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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Here is the official press release:

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

Marketing Software Company Attracts New Strategic Investors

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

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

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

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

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

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

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In February of 2007, 83.24 percent of users visiting TechCrunch did so from a Windows machine. One year later, in February 2008, the stranglehold remained firm at 80.44 percent. In February 2009, the number was at 74.04 percent. Last year, it was 61.59 percent. And this year? The number of people visiting our site from Windows machines dipped to 53.84 percent.

The writing is on the wall.

Look at those numbers again for a second. In four years, Windows share among TechCrunch readers has fallen 30 percentage points. That’s incredible.

The knee-jerk reaction in the comment section will likely be something like “it’s because you guys cover Apple so much”. But the fact of the matter is that Macintosh share, after rising for three of those four years, fell last year as well. It’s the mobile devices — specifically the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices — that are eating away at Windows.

In fact, if the trend over the past four years continues at about the same pace, in two years, devices made by Apple (Macs, iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads) will surpass devices that run Windows as the top visitors to TechCrunch. And depending on how popular the iPad 2, iPhone 5, and OS X Lion are, it could easily happen next year.

Here are the broken down numbers:

Feb 2007

• Windows: 83.24%


• Mac: 13.59%


• Linux: 2.51%

Feb 2008

• Windows: 80.44%


• Mac: 15.15%


• Linux: 2.97%


• iPhone: 0.77%


• iPod: 0.15%

Feb 2009

• Windows: 74.04%


• Mac: 20.48%


• Linux: 3.01%


• iPhone: 1.60%


• iPod: 0.28%


• Android: 0.09%

Feb 2010

• Windows: 61.59%


• Mac: 28.62%


• iPhone: 4.07%


• Linux: 3.49%


• Android: 0.87%


• iPod: 0.53%

Feb 2011

• Windows: 53.84%


• Mac: 27.64%


• iPhone: 6.72%


• iPad: 3.44%


• Linux: 3.28%


• Android: 3.06%


• iPod: 0.62%

While even the last batch of stats shows that Windows still has a nice cushion over number two, Mac, if you add the Apple products put together, it’s a different story.

• Feb 2007: 13.59% Apple products


• Feb 2008: 16.07% Apple products


• Feb 2009: 22.36% Apple products


• Feb 2010: 33.22% Apple products


• Feb 2011: 38.42% Apple products

In the four year span, Apple has added 25 percentage points to their share among TechCrunch readers. That nearly all of the 30 percentage points that Windows lost in that same span (Android’s growth pretty much fills in the rest).

So it currently stands at Microsoft’s 53.84 percent versus Apple’s 38.42 percent. Again, a big year for iPad, iPhone, and Mac could mean a changing of the guard as soon as next year. But unless something drastic changes, you can be sure that Apple will be dominant among TechCrunch readers in two years.

The latest rumors have Windows 8 showing up sometime in mid/late 2012. But the fact of the matter is that Windows 7, much more widely praised than the disaster that was Vista, hasn’t helped Microsoft buck this trend among our readers. Perhaps they’re only hope of gaining back share at this point is Windows Phone. So far, that hasn’t been going too well. Nokia should help that, but will it be enough to offset the Windows losses?

Humorously, Microsoft’s best hope for not falling to Apple may well be Android. If Google’s platform continues to make gains, it could prolong Apple passing Microsoft.

But again, Apple has iPhone 5, iPad 2, and OS X Lion on the immediate horizon — all within the next few months. And then there’s the very real possibility of another iPad in the fall.

The iPad 2 and iPhone 5 are likely to push the Apple share forward immediately. But don’t sleep on OS X Lion either. The early indications are that Apple has indeed made it much more iOS-like. That means millions of iPad/iPhone/iPod touch owners who have traditionally been PC users, are going to feel a lot more comfortable on a Mac than ever before.

And a new PC-to-Mac data migration system built in to Lion will only help that.

OS X Lion is going to feed off of iOS users, and vice versa. And the Mac ecosystem is going to continue to expand. Just as happened in the browser world with Chrome taking over, a transition is happening among TechCrunch readers in the ecosystem space. The numbers don’t lie. And Microsoft better pray that our readers aren’t leading indicators of overall trends in the space — which is exactly what you have been in the past.

