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Always happy when Finnish business is actively making progress to engage with Japan, not just Finnish culture and Japanese friendship. This week we have third Slush Japan event for start-up ventures, even bigger and better than before. Two weeks ago a mission of Finnish bio-business start-ups gained much interest from Japanese contacts, not just here but in third countries. Similar Finnish initiatives will follow in car electronics, maritime, nuclear, bioenergy and wood construction sectors in coming months. New companies are also establishing operations here and new Japanese companies are investing in Finland. Meanwhile, Finnair will this summer become the biggest European airline in number of flights to Japan!
In Japan politics, Prime Minister is facing probably his biggest challenge during the four year rule. It's Osaka school master's word against Prime Minister's wife's word: did she give him money or not? Did she push Finance Ministry to the radical price cut for the new school's land deal? We'll see how the stories will sort out this week. What's clear is that PM's popularity has already taken quite a blow.
The officials say they cut the price by 90% to "avoid any government responsibility for the polluted waste in the soil". If so, you can ask how could they sell – and local government accept – such a waste dump to a buyer who planned to build an elementary school for children there? You can also ask what kind of parents were paying big money to have their children in same operator's kindergarten, who was teaching them superiority of ancient Japan, hate for "slimy lowlife" Chinese and Koreans and disciplined 3-5 year olds by not letting them to go toilet when nature called, shaming them to stand in front of class if "accident" then happened?
In Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly, questions to ex-Governor Ishihara of similar polluted land deal for the new fish market, went unanswered as well. The 83 year old "rojin", who was in charge of city budget as big as state budgets of Finland and Sweden put together, claimed he did not know anything of money matters as he left all negotiations to his underlings, who never reported him of any details. Instead he blamed the new Governor for all trouble and costs because she made too big fuss of the pollution findings and postponed the move to the new site. Few people bought that story: surveys show Governor Koike has 78% support from the voters and looks surefire bet to twist the Assembly majority from the old rulers to her own "school" in the forthcoming July election.
Back to cash: for many of us JPY 1 million (EUR 8300) sounds like plenty of it to walk around with, but I can tell you it fits in a rather small envelope. It also sounds strange that PM's wife would hand it out without any receipt or track of bank withdrawal and for government officials to take orders from PM's wife. Then again, she's known to have her own mind, often different from her husband's and, so far, many have liked her for that. It would be ironic if this would lead to demise of the popular PM, who was already getting close to clearing his rule all the way to 2020.
In Finland, it's very rare to carry much cash in wallet – "plastic burns" to pay even a cup of coffee. In USA, you are almost suspected for counterfeiting or money laundering for offering cash at shop counter.
Yet, in Japan cash remains common. According latest data, the amount of cash in circulation in Japan is 19% of GDP in comparison to 5-10% in most other developed countries and just 1,7% in advanced Sweden. Not all people here have a credit card, bank withdrawals can still be made at counter and many prefer to use cash for daily shopping afraid they would spend too much with a card. Like me, you must have been held back long time at a supermarket counter when the old lady in front of you wish to dig up from her wallet exact coins for the JPY 4789 bill.
Japanese are also the biggest savers in the world: the latest data on private savings amounts to JPY 936 trillion (EUR 7,8 trillion), only a little less than the value of private homes and other assets. Total value of households' holdings at JPY 1,800 trillion (EUR 15 trillion) is almost double to government's outstanding bonds JPY 1,076 trillion (over 200% of GDP) that so many worry about. On top of the bank savings, many Japanese people keep cash at home "under futon" with total value probably up in trillions as well. This is even more likely today than before as you get practically no interest for depositing your money in bank. It is not rare to read that robbers got JPY 10 million cash breaking into some old couple's home or that a small shop owner was robbed carrying big cash to near-by bank's locker at the end of the day.
So the basic conditions are there for plenty cash around and JPY 1 million is not that much for an affluent lady or a politician, even a school master.
It's not many years ago when Democratic Party power king Ichiro Ozawa had problems to explain where he had got the JPY 400 million in his office cash box that he had used to buy the neighboring parcel of land. As well, the Osaka school master probably has to explain now where he got the money to pay for his school building and land as "cheap" as it was. The alleged contribution from PM's wife was peanuts for his total cost.
Just when I claimed Japan usually does well in all kinds of international comparisons, new negative ones show up. Take the new World Happiness Index: top placings are again taken by small Nordic countries Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Finland plus Switzerland followed by Netherlands, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Sweden. Japan comes in way behind at No.51, just a little bit ahead of Korea and China. Even USA, who's been in complete misery, economically raped and massacred by gangs and terrorists according to its new president, ranks at No.14, close to same as Germany and UK. Most of all, however, Japan's poor rating rating stands out when you think about afore mentioned private assets, well-functioning society, general standard of living, public safety and high employment in comparison to others. Are Japanese just more prone to complain than others? Maybe yes, but those of us who live here also know that when others worry of deteriorating sense of community, it is in many ways even too tight in Japan leaving little social space for individuality.
Despite smiling faces, many are unhappy with work place and social pressures. Same for home: Japan divorce rate is traditionally low, but that does not mean that people are happy with their marriage. School kids are put under heavy pressure, too, for both studies and social relations. Bullying is so commonplace and violent that news of young children's suicides come at regular pace. Old people taking their lives make the news regularly, too.
Happily, the total number of suicides is down: "only" 21,897 took their lives last year, clearly less than over 30,000 each year during Japan's economic regression 1998-2011. In relation to total population this means 17 cases per 100,000 citizens, still very high in comparison to, for instance, USA at 13 and UK below 10. Finland, another suicide-prone country in the past, has now about same rate as USA with 731 cases last year. Data could be even worse in Japan: according to another survey 1 in 4 Japanese has considered committing suicide, a terrifying number. I shiver to think about it.
Government says it will put more effort to preventive work. It has plenty to do: only 7% people had ever heard there is a nationwide help phone service and only 5% of past such campaigns. Most overcame their bad thoughts by talking with family and friends or focusing on their hobbies. The human social network operated well in this case.
