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The following is a list of missions featured in Grand Theft Auto IV. For a list of missions in The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, see Missions in The Lost and Damned and Missions in The Ballad of Gay Tony.
In the game, many missions are available to do at the same time from multiple characters, so this list does not reflect any required chronological order of completion. Each character's respective missions, however, can only be completed in the order listed. And, of course, some characters and their respective missions may not be unlocked until certain missions are completed. The list is done in a logical order in which it can lock chronologicaly with The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
In total, there are 88 main missions. Which are the following:
Broker-Dukes-Bohan Missions
There are 34 missions overall in Broker-Dukes and Bohan. (27 in Broker-Dukes, 7 in Bohan)
- The Cousins Bellic - Drive Roman to his apartment.
- It's Your Call - Drive Roman to a hardware store and get away from the Loan sharks.
- Three's a Crowd - Pick up Mallorie and Michelle from the subway station, drive them to Michelle's place, and go buy new clothes.
- First Date - Take Michelle bowling.
- Bleed Out - Save Roman from the loan sharks and kill Bledar, Kalem and Dardan.
- Easy Fare - Drive Jermaine to the lockup and lose the cops.
- Jamaican Heat - Pick up Little Jacob, watch over a meeting and kill the gang members.
- Concrete Jungle - Drive Jacob to a drug deal and kill the dealers who set him up.
- Bull in a China Shop - Smash a shop window and retrieve Vlad's money, then take it back to Vlad.
- Hung Out to Dry - Chase the laundromat owner by a car and retrieve what he owes to Vlad.
- Clean Getaway - Travel by a train to steal a car that belongs to Vlad.
- Ivan The Not So Terrible - Chase Ivan Bytchkov, then kill or spare him.
- Uncle Vlad - Kill Vladimir Glebov.
- Crime and Punishment - Meet Mikhail Faustin, steal a cop car, and then steal a van full of TV's.
- Do You Have Protection? - Threaten Joseph Kaplan at a sex shop, reclaim the money and go to the gun store to recieve a gun.
- Final Destination - Kill Lenny Petrovic.
- No Love Lost - Kill Jason Michaels and his biker friends.
- Logging On - Meet Brucie Kibbutz, then log in to the internet café computer.
- Shadow - Follow or chase a dealer to his apartment, then kill him and his backup.
- Rigged to Blow - Steal a truck full of explosives, take it to Kenny Petrovic's garage, then detonate the truck.
- The Master and the Molotov - Kill Mikhail Faustin.
- Russian Revolution - Escape Dimitri and Bulgarin's ambush and lose the cops.
- Roman's Sorrow - Witness the destruction of Roman's apartment and garage business and move to Bohan.
- Search and Delete - Find a cop car, access the computer database, then find and kill Lyle Rivas.
- Easy as Can Be - Steal Lyle's Oracle, escape from the gangsters protecting it, and drive it to Brucie's lockup.
- Out of the Closet - Use the Internet, set up a date with Tom Rivas, then kill him at the meeting.
- No. 1 - Win a street race with a Comet.
- Escuela of the Streets - Follow the gang member to a warehouse, then kill him and his associates.
- Street Sweeper - Kill the gang members at the garage.
- Luck of the Irish - Go to a rooftop and watch over Packie McReary's meeting using a sniper rifle.
- Blow Your Cover - Go to the drug deal, then escape the LCPD ambush with Playboy X.
- The Puerto Rican Connection - Follow the train, then kill the guys who get off.
- The Snow Storm - Steal back some coke from the abandoned hospital, lose the cops, and meet Little Jacob.
- Have a Heart - Take the bodies of Manny Escuela and Jay Hamilton to The Doctor.
- Harboring a Grudge - Steal the truck from the Triads and drive it to Ray Boccino's lockup.
- Waste Not Want Knots - Steal the money from the Ancelotti Family.
- Three Leaf Clover - Rob the Bank of Liberty and escape through the subway.
- Actions Speak Louder than Words - Kill Anthony Spoleto by attaching a Car Bomb to his car, then blowing it up at a meet.
- I Need Your Clothes, Your Boots, and Your Motorcycle - Kill Frank Garone on a motorbike.
- Hostile Negotiation - Rescue Roman Bellic from the kidnappers.
Algonquin-Alderney Missions
- Call and Collect - Kill the blackmailer and take the pictures to Francis.
- Final Interview - Setup a job interview to meet Tom Goldberg, kill him and take his files back to Francis.
- Holland Nights - Kill or spare Clarence Little.
- Lure - Kill Clarence's chief lieutenant.
- Deconstruction for Beginners - Meet Dwayne Forge, go to the construction site, and kill the union officials.
- Photo Shoot - Use your new phone to take a picture of Marlon Bridges so he can be identified and killed.
- Ruff Rider - Kill Jayvon Simson, and kill or spare Cherise Glover.
- Undress to Kill - Take back The Triangle Club for Dwayne by killing the Trunchez Brothers.
- The Holland Play - Kill Playboy X or Dwayne Forge.
- Wrong is Right - Go to Oleg Minkov's apartment, then kill him at the meet.
- Portrait of a Killer - Kill Adam Dimayev.
- Dust Off - Follow the Helicopter and steal it when it lands.
- Paper Trail - Use the Helicopter to kill Eduard Borodin.
- A Long Way to Fall - Kill Teddy Benavidez.
- Taking in the Trash - Pick up Ray's Diamonds left by his ally, alongside Luca Silvestri and his crew.
- Meltdown - Kill Luca and his crew to retrieve the Diamonds, then take them back to Ray.
