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LeBron James of Miami Heat delayed by Cleveland Cavaliers garage parking security

LeBron James was delayed in getting into the arena for the Miami Heat's shootaround Tuesday morning when he arrived with a driver and with a second car at the entrance for the Cavs' underground garage parking lot.

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Read our news of Atari readies new Warlords remake.

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LOTS OF BAD <b>NEWS</b> AND STOCKS STILL SURGE: Here&#39;s What You Need To Know

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

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Titles from major book publisher Random House will now appear in Apple’s iBooks store. The news was one of many talking points covered earlier today at Apple’s media event. Random House had previously been the only major publisher not represented in Apple’s popular iOS book store, as it was not willing to grant Apple the 30% cut taken on titles sold through iBooks. The addition of Random House is a major coup for Apple as it looks to compete with the likes of Amazon’s Kindle bookstore and other popular offerings. Hit the break for Apple’s full press release.

Random House, Inc. Makes Entire US Catalog of 17,000 ebooks Available on Apple’s iBookstore

iBookstore Now Features More than 2,500 Publishers, Including All Six Major Trade Publishers

SAN FRANCISCO—March 2, 2011—Apple® today announced that Random House, Inc., the largest trade book publisher in the US, has made its full catalog of 17,000 ebooks available on Apple’s iBookstore℠, including bestsellers by Stieg Larsson, John Grisham, Dan Brown, Danielle Steel, Laura Hillenbrand, Cormac McCarthy, Lee Child and many more of the world’s preeminent authors. Starting today, customers can pre-order upcoming releases from Random House including Lisa Gardner’s “Love You More,” Suze Orman’s “The Money Class” and Jean Auel’s “The Land of Painted Caves.” With the addition of Random House, the iBookstore now offers ebooks from all six major trade publishers and thousands of independent publishers.

“We are delighted that Apple’s iBookstore now will be carrying Random House’s US ebooks for the first time,” said Markus Dohle, Random House’s Chairman and CEO. “And we look forward to bringing our 17,000 ebooks to Apple customers.”

“We’re thrilled to offer Random House on the iBookstore,” said Eddy Cue, Apple’s vice president of Internet Services. “iBookstore customers have already downloaded more than 100 million books in less than one year, and we think they’ll love being able to choose from Random House’s incredible selection of titles to enjoy on their iPad, iPhone and iPod touch.”

iBookstore customers can choose from a wide selection of illustrated and video-enhanced books that look incredible on iPad™, including Jay-Z’s memoir “Decoded” and Bing West’s “The Wrong War”; bestselling children’s series such as Magic Tree House and Junie B. Jones; and cookbooks by Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, and the Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten. Random House, Inc. comprises more than 80 adult and children’s US publishing imprints including Alfred A. Knopf, Doubleday, Crown, Pantheon Books, Vintage, Ballantine and Bantam.

The iBookstore, included in Apple’s free iBooks® app, is the best way to browse, buy and read books on your iPad, iPhone® and iPod touch®. iBookstore offers ebooks from more than 2,500 publishers in more than 20 categories, including Mysteries & Thrillers, Biographies & Memoirs, Cookbooks, Children’s & Teen, Humor, Romance, Business and Travel.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.

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With few surprises, techies were underwhelmed with Apple’s iPad 2 announcement, but I’m confident that consumers will be thrilled with the product. Apple already had a massive lead in the consumer tablet market it created, and these “underwhelming” upgrades should keep the company comfortably ahead. Apple has given competitors an opening by sticking to 3G, and it did not further pressure them with a lower entry price point or higher-resolution display. However, Apple has three critical advantages.

1. Brand: When consumers are thinking about tablets, they say they are buying an “iPad,” not a “tablet.” The iPad was already the category and volume leader, and the iPad 2 builds on that. In this respect, Apple actually benefits from the crowd of new tablets hitting the market. If there were only one or two strong competitors, consumers would be able to weigh the pros and cons of each offering, but with dozens and dozens of options hitting the market over the next few months, decision paralysis can set in and many consumers will throw up their hands and make the “safe” choice: the iPad.

2. iTunes: The iPad is still the only tablet on the market with a huge digital marketplace for movies, TV shows, and music. Some competitors are taking steps in this direction (e.g., Samsung’s Hub), but iTunes remains a significant competitive advantage.

3. App Store: If all you want to do is browse the Web and check e-mail, any tablet will probably suffice. However, Apple has an enormous lead in purpose-built apps. The Android ecosystem is strong and app availability should improve significantly over time, but the iPad 2 is considerably more versatile than any of its competitors right now, and it appears unlikely to lose its lead any time in the near future.

So if you are competing with Apple, what should you do? Rather than copying Apple’s products, copy its old advertising tag line and Think Different.

Apple’s brand is focused on creative types (or those who aspire to be), which is why it spends so much effort creating things like GarageBand. Competitors should target IT managers, knowledge workers, outdoorsy people, or some other group and build software and hardware combinations better suited to those use cases. Of course, this will take imagination and the ability to tie hardware, software, and services together to build unique experiences. There are some companies thinking outside the box (HTC and RIM have clearly differentiated products on their roadmaps), but for the vendors who are trying to out-Apple Apple… good luck. Here are some pointers, you’re going to need them:

• Based on Apple’s financials, it is clear that the iPad with WiFi is Apple’s volume product and 3G versions are merely gravy. Why is the competition only targeting the gravy?

