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Southern California housing market shows two…
Southern California housing market shows two sides in March
By Greg Wilcox | gwilcox@scng.com | Daily News
PUBLISHED: April 15, 2014 at 2:03 p.m. | UPDATED: August 29, 2017 at 6:06 a.m.
Southern California's tepid housing market took on a split personality in March, with sales stuck near a six-year low and prices at a six-year high, a market tracker said Tuesday.
Last month across the six-county region, sales of new and previously owned houses and condos fell 14 percent from a year earlier to 17,638 properties, according to La Jolla-DataQuick.
That is the second lowest total for a March since 1995 when 17,613 sales of properties were recorded.
"We are at really low sales levels. This is the second lowest March in nearly two decades. There is usually a lot more activity," said DataQuick analyst Andrew LePage.
Sales did increase 26 percent from 14,027 in February, a typical seasonal move up. But the February to March gain was still well under the average 36 percent increase dating back to 1988 when DataQuick began tracking the market.
And sales haven't been above average for any month in more than seven years, DataQuick said.
There are signs that the depleted inventory is finally building but it is not yet big enough to meet demand, which continues to hold back sales, industry officials say.
"Southland homebuying got off to a very slow start this year," LePage said. "The inventory of homes for sale remains thin in many markets. Investor purchases have fallen."
Sales fell from their level a year ago in all six counties while the median price increased.
In Los Angeles County, sales fell 15 percent to 5,915 properties from 6,962 a year earlier. The median price increased 14.5 percent to $435,000 from $380,000 in March 2013.
In San Bernardino County, sales declined 15 percent to 2,048 properties from 2,400 a year earlier. The median price rose 21 percent to $230,000 from $190,000, DataQuick said.
The market continues to adjust to the dwindling number of distressed properties sold via foreclosure and short sale transactions.
Last month foreclosure resales — homes foreclosed on in the prior 12 months — accounted for 6 percent of sales, down from 7 percent in February and from 14 percent a year ago. The market share of foreclosure sales peaked at 57 percent in February of 2009.
Short sales accounted for 8 percent of the market share in March, down from 9 percent in February and 19 percent a year earlier.
Absentee buyers, mostly investors and some second-home purchasers, accounted for a 27 percent share last month, down from 29 percent in February and 31 percent a year earlier.
The lack of these kind of deals has been pushing prices up.
The region-wide median price increased 16 percent last month to $400,000 from $345,500 a year ago.
The median has now risen on a year-over-year basis for 24 consecutive months. Those gains have been in a double-digit range of 11 percent and 28 percent for the past 20 months, DataQuick said.
Economist Kimberly Ritter-Martinez at the Kyser Center for Economic Research in Los Angeles expects a lukewarm market heading into the summer buying season.
"I think because of the constrained inventory we really aren't expecting to see any significant pickup in the number of homes being sold over the next few months," she said. "There is likely to be more interest rate creep-up and we're looking at much higher prices than we were a year ago and that will have an impact on people who were thinking about jumping into the market."
Greg Wilcox | reporter
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What are the strengths and weaknesses of the Torrens title system?
Does it live up to its aim to protect all interests in land?
connected society the ability to learn from other nations in order to quicker evolve is invaluable.
therefore also useful to look at other ways of dealing with real property interest (Griggs 2001).
they hold interest over land in accordance with their traditional laws and rituals (NNTT 2018).
is created (NSW gov 2018).
Native title is normally referred to as a 'bundle of rights' meaning a selection of rights in land.
the native title co-exists together with additional non-Indigenous land rights like rural leases.
provided the new proprietor is bona fide (have acted in good faith) (Hamilton 2013).
in property on the basis of continuous possession.
moving title from a deed registration system to the Torrens system.
the public, accessible through a title search online (LRS 2018).
included, these are the most common ways of dealing with property (ISCM 2018).
agreed date, this will be a breach of contract and the owner will be liable (Jonshult 2013).
improve the title registration system with integrity, efficiency and indefeasibility in focus.
No information about properties via phone calls.
argued alongside the aim to protect all interest in land.
many cases where the victims of forgery have lost their title due to their right being overreached.
assistance in some of the complicated cases of exception to indefeasibility.
are often occasions where other interests than the ones stated on the title have to be considered.
protecting their interest and in so losing the interest if a bona fide transfer becomes registered.
a complete register of interest in land.
White and Croucher pointed out in their articles will now be addressed.
possess a better claim to the property (Lantmateriet 2018).
matter regarding land and in so be stated on the title (Engstrom & Hallnor 2017).
terminate the contract in advance and to then compensate the leaseholder (Jonshult 2013).
into if it truly protects all and every interest in land.
being used when several parties are involved claiming different rights creates uncertainty.
in the digital society of today.
with property where you can't rely on that all essential information is shown on the title.
should be simplified and the position of an indefeasible proprietor clarified.
countries deal with real property in order to make out improvements that would fit Australia.
society or the perception of the system has to be modified to match reality.
viewed 17 February 2019, <https://www.propertyobserver.com.au/financing/tax-and-legal/29617what-is-torrens-title-property-investment-terms-explained.html>.


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Q: Calculating volume of a 2 variable definite integral using the midpoint rule of Riemann Summs I am trying to approximate the volume of a 2 variable definite integral  sin^2(x)-cos^2(y) using while and for loops. I've changed the code quite often and with the most recent change, it broke. I am very new to python so I'm still figuring out how to work with arrays properly.
This is what I have untill now (EDIT: With alani's comment I managed to fix the error, but now I'm not receiving an answer when running the code)
import numpy as np
import scipy.integrate

def f(x,y):
    return np.sin(x)**2-np.cos(y)**2

print(scipy.integrate.dblquad(f,0,1,0,2))

def Riemann(x0,xn,y0,yn,N):
    e = 1;
    while e > 1e-3:
        x = np.linspace(0,1,N)
        y = np.linspace(0,2,N)
        dx = (x0-xn)/N
        dy = (y0-yn)/N
        for i in range(N):
            V = (dx*dy)*(f(x,y))
            np.sum(V)
            e = abs(1-V)
print(Riemann(0,1,0,2,1000))

When running this code I receive:
(-0.2654480895858587, 9.090239973208559e-15)
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ValueError                                Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-9-c654507b2f73> in <module>
     19             np.sum(V)
     20             e = abs(1-V)
---> 21 print(Riemann(0,1,0,2,10))
     22
     23

<ipython-input-9-c654507b2f73> in Riemann(x0, xn, y0, yn, N)
     10 def Riemann(x0,xn,y0,yn,N):
     11     e = 1;
---> 12     while e > 1e-3:
     13         x = np.linspace(0,1,N)
     14         y = np.linspace(0,2,N)

ValueError: The truth value of an array with more than one element is ambiguous. Use a.any() or a.all()

