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High Hopes for HOY Nations Cup
The connection between a human and an animal working together as a team inspired a love of equestrian from a young age for Year 12 student Emma Ritchie. Growing up in Wanganui, Emma started riding at six years old.
With a passion for showjumping, Emma has enjoyed consistent performance on the circuit this season and has been selected to represent Hawke's Bay in the Nations Cup at Horse of the Year (HOY) 2018.
"I'm stoked, happy and excited to be part of HOY," says Emma as she prepares for the upcoming team challenge at this prestigious event on Friday 16 March.
Competing at several events around the North Island during the past six months saw many highlights including fourth place out of over 100 competitors at the Taupo Christmas Classic. Following her success, Emma was encouraged to apply for the Nations Cup by Woodford Equestrian coach Amy Roydhouse.
Despite her success, it has not been plain sailing. Emma faced a setback earlier this year when her 9-year-old dark brown mare, Brunette, was injured in the paddock shortly after the Gisborne Showjumping Championships.
Nursing Brunette back to health involved following a consistent training schedule, including a lot of flat-schooling to help build muscle and condition.
Brunette or 'B' as she is affectionately known, started life in Dannevirke as the progeny of stallion, Midnight Hour. This is B's first real season competing as Emma has only been riding her for nine months.
"She's quite different to my other horses", says Emma. "She's sensitive, strong and sassy and we have both worked pretty hard to form a partnership".
As well as looking after B, Emma has also worked hard on her own fitness. One of her favourite subjects is Level 2 Physical Education which motivates her to focus on core training along with her peers and teacher, Mrs Annette Watson.
Now that all the hard work is done, and B is back to her best, we wish Emma every success at HOY.
Andrea Jackson, Communications and Marketing Coordinator

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TUI (Text-based User Interface) - a version of the user interface wich use only alphanumeric and pseudographics characters to form user interface.
It made possible to create a user friendly interface for machnes with extremely low performance or those wich completely not able to display graphics. But why now? Moreover - in the modern realities the output in text mode is conjugate with a lot of difficulties. In fact, the modern user systems and frameworks are focused exclusively on the graphics. However, the interface in ASCII-style have some positive characteristics besides aesthetics - it is very easy to read. Low resolution (for smartphones it rarely exceeds 30x30 literals) force to look for very bright and obvious design elements of the interface . And yet ... But it's all nonsense. The sole purpose - to squeeze out a tear of nostalgia from those who remember, and to show the ASCII to those, who have never seen.
What is WaHoKe? It is just abbreviation for WAreHOuse KEeper. And "warehouse keeper" is just translation of the Japanese word sōkoban (倉庫番).
But what the sokoban is?
Sokoban is a type of transport puzzle, in which the player pushes boxes or crates around in a warehouse, trying to get them to storage locations. Idea of this game was created in 1981 by Hiroyuki Imabayashi.The game is played on a board of squares, where each square is a floor or a wall. Some floor squares contain boxes, and some floor squares are marked as storage locations. The player is confined to the board, and may move horizontally or vertically onto empty squares (never through walls or boxes). The player can also move into a box, which pushes it into the square beyond. Boxes may not be pushed into other boxes or walls, and they cannot be pulled. The puzzle is solved when all boxes are at storage locations.
All levels used in this version were made by Dries de Clercq. These levels are small but very difficult.
FillField is a quite difficult puzzle game with extremely simple rules.
The complexity of this puzzle is determined not by the complexity of the rules, but by complexity of the task. Rules are trivial: there is a rectangular box filled with dual-position switches. When you change the state of one switch, this leads to a change in the status of some (what exactly -- depends on the settings of the game) nearby switches. Goal of the game is to set all switches on the box in same position.


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Scientists Turn Spinach Leaf Into Beating Human Heart Tissue: Watch/Read To Know More
Arunima Bhattacharya Bhattacharya
1 Aug 2017 4:36 AM GMT
Editor : Arunima Bhattacharya Bhattacharya
Courtesy: Science Direct, National Geographic | Image Credit: Daily Mail
Courtesy: Science Direct, National Geographic | Image Credit: Daily Mail
In a recent study, scientists at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) in Massachusetts have found a way to use spinach to build working human heart muscle, potentially solving a long-standing problem in efforts to repair damaged organs. This study aims at bringing in new systems of developing a vascular system, which has been a roadblock for tissue engineering.
Scientists have already created large-scale human tissue in labs using methods like 3D printing. However, it is much harder to grow the small, delicate blood vessels that are vital to tissue health.
Joshua Gershalk, one of the co-authors of the paper pointed out in a video about the work, "The main limiting factor for tissue engineering … is the lack of a vascular network." A lot of tissue death takes place if the vascular system is not developed.
The scientists have made use of the vascular system of the plants to replicate the way blood moves through human tissue. The work involves modifying a spinach leaf in the lab to remove its plant cells, which leaves behind a frame made of cellulose.
The authors point out in their paper that cellulose is biocompatible and that it has been used in a wide variety of regenerative medicine applications, such as cartilage tissue engineering, bone tissue engineering, and wound healing.
The remaining scaffolding of the spinach leaf was then bathed in live human cells so that the human tissue grew on it and surrounded the tiny veins. The spinach leaf was subsequently transformed into a mini heart; the team sent micro beads and fluids through its veins to show that blood cells can flow through this system.
The eventual goal would be to restore the damaged tissue in patients who have had heart attacks or who have suffered other cardiac issues that prevent their hearts from contracting. The veins in modified leaves would deliver oxygen to the entire area of the replacement issue – this is crucial in generating new heart matter.
The study team claims that the same methods could be used with different types of plants to repair a variety of tissues in the body. For instance, swapping out the cells in wood might one day help fix human bones.
Saying that they have a lot more to do, Glenn Gaudette, also of WPI, stated in a press statement, "Adapting abundant plants that farmers have been cultivating for thousands of years for use in tissue engineering could solve a host of problems limiting the field."


