Is Yoon Eun hye dating Kim Jong kook?
Actress Yoon Eun Hye came out as a guest on Radio Star recently, where she finally opened up about the famous dating rumors with Kim Jong Kook that’s been on-going since over 15 years ago! During her intro interview, Yoon Eun Hye revealed that she doesn’t go out to meet many people besides the staff at her entertainment company.
Did Kim Jong kook cover Yoon Eun hye’s ears on X-Man?
During the episode, Yoon Eun Hye was asked about her “love line” with Kim Jong Kook on the old variety show “X-Man.” Although the two play-flirted throughout the show, the “couple’s” most famous scene is when Kim Jong Kook covered Yoon Eun Hye’s ears during a game. Yoon Eun Hye said frankly, “My heart skipped a beat in that moment.
Is Yoon Eun hye in love with Jihyo?
Yoon Eun Hye is his first love line and she always will be, and she is the only one he confessed he actually had feelings for her at the time, and I’m sure even Jihyo’s fans know that, so stop bringing up your fan war crap and victim mentality to articles about Eun Hye or Jong Kook. We are sick of it.
Will Kim Jong-kook hurt Yoon Eun-hye?
If Kim Jong Kook answered of course, then he would hurt Yoon Eun-hye, but if he answered no, Kim Jong-kook would lose the game. However, Kim Jong-kook managed to shock everyone with his answer. He cleared his throat and covered Yoon Eun-hye’s ears so that the beautiful actress wouldn’t hear him when he answered, “Of course.”
When appearing on the show “Knowing Brothers” broadcast on July 17, Yoon Eun Hye was asked by the MCs about her love affair with Kim Jong Kook . The actress did not dodge the question but did not directly explain. She said at that time everyone asked her if she was dating Kim Jong Kook. Even her parents were curious.
What happened to Yoon Eun hye after sunbathing?
However, after sunbathing, Yoon Eun Hye revealed that her state had improved and that she’s nearly cured. Yoon Eun Hye was enveloped in scandal after being accused of plagiarizing designs for her fashion brand in 2015 and has been inactive in the industry since then.
What are Yoon Eun hye’s self-care tips?
Yoon Eun Hye revealed that her other self-care tip is to get lots of natural sunlight. However, she has a skin allergy to the sun so she was unable to get access to natural sunlight for over 10 years, saying her body would be covered in blisters after filming.
Who are Sese-AH and Hye-yoon in’Young-Chi’?
Se-ah plays Pi Seung-hee, the strict and terrifying housemother of Young-cho’s dorm while Hye-yoon portrays Kye Boon-ok, the dorm’s phone operator who let go of a college education due to her family’s financial circumstances.


The headlines about Kanye West and Taylor Swift are deceptive. We learn about them through their controversy, which, when it finally fades from view, reveals two musicians locked in artistic combat and collaboration. Country music and Chicago hip hop are contrasting locations for the artistic birthplace of these two popular musicians. Kanye is older and therefore the influence seems to flow downstream — such as Taylor collaborating with Bon Iver on folklore a decade after Bon Iver aided Kanye West on the seminal My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, which followed the MTV Awards event when Kanye interrupted Taylor’s award speech to declare Beyoncé the rightful winner. Sure enough, Beyoncé’s ‘Single Ladies’ was technically refined, but so, in its own way, was Taylor’s ‘Belong With Me’. Taylor’s greatest artistic moments were yet to come, as were Beyoncé’s — and, as it happens, Kanye’s. All artists had laid the technical foundations of artistry, from Beyoncé’s exquisite performances to Kanye’s eclectic production to Taylor’s elegant songwriting.
Beyoncé stunned the world with ‘Run The World (Girls)’ in 2011, a year after Kanye’s Twisted Fantasy involved collaborations with Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, and other emerging names in hip hop, R&B, and popular music in general. Taylor Swift’s Red in 2012 begun the shift to artistic greatness in reputation, Lover, folklore, and evermore, after the Graduation-esque moment of 1989 and the subsequent MTV-esque moment of the Life of Pablo’s album and the disputed lyricism which referenced Taylor directly, seemingly undermining the Kanye-style apology of Dark Twisted Fantasy, a ‘toast to the scumbags, every one of them that I know’.
Is it surprising that popular music reached an artistic height with Billie Eilish’s WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? Now, the Yeezus– and reputation-influenced production of this album is combining with the lyrical directness of Taylor Swift on albums like Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘emails i can’t send’. Something hollow, however, lurks in the underbelly of popular music, a hollowness which reflects the loss of the fullness and majesty of pop songs such as Rihanna’s ‘Only Girl (In the World)’ and ‘Diamonds’. We are left trying to pick up the pieces.
But that’s the thing. Nothing went wrong. We are empty because we were full. We are hungry for something more because, for a moment, we had it. And Kanye West and Taylor Swift, in their own ways, are testament to that. I think history will look on their music favourably, even though in our time we cannot stop obsessing over the confusing news cycle. In today’s Hobbesian war of every artist against every artist, the artists that will be remembered those that kept releasing great music (or artistry of any form — visual, auditory, literary) nonetheless. I am hopeful. For that hope, I thank these inspirations of mine. I can’t wait for what comes next in the evolution of music.


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Desperately seeking more advice about them whorls (Newton's rings?), which appear to be Newton's rings, that are appearing when I sandwhich 4x5 negative film, emulsion to emulsion, to make interpositives. I've tried flipping the negatives and exposing through opposite sides, but had a distinct loss of sharpness. I've also tried coating the negs with a very light poof of fine talc. That appeared to work, but frankly, powdering my negatives scares the heck out of me. I don't know if the problem is orginating between the sheet glass and the original negative, or between the two negatives. Is it worth the investment to replace the sheet glass in the contact frame with anti-newton glass? Or would it be helpful to slip a sheet of mylar between the negatives? Any suggestions would be most welcome. Much thanks for your help.
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In this problem, we have gravitational potential energy, linear kinetic energy, and rotational kinetic energy.
Using conservation of energy:
, where Wnc is the work done by non-conservative forces such as friction.
Linear kinetic energy:
Rotational kinetic energy:
Gravitational potential energy:
Moment of inertia of the spool:
Use conservation of energy to determine the angular speed of the spool shown in Figure P8.52 after the 3.00-kg bucket has fallen 4.00 m, starting from rest. The light string attached to the bucket is wrapped around the spool and does not slip as it unwinds.
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Millard County is Voting By Mail.
(beginning with the 2016 General Election)
Make sure you are registered and your mailing address is up to date. To determine if you are registered please visit vote.utah.gov, or call our office; 435-743-6223; 435-864-2440
Ballots begin to arrive 21 days before each election.
Early Voting Locations:
The 2016 General Election in Millard County will be conducted by mail. There are no early voting locations for this election.
Millard County will offer TWO Vote Centers on Election Day:
Millard County Clerk’s Office; 765 South Hwy 99, Ste. 6; Fillmore, UT – Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m..
Millard County Satellite Offices; 71 South 200 West; Delta, UT – Polls will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m..
Each vote center will offer paper ballot voting and will act as a ballot drop of location. You may bring your voted ballot, sealed in your return envelope, and use it as a “fast-pass” to avoid lines.
- During County, State or Federal elections, voters may vote at any of the two polling locations within Millard County.
- During Municipal or City elections, voters may only vote at their polling location within their city.
To visit the state of Utah’s Polling Location Lookup, click here: http://vote.utah.gov/vote/
Recent changes to federal law (The Help America Vote Act or HAVA) require that voter records now be kept by the state. To determine if you are registered, or if your address is current, click the attached link to be connected to the state website. http://vote.utah.gov, or you may call the Clerk’s Office.
