There are three towns and villages in Palworld‚ and you can find a few merchants in each one of them. These merchants can be great for obtaining some items that are otherwise very hard to collect from in the wild. Small Settlement Screenshot: PC Invasion Small Settlement is the first town you’ll come across in Palworld. It’s situated closest to your village on the middle part of the map on the coordinates: 73‚ -484. This town is located on the north side of the Desolate Church fast travel point. You can find a Wandering Merchant inside a shack in this location from whom you can buy a small variety of items‚ and you can buy items in exchange for gold. You can also find a Pal Merchant who will sell you legit Pals‚ and also buy any from your Paldeck in exchange for some gold. If you’re lucky enough‚ you can find a Pal Egg in this location. Fisherman’s Point Screenshot: PC Invasion Fisherman’s...

Gathering materials feels like a real pain at the start of Palworld. However‚ as you progress and collect more Pals‚ this chore can be delegated. It is possible to Mine‚ Gather‚ and store Ore and other materials passively in Palworld. Get yourself the Pals To start mining and gathering ore passively in Palworld‚ you will first need to find some Pals capable of the task. Not all Pals can Mine Ore‚ so you’ll need to know where to look. The best locations to find minings Pals are in caves‚ unsurprisingly. These are three Pals I recommend for ease of capture and mine ability. Screenshot: PC Invasion Mommorest – Level 2 Mining. Found in the starting area. Reptyro – Level 3 Mining. Found in the volcanic area in the southwest of the map. Quivern – Level 2 Mining‚ Level 3 Transporting. Found in the Number 2 Wildlife Sanctuary‚ but worth the journey. Along with some mining Pals‚ you will also need some with transporting cap...

If you’re looking to augment your Seneschal Companion‚ you need to know which Governing Stones to use. We’ve got a ranked tier list of the best Governing Stones in Diablo 4 Season 3. While there are a few great Governing Stones available‚ there are some you should just avoid entirely. These picks also may differ depending on your build. Diablo 4: Best Governing Stones in Season 3‚ ranked tier list Screenshot: PC Invasion S-tier Governing Stones Gyrate Reconstruct Slash Tempest You should at least have one of these S-tier Governing Stones equipped for your Seneschal Companion. Gyrate makes your Seneschal whirl its legs around to quickly deal damage to surrounding enemies. It’s one of the best Stones for melee AoE damage. I’ve been using Reconstruct constantly‚ and it makes it so that my Seneschal provides me with a healing beam for a portion of my Maximum Life. It has kept me above half-heal...

In Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth‚ you’ll find various materials you can use to craft and upgrade the most powerful weapons. Some necessary materials are tricky to find‚ so here is our guide telling you where to find the Squid Tentacles in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – where to find the Squid Tentacles When you invest enough in Julie’s Gearworks that the establishment levels up a bit‚ she can start crafting amazing weapons for you. Some of the absolute finest equipment available requires the Squid Tentacles. Those listings are basically just there to taunt you‚ as I see it. You can’t find the Squid Tentacles until Chapter 10 of the campaign. Screenshot: PC Invasion As you play through Chapter 10‚ you will eventually visit a training area. It’s like the Hawaii Haunt you will have explored earlier. The Yokohama Underground has a host who will trade Geomijul Survey Data for special rewar...

As you progress through Palworld‚ you will eventually end up needing a massive amount of Quartz. It is used for everything from production lines to modern kitchens. However‚ it is a lot more scarce on the Palworld map than other minerals‚ so here are three spots you can find it in abundance. Snowy Mountain Located in more or less the centre of the Palworld map‚ you will find a large snowy mountain. On the northern face of this mountain‚ you can find a huge deposit of pure Quartz that can be easily mined. The coordinates are 200‚ 99. Placing a base here would be a fantastic idea for a passive Quartz ore collection in Palworld. Screenshot: PC Invasion South of the Snowy North Just as you reach the snowy northern areas of the map‚ you can find some huge deposits of Quartz. Collecting this yourself will require warm clothing or some kind of heating. If you plan to build a base here‚ you will need a source of heat as well as the level 3 mining Pals to...