- Museum Piece - Go to The Libertonian with Johnny Klebitz, then escape the ambush.
- No Way on the Subway - Kill Jim Fitzgerald and his accomplice.
- Weekend at Florian's - Follow Talbot Daniels' directions and encounter Florian Cravic with Roman Bellic.
- Late Checkout - Kill Isaac Roth and his bodyguards.
- Smackdown - Kill Bucky Sligo and his crew.
- Babysitting - Watch over Kim Young-Guk and destroy the boats attacking him.
- Tunnel of Death - Park a truck in Booth Tunnel, steal a prison van, kidnap Aiden O'Malley and kill him.
- Blood Brothers - Kill Francis McReary or Derrick McReary.
- Undertaker - Attend Francis/Derrick's funeral and transport their body to their graveyard while fighting off the attackers.
- I'll Take Her - Kidnap Gracie Ancelotti
- ...I'll Take Her - Take a picture Gracie with your phone and send it to Packie.
- She's a Keeper - Transport Gracie to another safehouse and defend her from the Ancelotti Family.
- Diamonds are a Girl's Best Friend - Meet two associates of the Ancelotti Family so you can trade Gracie for the Diamonds alongside Packie, then escape Ray Bulgarin's ambush.
- Hating the Haters - Kill the homophobic man stalking Bernie Crane.
- Union Drive - Meet Bernie's blackmailers sent by Dimitri Rascalov and kill them.
- Buoys Ahoy - Chase and kill Dimitri's goons.
- Truck Hustle - Steal a truck holding the Heroin from the Algonquin Triads and take it to Frankie Gallo's garage.
- Pegorino's Pride - Watch over the meeting of Jimmy and Pavano goons, kill the mobsters and protect Pegorino.
- Payback - Follow and kill the Pavano goons.
- Entourage - Escort Bobby Jefferson to City Hall, and fight off his ambushers.
- Dining Out - Kill Kim Young-Guk.
- Liquidize the Assets - Destroy the Russian coke vans.
- Catch the Wave - Steal the Russian's coke boats.
- Trespass - Kill Charles Matteo at the Sprunk Factory.
- To Live and Die in Alderney - Go to Frankie Gallo, then escape from the Feds with the Heroin.
- Flatline - Kill Anthony Corrado at the hospital.
- Pest Control - Kill Ray Boccino.
- That Special Someone - Confront with Darko Brevic, then kill or spare him.
- One Last Thing - Pegorino explains that he needs you to partake in a Heroin deal that is his last chance to get on The Commission; but since the deal involves your betraying old rival Dimitri Rascalov, Niko is left unable to decide. Now the player must decide to either exact Revenge or strike a Deal with Rascalov.
Deal Ending
- If the Price is Right - After betraying you again, Dimitri leaves you to steal the money alongside Phil Bell.
- Mr and Mrs Bellic - Attend Roman and Mallorie's wedding, and witness a horrible plot event there.
- A Revenger's Tragedy - Chase and kill Dimitri Rascalov (who kills one last person before dying).
Revenge Ending
- A Dish Served Cold - Blast through the Platypus; the same ship that brought you to Liberty City; and kill Dimitri Rascalov.
- Mr and Mrs Bellic - Attend Roman and Mallorie's wedding with Kate McReary and see a horrible plot event there.
- Out of Commission - Chase and kill Jimmy Pegorino.
Side Missions
- Taxi Driver - Drive a Taxi for Roman.
- Most Wanted and Vigilante - Use the Police Computer to locate Wanted people and kill them
- Random Characters - Meet random characters, including some who are met during the storyline, and do various jobs for them.
- Exotic Exports - Steal cars for Brucie Kibbutz.
- Drug Delivery - Deliver drugs for Little Jacob.
- Stevie's Car Thefts - Steal cars for Stevie.
- The Fixer's Assassinations - Assassinate people for The Fixer.
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|Title / EKA
| Me, Claudius
(EKA: Episode 1576)
| Bruce, Harvey, Maurice, and the monster who would become Elmo (performed here by Jerry Nelson) fight over which one is Claudius. Slimey also makes a cameo. Inspired by I, Claudius.
| Chariots of Fur
(EKA: Episode 1836)
| Grover and Herry Monster have a race. Inspired by Chariots of Fire.
| 39 Stairs
(EKA: Episode 2342)
| Grover climbs 39 stairs to see what is at the top, and ends up being disappointed with the results. Inspired by the Alfred Hitchcock film The 39 Steps.
| Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves
(EKA: Episode 2402)
|The forty thieves insist that they be introduced along with Ali Baba before the story begins, but by the time Alistar Cookie finishes counting them, the show has run out of time. Alistar then announces that next week's story will be "Snow White and the Seven Dwarves". ("Me think me can get that one in.") Inspired by the story from One Thousand and One Nights.
| Gone with the Wind
(EKA: Episode 2455)
| The household goods and livestock of Tara are being blown away by the wind. Kermit (as Green) and a female frog (Ms. Scarlett) demonstrate subtraction, and are blown away themselves. Inspired by Gone with the Wind.
| The Sound of Music
(EKA: Episode 2481)
| Grover is sitting on a hill, which moves to the sound of music. Inspired by The Sound of Music.
| Upstairs, Downstairs
(EKA: Episode 2558)
| Grover runs up and down a flight of stairs. (Look for a picture of Dr. Teeth on the wall.) This segment features an announcer introducing "Monsterpiece Theater" and a title card for the featured story. Inspired by Upstairs, Downstairs.
