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Taking On Starbucks, Inspired by Bernie Sanders
Starbucks allows employees who work at least 20 hours a week to obtain health coverage, more generous than most competitors, and has said it will increase average pay for hourly employees to nearly $17 an hour by this summer, well above the industry norm. The company also offers to pay the tuition of employees admitted to pursue an online bachelor's degree at Arizona State University, helping it attract workers with college aspirations.
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Such people, in turn, tend to be sympathetic to unions and a variety of social activism. A recent Gallup poll found that people under 35 or who are liberal are substantially more likely than others to support unions.
Several Starbucks workers seeking to organize unions in Buffalo; Boston; Chicago; Seattle; Knoxville, Tenn.; Tallahassee, Fla.; and the Denver area appeared to fit this profile, saying they were either strong supporters of Mr. Sanders and other progressive politicians, had attended college or both. Most were under 30.
"I've been involved in political organizing, the Bernie Sanders campaign," said Brick Zurek, a leader of a union campaign at a Starbucks in Chicago. "That gave me a lot of skill." Mx. Zurek, who uses gender-neutral courtesy titles and pronouns, also said they had a bachelor's degree.
Len Harris, who has helped lead a campaign at a Starbucks near Denver, said that "I admire the progressivism, the sense of community" of politicians like Mr. Sanders and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Democrat of New York. She said that she had graduated from college and that she was awaiting admissions decisions for graduate school.
And most union supporters have drawn inspiration from their colleagues in Buffalo. Sydney Durkin and Rachel Ybarra, who are helping to organize a Starbucks in Seattle, said workers at their store discussed the Buffalo campaign almost daily as it unfolded and that one reached out to the union after the National Labor Relations Board announced the initial results of the Buffalo elections in December. (The union's second victory was announced Monday, after the labor board resolved ballot challenges.)
Ms. Ybarra said the victory showed workers it was possible to unionize despite company opposition. "The Buffalo folks became superheroes," she said. "A lot of us spent so much time being afraid of retaliation — none of us could afford to lose our jobs, have our hours cut."
Retail Sales Fell in December, a Slowdown in a Robust Holiday Shopping Season
Critics Say I.M.F. Loan Fees Are Hurting Nations in Desperate Need
Retail sales fell 1.9 percent in December, the Commerce Department reported on Friday, reflecting a slowdown during an otherwise robust holiday shopping season that started earlier in the year for many consumers.
It was the first drop after four straight months of sales increases, though the gain in November slowed from October because of the lengthened holiday shopping season brought on by fears of product shortages and price increases. Total sales for October through December were up 17.1 percent from a year earlier, according to the report. December sales rose 16.9 percent from 2020.
Beth Ann Bovino, chief U.S. economist at S&P Global, said that although there was bound to be "headline shock" over a weaker number, the broader picture for retail sales had been strong over the past few months.
"This is not a sign of consumer weakness," said Ms. Bovino, who had forecast a decline. "Given that households have relatively strong balance sheets with high savings levels and a strong job market with wages climbing higher, it seems that consumers are not necessarily closing their pocketbooks. They're taking a brief pause."
The retail sales report provides a data point on the mind-set of consumers after a report this week showed that inflation at the end of 2021 climbed to its highest level in 40 years. Prices have increased as new variants of the coronavirus have exacerbated supply chain issues and robust consumer demand for goods. At the same time, the Omicron wave has caused widespread staffing shortages and may have played a role in diverting some consumers from stores and holiday gatherings.
Ms. Bovino said that she did not believe inflation played a role in the overall sales decline but that concerns around higher prices were likely to show up in the first quarter of this year.
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Economists at Morgan Stanley had forecast retail sales to rise 0.4 percent in December. Even though inflation topped the coronavirus as the No. 1 concern for consumers whom Morgan Stanley surveyed in November, that "came with no dent to spending plans," the economists said in a note last week.
Instead, the holiday shopping season appeared to break records and lower-income consumers seemed to be operating with relatively better buying power, the economists wrote. At the same time, they anticipated that the Omicron wave drove more spending to goods rather than services.
The pandemic has continued to shape consumer habits in the United States.
Fewer people shopped in stores this holiday season, even though the Omicron variant did not become a prominent threat until December. Retail foot traffic in the United States between Nov. 21 and Jan. 1 was down 19.5 percent compared with 2019, according to Sensormatic Solutions. That was a slight improvement from the depths of the pandemic in 2020, when foot traffic in the same period was down 33.1 percent from 2019, but still a significant change.
As retailers grapple with inflation and supply chain issues, it has given an additional advantage to the biggest U.S. retailers. They had already benefited during the pandemic by being able to remain open while others closed, from the variety of goods that they carry and through initiatives like curbside delivery.
