The southern resident orca J-pod lost another member, four-year-old female J50. This is a devastating loss for the rapidly declining southern resident orca population and the third death this summer.
Despite the emergency response to feed her and provide her with medicine, these efforts were not enough. It is a heartbreaking reminder that we cannot save these whales on a case-by-case individual basis.
What J50 needed, and what her family continues to need, is healthy and abundant chinook salmon, which these orcas depend upon for survival. If we are unable to restore the salmon that these orcas need, more whales will starve to death.
In memory of J50, I am writing to urge you to take immediate action to save southern resident orcas. Now only 74 orcas remain in the Salish Sea and they need your help! You can start by counteracting salmon-killing dams, restoring rivers and habitat, and reducing toxic stormwater runoff. By recognizing the significant salmon restoration potential on the Lower Snake River and the historical importance these salmon (particularly spring chinook) to southern resident orcas, we ask that you convene and lead an appropriate stakeholder group to develop a plan for permanent restoration of the lower Snake River, including removing the four lower Snake River dams. Changes in operations at existing dams are needed to improve salmon survival and restoration. Voluntary spill over dams has been shown to increase the number of returning adult salmon. Spill more naturally mimics the flow of undammed rivers, which quickly moves juvenile salmon from spawning grounds to the ocean. To allow dam operators greater flexibility to voluntarily spill more water over dams, especially during juvenile salmon out-migration, the state's total dissolved gas standards should be increased to 125%. Under the State Environmental Policy Act, the state should require all new dam proposals to fully evaluate the potential impact that the proposed dam would have on reducing prey available to southern resident orcas. Current proposals regarding dam construction on the Chehalis River to address flooding should be required to analyze the impact dams on this river would have on prey availability to southern resident orcas. The current "no-net-loss" policy in the state's Growth Management Act has been inadequate at protecting salmon habitat. Instead, we ask that you direct the state to explore instituting an "ecological-net-gain" policy that encourages riparian restoration and protection in both urban and rural settings, which will help reduce toxic stormwater runoff. This will be essential in mitigating some of the impacts caused by climate change, including increased water temperatures and increased flooding and erosion. NOAA and Washington state were willing to mount an aggressive plan to save this one whale, and we need this type of leadership to save the entire population. Preventing the extinction of these unique whales will require bold leadership and tough choices and we urge you to act and help protect these magnificent animals!


From the U L T R A event I am wearing skin from Mignonne. It's made for CatWa mesh heads. The top and shorts are from Kenny Rolands. They're made for Slink, Belleza, Maitreya and fitted mesh. The heels are from NOIR. They're made for Belleza, Maitreya and Slink. The scene has been set up in the Attic from Stockholm&Lima.
From the Lootbox Fantasy Gacha event I am pictured with lots of wonderful items from the new Pottery Set Gacha by Fiasco, including the rare potters wheel and stool. For a full list of items used, please see below. Outside you'll see pictured the rare tavern from unKindness.
I hope you enjoy today's pottery look.


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James Dorsey is the new president of College Success Foundation, one of the state's largest foundations that helps low-income students go to college.
The new leader of an 18-year-old foundation that helps low-income students go to college says higher education should have a bigger presence in Washington's classrooms.
Earlier this summer, James Dorsey started as the new president and CEO of the College Success Foundation (CSF). The public-private partnership employs advisers to work in public middle and high schools with a mission of creating a college-going mindset, providing scholarship dollars and assisting students during the transition to higher education. Those advisers are the "secret sauce" of CSF's success, Dorsey said.
Dorsey is doing an extensive listening tour, and still getting his arms around the job. But one difference between Washington and California, where he previously worked, is that California higher ed institutions really made their presence felt in schools. "I think we could do a better job as a state in terms of early access and awareness," he said.
Dorsey was most recently executive director of MESA and president of MESA USA, a foundation that promotes math, engineering and science. While there, Dorsey helped bring hands-on learning into the classroom to get kids excited about math, science and technology. He hopes to do some of that work with CSF as well.
Seattle has a highly skilled workforce, and "there's no reason why Washington children shouldn't be the recipient of the majority of those high-wage jobs," he said.
A number of studies have shown that, despite Seattle's tech hub status, the state overall has a low college-going rate; one recently updated study by the Washington Roundtable, a nonprofit policy center made up of business groups, projects that only about 40 percent of the high-school graduating class of 2015 will earn a postsecondary credential (a college degree or other type of credential) by age 26. That number is an improvement, however, from an earlier study by the Roundtable, which found that about 31 percent of the class of 2006 had earned a credential by 26.
CSF started in 2000 with a 10-year, $100 million award from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the money primarily went to scholarships, said Mary Theisen, the director of marketing and strategic communications for CSF. (Note: The Gates Foundation funds Education Lab through a grant.) Over time, the foundation has changed its model to provide an integrated system of support to help low-income students navigate the college-going system. It receives money from national and regional businesses and foundations, and hundreds of individual donors. And it partners with the state on a number of levels, including helping students sign up for a state financial aid program called College Bound.
Last year, the foundation helped more than 8,000 students in Washington state, and 1,400 in Washington, D.C., get to college.
The foundation doesn't pick students based on GPA or academic record — it helps all students in the underserved areas where it operates. In this state, its districts include Seattle, Auburn, Highline, Kent, Tacoma, Bremerton, Port Angeles, Yakima and Spokane.
When CSF started, about a third of Washington K-12 students were low-income. Today, about half of all students in this state fall into that category.
If the foundation is successful, Dorsey said, its help won't be needed anymore. "I'd like to see us put CSF out of business," he said.


If you are a med-heavy smoker I suggest a starting with rechargeable electronic cigarette kit or a refillable e cigarette with a tank like a eGo or even a Vaporizer MOD. These cost more for the hardware and are a bit more hassle but they provide a stronger hit and more options such as different tanks and cartomizers. Some of the biggest units have adjustable voltage to change the temperature of the coil in the cartomizer. This makes possible to change the flavor and vapor to your tastes.


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NASCAR Nationwide Series 2009 var ett race som kördes över 35 omgångar.

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What's your first brew for 2011?
Re: What's your first brew for 2011?
American Pale Ale. My German mother-in-law loves it and she lives in Bamberg. Brewed it new years day.
Will probably brew a sweet stout next weekend.
I had to check my list. Looks like the next one on deck is my 4th attempt at a Pilsner.
Just completed my first brew of 2011...a dunkel, kind of a cross between Munich and Czech. Exceeded both my OG and volume expectations for 88% efficiency. I was shooting for 5.5 gal. at 1.056 and got 5.75 gal. at 1.062. Hope that's a harbinger for the rest of the year!
I might do some Marzen next weekend.
Just finished brewing a robust porter. Has an OG of 1.060 which is just about what I wanted. Good start of the year so far.
I think that is really great that she likes an American PA. Something different?
Are you stationed in Germany? I lived there in 98-99, and have a taste for German beers now, for some reason.
Edit: I see you are there. I met up with Terry Snow while in Bamberg. He used to post on tech talk often. Ever run into him?
FYI, many recommend against using yeast from any higher gravity beer (>1.060) to brew another beer. The high alcohol stresses the yeast, and they usually struggle in the second batch. I tried it once - never again.
Gonna be an Old Burton/Barleywine for me.
I brew early in the year for the holidays each year but got a late start on the 2010 holiday brew due to work/travel schedules. Feels good to be brewing the 2011 version ins January again, like I used to. It should be really nice by December gift giving time.
I'll probably also brew another double batch sometime in February to blend with this batch (along with my usual 10 to 15% addition of the previous year's holiday brew, a tradition I've managed to keep alive since the early 90's).
For what it's worth, I've been re-using the yeast cakes from 'big' beers for many years without any issues. I think a lot of it depends on how long you wait to re-use it...but in the last 20 years, I haven't had any issues with going back and forth from bigger to smaller beers, and back again (and then, back again).
Perhaps the choice of yeast strain matters as well.
i just finished a doppelbock and my first time doing a decoction .took about 8 hours, don't know if it was worth it or not.
Vienna Lager. 2nd on my planned streak of lagers.
Bed Intruder American Amber Ale.


