With the World Looking Out for Covid-19 Cure, Why Coronil Announcement Can be a Big Blow to Ayurveda – News18

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To date, the total number of coronavirus disease infections have crossed 12 million mark and caused the death of more than half million people worldwide. In spite of global efforts, there is no definitive treatment for the disease despite the multiple claims that have created controversy in the past few months.

Antiviral therapy, chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine alone or in combination with Azithromycin, Convalescent Plasma therapy have been tried for treatment of Covid-19 but no trial has been able to show a reduction of the viral load and/or symptoms. Preventing infection is still the best available medicine in view of no standard treatment or vaccine.

Looking at the infectivity and severity of Covid-19, Ministry of AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy), Government of India suggested measures that includes the use of homoeopathic medicine Arsenic Album 30C, Ayurveda preparations such as Kadha (Ginger, curcumin, cloves, honey, fennel seeds, cumin seeds) and lukewarm water as an immunity booster.

Preliminary data from researchers at the University of Oxford have reported a 35% reduction in death of patients receiving mechanical ventilation. Results which have given us all much needed reason to celebrate. Multiple vaccine trials are ongoing and are currently our best hope for the management/eradication of the virus.

Patanjali, an Ayurvedic drugs manufacturer in India launched Coronil, an Ayurvedic drug to treat Covid-19 on June 23. The launch was based on their placebo controlled clinical trial results on 95 Covid-19 positive patients aged between 15-59 years, out of which 69 per cent were cured within three days, and 100 percent within seven days.

The results also claimed to reduce hsCRP and IL-6 levels in the treatment group and showed weaker IL-6 response, which would indicate a lesser chance of a cytokine storm, a complication which has had such devastating outcomes for patients.

Coronil is made of the extracts of pure Giloy, Tulsi and Ashwagandha. It is in fact a similar composition to Kadha, which is recommended to use as an immune booster by Government authorities.

Given the intense global interest in all reported treatments of Covid-19, Coronil inevitably started trending on Twitter straight after Patanjali held a media launch of the product as a Covid-19 cure.

The medical community immediately raised flags of concern over the veracity of the companys claims. Questions focused on the patient selections for the trials, which may have biased outcomes in the treatment group.

Wishing to avoid another false start in the search for a cure, the Ministry of AYUSH quickly asked the manufactures to furnish details of the study and banned the advertising or publicizing such claims until the issue could be duly examined.

Sadly this new claim of treating Covid-19 with an Ayurvedic drug has raised many hopes but the manufacturers have been unable to provide substantive answers on the composition of the drug, sample size, patient selection, study design, place of study, drug dosing, result validation, prior approval to conduct trial and ethical clearances.

Such promising results have naturally caused a media sensation in India, but without the supporting evidence that these steps have been followed it is another false dawn for Corona patients. When taking in the bigger picture, it is a sad fact that Ayurveda medicine will be viewed from a Western perspective with immediately skeptical eyes. Clinical trials conducted in this space have a duty to follow standard protocols, otherwise complementary and alternative medicine will be potentially irreversibly damaged and harm the rich history of Ayurveda and reputation of this science of Indian Origin.

This pandemic has united the world irrespective of caste, creed and religion and reminded us of the importance of collaborations. If the claim regarding Coronil for treatment of COVID-19 is not found to be correct after verification, this will be a big blow to the credibility of scientific research in India especially Ayurvedic research.

(With inputs from Deepak Saini and Karen Watts)

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The White House national security adviser says the United States is very sympathetic to France in its dispute with Turkey over a naval standoff in the Mediterranean between the two Nato allies.

The festering row has exposed Nato's struggle to keep order among its ranks, and its diminished US leadership under President Donald Trump.

Nato allies shouldnt be turning fire control radars on each other. Thats not good, National Security Adviser Robert OBrien told reporters in Paris on Wednesday. He said Mr Trump was available to help defuse tensions, thanks to his personal relationships with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and French President Emmanuel Macron.

According to French accounts of the June 10 incident, the frigate Courbet was illuminated by the targeting radar of a Turkish warship that was escorting a cargo ship.

France said it was acting on intelligence from Nato that the civilian ship could be involved in trafficking arms to Libya. The Courbet was part of the alliances Operation Sea Guardian, which helps provide maritime security in the Mediterranean.

Turkeys foreign minister accused France of lying, and Turkeys ambassador to France said the French navy was harassing the Turkish convoy.

We are very sympathetic to the French concerns, Mr OBrien said, while acknowledging differing accounts of what happened. Were taking it very seriously.

Mr Macron has also accused Turkey of flouting its commitments by ramping up its military presence in Libya and bringing in extremist militias from Syria.

The United States is by far the most influential of the Nato allies, but has played a less prominent role under Mr Trump, who has publicly berated European members and Canada for not spending enough on defence budgets. Mr Trump has threatened to take US troops out of Germany without consulting allies, and has pulled out of multiple international agreements that Europeans regard as important to their security.

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Representative John Lewis, who died on Friday at 80, was an imposing figure in American politics and the civil rights movement. But his legacy of confronting racism directly, while never swaying from his commitment to nonviolence, started long before he became a national figure.

Mr. Lewis, a Georgia Democrat, was among the original 13 Freedom Riders who rode buses across the South in 1961 to challenge segregation in public transportation. The riders were attacked and beaten, and one of their buses was firebombed, but the rides changed the way people traveled and set the stage for the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

In 1947, the Congress of Racial Equality, known as CORE, created a Journey of Reconciliation to draw attention to racial segregation in public transportation in Southern cities and states across the United States. That movement was only moderately successful, but it led to the Freedom Rides of 1961, which forever changed the way Americans traveled between states.

The Freedom Rides, which began in May 1961 and ended late that year, were organized by COREs national director, James Farmer. The mission of the rides was to test compliance with two Supreme Court rulings: Boynton v. Virginia, which declared that segregated bathrooms, waiting rooms and lunch counters were unconstitutional, and Morgan vs. Virginia, in which the court ruled that it was unconstitutional to implement and enforce segregation on interstate buses and trains. The Freedom Rides took place as the Civil Rights movement was gathering momentum, and during a period in which African-Americans were routinely harassed and subjected to segregation in the Jim Crow South.

Who were the first 13 Freedom Riders?

The original Freedom Riders were 13 Black and white men and women of various ages from across the United States.

Raymond Arsenault, a Civil Rights historian and the author Freedom Riders: 1961 and the Struggle for Racial Justice, said CORE had advertised for participants and asked for applications. They wanted a geographic distribution and age distribution, he said.

Among those chosen were the Rev. Benjamin Elton Cox, a minister from High Point, N.C., and Charles Person of Atlanta, then a freshman at Morehouse College in Atlanta, who was the youngest of the group at 18. They had antinuclear activists; they had a husband-and-wife team from Michigan, Mr. Arsenault said of the diverse group of participants.

Mr. Lewis, then 21, represented the Nashville movement, which staged demonstrations at department stores and sit-ins at lunch counters. But Mr. Lewis nearly missed his opportunity, according to his 1998 autobiography, Walking With the Wind. After receiving his bus ticket to Washington, D.C., from CORE, Mr. Lewis was driven to the bus station by two friends, James Bevel and Bernard Lafayette. He arrived to find that his scheduled bus had already departed. We threw my bag back in Bevels car, floored it east and caught up in Murfreesboro, Mr. Lewis said.

The original group completed a few days of training in Washington, Mr. Arsenault said, preparing by role-playing to respond in nonviolent ways to the harassment that they would endure.

As the movement grew, so did the number of participants. Later in May, in Jackson, Miss., Mr. Lewis and hundreds of other protesters were arrested and hastily convicted of breach of peace. Many of the Freedom Riders spent six weeks in prison, sweltering in filthy, vermin-infested cells.

On May 4, 1961, the first crew of 13 Freedom Riders left Washington for New Orleans in two buses. The group encountered some resistance in Virginia, but they didnt encounter violence until they arrived in Rock Hill, S.C. At the bus station there, Mr. Lewis and another rider were beaten, and a third person was arrested after using a whites-only restroom.

When they reached Anniston, Ala., on May 14, Mothers Day, they were met by an angry mob. Local officials had given the Ku Klux Klan permission to attack the riders without consequences. The first bus was firebombed outside Anniston while the mob held the door closed. The passengers were beaten as they fled the burning bus.

When the second bus reached Anniston, eight Klansmen boarded it and attacked and beat the Freedom Riders. The bus managed to continue on to Birmingham, Ala., where the passengers were again attacked at a bus terminal, this time with baseball bats, iron pipes and bicycle chains.

At one point during the rides, Mr. Lewis and others were attacked by a mob of white people in Montgomery, Ala., and he was left unconscious in a pool of his own blood outside the Greyhound Bus Terminal. He was jailed several times and spent a month in Mississippis notoriously notorious Parchman Penitentiary.

The attacks received widespread attention in the news media, but they pushed Mr. Farmer to end the initial campaign. The Freedom Riders finished their journey to New Orleans by plane.

Many more Freedom Rides followed over the next several months. Ultimately, 436 riders participated in more than 60 Freedom Rides, Mr. Arsenault said.

Yes.

On May 29, 1961, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission to ban to segregation in interstate bus travel, according to PBS. The order, which was issued on Sept. 22 and went into effect on Nov. 1, led to the removal of Jim Crow signs from stations, waiting rooms, water fountains and restrooms in bus terminals.

Three years later, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ended segregation in public spaces across the United States.

Mr. Lewis attained a particular status as a civil rights activist because he had been arrested and beaten so many times, Mr. Arsenault said.

He was absolutely fearless and courageous, totally committed, he said. People knew that he always had their back and that they could count on him. He had an incorruptible commitment to nonviolence.

In 1963, Mr. Lewis became the chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and helped to organize the March on Washington, where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his I Have a Dream speech.

That whole experience and in his role with the Freedom Riders really consolidated his reputation as this fearless civil rights activist who really had a strategic sense of the power of nonviolence, said Kevin Gaines, the Julian Bond professor of civil rights and social justice at the University of Virginia. Lewis really emerged among a group of impressive and very effective civil rights leaders.

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Friday Freedom Kicks: D.C. United vs. New England Revolution, NWSL Challenge Cup knockouts, MLS is Back, and – Black And Red United

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I told myself I was going to start todays Freedom Kicks early, but here it is, 12:11am, and I have just written the first sentence. Too predictable! Also, this post is earlier than normal because its a D.C. United gameday, so weve got a preview coming for you later this morning.

Lets start with some good news:

Cleats on is a big moment for any player making a long recovery from an injury, so congrats to Paul Arriola! Hopefully his rehab keeps going at this pace, and that we somehow have games later this year.

D.C. United needed help in its MLS tournament opener. FIFA provided it. | Washington PostBen Olsens reputation is for not using all of his substitutions, and waiting late in games to do so. But, given his first shot at the temporary five-substitution rules, Olsen went to his bench early (at halftime) and often (used all five). Not only that, but by making the moves he did, Olsen managed to give a rest to three key attacking starters (Ola Kamara, Edison Flores, Julian Gressel) and a starting fullback (Joseph Mora).

