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Q: Is there a way to make addition of two contiguos columns in R? I have a data frame where each observation is comprehended in two columns. In this way, columns 1 and 2 represents the individual 1, 3 and 4 the individual 2 and so on.
Basically what I want to do is to add two contigous columns so I have the individual real score.
In this example V1 and V2 represent individual I and V3 and V4 represent individual II. So for the result data frame I will have the half of columns, the same number of rows and each value will be the addition of each value between two contigous colums.
Data
  V1 V2 V3 V4
1  0  0  1  1
2  1  0  0  0
3  0  1  1  1
4  0  1  0  1

Desire Output
  I II
1 0  2
2 1  0
3 1  2
4 1  1

I tried something like this
a <- data.frame(V1= c(0,1,0,0),V2=c(0,0,1,1),V3=c(1,0,1,0),V4=c(1,0,1,1))
b <- data.frame(NA, nrow = nrow(a), ncol = ncol(data))
for (i in seq(2,ncol(a),by=2)){
  for (k in 1:nrow(a)){
    b[k,i] <- a[k,i] + a[k,i-1]
  }
}
b <- as.data.frame(b)
b <- b[,-c(seq(1,length(b),by=2))]

Is there a way to make it simplier?

A: We could use split.default to split the data and then do rowSums by looping over the list
sapply(split.default(a, as.integer(gl(ncol(a), 2, ncol(a)))), rowSums)
     1 2
[1,] 0 2
[2,] 1 0
[3,] 1 2
[4,] 1 1

A: You can use vector recycling to select columns and add them.
res <- a[c(TRUE, FALSE)] + a[c(FALSE, TRUE)]
names(res) <- paste0('col', seq_along(res))
res
#  col1 col2
#1    0    2
#2    1    0
#3    1    2
#4    1    1

A: dplyr's approach with row-wise operations (rowwise is a special type of grouping per row)
a <- data.frame(V1= c(0,1,0,0),V2=c(0,0,1,1),V3=c(1,0,1,0),V4=c(1,0,1,1))

library(dplyr)

a%>%
  rowwise()%>%
  transmute(I=sum(c(V1,V2)),
            II=sum(c(V3,V4)))

or alternatively with a built-in row-wise variant of the sum
a %>% transmute(I = rowSums(across(1:2)),
                II = rowSums(across(3:4)))


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Q: The argument type 'Player Function(Player)' can't be assigned to parameter type 'Player Function(User)' I am trying to migrate my flutter project over to the newest version of Firebase and when I used the newest dependency it is now telling me that there is some conflict between User from firebase and Player from my own Player class. Thanks!
import 'package:final_firebase_test/models/player.dart';
import 'package:firebase_auth/firebase_auth.dart';

class AuthService {

  final FirebaseAuth _auth = FirebaseAuth.instance;

  Player _userFromFirebaseUser(Player player) {
    return player != null ? Player(uid: player.uid) : null;
  }

  // Auth change user stream
  Stream<Player> get player {
    return _auth.authStateChanges().map(
            (Player player) => _userFromFirebaseUser(player) //This is where it is giving me the error
    );
  }
}

A: It's because
_auth.authStateChanges()

returns a Stream<User>. To fix it, just change your player property to
Stream<Player> get player {
  return _auth.authStateChanges().map((user) => _userFromFirebaseUser(user));
}

and your _userFromFirebaseUser to
Player _userFromFirebaseUser(User user) {
  return user != null ? Player(uid: user.uid) : null;
}

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The big reveal is here! The trailer for The Avengers: Infinity War was released earlier today and it looks like it will be awesome! Disney and Marvel seems to know how to put together a major superhero flick featuring an ensemble cast. All of your favorites are back including Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, and even Tom Holland and Chadwick Boseman as Spider-Man and Black Panther respectively. May 4th, 2018. Save the date.
Everyone's favorite mercenary is back with a little NSFW teaser that illustrates the creative minds behind Deadpool. Deadpool 2 will be hitting theaters in June of 2018 and will feature the likes of Josh Brolin as Cable, and Zazie Beets as Domino.
Although the trailer for the upcoming movie about the Asgardian Prince has been out for a couple of days, that doesn't diminish how awesome this trailer is. This installment in the MCU and Thor Universe is going to be an exciting one for sure. The tone of this film will be completely different and really show off Chris Hemsworth's comedic chops. Tom Hiddleston, Idris Elba, and Anthony Hopkins return as Loki, Heimdall, and Odin respectively. Newcomers Jeff Goldblum and Cate Blanchett join the film as the former will portray The Grandmaster, while the latter portrays the super evil villainess Hela. Not to mention that a very special friend of Thors' will play a major part in this film. Thor: Ragnarok will be in theaters this November.
Comic book fans feel rejoiced. Earlier today Ryan Reynolds tweeted out our very first look at Deadpool channeling Burt Reynolds. Deadpool's outfit is straight from the comics. Ryan Reynolds is back at the helm as Wade Wilson, a mercenary who is going to bring laughter to moviegoers with his sense humor and breaking of the fourth wall. Deadpool is the perfect character to be adapted to the big screen. His interactions with the audience, and other superheroes should be priceless. I'm glad Ryan Reynolds is back again since portraying him in the Wolverine Origins debacle. He is absolutely the right guy for the part. So good thing they brought him back. Deadpool will be released in February 2016.
Ever since the announcement of the cast for the reboot of The Fantastic Four, I have been looking forward to that moment when we would be exposed to a teaser of sorts. That moment is now. See Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate Mara, and Jamie Bell as Mr Fantastic, The Human Torch, The Invisible Woman, and The Thing respectively. Expect to see the film in theaters this summer.


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package models;

import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.Length;
import org.hibernate.validator.constraints.NotEmpty;

/**
 * Holds the Data for the Login Form
 *
 * @author Patrick Thum, Xceptance Software Technologies GmbH, Germany
 */
public class LoginFormData
{
    @NotEmpty
    @Length(min = 1, max = 255)
    String mail;

    @Length(min = 1, max = 255)
    String password;

    /**
     * @return the Mail-Address
     */
    public String getMail()
    {
        return mail;
    }

    /**
     * @param mail
     *            the Mail-Address to set
     */
    public void setMail(String mail)
    {
        this.mail = mail;
    }

    /**
     * @return the Password
     */
    public String getPassword()
    {
        return password;
    }

    /**
     * @param password
     *            the Password to set
     */
    public void setPassword(String password)
    {
        this.password = password;
    }

