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Maximilian III, Archduke of Further Austria, also known as Maximilian der Deutschmeister (born October 12, 1558 in Wiener Neustadt; died November 2, 1618 in Vienna) was the fourth son of Emperor Maximilian II and Maria of Spain.
From 1585 onwards, he was the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (de: Grossmeister des Deutscher Ordens).
Archduke Maximilian was a grandson of Anna of Bohemia and Hungary, daughter and heiress of Ladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary, who himself was the eldest son of Casimir IV of Poland. He descended from the ancient Piast kings of Poland, and from Jogaila and his forefathers, Grand Dukes of Lithuania. The late Sigismund I the Old, himself a younger son, was Maximilian's great-great-uncle, and Maximilian descended from Sigismund's eldest brother.
In 1587 Maximilian was a candidate for the monarch of Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, following the death of the previous Polish king, Stefan Batory. The election was disputed by another candidate, Sigismund III Vasa , prince of Sweden, grandson of Sigismund I the Old. When Maximilian attempted to resolve the dispute by bringing a military force and starting the war of Polish succession--->war of the Polish Succession (1587-1588), wherein he was defeated at the Battle of Byczyna by the supporters of Sigismund III, the newly proclaimed king, under the command of Polish hetman Jan Zamojski. He was taken captive and released only after intervention by Pope Sixtus V. In 1589, he waived his right to the Polish crown. The inactivity of his brother Emperor Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor in this matter contributed to Rudolf's bad reputation.
From 1593 to 1595 Maximilian was regent for his young cousin, Ferdinand, Archduke of Inner Austria. Subsequently in 1595 he succeeded their uncle Ferdinand II, Archduke of Further Austria in his territories, including Tirol, where he proved to be a consequent proponent of the Counter-Reformation. He also worked to depose Melchior Khlesl, and to ensure that Archduke Ferdinand of Inner Austria, his former young charge, would succeed as Holy Roman Emperor.
Maximilian's best known legacy is the baroque archducal hat, which is exhibited in the treasure chamber of the monastery of Klosterneuburg and was used for ceremonial purposes as late as 1835.
|Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria
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Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor
| Paternal Grandfather:
Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor
| Paternal Great-grandfather:
Philip I of Castile
| Paternal Great-grandmother:
Joanna of Castile
| Paternal Grandmother:
Anna of Bohemia and Hungary
| Paternal Great-grandfather:
Vladislaus II of Bohemia and Hungary
| Paternal Great-grandmother:
Anna of Foix-Candale
| Mother:
Maria of Spain
| Maternal Grandfather:
Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
| Maternal Great-grandfather:
Philip I of Castile
| Maternal Great-grandmother:
Joanna of Castile
| Maternal Grandmother:
Isabella of Portugal
| Maternal Great-grandfather:
Manuel I of Portugal
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Recently, President Goodluck Jonathan announced that the federal government would assist states ravaged by flood with N17.6bn. In this report, HAMZAT BABA, Lokoja, KOLA NIYI-EKE, Asaba, OSA OKHOMINA, Yenagoa, MUAZU ABARI, Yola, PATRICK OCHOGA, Benin City, ACHOR ABIMAJE, Jos, EDEM EDEM, Calabar, NNAMDI MBAWIKE, Enugu, ABU NMODU, Minna, assess the state of affairs at the displaced peoples' camps across the states, with a view to measuring the impact of the released funds on the victims' plight.
The "Nigerian factor" appears to have crept into official efforts to bring relief to hapless citizens sacked from their homes by rampaging flood. Investigation by LEADERSHIP Weekend revealed that many unscrupulous public office holders seem to have taken the N17.6 billion earmarked to bring succour to the victims as manna from heaven they could lap up as usual, leaving the displaced people in the lurch.
KOGI STATE: In Lokoja, the victims of the flood devastation that recently ravaged the state seem to be confused, as they are in the dark on the next line of action the state government would take concerning their plight. LEADERSHIP Weekend visited some of the camps set up by the state government and observed that the displaced were finding it difficult to stay in their temporary abode, despite efforts to make them comfortable there.
Consequently, some of the victims have already relocated to some other places where they found comfort.
Hafsat Abu told LEADERSHIP Weekend that her family would leave the St. Luke Primary School, Adankolo camp" because we hear that the camp would soon be closed down."
However, Abu pleaded with the state government to help them to settle down, saying "we have no other person or institution to turn to for assistance except the government."
A farmer, Salihu Abdulhamid, urged the government to assist him and others financially "to start farming all over again."
He equally urged the government to monitor those saddled with the responsibility of feeding them at the camp. According to him, "food is not getting to us regularly, and nobody seems able to explain this bad development. This has been going on now for four days."
While Mr. Jonathan Ekele said the government might have done all it can to help them, "there is need for improvement, as the food we get here is too small. More than 50 of us share a bag of rice. The impression out there is that we are enjoying at the camps. This is not true and government needs to take interest in what is happening to us here.
Last week Friday, the flood victims rattled security agents by staging a protest in Lokoja. The demonstrators, who said they were unhappy with the turn of event, staged the protest at the Unity Square where they urged government to be alive to its responsibilities.
