Its irony that the name Gandhi which once used to be synonym for India, which resonates the culture we stand for, which portrays our desire for independence and free spiritedness, is restricted to a date. The name which was visualised as a lean man, wearing spectacle, walking quick with stick followed by masses, and a charismatic orator whose words and thoughts are in sync, has been replaced now with a man wearing kurta, folding his sleeves up, followed by paid crowd, and an inarticulate spieler. To stop image superimposition I prefer to address the father of nation as Bapu.

People may debate on giving full credit to Bapu for Indias independence, but he has to be revered for his power to galvanise masses and to make them follow his principles. Unfortunately with the passage of time irrespective of their usability, the principals are losing their gleam. Though all principles hold true for humanity but Truth, Non-Violent and Simplicity are more pertinent in todays time for individuals.

Truth:- Its strange that everyone claims of speaking truth as each portrays the situation in their own ways.

As per definition truth is when one talks complete as per his understanding and knowledge, without worrying of its consequence or its benefit or loss. But people only speak what suits them. The media which is expected to work on these lines is doing absolutely opposite and working as per pre-defined narrative, further ruining the society.

For example in the present Hathras rape and murder case, no one is addressing the deceased as a human but as Dalit or Valmiki or Girl.

If we would have adopted the principle as part of our culture we would have saved the social damage and the country.

Non-Violence :- Its a very important principle as the one who follows it generally accept others perspectives, remain calm, and the disagreement also leads to Matbedh and not Manbedh with each willing to accept non agreement as difference in thought.

Unfortunately in todays time everyone is hellbent to enure that other agrees to his/her views by any menans or it leads to verbal or physical violence. No one is ready to accept the divergent views. As a society, in the past we have always been open to accommodate varied opinions without getting angry. To keep our diversity intact the principle of Non-Violence is of utmost importance.

Simplicity :- Despite being a mass leader, Bapu has always kept a low profile, leading a simple life and channelising his energies towards his goal. He followed Simplicity not only in his lifestyle but in his thoughts as well, an example of it is his writings which is simple with no pompous words.

Unfortunately the society which once was divided by caste is now divided by wealth power or soft power. It has added to our existing worries by bringing comparisons and further divisions.

Social media like FB or Insta is further taking us away from simplicity.Corona has made us realise the value of simplicity and necessities and we hope people learn from it.

India has a bright future and Gandhis principles will drive the way towards it. Though millennials missed the chance but generation z will revive Bapus fading principles. Their free spirited, carefree and independent attitude helps them to speak truth. They have broader vision as are connected better with word due to social media, so can accept divergent views easily hence will be Non-violent. They are happy in their own self and prefer to explore the world rather horde the riches and leading life with simplicity.

DISCLAIMER : Views expressed above are the author's own.

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Following complications during surgery, a woman called Emil temporarily died. While Emis heart only stopped beating for a matter of moments, Emi feels like she spent a lifetime in what she believes was the afterlife. According to Emi, she believes the afterlife consisted of flying through the Universe and gaining an understanding of how everything in the cosmos is connected.

Writing on the Near Death Experience Research Foundation, Emi said: I had the sense that I was floating in the universe. It was like a long journey, while I flying in the universe.

I didnt feel my body. I was only my consciousness or my spirit. I really liked this happy journey. The place was completely dark. I attained a nturl buoyncy, like I ws scub diving.

I ws floting in the universe without my body. It ws like I ws floting in my mothers womb.

I ws free. All the while, I ws surrounded by feeling of tremendous love.

I felt connection with everyones spirit nd ll energy. I wsnt frid nd I felt so hppy.

Then, I understood tht we re ll connected to ech other nd I revelled in this knowledge.

I felt comfortble nd lso united with the world. I thought tht I wnted to sty here forever.

Some experts do believe tht the consciousness is freed unto the Universe following deth.

Former University of Oxford professor Peter Russell, uthor of The Globl Brin, told Conscious Lifestyle Mg: It would seem tht one wy of understnding it is tht the individul consciousness is dissolving bck into the infinite consciousness.

The consciousness tht I experience hs this individul limittion becuse it is functioning in the world through my body, through my nervous system, through my eyes nd ers.

Thts where our sense of being unique individul comes from.

When we begin to die nd let go of our ttchment to the body, consciousness lets go of tht identity which it gined from its worldly functioning nd reconnects with greter infinite identity.

Those whove hd ner-deth experiences often report there seems to be this dissolving of the senses, nd moving into light. Everything becomes light fter deth.

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Cyberpunk 2077 has officially gone gold, developer CD PROJEKT RED announced moments ago. This means that the game is completed and the final build has been sent for disk replication, though of course we know that CD PROJEKT RED will likely continue working on fixes and improvements to be delivered through the now-canonical day-one patch.

