Potential Drug Target Identified for Zika and Similar Flaviviruses
Shutting down a single gene may disrupt the viruses from spreading in the body
A team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a single gene pathway that is vital for Zika and other flaviviruses to spread infection between cells. Further, the researchers showed that shutting down a single gene in this pathway—in both human and insect cells—does not negatively affect the cells themselves and renders flaviviruses unable to leave the infected cell, curbing the spread of infection.
The study, published June 17 in Nature, points to a potential drug target for Zika and other flaviviruses such as dengue and West Nile that have major impacts on public health.
"We wanted to find out if we could identify genes present in the host cells that are absolutely required by the virus for infection," said senior author Michael Diamond, MD, PhD, the Herbert S. Gasser Professor of Medicine. "Out of about 19,000 genes that we looked at, we only found nine key genes that the virus relies on for infection or to spread. All of them are associated with an important part of the cell that processes viral particles, which is essential to spreading the infection."
To identify genes that flaviviruses rely on, Diamond and his colleagues utilized a gene editing technology called CRISPR that is capable of selectively shutting down individual genes. Viruses must hijack host cells to replicate and spread, making them dependent upon the genetic material of the organisms they infect. If a cell lacks a gene that the virus requires for infection, the virus will be stopped in its tracks, and the cell will survive. Such evidence indicates that the missing gene is vital to viral spread and should be studied further.
Of the nine key genes Diamond and his colleagues identified, one called SPCS1, when disabled, not only reduces viral infection but appears to have no adverse effects on the cells the scientists studied. The researchers performed the first experiments on West Nile virus and then showed that the same results held true for other Flaviviridae family members, including Zika, dengue, yellow fever, Japanese encephalitis, and hepatitis C viruses.
While the absence of this gene shut down the spread of flaviviruses, the researchers found that eliminating the gene had no detrimental effect on other types of viruses, including alphaviruses, bunyaviruses, and rhabdoviruses.
"Flaviviruses appear to be uniquely dependent on this particular gene to release the viral particle," Diamond said. "In these viruses, this gene sets off a domino effect that is required to assemble and release the viral particle. Without it, the chain reaction doesn't happen and the virus can't spread. So we are interested in this gene as a potential drug target because it disrupts the virus and does not disrupt the host."
Source: Washington University School of Medicine; June 17, 2016.
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Sanders Supporters Get Their Day In Court Against Wasserman Schultz
by Shawn M. Griffiths, published Apr 24, 2017
The class action lawsuit Wilding, et. al. v. DNC Services, d/b/a Democratic National Committee and Deborah "Debbie" Wasserman Schultz will be heard Tuesday in the U.S. District Court in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. The lawsuit was originally filed on June 28, 2016.
The lawsuit, filed by a group of Bernie Sanders supporters, alleges that leaders in the Democratic Party propped up Hillary Clinton in the 2016 Democratic presidential primary over Sanders, violating the DNC's own rules on neutrality. The lawsuit was filed nearly a month before WikiLeaks dumped over 20,000 DNC emails, some of which indeed showed explicit bias in favor of Clinton and efforts to marginalize Sanders' campaign.
All the court-filed documents can be found here.
These emails included plans to target Sanders' religious beliefs, pitching a story that his campaign was in disarray, media collusion, and prepping statements about the end of his campaign in April. Then DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz even reportedly sent an email calling Sanders' campaign director an "ass" for declaring that his candidate would continue to fight on to the convention.
But that isn't all, and you can read more here. Wasserman Schultz resigned her position in wake of the email scandal.
Now, Sanders supporters will have a chance to make their case against the DNC and Wasserman Schultz before a federal judge. District Court Judge William J. Zloch scheduled oral argument earlier this month on the defendant's motion to dismiss. Defendants will make the case that plaintiffs lack standing.
Read the full lawsuit:
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Shawn M. Griffiths
Shawn is the Election Reform Editor for IVN.us. He studied history and philosophy at the University of North Texas, and joined the IVN team in 2012. He has several years of experience covering the broad scope of political and election reform efforts across the country, and has an extensive knowledge of the movement at large. A native Texan, he now lives in San Diego, California.


AUCTION AUDIO
Up until the mid-1980s the New Bedford seafood auction took place in the Wharfinger Building on Pier 3. Several individuals reminisce about what it was like in the old days.
The Old Auction Program 1:
"The foundation of the industry" (4:09)
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"You can't say it was fair." (3:13)
"A million pounds in 22 minutes" (3:38)
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In the mid-twentieth century, after the textile industry decline, New Bedford turned once again to the sea, and its commercial fishing fleet expanded. Several changes helped this to happen. Fishing boats switched from sails to motors. Improved diesel engines allowed for a safe journey to the abundant Georges Bank fishing grounds about 175 miles northeast of Cape Cod.
Another important change occurred around 1940, when New Bedford's fishing vessels no longer had to go to New York to sell their catch, but could return to port to sell it, where trucks now transported the catch. Also at this time, refrigeration and the building of a freezer plant increased the ability to process fish at the port.
Fisherman Daniel F. Mullins recalls:
"We would go to Georges Bank…and steam back to New York;…because you couldn't sell the fish here, see. Well Bill Eldridge…started using a truck…. We had talked before about how some day the boats would be able to land fish in New Bedford, but we never thought trucks were the answer."
Working Waterfront Exhibit, New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park, Courtesy Spinner Publications, Inc.
Video provided courtesy of New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park
These mid-twentieth century changes allowed a competitive local market to develop, and led to a development that would become a major part in the process of getting fish from the boat to the plate. At first, boat captains went to the different fish houses looking for the best price. Then about 1941, the first fish auction was started. This centralized the process of selling the catch, using set rules and time limits. In September 1947, the city added on to the Wharfinger Building, to house the daily auction. On busy days, as many as three auctioneers stood at the auction's chalkboard, marking the bidders' prices and using special auction lingo (such as "YT" for yellowtail flounder and single initials for different bidders). The catch stayed on the boats until it was sold. Some boat captains, known as "highliners", had a reputation for bringing back a quality catch, and so their loads would bring the highest bids.
The bidding lasted just so long. Lumper Jim Dwyer recalls:
"We would have as much as a million pounds in that auction and it was done in 22 minutes, the selling. It started at 8 o'clock in the morning and the end of the auction was 8:22. And as much as a million pounds, not for a week there, per day."
Photos provided courtesy of Gordon Massingham
Before it closed, captains had a chance to refuse bids they felt were too low, holding on to their catch in the hopes of a better price the next day. The auction was fast-paced and packed with people (though only certain people were allowed in the hall during bidding), and at times there was a police officer on duty to keep everything under control.
John F. Linehan, General Manager of New Bedford Seafood Producers Association from 1951-1959, recalls:
People who come in here from the outside think, "My God, this is chaos." Well it wasn't. It was organized chaos, but everyone knew what he was doing.
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Photo provided by James Dwyer
Once the auction closed, the catch that was sold was offloaded at the individual fish houses that bought it.
Former auctioneer Paul Swain remembers:
"When the auction was over, you'd have say ten boats and you only have so many places to go unload; everybody had different signals then, one means go way down, the other one means go this way, and it was like a race to see them going down there! Because if you don't get the first door, you don't start unloading until noon time. A lot of the times it was near collisions as they went south."
In 1985, the auction ended in the course of a bitter strike between fishermen and boat owners. Private sales took over, despite different efforts to revive the auction by the city, boat owners, and the lumpers who unload the boat's catch.
For period of time, the auction was held under the overpass.
Then in 1994, brothers Raymond and Richard Canastra of Fairhaven established the Whaling City Seafood Display Auction (now called BASE or Buyers and Sellers Exchange. In a display auction, vessels offload the catch into coolers, allowing buyers to see the catch. The auction went electronic in 1997, replacing chalkboards with faxes and computer. Today BASE is the largest east coast seafood auction.
TODAY'S AUCTION
BASE photo by Phillip Mello
Bruce Fontes, grading fish at the auction. Photo by Phillip Mello
Paul Salvader, a buyer's rep, inspecting fish at the auction. Photo by Phillip Mello
Richie and Ray at auction. Photo by Markham Starr


Maywood predator wanted in series of sexual assaults, break-ins strikes again
A home on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016, in the city of Maywood, targeted by a predator who has broken into several houses in the area.
MAYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- Authorities are warning families in the Maywood community of a home intruder on the loose who has been sexually assaulting and targeting young women.
