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"The pandemic is not over yet"
Brazilian nurse speaks out against closure of COVID hospital and firing of 300 employees
By Tomas Castanheira, 19 October 2020
The workers of the Castanhal Regional Hospital carried out a protest last Thursday demanding their jobs back and the payment of overdue salaries.
Brazil's COVID-19 deaths pass 150,000 mark amid back-to-school campaign
By Eduardo Parati and Gabriel Lemos, 17 October 2020
After reaching the grim milestone, state governments are following Bolsonaro's homicidal back-to-school policies with the support of the unions.
Brazil's Workers Party promotes military police in mayoral elections
By Miguel Andrade, 10 October 2020
The mayoral elections to be held in Brazil in November and December are laying bare the turn by all factions of the ruling class to the hated Brazilian military.
As Brazil's inequality soars, ruling elite sets racialist trap for the working class
By Tomas Castanheira, 8 October 2020
The efforts of the pseudo left and bourgeois parties like the PT to divide the working class along racial, gender and national lines feed the growth of fascistic forces.
Union shuts down Brazilian postal workers' strike after court paves way for privatization
By Gabriel Lemos, 30 September 2020
The postal union federations kept the 35-day strike isolated, subordinating the workers' struggle to the capitalist courts.
The world has reached the grim milestone of one million COVID-19 deaths
By Benjamin Mateus, 28 September 2020
With some 33 million infected out of nearly eight billion people, "herd immunity" remains a distant prospect and winter could bring conditions for a rapid resurgence of the pandemic.
Brazilian educators call strikes against homicidal reopening of schools
By Tomas Castanheira, 26 September 2020
The efforts of Brazil's ruling elite to reopen schools amid the catastrophic spread of COVID-19 are being met with a growing wave of resistance.
Brazil's mayoral elections expose major parties' rightward lurch
By Miguel Andrade, 23 September 2020
The Brazilian ruling class is attempting to use the elections to channel the massive opposition to Bolsonaro behind "national unity" and the military.
Brazilian teachers call strikes against back-to-school drive
By Tomas Castanheira, 18 September 2020
Brazil's fascistic President Bolsonaro declared: "We are the country with the highest number of days of lockdown of schools. This is absurd."
In fascistic Independence Day speech, Brazil's Bolsonaro condemns "strikes, social disorder"
By Miguel Andrade, 14 September 2020
Bolsonaro's rant rooted Brazil's national identity in "fear of god, respect for the family" and the struggle for "liberty" against "communism."
Latin America, epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic, on the brink of social explosion
By Tomas Castanheira, 12 September 2020
Latin America this week reached the grim milestones of 300,000 COVID-19 deaths and more than 8 million infections.
Mauritian cruise ship crews strike to demand repatriation
By Tom Casey, 12 September 2020
Mediterranean Shipping Company crews have been stranded on three ships near Santos port, Brazil since the industry's COVID-19 shutdown in late March.
Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer slashes 2,500 jobs
By Tomas Castanheira, 8 September 2020
The Morenoite-led union is attempting to subordinate workers to the Brazilian state and its military.
Brazilian postal workers wage bitter strike against wage cuts, privatization
By Gabriel Lemos, 7 September 2020
The state-owned postal service's criminal negligence amid the COVID-19 pandemic has led to thousands of workers contracting the deadly virus and 120 reported deaths.
Brazilian governor suspended for COVID-19 emergency contracts fraud
By Miguel Andrade, 5 September 2020
Brazil's high court has suspended Rio de Janeiro Governor Wilson Witzel, pending a trial and impeachment on charges of fraud in COVID-19 relief contracts.
In face of overwhelming popular opposition, Brazilian governments push criminal reopening of schools
By Tomas Castanheira, 3 September 2020
Brazilin states, including those most affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, have set dates to reopen schools between September and October,
#Trotsky2020: A Morenoite slander against the legacy of Leon Trotsky
Statement of the Brazilian Socialist Equality Group (In solidarity with the International Committee of the Fourth International), 1 September 2020
Far from an objective presentation of the political legacy of Leon Trotsky, the FT's video is, in essence, an attempted second assassination directed against Trotsky's entire revolutionary historical legacy.
Volkswagen to slash 35 percent of Brazilian workforce as jobs bloodbath hits auto industry
By Miguel Andrade, 29 August 2020
Twenty-eight thousand jobs have been wiped out since 2013, when the unions began pushing for systematic contract suspensions and bailouts for automakers in Brazil.
Brazilian teachers report 36 COVID-infected schools after one week of classes in Manaus
By Tomas Castanheira, 15 August 2020
Virtually all Brazilian states and capitals have ongoing plans to reproduce the homicidal model of school reopenings in Manaus.
Union prepares sellout of Renault strike in Brazil
By Tomas Castanheira, 8 August 2020
The movement that involved thousands of workers and their families is under threat of being shutdown with an agreement that validates the destruction of 747 jobs.
Brazilian teachers oppose back-to-school drive
By our correspondents, 5 August 2020
Amid intense opposition from teachers and parents, private schools were reopened last month in the state of Amazonas and this week in Rio de Janeiro.
As COVID-19 ravages Brazil, governments promote homicidal reopening of schools
By Tomas Castanheira, 1 August 2020
The attempt by big business politicians to reopen schools in the country faces massive opposition from educators and working-class families.
Brazilian autoworkers strike after Renault fires 747 workers
By Tomas Castanheira, 25 July 2020
Workers were outraged over the targeting for layoffs of those who were out because of work-related injuries and even coronavirus infections.
Brazil surpasses two million coronavirus cases as reopening drive continues
By Tomas Castanheira, 18 July 2020
"We cannot continue suffocating the economy," President Jair Bolsonaro said, as Brazil suffered the highest single day death toll in the world.
New delivery workers demonstration in Brazil exposes unions and their allies
By Miguel Andrade, 18 July 2020
After a massive continent-wide strike on July 1, delivery workers in Brazil are being told to place their fate in the hands of the unions and Congress.
Brazil's fascistic President Bolsonaro tests positive for coronavirus
By Tomas Castanheira, 8 July 2020
Amidst the catastrophic pandemic, Bolsonaro reaffirms his criminal message: "Life goes on, Brazil has to produce, it has to put the economy to work."
Brazil's coronavirus cases top 1.5 million amid record unemployment
By Tomas Castanheira, 6 July 2020
From March to May, some eight million workers lost their jobs, and more than half of the country's working age population have become unemployed.
Pandemic spirals out of control in South Africa, India, Brazil
By Bryan Dyne, 4 July 2020
The official tallies in each country of daily confirmed coronavirus cases have become exponential, indicating that whatever containment measures were implemented to halt the spread of the virus have essentially collapsed.
Thousands of delivery workers strike across Brazil and other Latin American countries
By Brunna Machado and Letícia Silva, 4 July 2020
Thousands of delivery workers engaged in a strike on Wednesday to demand better working conditions in more than 10 Brazilian capitals, as well as in cities in Argentina and Mexico.
Pandemic surpasses 10 million COVID-19 cases and over 500,000 deaths globally
By Benjamin Mateus, 29 June 2020
COVID-19 cases in the United States have careened out of control, with health care systems in Texas, Florida and Arizona nearing collapse.
World Bank pushes privatized distance learning in Brazil
By Eduardo Parati, 29 June 2020
The São Paulo secretary of education's declared intention of "facilitating teachers' work" is actually aimed at furthering a shift to distance learning.
Brazilian health care workers strike for PPE and risk bonus
By Brunna Machado, 27 June 2020
On Thursday, health care professionals in the Brazilian state of Piauí started an indefinite strike as their counterparts in Rio de Janeiro launched protests.
Brazilian government hides scale of COVID-19 pandemic to promote criminal reopening
By Tomas Castanheira, 25 June 2020
Different studies point to severe underreporting of COVID-19 cases and deaths, as outbreaks at working places spread across Brazil.
World coronavirus cases rocket past 9 million as pandemic accelerates
By Bryan Dyne, 22 June 2020
Public health expert warns that infections will not come in waves, but as "one very, very difficult forest fire of cases."
Brazilian police arrest key ally of Bolsonaro
By Miguel Andrade, 20 June 2020
Several investigations are threatening the fascist president, who has rallied military ministers to declare "the army doesn't follow absurd orders."
Outbreaks of COVID-19 in Brazil's meat processing plants and mines
By Tomas Castanheira, 17 June 2020
Clusters of coronavirus at large companies across the country threaten the lives of thousands of workers.