The good news is that there won't be another delay and Night City will open up November 19th, when Cyberpunk 2077 will become available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.

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Cyberpunk 2077 is an open-world, action-adventure story set in Night City, a megalopolis obsessed with power, glamour and body modification.

You play as V, a mercenary outlaw going after a one-of-a-kind implant that is the key to immortality. You can customize your characters cyberware, skillset and playstyle, and explore a vast city where the choices you make shape the story and the world around you.

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In the latest issue of Maestro, the issue of the Hulk's immortality is definitely settled as the origin of the most evil Hulk is explored.

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for Maestro #2, by Peter David, German Peralta, Jesus Aburtov, Dale Keown, Jason Keith and VC's Ariana Maher.

Since the title of Hulk's most recent solo started making the claim, Marvel stories seem to go out of their way to test the limits of Hulk's immortality. While many in the Marvel Universe claim immortality among their powersets history proves just how loosely the term can apply and it's always best for fans to be a little skeptical when characters make those claims. Despite that skepticism the Hulk has been building a pretty good case that he can't truly be killed, and the latest issue ofMaestrojust closed it.

With how uncertain claims of immortality can be it always helps to have a look into the future to see how well they hold up. When it comes to Marvel timelines even that can be a complicated process because of how reality branches off in different directions to create an entire multiverse of possibilities. Hulk first got a view of one of his possible paths in Peter David and George Perez's Hulk:Future Imperfectin 1992. At this time, the Hulk had all of his personalities fused into a single powerful, hyper-intelligent persona, and in the future he saw that power corrupt him in a post apocalyptic New York where he became known as the Maestro.

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The Maestro ruled as the despotic leader of the dystopia until the present day Hulk put a stop to him. That came only after a great amount of effort, as the Maestro proved himself every bit as strong and cunning as his past self. Thecoup de grace came when the Hulk laid a trap that sent the Maestro back in time to ground zero of the very gamma bomb that originally gave Hulk his powers, overloading the despot with radiation that completely disintegrated the villain. That certainly seemed to do the trick... but then the Maestro came back.

InIncredible Hulk #451 by Peter David, Mike Deodato Jr., and Glynis Oliver it turned out that the Maestro survived even complete disintegration, existing as a radioactive ghost beckoning Hulk toward him at all times. Even with a corporeal form the Maestro proved extremely resilient to injury as he survived acid, lasers, broken necks, and at one point the annihilation of most of reality. While many characters claim immortality it seems as though the case for Maestro's came with everythingexcept him making the claim. But that all changed with the latest issue of his mini.

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In casual conversation with Machine Man, also discovered to survive the nuclear apocalypse, the Hulk makes mention of his own immortality. It comes as the final nail in the coffin, and in fact accompanies a recognition of one of the biggest reasons it could previously be doubted that Maestro was immortal. After all, the Maestro certainly seems to age as his graying beard and frazzled demeanor indicates that his body does not just stay the same as time marches on. In the comic he recognizes that he looks bad, but apparently that is merely a cosmetic side effect.

Seeing the early days of the Maestro's formation and the originalFuture Imperfect story, it becomes evident that Maestro's only degradation is aesthetic. He fought evenly and at times bested his younger self in a match of muscles, and the message here is clear: nothing can kill the Hulk, and over time he's just going to keep getting stronger and stronger. If he ever goes the way of the Maestro, anyone standing in his way would have the fight of their lives on their hands, because he isn't going anywhere any time soon.

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Money, fame and immortality are explored in Disney Plus upcoming space series The Right Stuff. The new drama follows the astronauts known as The Mercury Seven, and the instant celebrities they became during their space mission in the late 50s. One of the seven is played by Canadian actor Patrick J Adams, who joins Dina and Devo this morning.

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I discovered this on Twitter via Soviet Cartoons Out Of Context. I don't actually know what's happening but I assume it's a critique of capitalism?

Here's what I learned by running this Hungarian Film Archive page through Google Translate:

The Five Minute Murder is the most popular animated genre of the sixties, one of the most absurd pieces of intellectual cartooning. In his theme, he grotesquely twists the theme of existentialist alienation that dominates modern philosophy and modernist film of the sixties. One of the film's most striking gestures, which links it to modernism, is metaphorical self-reflection: in the film's frame story, a director directs the film premiere, which is immediately executed by outraged viewers after the screening.

Mocking genre films (crime films, horror) based on the thematization and depiction of violence in its genre. The morbid genre parody is made utterly absurd by the chain-like, variation-like serial narrative on the subject, as it sequences only violent scenes from these films without any narrative causality and dramaturgical suspense. The scenes, which are more traditional, imaginable in reality, and unimaginable in animated films, are connected only through the character who becomes the next victim from the killer.