A: Your code has multiple issues, I'll address them so that you can improve. First off all, the formatting is pretty terrible. Put spaces after commas, separate things more with white-space, etc. You can see the difference in my code, and I'm by no means an expert at code formatting.
Second, your method is not doing what you think it's doing. Every time you iterate i, you create an entire array of values and you assign it to V, since x and y are both arrays. Neither x nor y are being updated here. The loop does the same thing every time, and V get re-assigned the same value every time. np.sum(V) never gets assigned anywhere, so the only thing getting updated at all in that loop is e. Of course, that bit is incorrect since you cannot subtract a vector from a scalar, since, as I wrote above, V is a vector.
Your function didn't use x0, y0, etc. for your bounds of integration, since your linspaces were hardcoded.
Now we come to the solution. There are two approaches to this problem. There's the "slow" pure Python way, where we just loop over our y's and x's and take function values multiplied by the base dx * dy. That version looks like this:
# This a naive version, using two for loops. It's very slow.
def Riemann(x0, xn, y0, yn, N):
    xs = np.linspace(x0, xn, N)
    ys = np.linspace(y0, yn, N)
    dx = (x0 - xn) / N
    dy = (y0 - yn) / N
    V = 0
    for y in ys:
        for x in xs:
            V += f(x, y)
    return dx * dy * V

Note I moved the multiplication outside to save some on performance.
The other way is to use numpy, that version looks like this:
def Riemann(x0, xn, y0, yn, N):
    points = itertools.product(np.linspace(x0, xn, N), np.linspace(y0, yn, N))
    points = np.array(list(points))
    xs = points[:, 0]
    ys = points[:, 1]
    dx = (x0 - xn) / N
    dy = (y0 - yn) / N
    return dx * dy * np.sum(f(xs, ys))

Here we avoid the double for-loop. Note that you must include import itertools for this to work. Here we use the Cartesian product to create all points we wish to evaluate, and then give those points to your function f which is designed to work with numpy arrays. We get a vector back from f of all the function values at each point, and we simply just sum all the elements, just like we did in the for-loop. Then we can multiply by the common base dx * dy and return that.
The only thing I do not understand about your code is what you want e to do, and how it relates to N. I'm guessing it's some sort of error tolerance, but why you were trying to subtract the total volume so far (even if your code did nothing of the sort) from 1 I can't understand.

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The San Jose Unified School District wins honors for its Board of Education Driven Public Engagement
The San Jose Unified School District has enacted a unique plan to build relationships with the local community in order to overcome an old negative image.
The Past Negative Image of the San Jose Schools
A series of teacher strikes, bankruptcy, and changes in leadership gave the San Jose Unified School District a bad reputation among the local community. Students weren't achieving state standards and many parents and teachers didn't know what to do to fix the situations. The San Jose Unified School District faced the daunting task of regaining public trust and integrating itself into the needs of the community.
The Board of Education Driven Public Engagement Model
The solution that San Jose came up with was not an easy one, nor a quick one.
It involved finding new ways to communicate with parents and other area residents in a way that allowed all voices to be heard and real data to be collected about the school district's problems.
The San Jose Unified School District organized a series of focus groups to identify what needed to be done. These focus groups were able to pinpoint the factors that bred mistrust and disinterest in the community. Eventually, the school district was able to say that the basic factors contributing to the problems in the district came from three sources: lack of school ? community interaction, low student expectations, and uninvolved or uninformed parents. With this information, the Board of Education turned to business and civic groups to try to find ways to eliminate these factors.
The Goal
The Board of Education Driven Public Engagement Model has both short and long term goals. In the short term, the San Jose Unified School district sought to create a plan that would make the local community want to send their children there. In the long term, the school district hopes to engage the community in order to accomplish their goals of improving student performance while building up a network of tools and strategies for communication with the public. Superintendent Don Iglesias explained: "The program was developed to increase parent and community participation and understanding within our school district."
Successful Components of the Model
District communications are at the center of the Public Engagement Model and conferences between school and community members are held on a yearly basis.
Called "community conversations," these conferences have allowed the school district to hear the thoughts and opinions of over 6000 people. In addition, annual surveys for parents, teachers, and students help identify the issues to be resolved and help all members of the community feel a commitment to the success of the San Jose Unified School District.
Evidence That It's Working
Improvements in student achievement across the board are clear in the 30 California Distinguished Schools and 11 National Blue Ribbon Schools in the district.
In addition, the new relationship with the community has also had its rewards. First a $165 million bond issue and then a $429 million one have shown overwhelming public support for the San Jose Unified School District, as the local community shows the new found trust and high expectations it has for area schools. As Superintendent Iglesias puts it, "Through this project, we have learned what strategies work from a public standpoint, and parents feel heard and respected.
Stacy Andell is a staff writer for www.
schoolsk-12.com, providing free, in-depth reports on all U.S. public and private K-12 schools. Stacy has a nose for research and writes stimulating news and views on school issues. For more on San Jose schools visit www.
schoolsk-12.com/California/San-Jose/index.html. .
By: Stacy Andell

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Honestly, I wouldn't have thought to do turkey on salad. Not sure why…because I love chicken on salads! And cranberries and walnuts on salad is a sure favorite of mine. So combine them all together, and it's sure to be a winner!
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In large serving bowl, toss the mixed greens, cooked turkey, blue cheese, dried cranberries and chopped walnuts together.
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YUM! Thanks for this suggestion. I love cranberries and turkey stuff. This is going to be a recipe that we have probably Friday night!
This sounds wonderful – yum!!!!
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I made this for a work lunch with light evaporated milk and light Italian dressing. It went very fast! Someone suggested it would be good with steak too.


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Q: basic property of closure Definition:
Let $X\subset\mathbb R$ and let $x'\in\mathbb R$, we say that $x'$ is an adherent point of $X$ iff $\forall\epsilon>0\exists x\in X \text{ s.t. }d(x′,x)≤ε$. the closure of X is denoted as $\overline X$ and is defined to be the set of all the adherent points of $X$.
Problem: let $X$ be any subset of the real line, and let $Y$ be a set such that
$X \subseteq Y \subseteq \overline{X}$ show that $\overline X=\overline Y$
I would appreciate if you can give me a hint on the proof strategy.
Edit:
To show $A \subseteq B => \overline A \subseteq \overline B$:we say $A \subseteq B \subseteq \overline B$. then we say let $b'\in \overline B $, $\exists b \in A \subseteq B s.t. |b'-b|\leq \epsilon$.Hence, $\overline A \subseteq \overline B$. Is this correct? is it well written?

A: Hint: try to show that $X \subseteq Y$ implies $\bar{X} \subseteq \bar{Y}$, and that $Y \subseteq \bar{X}$ implies $\bar{Y} \subseteq \bar{X}$.

A: It's enough to prove the following two facts:

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*Whenever $A \subseteq B$, we have $\overline{A} \subseteq \overline{B}$.

*We always have $\overline{\overline{A}} = \overline{A}$.


