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If you don't know much about Justin Bieber's rise to superstardom, James Parker provides a good primer:

How did he do it? With YouTube, that’s how. Kissed in his cradle by the witch of the Web, Justin was throwing up little promo reels by the time he was 12. Singing a Brian McKnight song into the bathroom mirror. Or sitting on some municipal steps somewhere, busking mightily about the Lord: “You’re my God and my Fa-ther!” he bellows through the legs of passersby, the wooden body of his guitar reverberating with his shouts. ...

Bieber wasn’t from the Disney factory, and he didn’t have a show on Nickelodeon, so the marketing plan was skewed toward his already established constituency in social media: lots of Facebooking and YouTubing and sugary tweets to his millions-strong Twitter army.

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I read an interesting article this morning that suggested Apple would change its mind and put Adobe’s Flash technology on its iOS devices within a year. I don’t think that’s going to happen.

In an open letter to users, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave several reasons why he didn’t want Flash on the iPad, iPhone or iPod touch. They are: Flash isn’t open; the full web; reliability, security and performance; battery life; and touch.

Adobe began shipping Flash Player 10.1 for Mobile last June, but even Laptop magazine admitted that “Steve Jobs was right,” and that “Adobe’s offering seems like it’s too little, too late.” Granted, that report was from six months ago, but it still doesn’t bode well for the technology.

There is no doubt that Adobe is making advances with Flash on mobile devices, but I don’t believe future changes will be enough to get Apple to adopt the technology.

Jobs has been very clear that Apple supports HTML5, an open technology that is controlled by a standards committee, not one company. By building support for that technology into Webkit, Apple is ensuring that mobile Web browsers will be able to access what we’ve come to know as the “full web.”

Webkit is used by Google, Palm, Nokia and RIM, so it has a pretty solid base.

One of the arguments often bantered about when the discussion of the “full Web” comes up is video. There is no doubt that Flash made huge strides over the years in having sites like YouTube encode their videos in Flash. But that’s for the desktop.

As Jobs points out, almost all of this video is also available in H.264 format (a format Flash also supports), so it’s viewable on the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

“Add to this video from Vimeo, Netflix, Facebook, ABC, CBS, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, ESPN, NPR, Time, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated, People, National Geographic, and many, many others. iPhone, iPod and iPad users aren’t missing much video,” wrote Jobs.

You may ask why other companies adopted Flash for their mobile devices when Apple won’t. That’s easy, they are looking for something they have that Apple doesn’t. Considering how hard it is for tablet makers to compete with Apple, any perceived advantage will work.

I’m not an Adobe hater—I know quite a few people that work at Adobe and I think they’ve done some amazing things over the years. Flash for mobile devices isn’t one of them.

Chris Dawson said he gives “Apple a year until they cave [and adopt Flash]. Android tablets will just be too cool and too useful for both entertainment and enterprise applications if they don’t.”

I have been using my iPhone for years and my iPad for one year. I honestly can’t remember the last time I went to a Web site that wouldn’t load because I didn’t have Flash installed. I can load videos from YouTube and a host of other sites too, no problem.

Apple has sold more than 160 million iOS devices and there are no screaming, angry hordes of users breaking down the doors at 1 Infinite Loop demanding Flash on their devices.

In order for Apple to change its mind and adopt Flash, the technology has to be proven to be indispensable and that it will benefit its users. Apple has proven just the opposite is true.

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

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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!

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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Your will should cover the disposition of your assets, name a guardian for your kids, name someone to manage property you leave to your kids, and name the executor of your estate. The executor is the person with the authority to see that your will is enforced.

In addition to a will, you may want to create a living will or advance medical directive. These are documents that let your doctors and caregivers know your wishes regarding medical care in the event of a major medical event where you may be unable to make your wishes known. To give your living will more power, you may also wish to assign medical power of attorney to your spouse or another loved one. Having someone acting on your behalf can help ensure that your wishes are followed.

You should consider creating a power of attorney for someone who can take over your financial affairs if you are alive but unable to manage them. You can assign someone either “durable power of attorney” or “springing power of attorney”. The former is automatically in place. The latter requires a court hearing to prove that you are not competent to handle your own affairs. A lawyer can help you decide which is right for you.

Finally, consider writing a “digital will“. This is a document that identifies all your online accounts at sites like Facebook, Flickr, and Myspace, and gives your family instructions about what you want done with them. It should include all relevant usernames and passwords. While not a legally binding document, this can be an invaluable tool for your loved ones to gain access to your social media accounts and manage them in the way you desire.

Organization

Once you’ve created these documents, you want to keep them organized in a simple, clear place where your family can easily access them should they need to. That could be in your file cabinet, with your attorney, in a safe deposit box. Wherever you do it, you should also make sure your heirs will have simple, organized access to your financial records and accounts, and any other important papers.

