by Leo Hohmann, Leo Hohmann: As many of you know, I authored the first book-length critical study of the U.S. refugee resettlement program. That book, Stealth Invasion, came out in 2017 and was banned by Amazon in 2022. It’s still available at Barnes and Noble. I am including an article in the latter half of this post […]

by Frank Bergman, Slay News: The Russian government has just taken a significant step in bypassing global sanctions by passing new laws to allow businesses to use Bitcoin for international trade payments. Russian lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday that will allow businesses to use cryptocurrencies in international trade. The move is part of Russia’s […]

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While the last few years have seen a plethora of new Amiga games released, few if any have come from established industry veterans that created games back in the 90's. But today news looks to be something special for the Commodore Amiga, as long-time Amiga head Adrian Cummings, creator of original titles such as Cyberpunks, Tin Toy, Doodlebug and more. Has announced a video update, to what looks

Thanks to a midweek shout out from Saberman, we've been told that the upcoming Commodore Amiga game of 'Dr.Dangerous' by HooGames2017, has been updated with a number of changes such as improved game speed, new enemy types and so much more. For those of you wondering if this game is worth following, then the feedback such as "Wow, what an awesome game! " and "Great game, congrats to you all :)"

Have you ever seen a polar bear floating on their very own raft? At Peak Wildlife Park, it’s one of these animals’ favorite activities! This is all thanks to a man named Mike, who went out of his way to create some bear-proof floatation devices. Peak Wildlife Park shared some wholesome footage of the process on social media. When Mike built his first raft for the polar bears, the creatures couldn’t get enough of their new toy. In fact, they loved it so much that they ended up destroying it! So, it was up to this handyman to build them another one. His upgrade of the original floatation device was totally successful! Before taking it out on the water, Mike let the polar bears play with the raft on land. They had the best time jumping on it and dragging it around in their mouths. The new and improved raft stood up to the rough treatment pretty well. Finally, it was time for the ultimate test: one of the polar bears took the device into the water. They looked so happy to have their toy back! @peakwildlifepark Take a look at our other videos to see more of Mike’s amazing work for the polar bears, and other animals #polarbears #twins #enrichment #animalcare #conservation #majesticanimals #bearsoftiktok #cocacolabear #thebiggestbearintheworld ♬ original sound – Peak Wildlife Park – Peak Wildlife Park Commenters loved this adorable video of the polar bears playing with their brand new raft. Many thought it was hilarious how the animals seemed to be testing out the toy to make sure it wouldn’t break again! “The way they jumped on it to make sure y’all fixed it,” one person said. Another wrote, “Polar bear tested, polar bear approved!” Peak Wildlife Park often shares videos of their animals, especially the fun enrichment activities they come up with to entertain the polar bears! In another clip, staff decided to freeze a few pumpkins inside of a massive block of ice. It seemed like the bears had the best time trying to get their snack out. @peakwildlifepark We made the bears a big iced pumpkin block and they loved it (mostly Nanook)! #nationalpumkinday #pumkinday #welovepumpkins #polarbear #polarbearcub #bear #bearcub #savethepolarbears #conservation #cuteanimals #animalsoftiktok #polarbearconservation #iceicebaby #polarbearraft #pumpkinchallenge #autumnvibes #pumpkinparty ♬ original sound – Peak Wildlife Park – Peak Wildlife Park This wildlife park really takes playtime seriously! You can find the source of this story’s featured image here. The post Dedicated Handyman Tirelessly Creates Rafts For Delighted Polar Bears appeared first on InspireMore.

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds was formed by Noel Gallagher, the former lead guitarist and primary songwriter of the iconic British rock band Oasis, following their split in 2009. The band hails from Manchester, England, and officially began its journey in 2010. The original lineup included Noel Gallagher on vocals and guitar, along with a rotating group of musicians including Jeremy Stacey on drums, Mike Rowe on keyboards, and Lenny Castro on percussion. Over the years, the band’s lineup has seen various changes, but Noel Gallagher has remained the consistent frontman and driving force. The band has released four studio The post Complete List Of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds Albums appeared first on ClassicRockHistory.com.

