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A new research by analytics firm Whale Alert reveals that the miner known as "Patoshi",while mining during the early days of Bitcoin, is in possession of 1,125,150 BTC, worth $10.9 billion. Patoshi, who is believedto beBitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, has also made the effort to protect the network from attacks during Bitcoins early days.

Patoshi is the name given by analyst Sergio Demian Lerner to the early Bitcoin miner who has a distinct pattern in themining activity. Lerner believes Patoshi is Satoshi based on a pattern left by using a modified version of Bitcoin Core, which Satoshi allegedly used.

The particular pattern could be found at the beginning of the network and also in the blocks that mined the Bitcoins sent to Hal Finney, the first person to received Bitcoins through the network. By connecting the two pieces of information together, Whale Alert deduced the identity of Patoshi.

Whale Alert also found out that Patoshi adjusted his mining speed between blocks to maintain the average time of 10 minutes. The analytics firm thought this was done to protect the network from a 51%attack, a malicious takeover of the network by bad actors. Also, Patoshi made sure he maintained 60%of the processing power while leaving enough blocks for other miners. The more miners joined the network, the more secure it was and the lesser the chance for a 51% attack to be successful. When Patoshi decided the network was strong enough, he reduced his blocks per 10 minutes so others have more chance of mining a block.

At some point, however, it became difficult to track Patoshis blocks so it was impossible to know if Patoshi (or Satoshi) had continued or stopped mining. Whale Alert said the node or computer (miner) used to mine the Patoshi blocks was turned off around May 2010. In total, 907 BTC was spent from the Bitcoins mined on the Patoshi blocks and 1,122,693 BTC was unspent.

Around the same time, Satoshi was active in the BitcoinTalk forum until Dec.12, 2010. Satoshi's last verified communication was an email to then-Bitcoin developer Gavin Andresen. I wish you wouldnt keep talking about me as a mysterious shadowy figure, the press just turns that into a pirate currency angle, Satoshi said.

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Washington Capitals: Team Red downs Team Blue in intrasquad scrimmage – Stars and Sticks

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The Washington Capitals held their third intrasquad scrimmage Friday afternoon at MedStar Capitals Iceplex in what was possibly the final time on the ice in their headquarters before the team departs for Toronto on Sunday. Team Red upset Team Blue 2-1.

Team Blue consisted of a varsity lineup while the Red team was filled with players hoping to crack the playoff lineup. The first period consisted of a 20 minute period while the second and third periods were each 10 minutes.

Team Red struck first late in the opening period. Brian Pinho had a nice finish at the net off a give n go with Daniel Sprong. The goal came at 2:09 left and was redemption from an offsides call just a few minutes prior. The goal came on the power play.

That wasnt all the scoring from Team Red in the first period. Garnet Hathaway had a solid drive to the net to beat Vitek Vanecek and put the Red team up 2-0 with 57 seconds to go.

Team Reds lineup consisted of mostly Hershey Bears players but the one thing they did have that gave Team Blue fits was Braden Holtby in goal. He made a huge glove save here stopping a shot from T.J. Oshie with just over six minutes to go to keep them off the scoresheet. Holtby would later make a left pad save to help kill off a power play. 2-0 was the same score entering the final period.

Team Blue would finally get on the board with 35 seconds left in the third period with Travis Boyd deflecting in a shot from Alex Ovechkin. It helped start a comeback but it would turn out to be too late as the Red team held on for a 2-1 win.

Holtby was named MVP of the scrimmage for his performance in goal and if he plays the way he did on Friday he should be ready to go for the playoffs.

Ovechkin didnt just nearly have a goal, he also took over DJ duties in between periods.

Holtby spoke to the media after the scrimmage and thought it was a little bit better than the previous two scrimmages. He also strongly believes that the team is getting better each day and will be in good shape come playoff time when the team heads to Toronto.

Theyll depart for the six on Sunday and will take on the Carolina Hurricanes in an exhibition game on Wednesday.

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Researcher finds more of Satoshi Nakamoto’s lost Bitcoin …

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Satoshi Nakamoto, the enigmatic creator of Bitcoin, mined 1,125,150 BTC in the networks early daysa figure slightly bigger than was previously suggestedaccording to a report published on Monday. The report also estimated that Nakamoto had a network of at least 48 computers mining Bitcoin, with one computer coordinating the whole thing.

The report was written by Whale Alert, a pseudonymous researcher well-known in the crypto sphere for providing updates on the movements of Bitcoin. The analyst was one of the first to notice a spend of early mined Bitcoin in May, which some thought might belong to Nakamoto. Now they have delved more deeply into the origins of Bitcoins history.

The researcher was able to identify that 22,503 out of the first 54,316 Bitcoin blocks were mined by Nakamoto. Out of these blocks, 50 of them were spent, including a transaction of 10 Bitcoin to Hal Finney, an early Bitcoin enthusiast who died in 2014 from Lou Gehrig's disease.

We were able to make the most accurate estimate of the number of blocks mined and bitcoins owned by Satoshi: 1,125,150 bitcoin mined up to block 54,316 with an estimated total value of the unspent bitcoin of at least $10.9 billion USD in todays market, the report stated.

Whale Alerts report builds on a previous study by Sergio Lerner, head of innovation at IOV Labs, who first noticed a distinctive pattern used to identify Nakamotos Bitcoin. There is no label that identifies that Nakamoto mined a specific Bitcoin block, but there is a clear pattern that links many Bitcoin blocks together, including some blocks known to be owned by Nakamoto. Lerners latest estimate put the total around 1.1 million Bitcoin, although he did not provide a specific figure.

Whale Alert claimed to have found more details of the pattern that allowed them to identify more Nakamoto-mined blocks and exclude some false positives. These findings allowed us to exclude even more blocks that were not mined by Satoshi and provided us with a clearer image...which was especially valuable at higher block heights where the mining activity on the network increased drastically, said the report.

The report attributed a total of 22,503 Bitcoin blocks to Nakamoto, all within the first 54,316 blocks. It estimated that Nakamoto spent 907 Bitcoin (now worth $8.4 million) in total, leaving 1,122,693 Bitcoin ($10.4 billion) unspent. Quite the haul.

Whale Alert found that Nakamoto kept adjusting the processing power of his 48 computers to make sure he was mining 3.6 blocks on average every hour. This gave him 60% of the mining power on the network. Whale Alert pointed out that this was enough to protect the network, while still allowing other miners to participate.

Once the network grew and more miners joined, it appears that Nakamoto stopped mining in May 2010. The timing of the shutdown, the mining behavior, the systematic decrease in mining speed and the lack of spending strongly suggest that Satoshi was only interested in growing and protecting the young network, the report stated.

Whale Alert added that the Bitcoin fortune was unlikely to be ever spent. Not that anyone knows for sure.

