Bomb

• This is what Ahmad* fears for his three children, currently displaced in Rafah in Gaza, occupied Palestinian territory.
• But they are also aware that if their children survive the bombs and hunger, their potential in the longer term is in real jeopardy.
• According to the Ministry of Education, as of 2 April, more than 5,479 students and 261 teachers have been killed in the Gaza Strip since 7 October.
• As of 30 March, the Education Cluster estimates that 87.7% of all school buildings in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed.

• Lucy (Ella Purnell), a vault dweller leaves the safety of her bunker for the Wasteland to search for her missing father.
• The success of HBO’s The Last of Us adaptation in 2023 set a high bar for game-to-television adaptations.
• However, director Jonathan Nolan has said that he’s coming to this show as a fan, having been hooked on Fallout 3.
• The show expands and develops the Fallout universe and lore, satisfying long-time fans while telling a compelling, standalone story accessible for newcomers.

Character creation and combat

• For example, in the game, Fallout players must create their character, assign values to different attributes and select secondary perks and skills, like faster weapon reloading or radiation resistance.
• Lucy is introduced presenting herself as a candidate for marriage to a partner from a neighbouring vault.
• Fans will appreciate this nod to character creation while the sequence still makes sense for non-gamers.
• Howard’s character also seems to have opted for the “Bloody Mess” character perk judging by the exploding body parts.

You have discovered Vault 4

• Seeking supplies, the duo venture into a ruined medical centre, promptly falling through a trapdoor into Vault 4.
• A particularly memorable encounter for me from Fallout 3 was discovering Vault 108, where I was set upon by vault dwellers, all gleefully and eerily calling out the name “Gary”.
• Watching Lucy and Maximus (mainly Lucy – Maximus is distracted by slippers and popcorn) unpick Vault 4’s story captures that same journey.

Before the bombs fell

• Fallout makes extensive use of discoverable messages on computer terminals in the many ruined buildings across the Wasteland.
• These frequently offer fascinating insight into the lives of people before the bombs fell.
• The time dedicated to these flashbacks is a real series strength, building to a franchise-defining revelation in the finale.

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Peter Howell does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organisation that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• NEW YORK, April 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pomerantz LLP announces that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Evolv Technologies Holdings, Inc. f/k/a NewHold Investment Corp. (“Evolv” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: EVLV).
• Those who inquire by e-mail are encouraged to include their mailing address, telephone number, and the number of shares purchased.
• The class action concerns whether Evolv and certain of its officers and/or directors have engaged in securities fraud or other unlawful business practices.
• Founded by the late Abraham L. Pomerantz, known as the dean of the class action bar, Pomerantz pioneered the field of securities class actions.

• A waitlist is now available on the Deep Sentinel website with the product officially launching in May 2024.
• With crime rates escalating and criminal tactics becoming increasingly brazen via flash mob robberies and car-ramming burglaries, Deep Sentinel is empowering businesses to finally subdue and impair criminals.
• “Crime is growing exponentially and more aggressively," said David Selinger, CEO and founder of Deep Sentinel, emphasizing the critical role FlashBang will play in combating criminal threats.
• For more information about Deep Sentinel and the FlashBang waitlist, visit https://www.deepsentinel.com/flashbang/ .