Hacker's lounge: March 2011

Tuesday, March 29, 2011

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Tampa Bay cornerback Aqib Talib in Garland, Texas.

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I read an interesting article this morning that suggested Apple would change its mind and put Adobe’s Flash technology on its iOS devices within a year. I don’t think that’s going to happen.

In an open letter to users, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave several reasons why he didn’t want Flash on the iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. They are: Flash isn’t open; the full web; reliability, security and performance; battery life; and touch.

Adobe began shipping Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile last June, but even Laptop magazine admitted that “Steve Jobs was right,” and that “Adobe’s offering seems like it’s too little, too late.” Granted, that report was from six months ago, but it still doesn’t bode well for the technology.

There is no doubt that Adobe is making advances with Flash on mobile devices, but I don’t believe future changes will be enough to get Apple to adopt the technology.

Jobs has been very clear that Apple supports HTML5, an open technology that is controlled by a standards committee, not one company. By building support for that technology into Webkit, Apple is ensuring that mobile Web browsers will be able to access what we’ve come to know as the “full web.”

Webkit is used by Google, Palm, Nokia and RIM, so it has a pretty solid base.

One of the arguments often bantered about when the discussion of the “full Web” comes up is video. There is no doubt that Flash made huge strides over the years in having sites like YouTube encode their videos in Flash. But that’s for the desktop.

As Jobs points out, almost all of this video is also available in H.264 format (a format Flash also supports), so it’s viewable on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

“Add to this video from Vimeo, Netflix, Facebook, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, ESPN, NPR, Time, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, People, National Geographic, and many, many others. iPhone, iPod and iPad users aren’t missing much video,” wrote Jobs.

You may ask why other companies adopted Flash for their mobile devices when Apple won’t. That’s easy, they are looking for something they have that Apple doesn’t. Considering how hard it is for tablet makers to compete with Apple, any perceived advantage will work.

I’m not an Adobe hater—I know quite a few people that work at Adobe and I think they’ve done some amazing things over the years. Flash for mobile devices isn’t one of them.

Chris Dawson said he gives “Apple a year until they cave [and adopt Flash]. Android tablets will just be too cool and too useful for both entertainment and enterprise applications if they don’t.”

I have been using my iPhone for years and my iPad for one year. I honestly can’t remember the last time I went to a Web site that wouldn’t load because I didn’t have Flash installed. I can load videos from YouTube and a host of other sites too, no problem.

Apple has sold more than 160 million iOS devices and there are no screaming, angry hordes of users breaking down the doors at 1 Infinite Loop demanding Flash on their devices.

In order for Apple to change its mind and adopt Flash, the technology has to be proven to be indispensable and that it will benefit its users. Apple has proven just the opposite is true.

Editor’s Note: Jim Dalrymple has been writing about Apple for more than 15 years. You can follow him on Twitter @jdalrymple and on his Web site at The Loop.

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Preview of Final Result

Resources

PT Sans Bold – FontSquirrel

Free App Icons for Developers – WebAppers

Step 1

Open Photoshop and create a new document that is 1200 x 1200 pixels, 72 dpi, and RGB Color. Fill the layer with white. (Ctrl+Backspace or Delete)

Step 2

Now create a rectangle for the header and fill it with a white-grey color, then use the colors on the image for the “Gradient Overlay”. Our search and logo will eventually be part of the header.

Step 3

Create a new rectangle above the previous one, with attributes as shown below. The following drop shadow effect creates a look of a 1 pixel stroke which does increase the look of that simple bar. Note: this step creates a horizontal line.

Step 4

Now add the “Gradient Overlay” layer style with the hex codes indicated.

Step 5

Add a white 1 pixel stroke. The following stroke of 1 pixel will divide the grey shadow effect. It’ll eventually work as a divider.

Step 6

Make one more rectangle in the middle-right zone, and fill it with white and add a 1 px stroke as indicated – it will be our search box.

Step 7

One more rectangle should be created and filled with blue. Set the inner shadow as indicated below, this will be our search button. This blue works great in combination with grey, white and light-grey. Blue will be the major contrasting color we use as we work through this template.