For further inquiries please contact the Millard County Clerk’s Office at (435) 743-6223 or (435) 864-2440; we will be happy to assist you.


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Boost The Economy With Money Art
Frustrated with life and not having enough money? Put those creative hands to work, grab what little cash you have and make some art with your money.
I’m always fascinated at things people create out of ordinary everyday objects. Pulling a dollar bill out of my purse, I would never even think about making some of these works of art out of money. Of course, I’d rather buy things I don’t need instead of displaying a sculpture in my home.
I noticed that most of these are made with $1 bills. Here's a tip for the guys: If you want to impress the ladies, make a sculpture out of $100 bills and you'll have women falling all over you
When I was little my parents told me that money didn't grow on trees. Oh, how I wish I could have made one of these trees out of money and given it to them with a smart-ass smile.
Instead of spending your hard earned cash, why not create something you could cherish forever and show off to your friends? Until, of course, they see you have a sculpture made out of money and rob you blind when you aren’t home.
If I had money to burn, I wouldn't be making money art. Instead, I'd rather pay $130,000 for a foot massager and enjoy the finer things in life. But all I know is that for $130,000, that thing better massage more than just my foot.

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Gaza,(Alresalah.ps)-- Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip revealed on Tuesday in a press conference details of the assassination crime of Mazen Fuqaha.
According to the responsible of the ministry, Tawfeeq abu Naim , the Israeli occupation holds entire responsibility for assassinating the martyr Fuqaha.
He confirmed that the killers are all collaborate with Israeli occupation forces, and they were being instructed minute by minute during the committing of the crime.
The Permanent Military Court in Gaza started on Monday the trial of the killers of Fuqaha, commander of al- Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas Movement. He was killed in mid-March before his home south of Gaza city.

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SIDNEY — Children ages 9 to 17 years old competed in showmanship, horsemanship, pleasure, driving and roping classes Friday at the Shelby County Junior Fair Horse Show.
It was a pleasant and sunny day for youngsters and family members gathered in and around the horse arena for shows expected to stretch into the afternoon. Many young participants were busy practicing their show patterns or caring for their horses before their turn to be judged by Leah Wilson.
Horse show participants competed throughout the week, from Monday through Friday, with Saturday ending the week as a fun day.
T.J. Reese, 9, of Jackson Center, son of Erin and Jeremy Reese, and a member of Happy Trails 4-H Club, competed with his 4-year-old horse Sparks for the first time during the 2019 fair. T.J. has been riding for the last three years and said he has won lots of ribbons during the week.
“It is pretty fun. My favorite (class) is the barrels,” T.J. said with a big smile. He admitted to being nervous on Monday for his first time competing, but appeared relaxed by Friday’s show.
Catherine Miller, 16, of Sidney, daughter of Pam Miller and Joe Curtis, a member of Trailriders 4-H Club, also competed for the first time ever in this year’s fair. Miller, as of early Friday morning, took champion in the showmanship class for first year members only of all ages, and won first place in Wednesday’s Horse Costume Contest.
Last October she took up riding for the first time, but didn’t start working with 21-year-old J.J. until February.
“We instantly had a bond from the very first day,” she said about J.J. “I always had a thing for horses, so when mom asked if I wanted to join 4-H for horses, I was like ‘yes!” But this morning (competing) I was really good and not very nervous, especially since I won the costume contest Wednesday.”
Fifteen-year-old Lauryn Paulus, of Sidney, daughter of Mitch and Mindy Paulus, and a member of Trailriders, has been riding since she was age 3, and been showing since she was 9 years old. Lauryn won several awards showing her two horses, 17-year-old River, and 16-year-old Chiciah during the week. As of early Friday morning she had won two reserve champion, four champion and two grand champion ribbons.
“It’s a lot of fun, and I get really nervous, but this is the first year (to show) at state (fair), so I think it’s helped me relax for our fair,” Lauryn said.
She told of how as a very little girl she loved the movie “Spirit,” which is follows the adventures of a young, wild stallion’s journey through the Old West. Lauryn said she watched the movie so many times that even her mom knows all the words to the movie by heart.
“I just fell in love. I just always loved horses and then I started lessons at 3, so then that was it,” she said with a smile while standing in the horse barn in front of her horses’ stalls. “I quit doing sports because this takes up all of my time. It is my favoite thing. I love it.”
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OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR)- Two Oklahoma natives donate hundreds of books to make a difference at an Oklahoma City middle school for Black History Month.
“I just grew up reading books, and I can only imagine if I was reading books by black authors and seeing illustrations of black children in those books just how much of an impact that would have on me and in my imagination,” said Kristi Rose, the founder of 20 somethings OKC.
That’s why Rose and Jordan Broiles, the founder of Blxckbird, donate books with black authors to fifth graders at F.D. Moon Middle School.
“I wouldn’t be able to be where I am today and wouldn’t for my love for books,” said Broiles. “They’ve saved my life. I believe that books can save the lives of children.”
Before they can donate to students, Broiles and Rose aim to collect 160 books. Right now, they have 126.
“We’re very excited just to be able to continue to give back every month and dip our hands into different things,” said Rose.
Once the books are collected, they’ll host a free book fair for students.
It’s something these two Oklahomans are passionate about and dreamed of doing.
“Reading allows you to dig into your imagination,” said Rose. “It just gives them a space to feel some sort of like liberation and a sense of peace at that moment.”
If you would like to donate, click here.

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2013 Ford F 150 Trailer Wiring Diagram – People understand that trailer is a vehicle comprised of quite complicated mechanisms. This vehicle is designed not only to travel one location to another but also to carry heavy loads. This guide will be discussing 2013 ford f 150 trailer wiring diagram. Which are the advantages of understanding such understanding? You will be surprised to understand it.
To begin with, understanding the diagram of wires for trailer will be helpful during troubleshooting. When issues happen using the trailer, motorist might want to know where the problem place can be located. It helps immediately in repairing mistakes. Second, knowing the diagram of cables for trailer is wonderful for those who want to try building for themselves.
Learning Trailer Wiring Diagram Better
Typically, there are 3 kinds of diagrams that people can have a look at when planning to build cables for trailers. Each cable includes distinct function and design so it’s essential for driver to coincide with the needs before deciding on one.
- 7-Pin Connector
This 2013 Ford F 150 Trailer Wiring Diagram version is more appropriate for sophisticated trailers and RVs. It may transfer electricity better therefore the connector is suggested for higher-level electric in the auto. Here is the diagram for 7-pin connector.
- White Pin for the floor.
- Brown Pin for unwanted markers, tail lamps, and running lights.
- Yellow Pin for abandoned brake light and left handed mark.
- Green Pin Yellow Pin for right brake light and right turn mark.
- Blue Pin for electric brakes.
- Red 12 volt auxiliary power.
- Purple for copy lights.
- 5-Pin Connector
This 5-pin trailer wiring diagram is great for trailer which has big capacity. But, it doesn’t possess as sophisticated and electric consuming features that RV and other costly trailers might have. Below is the configuration for 5-pin connector for superior understanding.
- White cables for floor power.
- Brown cables for working lights, tail lamps, and negative markers.
- Yellow cables for abandoned brake signal and left turn too.
- Green wires for right brake sign and right twist also.
- Blue cables for electrical brakes so the automobile can function much better.
