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Tom Brady and LeBron James are, and have been, two of the greatest (if not the greatest) athletes in their sports, and recently Joe Montana pointed out the similarities in their careers.

Brady has been a staple quarterback in the league since his first full year as a starter where he guided the New England Patriots to a Super Bowl victory. Since then, hes only won six more titles, giving him more than any franchise in NFL history.

LeBrons path to immortality was a little more drawn out as he didnt win his first title until his ninth season in the NBA. However, he quickly became unquestionably the best player in the NBA a few years after his induction into the NBA. Now, LeBron sits on four titles, and now in his 19th year in the league, hes still contending for another championship and MVP award.

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Joe Montana once knew all about the immortality Tom Brady and LeBron are enjoying. Of course, Montana still goes down as one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history, but its different when youre playing and when youre on the sidelines as a memory.

Montana released a new docuseries, Cool Under Pressure, the title paying tribute to his nickname, Joe Cool. He hopes this docuseries will highlight his glory days, showcasing both the highs and lows of everything that happened to him. About LeBron and Brady, Montana had a lot to say.

Ill bet if you go back in both of their careers, they have similar situations. I dont know about LeBron because he has been a beast forever. But there were doubts about Tom when he first came in the league by where he was drafted.

Look at LeBron right now, everybody is over him, and he is one of the greatest players to play that game. If he really wanted, he could take over every game but he doesnt, Montana goes on. I bet you there are a lot of things in there. And the same with Tom. It would be interesting to see and listen to their stories when they reach the pinnacle of where they are.

Montana was widely considered the NFL GOAT before Brady, and he understands why Brady (and to the same extent, LeBron James) wants to keep playing this late into his career.

I think its a driver, it makes you wanna still be at the top of your game. And eventually it will start to taper down for him. Whether its physically or age or whatever.

Montanas docuseries is definitely a must-watch if youre an NFL fan. It dives deep into his career, right from his time at Notre Dame up until his retirement in 1994. Montana won four Super Bowl titles, never losing on the games biggest stage, before calling it quits and was the gold standard for quarterback comparisons before Brady.

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Periodical comics sales stabilized and even likely increased in 2021 after a challenging 2020. Most industry estimates indicate periodical comic-book numbers for the year will surpass pre-pandemic sales.

But what of the comics themselves? Superheroes are still the prominent periodical genre, with street-level heroes like Nightwing and Daredevil among the years best. Barbarians, space adventurers and detectives also made their mark in this years comics. Here are my picks for the top 10 periodical comic books of 2021.

Humans are about to discover immortality which is going to put the incarnation of Death out of a job. Death is put into the body of Laila Starr, and sent to find the man who will render her obsolete. Writer Ram V and artist Filipe Andrade join letterer AndWorld Design in this magical realism series set in Mumbai.

Set during the Chinese immigration ban of the 1920s, Edison Hark is a Chinese-American police detective in San Franciscos Chinatown investigating gang killings that may be tied to the death of his mother many years ago. Writer Pornsak Pichetshote joins artist Alexandre Tefenkgi for the series.

Writer Tom Taylor and artist Bruno Redondo bring some zing to Nightwing as Dick Grayson inherits a large sum of money and tries to revitalize his town of Bludhaven. The former Robin, now grown up and on his own away from Batman, works as a street-level vigilante and confronts a possible foe with ties to his past in this years stories. Visually compelling and kinetic, its a reminder of what superhero comics should be.

A former FBI agent is inducted into a mysterious group known as the Department of Truth that investigates conspiracy theories in this ongoing Image Comics series by writer James Tynion IV and artist Martin Simmonds.

The assassin Elektra must take over as the Daredevil of Hells Kitchen when Matt Murdock is incarcerated. As the Kingpin has become mayor of New York, crime families and superheroes alike come under his scrutiny. Chip Zdarsky writes; Marco Checchetto and others are the artists for this years series.

Ten years ago, the sun was swallowed by darkness, and most of humanity was turned into monstrous shades. Val Riggs works as a ferryman, providing transport for the remaining humans and the goods they need across the deadly dark roads in her 18-wheeler. Writer Scott Snyder and artist Tony Daniel are the creative team.

