A recent study reported in the New York Times (10.25.14) by Gabriele Oettingen suggests that the power of positive thinking is not all it cracks up to be. Thinking good thoughts and dreaming of happy, positive outcomes may rob you of your psychic power.
As my colleagues and I have discovered, dreaming about the future calms you down, measurably reducing systolic blood pressure, but it also can drain you of the energy you need to take action in pursuit of your goals.
An older friend of the family was a very negative person – a loving, caring, and intelligent woman who nonetheless thought the worst of everyone and everything. She had a theory that if you assumed the worst would happen and worried it to death, you could fret it away. Although she was born long before the New Age, she believed that there was such a thing as psychic energy, and that singing a happy tune with a happy face only diluted the flows of natural power coursing through the limbic system.
Her husband on the other hand wanted no part of her morose worries. "Why worry twice?", he always admonished. "If the diagnosis comes back positive, then you can start".
She was right. The world is not rosy, there are few people you can trust, and there is more misery in the pipeline than Alaskan crude. Most importantly her advice on harnessing worry has worked every time.
Take a simple example – baggage claim. A colleague traveled to the world's most benighted places. He waited in interminable customs and immigration lines, was bitten by malarial mosquitoes. He was shoved and jostled, pushed and yelled at by officials and passengers. He was shaken down, intimidated, and threatened and asked for bribes, cigarette money, and "something for Momma".
Yet through all of this, nothing ever happened. His luggage was never lost, He was never held up and robbed of his money, passport, and belongings. His suitcase was routinely opened and searched, but nothing was ever taken. Why was he so fortunate when fellow travelers reported cash stolen? Or spent hours in a blood-stained Immunization Control rooms?
He was untouched, he said, because he worried. He had an elaborate procedure, much appreciated in Africa with all its totems, gris-gris, incantations, and charms. If his bags did not appear on the first carousel go-round, he crossed his fingers on both hands. He would never get his bags, his toiletries, medicines, and radio. He would be marooned in Kinshasa, Lagos, Luanda, or Sana'a.
He began to pace around the carousel first clockwise and then counterclockwise, staring at the tattered rubber flaps and the gaping dark hole of the baggage chute. After five more minutes, panic set in, and he began to recite Hail Marys, promising God and himself that he would never again travel to these godforsaken places. "Please end this Purgatory", he prayed.
It worked. All the adrenaline, limbic juices, and psychic riot staved off the worst. His system worked for hotel reservations, midnight cab rides, thunderstorms on departure day, and flight cancellations that would disrupt his complicated itinerary home. The rainstorms abated, the flight left late, but left. The hotel did indeed keep his reservation. He always arrived home safe, sound, never kidnapped , and only a little weary.
As the Times article suggests, positive thinking drains the batteries. Negative thinking charges them.
My colleague was convinced that worry kept cancer away. Obsessing about every new dot on his skin, raspy throat, or slight disruption in urinary function did the trick. At an age when most people were dropping dead, he remained upright and mobile.
Many women who should have gotten pregnant by him never did thanks to his obsessive worry and negative thinking; many more who should have betrayed his confidence never did. Known gossips and rumor-mongers were quiet about his indiscretions.
Ms. Oettingen hedges her bets, however, for she knows how many people like to think rosy.
This simple process, which my colleagues and I call "mental contrasting," has produced powerful results in laboratory experiments.
Nevertheless, after years of practice, I am convinced that worry works. "What, me worry?". You bet.


I knew about the Russian 1895 from gameplay footage. I also vaguely recognized it as 1894ish based on how it looked, so I could potentially close my eyes and pretend real hard that its a cowboy gun.
I would rather prefer the tube clip for the authentic feel. It would also be cool as an All kit weapon if it worked like BF3 shotguns with slugs.
Tube magazines don't work with WW-era military rifle ammo due to pointed bullets. That's also one of the prime reasons why lever-action rifles weren't largely adopted by any military. The Winchester 1895 came a bit too late.
I'm really looking forward to playing with the ultra-fast cycling bolt action. Also looks like this one has a variant that does "ghetto shotgun" damage but drops further than the other rifles in terms of damage. May be 48 end damage but still a 2.13 headshot multiplier so it can OHSK but not kill in two bodyshots at long range.
AFAIK no military in the world uses Bows anymore as a frontline combat weapon, yet that didn't stop BF4. There's also the silliness of some of the hardline weapons like the 1903 and M1 carbine.
If anything a lever action 30-30 Winchester carbine is less of a stretch than any of those. Who wouldn't want the primary weapon variant of the BF4 Mare's Leg?
Already listed in the original post. The linked YouTube video from Forgotten Weapons goes into quite good detail as to why the Russians got Winchester to make them (they ordered Mosin-Nagants from Remington [!?!?!?] but wasn't coming fast enough), why it is internal box magazine loading from Mosin-Nagant stripper clips instead of tube (if you load Spitzer bullets into tube magazine, tip-to-end, shock of recoil might set off the round in front), why lever action is actually a bad idea for the conditions of WW1 (when you break open the action all parts are exposed for crap to get into, definitely not good for muddy trenches), and how many of these are out there and where they ended up.
It's an interesting piece of history that I would not have known about without it being in BF1, that's for sure.
Every gun is fucked if the action gets clogged up.
But compared to Bolt Action, only Lever Action actively shoves the important bits OUT of the protective body of the gun, not just exposing them but also actively jamming them into things that you don't want them to touch.
Finally, Lever Action is harder to operate while prone, which was not something armies thought about doing on a regular basis until ~WW1. Actually, I'd say it is "impossible" without breaking your aim. You wouldn't be doing the Mad Minute with it in the prone position, that's for sure.
You don't need to convince me Instead, it was your own German Rifle Commission who decided to not bother with Lever Action and instead going to Bolt-Action + Internal Box Magazine with the Gewehr 1888 (C&Rsenal), in order to counter the French who went with Bolt-Action + Tube Magazine + Primer Cover + Primer Cup with their Lebel Model 1886 (C&Rsenal).
Whatever their reasons, it has been what it was. The rest, as they say, is "history"
Lemme tell you the 1888 is actually an absolutely beautiful gun. A friend of mine has a few deactivated (i.e. rendered unable to fire) original WW2 guns that they discovered in field and forest (so called "Bodenfund"). A K98, a Gewehr 88 and something like a variant on the Gewehr 43 that I've not been able to identify properly.
He loves the K98 most, but I find the action of the G88 to be silky smooth and more comfortable, despite the straight bolt handle.
You missed the Luger P08.
Did not see any footage of the P08 being actually used in the E3 demo until now. I think all the German snipers were having too much fun with the scoped G98 while others were happy with the 1911. Added now.
Probably the most important part of the P08 story is the development of the 9mm Parabellum bullet, which is why the C&Rsenal episode is so long. Worth watching the whole thing, though!