Astronaut and keen astrophotographer Donald Pettit has shown off a stunning image he took from the International Space Station (ISS) that "cannot be taken anymore".A question that comes up every now and then, is why stars are not visible in photographs taken from the ISS. Though there are photos that display stars in the background, a lot of photos show nothing but darkness behind the Earth.A typical view from the ISS shows no stars in the background.Image credit: NASAIt is natural to assume that the stars should be more visible from space, without our atmosphere interfering with the light. This is the case, and the distortion of our atmosphere is why we keep sending our telescopes into space.But actually photographing stars, as anyone who has tried from Earth knows, requires you to lengthen your exposure time in order to get enough light. During this time the camera must remain pointed precisely at the space object you are trying to capture. This used to be possible onboard the ISS, as highlighted in a photograph taken by Pettit during a stay on the space station in 2003, containing green airglow from atomic oxygen in the Earth's atmosphere, and a whole host of stars. IFLScience is not responsible for content shared from external sites."At this time Space Station’s orbital attitude was a solar inertial attitude (XPOP) that allowed the solar panels to point towards the sun without any tracking (solar tracking was not added to ISS until much later)," Pettit explained in an Instagram post. "Essentially, the station itself was the tracking mechanism thus for a camera mounted to Space Station, a time exposure yielded stars as pinpoints."Unfortunately for fans of seeing images of space taken from space, since 2006 the ISS has adjusted its angle, with one side remaining pointing towards Earth. Pettit took the above photograph using a 30-second exposure, but now such an exposure would just give you stars as arcing trails.    Though the inclination of the ISS limits star images to less than half a second, Pettit plans to take a tracking device to compensate for the motion of the space station in an upcoming trip. With more advanced cameras also available, we should hopefully get more star field images upon his return to the space station.

The diving bell spider is the only species of spider that can spend the entirety of its life underwater. Remarkably, it pulls off this aquatic lifestyle without the ability to actually breathe underwater. The diving bell spider (Argyroneta aquatica) is native to freshwater habitats across large parts of Eurasia, from the British Isles and Siberia to Iran and South Korea. Japan even has its own subspecies, called the Japanese water spider (Argyroneta aquatica japonica) or mizugumo, which looks extremely similar but has larger genitalia.They’re relatively small, measuring between 8 and 15 millimeters (0.3 and 0.6 inches) in length, although the males tend to be larger than the females (which is unusual for spiders). Just like its land-dwelling cousins, the diving bell spider obtains oxygen from the air. So, to breathe, they must create a submerged bubble of air.  They create the bubble by rising to the water’s surface and sticking out their abdomen and legs, which are covered in hydrophobic hairs. They then swim down into the water with the pocket of air and add it to a submerged bubble that’s held in place with a silken web anchored to a surface, usually a plant.The spider can hang out in a single bubble for more than a day. They would be able to stay longer, but nitrogen steadily diffuses from the bubble, causing it to gradually shrink.        They live on a diet of small aquatic bugs and small fish. To catch them, the spider will set up a system of webs around their vicinity that will alert them if prey is near. If the web is tugged, they quickly swim to catch them and drag them back into their bubble.  Watch out, though: as per the British Arachnological Society, the species can bite if mistreated, and it’s about as painful as a bee sting.Many other species of semi-aquatic spiders exist in a variety of forms, but none commit to the bit as much as the diving bell spider – they even reproduce underwater. Male spiders will build their bubble near a female’s. When the time is right, he will create an opening between his bubble and the females, joining them into one. The male will then feed the bubble to make enough space for both of them.  Aquatic spiders shouldn’t be confused with sea spiders, which are from a totally different branch of the tree of life and aren’t even arachnids, despite their name. In fact, sea spiders (Chelicerata) are one of the oldest groups of arthropods and can be considered a “sister group” to other living arthropods, like insects, mollusks, and crustaceans.