Where is its place in (Hungarian) film history?

Jzsef Nepp is the leading figure of Hungarian cartoonistic animation. The popularity of animations depicting everyday situations and public themes with astringent humor is indicated by the fact that in the sixties, in addition to short films (eg Jzsef Nepp: Passion, 1961; A Tale of the Beetle, 1963; Tams Szab Sipos: Homo faber, 1965; Gyula Macrssy Vr : Romantic Story, 1964; Ten Deca Immortality, 1966; Attila Dargay: Variations on a Dragon, 1967) was also published in the form of a series (Gusztv, 1964-1968 and 1975-1977). The continuation of the Five Minute Murder can be interpreted as the short films made in the seventies, also based on an absurd accumulation of violence, which Nepp notes as a screenwriter: Bla Ternovszky: Modern Training Methods (1970), Everything Has a Boundary (1975), Csaba Szrdy (1977). The astringent black humor that defines Nepp's short films, with which he examines and caricatures human mortality, took on an all-night form in the Disney and Grimm parody of the bold adult tale Snow White (1983).

Okay that makes a little more sense, I guess.

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Eager to learn more about the incredible story of America's first astronauts? Based on the bestselling book by Tom Wolfe, Disney+ original series The Right Stuff is an inspirational look at the early days of the US Space Program and the iconic story of America's first astronauts, the Mercury 7.

Produced for National Geographic, The Right Stuff takes a look at America's first "reality show", where ambitious astronauts and their families became instant celebrities in a competition for money, fame and immortality. The cast includes Patrick J. Adams, Jake McDorman, Colin O'Donoghue, James Lafferty, Aaron Staton, Michael Trotter and Micah Stock.

In even better news, Aussie space enthusiasts don't have to wait long to tune in. Here's everything you need to know about the new period drama, including when to clear your schedule to watch it.

The first two episodes of the new series will premiere 9 October. After that, episodes will be released on a weekly basis. Season one will consist of eight episodes.

The Right Stuff will be available to stream exclusively on Disney+ in Australia. The platform offers a generous library of titles from not only Disney itself, but also content from Marvel, Star Wars, National Geographic and Pixar. Disney+ has also recently added a new feature called GroupWatch.

Highlights include The Mandalorian, Broadway musical Hamilton, The Simpsons, animated classics like The Lion King and crowd-pleasers like Frozen 2. Subscriptions to Disney+ in Australia cost $8.99 per month or $89.99 for an entire year.

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The Right Stuff is an aspirational tale of ambition and exploration, highlighting how ordinary humans can achieve the extraordinary.

The story takes place at the height of the Cold War, when the newly-formed NASA selects seven of the military's best test pilots to become astronauts. As they compete to be the first to go to space, the men inspire the world to turn towards a new horizon of hope. They also become bona fide celebrities, creating a new profession and establishing the image of the American astronaut for decades to come.

The Right Stuff is National Geographic's first scripted original series for Disney+. A true story of scientific innovation and human perseverance, it will definitely appeal to fans of science and space, but also to anyone curious to learn more about NASA's legendary Mercury 7 missions.

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Not too long ago I lost much of my family...photographically at least.

This unusual incident began about four months earlier when one of my cousins asked if she could borrow one of my photo albums that contained images of her mother while young.

It turned out to be a blunder on my part to lend it to her.

When she returned it recently the once-pristine book was unrecognizable. It was crumbling in my hands. As she mumbled apologies while looking down at the floor, she then explained that after showing it to her children she had put it in a damp, seldom-used closet and forgotten about it. She reluctantly confessed that around that time she had dealt with a serious termite problem in that part of her home.

I was heartbroken when I realized that those insects had feasted on the images of my loved ones, most of whom were now deceased.

After issuing an endless chorus of Im sorry, she finally left while I held the disintegrating remnants of a pictorial album depicting people who had lived, loved, laughed, wept and eventually withered away. Even though some of these individuals were still alive today, I felt that my cousins carelessness had, in a way, deprived those that had passed from their own small slice of immortality that any photograph bestows on its subject.

I walked over to a table, spread some newspapers and laid the corpse of the album. It was in bad shape. While I carefully opened up the pages to see what might be salvageable, I recalled what Karl Lagerfeld, the fashion designer, had once said: What I like about photographs is that they capture a moment...impossible to reproduce.

He was right. Now, due to a family members negligence, those captured moments were likely gone forever.

Unfortunately, the insects were masters of destruction. They bored several entrances into the book and devoured as much as possible. Oddly, just a handful of pictures on the outer edges were left untouched while the majority were eaten away.

Holes, gashes, and emptiness now remained where there had once been beautiful portraits and embracing couples. It was eerie to see diverse fragments of relatives as the sole survivors of lives that had been so meaningful.This was particularly painful to me because I remembered the original photographs.