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CHICK QUEST- Vs Galore | Beat In My Bones.
"Wear those clothes, break your back, give me looks.
Labelled as "Spaghetti Western Rock & Roll" Chick Quest are one of the most exciting and brilliantly different bands to be making glorious noise in Austria. This Vienna based band are every part punk as they are "Spaghetti Western." Imagine the Ramones playing in the background of one of Leone's films, that's pretty much Chick Quest.
Their debut record, Vs Galore is released on the 20th April, and it contains several noisy numbers. Some with vocals, some are just instrumental. The lyrics are from a female point of view but there isn't a standard theme to the record. Don't worry about the songs having a female point of view, they're not done in a modern day feminist way which is bloody good because they are an annoying bunch. But that's for a different setting altogether isn't it.
The songs on Vs Galore really do feel like drunken brawls in a Spaghetti Western film, even instrumental tracks such as Sounds Like Bruce feels like two guys falling out of a saloon bar in a heap, rolling about trying to grab their gun before the other. Vs Galore at times sounds like a proper 60s undiscovered Garage rock classic. Everything about their debut record (and it's hard to accept that this is their debut) sounds like something a band of *insert a certain amount of years that make a band established I guess* would make. It doesn't feel like a debut, and I suppose it is because the record sounds like a band who know EXACTLY how they want to sound. No songs feel out of place or disorganised. This is the kind of record a band 5 years+ into their career would be making. What's exciting about bands who make music like this is that they amaze you with every release, and I feel like that is going to happen with Chick Quest. I've found this in bands like The Kills, Crocodiles, The Horrors, Dum Dum Girls….I could go on, but I won't. My point is, although it is a debut, don't be fooled by it. There's a secure sound here and with their future releases I have every faith you'll feel like you're listening to something different each time. I've gone round the houses with that one, but you know what I mean.
Vs Galore is a hyperactive record that just exploits the passion that the band have for making music. With an urgency, they need to be heard.
For me, my favourite track off the record has to be Fashion Fascist. I love Ryan's vocals on this one, there's something about it that towers over the rest of the record. I think the song perfectly sums up how narcissistic most people have become with their ridiculous pouting and taking photos of themselves constantly. If you're having such a great time, why are you spending it taking photos of your face? It's just getting stupid now, and people are becoming more and more dumb. Their zombie like stares as they look at their phones, oblivious to everything around them. Nobody can hold a conversation any more can they. Fuckers.
Anyway, that was a little rant but I shan't apologise for it.
Vs Galore has immediately made Chick Quest one of the bands I am in urgent need of seeing live. I think, and this is just going by the record, that they are a band that HAVE to be seen live in order to really get their sound. They have this Gogol Bordello feel to their sound, meaning they sound like excited kids who are bouncing around after having too much lemonade. It's absolutely brilliant and it needs to be played so loud.
Out on the 20th April (21st if you're in America), Vs Galore is a mighty fine record that must be purchased and played pleasantly loud. It's a record to dance to (probably better on your own so nobody can ruin your moves) and to constantly have on repeat. It was produced by the band's singer, Ryan and is quite frankly just a taste of what is to come from this exciting new band.


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TESS Team Is Awarded NASA's Silver Achievement Medal
by Kylie Foy | Lincoln Laboratory
On Sept. 5, NASA awarded a Silver Achievement Medal to the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) team. The award was presented during a ceremony at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center as part of NASA's 2019 Agency Honor Awards.
The Silver Achievement Medal is given by NASA center directors in recognition of government and non-government individuals or teams for "a stellar achievement that supports one or more of NASA's core values, when it is deemed to be extraordinarily important and appropriate to recognize such achievement in a timely and personalized manner."
TESS was launched in April 2018 as the next step in NASA's search for exoplanets, which are planets outside of Earth's solar system. The four cameras aboard TESS were conceived, designed, and built by the MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research and by MIT Lincoln Laboratory. Together, the cameras will gaze at 85 percent of the sky over the course of its mission, looking for discreet dips in light that signify that a planet is passing in front of a star.
George Ricker, TESS principal investigator and senior research scientist at the Kavli Institute, says that "the NASA Silver Achievement Medal recognizes the revolutionary impact that TESS is now having on the emerging field of exoplanets, as well as TESS' revealing of exciting new insights in stellar and extragalactic astrophysics. The members of the TESS science and engineering teams can rightly be proud of the marvelous instrument which they have brought into operation in just five years from our mission's selection by NASA. I am personally gratified to have been part of this impressive MIT-led team."
Lincoln Laboratory group leader Gregory Berthiaume, who served as the instrument manager for the TESS mission, adds that he is proud and honored to be a part of the TESS team, and congratulated the "incredibly talented and dedicated staff who provided key technologies and capabilities that enabled the TESS instrument."
"The team is continuing to work hard to find planet candidates in the TESS data, and new planet candidates that may help us answer some of the intriguing questions in exoplanets today," says Sara Seager, the deputy science director of TESS who is also the Class of 1941 Professor Chair in MIT's Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences (EAPS) with appointments in the departments of Physics and Aeronautics and Astronautics.
Approximately 250 MIT scientists and engineers are included as recipients of the Silver Achievement Medal for their role on the TESS team.
Since its launch, TESS has discovered two dozen new planets and 850 more potential worlds that have yet to be confirmed. Scientists expect TESS to discover thousands of new exoplanets by the time its mission is over.
TESS is a NASA Astrophysics Explorer mission led and operated by MIT in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and managed by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. George Ricker of MIT's Kavli Institute, serves as principal investigator for the mission. Additional partners include Orbital ATK, NASA's Ames Research Center, the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, and the Space Telescope Science Institute. More than a dozen universities, research institutes, and observatories worldwide are participants in the mission.
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Q: Inverse format function Is there an inverse format function in SQL Server ?.
I have to import some datetime values as 'yyyyMMddTHHmmss' strings (example '20220406T123043' for the 06/04/2022 12:30:43), but I cannot convert easily to datetime those strings because I can't see such format (style) available for the CONVERT function.
So, is there a way to convert from string to datetime indicating a format mask ?.
It would be something like :
convert(datetime, '20220406T123043', 'yyyyMMddTHHmmss')
unformat('20220406T123043','yyyyMMddTHHmmss')
...

... or I have no other option than using datefromparts and extract each part using substrings ?.
Thank you.

A: Following Larnu advice, I have replaced 'T' with an space, and injected ":" separators with the STUFF function, so the strings can now be converted to datetime using the 112 style.
convert(datetime,stuff(stuff(replace('20220406T123043','T',' '),12,0,':'),15,0,':'),112)

Thank you.