Step 8

Add the Gradient Overlay details to the button with the details from image.

Step 9

Add a 1 px stroke to the button with the color indicated. Take a look at the first and the final result of the button so you can see the difference all these details made.

Step 10

Now add this drop shadow effect for the text placed in the search box, using PT Sans Bold. This will be the final step in creating your search button. You may want to try other fonts, but the PT Sans Bold is really good for this small button.

Step 11

Make another fill under the header section, this will be the navigation area. Here we will place the navigation links of our template.

Step 12

Write your navigation links using a dark-grey color, then add a white “drop shadow” effect. The effect used for the navigation links is the same used for the search button.

Step 13

With 1px vertical line, make divisions between each links. The lines should be black and will really increase the beauty of the navigation area.

Step 14

Over the home section, make a fill with the blue and then add a Gradient Overlay style as indicated.

Step 15

Copy the Home link, this time color it white and add a drop shadow effect.

Step 16

Create a big, grey zone under the navigation, it should be about 30% of the layout. This will be the background for the featured area.

Step 17

Now create a big, white rectangle and add some shadow with the details shown. A big stock image, a big headline and some text with another great button will be added.

Step 18

Add a any dummy image you want to that featured area. Be sure it covers more than 80% of the area. The one I chose is from a stock website.

Step 19

Add some text to it, use the PT SANS Bold font and make the font big.

Step 20

The remaining area should be filled with grey, in it we’ll place some text. This is really a secondary area which describes the image, the services, the company itself, or whatever you’d like.

Step 21

Place some blue-colored text which will be the title of the information below. Use the details in the image for Drop Shadow style.

Step 22

Add some dummy text. This could be some important information or whatever you’d like.

Step 23

Create another grey area under the featured zone, where we will add some text and icons later. Add the details as stated on the image. Mostly, the icons will promote the services offered by the company behind the website.

Step 24

Continue by adding a Gradient Overlay style for the last rectangle we have created in the anterior steps.

Step 25

Now we are adding titles and icons, as well as some divisions. The icons can be found in the resource list at the beginning of the tutorial. Be sure to choose your icons and text thoughtfully.

Step 26

At the border of both zones, create a small circle and fill it with dark brown color. Add some inner shadow as stated on the image.

Step 27

Continue by adding a drop shadow layer style. It is another small detail, but it really makes that button zone minimalistic, nice-looking and well designed.

Step 28

To finish, add a Gradient Overlay effect.

Step 29

By using the Custom Shape Tool (U), create an arrow in both circles. Now add the details shown on the screenshot.

Step 30

Continue by adding some Color Overlay for the arrow. It should also be a blue color because otherwise, it will not fit the contrast and the colors used on the whole template.

Step 31

Add a video screenshot in the free space and place a title for it. For this template, I have used a simple screenshot of a YouTube widget.

Step 32

Add the text “Product Highlights” and “Case Studies.” Let the text under the “Product Highlights” be links so you could showcase some friends’ websites or resources you admire/promote.

Step 33

Finish it by creating another form for e-mails, place all kind of other information, and whatever you’d like.

Step 34

Don’t forget to make a relevant/small footer for our template. If you have paid attention, you should know how to create the same effect as below.

All done! If you have questions or suggestions, feel free to drop a comment. I hope you enjoyed this whole tutorial!

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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LOTS OF BAD NEWS AND STOCKS STILL SURGE: Here's What You Need To Know

The news only seems to be getting worse at Fukushima. There doesn't appear to have been progress at the nuke plant in ages. TEPCO stock got crushed again, and there are even rumors of the CEO fleeing. That dragged Japanese stocks down ...

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'CBS Evening News' Sinks To Record Lows, 'World News' Only Show To ...

With the drumbeat of rumors that she is heading for the door, Katie Couric was likely looking for better ratings news than what she got Tuesday. Instead, the ratings for the first quarter of 2011 showed that the "CBS Evening News" drew ...