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Charleston County Chief Deputy Eric Watson
By Barney Blakeney
The Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture at the College of Charleston report titled "The State of Racial Disparities in Charleston County, South Carolina 2000-2015" released last year noted of 253 sworn officers in Charleston County Sheriff Office, only 27 are Black. In Charleston County where the population of approximately 350,000 is about one-third Black, about 25 percent of the sheriff office's employees, including those working in law enforcement and the detention center, are Black – about 162 of the office's nearly 600 employees.
Forty-seven Blacks are among the 84 members of the command staff.
"Several law enforcement agencies, including Charleston County Sheriff Office and North Charleston Police Department, have especially egregious records of police misconduct and violence against civilians," the report said. For two days in August, the department took another step to address those concerns by conducting training for sworn officers covering the topics of Human/Cultural Diversity, Building Trust, De-escalation Skills, the Ethics of Policing and Office Safety.
Charleston County Sheriff Office Chief Deputy Eric Watson said the training was conducted because leadership in the department understands that along with the county's growing population comes increasing challenges. To face those challenges successfully, officers need to understand the history of the relationships between law enforcement and certain communities. It's about educating sworn officers and the community, he believes.
In June, Dedication To Community, a Raleigh, NC based not-for-profit organization, launched its partnership with the Charleston County Sheriff's Office by presenting an Awareness & Action Forum at Mt. Moriah Missionary Baptist Church in North Charleston. The forum's theme was entitled "Rebuilding Our Community – Bridging The Gap & Building Successful Police/Community Relations". Watson said his relationship with founder, M. Quentin Williams, an attorney and former FBI agent, led to the two-day training sessions. Others will follow, he hopes.
The training was well received by the officers, Watson said, though there was some negative feedback. But the results of a survey of officers conducted after the sessions were positive, he added. And in addition to training, the department is ramping up its recruitment of minority officers. It's made headway in recruiting female officers, but more work is needed to bring on board more minority officers. That's a critical challenge facing law enforcement agencies across the nation, he noted. There's been some success at the Sheriff office, he said.
"It's a process that requires patience. We're taking a holistic approach, but everyone has to realize we can't be a panacea and we have to function with support through various partnerships and build on our relationships," Watson said.
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Expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid (Nakhla)
The expedition of Khalid ibn al-Walid [1] to Nakhla took place in January 630 AD, 8AH, in the 9th month of the Islamic Calendar.[2]
Khalid ibn al-Walid was sent to destroy the image of the Goddess al-Uzza which was worshipped by polytheists; he did this successfully.[3][4]
1 Expedition and demolition of Temple
2 Islamic Primary sources
Expedition and demolition of TempleEdit
Soon after the Conquest of Mecca, Muhammad began to dispatch expeditions on errands aiming at eliminating the last symbols reminiscent of pre-Islamic practices.
He sent Khalid bin Al-Walid in Ramadan 8 A.H. to a place called Nakhlah, where there was an idol of the goddess called Al-'Uzza worshipped by the Quraish and Kinanah tribes, and guarded by custodians from Banu Shaiban. Khalid, at the head of thirty horsemen, arrived at the spot and destroyed the idol.
Upon his return, Muhammad asked him if he had seen anything else there, to which Khalid replied, "No". He was told that the idol had not been destroyed and that he must go back and fulfill the task. Khalid went again to Nakhlah and there saw a black Abyssinian (Ethiopian) woman, naked with disheveled hair. He struck her with his sword and cut her into "two pieces", according to the Muslim scholar, Saifur Rahman al Mubarakpuri. He returned once again and narrated his story to Muhammad, who then confirmed the fulfillment of the task, saying that the black Ethiopian woman was the real "al-Uzza". [5][6][7]
Islamic Primary sourcesEdit
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The Muslim historian Hisham Ibn Al-Kalbi mentions the event in his book the "Book of Idols" as follows:
" Ibn-'Abbas said: Al-'Uzza was a she-devil which used to frequent three trees in the valley of Nakhlah. When the Prophet captured Mecca, he dispatched Khalid ibn-al-Walid saying, "Go to the valley of Nakhlah; there you will find three trees. Cut down the first one." Khalid went and cut it down. On his return to report, the Prophet asked him saying, "Have you seen anything there?" Khalid replied and said, "No."
The Prophet ordered him to return and cut down the second tree. He went and cut it down. On his return to report the Prophet asked him a second time, "Have you seen anything there?" Khalid answered, "No."
Thereupon the Prophet ordered him to go back and cut down the third tree. When Khalid arrived on the scene he found an Abyssinian woman with dishevelled hair and her hands placed on her shoulder[s], gnashing and grating her teeth.
Behind her stood Dubayyah al-Sulami who was then the warden of al-'Uzza...
Turning to the woman, he dealt her a blow which severed her head in twain, and lo, she crumbled into ashes. He then cut down the tree and killed Dubayyah the warden, after which he returned to the Prophet and reported to him his exploit.
Thereupon the Prophet said, "That was al-'Uzza. But she is no more. The Arabs shall have none after her. Verily she shall never be worshipped again."
[The Book of Idols, By Hisham Ibn-Al-Kalbi, pages 25-26][8][9]
The event is also mentioned in the Hadith collection Al-Sunan al-Sughra, which was collected by Al-Nasa'i. The Muslim scholar Ibn Kathir references the Hadith and the event in his Tafsir, as follows
" An-Nasa'i recorded that Abu At-Tufayl said, "When the Messenger of Allah conquered Makkah, he sent Khalid bin Al-Walid to the area of Nakhlah where the idol of Al-`Uzza was erected on three trees of a forest. Khalid cut the three trees and approached the house built around it and destroyed it. When he went back to the Prophet and informed him of the story, the Prophet said to him,
(Go back and finish your mission, for you have not finished it.) Khalid went back and when the custodians who were also its servants of Al-`Uzza saw him, they started invoking by calling Al-`Uzza! When Khalid approached it, he found a naked woman whose hair was untidy and who was throwing sand on her head. Khalid killed her with the sword and went back to the Messenger of Allah , who said to him,
(That was Al-`Uzza!) [Al-Sunan al-Sughra, as referenced in Tafsir ibn Kathir] [10]
Military career of Muhammad
List of expeditions of Muhammad
^ Abu Khalil, Shawqi (1 March 2004). Atlas of the Prophet's biography: places, nations, landmarks. Dar-us-Salam. p. 226. ISBN 978-9960-897-71-4.
^ "List of Battles of Muhammad". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
^ "The Sealed Nectar". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
^ "He sent Khalid bin Al-Waleed in Ramadan 8 A.H", Witness-Pioneer.com Archived 2011-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
^ The life of Mahomet and history of Islam, Volume 4, By Sir William Muir, Pg 135 See bottom, Notes section
^ "Muhammad and the Origins of Islam". Retrieved 17 December 2014.
^ Ibn al Kalbi, Hisham (1952). The book of idols: being a translation from the Arabic of the Kitāb al-asnām. Princeton University Press. p. 25. ASIN B002G9N1NQ. A full online version of it is available here
^ Tafsir ibn Kathir: (abridged), By Ibn Kathir, Translated by Safiur Rahman Al Mubarakpuri,Pg 320 and, see also Tafsir Ibn Kathir,53:19- Text Version
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The Joint Session of Parliament can be rated as a political milestone marked by the return of the PTI Members to their seats. Regrettably, the electronic media reacted to the event with characteristic criticism that ranged from Imran Khan having been duped by the PML N Government in a masterly manner, to the PTI Leadership reneging on the rhetoric from the container, during the record breaking 'sit in'. Khan Sahib's political opponents in the Parliament, including an important Minister could not resist hurling barbs at the PTI decision. All of this made me wonder if we will ever as a nation, discard subjectivity and for once be objective.
What Khan Sahib's accusers are conveniently overlooking is the fact that he has all along been favourable towards returning to the National Assembly provided a Judicial Commission was formed to probe irregularities in the 2013 General Elections. In any case, PTI's place in Pakistan's political structure cannot be ignored and their decision to resume their seats in Parliament should be lauded in the larger national interest and objectivity. The interesting aspect to the entire sequence of resignations is the question as to why were these not accepted out rightly by the speaker. Did the PML N have a superior game plan based on an intuitive understanding of PTI psyche or did lady luck deal its cards in favour of the Ruling Party? Whatever be the case it is now imperative that Imran bashing be stopped by PML N leaders and the Judicial Commission be facilitated in completing their probe.
