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Marcy Henson is a Family Nurse Practitioner that is Board Certified through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She graduated Suma Cum Laude with her Masters of Science as a Family Nurse Practitioner from TWU in 2007. She is was a member of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, Texas Nurse Practitioner Association, American Association of Critical Care Nursing and American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
She was nominated for Prosper's Person of the Year in 2013 and 2014. Marcy has also taught as an Adjunct Instructor at TWU in the Masters of Science Family Nurse Practitioner program from 2011-2014. Prior to completing an advanced practice degree, she worked as a Registered Nurse in a trauma ICU from 1995 to 2007. In 2004, she completed disaster relief training in Collin County and served as a member of the American Red Cross Disaster Relief Team from 2004-2006.
Marcy has received many awards and recognitions during her healthcare career including Presidential Award for Outstanding Contribution to a College in 1995 and Texas House of Representatives Award for Outstanding Contribution to a College in 1995. Marcy was the only RN selected with a team of doctors to be on the Emergency Medical Team in 2000 for the US Olympic Triathlon Trials in Dallas. Marcy was a recipient of the North Texas Nurse Practitioner Scholarship in 2007.
Marcy currently serves on the board for Cornerstone North Central Texas-based in Prosper, and she serves as a consultant/mentor for the current Executive Director. As a healthcare provider, Marcy's goal is to empower patients to take charge of their own health by providing them with valuable information that allows them to make informed and educated decisions regarding their personal health. She believes that preventive medicine should be our first priority and it is our role to provide the necessary information to patients to help them accomplish those goals of staying well and preventing illness.


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While many terms associated with Social Innovation and the NonProfit and Charitable sector might seem self-explanatory, it is sometimes helpful to provide a more precise framework to assist in understanding this evolving discipline. The field is further complicated by the fact that some terms might have a wide range of definitions. In this situation, I will choose to highlight the consensus or emerging definition — recognizing that this may be somewhat subjective.
B Corporation
This is a system to allow Social Ventures to declare and certify how they "use the power of business to solve social and environmental problems". Set up and run by B Lab, you can find out more at the B Corporation (or B Corp) website.
Capacity Building
Is the act of building or strengthening Organizational Capacity.
A hybrid neologism, combining celebrity and philanthropy, popularized by the book Philanthrocapitalsm. Some notable examples of Celanthropists include:
- Bono
- Oprah Winfrey
- Peter Gabriel
A person who drives Social Innovation, by inventing, mentoring and sharing "game changing" ideas that can be implemented. Often interchangeable with Social Entrepreneur, this concept is often associated by the web-based social innovation nonprofit Ashoka.
Crowd Funding
A specialized form of Crowdsourcing, it uses the "wisdom of the crowd" to to achieve social ends, and most specifically to fund them. By harnessing web and social technologies, a larger funding budget can be broken down into smaller amounts easily funded by many individuals.
Refers to harnessing web and internet connectivity to solve problems and produce solutions using the crowd. In the realm of Social Innovation, refers to solving (see also Crowd Funding) social or environmental issues.
Giving 2.0
In recent years, the term giving has become more popular than philanthropy. Driven by societal changes, the Social Innovation movement has also morphed into Giving 2.0, in particular popularized by Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen's 2011 book Giving 2.0. This is a comprehensive and eminently practical compendium of the most innovative, as well as time tested, strategies for giving.
Giving Circle
Analogous to a mutual fund or a venture capital fund in the private sector, a Giving Circle allows individuals to pool their resources to make grants (investments) in charities and nonprofits. By pooling funds as well as expertise, the donor members of the Giving Circle typically experience more engagement with the charitable organization and awareness of the issues it addresses.
is the process by which decisions are made. In charitable organizations, this often involves the relationship between Board, Members and Management/Staff. In recent years, good governance has moved from "nice to have" to essential for support of external stakeholders, such as granting agencies.
Giving of funds for a specific purpose - typically when a charity or nonprofit receives funding based on a specific request.
Impact Investing
Refers to investments which are evaluated on social or environmental impacts and not just the traditional financial return. This could be used in for profit businesses seeking greater Corporate Social Responsibility, in Social Ventures or as an alternative to the granting model for charities and nonprofits.
An approach to funding for charities, nonprofits and Social Ventures in which detailed attention is made to the social and environmental impacts (returns), often combined with the financial return, are a key part of the funding criteria and approach.
Is the provision of financial services, often specifically loans, to low income populations that typically cannot access traditional financial services organizations. With Microfinance loans, a small amount of money can enable low income individuals to become economically self sufficient through starting their own business.
Mission Creep
Is the expansion of activities beyond a pre-defined Mission that can lead to lack of focus and poor results. In a Nonprofit, this can be the result of a Donor pushing the organization outside of its current Mission or Strategic Plan (see Theory of Change), even though that diversion of focus may not be in the best interests of the organization.
Mission Related Investing
is a form of Social Finance in which assets, typically of a Foundation or other Charitable organization, are invested to make a social return as well as a financial return. The name reflects the alignment of the investment with the social Mission of the Foundation and is also known as Impact Investing, Aligned Capital or Mission-Driven Investing.
Organizational Capacity
Represents the key factors that enable a charitable organization to achieve its objectives. Typically, such items as:
- capital (funding),
- human capital,
- physical infrastructure (buildings or other required assets),
- IT systems
This is a general trend in which Philanthropy increasingly comes to resemble for profit market-based business. Also known as The New Philanthropy, these principles were first outlined in a special section of The Economist: The Birth of Philanthrocapitalism and in the 2008 book Philanthrocapitalism.
Originally from the Greek "love of humanity", today refers to initiatives by private individuals for the public good. The emphasis is on individuals "doing good", hence governments have social security and other good works programs, and corporations typically engage in "Corporate Social Responsibility".
Social 2.0
Mirroring the transformative use of technology of consumer-oriented Web 2.0 and business-oriented Enterprise 2.0, the notion of Social 2.0 (or Social Enterprise 2.0) harnesses the latest generation of web, mobile and social media technologies to transform the ability of Social Enterprises to achieve their goals.
Social Enterprise
This is an organization that uses business approaches (see Social Entrepreneur) to achieve societal change. This is a fairly broad term that spans the Social Sector spectrum from for profit Social Ventures to Charities and Nonprofits. See Canadian Task Force on Social Finance report for policy recommendations proposing the creation hybrid organizational structures.
Social Entrepreneur
Is a person who applies Entrepreneurial principles, including:
- market-based principles,
- a sustainable business model, that is less dependent on grants and other charitable funding,
- innovative strategies, business models, delivery mechanisms, etc. often borrowed from the private sector to effect social, environmental or other changes for the good of society.
The current rise of the Social Entrepreneur seems to parallel the Entrepreneurial knowledge based start up companies that are transforming the global business landscape.
Social Finance
This is both a style of investment, and a funding source for projects that advance social good, in which a social and/or environmental return is provided along with a financial return.
Social Innovation
The term is a label that refers to new strategies, ideas and organizations that meet social needs of all kinds that extend and strengthen civil society. It is a broad, catch-all term that encompasses things like Social Finance, Mission Related Investing, Social Ventures but also much more.
Social Sector
Is the term for the broad range of organizations that focus primarily on a Social Mission aimed at improving a social or environmental issue, and include:
- charities,
- nonprofits,
- nongovernmental organizations (NGOs),
- Social Enterprises, and sometimes
- Social Ventures.
To give a sense of the breadth of the Social Sector, it includes organizations working in the following areas:
- Arts, Culture and Heritage,
- Education and Literacy,
- Environment,
- Healthcare,
- Social services,
- Youth and children's issues.
Social Venture
This is typically a for profit organization that asserts a social mission to make social or environmental change above the normal economic goals of profitability. Some notable examples are:
- Grameen Bank created in 1976 by Bengali Mohammad Yunus,
- Kiva Microfunds, and
- Seven Shores Urban Market & Cafe in Waterloo.
Strategic Philanthropy
An approach to Philanthropy characterized by principles that include:
- articulation of clear goals,
- having a clear strategy to achieve those goals,
- long term measurement of results, and
- sharing those results with others.
Theory of Change
Often the roadmap for Social Innovation, Theory of Change is the Social Enterprise equivalent for Strategy in a for profit business. Through detailed planning and deliberation, a roadmap containg all the "building blocks" required to bring about a social or environmental change as well as a blueprint for measuring success can be assembled for a Social Enterprise.
Venture Philanthropy
Inspired by the approach of Venture Capital, and often created by technology Entrepreneurs familiar with Venture Capital, Venture Philanthropy uses concepts from Venture Capital and high technology start up management techniques such as:
- a focus on measurable results and benchmarks,
- a strong willingness to experiment and pivot when change is needed,
- achieving goals by combining financial resources and human capital,
- a focus on building Organizational Capacity,
- high involvement with Donors (Investors) in Grantees (Investee organizations), and
- multi-year approaches with a constant view to an Exit Strategy.