For most of us, these records aren’t just on paper anymore. Not only do I need to be sure my estate executor has access to my bank account numbers and 401K accounts; I probably want that person to be able to access those accounts online, too. They’ll need to get into my computer, and be able to access my Google documents and Mint account if they’re going to really make sense of my finances. You’ll want to include any necessary banking usernames and passwords with your important papers, along with your digital will.

Communication

When you’ve created your estate plan, tell your family about it. Be certain the person you picked to be guardian for your kids is willing to do it. Make sure your executor knows where you keep your will and other important papers. Let your heirs know what to expect from your will. All this will cut down on confusion and conflict after your death.

As you can see, doing all this requires having your financial and personal affairs in order. That effort will serve you well in your lifetime, as well as being a boon to your heirs when you’re gone.

Today’s announcement of the $61.5m acquisition of BeatThatQuote by Google will be viewed with interest by Google's search rivals and by other comparison-based businesses.

Assuming Google uses this acquisition to start integrating comparative data into its search results, this acquisition could have far-reaching implications:

1) Improving Search Results

The spread of advanced SEO tactics has allowed high rankings to be achieved by sites with low relevance content. This has led to poorer search result quality and public criticism of Google. Whilst Google must downgrade low quality content farms, it must make sure that authoritative price comparison content ranks highly as this is extremely popular with the modern consumer.

Whilst top comparison sites do perform well on Google search currently, by integrating comparative data into its search results, Google will make it even more prominent, distinct and easy to access.

2) Google Becoming an Active Intermediary

Originally, Google acted as an independent indexer of all online content. This is no longer the case. As an example, when I search for ‘restaurants in Miami’, my Google results page is dominated by Google Places data.

As the war between Facebook and Google for user attention and online business dollars grows, Google’s is shedding its independence and becoming an active intermediary between the user and Internet content. The integration of comparison data generated by Google’s own tools will be a further step in this direction.

3) Starving the Middle Man

Traditionally, the high volume of strong, independent content produced by comparison sites has allowed them to rank higher for natural search on Google than the operators themselves. In order to get a share of search-generated business, operators have used Pay Per Click adverts on Google and they have paid commissions to the high-ranking comparison sites.

Once Google integrates comparative data into its search results, payments from operators to Google will continue and increase, but payments to independent comparison sites will come under severe pressure.

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Search engine optimization Vancouver For A Better Marketing Solution

 

When you start your personal website there are lots of ways you'll have to market it and one the best way is by using SEO services Vancouver if you happen to maintain that area. The SEO or seo services would be the top method of getting more visitors to your site and therefore making more sales.

 

Now, you need to know that you will not use SEO service if you are no online business - however, if you do not come with an online presence if you are a offline business, then you will not allow it to be very far.

 

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

 

You can do this in most sorts of ways, but these companies usually make use of multiple methods to create the perfect marketing technique online. It is possible to hire these phones write articles for you personally, post on forums and blogs, create meta data and meta descriptions, cleanup the code, add alt tags towards the images and much more.

 

It is crucial that you do this because otherwise the organization you have worked so difficult for could end up losing the money. When you have an internet site that you want to create, then you will also employ the services of a search engine optimization company, which means seo company. What this company does is basically go ahead and take best areas of your site, look into the code, create keywords and write various articles and documents to ensure that your website is placed near the top of the list for that major search engines like google.

By doing this the Search engine optimization company cannot only improve your traffic, but additionally ensure that your site is fully optimized for that internet search engine spiders that will be brought to it. These spiders are utilized to analyze your website and place it in a few positions determined on certain keywords.

 

If you wish to make use of the Search engine optimization Vancouver then all you have to do is find the top companies. It is through these that the SEO gets done effectively and efficiently. With so many SEO companies to select from you have to be certain the one you're going for is reliable. You should be in a position to request a breakdown of what you need, and the company should also have the ability to let you know know long they've been operating for. This can limit the list to reveal the very best ones.

 

SEO Services Offered by Different Vancouver Web Companies

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

Before that, you should know what Seo is. It's 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 have increased traffic aimed at your website and audience. It's a good decision to choose a Vancouver SEO company that specializes in this sort of work, so that your website can be listed in search engines like google.

There is no point in you using a website without any website ranking at all while you won't have any business and profits to outlive. It is a very tough atmosphere out there because there are a lot of online business people just like you, who desire their share of pie. You have to be familiar with the truth that nearly 85% of internet traffic can be got from web sites.

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

What to anticipate When Getting a Roofing Contractor

When it comes time to correct or even substitute your homes roof, it's really a challenging task to find someone who is competent to do the job. There are lots of roofing companies out there, but the types who'll perform a great job for a sensible price are not frequently simple to find. If you are in the marketplace for the contractor, use the tips beneath with regard to meeting with and hiring the correct one.