As far as the Joint parliamentary Session is concerned, it is heartening to see that a democratic process has been adopted to take a decision, which has all the ingredients of having far reaching consequences on our regional relationships. We have to take into cognizance the fact that our armed forces are at this very moment engaged in not only combating terrorism, but also hostile activity along our eastern borders. Sending assets to Saudi Arabia must be carefully considered, using pragmatism as a guideline. This decision must be taken with the most comprehensive advice of the Armed Forces for it is they who will bear the consequences of hasty and emotive decision making.
Meanwhile the world must ensure by all means possible that the Yemen conflict does not escalate and spread. Fighting must come to an end soon and all stakeholders brought to the negotiation table. If this is not done the situation is likely to be exploited by radical elements. For Pakistan this is a golden opportunity for a diplomatic coup. We are in a unique position of strength to act as mediator and facilitator – a position that we must not relinquish. This will require some aggressive pragmatic diplomacy and decision making - an ingredient lacking in our political leadership. However, if the promptness and efficiency with which Pakistanis were evacuated from Yemen and the no nonsense warning to the Yemeni warring factions is an indicator of change, then it is indeed a welcome one.
It was during my post graduate studies that one of my teachers taught me an abject lesson in decision making. My approach to the decision making process must have had its weaker moments for he took me aside and asked me to define the word 'woods'. I told him that 'woods' or forest was a collective expression for a large area covered by trees. "Standing beneath the first tree in the said woods – what do you see?" came the next question. "Why – the tree of course", I replied. "Exactly, but then how do you know what lurks in the forest or what paths take you to the other side? How can you take a decision or form an opinion without drawing back and looking at the whole lot of trees instead of gazing at a single one?" This was one lesson I never forgot.
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MOEX Reports Q3 2016 Financial Metrics, FX Revenue Down YoY
Wednesday, 09/11/2016 | 10:37 GMT by Aziz Abdel-Qader
Derivatives Market was a key area of growth, having been impacted by continued shift towards higher yielding instruments.
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Moscow Exchange Exchange An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv An exchange is known as a marketplace that supports the trading of derivatives, commodities, securities, and other financial instruments.Generally, an exchange is accessible through a digital platform or sometimes at a tangible address where investors organize to perform trading. Among the chief responsibilities of an exchange would be to uphold honest and fair-trading practices. These are instrumental in making sure that the distribution of supported security rates on that exchange are effectiv Read this Term (MOEX) has reported its financial metrics for Q3 2016 ending September 30, 2016, which were emblematic of lagging results across the board, according to a MOEX statement.
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The Q3 financial release follows on the heels of last week's volumes report that showed a step back across its derivatives and foreign exchange (FX) business, despite last month's brief climb, with volumes declining by a margin of -6.2 percent MoM.
MOEX saw a period of weak earnings in Q3 2016, which were fueled by a drop in revenue across a number of its business segments, namely FX and interest income. However, Russia's largest trading venue revealed that increases in fee and commission income from the Money Market, Fixed Income Market and Depository & Settlement Services partially offset lower income for other segments.
In particular, total operating income in Q3 2016 declined to $168.96 million (RUB 10.784 billion), corresponding to a -3.5 percent YoY drop from $175.01 million (RUB 11.170 billion) in Q3 2015.
Moreover, MOEX's EBITDA was also down by a factor of 8.1 percentYoY to $131.62 million (RUB 8.399 billion) in Q3 2016, compared to $143.24 million (RUB 9.140 billion) – EBITDA margin was 77.9 percent this quarter, relative to 81.8 percent in Q3 2015.
Operating expenses also witnessed an uptick, jumping to $46.7 million (RUB 2.980 billion) in Q3 2016 or up 19.8 percent YoY from $39.0 million (RUB 2.488 billion) in the year earlier.
Finally, net profit dropped to $98.59 million (RUB 6.289 billion) in Q3 2016, which reflects a -9.9 percent YoY loss from $109.39 million (RUB 6.977 billion) in Q3 2015.
Overall, it should be noted that a key area of growth for MOEX during Q3 2016 was garnered from Derivatives Market, having been impacted by continued shift towards trading of higher yielding instruments which offset the decline in trading volumes. The year-on-year growth could also be attributed to commodity futures trading which grew by 245.6 percent YoY, comprising 28.9 percent of total futures trading volumes versus 7.9 percent to in 3Q 2015.
A closer look at MOEX's foreign exchange business also showed a lower performance. Fee and commission income from the FX market yielded RUB 1.016 billion in Q3 2016, edging lower by 18.6 percent YoY from Q3 2015. Moreover, trading volumes also declined by 16.9 percent on the back of lower Volatility Volatility In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument's fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders In finance, volatility refers to the amount of change in the rate of a financial instrument, such as commodities, currencies, stocks, over a given time period. Essentially, volatility describes the nature of an instrument's fluctuation; a highly volatile security equates to large fluctuations in price, and a low volatile security equates to timid fluctuations in price. Volatility is an important statistical indicator used by financial traders to assist them in developing trading systems. Traders Read this Term of FX rates.
Commenting on the results, Alexander Afanasiev, Chief Executive Officer of Moscow Exchange, said: "Moscow Exchange is continuing to execute successfully on its strategy, improving services, introducing new instruments and attracting new investors to trade on the Russian market. In an environment of sharply lower volatility and reduced investor activity across most emerging markets, Moscow Exchange posted growth in trading volumes on the bond market, money market and in commodity futures."
"During the quarter we have seen 11 percent growth in total trading volumes and an increase in fee and commission income. As expected, reductions to interest rates have resulted in a normalization of interest income as a share of total income. We are confident that Moscow Exchange has the required infrastructure in place as and when trading volumes and capital raisings on the Russian market accelerate," he added.
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TOKYO (AP) — Japanese swimming star Rikako Ikee has been diagnosed with leukemia less than 18 months before the Olympics in Tokyo.
The 18-year-old Ikee won six gold medals at the Asian Games in Jakarta last year and was tipped to be one of the faces of the 2020 Olympics in her home country.
She posted on her verified Twitter account Tuesday that her illness surfaced when she got tests after returning from a training trip to Australia.
"I still can't believe it, and I am in a state of confusion," she wrote.
Officials of the Japan Swimming Federation called a news conference and said Ikee was at a hospital being treated.
Ikee expressed hopes for recovery but acknowledged she could not compete for a while.
"I will take some days off for now and focus on my treatment to do my utmost so that I can show you as soon as possible an even more powerful Rikako Ikee," she said.
Ikee is among the world's best in the 100-meter butterfly, an event where she is close to breaking the world record of 55.48 seconds held by Sarah Sjostrom of Sweden. She swam 56.08 last year and talked about being able to break that mark.
"If everything goes well, I think I will be able to set the world record," she told The Associated Press in an interview after being selected as MVP at the Asian Games.
Her other top race is the 200-meter freestyle.
Ikee wrote optimistically on Twitter about her chance for a recovery.
"It is a sickness for which there is recovery with proper treatment," she said. "It would make me happy if you would all continue to warmly watch over me."
Ikee has been a highly regarded junior swimmer and finished sixth in the 100-fly almost three years ago in the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.