Spokesman of the group, Aaron Haruna said: "We are yet to see the millions we have been hearing on television and radio. The government must give us part of the cash donations they have so far received. We cannot continue to remain in primary schools when nothing seems to be forthcoming anymore."
But addressing the leaders of various camps in Lokoja, the state Deputy Governor, Yomi Awoniyi, urged the flood victims not to take government's benevolence for granted.
Meanwhile, Governor Idris Wada has assured that all the donations received as a result of the disaster would not only be judiciously utilised, but that they would get to those who needed them the most.
DELTA STATE: At the Ice camp in Asaba, Delta State flood victims alleged poor security situation at the facility, adding that the state government's insensitivity to their welfare in spite of the donations might force them back home.
"We are not enjoying anything in the camp. We want to go home because government officials are using us to make money for themselves," one of them said in tears.
The state's Commissioner for Special Duties, Tony Nwaka, confirmed that the state government had received N500 million from the federal flood relief fund.
In most centres visited, the situation was quite pathetic as many of the victims lamented over poor feeding system and unbearable cold that had landed no fewer than 16 interns at the Oleh camp in hospital.
Those who could not bear the dire situations at the camps anymore have chosen to go away while those still at the facilities complained of the dangers posed to them by mosquitoes and snakes.
Meanwhile, Delta state governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has charged a 12-man Flood Committee to manage theN500 million the state got from the federal government prudently.
ADAMAWA STATE: Investigations by LEADERSHIP Weekend revealed that the Adamawa state government has already received N500 million from the federal government to support the flood victims. In turn, the state has set up a flood fund disbursement committee headed by the Secretary to the state government, Mr. Kobis Thinnu Ari.
The committee, LEADERSHIP Weekend learnt, has finished compiling the list of all the flood victims both within and outside the camps. Some of the victims have returned home while others are living with friends and relatives.
While the committee is poised to start disbursing the funds to the affected people, there are fears that those who had left the camps might be short-changed in the process, considering the allegation of relief material diversion levelled against officials.
However, victims continued to complain of poor conditions at the camps across the state, even as they pleaded for more assistance.
EDO STATE: Flood victims at the nine camps in Etsako Central, Etsako East and part of Esan South East in Edo State, are still waiting for the water to recede so that they might return home.
The Edo State Governor, Adams Oshiomhole, released N100 million for the procurement of relief materials for theflood victims before the federal government intervention fund of N400 million was given to the state.
At Fugar, headquarter of Etsako Central local government relief materials were seen being moved to the various camps under the supervision of the Executive Director of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Hajiya Maimuna Momodu.
Momodu, who commended the state and federal governments for their interventions, confirmed to LEADERSHIP Weekend that Edo had received N400 million from the federal government meant for the flood victims.
She said the money would be used to resettle the victims, even as she urged them to remain at the camps until after their homes must have been fumigated.
BAYELSA STATE: When the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) and the United Kingdom-based group, Stakeholder Democratic Network (SDN), alerted the people of Bayelsa to the rising cases of alleged theft of relief materials by some politicians in the state, the question was: What would then happen to the N500 million offered to assist the state by the Federal Government if mere food was being stolen by officials in charge of the camps?
The CLO and the SDN also raised issues bordering on the welfare and security of flood victims at the relief camps. Chairman, CLO, Nengi James, alleged that the state officials were guilty of improper documentation of victims and homes affected by flood as well as slack funds and material management.
Country Coordinator, SDN, Inemo Samiama, also condemned alleged poor and uncoordinated relief operations for the displaced.
There are allegations that politicians and some individuals involved in the relief efforts on behalf of the government are stealing the materials and funds meant for the flood victims.
It was gathered that in spite of the cry by the state government for donations and support, N20 million was allegedly released to the 24 members of the state Assembly purportedly towards the relocation of their constituents affected by the flood.
Governor Seriake Dickson himself discovered that two state officials had set up illegal relief camps, leading to the suspension of one of his aides.
Secretary to the Bayelsa State Government (SSG), Prof. Edmond Allison-Oguru, said the government was concerned that some politicians and political appointees were bent on feathering their nests through the relief operations.
However, Allison-Oguru assured that these crooked individuals would be checked.
On the victims' complaints of food shortage in the camp, Dickson implored them not "to expect to have the kind of comfort they are used to in their homes as government would not be able to meet individual taste and preferences at a time like this."
However, he assured them that the government would continue to meet their most pressing needs" within the limits of available resources."
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), the CLO, the National Union of Bayelsa State Students (NUBSS) and the Nengi James Foundation have asked the state Government to review the composition of the various committees on the emergency relief efforts in order to include students and civil society groups.
PLATEAU STATE: Although Plateau was ravaged by flood, Commissioner for Environment, Mrs Serah Yusuf and spokesman of the National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, (North Central) Yohana Audu, told LEADERSHIP Weekend the state had closed all relief camps set up to shelter the victims.
According to Yusuf, Plateau was able to achieve the feat through the quick intervention by the state government following the flood disaster.
She also disclosed that the state has received N500 million intervention fund from the federal government, which a panel was working on in order to disburse to the victims.
The School of Islamic Studies in Rikkos and Gangare Primary School used as camps for the Jos flood victims were empty when LEADERSHIP Weekend visited them.
