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GAME REVIEW: The Last Guardian
written by Melissa Shaw
The Last Guardian is a gorgeously detailed, thoughtful action-adventure fantasy game. You play a young boy who awakens in a cavern with a large mythical creature who is chained to the floor. As the story progresses, you form a bond with the creature, Trico, as the two of you navigate through environmental puzzles set in enormous, elaborate environments, some of ancient ruins, some of dizzying heights. Sometimes you need Trico's help to survive or progress through a series of puzzles, and sometimes Trico needs yours.
Designed and directed by Fumito Ueda, who brought us the iconic Ico and Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian shows the influences of both of those games, particularly Ico. In this game, however, you leave all the combat to your enormous companion.
Although the game offers you only a small selection of simple gameplay mechanics to find your way through each map, it combines these mechanics in an ingenious variety of ways to create challenging and thought-provoking puzzles. Rarely is the path through an area clear at first glance. Fortunately, the game lets you take your time in most sections, which also enables you to explore the lush maps, some parts of which serve no purpose other than to enhance the sense of grandeur and detail of this world.
One of the most notable aspects of the game is the creature design. It may seem odd to use a word like "realistic" to describe a 20-foot-tall, feathered beast with a doglike face, a catlike body, and glowing blue horns, but Trico scans as a realistic animal, with idiosyncratic but recognizable behaviors. His animation blending is seamless, so nothing interrupts the realism of Trico on-screen. He is an appealing companion, by turns protective, affectionate, curious, and fearful. He grows attached to you, following you around, howling mournfully when you've gone somewhere he can't reach. Although Trico moves like a cat, he isn't perfect; he sometimes misjudges leaps and has to scramble to complete them. His imperfections make him all the more endearing.
Like any real animal, Trico is not a perfectly controllable creature. He has his own agenda and his own limitations. The game requires patience. It can be difficult to communicate what you want to Trico at first, and even when you can, it can take him a little time to do as you ask. The game also requires you to let go of precise control sometimes, and let Trico find his own way rather than waiting for you to direct him.
This game is not without its frustrations. Camera control is sometimes restricted, making it difficult to see. At other times, the camera moves abruptly from one place to another, often to avoid clipping through solid objects. These movements are jarring, and since you move the player character relative to the camera, they can interfere with gameplay. In addition, the game has an atypical controller scheme, with no option to reconfigure it or to reassign buttons. And although it's a virtue that it is difficult to fall off Trico inadvertently, the flip side of that is that it can be difficult to jump or drop from Trico when you want to. In terms of the story, near the end of the game, there's a brutal and disturbing cut-scene that's hard to watch, and another cut-scene that leaves you wondering what you've been feeding your friend.
On the whole, though, The Last Guardian is a magnificent game: often quiet and moving, sometimes abruptly exciting, always immersive and beautiful.
Melissa Shaw's short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Realms of Fantasy, Analog, and several anthologies. Melissa is a Clarion West graduate and a "Writers of the Future" contest winner. She is currently writing for an as-yet-unreleased video game.
Posted on January 16, 2017 January 8, 2017 Author David SteffenCategories ReviewsTags Melissa Shaw, The Last Guardian, video gameLeave a comment on GAME REVIEW: The Last Guardian
Game Review: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
I'm not a patient gamer. When I sit down with a new game, I want to dive into the action, run around the world taking in the sights, learn (and use) some skills, and get introduced to and led through a compelling story that doesn't make me sit still for too long at a time. Which is why I have often avoided RPGs in the past.
Skyrim, the fifth entry in the Elder Scrolls RPG game series, has a lot to offer:Â it's an enormous game with a breathtaking variety of weapons, abilities, loot, side quests, and strong visuals.
It also has its share of dull, lengthy, in-game exposition scenes, in which you have to sit still and listen to talking heads. And you have to pay attention and press buttons at the right moment — if you leave to find a red-hot poker to gouge your eyes out with, the dialog will repeat, unskippably, until you hit those buttons. At least cut-scenes are staged for dramatic impact, and, in many games, are skippable.
In between those annoying infodumps, however, lies the meat of the game, and it is strong. It's also surprisingly well gender-balanced; many of the soldiers, thieves, mages, friends, and enemies are female, and their attire matches the men's, instead of being a stripper's titillating version of it. After picking your race, gender, and other visual details, you get into the action pretty quickly, and, if the controls aren't what you're used to, you can customize them to be more familiar.
One of the game's strongest sections doesn't even take place on the surface of the already large map. Blackreach, an enormous cave system underneath much of the continent, is luminous and otherworldly, with half-submerged ruins of the buildings of ancient cities. The attention to detail in this game is impressive; entire rooms exist just to add ambience and robustness, which makes the world feel rich and convincing.
It does take a while to level up sufficiently to successfully take on your earliest opponents, but once you've attained level 15 or so, the game progresses smoothly, even if all you do is hack and slash. You can also adjust the difficulty of the game, without being penalized in your ability to get achievements.
Like other Elder Scrolls games, this one tends towards glitches and bugs, which can dramatically affect enjoyability. But the game itself is so expansive and fun that it more than compensates for those irritations. (Also, any issue you encounter is something someone else has probably already encountered, so a quick Google search may reveal an unexpected solution to your bug-based conundrum.)
Overall, while it has a few drawbacks, Skyrim is a long and varied adventure, with a world that grows on you. After you finish the main storyline, you may find yourself dipping back in to pick up the side quests and extend your stay in this compelling land.
Skyrim is available for PS3, Xbox 360, and PC.
Posted on May 14, 2012 May 15, 2012 Author David SteffenCategories ReviewsTags Elder Scrolls, Melissa Shaw, SkyrimLeave a comment on Game Review: The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Game Review: InFamous (PS3)
In 2002, Sucker Punch Productions came out with a cartoonish children's game for the PS2 called Sly Cooper and the Thievious Raccoonus, the first of a trio of Sly Cooper games. The title character was a thief who snuck around cities, climbed up buildings, and ran across wires. Sly's loyal companions gave him intel and assigned him capers over a radio connection. The various games in the series featured elements like a villain dumping tar into the water supply, our hero following specific NPCs through a city without being spotted, and a blimp filled with "spice" gas whose evil purpose was to drive a city's denizens insane.
Fast-forward to 2009, and InFamous, Sucker Punch's new action-adventure game whose main character, Cole, prowls around a city, climbs up buildings, and runs across wires. His companions — some friendly, some hostile — give him intel and assign him capers over a cell phone. Some game elements include a villain dumping tar into the water supply, our hero following specific NPCs through the city without being spotted, and several zeppelins filled with toxic gas whose evil purpose is drive the city's denizens insane.
