The number of channel molecules present means that, in normal circumstances, about 70% of the free-floating outer channels are lined up with tethered inner ones at any given time, with each dual channel letting through about 1m sodium ions per second.

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In normal operation, your default "channel" -- Chumby's terminology for a particular set of selected widgets -- cycles on an endless loop, and if you'd like to add widgets or channels, you log into Chumby's site to do so (though you can delete widgets and freeze the display right from the device itself if you need to).

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Channel Seven, the Olympics broadcaster, will drop all its normal programming for the 16 days of competition and switch to continuous coverage of the games.

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