I decided to cut out and save whatever I could. And in spite of the damage to them I would keep some of the better portraits. But there was a greater challenge ahead: restoring my relationship with my cousin.

After calling her, she apologized again and we talked for a good while. That week we had supper and then together we looked at albums. Cordiality returned.

Later that same night I remembered part of a quotation about loss. To verify it I searched through a notebook and found the words I was seeking. Arthur Schopenhauer, the philosopher, wrote: Mostly it is loss which teaches us about the worth of things.

O.J. GONZALEZ is a native and resident of Jeanerette. He graduated from USL in printmaking and photography and his photographs have appeared in publications in Louisiana, Alaska, Canada, New Zealand and England.

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Spokane native Tyler Johnson has the reputation as a winner and rightfully so.

He can now add Stanley Cup champion to his lengthy list of achievements.

Johnson played a pivotal role for the Tampa Bay Lightning as they defeated the Dallas Stars in the Stanley Cup finals, winning Game 6 2-0 on Monday in the NHLs bubble site in Edmonton, Alberta.

Johnson, 30, along with his coaches and teammates, will have his named engraved upon the Cup, etching his name into hockey immortality.

He scored 14 goals with 17 assists in 65 games this season for the Lightning, and had four goals and three helpers in 25 games during the championship run.

An eight-year veteran of the NHL, Johnson joins an exclusive club of players to have won a major junior championship (WHL; 2008), Memorial Cup (2008), World Junior Championship (USA; 2010), Calder Cup (AHL; 2012) and Stanley Cup.

The Central Valley High School grad becomes the latest member of Spokane high school sports royalty to have achieved greatness in their profession (in alphabetical order).

He was a three-time All-American at Washington State, where his 62-yarder in 1991 remains the longest in school history, and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2020. The 19-year NFL veteran ranks seventh in NFL history with 1,890 points, and holds the record for most 50-yard field goals with 45. A two-time pro bowler, Hanson played his entire career with the Detroit Lions and holds the NFL record with most games with the same team at 327.

At LC, January earned first-team all-state basketball honors by both the Associated Press and the Seattle Times and led the Tigers to the state semifinals as a junior. She won the State 4A high jump title in 2004. January led Arizona State in steals and assists four straight years and is a six-time selection to the WNBA All-Defensive Team. She won an NBA title with the Indiana Fever in 2012 and has played in four WNBA finals.

Johnson was born in Michigan but moved to Spokane at a young age and attended LC, where he once long-jumped 23 feet, 4 inches, a record that has stood at the school for more than 100 years. After high school, Johnson attended the University of Michigan where he was a star, winning 16 Big Ten Conference individual track titles. He won a silver medal in the long jump at the 1920 Olympics, jumping 1 inch shy of his high school record.

Lindgren set eight national high school track records and won 11 NCAA track and cross country championships. In 1964, Lindgren became the first American to beat Russian runners in the 10,000 meters. Favored for gold in the Tokyo Olympics that year, an ankle injury limited him to a ninth-place finish. He is a member of the National Track and Field Hall of Fame. In 1965, he broke the world record for the 6-mile run at the AAU National Championships.

Led Mead to a state runner-up finish his senior season, scoring 37 points in the title game. The co-national player of the year at Gonzaga in 2006 was also a finalist for the Naismith and the Wooden Awards. He was the third pick in the NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats and went on to win two NBA titles with the Los Angeles Lakers though he didnt play a minute in either finals.

An all-state football, basketball and baseball player at Shadle, Rypien is regarded as one of the greatest all-around athletes in Washington high school history. He passed for 292 yards and two touchdowns in Washingtons 37-24 win over Buffalo in the 1992 Super Bowl, earning him MVP honors, and was named to the 1991 All-Pro second team, totaling 3,564 yards and 28 touchdowns.

A three-sport star at NC, Sandberg was a Parade All-American quarterback and opted out of a letter of intent at WSU after being drafted in the 20th round of the 1978 MLB draft by the Philadelphia Phillies. Sandberg was a 10-time all-star, won nine Gold Gloves, set the career fielding percentage record for second base and played a record 123 consecutive games without an error. He hit .285 with 282 home runs and 344 stolen bases in 16 seasons. Sandberg was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005.

Though he never won an NBA championship with the Utah Jazz, losing to Michael Jordans Chicago Bulls in the 1997 and 98 finals, Stockton is the NBA career leader in assists (15,806) and steals (3,265). A 10-time all-star and two-time Olympic gold medalist, Stockton led the NBA in assists a record nine times. He averaged 13.1 points during a 19-year career and was voted one of the 50 best NBA players of all time. He was inducted to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009.

