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Because 8b/10b encoding uses 10-bit symbols to encode 8-bit words, some of the possible 1024 (10 bit, 2 10) symbols can be excluded to grant a run-length limit of 5 consecutive equal bits and to ensure the difference between the count of zeros and ones to be no more than two. Some of the 256 possible 8-bit words can be encoded in two different ...
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[further explanation needed] In a variation called The Midnight Train, for example, person D needs 10 minutes instead of 8 to cross the bridge, and persons A, B, C and D, now called the four Gabrianni brothers, have 17 minutes to catch the midnight train. [1] The puzzle is known to have appeared as early as 1981, in the book Super Strategies ...
Cues have established numbers, generally starting from 1 and progressing in integers. If an extra cue is added after the initial list is set, it may be divided by a decimal or a letter. for example, a sequence may go 37, 37.3, 37.7 or 51A, 51B, 51C.
Ronnie O'Sullivan was the defending champion, having defeated Barry Hawkins 10–1 in the final of the 2016 event. O'Sullivan reached a record-extending 12th Masters final and successfully defended his title, defeating Joe Perry 10–7 to win the tournament for a record seventh time, surpassing the six titles won by Stephen Hendry.
Code 1: A time critical case with a lights and sirens ambulance response. An example is a cardiac arrest or serious traffic accident. Code 2: An acute but non-time critical response. The ambulance does not use lights and sirens to respond. An example of this response code is a broken leg.
ORGAN 2 /ASLSP (As Slow as Possible) is a musical piece by John Cage and the subject of the second-longest-lasting (after Longplayer) musical performance yet undertaken. [1] Cage wrote it in 1987 for organ, as an adaptation of his 1985 composition ASLSP for piano. A performance of the piano version usually lasts 20 to 70 minutes. [2]
N W E S ♠ 7 2 ♥ J 10 2 ♥ 8 7 6 4 ♦ A 6 ♦ 10 9 7 4 ♣ A 4 ♣ 6 3 2 Lead: ♠ Q ♠ K 8 5 3 ♥ Q 9 5 ♦ Q 2 ♣ K 10 7 5 West North East South 1 ♠ Dble Pass 1NT Pass 3NT Pass Pass Pass From the auction, West must own both the ♣ A and the ♦ A. After winning the ♠ Q lead with the ♠ A, lead a low heart to the Queen. Then lead a low diamond. If West takes his ace, South takes ...