- 4-Pin Connector
There is a really fundamental 2013 Ford F 150 Trailer Wiring Diagram. It is the 4-pin connector. This sort of connector is great for consumer trailers. It should not be carrying significant loads throughout the trip. Along with being light, it is advised that the connector does not have some power-draining attachment. The basic diagram for this connector is rather similar to aforementioned types.
- White cables for any power that occurs on the lighting.
- Brown wires for virtually any running lights, back lights, and peripheral markers.
- Yellow cables for any left brake sign and left sign turn.
- Green cables for any appropriate brake sign and appropriate signal twist.
Driver must notice several things related to the diagram, though. Such things will prevent motorist from encountering any electrical problem during utilization. It is advisable that the white cable must connect the ground to any wire at the top. Though this sounds dull, it is going to save consumer from hassles later on.
There is another thing related to diagram but is particularly about routing. A way to wrap it about the trailer can be quite intriguing. It’s because the cable will have the ability to distribute power to additional trailer’s parts in equal way. Wires should be guarded by material that is strong and durable but does not interfere with its functioning.
Hopefully this post associated with 2013 Ford F 150 Trailer Wiring Diagram will be assisting motorist to designing their own trailer cables better. If not it’s still a great knowledge to have for when problems happen to your precious car.


Tecno has announced its latest smartphone from the “Pova” lineup which they named the Tecno Pova 3. This smartphone appeared to be the successor to last year’s Pova 2. However, it seems Tecno intends to reinstate their middle-tier smartphone’s massive battery capacity with this phone. The latest Tecno smartphone has introduced a 7000mAh battery which is the highest in the mid-range category.
The Tecno Pova 3 has a huge 6.9-inch Full HD screen, powered by a Mediatek Helio G88 chipset alongside 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. This phone also comes with a higher 6GB of RAM, as well as in-built storage of 128GB. A triple camera setup at the back with a 50MP sensor as the main camera, while the front camera features an 8MP sensor for selfies.
On the other hand, the Tecno Pova 3 could be a possible second choice for gamers who don’t want to opt for a smartphone that is solely built for gaming. With this phone’s integrated Panther Game Engine and Mali-G52 GPU, your can experience the best possible graphics for your gaming, as well as long-lasting battery life to make the whole experience an interesting one.
So far, Tecno has released the Pova Neo, Pova 5G, and now the Pova 3. With many Pova devices out there, it might be tricky to choose the one that’s right for you. Fortunately, we’ve written down an extensive unbiased review about the new Tecno Pova 3 device.
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Table of Contents
Tecno Pova 3 Key Specifications
- Display: 6.9-inch IPS LCD, 90Hz
- Resolution: 1080 x 2460 pixels
- Processor: Mediatek Helio G88
- Front Camera: 8-megapixel
- Rear Camera: 50-megapixel + 2-megapixel + Al lens
- RAM: 4GB /6GB
- Storage: 64GB /128GB
- Battery Capacity: 7000mAh
- OS: Android 12, HiOS 12.0
The Tecno Pova 3 comes in Electric Blue, Tech Silver, and Eco Black. It has been noted that the Electric Blue variant is specially designed, and will feature an RGB light string at the back panel which indicates while receiving calls, notifications, and when the phone is charging. While this feature is meant for the Electric Blue variant only does not make the other colours less attractive. Tecno has designed this phone in such a way that will suit your taste no matter the colour you see it in.
The Tecno Pova 3 features a length of 173.1mm with a 78.5mm width. The back panel comes with a plastic material that has a matte finish. There’s a triple camera setup and a Quad-LED flash on its top-left corner, while the front panel is a punch hole cutout on the top centre for the selfie camera. This phone has a side-mounted fingerprint scanner which also doubles as the power button.
The Tecno Pova 3 is also equipped with stereo speakers, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a SIM and microSD card slot, and a USB Type-C charging port.
On the front, this phone comes with a 6.9-inch screen which has an IPS LCD panel. The Tecno Pova 3 has offered a Full HD+ screen for a decent multimedia experience especially while watching movies on the phone’s huge screen. The display resolutions are 1080 x 2400 pixels with 389 PPI density which makes for vivid and colourful images that are displayed on the screen.
The screen produces a 90Hz of refresh rate which makes scrolling through different apps on your screen easy and fast. The Tecno Pova 3’s display is an impressive one despite the absence of an AMOLED panel. Tecno has been using this IPS LCD panel for a long time on their mid-range phones which means they know how to make the best possible display out of it.
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The Tecno Pova 3 spots a triple camera setup on the rear just like we said earlier. A 50MP sensor with f/1.9 aperture appears to be the main camera while the second is a depth sensor of 2MP and an Al lens. You might not be convinced with these two limited secondary sensors though that comes with the price. If you could focus on the main shooter with its amazing shooting ability, then you will enjoy taking photos with this phone.
The main shooter can capture colourful and detailed images irrespective of the light condition, but photos appear to be more detailed during the day than they used to be at night. The 2MP depth sensor despite its relatively small size can as well take beautiful portrait photographs.
The front camera has an 8MP sensor which you can take amazing selfies with, even in a wide range if you want to take family or group selfies. You can also make video calls and record videos with the front camera.
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Performance, Storage, and Software
The Tecno Pova 3 features a Mediatek Helio G88 chipset under the hood which handles your daily tasks with ease. Every task that is carried on this phone including multitasking will run smoothly without any form of lag or heating up of the system. We did mention in the beginning that Tecno Pova 3 is on the other hand a gaming phone, the integrated Panther Game Engine will make the whole experience a smooth one.
The Tecno Pova 3 will be arriving in two storage variants. A 4GB RAM with 64GB of internal storage and a 6GB of RAM with 128GB of in-built storage. These two variants come at different prices in which the bigger storage variant is expected to be more expensive. The storage is also expandable through the dedicated microSD card slot.
The Tecno Pova 3 is based on the Android 12 operating system alongside HiOS 12.0. The Pova 3 has some useful features and pre-installed apps for a smoother experience with this phone.
- Here are other Tecno phones that’ll receive Android 12 update
The Tecno Pova 3 is fueled by a 7000mAh Li-Po battery which has a 33W fast charging support and a 10W reverse charge. A long-lasting battery with a quicker charging speed has become one of the ideal specs in a mid-range phone. The Tecno Pova 3 easily excelled in both which is probably one of the main draw points of this phone.
- Here’s our list of best phones with strong battery life you can buy in 2022
Tecno Pova 3: Price in Nigerian Slots and Availability
In May 2022, The Tecno Pova 3 was officially announced by Tecno on their website including their various social handles. This phone is expected to go on sale the same month in some mentioned countries. Meanwhile, the release date in Nigeria isn’t confirmed yet.
The Tecno Pova 3 will go on sale at Nigerian slots and shops after its release at ₦110,000 ($185) for the 6GB + 128GB storage variant.