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Satoshi Nakamotois the name used by the unknown person or persons who designedbitcoinand created its originalreference implementation.[1]As part of the implementation, they also devised the firstblockchaindatabase. In the process they were the first to solve thedouble-spendingproblem fordigital currency. They were active in the development of bitcoin up until December 2010.Nakamoto has claimed to be a man living inJapan, born on 5 April 1975.[2]However, speculation about the true identity of Nakamoto has mostly focused on a number ofcryptographyandcomputer scienceexperts of non-Japanese descent, living in the United States and Europe.[3]As of 24 May 2017, Nakamoto is believed to own up to roughly one million bitcoins,[4]with a value estimated at approximately $7 billion USD as of November 2017.Development of bitcoinIn October 2008, Nakamoto published a paper[5][6]on The Cryptography Mailing list at metzdowd.com[7]describing the bitcoin digital currency. It was titledBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System. In January 2009, Nakamoto released the first bitcoin software that launched the network and the first units of the bitcoincryptocurrency, calledbitcoins.[8][9]Satoshi Nakamoto released the Version 0.1 of Bitcoin software on Sourceforge on 9 January 2009.Nakamoto claimed that work on the writing of the code began in 2007.[10]The inventor of bitcoin knew that due to its nature the core design would have to be able to support a broad range of transaction types. The implemented solution enabled specialised codes and data fields from the start through the use of apredicativescript.[11]Nakamoto created a website with the domain name bitcoin.org and continued to collaborate with other developers on the bitcoin software until mid-2010. Around this time, he handed over control of thesource code repositoryand network alert key toGavin Andresen,[12]transferred several relateddomainsto various prominent members of the bitcoin community, and stopped his involvement in the project. Until shortly before his absence and handover, Nakamoto made all modifications to the source code himself.The inventor left a text message in the first mined block which reads 'The Times 3 January 2009 Chancellor on brink of second bailout for banks'. The text refers to a headline inThe Timespublished on 3 January 2009. It is a strong indication that the first block was mined no earlier than this date.[13]The genesis block has a timestamp of 18:15:05 GMT on 3 January 2009. This block is unlike all other blocks in that it doesn't have a previous block to reference.[13]This required the use of custom code to mine it. Timestamps for subsequent blocks indicate that Nakamoto did not try to mine all the early blocks solely for himself.[13]As the sole, predominant early miner the inventor was awarded bitcoin at genesis and for 10 days afterwards.[14]Except for test transactions these remain unspent since mid January 2009.[14]The public bitcoin transaction log shows that Nakamoto's known addresses contain roughly one million bitcoin. As of 18 August 2017, this is worth over $6,012,000,000.[15][16]Due to the hardfork in whichBitcoin Cashwas made, creating one Bitcoin Cash for every bitcoin in circulation, he also owns roughly one million Bitcoin Cash, worth about $318 million.[17][16]Characteristics and identityNakamoto did not disclose any personal information when discussing technical matters.[3]He provided some commentary on banking andfractional-reserve banking. On hisP2P Foundationprofile as of 2012, Nakamoto claimed to be a 37-year-old male who lived inJapan,[18]but some speculated he was unlikely to be Japanese due to his use of perfectEnglishand his bitcoinsoftwarenot being documented or labelled in Japanese.[3]OccasionalBritish Englishspelling and terminology (such as the phrase "bloody hard") in both source code comments and forum postings led to speculation that Nakamoto, or at least one individual in the consortium claiming to be him, was ofCommonwealthorigin.[5][3][19]Stefan Thomas, a Swiss coder and active community member, graphed the time stamps for each of Nakamoto's bitcoin forum posts (more than 500); the resulting chart showed a steep decline to almost no posts between the hours of 5 a.m. and 11 a.m.Greenwich Mean Time. Because this pattern held true even on Saturdays and Sundays, it suggested that Nakamoto was asleep at this time.[3]If Nakamoto is a single individual with conventional sleeping habits, it suggests he resided in a region using theUTC05:00orUTC06:00time offset. This includes the parts of North America that fall within theEastern Time ZoneandCentral Time Zone, as well as parts of Central America, the Caribbean and South America.Satoshis initial email to Dai is dated22 August 2008; the metadata for this PDF (pdftk bitcoin.pdf dump_data) yields as theCreationDatethe value20081003134958-07'00'- this implies 3 October 2008 or a bit over a month later, which is consistent with the local date mentioned in the Cypherpunk mailing list email. This is an earlier draft than the final draft onbitcoin.org, which is dated20090324113315-06'00'or 24 March 2009; the timezone differs: -7 vs -6.[20]Gavin Andresenhas said of Nakamoto's code: "He was a brilliant coder, but it was quirky".[21]Possible identitiesThere is still doubt about the real identity of Satoshi Nakamoto.[22]Nick SzaboIn December 2013, a blogger named Skye Grey linkedNick Szaboto the bitcoin whitepaper using astylometricanalysis.[23][24][25]Szabo is a decentralized currency enthusiast and published a paper on"bit gold", which is considered a precursor to bitcoin.[24][25]He is known to have been interested in using pseudonyms in the 1990s.[26]In a May 2011 article, Szabo stated about the bitcoin creator: "Myself,Wei Dai, andHal Finneywere the only people I know of who liked the idea (or in Dai's case his related idea) enough to pursue it to any significant extent until Nakamoto (assuming Nakamoto is not really Finney or Dai)."[27]Detailed research by financial authorDominic Frisbyprovides much circumstantial evidence but, as he admits, no proof that Satoshi is Szabo.[28]Speaking onRT'sThe Keiser Report, he said "I've concluded there is only one person in the whole world that has the sheer breadth but also the specificity of knowledge and it is this chap...".[29]But Szabo has denied being Satoshi. In a July 2014 email to Frisby, he said: 'Thanks for letting me know. I'm afraid you got it wrongdoxingme as Satoshi, but I'm used to it'.[30]Nathaniel Popper wrote in theNew York Timesthat "the most convincing evidence pointed to a reclusive American man of Hungarian descent named Nick Szabo."[31]Dorian NakamotoIn a high-profile 6 March 2014, article in the magazineNewsweek,[32]journalistLeah McGrath Goodmanidentified Dorian Prentice Satoshi Nakamoto, a Japanese American man living inCalifornia, whosebirth nameis Satoshi Nakamoto,[32][33][34]as the Nakamoto in question. Besides his name, Goodman pointed to a number of facts that circumstantially suggested he was the bitcoin inventor.[32]Trained as a physicist, Nakamoto worked as a systems engineer on classified defense projects and computer engineer for technology and financial information services companies. Nakamoto was laid off twice in the early 1990s and turnedlibertarian, according to his daughter, and encouraged her to start her own business "not under the government's thumb." In the article's seemingly biggest piece of evidence, Goodman wrote that when she asked him about bitcoin during a brief in-person interview, Nakamoto seemed to confirm his identity as the bitcoin founder by stating: "I am no longer involved in that and I cannot discuss it. It's been turned over to other people. They are in charge of it now. I no longer have any connection."[32][35]The article's publication led to a flurry of media interest, including reporters camping out near Dorian Nakamoto's house and briefly chasing him by car when he drove to an interview.[36]However, during the subsequent full-length interview, Dorian Nakamoto denied all connection to bitcoin, saying he had never heard of the currency before, and that he had misinterpreted Goodman's question as being about his previous work for military contractors, much of which was classified.[37]In a reddit "ask-me-anything" interview, he claimed he had misinterpreted Goodman's question as being related to his work for Citibank.[38]Later that day, the pseudonymous Nakamoto's P2P Foundation account posted its first message in five years, stating: "I am not Dorian Nakamoto."[39][40]However, it is generally believed that Nakamoto's P2P Foundation account had been hacked, and the message was not sent by him.[41][42][43]Hal FinneyHal Finney(4 May 1956 28 August 2014) was a pre-bitcoin cryptographic pioneer and the first person (other than Nakamoto himself) to use the software, file bug reports, and make improvements.[44]He also lived a few blocks from Dorian Nakamoto's family home, according toForbesjournalist Andy Greenberg.[45]Greenberg asked the writing analysis consultancyJuola & Associatesto compare a sample of Finney's writing to Satoshi Nakamoto's, and they found that it was the closest resemblance they had yet come across (including the candidates suggested byNewsweek,Fast Company,The New Yorker, Ted Nelson and Skye Grey).[45]Greenberg theorized that Finney may have been a ghostwriter on behalf of Nakamoto, or that he simply used his neighbor Dorian's identity as a "drop" or "patsy whose personal information is used to hide online exploits". However, after meeting Finney, seeing the emails between him and Nakamoto, his bitcoin wallet's history including the very first bitcoin transaction (from Nakamoto to him, which he forgot to pay back) and hearing his denial, Greenberg concluded Finney was telling the truth. Juola & Associates also found that Nakamoto's emails to Finney more closely resemble Nakamoto's other writings than Finney's do. Finney's fellowextropianand sometimes co-bloggerRobin Hansonassigned a subjective probability of "at least" 15% that "Hal was more involved than hes said", before further evidence suggested that was not the case.[46]Craig Steven WrightOn 8 December 2015,Wiredwrote thatCraig Steven Wright, an Australian former academic, "either invented bitcoin or is a brilliant hoaxer who very badly wants us to believe he did".[47]Craig Wright took down his Twitter account and neither he nor his ex-wife responded to press inquiries. The same day,Gizmodopublished a story with evidence obtained by ahackerwho supposedly broke into Wright's email accounts, claiming that Satoshi Nakamoto was a joint pseudonym for Craig Steven Wright and computer forensics analystDavid Kleiman, who died in 2013.[48]A number of prominent bitcoin promoters remained unconvinced by the reports.[49]Subsequent reports also raised the possibility that the evidence provided was an elaborate hoax,[50][51]whichWiredacknowledged "cast doubt" on their suggestion that Wright was Nakamoto.[52]On 9 December, only hours afterWiredclaimed Wright was Nakamoto, Wright's home inGordon, New South Waleswas raided by at least ten police officers. His business premises inRyde, New South Waleswere also searched by police. TheAustralian Federal Policestated they conducted searches to assist theAustralian Taxation Officeand that "This matter is unrelated to recent media reporting regarding the digital currency bitcoin."[53]According to a document released by Gizmodo alleged to be a transcript of a meeting between Wright and the ATO, he had been involved in a taxation dispute with them for several years.[48]On 2 May 2016, Craig Wright posted on his blog publicly claiming to be Satoshi Nakamoto. In articles released on the same day, journalists from theBBCandThe Economiststated that they saw Wright signing a message using the private key associated with the first bitcoin transaction.[54][55]Wright's claim was supported by Jon Matonis (former director of theBitcoin Foundation) and bitcoin developerGavin Andresen, both of whom met Wright and witnessed a similar signing demonstration.[56]However, bitcoin developer Peter Todd said that Wright's blog post, which appeared to contain cryptographic proof, actually contained nothing of the sort.[57]TheBitcoin Coreproject released a statement onTwittersaying "There is currently no publicly available cryptographic proof that anyone in particular is Bitcoin's creator."[58][59]Bitcoin developer Jeff Garzik agreed that evidence publicly provided by Wright does not prove anything, and security researcherDan Kaminskyconcluded Wright's claim was "intentional scammery".[60][61]On 4 May 2016, Wright made another post on his blog promising to publish "a series of pieces that will lay the foundations for this extraordinary claim".[62][63]But the following day, he deleted all his blog posts and replaced them with a notice entitled "I'm Sorry", which read in part:I believed that I could put the years of anonymity and hiding behind me. But, as the events of this week unfolded and I prepared to publish the proof of access to the earliest keys, I broke. I do not have the courage. I cannot.[64][65]In June 2016, theLondon Review of Bookspublished an article byAndrew O'Haganabout the events, based on discussions with Wright and many of the other people involved in claiming the identity of Satoshi.[66][67]It also reveals that the Canadian companynTrustwas behind Wright's claim made in May 2016.Other speculationsIn a 2011 article inThe New Yorker,Joshua Davisclaimed to have narrowed down the identity of Nakamoto to a number of possible individuals, including the Finnish economic sociologist Dr. Vili Lehdonvirta and Irish student Michael Clear, then a graduate student in cryptography atTrinity College Dublin.[68]Clear strongly denied he was Nakamoto,[69]as did Lehdonvirta.[70]In October 2011, writing forFast Company, investigative journalistAdam Penenbergcited circumstantial evidence suggesting Neal King, Vladimir Oksman and Charles Bry could be Nakamoto.[71]They jointly filed a patent application that contained the phrase "computationally impractical to reverse" in 2008, which was also used in the bitcoinwhite paperby Nakamoto.[72]Thedomain namebitcoin.org was registered three days after the patent was filed. All three men denied being Nakamoto when contacted by Penenberg.[71]In May 2013,Ted Nelsonspeculated that Nakamoto is really Japanese mathematicianShinichi Mochizuki.[73]Later, an article was published inThe Agenewspaper that claimed that Mochizuki denied these speculations, but without attributing a source for the denial.[74]A 2013 article,[75]inVicelistedGavin Andresen, Jed McCaleb, or a government agency as possible candidates to be Nakamoto. Dustin D. Trammell, a Texas-based security researcher, was suggested as Nakamoto, but he publicly denied it.[76]In 2013, two Israeli mathematicians, Dorit Ron andAdi Shamir, published a paper claiming a link between Nakamoto andRoss William Ulbricht. The two based their suspicion on an analysis of the network of bitcoin transactions,[77]but later retracted their claim.[78]Some considered Nakamoto might be a team of people;Dan Kaminsky, a security researcher who read the bitcoin code,[79]said that Nakamoto could either be a "team of people" or a "genius";[19]Laszlo Hanyecz, a former bitcoin core developer who had emailed Nakamoto, had the feeling the code was too well designed for one person.[3]References

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FC Cincy stuns Red Bulls, 2-0, to advance in tournament – WCPO

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. FC Cincinnati came into the MLS is Back Tournament with few expectations. New coach Jaap Stam was even calling it more like a preseason for the team he joined in person just one month earlier, and a lopsided loss to open the tournament only affirmed that.

But, two much improved performances later, FCC is headed to the knockout stage.

The Orange and Blue topped New York Red Bulls 2-0 in their Group E finale Wednesday night at ESPN Wide World of Sports to advance to the Round of 16, where they will meet the Group F winner. That game will take place 10:30 p.m. July 28 against either Portland or Los Angeles FC.

Here are three takeaways from the win:

1. Another clean sheet

FC Cincinnati switched to a more defensive approach with the 5-3-2 formation ahead of last weeks 1-0 win over Atlanta, and it was no surprise Stam didnt veer from that against a New York team known for an effective high press and counter attack.

Once again it paid off, as FCC earned a second straight clean sheet after giving up four goals in the tournament opener against Columbus on July 11.

We needed to give everything defending wise as well to not give away too many chances or open chances and then to wait for the opportunity ourselves to come out and be decisive and score that goal, Stam said. And that's what we've done twice, which was very good.

The Orange and Blue parked the bus defensively, so to speak, and New York couldnt solve it even while possessing the ball 68 percent of the game with a lineup featuring six midfielders and no natural forwards (midfielders Daniel Royer and Florian Valot played as the front men). The Red Bulls tried going through FCCs defense in the first half unsuccessfully and then shifted to trying to go above the center backs. They finished with 44 crosses and 18 shots but only four on target as 13 were blocked. FCC won 57 of 102 duels (56 percent).

Goalie Przemyslaw Tyton recorded all four saves in the final 10-plus minutes, three within a three-minute span.

We worked really hard last weeks to know how to defend other teams, Tyton said. And we did it this day and last time. Well, I think we did a good job. I feel confident with my defenders. We didn't give up anything. ... We stuck to the plan, we won the game and we are happy we're gonna go to the next round.