To be fair, both the Sly Cooper series and InFamous are highly entertaining, and both offer a great deal more than just those similarities. But the family resemblance is striking enough to make you wonder why Sucker Punch felt so comfortable blatantly ripping off its own games, and why they didn't at least file off the serial numbers and change enough details to make those familiar elements seem fresher. Maybe they didn't expect any overlap in the audiences of the two games; InFamous is certainly a far more grown-up and darker game. Where the Sly Cooper games felt like bubblegum comics, InFamous has the feel of a graphic novel. (The Sucker Punch games also share a stylized form of cut-scenes made up of largely still images, with a voiceover narrative.)
The premise of InFamous is that Cole survives a bomb explosion that imbues him with various electrical powers: shooting lightning bolts, throwing energy grenades, and a host of other abilities he gains as you progress through the game. The city Cole lives in comprises three islands, which are quarantined because of a suspected infection from the bomb. Cole's purpose is to fight the evil gangs who were also transmogrified by the bomb, to help restore order to the shattered city, and to try to find out who set the bomb and why he was affected the way he was.
An interesting game element is that of karma and choice: Cole often has two distinct choices when faced with certain situations, one of which will enhance his good karma, while the other will enhance his evil karma. Heading down either karma path leads to consequences exclusive to that path, in terms of the abilities you gain and the missions available to you. While the overall story is the same either way, there are some interesting differences; the evil karma path leads to the city's inhabitants shouting insults at you and pelting you with rocks, and to a deeper explanation of the backstory between Cole and an evil sub-boss character, his ex-girlfriend, Sasha. The pinnacle of evil karma is the game's eponymous "InFamous" ranking.
One of the best things about InFamous is its gameplay, which is fun, varied, and exhilarating. You can climb to the top of the highest building and leap off without getting hurt; in fact, you can slam into the ground in a satisfying attack that sends out a shock wave proportional to the distance you drop. Combat is challenging and unusual, with great visuals of the lightning powers (blue if you're good, red if you're evil). A late power in the game even lets you glide through the air for a short distance on electrical currents generated by your hands. Added to the electrical abilities are the game's climbing moves, which you use extensively. (As Sly's friend Bentley says in the Sly Cooper games, "The view is always better from the rooftops.") Almost every vertical surface is climbable, which leads to a great variety of ways to travel around the city. The only downside to the gameplay is that it's hard to prevent Cole from grabbing a ledge or pipe when you want to just drop straight down, which can get a bit annoying.
Empire City, the game's setting, is beautifully realized. Its undamaged buildings are varied and convincing, and the effects of the blast — a ground-zero crater area, shattered and toppled buildings, and lots of rubble — are appropriately sobering and affecting. You see the destruction and the fear of the city's inhabitants, and you want to do something to restore order.
Cole's relationships with the NPCs are interesting, and they help advance the story. The twist at the end is unexpected but reasonable; it shows that the game's creators really put some thought into not just the events of the game itself but the history leading up to them.
Overall, InFamous has a strong story, exciting and varied gameplay, and a well-realized setting. Despite game elements clearly borrowed from earlier Sucker Punch games, InFamous stands on its own as a satisfying action-adventure game.
Posted on March 18, 2010 March 15, 2010 Author David SteffenCategories ReviewsTags inFamous, Melissa Shaw, PS3, Sucker Punch1 Comment on Game Review: InFamous (PS3)
Game Review: "Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier" for the PS2
Reprinted from Fantasy Magazine
"Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier (TLF)" has no business being as entertaining as it is. It's a Sony PSP port for the PlayStation 2, for God's sake. To an eye accustomed to the PlayStation 3's rich visuals, TLF's graphics seem boxy and crude.
And yet, TLF is great fun, with solid gameplay, an interesting storyline, and a surprisingly compelling soundtrack. It features platforming, environmental puzzles, combat, lots of side quests and mini-games, and high-flying aerial missions that have you zooming around in the dogfighting plane of your choice.
TLF is the first game in the franchise to be developed by High Impact Games instead of Naughty Dog, and it has a slightly different flavor and focus than its predecessors. Gone are most of the familiar characters and locales from earlier entries in the series, as our intrepid heroes venture farther afield than ever before.
TLF opens with Jak, Daxter, and Keira (the only other character who has appeared in previous games) searching uncharted territories for eco, an energy source whose current inexplicable absence is creating storms that threaten the world itself. Find more eco, save the world.
As in previous installments, through the course of the game, Jak acquires weapons and abilities that bring a lot of variety to the gameplay. Instead of just retreading old territory with eco-based powers from previous games, however, this game brings a whole slew of new toys, including a weaponized ball of energy you can throw at enemies, temporary eco-crystals you can grow to change your environment at strategic locations, an ersatz jet-pack, and the ability to slow time (okay, that one was from previous games). The weapons are largely familiar, though High Impact Games has added a powerful grenade launcher that ends up being the game's most useful weapon.
TLF also offers a number of mods, hidden as treasure throughout the levels or available in mini-quests, that allow you to upgrade your armor, weapons, and planes.
While most of the gameplay mechanics are familiar to fans of the series, in TLF, Jak has lost his ability to turn into the eco-powered Dark Jak or Light Jak. To make up for that, you now get some Dark Daxter segments in which Daxter, the fuzzy little sidekick, falls down a tunnel, gets doused with dark eco, hulks out, and has to navigate his own mini-levels. Unfortunately, these sections are the weakest part of the game, with no camera control, dull environments, and no integration into the rest of the story.
Speaking of camera control, the forced camera perspective in several spots in the game is an annoyance, particularly when navigating an especially tricky platforming section, or when you want to look around for extra goodies. Fortunately, some camera control is available most of the time.
TLF has a surprising amount of replay value in Hero Mode, which becomes available once you have finished the game. As you play through the levels again, you may notice environmental cues that you missed the first time through, and that lead you to secret rooms and hidden areas filled with loot. And if you don't notice them, the game gently clues you in by sending a small, ethereal blue light to guide you to the goodies when you get close enough.
While it shows its PSP origins in its crude visuals and frequent lack of camera control, "Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier" for the PS2 is still more satisfying than many snazzier-looking action-adventure games for the PS3.
Posted on January 28, 2010 January 22, 2010 Author David SteffenCategories ReviewsTags Jak and Daxter, Melissa Shaw, PS2Leave a comment on Game Review: "Jak and Daxter: The Lost Frontier" for the PS2
Review: Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
Originally printed in Fantasy Magazine
From top to bottom, Batman: Arkham Asylum for the Sony PS3 is a vivid, detailed, and sometimes chilling foray into the gothic world of Batman.
The premise is simple: Batman delivers a newly-captured Joker to Arkham Asylum, the notorious Gotham prison housing all his vanquished supervillain enemies, only to find himself at the center of a sinister plot. The Joker plans to make Batman witness his creation of an army of huge, bestial soldiers by using the Titan venom, a chemical compound developed at Arkham. The Joker's more personal ultimate goal, which he reveals just before the big final boss fight at the end, is both unexpected and satisfying.