| The Taming of the Shoe
(EKA: Episode 2607)
| In this play by the famous podiatrist William Shoespeare, "Grovero" is accompanied by a talking shoe, whom he convinces to cooperate to take him to the Padua Mall. Inspired by The Taming of the Shrew.
| Guys and Dolls
(EKA: Episode 2636)
| Herry Monster sings about how he likes to play with dolls, and Ruby sings about how she likes to play with trucks. Inspired by Guys and Dolls.
| The King and I
(EKA: Episode 2727)
| Grover plays a king who dances with the letter I. In A Celebration of Me, Grover, Roger Ebert refers to Grover's role as actually being the King of Siam (now Thailand). Inspired by The King and I.
| The 400 Blows
(EKA: Episode 2773)
|Grover has to blow out the candles on his birthday cake 400 times, but since this is Part 1, he only gets up to 40 before he faints. The conclusion has to wait until next time. Inspired by The 400 Blows.
| Twin Beaks
(EKA: Episode 2822)
| Agent Cookie investigates a mysterious town, trying to discover why the town is called Twin Beaks. Even the Log Bird and David Finch can't explain the secret. Inspired by Twin Peaks.
| Monsters of Venice
(EKA: Episode 2861)
|The people of Venice (Anything Muppets) get ready for their big party. Grover and the monsters of Venice get upset because they weren't invited. But it turns out to be a surprise party for the monsters of Venice. Inspired by The Merchant of Venice.
| The Old Man and the C
(EKA: Episode 2980)
|Grover is playing an old man in a rowboat, which is on a giant letter C. Inspired by The Old Man and the Sea.
| One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
(EKA: Episode 2982)
| Numbers keep flying over the wrong things, until finally, a number 1 flies over a cuckoo's nest. (The sketch features a brief appearance by The Muppet Show's white chickens.) Coming next week: "Rocky 20". Inspired by One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.
| Lethal Weapon 3
(EKA: Episode 3012)
|Mel Gibson and Danny Glover star in Lethal Weapon 3. Gibson and Glover read a sign that says DANGER. Suddenly, they duck and take cover from a gigantic stone number 3 which falls from the sky. Inspired by the Lethal Weapon movie series.
| Hamlet
(EKA: Episode 3047)
|Mel Gibson plays Hamlet, who keeps repeating "words, words, words" -- but Elmo can't read, so he only looks at "pictures, pictures, pictures." Inspired by Hamlet.
| 12 Angry Men
(EKA: Episode 3075)
| After going through a situation similar to "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" and "The Horse Whisperer", Alistair Cookie announces he's out of time and is confronted by twelve angry men. Inspired by Twelve Angry Men.
| Inside/Outside Story
(EKA: Episode 3111)
|Maria is inside; Tony is outside. They sing a song about how they can get together. The cats Chip and Dip are also seen. Inspired by West Side Story.
| Much Ado About Nothing
(EKA: Episode 3112)
|Waiter Grover laments to Mr. Johnson that the restaurant doesn't have anything he orders. Inspired by Much Ado About Nothing.
| Cyranose de Bergerac
(EKA: Episode 3113)
| Cyranose de Bergerac, a poet with a two-foot-long nose, tries to help the queen of France finish her poem. Unfortunately, the word used to finish it is the word he's the most sensitive to: "nose." One mention of that word and he'll go medieval on you! Inspired by Cyrano de Bergerac.
| Monster in a Box
(EKA: Episode 3117)
|Spalding Monster is supposed to be in a box, but instead he's on a box, and then under a box. Inspired by the Spalding Gray monologue.
| The Sun Also Rises
(EKA: Episode 3122)
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| Monsters with Dirty Faces
(EKA: Episode 3134)
|Grover plays a police officer who tries to get Rocky to wash his face. Inspired by Angels with Dirty Faces.
| Room at the Top
(EKA: Episode 3135)
|Grover, the "little guy," climbs from the bottom of the mountain, all the way to the top, only to find a gang of monsters up there, including Telly. When Grover tries to squeeze in between them, they all fall off the mountain, and land in Alistair Cookie's room. Inspired by Room at the Top.
| Little House on Prairie
(EKA: Episode 3240)
| Alistair Cookie displays an embarrassed Prairie Dawn with a little house on her head. Cookie then displays "Little House UNDER Prairie," but then when he announces "Little House IN Prairie," she comes into the studio and tells him that would be impossible. He proves her wrong when he eats the little house, calling it 'Little House in Alistair Cookie!' Coming up next week: "The House of Seven Gobbles". Inspired by Little House on the Prairie.
| Waiting for Elmo
(EKA: Episode 3480)
|Telly and Grover wait for Elmo, and experience different emotions while reflecting on what they think is keeping Elmo away. The tree gets disgusted waiting for this modern storyline to make sense, and walks away singing Oklahoma. Inspired by Waiting for Godot.
| Little Red Riding Cookie
(EKA: Episode 3522)
| Cookie Monster is the star of this adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood, in which he eats all the cookies before he gets to his grandma's house.
| Anyone's Nose
(EKA: Episode 3523)
|A monster sings a song about various noses and what they do. Next week's show will be "A Nose Blows in Brooklyn". Inspired by Anything Goes.
| Howard's End
(EKA: Episode 3691)
| A yellow and pink rattlesnake named Howard slithers on a stone wall while he shows his beginning, middle, and end. Inspired by Howard's End.
| The Postman Always Rings Twice
(EKA: Episode 3743)
|Grover is waiting for the postman to deliver his important letter but, while waiting, many other people come to his house. Inspired by The Postman Always Rings Twice.