Los Angeles County sheriff's officials said an attacker broke into a home in the 3600 block of 58th Place at 4 a.m. on Saturday, went into a female victim's bedroom and covered her mouth. When the victim's mother heard the noise and checked on her daughter, the suspect ran away.
Sheriff's officials believe the suspect may be connected to a string of similar crimes in Maywood back in October.
A 13-year-old girl sleeping in her own bed was attacked by a break-in suspect, who sheriff's officials believe is linked to three similar incidents in Maywood.
In two of the cases, the intruder sexually assaulted his victims.
The suspect is described as a Hispanic man in his 20s, between 5 feet 2 inches and 5 feet 5 inches tall, with a thin build and wearing dark clothing.
Sheriff's detectives were asking for the public's help in obtaining any information regarding the incidents and in locating the suspect.
Anyone with information was encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County East Los Angeles Station Detective Bureau at (323) 264-4151. If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call "Crime Stoppers" by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477).
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Sonic Foundry to Release Results of its First Quarter Ended December 31, 2013 on Thursday, February 6, 2014
Company will hold its investor webcast at 4:30 p.m. ET
MADISON, Wis. — January 23, 2014 — Sonic Foundry, Inc. (NASDAQ: SOFO) the trusted leader for video content management and webcasting solutions, today announced it will release results for its first fiscal 2014 quarter on Thursday, February 6 after the close of the market.
This will be the first earnings call since Sonic Foundry completed the strategic acquisitions of MediaMission and Mediasite K.K. The company will update 2014 guidance to account for the impact of those acquisitions during its corporate webcast for analysts and investors at 3:30 p.m. CT / 4:30 p.m. ET.
It will use its patented webcasting system, Mediasite, to stream the presentation for live and on-demand viewing. To access the presentation, go to sonicfoundry.com/earnings on or after February 6, 2014. An archive of the conference call will be available for 90 days.
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Reacting to New Zealand's abandonment of the Zero Covid approach to the Covid-19 pandemic, Aontú Leader and Meath West TD Peadar Tóibín said:
"Whatever chance New Zealand had of implementing Zero Covid this policy was, from the second wave on, obviously impossible in Ireland. That fact that the vast majority of the opposition parties in the Dáil supported such a policy gave the Irish government a blank check in their implementation of the most severe and costly restrictions in Europe"
An Teachta Tóibín: "From mid-2020, it was obvious Zero Covid was neither attainable or sustainable. Yet several parties in the Dáil (Soc Dems/Labour/PBP/SF) as a result of buying into Zero Covid, offered no challenge and no critique to the outlier policy that was pursued by the government. Real opposition is a critical part of a functional democracy. When opposition does not do its job it can cost the state significantly in terms policy swings. No other country in Europe imposed restrictions for as long or as severe as Ireland did. This has had massive consequences on Irish society. Patients went without diagnosis and treatment for far too long. Ireland, Saudi Arabia and North Korea were the only countries in the world to outright prohibit religious services".
Deputy Tóibín continued "In the first quarter of this year 10,000 homes were not built, this in a country with a housing crisis. Ireland spend €41 billion on Covid restriction-related costs. We saw a 21% increase in expenditure last year. The EU average was 10% and countries such as France saw an expenditure increase of as low as 5%. The government made these decisions. But much of this was facilitated by our so-called opposition disappearing. Aontú was the only voice of challenge in this whole period".
"Covid is a real illness and the management of it was extremely difficult. The government and the opposition could not have gotten it all right. However the fact that Ireland was such an extreme outlier has not been properly analysed as of yet. It should be a significant part of the terms of references of any public investigations into the crisis in Ireland. Indeed many other countries have already started the process of investigation. We won't hold our breath in Ireland for either the government or the opposition in calling an investigation into their actions", concluded Tóibín.
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Spotify urged to stop promoting more artists accused of sexual misconduct
"We wrongly perpetuate silence by showing survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence that there will be no consequences for abuse".
By Nick Reilly
A women's advocacy group is calling on Spotify to extend its policy of ending the promotion of artists accused of serious offences.
Last week, the streaming service announced that it was removing the music of R.Kelly and XXXTentacion from its promotional playlists, after multiple accusations of sexual misconduct and domestic abuse were levelled at both stars.
Now, women's advocacy group UltraViolet is calling on the streaming giant to go even further and remove more artists accused of similar offences.
In an open letter, UltraViolet's executive director Shaunna Thomas called out artists including Chris Brown, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nelly, Eminem, Don Henley of The Eagles, Aerosmith's Steven Tyler and Ted Nugent, describing them as artists "who continue to profit from your promotion."
"Every time a famous individual continues to be glorified despite allegations of abuse, we wrongly perpetuate silence by showing survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence that there will be no consequences for abuse," she wrote.
"That has a cultural effect far beyond one individual artist."
Although Spotify is yet to respond to the open letter from the group, they faced backlash from 50 Cent last week after the decision was taken against Kelly.
"Spotify is wrong for what there doing to artists like R. Kelly and XXXTentacion,' the 42-year-old rapper wrote on Twitter.
Last year, R&B singer Kelly was accused of running an "abusive and controlling cult" of young women. This March, R&B performer Kelly was accused of grooming a 14 year-old girl to be his sex "pet".
Then, in April, Dallas police confirmed they were investigating claims that Kelly gave a woman a STD and plied her with drugs and alcohol when she was 19. He has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct.


Paris 2024 wait on city council vote to unlock new central venue for badminton
By Mike Rowbottom in Paris
Paris 2024 organisers - due to welcome the International Olympic Committee's progress-checking Coordination Commission for the first time tomorrow - are keeping their fingers crossed over an imminent city council vote that will be vital to their venue planning.
The Council of Paris will meet on July 2 to decide on a proposal by the Grand Palais to create a temporary exhibition area near the Eiffel Tower, that could be used during the Games.
At Thursday's (June 14) signing of the Games protocol, Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet confirmed a number of proposed changes to the original bid, including moving the badminton to the Champs de Mars, which the Grand Palais wants to develop as a stand-in site while it undergoes extensive renovation.
Paris 2024 have been under scrutiny since April 1, when a Government report by budgetary inspectors warned of a potential Games overspend, highlighting the proposed temporary venues for volleyball and badminton at Le Bourget, in the north-east of the city, as being "abnormally expensive".
The Grand Palais - the giant exhibition hall and museum venue built on the Champs-Élysées for the Universal Exhibition of 1900 - will undergo renovation work from early 2021 to spring 2023.
Once work is completed, the venue - through which riders passed on the final stage of the Tour de France last year - is due to host the taekwondo and fencing during the Games.
In the meantime, however, it plans to set up a temporary venue - Grand Palais éphémère - for hosting regular events such as the La Biennale Paris and the Chanel fashion shows.
All the signatories of Thursday's Paris 2024 protocol are hoping the Council of Paris approves plans that would allow the Games to spread its events to the Champs de Mars ©Getty Images
Early last week it was announced that the Grand Palais had made the Champs de Mars site its first choice, and that an offer had been made to Paris 2024 to extend its use for the first nine months of 2024.
The proposal is being fiercely opposed by local residents.
But Paris 2024 insiders are confident that, given the support for Anne Hidalgo, the Paris Mayor and President of the Games Delivery Body SOLIDEO, in the Council, this option is likely to be confirmed.
Etienne Thobois, the Paris 2024 director general, told insidethegames: "The idea is to move the badminton, although we need to discuss this.
"We had the opportunity of a new temporary venue in the centre of Paris.
"The Grand Palais are planning to create a new space for use at the Champs de Mars, and they asked us 'would you be interested in having an opportunity to use this?'
"We have taken them up on the idea.
"It's about being flexible and taking opportunities as they come."
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Franco Di Santo Out And Not Just From The Derby
Submitted by content on Sat, 12/22/2018 - 09:27
Franco Di Santo had missed out on the TSG Hoffenheim because of his performance. Revierderby is going to miss Franco Di because of an injury. The striker from FC Schalke is likely to be fit to play against Bayer Leverkusen on 19th December is the last game played at home this year.
Franco Di Santo had been absent for the starting of the Schalke Team Training Week to prepare for the Revierderby. Domenico Tedesco, the coach has said that the striker is surely going to miss the match Borussia Dortmund because of an injury.
"Franco had been suffering from patellar tender issues recently".It inflamed repeatedly. They did an MRI and found out that there is some kind of irritation as said by Tedesco who has missed the attackers for 1-1 for sporting reasons on TSG Hoffenheim. Tedesco stated that it isn't dramatic but with the recommendation from Patrick Ingelfinger, the team doctor, "they are taking a" bit longer to cure it.