Sneva won the Indianapolis 500 in 1983 after three runner-up performances. He won the IndyCar season championship twice and became the first driver to top 200 mph in Indianapolis 500 qualifying. Sneva was inducted into the Motorsports Hall of Fame in 2005.

Angie Bjorklund (University): All-state guard named Gatorade State Player of the Year and WBCA All-American. Earned gold at 2007 FIBA U-19 world championship in Slovakia. Holds career records at Tennessee for most 3-point attempts in a season (239) and most 3-pointers made in a career (305). Bjorklund was part of the schools last NCAA Division I title, though injuries derailed her WNBA career.

Gail Cogdill (LC High/WSU): The 1960 NFL Rookie of the Year played in three Pro Bowls and caught 34 touchdown passes in 11 pro seasons. His 252 receiving yards against Northwestern in 1958 stood as an NCAA Division I record for 33 years.

Annette Hand (Central Valley/Oregon): Set the American womens record in the 5,000-meter run in 1993. She won the NCAA 5,000 title in 1988 and later won U.S. national championships in the 1,500 and 3,000 (twice).

Ray Flaherty (Gonzaga High, Gonzaga): Two-time all-pro with the New York Giants. He won two NFL titles as a player and two more as a coach, which earned him enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Mary Lou Petty (LC): Finished fourth in the 400-meter freestyle at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.

The LC grad set a world record for the 300-yard freestyle and held six American swimming records (mostly in relays).

Brad Walker (University/Washington): Competed in football, basketball and track and field for U-Hi. Walker was a four-time NCAA All-American and set the U.S. pole vault record of 19 feet, 9 inches in 2008. Walker won the world indoor title in 2006 and the outdoor title in 2007.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Walker reached the final but finished 12th.

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Though X-Factor was quite busy with its own contained story about its team discovering the latest, most grotesque programming to come out of Mojoworld, the onset of X of Swords has shifted the series in a drastically different direction. Its established a terrifying complication for the X-Mens carefully constructed plans to ensure immortality for all mutants.

Todays X-Factor #4 written by Leah Williams, penciled by Carlos Gomez with colours by Israel Silva, and Joe Caramagna lettering opens just moments after the group of mutants who ventured into Otherworld by way of Apocalypses external gate learned that Apocalypses grandson Summoner was actually in league with the four original Horsemen and plotting to invade Krakoa. After witnessing Rockslides death, and both Apocalypse and Rictor being seriously wounded by the Horsemen and their horde of demons, the X-Men haul arse back to their island where their allies can presumably be revived in the healing gardens. But what they find back in their home reality is that deaths in Otherworld functiondifferently.

As part of their plan to ensure that mutants never face extinction again, Charles Xavier and the rest of Marvels mutants have developed a complicated system through which any mutant can be brought back to life when Hope Summers, Elixir, Tempus, Egg (formerly Goldballs), and Proteus combine their powers and create whats essentially a genetic duplicate of the dead mutant. Thanks to an enhanced Cerebro that periodically creates backup saves of a persons mind, the newly created mutant shells typically wake up with all of their memories but when the Five come together to resurrect Rockslide, something goes terribly wrong that none of the X-Men anticipated.

While the Five are able to successfully bring Rictor back after his first self dies in the healing gardens on Krakoa, the Rockslide who emerges from his resurrection egg iswrong, not through any fault of the Five per se, but because of the way Otherworlds magical energies fiddle with reality. The moment Rockslide is reborn, each of the cradles (essentially the servers where the mutant mental profiles are stored) around the world shorts out, and for a few minutes, Xavier passes out, and Rockslide quite literally crumbles into an assortment of rocks before reforming himself and making clear that he doesnt properly remember who he is.

In their initial panic over whats happening to Rockslide, the Five make the snap decision to destroy all of the already-prepped eggs out of fear that they might somehow be tainted, but Hope is able to deduce somehow exactly what went wrong as Xavier comes to.

Because Otherworld functions as a nexus between all possible realities, Rockslides death there more or less blended together a number of different versions of his consciousness that caused each of the different Cerebro servers to short out. The Rockslide whos been resurrected is technically him, but not the exactly the man the X-Men once knew. Emma Frost is the only member of the Krakoan Quiet Council who seems to be properly alarmed at the reality that Xaviers grand plan for immortality has a massive flaw in it.

Under normal circumstances, it would be relatively easy to warn mutants not to be foolish enough to die in Otherworld, but because X of Swords is building toward a major battle against the Horsemen there, it means that going forward, theres a very good chance other X-Men will fall, only to be brought back as new versions of themselves. To Emmas point, this means that theres a real chance that some people are going to straight-up die and never be brought back as they were, which gives X of Swords a wholly different kind of gravity.

The question now is who will be the next, and just what sort of people theyll become should the X-Men choose to revive them.

