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Blogger Andrew Trench recently presented a theory on the threshold of when Internet penetration starts to matter, writing:

Social networks have also been given plenty of credit for the revolution unfolding in Egypt.

So I went and had a look at the numbers over on www.internetworldstats.com to see what they could tell us about these two scenarios. Well, fascinatingly, both Egypt and Tunisia have seen a massive growth in internet users and internet penetration over the last 10 years.

Both have now got internet penetration of over 20% and in Tunisia's case it was as high as 34%.

While it is clearly simplistic to over-state this factor and there must be many more drivers contributing to such a rapid political uprising, it is obviously a factor as evidenced by the Egyptian regime pulling the plug on the country's internet access to try and block the rising tide of revolt.

My back-of-napkin theory is this: that a rapid increase in internet penetration in a repressive regime does play an important role as it provides an unfettered channel of communication allowing disaffected citizens to share views - and more importantly - to rapidly organise and mobilise.

If Egypt and Tunisia are valid case studies, it looks like internet penetration of around 20% is the mark.

Geopolitics & Macroeconomics adds:

Internet penetration: Social networking sites were critical to sustaining the momentum in the recent protests. The internet penetration in Egypt is 16%. In Libya, it is a meagre 5% [1]. The unrest in Libya has thus far remained concentrated in regions that are geographically distant from the seat of ‘real' power (see more on this below). The dependence of momentum on internet communication is far greater in Libya than in Egypt where protests began in Cairo itself.

Taking the conversation to Pakistan, Sabene Saigol writes, on BrandRepublic:

Perhaps one reason for this is that we're still not that used to communicating via the ‘net - maybe we need greater broadband and internet penetration. Personally I think it is more to do with culture - while Pakistani internet users are savvy to using social media to connect with friends, I feel they have not yet ‘crossed over' to seeing SM as a means for professional communications - or even wider social communications that go beyond their immediate circle. Yes, there are no doubt savvy people - both within marketing and tech circles, and outside - however, these people are likely a tiny proportion of the total number of ‘net and social media users.

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

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

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

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

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

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

The writing is on the wall.

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

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

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

Here are the broken down numbers:

Feb 2007

• Windows: 83.24%


• Mac: 13.59%


• Linux: 2.51%

Feb 2008

• Windows: 80.44%


• Mac: 15.15%


• Linux: 2.97%


• iPhone: 0.77%


• iPod: 0.15%

Feb 2009

• Windows: 74.04%


• Mac: 20.48%


• Linux: 3.01%


• iPhone: 1.60%


• iPod: 0.28%


• Android: 0.09%

Feb 2010

• Windows: 61.59%


• Mac: 28.62%


• iPhone: 4.07%


• Linux: 3.49%


• Android: 0.87%


• iPod: 0.53%

Feb 2011

• Windows: 53.84%


• Mac: 27.64%


• iPhone: 6.72%


• iPad: 3.44%


• Linux: 3.28%


• Android: 3.06%


• iPod: 0.62%

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

• Feb 2007: 13.59% Apple products


• Feb 2008: 16.07% Apple products


• Feb 2009: 22.36% Apple products


• Feb 2010: 33.22% Apple products


• Feb 2011: 38.42% Apple products

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Instead, Apple offered a stripped-down alternative.

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

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

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

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

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

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

That needs to end.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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 A Better Marketing Solution

 

When you start your personal website there are many ways you'll have to sell it off and one of the best ways is by using SEO services Vancouver if you be in that area. The SEO or search engine optimization services will be the top method of getting more traffic to your website and for that reason making more sales.

 

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

 

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

 

This can be done in all types of ways, however these companies usually take advantage of multiple methods to create the perfect marketing technique online. It is possible to hire these phones write articles for you, post on forums and blogs, create meta tags and meta descriptions, cleanup the code, add alt tags towards the images plus much more.

 

It is crucial that you simply do this because otherwise the organization that you have worked so hard for could end up losing all the money. If you have an internet site that you want to create, then you'll also employ the expertise of a search engine optimization company, which means search engine optimization company. What this company does is actually go ahead and take best areas of your site, check the code, create keywords and write various articles and documents to ensure your website is placed near the top of the list for that major search engines.