"We're talking about the Walmarts and Targets and Costcos, the big players," said Mickey Chadha, a retail analyst at Moody's Investors Service. "They've leased their own ships, and they're bringing in product. They have a lot more power with vendors to get priority. And they actually planned ahead as well."
At the same time, Mr. Chadha said, they have not had to raise their prices as much as smaller retailers, and are likely to benefit as lower-income consumers search for value to stretch their dollars.
"They are taking market share because they have the ability to price lower and absorb that hit to the margin a lot better than some of the smaller, weaker retailers," he said.
Costco, for example, said on a December earnings call that it believed it was successfully managing the effects of inflation through its relative purchasing power and its relationships with vendors. That often meant that Costco and its suppliers were each taking less in the way of price markups, Richard Galanti, the company's chief financial officer, said on the call.
"We've always said we want to be the last to raise the price and the first to lower the price, recognizing there's a limit to what you can do based on these cost increases," Mr. Galanti said.
How the Supply Chain Crisis Unfolded
The pandemic sparked the problem. The highly intricate and interconnected global supply chain is in upheaval. Much of the crisis can be traced to the outbreak of Covid-19, which triggered an economic slowdown, mass layoffs and a halt to production. Here's what happened next:
A reduction in shipping. With fewer goods being made and fewer people with paychecks to spend at the start of the pandemic, manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that demand would drop sharply. But that proved to be a mistake, as demand for some items would surge.
Demand for protective gear spiked. In early 2020, the entire planet suddenly needed surgical masks and gowns. Most of these goods were made in China. As Chinese factories ramped up production, cargo vessels began delivering gear around the globe.
Then, a shipping container shortage. Shipping containers piled up in many parts of the world after they were emptied. The result was a shortage of containers in the one country that needed them the most: China, where factories would begin pumping out goods in record volumes
Demand for durable goods increased. The pandemic shifted Americans' spending from eating out and attending events to office furniture, electronics and kitchen appliances – mostly purchased online. The spending was also encouraged by government stimulus programs.
Strained supply chains. Factory goods swiftly overwhelmed U.S. ports. Swelling orders further outstripped the availability of shipping containers, and the cost of shipping a container from Shanghai to Los Angeles skyrocketed tenfold.
Costco also acknowledged that although it was grappling with unavoidable supply chain issues, including delayed container arrivals on the West Coast, it felt "pretty good about staying in stock."
Plenty of other retailers have said supply chain issues cut into their revenue last year, as pandemic-related factory closures in Vietnam and shipping delays kept goods from American shelves and warehouses.
"Holiday was weaker than expected as units that were slated to arrive in December did not clear through the ports in the time frame we had anticipated," Fran Horowitz, chief executive of Abercrombie & Fitch, said at a conference on Tuesday. "This was beyond our control and resulted in a miss of sales during the peak selling period. Beyond those delayed units, we also experienced renewed Covid-related restrictions globally."
Still, some retail executives have said they would rather have a supply issue than a demand issue, particularly given the sharp ebbs and flows in consumer preferences in the past 18 months. And it is not yet apparent whether price increases are tamping down demand given the quarterly performance.
Mr. Chadha said retail sales were strong for 2021 overall, though he anticipated that the picture would change in 2022, as supply chain issues and higher prices became bigger factors.
Ms. Bovino of S&P said she expected more selective purchasing to take hold later this year as savings accounts begin to deplete and consumers "remember what prices used to look like."
January retail sales may also be affected by shortened store hours and closures as the Omicron wave causes widespread staffing shortages in multiple industries.
At a time when the coronavirus pandemic is fueling a rapid rise in inequality and debt, a growing number of policymakers and economists are pressuring the International Monetary Fund to eliminate extra fees it charges on loans to struggling nations because they siphon away scarce funds that could instead be used to battle Covid.
The fund, which for decades has backstopped countries in financial distress, imposes these fees for loans that are unusually large or longstanding. They were designed to help protect against hefty losses from high-risk lending.
But critics argue that the surcharges come at the worst possible moment, when countries are already in desperate need of funds to provide poverty aid and public health services. Some of the countries paying the fees, including Egypt, Ukraine and Armenia, have vaccinated only about a third of their populations. The result, the critics argue, is that the I.M.F. ends up undermining the financial welfare and stability of the very places it is trying to aid.
In the latest critique, a letter this week to Treasury Secretary Janet L. Yellen from 18 Democrats in Congress, including Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York and Pramila Jayapal of Washington, asked the United States to support ending the surcharge policy.
The surcharge "discourages public health investment by developing countries," the letter said. "This perverse outcome will undermine global economic recovery." The letter echoed several other appeals from more than two dozen emerging nations, including Argentina, South Africa and Brazil, as well as economists.