Every step of the way, the Joker is in control, leading and taunting Batman through the game's earlier levels. But Batman is not without his own resources: an array of gadgets that allow him to master his environment by gliding with his cape, grappling up to ledges and gargoyles, using the Detective Mode view to locate enemies, and more. The fight controls are simple but responsive and effective. The game wants you to feel not only physically powerful but clever, focusing on both fighting and detective skills, and it gives you plenty of tools to do both. Despite the perils of the nighttime environment and its denizens, it's clear that you, as Batman, are the most dangerous creature at Arkham.
The narrative in this game, written by Paul Dini (a veteran writer and producer who has written for Batman: The Animated Series), holds the game together and gives it added depth, demonstrating the increasing importance of strong scriptwriting as video games become more complex.
The game takes place over a single night, and takes Batman not just through Arkham Asylum but all over Arkham Island, in and out of various large, impressive buildings. From the moldering cemetery to the abandoned mansion, the lavish, realistic settings are filled with nooks and crannies to explore, many of which contain the 240 extras , riddles, trophies, interview tapes, and secrets maps , left for you by the Riddler.
Throughout this long, dark night, Batman encounters and must deal with any number of lunatics, henchmen, and sub-bosses, but it is his battles with Scarecrow and the hallucinations Scarecrow induces that are the most developed and affecting. The Scarecrow sequences are genuinely chilling, and delve deeply into the Batman mythos, producing some disturbing images.
The graphics are gorgeous, taking full advantage of the PS3's processing power to deliver sharp, detailed settings and characters. (The game is also available on the Xbox 360 and the PC.) Where possible, the game integrates gameplay with narrative and dialog. For example, during the opening gameplay sequence, Batman , under your control , escorts the Joker through the entrance to Arkham, while the Joker taunts Batman, his head and body swiveling in surprisingly naturalistic movement to follow Batman wherever you move him.
The voice-over performances are strong, particularly that of Mark Hamill, who reprises his Batman: TAS role as the Joker with intelligent, psychotic glee. The soundtrack supports the narrative without intruding, creating a sense of menace and urgency where appropriate.
The game is a little on the short side, but the richness of the world and the large number of extras make up for a briefer linear gameplay. The game's foremost flaw is that while it provides maps of the island and its various buildings, it's not always clear how to get from one place to another; a door that was unlocked before may be locked now, and because the buildings are so large and labyrinthine, it can be difficult to figure out how to get out.
A more minor flaw , which some will see as a strength , is that despite the budget that Arkham Asylum's massive scale clearly requires, the warden somehow couldn't afford to clothe Poison Ivy, who saunters through the game in panties and a half-undone shirt. (While Harley Quinn's outfit is also brief and geared toward seductiveness, she has the excuse of wanting to please and amuse her paramour, the Joker.) Of course, this game, as with most games, is geared toward teenaged boys, but as the number of adult women who play video games continues to grow, the industry would be wise to be responsive to more of its consumer base.
One note of caution: this game is a dark ride, its nightmarish imagery of corpses and skulls inappropriate for young children.
Overall, Batman: Arkham Asylum is a strong, satisfying game that lets you taste what it's like to be Batman, up against nearly insuperable odds, but finally winning the day. Or, in this case, the night.
Posted on January 14, 2010 December 30, 2009 Author David SteffenCategories ReviewsTags Arkham Asylum, Batman, Melissa Shaw, PS3Leave a comment on Review: Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
Game Review: Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time
Reprint from Fantasy Magazine
The new "Ratchet and Clank" game, "Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time (CIT)" for the Sony PS3, has a lot to live up to. The series is renowned for its quirky humor, vast array of gadgets and weapons, gorgeous visuals, and fast-paced, gleefully destructive action.
This installment picks up where the last left off: our favorite Lombax, Ratchet, is searching for his little robot pal, Clank, who vanished just after they won the big boss fight in "Ratchet and Clank: Tools of Destruction (TOD)." ("Ratchet and Clank: Quest for Booty," a short game that was released between TOD and CIT, was a Ratchet-only digression that, while it had a few entertaining moments, added nothing to the ongoing storyline.) Clank himself ends up becoming a caretaker of the Great Clock, a device that sits exactly in the center of the universe (give or take 50 feet) that maintains and repairs the stability of time. The main villain of the story, Dr. Nefarious (familiar to fans of earlier R&C games), is scheming to gain control over the Great Clock and thus time itself, so he can change history, wrong past rights, and rule the universe.
Like previous installments, CIT delivers lots of weapons (though the Quickselect menu is no longer customizable), enemies, worlds, spectacular visuals, and gadgets. The series' humor is still firmly in place. Particular favorites include Mr. Zurkon, a homicidal "synthenoid" robot who loves to taunt your enemies (and sometimes your friends), and the battery bots, who complain bitterly every time their brief rebellions against being used as power sources are thwarted. The game also introduces mini-worlds with mini-games that feature various prizes, including treasure items and weapons mods. Clank's role and abilities are expanded dramatically, particularly with an interesting self-cloning and time-manipulation gameplay mechanic that lends itself to some challenging puzzles. Story-wise, you finally learn more about Ratchet's mysterious Lombax heritage (turns out he's not the only one left).
The game is not without its flaws, however. You spend most of the game playing Ratchet and Clank separately, precluding opportunities for the character interactions that make up so much of the series' charm. Also, the game is slow to get going. It opens with more than six minutes of cut-scenes, interrupted only by one brief training sequence in which you play Clank, not Ratchet. While the cut-scenes are entertaining and slick, they get between the player and the action, and the first four minutes can't be skipped. The first third of the game feels a bit dumbed-down and slow compared to previous versions, more oriented toward the 8-to-10-year-old set than the older demographic it's ostensibly intended for. (Minor spoiler alert ahead!) And while it's likely supposed to be a pleasant surprise, discovering that not one but both of our titular heroes are essentially princes feels heavy-handed and too coincidental.
But the game steadily picks up steam as you progress, and by the second half, it's worthy of its place in the R&C universe. The game gives you not one, not two, but three big boss fights at the end (although one is dependent on finding all of one particular treasure item, a time-consuming venture), and all are challenging and exhilarating.
The soundtrack is a mixed bag: sometimes orchestral and seamless, sometimes a jarring, retro 80s rock. Standout voiceover performances include Armin Shimerman's as Dr. Nefarious, and Jim Ward's as Captain Qwark.
Overall, while "Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time" gets off to a slow start, it ultimately delivers the humor, spectacular visuals, variety of weapons and gadgets, and lively action that fans of this series have come to expect.
Posted on December 3, 2009 November 30, 2009 Author David SteffenCategories ReviewsTags Fantasy Magazine, Melissa Shaw, PS3, Ratchet and ClankLeave a comment on Game Review: Ratchet and Clank: A Crack in Time