The main plan for Di Santo is that he is going to get separate training by the end of the second week. He is to receive special training because of his injury. Thereafter, he will get back into the game completely. This implies that apart from missing Lokomotiv Moscow in the group finals of Champions League but also the FC Augsburg game. It is absolutely unfortunate that he is going to miss out on both the games as it is too early into his treatment for the injury. It is conceivable that this 29-year-old player is going to play in the English week that is supposed to take place on 19th of December. This is the last home game of the present year with Bayer Leverkusen.


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Woman delayed battle with cancer to give birth
The fundraiser for the Miller family is set for 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Tam's Backstage in Cumming. Tickets are $20 and include dinner. For more information, e-mail eventsrsvpadmvca@gmail.com. For those who can't attend but want to help, a fund has been created at Cumming New Life Church. Checks made out to the church, with Andrew Miller's name in the memo line, can be mailed to the church, 1645 Dahlonega Highway, Cumming, GA 30040.
The outpouring of support from friends, family and the community has made it easier for Andrew Miller to cope with the recent death of his wife.
"It's been an enjoyable way, between phone calls and cards and the well wishing from people, to remember Susan and the life that she lived and remember that it meant something to people," said Andrew Miller, past chairman of the Forsyth County Republican Party.
"Her life had an impact on people in the community in a positive way and that's always enjoyable to hear."
The support won't stop with cards and phone calls, as close friends and community members have organized a fundraiser for the Miller family, which includes four young children.
Diagnosed with cancer just weeks after learning she was pregnant with their fourth child, Susan Miller opted to delay treatment until the baby could survive on its own.
Andrew Duncan Miller, the couple's only son, is still at Northside Hospital in Atlanta. Born several months premature on March 17, the child is healthy but needs more time to develop.
Susan Miller died May 3 at age 37.
Clay Hopkins, Miller's friend and fellow church member, helped organize the fundraiser with Brian Tam, manager of Tam's Backstage restaurant, site of the event.
"I'm just very glad to be able to step in and be a part of this [fundraiser]," Hopkins said. "I want him to be able to use this [money] for whatever he needs.
"If he needs help with the mortgage, if he needs help with the baby still being in the hospital ... it's really for whatever purpose Andrew needs it to be used for."
Hopkins said he was approached with the idea by Tam.
"He said he would like to do something for the family," Hopkins said.
Tam, a county commissioner, said Susan Miller "losing her battle to cancer is tragic."
"Andrew is a fine man raising four children and we want to do what we can do to help him," he said.
Friends have said Susan Miller's decision to risk her own health to save her son reflects her strong values.
She served with her husband as co-chair of Forsyth County's chapter of Georgia Right to Life, an organization focused on providing legal protection for life from conception to natural death. She also served as secretary of the Forsyth County Republican Party, as an active member of her church, and as founder and director of the Vickery Christian Academy.
Andrew Miller said her legacy lives on.
"There are a lot of things she was involved with that I wasn't involved with, so it's been good to hear those stories," he said. "It's bittersweet, but it's always good to hear stories about Susan."
Ethan Underwood, current chairman of the local GOP, said he is glad to do his part to help the family deal with medical and household expenses.
"We want to make sure Andrew has plenty of money to cover these medical bills that are coming in and also to help take care of expenses that single families have," he said.
Andrew Miller said the event is an "example of the outpouring of support and love that's come about through Susan's death."
"We've been extremely humbled by the support that's come through the church, friends, family and the community," he said. "It's made this experience much easier to go through with all the support and care."
E-mail Jennifer Sami at jennifersami@forsythnews.com.
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Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU), Admission 2020-21
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Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University Prospectus 2020-21: Download Now
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) Admission Schedule 2020:
Eligibility Criteria (KVASU) B.Sc, B.V.Sc and B.Tech Admission 2020 :
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University Name Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University
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UG Courses B.Tech/BVSc & AH/BSc
PG Courses MS/MV.Sc
Address Lakkidi Post, Pookode, Kerala 673576
Location Pookode, Kerala
Affiliated With UGC
Founded 12 June 2010
Admission 2020-21 Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University Admission
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Kerala Veterinary & Animal Sciences University is a State University that is Located PookodeKerala this University Provide These Courses Like BSc. Poultry Production and Business Management, Certificate Course in Wildlife Management, Course. it was Established on 12 June 2010 and Affiliated With The University Grants Commission. Student Can Check More Courses These Are Given Below.
Kerala, which forms a 1.18 percent physical area of the country, has many peculiarities. When the area of cultivable land gets reduced, there is amplified potential for livestock goods in the state. Growth in population density, high land weight, varying climatic conditions, growth in the cost of production and reduced obtainability of land for fodder agriculture are some of the major subjects moving this sector. the university has research stations at Thumbermuzhi, Thiruvazhamkunnu, and Mannuthy. Since this is a newly established university, improvement of infrastructure facilities is of paramount importance. The University To offer multidisciplinary courses in the area of Veterinary and Animal Sciences including Wild Life Science and improving the employment opportunities in the sector and out of the country. KVASU scholarships, fellowships, and assistantships are provided to meritorious students. A merit scholarship is awarded to top 10 percent of the meritorious undergraduate students of each batch of the degree program in all colleges under KVASU.
Students can check prospectus details and admission procedure can be viewed at the official website. Mode of the application is the online or offline method. Students must be read the instruction of the several programs before filling the online application form. The appearing students are also welcome to apply admission form.
Admission Schedule Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University Schedule for application, entrance, and result for UG, PG and Ph.D. courses :
MVSc/M. Tech
M.S./M.Sc
B.Sc PP&BM
PG Diploma/ Diploma
Start of application form submission June 25, 2020
End of application form submission July 25, 2020
Last date of submission of hard copy of the application form July 31, 2020
Entrance Test Memo August 01, 2020 to August 10, 2020
Entrance exam August 30, 2020 August 14, 2020 August 14, 2020 August 13, 2020 August 13, 2020
Entrance test result August 30, 2020 August 14, 2020 August 14, 2020 August 17, 2020 August 17, 2020
Interview August 31, 2020 August 17 and 18, 2020 August 16, 2020 – –
Rank list publication September 03, 2020 August 20, 2020 August 20, 2020 August 21, 2020 August 21, 2020
Counseling at headquarter September 06, 2020 September 10, 2020 September 06, 2020 September 04, 2020 September 05, 2020
Registration September 11, 2020 September 11, 2020 September 11, 2020 September 10, 2020 September 10, 2020
Commencement of classes September 12, 2020 September 12, 2020 September 12, 2020 September 11, 2020 September 11, 2020
Waiting List Counseling October 14, 2020 October 14, 2020 September 14, 2020 September t13, 2020 September 13, 2020
Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (KVASU) Eligibility Criteria (B.Sc).To apply for all of the UG level programs one needs to have an aggregate of minimum 50% marks in 10+2 level from an authorized institution. For selection in B.Tech., the candidate needs to have cleared KEAM exam or AIEEA-UG exam. For BVSc. & AH, the candidates have to go through an entrance test NEET-UG, which is regulated by Commissioner of Entrance Examinations of Kerala (CEE) and Veterinary Council of India (VCI). The selection in B.Sc. will be dependent on the marks obtained by the candidate in Entrance Test, Interview and counseling.
B.Tech. Dairy Technology Passed 10+2 with 50% in PCM along with 50% marks in Mathematics subject specifically KEAM 2020/AIEEA-UG 2020
Food Technology KEAM 2020
BVSc.& AH Veterinary Science Passed 10+2 with 50% aggregate marks in English, Physics, Chemistry, and Biology NEET – UG 2020
B.Sc. Poultry Production and Business Management 50% marks in Plus two or VHSE of any stream Entrance Test, Interview and Counseling
10% relaxation Under BVSc & AH, candidates belonging to SC/ST categories and 5% relaxation shall be applicable to the candidates belonging to socially and educationally backward communities.
Admission to the B. Tech. (Dairy Technology) the course is regulated by Commissioner of Entrance Examinations of Kerala (CEE) through conducting Kerala Engineering Entrance Exam (KEAM 2020) and ICAR through conducting the AIEEA-UG 2020 entrance examination.
For B.Sc. (Poultry Production and Business Management), the SC/ST candidates have to pass in the qualifying examination.
5% of relaxation candidates belonging to socially and educationally backward communities.