"Attempts to force excessive repayments are counterproductive because they lower the economy's productive potential," the Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Kevin Gallagher, a professor of global development at Boston University, wrote in a recent analysis. "Both creditors and the country itself are worse off."
They added: "The I.M.F. should not be in the business of making a profit off of countries in dire straits."
The fund primarily serves as a lender of last resort, although recently it has expanded its mission to include reducing extreme inequality and combating climate change.
In addition to building up a reserve, the surcharges were designed to encourage borrowers to repay on time. The poorest countries are exempt.
The fees have become a major source of revenue for the I.M.F., which is funded primarily by its 190 member nations, with the United States paying the largest share. The fund estimates that by the end of this year, borrowers will have shelled out $4 billion in extra fees — on top of their regular interest payments — since the pandemic began in 2020.
The debate over the surcharge is emblematic of larger contradictions at the heart of the I.M.F.'s structure and mission. The fund was created to provide a lifeline to troubled economies so that they recover "without resorting to measures destructive of national or international prosperity."
But the terms and conditions that accompany its loans have at times ratcheted up the economic pain. "They penalize countries at a time when they are in an adverse situation, forcing them to make greater cuts in order to repay debts," according to an analysis from the liberal Center for Economic and Policy Research in Washington.
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"Demanding these surcharges during an ongoing recession caused by a pandemic goes even more against" the I.M.F.'s founding principles, the center argues.
Voting power in the fund's governance is based on the size of each country's monetary contribution, with only the United States having veto power. That means that countries most in need have the least say in how the I.M.F. carries out its role.
In a statement, the Treasury Department reiterated support for the surcharges: "As the I.M.F.'s major shareholder we have an obligation to protect the financial integrity of the I.M.F." And it pointed out that the interest rates charged by the fund were often far below market rates.
A review of the surcharges last month by the fund's executive directors ended without any agreement to halt the charges. An I.M.F. statement explained that while "some directors were open to exploring temporary surcharge relief" to free up resources to deal with the pandemic, most others preferred a comprehensive review later on in the context of the fund's "overall financial outlook."
Strapped countries that are subject to the surcharges like Argentina balked earlier at the extra payments, but their campaign has picked up momentum with the spread of Covid-19.
"I think the pandemic makes a big difference," said Martín Guzmán, Argentina's minister of economy.
He argues that the pandemic has turned what may have once been considered unusual circumstances into the commonplace, given the enormous debt that many countries have taken on to meet its rising costs. Government debt in emerging countries has hit its highest level in a half a century.
The number of nations subject to surcharges increased to 21 last year from 15 in 2020, according to the I.M.F. Pakistan, Egypt, Ukraine, Georgia, Albania, Tunisia and Ecuador are among those paying.
Argentina, which has long had a contentious and bitter relationship with the fund relating to a series of bailouts and defaults that date back decades, has been a leading opponent of the surcharges.
The country is trying to work out a new repayment schedule for $45 billion that the previous government borrowed as part of a 2018 loan package. By the end of 2024, the government estimates, it will have run up a tab of more than $5 billion in surcharges alone. This year, 70 percent of Argentina's nearly $1.6 billion bill from the I.M.F. is for surcharges.
"The charges will be undermining the mission of the I.M.F., which is to ensure global stability and balance of payments," Mr. Guzmán said.
According to World Bank estimates, 124 million people were pushed into poverty in 2020, with eight out of 10 of them in middle-income countries.
Meanwhile, the costs of basic necessities like food, heating and electricity are surging, adding to political strains. This week, the I.M.F. warned in its blog that continuing Covid outbreaks, combined with rising inflation, debt and interest rates, mean emerging economies should "prepare for potential bouts of economic turbulence."
Biden Will Nominate Three New Fed Officials
President Biden plans to nominate three new Federal Reserve officials as he seeks to remake the central bank at a critical economic moment, a White House official familiar with the matter said on Thursday.
If confirmed, his picks would result in the most diverse Fed board in the institution's history.
The White House plans to nominate Lisa Cook, an economist at Michigan State University who has researched racial disparities and labor markets, and Philip Jefferson, an economist and administrator at Davidson College, to open seats on the Fed's Board of Governors. Both Ms. Cook and Mr. Jefferson are Black.
Mr. Biden will also nominate Sarah Bloom Raskin to serve as the Fed's vice chair for supervision, a job created to help police the nation's largest banks after the 2008 financial crisis.
Mr. Biden had previously nominated Jerome H. Powell for a second stint as Fed chair and Lael Brainard, now a governor, as vice chair of the central bank. If they are confirmed to their posts, the seven-person Fed board would have four women, one Black man and two white men — the most diverse team in the Fed's roughly 108 years of existence.
The administration had promised to make the Fed — historically dominated by white men — look more like the public it served, and prominent lawmakers have pushed for a focus on tougher financial regulation. The picks seek to deliver along those dimensions.
