We put out here a study about Argentina from Éric Toussaint, which is unpublished online yet. It covers the 1976-2003 period. It has been published in the book Your Money or Your Life.
The people of Argentina rose up against the neo-liberal policies conducted by the centre left government of Fernando De la Rua and his minister Domingo Cavallo. The crisis that erupted in December 2001 has shown that citizens' action can change the course of history. In the few weeks from the end of 2001 to early 2002, three presidents of the Republic succeeded one another, and the suspension of external debt repayments was decreed. Hundreds of factories, abandoned by their owners, were occupied by the workers, and their activities resumed. For months, hundreds of thousands of people regularly took part in local assemblies. The unemployed were able to improve their organisation and became more active within the framework of the piqueteros movements, which, by 2002-2003 had several tens of thousands of members.
The national currency underwent drastic devaluation Devaluation A lowering of the exchange rate of one currency as regards others. from one Argentine peso to the dollar, to three pesos to a dollar. The government created local currencies.
One cry was heard repeatedly in the demonstrations: « Que se vayan todos » (« Down with all politicians! »), expressing the demand for a different approach to politics, by putting it into the hands of the citizens.
http://imf.org to grant a loan to the Argentine government on the agreed date, despite the fact that the latter had readily applied the unpopular measures recommended by the Bretton Woods institutions. The De la Rua government responded by blocking all savings accounts. That was the last straw. The population spontaneously acted in unison, when the middle class (in fact, the large majority of salaried workers) went down into the streets and were joined by the "have-nots" (the unemployed, the slum-dwellers, the day-labourers…).
The Argentine crisis marks a quantum leap in the rejection of policies dictated by the Bretton Woods institutions. It occurred after over a quarter of a century of understanding between the IMF and the Argentine authorities, from the sinister dictatorship of Videla in 1976 until the centre left government of De la Rua. The failure is obvious, and the decision of the president who succeeded De la Rua to give in to the pressure from the street marks a dramatic about-turn in the relationship with the IMF. Rodriguez Saa announced at the end of December 2001 that Argentina was suspending debt repayments until there was full employment. Argentina's default on debt repayment was the biggest in the history of debt crises.
Below is a piece the author wrote a few months before the debt crisis erupted in December 2001. No changes have been made to this text written in August 2001 and entitled, "Is Argentina the weak link in the global chain of indebtedness?". The title was a question. The concrete actions of the Argentinians have transformed the question into an affirmation. The original text will be supplemented by an extra passage covering the period up to 2002-2003.
Is Argentina the weak link in the global chain of indebtedness?
In 2001, the situation in Argentina had become dramatic after three years of recession due to the application of particularly aggressive neo-liberal policies.
For nearly twenty years, successive governments have been pursuing the transformation of the country initiated by the dictators in1976 – 1983. Contrary to popular belief, no real changes were made when the dictatorship ended. None of the of the subsequent governments have made any fundamental difference to the downhill course that Argentina was set on by the ruling class over the last decades.
The Argentina of today is fundamentally different from the Argentina of the 1940s, '50s and '60s. Its relative importance as an industrial power of the Periphery has diminished and the standard of living is, for the majority of the population, lower now than it was thirty years ago.
Between the start of the dictatorship in March 1976 and the year 2001, the debt was multiplied by nearly 20, from less than 8,000 million dollars to almost 160,000 million dollars. Over the same period Argentine repaid about 200,000 millions dollars, or about 25 times what it owed in March 1976.
Argentina exemplifies the worst extremes of the pernicious debt spiral in which the Third World, and indeed the Periphery in general, are trapped. It is because of debt payments, not in spite of them, that in 2001 Argentina found itself owing nearly 20 times what it had owed at the beginning of the dictatorship - a large proportion of fresh loans was used to re-finance old debts as they fell due, or torepay them. For Argentina, repaying the debt was and is a formidable mechanism for transferring the wealth produced by wage-earners to capital holders - whether Argentines or residents of the highly industrialised countries, with the USA and Western Europe in the fore. The mechanism is simple. The Argentine State devotes an ever-increasing part of its tax revenues (most of which come from the population) to repaying the external debt and for various sorts of handouts to the capitalist sector. Who gets the money repaid by the Argentine State? The big private international financial institutions which hold more than 80% of Argentina's external debt. But the ultimate irony is that it is on the very North-American and European financial markets where the loans are issued that the Argentine capitalists buy Argentine debt bonds with money taken out of the country and thus collect part of the debt payments.
The rest of this section will show how the Argentine capitalists blithely indebted the country during the dictatorship, while at the same time depositing a large part of the money abroad (capital flight). The total amount of capital invested by Argentine capitalists in the highly industrialised countries and tax havens during the dictatorship exceeded the amount borrowed. The technical explanation for this phenomenon can be found in various works by the following authors: A. and E. Calcagno; A. Ferrer; M. Rappoport, 2001, pp. 813 - 814 and in the Ballestero ruling in Poder Judicial de la Nacion, 2000. In 1980-1982 alone, the World Bank estimated capital flight at over 21,000 million dollars (Rappoport, p. 825). As a supreme gift to Argentine (and foreign) capitalists, their debts were assumed by the State when the dictatorship ended. From then on, the State has been burdened with the debts of private companies, as it honoured obligations towards the creditors.
Since then, Argentine capitalists have kept up their capital flight tactics as though it were a national sport… so much so, that if there were to be Latin American capital flight championships, the Argentine capitalist class would win hands down, despite some very experienced competitors: Brazilian, Mexican and Venezuelan capitalists all excelling in this event.
On the other hand, the debts of publicly-owned companies, which had also greatly increased during the dictatorship, were not cancelled, except when they were to be privatised. Those in power after the fall of the dictatorship used the indebtedness of public companies as a pretext for privatising them, while taking care to shift their debts onto the State before selling them. (See below, the case of the Argentine airline company, Aerolineas Argentinas.) This is just one more disgraceful example of a gift being handed out to Argentine or foreign capitalists.
A quarter of a century of this has bled the country dry. Wages and social revenues have plummeted, unemployment is at its highest ever, the public services have been decimated, poverty is spreading to more and more sectors of the population - including sectors that used to enjoy a relatively comfortable standard of living. The State's coffers are empty, a lot of the industrial infrastructure has fallen into utter neglect, and the rest into foreign hands. There is not much left to privatise. Undercurrents of revolt are becoming more and more apparent - there were several general strikes in 2000, roads were blocked by "piqueteros", whole neighbourhoods and towns, reduced to poverty, have risen up in rebellion.
Clearly, Argentina is one of the weak links in the chain of international indebtedness and it might well be thanks to Argentina that the chain is broken. But there is no saying, the crisis could go on for years. The damage done to workers' organisations and the social movement in general by the dictatorship between 1973 and 1983 has had lasting effects. Although the people of Argentina have a hundred reasons to shout "Ya basta !", they seem to hesitate, not certain of the outcome. The trade union leaders are not fully engaged in this crucial battle. Yet from an international point of view, if Argentina were to change its attitude regarding the debt, the repercussions would be enormous. The amounts it has to pay back to the financial markets of the highly industrialised countries are so huge that if it defaulted, the shock would be so great as to force them into a dialogue. In order for, not only the Argentineans, but also the other indebted countries to benefit, it would be necessary for the pressure of citizens' movements to oblige the Argentine government, unlike Alan Garcia in Peru in 1985 or the Brazilian regime of 1987, to adopt a long-term unwavering stance. This would have to be combined with economic reforms that would enable a fairer distribution of distribution of national revenue through a re-distributive fiscal policy; organise the return to public ownership of privatised companies; favour regional South-South agreements over trade relations with the USA as regimented by the FTAA (Free Trade in the Americas Agreement).
If external debt payments were to be stopped and a different economic policy to be implemented, it would mean breaking the agreements between the Argentine government and the IMF. But far from damaging Argentina, the rupture would open up new vistas and there is no doubt that,for the Argentine population and its social movements, it would be an opportunity. The question is, will they seize it?
There follows a historical overview of the events that led to the present situation of indebtedness, starting with the dictatorship.
FED – decentralized central bank : http://www.federalreserve.gov/ and the administration) fully supported Argentina's policy of debt accumulation. The architects of Argentina's policy of debt accumulation were de Hoz and the secretary of state for Economic Co-ordination and Planning, Guillermo Walter Klein. In order to secure credit from private banks, the government forced state-owned companies to borrow from international private banks. State-owned companies became the cornerstone of a strategy aimed at denationalising the state, through an accumulation of debt that has forced the country to sacrifice much of its national sovereignty.
Source: Argentine Central Bank Central Bank The establishment which in a given State is in charge of issuing bank notes and controlling the volume of currency and credit. In France, it is the Banque de France which assumes this role under the auspices of the European Central Bank (see ECB) while in the UK it is the Bank of England.
This is how the main Argentinean state-owned company - the Yacimientos Petroliferos Fiscales (YPF) oil firm - was forced to take on foreign debt even though it had sufficient funds for its own development. At the time of the 24 March 1976 military coup, YPF's foreign debt was 372 million dollars. Seven years later - when the dictatorship fell - it owed six billion dollars. Its debt had been multiplied by 16 in seven years.