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com.android2ee.droidcon.greece.animation.customviews

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Projet : Mathias Seguy Project

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 * /**
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 * Android Tutorial, An Android2EE's project.

 * Produced by Dr. Mathias SEGUY.

 * Delivered by http://android2ee.com/

 * Belongs to Mathias Seguy

 * ***************************************************************************************************************

 * This code is free for any usage but can't be distribute.

 * The distribution is reserved to the site http://android2ee.com.

 * The intelectual property belongs to Mathias Seguy.

 * http://mathias-seguy.developpez.com/

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 * Ce code est libre de toute utilisation mais n'est pas distribuable.

 * Sa distribution est reservée au site http://android2ee.com.

 * Sa propriété intellectuelle appartient à Mathias Seguy.

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package com.android2ee.tool.animatedvector.morphing;

import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.media.MediaScannerConnection;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Environment;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.os.Message;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.io.FileOutputStream;
import java.io.IOException;

/**
 * Created by Mathias Seguy - Android2EE on 16/07/2015.
 * This LinearLayout is a LinearLayout that can take screen capture at the rate you want
 * and store those captures in your pictures public directory.
 * The name of the files saved on the disk is the tag of the linearLayout defined in your xml
 * with the suffix of the number of the screen capture
 */
public class LinearLayoutScreenRecorder extends LinearLayout {
    /**The layout width and heigth*/
    int layoutW, layoutH;
    /** The screen capture is active*/
    boolean screenCaptureOn = false;
    /** The canvas to draw within to generate the bitmap*/
    Canvas mBitmapCanvas;
    /** The bitmap handling the screen capture*/
    Bitmap mCurrentBitmap;
    /** The root folder to store the picture inside*/
    File mRootFolder = null;
    /**Paint used to draw the background     */
    Paint paint;

    /***********************************************************
     * Constructors
     **********************************************************/
    public LinearLayoutScreenRecorder(Context context) {
        super(context);
        initiliazePaint();
    }
    public LinearLayoutScreenRecorder(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        initiliazePaint();
    }
    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.HONEYCOMB)
    public LinearLayoutScreenRecorder(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
        initiliazePaint();
    }
    @TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
    public LinearLayoutScreenRecorder(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
        initiliazePaint();
    }
    /***
     * Initiliaze the Paint
     */
    private void initiliazePaint() {
        paint = new Paint();
        paint.setColor(Color.WHITE);
        paint.setStyle(Paint.Style.FILL_AND_STROKE);
        paint.setAntiAlias(true);
    }
    /***********************************************************
     * The magic method that tells us we know the size of the layout
     **********************************************************/
    protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
        super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
        //so here are our size
        layoutH = h;
        layoutW = w;
    }

    /***********************************************************
     * The public methods start and stop recording
     * And others Parameters
     **********************************************************/

    /**
     * Start recording the screen
     */
    public void startRecording() {
        //only do it in debug mode
        String externalStorageState = Environment.getExternalStorageState();
        if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED.equals(externalStorageState)) {
            // We can read and write the media
            if(BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
                screenCaptureOn = true;
                recorderHandler.postDelayed(recorderRunnable, 32);
            }
        } else if (Environment.MEDIA_MOUNTED_READ_ONLY.equals(externalStorageState)) {
            // We can only read the media
            Log.e("LinearLayoutScreenRec", "sdCard ko read only "+externalStorageState);
        }else{
            Log.e("LinearLayoutScreenRec", "sdCard ko no access "+externalStorageState);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Stop recording the screen
     * Insure it has been called when the onPause method has finished
     */
    public void stopRecording() {
        //only do it in debug mode
        if(BuildConfig.DEBUG) {
            screenCaptureOn = false;
            recorderHandler.removeCallbacks(recorderRunnable);
        }
    }
    /**
     * To define the number of frame you want to skip
     * There is a frame each 16ms to reach 60 fps
     * @param skipFrames
     */
    public void setSkipFrames(int skipFrames) {
        this.skipFrames = skipFrames;
    }

    /**
     * Define the max number of screen recorded
     * @param maxScreenRecord
     */
    public void setMaxScreenRecord(int maxScreenRecord) {
        this.maxScreenRecord = maxScreenRecord;
    }
    /**
     * Define the name of the file on the disk you have to use the tag attribute
     * @return The name of the file on the disk
     */
    private String getName() {
        if (mName == null) {
            if (getTag() != null && getTag() instanceof String) {
                mName = (String) getTag() ;
            } else {
                mName = "NoTagSet" ;
            }
        }
        return mName;
    }

//There is 60 frames by second
    //so skip frames keeping that in mind
    /** Number of frames to skip */
    int skipFrames = 6;
    /**Number of skipped frames */
    int skippedFrames = 0;
    /**Number of recorded screen capture*/
    int recordedFrameNum = 0;
    /** The name of the screen capture on the disk     */
    String mName = null;
    /**Mas number of screen records */
    int maxScreenRecord=90;//30
    /** Use to track the time of some operations*/
    long debut,fin;
    @Override
    public void draw(Canvas canvas) {
            if(canvas!=null){
                super.draw(canvas);
            }
            if(screenCaptureOn) {
                skippedFrames++;
                if (skippedFrames == skipFrames) {
//                    debut= System.currentTimeMillis();
//                    Log.e("LinearLayoutScreenRec", "onDraw screenCaptureOn skippedFrames" + skippedFrames);
                    mCurrentBitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(layoutW, layoutH, Bitmap.Config.ARGB_8888);
                    mBitmapCanvas = new Canvas(mCurrentBitmap);
                    mBitmapCanvas.drawRect(0, 0, layoutW, layoutH, paint);
                    super.draw(mBitmapCanvas);
                    recordedFrameNum++;
                    new Thread(new saveOnDiskRunnable(mCurrentBitmap, recordedFrameNum)).start();
//                    fin = System.currentTimeMillis();
                    //using this method take -1091milli
//                    Log.e("LinearLayoutScreenRec", "saveBitmap finished in  " + (debut - fin));
                    skippedFrames = 0;
                }

            }
    }

    /***********************************************************
     *  The Handler and the Runnable to launch a screen capture
     **********************************************************/
    /**
     * The Handler to run the recorderRunnable in the UI thread
     */
    Handler recorderHandler =new Handler(){
        @Override
        public void handleMessage(Message msg) {
            //call draw
            draw(null);
            if(maxScreenRecord>recordedFrameNum){
                recorderHandler.postDelayed(recorderRunnable,16);
            }
        }
    };
    /**
     * The Runnbale to record the screen
     */
    Runnable recorderRunnable =new Runnable() {
        @Override
        public void run() {
            recorderHandler.sendEmptyMessage(0);
        }
    };

