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

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

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

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

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

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

Here is the official press release:

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

Marketing Software Company Attracts New Strategic Investors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Instead, Apple offered a stripped-down alternative.

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

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

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

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

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

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

That needs to end.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Instead, Apple offered a stripped-down alternative.

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

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

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

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

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

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

That needs to end.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

What’s affecting me, my clients and other small-business owners this week.

THE QUAKE IN JAPAN, A GOOFBALL IN VENEZUELA Japanese earthquake damage is estimated at $310 billion and could be the costliest natural disaster ever. Japanese exports suffer. Kate Rogers of Fox revisits how to protect your business from catastrophe. “Small-business owners can determine if they should be seeking disaster coverage by weighing their investment in the business itself, among other factors. If the business is the sole form of income, the risk is much greater than if it is a hobby or part-time project.” Elsewhere around the world, the war industry gets a boost in Libya. And Hugo Chávez of Venezuela says capitalism may have destroyed life on Mars.

REAL ESTATE FALLS, JOBS RISE Mark Thoma says commodity prices are increasing because of world demand. A small-business owner in Georgia is trying not to pass on the cost of high gas prices. Detroit’s population declines 25 percent. Existing-home sales fall to the lowest on record. Meredith Whitney, an investment adviser, says, “Unless the government comes out with a 50-year mortgage, this market is in trouble longer term.” Gallup’s job-creation index is the highest since September 2008. Durable goods orders fall.

ANNE HATHAWAY AND WARREN BUFFETT The Fed earns $79 billion and predicts that the recovery is taking hold. Nonetheless, one of its officials warns that the United States is approaching insolvency. Meanwhile, Warren E. Buffett predicts growth but some think his company’s stock is buoyed by Anne Hathaway. Household balances sheets continue to improve. Scott Grannis says “the Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey came in very strong. It hasn’t been this strong since the economic boom times of the early 1980s. It’s very difficult to ignore the mounting evidence of a strong economic recovery.” Architect billings increased slightly in February.

DEFICIT THRILLS The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget is thrilled to see 64 senators calling for comprehensive deficit reduction. But Stan Collender, a budget expert, isn’t thrilled at all: “Does a letter that is so vanilla that it could have been written at any time over the past 40 years really indicate any movement on the current budget debate?” James Pethokoukis of Reuters says he thinks President Obama’s budget is wildly dangerous.

A NEW DEFINITION OF SMALL BUSINESS Timothy F. Geithner says that American small businesses need greater access to capital to spur innovation. The Small Business Administration, facing even more cuts, is for the first time in more than 25  years proposing to change the way it defines small businesses. JPMorgan Chase says it will cease its debit card rewards program because of new legislation that would restrict fees. Missouri gets $27 million in incentives for small-business growth. The Small Business Savings Account Act makes its way through Congress.

TAKING CREDIT The health care legislation celebrates its first anniversary and Ezra Klein defends it by saying, “Is it a perfect piece of legislation? Not even close. Will everything work as expected? Almost certainly not. But for all its flaws, it’s a good law. And it’s worth trying.” Many small businesses are still not taking advantage of the health care tax credit.

TECHNOLOGY UPGRADES A Google project manager pitches cloud computing: “Web-based software is much less costly for buyers than traditional software, and programmers can be so much more innovative, that it’s worthwhile for an entrepreneur to say, O.K., let’s start from scratch.” Paul Mah, an information technology expert, gives us eight reasons to upgrade to Internet Explorer 9. Firefox 4 is released. Microsoft jumps to second in video search and introduces a new PC tool for small business. Netflix suffers an outage. BlackBerry’s tablet is scheduled to arrive in April. AT&T buys T-Mobile but not for the reason you think. And boy. has computer technology come a long way in 10 years.

THE GROWING APPS MARKET Information Week reports that 38 percent of small- and medium-size businesses depend on mobile apps. Amazon introduces an Android app store, and Apple is not pleased. Minda Zetlin of Inc. asks if you should make a tablet app for your business: “The answer is likely a yes if one, your product or service is one where having tablet access could benefit customers; and two, your customers are the type who use tablets.” Just in time: a flood of royal wedding apps.