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namespace mongocxx {
MONGOCXX_INLINE_NAMESPACE_BEGIN

class database;

namespace gridfs {

///
/// Class representing a GridFS bucket.
///
/// A GridFS bucket is used to store files that may be too large to store in a single document due
/// to the 16 MB limit. The bucket comprises of two collections, `<bucketname>.files` and
/// `<bucketname>.chunks.` A file written to a GridFS bucket will be serialized into zero or more
/// chunk documents stored in the `<bucketname>.chunks` collection, and one document will be stored
/// in the `<bucketname>.files` collection containing the information about the file. Users should
/// not modify these collections directly.
///
/// Example of how obtain the default GridFS bucket for a given database:
/// @code
///   mongocxx::client mongo_client{mongocxx::uri{}};
///   auto gridfs_bucket = mongo_client["database"].gridfs_bucket();
/// @endcode
///
/// See also the method documentation for `mongocxx::database::gridfs_bucket()`.
///
/// @see http://www.mongodb.org/display/DOCS/GridFS
///
class MONGOCXX_API bucket {
   public:
    ///
    /// Default constructs a bucket object. The bucket is equivalent to the state of a moved from
    /// bucket. The only valid actions to take with a default constructed bucket are to assign to
    /// it, or destroy it.
    ///
    bucket() noexcept;

    ///
    /// Move constructs a bucket.
    ///
    bucket(bucket&&) noexcept;

    ///
    /// Move assigns a bucket.
    ///
    bucket& operator=(bucket&&) noexcept;

    ///
    /// Copy constructs a bucket.
    ///
    bucket(const bucket&);

    ///
    /// Copy assigns a bucket.
    ///
    bucket& operator=(const bucket&);

    ///
    /// Destroys a bucket.
    ///
    ~bucket();

    ///
    /// Returns true if the bucket is valid, meaning it was not default constructed or moved from.
    ///
    explicit operator bool() const noexcept;

    ///
    /// @{
    ///
    /// Opens a gridfs::uploader to create a new GridFS file. The id of the file will be
    /// automatically generated as an ObjectId.
    ///
    /// @param filename
    ///   The name of the file to be uploaded. A bucket can contain multiple files with the same
    ///   name.
    ///
    /// @param options
    ///   Optional arguments; see options::gridfs::upload.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   A stream for writing to the GridFS file.
    ///
    /// @note
    ///   If this GridFS bucket does not already exist in the database, it will be implicitly
    ///   created and initialized with GridFS indexes.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::logic_error if `options` are invalid.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files collection for this bucket.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::operation_exception if an error occurs when building GridFS indexes.
    ///
    uploader open_upload_stream(stdx::string_view filename,
                                const options::gridfs::upload& options = {});

    ///
    /// Opens a gridfs::uploader to create a new GridFS file. The id of the file will be
    /// automatically generated as an ObjectId.
    ///
    /// @param session
    ///   The mongocxx::client_session with which to perform the upload. The client session must
    ///   remain valid for the lifetime of the uploader.
    ///
    /// @param filename
    ///   The name of the file to be uploaded. A bucket can contain multiple files with the same
    ///   name.
    ///
    /// @param options
    ///   Optional arguments; see options::gridfs::upload.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   A stream for writing to the GridFS file.
    ///
    /// @note
    ///   If this GridFS bucket does not already exist in the database, it will be implicitly
    ///   created and initialized with GridFS indexes.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::logic_error if `options` are invalid.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files collection for this bucket.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::operation_exception if an error occurs when building GridFS indexes.
    ///
    uploader open_upload_stream(const client_session& session,
                                stdx::string_view filename,
                                const options::gridfs::upload& options = {});
    ///
    /// @}
    ///