Unions are backing offshore workers who will refuse to fly in controversial helicopters amid a fresh call for a public inquiry into a string of North Sea tragedies involving the aircraft.
Aviation watchdogs announced the lifting of flight restrictions on Super Puma helicopters last week, in a move that sent shockwaves through the industry.
The Airbus aircraft had been grounded by the UK and Norway since a fatal crash off the Scandinavian country last year, which killed 13 people.
Critics said there was little to no warning of the sudden change of policy, and that the lifting of the restriction while no root cause for the tragedy has yet been identified was "surprising" and "disappointing".
An 'extraordinary' meeting was held Stavanger yesterday morning between aviation watchdogs, unions and their members, after which the workforce representatives set out their stance against getting back into the aircraft.
Although not yet currently flying, the Civil Aviation Authority has paved the way to a possible return of Super Puma helicopters, with certain safety caveats.
But the RMT and Unite the Union have made a stand alongside members – while calling for a public inquiry into a string of accidents involving the choppers.
In a statement they said: "As trade unions, we fully support the principal of workforce engagement and we feel that Airbus and the regulators have fundamentally failed in this. We therefore find ourselves at odds with both Airbus and the regulators.
"As we see it, there is only one way to remedy this situation and that is a comprehensive and meaningful engagement exercise of offshore workers.
"We will therefore be requesting that all North Sea oil companies commence a structured and consistent survey of workers about this aircraft type.
The unions added: "We shouldn't have to remind the regulators and manufacturer, but the facts around Super Puma type aircraft are the most important issues to our constituents so we will; this aircraft type has been in the sea 6-times in little over 8-years; 65 people have been rescued from the sea; 33 people have been killed; and we still don't have a root cause for the Norwegian tragedy.
Several supermajors including Royal Dutch Shell have ruled out using the helicopters again in UK operations.
Others such as BP are awaiting the outcome of the Norway accident investigation before making any commercial decisions.
RMT regional organiser Jake Molloy said: "I would like to think that 225s would not be returned to service until the root cause of the accident in Norway is found.
"We're telling the authorities that we think they have poorly managed this, that they have failed to take on board the feelings of the primary users – the passengers. They have failed to engage them and it appears.
"We believe this is a commercial decision over a health and safety decision.
"A public inquiry was a recommendation that came out of the Transport Select Committee's assessment of helicopter operations in the North Sea.
"After the 2013 event the Transport Select Committee held a number of meetings and hearings. Their findings culminated in calls for a public inquiry to look at the impact of commercial imperatives against health and safety imperatives.
"The Conservative Government rejected that recommendation and said there was no need for it.
Unite Regional Industrial Organiser Tommy Campbell added: "We will be supporting members refusing to fly if these helicopters were actually reintroduced.
Airbus declined to comment on the latest developments.


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Throughout the summer, Bodenseehof runs Family Conferences & Youth Camps where up to 100 guests come each week to be fed from the Word of God. But the ministry doesn't stop there. Through good program opportunities, a loving community, a clean house, and great food we also share the life of Christ through practically serving our guests with love. Being an intense time – with a full house up to eight weeks long – we need all the help we can get! If you would like to serve as a volunteer, we are looking forward to receieving your application.
March 27th 2023 - July 22nd 2023
April 3rd 2023 - April 17th 2023
July 10th 2023 - September 9th 2023
Your Workday
The volunteer schedule varies from day to day, but for the most part, we ask our volunteers to help with breakfast dishes and work in the house in the mornings (from breakfast to lunch), and sometimes to help after lunch with clean up and dishes. Most days, you will have the afternoon off. This is a great time to rest, relax, hang out with other staff, and enjoy the Bodensee. The program for the guests begins again at dinner, therefore we ask our volunteers to come back for dinner and either help out again with clean up and dishes or help out with certain program points in the evenings (babysitting, serving, work in snack shop, etc…). Once a week will be change over day, where the guests leave and new guests arrive. These days we are very busy with cleaning the whole house and making it ready for new guests together with other staffmembers.
Of course, when you have your scheduled day off, you won't have to show up for any work!
7:30: Staff Breakfast
8:00: Staff Devotions
8:30 - 10:30: Breakfast Dishes or kitchen/housekeeping duties
10:30 - 12:30: Duties & Jobs in House & Kitchen
12:30: Lunch
13:00 - 14:30: Lunch Dishes
14:30 - 18:00: Free Time (there may be exceptions where your department needs help)
18:30: Supper
19:00 - 20:15: Supper Dishes