- Social Venture Partners - 25 locations, including Waterloo Region,
- The Children's Investment Fund Foundation in the UK,
- The Robin Hood Foundation in New York City, and
- Social Venture Fund in Munich, Germany.

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During the 1980s, the ecosystem of Lake Victoria underwent major changes in its physical and biological characteristics (Chapman et al., 2008; Hecky et al., 2010). After decline of most native fish species (Van Rijssel & Witte, 2013), the abundance of the pelagic cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin 1904) gradually increased in inshore areas of Lake Victoria, where it started to exploit new food sources (Mwebaza-Ndawula, 1998; Wanink, 1999; Campbell, Hecky & Wandera, 2003). The pelagic offshore populations of R. argentea nearly exclusively feed on zooplankton (Njiru et al., 2004; Witte et al., 2007; Ojwang et al., 2014), whereas the inshore populations shifted to 'mixed' feeding, preying on macrobenthic invertebrates and on zooplankton (Mwebaza-Ndawula, Kiggundu & Ochieng, 1999; Campbell, Hecky & Wandera, 2003; Semyalo, Nattabi & Larsson, 2009). A dietary shift can influence fish head shape to optimize prey ingestion, thus affecting gape width, eye size and gill raker number for selecting food particles (Svanbäck & Eklöv, 2003; Leaver & Reimchen, 2012). This study was therefore designed to determine the extent to which the shift of R. argentea from a pelagic zooplanktivorous lifestyle to a lifestyle involving ingestion of macrobenthic prey is reflected in related morphological traits. Our results highlight that at the first stages of differentiation, characters do not respond equally. Head length, predicted to increase after the shift to a benthic habitat, did not change, and eye size changed in the opposite direction as proposed by Wund et al. (2008) and Kaeuffer.
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Rapid phenotypic divergence in the small African cyprinid Rastrineobola argentea (Pellegrin 1904) (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in Lake Victoria, Uganda
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- For Similar functioning weapons exclusive in Call of Duty: WWII, see Geistkraft Weaponry and Thulian Weaponry.
Wonder Weapons are a series of powerful and fictional weapons featured in the Zombies game mode of Call of Duty: World at War, Call of Duty: Zombies, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Black Ops II, Call of Duty Online, Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.
The majority of the Wonder Weapons are different forms of energy weapons and have each got a unique function that separates it from the rest of the available weapons. The unique abilities vary from weapon to weapon but are generally devastating to the zombies in the later rounds, helping the player's chance of survival.
The Monkey Bomb, Gersh Device, Matryoshka Dolls, Quantum Entanglement Device, Hell's Retriever, Time Bomb, G-Strike, Li'l Arnie and Homunculus are special/tactical grenades and will replace one another when a new one is picked up.
Order of Introduction (by map) Edit
Each Wonder Weapon is typically exclusive to one map, though a few ones have proved popular enough to feature in other maps – an example of this is the Thundergun, which debuted in Kino Der Toten and was popular enough to return in Ascension, Black Ops Nacht der Untoten, Revelations and Tag der Toten. The weapons, per game and map they were introduced in, is as follows:
Call of Duty: World at War Edit
- Ray Gun (Nacht Der Untoten, Returns all other World at War, Black Ops, Black Ops II and Black Ops III maps and all the Aether sided maps in Black Ops 4)
- Wunderwaffe DG-2 (Shi No Numa, returns in Der Riese, Call of the Dead, The Giant and Black Ops III Verrückt)
- Monkey Bomb (Der Riese, returns in multiple later maps)
Call of Duty: Black Ops Edit
- Thundergun (Kino Der Toten, returns for Ascension, Black Ops Nacht der Untoten, Revelations and Tag Der Toten)
- Winter's Howl ("Five", returns for Black Ops Verrückt and Classified)
- Gersh Device (Ascension, returns for Moon)
- Matryoshka Dolls (Ascension, returns for Call of the Dead and Tag Der Toten)
- V-R11 (Call of the Dead)
- Scavenger (Call of the Dead)
- 31-79 JGb215 (Shangri-La)
- Wave Gun/Zap Gun Dual Wield (Moon)
- Quantum Entanglement Device (Moon)
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Edit
- Thrustodyne Aeronautics Model 23 (TranZit)
- Sliquifier (Die Rise)
- Blundergat and Acidgat (Mob of the Dead, returns for Blood of the Dead)
- Hell's Retriever (Mob of the Dead, returns for Blood of the Dead)
- Golden Spork (Mob of the Dead, returns for Blood of the Dead)
- Ray Gun Mark II (Buried, retroactively added into all other Black Ops II maps, also added into Black Ops III with the Zombie Chronicles pack, and in Black Ops 4's Aether maps)
- Paralyzer (Buried)
- Time Bomb (Buried)
- Elemental Staffs of Ice, Fire, Wind and Lightning (Origins)
- G-Strike (Origins)
- One Inch Punch (Origins)
- Sekhmet's Vigor (Origins)
Call of Duty: Black Ops III Edit
- Apothicon Servant (Shadows of Evil, returns for Revelations)
- Li'l Arnie (Shadows of Evil, returns for Revelations)
- Apothicon Sword (Shadows of Evil)
- Wrath of the Ancients along side four upgrade paths (Der Eisendrache)
- Ragnarok DG-4 (Der Eisendrache, returns for Revelations)
- Skull of Nan Sapwe (Zetsubou No Shima)
- KT-4 (Zetsubou No Shima)
- Spider Bait (Zetsubou No Shima)
- GKZ-45 Mk3 (Gorod Krovi)
- Gauntlet of Siegfried (Gorod Krovi)
- Dragon Strike (Gorod Krovi)
Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare Edit
- Forge Freeze (Zombies in Spaceland)
- Dischord (Zombies in Spaceland)
- Face Melter (Zombies in Spaceland)
- Shredder (Zombies in Spaceland)
- Head Cutter (Zombies in Spaceland)
- Vlad (Rave in the Redwoods)
- Smiley (Rave in the Redwoods)
- Modular Atomic Disintegrator (Attack of the Radioactive Thing)
- Entangler (The Beast from Beyond)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4Edit
- Kraken (Voyage of Despair)
- Homunculus (All Chaos maps)
- Death of Orion (IX)
- Magmagat upgrade for the Blundergat (Blood of the Dead)
- Golden Spork Knife and Golden Scalpel Knife upgrades for the Golden Spork (Blood of the Dead)
- Alistair's Folly (Dead of the Night)
- Stake Knife (Dead of the Night)
- Savage Impaler (Dead of the Night)
- Hand of Gaia (Ancient Evil)
- Hand of Charon (Ancient Evil)
- Hand of Hemera (Ancient Evil)
- Hand of Ouranos (Ancient Evil)
- Ray Gun Mark II-V, II-X II-Y and II-Z variants (Alpha Omega)
- Tundragun (Tag Der Toten)
- Wunderwaffe DG-Scharfschütze (Tag Der Toten)
Do note that the special weapons see in the Zombies mode of Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (CEL-3 Cauterizer , Magnetron, LZ-52 Limbo and KL03-Trident), despite sharing some aspects of Wonder Weapons and serving the same roles in each map, are not counted as Wonder Weapons themselves; they are instead classified as Energy Weapons. Likewise, the NX-1 Disruptor from Extinction is classified as a Special Weapon, not a Wonder Weapon. The Venom-X from the same mode is classified as a Special Weapon in Call of Duty: Ghosts and as a Launcher in Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.
Ray Gun Edit
- Main article: Ray Gun
The Ray Gun is a fully-automatic (semi-automatic in the iOS version) pistol-like weapon that was created by Group 935, appearing in every Zombies map, and as an Easter egg in the Call of Duty: World at War mission "Little Resistance". It has a magazine size of 20 rounds of a plasma ray, with a relatively slow reloading time (slower in Call of Duty: Black Ops III, where the character places the two cartridges one at a time in the gun instead of having them both in the same hand and having them slide down in the weapon). When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes Porter's X2 Ray Gun (named for its creator at Treyarch, Max Porter), the splash damage is left unchanged, the magazine is increased to 40 rounds, along with the standard damage, capacity and rate of fire boost. In the Call of Duty: Black Ops version, the reticle is also different colors such as red, green, blue, purple, yellow and orange. PHD Flopper will take away the splash damage.