SPEAKING OF THE BIG WEDDING General Electric releases a much-needed William and Kate refrigerator. Jack Daniels introduces a new product — perhaps to help us forget the royal wedding. Danny Wong gives us three winning ideas to consider. A dating site features a new single man every day. Score plans an e-business learning Web site for small business. Small Business Television is rebranding itself and has introduced a new Web site. Small Business Opportunities magazine is doing the same. A small business introduces its first electric car. Sales of e-books have doubled. The group buying industry is projected to grow to $2.7 billion this year.

TWITTER’S TAX BREAKS Casey Hibbard explains how one company used social media to make $300,000 in a weekend. Robert Scoble discovers the future of work: “Just when we thought we figured out the new ’social enterprise’ market along comes Convofy.” Twitter shows San Francisco’s businesses how to save a bundle on taxes. A one-legged wrestler shows us how to become a national champ.

IT’S GOOD TO BE GREEN A woman in Canada gets a standing ovation for being green. The Manhattan Chamber of Commerce holds its green marketing event on Wednesday. The Clinton Global Initiative holds its university conference this week with a focus on entrepreneurship and a live webcast.

ADVICE FOR SXSW: HAND OUT PILLOWS The Global Entrepreneurship Congress meets in Shanghai this week. April 2 is International Pillow Fight Day. The South By Southwest conference: as seen from a bunch of social media video bloggers — which is yet another reason I won’t attend next year. American Airlines offers a big promo for California business travelers. John Jantsch wants to know the worst business advice you ever received. A third-base coach gives life advice.

SEARCHING FOR HELP WITH SEARCH An American Express survey finds that more than half of small-business owners say they need help with search-engine marketing. A video about why it’s not important to go viral goes viral. Dharmesh Shah shares a few low-cost advertising ideas for start-ups and cautions readers to “think of advertising not as a long-term traffic strategy but as a testing tool to improve your Web site and find out more about your ideal visitor.” An advertising blog discusses how to develop a relationship with the media. Lucy Thornton comes up with a few good marketing themes for April.

A 100-MILLION-MEMBER NETWORK LinkedIn officially reaches 100 million members. Seems like a good time to read the co-founder’s 10 rules for entrepreneurial success.

TRIED TALKING? Whitson Gordon of Lifehacker gives us his top 10 tricks for working while on the go. Example: “Whether it’s that old, dead iPod or the smartphone you’re already carrying with you, you probably have gigs of unused storage lying around waiting to be filled with portable apps, files and other digital travel necessities.” Melanie Brooks of Workawesome.com explains why she uses a leather day planner instead of a smartphone. Greg Schinkel warns against hiding behind our keyboards: “Before you hit ‘reply to all’ and send back a zinger to someone who maligned you, stop and go talk to the person.”

THIS WEEK’S AWARDS

BEST WAY TO GET YOUR CUSTOMERS TO LOVE YOU Ben Yoskovitz talks about the benefits of delighting your customers: “The rewards are immense. Loyal, rabid fans tweet shamelessly about how incredible you are, how valuable your Web application is and how successful your start-up will be.”

BEST WAY TO MARKET WITHOUT A BUDGET Shisha Dublin-Green explains how to market without a marketing budget: “Form an alliance: if you have a hair salon that’s mostly frequented by women with young children and elderly women, you can offer a service whereby you arrange to do their grocery shopping whilst they’re in the salon. You may decide to form an alliance with a local reputable grocer or delivery service to provide this for your customers. This could also be a way to reach out to new customers via your local grocer.”

BEST ADVICE FOR BOOTSTRAPPERS The Smart Bear says that the things money cannot buy are still the most valuable things: “Show proof of your ability to master the things money cannot buy — your ability to learn, change and improve.”

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION: How do you bring in customers without spending a lot? We do free webinars every month.

Gene Marks owns the Marks Group PC, a Bala Cynwyd, Pa., consulting firm that helps clients with customer relationship management. You can follow him on Twitter.