A young female advertising company worker's suicide last year led to much publicized campaign to limit overwork, yet at the end, there was no drastic change to overwork limits. Keidanren and Rengo, the biggest employer and employee unions, agreed that while "normally" work week is limited to 45 hours, companies can order staff "in specially busy times" to work 100 hours per month overtime in six months of the year. With 5 day work week, that means 5 hours per day constantly for one month, possibly for six months in row - about the same as led to the suicide of the young lady just out of top university. Ironically, it might be it was Dentsu, the company that caused her "karoshi" or death by overwork, who gained most, possibly billions of yen, of government's publicity campaign against excessive work.
Dentsu, who controls 60% of Japan's big advertising market, was probably the main beneficial also from the equally much publicized public campaign for "Premium Friday", another Abe daydream that companies would let staff out of door at 3 pm last Friday of each month so they could go out spending money for shopping and entertainment. TV was full of newscasts and chic adverts and trains were plastered with "Premium Friday" posters, but only a few companies ever followed it and economic data for last month showed no bump in spending.
Indeed, consumer spending continued to drag in February, yet happily exports took a big 11% step up thanks to China demand waking up. It was mainly crucial parts for China's big car production and its mobile phones, but it was plenty enough to give Japan its first monthly surplus with China since 2012 anti-Japan riots there as well as to lift Japan's total trade balance to its biggest surplus since 2010. This shows again how important Japan-China business relations are and how smooth political relations are needed to back them up.
Last week, China state TV's malicious "name-and-shame" program wrongly claimed that Japanese companies were selling contaminated food products from Fukushima causing consumer panic that probably will show in future trade data. Japan Embassy's questions to the TV company went unanswered, of course, and any answers would not anyway correct the damage already done. Luckily food exports are miniscule in comparison to automotive and electronic parts.
China remains important for Japan exports and global business: while export volume to USA was again a bit bigger, it showed no growth as US car sales are now winding down following 3-4 good years. EU comes clearly as No.3 for Japan some 40% behind the two giants, but we can always hope the new FTA, once confirmed, will bring positive change to that.
Putting brakes on future exports is JPY's rise past two weeks despite US Fed interest hike that stretches the US-Japan interest difference further. It seems markets had consumed that move in advance as usual, however Fed is increasingly confident on further hikes this year, so USD should resume its rising curve.
Share markets look more unstable: Nikkei has been in decline, as always, from rising yen and last week even Dow turned down with growing confusion in "Trumpolitics". For US stocks, however, a basic positive spin remains, while in Tokyo foreigners, who make most of the buying and selling here, seem to be all on way out now, so likelihood of any new rise in Nikkei looks distant.
The higher yen propelled Tokyo back up the ranks in another annual global survey: The Most Expensive City to Live. After topping the list for years, Tokyo dropped out of Top 10 with lower yen in 2013, but now rose back to No.4 behind Hong Kong, Singapore and Zurich with Osaka following just behind at No.5. Like Japan, Switzerland managed to have another city Geneve in Top 10 while Paris and Copenhagen added to Europe's 4/10 share in world's highest living costs against 5/10 for Asia, who add Seoul at No.6. New York was the only US city in Top 10 while declining currencies pushed London and Shanghai down the ranks.
All this according to The Economist with focus on expat life, something that do not necessarily apply to local people's life. In my experience, if you avoid expensive shops, restaurants and luxury apartments, you can live at reasonable cost in Tokyo. I certainly eat better and cheaper as well as travel cheaper by public transport here than in Helsinki. For travelers, even hotels are cheaper here once you move outside of the capital and Kyoto.
A fresh survey where Japan happily accepts to fall down the ranks comes from Korea: Japan is not any more Koreans' most hated country! Suddenly, the worst country in the world for the fiery Koreans is China, an earlier favorite for sharing historical grudge against Japan, but now despised for attacking Korea's missile defense arrangements, Korean business and Korean pop idols. Wonder which one was the worst crime?
To finish off, as always, sports and culture.
Spring sumo tournament had a fairy tale ending that pleased millions of Japanese: after perfect score until 12th day, then losing and hurting himself, the new Japanese Grand Champion Kisenosato collected himself and beat the rising young Mongolian star on the last day, not once but twice. The audience, biggest in long time, went wild and so did the whole nation: the old traditional sport, dominated by foreigners for past 20 years, is back now in a big way. You could see it well in television: not just big, enthusiastic crowd, but the amount of money spent on ring side advertising and thick wads of congratulatory envelopes full of cash. Bet the new "yokuzuna" received more "win" money every night than PM's wife allegedly gave away. None of the old three Mongolian champions did well – Hakuho even retired after first three rounds. We'll see if they can make come back when the tournament returns to Tokyo in May, but one thing is sure: the tickets will be hard to get!
As said last time, Sibelius has big following here. A concert at suburban Suginami Kokaido Hall on April 9 is a good example: it's all Japanese "Ainola Symphony Orchestra" conducted by Yuri Nitta playing seldom heard, rare pieces by Sibelius including two first time in Japan. Nitta-san has right credentials for this: after studying and working 10 years in Finland, she also doubles as the chairman of Japan Sibelius Society. It's important that support for Finnish classical music is not only based on star conductors and best orchestras from Finland visiting here, but nationwide grass roots activity like this.
Another kind of roots are displayed by Micke Bjorklof and Blue Strip, who play two gigs in Blue Mood Club in Hamarikyu on April 13-14, namely American blues that has wide following in Finland. Awarded in Finland as Best Blues Band in 2015 and for Best Blues Song in 2016, this band is a good exponent and world top level of the genre, tightly welded with 20 years together and now gigging around the world and recording with top producers in New Orleans, London etc. As an old blues fan from 50 years ago, I was well impressed listening to their latest CD recorded in Wales in same studio where Queen and Oasis did some of their best stuff. The songs are good, the band is incredibly tight and Micke's soulful vocals convincing, but the real star is guitarist Ville "Lefty" Leppanen, whose slide playing is simply overwhelming.
