Plagiarism

user: acquafredda

<uid:345179> is copying-pasting articles from the internet and presenting them as their own. This user was originally reported for plagiarism back in January, but to my knowledge, he hasn't been temp/perma or sig banned, and despite receiving a few good reports on him, he just got away with it. He is now copying-pasting articles from Italian media and using Google Translate in the hope that it will be more difficult, if not impossible, to detect. I believe he has been averaging more than 1.5 plagiarized posts per day for the past month and a half, i'm only providing 7 examples, however, there are probably a gazillion in his recent post history, and i'm not overexaggerating one bit.

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Quote from: acquafredda on July 04, 2021, 09:23:24 PM

Spinazzola's injury with Italy has complicated the market plans of Mourinho's Roma, who lost one of the few immovable elements of the squad. The left-back will be out for at least 5 months due to the rupture of his Achilles tendon and consequently forces Tiago Pinto to look for a new left-back. Calafiori alone is certainly not enough to replace one of the best interpreters of the role in Europe. Therefore, an expert player is on the hunt, with some names already in the Giallorossi's notebook.

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Spinazzola's injury in the blue has complicated the transfer plans of Mourinho's Roma who lost one of the few immovable elements of the squad. The left-back will be out for at least 5 months due to the rupture of the Achilles tendon and consequently forces Tiago Pinto to look for a new left-back. Calafiori alone certainly cannot be enough to replace one of the best performers of the role in Europe. He then hunts for an experienced player, with some names already on the yellow and red notebook.

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source: https://it.finance.yahoo.com/notizie/roma-fascia-blues-alonso-ed-170000772.html

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L’infortunio di Spinazzola in azzurro ha complicato i piani di mercato della Roma di Mourinho che ha perso uno dei pochi elementi inamovibili della rosa. Il terzino sinistro starà fermo almeno 5 mesi a causa della rottura del tendine d’Achille e di conseguenza costringe Tiago Pinto a cercare un nuovo terzino sinistro. Il solo Calafiori di certo non può bastare per sostituire uno dei migliori interpreti del ruolo in Europa. Caccia quindi a un giocatore esperto, con alcuni nomi già sul taccuino giallorosso.

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Quote from: acquafredda on July 03, 2021, 08:06:59 AM

The Estadio Nacional Mané Garrincha in Brasilia is about to host another quarterfinal of the 47th edition of the Copa America. It will be an interesting match between two prestigious national teams that have so far completed opposite paths in this competition.
The matche between Colombia and Uruguay, in short, could be quite eventful. The Uruguayan national team often manages to be solid and compact. It will be difficult to see a challenge characterized by a great number of goals. The Colombian selection, unconvincing in the last games, appears as the underdog for the game. Uruguay should at least avoid defeat during the regular 90', which will likely feature at least one goal on each side, but no more than three goals overall.

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Brasilia's Estadio Nacional Mané Garrincha is about to host a highly anticipated quarter-final of the 47th edition of the Copa America. It will be an interesting match between two prestigious national teams, who have so far followed opposing paths in this competition.
In short, the match could be fairly eventful. However, we must also remember that the Uruguayan national team often manages to be solid and compact. Therefore, it is unlikely that there will be a challenge characterized by a very high number of goals. The Colombian selection, unconvincing in the latest releases, appears slightly disadvantaged. Uruguay should at least avoid defeat in regular time, which will likely be marked by at least one goal on each side, but no more than three overall goals

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source: https://www.ilveggente.it/2021/07/02/uruguay-colombia-copa-america-pronostici-formazioni-streaming/

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Brasilia's Estadio Nacional Mané Garrincha is about to host a highly anticipated quarter-final of the 47th edition of the Copa America. It will be an interesting match between two prestigious national teams, who have so far followed opposing paths in this competition.
In short, the match could be fairly eventful. However, we must also remember that the Uruguayan national team often manages to be solid and compact. Therefore, it is unlikely that there will be a challenge characterized by a very high number of goals. The Colombian selection, unconvincing in the latest releases, appears slightly disadvantaged. Uruguay should at least avoid defeat in regular time, which will likely be marked by at least one goal on each side, but no more than three overall goals

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Quote from: acquafredda on June 28, 2021, 03:04:48 PM

The most important UK tennis tournament starts immediately with the big favorite, Novak Djokovic. The Serbian, number one in the world, is aiming at the Grand Slam after having won Roland Garros and ousted the king of Paris, Rafa Nadal, from his throne. He has been training on grass playing doubles in Mallorca and seems ready to face this umpteenth challenge. He has already won here five times and in the last two editions (2018/2019) he had no rivals. He will debut with the British Jack Draper, the 19-year-old who jumped to the headlines in the last Queen's.