In February of 2007, 83.24 percent of users visiting TechCrunch did so from a Windows machine. One year later, in February 2008, the stranglehold remained firm at 80.44 percent. In February 2009, the number was at 74.04 percent. Last year, it was 61.59 percent. And this year? The number of people visiting our site from Windows machines dipped to 53.84 percent.

The writing is on the wall.

Look at those numbers again for a second. In four years, Windows share among TechCrunch readers has fallen 30 percentage points. That’s incredible.

The knee-jerk reaction in the comment section will likely be something like “it’s because you guys cover Apple so much”. But the fact of the matter is that Macintosh share, after rising for three of those four years, fell last year as well. It’s the mobile devices — specifically the iPhone, iPad, and Android devices — that are eating away at Windows.

In fact, if the trend over the past four years continues at about the same pace, in two years, devices made by Apple (Macs, iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads) will surpass devices that run Windows as the top visitors to TechCrunch. And depending on how popular the iPad 2, iPhone 5, and OS X Lion are, it could easily happen next year.

Here are the broken down numbers:

Feb 2007

• Windows: 83.24%


• Mac: 13.59%


• Linux: 2.51%

Feb 2008

• Windows: 80.44%


• Mac: 15.15%


• Linux: 2.97%


• iPhone: 0.77%


• iPod: 0.15%

Feb 2009

• Windows: 74.04%


• Mac: 20.48%


• Linux: 3.01%


• iPhone: 1.60%


• iPod: 0.28%


• Android: 0.09%

Feb 2010

• Windows: 61.59%


• Mac: 28.62%


• iPhone: 4.07%


• Linux: 3.49%


• Android: 0.87%


• iPod: 0.53%

Feb 2011

• Windows: 53.84%


• Mac: 27.64%


• iPhone: 6.72%


• iPad: 3.44%


• Linux: 3.28%


• Android: 3.06%


• iPod: 0.62%

While even the last batch of stats shows that Windows still has a nice cushion over number two, Mac, if you add the Apple products put together, it’s a different story.

• Feb 2007: 13.59% Apple products


• Feb 2008: 16.07% Apple products


• Feb 2009: 22.36% Apple products


• Feb 2010: 33.22% Apple products


• Feb 2011: 38.42% Apple products

In the four year span, Apple has added 25 percentage points to their share among TechCrunch readers. That nearly all of the 30 percentage points that Windows lost in that same span (Android’s growth pretty much fills in the rest).

So it currently stands at Microsoft’s 53.84 percent versus Apple’s 38.42 percent. Again, a big year for iPad, iPhone, and Mac could mean a changing of the guard as soon as next year. But unless something drastic changes, you can be sure that Apple will be dominant among TechCrunch readers in two years.

The latest rumors have Windows 8 showing up sometime in mid/late 2012. But the fact of the matter is that Windows 7, much more widely praised than the disaster that was Vista, hasn’t helped Microsoft buck this trend among our readers. Perhaps they’re only hope of gaining back share at this point is Windows Phone. So far, that hasn’t been going too well. Nokia should help that, but will it be enough to offset the Windows losses?

Humorously, Microsoft’s best hope for not falling to Apple may well be Android. If Google’s platform continues to make gains, it could prolong Apple passing Microsoft.

But again, Apple has iPhone 5, iPad 2, and OS X Lion on the immediate horizon — all within the next few months. And then there’s the very real possibility of another iPad in the fall.

The iPad 2 and iPhone 5 are likely to push the Apple share forward immediately. But don’t sleep on OS X Lion either. The early indications are that Apple has indeed made it much more iOS-like. That means millions of iPad/iPhone/iPod touch owners who have traditionally been PC users, are going to feel a lot more comfortable on a Mac than ever before.

And a new PC-to-Mac data migration system built in to Lion will only help that.

OS X Lion is going to feed off of iOS users, and vice versa. And the Mac ecosystem is going to continue to expand. Just as happened in the browser world with Chrome taking over, a transition is happening among TechCrunch readers in the ecosystem space. The numbers don’t lie. And Microsoft better pray that our readers aren’t leading indicators of overall trends in the space — which is exactly what you have been in the past.

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

Tools & Techniques

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

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

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

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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SEO Services Vancouver For A Better Marketing Solution

 

When you start your own website there are lots of ways you'll have to market it and one the best way is by using Search engine optimization Vancouver if you happen to be in that area. The SEO or seo services will be the top way 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 internet business - but then again, if you do not have an online presence if you are a offline business, then you will not allow it to be very far.