As mutants forge their own society on the island of Krakoa, some are having trouble fitting in. Former X-Men foe Mr. Sinister volunteers to help a team of misfit mutants, including former X-Man Havok, but Sinister has his own set of motives. The series is written by Zeb Wells with art by Stephen Segovia and Roge Antonio and others.

Working with artist Jamal Campbell (Naomi), writer N.K. Jemisin (the Broken Earth novels) follows Green Lantern Jo Mullein as she investigates a murder mystery far from Earth. After a handful of delays, Far Sector wrapped up its inventive premise in 2021. Writer N.K. Jemisin and artist Jamal Campbell are the creative team.

Writer Michael Moreci and artist Nathan C. Gooden provide a twist on the barbarian genre, as Owen the Barbarian and his weapon, Axe, have been cursed to do good and aid others.

Screenwriter John Ridley (12 Years a Slave) writes first-person accounts from various DC Comics characters of color in The Other History of the DC Universe. Artists include Giuseppe Camuncoli and Andrea Cucchi.

Matthew Price, matthew@matthewLprice.com, has written about the comics industry for more than two decades. He is the co-owner of Speeding Bullet Comics in Norman.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a big announcement on Sunday 9th January 2022, on the occasion of Guru Parv that is the birth anniversary of Guru Gobind Singh ji. He said that Veer Bal Diwas would be celebrated every year on 26th December from this year onwards. It will be a fitting tribute to the courage and pursuit of justice of the Sahibzadas.

PM Modi announced the celebration of Veer Bal Diwas on twitter. In his Tweet, he has said, Today, on the auspicious occasion of the Parkash Purab of Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji, I am honoured to share that starting this year, 26th December shall be marked as Veer Baal Diwas. This is a fitting tribute to the courage of the Sahibzades and their quest for justice.

In a following tweet, PM Modi hailed the bravery of Mata Gujari, Guru Gobind Singh ji and his sons Sahibazades. Two of the four Sahibzades were torchered and killed by Mughals in 1705. The PM said in his tweet, The bravery and ideals of Mata Gujri, Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji and the 4 Sahibzades give strength to millions of people. They never bowed to injustice. They envisioned a world that is inclusive and harmonious. It is the need of the hour for more people to know about them.

He further said, Veer Baal Diwas will be on the same day Sahibzada Zorawar Singh Ji and Sahibzada Fateh Singh Ji attained martyrdom after being sealed alive in a wall. These two greats preferred death instead of deviating from the noble principles of Dharma.

The four Sahibzade Khalsa warrior princes were the sons of Guru Gobind Singh ji. Guru Gobind Singh ji had four sons Sahibzada Ajit Singh, Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh. All four of his sons were initiated into the Khalsa and all were executed by Mughal forces before the age of 19. Sikhism honors the illustrious martyred sons of Guru Gobind Singh ji in the prayer of ardas for their valor and sacrifice as Char Sahibzade, that is the four princes of the Khalsa warrior order.

Ajit Singh was martyred at the age of 18, on December 7, 1705 CE at Chamkaur after he volunteered to leave the besieged fortress andface the enemy on the battlefield. Jujhar Singh was martyred at the age of 14, on December 7, 1705 CE at Chamkaur where he earned the reputation of being likened to a crocodile for his fierceness in battle, when he volunteered to leave the besieged fortress with five of the last Singhs standing, and all achieved immortality on the battlefield.

Zorawar Singh and his younger brother Fateh Singh were captured with their grandmother Mata Gujari, the mother of Guru Gobind Singh. They were imprisoned with their grandmother and put to death by cruel Mughals on the orders of Aurangzeb, who attempted to suffocate them inside a brick enclosure. At the time of martyrdom, the ages of Zorawar Singh and Fateh Singh were 9 years and 6 years respectively. This sacrifice is seen as the bravest sacrifice for Dharma by any young boys in the Indian history and this is why PM Modi has announced that the day of their martyrdom will be observed as Veer Baal Diwas.

Guru Gobind Singh was also killed by a Mughal assassin in 1708, a year after the death of Aurangzeb.

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As a result of the space race in the 1960s, NASA created some of the most iconic artworks of the 20th century in their quest to reach the moon. These ubiquitous images were printed on the covers of magazines and newspapers, featured on television, and even illustrated on postage stamps.