• iTunes remains a significant competitive advantage for Apple – I cannot easily explain to novices how to get a movie onto the XOOM. Rivals need an “iTunes” of their own, but having one just achieves parity with Apple, so partnering is an acceptable approach. However, half measures are not enough; digital media stores must include movies (including rentals) and TV shows and music. If multiple partners are used, the tablet vendor still needs to provide a common interface and single account/billing relationship.

• Nintendo has a significant base of game developers targeting the 3DS; if you cannot muster equivalent resources (for gaming, media playback, or some other use), adding 3D to your tablet is just a gimmick.

• Apple’s rivals can compete on 4G, higher-resolution displays, or a lower price. Even speed is a potential differentiator from a technical perspective; NVIDIA has quad-core processors sampling this month, so rivals could build even faster tablets for this holiday season. However, I must still caution vendors that all of these factors are irrelevant if consumers do not want your product.

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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

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!

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Japan Nuke Accident Seen From Seattle - Science <b>News</b>

Clues to events at crippled plant found in traces of radiation reaching Pacific Northwest.

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Clues to events at crippled plant found in traces of radiation reaching Pacific Northwest.

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In New York, Tuesday marked the beginning of the long awaited trial of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, who ran the $7 billion Galleon Group and whose personal wealth is estimated at $1.3 billion. He is being prosecuted by the SEC for insider trade deals. Rajaratnam is said to have made $45 million in illegal profits. He has denied the charges and is free on $100 million bond. If he is convicted he could go to prison for as long as 20 years. The SEC historically has been such a handmaiden of the finance business that it's hard to imagine anything serious coming out of its prosecutions, but one never knows.

Whatever happens to Rajaratnam, it  would be simple enough to prosecute many of the high rollers on first civil, then criminal charges, fining them millions of dollars and taking them out of circulation for up to 20 years.

"Contrary to prevailing propaganda, there is a fairly straightforward case that could be launched against the CEOs and CFOs of pretty much every US bank with major trading operation," writes Yves Smith in her popular Naked Capitalism blog. "I'll call them 'dealer banks' or 'Wall Street firms' to distinguish them from very big but largely traditional commercial banks.’’ She proceeds to lay out the case, the key points of which I have excerpted below:

Since Sarbanes Oxley became law in 2002, Sections 302, 404, and 906 of that act have required these executives to establish and maintain adequate systems of internal control within their companies. In addition, they must regularly test such controls to see that they are adequate and report their findings to shareholders (through SEC reports on Form 10-Q and 10-K) and their independent accountants. “Knowingly” making false section 906 certifications is subject to fines of up to $1 million and imprisonment of up to ten years; “willful” violators face fines of up to $5 million and jail time of up to 20 years.

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At Daily Kos on this date in 2009:

It is difficult to muster any sympathy whatsoever for the goddamned banks. This is a crisis entirely of their own manufacture. Yes, the housing market went down -- which anyone with an ounce of sense could have predicted, and did. Any bank betting the entirety of its assets many-times-over on that not happening deserves to fail as spectacularly as possible, its corporate leadership condemned to no greater future responsibilities than bussing tables. ...

We are aware of Japan's "Lost Decade", a period of real estate collapse and economic stagnation. We have, though, been in our own Lost Decade since the turn of the millennium, and only now that the higher echelons of our society have found themselves in as unpalatable a situation as the rest of us have been in has anyone important deigned to notice. We have had a decade of doing nothing, and two decades of offshoring our every competence, leaving us to putter in our financial closets and declare ourselves kings of all we could see.

These child tax credits and deductions can mean a tax refund for you!

There are many money-saving tax credits and deductions that can reduce the tax burden on families with children. The Child Tax Credit, Child Care Credit and the Earned Income Credit can all mean tax savings for families with one or more children.  Remember, a tax credit is a dollar-for-dollar reduction of the taxes you owe.

Child Tax Credit

The maximum Child Tax Credit is $1,000 each qualifying child under 17.  Because this is a partially refundable tax credit, even taxpayers who do not owe taxes are eligible if they have earned at least $3,000 in 2010.  If you have four children, the credit can cut your tax bill up to $4,000.

Income Requirements: When income exceeds $110,000 (married filing jointly), $55,000 (married filing separately) and $75,000 (all others) the child tax credit begins to phase out.  If parents are divorced or separated, the parent who claims the child as a dependent is eligible to claim the child tax credit.  This is true even if the parent’s filing status is married filing separately.  The Child Tax Credit Table can help you determine if you are eligible for the full credit amount of $1,000.

To maximize the benefit of each credit, you must take the nonrefundable credits in a specific order.  (You must sometimes calculate other credits first to properly apply the child tax credit.)  You can complete your taxes online at home using H&R Block tax prep software that automatically identifies all the tax savings you are eligible for, and it guarantees you’ll get the maximum refund.