CROSS RIVER STATE: Facilities at the Primary School, Eja in Obubra local council, Cross River state are currently overstretched by nearly two thousand flood victims camped there.
The victims, most women and children, complained of a mosquito invasion, which has raised fears of a malaria epidemic, as the camp lacked mosquito nets. Children are also reportedly coming down with communicable diseases like diarrhoea.
On a visit to the camp, LEADERSHIP Weekend observed that the victims need urgent medical help in order to prevent an epidemics. The victims are yet to benefit from the N400 million donated by the federal government.
However, the state government has constituted a flood management committee headed by the Deputy Governor, Efiok Cobham.
The state emergency management agency confirmed that Cross River has received N400 million for the flood victims.
Lamenting their plights, the victims said the idea of living in a camp was alien and degrading to them.
A teary Mrs. Ofaha James said her home was swept away by the flood, stressing that "this wrapper is the only cloth I have for now. Only God can save us."
ENUGU STATE: LEADERSHIP WEEKEND gathered that victims in the state are yet to receive any disbursement from the N250 million offered the state by the federal government.
A leader of the Iggah community, which was affected by the flood, Chief Maximus Okuta, called on the state government to disburse the fund to the flood victims.
Okuta said but for the prompt intervention of the Uzo-Uwani local government chairman, Cornel Onwubuya, who donated relief materials to the victims, the situation in the temporary camps would have been worse.
He also urged the government to set up a health centre in Iggah to take care of the sick among the displaced.
Commissioner for Information, Chucks Ugwoke, declined to confirm whether the N250 million flood fund has been received by the state government.
NIGER STATE: Some of the camps opened in the state are thinning out as the flood victims go back home or are resettled.
In one of the camps in Mokwa the people have even returned to their homes on the river banks to start fishing.
Some residents of Gbogifu and Lemfa Kuso who were in the camp told LEADERSHIP WEEKEND that they left the camp despite being taken care of by the government out of boredom.
In Shiroro, a resident, Musa Jagaba said they decided to return home as the water had receded and with the hope of taking to dry season farming.
However, the camp in Lapai was still full when LEADERSHIP WEEKEND went there. But the flood victims in the camp stated that they were ready to be resettled in land areas near their ancestral homes.
Director-General of the state emergency agency, Mohammad Shaba, said the state had released N20 million for the victims' feeding.
Governor Babangida Aliyu said the state government had matched the N400 million released by the federal government to Niger with N150 million to meet the immediate needs of the people.
TARABA STATE: On Monday, the Taraba State government swung into action by deploying massive relief materials to the affected areas in the state. Items worth hundreds of millions were taken to camps in the state.
These included food, farming implements, beddings and fishing nets.
The state government had set up a committee to assist the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) in its work. The committee is headed the Deputy Governor, Garba Umar.
On Wednesday, some members of the committee, in conjunction with SEMA, were in Kunini, Lau local government to distribute relief materials to the people.
According to the Commissioner of Information, Emmanuel Bello, the relief materials were procured with the N400 million given to the state by the federal government to address the flood crisis.
Other reporters Osa Okhomina, Nnamdi Mbawike, Edem Edem, Achor Abimaje, Hamzat Baba, Patrick Ochoga, Kola Niyi-Eke, and Muazu Abari.

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Budget Cuts To Hit The World's Most Vulnerable Even Harder
The fears of Australia's development and aid organisations have been realised, with a massive $1 billion cut to Australian aid in 2015-16 revealed in last night's Federal Budget. The cuts will make it harder to achieve Fred Hollows' vision of a world in which no one is needlessly blind.
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EYES ON ETHIOPIA - An African Health Crisis There is a crisis in Ethiopia right now.
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Surgeons target trachoma in Ethiopia
A mobile surgical squad has hit the road in the Oromia region of Ethiopia going village to village to tackle the scourge of trachoma.
Meet our Country Managers
Behind every great organisation is a great team of people. And here at The Fred Hollows Foundation we have dedicated and passionate local country managers committed to the work Fred Hollows started all those years ago. Hear Zareen from Bangladesh, Jane from Kenya, Phuc from Vietnam, Abajobir from Ethiopia and Massimo "Max" from Rwanda talk about their programs and the wonderful work that is being done with your support.
The Foundation helps map trachoma hotspots in Ethiopia with phone app.
In a major achievement for global trachoma elimination, a smartphone-driven survey in Ethiopia has identified where treatment is urgently needed for millions of people infected with the eye disease.
Foundation treats 7.6 million people for trachoma in 2012
In 2012, The Fred Hollows Foundation helped treat over 7.6 million people with trachoma, the world's leading infectious cause of blindness.
Global survey to identify 180 million at risk of blinding disease begins in Ethiopia
The Foundation is leading Australia's contribution to eliminating the most common infectious cause of blindness in the world, with mapping of the disease trachoma beginning in Ethiopia.
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Foundation supports food relief for Ethiopia
The Fred Hollows Foundation is contributing to a food relief program for people in two regions of Ethiopia as the country's hunger crisis worsens.
Ethiopia has the highest burden of trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness in the world. The Fred Hollows Foundation is working as part of a global effort to eliminate trachoma and end this form of avoidable blindness.