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foreclosure investing

Last week it was Bullard, Lacker and Kohn throwing the spin around and today it was Dudley with a notable assist from Buffett. And, since it was month-end, headline writers got the green close they wanted with the third month of gains. Kohn’s comments last week were incoherent overall while Dudley’s TV appearance consisted of misleading BS with comments like, “The Fed is keeping its mandate” and, “It’s unwise to overreact to rising commodity prices.”

Overreact? I don't see anyone reacting, other than speculators who are BUYBUYBUYing more and more commodities as the prices rise. In fact, as of February 22nd, Hedge Funds had taken the largest speculative net long position on oil futures since June 2006, according to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's weekly Commitments of Traders report. "Money managers are looking and seeing the Middle East situation is far from resolved," said Carl Larry, president of Oil Outlooks & Opinions in Houston. "The upside is unlimited, depending on how bad things get."

Of course I mean no one in THIS country is reacting. In more thoughtful nations, people are rioting. Although, did you know there are more people protesting in Madison, Wisconsin this week than in Tripoli, Libya? No, you wouldn't know that because that's not the way the Corporate Media in this country reports things, is it? To be fair, in Libya, the Government is threatening the protesters with guns while Governor Walker is only threatening to fire the protesters in Wisconsin. Makes you kind of proud we live in a Democracy, doesn't it?

Bad news that will be ignored this morning includes a 0.5% drop in ICSC Retail Store Sales (those pesky small businesses), who are losing consumer discretionary dollars to energy producing companies - like Koch Industries! Chinese PMI fell again in February but still an expansionist 52.2 but a separate HSBC survey shows a more significant drop to 51.7, a 7 month low. I apologize for the link there to the Liberal rag-sheet NY Times but the WSJ apparently has no idea Chinese PMI went lower as their headline on the same subject is "Asian Factory Data Show Growth Intact." I must say I am proud to live in a country where we are free to choose the facts we want to hear from such a wide variety of media outlets. Imagine how dull it would be if there was just one truth and we all read the same thing...

Ben Bernanke addresses Congress today and tomorrow and those people will hear the same thing and draw completely different conclusions from it but we're playing the Dollar bullish as other countries are loosening their money to keep up with us and I do believe there will be enough anti-Fed noise made this week that QE3 begins to be called into question. Of course, it's budget showdown week as well and, as Paul Krugman points out: "While low spending may sound good in the abstract, what it amounts to in practice is low spending on children, who account directly or indirectly for a large part of government outlays at the state and local level." Krugman points to the "Texas Miracle" and it's not-so-miraculous aftermath:

Last week it was Bullard, Lacker and Kohn throwing the spin around and today it was Dudley with a notable assist from Buffett. And, since it was month-end, headline writers got the green close they wanted with the third month of gains. Kohn’s comments last week were incoherent overall while Dudley’s TV appearance consisted of misleading BS with comments like, “The Fed is keeping its mandate” and, “It’s unwise to overreact to rising commodity prices.”

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Monday, March 28, 2011

Search engine optimization Vancouver For A Better Marketing Solution

When you begin your personal website there are many ways you'll have to market it and something of the best ways is by using SEO services Vancouver if you happen to be in that area. The SEO or search engine optimization services will be the top way of getting more traffic to your website and therefore making more sales.

Now, you need to know that you won't use SEO service if you're no online business - however, if you do not have an online presence if you are an offline business, then you will not allow it to be very far.

It is a popular proven fact that if you are going to really make it within the offline world you need to have an online business. This really is something that all people are learning hard way. One thing that you ought to also know is that it is not as easy as just setting up the web site and leaving it to do its things.

You can do this in all sorts of ways, however these companies usually make use of multiple methods to create an ideal marketing technique online. It is possible to employ them to write articles for you, post on forums and blogs, create meta tags and meta descriptions, cleanup the code, add alt tags towards the images plus much more.

It is very important that you do this because otherwise the organization that you have worked so hard for could wind up losing all the money. If you have an internet site that you want to create, then you'll also use the expertise of an SEO company, which stands for seo company. What this company does is basically go ahead and take best parts of your site, check the code, create keywords and write various articles and documents to ensure your site is placed near the the surface of the list for the major search engines.