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A autoridade científica da espécie é Kunth, tendo sido publicada em 'Nova Genera et Species Plantarum (quarto ed.) 7: 41–42. 1824.

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Esta espécie  é nativa e não endémica do Brasil, podendo ser encontrada na Região Norte e Sudeste. Em termos fitogeográficos pode ser encontrada nos domínios da Amazônia e Mata Atlântica.

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 Catálogo de plantas e fungos do Brasil, volume 2 / [organização Rafaela Campostrini Forzza... et al.]. - Rio de Janeiro : Andrea Jakobsson Estúdio : Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, 2010. 2.v. : il. (consultado em 27 de dezembro de 2013).
 Rourea glabra - The Plant List (2010). Version 1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (consultado em 27 de dezembro de 2013).
 Rourea glabra - International Plant Names Index (consultado em 27 de dezembro de 2013).
 Stevens, P. F. (2001 e adiante) Angiosperm Phylogeny Website Versão 8, Junho de 2007 e actualizado desde então. http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/ (consultado em 27 de dezembro de 2013).
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 Rourea glabra - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Rourea glabra - JSTOR Global Plants
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Hiromasa Yonebayashi (米林 宏昌, Yonebayashi Hiromasa, born July 10, 1973 in Nonoichi, Ishikawa, Japan), nicknamed Maro, is a Japanese animator and director, formerly for Studio Ghibli. After his directorial debut with Studio Ghibli (The Secret World of Arrietty), he became the youngest director of a theatrical film produced by the studio. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015 for his second film, When Marnie Was There.
Together with Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura, Yonebayashi left Studio Ghibli in December 2014 after 18 years, and established Studio Ponoc in June 2015. His first film as Director at Studio Ponoc is Mary and the Witch's Flower.
He studied at the Kanazawa College of Art, where he majored in commercial design.
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^ New Studio Ghibli movie revealed for 2014: When Marnie Was There【Newsflash】 | RocketNews24. En.rocketnews24.com (2013-12-12). Retrieved on 2014-05-12.
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Khuda Aur Mohabbat () is the third season of Pakistani spiritual-romance series Khuda Aur Mohabbat. Produced by Abdullah Kadwani and Asad Qureshi under 7th Sky Entertainment, it features Feroze Khan and Iqra Aziz in lead roles. The season premiered on 12 February 2021. The series received high viewership ratings but mixed to negative reviews from critics, with particular praise for Feroze and Iqra's performance but criticized the story for being problematic. Feroze Khan played an important role in this drama.The series is the most watched Pakistani television series on YouTube with over 2 billion + views.

Plot

The season starts with Mahi and her sister-in-law arriving in Lahore. A man she meets, Taimoor, can't stop thinking about Mahi. A young man named Farhad is doing illegal things, so his parents send him somewhere to work.

Farhad and Mahi meet at a wedding and their friendship blossoms. Mahi uses this time as a release from her strict life at home and enjoys Farhad's friendship, but Farhad falls in love with her. Farhad starts working as a guard for Mahi's brother, Nazim Shah, and finds out Mahi hails from a very rich and influential family where it is difficult to see or speak to her. Farhad becomes friends with a man named Dilawar. Another female servant, Sajal, falls in love with Farhad but he tells her that his love lies elsewhere, upsetting her.

After meeting Taimoor, Mahi's family agree to have her marry him. Mahi at first doesn't want to marry him, but later prepares to, which upsets Farhad. When Mahi clarifies her real feelings to Farhad in a private library, he curses her saying she will never find peace and she will always suffer. After Farhad leaves, Mahi is worried after being cursed by Farhad.

Soon after, the news reaches Mahi, Sajal, Mahi's sister-in-law, the family in Lahore, Dilawar, Nazim Shah and Kazim Shah (Mahi's father), Farhad's family and his neighbour Naheed (who has been living with his family since he left his home to follow Mahi back to her home town) that Farhad has died after falling under a train. Despite this, Mahi's wedding proceeds, but when Mahi and Taimoor are on their way to their new home, Taimoor is fatally shot.

Suriyya, Farhad's mother, is now in a critical condition after hearing the news of Farhad's death, and becomes depressed and obsesses about Farhad. The Derwesh is seen recalling his prophecy of how there will be shenai (wedding celebrations) as well as maatam (mourning).

Taimoor's mother, Jagirdaarni, is aware that he has been killed by an enemy of Nazim Shah and publicly holds him accountable. She refuses to allow Mahi to return to Bahawalpur, her maternal home, despite Mahi's mother requesting this. She demands that Mahi stay with her family for the sake of tradition.

Farhad is revealed to be alive and meets Romana and Chanda Ji on a train. Farhad continues his journey on a train to Multan, City of the Saints. Romana is the courtesan entangled with Sikandar, Taimoor's older brother.

The train stops, and Farhad goes to a shrine where he encounters the Derwesh, who welcomes him. Mahi's parents worry about how she is coping in unfamiliar surroundings with a new family in Multan especially because of Jagirdaarni's obvious resentment towards the family following Taimoor's death. However, over time Mahi develops a bond with Jagidaarni who is taken by Mahi's affection towards her two grandchildren.

Romana, after her encounter on the train with Farhad, constantly thinks about him. She often mentions him to Chanda Ji [the Head Courtesan of the brothel], that both Romana and Farhad are love sick for those whom it's difficult to meet with.

It has now been forty days since the death of Taimoor. Jagirdaarni reluctantly invites Mahi's family from Bahawalpur for the special prayers. She remains hostile towards Mahi. Jagirdaarni has requested the Derwesh to attend the prayer gathering and make dua. He agrees and takes Farhad with him not knowing he is so close to his beloved. The Darwesh reaches the doorstep of the haveli and offers prayers there, returning from that very spot.

While shopping for things for the mazaar, Farhad meets Romana. She brings him to his house then Sikandar arrives and meets Farhad. Jagirdaarni asks Mahi to forgive her for her harshness. Farhad and Mahi have dreams of their encounters. Meanwhile, Naheed is getting married and Suriyya believes that Farhad is the man that Naheed is marrying. After realizing that Farhad is still gone, she becomes depressed again.

Back in Multan, after asking Sikandar's main servant where he was the night before, Jagirdaarni finds out that Sikandar went to Rumana's house and couldn't come home because there was heavy rain the night before and all the streets were closed, and the servant requests that the family should prepare for Sikandar's new wedding. The Derwesh then asks Farhad to return to the same haveli they went to for dua.