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It starts immediately with the big favorite, Novak Djokovic. The Serbian, number one in the world, is aiming for the Grand Slam after making him Roland Garros and ousting the king of Paris, Rafa Nadal from the throne. He trained on grass playing doubles in Mallorca and seems ready for yet another challenge. Here he has already won five times and in the last two editions (2018 and 2019) he has had no rivals. He will debut with British Jack Draper, the 19-year-old who made headlines in the latest Queen's.

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source: https://www.ilveggente.it/2021/06/28/wimbledon-pronostici-sorprese-djokovic-murray-tsitsipas-shapovalov-schwartzmann-rublev-draper-tiafoe/

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Si parte subito con il grande favorito, Novak Djokovic. Il serbo, numero uno al mondo, punta al Grande Slam dopo aver fatto suo anche il Roland Garros e spodestato dal trono il re di Parigi, Rafa Nadal. Si è allenato sull’erba giocando in doppio a Maiorca e sembra pronto per affrontare quest’ennesima sfida. Qui ha vinto già cinque volte e nelle ultime due edizioni (2018 e 2019) non ha avuto rivali. Esordirà con il britannico Jack Draper, il 19enne balzato agli onori della cronaca nell’ultimo Queen’s.

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Quote from: acquafredda on June 27, 2021, 06:07:11 PM

Brazil wants its tenth Copa America and is proving it with results. Tite's selection, after the problems and discussions that have created a very hot climate on the eve of the tournament, has collected three wins in three games and has already secured the pass for the quarter-finals of the event for the longest national team in the world despite there is still a match of the 'Norte group' to play: the Seleçao faces in the last round of the first phase Ecuador, which could qualify hoping that Venezuela does not beat Peru and making a positive result against Neymar & co.

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Brazil wants its tenth Copa America and is proving it with results. The selection coached by Tite, after the problems and discussions that created a very hot climate on the eve of the tournament, has collected three wins in three matches and has already taken the pass for the quarter-finals of the longest-running event for national teams in the world although there is still a game of the 'Norte group' to play: Seleçao faces Ecuador in the last round of the first phase, which could qualify hoping that Venezuela does not beat Peru and making a positive result against Neymar & co.

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source: https://www.fanpage.it/sport/calcio/copa-america-in-tv-stanotte-brasile-ecuador-dove-vederla/

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Il Brasile vuole la sua decima Copa America e lo sta dimostrando a suon di risultati. La selezione allenata da Tite, dopo i problemi e le discussioni che hanno creato un clima molto caldo alla vigilia del torneo, ha collezionato tre vittorie in tre gare e ha già staccato il pass per i quarti di finale della manifestazione per nazionali più longeva del mondo nonostante ci sia ancora una gara del ‘gruppo Norte‘ da giocare: la Seleçao affronta nell'ultimo turno della prima fase l'Ecuador, che potrebbe qualificarsi sperando che il Venezuela non batta il Perù e facendo un risultato positivo contro Neymar & co.

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Quote from: acquafredda on June 23, 2021, 02:49:30 PM

Hungary found itself in a very complicated group, but has so far performed well. In the match against Portugal, it suffered a 3-0 defeat, but managed to keep the situation balanced for a long time: only in the final minutes, in fact, did it surrender to a goal by Guerreiro and to a double by Ronaldo, who scored first on a penalty kick and then on an action. France was put in even more difficulty by the theoretical last force of the group, which even unblocked the result with Attila Fiola, before being caught at 1-1 by Antoine Griezmann.

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Hungary have been in a very complicated group but have performed well so far. In the match against Portugal, she remedied a 3-0 defeat, but managed to keep the situation in balance for a long time: only in the final minutes, in fact, she surrendered to a goal from Guerreiro and a brace from Ronaldo, which scored first on a penalty and then on action. France were put even more in difficulty by the theoretical last force of the group, which even broke the deadlock with Attila Fiola, before being caught again at 1-1 by Antoine Griezmann.