    /***********************************************************
     * Saving the Bitmap as a file on the disk
     **********************************************************/
    /**
     * The runnnable that saves a Bitmap on the disk as a file
     */
    public class saveOnDiskRunnable implements Runnable{

        /**The bitmap to save*/
        Bitmap currentBitmap;
        /**The number of the bitmap to define the file's name*/
        int frameNum;

        /**
         * Constructor
         * @param currentBitmap The bitmap to save
         * @param frameNum The number of the bitmap to define the file's name
         */
        public saveOnDiskRunnable(Bitmap currentBitmap, int frameNum) {
            this.currentBitmap = currentBitmap;
            this.frameNum = frameNum;
        }

        @Override
        public void run() {
            //so save the bitmap
            saveBitmap(currentBitmap,frameNum);
        }
    }

    /**
     * Saving a bitmap
     * @param currentBitmap The bitmap to save
     * @param frameNum The number of the bitmap to define the file's name
     */
    private void saveBitmap(Bitmap currentBitmap,int frameNum) {
        if (mRootFolder == null) {
            //Save the picture
            //--------------------------
            //Find the external storage directory
            File filesDir = Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES);
            //Retrieve the name of the subfolder where your store your picture
            //(You have set it in your string ressources)
            String pictureFolderName = getContext().getString(R.string.app_name);
            //then create the subfolder
            mRootFolder = new File(filesDir, pictureFolderName);

            //Check if this subfolder exists
            if (!mRootFolder.exists()) {
                //if it doesn't create it
                mRootFolder.mkdirs();
            }
            //tell to the media scanner to had this folder in its scan
            //(can be optimized...)
            MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(getContext(), new String[]{mRootFolder.getAbsolutePath()}, null, null);
        }
        try {
            //Define the file to store your picture in
            File filePicture = new File(mRootFolder, getName()+frameNum+ ".png");//TODO +frameNumber
            filePicture.setWritable(true);
            //Open an OutputStream on that file
            FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(filePicture);
            //Write in that stream your bitmap in png with the max quality (100 is max, 0 is min quality)
            currentBitmap.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.PNG, 100, fos);
            //The close properly your stream
            fos.flush();
            fos.close();
            //then recycle the bitmap
            currentBitmap.recycle();
            //and again tell the mediascanner to add this file
//            MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(getContext(), new String[]{filePicture.getAbsolutePath()}, null, new MediaScannerConnection.OnScanCompletedListener() {
//                @Override
//                public void onScanCompleted(String path, Uri uri) {
//                    Log.d("LinearLayoutScreenRec", "Scan done for the path : " + path);
//                }
//            });
            MediaScannerConnection.scanFile(getContext(), new String[]{filePicture.getAbsolutePath()}, null,null);
            Log.d("LinearLayoutScreenRec", "The file has been recorded as " + filePicture.getName() + " in " + mRootFolder);

        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
            //Ok, I should have managed my exception, but this only for debug
            Log.e("LinearLayoutScreenRec", "Fuck occurs FileNotFoundException", e);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            //Ok, I should have managed my exception, but this only for debug
            Log.e("LinearLayoutScreenRec", "Fuck occurs IOException", e);
        }
    }
}

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Say Anything 20th Anniversary Blu-ray Release Set!
Happy to double dip this one!
Just ordered, don't think I'll sleep till it get's here.
How about an official Singles lp?
20th anniversary! My mind is blown, yet again!
Wow I'm so old !
I love that movie! I quote dialogue from it since I've seen it so many times. The soundtrack is awesome, too.


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Q: How to hardware decode h264 video on Intel GPUs using GStreamer? I'm new to GStreamer and hardware decoding and started with Playback tutorial 8: Hardware-accelerated video decoding
As far I understand I need to use one of the hardware accelerated plugins.
I would like to smoothly playback 1080p videos on OSX and Windows 10 operating systems for now, taking advantage of Intel GPUs for decoding (e.g. Intel Iris, Intel HD Graphics 620, etc.)
As far as I understand I should be able to use either the VAAPI or OpenMAX plugins ?
This what I've tried on OSX so far and where I got confused/stuck:

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*I've compiled from source gstreamer, gst-plugins-base, gst-plugins-good, gst-plugins-bad, gst-plugins-ugly. after a few compile errors (due to some dependencies) that worked out

*I've attempted compiling gstreamer-vaapi and got to a dependency error (checking for LIBVA... configure: error: Package requirements (libva >= 0.39.0 libva != 0.99.0) were not met). I've attempted to compile libva and was met another dependency error: configure: error: Package requirements (libdrm >= 2.4) were not met when then lead me to try to compile drm which threw another dependency error: configure.ac:35: error: must install xorg-macros 1.12 or later before running autoconf/autogen. This is where I'm not sure how far the rabbit hole goes. Attempting to compile mesa/drm makes me think this mainly for Linux and might not be supported on OSX ? Is this correct ? Can I use libva and gstreamer-vaapi to hardware decode 1080p H264 videos on OSX ? (What about Windows) ?

*Trying to compile gst-omx throws stomxvideodec.c:41:10: fatal error: 'gst/gl/egl/gstglmemoryegl.h' file not found. I've found gst-plugins-base/gst-libs/gst/gl/egl/gstglmemoryegl.h but I'm unsure how to point gst-omx to this location.

Is it possible to hardware decode 1080p H264 videos on OSX and Windows with GStreamer on Intel GPUs ? If so, what's the simplest method ?

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9 out of 10 highest rating TV shows in 2019 from ABS-CBN
by 8finity · January 8, 2020
(From left) Angel Locsin's 'The General's Daughter' and Coco Martin's 'FPJ's Ang Probinsyano' aired back-to-back on primetime in 2019, while Sarah Geronimo and Regine Velasquez were a coach on 'The Voice Kids' and a judge on 'Idol Philippines' last year.
MANILA — Nine out of the 10 highest-rating TV shows in the Philippines in 2019 were produced by ABS-CBN, making the network the country's No. 1 yet again at the close of the decade.
The long-running action drama series "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano" led the list of programs with the highest average nationwide rating, with 36.9%, according to data from Kantar Media.
The multinational audience measurement provider uses a nationwide panel size of 2,610 urban and rural homes, representing 100% of the total Philippine TV viewing population.
Ranking in the top 5 after "FPJ's Ang Probinsyano," in order, were: "The Voice Kids" (33.5%), "The General's Daughter" (31.5%), "World of Dance Philippines" (31.4%), and "Search for the Idol Philippines" (29.1%).
Placing 6th to 10th were "Ngayon at Kailanman" (28.7%), "Parasite Island" (28.6%), "TV Patrol" (28.2%), "Starla" (26.6%), and lone, non-ABS-CBN program "Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho" (25.9%).
The strong viewership of ABS-CBN shows in 2019 catapulted the network to an overall average audience share of 44%, ahead of GMA-7's 31%, across the country.
In the past year, ABS-CBN also swept the ratings race across all territories: Mega Manila (36% vs GMA-7's 31%), Metro Manila (42% vs 25%), Total Luzon (40% vs 33%), Total Visayas (54% vs 24%), and Total Mindanao (51% vs 28%).
The Kapamilya network dominated primetime television in 2019, as it registered an average audience share of 47%, compared to GMA-7's 31%.
ABS-CBN was also triumphant over its closest rival in other time blocks: morning (6 a.m. to 12 noon, with 37% vs 28%), noontime (12 noon to 3 p.m., with 44% vs 31%), and afternoon (3 p.m. to 6 p.m., with 46% vs 32%).
Read More: Ratings Kantar Media Ang Probinsyano The General's Daughter Idol Philippines The Voice Kids World of Dance Philippines Ngayon at Kailanman Parasite Island TV Patrol Starla
Japan to ease COVID border controls with 20,000 daily int'l arrivals
by agents · Published May 20, 2022
Islamic State's 'ghost' of a leader was plotting comeback when U.S. commandos cornered him
by Dette Digap · Published February 4, 2022
429 PNP generals, colonels asked to resign in internal 'narco' purge
by 03-042 · Published January 6, 2023

