agree with him. Yes, the same-price rule is good for users and for Apple, but waiving this rule wouldn’t be particularly bad for users or for Apple, either — and it would give publishers some freedom to experiment.

I suspect one reason Apple won’t budge is that their competitors — like Amazon — insist on best-price matching.

Apple Should Not Require Apps to Offer In-App Subscriptions

I’m sympathetic to this argument, too. “If you don’t like our terms, don’t use our subscription system.” But it has occurred to me that this entire in-app subscription debate mirrors the debate surrounding the App Store itself back in 2008 — that 30 percent was too large a cut for Apple to take, that it shouldn’t be mandatory, etc. The same way many developers wanted (and still want) a way to sell native iOS apps on their own, outside the App Store, many publishers now want a way to sell subscriptions on their own, outside the App Store.

The fact is, the App Store is an all-or-nothing affair. You play by Apple’s rules or you stick to web apps through Mobile Safari. This alternative is no different for periodical publishers than it was (and remains) for app developers in general. A lot of these demands boil down to a desire for more autonomy for native iOS app developers. Apple has never shown any interest in that.

There’s one striking difference between the subscription controversy today and the App Store controversy in 2008: with subscriptions, Apple is taking away the ability to do something that they previously allowed. There was never a supported way to install native apps for iOS before the App Store. Subscriptions sold outside the App Store, on the other hand, were allowed until last month.

Apple Should Be Taking Less, Possibly Far Less, Than 30 Percent

Another difference between the App Store itself and in-app subscriptions is that with apps, Apple hosts and serves the downloads. Apple covers the bandwidth, even for gargantuan gigabyte-or-larger 99-cent games. The OS handles installation.

With in-app subscriptions (and purchases), however, the app developer is responsible for hosting the content, and for writing the code to download, store, and manage it. So — one reasonable argument goes — given that Apple is doing less for subscription content than it does for apps (or for music and movies purchased through iTunes), Apple should take less of the money.

Taken further, the argument boils down to this: that for in-app subscriptions and purchases, Apple is serving only as a payment processer — and thus, a reasonable fee for transactions would be in the small single digits — 3, 4, maybe 5 percent, say. More or less something along the lines of what PayPal charges.

Apple, I think it’s clear, doesn’t see it this way. Apple sees the entire App Store, along with all native iOS apps, as an upscale, premium software store: owned, controlled, and managed like a physical shopping mall. Brick and mortar retailers don’t settle for a single-digit cut of retail prices; neither does the App Store.

Seth Godin argues that Apple’s 30 percent cut is too big to allow publishers to profit:

Except Apple has announced that they want to tax each subscription
made via the iPad at 30%. Yes, it’s a tax, because what it does is
dramatically decrease the incremental revenue from each
subscriber. An intelligent publisher only has two choices: raise
the price (punishing the reader and further cutting down
readership) or make it free and hope for mass (see my point above
about the infinite newsstand). When you make it free, it’s all
about the ads, and if you don’t reach tens or hundreds of
thousands of subscribers, you’ll fail.

Godin’s logic strikes me as questionable. For one thing, he freely switches between a newsstand metaphor (arguing, perhaps accurately, that the App Store is too large for publishers to gain attention from potential readers in the first place — you won’t read what you never notice) and the economics of subscriptions. But subscribers are the opposite of newsstand readers. Newsstand readers are buying a single copy, often on impulse. Subscribers are readers who are already hooked, and who know what they want. Put another way, the size of Apple’s cut of subscription revenue — whether it were higher or lower — has no bearing on the “attention at the newsstand” problem.

Second, the problem facing traditional publishers today is that circulation is falling. Newsstand sales and subscriptions are falling, under pressure from free-of-charge websites and other forms of digital content. The idea with Apple’s 70-30 revenue split is that developers and publishers can make it up in volume — that people aren’t just somewhat more willing to pay for content through iTunes than other online content stores, they are far more willing. The idea is that Apple has cracked a nut no one else1 has — they’ve created an ecosystem where hundreds of millions of people are willing to pay for digital content. Thus, potentially, publishers won’t just make more money keeping only 70 percent of subscription fees generated through iOS apps than they are now with 96 percent (or whatever they’re left with after payment processing fees) of subscription fees they’re selling on their own — they stand to make a lot more money.

I’m not guaranteeing or even predicting that it’s going to work out that way. I’m just saying that’s Apple’s proposition.