Wunderwaffe DG-2 Edit
- Main article: Wunderwaffe DG-2
The Wunderwaffe DG-2 appears in the later two Call of Duty: World at War Nazi Zombies maps (Shi No Numa and Der Riese) along with their Call of Duty: Black Ops remakes as well as the Der Riese remake in Call of Duty: Black Ops III known as The Giant. It can be obtained in Call of Duty: Black Ops on the map Call of the Dead by completing the Original Characters Trapped Easter egg and killing George Romero after the easter egg is done. It fires blue lightning bolts from a three-round magazine, capable of killing up to 10 zombies at a time, and has infinite damage. Of note is the fact it is one of the slowest reload times of any weapon in both games. When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Wunderwaffe DG-3 JZ, and can shock up to 24 zombies at a time, the shots also changing in colour to red. Negative effects of the weapon include its high splash damage, electrocuting and weakening players if fired in close proximity to themselves, and the projectiles cancel out the effects of Juggernog should players be hit with the Pack-a-Punched version. In Call of Duty: Black Ops, the Wunderwaffe DG-3 JZ also gains a Golden Camouflage, can only electrocute 10 zombies at once, and no longer negates Juggernog if a player is shocked with it. Both version, due to their damage, remain effective at every round, thus allowing the player to survive during the more difficult higher rounds. The Wunderwaffe DG-2 was created by Dr. Richtofen for the war effort, however, it never saw actual service."Wunderwaffe DG-2" translates to "Wonder Weapon The Bell-2", DG standing for "Die Glocke", which is "the bell" in English.
Monkey BombEdit
- Main article: Monkey Bomb
The Monkey Bomb is a secondary tactical grenade weapon which can be acquired in Der Riese, and the Call Of Duty: Black Ops maps Kino der Toten, "Five", and Shangri-La. The Monkey bomb also appears in Nacht der Untoten, Verrückt, and Shi No Numa in the Call Of Duty: Black Ops versions. It can be also be obtained in Green Run, Nuketown Zombies, Die Rise, Buried, and Origins alongside the game mode Turned in the Call Of Duty: Black Ops II. In Turned, it takes on the appearance of a human player when viewed through the eyes of zombies. The Monkey Bomb can also be found in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III remake of Der Riese, called The Giant, then in all subsequent maps except for Revelations. A creation of Edward Richtofen, It is a wind up "clapping-cymbal monkey" toy with sticks of explosives strapped to its back. When thrown, it attracts zombies toward it, glowing, playing music, and dancing. After the song is finished, the bomb detonates, damaging the zombies around it. The blast radius is rather small, so it is usually used to distract zombies while the player is retreating or reviving a teammate. In Gorod Krovi, the Monkey Bomb can be upgraded to do more damage, Also, once upgraded, the Monkey Bomb damages zombies before it explodes. This can be done via certain tasks.
- Main article: Thundergun
The Thundergun is a weapon featured in the maps Kino der Toten and Ascension in Call of Duty: Black Ops, also appearing in the revamped version of Nacht der Untoten featured in special editions of the game, or through the Rezurrection map pack. It returns in Revelations as well. The weapon fires an astonishing amount of compressed air with enough force to kill zombies instantly at close range (due to its infinite damage), and knock zombies down not in the center of the blast. When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Zeus Cannon, acquiring doubled magazine capacity and reserve ammo, with a slight increase in the effective range. The Thundergun also appears in as an Easter Egg in the Call of Duty: Black Ops campaign mission "Numbers".
Winter's HowlEdit
- Main article: Winter's Howl
The Winter's Howl is a weapon featured exclusively in "Five", Classified and Verrückt, but only in Call of Duty Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. The gun has a six round magazine and 24 shots in reserve, firing a projectile capable of freezing zombies on impact, lowering their health drastically and slowing them down. A second shot will encase the affected zombies in ice cubes which will shatter in about a second, killing the zombie. When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Winter's Fury, gaining a nine-round magazine and 36 in reserve.
Gersh DeviceEdit
- Main article: Gersh Device
The Gersh Device is a weapon featured in Ascension and Moon. Working as a special grenade, much like the Monkey Bomb, it creates a miniature black hole upon use that sucks nearby zombies in. When active, players, upon to jumping into the black hole, will be teleported to a random location. Taking a couple of seconds to prime, the grenade lasts around four to five seconds, pulling all zombies in its effective radius to its centre. The affected zombies themselves will be unable to attack the players during this time.
Matryoshka DollsEdit
- Main article: Matryoshka Doll
The Matryoshka Dolls are a weapon introduced in Ascension and returned in Call of the Dead. It works as a special grenade and acts as a cluster bomb. Once activated, the doll will explode, popping out another doll. This process is repeated three times, for a total of four explosions. The explosions are extremely powerful, killing zombies in one explosion until extremely high rounds, and can down the player in two explosions should they be unlucky enough to be in the vicinity and do not have PhD Flopper.
- Main article: V-R11
The V-R11 is a weapon in Call of the Dead. It fires a green blast of energy similar to the Ray Gun. It turns zombies back to humans. When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the V-R11 Lazarus. The new human will run to the nearest body of water and freeze. One exception to this is if the player has not completed the second part of the third step of the Original Characters Trapped Easter egg, in which case the human will run to the green light in the lighthouse. Zombies will pursue him, but only if he's the closest to them (meaning they will chase the player if he's closer). The player can also shoot another player with the V-R11 Lazarus, giving them a red tinted screen and having zombies ignore the player for 10–15 seconds. The player appears to have red lightning coming out of his body, like George A. Romero, except differently colored. It also appears to give the player Insta-Kill capabilities, allowing them to clear out groups of zombies or allowing them to revive downed players without interference.
- Main article: Scavenger (Weapon)
The Scavenger is a weapon featured in the map Call of the Dead. It is a bolt-action sniper rifle that fires high explosive rounds, similar to the Crossbow, although with a much larger explosion that vaporizes the zombies. It has extremely high damage and accuracy. When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Hyena Infra-Dead. It has higher ammunition capacity and double the damage per round (compared to its non-upgraded version), as well as an Infrared Scope with Variable Zoom.
31-79 JGb215Edit
- Main article: 31-79 JGb215
The 31-79 JGb215 is a weapon featured in the map, Shangri-La. It fires a blast of energy that shrinks zombies down for a couple of seconds. As long as the zombies are shrunk, any hits or physical contact into them will kill them instantly. When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes The Fractalizer, which results in zombies staying shrunk for longer periods of time.
Wave GunEdit
- Main article: Wave Gun
The Wave Gun is a weapon featured in the map, Moon. It fires a purple beam which makes the zombie start to cough up blood, then expand and float up into the air and then explode. When Pack-a-Punched, the Wave Gun becomes the Max Wave Gun. It has a larger blast radius.
The Wave Gun can also be split apart into two separate weapons at will. The Dual Wield version, known as the Zap Gun Dual Wield, electrocutes the zombies, killing them instantly, much like the Wunderwaffe DG-2. When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, the Dual Wield version becomes the Porter's X2 Zap Gun Dual Wield. It fires blasts like the Porter's X2 Ray Gun, but it still electrocutes only one zombie at a time.
Quantum Entanglement DeviceEdit
- Main article: Quantum Entanglement Device
The Quantum Entanglement Device is a Tactical Grenade featured in the
Zombies map Moon. When thrown, the QED has no definite effect, as its name would imply - it has been shown to have multiple random effects, varying from doing damage to giving players power-ups to spawning more zombies. It can either produce positive or negative effects, helping or cursing the player.
Thrustodyne Aeronautics Model 23Edit
- Main article: Thrustodyne Aeronautics Model 23
The Thrustodyne Aeronautics Model 23, also known as the Jet Gun, is a buildable weapon that is featured in TranZit. It resembles the Thundergun aesthetically, but is functionally opposite. While the Thundergun blows zombies away, the Thrustodyne Aeronautics Model 23 pulls them closer and gibs them in the rotors. After 15 seconds of constant fire without cooling down, the Jet Gun will fall apart and the four pieces will remain where the Jet Gun broke.
The four parts needed to create the Jet Gun are:
- Jet Engine - Found in the Tunnel between the Diner and the Bus Depot.
- Cables - Found in the building at the Power Plant.
- Pressure Gauge - Found in the Cabin between the Power Plant and the Town.
- Handbrake - Found in the building of the Nacht der Untoten Easter Egg in the cornfield after the Farm.
- Main article: Sliquifier
The Sliquifier is a buildable weapon that is featured in Die Rise. It requires four parts to create, which can all be found in the floor of and above that which the workbench is found. The Sliquifier will turn zombies into thick, purple liquid that will cause puddles in which the player, and zombies, can slide in. It can also chain between multiple zombies at a slow rate if they are touching each other. It is short-ranged, and like the Jet Gun, cannot be Pack-a-Punched.
- Main article: Blundergat
The Blundergat is a Wonder Weapon featured in Mob of the Dead and Blood of the Dead. It is based on civil-war weaponry, seen as a combination of the Blunderbuss and Gatling Gun. It acts like a single-shot break action shotgun normally. It is capable of creating crawlers. When upgraded to the Acid Gat, It will fire three explosive canisters filled with acid that explode after a few seconds. When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, the Blundergat becomes The Sweeper and the Acid Gat becomes the Vitriolic Withering. The Sweeper has a larger magazine size, while the Vitriolic Withering acts like a Monkey Bomb, attracting zombies to the rounds fired; like the Acid Gat, it will fire three explosive canisters filled with acid. In Blood of the Dead, there is a new upgrade for the Blundergat called the Magmagat. When you shoot the weapon, it cause a small lava on the floor (or walls) that near by zombies will chase it and will die once close enough to the lava. You can upgrade it in the Pack-a-Punch and get Magmus Operandi. One of the only differences is that you get an extra clip and get little bit of extra ammo.