    ///
    /// @{
    ///
    /// Opens a gridfs::uploader to create a new GridFS file.
    ///
    /// @param id
    ///   The unique id of the file being uploaded.
    ///
    /// @param filename
    ///   The name of the file to be uploaded. A bucket can contain multiple files with the same
    ///   name.
    ///
    /// @param options
    ///   Optional arguments; see options::gridfs::upload.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   The gridfs::uploader to which the GridFS file should be written.
    ///
    /// @note
    ///   If this GridFS bucket does not already exist in the database, it will be implicitly
    ///   created and initialized with GridFS indexes.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::logic_error if `options` are invalid.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files collection for this bucket.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::operation_exception if an error occurs when building GridFS indexes.
    ///
    uploader open_upload_stream_with_id(bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                                        stdx::string_view filename,
                                        const options::gridfs::upload& options = {});

    ///
    /// Opens a gridfs::uploader to create a new GridFS file.
    ///
    /// @param session
    ///   The mongocxx::client_session with which to perform the upload. The client session must
    ///   remain valid for the lifetime of the uploader.
    ///
    /// @param id
    ///   The unique id of the file being uploaded.
    ///
    /// @param filename
    ///   The name of the file to be uploaded. A bucket can contain multiple files with the same
    ///   name.
    ///
    /// @param options
    ///   Optional arguments; see options::gridfs::upload.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   The gridfs::uploader to which the GridFS file should be written.
    ///
    /// @note
    ///   If this GridFS bucket does not already exist in the database, it will be implicitly
    ///   created and initialized with GridFS indexes.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::logic_error if `options` are invalid.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files collection for this bucket.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::operation_exception if an error occurs when building GridFS indexes.
    ///
    uploader open_upload_stream_with_id(const client_session& session,
                                        bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                                        stdx::string_view filename,
                                        const options::gridfs::upload& options = {});
    ///
    /// @}
    ///

    ///
    /// @{
    ///
    /// Creates a new GridFS file by uploading bytes from an input stream. The id of the file will
    /// be automatically generated as an ObjectId.
    ///
    /// @param filename
    ///   The name of the file to be uploaded. A bucket can contain multiple files with the same
    ///   name.
    ///
    /// @param source
    ///    The non-null stream from which the GridFS file should be read. The exception mask on
    ///    `source` will be cleared of `eofbit` and set for `failbit` and `badbit`.
    ///
    /// @param options
    ///   Optional arguments; see options::gridfs::upload.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   The id of the uploaded file.
    ///
    /// @note
    ///   If this GridFS bucket does not already exist in the database, it will be implicitly
    ///   created and initialized with GridFS indexes.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::logic_error if `options` are invalid.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::bulk_write_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when writing chunk data or file metadata to the database.
    ///
    /// @throws std::ios_base::failure
    ///   if reading from `source` fails. Any exception thrown during the execution of
    ///   `source::read()` will be re-thrown.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::gridfs_exception
    ///   if the uploader requires more than 2^31-1 chunks to store the file at the requested chunk
    ///   size.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files collection for this bucket.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::operation_exception if an error occurs when building GridFS indexes.
    ///
    result::gridfs::upload upload_from_stream(stdx::string_view filename,
                                              std::istream* source,
                                              const options::gridfs::upload& options = {});

    ///
    /// Creates a new GridFS file by uploading bytes from an input stream. The id of the file will
    /// be automatically generated as an ObjectId.
    ///
    /// @param session
    ///   The mongocxx::client_session with which to perform the upload.
    ///
    /// @param filename
    ///   The name of the file to be uploaded. A bucket can contain multiple files with the same
    ///   name.
    ///
    /// @param source
    ///    The non-null stream from which the GridFS file should be read. The exception mask on
    ///    `source` will be cleared of `eofbit` and set for `failbit` and `badbit`.
    ///
    /// @param options
    ///   Optional arguments; see options::gridfs::upload.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   The id of the uploaded file.
    ///
    /// @note
    ///   If this GridFS bucket does not already exist in the database, it will be implicitly
    ///   created and initialized with GridFS indexes.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::logic_error if `options` are invalid.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::bulk_write_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when writing chunk data or file metadata to the database.
    ///
    /// @throws std::ios_base::failure
    ///   if reading from `source` fails. Any exception thrown during the execution of
    ///   `source::read()` will be re-thrown.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::gridfs_exception
    ///   if the uploader requires more than 2^31-1 chunks to store the file at the requested chunk
    ///   size.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files collection for this bucket.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::operation_exception if an error occurs when building GridFS indexes.
    ///
    result::gridfs::upload upload_from_stream(const client_session& session,
                                              stdx::string_view filename,
                                              std::istream* source,
                                              const options::gridfs::upload& options = {});
    ///
    /// @}
    ///

    ///
    /// @{
    ///
    /// Creates a new GridFS file with a user-supplied unique id by uploading bytes from an input
    /// stream.
    ///
    /// @param id
    ///   A unique id for the file being uploaded.
    ///
    /// @param filename
    ///   The name of the file to be uploaded. A bucket can contain multiple files with the same
    ///   name.
    ///
    /// @param source
    ///    The non-null stream from which the GridFS file should be read. The exception mask on
    ///    `source` will be cleared of `eofbit` and set for `failbit` and `badbit`.
    ///
    /// @param options
    ///   Optional arguments; see options::gridfs::upload.
    ///
    /// @note
    ///   If this GridFS bucket does not already exist in the database, it will be implicitly
    ///   created and initialized with GridFS indexes.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::logic_error if `options` are invalid.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::bulk_write_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when writing chunk data or file metadata to the database.
    ///
    /// @throws std::ios_base::failure
    ///   if reading from `source` fails. Any exception thrown during the execution of
    ///   `source::read()` will be re-thrown.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::gridfs_exception
    ///   if the uploader requires more than 2^31-1 chunks to store the file at the requested chunk
    ///   size.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files collection for this bucket.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::operation_exception if an error occurs when building GridFS indexes.
    ///
    void upload_from_stream_with_id(bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                                    stdx::string_view filename,
                                    std::istream* source,
                                    const options::gridfs::upload& options = {});