- Take a sneak peek at our best Tecno phones list
Tecno Pova 3 Full Specifications
- Brand: Tecno
- Model: Tecno Pova 3
- Release Date: May 2022
- Colours: Electric Blue, Tech Silver, Eco Black
- Touchscreen: YES
- Type: IPS LCD, 90Hz
- Display Size: 6.9-inch
- Screen Resolution: 1080 x 2460 pixels
- Facebook Support: YES
- In-display fingerprint scanner: No
- Sensors: Fingerprint: (side-mounted)
- Dimensions: 173.1 x 78.5 x 9.4 mm (6.81 x 3.09 x 0.37 in)
- Operating System: Android 12, HIOS 12.0
- Chipset: Mediatek Helio G88
- CPU: Octa-core (2×2.0 GHz Cortex-A75 & 6×1.8 GHz Cortex-A55)
- GPU: Mali-G52 MC2
- RAM: 4GB /6GB
- Inbuilt Storage: 64GB /128GB
- SD Card slot: Yes(dedicated slot)
- Rear Flash: Quad-LED Flashlight
- Rear Camera: 50-MP (wide), 2-MP (ultra-wide), Al lens
- Video: 1080p@30fps
- Front Camera: 8-MP (wide)
- Front Flash: Dual-LED flash
- Wi-Fi: YES
- Bluetooth: 5
- USB: MicroUSB-C
- GPS: YES
- WLAN: YES
- SIM: Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Technology: GSM / HSPA / LTE /
- 3G Support: Yes
- 4G/ LTE Support: Yes
- 5G Support: No
- Speed: HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE
- Capacity: Li-Po 7000mAh, non-removable
- Fast Charge: 33W
- Price in Nigeria: ₦110,000
- Price in the US: $185


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According to onchain data, theres now 69,836 synthetic bitcoin tokens (over $700 million) circulating on the Ethereum blockchain. Out of the six synthetic bitcoin token projects, wrapped bitcoin (WBTC) commands the largest number of coins with over 63% and 44,622 WBTC.
Synthetic bitcoin (BTC) has grown massively in recent weeks and since news.Bitcoin.coms last report on the subject, there was 38,021 BTC circulating on the Ethereum chain.
Since then, that metric has jumped more than 83% as theres now 69,836 synthetic bitcoin tokens in the wild on September 7, 2020. Dune Analytics shows there are seven synthetic BTC projects but tBTC has zero coins minted, while the other six projects have between 45 BTC to over 40,000.
The top project minting the most synthetic BTC is the Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC) protocol which commands roughly 44,622 BTC to-date or 63%. The Ren Protocols renBTC has over 23% of the aggregate total of synthetic BTC with 16,268 renBTC in circulation today.
The token hBTC has 4,810 and sBTC has a total of 2,918 at the time of publication. The two projects with the least amount of synthetic BTC is imBTC (1,173) and pBTC (45).
WBTC has gained a lot of traction, and on Monday reports detail that the organization Alameda Research obtained 70% of the WBTC minted in August. Alameda was cofounded by the FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried.
A great percentage of synthetic bitcoin is circulating among holders while the rest is used on platforms such as Compound, Balancer, Aave, and Uniswap.
Synthetic bitcoin trades take place on a few centralized exchanges like FTX and Binance has revealed listing WBTC this week. On decentralized exchange (dex) platforms, Synthetic bitcoin trades are happening on 0x, Bancor, Synthetix, Balance, Curve, and Uniswap.
Despite the massive growth and popularity, Ethereum cofounder Vitalik Buterin detailed that he has concerns about synthetic bitcoin projects.
I continue to be worried about the fact that these wrapped BTC bridges are trusted, Buterin wrote on August 16. I hope they can all *at least* move to a decently sized multi-sig, the developer added.
Following Buterins statements, the community discussed a research paper by the Wanchain project which claimed the Ren Protocol kept all the collateralized bitcoin in one address.
Paradoxically, we found that the Bitcoin address provided by renBTC that users transfer their real BTC to for locking has not changed since the first day it went online, the Wanchain report wrote.
Despite the trust issues, with 69,836 synthetic bitcoin tokens on the Ethereum blockchain, the ETH network continues to solidify itself as BTCs most dominant offchain solution.
What do you think about the $700 million worth of BTC circulating on the ETH chain in synthetic form? Let us know in the comments below.
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- A Former Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Chief Has Predicted Bitcoin Will Surge To $1 MillionHeres Why - Forbes - October 19th, 2020
- Bitcoin minings future is green, and Russia has the best chance - Cointelegraph - October 19th, 2020
- Has Bitcoin Finally Met Its Match? - Forbes - October 19th, 2020
- Bitcoin rips and cruise ships: Bad crypto news of the week - Cointelegraph - October 19th, 2020
- Where Does Bitcoin Fit in the Global Reserve Currency Game? - CoinDesk - Coindesk - October 19th, 2020
- Enormous wall of money will send Bitcoin to $1M in 2025 Raoul Pal - Cointelegraph - October 19th, 2020
- Bitcoin's Intrinsic Value: Crypto Community Responds to Bank of England Governor | News - Bitcoin News - October 19th, 2020
- Bitcoin Price Ready For a New Pop Will It Do It Today? - InvestingCube - October 19th, 2020
- 'Enormous Wall of Money' Coming Into Bitcoin, Price to Reach $1 Million in 5 Years, Says Raoul Pal - Bitcoin News - October 19th, 2020
- Bitcoin and Ripple's XRP - Weekly Technical Analysis October 19th, 2020 - FX Empire - October 19th, 2020
- Blockchain Bites: Bitcoin on Ethereum The Whos, Whats and Whys - CoinDesk - CoinDesk - October 19th, 2020
- First Mover: Privacy Is Litecoin's Ace in the Hole as JPMorgan Touts Bitcoin - CoinDesk - CoinDesk - October 19th, 2020
- Hathor Merge Mining Pool Commands 33% of the Bitcoin Cash Hashrate - Bitcoin News - October 19th, 2020
- Cashfusion Use Increased by 328%, $200M in BCH Fused and Close to 20,000 Fusions | Privacy - Bitcoin News - October 19th, 2020
- The Silk Road Balance Sheet Discrepancy: Bitcoin Worth $4.8 Billion Still Missing | Featured - Bitcoin News - October 19th, 2020
- Bitcoins Taproot is ready to go, but it's unlikely to be included in the next release - Cointelegraph - October 19th, 2020
- How will the US presidential election affect the price of Bitcoin? - Cointelegraph - October 11th, 2020
- $12K Bitcoin price back on the table after BTC rallies above $11.4K - Cointelegraph - October 11th, 2020
- Coinbase's 'Mission' Violates the Spirit of Bitcoin - CoinDesk - CoinDesk - October 11th, 2020
- Bitcoin: the UK and US are clamping down on crypto trading here's why it's not yet a big deal - The Conversation UK - October 11th, 2020
- Lyn Alden: Bitcoin Correlations Depend on What Phase It Is In - CoinDesk - CoinDesk - October 11th, 2020
- UK Bans Sale of Crypto Derivatives to Retail Investors from January 2021 | News - Bitcoin News - October 11th, 2020
- Yearn Finance Token Value Slides 67%, While Locked Value Loses Over $300M | Altcoins - Bitcoin News - October 11th, 2020
- Bitcoin price holds $10.5K but a $30M sell wall looms overhead - Cointelegraph - October 6th, 2020
- Bitcoin To Hit $100,000 in Five Years as Demand and Adoption Increase - Report | Markets and Prices - Bitcoin News - October 6th, 2020
- Trump, price dots and COVID-19: 5 things to watch in Bitcoin this week - Cointelegraph - October 6th, 2020
- $8M Worth of 'Sleeping' Bitcoin Rewards from 2010 Moved the Day Before 'Black Thursday' - Bitcoin News - October 6th, 2020
- Interest in Bitcoin Soars in Egypt Amid Economic Crisis and Unemployment | News - Bitcoin News - October 6th, 2020
- A Major Tesla Investor Has Predicted Bitcoin Will Be Worth More Than $1 Trillion In Under 10 Years - Forbes - October 6th, 2020
- Crypto for Congress: Bitcoin Sent to All Congress Members' Campaigns | News - Bitcoin News - October 6th, 2020
- Stacking Satoshis: Leveraging Defi Applications to Earn More Bitcoin | Featured - Bitcoin News - October 6th, 2020
- FCA bans the public from Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency derivatives - Evening Standard - October 6th, 2020
- Pro-Crypto PAC Giving $50 in Bitcoin to the Campaign of Each Member of Congress - CoinDesk - CoinDesk - October 6th, 2020
