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  2. Comma-free code - Wikipedia

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    Comma-free code. A comma-free code is block code in which no concatenation of two code words contains a valid code word that overlaps both. [1] Comma-free codes are also known as self-synchronizing block codes [2] because no synchronization is required to find the beginning of a code word.

  3. Free Shipping Day - Wikipedia

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    In 2011, Free Shipping Day became a billion-dollar shopping holiday with $1.072 billion in sales, followed by $1.01 billion during Free Shipping Day 2012. [6] In 2013, Knowles changed the format of Free Shipping Day to only include merchants that could waive all minimum order requirements and guarantee delivery by Christmas Eve. [7]

  4. Uniform Shipping Law Code - Wikipedia

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    Uniform shipping Law Code (USL Code) is one of the shipping laws and regulations of Australia, which provides standards for the design, construction and operation of domestic commercial vessels in Australian waters. The basic idea of the uniform shipping laws code is to harmonize the regulations of the sailing vessels, boats and commercial ...

  5. Laytime - Wikipedia

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    In commercial shipping, laytime is the amount of time allowed, measured in days (or portions thereof), hours, or even tides, within a voyage charter for the loading and unloading of cargo. [1] [2] Under a voyage charter or time charter, the shipowner is responsible for operating the vessel, and the master and crew are the employees of the ...

  6. 2009 southeast Queensland oil spill - Wikipedia

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    The 2009 southeast Queensland oil spill occurred off the coast of southeast Queensland, Australia on 11 March 2009, when 230 tonnes of fuel oil, 30 tonnes of other fuel and 31 shipping containers containing 620 tonnes of ammonium nitrate spilled into the Coral Sea, north of Moreton Bay during Cyclone Hamish.

  7. Órfãs do Rei - Wikipedia

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    The Órfãs d'El-Rei (Portuguese: [ˈɔɾfɐ̃ʒ dɛlˈʁej], orphans of the king) were Portuguese girl orphans who were sent from Portugal to overseas colonies during the Portuguese Empire as part of Portugal's colonization efforts.

  8. Amount realized - Wikipedia

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    Amount realized, in US federal income tax law, is defined by section 1001 (b) of Internal Revenue Code. It is one of two variables in the formula used to compute gains and losses to determine gross income for income tax purposes. The excess of the amount realized over the adjusted basis is the amount of realized gain (if positive) or realized ...

  9. Alfredo Beltrán Leyva - Wikipedia

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    Other names "El Mochomo" Occupation: Drug lord: Employer(s) Co-founder of Beltrán-Leyva Cartel and founder of Los Mazatlecos: Criminal status: Incarcerated: Conviction(s) Conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, 1 kilogram or more of heroin, and 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana (21 U.S.C. §§ 959, 960, and 963)