Courses Duration
Under Graduate Programmes
B Tech 4 Year
BVSc & AH 5 Year
BSc. Poultry Production and Business Management 3 Year
MVSc 3 Year
MS 2 Year
PhD 3 to 5 year
Diploma Programmes 1 Year
Diploma in Poultry Production 1 Year
Diploma in Laboratory Techniques 1 Year
Dairy Diploma Programme 1 Year
Advanced Diploma in Dairy Science and Technology 4 Year
Certificate Training Programmes
Certificate in Capacity Building for Livestock Technology Enterprises 3 Month
Certificate Course in Wildlife Management 3 Week
Course Fees (Annual)
B.V.Sc.& A.H 16,550/-
MVSc 24,400/-
PhD 28,400/-
To cater to the wants of the emerging University to the international level;
To function as steamy referral and training center in the area of tropical Animal manufacture and Veterinary medicine;
To offer multidisciplinary courses in the area of Veterinary and Animal Sciences with Wild Life Science and educating the employment occasions in the sector and out of the country;
To reinforce the bond between the experts and the farmers by quick technology transfer which will activate the overall rural growth of the region and give a boost to the country's target for attaining the period development goals within a short span of time.
An ICT center which caters to basic ICT amenities of the students.
An ICT based center which satisfies the livestock technology transfer constraints of the farming society.
To establish a single-window system for facilitating knowledge uptake pathways.
To tap the effective potential of web-based knowledge sharing.
To establish an ICT complex for students, research scholars, farmers, and faculty.
To establish E hubs for effective knowledge delivery of the institutional stakeholders.
A center for ICT based delegation and deliberations.
Establishing of advanced video and audio production units.
Dr. B. Ashok (Vice-Chancellor)
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College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences
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Temporary Injunction to Stop Foreclosure of Real Property In Texas
In Guardian Savings & Loan Ass'n v. Williams, 731 S.W.2d 107, 109 (Tex. App.--Houston [1st Dist.] 1987, no writ), the trial court granted a temporary injunction enjoining Guardian Savings from foreclosing on real property. On appeal, Guardian Savings argued that foreclosure would mitigate its damages. 731 S.W.2d at 109. However, there was no evidence Guardian Savings had a potential buyer for the property or that the property's value was diminishing. Therefore, the appellate court concluded the injunction was necessary to maintain the status quo. Id. In In re City of Dallas, Fort Worth filed suit against the City of Dallas and others, requesting a declaratory judgment that Dallas was "prohibited" from expanding commercial flight operations into and out of Love Field. City of Dallas, 977 S.W.2d at 801, 804. Fort Worth's petition and prayer for relief did not ask the trial court to order Dallas to do or not do anything. City of Dallas, 977 S.W.2d at 804-05. The appellate court held that Fort Worth's lawsuit was not injunctive in nature. City of Dallas, 977 S.W.2d at 805. The appellate court noted that the fact that a declaratory judgment adverse to Dallas's position would have the effect of restricting air passenger service out of Love Field did not transform Fort Worth's declaratory judgment action into a suit for a permanent injunction. City of Dallas, 977 S.W.2d at 805-06.


The places in Slovakia that will entangle your mind
Peter Dlhopolec
Getting enchanted by a witch is just one of many trick-art attractions at the Tricklandia gallery in Starý Smokovec in the High Tatras region. (Source: TASR)
The upside-down house and lands of visual tricks in the High Tatras have become popular sights.
Several towns in Slovakia have become home to sites that play with people's senses, providing them with somewhat otherworldly opportunities.
Spectacular Slovakia travel guide writers visited most of these venues where real and virtual reality overlap.
Maybe not virtual reality but definitely a world that has turned upside down, which people can experience near Liptovský Mikuláš, central Slovakia.
Fear and tipsiness
While tourists in Poland have been excited about an upside-down house in the town of Szymbark, northern Poland for a decade now, its Slovak counterpart has been playing with visitors' minds since 2016. It stands by the road in between Liptovský Mikuláš and Liptovský Trnovec, central Slovakia.
The upside-down house near Liptovský Mikuláš, central Slovakia. (Source: TASR)
The steel-frame house, which is anchored on a concrete base and tilts by 12 degrees, catches the visitor's eye not only due to its construction but for the many different items attached to the outside walls of this Liptov attraction.
Tourists may see here a smaller replica of the Statue of Liberty, a helicopter, and a communist-era police vehicle, once used by the secret police. An aircraft and another helicopter, which people can enter to experience what it is like to be a pilot, can be found at the site as well.
Several rooms make up this two-storey house; a toilet and a kitchen are located right above people's heads. Also, there are characters from different fairy-tales, including Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.
video //www.youtube.com/embed/idkSonO58qs
It has been quite an experience to the many that have already visited the spot. Yet, they compared it to a state of tipsiness.
"I was feeling dizzy," said Petra Búciová. She most enjoyed the constant feeling that everything would soon collapse.
The idea of building such a house, and one of the most visited venues in the region at the same time, is a critical reaction to how the state functions.
Trick Art Galleries in Slovakia
House of Illusions (Dom ilúzií), Bojnice
ILUSIA, Liptovský Mikuláš
Kvantarium, Hrebienok
LaboARTórium, Spišská Nová Ves
Luminous House (Svetelný dóm), Ždiar
Mirror Maze (Zrkadlové bludisko), Bojnice
Multium, Bratislava
Poliankovo, Tatranská Lomnica
Tricklandia, Starý Smokovec
Upside-down House (Dom hore nohami), Liptovský Mikuláš
VRBA bar, Bratislava
"This attraction was created, because not only in our city, but also in our country many things work upside down, the other way around, and unaccountably," said Cyril Fogaš, the house's founder.
Become a hamster
The opportunity to shrink to the size of a chameleon, hamster, and ant is offered by the LaborARTórium, a gallery in Spišská Nová Ves, eastern Slovakia.
To experience this, although some may even wish to be transformed into one of the above-mentioned animals, people have to make a reservation.
The creators of the project, Peter Piroch and Ľuboš Potok, are Spišská Nová Ves locals who wanted to return home from abroad.
"We consider this art to allow people feel something they cannot experience anywhere else," Piroch said.
Those who want to meet a hamster in an aquarium will be shrunk 17 times. They then can try a running wheel and hide inside Swiss cheese to name a few hamster activities. Yet before visitors start enjoying this experience, they have to enter the room with a shrinking machine.
Afterwards, the first animal stop is a vivarium with a chameleon. People are shrunk 15 times to be the size of this lizard. In another room, where people are shrunk up to 330 times, visitors can get on the ant before they enter the aquarium with a hamster.
People praise the idea of this project on and outside Facebook. Besides the experience, visitors can even take photos to keep their memories of becoming, say, the hamster-sized people in the LaboARTórium for a moment.
A similar attraction can be found in the Luminous Dome in Ždiar, located in the Belianske Tatry mountains, where the secret life of animals is uncovered in a green igloo. Visitors can, for instance, see an oversized grasshopper, ant, butterfly, and spider.
Laborartorium in Spišská Nová Ves (7 photos)
In the land of visual tricks
Recent university graduate Michaela Podolinská discovered the trick-art world thanks to an online advert and immediately took exchange university students with her to experience it. The unusual Tricklandia gallery, full of visual tricks and optical illusions, is set in the picturesque village of Starý Smokovec, surrounded by mountains.
Children and grown-ups can spend at least one hour here, discovering 24 visual-art stops: trick-art paintings based on augmented reality, a mirror maze, and anti-gravity rooms.
"I liked the anti-gravity rooms," Podolinská stressed. Many of the Tricklandia attractions are based on Slovak legends and fairy-tales, as well as on Slovak towns and castles.
Tricklandia in Starý Smokovec (12 photos)
Just like in the case of LaborARTórium, people have to make a reservation to visit Tricklandia. Only then can they enjoy an upside-down chamber and the feeling of being captured in a witch's ball.
The tour around this gallery, filled with funny moments, begins in a rotating cylinder and anti-gravity room. Later, visitors can proceed to the beautiful paintings that are brought to life by visitors if they download a mobile application.
In addition, visitors can find a titled description by each stop, which tells them how to pose to make the best and memorable pictures.
"Great fun and a great team of young people, who are willing to help you capture these moments with a camera," Katarína Chromčíková assessed the Tricklandia.
video //www.youtube.com/embed/5XIHG8VIGG8
The Magical Woods, which is the name of a mirror maze in the gallery, is another attraction out of which there is no easy way out. Visitors can also become interested in the dark room with an infinite number of stars, a submarine, a magical library, and an opportunity to milk a domestic animal.