By doing this the Search engine optimization company can not only increase your traffic, but additionally ensure that your website is fully optimized for the internet search engine spiders that'll be introduced to it. These spiders are used to analyze your website and put it in a few positions determined on certain keywords.

 

If you wish to use the Search engine optimization Vancouver then all you've got to complete is discover the top companies. It is through these that the SEO gets done effectively and efficiently. Because of so many SEO companies to select from you have to be sure that the main one you're going for is reliable. You ought to be able to request a breakdown of what you need, and also the company also needs to have the ability to tell you know long they've been operating for. This will limit the list to reveal the very best ones.

 

Search engine optimization Provided by Different Vancouver Web Companies

The Vancouver SEO company services are very beneficial for business growth as they provide quality services. If you're planning to create a website for the online business, then you've come to right article as I will be explaining below how Search engine optimisation Vancouver company services can increase your website ranking and make it popular.

Before that, you need to know what Seo is. It is not that complicated and I'm sure you will get a grasp from it reading my article. The primary goal of SEO is to have increased traffic to your website and audience. It is a good decision to select a Vancouver SEO company that specializes in this sort of work, which means that your website can be indexed by search engines like google.

There is no reason for you using a website with no website ranking at all as you won't get any business and profits to survive. It is a very tough atmosphere out there because there are a lot of internet business people just like you, who desire their share of pie. You have to be aware of the fact that nearly 85% of world wide web traffic can be got from websites.

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

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When the traffic gets high, it's a sign that you are getting a service which will get you more revenues. SEO Vancouver company do the following to make your website appear inside the first page of search results.

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

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What to Expect When Getting a Roofing Contractors

When it comes time to repair or even replace your roof, it can be a challenging task to locate somebody that is qualified for the job. There are many roofing companies out there, however the ones who'll do a great job for a reasonable price aren't often easy to find. If you're in the market for a service provider, use the tips below with regard to meeting with and employing the right one.

Job interview as well as Discussion

Most roofing companies provide free consultations. This is especially important, because it provides them an opportunity to assess exactly what your homes roof needs, also it gives you a chance to assess all of them. As with all companies, trust your intuition concerning the people you allow upward on your roofing. No issue how good the contractor's status or suggestion, he or she ought to start by presenting you with a company greeting card. If a contractor occurs searching and speaking within an unprofessional manner, most likely the task he is going to do may also be less than professional. This is not to express that you should anticipate contractors to reach in suits. They will be climbing on your roof, so most is going to be dressed in jeans as well as work footwear or sneakers. If the actual contractor appears to be interested in talking upon his mobile phone while on your homes roof compared to he's within evaluating your roof's requirements, that may be an additional sign that he's not the one to do the job. For your legal safety, make sure that the actual contractor has adequate legal responsibility insurance coverage.

Roofing Assessment

Anticipate the service provider will be going up on your roof. In fact, any contractor who not want to go up in your roofing to evaluate the problem should be instantly reduced. Those who're seriously interested in their own work will possibly make a sketching of your roof's surface area and mark problem areas on it as they undergo their evaluation, or they will consider pictures or video clip of the surface while they are up there. This is an extremely essential action, since it allows you to see exactly what the problems are and know how they will be set.

Estimate

The next step will be the written estimation. The service provider will require away their calculator and are available track of an itemized estimation. Some companies goes out to their own vehicle or even truck as well as write up the suggestion, while some may crunch the amounts for the job in front of you. Once you are because of the suggestion, ensure that you comprehend exactly which items will be used, just how long the task will require and if you will find any extra or even concealed costs that could occur during the repair of the roof. The service provider should be able to answer many of these concerns effortlessly as well as forewarn you associated with a extra expenses that might be incurred if the roof's integrity end up being damaged inside.

Once you have received several created estimates from roofing companies, assess what each company or even contractor would like to provide for the cost. Do not necessarily low cost the greatest bid, simply because sometimes the greatest bid will actually function as the service provider who does the job correctly. Also, be skeptical of prices for bids which are significantly less than others. They may be utilizing inferior products or be unethical concerning the possibility of concealed expenses. Most importantly, believe in intuition and go with the actual contractor who makes you feel quite comfy about giving over your money.

 

Seven Uyghurs Sentenced to Death

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

'Strike hard' campaign

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

Earlier cases

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

New training scheme

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

An Urumqi resident surnamed Li agreed.