| The Horse Whisperer
(EKA: Episode 3848)
|First, the wrong animals keep whispering. Then the horse whispers the wrong sounds, before he finally whispers "Neigh, neigh." Inspired by The Horse Whisperer.
| ABCD Blue
| Grover and Herry play police officers who help a group of neighborhood kids with the alphabet. Inspired by NYPD Blue, by Stephen Bochco. After the skit, Cookie remarks "a singing cop show? Who writes this stuff?", in reference to Cop Rock, which Bochco also wrote and produced.
| Conservations with My Father
| Alistair Cookie makes a wardrobe change to star as his usual self in a film about conservation. Cookie Monster's Pop teaches his son about saving water by turning the faucet off tightly and saving electrical energy by turning off the TV when nobody is watching it. They spy a plate of cookies and decide that those shouldn't be wasted either, but Chef John and a group of monsters rush in to admonish the pair for eating the cookies which they were saving for themselves. Inspired by Conversations with My Father.
| Dances With Wolves
| A female pig is reluctant to dance with a wolf due to their differences, but eventually finds out that it's okay for two people who are different to dance together. Inspired by Dances with Wolves.
| Dr. No
| James Bond comes to the office of Dr. No because he has trouble reading words. Dr. No tells him to take off his ridiculous glasses. James does so, and he can read again. Next time, another James Bond episode: "The Spy Who Loved Me and Left Me a Plate of Cookies!!" Inspired by the James Bond film, Dr. No.
| Fiddler on the Roof
| A farmer and town villagers sing about "Addition," which involves putting one fiddler on the roof after another. By the song's end, the roof (under which "Monsterpiece Theater" is filmed) collapses. Inspired by Fiddler on the Roof. The addition song is based on the opening number called "Tradition".
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|Title / EKA
| A Streetcar Named Monster
(First: Episode 4152)
|Cookie Monster introduces a spoof of A Streetcar Named Desire in which Grover has left his keys at the bowling alley. Because it's the crack of dawn, he must shout softly up to the window so that Stella may let him in.
This segment has had at least three different openings, the first two of which specifically reflected the then-current Masterpiece Theater opens.
One early skit, "Me, Claudius," featured no title card and opened on the camera panning across various statues before trucking over to Alistair Cookie as the Monsterpiece Theater opening theme music was heard (composed by Sam Pottle).
The first regular opening sequence had the title on a blue background, with a Union Jack flag as the P in "Monsterpiece", with the camera zooming out on the flag. Most of these skits with this opening had Alistair Cookie with a pipe and then usually eating it at the end. A handful of sketches that originally featured this opening ("Upstairs, Downstairs", "Chariots of Fur", "The King and I") also ended with a shot of the title card. "Upstairs, Downstairs" is the only known instance (so far) of the title card zooming back into the "P" to close the segment.
Around Season 20, the library that Alistair Cookie was in was changed, and the pipe was dropped.
In Season 24, this opening was replaced with a longer opening, which panned around a room, showing pictures and books referencing past and then-current segments. The opening theme music was also re-recorded to sound more full and orchestral, though using the same tune, and was also presented in its entirety with Cookie Monster eating cookies (lines taken from a sketch involving eating cookies of various shapes). The name of the skit was also spelled as "Monsterpiece Theatre" in this intro.
In Season 27, another new opening was produced with the title sliding in front of a computer-animated green curtain.
Whenever a new opening was added, that opening would be used in all segments shown in those episodes, even if that particular segment was made years earlier. Skits that originally had Alistair Cookie's pipe had the opening and closing footage with Cookie re-taped,[1] often using the original 1980s voice recordings by Frank Oz.
The Sesame Street CD-ROM games Elmo Through the Looking-Glass and The Three Grouchketeers feature Monsterpiece Theater introductions.
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- ↑ Virginia Heffernan, "Sweeping the Clouds Away", New York Times, November 18, 2007.


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Being a national NGO, the EMACE Foundation has acquired substantial local knowledge and sensitivity to ensure that our activities benefit those intended, as we are in constant interaction with the government of Sri Lanka, the private sector, and other NGOs and community-based organizations. We have built a significant network, with local as well as international support.
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- October 2011: The foundation began teaching solar cooking in 1995, and has taught over 3400 individuals to date, and has distributed over 1100 solar cookers.
- November 2009: A workshop on "Renewable energy at village level" was held in Trincomalee on November 25, 2009 at Grace Church vocational center, for 100 newly-resettled families under the sponsorhip of a local NGO. More details here.
- April 2009: Sri Lanka's Sun in a Box! - Islam Online
- July 2004: The EMACE Foundation continues its efforts to spread solar cooking in Sri Lanka, particularly war-torn northern and eastern regions. Workshops were recently held in the Vavuniya district and orders for 50 solar box cookers were filled. Twenty parabolic solar cookers ― designed and provided by Dominic Michaelis of Solar Energy Ltd. ― were also distributed. According to EMACE, "Women in particular are benefiting from the cookers as they enable them … to spend more time away from cooking and to save money otherwise spent on firewood. Many have used the extra time and money to start their own micro-businesses ― some have even used the cookers themselves to gain extra income by selling cakes and sweets prepared in them." Demand for cookers among these communities is currently outstripping supply. EMACE is looking for additional support to assist with production and transport costs. EMACE recently began to produce its own solar box cookers, helping to keep costs down and ensure the project's viability.