 

It's a popular fact that if you are planning to make it in the offline world you must have an online presence. This is something that all people are learning the hard way. One thing that you ought to also know is that it is not as simple as just setting up the web site and leaving it to do its things.

 

This can be done in all sorts of ways, but these companies usually make use of multiple techniques to create the perfect marketing technique online. You will be able to hire these phones write articles for you personally, post on forums and blogs, create meta data and meta descriptions, cleanup the code, add alt tags to the images and much more.

 

It is very important that you do this because otherwise the organization that you have worked so hard for could end up losing the money. If you have a website that you want to produce, then you will also employ the expertise of an SEO company, which means search engine optimization company. What this company does is basically go ahead and take best areas of your website, look into the code, create keywords and write various articles and documents to ensure that your website is placed close to the top of the list for the major search engines.

As a result the SEO company cannot only increase your traffic, but additionally make sure that your website is fully optimized for the search engine spiders that'll be brought to it. These spiders are used to analyze your website and put it in certain positions determined on certain keywords.

 

If you want to make use of the SEO services Vancouver then all you've got to complete is find the top companies. It's through these that the SEO gets done effectively and efficiently. With so many SEO companies to select from you have to be certain the one you're going for is reliable. You ought to be in a position to request a failure of what you need, and the company also needs to be able to tell you know long they've been operating for. This will narrow down their email list to reveal the top ones.

 

Search engine optimization Provided by Different Vancouver Web Companies

The Vancouver SEO company services are very beneficial for business growth as they provide quality services. If you're planning to create a website for the internet business, then you have arrived at right article when i will be explaining below how Search engine optimization Vancouver company services can improve your website ranking making it popular.

Before that, you should know what Seo is. It is not that complicated and i am sure you're going to get a grasp of it after reading my article. The primary goal of SEO is to have more traffic aimed at your website and audience. It's a good decision to choose a Vancouver SEO company that specializes in this sort of work, which means that your website can be listed in search engines.

There is no reason for you having a website without any website ranking at all while you won't have any business and profits to survive. It is a very tough atmosphere out there because there are a lot of online business people exactly like you, who desire their share of pie. You have to be familiar with the fact that nearly 85% of world wide web traffic can be got from web-sites.

When a user types in a keyword or keywords for which he/she really wants to know in different sites, these use crawlers to get websites using the relevant content and index them based on algorithms. It's not necessary to be worried about the algorithms which these sites use as that is not important.

To appear in the first page of the google listing, you will have to hire professionals and experts who can do the needful to maintain your website one of the good books in these websites. These professionals can optimize your site content to ensure that your site gets more traffic.

When the traffic gets high, it is a sign that you are getting a service which will enable you to get more revenues. SEO Vancouver company do the following to make your site appear within the first page of search engine results.

Use keywords that are popularly used on search engines like google on your website content.
Possess a web design for your website which is simple because top sites are allergic to flash and weird designs.
Submit your site to directories.
Submit your site to directory websites.
Postings on blogs and forums with back links for your websites. This is regarded as a very effective method of getting increased traffic aimed at your website as numerous internet users use blogs and forums.

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

Are you looking for more info regarding SEO Vancouver? Visit http://www.seo4vancouver.com/seo-services.asp today!

 

What to anticipate Whenever Getting a Roofing Contractor

When the time comes to repair or even replace your roof, it's really a challenging task to find somebody that is qualified for the job. There are lots of roofing companies out there, but the ones who'll perform a congrats for a reasonable price are not frequently simple to find. If you are in the market for a service provider, make use of the ideas beneath for meeting with and employing the correct one.

Interview and Consultation

Most roofing contractors offer free consultation services. This is especially important, because it provides them a chance to assess what your homes roof needs, and it gives you an opportunity to assess all of them. As with all of businesses, believe in instincts about the people you let upward on your roof. No issue how good a contractor's status or even recommendation, he should start by showing a person with a company card. If a service provider arrives searching as well as speaking in an less than professional method, chances are that the task he's going to perform may also be less than professional. This isn't to say that you ought to expect companies to reach within suits. They will be climbing on your roofing, therefore most is going to be dressed up in denim jeans and function footwear or sneakers. If the actual service provider appears to be interested in talking upon his cell phone during your roof compared to he's in analyzing your own roof's requirements, which may be another sign that he's not really the one for the job. For your lawful protection, make sure that the actual contractor offers sufficient liability insurance coverage.