Brazil registers world's second-highest COVID-19 toll as stock market soars
By Miguel Andrade, 13 June 2020
The Brazilian stock market is responding to the unity of the whole ruling class around the back-to-work campaign and the brutal repression of social opposition.
Brazilian delivery workers strike in defense of their lives
By Tomas Castanheira, 12 June 2020
Delivery workers have been carrying out strikes and protests in Brazil since April, connected to delivery workers' strikes around the world in countries like Spain, Ecuador and Argentina.
Youth protests and worker strikes show mounting social opposition in Brazil
By Tomas Castanheira, 10 June 2020
Strikes and job actions are intersecting with protests of tens by thousands of youth who have joined the international wave of demonstrations against police violence.
Bolsonaro government attempted to censor Brazil's coronavirus case count and death toll
By Bryan Dyne, 8 June 2020
There are now more than 7 million officially confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide, an increase of one million cases in nine days, and more than 400,000 dead.
Brazil's President Bolsonaro calls demonstrators "terrorists," threatens military repression
By Miguel Andrade, 6 June 2020
Gen. Hamilton Mourão viciously attacked protests against the murder of George Floyd and social inequality, calling for the arrest of demonstrators.
Brazilian youth join international wave of protests against police violence
By Tomas Castanheira, 3 June 2020
Responding to demonstrations across the US, thousands of people took to the streets of Brazil protesting against police violence, racism and the fascistic president Bolsonaro.
Brazilian Trotskyists issue call for working-class action against pandemic
What will be the cost of implementing this program? Who will pay for it?
Statement of the Brazilian Socialist Equality Group (In Solidarity with the International Committee of the Fourth International), 2 June 2020
With the virus spreading rapidly, Brazil already has the second highest number of cases and sixth highest number of deaths of any country in the world.
Coronavirus cases surpass six million globally
By Bryan Dyne, 30 May 2020
New epicenters in Eastern Europe, South America, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent are rapidly causing massive public health crises.
As Brazil leads world in new COVID-19 deaths, Workers Party and pseudo-lefts rally behind capitalist state
By Miguel Andrade, 28 May 2020
The so-called opposition has brought impeachment articles against Bolsonaro for harming "internal security" in his handling of the pandemic.
JBS meatpacking plant reopens in Brazil as Latin America becomes COVID-19 epicenter
By Gabriel Lemos, 27 May 2020
Workers Party governments financed JBS's transformation into a transnational, whose plants have become COVID-19 hotspots in both Brazil and the US.
Brazil surpasses 350,000 cases as politicians promote rapid reopening of economy
By Tomas Castanheira, 26 May 2020
For the first time, Brazil announced a larger number of deaths from COVID-19 in a single day than the United States.
South America a "new epicenter" of COVID-19 pandemic, WHO warns
By Bill Van Auken, 23 May 2020
The number of new deaths on the continent is surpassing Europe, and Brazil is rapidly overtaking Russia as the country with the second most infections after the US.
Strikes and protests by Brazilian nurses amid explosion of COVID-19 cases
By Tomas Castanheira, 22 May 2020
Over the last 15 days, there have been dozens of protests and strikes by health care workers across Brazil, as more nurses are dying than anywhere else in the world.
Brazil records 1,179 COVID-19 deaths in a single day amid spiraling political crisis
By Miguel Andrade, 21 May 2020
Even as it closes ranks behind Bolsonaro's back-to-work campaign, the Brazilian ruling class is conscious that it is bringing Brazil to the brink of a social explosion.
Food delivery workers call for a national strike in Brazil
By Letícia Silva, 20 May 2020
After a series of strikes internationally, food delivery workers in Brazil are calling for a unified strike on May 30 against cuts in pay rates and unsafe working conditions.
Brazilian police massacre 13 in brutal operation in Rio de Janeiro
By Tomas Castanheira, 19 May 2020
"Instead of sending doctors and nurses to protect the residents from COVID-19, the government sends police, armored vehicles and helicopters to kill us."
With Brazil on course to become new COVID-19 epicenter, Bolsonaro escalates back-to-work campaign
By Miguel Andrade, 13 May 2020
Auto factories have already restarted production even as every region in the country is breaking daily records of cases and deaths.
Brazil's Bolsonaro demands return to work as health care system collapses
By Tomas Castanheira, 9 May 2020
A recent study indicates that the country may have more than 2 million infections as Bolsonaro, speaking for Brazil's employers, urges a "return to normalcy."
Brazilian nurses fired for striking in Manaus over PPE
By Tomas Castanheira, 1 May 2020
Thirteen Brazilian nurses were fired after striking on Monday, along with hundreds of their colleagues at the 28 de Agosto Hospital, in the Amazonian capital of Manaus.
Brazilian justice minister resigns, charging Bolsonaro with interference in the Federal Police
By Miguel Andrade, 28 April 2020
Sérgio Moro, internationally known for leading the Car Wash corruption probe, resigned saying Bolsonaro wanted control over investigations.
Brazilian nurses go on strike in Manaus amid collapse of health care system
By Tomas Castanheira, 28 April 2020
The strike was a cry of desperation; in addition to the lack of PPE, nurses have not been paid their salaries, in some cases for up to eight months.
As Bolsonaro pushes to reopen schools, Brazilian state governments escalate attacks on education
By Gabriel Lemos, 27 April 2020
Brazil's fascistic president justified his proposal by saying, "It's a reality: on average, 70 percent will catch the virus… It is no use running away from this reality."
Food delivery workers in Brazil join international strikes against unsafe conditions
By Tomas Castanheira, 25 April 2020
Over the past week, there have been strikes and protests in Brazil and other Latin American countries, including Ecuador and Argentina, as well as Spain.
Brazil's Bolsonaro escalates coup threats as ruling class pushes "back-to-work" orders
By Miguel Andrade, 22 April 2020
As COVID-19 spread uncontrolled across the country, Bolsonaro delivered a fascist rant in front of hundreds of supporters gathered at Brazil's Army headquarters.
Brazilian nurses strike over deadly conditions as COVID-19 deaths mount
By Tomas Castanheira, 18 April 2020
This week, after a rapid rise in COVID-19 cases in Brazil, protests and work stoppage spread to hospitals and other health care units.
Brazil's Bolsonaro sacks health minister as Amazonian capital of Manaus is first to face health collapse
By Miguel Andrade, 17 April 2020
Federal and local health authorities in Brazil have widely admitted losing control of the COVID-19 spread, and now Bolsonaro expects a new minister to provide a veneer of rationality to his neglect of the disease
As COVID-19 pandemic rages, World Bank backs restructuring of education in Brazil
By Eduardo Parati, 16 April 2020
Joining Brazilian education officials and the private sector in an online meeting, a World Bank representative offered directives for a permanent for-profit distance learning system.
Brazilian ruling class backs growing military control as COVID-19 pandemic grips country
By Miguel Andrade, 10 April 2020
Barely 35 years after being ousted from power by mass strikes, the military is being welcomed back as caretakers amid the mounting COVID-19 crisis.
Brazilian workers clash with unions over coronavirus crisis
By Tomas Castanheira, 9 April 2020
A new provisional measure approved by Bolsonaro on April 1 allows companies to suspend contracts, reducing working hours and cutting wages by up to 70 percent.
General Motors imposes wage cuts and layoffs on Brazilian workers with aid of unions
By Tomas Castanheira, 3 April 2020
GM announced mass layoffs along with a wage cut of up to 25 percent in wages at all its Brazilian plants.
Brazilian stadium turned into field hospital as ruling class closes ranks behind corporate bailouts
By Miguel Andrade, 1 April 2020
Shocking images of stadiums transformed into concentration camps for the sick and dying stand in stark contrast to Bolsonaro's criminal denial of the seriousness of the pandemic.
Brazil's Bolsonaro threatens dictatorship over COVID-19 crisis
By Miguel Andrade, 27 March 2020
Leading Brazilian businessmen have terrorized workers with threats of "40 million unemployed" unless state quarantines are lifted.
"We are not going to die in our cubicles!" – Wildcat strikes erupt at call centers across Brazil
By our reporters, 26 March 2020
Workers have rebelled against unsafe conditions in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, challenging transnational corporations like AlmaViva.
Growing anger among Brazilian workers to response of government and unions to coronavirus crisis
By Tomas Castanheira, 20 March 2020
In the Brazilian auto plants, the life of the workers is being put at risk on a daily basis to ensure that the corporations continue to extract profits.
Bolsonaro tells workers to work or starve as COVID-19 spreads in Brazil
By Tomas Castanheira, 18 March 2020
After personally participating in a fascistic demonstration in defense of his government, Bolsonaro made clear his intention to defend the markets at the expense of the lives of Brazilian workers.