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SEO Services 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 to use SEO services Vancouver if you happen to be in that area. The SEO or seo services would be the top method of getting more traffic to your website and for that reason making more sales.

 

Now, you need to know that you will not use SEO service if you're not an online business - but then again, if you do not come with an online presence if you are a offline business, then you'll not allow it to be very far.

 

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

 

You can do this in all types of ways, but these companies usually make use of multiple methods to create the perfect marketing technique online. It is possible to hire them to write articles for you, post on forums and blogs, create meta data and meta descriptions, clean up the code, add alt tags towards the images plus much more.

 

It is very important that you do this because otherwise the company you have worked so difficult for could end up losing all the money. If you have an internet site that you want to create, then you will also employ the services of a search engine optimization company, which means seo company. What the corporation does is basically go ahead and take best parts of your site, look into the code, create keywords and write various articles and documents to ensure that your site is placed near the top of the list for that major search engines like google.

By doing this the SEO company cannot only improve your traffic, but also make sure that your site is fully optimized for that search engine spiders that will be brought to it. These spiders are used to analyze your site and place it in a few positions determined on certain keywords.

 

If you wish to use the Search engine optimization Vancouver then all you have to do is find the top companies. It is through these that the SEO gets done effectively and efficiently. With so many SEO companies to choose from you need to be sure that the one you are going for is reliable. You ought to be able to request a breakdown of what you need, and also the company should also have the ability to tell you know long they've been operating for. This will narrow down the list to reveal the very best ones.

 

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

Before that, you need to know what Seo is. It's not that complicated and i am sure you're going to get a grasp from it reading my article. The primary goal of SEO is to have increased traffic to your website and target audience. It's a good decision to select a Vancouver SEO company that are experts in this sort of work, which means that your website could be listed in search engines.

There is no reason for you having a website without any website ranking whatsoever as you won't get any business and profits to outlive. It's a very tough atmosphere available as there are a lot of internet business people exactly like you, who desire their share of pie. You have to be aware of the fact that nearly 85% of online traffic could be got from web-sites.

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. You don't have to worry about the algorithms which these websites use as that isn't important.

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

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What to Expect When Getting a Roofers

When it comes time to correct or substitute your homes roof, it can be a daunting job to locate somebody that is actually competent for the job. There are many roofers out there, however the types who'll perform a great job for any reasonable price aren't often simple to find. If you're in the marketplace for a service provider, make use of the ideas beneath with regard to meeting with as well as employing the correct one.

Job interview as well as Discussion

The majority of roofing contractors offer free consultations. This is especially essential, since it gives them an opportunity to assess what your roof requirements, and it gives you a chance to assess all of them. As with all companies, believe in intuition concerning the people a person allow up onto your roofing. No issue how good the contractor's reputation or even recommendation, he should begin by showing you with a business card. If a contractor occurs looking and speaking in an less than professional method, chances are that the task he is going to do will also be less than professional. This is not to express that you ought to anticipate contractors to reach in suits. They is going to be climbing on your roofing, so most is going to be dressed up in denim jeans and function footwear or athletic shoes. If the service provider seems to be interested in speaking on their mobile phone during your homes roof compared to he's within analyzing your own roof's needs, that may be an additional sign that he is not really the one for the job. For your lawful protection, make sure that the actual contractor offers adequate legal responsibility insurance coverage.

Roof Assessment

Expect that the contractor is going to be rising in your roof. Actually, any kind of service provider who not want to go up in your roofing to judge the problem should be instantly discounted. Those who are seriously interested in their own work may possibly create a sketching of the roof's surface area as well as mark problem areas onto it because they undergo their own evaluation, or even they'll take pictures or video of the surface while they're up there. This is an extremely essential action, because it allows you to observe exactly what the troubles are and know how they will be fixed.