Roofing Evaluation

Anticipate the service provider will be going up on your roof. Actually, any contractor who not need to go up on your roofing to judge the issue ought to be immediately discounted. Those who are seriously interested in their own work will possibly make a drawing of your roof's surface area as well as mark trouble spots onto it because they go through their assessment, or they'll take photos or video from the surface area while they are available online for. This is an extremely essential action, because it enables you to observe just what the problems are as well as understand how they will be set.

Estimation

The next step would be the written estimation. The service provider will require away their calculator and come up with a written estimation. Some companies will go out to their vehicle or truck and write down the actual suggestion, while others may crisis the actual amounts for the job in front of you. Once you are given the proposal, ensure that you understand which products is going to be utilized, just how long the job will require and when there are any extra or even concealed costs that could occur during the restore from the roofing. The contractor should be able to solution all of these questions effortlessly as well as forewarn a person associated with a extra costs that might be sustained if the roof's integrity end up being damaged within.

After you have obtained a few created estimations from roofing companies, assess exactly what every organization or even contractor would like to provide for the cost. Do not always discount the greatest bid, because occasionally the highest bid will actually be the contractor who the job correctly. Also, be skeptical associated with bids that are not nearly as expensive other people. They might be utilizing substandard products or be unethical about the chance of concealed expenses. Above all, trust your instincts and opt for the service provider that makes you feel most comfortable about handing over your money.

 

Seven Uyghurs Sentenced to Death

2011-03-23

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

'Strike hard' campaign

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Earlier cases

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

New training scheme

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

An Urumqi resident surnamed Li agreed.

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Wikileaks and also the Uyghur

through holly upon Dec Twenty, 2010
Henryk Szadziewski, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project

Whether it were actually uncertain, information acquired by the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, has confirmed Chinese language government worries more than it's ongoing charge of the region it phone calls Xinjiang, also is referred to as East Turkestan. The leaked wires through U.S. diplomats show the degree to which Chinese government bodies attempt to convince government authorities globally to consider its position upon issues affecting Uyghurs. The cables also display the actual U . s . States' concerns as well as sights regarding the ongoing repressive measures in the area.

Most illuminating associated with Chinese government pressure are the cables directed in order to Chinese frustration, or the specter associated with Chinese language ire, over the release of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to third nations. The Dec Twenty nine, 2008 cable relates how Chinese Helper Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi fulfilled with the U.S. Ambassador in order to The far east in order to voice Beijing's powerful competitors of release to any kind of country apart from China, which when the U.S. did indeed accede to this ask for it would "avoid harm to bilateral relationships and to co-operation ‘in essential areas'". Furthermore, the February '09 cable explains the way the Chinese language Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded the actual possible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees as "an unfriendly act towards us" along with a "slap within the face". The Ough.Utes. government stood company in not liberating the actual detainees to The far east illustrates the degree from the politicized nature from the Chinese judicial program. Legitimate concerns more than terrorism tend to be easy to understand, however in the U.Utes. government's observe the detainees might probably encounter torture and delivery if they returned in order to The far east

Chinese government pressure in regard to the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not only put on the U.Utes. federal government, but also to New Zealand and a handful of Western governments that were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Germany as well as Finland, as well as European Union fellow member says just about all appear to have paid for the actual brunt associated with Chinese language federal government unhappiness. Regarding Indonesia, which was initially prepared to consider 2 Uyghurs upon solely humanitarian reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo instances had been much less preferable to other detainees because of the unwanted effects accepting Uyghurs would have upon relationships along with The far east. The Might 8, '09 cable television relates how "German Ambassador Michael Schaefer reported which Indonesia had informed The far east of the Ough.S. ask for to accept a few Uighur detainees held from Guantánamo coupled with already been subsequently warned through The far east associated with ‘a large load on bilateral relations' in the event that Indonesia had been to accept any detainees".