Now, The Final Frontier: NASA Photographs From the 1960s, live on Artnet Auctions through January 12, presents images that continue to spark curiosity and ignite our universal desire to explore the unknown. These rare to market, awe-inspiring photographs of space allude to scientific breakthroughs, the vastness of the universe, and the fragility of our own planet, while cementing their place in the history of both art and science.

It is impossible to view vintage NASA photography without acknowledging the intense political rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union that spurred the impressive technical innovation during the mid 20th century. The use of photography was crucial to NASAs missions into space and the U.S.s competition with the USSR. The technology for 70-millimeter film cameras, equivalent to the size of modern IMAX filming, was used by the department of defense to spy on the Soviet Union. For preparatory voyages into space, NASA eventually borrowed this technology to produce images of space.

In the early days of NASA, photography was minimally explored and underutilized. Given the weight requirements of traveling to and from Earth, camera equipment was viewed as unnecessary baggage, as the successful completion of a mission was prioritized over documentation or artistry. However, in the early 1960s, after the astronauts themselves advocated to allow cameras to accompany them into space, NASA appointed Richard Underwood as chief of photography. He became a staunch proponent of thoroughly photographing the lunar missions. Underwood taught the astronaut-turned-photographers how to frame their photographs and set exposures.

Your key to immortality is in the quality of your photographs and nothing else, he once told them.

Once NASA embraced the power of photography, the iconic Hasselblad camera became one of the most important tools onboard the lunar missions. In 1965, James McDivitt photographed fellow astronaut Ed White during the first spacewalk, with his camera at center stage in one of the most iconic images from the Gemini IV mission. The rigorous tests to become an astronaut, and to even be in the running for a spacewalk like Whites, are widely known, but few consider the benchmarks set for their cameras.

Ordinary cameras from the 1960s would have been ill-equipped to photograph in the extreme conditions of space with temperatures reaching 120C in the sun and plummeting to negative 65C in the shaded vacuum of outer space. NASA worked closely with the Swedish manufacturer Hasselblad to develop the lightest possible camera to accompany the astronauts into space. With no room for error or time to reshoot images, the Hasselblad Data Camera, fitted with a Zeiss lens specifically designed for NASA, traveled to the moon on Neil Armstrongs chest to capture some of the most well-known images of the Apollo missions. For the journey home, the film was removed from the camera, while its body was left behind to meet the strict weight requirements for travel back to Earth. In total, 12 abandoned camera bodies accumulated on the lunar surface after missions Apollo 11 to Apollo 17.

The images are much more than their impressive technical feats, though. Their carefully crafted compositions and technical skill cement their status as true works of art. The market for vintage NASA photography differs from the traditional fine art photography market due to the finite number of printed photographs. These works were not made to be sold to collectors or galleries: They werent always printed in standard sizes, nor were they editioned. Rather, the photographs were printed for specific purposes as individual works, meaning variations in print date led to variations in color.

Most were printed on eight-by-10-inch fiber paper bearing the A Kodak Paper watermark on the reverse. In 1972, around the same time as the final Apollo 17 mission, Kodak altered its watermarks to read This Paper Manufactured by Kodak. In the margins of vintage NASA photographs, red NASA numbers correspond to the image and are coded to indicate the mission.

In this auction, some of the lots also have purple NASA stamps on the reverse of the image with a description of the scene and NASA identification numbers. Larger versions of images were typically used for scientific presentations or political gifts and are much rarer to come to market. Artnet Auctionss sale The Final Frontier: NASA Photographs from the 1960sincludes several notable examples of this presentation size image, including the Blue Marble, as viewed from the Apollo 17 mission, and James Irwin saluting the American flag, taken by Apollo 15 Commander David R. Scott.

NASAs images of the Earth seen from the moon dramatically altered the way society viewed our planet and our relationship with the environment. When viewed from a distance, such as in the iconic Earthrise image from the Apollo 8 mission, our small blue planet appears beautiful in solitude. The desolation of the lunar surface in the foreground contrasts with the vibrancy of the Earths oceans and the energy of its swirling clouds, starkly represented against the unending blackness of space.

Recognizing the importance of this type of imagery, NASA released this Earthrise photograph after cropping the image and rotating it 90 degrees, making the Earth appear larger at a more recognizable angle.

