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Chamorros
ETHNONYM: Tjamoro
The Chamorro are the indigenous inhabitants of the island of Guam and the surrounding Southern Mariana Islands. The present-day descendants of the precontact Chamorros have a syncretic culture, greatly influenced by Spanish, Filipino, Japanese, and especially American culture. The Chamorro language is classified as an Austronesian language. Guam is now a U.S. territory. The Chamorro occupied the five southernmost islands of the Marianas in Micronesia. In 1978 the Chamorros numbered 75,000, with 52,000 in Guam and 13,500 in the Northern Marianas. Some communities were located inland, but most were near the shore with most houses made of plant material. Dwellings of high-status families, however, often had stone foundation columns ( latte ).
Subsistence was based primarily on fish, aroids, yams, breadfruit, and coconuts. Rice was also grown and eaten on Guam, the only place the grain was found in precontact Oceania. Chickens were the only domestic animals present when Europeans arrived. Men did most of the gardening as well as deep-sea fishing while women gathered littoral sea resources and cooked. There was a division of labor by class. From the upper classes came the sailors, carpenters, fishers, and warriors, and the highest class owned most of the land and controlled the production of shell money and canoes. Wood and stoneworking were highly developed crafts, as was pottery making. The Chamorros did not produce tapa cloth, nor did they have any woven fabrics.
The Chamorros organized themselves into matrilineal sibs and lineages. Descent was matrilineal. The traditional rule of residence is unknown, but it was probably matrilocal. Marriages were usually monogamous, and there was considerable premarital sexual freedom. Following the wedding, the bridegroom owed a period of bride-service to his wife's parents. Intermarriage between social classes was restricted, as the highest class did not marry down, and members of the lowest class were not permitted to marry up. The Chamorros were organized into households, lineages, and clans. The highest level of integration was the district, which was composed of one or more neighboring villages. Each large island had more than one district. Chamorro society was evidently characterized by a high degree of social stratification, consisting of three classes: the matua or chamorri, which included the highest-ranking nobles and chiefs; the atchaot or middle class; and the mangatchang, which was the class of commoners. There was a complicated economic specialization according to class, and social intercourse between classes was regulated by strict rules of etiquette.
The districts were the largest politically autonomous units. Rivalry and warfare among the districts was common, and they were probably hierarchically ordered. The district chief ( maga-lahe , which means "leader" or "firstborn") was the highest-ranking male relative within the clan. Succession was through younger brothers and then through male parallel cousins and nephews, according to order of seniority.
The deceased ancestors ( anite ) of the Chamorros were believed to inhabit an underworld paradise. These personnages were also worshipped in an ancestor cult for, as the people's guardians, the ancestors were feared and venerated. Shamans ( makana ) invoked the anite to bring success in warfare, cure illness, bring rain, and aid fishing expeditions. Certain specialists called kakahnas could both cause and cure illness in individuals. Native doctors ( surnhana ) used mainly herbs in their treatments; these doctors were most often old women. In addition to the ancestral souls, the Chamorros recognized various other spirits but evidently no powerful deities.
Carano, Paul, and Pedro C. Sanchez (1964). A Complete History of Guam. Rutland, Vt.: Charles E. Tuttle.
Thompson, Laura (1945). The Native Culture of the Marianas Islands. Bernice P. Bishop Museum Bulletin no. 185. Honolulu.
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Haiti Table of Contents
Before the Haitian Revolution, Roman Catholicism in particular and the church in general played minor roles in colonial life. Plantation owners feared that religious education for slaves could undermine their basis for control, and they expelled the education-oriented Jesuits in 1764. Roman Catholicism gained official status in several postindependence Haitian constitutions, but there was no official Roman Catholic presence in the country until the signing of a Concordat with the Vatican in 1860. (The Vatican had previously refused to recognize the Haitian government.) The Concordat provided for the appointment of an archbishop in Port-au-Prince, designated dioceses, and established an annual government subsidy for the church. An amendment to the Concordat in 1862 assigned the Roman Catholic Church an important role in secular education.
The small number of priests and members of religious orders initially ministered mainly to the urban elite. Until the midtwentieth century, the majority of priests were francophone Europeans, particularly Bretons, who were culturally distant from their rural parishioners. Roman Catholic clergy were generally hostile toward voodoo, and they led two major campaigns against the religion in 1896 and 1941. During these campaigns, the government outlawed voodoo services, and Catholics destroyed voodoo religious objects and persecuted practitioners. Roman Catholic clergy, however, have not been persistently militant in their opposition to voodoo, and they have had relatively little impact on the religious practices of the rural and the urban poor. The clergy have generally directed their energies more toward educating the urban population than toward eradicating voodoo. In the 1970s and the 1980s, the use of Creole and drum music became common in Roman Catholic services. Incorporating folk elements into the liturgy, however, did not mean that the Roman Catholic Church's attitude toward voodoo had changed.
Nationalists and others came to resent the Roman Catholic Church because of its European orientation and its alliance with the mulatto elite. François Duvalier opposed the church more than any other Haitian president. He expelled the archbishop of Portau -Prince, the Jesuit order, and numerous priests between 1959 and 1961. In response to these moves, the Vatican excommunicated Duvalier. When relations with the church were restored in 1966, Duvalier prevailed. A Haitian archbishop was named for the first time, and the president gained the right to nominate bishops.
The mid-1980s marked a profound change in the church's stance on issues related to peasants and the urban poor. Reflecting this change was the statement by Pope John Paul II, during a visit to Haiti in 1983, that "Things must change here". Galvanized by the Vatican's concern, Roman Catholic clergy and lay workers called for improved human rights. Lay workers helped develop a peasant-community movement, especially at a center in the Plateau Central. The Roman Catholic radio station, Radio Soleil, played a key role in disseminating news about government actions during the 1985-86 crisis and encouraging opponents of the Duvalier government. The bishops, particularly in Jérémie and Cap-Haïtien, actively denounced Duvalierist repression and human-rights violations.
In the aftermath of Jean-Claude Duvalier's departure, the church took a less active role in Haiti's politics. The church hierarchy strongly supported the suppressed 1987 Constitution, which granted official status to Creole and guaranteed basic human rights, including the right to practice voodoo. The alliance with the lower classes left the Catholic Church with two unresolved problems in the late 1980s: its uneasy relationship with voodoo and its relationship to the more radical elements of the political movement that it had supported.
Source: U.S. Library of Congress