After ending oil workers strike in Brazil, union approves plant closure and layoffs
By Tomas Castanheira, 12 March 2020
Instead of "resuming the historic strike," as they had promised, the unions told workers to accept layoffs.
Brazil's Bolsonaro signs military pact with Trump
By Bill Van Auken, 11 March 2020
The meeting of the two fascistic presidents in Florida was dedicated to escalating aggression against Venezuela, even as the US and Brazil remain divided on economic issues.
Brazil: Amid brutal police repression, São Paulo government passes state pension reform
By Eduardo Parati and Gabriel Lemos, 7 March 2020
The attack was carried out with the complicity of the teachers union and after Workers Party governments in the northeast of Brazil passed their own pension reforms.
Clash between Bolsonaro and Congress deepens crisis of capitalist rule in Brazil
By Tomas Castanheira, 6 March 2020
The Bolsonaro government's break with bourgeois democratic forms of rule—like that of Trump in the US or Modi in India—is symptomatic of a profound crisis of the entire capitalist system.
In alliance with Workers' Party, Bolsonaro sends Brazilian army to contain police strike
By Tomas Castanheira, 27 February 2020
Bolsonaro's use of the army for domestic repression and his granting troops a license to kill with impunity are in continuity with policies pursued by the PT when it was in power.
Brazilian oil workers' unions shut down strike to "negotiate" with Labor Court
By Gabriel Lemos, 25 February 2020
The oil workers union federations ended the three-week strike at state-owned oil giant Petrobras just as it threatened to impact Brazil's economy.
Brazilian Army general takes over as Bolsonaro's chief of staff
By Tomas Castanheira, 21 February 2020
The Brazilian military now holds 9 of 22 cabinet seats—including all of those with offices in the Planalto presidential palace—and has gained a presence in practically every ministry.
As Brazilian oil workers' strike grows, Labor Court rules it "abusive"
By Gabriel Lemos, 11 February 2020
The Brazilian ruling elite fears that the strike at the state-owed oil giant Petrobras will spread to other sections of public and private sector workers.
Brazil's Workers Party advances austerity policies in unity with Bolsonaro
By Tomas Castanheira, 5 February 2020
The PT, which promotes itself as a representative of the "left", in fact constitutes one of the greatest threats to the Brazilian working class, alongside Bolsonaro.
Brazilian oil workers strike against mass layoffs, privatization threat
By Gabriel Lemos, 4 February 2020
The strike at the state-owned giant Petrobras comes amid strikes by other sections of public sector workers against Bolsonaro's privatization program.
Brazilian President Bolsonaro guest of honor at India's Republic Day
By Tomas Castanheira, 30 January 2020
Modi advocated a "strategic partnership" based on "similar ideology and similar values."
Brazil's Bolsonaro government charges journalist Glenn Greenwald with "cybercrimes"
By Bill Van Auken, 22 January 2020
The trumped-up charges against Greenwald by Bolsonaro's fascistic government are of a piece with the global assault on free speech and democratic rights and the jailing of WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange.
Brazil's minister of culture fired after fascist speech plagiarizing Joseph Goebbels
By Tomas Castanheira, 22 January 2020
Alvim delivered his speech flanked by a Brazilian flag and a cross and with a Wagner opera that was reportedly Hitler's favorite playing in the background.
Bolsonaro backs Trump in war on Iran, while Workers' Party appeals to Brazilian military
By Tomas Castanheira, 15 January 2020
Brazil's fascistic President Jair Bolsonaro was one of the first to defend Washington's assassination of Iranian general Qassem Suleiman.
Fascist group carries out terrorist attack in Brazil
By Tomas Castanheira, 8 January 2020
The Bolsonaro government, which denounces every form of social protest as "terrorism", has remained silent about the firebombing, signaling tacit support for fascist violence.
Brazilian Workers Party joins Bolsonaro in imposing austerity, repressing strikes
By Tomas Castanheira, 27 December 2019
Relying on police brutality, Brazilian state governments, led by the PT, are imposing pension "reforms" that all but prevent workers from retiring.
São Paulo Ford plant closure exposes Brazilian union as agent of capitalist "restructuring"
By Brunna Machado, 17 December 2019
The Ford plant closure follows a series of similar union-imposed defeats that have radically changed the Brazilian auto industry.
Wave of teachers strikes confront attacks on pensions and working conditions in Brazil
By Tomas Castanheira, 13 December 2019
Bolsonaro's government and its Economy Minister Paulo Guedes have made it clear that they aim to privatize all public services, including schools.
Brazilian Workers Party backs Bolsonaro's draconian "anti-crime" bill
By Miguel Andrade, 11 December 2019
The vote has shattered the year-long claim by Bolsonaro's opposition that it represents some kind of democratic "resistance".
Trump escalates global trade war
By Nick Beams, 4 December 2019
Responding to a question in London on whether there was a deadline for a trade deal with China, Trump said: "I like the idea of waiting until after the election for the China deal."
Police massacre nine youth in repression of dance in Sao Paulo favela
By Brunna Machado and Tomas Castanheira, 3 December 2019
The slaughter in Sao Paulo came as Bolsonaro is advancing an act granting a license to kill for military personnel acting to "guarantee law and order".
Brazil's Bolsonaro founds new fascistic party
By Miguel Andrade, 2 December 2019
The party's founding follows repeated threats to impose police state measures if large-scale demonstrations like those in Chile erupt in Brazil.
Brazil's Bolsonaro launches chauvinistic "green and yellow" youth employment program to foster "competitiveness"
By Tomas Castanheira, 26 November 2019
While draping the program in the national colors, Bolsonaro himself has admitted that its aim is to "reduce labor costs" in order to attract investment.
Brazil's Bolsonaro threatens use of dictatorship-era law against Lula for "inciting violence"
By Miguel Andrade, 15 November 2019
Bolsonaro and the military brass met immediately after Lula was allowed to leave prison while appealing a corruption sentence.
Largest Brazilian media group implicates Bolsonaro in death squad execution of Marielle Franco
By Miguel Andrade, 7 November 2019
Every faction of the Brazilian political system, from the Army to the pseudo-left, fears that Bolsonaro's austerity measures and fascistic rhetoric may trigger a social explosion.
Recriminations within Brazilian ruling classes over Trump's OECD snub
By Miguel Andrade, 24 October 2019
Contrary to expectations, the US State Department didn't propose Brazil for OECD membership, triggering a wave of criticism of Bolsonaro for the diplomatic failure.
Brazilian unions push "green and yellow" chauvinism in education strike against austerity, political interference
By Miguel Andrade, 9 October 2019
A range of issues, from austerity measures to privatizations, have repeatedly brought students to the streets, causing panic not only in the government, but in the unions and the opposition.
Brazilian GM workers speak out on US autoworkers' strike
By a WSWS reporting team, 17 September 2019
Brazilian GM workers increasingly recognize that every issue they face is common to their class brothers in the US and internationally.
Amazon wildfires expose fallacy of "green" capitalist politics
By Miguel Andrade, 28 August 2019
While Bolsonaro invokes rabid dictatorship-era chauvinism, world powers are using the fires to further their own strategic aims.


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I always get a kick out of life when it reveals certain possibilities to me serendipitously. I'm buzzing through Naked by David Sedaris and in it he makes a passing reference to a day when he went to see Planet of the Apes.
It turns out that Charlton Heston's character in the movie's name is Bright Eyes. Interesting....and if I had to bet, which I don't...but if I did, I bet that the band Bright Eyes got their name from this reference. Bright Eyes happens to have one of the most beautiful songs ever written in my mind called "First Day of My Life" and the video of it is tremendous. It's a bit of a tearjerker, but it's original and quite captivating.
Yes, I know it's a fairly minor thing and candidly I've never really thought about the origin of their name, but it's cool to consider it as a possibility. I did some searching on the web and couldn't verify it.

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Silverfish are a type of serpentine creature which isn't very good to have around the house. They eat books, dead skin cells and other stuff. If you are infested with silverfish then you can get rid of them by trapping, repelling .
Read more on how you can get rid of silverfish.


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I have had ants in my pantry over the last week. I think they are planning their tactics. I see them gather for meetings, not bothering at all about food, but grouped closely, conferring. Then they are gone without trace, only to return and attack a honey jar.
Gone again! Another conference in a different venue, then a guerrilla strike on the fig jam. Hunter gatherers or opportunistic thieves, depending on your viewpoint.