    ///
    /// Creates a new GridFS file with a user-supplied unique id by uploading bytes from an input
    /// stream.
    ///
    /// @param session
    ///   The mongocxx::client_session with which to perform the upload.
    ///
    /// @param id
    ///   A unique id for the file being uploaded.
    ///
    /// @param filename
    ///   The name of the file to be uploaded. A bucket can contain multiple files with the same
    ///   name.
    ///
    /// @param source
    ///    The non-null stream from which the GridFS file should be read. The exception mask on
    ///    `source` will be cleared of `eofbit` and set for `failbit` and `badbit`.
    ///
    /// @param options
    ///   Optional arguments; see options::gridfs::upload.
    ///
    /// @note
    ///   If this GridFS bucket does not already exist in the database, it will be implicitly
    ///   created and initialized with GridFS indexes.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::logic_error if `options` are invalid.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::bulk_write_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when writing chunk data or file metadata to the database.
    ///
    /// @throws std::ios_base::failure
    ///   if reading from `source` fails. Any exception thrown during the execution of
    ///   `source::read()` will be re-thrown.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::gridfs_exception
    ///   if the uploader requires more than 2^31-1 chunks to store the file at the requested chunk
    ///   size.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files collection for this bucket.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::operation_exception if an error occurs when building GridFS indexes.
    ///
    void upload_from_stream_with_id(const client_session& session,
                                    bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                                    stdx::string_view filename,
                                    std::istream* source,
                                    const options::gridfs::upload& options = {});
    ///
    /// @}
    ///

    ///
    /// @{
    ///
    /// Opens a gridfs::downloader to read a GridFS file.
    ///
    /// @param id
    ///   The id of the file to read.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   The gridfs::downloader from which the GridFS file should be read.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::gridfs_exception
    ///   if the requested file does not exist, or if the requested file has been corrupted.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files collection for this bucket.
    ///
    downloader open_download_stream(bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id);

    ///
    /// Opens a gridfs::downloader to read a GridFS file.
    ///
    /// @param session
    ///   The mongocxx::client_session with which to perform the download. The client session must
    ///   remain valid for the lifetime of the downloader.
    ///
    /// @param id
    ///   The id of the file to read.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   The gridfs::downloader from which the GridFS file should be read.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::gridfs_exception
    ///   if the requested file does not exist, or if the requested file has been corrupted.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files collection for this bucket.
    ///
    downloader open_download_stream(const client_session& session,
                                    bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id);
    ///
    /// @}
    ///

    ///
    /// @{
    ///
    /// Downloads the contents of a stored GridFS file from the bucket and writes it to a stream.
    ///
    /// @param id
    ///   The id of the file to read.
    ///
    /// @param destination
    ///   The non-null stream to which the GridFS file should be written.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::gridfs_exception
    ///   if the requested file does not exist, or if the requested file has been corrupted.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files or chunks collections for this bucket.
    ///
    /// @throws std::ios_base::failure
    ///   if writing to `destination` fails.  In addition, if `destination::exceptions()` is set for
    ///   `badbit`, any exception thrown during execution of `destination::write()` will be
    ///   re-thrown.
    ///
    void download_to_stream(bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id, std::ostream* destination);
    void download_to_stream(bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                            std::ostream* destination,
                            std::size_t start,
                            std::size_t end);

    ///
    /// Downloads the contents of a stored GridFS file from the bucket and writes it to a stream.
    ///
    /// @param session
    ///   The mongocxx::client_session with which to perform the download.
    ///
    /// @param id
    ///   The id of the file to read.
    ///
    /// @param destination
    ///   The non-null stream to which the GridFS file should be written.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::gridfs_exception
    ///   if the requested file does not exist, or if the requested file has been corrupted.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::query_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when reading from the files or chunks collections for this bucket.
    ///
    /// @throws std::ios_base::failure
    ///   if writing to `destination` fails.  In addition, if `destination::exceptions()` is set for
    ///   `badbit`, any exception thrown during execution of `destination::write()` will be
    ///   re-thrown.
    ///
    void download_to_stream(const client_session& session,
                            bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                            std::ostream* destination);
    void download_to_stream(const client_session& session,
                            bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                            std::ostream* destination,
                            std::size_t start,
                            std::size_t end);
    ///
    /// @}
    ///

    ///
    /// @{
    ///
    /// Deletes a GridFS file from the bucket.
    ///
    /// @param id
    ///   The id of the file to be deleted.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::gridfs_exception if the requested file does not exist.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::bulk_write_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when removing file data or chunk data from the database.
    ///
    void delete_file(bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id);

    ///
    /// Deletes a GridFS file from the bucket.
    ///
    /// @param session
    ///   The mongocxx::client_session with which to perform the delete.
    ///
    /// @param id
    ///   The id of the file to be deleted.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::gridfs_exception if the requested file does not exist.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::bulk_write_exception
    ///   if an error occurs when removing file data or chunk data from the database.
    ///
    void delete_file(const client_session& session, bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id);
    ///
    /// @}
    ///

    ///
    /// @{
    ///
    /// Finds the documents in the files collection of the bucket which match the provided filter.
    ///
    /// @param filter
    ///   Document view representing a document that should match the query.
    ///
    /// @param options
    ///   Optional arguments; see options::find.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   A mongocxx::cursor with the results. If the query fails, the cursor throws
    ///   mongocxx::query_exception when the returned cursor is iterated.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::logic_error if the options are invalid, or if the unsupported option
    /// modifiers "$query" or "$explain" are used.
    ///
    /// @see mongocxx::collection::find.
    ///
    cursor find(bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter, const options::find& options = {});

    ///
    /// Finds the documents in the files collection of the bucket which match the provided filter.
    ///
    /// @param session
    ///   The mongocxx::client_session with which to perform the query. The client session must
    ///   remain valid for the lifetime of the cursor.
    ///
    /// @param filter
    ///   Document view representing a document that should match the query.
    ///
    /// @param options
    ///   Optional arguments; see options::find.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   A mongocxx::cursor with the results. If the query fails, the cursor throws
    ///   mongocxx::query_exception when the returned cursor is iterated.
    ///
    /// @throws mongocxx::logic_error if the options are invalid, or if the unsupported option
    /// modifiers "$query" or "$explain" are used.
    ///
    /// @see mongocxx::collection::find.
    ///
    cursor find(const client_session& session,
                bsoncxx::document::view_or_value filter,
                const options::find& options = {});
    ///
    /// @}
    ///

