mart_m | BigstockSlovenia is dealing with its first case of Newcastle disease since 1991 A report from the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) stated that the presence of the disease was confirmed in a flock of 200 birds on February 14 The flock was located in Pesnica in the Podravaska region Slovenia had been free of the disease since December 31 The birds in the flock were only identified in the report as “domestic birds.” WOAH stated that of the 200 birds susceptible 44 died and the remaining 156 were depopulated Other control measures used included traceability Slovenia is one of only three countries with an active report of Newcastle disease on the WOAH website Sweden had been dealing with the disease, but the WOAH announced Sweden’s Newcastle disease situation was resolved on January 20 By submitting this form, you acknowledge that use of your data is governed by our Privacy Policy. you agree to receive texts or calls regarding your subscription or other WATT products and services Please call +1 (847) 400-5960 for custom support By 2023-08-23T12:00:00+01:00 SLOVENIA: A 3·7 km section of new alignment for the Počehova – Pesnica section of the historic Sudbahn main line between Ljubljana and Wien was opened for traffic on August 14 with the first train departing from Maribor at 18.21 the alignment forms part of a €286·7m modernisation of the 16·4 km Maribor – Šentilj route which has been co-financed with €127·7m of EU funding The work has been divided into three sub-projects — the upgrading of Maribor station and the line to Počehova construction of the diversion between Počehova and Pesnica and refurbishment of the existing line from Pesnica to Šentilj and the Austrian border Construction of the new line between Počehova and Pesnica has been undertaken by a joint venture of Pomgrad Replacing an old alignment dating from 1846 the deviation includes two major structures The 1 530 m Pekel tunnel was excavated in 16 months using NATM The 32-span Pesnica viaduct is 896 m long and 14·4m wide Both structures have been designed for future double tracking subject to agreement between Slovenia and Austria Work on the €55·5m Maribor package was delivered by SŽ–ŽGP This included modernisation of both Maribor and Maribor Tezno stations as well as refurbishment of the line to Počehova GH Holding and GGD Kranj was selected for the €45·9m tranche covering the line from Pesnica to Šentilj and the Austrian border This included both infrastructure and station modernisation and the refurbishment of Šentilj tunnel Much of the work was undertaken during a 50-day blockade in autumn 2018 Level crossings on this section were replaced by bridges under a separate contract with Pomgrad valued at €18·9 m The same company installed 10·7 km of noise barriers for a further €10·1m AUSTRIA: Celebrations have been held to mark key milestones in the Koralmbahn and Semmering Base Tunnel projects SLOVENIA: National passenger operator SŽ-Pp has awarded Stadler a contract to supply a further 20 Flirt diesel multiple-units from 2025 The DMUs will have provision for possible future conversion to electric operation The €148·3m contract was signed on June 14 during an event to mark the .. SLOVENIA: CAF Signalling and its local partner Iskra have commissioned renewed signalling at Celje station the Spanish company announced on February 20 These works were the most complex part of a signalling enhancement programme covering the line that links Zidani Most east of Ljubljana with Šentilj .. Site powered by Webvision Cloud mart_m | BigstockNot much more than a month after Slovenia’s first case of Newcastle disease since 1991 was confirmed the country has been again declared free of the disease The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) on March 24 issued a report stating that the Newcastle disease situation in the European nation had been resolved WOAH earlier reported that the presence of Newcastle disease was confirmed in a domestic poultry flock in Pesnica in the Podravaska region on February 14 it was reported that there were 200 susceptible birds on the premises Control measures used included stamping out The WOAH report did not include any epidemiological comments and the source of the infection was listed as unknown or inconclusive the last time WOAH had an open report on the Newcastle disease situation in Slovenia was December 31 The acclaimed cultural critic – real name Gloria Jean Watkins – published many books about race I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Celebrated author, feminist and activist bell hooks has died The author was surrounded by her close friends and family at home when she died from an illness hooks – real name Gloria Jean Watkins – published her books and scholarly articles under her chosen pen name to honour her maternal great-grandmother Watkins opted to stylise the name in lowercase letters in order to focus attention on her ideas as opposed to her identity She once said that her choice points to the “substance of books The author was best known for writing about race which is a principle known as intersectionality who was considered an acclaimed cultural critic starting with 1978’s poetry collection And There We Wept which was published when she was a lecturer at the University of Southern California Her other works include 1981’s Ain’t I a Woman Teaching to Transgress: Education as the Practice of Freedom in 1994 and Rock my Soul: Black People and Self-Esteem in 2003 Watkins once described feminism as “a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression”. It is a definition frequently cited by other feminists. she returned to her home state of Kentucky to teach at Berea College a liberal arts school that does not charge students for tuition which houses art and artifacts from her life and work Following the announcement of Watkins’ death many writers have been paying tribute and sharing the theorist’s quotes on social media Tressie McMillan Cottom (Thick: And Other Essays) wrote: “Indebted as we all are to bell hooks,” with Ibram X Kendi (How to Be an Antiracist) stating: “The passing of bell hooks hurts as a human being I feel so grateful she gave humanity so many gifts the author of New York Times best-selling essay collection Bad Feminist Love in Colour author Bolu Babalola called Watkins “an everlasting force” adding that her words “helped to make me the writer I am taught me me that there is no shame in centering [sic] love and tenderness Watkins’ family have said that contributions and memorials can be made to the Christian County Literacy Council via Paypal. 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