The Pentagon plans to cover advanced fertility treatments for same-sex and unmarried couples‚ Military.com reported‚ citing court documents unsealed recently as part of an ongoing lawsuit. Certain military hospitals offer donor gametes and in vitro fertilization to married troops at a cost‚ or free to those whose infertility can be connected to a service-related injury‚ according to Military.com. The military health system plans to introduce a rule change expanding that coverage to unmarried service members‚ nixing the requirement that recipients be married and permitting the use of donor eggs or sperm‚ the documents viewed by the outlet said. “[The Defense Department] is in the process of determining the exact contours of these policy changes and expects to finalize and share with plaintiff a signed memorandum by the end of February 2024 that formally directs the changes and provides further details on their scope‚” Damian Williams‚ U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York‚ wrote‚ according to Military.com. Advocates claimed the DOD’s existing policy discriminated against same-sex couples and single troops‚ according to Military.com. In August‚ the National Organization for Women‚ the Yale Law School Veterans Legal Services Clinic‚ and the National Veterans Legal Services Program sued the DOD and the Department of Veterans Affairs based on that claim. They also allege the policy violates the Affordable Care Act‚ which bans sex-based discrimination. “Infertility is pervasive within the military community‚ leaving thousands of veterans and service members struggling to build their families‚” the complaint states. Research shows that veterans and service members experience higher rates of infertility than the general population‚ often as a result of the physical hardships they undergo in service‚ according to the groups. The VA is reviewing its policy in consideration of the DOD’s changes‚ the documents seen by Military.com state. An extension on the case was granted while the VA deliberates the DOD’s planned changes. “We applaud the Department of Defense for working to expand access to fertility treatments for service members‚” Sonia Ossorio‚ executive director of NOW NYC‚ said in a statement‚ according to Military.com. “We are overjoyed for our military members who may only now qualify for coverage and desperately need this care to build a family.” Yesterday‚ @DepSecDef joined @POTUS and @VP at the @WhiteHouse for the 1st Reproductive Health Care Access Task Force meeting. The Deputy Secretary discussed several steps the Department has taken to ensure access to care. Taking care of our people remains our top priority. pic.twitter.com/cK4IsrZGdE— Department of Defense ?? (@DeptofDefense) August 4‚ 2022 The Pentagon’s current policy pays for in vitro fertilization‚ counseling‚ and select assisted reproductive technologies just for married service members with service-related infertility‚ according to Military.com. Some married troops can pay for in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination at one of seven military-operated facilities. The military’s health plan‚ TRICARE‚ has limited care options mostly related to diagnosing issues and does not cover most reproductive assistance procedures. Under the Biden administration‚ the Pentagon and the VA have dramatically sought to expand accommodations for troops and veterans who are LGBTQ and boost access to abortion and reproductive aids. “There are limitations on services that VA can provide to include to legally married‚ same-sex couples‚ [limitations] that we think are not in keeping with our requirement to care for all veterans‚” VA Secretary Denis McDonough said in May. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the URL or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post DOD Plans to Cover Fertility Treatments for Same-Sex and Unmarried Couples appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Is 2024 the year of polyamory? “How Did Polyamory Become So Popular?” wonders The New Yorker in a late December article. The New York Times gushes in a Jan. 13 article: “How a Polyamorous Mom Had ‘a Big Sexual Adventure’ and Found Herself.” More articles rapidly followed. New York Magazine’s Jan. 16 cover article was “A Practical Guide to Modern Polyamory.” The Wall Street Journal warned‚ “You’re Looking for ‘The One.’ These Dating-App Users Are Looking for ‘Another One.’” And the New York Post asked‚ “Is your relationship ready for polyamory? 