Images like the Blue Marble from the Apollo 17 mission and the Earthrise shot, taken by Astronaut Bill Anders during the Apollo 8 mission, spurred environmentalist feelings across the globe as the fragility of our planet was affirmed through photography.

To me it was strange that we had worked and had come all the way to the moon to study the moon, Anders said during the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission, and what we really discovered was the Earth.

At the time of the Apollo missions in the 1960s and 1970s, as the U.S. was shaken by assassinations, civil rights protests, and the Vietnam War, the successes of these trips fulfilled the long-held hopes that man could reach the stars, uniting the nation toward a common goal. Looking at todays America and its deep divisions, our circumstances are not so differentour quest for understanding the world beyond our planet continues.

With this cultural backdrop and the renewed media spectacle surrounding space tourism by billionaire thrill seekers, the images presented in The Final Frontier: NASA Photographs from the 1960s are particularly relevant to todays collectors.

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Uncensored. Uncut. Surviving the Beast the ugly truths about state capture and why they tried to kill me. Its all death, denial and deceit in Angelo Agrizzis latest book, the sequel to Inside the Belly of the Beast. He explores the failings of state capture and why so many big fish still swim free. The integration of QR codes in this book create an interactive experience for the reader, bringing to life key video evidence, articles, interviews, testimonials and documents from the Zondo State Capture Commission on Inquiry, as well as as-yet-unseen details, photographs and graphic accounts of relevant events. Truth Be Told Publishing.

State of Terror is the utterly readable thriller, which instantly jumped to the top of the New York Times Bestseller list. And why wouldnt it? Co-written by Hillary Rodham Clinton, the 67th secretary of state, and Louise Penny, a multiple award-winning novelist, you know therell be inside info and expertise, which always makes for an exciting read. Its all, obviously, American politics, with secret coded warnings, terrorist attacks, a race to develop nuclear weapons, the Russian mob and a burgeoning rogue terrorist organization. A thrill a minute. Simon and Schuster.

Good grief. Youll just need the one book this holiday if you choose Ken Folletts latest novel, Never. Its a whopping 846 pages a thrilling, action-packed drama from this author who knows how to deliver (and has sold more than 160-million copies of his books to prove it!). With drug-smuggling, human trafficking, terrorist attacks, illegal arms trading, it jumps from a stolen US army drone to a shrinking oasis in the Sahara desert, from a undercover spy working with jihadis to a Chinese spymaster to a US president fast paced, frantic and massively enjoyable.Pan Macmillan.

We were trained to permanently neutralise, ideas or people or institutions, on behalf of the government of the day. Confessions of a Stratcom Hitman is Paul Erasmuss searing, explosive account of his time as a security policeman during apartheid. In this book, in which Erasmus attempts to come to a reckoning with the atrocities he committed and was party to, he tells of the corruption and power mongering in the South African Police, names names, and ultimately asks himself how he could have done what did. His testimony before the Truth and Reconciliation Commission was extensive, and allowed a view into the world of Stratcom. This book takes that testimony a step further. Jacana Media.

Dan Moyane was 10 years old when he lay on his back on a patch of grass at his parents home in White City Jabavu, Soweto, looking at the moon and thinking, I dont want to die unknown. The year was 1969, and Neil Armstrong and his team had recently achieved immortality by completing the first moon landing. It was the knowledge that the astronauts would be remembered as long as the world turned that made Dan realise that he, too, would like to be remembered by people outside of his immediate community; just as he would like to find out more about what lay beyond his horizon. In I Dont Want to Die Unknown, Moyane tell of how he achieved his goal from his days as a student at the apex of South Africas political turmoil, to his years in exile in Mozambique and his first job in media, and the trajectory of a career that would see him become one of South Africas most highly regarded and influential broadcasters. Described as part memoir, part legacy, the story provides the framework for his next significant question: How best to use his public profile to benefit his countrymen. Tracey MacDonald Publishers

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Stetson Bennett and Warren Ericson talk before the game against Michigan in the Capital One Orange Bowl for the College Football Playoff semifinal game. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)

They say revenge is a dish best served cold. Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart and his talented roster are angry and ready to serve this dish to Nick Saban and his Alabama Crimson Tide.