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NEW YORK The virus pandemic won't stop Charlie Brown, Snoopy or the "Peanuts" gang from marking an important birthday and they're hoping to raise the spirits of sick kids while they celebrate.

The beloved comic celebrates its 70th anniversary this week with new lesson plans, the announcement of a new TV show and a philanthropic push that includes donating "Peanuts" murals for kids to paint in 70 children's hospitals around the globe, from Brooklyn to Brazil.

"When kids see the familiar face of Snoopy, they feel like they are at home watching the cartoon," said Dr. Kusum Viswanathan, who heads the pediatrics department at Brookdale University Hospital Medical Center in New York. "I think it'll really help in positive coping and distraction. It makes the environment very comfortable, as opposed to being very stiff and professional."

The 4-foot-8-inch wide by 4-foot-1-inch high murals have been sent to participating hospitals in six pieces, along with smocks, brushes and paints in 13 colors. Children and hospital staffers are encouraged to paint the easy-to-follow templates, a diversion that gains even more importance during coronavirus restrictions.

The initiative is being welcomed at the CHOC Children's Hospital in Orange, California, where the virus pandemic has shut down the playrooms and cut back on starry, well-wishing visitors, like baseball star Mike Trout.

"There's really nothing to look forward to so I thought even just painting something like this at bedside is going to really truly mean something, especially during this time," said Amber Chavez, the special programs coordinator.

The finished murals show an image of Snoopy and Woodstock sharing a laugh atop his red doghouse. It's co-sponsored by Peanuts Worldwide and the Foundation for Hospital Art. They hope the custom murals bring a smile to worried families.

"Art is always very therapeutic," Viswanathan said. "Any child who comes even if a child comes for a regular check-up it's always a slightly scary event and I think it helps patients feel a sense of normalcy."

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NEW YORK (AP) The virus pandemic won't stop Charlie Brown, Snoopy or the Peanuts gang from marking an important birthday and they're hoping to raise the spirits of sick kids while they celebrate.

The beloved comic celebrates its 70th anniversary this week with new lesson plans, the announcement of a new TV show and a philanthropic push that includes donating Peanuts murals for kids to paint in 70 children's hospitals around the globe, from Brooklyn to Brazil.

When kids see the familiar face of Snoopy, they feel like they are at home watching the cartoon," said Dr. Kusum Viswanathan, who heads the pediatrics department atBrookdale University Hospital Medical Centerin New York. "I think itll really help in positive coping and distraction. It makes the environment very comfortable, as opposed to being very stiff and professional.

The 4-foot-8-inch wide by 4-foot-1-inch high murals have been sent to participating hospitals in six pieces, along with smocks, brushes and paints in 13 colors. Children and hospital staffers are encouraged to paint the easy-to-follow templates, a diversion that gains even more importance during coronavirus restrictions.

The initiative is being welcomed at theCHOC Childrens Hospitalin Orange, California, where the virus pandemic has shut down the playrooms and cut back on starry, well-wishing visitors, like baseball star Mike Trout.

Theres really nothing to look forward to so I thought even just painting something like this at bedside is going to really truly mean something, especially during this time, said Amber Chavez, the special programs coordinator.

The finished murals show an image of Snoopy and Woodstock sharing a laugh atop his red doghouse. It's co-sponsored by Peanuts Worldwide andthe Foundation for Hospital Art.They hope the custom murals bring a smile to worried families.

Art is always very therapeutic, Viswanathan said. Any child who comes even if a child comes for a regular check-up its always a slightly scary event and I think it helps patients feel a sense of normalcy.

Jeannie Schulz, the widow of the comic strips creator, Charles Schulz, said the initiative hopes to lower the fear level in hospitals: If you can have a little bit of levity a little smile we know that lowers your blood pressure. It's almost as good as patting a dog.

How each hospital deploys the murals has been left to the local administrators. Brookdale let lots of children paint them in its auditorium, while the California hospital wants to give one panel each to four patients and two nurses. The hope is the finished murals will offer children a chance to leave a permanent mark on the facility.

"They could come to the hospital for their next check-up and see their mural is out there and they provided the painting maybe for the head or the stomach or whatever part of Snoopy that they did, Viswanathan said.

Scott Feight, the executive director, of the Foundation for Hospital Art, said the murals represent a chance to celebrate humanity and our ability to overcome and fight this virus. The nonprofit over the years has donated more than 49,000 paintings to 7,500 hospitals in 195 countries.

Other initiatives launching to celebrate the Peanuts anniversary include an animated video campaign on social media urging viewers to be kind to each other, Earth and themselves. There's also a new Apple TV+ animated show debuting in February called The Snoopy Show.

Peanuts made its debut Oct. 2, 1950. The travails of the little round-headed kid Charlie Brown and his pals eventually ran in more than 2,600 newspapers, reaching millions of readers in 75 countries.