DC United and US youth national team midfielder Kevin Paredes hailed after MLS debut | MLSsoccer.comAnother positive of those subs: Kevin Paredes made his United debut, and was a legit factor. Paredes has shown at training (remember way back in February, when yours truly went to training several times to see United players with my own eyes?) that hes got the talent and the attitude to be a factor right now, and it was great to see that carry over to Uniteds draw with Toronto.

Looking back on that game, heres a good behind-the-scenes video from Uniteds content team down in Florida:

Arena thinking about his lineup as Farrell and Zahibo return to full health | The Bent MusketBruce Arena is talking about possible rotation, and hes got some options.

Full Time with Meg Linehan: Stay Home, Watch Soccer | The AthleticOur own Andr Carlisle is talking Washington Spirit on Meg Linehans (still relatively new) podcast.

Pro Foul Podcast: Who doesnt love NWSL Challenge Cup chaos? | Last Word on SoccerAndr also just started a new NWSL podcast with Rachael Kriger and R.J. Allen (not the former NYCFC player) that I cant recommend enough.

The Mixxed Zone: The Knockout Round | Beautiful Game NetworkMore podcasts! This one features me talking about the Spirits play thus far, their potential as a dynasty, and some under-the-radar players that have impressed at the Challenge Cup.

North Carolina Courage vs. Portland Thorns: NWSL Challenge Cup live stream, how to watch, odds, storylines | CBS SportsSandra Herrera has been killing it doing CBSs written NWSL content as well as pre- and post-game shows. Heres her preview of this afternoons quarterfinal between the North Carolina Courage and Portland Thorns FC.

Dash take on Royals in Challenge Cup quarterfinal | Dynamo TheoryAnd heres what you need to know for the night game between the Houston Dash and Utah Royals FC.

Living in a hotel for a month would kinda suck | All For XINWSL players are going through something that is in its own way pretty difficult by being at the Challenge Cup.

Before we get to yesterdays MLS is Back results, lets look at two great pieces on the madness that was San Jose beating Vancouver 4-3. Sam Stejskal at The Athletic and Charles Boehm at MLSsoccer.com are both well-versed in this particular genre of nonsense game, and they really captured the strange fury the game was played in.

Atlanta United 0-1 FC Cincinnati: Highlights and recap | Dirty South SoccerThere are articles digging deeper on Atlanta Uniteds shock 1-0 loss to hapless FC Cincinnati, but sometimes a reaction from Troll 2 tells you all you need to know.

Five things noticed during Toronto FCs wild 401 derby win over the Montreal Impact | Waking the RedToronto FC and the Montreal Impact always produce wild games, and sure enough, they did it again. Ayo Akinola posted a hat trick, but TFC kept giving up goals from extremely easy-to-defend long balls. Their Group C finale against the Revs is going to end up being 7-6 or some such.

Crew shows dominance, downing Red Bulls | Massive ReportAnemic Red Bulls fall 2-0 to Columbus in second match of MLS is Back Tournament | Once a MetroGood news, everyone!

Metro Nashville Sports Authority approves MLS soccer stadium construction agreement again | The TennesseanNashville SCs stadium proposal had to be voted on again because the last attempt was basically sprung on the public without adequate notice.

Alright, were done here. Lets get that W today.

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Justice and freedom – The Recorder

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Published: 7/16/2020 2:29:50 PM

Modified: 7/16/2020 2:29:40 PM

Mr. Bourbeau and Mr. Levandusky: You profess indignation at the way Black people have been expressing their outrage at their treatment by law enforcement, government, and society, and at the youths apparent lack of historical knowledge.

Perhaps it doesnt go without saying, so Ill say it: I know, from my college-level U.S. History class, that no oppressed group was ever simply gifted the rights theyd been denied by the American government. No, they colonists, women, Black people, veterans had to fight.

Fighting meant directly opposing conventions and laws of the time. It meant discomfort for the ruling group, who was satisfied by the status-quo and saw no reason to change because they were not negatively impacted.

Fighting meant speaking truth to power in a language they would hear petitioning, destroying property, or taking a militant stance. We see this with colonists toppling of a statue of King George III on July 9, 1776; we see it in the war waged against the British.

See the Underground Railroad through which enslaved Black people escaped the South; see Nat Turners and John Browns Slave Revolts. See labor strikes. See the marches and angry ridicule the suffragists spewed at men in power. See the sit-ins and Selma; see the open defiance of what is legal and right. See today.

What do you think these Americans should have done?

When laws, popular opinion, and a lack of opportunity served to corner them at every step? How exactly were they supposed to get their rights? Ill tell you they werent. Dr. Martin Luther King wrote, Justice too long delayed is justice denied. The United States must no longer deny justice and complete freedom to the marginalized groups of this nation, and they must compensate these groups for damages done. Anything else would be villainy.

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Bong Go: Use freedom of expression responsibly The Manila Times – The Manila Times

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SEN. Christopher Lawrence Bong Go reminded the public to exercise their freedom of expression responsibly as he emphasized the difference between being critical and deliberately spreading fake news and disinformation on social media, especially now that there is a crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

SEN. Christopher Lawrence Bong Go

Go said in Filipino while he had nothing against free expression of ideas and while this government would always protect the rights and freedoms of Filipinos, such rights and freedoms entailed corresponding responsibilities as upright citizens of this country.

We should understand that this comes with a responsibility as a citizen. Please use your freedom responsibly, the senator said.

In this time of [coronavirus] crisis, we are busy working to protect the welfare, interest and lives of the Filipinos. Were just serving our fellow Filipinos. But others are also busy maligning [others], wasting their time spreading fake news [and] lies, and adding problems to the nation, he added.

He also told critics that they were allowed to voice out their opinions so long as they were not spreading lies to inflict harm on others and were not violating any laws.

As for those who will be proven to have broken the law, Go said they should be ready to face the consequences of their actions.

He said the courts would decide whether their accusations were in violation of the cybercrime law, libel law or other laws.

Go urged accused individuals to cooperate with the investigation, as the law has safeguards to protect their rights.

Go reminded critics that he also has a family and children who get hurt when lies are thrown at him.

Go, then, stressed that democracy does not only protect freedom of speech; it also guarantees the right of individuals to protect themselves against false and malicious information.

A college student was reported to have been subpoenaed by the National Bureau of Investigation this Thursday after sharing a post on social media allegedly containing fake news against the senator.

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These are 8 of the most fashionable face masks you can buy – from Nanotech to Reebok and Etsy – Northumberland Gazette

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Across the UK, the rules around wearing face masks in public have changed since the virus first swept across the country.

In Scotland, masks are mandatory both on public transport and in shops. In England, masks are currently mandatory on public transport and will be made mandatory in shops on 24 July.

With wearing face masks becoming mandatory and now much more normalised in the UK, people have been sizing up their options for stylish face coverings.

So whether youre looking for something plain black, with a funky design, or designer branded, here are some of the most fashionable face masks on the market.

It is worth noting that none of the masks included in this round-up are categorised as medical grade masks or PPE, but they can help stop the spread of the virus via droplets in the air.

Reebok Face Cover12.95 for 3

Reebok is selling its own branded face mask on its website. The mask is a simple black design with the Reebok logo in white on the right hand side of the mask.

The website states: Help stop the spread. Made with soft, breathable fabric, the Reebok Face Cover is comfortable, washable and reusable for practicing health habits every day.

The masks are available in a pack of three in either large or small size for 12.95, and shipping costs an extra 3.99.

The website explains that 2 from every pack of face coverings sold goes to Save The Childrens Global Coronavirus Response Fund.

Waylife Star Wars Darth Vader FaceEtsy, 7.90

The clothes we wear are an expression of who we are, and the same thinking can be applied to face coverings.

This best selling face mask on Etsy comes with the design of Darth Vader's mask on the front, and a pocket in the back that allows for a replaceable filter to be changed out for each usage.

The mask itself costs 7.90, but shipping will cost extra depending where youre located.

Etsy offers a huge variety of face masks in different designs, patterns and colours, meaning you can find one that suits your personality - even if youre not a Star Wars fan.

Adidas Face Cover12.95 for 3

Adidas is selling its own face covering as well, which is similar to Reebok in the sense that it is a plain black mask with the Adidas name and logo in white on the right hand side.

The masks are also sold in packs of three in either large or small for 12.95.

2 from each mask sold is also donated to the Save The Childrens Global Coronavirus Response Fund.

The Adidas face masks are sold out at the moment, but you can enter your email address to be alerted when theyre back in stock.

Nike Strike Snood16.95

While Nike doesnt specifically sell a face covering, it does sell a snood, which offers the same coverage as other face masks on the market, as none of these face masks are medical grade or PPE quality.

The snood, featuring the Nike tick, covers your nose, mouth and neck with soft fleece, and it locks over your ears for full coverage.

Its available in black or brown in S/M or L/XL sizes for 16.95.

Great British Designer Face Coverings15

Great British Designer Face Coverings: Reusable, for People and Planet is a joint campaign between the British Fashion Council and Bags of Ethics.

The campaign aims to manufacture and sell face masks that are sustainable and reusable.

The masks have been designed in London by six British designers: Halpern, Julien Macdonald, Liam Hodges, Mulberry, RAEBURN and RIXO.

The aim is to raise 1 million with 100 per cent of sale profits being split between NHS Charities Together Covid-19 Urgent Appeal, British Fashion Council Foundation Fashion Fund and Wings of Hope Childrens Charity.

The face masks come in loads of different designs and patterns and are available for 15 for a pack of three which also includes two protective pouches.

Nanotech face mask11

This Nanotech face mask from Scientific Labs has a water resilient layer that prevents droplets filtrating both in and outside the mask.

Reusable and washable, its made in the UK using sustainable materials.

The mask itself is plain black with no logos or branding, and is available in one size for 11.

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If youre looking for a face mask thats unique rather than choosing from pre-made designs, Alice Cox Creative is the place for you.

With more than 30 different fabrics to choose from, you can have a specially made bespoke mask that youre not going to see someone else with.

They are sold for 10 each, potentially 15 depending on the fabric you want.

Features include a pocket for filters and non-elastic straps that wont irritate your ears.

Contrado Custom Face Masks20 for 4

Contrado is the perfect brand for creatives who want to design their own masks. However, you can also shop pre-made designs as well.

Masks are available in small, medium, large or extra large and in packs of four for 20.