 

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

 

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

 

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

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Wikileaks and the Uyghurs

by henry upon December Twenty, 2010
Henryk Szadziewski, Supervisor, Uyghur Human Rights Project

Whether it were ever in doubt, information obtained by the whistleblower web site, Wikileaks, offers verified Chinese government worries more than it's continued charge of the region it phone calls Xinjiang, also is known as East Turkestan. The actual leaked out wires through Ough.S. diplomats demonstrate the actual extent that Chinese language authorities attempt to persuade governments globally to adopt it's stance on issues affecting Uyghurs. The actual wires also show the U . s . States' issues as well as sights concerning the ongoing repressive steps in the region.

The majority of lighting of Chinese language government stress would be the cables directed in order to Chinese language frustration, or the specter associated with Chinese ire, within the release of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to 3rd countries. A December Twenty nine, 2008 cable applies exactly how Chinese Assistant International Minister Liu Jieyi met with the U.Utes. Ambassador in order to China in order to voice Beijing's powerful competitors of launch in order to any kind of nation apart from The far east, which if the U.S. do indeed accede to this ask for it would "avoid injury to bilateral relationships and to cooperation ‘in important areas'". Furthermore, the Feb 2009 cable describes the way the Chinese Ambassador in order to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded the actual possible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfavorable act towards us" along with a "slap within the face". That the Ough.S. federal government stood company within not liberating the actual detainees in order to The far east demonstrates the actual degree of the politicized character from the Chinese language judicial system. Genuine issues over terrorism are understandable, however in the Ough.S. government's observe the detainees would most likely face torture and execution when they returned in order to China

Chinese federal government stress in regard to the Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not just put on the U.S. federal government, but also to New Zealand and a handful of European government authorities that were considering resettlement. Albania, Indonesia and Finland, as well as European Union fellow member states all appear to have paid for the actual impact associated with Chinese language federal government unhappiness. Regarding Indonesia, which was initially willing to consider two Uyghurs upon purely humanitarian reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo cases had been much less preferable to additional detainees because of the unwanted effects taking Uyghurs would have on relationships along with China. The May 8, '09 cable television relates how "German Ambassador Michael Schaefer documented which Indonesia had informed The far east from the U.S. ask for to simply accept some Uighur detainees kept from Guantánamo and had been subsequently cautioned through The far east associated with ‘a large load upon bilateral relations' in the event that Germany were to simply accept any detainees".

The diplomatic cables also discuss the unrest in Urumchi, the local funds, within This summer 2009. A This summer Thirteen, 2009 cable discussing mass occurrences in The far east states:

"Ethnic riots like those in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 as well as in Tibet within March associated with 2008 differ markedly within origin as well as nature from bulk incidents, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed in order to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both existing severe trouble for the Party, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, but the Celebration management would not wait to open fire upon Uighurs or even Tibetans when they deemed this essential to recover purchase. Mass incidents pose a different type of risk, he said, since the leadership is actually ‘afraid' to fireplace upon Han rioters with regard to anxiety about causing massive public outrage that will turn against the Celebration."

This can be a chilling opinion, especially when 1 considers evidence presented in two reviews released this season by the Uyghur Individual Rights Project (UHRP) as well as Amnesty International which fine detail eyewitness company accounts of the use of deadly reside fire towards Uyghur protestors within This summer 2009. Additionally, the actual observation that fireplace wouldn't be used against Han Chinese language protestors has resonances for the different strategy taken by Chinese security forces within Urumchi in order to Han Chinese language protests in September '09. During individuals protests, then Party Secretary, Wang Lequan, tackled demonstrators, who had demanded he inform them about federal government reactions to security concerns. An identical ask for to meet using the Celebration Assistant by Uyghur demonstrators in July was not fulfilled.

The actual broader consequences of the unrest additionally noticed a brief dialogue on the effect it would have on Iran-China relationships, as well as on relations with Sydney after World Uyghur Congress President, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, spoke at the National Press Club in Canberra in July '09. In the second option case, china government "privately warn[ed] a major Aussie financial institution that sponsors the National Press Club to use its impact to block a Kadeer speech there".

