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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.

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

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

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

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

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

Instead, Apple offered a stripped-down alternative.

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

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

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

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

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

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

That needs to end.

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

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

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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!

Preview of Final Result

 

Resources

• PT Sans Bold – FontSquirrel


• Free App Icons for Developers – WebAppers

Step 1

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

Step 2

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

Step 3

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

 

Step 4

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

Step 5

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

Step 6

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

Step 7

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

Step 8

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

Step 9

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

Step 10

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

Step 11

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

Step 12

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

Step 13

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

Step 14

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

Step 15

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

Step 16

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

Step 17

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

Step 18

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

Step 19

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

Step 20

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

Step 21

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

Step 22

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

Step 23

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

Step 24

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

Step 25

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

Step 26

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

Step 27

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

Step 28

To finish, add a Gradient Overlay effect.

Step 29

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

Step 30

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

Step 31

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

Step 32

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

Step 33

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

Step 34

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

 

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

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Yesterday's poll winner was Ampirus, which raised $25 million for the development of energy efficient lithium batteries. 81% of RWW readers voting said they were most excited about Ampirus among the companies that announced funding yesterday.

A little more information about these companies: Opininaded enables us to ask about anything and get feedback from real people in real time. Context Logic hasn't launched yet, but looks to bring the right ads to the right consumers.

Ruckus Media makes interactive family apps where movie stars like Meryl Streep narrate classic children's stories. Social Guides helps small businesses navigate the demands of social networking. Crowd Gather, they're making community forums with broad applications.

These five companies just got an investment boost. Which of these companies intrigues you the most, readers?

The biggest names in the tech industry seem to have collectively decided it's time to make the billions. Sure Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter have sold some ads and Foursquare brokered some promotional deals. But with the second wave of IPOs on the horizon and investors' eyeballs getting as round as the tech bubble, the time is nigh for tech demigods to show that they can make money off all those users they've spent years accumulating. And hopefully not alienate them in the process. Today, Mark Zuckerberg inched closer to that dream of a trillion dollars by offering streaming movies — and tanking Netflix's stock. Meanwhile, YouTube closed a deal on a production company presumably to make its very own content. Intel cast a wide net to examine tech companies' latest money-making ventures. Then we looked into our CrystalBall app to see what they might try next.

Facebook

Moneymaker: Warner Bros. just became the first Hollywood studio to stream movies directly on the social network. Facebook has been making a big move toward e-commerce lately, and the fact that you have to use Facebook Credits to buy movies and TV shows could be the tipping point to get users to hand their credit card info over to Mark Zuckerberg. Plus, studios looking for a way to stop Netflix's growth might not make Facebook suffer the same 28-day waiting period for new content.

Downside: At 30 credits (or $3) for a 48-hour rental for The Dark Knight, it will cost you. Plus, you have to "like" the movie or the director to get the privilege. Do you really want hundreds of your Facebook friends to see you "liked" and watched Valentine's Day on Valentine's Day?

What's next: Why should you use a credit card to buy Facebook Credits when you can use Zuckerbills (coming to a U.S. Treasury in 2020)?

Twitter

Moneymaker: In order to make money off its free iPhone app, this weekend Twitter introduced a number of new features, including Quickbar, a "forced trending topics bar" that includes promoted tweets — negating the idea of a service that quickly shows you what's actually trending.

Downside: Pundit John Gruber quickly dubbed the feature "Dickbar" after Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, but Gruber issued the unfortunate nickname on Twitter and it was widely retweeted. Advantage Costolo.

What's next: Can we pay someone to monitor our Twitter feed for us? It's getting overwhelming. Either that or design personalized lists of the best people to follow based on what's important to us, like updates on Libya and breaking bear-cub news.

Foursquare

Moneymaker: At SXSW this week, Foursquare is set to announce a partnership with American Express that will link users' credit cards with their Foursquare accounts. The incentive to consumers? Deals like "spend $5, save $5" at participating merchants. Although Foursquare said its motivation is to increase membership and loyalty and that it won't charge Amex for the privilege, it's hard to believe that will stay the case if it catches on.

Downside: We don't have an Amex card. And (confession) although we use the app for recommendations, we've never actually checked in anywhere. Sorry, Dennis and Naveen! But if they add other credit cards, we would.

What's next: How about a service that warns you beforehand if you're about to friend one of those compulsive people who check in with handfuls of people at name-dropping locales?