    ///
    /// Gets the name of the GridFS bucket.
    ///
    /// @return
    ///   The name of the GridFS bucket.
    ///
    stdx::string_view bucket_name() const;

   private:
    friend class mongocxx::database;

    // Constructs a new GridFS bucket.  Throws if options are invalid.
    MONGOCXX_PRIVATE bucket(const database& db, const options::gridfs::bucket& options);

    MONGOCXX_PRIVATE void create_indexes_if_nonexistent(const client_session* session);

    MONGOCXX_PRIVATE uploader _open_upload_stream_with_id(const client_session* session,
                                                          bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                                                          stdx::string_view filename,
                                                          const options::gridfs::upload& options);

    MONGOCXX_PRIVATE void _upload_from_stream_with_id(const client_session* session,
                                                      bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                                                      stdx::string_view filename,
                                                      std::istream* source,
                                                      const options::gridfs::upload& options);

    MONGOCXX_PRIVATE downloader _open_download_stream(const client_session* session,
                                                      bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                                                      stdx::optional<std::size_t> start,
                                                      stdx::optional<std::size_t> end);

    MONGOCXX_PRIVATE void _download_to_stream(const client_session* session,
                                              bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id,
                                              std::ostream* destination,
                                              stdx::optional<std::size_t> start,
                                              stdx::optional<std::size_t> end);

    MONGOCXX_PRIVATE void _delete_file(const client_session* session,
                                       bsoncxx::types::bson_value::view id);

    class MONGOCXX_PRIVATE impl;

    MONGOCXX_PRIVATE impl& _get_impl();
    MONGOCXX_PRIVATE const impl& _get_impl() const;

    std::unique_ptr<impl> _impl;
};

}  // namespace gridfs
MONGOCXX_INLINE_NAMESPACE_END
}  // namespace mongocxx

#include <mongocxx/config/postlude.hpp>

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A short video about the history of Cemetery Road, Richmond, by Hunter Wasser. It is part of an ongoing series of youth videos about local roads.
Topics: Vermont, Richmond, Public Access TV, Community Media, PEG, Vimeo, Memory Map, 2018
Memory Map 6: Raceway Road
Aug 12, 2016 by MMCTV
This history of Jericho, VT's Raceway Road was created by MMCTV intern Jonathan Griffin in July and August 2015. It is part of the Memory Map road history video series produced by MMCTV since 2012.
Memory Map 5: Cochran Road
Filmmaker Matthew Pawlowski speaks to people in Richmond, Vermont about this road named after local skiing royalty. This film is part of the Memory Map series produced in an internship program at Mt. Mansfield Community Television, in Richmond, Vermont. It was launched with a "Small and Inspiring" grant by the Vermont Community Foundation. mmctv15.org
Topics: Vermont, Richmond, Public Access TV, Community Media, PEG, Vimeo, Memory Map, local history,...
Memory Map 2: Gillett Pond Road
Gillett Pond Road, in Jonesville, Vermont is the subject of Kamli Faour's short documentary. Local residents Dr. Robert Low, Fred Carter and Winifred Doane provide historical insight to this unique dirt road. This project is the second in a series of videos about local roads produced by Mt. Mansfield Community Television. The series was launched with a Small and Inspiring grant by the Vermont Community Foundation.
Memory Map 3: Route 2/Main Street
Aug 9, 2016 by MMCTV
This video was written, directed and edited by Elizabeth Cummin for the MMCTV series Memory Map. This project, launched in 2012, is made up of short videos about the history of roads in our three towns (Underhill, Jericho and Richmond) made by young filmmakers. The people interviewed in this film include Catherine Coggio, Tom Lesveque, Thomas Hark and Harriet Riggs. The series was launched with a Small and Inspiring Grant by the Vermont Community Foundation.
Topics: Vermont, Richmond, Public Access TV, Community Media, PEG, Vimeo, Memory Map, young filmmakers,...
How Did the Roads Get Their Names?
This event, organized by the Jericho Town Hall and held at the Jericho Community Center is an informal discussion about the origins of road names in Jericho. It includes the screening of the film "Memory Map: Browns Trace" by MMCTV intern Matthew Pawlowski and a slideshow of photos collected by Gary Irish. Held October 19, 2013.
Topics: Vermont, Richmond, Public Access TV, Community Media, PEG, Vimeo, Jericho, history, Memory Map, 2013
Memory Map 4: Bridge Street
Ian Orlando's video about Bridge Street, in Richmond, Vermont. This is part of Mt. Mansfield Community TV's Memory Map series.
Memory Map 1: Brown's Trace
Matthew Pawlowski's video about the layered history of this road passing through Jericho & Underhill. The video is the first in a MMCTV series entitled Memory Map. It was produced during the summer of 2013.
Topics: Vermont, Richmond, Public Access TV, Community Media, PEG, Vimeo, Memory Map, road history,...


Police officers have an important role in our community, which is to protect people and enforce laws. Before anyone can become a police officer, they must undergo specific training. They must adhere to a standard of conduct and face consequences if they do not. In this lesson, students will learn about police and the law through discussion and reading activities.
What are the duties of a police officer?
When a crime is committed: What does a witness do? What does a police officer do?
What could happen if you commit a crime?
Who is responsible for ensuring that police officers act professionally?
What are some of the issues surrounding police oversight?
Students will read Handout 1: Police and the Law and will then discuss the duties of a police officer. They will apply what they learned by answering eight true or false questions on Handout 2: What Do Police Officers Do?
Students will read the information on Handout 3: What Happens When a Crime is Committed? and discuss issues of identification and testifying as a witness. What happens when you are charged with a crime is also covered including arrest and going to court.
Students will read Handout 4: Police Oversight and debate the issue of whether police should be in charge of their own oversight.