The Earned Income Credit can be worth up to $5,666 off your taxes

The Earned Income Credit (EIC) is a valuable credit for lower-income taxpayers who work.  It provides a tax credit for one child of up to $3,050 and a maximum of $5,666 for three or more children.  This Earned Income Credit Table for 2010 can help you determine how much you take off your taxes.  The EIC reduces the amount of tax you owe and may also give you a refund—it can mean money back to you even if you $0 in taxes!

Dependent Child Exemption

The $3,650 qualifying child exemption allows taxpayers to claim a dependent exemption for their child, stepchild, adopted child, eligible foster child, sibling or step-sibling, or a descendant of one of these.  Children must be under age 19 or under age 24 and a full-time student, and younger than the taxpayer, live with the taxpayer for more than half the year; and not provide more than 50% of their own support for the year.

Child and Dependent Care Credit

The tax credit for child and dependent care expenses allows taxpayers to claim a credit for expenses paid for the care of children under age 13.  There is a limit to the amount of qualifying expenses.  The credit can be up to 35% of your qualifying expenses, depending upon your adjusted gross income.

By H&R Block’s Leigh Mutert, CPA and hrblock.com Community Manager (Think you may have missed out on tax credits in past years? H&R Block will review your tax 2007-2010 tax returns to see if you should get money back. This is free at any H&R Block office through March 31st.)

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Pawlenty Announces His Money Team - FoxNews.com

Republican Tim Pawlenty's exploratory committee has announced the key players who will make up Pawlenty's national finance team. The announcement comes as Pawlenty's team gears up for a major-donor fundraising effort.

URGENT: Plutonium detected in soil at Fukushima nuke plant: TEPCO <b>...</b>

Plutonium has been detected in soil at five locations at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday. The operator of the nuclear complex said that the plutonium is believed to have been ...

How to create a Facebook <b>news</b> feed for a journalist (or anything <b>...</b>

I've been enjoying The Independent's individual Facebook feeds for journalists, football teams and other 'entities' of their news coverage. So much so that.

Search engine optimization Vancouver For any Better Marketing Solution

 

When you start your own website there are lots of ways you will have to market it and one of the best ways is to use SEO services Vancouver if you maintain that area. The SEO or seo services will be the top way of getting good visitors to your website and therefore making more sales.

 

Now, you should know that you will not use SEO service if you are not an online business - but then again, if you don't have an online presence if you are an offline business, then you will not make it very far.

 

It's a popular fact that if you are planning to make it within the offline world you must have an online presence. This really is something that all business people are learning hard way. Something that you ought to also know is the fact that it's 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 take advantage of multiple techniques to create the perfect marketing technique online. It is possible to hire them to write articles for you personally, post on forums and blogs, create meta data and meta descriptions, cleanup the code, add alt tags towards the images and much more.

 

It is crucial that you simply do this because otherwise the company that you have worked so difficult for could end up losing all the money. If you have an internet site you want to create, then you'll also employ the expertise of an SEO company, which stands for search engine optimization company. What this company does is actually go ahead and take best areas 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.

As a result the Search engine optimization company cannot only increase your traffic, but also ensure that your website is fully optimized for that internet search engine spiders that'll be brought to it. These spiders are used to analyze your site and put it in a few positions determined on certain keywords.

 

If you wish to make use of the Search engine optimization Vancouver then all you have to complete is find the top companies. It is through these how the SEO gets done effectively and efficiently. With so many SEO companies to select from you need to be sure that the main one you're going for is reliable. You ought to be in a position to request a failure of what you want, and also the company should also have the ability to tell you know long they have been operating for. This will limit their email list to reveal the top ones.

 

Search engine optimization Provided by Different Vancouver Web Companies

The Vancouver SEO company services are extremely good for business growth because they provide quality services. If you are planning to produce a website for your online business, then you've come to right article as I will 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'm sure you're going to get a grasp from it after reading my article. The main goal of SEO is to have increased traffic aimed at your website and target audience. It's a good decision to choose a Vancouver SEO company that specializes in this kind of work, which means that your website could be indexed by search engines.

There is no reason for you using a website with no website ranking at all while you won't have any business and profits to outlive. It's a very tough atmosphere available because there are so many online business people just like you, who want their share of pie. You have to be aware of the truth that nearly 85% of world-wide-web 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 different sites, these use crawlers to obtain web sites with the relevant content and index them based on algorithms. You don't have to be worried about the algorithms which these websites use as that is not important.

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

Once the traffic gets high, it is a sign that you're obtaining a service that will enable you to get more revenues. SEO Vancouver company do the following to create your site appear inside the first page of search results.

Use keywords which are popularly utilized on search engines like google in your website content.
Possess a web design for the website that 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 considered as a very effective method of getting increased traffic to your website as numerous online users use blogs and forums.

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

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

 

What to anticipate When Hiring a Roofing Contractor

When it comes time to repair or even replace your homes roof, it can be a challenging job to locate someone who is actually qualified to do the job. There are many roofing contractors available, however the types who'll perform a congrats for a sensible price are not often simple to find. If you're in the marketplace for a service provider, make use of the tips beneath for interviewing as well as employing the right one.