YouTube

Moneymaker: YouTube just closed a deal to buy Internet video company Next New Networks, the producers behind Auto-Tune the News, for less than $50 million. Although rumor had it that Google was trying to get into the video-production business, Business Insider reports that the move is actually designed to help existing YouTube partners make "more and better content." Which then leads to more users and, subsequently, more expensive ads.

Downside: Isn't YouTube's strength either grainy weird viral videos or pirated television, movie, and music content? The second could definitely use better quality, but does it even matter for the former?

What's next: How about veering into Hulu territory?

Skype

Moneymaker: Just regular old advertising on the Windows version of its paid video communications service.

Downside: Although Skype says it won't show ads during the video conferencing yet, this could devolve into a Minority Report-style advertising assault.

What's next: Would it be possible to embed microphone/receiver in our brain so we don't have to use the special headset? Just curious.

Update: TechCrunch makes an important clarification. Facebook hasn't announced its own streaming movie service. Rather the movie offering comes from Warner Brothers app that uses Facebook Credits' payment system. But if it proves successful and other studios follow suit, Zuckberg can still count on more personal credit card info coming his way. Someone better go tell Netflix's shareholders.

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SEO Services Vancouver For any Better Marketing Solution

 

When you begin your personal website there are lots of ways you'll have to sell it off and something of the best ways is to use SEO services Vancouver if you happen to maintain that area. The SEO or search engine optimization services would be the top way of getting good visitors to your site and for that reason making more sales.

 

Now, you should know that you will not use SEO service if you are no 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 is a popular proven fact that if you are planning to make it in the offline world you need to have an online presence. This is something which all people are learning the hard way. Something that you should also know is that it's not as easy as just establishing the web site and leaving it to do its things.

 

You can do this in most sorts of ways, but these companies usually make use of multiple methods to create an ideal marketing technique online. You will be able to employ these phones write articles for you, post on forums and blogs, create meta data and meta descriptions, clean up the code, add alt tags towards the images plus much more.

 

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

As a result the SEO company can not only increase your traffic, but additionally ensure that your site is fully optimized for the search engine spiders that will be introduced to it. These spiders are used to analyze your site and put it in certain positions determined on certain keywords.

 

If you want to use the Search engine optimization Vancouver then all you have to do is find the top companies. It's through these that the SEO gets done effectively and efficiently. With so many SEO companies to select from you need to be sure that the one you're going for is reliable. You ought to be in a position to request a breakdown of what you need, and also the company should also be able to let you know know long they have been operating for. This can narrow down their email list to reveal the top ones.

 

Search engine optimization Provided by Different Vancouver Web Companies

The Vancouver SEO company services are extremely good for business growth because they provide quality services. If you are planning to produce a website for your internet business, then you have come to right article as I is going to be explaining below how Search engine optimisation Vancouver company services can improve your website ranking making it popular.

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

There isn't any reason for you using a website without any website ranking at all while you won't get any business and profits to survive. It is a very tough atmosphere out there as there are so many internet business people exactly like you, who want their share of pie. You must be familiar with the fact that nearly 85% of world wide web traffic can be got from web-sites.

Whenever a user types inside a keyword or keywords for what he/she wants to know in various sites, these use crawlers to get websites using the relevant content and index them according to algorithms. You don't have to be worried about the algorithms which these websites use as that is not important.

To look in the first page of the google listing, you will need to hire professionals and pros who can perform the needful to keep your website one of the good books during these websites. These professionals can optimize your website content to ensure your website gets increased traffic.

When the traffic gets high, it is a sign that you are obtaining a service that will get you more revenues. SEO Vancouver company do the next to make your site appear inside the first page of search results.

Use keywords that are popularly used on search engines on your website content.
Possess a website design for your 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 more traffic aimed at your website as numerous online users use blogs and forums.

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

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

 

What to Expect When Hiring a Roofers

When the time comes to repair or even substitute your homes roof, it can be a challenging task to find somebody that is actually qualified to do the job. There are lots of roofing companies available, but the types who will perform a congrats for any reasonable price are not frequently simple to find. If you are in the marketplace for the contractor, use the tips below for meeting with as well as employing the right one.

Job interview and Discussion

Most roofers provide totally free consultation services. This is especially essential, since it gives them an opportunity to assess exactly what your roof requirements, and it gives you a chance to evaluate them. As with all of businesses, believe in intuition concerning the people you let up onto your roofing. No issue exactly how good the contractor's status or suggestion, he should start by presenting you with a company card. If a service provider occurs looking and talking within an less than professional manner, chances are that the task he's going to do may also be unprofessional. This is not to express that you should expect contractors to arrive in suits. They is going to be climbing in your roof, therefore most is going to be dressed up in denim jeans as well as work boots or athletic shoes. If the contractor seems to be interested in talking upon their cell phone during your roof compared to he's in analyzing your own roof's needs, which may be an additional indication that he is not the main one to do the job. For the lawful protection, be certain that the contractor offers sufficient liability insurance coverage.