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Anderson Cooper anchored AC360 from the NYC studio, with all the latest on the campaigns and the convention wrap up.
There's something odd about AC having Julian Assange on when the guy clearly has an anti-Hillary agenda and is deliberately trying to derail her campaign. AC said something about not wanting to be seen as defending Hillary Clinton but apparently he doesn't have a problem with interviewing someone who wants to take her down.
Couldn't Anderson have an intelligent conversation with Doug Elmets without shoveling in Jeff Lord to defend Trump? I'm so sick of Lord.
Scottie Nell Hughes is another one of CNN's awful Trump surrogates--she's loud and obnoxious and wears way too much makeup.
We're in agreement Aries Moon concerning Scottie Neil Hughes' makeup. On the bright side I it's so distracting that it usually doesn't register what she's saying.
SCOTTIE NEIL HUGHES DOESN'T UNDERSTAND WHAT SHE'S SAYING WITH OR WITHOUT MAKEUP.
AND THE OTHER TRUMPETTE KAY LEIGH, BLESS HER SOUL, HAS TO HAVE SOME KIND OF EATING DISORDER.
SHE WAS WEARING BLACK THE OTHER NIGHT AND YOU COULD SEE THE BONES BENEATH HER DRESS.
POOR THING IS REALLY WORRIED 'DADDY' MAY LOSE.
WERE HIGHER THAN THE RNC, THOUGH HILLARY HAD LESS OF AN AUDIENCE THAN DID THE DUCK.
Friday's 360 opened with "FBI Investigating Hack Of Clinton Campaign Data" with a report and Q&A with Jeff Zeleny. Jason Carroll reported from the Trump campaign in Colorado Springs CO about Trump's "No more Mr. Nice Guy" comment - and totally letting slide any remark that Trump has NOT been a nice guy throughout this campaign, Trump's latest target Michael Bloomberg's because of Bloomberg's excellent DNC speech shredding Trump and letting slide Trump's remark that he "has the best temperament of anyone" who's run for President.
During the panel, John Jay Lavelle and Scottie Neil Hughes completely defended Trump acting like a brat because "he's rolling out his message" and "he's keeping people excited". There was more about the campaigns from Maria Cordona, Marc Lamont Hill and Maggie Haberman, who pointed out "usually the more optimistic message wins".
The title at the start of the second segment was "One Country, Two Views" and had a montage of Trump and Hillary Clinton saying opposite opinions of the same issues. The panel started, I left.
Doug Elmets, former Reagan staffer, and Jeffrey Lord, some kind of past with Reagan but currently well-known as a Trump parrot, debated in 360's third and fourth segments. Elmets spoke at the DNC ("Donald Trump, you're no Ronald Reagan!"). Anderson played a pro-immigration clip of Reagan, Elmets to Lord, "Reagan would probably be rolling over in his grave right now if he knew you were supporting Trump." Lord said it was different times and they argued about Benghazi, competence, Bloomberg and more Trump / Reagan comparisons. Elmets said "Trump is hijacking the Republican party" and doesn't agree with many things in the GOP platform; he also said Reagan was about optimism. Lord said so is Trump and even Anderson countered that. Elmets insisted Republicans would vote for Hillary, Lord said no because she's incompetent because Benghazi.
In part two Lord drew contrasts between Hillary & Benghazi and Reagan & Grenada. A said the Congressional Benghazi Committee found Hillary was not responsible for what happened in Benghazi and Lord replied with babble. Elmets said he's supporting Hillary and the turning point was Trump's diss of McCain; "Trump is an unbalanced reality TV star." Anderson brought up Reagan's experience as Governor of California and Trump's lack of public service. Lord replied that Trump had a job and created jobs but said nothing to equate anything Trump said with public service of any sort.
This point still bothers me a great deal. Trump has no experience in public service, government or politics; he doesn't know a smidgen about being President.
The last segment of the first hour was a worthless report by Tom Foreman on the friendship between Chelsea Clinton and Ivanka Trump. I changed the channel and didn't watch the second hour.
Although I don't like Jeffrey Lord, at least the debate with Doug Elmets was one-on-one debate and not a crowded panel. And Elmets clearly made better points while Lord still parroted has-been talking points about Benghazi.
Nearly 48 hours later I'm not remembering Scottie Neil Hughes' make-up. I guess I just dismissed her as another blonde parrot and didn't pay close attention. There are articles today in which Hughes is claiming George Stephanopoulos "trapped" Trump into saying bad things about the Khizr Khan and his family. Maybe we'll see this topic on Monday's 360?
THEY DON'T GIVE THE DNC CREDIT FOR USING THE SHOT.
@anonymous 7:57 PM, I believe that was a CNN copyrighted photo. When CNN uses a photograph that one of their staff photographers has taken they don't need to credit the source of the photo. If we, or other sites, use a CNN copyrighted photo then it must be sourced. Never, to my knowledge, are you required to credit an event like the conventions unless they are providing the photograph.
@PHEBE: THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. I DD NOT KNOW THAT. THE ADD I REFERENCED WAS IN THE NY TIMES.
ALL THE CREDIBLE ENDORSEMENTS AT THE DNC CONVENTION, HE'S CRYING "FOUL OR RIGGED."
THE "MAN BABY" AS JON STEWART SO APTLY DESCRIBED HIM, CAN'T STAND WHEN THINGS ARE STARTING TO TAKE SHAPE, AND REASONABLE VOTERS START TO VOICE THEIR OPINION.
NO ONE WILL TELL HIM THE TRUTH, THAT HE RAN AGAINST A BUNCH OF LOSER REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES.
DID HE REALLY THINK FOR ONE SECOND HE COULD OUT MANEUVER HILLARY CLINTON? IN SMARTS??
EVEN FAREED ZAKARIA TOLD WOLF BLITZER TODAY, THAT TRUMP IS JUST A "JACK A--. PERFECTO.
AND THE LOOK ON WOLF'S FACE, AS CNN CUT TO COMMERCIAL IS HILARIOUS.
THE CLIP IS ON HUFFPOST.
EMBARRASSED A GOLD STAR FAMILY BECAUSE THEY ARE MUSLIMS.
ON SECOND THOUGHT, I STILL WANT TO SEE THE DEBATES AND WATCH HILLARY EAT HIM ALIVE.
NOW BE SEEN AS SALVAGING WHAT LITTLE SELF RESPECT HE HAS LEFT. BUT WAIT: TRUMP ALREADY DENOUNCED PRESIDENT OBAMA BY SAYING HE WAS "THE WORST PRESIDENT WE EVER HAD."
NO DONALD DUCK, THE VERY WORST PRESIDENT IS WAITING IN THE WINGS.....TAKE A GOOD LOOK IN THE MIRROR, YOU FOOL.


Been to many different vietnamese restaurants throughout the city and found this to be the most authentic. Menu is easy to read and explains what every dish is and are rated based on popularity. Food taste excellent and is served in large portions. Service is also quick and waitress comes by frequently to check if anything else is needed. Very friendly staff and seems to know most people by name. Does however need a little bit more style and decor and maybe even a public bathroom renovation may be required. Otherwise great restaurant if you want vietnamese food. Would definitely eat there again!!