6 signs that point to yes.” It’s not just you; everyone is talking about being open. But even though it’s become more discussed‚ it isn’t such a simple thing to do well. For our latest cover story‚ we’ve created an exceedingly in-depth guide to the polyverse. https://t.co/28V4FiHfWD pic.twitter.com/UEuipgB1Eg— New York Magazine (@NYMag) January 21‚ 2024 Is our society shifting? Is being monogamous soon going to be yet another thing that sets apart religious Americans from everyone else? Are parents soon going to have to make the case for monogamy to the next generation? As much as I’d love to chalk this up as another made-up media narrative‚ there is some evidence polyamory is catching on. A third of singles have been in a non-monogamous relationship‚ according to a 2023 survey of American singles by Match‚ a dating site company. Just half of singles (49%) picked monogamy as their ideal sexual relationship structure. Perusing dating apps‚ I’ve seen men saying they are in an open relationship and looking for another. A third of Americans‚ including an astonishing 51% of 18- to 29-year-olds‚ say that an open marriage is “acceptable‚” according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in April 2023. What is going on? Curious‚ I decided to read the new book “More: A Memoir of Open Marriage‚” by Molly Roden Winter‚ a Brooklyn wife and mother who chronicles her adventures in polyamorous relationships. In her new memoir‚ “More‚” Molly Roden Winter recounts the often turbulent experience of open marriage and the challenges of juggling her obligations as a wife and mother with her pursuit of sexual and romantic fulfillment. https://t.co/APHbyN8h5r pic.twitter.com/zfMbVhckjH— The New York Times (@nytimes) January 17‚ 2024 Winter‚ who is interviewed in several of the new articles about polyamory‚ writes about her various experiences and ends her book by talking about how she wondered‚ before her second child arrived‚ how she could love him as much as her first. “But then a miracle happened. Nate arrived. And I loved them both‚” she recounts. “Because love is vast. Abundant. Infinite‚ in fact. And the secret is this: love begets love. The more you love‚ the more you have to give.” The message is clear: Just as we can love multiple children‚ so can we love multiple romantic partners. But Winter’s actual tale—to give her credit‚ she is honest about the turbulence and devastation open marriage brings to her—paints a much less rosy picture. In fact‚ the book convinced me polyamory is just the latest way the patriarchy is hoodwinking the women of America. While Molly Roden Winter paints herself as the protagonist of her own story‚ it is her husband‚ Stew‚ whose urges drive the opening of the marriage. After Stew sees a flirty text from another man to Molly‚ then his wife of a decade‚ he advocates that Molly‚ who did not plan to have further contact with the man‚ sleep with him. When Molly goes out on a date with the new man‚ her husband texts her: “Have fun‚ tonight‚ baby. I’ll be thinking about you.” Her reaction to the text is: “Something about his message irritates me. Does he think this is all for him?” Sadly‚ Molly does not linger on this question long enough. When she chickens out on sleeping with the new man‚ who has a girlfriend of his own‚ Stew is disappointed—but doesn’t let Winter forget. “For the first few months after my failed ‘date‚’ when Stew and I have sex‚ he tries to keep the fantasy of Matt alive. Talking about Matt feeds Stewart’s libido.” When Molly sees Matt again‚ she once again wonders if she should sleep with him. Confiding to a friend‚ she says‚ “Stewart wants me to sleep with him … He says the idea of it turns him on.” Ah‚ feminism in the 2020s. It’s no longer enough to sleep with your husband. Now you also have to gratify him sexually by sleeping with other men. She ultimately does sleep with Matt‚ arguing unconvincingly that she didn’t do it for Stew or her marriage but because “it is what I want.” But almost immediately the situation spirals. Molly recounts being teary‚ worried Matt won’t cheat on his girlfriend again with her. Stew‚ ever the Prince Charming‚ quickly asks if it’s OK if he can sleep with an ex-girlfriend‚ to which Winter reluctantly agrees‚ conceding it’s “not fair” if she can sleep with others and he can’t. The book rapidly gallops through similarly heartwarming scenes. When Molly finds out that Stew did indeed sleep with his ex‚ she recounts her emotional response: “My legs give way. I crumple onto the floor next to the bed. I’m afraid I might vomit.” Nor do the men she dates treat her well. A man on his third marriage doesn’t ask for permission to not use a condom; consistently takes her to a place where you rent rooms for two or three hours‚ furniture “covered in easy-to-wipe plastic‚” and when she refuses to cave into his pleadings that they go to a sex club‚ tells her‚ “Very well. Perhaps it is time I look for another … ” Another fling calls her one day for an afternoon sex session that she describes as “consensual‚” but “also rough … rougher than I want it to be.”  