20:15 - 21:30: Program help needed (but not every night - your department leaders will plan you in at the beginning of the week so you know which evenings you have off and which we've planned you in to help out)
Please note: this is only an example. Exceptions are possible
All volunteers should be at least 18 years old
Please note, that due to strict visa and work regulations, all volunteers must have a valid EU visa. Bodenseehof cannot help in getting an official visa for their time.
Under the current conditions, we will gladly process international volunteer applications, but cannot guarantee a spot. We will keep you informed on any changes. Thank you for understanding.
What we can offer you
free Room & Board
1 ½ days off per week (starting for those who volunteer at least two weeks)
time off to enjoy the beautiful Bodensee
a chance to be a part of the Bodenseehof staff and community
pocket money (starting for those who volunteer at least four weeks)
If you have any questions, please send an email to volunteer@bodenseehof.de or give us a call at 07541 95090.
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Contraception Studies
Contraception clinical trials at UCSF
7 in progress, 4 open to eligible people
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All Female Male
All ages Under 18 Over 18
Personal Responsibility Education Program Innovative Strategies: Digital Initiative for Youth
open to eligible people ages 13-19
This randomized control trial (RCT) will assess an innovative demonstration project to improve adolescent sexual and reproductive health among highly mobile and marginalized youth in Fresno County, California. The Digital Initiative for Youth intervention combines existing, in-person, group-based, comprehensive sexual health education with wraparound digital technologies. The technological component was designed by Youth+Tech+Health using a "youth-centered" design approach and the intervention is implemented by Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission (Fresno EOC). The University of California, San Francisco is the external evaluator. The RCT will assess health and behavioral outcomes at three time points (baseline, 4 months, 10 months).
Study Comparing Emergency Contraception Effectiveness in Women Who Weight ≥ 80 kg
open to eligible females ages 18-40
The proposed research study is a Phase IIb, multi-center, single-blind, randomized study of UPA 30 mg, LNG 1.5 mg and LNG 3.0 mg to evaluate EC effectiveness in women with weight ≥ 80 kg who present within 72 hours of unprotected intercourse.
San Francisco, California and other locations
The Share Health Study: Teen Social Connections and Health (Phase 2)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether delivery of SpeakOut, a behavioral intervention to increase social communication about long-acting reversible contraceptive (LARC) methods among adolescents, is associated with increased contraceptive use among the social contacts of SpeakOut recipients. The investigators will conduct a cluster randomized controlled trial of SpeakOut with adolescent LARC users and their female peers. Over three years, SpeakOut will be implemented in eight partner clinics. IUD and implant users aged 15 to 19 will be recruited online and invited to enroll in the evaluation study as "primary" participants and receive either SpeakOut or a control intervention about alcohol use called PartyWise. The social contacts of primary participants will be asked to enroll in the study as "secondary" participants. The study's primary outcome will be the proportion of sexually-active secondary participants who are using any contraceptive method at 9-month follow-up.
UCSF College Health Study on Contraceptive Training and Education at Community Colleges
The purpose of this study is to measure whether a training and education intervention for clinic staff and young women aged 18-25 on contraceptive methods, including intrauterine devices (IUDs) and the implant, will result in greater contraceptive knowledge and access among students in community colleges.
Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Ulipristal Acetate (UPA) Used Daily as a Contraceptive
Sorry, currently not accepting new patients, but might later
This is a Phase IIb multicenter, open-label, non-comparative trial of continuous daily oral 10 mg of ulipristal acetate (UPA) to evaluate its contraceptive efficacy as the primary method of contraception.
"My Decision" Tubal Sterilization Decision Support Tool
Sorry, not yet accepting patients
This study seeks to test a web-based decision support tool developed to enhance low-income women's ability to make informed decisions about tubal sterilization that align with their preferences, values and reproductive goals. Half of participants will receive usual care, while the other half will use the web-based decision aid plus usual care. The investigators hypothesize that compared to women who receive usual care alone, women randomized to the decision aid arm will have greater knowledge about sterilization and alternative options, lower decisional conflict, and will be more satisfied with their contraceptive decision at 3-month follow-up.
Compare Two Copper IUDs: Mona Lisa NT Cu380 Mini and ParaGard
Sorry, in progress, not accepting new patients
This will be a multi-site, participant-blinded, randomized clinical trial. The investigators will randomize 1000 eligible participants in a 4:1 ratio to two different copper IUDs: 800 to Mona Lisa NT Cu380 Mini and 200 to ParaGard.
UCSF Medical Center doctors
More studies at ResearchMatch
Contraception resources at UCSF