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H.H. Pope Benedict XVI is presented a Montegrappa Virgen De Guadalupe Limited Edition Pen.
by Editorial TeamPublished 5 June 2012 Updated 14 November 2019
Montegrappa presented to Pope Benedict XVI a Montegrappa Virgen de Guadalupe Pen.
The gift of a Montegrappa Pen commemorates H.H. Pope Benedict XVI's first visit to Mexico, while also celebrating the first 100 years of the Montegrappa brand. The Montegrappa Virgen de Guadalupe Pen is an exclusive Montegrappa creation, crafted this year to mark the 480th anniversary of the appearance of the patron saint of Mexico and Latin America, Our Lady of Guadalupe, on the hill known as Cerro del Tepeyac.
Upon conclusion of the Holy Mass conducted in Guanajuato's Bicentennial Park, the prestigious brand had the honour of delivering the pen to H.H. Pope Benedict XVI as a sign of affection from the people of Mexico. The occasion represented a great honour for all devout Mexicans, knowing that His Holiness was presented with a work of art depicting the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The elegant writing implement was presented in a special mahogany and leather case, with a silver image of the Virgin of Guadalupe on its cover.
For Montegrappa, there is tremendous significance in knowing that the pen will become part of the Vatican's artistic heritage, this is a limited edition pen especially produced for Mexico, said Montegrappa Mexico's CEO, David Esquenazi, who was a strong advocate of the pen's creation. This event will become part of Montegrappa's history, which in 2012 celebrates 100 years of existence, he concluded.
Made out of sterling silver and a beautiful pearlised green resin, the Montegrappa Virgen de Guadalupe Pen feeds its supply of ink through a solid 18K gold nib. The top of the cap is a representation of the old Guadalupe Basilica, and is made from sterling silver, using a die-casting technique, with a cross that is made from gold through an electroplating process, protected by a clear lacquer coat finishing.
Skilled craftsmen hand-etched the designs applied to the pen's body. The Virgin's aura is attained with golden foil applications, made all the more vivid by the red and green ceramic accents on her mantle. The watermarked and etched designs making up the churches, the borders and the pen's frame have been outlined with a carefully applied and unique type of ink.
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For exactly 100 years, since 1912, Montegrappa has been manufacturing high-quality writing instruments in the same historic building in Bassano del Grappa, North East Italy.
Visit Montegrappa.com for more information on the Montegrappa Virgen de Guadalupe Pen.
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Is hippo milk really pink?
By: Bambi Turner | Updated: Apr 7, 2021
Hippos are magical creatures, but the notion that they produce pink milk might be a bit more complicated (and implausible) than previously suggested.
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The pink hippo milk rumor has been spreading across the web for some time, but it really gained footing in 2013, when National Geographic posted about the hippo's rose-colored milk on both its Facebook and its Twitter pages.
Like all mammals, hippos produce white or off-white milk for their young. Despite this fact, it's easy to see where some of the color confusion comes from. Hippos have no actual sweat glands, but they do have mucus glands, which release an oily secretion frequently referred to as "blood sweat" [source: Ritchie].
Despite its name, this secretion is neither blood nor sweat; instead, it's a blend of hipposudoric acid and norhipposudoric acid. Combined, these two acids play an important role in the hippo's health. They not only serve as a natural form of sunscreen and moisturizer for the animal's sensitive skin, but also offer tremendous antibiotic properties to protect hippos from harmful bacteria when they're in the water [source: Mason]. That means hippos can live in some pretty toxic spots with minimal risk of infection.
Now here's where it gets weird; this special secretion comes out colorless like human sweat, but turns to a bright orange-red in the sun so that it looks like blood. A few hours later, it loses its blood-like luster and shifts into a dirty brown color [source: Hahimoto et al.].
During the period that the hippo's secretions are at their orange-red peak, it's possible that some could mix with the milk, giving it a pinkish hue. While it's possible, it's also pretty unlikely, as baby hippos are very efficient eaters. They grip mom's nipple between the tongue and the roof of the mouth, forming such a tight bond that they can even nurse underwater if they wish.
Reports of actual pink milk are limited not only by the low odds that these two fluids will mingle, but also thanks to the difficulty of getting a close look at the hippo's feeding process. Female hippos are most likely to attack when they are pregnant or taking care of their young, and few are brave enough to tangle with a mad 3,000-pound (1,361-kilogram) momma just to get a glimpse of her milk [source: Mason].
Despite a lack of evidence to support the pink milk theory, this rumor continues to spread -- tens of thousands of people have liked this fun "fact" on National Geographic's Facebook page. While countless commenters have expressed exasperation that such an esteemed source has helped to perpetuate this myth, truth-seekers can take comfort in the fact that the site's official hippopotamus page doesn't make any mention of bright pink milk.
Originally Published: Apr 22, 2015
Hippopotamus FAQs
Do hippos eat meat?
Hippos may seem like giant meat-eating predators from their huge size but in reality, they are herbivores. Their diet usually contains plants, short grass and sometimes fruit – if nothing else is to eat.
Are hippos dangerous?
Hippos are very aggressive and agile in nature and that's what makes them dangerous. When they feel threatened or angry, they use their large teeth to fight off danger. Their fights are so deadly that sometimes, baby hippos get crushed between them and die as a result.
Do crocs attack hippos?
Crocodiles never attempt to attack hippos because hippos can easily kill them in one bite. However, crocodiles might attack a young hippo calf only if its mother isn't nearby. An adult male hippo can weigh up to 6,062 pounds, which would make it unlikely for crocodiles to even think about attacking them.
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Hashimoto Kimiko, Saikawa, Yoko and Nakata, Masaya. "Studies on the Red Sweat of the Hippopotamus Amphibius." Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry. 2007. (Oct. 15, 2014). http://pac.iupac.org/publications/pac/pdf/2007/pdf/7904x0507.pdf
Mason, Kassandra. "Hippopotamus Amphibius." University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. 2013. (Oct. 15, 2014). http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/Hippopotamus_amphibius/#reproduction
Ritchie, Mark."Do Hippopotamuses Actually Have Pink Sweat?" Scientific American. May 6, 2002. (Oct. 15, 2014). http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/do-hippopotamuses-actuall/
Wynick, David. "Ask a Biologist." Jan. 4, 2012. (Oct. 15, 2014). http://askabiologist.org.uk/answers/viewtopic.php?id=7675
Bambi Turner "Is hippo milk really pink?" 22 April 2015.
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There are two proven diet programs that top all the other programs; The Atkins-style also called the low carb diet and the traditional low fat diet.
A study conducted for a period of two years observed and documented the weight loss achieved by each group. Both groups were instructed to take not more than 1,200 to 1,800 calories per day.
The low carb diet group was supposed to take only 20 grams of total carbohydrates for a day and the low fat diet group with only a maximum of 30 percent of fat from the total caloric intake each day. This was combined with behavior modification sessions teaching them about healthy eating habits and the importance of a regular exercise.
After two years of the study, the results were out; it showed no significant difference in the weight loss by either group. Both groups lost 7 percent of their total body weight for the first year alone, which is on the average around 15 pounds.
In the end it didn't matter much which program they took as long as they stick to the regimen and adapt it into their day to day living. Dr. Gary D. Foster of the Center for Obesity Research & Education at Temple University advised that what's important is staying focused with the program and to stick to the diet they have chosen.
If there was one difference however, was that the group in the low carb diet showed an impressive decrease in their blood pressure and a significant increase in their good cholesterol level; making low carb diet the choice for people with heart ailments.
In the end, Lona Sandon, an assistant professor of clinical nutrition at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas concluded in her study that it's not fat nor carbohydrates that matter, but the amount of calories taken in per day that leads to significant weight loss.
What's important therefore is for an individual to find the suitable diet that will be most effective and will motivate him to stick to it for the longer haul. Perhaps a combination of both low carb and low fat diet may be most effective.


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Q: How to conditionally hide parameter? I am trying to create a jenkins pipeline job with parameters.  I want the  parameters to show up conditionally.  The condition depends on a selection of a previous parameter.
I have tried the Active choices plug-in. It allows me to choose a value of a parameter conditionally.  I want the whole parameter to appear in the UI conditionally.
Is it possible with jenkins pipeline files?