Come along to "Suomiblues Ilta" to cheer Micke, Lefty and the boys!
Timo Varhama
Tokyo, March 27, 2017
Previous Columns
21 March 2017
"Finland in Focus: Friendship, Dictionary, Music, Food - Even Elevators?"
13 March 2017
"Uncertainty Increases Around Japan - At Home Rebuilding Uncompleted in 6 Years - Abe Popularity Takes a Hit."
3 March 2017
"Book Readers, Police Jokes, Nerdy Napoleon and Poison Scare"
24 February 2017
"Populism, Ignorance and Isolationism Leads to Mayhem and Mess"
16 February 2017
"Golf Diplomacy, Chocolate Festa and Hokkaido Deams-Come-True"
9 February 2017
"Tokyo overcoming winter, business changes, political battle and Trump threats "
2 February 2017
"Warm Feelings in Japan, Wild Winds from USA"
20 January 2017
"Ready for Rooster? It will be a wild ride!"
17 December 2016
9 December 2016
"Finland independent with free word, good education - Japan and USA: Abe to Pearl, Son in Trump Tower"
4 December 2016
"Statistics, politics and plain bad management - difficulties to plough through it all "
24 November 2016
"TPP is dead – or is it? What comes next?"
14 November 2016
"US uproar shakes up the old world order, Korea in turmoil"
2 November 2016
"Showdown in U.S., Japan battles on"
25 October 2016
"Nobels, Narita and Niigata - Olympics and popularity politics"
26 September 2016
"In autumn downpours, Japan's wheels are slipping"
16 September 2016
"Moomins, Metsä, Mitsubishi and missiles - business, politics and sports"
6 September 2016
"Uunivited Guest Crashes the G20 Party"
31 August 2016
"It's not Super Mario, It's Super Abe! -- And Super Japan! "
8 August 2016
"Summer holidays, heat, rush and relax, while the world keeps turning"
12 July 2016
"Fog of uncertainties ahead: Japan, Britain, China and USA, each in their own way"
24 June 2016
"UK Splits, shakes EU, even Japan"
13 June 2016
"Rainy season: it's pouring on Prime Minister "
30 May 2016
"Obama is a Class Act, G7 Meeting Was for Japanese Audience "
8 May 2016
"With More Headaches at Home, Abe Takes Golden Week Europe Tour "
23 April 2016
"Dramatic Giant Quake, Business Slowdown, Election Mode in Politics"
7 April 2016
"Tokyo Great City, Japan hmmm...Colorful People "
22 March 2016
"Spring energy, child care and train travel "
11 March 2016
"Five Years from Japan "3-11" - Making Best Out of Gigantic Recovery Task "
28 February 2016
"A Dig Deeper into Politics: Ignorance, Camouflage, Chicanery "
15 February 2016
"Markets in turmoil, economy in decline, challenges grow for Abe"
5 February 2016
"Minister scandal distract, economy slow down, Kuroda rides for rescue "
28 January 2016
20 January 2016
"Bear Outlook for Monkey Year Grows, Taiwan Votes to Keep Distance from China, but Pop Group is More Important for Many "
12 January 2016
17 December 2015
"Global Environment, Food Tax, National Stadium: Historical Decisions or Political Parading? "
8 December 2015
"Challenges in Paris Conference, Challenges Back Home in Japan "
27 November 2015
"Refugees, bombs, business and global warming - can we control them all? "
3 November 2015
"Japan, USA, UK or Germany - China Impacts Us All Today "
22 October 2015
"New Ministers, New Trade Deals, All Political Play"
7 October 2015
"Power games, ball games, trade deals and refugee misery"
25 September 2015
"Big Problems, Big Talk and Big Figures - Each in Their Own Way".
9 September 2015
"Challenges in Japan, Tougher in USA and Europe ".
1 September 2015
"Looking at Neighbors, Japan Seems Stable and Safe ".
19 August 2015
"End Summer, Ceremonies and Holidays Over, Back to Work for All".
6 August 2015
"Hot Weather, Hot Air in Politics - From War Anniversary to Whisky in Space".
23 July 2015
Greece, China, EU, Japan: looking for the lost reality
23 June 2015
World No.1 City? The Difficulty of Passing New Laws, the Easiness of Spending a Lot
16 June 2015
"Only in Japan?" - Somethings, Yes, But Others Are Same All Over
4 June 2015
Security and Finances: Pensions, Companies, Banks, Olympics, FIFA
21 May 2015
Economy Back on Track, Record Profits at Big Companies
11 May 2015
Spring Events: Odaiba Rock, Shibuya Sex, Capitol Hill, White Hall and Red Square
22 April 2015
Elections, Elections - Finland, Japan, Around the World
30 March 2015
Sakura: beautiful, but just for a short, fleeting moment
16 March 2015
Better late than never - Japan moves slowly
2 March 2015
Three struck out, three more in doubt - Abe's ministers under attack again
19 February 2015
Spring, Sibelius, Chocolate, Budget and Big, Bad Putin
5 February 2015
Reform Work Starts - Energy, Farming and Food on Wish List
26 January 2015
Terror strikes, plenty work, sad memories wait
15 January 2015
Watching AKB, Eating Mochi, Spending JPY 96 Trillion - Japan Off to Better 2015 After So-So 2014
About the Columnist
The columnist is a Japan veteran among Finnish business, our Chamber ex-president and today Member of the Board of Trustees.
After running a major Finnish industry company's Japan business for over 20 years, he is now Senior Associate in a strategic consulting company.
