He also chose to live in an apartment instead of the archbishop's palace, passed on a chauffeured limousine and cooked his own meals, CNN Vatican analyst John Allen wrote in a profile published by National Catholic Reporter.

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He notes that Research In Motion had already passed on using Marvell chips in the PlayBook tablet, choosing instead a Texas Instruments (TXN) part.

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The change came as Itron's research group in Paris realized it could exploit inexpensive new wireless chips and open-source software to create a so-called mesh network of electric meters that passed information among themselves, like firemen in a bucket brigade, instead of relying on expensive and less reliable individual connections to the Internet.

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The judgment came as a surprise because the justices had specifically refused to hear arguments on the First Amendment aspect of the complicated case, and instead said they would rule only on narrower procedural questions arising out of the tough new immigration law passed in 1996.

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With the number two pick in the NBA draft this summer, the Portland Trailblazers passed on Adam Morrison, hailed by many as the next Larry Bird, and snagged LaMarcus Aldridge instead.

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