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Alice Cooper – "Paranormal" Rapid Fire Interview Part 2
25th August 2017 by Phase9
Alice Cooper answers paranormal questions in a rapid fire session.
Alice Cooper and earMUSIC are celebrating the worldwide chart success of "Paranormal".
The album has been produced by long-time Cooper producer Bob Ezrin for earMUSIC, the rock label part of the Edel AG group, which markets and distributes the album worldwide through its international network.
"Paranormal" features guests such as Larry Mullen (U2, who plays on 9 of the 12 new songs), Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top), Deep Purple´s Roger Glover as well as a highly anticipated mini-reunion of the original Alice Cooper band members.
Media and fans worldwide have praised the album as a return to Cooper's early years rock and roll sound.
Some of the chart positions achieved by the album so far are among the highest for Alice Cooper in the last 30 years:
– Germany: #4 (highest charts entry in 45 years since the classic "School's Out").
– Australia: #4 (highest chart entry in 39 years).
– Belgium: #5
– USA: #6 current album charts (#32 Billboard 200, #1 Hard Music Albums, #3 Current Physical).
– UK: #6 (highest chart entry in 23 years) / #1 Rock Charts #1 independent Charts.
– Sweden: #6 (highest charts entry in 28 years since the smash hit album "Trash" in 1989).
– Finland: #9 (best charts entry ever) #1 physical album sales.
– On release date, "Paranormal" climbed the iTunes rock charts at #1 in 12 countries and the Top5 in 20 countries.
Buy from Amazon US store: http://amzn.to/2w2weC8
Buy from Amazon UK store: http://amzn.to/2wCRNui
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CRJA-IBI Group is working with the project architects to redevelop and transform MathWorks' newly acquired Lakeside Campus in Natick, MA.
MathWorks, a leading developer of mathematical computing software, recently acquired the new Lakeside Campus (formerly Boston Scientific) in Natick MA. The project involves the removal of all existing buildings and, working with the previously permitted parking structure, the development of a completely new campus that is comprised of two new office buildings, an amenities building and fitness center.
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Q: How come I can't print the name in my structure? I am reading in a file of data with names IDs and grades and I am storing the info in a struc and using a pointer array to store struc addresss. After I am done I am dynamically allocating it to an array and then I want to print the names in all the structs yet nothing prints and there is no error message. How do I print the names in each of the structs in the new dynamic array?
Here is my code below
ifstream inFile;
Student *students[100];

string netID, studentName;
double grade1, grade2, grade3;

inFile.open("Asg3Grades.txt"); //opens the file

int counter = 0;

while(inFile.eof()){
    inFile >> netID >> studentName >> grade1 >> grade2 >> grade3;

    double average = (grade1+grade2+grade3)/3;

    students[counter]->ID=netID;
    students[counter]->name=studentName;
    students[counter]->grade=average;

    counter++;
}

inFile.close(); //closes the file

Student *dynamicStudents = nullptr;
dynamicStudents = new Student[counter];

for (int i=0; i<counter; i++) {
    dynamicStudents[i] = *(students[i]);
}

for (int i=0; i<counter; i++) {
    cout << dynamicStudents[i].name << endl;
}

return 0;

A: Try something more like this:
ifstream inFile;

Student students[100];
int counter = 0;

string line, netID, studentName;
double grade1, grade2, grade3;

inFile.open("Asg3Grades.txt"); //opens the file

while (getline(inFile, line)) {

    istringstream iss(line);

    if (iss >> netID >> studentName >> grade1 >> grade2 >> grade3) {

        double average = (grade1 + grade2 + grade3) / 3;

        students[counter].ID = netID;
        students[counter].name = studentName;
        students[counter].grade = average;

        if (++counter == 100) break;
    }
}

inFile.close(); //closes the file

Student *dynamicStudents = new Student[counter];

for (int i = 0; i < counter; i++) {
    dynamicStudents[i] = students[i];
}

for (int i = 0; i < counter; i++) {
    cout << dynamicStudents[i].name << endl;
}

delete[] dynamicStudents;

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Though, you don't really need the fixed array at all:
ifstream inFile;

Student* students = nullptr;
int counter = 0, capacity = 0;

string line, netID, studentName;
double grade1, grade2, grade3;

inFile.open("Asg3Grades.txt"); //opens the file

while (getline(inFile, line)) {

    istringstream iss(line);

    if (iss >> netID >> studentName >> grade1 >> grade2 >> grade3) {

        double average = (grade1+grade2+grade3)/3;

        if (counter == capacity)
        {
            Student *temp = new Student[capacity + 100];
            for (int i = 0; i < counter; ++i)
                temp[i] = students[i];
            delete[] students;
            students = temp;
            capacity += 100;
        }

        students[counter].ID = netID;
        students[counter].name = studentName;
        students[counter].grade = average;

        ++counter;
    }
}

inFile.close(); //closes the file

for (int i = 0; i < counter; ++i) {
    cout << students[i].name << endl;
}

delete[] students;

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Which can be simplified further by using std::vector instead of new[]:
ifstream inFile;
vector<Student> students;

string line, netID, studentName;
double grade1, grade2, grade3;

inFile.open("Asg3Grades.txt"); //opens the file

while (getline(inFile, line)) {

    istringstream iss(line);

    if (iss >> netID >> studentName >> grade1 >> grade2 >> grade3) {

        double average = (grade1+grade2+grade3)/3;

        Student student;
        student.ID = netID;
        student.name = studentName;
        student.grade = average;

        students.push_back(student);
    }
}

inFile.close(); //closes the file

for (size_t i = 0; i < student.size(); ++i) {
    cout << students[i].name << endl;
}

