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A few years ago, the Internet experienced a video revolution. As broadband access expanded and more people began uploading content, video became an expected resource for consumers. Businesses could get more mileage out of television commercials and engage users by linking to video reviews of its products.

A year ago, we saw evidence of small and medium-sized business increasing budgets for video content – to be used both on their homepages and in advertisements. In 2009, 19% of businesses polled were using video (up from 5% in 2008) and I’m willing to bet that number will be much higher in the 2010 report that should come out later this month.

Now, as technology has become more affordable and increasingly mobile, we’re able to experience virtually anything online. As such, local search engines are evolving into master content synthesizers to meet the needs of consumers and advertisers alike – offering video and photos, local advertising deals, user reviews, QR codes, maps and directions, etc.

Consumer expectations of local search engines have never been higher. Users want to see photo and video reviews of a company’s products, read what other people have to say, and even take a virtual tour of your store or restaurant before they visit.

The same is true of small- and medium-sized business owners looking to find a competitive advantage. Local search engines are offering more dynamic content than ever before to users and it’s up to search marketers to help business owners feed that content.

It’s interesting to see how video content has changed since the advent of YouTube. Instead of traditional video advertising, we’re seeing new technology that lets users look around your business from their own home. Soon, we’ll be able to find virtual creations of almost any environment online – and those virtual tours are being integrated with current deals and other advertising promotions to drive traffic to your business.

Recently, a company called EveryScape partnered with Bing and YP to offer digital advertisers a new local search solution – virtual tours. For example, YP360 will let a user step inside a restaurant in Baltimore while they’re still on the train. They can choose a place and even set a reservation, all within the same application on their phone.

Google Earth has gone indoors and local search engines are responsible for bringing this detailed and vivid content to users while keeping it simple and accessible. And the business case for offering this new content to users and advertisers alike is clear as local advertising is expected to grow to $16.1 billion this year, up from $13.7 billion in 2010.

Even more, mobile phone advertising spending is expected to be more than a billion dollars in 2011, up 48% from 2010. Local search engines like YP and Yelp! are seeing over 20 million visitors a month, many of them accessing via mobile phones.

This is a great opportunity for local search engines and advertisers to embrace this new technology and get ahead of the pack. Effective local advertising goes beyond building a social networking presence and listing in directories – you have to make sure your content is engaging. In the online world, the savviest local search marketers who use this technology well will have the most successful campaigns.

I recommend that any business owner or local search marketer read up on the latest digital advertising solutions and consider offering your customers virtual tours of your products or store. To set your business apart, you need to stay current with the best that local search has to offer.

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

Apple CEO Steve Jobs on Wednesday introduced the iPad 2 at a special event in San Francisco, taking even more momentum away from its competitors.

I’ve had a lot of people in the last 24 hours tell me that the iPad 2 isn’t as revolutionary as the first generation device. Yes, that’s true. But not every device a company releases has to be or can be revolutionary.

Apple has released three revolutionary products in the last decade alone: iPod, iPhone and iPad. I really can’t think of any products from Apple’s competitors that fit in the revolutionary category in that same time period.

People also said that Apple wasn’t very forthcoming with the specs of the iPad 2. Again, that’s true, but there’s a good reason for that—nobody cares.

Well, some people care. Those of us who are geeks care about specs. However, have you ever noticed that when you sit with your non-geek friends and start listing off specs their eyes glaze over and they rest their chin in their hand.

That’s because they couldn’t care less.

The iPad 2 is no slouch either. It lost one-third of the thickness of the previous generation, and therefore it is one-third less than the size of the iPad competitors too. It also has new technologies like a gyro built-in that will launch another round of cool apps.

Yesterday’s iPad 2 announcement wasn’t about the geeks—it was about all the other people who will buy an iPad. What those people want to know is “what can I do with it?”

If it fits into their lifestyle, most people are good with that. Apple showed many ways how the iPad 2 can fit into your lifestyle.

From the very beginning, Apple was very smart with how it marketed the iPad. The first thing it did was get the device into businesses and promote the fact that it could be used to get work done. And it was quite successful with that.