}

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Sonneratia is a genus of plants in the subfamily Sonneratioideae, in the family Lythraceae of the order Myrtales.
Formerly the Sonneratia were placed in a family called Sonneratiaceae which included both the Sonneratia and the Duabanga, but these two are now placed in their own monotypic subfamilies of the family Lythraceae. The genus was also named Blatti by James Edward Smith, but Sonneratia had botanical nomenclature priority.
- Scientific name: Sonneratia L.f.
The Sonneratia are called 'mangrove apple' in English, 'Mangrovenapfel' or 'Holzapfelmangrove' in German, 'berembang' in Malaya, and in the Philippines, particularly in the Bataan and Pampanga region, they are called 'Pagatpat'.
2- Taxonomy of the Genus Sonneratia L.f.
4- Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl.
2- Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl.
3.1- Species Sonneratia alba Sm.
Sonneratia alba is a mangrove tree in the genus Sonneratia, in the subfamily Sonneratioideae, in the family Lythraceae of the order Myrtales.
The specific epithet alba is from the Latin meaning "white", referring to the flowers.
Sonneratia alba grows up to 40 metres (130 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 70 centimetres (30 in). The cracked to fissured bark is brownish, turning grey below the tidal mark. The flowers are white, pink at their base. The dark green fruits measure up to 5 cm (2 in) long.
Sonneratia alba grows naturally in many tropical and subtropical areas from East Africa to the Indian subcontinent, southern China, the Ryukyu Islands, Indochina, Malesia, Papuasia, Australia and the Western Pacific region. Its habitat is sheltered sandy seashores and tidal creeks.
In Borneo Sonneratia alba is used as firewood. In Sulawesi the wood is used in the construction of houses and ships.
2.2- Species Sonneratia caseolaris (L.) Engl.
The leaves and the fruit are edible and appreciated as food in certain areas, such as Maldives. In Sri Lanka, where the fruit is known as kirala gédi in Sinhala, the pulp of the fruit is mixed with coconut milk extract and made into a milk shake. Many tourist resorts situated in the South of Sri Lanka where the trees grow abundantly alongside rivers, offer fresh fruit drinks made from the fruit. In the Maldives the fruits are used as a refreshing drink and also eaten with scraped coconut & sugar.
Sonneratia hainanensis (also called Hainan sonneratia) is a species of plant in the Lythraceae family.
It is endemic to Hainan island/province in southeastern China.
It was recorded as Critically Endangered species (It is the highest risk category assigned by the IUCN Red List for wild species).
Sonneratia ovata is a mangrove tree in the genus Sonneratia, in the subfamily Sonneratioideae, in the family Lythraceae of the order Myrtales.
The specific epithet ovata is from the Latin meaning "oval", referring to the shape of the leaf.
Sonneratia ovata grows up to 20 metres (70 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 20 centimetres (8 in). The grey bark is smooth to fissured bark. The calyx is cup-shaped with its inner surface reddish at the base. The fruits, dark green when young and ripening to yellowish green, measure up to 7 cm (3 in) long.
Sonneratia ovata grows naturally from southern China (Hainan) to Indochina, Malesia, Palau, New Guinea and Australia. Its habitat is on tidal river banks and on muddy soils subject to spring tides.
The mature fruit is eaten in many Southeast Asia countries such as in South Vietnam, and in Sarawak area of Indonesia.