A: I do not believe this is possible. In the case of declarative/scripted pipelines, parameters are 'post-processed' meaning essentially the ones you see are what was evaluated in the previous 'run/build'. Which is why it takes a build before 'Build with Parameters' becomes available.
As an alternative, (if you're using scripted/declarative pipelines) you could use an Input step and make it trigger conditionally.
if ( x == true ) {
    def userInput = input(
       id: 'userInput', message: 'Let\'s promote?', parameters: [
       [$class: 'TextParameterDefinition', defaultValue: 'uat', description: 'Environment', name: 'env'],
       [$class: 'TextParameterDefinition', defaultValue: 'uat1', description: 'Target', name: 'target']
    ])
}

Example pulled from:
https://support.cloudbees.com/hc/en-us/articles/204986450-Pipeline-How-to-manage-user-inputs


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Yasmine Al Massri is an international actress, contemporary artist and dancer. Born in Lebanon, from a Palestinian father and an Egyptian mother. At age 20, she moved to Paris to study, and graduated from the prestigious L'Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris in Multimedia and live performances.
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Al Massri's first big break as an actress was in the award-winning Lebanese film "Caramel" written and directed by Nadine Labaki. At the 2007 Cannes Film Festival it generated tremendous critical acclaim and went on to be the most successful Arab film to date. It also got Al Massri a best actress award with the film's ensemble of actresses at the Abu Dhabi International Film Festival, and later a nomination at the Asia Pacific Screen Award 2007.
In 2008, director Najwa al Najjar cast Yasmine in the lead role of her award winning film "Pomegranates and Myrrh" alongside Hiam Abbass. The film opened at the Sundance Film Festival in 2009 and Yasmine went on to win the Youssef Chahine Best Actress award for her performance at the Rabat International Film Festival.
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More recently, Yasmine was seen as a series regular opposite John Malkovich in the NBC series Crossbones and also as a series regular in the ABC series Quantico.
In 2015, Variety included her on their list of breakout performances, which also included the likes of Rami Malek, Aziz Ansari, Titus Burgess, Taraji P. Henson, Ben Mendelsohn and more.
BornNovember 21, 1978
2 wins & 1 nomination
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The artist welcomes custom work and commissions!


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Who Is Tony Revolori? Height, Ethnicity, Why Did He Receive Death Threat?
Tony Revolori is the charismatic and spirited American actor who had his big break in Hollywood after starring as "Flash Thompson" alongside Tom Holland in the critically acclaimed superhero movie "Spider-Man: Homecoming", produced by Marvel Produced and released in 2017. Prior to the Spider-Man film, he was popular with children for his role as Zero Moustafa in the 2014 film The Grand Budapest Hotel. Now he is being announced as the leading actor in a handful of upcoming films that could take him further up the ladder as a star; hopefully, retribution for his role as a tyrant in the Spider-Man sequel will be one of them. More interesting details are below.
Who Is Tony Revolori?
Tony Revolori (birth name Anthony Quiñonez) was born on April 28, 1996, in Anaheim, California, where he grew up as the son of Sonia Quiñonez and Mario Quiñonez. He decided to change his family name before he ventured into acting because he thought it was much cooler and more marketable than his family name "Quiñonez". The name Revolori happens to be the family name of his paternal grandmother.
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Tony Revolori's career as an actor began at a very young age. As a child actor, he appeared for the first time at the age of two in a commercial for baby food. Later he got his first big acting role in the comedy series The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson, in which he played the role of Young Zero Moustafa. Soon after, in 2014, IndieWire dubbed Tony Revolori one of the best actors under twenty.
His groundbreaking starring role came after the cast of Flash Thompson in the 2017 restart of the Spider-Man movie (Spider-Man Homecoming), and following the movie's box office success, Tony Revolori was subsequently signed to star in Hannah Fidell's comic book film, The Long Dumb Road (2018).
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You don't have to be a fortune teller to see that Tony is not a typical Caucasian boy, and that's because of the family he was born into. His father, Mario Quiñonez, and his mother, Sonia Quiñonez, are originally from Jutiapa, Guatemala, where they both worked as actors before immigrating to the United States. Tony has only one brother named Mario Revolori. Interestingly, Mario Revolori is also an actor, just like Tony and his parents. I guess the love and passion for the performing arts run in the family.
Why Did Tony Revolori Receive Death Threat?
With easy access to the Internet and social media platforms, it has allowed anyone from anywhere in the world to sit down comfortably and hand out just about anything that comes to mind, much of which consists of an increase in unpleasant criticism and unprovoked death threats to innocent people, including famous celebrities. Unfortunately, Tony Revolori is the latest victim of this issue. Recently, after playing the role of a tyrant in the Spiderman movie, he received a flood of hate mails and death threats, which he described as extremely despicable. Apparently, some Spidey fans took the subject a little too seriously when it came up.
Moreso, this hostile reaction resulted from the fact that his ethnic background and that of the character he portrayed in the comics were different. So it became clear that the threats came from racism. Although shocked by the hate mails and threats, he stated that he loved the role of Flash Thompson and really hoped he would not lose the role based on such heinous acts by very mean people.
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A career as an actor, especially in Hollywood, requires a certain amount of exteriority that fits the work. Apart from facial features, characteristics such as height, weight, body shape, and physique play a major role in casting, except for roles that require a certain appearance. Tony Revelori is a bit missing in the sizing department since his average height is 163 cm (5 feet 4 inches). Fortunately for him, most of the roles he has been given so far have been based on his acting talent and the fact that he fits the character description of such roles.
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Supecars, superboats and superwatches. Monaco has focused for the 10th time on creme de la creme in terms of horsepower, jewelry and toys for grown-ups at Top Marques Monaco 2013, a high-end event coincided with 2013 Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters.
The Monegasque Principality is comprised of a state filled with adrenaline and curiosity. Paparazzi lurk at every corner the supercars exhibited by the owners and those included in the test drives by Top Marques Monaco 2013.
Top Marques greeted us with an Agusta Westland landed in front of the Grimaldi Forum. James Bond's VIP helicopter is flanked by Fjord and Frauscher boats and vintage Aston Martin models. An admirable view and a preamble for what was to discover inside the fair which this year presents six world premiere supercars: Venzer, Manzantti, Mansory, Delavilla, Savage Rivale and Isis.
The first day was reserved for test drives. Those who wish could test Rolls-Royce, Hamann, Pagani, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, and McLaren supercars, plus testing the new helicopter with 007 marks. Sensations are as big as the uniqueness of these hyper vehicles.
After we enjoyed the jewelry show, Liquid Gold and linens, we made a stop to admire Franck Muller's latest innovation – the fastest tourbillon and the sports collections, followed by amazing Boulle's jewelery and vintage luxury watches.
Aquatic luxury toys have been as always wildly successful along with super driving simulators that train professionals pilots. The sensations of driving were the most realistic compared with other devices.
The whiskey tasting by La Maison D'Écosse and its famous Monaco Blend and the Taschen stand was another moments of delight. We were pleased that besides bling-bling there is a slice of art and culture offered by several art galleries and Taschen publishing house. Taschen came with rarest editions, limited editions and books of extraordinary dimensions, plus novelties not yet out for sale.
The hall that houses the supercars is a revelation for any car enthusiast. A better selection could not be imagined under one roof. The show is magnificent. Enjoy a selection of photos. We will be back with new experiences from Top Marques Monaco 2013.