Interview and Discussion

Most roofers provide free consultations. This is particularly important, because it provides them an opportunity to evaluate what your roof requirements, and it provides you with an opportunity to evaluate all of them. As with all of companies, believe in intuition concerning the people you allow up onto your roof. No matter how good a contractor's reputation or even recommendation, he or she ought to begin by showing a person with a business card. If a service provider occurs looking and talking within an unprofessional manner, most likely the job he's going to perform will also be unprofessional. This isn't to express that you should expect contractors to arrive within fits. They is going to be climbing on your roofing, therefore most is going to be dressed in jeans and function footwear or sneakers. If the actual service provider seems to be interested in speaking on their cell phone while on your homes roof than he is within analyzing your own roof's requirements, which may be an additional indication that he's not the main one to do the job. For your lawful safety, be certain that the contractor has adequate legal responsibility insurance.

Roofing Evaluation

Expect that the service provider will be rising in your roof. Actually, any service provider who does not want to go up in your roofing to evaluate the problem ought to be immediately discounted. Those who are seriously interested in their work will either make a drawing of your roof's surface and mark trouble spots onto it because they go through their own assessment, or even they'll consider photos or even video of the surface area while they're available online for. This is an extremely essential step, because it allows you to observe exactly what the problems are and know how they will be fixed.

Estimation

The next phase would be the created estimation. The contractor will require away their loan calculator and are available track of an itemized estimation. Some companies goes out to their truck or truck as well as write up the suggestion, while some will crisis the actual amounts to do the job in front of you. Once you are given the suggestion, ensure that you understand exactly which products will be utilized, just how long the task will require and if there are any extra or concealed costs that may occur during the repair from the roofing. The service provider will be able to answer all of these concerns effortlessly as well as forewarn a person associated with a extra expenses that could be incurred should the roof's integrity be damaged inside.

After you have received a few created estimates from roofers, assess what every organization or service provider is willing to provide for that cost. Do not always low cost the greatest bid, simply because sometimes the highest bid will actually function as the service provider who does the task properly. Also, be wary associated with bids which are significantly less than other people. They may be utilizing substandard products or be unethical about the chance of concealed expenses. Above all, trust your instincts as well as go with the contractor who enables you to feel quite comfortable regarding giving more than your hard earned 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 also the Uyghur

through holly on Dec 20, 2010
Henryk Szadziewski, Manager, Uyghur Human Rights Project

If it were ever in doubt, information acquired by the whistleblower website, Wikileaks, has verified Chinese language federal government fears over its ongoing charge of the location this calls Xinjiang, also is referred to as Eastern Turkestan. The leaked wires from U.S. diplomats show the degree to which Chinese government bodies make an effort to persuade governments globally to consider it's stance upon issues impacting Uyghurs. The cables additionally show the actual United States' concerns as well as views concerning the on going repressive measures in the area.

Most lighting associated with Chinese federal government pressure are the cables directed in order to Chinese frustration, or even the specter associated with Chinese ire, over the discharge of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to 3rd nations. A Dec Twenty nine, 08 cable television applies exactly how Chinese language Helper International Reverend Liu Jieyi fulfilled using the Ough.S. Ambassador in order to The far east in order to tone of voice Beijing's strong competitors of launch to any country apart from China, which when the U.Utes. do indeed accede to this ask for it might "avoid harm to bilateral relations and also to cooperation ‘in essential areas'". In addition, a Feb '09 cable television explains the way the Chinese language Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded the possible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees because "an unfriendly behave toward us" along with a "slap within the face". The Ough.S. government was company within not really liberating the actual detainees to China illustrates the extent from the politicized character from the Chinese language judicial system. Genuine concerns more than terrorism tend to be understandable, but in the actual U.Utes. government's view the detainees might probably face torture and delivery if they came back to The far east

Chinese language federal government pressure in regard to the actual Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not only applied to the actual Ough.S. government, but also to New Zealand and a handful of Western governments which were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Indonesia as well as Finland, as well as Eu member states all appear to have borne the actual impact of Chinese government disappointment. In the case of Indonesia, which was initially prepared to consider two Uyghurs on solely relief reasons, Uyghur Guantánamo cases had been less preferable to other detainees because of the unwanted effects taking Uyghurs might have upon relations along with China. The May 8, 2009 cable relates how "German Ambassador Michael Schaefer reported which Germany experienced knowledgeable China from the U.S. ask for to accept a few Uighur detainees held at Guantánamo and had already been subsequently cautioned through The far east of ‘a large load upon bilateral relations' if Germany had been to accept any kind of detainees".