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just when you think spring is on its way, it gets freezing again. just how? after the most beautiful sunshine exactly one week ago, it has been snowing again and now it might be sunny, but oh boy, the wind is freezing cold and I couldn't be further from spring. luckily, I'm flying out to the south of France next week and I can't wait for some sun and so far it looks like we will have loads of it to just get away from winter. the weeks before leaving for a holiday are just the busiest. I still have so much preparing to do and errands to run and I obviously panic ordered some clothes because due to the unwanted wintery weather, my wardrobe is lacking spring. I can't wait to take millions of photos and I'm sure my Instagram will be on fire.
what I did
I feel like this week has been flying by and I have no idea where it went and even though it was only boring admin days, they needed to happen. my granddad has been pretty poorly and it actually has been pretty scary but he luckily is feeling better now. I have been visiting him and helped my grandma with the dogs and just kept him company. I'm also currently planning out blog content to make sure my blog isn't left when I'm away so if you have any requests, leave them in the comments. I also did some work around the apartment because theres always something I can update and I also went to the gym and got such good workouts in.
what I didn't do
I actually didn't manage to get my nails done and I didn't manage to pick up a new makeup bag because my old one seems to be missing so that's on my to-do list for next week.
what I ate
yet again, when the weeks get stressful my food choices get boring. just salads and soups but I can't wait to make some Italian pasta salad later.
what I want to do next week
next week I have to prepare everything for my holiday. I have to pack, get my nails done and also make sure to film as I want to have a video up when I'm away and I have to work before I can finally leave the office on Thursday. I'm just so excited.
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vrijdag 15 december 2017
Holly's Reindeer Hugs
It's the 15th of the last month of the year. I can't believe it's Christmas in 10 days.
Today starts the final challenge of 2017 over at CCC Digi Creations and it's themed "Happy Christmas". This fortnight we have 2 wonderful sponsors Lemon Shortbread and Digi Doodle Studios.
I got to play with this wonderful image from Digi Doodle Studios called "Holly's Reindeer Hugs" and colored her using Promarkers. I made this card during a live SOL (Scrap OnLine) -in Dutch- on Facebook given by Tiets. Items I used to create this card: red, pink, green and pearlescent cardstock, 4 dp's, vinyl lace, pink satin ribbon, walnut stain distress ink, gesso, glitter glue, snowflak punch, snowflake border die set, Christmas tree border die and a circle punch.
I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas!
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In a major development for both Los Angeles residents and the nation at large, the Pew Hispanic Center has released a new report that outlines Mexican immigration trends of the past two decades. The data shows that immigration from Mexico has hit "net zero" – the number of people coming in is (roughly) equal to the people going out. From 1995 to 2000, about three million people hailing from Mexico immigrated to the U.S., more than four times the number of people performing the reverse.
From 2005 to 2010, a mere 1.4 million people from Mexico immigrated to the U.S., matching the number of people from the U.S. who went to Mexico during the same time frame. Enhanced immigration laws and enforcement are surely contributing to this trend, though a sagging American economy (paired with an uptick in the Mexican economy) and the treacherous nature of crossing the border are factors as well. Ultimately, this stagnation may impact employment and work visa applications.
With the health of the economy seemingly changing by the minute, qualified Mexican citizens may look elsewhere for employment; which means where once there were many work visa applicants, there may no longer be the demand. The cause-and-effect of "net zero" could ripple further, prompting employment immigration reform, possibly loosening work visa restrictions.
However, the report also found that legal immigration from Mexico to the U.S. increased during the 2007-2011 window (5.6 million in 2007, 5.8 million in 2011). Authorized entry into the U.S. is a process, just like attaining a work visa. But with the right guidance and support, an applicant could be approved quickly and move ahead with their lives.
Source: Multi-American, "Net migration from Mexico has stopped – now what?," Leslie Berestein Rojas, April 23, 2012


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Editor's Note — Ord. no. 2869-13 §1, adopted July 2, 2013, repealed sections 700.010 — 700.330 and enacted new provisions set out herein. Former sections 700.010 — 700.330 derived from ord. no. 348 Art. I — IX, 6-2-1969; ord. no. 912 §§1 — 3, 8-9-1983; ord. no. 1027 §§1 — 2, 10-14-1986; ord. no. 1409, 8-27-1991; ord. no. 1542 §700.030, 4-19-1994; ord. no. 1663 §1, 2-20-1996; ord. no. 1706 §1, 12-17-1996; ord. no. 1802-98 §1, 7-21-1998; ord. no. 1806-98 §1, 8-18-1998; ord. no. 1812-98 §1, 10-20-1998; ord. no. 1823-98 §1, 11-17-1998; ord. no. 1883-99 §1, 7-19-1999; ord. no. 1920-00 §1, 2-15-2000; ord. no. 1943-00 §1, 5-17-2000; ord. no. 1946-00 §§1 — 2, 6-20-2000; ord. no. 2038-01 §1, 10-30-2001; ord. no. 2152-03 §1, 1-21-2003; ord. no. 2329-04 §1, 11-16-2004; ord. no. 2600-07 §1, 12-18-2007; ord. no. 2625-08 §1, 3-11-2008; ord. no. 2667-08 §1, 11-18-2008; ord. no. 2732-09 §1, 10-20-2009; ord. no. 2763-10 §1, 8-10-2010; ord. no. 2802-11 §1, 10-18-2011; ord. no. 2861-13 §1, 1-8-2013.
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Universal Pictures have today confirmed that the "Snow White and the Huntsman" sequel has scored a new title – "The Huntsman: Winter's War".
The first character posters have also arrived for the film with Charlize Theron, Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain and Emily Bunt featuring front and center in the one-sheets.
Theron and Hemsworth reprise their roles as Queen Ravenna and The Huntsman Eric, respectively. Chastain plays Eric's love interest – the Warrior Sara, while Blunt is Ravenna's sister and the film's villain – the Ice Queen Freya.
The first trailer is due out in cinemas this Friday with the release of "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2". Cedric Nicolas-Troyan helms the film which opens April 22nd next year.


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Author: Tuan Anh
Fast Fourier Transform, bitwise operations.