The 1965 CBS special A Charlie Brown Christmas won an Emmy and rerun immortality, and many other specials followed. There was a hit stage musical, Youre a Good Man, Charlie Brown. The characters also appeared on sheets, stationery, amusement park attractions and countless other products. Apple TV+ debuted Snoopy in Space in 2019.

Jeannie Schulz said her husband managed to create recognizable characters that express the humanity of each of us. It hits on a lot of cylinders.

The strip offered enduring images of kites in trees, Charlie Brown trying to kick a football, tart-tongued Lucy handing out advice for a nickel at what looked like a lemonade stand and Snoopy taking the occasional flight of fancy to the skies of World War I. Phrases such as security blanket and good grief are a part of the global vernacular. Schulz died in 2000.

The hospital administrators say that Peanuts teaches children that the world is big enough for everybody, appreciate the small things and embrace friendships. Those lessons, they say, fit with their mission.

It teaches about kindness and friendship," Viswanathan said. "It teaches our children that life has challenges but with support from friends, you can solve problems. I think it teaches them not to give up.

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Sometimes ideas from meetings, reading, radio, tv, and podcasts coalesce, and deepen my thinking. Over the past few weeks, I have read articles about people who I consider ultra-spiritual, and met with some of them online. They talk about their own spirituality and some talk about the great work that the Holy Spirit is doing in their lives. I am very appreciative of their emphasis, but I think they overemphasize their spirituality to the detriment of their bodies and the work that God is doing through them.

During the same period, I participated in several internet meetings about the future of the church. The discussion inevitably arrives at the idea that we will no longer need these imposing, expensive church buildings in the future. We are reminded that the authentic church is not the building, but the fellowship of the believers, the body of Christ. The climactic verse for many is when Jesus said that he will build his church. He did not mean these buildings that one sees on so many corners in our villages, towns, and cities. I agree with the idea, yet I think that they are going overboard with their ecclesiology (understanding of the church).

Why do I think that they are going overboard?

In the Old Testament, we are commanded to love God holistically with our bodies, minds, and spirits. In the New Testament, Apostle Paul writes in Romans 12 that we should offer our bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to Godas spiritual sacrifices. He also tells us that we should live holy lives because we are the temples of the Holy Spirit. Even when Paul talks about our inner man being renewed and our outer man decaying, he does not eliminate the body (2 Cor. 4:16). It is still important. It is indeed this decaying, old body that will experience both mortality and immortality. Blessed are those who die in the Lord, we read in Revelation 14:13. If the spirit does not die, it means that God will bring those mortal bodies back to life transformed and eternalized.

In those recent meetings, several people mentioned that we will move away from church buildings in the future and worship the Lord in different ways. I am appreciative of that concept; when Jesus spoke with the Samaritan woman, he said that the time will come when the true worshippers will worship the Lord not in Samaria or Jerusalem, but in spirit and in truth. Yet, we see the Lord Jesus Christ doing lots of teaching in synagogues and temples and in the book of Acts, we find that the new apostolic church worked quickly to find places to meet in temples, rented spaces, and in the homes of affluent men and women.

A number of years ago, I was at the dedication of a new church building. There were many homilies (short sermons) for this occasion and one pastor reminded the congregation that the true church is not this building, but us worshipping together as the body of Christ. The pastor of the church, who had built the church himself, leaned toward me and said, It is easy to say those words unless you spent three years building this place brick by brick! I am aware that there are many small congregations that can hardly afford to maintain their church buildings, and an excess of church buildings in other communities.

What intrigues me and revolts me are people who talk against the church while taking a salary from it. I find this almost unethical! If one no longer believes in the church, then one should not make their living there. If the future of the church is no longer in the church buildings, why do we still ask churches and church members to support this ineffectual work?

No matter how spiritual we may become, we humans will never be strictly spiritual beings, even in heaven. No matter what the church looks like in the post-pandemic future, there will be both buildings where Gods people will worship and new, evolving ways to gather. The future cannot avoid the past, and the past cannot declare that it is the only reality.

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Jon Bon Jovi urges people to volunteer in his band's new single "Do What You Can" from the album "2020." USA TODAY

NEW YORK Jon Bon Jovi has done and seen it all in his nearly four-decade career. He's got the coiffed silver locks to prove it.

Let me tell you, I've earned this gray hair, the rock legend says with a laugh. I've been through enoughhurting and healingto be here. Professionally, I've survived trends that have come and gone, and I've even had to mourn the loss of a bandmatewho just couldn't effectively keep up anymore. And that was tough.

Hes referring to longtime Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora, who publicly struggled with substance abuse problems for years and abruptly left the band in 2013. Bon Jovi, 58, says he last spoke to Sambora at the band's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2018. Since his departure, the remaining members have only grown closer and stronger, says drummer Tico Torres.