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Christopher Turner talks to the SF Chronicle about his relationship with Armistead Maupin, telling the paper that Maupin, who is 27 years older than Turner, cruised him on the street after seeing his profile on a website Turner runs, hotoldermale.com (site NSFW).
"Shortly after Christopher Turner started his Web site hotoldermale.com in 2002, a hot older male approached him while walking on 18th Street in the Castro district. The man said he recognized Turner from his online profile; he'd even printed out a photograph of the Internet entrepreneur. 'Apparently he didn't post his picture because he was too darn shy about the whole thing,' Turner, 35, recalled."
Turner has a new site, DaddyHunt, which pairs older men with younger men, and they've just posted a number of new billboards around San Francisco. Turner talks about the phenomenon:
"I think when people see a young man with an older guy, they think, 'Sugar Daddy.' And I guess the same goes for straight relationships. But one thing people don't see is that a lot of people have a serious attraction to older men — whether it's physical, emotional, intellectual — and feel more comfortable in relationships with older men. I launched the site as sort of a political statement: You can have a loving relationship despite an age difference … I think the Greeks understood it well, and so did the gay community. Back in the '70s, the gay community featured older, hairy guys in gay porn all the time. During the AIDS crisis, everything we saw, in advertising and porn, suddenly became young and clean…Attraction is hard to understand. My current attraction toward older men has been around since I can remember, but I imagine that could change. I'm really not sure. That's always the issue with an age difference. With Armistead, he's 27 years my senior and, you know, he'll likely die before me. So there's the big issue of any age-difference relationship. But who knows? It's hard to say where my attractions will be in 20, 30 years."
Maupin recently published the latest novel in the Tales of the City series, Michael Tolliver Lives
, which rejoins his character Michael Tolliver some three decades later. Turner notes that many of the themes on aging in the book bear a striking resemblance to the couple's own experience.
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Dallas Stars' Esa Lindell (23) celebrates with John Klingberg after Klingberg scored in overtime against the Nashville Predators in Game 6 of an NHL hockey first-round playoff series in Dallas, Monday, April 22, 2019. The Stars won 2-1 in overtime. Tony Gutierrez / AP
DALLAS — With a chance to clinch a playoff series at home for the first time in 11 years, the Dallas Stars needed overtime again. They didn't need quite as many this time, and won't have to go back to Music City.
John Klingberg scored from the left circle 17:02 into overtime after a cross-ice pass from Alexander Radulov, and the Stars beat the Nashville Predators 2-1 to wrap up their first-round Western Conference playoff series in six games.
"We wanted to close it out today and don't have to deal with going back there," said Klingberg, whose first goal of the playoffs came after five assists in the series. "We treated it like a Game 7."
The last time the Stars clinched a playoff series on home ice was in 2008, when they needed four overtimes for a 2-1 win over San Jose in a second-round series.
"To do it in overtime in that fashion, what an exciting time for our fans," Stars captain Jamie Benn said. "They were loud and brought a lot of extra energy for us in overtime."
The Stars, with rookie coach Jim Montgomery, won three consecutive games to close out the Predators. Dallas will play St. Louis in the second round of the playoffs, just like its previous post-season appearance three years ago. The Blues, who have home-ice advantage this time, won that 2016 series with a Game 7 win in Dallas.
Ben Bishop, Vezina Trophy finalist, had a playoff career-high 47 saves for the Stars.
"Obviously our best player once again is Bish. He's just keeping us in the game," Klingberg said.
"We slowly, second period, third period and overtime got better and better," Montgomery said. "Obviously our best player was Bish. He was incredible."
Pekka Rinne, who won the Vezina Trophy last year as the NHL's top goalie, also set a career best by stopping 49 shots in his 89th career playoff game. That included an impressive pad save on Benn's shot just more than five minutes into the overtime period, when the Stars had a 14-8 advantage on shots.
"It's tough. It's a tough pill to swallow," Predators defenceman P.K. Subban said. "We came in here obviously wanting to take the series back to Nashville, and I thought we gave ourselves a great opportunity to do that."
Blake Comeau scored his first playoff goal for the Stars, tying the game at 1-1 in the second period. But he also had a tripping penalty with 1:53 left in regulation that put Nashville on the power play.
The Predators stuck to the series script and didn't score a goal. They didn't even get a shot on goal before the third period ended, or when finishing the final seconds with a man advantage to start overtime.
They were 0 for 4 on the power play in Game 6, and finished 0 for 15 in the series. They were the only one of the 16 teams that made the playoffs that didn't have a power-play goal in the post-season.
"I don't have that answer right now," coach Peter Laviolette said.
"Even tonight, we had a lot of chances on the power play," defenceman Roman Josi said. "If we get a goal there, it's a different game."
Nashville had only one shot in the last nine minutes of regulation, and that doesn't count Calle Jarnkrok's shot at an angle over Bishop that ricocheted off the crossbar .
Colton Sissons had a breakaway for Nashville with about 11 minutes left that was denied by Bishop, just before Comeau and Andrew Cogliano had swipes against Rinne.
Austin Watson scored a goal for Nashville in the first period.
Dallas tied the game at 1 almost 5 1/2 minutes into the second period when Radek Faksa poked a puck away from Nashville and started skating the other way. Faksa then fed back to Comeau, skating through the slot for a wicked wrist shot into left side of the net.
That was right after Nashville's second line, now with Rocco Grimaldi, had three point-blank shots in 10 seconds turned away by Bishop.
With a team-high three goals in the series, the 5-foot-7 Grimaldi was moved up from the fourth line to the second line in the most significant lineup switch made by Laviolette going into the elimination game.
Rinne had glove saves on second-period shots by Tyler Seguin and Benn, who combined for 11 of their 23 shots the first two periods.
Dallas has some early giveaways, and a second one early by Jason Spezza that led to Nashville's goal.
Subban took a shot from high above the right circle, the puck hitting Brian Boyle in a crowd in front of Bishop and then knocked in by Watson for his first goal of the playoffs.
NOTES: Dallas is 31-40 in playoff overtime games, 1-1 in this series. Nashville, which failed to get out of the first round for the first time in four years, won Game 2 in overtime and is 8-9 in such games. … Nashville's top line of Ryan Johansen, Viktor Arvidsson and Forsberg finished the series with a combined two goals and two assists. The No. 1 Stars line of Benn, Seguin and Radulov finished with seven goals and 11 assists. … Dallas got two shots by Rinne that hit the post. In the opening seconds of the third period, Esa Lindell's ricocheted off the bottom of the post and back into play. Benn had a shot midway through the first period that hit higher on the same post and bounced up in the air, and Rinne somehow got his stick on the puck and knocked it away.
Dallas will play St. Louis in the second round of the playoffs.
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After reading the fantastic review in GamesTM, I downloaded the demo on my mac, and have instantly pre-ordered! loved the artstyle, music, puzzles and humour.
I've downloaded it to my nc10 netbook, and while the game looks and performs perfectly. I have a problem in that the screen is a bit too small for the game, and the options bar at the bottom is not visible. is there a way round this? keyboard shortcut to fit to screen perhaps?
Do you have the updated version of flash player? I read someone with a problem similiar to yours fixed it that way.
i just tried installing the latest flash player, but it hasn't helped.
Another question i have is does my pre-order entitle me to both the PC and Mac versions of the game, or do I have to select only one?
I've downloaded it to my nc10 netbook, and while the game looks and performs perfectly. I have a problem in that the screen is a bit too small for the game, and the options bar at the bottom is not visible.
Perhaps you'll find a solution that'll work for in the Amanita Design Blog discussion about the demo?
Look for posts by "Kevin" & TRoss.
Thanks for your reply ABoretz, but it's not my mac that's causing the problem, its on my Samsung NC10 netbook, running win xp. the screen is only 1040 x 600.