Interview and Discussion

The majority of roofing contractors offer totally free consultations. This is especially important, since it provides them a chance to assess what your homes roof needs, also it gives you an opportunity to evaluate all of them. As with all of businesses, believe in instincts about the people you let up onto your roof. No matter how great a contractor's status or even suggestion, he or she should start by presenting a person with a business card. If the service provider arrives searching as well as speaking in an unprofessional method, chances are that the job he is going to do will also be unprofessional. This is not to say that you should anticipate companies to reach within suits. They will be hiking in your roofing, so the majority of will be dressed in jeans as well as function boots or even sneakers. If the actual contractor appears to be more interested in talking on their cell phone during your roof than he's in evaluating your own roof's requirements, which may be an additional indication that he's not the main one for the job. For the legal safety, make sure that the service provider offers adequate legal responsibility insurance coverage.

Roofing Evaluation

Anticipate that the service provider is going to be going up in your roofing. Actually, any contractor who not need to increase in your roofing to evaluate the problem ought to be immediately reduced. Those who are serious about their work may possibly make a drawing of the roof's surface as well as mark trouble spots onto it as they go through their own assessment, or even they will take photos or even video from the surface while they are up there. This is an extremely essential action, because it enables you to observe just what the troubles are as well as understand how they'll be fixed.

Estimation

The next phase would be the written estimation. The service provider will take away his calculator and are available up with an itemized estimate. Some contractors goes out to their own vehicle or van and write down the actual proposal, while some may crunch the actual amounts to do the job prior to you. Once you're because of the suggestion, make sure that you understand which items is going to be utilized, how long the task will take and when you will find any additional or even concealed costs that may arise throughout the repair of the roofing. The service provider will be able to answer all of these concerns effortlessly as well as forewarn a person of any additional expenses that could be incurred should the roof's integrity end up being broken inside.

After you have obtained a few written estimates from roofers, assess what every company or contractor would like to offer you for the cost. Do not necessarily low cost the greatest bet, simply because sometimes the highest bet will in reality function as the service provider who the job properly. Additionally, be skeptical of bids which are significantly less than others. They may be using inferior items or be untruthful concerning the chance of hidden expenses. Above all, believe in instincts and go with the service provider that makes you feel most comfy regarding handing more than 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.

Copyright © 1998-2011 Radio Free Asia. All rights reserved.

 

Wikileaks and the Uyghur People

through holly on December 20, This year
Henryk Szadziewski, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project

If it had been ever in doubt, information obtained by the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, offers verified Chinese government fears over it's continued charge of the location this phone calls Xinjiang, also is known as East Turkestan. The leaked out wires through U.Utes. diplomats show the actual degree that Chinese language authorities make an effort to persuade governments globally to consider its stance upon issues impacting Uyghurs. The actual cables also display the actual U . s . States' issues and views concerning the ongoing repressive measures in the area.

The majority of illuminating of Chinese federal government stress would be the wires directed in order to Chinese language frustration, or the specter associated with Chinese ire, within the discharge of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to 3rd nations. The Dec Twenty nine, 2008 cable relates how Chinese language Assistant International Reverend Liu Jieyi fulfilled with the Ough.S. Ambassador to The far east to voice Beijing's powerful competitors of release in order to any kind of country other than The far east, which when the U.S. did certainly accede for this ask for it would "avoid injury to bilateral relations and to cooperation ‘in important areas'". Furthermore, the Feb '09 cable television describes the way the Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded the actual feasible discharge of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees as "an unfriendly behave toward us" and a "slap within the face". That the Ough.S. government was company within not really liberating the actual detainees in order to The far east illustrates the actual degree from the politicized character of the Chinese judicial system. Genuine issues over terrorism tend to be easy to understand, but in the Ough.Utes. government's view the detainees might most likely face do-it-yourself torture and execution if they came back in order to China

Chinese language government pressure regarding the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not only applied to the actual U.Utes. government, but also to Brand new Zealand along with a number of Western governments that were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Germany as well as Finland, in addition to Eu fellow member states just about all appear to have borne the impact of Chinese language federal government disappointment. In the case of Indonesia, which was initially prepared to consider 2 Uyghurs on purely humanitarian reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo instances had been less better than additional detainees due to the unwanted effects taking Uyghurs would have upon relationships with China. The Might 8, 2009 cable applies how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer documented that Germany experienced informed The far east of the U.S. ask for to simply accept a few Uighur detainees kept at Guantánamo and had been subsequently cautioned by The far east associated with ‘a heavy load upon bilateral relations' if Indonesia were to accept any kind of detainees".

The actual diplomatic wires additionally talk about the actual unrest within Urumchi, the regional capital, in This summer 2009. The July 13, '09 cable talking about mass occurrences in China states:

"Ethnic riots like those who work in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 as well as in Tibet within March of 2008 differ substantially within origin as well as character from bulk occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX emphasized in order to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both existing severe trouble for the Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, however the Party leadership wouldn't hesitate to spread out fire on Uighurs or even Tibetans if they considered this necessary to restore order. Bulk incidents pose a different type of risk, he explained, as the management is ‘afraid' to fire on Han rioters for fear of causing massive public outrage that will turn from the Party."