The regular Blundergat is one of the only non-explosive weapons capable of creating crawlers.
Hell's RetrieverEdit
- Main article: Hell's Retriever
The Hell's Retriever is a Wonder Weapon featured in Mob of the Dead. It is a mystical weapon that is unlocked by feeding six zombies to each of the three Cerberus Hound heads scattered around the map. The Hell's Retriever acts like a boomerang when thrown and can be charged up to deal more damage. It has infinite uses, but requires a cooldown time between each throw. It can also be used in some Easter Eggs on the map such as getting a Blundergat by throwing it at the five skulls around the map. It can be upgraded to the Hell's Redeemer via a series of steps. The weapon also makes a return in Blood of the Dead in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Golden SporkEdit
- Main article: Golden Spork
The Golden Spork is a Wonder Weapon featured in Mob of the Dead. It is a mystical weapon that is unlocked via a specific chain of actions. It is the first Wonder Weapon that is a melee weapon. It is a one-hit-kill up to round 34. Before the player unlocks the Golden Spork, they will receive the Silver Spoon, a melee weapon about as powerful as the Galvaknuckles. The Golden Spork also returns in Blood of the Dead in Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 and stays almost the same to the Mob of the Dead's version, albeit with a different method to obtain it.
Ray Gun Mark IIEdit
- Main article: Ray Gun Mark II
The Ray Gun Mark II is a Wonder Weapon that is introduced in Buried and retroactively added to all Call of Duty: Black Ops II Zombies maps. It is also available in all 8 of the remastered maps featured in Zombies Chronicles in "Call of Duty: Black Ops III". As its name implies, it is an updated variant of the Ray Gun which fires in bursts of three rather than in single shots like its predecessor. Just like its predecessor, it fires laser beams, but these ones are much stronger, which can kill multiple zombies with one shot. It reloads from the back, as opposed to reloading from the front like the Ray Gun. It also pushes the player backward when it is shot, like its predecessor and the Winter's Howl. It doesn't have splash damage.
When placed in the Pack-A-Punch Machine it becomes the Porter's Mark II Ray Gun and shoots red lasers.
- Main article: Paralyzer
The Paralyzer is a Wonder Weapon that is introduced in Buried. When shot, it makes the zombies move very slowly and eventually makes them explode. It doesn't have a magazine, and instead it will overheat once it reaches 115 on its counter, and will need to cool down. Another feature of the Paralyzer is its ability to propel the player into the air when it is fired at the ground. When Pack-a-Punched via the Pack-a-Punch Machine, it becomes the Petrifier and can fire for a longer period of time without overheating. Unlike the Jet Gun, the Paralyzer can cool down on the player's back.
Time BombEdit
- Main article: Time Bomb
The Time Bomb is a Wonder Weapon that is introduced in Buried. When thrown, it will act as a checkpoint for the player. If the player has made a mistake, they can teleport back in time to when they first threw the bomb. However, the player will have all the Perks and weapons that they had when the bomb was thrown, as well as the round being changed to the round it was placed on if the round has changed. Doors and barriers, however, will remain open if they were opened. It will also revive all downed players and can be used to retrieve lost perks if they were downed. Activating the Time Bomb while the player has another one at hand will cause them to lose the spare Time Bomb.
Staff of IceEdit
- Main article: Staff of Ice
The Staff of Ice is a buildable weapon featured in the map Origins. It is one of four Elemental Staffs found in the map. When fired, it slows zombies down, freezing and killing them, much faster than the Winter's Howl. When upgraded via specific tasks, it becomes Ull's Arrow.
Staff of FireEdit
- Main article: Staff of Fire
The Staff of Fire is a buildable weapon featured in the map Origins. It is one of four Elemental Staffs found in the map. When fired, it shoots three horizontal balls of molten lava, stunning zombies and quickly killing them. When upgraded via specific tasks, it becomes Kagutsuchi's Blood.
Staff of WindEdit
- Main article: Staff of Wind
The Staff of Wind is a buildable weapon featured in the map Origins. It is one of four Elemental Staffs found in the map. When fired, it shoots gusts of wind that kills zombies closer to the gun, but merely stuns zombies farther away, similar to the Thundergun and the Subsurface Resonator. When upgraded via specific tasks, it becomes Boreas' Fury.
Staff of LightningEdit
- Main article: Staff of Lightning
The Staff of Lightning is a buildable weapon featured in the map Origins. it is one of four Elemental Staffs found in the map. When fired, it shoots bolts of lightning that can chain to kill multiple zombies, similar to the Wunderwaffe DG-2. When upgraded via specific tasks, it becomes Kimat's Bite.
- Main article: G-Strike
The G-Strike is a tactical grenade obtainable in the zombies map Origins. It is an upgraded version of the Monkey Bomb and when activated attracts zombies and becomes the target of a single napalm missile, however, if there is a Giant Robot on the map, the robot will fire several more missiles at the target. It can be obtained via specific tasks.
One Inch PunchEdit
- Main article: One Inch Punch
The One Inch Punch is a melee wonder weapon featured in Origins. It is obtained by filling up four chests around the map. It is a one-hit kill up to round 19 and it works like the Thundergun. The chest locations are:
- In front of the church.
- Behind Juggernog at Generator 4
- By the burning wagon at the Excavation Site.
- By Generator 5 and Stamin-Up
These chests can be filled up by killing 30 zombies in the footprint they are located in. If a robot steps in the footprint while the player is filling it, the chest will reset. Once the chest is filled, it will sink into the ground. Once all 4 chests are filled up each player will receive a notification symbol which can be received from the Rituals of the Ancients chests at Generator 6 and 1. It can be upgraded via specific tasks during the Little Lost Girl Easter Egg.
Sekhmet's Vigor Edit
- Main article: Sekhmet's Vigor
Sekhmet's Vigor is an attachment wonder weapon featured in Origins. It is attached to all four upgraded Elemental Staffs and acts as a Grenade Launcher type weapon. It is able to one shot kill until high rounds and it's capable of reviving downed teammates.
Apothicon ServantEdit
- Main article: Apothicon Servant
The Apothicon Servant is a buildable wonder weapon obtainable from the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies map Shadows of Evil. It returns in the map Revelations where it can be obtained from the Mystery Box. It shoots out a black hole that sucks in zombies, similar to the effect of the Gersh Device. It will only suck in Zombies that are close to impact of the projectile, meaning zombies at the other side of the map are not affected whatsoever. When acquired in Shadows of Evil, it comes with its own name depending on the character. It can be upgraded in Revelations by completing a small easter egg within the map.
Li'l ArnieEdit
- Main article: Li'l Arnie
The Li'l Arnie is a tactical grenade that can be obtained in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies maps Shadows of Evil and Revelations. It acts as a Monkey Bomb as it attracts the zombies once it hits the ground. The grenade contains a small squid-like creature that when thrown, will grow and kill the zombies that go near it. The Li'l Arnie can be upgraded to a purple glowing squid rather a green glowing squid. Once upgraded, it deals more damage than its unupgraded version, You can upgrade this on Shadows of Evil and Revelations via doing certain tasks.
Apothicon SwordEdit
- Main article: Apothicon Sword
The Apothicon Sword is a wonder weapon that can be obtained in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies map Shadows of Evil. The sword is a melee taking the place of the Specialist weapons from multiplayer, activated by pressing both Lethal and Tactical simultaneously. The unupgraded variant also has the ability to "ground pound", in a similar fashion to Ruin's Gravity Spikes, whilst the upgraded variant can launch a smaller copy of itself, which then chases zombies around in a manner similar to that of the Hell's Retriever.
Wrath of the AncientsEdit
- Main article: Wrath of the Ancients
The Wrath of the Ancients is a wonder weapon featured on the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies map Der Eisendrache. It is a bow that fires arrows that explode on impact. It can be upgraded in four different ways through a variety of different tasks.
Ragnarok DG-4Edit
- Main article: Ragnarok DG-4
The Ragnarok DG-4 is a buildable wonder weapon featured on the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies map Der Eisendrache and on the map Revelations where it can be obtained from the Mystery Box. It takes the place of the Specialist weapons from multiplayer, activated by pressing both Lethal and Tactical simultaneously. Like Ruin's Gravity Spikes from mutliplayer, it can be used to "ground slam", sending nearby zombies flying. It is also capable of being planted into the ground, creating a forcefield which can trap zombies as well as Panzer Soldats.
Skull of Nan SapweEdit
- Main article: Skull of Nan Sapwe
The Skull of Nan Sapwe is a wonder weapon featured in the Call of Duty:Black Ops III zombies map Zetsubou No Shima. It takes up the Specialist weapon in the characters HUD. It can not be upgraded and has the ability to mesmerize and vaporize large groups of zombies
- Main article: KT-4
The KT-4 is a buildable wonder weapon featured in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies map Zetsubou No Shima. It causes zombies to grow spores on its body that make it explode. It can be upgraded to the Masamune.