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These festive Christmas Pretzel Hugs are melted just enough to press an M&M on the top. Let the chocolate set back up and then package them for neighbor gifts, or place them on a plate for the perfect salty-sweet treat!
Looking for an easy and delicious salty-sweet Christmas treat?! Well, you're in luck! These Christmas Pretzel Hugs are totally easy and completely addicting!
The best thing about these is that they are so easy, the kids can help and they're cute enough to package up for neighbor gifts!
All it takes is pretzels, hugs, and m&ms. Heat the pretzels and hugs for 5 minutes in the oven, and press the m&ms on top of the warm chocolates.
You will need to wait for the chocolate to set back up before you package them, so I put mine in the freezer until they are firm, but not before I grab one to snack on all melty from the oven. 😉
I think these would work okay with the candy cane kisses as well, but don't try the carmel filled kisses. We tried, and it was no bueno! They don't melt the same. Anyway, you will want to make these to snack on for sure, so head to the store and grab what you need!
Christmas Pretzel Hugs
Servings 50 + pretzel hugs
- Pretzels
- Hershey's Hugs
- M&M's red and green Christmas variety
- Line a baking sheet with a silicone mat, parchment paper, or foil.
- Place as many pretzels as you want on the prepared tray.
- Unwrap hugs and place one in the center of each pretzel.
- Bake at 200 degrees Fahrenheit for 4 to 5 minutes or until the chocolate is soft.
- Immediately press an M&M in the center of the melty hug.
- Allow chocolate to set back up in the fridge, freezer, or at room temperature.
- Once chocolate is set, store Pretzel Hugs in an air tight container or package for gifts.


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The Covid-19 Coronavirus has hit us all sideways, and we're all reeling from the impact and figuring out a whole different lifestyle. As a result, posts from us here at Exeter Writers may be less frequent.
However, writing is something that can be done in isolation and 'virtually'. In the weeks (or months) ahead, pouring our troubles onto paper could be a good way to manage our mental health and create a social record at the same time.
Groups all over are having to re-think how they stay in touch, and if you aren't already a member of one, now is a good time to look for an online writing group. Try hashtags such as #amwriting on twitter, and once you search for 'writers' on facebook new possibilities pop up all the time.
Where ever you are, we wish you the best in these troubled times, and in case you're wondering about your short story competition entry, you can rest assured that we're already reading your stories, and judging will not be affected.
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Births and Deaths Registry starved of support.
The lack of logistics at the Births and Deaths Registry is hampering the efforts of officials at the registry to perform their core duties.
Registrar Yaw Agbeko told Joy News only two of its ten regional offices have official vehicles.
"We have vehicles in Central Region and then the Northern Regions, all the other regions they don't have any vehicles".
This he says prevents officials at the Registry from going into the communities to gather information as they occur.
The Births and Deaths Registry was established by the Act301 of 1965, within the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development to handle and develop the births and deaths registration system in Ghana.
Its core mandate is to provide accurate and reliable information on all births and deaths occurring within Ghana for Socio-economic development of the country through their registration and certification.
Mr. Abgeko said their expected budget for 2013 came in September but they were unable to put it to meaningful use because it was less than fifty percent of what they expected.
Even though the rest of the money for last year was not released, Joy News has learnt that money for the first quarter of this year has been released.
He fears that the offices of the registry which are accommodated in wooden structures pose a risk to workers and most data could be lost because the system is not computerized.
Even though the Registry has seen some renovation in the form of paintings, it still has to rely on benevolence of some private institutions such as Plan Ghana and UNICEF to work.


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What Is a Call to Action? (+Why Your Website Should Have Them)
Mara Calvello, learn.g2crowd.com
What do all of these have in common? They're all types of calls to action that I'm sure you've seen on all of your favorite websites. Many of which you've most likely clicked on. As you go about website building, you'll eventually want to add calls to action (CTA) on various pages throughout your site as a way to engage with your visitors.
Unsure how to implement a web design that includes calls to action? Just keep reading.
What is a call to action?
When you want the viewers of your website to do something specific, you'll want to use a call to action.
What is a CTA?
A call to action is a button, or simply text to click, that tells the viewer of a web page to do something, or literally take action.
Any time you've signed up to join an email newsletter, created a new account, logged into a pre-existing account, or even added a new item to your cart, you've used a CTA to do so. It's important that your website has various calls to action. Not only do they drive your visitors into potentially making a conversion, but they also can increase the click-through rate of your website.
Tip: The click-through rate is the number of pages an average user views when they visit your site.
You want a visitor to do more than read your homepage and bounce off. CTAs are a great way to ensure a user is clicking around and viewing a number of pages on your website.
Types of calls to action
There are many types of CTAs that you could choose to have on your website, all with a different end-goal. Because of this, your website can strategically place multiple CTAs around different areas and pages.
However, don't go overboard and spam the visitor of your page with incessant pop-ups and links. Let's break down the different types of call to actions that your website can have.
Lead generation
Interested in turning visitors of your website into leads? CTAs are a great way to do so.
These kinds of call to actions should be placed in an area of your website where there is a high percentage of new visitors. If your website has a blog, consider adding a CTA at the end of a blog post or in a floating banner off to the side so viewers can subscribe to your content.
To make sure these are noticed by your visitors, make them eye-catching and give them a message that effectively tells the user why they should click it.
An example of a lead generating CTA would be how Quay Australia tells potential customers they can save 10 percent on glasses when they enter their email.
They even made use of changing up the text of the button to something generic, like "submit" to "get my 10% off".
Once a user clicks your lead generation CTA, it's likely they'll be taken to a landing page that contains a form, which they'll need to fill out before officially becoming a lead.
Tip: When your CTA converts and you find yourself with new leads, it's time to get them into your marketing funnel. Automate and personalize the content you send contacts with marketing automation software.
This is a two-step process because once they fill out the form, they actually have to click the submit button to send their contact information to your database.
It's important that you further engage this user with an enticing and straight-to-the-point form. Consider changing up the boring and overused "submit" button to say something else and provide further information.
Form Submission Type of CTAAn example of a brand that uses a form submission is the online clothing store Madewell, which prompts visitors with insider perks if they sign up for their emails.
The "Read More" button is essential to any page of your website that displays content. This could be your blog, About Us page, press clippings, or featured article.
This type of CTA is a great way to get readers to continue reading content that isn't fully displayed on your homepage. If the post is particularly long, include the first paragraph to get your readers' attention, followed by a "Read More" button to be taken to the full piece.
In addition to freeing up space on your homepage for other content, the Read More button ensures that certain articles get specific metrics, like traffic, instead of users just reading the post in its entirety on a homepage.
An example is how the G2 homepage has a "Learn More" button that viewers can click to get further information regarding how we are changing the software game with our real-time and unbiased user reviews.
We live in a time where social media isn't just a fun place to share your thoughts. It can also be used to market your website and all of its posts and updates.
One of the easiest calls to action is one that encourages visitors to share a piece of your website's content with their friends via social media. This is a quick and easy way for potential leads, existing customers, and visitors of your website to engage with your brand in a low-commitment way.
Whether it's an exciting news clipping, an announcement of a new product, or an article that took extra time and research, a social share button is an excellent CTA to use. Below, CNN uses social shares on one of their recent Game of Thrones articles, making it easy to share via email, Facebook, Twitter, and more.
Is your company throwing a big event or holding a conference? Do you want actual people to come to this event or conference? If yes, then a CTA that promotes this event and raises its awareness is an absolute must-have for your website. Not only can you use it to drive ticket sales, but this CTA can be used to attract a specific type of audience.
If you want your customers to attend the event, put this CTA on the log-in or checkout page. If it's an event for leads, consider adding this CTA on a sidebar to your blog or the article that gets the most traffic.
Below you'll see that Search Engine Journal is highlighting one of their Thinktank Webinars on the side of their homepage."
If you want your calls to action to work, you need to be more creative than slapping "click here" on a red button and hope your website gets new leads or more traffic. While there are many types of CTAs you can add to your website, make sure you're doing it in a way that sets your brand apart from the rest.


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The United States Monday declined to criticize the Iraqi interim government's decision to close the Baghdad offices of the Arabic television channel al-Jazeera. The State Department says despite the 30-day closure, Iraq still has "vibrant" news media.
The United States has traditionally been a strong supporter of free news media around the world, but it has also accused al-Jazeera of false and inflammatory reporting about U.S. military operations in Iraq.
And the Bush administration is declining to criticize the weekend decision by Iraq's interim Prime Minister Iyad Allawi to shut down the Baghdad bureau of the Qatar-based television channel for 30 days.
