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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (52443)	7/31/2004 12:15:37 AM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 89467

tender loving care- not only can ron deliver a damn good speech - he can write a damn good article. that was excellent! -rose

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (52443)	7/31/2004 12:28:21 AM
From: elpolvo	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

tim.com- thanks for the article by ron reagan. i can't help but think that if howard dean had won the democratic nomination, this would have been ron's speech at the convention. but i understand the strategy of this campaign... to bite your tongue and speak with diplomacy as the number one objective. actions speak much louder than words. that's why we action readers are so offended by the bush administration... and probably why the simple word readers are so enamored with the bush administration. "in the beginning was the WORD" ...then came the action... (when the two don't jive, somebody's pulling your leggo.) "fool me once, shame on you. uh... but... ya fool me, won't get fooled again." -gwb -elpolvo

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (52443)	7/31/2004 2:15:28 AM
From: techguerrilla	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 89467

Wow! Ron Reagan of all people .......... .......... makes the case against Bush better than anyone so far. That was an attack of a quality of the highest order. I'd heard about it (and the brouhaha regarding Nancy Reagan not appearing at the Republican National Convention), but I hadn't read it until just now. An incredible attack. /john

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (52443)	7/31/2004 2:12:12 PM
From: stockman_scott	Respond to of 89467

Mobile phone shipments soar... _________________________ Friday, 30 July, 2004, 05:21 GMT 06:21 UK Global shipments of mobile phones rose 40% in the first half of the year, according to new figures. The industry continues to enjoy buoyant growth, analysts Strategy Analytics reported, with shipments for the whole of 2004 forecast to reach new highs. Samsung benefited most, boosting its second quarter market share from 10.5% to 14.4%. But market leader Nokia saw its share fall from 36% to 28.9%. Strategy Analytics said it expected 670m handsets to be shipped this year. Strong performance A total of 157m handsets were shipped worldwide in the second quarter, representing year-on-year growth of 38%. This was down slightly from the first quarter, when shipments rose 42%. Four of the world's six largest manufacturers increased their total sales by more than 50% during the second quarter, boosted by sales in developing markets. Motorola, the world's second largest handset manufacturer, increased its shipments by 53% while its market share rose from 13.9% to 15.4%. SEMC and LG also increased share although German manufacturer Siemens saw its share drop from 7.1% to 6.6%. Heavy price-cutting in the mobile phone sector has taken its toll this year with Nokia suffering a 5% fall in second quarter sales. Strategy Analytics said the Finnish firm had cleared an estimated 3m surplus handsets in the first quarter of the year and had begun to stabilize its business. Regional growth "Second quarter growth continued at a healthy clip due to surging device replacement in developed markets and vigorous net subscriber growth in developing regions, particularly Central and Latin America," said analyst Neil Mawston. Mr Mawston upgraded his forecasts for full year shipments from 586m to 670m, but warned that component shortages could potentially disrupt sales in the final quarter. Global shipments totalled 320m in 2003. Separately, shipments of personal digital assistants rose 12% in the second quarter, following ten consecutive quarterly declines. According to preliminary estimates produced by Gartner Inc, shipments totalled 2.75m units over the period. The growth was fuelled by a 289% quarterly rise in shipments of Research In Motion's BlackBerry model. PalmOne retained its leadership of the market, according to Gartner, although its share fell from 38.5% to 33.2%. news.bbc.co.uk