Echoes keyboardist David Bryan: Our bond is unbreakable. Jon has grown, like us, as a person, and he has definitely grown as a songwriter.

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Thats evident on Bon Jovis topical 15th album 2020,released Oct. 2, where the "Livin' on a Prayer" chart-toppersings frankly about our current president, gun violence and the Black Lives Matter movement. The albums title alludes to election year, but also the 20/20 hindsight that comes with experience.

"This (album) is saying, I have clear vision, Ive come through the pain and now that new day starts,' " Bon Jovi says. Thirty-six years after the band's self-titled 1984 debut, he talks to USA TODAY about longevity, approaching 60and revisiting past hits.

Jon Bon Jovi of rock band Bon Jovi, which released its 15th studio album "2020" on Friday.(Photo: Anne-Marie Caruso, USA TODAY NETWORK)

Question: Youve had the hits, the sales, the awards what motivates you now?

Jon Bon Jovi: I'm not driven by numbers; I really don't think I ever was. When you're just starting out, they're so beyond your reach. The only thing I care about in my career at this point is when I write a song. Writing is the closest thing that anyone will ever feel to immortality, it'll outlive you.Writing it is all I can really give a darn about. Recording it is second because you want to see if it was worth it. And touring is third. Its last because that is wonderful and all, but I don't live to tour. I dont live to hear people applaud. That's a byproduct of writing the song.

Q: So there are no more milestones youd like to check off?

Bon Jovi: Honestly, at this point, what I'm hoping to do is to first and foremost enjoy it, and then keep integrity.I don't ever want to be on the "Where are they now?" pile. I jokingly say, no one loved the Fat Elvis. I mean that with the utmost respect, but you got to know when it's time to go. I can still write a song and that's what matters to me most. The rest of it, I'll do it as I see fit.

Q: Is there a song or album youre proudest of?

Bon Jovi:One of the things that happened in the boredom of COVID was I started to listen to a couple of our older records, which I just wouldn't naturally do. Someone said it's the 25th anniversary of These Days, so I thought, 25 years, my God. I should put that record on. So I started doing these joking one-minute record reviews (on Twitter). Some I love more than I remember, some I hate more than I remember. And yet I look back on the catalog of music and I'm very proud of it. Are there songs Ill be remembered for? Sure, your casual reader is going to go, Livin on a Prayer, thats my life, and theyll go down the litany of hits. But the body of works stands up to me and thats pretty cool.

Jon Bon Jovi, 58, poses for portraits during a socially distanced photo shoot in New York.(Photo: Anne-Marie Caruso, USA TODAY NETWORK)

Q: Why do you think the band has had such longevity?

Bon Jovi: We've connected to generations of people, and I've never tried to be anything morethan what I was.I've evolved, I've grown up in public and I'm certainly not trying to write the same song we did in 1984, 85, 86. It was my desire to progress and evolve into who I am today, and so I couldnt rewrite You Give Love a Bad Name, Blaze of Glory or Always. The band's legacyis cemented.These songs mean a lot to a lot of people and I am grateful for that. Its a gift that God gives you the job you wanted when you were a kid, and that I get to do it still.I'm the luckiest man in the world.

Q: I know youre still a couple of years off, but how do you feel about turning 60?

Bon Jovi: I'm OK with getting older, I really am. I'm drawn to elders. The guys I look up to are older than I: when I talk (music) with Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen, when I talk football with Robert Kraft and Jerry Jones, when I talk politics with President Clinton. Getting old doesn't scare me. It sort of just makes me realize that its worth staying in good health to be able towrite about more experiences.

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Somehow, vampires are sexy, scary, and scintillating all at the same time, as are excellent vampire movies. The mythical and terrifying creatures are often mentioned in the same breath as witches, zombies, and werewolves, but vampires have a lane all their own. And while the first vampire that many of us heard mentioned was Count Dracula, many cultures around the world have their version of a blood sucking creature that feeds on animals and/or people.

As the actress Tilda Swinton explained to Wired upon the release of her vampire flick Only Lovers Left Alive, our attraction to vampires is really a no-brainer. "Of course it's immortality," she said, "but I also think it's the concept of the outsider, the feeling of humans who live up or down or sideways to society. Part of the vampire trope is there being no reflection when you look in the mirror; that feeling of there being no trace is really attractive."

The ongoing coronavirus pandemic means that many of us have more than enough time to watch (and rewatch) movies, and you may be looking to having a vampire-themed binging session. (It's nearly Halloween, after all. ) For your viewing pleasure, take a look at 15 of the best vampire movies of all time, from familiar classics to newer, crazier, and even bloodier flicks.

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