- Ethereum Transaction Fees Fall 82%, as Defi Hype Eases | Altcoins Bitcoin News - Bitcoin News - October 6th, 2020
- Crypto for Congress sends $50 in Bitcoin to all US Congress members - Crypto News Flash - October 6th, 2020
- Abkhazia Lifts Two-Year Ban on Bitcoin Mining, Moves to Regulate the Sector | Regulation - Bitcoin News - October 6th, 2020
- Why reduced Bitcoin futures volume may signal the start of a new bull trend - Cointelegraph - October 2nd, 2020
- Market Wrap: Bitcoin Rebounds to $10.5K; Stablecoin Market Cap Goes Parabolic - CoinDesk - CoinDesk - October 2nd, 2020
- Spike in new participants buying Bitcoin is obviously bullish Analyst - Cointelegraph - October 2nd, 2020
- Romania set to auction Bitcoin and Ether confiscated in criminal case - Cointelegraph - October 2nd, 2020
- Bitcoin Balances on Exchanges at 2-Year Low and That May Be a Bullish Sign - CoinDesk - CoinDesk - October 2nd, 2020
- Venezuela To Start Using Cryptocurrency in Global Trade in Efforts To Fend off US Sanctions | Emerging Markets - Bitcoin News - October 2nd, 2020
- Bitcoin Posts a 66-Day Consecutive Streak Above the $10K Price Range | Markets and Prices - Bitcoin News - October 2nd, 2020
- Aurus Disrupts the Gold Industry Today Its Ecosystem Lists at a Value of $75m | Sponsored - Bitcoin News - October 2nd, 2020
- Satoshi Nakamoto's Peer-to-Peer vision for Bitcoin - Korea IT Times - October 2nd, 2020
- Crypto Bets on the US Election Show Joe Biden Winning the Presidency by 60% - Bitcoin News - October 2nd, 2020
- At $10,600, Bitcoin price is on track for its second-best quarter ever - Cointelegraph - September 30th, 2020
- Devere Group CEO Predicts Bitcoin Can Replace Gold as Top Safe-Haven Within a Generation | Finance - Bitcoin News - September 30th, 2020
- Ex-CEO of Bitcoin.com, a Leading Proponent of Bitcoin Cash (BCH), Joins Nodle's Board to Help Develop the Nodle Cash Ecosystem - GlobeNewswire - September 30th, 2020
- Trump, tax and hacks: 5 things shaping Bitcoin price action this week - Cointelegraph - September 30th, 2020
- One of Hal Finney's lost contributions to Bitcoin Core to be 'resurrected' - Cointelegraph - September 30th, 2020
- French police arrest terror financing ring that used Bitcoin coupons - Cointelegraph - September 30th, 2020
- What The IRS's Interest In Your Bitcoins Says About The Future Of Cryptocurrencies - Forbes - September 30th, 2020
- New DeFi Project NEW KANGEN (NEWG) Presale Will Start on 2nd October 2020 | Press release - Bitcoin News - September 30th, 2020
- Token Projects to Recover $130M from the Kucoin Hack, Devs Condemned for Centralization - Bitcoin News - September 30th, 2020
- A Record $1.2 Billion in Bitcoin Has Now Moved to Ethereum - Decrypt - September 30th, 2020
- USDT Trading Arrives on Bitcoin Global - Yahoo Finance - September 30th, 2020
- The Bitcoin Family: Still on the RoadAfter Three Years! - Decrypt - September 30th, 2020
- What REALLY Moves Bitcoin? - Elliott Wave International - September 30th, 2020
- Listen to Calvin Ayre talk about how he found opportunity in Bitcoin - CalvinAyre.com - September 30th, 2020
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- On-chain data signals increasing Bitcoin activity But theres a catch - Cointelegraph - September 10th, 2020
- Bitcoin and cryptocurrency are no hedge for inflation - Cointelegraph - September 10th, 2020
- TOP 5 Popular Cryptocurrencies Other than Bitcoin - Analytics Insight - September 10th, 2020
- 'High' Severity Bug in Bitcoin Software Revealed 2 Years After Fix - CoinDesk - Coindesk - September 10th, 2020
- Number of Bitcoin Addresses Holding at Least 1 BTC Hits New ATH - Ethereum World News - September 10th, 2020
- The adjusted on-chain volume of Bitcoin and Ethereum hit a 30-month high in August - Yahoo Finance - September 10th, 2020

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We've all seen Zeinab Harake's Disney-inspired maternity shoot, a childhood dream that finally came true for her. The YouTuber dressed up as six princesses: Belle (Beauty And The Beast), Aurora (Sleeping Beauty), Ariel (The Little Mermaid), Snow White, Cinderella, and Jasmine (Aladdin)! But the fun doesn't end there.
The mom-to-be just released new maternity photos that are more on the daring side. Styled by Patty Yap, they went for a look that's "tidy, soft, and dramatic."
Patty wrote on Instagram, "We wanted an outcome that would show how pregnancy is also sexy. It will show us that being a mother is one of the best versions of yourself in your lifetime. We matched it with her character that is very fierce and fiesty with a hint of sweetness."
One of the looks is a recreation of a photoshoot Zeinab did in October 2020 (Fun fact: She was already three months pregnant at the time!) where she's holding a handkerchief against her breasts. The last layout is of her in the nude, a la Demi Moore for Vanity Fair.
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Looks like Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan is familiar with redecorating best practice as she strips off before applying gold paint...
Appearing nearly-naked in this week's Closer magazine, the actress that plays Rosie Webster partially attributes her confidence to pose without clothes to recent weight loss.
"I wasn’t unhappy before, as it’s only a few pounds’ difference," she says.
"But it’s enough to make a difference to how you feel - all women have that - and at the moment I feel good.
"I’m happy stripping off today. I feel like a Bond girl, which is brilliant!"
From Corrie's cobbles to Licence to Thrill, indeed... It isn't just her Finger that's Gold, after all.
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A group level training in Heifer Cornerstones being held in the village of Khayarmara in Mohattari district of Nepal. Photo by Puja Singh
by Puja Singh — Heifer Nepal
The more one keeps up with the news and tries to understand the world’s poverty situation, the more it feels like unfortunate incidents are recurring. Natural disasters, famine and environment exploitations reoccur in the same areas where development goals were said to have been achieved. The 2010 famine in the Horn of Africa seemed all too familiar to the non-governmental organizations who rushed to the rescue. This brings about the question – What is missing?
Maybe a crucial component of development is addressed and accredited far less than it deserves. Let me introduce you to a new term: Capacity Development. Although a pertinent part of development work, capacity development as a term and a process seems to be lost in all the other big words and processes. It creeps up here and there, but is never a focus. A recent blog, Capacity building – isn’t that what development is all about? by Jonathan Glennie reminds us of the important role that capacity development plays in sustainable development. The World Bank defines sustainable development as “Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” There is no way this can happen without capacity development.
Heifer understands the importance of capacity development and has incorporated it as a major component of its projects. Most of the project’s budget and time is dedicated to capacity building trainings and discussions. Participants are trained in animal management, values-based management, financial management, etc. This has been credited by many evaluators including Western Michigan University as the reason behind Heifer’s success at the grassroots level. Heifer’s signature mechanism of Passing on the Gift™ assures that capacity continues to be developed within the community even without external intervention. Heifer’s trainings like the Cornerstones and gender equity continue to be transferred informally long after the funding stops. Isn’t this the ultimate goal of all our development work — that the work continues even after aid has stopped? Capacity development assures that this will happen.