Hardly a cent of the borrowed foreign funds actually went into company coffers; the money lined the regime's pockets. Under the dictatorship, productivity per worker at YPF jumped by 80 per cent; the total number of workers at YPF fell from 47,000 to 34,000. In order to boost its own earnings, the dictatorship reduced by 50 per cent the subsidy it gave YPF for petrol sales to the population. Moreover, YPF was obliged to have the oil it extracted refined by private multinationals (Shell and Esso). Given its sound financial health before the dictatorship, it could have had its own refinery. By June 1982, not a penny of company assets was debt-free.
Government debt Government debt The total outstanding debt of the State, local authorities, publicly owned companies and organs of social security.
trading Buying and selling of financial instruments such as shares, futures, derivatives, options, and warrants conducted in the hope of making a short-term profit. activity. Instead, the dictatorship obtained its foreign currency by going into debt.
These foreign reserves were neither managed nor supervised by the Central Bank. In fact, the huge sums borrowed from the North's banks were usually deposited right back into the same banks; or at least into competing institutions. In 1979, 83 per cent of these reserves were deposited in foreign banking institutions. The reserves were worth 10.1 billion dollars; deposits in foreign accounts totalled 8.4 billion dollars. That same year, foreign debt rose from 12.5 billion dollars to 19 billion dollars (Olmos, 1990). Of course, interest earned on these foreign deposits was lower than interest owing on the borrowed amounts.
The Argentine authorities pursued this line of action for the following reasons: firstly, individuals in the regime grew rich off the commissions offered by the North's banks; secondly, increased foreign reserves meant a significantly increased capacity to import - in particular, to import arms; thirdly, the policy of economic liberalisation and debt accumulation recommended by the IMF, improved the dictatorship's credibility with the main industrialised countries, especially with the USA. The dictatorship would not have been able to sustain the initial years of domestic terror (1976-1980) without the blessing of the US administration.
For its part, the US Federal Reserve was all the more favourably inclined to the dictatorship's policies since most of the borrowed money was deposited in US banks. From the point of view of the US administration and the IMF, Argentina's growing debt load was bringing the country back into the US fold - after decades during which Argentina had been something of a nationalist rebel and achieved real economic progress within the framework of the Peronist system.
Private Argentine companies and Argentine subsidiaries of foreign MNCs were also encouraged to amass debt. Private debt rose to more than 14 billion dollars.
Walter Klein was secretary of state for Economic Co-ordination and Planning from 1976 until March 1981. At the same time, he headed a private research firm that represented the interests of foreign creditors in Buenos Aires. When he joined the military regime, his firm represented the interests of one bank, the Scandinavian Enskilda Bank. A few years later, it represented the interests of 22 foreign banks. In March 1981, he left his government job as general Viola was replacing general Videla at the head of the dictatorship. A few weeks later - 7 April 1982, five days after the Argentinian armed forces had occupied the Malvinas (Falkland Islands) and Britain had declared war - Klein was made the authorised representative in Buenos Aires of the British-based Barclays Bank Limited, one of the main private holders of Argentinian public and private debt. When the dictatorship fell and Raul Alfonsin rose to power in 1984, his research firm continued in its role as defender of the interests of foreign creditors.
The Central Bank announced that it had no record of public foreign debt. Indeed, post-dictatorship government officials have had to rely on the claims of foreign creditors and on contracts signed by officials in the military dictatorship, even though such contracts had never been approved by the Central Bank.
Nevertheless, the first post-dictatorship government of president Alfonsin decided to honour the dictatorship-era debt in its entirety, public and private. Just as the military's torturers were amnestied under the 1986 'full stop' and 'required obedience' laws, so too were those in charge of the dictatorship's economic policy treated with clemency. Most of the dictatorship's top economic and financial officials retained their jobs in the state apparatus; some were even promoted. Military officials responsible for the repression that claimed at least 30,000 lives also kept their jobs, or were granted early retirements. A scandal erupted when one of them, captain Astiz, finally broke the rule of silence observed by the dictatorship's military officials: 'In 1982, a friend asked me is there had indeed been disappearances. I replied, "of course, there were 6,500, even more; but no more than 10,000. All of them were eliminated"' (Le Soir, 16 January 1998).
Private Argentine businesses were also encouraged to borrow money under the dictatorship. Total private debt came to more than 14 billion dollars.
The long list of indebted private companies included the Argentine subsidiaries of MNCs: for example, Renault Argentina, Mercedes-Benz Argentina, Ford Motor Argentina, IBM Argentina, Citibank, First National Bank of Boston, Chase Manhattan Bank, Bank of America and Deutsche Bank.
The Argentine government paid off these private companies' creditors: Renault France, Mercedes Benz, Citibank, Chase Manhattan Bank, Bank of America, First National Bank of Boston, Credit Lyonnais, Deutsche Bank and Societe Generale.
In other words, Argentine taxpayers repaid debt contracted by the subsidiaries of MNCs with their head offices, or with international banks. It is reasonable to suspect that the MNCs in question actually created the debt of their Argentine subsidiaries with some creative accounting. Argentine government officials have no way of verifying this information.
In 1990-1992, the government of Alfonsin's successor, Carlos Saul Menem, undertook a vast programme of privatisation, selling off most of the nation's wealth at rock-bottom prices. It is estimated that the country lost 60 billion dollars in the process. Menem argued that Argentina's state-owned companies were deeply in debt in order to justify the sell-off. Yet their poor financial position resulted from the debt load they had been forced to take on by the dictatorship; most of the borrowed funds never made it into company coffers.
Menem asked the US investment bank and brokerage firm Merrill Lynch to determine the value of YPF. Merrill Lynch deliberately underestimated company oil reserves by 30 per cent in order to lower YPF's paper value before privatisation. Once the privatisation had been carried out, the hidden reserves were factored back into the company's assets; financial operators who had bought company stock at a low price made huge profits when YPF share Share A unit of ownership interest in a corporation or financial asset, representing one part of the total capital stock. Its owner (a shareholder) is entitled to receive an equal distribution of any profits distributed (a dividend) and to attend shareholder meetings. values subsequently rose. The windfall also led many to vaunt the superiority of private companies over state-owned ones.
It is interesting to note that in 1997 Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso asked the same US firm, Merrill Lynch, to determine the value of the country's main state-owned concern, the mining company Vale do Rio Doce. A number of Brazilian members of parliament have accused Merrill Lynch of undervaluing the company's mineral reserves by 75 per cent (O Globo, 8 April 1997).
Apart from YPF (sold to the Spanish multinational oil company, Repsol, in 1999), another Argentine gem was sold for a song: Aerolineas Argentinas. The airline's Boeing 707s were sold for a token sum - one dollar and 54 cents, to be exact! A few years on, these planes continue to work the routes of the now privatised company. The value of the company's rights over certain routes - 800 million dollars - was estimated to be only 60 million dollars before privatisation. The company was sold to Iberia for 130 million dollars in cash; the rest was made up of debt write-offs. Iberia borrowed to buy the firm and placed the entire burden of the loan on the new company, Aerolineas Argentinas which thus found itself indebted from the very start. In 2001, Aerolineas Argentinas, owned by Iberia, was on the verge of bankruptcy through the fault of its owners. The case of Aerolineas Argentinas is exceptional. State-owned companies were normally privatised free of debt, which was instead absorbed by the public purse.
After the fall of the dictatorship, the debt scandal did not fail to attract public attention. The first civilian government established a parliamentary commission, which was dissolved after a year and a half of deliberations. Its findings were considered to be too threatening to Alfonsin's economic policy, given that in the meantime he had decided to nationalise the debt. Menem, the current president, had at one time also railed against the debt; once in power, though, he abandoned all talk of revisiting this eminently taboo subject.
In spite of all the delays and compromises, a trial is now underway. It is the result of a complaint raised by an Argentine citizen in October 1982, while the country was still ruled by a dictatorship. Thanks to this courageous and tireless journalist, the question of who is responsible for the country's debt burden is now being examined by judicial authorities. Many of the dictatorship's economic officials and heads of state-owned companies have had to testify at trial hearings. Walter Klein's research firm has been searched; most of the documents from the period in question have been seized and placed in safekeeping at the Central Bank.
The judgement pronounced on 13 July 2000 did not give rise to any conviction (mainly because there was prescription) but revealed the full extent of the Argentine debt scandal. Judge Ballestero's 195-page judgement confirmed a series of very grave accusations.
One of the ways in which the IMF actively supported the Argentine dictatorship was by providing it with one of its top civil servants, named Dante Simone (Poder Judicial de la Nacion, 13/07/2000, p. 31-32; p. 106; p. 109; p. 127 ).
The Federal Reserve of New York, having directly served as go-between for a series of operations of the Argentine Central Bank, had previously done the same to get private US banks to lend money to the dictatorship (p. 127). At the same time, as it was increasing the indebtedness of the Public Treasury and national companies, the dictatorship was allowing Argentine capitalists to deposit huge quantities of capital abroad. Between 1978 and 1981, over 38,000 million dollars are thought to have left the country in an "excessive or unjustified" manner. This was facilitated by the fact that each Argentine resident was entitled to buy 20,000 dollars a day, which could then be deposited abroad (p. 56 - 58).
In other words, the State took on more and more debts while the capitalists cheerfully de-capitalised.
Approximately 90% of resources coming from outside via indebtedness of companies (private and public) and the government were transferred abroad in speculative financial operations" (p. 102).