Roofing Assessment

Anticipate that the contractor will be going up in your roofing. In fact, any kind of contractor who does not want to go up on your roof to judge the issue ought to be immediately reduced. Those who're serious about their own work may possibly make a sketching of your roof's surface as well as mark trouble spots onto it as they go through their own evaluation, or even they'll consider pictures or video clip of the surface area while they're available online for. This is a very essential step, because it enables you to see exactly what the problems are and understand how they'll be fixed.

Estimate

The next phase would be the written estimate. The contractor will require out his calculator and come up with an itemized estimation. Some contractors will go to their own truck or even truck as well as write up the suggestion, while others will crisis the actual amounts to do the job in front of you. Once you are given the proposal, ensure that you comprehend which items will be utilized, how long the task will take and when you will find any extra or even hidden costs that may arise throughout the repair from the roofing. The service provider should be able to solution many of these concerns with ease and forewarn a person associated with a extra costs that could be sustained should the roof's ethics be broken within.

Once you have received several created estimates from roofers, assess exactly what every organization or service provider would like to offer you for that cost. Do not always discount the greatest bid, simply because sometimes the highest bid will in reality be the service provider who does the job correctly. Also, be wary of prices for bids that are not nearly as expensive other people. They might be utilizing substandard items or be untruthful concerning the possibility of concealed expenses. Most importantly, trust your intuition as well as opt for the actual contractor who enables you to feel most comfy about 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.

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Wikileaks and the Uyghur People

by holly upon December 20, 2010
Henryk Szadziewski, Supervisor, Uyghur Human Rights Project

Whether it were ever in doubt, information acquired through the whistleblower web site, Wikileaks, offers confirmed Chinese federal government fears over it's continued charge of the location this calls Xinjiang, which is also known as East Turkestan. The actual leaked out wires from U.S. diplomats show the actual extent to which Chinese authorities attempt to persuade governments globally to adopt it's position upon issues impacting Uyghurs. The actual cables also display the actual United States' concerns and views concerning the ongoing repressive measures in the region.

The majority of lighting of Chinese government pressure are the wires directed to Chinese frustration, or even the specter of Chinese language ire, over the discharge of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to 3rd countries. The Dec Twenty nine, 2008 cable applies how Chinese Assistant Foreign Reverend Liu Jieyi fulfilled using the U.S. Ambassador to The far east in order to tone of voice Beijing's powerful opposition associated with release in order to any nation apart from China, and that if the Ough.Utes. do certainly accede for this request it would "avoid injury to bilateral relations and also to cooperation ‘in essential areas'". In addition, a Feb '09 cable explains the way the Chinese Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the possible discharge of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees as "an unfriendly act toward us" and a "slap within the face". The Ough.Utes. federal government was company in not really releasing the detainees in order to The far east illustrates the extent from the politicized character from the Chinese language judicial program. Genuine concerns more than terrorism are understandable, but in the U.Utes. government's view the detainees would most likely encounter torture and execution when they came back to The far east

Chinese language government pressure regarding the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees wasn't only put on the Ough.Utes. government, but additionally in order to Brand new Zealand along with a handful of Western governments which were considering resettlement. Albania, Germany as well as Finland, in addition to Eu member says all have the symptoms of borne the brunt associated with Chinese language federal government unhappiness. In the case of Germany, which was initially prepared to consider 2 Uyghurs upon solely relief grounds, Uyghur Guantánamo instances had been much less better than other detainees due to the unwanted effects taking Uyghurs might have on relations with The far east. A Might 8, 2009 cable television applies exactly how "German Ambassador Michael Schaefer reported which Germany experienced informed China of the Ough.Utes. ask for to simply accept a few Uighur detainees held at Guantánamo coupled with already been consequently warned by China of ‘a large load on bilateral relations' if Indonesia had been to accept any detainees".