Launch of Ethiopia Program
The Foundation has begun work to restore the sight of people living with avoidable blindness in the northern regions of Ethiopia. Ethiopia is a country with more than 80 million inhabitants. Approximately 1.26 million Ethiopians are blind but there are only 103 ophthalmologists in the country, centred mostly near the country's capital, Addis Ababa. Cataract accounts for almost 50 per cent of blindness.


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Mantra '13 Bollywood Film Series
Friday, November 01, 2013
Mantra '13 is a day-long celebration of one of India's most vibrant and dynamic commercial film industries, popularly known as "Bollywood." It is free and open to the public. This event is entirely programmed and hosted by students in FST 380: Introduction to Bollywood Cinema. All three films in this series are from India's most prestigious film production house, Yash Raj Films, and will be screened on Blu-ray with English subtitles.
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MCDEVITT: A different era, a different attitude
Clendel Williams was 19 years old in 1942 when he left his home in Salem, Ind., and made his way to Evansville.
He came to town to attend a National Youth Administration camp, but it wasn't long before he landed a job at the Evansville Navy Shipyard working on LSTs — Landing Ship Tanks, the large, flat-bottomed transport vessels that played a crucial role in the June 6, 1944, D-Day invasion of Normandy, France, along with other pivotal moments of World War II.
Williams began work as a weld checker, earning 50 cents an hour, or $18.60 per 40-hour week, after $1.40 in deductions. Like so many other Americans of that era, he went about his daily tasks humbly, with little fanfare but with a whole lot of purpose.
"The nation was at war," he said last week from his home in Campbellsburg, Ind. "Practically everything had been put on ration. What wasn't available, you couldn't get. There wasn't any new materials being manufactured except for war production."
Williams, now 89, recalls that era — and tells the stories of the men and women who lived it — in a new self-published book called "Echoes of Freedom." Its 297 pages shine a bright light on Evansville's LST production from 1942 to 1945. At turns funny and tragic, it's a glorious chronicle of an Evansville that's long gone but certainly not forgotten.
Some 70 years after he first arrived in Evansville, Williams still marvels at how quickly those ships came together.
"The changes on construction from one day to the next, within 24 hours, was amazing," he recalled. "Most of the sections of the LST were prefabricated, you might say, in some places ... We were continuously receiving boxcar loads of sections, and then these sections were brought out and ship fitters fit them together. The welders helped the ship fitters put the compartments together — the decks and so forth ...
"It was a dangerous job in some respects," he said. "You had to be careful about where you walked because there was a lot of scrap metal and nails around. It was a tense job, you might say, but it was something that had to be done."
One attribute of "Echoes of Freedom" is that it's replete with colorful, detailed recollections and anecdotes, many of which are almost poetic in nature.
Williams, for instance, vividly recalled those times at night when the ships that were under construction were shrouded in a mist so thick that visibility didn't extend beyond the ship he happened to be working on.
"The constant flash of dozens of welders across the yards lit up the gray mist," Williams writes, "producing weird kaleidoscope patterns when actually nothing was there.
The muffled banging of steel against steel and the rat-a-tat tat of the chippers' air hammers echoed from warehouse rooftops, producing a scene of mystery and intrigue."
What shines through more than anything, however, are the simple reminders of what the Hoosier homefront was like during the days of World War II, a time when institutions were bigger than individuals, a time when selfless sacrifice was simply the rule and not the exception.
"Patriotism was at the very heart," Clendel remembered. "Everybody was willing to pitch in, do whatever they could do, and do without, if necessary, on items that could not be obtained. A lot of women went to work to fill in the spaces for the men who were in the service. It was a time of anticipation. We were determined to win the war."
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The warlord Borias, possibly of Hunnish descent, plundered many cities and villages in ancient Greece alongside Xena. They had a passionate affair from which she became pregnant. She cut her ties to the warlord after he betrayed her, when he defended the Centaurs against her reckless cruelty. Borias later came for Xena, as she was about to give birth. He planned to take her and his child away, but was killed before he could carry out his plan.
When Borias first met Xena, she was able to seduce him away from his wife and child, and even away from his army. She persuaded him to form their own army and set off to conquer Asia. Borias met Xena during the most destructive period of her life. While Borias has a calming influence on Xena, he was not able to control her wild urges altogether.
Borias and Xena left Greece and headed east across the Mongolian steppes, slaughtering anyone who stood in their way. Upon their arrival in Qin, Borias set about securing an alliances with two wealthy Chinese houses, the houses of Ming and Lao. Xena ruined his plans by kidnapping Ming T'ien the son of Ming Tzu, the head of the house of Ming. For this act Borias betrayed Xena to Ming Tzu, and gave her over to him in exchange for money and horses. For a time this saw an end to the alliance between Xena and Borias.
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Loot 2.0 - Diablo III: Reaper of Souls
Diablo III game director, Josh Mosqueira explains the revamped loot system in Diablo III: Reaper of Souls. Juicy loot stats are included within.
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Lock the builds then you have an improvement.
If they are shutting the AH down in March 2014 Does that mean we have an approx date for the expansion? Will they implement loot 2.0 before they shut down the AH? Hmmm...