"The headline is, and should be, about diversity," said Kaleb Nygaard, a senior research associate at the Yale Program on Financial Stability who studies the Fed, explaining that personnel choices are a big moment for Mr. Biden. "This is the biggest chance he's got to send a message about what he wants the Fed to be focused on."
Ms. Raskin, who served as a Fed governor during the Obama administration, has a track record of arguing for more forceful bank oversight and would be likely to usher in an era of stricter rules for the titans of global finance, a priority of some powerful congressional Democrats.
If confirmed, Ms. Raskin would be in charge of determining the need for new financial regulations, enacting existing rules and running large and globally important banks through their annual health checks, which are commonly called stress tests.
Ms. Raskin would succeed Randal K. Quarles, who was appointed by former President Donald J. Trump and had criticized some of the rules that were imposed on banks after the 2008 financial crisis. As vice chair, Mr. Quarles instituted a number of adjustments to regulation and supervision that made oversight less onerous for banks, and that critics argued weakened financial rules.
Mr. Quarles's term as vice chair expired in October, and he left the Fed at the end of December.
Ms. Raskin, a Harvard-trained lawyer who studied economics as an undergraduate at Amherst College, has spent time in the private sector. She is a former deputy secretary at the Treasury Department, where she focused on financial system cybersecurity, among other issues. She also spent several years as Maryland's commissioner of financial regulation. Ms. Raskin is married to Representative Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat.
If confirmed, Ms. Raskin will face a number of pressing issues. The vice chair for supervision serves as the Fed's chief connection with banks and markets, a role that will take on more prominence as the central bank considers whether to issue a digital currency. The vice chair will have to navigate new technologies, like stablecoins and cryptocurrencies, and assess what those mean for banks.
The Fed is developing climate-risk scenarios to judge banks' exposure, something the vice chair for supervision will be highly involved in. And the person will need to work with other regulators at the Financial Stability Oversight Council — an interagency group focused on guarding against systemic financial risks — to deal with weaknesses in money market funds and other financial instruments that the pandemic laid bare.
Mr. Biden's other picks for the Fed would also enter their jobs at a challenging juncture, as unemployment falls swiftly and inflation remains high, but millions of former workers are still missing from jobs.
The Fed is contemplating how quickly to react by removing support from the economy, and all governors hold a constant vote on monetary policy, giving the new picks a potential say in the matter.
Dr. Cook — who would be the first Black woman ever to sit on the Fed's board — is well known for her work in trying to improve diversity in economics, including through the American Economic Association Summer Program, which helps to prepare undergraduates for potential careers in the field.
She attended Spelman College and the University of Oxford and earned a doctorate in economics from the University of California, Berkeley. She was an economist on the White House Council of Economic Advisers under President Barack Obama.
She has not said much publicly about her monetary policy philosophy, though she has spoken favorably about keeping the Fed independent from politics. Her published work examines a wide range of topics: her doctoral thesis focused on credit markets in tsarist and post-Soviet Russia, while some of the work she is most famous for looked into mortality and race, and segregation and lynching.
Dr. Cook is an academic focused on macroeconomics, but "she is not a traditional one — she has looked at what we get wrong, sometimes, in the economy," Julia Coronado, founder of the research firm MacroPolicy Perspectives, said in an interview before the pick was announced. "She is somebody who can hold her own, I think, in that room."
Mr. Jefferson has worked as a research economist at the Fed board, and studied at the University of Virginia and Vassar College. He has written about the economics of poverty, and his research has delved into whether monetary policy that stokes investment with low interest rates helps or hurts less-educated workers.
"My findings suggest that opportunities start to open up for them as the labor market gets tight," he said in an interview with the Minneapolis Fed in 2018.
He has also spoken candidly about his experience as a minority in economics.
"In graduate school at the University of Virginia, I was the only African American in the program the entire time there," he said in that 2018 interview, noting that that had followed him into his professional appointments. "It has been a long, lonely road professionally."
And he said economics needed more diverse voices.
"We need to be sitting around the table," he said. "I think it is crucially important for public policy that we hear voices that represent diversity."
With the new slate of candidates, what is arguably the top policymaking body in global economics will become much more varied in both race and gender.
There were briefly three women on the board in the early 1990s, and again in the 2010s. The Fed has had three Black board members in its history, all men, and none of them sat on the board contemporaneously.
It is unclear how the reworked board might alter debate over current monetary policy, which could involve sticky choices about how quickly to slow an economy struggling with rapid price increases. The Fed has signaled it is prepared to raise interest rates, which could choke off inflation but also slow the job market and wage growth.
Mr. Powell, the Fed chair, emphasized this week that achieving full employment — a goal that the Fed has emphasized in recent years as a way to foster inclusion and opportunity across the economy — depended on maintaining price stability.