A similar site, which plays with people's minds, is the ILUSIA gallery in Liptovský Mikuláš, where visitors can make a phone call from the bottom of a pool and read newspapers on the top of a skyscraper.
Another mirror maze and the House of Illusions are located in Bojnice, western Slovakia. It is a place that offers a virtual reality experience. Kvantarium, which is a gallery of lightning effects, is set just below Hrebienok Peak in the High Tatras region. Moreover, Bratislava's Multium conceals the Universum room. It is a place in which visitors are taken away from the Earth and set in the realm of the endless universe.
Meeting the Earth
Another unusual gallery is set in the village of Tatranská Polianka in the High Tatras region. The people who established Tricklandia also decided to open up the Poliankovo gallery.
Poliankovo in Tatranská Polianka (10 photos)
The unique Poliankovo, opened in March 2019, brings the art and digital technology together: 3D projections and holograms. Today, there are 10 projections, which take visitors on a journey around the globe. Additionally, the gallery founders have promised to come up with some more.
Visitors become adventurers due to the permanent exhibition by documentary filmmaker Pavol Barabáš, named Dialogue with the Planet. They can raft down the Omo River in southern Ethiopia and discover the inaccessible Domica Cave; all that as a result of modern technologies and props.
"We opened up something new in Tatranská Polianka; visitors will have the chance to find out, due to technology, what it feels like to be standing in the highest waterfall on Earth and walk across the North Pole," Marián Bizub, one of the creators behind the Poliankovo idea, said.
video //www.youtube.com/embed/-o3HdJhbTmw
The gallery has become a popular stop for school trips, as well.
"The pupils were all excited," teacher Božena Janovová-Krempaská wrote on Facebook about the May visit to Poliankovo. She emphasised "meaningful quotes forcing people to reconsider a connection with nature", Barabáš films, and animated artworks by Ľubomír Korenka.
Jump off a skyscraper
Similar to Bruce Willis, who tries to save the planet from an approaching asteroid in Armageddon, visitors to the VRBA bar in Bratislava can experience a very similar thing.
The bar is the first spot in Slovakia that offers an escape room based on virtual reality. Visitors driven by adrenaline can find out if they are able to bring the rescue mission of the Eden space station to a successful end and return to Earth.
The venue, which boasts 40 virtual-reality games and eight gaming devices, enjoys only positive reviews on Facebook. The TripAdvisor travel platform recommends it, too.
video //www.youtube.com/embed/iPCfEnemISE
Globetrotters can virtually visit the bottom of a moat, as well as Mount Everest, and observe the night sky in Manhattan during the bar visit. Others can try to prepare meals at the restaurant and fix a car.
The bar also provides space, strategic, music, sports and artistic games. Moreover, the bravest visitors can climb into a roller-coaster and jump off an 80-storey skyscraper.
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Illness perception and fatigue after myocardial infarction
Alsén, Pia
University West, Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, Division of Nursing.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8291-7223
Göteborg: Institute of Health and Care Sciences at Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg , 2009. , p. 54
anxiety, depression, fatigue, health-related quality of life, illness perception, myocardial infarction
NURSING AND PUBLIC HEALTH SCIENCE, Nursing science
1. Living with incomprehensible fatigue after recent myocardial infarction
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Living with incomprehensible fatigue after recent myocardial infarction
University West, Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, Division of Nursing.
Brink, Eva
University West, Department of Nursing, Health and Culture, Division of Advanced Nursing.
2008 (English)In: Journal of Advanced Nursing, ISSN 0309-2402, E-ISSN 1365-2648, Vol. 64, no 5, p. 459-468Article in journal (Refereed) Published
fatigue, grounded theory, incomprehensible fatigue, interviews, myocardial infarction, nursing
urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-1495 (URN)10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04776.x (DOI)
2. Illness perceptions after myocardial infarction: relations to fatigue, emotional distress, and health-related quality of life
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Illness perceptions after myocardial infarction: relations to fatigue, emotional distress, and health-related quality of life
Brändström, Yvonne
Uddevalla Hospital, NU Hospital Group, Department of Medicine.
Karlsson, Björn W.
AstraZeneca R and D, Mölndal.
Persson, Lar-Olof
Göteborg University, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Health Care Sciences.
2010 (English)In: Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, ISSN 0889-4655, E-ISSN 1550-5049, Vol. 25, no 2, p. E1-E10Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Background and RESEARCH Objective: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is impaired in patients after a myocardial infarction (MI), and fatigue and depression are common health complaints among these patients. Patients' own beliefs about their illness (illness perceptions) influence health behavior and health outcomes. The aim of the present study was to examine illness perception and its association with self-reported HRQoL, fatigue, and emotional distress among patients with MI. Subjects and Methods: The sample consisted of 204 patients who had had MI and who completed the questionnaires during the first week in the hospital and 4 months after the MI. The questionnaires used were the Illness Perception Questionnaire, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Results: Patient's illness perception changed over time from a more acute to a more chronic perception of illness, and beliefs in personal and treatment control of MI had decreased. Furthermore, these negative beliefs were associated with worse experiences of fatigue and lowered HRQoL. Conclusions: Patients' illness perceptions influence health outcomes after an MI. Supporting MI patients in increasing their perception of personal control could be a primary nursing strategy in rehabilitation programs aimed at facilitating health behavior, decreasing experiences of fatigue, and increasing HRQoL. Copyright © 2010 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Depression, Fatigue, Health-related quality of life, Illness perception, Myocardial infarction
urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-2238 (URN)10.1097/JCN.0b013e3181c6dcfd (DOI)
3. Fatigue after myocardial infarction: Relationships with indices of emotional distress, and sociodemographic and clinical variables
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Fatigue after myocardial infarction: Relationships with indices of emotional distress, and sociodemographic and clinical variables
Karlsson, Björn
AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal.
Persson, Lars-Olof
University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska Academy, Institute of Health and Care Sciences.
2010 (English)In: International Journal of Nursing Practice, ISSN 1322-7114, E-ISSN 1440-172X, Vol. 16, no 4, p. 326-334Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Fatigue and depressive symptoms are relatively common among patients recovering from myocardial infarction (MI). The symptoms of depression and fatigue overlap. The present study aimed at identifying patient fatigue and at examining the incidence of fatigue, particularly without coexisting depression, after MI. The sample comprised 204 consecutive patients who had completed the questionnaires Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale and the Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory–20 after MI (1 week and 4 months). The results showed that fatigue had decreased after 4 months compared with the time of MI onset. Compared with the general population, patients reported significantly higher levels of fatigue. Furthermore, fatigue was associated with depression, but 33% of the sample reported fatigue without coexisting depression after 4 months. In order to prevent or treat patients' symptoms of fatigue after MI, the concepts of fatigue and depression should be assessed separately so as to exclude overlapping effects.
depression, fatigue, myocardial infarction, symptom
urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-2237 (URN)10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01848.x (DOI)20649663 (PubMedID)
4. Patients' illness perception four months after a myocardial infarction.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Patients' illness perception four months after a myocardial infarction.
Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Institute of Health and Care Sciences.
2008 (English)In: Journal of Clinical Nursing, ISSN 0962-1067, E-ISSN 1365-2702, Vol. 17, no 5A, p. 25-33Article in journal (Refereed) Published
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to explore patients' illness perception of myocardial infarction four months after a myocardial infarction. BACKGROUND: An important task for research on recovery from myocardial infarction is to understand the factors that influence an individual's adherence to secondary preventive strategies. Perceptual, cognitive and motivational factors have been found to influence adherence to a secondary preventive regimen. METHOD: Twenty-five patients were interviewed four months after a myocardial infarction. In accordance with grounded theory methodology, data collection and analysis were carried out simultaneously. RESULTS: The findings can be understood in light of two core categories: 'trust in oneself ' vs. 'trust in others'; belief in one's own efforts to control the illness; and 'illness reasoning', lines of thought about illness identity. In searching for relationships, six categories describing variation in illness perceptions of a myocardial infarction emerged: (i) 'sign of a chronic condition - feasible to influence'; (ii) 'sign of a chronic condition - uncontrollable'; (iii) 'acute event that can recur - feasible to influence'; (iv) 'acute event that can recur - uncontrollable'; (v) 'unthinkable acute event'; and (vi) 'non-recurring acute event'. CONCLUSION: The more reflective patients perceived the heart attack as a sign of a chronic condition; they also devoted time for reasoning about the possible causes of their illness. This is in contrast to patients who were less reflective and viewed their myocardial infarction as an acute event, which they avoided thinking about. The findings contribute to our understanding of variation in illness perceptions. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: The examination of how individuals perceive myocardial infarction may help health-care professionals individualize secondary preventive strategies, thereby improving adherence to health-care regimens. Nurse-patient discussions could begin with identification of the patient's variations of reflectiveness concerning his/her illness.
illness perception, grounded theory, myocardial infarction, nursing, secondary prevention
urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-1736 (URN)10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02136.x (DOI)18298753 (PubMedID)


Bob Irwin Distanced From Steve's Family As He Reportedly Wanted Australian Zoo "To Remain Conservation First, Tourist Attraction Second"
The Irwin family have been rocked by persistent rumors of a bitter falling out between Terri, Bindi and Robert and other relatives, as they are no longer speaking, since the Crocodile Hunter's death.