The Fourth Level High Forum on Aid Effectiveness is taking place this week in Busan, Korea. United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and delegates from non-governmental organizations around the globe are among the participants.
Heifer International has been represented at the forum by our Senior Director of Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation, Rienzzie Kern. Kern presented examples of Heifer’s work and outlined key lessons, opportunities and challenges.
Development professionals from around the world have gathered in Busan to consider ways and means to deliver development aid more effectively. The intent is to ensure that every dollar spent is yielding the desired results for the poor of the world. This is particularly important given the continued increase in the number of poor and hungry in our world. The group consists of ministers, heads of large donor agencies, delegates from nonprofit organizations and members of grassroots movements. Heifer was present to share its experiences in scaling up its program in partnership with the private sector. There is much thought now given to the potential that could arise if nonprofits partner with the private sector to more effectively build on synergies to feed the world.
Heifer International works in partnership with and stands for the too-often voiceless poor around the world and is committed to doing all we can to help bring about the end to hunger and poverty and to ensure protection for the earth’s resources.
In coming weeks, the U.S. Congress is poised to vote on a budget that puts at risk critical humanitarian and development programs, such as USAID’s forward-thinking Feed the Future, which save millions of lives every year.
This isn’t a question of charity; it’s an issue of life or death for millions of people—especially women and girls who produce most of the world’s food but suffer the greatest hunger and poverty and derive the fewest benefits.
Failing to fund these programs thoughtfully and responsibly threatens not only the health and welfare of hundreds of millions of families; it threatens the security of individuals and the world.
We encourage you to act, too, to take a stand for the poor, the hungry, to ask that America hold to its moral and humanitarian commitments.
Write a letter to or make an appointment with your local congressman or woman. Write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper. Host a community meeting at a school or library to energize others in this important conversation. Help give voice to those whose lives depend on America and others doing the right thing.
Yesterday, CNN featured on their website development economist and Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor of poverty alleviation Esther Duflo as part of Ted Talk Tuesdays.Duflo spoke at the TED2010 conference in February.
The lead paragraph says, “Governments and charities have spent billions to try to wipe out poverty, but award-winning economist Esther Duflo says we really don’t know if that money has been well spent.”
While Duflo advocates using the scientific method to determine the best use of aid, a five-year study of Heifer projects conducted by Western Michigan University found that Heifer’s model of sustainable development works.
Over a five-year period, evaluators assessed more than 139 projects, interviewed nearly 5,000 participants, and visited 1,300 projects in 20 countries. The evaluators summarized that, “it is beyond doubt that in all 20 of the countries we have examined, Heifer has brought large overall benefits to very large numbers of low income rural families. In particular, there are always substantial benefits wherever the elements of basic human needs are in short supply…”
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2009 Fall Newsletter
Happy Fall 2009! As the new school year gets underway, we've got a number of exciting initiatives and new endeavors we'd like to share with you. Over the summer, we were busy using social media to expand the Tucker Center's digital presence. For example, we created a multimedia archive, Twitter account, and Facebook page. Developing and implementing these innovative technological forums have energized the Tucker Center staff and allowed us to share the important work we do with new audiences around the globe.
The topic of social media takes center stage in mid-October when we devote our Fall Distinguished Lecture to the opportunities and pitfalls of this Brave New Media World, particularly as it impacts women’s sports. A panel of experts will explore the intersections of gender, sport, and social media from a number of different perspectives. Professor Marie Hardin, sport media scholar from Penn State University, Rachel Blount, sports journalist from the Star Tribune, and Angela Ruggiero, University of Minnesota hockey player and four-time Olympian, will analyze how social media platforms such as Twitter and MySpace can both challenge and reproduce how female athletes are portrayed in more traditional sport media venues. Come join us in what I’m sure will be a most thought-provoking event.
Beyond the Distinguished Lecture, I’m excited to point out that a number of Tucker Center graduate students are using their critical thinking skills—not to mention their tech-savvy insights—to conduct their own research on new media and its potential influence on women’s sports. The findings from their investigations are highlighted in Research Updates. I’m also excited about the new projects underway at the Tucker Center as well as the many accomplishments of our students, staff, and research affiliates. One I’m particularly proud to announce is the creation of We Coach: Educating and Empowering Through Sport, an educational initiative dedicated to increasing the number of female coaches in youth and interscholastic sports. The reason this initiative is so important is that despite the passage of Title IX in the early 1970s, there has been a dramatic decline nationally in the number of intercollegiate female head coaches in women’s sports, from 90% in 1972 to 43% currently. This trend is also evident across Minnesota. While historic data from our state are unavailable, according to the Minnesota State High School Coaches Association, today’s percentage of female interscholastic head coaches is only about 20%. To learn more about this timely, cutting-edge program see WeCoach.
Finally, to get up to date on all the latest Tucker Center news be sure to read Kudos & Announcementsand visit our homepage at www.tuckercenter.org. In the true spirit of social media—and creating more dialogue about the world of women’s sports—we invite you to offer your own perspectives by visiting the new Tucker Center Blog.
—Mary Jo Kane, Director
It's hard to avoid hearing about social media these days. From Twitter to YouTube, Facebook to Flickr, not to mention blogs, MySpace, and wikis, the list is growing while the impact, especially on traditional media, remains largely unexamined. Numerous scholars—including Tucker Center Director Mary Jo Kane—have documented the countless ways in which mainstream media ignore and marginalize female athletes. But the rapid and unprecedented growth of social media has meant that scholarly inquiry of this new phenomenon has lagged behind. Key questions for sport media scholars include: Will this technological development undermine or simply reproduce stereotypic representations of athletic females, and will these alternative ways of communicating alter how we think about and view women's sports? The Tucker Center is tackling such questions from multiple perspectives, including dedicating our Fall Distinguished Lecture Series to this important topic. As part of the lecture we will explore what social media is and why it matters, especially to women's sports.
According to Wikipedia, social media are highly accessible publishing techniques that use Internet- and Web-based technologies. Social media can take many forms, including shared bookmarking, social blogs, wikis, podcasts, pictures, video, instant messaging and Twitter. The dizzying pace surrounding the growth of social media has silenced critics who once dismissed it as a fad. Consider the scope and reach of two of the most popular social media platforms: Last June alone, Twitter had 23 million individual users and Facebook had more than 250 million active users. Given these mind-boggling statistics, the potential upside for sport teams, athletes, and sport marketers is endless. Interestingly, market research indicates that women are at the forefront in adopting and using social media. Because of this, many advocates believe the advantages of social media are potentially greater for women's sports. Ann Gaffigan, Co-Founder of the Women Talk Sports Network (WTS), argues that social media enables athletes to go directly to the fans: "Social media puts the power in the athletes' hands so that they can better control the message they want to send and the image they want to project. It also allows them to connect personally with fans and be available as a role model, which is what the fans miss out on when mainstream media fails to cover women's sports." In sum, as WTS Co-Founder Jane Schonberger points out: "Social networks allow female athletes to play the 'media game' on their own terms."
Unfortunately, with every upside is the potential for misuse or even exploitation. For example, women's professional sport leagues such as the WNBA have encouraged athletes to use Twitter during an actual game in order to give fans immediate "up close and personal" access. Though well-intentioned, such an approach downgrades the seriousness of the competition itself, not to mention women's sports overall. Imagine a similar scenario where the Vikings ask Brett Favre to "tweet" during a game. Not happening! It is also possible that some female athletes may not be sensitized to how sportswomen have been marginalized and sexualized in traditional media—or even agree that they are—and thus reproduce stereotypic images and messages found throughout mainstream sport media.