The diplomatic wires also talk about the actual unrest in Urumchi, the local capital, in This summer '09. The July 13, 2009 cable discussing bulk occurrences within The far east says:

"Ethnic riots like those who work in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 as well as in Tibet within 03 of 08 differ markedly in origin and nature through bulk occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed in order to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both present serious trouble for the actual Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, however the Party management wouldn't wait to open fire on Uighurs or Tibetans if they considered this necessary to recover purchase. Bulk occurrences pose a different kind of risk, he said, since the leadership is ‘afraid' to fireplace on Han rioters with regard to fear of causing massive public outrage that would change from the Celebration."

This is a chilling viewpoint, especially when one considers evidence offered by 50 percent reviews launched this year by the Uyghur Human Rights Task (UHRP) as well as Amnesty International which fine detail eyewitness company accounts of the utilization of lethal reside fireplace against Uyghur protestors within July 2009. In addition, the declaration which fire wouldn't be deployed towards Han Chinese protestors has resonances for the different approach used through Chinese protection forces within Urumchi in order to Han Chinese protests within Sept '09. During those protests, after that Celebration Secretary, Wang Lequan, tackled protesters, who had required he inform them regarding government responses in order to security issues. A similar ask for to satisfy using the Celebration Secretary by Uyghur demonstrators within This summer wasn't met.

The broader repercussions of the unrest also noticed a short dialogue on the effect it would possess upon Iran-China relations, as well as on relationships along with Australia following Globe Uyghur Our elected representatives Leader, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, talked in the National Push Membership within Canberra within August 2009. In the second option situation, china government "privately warn[ed] a major Australian bank which sponsors the National Push Club to make use of it's impact to block a Kadeer talk there".

The actual U . s . States' issues about the situation within the Uyghur area are available via in the wires. In a discussion on plan direction in Tibet, Ough.Utes. authorities clarify that it'll end up being not possible with regard to Chinese leaders to adopt the much softer collection "if they appear like doing so under international pressure". The actual cable television out dated April Sixteen, 08, one month following the episode of unrest in Tibetan areas, additionally relayed the declaration "that household stability continues to be leadership's top priority most of all, meaning there will ‘almost surely' end up being absolutely no rest from the current difficult line on Tibet or perhaps in locations such as Xinjiang." The info included in the cable television additionally sheds gentle about the severe sensitivity that the Chinese federal government sights territorial integrity, and the feasible spill over of unrest from Tibet.

The prospect associated with solutions to stress within Tibet as well as Xinjiang as a result of municipal culture tend to be discussed in a Feb Twenty-four, 2008 cable television. Whilst suggesting which China's financial success will increase it's resistance to democratic change, the actual cable additionally discusses how Chinese language leaders begin to see the usefulness associated with "a restricted expansion associated with municipal culture, such as enhancements in the rule of regulation along with a more powerful role with regard to authorized religions, NGOs, charities along with other actors in places which bring about social balance and do not problem Communist Party guideline." This is a notable change in thinking, which has observed Ough.Utes. authorities market the idea that Chinese language economic development, and financial relations with The far east will bring about a steadily democratic culture; nevertheless, much more belief appears to be placed in the grassroots movement compared to one which starts in the best quantity of a Chinese government. Nevertheless, the actual cable television concludes that "[i]n areas for example Tibet and Xinjiang, the fear of separatism results in tighter limitations on the growth of municipal society." This approach can be regarded as counter-productive through the official, that suggests that the U.Utes. government "should continue to express...serious issues over Beijing's human rights record as well as appeal to China's growing consciousness which higher regard with regard to human privileges, religious freedom and also the rule of regulation will serve to advertise the very improvement as well as social stability which The far east looks for as well as to enhance China's worldwide image." Such a strategy might consider considerable diplomatic skills thinking about "China's weird fear that the United States secretly promotes routine change as well as ‘separatists' in Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The cables offer understanding of the daily business associated with diplomacy that is rarely afforded to everyone, and it is fascinating to notice the amount of work done behind closed doors on Uyghur problems. The significance of the actual role of the United States as a keep track of associated with Uyghur individual privileges problems in personal conversations is created clear, as well as contrasts with its tactful public stance. Employees of the Uyghur Human Rights Project is actually well aware of pressure the Chinese federal government puts upon Uyghur activists; still, the facts of Chinese federal government stress upon its alternatives is illustrative from the diploma that Chinese language officials attempt to suppress contradictory narratives. With more facts in the future through Wikileaks, concerns more than Uyghurs might not get the actual headlines, but the cables have shed brand new gentle about the paperwork of human privileges conditions within the Uyghur region.