2. Progress on offense

While the defense has shined in the two wins, FCC showed some progress on offense Wednesday as well.

FCC moved forward with Andrew Gutman and Joe Gyau playing deep as wingbacks for a second straight game, and usually only two or three players were involved in the attack at any one moment. Despite that, the Orange and Blue still managed two goals and looked more threatening for the most part, including a ripped shot from outside the box by Frankie Amaya that was saved in the 19th minute and an Adrien Regattin shot just wide in the 52nd minute.

New York lacked the pressure its defense has been known for, and FCC took advantage of two mistakes to get on the board. In the 43rd minute, Yuya Kubo pounced on a poor clearance by Red Bulls defender Amro Tarek, took a couple touches and then fired off a shot from outside the box past a diving David Jensen for a 1-0 lead. Then in the second half, in the 56th minute, Haris Medunjanins corner kick to the near post was deflected off the head of Valot and Jensen couldnt react quickly enough, as the ball went off his gloves and into the goal.

Kubos goal, though, was not just a stroke of good fortune being in the right place at the right time. FCC had put together an incredible possession that saw ball movement from Adrien Regattin and Joe Gyau on the right side, back to Deplagne and eventually over to Andrew Gutman, who sent the ball forward and essentially earned a hockey assist.

Medunjanins corner came after a great run and cross that was cleared out of bounds.

The key is working together, Stam said. If you have players and you have only individuals then you're never going to win the game. So you need to have cohesion between the players in the team within the roster and not only the 11 that are playing, but everybody within the roster needs to understand the plan and needs to be ready to do their part in doing that as well. That's what's very important I think for this team at the moment, and there's a lot of ability in there as well, and eventually, you know, getting the (injured players back), we can grow from this and then become even better defending wise but also going forward to be more dominant.

3. Turning heads

Both wins came against the two teams that beat FCC in March before COVID-19 shut down the season for four months, and Group E was considered one of the toughest in the tournament. Columbus remains unbeaten this season after improving its roster greatly during the offseason, and New York and Atlanta have been strong the last few years.

FCC was an underdog in the group and certainly a surprise runner-up, although a draw would have gotten the Orange and Blue into the knockout stage as a wild card third-place finisher.

At the beginning of the tournament, nobody gave us a chance, so we proved them wrong, Medunjanin said. We showed the league that we are a good team, especially when we fight each other because in our team we don't have like a star player like others. We need to do it as a team. And that's what we did today, and we show that we can play with any team in the league.

Cincinnati learned quickly from the loss to Columbus, and Stam showed he can out-coach managers more familiar with the league. His tactics were key, especially considering injuries limiting the attack with forward Jurgen Locadia out all three games with a quad injury and Allan Cruz (ankle) and Siem de Jong (groin) limited as well.

The Orange and Blue hadnt put together two wins since March 2019.

It gives us confidence to go on and go to the next phase, Stam said. If you look at the table, it gives us six points, which is very positive. In the process that we're in, we're still in like a sort of in a preseason, in week four (together). Already against these two very big teams, very good opponents, getting this success, tells you something about this team as well as the mentality that's been there."

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These are the top 20 sexiest men from Essex – Essex Live

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Essex is home for so many incredible men.

From actors to sportsmen and even reality TV stars, we have some seriously sexy men.

However, here at EssexLive we think there is way more to being sexy than just good looks.

We think intelligence, kindness and talent all play a huge part in sexiness.

We have compiled the list of the top 20 sexiest men in and from Essex.

Some of the entries have reappeared from previous lists and remained in the top selection, whereas others are new faces.

You are sure to recognise most of the men on our list, but there may be a few men you didn't even realise were from Essex.

Do you think we've covered the top men?

Essex boy Jon Clark became a favourite on season one of Love Island in 2015 where he finished as a runner up.

Shortly after Love Island Jon joined the cast of TOWIE alongside his brother Chris in 2016.

Lee Mead shot to fame on the BBCs Any Dream Will Do show in 2007 where he won the role of playing Joseph in the West End revival of Andrew Lloyd-Webbers Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat .

Born in Southend-on-Sea, Lee had previously showed his talents in other West End shows but never as the lead role.

Since Joseph, Lee has payed a main role in TV dramas such as Casulty and Holby City.

Funny man Alan Davis was born here in Essex, in Loughton.

Alan is a stand up comedian, writer and actor.

He is best know for the title role in mystery drama seriesJonathan Creek and is also the only permanent panelist on QI.

You will regularly see Alan on a whole variety of comedy shows.

Jamie Oliver has been one of the biggest names in cooking for a long time now.

Born in Clavering, Jamie is a household name, not just in Essex but across the UK.

Jamie's fame kicked of in 2005 with his controversial campaign to eliminate junk food for school meals.

Since then he has released several books and TV shows, including Jamies 15-Minute Meals a book made to encourage families to cook from scratch.

He is undoubtedly one of Essex's most successful men, he was even awarded an MBE for his service to cooking.

Olympian Max Whitlock is one of Essex's most successful sportsmen.

A five-time Olympic medalist, winning two golds for Britain, and a six-time world medallist, winning two golds and four silvers for Britain, Max is one of the world's best gymnasts.

Max's contribution to gymnastics has not gone unnoticed, he was awarded an MBE in the 2017 New Year Honours.

He is now married to Leah Hickton and they have a one year old daughter called Willow.

Model David Gandy has appeared on our most sexy list for several years now.

From Billericay, David's modelling began with winning a modelling competition on This Morning and securing a contract with Select Model Management.

Since then, David's portfolio includes work with Dolce & Gabbana, Hugo Boss, Jaguar, H&M, Banana Republic and Marks & Spencer.

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One of David's most notable moments was when he walked the runway alongside notorious British model Kate Moss at the 2012 London Olympics closing ceremony.

Not only is David talented when it comes to modeling, he also regularly writes for British Vogue as well as contributing to Londons Evening Standard.

International actor Tom Payne was born here in Essex, in Chelmsford.

He is best known for playing the part of Paul "Jesus" Rovia in The Walking Dead'.

Before that starring role, Tom was a cast member of BBC show Waterloo road.

He has since been in American series Prodigal Son.

Most people will recognise Joe Thomas from the UK hilarious sitcom The Inbetweeners in which he played Simon.

The majority residents who have grown up in Britain can relate to the teenage comedy.

It's not only the Inbetweeneres where you may have seen Joe, he has also starred in two films based on the show as well as comedy series Fresh Meat and film The Festival.

Joe deserves a place on this list for a number of reasons, let's be honest he was the one most of us fancied out of the four Inbetweeners.

When you think of Essex boys, you can't not think of Olly Murs.

Hailing from Witham, Olly helped put Essex on the map when he finished as the runner up on The X-Factor in 2009.

As well as releasing plenty of his own music, Olly has spent a lot of time on screen, hosting spin-off show The Xtra Factor in 2011.

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Olly has also been a judge and mentor The Voice UK.

Not only is Olly nice on the eye, he is also very charming.

He has kept plenty of us entertained throughout lockdown through social media.

Harry Potter star Rupert Grint is one of the UK's most loved red-heads.

Born in Harlow, when he was younger, Rupert never intended to be an actor.

In fact, his dream was to own his own ice cream van.

However, he later grew an interest in acting, and landed the role of Ron Weasley in 2000.

Since Harry Potter, Rupert has had a whole range of roles on the screen and stage.

Everyone knows who Russell Brand is, however not everyone knows that he is from Essex.

He was born and raised in Grays, and despite having a very troubling childhood, Russell turned his life around and became one of the most famous comedians of the 21st Century.

Russell has started in many films, such as Get Him To The Greek, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Despicable Me and St. Trinians.

As well as on screen appearances, Russell also has a long list of stand-up experience, including at the 2007 Royal Variety Performance in front of the Queen and Prince Phillip.

Russell deserves a place on this list due to not only how funny he is, but also his story of beating addiction and how he helps others to get clean.

Dermot O'Leary was born and raised here in Essex.

The TV personality grew up in Marks Tey and began his broadcast career at Radio Essex.

As well as his presenting work, Dermot is also famous for his contributions to charity.

He is a regular on Comic Relief, Sports Relief and Soccer Aid to name just a few.

Dermot's charm and personality is what gets him in the top 10.

EastEnders star Davood Ghadami was born and raised in Harlow.

Most known for playing the role Kush in the British soap, Davood is one of the show's heart throbs.

Davood also did very well in Strictly Come Dancing in 2017, being voted out in the quarter-finals.

His other credits include Doctor Who, Skins and Spooks.

Mark Wright has come a long way since his days on TOWIE.

Born in Buckhurst Hill, Mark has had a very successful TV career.

He came in second place in I'm a Celeb in 2011 and he also made the top four in his series of Strictly Come Dancing.

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Mark isn't just talented when it comes to TV, he also had a promising football career.

Before he found fame, Mark was a semi-professional footballer, with a youth career atWest Ham United, Arsenal, andTottenham Hotspur.

He then started his senior career withSouthend United.

Despite making his name on The X-Factor, it's not singing that Rylan does best.

Since the competition, Rylan has been all over our TV screens with his presenting work.

Rylan's infectious smile and hilarious personality makes him a firm favourite in Essex.

He is well and truly an Essex boy, coming from Stanford-le-Hope.

Rylan has had huge roles on This Morning, Big Brother and The Xtra Factor.

Starting off our top five is TV presenter Ben Shephard.

Ben was born in Epping and grew up in Chigwell, meaning he is a real Essex Boy.

He is one of the main presenters of Good Morning Britain, but also appears on lots of other shows.

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Ben hosts Tipping Point and Ninja Warrior UK as well as several other occasional appearances.

As well as TV, Ben is also a regular face at charitable events including running marathons and playing in Soccer Aid.

There is no way that 'the' Essex Boy, Joey Essex could not feature on this list.

Joey first entered our lives when he joined the cast of TOWIE in the early seasons.

With good looks and a very lovable personality, Joey has gone on to have a very successful TV career.

In 2013 he placed fourth in I'm a Celeb, Joey has also appeared on Celebs Go Dating, The Chase and The Crystal Maze to name a few.

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Max Keiser’s attacks on Bitcoin reveal BTC proponents see it as a threat – CoinGeek

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Television alt-finance pundit and BTC proponent Max Keiser has been busy attacking Bitcoin SV on his social media accounts and in interviews. Its not rare for Keiser to produce outlandish statements on BTC prices, or slam public figures involved with non-BTC blockchains. But these can also be used as a barometer of which projects BTC and its army of public relations representatives see as the biggest threats.

Some more recent comments from the host of RTs Keiser Report came after Calvin Ayre, founder of Ayre Group and CoinGeek, accused him of being paid to promote BTC:

A few days prior, he posted a more generic anti-BSV meme, though BSV has not suffered any crises worthy of comparison to such a dramatic event:

In fact, that Bitcoin (BSV) has not suffered any technical problems since restoring the original Bitcoin protocol in early 2020 which is the opposite of a burning boat. That meme more accurately describes BTC and other altcoins, which have experienced problems with scaling, volume, high fees, and lost funds. These are often self-inflictedBitcoin can scale on-chain, yet BTC now touts the complex and problematic Lightning Network to handle most of its transactions. Bitcoin flourishes, with more and more applications developers choosing to build on it every daywhile BTC Core developers and Blockstream keep their network crippled.