Estimate

The next step will be the written estimate. The service provider will take away their loan calculator and are available track of a written estimation. Some contractors will go out to their vehicle or even truck and write down the proposal, while some may crunch the actual amounts to do the job prior to you. Once you're given the suggestion, ensure that you understand exactly which items will be used, just how long the task will take and when you will find any additional or even hidden costs that could occur throughout the repair from the roofing. The contractor should be able to solution all of these questions with ease and forewarn a person associated with a additional costs that might be incurred should the roof's integrity end up being broken inside.

Once you have obtained several written estimations from roofing contractors, assess exactly what each company or even contractor would like to provide for the price. Do not necessarily discount the highest bid, simply because occasionally the highest bet will actually function as the service provider who the task properly. Also, be wary associated with bids that are significantly less than others. They might be using inferior products or perhaps be unethical about the possibility of hidden expenses. Most importantly, believe in instincts as well as go with the contractor that makes you feel quite comfy regarding giving over 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.

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Wikileaks and also the Uyghur People

by henry upon Dec Twenty, This year
Henryk Szadziewski, Supervisor, Uyghur Human Rights Project

If it had been ever uncertain, info obtained by the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, has verified Chinese federal government fears more than its ongoing control of the location this calls Xinjiang, also is referred to as East Turkestan. The leaked out wires from U.Utes. diplomats show the degree that Chinese authorities make an effort to persuade government authorities globally to consider it's position upon problems impacting Uyghurs. The actual wires additionally show the U . s . States' concerns and views concerning the ongoing repressive measures in the area.

Most lighting of Chinese language federal government pressure would be the cables directed in order to Chinese frustration, or even the specter associated with Chinese language ire, over the release of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to third countries. The Dec 29, 2008 cable television applies exactly how Chinese Assistant International Reverend Liu Jieyi fulfilled using the U.S. Ambassador in order to The far east in order to voice Beijing's strong competitors of launch to any country other than The far east, and that if the Ough.Utes. did indeed accede to this ask for it might "avoid injury to bilateral relationships and to cooperation ‘in important areas'". Furthermore, the February 2009 cable television explains how the Chinese language Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded the actual feasible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfavorable act toward us" along with a "slap in the face". That the U.S. government was firm in not liberating the detainees in order to The far east illustrates the actual degree of the politicized character from the Chinese judicial program. Legitimate concerns over terrorism tend to be understandable, however in the actual Ough.Utes. government's observe the detainees might most likely encounter torture as well as execution if they came back in order to The far east

Chinese language federal government stress in regard to the Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not only put on the actual U.Utes. federal government, but additionally in order to New Zealand and a handful of Western governments that were considering resettlement. Albania, Germany as well as Finland, in addition to European Union member states all appear to have paid for the impact associated with Chinese language government disappointment. Regarding Germany, which was at first prepared to consider 2 Uyghurs upon solely humanitarian grounds, Uyghur Guantánamo cases had been less better than other detainees because of the unwanted effects accepting Uyghurs would have upon relations along with China. A Might 8, '09 cable applies how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer reported which Germany experienced knowledgeable The far east of the U.S. request to simply accept a few Uighur detainees kept at Guantánamo coupled with been subsequently cautioned through The far east associated with ‘a heavy load upon bilateral relations' in the event that Indonesia had been to simply accept any detainees".

The actual diplomatic wires additionally discuss the actual unrest in Urumchi, the actual regional capital, within This summer '09. A July 13, '09 cable talking about mass incidents in The far east says:

"Ethnic riots like those in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 as well as in Tibet within March of 08 differ substantially in origin and character from bulk incidents, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both existing serious problems for the actual Party, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, but the Party leadership wouldn't hesitate to spread out fireplace on Uighurs or Tibetans when they deemed this essential to recover order. Bulk incidents present another type of threat, he explained, as the leadership is actually ‘afraid' to fire on Han rioters with regard to anxiety about causing massive public outrage that will turn against the Party."