Then two servants ask Jagirdaarni to have Mahi marry Sikandar, to which she agrees because it is the end of her iddat and she doesn't want Mahi to go. Later, Mahi secretly sends the same two servants to send an invitation to the haveli to the woman Sikandar keeps meeting, not knowing she is the same girl she met when it was 40 days since Taimoor's death. When the girl, revealed to be Romana, gets the invitation, she is elated and decides to go there. When Romana goes to the haveli and Mahi sees who she is, they talk and Romana decides to never meet Sikandar again. Later, Jagirdaarni asks Sikandar to marry Mahi, but Sikandar rejects this.

Romana is now heartbroken over Sikandar. Mahi and Farhad meet for the first time since Mahi and Farhad's talk in the library before Farhad's supposed death. Meanwhile, Sikandar learns that Romana has left and does not intend to return, so he decides to learn what happened to her.

Farhad and Mahi continue to have visual contact and the Derwesh tells Farhad they will always meet each other. Farhad learns that Jagirdaarni repeatedly goes to the mazaar because Mahi's husband, Taimoor, was murdered on their wedding night when they were travelling back home by Kazim Shah's enemies, so they return here to pray. Farhad then remembers that he had cursed Mahi.

At the mazaar, Mahi sees Farhad and asks him why he made himself a mess and why he can't just return home. Farhad replies that he will only return to his home with Mahi. Then, Mahi gives Farhad the taweez (necklace) that he gave to her, saying that she will only wear it when he returns home. Farhad tells Sikandar that he has not seen Romana since he was at her house. Farhad then realizes that he can see Mahi within the taweez.

Then, Kazim Shah, Nazim Shah and Mahi's mother, Bari Sarkar agree to have Mahi marry Sikandar. But Mahi still loves Farhad, despite not wanting to. Mahi agrees to marry Sikandar and their marriage preparations begin. Farhad is invited to the haveli for Sikandar and Mahi's Rukhsati. Jagirdaarni offers Mahi to take over the house. When Farhad arrives at the haveli, he is recognised and his family is informed that he is still alive. Farhad's family then visit the mazaar to make dua for Farhad. Farhad and his family then recognise each other. Farhad tells them that he will return home after the Derwesh, who is away, returns to the mazaar.

Mahi tells Farhad that they are not meant for each other in this life, but in the afterlife, she would ask Allah to stay with Farhad forever. Nazim Shah learns of this and exposes Mahi and Farhad's relationship to her parents. He and Nooray then go to the mazaar and warn Farhad to stay away. Sikandar goes to the mazaar and learns of Farhad and Mahi's history together. Nazim Shah and Nooray tell Dilawar, Farhad's old friend whom they have hired, to kill a Derwesh at the mazaar, not telling Dilawar that the "Derwesh" is really Farhad wearing the Derwesh's cloak. Jagirdaarni and Sikandar go to Kazim Shah's house and propose that Mahi marry Farhad, but he refuses. But Jagirdaarni decides that Mahi will marry Farhad, nonetheless. Meanwhile, Sikandar finds Romana and promises that she will stay with him forever.

Dilawar stabs Farhad, not knowing it is him, so when he sees Farhad's face, he is horrified. Sikandar goes to the mazaar to save Farhad, while Jagirdaarni goes to Mahi's house and calls out Nazim Shah for planning it. Farhad gains consciousness and lies to the police officer in his statement saying that his stabbing was just a coincidence, therefore protecting his friend Dilawar. Farhad then tries to leave the hospital and go to the mazaar, hoping for Mahi to arrive and meet him. Dilawar ultimately takes himself and Farhad to the mazaar, while Jagirdaarni tries to convince Bari Sarkar to change her mind on Farhad.

Bari Sarkar convinces Kazim Shah to ultimately accept Mahi and Farhad's relationship but Nazim Shah is not going to let that happen and soon he holds Mahi at gunpoint. Kazim Shah arrives with a rifle and tells Nazim Shah that he will forget Nazim Shah is his son. Nazim Shah ultimately leaves. Kazim Shah lets Mahi, Bari Sarkar and Jagirdaarni go to the mazaar and admits that after this he will forget that Mahi is his daughter. Meanwhile, Farhad is lying down at the front gate of the mazaar with Dilawar by his side, desperately waiting for Mahi to come. Sikandar and Romana arrive to bring Mahi to the mazaar and when they get there, Farhad sees them and gets up.

Farhad and Mahi stare at each other for a while then Farhad falls down. They then talk and Farhad dies. Mahi, in shock, remembers her words about staying with Farhad forever in the afterlife, then Mahi falls to the ground and dies, too. Then Farhad and Mahi's dead bodies are shown together on the ground side-by-side. The ending was tragic yet spiritual at the same time. The season ends with a thank-you to the viewers for the success of the show.

Cast and characters

Main
Feroze Khan as Farhad/Feedi
Iqra Aziz as Mahi Kazim Shah & Mrs Taimoor Shah

Recurring
Junaid Khan as Sikandar
Tooba Siddiqui as Romana
Mirza Zain Baig as Taimoor Shah
Noor ul Hassan as Darvesh
Hina Khawaja Bayat as Jagirdaarni
Rubina Ashraf as Bari Sarkar
Usmaan Peerzada as Kazim Shah
Sunita Marshall as Sahiba
Asma Abbas as Suriyya Bibi
Waseem Abbas as Taufeeq
Sohail Sameer as Nazim Shah
Mehar Bano as Rida
Momina Iqbal as Naheed
Fawad Jalal as Sajjad
Seemi Pasha as Arfa Begum
Shameen Khan as Sajal
Hira Somroo as Fariya
Saqib Sameer as Dilawar
Saad Rasheed
Malik Raza as Noora
Fareeha Jabeen as Fakira
Munazzah Arif as Chanda
Alyy Khan
Zeshan Khan

Soundtrack

The original soundtrack of Khuda Aur Mohabbat's third season was released on January 29, 2021, at 20:00 (PST). The soundtrack is composed by Naveed Nashad and the lyrics are penned down by Qamar Nashad. It is sung by Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Nish Asher. The Ost has more than 257 million+ views on YouTube.

Production

Development and casting
After the finale of season 2, Babar Javed announced the next season with Imran returning. Later on, it was revealed that Babar was replaced by Abdullah Kadwani as head of the network. Abdullah revamped the whole project by casting Feroze Khan, Iqra Aziz as lead actors for the season with Syed Wajahat Hussain directing the season, produce under Abdullah's own production house, 7th Sky Entertainment.