Large sums borrowed from private banks in the USA and Western Europe were then deposited in those very same banks. Public companies like YPF were systematically put into difficulty (p. 130).
The regime of "democratic" transition which followed the dictatorship transformed the debts of private companies into public debt through totally illegal means (p. 152). This means that it should be possible to modify the decision. Among the private companies whose debt was absorbed by the State, 26 were financial firms. Among those were numerous foreign banks established in Argentina: City Bank, First National Bank of Boston, Deutsche Bank, Chase Manhattan Bank, Bank of America (p. 155 - 157). That means that the Argentine State, with debts towards these banks, decided to take over the banks' debts. No comment.
To give a specific example of collusion between a private bank of the North and the Argentine dictatorship, between July 1976 and November 1976, the Chase Manhattan Bank received monthly deposits of 22 million dollars (the amounts subsequently increased) and remunerated them at a rate of 5.5%. At the same time, and at the same rhythm, the Argentine Central Bank borrowed 30 million dollars from the same US bank, the Chase Manhattan Bank, at a rate of 8.75% (p. 165).
The judgement and its conclusions are damning for the dictatorship, for the regime that followed it, for the IMF, for the private creditors… The sentence handed down by the Court clearly states that "the nation's external debt (...) was greatly increased from 1976 on, because of a nefarious economic policy which brought the country to its knees. This calamitous policy used methods, already analysed in the present text, which tended to benefit and support private companies to the detriment of public companies. The latter got daily poorer, resulting in very low value at the time of their privatisation.» (p. 195).
The nominal interest rate is the rate at which the loan is contracted. The real interest rate is the nominal rate reduced by the rate of inflation. in 1979; and the state of necessity - Argentina's financial situation prohibits it from repaying the debt, as to do so would prevent the State from fulfilling its obligations towards its citizens in respect of their social and economic rights, in line with international pacts it has signed.
Cessation of debt repayment needs to be accompanied by other essential measures. There follow a certain number of proposals to fuel the necessary debate.
Firstly, there has to be an international enquiry into the assets illegitimately accumulated and deposited abroad by Argentine residents.
http://www.bis.org/about/ , Quarterly Review : International Banking and Financial Market Financial market The market for long-term capital. It comprises a primary market, where new issues are sold, and a secondary market, where existing securities are traded. Aside from the regulated markets, there are over-the-counter markets which are not required to meet minimum conditions. Developments, June 2001, www.bis.org). The aim is to recover a maximum of funds stolen from the Nation. Secondly, measures to control capital movements and exchange operations need to be set up as a protection against capital flight and speculative attacks. Thirdly, a re-distributive tax policy needs to be established, including an exceptional tax on the assets of the richest tenth of the population; taxation of capital revenues; reduction of VAT on basic commodities Commodities The goods exchanged on the commodities market, traditionally raw materials such as metals and fuels, and cereals. and services , etc.
Fourthly, the abrogation of decrees and laws imposing salary and pension cuts (and other welfare benefits) is required. The social security system needs to be defended and reinforced. There should be a guaranteed revenue for the unemployed and increases in salaries and pensions to improve purchasing power. These are just the minimal conditions for a real alternative. Fifthly, companies that were wrongly privatised should be returned to the public domain, starting with the strategic sectors (energy, oil, communications, etc.).
On the international level, indebted countries should form a common front, and South-South trading and complementarities should be developed. The FTAA has to be resolutely opposed, as does the US military offensive (US military bases, Bush's anti-missile shield, and the strategic base he intends to create in the Southern cone; Plan Colombia). Initiatives in favour of a Tobin-type tax on international financial transactions should be encouraged.
All these proposals are avenues for an alternative to the neo-liberal model. It is not a programme to accept or reject en bloc. The idea is to show that solutions exist, if we want to turn our backs on the infernal logic of indebtedness and excessive dependency.
At the end of 2002, Argentina's external public debt came to 137 billion dollars, distributed as follows: about 87 billion owed in the form of public debt paper; about 37 billion in the form of loans and about 13 billion in payment arrears.
Pension Funds Pension funds: investment funds that manage capitalized retirement schemes, they are funded by the employees of one or several companies paying-into the scheme which, often, is also partially funded by the employers. The objective is to pay the pensions of the employees that take part in the scheme. They manage very big amounts of money that are usually invested on the stock markets or financial markets. (AFJP - Administradoras de Fondos de Jubilaciones y Pensiones) created in the 1990s as part of the neo-liberal reform of the pensions system. The other half of the bonds is held by foreigners, individual investors and banks. In September 2003, these bonds were selling on the secondary debt market at about 30% of their value.
Of the 37 billion owed in the form of loans, 30 billion are owed to the IMF, the World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The rest is owed to the Paris Club Paris Club This group of lender States was founded in 1956 and specializes in dealing with non-payment by developing countries.
, other bilateral creditors and private banks of the North.
The crisis at the end of 2001 followed three years of recession and antisocial policies that brought about radical deterioration of living conditions for the majority of the population. In 2002-2003, more than 50 % of Argentinians were living below the poverty line. After devaluation of the Argentine currency in early 2002, salaries and pensions fell 30% in real terms. Unemployment levels exceeded 20%. The Argentinians were stupefied to discover that a significant percentage of the population was suffering from severe malnutrition. In 2002 - 2003, children even died of malnutrition in the Northern provinces - something Argentinians would never have believed possible. Meanwhile, their country had continued to export enough food to feed six times their total population. This situation is both absurd and intolerable.
The dramatic degradation of living conditions had been coming for some time. It was due to more than 25 years of submission to external creditors and of favours to big Argentine capital. The powerful social mobilisation that led to the overthrow of President De la Rua in December 2001 gained in size throughout 2002. This led the successive governments that followed the night of 19-20 December 2001 (of the presidents Rodriguez Saa, Eduardo Duhalde and finally Nestor Kirchner after the elections of April 2003) to make certain concessions to the people's movement. It was the fear of being overthrown by another popular uprising, combined with the desire to regain their lost legitimacy in the eyes of the population, that led those in power to depart from neo-liberal policies and thus to resist the demands of the IMF and the private creditors.
Here are some examples of measures taken to appease the population.
The instigation of a minimum subsistence revenue for the unemployed: 2 million people now receive 150 pesos (or about 50 dollars) a month. This benefit, called "work plan" is partly distributed by the piqueteros movements, who run 120,000 to 150,000 « work plans ».
The abrogation of the 12% cuts in civil servants' salaries and pensions that had been decreed by De la Rua in the middle of 2001.
2) a broader use of property to guarantee any loan: it is sufficient that the borrower possesses and engages the property as collateral. payments - this concerned 150,000 to 200,000 households).
Compensation was paid out to small savers to limit the extent of their losses due to devaluation.
A payment freeze was applied to basic services (water, gas, electricity…), to the dismay of the MNCs which have controlled these companies since they were privatised.
The abrogation of the « punto final » law adopted under Raul Alfonsin in the middle of the 1980s, guaranteeing almost total impunity to the military; the beginning of legal actions against torturers (particularly Astiz, mentioned above).
A partial, more "democratic" change in the composition of the Supreme Court of Justice.
These concessions to the Argentine people made by their rulers are by no means negligible. They show what massive social mobilisation can achieve.
Gross Domestic Product Gross Domestic Product is an aggregate measure of total production within a given territory equal to the sum of the gross values added. The measure is notoriously incomplete; for example it does not take into account any activity that does not enter into a commercial exchange. The GDP takes into account both the production of goods and the production of services. Economic growth is defined as the variation of the GDP from one period to another. , and use this surplus to repay its debt. Argentina refused such a high rate and reached an agreement with the IMF on the basis of a 2.5% budget surplus. It then proposed to private holders of debt bonds that they should renounce 75% of their (face) value. It pays to be firm.
Having said that, it would be illusory to think that President Nestor Kirchner has any intention of veering to the left. He is manoeuvring between the demands of the IMF, the MNCs and the capitalists of Argentina, on the one hand, and the expectations of the people's movement on the other. He is counting on the demobilisation of the movement, which would enable him to return to harsher neo-liberal policies than those applied since the overthrow of Fernando De la Rua.
An alternative is needed to Nestor Kirchner's commitments to the IMF.
The debt that Argentina owes the IMF, the World Bank and the IDB must be considered null as it was contracted to carry out policies that were harmful and against the interests of the citizens. Furthermore, the agencies concerned aided and abetted the military dictatorship that prevailed from 1976 to 1983.
Finding a satisfactory way of dealing with the Argentinian pension funds (AFJP) is somewhat more complex. The following course of action might be applied. The debts could be cancelled, the AFJP abolished and the distributive pension system restored. Then, after a thorough discussion of terms and conditions and after making reasonable deductions, the Argentine State could transfer the equivalent of the debt owed to the AFJP to the State Pension Fund. This would ensure the viability of the distributive pension scheme.
The debt in the form of bonds held by foreigners must be scrupulously audited. The odious part must be completely cancelled. For the rest, it would be possible to devise a procedure adapted to each type of holder in order to avoid penalising small foreign savers unfairly. As for the bonds held by rentiers, banks and other private financial bodies, they must be cancelled or be subject to a general abatement of at least 90%.
Payment arrears should be cancelled.