Finally, this brave new world of social media may open a Pandora's Box of controversy well beyond any particular media image. Perhaps you've heard of some recent examples that arose out of the use of social media in sport. Athletes have been suspended or charged with crimes from photos they have posted on Facebook or MySpace portraying underage drinking or hazing. Coaches have violated NCAA rules through tweeting about potential recruits. And the University of Colorado's athletic department was horrified when a football player they asked to guest blog on behalf of the team wrote about his sexual conquests. Though we are unaware of a similar incident in the world of women's sports, the pitfalls and dangers of using social media are ever present.
Needless to say, we have only scratched the surface of the opportunities, dangers, and complexities that surround social media. We have purposefully raised more questions than we have answered. As social media continues to grow and change the landscape of traditional sport media—and scholarly inquiry catches up—some questions will be laid to rest but many others will remain. In the meantime, those who care about women's sports should think about how social media can be used to create real social change, change which leads to positive and realistic portrayals of female athletes, as well as a deep and abiding respect for women's sports. Our Fall Distinguished Lecturein mid-October is a first step in that direction. Let us know what you think about the issues raised in this column by visiting the Tucker Center Blog. We would love to hear from you!
Austin Stair Calhoun and Emily J. Houghton, Kinesiology doctoral students, presented their research on social media at the sixth Conference of the European Association for the Sociology of Sport held in Rome, May, 2009. Their exploratory study—"Examining Elite Sport Representations in Social Media: Conceptualizing Twitter"—captured baseline usage data on Twitter. For those unfamiliar with the term and concept, Twitter is a popular social networking service where users send 140-character micro-blogs to their "followers," meaning those who track their activities. User names on Twitter are designated with the @ symbol (e.g., the Tucker Center’s Twitter username is @TuckerCenter). One of the most popular Web sites worldwide, Twitter remains relatively unexamined by scholars and educators despite its exponential growth and extensive media buzz. This gap in scholarly inquiry persists despite widespread Twitter use by professional athletes (e.g., Lance Armstrong and Dara Torres), professional sport organizations (e.g., WNBA and NFL), and well-known coaches such as Gail Goestenkors and Tim Brewster.
In their study, Calhoun and Houghton documented baseline Twitter presence (e.g., how many teams in the WNBA had Twitter accounts) and number of followers from a random sample of professional teams/leagues (N=147) and professional athletes (N=113) over eight weeks during the spring of 2009. Preliminary results indicate there was exponential growth among teams, leagues, and athletes. For example, from March to May of 2009, the percentage of WNBA teams with a Twitter presence rose from 62% to 84% (an August 2009 follow-up revealed a 100% presence), while the number of WNBA followers grew from 661 to 3,809 (August 2009: 9,018 followers). Based on these findings, the need for continued research on the impact of social media in sport—particularly for female athletes who have been marginalized by traditional media—and the implications for how gender, class, and race are portrayed in social media is clearly warranted.
Heather Maxwell, former TC Research Assistant and currently serving as Senior Research Associate of Consumer Insights at General Mills Inc., completed her doctoral work on sport, gender, and new media. Dr. Maxwell’s study—"Women’s and Men’s Intercollegiate Basketball Media Coverage on ESPN.com: A Mixed Methods Analysis of a Complete Season"—examined whether patterns of under-representation and marginalization of sportswomen long documented in traditional media also existed in new media, specifically the Internet. Confining her analysis to ESPN.com, Maxwell employed a mixed methods approach to collect data on feature photographs and headline articles related to Division I women’s and men’s college basketball home pages during the 2006-07 season.
Maxwell compared the number of feature photographs and headline articles, and also analyzed the individuals who were featured in the photographs (e.g., coach, player, staff member), as well as how those individuals were portrayed (in/out of uniform; on/off the court; in action/posed). She used content analysis to describe which themes were present in the feature photographs and headline articles. Her results indicated that notions of male power and dominance routinely found in traditional sport media were both challenged and reproduced on the Internet. For example, male and female basketball players were equally as likely to have feature photographs and be presented in uniform and on the court. Interestingly, female basketball players were significantly more likely to be shown in action than were their male counterparts—a finding which directly challenges patterns of male dominance present in mainstream media. In contrast to this unexpected result, male dominance continued to be reinforced in that men’s basketball received significantly more headline articles and game-reporting articles than did women’s basketball. Maxwell’s findings illustrate that Internet sport media coverage can simultaneously challenge and reproduce portrayals of female athletes.
Alicia Johnson, undergraduate at Minnesota State University-Mankato and Tucker Center summer intern, helped Calhoun and LaVoi expand their research project, "Examining Online Intercollegiate Head Coaches’ Biographies: Reproducing or Challenging Heteronormativity and Heterosexism?" The initial study, which included only Big 10 coaches, was expanded to include a nationwide sample of Division I head coaches. Results from the initial study will be featured in the fall newsletter of It Takes A Team—an educational program sponsored by the Women’s Sports Foundation and designed to end homophobia in sport.
In the spirit of highlighting the significance of social media, the Tucker Center has invited Marie Hardin and Dave Zirin to weigh in on the intersections of sport, social media, and gender.
Professor Marie Hardin is Associate Director of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State University. Her research examines issues related to diversity, ethics, and professional practices surrounding sport media. Hardin is a panelist in this Fall’s Tucker Center’s Distinguished Lecture.
Our other guest blogger is Dave Zirin, sportswriter for The Nation magazine. Zirin—a fierce advocate of women’s sports—is also the host of XM Satellite Radio’s popular weekly show, Edge of Sports Radio, author of two books, Press Action’s 2005 and 2006 Sportswriter of the Year, and called by Robert Lipsyte "the best sportswriter in the United States."
To read and respond to insights from these two leading voices, visit the Tucker Center Blog.
On February 1, 2009, the Women Talk Sports Network (WTS) was launched. Its purpose is to bring together the world’s best Web sites covering women’s sports while promoting and empowering female athleticism. Conceived by three enterprising women—Ann Gaffigan, Megan Heuter, and Jane Schonberger—WTS is an online network that connects bloggers, scholars, female athletes, and fans from around the globe, and also provides high-quality news, opinions, resources, video, podcasts, blogs, and other social media tools pertaining to women’s sports. Given that female athletes receive only 6-8% of all coverage throughout traditional sport media, WTS provides a much-needed venue for voices in the women’s sports community to be heard and for information to be shared. During its inaugural month the site recorded 54,239 hits—a number that grew exponentially to 1.1 million hits only six months later! This stunning statistic demonstrates an interest in and demand for news about women’s sports. Be sure to check out WomenTalkSports.com, follow WTS on Twitter @womentalksports, or become a WTS fan on Facebook. As of this printing, WTS features 64 bloggers and close to 170 female athletes in the Twitter Lounge. Traffic to the site increases daily.
Austin Stair Calhoun joined the Tucker Center in the fall of 2008 as a Research Assistant under the guidance of her academic adviser, Mary Jo Kane. Currently, Calhoun is a second-year doctoral student and Instructional Technology Fellow in the School of Kinesiology. In 2003, Calhoun earned a B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communication from Washington and Lee University. She served as a Summer Intern for U.S.A. Water Polo at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs before receiving her Master’s degree in Sport Administration from the University of Miami in 2006. She then returned to her alma mater, Washington and Lee, to serve as Assistant Sports Information Director before coming to the Tucker Center to begin her doctoral work. In addition to her academic background, Calhoun has amassed a great deal of "real world" knowledge beginning with her experiences as a D-III basketball player as well as her unsurpassed technology skills. In the latter instance, Calhoun’s social media savvy greatly enhances the work of the Tucker Center. For example, due to her efforts the Tucker Center now has a Facebook page and regularly updates its Twitter stream.