This can be a relaxing viewpoint, particularly when one views evidence offered by 50 percent reports released this year through the Uyghur Individual Rights Task (UHRP) and Amnesty International which detail eyewitness accounts from the use of lethal live fireplace towards Uyghur protestors in This summer 2009. Additionally, the declaration that fireplace wouldn't be used towards Han Chinese language protestors has resonances for the various approach taken through Chinese language protection forces within Urumchi in order to Han Chinese language protests within Sept '09. During those protests, after that Party Secretary, Wang Lequan, tackled protesters, that experienced required he inform them regarding government reactions to security concerns. A similar ask for to meet with the Celebration Secretary by Uyghur protesters in This summer wasn't met.

The actual wider consequences from the unrest additionally saw a brief discussion about the effect it might possess on Iran-China relations, and on relationships with Sydney after World Uyghur Congress Leader, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, spoke in the Nationwide Push Membership within Canberra in August 2009. In the second option case, the Chinese government "privately warn[ed] a significant Aussie bank that vendors the National Press Membership to make use of its influence to block the Kadeer speech there".

The U . s . States' issues about the situation in the Uyghur area are available via in the cables. Inside a dialogue on policy direction in Tibet, Ough.S. authorities explain that it'll end up being not possible for Chinese frontrunners to consider the softer line "if they appear like they are doing this under worldwide pressure". The actual cable out dated April Sixteen, 2008, one month after the outbreak of unrest within Tibetan regions, additionally relayed the actual observation "that household stability continues to be leadership's main concern above all else, meaning there'll ‘almost surely' end up being no relaxation of the current hard line upon Tibet or perhaps in places like Xinjiang." The info included in the cable also storage sheds light about the extreme level of sensitivity that china government views territorial ethics, and the possible drip more than associated with unrest through Tibet.

The chance of methods to stress in Tibet and Xinjiang arising from civil culture tend to be debated in a Feb 24, 08 cable. Whilst suggesting that China's financial achievement increases its resistance to democratic reform, the cable television also discusses how Chinese frontrunners begin to see the usefulness of "a limited expansion of municipal culture, such as enhancements within the rule of regulation and a more powerful role for authorized beliefs, NGOs, charities and other stars within areas which bring about social balance and do not challenge Communist Celebration guideline." This is a significant change in thinking, which has seen Ough.S. officials market the idea which Chinese language financial improvement, and economic relations along with China will bring in regards to a progressively democratic culture; however, much more faith seems to be put into a grassroots motion than one which starts from the best levels of the Chinese language federal government. Nonetheless, the cable concludes which "[i]n areas such as Tibet as well as Xinjiang, the fear associated with separatism results in tighter restrictions on the development of municipal culture." This method can be regarded as counter-productive through the recognized, who shows that the Ough.S. government "should continue to express...serious issues more than Beijing's individual privileges record as well as attract China's growing awareness that higher regard with regard to individual privileges, religious independence and the rule of law assists to advertise the improvement as well as social balance which The far east looks for as well as to enhance China's worldwide picture." Such a strategy might take considerable diplomatic skills considering "China's weird fear the Usa secretly encourages regime change and ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet as well as Xinjiang".

The actual wires offer insight into the daily business associated with diplomacy that's rarely owned by the general public, and it is fascinating to note the amount of function done nowadays upon Uyghur problems. The significance of the actual role of the United States like a monitor associated with Uyghur human privileges problems within personal discussions is created clear, and contrasts with its tactful public position. Employees from the Uyghur Human Privileges Task is well aware of the pressure china federal government puts on Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the details of Chinese government stress upon it's alternatives is actually illustrative from the diploma that Chinese language officials make an effort to suppress contradictory stories. With increased revelations in the future from Wikileaks, concerns more than Uyghurs might not get the actual headlines, but the wires possess get rid of brand new light on the paperwork of individual privileges conditions within the Uyghur region.

 

Wikileaks and the Uyghurs

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

Whether it had been actually uncertain, information acquired through the whistleblower web site, Wikileaks, has confirmed Chinese federal government worries over its ongoing charge of the location it calls Xinjiang, which is also referred to as Eastern Turkestan. The leaked out cables from U.Utes. diplomats demonstrate the extent to which Chinese language government bodies make an effort to persuade governments globally to consider it's stance on problems impacting Uyghurs. The actual wires additionally show the actual U . s . States' issues and views concerning the ongoing repressive steps in the area.