In an analyst call in October 2010, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer said the iPad was already being used in 65 percent of Fortune 100 companies. That was four months ago and the iPad has grown since then, so we can only imagine where that number is now.

This strategy allowed Apple to do two things. If it came out with the iPad and pushed the gaming capabilities of the device, the business world would have looked at it as a toy. That would have certainly meant slower adoption. It also allowed them to work on some consumer software, two of which we saw yesterday.

In addition to the iPad 2, Jobs also unveiled iMovie and GarageBand for the iPad. This is what people want to know about—what can I do with the iPad that’s exciting and new.

Obviously, creating movies and being able to edit and share them with friends and family is a very popular thing to do these days. iMovie makes that easy.

Creating music, whether a novice or pro is also a cool thing to do. GarageBand is a great app to get that done and you can move your projects to your Mac and continue working on them.

It’s not just about the hardware. Apple delivers the whole experience that nobody else can. Jobs said yesterday that there are 65,000 apps on its App Store specifically designed for the iPad. That’s a lot of things you can do.

If you think Apple’s competitors are jumping for joy because the iPad 2 isn’t revolutionary, I believe you are wrong. I think they’re scared. Yesterday, they figured out Apple’s strategy too, but a little too late.

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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It looks like women have caught up with men in numbers in the workplace. For the first time in history, women in the USA now outnumber men in the workforce, and there are now more women in supervisory positions than there are males. The question is whether they will handle the downside of working any better than men.

According to an article by Ella L. J. Edmondson Bell, Ph.D., titled The 21st Century Workplace -- Are Women the New Men?, the economic downturn has hit men harder. They held nearly 80 percent of jobs that have been lost during what is now being called the "mancession." Will women now inherit the stress, pressure, exhaustion, burn out and heart attacks commonly associated with male leaders in business?

Some predict that this new female-dominated workplace will mean a softening of the corporate culture, with more benevolent leaders. Others foresee just the opposite. Ella says many women don't want to be seen as "soft" -- and others simply aren't. No one would call Carly Fiorina, the head of Hewlett Packard from 1999 to 2005, a wilting lily. According to her memoir, Tough Choices, she was sometimes referred to as Chainsaw Carly.

All of this is especially relevant on the entrepreneurial side, since statistics show that women are starting businesses at more than twice the rate of their male counterparts. Some would argue that the growing success rate of women entrepreneurs shows that they are resourceful, and better able to succeed, despite the odds.

While I'm sure we will continue to see progress on the female side, I predict that they will struggle with the same major challenges faced today by men. These include:

1. Funding your dream. Raising money is hard, whether you are counting on friends, investors, or banks. I rarely see women at angel investment groups, either asking for money, or offering to fund new ventures. Men seem more focused on this one.




2. Need for increased confidence and mindset skills. Many women and men are paralyzed by perfection, plagued by pessimism, and the need to satisfy others, rather than themselves. We need more women leaders.




3. Motivation to succeed. Every entrepreneur needs to love what they do, and believe so strongly in their product or service that they can weather the tough times. On this one, it's easy to spot the ones with passion, from either gender.




4. Manage time and priorities. Women, often more than men, try to do too much. It's hard to balance the continual demands of the business, personal relationships, and home life. Every entrepreneur needs to prioritize the important tasks ahead of urgent tasks.




5. Never stop learning. After you start your business, the learning really begins. True entrepreneurs look at failures as their best learning experiences. Networking, and using your network is the next most important element of learning.

I don't see any challenges which are so gender specific that they can't be overcome by any entrepreneur. Yet I don't think women should be convinced that the battle for equality is almost over. There is still the question of why there are so few women in high places, and why the average income for women in business is about 68% of men's income.

What I am hoping is that women will not just be the new men, and suffer from the same maladies and limitations. I'll be looking for women to create the "new business culture" that every worker wants -- better role definitions, more effective and productive leadership, and better work-life balance. That would make women entrepreneurs the new women, rather than the new men!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

THIS WEEK’S AWARDS

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

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

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

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

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

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Actually, these bastards are going to end up hanging themselves on a couple of points (not my words, but family deeply involved in the legal business as lawyers and law professors).

