The browser-based game Infinite Craft has taken the Internet by storm with its crazy combination and seemingly endless possibilities. Getting started with Infinite Craft is easy enough‚ but you’ll eventually hit a wall as you try to create specific things. Some basic materials like Metal are shockingly hard to create‚ and sometimes the game will give you something completely random even if you’re deliberately trying to discover a certain item or ingredient. This guide contains a complete list of every crafting recipe that has been discovered in Infinite Craft‚ so it should be able to help you on your journey to create the rarest combinations in the game. Related: How to make Batman in Infinite Craft Every Combination in Infinite Craft ItemFirst IngredientSecond IngredientAbominable SnowmanWater + YetiYetiAdamMud VenusAlfredBatmanWisdomAlligatorSwampTrumpAmazonJungleRiverAmberCologne FossilAmericaRainbow ContinentAmmoniteFossilRollAncientRuinsTownAndroidSoftware ...

Since Helldivers 2 is a live service game‚ you can expect a tiered currency system. You can earn badges by doing certain objectives during the missions that unlock weapons‚ gear‚ and other items that make you stand out. The other is Super Credits‚ the premium currency acquired one way — till now. To learn how to get Super Credits for free in Helldivers 2‚ you might want to read below.  Helldivers 2: How to get Super Credits for free Super Credits are surprisingly inexpensive in Helldivers 2. Unlike most games that feature a premium currency‚ there’s value behind them‚ and doesn’t feel like you’re being robbed. But having the option of getting them free is great as well.  Related: How to increase mission difficulty in Helldivers 2 To get Super Credits for free must simply play any mission. However‚ while you’re in the mission‚ look for orange or blue storage crates. They can be hard to come. But I found a handful by going to the many question marks scattered ...

Persona 3 Reload made me realize what a personal experience the original release provided. It’s funny‚ what a difference nearly 18 years can make‚ and how little that amount of time changes the ingredients that make up a great interactive experience. When Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 3 arrived in North America in late 2006‚ building on fresh brand recognition produced by Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne‚ it offered a compelling RPG experience like none I had ever experienced. I was utterly enthralled. While playing the revitalized remake‚ I felt the familiar magic at work once again. The reasons for my enchantment had changed sometimes‚ as had the game’s finer details and presentation. Mostly‚ those differences make Persona 3 Reload the definitive edition of an already very good game. The exceptions to that happy rule warrant a special mention‚ so let’s get that out of the way. Persona 3 has seen multiple enhanced releases over the years‚ in Persona 3 FES (also released on t...

Helldivers 2 is a game plagued by bugs‚ both intentional and unintentional. The latest problem to be found in the amazing liberation-spreading game is with the Helldivers armor rating being completely broken. In a new video released on YouTube‚ the problems are highlighted. No differences in light and heavy armor YouTube streamer Wulfrayne highlights the issues surrounding the damage ratings of the various types of armor. In his video he shows the amount of damage it takes to die using both light armor and heavy‚ and the amount is the same. With both sets of armor on‚ it takes six attacks to be downed in Helldivers 2. This bug will eventually be patched‚ but for now‚ it makes heavy armour completely redundant in Helldivers 2. It is better to simply play with light armor and make the most of the benefits that come with that. Light armor has much higher speed and much better stamina regeneration. In time‚ the patch for armor will be fixed‚ and the damage values will be ...

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Davy Crockett is considered an American folk hero and is commonly associated with his battles during several major wars and at the Alamo. His fame soon started to become popularized in plays‚ novels‚ movies‚ TV shows‚ and more. However‚ Crockett might be somewhat different than how he is portrayed in the media. Continue reading to get to know the absolute truth about this wild frontier man. Source

2018 marks 100 years since the end of World War I. “The Great War” raged for four merciless years‚ from 1914 to 1918‚ and left a trail of destruction in its wake. Cities were ruined‚ lands were ravaged‚ and millions of soldiers and civilians were killed before peace was eventually declared. Join us as we reflect on some rare color photographs taken at the heart of the conflict. For most of us... Source

