Abstract: A message block transmitted over a torn paper channel (TPC) will be split into small pieces of different sizes without overlaps. Moreover, these pieces are shuffled and thus out of order.

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A professional snake hunter had his hands full earlier this month, as he grappled with the second-heaviest Burmese python ever caught in Florida. Carl Jackson, 43, was dragged 10 to 15 feet over red ...