First, there is a little point of technicality called the “Equal Protection Clause(s) of the U.S. Constitution, which pretty pointedly states that it is not exactly legal to try to deny guaranteed rights (under the constitution) from any one group of citizens. This is what ultimately torpedoed much of segregation (and Jim Crow laws) in the Deep South, and why the attempts to impose a modern day equivalent in Arizona are unlikely to survive a constitutional challenge. Trying to deprive these state union members of legally recognized rights, in organizations that are recognized as legitimate under both state and federal laws, is going to set off a whole minefield of legal issues, and could extend way beyond just the rights of union members to seek representation for collective bargaining purposes. Such as the rights of any number of groups to organize and hold meetings about common points of interest. Not too great an extension to say that if this bullshit can fly (what the Spotted Wanker is pushing in WI) than some other governor with a rubber stamp legislature could turn his attention to stripping rights from gays. Or blacks. Or Jews. Or whoever the hell these goons feel like ganging up on. That is why the poem from the 1930s has never lost any of its power…”first, they came for the trade unionists, but I didn’t speak up, because I wasn’t a trade unionist…” (apologies if this quote is not completely accurate or otherwise misstated) )

Second: the little abomination that the Gang of Five on the Supream Court gave us a year or so ago (Citizens Inebriated) actually contains a little bouncing betty of its own that could very well go off in the faces of Govs Wanker, Sacitch, Krysty, and J.O. Daniels. Since this ruling extended the concept of “personhood” to both corporations and unions, to try to deny them any right to operate within the legal framework that they were organized under deprives these “persons” of the freedoms of speech, association and movement. Which means (once again, quoting law school trained family) that either the courts have to uphold these rights for the unions (as individual “persons” as guaranteed by the Federal (and most state) constitutions, or they have to declare that these attempts at stripping or limiting union rights have to apply to major corporations, also.

There are two NPR executives in the video, identified as Schiller and Director of Institutional Giving Betsy Liley. Neither executive works in NPR's news division. They are shown having lunch with potential NPR donors, who were really working for O'Keefe undercover. In the video, they pose as representatives of a Muslim organization that is considering making a $5 million donation to NPR.

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."

In the video, Schiller says that NPR, which is partially funded by government money, would be "better off without federal funding."

"The problem is that if we lost it now, a lot of stations would go dark," Schiller said.

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.

"Government funding is critical because it allows taxpayers to leverage a small investment into a very large one," she said, according to prepared remarks. "It is seed money. Station managers tell me that 10 percent plays a critical role in generating the other 90 percent that makes their broadcasts possible."

A movement to defund the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which helps subsidize NPR along with the Public Broadcasting System, is making the rounds among some congressional Republicans, including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, who released a statement Tuesday afternoon in response to reports of Ron Schiller's comments in the undercover video.

"As we continue to identify ways to cut spending and save valuable resources, this disturbing video makes clear that taxpayer dollars should no longer be appropriated to NPR," Cantor said.

"Not only have top public broadcasting executives finally admitted that they do not need taxpayer dollars to survive, it is also clear that without federal funds, public broadcasting stations self-admittedly would become eligible for more private dollars on top of the multi-million dollar donations these organizations already receive."

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.

"Mr. Schiller himself candidly admits in the video that NPR doesn't need federal funding, and welcomes the opportunity to slant their reporting without the oversight of the taxpayer," said Mark Meckler, national coordinator for Tea Party Patriots, in a statement. "At a time when the country is upside down by more than a trillion dollars, can we really afford to provide huge subsidies to entities that openly state that they don't need the money? Let's take his advice and pass legislation that would defund the clearly biased news organization that is out of touch with Americans across the country."

– CNN Political Producer Shannon Travis contributed to this report.

Updated 4:35 p.m.

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What to anticipate Whenever Getting a Roofer

When the time comes to correct or replace your homes roof, it can be a challenging task to find somebody that is actually qualified for the job. There are lots of roofing companies out there, but the ones who will do a great job for any sensible cost aren't often simple to find. If you're in the marketplace for the service provider, make use of the ideas beneath with regard to meeting with and hiring the correct one.