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Q: UIButton background image not crisp I'm setting the background image of a UIButton in Interface Builder.
For some reason this image doesn't render well and I end up with something not crisp at all.
The button is 65x65 and the image is 302x302 and has an '@2x' version.

screenshot of the blurry image I get in the simulator
Any idea on what I should do to solve this issue?
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A: If the image is 302 square, and the button is 65 square, then it is going to have to be scaled down by a factor of 4.65. This is going to spoil the quality of the displayed image. If you're using image assets for fixed size UI elements, they should be the same size.

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import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
import org.junit.Test;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyNoMoreInteractions;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verifyZeroInteractions;

/**
 * Tests for {@link DeferredLog}.
 *
 * @author Phillip Webb
 */
public class DeferredLogTests {

	private DeferredLog deferredLog = new DeferredLog();

	private Object message = "Message";

	private Throwable throwable = new IllegalStateException();

	private Log log = mock(Log.class);

	@Test
	public void isTraceEnabled() throws Exception {
		assertThat(this.deferredLog.isTraceEnabled()).isTrue();
	}

	@Test
	public void isDebugEnabled() throws Exception {
		assertThat(this.deferredLog.isDebugEnabled()).isTrue();
	}

	@Test
	public void isInfoEnabled() throws Exception {
		assertThat(this.deferredLog.isInfoEnabled()).isTrue();
	}

	@Test
	public void isWarnEnabled() throws Exception {
		assertThat(this.deferredLog.isWarnEnabled()).isTrue();
	}

	@Test
	public void isErrorEnabled() throws Exception {
		assertThat(this.deferredLog.isErrorEnabled()).isTrue();
	}

	@Test
	public void isFatalEnabled() throws Exception {
		assertThat(this.deferredLog.isFatalEnabled()).isTrue();
	}

	@Test
	public void trace() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.trace(this.message);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).trace(this.message, null);
	}

	@Test
	public void traceWithThrowable() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.trace(this.message, this.throwable);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).trace(this.message, this.throwable);
	}

	@Test
	public void debug() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.debug(this.message);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).debug(this.message, null);
	}

	@Test
	public void debugWithThrowable() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.debug(this.message, this.throwable);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).debug(this.message, this.throwable);
	}

	@Test
	public void info() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.info(this.message);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).info(this.message, null);
	}

	@Test
	public void infoWithThrowable() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.info(this.message, this.throwable);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).info(this.message, this.throwable);
	}

	@Test
	public void warn() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.warn(this.message);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).warn(this.message, null);
	}

	@Test
	public void warnWithThrowable() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.warn(this.message, this.throwable);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).warn(this.message, this.throwable);
	}

	@Test
	public void error() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.error(this.message);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).error(this.message, null);
	}

	@Test
	public void errorWithThrowable() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.error(this.message, this.throwable);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).error(this.message, this.throwable);
	}

	@Test
	public void fatal() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.fatal(this.message);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).fatal(this.message, null);
	}

	@Test
	public void fatalWithThrowable() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.fatal(this.message, this.throwable);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		verify(this.log).fatal(this.message, this.throwable);
	}

	@Test
	public void clearsOnReplayTo() throws Exception {
		this.deferredLog.info("1");
		this.deferredLog.fatal("2");
		Log log2 = mock(Log.class);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(this.log);
		this.deferredLog.replayTo(log2);
		verify(this.log).info("1", null);
		verify(this.log).fatal("2", null);
		verifyNoMoreInteractions(this.log);
		verifyZeroInteractions(log2);
	}

}

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Telehealth Provider TimelyMD Grows Leadership Team to Support Continued Growth as COVID Cases Rise
FORT WORTH, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–TimelyMD, the leading telehealth company focused on higher education, has added new leadership positions to fuel its rapid and continuous growth as telemedicine and teletherapy remain in high demand on college campuses — particularly as the Delta variant threatens students' hopes for a more "normal" semester.
Through its proprietary TimelyCare technology, TimelyMD offers free and immediate virtual medical and/or mental health care support to students at more than 100 college and university partner schools – including Duke University, Emory University, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, Los Rios Community College District, Middlebury College and Paul Quinn College – with licensed providers available 24/7 in all 50 states.
A recent $60 million investment from JMI Equity has accelerated TimelyMD's recruitment of transformative new leaders from healthcare, tech and creative sectors.
Becky Banasik, Senior Vice President of Client Success
As Senior Vice President of Client Success, Becky Banasik brings more than 20 years of experience scaling high-growth, client operations teams delivering strategies for some of the world's leading brands. With extensive experience in management consulting, SaaS organizations and nonprofits, Banasik was most recently VP of Client Success at Social Solutions, where she was responsible for ensuring clients realized the full potential and value of SSG's product, data, and services.
Lauren McQuade, Senior Vice President of Marketing
Lauren McQuade brings more than 20 years of marketing leadership experience building teams, processes, and programs that drive growth. Based in Austin, McQuade previously served as VP of Marketing at ESO, VP of Marketing at SecureLink, and has held senior marketing roles at Community Brands, CompassLearning, and Motorola.
Zachary Fleming, Vice President of Product
In a newly created role, Zac Fleming has broad responsibility for product management, product design, and product strategy. Leveraging technology and strategy, he seeks to create innovative products so that college students everywhere can seamlessly access the care needed to thrive. Fleming's previous roles include serving as vice president for product management at Citi, general manager for digital transformation at Baylor Scott & White Health, and chief technology officer at Three to Abandon. He also serves as an advisor for start-up founders, mentors global product leaders, and volunteers to help further his local community.
Todd Hegseth, Vice President of Sales Operations
As Vice President of Sales Operations, Todd Hegseth steers updates to sales tools, technology and supporting business processes aimed at improving sales productivity, reporting and improving cross-functional business decision intelligence. Hegseth is an experienced, agile business leader with extensive experience driving business improvement across multiple sectors. He has also held various leadership roles in cyber security and telecommunications industries, having achieved success in customer support, finance, sales and operations.
Eric Knittel, Associate Vice President, Brand and Creative
With more than two decades of national advertising agency experience, Eric Knittel is an award-winning creative director whose expertise in delivering unique ideas has built brands in nearly every sector of business, from healthcare and technology to professional sports and packaged goods. In his new role, Knittel steers the creative direction of the TimelyMD brand with an entrepreneurial spirit, a passion for building high-performance teams and a desire to share the company's unique ability to provide equitable mental and medical health care to students across the country.
Kristen Buglione, Healthcare Literacy Lead
Kristen Buglione plays a key role in leading strategic initiatives to enhance college student health, well-being and academic success. Prior to joining TimelyMD, she was the Director of Health Education at Johnson & Wales University and has presented at regional/national college health conferences. Passionate about helping individuals and communities enhance health and well-being through sustainable and equitable initiatives, Buglione is also a Certified Health Education Specialist.
About TimelyMD
TimelyMD is the leading telehealth provider specializing in higher education. Its mission is to improve the well-being of college students by making virtual medical and mental health care accessible anytime, anywhere. The comprehensive TimelyCare solution optimizes campus resources and supports clinical staff by delivering continuity of care to hundreds of thousands of students at more than 100 colleges and universities. Customizable by school, TimelyCare's wide-ranging telehealth and teletherapy services – including on-demand and scheduled medical care, on-demand and scheduled mental health counseling, psychiatric support, health coaching, and faculty and staff guidance – are designed to help students thrive in all aspects of their lives. Visit timely.md for more information.
Katie Neal for TimelyMD
katie.neal@timely.md