By doing this the Search engine optimization company can not only improve your traffic, but additionally ensure that your website is fully optimized for the internet search engine spiders that'll be brought to it. These spiders are utilized to analyze your website and place it in certain positions determined on certain keywords.

If you want to make use of the Search engine optimization Vancouver then all you've got to do is discover the top companies. It's through these that the SEO gets done effectively and efficiently. Because of so many SEO companies to select from you need to be certain the main one you are going for is reliable. You ought to be in a position to ask for a breakdown of what you need, and also the company should also be able to let you know know long they have been operating for. This can limit the list to reveal the very best ones.

Search engine optimization Offered by Different Vancouver Web Companies

The Vancouver SEO company services are very good for business growth because they provide quality services. If you are planning to produce a website for your online business, then you have arrived at right article when i is going to be explaining below how Search engine optimization Vancouver company services can improve your website ranking making it popular.

Before that, you need to know what Seo is. It's not that complicated and I'm sure you're going to get a grasp from it after reading my article. The primary goal of SEO is to get more traffic to your website and audience. It is a good decision to select a Vancouver SEO company that specializes in this kind of work, so that your website could be indexed by search engines like google.

There is no reason for you using a website with no website ranking at all as you won't get any business and profits to survive. It is a very tough atmosphere available as there are a lot of internet business people just like you, who desire their share of pie. You must be aware of the fact that nearly 85% of web traffic could be got from internet websites.

When a user types in a keyword or keywords for what he/she really 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 sites use as that is not important.

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What to anticipate Whenever Hiring a Roofer

When it comes time to repair or even replace your roof, it can be a challenging job to locate someone who is actually competent to do the job. There are many roofing contractors out there, but the ones who'll perform a great job for a reasonable cost are not frequently easy to find. If you're in the market for the contractor, make use of the tips below for meeting with and hiring the correct one.

Job interview as well as Consultation

The majority of roofers offer free consultation services. This is especially important, since it provides them a chance to evaluate exactly what your homes roof requirements, and it gives you a chance to assess all of them. As with all of companies, believe in intuition about the people you allow upward on your roofing. No issue how good the contractor's status or recommendation, he or she ought to begin by presenting a person with a company card. If a service provider occurs searching as well as talking within an unprofessional manner, chances are that the job he is going to perform will also be unprofessional. This is not to say that you ought to anticipate companies to arrive in suits. They is going to be climbing on your roofing, so most will be dressed up in denim jeans as well as work boots or even athletic shoes. If the actual service provider appears to be more interested in speaking upon their cell phone during your roof compared to he's in analyzing your roof's needs, that may be an additional indication that he is not the main one to do the job. For your lawful protection, be certain that the contractor has sufficient legal responsibility insurance.

Roofing Assessment

Expect the contractor is going to be going up in your roof. Actually, any kind of service provider who not need to increase in your roofing to evaluate the problem ought to be instantly reduced. Those who are serious about their own work may possibly make a drawing of the roof's surface area as well as mark problem areas onto it because they undergo their own evaluation, or even they will take pictures or even video from the surface while they're up there. This is an extremely important action, because it enables you to observe just what the troubles are and know how they will be fixed.

Estimation

The next phase will be the created estimate. The contractor will take away his loan calculator and are available track of a written estimate. Some companies goes to their vehicle or truck as well as write down the proposal, while some may crunch the actual amounts for the job in front of you. Once you are given the proposal, ensure that you understand exactly which items is going to be utilized, how long the task will take and if there are any additional or even hidden expenses that could arise throughout the repair from the roof. The service provider will be able to solution all of these questions with ease and forewarn a person of any extra costs that could be incurred should the roof's ethics be broken within.

Once you have received a few written estimates from roofing companies, evaluate what each company or even service provider is willing to offer you for the price. Do not necessarily discount the highest bid, because sometimes the highest bet will in reality be the contractor who the job correctly. Additionally, be wary of prices for bids which are significantly less than others. They might be utilizing inferior products or perhaps be untruthful concerning the chance of concealed expenses. Above all, trust your instincts and go with the actual contractor that makes you feel most comfortable about handing more than your money.