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Born Redern December 2, 2019 10:58 am December 2, 2019
ATOM/USD
Cosmos (ATOM) has seen huge gains in the past seven days with a 19% rally. During the week, the community approved the Cosmos hub 3 upgrade, which is likely to take place on Dec. 11. Can the altcoin continue its rally in the next few days or will it face profit booking? Let's analyze its chart.
ATOM/USD weekly chart. Source: Tradingview
The ATOM/USD pair is stuck in a $4.4389 to $1.9101 range. The bulls failed to propel the price above the range a couple of weeks back. However, the subsequent dip below $3 was purchased aggressively that has propelled the price back towards the resistance. This is a positive sign as it shows strong demand at lower levels.
We anticipate the buyers to make one more attempt to push the price above the overhead resistance. If successful, the pair might pick up momentum and rally to $7, which is likely to act as a stiff resistance. Therefore, traders can buy on a close (UTC time) above $4.4389 with a stop loss of $2.60.
However, if the bulls fail to push the price above $4.4389, the price might extend its stay inside the range for a few more weeks. The first support on the downside is $2.6218 and below it $1.9101.
Cryptocurrency exchange Poloniex acquired TRX Market, the largest non-custodial exchange on the Tron (TRX) network, for an undisclosed amount. Following the buyout, Poloniex has renamed TRX Market as "Poloni DEX" and has changed the website to poloniex.org.
TRX/USDT weekly chart. Source: Tradingview
The TRX/USD pair is stuck in a large range between $0.041 on the upside and $0.011240 on the downside. Currently, the price is attempting to bounce off the minor support close to $0.013 levels.
A strong rebound can carry the price to $0.02340, which is likely to attract sellers. If the price turns down from the overhead resistance, the pair will consolidate between $0.013 and $0.02340, whereas, a breakout of $0.02340 can propel the price to $0.0410
Conversely, if the price turns down from the current levels and plummets below $0.013, a retest of $0.011240 will be on the cards. The 20-week EMA is sloping down gradually and the RSI is still in the negative territory, which suggests that bears are in command. We do not find any reliable buy setups, hence, we remain neutral on the pair.
ADA/USD
The Cardano (ADA) Foundation and fintech platform Coti, have developed AdaPay, an ADA payment gateway for merchants, which offers "near-instant" settlement in 35 fiat currencies directly in their bank accounts. Will this move boost prices in the coming weeks? Let's study its chart.
ADA/USDT weekly chart. Source: Tradingview
The bulls have been attempting to defend the support at $0.035778 for the past two weeks. However, with the 20-week EMA sloping down and the RSI in the negative territory, the advantage is with the bears.
If the rebound fails to scale above the 20-week EMA, the bears will attempt to sink the price below $0.035778. If successful, a retest of $0.028271 will be on the cards. Below this level, the downtrend will resume.
The first sign of strength will be a move above the 20-week EMA. Such a move will indicate accumulation by the bulls at lower levels. The ADA/USD pair will pick up momentum on a break above the $0.0560221 to $0.065229 resistance zone.
Six of EOS's total pool of Block Producers are being managed by a single entity, according to EOS Block Producer EOS New York.
This again raked up the issue of centralization in the EOS community. However, the altcoin shrugged aside the news and managed to rally about 8% in the past seven days. Can it extend its rally?
EOS/USD weekly chart. Source: Tradingview
The EOS/USD pair is bouncing off the critical support at $2.4001. This is a positive sign as it shows that buyers are keen to accumulate at lower levels. The price can now move up to the downtrend line.
We anticipate stiff resistance at the downtrend line because three previous relief rallies had been rejected there. If the price again reverses direction from the downtrend line, the bears will attempt to sink it below $2.4001. If successful, a retest of $1.55 is likely.
Alternatively, if the bulls can propel the price above the downtrend line, a move to $4.8719 is can occur. The pair will pick up momentum on a break above this level.
A few crypto exchanges are delisting privacy-centric coins to appease regulators. Cryptocurrency exchange BitBay, for example, will delist Monero (XMR) on Feb. 19 next year.
Security firm Eset has reported that cybercriminals have been using YouTube channels to distribute a Monero cryptocurrency mining module. However, after Eset informed YouTube, the channels were removed. Business technology publication ZDNet has reported that hackers have launched a new cryptojacking campaign to target vulnerable Docker instances to deploy crypto-malware to mine Monero.
Even though the news flow has not been supportive, the altcoin has turned out to be the fifth-best performer of the past seven days. Do the technicals project a further rally? Let's find out.
XMR/USDT weekly chart. Source: Tradingview
The XMR/USD pair has been trading inside a descending channel for the past few months. A breakout of the channel and the moving averages will be the first sign that the downtrend might be over.
If the price closes (UTC time) above the moving averages, we anticipate a move to $121.427. Therefore, traders can initiate long positions on a close (UTC time) above the moving averages with a stop below $38.
However, if the price fails to sustain above the channel, the bears will attempt to sink the pair below the critical support at $38.83. This is an important level to watch out for because if it cracks, the downtrend will resume.
The market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.
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Crypto.com Adds Binance Coin to Crypto Earn 20792
Leo Retrya August 6, 2019 10:12 am August 6, 2019
Crypto.com, the pioneering payments and cryptocurrency platform, announced today that it has completed the Binance Chain integration and is adding BNB to Crypto Earn. Deposit at least $100 USD of BNB into Crypto Earn for 3 months (paying 8% p.a. in BNB) and get $20 USD in CRO as a bonus at the end of term. Limited to 5000 new users. First come, first served! Promo applies to new Crypto.com accounts created on or after Aug 6, 2019.
Effective today: (Crypto.com App Version 3.30)
– BNB BEP2 Deposits: Users will now be able to deposit and withdraw BNB Mainnet Native Token (BEP2 format) on the Crypto.com App.
– BNB in Crypto Earn: BNB will also have additional utility as it is now supported by Crypto Earn, allowing eligible Crypto.com App users to enjoy up to 8% p.a. on their BNB deposits, paid in BNB.
– BNB ERC-20 Holdings: Starting from Aug 6, 3:00PM HKT, users holding BNB (ERC-20) tokens on Crypto.com will have them automatically converted BNB (BEP2). All BNB (ERC-20) tokens will be swapped to BNB (BEP2) tokens on a 1:1 ratio.
– BNB ERC-20 Deposits: Crypto.com will continue to enable BNB (ERC-20) deposits to support the swap until further notice. Users interested in making BNB (ERC-20) deposits to Crypto.com after Aug 6, 3:00 PM HKT can only do so to their Crypto.com ETH Wallet Address ONLY.* Users can check their ETH wallet address by going to Wallet -> Ethereum -> Deposit on their Crypto.com Wallet App.
*BNB (ERC-20) deposits made to a non-ETH wallet address on Crypto.com may result in an irreversible loss of funds; Crypto.com is not liable for such losses.
Please make sure you specify the destination tag/memo specified within the MCO wallet app > BNB > Deposit page when making BNB (BEP2) deposits.
The Crypto.com App may cease supporting BNB ERC20 tokens in the future with advance notice to you. Any BNB ERC20 deposits made after we cease supporting BNB ERC20 may result in an irreversible loss of funds.
BTC, BCH, XMR, XTZ and LINK 20307
Born Redern August 5, 2019 10:07 am August 5, 2019
XTZ/USD
Tezos (XTZ) is the best performer of the past seven days with a massive jump of over 40%. It shot up after Coinbase announced that it will onboard the cryptocurrency on its professional trading platform, Coinbase Pro. The four-stage process will start with inbound XTZ transfers on August 5. Huobi Wallet tweeted that it will be a Tezos baker and support XTZ in the near future. Blockchain development company Truffle announced that it will add support for the Tezos blockchain protocol in its developer suit. These favorable fundamental news helped the digital currency rake up strong gains. However, can this continue or will the rally peter out after the news-based rally? Let's analyze the charts.
The XTZ/USD pair has formed a cup and handle reversal pattern, which will complete on a breakout and close (UTC time frame) above $1.85. Following the breakout, the target objective is $3.37 and above it $4.20. The moving averages have completed a bullish crossover and the RSI has jumped into positive territory, which suggests that bulls are back in the game.
However, the failure of bulls to close the week near the highest point shows profit booking at higher levels. If the price fails to break out of $1.85, the reversal pattern will not come into play and a few weeks of consolidation between $0.83 and $1.85 are possible.
Traders can buy on a close (UTC time frame) above $1.85 and keep a stop loss of $0.82. Until then, it is better to remain on the sidelines.
LINK/USD
Unlike other major cryptocurrencies, Chainlink (LINK) has been volatile and has been finding a place either among the top losers or the top gainers for the past few weeks. This week, it has again found a place as a top gainer. Oracle announced a partnership with Chainlink, which is a big boost for the project. In other news, Callisto Network announced integration of Chainlink Oracles and Zilliqa tied up with Chainlink to power its smart contracts. While the fundamental news flow has been positive, let's see what the chart projects.
The LINK/USD pair has found support at the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement levels of $2.0175 for three successive weeks. This makes it an important level to watch on the downside.
On the upside, bulls might face resistance at $2.8498, above which, the pair is likely to pick up momentum and rally towards the lifetime high. Therefore, traders can wait for the price to scale and close (UTC time frame) above $2.8498 before attempting long positions.
If bulls fail to propel the price above $2.8498, the pair might remain range-bound for a few weeks. Our bullish view will be negated if bears sink and sustain the digital currency below $2.0175.
Bitcoin (BTC) has gained in double digits in the past seven days. The past week saw a flare-up of trade war between China and the U.S. and a rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Peter Tchir, former Executive Director at Deutsche Bank, said that Bitcoin acts as a lead indicator to hidden geopolitical tensions.
Fundstrat Global Advisors co-founder Tom Lee and a report by research firm Delphi Digital said that dovish policies of central banks will be bullish for the leading cryptocurrency. On the news that central banks have been buying a record quantity of gold, Anthony Pompliano said that central banks will start hedging their assets with Bitcoin if they "find out about the non-correlated, asymmetric upside profile of Bitcoin."
Can Bitcoin extend its rally in the next few weeks? Let's find out.
In strong uptrends, the pullbacks are usually arrested at the 38.2% Fibonacci retracement level of the entire rally. The BTC/USD pair found support between the 38.2% and 50% retracement levels, which is a positive sign. Both moving averages are sloping up and the RSI is in positive territory. This suggests that bulls are firmly in command.
The up-move might face some resistance at the downtrend line, above which, the pair can retest the recent highs of $13,973.50. This level might see some profit-booking, but once crossed, we expect buyers to pile in and push the price toward $17,208.84.
Our bullish view will be invalidated if the price turns down from the downtrend line and plummets below $9,080. That will indicate selling at higher levels and might catch the bulls off guard.
Bitcoin Cash (BCH) celebrated its second birthday on Aug. 1 and ended up as the fourth-best performer of the week. Can the rally continue?
The BCH/USD pair is rising inside an ascending channel. It remains in an uptrend as long as it stays inside the channel. The bulls will now try to push the price towards the resistance line of the channel. A breakout of the channel will result in a sharp upward move. The traders can initiate positions as suggested in our earlier analysis.
Contrary to our assumption, if the pair turns down and plummets below the channel, it can plummet to $227.70 and below it to $166.25. Both moving averages have flattened out and the RSI is close to the midpoint, which points to a probable consolidation for a few weeks.
Monero (XMR) rounded up the list with gains of just over 8%. Can the cryptocurrency extend its gains in the coming weeks? Let's have a look at its chart.
The bears broke below the support at $81.4151 in the past week, but could not capitalize on the breakdown. The XMR/USD pair has quickly bounced back above the level, which shows demand at lower levels. Both moving averages have flattened out and the RSI is just above 50, which points to a range-bound action for a few weeks.
If the price breaks out of $90.4999, it can rally to $107 and above it to $120. The traders can buy if the price closes (UTC time frame) above $90.4999 for a day and keep a stop loss of $71. The stops can be raised to breakeven as the pair reaches $107.
Contrary to our expectation, if the cryptocurrency reverses direction and plunges below $71, it will be a negative sign. Such a move can drag it lower to $60.
Market data is provided by the HitBTC exchange.
Q2 2019 XRP Markets Report 16284
Born Redern July 25, 2019 9:26 am July 25, 2019
Ripple publishes the quarterly XRP Markets Report to provide regular updates on the state of the market, including quarterly programmatic and institutional strategy and sales, relevant XRP-related announcements such as Xpring and RippleNet partnerships, and commentary on previous quarter market developments. As an owner of XRP, Ripple believes in proactive transparency and in being a responsible stakeholder. Ripple urges others in the industry to follow its lead to build trust, foster open communication, and raise the bar industry-wide.
CHANGE IN VOLUME BENCHMARK
In June 2019, Ripple shared that the company's sales of XRP in Q2 2019 would be lower as a percentage of reported volume than in the previous quarters due to the concerns about misreported, falsified and inflated reported trading volumes.
Ripple worked with trusted partners to evaluate new sources of legitimate trading volume. After evaluation, Ripple decided CryptoCompare's Top Tier (CCTT), the exchanges rated "AA," "A," and "B" by its Exchange Benchmark, offers a more complete look on the quality, regulatory environment, management, and structure of exchanges that filter out a majority of unverified volumes. Publicly available sources of trusted trading volume are still in relatively early stages, but CCTT is in line with what Ripple believes to be more accurate XRP trading volumes. For now, Ripple will use CCTT as its benchmark, and will continue to work proactively with industry participants toward resolving the issues around unreliable industry volume data.
Q2 HIGHLIGHTS
Overall market capitalization of digital assets sharply increased in Q2.
Ripple sold $251.51 million XRP in Q2 2019 and is substantially reducing future sales of XRP.
Given the concerns about overstated market trading volumes, CryptoCompare will be Ripple's primary benchmark for XRP market volume going forward.
Three billion XRP were released out of cryptographic escrow, 2.10 billion returned to escrow.
XRP is now listed on over 130 exchanges worldwide.
*data from coinmarketcap.com; **data from CryptoCompare Top Tier
Q2 AND FUTURE XRP SALES
Q2 Sales
In Q2 2019, Ripple sold $106.87 million XRP in institutional direct sales and $144.64 million in programmatic sales. In total, the company sold $251.51 million XRP in Q2. Given the reports of inflated volumes, which Ripple took seriously, the company temporarily paused programmatic sales and placed limits on institutional sales to evaluate the problem in early Q2. Ripple later resumed XRP sales at a rate that was 50% lower versus previous guidance, at 10 basis points of CoinMarketCap reported volumes.
Future Sales
Ripple plans to take a more conservative approach to XRP sales in Q3. As noted, the company switched benchmarks to CCTT and will target programmatic sales at 10 basis points of CCTT reported volumes.
INSTITUTIONAL VS. PROGRAMMATIC SALES
Institutional (OTC) Sales
Ripple's long-term view is that efficient, liquid XRP markets should resemble the traditional FX markets, given XRP's use case of global value transfer. As a large portion of FX trading occurs on the OTC markets, in 2017, Ripple began providing, through XRP II, a licensed subsidiary, OTC purchases of XRP to meet institutional demand, at a time when XRP/USD liquidity was limited. Since then, XRP listings increased as Ripple has partnered with the top digital asset brokers and used inventory to serve as a backstop for XRP liquidity. This allowed these OTC liquidity providers the ability to source XRP, even when institutional quantities of XRP were difficult to access across exchanges.
Ripple decided to pull back from providing XRP over-the-counter at scale toward the end of Q2, in light of the OTC desks' ability to source institutional demand for XRP in the open markets. Going forward, Ripple plans to focus institutional sales on markets where the on-exchange liquidity for XRP is insufficient to meet institutional demand.
Programmatic Sales
Ripple's programmatic XRP sales have been done with the goal of minimizing market impact. The company did this through limiting XRP programmatic sales to what it considers a small percentage of traded volume, which was executed across multiple exchanges. Ripple relies on programmatic sales partners who mainly execute trades passively; their trading volumes do not vary based on changes in the price of XRP, but they do increase as overall XRP trading volumes increase.
As discussed earlier, because of misreported trading volumes, Ripple has changed its sales strategy and benchmark for Q3, and will continue to closely monitor the situation.
Q2 ESCROW ACTIVITY
In Q2 2019, three billion XRP were again released out of escrow (one billion each month). 2.10 billion XRP were returned and subsequently put into new escrow contracts. The remaining 900 million XRP not returned to escrow are being used in a variety of ways to develop use cases for XRP, including Xpring initiatives and RippleNet partnerships (such as MoneyGram). All figures are reported based on transactions executed during the quarter.
XRP COMMENTARY
The overall market capitalization of digital assets increased by 122.86% from Q1. XRP price gained 28.20% over Q2, ending the quarter at $0.40 on coinmarketcap.com
According to CCTT, the daily volume for XRP increased in Q2. The average daily volume was $429.51 million in Q2 and $156.01 million in Q1.
For reference, according to coinmarketcap.com, the average XRP daily volume was $1.74 billion.
Volatility and Correlation
XRP's volatility of daily returns over the quarter was 5.01%. Though there was a slight increase in volatility from Q1, XRP was in line with other top digital assets. In addition, XRP's correlation with bitcoin dropped from Q1, while its correlation with ether remained high.
In Q2, 12 new exchanges listed XRP bringing the total number to over 130 exchanges worldwide.
RIPPLENET
Q2 saw the highest number of customer transactions on RippleNet. In fact, the number of xRapid transactions increased 170% from Q1 to Q2 and Ripple had a 30% increase in the number of live xRapid partners in Q2. Ripple anticipates this momentum in transaction volume to continue as more partners and customers go live.
Notably in Q2, Ripple announced it agreed to enter into a strategic partnership with MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI), one of the world's largest money transfer companies. The company operates in the $600 billion global remittance market, serving millions of customers in more than 200 countries and territories, supporting multiple currencies. Through this partnership, which will have an initial term of two years, Ripple would become MoneyGram's key partner for cross-border payments and foreign exchange settlement using digital assets. In conjunction with the partnership, Ripple has agreed to provide a capital commitment to MoneyGram, which enables the company to draw up to $50 million in exchange for equity over a two-year period.
The partnership with Ripple focuses on the xRapid product. xRapid is a solution for on-demand liquidity, which leverages XRP, the native digital asset of the XRP Ledger, as a real-time bridge between the sending and receiving currencies.