The majority of lighting of Chinese language federal government stress would be the wires pointing to Chinese language frustration, or even the specter associated with Chinese language ire, within the release of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to 3rd countries. A December 29, 2008 cable television relates exactly how Chinese Assistant International Minister Liu Jieyi met with the U.Utes. Ambassador to The far east to tone of voice Beijing's strong opposition associated with launch in order to any kind of country apart from The far east, and that if the Ough.S. do indeed accede for this ask for it might "avoid injury to bilateral relations and to cooperation ‘in essential areas'". In addition, a Feb 2009 cable television describes the way the Chinese Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded the actual feasible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees as "an unfavorable behave towards us" along with a "slap in the face". The Ough.Utes. government stood company within not really liberating the actual detainees in order to The far east illustrates the degree of the politicized character of the Chinese judicial system. Genuine concerns over terrorism are understandable, however in the actual U.S. government's view the detainees would most likely encounter torture and delivery if they came back in order to China

Chinese government pressure in regard to the Uyghur Guantánamo detainees wasn't just put on the actual Ough.Utes. government, but also in order to New Zealand along with a handful of European governments which were considering resettlement. Albania, Germany as well as Finland, in addition to European Union fellow member says all appear to have borne the actual brunt associated with Chinese language government unhappiness. In the case of Germany, which was at first willing to consider 2 Uyghurs upon solely relief grounds, Uyghur Guantánamo instances were less better than additional detainees because of the unwanted effects accepting Uyghurs might have on relations with The far east. The May Eight, '09 cable relates exactly how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer documented which Germany experienced knowledgeable The far east of the Ough.S. ask for to simply accept a few Uighur detainees held at Guantánamo coupled with already been subsequently cautioned by The far east of ‘a large burden on bilateral relations' in the event that Germany were to simply accept any detainees".

The diplomatic cables additionally talk about the actual unrest in Urumchi, the actual local capital, within July 2009. A This summer 13, '09 cable discussing mass incidents in The far east states:

"Ethnic riots like those who work in Xinjiang July 5-7 and in Tibet in March associated with 08 differ substantially in origin and nature through bulk occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed to PolOff [Political Officer] upon XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each present serious trouble for the actual Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, but the Celebration leadership wouldn't hesitate to spread out fire upon Uighurs or even Tibetans when they considered it essential to recover purchase. Bulk occurrences present another type of risk, he said, since the leadership is ‘afraid' to fire on Han rioters with regard to anxiety about sparking massive public outrage that would turn from the Celebration."

This is a chilling opinion, particularly when 1 views evidence offered by 50 percent reviews launched this season by the Uyghur Human Privileges Project (UHRP) as well as Amnesty International that fine detail eyewitness company accounts from the use of lethal live fireplace towards Uyghur protestors within July '09. In addition, the actual observation which fireplace would not be used towards Han Chinese language protestors offers resonances for the different approach taken by Chinese language security forces in Urumchi in order to Han Chinese language direct orders in September 2009. During individuals protests, after that Celebration Assistant, Wang Lequan, tackled protesters, who had demanded that he let them know about federal government reactions to protection issues. An identical ask for to satisfy using the Party Assistant by Uyghur demonstrators in July was not fulfilled.

The broader consequences of the unrest additionally saw a brief discussion on the impact it would possess on Iran-China relationships, and on relationships with Australia after Globe Uyghur Our elected representatives Leader, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, talked in the National Push Membership in Canberra within July 2009. In the second option case, china federal government "privately warn[ed] a major Aussie financial institution that vendors the National Press Club to make use of its influence to bar the Kadeer speech there".

The United States' issues about the situation within the Uyghur region are available through within the cables. Inside a discussion on plan direction in Tibet, U.Utes. authorities explain that it will be not possible with regard to Chinese language leaders to consider the softer collection "if they look like they are doing this under international pressure". The actual cable television dated April 16, 2008, one month after the episode associated with unrest within Tibetan areas, additionally relayed the actual declaration "that domestic stability continues to be leadership's main concern above all else, which means there'll ‘almost surely' be absolutely no rest of the current hard line on Tibet or perhaps in places such as Xinjiang." The info contained in the cable also sheds gentle on the extreme sensitivity with which china government sights territorial integrity, and also the possible spill more than of unrest through Tibet.

The prospect associated with methods to tensions within Tibet and Xinjiang arising from municipal culture tend to be debated in a February Twenty-four, 08 cable. Whilst recommending that China's financial achievement increases its potential to deal with democratic reform, the cable television additionally discusses exactly how Chinese frontrunners see the usefulness associated with "a restricted expansion of municipal society, such as enhancements in the rule of law along with a more powerful role for approved religions, NGOs, charities and other stars within places which bring about sociable stability and do not problem Communist Party guideline." This can be a notable alternation in considering, which has observed Ough.S. authorities promote the idea that Chinese financial improvement, as well as economic relations along with The far east will bring in regards to a progressively democratic society; however, much more belief appears to be put into a grassroots movement than one that begins from the best levels of the Chinese government. Nonetheless, the cable concludes which "[i]n areas such as Tibet as well as Xinjiang, driving a car associated with separatism results in tighter restrictions about the growth of municipal culture." This method is viewed as counter-productive by the official, that shows that the U.S. government "should still express...serious concerns more than Beijing's human privileges record and attract China's growing awareness which higher respect for individual privileges, religious freedom and also the guideline associated with regulation will serve to promote the very development as well as sociable balance which China looks for as well as to improve China's international picture." This type of technique would take considerable diplomatic abilities thinking about "China's paranoid fear the United States secretly promotes routine change as well as ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The cables provide understanding of the actual daily company of diplomacy that's rarely afforded to everyone, and it is interesting to notice the quantity of work done nowadays on Uyghur problems. The importance of the part of the us like a keep track of associated with Uyghur human privileges problems within personal conversations is created obvious, as well as contrasts with its sensible public position. Employees of the Uyghur Individual Privileges Task is actually comfortable with pressure the Chinese government puts on Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the details associated with Chinese government pressure upon its counterparts is actually illustrative from the degree that Chinese language authorities attempt to suppress contrary stories. With increased revelations to come from Wikileaks, issues over Uyghurs might not get the actual head lines, but the wires have get rid of new gentle about the documentation of individual rights problems in the Uyghur region.