Spider BaitEdit
- Main article: Spider Bait
The Spider Bait is a wonder weapon featured in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies map Zetsubou No Shima. It transforms the player into a spider for a short period of time, allowing them to kill zombies with their web. It can be obtained through various tasks unrelated to any easter egg.
GKZ-45 Mk3Edit
- Main article: GKZ-45 Mk3
Gauntlet of SiegfriedEdit
- Main article: Gauntlet of Siegfried
The Gauntlet of Siegfried is a wonder weapon featured in the Call of Duty: Black Ops III Zombies map Gorod Krovi. It takes up the Specialist weapon in the characters HUD. It allows the player to wield a 'whelp' or baby dragon on the right arm. The whelp can act like a flamethrower, similar to Firebreak's Purifier. A melee attack can be also used while equipped, which is stronger than the Bowie Knife. The whelp can also be launched, turning it into a 'sentry' type companion. In this mode, the Gauntlet has an enhanced melee, the 115 Punch, which launches the player through a horde, sending them all flying. The whelp will launch fireballs at zombies, causing splash damage to anything in the vicinity.
Dragon StrikeEdit
- Main article: Dragon Strike
Forge FreezeEdit
- Main article: Forge Freeze
The Forge Freeze is a wonder weapon that appears in Zombies in Spaceland. It can be purchased for 500 tickets. After installing the alien fuses to the Pack-A-Punch it can be upgraded into the Frostbite. The weapon shoots a light blue beam that freezes zombies it touches. Frozen zombies are instantly killed by anything, including melee damage.
- Main article: Dischord
Face MelterEdit
- Main article: Face Melter (weapon)
The Face Melter is a buildable wonder weapon that appears in Zombies in Spaceland. It makes some shot zombies burst into the air, spray fire on the ground and explode like a firework. After installing the alien fuses to the Pack-A-Punch, it can be upgraded to the Fourth of July.
- Main article: Shredder
The Shredder is a buildable wonder weapon that appears in Zombies in Spaceland. It "shreds" zombies by disintegrating them with enough shots. After installing the alien fuses to the Pack-A-Punch, it can be upgraded to the Meat Grinder.
Head CutterEdit
- Main article: Head Cutter
The Head Cutter is a buildable wonder weapon in Zombies in Spaceland. It causes shot zombie's heads to explode, and if other zombies are near when the head explodes their heads explode too. After installing the alien fuses to the Pack-A-Punch, it can be upgraded to the Guillotine.
Vlad (Harpoon Gun) Edit
- Main article: Vlad (weapon)
The Vlad is an explosive-tipped harpoon gun featured in Rave in the Redwoods that shoots deadly projectiles. It can be upgraded into the Whirlwind EF-5, Ben Franklin, Acid Rain or Trap-O-Matic, which each have their own special abilities.
Smiley Edit
- Main article: Smiley
The Smiley is a circular saw featured in the map Rave in the Redwoods, and can be obtained from the underground after completing the main easter egg. It has strong ranged attacks, as well as melee attacks.
Modular Atomic Disintegrator (M.A.D.) Edit
- Main article: Modular Atomic Disintegrator
The Modular Atomic Disintegrator is a super powerful atomic weapon that can only be obtained through the Magic Wheel in Attack of the Radioactive Thing and can be upgraded with parts found around the map.
- Main article: Entangler
The Entangler is a special wonder weapon featured in The Beast from Beyond. It appears in all of the Ghosts 'N Skulls machines and can also be used outside of the machines, where it plays a pivotal role in the map's main easter egg.
- Main article: Kraken (wonder weapon)
The Kraken is a versatile and powerful wonder weapon in Voyage of Despair. The Kraken can be obtained via Easter Egg or Mystery Box. The Kraken can be upgraded into four elemental variants: Grip of Akkorokamui, Breath of Leviathan, Inkanyamba's Roar and Jormungandr's Fang. Also, the non-elemental Kraken can be upgraded to Cirein-Cròin Crasher.
Death of OrionEdit
- Main article: Death of Orion
The Death of Orion is a living scorpion wonder weapon in IX. It can be obtained via Mystery Box or guaranteed from the Mystery Box after completing the small Easter egg. It can shoot bolts of electricity, similar to Wunderwaffe DG-2, by tap firing. By charging, it shoots a "capture beam", which suspends the target it was shot at along with any nearby enemies, dealing periodic damage. It can be Packed a Punched to Serket's Kiss.
Alistair's FollyEdit
- Main article: Alistair's Folly
The Alistair's Folly is a weapon featured exclusively in Dead of the Night. It can be obtained either via the Mystery Box or by unlocking it from a small box as part of an Easter Egg. It is a revolver type weapon with 12 bullets in the chamber and another 96 in the reserve, shooting green explosive rounds, damaging the enemy while unaffecting the user. When upgraded via the Easter Egg, it becomes the Chaos Theory, which gives the weapon an additional charge shot that shoots either a yellow pool of acid (which stuns enemies for a few seconds before killing them) or a blue whirlwind (which picks up nearby enemies and flings them around until they are killed). Upgrading this even further in the Easter Egg turns it into the Alistair's Annihilator, which gives the gun a special scope while also adding to the charge shot a green portal (which shrinks enemies to oblivion upon contact) and a orange fireball (which sets on fire zombies around it).
Stake KnifeEdit
- Main article: Stake Knife
The Stake Knife is a melee weapon exclusively in Dead of the Night. It is obtained via an easter egg associated with it. It is a singular piece of wood tapered to a sharp point. It is capable of killing Nosferatus no matter the wave it is on.
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Whisk me away to the highlands Marmalade
If you like marmalade and love whisky, this combination is ideal.
We have infused a regular marmalade recipe with a touch of our favourite spirit to celebrate the Commonwealth games being held in Scotland.
Give this a try and enjoy with friends.
What you need
- ½ a pint of whisky
- 6 pints of water
- 1 tsp butter
- 6 lbs of jam sugar
- 1 lemon
- 2.5 lbs of oranges
- Kilner jam pan
- Kilner preserving jars
Wash the oranges and lemon and peal half. Remove pips and squeeze juice and flesh into your Kilner jam pan. Add the peal to the pan and simmer gently for 1 and a half hours.
Stir in the jam sugar and heat.
Add the whisky and butter and bring to the boil rapidly for 15 minutes.
Skin any excess with a slotted spoon.
Allow the marmalade to cool and then fill your sterilised Kilner jars.
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"We can confirm that childcare professionals have encouraged a legal agreement accepted and signed by both sides over a week ago," Jolie's rep said in a statement. "We are not in a position to discuss the details. We believe that all sides are committed to healing the family and ask for your consideration during this difficult time."
The joint agreement comes just two months after Jolie filed for divorce from Pitt, citing irreconcilable differences. At that time, the actress' lawyer, Robert Offer, confirmed the decision was made "for the health of the family."
Days later, it was revealed that Pitt had an altercation with their eldest son, Maddox, and that the FBI was assessing whether or not they would launch an investigation into the incident.
Jolie's rep did not mention the investigation in Monday's statement, but simply reiterated that the custody agreement "has been determined by childcare professionals to be in the children's best interest."
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During the temporary agreement, which ended on Oct. 21, Jolie and Pitt also underwent counselling, both individually and with their children, and Pitt was subject to random drug tests.
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Passenger ships that have sunk caught by storm, or during normal weather. They have happened many and more often times in the Philippines. We have Maritime vessels [MV} Don Juan, Doña Paz, Princess of the Stars, Marilyn, Cebu City, and most recently, Super Ferry 9 – just to mention the sensational ones. They're for the facts.
Economics is involved. Like, ship captain for whatever reason simply wants to do his job done and/or, shipping line think they can make it despite problem. Normal nature of business. In the world of business, more particularly in the world of transport, every second of delay or freeze translates to big loss of income [profit]. The accidents that we saw were only by those that gambled and lost and they do not include those that gambled and got away with it.
Some practices are not only self-destructive since they concern the safety of others. That's one reason why there are supposed to be stringent regulations and/or implementations of them by the State. Politics is involved.
Anyway, as usual, we have public out roar every time calamity happened but, there, it happens again exactly as before. [If you have overthrow of State as your end, then sell it with them there if you think people will buy] They are all within opinions and beliefs.
Flash floods that killed tens, hundreds and thousands – they have become not unusual. The biggest of them caused around eight thousand people killed or missed in Ormoc city some years back. There is no end to them in sight because, as soon as things normalize, people will be creeping back into the gutters, river banks and spillways. The country has a high rate of poverty. Meaning, we have a mass that has no place to go. It's them who are in the hills slashing and burning our forests. It's also them providing cheap labor for illegal loggers. They are also in urban centers; many of them have ended up living in streets and gutters. The problem is not simple as telling everyone to get out of the gutters. Forcibly driving them away did not work. It only shifted the dispossessed somewhere else like place.