And lets not beat about the bush because Georgia wants to serve it cold freezing cold.

There is no doubting that Georgia and its fans are still hurting from that SEC Championship game, and rightly so. The Dawgs went into the SEC decider as overwhelming favorites, demonstrating the stoutest defense as the SEC and probably college football has ever seen.

But yet this defense did not live up to its hard-edged reputation and recorded zero sacks against Bryce Young.

While not the single most important statistic, it is helpful to compare that Auburn sacked Bryce Young seven times in the first half alone of the Iron Bowl. And this is a Georgia team that has recorded 45 sacks in the season so far. So instantly, it was evident that something was amiss with the Georgia defense.

So what and how does Georgia get revenge over that painful SEC Championship game?

The Bulldogs had momentum going into the SEC Championship game but did not use it to their advantage.

Momentum is everything in sports, giving teams confidence, team cohesion and a genuine belief in their ability to overcome the next challenge. How many times has one event during a game swung momentum in favor of the team that wins the game.

While the defeat to Alabama slowed momentum, there is no doubt that the impressive slaying of Michigan swings momentum back in favor of Georgia.

There isnt a better way to progress to the national championship game than by nullifying and dismantling the Wolverines, which was the hottest ticket in town and the name n everybodys lips going into the Orange Bowl. This Michigan team was on the crest of a wave led by Heisman finalist Aidan Hutchinson and a quarterback who finally lived up to the Big Blue hype, Cade McNamara.

Yet the Dawtgs contained both as Georgia ran out of Miami with a 34-11 victory. An impressive win and reminded the college football world that Georgia football is an excellent team.

Lets not underplay this the Georgia players and coaching staff are angry.

Angry at their performance in the SEC Championship game, mad at the level of criticism leveled at them, and mad that they succumbed to, of all teams the Crimson Tide.

If this anger can be corralled and harnessed correctly, there is no better mindset than being full-blown mad. Best of all? Georgia has almost an immediate opportunity to get revenge for that defeat.

How many times does a team have to wait a year to get their revenge? Not this time, Georgia had to wait a little over a month, and during that time, you can bet that Smart and company will be reminding his team just what they can achieve by doing what they should have done, what their talent should have allowed them to do in the SEC Championship game?

The opportunity to gain immortality in Athens is a compelling proposition. This factor is huge for the Dawgs massive.

Listen to any commentator of the game worth their salt, and they will all say how difficult it is to beat the same team twice in short succession. First, the teams have just met, so there is little time to create something new. And if you do miracle up a new play, are you going to use it in the key moments of a championship game? No, frankly.

Secondly, the SEC Championship game was a must-win situation for Alabama. In that game, Georgia had a safety net, and it showed. This time around, there is no net. Both teams have to go at it, knock out punch for knock out punch.

The 2018 National Championship game went into overtime, and it would not be surprising if this game were similarly close. Both teams will look to nullify the threats which hurt them most last time around. So history points us to a tighter game.

Tight in the fourth quarter, and it is anybodys game. Either coach would accept it being close going into the fourth quarter as they naturally have faith inter the teams abilities. Its time for Georgia football players to step up and take what is theirs.

Time will tell if Georgia can overcome the SEC Championship game defeat to secure the National Championship title. We will find out on Monday. But an angry Bulldog is not to be reckoned with, and the signs are that the Bulldogs can use this defeat to propel themselves to avenge against the Alabama Crimson Tide.

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Quantum suicide is a thought experiment in quantum mechanics and the philosophy of physics. It was originally claimed that it can distinguish between the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics and the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics. It is based on imagining oneself as the cat in the Schrdinger's cat thought experiment. Quantum immortality refers to the experience of surviving quantum suicide.[1]

The thought experiment was created by Max Tegmark.[1] In the thought experiment, a person stands in front of a gun which fires if it detects a subatomic particle as having an upward spin, or does not fire if the gun detects a downward spin. The gun does this repeatedly. From an outside perspective, both outcomes are equally likely. However, according to the thought experiment, if the many-worlds interpretation is true, the person in front of the gun finds that the gun never fires, even though this is very, very unlikely. In the many-worlds interpretation, the gun fires in one world and does not fire in another, but the person can only continue being conscious in a world in which the gun does not fire. According to the thought experiment, such a person would find themselves to be immortal.[1]