The diplomatic wires additionally talk about the actual unrest in Urumchi, the regional funds, in July '09. A This summer Thirteen, 2009 cable talking about mass occurrences within The far east says:

"Ethnic riots like those in Xinjiang This summer 5-7 as well as in Tibet in March associated with 08 vary markedly within origin and nature from mass occurrences, XXXXXXXXXXXX emphasized to PolOff [Political Officer] upon XXXXXXXXXXXX. Each present severe trouble for the actual Celebration, XXXXXXXXXXXX said, but the Celebration leadership would not wait to open fireplace on Uighurs or Tibetans if they considered this essential to restore order. Mass occurrences present a different kind of risk, he said, as the management is ‘afraid' to fire on Han rioters with regard to fear of causing massive public outrage that will change against the Celebration."

This is a chilling viewpoint, particularly when one views evidence presented by 50 percent reports released this year by the Uyghur Individual Rights Task (UHRP) and Amnesty International that fine detail eyewitness accounts from the use of lethal live fireplace towards Uyghur protestors within This summer '09. Additionally, the observation which fire would not be used against Han Chinese protestors has resonances for that different approach taken by Chinese protection forces in Urumchi to Han Chinese language direct orders in September 2009. During individuals protests, after that Party Assistant, Wang Lequan, tackled demonstrators, who experienced required he let them know about government responses to protection concerns. A similar request to meet using the Celebration Assistant by Uyghur demonstrators within This summer wasn't met.

The broader consequences of the unrest additionally noticed a brief dialogue about the impact it might have upon Iran-China relationships, as well as on relationships with Sydney after World Uyghur Congress Leader, Ms. Rebiya Kadeer, talked in the National Push Membership within Canberra within July '09. In the latter situation, china federal government "privately warn[ed] a major Australian bank that vendors the nation's Push Membership to use its impact to bar a Kadeer speech there".

The actual United States' concerns about the situation within the Uyghur region also come via within the wires. In a dialogue on policy direction within Tibet, Ough.S. officials explain that it'll end up being not possible with regard to Chinese language leaders to adopt the much softer line "if they look like they are doing so below international pressure". The actual cable television out dated 04 16, 2008, 30 days following the outbreak associated with unrest in Tibetan regions, additionally relayed the actual declaration "that household stability remains the leadership's top priority most of all, meaning there'll ‘almost surely' be no rest of the present difficult collection on Tibet or in places such as Xinjiang." The info contained in the cable television additionally storage sheds gentle about the extreme level of sensitivity that the Chinese federal government views territorial integrity, and also the feasible drip more than associated with unrest from Tibet.

The prospect associated with methods to tensions within Tibet and Xinjiang arising from municipal culture are discussed inside a February 24, 08 cable. While recommending that China's financial success will increase it's resistance to democratic reform, the cable also discusses how Chinese language frontrunners begin to see the effectiveness associated with "a restricted expansion associated with civil culture, including enhancements in the rule of regulation along with a more powerful part with regard to authorized religions, NGOs, non profit organizations along with other actors in areas that bring about social stability and don't problem Communist Party rule." This can be a significant alternation in thinking, that has observed U.S. officials promote the notion which Chinese economic development, as well as economic relations with China brings in regards to a progressively democratic culture; nevertheless, much more belief seems to be put into the grassroots movement than one that begins from the top levels of the Chinese language government. Nevertheless, the actual cable television proves that "[i]n areas for example Tibet as well as Xinjiang, the fear of separatism leads to tighter limitations about the development of municipal society." This approach is viewed as counter-productive by the official, that suggests that the actual Ough.Utes. federal government "should continue to express...serious issues over Beijing's individual privileges record and attract China's growing consciousness which greater respect for human privileges, spiritual freedom and also the rule of law will serve to advertise the improvement and sociable stability that The far east looks for as well as to improve China's worldwide image." This type of technique would consider considerable diplomatic abilities thinking about "China's paranoid fear the United States privately encourages routine alter as well as ‘separatists' within Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The actual cables provide insight into the daily company associated with diplomacy that is hardly ever owned by everyone, and it is interesting to note the quantity of function carried out behind closed doors upon Uyghur problems. The significance of the actual part of the us like a monitor of Uyghur human rights conditions within private conversations is created clear, as well as contrasts with its tactful public stance. Employees of the Uyghur Individual Privileges Task is actually comfortable with the pressure the Chinese government exerts on Uyghur activists; nevertheless, the details of Chinese language federal government stress upon its counterparts is actually illustrative of the degree that Chinese officials attempt to control contrary narratives. With increased facts to come through Wikileaks, concerns more than Uyghurs might not get the head lines, however the cables have get rid of new gentle about the documentation of individual rights problems within the Uyghur area.

 

Wikileaks and also the Uyghur People

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

If it were ever uncertain, info acquired by the whistleblower web site, Wikileaks, offers confirmed Chinese government fears more than it's continued charge of the location this phone calls Xinjiang, also is known as Eastern Turkestan. The actual leaked wires through Ough.S. diplomats demonstrate the degree to which Chinese authorities attempt to persuade governments worldwide to consider it's position upon problems affecting Uyghurs. The actual cables additionally show the actual United States' issues and sights concerning the on going repressive steps in the region.