The BSV development team has proved Bitcoin can scale on-chain, process thousands of transactions per second at low fees, and do a lot more. Bitcoin is capable of processing as much data as the internet itself. Those who say it couldnt, and who wasted years with their pointless scaling debate, are truly the captains of a sinking ship.

Speaking in an interview on Patrick Bet-Davids Valuetainment channel last month (which has over 2.4 million subscribers) Keiser listed off the reasons he thinks Dr. Craig Wright and Bitcoin BSV have little value:

It has been well documented in numerous sources that (Wrights) claims are bogus, Keiser said, and BSV is an outright fraud. He took particular issue with the way he conducts himself, and a series of lawsuits Wright brought against members of the BTC community that repeatedly made libelous comments to that extent, which he has lost or is in the process of losing.

He is absolutely laughed at in a year or two from now, the name will be forgotten forever.

We should note that most of the publicly available material on Dr. Wrights history have come from the yet-to-be-tried Ira Kleiman lawsuit in which Wright is the defendant, not the plaintiff. We should also note that none of the allegations that Keiser spouted off about Wrights claims are accurate whatsoever. We do not consider blog posts from sock puppets as legitimate sources of information.

Apparently not realizing the irony, Keiser then followed his attack on Wright by giving his reasons why it was better for Satoshi Nakamotos true identity to remain unknown forever:

If you have a known person attached to it, they become an attack vector. And people will attack that person. And so you dont want that. You know, who invented gold?

When Bet-David pointed out that gold is a naturally-occurring element and Bitcoin is a man-made technology, the conversation veered off on a tangent over whether God created man and thus Bitcoin too, and the evils of fiat money.

Wheres all this coming from?

Keiser, a former stand-up comedian and part-time stock trader, hosts The Keiser report on RT. He has been bullish on BTC on his RT show for many years, finding it a perfect fit for his anti-bank/government sentiments and contrarian views on finance and economics. These have often revolved around precious metals and alternative currencies. In the late 1990s he was CEO of the Hollywood Stock Exchange, which traded virtual securities based on the fortunes of movies and stars. In 2010, he also led a campaign against JPMorgan Chase by appealing to the public to buy silver, raising its price and closing JPMs short positions.

These views, coupled with his large audience, made him a darling of the BTC community. Keiser is also co-founder at Heisenberg Capital, a BTC venture capital fund. He recently told Cointelegraphs Allen Scott that he named the company after he started noticing that Bitcoin was becoming self-aware, and that humans as a species need to prove we are worthy of Bitcoin.

In 2020 he has predicted the BTC price will hit $50K, $100K and eventually $400K due to a collapse in the USD and economic/financial turmoil resulting from this years COVID-19 crisis. A dollar crash would surely increase the dollar value of BTC, along with the price of everything else. However BTCs chances of replacing it as a reserve currency are slim given its 3-7 transaction-per-second limit and spending alternatives that involve funding (and maintaining) off-chain payment channels.

As a popular broadcaster and long-time entertainment industry figure, Keiser is no doubt aware of the attention-grabbing potential any prediction of a six-figure BTC has. He and others have been making such predictions for years. In reality these viral statements more often result in temporary, short-term bumps in the BTC price than long-term injections of cash. However even short-term bumps are adequate to make large profits for speculative traders, at the expense of naive rush-buyers.

Whos actually listening?

The frequent animosity directed at Bitcoin BSV by BTC supporters whether coordinated, paid, or grassrootshas become predictable both in subject matter and its lack of substance. They have included soundbite campaigns in the mainstream media and on social networks, as well as collusion between some exchanges to delist BSV.

As Bitcoiners have pointed out, if BSV is as valueless as its detractors claim, then simply ignoring it would suffice. The counter-argument that BSV is a target because it takes the name Bitcoin and (rightfully) claims to be the original Bitcoin is hollow, since many other assets have done that over the years, and disappeared amid crashing prices and developer apathy.

The attacks are indicative of a strategy to play the man, not the ball. Most efforts are simply character assassinations on Dr. Wright. Theres very little material out there giving technical reasons why BSV doesnt work. There have been no signs on the BSV side that anything is technically amiss with its on-chain scaling vision, either. Developers continue to build new projects on the BSV blockchain and find new use-cases for its processing abilities, as well as utilize the old (and long forgotten) BTC promise of a micropayments economy.

BSV is the only network that can accurately (and perhaps even legally) be called Bitcoin. Its protocol is by far the closest to the original version released by Dr. Craig Wright as Satoshi Nakamoto in 2009, and its the only one that maintains Satoshis original vision.

Bitcoin, as BSV, creates a vast micropayments economy and can process all the worlds data on an open and auditable blockchain, secured by economic incentives. That which Max Keiser and his fellow bagholders proclaim in the mass media as Bitcoin is BTC, which devolved away from the original protocol and should be referred to as an altcoin.

Observers should regard shareable soundbites as just that. BTC pundits talk mainly about massive price rises and the personalities of their opponents. The BSV community is focused not on price, but on building long-term viability.

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Bitcoins price hasnt been this stable since 2018. Who’s worried? – Decrypt

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Bitcoin, the first and largest cryptocurrency by market cap, appears to be in a period of relative quiescenceunusual for a coin famed for its volatility.

Traders have no doubt looked at recent Bitcoin price charts with unfathomable boredom. Since June 1, the price of Bitcoin hasnt budged much at all. Back then, it was worth $9,519. Now, its worth $9,355, according to data from metrics site CoinMarketCap.

Peaks and troughs have been minor, too. In the past month, Bitcoins peak price has been $9,680; its lowest price has been $8,975. According to a new report by crypto data firm Coin Metrics, published today, Bitcoins price has changed just 1% in the past month.

Per Skew Analytics, this is Bitcoins quietest stretch since November 2018. That was the calm before the storm; in the months after, Bitcoins volatility spikedand in the wrong direction that hodlers hoped, with Bitcoin's price crashing by nearly 50%.

At least there was action.

Compare current volatility to the rest of 2020 and Bitcoins past two months seem positively dull.

In mid-March, Bitcoin fell by around 40% in a matter of days after global markets tumbled amid pandemic-fueled uncertainty.

Bitcoin quickly recovered and has been on a steady upward trend ever since its crashminus a couple of blips. Since May, it has dithered between $9,000 and $10,000.

Amid a global pandemic, its stability is remarkable.

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of crypto exchange Binance, expressed the sentiment to Bloomberg in an interview yesterday. For the last little while, Bitcoin has been really stable, he said. People have been calling [Bitcoin] a stablecoin now, Zhao joked (we think).

For some, Bitcoins stability is no relief; its a frustration. Bitcoin has yet to truly break through the illustrious $10,000 price point. Thats the price point that Bitcoin had been at just before the coronavirus crash.

Zhao told Bloomberg that, potentially following massive money-printing efforts by governments, sooner or later its going to break out.

Though Bitcoins stability is bad news for speculators, Nic Carter, a partner of crypto VC fund Castle Island Ventures, thinks that it could help the coin find its place in commerce.

Imagining what Bitcoins creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, would say from a beach in Bali if Bitcoin remained at its current price for the next 10 years, Carter tweeted: Nice! Just as I intended. Now just use it for commerce on the internet."

"Thats what its for. Haha what? You expected it to go up forever? You know thats impossible, right? Carter joked (we think).

The views and opinions expressed by the author are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial, investment, or other advice.

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Spider-Man is Headed Towards a Face-Off With Daredevil – Screen Rant

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Spider-Man and Daredevil may have been BFFs once, but now they are heading for a collision if Daredevil stays on his current path.

Matt Murdock might be back in the red as Daredevil, but now he's cruising for bruising with an unlikely enemy - a not-so-friendly-neighborhood Spider-Man!

After accidentally killing a criminal, Matt Murdock relinquished the mantle of Daredevil, pressured by his own conscience as well as Spider-Man, who threatened to bring him down if he ever took to the streets in costume again. However, Hell's Kitchen had other ideas. The latest conflict with the Stromwyn twins saw the citizens of Hell's Kitchen fighting back wearing Daredevil masks. With a renewed sense of purpose, Matt donned the horned mask once again to take the supervillains threatening his neighborhood - and then turned himself in to the authorities when all was said and done. Thanks to some legal maneuvering from his best friend Foggy, however, Daredevil will be the only one on trial - not Matt Murdock. However, just as he returned home to get his full costume (he'd only been wearing a mask previously), he found Spider-Man waiting for him.

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The entire conversation is based on a non-issue. Spider-Man had declared that he would take down Daredevil if he donned the costume again, but Daredevil has already turned himself in to the police. The confused Spider-Man demands Daredevil stand down, but Daredevil not only refuses - he identifies Spider-Man as a criminal for breaking and entering and threatens to call the cops... in full costume! Spider-Man calls Daredevil a "piece of work" and hastily departs, but threatens to come back if Daredevil is lying. Daredevil heads to the courthouse, where he is ultimately arrested.

This isn't Daredevil's first confrontation with another superhero over his actions. Daredevil had a similar interaction with none other than Captain America after the events of Shadowlands, which saw Matt Murdock take over the Hand after being possessed by the Beast of the Hand. Fearing that Daredevil might break bad yet again, Captain America issued a similar warning to Daredevil, one that he had no trouble backing up.

Spider-Man makes for an interesting foil, largely due to the two characters' shared history as street-level heroes. In fact, in previous iterations, Spider-Man and Daredevil have an interesting sibling dynamic, with Daredevil often giving advice to the younger, less established Spider-Man. Such friendly pretenses are clearly off the table in this story, however. If the story has one flaw, it's that it works at the expense of Spider-Man, who seems more concerned about the implications of Daredevil's actions for the superhero community at large. It doesn't help that Spider-Man is completely befuddled when Daredevil reveals he is turning himself in. For now, Daredevil's stand-off with Spider-Man is over, but if his legal gambit doesn't pay off, he could be receiving another, far less cordial visit from the wall-crawler.

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The Misinformation Age Has ExacerbatedAnd Been Exacerbated Bythe Coronavirus Pandemic – TIME

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If youre looking for solid information on COVID-19, the Internet is not always your best betequal parts encyclopedia and junkyard, solid science on the one hand and rubbish, rumors and fabulism on the other. Distinguishing between the two is not always easy, and with so much of the time we spend online devoted either to sharing links or reading ones that have been shared with us, not only does the junk get believed, it also gets widely disseminated, creating a ripple effect of falsehoods that can misinform people and even endanger lives.

At its worst, misinformation of this sort may cause people to turn to ineffective (and potentially harmful) remedies, write the authors of a new paper in Psychological Science, as well as to overreact (hoarding goods) or, more dangerously, to underreact (engaging in risky behavior and inadvertently spreading the virus).

Its well-nigh impossible to keep the Internet entirely free of such trash, but in theory it ought not be quite as hard to confine it to the fever swamps where it originates and prevent it from spreading. The new study explores not only why people believe Internet falsehoods, but how to help them become more discerning and less reckless about what they share.

One of the leading reasons misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic gains traction is that its a topic that scares the daylights out of us. The more emotional valence something we read online has, the likelier we are to pass it oneither to share the joy if its something good or unburden ourselves if its bad.