She decides to prioritize the man’s needs: “I give myself over to his desires and try to squelch my own.” On the subway ride home‚ Molly ponders her decision‚ wondering‚ “Why didn’t I stop him? Why couldn’t I tell him how he was making me feel—like a Grubhub delivery to a ravenous man‚ devoured without even the civility of napkin or utensils?” “Because‚ really‚ who am I?  I am not special. I am not loved. I’m not even Leo’s mistress. I am his piece of ass on the side. What did I expect anyway?” Talk about a fairy tale. In search of a More intimate read ?? MORE by Molly Roden Winter is an unputdownable memoir of love‚ desire‚ and personal growth that follows a happily married mother’s exploration of sex and relationships—outside of her marriage.? pic.twitter.com/TzD306CV1x— Doubleday (@doubledaybooks) December 17‚ 2023 When Molly stops finding men on Ashley Madison‚ a dating site for cheaters‚ her luck doesn’t substantially change. She meets Karl‚ who has a bisexual girlfriend. At first‚ Karl is wonderful‚ but after Molly isn’t enthusiastic enough about a threesome with him and his girlfriend—a threesome she talks herself into‚ despite her clear reluctance—Karl disappears. Months later‚ she sees a wedding photo of Karl and his girlfriend. “Looking at the two of them together‚ I feel sure I spent more time thinking about Karl than he spent thinking about me. I was merely a pawn. Martina liked straight women. Karl’s job was to bring them home to her‚” she writes. Definitely what every teenage girl dreams of happening in her adult romantic life. Sadly‚ Molly isn’t even the first woman in her family to go down this path because of a man. She tells of her mother’s experience in an open marriage‚ where her mother slept with men she explored spirituality with and nicknamed “Jesus Christ” and “Buddha.”  “It was your father’s idea‚” her mother tells Winter about the affairs she had. Later‚ in therapy‚ Winter explores her feelings about her mother’s life in a heartbreaking monologue. “It makes me question if my mother ever did anything for herself‚” she recalls telling her therapist‚ adding: I mean‚ seeing other men was my father’s idea. And then this whole spiritual quest of hers was driven by the men she was involved with. Even her names for them: Jesus Christ and Buddha. Like they’re divine beings or something. Like the men have all the answers and she’s just following them … So I’m wondering if that’s the source of the ‘repressed rage’ she told me about. “It freaks me out a little‚” Molly tells her therapist of her mother’s experience. “I thought her sexual freedom was the one release valve she had. But what if it was just‚ I don’t know‚ an illusion of freedom?” Bingo. Sadly‚ Molly maintains to the end that her open marriage is a positive experience of learning and love—perhaps because she remains in thrall to her husband. She concedes that she has “fantasized” about returning to monogamy with Stew‚ but “I know Stewart is happier this way.” Less convincingly‚ she continues that an open marriage is “good for me‚ too … I’m learning to be responsible for my own happiness.” Left unexplored is whether she could continue that responsibility while also closing her marriage. For all the hoopla about Molly’s being a brave pioneer and trendsetter in the ways of modern love‚ her tale is ultimately as old as time. She’s yet another woman suppressing her sexual longings and true desires to keep her man happy. When I finished Molly’s book‚ I felt immense pity for her‚ for this woman who is assaulted constantly by migraines‚ who is frequently stifling her quite natural feelings‚ and who‚ for all her talk about no longer being the pleasant “Straight-A Molly” of her youth‚ seems doomed always to be a people pleaser. But based on the trends‚ Molly won’t be the only woman who falls victim to this