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1 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Overview1.1 Product Overview and Scope of Double-walled Carbon Nanotube1.2 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Segment by Type1.2.1 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales Growth Rate Comparison by Type (2021-2026)1.2.2 Straight Pipe Type1.2.3 Y Type1.2.4 Others1.3 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Segment by Application1.3.1 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales Comparison by Application: 2020 VS 20261.3.2 Electronics & Semiconductor1.3.3 Energy1.3.4 Aerospace&Defense1.3.5 Automotive1.3.6 Others1.4 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Size Estimates and Forecasts1.4.1 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Revenue 2015-20261.4.2 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales 2015-20261.4.3 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Size by Region: 2020 Versus 20261.5 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Industry1.6 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Trends

2 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Competition by Manufacturers2.1 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share by Manufacturers (2015-2020)2.2 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Revenue Share by Manufacturers (2015-2020)2.3 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Average Price by Manufacturers (2015-2020)2.4 Manufacturers Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Sites, Area Served, Product Type2.5 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Competitive Situation and Trends2.5.1 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Concentration Rate2.5.2 Global Top 5 and Top 10 Players Market Share by Revenue2.5.3 Market Share by Company Type (Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3)2.6 Manufacturers Mergers & Acquisitions, Expansion Plans2.7 Primary Interviews with Key Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Players (Opinion Leaders)

3 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Retrospective Market Scenario by Region3.1 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Retrospective Market Scenario in Sales by Region: 2015-20203.2 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Retrospective Market Scenario in Revenue by Region: 2015-20203.3 North America Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Facts & Figures by Country3.3.1 North America Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales by Country3.3.2 North America Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales by Country3.3.3 U.S.3.3.4 Canada3.4 Europe Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Facts & Figures by Country3.4.1 Europe Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales by Country3.4.2 Europe Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales by Country3.4.3 Germany3.4.4 France3.4.5 U.K.3.4.6 Italy3.4.7 Russia3.5 Asia Pacific Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Facts & Figures by Region3.5.1 Asia Pacific Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales by Region3.5.2 Asia Pacific Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales by Region3.5.3 China3.5.4 Japan3.5.5 South Korea3.5.6 India3.5.7 Australia3.5.8 Taiwan3.5.9 Indonesia3.5.10 Thailand3.5.11 Malaysia3.5.12 Philippines3.5.13 Vietnam3.6 Latin America Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Facts & Figures by Country3.6.1 Latin America Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales by Country3.6.2 Latin America Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales by Country3.6.3 Mexico3.6.3 Brazil3.6.3 Argentina3.7 Middle East and Africa Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Facts & Figures by Country3.7.1 Middle East and Africa Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales by Country3.7.2 Middle East and Africa Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales by Country3.7.3 Turkey3.7.4 Saudi Arabia3.7.5 U.A.E4 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Historic Market Analysis by Type4.1 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share by Type (2015-2020)4.2 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share by Type (2015-2020)4.3 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Price Market Share by Type (2015-2020)4.4 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Share by Price Tier (2015-2020): Low-End, Mid-Range and High-End

5 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Historic Market Analysis by Application5.1 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales Market Share by Application (2015-2020)5.2 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Revenue Market Share by Application (2015-2020)5.3 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Price by Application (2015-2020)

6 Company Profiles and Key Figures in Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Business6.1 Arkema S.A.6.1.1 Corporation Information6.1.2 Arkema S.A. Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.1.3 Arkema S.A. Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.1.4 Arkema S.A. Products Offered6.1.5 Arkema S.A. Recent Development6.2 Anaori Carbon Co.Ltd6.2.1 Anaori Carbon Co.Ltd Corporation Information6.2.2 Anaori Carbon Co.Ltd Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.2.3 Anaori Carbon Co.Ltd Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.2.4 Anaori Carbon Co.Ltd Products Offered6.2.5 Anaori Carbon Co.Ltd Recent Development6.3 Graphenea6.3.1 Graphenea Corporation Information6.3.2 Graphenea Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.3.3 Graphenea Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.3.4 Graphenea Products Offered6.3.5 Graphenea Recent Development6.4 Mitsubishi Rayon6.4.1 Mitsubishi Rayon Corporation Information6.4.2 Mitsubishi Rayon Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.4.3 Mitsubishi Rayon Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.4.4 Mitsubishi Rayon Products Offered6.4.5 Mitsubishi Rayon Recent Development6.5 Hexcel6.5.1 Hexcel Corporation Information6.5.2 Hexcel Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.5.3 Hexcel Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.5.4 Hexcel Products Offered6.5.5 Hexcel Recent Development6.6 Zoltek6.6.1 Zoltek Corporation Information6.6.2 Zoltek Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.6.3 Zoltek Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.6.4 Zoltek Products Offered6.6.5 Zoltek Recent Development6.7 Sun Nanotek6.6.1 Sun Nanotek Corporation Information6.6.2 Sun Nanotek Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.6.3 Sun Nanotek Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.4.4 Sun Nanotek Products Offered6.7.5 Sun Nanotek Recent Development6.8 Nanothinx S.A.6.8.1 Nanothinx S.A. Corporation Information6.8.2 Nanothinx S.A. Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.8.3 Nanothinx S.A. Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.8.4 Nanothinx S.A. Products Offered6.8.5 Nanothinx S.A. Recent Development6.9 Toho Tenax Co.Ltd6.9.1 Toho Tenax Co.Ltd Corporation Information6.9.2 Toho Tenax Co.Ltd Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.9.3 Toho Tenax Co.Ltd Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.9.4 Toho Tenax Co.Ltd Products Offered6.9.5 Toho Tenax Co.Ltd Recent Development6.10 Toray Industries6.10.1 Toray Industries Corporation Information6.10.2 Toray Industries Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.10.3 Toray Industries Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.10.4 Toray Industries Products Offered6.10.5 Toray Industries Recent Development6.11 Shenzhen Nanotech Port6.11.1 Shenzhen Nanotech Port Corporation Information6.11.2 Shenzhen Nanotech Port Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.11.3 Shenzhen Nanotech Port Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.11.4 Shenzhen Nanotech Port Products Offered6.11.5 Shenzhen Nanotech Port Recent Development6.12 Evonik6.12.1 Evonik Corporation Information6.12.2 Evonik Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.12.3 Evonik Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.12.4 Evonik Products Offered6.12.5 Evonik Recent Development6.13 DowDuPont6.13.1 DowDuPont Corporation Information6.13.2 DowDuPont Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.13.3 DowDuPont Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.13.4 DowDuPont Products Offered6.13.5 DowDuPont Recent Development6.14 Hybrid Plastics Inc6.14.1 Hybrid Plastics Inc Corporation Information6.14.2 Hybrid Plastics Inc Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.14.3 Hybrid Plastics Inc Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.14.4 Hybrid Plastics Inc Products Offered6.14.5 Hybrid Plastics Inc Recent Development6.15 Powdermet Inc6.15.1 Powdermet Inc Corporation Information6.15.2 Powdermet Inc Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Description, Business Overview and Total Revenue6.15.3 Powdermet Inc Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2015-2020)6.15.4 Powdermet Inc Products Offered6.15.5 Powdermet Inc Recent Development

7 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Manufacturing Cost Analysis7.1 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Key Raw Materials Analysis7.1.1 Key Raw Materials7.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price Trend7.1.3 Key Suppliers of Raw Materials7.2 Proportion of Manufacturing Cost Structure7.3 Manufacturing Process Analysis of Double-walled Carbon Nanotube7.4 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Industrial Chain Analysis

8 Marketing Channel, Distributors and Customers8.1 Marketing Channel8.2 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Distributors List8.3 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Customers

9 Market Dynamics9.1 Market Trends9.2 Opportunities and Drivers9.3 Challenges9.4 Porters Five Forces Analysis

10 Global Market Forecast10.1 Global Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Estimates and Projections by Type10.1.1 Global Forecasted Sales of Double-walled Carbon Nanotube by Type (2021-2026)10.1.2 Global Forecasted Revenue of Double-walled Carbon Nanotube by Type (2021-2026)10.2 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Estimates and Projections by Application10.2.1 Global Forecasted Sales of Double-walled Carbon Nanotube by Application (2021-2026)10.2.2 Global Forecasted Revenue of Double-walled Carbon Nanotube by Application (2021-2026)10.3 Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Market Estimates and Projections by Region10.3.1 Global Forecasted Sales of Double-walled Carbon Nanotube by Region (2021-2026)10.3.2 Global Forecasted Revenue of Double-walled Carbon Nanotube by Region (2021-2026)10.4 North America Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Estimates and Projections (2021-2026)10.5 Europe Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Estimates and Projections (2021-2026)10.6 Asia Pacific Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Estimates and Projections (2021-2026)10.7 Latin America Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Estimates and Projections (2021-2026)10.8 Middle East and Africa Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Estimates and Projections (2021-2026)11 Research Finding and Conclusion

12 Methodology and Data Source12.1 Methodology/Research Approach12.1.1 Research Programs/Design12.1.2 Market Size Estimation12.1.3 Market Breakdown and Data Triangulation12.2 Data Source12.2.1 Secondary Sources12.2.2 Primary Sources12.3 Author List12.4 Disclaimer

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Narrator: If you look at Iron Mans first suit, the Mark 1, and compare it to the heros nanotech suit from Avengers: Endgame, a lot has changed.

But its not just the technology in the world of the MCU. Animation tech has evolved in our world, the real world, to make this suit possible on the big screen, something that Marvel couldnt have dreamed of creating just 11 years earlier.

To get from here to here required a decade of innovation, 10 Marvel movies, and a lot of work on movies with no superhero in sight.

Lets start where Tony Starks story began: in that cave in 2008s Iron Man. In this scene, Tony Stark is a man in a giant metal suit trying to escape a cave. So what better way to make it seem real than by using a real man in a real metal suit?

Iron Man director Jon Favreau is known for pushing the envelope with his projects like The Lion King and The Mandalorian. But back then, he wasnt confident that CGI could convincingly create a full Iron Man suit. So they went practical. For that first bulky cave suit, he enlisted the help of the legendary Stan Winston Studio, now called Legacy Effects, to make this 90-pound version of the Mark 1 with epoxy armour shells, flexible urethane, leather, and aluminium. And for the project, Winstons team perfected a metallic chrome paint that would be used for other projects years down the road.

But the film had to rely on CGI for this section of the scene, because the practical suit was just too large for either Robert Downey Jr. or his stunt double to move around in. That left the challenge of creating the first digital Iron Man suit audiences would see up to The Embassy in Vancouver.

Their accomplishment wouldnt have been possible without the practical work from Stan Winstons studio. They modelled the digital suit closely after the real suit, even going so far as getting pieces of that real suit flown to Canada for reference. The digital version was so detailed that it even captures these text markings and textures.

And to create a realistic metallic reflection, The Embassy used the knowledge they learned from working on car commercials to influence how they shaded the digital version of the suit.

Winston Helgason: We learned a lot about car paint, about clear coat, how light plays on cars, how they react to their environment, which, theyre essentially mirrors of their environment.

Narrator: But that was just the Mark 1. The Mark 2 would have to be sleeker and more refined and have a polished coat that would accurately reflect light like the night sky in this scene.

Once again, Favreau had Stan Winston create a real version of this suit, but what youre looking at here is completely computer generated. Just like with the Mark 1, FX studio Industrial Light & Magic, ILM for short, used that practical version of the suit as the basis for its digital version. ILM was so successful that when Favreau saw it, he couldnt tell the difference between the real and the fake.

Ben Snow: And we showed it to Jon and the Marvel team, and theyre like, OK, well, which bits did you replace? And were like, Actually, we replaced all of it. [laughs]

Narrator: Without this early work in the first Iron Man, which convinced the filmmakers and the world of what VFX could do, the wild world of Marvel as we know it might not exist.

Thor: No! [exploding]

Narrator: But the true test of the CGI would come with the Mark 3, Iron Mans most recognisable look. This had to be perfect for the film to work and resonate with fans. ILM wanted to prove both that they could make the CGI character move the right way and that his metal armour matched the personality of Tony Stark.

ILM had worked with shiny car surfaces in 2007s Transformers, which ultimately helped them nail down the outer layer of the Mark 3. They made the suit look more like a glossy sports car than industrial metal, as Marvel initially planned.