Given a binary string A of size N and B of size M. For each sub-string x of A having length |B|, you need to find hamming distance between x and B.
Hamming distance of the two binary string of the same length is the number of the positions where the two strings have different characters.
Primarily there are three possible solutions depending on the subtasks.
Let us start with subtasks in increasing order of difficulty.
Subtask 1:
As N and M are quite small, we can try all possible sub-strings x of A having length M and we can find hamming distance between two string x and B. Finding hamming distance between two strings can be done in O(sum of sizes of strings).
For finding hamming distance between s and t, we can simply iterate over the string s and count the number of positions where s and t have different characters.
Pseudo Code
calculateHammingDistance(s, t): ans = 0; for i = 0 to |s|: if s[i] != t[i]: ans++; return ans;
Subtask 2:
Strings are binary Strings !!!
Use bitwise operations
Finding set bits in an integer
Time Complexity
Subtask 3
Represent strings in terms of polynomials
What does hamming distance represent in terms of polynomials?
Take string s and t. Reverse the string t. Represent both the strings as polynomials as described above.
Let's take an example
Note that if both the bits are equal, then product of those is 1 (as 1 * 1 = 1 and -1 * -1 = 1).
As we know the number of different bits is precisely hamming distance.
We also know that number of equal bits + hamming distance = 3.
So solving these two equations, we get hamming distance = 2 and number of equal bits = 1.
Complete Solution
For each sub-string, we can get the answer by looking at the corresponding coefficients. Please look into previous example for better understanding.
If A = 0100 and B = 100.
Multiplying Two polynomials
For understanding FFT, you can use the following links.
Time Complexity:
Problems to Practice
Please add more problems for practice !!
AUTHOR'S, TESTER'S and Editorialist's SOLUTIONS:
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asked 28 Dec '14, 14:03
What's the difference between this problem and http://codeforces.com/contest/472/problem/G this?
(28 Dec '14, 14:19)
@gdisastery1: Solution for that problem is much more complex by using data structures etc. It is not simple FFT as it is the case here.
(28 Dec '14, 14:23)
Is fast fourier transform even there in the IOI syllabus?
I don't think it is. What is the point of setting such a question in a competition meant for kids preparing for IOI?
answered 28 Dec '14, 14:14
even lucas theorem or most of the modular arithmetic isn't in the IOI syllabus which was required to solve the second question.
(28 Dec '14, 14:20)
@pushkarmishra: Sometimes setters are not from IOI background, I also did not knew IOI syllabus :( I have notified admins, they have said that it won't happen again.
(28 Dec '14, 14:30)
@dpraveen I have raised this point several times before. I even talked to Anup Kalbalia about this in person. I hope this won't happen again.
(28 Dec '14, 14:35)
Because of the weak hash function, this problem can be passed using a simple O(n) solution. So it's better to select a stronger hash function next time.
answered 28 Dec '14, 15:07
Like I said above, the problem is me and not the statements...Or the pre-requisites for each problem!!
I believe nobody is born a genius and that most people can be trained and I'm sure that my reality as someone from a country as Portugal where almost no incentive is given to computer programming competitions, is faaaaar different from your realities, possibly being in constant exposure to IOI problems, training for gold in these competitions, writing lots of problems and mastering basic algorithms from an early stage, etc, etc.
I only coded a DFS for the first time 1 year ago (and I'm 24 years old now, how's that for a late start?). Given this, I am not making that bad of a progress imho, I even managed to solve some cool mathematical problems I'm proud of and definitely learnt a lot since I first came here...
The pre-requisites which you claim are needed to be known by any high school student (DFS Order, LCA, graphs, heavy-light decomposition, FFT, etc) are only thaught at the later years of a Bachelor's degree here in Portugal or only in Master's degree (meaning only someone really choosing Algorithms as a subject to master will be exposed to these concepts, so, as you see, this reality of having high school kids crushing everyone really "confuses me" and makes me feel dumb/useless).
I think that some scaling down should be done, according to my own reality, at least.
Instead of having only really, really skilled coders setting problems, I think a platform like Codechef would gain a lot if it had the direct intervention of a group of teachers from several universities (India or outside too) which would scale down the problems to be more suitable for "eager kids wanting to learn more" (or maybe I just don't want to face the fact that 15 year old kids solved harder problems than I'll ever solve in my lifetime as a competitor/enthusiast) or at least would follow any university curriculum more closely, I don't really know or maybe my opinion is biased due to the fact that I'm a "loser" :D
What do you think? I mean, how did YOU trained for IOI yourself before there was a Codechef? When did you wrote your first DFS? In the end, it's all up to how trained or smart someone is, but, maybe I would change some things, although I'm totally biased to be discussing this...
It's just my two cents :)
answered 28 Dec '14, 22:22
I think almost all problems that appear on Codechef are pretty hard in general if one does not have the right preparation, or the right amount of training... That is true for me on almost every contest... (my all time best was solving 4 full problems+1 challenge problem)
I also pointed this out to @Suraj, for the short time where I was an editorialist for the lunchtime contests (I hope to be back as a setter around february/March for those who are wondering where I am =)) ) and I also "complained" about how hard these contests are becoming in general (you never wondered why only teams or Google Software Engineers/Algorithms researchers seem to win them? :D ) and even for me, it is becoming quite exhausting/demotivating to "insist" on trying to perform well on contests for which I'm simply not made for ^^
Either they plan to form highschool prodigies, or I believe that these kids will get somewhat mindblown or demotivated by how hard these contests are...It's good to push oneself forward (for me, long contests give me that with DP+Trees problems which I almost never end up solving) but maybe pushing too forward might just make you fall of a cliff :)
I don't mean this for myself nor to scare the pros away from here, but, maybe some adjustment should be considered to all contests to have more...appraochable problems, o at least more problems where one can actually learn by reading some university curriculum or something.... The teachers I've spoken with at my university would be crushed here :(
Best, Bruno
answered 28 Dec '14, 19:04
I think that problem difficulty should be increased but there should be easy subtasks that everyone could solve. This way no one will be demotivated and people who want to do hard problems will be satisfied too. Also IOI has much tougher problems so lowering the level of problems is not good.