lifestyle. Research suggests polyamory is unlikely to bring about genuine happiness for many. Ashley McGuire‚ author of the book “Sex Scandal‚” writes at the Institute for Family Studies blog: [R]esearch has found that long-term stability and happiness are tied to having less‚ not more‚ sexual partners‚ with the least likely cohort to divorce being women whose only sexual partner in life is the man they married. Research published … also found that couples who are the ‘least sexually experienced’ outside of marriage report the highest levels of both sexual and emotional satisfaction in their marriages. No doubt the media and other key influencers will continue hyping polyamory as something glamorous and adventurous‚ an exciting quest for sexual fulfillment. But Molly Roden Winter’s memoir‚ despite her efforts‚ tells the truth: For many women‚ polyamory is likely to end in tears and sadness‚ not joy and satisfaction. Have an opinion about this article? 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The University of California Regents delayed a plan that would have allowed illegal immigrant students to have jobs on campus‚ Politico reported. The UC Regents voted on Thursday to put the plan on hold for at least a year‚ according to Politico. The Department of Homeland Security previously pressed UC officials to reconsider the plan‚ which it saw as a violation of federal law. “We concluded that the proposed legal pathway is not viable at this time‚ and in fact carries significant risks for the institution and for those we serve‚” UC President Michael Drake told Politico. “For that reason‚ it is inadvisable for the university to initiate implementation right now.” There are an estimated 4‚000 undocumented students enrolled in the UC system who will be unable to obtain campus jobs and paid fellowships‚ according to Politico. The students are among illegal immigrants who came to the U.S. as children and cannot work because of legal challenges to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. UC Regent John Perez was saddened by the decision‚ according to Politico. “Quite frankly‚ I wish I was more surprised‚” Perez told Politico. The university will pursue “experiential learning” opportunities for students‚ instead‚ Drake reportedly said. Immigration is a pivotal issue for the upcoming 2024 presidential election‚ with 43% of Hispanic adults identifying immigration as the No. 1 issue‚ according to an Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. The Biden administration has released more than 800‚000 illegal immigrants into the U.S. with future court dates in 2023. UC did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation’s request for comment. Originally published by the Daily Caller News Foundation Have an opinion about this article? To sound off‚ please email letters@DailySignal.com and we’ll consider publishing your edited remarks in our regular “We Hear You” feature. Remember to include the url or headline of the article plus your name and town and/or state. The post University Of California Officials Delay Plan to Hire Illegal Immigrant Students appeared first on The Daily Signal.

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“Rommel‚ you magnificent bastard! I read your book!” shouts a triumphant U.S. Lt. Gen. George S. Patton‚ Jr. (as played by Best Actor Oscar winner‚ George C. Scott in 1970’s Best Picture‚ Patton) while watching the March-April 1943 Battle of El Guettar in Tunisia‚ North Africa. This “gotcha!” exclamation implies the American general gained the key to victory over the German-Italian Axis forces he mistakenly thought were then commanded by Rommel from reading Rommel’s own impressive account of his development as a daring‚ tactically-innovative troop commander fighting French‚ Romanian‚ Russian and Italian units in World War I. An avid reader of all things military history—his extensive‚ personally-annotated military history library was donated to the West Point Library—the real Patton probably did read Infanterie greift an‚ published by then-Lt. Col. Erwin Rommel in Germany in 1937‚ two years before World War II began and four years before Rommel earned his nickname‚ “The Desert Fox”. But the first English language edition—heavily abridged and edited by (understandably) anti-German wartime military censors only initially appeared in 1943. What is certain‚ however‚ is that Patton never read this excellent‚ insightful‚ and revealing new English translation—which