 

Wikileaks and the Uyghur

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

If it were actually uncertain, info obtained through the whistleblower web site, Wikileaks, offers confirmed Chinese language government fears more than it's continued charge of the location this phone calls Xinjiang, also is referred to as East Turkestan. The actual leaked out wires through U.Utes. diplomats show the actual degree that Chinese authorities make an effort to persuade government authorities worldwide to adopt its stance on issues affecting Uyghurs. The actual cables additionally display the United States' issues and views regarding the ongoing repressive measures in the region.

Most illuminating associated with Chinese language government stress would be the wires directed to Chinese anger, or even the specter associated with Chinese ire, within the release of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to third countries. A Dec Twenty nine, 08 cable applies exactly how Chinese Helper International Reverend Liu Jieyi met with the Ough.S. Ambassador to China in order to tone of voice Beijing's strong opposition of release to any nation other than The far east, which when the Ough.S. did certainly accede to this request it would "avoid injury to bilateral relationships and also to cooperation ‘in essential areas'". In addition, the Feb '09 cable television explains how the Chinese Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the possible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfavorable act towards us" and a "slap in the face". The U.S. government stood firm in not really liberating the detainees in order to China demonstrates the actual extent of the politicized character from the Chinese judicial program. Genuine concerns over terrorism tend to be easy to understand, but in the U.Utes. government's observe the detainees might probably face do-it-yourself torture as well as execution when they came back to China

Chinese language federal government pressure in regard to the Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not only applied to the U.Utes. government, but also to New Zealand along with a number of Western government authorities that were considering resettlement. Albania, Indonesia as well as Finland, as well as Eu fellow member says all have the symptoms of borne the actual impact of Chinese language government unhappiness. In the case of Germany, that was initially willing to consider 2 Uyghurs upon purely humanitarian reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo cases had been much less better than other detainees due to the negative effects taking Uyghurs would have on relationships with The far east. The May 8, '09 cable television applies exactly how "German Ambassador Michael Schaefer reported which Indonesia experienced informed China of the Ough.S. request to simply accept some Uighur detainees held at Guantánamo and had been consequently cautioned through The far east associated with ‘a heavy burden on bilateral relations' if Indonesia had been to accept any kind of detainees".

The actual diplomatic cables additionally talk about the unrest within Urumchi, the actual local funds, in This summer 2009. The This summer Thirteen, '09 cable talking about bulk occurrences within China says:

"Ethnic riots like those in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 and in Tibet in March associated with 08 vary substantially in source as well as nature through mass occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX emphasized in order to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each existing serious trouble for the Party, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, however the Celebration leadership would not wait to open fireplace upon Uighurs or Tibetans if they considered it essential to restore order. Bulk incidents present another type of risk, he explained, as the leadership is actually ‘afraid' to fire on Han rioters with regard to fear of sparking huge public outrage that will change from the Celebration."

This is a relaxing opinion, particularly when 1 considers evidence offered in two reports launched this year by the Uyghur Human Rights Project (UHRP) as well as Amnesty International that detail eyewitness accounts from the use of deadly reside fire against Uyghur protestors within July '09. In addition, the declaration that fire wouldn't be deployed towards Han Chinese language protestors offers resonances for that various strategy used through Chinese security forces in Urumchi to Han Chinese direct orders within September 2009. Throughout individuals direct orders, after that Party Secretary, Wang Lequan, addressed demonstrators, that experienced demanded that he inform them regarding federal government responses to protection issues. An identical ask for to satisfy using the Celebration Assistant by Uyghur demonstrators in This summer was not fulfilled.

The actual wider consequences from the unrest additionally noticed a brief discussion on the impact it might have on Iran-China relations, as well as on relations with Sydney following Globe Uyghur Congress Leader, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, talked at the Nationwide Push Membership within Canberra within July '09. In the latter situation, the Chinese federal government "privately warn[ed] a major Aussie financial institution that sponsors the nation's Press Membership to use it's influence to bar the Kadeer talk there".

The actual United States' issues about the scenario within the Uyghur region also come via within the cables. Inside a dialogue on policy path in Tibet, Ough.S. officials clarify that it'll end up being impossible for Chinese language leaders to adopt a softer line "if they appear like doing so under worldwide pressure". The actual cable out dated April 16, 08, 30 days after the outbreak of unrest in Tibetan areas, also relayed the observation "that domestic stability continues to be leadership's top priority above all else, which means there'll ‘almost surely' be no rest of the present hard collection on Tibet or in locations such as Xinjiang." The information included in the cable television additionally storage sheds light about the extreme sensitivity that china federal government views territorial integrity, and the feasible spill over of unrest through Tibet.