I wonder if gold will still be worth anything after this. Although even at the moment the gold economy due to AH is ridiculous. I mean cmon...millions sometimes billions of gold for a legendary?! im sure d3 will go to a barter system just as d2 did and gold will be worthless. Stone of Jordan anyone?
Say what You want, but I will return to this game, even if will be forced to spend some more money. Why? Because besides the brilliant idea of AH, the game is still fun to play. Because of story, music, grapchic (but if atmosphere was a little bit more darker i would appreciate it more), voice acting etc. And RoS is looking... Promising :) To all haters- i don't love the all changes, that Blizzard made to D3, but admit, game isn't that bat at all. So what it isn't like D2? When D2 came out, people was complaining abut it too :P
I hope now, that i will get response on level, not like, and sorry for language, "You fuc***g idiot", or "morro"...- That is immature
How is an item build changer, there are no builds.
They can eat a D , no matter how much they sugarcoat it this remains a flawed product....flawed to the core . New this...new that...for the first time we ad...I know you add it for the first time motherfckr I`ve been playing the game for longer than you have probably...so stfu and make soma actual changes that matter !
once loot 2.0 gets patched into vanilla D3 i might actually play D3 again. im kinda excited/hopeful, if it works like they say it will. they really should try to release a feature like this sooner than the expansion though, people they already burned can try it out and if they love D3 again the expansion is right around the corner.
WOW, just missing runes and a cube but that's ok it will be for 2nd expnasion ;) exactly what I wanted to hear from Blizzard!
You forgot 1 more class.
And the total randomization feel.
But of course you are not Blizzard North and you will never be.
I'm liking all of the changes so far, though I'm not sure how I feel about the increase in frequency of legendaries... I don't want them to become so easy to get that I lose interest. Part of the reason I play Diablo III is the anticipation of those 1 or 2 legendary items I will find during a gameplay session. If they're dropping too frequently then I feel they'll lose their selling point, which is that they're extremely rare... and that chances are if you have one not a lot of other people do.
On one hand Im happy they are making improvements to the game...on the other I feel that said improvements should have been in the game since release...you greedy bastards!
SOLD! where do i preorder? :D
Addressing the problems of Diablo 3 at a games conference, just to show you how bad or damaged this game already is.
A good start .... I wasted time on selling those worthless items ( yeah!, I'm greedy ).
They still didnt understand what players really want.
meh, i might get it if its cheap enough but not for a few months after its release.
Auction House Tycoon 2.0
Honestly If you have to devote this much time and effort into the loot dropping system, why bother? How many other features could they have included in this expansion if they had actually made the game correctly in the first place? Customers shouldn't pay for fixes to the core gameplay mechanic, plain and simple. I haven't played Diablo III since my first playthrough, this is certainly not going to make me come back. Pathetic
It's a step in the right direction. I still don't see myself going back to play this game again.
Your Crusader?!
new class or what?
Auction House 3: Reaper of Wallets
LEWT 2.0: All your current shit are now useless, again! WOOT!!
Can i now get a ladder that doesn't have access to AH but brining back an oldschool trade system?
Because then i might play again =<
But it will be free, right?
too little too late, the inferno difficulty rape fest ruined the game for me...RMAH/AH didnt help though.
Hmm Diablo 3 or Torchlight 2... I think we all know which one is the REAL Diablo successor.
So they basically admit, that the current loot system is bullshit.. Pathetic !!
Give me back my money i wasted last year!
If only this was there when I first played the game... Now is a bit too late, I like the changes a lot, but I do not feel like going into this game again, especially if I have to pay like $40 in the expansion, if its free or something below $15 I might try it.
welcome to World Of Diablo... thanks n00bs for destroying diablo III with your want's and needs of making the game too easy....
@keith21uk I think they will. I'm guessing they'd give current PC owners a chance at the experience the console owners are currently getting. that alone will be enough to convince a lot of people that D3 really has changed for the better... and make them realise that buying the expansion would be a good choice.
@Gorke47 You won't, because there is little else to be said aside for personal point of views. Well... you earned a "thanks" for posting a mature comment.
And of course the game is not bad. People here are complaining because they want the exact same Diablo II they played 12 years ago and that just doesn't work anymore.
@CharmanderGod A build is a set of skills that work right together for a specific character. In Diablo 3 they are not set in stone, but they definitely exist.
@NervoZa lol your experience with the game is amazing I'm sure. What was your experience with the entire series? How bout with the atari 2600 or commodore 64? How many quarters did you drop on dragon's lair? Have you been playing those longer than any of us? Again, your gaming experience is epic... In other words snuffy you're most likely a kid and have no practical gaming experience compared to most of us who have been gaming for over 35 years. Keep that in mind when you want to shoot your mouth off about your "gaming experience"
@hampton2003 Fully agree. I for one enjoy Diablo III, but after some time for now I find no motivation at all to keep going. Will watch this one closely.
@hampton2003 Right on, man.
@Seifer24"the total randomization feel"
Because a hand crossbow that gives you +300 int is not random at all. Its unbounded randomization what destroyed the loot system.