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What's with all the beheading?
Nick Berg
The second American
and now the poor Southern Korean dude?
Man WTF...? Do they think that this barbaric type of murder is popular amongst the Middle East? Do they think going around chopping off heads makes up for Abu Gahrib? If they want revenge, they should kidnap the ****ers that ****ed up in the prison. Not innocents that had nothing to do with the incident.
Damn...and these were the same people that launched one of the top 3 biggest attacks on American soil...
1. British burning the White House
2. Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
3. Terrorists destroying the WTC and slamming into the Pentagon
Quadrocycle
Yeah it is pretty F'ed up. But maybe the whitehouse thingy should be number three and the other moved up?
Stephistan
It's part of their culture, like Americans are known for the electric chair. I'spose.
Cold Hard Bitch
It is a sin, What they are doing is sick and against the religion of Islam.
Quillaz
They're not very friendly, are they?
Opal Isle
Or maybe instead of limiting that first one to the British burning the White House, you should say "The American Revoluion." And I guess we'll just completely ignore the American conquest of the Western Frontier as well as the Civil War...
Dragons Bay
Not really. Jihad is written into the Koran, I think.
Fluffywuffy
It is a part of thier culture. I've heard tales that the Saudi government has public executions :shock:. And the terrorists are evil....
Oh, missed this.. Pearl Harbor wasn't on American soil...
Hawaii didn't become a state till -August 21, 1959
It was on an American base, not American soil. ;)
Elecrocution is promoted in the Bible? Only think I remember hearing anything about in the Bible was crucifixion and stoning...and beheading is closer to that than electrocution.
Maybe you should read the Koran, Jihad is the pain you have to go tru to be a Muslim, It doesn't grant you the right to kill people.
Actually, depending on what part you read.. all religions do.
That Island in the Carribbean, what's it called...well, whatever it is, I can't think of the name right now, but it is American soil even though it isn't a state. I mean...if you have to be a state to be American soil then Washington DC is not on American soil...
The civil war was different. It really wasnt as much of an attack as it was "Americans" or confederates or whatever attacking. So either it was just Americans fighting each, which dosent really count, or those few battles that took place in the north, which, though most were horrific, just dont make the cut.
Okay, this is degenerating into a flame war soon....so I'm pulling out now.
Then you misunderstand what parts you are reading.
It's absolutely terrifying and heartbreaking, all these beheadings.
Also, you can't forget Daniel Pearl.
Their families and loved ones must really be suffering right now.
How awful... :cry:
WHAT?! How much do you know about American history?!? The Battles of the Civil War are the absolute worst battles America has seen.
Thunderland
You're speaking of Puerto Rico. And you're quite right in saying that the military base of Pearl Harbor was American soil even though Hawaii was not an American state. Its akin to embassies being considered part of the territory of the government it represents.
selective interpretation on your part?
Steph, there is a huge HUGE difference between punishment and kidnapping/murder.
Perhaps you do not understand that yet, but I hope you will someday.
Boscorrosive
For a second there I thought the mods must really be getting out of control here. :P
Jihad is the Muslim version of The Christian's Crusades. So....eh...it's not like they're really doing anything that Christian's haven't done.
are you confusing Jihad with our journey to Mecca?
Because I've never been told to go on a Jihad
The electric chair is not murder?
Woah...I don't understand that either.
Deeloleo
It's part of their culture, like Americans are known for the electric chair. I'spose.The electric chair is rarely used, anymore. Even when it was used there was a trial beforehand. It is barbaric and an attempt at intimidation. If you look at that word, imtimidation, it is obviously an attempt to make all of those who oppose Islamic fundamentalism timid. It is not working. The South Koreans will continue in thier efforts to bring freedom and democracy to the people of Iraq. Steph, I know you hate Americans but I didn't think you would be so callous toward the unjustfied execution of anyone. It hardly seems in keeping with your Liberal doctorine.
Sydia
They do it for shock value, and it seems to be working.
Btw, just to clarify - these people are maniacs, not Muslims. I find it ironic that while cutting off innocents heads they're shouting "Allah ackbar" (God is great)- when one of Allah's 99 names is 'Peace!' (Al Salaam)
Jihad means struggle, not "Holy War". (http://www.islamonline.net/fatwaapplication/english/display.asp?hFatwaID=51346) It relates to the struggle in the soul to conform Allah's will.
Jihad is also the struggle to create Ummah, or the idealistic Muslim society as seen in Medina and then Mecca during the time of Mohammed.
It's not always violent, and it comes in varying forms of personal jihad and communal jihad.
Whereas jihad doesn't mean to go and kill people, it could be as simple as really devoting yourself to your prayers five times a day, or treating your annoying neighbor with kindness, in the Quran it points out that if a Muslim or the Muslim ideals or Ummah is attacked by another, fighting back is called for. If they persist, then you can keep attacking them until they stop, or until there is no more of the enemy left.
Attacking those things doesn't neccisarily mean physically either, it could be with ideals, policies, emotions. The list goes on.
Btw, just to clarify - these people are maniacs, not Muslims. I find it ironic that while cutting off innocents heads they're shouting "Allah ackbar" (God is great)- when one of Allah's 99 names is 'Peace!'
Jihad means struggle, not "Holy War". (http://www.islamonline.net/fatwaapplication/english/display.asp?hFatwaID=51346) It relates to the struggle in the soul to conform Allah's will.That is ypur interpretation of jihad, please try explaining thast to the Arabs of the world.
They'll find any excuse to use violence. Calling it 'Jihad' is convinient and a recruiting tactic among extremists.
I don't approve of what they're doing at all and it's sick and twisted, but it has to be remembered that this happens in almost all religions...
I think it was good of you to point out that it is a tactic used by extremists. We see that in Christianity (and other religions too) how the more radical and extreme people often use the Bible as a sword, bending the words to their will.
Sacred text often has a lot of room for interpretation, and when in some hands, it gets bent in unfortunate ways...
punishment by law =/= murder
THANK YOU, Come again!
Sacred text often has a lot of room for interpretation, and when in some hands, it gets bent in unfortunate ways...Extremist is a loose term, many Muslim, not few sopprt these sorts of actions.
Extremist is a loose term, yes, but what would you like to call them instead? I think extremist fits quite nicely... but none of us have one thing that we fit into anyway.
But about the last part of that... I don't believe it for a second. From my viewpoint and what I've heard and seen and known, very few Muslims support these violent actions. At least American Muslims, to generalize slightly...
I don't know where in the world you are or what situations you are seeing that might influence those that way, but from what I see... yeah.
I hate picking sides on arguments. So I just play both sides and point out stupidities...
The electric chair is rarely used, anymore.
Whether or not the electric chair is used much any more is not the point. The point is that Americans execute people as well.
Even when it was used there was a trial beforehand.
How do you know that these beheaded people didn't have a trial?
trial - Law - Examination of evidence and applicable law by a competent tribunal to determine the issue of specified charges or claims. www.yourdictionary.com (http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/t/t0343500.html) Trial doesn't have to be in court, and the fact that the people executed were in Iraq means they are subject to Iraq's system of law, and they knew that before they went there.
It is barbaric and an attempt at intimidation.
So is capital punishment.
If you look at that word, imtimidation, it is obviously an attempt to make all of those who oppose Islamic fundamentalism timid.
What do you think the color-coded terrorist threat chart is?
It is not working.
If Iraqi propaganda doesn't work as good as American propaganda, why was it necessary for us to go to war?
The South Koreans will continue in thier efforts to bring freedom and democracy to the people of Iraq.
Because Bush is going to help them out with North Korea if he is re-elected.
Steph, I know you hate Americans but I didn't think you would be so callous toward the unjustfied execution of anyone.
How about your attitude toward the war in Iraq? That's unjustified.
It hardly seems in keeping with your Liberal doctorine.
Is that a complete sentence?
I'm taking the word 'extremist' in this sense to mean one who is willing to use violence to further their goals - sorry if this wasn't clear to you.
I think you're greatly mistaken saying the majority of Muslims support these actions. IIRC, there are about 1.5 billion Muslims (?) in the world. If the majority were willing to use violence the US would be in big trouble.
The trip Muslims take once in their lifetime to Mecca is called the Hajj. Jihad means struggle and is usually used in terms of everyday life and is peaceful. For example, if there is a high rate of theft in an area, they might go on a jihad against theft by trying to teach youth that stealing is against Allah's will. But when extremists gain power in anything... every part of the movement gets really distorted into propaganda.
So what Islam needs to do is to change itself from the inside. But it seems that leaders are not willing to change. Then again, I just read in the paper that at some Islamic nation summit in Turkey, a prominent leader condemned terrorism and gave a speech on how the countries need to wage a jihad within themselves to get rid of extremist violence by getting rid of poverty and repairing economies.
I'm not a Muslim myself.
punishment by law =/=murder
...=/=? I still don't see why you consider frying someone on the electric chair isn't murder.
Deeloleo wrote:
Who the hell are you to define what is barbaric?
I think drinking cow blood is barbaric. But to someone in that culture, it isn't.
If the executioners in Iraq were using an electric chair would that make it better for you? Or how about those poison injections like the US uses today...or what if the form of execution in America was beheading...
Barbaric (http://www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/b/b0068900.html)
Who the hell is anyone to define anything? This all a matter of a difference of opinions and cultures. Why are you getting on to these people for their way of doing things? Who the hell are you to say it's any worse than the way we do things? When did whatever supersitious diety you believe in deem you Earth-God and Definer of Right and Wrong?
Its all a matter of perspective... almost everything is. I can't think of anything right now that isn't based on culture and perspective....
I think you're greatly mistaken saying the majority of Muslims support these actions. IIRC, there are about 1.5 billion Muslims (?) in the world. If the majority were willing to use violence the US would be in big trouble.If you would read headlines you would see that those things are not only done to Americans or Israelis, but any Westerner, meaning white people or anyone they mistake for white or of European ancestory, and Asians. And I would direct your to a poll taken in < I think, 1995 about Suicide bombings that was conducted in many Muslim nations, at leaste those who would allow the question to be asked, and upwards of 65% answered that they were justfied.
If the man had a fair trial, the permission of the U.S. government, a REAL reason to be executed, and a jury...THEN it would be acceptable.