XPRING
Xpring is Ripple's initiative to support the open source community of developers, building on the decentralized XRP Ledger and use cases for XRP on that ledger. This support is done in two ways: 1) helping innovative blockchain projects grow through partnership and investment; 2) building crypto infrastructure through contributions to open source crypto protocols such as the XRP Ledger and Interledger projects. In addition, Xpring is building a developer platform to support open source developers to leverage these protocols. Xpring makes investments using a mix of traditional currency and XRP. XRP investments are generally subject to sales restrictions and intended for direct use in the tools and services being developed.
Companies and developers continued to build on the XRP Ledger, and utilize ILP and XRP. Significant developments from companies and projects, which Xpring invested in and supports, include:
Bolt Labs is a privacy-focused payment channel network supporting multiple digital currencies. Bolt scales off-chain transactions while preserving privacy.
Agoric enables developers to build secure smart contracts and new digital assets that can connect to public and private blockchains.
Robot Ventures is a (pre-)seed investor in early stage companies in the decentralized finance and blockchain space.
Notable Regulatory Activity
The SEC announced that it would establish nodes on certain open source, permissionless ledgers, such as the XRP Ledger, to help inform its policy making.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority analogized XRP to ETH, which it recognized was a hybrid utility/exchange token, not a security token.
Technology companies enter the space
New entrants into the ecosystem brought global awareness around crypto and blockchain. Most notably, Facebook's announcement of the Libra whitepaper in June brought mainstream attention from all audiences. Akin to JP Morgan's announcement of its JPM Coin trial, the news brought market validation to the space, highlighting the benefits that blockchain and crypto bring to payments. However, Facebook faced significant regulatory headwinds as regulators questioned the company's ability to protect consumer data and comply with anti-money laundering and know-your-customer laws. Facebook was not the only tech company that announced it was breaking into crypto and blockchain this quarter:
Amazon was granted a patent to build a proof-of-work cryptographic system to fight DDOS attacks. Also, Amazon Web Services launched its Managed Blockchain service, which supports open-source framework Hyperledger Fabric, for its enterprise clients.
Yahoo! Japan went live with Taotao, its cryptocurrency exchange, where bitcoin and ether will be initially traded, and margin trading of XRP and litecoin will be available.
Google announced that Ethereum app builders using Google software will be able to integrate data from sources outside the blockchain through a partnership with Chainlink.
Samsung announced the development of its own Ethereum-based blockchain and may issue its own token.
Increased Institutional Interest
Digital assets experienced increasing levels of institutional interest over the past three months. Last quarter, futures trading and other crypto derivatives were widely discussed as the market capitalization of digital assets increased, CME reached a record high for BTC futures and Bakktannounced plans to begin testing its future contracts.
Banks continue to bet on crypto and blockchain
Established banks continued to show interest in blockchain and crypto as they build their own private blockchain solutions and tokens. Last quarter, a group of 14 financial firms led by UBS including Barclays, Santander, and Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce created Fnality International to aid in the development and launch of a utility settlement coin (USC) to improve cross-border payments. JPMorgan announced that it will start customer trials of its JPM Coin with corporate clients, and Goldman Sachs CEO said the bank is doing extensive research on asset tokenization and stablecoins.
Crypto exchanges reported record trading volumes and profit. Traditional brokerage firms plan to offer cryptocurrency trading to their institutional clients.
ADDITIONAL REGULATORY HIGHLIGHTS IN Q2
Americas and Europe
The G20 officially announced its support of the FATF's crypto guidelines and ongoing work by the Financial Stability Board (FSB) to explore the implications of decentralized fintech and how regulators can better engage stakeholders.
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce said current guidance falls short of clarity that the industry needs to move forward to develop additional guidelines regarding crypto.
France pushed for the EU to adopt a cryptocurrency framework to achieve uniform laws.
Bitstamp was granted a virtual currency license by the New York Department of Financial Services.
The SEC sued Kik for allegedly running an unregistered securities sale back in 2017 when it launched an ICO for its kin token.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority is consulting on a potential ban on the sale of crypto derivatives to retail investors.
Reserve Bank of India considered a law that mandates payments data should not be allowed to leave its borders, and announced a framework for its fintech sandbox that invites blockchain projects to take part, but excludes cryptocurrency-related businesses.
Nepal banned AliPay and WeChat Pay, citing they are not registered as official payment systems.
Japan's lower and upper houses passed new crypto regulation in National Diet (Japan's bicameral legislature) to strengthen local regulations and cryptocurrency trading practices.
Brazil established a new commission to consider crypto regulation in the country. The commission will be composed of 34 members in accordance with the House Rules of Procedure. Also, the country's major financial authorities announced a regulatory sandbox for blockchain, fintech and crypto.
The Chilean government introduced a bill on cryptocurrencies for congress.
Egypt lifted its ban, and will allow licensed cryptocurrency companies.
Pakistan Central Bank announced its intention to launch a digital currency by 2025, in an effort to go fully digital by 2030.
Q2 was marked by increased regulatory activity, landmark partnerships and high profile announcements from new entrants and key industry players. These activities underscore the continued maturation of the blockchain and crypto markets. In addition, Ripple has taken proactive steps to address the issues of inflated volumes by reducing future XRP sales and changing its volume benchmark.
If interested, please find the Q1 2019 XRP Markets Report here.
Libra Launch Won't Happen Until Regulators are Happy: Coeure 16213
Sam Serto July 23, 2019 10:21 am July 23, 2019
Global regulators will not let Facebook launch its Libra currency until all their concerns, ranging from money laundering to financial stability, have been addressed and "a prolonged discussion" may be needed first, the man in charge of their response told Reuters. Facebook announced Libra — a new digital coin backed by four official currencies and available to billions of social network users around the world — a month ago, adding that it was hoping to launch as soon as next year.
Benoit Coeure, the European Central Bank board member who chairs an international working group on Libra, said Facebook's global reach meant the cryptocurrency had to be safe "from day one" for its users, the financial system and authorities fighting crime.
"You've got to be safe, robust and resilient from day one," Coeure said in an interview on the sidelines of a Group of Seven meeting in Chantilly, France. "It's not a learning process: either it works or it doesn't."
Regulators fear Libra, which in its original design would let users transfer money using a pseudonym, may be used to launder money or finance terrorism. They also want to know what safeguards Facebook and the other 27 members of the Libra Association have in place to ensure they could withstand a run on reserves and that users' privacy and ownership rights are protected.
This may involve a "prolonged discussion" among regulators on how to change existing national and international rules to cover Libra, Coeure said.
"Down the road we might find that there are gaps or inconsistencies that would require a prolonged discussion by regulators on how to do it differently," he said.
"Authorities are not going to let any such projects happen before we have answers to our questions and before we have the right regulatory framework."
Cryptocurrencies are subject to patchy rules across the world, with the technology remaining mostly unregulated. While some smaller countries, from Belarus to Malta, have brought in specific laws, major economies have tended to apply existing financial rules.
Coeure said his G7 working group on stablecoins will work on the matter until the International Monetary Fund's annual meeting in October, when it will hand it over to the Financial Stability Board of global financial regulators. Facebook said earlier this week it would not proceed with the launch of Libra until regulatory concerns are addressed.
BSV, XTZ, TRX, LTC, ATOM and OKB 15541
Leo Retrya July 22, 2019 10:50 am July 22, 2019
The Bitcoin SV (BSV) network will complete the Quasar upgrade on July 24, which will increase the default block size hard cap from 128MB to 2GB. After a few months of the upgrade, the cryptocurrency will be able to handle thousands of transactions every second. DRIVE Markets has launched trading in Bitcoin SV. Backed by these positive news, the digital currency has turned out as the top performer among major cryptocurrencies. It has rallied close to 25% in the past seven days. Can it continue its up move or will it witness profit booking at higher levels? Let's analyze the chart.
The BSV/USD pair broke below the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level of the rally this week, but lower levels saw sharp buying that has propelled the price right back up. This is a positive sign as it confirms demand at lower levels. The price can now reach $214.210 and above it $255.620. If the bulls propel the price to a new high, the uptrend will continue.
However, after forming large ranges in the past two weeks, we expect the volatility to cool down and the pair to enter a consolidation for a few weeks. The pair will turn negative if the price turns around from one of the overhead resistances and plummets below $107. Nonetheless, we give it a low probability of occurring.
Tezos (XTZ) is the second-best performer of the past seven days, rising close to 20%. Can it build on its momentum and start a new uptrend? Let's see the chart.
The XTZ/USD pair is largely range-bound between $0.33 and $1.85. For the past three weeks, the bulls have managed to defend $0.902128, which is the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of the recent rally. The bulls have not been able to push the price above $1.295480, which shows profit-booking at higher levels. Both moving averages are flat and the RSI is close to 50, which suggests that the digital currency might consolidate for a few more weeks.
If the pair breaks out of $1.295480, it can rally to $1.85. A breakout of $1.85 will start a new uptrend that has a long-term target objective of $3.37. Therefore, traders can buy on a close (UTC time frame) above $1.295480 and keep a stop loss of $0.80.
Our bullish view will be invalidated if the price reverses direction from $1.295480 and plummets below $0.829651. If that happens, a drop to $0.33 is probable.
Tron (TRX) CEO Justin Sun tweeted that something big will happen next week along with the Warren Buffet lunch. Sun has invited influential people in the crypto universe to join him for the power lunch with the legendary investor. The crypto community has kept its fingers crossed on the outcome of the meeting.
The TRX/USD pair had broken down of the channel last week. Though bears broke below the critical support of $0.022 during the week, they could not sustain the price at lower levels. Aggressive buying has propelled the price back into the channel. This is a positive sign.
There is a minor resistance at the downtrend line above which the pair can move up to $0.040. A breakout of this resistance can push the price to $0.050. The traders can wait for the price to scale above the downtrend line before buying. The stop loss can be kept at $0.020 because if this support gives way, a drop to $0.017740 and below it a retest of the yearly low is probable.
Litecoin (LTC) was recently named as the official cryptocurrency of the Miami Dolphins. This will increase the visibility of the cryptocurrency among NFL fans. With halving just a few days away, can the price resume its uptrend or will it remain range-bound? Let's find out.
After failing to break out of the ascending channel a few weeks ago, the LTC/USD pair plummeted below the channel last week. The bears followed it up with a breakdown of the support at $83.65. However, they could not sustain the lower levels and the price has quickly bounced back. This shows strong demand at lower levels.
Currently, the bulls are facing resistance at the channel line. This line, which had previously acted as a support is likely to act as a resistance. Nevertheless, if the price climbs back into the channel, it will be a positive sign. The next level to watch on the upside is $140.3450. Therefore, traders can wait for the price to re-enter the channel and sustain it before buying. The stop loss can be kept at the recent lows of $76.
Our bullish view will be invalidated if the price turns down from the channel and plunges below $76. In such a case, a drop to $58 is probable.
Cosmos (ATOM) rallied close to 5% in the past seven days. Is this the start of a new uptrend or is this only a pullback in a downtrend. Let's study the chart.
Due to a short trading history, we are analyzing the daily charts for the ATOM/USD pair. The pair has given up a lot of ground in the recent correction. It is currently attempting to bounce off the $3.6043–$3.4101 support zone.
The pullback is likely to face resistance at the 20-day EMA. The next fall towards the support zone will give us a better idea whether the bottom is in place. If the price breaks below $3.4101 during the next fall, it can retest the lows at $2.9277.
Conversely, if the pair rebounds off the support zone and breaks out of the 20-day EMA, it is likely to reach the 50-day SMA and above it $6.15. Therefore, traders can watch the price action during the next fall and buy on a breakout above 20-day EMA. The stops can be placed below $3.40.
OKB/USD*
OKB is the native token of OKEx, a world-leading cryptocurrency exchange. It is trading well above its listing price. The token offers its users opportunities to set up OKEx partner exchanges, settle trading fees and subscribe to new tokens sale on the OK jumpstart platform.
The total supply of OKB is 1 billion, out of which only 300 million is in circulation and the rest has been locked up until 2022. The long-term hodlers of the token will benefit from the OKB Buy-Back & Burn Program, which will be run every 3 months. Currently, the token is operating on the ERC-20 protocol but will soon migrate to the OKChain mainnet – being developed by OKEx — which is in its final stages of testing.
In its evaluation report, Shinobi Capital, an established blockchain and cryptocurrency advisory firm, expects OKB to benefit from the development of OKChain mainnet and better market conditions for cryptocurrencies. They expect OKB to hit a market capitalization of about $7.068 billion by 2020.
OKB has been listed on Bitfinex and is attempting to partner with other exchanges to further expand the ecosystem. At press time, the token is ranked 1,878 on CoinMarketCap with a 24-hour volume of $142,547,972. So, is this a good opportunity to scoop OKB before prices shoot up? Let's look at the technical picture.
The OKB/USD pair hit a high of $6.68 on May 18, 2018, and from there, it lost a lot of ground during the crushing bear market and fell to a low of $0.5718 on January 13, 2019. However, it participated in the recovery and rose to a high of $2.5566 on April 3. That is a 347% gain within three months.
Thereafter, the pullback found support at the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement level of the up-move. It consolidated between $1.30 and $1.829 for a few days before breaking out. It again got stuck in the $1.55–$2.09 range for a few days.
Currently, the price has broken out of the range and is likely to move up to $2.5566, which will act as a stiff resistance. If this level is scaled, the price can move up to $4 and above it to $5.40. Both moving averages are gradually sloping up, which suggests that bulls have the upper hand.
However, if bears defend $2.5566, the digital currency might remain range-bound between $2.09 and $2.5566 for a few days. It will lose momentum on a break below the 50-day SMA and will turn negative on a breakdown of $1.2616.
*Disclaimer: OKB is a featured cryptocurrency from one of Cointelegraph's sponsors, and its inclusion did not affect this price analysis.
Coinbase Launch Trading Signals 16103
Born Redern July 18, 2019 10:09 am July 18, 2019
Trading signals are up-to-date, trusted, exclusive data only available on Coinbase.com and are meant to help our customers independently create and manage their own crypto strategy. Our goal is to provide accurate, objective measurements of cryptocurrency usage based on the aggregated and anonymized activity of millions of Coinbase customers. These insights are only available to customers signed in to Coinbase — and they are the first of their kind in crypto.
These new signals, which are in addition to the typical market data we already provide, will power a deeper understanding and comparison of cryptocurrencies and their communities so Coinbase customers can think beyond price when building their crypto portfolio.
Trading signal: Top holder activity
What it is: The top holder activity signal is the percentage of Coinbase customers with large balances of an asset (top 10%) who have net increased (bought) or decreased (sold) their positions in that asset through trading over the last 24 hours. This is updated approximately every 2 hours.
Why it's important: While we can't predict what crypto prices will do, we can tell you how the largest holders have recently traded with the top holder activity signal.
Trading signals: Typical hold time & Popularity on Coinbase
What they are: The typical hold time signal is the median number of days an asset stays in a Coinbase customer's account or vault before it's sold or sent to another address or wallet. The popularity on Coinbase signal is a ranking (out of all tradable assets) of how many customers hold a particular cryptocurrency. These signals are updated approximately every 24 hours.
Why they're important: For those customers who want to better understand what the average Coinbase customer does, we're providing data on hold times and popularity. Keep in mind that Coinbase has a wide diversity of customers, with a variety of factors driving their asset hold times and which assets they find interesting.
Trading signal: Price correlation
What it is: The price correlation signal measures how cryptocurrency prices have moved in relation to each other. This is updated approximately every 24 hours.
High positive correlation means those assets' prices have tended to move in the same direction. High negative correlation means those assets' prices have tended to move in the opposite direction. Low or no correlation (around 0%) means the assets' prices haven't tended to be related.
Why it's important: Price correlations can help you assess the historical diversity of your portfolio and assess potential risk exposure. For example, if you want to increase your exposure to potential BTC-related price movements, you could buy cryptocurrencies that are highly correlated to BTC. And if you wanted to hedge your bets against BTC-related price movements, you could buy crypto with a high negative correlation. Further, you could make uncorrelated bets with a crypto that has no relationship with BTC.
Keep in mind that regardless of the data, price correlations are historical and not predictive of future correlations.
When considering these trading signals and other market data provided by Coinbase, please keep in mind that they are not and should not be considered investment advice, which Coinbase does not provide. Always make your own independent assessment of whether any particular investment or investment strategy is right for you, your risk tolerance, and financial means, before entering into a transaction. When in doubt, consult with a financial professional.
We think trading signals, backed by verified transactional data, are an important step to raising the level of trust in the cryptoeconomy. Coinbase customers can now use these signals to suit their needs.