Godin’s assumption is that iOS in-app subscriptions won’t significantly increase the number of subscribers. If he’s right about that, then he’s right that Apple’s 30 percent cut will prove too expensive for publishers. But Apple’s bet is that in-app subscriptions can dramatically increase the number of subscribers. Consider the app landscape. Apple’s 30 percent cut didn’t drive the price of paid apps up — the nature of the App Store drove prices down. It’s a volume game.

The App Store itself proves that Apple might be right. Like with app sales, in-app subscriptions won’t work for every publication. But it could work for many. It really is possible to make it up in volume.

And if a 70-30 split for in-app subscription revenue doesn’t work, the price will come down. That’s how capitalism works. You choose a price and see how it goes. I’ll admit — when the App Store launched in 2008, I thought Apple’s 70-30 split was skewed too heavily in Apple’s favor. Not that it was wrong in any moral sense, but that it was wrong in a purely economic sense: that it might be more than developers would be willing to bear. Apple, clearly, has a better sense about what prices the market will bear than I (and, likely, you) do.

Competition vs. Anti-Competition

One last argument I’ve seen regarding these in-app subscription rules is that it’s further evidence of anti-competitive behavior from Apple. That makes sense only if you consider iOS to be the entire field of play. Apple, though, is competing at a higher level. They’re competing between platforms: iOS vs. Kindle/Amazon vs. Android/Google vs. Microsoft, and in some ways, vs. the free web. Why should publishers make an app rather than just a mobile web site? For happier customers and more money.

Sony has a platform for e-books. Amazon has a platform for e-books. Barnes & Noble has a platform for e-books. Apple has a platform for e-books. But Apple is the only one which allows its competitors to have apps on its devices. And Apple is the anti-competitive one? I’m no lawyer, but if the iTunes Music store hasn’t yet been deemed a monopoly with Apple selling 70+ percent of digital music players, then I doubt the App Store will be deemed a monopoly for a market where Apple has never been — and, according to market share trends, may never be — the top-selling smartphone maker, let alone own a majority of the market, let alone own more than a single-digit sliver of the phone market as a whole. As for ruthless profiteering, consider that Amazon, with their e-book publishing, originally took the fat end of a 70-30 revenue split with authors.

One question I’ve been asked by several DF readers who object to Apple’s new in-app subscription and purchasing policies goes like this: What if Microsoft did this with Windows, and, say, tried to require Apple to pay them 30 percent for every purchase made through iTunes on Windows? To that, I say: good luck with that. Microsoft couldn’t make such a change by fiat. The whole premise of Windows (and other personal computer systems) is that it is open to third-party software. Apple couldn’t just flip a switch and make Mac OS X a controlled app console system like iOS — they had to introduce the Mac App Store as an alternative to traditional software installation. If Microsoft introduced something similar to the Mac App Store for Windows, Apple would simply eschew it. If Microsoft were to mandate an iOS App Store-like total control policy for all Windows software, they’d have a revolt in their user base that would make Vista look like a success.

iOS isn’t and never was an open computer system. It’s a closed, controlled console system — more akin to Playstation or Wii or Xbox than to Mac OS X or Windows. It is, in Apple’s view, a privilege to have a native iOS app.

This is what galls some: Apple is doing this because they can, and no other company is in a position to do it. This is not a fear that in-app subscriptions will fail because Apple’s 30 percent slice is too high, but rather that in-app subscriptions will succeed despite Apple’s (in their minds) egregious profiteering. I.e. that charging what the market will bear is somehow unscrupulous. To the charge that Apple Inc. is a for-profit corporation run by staunch capitalists, I say, “Duh”.

If it works, Apple’s 30-percent take of in-app subscriptions will prove as objectionable in the long run as the App Store itself: not very.

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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

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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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What to anticipate Whenever Hiring a Roofers

When it comes time to repair or replace your homes roof, it can be a daunting job to find somebody that is qualified for the job. There are lots of roofers available, however the ones who will do a congrats for a sensible cost aren't frequently simple to find. If you're in the market for a contractor, make use of the tips below with regard to meeting with and employing the correct one.