At a news briefing, State Department Deputy Spokesman Adam Ereli said the United States had nothing to do with what he described as a "difficult" decision by Mr. Allawi.
He said the interim government in Baghdad has had to weigh its appreciation for a free press against what he said has been the "habit" of Iraqi insurgents to use al-Jazeera and other news media "to enhance their agenda."
Mr. Ereli said in general, the Iraqi media scene is "quite vibrant and dynamic," with print and broadcast outlets that frequently criticize the interim government.
He said U.S. officials are not about to "second-guess" Mr. Allawi, who said he had acted on the findings of a government commission that found al-Jazeera to be inciting violence and hatred.
"There are any number of outlets, both print as well as TV that voice dissent, but do it responsibly and do it in ways that don't endanger the lives of innocent people," he said. "There is a concern here in this case that that standard was not being met. And it is a difficult decision to second-guess, given the level of violence, given the level of unscrupulousness that is practiced by the terrorists."
The United States has repeatedly criticized al-Jazeera for carrying taped messages by Osama Bin Laden and other terrorist figures, and for what the State Department said in April were "false and tendentious" reports designed to make the situation in Iraq more tense, and more dangerous for U.S. troops.
Secretary of State Colin Powell has taken the matter up directly with officials of Qatar's government, which hosts, and has partially financed, the news network.
In response to U.S. and other criticism, al-Jazeera last month announced a code of ethics it said would ensure balanced reporting.
The Iraqi government's move against al-Jazeera has been condemned by media watchdog groups, including the Committee to Protect Journalists, which said Mr. Allawi should publicly release the commission study he said was behind the closure.
The Brussels-based International Federation of Journalists said Monday the closure was an act of "unacceptable and illogical censorship" that casts a shadow over hopes for a new era of press freedom in Iraq.


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Nothing to Be Frightened Of
by Julian Barnes
Knopf, 256 pages, $24.95
Death has many masks. He comes cruel with his sweeping scythe, cutting down men and women in their prime. He comes kind and compassionate as a nurse, closing the eyes of long-suffering patients. Death comes slowly and shyly behind closed drapes, and death comes suddenly, brazen and bragging in news reports of drive-by shootings and rush-hour accidents. Like life itself, death is ever changing, evading our desire to make a truce, establish a working agreement, and broker a compromise.
In his charming, playful reflections, Nothing to Be Frightened Of , Julian Barnes offers readers no cheap consolations. His meditations do not attempt a contemplative assault, as if we can think ourselves out of the grave. Instead, Barnes takes us down many alleys and side paths, some literary, a few philosophical, and most personal. The result is something that is really quite rare: a serious book, about the most serious of human realities, that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Barnes reports that he thinks of death"his own death"every day, and not happily. Mortality gatecrashes my consciousness, he writes. It's not a grand sort of feeling, not the threat of nothingness that agitated the Russian novels of the late nineteenth century. Instead, as Barnes reports, my fear of death is low-level, reasonable, practical. The terrible fact is that his life"and our lives"will end, and Barnes simply cannot manage to dull the conviction that this is bad news.
The French critic Charles du Blos coined a term to describe the unpleasant shock of recognition that one is doomed: le réveil mortal , the wake-up call of mortality. As Barnes observes, it's the perfect image. Most of the time, we're engaged in the tasks at hand. But sooner or later our e-mail inbox will fill with solicitations, reminders about upcoming meetings, and notes from acquaintances who haven't heard the news. When this harsh fact about our eventual extinction enters our minds, he writes, it is like being in an unfamiliar hotel room, where the alarm clock has been left on the previous occupant's setting, and at some ungodly hour you are suddenly pitched from sleep into darkness, panic, and a vicarious awareness that this is a rented world.
People pay the rent in different ways, none of which Barnes finds fully satisfactory. One approach treats the darkness of death as a tonic. As he reports, Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich once said, I think that if people began thinking about death sooner, they'd make fewer foolish mistakes. It rings true, but is it? Do I really think, Barnes asks, that my death-denying (or religious) friends appreciate that bunch of flowers / work of art / glass of wine less than I do? No.
Another approach treats the grave as a test of existential seriousness. Barnes gives us a characteristic moment of French literary hyperbole when he cites Flaubert: People like us should have the religion of despair. One must be equal to one's destiny, that's to say, impassive like it. By dint of saying, That is so! That is so!' and of gazing down into the black pit at one's feet, one remains calm. A heroic sentiment, perhaps, but one that Flaubert failed to sustain as he aged.
The opposite of calm acceptance is passionate protest, and Barnes has Dylan Thomas ready at hand: Do not go gentle into that good night, and Rage, rage against the dying of the light. The problem here is that the exhortations work no magic. Rage if we will, but the light will nonetheless die. To think otherwise, Barnes asserts, is youthful self-delusion.
Montaigne does not urge us to protest against death. Instead he advises us to counterattack with daily recollections of our mortality. If we make death familiar, then we gain a measure of self-command. Of course, suicide is the logical conclusion of the assertion of the will against the power of death. Why not beat death to the punch? Thoughts of the gun to the head give no consolation to Barnes. Our ability to take an earlier train hardly counts as overcoming the fact that we have to leave the station.
We often think of fame as a bulwark against extinction. We may die, but won't our accomplishments keep us alive in the memories of others? Barnes knows this strategy well, and he gives readers a witty reflection on his own fate. He can imagine all too clearly a chilling and inevitable person: his last reader. This distasteful character is the fellow who, for some obscure reason, finishes a book by the once well regarded but no longer much remembered English novelist, Julian Barnes"and then recommends it to nobody. The thought experiment yields clear results. If we take a wide enough and long enough view, then we know that fame invariably yields to anonymity: Unknown person dies; not many mourn. This is our certain obituary in the eyes of the rest of the world.
What, then, are we to do about death? By Barnes' reckoning, there is nothing terribly clear or reassuring at hand these days. Death is not an artist, writes Jules Renard, one of Barnes' favorite sources. In this respect, death finds its match in life. We are all amateurs in and of our lives, he wisely observes. No great artistry there, and with this thought Barnes finds his real theme. Nothing to Be Frightened Of is more concerned with probing the ironies and silences and disappointments of being alive than with grappling with le réveil mortal . After all, even if we all will eventually die, in the meantime we must live.
And we do, but understanding why and for what purpose is not always easy for the self-aware English novelist. The fact of aging comes up again and again. His youthful literary gang mellows into a more chastened, more measured, and less sybaritic group. And, of course, Barnes gives time to that great agitator, sexual desire. The body is a fact of life, full of ambivalences, as are the ties of blood. We do not choose our parents or siblings. As Barnes' reminiscences of childhood and his accounts of his elderly parents remind us, the often painful and predictable familiarity of family presses upon us whether we like it or not. In many ways, death is more notional, more remote. Barnes tells us that he has always tried to write as if his parents were dead"and now that they are, it's even more necessary to keep up the effort.
Yet, when it comes to the difficulties of life, for Julian Barnes, the weightlessness of modern unbelief plays a crucial, sad, central role. I don't believe in God, Barnes writes at the outset, but I miss Him. It's a sentiment that his older brother, a philosopher, declares to be soppy.
At issue is not consolation in the face of death. Barnes does at times advert to friends who believe in heaven. But in the main he misses God because without him life seems small and unimportant. It's a paradox"but it seems to be true, at least in Barnes' eyes"that, if I believe that my life serves something greater, then it becomes at the same time less valuable and more serious. He is sobered by the thought of the post-Christian West. Those parts of the world, he observes, where religion has drained away and there is a general acknowledgement that this short stretch of time is all we have, are not, on the whole, more serious places than those where heads are still jerked by the cathedral's bell or the minaret's muezzin.
What, then, of the great surrogate gods of modernity"art and beauty? This shining idol naturally appeals to the literary man, and Barnes admits to having once had hopes. But it turns out that Stendhal, one of the great high priests of beauty, was an untrustworthy mythmaker. The same holds for his own youthful enthusiasm for a young French assistant who lived with his family when he was a child. Barnes once imagined the fellow's paintings to be evidence of artistic brilliance, only to discover many years later that they were copies of commercial art cards from Breton. But more decisively, Barnes passes along a telling quip from Somerset Maugham: Beauty is a bore.
Nothing to Be Frightened Of is not a treatise, and we would be wrong to try to squeeze a position about life, death, and religious faith out of the twists and turns of the reflective, chatty, and often affecting prose. Julian Barnes does not write in order to feed our syllogisms. Nonetheless, a sensibility comes clear. By his reckoning, in our time, fear of death replaces fear of God. Indeed, and as this wonderful exercise in reflective memory and intelligent engagement demonstrates with wit and grace, our present fear of death is diffuse, inconclusive, and given to very unsatisfactory and intellectually dishonest consolations.