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Fellow blogger Bob Easton has started building a treadle lathe, courtesy of the weather that prevents him from working in his shop building a second boat, the "Eva Too". In the introduction to his latest blog entry he shares some of the results of his research, including photos of various foot-powered lathes. These triggered memories of two lathes of old Sandy and I saw last October in New England.
Fond memories at the lathe, making pens early in my woodworking efforts many years ago, made me appreciate the fine workmanship of superb craftsmen. Although I never really mastered the skew chisel, for example, I am always amazed and intrigued by the results that woodturners get using even rudimentary tools. My wife Sandy took to the lathe with gusto over 25 years ago. One of her early projects at the lathe was a pair of extremely long knitting needles. Made without the benefit of a steady rest for the thin form, it was a wonderful project that my Mom enjoyed for years. She used the needles until her eyesight started to fail.
My thanks to Bob Easton for triggering these still-fresh memories of our visit to the Sloane-Stanley Museum, and to the New England region at the height of foliage colors last Fall.


Last time St Vincent toured it was with a crack backing band up to the challenge of taking her complex, layered music and turning it into a seamless, choreographed live show. For the Fear The Future tour, however, Annie Clark would be performing alone with the heavy lifting being done by pre-recorded backing tracks. How would that work? Is this basically one step away from miming? What does that leave for her as a performer?
Following a support slot taken with a screening of her darkly hilarious directorial debut, the horror short The Birthday Party, the setlist splits more or less into two: the first half draws from her previous albums, in chronological order as they were written, and the second half is all drawn from last year's Masseduction.
Thus the night begins with Clark singing "Marry Me" over a new string arrangement and proceeds through new versions of old favourites – cue explosive versions of "Actor Out Of Work", "Cheerleader", "Birth In Reverse" and more, with Clark swapping between differently coloured versions of her signature Ernie Ball guitar, from which she tore out sounds ranging from sweet jazzy chordage to strangulated animal howls.
During this part of the set she moved from stage left to stage right as the curtains gradually parted with her, eventually starting out the most recent material before a massive scream-esque backdrop. And then, from a small platform in the middle of the stage with massive projections of (mainly) herself behind her she ploughed through most of Masseduction – shredding through riffs which were keys on the record, or occasionally doubling her vocal lines.
And she wasn't afraid to get goofy either, beginning "New York" with knowing references to Sydney, King Street and Enmore's beloved-slash-notorious Sly Fox (which was met with roars of approval from the audience). Pandering? Sure, but everyone was in on the joke. And it was moments like this which turned what was a meticulously staged gig from impressive-but-bloodless to something truly transcendent.
Heaven knows where she goes from here, but it's going to be somewhere worth following.