Seven Uyghurs Sentenced to Death

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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.

Wikileaks and also the Uyghurs

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Henryk Szadziewski, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project

Whether it were actually in doubt, information obtained by the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, offers verified Chinese federal government worries over its ongoing control of the location this calls Xinjiang, also is known as East Turkestan. The leaked wires from Ough.Utes. diplomats demonstrate the extent to which Chinese authorities attempt to convince governments worldwide to consider its position on issues affecting Uyghurs. The wires additionally display the United States' concerns as well as sights regarding the on going repressive measures in the area.

Most lighting of Chinese government stress are the wires pointing in order to Chinese language frustration, or even the specter associated with Chinese language ire, within the release of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to 3rd nations. A December Twenty nine, 08 cable television relates how Chinese Helper International Minister Liu Jieyi met with the U.S. Ambassador in order to China to voice Beijing's strong competitors of release to any kind of nation other than China, and that if the Ough.Utes. did certainly accede for this request it might "avoid harm to bilateral relationships and to cooperation ‘in important areas'". Furthermore, the February 2009 cable explains the way the Chinese Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the possible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfriendly behave towards us" and a "slap within the face". That the Ough.S. federal government was company within not really releasing the actual detainees to China illustrates the actual extent from the politicized character of the Chinese language judicial program. Genuine issues more than terrorism tend to be understandable, but in the Ough.Utes. government's observe the detainees might probably face do-it-yourself torture and delivery if they returned to China

Chinese language government pressure in regard to the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not just applied to the Ough.Utes. federal government, but additionally in order to New Zealand and a handful of Western governments that were considering resettlement. Albania, Indonesia as well as Finland, as well as European Union member states all have the symptoms of paid for the actual impact associated with Chinese language federal government disappointment. Regarding Indonesia, that was initially prepared to consider 2 Uyghurs on purely relief reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo cases were less preferable to additional detainees due to the negative effects taking Uyghurs would have upon relationships along with China. A Might 8, '09 cable television relates how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer documented that Indonesia had knowledgeable The far east of the Ough.S. request to simply accept a few Uighur detainees held from Guantánamo coupled with already been consequently cautioned through The far east associated with ‘a large burden on bilateral relations' in the event that Germany had been to simply accept any kind of detainees".

The diplomatic wires also discuss the actual unrest within Urumchi, the actual local funds, in This summer '09. A July 13, '09 cable television discussing mass incidents in China states:

"Ethnic riots like those who work in Xinjiang July 5-7 as well as in Tibet in 03 of 08 vary markedly in source as well as character through mass occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed to PolOff [Political Officer] upon XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each present severe trouble for the Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, but the Party management wouldn't hesitate to spread out fireplace upon Uighurs or Tibetans if they deemed this necessary to restore order. Mass occurrences present a different kind of risk, he said, as the management is actually ‘afraid' to fire on Han rioters with regard to fear of causing massive public outrage that will change from the Celebration."

This can be a relaxing opinion, especially when one considers evidence offered in two reports released this year through the Uyghur Human Privileges Task (UHRP) and Amnesty International which fine detail eyewitness accounts from the use of lethal reside fire towards Uyghur protestors within This summer '09. In addition, the actual observation that fireplace would not be used towards Han Chinese protestors offers resonances for that different strategy used by Chinese language protection causes within Urumchi in order to Han Chinese protests within September 2009. Throughout those protests, after that Celebration Assistant, Wang Lequan, addressed protesters, that had demanded he let them know regarding federal government responses to protection issues. A similar ask for to meet using the Celebration Assistant through Uyghur demonstrators within July was not met.

The broader consequences of the unrest also saw a brief discussion about the effect it would possess on Iran-China relations, and on relations with Australia after Globe Uyghur Our elected representatives Leader, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, talked at the Nationwide Press Membership within Canberra within August '09. Within the latter situation, the Chinese federal government "privately warn[ed] a significant Australian bank that vendors the nation's Press Membership to use its influence to bar a Kadeer speech there".