The majority of illuminating of Chinese language government stress are the wires directed to Chinese frustration, or even the specter of Chinese ire, within the release of Uyghur detainees in Guantánamo to 3rd countries. The Dec 29, 08 cable relates how Chinese language Assistant Foreign Minister Liu Jieyi met with the U.S. Ambassador in order to The far east to voice Beijing's powerful opposition of release to any kind of country apart from China, and that if the U.Utes. do indeed accede for this request it would "avoid harm to bilateral relationships and also to co-operation ‘in essential areas'". Furthermore, the Feb '09 cable describes the way the Chinese language Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan, Zhang Yannian, regarded as the actual feasible release of Uyghur Guantánamo detainees as "an unfriendly act toward us" and a "slap in the face". The Ough.Utes. federal government stood company within not releasing the actual detainees in order to The far east demonstrates the actual extent of the politicized character of the Chinese judicial program. Genuine concerns more than terrorism are easy to understand, however in the actual U.Utes. government's observe the detainees would probably encounter do-it-yourself torture and delivery if they came back to The far east

Chinese government stress in regard to the Uyghur Guantánamo detainees was not just applied to the actual U.Utes. federal government, but additionally to New Zealand along with a number of Western government authorities which were thinking about resettlement. Albania, Indonesia and Finland, in addition to European Union fellow member says just about all appear to have borne the actual impact associated with Chinese language government disappointment. In the case of Indonesia, which was initially willing to think about two Uyghurs upon solely humanitarian grounds, Uyghur Guantánamo cases had been much less better than additional detainees due to the unwanted effects taking Uyghurs would have on relations with The far east. A Might Eight, 2009 cable applies exactly how "German Ambassador Erina Schaefer documented which Indonesia experienced knowledgeable China from the Ough.S. request to accept a few Uighur detainees kept from Guantánamo and had been consequently cautioned through China associated with ‘a heavy burden on bilateral relations' in the event that Germany had been to simply accept any kind of detainees".

The diplomatic cables additionally discuss the actual unrest within Urumchi, the actual regional capital, in July 2009. A This summer Thirteen, '09 cable discussing mass incidents within China says:

"Ethnic riots such as those who work in Xinjiang July 5-7 and in Tibet in March associated with 08 vary markedly in source as well as character through mass incidents, XXXXXXXXXXXX emphasized to PolOff [Political Officer] on XXXXXXXXXXXX. Both existing serious trouble for the actual Party, XXXXXXXXXXXX stated, but the Party management wouldn't hesitate to spread out fire upon Uighurs or Tibetans if they deemed this essential to recover order. Bulk incidents present another type of threat, he explained, as the management is ‘afraid' to fire upon Han rioters for fear of causing massive open public outrage that will change from the Party."

This can be a relaxing opinion, especially when 1 considers the evidence presented by 50 percent reviews launched this year through the Uyghur Individual Privileges Task (UHRP) and Amnesty Worldwide which fine detail eyewitness company accounts of the use of lethal live fire towards Uyghur protestors within This summer '09. In addition, the declaration which fire would not be deployed against Han Chinese language protestors has resonances for that various approach taken by Chinese language protection causes in Urumchi to Han Chinese protests in September 2009. During those protests, then Party Secretary, Wang Lequan, tackled demonstrators, that experienced demanded he inform them about government reactions to security concerns. An identical ask for to meet using the Celebration Assistant through Uyghur protesters within This summer wasn't fulfilled.

The actual wider repercussions from the unrest additionally saw a short discussion on the impact it might have upon Iran-China relations, and on relationships along with Sydney after Globe Uyghur Congress Leader, Microsoft. Rebiya Kadeer, spoke at the National Press Membership in Canberra in July '09. Within the latter situation, china federal government "privately warn[ed] a significant Aussie financial institution which sponsors the National Push Membership to make use of its impact to block the Kadeer talk there".

The actual United States' concerns concerning the scenario within the Uyghur area are available through in the cables. In a dialogue on policy path in Tibet, Ough.Utes. authorities explain that it will end up being impossible with regard to Chinese language leaders to adopt a much softer collection "if they look like they are doing so under international pressure". The actual cable television dated April Sixteen, 08, one month after the outbreak associated with unrest in Tibetan regions, also relayed the actual declaration "that household stability remains the leadership's main concern most of all, which means there will ‘almost surely' be no rest from the current difficult collection upon Tibet or in locations like Xinjiang." The information included in the cable also sheds light about the extreme level of sensitivity with which the Chinese government sights territorial ethics, and also the feasible drip more than of unrest through Tibet.

