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KRISTINE KAISER:Do words of protesters go beyond ... - High Point Enterprise
China Q1 cell-phone reading market turnover approaches 600 mln yuan - TMCnet
Fixed Mobile Convergence - TMCnet

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KRISTINE KAISER:Do words of protesters go beyond ... - High Point Enterprise

Posted: 08 May 2010 07:59 AM PDT

Louisa May Alcott writes: "I like good strong words that mean something." Alcott, the 19th century author of "Little Women," thought words should convey substance. She did not like words for the heck of it. She didn't want to beat around the bush with distorting euphemisms.

Now, I like words that are the most fitting to people, times and events. I like deliberate language. I believe in words, in their potency, in their agency.

Words are the reason we honestly communicate; we can tell about the workings of our hearts. We can make our opinions known and consider opposite views with words. Words are how we think and understand concepts. But lately, we have become casual in using words.

I hear Tea Party activists use the word "revolution" Are they serious? They must be joking. The word means the violent upheaval of government. I must believe that some people just like powerful words and use them without any sense of proportion. Some words are too strong.

People are sometimes so impressed with the sound of words that they use them without considering their true meaning. Surely, we don't want people to take to the streets and use violence to achieve their aims. We are America, the greatest democracy in the world. We believe in electoral processes, one vote for one person. We are for the ballot and the referendum.

Words tell the truth when they accurately describe things and happenings. In such cases, they are dependable and seldom let us down if we choose to respect them. Words need to be revered for what they are, or they will lie. Yes, they can lie as well. Someone decides to use them for deception, to call a spade a diamond, to call a cat a dog. Lies are when we know the right names but then replace them with wrong ones. We act to misrepresent.

We purposely manipulate definitions for self-serving reasons. Politics might enter the picture. Or we can simply be careless. We can use words too loosely and never consider their fantastic power. Words are not inert and can be agents for action and real change.

"Socialism" is a term that is widely misused. Think of true socialism not when the government helps failing businesses, but when it puts the prosperous industries under its ownership.

Think of socialism when there is an organized movement to redistribute a nation's wealth, not when needy people are aided through a generous domestic agenda. We can demonstrate great social responsibility without being a socialist government or even leaning to the far left.

"Tyranny" is another word that is used inappropriately. America does not have tyrants, cruel autocratic leaders. It does not have dictators, and words so hyperbolic should not be used.

People must remember that words affect outcomes; they have ramifications. Strive to tell the truth with words. Words lean toward truth. They were first uttered as expressions describing the objective world. While we are constantly presented with half-truths and fictions, we must take it upon ourselves to be accountable for the written and spoken word.

Kristine Kaiser lives in Kernersville.

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China Q1 cell-phone reading market turnover approaches 600 mln yuan - TMCnet

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:07 AM PDT

BEIJING, May 06, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's cell-phone reading market realized operating turnover of 599 million yuan in the first quarter of this year, increasing 7.83 percent on quarter, according to IT consulting firm Analysys International.

Included were 549 million yuan from cell-phone newspaper, rising 7.37 percent on quarter, accounting for 91.7 percent of the total.

Besides cell-phone newspaper, other reading contents also saw increases in turnovers for following reasons: First, China's largest telecom operator China Mobile (00941.HK; CHL.NYSE) brought mobile phone reading into key service for development, and the subsidiaries of provincial level adopted various measures promoting mobile-phone reading service. Besides, China Unicom (00762.HK; CHU.NYSE) and China Telecom (00728.HK; CHA.NYSE) launched cell-phone reading bases in succession, which also made great contribution to the growth of turnovers of the market.

Second, more users are willing to pay for the cell-phone reading service. According to statistics released by Analysys International, fictions and literatures are the most popular contents of cell-phone reading, accounting for 36.4 percent of the total market share; mobile-phone newspaper is the next, taking up 33.3 percent share; and cell-phone magazine and educational contents respectively acquired 21.2 percent and 20.2 percent shares.

More female subscribers inclined to pay for fictions and literary contents on their mobile phones, while a greater part of male users were willing to pay for mobile-phone newspapers.

Additionally, concentrated content resources to large providers also boosted the turnover growth of the cell-phone reading market. (Edited by Luo Jingjing, luojj@xinhua.org)

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Fixed Mobile Convergence - TMCnet

Posted: 06 May 2010 03:00 AM PDT

China Q1 cell-phone reading market turnover approaches 600 mln yuan

Included were 549 million yuan from cell-phone newspaper, rising 7.37 percent on quarter, accounting for 91.7 percent of the total.

More female subscribers inclined to pay for fictions and literary contents on their mobile phones, while a greater part of male users were willing to pay for mobile-phone newspapers.

Additionally, concentrated content resources to large providers also boosted the turnover growth of the cell-phone reading market. (Edited by Luo Jingjing, luojj@xinhua.org)

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