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There is a lot of interesting food in Iceland, and we could never cover it all in one post. Instead, we picked 5 of the most people, and many of them are traditional, so traditional that people have been eating it since Icelad was first settled over 1000 years ago! Some of them made it on to our list because of their sheer popularity with locals and tourists alike. Here there are!
Iceland has some of the world's best lamb. Your really cannot, unless you are vegetarian or vegan, miss the chance to try it. It roams free almost all of its entire life in the mountains, fjords and highlands where it feeds and waters itself before being brought down and inside for the winter and early spring for lambing season. This is the true definition of free range. Surely a culinary highlight!
Where europeans had "daily bread" Icelanders had "daily fish". Historically, this hard, dried fish, usually Haddock or Cod but sometimes Wolffish, has been served with every meal. It is one of the most consistently served foods in Iceland, right from the settlement period through to today. The butter ameliorates the hardness of the fish, making it softer on the palette.
Iceland's most famous (or perhaps infamous) food. Its not really a meal per se, because it is not consumed in meal-like quantities. Sharks don't have kidneys, so all of the things that are normally filters out of blood in mammals are not filtered in sharks. This does not mean that the flesh is unsafe, but that it does have particular taste, rather like ammonia. Some people love it. Some people hate it. You will have to decide for yourself.
There are records of Skyr being consumed during the settlement period, with many references found in the Icelandic sagas. That's how old it is. What is Skyr?
This puzzles a lot of people. Skyr is a cultured-milk product, where pasteurised skimmed milk is cultured with bacteria, they whey is strained away and the solids remain. This is Skyr; it high-protein, low-carb and very low-fat: unflavored skyr is roughly 12% protein, 3% carbohydrate, and 0.5% fat. It replaces muesli in the morning, its a great snack in the middle of the day, used in cheesecake and it comes in many flavours, blueberry being one of the most popular.
The quintessential Icelandic food. Available almost everywhere, this is truly the most iconic food in iceland, the unofficial national dish and consumed in vast quantities. One is a snack, two is a meal and three is feast! They are different from hot dogs in other countries due to the large proportion of lamb in them. Order "ein með öllu", impress the locals with your Iceland and get the classic combination. Alternatively, order a "Clinton" and get a hot dog with mustard only: this is what the then President ordered when he visited Reykjavik in 1999.
So that just about rounds up our take on Icelandic food. Come out and try a range of of foods on our "Reykjavik by Food" tour. Take your tastebuds for a tour too!