"If inflation does become too persistent, if these high levels of inflation get entrenched in our economy, and in people's thinking, then inevitably that will lead to much tighter monetary policy from us, and it could lead to a recession, and that would be bad for workers," Mr. Powell said while testifying before lawmakers on Tuesday.


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Carmi Gillon, who succeeded Peri as Head of the Shin Bet, comes from an aristocratic Israeli family. His grandfather was the only Jewish justice to serve on the Supreme Court of the British Mandate of Palestine, his father was a State Attorney, and his mother was Deputy Attorney General. Nevertheless, he was also one of the people least prepared to head the Shin Bet, and his brief tenure was marked by its greatest debacle—its failure to protect Prime Minister Rabin from an assassin's bullet.
Carmi served in Israel's Armored and Artillery corps before sustaining an injury in the War of Attrition. Upon completing his service, he studied Political Science at The Hebrew University. It was there that he was first recruited by the Shin Bet. He spent the first part of his service working for its Security Desk, charged with protecting Israeli installations overseas, including embassies, El Al offices, and other facilities. In 1982 he was appointed head of the Jewish Desk, and was involved with the capture of the Jewish Underground and of Yonah Avrushmi, who threw a grenade at a Peace Now demonstration in Jerusalem in 1983. At the time it was the most serious attack by Jews against Jews in modern Israel's history.
Gillon left this position in 1987 to study at the National Security College. Upon graduating, he assumed several senior positions in the Shin Bet, while simultaneously studying for an MA in Political Science and Public Administration. He later served as head of the Shin Bet's Northern Command, overseeing operations in Lebanon.
In March 1994, Gillon was handpicked by Yaakov Peri to succeed him. During his brief tenure, he shifted the organization's focus to Jewish terrorism, especially from the right. This new direction posed a serious challenge to Gillon. It required him to conduct surveillance on Israelis who had never committed a crime, but whom he suspected of preparing to launch the most severe attacks against the state and its leaders. Exacerbating the problem was the fact that these people, mostly idealistic settlers with extensive military training, had the support of many prominent politicians.
Despite numerous successes in the war against Jewish terrorism, this was also where Gillon confronted his greatest failure. He had long warned that extremists would attempt to kill Prime Minister Rabin in order to hinder the peace process, but Israel had never faced political assassinations before, and most people were skeptical of his assessments. They were wrong. On 4 November 1995, an assassin managed to slip through the "sterile area" surrounding the prime minister and shoot him from close range.
Gillon immediately took responsibility for the fiasco and handed in his resignation, but this was rejected by acting Prime Minister Shimon Peres.
Ironically, this enormous failure was followed by one of Gillon's greatest successes. In January 1996, the Shin Bet assassinated
"The Engineer," Yahya Ayyash, a Palestinian terrorist who had masterminded some of the bloodiest attacks on Israeli civilians in recent memory.
The following day Gillon resigned, still overwhelmed by the aftershocks of the Rabin assassination.
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Most refrigerator/freezer makers also produce stand-alone freezers. Here's a roundup of the offerings from five of the top manufacturers: Frigidaire, GE, Kenmore, Maytag, and Whirlpool.
If you have a space that's tall versus wide, you have two good choices of Frigidaire upright freezer. Capacity-wise, they are exactly the same. Both have 17 cubic feet of storage space and the same dimensions (64 1/2 inches in height, 32 inches in width, and 26 1/2 inches in depth).
Both models have an automatic frost-free feature (there is also a model with manual defrost, which runs $580). The bells and whistles are the major difference between the two—one model costs $699; the other $599.
What are you getting for that extra $100? A temperature alarm system (alerts you with a light and a buzzer if the freezer's interior temperature becomes unsafe for proper food storage), a lock with pop-out key (keeps your freezer door shut and securely locked with a key that automatically ejects for child safety), and an extreme freezer (allows you to quick-freeze meats, poultry, produce, and dairy products to lock in flavor and minimize the risk of spoilage). It also includes a digital display mode, digital controls, and a door-jam alarm.
When it comes to chest freezers, the Frigidaire with the 13-cubic-foot capacity (shown at left) with manual defrost and drain, adjustable temperature control, a power-on light, and two Stor Mor lift out storage baskets comes highly recommended. This freezer ranks high for a reduced noise factor, energy efficiency, and temperature performance.
Your space needs to be 42 inches wide, 35 inches high, and 29 1/2 inches deep. This freezer is Frigidaire's best bargain for large chest freezers at $430.
For small chest freezers, Frigidaire offers a "baby," a 5-cubic-foot freezer for only $230 that has an adjustable temperature control and power-on light. Its dimensions are 27 inches wide, 34 inches high, and 23 inches deep. All Frigidaire chest freezers are manual defrost.