The first teaser was released on January 1, 2021 at 20:00 (PST). The broadcast of the season hit the screens on February 12, 2021, on Geo Entertainment and follows every Friday at 20:00 (PST).
With just five episodes it crossed 100+ million views on YouTube. It is the first Pakistani serial to have more than 2+ billion views on its episodes collectively on YouTube. The season was slated to go off air on 29 October but it was delayed for a week and aired its final episode on 5 November due to Pakistan's cricket match in the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

Filming

The principal photography began in late 2019 which lasted for almost one and half years.
The shooting takes place at a number of locations. It began at Lahore which was shown as Fadi's house. The locations change with every changing sequences of the serial. The sequence of railways station and Haveli were shot at Bahawalpur railway station and Gulzar Mahal respectively. Shooting is extensively done in Karachi also. Notable location from the sequences of Multan includes Tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam.Darbar of Shah Shams.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

Khuda Aur Muhabbat
2021 Pakistani television seasons
2021 Pakistani television series debuts
Television series set in Bahawalpur


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Q: Why so much geometry in principia and others I was recently reading 'On the the shoulders of giants' by stephen hawking and looked at many physics(mechanics) problems solved by Copernicus,Newton etc. why is there so much of geometry used by them. I mean, most of the problems are solved using pure math and not much physics. Why is this?

A: Newton formulated calculus, so before his time, it was either geometry or difficult algebra.

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The fungus in some cases can be fatal, the CDC also reported.
A risky, emerging fungus that is resistant to antifungal drugs is becoming an increasing health concern around the world. Its name is derived from "auris", the Latin word for ear.
The Candida Auris attacks patients with a weakened immune system. It spread easily, killed rapidly and preyed upon each healthcare facility's weakest patients. "More than 1 in 3 patients with invasive C. auris infection (for example, an infection that affects the blood, heart, or brain) die".
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"As a society, we are using too many antibiotics and we are getting all these bacteria and fungi that are becoming resistant", he said.
The fungus, called Candida auris, is constantly evolving its defences to survive modern medicines, and has also proven to be deadly.
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Its elite force, Saiqa (Lightning), numbers some 3,500, while Haftar's sons also have well-equipped troops, LNA sources say. Salame later Monday condemned the attack on Mitiga, saying it was " a serious violation of worldwide humanitarian law".
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Attention Magento Go Users: eBay has confirmed it is shutting down Magento Go platform from the 1st of February 2015.
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Anonymity and the Internet. It's a hot topic. More and more people and organizations (including Facebook) opt for the abolition of anonymity on the Internet. Others, however, point out the freedom you must have to say what you want under any pseudonym.
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Fred Pearce is rubbish
Things Break says this, but I don't see why I shouldn't say the same. I haven't had much to say about Pearce before – I see I took a side swipe at him a while back. But his recent trash on the McLean paper is the worst sort of dumb journo false balance and he should be ashamed of himself.
[Update: anyone who thinks FP isn't a fool should read his latest trash (thanks to a commenter)]
May as well have a largely irrelevant cartoon (ht: mt):
Author wmconnolleyPosted on July 2, 2010 Categories climate communication, generic stupidityTags ffs, mclean, pearce, things break
10 thoughts on "Fred Pearce is rubbish"
rpenner says:
More contextual URL:
http://www.marcrobertscartoons.com/index.php?globalid=2018
More appropriate cartoon, for the 'tribal' bandwagoneers:
Well, I'm quite enjoying Pearce's book: it seems approximately "fair and balanced" (not in the Fox News sense). Certainly a lot, lot better than either the Montford or the Mosher+Fuller books. As usual the book reviews I've seen online don't seem to be about the same book.
I think it's a mistake to criticise Pearce too harshly. He has been following climate science for a long time, he's capable of understanding it, and he's generally not taken in by septic arguments. He does sometimes write nonsense, and he did really cock up the early call on the CRU emails. But he's much closer to being "a friend of the truth" than most other journalists who write on the area. And the truth needs all the friends it can get.
MikeB says:
Fred Pearce seems to be gradually turning into some sort of concern troll, except that the stuff he's concerned about is really missing the point.
The shame of it is that he used to be OK, but his last book (on population) got a kicking by actual population researchers, and I'm afraid that in order to get a story on 'Climategate', he made it sound much more dramatic than it actually was. Sad really.
"a friend of the truth"? – Kind of the friend that spills your news to everyone else, and makes it sound ten times worse. Which is the kind of person you don't want to invite to dinner much. Or at all.
What on earth are you on about? "Spills your news to everyone else"? (a) that doesn't make any sense at all in the context of my metaphor, and (b) that is, in fact, what journalists are supposed to do. You think a journalist should conceal news?
I asserted that Pearce is better than most journalists who write in this area. You can't argue against that by bollixing up my metaphor. Who are the journalists who do better? Show us.
Have you even read his book?
marktime says:
Nick, have you read his latest? Fred has gone to the Dark Side.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/jul/04/climatechange-hacked-emails-muir-russell
Now that, that is a really terrible article.
I read his articles in the Guardian, which turned out to be a big drama about pretty much nothing. His 'news' was mostly spin in order to get a story (he got at least 4 days of double spreads out of it). A journalist shouldn't conceal news, but neither should they exaggerate a story, especially when they should know better.
As for his latest article, he quotes Hulme, Watson, von Storch, Curry(!)and Pielke Jr(!!).Round up the usual suspects!
Fair and balanced or dark side? You decide….
[To be fair, Watson is real. But his quote tehre is weak. Hulme is a respectable chap but not a major figure. The rest, as you say, have known opinions. It is interesting that he decided this was "balance" -W]
There does seem to be a difference between who the media and the scientific community describes as 'leading researchers'. Its why James Lovelock continues to be described in the Guardian as 'the globally respected environmental thinker and independent scientist' – this basically means he's good for a quote.
Fred Pearce really should (and I'm sure does)know better. As one comment put it – 'Typcial Fred Pearce in many ways. Dodgy both sides of the coin stuff'.
If you wanted to write a reasonably balanced article, you wouldn't use quotes from Curry and Pielke (or at least not as major sources).
As for some of the others, Hulme seems to regard denalists and their fellow travellers as people he can have interesting philosophical discussions with over a sherry, while undermining his own life work (the quote 'Back in the lab, a new generation of more sophisticated computer models is failing to reduce the uncertainties in predicting future climate, he says – rather, the reverse. "This is not what the public and politicians expect, so handling and explaining this will be difficult." being a case in point).
Regarding Bob Watson, his hapless attempt to argue his case on BBC4 a while ago showed that he should steer clear of journalists. All in all, its a pretty shoddy article.
There is actually a really interesting book to be written about the whole case. It would detail the constant and often coordinated attempts to deny that climate change is real, the ease with which the media either directly reports (or at least gives space) to the denalists, and the way in which the media was manipulated, frightened and confused by what actually were fairly unexceptional emails from just one part of the climate community.
It would also name the writers using the ignorance of the public and media over the story to push their own version of what 'may' have happened, as well as the normally fine journalists who jumped on the bandwaggon (thinking it was Watergate), and who lost some or all credibility (Monbiot and Harabin, come on down!).
Bet it won't written, because it sounds like a much more interesting read.
Nanette W says:
Wonder if Fred P. has noticed recent rainfall in southeast Asia lately? Rivers here in Australia are filling the Murray-Darling! Not a dry 'river-bed' to be had? No room at the 'inn' for Fred then?
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Plateau climate zone: Qinghai-Tibet Plateau A plateau climate zone is only found in North America and Eurasia. Typically plateau climate zones are dry with warm to hot summers and cold winters. Oceanic air masses are blocked by mountains allowing polar air masses to dominate in the winter and local continental air masses to dominate the summers which are dry. The plateau climate zones are located in western North America (Great Basin, Columbia Plateau, Great Plains), and the Eurasian interior where the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is found.