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The Stone Circle is, as its name suggests, a circle of giant stones that is on the grounds of Hogwarts just outside of the Covered Bridge. The circle is a sundial.[1]
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- The script calls this the Sundial Garden.
- This structure, along with the Clock Tower, Clock Tower Courtyard and Covered Bridge, first appears in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
- Stone Circle is one of the two places (the other being Covered Bridge) that filmmakers created to connect Hagrid's Hut to the castle.
- Hermione Granger punched Draco Malfoy here in the Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film).
- Inspiration for Stone Circle came from Stonehenge in the English County Wiltshire, as well as other stone circles, such as Avebury.[1]
- In recalling the first time the young actors in the films first saw the stones, art director Alan Gilmore commented "I heard they asked Alfonso if the stones were why he chose the location. It's always gratifying when your work is mistaken for the real thing!"[1]
- Since the circle is a sundial[1], it is possible it was used to adjust the time shown on the Clock Tower's dial should the clock become out of sequence with the actual time of day.
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (film) (First appearance)
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (video game) (First identified as Stone Circle)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (film)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
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Is this inconsistent with the previous administrations spending on ammunition?
Has nothing to do with a dictatorship. They buy most of the ammunition, it becomes scarce and expensive for the public.
Mark Hyams commented on 3/26/2013
Congressman Broun, Thank you for investigating this issue. My concern is we are being asked to accept a response from the source we are investigating, and dismissing sources providing conflicting information. Should we really expect them to tell us the truth and not verify their story? If what we are told is true, that DHS is making massive purchases at this time "to save money," the timing does not make sense. Exactly when were these purchase orders submitted? Ammunition and certain firearms are extremely expensive and over priced due to panic buying by the public. Orders by the DHS exacerbate the issue. I believe there is more to this than we are being told. I do not trust any spokesperson for this administration (or any other for that matter) to be forthright and honest and provide ALL of the information requested without being forced into a position to do so. History bears this out. I will not be satisfied with any explanation from this administration without corroborating evidence from independent sources. I certainly hope you won't either. Sincerely, Mark Hyams
these bullets are simply for training agents according to DHC.
Bull shite. FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Center) has been nearly shut down for the past two years. I've been on a waiting list to go to Firearms Instructor school for two years and it has been cancelled due to budget cuts. Training academies have been nearly shut down as well. It takes my agency two full years to get a newly hired officer fully trained. It used to take six weeks.
You may recently have seen some in the Internet rumor mill feverishly repeating the obvious truth above, in an effort to stir up fear about recent acquisitions of ammunition by the Department of Homeland Security and a number of smaller agencies. The mildest writers have questioned why seemingly mundane agencies would need ammunition at all; more incendiary authors suggest that these government agencies are preparing for a war with the American people.
Much of the concern stems from a lack of understanding of the law enforcement functions carried about by officers in small federal agencies. These agents have the power to make arrests and execute warrants, just like their better-known counterparts at agencies like the FBI.
For instance, the Social Security Administration solicited offers for 174,000 rounds of pistol ammunition. But the agency has 295 special agents who combat Social Security fraud that costs tax payers billions each year, so the order works out to roughly 590 rounds of ammunition per agent for training, mandatory quarterly qualification shooting and duty use. More than a few NRA members would use that much ammunition in a weekend shooting class or plinking session.
Another recent rumor questioned a request for 46,000 rounds of.40-caliber ammo by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. NOAA inadvertently fueled that speculation through a clerical error that suggested the ammunition was destined for the National Weather Service. NOAA later clarified that the ammunition was actually for the little known Fisheries Office of Law Enforcement, which enforces laws against illegal fishing and marine life importation. The ammunition is for 63 personnel, amounting to about 730 rounds per officer.
The most widespread of the recent rumors involves a Department of Homeland Security contract for a maximum of 450 million rounds of .40-caliber jacketed hollow-points, to be supplied over the next five years.
After receiving numerous questions from his constituents regarding the contract, pro-Second Amendment U.S. Rep. Lynn Westmoreland (R-Ga.) and his staff set out in search of the truth. In a press release, Rep. Westmoreland's office explains:
If you take the number of agencies that will be using this ammunition – CBP, Citizenship and Immigration Services, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ICE, the U.S. Secret Service, Transportation Security Administration, the DHS police force, and all the guards that protect the various buildings these agencies are housed in, and spread that out over 5 years, you start to see that 450 million rounds really isn't that large of an order. Especially considering it is used for training purposes like firing range and live fire exercises, on-the-job use (though that is very limited), and to shore up their supplies. In fact, there are 65,000 – 70,000 law enforcement personnel at DHS who would be covered under this … ammunition contract. If DHS were to purchase all 450 million rounds over 5 years, then that would equate to only about 1,384 rounds of ammo per year per law enforcement [officer] … assuming the lower estimate of only 65,000 law enforcement personnel at DHS. Considering those agents go through training exercises several times per year, that is not a lot of ammunition.
Perhaps most strangely, some have cited the purchase of hollow-point ammunition as evidence of the federal government's evil motives. Hollow-points are the defensive ammunition of choice for federal, state and local law enforcement officers across the country, just as they are for private citizens. These attacks are eerily similar to statements made by gun prohibitionists, who spent the much of the '70s, '80s and '90s complaining about "dum dum" bullets. (In fact, the Violence Policy Center's website still exhibits a publication lamenting that federal ammunition law "has no effect on today's generation of high-tech hollow-point ammunition.") The attacks also ignore the fact that federal agents, unlike average taxpayers on more limited budgets, normally train and qualify with their duty ammunition.