Our research has shown that emotion makes people less discerning, says David Rand, associate professor at the MIT School of Management and a co-author of the new study. When it comes to COVID-19, people who are closer to the epicenter of the disease are likelier to share information online, whether its true or false.

Thats in keeping with earlier research out of MIT, published in 2018 showing that fake news spreads faster on Twitter than does the truth. The reason, the researchers in that study wrote, was that the lies were more novel than true news [eliciting] fear, disgust and surprise in replies, just the things that provide the zing to sharing in the first place.

Political leanings also influence whats shared and not shared. A 2019 Science study, from researchers at Northeastern, Harvard, and SUNY-Buffalo, showed that neither the left nor the right has a monopoly on sharing fake news or real news, with both ends more or less equally mixing fact and fiction. Just which fact and just which fiction they chose, however, was typically consistent with just which stories fit more comfortably with their own ideologies.

To dig deeper still into the cognitive processes behind sharing decisions, Rand and colleagues developed a two-part study. In the first, they assembled a sample group of 853 adults and first asked them to take a pair of tests. One, known as the Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT) measures basic reasoning processes, often with questions that are slipperier than they seem. (For example: If you are running a race and you pass the person in second place, what place are you in? The seemingly obvious answerfirst placeis wrong. Youve simply replaced the second-place runner, but the person in first is still ahead of you.)

The other test was more straightforwardmeasuring basic science knowledge with true and false statements such as Antibiotics kill viruses as well as bacteria (false); and Lasers work by focusing sound waves (false again).

Finally, the entire sample pool was divided in half. Both groups were shown the same series of 30 headlines15 false and 15 trueabout COVID-19, but they were instructed to do two different things with them. One group was asked to determine the accuracy or inaccuracy of the headlines. The other group was asked if they would be inclined to share the headlines online.

The results were striking. The first group correctly identified the truth or falsehood of about two thirds of the headlines. The second groupfreed from having to consider the accuracy of what they were readingreported that they would share about half of the headlines, equally divided between true ones and false ones. If they were taking the time to evaluate the headlines veracity, they would be expected to share at something closer to the rate of the first groupabout two thirds true and one third false. When people dont reflect, they make a rapid choice and they share without thinking. This is true for most of us. says Gordon Pennycook, assistant professor at the University of Regina School of Business in Saskatchewan, and lead author of the study.

Most, but not all. The study did find that people who scored higher on the CRT and basic science tests were a little less indiscriminate, tending to do a better job at both distinguishing false stories and at making better sharing decisions.

The solution, clearly, is not to force everyone to pass a reasoning test before theyre admitted online. Things are actually a lot easier than that, as the second part of the study showed.

For that portion, a different sample group of 856 adults was once again divided in two and once again shown the same set of headlines. This time, however, neither group was asked to determine the accuracy of the headlines; instead, both were asked only if they would share them. But there was still a difference between the two groups: One was first shown one of four non-COVID-9-related headlines and asked to determine whether it was true or false.

That primingasking the participants to engage their critical faculties before beginning the sharing taskseemed to make a dramatic difference: The primed group was three times less likely to share a false headline than the unprimed group.

Nudges like this help a lot, Rand says. If you get people to stop and think, they do a better job of evaluating what theyre reading.

The researchers believe there are easy, real world applications that platforms like Facebook and Twitter could use to provide people the same kind of occasional cognitive poke they did in their study. One idea we like is to crowd-source fact-checking out to users, Pennycook says. Ask people if [some] headlines are accurate or not; the platforms themselves could learn a lot from this too.

Rand cautions against anything that could seem patronizing to readersleaving them feeling like theyre being quizzed by some social media giant. Instead, he recommends a little bit of humility.

You could stick little pop-ups into newsfeeds that say, Help us improve our algorithms. Are these stories accurate? he recommends.

In no event is the Internet going to be scrubbed of all rubbish. For plenty of hucksters, politicos and conspiracy-mongers, the Internets hospitality to inaccuracies is a feature, not a bug, and there is little way to purge them entirely. But small interventions can clearly make a difference. And when it comes to information about the pandemicon which life and death decisions may be madethe stakes for trying could not be higher.

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Cake meme reflects coronavirus absurdity in a world where nothing is what it seems – NBC News

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Dont believe everything you see on the internet those are important words to live by, especially for those of us who are very online. Earlier this month, though, a viral video depicting hyper-realistic cakes as everyday items had folks on social media double-guessing every other post, and sometimes even their own realities, effectively launching the next meme: Is this real or is this cake?

The meme began the way so many others have before it: with BuzzFeeds "Tasty" recirculating something completely absurd. On July 8, the brand shared a supercut of chef Tuba Gekil slicing into items that are presumably not cake Crocs, toilet paper, plants and then revealing the delectable dessert center.

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While people have been making hyper-realistic cakes for years, they werent exactly viral. So what changed? It has a lot to do with our shifting sense of reality, as well as the repulsion-fascination matrix that fuels our attraction to viral food videos.

In the early to mid-2010s, the appeal of food videos specifically, short instructional or introductory ones hinged on easy, often trendy, Instagram-friendly foods like avocado toast with a runny yolk or a gooey grilled cheese. But somewhere along the way, food videos made a hard pivot toward spectacle; the more ridiculous and shocking the recipe or the meal, the better, no matter how disgusting it turned out to be.

Somewhere along the way, food videos made a hard pivot toward spectacle; the more ridiculous and shocking the recipe or the meal, the better.

Sometimes these videos encourage absolute stupidity, like this 100-layer lasagna or these cheese and wine shots. Other times, they highlight over-the-top food creations like Jonathan Chebans 24-karat-gold-dusted chicken wings. With the exception of Bon Apptits Test Kitchen videos, which are more about the personality of the cooks, food videos these days rely on a formula contingent on surprise and revulsion.

Thats part of the reason why this round of hyper-realistic cakes is garnering so much attention we derive immense satisfaction watching everyday objects get sliced. In the same way we cannot look away from Dr. Pimple Popper squeezing a vile cyst, we cant help but watch someone take a knife to a hand that is actually a cake.

Besides our morbid fascination with this intersection of the weird and the delicious, another big factor behind the success of the cake meme is more depressing: Collectively, our relationship with reality seems to be declining. The coronavirus pandemic has turned many of our worlds upside down, eroding social structures and work-life routines and blending days into weeks into months.

The internet has also played a huge role in warping our perception of reality, as fake news amplifies misinformation and some of our own politicians gaslight us. Its no wonder we dont know who, or what, to trust. Its not enough to say the cake fascination is simply due to boredom or anxiety. The very realities we exist in are subject to interpretation and politicization. Everything and anything feels up for debate.

The very realities we exist in are subject to interpretation and politicization. Everything and anything feels up for debate.

That skepticism is naturally amplified online (sometimes with good reason). We are acutely aware that weve lost a lot of control, of both our present and our future. For the past four years perhaps not coincidentally, around the time excessive food videos became the norm we have been bearing constant bad news.

Frankly, its exhausting. Sometimes, a Croc should just be a Croc. Thats what makes the meme so effective they are in on just how ridiculous this whole thing is. Some of the memes require familiarity with previous meme formats or pop culture and others turn the joke on its head, like this cake that is actually meat or this Nintendo Switch that turned out to not be cake. Much like the layers of a cake (see what I did there?), the joke is multifaceted: If reality is subjective, why not play along? So what if everything is cake? Wouldnt it be better that way?

While cake memes are trending now, it wouldnt be surprising to see another unsettling food item become the next existential meme. The viral-food-video factory is probably cooking one up at this very moment. Perhaps whats soothing these days is not escapism, but the escalation of spectacle. Absurdity is the name of the game now but at least this absurdity comes with a side of frosting.

Izzie Ramirez is a freelance culture, climate and food reporter based in Brooklyn. You can follow her onTwitter here.

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Health impacts of Oceania Dairy’s pipeline ‘less than minor’, hearing told – Stuff.co.nz

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A conservative analysis of the potential health impacts of a proposed wastewater pipeline into the Pacific Ocean off South Canterbury has found they would be less than minor, a hearings panel was told on Tuesday.

The effects of the discharge on human health (from Oceania Dairys proposed 7.5km wastewater pipe at Glenavy) are predicted to be less than minor, particularly given the conservative nature of the risk assessment, Dr Helen Rebecca Stott, an environmental scientist with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Limited said.

The advanced wastewater treatment proposed, using UV disinfection, will improve the current microbiology quality of dairy processing wastewater to further reduce potential health risk from wastewaters discharged, Stott told the Environment Canterbury hearing being held in Waimate.

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Stott has more than 20 years experience in environmental research and consultancy focussing on wastewater treatment, water quality and health.

My experience with dairy factories is that typically the wastewater treatment plant is only a dissolved air flotation plant but the wastewater treatment being proposed, particularly with UV disinfection, is an advanced kind of treatment being proposed by Oceania.

Typically, UV disinfection is a very good tertiary treatment in deactivating microbial contaminants, particularly microbial pathogens.

Stott said her quantative microbial risk assessment into the proposed pipelines effect on recreational water users was based on the current system without UV filtration and therefore considered conservative.

My risk assessment included modelling that used information from the predicted wastewater dilution from the shore, microbial pathogens detected in the Oceania processing wastewater and other model input variables including the intensity and duration of exposure.

She found that concentrations of three bacterial pathogens detected in the wastewater (Campylobacter, Listeria and Staphylococcus aureus) were unlikely to exceed the dose required to have a 1 per cent risk of infection after dilution in the surrounding environment.

Stott assessed the impact to humans through direct contact, ingestion and inhalation, such as from sea spray on the beach, despite recommendations that very little recreation activity occurs there.

Panel chairman Paul Rogers asked Stott how her analysis would change if the advised level of recreational activity was wrong, or were to change in the future.

Whenever you undertake a human health assessment we always take a precautionary approach and assume somebody could be walking along that coastline so that is the nature of the risk assessment.

The only differences might be if people were in a more immediate vicinity of that wastewater discharge at the output site, however, within my modelling I have taken a conservative approach in that I have not considered any deactivation of pathogens in the marine environment.

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Commissioner Hoani Langsbury asked why anglers and landowners against the proposal had not been questioned as part of the research into recreational use of the area.

She also eliminated the impact of sunlight in deactivating pathogens that come to the surface, she said.

The limited recreational use of the coast at the proposed site of the pipeline was presented by Rob Greenaway, an accredited recreation professional with Recreation Aotearoa.

The critical thing is the outfall location is in an area thats midway between two significant recreational areas the Waitaki River mouth and, further north, the Waihao River mouth, he said.

The site is 7.5 kilometres north of the Waitaki River and 11km south of Waihao, so the ability to have an impact on either of those sites is very limited.

He noted some recreational use was made of Morgans Beach Road, which has a picnic area and is used by some anglers and quadbikers, but said youd be very brave to swim in the waters along the coast because of dumping waves and the lack of lifeguards.

Having spoken to three anglers, he argued they were unlikely to travel to the beach at Archibald Rd, the proposed site for the pipeline, where fishing is not as good as at the river mouths and access is significantly harder, requiring travel along an unformed road and a scramble down to the beach.

When questioned by commissioner Hoani Langsbury about his interviews, Greenaway conceded he had not spoken to the anglers who had submitted against the proposal, or the landowners along the coast.