Steve's older sister Joy Muscillo said that Steve's wife Terri and their children, Robert and Bindi alienated themselves after his death.
Допис, поширений Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin) 26 Сер 2019 р. о 3:41 PDT
Bitter fallout of Irwin family
The family took charge of the Australian Zoo. Steve's wife Terry and father Bob Irwin took care of the conservation activities. His sister Joy and her husband Frank oversaw the food court business. Yet, something seemed to go wrong at that time, as Joy intimated that in 2008 Terri "walked her husband out" of the zoo. The offended woman decided to leave herself with her adult children and her father Bob quit too.
The sister of Steve Irwin confessed:
"I keep away from all that. It's just very sad…family stuff."
Mrs Muscillo, who now runs a restaurant with her husband, leads a quiet life a world away from the glitz and glamour of her sister-in-law, niece and nephew.
Steve's wife and children say that it was Bob Irwin who decided to "distance himself from everything" that his son loved the most.
Допис, поширений Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin) 5 Вер 2019 р. о 1:11 PDT
Unfortunately, the fraud went even further when Bindi, 21, announced her engagement to boyfriend Chandler Powell in July. Bob said he didn't get an invite to her upcoming nuptials.
"No, I haven't had an invite to the wedding and, to be perfectly honest, I wouldn't expect to be invited to the wedding."
The real reason for the family split
Yet, the main reason for their misunderstanding seems to be found! Bob, who had given Steve and Terri 50 per cent of the park when they married, "wanted it to remain conservation first, tourist attraction second". But after Steve's death his wife has changed her priorities.
Допис, поширений Bindi Irwin (@bindisueirwin) 26 Вер 2019 р. о 5:08 PDT
Moreover, back to those days Terri did everything to exploit her husband's fame. She published the memoir, Steve And Me: My Life With The Crocodile Hunter, the woman pushed her daughter to have her own fitness DVD and her own action doll.
Well, now everything seems to be quite clear - the man who gave his life to animals conservation simply wanted his son's family to continue making the world a better place. Still, we do hope the family will eventually put their offenses aside and reunite for the sake of the memory of Steve!


THE SECOND MRS. HOCKADAY by Susan Rivers is one of the best historical fiction books that I have ever read. Coming in January – MARK YOUR CALENDARS or PPRE-ORDER NOW.
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Title: THE SECOND MRS. HOCKADAY
Author: SUSAN RIVERS
Type of Book: HARDCOVER
Publisher: ALGONQUIN BOOKS
I love that this book is unique in that the story is told entirely through letters, diary entries and court documents. It lends an intimacy and believability to the story that would otherwise be impossible to achieve.
This is an actual photo of a civil war letter.
The story is set in South Carolina during and after the American Civil War.
Photo obtained from http://www.civilwar.org
Through letters we learn of how unique a period of history those years were. Marriages were made within days of meeting and men went off to war leaving their young, inexperienced brides at home to tend to properties and farms of which they knew next to nothing as was the case of Major Hockaday and his young bride; Placidia.
But, those trials were nothing when compared to something that the men who went off to war had barely considered; the vulnerability their wives and children to theives, army deserters and rogues of all kinds.
The choice of crafting an entire novel mostly through letters lends itself to revealing the authentic voices of the charcters in the book. In fact, I found myself so immersed in the story that I felt I had been transported back in time to this dark period in America's history.
This compelling narrative details a time when slavery was slowly (ever so slowly) disappearing as it became apparent that the South were destined to lose the war and to a time when men felt that it was their patriotic duty to fight for their beliefs. It also follows the gradual change in the belief system of the main character – Placidia and how, over time through the education of life unsheltered by her father's influence and money, her beliefs begin to change.
The story also does a credible job of describing the lives of slaves during that time. Readers cannot help but be drawn in to their plight even while understanding the need of their white owners to have them available as labourers in order for their farms to survive.
Photo obtained from Pinterest "Lest We Forget Slavery Museum"
THE SECOND MRS HOCKADAY is at heart the story of a couple and their desire to create a life together despite the multitude of hardships they each endure. It is a story of resilience and hope despite the fact that their futures often seemed to be in doubt. In fact, I found the book haunting in it's intensity and I was literally unable to put it down.
This book is exceptionally well researched and was inspired by a true story. Author Susan Rivers deserves every literary accolade that is sure to be coming her way.
I feel both humbled and blessed that the publisher (Algonquin Books) through Netgalley chose me to be an advance reader of this story and I will not be surprised when this book hits the Bestseller lists upon it's official release. I also believe that this book will receive an abundance of literary awards upon publication.
I rate this book as 5 out of 5 stars and I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone who loves not only terrific historical fiction, but a truly great read. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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SUSAN RIVERS says "Language is my life."
Susan began as a playwright, receiving the Julie Harris Playwriting Award and the New York Drama League Award, working as an NEA Writer-in-Residence in San Francisco, and being named as a finalist for the Susan Smith Blackburn Award for British and American Women Playwrights. She is a veteran of the Playwrights Festival at Sundance Institute for the Arts and the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference and has crossed the country working on productions and workshops of her plays.
Fiction became Susan's focus after starting her family and moving to the Carolinas in 1995. She holds an MFA in Fiction-writing from Queens University of Charlotte in North Carolina and was awarded a Regional Artist Grant from the Arts and Sciences Council there. Since 2009, she and her husband have made their home in a small town in South Carolina, where stray animals and stories are thick on the ground. (None are turned away.)
Susan teaches English at a university in the upstate region of South Carolina and values her daily interactions with bright young men and women.
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The Laindon Centre is a mixed-use, regeneration masterplan in Laindon, Essex, which will create new residential neighbourhoods and re-establish a vibrant retail-led high street. The masterplan reconnects established neighbourhoods by re-imagining Laindon High Road as an active civic space lined with flexible retail spaces, commercial units and cafes.
Swan Housing Association
Laindon, UK
28,800 m² residential/commercial
NU Living
Structural: Heyne Tillett Steel Energy Design: Hoare Lee
C.F. Møller Architects in collaboration with Pollard Thomas Edwards
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AR MIPIM Future Projects Award, Commendation - Regeneration and Masterplanning category. 2018
AJ Architecture Awards - Finalist. 2017
Housing Design Awards "Best Regeneration" Winner. 2017
National Housing Award - best scheme in planning. 2017
Shortlisted for the Royal Town Planning Institute's (RTPI) Award for Planning Excellence. 2017
Underused spaces and dilapidated sites will be transformed into new residential neighbourhoods, arranged around landscaped gardens and pedestrian-friendly streets that weave through a network of public spaces. Along the High Road, a variety of apartments will occupy the upper levels of the urban frontage and retail units spill out below to street level, activating the new streetscape. A new office building will be located at the southern corner of the High Road to accommodate Swan Housing Association's headquarters and provide a landmark building at a prominent position in the scheme.
A wide variety of residential typologies will be provided. Across the masterplan sites, a mixture of apartments, terraced, semi- and detached housing are cohesively planned to establish diverse new neighbourhoods arranged to overlook richly landscaped green spaces. The new communities will be further supported by enhanced local facilities in the form of a modern new NHS health centre building.


Marek Šnajdr remanded in custody
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Riots in the Capitol: Did Trump's words incite violence during the rally?
Donald Trump has been charged with inciting a crowd to attack the US capital. What did the president say before the violence?
Thousands gathered on a "Save America" trek to contest the election result and they listened as Trump spoke to them near the White House.