NATO is preparing a compromise formula for the name of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia, the Macedonian daily Vecer reports, citing an article in the Greek daily Kathimerini.
Meanwhile the report for the progress of the country in unfavorable, since Skopje has not yet met all the requirements for membership in the Alliance. There are comments, according to which the conclusion of the report could turn into a political decision and Skopje may not receive an invitation for membership in NATO in April next year.


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Maruti Suzuki YRA will be getting basic safety features like ABS, EBD, SRS Airbags, 3-point ELR seatbelts, high strenght frame structure.


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We are seeking visionary and passionate entrepreneurs, who all they need is the opportunity to change the world
The YNotLab is a startup accelerator initiative of Loizou&Co to provide an opportunity to visionary entrepreneurs to present and develop their ideas prior to reaching the stage of accepting or rejecting them. YNotLab aims to be the flagship accelerator in London and internationally. It is located at the heart of London's Mayfair and supported by a team of expert mentors. More>
The Rice Inc team mentored by Prof. Dr. Evangelos Markopoulos,
receiving from President W. J. Clinton, the Hult Prize, global student social entrepreneurship award, at the UN Final 2018.
The Rice inc team mentored by Prof. Dr. Evangelos Markopoulos
at a BBC World News Interview.
We provide the minimum requirements an entrepreneur shall meet prior joining the lab. We receive the idea and provide feedback for the entrepreneur to work on it. We set up a pitch day and the entrepreneurs presents twice. First a 6 minute presentation and a 10' Q&A in which we provide feedback. After 1 hour a 30' presentation with 30' Q&A as a discussion. Based on the maturity of the idea the entrepreneurs joins our accelerator program. Ideas that need further development are rescheduled for a second set of presentations. More>
The presentation of the Rice inc team at the UN Final 2018.
The 101 founders of our 29 startups within the YNotLab community come from 44 different countries around the world. More>
Start-ups Supported by YNotLab Mentors
RICEINC
RICEINC is a social enterprise that helps small-holder farmers get access to modern farming technologies in poor farming communities within Asia. More>
Fuelnomy
Fuelnomy is a start-up whose aim is to reduce atmospheric pollution by assembling autonomous cars that would transform CO2 to fuel. More>
Natura4
Natura4 is a social enterprise that creates low-cost high-quality medical supplies made with bamboo. More>
ET Collect
ET Collect is a Smart Kitchen Waste Management company based in Egypt. More>
DanceTech
DanceTech is a self-learning tool for beginner to intermediate level ballet dancers based on patented AI motion analysis technology. More>
REMEDII develops an alternative to the original medicine cap/bottle that are usually disposed after one usage. More>
Zentii
Zentii is a London based start-up working on Digital Scent Technology. We make printers of scents. Our machine combines different scents and releases the mixture on paper strips for us to smell. More>
Revival aims to tackle the fast fashion industry impacts. The start-up intends to create an alternative pathway for used clothing, give it another life and prevent excessive fast fashion consumption. More>
ORBET
ORBET aims to provide quality education at comparatively nominal rates while simultaneously reducing population, pollution and inequality prevalent in the capital city of New Delhi. More>
Mindcap
MindCap's mission is to democratize access to university by providing low-cost and sustainable loans to students at interest rates that are reflective of their future earning potential. More>
CO2MOS
CO2MOS is a solution to empower people to shop sustainably. Is an app that tracks the carbon footprint of each transaction and suggest more sustainable choices in an immersive experience that uses gamification features to ensure engage. More>
The Rainbow team developed the App plus Hub solution to support the left-behind children. It is estimated that there are more than 70 million left-behind children in the world today. More>
E-mpACT
E-mpACT is an e-waste collection company targeting illegally employed youth in Agbogbloshie, Ghana. More>
As the world declines into environmental disaster, it is not enough to transform the industries which only a select few have access to. That is why BURG will transform the food and drinks industry to help the environment and the global economy. More>
Ronasol
RonaSol aims to decrease chronic water shortages for households in need. The team proposed a single-basin solar still that is made of one basin filled with water and enclosed with a tinted translucent dome-shaped cover. More>
AlgaX
AlgaX is a food production company that uses modular and scalable algae panels to absorb CO2 and obtain two main products: Omega 3 Oil and Biomass protein. More>
iCAN/Keep Diapers
Diapers are the 3rd largest items in landfills and a single diaper can use as much as 40 litres of water and a cup of crude oil to produce. More>
STIRLA
Strila aims to solve the dilemma of air conditioner(A/C) and the rise in CO2 that it is forecasted to bring by 2050. More>
SL.AM LDN
SL.AM LDN is a sustainable & ethical fashion brand, delivering high quality clothing with a social impact. More>
IN2CARE
In2Care is a social enterprise which aims to help close the vacancy gap in the adult social care sector by finding unemployed youth (aged 16-35) with the right values for front-line social care. More>
Noble is a high-quality smart strap that provides the functionality of a smartwatch to a mechanical timepiece so that our customers never have to compromise utility for fashion. More>
BioMango
BioMango is about converting these wasted mangoes in a golden resource for creating biodegradable and sustainable plastic-packaging solutions. More>
Enpov
Enpov is an internationally awarded rural logistics social enterprise that is building sms-based technologies to connect rural merchants in Ethiopia with on-demand transportation to urban markets under a reliable and predictable experience. More>
Hi targets SMEs to ensure they can enhance and sustain their brand loyalty. Hi believes that setting up a contact centre requires a low set-up cost and is easy to operate. More>
GlocalX
GlocalX Empowers doubly disadvantaged youth with digital literacy and soft skills to match specific work opportunities. GlocalX empower women with essential skills and connect them with B corporations by a 2-stage process. More>
Raice
Raice – selling disposable coffee cup lids made from rice starch. Our rice starch lid is biodegradable and decomposes within a few days or weeks. We aim to re-design and re-imagine a brand new lid made of rice starch and revolutionise the lids industry. More>
Mansa Logistics
Mansa Logistics is a drone-focused logistics company which is seeking to operate in Sub-Saharan Africa. The company looks at solving existing logistical problems in the health sector, particularly in countries where diseases such as Malaria, Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS are the biggest factors contributing to a high national mortality rate. More>
Consciously Aware
Consciously Aware's goal is to provide the youth of Cairo and many other cities in the future with new opportunities while tackling climate action and improving the life of thousands. Our vision is to create a cleaner capital leading to the potential to set Egypt as an example for all other developing cities and become a global leader in collection technology and recycling industry. More>
ParkZen
ParkZen is a startup committed to help people in finding street parking and in locating their parked vehicles, without the need of a bluetooth interaction. Save money and time to do things that really matter, instead of paying for private parking or looping around for that one free curbside spot. More>
YNotLab for Universities
YNotLab provides a University Support Scheme through which institutions can offer the YNotLab services to their students. Ynotlab mentors work with startups from universities such as Imperial College London and UCL. More>
Meet Our Mentors
Prof. Dr. Evangelos Markopoulos, Partner
Dr Evangelos Markopoulos is an expert, entrepreneur and scholar on Process and Project Management, Enterprise Engineering, Knowledge Management, Innovation and Entrepreneurship. More>
Meet the YNotLab Mentors>
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Loizou & Co and MAP Innovation have been appointed as the consultants of CCCI for the provision of crowdfunding campaign services for Cypriot startups and small and medium-sized enterprises The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) appointed Loizou & Co and MAP Innovation to...
According to Louis Loizou partner of Loizou & Co, the success of crowdfunding presupposes the development of the local investment community The connection of the Cypriot ecosystem of start-ups with Greece is an important ingredient The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), in collaboration...
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The NEXTGEN of Greek/Cypriot 'movers and shakers': Interview with Louis Loizou at the National Herald and The Hellenic Initiative
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A Commentary on the Kalifa Review of UK Fintech
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Αναδυομένη Νέα Οικονομία
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Crowdfunding Workshops
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Σεμινάρια «Εκστρατεία Συμμετοχικής Χρηματοδότησης (CROWDFUNDING)»
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Double international distinction for the MarSEVR technology
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Q: Is it possible for a report to have a dynamic data source connection based on users in JasperReports Server? Can we give dynamic data source connection ( expression ) for a report  based on users in JasperReports Server?