(28 Dec '14, 19:10)
IOI problems are harder? Really? Harder than using FFT? Clearly I'm still just a newbie when it comes to programming competitions... should have started earlier :p
(28 Dec '14, 19:20)
Well if someone doesn't know FFT then obviously not. In IOI you have 5 hours to solve 3 problems and 1-3 people get perfect score out of hundreds. Now consider today's lunchtime 2 problems required concepts out of the course of IOI to get full marks. Still 8 people got perfect score so I think IOI problems are definitely harder than lunchtime's
(28 Dec '14, 19:25)
8 people in school*
(28 Dec '14, 19:26)
Well yes, I understand that and I'm not saying otherwise, I'm just commenting that for me, as someone who is not so used to competitive programming and never ever attended IOI, SWERC, whatever, these problems are hard and untangling statements about trees/DP problems when I've only been exposed to the basics at university, it's super hard... Add to that lack of previous experience and time to train and all of a sudden solving 6 problems or 5 problems consistently in the long challenge becomes a real challenge for me
(28 Dec '14, 19:35)
@kuruma: IMHO problems were not that hard, but you needed to know few concepts for solving that (prerequisite for solving the problems was more than expected from high school student)). But I think IOI problems are more harder than codechef lunchtime problems. Codechef has introduced subtasks to make sure every person learns something. So it should be interesting enough for everybody. What change you think can be done?
(28 Dec '14, 20:30)
@kuruma according to me challenge is the most fun part :)
(28 Dec '14, 21:26)
@dpraveen is right. The questions weren't tough. Just required prerequisite knowledge of things which are not a part of the IOI syllabus. My IOI experience tells me that IOI problems are certainly longer than the codechef ones. Whether they are tougher, thats a subjective issue. My only request is that please remain within the scope of IOI as far as lunchtimes are concerned.
(28 Dec '14, 22:25)
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hi guys,
I solved this problem for all the sub tasks only using pre-processing (but it was after the contest). please see the solution link. I just added the contribution due to ith bit of first string to the final answer in the main loop. Complexity O(n log n).
answered 28 Dec '14, 23:53
I also did the same... It works :D .. But this we could do only due to the nature of the hash function. Our solution would fail if the hash function is something more complex.
(29 Dec '14, 01:29)
You shouldn't be proud because you found a wrong way to solve a nice problem!
(29 Dec '14, 01:35)
I agree with you completely that difficulty level of some tasks can be degraded.
I also think that lunchtime has small subtasks which are really cakewalk most of the times which makes it a good learning point for beginners. Though it is slightly disappointing for one to not get even one problem accepted. But one will learn a lot by this format and slowly this problem of not getting even one accepted will go away.
Scaling down difficulty level is an important idea and this is why I think codechef introduced subtasks in even long contests.
I would say that though these advance ideas/ algorithms seem complicated, they are actually not that complicated and can be understood by High school students specially people who are preparing for IOI. Many of the big coders learn them mostly in high school.
Personal Experience
Thank you for sharing your experience :)
answered 29 Dec '14, 15:07


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Noticing what the world has undergone, he is now violent against the enemies of Cryptids. He has now found his place in the world lending his strength to the Hero.
The three different stats given are due to the three most common builds for this card: 11-card (for gallery/enhancing sacrifice), 20-card (use in battle) and 1024-card (bragging rights)
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- The 20-card build is done similar to the 11-card, except that you make two (Freed) Perfected Battle Dragons. Because these can be enhanced, it provides a large stat gain over the simple 11-card build.
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Well we all saw this coming now, didn't we? We knew we weren't going to the NCAA Tournament this year. However, we are going to the NIT (National invitation Tournament). I didn't believe we should have been a 5 seed. I think we should of been a 4 seed playing in Oxford. Unfortunately we have to travel all the way to West Long Branch, New Jersey to play Monmouth University. Here are some facts to know before these two teams square off tomorrow.
Things to know about this game:
Monmouth went 27-6 and 1st in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference but was beaten by Siena in the semifinals of the MAAC Tournament. Ole Miss went 20-13 but was defeated by Arkansas in the SEC quarterfinals. Both of these teams will come in falling short of a conference championship. However, both will have a lot of confidence heading into this one.
Monmouth will be depending on there top scorer Justin Robinson who averages 19.6 per game and almost 5 assists per game. If Monmouth wants to beat Ole Miss there are going to have to depend on this guy. Don't let his size fool you. He is on 5'8 but he can put up points. Robinson shoots 40.3% from the three point line.
As for Ole Miss we will be depending on senior Sebastian Saiz. He gives us a big boost while averaging about 14.9 points and 11.2 rebounds per game. However, the Rebels will also get production from other players like Breelin Tyree, Terrence Davis and Deandre Burnett.
Advantages for Ole Miss
I think Ole Miss can beat Monmouth in this game. We have a few favorable matchups. Monmouth has only one player averaging more than five rebounds a game. If Ole Miss can attack the boards in this game, I think we have a very good shot at taking this game over.
We need to make sure our perimeter defense is exceptional. The Hawks love to shoot the three. They have three players that shoot over 40% from the three. We have seen multiple time this year where we lost or almost lost because of defense. Monmouth is not a team you want to hang around for a late game run. We have had problems closing out games.
Monmouth is a good team. I think Ole Miss is better due to the fact that we have multiple players we can count on to have a big game at any moment. The real question is can Andy Kennedy lead our team to win this tournament? That will be answered soon. However, for now…WAOM! – The Kid


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Cody Hale and the team at Anarchy Diesel Performance are looking to make their second showing at the UCC their best yet. Last year's competition saw a fair amount of competitors get hit with bad luck in one or more of the events. Perhaps in light of the bad karma that seemed to be going around, Cody decided to not take the risk of running the truck in the sled pull. That won't be happening this year, however. "We will be going all out!"