This can be a relaxing opinion, particularly when one views evidence offered in two reviews launched this season through the Uyghur Individual Privileges Project (UHRP) and Amnesty Worldwide that detail eyewitness company accounts from the utilization of lethal reside fireplace towards Uyghur protestors within This summer 2009. Additionally, the declaration which fire wouldn't be deployed against Han Chinese protestors has resonances for that various approach used through Chinese security causes in Urumchi to Han Chinese language direct orders within Sept 2009. Throughout individuals direct orders, then Celebration Assistant, Wang Lequan, tackled protesters, that experienced required that he let them know about government responses to security issues. An identical request to satisfy with the Celebration Assistant by Uyghur protesters within July was not met.

The wider repercussions of the unrest additionally noticed a short discussion on the impact it might possess on Iran-China relations, and on relations along with Australia following Globe Uyghur Our elected representatives President, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, talked at the National Push Club within Canberra in July '09. In the second option situation, the Chinese government "privately warn[ed] a significant Aussie bank which sponsors the National Push Club to make use of its impact to block the Kadeer talk there".

The actual U . s . States' concerns about the scenario within the Uyghur region are available through within the cables. Inside a dialogue upon plan path within Tibet, Ough.S. authorities clarify that it will be impossible for Chinese leaders to consider the much softer line "if they appear like they are doing this below international pressure". The actual cable television dated 04 16, 2008, one month following the episode of unrest in Tibetan areas, additionally relayed the declaration "that domestic balance continues to be leadership's top priority most of all, which means there will ‘almost surely' be absolutely no relaxation of the current difficult collection upon Tibet or in locations like Xinjiang." The info contained in the cable television additionally storage sheds gentle about the severe level of sensitivity with which china government views territorial ethics, and also the feasible spill over of unrest through Tibet.

The prospect associated with methods to tensions within Tibet and Xinjiang as a result of municipal culture are debated in a February Twenty-four, 2008 cable television. Whilst suggesting that China's financial achievement increases it's resistance to democratic change, the actual cable additionally talks about exactly how Chinese frontrunners see the usefulness associated with "a restricted expansion of civil society, such as improvements within the guideline of law along with a stronger part with regard to authorized religions, NGOs, non profit organizations along with other stars within areas which bring about sociable stability and do not problem Communist Celebration rule." This can be a notable alternation in considering, that has observed Ough.S. authorities market the notion that Chinese language economic improvement, and economic relations along with The far east will bring in regards to a progressively democratic culture; nevertheless, much more faith seems to be put into the grassroots motion than one which starts from the top levels of the Chinese language federal government. Nevertheless, the actual cable concludes that "[i]n areas for example Tibet as well as Xinjiang, the fear associated with separatism results in tighter limitations on the growth of municipal culture." This approach is viewed as counter-productive through the recognized, who shows that the actual Ough.Utes. government "should continue to express...serious issues over Beijing's individual privileges record as well as attract China's growing consciousness that greater regard with regard to individual privileges, spiritual freedom and also the guideline of law assists to advertise the development and sociable balance that China seeks in addition to to improve China's international image." Such a strategy might take considerable diplomatic skills thinking about "China's paranoid fear the Usa secretly promotes regime alter as well as ‘separatists' in Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The actual wires provide insight into the actual daily company associated with diplomacy that is rarely afforded to the general public, which is interesting to notice the amount of function done behind closed doors on Uyghur problems. The importance of the role of the us as a monitor associated with Uyghur human privileges problems in private discussions is made obvious, as well as contrasts using its tactful public position. The staff of the Uyghur Individual Privileges Task is well aware of the pressure china government exerts upon Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the facts of Chinese federal government pressure on it's counterparts is illustrative of the diploma which Chinese authorities attempt to control contrary stories. With increased revelations in the future from Wikileaks, concerns more than Uyghurs may not get the headlines, but the cables possess shed brand new light on the documentation associated with individual rights problems within the Uyghur region.

 

Wikileaks and the Uyghur

by henry on December 20, This year
Henryk Szadziewski, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project

If it had been ever uncertain, information acquired by the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, offers confirmed Chinese language government fears over it's continued control of the region this phone calls Xinjiang, which is also known as Eastern Turkestan. The actual leaked out wires from Ough.Utes. diplomats show the degree that Chinese government bodies make an effort to persuade government authorities globally to adopt it's stance upon issues affecting Uyghurs. The actual cables also show the actual U . s . States' issues as well as sights concerning the on going repressive measures in the region.