But kidnapping, saying that this man will pay for Abu Gharib, and painfully beheading this man is NOT acceptable
For me, it's not so much how they killed them but the fact that they killed innocent people... you can put any form of killing them in, it would still be murder to my viewpoint. Those induviduals didn't go after the Muslims in question (that we know of at least), they just represented a larger group that isn't liked...
what? is all of this acceptable now because it is "their way of doing things"?
I agree opinions are based on perspective however.
the man has no connection with
It's all context. If the US suddenly went to hell extremist Christians would spring up sprouting rubbish from Numbers and Deuteronomy.
Anyway, I think you are doing a great discredit to the Muslim faith by tarring it with the same brush as Al'Quaeda and the like.
EDIT: This interview (http://www.islamfortoday.com/60minutes.htm) in the wake of 9/11 explains it a lot better than I can.
Why can you define what is and is not acceptable for people of completely different cultures to do but I can not interpret my own definition for the word barbaric? Why are you so hypocritical? American laws are not international laws. American laws don't apply over there. It's a different culture, a different justice system. And like I posted before, the people who were beheaded knew (or should have know) they would be subject to Iraqi laws while they were there. I say it's their own stupid fault for being in Iraq during Bush's psychotic war. Whether or not you agree that the beheading is right or wrong, it's still stupid to even be in that area at this time...
Morals, law, justice are all based off religion. Religion is not proven. No one is in a position to say what is right and what is wrong. I am not saying that what they are doing is necessarily right, all I'm saying is that you are most definitely not in a position to say what they are doing is wrong. What is "right" and "wrong" any way? They are intangibles. They are undefinable out of context. And you can't define them using a different context then what they are being applied too. If you could garuntee that you had the exact same set or morals as these people, then you might be in position to define their acts as "right" or "wrong" according to their morals. But it is wrong for you to apply someone else's morals to them.
Leetonia
Thing is, though that thing about "killing infidels" is in the koran, there is also a little thing saying basically that jews and christians don't count, since they all worship the same god, making them believers in God/Ala/what have you. Also, these muslim extremists are just that, saying that the religion itself condones this acts is like saying the Pope is a card carrying member of the KKK (if i recall, they do a lot of bible quoting). And not to be petty, but Christianity started it, remember a little something called the "Crusades", we basically gave them the idea of wars in the name of god. I might be wrong but that is the first time that religion was cited as the primary cause for war.
Edit: Also, that first one wasn't a murder so much as it was corpse mutilation, he was already dead when they cut off his head, you want proof, watch the tape, there is NO bloodspray (don't know about the other 2). Btw, why the h*ll did they behead a south korean... I thought they were just mad at us...
I think drinking cow blood is barbaric. But to someone in that culture, it isn't.Who am I? To borrow a phrase that I heard a younger brother of one of my friends say to Mr. Jackson, his father, befrore being smacked and dragge into his house, I'm a grown ass man Mother-fucker! I'll decide what I think and what I say, thanks. Drink anything you feel is appropriate or don't, but don't tell me what to think!
Because South Korea is beginning to enter the war now and if they started picking on them early, they thought the could convince South Korea to stay out. Finally though, someone who isn't taking much of an extreme side (I don't think my side is too extreme in either direction, more of a critical thinking type side, like this guy). So, thanks for the post Leetonia, and thanks for thinking critically. Oh, by the way...Deeloleo, did you know your name contains "LOL" in it? I dunno if you noticed that or not, but that's what I've had the urge to type in response to some of your posts.
Rebel Maryland
I mean...if you have to be a state to be American soil then Washington DC is not on American soil...
You are more right than you realise.
DC is a baaaaaad chunk of land. I wouldn't go there at night. Even crime riddled Maryland is 10 times safter than DC, and Virginia is 10 times safer than Maryland.
Stay away from DC if you can, it's Federal Property and many things you can have in the States, you can't have in DC. You can't vote (except for President, and DC local joke Congressmen) or defend yourself in DC (all guns, even in your DC residence, are illegal, ditto for knives, sharp objects or even live and/or used bullets. Stay away from DC.
Haha, I'll keep that in mind.
Kuro Yume
i think it goes-
1. pearl harbor
2. sept. 11
3. mexican dude raids texan town
4. brits burn ze white house.
Some Islamists are going after France, and Germany. Two nations who didn't fight a war in Iraq, but DID get rich off the suffering of Iraqis.
It doesn't matter if a nation is in Iraq or not, the Islamists want all non-Islamists dead. Be they Westerners, Asians, French, Germany, British, America, other Muslims, and especially Jews. But a death, is a death is a death for their corrupt view of God...
You cannot reason with someone who wants you dead. You MUST kill him once you realise he's after you. The Islamist of today is the Kamikaze Pilot of the 1940's. We cannot leave Iraq and the Mid East until we take out the Islamists and bring peace to the region and let the other 90% of Muslims breathe free, starting with Iraq and Afganistan.
You know...the only thing I really hate about September 11th is the fact that bin Laden said he attacked a civilian target because America is a Democracy and therefore, the acts of our troops and our country as a whole in the world are all the responsibility of the citizens. Well we didn't have a direct say in what goes on with our nation, we really should let people like Bush piss off extremist terrorist organizations if they are going to target civilians and make them responsible for things that in reality they really are responsible for...
I think it's funny that people keep quoting the Crusades as "radical Christian intolerance." The Crusades were political.
We cannot leave Iraq and the Mid East until we take out the Islamists and bring peace to the region and let the other 90% of Muslims breathe free, starting with Iraq and Afganistan.
Uhm...taking all the Islamists out of the Middle East is possibly the best idea I've ever heard. I mean, it'd surely bring peace to that area as Israelis would have all the room for expansion they need...I'm not sure that'll fly with many people though....I mean, completely relocating that many people...where you going to put them? Mexico?
I'm a little fuzzy about the Crusades. Please give me a history lesson. How was it political? And I'm not being sarcastic.
EDIT: This interview (http://www.islamfortoday.com/60minutes.htm) in the wake of 9/11 explains it a lot better than I can.It was a Pew Reasearch study.http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?ReportID=165 You mifgt notice that the farther west that the question was asked the fewer responded posittively, if it had been asked in the entire Middle East what do you think the percentages would be?
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That Island in the Carribbean, what's it called...well, whatever it is, I can't think of the name right now, but it is American soil even though it isn't a state. ...
There is American bases around the éworld...
Take any base...like the ones in Irak or Germany....
no they are not American soil
Occupant
What's with all this beheading? Cuz the terrorists think it's fun and they think it enpowers them. They think that they can win with this strategy and so they do it.
But they have no alternative strategy.
Uhm...I'm not sure but I think you said:
There are American bases around the world.
Take any base, like the ones in Iraq or Germany.
No, they are not American soil.
Yes, they are American soil, an attack on an American base any where would be grounds for American to declare war on you (and the UN would back it...)
I wasn't talking about military bases. I was talking about non-states that are part of American territory. All of America today as we know it started off as American territory, American soil...but it wasn't always a state. For instance, when we made the Louisiana purchase, all that land became American territory, American soil. Were there states there immediately? No...there were very few Americans there even. But it was American soil, and by attacking that land, a country would effectively declare war on America...
But they have no alternative strategy.They presue an alternative strategy as well, that is no excuse!
presue = ?
Their strategy is terrorism and it has been that way since 09-11-2001 (actually...way before that), what did you expect?
Their strategy is terrorism and it has been that way since 09-11-2001 (actually...way before that), what did you expect?Would you please excuse my spelling mistakes(cough, jerk, cough). Yes they pursue other means than the beheading of innocent and often defensless people.
Well, if they didn't resort to terrorism, how do you expect them to be heard?
Well, if they didn't resort to terrorism, how do you expect them to be heard?Wow, that is exactly the justification for the war in Iraq and others that will bring political rights to the Middle East!
Wow, that is exactly the justification for the war in Iraq and others that will bring political rights to the Middle East!
well, some don't like democracy / American imperialism. they have no other way to be heard, so they must resort to terrorism. like a baby throwing tantrums when it is ignored.
well, some don't like democracy / American imperialism. they have no other way to be heard, so they must resort to terrorism. like a baby throwing tantrums when it is ignored.Exactly! Give them an actual political means to aire thier grievances and terrorism will disappear.
What makes you think that the U.S. is going to allow complete free speech in Iraq? Bush will install a puppet and claim that he is democratically elected. You think Bush will allow Muslim radicals to be elected into power? I don't think so.
What makes you think that the U.S. is going to allow complete free speech in Iraq? Bush will install a puppet and claim that he is democratically elected. You think Bush will allow Muslim radicals to be elected into power? I don't think so.Do you think that the average Iraqi wants radical Islamists in power, I don't think so. Bush can't install a puppet, everyone, Iraqis included, are watching too closely. Anyone that respesnts the views of Iraqis is fine with me, if it leads to the same in the rest of the Middle East, it would eliminate the need for terrorism.
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It's also a common method of execution in the Middle East.
Do you think that the average Iraqi wants radical Islamists in power, I don't think so. Bush can't install a puppet, everyone, Iraqis included, are watching too closely. Anyone that respesnts the views of Iraqis is fine with me, if it leads to the same in the rest of the Middle East, it would eliminate the need for terrorism.
Uhm...Afghanistan, the first time Saddam came to power, and the original time Castro came to power all are ringing bells in my mind...
i think you have a point. but the terrorist are trying to say that if the americans don't stop killing the terrorist they will continue killing people this way.
Because it's the 'in' thing in terrorism these days. Next it'll be belly-button rings.
Crazy kids.
Uhm...Afghanistan, the first time Saddam came to power, and the original time Castro came to power all are ringing bells in my mind...I've heard many make the claim that the US had something to do with those, but I've never seen any proof. The Taliban and Castro were products of US non-involvement, Saddam was not backed by the US until he brought a halt to the thoecratic revolution the the Iranian zealots had planned, when the world, west and east, united beind him.