He agreed with the panel that landowners may be more likely to fish there due to convenience.

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Map of the coastline where Oceania Dairy proposes to construct its wastewater pipe, including all beach access points.

Langsbury asked whether access to the coast at Archibald Rd would be improved by the construction of the pipeline and would entice more people, but Greenaway did not think that would be the case because there is still little appeal to the site over others along the coast.

He said there were good reasons that a recreation setting had not been developed there.

It would be a lot of work to create and it would be a lot of work to maintain it. I would be very, very surprised if there was any demand, to be honest, for recreation at Archibald Rd.

Panel member Emma Christmas asked whether recreational use may be further reduced if it were to become a discharge site.

The real effects, the potential health effects, are negligible so that is a good starting point, Greenaway said.

There can be perceptional issues, clearly, and that depends on the angler.

Based on my experience people tend to go where there are fish.

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While most of the nations attention on outer space matters has recently focused on Americas successful effort to send astronauts to and from the International Space Station, another milestone in outer space policy quietly took place acouple months ago. Sixty years after President Kennedy announced one of his two famous outer space initiatives, Intelsat corporation (Intelsat SA), the progeny of Kennedys plan for a U.S.-led, global communications satellite program, quietly announced that it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. And, while the company emphasized that its bankruptcy was actually good news, it is impossible to not notice that this marks the final conclusion (yes there have been many conclusions) to this unique, 1960s American Cold War initiative that probably had a greater practical impact on Americas global space image than either our planetary Space Programs or even our Moon landing.

Speaking before the UN General Assembly for his first time in September 1961, Kennedy promised that the United States would propose a global system of communications satellites linking the whole world in telegraph, and telephone and radio and television. The day need not be far away when such a system will televise the proceedings of this body to every corner of the world for the benefit of peace. And, by 1964, the U.S. initiative had taken treaty form when six friendly countries joined in the U.S.-led initiative. During the 30 years between 1961 and the fall of the Soviet Union, the U.S.-designed and U.S.-led treaty organization, INTELSAT, was arguably the most practical global expression of the U.S. space program and one of Americas most effective Cold War initiatives.

Through Kennedys international satellite organization (headquartered not surprisingly in Washington, D.C.), hundreds of millions of people and thousands of businesses and governments in Africa, South America, Asia, Oceania, Europe and North America were able to instantly make telephone calls, watch television programs, and transmit fax, telex and data among each other. This was the first instance of commercial, social and cultural globalization in the way we think of that term today.

Before explaining how and why Americas second major space initiative succeeded and ended, or why it was so important, please note that the Intelsat business of today extolls its Chapter 11 filing because it expects this bankruptcy to allow the business to raise and spend around $1 billion to move satellite equipment out of some key radio frequencies that are needed by cellular companies for the expected tidal wave of 5G wireless services. In return, the satellite company would receive a grant from the U.S. government of around $5 billion, far more than its annual sales. When Kennedy and his advisors cooked up the idea in 1961 of sharing the concrete benefits of the American space program with the rest of the world in order to combat the Soviet Unions enormous success with both the first artificial satellite and the first man in space, they could scarcely have even imagined that at the end of this project would lie a commercial bankruptcy designed to obtain government fees.

Although Kennedys Sept. 12, 1961. commitment We choose to go to the moon in this decade is long-remembered and widely-celebrated, it was his speech at the UN two weeks later announcing plans to share Americas space technology with the rest of the world that actually got the world involved in the American space program. Its worth remembering Kennedys second space initiative today as we consider how to deal with global issues as diverse as global warming, pandemics, Internet governance, establishing bases on the Moon and exploring Mars.

Kennedys second space initiative was actually every bit as bold as his commitment to put an American on the moon: Rather than hoard the benefits of its space program for itself (like we accused the Soviets of doing), America would share the benefits of its space program with our allies and with those Third World countries willing to accept an American commercial model and American leadership.

After years of negotiation with our allies and with some Third World countries and with significant support from many U.S. military and civil agencies, what emerged was an American-organized, American-led and American-operated inter-governmental organization that would share Americas space technology in the form of communications satellites. These satellites would connect non-Soviet-aligned Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Oceania and elsewhere in a global network that supported telephone, telex, TV and data. The satellites might have initially been made, launched and administered by American businesses, but they would belong to, and be controlled by, all of these countries as a group. Moreover, the new space project would blend the efforts of business, the military, the civil space program and academia into a global multi-stakeholder undertaking. That effort, officially founded in 1964, was later named INTELSAT and it was operated for its first decade by an American company, COMSAT. By 1973, 81 countries friendly to the United States had signed up and the international organization owned around a dozen communications satellites.

It was a non-military, American Cold War success without parallel because it actually touched the lives of hundreds of millions on every continent. (Full disclosure: During the height of the Cold War, I directed the public and investor relations programs for COMSAT, at the time the largest owner of INTELSAT.)

By the 1990s however, the world had changed in many ways: Undersea fiber optic cables permitted television, telephone or high speed data communications between densely-used routes like U.S.-to-Europe or U.S.-to-Japan much more cheaply than could be done by satellites; the Cold War had ended, and the foreign policy benefit to the U.S. of an organization made up of allies and friendly Third World countries had enormously diminished; and political leaders in America and Europe had adopted a new approach to telecommunications based on competition and privatization. Together, these factors led to both widespread competition in international satellite services and the end of Kennedys Cold War satellite initiative.

In 2001, the international organization, INTELSAT, became what came to be called Intelsat corporation, a private business competing with other satellite businesses. After a series of leveraged buyouts that left the business with billions of dollars of debt, the company went public (Intelsat, S.A.) in 2013. Eventually, by almost all accounts heavily-burdened with its past debts, the publicly-traded company announced in May that it would file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in order to protect itself from its creditors and collect nearly $5 billion from the FCC for clearing out of radio frequencies that cellular operators want to use for new 5 G wireless services.

This development was obviously a long way from President Kennedys ambitious announcement to the UN in 1961 or President Johnsons 1964 triumphant creation of the U.S.-led international satellite organization. And, although Kennedy's idea proved far more politically and economically successful than he could ever have imagined, by almost all accounts, the original concept of a U.S.-led, satellite UN had outlived its usefulness many years earlier. But INTELSAT's 30-year success as an instrument of American foreign policy a U.S.-led global undertaking and a merger of military, civil, commercial and other interests remains an important model today for the lessons it teaches us about how we may successfully approach many new global challenges in outer space or on the Earth.

Roger Cochettiprovides consulting and advisory services in Washington, D.C. He was a senior executive with Communications Satellite Corporation (COMSAT) from 1981 through 1994. He also directed internet public policy for IBM from 1994 through 2000 and later served as Senior Vice-President & Chief Policy Officer for VeriSign and Group Policy Director for CompTIA. He served on the State Departments Advisory Committee on International Communications and Information Policy during the Bush and Obama administrations, has testified on internet policy issues numerous times and served on advisory committees to the FTC and various UN agencies. He is the author of theMobile Satellite Communications Handbook.

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DUBLIN, July 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Automotive Lightweight Material Market by Material (Metal, Composite, Plastic, Elastomer), Application & Component (Frame, Engine, Exhaust, Transmission, Closure, Interior), Vehicle Type (ICE, Electric & Hybrid), Region - Global Forecast to 2025" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The global automotive lightweight material market post COVID-19 is estimated to grow from USD 69.7 billion in 2020 to USD 99.3 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 7.3%.

Factors contributing to the growth of automotive lightweight material can be attributed to stringent emission and fuel economy regulations. Moreover, advancement in automotive and technology enabling reduced material usage will increase the demand for automotive lightweight material in the coming years.

With progression in time, the COVID-19 impact has severely disrupted the supply chain for the entire automotive ecosystem. This has halted production facilities across the globe resulting in a disruption in the exports of the automotive components. This scenario is expected to affect automotive lightweight material market, as the growth of the market is directly related to the production of the vehicles. The global production of vehicle pre-COVID-19 was expected to reach from ~90-95 million units in 2020 to ~110-115 million units by 2025. According to OICA, though global vehicle production declined by 5.2% between 2018-2019, the production outlook was supposed to showcase significant growth from 2021-2022 owing to multiple steps taken by OEMs, as well as some government, to attract customers.

Stringent emission and fuel economy regulations will drive the automotive lightweight material market

The automotive lightweight material market post COVID-19 is estimated to grow from USD 69.7 billion in 2020 to USD 99.3 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 7.3% during the forecast period. The increasing demand for lightweight materials is driven by the rising usage of electric vehicles and stringent emission norms & fuel economy regulations. Several OEMs have set targets for CO2 reduction in the coming years.

Instrument panel is the fastest growing market, by component

The instrument panel is projected to be the fastest-growing segment in the automotive lightweight material market. With the increasing demand for lighter interior cabins from car buyers, OEMs plan to use lightweight materials in interior applications. Hence, OEMs are jointly working with component manufacturers and material providers to develop improved and lighter components. As the interior cabin contributes significantly to the overall vehicle weight, the use of lightweight materials in the cabin can help in vehicle weight reduction. Hence, the instrument panel is projected to be the fastest-growing market for automotive lightweight material.

North America is estimated to be the fastest-growing market for automotive lightweight materials, followed by Asia Oceania

North America is expected to be the fastest-growing market for automotive lightweight materials. The Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAF) standards have compelled OEMs to enhance their vehicle lightweighting efforts. The domestic demand for passenger cars has increased due to low gas prices and low-interest rates. The demand for light trucks and vans has also witnessed rapid growth in the region. Asia Oceania, on the other hand, has seen increased usage of HSS and Aluminum, especially in the low and mid-segment vehicles. China is the fastest-growing market for automotive lightweight materials in the Asia Oceania region. Factors such as low production cost, abundant availability of metals, and safety norms have driven market growth in the region. The sale of automotive lightweight materials is projected to increase in different regions during the forecast period.