The chance associated with methods to tensions in Tibet and Xinjiang as a result of municipal society tend to be discussed in a February Twenty-four, 08 cable. Whilst recommending which China's financial achievement increases its resistance to democratic reform, the actual cable also talks about how Chinese leaders begin to see the effectiveness of "a restricted expansion associated with civil culture, including enhancements in the rule associated with regulation and a stronger role with regard to approved beliefs, NGOs, charities and other stars in areas which contribute to sociable balance and don't challenge Communist Party guideline." This is a notable change in considering, that has observed U.S. officials market the idea which Chinese language economic development, as well as financial relationships with The far east will bring in regards to a steadily democratic society; nevertheless, more belief appears to be put into a grassroots movement than one that begins from the best levels of the Chinese language federal government. Nevertheless, the actual cable television proves that "[i]n areas such as Tibet as well as Xinjiang, the fear associated with separatism results in tight limitations on the development of civil society." This method can be regarded as counter-productive by the official, who suggests that the Ough.Utes. federal government "should still express...serious concerns more than Beijing's human rights record and attract China's growing consciousness that greater regard for human rights, religious independence and the rule associated with law will serve to promote the very improvement as well as social balance that The far east looks for in addition to to improve China's international image." Such a technique might consider substantial diplomatic skills considering "China's paranoid fear that the Usa privately promotes routine alter and ‘separatists' in Taiwan, Tibet and Xinjiang".

The actual wires offer understanding of the every day company of diplomacy that is hardly ever afforded to the general public, and it is interesting to notice the amount of function done nowadays on Uyghur problems. The importance of the actual role of the us as a monitor associated with Uyghur individual privileges conditions within private conversations is made clear, as well as contrasts with its tactful open public stance. The staff from the Uyghur Human Rights Project is well aware of the pressure china government exerts on Uyghur activists; still, the facts of Chinese language federal government pressure upon it's counterparts is actually illustrative from the degree which Chinese authorities make an effort to suppress contrary narratives. With increased revelations to come from Wikileaks, issues over Uyghurs might not get the head lines, but the cables possess shed new gentle on the documentation associated with individual rights conditions within the Uyghur region.

 

Search Engine Marketing And Article promotion Will Place Yourself Page 1

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There are many things to take into account when looking for the roofing contractor. Price tag, experience, along with referrals are some of the things you will probably be concerned about. Continue reading for even more ideas.

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Portraits of Uyghurs

In the middle of the desert landscapes of Taklamakan, in the northern-west part of China, the land of Xinjiang is a least populated province whereas it covers close to a sixth of the nation's territory. Having resisted during generations the Han Chinese domination, Xinjiang, or Old Eastern Turkistan, fell into under the Chinese Han control in 1949. From then, its population is mainly Uyghur People and Turkic - speaking System.

Muslim above all, the Uyghur people have a strong religious identity which, in specific, permitted them to preserve a solid big difference in opposition to the Chinese enemy. Indeed, the Uyghur Empire of Mongolia knew a amazing civilization, until its absorption by the Mongolian Empire in the XIIIth century.

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

Under the effect of the beliefs which they taken on, Uyghur People taken successively, and sometimes 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 mainly because it was supported by the assimilation of the Uyghur areas in the enormous Turkic and Islamic Kingdom. Thus, the descendants of Genghis Khan progressively replaced their writing by a Arabo-Persan alphabet, still used presently.

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

For a few years, China has integrated the proper identity of these remote people, though they represent only 8 million inhabitants - a trifle for this big region. Therefore, the Uyghurs are now part of the fifty six ethnic minority groups having been well-known in an official way by China.

This particular statute will allow them a few rights in a land where their difference is very often repressed. Therefore, Uyghur families escape the "single child policy" and their language is recognized as the second official language in Xinjiang.

The integration of the Uyghurs and their culture in the People's Republic of China, however, looks quite illusory. The presence of natural sources in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and its area with countries acknowledged as very sensitive, clearly encouraged the government to accelerate the sinicization of this area. Million of Han thus came to settle in this new Chinese eldorado, monopolizing the greater responsibility jobs.

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

Saying more flexibility, but in particular the recognition of their true identity, this movement was seriously repressed by the power authorities in place Xinjiang.

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 Uyghurs population continues today to proudly hold their identity and their traditions , although they become a minority on their own land.

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

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We pointed last week to an analysis by Lynn Syzmoniak that showed that foreclosures across a number of different servicers were way down in January 2011 versus the same period in January 2010. This was admittedly a tally in only two Florida counties, but she indicated that a quick look at other counties in Florida showed a similar pattern.