The prospect of methods to stress in Tibet as well as Xinjiang arising from municipal society are discussed inside a Feb Twenty-four, 08 cable television. While suggesting which China's economic success will increase its potential to deal with democratic reform, the cable television also talks about exactly how Chinese leaders see the effectiveness associated with "a restricted expansion associated with civil culture, including enhancements in the guideline associated with regulation along with a stronger role with regard to approved beliefs, NGOs, charities along with other actors in areas which bring about sociable balance and do not challenge Communist Party rule." This can be a significant alternation in considering, which has seen U.S. officials market the notion that Chinese economic improvement, as well as financial relations along with The far east brings in regards to a progressively democratic culture; nevertheless, much more belief appears to be placed in the grassroots movement compared to one which starts from the top levels of the Chinese federal government. Nonetheless, the actual cable proves that "[i]n areas for example Tibet as well as Xinjiang, the fear associated with separatism results in tight restrictions on the growth of municipal culture." This approach is viewed as counter-productive through the official, who shows that the actual Ough.Utes. federal government "should continue to express...serious issues more than Beijing's individual rights report as well as attract China's growing consciousness which higher respect with regard to human rights, religious freedom and the rule of law assists to promote the improvement as well as social stability that The far east looks for as well as to improve China's international image." This type of technique would take considerable diplomatic skills considering "China's weird fear that the United States privately encourages regime change as well as ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The cables offer understanding of the every day company associated with diplomacy that's rarely afforded to the general public, and it is interesting to note the quantity of work done behind closed doors upon Uyghur issues. The importance of the role of the us like a keep track of of Uyghur human privileges conditions within personal conversations is made obvious, as well as contrasts using its sensible open public position. Employees of the Uyghur Human Privileges Task is well aware of the pressure the Chinese government puts on Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the details associated with Chinese language government stress on its alternatives is illustrative from the diploma which Chinese officials make an effort to control contrary stories. With more revelations to come from Wikileaks, concerns more than Uyghurs might not get the actual headlines, but the cables have get rid of new light on the paperwork associated with individual privileges conditions in the Uyghur area.

 

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Portraits of Uyghur People

In the center of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the north-west part of China, the land of Xinjiang is a very least populated land while it covers near to a sixth from the country's area. Getting resisted while in generations the Han Chinese domination, Xinjiang, or Old Eastern Turkestan, fell within the Chinese Han domination in 1949. From then, its population is mostly Uyghurs and Turkic - speaking System.

Muslim above all, the Uyghurs have a deep religious identity that, in particular, permitted them to keep a solid big difference towards the Chinese enemy. Definitely, the Uyghur Empire of Mongolia knew a brilliant civilization, until its absorption by the Mongolian Empire in the XIIIth century.

While in their own historical past, the Uyghurs successively adopted Shamanism, Manicheism, Buddhism and the Nestorianism before lastly converting to Islam when the Arab conquerors beat the Chinese in year 751 BC., as a result starting the way to the Islamization of the entire Central Asia.

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

The entrance of Islam was a great modification because it was supported by the assimilation of the Uyghur land in the enormous Turco-Mongolian and Islamic Kingdom. Thus, the descendants of Genghis Khan slowly replaced their writing by a Arabo-Persan alphabet, still used at present.

If their writing, their own language and their religion mark a real difference with the tradition of Chinese Han, Uyghur People also are different from their characteristic, so aspect of Central Asia's people. A matt skin, eyes representing a whole pallet of colors, from black to deep blue, features directing out to the Mongolian, Turkish or Uzbek roots of these men and these women.

For a few years, China has included the proper identity of these remote people, although they represent only nine million people - a trifle for this kind of big area. So, Uyghur people are now part of the 56 racial minority groups having been well-known in an official way by China.

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

The integration of the Uyghurs and their culture in the People's Republic of China, however, looks really illusory. The presence of natural sources in Xinjiang, and its closeness with countries acknowledged as very sensitive, clearly motivated the government to speed up the sinicization of this area. Million of Han thus came to settle in this new Chinese eldorado, monopolizing the larger responsibility jobs.

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

Asserting more freedom, but especially the recognition of their true identity, this movement was severely repressed by the power authorities in place Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

The situations of September 11, 2001, were the perfect occasion for the Chinese government to justify true reprisals: they declared the "Uyghur freedom fighters" as dangerous terrorists linked to Al Quaida because of their Muslim origins and their proximity with Pakistan and Afghanistan... However, the terrible repression which followed did not calm down the anger. The Uyghur peoples population continues today to proudly maintain their identification and their ethnic heritage , although they become a minority on their own territory.