@diskotheque If you look in the auction house though, you will see that the market is already flooded with them. As of now, the only legendaries worth anything are those with the best rolls. If anything, this will just reduce the value of those legendaries, depending on how Blizz decides to randomize the rolling of stats.
@ulgk True! they should be like 80% of the companies, never aknowledge their mistakes and never try to fix them because "hey, it's perfectly fine for us"
Great logic.
@Brazucass They did. That is why they keep Diablo II on their online store for those that wanted to keep playing the same game 13 years later.
@Brazucass Addressing the problems of Diablo 3 at a games conference, just to show you how bad or damaged this game already is.
@PesmergaYuber how pathetic YOU are? they said they will release EVERYTHING (except new act and new class) for EVERYONE CANT YOU DO SOME RESEARCH?Or you just see some video on a site and start into /rant mode? So fcking lame
@VdarklordV yeah its a new class, kinda Diablo 2 pally
@DIGN There is no Diablo 2 successor.
@Karchy Well that became pretty obvious to anyone who played untill the end of Hell.
What they didn'y (and still don't) want to admit is that, like everyone was sating, the AH/RMAH was a totally failure and a damn bad idea that screwed almost everything to the end game.
@evofire2007 They actually lowered the difficulty so that we can reach Act III inferno... You prove how extensively you played.
FYI normal, nightmare and hell are not were the true end game starts. So no, the game was actually too hard. The only point (and it's a big one) were they messed out was with the AH and RMAH.
@CrySyS2013 @ulgk you're pretty upset about the truth bro
@canelacandy That is one thing on a very short list of shortcomings PoE has.


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Your dog loves to keep you company on day hikes, and she's even more excited if she feels like she has a job to do. Stash some treats, a collapsible bowl, and a leash or some small water bottles inside saddlebags of the Ruffwear Approach Pack and let your pooch haul her own supplies. The Approach features a harness designed for comfort and stability under light loads, and the saddlebags have a low, streamlined shape that complements your dog's balance. A padded assistance handle gives you a quick way to lift your pooch over otherwise-insurmountable obstacles, and Ruffwear's designers were careful not to include any excessive straps or attachments that might hang up in bushes or low-hanging branches. This Ruffwear dog pack comes in five different sizes so it'll fit securely on pint-sized pups or burly beasts.
- Durable nylon material withstands season after season of running, hiking, rolling, and other dog-like activities
- Web Master Harness uses an adjustable system of wide, synthetic webbing that feels comfortable around the chest and haunches
- Web Master Harness and attached saddlebags were designed to provide a balanced weight distribution so your pooch will feel balanced on her feet
- Padded Assistance Handle makes it easy to grab this pack and help your dog over large obstacles or lift her into a vehicle
- Single-piece, v-ring leash attachment point makes it easy to secure a leash to this pack when necessary
- Other features include stash pockets, coated zippers, and external gear loops
- Reflective trim improves visibility at in low-light situations like dusk or dawn
- Ruffwear recommends your dog carry no more than 25-30% of his or her body weight in the pack. If your dog is new to packs, start with a light load and slowly work up to heavier loads as he/she gets used to the extra weight.
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- Familiarity: I've used it several times
The XS fits my 25lb Shiba perfect!! Brody now carries his own snacks and water while out on adventures.
Sierra Durland
What a cute pup! Welcome to the Backcountry Community, Sarah!
Recommended for any active dog
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I often dream of my dogs making coffee for me on Sunday mornings. Since that seems unlikely, having them carry their supplies on hikes and backpacking trips is the next best thing. Our dogs are a 45 lb Australian Shepherd (L) and a 18 lb Dachshund Chihuahua Miniature Pinscher mix (XS) and these packs fit them perfectly. With a free range of motion these packs don't weigh the dogs down and carry food, water and small odds and ends. Make sure once your pup has the pack on snugly that all straps are tied away to insure you don't have any snags. Bonus: Everyone on the trail thinks your dog is somehow even more cute now
Kate Mauri
I have a Collie X Jack Russell here in New Zealand. I measured his girth for a backpack and he is right on the border between XS and S i.e. 55 cm - Which size should I go for? Thanks
James Howard
It says the XS is good for a dog whose girth, measured at the widest point around it's ribcage, is between 17 - 24inches. Therefore, if your dog is done growing, and it's girth is measured at 55cm, or right under 22inches, I would say to go with the XS.
Hope this helped.
Kate Mauri
Thanks for taking the time to respond to my question James. XS it is!
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Happy to be of service. I hope that the size works out well for your pup! In the unfortunate event that it does not, BC will exchange the product pretty painlessly, but hopefully it doesn't come to that.
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- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Our 90lb husky/lab/shepherd used the L/XL on hundreds of miles of trails, and it was so big, I was often tempted to pack too much into it. Tanner hated to carry his food, bed, and eventually all our trash. I loved to let him carry it. He stopped wearing it when he turned 11 and any amount of weight on his back was obviously causing him hip pain. The pack travelled through rock fields, mud, muskeg, snow, ice, loads of rain, and after years of abuse it still looks pretty good. I did have to do some re-stitching where the saddlebags attach to the harness, but that was from our dog getting himself wedged between two trees and yanking himself out. I would recommend this pack, and warn the user not to overload your precious pooch.
