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Yet at $600,000 a year, we can't lump business lobbyists in with non-profit lobbyists for causes like protecting the environment or opposing immigration. You owe it to your country to come up with a name for this booming sector of corporate lobbyists in the seam between private and public. Send your suggestions to . ... 11:45 A.M. (link) Thursday, July 28, 2005 The Firm: John Roberts may soon become a Supreme Court justice, but he isn't a lawyer. He's "a lawyer's lawyer." Editorialists say so. The Christian right says so. People who should know say so. As a "lawyer's son" and "lawyer's husband," I've spent enough time around lawyers to know that "lawyer's lawyer" is like "congressman's congressman": not always the compliment that it might seem.
Broadcom Announces High Definition PVR Satellite System-on-a-Chip ...
Broadcom Announces High Definition PVR Satellite System-on-a-Chip Solution for Direct Broadcast Satellite Set-Top Boxes New Cost Effective 65 Nanometer SoC for High Definition Set-Top Boxes Supports Watch-and-Record Capabilities, Multiple Video Formats and a 50% Reduction in Power Consumption IRVINE, Calif., Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Broadcom Corporation (NASDAQ: BRCM) , a global leader in semiconductors for wired and wireless communications, today announced a new single-chip, multi-format high definition (HD) satellite set-top box solution that enables manufacturers to develop low cost satellite set-top boxes (STBs) with personal video recorder (PVR) functionality. The new Broadcom(R) satellite system-on-a-chip (SoC) is manufactured in 65 nanometer (nm) process technology that features the highest level of functionality, fully integrating a dual tuner/demodulator, and the latest generation of AVC (advanced video coding) decoder that supports multiple video formats.
News and Notes, Volume 8, Number 86
The National Track & Field Library Advisory Board will select this year's fellowship recipient. The Ken Doherty Memorial Fellowship provides researchers with the time and resources to pursue the serious study of track and field, and to honor the man after whom it is named. The fellowship was established to encourage and promote research and publication in the general area of track and field, with emphasis on and preference given to projects that address philosophical, social and historical, or psychological issues. The fellowship is named for the late Dr. J. Kenneth Doherty - decathlon champion, coach, meet director and writer, who was a major contributor to this collection. Throughout his professional life, Dr. Doherty communicated his concerns about the role of track and field in our educational system, questions about the spirit of competition, and other individual, sociological, and psychological aspects of the sport.
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