As most gun owners will agree, skepticism of government is healthy. But today, there are more than enough actual threats to the Second Amendment to keep gun owners busy. With two key Supreme Court decisions hanging by a one-vote margin, the Justice Department deeply involved in a cover-up of a disastrous Mexican gun smuggling operation, and President Obama touting a ban on popular semi-automatic firearms, there is no need to invent additional threats to our rights.
1.6 billion rounds is enough to wage a hot war for over 20 years.
DHS is buying ammo to drive up prices and make it unavailable to ordinary citizens
My honest opinion is that our Gov't is so far deep in debt and spending that can't be fixed without drastic measures, such as greatly cutting entitlement programs or squeezing the wealthy and middle class dry, even so far as to take away retirement accounts and such.
I think they know that no matter what, they've dug a hole that can't be dug out of without pissing a lot of people off. Continue down the current path, we go bankrupt and the economy crashes and millions lose jobs. Chaos ensues.
Cut entitlement spending...the half of America on some type of Gov't assistance erupts in anger and violence.
Start taking more from the working people, and start raiding accounts like Europe, and that half erupts into chaos.
I think they are simply preparing for when the shite hits the fan. This is why there is a push for gun control, but they are seeing that it won't pass and they have to be prepared if all hell breaks loose. So really, they are scared as frick right now.
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Post-rape mom: pro-abort advocate didn't conceive, doesn't speak for us
CHICAGO, November 18, 2011 (LifeSiteNews.com) - After the Catholic governor of Illinois agreed to present a pro-abortion award to a rape advocate who favors abortion, another rape victim has spoken up to criticize the award, saying the recipient cannot speak for those like herself who became mothers through rape.
On Thursday, November 17, Personal PAC presented their "Pro-Choice Leadership Award" to Jennie Goodman for her role in helping to get pro-abortion Governor Pat Quinn elected last year. Goodman, a victim of rape at age 18, was featured in an ad in which she attacked the pro-life position of Quinn's challenger, Bill Brady.
The award was presented by Quinn himself, something that has earned him the criticism of the Catholic bishops of Illinois. Quinn is a professed Catholic, and his presentation of this award, in the words of Chicago's Cardinal Francis George, "crosses the line."
While Goodman has used the story of her rape - from which she did not become pregnant - to promote a pro-abortion political agenda, another victim of rape has a very different story to tell.
Mary Higgins held a press conference yesterday morning outside the Chicago Hilton and Towers with other members of the Pro-Life Action League to underscore the most overlooked victims of rape: innocent children conceived in violence.
Higgins explained that when she was sexually assaulted at 18, she was faced with the choice that Jennie Goodman never had to make: what to do when she discovered that she had become pregnant with her rapist's child.
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Higgins ultimately chose life for her unborn daughter, and placed her for adoption. "It was the best choice I ever made," she said. Higgins said she is offended that Goodman would use the story of her rape to defend aborting children like her daughter.
"Jennie Goodman defends her pro-choice position by remarking that she never had a choice about becoming a victim of rape," Higgins says, responding to Goodman's remarks in the media. "But she is forgetting about all the unborn children who never have any choice about becoming victims of abortion."
Cardinal George had slightly softened his criticism of Quinn after learning that the award was presented to a rape victim, but maintained that his criticisms in reference to the award were "about Gov. Quinn, who on one hand identifies himself as a member of the Catholic Church and on the other hand is identifying himself strongly with a group that supports the killing of unborn children in their mothers' wombs."
NewsFreedom, Gender Thu May 5, 2016 - 1:52 pm EST
Texas AG to Target: Show me how you'll protect women and kids from criminals
AUSTIN, Texas, May 5, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – The latest backlash Target received as a result of its transgender bathroom policy was a letter from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asking the company to provide its safety policies to protect women and children from "those who would use the cover of Target's restroom policy for nefarious purposes."
"Target, of course, is free to choose such a policy for its Texas stores," Paxton wrote in a letter to Target CEO Brian Cornell. He noted the possibility of the Texas Legislature addressing the issue in the future, but said, "regardless of whether Texas legislates on this topic, it is possible that allowing men in women's restrooms could lead to criminal and otherwise unwanted activity."
"As chief lawyer and law enforcement officer for the State of Texas, I ask that you provide the full text of Target's safety policies regarding the protection of women and children from those who would use the cover of Target's restroom policy for nefarious purposes," Paxton continued.
More than 1.1 million people have pledged to boycott Target over its new policy allowing men to access women's bathrooms. Opponents of the policy worry that it puts women and children at risk by emboldening predators, who may now freely enter women's restrooms.
Target's new policy is "inclusive," the company claims, and they say "everyone…deserves to be protected from discrimination, and treated equally."
"Texans statewide can no longer be silent on the issue of protecting the safety of women and children," Texas Values President and Attorney Jonathan Saenz said in a statement Wednesday urging Texans to boycott Target. This is the first time in its history the pro-family group has called for a boycott.
"We need all Texans to understand that Target is using this radical change in their store policy to try convince people that our laws should be changed in this dangerous direction as well," said Saena. "Our goal with this boycott is for Target to change its dangerous new policy, to raise awareness of the real threats to safety that these policies bring and to help businesses and lawmakers understand the significant opposition to such measures that is growing daily… Texans all across our state must join this Boycott Target effort before someone gets hurt."
On Tuesday a male allegedly filmed an underage girl at a Frisco, Texas, Target fitting room. Police are searching for the man.
There have been numerous incidents of male predators across North America accessing women's facilities and citing transgender policies as allowing them to do so.