Ben: We ended up saying, you know what? Its Tony Stark. Hes a playboy. You know, hes rich. Hes not gonna have an industrial-forklift-type suit. Hes gonna want a sports-car suit.

Narrator: The basic design was based on Marvel comic-book artist Adi Granovs Iron Man illustrations. But one of the biggest challenges with replicating this 2D suit in real life was that the comic version was designed with heroic proportions that dont match real human beings. So they tweaked the model to be shaped as if a real human being were inside, something they would later decide to change.

Ben: But when it came to Iron Man, we tried to be very, like, oh, no, a real guy could fit in this suit, and the real mechanism between the suit and the guy is there. Now, the guy would have to be extremely thin to really fit into it.

Narrator: At the onset of Iron Man 2, motion-capture technology had really advanced, which made it possible for them to use a combination of practical and CGI suits.

Various practical versions of the Mark 3 suit were built by Stan Winstons team, which could be worn in pieces based on which parts of Robert Downey Jr. were seen on camera at the time. The rest of his body was often covered in a motion-capture suit, which would be filled in later with CG suit pieces. This would help his performance, since he didnt have to struggle under the bulk and weight of the full suit.

ILM used its custom motion-capture technology, called IMoCap, which they had fine-tuned in 2003s Pirates of the Caribbean, to animate the CG parts of the suit. Since Robert Downey Jr.s head wasnt animated, it had to match up perfectly, or else it would look wobbly and disjointed.

In several of the films, Robert Downey Jr. often just wore these shoulder pads, or what they called a football suit. These shots required a lot of CGI cleanup on the spaces in between, like his neck and joints.

VFX artists really advanced the motion tracking in Iron Man 2, and you can see a good example of that here in this Japanese garden scene. The actors only wore partial helmets and tracking suits. The rest of their suits are CGI. And in this particular scene, ILM didnt even need to use a tracking suit at all. They built the CGI suit right around Robert Downey Jr., who was only wearing a tuxedo.

This took a lot of time and effort to get right, but it ultimately set the bar for future films in terms of what they could animate without mo-cap suits.

Another major improvement from the first film in Iron Man 2 was the shading, or how the suit was lit. ILM started using image-based lighting tools they developed from their work on 2009s Terminator Salvation to light the suit and make it look more realistic. This process involved taking high-res pictures of the environment and using those as a guide to more accurately and easily light the suit. This ultimately helped Iron Man look even better, allowing them more time to focus on the finer details.

Ben: It meant that we were able to speed up our process and spend a lot more time making things creatively look good instead of, you know, just like, oh, is it even looking real or not?

Narrator: Not only did the animation evolve as the VFX technology advanced, but each new film also posed new challenges for animators based on the story. For instance, when it came to 2012s The Avengers, it was the script that pushed how the character would be designed and animated. Instead of hand thrusters, Iron Man would get a rocket pack attached to the back of his suit, which allowed the design team leeway to develop new poses for the character while freeing up the heros hands.

Or take a look at this sequence, known internally as the car-wash scene. Because of this brand new way Marvel writers envisioned how Tonys suit would attach to him, animators for the first time had to figure out how the inside of Iron Mans suit would function, which none of the VFX studios Marvel worked with had to think much about before.

Jeff White: We had to build a lot of new interior pieces, kind of figure out, like, what the interior tech of the suit would look like as it joined together.

Narrator: This was particularly challenging, since hes walking the entire time while de-suiting, a first in the series. ILM had to create models for each piece of the suit and track them individually with his movement.

And take a look at this battle scene with Thor in the mountaintop. Notice all of the blue light? The minor detail caused a major headache with animators at Weta Digital when it came to colouring Iron Mans suit.

Marvel maintains a strict colour bible, which keeps track of the exact hues that are supposed to be used across the various films. The brushed-gold surface here was based on Weta Digitals work on the One Ring in Lord of the Rings, and they were able to recreate this colour fairly easily. But the red, on the other hand

Guy Williams: Its actually a red clear coat, which means that the red pigment itself actually has density. And on top of that, theres actually little metal shavings suspended in that dense paint.

Narrator: Which can cause problems when you mix in light from the environment. In this case, the red and blue made purple.

Guy: You know, one of the first things we ran into back then was that you take a suit like that and put a blue light on it, and it starts to give you weird colours. It starts to wanna go really burgundy, you know, sort of a mulberry colour very fast.

Narrator: Balancing the colour would end up being much easier and faster in the later films, as Weta developed new advanced rendering technology that worked with various wavelengths of light. And this, as was the case with ILM and its shading technology, would make the suit look better overall.

Guy: We spent a lot of time trying to make that car paint look just that little bit cooler or trying to make the lighting work a little bit better, and not just trying to get rid of weird shadows or weird colours.

Narrator: While the earlier films mostly focused on the movements of one individual suit, Iron Man 3 introduced a whole slew of new suits, about 20 in a single scene that each had to be animated in different ways.

Typically, to animate Iron Man, they would use whats called a puppet. And theres a limited number of ways this puppet can move. So Weta developed new tools for its animators to use to alter the rig of the puppet to increase the freedom of movement so each suit could have more character and style.

Guy: We rejigged the entire process to allow the animator to go in and take the high-resolution suit and just, you know, like with an X-Acto knife, he cut on different planes, and cut different parts of it out and put hinges on them on the fly, so that he could actually, you know, the animator could define how the suit grew.

Narrator: One of the challenges that comes with more freedom of movement, however, is making sure Iron Mans metal plates dont run into each other and figuring out where all the pieces go when he does a simple motion like raising his arm.

Alexis Wajsbrot: I think the main challenge we had on Iron Man 3 was the shoulders. He had huge, huge shoulder pad.

Narrator: But it wasnt just these major battle scenes that were difficult. They often had to also spend time figuring out how he moved in more mundane scenarios. We saw for the first time in Iron Man 3 scenes where he is doing these very non-heroic actions, like giving a massage or simply sitting on a couch. Its easier to hide any errors and subtleties in a cloud of dust or debris, according to ILM. When he isnt fighting someone, every detail is right out there in the open.

Iron Man 3 also had Tony Stark reacting and performing along with the suit assembly for the first time, a step up from the walking car-wash scene in The Avengers, as Marvel wanted an even more advanced look to the tech. This was especially difficult, according to VFX studio Trixter, since they had to combine rigid metal pieces and flexible human body parts while making it all look seamless. 24 separate parts were first disguised as what Trixter calls amorphous, mystery slick pieces of technology, alien to any distinguishable suit parts. Each would then transform into the familiar suit pieces as they flew towards him.

As the series evolved from using practical effects in Iron Man to a mix of practical and CGI to mostly CGI in later films, suddenly the suit, which was originally tweaked to be more human, would now be tweaked to be more heroic again. We first saw subtle changes in The Avengers with his legs.

Guy: Little, little fact that a lot of people probably dont know: Iron Mans legs are longer than a humans legs.

Narrator: His ankle would also have to be a mere inch and a half across inside the suit. Iron Man was also slimmed down a bit in Avengers: Age of Ultron to give him more of a comic superhero silhouette.

Ben: A slightly tighter waist. That sort of thing. A little beefy around the shoulders.

Narrator: But the suit evolved yet again in the last two films, forcing the animators to evolve as well and take a whole different approach to how the suit would build and move. Tony Stark was now using nanotechnology, so instead of moving around and tracking solid pieces like they did with the car-wash scene and the scene in his workshop, they had to establish a whole new process for his suit assembly.

Nanotech involves multiple layers of simulations. A liquid-metal simulation would morph to the target shape, because they wanted the transformation to feel organic. But they had to make sure it still felt rigid and that it did not stretch like Spider-Mans suit would. The animators relied on accurate shading, a technique used throughout the franchise, to accomplish this.

Sean Walker: The main visual trickery is that through the shading, we, it looked like metal every single time.

Narrator: Robert Downey Jr. reportedly came up with the idea of having Tony Starks sweat suit tighten before the armour shell appears, similar to Spider-Mans suit, which you can see here. Because it would be difficult for the material to form a shell around loose clothing. If you look closely, octagonal shapes attach together to form the outer layer, while an inner layer of tech and circuitry builds beneath it.

Framestore actually created this multilayer effect using animation tools from its work on 2015s Poltergeist.

For Endgame, this nanotech suit evolved slightly to be a bit more rigid, with pieces locking into place, more like the suit we saw in Captain America: Civil War.

Sean: We took the lessons that we learned from Infinity War and applied it to Endgame. So it was the same technology really, but we just had a better handle on it, really.

Narrator: While Iron Mans death was the last time we would see the nanotech suit, this wouldnt be the last time we saw Iron Man, as Marvels innovation continued for his one final cameo in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

This suit was also created by Framestore, and it was actually based on the suit in Captain America: Civil War because it was more solid looking than the nanotech suit in Avengers: Endgame.

To make this suit, they took the same Civil War model and literally broke it down, destroyed it, and created the insides, which consisted of various wires and circuit boards, using an early scene in Age of Ultron as inspiration.

Theres more detail in the top half of the suit because more of that is shown up-close on camera. And to achieve the undead look, first they added the signature metallic sheen of Iron Man, and then they added the layers of dirt and rust.

Alexis: To be fair, the suit is almost not recognisable by the end of the process.

Narrator: So after 11 years of development to perfect Iron Mans CGI suit, it ultimately was destroyed.

By using advancements in 3D-modelling and motion tracking, experimenting with new lighting techniques, and using realistic-looking practical models as a base, they were able to create something that continually felt fresh, futuristic, and real as it evolved in the story.

Guy: It wasnt like anybody had thought that a person could wear a suit of powered armour and it would look anything other than like a guy in old knight armour wobbling around on a set. Hes so crafted on so many levels. Theres so much thought that goes into every little panel that moves, that youre intrigued, and youre compelled to keep watching him and find out whats gonna happen.

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Watch The Old Guard, Then Watch These Movies – Film School Rejects

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Welcome toMovie DNA, a column that recognizes the direct and indirect cinematic roots of new movies. Learn some film history, become a more well-rounded viewer, and enjoy likeminded works of the past. This entry recommends movies to watch after you stream The Old Guard.

The concept of immortality has been around since the dawn of storytelling. And its an idea that will probably, appropriately, live forever. Gods, vampires, masked slashers, childlike androids audiences never get tired of such everlasting characters. Now we can add the eternal warriors of The Old Guard, a Netflix movie based on the comic books of the same name.

Led by the ancient figure Andromache, the titular group also consists of a pair of lovers who met during the Crusades, another man born in the 19th century, and a newbie who has just learned shes immortal. They tend to take on missions to help others in need but are now fighting for their own freedom against a pharmaceutical company that wants to use them as guinea pigs.

Gina Prince-Bythewood, who directed The Old Guard from a script by creator Greg Rucka, has mentioned some of the movies she watched as inspiration for her adaptation (you should also watch her previous movies, especially Love & Basketball). Those titles are joined below by some personal picks that seem relevant in a kindred manner.

I recommend you watch them all sooner than later because nobody really lives forever.

Before creating The Old Guard, Greg Rucka wrote many superhero comics, including award-winning runs of Wonder Woman for DC Comics. He didnt have anything to do with the Wonder Woman movie (though he did receive a special thank you in the credits), but the way the title character is depicted here an immortal figure stemming from a world thought to be mythological easily comes to mind while watching Andromache, an immortal figure thought to be mythological, in The Old Guard.