A: At least for release 6.2 yes. Please take a look at this answer:
https://stackoverflow.com/a/37926230/5731158
I'm not sure since which version they started allowing to reference attributes in datasource definitions.

A: The Jasper Professional Services handled this via "monkey patching"  com.jaspersoft.jasperserver.api.engine.jasperreports.service.impl.JdbcReportDataSourceServiceFactory (meaning compile it and place it in WEB-INF/classes to overwrite the standard one) and adding in dynamic logic.
I don't think this is "proper" but it does work. The majority of the logic is in the createService method. I'd share it but it has logic specific to our company.

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Pelosi Lashes Out At Reporter Asking If She Made A 'Mistake' Waiting On Coronavirus Relief Package
Mona Salama
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) lashed out at a reporter Friday when he asked her if it was a "mistake" waiting so long agreeing on a smaller coronavirus relief package after insisting for months that she was uninterested in a watered-down deal.
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"I'm going to tell you something — don't characterize what we did before as a mistake as a preface to your question if you want an answer," Pelosi snapped at CNN reporter Manu Raju after he asked if it was a "mistake" waiting months and not wanting to "accept half a loaf."
"That was not a mistake, it was a decision and it has taken us to a place where we can do the right thing without other, shall we say, considerations in the legislation that we don't want. Now, that is it. Now the fact is, I'm very proud of where we are."
Pelosi was opposed to any relief bill below her asking price of $2.2 trillion prior to Election Day. The $2.2 trillion from Pelosi included a large array of benefits and programs including bailout for Democrat-led states as well as adding illegal immigrants to receive a stimulus check.
However, the California Democrat is backing off her "negotiations position" and endorsing the latest proposal with a price tag of $908 billion, because of "a new president and a vaccine" in which she called a "total game-changer."
"Joe Biden committed to ending and crushing the virus," Pelosi said. "That is a total game-changer. A new president, and a vaccine."
She emphasized her acceptance of the proposal was due to President-elect Joe Biden having a plan to address the virus, but noted "it's not everything we want" and Democrats will likely push for more aid when Biden takes office on Jan. 20.
"It's for a shorter period of time, but that's OK now because we have a new president," she said defending her position.
Biden endorsed the bipartisan framework, calling it a "good start."
The House Speaker believes the plan once written "could be a basis for real bicameral negotiation."
"There is momentum," Pelosi said regarding the negotiations. "I told members, I'm not bringing any more bills that are not bipartisan."
On Tuesday, a bipartisan group of lawmakers unveiled a $908 billion four-month proposal that would extend unemployment benefits, offer loans to small businesses, and provide funding to cash-strapped states and localities. The proposal would provide state and local governments facing a cash crunch due to declining revenues with $160 billion and small businesses with $288 billion, including through the Paycheck Protection Program. It also allocates $82 billion for education and $16 billion for vaccine development and distribution, as well as testing and contact tracing.
Without such a deal, benefits for about 12 million Americans will lose their unemployment benefits after Christmas if Congress fails to extend provisions passed earlier this year. More than 20 million people are receiving some form of unemployment insurance as the economy struggles during the outbreak. Protections from eviction and a federal student loan payment moratorium are also set to expire at the end of the year.
Pelosi claims that the House "have the time" to create an omnibus and a coronavirus relief plan, despite the fact the deadline only has until next week, Dec. 11 for a comprehensive omnibus spending package to have it signed into law and avoid a government shutdown.
"We'll take the time we need and we must get it done," Pelosi said, insisting to reporters that the truncated timeline is not an obstacle.
"As they work on the text, we hope that it will take us very close to something we can put into the omnibus," she said. "That is the vehicle leaving the station."
Earlier on Friday, it was reported that the U.S. only added less than a quarter of a million new jobs — the slowest pace of monthly job growth since April, and weaker than expected expectations of 440,000. Payroll gains last month was a sharp drop from the 610,000 jobs added in October and 710,000 in September.
Manufacturing and construction each added 27,000 jobs last month. The retail sector lost 34,000 jobs, offset by a gain of 145,000 jobs in transportation and warehousing, driven by a shift to e-commerce.
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Amid a tepid third quarter in terms of earnings, Anish Damania, co-CEO & head, Institutional Equities, IDFC Securities, says there is a disconnect between expectations and actual numbers. Excerpts from an interview with Ankit Doshi.
Could you give us a gist of the earnings season gone by?
This was perhaps the worst earnings season in the past several quarters, with sales and adjusted net profit having declined 3% y-o-y to 5% y-o-y for the Sensex as well as the Nifty constituents. Hence, questions are being raised on the sustainability of the earnings growth that we saw in the first two quarters. As a result, we have seen more earnings downgrades than upgrades. However, target prices have not been cut and downgrade in recommendations have been few, considering the negative earnings surprises.
This implies that the market may no longer focus on this year's earnings and will move its expectations to the next year. While earnings growth has deteriorated from the expectation of 17% at the beginning of FY15 to about 9% currently, that of FY16 remains at 17%. Indications of a falling interest rate regime and sharply lower commodity prices are expected to leave room for the government to improve its spending in FY16.
The results look fairly mixed. Does this mean earnings growth could move in either direction?
That's right. There is a disconnect between where things are and what the numbers currently are. To that extent, we have seen private banks reporting good numbers, whereas public sector bank earnings have been disastrous. Within the consumer sector, companies like HUL fared better, but those like Havells and TTK Prestige reported poor numbers.
Maruti, for example, reported good numbers, while, on the other hand, Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp have reported poor numbers. Earnings and demand trends are not only divergent intra-sectors, but also within each sector. It is clear that our economy has bottomed out, but what's not clear is whether it will recover quickly.
Till we see some more concrete data, the earnings growth environment remains challenging. The driver of Indian equities is its relatively better positioning with respect to other emerging market economies.
Further, the QE programme continues. In FY16, the QE from Europe and, partly Japan, will drive liquidity and, therefore, the markets. The question to ask is, how long will such QEs last? If this is the last of stimulus programmes, somewhere in the middle of the year, you will start seeing its impact. Low growth and highly valued stocks will be very vulnerable. So, the idea would be to invest in companies where valuations look reasonable and growth prospects are positive.
Adopt a theme-based or stock-specific approach across sectors, rather than take a specific sector-based approach. Once again, the Budget appears to be the new harbinger of growth. Concrete steps like restructuring tax structures to usher in GST, incentivising household savings, containing/reducing revenue deficit by cutting subsidies and increased government spending would be the key.
So, how are you devising strategies keeping in mind the earnings and the Budget?
We are clear about selecting companies where earnings are stable in an unstable or sluggish environment. Also banks have a 30% weight in the Nifty. Bulk of it is private banks and financial institutions. Then, you have sectors like consumer, IT, oil & gas, and auto, in that order of weights.
The Budget is an important, near-term event, and we will reformulate our strategy based on what is announced there. Until then, banks is the way to play the asset story. We are looking at select utilities and some reasonably valued stocks with good growth prospects.
How are institutional investors viewing the markets?
In the last few months, domestic investors have started becoming net buyers in equities, especially mutual funds. The only sellers that we see are insurance companies, and largely state-owned insurance companies. From the FII point of view, I am seeing a more positive influence. Flows picked up when the markets shot up 10% in January-February. India is still among the preferred economies among emerging markets. And till the time they get good returns, they will continue to invest, despite high valuations.