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Business headlines say that inflation is down‚ yet countless Americans are struggling‚ particularly with finding somewhere affordable to live. How do we reconcile these seemingly contradictory notions? First‚ lower inflation means prices are rising slower‚ but still rising. Second‚ housing inflation is being undercounted by official government metrics as much as 4-to-1. The consumer price index from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is designed to measure the cost increase of a common basket of goods. Surprisingly‚ though‚ it doesn’t include the cost of housing. The CPI tries to capture consumption‚ but not anything considered an investment‚ which would include a home and any improvements to it‚ like installing a swimming pool. Similarly‚ things like the chlorine tablets used to maintain the swimming pool are also excluded since they’re considered part of an investment. This isn’t a trivial fact‚ because when the price of those tablets skyrocketed more than 200% in 2022‚ that increase was nowhere to be found in the CPI. This is just one example of how the index undercounted the increase in the cost of living for many Americans. While it doesn’t directly measure the cost of homeownership‚ the CPI does try to estimate it by looking at renter surveys. Basically‚ the Bureau of Labor Statistics uses the responses in these surveys to estimate not only the change in the cost of renting‚ but also the change in the cost of homeownership through a category called “owner’s equivalent rent.” If the cost of rent increases at the same rate as the cost of homeownership‚ then this methodology should theoretically create an accurate measurement of the increased cost of housing overall. The problem today is that the cost of homeownership has risen much faster than rents over the past three years. Although rents are at a record high today‚ the premium to own a home vs. renting one has never been so large before. According to the CPI‚ rents have gone up 19.5% over the last three years‚ and the more-encompassing shelter component of the CPI has risen 19.4% over the same time. According to the National Association of Realtors‚ however‚ the median sales price of existing homes is up 23.7% in the past three years. And interest rates on mortgages have more than doubled in that time‚ increasing the monthly mortgage payment even more. The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta compiles a monthly homeownership affordability index‚ which estimates the cost to own a median-price home and compares that with the median household income. The index looks at not just how much a homeowner would need to pay in principal and interest‚ but also homeowners’ insurance‚ taxes‚ and personal mortgage insurance. In January 2021‚ the median price of a home was just under $300‚000‚ while the interest rate on a 30-year mortgage was 2.7%. All in all‚ it costs $1‚600 a month to afford a home‚ which is 28% of the median household income. That’s one of the most affordable ratios since the Atlanta Fed started keeping track of this metric in 2006. By November 2023 (the most recent period for which figures are available)‚ things had deteriorated. In just under three years‚ the price of a median home shot up to $363‚000‚ while interest rates were 7.4%. Taxes and insurance also skyrocketed‚ helping drive the monthly cost of homeownership to an eye-opening $2‚831. That’s a 77% increase in just three years or four times the increase in rent counted by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. It now takes 43.9% of the median household income to afford a median-price home. But note that this is before-tax income. After taxes‚ it takes well over half of the median household income to own a median-price home. The stratospheric cost of homeownership has led many American families to cut corners wherever possible. That’s why 18 million Americans today are doing without homeowners insurance. The untenable cost of living has forced them to roll the dice on their financial futures. But neither the exorbitant cost of owning a home‚ nor the drop in insurance coverage is incorporated in the CPI. This undercounting of inflation is a key reason why so many people disapprove of the economy despite the official metrics improving. Flawed statistics won’t help cover your unaffordable mortgage. Originally published at WashingtonTimes.com 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 Understated by Feds‚ Through-the-Roof Housing Inflation Is Crushing Would-Be Homeowners appeared first on The Daily Signal.