Mans best friend.
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
Whats better than having the pup out in the woods all weekend with ya when backpacking?
Having the pup out in the woods all weekend with ya while CARRYING HIS OWN GEAR.
The pack is great. It hold a few days of food and treats, along with his bed and a sleeping fleece vest. Its also fairly waterproof....found this out after a quick jaunt into a pond to chase some birds. The straps offer plenty of adjustment and once all dialed in, its like he doesn't even know he is carrying it.
Brooke Crum
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- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Be careful when putting this pack on your dog as it will increase how adorable your pooch is by at least 2x. My dog is about 50lbs and I got him a Medium - It fits awesome. I would say this will fit a dog from 40-60 lbs.
Solid pack
- Familiarity: I've used it several times
My Brittany initially hated having the pack on, but warmed up to it rather quickly once the association between pack and hiking was made. the handle was clutch when getting into terrain where thumbs were necessary (excluding goats).
The picture was taken during a break (his water is out of the pack), thus making it lopsided, it otherwise stayed balanced.
Lexi Dowdall
He's adorable!
Definitely adventure-ready!
Ross Miller
My fine hound
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
My fine hound used his working 8 day shifts in the San Rafeal Swell for two years, and it lasted with the slightest speedy stich. He ducked under barbed wire daily, chased cattle, gopher, ground squirrel, snakes, Pronghorn, bird, moose, elk, cowboys on horses with guns (foolish). And it lasted, abuse after abuse. It was amazing, can't wait for its successor to show up
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Hi Ross!
Let's see a picture of this barbed wire chasin' scramblin, gopher grabbin pup!
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Hey Dog! Carry your own Sh*t
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HAH - nice Wayne!
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Ruffwear Approach vs Ruffwear Palisades
A video comparison (fixed) showing the differences of the Approach and Palisades packs, as well as a couple tips on packing them.
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What size should I use for a 9 1/2 lb Jack Russell Terrier?
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Your Jack Russell might be too small for even the XXS. Could you measure around the dogs chest to get the girth measurement?
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Works great for our dog. He seems to feel comfortable wearing it and packing his own gear. Loves having snacks at easy reach for when we take breaks from skiing, snowshoeing or hiking.
Definitely do not want to overload it and follow the instructions from Ruffwear for weight limits. We try and put less weight in it , below the recommendations to protect his back.
What size pack is on your dog?
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Tuff stuff!
- Familiarity: I've put it through the wringer
65lb GSD Female, Size Medium - Fits perfectly.
This is a tough bag that stands up to quite a thrashing. My dog peakbags with me in some pretty remote areas. The face fabric is pretty durable and stands up to rock/brush abrasions acceptably well, since dogs aren't really aware of their increased girth and drag/rub the pack sides on just about everything. After two years of moderate use, the pack shows some wear spots, but is still completely functional and I see it serving me and my dog for at least another year or so.
The pack is large enough to hold a rather large load (volume wise), and has the support needed to distribute even a moderately heavy load across the shoulders and back of the dog. I've been able to pack enough food/supplies/supplemental water for a 3-4 day trip. The cut of the bags will push the weight over the shoulders (where it should be) if the cargo isn't stuffing the bags to the brim. Nice feature. The bags aren't "waterproof" but do well at keeping water out as long as your pooch isn't going for a swim. I'd suggest bagging or some other means to protect anything that might be sensitive to getting wet/moisture.
Quality fastening/buckles secure the load to the dog well, so the cargo isn't flopping about. A little tricky to get the pack on and off at first, but with a few uses it takes seconds.
Only real downside I've found is the exterior loops are pretty useless if your dog is active/bushwacking.
Justin Hebert
Peakbagging GSD approved!
Summit of Wheeler Peak, NM (State Highpoint)
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9,000' and lovin' it.
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Shark's Tooth Peak
Osa's first ascent with her new pack. It performed very well and we're both happy with it.
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Great pic Ryan!
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I think the sizing chart listed on Backcountry...
I think the sizing chart listed on Backcountry may be off. The sizing chart provided on the Ruffwear Approach Pack tag states that
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Just arrived and my dog is ready to explore! Awesome.
Osa is about 24'' around and a SM seems to fit well. I love the 9L capacity. Simply a beautiful pack.
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- Familiarity: I've used it several times
I currently own the Singletrak for my 75-80 lab mutt. She enjoys wearing it much to my surprise. I chose the Singletrak due to the more accurate fit compared to the approach that she had tried before.
Pros for Singletrak;
Better fit for 32" ribs
Lower weight, better design
short hikes / trail running
Better visibility
Pros for the approach
Much better hauling options, overall pack space
If you are planning to really hit the trails the Singletrak is good for just carrying water. I will likely replace my Singletrak for an approach. Neither pack has very easy to adjust straps so get them set and forget about adjusting often.
Build quality (aside from the strap adjustments) for both packs are good to great
Lexi Dowdall
This pup looks NOT amused.
Great pack for small dog
- Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
I had a very hard time finding a pack for my small dog, so I'm going to provide a little extra detail on fit hoping that it helps someone else. Evidently, people don't think that small dogs are up for adventure.