Interview and Consultation

Most roofers offer free consultations. This is particularly essential, since it provides them an opportunity to evaluate exactly what your roof requirements, and it provides you with a chance to evaluate them. As with all of businesses, trust your instincts about the individuals you allow upward on your roof. No issue exactly how great a contractor's status or recommendation, he ought to begin by showing a person with a company greeting card. If a contractor arrives looking as well as talking within an unprofessional manner, most likely the job he is going to perform may also be unprofessional. This is not to express that you ought to expect companies to arrive in suits. They is going to be climbing in your roofing, therefore most will be dressed up in denim jeans and work footwear or sneakers. If the contractor appears to be interested in speaking on his mobile phone during your roof compared to he is within analyzing your roof's needs, that may be an additional indication that he's not the main one for the job. For the lawful safety, make sure that the actual contractor offers sufficient legal responsibility insurance.

Roof Evaluation

Expect that the service provider will be going up on your roof. In fact, any kind of service provider who not want to increase on your roof to judge the problem ought to be instantly discounted. Those who're seriously interested in their work will possibly make a sketching of the roof's surface and mark problem areas on it because they undergo their own evaluation, or even they'll consider photos or even video from the surface area while they're up there. This is a very important step, since it enables you to see just what the problems are as well as know how they'll be fixed.

Estimate

The next phase would be the created estimate. The service provider will require out their loan calculator and are available up with an itemized estimation. Some companies goes out to their truck or even van and write down the actual proposal, while some may crunch the actual numbers for the job prior to you. Once you are because of the proposal, ensure that you comprehend exactly which products is going to be used, just how long the task will require and if there are any additional or even concealed expenses that may arise throughout the repair from the roof. The service provider will be able to solution all of these concerns with ease as well as forewarn you of any additional costs that could be sustained should the roof's ethics end up being broken inside.

Once you have received a few created estimations from roofing contractors, evaluate exactly what every company or service provider would like to provide for the price. Do not always low cost the highest bid, because occasionally the greatest bet will in reality function as the contractor who the job correctly. Additionally, be skeptical of prices for bids which are not nearly as expensive other people. They may be using substandard items or perhaps be untruthful concerning the possibility of hidden costs. Above all, believe in intuition as well as go with the actual service provider who enables you to feel most comfy regarding giving over your hard earned money.

 

Seven Uyghurs Sentenced to Death

2011-03-23

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

 

AFP

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

'Strike hard' campaign

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Earlier cases

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

New training scheme

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

An Urumqi resident surnamed Li agreed.

 

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

 

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

 

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

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

 

Wikileaks and the Uyghurs

by holly on December Twenty, This year
Henryk Szadziewski, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project

If it were ever in doubt, info acquired by the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, offers confirmed Chinese language federal government fears more than its continued control of the region it phone calls Xinjiang, which is also known as East Turkestan. The actual leaked out cables from Ough.Utes. diplomats show the degree to which Chinese language authorities make an effort to persuade governments globally to consider it's stance on problems affecting Uyghurs. The cables also display the U . s . States' issues as well as sights regarding the on going repressive measures in the area.

Most lighting of Chinese language government stress are the cables pointing to Chinese anger, or the specter of Chinese language ire, within the discharge of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to 3rd countries. The December Twenty nine, 08 cable relates exactly how Chinese Helper Foreign Reverend Liu Jieyi fulfilled with the U.Utes. Ambassador to The far east in order to tone of voice Beijing's strong competitors of release in order to any country other than China, which when the Ough.S. do certainly accede for this request it would "avoid injury to bilateral relations and also to cooperation ‘in essential areas'". In addition, a February '09 cable television describes the way the Chinese Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the possible discharge of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfriendly behave toward us" along with a "slap within the face". The Ough.Utes. federal government stood company within not really liberating the detainees to China demonstrates the degree of the politicized character from the Chinese judicial program. Genuine concerns more than terrorism tend to be understandable, however in the Ough.Utes. government's observe the detainees might probably face torture and execution if they came back to China

Chinese language government stress regarding the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not only put on the actual Ough.Utes. government, but additionally to New Zealand and a number of Western governments that were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Germany as well as Finland, as well as European Union member says all have the symptoms of paid for the impact associated with Chinese federal government unhappiness. Regarding Indonesia, that was at first prepared to think about two Uyghurs on purely relief grounds, Uyghur Guantánamo cases had been less preferable to other detainees due to the negative effects accepting Uyghurs would have on relationships with The far east. A May Eight, '09 cable relates exactly how "German Ambassador Michael Schaefer documented which Indonesia had informed The far east from the Ough.S. request to simply accept a few Uighur detainees kept at Guantánamo and had been consequently warned through The far east associated with ‘a large burden upon bilateral relations' if Indonesia had been to simply accept any kind of detainees".