General Electric offers three different uprights, all listing at $599. The first model has a 20-cubic-foot capacity with manual defrost but no adjustable temperature control, lock, interior lighting, nor recessed handle. It is 70 inches in height, 28 inches in width, and 32 inches in depth.
The other two uprights offer automatic defrost but are smaller, at 16 cubic feet. Both have adjustable temperature control, a lock, and interior lighting. Dimensions for these models are 64 inches in height, 32 inches in width, and 26 inches in depth. One has electronic controls with a reach-through handle. The other one doesn't but does have a recessed handle with a bulk slide-out storage basket.
GE chest freezers, all with manual defrost, have the most variety to choose from, ranging in size from 24 cubic feet to 5 cubic feet in capacity and $819 to $199 in cost. There are 11 choices in all.
The middle-of-the-road version is the best bargain at $490, with a 14-cubic-foot capacity, four baskets, adjustable temperature control, a power-on light, lock, and interior light. It requires a space 48 inches wide, 35 inches tall, and 29 inches deep.
The best bargain for a "little guy" is the 5-cubic-foot chest for $199, which has adjustable temperature control, one basket, a power-on light, and a recessed handle. It is 28 inches wide, 33 inches high, and 22 inches deep.
Kenmore's unusual black stainless-steel, 13-cubic-foot upright freezer is frost-free, has electronic temperature controls, a power-on light, lock, eight shelves, and a slide-out basket. It is not Energy Star certified and has no temperature alarm. It is 59 inches tall, 28 inches wide, and 28 1/2 inches deep; it lists at $519.
The Kenmore upright freezer with manual defrost has a 20-cubic-foot capacity but no temperature controls, no digital displays, no temperature alarm, and is also not Energy Star certified. It lists for $599.
The 20-cubic-foot upright option is frost-free and Energy Star certified, has a quick-freeze option, digital display controls, lock, temperature alarm system, four glass interior shelves, and two slide-out baskets. It lists for $699.
Both 20-cubic-foot uprights are 70 inches tall, 32 inches wide, and 28 1/2 inches deep.
The Kenmore 24-cubic-foot chest model (shown at right) offers three lift-out baskets, a quick-freeze feature, digital display controls, a frost indicator button, lock, and temperature alarm. It is Energy Star certified and lists for $729.
For the best bargain in a Kenmore chest freezer, look at the 13-cubic-foot model, which lists for $569. It is the only chest freezer with automatic defrost, but it doesn't have a temperature alarm nor is it Energy Star certified. It comes with a lock, a power-on light, two slide-out baskets, and four lift-out baskets.
Maytag's upright is a 15-cubic-foot freezer for $579. It has a fast-freeze setting, defrosts automatically, has controls that adjust the temperature, and a keyed lock.
Two types of chest freezers are offered: a 21-cubic-foot for $559 and a 14-cubic-foot for $429. The larger model has two baskets and a keyed lock on the outside; the smaller one is Energy Star certified, with a keyed lock and exterior mounted temperature control. Both are manual defrost.
The upright freezer offered by Whirlpool is a bit smaller than most uprights, at 61 inches in height, 30 inches in width, and 31 inches in depth.
It comes with lots of bells and whistles: It is Energy Star certified, frost-free, has an adjustable temperature control, a temperature monitor alarm, a fast-freeze feature, an interior light, a power-indicator light, and eight interior shelves (three removable) and five door shelves. This model is also icemaker ready if you have a water hook-up. The price is $549.
For $449, Whirlpool's chest freezer is Energy Star certified and has a temperature alarm, adjustable thermostat, power-indicator light, key-eject lock, interior light, commercial-rated power cord, and four baskets. Your space needs are 46 inches in width, 34 inches in height, and 29 1/2 inches in depth. Like most chest freezers, this model has only manual defrost.


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Where is Carla Wilhite Now?
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On the first morning of a Girl Scouts camping trip in Locust Grove, Oklahoma, counselor Carla Wilhite made a gruesome discovery. Then only a teenager, she found three young scouts murdered, leading to a frantic investigation. Hulu's 'Keeper of the Ashes: The Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders' reveals what happened after Lori Farmer, Doris Milner, and Michele Guse were found dead in their sleeping bags. On the show, Carla shared her recollection of the events and what happened in the aftermath. So, let's find out more about her then, shall we?
Who is Carla Wilhite?
As per reports, Carla Sue Wilhite was only 18-years-old when the Girl Scouts headed out on a two-week camping trip in Locust Grove in June 1977. She was a counselor assigned to the Kiowa camp and was in charge of taking care of the children. At the time, she was particularly impressed with Doris, saying, "She was just a beautiful and radiant child. She was the only African-American and a first-time camper, and I remember thinking we would want to make sure she had a good start and great experience."