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Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence.
© 2020 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. "And I did not plan for him to be there…or for you to be so eager you rammed me from behind and knocked me out of the tree!". Sesshomaru, has the Tessaiga at full power, plus five of the sacred jewel shards. Kagome slipped out of his arms and continued walking towards her family's house. Subsiding with a growl, InuYasha nodded his head, picked Kagome up, and jumped to her bedroom window. "We fell out of one tree, Shippo spied us in another, and Sesshomaru…". A question that often comes up is, "Which is the correct spelling for Inuyasha's sword: Tetsusaiga or Tessaiga?" It was Sesshōmaru's final signature sword. He has assumed the form in which Inuyasha has, y'know, with the red eyes and stuff.VS. The swordsmith Tōtōsai created the Tessaiga from a fang of the Inu-Daiyōkai Tōga, the father of Inuyasha and Sesshōmaru. Damn the bastard, lucky he wasn't dead…. "I don't want to talk about that bastard," InuYasha said sullenly. Nihongo She was suddenly pulled up forcefully against him, as he grabbed her waist and pressed her close. He knew she was close to cumming. At that point, all parties were shocked to see the demonic mass blown apart by a massive burst of demonic power. Kagome was getting dizzy, her orgasm was coming on fast and strong. On topic, what does Byakuya's bankai do? Just what the hell was he doing there at that time anyway…and naked? lol this is a stomp Byakuya would destory the dog demon. "Oh yeah, or you'll do what?" Kagome said, but took off her clothes just the same. "Don't even think about putting on any night garments," InuYasha whispered. At that moment, the swordsmith, Tōtōsai appeared. It was true, this sword was gorgeous, and always gave her pleasure. ]. If this was Soul Society Arc Byakuya, the fight would have been more fair, but unfortunately current Byakuya destroys Sesshomaru in a fight. It was not an heirloom or crafted sword, but was created from Sesshōmaru's own body as a manifestation of his own demonic power, and thus truly his own. When she went limp, InuYasha picked Kagome up and slid her beneath him.
"You so sure you have the better sword?" Kagome teased, as their naked skin slid together and she felt him get hard. The light was so blinding, that it took several seconds for the group to see that the light, was in fact, coming from Sesshōmaru's severed left arm. There really isn't anything dog boy could do nor is his strength in par.
"What am I supposed to think?" InuYasha said. "Is that Tessaiga or are you just happy to see me?" Kagome said wryly. As she stroked it, InuYasha moaned, and she felt herself get hot and wet. "And whose sword do you like the best?" He persisted, pounding her harder as he felt her sheath contracting on him. "Ahhh…ahh…YOURS!" Kagome wailed hoarsely, and he had to cover her mouth with his hand as she screamed with her exploding orgasm. Just truth. Disclaimer: InuYasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and I make no $ from this smut. Her reverie was interrupted as InuYasha came up impatiently behind her. While Sesshōmaru was engulfed by a mass of demonic flesh that was controlled by Magatsuhi, Inuyasha made a desperate attempt to free him, but only got caught in the engulfing mass himself. both are extreamly good fighters.both have really powerful weaponsand third all there soul reapers stuff is soul based they are dealing soul damage im not sure if Sess has a soul. The tsuba is a dark gunmetal gray color.
When unleashing its power, Bakusaiga's blade glows a vivid emerald-green. "InuYasha, outdoors is not my preferred place to play with your Little Tessaiga," Kagome replied. Until finally some relative peace let them come back here. Picking her up, he impaled her on his cock, driving it deep into her sheath.
This is the stupidest fight i have ever seen. Now, don't get me wrong, it is a completely understandable mistake to make. Three months since InuYasha's "Little Tessaiga," had seen any action. The battle was again joined, and the use of Tenseiga against the otherworldly spirit of Magatsuhi offered hope of victory, but Sesshōmaru was stabbed straight through his armor and chest by Magatsuhi.
Final Act Anime When unleashing its power, Bakusaiga's blade glows a vivid emerald-green. "What, you've seen his Bakusaiga?" InuYasha growled back as she turned and walked away. The Bakusaiga came from Sesshōmaru's body and was attached to his finally regenerated left arm. Sesshōmaru accepted the challenge of battle and discovered that Magatsuhi had a poison that could physically damage him. His ears drooped in response. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. But he did not let her continue for long. There was no stopping Kagome's eager hand from griping the long, hard, silky length of InuYasha's cock.
Bayakuya's demonic magic would bind and rip his spirit and body apart. Why go to your house, outdoors was always fine for you in the Feudal Era.", `Like I really had a choice,' Kagome thought, as she resolutely kept going. "Why don't you try it out and see," InuYasha responded wickedly, and guided her hand to his cock. The backside of its blade features various rune-like lines running along it with a beige hilt featuring the same design. Tetsusaiga vs. Tessaiga. While very few demons stood a realistic chance against an unarmed Sesshōmaru, the growing darkness in the Shikon no Tama allowed a demon called Magatsuhi to escape from the jewel itself. The answer is: Both are correct. Physical information She gasped as the electric feel of his rock hard cock filled her up, rubbing her walls and building her climax. Episode 17 Daiyōkai Sword
"Can't we unsheathe my sword in Goshinboku?
Literal Meaning Bakusaiga takes on the form of a katana with a unique design. "You fell naked right into Sesshomarus arms!", "If he had not caught me, I might have hit the ground!" Kagome said. Are you serious?! A warm summer's night, at midnight, and no one was awake at the Higurashi Shrine to see the two figures that crept out of the well house. She was putty in his hands. Something hard was pressing into her behind…. "We're here, can't we just drop it?" Kagome said. heck, from what we've seen between Bleach and Hancock, Bleach characters do more damage with there brute strength alone then Hancock did. Quietly they entered her room, and Kagome took off her shoes. Wielder [ X - Adult: No readers under 18. I gotta give it to Sess especially with five shikon jewels and the Tessaiga at full powerGood fight though. But the memory of Kagome in Sesshomarus arms would never go away.
However, he discovered that pieces of his body that were attacked by the new sword were not only destroyed, but also transmitted the blow that they had received to undamaged parts — his body was destroyed while attempting to reform. Sesshōmaru's success in abandoning his interest in stealing Tessaiga as a quick path to power resulted in the development of his own inner strength, which, in the end, surpassed even that of his father and the two swords that were derived from him. Creation But "Tessaiga" is more correct.
Closing her eyes, Kagome stopped and let InuYasha come up to her side. When she opened them, she was looking into the lust filled, hopeful expression of her hanyou and she shook her head. He penetrated her again, and made her come four more times before letting himself achieve his own orgasm. `Oh, he was not going to let it go...' Kagome thought sourly. As Tessaiga only transformed if the user cared for hu… White When wielded properly, it transformed into a weapon roughly the size of a car bumper that somewhat resembles a falchion or, due to regional and historical context, a dadao sabre. "And who wields their sword the best?" He continued. Kagome groaned and tried to shake herself free - even though she knew that that was next to impossible. "Ohhhh…ah…ah…you do!" She moaned in response. Explosive Crushing Fang And there are no fanboys. "Just get undressed and get in bed.". Then they curled up together, spent and satiated.
Sesshōmaru, angered by the implication of weakness inherent in the help and pity that he received from both his own followers and Inuyasha's group, manifested a powerful regenerative ability that was composed of demonic power, and caused by his pure fighting spirit, to force his wounds closed. He could beat him easily without it. i have no idea who would win...this is a toughy cudos. In its 'docile' form, the sword looked like a regular (and rather battered) katana. Freed, Magatsuhi assembled a body from parts of Naraku and sought out Sesshōmaru in order to steal the last shard of the jewel from Kohaku, who was traveling with Sesshōmaru. 爆砕牙 Holding her by the waist, he drove her up and down on it, her breasts bouncing in a most arousing manner. Sesshōmaru, angry, drove back Magatsuhi's probes.
Sesshōmaru used Bakusaiga for the rest of the series to battle both Naraku and Magatsuhi. In that instant, within the light, his left arm regenerated and along with it, a sword appeared in his new hand. "I know it has been a while, but can't you contain it until we get to my room?", "A while?" InuYasha snorted, letting her go. Not a good idea to wake up her family with this…. It could simply be that it only spread through attached parts and, while in contact with said parts, they were still separate entities and thus unharmed by it. Magatsuhi attempted to reassemble his body. Sesshōmaru
After shattering Tōkijin in combat with Mōryōmaru[1] and passing Tenseiga's only offensive technique, Meidō Zangetsuha to Inuyasha's Tessaiga[2] Sesshōmaru was left without a fighting weapon beyond his own native abilities. Grip color Bakusaiga Tessaiga vs Bakusaiga Disclaimer: InuYasha belongs to Rumiko Takahashi and I make no $ from this smut. NOTE : This is not Full Demon Sesshomaru. Type Chapter 518 Emerged from Sesshōmaru's body If he really wanted to hold her, she would never escape his grasp…. "Oh, come on Kagome," InuYasha said as he followed her. https://inuyasha.fandom.com/wiki/Bakusaiga?oldid=106804. Sesshōmaru, seeing him and realizing in that instant what was happening, met a massive thrust by Magatsuhi with an even more powerful wave of light. Debut Bakusaiga (爆砕牙(ばくさいが), "Explosive Crushing Fang") was a powerful yōkai sword that was created from Sesshōmaru's own body. Kagome and the Pirate Captain, The Silver Hanyou. "Damn it InuYasha," Kagome hissed. Kagome stopped to breath in the familiar scent of the air of her own time, and smiled. He's physically stronger and smarter, but Tessaiga … It was no ones fault, events in the Feudal Era had made time for privacy impossible. Sesshomaru vs over thousand demons Japanese – IYFA. "Three months, woman, and it felt like an eternity!". Who wins?
The fight was interrupted by the arrival of Inuyasha, who came to his aid. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Sesshomaru, has the Tessaiga at full power, plus five of the sacred jewel shards. The air of the Feudal Era was sweet, but the smells of her first home were still comforting. "Are you still jealous about that?" Kagome retorted. Manga Debut Tessaiga is some serious bullshit, but I'm pretty sure Bakusaiga is the one that destroys anything it touches.
because the thread maker doesn't know the difference in power. `And not all our times outdoors were that romantic.'. The tsuba is a dark gunmetal gray color. It was also noted that Sesshōmaru could have obliterated both Inuyasha and Naraku at various times with the Bakusaiga, but chose not to do so. Bakusaiga Some fans mistakenly believed that Bakusaiga was pronounced "Bah-koo-sai-ga". In fact, his Banki is overkill. NOTE : This is not Full Demon Sesshomaru. You know, it's funny but if a movie like hancock came out for Bleach, one would think they would be the new superman. "Tell me now, who has the biggest sword?'
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Q: Adapter is not updated on using search view This is basically a notes app,in which we dynamically add data to our app by taking in title and description from the user,the problem is that when we search about some note by its title then instead of giving the possible notes the data set in the adapter vanishes,the logic is written in my filter() function in the adapter class
MainActivity.java
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity implements SearchView.OnQueryTextListener {
private ArrayList<Notes> list;
private NotesAdapter notesAdapter;//this is our notes adapter
private RecyclerView recyclerView;
private LinearLayoutManager linearLayoutManager;
@Override //
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    Toolbar toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
    list=new ArrayList<>();//this is the list which we have to pass into adapter
    recyclerView=findViewById(R.id.rv);
    notesAdapter=new NotesAdapter(this,list);
    View dialogView= LayoutInflater.from(this).inflate(R.layout.dialog_main,null,false);
    final EditText title=dialogView.findViewById(R.id.t);
    final EditText description=dialogView.findViewById(R.id.d);
    final AlertDialog alertDialog=new AlertDialog.Builder(this)
            .setTitle("Enter the details:")
            .setCancelable(false)
            .setView(dialogView)
            .setPositiveButton("add", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
                    list.add(new Notes(title.getText().toString(),description.getText().toString(),false));
                    notesAdapter.notifyItemChanged(list.size());
                }
            })
            .setNegativeButton("no", new DialogInterface.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(DialogInterface dialogInterface, int i) {
                    dialogInterface.dismiss();
                }
            }).create();

    FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab);
    fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
        @Override // on pressing the fab we will get an alert dialog box where we can add title and description and with the option to add it or not
        public void onClick(View view) {
            alertDialog.show();
        }
    });
    recyclerView.setAdapter(notesAdapter);
    linearLayoutManager=new LinearLayoutManager(this,LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL,false);
    recyclerView.setLayoutManager(linearLayoutManager);
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu);
    final MenuItem searchItem = menu.findItem(R.id.search);
    final SearchView searchView = (SearchView) MenuItemCompat.getActionView(searchItem);
    searchView.setOnQueryTextListener(this);
    return true;
}``

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
    int id = item.getItemId();
    if (id == R.id.search) {
        return true;
    }
    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
}

@Override
public boolean onQueryTextSubmit(String s) {
    notesAdapter.filter(s);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onQueryTextChange(String s) {
    notesAdapter.filter(s);
    return true;
}

NotesAdapter.java
 public class NotesAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<NotesAdapter.NotesHolder> {
    private ArrayList<Notes> arrayList;
    private ArrayList<Notes> arrayListCopy;
    Context c;
    NotesAdapter(Context context,ArrayList<Notes> list){
        this.arrayList=list;
        this.c=context;
         this.arrayListCopy=new ArrayList<>(list);//this is where I store identical list which I get from Adapter
    }
    public class NotesHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
        TextView textView;
        public NotesHolder(View itemView) {
            super(itemView);
            textView = itemView.findViewById(R.id.tv);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public NotesAdapter.NotesHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        return new NotesHolder(LayoutInflater.from(c).inflate(R.layout.item_row,parent,false));
    }

    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(final NotesAdapter.NotesHolder holder, final int position) {
              final Notes currentNote=arrayList.get(position);
        holder.textView.setText(currentNote.getTitle());
        holder.textView.setOnLongClickListener(new View.OnLongClickListener() {
           @Override
           public boolean onLongClick(View view) {
               arrayList.remove(holder.getAdapterPosition());
               notifyItemRemoved(holder.getAdapterPosition());
               return true;
           }
       });
        holder.textView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View view) {
                Intent intent=new Intent(c,AnotherActivity.class);
                intent.putExtra("NAME",currentNote.getDescription());
                c.startActivity(intent);
            }
        });
    }

    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return arrayList.size();
    }

     public void filter(String text){//This is my filter function
        arrayList.clear();
        if(TextUtils.isEmpty(text)){
            arrayList.addAll(arrayListCopy);
        }
        else{
            text=text.toLowerCase();
            for(Notes note:arrayListCopy){
                if(note.getTitle().toLowerCase().contains(text)){
                    arrayList.add(note);
                }
            }
        }
        notifyDataSetChanged();//the data set is still not updated and instead it vanishes
    }
}

As soon as I search something the whole list gets vanished ,where am I missing out on?How should I modify my filter function in adapter class?

A: Change your getItemCount :
@Override
public int getItemCount() {
    return arrayListCopy.size();
}

A: The problem is that arrayList and arrayListCopy are references to the same list.
NotesAdapter(Context context,ArrayList<Notes> list){
    this.arrayList=list;
    this.c=context;
    this.arrayListCopy=list;
}

Changes done to one of them, will be reflected in both. For example arrayList.clear() will also empty the arrayListCopy list.
What you could do is something like this:
List<Notes> originalList;
NotesAdapter(Context context,ArrayList<Notes> list){
    this.arrayList=list;
    this.c=context;
    this.originalList= new ArrayList<>(list); // create a new List that contains all the elements of `list`.
}

And to filter, do this:
public void filter(String text){
    arrayList.clear();
    if(text.isEmpty()){
        arrayList.addAll(originalList);
    } else{
        text=text.toLowerCase();
        for(Notes note : originalList){
            if(note.getTitle().toLowerCase().contains(text)){
                arrayList.add(note);
            }
        }
    }
    notifyDataSetChanged();
}

It seems that you're adding items to the list inside the MainActivity after you create the adapter which means that you'll have to use some other mechanism for adding new items so that originalList will contain all the items. Something like:
public class NotesAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<NotesAdapter.NotesHolder> {
     public void addItem(Notes item){
         originalList.add(item);
         if(text.isEmpty() || item.getTitle().toLowerCase().contains(text.toLowerCase())){
             arrayList.add(item);
         }
     }
}