Relocation did not work and will not work under the situation. Poverty dictates. People sold their 'rights' in relocation sites and returned to the streets and gutters. Illegalizing such transfer of rights did not work. Soon administrators were facing, are or will be facing square one, exactly as before.
Titling of lands used to spare ten meters along both sides of rivers and major creeks free from titled properties. Land owners usually usurp control of such spaces. But more often, those spaces are settled by deprived people searching for a place of their own. They became public domains squatted. In fact, in Metro Manila there are creeks that can no longer be located. Some of them were discovered to have been titled. Squatting is not a monopoly of the poor.
Meantime disasters like those caused by Typhoon Ondoy, and Typhoon Pepeng coming close at its heel, strike.
Donations that pour appear awesome but the way the situations look they are far from adequate to fill the needs, for all the victims. There will always be not enough of aids, especially foods, out there. How long do you think one regular shopping bag of noodles, rice and a few canned goods will last one family? There are 4 million Filipinos devastated by Ondoy by flood – two and three storey-high in parts of Metro Manila [and not by the typhoon itself]. Well, there are legitimate organizations out there, folks, for those who would like to donate.
Pepeng that struck a little farther north, where it almost stayed stationary for three days, has yet to make a report. Initially, Pangasinan and the Cagayan valley are total wrecks. And the regions happen to comprise one major bread basket of the country which is already a traditional importer of grains, if that is not bad news enough.
No, there is no dearth of volunteers out there to ease the pains, all as usual. In fact there are more volunteers than needed in there. That's the great Filipino spirit of heroism – the bayanihan culture, at work.
But is not everything ironic? Where were we when people were talking about averting disasters?
By the way, I'm reminded. This is appreciative of Ms Gina Lopez and company for all the efforts of cleaning Pasig River and Manila bay of floated and sunken garbage. The problem there starts with this person who wants his/her place clean. [It is universal of people to be clean.] She sweeps scattered litters, such as what children throw in streets, into a narrow gutter when nobody is looking or cared. Lucky for everybody, there is garbage collection once a week in the locality, so sacks full of them await city collection. But collections seem not adequate because the gutters are, actually, most of the time filled with garbage! Thanks goodness, rain has come. It flushed everything down into the creek. ! [I can only imagine her counterparts living beside the esteros.]
Creeks connect to Marikina River… that connects to Pasig River… and then into the Laguna de Bay [diversion spillway] or to Manila Bay, thus, welcome to the world.
Have you been dragged in court because of garbage? I was once. It started because of my contention that people have no right to pile garbage out in the street, [much more since they were visible from where I sat in my dining table]. It was a she, and her contention was that I had no right to object since her garbage was not placed inside my premises. Oh yeah? I shoveled them all back into her premise and that was it! We ended up in the Regional Trial Courts of Quezon City, no, not about garbage but for allegedly me calling her a thief and her daughter a slut! I wondered where she had got the ideas that seemed to be appropriate.
Ok, let's talk about disastrous Flash floods. We Filipinos have a saying "What good is hay when the horse is dead?" It stemmed from the Filipino culture of caring none or less for the sick or the needy, but everybody is suddenly there to aid when that person is dead! Should not we be talking more about averting freak calamities? Or, maybe we should be doing that in the lull or in between calamities. A typhoon might be erratic but disasters by flash floods or by landslides due to it are no freak. They have become predictable with the state of our watersheds and because of the state of the nation – the state of the Filipino people. 😦
First thing in solving a problem is recognizing the problem and recognizing the root causes of it. Let's talk about ending poverty – one of the root causes of them all. Let's forget dole outs because they are palliatives [that don't end poverty.] People need jobs. They need decent wages. Everything takes off from there. Nobody really wants to live in the gutters!
Let's talk about repairing our forests. In fact forests are capable of taking care of themselves when and if humans are not in there. Forests can do things for themselves, in fact better, without the humans. In advanced and industrialized nations people are not in the forests burning and slashing. Because of opportunities in their cities they won't even stay in farms if it is not for the huge subsidies of their governments…. Hey, people, I'm still talking…where's everyone?
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A flurry of articles have been hitting the internet in the last three days discussing the possibility that Activision are planning to make a number of Call of Duty's online features subscription only. Rumours first started after screen grabs of a survey were published by Destructoid. The survey seems to be testing the water and asking fans whether they'd be prepared to pay monthly, quarterly or yearly fees for features such as; weapon and character customisation, online game modes, team matching, taunts, early access to multiplayer maps and clan management features. Needless to say this news has been met with some criticisim… usually concisely constructed from two short words that I'm unable to quote here!
Call of Duty has become one of the best selling next generation titles selling over 13 million copies according to Activision CEO Mike Griffith, as a business it's understandable that they'd want to maximise their profits but from the reaction I've read so far it's not a decision that's going to win them any new fans, and risks them losing a few current ones too.
I'm hard pressed to see how the majority of these rumoured features are above and beyond anything that may be found in the SOCOM franchise and although the survery indicates that the game will still be online playable without the subscription you have to wonder to what extent. The full brunt of criticisim understandably seems to be coming from the Xbox360 community who, let's not forget, already have to pay for the privilege of playing their games online.
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Fall is coming (despite all heat wave evidence to the contrary) and it's the perfect time to hit the road! Find all the fall leaves, harvest festivals and pumpkin celebrations just a short drive away from the Bay Area. We've picked a few of our fall faves, check them out below and start your fall family road trip.
Mammoth Lakes
With record moisture this past winter and snow pack still lingering on the mountains, the Eastern Sierra color display is expected to be at an all time high this fall. The leafy fireworks are just getting started, with the color show culminating in mid-late October at the lowest elevations. Get a bird's eye view of all the fall colors with a flight on SkyTime Helicopter Air Tours. See the colors up close when you hike one of these trails (Heart Lake is particularly kid-friendly). Ride the scenic gondola to the top and enjoy lunch on the summit (bonus: kids ride free!).
Where to stay: The Sierra Nevada Resort offers a quintessential mountain town lodging experience or stay in the Village at the Westin where you can easily access all the shops and restaurants in the area.
More area information: visitmammoth.com
There's no doubt that fall is one of the best times of year to head to Yosemite—the temps are perfect for hiking and there aren't as many crowds as you'll find in the summer. Head for the Tuolumne Grove Nature Trail to see the reds and oranges of the Dogwood trees, and up the Mist Trail to see the last of the waterfalls for the season.
Where to stay: We love Tenaya Lodge for its convenient location and loads of kid-friendly amenities. Book one of their new two-bedroom Explorer Cabins and you'll have room to spread out. Nightly dive-in movies at the pool and complimentary breakfast and happy hour will make your stay all that more fun for everyone. Don't miss the on-site activities like archery lessons and the kids adventure course.
The Rush Creek Lodge at Yosemite is another great option with villas that can sleep up to six and lots of on-site activities for everyone. Peer through a telescope to view the night sky or try your luck at Boga, which is basically yoga on a paddle board. Without TVs in the rooms, you and your crew will be exploring the kids zip lines, life-sized checkers and nature crafts. There's even a massive indoor game room with games like foosball and an amazing treehouse climbing structure.
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Half Moon Bay
This coastside Bay Area town goes all-out for giant orange pumpkins every fall. The festivities kick off in early October with pumpkin patches springing up all around town. Kids will love a visit to Lemos Farm to pick out the perfect pumpkin and ride some ponies, too. The Safeway World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off is a celebrated local event that will be held on October 14 where gargantuan gourds battle head-to-head for the big cash prize. On October 19-20, folks flock to Half Moon Bay for the annual Art & Pumpkin Festival to enjoy pumpkin eats, crafts, a haunted circus and more.
Where to stay: The Half Moon Bay Lodge offers suites, oversized guest rooms and even pet-friendly rooms so you can bring your whole crew along. It has easy access to downtown and the beach.
More area information: visithalfmoonbay.org
Autumn days bring harvest season in this gorgeous coastal region north of San Francisco. Ukiah Country Pumpkinfest takes over in mid October followed by Mushroom Feast Mendocino in early November. Ride a horse along the shore or visit the African hoofstock at B. Bryan Preserve. Be sure to stop by Frankie's Ice Cream and Pizza for a slice of mushroom pizza followed by a cone topped with candy cap mushroom ice cream when you are in downtown Mendocino. Read all our Mendocino recs here.
Where to stay: Reserve a cottage at the Point Arena Lighthouse to hear the waves crashing or spend a night on the farm at Mar Vista Cottages.
More area information: visitmendocino.com
Wine Country
Gorgeous browns, reds and oranges take over wine country when the temps start to drop. Harvest festivals, pumpkin celebrations and Oktoberfests are plentiful in the region during the fall months. Get a bird's-eye view of all the fall colors when you book a helicopter tour with Butterfly Aviation (all ages are welcome!). The Fort Ross Harvest Festival is particularly fun for kids with apple picking, dancing and games on October 5. There are a number of farms in the area that offer apple picking this time of year like Gabriel Farm in Sebastopol. For tips on family-friendly wineries and other activities in the area, check out this story.