Live Demo


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88 South Park Avenue, Le Center, MN 56057
Small Business COVID-19 Information
Assistance for Small Businesses
This page is devoted to helping small businesses and non-profit agencies in Le Sueur County get through the pandemic.
On December 14, 2020, the Minnesota legislature approved another $556,330.33 for grants to small businesses and nonprofits in Le Sueur County. Additionally the Minnesota Department of Revenue received $88 million will identify restaurants, breweries, wineries, distilleries, bowling alleys, bars, and fitness/recreation centers who will receive payments based on business type, number of employees and sales tax loss data. These state grants will range in size from $10,000 to $45,000.
Le Sueur County is continuing its contract with Next Stage, the firm that processed the CARES Act funds this fall. Applications at that time were available on the Le Sueur County website.
Small businesses, here is a letter explaining the new round of grants. Please read.
Guidelines for the January 2021 (round 2) Small Business Grant Program. Please read prior to applying.
Click here to complete the application for the January 2021 Small Business Grant Program. Please read the Guidelines above prior to applying.
State of Minnesota Program
Here is the state's plan for distributing its funding round. Businesses will want to verify their business address with the state to ensure payment and instructions for this process are included in the link. This page also includes information about COVID-19 Penalty Relief. Businesses may ask the state to cancel or reduce filing or payment penalties if they have a reasonable cause or are negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
New Markets Cost Share Program for Minnesota Farm or Food or Beverage Companies
The program is from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and is intended to to help with cost-sharing to take advantage of market opportunities through E-commerce, merchandising, tradeshows or store demos.
The program offers up to $250,000 for reimbursements for expenses incurred between July 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020. More is expected to be available for the second half of the fiscal year. Funding comes from the Agricultural Growth, Research, and Innovation (AGRI) Program, with funds from the Federal CARES Act for entities affected by COVID-19. The state will process applications on a first-come, first-served basis until the application deadline or funds are gone, whichever is first. The first application deadline is Jan. 10, 2021.
Region Nine Development Commission
Region Nine is offering loans to businesses which can demonstrate financial harm from the pandemic. The minimum amount available is $10,000 and the maximum is $100,000. If awarded, the loans are interest free for the first two years and thereafter 2 percent interest is charged per year up to eight years. An application is available on the website but businesses are encouraged to email rlf@rndc.org prior to applying. A response will then come from either Lu Vanderwerf, Finance Director/Revolving Loan Fund Coordinator or Sam Smith, Economic Resiliency Specialist, to provide tips and information for applying.
The mission of the Region Nine Development Commission is to promote the development of the region through intergovernmental cooperation, community and human development, long-range planning, and technical assistance. Region Nine Development Commission takes great pride in working with and on behalf of counties, cities, townships, and schools throughout South Central Minnesota. Since 1972, being a partner for progress has led to the development of programs and identification of solutions in the areas of economic development, business development, healthy communities, transportation, community development, and leveraging regional resources.
Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation
The Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation (SMIF), a donor-supported foundation, invests for economic growth in the 20 counties of south central and southeastern Minnesota. SMIF's key interests include economic and early childhood development and community vitality. SMIF got its start in the farm crisis of the 1980s to help diversify Greater Minnesota economies and ensure vibrant communities for future generations. SMIF does offer business financing through various programs.
U. S. Small Business Administration
If you are a small businesses, nonprofit organization of any size, or a U.S. agricultural business with 500 or fewer employees that have suffered substantial economic injury as a result of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, you can apply for the COVID-19 EIDL (Low interest disaster assistance disaster loan). This loan applies to all businesses based in any U.S. state, territory, or the District of Columbia. Other disaster assistance is also available as well as emergency preparation tips.
IRS Employee Retention Credit
This program is designed to encourage businesses to keep employees on their payroll. The refundable tax credit is 50% of up to $10,000 in wages paid by an eligible employer whose business has been financially impacted by COVID-19. The credit is available to all employers regardless of size, including tax-exempt organizations. There are only two exceptions: State and local governments and their instrumentalities and small businesses who take small business loans. Qualifying employers must fall into one of two categories: The employer's business is fully or partially suspended by government order due to COVID-19 during the calendar quarter. OR The employer's gross receipts are below 50% of the comparable quarter in 2019. Once the employer's gross receipts go above 80% of a comparable quarter in 2019, they no longer qualify after the end of that quarter. These measures are calculated each calendar quarter.
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Japan in recovery from two typhoons in two weeks
By Bethann FlynnOctober 28, 2019
Japan (MNN) — Just weeks after the super Typhoon Hagibis, another storm raced in over the weekend: Typhoon Bualoi. Robert Adair of Asian Access says the area is still in recovery mode.
Japan Suffers Two Typhoons
Mudslide typical of hurricane aftermath. Representative photo only. (Photo courtesy of Asian Access/Joe Handley/FB)
For those who experienced the triple disaster in 2011, the typhoons have dredged up familiar fears. Adair says that visually, the aftermath looks the same. The remnants of the storms show the water's pathways, and people's belongings are scattered in the open.
Many people have lost their homes and are living in evacuation shelters. Others are trying to salvage their homes and figure out next steps. Last Monday, Asian Access started working with churches and volunteers in one of the affected regions to help with cleanup and offer relief support.
"The churches we're working with, one of the things they're trying to do is kind of get resources to the people that need them. And so, one of the holes in the system [that] they've found is that people that are actually out of their homes and in evacuation centers, the government's doing a really good job of making sure they get the food, water supplies that they need."
Asian Access Offers Help
"But those folks who lost their homes and residences were damaged, inundated by water, but they are still able to reside there, those folks aren't necessarily getting the relief supplies they need," Adair explains.
Representative photo. (Photo courtesy of Asian Access/Joe Handley/FB)
"And so, trying to look at how do we, through the relationships we have, through folks we know that live in those communities, how can we get water, food, blankets, other supplies directly to those people."
Though the damage is mostly focused in northern and southern Japan, there are pockets of extreme devastation scattered throughout the country. One challenge Asian Access faces in relief efforts is its lack of relationships in all the areas the organization is trying to help.
Pray for relief efforts, the churches Asian Access is working with, and the first responders to have the capacity to treat and provide relief aid to those in need.
"I think people can be praying that there will be opportunities in these small towns, in these rural villages for the people that are affected by the disaster to encounter Christ and His Church. That the Christians that are trying to respond to the disaster will find kind of creative and appropriate ways to engage these communities that we haven't had a presence of a relationship in," Adair says.
To find more ways to come alongside Asian Access and its work in Japan, click here.
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VA eyeing new partnership with states to help prevent veterans suicide
Leo Shane III
Veterans Affairs officials launched their "Be There" campaign to combat veterans suicide in September 2016. The department is planning a new partnership with at least seven states in coming weeks to further expand outreach to veterans in crisis. (Courtesy of VA)
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs officials in coming weeks will roll out new partnerships with at least seven states to focus attention and resources on preventing veterans suicide, re-upping a successful tool from their earlier campaigns to end veterans homelessness.
Dr. Keita Franklin, director of VA's office of suicide prevention, said Tuesday during a congressional staff briefing on the topic that department officials will be announcing a new "governor's challenge" to expand ongoing prevention programs to audiences outside the veterans community.
"VA must lead on this, and it's our responsibility to prevent veterans suicide," she said. "But when I can have a partner take our training, have them pass out our crisis number, develop peer mentoring models in workplaces, if I can help them make sure veterans have access to health care, that's when we know we're doing the work."