So the question then becomes: is this a Florida only development, due perhaps in part the fact that all the big foreclosure mills in the state are under investigation by the state AG and are imploding (as in losing clients and shedding staff)? Or is this a broader trend due to the robo signing scandal leading judges being more receptive to arguments about chain of title and validity of transfers? Before, the assumption was “bank right, borrower trying to abuse the law to stay in house”. Now more judges, seeing that banks have run roughshod over legal requirements, are prepared to give borrower arguments a hearing. That forces banks to up their game, which in turn may be the real driver for this apparent slowdown in foreclosure actions. If that was the main driver in Florida, we’d expect to see similar patterns in other states.

We are seeing analogous developments, but the drivers appear to be state specific, as judges give adverse rulings on common practices in foreclosure land. Reader wc4d pointed to a report in the Portland Oregonian, that lenders are withdrawing cases because five court decisions have found that lenders that used MERS violated state recording laws.

This is a vivid illustration of a point made in an article on MERS yesterday by Gretchen Morgenson:

MERS was flawed at conception, those critics say. The bankers who midwifed its birth hired Covington & Burling, a prominent Washington law firm, to research their proposal. Covington produced a memo that offered assurances that MERS could operate legally nationwide. No one, however, conducted a state-by-state study of real estate laws.

“They didn’t do the deep homework,” said an official involved in those discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity because he has clients involved with MERS. “So as far as anyone can tell their real theory was: ‘If we can get everyone on board, no judge will want to upend something that is reasonable and sensible and would screw up 70 percent of loans.’ ”

As we’ve also noted, recording clerks in single counties in Massachusetts and North Carolina are looking into how to recover recording fees from MERS, but the cost of litigation means they’d need other counties in the same states to join or the state attorney general to take up the matter. By contrast, the Oregon decisions don’t hit small fry MERS; they are a big problem for the banks themselves. As the Oregonian reports:

Sales of hundreds of foreclosed homes in Oregon have been halted or withdrawn in recent weeks after federal judges repeatedly questioned their legality, according to a number of real estate attorneys in the state.

Lenders have withdrawn more than 300 foreclosure sales since February in Deschutes County alone, one of the Oregon area’s hardest hit by the housing collapse. About 130 of those notices were filed in the past week, attorneys say.

Dozens of foreclosure listings by ReconTrust Co., the foreclosure arm of Bank of America Corp., have disappeared from its website, attorneys say…

Since October, federal judges in five separate Oregon cases have halted foreclosures involving MERS, saying its participation caused lenders to violate the state’s recording law. Three of those decisions came last month, the key one in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Eugene.

Attorneys say it’s not clear whether lenders in Oregon will simply start over or head to court to foreclose, steps that could prolong the crisis for months and drive up costs, attorneys say. Some suggest lenders might not have access to the documents they need to comply with state law.

“A lot of us are questioning whether there is a solution,” said David Ambrose, a Portland attorney who represents lenders in mortgage transactions. “It’s pretty amazing. There are a lot of unanswered questions.” ….

In Oregon, lenders can foreclose without going to court. But state law also requires that the loan’s ownership history, or assignments, be recorded with local county governments before proceeding with a nonjudicial foreclosure.

In the Eugene court case, Donald E. McCoy III filed for bankruptcy protection in part to block U.S. Bank from foreclosing on his Central Point home. He then sued the bank and MERS, along with his original lender BNC Mortgage Inc., claiming they had not properly recorded BNC’s subsequent sale of the loan to investors.

Chief Bankruptcy Judge Frank R. Alley III found McCoy’s allegation persuasive and refused to grant the bank’s request for a dismissal.

“Oregon law permits foreclosure without the benefit of judicial proceeding only when the interest of the beneficiary (lender) is clearly documented in a public record,” Alley wrote. “When the public record is lacking, the foreclosing beneficiary must prove its interest in a judicial proceeding.”

This looks like an epic fail for the banks, at least in Oregon. To save maybe $50 on recording fees, they are now going to have to go to court to foreclose. And worse for them will be cases where the records don’t pass muster. Recall that servicers advance principal and interest to investors when borrowers become delinquent. They then reimburse themselves out of the foreclosure proceeds. No foreclosure and they are out a lot of dough.

As Morgenson’s source indicated, the banks brazenly assumed that the courts would simply roll over rather than block the extra-legal imposition of a new system. But there is enough of a semblance of rule of law in the US to undermine all the cost savings and corners-cutting they engaged in. Recall this recent New York decision:

This court does not accept the argument that because MERS may be involved with 50 percent of all residential mortgages in the country, that is reason enough for this court to turn a blind eye to the fact that this process does not comply with the law.

The courts are delivering the banks an unrelenting series of deserved unkind cuts. This is getting to be interesting, and for a change, in a good way.

We pointed last week to an analysis by Lynn Syzmoniak that showed that foreclosures across a number of different servicers were way down in January 2011 versus the same period in January 2010. This was admittedly a tally in only two Florida counties, but she indicated that a quick look at other counties in Florida showed a similar pattern.