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February 4, 2013 Ashley F. Milleratheism, chilling effect, donation, feminism, freethought blogs, secularLeave a comment
1. Here is a brilliant post summarizing the treatment that many women in the secular movement have faced in the last several years and the negative effects of that treatment.
http://www.secularwoman.org/opportunity_%20and_%20access_freethought
It's a great piece, I am only jealous that I did not write it.
2. If you scroll down the page a bit until you get to Events — right above that is a place where you can donate money to FreethoughtBlogs. As you may or may not know, everyone here blogs because they love it and tries to make time for it between their day job(s), school, and real life. But, if you'd like to support FtB, and don't feel obligated, I'm just pointing it out, there are some options to do so in the sidebar.
Two things, there you go.
Secular Patient Advocacy?
October 16, 2012 Ashley F. Millercancer, doctors, healthcare, patient advocacy, secular, treatment2 Comments
Hey, I don't know anything about this field, but I thought some of my readership might. My best friend's mother is in really bad shape because of cancer and because of delayed diagnosis because of doctors being indifferent to her care. She sent me the following e-mail:
Can you ask the Secular community what patient advocacy resources are available, and where to demand better, more thoughtful treatment? I think a lot of the shit Mom's had to deal with has been a combination of medical error and the terrible quality of health care in SC, but I feel like this process has been complicated because, in general, doctors and nurses are rude and dismissive. This is a huge problem because I think it sends people into the arms of quacks on the "alternative medicine" side, and I'd really like there to be some kind of secular answer to that bullshit. I just don't know where else to start.
Any thoughts you have would be wonderful, and if you don't know, that's OK too. Secular community help me out!
Social Justice and the Secular Community: a discussion
July 1, 2012 Ashley F. Milleratheism, equality, feminism, secular, social justice5 Comments
Me and fellow Freethought Bloggers: PZ Myers, Brianne Bilyeu, Russell Glasser, Ian Cromwell, Al Stefanelli, Justin Griffith, and Ophelia Benson discussing social justice issues place in the secular movement.
Releasing the Prop 8 Videos
April 16, 2011 Ashley F. MillerBlankenhorn, california, catholics, children, christian right, christians, church and state, civil rights, dadt, doma, Gay Rights, LDS, lgbt, mormons, prop 8, secular, vaughn walkerLeave a comment
People in an open society do not demand infallibility in their institutions, but it is difficult for them to accept what they are prohibited from observing – Chief Justice Berger
Former Chief Judge Vaughn Walker, who presided over the Prop 8 trial, recently used some of the video that was taken during the case as part of a lecture. The Proponents, aka supporters of Prop 8/opposers of gay marriage, immediately took great offense and sent what was essentially a cease and desist order that demanded the return of all the copies of the tapes, Walker's and anyone else who had them.
In response, Ted Olson and David Boies, the legal tour de force trying to lift the gay marriage ban, filed a request that the tapes be unsealed and released to the public. After all, the trial is a matter of public record and the transcripts are freely available.
Originally, the trial was going to be broadcast live, but the Proponents felt like this might scare some of their witnesses away, and so they demanded that it not be broadcast. Judge Walker taped it, but didn't release the tapes, to the great disappointment of the men and women across the country who wanted to see the greatest trial of the greatest civil rights battle of our time.
No one can really blame the Proponents for not wanting to have video footage of just how appallingly awful their defense of Prop 8 was. They want to continue to play the victim here — they want to sell the idea that gay marriage is somehow a violation of religious liberty, rather than being completely the other way round. The video of their disastrous performance would only reveal that they are driven solely by religion and bigotry — and that they aren't even capable of hiding that fact.
Some things that they don't want you to see on television, things that their own anti-equality witnesses did: a witness saying that DADT and DOMA were "Official Discrimination"; that same witness then saying Prop 8 was also discriminatory; Mr. Blankenhorn, their chief witness saying, "I believe that adoption of same sex marriage would be likely to improve the well-being of gay and lesbian households and their children"; Blankenhorn also saying, "We would be more American on the day we legalized gay marriage than the day before".
Well, I mean, no wonder, right? But that's exactly why these things need to be released. People need the opportunity to see how feeble the defense was and to really understand how motivated by religion the campaign against equality was. Not everyone is as nerdy as me and reads trial transcripts because they find them so compelling — video is the medium of our lives, and well do the religious know that since it is the medium through which they sold their hate.
The vast majority of the money and on-the-ground support for the Prop 8 campaign came from the Mormon church, supplemented by the Catholic church. This isn't even money from California, and it's certainly money that ought to take away their tax exempt status. People need to be shown the kind of lies they were telling to get people to vote against marriage equality, the emotional manipulation about children and families, things so blatantly false they might be defended with the disclaimer: "not intended to be a factual statement."
Gay marriage doesn't destroy families, it doesn't destroy children, it really doesn't do much except make some people very happy and give them access to rights that the rest of us take for granted. The trial provided an overwhelming amount of evidence that refusing marriage rights not only hurt gay people, but also hurt the thousands of children of LGBT parents. It hurts these children irreparably, immeasurably, forever. This wasn't in question, gay marriage opponents agreed.
These tapes shouldn't just be released, they should be broadcast on every news channel for weeks to expose just how rotten the argument is against gay marriage. If you've ever questioned why church-state separation is so important, this is why. If conservative Christians (and I include the LDS) hadn't funded the gay marriage ban, it wouldn't be in place, and even they couldn't create enough money to make credible witnesses or a real argument against gay marriage. The monstrous unfairness of the church taking over, infiltrating, and outright buying the political process only to then lie to the public to get their way has got to stop. Not only is it immoral, it is un-American.
Proponents motion for return of videos http://www.scribd.com/doc/52945974/CA9Doc-338
Vaughn Walker's response: http://www.scribd.com/doc/53041973/CA9Doc-339-Letter-from-Vaughn-R-Walker
Olson and Boies request for unsealing of videos: http://www.scribd.com/doc/52945974/CA9Doc-340
San Francisco's feisty response: http://www.scribd.com/doc/52945974/CA9Doc-341
Trial Re-enactments: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tDmA_n5ygS4
Transcripts: http://www.afer.org/our-work/hearing-transcripts/


Every Labor Day weekend the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds has Oktoberfest.
One of the highlights is the wiener dog races. I love watching those little legs run as fast as they can.
Our family has always owned dachshunds. In 1968, we got our first doxie – Schnapps. He came as a puppy from Florida, actually riding on a plane before any of us. He loved to swim and would bark non-stop and bite at the splashes when we were in the pool. We would put him on an inner tube and he would float around the pool. He was very protective of all of us and his food and rawhides. Some might say he was a little nippy. He was a natural at sitting up and begging. My sister taught him to say "por favor". She was the only one learning Spanish, so we had to take her word for it.
At Christmastime, my mom would bake cookies during the day and hide them so we wouldn't eat them before Christmas. One year, Schnapps found a box of chocolate chip cookies hidden in her closet, and helped himself. His little belly was so full and we worried he would be sick -and this was before we knew chocolate was bad for dogs. He lived fortunately, although my mother sure wanted to kill him that night.
I used to have a gerbil named Spanky which I kept in a small aquarium. Sometimes, if something had spilled in the oven, the smoke alarm would go off at the top of our stairs. Schnapps would dart up the stairs, go right to the gerbil aquarium, and start barking and poking his nose right on the glass until the alarm stopped. He thought the gerbil was making that noise. I never said he was smart.
Schnapps never raced at Oktoberfest. I bet he would have been a contender while in his prime. I think he was about 12 when he died. We buried him in the backyard – a little area we called the pet cemetery. I wondered how he felt being buried near Spanky. He probably said something smart like, "Hey rat, I don't want anymore noise from you." Schnapps – always had a little attitude.
Thank you Gale for sharing about Schnapps. We welcome our friends to share their stories of a favorite pet with us.
Terrie Sizemore I have seen these little guys race and they are fun! I also had doxies- my little Tilly was terrific. Smart is a word. One evening while I was sitting in a chair in front of the television, writing, I noticed Tilly out of the corner of my eye. Her nails would normally tap on the floor so she was tip toeing to get past me and looking at me the entire time to see if she could get by without my noticing. I let her get a little way and called her name, she raced – not as fast as this little racing dog, but fast – to get back to her blanket. Cute and smart. Great combo in a dog.