 

Search Engine Marketing And Article Marketing Will Place Yourself The 1st Page

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Content creation can be a very powerful type of Seo 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 vital in gaining new backlinks in your business website. Articles can and really should be written on topics which can be unique to your business or industry. The articles can discuss a range of issues and ideas inside your industry. Articles that supply the reader which has a resource will always be just about the most popular and quite a few likely forms of articles that can lead to backlinks aimed at your web.

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In the middle of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the northern-west part of China, the province of Xinjiang is the least populated land whereas it covers close to a sixth from the country's territory. Getting resisted during generations the chinese control, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or Old East Turkestan, fell under the Chinese Han domination in 1949. From then, its population is mostly Uyghurs and Turkish - speaking System.

Muslim most importantly, the Uyghurs have a very good religious identity that, in specific, enabled them to keep a strong difference in opposition to the Chinese enemy. Definitely, the Uyghur Kingdom of Mongolia knew a brilliant civilization, until its absorption by the Mongolian Empire in the XIIIth century.

While in their history, the Uyghurs successively adopted Shamanism, Manicheism, Buddhism and the Nestorianism before finally moving to Islam when the Arab conquerors beat the Chinese in year 751 BC., as a result starting the way to the Islamization of the complete Central Asia.

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

The arrival of Islam was a great modification because it was followed by the assimilation of the Uyghur areas in the immense Turco-Mongolian and Muslim Empire. Thus, the descendants of Genghis Khan progressively replaced their writing by a Arabo-Persan alphabet, still used presently.

If their writing, their own language and their religion mark a real difference with the culture of Chinese Han, the Uyghurs also differ 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 integrated the proper identity of these remote people, although they represent only nine million inhabitants - a trifle for this kind of big area. Thus, the Uyghurs are now part of the fifty six racial minority groups having been known in an official way by the People's Republic of China.

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

The integration of the Uyghurs and their culture in the People's Republic of China, however, seems really illusory. The presence of all natural resources in Xinjiang, and its area with nations recognized as sensitive, strongly motivated the government to increase the sinicization of this area. Million of Han thus came to settle in this new Chinese eldorado, monopolizing the higher responsibility jobs.

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.

Saying more freedom, but mainly the acceptance of their true identity, this movement was seriously repressed by the power authorities in place Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

The events 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 Uyghurs population continues today to proudly maintain their identity and their civilization , even though they become a minority on their own territory.

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

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Google has bought BeatThatQuote.com, a United Kingdom price comparison website, for 37.7 million pounds, or about $61 million.

BeatThatQuote.com announced the purchase Monday morning on the newly taken over company's home page, with the site's managing director, John Paleomylites, writing:

BeatThatQuote.com today was sold to Google for GBP37.7 million. We think this deal is a tremendous opportunity for our company to develop new and innovative options for personal finance in the UK.

Our team is excited about becoming a part of Google. We look forward to working with their engineers to create new tools making it easier for consumers to choose the right financial products. We think we can offer more transparency and better pricing information than existing online offerings.

Google officials were not available to comment on the acquisition on Monday afternoon. BeatThatQuote.com allows users to search for and compare prices for products in the financial, insurance and legal industries, as well as for gas and electric utilities, TV and Internet service and other shopping matters.

In 2009, BeatThatQuote.com did stir up a bit of controversy with a TV commercial depicting a manager in its workplace pulling waxing strips from shirtless male employee's bodies when he thought they could find better prices to offer online.

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In New York, Tuesday marked the beginning of the long awaited trial of hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam, who ran the $7 billion Galleon Group and whose personal wealth is estimated at $1.3 billion. He is being prosecuted by the SEC for insider trade deals. Rajaratnam is said to have made $45 million in illegal profits. He has denied the charges and is free on $100 million bond. If he is convicted he could go to prison for as long as 20 years. The SEC historically has been such a handmaiden of the finance business that it's hard to imagine anything serious coming out of its prosecutions, but one never knows.

Whatever happens to Rajaratnam, it  would be simple enough to prosecute many of the high rollers on first civil, then criminal charges, fining them millions of dollars and taking them out of circulation for up to 20 years.

