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In theory this means that it would be possible to squeeze far more of the small switches into a chip than could ever be achieved with silicon.

翻譯年糕

The world’s smallest transistor is very cool, but Moore’s law is still a goner

Size doesn’t matter like it used to.

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In Switch, G.M. Shareholders Ask Board for Stronger Say in Elections

SWITCH

A transference or shift, as of opinion or attention.

A futures-trading strategy involving the offset of one contract with entry into another position that has nearly identical details but a longer expiration. Commonly referred to as a "roll forward".
Investopedia Says: A switch is used by investors wishing to maintain their current positions in contracts that are nearing expiry.

For example, let's say that it is currently Jan 2004, and an energy company that will have 100,000 barrels of oil to sell in Jun 2006 wants to hedge its position. However, the company does not simply buy the Jul 2006 oil futures contract because the company deems this contract too illiquid. It requires a contract to have a delivery period of no more than 13 months in advance. A possible hedging strategy for the company is to short the appropriate number of Jul 2005 contracts, in Jun 2005, close out the Jul 2005 position, and then switch to the Jul 2006 contract.

GM Holders Show Their Frustration

GM investors signaled their displeasure with the auto maker by approving two nonbinding proposals management had opposed. CEO Wagoner told shareholders the company is making progress.

外傳前總統李登輝呼籲民進黨的二○一二提名，必須擺脫「民民配」思維。李登輝透過幕僚否認這項說法，他強調在兩黨環境下，不可能有第三勢力，他本人也從未說要籌組第三勢力；至於心中是否已有適當人選？他說，當前目標只有一個，就是換掉傾中政權。

"For 70 years the Unites States Navy sailed these seas unopposed. Not any longer. Beijing is determined to turn the South China Sea into a Chinese lake. It's not clear that anyone, including the US Navy, will be able to stop them."

Hear more from Rupert Wingfield-Hayes' exclusive report from the Spratly Islands here: http://bbc.in/1tpyOrf

goner
(ˈɡɒnə)
n
slang a person or thing beyond help or recovery, esp a person who is dead or about to die

unopposed

Line breaks: un|opposed

Pronunciation: /ʌnəˈpəʊzd/

ADJECTIVE

Not opposed; unchallenged:she was elected unopposed as leader

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third force
n.

A group of people or nations that mediates between two opposed groups, such as hostile nations.

bind・ing

━━ a., n. しばる, くくる（こと，物）; 表紙; 束縛（する） ((on, upon)); 義務づける; 製本; 包帯; 縁取りの材料; （スキー靴を固定する）ビンディング.