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Q: How to replace @Rule in JUNIT5 I want to convert this piece of code in JUNIT 5 without using @Rule. I tried JUINT 5 TestWatcher but it doens't have starting method.
tried with this  but not able to understand how to implement ExtendWith or Extension
 @Rule
    public TestWatcher watchman = new TestWatcher() {

        @Override
        public void starting(final Description description) {
            logger.info("STARTING test: " + description.getMethodName());
        }
    };

A: For more information about JUnit 5, I suggest reading the JUnit 5 User Guide.

In JUnit 5, if you want to execute a method before each test, then you can use the @BeforeEach annotation. To get information about the test to be executed you can give the method a TestInfo parameter which will be automatically injected for you. For example:
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.TestInfo;
// import logger...

class XXXTests {

  final Logger logger = ...;

  @BeforeEach
  void logStartOfTest(TestInfo info) {
    logger.info("STARTING test: " + info.getMethod().map(Method::getName).orElse(null));
  }

  @Test
  void testFoo() {
    // perform assertions
  }
}

If you don't want to have to write that for every test, then you can create your own extension that implements BeforeEachCallback. For example:
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.BeforeEachCallback;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtensionContext;
// import logger..

public class MyExtension implements BeforeEachCallback {

    final Logger logger = ...;

    @Override
    public void beforeEach(ExtensionContext context) {
        logger.info("STARTING test: " + context.getTestMethod().map(Method::getName).orElse(null));
    }
}

Then apply your extension:
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.ExtendWith;

@ExtendWith(MyExtension.class)
class XXXTests {

    @Test
    void testFoo() {
        // perform assertions
    }
}

Your extension class can implement multiple extension interfaces. If you want to watch for success and failure, then you can also implement org.junit.jupiter.api.extension.TestWatcher, but note that interface only became stable API in JUnit 5.7 (I believe it was added in version 5.4).

A: Junit 5 has its own definition of an interface called TestWatcher – see User Guide – but it doesn't have a method equivalent to JUnit 4's starting method. Instead, what you had in the starting method in JUnit 4 can go into the @BeforeEach method of JUnit 5, and for the remaining methods (such as those handling test success and failure) you can implement this interface and override its methods (such as testSuccessful and testFailed) and then use your extension class with the @ExtendWith annotation like this:
@ExtendWith(MyTestWatcher.class)
class MyTestClass {
    ...
}


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Google To Launch Entry-Level Job App Kormo In India
September 16, 2019 OfficeChai Team
Google has looked to enter several different verticals in India over the last few years, and has been met with different levels of success — it had launched a hyperlocal app for deliveries and home services in 2017 called Areo that now largely lies forgotten, but its entry into payments created quite a splash — Google Pay is now India's largest UPI app. The company is now looking to enter yet another market that isn't traditionally considered to be its forte.
Google will soon launch an entry-level job app Kormo. The company has reportedly been undertaking pilots of the app in India since the beginning of this year, and performing ground level research on how entry-level hires were made in different sectors. The app is a part of Google's Next Billion Users (NBU) unit, which is also responsible for creating Google Pay in India.
Kormo isn't originally a creation of Google's India team. It launched in September in its home market of Bangladesh — Kormo means work in Bengali — and was launched in Indonesia earlier this year. Kormo seems to be like any another job portal, and connects employers and job seekers. Its app already has over half a million downloads from Bangaldesh and Indonesia, and has a rating of 4.0 on the Play Store. "It only takes a few minutes to set up your basic profile, and get a beautiful digital CV that you can share, print, or apply directly to jobs listed on the app. If you take the time to fill out your background, experiences, and interests then we'll match you for relevant jobs – let employers come to you!" its Play Store profile tells users.
Kormo focuses on three sectors of retail, hospitality and logistics, and appears to also make the effort to educate its users to help them get better jobs. The app says that it'll recommend professional areas in which its users can grow, and also help them create their resumes. It will reportedly help users find jobs which are rarely posted online. The app will be launched in India this Friday.
"Since we launched Kormo in Bangladesh in 2018 and in Indonesia this year, we've connected over 50,000 job seekers to jobs from hundreds of employers who use Kormo for their hiring needs, specifically entrylevel jobs," Bickey Russell, project lead, Next Billion Users, told ET. "Because finding employment is a real need across different markets, we're looking to bring the same service to countries like India."
India has no shortage of job portals catering to every kind of job imaginable — there are platforms like IIMjobs which cater to white-collar premium jobs, while services like BabaJob provide employment to blue-collar workers. But Google has, in the past, entered mature markets and still managed to make its mark. When it had launched Tez in India, there were more than a dozen UPI payment platforms already operating in the country, but through a combination of a simple user interface, Google's brand name, and extremely generous cashbacks, it managed to become India's largest UPI app. It remains to be seen if it can pull off something similar with Kormo, but blue-collar job portals in the country would do well to be on guard — Google entering a new market can be a harbinger of some serious disruption.


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Q: Templates and universal references I'm following a tutorial on creating an Entity Component Framework. It uses composition (an entity has a set of components).
class Component
{
public:
    Entity* entity;

 //VIRTUAL VOID INITIALIZE, DRAW, UPDATE functions here
private:
    std::unique_ptr<Entity> m_pEntity;
};

class Entity
{
public:

//Add component function

    template <typename T, typename... TArgs>
    T& addComponent(TArgs&&... mArgs)
    {
        T* LComponent(new T(std::forward<TArgs>(mArgs)));
        LComponent->entity = this;
        std::unique_ptr<Component> uPtr{ LComponent };
        m_pComponents.emplace_back(std::move(uPtr));
        m_ComponentArray[getComponentTypeID<T>()] = LComponent;
        LComponent->ECS_init();
        return *LComponent;

    }
private:
    bool m_IsActive = true;
    std::vector <std::unique_ptr<Component>> m_pComponents;
    std::array<Component*, gMaxComponents> m_ComponentArray;
};

However, the author did not explain the logic behind well and I'm failing to understand the syntax of addComponent function. In particular:

*

*Why does it need to cast uPtr to a rvalue reference
m_pComponents.emplace_back(std::move(uPtr)) when it adds it to the vector

A:
Why does it need to cast uPtr to a rvalue reference
  m_pComponents.emplace_back(std::move(uPtr)) when it adds it to the
  vector

This is because uPtr is of type std::unique_ptr. This type can not be copied! It can only be moved. This is to make sure that there is only one unique handle that has owndership for the pointer.