The actual diplomatic wires additionally discuss the actual unrest in Urumchi, the local funds, in July '09. A July Thirteen, 2009 cable discussing mass occurrences in China states:

"Ethnic riots such as those who work in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 as well as in Tibet within 03 of 2008 vary substantially within origin and character from bulk occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX emphasized in order to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each existing severe problems for the actual Party, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, however the Party leadership wouldn't wait to open fire upon Uighurs or Tibetans if they deemed this essential to recover purchase. Mass incidents present a different kind of threat, he explained, since the leadership is actually ‘afraid' to fire upon Han rioters for fear of causing huge public outrage that will turn from the Celebration."

This can be a chilling viewpoint, especially when one considers the evidence offered by 50 percent reviews released this year through the Uyghur Individual Rights Task (UHRP) and Amnesty International that detail eyewitness accounts of the use of deadly live fireplace towards Uyghur protestors within July 2009. Additionally, the actual observation which fire would not be used towards Han Chinese language protestors offers resonances for the various strategy taken by Chinese security forces in Urumchi to Han Chinese direct orders in September 2009. Throughout those protests, then Celebration Secretary, Wang Lequan, tackled demonstrators, who had demanded that he let them know about federal government responses to protection concerns. An identical ask for to meet with the Party Secretary by Uyghur demonstrators in This summer wasn't fulfilled.

The wider consequences of the unrest also noticed a short discussion about the impact it would possess upon Iran-China relationships, and on relationships along with Sydney following Globe Uyghur Congress President, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, talked in the National Press Membership within Canberra in August '09. In the second option situation, china government "privately warn[ed] a major Australian bank which vendors the nation's Push Club to use it's influence to block the Kadeer talk there".

The U . s . States' concerns concerning the scenario in the Uyghur region are available via within the wires. Inside a discussion on policy path in Tibet, Ough.Utes. officials clarify that it'll be not possible with regard to Chinese frontrunners to consider a much softer collection "if they look like doing so under worldwide pressure". The cable television out dated April 16, 08, one month following the outbreak associated with unrest within Tibetan regions, also relayed the observation "that domestic balance remains the leadership's main concern most of all, which means there will ‘almost surely' end up being no rest of the current hard collection upon Tibet or in places like Xinjiang." The information included in the cable television additionally sheds gentle about the extreme sensitivity with which china government sights territorial ethics, and also the feasible drip more than associated with unrest through Tibet.

The prospect associated with methods to stress within Tibet as well as Xinjiang as a result of municipal society tend to be debated in a February Twenty-four, 2008 cable. Whilst suggesting that China's financial success will increase its resistance to democratic reform, the cable television additionally talks about exactly how Chinese frontrunners begin to see the effectiveness of "a restricted growth associated with civil society, such as enhancements within the rule of regulation along with a more powerful part for authorized beliefs, NGOs, charities along with other stars in areas which bring about social stability and do not problem Communist Celebration rule." This can be a notable change in considering, which has seen Ough.Utes. authorities market the idea that Chinese language financial development, and financial relationships along with The far east brings about a steadily democratic culture; however, more belief seems to be put into the grassroots movement compared to one which begins from the top levels of the Chinese government. Nonetheless, the actual cable television concludes which "[i]n areas such as Tibet as well as Xinjiang, the fear associated with separatism results in tight restrictions about the growth of civil culture." This method can be regarded as counter-productive through the official, who suggests that the actual Ough.Utes. government "should continue to express...serious issues over Beijing's individual rights record as well as attract China's developing awareness which greater regard for individual privileges, spiritual independence and the rule of law assists to advertise the development and sociable stability that China looks for as well as to improve China's worldwide image." Such a strategy would consider substantial diplomatic skills considering "China's paranoid concern that the United States privately encourages regime change as well as ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The wires provide understanding of the actual daily company of diplomacy that's hardly ever afforded to the general public, which is fascinating to note the amount of function carried out behind closed doors on Uyghur issues. The significance of the part of the us as a monitor of Uyghur human privileges conditions within private discussions is made obvious, as well as contrasts with its sensible open public stance. Employees of the Uyghur Individual Privileges Project is well aware of the pressure the Chinese federal government puts upon Uyghur activists; still, the facts associated with Chinese government stress upon it's counterparts is illustrative of the degree which Chinese authorities attempt to suppress contrary stories. With more facts to come through Wikileaks, issues over Uyghurs may not get the actual head lines, but the cables have get rid of new gentle on the paperwork associated with individual privileges problems in the Uyghur area.