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Verizon Launches 5G Wireless Network In Minneapolis And Chicago
By Arthur Villasanta
In an unexpected move, Verizon Wireless announced the rollout Wednesday of its commercial 5G wireless network ahead of schedule starting in select areas of Minneapolis and Chicago. The company is the largest U.S. wireless communications service provider.
This launch was originally set for April 11 and seems to have been accelerated by news on Tuesday that South Korea will become the first country in the world to launch a national 5G network. The launch of the network involving South Korea's three top telecom firms will take place this Friday (April 5).
Verizon, however, doesn't have a dedicated 5G smartphone to go with its new network. The only 5G smartphone on the market is the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G, which is only available in South Korea. This phone retails for $1,200.
Apple Inc. is expected to have its first 5G iPhone ready to ship by 2020 but even this deadline is in jeopardy given the company's ongoing legal patent battles with chipmaker Qualcomm Inc.
Verizon says customers can access its 5G network only with the 4G Motorola Moto Z3 smartphone (a 5G upgradable device) paired with the 5G-enabled Moto Mod accessory. This combination will result in the "world's first commercial 5G mobile service with a 5G-enabled smartphone," said Verizon.
Moto Z3 retails for $240, or 24 monthly payments of $10. The 5G Moto Mod is available for $199.99 for a limited time.
Samsung will launch the Galaxy S10 5G in the U.S. during the third quarter. It will be exclusive to Verizon at first. AT&T, T-Mobile and Sprint will begin selling this 5G handset in the fourth quarter.
Verizon says customers in Chicago and Minneapolis should expect typical download speeds of 450 Mbps. Peak speeds will hit nearly 1 Gbps and latency will be less than 30 milliseconds.
In Chicago, 5G coverage includes areas of the West Loop and the South Loop, around landmarks like Union Station, Willis Tower, The Art Institute of Chicago, Millennium Park, and The Chicago Theatre, according to Verizon. 5G service is also available at select Verizon stores in Chicago.
In Minneapolis, 5G is concentrated in the downtown area, plus areas inside and around the U.S. Bank Stadium. It's also available around landmarks like the Minneapolis Convention Center, the Mill City Museum, Target Center, the Minneapolis Central Library, The Commons, and areas of Elliot Park.
A logo sits illumintated outside the Verizon booth at the recent GSMA Mobile World Congress 2019. David Ramos/Getty Images
Verizon postpaid customers with any unlimited plan, including Go Unlimited, Beyond Unlimited, or Above Unlimited, can get unlimited 5G data for an additional $10 per month.
Verizon plans to expand the 5G network to more than 30 cities across the U.S. by the end of 2019.
The 5G network complements its existing "5G Home" service, which launched in October 2018 in select areas. 5G Home is a wireless alternative to a traditional cable-based home internet connection, but only works inside a home.
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One day, a long long time ago I was working in a boot store in Fort Worth, Texas.
I was newly divorced after an extremely volatile and abusive marriage. I was dating three men with lots of money and was very happy with the arrangement I was in. Nice things and no strings. It worked for me.
One day a super hot, verrrrry cocky horse trainer came sauntering into my store. I remember the first time I saw him… He was so hot y'all but he smelled like horse pee and I knew his bank account could not afford me (oy… that sounds so harsh, but it was true back then). While I was immediately physically attracted to him, his swagger just as immediately annoyed me. For several months after that he came into the store at least once a week and tried to talk to me each time. At one point I remember that he asked me for a special order form to which I responded by tossing the clipboard on the counter after rolling my eyes and scoffing at him.
One night I went out to a club with some friends and saw him there with his friends. He stared at me the entire night. Thoroughly annoyed by him, I walked up to him and asked him if I knew him and if he had a problem. When he gave me very short answers, I walked away in a huff. At one point during the night, I noticed he was staring at me again. When we made eye contact, he motioned for me to "come here" with his finger. He then asked me if I knew how to waltz and we danced until the bar closed. We ended up hanging out until 6am the next morning 🤭. He called me a few hours later and we were inseparable from that moment forward.
When we met he lived on a ranch in Azle, TX. One night, he proposed in a round pen under the stars just after five short months of dating. A few months later, on May 7, 2005 we were married in his grandfather's sweet little church in downtown Fort Worth.
In the thirteen years that we have been together we have been through hell and back multiple times. Even after all of the trials, I can say that my man is my very best friend. He drives me up the wall sometimes, but he never fails to make me laugh. He is the love of my life and I am so thankful for him.


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Review: Alita:Battle Angel
There can be an odd thing that happens when two creative giants work together. The result can diminish the great qualities of both, leaving you with just the bad. This happens when two big musicians team up for an album, I am looking at you Lou Reed and Metallica. It can also happen when two filmmakers team up. Such is the case as Robert Rodriguez and James Cameron team up for Alita: Battle Angel.
The film's dystopian vision of the future, complete with class warfare that is brought closer to an end thanks to a love story, feels like signature Cameron. He cribs from Avatar in a big way here. The oddball characters and hyper-violent action feels like Rodriguez. And yet these two elements rarely sing together in a way that isn't either predictable, corny or cool for just a fleeting second.
Visually Alita stuns. Cameron takes control of the special effects and it shows here. The performance capture by Weta is stunning and completely convincing. And yet so little of it connects on an emotional level, something Rodriguez struggles with.
Alita (Rosa Salazar) is discovered by cybersurgeon Dr. Ito (Christoph Waltz) in a garbage heap. He rebuilds her and soon begins to discover that her past is more troubled than previously imagined. She soon crosses paths with Vector (Mahershala Ali) who has aspirations to control Iron City. There are several interconnected subplots that detract from this main conflict including a silly love story and a side story about a Rollerball type sport called motorball.
The love story is where Alita: Battle Angel falls flat. Keean Johnson as Hugo is bland and uninteresting and we never get wrapped up in their human/robot romance. It is odd that here again Cameron pushes interspecies relationships. I fear that is becoming a thematic core of his. If humans aren't falling for aliens, they are falling for robots.
The eye candy is the main reason to enjoy this. Rodriguez manages to include a surprising amount of gore in this PG-13 affair. He has a knack for action and it shows here. However, the stakes aren't there to make us care. The film is as synthetic as its main character and can never earn the emotional payoffs it goes for over and over. The supporting cast is good but underutilized, Jennifer Connelly barely gets anything to do here. In the end, the film may be a landmark in visual effects but it won't be remembered in a few months.


O'-YE the Coyote-man, and Wek'-wek the Falcon-man quarrelled. Then O'-ye gathered up the people and took them away with him across the ocean, leaving Wek'-wek alone. Then he made the rain come and cover the world with water. The water grew deeper and deeper and covered all the trees and all the hills and all the mountains until nothing was left but water.
Wek'-wek could find no place to rest—nothing to stand on—and had to fly and fly and fly till he was all tired out. By and by he could fly no longer and fell on the water and was floating around nearly dead when his wing caught on a little stick. This stick stuck up from the top of the roundhouse of Pe'-leet the Grebe, who came up to see what was the matter. He found Wek'-wek (a relative of his) nearly drowned and pulled him down into his roundhouse and saved him.
Then O'-ye the Coyote-man let the water down and brought the people back.


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Citharomangelia galigensis is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Mangeliidae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1899 door Melvill.