Cody has been in diesel industry over 10 years and has made Anarchy into one of the top tuners in the industry. The entire team is dedicated and happily put in many hours to get the truck, a 6.7L 2006 RAM 2500, competition ready. The truck's fuel system is all Industrial Injection, the current turbo setup is an 80mm s400 over an 110mm s500, and the transmission pushing it all is an MCN Diesel 48re. Other sponsors for the truck include CP Carrillo, FTE Diesel, and Yukon.
Though he declined to run the sled pull last year, Cody put up great numbers in the other two events, with a 9.913-second quarter mile in the drags and a hearty dyno showing of 1,372 horsepower and 2,160 pound-feet of torque. For Cody and the rest of the team at Anarchy, building this truck is not a job but a fun hobby. Their truck has gone from a daily driver to a full competition drag truck. The truck was its "plain boring" silver self at last year's event but will be getting a full-body makeover for next year's competition. We don't know whether they will come out on top or not, but we certainly look forward to finding out when the rubber hits the track, rollers and dirt May 4th-6th 2018 at the third annual Ultimate Callout Challenge!


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Fling Your Mardis Gras Bling...and Then Upcycle It!
In the never-ending winter we hope you've managed to celebrate Mardis Gras or Carnival. Take the last opportunity to step out of the Annual February Misery Day Parade and high step it into a Mardi Gras March! Skraptacular has a soft spot for NOLA's Mardi Gras celebration; we got our start selling upcycled crafts to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims.
So if you're done with the February fling and done with the beads and bling, here's a way you can transform your Mardis Gras beads into some nifty coasters. Another option is to recycle or buy recycled Mardi Gras beads and throws from Arc and do your part to create "Green" jobs for people with intellectual disabilities.
But what if you're giving up wine and beer for Lent? You don't have to be Christian to adopt the discipline of the Lenten season in the same way you don't have to be Buddhist to learn the discipline of Zen meditation practice. Lent begins this year on Ash Wednesday, March 5th and extends for forty days until Easter.
What Are You Giving Up?
According to the experts it takes exactly 21 days in succession for you to make new behavior into a habit. If you stick to Lent guidelines, you've got almost twice that time to make helpful behaviors a part of your life or get rid of harmful ones. At Skraptacular we have some suggestions (don't we always?)
What if you...
Skraptacular's Work with United Palace is Habit Forming
We're starting our own new habits. Rather than visiting the underserved children who come to the United Palace Cathedral's after school program every other week, we're going every week, bringing our Skrappy interns who are full of enthusiasm for every project we embark upon. This week we made bottle cap refrigerator magnets, some of which we'll be giving out as party favors at our Springing Affair fundraiser. In addition to the unalloyed happiness of using their hands making crafts, our young charges learn to wed the concepts of creativity and conservation. It's a win/win situation.


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Around 2am in the morning, contraction came every 2 minutes and each lasted for 40-60 seconds a.k.a the active labour stage. I went to the hospital and the midwife said my cervix was 5cm dilated.
For pain relief, I used the TENS machine both at home and during labour, asked for the gas as the pain intensified, but to be honest, the gas was not helpful at all. 1.5 hours before the pushing and delivery, I asked for morphine which the midwife said it would last for 2-3 hours. I could still feel the contractions and when I needed to push I could focus and make it fast. The delivery was a fast one, 2 pushes and the baby was out.
From start to finish, the contractions lasted for 16-17 hours. And my water didn't break, the midwife broke the water for me and baby's head was right behind it.
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Father Fig.
You're what? How can you be QV? Why didn't you tell me before? Why did you choose to be this way?"
These were the questions my mother, frantically, asked me when a causal talk we were having somehow led me into revealing that I was QV. She, nevertheless, kept reinforcing the idea that I was Catholic, and asked, "Where did I go wrong? What did I do?" I remained as calm as I could, but my mother was full of mixed emotions. Faced with her new awareness of my homosexuality, and not knowing how to react to it, she ended the conversation by saying, "I'm taking you to see a priest."
I was not about to argue with her and was willing to do anything to help the situation, but her words sounded like the priest would be the ultimate form of hope in her mind. It was as if the priest would somehow "cure" me, or at least, make me feel so guilty about myself that I would want to change my sexuality, if that was possible.
The next day, my mother and I went to talk to the priest. During the trip to the office, and the whole time we sat inside the office, I was completely silent and motionless. I just kept thinking how heterosexuals didn't have to go through any of this. It was as if the son my mother used to know had died, and in replacement, was a new son, a stranger, who was a homosexual.
As we waited for the priest, there was an eerie silence. Suddenly, the priest came into the room, said "Good morning," and asked if we were ready to begin the meeting. "Yes," my mother said. I nodded, not realizing this would be a meeting that would change my life forever. The priest then asked my mother to come into his office to speak to her alone.
My mother got up and walked inside the room. The priest followed her, then looked at me. Because of the frame of mind I was in, I interpreted his look as if he was saying to me, "You're such a disgrace to your family."
As the priest and my mother left the room, all I remembered was seeing the door shut in front of me. Somehow I just couldn't bear that I was going to be punished for being QV. A short time later, I heard the door open and I looked up to see my mother coming out of the room. She looked at me but kept her silence. I could tell she had been crying, and I could only imagine why. I envisioned her saying to the priest, "Why me? What did I do wrong?" It pained me to put her in this situation.
A few minutes later, the priest appeared and asked me to step inside. I slowly got up, walked toward the door of his office, and reiterated words of encouragement to myself. As I entered the room, I saw pictures of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, and white angels on the walls, but the image I couldn't get out of my mind was the one of my mother walking out of the office with tears in her eyes.
The priest asked me to sit down as he pointed to a chair. He looked at me and calmly asked, "So you're QV?" Being lost in my thoughts and feeling uneasy with the opening question, I looked at the ground and nervously mumbled, "Yes, I am."