So the question then becomes: is this a Florida only development, due perhaps in part the fact that all the big foreclosure mills in the state are under investigation by the state AG and are imploding (as in losing clients and shedding staff)? Or is this a broader trend due to the robo signing scandal leading judges being more receptive to arguments about chain of title and validity of transfers? Before, the assumption was “bank right, borrower trying to abuse the law to stay in house”. Now more judges, seeing that banks have run roughshod over legal requirements, are prepared to give borrower arguments a hearing. That forces banks to up their game, which in turn may be the real driver for this apparent slowdown in foreclosure actions. If that was the main driver in Florida, we’d expect to see similar patterns in other states.

We are seeing analogous developments, but the drivers appear to be state specific, as judges give adverse rulings on common practices in foreclosure land. Reader wc4d pointed to a report in the Portland Oregonian, that lenders are withdrawing cases because five court decisions have found that lenders that used MERS violated state recording laws.

This is a vivid illustration of a point made in an article on MERS yesterday by Gretchen Morgenson:

MERS was flawed at conception, those critics say. The bankers who midwifed its birth hired Covington & Burling, a prominent Washington law firm, to research their proposal. Covington produced a memo that offered assurances that MERS could operate legally nationwide. No one, however, conducted a state-by-state study of real estate laws.

“They didn’t do the deep homework,” said an official involved in those discussions who spoke on condition of anonymity because he has clients involved with MERS. “So as far as anyone can tell their real theory was: ‘If we can get everyone on board, no judge will want to upend something that is reasonable and sensible and would screw up 70 percent of loans.’ ”

As we’ve also noted, recording clerks in single counties in Massachusetts and North Carolina are looking into how to recover recording fees from MERS, but the cost of litigation means they’d need other counties in the same states to join or the state attorney general to take up the matter. By contrast, the Oregon decisions don’t hit small fry MERS; they are a big problem for the banks themselves. As the Oregonian reports:

Sales of hundreds of foreclosed homes in Oregon have been halted or withdrawn in recent weeks after federal judges repeatedly questioned their legality, according to a number of real estate attorneys in the state.

Lenders have withdrawn more than 300 foreclosure sales since February in Deschutes County alone, one of the Oregon area’s hardest hit by the housing collapse. About 130 of those notices were filed in the past week, attorneys say.

Dozens of foreclosure listings by ReconTrust Co., the foreclosure arm of Bank of America Corp., have disappeared from its website, attorneys say…

Since October, federal judges in five separate Oregon cases have halted foreclosures involving MERS, saying its participation caused lenders to violate the state’s recording law. Three of those decisions came last month, the key one in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Eugene.

Attorneys say it’s not clear whether lenders in Oregon will simply start over or head to court to foreclose, steps that could prolong the crisis for months and drive up costs, attorneys say. Some suggest lenders might not have access to the documents they need to comply with state law.

“A lot of us are questioning whether there is a solution,” said David Ambrose, a Portland attorney who represents lenders in mortgage transactions. “It’s pretty amazing. There are a lot of unanswered questions.” ….

In Oregon, lenders can foreclose without going to court. But state law also requires that the loan’s ownership history, or assignments, be recorded with local county governments before proceeding with a nonjudicial foreclosure.

In the Eugene court case, Donald E. McCoy III filed for bankruptcy protection in part to block U.S. Bank from foreclosing on his Central Point home. He then sued the bank and MERS, along with his original lender BNC Mortgage Inc., claiming they had not properly recorded BNC’s subsequent sale of the loan to investors.

Chief Bankruptcy Judge Frank R. Alley III found McCoy’s allegation persuasive and refused to grant the bank’s request for a dismissal.

“Oregon law permits foreclosure without the benefit of judicial proceeding only when the interest of the beneficiary (lender) is clearly documented in a public record,” Alley wrote. “When the public record is lacking, the foreclosing beneficiary must prove its interest in a judicial proceeding.”

This looks like an epic fail for the banks, at least in Oregon. To save maybe $50 on recording fees, they are now going to have to go to court to foreclose. And worse for them will be cases where the records don’t pass muster. Recall that servicers advance principal and interest to investors when borrowers become delinquent. They then reimburse themselves out of the foreclosure proceeds. No foreclosure and they are out a lot of dough.

As Morgenson’s source indicated, the banks brazenly assumed that the courts would simply roll over rather than block the extra-legal imposition of a new system. But there is enough of a semblance of rule of law in the US to undermine all the cost savings and corners-cutting they engaged in. Recall this recent New York decision:

This court does not accept the argument that because MERS may be involved with 50 percent of all residential mortgages in the country, that is reason enough for this court to turn a blind eye to the fact that this process does not comply with the law.

The courts are delivering the banks an unrelenting series of deserved unkind cuts. This is getting to be interesting, and for a change, in a good way.

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