"We're shifting from a model that says 'let's sit in our hospitals and wait for people to come to us' and take it to them."
VA left millions for suicide prevention unspent, report finds
Millions of dollars set aside for suicide prevention outreach in fiscal 2019 went unused, and public awareness campaigns disappeared from national media.
About 20 veterans a day nationwide commit suicide, a figure that has remained largely unchanged in recent years. Of that number, about 14 will have had little or no contact with VA health services.
For the last year, VA officials have been using a "mayor's challenge" model to work with 27 large cities on ways to better share VA crisis resources, train employees in suicide awareness and intervention, and coordinate existing support programs with national ones.
The move followed similar outreach activities surrounding veterans homelessness. Advocates have praised the approach as a way to include communities in efforts to help veterans, creating more meaningful connections at a local level.
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The Veteran's Crisis Line — available to veterans, troops and their families — operates 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (Zachary Hada/Air Force)
"We know that integration of care is vital, not only within health systems, but within entire communities, to address challenges like suicide in the veteran population," said Heather O'Beirne Kelly, director of military and veterans health policy at the American Psychological Association.
"VA was instrumental in addressing veteran homelessness through a similar mayoral challenge, and we've seen success in other arenas. The Memphis police department's crisis intervention team, for example, works with the VA medical center to ensure that veterans who come into contact with the criminal justice system get appropriate diversion and wraparound care."
Franklin said the "mayor's challenge" will not expand to statewide offices in an initial set of state partners: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, Montana, New Hampshire, Texas and Virginia.
"The key is to work on a local plan," she said. "Who are the local influencers? What are your measures of effectiveness over time?"
VA: Suicide rate for younger veterans increased by more than 10 percent
The new report from Veterans Affairs researchers shows mixed results from suicide prevention initiatives.
Work will also be coordinated with the Department of Health and Human Services.
Dr. Richard McKeon, chief of suicide prevention efforts at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, said many veterans in distress may first reach out to local hospitals or doctors for help. That makes informing those organizations of veteran-specific resources critical.
VA officials are expected to formally announce the new state partnerships next month.
To contact the Veteran Crisis Line, callers can dial 1-800-273-8255 and select option 1 for a VA staffer. Veterans, troops or their families members can also text 838255 or visit VeteransCrisisLine.net for assistance.
About Leo Shane III
Leo covers Congress, Veterans Affairs and the White House for Military Times. He has covered Washington, D.C. since 2004, focusing on military personnel and veterans policies. His work has earned numerous honors, including a 2009 Polk award, a 2010 National Headliner Award, the IAVA Leadership in Journalism award and the VFW News Media award.
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THE PRESIDENT: A great honor to be with you today. And being here is a real — a really important moment, as far as I'm concerned. My first duty as President is to protect the American people, and today I'm taking action to fulfill that sacred obligation.
Remarks by President Trump on Operation LeGend: Combating Violent Crime in American Cities
In recent weeks, there has been a radical movement to defund, dismantle, and dissolve our police departments. Extreme politicians have joined this anti-police crusade and relentlessly vilified our law enforcement heroes. To look at it from any standpoint, the effort to shut down policing in their own communities has led to a shocking explosion of shootings, killings, murders, and heinous crimes of violence. This bloodshed must end. This bloodshed will end.
Today, I'm announcing a surge of federal law enforcement into American communities plagued by violent crime. We'll work every single day to restore public safety, protect our nation's children, and bring violent perpetrators to justice. We've been doing it, and you've been seeing what's happening all around the country. We've just started this process, and, frankly, we have no choice but to get involved.
With us today is Attorney General Bill Barr — thank you, Bill, very much; Acting DHS Secretary Chad Wolf — Chad, thank you; and FBI Director Christopher Wray — thank you, Chris, very much.
We're also pleased to be joined by Americans who have tragically lost their loved ones to recent violence. To each of you, please know that America grieves with you, that we pledge to honor the memory of your cherished loved ones by fighting to bring safety in every, single community. We will bring that safety. You will see.
For decades, politicians running many of our nation's major cities have put the interests of criminals above the rights of law-abiding citizens. These same politicians have now embraced the far-left movement to break up our police departments, causing violent crime in their cities to spiral — and I mean spiral seriously out of control.
In New York City, over 300 people were shot in the last month alone. A 277 — at least — percent increase over the same period of a year ago. Murders this year have spiked 27 percent in Philadelphia and 94 percent in Minneapolis compared to the same period in 2019.
Perhaps no citizens have suffered more from the menace of violent crime than the wonderful people of Chicago — a city I know very well. At least 414 people have been murdered in the city this year, a roughly 50 percent increase over last year. More than 1,900 people have been shot. These are numbers that aren't even to be believed.
Yesterday alone, 23 people were shot in Chicago, including at least 15 who were shot in a merciless onslaught of gunfire outside of a funeral home. Sixty-three people were shot in the city this past weekend, and at least twelve people were killed. Over the Fourth of July weekend, nearly 80 people were shot, and 17 were killed. Over Father's Day weekend, 104 people were shot, and 15 were killed, including 5 young children. And the last weekend in May saw the city's deadliest day on record: 18 murders in 24 hours.
Behind each of these horrifying statistics is a victim, a family, a loved one, and a life of — cruelly shattered — and it's just so sad to see and so sad to look and so sad to see how these lives have been just torn apart.
An African American father of three was killed while walking into a store to pay his cellphone bill. A 13-year-old girl was killed when a stray bullet came through the window of her home and hit her in the neck in the presence of her family.
On Independence Day, 14-year-old Vernado Jones, Jr., was playing basketball with friends in a Chicago park when he was senselessly killed in a massacre that left eight people dead or wounded. Vernado's mother Sharrell is here with us today. And, Sharrell, please know that all Americans mourn by your side. We will carry your son's memory. He will not be forgotten, Sharrell. Sharrell. Thank you very much. Thank you for being here, Sharrell. Thank you very much. It was a great honor to meet you before. Thank you.
This rampage of violence shocks the conscience of our nation, and we will not stand by and watch it happen. Can't do that. The citizens of Chicago are citizens of America, and they have the same right as every other American to live in safety, dignity, and peace. No mother should ever have to cradle her dead child in her arms simply because politicians refuse to do what is necessary to secure their neighborhood and to secure their city. Every American — no matter their income, their race, or their ZIP Code — should be able to walk their city streets free from violence and free from fear.
For this reason, today I am announcing that the Department of Justice will immediately surge federal law enforcement to the city of Chicago. The FBI, ATF, DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, and Homeland Security will together be sending hundreds of skilled law enforcement officers to Chicago to help drive down violent crime.
And murderers and violent criminals are breaking a wide range of federal laws. We have that; it's as wide as it can be. We will find them, arrest them, and prosecute them. They will be in jail for many years to come. And we will work with local police to identify violations of state and local laws to help ensure that offenders are caught and jailed for their crimes.
But we must remember that the job of policing a neighborhood falls on the shoulders of local elected leadership. We can never forget that. When they abdicate their duty, the results are catastrophic.
Americans must hold their city leaders accountable. They must insist that community officials fully support, fully back, and fully fund their local police departments. There is simply no substitute for a police department that has the strong backing of city leaders.
In the meantime, we will use federal law enforcement to vigorously charge federal crimes and support these besieged communities to the greatest extent possible. This will be hard, painstaking work. It will take time. The tide will not recede overnight, but we will marshal all of the strength and focus and determination that we can possibly do. This is a critical effort. We will continue to call on state and local leaders to do their job and protect their citizens.