The majority of illuminating of Chinese language federal government stress would be the cables directed to Chinese language frustration, or the specter of Chinese ire, over the discharge of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to 3rd nations. A Dec 29, 2008 cable television applies exactly how Chinese language Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi fulfilled using the Ough.S. Ambassador to China in order to tone of voice Beijing's strong opposition of launch to any nation other than The far east, which if the U.Utes. did indeed accede to this ask for it would "avoid injury to bilateral relations and also to co-operation ‘in important areas'". In addition, the Feb 2009 cable television describes how the Chinese Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the actual feasible discharge of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfriendly act toward us" and a "slap within the face". That the Ough.S. government was firm in not really liberating the actual detainees in order to China demonstrates the extent of the politicized nature from the Chinese judicial program. Legitimate issues more than terrorism are understandable, however in the U.S. government's observe the detainees would probably encounter torture as well as execution when they returned in order to China

Chinese language government pressure in regard to the Uyghur Guantánamo detainees wasn't just applied to the Ough.Utes. government, but additionally to Brand new Zealand along with a handful of Western government authorities that were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Germany and Finland, in addition to Eu member states just about all appear to have paid for the brunt associated with Chinese government disappointment. In the case of Indonesia, that was at first willing to think about 2 Uyghurs upon solely relief grounds, Uyghur Guantánamo instances had been much less preferable to additional detainees because of the negative effects accepting Uyghurs would have on relations with China. A May Eight, 2009 cable relates how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer documented that Indonesia experienced informed China from the Ough.S. request to accept a few Uighur detainees kept at Guantánamo coupled with been consequently warned through China associated with ‘a large burden upon bilateral relations' if Indonesia had been to simply accept any detainees".

The actual diplomatic cables also talk about the unrest in Urumchi, the actual regional capital, in This summer 2009. The This summer 13, 2009 cable discussing mass occurrences in The far east says:

"Ethnic riots like those who work in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 and in Tibet in March associated with 08 differ markedly in source and nature through mass occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed in order to PolOff [Political Officer] upon XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both present severe trouble for the Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, but the Celebration management wouldn't wait to open fire upon Uighurs or Tibetans when they considered this essential to restore purchase. Mass occurrences pose a different type of risk, he explained, since the management is ‘afraid' to fireplace on Han rioters with regard to fear of causing massive public outrage that would turn from the Celebration."

This is a relaxing viewpoint, especially when one considers the evidence presented in two reports launched this season through the Uyghur Human Privileges Project (UHRP) and Amnesty Worldwide that fine detail eyewitness accounts from the use of lethal reside fireplace against Uyghur protestors in July 2009. Additionally, the actual declaration that fire wouldn't be deployed towards Han Chinese protestors has resonances for that different strategy used by Chinese language security causes within Urumchi in order to Han Chinese direct orders in September 2009. During those protests, after that Celebration Secretary, Wang Lequan, tackled protesters, that had demanded he inform them regarding federal government reactions to protection issues. A similar ask for to meet using the Party Assistant by Uyghur protesters within July was not fulfilled.

The actual broader consequences from the unrest also noticed a short dialogue on the impact it would have upon Iran-China relations, as well as on relations along with Sydney after World Uyghur Our elected representatives President, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, spoke at the National Push Club in Canberra within July '09. In the latter situation, china government "privately warn[ed] a major Aussie financial institution which sponsors the nation's Push Club to use it's influence to block a Kadeer speech there".

The actual U . s . States' concerns about the scenario within the Uyghur region also come via within the wires. In a discussion upon plan direction in Tibet, Ough.S. authorities explain that it will be not possible for Chinese leaders to adopt a much softer line "if they look like they are doing this below international pressure". The actual cable television dated 04 Sixteen, 08, one month following the outbreak associated with unrest within Tibetan regions, also relayed the actual observation "that domestic balance remains the leadership's main concern above all else, which means there will ‘almost surely' end up being absolutely no relaxation of the current difficult collection on Tibet or perhaps in locations such as Xinjiang." The information contained in the cable also sheds light on the extreme level of sensitivity with which china federal government sights territorial integrity, and also the possible spill over of unrest through Tibet.