The actual U . s . States' issues about the scenario in the Uyghur region also come via in the cables. In a dialogue upon policy path within Tibet, U.S. authorities explain that it'll be not possible for Chinese frontrunners to consider a much softer collection "if they appear like they are doing so below worldwide pressure". The actual cable television out dated April 16, 08, one month following the episode of unrest in Tibetan areas, also relayed the actual declaration "that household balance remains the leadership's main concern above all else, meaning there'll ‘almost surely' end up being absolutely no relaxation from the present difficult collection upon Tibet or in locations like Xinjiang." The information included in the cable television additionally sheds light about the severe level of sensitivity that the Chinese government sights territorial integrity, and the possible drip over of unrest through Tibet.

The prospect associated with methods to stress in Tibet and Xinjiang arising from municipal culture tend to be discussed inside a February 24, 2008 cable. While recommending which China's financial success increases its resistance to democratic reform, the actual cable additionally discusses exactly how Chinese leaders see the effectiveness of "a restricted growth associated with civil society, such as enhancements in the rule of regulation along with a more powerful part with regard to approved religions, NGOs, non profit organizations along with other stars within places which bring about sociable balance and don't problem Communist Party guideline." This is a significant alternation in thinking, which has seen U.Utes. officials promote the idea which Chinese economic development, and financial relationships along with China brings in regards to a steadily democratic culture; however, more belief seems to be put into the grassroots motion compared to one which starts from the top levels of the Chinese language government. Nonetheless, the cable television proves that "[i]n places such as Tibet as well as Xinjiang, the fear associated with separatism leads to tighter restrictions about the growth of civil culture." This method can be regarded as counter-productive by the recognized, who shows that the actual Ough.S. federal government "should still express...serious issues over Beijing's human rights report and appeal to China's growing consciousness that higher regard for individual privileges, spiritual freedom and also the rule of law assists to advertise the development as well as social stability which China seeks in addition to to enhance China's international picture." Such a technique might take substantial diplomatic abilities thinking about "China's paranoid fear the United States secretly promotes regime alter and ‘separatists' in Taiwan, Tibet as well as Xinjiang".

The cables provide understanding of the actual every day business associated with diplomacy that is hardly ever owned by everyone, which is fascinating to notice the amount of work carried out nowadays on Uyghur issues. The significance of the part of the United States like a keep track of associated with Uyghur individual privileges problems in private conversations is made clear, and contrasts with its sensible public position. The staff from the Uyghur Individual Privileges Project is comfortable with the pressure the Chinese federal government puts on Uyghur activists; still, the facts of Chinese language federal government stress on it's alternatives is illustrative of the degree that Chinese language officials make an effort to control contradictory narratives. With more facts in the future through Wikileaks, issues more than Uyghurs may not grab the headlines, but the wires possess shed new light about the paperwork of human privileges problems in the Uyghur area.

Sunday, March 27, 2011

Wikileaks and the Uyghur People

through holly upon December Twenty, This year
Henryk Szadziewski, Supervisor, Uyghur Human Rights Project

Whether it had been ever in doubt, info acquired by the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, has confirmed Chinese language federal government worries more than its continued charge of the region this phone calls Xinjiang, also is known as East Turkestan. The leaked cables from Ough.S. diplomats demonstrate the actual extent that Chinese authorities attempt to convince governments worldwide to adopt its stance upon problems impacting Uyghurs. The cables additionally show the United States' concerns as well as sights regarding the ongoing repressive measures in the region.