Thus, as the reader slowly comes to realize, the quiet pathos of this lovely, early twenty-first-century exercise in memory and reflection has little to do with the death that awaits Julian Barnes (and you and me). Adrift in the postmodern West, Barnes has in his mind a never fully articulated doubt. He fears the extinction of the only life he can imagine having, but at the same time he finds himself unable to give any account of why he should care. In the dusk of modern skeptical rejections of the old theological convictions about God and the soul, it seems that our estimable memoirist finds himself on the brink of conceding, I don't believe in Julian Barnes, but I miss him.
His mother once said to him, People only believe in religion because they're afraid of death. It's not a judgment Barnes shares. As he slowly and haltingly makes clear, perhaps against his own intentions, most people believe in religion because there is an urgent desire for life in the human soul. It's a desire well known to the world of faith. An ancient homily for Holy Saturday tells of Christ's descent into the depths of death in search of Adam. He finds our first father, in whom life has become nearly extinct under the weight of sin and death. In the imagination of this early Christian homilist, Christ raises himself up
to his full divine authority, saying to Adam, I order you, O sleeper,
to awake. I did not create you to be a prisoner in hell. Rise from the dead, for I am the life of the dead. This is not a voice of consolation; it is a call to life.
R.R. Reno is features editor of First Things and professor of theology at Creighton University.


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ID Theft Is On The Rise--Protect Your Identity This Holiday Season
Nov 16, 2012, 09:00 ET
WORCESTER, Mass., Nov. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- As Black Friday and Cyber Monday approach, millions of shoppers are gearing up to kick-off the 2012 holiday shopping season. And, with identity theft on the rise, The Hanover Insurance Group offers suggestions for holiday shoppers to take to protect their identity.
(Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120404/NE82147LOGO )
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the country now accounting for more than 15 million victims per year, and costs Americans whose identities have been victimized an average of $3,500. In addition, there is the frustration and time spent to reset personal credit information as a result of identity theft.
"As shoppers get excited about holiday gifts and bargains, it's easy to forget that there are people out there waiting to take advantage of what should be a joyful season," said Mark Desrochers, president, personal lines insurance at The Hanover. "Because of the emotional and financial impact identity theft can have on an individual and their family, we thought it was important to offer some tips to help avoid identity theft."
The Hanover offers the following tips to help minimize your risk from ID theft:
- When paying by credit card:
- Don't allow clerks to put your receipts in your bag; carry them in your wallet instead where they are safer and less likely to fall out
- Watch cashiers, waiters and bartenders, ensuring that they don't "skim" or save your card number for later use
- When paying by check:
- Never allow merchants to write your social security number on the check. In many states, it is illegal
- Use a gel ink pen—preferably black—to write checks, which will permeate the fibers and make it difficult for the check to be cleaned and reused
- When shopping online:
- Be careful of wireless internet connections. Only use those that require a security key or certificate
- Shop on secure, reputable sites only
- Never offer personal information, especially your social security number
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- Read customer reviews before ordering
- Use a credit card and not a debit card, which makes it harder for you to get funds back and gives thieves access to funds in your bank account
- Avoid carrying a social security card, birth certificate, passport, bank information or paychecks when hitting the stores. Identity thieves find these particularly helpful
- Check your bank statements, credit card bills and credit reports often, helping to nip in the bud any efforts to use your identity
Through a partnership with Identity Theft 911®, the nation's leader in identity management and fraud education, The Hanover offers policyholders access to fraud resolution services, should they fall victim to a crime.
For many, the holidays are a fun filled time, crammed with holiday purchases and gift-giving. Taking some precautions to prevent identity theft, as well as consulting with an independent agent to determine whether your insurance policy offers access to free identity theft resolution and education, will help to give you the peace of mind as you enter the new year! To find an independent agent near you go to www.hanover.com
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Founded in 1852, The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. (NYSE: THG) is proud to be celebrating 160 years of delivering on its promises to its agent partners and their customers. The Hanover offers a wide range of property and casualty products and services to businesses, individuals, and families through a select group of agents and brokers, and is ranked among the top 25 property and casualty companies in the United States.
Based in Worcester, Mass., The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc. is the holding company for a group of insurers that includes The Hanover Insurance Company, also based in Worcester, Citizens Insurance Company of America, headquartered in Howell, Michigan, Chaucer Holdings PLC, based in London, and their affiliates. Through Chaucer, the company underwrites business at Lloyd's of London in several major insurance and reinsurance classes, including property, marine and aviation, energy, U.K. motor and casualty. For more information, please visit www.hanover.com.
Amy Banek
Media Relations
[email protected]
(508) 855-4486
SOURCE The Hanover Insurance Group, Inc.


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Hello Matt,
Can you perhaps look at the performance of SSH/SFTP? This is quick - no complaints about it:
std::auto_ptr<cksftpdir> dirListing(_sftp.ReadDir(handle)); if (dirListing.get()==0) return false;
But after that I loop over the results calling all kind of info-methods for the file/directory.
These are the calls I make (not really in this order and a lot of code removed, only showing the chilkat code without error checking)
long n = dirListing->get_NumFilesAndDirs(); for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) { std::auto_ptr<cksftpfile> fileObj(dirListing->GetFileObject(i)); fileObj->put_Utf8(true); if (p_hideSym && fileObj->get_IsSymLink()) if (fileObj->get_IsDirectory()) if (fileObj->get_IsRegular()) ient->_size = fileObj->get_Size64(); CString ux = directoryWeAreListing; if (ux.Right(1)!=L'/') ux += L'/'; ux += ient->_name; _sftp.GetFileCreateTime(UTF8(ux), true, false, systime); _sftp.GetFileLastModified(UTF8(ux), true, false, systime); }
I notice for large directory listings, the "ReadDir" is quick enough but the rest of the method seems quite slow. For one or two files this is not a problem, but I am working with directories with thousands of files (and maybe subdirectories).
I wonder if you hit the SFTP server for every (?) call I do in this loop. Or is it the GetFileXXXTime() calls? Can I in someway optimize this, OR CAN YOU?
Thanks for thinking with me, Gert
The Chilkat.SFtp (CkSFtp) object contains the connection to the SSH server. The Chilkat.SFtpFile (CkSFtpFile) and Chilkat.SFtpDir (CkSFtpDir) objects to not have a connection. Therefore, all methods and properties of the CkSFtpFile and CkSFtpDir objects cannot possibly communicate with the server.
In your code snippet above, the calls to _sftp.GetFileCreateTime and _sftp.GetFileLastModified are sending a message to the server to retrieve the date/times for the path (or handle) specified. You should instead get the file date/time information directly from the fileObj (CkSFtpFile) either through the properties that return a "SYSTEMTIME" or via the methods that return a CkDateTime object.
I am not sure why I didnt do that in the first place.
Stupid me for calling GetFileCreateTime and GetFileLastModified. Now that I have switched to calling those methods on the CkSftpFile performance is great!
Thanks again.


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Cartagena, advertised as the "Capital del adulto mayor" (senior citizen capital) was once a beach resort for the moneyed elite, but now shows evidence both of its glorious past and of its present-day disrepair. What was once a trendy beach getaway for Chile's jet-setting upper crust is more akin to a town of ruins and crumbling fortunes. The absence of new development and of a tourism office betrays the fact that the city hasn't grown in decades, and the locals living and working here are fairly reserved and almost cold, like they've all seen better days.
The town has two beaches, the tiny Playa Chica, which is clean and lined with a walkway leading to restaurants and shops, and the Playa Grande, which extends the neighboring towns along the coast. Though it's a fairly safe town for most of the year, in the summer, the town is flooded with a rougher breed of drug-toting tourists from Santiago and it becomes exponentially more dangerous.
There is no shortage of accommodation here, though much of it is unpublicized and hard to find in guidebooks or on the internet. Residenciales, it seems are in every other house in the hills and near the beach. Residencial San Fernando, for instance, is cheap, clean, and near the central plaza, though the rooms are bare-bones and hot water isn't available 24-hours. Casa Blanca Hotel is a fancier option, situated in a captivating old Spanish-style compound on a hill with 24-hour reception and rooms with pretty views.
In terms of food, Restaurant La Ola serves pricier dishes, but since the food is average, it's clear that you're paying for the view, which is fantastic. It is also next to a set of relatively new cabanas (altosdelmarina.cl). For a cheaper option, try some of the restaurants along the terraza for lunch menus that feature fresh Chilean seafood dishes. Clariso Odilia Reyes Delgado, located near the central plaza, also offers inexpensive food and is a good place to take an once.