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source: https://www.ilveggente.it/2021/06/22/germania-ungheria-euro-2020-pronostici-formazioni-streaming/

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L’Ungheria è capitata in un girone complicatissimo, ma ha finora ben figurato. Nel match contro il Portogallo, ha rimediato una sconfitta per 3-0, ma è riuscita a mantenere lungamente in equilibrio la situazione: soltanto nei minuti conclusivi, infatti, si è arresa a un gol di Guerreiro e a una doppietta di Ronaldo, andato a segno prima su rigore e poi su azione. La Francia è stata messa ancor più in difficoltà dalla teorica ultima forza del raggruppamento, che ha addirittura sbloccato il risultato con Attila Fiola, prima di essere riacciuffata sull’1-1 da Antoine Griezmann.

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Quote from: acquafredda on June 14, 2021, 07:44:30 PM

Philadelphia should be able to win the next game which will probably be a tough one, maybe to be decided at the last minute. The gap in the final score will probably be less than seven points.
The feeling is that the Sixers defense has risen in level and has now understood where to intervene to dirty the Hawks' shooting percentages, which offensively limit the damage with the usual Trae Young. The point guard is winning the comparison with Simmons, but it is also true that the Australian is growing game after game.

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Philadelphia should be able to prevail in a more close match of Game-3, which will probably be decided at the last basket. The difference in the final score will likely be less than seven points.
The feeling that the defense of the Sixers has risen in level and has now understood where to intervene to dirty the shooting percentages of the Hawks, who offensively limit the damage with the usual Trae Young. The play is winning the comparison with Simmons so far, but it is also true that the Australian is growing game after game.

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source: https://www.ilveggente.it/2021/06/14/hawks-sixers-clippers-jazz-playoff-nba-pronostici/

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Philadelphia dovrebbe riuscire ad avere la meglio in un partita più combattuta di gara-3, che probabilmente verrà decisa all’ultimo canestro. Lo scarto nel punteggio finale sarà verosimilmente inferiore a sette punti.
La sensazione che la difesa dei Sixers sia salita di livello e abbia ormai capito dove intervenire per sporcare le percentuali al tiro degli Hawks, che offensivamente limitano i danni con il solito Trae Young. Il play sta vincendo finora il confronto con Simmons, ma è vero anche che l’australiano sta crescendo partita dopo partita.

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Quote from: acquafredda on June 17, 2021, 07:16:13 PM

In the end, fears about the persistence of inflation forced the hand of the Fed and the U.S. central bank, while reiterating that it will continue to purchase assets at a pace of $120 billion per month in the third quarter, announced that it might raise interest rates twice in 2023 instead of in 2024 or later, as promised in March. Bond purchases could also end sooner than said, as evidenced by the fact that the Fomc (the Fed's operating arm) has already begun discussing options for suspending purchases. This is why Tiffany Wilding, economist at Pimco, would not be surprised if the Fed announced the first tapering move as early as September.

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Eventually fears about persistent inflation forced the Fed's hand which could step out of the dovish role sooner than expected. The US central bank, in fact, while reiterating that it will continue to buy assets at a rate of 120 billion per month in the third quarter, has announced that it could raise interest rates twice in 2023 instead of 2024 or later, as promised to March. Bond purchases may also end sooner than previously, as evidenced by the fact that the FOMC (operating arm of the Fed) has already begun discussing options to suspend purchases. This is why Tiffany Wilding, an economist at Pimco, would not be surprised if the Fed announced the first tapering maneuver in September.

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source: https://www.milanofinanza.it/news/l-inflazione-spaventa-la-fed-economisti-tapering-gia-a-settembre-202106171405358522

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Alla fine i timori sulla persistenza dell'inflazione hanno forzato la mano della Fed che potrebbe dismettere i panni di colomba prima del previsto. La Banca centrale statunitense, infatti, pur ribadendo che continuerà ad acquistare asset ad un ritmo di 120 miliardi al mese nel terzo trimestre, ha annunciato che potrebbe aumentare i tassi di interesse due volte nel 2023 invece che nel 2024 o più tardi, come promesso a marzo. Anche gli acquisti di obbligazioni potrebbero terminare prima di quanto detto, come dimostra il fatto che il Fomc (braccio operativo della Fed) abbia già iniziato a discutere le opzioni per sospendere gli acquisti. Per questo Tiffany Wilding, economista di Pimco, non sarebbe sorpresa se già a settembre la Fed annunciasse la prima manovra di tapering.

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