Here, text is just a reference to the text variable passed to the filter method.
From MainActivity when a new item is created, do this:
adapter.addItem(new Notes(title.getText().toString(),description.getText().toString(),false));

A: Try this:
NotesAdapter(Context context,ArrayList<Notes> list){
    this.arrayList = new ArrayList<>(list.size());
    this.c=context;
     this.arrayListCopy=new ArrayList<>(list);//this is where I store identical list which I get from Adapter
}

@Override
public int getItemCount() {
    return arrayList.size();
}

 public void filter(String text){//This is my filter function
    arrayList.clear();
    if(text.trim().isEmpty() || text == null){
        arrayList.addAll(arrayListCopy);
    }
    else{
        text=text.toLowerCase();
        for(Notes note:arrayListCopy){
            if(note.getTitle().toLowerCase().contains(text)){
                arrayList.add(note);
            }
        }
    }
    notifyDataSetChanged();//the data set is still not updated and instead it vanishes
}

Original Answer:
Here you are referencing the same variable (i.e. arrayList and arrayListCopy ) are pointing to the same variable. Instead, initialize arrayList like this inside your constructor:
this.arrayList = new ArrayList<>(arrayListCopy.size());


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Jon Bortz's Maryland-based Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is purchasing a 49 percent stake in six Manhattan boutique hotels owned by Denihan Hospitality Group for $152 million, according to the Wall Street Journal. Pebblebrook will also assume around $294 million of the hotels' debt. The hotels include five Affinia properties and the Benjamin hotel, all in Midtown.
Patrick Denihan and Brooke Denihan Barrett will retain a 51 percent stake in the six hotels and continue to manage the properties. Proceeds from the sale will go towards expanding their assets beyond New York. "Our plan is to add two hotels per year, either owned or managed," co-CEO Patrick Denihan said.
The deal valued the six properties at $910 million, or $526,000 per room. The average per-room price for hotel deals in Manhattan stands at $447,487 so far in the second quarter. The higher price for this deal is most probably reflective of a larger room size.
Pebblebrook has spent almost $1.6 billion since launching in 2009, the Journal said, purchasing hotels such as the InterContinental Buckhead in Atlanta, the Viceroy in Miami and the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in San Francisco. [WSJ]
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Q: Can I make a rod in the vertical plane move with its one end on the ground in a slanting position? Consider a rod kept vertically on the ground. I keeps the rod in a slanting position making some angle with the horizontal. Can I now move this rod along the horizontal plane by applying a force at its bottom? The torque due to my force at the bottom will act against that due to gravity keeping the rod at equilibrium in that slanting position and I could move it.
I tried it experimentally using one of my books instead of rod and it kind of worked.
But, when I thought about the situation in different ways I get opposite answers. Consider the rod at rest at that slanting position. If I leave it it will fall by rotating about the point of contact. When I'm moving the rod I'm applying force on the bottom point. As my force passes through the axis of rotation torque due to it would be zero and I cannot move it the way I want.
Another way of my thinking-my force at the bottom of the rod would actually provide a torque along the center of mass of the rod which will act against the torque due to gravity and in this way my experiment would work the way I thought.
Why am I getting different results if I think in different ways? Please help.

A: The situation in your question is not clear. Without a sketch, all I can offer is the following. The governing equations of a sliding, slanted rod driven by a force $F$ at the bottom are:

$$ \ddot{\theta} = \frac{ \frac{\ell}{2} \left( m \cos\theta \left( g - \frac{\ell}{2} \cos\theta\,\dot{\theta}^2\right) + F\,\sin\theta\right)}{I_C + m \frac{\ell^2}{4} \cos\theta\sin\theta} $$
$$ N = m g - m \frac{\ell}{2} \left(\sin\theta\,\ddot{\theta} + \cos\theta\,\dot{\theta}^2\right) \ge 0 $$
$$ \begin{aligned} \ddot{x}_C & = \frac{F}{m}  \\ \ddot{y}_C &= \frac{N}{m} - g \end{aligned} $$
So to keep the slant angle $\theta$, we solve with $\dot\theta = \ddot\theta = 0 $ yielding
$$ F = -m g \cot \theta \\ N = m g \\ \ddot{x}_C = \frac{F}{m} \\ \ddot{y}_C  =0 $$

A: It's not clear what you are really asking, but this sounds a lot like the stick balancing problem used to keep undergrads busy in control systems classes.  You can make the rod eventually go to any position you want by moving the bottom point appropriately.  The Segway personal transport product is a great example of this principle being used in the real world.

A: Suppose that the rod accelerates to the left at rate $a$ while also tilted to the left of vertical by angle $\theta$, as in ja72's diagram.
In the accelerating reference frame that is moving with the rod, there is an anti-clockwise torque about point A due to gravity of $mg\frac{l}{2}\sin\theta$. This is balanced by a clockwise torque $ma\frac{l}{2}\cos\theta$ due to the fictitious force $-ma$ acting to the right through the CM of the rod. The rod can remain balanced at a fixed angle $\theta$ if these two torques are equal, ie if
$$a=g\tan\theta$$
The fictitious force $-ma$ is equal in magnitude and opposite in direction to the force $F$ which you apply towards the left at end A. In the accelerating frame of reference the rod is statically balanced horizontally by these two forces : $F-ma=0$. It is also balanced vertically by the gravity force $mg$ and the equal and opposite normal reaction $N$ from the ground : $N-mg=0$.
If there is no applied force $F$ (your 1st scenario when you leave the rod at rest) then there is no acceleration $a$. Consequently in the frame in which the rod is instantaneously at rest there is no fictitious force $ma$ acting to the right and no counter-torque to balance the torque due to gravity. There is nothing to stop the rod from toppling to the left.
In your 2nd scenario your applied force $F=ma$ accelerates the rod. In the accelerating frame of reference which is moving along with the rod, you have to take account of a fictitious force $-ma$ acting at the CM of the rod. This is similar to the centrifugal force in rotating reference frames.

A: While looking from the centre of mass, we deduce that there is net torque due to your applied force.
While looking from point of contact, (from where you should, as it can be considered as instantaneous center of rotation) we have net torque due to gravity.
Both of these torques indicate that the book of your will fall (I hope you are getting same results in your experiment). Moreover if you try seeing from some other point, you would have to consider pseudo forces these in turn will give you the same answer.


