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Subject: The reference was:

Author: Les Fernandez

Date: 21:58:53 02/02/01

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On February 02, 2001 at 20:16:37, James Swafford wrote:

>On February 02, 2001 at 12:54:03, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote:
>
>>Dear CCC,
>>
>>With all this concern at present about conserving electricity I think that the
>>use of end game table bases is the best method to approach the problem of long
>>end game searches with a total of seven or less pieces on the board.  The prior
>>problem in the post regarding two white bishops against a black knight and a
>>pawn demonstrate this very well.  Crafty 17.xx got the solution immediately,
>>even though it announced a mate in 72.  Gambit Tiger solved the problem
>>eventually after 26 minutes and my help as arbiter. GT could not solve the full
>>problem if left to run on and on and on........for over a week.
>>
>>This is the strongest and best argument for EGTBs.
>>
>>
>>Tim "Save the Electrons" Frohlick
>
>How cool is this?  I'm logged into CCC while sitting at the airport in
>New Orleans...
>
>About your "save the electrons" comment.... that may just come true
>soon enough.  I saw on television the other day how a research team
>(don't remember which university) had developed the technology to
>_stop_ light (photons)... and to release it on demand.  Incredible..
>to suspend that energy indefinitely.  Think about the what that
>could mean for storage. :-)
>
>--
>James

Hi James,

In the Science News Magazine vol. 159 No.4 page 52 titled "Light Stands Still in
Atoms Cloud"  was the reference where I just read about it for anyone that is
interested in reading about it.

Les



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