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OpinionFaith, Politics - U.S. Thu May 5, 2016 - 12:28 pm EST
Christians, America has reached a crisis point. Are you ready to take up this challenge?
May 5, 2016 (Albert Mohler) -- For nearly two and a half centuries, Americans have enjoyed the enormous privilege and responsibility of forming our own government—a privilege rarely experienced throughout most of human history. For most of history, humanity has struggled with the question of how to respond to a government that was essentially forced upon them. But Americans have often struggled with a very different reality; how do we rightly respond to the government that we choose?
To put all of this in historical perspective, the Framers of the American experiment understood that a representative democracy built on the principle of limited government would require certain virtues of its citizens. These would include a restraint of passions and an upholding of traditional moral virtues, without which democracy would not be possible. As the idea of limited government implies, the citizenry would be required to carry out the social responsibilities of the community without the intrusion of government and, thus, citizens would be expected to have the moral integrity necessary for such an arrangement. The Framers of the American Republic also agreed that it would be impossible to have a representative democracy and a limited government if the people did not elect leaders who embodied the virtues of the citizenry while also respecting and protecting society's pre-political institutions: marriage and family, the church, and the local community.
Thus, the idea of a limited government requires that society uphold and pursue the health of its most basic institutions. When a civil society is weak, government becomes strong. When the family breaks down, government grows stronger. When the essential institutions of society are no longer respected, government demands that respect for itself. That is a recipe for tyranny.
Much of this was essentially affirmed until the early decades of the 20th century when progressivists began promoting an agenda that fundamentally redefined the role of the federal government in public life. By the middle of the 20th century, the Democratic Party had essentially embraced this progressivist agenda, becoming committed to an increasingly powerful government—a government whose powers exceeded those enumerated in the Constitution. At the same time, the Democratic Party also began advocating for a basic redefinition of the morality that shaped the common culture. By and large, however, the Republican Party continued to maintain a commitment to the vision of America's founders, advocating for a traditional understanding of morality while also upholding the principle of limited government.
By the 1980s, the two parties represented two very different worldviews and two very different visions of American government. For decades, each party has acted rather predictably and in ways that accord with their fundamental principles. All of that, however, has now changed.
The 2016 presidential campaign has developed in an entirely unpredictable manner and, in many respects, represents a crisis in American democracy. This crisis is not limited to either party. Bernie Sanders, the Independent senator from Vermont, has won several stunning victories in the primary season over presumed Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. While it is still extremely likely that Clinton will become the Democratic nominee, Sanders support among voters represents a populist flirtation with Democratic Socialism. This pattern is something few Democrats could have imagined just one year ago. What this foray into Democratic Socialism represents, then, is a radical adjustment of the Democratic Party's basic economic principles. Thus, even if Hillary Clinton becomes the nominee, the process will likely drag her even further to the left, eventually redefining the Democratic Party before our very eyes.
But if it is remarkable to see what is happening in the Democratic Party, it is absolutely shocking to see what is happening among Republicans. Traditionally, the Republican Party has established its reputation by standing for the principles advocated by the American Founders—limited government upheld by the health of society's primary institutions such as marriage, family, and community. Yet Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party, represents virtually everything the Republican Party has typically defined itself over against. Clearly, both political parties are now redefining themselves. What is not clear is where each party will ultimately end up. What is also not clear is whether the American experiment can survive such radical political change.
As already noted, the American experiment in limited government requires that the citizenry and those who hold public office honor certain moral virtues and respect the institutions that are crucial for a society to rightly function. Yet, we now find ourselves in a situation where the three leading candidates for president show little to no respect for such institutions in their articulations of public policy.
This fundamental redefinition of the American political landscape requires Christians to think carefully about their political responsibility. Make no mistake; we cannot avoid that responsibility. Even refusing to vote is itself a vote because it privileges those who do vote and increases the value of each ballot. In truth, we bear a political responsibility that cannot be dismissed or delegated to others. Every Christian must be ready to responsibly steward his or her vote at the polls.
To put the matter bluntly, we are now confronted with the reality that, in November, Hillary Clinton will likely be the Democratic nominee and Donald Trump the Republican nominee. This poses a significant problem for many Christians who believe they cannot, in good conscience, vote for either candidate. As a result, Christians are going to need a lot of careful political reflection in order to steward their vote and their political responsibility in this election cycle.
Headlines from around the world tell us that other representative democracies are at a similar moment of redefinition. Political turmoil now marks the United Kingdom and also nations like France and other key American allies. Perhaps democracy itself is now facing a crucial hour of decision and a crucial season of testing. It is no exaggeration to say that democracy is being tested around the world; it is certainly being tested here at home. Yet if this is a moment of testing for democracy, it is also a crucial moment for Christian witness. This election cycle is going to be a particular test for American Christians—and we are about to find out if Christians are up to this challenge.
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NewsBioethics Thu May 5, 2016 - 12:23 pm EST
'Sick and twisted': Scientists keep embryos alive outside womb up to 13 days for experimentation
May 5, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Two teams of scientists have announced that they have been able to keep human embryos alive outside the womb for 13 days for the purpose of conducting scientific experiments. Some call the announcement the onset of a "Brave New World," while others are petitioning lawmakers to lift sanctions that would keep scientists from experimenting on newly conceived babies even longer.
Researchers from Cambridge University, King's College, and Rockefeller University said in two separate reports that they stopped at 13 days only to avoid violating an internationally accepted law. At least 12 nations restrict the amount of time a newly conceived child may be kept alive in a laboratory to 14 days, the point at which scientists believe "individuality" begins.