Also, Wonder Woman comes up in interviews with Prince-Bythewood about The Old Guard because she called the movies director, Patty Jenkins, for advice on doing a big comic book movie. She also says in an interview for the BFI, I remember going to the premiere of Wonder Woman and just being so floored and full of pride. Patty stepped up and succeeded and opened the door for the couple of us that have now come after her.

I was going to just recommend the sequel Maze Runner: The Death Cure, but that movie doesnt make much sense without seeing the prior two adaptations of James Dashners YA book series. The Maze Runner is about a bunch of boys trapped in the center of a maze, and while its not clear in the first movie, the boys are all guinea pigs in an experiment because theyre immune to a virus that has wiped out much of the world. In later movies, you learn that the evil organization behind the maze is also attempting to harvest enzymes from the immune in order to create a cure.

The trope where a character is immune to a specific disease and may be the source for a cure or vaccine is common. The idea of imprisoning and harvesting some humans to save the rest of humanity is still a bit far fetched, however. Another movie I thought of recommending for a twist on the idea is I Am Legend. In that, Will Smith plays a survivor of an apocalyptic disease thats turned everyone into vampire-like creatures. He uses himself as a lab rat in the effort to find a cure, which if the creatures were truly vampires would mean trying to find a cure for not becoming immortal.

There are no documentaries about real immortals (that we know of), but there are a few films warranting a recommendation as this weeks obligatory nonfiction pick. I could have recognized Transcendant Man for the umpteenth time; the doc is about Ray Kurzweil and includes his idea of achieving immortality by uploading your mind to a computer. Theres also the 2009 doc How to Live Forever, which does concern the quest to live forever but also just deals with how to live as long as possible (and Kurzweil is in that as well). But The Immortalists is a little more interesting while also being more easily digestible.

The documentary focuses primarily on two doctors, Aubrey de Grey (who is also in How to Live Forever) and Bill Andrews who are attempting to find a cure for aging. Not unlike the villain in The Old Guard, but theyre not searching for human immortals to use as guinea pigs. That isnt to say theyre the most likable people either, however. Obviously, theres not much in the way of how to solve the problem of aging and death, so the plethora of information shared and the science explored here involves the study of how and why living things (and our cells) do age and then die the way that we do. Its a fascinating primer.

Immortals dont really exist (that we know of), but when someone lives to be around 100 years old, they sure seem like they lived forever. Especially if their life was filled with a lot of different events. (Like we saw with the recently deceased Carl Reiner.) Or a fictional character like Allan Karlsson, the protagonist of this movie (and its source novel). Through flashbacks, we see that the centenarian touched many significant things throughout the 20th century, including the Spanish Civil War and the Manhattan Project. Hes like the immortals in The Old Guard or like Forrest Gump but a little more believable maybe.

The most recent of a number of known martial arts movies that Prince-Bythewood watched in preparation for The Old Guard (she says in one interview there were twenty but has only named five that I can find).Wong Kar-wais Oscar-nominated biopic looks back on and dramatizes the life of Wing Chun master IP Man. Instead of following him from birth through death, the movie picks up his story when hes in his forties and sometimes reflecting back on earlier events, shown in flashback. Not that unlike how the past of the immortals of The Old Guard is shown.

In addition to Asian action movies, Prince-Bythewood has cited Zero Dark Thirty, Logan, Man on Fire, and the bathroom fight scene from Mission: Impossible: Fallout as inspirations for The Old Guard. Logan likely because of Wolverine finally becoming more vulnerable after being seemingly immortal due to his healing factor. Man on Fire, which she discusses at length on a new episode of the Switchblade Sisters podcast, but I just recommended that recently (albeit a different version) with another Netflix Original. Zero Dark Thirty, though, seems to be a more significant influence, and not just because its also made by a woman.

Zero Dark Thirty for the grounded feel of it and the way that Kathryn [Bigelow] stayed with the action, Prince-Bythewoood tells Slashfilm of borrowing the hand-held style of filming. Shooting it in handheld with 65-millimeter cameras, which hadnt been done until now, because theyre so heavy. The clarity that they give, I just wanted to try it and props to our camera folks for doing that for sixty-three days. They did get massages every week. But also being able to really tell that story by being able to see the action, feel the action, and you certainly do that with what am I going to do with the handheld, being up in there.

Another of the Asian action movies that Prince-Bythewood names as an influence on The Old Guard. As she says about the lot of them in the BFI interview, Over here, we are desensitized a bit to violence. We watch people like Rambo, who kills a bunch of people and then hes pumping his fists and making a cool quip after it. In Asian cinema, you see the effect of it not only on the person that has been hurt or killed but on the person that did the killing. That makes for more interesting storytelling.

The plot of the first Raid movie doesnt have much in common with The Old Guard, but the climax of the latter does involve the main characters having to make their way to the top of a pharmaceutical companys building, where the evil CEO is hiding in the penthouse, killing many anonymous minions along the way. The Raid, meanwhile, follows a member of a police force making its way upward through a building to get to a crime boss, killing many anonymous minions along the way.

You might expect Blade of the Immortal to be the recommended Takashi Miike film, but 13 Assassins is the one that Prince-Bythewood acknowledges is among her influences. And at least the BFI interviewer assumes she means this remake and not the 1966 original. The film follows a bakers dozen men united to kill an evil feudal lord in 19th century Japan. Though its not likely a part of why Prince-Bythewood chose it, 13 Assassins does have a hint of an immortal character at the end.

Of the martial arts films included on this list, Prince-Bythewood has named The Raid the most in interviews. Ong Bak 2 is a close second, though, as being among her favorites. It goes without saying that you will likely first want to watch the original, Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior. But Ong Bak 2, which again stars Tony Jaa, is actually a prequel. So you should be just fine skipping the initial installment and watching this movie following the hero Tien during his martial arts training.

Years ago, Prince-Bythewood noted that she went through a whole Zhang Yimou phase just after film school. She apparently watched at least this one again in preparation for The Old Guard. Featuring Christopher Doyles most deliciously colorful cinematography, the wuxia film is set in Ancient China and stars Jet Li on a mission to kill a king after successfully defeating three other assassins, the stories of which are told in flashbacks.

When I think of immortal warriors, I first think of Highlander. The movie has spawned a number of sequels and television series, but for me, there can be only oneentry in the franchise. The big difference between Highlander and The Old Guard is that the immortals in the former are more powerful in their rarity, so some of them wish to eliminate all others like them. Also, they can be killed, and only be killed, by beheading, which made me wonder throughout The Old Guard what would happen to its characters if their heads were cut off.

As long as youre watching Highlander, which features Sean Connery in a supporting role as the immortal who trains and teaches the main character, you might as well also watch Zardoz. Connery stars in this movie one of his first big titles after retiring from the James Bond franchise for the second time and famously wears one of the most ridiculous costumes in all of cinema. Anyway, Zardoz is a weird post-apocalyptic sci-fi movie in which immortals rule over mortals. Of course, that description makes it sound like the plot of the movie is so simple when its anything but.

Charlize Therons character in The Old Guard, fully named Andromache of Scythia, is possibly based on the mythological character who was the wife of the Trojan prince and warrior Hector (and/or shes an Amazonian warrior, another way she links to Wonder Woman). The Trojan Women, adapted from the ancient Greek tragedy play by Euripides, stars Vanessa Redgrave as Andromache opposite Katherine Hepburn as Hecuba, Genevive Bujold as Cassandra, and Irene Papas as Helen. The story depicts the aftermath of the Trojan War as the surviving women consider what happens next for them and their ruined kingdom.

The same Andromache character appears in any number of other movies set during the Trojan War. In the most famous of these, 2004s Troy, Saffron Burrows plays the role. Patricia Marmont portrays her in a smaller capacity in the 1956 film Helen of Troy. As far as I can tell, there are no films featuring the Amazon called Andromache, who is more likely the inspiration for Andy in The Old Guard. Most movies featuring Amazonian warriors leave such character nameless. But there were Amazons in the Trojan War, so watching films like Troy and The Trojan Horse can sort of fit regardless.

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This is the second in a series of invited responses to some of the big, unanswered questions facing Americas schools as they prepare to reopen in the fall. The Center on Reinventing Public Education, in partnership with The 74, fielded responses from a diverse roster of educators and policymakers in order to promote creative thinking and debate about how we can collectively meet student needs in an extraordinarily challenging school year, and beyond. You can see previous installments here.

Black and Brown children need a radical new beginning

By Lakisha Young

Oaklands education system was in crisis before COVID-19. One-third of our district schools are labeled as some of the lowest-performing schools in California.

Now, closing school buildings amid the pandemic has only raised the stakes, exacerbating the inequities that have left our Black and Brown students underserved and undereducated for decades.

When schools first closed, our leaders began describing steps they would take to ensure the continuity of learning. At The Oakland REACH, we are shouting from the rooftops to say we dont want that: The learning experience our children have been receiving cannot continue. Less than 30 percent of African-American and Latino students are reading on grade level. Continuity of learning keeps our kids on a pipeline to prison not college.

So, if you want to know what features our systems should keep in place, my answer is: None.

We need to tear down this system that has failed us for generations and rebuild it from scratch. We cant just work to bring our Black and Brown students closer to an equal playing field. We owe them a massive leg up that we build into the system from the start. And if theres ever going to be a moment when we have the community on board with this kind of bold thinking, it is now.

There is something new since this pandemic started that I do want to keep in place: the anger, the passion and the spotlight on injustice. I want to keep our demands for change too big and too loud to ignore.

For so long in Oakland, too many privileged folks have sat at make-believe tables of equity with Black Lives Matter signs in their windows. Meanwhile, they are taking full advantage of an out and exercising choice for their own kids, buying their way into expensive communities or sending their kids to private schools, while they fight to curb our families access to choice in policy debates.

Now, with a global pandemic and systemic racism thrust into our headlines every day, no one can look away and pretend injustice isnt there. We are all getting mad, and we are all demanding something new. But like a lot of people, I worry that this sense of urgency for change will fade. My hope is that from this painful time of massive upheaval in all of our lives will come inspiration to move forward with radical, innovative transformation for our kids. If that means staying loud and starting over, lets do it.

Lakisha Young is co-founder and executive director of The Oakland REACH, a parent-led group committed to empowering families from the most underserved communities to demand high-quality schools for our children.

Universal technology access: An overdue necessity, especially for students with disabilities

By Margaret Molloy

COVID-19 forced schools to seriously consider a long-overdue priority: one-to-one technology and universal internet access in and out of school.

Remote learning demands that every student have internet access and a laptop, something students with disabilities have needed for a long time. Now, any student with a disability can receive text-to-speech, read-aloud or other accommodations that allow them to access the curriculum at all times. Likewise, students learning English can use online dictionaries and translation features seamlessly.

Ubiquitous technology access allows all students to work the way adults do. When they find unfamiliar words and concepts, they look them up. When they need to figure out how to complete a task, they watch tutorials. If theyre reading a book set in a place thats unfamiliar to them, they can pull up a map. Technology is an essential tool, not a crutch; we must teach students the specific skills they need to expertly wield it.