is much truer and exceedingly more faithful to Rommel’s highly nuanced‚ original German account than the extremely poor‚ indifferently translated wartime 1943 and 1944 English editions. Comparing Zita Steele’s (pen name of award-winning writer-historian-editor‚ Zita Ballinger Fletcher) brilliant new translation of Rommel’s classic book is akin to comparing Shakespeare’s Hamlet to a fourth-grade “Dick and Jane” grammar book. Steele’s deft translation finally does justice to Rommel’s original German text. Bringing the Original Text To Life Rommel’s original text comes vividly alive through Steele’s superb German-to-English translation and his account of how he reacted to and developed his innovative small-unit tactics to consistently defeat the forces arrayed against his own unit is exceptionally well-revealed in her new book. Usually outnumbered and outgunned‚ German mountain ranger assault troops under the young Rommel‚ time and time again overcame their enemies’ superior numbers and greater firepower to achieve their often daunting objectives. Steele consistently‚ and much more correctly‚ translates “German alpine troops” as “mountain rangers‚” thereby better capturing the true nature of these‚ in effect‚ early versions of what would eventually be known as “special operations forces”. this article first appeared in military history quarterly See more stories subscribe now!   Rommel describes how and why he developed the tactics he used to prevail in each engagement‚ revealing his constant development as an innovative troop leader. This excellent new translation traces the gradual but proceeding development during combat in France and in the mountains of the Eastern Front of the young Rommel whose later operational genius would suddenly burst forth upon the Belgian‚ French and North African battlefields of World War II. This translation demonstrates the roots of Rommel’s operational genius‚ showing “how Rommel became Rommel.”  Rommel As A Person Steele also reveals Erwin Rommel as a person‚ with the all-too-human flaws he possessed. Although the enduring image of Rommel was that of a homebody “family” man‚ a devoted‚ doting husband to his wife Lucie (they married in 1916)‚ his relationship with another woman produced an illegitimate daughter‚ Gertrud‚ in 1913‚ whom he manfully acknowledged and for whom he provided financial support. Additionally‚ Steele presents a convincing argument—based on Rommel’s admitted life-long insomnia and recurrent nightmares—that he suffered from PTSD‚ post traumatic stress disorder. Given his WWI wounds‚ the nightmarish combat he endured in that war‚ and the loss of many close friends‚ that diagnosis seems completely credible. Coincidentally‚ Patton’s best biographer‚ Carlo D’Este‚ concludes—very convincingly—that Patton also suffered from PTSD. This reviewer strongly concurs with both authors’ “diagnoses.” Was Rommel A Nazi? Steele also delves into THE question involving Rommel: Was he or was he not a “Nazi?” Although it is a historical fact that Erwin Rommel was never a member of the Nazi Party‚ his promotions by Adolf Hitler always beg the question of was Rommel a “secret” Nazi‚ whether an official member of the Party or not? Steele concludes—correctly in this reviewer’s opinion—that Rommel was definitely not a Nazi. Clearly‚ Rommel personally benefited from Hitler’s support and indulgences‚ but so did other non-Nazis if they served Hitler’s interests when that service was beneficial to the Nazi dictator. Rommel was enough of a non-Nazi that he paid the ultimate price—Hitler’s toadies forced the field marshal to commit suicide on Oct. 14‚ 1944 in the wake of the July 20‚ 1944 plot to assassinate Hitler of which Rommel knew but of which he was not an integral part. Zita Steele’s new book which is based on her new‚ insightful‚ nuanced and authoritative English translation of Erwin Rommel’s classic of military history 1937 book‚ Infantry Attacks‚ is a hands’-down‚ “must-have” book in any military history enthusiast’s library. It not only makes earlier English translations of Rommel’s book obsolete‚ it’s a “classic” account of World War I combat. Above all‚ it’s an insightful preview of one of the most famous commanders of World War II—and how he learned his trade! Buy it! Read it! Enjoy it! ERwin Rommel: First War A New Look At Infantry AttacksBy Zita Steele get it on amazon This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through our site‚ we might earn a commission.