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Doris was in the same tent with Lori and Michele. While the girls hadn't met before, they seemed to be getting along well. According to Carla, the three of them were generally quiet, but they were just as loud as the other tents on that night. After an exhausting night on June 12, 1977, Carla went to bed. But at around 1:30 am on June 13, she heard some moaning noises from the area where the trio's tent was located.
Carla pointed her flashlight in that direction but didn't see anything amiss. Thus, she assumed it was an animal and went back to sleep. At around 6 am, Carla woke up to find three sleeping bags in the area where she heard the sounds in the night. As the counselor got closer, she saw Doris' body — the little girl was naked below the waist, and her hands were bound behind her back. Carla also saw that Lori and Michele were dead in the other sleeping bags. This immediately led to the authorities arriving at the scene.
The authorities eventually arrested Gene Leroy "Sonny" Hart for the murders, but he was acquitted of the crimes in 1979 before dying a few months later. While the camp was shut down after the incident, Carla visited the area in 2015 as part of an alumni group. There, she prayed along with the rest and eventually said she felt good about returning.
As far as her current whereabouts are concerned, it seems that Carla now lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico. From what we can tell, she works as an Assistant Professor at a university in the area. In addition, she is also an Occupational Therapist and has worked in the agricultural field with research interests in agricultural health and wellness.
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How does a online clothing retailer get by if customers are constantly returning what they purchase? Apparently well enough.
Amazon's recent decision to create Amazon Wardrobe, a service that gives Prime members seven days to try on clothing and decide if they want to keep it, reminds Credit Suisse analyst Stephen Ju of Zalando , a German company that follows a similar apparel strategy. Zalando customers return about half of what they buy, he says, driving up fulfillment costs. But the company has a relatively high gross margin -- a measure of profitability -- since it can sell clothes for considerably more than it paid for them. Zalando has eked out small profits over the last few years.
Ju sees room for Amazon to succeed in this high-return-rate environment as well. "The higher gross margin... in the category should help Amazon underwrite the incremental expenses of handling the returns," he wrote Friday.
Amazon Wardrobe customers have to buy at least three items, and they get free returns on anything they don't like. They also get a discount if they keep three or more pieces. Ju thinks these policies make shoppers more comfortable with the idea of buying clothes online, especially since they can order multiple sizes to better ensure that items fit.
The service isn't widely available yet, but Ju believes "it can become more important over time especially as apparel brand owners look for additional distribution channels for their products (vs. department/physical stores) and turn to Amazon.com . " That would boost the available selection, making Wardrobe more appealing to customers.
For smaller retailers, it's one more thing to worry about. Trying on clothes at home is easier than using the fitting room -- especially since you can see how new clothes match with existing shoes and accessories you already have at home. Specialty shops, meanwhile, don't have the online skills or the scale to match Amazon's latest offer. The more Amazon can take the friction out of online purchases -- and returns has been a big one -- the less reason shoppers have to visit bricks-and-mortar stores.


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The Office of Institutional Planning was founded under the direction of John (Jack) A. Dunn Jr. in 1977. Dunn began publishing the University Fact Book in 1973 while he was Special Assistant for Administration in the Office of the President. In 1977, Dunn was named the Associate Vice President of Planning and the Office of Institutional Planning assumed the responsibility of publishing the University Fact Book, under Dunn's direction. The office changed its name to the Office of Institutional Research in 1989 and began conducting admissions studies. It changed its name again to the Office of Institutional Research and Evaluation in 2006.
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Parish Organisations
Passionist Family Groups
Sacramental Programmes
Icon of St Joseph
Diocesan Notices
Catholic Youth Team
St Joseph's School
School Enrolments
Saint Joseph's Catholic Parish Papanui
Attending Our Parish School
Integration & Catholic Education Fees
Letter from Bishop Paul Martin SM
Obtaining a preference certificate
Our parish is proud of St Joseph's school, and there is a close
working relationship between the parish and the school community in which it exists.
Families with children at the school are expected to have a practical relationship
with the family of the parish which gathers for Mass each Sunday.
Steps to take:
Make an appointment to see Aaron Richards, the school principal. He will talk with you
about what you need to do to apply for enrolment at the school.
Then speak to your parish priest. He will discuss with you whether you should apply
for enrolment with preference or without.
Enrolment with preference at St Joseph's School is granted where:
5.1 the child has been baptised in the Catholic Church; and
the parents of the child have an established connection with St Joseph's Parish.
5.2 The child's parents / guardians have already allowed one or more
siblings to be baptised in the Catholic faith.
5.3 At least one parent is a Catholic, and although their child has not yet
been baptised, the child's participation in the life of the school
could lead to the parents having the child baptised.