"Contrary to prevailing propaganda, there is a fairly straightforward case that could be launched against the CEOs and CFOs of pretty much every US bank with major trading operation," writes Yves Smith in her popular Naked Capitalism blog. "I'll call them 'dealer banks' or 'Wall Street firms' to distinguish them from very big but largely traditional commercial banks.’’ She proceeds to lay out the case, the key points of which I have excerpted below:

Since Sarbanes Oxley became law in 2002, Sections 302, 404, and 906 of that act have required these executives to establish and maintain adequate systems of internal control within their companies. In addition, they must regularly test such controls to see that they are adequate and report their findings to shareholders (through SEC reports on Form 10-Q and 10-K) and their independent accountants. “Knowingly” making false section 906 certifications is subject to fines of up to $1 million and imprisonment of up to ten years; “willful” violators face fines of up to $5 million and jail time of up to 20 years.

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At Daily Kos on this date in 2009:

It is difficult to muster any sympathy whatsoever for the goddamned banks. This is a crisis entirely of their own manufacture. Yes, the housing market went down -- which anyone with an ounce of sense could have predicted, and did. Any bank betting the entirety of its assets many-times-over on that not happening deserves to fail as spectacularly as possible, its corporate leadership condemned to no greater future responsibilities than bussing tables. ...

We are aware of Japan's "Lost Decade", a period of real estate collapse and economic stagnation. We have, though, been in our own Lost Decade since the turn of the millennium, and only now that the higher echelons of our society have found themselves in as unpalatable a situation as the rest of us have been in has anyone important deigned to notice. We have had a decade of doing nothing, and two decades of offshoring our every competence, leaving us to putter in our financial closets and declare ourselves kings of all we could see.

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Babies are big business. Nobody wants to be a bad parent, so there is great pressure to be sure you have not just the essentials, but the best essentials for your new baby. If you're a first-time parent, you have no experience to guide you. The helpful salesperson at the local Baby-Mega-Super-Store will be more than happy to provide you with a mile-long list of what, you're assured, are really and truly the essentials.

Well, I'm here to tell you different.

My fourth child is scheduled to make her appearance in just a couple of months. My oldest child is not yet five years old. For the last several years of my life, I've been a card-carrying, dues-paid, full-fledged member of the baby club. Many of those "essentials" you see for sale just turn into extraneous stuff that you have to keep cleaning, moving, and, at times, paying for. Save yourself some money and space, and stock up only on what you'll actually use. Here's my list of needs. (See also: Which Baby Products Are a Waste of Money?)

A Place to Sleep

A decent crib, a good mattress, and enough bedding to keep baby comfortable are essential. You don't, however, have to buy a crib new to get a good one. Search your local classifieds for a used crib; just make sure you get one that isn't more than five years old. It should be sturdy, with small spaces between the slats and all hardware intact. Most cribs that have been made within the last five years convert easily into toddler beds.

Salespeople at the Big Baby Box Store will scare you with talk of scoliosis and try to get you to buy the premium mattress for your crib. I bought the mid-grade; it's obviously firmer and nicer than the cheapest option, but it's also as firm and nice as I need it to be for peace of mind.

As far as what to put on the mattress, keep it simple. Bumper pads are not necessary and can even be a suffocation hazard. Same goes for big, fluffy comforters, pillows, stuffed animals, or piles of blankets. For the first six months or so, you'll want to have a mattress cover, five crib sheets (frequent spit-ups and diaper incidents make extras really nice to have around), and a couple of lightweight blankets. When the weather is cool, dress baby warmly so she won't get cold during nap time and night time.

A Place to Play

For the first several months of your baby's life, mobility won't be an option for him. This means, basically, that you can plop him down on a blanket, and he's not going anywhere. This also means that baby doesn't really need a swing, a bouncer, a play center, a play pen, a walker, a baby papasan, or any of the other play area options out there.

The caveat on this is when your baby does start to get mobile. Rolling, scooting, and then crawling will introduce a whole new world of possibilities. At that point, it's nice to have one or two confined play areas handy, so you can keep your baby entertained and safe while you need to do something else. But you don't need all the options.

Before you buy, test out what your friends have; go have a play date and put your baby in your friend's swing. If he's screaming in five minutes, don't spend $100 on a swing. If he's happy, it might be worth the investment. I've had the best response from my children with a very basic baby swing, a little reclined baby seat, and a Pack 'n Play that serves as a confined play area and can be moved to any room of the house, the yard, a friend's house, or Nana's house.

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A safe car seat and a sturdy stroller are investments worth making for your new baby. You'll get the best deal on new items by purchasing a car seat/stroller combination; those will start at about $150 new and go up from there. The same advice applies to car seats and strollers as to cribs. If you're purchasing used, make sure the car seat/stroller isn't over five years old, and inspect it thoroughly to be sure it's in good condition.

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Brand-new babies, prone to random bouts of spitting up and explosive diapers, can go through quite a few outfits in a day. Stock up on essentials that are comfortable for your baby and easy to get on and off: ruffles, ribbons, bows, zippers, buttons, and extra clothing "decor" tend to make the dressing process complicated and long (not fun when your baby is screaming), and, generally, the more "stuff" on an outfit, the less comfortable your baby will be in it.

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