The priest stayed silent and looked at me as though he wanted to hear more about my QVness, but I couldn't say anything. After all, I was not used to admitting I was QV to anyone, much less to a priest. How else was I suppose to feel? I found myself feeling ashamed. At 19 years of age, the majority of my life I had been told that homosexuals were bad and evil. I had been knocked down so many times by prejudice remarks that I assumed I was about to be knocked down again, but I was proven wrong.
The priest turned out to be extremely supportive and understanding, which left me more confused than before. Here was a Catholic priest, and he was giving me a chance. He looked at me and declared, "I want you to know your mother thinks you're a good kid. And I want you to realize that." He continued, "I told your mother to love you as her son and to support you."
I was in such silent awe that I could actually feel and hear my heart pounding. I thought to myself, "He told my mother to support me? Am I hearing him correctly? What's going on?" As the priest continued talking, I sat wide-eyed and listened very attentively. "The world can be a cruel place, and I told your mother to support you because you won't find the support you need in the outside world," he said. I sat frozen, feeling a stronger sense of self-worth overcoming me as he continued, "I know you're a good kid, and I've seen too many QV kids get kicked out of their homes for nothing. I don't want that to happen to you." The priest paused and noticed a small smile on my face and complimented me as he said, "You're a good kid. And I just wanted to make sure you would have a home to turn to." I continued to listen, but still couldn't comprehend why he was so understanding and considerate, especially when the outside world, or even another priest wouldn't dare to be. I thought, "Was he truly inspired by God? Is this what a real priest is about?" Finally, he ended our meeting by stating, "Go on with your life. And always remember that God loves you."
Eight years later, and now looking back, I never expected to hear anything so accepting from a priest. He gave me a chance to be myself and Catholic. He gave me the inspiration and strength to move forward. And now I realize those tears in my mother's eyes weren't tears of failure or anger, but tears of uncertainly, yet hope, encouraged by the priest's words of wisdom.
I thank the priest for his understanding, which gave me the courage to be myself. I also thank him for helping my family, instead of hurting it. He certainly had the power of either destroying my family or creating a stronger one, and I'm thankful he chose the latter. Had the priest said, "Well, you know it's not right to be QV," I would have left still living an unhealthy, closeted life. My mother and my family would have had the priest's words to use against me. Worse yet, I wonder if I would still be talking to my family today.
Am I convinced this priest was inspired by God? At the very least, he was inspired to help me and my family. One thing I knew for certain was that I wouldn't have been able to convince my mother to accept my sexuality. I needed the support from someone else, and the priest was the someone else, the Guardian Angel that we all wish to have by our side. To have this priest by my side made all the difference in the world. My mother became a stronger person, my family is closer to me than ever before. I'm comfortable being a Catholic and a homosexual, and I owe the initial steps to the priest.


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Ancient human remains moved from site of new Wolverhampton market
A total of 12 sets of ancient human remains have been found on the site of a new market in Wolverhampton.
Work on the £4.9 million city centre market on the site of the former Netto shop in Cleveland Street was stalled for several weeks last month following the discovery of a single set of remains.
Traders were due to move in July, but this was thrown into doubt when the ancient artefacts were uncovered.
Wolverhampton council received permission from the Ministry of Justice to exhume the bones, and ended up finding 12 bodies which they needed to move to continue with the construction of the market.
It was originally feared the exhuming work would delay the opening of the market site, but the council said this was not the case.
A spokesman for Wolverhampton council said: "Our team of archaeologists have worked tirelessly to remove 12 sets of remains disturbed by our works, while any other remains will be left undisturbed.
"Although historic maps show no record of a burial ground, we know an 18th century chapel once stood where the new market is being developed and registrar records indicate the remains are associated with it."
Work started on the market back in October last year, and will boast 20 cabins and 48 stalls.
It will also offer flexibility to trade from bigger cabins, event space, a secure site with measures in place to combat hostile vehicles while still allowing access for traders to load and unload, CCTV, integrated lighting and power, free Wifi, canopy covered walkways, offices, customer toilets, and comprehensive parking and storage facilities.
It will be one of three markets in Wolverhampton, with Bilston and Wednesfield markets also popular places to shop.
The removed remains at the site will be re-buried at one of the city's cemeteries, with a service to be conducted by Rev David Wright, Rector of St Peter's Church in Wolverhampton.
Archaeologists will remain at the site for the remainder of the project, and contractors will now be working weekends to ensure the city centre market still opens as planned on July 17.


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A Glendale man and 17-year-old boy were arrested early Wednesday after a homeowner claimed they threatened him after being confronted while trying to break into his home, police said.
Manuel Gomez, 23, and the teen — whose name wasn't released because he's a minor — were taken into custody about 1:24 a.m. on suspicion of attempted burglary after the homeowner identified them as the suspects, Glendale Police Sgt. Tom Lorenz said. The boy was later released to his mother.
The homeowner heard the pair trying to open a side door of his house in the 500 block of Allen Avenue and confronted them, Lorenz said.


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We don't just claim that our hot air fryer reduces fire hazards and increases productivity; we test it. This winter Paul traveled to Chicago to put our greaseless fryer through a series of rigorous tests to make sure it was up to par. He gave new Quik n' Crispy owners added satisfaction in a quality purchase (and employees of the emissions testing lab free lunch and dinner) when he cooked over 600 consecutive pizzas in the Quik n' Crispy commercial fryer. Our hoodless fryer was hard at work for a full day, but the Quik n' Crispy passed the emissions tests in every category.
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New Music//: Kris Tu (@KrisTru803) - Outstanding (Randy Savage)
South Carolina rapper Kris Tru returns with new music today titled "Outstanding (Randy Savage)", in honor of the legendary wrestler. Kris continues to deliver that classic southern swang over production from JayB. This serves as the first single from his forthcoming "Player's Paradise" project he hopes to drop in a few months.
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