Hopefully, now is when we realize that technology benefits all students so we can move beyond criticisms like Its too expensive, Thats an unfair advantage or The real world isnt like that. The real world is like that! All working adults rely on technology, and it behooves educators to strengthen the technological skills students can use to solve problems.

I have the privilege to work at a school that made tech and internet access a top priority upon closing for the pandemic. My school also cultivates community and trusting family relationships that enabled us to have not just a successful technology rollout but also a partnership culture that kept students and parents engaged in remote learning. We leveraged student relationships and family partnerships to ensure that students had access to all school-provided social services, including meals, mental health supports, translation services, rent relief and health consultations with our school nurse.

Had we not had these trusting relationships prior to the onset of the pandemic, the technological progress we made would not have happened. Schools have long served as community centers, and the pandemic proved that they must continue to do so.

Not all school districts made technology and internet access a priority, and not all districts sincerely strove to provide all students with the accommodations and social services they needed prior to or during the pandemic. After ensuring student and family safety and access to food, clothing, shelter and mental health services, technology access should be every districts priority.

Margaret Molloy is a fifth-grade English teacher at Excel Academy Chelsea in Massachusetts.

Teacher training, parent choice and technology access are three important areas of progress

By Louis Algaze

There are three educational areas that have had an increased focus that I would like to see continue: professional development for teachers on navigating the online learning environment, educational choice and an investment in technology.

Districts, schools and teachers in Florida moved quickly to transition to remote learning. With school in session, they had to be nimble and work with the infrastructure in place to finish out the year. The verdict is still out for many schools on plans for reopening in the fall, but many are evaluating a blend of traditional school and online courses. By providing teachers with more intensive training for the online classroom, districts can better prepare to make sure students education needs are met.

There is an increase in awareness of the educational choices available to families. The ability for parents to select the learning environment that best fits their childs needs is a critically important focus. Some families may find that a comprehensive online education is a better fit for their child. Others may feel it is not right for them. Regardless, it is imperative that we put the needs of our students first.

Technology and internet access are key to an online or blended learning environment. Investing in devices and internet access for students and teachers, as well as expanded server capacity, will bridge the digital divide and ensure that students are able to stay on track with their education. Florida Virtual School created an online learning community as a free resource with best practices, information, webinar recordings and more for teachers, school administrators and parents who are new to the online learning environment. We also upgraded servers and systems to expand our capacity to be able to support up to 2.7 million students in Florida.

This is an important safety net that is now in place, should we see a need in the future.

Louis Algaze is president and CEO of Florida Virtual School.

The future of education: Parents living, working and learning alongside their children

By Cath Fraise

A quiet revolution is going on that is not just about education. It is about reinventing the way we live, learn and work, and it is about having flexibility in how families can organize their lives. Gone are the days when every family was subjected to the snails pace of large, highly regulated, self-serving systems that did not serve their needs.

Families are waking up to the fact that children do not need to be in a school five days a week to learn. In fact, learning happens all the time, and there is an abundance of resources that configure learning to suit the needs of every member of a family. The conventional structure of schooling is inefficient, and it breeds conformity and passive consumption of material that is learned outside of context and soon forgotten.

We actually need the opposite: a generation of divergent thinkers, solving real-world problems, finding meaning and collaborating with others, preferably embedded in a community.

During this time, liberated from the four walls of a classroom, children are getting a chance to explore. Parents are finding online spaces where children can safely discover what resonates with them. People are also finding that you can build a powerful and dynamic community online quite well just look at teens playing multiplayer video games. To create such a community, you just need to be meeting regularly to master something together.

The schools of the future will be combinations of online and offline interdependent communities, with families coming together to create the education they need for their children by choosing from a vast array of available options. It is already happening. Families will be able to customize their lifestyles as easily as their Starbucks orders.

A new type of social architecture will be a fixture in every town or school system: a vibrant co-learning community with professional guidance to serve every child, with an attached co-working space for parents to reinvent themselves, learn alongside their children or lend their own expertise to the learning community. After all, we are all lifelong learners.

There are many benefits of creating communities of learners, and schools need to be exploded into vibrant learning communities with much more flexibility. This requires a shift in perspective, and the pandemic has opened up the possibility to design the learning infrastructure of the future.

Cath Fraise is the founder and executive director of Workspace Education, a co-learning community in Bethel, Connecticut, and the founder of the International Association of Colearning Communities.

We cant simply return to normal; normal didnt work for many kids

By John Deasy

This pandemic has been a terrible event. It has laid bare the known, but often not discussed, situation that many youth and, in particular, youth who live in circumstances of poverty and peril were never getting a quality education. These youth have constantly fallen behind their peers academically and in terms of access to quality instruction and supports. For decades, their outcomes have been tragic, even before the pandemic.

I often hear the phrase We must get back to normal. I hope we do not go back to normal, the way things used to be, because it was never good for so many of our youth. I urge us to use this horrible event to establish a new normal, one that so many have hoped for and tried to establish for so long.

Therefore, among the things that would be good to keep from our unplanned national experiment with distance learning are the new methods of building and sustaining constant connection with families and youth. Weekly calls, principal and superintendent town halls, home visits, and customized tutorials for those who never had tutorial support are among a few examples. Another is the creation of astonishing content and interactive processes that teachers have created out of whole cloth and, more importantly, shared with their colleagues. The experience of seeing true open-source material created by teachers, and teachers helping each other, has been a joy in a dark time.

We must never give up the practices that engage families and youth in authentic ways. Learning and the development of executive function are communal events in so many ways. Returning to classrooms from a distance learning format will give us the opportunity to learn again the power of individual and collective support, in and out of the classroom.

Lastly, among the less-discussed results of distance learning has been a dramatic fall in reports of bullying. In fact, many students report this as a bright spot on the terrible times we are going through. When we return from distance learning, we must not give up on a bullying-free experience for all.

John Deasy is the former superintendent of Stockton and Los Angeles unified school districts.

Our families need a more resilient education system

By Brbara Rivera Batista

Understanding the basic needs and circumstances of each student and family has been key to our purpose. Aiming to eradicate poverty is our mission. We help the next generation succeed by providing an excellent education for young people, sustainable economic alternatives for their parents and social-emotional resources for families.

Vimenti School is in its second year of operation as the first charter school in Puerto Rico, with 92 students from kindergarten through second grade and 83 families, 80 percent of them living under the poverty level.

COVID-19, like many other disasters, such as hurricanes and earthquakes, has continuously impacted our students and families. And focusing and maintaining a connection with the families have proved essential.

A census of our families at the beginning of the pandemic showed that 65 percent did not have computers at home, 47 percent did not have internet access, and 31 percent lost their jobs during this challenging period. We needed to move fast to address those challenges in a creative way.

Focusing on family relationships was crucial to ensuring their well-being. Weekly calls from case managers, teachers, and economic and health support staff were part of the family support network.

Other efforts include cash assistance for families, internet connectivity, and identifying the necessary equipment and platforms for distance learning.

To accommodate the needs and challenges of distance learning without devices or connectivity was difficult. Teachers were very sensitive to these situations and worked with each family to provide support. This time of remote learning has strengthened teachers ability to be empathetic, meeting families where they are, and creating solutions that will work for everyone. This will continue into the next phase of remote, hybrid or in-person learning, and we must not forget how important it is to have strong school-home relationships to meet students needs.

Individualized instruction, sending assignments to students homes, was the first step to education continuity, but we knew that not all children and parents could handle information in the same way. We organized students into small groups according to their needs and looked for ways to reach everyone according to their resources. We transferred the classroom structure to an online environment, meeting the students at their levels. From now on, maintaining an alternative system for teaching will be crucial to ensuring that we are able to continuously serve our community and fulfill our mission.

Brbara Rivera Batista is director of Vimenti School, an initiative of the Boys and Girls Clubs of Puerto Rico and the first public charter school on the island.

The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated our distance learning infrastructure overnight

By John Legg

We have learned some valuable lessons as a result of transforming our brick-and-mortar classrooms into digital remote learning experiences.

First, educators no longer fear technology and can use it to provide content, assess students and collaborate. This forced immersion into remote learning has demonstrated that educators can be proficient with digital curricula and platforms if we give them the support they need.

Too often, school leaders underestimate the skills and ability of our educators to integrate content and technology.

Educators have awakened to the idea that they are able to unlock a wealth of resources that make learning more engaging, efficient, relevant and easily accessible to a broader range of learners. This spring, I witnessed educators collaborating and using innovative educational programs such as Nearpod, Newsella, Loom, Kahoot and Quizizz.

However, no software could substitute for live, real-time interaction between students and their teachers and classmates. As students interacted with the teacher and their peers, the level of engagement, excitement and learning increased dramatically.

Second, students are masters of technology and need the proper connectivity, digital devices and instructional platform to succeed. When digital resources are available to everyone, learners of all socioeconomic backgrounds can excel. Too often, adults make excuses for why learners cant do something, before even allowing the students to attempt to succeed. At the charter school I co-founded, in a matter of hours, learners as young as kindergarten were navigating educational platforms such as Schoology and Google Classroom. Students were uploading and downloading lessons and interacting with teachers and other students often with little to no assistance from adults. The challenge is ensuring that each learner has a functioning device. The low cost of Chromebooks allowed us, as a tech-oriented school, to provide a device for each learner. We partnered with our local internet provider so all learners were able to have access to free internet.

Finally, rigorous content, collaboration and customization must be safeguarded and not sacrificed. Far too often, schools inadvertently focus on digital implementation, instead of actual learning, as the goal. Educators must resist the temptation to simply celebrate the success of delivering digital content. We need to make sure the content itself remains robust and rigorous. A less-than-engaging in-person educator will be the same lackluster educator via distance learning perhaps even more lackluster. But great educators can deliver engaging lessons that enable all learners to reach their intellectual potential even in the face of a global pandemic.

John Legg is co-founder and business administrator of Dayspring Academy, a pre-K-12 charter school near Tampa. He served for 12 years in the Florida Legislature, including four as chairman of the Senate Education Committee.

The current crisis has forced some important innovations

By Jennifer Charlot

Some say that the only way education will change is if a monumental event causes the system to fall off a cliff. It could be argued that the system has fallen.

This sudden fall has had serious consequences. It has not only exposed, but deepened, inequities. However, as we observe in 3 Jobs That Matter for Schools Navigating a COVID World, it has also forced schools to lean into reinvention and opened space for educators to unlock their own innovation potential.

For example:

Understanding learners lives: Having learning occur in the home can make it much more intimate. It enables educators to see whether their students prefer to work at a table or under their bunk bed. They meet the family pets. Parents and siblings pop in to say hello. What happens in the home is top of mind and cant be ignored. This level of vulnerability creates the possibility for deeper relationships.

Relevance: Students are getting bored; they arent signing on. This concern plagued many educators and caused them to ask what they could do to make learning more engaging. Some opted for more relevancy a shift that learning science has been pushing for years. For example, instead of doing science worksheets, some students were asked to study the soil samples in their backyard and explain their findings on a video call with their peers. Others assumed the role of journalists and investigated the lives of essential workers during the COVID pandemic.