Job interview and Discussion

The majority of roofers offer totally free consultations. This is particularly important, since it gives them a chance to evaluate what your roof requirements, also it provides you with a chance to assess them. As with all businesses, believe in intuition about the people you allow upward on your roof. No matter exactly how great a contractor's reputation or suggestion, he or she ought to begin by showing you having a business card. If the service provider arrives looking as well as speaking within an unprofessional method, most likely the task he is going to do will also be unprofessional. This isn't to say that you ought to anticipate companies to reach within suits. They will be climbing in your roofing, so the majority of is going to be dressed in jeans as well as work boots or sneakers. If the service provider appears to be more interested in talking on their cell phone during your homes roof compared to he is in evaluating your own roof's requirements, which may be an additional indication that he is not the one for the job. For your lawful protection, be certain that the service provider has adequate liability insurance coverage.

Roof Evaluation

Expect that the service provider is going to be rising on your roof. In fact, any service provider who does not want to go up on your roofing to evaluate the problem ought to be immediately discounted. Those who're seriously interested in their own function will either create a drawing of the roof's surface as well as tag trouble spots on it as they go through their own assessment, or even they will take photos or even video clip from the surface area while they are up there. This is a very important step, since it allows you to see just what the troubles are and understand how they'll be set.

Estimation

The next phase will be the created estimation. The contractor will take away his calculator and come track of an itemized estimate. Some companies will go to their truck or even truck and write down the actual suggestion, while some may crisis the actual amounts to do the job in front of you. Once you're because of the suggestion, ensure that you comprehend which products will be used, just how long the task will require and if you will find any additional or even concealed costs that may occur throughout the repair of the roof. The service provider will be able to solution many of these questions effortlessly as well as forewarn you of any extra expenses that could be incurred should the roof's ethics end up being broken within.

Once you have obtained a few written estimates from roofing companies, evaluate exactly what each company or service provider is willing to provide for that price. Do not necessarily low cost the greatest bet, simply because occasionally the greatest bet will actually be the service provider who does the job correctly. Additionally, be skeptical of bids which are significantly less than other people. They might be using inferior products or be untruthful concerning the possibility of concealed costs. Above all, trust your intuition as well as opt for the contractor that enables you to feel quite comfy regarding giving more than your hard earned money.

Seven Uyghurs Sentenced to Death

2011-03-23

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

AFP

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.

Wikileaks and also the Uyghurs

through henry on Dec Twenty, 2010
Henryk Szadziewski, Supervisor, Uyghur Human Rights Project

If it were ever uncertain, information acquired by the whistleblower web site, Wikileaks, has confirmed Chinese language government worries more than it's ongoing control of the location this calls Xinjiang, also is referred to as East Turkestan. The leaked wires through U.Utes. diplomats show the actual extent that Chinese government bodies attempt to convince government authorities globally to adopt it's stance upon issues affecting Uyghurs. The actual wires also show the U . s . States' concerns and sights concerning the ongoing repressive steps in the area.

The majority of lighting associated with Chinese federal government pressure are the cables directed to Chinese frustration, or even the specter of Chinese ire, within the discharge of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to third nations. A December 29, 08 cable television applies exactly how Chinese language Helper International Minister Liu Jieyi met using the Ough.Utes. Ambassador to The far east in order to voice Beijing's powerful competitors of launch to any nation other than China, which if the U.Utes. do indeed accede to this ask for it might "avoid harm to bilateral relations and also to cooperation ‘in essential areas'". Furthermore, a Feb 2009 cable television describes the way the Chinese language Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the actual feasible discharge of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfavorable behave toward us" and a "slap in the face". The Ough.Utes. government stood company in not really releasing the actual detainees in order to The far east illustrates the actual extent of the politicized nature from the Chinese language judicial program. Genuine concerns more than terrorism tend to be understandable, but in the actual Ough.S. government's observe the detainees might probably face do-it-yourself torture as well as execution if they came back to China

Chinese government pressure regarding the Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not only applied to the U.S. federal government, but also to New Zealand and a handful of Western government authorities that were considering resettlement. Albania, Germany as well as Finland, as well as European Union member states all have the symptoms of paid for the actual impact of Chinese federal government disappointment. In the case of Indonesia, that was initially willing to think about 2 Uyghurs on solely humanitarian grounds, Uyghur Guantánamo instances were much less preferable to additional detainees because of the negative effects taking Uyghurs would have on relationships along with The far east. The Might 8, '09 cable television relates how "German Ambassador Michael Schaefer reported that Indonesia experienced informed The far east from the Ough.S. request to simply accept a few Uighur detainees kept at Guantánamo and had already been subsequently cautioned through The far east of ‘a heavy load upon bilateral relations' in the event that Germany were to accept any detainees".