The diplomatic cables also discuss the actual unrest in Urumchi, the local capital, in July '09. The This summer Thirteen, 2009 cable television discussing bulk incidents within China says:

"Ethnic riots like those in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 and in Tibet within 03 associated with 08 vary markedly in origin and nature from mass occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX emphasized in order to PolOff [Political Officer] upon XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each present severe trouble for the Party, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, however the Celebration management wouldn't wait to open fire upon Uighurs or Tibetans if they considered it essential to recover order. Bulk occurrences pose another kind of threat, he said, since the management is actually ‘afraid' to fireplace upon Han rioters with regard to fear of causing massive public outrage that would change against the Party."

This is a chilling opinion, particularly when one views evidence presented by 50 percent reports released this year by the Uyghur Human Privileges Project (UHRP) and Amnesty Worldwide that detail eyewitness accounts from the utilization of deadly reside fireplace towards Uyghur protestors in July 2009. In addition, the declaration that fireplace wouldn't be deployed towards Han Chinese protestors has resonances for that various approach taken through Chinese security forces in Urumchi to Han Chinese language protests in Sept '09. Throughout those direct orders, after that Celebration Assistant, Wang Lequan, addressed demonstrators, who had required he let them know regarding federal government responses in order to protection concerns. A similar request to satisfy using the Party Assistant by Uyghur demonstrators in July wasn't fulfilled.

The actual wider repercussions of the unrest also noticed a brief dialogue on the effect it would have upon Iran-China relationships, as well as on relations with Australia following Globe Uyghur Our elected representatives Leader, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, spoke at the Nationwide Push Membership in Canberra in August 2009. Within the latter situation, the Chinese federal government "privately warn[ed] a significant Australian bank which vendors the nation's Push Club to make use of its impact to block a Kadeer speech there".

The actual U . s . States' concerns about the situation within the Uyghur area are available through in the cables. In a discussion upon policy path within Tibet, U.Utes. authorities explain that it will be impossible for Chinese frontrunners to adopt the softer line "if they appear like doing this below international pressure". The cable dated 04 Sixteen, 2008, 30 days after the episode associated with unrest within Tibetan regions, also relayed the actual declaration "that household stability continues to be leadership's main concern above all else, which means there will ‘almost surely' end up being absolutely no relaxation from the present hard line upon Tibet or in locations such as Xinjiang." The info contained in the cable also storage sheds light about the severe sensitivity that the Chinese government sights territorial ethics, and also the feasible drip over of unrest from Tibet.

The chance of methods to stress within Tibet and Xinjiang arising from municipal society are discussed inside a Feb Twenty-four, 08 cable. Whilst recommending which China's economic success increases it's resistance to democratic change, the cable also talks about how Chinese language leaders begin to see the effectiveness associated with "a restricted growth associated with municipal society, including enhancements within the guideline of law and a more powerful role with regard to authorized religions, NGOs, non profit organizations along with other actors in places that bring about sociable balance and do not challenge Communist Celebration rule." This can be a notable alternation in considering, which has seen U.Utes. officials promote the idea which Chinese financial improvement, as well as economic relations along with China brings in regards to a progressively democratic culture; nevertheless, more faith seems to be put into the grassroots motion compared to one that begins from the top levels of the Chinese language federal government. Nevertheless, the cable television concludes that "[i]n areas such as Tibet and Xinjiang, driving a car of separatism leads to tighter limitations on the growth of civil society." This method can be regarded as counter-productive by the recognized, that shows that the actual Ough.S. federal government "should still express...serious issues over Beijing's individual privileges record as well as appeal to China's developing consciousness that greater respect with regard to individual privileges, spiritual independence and also the guideline of law will serve to promote the very development and social stability which The far east looks for in addition to to improve China's worldwide image." This type of strategy would consider considerable diplomatic skills thinking about "China's weird concern that the Usa secretly promotes routine change and ‘separatists' in Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The actual cables provide insight into the actual daily company of diplomacy that is rarely afforded to everyone, and it is fascinating to note the quantity of function carried out nowadays upon Uyghur problems. The importance of the actual role of the United States like a keep track of of Uyghur human rights problems within private discussions is created clear, as well as contrasts with its tactful open public stance. Employees of the Uyghur Human Privileges Project is well aware of the pressure china government puts on Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the details associated with Chinese federal government pressure upon its counterparts is actually illustrative from the diploma that Chinese officials attempt to control contradictory narratives. With more revelations to come from Wikileaks, concerns over Uyghurs might not get the actual headlines, but the cables possess get rid of new gentle on the documentation of human rights conditions in the Uyghur area.