Mangeliidae

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I love to go dancing, but I would prefer to go with someone I already knew a little better than going to a dance on a first date. I've taken lessons and can follow just about anyone's lead, but if I went with someone who asked me to dance by myself while he watched? I'd be two stepping right out the front door and fox trotting it home, alone.
... here is my thinking ... I take you out. Watch you dance alone or with others.
No not really. I'm a two left footed white guy and look like I'm in extreme pain when I dance. Now if I'm drinking while dancing, watch out! The more I drink, the better I get surprisingly. I think I look like the monster in the movie Young Frankenstein.
Women seem to be born with a dancing gene, guys not so much.
Thanks for being one person who is thinking along the lines of what I was being subtle in suggesting at the time I mentioned "watching her dance alone". I reference your mention of being a "private dancer."
A "fun" woman can dance for her man in many situations. Tsk! Tsk! To those others who are so set in their ways to not think outside of their comfort square...box!
I take you out. Watch you dance alone or with others. Usually my friends or I eventually wrangle up a group of folks.
That is where many of us got the idea that you want to "WATCH" a lady dance. You wrote it yourself ... "I take you OUT. WATCH you dance alone ..."
Apparently many of us do enjoy dancing ... and probably would be glad to dance "alone" for you in a private situation, but as a dancer of many years and I also taught dancing ... I fail to see the purpose in taking a woman out, then sending her out on the dance floor all by herself (or with your friends) just to assess her ability. A true dancer would be able to do that with his lady in his arms.
Additionally, you wrote of doing this on a first date. That is the title (topic) to the thread ... right?
On a first date, a person is nervous enough as it is and for many of us it would be a time to talk, get to know someone, but instead you are suggesting that you send the lady out ALONE or with a friend on the dance floor. I guess I just don't understand the logic in that. That's why I said I would not want to be in some other man's arms ... that's why I thought that was weird.
How would a person get to know / talk with another if they do not spend time with them? How can you get to know a lady by sending her out to dance with someone else or alone? It appeared to me that you wanted to assess her dance abilities right off the bat so you would know whether or not you want to continue to date her (related to her dance abilities).
Additionally, you asked for INPUT. When some of us told you how we felt about not being sent out "alone" or with your acquaintances to dance so that you could "watch" ... you appeared critical.
**So do you really want to know how we feel about it?
** Are you just looking for folks to come in here and agree with you?
**Are you just hoping that some lady who likes to dance who lives in your area will read the thread and contact you?
I Love Dancing.. Vertical OR horizontal.. Anytime, any date!
there was an old saying: "Dancing is merely vertical expression of horizontal desire"
I think dancing at anytime is RIGHT. I love to dance and have always believed the only "bad" dancer is the one who is too afraid to get up on the floor and show their moves. Dance is a great way to just have fun.....show your moves....and let loose...so first, second, third date.........and onward.
Dancing anytime- anywhere- its allowed!Yes dancing brings out all the inhibitions on the dance floor and great exercise. I enjoy it at all times ! I have had dates that wouldn't dance but agreed to go to the dances with me and then fuss about the style of dancing. These dates didn't get a second chance. Actually lost a good realtionship because she wouldn't accept my passion for dancing.
I like the idea of smokeless dance floors and attend dances up to 100 miles from my area just to enjoy the dance floors and towns. NEEDED NEW DANCE PARTNERS IN THESE TOWNS of Macon GA- Dublin GA -Augusta GA- and other areas! Ladies where are you in Ga.Have car will travel for a good partner!!! Come on ladies identify yourselfs!
thanks for all the instructurs who try to help with all the ice breakers and get people to realize the benefits of dancing at all ages. Just :for a G_R_E_A_T PARTNER!!
Not on a first date. I prefer on the first date to talk, even if part of the talk is making plans to go dancing. Now as a second date or third date, it is great. It allows you to get very physical and getting physical tend to somehow escalate.
I enjoy dancing but not for a first date as I like to talk and get to know a person. The atmosphere does not allow for it with loud music, etc.
I wouldn't do it on a first date, but quite frankly, I don't see anything wrong with your lady going on the dance floor by herself or with your group of friends.
if we hadn't gone dancing, we probably would never have gone out again. almost two years now (counting the platonic break up period where we saw each other even more than before!?*) the dancing and the jazz (for him it's the blues) seems to soothe our feisty/argumentative souls! i think they also are pheremone enhancers and get you to see the spirit that is under someone's armor. actually we are both quite hilarious.
go for it people and do not tame your savage beast.
kachoo, kachoo....d-mn this head cold.
There's several dance genres that I'm very good at but I would hesitate to make dancing a first date unless I knew the date could cope.
Some women can follow just about any dance so would be Ok to take to my sort of dance.
As a man, I would often be expected to lead - and there's 100s of dance genres where I would not have a clue what to lead.
Overall, a bad choice for a first date unless I knew the circumstances were just right.
It would be perfect for me. My hobby is dancing. Also I would get to hold the lady during the slow dances.
I just got to move to Texas! I take country dance lessons, but there are no good country bars for dancing! We hold our own dances at the Eagle's Clubs in the area, for that reason.
I'd love to go dancing for a first date, second date, any date!! I do line dancing too, so if he wants to sit one out and I don't there's always that. And he can watch me!
As much as I love to dance I'm not sure I would go the first date. You could use the first date to find out more things & interests of the person. First off, find out if they know how to dance If it proceeds into a second date then a BIG RESOUNDING YES!!! In fact, with me that would be the date of choice always.
I enjoy dancing anytime... one of my questions I as my potential male friends is .. do you like to dance? and then I try to get them somewhere.. and I ask them to dance.. if they say not now.. no, maybe later well baby I know the guys is not for me... and he is history!
In my family my folks took the time to teach us how to dance.. chacha, samba, waltz.. lindy, and my personal all time favorite.. lol holding onto the doorknob doing rock n roll!!! anyone else remember dancing with the door????? rotf!
I love a man who can relax in public.. and just dance.. even if it is swaying to the music... dancing has and also will be a social skill I look for in a mate... as for the first date.. where is he? let's go shake it up baby... we can always "talk" later.
PS.. I have a great belly dancing cd.... the finger drum solo is sooooo hot!
some place you can talk to her without yelling in her ear.
No, I'd never go dancing on a first date. I just can't dance at all and all the times I've tried my partner had something smart to say about it.
Dancing was not something that was a part of my life while growing up and doing it now makes me uncomfortable. After a few drinks, I don't care what I look like or what others say though.
Dancing is not everyone's cup of tea. I'd never judge anyone or assume that someone who can't dance/won't dance is bad in bed.
First date... If the lady is interested in it sure!
While there is a downside to somewhere loud, I love dancing, and while I enjoy seeing a woman dance on the floor moving I am much more of a participation fan! Fast, slow, waltz, salsa, line dancing - all great exercise and it says alot about a womans personality to see her dance. Slow dancing allows a chance to see how it feels to be close to her and how she moves together while fast dancing you get to see alot of your dates personality.
Depends if there's chemistry, yes, slow dancing is my fav, I like to be held by someone taller than myself.


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Finally, the benchmark revenue is adjusted by the MA coding penalty applied to all MAOs (to reflect that coding is inherently better in MA than FFS) and the MAO's actual risk.
A Medicare Advantage (MA) shared-savings/shared-risk arrangement (referred to as "shared-risk arrangement" in this article) is typically negotiated between a Medicare Advantage organization (MAO) and a provider before the final details of the contract year are known, particularly when the negotiated risk arrangement applies over multiple contract years.
An MAO submits a "bid" to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in the summer prior to the contract year. For example, bids for the 2017 contract year were submitted to CMS in the summer of 2016. The bid development process is complex, but in short, it determines how much CMS will pay the MAO for providing benefits. CMS sets key data elements and "rules" for the bid development process as part of its rate announcement in the April prior to the bid submission. Meanwhile, MAOs are often in the midst of negotiating MA risk-sharing arrangements before the bids are final when there are still several "unknowns" outstanding. Some of these "unknowns" can have a material impact on the reasonableness of the final negotiated contract terms. Thus, it is imperative that providers review their MA shared-risk arrangements annually, particularly shared-risk arrangements set up to span multiple years.
Many providers enter into shared-risk arrangements with MAOs. The most common method used in MA shared-risk arrangements is a medical loss ratio (MLR) target, i.e., claims divided by revenue. This type of arrangement is often referred to as a "Percentage of Premium." Revenue includes both member premium and CMS revenue. This approach is often used for MA risk deals because it aligns the carrier's and provider's incentives, particularly the incentive to ensure accurate coding. An MAO's revenue from CMS is directly tied to its risk score; that is, if an MAO's risk score improves, then its revenue increases. All else equal, as revenue improves, the medical loss ratio also improves. Thus, MA coding improvement creates a win-win situation for both plan and provider in MLR target arrangements.
Cost targets based on revenue introduce additional considerations because there are a number of factors that affect the revenue an MAO will receive from CMS. Many of these factors are beyond the control of both the MAO and the provider because they are set by CMS. Changes in these "external" factors will directly affect the MLR and significant changes in these factors from one year to the next could inadvertently make the target MLR stated in the shared risk arrangement inconsistent with the parties' goals.
Figure 1 includes key factors set by CMS that influence an MAO's revenue.
In 2017, CMS will calculate an MAO's risk score based on a blend of Risk Adjustment Processing System (RAPS) files and encounter data submissions. CMS plans to base risk scores solely on encounter data by 2020. An MAO may see a drop in risk scores if it doesn't submit robust encounter data. This change and other changes to the risk score methodology and model can affect an MAO's risk score (and thus its revenue).
Further, CMS assumes MAOs code better than Medicare FFS, so CMS applies a coding adjustment that reduces an MAO's risk score. The adjustment is a 5.66% reduction in risk scores in 2017.
For additional information on MA risk scores, please refer to Medicare Advantage and the Encounter Data Processing System: Be prepared.
Changes to any of the above factors from one year to the next can directly affect an MAO's revenue and/or cost. Significant changes can and do occur. Annual check-ups are critical in multi-year MA shared-risk arrangements with an MLR target because CMS changes and the MAO's bid assumptions may lead to a reduction in revenue without an offsetting reduction to cost. A plan's reaction to any revenue change, by either changing benefits or member premiums, ultimately determines whether or not the existing proposed MLR target remains reasonable.
CMS releases MA plan information in the fall for the upcoming calendar year. We recommend an annual "check-up" of contractual terms after CMS releases the plan information. Specifically, we recommend providers in an MA shared-risk arrangement with an MAO carefully review key contract provisions (e.g., the MLR target) and consider adjustments to the contract terms if needed. It is also a good idea to engage with that MAO during the development of its MA bids each spring to understand any potential material benefit and premium changes.


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Q: install latest git on RedHat 3 Hi I've been searching high and low in the internet where to find a Git installer that will work on our machines at work. They are ATEs that can only run on RedHat3 (which means we can't upgrade the OS).
My limited knowledge on Unix administration is also a big hindrance and the reason that I cannot find a working installer. this is the system information of our machines.

Linux D10-003 2.4.21-4.0.1.EL #1 Thu Oct 23 01:36:33 EDT 2003 i686
  i686 i386 GNU/Linux

thanks and looking forward to your answers!