Family engagement: This homeschool situation has invited families to gain closer insight into learning and determine their own views on their childrens education. In the best of situations, teachers are coaching caregivers on how to support learners, and families are doing more than ensuring compliance with schoolwork. At one school we work with, families advocated that teachers send a smaller amount of disconnected work home and instead make assignments more coherent.

Learner agency and personalization: When asked, one of the biggest things students elevate when reflecting on distance learning is the control they have over their time. It also enables teachers to target their attention to the learners who need it most for more extended periods of time. This kind of individual attention was rare in our pre-COVID learning environment.

These changes arent universal, but where they are happening, we shouldnt turn back.

Jennifer Charlot is a partner at Transcend, where she focuses on school design services and learning science. Transcend is a national nonprofit organization focused on supporting communities to create and spread extraordinary and equitable designs of school.

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Singapore Blogger, social media beauty and lifestyle influencer Wendy Cheng, most famously known by her online handle Xiaxue, is known for stirring up online controversy with unpopular opinions on social issues.

Most recently she has come under fire for herstance and opinion on the police reports made against Workers Party (WP) Raaesah Khan.

Ms Khan has since been elected into Parliament after her team won over Peoples Action Party (PAP) in Sengkang GRC in the 2020 General Elections.

The 36-year-old influencer is now being targeted by netizens for accusing Ms Khan in an Instagram story of stirring up racial sentiment, and has also been subjected to her share of police reports and petitions for allegedly racist and seditious social media posts made in 2010 and 2011.

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Xiaxues Instagram story about Ms Khan sees her calling Ms Khan a racist and a toxic woman.

Xiaxues Instagram story calling Raaesah Khan out for her tweets. (Photo: Screengrab from Xiaxue Instagram story)

Ever since she posted these controversial remarks, netizens have banded together in an attempt to boycott Ms Cheng, with hashtags such as #PunishXiaxue that reached No. 1 trending on Twitter in Singapore. Users have also started to send emails out to brands that are partnering with Xiaxue to stop working with her. Brands such as Fresh and Daniel Wellington have announced that they have stopped their partnership.

Similarly, Xiaxues old tweets have also been dug out and police reports have been filed against her for her racially offensive tweets made in 2010 and 2011 regarding foreign migrant workers.

A video that has over 20,000 views has also circulated of Instagram user @biggyviggy whofilmed himself making a police report against her tweets.

Singer Narelle Kheng also publicly took a shot at Xiaxue by uploading screenshots of Xiaxues open support for U.S. President Donald Trump.

Narelle Kheng posting a series of Xiaxues support for President Donald Trump. (Photo: Screengrab from Narelle Khengs Twitter)

This prompted a reply from Xiaxue, LOL wow didnt know you were such a fake bitch the entire time we were filming together. To which Ms Kheng responded, I guess I grew up :(.

Twitter thread (Photo: Screengrab from Twitter)

The two worked together on a 2017 web-series calledLifeSpam.

The two then took to a private conversation to discuss their disagreements. This, however, backfired when Narelle Kheng openly continued to denounce Xiaxue on Twitter which led to Xiaxue posting a series of Instagram stories.

Xiaxue commenting on Narelle Kheng being stabby. (Photo: Screengrab from Narelle Khengs Twitter)

Ms Kheng then posted a series of private Instagram DMs with Xiaxue over this.

Xiaxue has also compiled a Google document with screenshots of the two of their conversation that happened on Whatsapp. Ms Kheng has since posted a video explaining what happened and concluded that My truce to XX is that we can disagree on a personal level, we dont have to be friends and then apologized, Im sorry that I hurt you, but I still believe that your opinions are harmful.

A petition has also been circulating around social media titled Punish Xiaxue for seditious content that currently has more than 25,000 signatures. Influencer PreetiPls has also been vocal about her denouncing of Xiaxue and has encouraged her followers to also sign the petition.

Photo: Screengrab from Twitter

In response to the comments and DMs that Xiaxue has been receiving from netizens, she posted a series of Instagram posts standing up for her opinions.

Photo: Screengrab from Xiaxue Instagram

In one Instagram post, it captioned:

Authenticity > money. Ive been posting unpopular views since 2003.Blogged when nobody was paying me, will continue to post if nobody is paying me now either. You want politically correct influencers who grovel and backtrack at every criticism and give fake apologies you can find them a dime a dozen. You may not like my views but I have a right to say them.You are not going to bully me into silence, or force me to be a hypocritical woke sheep like you, echoing the same tired sanctimonious virtue-signaling crap every other person on social media is repeating ad nauseam. Its like all of you are infected by the same mind virus. Blah blah patriarchy blah blah intersectionality blah blah internalized systemic institutional structuralism blah blah cis-heteronormative inclusivity representation acknowledge your privilege blah blah blah. Dude. Have some original thought. And heres something that will shock you: if your ideologies are all backed up by giant corporations, you are not that radical.I post not to please you. I post because I think its important to have diverse viewpoints out there for people to decide for themselves. Why? Are your arguments so weak you want to shut down anyone who disagrees with you?I have the strength to carry on no matter how hard you fuckers try to bring me down because my supporters expect me to always be real, and to say the hard truths on their behalf when they cant. Facts are sometimes not nice, but someone has to say it. If it has to be me, so be it. You hateful people dont matter. My supporters that have been here for years and years matter.#punishxiaxue

She has also responded with a blogpost citing that her reason for releasing those tweets in 2010 and 2011 was due to her past experiences of sexual assault. She also explained her reason for disagreeing with Raaesahs political views such as aligning with intersectional feminism and Angela Davis political views and questions Workers Party for fielding a candidate who holds extreme left-wing views.

In an interview with Marketing, in response to brands halting partnerships with her, she said, I personally feel that every brand that has worked with me knows my history. This does not mean that they fully agree with me, but they still chose to work with me. There are brands out there who feel that they are bullied into disassociating with me.

I genuinely feel that it is very sad that the mob is doing this to brands and companies are forced to take a stance. When they do dissociate with me, the mob then celebrates because they think this proves that the influencer is indeed a racist when in fact, the company might have been pressured to take such a stance, Cheng explained.

Similarly, she also tells netizens that You are not going to bully me into silence.

The police have since visited Xiaxue for questioning and it is still ongoing.-/TISG

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OU Medicine receives Pandemic Acceleration and Activation Award for virtual care response – The Oklahoma Daily

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OU Medicine received the Pandemic Acceleration and Activation Award for their fast response and adaptability to virtual care during the pandemic.

According to a release, the award was presented from the national telehealth provider Amwell, recognizing OU Medicine for its ability to rapidly scale its virtual care program to meet unprecedented levels of demand and deliver care safely to those in need amid the pandemic.

Telehealth is serving an important role during this time of COVID-19 and OU Medicine lost no time in accelerating these services when the pandemic hit, said Dr. John Zubialde, executive dean of the OU College of Medicine. Our telehealth capability at OU Medicine allows us to provide care for our patients that is convenient for them no matter where they live in Oklahoma.

The release said that pre-COVID-19, OU Medicine had a modest telehealth program in place that consisted of some primary care services, post-op visits and a virtual pain management clinic.

Since COVID-19, the health systems virtual strategy has seen unprecedented acceleration, the release said. OU Medicine has built out its internal telehealth team, onboarded more than 800 providers across all specialties, and conducted more than 25,000 virtual visits since March.

The release also said that Amwell hopes to work closely with OU Medicine in the future.

OU Medicine rose to the challenge and quickly responded by onboarding hundreds of providers across a variety of specialties to ensure all patients could continue receiving the care they needed, said Dr. Peter Antall, chief medical officer at Amwell. Were proud to partner with this innovative organization.

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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 News) State officials and leaders in the health care community continue to urge Utahns to wear face coverings to slow the spread of coronavirus in Utah.

During his weekly press conference on the states response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Gary Herbert once again called for voluntary compliance with guidelines for face masks.

Herbert addressed the fact that mask mandates in some areas is controversial to some, but he implored Utahns to listen to the experts on the issue.

This is a step we can take. That we learned from our health care experts who tell us thats in fact what we ought to be doing if we really want to do the best effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, said Herbert.

Herbert called on one of those experts, Dr. Tom Miller, Chief Medical Officer for University of Utah Health, to dispel misinformation and explain the science behind wearing a mask.

Utah, Im pleading with you to put your mask on, said Miller. And put it on now.

These are great words from Governor Herbert about being responsible to each other. No one likes to have a mandate, but we all need to group together and link arms, so that we can protect the citizens of the state of Utah, Miller continued.

Miller said for 140 years, we have known masks have prevented the spread of disease. He called on Utahns to wear them especially now as the state experiences a surge in new coronavirus cases and the states hospitals near capacity.

Masks our medicine right now until we have effective treatment or vaccine. Miller called on the public to refrain from shaming or blame others for not wearing a mask. Lets use our mask wearing as a message to the rest of the public that we are serious about protecting the ones that we love.

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Tonix Pharmaceuticals Announces Research Collaboration to Develop Precision Medicine Techniques for COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics – GlobeNewswire

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Dissecting the Immune Response to SARS-CoV-2 in Healthy Recovered or Asymptomatic Volunteers May Lead to Biomarkers for Tailoring COVID-19 Vaccines and Therapeutics

Potential for Human Monoclonal Antibody COVID-19 Therapeutics to be Developed as a Result of the Collaboration

NEW YORK, July 16, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (Nasdaq: TNXP) (Tonix or the Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced it has entered into a research collaboration and option agreement with Columbia University focused on studying the immune responses to COVID-19 in healthy volunteers who have recovered from COVID-19 or were asymptomatic. The research collaboration will focus on T cell and antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 (CoV-2), the virus that causes COVID-19 at the cellular level including human monoclonal antibodies and anti-idiotypes. The research is designed to fill in important gaps in understanding the detailed immune responses to COVID-19, and to provide a foundation upon which to target vaccines and therapeutics to appropriate individuals by precision medicine.

The two principal investigators for the collaboration are Ilya Trakht, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist and Sergei Rudchenko, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Trakhts project will study T cell and antibody responses in a variety of ways, including at the cellular level by stimulating T cells in vitro with CoV-2 antigens and by generating fully human monoclonal antibodies against CoV-2. The project, directed by Dr. Trakht, has the potential to lead to the isolation and characterization of therapeutically relevant fully human monoclonal antibodies to CoV-2. Dr. Rudchenkos project will generate DNA aptamer-based anti-idiotypes to certain of the monoclonal antibodies identified by Dr. Trakht. Such aptamers have the potential to identify biomarkers for protective CoV-2 immunity and to lead to accelerated precision medicine-driven vaccines designed to protect against COVID-19.

Seth Lederman, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Tonix Pharmaceuticals, said, We expect that more than one COVID-19 vaccine will ultimately be approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and a challenge for future research will be to determine which vaccine is appropriate for each individual. Data from this collaboration will provide a roadmap and tools to potentially guide these recommendations. This work may also guide the selection of appropriate individuals for COVID-19 vaccine trials, such as for Tonixs TNX-1800, based on a live replicating vector platform, which is designed to confer durable T cell immunity. It is also possible that new COVID-19 vaccines can designed which will be tailored to individuals by precision medicine. We are excited to work with our collaborators at Columbia University on these precision medicine technologies and also to potentially develop new monoclonal antibody therapeutics.