 

Wikileaks and also the Uyghurs

through henry upon December 20, This year
Henryk Szadziewski, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project

If it were actually in doubt, information acquired through the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, has confirmed Chinese federal government worries over it's continued charge of the region it calls Xinjiang, which is also referred to as East Turkestan. The leaked out cables from Ough.S. diplomats demonstrate the degree that Chinese authorities attempt to convince government authorities worldwide to consider its position upon problems affecting Uyghurs. The actual wires also show the U . s . States' issues as well as views concerning the on going repressive steps in the area.

Most lighting of Chinese government pressure would be the wires directed to Chinese anger, or the specter of Chinese language ire, within the release of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to third countries. The Dec 29, 08 cable applies exactly how Chinese language Helper International Minister Liu Jieyi fulfilled with the Ough.Utes. Ambassador in order to China in order to tone of voice Beijing's powerful competitors associated with launch in order to any country apart from The far east, and that when the U.S. did indeed accede to this ask for it would "avoid injury to bilateral relations and to co-operation ‘in essential areas'". In addition, the Feb '09 cable television explains the way the Chinese Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded the possible discharge of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfavorable behave towards us" along with a "slap within the face". That the Ough.Utes. federal government stood firm within not liberating the detainees in order to The far east illustrates the degree of the politicized nature from the Chinese judicial program. Genuine issues more than terrorism are easy to understand, but in the actual U.S. government's view the detainees would most likely encounter torture as well as delivery when they returned to China

Chinese federal government stress regarding the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not just put on the actual U.Utes. federal government, but additionally to New Zealand along with a number of European governments which were considering resettlement. Albania, Germany and Finland, as well as Eu member states all have the symptoms of borne the impact of Chinese federal government disappointment. Regarding Germany, that was at first willing to consider 2 Uyghurs upon solely relief reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo cases were much less better than additional detainees due to the negative effects accepting Uyghurs would have upon relationships with The far east. The May 8, 2009 cable applies exactly how "German Ambassador Michael Schaefer documented which Indonesia had informed China from the Ough.S. request to simply accept some Uighur detainees held from Guantánamo coupled with been subsequently warned through China associated with ‘a large burden on bilateral relations' if Indonesia were to accept any detainees".

The diplomatic wires additionally discuss the actual unrest within Urumchi, the actual local funds, within July '09. A July Thirteen, '09 cable discussing bulk incidents within China states:

"Ethnic riots like those who work in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 and in Tibet within March of 2008 differ markedly within origin as well as character from mass occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX emphasized to PolOff [Political Officer] upon XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both existing serious problems for the actual Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, but the Party leadership wouldn't wait to spread out fire upon Uighurs or Tibetans if they considered it essential to recover order. Bulk occurrences pose a different type of risk, he said, since the management is ‘afraid' to fire upon Han rioters for anxiety about sparking massive open public outrage that would turn against the Party."

This is a chilling viewpoint, particularly when 1 considers the evidence presented in two reviews launched this year by the Uyghur Human Privileges Task (UHRP) and Amnesty International that fine detail eyewitness accounts of the utilization of lethal reside fireplace towards Uyghur protestors in July 2009. In addition, the declaration that fireplace would not be deployed against Han Chinese protestors has resonances for that different approach used by Chinese language protection causes within Urumchi in order to Han Chinese direct orders in Sept 2009. Throughout those direct orders, after that Celebration Secretary, Wang Lequan, tackled protesters, who had required he inform them regarding federal government reactions to security concerns. An identical ask for to satisfy with the Party Secretary through Uyghur protesters within This summer was not fulfilled.

The actual broader repercussions of the unrest additionally noticed a short dialogue about the impact it might possess on Iran-China relations, and on relationships along with Sydney after World Uyghur Congress President, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, talked in the National Push Membership in Canberra within August '09. In the latter case, china government "privately warn[ed] a significant Australian financial institution which vendors the National Press Membership to make use of it's influence to block a Kadeer speech there".