Most illuminating associated with Chinese language federal government stress would be the cables pointing to Chinese anger, or the specter associated with Chinese language ire, within the discharge of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to third nations. A December Twenty nine, 08 cable relates how Chinese language Helper Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi met with the U.S. Ambassador in order to China to tone of voice Beijing's strong opposition associated with release in order to any country other than The far east, and that when the U.Utes. did certainly accede to this request it would "avoid injury to bilateral relations and also to co-operation ‘in important areas'". Furthermore, the February 2009 cable describes how the Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the feasible discharge of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfriendly act towards us" along with a "slap within the face". That the Ough.S. federal government was firm within not really liberating the actual detainees to China demonstrates the actual degree of the politicized nature from the Chinese language judicial program. Genuine concerns more than terrorism are understandable, however in the actual Ough.Utes. government's view the detainees might probably face do-it-yourself torture and delivery when they returned to The far east

Chinese federal government pressure in regard to the Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not only put on the actual Ough.S. government, but also to Brand new Zealand along with a handful of European governments that were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Indonesia and Finland, as well as Eu member says just about all have the symptoms of borne the actual impact associated with Chinese government disappointment. In the case of Indonesia, that was initially willing to think about 2 Uyghurs upon purely relief reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo cases were much less better than additional detainees due to the negative effects taking Uyghurs might have upon relationships along with China. A Might 8, 2009 cable applies how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer documented that Germany had knowledgeable China from the Ough.Utes. request to accept a few Uighur detainees kept from Guantánamo and had already been subsequently cautioned through China of ‘a heavy load on bilateral relations' if Germany had been to simply accept any detainees".

The actual diplomatic cables also talk about the actual unrest within Urumchi, the local funds, within This summer '09. A July 13, 2009 cable talking about mass incidents within The far east says:

"Ethnic riots like those in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 as well as in Tibet within March of 08 vary markedly within origin as well as character from bulk incidents, XXXXXXXXXXXX emphasized in order to PolOff [Political Officer] upon XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both existing serious trouble for the Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, however the Party leadership wouldn't hesitate to open fire upon Uighurs or Tibetans when they deemed this necessary to recover purchase. Bulk occurrences present a different kind of threat, he explained, as the leadership is actually ‘afraid' to fireplace upon Han rioters for anxiety about sparking massive public outrage that will turn from the Party."

This is a relaxing viewpoint, particularly when 1 considers evidence presented in two reviews launched this year by the Uyghur Human Privileges Project (UHRP) as well as Amnesty International which fine detail eyewitness accounts of the utilization of deadly live fire towards Uyghur protestors within July '09. Additionally, the actual observation which fireplace wouldn't be used against Han Chinese protestors offers resonances for that various approach taken by Chinese security causes in Urumchi in order to Han Chinese direct orders in September 2009. Throughout individuals direct orders, then Celebration Assistant, Wang Lequan, addressed demonstrators, that had demanded he let them know regarding government reactions to security issues. A similar request to meet with the Celebration Secretary through Uyghur demonstrators in July was not met.

The wider repercussions of the unrest also saw a short dialogue on the effect it might possess on Iran-China relationships, and on relations with Australia following World Uyghur Our elected representatives President, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, talked in the National Push Club within Canberra within July '09. Within the second option situation, china government "privately warn[ed] a major Australian financial institution that sponsors the National Press Club to use its influence to bar the Kadeer talk there".

The U . s . States' concerns about the scenario in the Uyghur area also come through in the cables. In a discussion upon policy path within Tibet, Ough.Utes. officials explain that it'll be not possible for Chinese leaders to consider a much softer line "if they look like they are doing this below worldwide pressure". The cable dated April Sixteen, 08, one month following the outbreak of unrest in Tibetan areas, also relayed the observation "that household stability continues to be leadership's top priority most of all, meaning there'll ‘almost surely' end up being absolutely no relaxation from the present hard line upon Tibet or perhaps in locations like Xinjiang." The information included in the cable also storage sheds light on the extreme sensitivity with which china government sights territorial ethics, and the possible drip more than associated with unrest from Tibet.