Dr. Trakht said, T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 have only recently been reported, so there is much that we hope to learn and to contribute to the understanding of the systemic immune response to COVID-19. We are excited to exploit our fully human monoclonal antibody system to characterize the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and the potential for developing antibody-based immunotherapeutics."

Dr. Rudchenko said, The anti-idiotype aptamer tools that we plan to develop will characterize the immune responses in healthy people who have recovered or were asymptomatic from SARS-CoV-2 infection, which are relevant for developing therapeutics and vaccines. A goal for future research will be to use these tools to distinguish SARS-CoV-2-specific immunity in COVID-19 patients who suffered poor outcomes. My colleague, Dr. Trakhts system to make human monoclonal antibodies is particularly well suited to evaluate individuals antibody responses at a high level of detail in the context of accelerating precision medicine approaches to vaccines and therapeutics.

About Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp.

Tonix is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, licensing, acquiring and developing small molecules and biologics to treat and prevent human disease and alleviate suffering. Tonixs portfolio is primarily composed of central nervous system (CNS) and immunology product candidates. The immunology portfolio includes vaccines to prevent infectious diseases and biologics to address immunosuppression, cancer and autoimmune diseases. The CNS portfolio includes both small molecules and biologics to treat pain, neurologic, psychiatric and addiction conditions. Tonixs lead vaccine candidate, TNX-1800*, is a live replicating vaccine based on the horsepox viral vector platform to protect against COVID-19, primarily by eliciting a T cell response. Tonix expects data from animal studies of TNX-1800 in the fourth quarter of this year. TNX-801*, live horsepox virus vaccine for percutaneous administration, is in development to protect against smallpox and monkeypox and serves as the vector platform on which TNX-1800 is based. Tonix is also developing TNX-2300*, a second live replicating vaccine candidate for the prevention of COVID-19, but using bovine parainfluenza as the vector. Tonixs lead CNS candidate, TNX-102 SL**, is in Phase 3 development for the management of fibromyalgia. The Company expects results from an unblinded interim analysis in September 2020 and topline data in the fourth quarter of 2020. TNX-102 SL is also in development for agitation in Alzheimers disease and alcohol use disorder (AUD). The agitation in Alzheimers disease program is Phase 2 ready with FDA Fast Track designation, and the development program for AUD is in the pre-Investigational New Drug (IND) application stage. Tonixs programs for treating addiction conditions also include TNX-1300* (T172R/G173Q double-mutant cocaine esterase 200 mg, i.v. solution), which is in Phase 2 development for the treatment of life-threatening cocaine intoxication and has FDA Breakthrough Therapy designation. TNX-601 CR** (tianeptine oxalate controlled-release tablets) is another CNS program, currently in Phase 1 development as a daytime treatment for depression while TNX-1900**, intranasal oxytocin, is in development as a non-addictive treatment for migraine and cranio-facial pain. Tonixs preclinical pipeline includes TNX-1600** (triple reuptake inhibitor) , a new molecular entity being developed as a treatment for PTSD; TNX-1500* (anti-CD154), a monoclonal antibody being developed to prevent and treat organ transplant rejection and autoimmune conditions; and TNX-1700* (rTFF2), a biologic being developed to treat gastric and pancreatic cancers.

*TNX-1800, TNX-801, TNX-2300, TNX-1300, TNX-1500 and TNX-1700 are investigational new biologics and have not been approved for any indication.

**TNX-102 SL, TNX-601 CR, TNX-1600 and TNX-1900 are investigational new drugs and have not been approved for any indication.

This press release and further information about Tonix can be found atwww.tonixpharma.com.

Forward Looking Statements

Certain statements in this press release are forward-looking within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements may be identified by the use of forward-looking words such as anticipate, believe, forecast, estimate, expect, and intend, among others. These forward-looking statements are based on Tonix's current expectations and actual results could differ materially. There are a number of factors that could cause actual events to differ materially from those indicated by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, but are not limited to, risks related to failure to obtain FDA clearances or approvals and noncompliance with FDA regulations; delays and uncertainties caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic; risks related to the timing and progress of clinical development of our product candidates; our need for additional financing; uncertainties of patent protection and litigation; uncertainties of government or third party payor reimbursement; limited research and development efforts and dependence upon third parties; and substantial competition. As with any pharmaceutical under development, there are significant risks in the development, regulatory approval and commercialization of new products. Tonix does not undertake an obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statement. Investors should read the risk factors set forth in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on March 24, 2020, and periodic reports filed with the SEC on or after the date thereof. All of Tonix's forward-looking statements are expressly qualified by all such risk factors and other cautionary statements. The information set forth herein speaks only as of the date thereof.

Contacts

Jessica Morris (corporate)Tonix Pharmaceuticalsinvestor.relations@tonixpharma.com(212) 688-9421

Travis Kruse (media)Russo Partnerstravis.kruse@russopartnersllc.com(212) 845-4272

Peter Vozzo (investors)Westwickepeter.vozzo@westwicke.com(443) 213-0505

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ROTHENBURGER: How the pandemic has changed the way we do medicine – CFJC Today Kamloops

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The usual rigmarole of trundling into an office, announcing yourself at the front counter, waiting for your turn and then being ushered into an exam room to wait some more, pretty much shoots an entire day. Avoiding office visits solves that and its got to be much less cost to the system, too. The only thing missing is those six-month-old magazines in the waiting room.

Its not all good, though. Getting a blood test at one of the local labs is more complicated and takes a lot of patience. In order to ensure social distancing, the number of people in the waiting room is severely limited, unlike pre-pandemic times when patients were packed in, standing room only.

Now, chances are youll end up standing outside waiting your turn. Hopefully, there will be chairs on the sidewalk spaced six feet apart because it will likely take at least a couple of hours. Bring a book and something for shade if its a hot day. The smarter thing to do is to make an appointment rather than doing a walk-in.

COVID-19 is forcing take-a-number medicine to make changes. Some of them like phone visits will probably become permanent. Video conferencing has been a thing for those living in remote areas for quite some time but it will likely become much more common. Terms like telemedicine and virtual care will become more familiar.

We can now consult with our doctors on our cellphones or home computers. For my talk with the doctor in Vancouver, I was offered a choice of Skype, Zoom or FaceTime. Kind of a video-conference smorgasbord. With security issues now being removed, online appointments are taking off. In B.C. doctors are allowed to bill at the same rates as for in-office appointments. An article in the Vancouver Sun by Dr. Tom Elliott, medical director at B.C. Diabetes, says provincial governments across the country are embracing this new way of doing things, and so are patients.

Not only can we deliver more efficiently for patients who reside in urban cores, we have found the key that picks the lock for delivering the same standard of care for those who live in rural or isolated regions, he says.

Technological innovation has been the driving factor that has delivered an unprecedented increase in quality of life across the Western world over the last 100 years. Theres no reason not to embrace it further.

The need for speed in fighting COVID-19 has had the effect of removing barriers for making all sorts of changes in the way healthcare is provided, including telemedicine. As some have put it, the pandemic offers a chance to recalibrate.

The whole working-from-home issue comes into play with doctors as much as anyone else. With the need for face-to-face appointments reduced, think of the savings that could be effected by not having to maintain downtown offices and staffing full-time.

Kamloops City council this week debated the implications of home-based professionals during a wide-ranging discussion on zoning. Should doctors, lawyers, accountants and other professionals be allowed to set up office in their homes?

At this point, theres no enthusiasm for it. While home-based businesses have long been supported here, there are restrictions, especially on those that would attract a lot of traffic and cause disruptions in the neighbourhood.

Unless its for something like tutoring or music instruction, clients arent supposed to come to the home. Proposed changes would allow customers to come for one-person personal services such as hairdressing or photo studios something thats already commonly done anyway.

Customers would not be able to come to the home for professional practice businesses, a staff report says. The reason to avoid the bleeding of vitality from commercial office areas.

That makes some sense for now, but it could change. The pandemic is making us rethink all kinds of things. One of them is the way we do medicine.

Mel Rothenburger is a former mayor of Kamloops and a retired newspaper editor. He is a regular contributor to CFJC, publishes the ArmchairMayor.ca opinion website, and is a director on the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board. He can be reached at mrothenburger@armchairmayor.ca.

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City Notebook: Land, lots of land, and more news coming – Medicine Hat News

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By COLLIN GALLANT on July 18, 2020.

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A new proposal to use the Maple Avenue Firehall for an expansion of the food bank to a community food centre will be brought forward to city council on Monday, the agency announced late Friday.

And that might not be the biggest news coming forward from the citys land department in the near future.

The citys two-year-old plan to focus on marketing excess properties is also expected to ramp up, with a recent report noting that 40 such properties are under consideration.

The expanding Invest Medicine Hat office at city hall is also seeking a real estate specialist.

The plans goal is to spur private sector development in mature communities an effort to add tax base without adding costs. Revenue is also nice.

To this point the effort has seen a half-dozen lots go up for sale. Some have brought controversy such as the green space near Primrose Drive. The fire hall-food bank swap seemingly nips a conttroversy in the bud Hill residents didnt want the facility to go into the former Central Park School, but that huge, S.D. 76-owned lot is now a question mark in a mature community. It will be empty this fall, when francophone students of cole Les Cypres move to a new school in Saamis (which is almost complete).

Another city land sale last year, the News revealed this week, will see a Starbucks sprout up by late next year at he intersection of Altawawa and Parkview drives.

The locally owned, private development company behind that commercial building (four store fronts, and pad building for drive-thru coffee service) tells the News the final budget could be $2 million, including the cost of land, $371,000.

Cash rolling

After previous few details about a provincial plan to boost spending and jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and economic flu, the announcements are starting to come in.

Twinning a portion of Highway 3 for $150 million is the headline item of local note in a billion-dollar program that was only outlined in April.

Medicine Hat College got $860,000 this week for electrical upgrades at the campus, and the press release reveals the infrastructure boost for post-secondary facilities will be about $98 million. That about doubles the post-secondary spending his year on upkeep across the province, but is half allocated after this week saw about $20 million each go to the Olds Agricultural College and the University of Lethbridge.

A look ahead

The municipal planning commission meets Wednesday to discuss a slew of land use changes meant to bolster infill and redevelopment in mature neighbourhoods, including provisions to allow more secondary suites,live-workspaces, residential construction on smaller lots and other measures.

100 years Ago

Young Robert Babber of Medicine Hat won the UFAs gopher contest, bringing in a total of 590 tails to win $8 grand prize in the competition, the News rerpoted in July 1920.

The first year of the competition brought in a total of 2,145 tails, the recently formed Medicine Hat branch of the United Farmers movement announced.

The group was also raising funds to bring in Rainmaker Hatfield and would join a group of promoters along the Crowsnest rail line to pay the rainmakers $11,000 fee.

In Ottawa, Arthur Meighen became Prime Minsiter folowing the retirement of Robert Borden.

Three autos, including one belonging to the Alberta Provincial Police, were stolen from the downtown area in Medicine Hat over the weekend, leading to a statement from authorities: When vehilce is left unwatched, first remove the key.

Collin Gallant covers city politics and a variety of topics for the Medicine Hat News. Reach him at 403-528-5664 or via email at cgallant@medicinehatnews.com.

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