The newest development allows scientists to observe newly conceived human beings after the point at which implantation in the womb would have occurred.
Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, one of the studies' lead researchers, said her team's breakthrough could advance embryonic stem cell research and "can improve IVF success."
Some scientists have called on the international community to extend the amount of time such experimentation can take place.
"If restrictions such as the 14-day rule are viewed as moral truths, such cynicism would be warranted," three experts – Insoo Hyun, Amy Wilkerson, and Josephine Johnston – wrote in a commentary published yesterday in Nature magazine. "But when they are understood to be tools designed to strike a balance between enabling research and maintaining public trust, it becomes clear that, as circumstances and attitudes evolve, limits can be legitimately recalibrated."
Pro-life experts said the experimentation destroys human life and could lead to grave ethical dilemmas by extending the research.
"No human being should be used for lethal experimentation, no matter their age or stage of development," said Dr. David Prentice, a professor of molecular genetics and an Advisory Board Member for the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center. "The 14-day rule is itself arbitrary, and does not assuage those who believe life begins at the moment of sperm-egg fusion. Moreover, allowing experiments on human embryos beyond 14 days post-fertilization risks the lives of untold more human beings, because it further encourages creation and destruction for research purposes."
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, called the experimentation "sick and twisted."
"Science has undeniably proven that a new human life, with unrepeatable DNA, begins at conception," she said. "There is no reason for experimentation on that human life and science itself should not be heralding thae fact that a tiny human being can survive now for two weeks outside of the womb, all for the sole purpose of experimentation."
Dr. Prentice noted that embryonic stem cell research "has yielded no benefit thus far," leading even its most vocal advocates, such as Michael J. Fox, to admit it has not lived up to its promise.
"If this research does not stop at 14 days, where does it stop?" asked Prentice. "This is a risky step which could encourage further eugenic attitudes and actions."
Dr. Prentice encouraged Congress "to have a full and open debate on the issue of human embryo research before the research community moves further without oversight."


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11 News is talking to the family and childhood friend of the teen accused of a double murder.
Macyo January was arrested Thursday evening. The 17-year-old is accused of shooting a Fort Carson soldier and his wife.
His sister tells 11 News she thinks January is innocent. She is shocked that he has been arrested for murder. She says he has been in trouble with the law before, but she thought he had changed. She says she doesn't think he is capable of hurting someone.
11 News spoke with January's adopted grandfather. He was very upset, and says January was a bright, young boy who got involved with a bad crowd. He says he is heartbroken his grandson is facing murder charges.
According to a childhood friend, January's parents were involved in drugs and his grandparents raised him. That friend tells 11 News January was friends with people who claimed to be gang members, and he spent a couple years at a juvenile detention center. However, she tells 11 News she never thought he would take someone else's life.
January went to Otero Elementary School and Fox Meadow Middle School. He attended Harrison high School for one year before leaving. 11 News has learned that January had issues with attendance and discipline there.
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North Carolina Emerges as Smart Grid Technology Hub
ABB unveiled the new Center, launched with an initial $10 million investment from the company, today at a dedication event with local dignitaries at ABB's Power headquarters at N.C. State University's Centennial Campus. The event coincides with "Severe Weather Awareness Week" in North Carolina.
Nancy McFarlane, Mayor of Raleigh, and other local officials toured the Center to learn how cities can be prepared to deal with weather emergencies.
ABB is an international leader in power technology innovation and, with its North American corporate headquarters in Cary, has been a driving force in positioning the Triangle as a major Smart Grid cluster. Thanks to a collaborative effort with ABB, the Raleigh Economic Development Council, the Raleigh Chamber and other local companies, Raleigh is quickly gaining a national reputation as the new "Smart Grid Hub of America." A recent Duke University study validated this claim, reporting there are currently more than 70 local companies in the Triangle that are involved with the Smart Grid.
North Carolina is quickly gaining a national reputation, in the power industry and in general, of becoming a major energy state. Between Charlotte's efforts to re-brand itself as a major national "Energy Hub" and Raleigh's emergence as a national Smart Grid cluster, North Carolina continues to attract new power companies, and new jobs, to the state.
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The ABB Smart Grid Center of Excellence shows how new grid technology identifies, isolates and restores trouble fault areas during a storm. It takes an integrated approach to illustrate for electric utilities, co-ops, municipalities and other electricity providers how the latest Smart Grid technology plays a vital role in severe weather management for entire cities. The Center simulates weather conditions, such as a harsh thunder and lightning storm, with visual and sound effects. The Center resembles a mock city with utility poles and a model home, but with real Smart Grid solutions installed, operating seamlessly together to provide stability and keep the lights on for everyone.
"As the demand for power continues to grow, and as the power grids of today become more complex, they must get smarter to improve reliability and energy efficiency," said Enrique Santacana, president and CEO of ABB Inc. and region manager for North America. "ABB has always been on the leading edge of power technology, and this initiative reaffirms ABB's commitment to serving our customers and our communities by playing an even larger role in the development of the emerging Smart Grid."
The new facility also allows utilities to visualize, plan and implement proven, integrated hardware and software solutions that improve reliability before going live on the grid, while educating homeowners and business owners on how Smart Grid technology can improve their lives.
ABB (www.abb.com) is a leader in power and automation technologies that enable utility and industry customers to improve performance while lowering environmental impact. The ABB Group of companies operates in around 100 countries and employs about 135,000 people. The company's North American operations, headquartered in Cary, North Carolina, employ about 20,000 people in multiple manufacturing, service and other major facilities.
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