The chance associated with solutions to stress within Tibet as well as Xinjiang arising from civil society are discussed inside a February 24, 2008 cable television. Whilst recommending that China's economic success increases its resistance to democratic reform, the cable additionally talks about exactly how Chinese leaders begin to see the effectiveness of "a restricted growth of civil culture, including improvements in the guideline of law and a stronger role with regard to approved beliefs, NGOs, non profit organizations and other stars within places which contribute to social stability and do not challenge Communist Party rule." This is a notable change in considering, that has observed U.Utes. officials promote the idea that Chinese language economic development, and economic relations along with China brings about a progressively democratic society; nevertheless, more belief appears to be placed in a grassroots motion than one that begins from the best levels of the Chinese government. Nevertheless, the actual cable television proves which "[i]n areas for example Tibet as well as Xinjiang, the fear associated with separatism results in tighter restrictions on the development of civil society." This approach is viewed as counter-productive by the recognized, that shows that the U.Utes. federal government "should still express...serious concerns over Beijing's human privileges record as well as appeal to China's developing awareness that greater respect for individual privileges, religious freedom and the guideline of law assists to promote the improvement and social stability that The far east looks for in addition to to enhance China's worldwide image." Such a strategy would consider substantial diplomatic abilities thinking about "China's paranoid fear the United States privately encourages regime change as well as ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The actual cables provide understanding of the actual every day business associated with diplomacy that is rarely afforded to the general public, which is fascinating to note the quantity of work done behind closed doors on Uyghur issues. The importance of the actual part of the United States like a monitor of Uyghur individual rights problems within personal discussions is created obvious, and contrasts with its tactful open public position. The staff from the Uyghur Human Rights Project is actually comfortable with pressure the Chinese government puts upon Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the details associated with Chinese language federal government pressure on it's alternatives is illustrative from the diploma which Chinese language officials make an effort to control contrary narratives. With more revelations to come through Wikileaks, issues over Uyghurs might not get the actual headlines, however the wires possess get rid of brand new light on the documentation of human privileges conditions in the Uyghur region.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Search Engine Marketing And Article Marketing Will Place You On The 1st Page

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Tuesday, March 22, 2011

The Uyghurs from East Turkistan

In the middle of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the northern-western part of China, the land of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the very least populated land whereas it covers near to a sixth with the nation's area. Having resisted while in hundreds of years the Han Chinese control, Xinjiang, or Old Turkestan, fell into under the Chinese Han domination in 1949. From then, its population is primarily Uyghurs and Turkic - speaking System.

Islamic above all, the Uyghur people have a solid religious identity which usually, in specific, enabled them to protect a strong big difference in opposition to the Chinese invader. Without a doubt, the Uyghur Kingdom of Mongolia knew a excellent civilization, until its absorption by the Mongolian Empire in the XIIIth century.

During their history, the Uyghurs successively adopted Shamanism, Manicheism, Buddhism and the Nestorianism before finally converting to Islam when the Arab conquerors beat the Chinese in year 751 BC., thus beginning the way to the Islamization of the entire Central Asia.

Under the effect of the religions which they adopted, the Uyghurs used 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 change mainly because it was supported by the assimilation of the Uyghur areas in the enormous Turkic and Islamic Kingdom. Thus, the descendants of Genghis Khan progressively replaced their writing by a Arabo-Persan alphabet, still used at present.

If their own writing, their language and their religion mark a real difference with the culture of Chinese Han, Uyghur People also differ 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 pointing out to the Mongolian, Turkish or Uzbek origins of these men and these women.

For a few years, China has included the proper identity of these remote people, though they represent only nine million inhabitants - a trifle for this large area. So, Uyghur people are now part of the fifty six ethnic minority groups having been well-known in an official way by China.

This particular statute will allow these people a few privileges in a country exactly where their difference is very often repressed. Therefore, Uyghur families escape the "single child policy" and their language is known as the second official language in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

The integration of the Uyghurs and their culture in the People's Republic of China, however, looks very illusory. The presence of all natural resources in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and its closeness with countries well-known as very sensitive, highly urged the government to accelerate 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 Uyghurs into the Chinese culture, an independent party like East Turkistan Islamic Movement(ETIM) was born in the early 1990.

Saying more flexibility, but especially the acceptance of their true identity, this movement was seriously repressed by the power authorities in place 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 hold their identification and their culture , although they become a minority on their own land.

For further information and facts about Uyghur people, you can visit a Uyghur website called Uyghur News at http://www.uyghurnews.com

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