The diplomatic wires also discuss the unrest in Urumchi, the regional capital, within July '09. A This summer Thirteen, 2009 cable television talking about bulk occurrences within The far east states:

"Ethnic riots like those who work in Xinjiang July 5-7 as well as in Tibet within March of 2008 vary substantially in source as well as character from mass occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed in order to PolOff [Political Officer] upon XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both present severe problems for the Party, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, but the Celebration management wouldn't hesitate to open fireplace on Uighurs or even Tibetans if they deemed it essential to restore purchase. Mass occurrences present a different kind of threat, he explained, since the leadership is ‘afraid' to fire on Han rioters with regard to fear of causing huge open public outrage that will change against the Celebration."

This is a relaxing opinion, particularly when one views the evidence presented by 50 percent reports released this year by the Uyghur Human Rights Task (UHRP) and Amnesty Worldwide that fine detail eyewitness company accounts of the use of lethal live fireplace towards Uyghur protestors in This summer '09. In addition, the declaration that fireplace would not be used against Han Chinese protestors has resonances for that different approach taken by Chinese language protection forces within Urumchi in order to Han Chinese protests in September 2009. Throughout individuals protests, after that Party Assistant, Wang Lequan, tackled demonstrators, that experienced demanded he let them know regarding federal government reactions in order to security concerns. An identical ask for to meet using the Celebration Secretary by Uyghur demonstrators in This summer was not fulfilled.

The actual wider consequences from the unrest additionally saw a short dialogue about the effect it would have on Iran-China relationships, and on relationships along with Australia following World Uyghur Congress Leader, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, talked in the National Press Club within Canberra within August 2009. Within the latter case, china federal government "privately warn[ed] a major Australian bank which sponsors the National Push Club to make use of its influence to block a Kadeer talk there".

The actual U . s . States' issues about the scenario within the Uyghur area also come via in the wires. In a dialogue upon policy path within Tibet, Ough.S. authorities explain that it will be impossible for Chinese language frontrunners to consider a softer line "if they look like doing so under worldwide pressure". The cable television out dated 04 Sixteen, 2008, 30 days after the outbreak associated with unrest in Tibetan regions, additionally relayed the declaration "that household balance remains the leadership's main concern most of all, meaning there'll ‘almost surely' end up being absolutely no rest of the current hard line on Tibet or perhaps in locations such as Xinjiang." The information included in the cable also sheds light on the extreme sensitivity that the Chinese federal government sights territorial integrity, and also the possible spill more than of unrest through Tibet.

The chance associated with solutions to tensions in Tibet and Xinjiang as a result of municipal culture tend to be discussed inside a Feb 24, 08 cable. Whilst recommending that China's financial success will increase its potential to deal with democratic change, the cable television also talks about exactly how Chinese frontrunners begin to see the usefulness associated with "a restricted growth associated with civil culture, such as improvements in the rule of regulation along with a more powerful part with regard to approved beliefs, NGOs, charities and other actors in places which contribute to social stability and don't problem Communist Party guideline." This can be a notable change in thinking, that has seen Ough.S. officials market the idea which Chinese financial improvement, as well as financial relations along with The far east will bring in regards to a progressively democratic culture; nevertheless, much more belief appears to be put into a grassroots movement than one that begins in the top levels of the Chinese language federal government. Nevertheless, the cable television proves that "[i]n areas such as Tibet as well as Xinjiang, driving a car associated with separatism results in tighter restrictions about the growth of civil society." This method can be regarded as counter-productive by the official, that suggests that the actual U.Utes. federal government "should still express...serious concerns over Beijing's human rights record and attract China's developing consciousness which greater respect with regard to human privileges, spiritual freedom and the guideline associated with law will serve to advertise the development as well as sociable balance which China looks for in addition to to enhance China's international picture." Such a technique might consider considerable diplomatic skills considering "China's weird fear the Usa privately promotes regime change and ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The wires offer insight into the actual every day company associated with diplomacy that is hardly ever afforded to the general public, which is interesting to notice the amount of work carried out nowadays on Uyghur problems. The significance of the actual role of the us like a monitor associated with Uyghur individual privileges problems within private conversations is made obvious, and contrasts with its tactful public stance. Employees from the Uyghur Human Rights Task is actually comfortable with pressure china government puts upon Uyghur activists; still, the details associated with Chinese government pressure on its counterparts is illustrative from the degree which Chinese language officials attempt to control contrary narratives. With more revelations to come from Wikileaks, issues more than Uyghurs might not grab the actual head lines, but the cables possess shed brand new gentle on the documentation of human rights problems within the Uyghur area.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Wikileaks and the Uyghurs

by henry on December Twenty, 2010
Henryk Szadziewski, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project