The actual U . s . States' issues concerning the situation within the Uyghur area also come through within the cables. In a discussion upon policy direction within Tibet, Ough.S. authorities explain that it'll be impossible with regard to Chinese language frontrunners to consider the much softer collection "if they appear like they are doing so under international pressure". The actual cable television out dated April 16, 2008, 30 days following the outbreak of unrest in Tibetan areas, additionally relayed the declaration "that household balance remains the leadership's top priority above all else, which means there'll ‘almost surely' end up being absolutely no rest from the present hard collection on Tibet or perhaps in places such as Xinjiang." The information contained in the cable television additionally sheds light on the severe level of sensitivity that china federal government views territorial ethics, and also the feasible drip over associated with unrest through Tibet.

The prospect associated with solutions to stress within Tibet and Xinjiang arising from municipal culture are discussed in a February Twenty-four, 2008 cable television. While recommending which China's financial achievement increases it's potential to deal with democratic reform, the cable also talks about exactly how Chinese language frontrunners see the usefulness of "a limited expansion of civil society, including improvements in the rule associated with law and a stronger role for approved religions, NGOs, charities along with other actors in places that contribute to sociable stability and do not challenge Communist Celebration guideline." This can be a significant alternation in thinking, which has observed U.S. officials market the idea which Chinese language economic development, and financial relations with The far east brings about a steadily democratic culture; however, more belief appears to be put into the grassroots movement than one that begins from the top quantity of a Chinese government. Nonetheless, the cable proves that "[i]n areas for example Tibet as well as Xinjiang, driving a car associated with separatism leads to tight limitations about the development of civil society." This method can be regarded as counter-productive by the recognized, that suggests that the actual U.S. government "should continue to express...serious issues over Beijing's individual rights record and attract China's developing awareness that greater regard with regard to human rights, spiritual freedom and also the guideline associated with regulation will serve to promote the very improvement as well as social balance which The far east looks for in addition to to enhance China's international picture." Such a strategy might take substantial diplomatic skills considering "China's weird fear that the United States secretly promotes routine change and ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet as well as Xinjiang".

The wires offer understanding of the every day business of diplomacy that is rarely owned by everyone, and it is fascinating to note the amount of work carried out behind closed doors on Uyghur problems. The importance of the part of the us like a monitor associated with Uyghur individual rights problems within private discussions is made obvious, and contrasts using its tactful public stance. Employees from the Uyghur Human Rights Project is actually comfortable with pressure china government puts upon Uyghur activists; still, the details of Chinese federal government pressure on it's counterparts is actually illustrative from the diploma that Chinese officials make an effort to control contradictory stories. With more facts in the future from Wikileaks, issues more than Uyghurs might not get the headlines, however the wires have shed brand new gentle on the paperwork of human privileges problems within the Uyghur area.

 

Search Engine Optimization And Article promotion Will Place You On Page 1

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There are several things to consider when looking for any roofing contractor. Price tag, experience, and referrals are a few of the things you'll likely be concerned about. Read on for even more ideas.

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Before buying roofing contractor, make sure you have a common idea of the work that you need to do. By no means do you have to be an expert. If you have a Roof Qualification, read it carefully to find the information regarding your present roof. Should you not have a Ceiling Certificate, refer to documents signed during concluding to locate your homes Inspection linen. These papers should supply you with everything you need to find out about your roof. Before contacting a new roofing contractor, you have to have a list of demands and specifications to help you choose exactly who would work for your roofing project. Make sure to write down every single potential roof covering contractor's answers along with check these against one another. If you'll find any discrepancies, be sure to notice this and take this into consideration when making a final choice. There are no surefire ways to go with a roofing contractor, but when you take pay attention to to the details provided, your chances of a successful roof covering project tend to be greatly superior.

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Article marketing could be an extremely powerful form of Search engine optimization on your company web-site. Quality written articles manage to transform your websites SERP and add quality for a company website. Writing informative keyword rich articles is crucial in gaining new backlinks for a business website. Articles can and may be written on topics which might be unique for a business or industry. The articles can discuss a range of issues and ideas in your industry. Articles that provide the various readers which has a resource are always probably the most popular and many likely forms of articles which will cause backlinks to your site.

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Portraits of Uyghurs

In the center of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the northern-west part of China, the land of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is a very least populated province whereas it covers close to a sixth of the country's area. Getting resisted during centuries the Han Chinese control, Xinjiang, or Old East Turkestan, fell under the Chinese Han control in 1949. From then, its population is primarily Uyghurs and Turkic - speaking System.