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It is RWTH's objective to be a Place to Be – a place where research and teaching support academics in all fields to exploit their full potential. Place to Be is based on the measure "Mobilizing People" from the Institutional Strategy I. In this context the administrative department IGAD was founded in 2007 . More information about Place to Be Excellence can be found here in German and English.
Diversity Fund: Doctorate Positions for Diverse Graduates
It is RWTH's objective to foster its employees' diversity on all levels. Special measures to achieve this are the doctoral positions based on the Diversity Fund. These are part-time TV-L 13 positions for three years. Six positions for graduates are allocated during each of the three application rounds. Candidates must have met one of the following eligibility criteria to apply:
be either severely disabled according to SGB IX (with a degree of severe disability of 50 or more) or persons of equal status according to § 2 section 3 SGB IX, particularly a speech or hearing impediment or
have non-academic parents or
have non-academic parents and be so-called Bildungsinländer with migration background (typically with a German university entrance qualification, i.e. a German Abiturzeugnis)
18 part-time TV-L 13 positions for three years were allocated during three application rounds. The IGaD co-ordinated the application and allocation process on the basis of scientific opinions, a review panel's report and vote and the decision of the Rectorate.
Re-entry Positions für Junior Scientists After Parental Leave Have Successfully Ended
Balancing family and work poses a great challenge to junior scientists. A helpful tool was created within the Institutional Strategy II to support them with including both their career and children in their life plans: the so-called re-entry positions offer junior scientists with a doctorate a one-year contract renewal when returning to work after parental leave. Thus, an incentive is given to return to work soon and continue one's scientific career. After a junior scientist returns, the institutes receive funding for 50 percent of the personnel costs of the scientists who have returned.
20 young scientists - including 18 women and two men - are using this instrument during the second Excellence phase from 2013 to 2017.
The funding of Re-entry positions is prolonged within the frame of the bridge financing from November 2017 till December 2018. From now on, applications can be submitted again. IGaD coordinates the successful application and grant procedure.


Mrs. Wilma L. McDaniel passed away on February 2, 2019. She leaves her loving family along with a host of friends to cherish her memory.
Wilma, was my father's Enos Alfonso Williams first cousin, and therefore my second cousin (prima segunda) I – Hilma Williams Shannon- came to know her here in the U.S.A as an adult. She invited me to her family's Family Reunion in Orlando Florida, Chicago, and Las Vegas. She welcomed me and my sister, Anna into her family circle. Over the years Wilma always gave me great advices. She was always encouraging, and positive in her outlook on life. We had very uplifting conversations. May Jehovah, God keeps her in his memory. Love you Wilma.
God take care of all our needs and he knew Wilma had fought a great Battle and needed some rest. She is resting with the Lord now.ahe had a good life.
I am praying for all of you time heals all wounds.
Keeping the family lifted in prayer. You have one mother and I'm sure her lasting love will continue to warm your hearts.


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Q: How are hashcode() and compareTo() related? I've found this class definition:
class TwoTuple28<A,B> implements Comparable {
  // ...
  public int hashCode() {
    int result = 17;
    result = result * 37 + first.hashCode();
    result = result * 37 + second.hashCode();
    return result;
  }
  public int compareTo(Object o) {
    if(!(o instanceof TwoTuple28)) throw new ClassCastException();
    TwoTuple28 t = (TwoTuple28)o;
    return (this.hashCode() - t.hashCode() < 0) ? -1 :
    ((this.hashCode() - t.hashCode() > 0 ? 1 : 0));
}

Could you please explain me, why did the developer use hashCode() into compareTo()? How are they related? Isn't it a wrong way?

A: In short, this is a very bad idea. It sort of works, but will fail in ways which would be easily missed in testing.
The purpose of comparison is to say when one object is higher, lower or equal to another. When two object are equal, they are a considered a duplicate for ConcurrentSkipListMap, TreeMap and TreeSet which means that two objects with the same hashCode in this case would be considered a duplicate and ignored.  How likely is two object with the same hashCode? if you have a collection of tens of thousands, you are highly likely to have duplicates even with a much better hashCode than the one above.
BTW, HashMap and HashSet now use compareTo when there are collisions and even in these collections a poor compareTo can mean keys/elements disappear.
The safe way to implement this method is to assume the first and second fields are Comparable, otherwise you don't have a basis to compare them.

On a related note, a puzzle for you.
Write a program to print strings of words which have a hashCode() of 0.  You should be able to generate thousands in less than ten seconds.


Runny nose, sneezing, itchy eyes and skin, rash, coughing and wheezing are all symptoms that most of us are familiar with when our body's immune system overreacts to a normally harmless substance. These so called allergic reactions can be caused by substances in the environment known as allergens. Almost anything can be an allergen for someone. The most common allergens are dust mites, pollen, mold spores, insect bites, medicines and food. Not only humans can have allergies, also horses and other animals can be oversensitive to allergens from their environment and food.
The immune system is made up of special cells, proteins, tissues and organs to defend the body against infectious organisms and other invaders. The primary function of the immune system is to identify the disease-causing molecules or molecular fragment (antigens) so that the information can be communicated to either the antibody forming system (immunoglobulins) or to the cell-mediated immune system that contains specialized cells that destroy the intruders.
There are several white cell types that trap, process and present the antigen. One of those types are the mast cells which plays an important role in both allergy and the immune system. Mast cells are very large round cells that can be found throughout the body in connective tissue, under mucosal surfaces, in the intestinal wall, in the skin and around nerves. They serve as sentinel cells that release inflammatory molecules (degranulation) in response to an antigen or tissue damage. This release occurs normally in a controlled manner and ensures that the ferocity of the inflammation is appropriate to the body's instant need. There are several mechanisms that can stimulate mast cell degranulation. The best recognized of these is through the antibody IgE. When the cell-mediated immune system is exaggerated in response to an environmental or food allergen, plasma cells produce excessive amounts of IgE (see figure 1). IgE and antigen can trigger an explosive release of mast cell granule contents (e.g. histamine, leukotrienes), which is responsible for the severe inflammation that occurs in allergic reactions.
Figure 1: Allergic reaction overview.
First it is important to not confuse food allergy, which is an immunologically mediated reaction to food allergens, with food intolerance. Food intolerances are those reactions to foods that are not immunologically mediated. These reactions can include 1) food idiosyncrasies; an horse can respond abnormally to food; 2) metabolic reaction; in which a food component affects the metabolism of the horse; 3) pharmacological reactions, in which some food components may act like drugs, and 4) food poisoning, in which the adverse reaction is cause by a toxin or organism.
In the case of food allergies, the allergen needs be ingested and must pass through the intestinal wall into the blood stream in order to be exposed to the immune system. Although, food allergies in horses are rare, anything the horse ingested can become an allergen for the horse. There are many foods that may cause an allergic reaction in horses. Feed products that have been reported to cause allergies include; lucerne, wheat, barley, oats, malt, bran, buckwheat, potatoes, beet pulp, soybean meal, clover, chicory, feed supplements and additives.
Angiodema; rapid swelling of the dermis, subcutaneous tissue mucosa and submucosal tissues.
Food allergies must be differentiated from other allergic reactions that are triggered by insect bites or other environmental substances such as medication, shampoos, cleaners or plant parts. These allergic reactions may show similar clinical signs in horses.
One of the biggest challenges is to identify the specific allergen(s) that causes your horse to suffer. An accurate diagnosis is requires with a detailed patient history, an assessment of the horse's environmental surroundings, and a full clinical examination. There are various diagnostic tests (such as intradermal test) that can be performed to determine if your horse suffers allergies. However, these tests are not always reliable.
The only way to be sure that your horse has a food allergy is with an elimination diet. With an elimination diet you remove one or more common foods or one or more minor or non-nutritive substances, such as food additives. For horses a diet can consist of one single protein source and carbohydrate source that the horses have not received before. Also all the supplements and additives must be removed. It is also advised to change the hay to a different grass type and dampen it with water to reduce dust; this will eliminate the possible chance that your horse may be allergic to pollen or dust. The elimination diet should be continued for 8 to 12 weeks to evaluate improvements. Improvements can be observed as soon as 4 to 6 weeks. If the horse gets better than you can challenge the horse with food products from its previous diet. Only one item per week should be introduced to allow the new added item to be identified. Don't make these changes without consulting with a veterinarian or equine nutritionist. An equine nutritionist is able to evaluate and formulate a proper diet for your horse so that your horse is also meeting its nutrient requirements.
There is no set cure for food allergies, but they can be managed with careful attention and commitment. Immunotherapy is a highly effective treatment for allergies. Steroid and antihistamine therapies are successful short term options, but prolonged use of these drugs can have serious side effects. The most effective solution is to develop a proper diet for these horses so that the allergic reactions and symptoms are reduced.