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Camila Cabello and Taylor Swft are the two young singers who received the highest number of prizes at the American Music Awards "AMA" 2018. In fact, they took home 4 prizes like Favorite Pop / Rock Track, Favorite Music Video, new artist of the year and Cooperation of the year.
Definitely worthy prizes as their songs have kept us company throughout the summer and have remained in the head! and they do not go away.


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Economic Inefficiency
CEOs will tell you their company is super-efficient, but macro-economic studies suggest otherwise.
By Bob Violino
Feb 01, 2005—Talk to most CEOs of Global 1000 companies and they'll tell you that RFID won't deliver many benefits because their operations are already extremely lean and efficient. Yet macro-economic study after study suggests there are massive inefficiencies in the global economy.
Each year, the University of Florida publishes the National Retail Security Survey. The study shows that 1.7 percent of sales are lost in the United States annually because of shrinkage—losses due to employee theft, shoplifting, administrative errors and vendor fraud. With a retail economy of roughly $1.8 trillion in the United States, that's equivalent to losses of more than $30 billion annually.
RFID is unlikely to have a big impact on shoplifting, which accounts for 30 percent of losses, but it could reduce employee theft, which accounts for 45 percent of shrinkage, or $14.2 billion annually. And RFID almost certainly can reduce administrative errors (such as incorrect inventory counts and pricing), which account for 17.5 percent of losses ($5.6 billion). Some industries report administrative errors well above the average, including books and magazines (35 percent of shrinkage due to administrative errors); jewelry (31 percent); cards, gifts and novelties (26 percent); and home centers, hardware and garden products (23 percent).
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Damaged goods are a big problem. RFID's ability to track who had custody of a product when it was damaged means there can be greater accountability for losses, which encourages people to be more careful. RFID could also help reduce the $565 million in annual losses from products that pass their sell-by date.
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Organized by curator Jessica Roscio, this informative show examines the changing ways American artists portrayed the human figure through 16 old favorites and new paintings from the museum's permanent collection.
The exhibit at the senior living community came about through the Danforth's longstanding relationship with Helen Meyrowitz, an artist who has shown her work at the museum several times and has lived at North Hill since 2002.
The New York native said hosting the Danforth show reflects North Hill's mission to provide "purposeful living" to its more than 500 residents.
"I'm so thrilled to have helped bring the Danforth exhibit here. Making and enjoying art is a very big part of purposeful living," said Meyrowitz, who heads the facility's arts committee.
After earning a master of arts from Long Island University, she earned national recognition as a painter and printmaker who showed her work in more than 50 solo and group exhibits including several at the Danforth.
Meyrowitz said residents are always excited by the prospect of new artists in the gallery or visiting exhibits, such as the Danforth show, because they stimulate discussion and "open our eyes" to varied forms of creativity.
Located on Central Avenue, North Hill has its own art gallery that holds rotating exhibits and a full schedule of lectures and trips on arts-related subjects.
In separate third- and fifth-floor displays representing the 19th and 20th centuries respectively, viewers will see how artists' approaches to figuration evolved from Marion Pooke's 1911 oil of a haughty lady to William Merritt Chase's darkly expressive etching of a court jester and George Bellows' brooding 1916 lithograph of a city scene.
As the show reaches the mid-20th century, viewers will see ever bolder representations of the human figure as in Don Eddy's blandly surreal portrayal of domestic life from 1982 to Morgan Bulkeley's contemporary oil of a yellow warbler perched among beer cans.
The current show features new paintings that replace a prior version of the exhibit and merits a second viewing, said Roscio.
She observed that several of the 20th century works "reflect the long tradition of the artist in their studio" rather than portraits of other subjects.
The exhibit will be on view through January 2018. The public is invited and there is no fee.
Mary Beth Caruso, director of PurposeFULL Living, asked that large groups intending to see the show contact the facility ahead of time.
She said since 2013 North Hill's gallery had been hosting rotating exhibits s of art in several media including paintings, photos and ceramics by residents and non-resident artists.
Caruso said gallery shows and visiting exhibits by the Danforth show North Hill's commitment to being a "vibrant community" in which exposure to art contributes to purposeful living.
Jay Jones, a retired architect and artist who moved to North Hill in December, said he was surprised by the broad interest the gallery exhibits stimulate in residents.
"I've heard fascinating conversations at dinner about exhibits and residents' art. The lectures are always well-attended,'' he said.
A former Texas resident who has devoted the last 20 years to painting, Jones belongs to the facility's arts committee and believes the presence of varied and exciting art significantly contributes to North Hill's special character.
On Tuesday, the Danforth announced it has formalized an agreement to join forces with Framingham State University that would put the art museum in the Jonathan Maynard building on the common in 2019.


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The practice of photographing abandoned gas stations is an expression of my belief in the unavoidable end to our consumption of fossil fuels. These images were taken in the Southeast and document real places that are representations of the future. During this time of global instability, the price of oil fluctuates in response to changes in supply and demand. Fossil fuels are not a renewable resource, so the supply will not be able to keep up with demand forever. This will have a direct economic impact on those who are most dependent on this valuable commodity, but eventually everyone will be a victim of this addiction. Emissions from fossil fuel consumption contribute to global warming, which endangers the entire planet. These desolate structures are evidence of the environmental impact that already exists in our communities. Once viewed as familiar places that served a vital function, they are now toxic sites that remain vacant because it is so difficult to clean them up. The realism of photography depicts the dilapidation and emptiness of abandoned gas stations to emphasize the inevitable failure of the current system, and to raise awareness that we are in urgent need of change. We are all dependent on each other, and our individual actions do affect the future of our world. Nature will renew itself as long as we give it a chance to heal, and we can be a part of that healing process by searching for ways to live in harmony with the environment.
Photographing bamboo is like returning to the breath in meditation, and becoming fully present in the moment. It is an acknowledgement of a certain presence in the landscape that adds structure, stability, and continuity to the endless possibilities of referring to nature for artistic expression. Like the breath, the experience of bamboo in these photographs can be peaceful and intentional, but it can also be dynamic and chaotic. The multiplicity of aesthetic, ecological, and spiritual properties of bamboo adds variety and complexity to the imagery so that the meaning of bamboo shifts depending on the context. The structure and geometry of the plant itself and the compositions of the photographs allude to the presence of an underlying structure in nature that is only partially understood. One of the most unusual formal attributes of bamboo is that it is hollow inside, and in eastern religions the concept of emptiness is an awareness that involves observing and accepting reality, while simultaneously being open to change. Other physical characteristics, especially its rapid growth process, make bamboo an excellent renewable resource that has yet to be fully realized. The implication for incorporating the beauty and functionality of bamboo into our global awareness is an offering to the future. Bamboo exemplifies the awesome powers of destruction and regeneration in nature, and is ultimately used in these photographs as a metaphor for our efforts to maintain balance within the natural cycles of life.