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Travis Scott Kicked off Kylie Jenner's Birthday Week With an Extravagant Surprise
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Kylie Jenner's already getting birthday gifts and the big day isn't until this Saturday, Aug. 10.
The billionaire and youngest member of the Kardashian-Jenner family will turn 22 this weekend but judging by the video Jenner shared on her Instagram Stories earlier today, celebrations have already begun.
Keep reading to learn what her boyfriend, rapper Travis Scott, did to kick off her birthday week.
Kylie Jenner on Travis Scott's extravagant gesture: 'It's not even my birthday yet'
If there's anyone who knows how to celebrate it's the Kardashian-Jenner family. Scott has clearly learned from the best about over-the-top parties and romantic gestures (maybe he got tips from Kanye West knowing the way he proposed to Kim Kardashian in 2013) because he covered the entryway of Jenner's home with what appeared to be thousands of rose petals.
Jenner posted a short video to her Instagram for her 142 million followers to see. She captioned the post, "My house is covered in ROSES! @travisscott and it's not even my birthday yet!!!!! Omg ♥♥♥♥♥😭😭😭😭."
She walked through her entryway while Stormi Webster, Jenner and Scott's one-year-old daughter, played with rose petals in the background.
In the video, she held up a typed note from Scott with the following message: "Happy birthday!!!! We're just getting started. Love you!!!!"
The founder of Kylie Cosmetics seemed pleasantly surprised and overjoyed by the sweet gesture. "Stormi, look at this," she said with a laugh. Jenner also showed more of the incredible scene in her house on her Instagram Stories.
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As we mentioned above, this gesture is a lead up to Jenner's birthday on Aug. 10 meaning she's in for an even bigger birthday gift from Scott. We wouldn't be surprised if Jenner's boyfriend has something big planned for every day leading up her actual birthday, wrapping up the birthday week celebrations with what we're pretty sure would be an over-the-top party sparing no expense.
Surely, fans will get the inside scoop on Jenner's birthday celebrations from the woman herself thanks to Instagram and Twitter (she's very active on both platforms).
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Like the majority of her siblings who go above and beyond for birthdays, Jenner marked Scott's 28th birthday on April 30 with a gas station themed party that appeared to be more extravagant than many weddings.
What's a birthday party without gifts? Not only did Jenner throw her significant other a lavish birthday party but she gave him a silver Lamborghini valued at $280,000, according to Elite Daily.
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Beyond Wellesley: Tuning into Nashville
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You won't find 2 more different places than Wellesley and Nashville. And that, of course, is the beauty of what people from either place will find visiting the other.
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Vehicles driven by sober people lined on each side by drinkers peddling from their barstools while singing at the tops of their lungs.
Broadway, a non-stop party strip with country and other singers belting out tunes from open-air bars bearing the names of Kid Rock, Jason Aldean and others.
Pedestrians who more or less obey traffic signals.
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Nashville at night
A little rain didn't stop the party bikes from cruising Broadway
On and under the surface, Nashville is more suited to grown-up visitors than families, though granted, we didn't seek out activities such as the acclaimed zoo. We also traveled without renting a car, so confined our excursions to those within a reasonable walk, run or ride-share.
I should mention that neither Mr. nor Mrs. Swellesley is much of a country music fan. We recognized some names and songs, but weren't bowing at Music City's altars like some visitors. We descended upon Nashville to attend a late-October journalism conference called the LION Publishers Summit, and take in the sights while there.
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We grabbed lunch at Acme Feed & Seed, which boasts a steady stream of customers and juicy brisket sandwiches. We ate on the rooftop bar, which
featured a nice view of the Cumberland River and the city at large. One nice find was Acme Radio Live, which has its studio in the restaurant building and provided background music for us whenever we went back to the hotel.
View from Acme Feed & Seed rooftop
We next popped into the Johnny Cash Museum. Touristy yes, and we had low expectations for our $20 entry fee, but were pleasantly surprised at the organization and solid collection of memorabilia. This included displays on Cash's prison reform efforts, his acting career and remnants from Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash's lakeside home. We passed on the Patsy Cline museum, which was upstairs, not wanting to overdo it.
At night, we hit the Grand Ole Opry, which is now adjacent to a mall where an amusement park once stood. Tickets on a Wednesday night were easy to get (about $50 apiece), and from our balcony seats on the left side we had a fine view in this beautiful venue with a pitch-perfect sounds system. The Grand Ole Opry is throwback entertainment that works well for the modern short-attention-span crowd. It's a variety show, and included a hokey warm-up act of singing and joking cowboys, followed by a series of talented singers, including a couple performers making their Opry debuts. In between sets, announcer Bill Cody read pitches, shared background on performers or history tidbits, and read notes about audience members (including The Swellesley Report). Grammy Award winners Little Big Town closed out the night with an energetic show. We pre-gamed at the Bavarian Bierhaus, which featured tasty brats and a punk polka band that assaulted patrons' ears with their take on Beastie Boys and other music.
Kristian Bush performs at Grand Ole Opry
We spent the next couple of days at the conference at the expansive Music City Center. Offsite activities included a reception downstairs at the speakeasy section of FGL House and an on-our-own lunch at a 6-story Nashville Diner.
I ran the streets of Nashville most mornings to explore further. This included the statehouse, obligatory Andrew Jackson statue, and other state buildings. Another run took me through the greenery-and-brick of Vanderbilt University as well as Centennial Park (which community doesn't have one?) and its remake of the Parthenon.
The other Parthenon
Once the conference wrapped we became tourists again. This included a rainy day stop to the Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum (costs about $20 if you don't go in for all the "experiences"). The museum, which is huge and well laid-out, attracts more than 1 million people a year and it felt like most of them were there the day we went. Maybe the latest Ken Burns documentary on Country Music has sparked additional interest.
Mrs. Swellesley sizes up Taylor Swift outfits at Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
Lots of award-winning records
Exhibits like this showed you how songwriters edited their lyrics, back before PCs
Lots of nice threads and instruments on display
Outside, we strolled the tiny Walk of Fame across the street from the museum that honored musicians from Jimi Hendrix to Dolly Parton. Inside, we learned about the roots of this genre, and the likes of the singing brakeman Jimmie Rodgers, and took in displays of more modern artists such as Kacey Musgraves. Mrs. Swellesley even penned lyrics at the Taylor Swift Education Center. A nice surprise was the handout of tickets to see a young songwriter and artist named Josh Kerr, who played solo guitar, sang and answered questions from the crowd, including obligatory ones about how he got his break. We grabbed lunch that day at an historic and recently resurrected Woolworth on 5th, which served up burgers, shaved steak sandwiches, and tasty milkshakes (they've also got an extensive bar).
Squash the armadillos game at Country Music Hall of Fame & Museum
A busy Sunday in Nashville
We went our separate ways for the start of Sunday. Mrs. Swellesley attended services at an old Presbyterian church and then visited Cheekwood Estate & Gardens, which happened to feature a Halloween parade for dogs that day. Mr. Swellesley couldn't resist attending the Tennessee Titans football game, since the stadium was literally across the street from our hotel and seats were available for a quarter of the price of Pats tickets. The Titans pulled off a win thanks in large part to their ex-Patriots players such as Logan Ryan and Malcolm Butler (and I sat next to a Tennessee native who went to high school with Red Sox outfielder Mookie Betts down there).
Titans fans cheered their team on to victory
We also scouted for a place to watch the Patriots play the Cleveland Browns and found our New England oasis at a place called Live Oak in the happening Gulch area of Nashville. The place was a scene. By game time, relaxed Tennessee drawls were gone, replaced with the staccato cadences of fast-talking east coasters. Sharp dressers were everywhere, some sporting Tom Brady gear, others with Julian Edelman attire. Nobody bade us "good afternoon" or called Mrs. Swellesley "ma'm" or Mr. Swellesley "sir." We had found our people. The decor can only be described as tasteful and refined. Replicas of the Patriots Super Bowl banners greeted us, and signs behind the bar warned the unsuspecting that all TVs would be turned over to the Pats' game at 3pm CST.
Live Oak bar was crawling with Pats fans in the Gulch area of Nashville
We wound up our trip looking for dinner, venturing just off the main strip onto side streets such as the Printer's Alley area. While we didn't exactly know what we were looking for we somehow found it in Tazza, possibly the only restaurant in Nashville with no liquor license and no music. Our waiter greeted us, looking as worn out as we felt. We shuffled behind him to a dark booth at the far end of the place. It was us and one other couple, their heads bowed in prayer over their meal. We listened in. This was no hastily mumbled grace. The gentleman spoke loud and clear, reminding us that we did, indeed, have much to be grateful for. A couple blocks down the street, a straggly park served as a gathering spot for dozens of Nashville's homeless and addicted. Like Boston, Nashville has its share of problems. As a tourist, the city felt as safe as Boston, and its problems felt as familiar. We navigated the streets without problems, the inevitable panhandlers accepting with good grace our head shakes to their requests for change. The city recently received a $3.5 million grant to address youth and young adult homelessness, as well as $3.5 million in federal funding to help Nashville reduce the number of people who sleep in shelters, on the streets or in encampments.
Happy trails, Nashville
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