I bought this pack for my 20lb terrier mix, Sir Charles Barkley. Barkley is long bodied and short-legged, so I ordered both the XS and the XXS to try. Both bags fit well enough around the body (he's 17" around, so straps are totally extended in the XXS and totally shortened in the XS), but the XS saddle bags were hilariously large. I kept the XXS and aside from the fact he bumps into things when going around corners or peeing on walls, so far so good. I'm sure he'll learn how wide he is eventually... The back strap might be a tad too tight, but if it chafes or bothers him, I'll sew an extender in. He's been pretty good so far with a couple of tans of tuna, and we'll work up over time. The bags on the XXS are big enough for one of those little water bottle that come with boxed lunches, or enough food for 2 days. They're also big enough for a small plastic bowl, but that's about it.
An additional warning. If you walk your little dog around town in this for practice you will make slow progress because people think it's hilarious and want to talk to you about it.


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The Missouri Tigers made the most of their first chance to see border rival Kansas for the first time in two years, winning 6-3 Saturday at University Field. (more…)
The Children's Miracle Network is holding a Madden XBox Tournament this Sunday in Jefferson City! (more…)
Stamp Out Hunger this weekend with the Letter carrier Food Drive. (more…)
Missouri pitcher Tori Finucane claimed SEC Freshman of the Year honors and was one of three Tigers named to the All-SEC First Team. (more…)
The 14th Annual CC Golf Tournament is coming June 2. Wanna play? (more…)
It is here...the 2nd Annual Pup Crawl to benefit the Central Missouri Humane Society is Saturday night in the District. (more…)
Under the Bus to a bad beer spill. (more…)
For the 3rd game in the 4 played the Blues and Blackhawks went to OT with the final score being 4-3. The Hawks equalized the series with the Blues on a Patrick Kane goal on OT. (more…)
A mixing bowl of all the rumors and chatter around the Mizzou Basketball Coaching Search. (more…)
The Blues defeated the Sabres 2-1 giving them 52 wins on the season, that is a new franchise record. (more…)


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The health and wellness category saw sales continue to rise, expanding its consumer base in practically all of the categories. Despite the economic crisis, leading food companies continued betting on these products, stimulated by the growth in the demand. However, the context especially favoured products and categories that managed to adapt to the need for low price or value for money products among Spaniards. This resulted in limited movements in terms of value sales in 2012.
The Health and Wellness in Spain report tracks the developments of health-associated product types and the healthy-option positioning of competing brands across different food sectors. It provides the latest retail sales data 2008-2012, allowing you to compare health and wellness categories with each other or
Author:Mike Kinge-mailWeb: www.companiesandmarkets.comPhone: London: +44 (0) 203 086 8600


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New SWC faculty will probably be asked to use the online learning system at some early point in your career at SWC. The online learning system we use is called "Blackboard", an international product used by from than 60 million users worldwide. We have the best that Blackboard has to offer and this system has a wide range of features and benefits to help you use it for your classroom presentation, be it online, hybrid or face-to-face.
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Mildred P. McCracken Broyles, age 93, a lifelong resident of Limestone, passed away at 3 a.m. Thursday, November 10, 2011, at her home.
She was a daughter of the late Carl and Mary McCracken and was the widow of Gilford F. "Bones" Broyles. She was eldest of 13 siblings, and was preceded in death by two sisters and eight brothers.
She was a lifelong member of Limestone United Methodist Church, where she was an active member as long as her health permitted.
Survivors include two daughters and one son-in-law: Joyce Kelley, of Atlanta, GA, Elva and James Tyree Jr., of Limestone; three grandchildren and their spouses: Mike and Varonica Kelley, of San Antonio, TX, Jamie Tyree, of Limestone, John and Sabrina Tyree, of Ormond Beach, FL; four great-grandchildren: Nevaeh, Michaila and Michael Kelley, and Kyra Tyree; two sisters: Ernestine Aiken, of Telford, and Mavis Fellers, of Johnson City; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Doughty-Stevens Chapel. The Rev. Steven Spell will officiate.
Committal services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at Urbana Cemetery at Limestone.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Saturday at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home.
Active pallbearers will be Mike Kelley, Jamie Tyree, David Carroll, Jerry Wayne Aiken, Jack Aiken and Jeff Aiken. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Collette, Rick Schubert, Jim Tyree and Hoyle Kyker.
Memorials may be made to Limestone United Methodist Church, ℅ Linda Clark, 135 Keebler Lane, Limestone, TN 37681.
The family would like to express special recognition and appreciation to Amedisys Hospice care nurses and to, in her words, "my people" at Limestone United Methodist Church, who were faithful to her through, as she put it, "my years."
Also to her special friends with Jonesborough Senior Citizens Center, who delivered her meals on wheels, and a host of others, family and friends who were dedicated to her.


text: I have a Windows Server 2012 box and map my music and pictures on the clients library (which is large my music is 200+ gb) when ever i enter the Music App it says i have 63 albums and I have a larger picture collection the pc stops responding when i open it. it works on Windows 7 and the desktop programs like Zune,Windows Media Player, Windows Media Center all work for music and live photo gallery work fine. It just sucks I wasnt planning on being on the desktop so much. Any Ideas?