For two days Israel has been launching rocket rain in Syria. Tel Aviv fired dozens of shells around Syrian territory. More than 20 people died under the blows, two Pantsir missile complexes were destroyed, and Damascus International Airport suffered. This is the most powerful attack since May of last year, when the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) fired 70 missiles in the Damascus and southern Syria areas.
The original objective of the latest Israeli attacks was again the pro-Iranian militia from the Al-Quds structure supervised by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. But when Syrian citizens were threatened with fighting them, the patience of President Bashar al-Assad was exhausted. At the last meeting of the UN Security Council, the permanent representative of Syria, Bashar Jafari, switched to the language of ultimatumб promising symmetric measures.
If we consider the situation in terms of international law, the truth is on the side of Syria. Israel attacks Syrian territory, shows an act of aggression. So, Syria has the right to self-defense, right up to the strike on the aggressor, which since 1967 has been keeping the Syrian Golan Heights under occupation.
Israel acts in violation of all international norms, in effect carrying out aggression against the Syrian state. There were no decisions of the United Nations on the application, the possibility of attacking Syria. So from the point of view of banal logic and the availability of technical equipment, Syria can really strike back. But neither the Syrians nor the Israelis need it.
Syria has the potential to strike at Ben-Gurion Airport. But will this solve the problem?
Syria is now waging a fierce war against international terrorism. She is threatened in the north and in the south: the American occupation continues, Turkish troops interfere in the internal affairs of Syria. And she has a wide enough front. Therefore, to open a new front against Israel, Syria is now impossible.
But Israel can bring to the point when the Syrian leadership will be forced to respond to the blow, and Israel is taking a very strong risk here. Syria has ground-based missiles, Scud, C-300, which can also be used against both aerial and ground targets.
In fact, Israel is fighting not so much against Syria, as with Iran. More precisely, with the Iranian and pro-Iranian militias from Al-Quds and Hezbollah, whom Bashar Assad invited to fight the terrorists. However, given that this struggle of Iran and Israel is unfolding on the territory of a third country, the situation turns out to be a stalemate. Israel cannot accept the Iranian presence near its borders. Tehran has significantly strengthened its position in the region: Lebanon is controlled by Hezbollah, Damascus is governed by Alawites, Iraq is heavily influenced by the pro-Iranian Shiite militia, and part of Yemen is in the hands of the Huseite Zeidists.
In turn, even Syria, which understands these realistic considerations of Israel, cannot afford to attack its territory with impunity. In short, the risk of escalation between Syria and Israel remains high.
Iran and Syria are Russia's allies in the fight against terrorists. Together with Iran and Turkey, Russia is working to ensure that Syria remains a single and stable country. But a potential war between Syria and Israel will put an end to these goals. Escalation will lead to chaos that terrorists will take advantage of.
Why are the Arab countries in no hurry to return Syria to the Arab League?


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'Charmed' Season 2, February 14, 2020 Episode 13 Delayed. Not Airing Tonight
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Hey, "Charmed" fans. Unfortunately, we had to hurry up and jump on here tonight to tell you about some bad news we've just learned. It turns out that The CW will not be airing the next, new episode 13 of Charmed's current season 2 tonight, February 14, 2020. We have no idea why. It's just one of those things I guess.
Here's what we do know. You guys will only have to put up with this delay for this week. We have official confirmation from The CW that the new episode 13 will hit the airwaves next Friday night, February 21, 2020 in its usual 7 pm central standard time slot. So, definitely be sure to mark down that very important date and time on your TV show calendars.
What will The CW air instead of Charmed's new 13th episode tonight? That's a very good question. According to the TV Guide listings, The CW is airing a repeat episode of Penn & Teller: Fool Us. It's the 6th episode of season 6, titled, "Duck! It's Alyson!"
The CW's official description for it reads like this, "Aspiring magicians perform their best trick to try and fool Penn & Teller, who will get to see the trick only once and have to immediately try to work it out.
Anyone who succeeds wins the right to perform with Penn & Teller in their celebrated show at the Rio Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas."
If any of you guys are interested in checking out the Penn & Teller repeat episode, you might still want to flip on The CW tonight. If not, you will certainly want to make other plans right away.
With that said, we did acquire new intel for the next, new episode 13 of Charmed's current season 2. The CW was nice enough to deliver up a press release for episode 13 along with new preview photos and a preview clip.
We must warn you that this stuff does contain spoiler teasers. So, if you don't like spoiler teasers, we highly recommend that you exit this article right this instance. On the other hand, if you don't have a problem with spoilers, please continue to read on and on and on.
Now that our spoiler warning is out of the way, let's go over this new episode 13 press release. For starters, it has revealed an official title for episode 13. It's called, "Breaking the Cycle."
It sounds like episode 13 will feature some very intense, action-filed, dramatic, dangerous and suspenseful scenes.
In the new episode 13, Harry will not be able to expel his past. In light of this, The Charmed Ones will race against time to try and help him, but they will be too late. Harry will make a deal with the devil! Oh, no!
Also, The Charmed Ones will continue to try and restore their power of three, but they will face major difficulties as extreme danger is thrown in their paths!
The CW's official description for episode 13 reads like this,"Harry (Rupert Evans) can't expel his past so The Charmed Ones (Melonie Diaz, Madeleine Mantock, Sarah Jeffery) rush to his aid but ultimately he makes a deal with the devil.
As The Charmed Ones continue their efforts to restore the Power of Three, they find themselves in the gravest circumstance yet."
The new preview photos for episode 13 feature the Charmed Ones in a very intense-looking scene along with some other very serious and dangerous-looking characters.
You guys can view all of the new preview photos for episode 13 over on Spoiler TV's site by Clicking Here.
The new preview clip for episode 13 features some very intense scenes. In them, the Charmed Ones are spotted stuck in a very sticky situation, and their powers aren't working in this moment!
So, they are definitely in big, big trouble! You guys can view the new preview clip for episode 13 over on Youtube by Clicking Here.
Episode 13 will also feature Poppy Drayton as character Abigael.
Episode 13 was directed by Joe Gallagher, and it was written by Blake Taylor. Again, The CW confirmed that episode 13 is scheduled to air next Friday night, February 21,2020 at approximately 7 pm central standard time.
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