In a 70-minute speech, he urged them to march to Congress where politicians gathered to confirm the victory of Democrat Joe Biden. The attack began moments after receiving the applause.
These words now played a central role in his second indictment, which took place after a day of debate in Congress.
What did he say then? Here are five key quotes, followed by a legal analysis by Professor Garrett Epps of the University of Baltimore.
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"We won this election, and we won it nationwide."
It's three minutes into his speech and repeats a false statement that, according to the Democrats, is the starting point for the incitement charge – not only because he said it on this day, but also weeks ago.
This quote appears in the articles of indictment – the indictment – drawn up by Democrats and supported by the lower house of Congress on Wednesday.
In the months leading up to the joint sitting, President Trump has repeatedly issued false statements claiming that the presidential election results were the result of widespread fraud and that they should not be accepted by the American people or certified by state or federal officials. Shortly before the joint session began, President Trump addressed a crowd at the Ellipse in Washington, DC. There he repeated false claims that "we won this election, and we won it nationwide."
It's now going to the Republican – controlled Senate for a hearing.
"We will stop the theft"
Here, Trump echoes the hashtag of the movement for the election victory of Mr. Biden to fight, which started a day after the result was declared. It soon gained traction on social media, leading to rallies across the US. The biggest yet was the one that Trump was addressing at the moment.
"We will never give up. We will never concede. It's not happening '
It is according to Trump in the clearest terms yet that he will never accept the victory of Joe Biden. And this time, he urges his fans to join him.
He added: "You do not concede if theft is involved. Our country has had enough. We will not take it anymore."
media caption"We will never give up, we will never give in," Trump told supporters
At one point, the president says the Biden presidency should be challenged.
"You will have an illegitimate president. That's what you'll have, and we can not let that happen."
"If you do not fight like hell, you will not have a land anymore."
This is the longest quote from mr. Trump's speech appearing on the indictment. It could also be the one who will find it most difficult to defend his lawyers if the accusation is heard in the Senate.
He also deliberately made statements that in this context encouraged lawless action at the Capitol – and had predictable consequences, such as: "if you do not fight like hell, you will no longer have a country."
"Let your voice be heard peacefully and patriotically"
This is the part of Trump's speech that gripped his defenders to show that he never incited the crowd.
He said: "I know that everyone here will soon go up to the Capitol building to make your voices heard peacefully and patriotically."
The language is very different from other divisions that borrow more from battles or war.
'We're going to the Capitol'
The president uses 'us', but he did not join them because his supporters took the short distance from the protest to Congress.
He said: "We are going to walk down to the Capitol and we are encouraging our brave senators and congressmen and women, and we will probably not rejoice so much for some of them."
Analysis by Professor Epps
What is incitement under the law?
Incitement is not a crime under the First Amendment unless it meets certain criteria. In the first place, it must be intended to cause violence (and the intention leads you out of the circumstances). It should probably cause violence as well. When I go downtown and I say to two drunkards standing in front of a bank "let's rob this bank now", I did not really encourage anyone, because it is not very likely that they will rob the bank. It should probably cause threatening action – and it's very important.
When I say let's come here tomorrow and pull things up, I do not encourage, because in the words of the Supreme Court – where there is time for better advice, the solution to speech is more speech. It must therefore be targeted at and likely to cause imminent violent action.
If it was a court of law, would Trump cross the border?
It is rare that someone can be convicted of incitement. If you apply it to the president's speech during Wednesday's protest, it's a very painful matter. It's pretty damn good at hand, because he's telling people to march to the Capitol and I'll go up with you. There will be no time for better advice because you are just going to leave the Ellipse and walk down Pennsylvania Avenue. He says we must fight and show strength, but he also said that we are going to ask very peacefully and patriotically, and he covers himself. Ultimately, I think this is a jury question.
I'm not sure he's legally entitled to dismiss charges. There is discussion that government leaders have more room, but I do not know how it would play out. He clearly knew that there were people in that crowd who were willing to be violent, and he certainly did nothing to discourage it. He not only did nothing to discourage it, but also strongly indicated that it should happen.
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The Kings hired Joerger before the start of the 2016-17 season, and he was instrumental in putting together Randolph's two-year, $24 million deal.
Carter is the NBA's oldest active player. Carter and Dallas Mavericks big man Dirk Nowitzki are the only players from the 1998 draft class still playing in the league.
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Carter played a significant role for the Grizzlies last season. He averaged eight points and 3.1 rebounds in 24.6 minutes, and ended up starting after Chandler Parsons suffered a season-ending knee injury.
Carter has been working as an analyst on NBA TV during the Orlando summer league. He often expressed his desire to continue playing. Carter said he wanted to join a team that would give him a role on the court. He also is known for mentoring young players.
The inexperienced Kings figure to provide Carter with both opportunities.


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Lenovo IdeaPad U260 Battery Life, Heat and Noise
February 10, 2011 by Jerry Jackson Reads (61,803)
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The U260 has a single-fan cooling system with a heat exhaust at the rear of the chassis. At idle, the notebook feels warmer than most of the 11-inch and 13-inch notebooks we've tested in the last year. The fan noise is also louder than most notebooks at idle. The fan switches between off and on at idle and runs at full blast whenever the system is even slightly stressed. The exterior temperatures proved to be more of a concern than the fan noise during our synthetic benchmark tests. Few modern ultraportbales generate exterior temperatures above 100 degrees Fahreheit after 15 minutes of benchmark tests in our lab but the IdeaPad U260 reached a temperature of 110 degrees … more than enough to be uncomfortable on your lap.
The U260 has a custom-formed 4-cell Li-Polymer battery. This is essentially the same battery tech used in the Apple MacBook Air but the battery in the IdeaPad U260 doesn't fare as well in terms of overall battery life. With the Windows 7 Balanced power profile active, 70% screen brightness, wireless active, and refreshing a web page every 60 seconds, the U260 lasted 3 hours and 27 minutes. This is a rather unimpressive amount of time considering the fact that we're starting to see more and more 11-inch and 13-inch notebooks that can last more than six or seven hours.
Battery life test results (higher scores mean better battery life):
I have to confess feeling a bit conflicted while writing this review. One one hand I honestly believe this is the most attractive consumer laptop that Lenovo has ever produced. More to the point, the IdeaPad U260 is one of the nicest feeling notebook PCs I've had the pleasure of using.
On the other hand, the U260 is plagued by design compomises, weak performance and a price tag that makes most average consumers ask, "Why not buy a MacBook instead?" The combination of the average Intel Core i5 processor with a slow hard drive and weak Intel integrated graphics translates into less than impressive performance across the board. The lack of high-speed ports, an expansion slot, or a media card reader means consumers can't take advantage of the newest, fastest external storage options and have to buy accessories like USB card readers to use this notebook with their digital cameras.
At the end of the day the Lenovo IdeaPad U260 is a gorgeous laptop that grabs your attention at first glance and then makes you lose interest after you take a closer look. For the current street price of $999-$1,199 it's hard to recommend this over a similarly priced MacBook Air or MacBook.
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Sta. Lucia Land files 3-billion shares offering July 13, 2021
LISTED property developer Sta. Lucia Land, Inc. (SLI) filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday for a follow-on offering, the company disclosed on Monday.
"Up to 3,000,000,000 new shares are being issued by the company from its authorized and unissued capital stock by way of a primary offer," Sta. Lucia Land said in its registration statement.
The follow-on offer consists of 2.5 billion common shares to be priced at P2.38 to P3.29 apiece at most, with an over-allotment option of 500 million common shares.
Should the over-allotment option be exercised, the company's total outstanding shares may increase up to 11,196,450,000. The offer shares will make up 26.79% of Sta. Lucia Land's outstanding capital stock.
If offer shares are priced at P3.29 apiece, the company can net up to P9.87 billion.
Sta. Lucia Land said it aims to use net proceeds from the offer to partially fund capital expenditures for new and ongoing projects, "strategic" landbanking activities, to refinance short-term debts, and other corporate purposes.
The company plans to allocate some of the proceeds for its projects in Central Visayas, Western Visayas, Calabarzon, Davao Region, Soccsksargen, Mimaropa, Cordillera Administrative Region, and in the National Capital Region.
It also named Calabarzon, Western Visayas, Central Luzon, and the Davao Region as target areas for its landbanking activities.
"The company's strategy for development is to focus on provincial areas that are largely ignored and underserved by its bigger competitors whose project have, until recently, been concentrated in Metro Manila which is already congested and near saturation," Sta. Lucia Land said.