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From the early Puritan settlements until the late nineteenth century, religious and political authorities accused dancing of compromising the morals of men and especially women, of being undemocratic, vain, and idle. This had serious repercussions for the European settlers as well as for Native American and African American communities, for whom dancing played and still plays an integral role in cultural and spiritual contexts. In the social and cultural reconfigurations of the late nineteenth and especially the early twentieth century, women dancers were able to promote dancing as a significant art form, a serious social and political practice, and a cultural heritage. Tracing the cultural history of dance in the U.S., Johanna Heil will explore anti-dance sentiments from the Mathers to the late nineteenth century and show that dance practices are often also forms of race, class, and gender resistance.
Dr. Johanna Heil is a Wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin at the Department of English and American Studies and Referentin of the Center for Gender Studies and Feminist Research at Philipps-Universität Marburg. She received her Ph.D. from Marburg University in 2013, and was a visiting scholar at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, The New School, and Barnard College. Among her publications are articles on Richard Powers's fiction and American modern dance, her monograph Walking the Möbius Strip: An Inquiry into Knowing in Richard Powers's Fiction (Winter, 2016), and the co-edited collection Communicating Disease: Cultural Representations of American Medicine (Winter, 2013). She is working on her second book project, which explores the implications of modern(ist) ideas of authenticity and corporeal materiality for the construction of subjectivity and freedom in American modern dance techniques. She spent a semester as a full time student at the Martha Graham School of Contemporary Dance (2014-2015) and received training in Duncan and Dunham technique.


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The fairy garden of the Carpathian Bend is an ideal place for those who want to try themselves on a varied terrain. Though it reaches "only" an altitude of 1954 meters, an awe-inspiring scenery opens onto the surrounding mountains from its summit. Its weirdly shaped cliffs embody fairy creatures, among the formations Porumbelul (Pidgeon), Turnul lui Goliat (Goliat's Tower) and Babele la Sfat (Matchmakers) can be reached its highest point. You will have to struggle for the scenery, but without being dead beat for that. For this hiking tour you don't need any mountain climbing experience, but if you want to reach the peak right from the writing-desk, you won't get off without wheezing. If you are not committed to performance hiking tours and difficult alpine climbing, and you go to the mountains just to enjoy the nature, perhaps you'd like only to try yourself, this is a perfect option for you. Your mountain guide is a nature photographer at the same time, there is also a possibility to learn or to have an exchange of views or experience, and not at least to find out how to make compliments –or learn to curse from time to time -in the local languages (Romanian or Hungarian) with the Transylvanian people. To the heritage of the mountain belong the Prejmer fortified church and the Old town of Brasov, but you will see inevitably the living conditions of the Transylvanian people, as well.
In general the mountains of the Carpathian Bend, but most of all the Ciucaș Mountains are an extremely windy area, therefore you'd better come prepared, especially, what concerns your equipment. The mountain is the whole year passable, but I would emphasize the rhododendron spring blooming period in May to the end of June, the late fall in the end of October to the beginning of November, as well as the period of winter. It is the result of an unusual type of rock formation, namely the conglomerate, and due to the weir characteristics of it, there are no springs in the alpine region, so you should carry also the recommended daily water kit in your backpack. Hiking along its trails, you won't have the chance to come across the most dangerous animals –sheep dogs -of the Transylvanian Carpathians, they are not guarding their herds on the mountain, due to this, during the alpine blooming period of June the whole region turns into a wonderful, varied flower garden. In general it is worth to spend 2-3 days here, so that you get acquainted with the mountain.
The mountain is not widely extended, being divided into two main parts, and we traverse both. The accessibility of the mountain is very good, therefore we spent only a very little time in the forest. The towers of the unusual conglomerate rock formation are a more and more popular destination, and the rebuilt mountain hut situated in the middle part of the mountain is a comfortable starting point of our tours. It is about convenient, no strenuous hiking tours, requiring no physical preparedness. With a 7-8 hours walking you can tour the whole region easily, but there are shorter (or why not - longer) hiking possibilities, as well. The number of the team: 1-8 persons, independent of the season or the hiking tour. For the time being we cannot assure the equipment, but we do our best to solve this problem as soon as possible. For the meantime don't forget that the equipment is very important for a safe hiking. Of course the most important is a pair of hiking boots that fit you well, comfortable clothing (that provide protection from rain, wind), sunglasses, suntan lotion, hiking stock, headlamp, sometimes could be useful a cap or a pair of gloves, too. In case of wintertime hiking you need crampon compatible hiking boots, of course the crampons itself, completed with ice axe, climbing harness. Take an adequate hiking food supply with you (ingredients for sandwiches, chocolates, energy bars, dried fruit, grains, water and isotonic drinks).
In the mountains there are no restrictions regarding the camping, but those who choose this possibility, should carry along a few extra things (tent, sleeping-bag, feather bed, eventually cookware).
Let's visit the Ciucaș Mountains!
Have a beautiful hiking tour in the Ciucaș Mountains.