Key Topics Covered:

1 Introduction

2 Research Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Premium Insights5 Market Overview5.1 Introduction5.2 Market Dynamics5.2.1 Drivers5.2.1.1 Stringent Emission and Fuel Economy Regulations5.2.1.2 Growing Government Initiatives for Weight Reduction5.2.2 Restraints5.2.2.1 High Cost (Material Cost and Process Cost)5.2.2.1.1 High Material Cost5.2.2.1.2 High Process Cost5.2.2.1.3 Price Sensitive Nature of Developing Regions5.2.2.2 Opportunities5.2.2.2.1 Upward Trend of Vehicle Electrification5.2.2.2.2 Future Potential Market in Asia Oceania5.2.2.3 Challenges5.2.2.3.1 Maintenance of Lightweight Material5.3 Industry Trends and Targets5.3.1 Light Duty Vehicles Impact the Lightweight Material Industry5.3.2 Technological Routes for the Application of Lightweight Materials: US

6 COVID-19 Impact Analysis6.1 COVID-19 Impact Analysis on Automotive Market6.2 COVID-19 Impact Analysis on Automotive Lightweight Material Market6.2.1 Automotive Lightweight Material Scenario Analysis6.2.1.1 Realistic Scenario6.2.1.2 Low Impact Scenario6.2.1.3 High Impact Scenario

7 Automotive Lightweight Material Market, by Material Type7.1 Introduction7.1.1 Research Methodology7.1.2 Assumptions/Limitations7.1.3 Industry Insights7.2 Metal7.2.1 High Strength Steel (Hss)7.2.2 Aluminum7.2.3 Magnesium & Titanium7.3 Composite7.3.1 Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (Cfrp)7.3.2 Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (Gfrp)7.3.3 Natural Fiber Reinforced Polymer (Nfrp)7.3.4 Other Composites7.4 Plastic7.5 Elastomer

8 Automotive Lightweight Material Market, by Application8.1 Introduction8.1.1 Research Methodology8.1.2 Assumptions/Limitations8.1.3 Industry Insights8.2 Body in White8.2.1 Europe is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Body in White Application8.3 Chassis and Suspension8.3.1 Europe is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material for Chassis and Suspension Application8.4 Powertrains8.4.1 Asia Oceania is the Fastest Growing Market for Lightweight Material in Powertrain Application8.5 Closures8.5.1 Asia Oceania is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Closures Application8.6 Interiors8.6.1 Asia Oceania is the Fastest Market for Lightweight Material in Interiors Application8.7 Others8.7.1 North America is the Fastest Growing Market for Lightweight Material for Other Applications

9 Automotive Lightweight Material Market, by Component9.1 Introduction9.1.1 Research Methodology9.1.2 Industry Insights9.2 Frames9.2.1 North America is the Fastest-Growing Market for Lightweight Material in Frames as the Current Average Curb Weight of Vehicles is Higher in this Region9.3 Wheels9.3.1 Europe is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Wheels as the Use of Lightweight Materials is on Higher Side in Europe Compare to Other Regions9.4 Bumpers & Fenders9.4.1 Asia Oceania and North America Are the Fastest-Growing Markets for Lightweight Material in Bumper & Fender9.5 Engines & Exhausts9.5.1 Europe is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Engine & Exhaust Due to the Extensive Efforts on Engine Downsizing9.6 Transmission9.6.1 Use of Lightweight Material for Transmission in the RoW Region is More Compared to Other Regions9.7 Doors9.7.1 Europe and Asia Oceania Are the Largest Markets for Lightweight Material in Doors9.8 Hood & Trunk Lid9.8.1 Asia Oceania is the Fastest Growing Market for Lightweight Material in Hood & Trunk Lid Due to Increase in Trend for Vehicle Weight Reduction9.9 Seats9.9.1 Asia Oceania is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Seats9.10 Instrument Panel9.10.1 Asia Oceania is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Instrument Panel9.11 Fuel Tanks9.11.1 Asia Oceania is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Fuel Tank

10 Automotive Lightweight Material Market, by Vehicle Type10.1 Introduction10.1.1 Research Methodology10.1.2 Assumptions/Limitations10.1.3 Industry Insights10.2 Passenger Cars10.2.1 Europe is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Passenger Car10.3 Light Commercial Vehicles (Lcv)10.3.1 North America is the Fastest-Growing Market for Lightweight Material in Lcv10.4 Heavy Commercial Vehicles (Hcv)10.4.1 Asia Oceania is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Hcv11 Automotive Lightweight Material Market, by Electric & Hybrid Vehicle Type11.1 Introduction11.1.1 Research Methodology11.1.2 Assumptions/Limitations11.1.3 Industry Insights11.2 Battery Electric Vehicle11.2.1 North America is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Bev11.3 Hybrid Electric Vehicle11.3.1 North America is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Hev11.4 Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicle11.4.1 Asia Oceania is the Fastest Growing Market for Lightweight Material in Phev11.5 Electric Truck11.5.1 North America is the Largest Market for Lightweight Material in Electric Truck11.6 Electric Bus11.6.1 Asia Oceania is the Largest Market in Lightweight Material for Bus Due to the Higher Sale and Usage of Electric Bus in China

12 Electric Vehicle Lightweight Material Market, by Material Type12.1 Introduction12.1.1 Research Methodology12.1.2 Industry Insights12.2 Metals12.2.1 Bev is the Largest Lightweight Material Market for Metals12.3 Composites12.3.1 Bev is the Largest Lightweight Material Market for Composites12.4 Plastics12.4.1 Bev is the Largest Lightweight Material Market for Plastics12.5 Elastomer12.5.1 Bus is the Largest Lightweight Material Market for Elastomers

13 Automotive Lightweight Vehicle Market, by Region13.1 Introduction13.2 Asia Oceania13.3 Europe13.4 North America13.5 Rest of the World (RoW)14 Recommendations14.1 Asia Oceania Will Be the Key Market for Lightweight Material Suppliers14.2 Composites Can Be a Key Focus for Lightweight Material Suppliers14.3 Conclusion

15 Adjacent Markets15.1 Adjacent & Related Markets15.1.1 Introduction15.2 Limitations15.3 Automotive Lightweight Material Ecosystem & Interconnected Markets15.4 Body in White Market15.4.1 Market Definition15.4.2 Market Overview15.4.3 Body in White Market, by Region15.5 Composites Market15.5.1 Market Definition15.5.2 Market Overview15.6 Composites Market, by Manufacturing Process and Region15.7 Composites Market15.8 Metal Casting Market15.8.1 Market Definition15.8.2 Market Overview15.8.3 Metal Casting Market15.9 Metal Forming Market15.9.1 Market Definition15.9.2 Market Overview15.9.3 Metal Forming Market

16 Competitive Landscape16.1 Overview16.2 Competitive Leadership Mapping16.2.1 Visionary Leaders16.2.2 Innovators16.2.3 Dynamic Differentiators16.2.4 Emerging Companies16.3 Competitive Leadership Mapping Matrix - Lightweight Material Suppliers16.4 Company-Wise Product Offering Analysis - Lightweight Material Suppliers16.5 Company-Wise Business Strategy Analysis - Lightweight Material Suppliers16.6 Competitive Leadership Mapping - Lightweight Component Manufacturers16.7 Company-Wise Product Offering Analysis - Lightweight Component Manufacturers16.8 Company-Wise Business Strategy Analysis - Lightweight Component Manufacturers16.9 Market Share Analysis16.10 Competitive Scenario16.10.1 New Product Developments16.10.2 Expansions16.10.3 Mergers & Acquisitions16.10.4 Partnerships/Agreements/Supply Contracts/ Collaborations/Joint Ventures

17 Company Profiles17.1 BASF SE17.2 Covestro AG17.3 Lyondellbasell Industries Holdings B.V.17.4 Toray Industries, Inc.17.5 Arcelormittal17.6 Thyssenkrupp AG17.7 Novelis, Inc.17.8 Alcoa Corporation17.9 Owens Corning17.10 Stratasys Ltd.17.11 Additional Companies17.11.1 Asia Oceania17.11.1.1 Tata Steel17.11.1.2 Posco17.11.2 Europe17.11.2.1 Sgl Carbon17.11.2.2 Lanxess17.11.2.3 Borealis AG17.11.3 North America17.11.3.1 Dowdupont17.11.3.2 Ak Steel Corporation17.11.3.3 U.S. Magnesium LLC17.11.3.4 Aleris Corporation17.11.4 RoW17.11.4.1 WHB Brasil

18 Appendix

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Razan Al Mubarak tags and releases four endangered Green Turtles off Bu Tinah Island in Abu Dhabi.

Mariecar Jara-Puyod, Senior Reporter

Though COVID-19 has wreaked havoc worldwide, a nature conservation advocate from Abu Dhabi has seen this catastrophe as an opportune time for something constructive and pragmatic, such as man reconnecting with and appreciating nature more than ever before.

Mohammed Bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund (Species Conservation Fund) managing director Razan Al Mubarak also spoke on behalf of all the other nature conservation protagonists around the globe, particularly in Asia, Europe, North and South America, and Oceania.

The Species Conservation Fund is a philanthropic endowment by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces. It has been supporting them for the non-extinction of approximately 1,400 different species and sub-species, since 2009.

Al Mubarak was interviewed as Gulf Today received a copy of the results of the Species Conservation Fund April to May 2020 online survey to its 2018 to 2020 grant recipients. A total of 323 out of over 400 conservationists from 85 countries out of more than 90, stretching from Argentina to VietNam, completed the questionnaire.

Of the 323, 83 per cent or 268 claimed the pandemic had affected their critical fieldwork. Seventy per cent or 226 had their planned conservation activities postponed or cancelled.

As of July 20, 2020, the Species Conservation Fund had allocated $20,005,439.00 to 2,152 conservation projects in 160 states: $5,915,410.00 (Africa), $6,353,721.00 (Asia), $1,102,477.00 (Europe), $2,429,055.00 (North America), $3,075,126.00 (South America), and $1,121,550.00 (Oceania). The budget for amphibians ($1,695,490.00), birds ($3,150,085.00), fish ($1,411,875.00), fungi ($441,850.00), invertebrates ($1,200,195.00), mammals ($7,588,396.00), plants ($2,048,607.00), and reptiles ($2,468,941.00).

Al Mubarak said: We are conservation optimists. We believe strongly in the power of people to make a positive impact in the world. Many of our survey respondents were hopeful that the pandemic might reduce the threats to species and improve their habitats. We have also witnessed improvements in air quality and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. We know that conservation works and we can see from the effects of the pandemic that change is possible.

We just need to make certain that we work together to ensure that as society recovers from the pandemic, so does nature, she also said.

From the survey, Al Mubarak came up with a nature recovery plan, akin to all the local-national-regional-international strategies geared towards economic stimulus packages. These are investments in protected areas, national parks, conservation and multinational organisations like the International Union for Conservation of Nature that bring people, communities, nations and regions together to apply sound science and policy for the improvement of our natural world.

Al Mubarak was asked of her take on the man-COVID19-nature-environment interrelationship; for, at the June 5 World Environment Day 2020, United Nations Environment Programme executive director Inger Andersen spoke about the quad interconnection, pointing out that this critical period is a time for reflection.

Al Mubarak mentioned of the wanton destruction of the natural world, that whatever happens anywhere has a consequence to everyone one way or the other, without the need for erudite scientific explanation.

She said: Half of the worlds population now lives in cities and wildlife is rarely observed. We are reminded that we are neither custodians nor masters of nature. We are but a humble part of it.

Moreover on stewardship, Al Mubarak added: Whatever inspires us individually, what is clear now is that we have yet to succeed in highlighting the critical link between nature and our health. Perhaps, it is only now that we are experiencing the magnitude of this connection. The origin of this pandemic and the ensuing socio-economic crisis is ultimately an ecological one.

Al Mubarak suggested: Consume less. Walk more. Go meatless Monday or vegan Thursday because livestock emission is one of the worlds greatest sources of greenhouse gas emissions. The UAE has a lot of opportunities for man to reconnect with nature. I urge you take these.

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Genova Industrie Navali (GIN), a holding company overseeing the T. Mariotti and San Giorgio del Porto shipyards, reported what it called a strong year of growth in 2019.

The year saw 211 million euro in production as the group unveiled a consolidated approach under the GIN brand with a new logo.

GIN is able to operate in the shipbuilding and mega yachts segment, from construction to repair and refitting, from conversions to ship recycling and with facilities in Marseilles, Genoa andPiombino

2019 saw 190 projects completed and about 80 ships repaired and built in a year, while staff numbers increased by 10 percent.