The prospect of methods to tensions in Tibet and Xinjiang as a result of municipal culture tend to be debated inside a February Twenty-four, 2008 cable. While recommending that China's financial achievement will increase its resistance to democratic change, the actual cable also discusses exactly how Chinese leaders begin to see the effectiveness of "a restricted expansion of municipal culture, such as enhancements within the guideline associated with regulation and a stronger part for approved beliefs, NGOs, charities and other actors in places that contribute to sociable stability and don't problem Communist Celebration guideline." This can be a notable alternation in thinking, that has observed U.Utes. authorities promote the notion that Chinese economic development, and financial relations with The far east will bring about a progressively democratic culture; nevertheless, more belief seems to be put into a grassroots motion compared to one which begins from the top levels of the Chinese language federal government. Nonetheless, the cable concludes which "[i]n places such as Tibet as well as Xinjiang, driving a car of separatism results in tighter restrictions on the growth of civil society." This method is viewed as counter-productive through the official, that suggests that the U.Utes. government "should continue to express...serious issues more than Beijing's human rights record and appeal to China's developing consciousness which higher respect for human rights, religious independence and also the guideline of law assists to advertise the very improvement as well as social stability that China seeks as well as to improve China's international image." Such a strategy might consider considerable diplomatic skills thinking about "China's weird fear the United States secretly promotes regime change as well as ‘separatists' in Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The actual wires provide insight into the daily company associated with diplomacy that's hardly ever owned by the general public, and it is interesting to note the amount of work done behind closed doors on Uyghur problems. The importance of the actual part of the United States like a monitor associated with Uyghur individual rights conditions in personal conversations is made obvious, as well as contrasts with its tactful open public stance. The staff from the Uyghur Human Privileges Task is actually well aware of the pressure china federal government exerts on Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the details of Chinese language federal government stress on it's alternatives is illustrative of the degree which Chinese officials make an effort to control contrary stories. With more facts in the future from Wikileaks, issues over Uyghurs might not get the actual headlines, however the wires have get rid of new light on the paperwork associated with individual rights conditions within the Uyghur area.

 

Seo And Article Marketing Will Place You On Page 1

Seo and article promotion are two of the strongest strategies that can be used promoting your internet site and get the revenue and success that you desire for your web business. These two things have been around for any really while already nevertheless they still remain to be really effective. In fact, these have helped many people free themselves from your traditional means of money-generating options of society.

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In the past submitting articles to different websites was once so simple yet the effects that they produce for web-sites was really powerful. However, things have changed a whole lot today. Nowadays submitting the identical article to several websites is not a good suggestion because search engines have now changed with a huge extent in how they rank pages. They will no longer rank contents that are identical like they used to in the past. This is one of the best examples of changes that occur in web marketing trends. This change has given birth to wide plethora of methods that online marketers are using today. The majority of internet marketers now produce articles and distribute them in really popular article submission sites and watch for site visitors to come to their pages. Be thought of as that most reliable Search engine optimization strategy that you can use. Aside from being effective, this delivers positive outcomes on a regular basis. One problem using this strategy is the caliber of traffic you will get from this won't be that good if you don't do proper keyphrase research beforehand and rehearse in-links. You need for attending these two things prior to deciding to submit your articles so that you won't find yourself losing huge amounts of targeted visitors. This means that you need to practice good levels of diligence if you want your advertising initiatives to be effective.

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There are several things to consider when looking for a roofing contractor. Price tag, experience, and referrals are a handful of the things you will probably be concerned about. Read on for even other great ideas.