The U . s . States' concerns concerning the scenario within the Uyghur area also come via within the cables. Inside a discussion upon plan direction within Tibet, U.Utes. authorities explain that it will be impossible with regard to Chinese language leaders to consider a softer collection "if they appear like doing so below international pressure". The actual cable dated April Sixteen, 08, one month following the outbreak associated with unrest in Tibetan areas, additionally relayed the actual declaration "that household stability remains the leadership's main concern most of all, meaning there'll ‘almost surely' be absolutely no rest of the present hard line on Tibet or in places such as Xinjiang." The information contained in the cable also sheds gentle about the extreme level of sensitivity that the Chinese federal government views territorial integrity, and also the possible spill more than associated with unrest through Tibet.

The chance of solutions to tensions in Tibet as well as Xinjiang as a result of civil culture are discussed inside a February Twenty-four, 08 cable. While recommending that China's financial success increases it's potential to deal with democratic change, the actual cable additionally talks about exactly how Chinese language leaders begin to see the usefulness associated with "a restricted growth of civil culture, including enhancements in the guideline of regulation along with a stronger part with regard to authorized beliefs, NGOs, non profit organizations along with other actors within places which bring about social stability and do not problem Communist Party rule." This is a notable alternation in considering, which has seen U.Utes. officials promote the idea which Chinese economic development, and economic relations along with China will bring about a progressively democratic society; however, more faith seems to be put into a grassroots movement compared to one which begins in the top quantity of a Chinese federal government. Nonetheless, the cable concludes that "[i]n areas such as Tibet and Xinjiang, the fear associated with separatism leads to tight limitations about the growth of municipal society." This approach can be regarded as counter-productive through the recognized, who suggests that the actual U.Utes. government "should continue to express...serious concerns more than Beijing's human rights report as well as appeal to China's growing consciousness that greater regard with regard to individual rights, religious independence and also the rule of regulation will serve to promote the very improvement and social stability which The far east seeks as well as to improve China's worldwide picture." This type of technique would take substantial diplomatic skills thinking about "China's weird concern the Usa privately encourages routine alter as well as ‘separatists' in Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The wires offer insight into the daily company associated with diplomacy that is rarely owned by the general public, which is interesting to notice the amount of work done nowadays upon Uyghur issues. The importance of the actual role of the us as a keep track of of Uyghur human privileges conditions in personal conversations is created obvious, and contrasts using its sensible public stance. Employees of the Uyghur Human Privileges Project is comfortable with the pressure china federal government puts on Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the facts associated with Chinese federal government stress on its counterparts is illustrative of the diploma which Chinese authorities attempt to suppress contradictory narratives. With more facts to come through Wikileaks, concerns more than Uyghurs might not grab the head lines, but the wires possess shed new gentle about the documentation associated with individual rights conditions within the Uyghur area.

 

Wikileaks and also the Uyghur

through henry on December 20, This year
Henryk Szadziewski, Supervisor, Uyghur Human Rights Project

Whether it had been actually uncertain, info acquired through the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, has verified Chinese government fears more than it's continued control of the location this phone calls Xinjiang, also is known as East Turkestan. The leaked wires from Ough.S. diplomats demonstrate the actual extent that Chinese language government bodies attempt to convince governments globally to adopt it's position on issues impacting Uyghurs. The actual cables additionally show the actual U . s . States' issues and views concerning the on going repressive steps in the area.

The majority of illuminating associated with Chinese language federal government pressure are the wires pointing in order to Chinese anger, or the specter associated with Chinese ire, within the release of Uyghur detainees within Guantánamo to 3rd nations. The Dec Twenty nine, 2008 cable television relates exactly how Chinese language Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi met with the U.S. Ambassador in order to The far east in order to voice Beijing's strong competitors of release to any kind of nation other than China, which when the Ough.S. do certainly accede for this request it would "avoid harm to bilateral relations and to co-operation ‘in essential areas'". In addition, the February '09 cable television explains how the Chinese Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the possible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfavorable behave toward us" along with a "slap within the face". That the U.Utes. federal government stood company within not releasing the actual detainees to China illustrates the actual degree from the politicized character of the Chinese language judicial system. Legitimate concerns more than terrorism are understandable, but in the Ough.S. government's observe the detainees might most likely encounter torture and delivery if they came back to China

Chinese federal government stress regarding the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not just applied to the actual Ough.S. government, but additionally to New Zealand along with a handful of European governments that were considering resettlement. Albania, Indonesia as well as Finland, as well as European Union fellow member says all appear to have paid for the impact associated with Chinese federal government unhappiness. Regarding Germany, that was initially willing to consider 2 Uyghurs on solely humanitarian reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo instances were less preferable to additional detainees due to the unwanted effects taking Uyghurs would have on relations with China. A May Eight, 2009 cable relates how "German Ambassador Michael Schaefer documented that Germany experienced informed China from the U.S. request to accept some Uighur detainees held from Guantánamo and had already been consequently cautioned through The far east associated with ‘a large load on bilateral relations' if Indonesia had been to accept any detainees".