Clariso Odilia Reyes Delgado
Av. Cartagena 190
Phone: 35-210956
Residencial San Fernando
Av. Cartagena # 60
Phone: 08 909 6000
Rooms with shared or private bath, with or without kitchen access, special prices for senior citizens and groups or businesses.
La Ola Restaurant
Av. La Marina 102
Phone 35-452678
Other places nearby Cartagena: Maitencillo, ValparaĂso , Horcon, Papudo, Viña del Mar, Zapallar, San Antonio, Portillo, San Felipe and Los Andes.
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Finally we can create little riddles answers for level 101 to 200, this game different from other word game which use picture or icons as the clue this in this game you must answers a question that appear every level not like ordinary quiz this game question is unique. This game have built in clue but it cost several coins that you got every level completed, but if you often use the coin to solve this game then your coins will be run out and you must buy it to get more. With this answers you can complete a level which make you stop playing little riddles.
level 101: A small paradise surrounded by dry heat. Some have Wonderwalls :oasis
level 102: If you're worried that grandpa will bite, just remove these :dentures
level 103: Mad bats and dogs carry this :rabies
level 104: Sounds like he works on public transportation but he really works in a restaurant :busboy
level 105: Retired people want these to be large and birds want them to hatch :nesteggs
level 106: Mobsters judge the quality of a vehicle by the size of this :trunk
level 107: The Titanic is still chilling here :atlantic
level 108: This patch of land stands alone :island
level 109: Securing your documents is easy with these trusty metal objects :staples
level 110: Found at the back of a book or in an abdomen :appendix
level 111: These suck :vacuum
level 112: A gentleman whose offspring have successfully produced offspring of their own :grandpa
level 113: Where food goes to get nuked :microwave
level 114: If you're on a diet, smelling a fresh pan of brownies could be described as this :torture
level 115: Announcing to the world that you've recently enjoyed a fizzy beverage :belch
level 116: You'll see savory dishes in Hong Kong sizzling in these :wok
level 117: Aquatic creature whose name is rather "tight" :seal
level 118: A pony trots his way through the world on these :hoof
level 119: Kids love this bouncy, sugary, treat. It's like colorful rubber that you can eat :jello
level 120: He has a genie to thank for the fact that he married a princess :aladdin
level 121: A piece of paper that determines the academic fate of kids everywhere :reportcard
level 122: The artistic vandal's best friend :spraypaint
level 123: Thousands of these come together to make a digital image :pixel
level 124: What you do to determine the length of something :measure
level 125: If you are unsure how to use one then just ask a flight attendant :seatbelt
level 126: This man has an obsession with spinach :popeye
level 127: Low on cash? Pick out items from this rack :clearance
level 128: This falls from the mouths of babies and Homer Simpson when he sees doughnuts :drool
level 129: These are great fun until you realize you don't have all the pieces :puzzle
level 130: Helps carry your books to school :backpack
level 131: The offspring of a feline and a Xerox machine :copycat
level 132: When put in a pot of boiling water… they scream :lobster
level 133: Could be described as the cranium's version of snow :dandruff
level 134: Cute, cuddly canine children :puppy
level 135: Ladies used to party with this kitchen device :tupperware
level 136: Scottish knee-length formal wear for men :kilt
level 137: What scientists might call your pooch :canine
level 138: The line in your hair :part
level 139: High fat reward for making it through another solar cycle :cake
level 140: A delicious way of presenting numbers :piechart
level 141: These make grown men dance in end zones :touchdown
level 142: The ninja turtles call this place home, as do mythical alligators :sewer
level 143: A spent round or a slimy critter :slug
level 144: Between you and the net stands this vigilant protector of the scoreboard :goalie
level 145: Directions from outer space :GPS
level 146: The line a runner strives to reach :finish
level 147: Warns of deflating tires and serpents :hiss
level 148: You are owed one of these when someone wrongs you :apology
level 149: The King of Pop's stellar dance move :moonwalk
level 150: A first job for many kids, this could be described as "Media Distribution Management" :paperroute
level 151: What a South American might say to a friend as they depart :adios
level 152: Standard issue tool for Fairy Godmothers and wizards :magicwand
level 153: A performer counts on these folks for applause :audience
level 154: What Botox will do to your expression :paralyze
level 155: Indiana Jones likes to crack this :whip
level 156: Both a currency and an antlered male :buck
level 157: Where you deposit the red stuff from your veins :bloodbank
level 158: Timid or weak people are said to not have these :backbone
level 159: A toothy nocternal immortal :vampire
level 160: I can't believe it's not… :butter
level 161: Sand+Net+Bikini :volleyball
level 162: How a big, hibernating mammal would show affection :bearhug
level 163: An acceptable act of violence on Saint Patrick's Day :pinch
level 164: A prehistoric reptile that lives today and the inspiration for the name of a popular sports drink :gator
level 165: Little piggies you look down at every day :toe
level 166: The homes of tiny creatures that collect in corners if you aren't vigilant about dusting :web
level 167: They don't forget :elephant
level 168: Hearing something unexpected or touching a live wire can have this effect :shocking
level 169: Can be found in the drink aisle or on a body-builder's torso :sixpack
level 170: An appropriately loud response to fear, excitement, or your team scoring :yell
level 171: Perhaps the most important adjective for ballerinas and princesses :gracefull
level 172: Rotten trees and Jack-O-Lanterns have this characteristic in common :hollow
level 173: Your computer's version of white-out :delete
level 174: Hold these between your knees if you want to set a Cuban beat :bongos
level 175: Petting a feline often evokes this response :purr
level 176: When everyone stares at clocks and then starts smooching :newyears
level 177: To moisten your peepers you must do this :blink
level 178: The celebrities of high school were part of this crowd :popular
level 179: Without this, H2o would just be 2o :hydrogen
level 180: Thanks for such treasures as Mariachis, enchiladas and habanero! :mexico
level 181: A popular afterlife destination to send people, when you're mad at them :hell
level 182: A toy that requires some string and a breezy day :kite
level 183: The one fashion accessory farmers and hipsters can agree upon :suspenders
level 184: A section of the calendar dedicated to mother nature :earthday
level 185: The main difference between us and zombies :life
level 186: Causes bad breath and frightens blood-suckers :garlic
level 187: Drop this to stop a boat :anchor
level 188: An office supply that's shaped like a trombone :paperclip
level 189: They cut doors in half and wear wooden shoes :dutch
level 190: Proof you've done your time in school :diploma
level 191: The athletically challenged spend a good deal of time on this seat made of pine :bench
level 192: A certain wizard resided in a city made from this gemstone :emerald
level 193: Millions of these are crushed every morning to help people wake up :coffeebean
level 194: Rueben and Monte Cristo are two delicious varieties of this :sandwich
level 195: Famous for cheese, wine and saying 'ooo la la' :french
level 196: Aliens in Toy Story call this their leader :claw
level 197: Daily ritual of scraping a metal tool on the body :shave
level 198: Come November 1st, many of these will be found smashed on sidewalks :pumpkin
level 199: Maritime marauders :pirate
level 200: You'll have to consult an optometrist if you want to improve this :sight
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Little Ride, the local taxi hailing service owned by Craft Silicon has been in operation for over a year now and has been competing with the likes of Uber and Taxify in this highly competitive market.
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Make Paul West's delicious Lemonade Tart for yourself at home!
Using the paddle attachment of a stand-mixer combine flour, butter and salt until the texture resembles coarse sand or fine breadcrumbs. If you don't have an electric mixer you can massage the butter and flour together, rubbing it between your fingertips until a sandy/breadcrumb texture is achieved.
In a separate bowl combine the icing sugar and egg yolks and then add to the flour mix. Combine until a moist dough forms.
Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured bench and mould into a flat shape that resembles a smaller version of the tart tin that you intend to bake with.
Rest the pastry in the fridge for an hour.
When the pastry is ready, roll it out onto a lightly floured bench to a thickness of around 3mm.
Gently roll the pastry up around the rolling pin and then unroll it over a lightly greased 25cm tart tin- being sure to leave plenty of pastry hanging over the sides.
Using the tips of your fingers gently press in around all the corners. Prick the surface of the pastry with a fork and leave to rest in the fridge again for half an hour.
Preheat the oven to 190ºC.
Once the pastry has rested remove it from the fridge. Line it with baking paper and weigh the paper with rice, beans or blind-baking weights and bake for 20 minutes.