If it had been actually uncertain, info obtained by the whistleblower web site, Wikileaks, has confirmed Chinese government fears over it's continued charge of the location it calls Xinjiang, also is known as Eastern Turkestan. The leaked out cables through Ough.S. diplomats demonstrate the actual degree that Chinese language government bodies attempt to convince government authorities globally to consider its position on issues impacting Uyghurs. The actual cables additionally display the United States' issues and views regarding the ongoing repressive steps in the area.

The majority of lighting of Chinese government stress are the cables pointing in order to Chinese frustration, or even the specter associated with Chinese language ire, within the discharge of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to 3rd countries. A December 29, 08 cable television applies how Chinese Assistant Foreign Reverend Liu Jieyi met using the U.Utes. Ambassador in order to The far east to tone of voice Beijing's powerful opposition of launch in order to any kind of nation other than China, and that when the Ough.Utes. did indeed accede for this ask for it might "avoid harm to bilateral relationships and also to co-operation ‘in essential areas'". Furthermore, the February 2009 cable television explains the way the Chinese language Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded the possible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfavorable act toward us" and a "slap within the face". That the Ough.S. government stood company in not really liberating the actual detainees to The far east illustrates the extent of the politicized nature from the Chinese language judicial system. Legitimate issues over terrorism are easy to understand, however in the actual Ough.Utes. government's observe the detainees might most likely encounter torture as well as execution when they returned in order to China

Chinese federal government stress in regard to the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees wasn't only applied to the actual U.Utes. government, but also in order to New Zealand and a number of European governments which were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Indonesia as well as Finland, as well as European Union member states just about all have the symptoms of paid for the impact associated with Chinese federal government disappointment. In the case of Indonesia, that was initially willing to think about two Uyghurs on purely humanitarian grounds, Uyghur Guantánamo cases were less better than additional detainees due to the negative effects taking Uyghurs would have on relations with The far east. A Might 8, 2009 cable television applies how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer reported that Germany experienced knowledgeable The far east from the Ough.S. request to simply accept some Uighur detainees held from Guantánamo and had already been subsequently cautioned by The far east of ‘a heavy load upon bilateral relations' if Germany were to simply accept any detainees".

The actual diplomatic cables additionally talk about the unrest in Urumchi, the local capital, within This summer '09. The July 13, '09 cable discussing mass incidents within The far east says:

"Ethnic riots like those who work in Xinjiang July 5-7 and in Tibet in 03 of 08 differ markedly in source and character from bulk occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX emphasized to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each present severe problems for the Party, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, but the Party management wouldn't wait to open fireplace upon Uighurs or even Tibetans when they deemed this necessary to restore purchase. Mass incidents present another type of risk, he explained, as the management is ‘afraid' to fire upon Han rioters with regard to anxiety about causing massive open public outrage that will turn from the Party."

This is a chilling viewpoint, especially when one considers the evidence offered by 50 percent reviews launched this year by the Uyghur Individual Rights Project (UHRP) and Amnesty Worldwide which detail eyewitness company accounts of the use of lethal live fireplace towards Uyghur protestors in July '09. In addition, the actual declaration which fireplace would not be used towards Han Chinese protestors has resonances for the various approach taken by Chinese security forces in Urumchi in order to Han Chinese direct orders in September 2009. During those protests, then Party Assistant, Wang Lequan, addressed demonstrators, who experienced demanded he inform them about government responses to security concerns. A similar request to satisfy with the Party Secretary through Uyghur protesters within This summer was not fulfilled.

The actual broader repercussions from the unrest additionally saw a brief discussion about the effect it might have upon Iran-China relations, and on relationships with Sydney after Globe Uyghur Our elected representatives President, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, talked at the National Press Membership in Canberra in July 2009. Within the second option situation, the Chinese federal government "privately warn[ed] a significant Australian financial institution which sponsors the nation's Push Membership to make use of its influence to bar a Kadeer talk there".