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Posted on August 26, 2016 by The Independent in Main News, Politics
Finance Minister Patrick Chinamasa
FEARS are growing that the Lima Plan, which seeks to settle US$1,8 billion arrears owed to preferred international financial institutions — the World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) — before unlocking US$2 billion in fresh funding is all but dead in the water amid growing indications that lack of comprehensive reforms and a strong lobby against it have thwarted the initiative.
By Bernard Mpofu
Authorities have not been able to meet basic reform benchmarks such as fiscal or budgetary targets and as a result the country's budget deficit is widening and current account deficit growing, while government has been failing to meet other statutory obligations.
Market sources said increased issuance of Treasury Bills (TBs) could also affect the arrears clearance plan.
Although the total stock of TBs is not known, more than US$1,5 billion worth of the tradable paper is currently held by commercial banks.
The continued reliance on the government-guaranteed paper is crowding out private sector funding at a time local industry is badly in need of fresh capital.
There are also assertions in the market that government is abusing the Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) balances to meet its financial obligations.
Besides TBs and RTGS issues, government has been unable to control its overall expenditure vis-à-vis tax revenues, thus extending budget overruns and deepening the economic crisis, broadly reflecting mismanagement of the economy.
Apart from these issues, failure by government to adopt comprehensive reforms has also militated against the Lima Plan.
Government has committed to the IMF, under the Staff-Monitored Programme, to embark on a raft of reforms before full reengagement with the multilateral lender.
Some of the key benchmarks for reforms include reducing the size of the wage bill to re-orient spending towards priority capital and social outlays; improve debt management, develop a comprehensive public financial management strategy, and strengthen value-added tax policy and key processes in revenue administration; and improve the business environment, including a transparent and consistent application of the indigenisation policy and a new comprehensive land reform programme.
The debt-ridden country has also committed to compensate white commercial farmers who lost land during the chaotic land reform programme.
Zimbabwe has further failed to come up with viable strategies for state enterprises reform which are currently haemorrhaging the cash-strapped Treasury.
While the IMF has welcomed the arrears clearance plan, which initially received broad support internationally, government has been unable to come up with new development plans and private sector-led growth initiatives.
Sources said other factors that could sabotage the Lima Plan include the controversial indigenisation policy, monetary authorities' interventions in May, Statutory Instrument 64/2016, command agriculture initiatives, consolidation of diamond mines and management of diamond revenue and Britain's exit from the European Union.
The indigenisation, law compelling foreign investors to cede 51% shareholding to locals, has kept investors at bay in an economy desperate for foreign direct investment. Although President Robert Mugabe in April attempted to clarify provisions of the law before an IMF meeting held the following month, the market was left more confused.
It is also understood that the IMF was unhappy after the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe announced its plans to introduce bond notes, among other things, two days after its May 2 board meeting which government officials attended.
"This appeared like an act of dishonesty on the part of Harare smacking of political chicanery," a source said.
Growing social discontent and unrest, sources said, is also worrying IFIs and Western governments. The British government, which appeared to strongly backing the Lima Plan, now seems to be backtracking in the face of a strong lobby by local civic society, political parties and powerful diplomats against it. The British government is now demanding that for Zimbabwe to get funding, it must meet three important conditions: respect for human rights; observance of the rule of law and good governance as well as introduction of economic reforms.
Since launching the plan in Lima, Peru, in October last year, government has been hectically promoting the strategy.
Time is, however, running out for the debt-ridden Harare government to settle the US$1,8 billion arrears to access AfDB bridge financing for distressed countries like Somalia, Sudan and Zimbabwe before the end of 2016.
Since Lima, government has taken the plan around the world in a bid to broaden its buy-in.
The lobby against the plan argues that funding Mugabe's regime at such a critical moment when it is facing unsustainable fiscal pressure, coupled with rising social discontent and unrest, while almost on its knees, would be a great betrayal of the broad pro-democracy movement and those fighting for change in Zimbabwe.
The lobbyists — led by former Finance minister Tendai Biti, who is opposing his successor Patrick Chinamasa and Reserve Bank governor John Mangudya's plans — say they remain gravely concerned about the economic and political situation in Zimbabwe, including human rights issues, and consequently, there should be no policy shift towards Harare from the international community.
Asked to comment on the Lima Plan, Biti said: "The Lima Plan is all but dead primarily because the Zanu PF government is corrupt and incompetent. You do not need any lobbyists to stop the Lima initiative because it was always doomed from the start. For Lima to succeed, you need comprehensive reforms, but it is not possible to have reforms without reformers. In this government, there are no serious reformers and hence there are no meaningful reforms. This is what is going to kill the Lima Plan."
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4 thoughts on "US$2bn bailout sabotaged"
Sagitarr says:
The tomfoolery will soon come to an end. Hunger and anger will keep pushing the social unrest until we have a government owned by ordinary citizens – not this gang of hoodlums
EFEWfe says:
Opposition parties will sabotage every thing that comes from Zanu pf, whether good or bad. Now they want to bring civil war to Zim.
Okech says:
What is it that is coming from ZanuPF except every negative thing on this planet one can think of?
Ruvarashe says:
Good, why should they get funds to continue looting and destroying the country. They don't even have the slightest clue what they are doing. They should not get any relief, they need to away. The country will nor make any progress with Zanu in charge, they need to go , not today but yesterday