Remove the paper and return the shell to the oven for another 5 minutes. The pastry should be dry to touch and slightly golden in colour. Remove from the oven and allow to cool.
Turn the oven down to 120ºC.
To make the filling, combine all the ingredients in a stainless steel bowl and then place over a gently simmering pot of water.
Gently stir the mixture until it reaches 60ºC (it should just be starting to steam).
Strain through a fine mesh strainer into a jug. If you can, slide out an oven shelf and place the tart shell on it, pour the curd mix into the shell, filling it all the way to the rim and then gently, slide the oven shelf back in. If you can't slide out a shelf, fill the tart as close to the oven as possible – it takes a lot of concentration and a steady hand to get an unbaked lemon tart safely into the oven!
Bake for 20 minutes or until set. Allow to cool and trim off excess pastry right before serving.
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The Other Nefertiti
Newsletter 47 The Nefertiti Hack – Two German artists, Nora Al-Badri and Jan Nikolai Nelles, secretly made a 3D scan of Nefertiti's head at the in the Neues Museum in Berlin. It's the most precise scan ever made public of the original bust of Nefertiti. They used a Microsoft Kinect to capture the 3D data without being noticed – see video below.
The artists then released a high resolution download to make it freely available to the world.
Nora Al-Badri's website >>


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Surprise, surprise, a blog about pet photography! Luvo has been living with us over a month now, and I guess it does not come as a shock that my memory cards are filled with photos of him. In this blog I'll share 10 tips how to capture your beloved animal friend on camera, which is challenging at times!
1. Stay calm, don't get cranky
I have no experience in raising kids, but some say that raising a puppy is like raising a child. It is a lot of work. And as they grow older, they start to feel more confident and might even try to challenge your position as the pack leader. Dogs, and I am sure other animals too, are very aware of your emotions, and you need to control them (the emotions) because they will react to it. When you are calm, the bigger the chances are that your pet stays/gets calm.
If your pet is anything like my dog, he likes to sit still, but only when he wants! And waiting for too long, is not my dog's hobby. So getting him to sit still is a challenge. However, keep in mind: you are the one that want to take pictures, your pet wasn't begging to be portrayed. Your pet probably doesn't even understand what is going on. So stay calm and don't get cranky when he/she is jumping around while you asked to sit still (I guess rabbits don't even understand commands)!
One way to control your pet is by making a game out of it (which takes practice, and you need an intelligent animal). We learned Luvo to "sit and stay", he is only allowed to come when we call him. This little moment of stay (and the reward afterwards!) is enough to take a quick snap. If you try to capture an animal like a rabbit or pet bird, "stay" won't work. In that case give them their favourite toy, or a snack. My dog loves his rope, and is obsessed by his chewing bone. When he is chewing his rope, anything else isn't interesting. Also, ask for help! Luvo is quiet intrigued by my camera. Whenever I get on my knees and put my camera in front of my eyes, he runs towards me to see what is going on. Having a second person to distract the pet is useful.
2. Get level
One of the keys to a beautiful portrait is to level with your model. This means that if your model is sitting down, or is smaller than you are, you have to go down and get your camera at eye level. This creates a connection between the model and the viewer of the picture. It is no different in pet photography.
Capturing your pet while he/she is looking into the camera adds a feeling of boding to the photo. And besides, this also creates a unique point of view, because how many people are getting eye level with animals anyway?
3. It's all in the eyes!
Another tip for you is to focus on the eyes of your model, as we all heard that these are the doors to our souls. Make sure both eyes are visible, they should be tag sharp. Don't be afraid to highlight the eyes during post processing! An extra boost in clarity will make the eyes more visible in the picture.
4. Capture his character
Think about your pet for a second… What is it that makes you laugh about your animal friend, and what is it that sometimes drives you crazy? My cute Golden Retriever is a super eager dog! He want's to learn, but most of all, wants to eat! So he regularly comes to display his tricks hoping for a treat (but of course we don't encourage his begging behavior). But he is also very impatient. If anything takes to long, his eyes tell me "hurry up".
Most frustrating is that he always draws his own plans. Our puppy training even said: "Wow, he's got a strong character". Unfortunately, Luvo gets really cranky if you decide to have other plans than his!
Now, with these thoughts, walk up to your pet, and take a picture. Try to capture what draws you to him/her. Is it a playful pet? Do you have a cat that loves nothing more than to sleep in the sun? Photograph that!
5. Capture your pets when they are having fun
In the first tip I advised to distract your pet if he/she won't sit still. But why limit your shoots to portrait photos? Let the pet you're photographing play and take pictures when they do! I think it is slightly easier to take pictures of your pets when they are fooling around than when you try to get them to sit still. Not only that, it is also a lot of fun! The funny faces and the goofy moves your pet makes are great to capture! Playing with them will deliver different photos than when they're sleeping.
6. Always have your camera ready and accept a lot of missed shots
Actually, these are two tips for the price of one. Always have your camera ready. Just like human behaviour, the acts of your pet are very unpredictable. A funny moment only lasts for seconds or less. And while your pet is being cute, he/she will stop being cute by the time you have your camera ready. Also, be prepared to have and accept a lot of missed shots! Animals move quickly, and you might need to shoot in burst-mode to photograph them in action. Don't share every picture you have taken either. Only select the very best. And always remember rule 1: Stay patient.
7. Don't take hours for your shoot
Pets, especially puppies, are like children. They only have a limited capacity to focus. You can't demand hours of sitting still from your dog, or play with them for hours to get a cute shot. Remember that your pet is a living being, not a stuffed toy. They also get tired or bored. Just shoot regularly (see previous tip)!
8. Include the owners
The one thing, most precious to our pets are their owners (actually food is most important, but we people want to believe that we are special). Therefore, in case you are working on pet photography on behalf of a client, include their owners! Have them cuddle, play, or sit together. Do everything you would do while capturing only the pet or animal.
9. Get wide angle
Wide angle lenses are usually not great for portrait photography (anything below 35mm on a Full Frame camera, or 25mm on a crop camera). There are multiple reasons for that. These lenses are prone to distortion, which isn't flattering for your model. But also, generally they capture too much of the surroundings, what distracts from the models (you could use this to your advantage, but generally you want to focus on the model alone). However, a wide angle lens can also deliver funny pictures! Why? Simple, you can get really close to get a picture of the whole pet, what delivers fun results. And the distortion of the lens can deliver a funny effect.
10. Appreciate your pet for paying attention
Training your pet, also means rewarding them for what they do good. So during the photo session, I have some little snacks ready, to reward Luvo for (trying) to understand me and listening to my commands.
Do you like to take pictures of pets? Feel free to share your link in the comment section below!
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Peacefully, at Randolph Hill Nursing Home, Dunblane after a long illness on Friday 30th May 2014, John (Jock), aged 84 years, formerly of Kinbuck. Dearly loved husband of the late Henrietta Den-Kaat, much loved father, grandfather and great grand father of the family.
Funeral Service at Ardoch Parish Church, Braco, on Monday 9th June at 10.30am, thereafter interment at Dunblane Cemetery at 11.30am to which friends are respectfully invited.


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Engine & Drivetrain
|Engine Type
|ProStar Turbo H.O.; 4-Stroke DOHC Twin Cylinder Turbocharged
|Cylinders-Displacement (cc)
|925 cc / 168 HP
|Fuel System
|Electronic Fuel Injection
|Transmission/Final Drive
|Automatic PVT P/R/N/L/H
|Drive System Type
|High Performance True On-Demand AWD/2WD
|Front Suspension
|Dual A-Arm with Stabilizer Bar and 16 in Travel
|Rear Suspension
|Trailing Arm with Stabilizer Bar and 18 in Travel
|Front/Rear Brakes
|4-Wheel Hydraulic Disc with Triple-Bore Front and Dual-Bore Rear Calipers
|Parking Brake
|Park in Transmission
Tyres / Wheels
|Front Tyres
|29 x 9-14; Maxxis Bighorn
|Rear Tyres
|29 x 11-14; Maxxis Bighorn
|Cast Aluminum
|Bed Box Dimensions (L x W x H)
|72.0 x 57.0 x 17.8 cm
|Front/Rear Rack or Box Capacity
|N/A kg / 136.1 kg
|Fuel Capacity
|Ground Clearance
|34.3 cm
|Overall Vehicle Size (L x W x H)
|370.8 x 162.6 x 187.3 cm
|297.2 cm
|Estimated Dry Weight (pounds/kg)
|757 kg
|Cargo System
|Lock & Ride
|Hitch Towing Rating
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