I first read Markus Zusak's novel over a year ago. I enjoyed it all – just as well as it's a long book. I noted that he has an interesting and unusual use of language, but at the time I was wrapped up in the story and didn't pay much attention.
… the soft-spoken words fell off the side of the bed, emptying onto the floor like powder.
I know at least one person who doesn't like these descriptions: she considers them incorrect and distracting. I can see her point, but in the story world of this book they seem to me to be natural. In other worlds a simile like '… the room that stretched like a bridge …' might sound really daft.
… to me, war is like the new boss who expects the impossible.
We should deal with all of that first, don't you think?
I have Liesel Meminger in one hand, Max Vandenburg in the other. Soon I will clap them together. Just give me a few more pages.
As a literary device he's brilliant. As a character he's likeable and reasonable – this is how death could be if it were a person.
I very rarely read the same book twice, but for this one I'm glad I did. Beside the main items of story and character, it has other features to be savoured.
I relished the phrase, "The soft-spoken words fell off the side of the bed, emptying onto the floor like powder." Powerful description. You can "see" the concept Mr. Zusak is trying to convey.
Thank you. Literature is good for the spirit.
I'm glad you enjoyed that description as much as I did. Thank you for your comment.
Haven't read this book yet, but your description of Death reminds me of a vision I had whilst listening to the final movement of the final string quartet of Beethoven – the "Muss es sein? Es muss sein! Es muss sein!" bit. The music to me vividly depicts Death coming for yet another appointment, only to discover that his "client" this time 'round is Beethoven himself. Listening the music, I could vividly see Death aghast – Must it be? Must I take Him!? Beethoven then consoles poor Death, saying It must be, it must be. He puts him arm around Death and together they manage to take that final walk to the hereafter.
Sorry for the tangent, but what you wrote brought this forgotten memory blazing back from dead!
Your vision is fascinating and so fitting – the Death figure Zusak creates is very like the one you envisaged. If you ever read The Book Thief, I think you'll like it as you've already had some similar insights as the author. Thank you for your comment.


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May 26, 2017 10:51AM EDT
'Every Year, I Give Birth': Why War is Driving a Contraception Crisis in Sudan
Published in The Guardian
Skye Wheeler
Researcher, Women's Rights Division WheelerSkye
Under a huge baobab tree in Sudan's Nuba mountains, I met Sebila, a 27-year-old mother of three. In March last year, her village had been attacked by Sudanese ground troops and bombed by government war planes. The assault forced Sebila and many other villagers to flee deeper into rebel-held territory.
She was just back in the village for the day with her children, two toddlers in tow and carrying a baby, to dig up sorghum she had buried. Sebila said food here is scarcer than it has been for years, because of poor rains and conflict fighting. "It's exhausting, trying to feed them all [my family]," Sebila said of her children.
Aid obstruction in the rebel-held territories of Sudan's South Kordofan and Blue Nile has been in force for nearly six years, and has had a devastating impact on the communities here. For Sebila – and all the women living across these territories – it has meant no access to contraception. "Every year, I give birth," she told me. "It would be better if I could space it [out]." But Sebila cannot space her babies out, or have any control of her body. Like all women living in rebel-held territory here, she has zero access to contraception.
In the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, access to family planning and maternal healthcare is severely limited by blocks on humanitarian supplies.
© Goran Tomasevic/Reuters
It has also meant a severe lack of maternal healthcare. There is no local midwife, and Sebila lives five hours' drive from a hospital, in a region where cars are a rare luxury. Women told me of waiting hours for transport while in obstructed labour, or being held propped up, bleeding and falling in and out of consciousness, between two men on the back of a motorcycle to reach a hospital. Multiple and closely-spaced births can carry serious health risks for both mother and infant, and can be life-threatening without proper treatment.
Yet there is no coordinated international aid effort under way in the Nuba mountains. Funds are in place, but both the government and the rebel group are preventing supplies getting in. The conflict has left already-stretched health services in the region in a pitiful state. Most facilities are little more than a table with some basic medicines, and there are only five doctors and one blood bank for perhaps close to a million people.
Despite many rounds of peace talks since fighting began in 2011, the Sudanese government and the Sudan People's Liberation Army-North have failed to agree on how to allow aid – needs-based and impartially delivered – into the affected areas. Instead they are still arguing about whether aid can come through a third country, or, as the government insists, only from inside Sudan. Some aid groups have found ways to provide occasional help, unauthorised by the government but supported by the rebels, but this is no substitute for the large-scale effort needed.
This has very serious consequences for reproductive health. None of the women I met in the Nuba mountains had any access to family planning. One clinic provides a three-month injectable contraception, but local rebel regulations require women to get their husband's permission first. Despite evidence that gonorrhoea and syphilis are on the rise and hepatitis B common, condoms are scarce. Most of the women I met had never seen a condom, let alone any other form of contraception.
It is also feared that the number of women and girls dying in childbirth in the rebel-held areas of Southern Kordofan – already much higher than other states in Sudan – is rising yet further. And two major aid efforts, including a UN polio vaccination campaign for children, have failed.
Sudan has a long history of aid obstruction going back to the start of the conflict: denying travel permits; rejecting visas; blocking work permits; and expelling aid workers. Meanwhile, citing mistrust of the government, the rebels have still not agreed to an offer by the US to provide aid via Khartoum, and have instead called for yet more negotiations.
Although aid saves lives, and warring parties in conflict have an obligation to allow the delivery of humanitarian assistance to civilians, preventing it from reaching people is rarely punished. The UN security council briefly threatened punitive action against Sudan in 2012, but never acted. The health crisis unfolding in the Nuba mountains should prompt a change of tack. The UN security council, the African Union and the EU should investigate and consider travel bans and asset freezes on rebel and government leaders found to have deliberately blocked such deliveries.
International aid is often a lifeline to civilians trapped in conflict. And it would help women like Sebila to access contraception, avoid risky childbirth, and feed their children.
Reproductive Rights and Abortion
January 17, 2020 Statement
Submission to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Zimbabwe
"No Control, No Choice"
Lack of Access to Reproductive Healthcare in Sudan's Rebel-Held Southern Kordofan
Burkina Faso: Armed Islamist Atrocities Surge
Targeted Attacks, Executions Kill Over 250 Civilians