A: You can install git by compiling source. More steps are at https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git#Installing-from-Source


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import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;

import hive.engine.Coordinate;
import hive.tile.HighlightCellFactory;
import hive.view.Renderer.HighlightType;
import hive.view.TileGrid;
import playn.core.Color;
import playn.core.Platform;
import playn.scene.GroupLayer;

public class HighlightLayer {

	final public GroupLayer layer = new GroupLayer();
	final TileGrid grid;

	final HighlightCellFactory highlightCellFactory;

	final static HashMap<HighlightType, Integer > highlightColors = new HashMap<>();
	static {
		highlightColors.put(HighlightType.MY_MOVES, Color.argb(255, 0, 255, 0));
		highlightColors.put(HighlightType.ADVERSARY_MOVES, Color.argb(255, 255, 0, 255));
		highlightColors.put(HighlightType.BORDER, Color.argb(255, 0, 0, 255));
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	public HighlightLayer(Platform plat, TileGrid grid) {
	    highlightCellFactory = new HighlightCellFactory(plat, grid.tileSize());
	    this.grid = grid;
	}

	public void highlight(HashSet<Coordinate> coords, HighlightType type) {
		layer.removeAll();
		if(coords == null || coords.isEmpty()) return;
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		coords.forEach((Coordinate c) -> {
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		});
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NORTH LIBERTY– North Liberty's long-standing debate on multifamily housing is still on the table.
North Liberty's Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission reopened the topic during an informal work session at its Jan. 2 meeting. No action was proposed or considered, but City Planner Dean Wheatley said the commission informally discussed reasons behind its recent votes to deny multifamily development proposals, and to try to establish guidance staff can give developers for future proposals.
"Ultimately that guidance will need to be endorsed and refined by city council," Wheatley added.
TIFFIN– With the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) and Spartan varsity girls moving their match-up to Cornell College and "Rivalry Saturday," Friday night's junior varsity (JV) game became the marquee contest. The home crowd wasn't disappointed though, as PJ Sweeney and company pulled off a 60-49 win powered by sophomore Lexi Kinnaird's 22-point effort including one 3-pointer.
Kelly Noska, a junior, put in 15 points while sophomore Kiley Seelman had 12 with a trio of 3-bombs. Sophomore Kelsey Hall had a 9-point night and sophomore Alexa Sweeney added in 2.


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Munyan takes Chamber CEO position
Fri, 05/19/2017 - 9:57am Vic MacDonald
Amanda Munyan is the new President and CEO of the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce.
Replacing Greg Alexander, she comes to the position announced this morning from the executive director position with United Way of Laurens County. She served in that position since August, 2015, and prior to that worked for the Chamber (5 years as marketing and communications director) and owned a downtown Laurens business. She and her family are active in the Boy Scouts.
Munyan said she is "ready to get in here and get started."
The Chamber is staging Heritage Hype tomorrow in uptown Clinton, has a community clean-up scheduled June 3, and is taking a leading role in promoting community activities for viewing the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21.
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Amanda Munyan
By Ernie Segars
"Make A Difference" is the theme of the organization that Amanda Munyan manages and she applies that message in her multiple roles as a young professional, wife and mother and church leader in her native Laurens County.
A graduate of Laurens District 55 High School, Mrs. Munyan was selected in 2015 as the Executive Director of the United Way of Laurens County. After high school, she attended Piedmont Technical College and received a degree in business from USC Upstate in Spartanburg. She worked for several years as the manager and eventual owner of the Pixie Dust children's boutique in Laurens. She also provided communications and marketing services on a part-time basis for the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce.
She said that her work with the United Way of Laurens County is particularly rewarding because the organization touches so many agencies that help so many people in need in Laurens County. "Funds generated through United Way's annual campaign go to 24 service agencies that provide direct assistance to Laurens County residents. We only have a staff of two at United Way of Laurens County, but we do help a lot of people through organization and cooperation."
According to agency publications, United Way of Laurens County support a broad range of community programs including emergency relief, education, and health focused programs and assistance to those trying to stabilize their finances.
The implementation of "Dial 211" is a major focus of United Way of Laurens County this year. The United Way Association of South Carolina sponsors this program as a source of help for those in need. The theme for the program is "Hope When You Need It Most" and the service is available 24 hours day, seven days a week and in any language. The Dial 211 program connects to more than 16,000 resources that can assist with issues like food and housing, child care and education services, financial education and credit counseling and mental health and substance abuse.
"At United Way of Laurens County, we receive many calls after hours and on the weekend with requests for information and assistance for all kind of problems. These requests often deal with real emergencies and we cannot always respond immediately. The Dial 211 program will be an immediate aide and source of information to those in need," Mrs. Munyan said. She said that the Laurens County Emergency Communications Department has assisted in establishing the program.
United Way's Annual Campaign is certainly a major focus of the organization, but Mrs. Munyan pointed out that United Way coordinates services throughout the year that assists everyone from school students in need of school supplies to those who need help in filling out income tax forms.
United Way's School Supplies Drive is an opportunity for businesses and volunteers to insure that Laurens County students have the supplies necessary for a successful school year. Volunteers combine a "needs list" that includes pencils, paper, backpacks and other materials. Program participants can either donate the materials directly or provide funding assistance through United Way of Laurens County.
United Way of Laurens County also has access to services for those who may have trouble weaving through the intricacies of state and federal income tax forms. The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program is available to individuals or families with an annual income of $60,000 or less. Volunteers receive training approved by the Internal Revenue Service and they are available to assist with the preparation of income tax returns at more than 50 locations throughout the Upstate. The VITA centers are open from February through April of each year.
"The VITA program has been a major success locally. A business professor from Presbyterian College has served as a volunteer to assist with the preparation of tax returns," Mrs. Munyan said.
Mrs. Munyan and her husband Drew have two sons, aged 12 and 8. Drew Munyan, a native of Montana whose family moved to South Carolina, is employed with Laurens Electric Cooperative. Both of her sons participate in sports and scouting.
The Munyans are members of First Presbyterian Church of Laurens and Mrs. Munyan serves as a church elder. She is chairman of her church's Strengthen the Church Committee and responsible for family night suppers and other activities.
When asked how she manages her very busy professional and personal life, she said," I remember the theme of United Way of Laurens County, 'Make a Difference.' It's not always easy but I enjoy what I do and I am thankful for the opportunity to serve my community and our people."
Laurens County Chamber of Commerce


Las Vegas 24-hour Town Challenge | 3 a.m. or 3 p.m.
A common thing to hear about Vegas is how nothing EVER seems to close - not clubs, bars, restaurants - nothing. While most are used to a typical 2 a.m. last call, here it's more like a 4-to-5 a.m., whenever-we-feel-like-it, nonexistent closing time.
And when you're having fun in a 24-hour town like Las Vegas, it's easy to lose track of time. Whether it's day or night, it doesn't really matter because Vegas continues to blur those lines that determine when you *should* be enjoying yourself, and instead gives you the freedom to let that be whenever and however you want.
Here's our challenge for all you night owls/early birds/excitement-fueled insomniacs: the following photos were taken at either 3 a.m. or 3 p.m. - can you tell which is which?
1. No matter what time the clock reads, it's always daytime thanks to the "skies" at the Forum Shops at Caesars.
2. Pool party...that's obviously a daytime thing, right? Not when you are talking about XS Nightclub at Encore at Wynn Las Vegas, home of the Sunday Nightswim.
3. Breakfast for dinner (!!) and more at Pantry inside The Mirage. It's open 24/7 so you can eat what you want, when you want.
4. Cozy intimate lounge + 24-hour diner = the Peppermill Coffee Shop. The difference between the Peppermill and most places is, well, night and day.


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Straight out of Hell (български превод: Направо от ада) е четиринадесетият студиен албум на германската пауър метъл група Helloween.

Излиза предпремиерно на 18 януари 2013 г. в Германия, Австрия и Швейцария.  Албумът е издаден ва 21 януари 2013 година в България от Virginia Records.

Включва 13 песни, а също така и 3 бонус парчета. Продуциран е от Чарли Бауърфайнд.

Straight out of Hell достига четвърто място в чарта на Германия (Media Control), което е най-високата позиция за албум на Хелоуин в Германия. Достига второ място в международния чарт на Япония и четвърто място във Финландия.

Според Metal Katehizis "албумът е най-доброто създадено от групата от повече от две десетилетия насам и най-силната творба дотогава с вокалиста Анди Дерис".

В края на ноември 2012 г. е пуснат сингълът Nabataea, разказващ за древното кралство Набатея. През януари е пуснат и видеоклип към песента.

Състав
 Анди Дерис – вокали
 Саша Герстнер – китара
 Михаел Вайкат – китара
 Маркус Гроскопф – бас китара
 Даниел Льобле – барабани

Песни

Бонус песни
 Another Shot of Life
 "Burning Sun (посветена на Джон Лорд)
 No Eternity

Външни препратки
 Видеоклип на песента Nabataeа от официалния канал на Хелоуин в YouTube
 Straight out of Hell на уебсайта на Virginia Records ,

Източници

Албуми на Хелоуин
Музикални албуми от 2013 година


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 Ernst Beyeler – gallerista, collezionista d'arte e fondatore di musei svizzero
 Hans Beyeler – calciatore svizzero
 Simon Beyeler – tiratore sportivo svizzero

Altro
 Fondazione Beyeler – istituzione che gestisce il museo nel Canton Basilea Città in Svizzera


In the summer over 4,000 people visit the Mount Ijen, a volcano mountain on the island of Java in Indonesia, during the night to see the "Blue Fire".
When you're traveling, it's always nice to try the local cuisines of the destination. Local food is often much different from what you're used to at home, and can be a pleasant surpise from what you're used to.
In the lake of Toba is the island of Samosir.
On 13th February 2014, a violent volcanic explosion destroyed the lava dome of Mount Kelud in Java, Indonesia.
On our very first trip to Bali, we were extremely excited about everything. Since we've never been to Indonesia before at all, we all expected it be a once in a lifetime journey.