The diplomatic wires also discuss the unrest within Urumchi, the actual local funds, in July '09. A July 13, '09 cable discussing mass occurrences within The far east says:

"Ethnic riots like those who work in Xinjiang July 5-7 as well as in Tibet within March of 08 differ markedly within source and character from bulk occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX stressed in order to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both present severe trouble for the actual Party, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, however the Celebration leadership would not hesitate to open fire on Uighurs or even Tibetans when they considered it essential to recover order. Mass occurrences pose another kind of risk, he said, since the management is ‘afraid' to fire upon Han rioters for anxiety about sparking huge public outrage that would turn against the Celebration."

This is a relaxing viewpoint, particularly when one views evidence presented by 50 percent reviews launched this year by the Uyghur Individual Rights Task (UHRP) and Amnesty International which fine detail eyewitness company accounts from the utilization of deadly live fireplace against Uyghur protestors in This summer '09. Additionally, the actual observation that fireplace would not be deployed against Han Chinese language protestors offers resonances for that various approach used by Chinese language security forces in Urumchi in order to Han Chinese language protests within September 2009. Throughout those direct orders, then Celebration Assistant, Wang Lequan, addressed demonstrators, who had demanded that he inform them about federal government responses in order to security concerns. An identical ask for to meet with the Party Assistant by Uyghur protesters in This summer wasn't met.

The actual wider repercussions from the unrest also saw a short dialogue about the effect it might possess on Iran-China relations, and on relations with Australia following World Uyghur Congress President, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, talked at the National Press Membership in Canberra within July 2009. In the latter situation, the Chinese federal government "privately warn[ed] a significant Aussie financial institution that vendors the nation's Push Club to use it's impact to block the Kadeer talk there".

The U . s . States' concerns about the scenario within the Uyghur region are available via in the wires. Inside a dialogue on plan direction within Tibet, U.S. officials explain that it will end up being impossible for Chinese language leaders to adopt a much softer collection "if they appear like doing so under worldwide pressure". The actual cable television out dated April 16, 2008, one month following the episode of unrest within Tibetan areas, additionally relayed the actual observation "that household balance continues to be leadership's top priority most of all, meaning there'll ‘almost surely' be absolutely no relaxation of the current difficult line on Tibet or perhaps in locations such as Xinjiang." The information contained in the cable also storage sheds gentle about the severe level of sensitivity that the Chinese federal government views territorial ethics, and the possible spill over of unrest from Tibet.

The chance associated with solutions to tensions in Tibet and Xinjiang arising from civil society are discussed inside a February Twenty-four, 2008 cable. While recommending that China's economic achievement will increase its resistance to democratic reform, the cable television additionally talks about how Chinese language leaders see the effectiveness associated with "a restricted expansion of municipal culture, including improvements in the rule of law and a more powerful part with regard to authorized religions, NGOs, charities and other actors in areas that contribute to sociable balance and don't challenge Communist Celebration guideline." This is a significant alternation in considering, which has observed Ough.S. officials market the notion which Chinese financial development, and financial relationships along with The far east will bring in regards to a progressively democratic culture; nevertheless, much more belief seems to be put into a grassroots movement than one which begins from the top levels of the Chinese language federal government. Nonetheless, the actual cable television proves that "[i]n areas such as Tibet and Xinjiang, driving a car of separatism results in tight restrictions about the development of municipal society." This method can be regarded as counter-productive through the official, who shows that the U.Utes. government "should continue to express...serious concerns more than Beijing's human privileges record as well as attract China's developing awareness which higher regard for human privileges, religious freedom and the rule associated with regulation will serve to promote the development and social stability which China looks for as well as to enhance China's international picture." Such a technique would take substantial diplomatic skills considering "China's weird concern the United States privately encourages routine change as well as ‘separatists' in Taiwan, Tibet as well as Xinjiang".