"The new logo is a tribute to the Group's companies and to the employees," said Ferdinando Garr, CEO of GIN and of San Giorgio del Porto. "In recent years, our partnership has enabled us to face together with success the challenges of the market with cohesion, as demonstrated by 2019 results; giving to the holding its own visual identity proves our pride and confidence in the future."

Newbuildings includethe construction of the new ferry for RFI (Italian railway network) which will be used for connections across the Strait of Messina which is in progress.

There are also two expedition class vessels for Seabourn, starting wtih the Seabourn Venture, commissioned to Mariotti shipyard. The engines and part of the equipment have been fitted on board, the hull construction and internal outfitting work is proceeding at full capacity while, in Genoa, superstructures work is in progress.

San Giorgio del Porto is currently refurbishing four vessels belonging to Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings, together with Chantier Naval de Marseille shipyard. These include the Oceania Nautica, Regent Seven Seas navigator, as well as the Norwegian Breakaway and Getaway, the latter two saw large bridge and stateroom refits, the installations of scrubbers and new propellers. Other scheduled drydocks from Norwegian include the Epic, Star and Dawn, as well as more Regent and Oceania ships.

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Nerds of the world! 2020 Comic-Con at Home is starting today and lasting through the weekend. So, you can watch Comic-Con at Home's movie and TV panels for free! and get the inside scoop about everything from The Walking Dead to Bill & Ted Face the Music straight from the stars and creators.

Stay tuned for updates from the panels and other events through the weekend.

Big news is already filtering out from the panels:

- The Walking Dead: World Beyond trailer provides the first look at the newest entry in the zombie franchise.

- The first trailer for HBO's His Dark Materials season 2 and the casting of Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Andrew Scott's daemon.Fleabag reunion!

- The opening scene of Star Trek: Lower Decks, the upcoming animated comedy from CBS All-Access.

2020 Comic-Con at Home is pared down from previous, in-person conventions. Marvel and DC won't have major presences, and there aren't any blockbuster movie panels lined up. But there will still be panels from fan fave TV shows like Star Trek: Picard and Discovery, The Simpsons, What We Do in the Shadows and Wynonna Earp. Movie panels include The New Mutants and a Q&A with Charlize Theron about her badass action career (and maybe she'll have news about The Old Guard 2).

Here's everything you need to know about 2020 Comic-Con at Home and how to watch the panels.

Comic-Con at Home starts at 12 p.m. ET on Wednesday, July 22 with the debut of the Online Exhibit Hall featuring about 700 exhibitors.

Then, panels will take place Thursday through Sunday, July 23-26. Get the full schedule at the official Comic-Con@Home website.

Fans can watch all of the panels and events on the Comic-Con YouTube channel. or on the official Comic-Con@Home website.

2020 Comic-Con at House has a robust daily lineup on each of the four days. There are panels with comic creators, artists, journalists, publishers, experts and more.

We've compiled a list of TV and movie panel highlights that you should make sure not to miss.

Star Trek Universe (1 p.m. ET)

The cast and crew of Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Discovery and the upcoming animated series Star Trek: Lower Decks gather to boldly go where no one has gone before at Comic-Con: a virtual video panel. The Discovery crew will do a table read of the season 2 finale, while Patrick Stewart and the Picard gang discusses the acclaimed first season. Plus, get an exclusive extended first look from the premiere episode of Lower Decks.

Solar Opposites (2 p.m. ET)

Hulu's recent animated comedy is about four aliens who crash land on Earth and adjust to life in suburbia. The executive producers and voice cast will hold a discussion and present an exclusive clip from the upcoming second season.

Truth Seekers (3 p.m. ET)

Amazon's new supernatural horror comedy comes from Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead), Nick Frost (Hot Fuzz), James Serafinowicz (Sick Note), and Nat Saunders (Sick Note).They'll preview the eight-episode series about a team of part-time paranormal investigators who team up to uncover and film ghost sightings across the UK.

Utopia (4 p.m. ET)

Another new series from Amazon, Utopia is an eight-episode thriller about a group of young comic fans who discover the conspiracy in a graphic novel is real, and embark on a high-stakes adventure to save humanity from the end of the world. The panel features writer/executive producerGillian Flynn(Gone Girl) and series starsJohn Cusack(High Fidelity),Rainn Wilson(The Office),Sasha Lane(American Honey),Ashleigh LaThrop(Fifty Shades Freed),Dan Byrd(Cougar Town),Desmin Borges(You're The Worst),Javon "Wanna" Walton(Euphoria), andJessica Rothe(Happy Death Day).

His Dark Materials (4 p.m. ET)

Executive producersJane TranterandJack Thorne,as well as cast membersDafne Keen(Lyra),Ruth Wilson(Mrs. Coulter),Ariyon Bakare(Lord Boreal),Amir Wilson(Will Parry),Andrew Scott(John Parry), andLin-Manuel Miranda(Lee Scoresby) participate in a virtual panel discussion about the fantasy drama adapted from Philip Pullman's popular novels.

The New Mutants (5 p.m. ET)

This long-in-the-works X-Men horror spinoff looks like it's finally (probably?) seeing the light of day. Writer/Director Josh Boone and cast members Maisie Williams, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Heaton, Alice Braga, Blu Hunt, and Henry Zaga discuss the upcoming original horror-thriller

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How Robots Are Used to Improve Structural Health and Design – Robotics Tomorrow

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Increasingly robots help maintain the structural health and integrity of our buildings and infrastructure, inspecting and repairing bridges, dams, skyscrapers, you name it, in order to keep people safe and make the world more efficient.

How Robots Are Used to Improve Structural Health and Design

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Robotics is being utilized by every industry to improve lives and business processes, but what about the world outside factories and offices? Increasingly robots help maintain the structural health and integrity of our buildings and infrastructure, inspecting and repairing bridges, dams, skyscrapers, you name it, in order to keep people safe and make the world more efficient.

Robotics fills needs where human labor is dangerous, hard to come by, or expensive, and in many ways, this is making the world safer for all of us. Through their ability to go where humans cannot and manage predictive maintenance, robots are giving humans hope for a better, safer tomorrow.

But you may be asking yourself, why robots? How can a robot improve structural health?

Inspecting the structural integrity of a building or resource is not always easy. Whenever that structure has foundations underwater or is of a size and scale that makes human navigation difficult, conducting an inspection of the structure is difficult at best and life-threatening at worst.

Take, for example, the piers and bridges pf Manhattan. In order to make inspections of them safer, there are AI-powered robots being built by researchers at Stevens Institute of Technology. These robots are being programmed with reinforcement learning, a form of AI that learns from repeated data sets in order to adjust to the rapidly changing environment beneath the sea and conduct thorough inspections and maintenance of US bridges, piers, pipelines, and dams. As our infrastructure begins to fail, this technology will be vital to maintaining a functioning economy.

Underwater infrastructure is another vital component of the nation that is commonly at risk. In the hard-battered environment of the sea, structures can quickly lose integrity. The worst part is, inspection of these structures is exceedingly difficult and expensive. For divers to reach depths often needed to conduct complete inspections of this infrastructure, they often have to place their lives at risk. It can take weeks for a diver to recover from reaching a dangerous depth.

Similarly, buildings that rise high off the ground or mines that delve beneath the earth make for dangerous environments that humans cannot easily access. Predictive maintenance models can assist inspectors in finding problems, but robots can do even more.

From tracking down structural damage to building extensive models for improvement, robotics is the next wave of structural health and design.

Everywhere that a structural environment poses a risk to human life, robots are being built and programmed for exploration and inspection. From nuclear plants to the deep sea, these bots can improve structural health by finding damages, leaks, and problems that humans would never be able to find.

The potential of what robotics can offer structural health and design is limitless, but here are a few of the benefits we are already seeing:

PRENAVs precision drone system, for example, uses fully automated drones to explore and record the entirety of a structure regardless of its height. Then, using included 3D-modeling software, a complete model of the structure can be recreated and analyzed safely by humans for improved design or any structural faults. This method saves companies hundreds of thousands of dollars in inspection costs alone, not to mention the costs that might occur due to unseen damages.

Additionally, this method saves money. While manual inspections of a large facility can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars, the PRENAV system is only $20,000.

Meanwhile, underwater robots are conducting maintenance and examining structures for improvements. In one instance, fisheries specialist Tom Carlson designed a robotic swimmer to determine where salmon were being injured against a dam. This system allowed the dams engineers to improve the design, keeping the mortality rate of the fish down and reducing damage to the ecosystem. Similar robots like those designed by NASA can inspect for leaks and damages, and are invaluable alongside other monitoring tools like weir boxes.

By going where humans cannot go easily, robotics is changing the face of structural safety and design. Robots enable a complete picture and analytic data needed to recommend improvements to the way we build, whether we are building underwater or high above it. Structural engineers can then more accurately plan for, predict, and stave off disasters that would otherwise threaten human life.

Robotics like drones and autonomous swimmers can enhance the potential of structural design and safety. With the kind of data and feedback gathered from these invaluable resources, better buildings and resources can be created that stand up to time and the weathering of the elements, be it air or ocean.

With AI-powered robots using combinations of video monitoring, sonar, and motion-sensing software, robotics can help to save millions of dollars and plenty of human lives in the upkeep of our infrastructure. Better inspections, more data, and reduced costs mean a safer future with the power of robotics.

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Autonomous and robotics technology has been undergoing major technological growth in recent years. This novel technology is playing a crucial role in the transformation of many key industries such as automotive, aerospace, warehouse, and logistics. With the advent of Industry 4.0 and smart factories, all industries across the spectrum are adopting advanced robotic automation solutions for varied applications according to industry requirements.

This research service reviews about the different robotic solutions, which are impacting the construction industry. A section of the study is also dedicated to the new growth opportunities related to robotics in the construction industry.

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1. Executive Summary1.1 Research Scope1.2 Research Methodology1.3 Explanation of Research Methodology

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3. Construction Robots - Industry Overview3.1. Inspection and Surveying Robots are Witnessing High Adoption Rates3.2. Autonomous Technology will Have the Highest Impact on the Industry3.3. Material Handling Solutions are Witnessing Significant Adoption Rate

4. Patent Analysis - Robotic Solutions for the Construction Industry4.1. 2018 Witnessed Highest Increase in Patents Related to Autonomous and Surveying Robotic Solutions4.2. China has the Highest Patent Filings Related to Construction Robotic Solutions4.3. Drones are Being Specially Designed for Building and Land Surveying Applications4.4. The US has Filed the Highest Patents Related to Drones for the Construction Industry

5. Notable Innovations5.1. Robotics Solutions Decrease Man Power Requirement and Increase Process Cycle Time5.2. High Implementation Cost is One of the Key Challenges Hindering the Adoption of Robotics Solutions

6. Growth Opportunities6.1. Construction Robots Successfully Address Key Industry Challenges in the Long Term6.2. Smart Manufacturing to Reap Highest Benefits of 5G Adoption in the Medium Term

7. Companies to Action7.1. Fully Autonomous Robotic Solutions, which can be Remotely Operated are Main Area of Focus7.2. The Requirement for Efficient Monitoring and Surveying has Lead to the Adoption of Drones Across the Construction Industry

8. COVID-19 on Construction Industry8.1. Impact of COVID-19 on the Construction Industry

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Market Trends

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