Five games involved teams ranked in the Top 25, all of which won over unranked opponents.
Jayhawks put it all together in this road rout. Darrell Arthur led the scoring parade with 19 points in 31 minutes. Brandon Rush and Mario Chalmers each hit 3-4 three-pointers and scored 15. Kansas held a 43-30 rebounding edge. Jayhawks appear ready to avenge their loss to K-State, when the Wildcats come calling on Saturday.
A total breeze for the Tigers, but that's what happens when you hit 13-25 from beyond the arc.
Boilermakers continue to play great defense and hit perimeter shots, though being outrebounded 43-29 is a cause for concern. Purdue forced 20 turnovers, which somewhat balances things out.
Blue Devils hit only 2 of 15 3-pointers, but still breezed as the Yellow jackets couldn't handle the pressure, turning the ball over 20 times.
Smothering the Johnnies isn't saying much. Roy Hibbert's 17 points, 3 rebounds and 4 fouls speaks volumes about this team's readiness for serious competition. Three rebounds? Come on.
A much-needed win for the Panthers, but how far can Sam Young and DeJuan Blair (20 and 18 points, respectively) take them? Big rebounding edge (37-25) to the Bearcats, but Pitt won it at the free throw line. These two now tied in the Big east standings at 8-7.
Nice win for the Mountaineers, who have won 4 of their last 5. The offense continues to click. They hit 53% overall and 77% from the foul line, which bodes well for the immediate future. Saturday's game at UConn ought to be a beauty. Big East is still wide open, with 9 teams vying for 7, maybe 8 tickets to the big dance. Mountaineers got a leg up with this win, making them 9-6, in sixth place.
A key win for the Tigers, now 8-5 in the ACC and a cinch to make the field of 65. Tough loss for Miami, after winning four straight, they drop to 6-7 in the conference, but close out the regular season with Virginia and BC at home, then Florida St., away. Still hope for the Hurricanes.
Blowout win for the Aggies keeps them in the chase, but they've dropped out of the Top 25 and are just 7-6 in the Big 12. This ended a 3-game skid for A&M, which scored 56 1st-half points and cruised from there.
Cornhuskers are red-hot, having won three straight, improving to 6-7 in the conference. Oklahoma St., Texas and Colorado close out the season. will 8-8 in the Big 12 translate to a dance pass? Depends on how the 'Huskers do in the Big 12 tourney. Stay tuned.
In the SEC, Florida won at Georgia, 77-64, improving to 8-5, 21-7. Defending champs look good to return to the NCAA tournament. Mississippi St. turned back Auburn, 89-78, making the Bulldogs 11-3 and clinching at least a tie for the SEC West title. Punch their ticket. Tough road for the Razorbacks, losing at Alabama, 59-56. Arkansas is now 7-6 in conference and on the outside looking in, because Kentucky dumped Mississippi, 58-54, making the Wildcats 10-3 in the SEC East and good enough to meet the committee's approval.


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Novak Djokovic: Australia cancels tennis star's visa
Australia has revoked tennis star Novak Djokovic's visa for a second time in a row over his right to remain in the country unvaccinated.
The decision by Immigration Minister Alex Hawke means Djokovic now faces being deported.
However, the 34-year-old Serbian can still launch another legal challenge to remain in the country.
The men's tennis number one was scheduled to play in the Australian Open, which begins on Monday.
Djokovic's visa was first revoked shortly after his arrival in Melbourne on 6 January, after Australian border Force officials said he had "failed to provide appropriate evidence" to receive a vaccine exemption.
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There was also enormous backlash from the Australian public, who have lived under some of the world's longest and strictest lockdowns during the pandemic.He was detained, spent hours at immigration control at the airport and then spent days at an immigration hotel. Days later his visa was reinstated by a judge, who ordered his release, ruling that border officials ignored correct procedure when he arrived.
But on Friday evening in Melbourne, Mr Hawke cancelled Djokovic's visa under separate powers in Australia's Migration Act.he act allows him to deport anyone he deems a potential risk to "the health, safety or good order of the Australian community", however Djokovic can still appeal this.
It comes after Djokovic addressed allegations that he had made a false declaration on his travel form – which stated that he had not travelled in the 14 days prior to his arrival in Australia, when in fact he had been to Spain.
He said the mistake was made by his agent, calling it "human error" and adding that it was "not deliberate".
He also admitted meeting a journalist and having a photoshoot after testing positive for Covid-19.
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10-man Gunners frustrate Liverpool in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final at Anfield.
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HomeLatest NewsAlgeriaUN urges Morocco and Algeria to help stranded Syrian refugees
UN urges Morocco and Algeria to help stranded Syrian refugees
May 31, 2017 MEO Staff Algeria, Morocco, Syria Latest News
The United Nations' refugee agency has urged North African neighbors to provide safe passage to dozens of Syrians who are stranded in a border zone between Algeria and Morocco.
The United Nations' refugee agency on Tuesday urged Morocco and Algeria to provide safe passage to dozens of Syrian refugees trapped in no-man's land between the two feuding countries.
"Prompt action by both governments is needed in facilitating the immediate and safe passage of the forty-one vulnerable Syrian refugees," UNHCR said in a statement.
"We urge Algeria and Morocco to work with us on ending this dangerous and untenable situation for these stranded desperate Syrian refugees," it added.
According to the refugee agency, the stranded group includes "children, babies and women – including at least one pregnant woman reportedly in need of urgent Caesarean section".
UNHCR added taht the Syrian refugees have been "exposed to the elements and the serious threat of scorpions and snakes" since 17 April.
Initially, Morocco accused its neighbour of expelling the refugees to "sow trouble" and "generate an uncontrollable flow of migrants".
Algeria "categorically" rejected the allegations as false.
The accusations sparked a diplomatic spat between the two countries, whose relations have generally remained tense over the Western Sahara territorial dispute.
Due to this disagreement, in which Algeria has sided with the seperatist Polisario group against Morocco's territorial sovereignty claim, the two countries' mutual border has been closed since 1994.
UNHCR said it understood neither country considered the Syrians to be in their territory, but called "for action to bring the group to safety on humanitarian grounds".
The UN agency was "ready to offer its 'good offices' to coordinate this life-saving evacuation".
US delivers arms to Kurdish fighters in Syria
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Assad regime cuts off last supply route to east Aleppo
July 27, 2016 Ahmed Rashed Aleppo, Syria Latest News
The Assad regime said that pro-government forces have cut off all supply routes into the eastern, rebel-held part of Aleppo in the country's north. According to the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, eastern Aleppo has been [ More … ]
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About 100 Turkish rockets pounded a group of Kurdish fighters allied to a US-backed militia in northern Syria on Friday, as rebel forces continued to advance fighting both Islamic state and the Kurdish militias. rebels [ More … ]
Euphrates Shield Turning Point For the Middle East
August 28, 2016 MEO Staff Column, Syria Latest News, Turkey Latest News
By: NAGEHAN ALÇI* Great efforts are being made to destabilize Turkey. In one sense, these are endeavors made by various terrorist organizations and international powers supporting them to turn Turkey into the new Syria. DAESH, [ More … ]


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Q: Is there a way after using the fluent api of Gremlin/Tinkerpop 3 to print the query in text instead of list of steps? Right now I know that if I print the Graph traversal it shows the steps in an array. I am curious if it is, somehow, possible to print the original Gremlin query as a string.
Thank you!

A: For each Gremlin Language Variant, there is a Translator.ScriptTranslator implementation that takes Gremlin Bytecode and writes it to a string. For gremlin-groovy, you would use GroovyTranslator as follows:
gremlin> GroovyTranslator
==>class org.apache.tinkerpop.gremlin.groovy.jsr223.GroovyTranslator
gremlin> graph = TinkerFactory.createModern()
==>tinkergraph[vertices:6 edges:6]
gremlin> g = graph.traversal()
==>graphtraversalsource[tinkergraph[vertices:6 edges:6], standard]
gremlin> bytecode = g.V().out('knows').in('created').getBytecode()
==>[[], [V(), out(knows), in(created)]]
gremlin> GroovyTranslator.of('g').translate(bytecode)
==>g.V().out("knows").in("created")


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Julie and Josh had an amazing ceremony and reception at Pinstripes in Northbrook! Julie's gardeny bouquet featured ivory roses, blush spray roses, white lisianthus and succulents! Josh's boutinierre was a blush rose and a succulent (to match Julie's) and his grandpa's wedding ring. The bridesmaids bouquets featured ivory roses, blush roses and white lisianthus. The centerpieces were a combination of square and rectangle wooden boxes. Each centerpiece featured blush stock, light pink alstromeria, ivory roses, blush spray roses and larkspur. Thank you to Modern Image Studios for the images!


ICS SuperStar SingleStrap' is a pointed toe Standard shoe available online in White Satin. This is a classic, traditionally elegant style with a strap for added stability. As you can tell by the long list of dancers below that choose to wear this design, it's a very popular choice among the world's finest competitive dancers.
Worn by: Edita Daniute (World & Italy Professional Ballroom Champion), Kristi Boyce (UK Professional Ballroom Champion), Liis End (UK Amateur Ballroom Finalist), Margarita Zvonova (Poland Amateur Ballroom Finalist), Kayleigh Andrews (UK Junior Ballroom & Ten-Dance Champion), Charlotte Voorn (Netherlands Senior Ballroom Champion), Ella Perry (UK Juvenile Ballroom Champion).