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Sharmeen Obaid's Virtual Reality documentary about Pakistan will premiere next month
Written by Maryam Dodhy Aug 17 · 1 min read>
Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy is venturing into the area of Virtual Reality. Her latest documentary titled 'Look But With Love' about Pakistan's social challenges is set to premiere in VR at the Tribeca TV Festival in America this fall.
The Tribeca Film Festival is well-known for promoting the work of independent filmmakers and embracing new, creative technologies. And now it's newly introduced Tribeca TV Festival, to be held in September, is embracing Virtual Reality by premiering Sharmeen Obaid's new documentary.
Happy to announce that we will premiere LOOK BUT WITH LOVE from Academy Award-winner @sharmeenochinoy at @Tribeca in Sept. #TribecaTVFest pic.twitter.com/Q8rPfayztx
— Within (@Within) August 16, 2017
'Look But With Love' is a five-part documentary series that tells the story of brave and inspiring Pakistanis who, despite all odds, are striving to change the socio-political landscape of the country. It will highlight five different stories, two of which will be premiered at the Tribeca TV Festival. The first episode titled 'A Story of Women' will depict how a group of strong Pakistani females is using paramilitary training to fight terrorist insurgency. While the second episode titled 'A Story of Dance of Look But With Love' will follow a woman who teaches children to express themselves via dance. The documentary is being brought to audiences in collaboration with a pioneering virtual reality company called Within.
As Virtual Reality continues to progress, it is interesting to note how it is being adapted in mediums other than gaming. There are companies using it for giving virtual tours, buying dresses and jewelry online, and giving virtual training. But it makes perfect sense why VR, with its ability to give viewers a fully immersive experience, is being adapted for movies and documentaries. There are countless videos and popular movie trailers on YouTube that can be viewed in virtual reality, and Netflix has a dedicated VR App for watching TV series, movies, and documentaries.
While large-scale documentaries in VR have been made before, 'Look But With Love' is a first from Pakistan. By leveraging Virtual Reality's immersive technology it can give viewers a deeper connection to the story and an altogether different visual experience.
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HK to study Canadian model for possible FDW work hours regulation
Villanueva (5th from left) was the lone migrant representative in the meeting with CE Leung (beside him, in suit)
For the first time, the Hong Kong government has committed to look at Canada's working hours regulation for live-in caregivers to see if they could be extended locally, particularly to migrant domestic workers.
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Chief Secretary Matthew Cheung reportedly made this pledge during a meeting at the Central Government Offices in Tamar on May 2 with civil society leaders to discuss various labor concerns, and the need for anti-human trafficking legislation.
Eman Villanueva, who represented the Asian Migrants' Coordinating Body, said Cheung told the group the government is already doing a pilot test on contractual working hours in five industries.
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After this, the scheme will be reviewed to see if it could be applied in other industries as well as to domestic workers, with the Canadian system as a guide.
"This is already a good start even if Chief Secretary Cheung did not promise anything concrete," said Villanueva, who was the lone migrant worker at the meeting attended by lawyers, ethnic minority rights advocates, trade unions and pan democratic leaders.
Under Canada's laws, live-in caregivers are obliged to work only a maximum of 48 hours a week.
In contrast, Hong Kong has not legislated working hours for its workforce, although 44 hours a week is the norm for government employees.
For foreign domestic workers, however, the standard employment contract (SEC) does not provide how long they must work each day. As a result, live-in FDWs work for as long as their employers require them to. Studies invariably show most work no less than 11 hours a day, with a big number working longer than 16 hours.
Lack of regulation means migrant workers spend no less than 11 hours at work each day
AMCB, like many migrant support groups, is urging the government to amend the SEC to include a clause for an uninterrupted rest of 11 hours for FDWs, plus meal breaks.
They also want the SEC to stipulate "decent accommodation" for FDWs, and exclude the following as unsuitable and unsafe sleeping places: toilet, kitchen, laundry room, bathroom, living room, corridor, cupboard, veranda, staircase, fire exit, rooftop and others.
Migrant support organizations are also pushing for Hong Kong to sign and ratify, even without China leading the way, the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of their Families (CMW).
They are also calling on the Hong Kong government to stop the collection of illegal fees from migrant workers, and end its two-week rule and mandatory live-in policies. The two-week rule mandates that all FDWs whose contracts are terminated must leave Hong Kong within 14 days, while the live-in policy requires them to live in their employers' house.
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External loans: FG has surrendered Nigeria's economy to foreigners —Adebayo
By Dare Adekanmbi On Nov 14, 2021
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A professor of Economics at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile Ife, Abayomi Adebayo, has criticised what he calls "careless subscription to all kinds of loans" by the Federal Government, warning that accumulation of debts puts the country's economy at risk of external shocks and manipulation.
Speaking with Sunday Tribune against the backdrop of President Muhammadu Buhari's $16 billion loan request approved by the Senate last Tuesday, Professor Adebayo said the country's borrowing history has not shown the loan would be used for the purpose given for taking it.
Adebayo, who was recently rated the most productive Nigerian researcher in Economics in the 2021 AD Scientific Index ranking of Economists, lamented that previous borrowings have not translated into physical economic impact on the various sectors of the economy.
The lecturer, while explaining that there is nothing bad in borrowing to bail out the economy, pointed out that the 2022 budget part of which the fresh loan was being sought is fraught with many corrupt projects.
He advised the Federal Government to learn to make realistic budget, live within available resources and bring down the cost of governance as well as eliminate wastages.
"A lot of resources from resource endowment angle and borrowing are not efficiently applied to bail the economy out. This is why Nigeria has become like a cursed place for the citizens.
"The citizens are voluntarily migrating to any country in the world because the leadership has decided to sit on the resources and decide they want to do with it, rather than making the economy better for it," he said.
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The story of Bethlehem University is one of peace in the face of severe restrictions. The vice-chancellor of the university, Br Peter Bray, told a gathering in Mt Victoria last month that, until 12 years ago, the 40-year-old university had students from Ramallah in the north of Jerusalem.
The whole of Israel/Palestine in which Bethlehem is situated, is a little larger in area than the combined regions of Manawatu and Whanganui.
An Al Jazeera report from 6 November 2013 says 'Israel began work on its sprawling wall in 2002 at the height of the second intifada, and has defended its construction as a protective measure, pointing to a drop in attacks inside Israel as proof of its success. However, the Wall is not finished and if Palestinians wanted to attack they still could. The fact is, they have decided not to.
'But Palestinians, who refer to it as the "apartheid wall", say it is a land grab. When complete, 85 percent of it will have been built inside the West Bank.
Between the wall and some 600 other road blocks the Israelis use to restrict Palestinian movement, it can take hours for students from nearby towns to get to the university in Bethlehem at the eastern end of the Sea of Galilee.
One student, Walid, speaks of standing on the campus and looking into Jerusalem, yet he has never been there and he has never seen the sea, because he is not allowed to go through the wall.
Students show immense courage daily in their journey to and from the university.
One 17-year-old student, Lubna, talks of nearly missing her Bethlehem University entrance exam because she was detained with others at a checkpoint.
After waiting for an hour, she realised that the soldiers were not letting anyone through. So she started walking towards the checkpoint, something no one dared to do for fear of being shot.
Br Peter told the gathering that after nearly six years as vice-chancellor he finds Oscar Romero's reflection [see box] 'an important way to make sense of the complexity of the situation and how I remain in peace'.
Bethlehem has been at the intersection of three continents providing for an extraordinary amount of diversity, shown by the presence of blond-haired students amid the dark Arab complexion.
Jewish people from Europe had begun buying up parts of Palestine in the 19th century.
In 1947 a United Nations resolution divided Palestine without any consultation with the Palestinians living there who were left with 43 percent of the land.
After the 1948 war, the Palestinians ended up with 22 percent. This was halved again in the 1967 war. The expansion of Israeli settlements on the West Bank has meant a greater reduction in Palestinian land which is now less than 10 percent.
To understand why the Palestinians are upset, we can look to Māori grievances over the confiscation of their land. In Palestine the process continues.
In terms of the religious context in which we operate, Br Peter said it was important to remember that Palestine is not a secular society.
'For Palestinians religion has more to do with the community to which you belong. Religious freedom in the US is about the freedom to choose to believe this or that doctrine. In Palestine it is about the freedom to worship with ones community.
Bethlehem University started as a joint venture between De La Salle brothers and the Vatican. In 1973, 112 students walked onto the campus. Today there are 3,200 students and some 14,000 graduates. Its purpose was to serve the Palestinian people through education, to raise to distinction people in Palestine by providing them with education, to help young people to be who they are capable of being.
'What we are on about is helping to build this nation,' Br Peter said.
Three-quarters of students are women. One reason is because of the number of young people in Israeli prisons. In 2012 the president of student senate was arrested in the middle of night about three weeks before the end-of-year exams and held until about four weeks into the next semester 'so he lost a whole year because of that'.
Faced with such threats and uncertainty for its students, the university tries to 'create an environment where students know they are safe and that there are people who care about them – an oasis of peace'.
Visitors to the university comment on the sense of peace – an oasis of peace. Br Peter points to the attitude, nurtured at the university, of one graduate whom the Israelis have been trying to remove from his land for the past 11 years. He is not allowed to have electricity, water or other services, yet when settlers start tearing down his fences, he goes out and offers them coffee. A sign is inscribed in many languages, including English, Hebrew, Arabic, and German, on a large stone at the entrance to his land, 'We refuse to be enemies'.
It is this attitude along with global solidarity expressed through the anti-apartheid movement and other protests against the Berlin Wall, the troubles in Northern Ireland and the 27-year Indonesian occupation of East Timor that give him hope for a resolution to the Palestinian conflict.