For 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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Not long ago, I saw a news item on ESPN that really drives home the perils of alumni development in college sports.

The top donor for the University of Connecticut’s football program is apparently displeased with the hiring of their new football coach and wants their $3M donation back.

The rich individual previously decided to “donate” a large sum of money to this program, and because of that, he feels he has the right to influence what decisions the program makes. Look at these quotes from the donor:

• Burton called the situation “a slap in the face and embarrassment to my family,” and said he planned “to let the correct people know that you did not listen to your number one football donor.”

• “We want our money and respect back.”

• Although he was not seeking veto power in the hiring, he “earned my voice on this subject” as the program’s top donor.

• “You are not qualified to be a Division I AD and I would have fired you a long time ago. You do not have the skills to manage and cultivate new donors.”

This person does not work for the university or the athletic program in any capacity, yet because he wrote the biggest check, he feels that he has the power to impact school decisions. In this case, he’s angry that his opinion was ignored, but I’m sure that other schools in similar situations would actually let the donor’s opinion impact their decision. The scary thing is that I don’t know which is worse.

My first experience working in sports was with a college athletics department, working under the Assistant Athletic Director for Marketing and Revenue Generation. I was very fortunate that this school had a progressive marketing department where I was able to manage a CRM system, oversee digital and email marketing efforts, and dive in to some very interesting analytical projects and decision making. To this day, I am very thankful for that experience.

However, once I had finished up my year-long fellowship, I decided that college athletics wasn’t for me, and that was for one primary reason – development (the arm of the athletic department that handles alumni donations). I had the feeling that to really succeed within a major Division I athletic program, you needed to be involved in getting those rich alumni to donate more and more money. Budgets were always tight, and getting that donor money directly into the hands of the athletics program was crucial. This aspect of the job did not appeal to me, so I focused my efforts on professional sports opportunities.

This situation doesn’t exist with professional sports teams, If a company is paying that type of money, it’s for something very specific (suites, sponsorships, media, etc.) and that purchase does not include the ability to influence team operational decisions. In this particular case, the donor ended up ultimately retracting his statements, but the threat for the school was very real.

This will always be a unique aspect of college athletics, and I know that a lot of people in alumni development enjoy the challenge. It is a complicated blend of marketing, customer service, public relations and fundraising. But when I see a story like this, it reminds me about why I decided college athletics wasn’t the right spot for me.

A huge opportunity to hedge against both inflation and deflation is lying out there in the open. There are no transaction costs and right now there’s even a built-in discount. But most people will never realize any of this.

In 1933 President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 6102, which made it illegal for US citizens to hold gold bullion.

Prior to that order, the $20 bill was essentially a warehouse receipt for a one-ounce gold coin. Prior to the Federal Reserve Act of 1914, the $20 bill actually told you this.

After Executive Order 6102, $20 notes weren’t allowed to be exchanged for gold anymore. Americans couldn’t legally own or trade gold as money and savings, only as jewelry or collectible coins.

A year after making monetary gold ownership illegal, FDR revalued gold from $20.67 per ounce to $35 an ounce with the Gold Reserve Act. The Act also required all gold and gold certificates to be turned over to the Treasury.

The dollar was debased. Instead of “containing” 1/20 an ounce of gold, each dollar now only contained (or represented) 1/34 an ounce. And of course you couldn’t actually own the gold itself. In 1971 Nixon severed the last official ties between gold and the dollar. The dollar quickly sunk to its real value, which had been debased by years of money supply inflation.

By 1975, Americans were allowed to own bullion gold again, but during the roughly 40 years bullion gold ownership had been illegal, the dollar had been drastically debased. At its former lowest point in the summer of 1980, the dollar was worth only 1/850 an ounce of gold. It regained some value for a while, but right now a dollar gets you less than 1/1300 an ounce of gold.

That was the story with a piece of paper that was merely standing in for a monetary metal. But what happens in the case of circulating coins actually composed of monetary metals?

Let’s look at quarters, dimes, nickels and pennies…

• Prior to 1964, US quarters and dimes were 90% silver. From 1965 to 1970 they were 40% silver “clad” over a copper-nickel or “cupronickel” mix. Like the paper dollar, quarters and dimes were debased in two stages. Now quarters and dimes have no silver in them at all. They are now entirely copper and nickel, but only enough to get a little more than 1/4 their face value.

• Prior to 1983, US pennies were 95% copper and 5% zinc. Pennies minted after that are 97.5% zinc with only 2.5% copper plating.