 

Wikileaks and also the Uyghur

by henry on Dec 20, 2010
Henryk Szadziewski, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project

Whether it were ever in doubt, info obtained through the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, offers confirmed Chinese language federal government fears more than it's ongoing control of the region this phone calls Xinjiang, also is known as East Turkestan. The actual leaked wires through U.Utes. diplomats show the degree that Chinese authorities make an effort to convince government authorities worldwide to adopt it's position on issues affecting Uyghurs. The cables additionally show the actual United States' issues as well as views concerning the on going repressive steps in the area.

Most illuminating associated with Chinese language government pressure would be the wires directed in order to Chinese language anger, or the specter of Chinese ire, within the discharge of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to 3rd nations. The December Twenty nine, 08 cable television applies exactly how Chinese language Helper Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi met with the U.Utes. Ambassador in order to The far east to tone of voice Beijing's strong opposition of release to any country apart from The far east, which if the U.Utes. do indeed accede for this ask for it might "avoid injury to bilateral relationships and to cooperation ‘in essential areas'". Furthermore, the February '09 cable describes the way the Chinese language Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the feasible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfriendly act towards us" along with a "slap within the face". That the Ough.S. federal government stood company within not releasing the actual detainees to China demonstrates the actual extent from the politicized character of the Chinese judicial system. Genuine issues more than terrorism are easy to understand, however in the U.Utes. government's observe the detainees might most likely encounter do-it-yourself torture and execution when they came back to China

Chinese government stress in regard to the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not just put on the U.Utes. federal government, but also to Brand new Zealand and a handful of European government authorities that were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Indonesia as well as Finland, in addition to European Union fellow member states all appear to have borne the brunt associated with Chinese federal government disappointment. In the case of Germany, that was initially willing to think about two Uyghurs on purely humanitarian reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo cases were much less preferable to additional detainees because of the unwanted effects taking Uyghurs might have upon relationships along with The far east. A Might 8, '09 cable applies how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer reported that Indonesia experienced knowledgeable China of the Ough.Utes. request to simply accept some Uighur detainees held at Guantánamo coupled with been consequently cautioned by China of ‘a large burden on bilateral relations' in the event that Indonesia were to accept any kind of detainees".

The diplomatic cables also talk about the actual unrest in Urumchi, the actual regional capital, in July '09. The This summer Thirteen, '09 cable television discussing mass occurrences in China states:

"Ethnic riots such as those who work in Xinjiang July 5-7 as well as in Tibet within March of 08 vary markedly in source and nature from mass occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed in order to PolOff [Political Officer] upon XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each existing severe problems for the actual Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, but the Party management wouldn't wait to open fire upon Uighurs or even Tibetans when they deemed it essential to restore order. Bulk occurrences pose a different type of threat, he said, as the management is ‘afraid' to fireplace on Han rioters with regard to fear of causing huge public outrage that would change against the Celebration."