It would be an understatement to say that Calhoun "hit the ground running" when she arrived at the U of M last fall. Her interests in sports information, media studies, and gender led her to initiate two research studies. The first investigation—conducted with Dr. Nicole LaVoi—examines the online biographies of intercollegiate head coaches to determine if patterns of gender representations documented in traditional sport media are challenged or reproduced throughout the vast Internet landscape. The second investigation—"Examining Elite Sport Representations in Social Networks: Conceptualizing Twitter"—is a collaborative effort with fellow doctoral student Emily Houghton. A self-proclaimed "nerd," Calhoun’s work ethic, creativity, critical thinking, collaborative spirit, and dedication to examining gender issues in women’s sports make her an invaluable and exceptional member of The Tucker Team.
Honors & Awards
- Co-director Maureen Weiss has been elected President of The American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE), the premier national organization recognizing outstanding scholars in the field of sport and physical activity. Professor Weiss has been an AAKPE Fellow since 1994.
- Associate Director Nicole LaVoi and Research Assistant Chelsey Thul received the 2009 Outstanding Staff Award and Graduate Student Award respectively, from the College of Education and Human Development’s Women’s Philanthropic Leadership Circle.
- Affiliated Scholar Beth Lewis was awarded a $400,000 grant by the National Institute of Mental Health for her study, "Efficacy of an Exercise Intervention for the Prevention of Postpartum Depression."
- Affiliated Scholar Daheia Barr-Anderson was awarded a $75,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to examine perceived and objective environmental influences on physical activity among high school girls. This grant will complement her NIH Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women’s Health (BIRCWH) grant to study environmental influences of obesity among African American adolescent girls.
- Mary Jo Kane will be an invited panelist to discuss a presentation by noted sports economist Andrew Zimbalist. The panel is part of the third annual Scholarly Colloquium on College Sports held in conjunction with the NCAA Annual Convention in Atlanta, GA, January, 2010.
- Affiliated Scholar Heather Maxwell and Kane will present their research—"Critical Analysis of Consumer Responses to Representations of Women’s Sports"—at the annual North American Society for the Sociology of Sport conference, Ottawa, Ontario, November, 2009.
- Weiss gave a keynote presentation this summer at the Developmental Coordination Disorder International Conference and delivered the Senior Distinguished Scholar Lecture at the annual meeting of the North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity.
- Affiliated Scholar Diane Wiese-Bjornstal gave an invited paper on risk, consequences, and recovery of sport injury in high intensity athletes at an International Research Conference on "Performance in Top Sports Involving Intense Exercise," at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, September, 2009.
- Weiss and Wiese-Bjornstal published a manuscript titled, "Promoting positive youth development through physical activity" in the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports Research Digest, September, 2009.
- Dr. Maria Josefa Camacho Miñano, the Tucker Center’s visiting scholar from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain, is conducting an international review of physical activity interventions for adolescent girls while in residence this fall.
- Kelly Blankenship, Kinesiology undergraduate, women’s hockey team member, and McNair Scholar, completed her research project, "Not All Sport Parents Are ‘Out of Control’: The Happy Side of Youth Sport," while working as a summer intern in the Tucker Center.
About the Lecture: Over the past 30 years, scholars have documented numerous ways in which traditional sport media marginalize and sexualize female athletes. Into this vast—and influential—media landscape appears the recent and exponential explosion of social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube. Will this technological paradigm shift challenge or reproduce the ways in which female athletes are traditionally portrayed in mainstream sport media? Will the unprecedented popularity of social media—and the alternative "ways of knowing" it provides to traditional media—fundamentally alter how we view women’s sports? Panelists with diverse experiences and perspectives will "face off" and take on these important and largely unexplored questions as we move into the Age of New Media.
About the Panetlists
Marie Hardin: Associate Professor of Journalism and Associate Director of the John Curley Center for Sports Journalism at Penn State University, Professor Hardin’s research explores diversity, ethics, and professional practices in sports media. She has published extensively in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly, Sociology of Sport Journal, and Sex Roles. In 2006, Hardin received the Mary Ann Yodelis Smith Award for Feminist Scholarship from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. Her recent research focuses on social attitudes of sports journalists and bloggers, as well as career paths of women in sport journalism.
Rachel Blount: Sports reporter and columnist for the Star Tribune, Blount has covered a wide range of sports including the NHL, NBA, WNBA, college hockey, and the last six Olympic Games. One of the few female sports columnists in the country, Blount has won numerous journalism awards including national recognition from the Associated Press Sports Editors and state-wide honors from the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists for her sports features and columns. Blount graduated from the University of Notre Dame and has a Master’s degree from the University of Missouri’s prestigious School of Journalism.
Angela Ruggiero: One of the most accomplished women’s hockey players in the world, Ruggiero is a three-time Olympic medalist and World Champion, leader of the 2010 U.S. Women’s Hockey National Team, record holder for most games played for Team USA, and Hockey Hall of Fame inductee. Ruggiero graduated cum laude with a degree in government from Harvard University, where she was an NCAA First-Team Academic All-American. She is currently pursuing her Master’s degree in Sports Management at the University of Minnesota. Ruggiero uses multiple social media platforms to promote her individual career as well as women’s hockey.
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Research suggests that high levels of a nerve protein in the blood can predict worsening disability in people with multiple sclerosis.
“In a disease like multiple sclerosis that is so unpredictable and varies so much from one person to the next, having a noninvasive blood test like this could be very valuable, especially since treatments are most effective in the earliest stages of the disease,” said lead researcher Ali Manouchehrinia, PhD, from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.
Neurofilament light chain is a protein that is released into the blood when nerve cells die. The study measured levels of this protein in 4385 people with early-stage multiple sclerosis (MS) and 1026 age and gender-matched controls without MS. Their health status was then measured for the next five years.
At the beginning of the study, average levels of the protein were 11.4 and 7.5 pg/ml in the group with MS and the controls, respectively. The results of the research, which were published in the journal Neurology, showed that MS patients with high levels of this nerve protein—defined as being more than 80% higher than that of people in the control group (3524 MS patients)—had a 40-70% increased risk of worsening disability due to their condition after one year.
The Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) is a point scale used to measure how disabled someone with MS is and is also a way of measuring how this status changes over time. People with a score of 1.0-4.5 are able to walk without aid, whereas a score of 5.0 or above signifies an impaired ability to walk.
Manouchehrinia and colleagues found that having a high level of neurofilament light chain protein increased the risk of reaching an overall EDSS score of 3.0 or 4.0 at the end of the study by more than 50%. However, levels of this protein did not seem to be significantly associated with reaching higher levels of disability that impacted walking.
“These results suggest that elevated levels of these proteins measured early on in the course of the disease may help us to predict how the disease will develop and monitor how treatment is working,” commented Manouchehrinia.
The researchers caution that while their results are promising, more research is needed to refine use of this potential biomarker as there was a lot of variation in individual levels of neurofilament light chain protein both in the control and MS group. While they did control for a number of factors including age, body mass index and EDSS score at the beginning of the study, they think that other medical conditions and environmental factors could also play a role in influencing levels of this protein.

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