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package gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.service.synchronizer;

import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.AbstractTestCase;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.domain.Fixtures;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.domain.FundingSponsor;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.domain.Organization;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.domain.OrganizationAssignedIdentifier;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.domain.ResearchStaff;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.domain.Study;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.domain.StudyFundingSponsor;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.domain.StudyInvestigator;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.domain.StudyPersonnel;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.domain.UserGroupType;
import gov.nih.nci.cabig.caaers.service.DomainObjectImportOutcome;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

public class StudyOrganizationSynchronizerTest extends AbstractTestCase{
	Study dbStudy;
	Study xmlStudy;
	StudyOrganizationSynchronizer studyOrganizationSynchronizer;
	DomainObjectImportOutcome<Study> outcome;
	StudyFundingSponsor studyFundingSponsor1,studyFundingSponsor2,studyFundingSponsor1a,studyFundingSponsor2a;
	//StudyCoordinatingCenter studyCoordinatingCenter1,studyCoordinatingCenter2;
	//StudySite studySite1,studySite2,studySite1a,studySite2a;
	StudyInvestigator studyInvestigator1,studyInvestigator2,studyInvestigator1a,studyInvestigator2a,studyInvestigator3a;
	StudyPersonnel studyPersonnel1,studyPersonnel2,studyPersonnel1a,studyPersonnel2a,studyPersonnel3a;
	Organization organization1,organization2;
	OrganizationAssignedIdentifier orgIdentifier1,orgIdentifier2;
	ResearchStaff researchStaff1,researchStaff1a,researchStaff2,researchStaff2a,researchStaff3a;

	@Override
	protected void setUp() throws Exception {
		super.setUp();
		studyOrganizationSynchronizer = new StudyOrganizationSynchronizer();
		outcome = new DomainObjectImportOutcome<Study>();

		organization1 = Fixtures.createOrganization("SemanticBits1");
		organization2 = Fixtures.createOrganization("SemanticBits2");

		orgIdentifier1 = Fixtures.createOrganizationAssignedIdentifier("111", organization1);
		orgIdentifier1.setId(1);
		orgIdentifier2 = Fixtures.createOrganizationAssignedIdentifier("222", organization1);
		orgIdentifier2.setId(2);

		dbStudy = Fixtures.createStudy("abcd");
		xmlStudy = Fixtures.createStudy("abcd");
	}

	public void testStudyFundingSponsorAddSI(){

		FundingSponsor fundingSponsor1 = Fixtures.createFundingSponsor(organization1, orgIdentifier1);
		studyFundingSponsor1 = Fixtures.createStudyFundingSponsor(organization1);
		studyInvestigator1 = Fixtures.createStudyInvestigator("Monish", organization1);
		studyInvestigator1.setId(1);
		studyInvestigator2 = Fixtures.createStudyInvestigator("Sameer", organization1);
		studyInvestigator2.setId(2);
		studyFundingSponsor1.addStudyInvestigators(studyInvestigator1);
		studyFundingSponsor1.addStudyInvestigators(studyInvestigator2);
		fundingSponsor1.setStudyFundingSponsor(studyFundingSponsor1);
		dbStudy.setFundingSponsor(fundingSponsor1);
		dbStudy.addStudyFundingSponsor(studyFundingSponsor1);

		FundingSponsor fundingSponsor1a = Fixtures.createFundingSponsor(organization1, orgIdentifier1);
		studyFundingSponsor1a = Fixtures.createStudyFundingSponsor(organization1);
		studyInvestigator1a = Fixtures.createStudyInvestigator("Monish", organization1);
		studyInvestigator2a = Fixtures.createStudyInvestigator("Sameer", organization1);
		studyInvestigator3a = Fixtures.createStudyInvestigator("Biju", organization1);
		studyFundingSponsor1a.addStudyInvestigators(studyInvestigator1a);
		studyFundingSponsor1a.addStudyInvestigators(studyInvestigator2a);
		studyFundingSponsor1a.addStudyInvestigators(studyInvestigator3a);
		fundingSponsor1a.setStudyFundingSponsor(studyFundingSponsor1a);
		xmlStudy.setFundingSponsor(fundingSponsor1a);
		xmlStudy.addStudyFundingSponsor(studyFundingSponsor1a);

		studyOrganizationSynchronizer.migrate(dbStudy, xmlStudy, outcome);
		assertEquals(3, dbStudy.getPrimaryFundingSponsor().getStudyInvestigators().size());

	}

	public void testStudyFundingSponsorAddSP(){
		FundingSponsor fundingSponsor1 = Fixtures.createFundingSponsor(organization1, orgIdentifier1);
		List<UserGroupType> groupTypeList = new ArrayList<UserGroupType>();
		studyFundingSponsor1 = Fixtures.createStudyFundingSponsor(organization1);
		researchStaff1 = Fixtures.createResearchStaff(organization1, groupTypeList, "Monish");
		studyPersonnel1 = Fixtures.createStudyPersonnel(researchStaff1);
		studyPersonnel1.setId(1);
		researchStaff2 = Fixtures.createResearchStaff(organization1, groupTypeList, "Sameer");
		studyPersonnel2 = Fixtures.createStudyPersonnel(researchStaff2);
		studyPersonnel2.setId(2);
		studyFundingSponsor1.addStudyPersonnel(studyPersonnel1);
		studyFundingSponsor1.addStudyPersonnel(studyPersonnel2);
		fundingSponsor1.setStudyFundingSponsor(studyFundingSponsor1);
		dbStudy.setFundingSponsor(fundingSponsor1);
		dbStudy.addStudyFundingSponsor(studyFundingSponsor1);

		FundingSponsor fundingSponsor1a = Fixtures.createFundingSponsor(organization1, orgIdentifier1);
		studyFundingSponsor1a = Fixtures.createStudyFundingSponsor(organization1);
		researchStaff1a = Fixtures.createResearchStaff(organization1, groupTypeList, "Monish");
		studyPersonnel1a = Fixtures.createStudyPersonnel(researchStaff1a);
		researchStaff2a = Fixtures.createResearchStaff(organization1, groupTypeList, "Sameer");
		studyPersonnel2a = Fixtures.createStudyPersonnel(researchStaff2a);
		researchStaff3a = Fixtures.createResearchStaff(organization1, groupTypeList, "Biju");
		researchStaff3a.setFirstName("Biju");
		researchStaff3a.setLastName("Joseph");
		researchStaff3a.setNciIdentifier("Nci 123");
		studyPersonnel3a = Fixtures.createStudyPersonnel(researchStaff3a);
		studyFundingSponsor1a.addStudyPersonnel(studyPersonnel1a);
		studyFundingSponsor1a.addStudyPersonnel(studyPersonnel2a);
		studyFundingSponsor1a.addStudyPersonnel(studyPersonnel3a);
		fundingSponsor1a.setStudyFundingSponsor(studyFundingSponsor1a);
		xmlStudy.setFundingSponsor(fundingSponsor1a);
		xmlStudy.addStudyFundingSponsor(studyFundingSponsor1a);

		studyOrganizationSynchronizer.migrate(dbStudy, xmlStudy, outcome);
		assertEquals(3,dbStudy.getPrimaryFundingSponsor().getStudyPersonnels().size());
	}

}

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