The cables provide insight into the every day company of diplomacy that's rarely owned by everyone, which is interesting to note the quantity of function carried out nowadays upon Uyghur problems. The significance of the actual part of the us as a monitor of Uyghur human rights conditions within private conversations is made clear, and contrasts with its tactful public stance. Employees of the Uyghur Individual Privileges Task is actually well aware of the pressure the Chinese government puts on Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the details associated with Chinese government pressure upon its alternatives is illustrative of the diploma which Chinese authorities attempt to control contrary stories. With increased revelations in the future from Wikileaks, issues more than Uyghurs might not get the actual headlines, however the wires possess get rid of new light on the documentation associated with individual privileges problems in the Uyghur region.

 

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In the center of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the north-western part of China, the land of Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region is the least populated land while it covers close to a sixth from the country's area. Getting resisted while in hundreds of years the Han Chinese control, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, or Old Turkestan, fell under the Chinese Han domination in 1949. From then, its population is primarily Uyghur People and Turkish - speaking System.

Muslim above all, the Uyghurs have a very good religious identification that, in particular, permitted them to protect a strong big difference towards the Chinese enemy. Certainly, the Uyghur Empire of Mongolia knew a excellent civilization, until its absorption by the Mongolian Empire in the XIIIth century.

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Take this for what it is - a random report out of one of Britain’s tabloids, The Sun. The Sun claims that Brad Pitt’s parents, Jane and Bill, are planning on moving in with the Jolie-Pitts to help them raise their six kids. According to sources, Brad has arranged for his parents to move into a little cottage-like place on Brad and Angelina’s extensive French property. The idea behind the whole thing is that Brad is insisting that he and Angelina take some time off and just be in France for a while, for the kids. And Bill and Jane want to help, I guess, although I’m pretty sure that Bill and Jane have a pretty active life in Missouri already, so…?

THERE won’t be much chance for BRAD PITT and ANGELINA JOLIE to make any more nippers – his parents are moving in. The superstar couple are going to live in the South of France full-time – and Brad’s mum and dad, Jane and Bill Pitt, will be living there too.

Work has begun on a granny flat for them at the star couple’s £35million Chateau Miraval estate in Brignoles. The Pitt seniors will then move there from Springfield, Missouri, to help look after Brad and Ange’s six kids. Brad flew to the Chateau last week to oversee building work.

A source said: “The whole family is going to move there as soon as the renovations are done. At the moment they have six nannies – one for each of the kids – and the plan is to get rid of the helpers and rely on Bill and Jane. The annexe they will live in is an old building which used to be used as a dovecote. It’s big enough to have a sitting room, kitchen and a couple of bedrooms. It will make a lovely little cottage for them.”

As well as their daughter, SHILOH, four, and two-year-old twins KNOX and VIVIENNE, Brad and Ange have adopted sons MADDOX, nine, PAX, seven, and daughter ZAHARA, six.

The pair have always taken their brood with them as they jetted around the globe for work but all that is about to change now the kids are older. The source added: “They don’t want them dragged around the world any longer. Brad is traditional and wants them to put down roots and have friends and go to the same school, rather than constantly moving. The plan is both of them will do voiceover work in a recording studio in the chateau’s grounds. Other than that, they’ll pretty much retire from Hollywood for a while.”

Their pals JOHNNY DEPP, VANESSA PARADIS and their children LILY-ROSE and JACK live only 40 minutes away from the French bolt-hole. Johnny, who starred alongside Angelina in The Tourist, sold the idea of a simple French life to them while they filmed in Venice last year.

A source added: “Johnny said if they want a normal life they must leave LA. They all agree the time has come for them to focus on bringing up their family. They have plenty of money and they want to relax and enjoy it.”

They’ll be lucky with relationship kryptonite – the in-laws – there…

[From The Sun UK]

Well, it wouldn’t surprise me if Brad was overseeing renovations to that part of the chateau, because God knows the man loves his renovations. Maybe he even has his parents in mind for the little cottage-like thing. Or maybe that’s where Empress Zahara will plot her global domination. Every Empress needs her lair, and I would be more willing to buy that Brad was making renovations with Zahara in mind (he is her loyal minion). Unfortunately for this story, I don’t think Angelina and Brad are really taking nine months off any time soon - they both have a ton of films in various stages of preproduction.