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Before buying roofing contractor, be sure to have a general idea of the job that you need to have done. By no means is it necessary to be an expert. If you have a new Roof Certificate, read it completely to find the specifics of your active roof. Should you not have a Roofing Certificate, talk about documents closed during final to locate your homes Inspection sheet. These files should provide everything you need to know about your roof. Before contacting a roofing contractor, you should have a list of demands and features to help you choose exactly who is suitable for your roof covering project. Be sure to write down every potential roofer contractor's answers as well as check these people against one another. If you can find any differences, be sure to be aware this and take this into consideration when generating a final choice. There are no uncomplicated ways to pick a roofing contractor, but when you take attention to the information provided, your odds of a successful roof covering project tend to be greatly superior.

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• Accreditation and References

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Articles could be an extremely powerful kind of Search engine optimization for the company web-site. Quality written articles are able to improve your websites SERP and add quality to your company website. Writing informative keyword rich articles is important in gaining new backlinks for your business website. Articles can and may be written on topics which are unique in your business or industry. The articles can discuss a range of issues and ideas in your industry. Articles that provide the reader which has a resource are invariably one of the most popular and many likely types of articles that may bring about backlinks aimed at your web.

Focus your articles on the potential readers or customers. Search engine optimization articles should address real questions that are asked by current or past clients. Each article you write for you company ought to include detailed analysis and Search engine optimization keywords which can help associate your internet site using the content present in your website. Focus your posts on around 3 keywords and stray from their website. Consistency is vital when writing Search engine optimization articles. Should you be writing about Vancouver Search engine optimization be sure your always reveal information highly relevant to the keyword.

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When folks type in research online term trying to find a business inside their local area, they may find that Google places and Google maps is showing listings of local businesses. It's very eminent to enable them to be optimized and from this first page should they desire to generate business. Vancouver SEO companies must be educated in this region for their clients.

There seems to be a large amount of new Vancouver SEO companies starting up, simply because the importance is there. Finding a search engine optimization firm containing the client's best interest at heart could be tedious. What number of keywords would they optimize for? Which are the keywords and the corresponding search volume? Do they discover how to optimize for Google places? And so forth. Search engine optimization may be the business of landing at the top and Maxim Edge will get you there.

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Portraits of Uyghurs

In the middle of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the northern-west part of China, the province of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the least populated province while it covers near to a sixth from the country's territory. Getting resisted while in centuries the chinese domination, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or Old Turkistan, fell within the Chinese Han domination in 1949. From then, its population is mostly Uyghurs and Turkic - speaking System.

Islamic mainly, the Uyghur people have a solid religious identification that, in specific, allowed them to preserve a strong difference in opposition to the Chinese invader. Indeed, the Uyghur Kingdom of Mongolia knew a amazing civilization, until its absorption by the Mongolian Empire in the XIIIth century.

During their history, the Uyghurs successively taken on Shamanism, Manicheism, Buddhism and the Nestorianism before finally converting to Islam when the Arab conquerors beat the Chinese in year 751 BC., therefore opening the way to the Islamization of the whole Central Asia.

Under the effect of the beliefs which they taken, the Uyghurs taken successively, and at times in a competing way, a great number of written forms (turco-runic, brahmi, tokharien, soghdien) before developing their own unique graphic system.

The arrival of Islam was a great change mainly because it was followed by the assimilation of the Uyghur land in the immense Turco-Mongolian and Islamic Kingdom. Thus, the descendants of Genghis Khan slowly replaced their writing by a Arabo-Persan alphabet, still used nowadays.

If their own writing, their own language and their religion mark a real difference with the culture of Chinese Han, Uyghur People also are different from their aspect, so aspect of Central Asia's people. A shiny 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 included the proper identity of these remote people, although they represent only eight million people - a little for this specific huge region. So, the Uyghurs are now part of the 56 ethnic minority groups having been well known in an official way by the People's Republic of China.

This particular law will allow them a few rights in a land exactly where their difference is very often repressed. Thus, Uyghur families escape the "single child policy" and their language is recognized as the second official language in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

The integration of the Uyghur people and their culture in the People's Republic of China, however, seems very illusory. The presence of natural resources in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and its proximity with countries identified as very sensitive, highly motivated 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 work opportunities.

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

Asserting more freedom, but mainly 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 hold their identification and their ethnic heritage , although they become a minority on their own territory.

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

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