The company said it is currently present in 11 regions in the Philippines.
Sta. Lucia Land assigned China Bank Capital Corp. as the sole issue manager, lead underwriter, and sole bookrunner for the transaction.
On Monday, its shares at the stock exchange went up by 2.35% or seven centavos to close at P3.05 each. — Keren Concepcion G. Valmonte
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The inaugural Home News Now 125 Furniture and Bedding Retailers – 2022 (1-25)
by Home News Now April 1, 2022 April 17, 2022
Welcome to Home News Now's inaugural ranking of the Top 125 Furniture and Bedding Retailers. The Top 125 is ranked by estimated 2021 furniture and bedding sales in the U.S. and includes both brick-and-mortar stores and e-tailers. Accessories, rugs and other revenue sources are not included. In the case of a tie, retailers are ranked by the percentage growth of furniture/bedding sales between 2020 and 2021. All sales figures are estimates and were compiled from a variety of sources including retailer input, publicly-held company SEC filings and news releases, store websites and industry news reports. Rent-to-own retailers were excluded from the ranking.
HNN's 125 combined for $79.2 billion in estimated furniture and bedding sales, up about 18% from an estimated $67 billion in 2020. The numbers were adjusted to eliminate double counting of sales that appear more than once on this list. (Think Ashley HomeStore network and the numerous HomeStore independents dealers in the ranking.) The list includes estimated results from more than 23,500 brick and mortar stores, and 12 online only retailers. This is the first of five installments. See Nos. 26-50 here.
Website US Furniture & Bedding Sales
2021 US Furniture & Bedding Sales
2020 Percent change from 2020 to 2021 Year Founded/
Number of employees Number of stores
1 Wayfair
Boston, Mass.
www.wayfair.com $6,350.0 $6,700.0 -5.2% 1995/
4,900 Online only
The online retailer offers more than 33 million products from 23,000+ suppliers. Brand banners include Wayfair, Perigold, AllModern, Birch Lane and Joss & Main.
2 Ashley Homestore
Arcadia, Wis.
www.ashleyfurniture.com $6,345.8 $5,060.2 20.0% 1945/
19,000 813/
The nation's largest network of company-owned and licensed stores. Large licensed dealers also appear independently in this ranking. The HomeStore network leverages manufacturer Ashley Furniture Inds.' products and services.
3 Amazon
Seattle, Wash.
www.amazon.com $4,980.0 $4,200.0 18.6% 1994/
1.6 million Online only
Includes sales from the e-commerce giant's private-label furniture brands, Rivet and Stone & Beam. Rivet's look is more mid-century modern, while Stone & Beam's is more farmhouse chic.
4 Mattress Firm
www.mattressfirm.com $4,000.0 $2,900.0 38% 1986/
NA 2,353/
The nation's largest specialty mattress store, with more than 2,300 stores in 49 states. Mattress Firm is part of South Africa-based Steinhoff International, which plans to spin it off as a separate public company on the New York Stock Exchange.
5 Walmart
Bentonville, Ark.
www.walmart.com $3,775.0 $3,490.0 8.2% 1962/
1.6 million 5,000/
Sells furniture and bedding through its retail supercenters, discount stores, Neighborhood Market stores and online.
6 Rooms To Go
Seffner, Fla.
www.roomstogo.com $3,484.5 $2,821.5 23.5% 1990/
2,500 155/
Includes Rooms To Go, Rooms To Go Kids & Teens and Rooms To Go Patio stores. House and other brands include Cindy Crawford, Sofia Vergara, Eric Church and Julianne Hough.
7 Ikea
Conshohocken, Pa.
www.ikea.com $3,137.5 $2,510 25.0% 1953/
17,224 52/
In 2021 Ikea opened Ikea Queens in San Francisco — a small format store. The retailer also revamped its website and introduced the Ikea shoppable app, both contributing to a 30% increase in online sales.
8 Williams-Sonoma
San Francisco, Calif.
www.williams-sonoma.com $3,000.0 $2,445.0 22.7% 1956/
Products are sold through retail and e-commerce banners that include Williams Sonoma Home, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teen and West Elm.
9 Costco
Issaquah, Wash.
www.costco.com $2,750.0 $2,300.0 19.6% 1983/
192,000 564/
Operates membership warehouses and e-commerce websites based on the concept of offering members low prices on a limited selection of nationally-branded and private-label products.
10 Berkshire Hathaway
Omaha, Neb.
www.berkshirehathaway.com $2,350.0 $1,925.0 22.0% 1839/
NA 33/
The home furnishings retail banners include Homemakers Furniture, Jordan's Furniture, Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), RC Willey and Star Furniture.
11 RH
Corte Madera, Calif.
www.rh.com $2,277.4 $1,930.0 18.0% 1979/
The luxury home furnishings retailer offers merchandise across numerous categories, including furniture, lighting, textiles, bath, outdoor and garden. Includes child and teen furnishings.
Minneapolis, Minn.
www.target.com $2,220.0 $1,965.0 13.0% 1902/
450,000 1,926/
Target sells home furnishings through its network of retail stores, website and the Target app.
13 Raymour & Flanigan
Syracuse, N.Y.
www.raymourflanigan.com $2,177.0 $1,367.0 59.3% 1947/
The retailer has 103 showrooms across the Northeast, 27 outlet stores, 5 clearance centers and a rapidly growing e-commerce business.
14 Sleep Number
www.sleepnumber.com $1,996.5 $1,650.0 21.0% 1987/
Manufactures and sells "360" branded smart beds providing adjustable, personalized comfort. Products are available online and across its network of stores in all states.
15 Bob's Discount Furniture
Manchester, Conn.
www.mybobs.com $1,901.9 $1,611.8 18.0% 1991/
NA 150/
The privately held retailer opened 15 locations in 2021, bringing its store total to 150. Stores feature a cafe with complimentary coffee, candy, cookies and ice cream.
16 La-Z-Boy
Monroe, Mich.
www.la-z-boy.com $1,734.2 $1,704.0 2.0% 1927/
Manufactures, markets, imports, exports, distributes and retails upholstery furniture products under the La-Z-Boy, England, Kincaid, and Joybird trade names. In addition, the company imports, distributes and retails accessories and case goods (wood) furniture products under the Kincaid, American Drew, Hammary and Joybird trade names.
17 Big Lots
www.biglots.com $1,723.9 $1,611.7 7.0% 1967/
36,000 1,431/
Twenty-three percent of Big Lots' total revenues come from furniture and in 2022 the retailer has plans to open more than 50 new stores.
18 Sam's Club
www.samsclub.com $1,500.0 $1,290.0 16.3% 1983/
The membership warehouse club is a division of Walmart.
19 American Signature
www.americansignaturefurniture.com $1,200.0 $1,000.0 20.0% 1948/
Parent company of both Value City Furniture and American Signature Furniture, as well as the Designer Looks brand featured at both retailers.
20 Dufresne Spencer Group
Memphis, Tenn.
NA $1,128.0 $787.0 43.3% 2002/
Largest operator of Ashley HomeStores with 112 stores at the end of 2021.
21 American Furniture Warehouse
Engelwood, Colo.
www.afw.com $1,000.0 $818.8 22.1% 1975/
3,500 14/
Family-owned furniture retailer, with stores in Colorado, greater Phoenix, Ariz., and the Houston Market. Opened its third Houston-area warehouse showroom in Conroe in March and has plans for six more locations in all three states opening this year through next year.
22 Haverty's
www.havertys.com $876.2 $650.9 34.6% 1885/
The company, which topped $1 billion in total revenues last year, sells a broad line of furniture in the middle to upper-middle price ranges through 121 showrooms in 16 Midwestern and Southern states and online. Havertys is accelerating growth plans starting this year with plans to open four stores this year and five each in 2023 and 2024.
23 Lowe's Home Improvement
Mooresville, N.C.
www.lowes.com $850.0 $770.0 10.4% 1952/
Home improvement retailer that carries case goods, upholstery, occasional, bedding and outdoor furniture lines.
24 Home Depot
www.homedepot.com $800.0 $735.0 8.8% 1978/
Home improvement retailer that carries a number of furniture lines in stores that average approximately 104,000 square feet of enclosed space.
25 Arhaus
Boston Heights, Ohio
www.arhaus.com $796.9 $507.4 57% 1986/
Home furnishings retailer specializing in contemporary and modern upholstery, case goods and outdoor furniture.
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Robert B Halsten says:
Where do I find the balance of your top 125 furniture / home furnishings retailers?