In response to questions about whether people should generally expect to be immortal, Max Tegmark stated that is flawed reasoning because dying is not an instantaneous event, and "fully dead" and "fully alive" are not the only possible outcomes, as in the thought experiment. Rather, it is a progressive process, with a continuous series of states of decreasing consciousness. In most real causes of death, one's self-awareness fades out gradually. It is only within this specific imaginary scenario that a person finds themselves surviving.[1]

Most experts believe that the experiment would not actually work in the real world.[2]:371

Max Tegmark now believes that from their own point of view, the person in the thought experiment should not expect immortality. Since they die in some worlds, they afterwards exist in much fewer worlds than they had before. People are less likely to find themselves in a world where their own existence is less likely. Therefore, it is only a possibility, not a certainty, that the person who does the experiment then goes on to feel like they survived.[3] This same problem, of not existing as much afterwards, was pointed out by Lev Vaidman in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.[4]

Physicist David Deutsch, though in favor of the many-worlds interpretation, states regarding quantum suicide that it would not work under the normal probability rules of quantum mechanics. Instead, one would need to add an additional assumption of ignoring worlds where the experimenter is not there. He believes that assumption is false.[5] Physicist David Wallace argues that a decision theory analysis shows that a person who prefers certain life to certain death must prefer to keep themselves alive in worlds that are more likely outcomes, not just in less likely ones.[2]

Physicist Sean M. Carroll, though also in favor of the many-worlds interpretation, states about quantum suicide that neither experiences nor rewards should be thought of as being shared between future versions of oneself, because these future versions become distinct persons when the world splits. He then states that a person cannot pick out some future versions of oneself as really being oneself and not the others. He concludes that quantum suicide kills some of these future selves, which is a bad thing the same as if there were no other worlds.[6]

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Immortality (Chinese: ; pinyin: Hoy Xng) is an upcoming Chinese television series based on the BL xianxia novel The Husky and His White Cat Shizun (Chinese: ; pinyin: r H H T De Bi Mo Sh Zn) by Meatbun Doesn't Eat Meat (Chinese: ; pinyin: Rubo Bch Ru) starring Luo Yunxi and Chen Feiyu (in no particular order).[2][3] The series is expected to air on Tencent Video with 50 episodes.[1]

The story is set in a tumultuous era where the world is facing a probable invasion by the demon world due to a rift in the heavens. The world's most powerful cultivator Chu Wanning ( Luo Yunxi) did not forget his original intention of joining the world to help the Dao cultivation and sets out on a mission to protect the beings of the world. He uses his abilities to prevent the heavens from splitting and at the same time, his compassion and love influences his misguided disciple Mo Ran ( Chen Feiyu) to return to the righteous path he has strayed from. Chu Wanning also successfully imparts the value of putting the greater good before personal desires to Mo Ran. In the end, the pair of teacher and disciple dedicate their lives and work together with the rest of the cultivating heroes to stop the villains' conspiracy and protect the world.[2]

Courtesy name: Mo Weiyu ()Mo Ran is Chu Wanning's third disciple, a confident, mischievous, and cheeky cultivator who isn't the brightest student in the sect. By chance, he gains mysterious memories of himself as Lord Taxian (), an immoral and murderous ruler who loathes Chu Wanning and vows to murder all the cultivators in the world. His personality slowly changes after being influenced by the fragmented memories implanted in his mind, and he must fight to regain his own consciousness as the kind and upright Mo Ran.

Yuheng Elder ()Also known as Yuheng of the Night Sky () and the Beidou Immortal (), he is a grandmaster of the cultivation world who hides his caring and sensitive nature behind a cold exterior. He devotes his time to the thankless task of sealing the rifts in the barrier between the ghost realm and the mortal realm and often spends his spare time creating affordable mechanical devices such as the Holy Night Guardian so ordinary people can protect themselves from ghosts. Chu Wanning takes it upon himself to protect the people and rid the world of evil even if it means sacrificing himself.

Courtesy name: Shi Mingjing ()Shi Mei presents himself as a kind-hearted, polite, and reasonable person who avoids conflict. He doesn't hold grudges and is often the mediator for Mo Ran and Xue Meng when they argue. However, he actually harbors a deadly secret, and must ultimately decide between revenge and life as he knows it.