Islamic most importantly, the Uyghur people have a strong religious identification that, in particular, enabled them to preserve a strong big difference in opposition to the Chinese enemy. Definitely, the Uyghur Kingdom of Mongolia knew a great civilization, until its absorption by the Mongolian Empire in the XIIIth century.

While in their historical past, the Uyghur People successively taken on Shamanism, Manicheism, Buddhism and the Nestorianism before lastly converting to Islam when the Arab conquerors beat the Chinese in year 751 BC., as a result beginning the way to the Islamization of the complete Central Asia.

Under the influence of the beliefs which they taken on, the Uyghurs taken successively, and sometimes in a competing way, a large number of written forms (turco-runic, brahmi, tokharien, soghdien) before developing their own graphic system.

The arrival of Islam was a great change because it was accompanied by the assimilation of the Uyghur land in the immense Turkic and Muslim Kingdom. Thus, the descendants of Genghis Khan slowly replaced their writing by a Arabo-Persan alphabet, still used at present.

If their writing, their own language and their religion mark a real difference with the tradition of Chinese Han, Uyghur People also are different from their aspect, so characteristic 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 roots 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 trifle for this particular large area. Thus, Uyghur people 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 law allows these people a few privileges in a country exactly where their difference is very often repressed. Thus, Uyghur people escape the "single child policy" and their language is recognized 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, appears quite illusory. The presence of all-natural resources in Xinjiang, and its distance with locations recognized 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 larger responsibility job opportunities.

In response 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 freedom, but in particular 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 peoples population continues today to proudly keep up their identity and their culture , though they become a minority on their own territory.

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

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

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Schiller, who announced last week that he is leaving NPR, makes repeated criticisms against the Tea Party, saying the group is racist.

"Tea Party people" aren't "just Islamaphobic, but really xenophobic," Schiller says. "I mean basically they are, they believe in sort of white, middle-America gun-toting. I mean, it's scary. They're seriously racist, racist people."

He goes on to say, "The Tea Party is fanatically involved in people's personal lives and very fundamental Christian. I wouldn't even call it Christian. It's this weird evangelical kind of move."

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Schiller's remarks come only one day after NPR President and CEO Vivian Schiller (who is unrelated to Ron Schiller) told an audience at the National Press Club that federal funding for NPR was essential.

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Tea Party representatives were also quick to decry Ron Schiller's remarks, using his suggestion that NPR would be better off without government money as an opportunity to call for defunding the organization.

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– CNN Political Producer Shannon Travis contributed to this report.

Updated 4:35 p.m.

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I'm as entertained as anyone with the recent antics of Charlie Sheen, and if capturing the attention of the entire public was the goal, then Charlie is "winning."

Most of us are watching in a kind of awe-inspired horror. This would be great, we think to ourselves, if Charlie was actually in control, if his TV show was still in production and if his kids had not been carted away in the dead of night.

Charlie keeps saying he's tired of hiding who he is. He's tired of apologizing for his behavior and he doesn't see his choices as a problem. After all, he has tiger blood and Adonis DNA; he's special and he's tired of hiding it. This is where, in a free society, one has to ask, just how free are we, really?

Charlie has declared himself in defiance of social etiquette as a guy who does anything he wants to do whenever he wants to do it -- rules be damned. Society is now saying, "We can't stop you, but you won't be working for us, and you can't have custody of your kids".

For a lot of people in America, Charlie's antics are making him more of a role model than ever. They look at Charlie and say, "I want to party with you, man." These are the same people who say, "I love Jackass," and they go to shows where stunt men deliberately get into accidents. It's considered uniquely American to have the freedom to not care what society thinks, even if what you're doing is self destructive.

Most of us care about consequences; that's what keeps us in line. What other people think matters to us. We don't have our own definition of winning. We measure our success against a societal definition. As a result, most of us feel like failures, and as we watch a "free" man, we become frightened.

Charlie Sheen is fascinating, compelling, dangerous and exciting. We know it can't last. Eventually, Charlie will have to surrender and admit failure because too many people are watching. He'll either be reined in or become the societal definition. One way or the other, this will come to an end and we'll all say, "It was fun to watch while it lasted".

The funny thing is, there are lots of people living just like Charlie Sheen and no one is telling them to stop. Their children are not being removed and, if they don't work, many of them get money from the government or live completely outside the law. Charlie's problem is that he's experiencing too much of that societal definition of success and at the same time being too high profile. We all know you can't have it both ways.

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