This is a chilling opinion, particularly when 1 considers the evidence offered in two reports launched this season through the Uyghur Individual Rights Project (UHRP) as well as Amnesty Worldwide which fine detail eyewitness company accounts from the use of deadly live fire towards Uyghur protestors within July 2009. Additionally, the observation which fireplace wouldn't be used towards Han Chinese protestors has resonances for that different strategy taken by Chinese language protection causes within Urumchi to Han Chinese language direct orders in September 2009. During individuals protests, after that Party Assistant, Wang Lequan, addressed demonstrators, that had required that he inform them regarding federal government reactions in order to protection issues. A similar request to satisfy with the Party Assistant by Uyghur demonstrators within This summer wasn't met.

The actual wider repercussions from the unrest additionally noticed a brief dialogue on the effect it might possess on Iran-China relationships, and on relationships along with Australia after Globe Uyghur Congress Leader, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, spoke at the National Press Membership in Canberra within July 2009. Within the latter case, the Chinese government "privately warn[ed] a significant Aussie bank which sponsors the National Push Membership to use its impact to bar a Kadeer talk there".

The actual United States' issues concerning the scenario in the Uyghur area also come through in the wires. Inside a dialogue upon plan path within Tibet, U.Utes. authorities explain that it'll be not possible for Chinese leaders to consider a softer collection "if they look like they are doing this under international pressure". The cable television out dated 04 16, 08, 30 days following the outbreak of unrest in Tibetan regions, also relayed the actual declaration "that household stability remains the leadership's top priority most of all, meaning there'll ‘almost surely' be absolutely no relaxation of the present hard line on Tibet or perhaps in locations such as Xinjiang." The information contained in the cable additionally sheds light on the extreme sensitivity with which the Chinese federal government views territorial ethics, and also the feasible drip more than of unrest from Tibet.

The chance associated with solutions to tensions within Tibet and Xinjiang as a result of municipal culture tend to be discussed in a Feb 24, 2008 cable television. Whilst suggesting that China's financial success increases it's potential to deal with democratic change, the cable television also talks about exactly how Chinese leaders see the effectiveness of "a limited growth associated with municipal culture, such as enhancements within the guideline of law and a stronger part for authorized beliefs, NGOs, charities and other actors within places that contribute to sociable stability and don't challenge Communist Party guideline." This can be a notable change in thinking, that has seen Ough.Utes. authorities promote the notion which Chinese language financial development, as well as financial relationships along with China brings about a progressively democratic society; however, more faith seems to be put into a grassroots motion than one which begins in the best levels of the Chinese government. Nonetheless, the actual cable television proves which "[i]n areas for example Tibet and Xinjiang, driving a car associated with separatism leads to tight restrictions on the growth of civil society." This method is viewed as counter-productive by the recognized, that suggests that the actual U.Utes. government "should continue to express...serious concerns over Beijing's human privileges record as well as attract China's developing consciousness that greater respect for human rights, religious freedom and also the guideline of regulation assists to advertise the very improvement and sociable balance that The far east seeks in addition to to improve China's worldwide picture." This type of technique would consider substantial diplomatic skills considering "China's weird fear the Usa privately promotes routine change and ‘separatists' in Taiwan, Tibet as well as Xinjiang".

The actual wires offer insight into the actual daily business of diplomacy that's rarely afforded to the general public, which is interesting to note the quantity of work carried out nowadays on Uyghur issues. The significance of the actual role of the United States as a monitor associated with Uyghur human privileges conditions in private conversations is made clear, as well as contrasts using its tactful open public stance. Employees from the Uyghur Human Rights Project is comfortable with the pressure the Chinese government exerts on Uyghur activists; still, the facts of Chinese federal government pressure upon it's counterparts is illustrative from the diploma that Chinese language officials attempt to control contrary narratives. With more facts to come through Wikileaks, issues more than Uyghurs might not get the actual headlines, but the cables have get rid of brand new gentle about the documentation associated with human rights problems in the Uyghur area.

 

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There are several things to consider when looking for a new roofing contractor. Price tag, experience, and also referrals are a few of the things you will likely be concerned about. Please read on for even more ideas.

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In the middle of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the north-west part of China, the province of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is a least populated province whereas it covers close to a sixth with the country's area. Getting resisted while in generations the Han Chinese control, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or Old East Turkestan, fell within the Chinese Han control in 1949. From then, its population is generally Uyghurs and Turkish - speaking System.