Courtesy name: Xue Ziming ()The narcissistic young master of the Summit of Life and Death who is actually responsible and kind at heart. He respects his teacher Chu Wanning deeply and dearly loves his parents Xue Zhengyong and Madam Wang. Despite a carefree childhood, he is forced to grow up when disaster strikes his sect.

Master of the Summit of Life and DeathA kind and good-natured cultivator, he founds the Summit of Life and Death to protect the lower cultivation world from the ghost realm. He persuades Chu Wanning to join the sect after the latter leaves Rufeng Sect out of disgust.

On January 6, 2020, CD HOME STUDIO released a casting call for the series, along with information of the participating staffs.[4] The series is produced jointly by Tencent Penguin Pictures and Otters Studio.[2] The series is directed by He Shupei,[4] and the main producers are credited to be Qi Shuai, Ye Fangcang and Wang Yirong.[4] On January 8, it was revealed that the drama has been filed on record at State Administration of Film Radio and Television (China).[1]

The series began filming on April 24, 2020 at Hengdian World Studios.

On January 21, 2020, Luo Yunxi and Chen Feiyu (in no particular order) were announced as the main leads.[5]

A majority of the crew members, including world view design team Hua Tian, visual effects team TimeAxis, hair and makeup director Zeng Minghui and still photographer Li Ruoyu worked on 2018 fantasy romance drama Ashes of Love.[2] Chen Xin serves as the art director of the series, while Huang Wei is in charge of costume designs.[4][2] On January 21, 2020, the concept arts designed by Hua Tian were released on the series' official weibo.[6]

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Editors note:This is part ofThe AthleticsTales from Bowl Season seriesexploring some of the best and quirkiest stories from past bowl games.

In the 20 years since it happened, many fans have brought up the game when they see him out. Former Mississippi State quarterback Wayne Madkin asks them all the same question: Did you stay or did you go?

Some people will confess to it, Madkin said. Some people wont.

The ones who do often have a compelling epilogue to their story after trying to escape a rare blizzard that dumped nearly 6 inches of snow in northwest Louisiana, the largest overnight snowfall since 1985. Mississippi State fell behind Texas A&M 14-0 in the first quarter, leaving Bulldogs fans with a difficult choice: Give up and try to get home or try to stick it out and cheer for a rally.

For many, Mother Nature forced them to choose a third option.

Some people tell me they tried to make it back, ended up sliding into a ditch and ended up listening to us come back and win that game while their car was stuck on the interstate with several hundred other cars, Madkin said. Some of them ended up sleeping in their cars.

In the almost five-decade history of the Independence Bowl, no game has been anything like the one Shreveport hosted in 2000.

Ive been to Vermont in the wintertime. Ive been to Colorado, then-Texas A&M head coach RC Slocum said. Ive never seen it snow any harder than it did that night.

The day before the game, a warning persisted throughout the city: Snow might be coming. But snow as Shreveport natives defined it and what fell from the sky a day later were two different things.

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Wayne Gretzky is ready to cede the all-time goal-scoring throne to Alex Ovechkin, saying it's only a matter of time until the ageless Washington Capitals superstar eclipses 894 career tallies.

"Its not even a question that he will pass me, and I think its great," Gretzky told The New York Times' David Waldstein. "Hes well on his way to 40 or 50 goals this year, maybe more. There is no doubt that ultimately, he will break the record."

Ovechkin signed a five-year contract with the Capitals this offseason with Gretzky's once-unthinkable record in mind, and he's already made tremendous progress to kick off the 2021-22 campaign. The 36-year-old ranks second in the league with 22 goals in 31 games, putting him on pace for 58 tucks over a full season.

Gretzky has long supported Ovechkin's chase for goal-scoring immortality, saying it's great for the game.

"I'm his biggest fan," Gretzky said.

Ovi currently sits at 752 goals, good for fourth in NHL history behind only Jaromir Jagr (766), Gordie Howe (801), and Gretzky (894). He's already moved past Marcel Dionne and Brett Hull this campaign and has recently tied Dave Andreychuk for the all-time power-play goal record (274).

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Gretzky: There's 'no doubt' Ovechkin will break goals record - theScore