Our government isn’t serious about defending the United States and its interests. In fact‚ it has fallen woefully short in carrying out this sacred obligation. I know this sounds harsh‚ but as we’ll see‚ the government’s own numbers prove the point. That our military is weak is not an indictment of the men and women who have volunteered to serve. It is an indictment of a system largely defined by the government and those elected to high office. That includes senior military officers whose primary obligation should be to ensure that our men and women have what they need to win in war—which is‚ after all‚ the primary purpose of our military. Yes‚ many people will say the purpose of a strong military is to deter war‚ but deterrence derives from the belief of the enemy that they would be defeated in battle. So if our military is at great risk of not being able to win … well‚ it doesn’t have much deterrent value. Our potential enemies can see this; the American public‚ not so much. At present‚ the U.S. military is roughly half the size it needs to be. Moreover‚ most of its primary equipment (planes‚ ships‚ tanks‚ etc.) is 30 to 40 years old. Soldiers‚ sailors‚ airmen‚ Marines‚ and guardsmen are training only a fraction of what they should to be competent in battle. Yet senior leaders in the Pentagon‚ White House spokespersons‚ and even members of Congress who have access to the facts (and should know better) continue to say that we have the best military in the world‚ as if saying so makes it so. It does not. Let’s look at the numbers‚ using references from near the end of the Cold War‚ when the U.S. last confronted a major competitor on a global stage. Recall that until the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s‚ the U.S. maintained forces able to compete with the Soviets in many regions at once‚ primarily in Europe (in land and air) but also across the seas where naval power was essential. Back then‚ Washington had to focus only on one capital and the ambitions of one authoritarian regime. Regardless of where military actions occurred‚ the signals reverberated to Moscow. Today‚ the U.S. must account for regimes in Moscow‚ Beijing‚ Tehran‚ and Pyongyang‚ and a host of smaller powers and terrorist regimes that challenge U.S. interests. They have different objectives and possess different cultures‚ values‚ and networks. Just because the U.S. acts in the Middle East to thwart Iran doesn’t mean that China alters its activities vis-à-vis Taiwan or its push on territorial claims in the South China Sea‚ or that Russia lessens its assault of Europe or attempts to divide NATO. They pose different threats to the U.S. in different ways. What they have in common is the objective of displacing the United States as a global power and reducing America’s ability to shape the future in ways that benefit Americans. To compete on a global stage against a multitude of adversaries who collaborate against the U.S.‚ at least opportunistically‚ America must possess military power commensurate with the realities of the current world‚ not one that is imagined years from now nor held in fond memory. Consider the following: In the late 1980s‚ the Navy possessed nearly 600 ships‚ keeping approximately 100 at sea on any given day. Today‚ it has 292 yet maintains the same number deployed‚ thus working both ships and crew twice as much. It is not uncommon for ships to be 15% undermanned. In 1989‚ the Army had 770‚000 soldiers in its active component. Today‚ it has 452‚000‚ shrinking by 33‚000 last year alone. By the end of this year‚ it will shrink further‚ to 445‚000. Since 2011‚ the Army has lost 121‚000 troops‚ 22% of its force. The service is the smallest it has been since the 1930s. Most of its major weapons were purchased in the 1980s. During the Cold War‚ the average Air Force pilot flew more than 200 hours a year and often exceeded 300 hours. Our pilots made fun of their Soviet counterparts for flying half that number. Today‚ the average Air Force pilot flies fewer than 130 hours‚ while their Chinese competitors fly 200-plus. The average age of an Air Force fighter is 30‚ older than the pilots flying the aircraft. The average age of the majority of refueling aircraft is 60 years—as old (or older) than the parents of the pilots flying them. Fourteen years ago‚ America committed to modernizing its portfolio of nuclear weapons. Since then‚ our nuclear enterprise hasn’t produced a single new weapon. Meanwhile‚ China has produced 100 nuclear missiles just the past year and is on track to quadruple its inventory by 2030. Iran is near-nuclear‚ having amassed enough uranium enriched to 60% to make a half-dozen warheads in 30 days if it committed to push the enrichment process to 90%‚ which it is capable of doing. Iran already possesses the largest inventory of ballistic missiles in the Middle East and is placing satellites in orbit to refine militarily relevant technologies. Although Russia has taken a beating in its war against Ukraine‚ it has moved to a wartime economy and is making more missiles and tanks now than before it invaded Ukraine. New equipment is rapidly replacing the old Soviet inventory that Russia has consumed or lost in the past two years. And the soldiers who have survived the Russia-Ukraine war to this point are battle-hardened; U.S. forces last saw major combat when in Iraq‚ nearly 20 years ago. Perhaps things wouldn’t be so worrisome if we could count on strong‚ reliable allies. Unfortunately‚ their story is worse. During the Cold War‚ West Germany had 5‚000 main battle tanks. Today‚ it has 300 Leopard IIs‚ of which fewer than 100 are considered operational. But that’s better than in 2021‚ when only 13 were available for deployment. Germany’s defense minister has reported that the country won’t be able to field a ready division until 2025. Its military infrastructure is so decayed that it will take 300 billion euros (about $329 billion) and 50 years to modernize. In the United Kingdom‚ the army is the smallest since 1710 and leaders have said they would struggle to put a single division in the field. Britain’s military services combined (160‚000 service members) are smaller than the U.S. Marine Corps at 174‚000. The Royal Navy possesses a mere 20 surface combatants. France only has 19 large surface warships. In the days since the Cold War‚ the number of France’s tanks has dropped from 1‚349 to 222 and the number of fighter aircraft from 686 to 254. A senior defense leader has questioned whether the French military could operate longer than four days in high-intensity combat. Japan‚ a major U.S. ally in the Pacific‚ reportedly has such a limited inventory of munitions that its ships and aircraft could sortie only three times before having nothing more to shoot. Back at home‚ 3 out of 4 young Americans are ineligible for military service‚ without a waiver‚ due to physical or mental health issues‚ obesity‚ criminal records‚ or substance abuse. The recruiting environment is so bad that the Navy has increased the maximum age for new enlistees and has begun accepting enlistees in the lowest category of aptitude testing. In the Army‚ all captains are now automatically promoted to major. In the Air Force‚ all officers in flight school graduate‚ with less than one-quarter of 1% failing due to lack of demonstrated proficiency. Many Americans perceive the military as more interested in pushing social policy agenda programs than in ensuring that our forces are able to win in combat. Clearly‚ we have a problem. All of this is captured in gory detail in The Heritage Foundation’s recently released 2024 Index of U.S. Military Strength. The point of the index is twofold: to inform Americans about the state of their military and to prompt Congress and the Biden administration to do something about correcting the multitude of problems in our country’s ability to defend itself and its interests in a very dangerous world that seems to be spiraling out of control. Regular citizens can see to their needs for employment‚ food‚ medical care‚ personal protection‚ and spiritual fulfillment. They help each other in times of distress and routinely come together to celebrate successes in life. But they cannot defend the country at the individual or community level. That responsibility lies with the federal government‚ which is failing at the task. This must change‚ and Americans should demand it. Waiting until the next crisis is upon us will be too late. This commentary originally was published by The National Interest 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 Our Military Is Weak. That Should Scare You. appeared first on The Daily Signal.