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The integration of the Uyghurs and their culture in the People's Republic of China, however, appears pretty illusory. The presence of natural resources in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and its distance with countries known as sensitive, strongly encouraged the government to accelerate the sinicization of this area. Million of Han thus came to settle in this new Chinese eldorado, monopolizing the higher responsibility job opportunities.

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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 continue to keep their identification and their traditions , although they become a minority on their own territory.

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

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For Every Entertainment Industry Job 'Lost' To Infringement, Could 12 Jobs Be Created Elsewhere?

from the fun-with-stats dept

For years we've debunked various entertainment industry studies claiming ridiculous job and economic "losses" from copyright infringement. These studies tend to have all sorts of problems; ignoring the ability to adapt and to introduce new business models, using "ripple effects" in just one direction to double, triple and quadruple count the same "losses" over and over again, and counting every download as a "lost sale." The ripple effects one is especially pernicious because the industry likes to pretend that the impacts of infringement only go in one direction. They ignore that the money not spent on such content doesn't disappear from the economy but can be used elsewhere -- perhaps in areas that provide greater economic growth.



A few years ago, the folks at CCIA smartly took the copyright industry's exact methodology and showed that for all the claims of how much copyright contributed to the economy, exceptions to copyright contributed even more. While the copyright maximalists totally missed the point and attacked the methodology -- not realizing that, in doing so, they had undermined their own methodology -- the point was made. If you believe the claims from the copyright industry, then you also have to believe that the exceptions are more important. The methodology is the same, so either neither are right or both are right.



It looks like Rick Falkvinge, of The Pirate Party, has now done something similar on the "job loss" side of things, and concluded that, using similar methodology to the industry reports, for every job "lost" by copyright infringement, the positive ripple effects in the other direction mean that 11.8 new jobs are created. So if we accept the claim that 1.2 million jobs can be lost due to infringement, it would mean that a separate 14.2 million jobs were created elsewhere.



The report broke down the "creative industry," by noting that (contrary to copyright maximalist claims), most of that industry doesn't actually rely on copyright to make money. In fact, certain "creative" industries could be seen as "copyright-inhibited." For example, advertising. As we constantly hear from copyright maximalists, various sites are making big bucks by using advertising in association with file sharing. So based on the industry's own argument, it seems that the advertising market is clearly copyright-inhibited, and it would grow if there was greater infringement. After going through the numbers, it was determined that the majority of GDP, by quite a bit, are likely in the "copyright-inhibited" arena.



Now, you can certainly argue with the methodology here. I don't think anyone actually believes these numbers are accurate. But it's using the same basic methodology, assumptions and thought processes behind the studies in the other direction. You can also, obviously, claim that Falkvinge is biased. He is. But is he more biased than the entertainment industry legacy players who do the other studies? It seems clear that the industries are likely to be more biased, since they have billions of dollars bet on keeping the old structures in place. I think both studies are probably far from accurate in all sorts of ways, but if you're going to cite the entertainment industry's claims based on this kind of methodology, it seems you should also have to accept these claims. Not doing so suggests serious cognitive dissonance or someone who is paid not to believe the truth.

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Well, except when the automobile industry came around it brought a product that was better, faster, cheaper, and easier. It also brought MANY more jobs to the market.

When iTunes came around it brought something that was faster and easier, but less of a product with less quality and not always cheaper. It also has the ability to lower the value of said product and cause many jobs to disappear. This is why the movie and tv industry is so cautious of iTunes and Steve Jobs, and I think they should be. Yes, there are some people who are making millions off of movies and music as the model before stood, but you will have that in any industry. Accept it.

There is no doubt everything will someday go to a streaming/instant/downloading model. And with our society and environmental impacts, it needs to. But the idea of one company to rule them all (Apple in this case) is insane and needs to be addressed quickly. If it isn't, we will soon find many more people in the unemployment lines.

Apples iTunes model may look appealing, but when you look at the effects it will have once everything trickles through the pipeline, it's all over. Lowering the value of music, movies, tvs, books, games, applications, etc is going to eventually destroy these forms of entertainment. Nobody will be able to make a sustainable amount of income...nobody except Apple that is.

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