Where to stay: Santa Rosa is a great home base for wine country adventures and we particularly like the family rooms offered at The Sandman. Two Thirty-Five Suites in Healdsburg is another solid option with suites big enough to share with another family.
Lake Tahoe/Reno
Before the snow doubles the driving time, head to Tahoe for some fall family time. You'll be rewarded with gorgeous vistas, perfect hiking weather and lots of seasonal activities. Scarecrows take over downtown Tahoe City businesses during the fall and you can take advantage of the weather and check out the many recreational activities that are available like stargazing, archery and fishing.
Head to South Lake Tahoe for the Fall Fish Festival or the Oktoberfest at Camp Richardson, both on October 5-6.
We love the Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe and its fall offerings like mountainside yoga and the 2.3-mile hike to Sawmill Lake directly from the backyard of the resort.
Nearby Reno doubles the fun of any Tahoe trip with a gorgeous downtown full of public art, restaurants and parks. Read all our Reno recs here.
More area information: gotahoenorth.com and tahoesouth.com
Siskiyou County
Head north past Redding and you'll make your way to the tranquil county of Siskiyou that extends to the California-Oregon border. Here you'll find gorgeous hikes like the Hedge Creek Falls Trail in Dunsmuir and the McCloud Falls Trail. Spend some time fishing for trout and exploring all of the outdoor adventure that the area has to offer. Read all our area recs here.
Where to stay: We love the vintage cabooses turned into sleeping compartments at Railroad Park in Dunsmuir.
More area information: discoversiskiyou.com
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Date published: 2020-07-30
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Date published: 2020-07-24
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Date published: 2020-07-06
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Date published: 2020-05-20
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Rated 5 out of 5 by grangergal from Enduro-sol Love getting the REAL thing! I was fitted for my first one when I bought new shoes 7 years ago at a Running shoe store. That clerk said she's been using hers for years and they're great....I found that to be true for me, as well, but the second TWO, I'm sorry to say, I bought from the online store with fast shipping......WRONG! the reviews on that site even warned that the insoles were not as good as the original ones, but I defied logic, and ordered them. The difference between this set and the 2 sets from elsewhere is astounding.....so that was simple! Columbia reassured my sense of shopping from a product's SOURCE SITE!! grangergal
Date published: 2020-01-02
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Date published: 2019-12-18
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Date published: 2019-11-15
Rated 5 out of 5 by Teri26 from Life changing! I was introduced to these footbeds when I had plantar fasciitis! I say had because now I'm pain free because of these footbeds. They have enough support to align my feet so the healing could begin. I have purchased six pair so I can have them in my golf shoes, barn boots and everyday shoes. I've washed them and the first pair I bought two years ago are still supporting me like the pair I bought this week. I am so grateful that Columbia builds such wonderful products . Thankful I can walk pain free again!
Date published: 2019-09-13
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Date published: 2019-08-12
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Date published: 2019-06-22
Rated 5 out of 5 by 3rdMountain from First Thermo Soles These are the first Thermo Soles I've ever bought. I gave up on premium soles like superfeet years ago because they were overpriced and did not deliver enough performance or durability. Columbia makes top notch stuff so I was happy to give these and the yellow ones a shot. As others have mentioned they run a little small so order one size higher, maybe more and trim if you must since they shrink a little when you heat them. Yes, the edges wilt a little, but no real damage. The black ones offer a sleeker, less support design, while the yellows offer a thicker, extra support design at the arch and heel area. I like both. I'm always on my feet 11 hours or more daily and they are holding up nicely.
Date published: 2019-01-24
Rated 5 out of 5 by lrn2turn from Great in ski boots Soft and comfy yet gives support where needed. Obviously thier not the $150 custom beds but if yiu are a weekend family skier they will help with fatigue.
Date published: 2018-10-01
Rated 1 out of 5 by Spike18 from Columbia ruined my favorite insoles I own five pairs on the MONTRAIL Enduro insoles and two of the Columbia/Montrail Enduro insoles. I have used the Montrails for years and have a pair in every one of my shoes. But the COLUMBIA Enduros, after only 50 miles, have gone completely flat under the balls of my feet. There is no rebound at all. I went back and compared every pair my old Montrails to the new Columbias. Every old pair has hundreds of miles on them and still rebound under the ball of my feet, but not the Columbias. They are flat. I tried to talk to Columbia's customer service about this and only got shuffled around; no resolution.
Date published: 2018-09-19
Rated 5 out of 5 by Trailrun from Trail running My husband loves wearing these insoles in his trail running shoes. Very easy to mold!
Date published: 2018-06-17
Rated 5 out of 5 by Steve2011 from Highly Recommend I have 9 pairs of shoes. The are all from Columbia and they all have the Montrail foot beds. That should tell you something.
Date published: 2018-06-09
Rated 5 out of 5 by FiveEagleScoutDad from Best insole for the money I bought my first pair of Montrail insoles in 2008 when backpacking at Philmont Scout Ranch in New Mexico. They lasted for several years moving them day to day from hiking boot to work boot to running shoe to dress shoes to my dress cowboy boots. After three years I gave them to my oldest son, first we put them back in the oven 200 degrees for two min. (they get hot and soft) then he quickly put them in his boots and laced them up and stood flat footed on a hard floor motionless for a couple of minutes while they reshape to the exact shape of the bottom of his foot. Once they cool they are reformed for his feet. He used them for at least 4 more years. I have bought over 5 pair until Montrail went out of business. Then to my joy I found where Columbia bought them out. I bought three more one for me and my other sons. When ordering they will shrink slightly in the oven so if your foot is size 11.5 get the 12. When I am trying on a pair of shoes or boots to purchase I first pull out the cheap insoles they come with and put in my Columbia Montrails. Amazing! If you run or are on your feet a lot or have back problems you will love these.
Date published: 2018-05-12
Rated 1 out of 5 by trekker55 from enduro-sole This product needs to come in half sizes. I purchased 7 and was too short. An 8 did not have the arch land in the right place.
Date published: 2018-05-11
Rated 3 out of 5 by Uttam from Too thick For sports shoes such as soccer cleats -- this insole does not help. However, for other regular shoes, I like the insole. Nothing special about this to pay $40. Thanks. Uttam
Date published: 2018-05-04
Rated 4 out of 5 by GFawkes from This product is difficult to fit to the individual The directions are to heat the product in an oven at 225 deg. F. for 2 mins. which softens the foam, you are then directed to place the product in the shoe and then placing your foot in the shoe stand with your weight fully on the floor for 2 mins to allow the product to form to the shape of your foot. The problem with the product is that the top liner of the productt is of a different material then the foam cushion and when the glue holding it to the foam is heated this liner doesn't adhere correctly to the foam. When heated the foam slightly shrinks, but the liner does not. When the product is placed in the shoe and is hot. and you place your foot in the shoe the liner tends to wrinkle. I was forced to re-heat the product, and before placing it again in the shoe stretch the liner making sure there were no wrinkles in it. After placing my weight on the product for the required time I examined the product and found that the liner was larger then the foam product, and I had to trim this liner back to the edge of the foam. I have now used this product for approx 1 month and am totally satisfied with it. The cost of this product is very high though and only time will tell how much bang I will get for my buck. So far the product is very comfortable and I will continue to use it. (This review was collected as part of a promotion.)
Date published: 2018-03-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by Papoy from Great for snowboard boots Excellent insole that is much better than any stock insole. The heel has some very nice cushioning to provide some shock absorption. The arch support helped improve the comfort of my boots and my feet did not cramp or have pains after a whole day on the slopes. The fit seems true to size (I ride size 10 boots and ordered size 10... did not need to trim, was perfect fit) Highly recommended! (This review was collected as part of a promotion.)
Date published: 2018-01-10
Rated 5 out of 5 by reyno52 from ENDURO-SOLE™ INSOLE Perfect fit and does everything as described. The insole was rated as #1 out of 10 insoles rated, and I agree. (This review was collected as part of a promotion.)
Date published: 2017-12-27
Rated 5 out of 5 by JK12345 from Great insert These are very comfortable, and I am using them without heating to form.
Date published: 2017-11-22
Rated 5 out of 5 by Alanskip from The Best!!! I went thru trials with many other types of support in my shoes, that really didn't work? Then I found the Montrail insole!!! I have worn out Five of these foot beds now, and recommend them to anyone that will listen how great they are!
Date published: 2017-11-14
Rated 5 out of 5 by KOver from Enduro-sole insole This is my third set of this moldable insole. It fits nicely in my shoes and can be molded to match the arch of my foot. It makes any shoes I use it in more comfortable and supportive. My only suggestion is to make clear that when ordering this comes in men's sizes. You have to adjust down for a woman's shoe size.
Date published: 2017-09-24
Rated 4 out of 5 by Ashley35 from very comfortable This inserts are amazing, they mold to your feet. The only problem is the top layer will peel in direct sunlight or after a lot of wear. If the top layer construction was more durable they would be the best inserts around.