The operation in Chicago will be done as part of Operation LeGend, which was recently launched in Kansas City, Missouri — and very successfully, I might add. It is named after LeGend Taliferro, a four-year-old boy who was shot. Think of this: He was shot and killed last month while he lay asleep in his home. LeGend's mother grieves — our hearts and pains and souls — and we thank you very much for being here. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. Appreciate it.
We are profoundly grateful to be joined by Charron. Would you please stand? Charron? Charron, please. And also, LeGend's father Raphael and his grandparents, Alfred and Pauline. Yes. You look so great. So great. Thank you very much. I appreciate your nice statements before, too. Thank you very much. Thank you.
LeGend is looking down. He's very proud of you right now, I can tell you. Thank you very much.
To LeGend's family: We cannot even begin to imagine your anguish and your sorrow, but we solemnly promise to honor LeGend, and we will be every day to save the lives of America's children.
Under Operation LeGend, we will also soon send federal law enforcement to other cities that need help. Other cities need help. They need it badly. They should call. They should want it. They're too proud or they're too political to do that.
One of them is Albuquerque, New Mexico, where, last fall, 55-year-old Jackie Vigil was murdered as she was getting into her car to go to the gym. We're joined today by her husband Sam and her sons Raul and Kevin, both New Mexico State Police officers. Would you please stand? Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. I appreciate it. Thank you. Great-looking family. Thank you very much.
To Sam, Raul, and Kevin: We're moved beyond words by your presence here today. We thank you very much for being here. It's a great honor to meet you.
This afternoon, I'm also announcing that the Department of Justice will provide more than $61 million in grants to hire hundreds of new police officers in cities that are the focus of Operation LeGend.
We will never defund the police. We will hire more great police. We want to make law enforcement stronger, not weaker. What cities are doing is absolute insanity. Many of the same politicians who want to slash resources for law enforcement have also declared that their cities are sanctuaries for criminal illegal aliens. In other words, after arresting illegal aliens for crimes, the police are ordered to release those criminals back onto the streets to continue their crime.
Last year, Chicago politicians forced the release of illegal aliens charged with crimes such as assault, armed robbery, strangulation, and attempted murder. My administration will be working to remove dangerous offenders sprung loose by these deadly policies — and, frankly, by these deadly politicians. America must be a sanctuary for law-abiding citizens, not criminal aliens. My vision for America's cities could not be more different from the lawlessness being pushed by the extreme radical left.
While others want to defund, defame, and abolish the police, I want to support and honor our great police. While the radicals want to abolish charter schools and eliminate school choice, I want to expand school choice, and every family in America should have that option. While others want to destroy opportunity, shut down businesses, and send our jobs overseas, we are hiring Americans and we are buying American product. We want to build factories in Baltimore, not Beijing. We want to make our products in Chicago, not Shanghai. We want the American Dream for American children, and I will fight to deliver that dream. Every ounce, every single ounce of my strength — I will be fighting.
But opportunity cannot thrive where there is violence. Prosperity cannot flourish where there is bloodshed. And security cannot exist where there are violent criminals who are able to maim and murder with impunity. That is what Operation LeGend is all about. That is why we are here today to answer the pleas of those crying for justice and crying for help. For those people in Chicago and other cities where we'll be: Help is on its way.
I'd now like to ask Attorney General William Barr, who is doing a fantastic job, to explain Operation LeGend in greater detail, followed by Acting Secretary Wolf. And then, we'll hear from loved ones of fallen Americans. I'll ask Sam Vigil and Charron Powell to the podium, and we'd love to hear them say a few words in honor of their loved one. Thank you very much.
Please, Bill.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BARR: Thank you, Mr. President. And I'd like to thank especially the families of the victims who have come here today and have allowed us to inaugurate this effort in the name of their loved ones. And I'd like to thank all our law enforcement colleagues from around the country — state, local, and federal.
As the President said, the first duty of government is to protect the safety of our citizens. And we're here to explain the initiative to combat rising violent crime in a number of our cities. Our goal is to help save lives. The principal danger to the lives of our inner-city communities is violent crime. The leading cause of death for young, black males is homicide. Each year, approximately 7,500 black Americans are the victims of homicide. Every one of those lives matter.
In 1992, violent crime was — nationwide — was double what it is today. And it was at that time that federal law enforcement first turned its attention to this kind of violent crime. Before that, the federal government really didn't play that much of a role in it. But we started to attack violent crime in conjunction with state and local government. It was at that time, for example, that the FBI set up its gang — anti-gang task forces throughout the United States. And we started using our strong federal laws that permit us to target those who use guns to kill others and those that are involved in gang activity.
Our approach was to set up anti-violent crime task forces in the cities to enforce federal law and take the shooters and the chronic, violent criminals off the streets. We help pay for state and local officers to join these task forces so we could leverage our strength. And this approach was extremely successful in the intervening decades in driving crime down.
Now, at the end of the Obama administration, crime started going back up again. And for the first two — two and a half years of this administration, we were succeeding in pushing it down. But less than a year ago, Mr. President, you'll recall that as we saw crime starting to go up in a few cities, you asked me to initiate a surge in those cities to help our state and local partners deal with it. And so we did start this program, which we called "Relentless Pursuit." Unfortunately, COVID intervened, and we had to abort that — that effort.
And since then, we had that terrible event in Minneapolis, but then we had this extreme reaction that has demonized police and called for the defunding of police departments. And what we have seen then is a significant increase in violent crime in many cities. And this this ri- — this rise is a direct result of the attack on the police forces and the weakening of police forces. And the President has gone through the terrible statistics.
So in response to that, we have ini- — initiated this program, Operation LeGend, to step up the activity of our task forces — our anti-crime task forces in the hard-hit cities by committing more federal agents and supporting more state and local task force officers.
It's important to stress that the operations we're talking about are the standard anti-crime fighting activities we have been carrying out around the country for decades. We will be adding federal agents to the task forces — these are street agents, their investigators — who will be working to solve murders and to take down the violent gangs. And they'll be working shoulder to shoulder with our state and local colleagues.
This is a different kind of operation, obviously, than the tactical teams we use to defend against riots and mob violence. And we're going to continue to confront mob violence, but the operations we're discussing today are very different. They are classic crime fighting. We've named the operation, as we've said, "Operation LeGend," and we started rolling it out a couple of weeks ago in Kansas City.
And just to give you an idea of what's possible: The FBI went in very strong into Kansas City, and within two weeks, we've had 200 arrests.
We will be adding cities in the weeks ahead. And for now, we're including — beyond Kansas City, as the President said — Chicago and Albuquerque.
The FBI is, today, announcing rewards for information related to the killing of LeGend, Jackie, and Vernado. We are seeking justice for those victims today, and Operation LeGend aims to immediately help our police agencies and our local leadership to prevent additional victims. The FBI has established a hotline for the public to report information they may have that may help in solving these murders. The hotline number is 1-800-CALL-FBI.
To carry out Operation LeGend, federal law enforcement agencies will be committing additional resources to these cities, including FBI agents, DEA, ATF, the U.S. Marshals, and the Department of Homeland Security HSI teams.
To date, we have sent over 200 federal agents to Kansas City. We are directing a comparable number of agents to augment Chicago's existing task forces, and we are providing an additional 35 agents to Albuquerque.
The United States Attorneys for Chicago, Albuquerque, and Kansas City are here today. These U.S. Attorneys and the chief federal law enforcement officials in each of these cities are ultimately responsible for coordinating the federal effort and ensuring prosecutions from these init- — this initiative are effective.
Linked to this increase in federal law enforcement agents, we are also providing additional financial assistance to the state and local enforcement agencies to permit them to provide more cops, more members of our task force.
As I said, federal agents work hand in glove with state and local enforce- — law enforcement every day. We supplement and provide support to local law enforcement, but violent crime is ultimately a problem that will be solved by state and local leadership in these cities, as the President said.