• The US nickel has been cupronickel since 1946: 75% copper and 25% nickel with trace amounts of manganese. But that’s probably about to change…

Why are quarters and dimes no longer silver? Why is the penny no longer mostly copper? And why will the nickel likely follow suit fairly soon?

Because the amount of silver and copper and nickel in each case came to exceed the face value of the coin. The debasement of the US currency over time has required the metal in the coins to be replaced with a cheaper substitute.

The average American has no idea what inflation really is or why currency debasement is a problem at all. He figures one metal is as good as another in minting of the currency…that when the face value of a coin falls below the value of the metal in the coin, it’s nothing more than a curiosity. Substitute a cheaper metal, they think. Problem solved.

And indeed the problem is solved for the government, which mints the coins made of real money at a loss after the effects of bouts of the inflation started by monetization of government debt. For savers and the overall economy on the other hand…their problems are just beginning…

But that is a story for another time. For now let’s look at the opportunities to be had when the government makes metals available for a fraction of their market price via coins…And let’s see if there are any opportunities left (Hint: there are!).

If you had seen the writing on the wall in the early 1960s and started hoarding quarters and dimes while they still were almost wholly silver, you would have found that your dimes were worth a high of $3.57 each in 1980 and your quarters were worth $8.93 each.

In fact, these 90% coins still trade just like regular silver bullion bars and rounds. They were taken out of circulation – “hoarded” – by those savvy to debasement (Gresham’s Law tells us that good money will be hoarded when bad money floods the market). These coins were collected without any transaction costs. They were bagged up with different face value totals: $1,000 bags, $500 bags, $250 bags, $100 bags and $50 bags.

Each of these bags traded for over 35 times their face value because of the silver in the coins. At least they did at silver’s peak in 1980. Even during the ensuing 20-year slump in silver prices, the value of silver bullion coins never dipped below three times face value.

And now, thanks to waves of money and credit expansion from the Federal Reserve, silver is pushing back toward its old highs. These bags of silver coins are trading at more than 20 times their face value. They may hit 30 times face value again…and beyond…

Silver probably has another trick or two up its sleeve. But let’s turn our attention to the humble nickel…

Every single circulating nickel still has 3.75 grams worth of copper each…along with 1.25 grams of nickel. Copper is currently about $4.46/lb. Nickel is currently about $12.97/lb. So if you do the math, each nickel is worth about 7.3 cents.

120 nickels pieces is worth $6.00 at face value. Those 120 coins contain about a pound of copper and 1/3 pound of nickel. That’s about $8.76.

You can’t cash in on this arbitrage directly (anti-smelting laws for pennies and nickels were introduced in late 2006). But the bullion market for cupronickel coins will develop, just as it did for silver US coins. This will happen once the government starts minting five-cent pieces made out of cheaper metals.

To those who doubt this will happen, I refer you to the bags of silver coins trading as bullion for over 20 times their face value. You can easily order such a bag right now by going to any of a number of online bullion dealers. These bags of coins sell right alongside silver bars and rounds.

Right now, the government is subsidizing your copper and nickel purchases…and cutting out the middleman. As much as we complain about government, we ought to stop and offer them a little thanks for this one.

What’s even more interesting is that hoarding nickels provides an imbedded hedge against deflation. That’s because a nickel will always be worth a nickel, at least. So if the dollar strengthens and copper, silver, and gold all get cheaper in dollar terms, you can still spend your nickels just like any other money. Your purchasing power stays the same, maybe even increases.

But if the dollar declines, then the value of the cupronickel in the currency will rise against the face value. Eventually – at two or three times face value – these five-cent pieces will trade as bullion just as 90% silver quarters and dimes did and still do.

Again, there is currently no transaction cost to saving in nickels and no risk from plummeting metal prices. There is literally nothing (in case of deflation) to lose and everything (in case of inflation) to gain.

Your only real problem is storage; a few thousand dollars of nickels takes up a lot of space…and it’s heavy. But people had the same problem with silver when it was cheap. I doubt they’re complaining now.

Having “too much” cupronickel won’t seem like much of a problem if inflation continues to drive the cupronickel in five-cent pieces far in excess of face value. The cupronickel is America’s last piece of honest currency.

Regards,

Gary Gibson,

for The Daily Reckoning

Today’s Best Investment…Rhymes With Pickles originally appeared in the Daily Reckoning. The Daily Reckoning has published articles on the impact of quantitative easing, bakken oil, and hyperinflation.

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