Date published: 2017-08-21
Rated 5 out of 5 by KayM from You need these These insoles are the best on the market. What a difference they've made in my foot comfort. I love them!
Date published: 2017-08-18
Rated 5 out of 5 by flatfeet10 from Mr. These insoles work great for me because they are moldable and most insoles cause me foot pain. I'm also dealing with plantar fasciitis at moment and these insoles have helped.
Date published: 2017-06-12
Rated 5 out of 5 by ETET from Excellent insole. Excellent insole. 280 lbs. playing basketball, insoles make a huge difference.
Date published: 2017-04-26
Rated 5 out of 5 by Midgalina from Best insoles ever! I bought my 1st pr. of these years ago while visiting Portland. I was thrilled to find them online and that they have not changed! I have a very high arch and it is a challenge to find the right product for comfort. These are absolutely the best product I have found. They can be easily trimmed if a little too long. The old pair is still in good shape, too, so they hold up well. Thanks, Columbia, for continuing to carry a great product.
Date published: 2017-04-12
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By Evan Ackerman
LEGOs LEGO bricks are becoming popular gadget components; recently we've seen them in everything from USB hubs to digital cameras. But unlike those gadgets, this LEGO cell phone from Alcatel actually takes advantage of the whole point of LEGOs LEGO bricks, which is that you can take them apart and put them back together differently.
One of the features of the phone (which is otherwise fairly blah) is a basic white body, with modular LEGOy plates that can be snapped on to change the color scheme. So yes, it's just a geeky version of interchangeable faceplates… But that's what makes it awesome, right?
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Globally harmonized product names to strengthen Master Builders Pozzolith® brand
Access to BASF's broad product portfolio of innovative solutions
Easier global references for local construction challenges
Effective July 1, 2013, product names for BASF's construction chemicals portfolio in Japan will be based on a clearly structured new system distinguished by product functions, applications or performance under the umbrella brand of Master Builders Pozzolith. Most of the product names will start with the word "Master".
Kouzoh Kubota, Director of Construction Chemicals, BASF Japan said, "Our globally consistent 'Master' product naming system presents our product portfolio in a clearer, easy-to-understand way. It helps our customers to better understand how our products work across the globe, and to access the best construction chemicals solutions for their diverse challenges."
BASF launched the Master Builders Pozzolith brand in Japan last year to succeed the Pozzolith brand, with its legacy of trust and innovation.
BASF launched the global Master Builders Solutions brand in March of this year. The global brand is a sign for BASF's commitment to the construction industry and represents a wide range of construction chemical solutions previously sold under a variety of specialty brands. It also brings all of BASF's expertise together to create chemical solutions for new construction, maintenance, repair and renovation of structures. Master Builders Solutions is built on the experience gained from more than a century in the global construction industry.


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Imprimerie HLN, a family-owned company specializing in book printing located in Sherbrooke, Quebec, increased its sales by 30% only six months into operation of the Speedmaster XL 106-5P+L from Heidelberg.
Replacing an aging Speedmaster SM 102-4P, Imprimerie HLN expects to double its revenue by increasing capacity with its 5-color Speedmaster XL 106 with perfector and coater. With maximum production speeds of 18,000 sheets per hour, the peak performance press can handle a wide range of substrates from 27 lb. offset to 32 pt. board.
The new press is equipped with a long list of innovations including "Push to Stop" technology, Prinect Pressroom Manager, and Prinect Inpress Control 2, which together provide the autonomous production needed to help improve makeready times while reducing waste. "The ease of use and new technology on the press is really what's going to set us apart from the competition," said Robert Cote, co-owner of Imprimerie HLN. "You can't even compare the XL 106 to the SM 102 – it's far superior."
With this technology on the press, the Speedmaster XL 106 delivers the first measuring result in less than 60 sheets.
Back in 2009, HLN bought a Speedmaster CD 102-5+L at drupa.
Alongside the XL 106 and CD 102, the company also has POLAR cutters and Stahlfolders. The company also uses Saphira consumables including blankets and ink foils.
"All of Heidelberg's equipment and consumables work well together, which is why we choose to partner with Heidelberg," said Cote. "If anything ever goes wrong, service is always there to help us, which is one of the reasons why we keep partnering alongside Heidelberg."


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As a church we use Yahoogroups to help facilitate communications between our members for our Youth Church, Young Adults Service, Worship Team, AV Team .. .and more.
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In the late fall some plants seem to hang on to their foliage as if their very survival depended on it. This study was based on a fleeting memory I have of a walk through a field during this time, and one stubborn tree that refused to let go of the last of it's flaming red and orange leaves. I admired it's tenacity.


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Offering of registered securities covered by a prospectus whose distribution is not underwritten on a firm commitment basis. The shares may be sold in one block or in small amounts from time to time in agency or principal transactions. See: Rule 415.
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A method the SEC uses to allow a publicly-traded company to register several new issues of stock and actually offer them at any time over a two-year period, subject to compliance with other appropriate regulations. These offerings are covered by a single prospectus, but may be offered to the public in different tranches. See also: Rule 415.
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For the first time the greatest New Year's celebration in Europe was hosted by public broadcasting station ZDF and hundred thousands ralleyed to Brandenburg Gate to celebrate as they did the years before. AVE teamed up with TV-Skyline to produce the entire broadcast. Further, a sub-direction unit was installed to entertain the attendants in the party area, Boradcasting stations like Deutsche Welle were fed with this signal to integrate it in their coverage.
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The senior management structure is currently under review. Interim arrangements were put in place from 14 May 2018 and this page will be updated when new permanent structure has been agreed. The details below covers the interim arrangements.
The interim arrangements remove the previous structure of the Corporate Leadership Team and Corporate Leadership Team (extended). They have been replaced by an interim Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) supported by a Corporate Management Team (CMT).
SLT consists of the Managing Director with four strategic heads of service. They are: the Interim Head of Corporate Services/Section 151 Officer, Interim Head of Commercial Services, Interim Head of Operations and Interim Head of Service Delivery and Improvement.
They are responsible for the managerial leadership and direction of Teignbridge and work in partnership with elected councillors to action policy direction and decisions made by the Executive and Full Council and deliver outcomes set out in the Council Strategy.
CMT comprises SLT, the two Business Managers, Head of Devon Building Control Partnership, Audit Manager, Interim HR and Organisational Development Manager, Communications Officer, Democratic Services Manager/Monitoring Officer, Leisure Manager, Waste Manager, Revenue and Benefits Manager, Environmental Protection Manager and Food, Health and Safety Manager.
CMT report into their respective heads of service or the Managing Director and are the operational managers of their services. Their focus is on cost, quality, productivity and value for money for all our customers and providing efficient and effective services that maintain our high customer satisfaction levels. This ensures we are fit for the future and continue to meet the challenges of reducing resources, increasing customer demands and expectations, working with other organisations and keeps providing the best service and services possible.
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Many people are criticizing the lack of response from Invisible Children after their founder and figurehead was admitted to a mental hospital last week.
Jason Russell, one of the filmmakers responsible for the "Kony 2012" video, was discovered by police on March 15 walking around nude and acting irrationally in public.
According to co-workers at the San Diego-based organization Invisible Children, he is seeking treatment.
In a statement through a New York public relations agency his wife and Invisible Children's CEO blamed the incident on dehydration and exhaustion caused by stress and criticism of the "Kony 2012" video.
A victim of the decades-old Lord's Revolution Army conflict, Victor Ochen, spoke to NBCSanDiego about his reaction. He said the country is well aware of Russell's break down, but he fears Invisible Children's well-intentioned work is now at fragile crossroad.
Ochen started one of the largest Ugandan based organizations dedicated to the region's recovery. Days before Russell's breakdown, he says 35,000 people in Northern Uganda watched this film for the first time, but started throwing rocks at the screen before it ended.
"People were really unhappy about how things were misleading, misinforming, misrepresenting their entire community of northern Uganda," Ochen said.
He says the Ugandan Government felt its image was tarnished by the video. That criticism, followed by Russell's personal problems leaves many in the country wondering, "What's next?"
"I think their silence brings a bit of question mark among the people," Ochen said. "As media savvy as they are, now is not that time to sort of huddle down and not continue that conversation."
Invisible Children needs to publicly refocus on what's best for Uganda, said University of San Diego human rights expert Dustin Sharp.
"That may be a little hard thing to do given the fact the focus of the video was so much on Invisible Children and this charismatic leader, but now is the time to say it's not about us, it's not about our leader, it's about the problem," Sharp said. "It will be very important right now to break their silence and in a way that will guarantee, or in a way, that will facilitate their movement forward."
The agency that handles press for Invisible Children said no one was available to discuss the matter.
On Saturday, CEO of Invisible Children Ben Keesey released a video that reiterated the stress Russell had been under during the weeks the film "Kony 2012" infiltrated the airwaves.
"Our team is strong," Keesey said in the video. "We are not stopping, no way."
The group, known for its presence on social media, has tweeted seven times since Friday when NBCSanDiego initially reported about Russell's behavior.
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