Our announcement today is a demonstration of our commitment to the men and women who serve as police officers in Chicago, Albuquerque, and Kansas City. Your efforts to protect these communities are not forgotten.
So, too, this announcement and Operation LeGend, as a whole, is also a commitment to the families of LeGend Taliferro, Jackie Vigil, and Vernado James [Jones] that those names will not be forgotten. We will not rest until justice is delivered for your loved ones.
ACTING SECRETARY WOLF: Well, Mr. President, thank you for the invitation to be here today. It's always an honor to discuss the actions to protect and defend the peace and liberty we value in this country.
Attorney General Barr, the partnership our departments have in executing a shared mission of protecting the homeland and bringing justice to those who threaten it remains as strong as ever. So thank you for your partnership.
As the nation's largest law enforcement agency, the Department of Homeland Security stands ready and able to commit our highly skilled, highly trained Homeland Security investigative special agents to help restore law and order.
In the wake of 9/11, DHS was founded so that the federal government could better partner directly with state and local law enforcement. As DHS supports this critical effort led by the Department of Justice, Homeland Security investigative agents will leverage their networks, their assets, and their expertise to energize criminal investigations.
Homeland Security Investigations' mission is to investigate some of the most violent criminals, specifically those involving transnational gangs and narcotics trafficking.
And let me just take a quick moment to clearly make a distinction, as the Attorney General did, about what is occurring in Portland versus the important action that we're announcing here today.
In Portland, we see almost two months of coordinated violent attacks by anarchists against a federal courthouse and federal law enforcement officials sworn to protect it. In Chicago, we see an unprecedented rise in crime against fellow citizens.
The DHS mission in Portland is to protect federal property and our law enforcement officers. In Chicago, the mission is to protect the public from violent crime on the streets. Leaders of these great cities should not stand behind the status quo. They should stand with America, they should condemn these violent attacks, and they should work with this administration and this President to bring about law and order.
I know everyone standing here today, every Homeland Security investigations agent assigned to Operation LeGend, and every reasonable American agrees with the basic premise that every four-year-old should be safe at night to sleep in their bed. The department grieves with all the families experiencing excruciating and heart-wrenching stories of loss. We, as a department, stand resolute, committed to working together across the federal government and with our state and local law enforcement partners to keep that promise.
So again, thank you, Mr. President. The department is grateful for your continued support of our law enforcement officers as we continue to ensure the safety and security of all Americans.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Chad.
ACTING SECRETARY WOLF: Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much.
Chris, do you want to say a few words, please? You're going to be a big part of it. Huh? Come on. Go ahead, please.
DIRECTOR WRAY: The real measure of success of initiatives like Operation LeGend is the ability of communities to feel safe. It's not about the number of arrests; it's about the ability of kids to be able to play outside of their homes, about families to be able to walk to and from work. And that's what this operation is designed to do, and it's going to be a significant surge of federal resources to partner with our great state and local law enforcement partners to achieve safety and the confidence that the American people need to have that they can live safe in their community.
So, thank you, Mr. President.
Please. Please. Please, Sam.
MR. VIGIL: I would start off by thanking you for — you know, I never imagined that I would be in the same room with the most powerful person on Earth. And thank you, Mr. President.
THE PRESIDENT: (Inaudible.)
MR. VIGIL: Thank you, Mr. Barr.
I would like to, just very briefly, make a few comments about my wife, the way she was. Jackie was the type of person that loved to go to the gym; that was one of her big things. She also like to send out prayers on a daily basis to people. She would pick verses from the Bible, prayers that she came across with, and she would either email those prayers or tweet them to some of the — some of her friends there in Albuquerque.
That all ended on November 19th. You know, as I mentioned before, she was one of those people that had to go to the gym, otherwise she wouldn't make it through the day. We'd usually get up around 4:30, 4:45. She got up. I got up. I went downstairs. I got me a cup of coffee. She came down, and she says, "Well, you know, I'll see you in about an hour." That's about how long she would spend at the gym.
I heard the garage door open. And then all of a sudden, almost immediately after that, I heard the horn on the car. So I went out there and I — I thought maybe — you know, maybe she forgot her gym card or something and wants me to go out there and take it back to her.
When I opened the door, the garage door was open. There was a vehicle behind hers, blocking her. And I still didn't snap. I thought, "Well, maybe the guy that delivers the paper usually around that time of day, or, you know, was the one in the back of the car." Then I noticed that that that wasn't so. She — they had — somebody had shot and killed her there.
I saw a person walk over on the driver — I mean on the passenger — passenger side of the vehicle that was behind her, and get on — and take off like crazy.
To this day, I can't forget that. You know, every — every time I go to bed, every time I go out into the driveway, that that memory comes back, and it haunts me. And Jackie, my wife, did not deserve to be killed that way. Nobody does, you know?
Of course, Albuquerque, as you probably all know — those of you in law enforcement — has the reputation for being one of the violent — most violent cities in the country, actually. You know, we've ranked up there in first place, second place, and — that doesn't seem to be going away. You know, it's been eight months since my wife died, and there's been no arrests at all. Nobody has been arrested for the crime. There are other victims in Albuquerque that are in the same boat.
The Journal reported back of — a couple of months ago — that the solve — the rate of solving homicides in Albuquerque was less than 50 percent, you know. And that in itself tells you a big story as to where we're at, how we need — desperately need some help to get after the crime rates that we have going on there.
And I am — I really appreciate the effort that you all are putting into this, and I welcome that. And if there's anything that I can do, please let me know.
Thank you both so much.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much, Sam. And we're going to be giving a special effort to that when we go. And we have some very talented people going in. We're going to give — give a very special effort to Jackie. Okay? Thank you very much.
Charron, please. Thank you.
MS. POWELL: Thank you. I appreciate the efforts. Good afternoon. I am Charron Powell. I am LeGend Taliferro's mother. I want to thank God for giving me the strength to withstand today.
Operation LeGend is not to harass. It's not to harm or to hurt. It is to help investigate unsolved murders, in which one of those happens to be our innocent, four-year-old son. This operation is personal to us. We want justice for our son and others. We have to take a stand in our communities and speak up to help this operation be successful.
My one and only child, who fought through open-heart surgery at four months, is gone due to senseless gun violence. Children are supposed to be our future, and our four-year-old son didn't make it to kindergarten.
I stand here today, as a mother, fighting against violence for my son, LeGend Taliferro. My family and I support Operation LeGend, and we strongly want our community and everyone else behind us. Thank you so much, you guys. I appreciate all the efforts.
One thing about LeGend, he was — he was exciting. He loved basketball. He was a ball of joy. And I want his legacy to live on. And I want us to continue to fight against violence and also get justice for my son and others. So with this operation, I want it to be successful.
So if every community can reach out to that hotline if you know any information about any murder, that will be great. And also to keep carrying on his legacy.
Thank you once again. I appreciate everything. Thank you.
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you very much. And LeGend and Jackie are looking down right now at you, and are very proud. They're very proud. Thank you both. Thank your families for being here. Thank you.
So to every family: I'm very proud to stand with you in this struggle. I'm proud to stand with the heroes of law enforcement. They are true heroes. Thank you all for being here. We appreciate it very much. Great, great people. And I'm proud to fight by your side to deliver a better future for the citizens of every race, color, religion, and creed.
As soon as the cities and states call to ask for help on a very large basis, we will be there with full force and we will stop this horrible situation very quickly. But, in the meantime, we're doing something that's going to have an impact.
And, Mr. Attorney General, thank you very much. Chad, thank you very much. Do a good job; I have no doubt you will. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you.
See you later. Thank you.END 4:29 P.M. EDT
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