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I’m loathe to cover another Charlie Sheen story, but like getting out of bed when you have a raging hangover it has to be done. (I didn’t have more than a couple glasses of wine last night during the most boring Oscars ever, but Charlie makes me think of hangovers.) Anyway Charlie was on The Today Show this morning. Advance reports had him giving an “exclusive” to ABC and Good Morning America, but there was said to be drama over ABC not being allowed by the Academy to promote the interview during the Oscars, so maybe that led Charlie into the arms of the other major network besides his former employer, CBS. (Update: Charlie did ABC and GMA too, see below.) Charlie said a bunch of ridiculous, entitled, addict-type sh*t as he has during this entire hiatus from Two and A Half Men. He looked like an ashen skeleton with a weave on his head. If I saw him on the playground when my kid was there I would watch him like a hawk.

Charlie demanded a 50% raise to $3 million an episode, which confirms he was making $2 million an episode up until the show got canceled for the rest of the season. He made some comments about how he was overworked and underpaid and then said that he would own CBS or something. He may be “sober” and he may have passed a drug test from Radar, but his brain has some major holes in it obviously. US Weekly has a good recap that will help me avoid having to transcribe much of this:

In an interview that aired Monday, the embattled Two and a Half Men star, 45, sat down with the Today Show to slam CBS, show creator Chuck Lorre — and insist that he’s on the straight and narrow.

Asked if he’s clean. Sheen retorted, “Look at me. DUH.” The last time he did drugs? “Don’t remember. Don’t care. Drug tests don’t lie.”

The actor admits that he derailed a bit before the two-day bender in January that led him to the hospital. “I don’t know if I’d call it out of control, but the choices I was making weren’t leading to the choice I wanted. I woke up and thought, ‘you’re 45 years old with 5 kids. Let’s do something different.’ I got bored.”

Sheen stopped short of calling his at-home treatment “rehab.” “It was a crisis management center we labeled the Sober Valley Lodge,” the star quipped.

Speaking of his five kids — four of them under ten — Sheen said that he’s not ashamed of his behavior. “God no. Talk about an education!”

He urged his fans not to worry about his health. “I’ve always had a plan and executed it perfectly. Sometimes I overshoot the mark, whatever.” Bizarrely, he boasted of having “tiger blood” and “Adonis blood” to help him kick his addictions.

As for his continued rants against CBS and Chuck Lorre — who put the show on hiatus recently — he explained: “My passion is misinterpreted as anger…I don’t think people are ready for the message I’m delivering and delivering with a sense of violent love.”

That “violent love” came out again as Sheen blasted Chuck Lorre. “Clearly he didn’t bring gum for everyone,” he said, blasting Lorre’s “dictatorial laziness.”

“Come Wednesday morning,” he added, “they’re going to rename [the studio] Charlie Brothers and not Warner Brothers…At this point, it’s 3 million an episode, take it or leave it. Defeat is not an option.”

“If people think I’m insane or if they don’t think what I’m saying is true, I have no interest in their retarded opinions,” he retorted. “I’m going to live my life the way I want and I’m going to win every moment!”

[From US Weekly]

If Charlie would have just sat tight with his little harem and kept his mouth shut CBS and Chuck Lorre would probably be able to deal with him. Instead he’s trying to prove that he’s right and is making it obvious that he’s in no state to wipe his own ass nonetheless carry a major network comedy. He has no clue how he’s coming across and he’s asking for more money for a few hours acting than most of us will make in a lifetime of hard work. He thinks the world revolves around him. “it’s everyone else who is going to be begging me for their job back…. look what they put me through.” He also spouted some crap about how he’s a rock star and no one can process it. The few fans he had left are going to abandon him soon, and he’s going to have to sell off his cars, watches and house to pay for drugs and hookers.

Oh and Charlie claimed that Sean Penn and Colin Farrell stopped by his house to offer support. If that’s even true, they’re probably offering new jobs to Charlie’s “goddesses.”

Update: Charlie did ABC and Good Morning America too. Check out the coverage of that on DListed and the video is below. He seems even crazier if that’s even possible, he looks even worse and says he’s going to sue over getting shitcanned.

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