The United States' issues concerning the situation in the Uyghur area also come through in the cables. In a dialogue upon plan direction within Tibet, Ough.Utes. officials explain that it'll end up being impossible for Chinese leaders to consider the softer line "if they look like they are doing this below international pressure". The cable out dated April 16, 08, one month after the outbreak associated with unrest within Tibetan regions, also relayed the observation "that domestic balance remains the leadership's top priority most of all, which means there'll ‘almost surely' be absolutely no relaxation of the current hard line upon Tibet or in locations like Xinjiang." The information contained in the cable television additionally storage sheds light on the severe sensitivity that china federal government sights territorial ethics, and the feasible spill over of unrest through Tibet.

The chance of methods to tensions in Tibet and Xinjiang arising from municipal culture are debated inside a February 24, 2008 cable. Whilst suggesting that China's financial success will increase its potential to deal with democratic reform, the actual cable television additionally discusses exactly how Chinese frontrunners see the usefulness associated with "a limited expansion associated with civil culture, including improvements within the rule of regulation and a stronger role with regard to authorized beliefs, NGOs, charities and other stars in areas that contribute to social balance and don't challenge Communist Celebration guideline." This can be a significant change in considering, which has observed U.Utes. authorities promote the notion that Chinese language financial improvement, as well as economic relationships with The far east will bring in regards to a progressively democratic culture; nevertheless, more belief seems to be placed in a grassroots motion compared to one that starts from the top quantity of a Chinese language government. Nonetheless, the cable television proves which "[i]n areas for example Tibet as well as Xinjiang, driving a car associated with separatism leads to tight restrictions on the development of municipal culture." This approach can be regarded as counter-productive by the official, who suggests that the actual Ough.S. federal government "should continue to express...serious concerns more than Beijing's human rights report as well as attract China's developing awareness that higher regard with regard to individual privileges, spiritual independence and also the rule of regulation assists to advertise the development as well as sociable stability that The far east seeks in addition to to improve China's worldwide picture." This type of strategy might consider substantial diplomatic abilities considering "China's paranoid fear the Usa privately encourages regime alter and ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The actual wires offer insight into the actual daily company associated with diplomacy that's hardly ever afforded to the general public, which is fascinating to note the amount of work done nowadays upon Uyghur problems. The importance of the role of the us as a keep track of of Uyghur human privileges conditions within private discussions is made obvious, and contrasts using its sensible public stance. The staff of the Uyghur Individual Privileges Task is actually comfortable with pressure china government puts on Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the facts of Chinese language federal government pressure upon its alternatives is actually illustrative of the diploma which Chinese officials make an effort to suppress contradictory narratives. With increased revelations to come from Wikileaks, concerns over Uyghurs might not get the actual head lines, but the cables possess get rid of brand new light about the documentation of human rights problems in the Uyghur area.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Search Engine Optimization And Article Marketing Will Place You On Page One

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Roofing Companies Vancouver Washington

There are many things to take into consideration when looking for a roofing contractor. Value, experience, and also referrals are some of the things you will probably be concerned about. Keep reading for even other great ideas.

Finding a Roofing Contractors

Before buying roofing contractor, ensure you have a standard idea of the job that you need to have inked. By no means is it necessary to be a specialist. If you have any Roof Document, read it completely to find the details about your existing roof. Should you not have a Ceiling Certificate, make reference to documents closed during concluding to locate your homes roof Inspection sheet. These papers should give you everything you need to find out about your roof. Before contacting the roofing contractor, you ought to have a list of specifications and features to help you make a decision exactly who is suitable for your roofer project. Make sure to write down every single potential roofer contractor's answers and also check them against each other. If you will find any differences, be sure to notice this as well as take this into consideration when generating a final choice. There are no surefire ways to select a roofing contractor, but if you take heed to the details provided, your chances of a successful roofer project are usually greatly improved.

One of the best ways of finding a roofers is by word of mouth. Try inquiring a friend or relative who may have had roofer work performed, and ended up being satisfied with the work. Get the brand of the organization and their particular contact data. If you have no word of mouth area referrals, try out first seeking in the telephone book and internet-based. A large advertisement or extravagant website is not necessarily indication of the good quality of work, but could be a good tool for measuring the amount of time and devotion they have put in their individual profession. Additionally, try discovering current worksites and appear at the roofing work which is done maybe in the process of getting finished. In case you are visually pleased, ask the exact property manager for the name from the roofing contractor along with their get in touch with information.

Research

When looking for a roofing contractors, it's imperative to initial do your own background research. Purchasing in the phonebook or on the Internet is a suitable destination to find a builder, finding relevant information on these kinds of businesses will probably be found in many areas. Very first, check with places like the Better Business Bureau, city, express, and county public records, and local licensing agencies. Request your roofing contractor if they are a part of any roofing contractor associations. These kinds of precautions may mitigate your risks. Also ask them what kinds of roofing that they specialize in. Additionally ask the roofing contractor about any warranties they offer on the installed roofs. Find out what measures they choose to use avoid harm done to other areas of the home through workers. Items such as gutters, house siding, and fireplaces are close in proximity and for that reason susceptible to unintentional damages.

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Accreditation and Professional references

Roofing Contractors are not necessary to be certified in all says. Contact neighborhood licensing agencies that rule general development contractors to get a list of needs. Once you have obtained the requirements, make a list of thorough questions to ask the potential roofing contractor. This simple record should immediately help you to discount the certified from the not qualified roofing contractors. Qualified contractors should be able to very easily answer questions or even tell you that they have to do additional research prior to giving the definitive solution.

Even if the roofing contractor has all essential licensing, you should ask to determine pictures associated with completed roofer jobs as well as speak to satisfied clients. Have a list of queries handy to inquire about recent clientele, such as the nature of the career, timeliness, and general satisfaction. Be sure these are recent clients as well as cross reference if possible. Regarding commercial roofer, make sure that the actual roofing contractor will be bonded. Examining these personal references is another included measure of safety to narrow down the list of potential roof covering contractors.

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Give every one of your Seo Articles an engaging Title which will persuade folks to learn and bookmark your posts. Ideally, the articles you write find yourself as links off their websites that are similar to yours. This may help raise the power of every link and can assist your SERP. Be sure to end each article using a keyword anchored link (see Easy Small enterprise Seo). This link will help to increase your rankings in the search engines as well as other major search engines for your keyword attached to the link. Submit the articles to a free article directory and Voila! Before very long, your site may be about the first page of Google.

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Vancouver Seo Company Aims For Google Places With Overall Achievement

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

Little about the Uyghur People

In the center of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the north-western part of China, the province of Xinjiang is a least populated land whereas it covers near to a sixth from the nation's area. Having resisted while in hundreds of years the Han Chinese domination, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or Old Eastern Turkestan, fell within the Chinese Han control in 1949. From then, its population is mostly Uyghur People and Turkic - speaking System.

Muslim most importantly, the Uyghur people have a strong religious identification which, in specific, permitted them to protect a solid difference in opposition to the Chinese enemy. Without a doubt, 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 taken on Shamanism, Manicheism, Buddhism and the Nestorianism before lastly changing to Islam when the Arab conquerors beat the Chinese in year 751 BC., therefore starting the way to the Islamization of the whole Central Asia.

Under the influence of the religions which they taken, Uyghur People taken successively, and sometimes in a competing way, a great 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 assimilation of the Uyghur areas in the enormous Turkic and Muslim Empire. Thus, the descendants of Genghis Khan progressively replaced their writing by a Arabo-Persan alphabet, still used currently.

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

For a few years, China has integrated the proper identity of these remote people, though they represent only 8 million population - a little for this particular large country. So, the Uyghurs are now part of the fifty six racial minority groups having been known in an official way by the People's Republic of China.

This law will allow them a few privileges in a land exactly where their big difference is very often repressed. Thus, Uyghur people escape the "single child policy" and their language is accepted as the second official language in Xinjiang.

The integration of the Uyghur people and their culture in China, however, seems pretty illusory. The presence of all-natural sources in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and its closeness with nations identified as very sensitive, clearly encouraged the government to increase the sinicization of this area. Million of Han thus came to settle in this new Chinese eldorado, monopolizing the greater responsibility jobs.

In reaction 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 freedom, but specially the recognition of their true identity, this movement was severely repressed by the power authorities in place Xinjiang.

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 their identity and their culture , although they become a minority on their own land.

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

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