5.4 With the agreement of the parents / guardian, a significant familial adult,
such as a grandparent, aunt or uncle who is actively involved
in the child's upbringing undertakes to support the child's formation
in the faith and practices of the Catholic Church.
5.5 One or both of the child's non-Catholic parents / guardians
s preparing to become a Catholic.
If you would like to go to the web site of St. Joseph's school, visit www.stjopapa.school.nz/


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Pandemic forces digital change on Japan's analogue businesses
By Tsuyoshi Inajima, Grace Huang and Takashi Mochizuki
Tuesday, 28 Jul 2020
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An employee in a startup company, working from home as a result of Covid-19 in Tokyo, Japan, in March. — AFP
The coronavirus pandemic may be a drag on economies across the globe, but in Japan it's bringing long-overdue change in work habits and tools.
About 90% of Japanese refiner Idemitsu Kosan Co's non-manufacturing employees have worked from home. Department-store chain Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd is using video chats to offer shopping suggestions online, while smaller enterprises are embracing digital tools. Digital signatures are finally taking hold, replacing official stamps and seals.
Despite being at the forefront of technologies ranging from imaging chips to electric-vehicle batteries, Japan ranked 23rd out of 63 nations in digital competitiveness last year, according to the International Institute for Management Development. While a chronic labour shortage caused by a declining population was already spurring businesses to automate, the Covid-19 outbreak is pushing the transition to the digital workplace into higher gear.
"Many companies small and large have talked about digitisation as being important, but put it off," said Miku Hirano, chief executive officer of Cinnamon Inc, a provider of AI-based business-solution services. "Now, the pandemic is making them take up the mission."
Although Prime Minister Shinzo Abe lifted Japan's state of emergency in late May, companies such as Hitachi Ltd and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corp plan to keep work-from-home measures in place for better operational efficiency. Earlier this month, Fujitsu Ltd said it would halve its office space over the next three years, encouraging the electronics maker's 80,000 staffers to work primarily from home.
Small- and mid-sized companies, which make up more than 90% of the nation's enterprises, are also embracing change. While it closed its doors during April and May, the Szechwan Restaurant chain used the time to ditch manual schedules and set up spreadsheets instead, and hold meetings via video chats. "A quick shift to digital tools wasn't possible without the pause, because we were too busy with regular restaurant operations," said deputy director of marketing Ayami Kotani.
Japan's government is also playing catch-up, with plans to to upgrade the digital infrastructure of ministries and public services next year after the pandemic revealed the dated nature of its administrative operations.
Yasutoshi Nishimura, the minister of economy and minister in charge of the coronavirus response, called on companies to have 70% of their employees work from home, shift work hours to avoid peak commuting periods and refrain from large gatherings for meals.
And industries such as real estate and retail, which once sought out third-party providers to develop tools, have started to look for their own engineers to develop in-house software and systems, according to Shiro Hayasaki, a manager at Recruit Holdings Co, a staffing and Internet services company. Recruit Sumai Company Ltd, a related unit, said in April that 47% of employees and public servants are teleworking, up from 17% in November.
The push to work more efficiently is also forcing companies to be more decisive, according to Shinji Asada, the former head of Salesforce Ventures in Japan who recently started his own venture firm, One Capital. "For digital companies, the infrastructure is in place to make quicker decisions," he said. – Bloomberg
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can helium diffuses through rubber and polyvinyl chloride?
Yes.One of the property of helium is its ability to diffuse through many material such as rubber and PVC. Helium will also diffuse through most forms of glass.
2. what is lewis's contribution to our under standing of the Covalent bond?
3. Link between science and technology.


In our look at sustainable refurbishments for commercial buildings, Sunil Shah considers some of the challenges of transforming existing properties.
The question of how to refurbish a building in a sustainable manner has been asked frequently over the past few years, but increasingly has also come with a question of how this can be measured and achieved. And that is where the difficulties started – and where the originations of my latest book came from.
Refurbishments are becoming increasingly recognised as a valid alternative to new build after many years being seen as simply a way to cheaply extend the life of a building. Historically, the focus has been placed upon new build as a way to develop additional space or the regeneration of areas that have fallen out of favour. New build benefits from starting with a clean slate and with a structured building process requiring planning approval, design and building standards to be met and the introduction of operational strategies to suit the investor. Refurbishments are altogether more complicated with a structure and services already in situ requiring adaptation. It is also arguably a more complex and challenging type of project to get right.
Legislation, corporate responsibility and the reduced access to capital for investment have all contributed to the increased level of refurbishments taking place, together with technological improvements to enable us to better utilise existing buildings. This latter point has helped bring down costs to refurbish, but also has the ability to provide Grade-A rentable space back to the market. Conversely, the lessons learnt with integrating sustainability measures in the design and importantly operational phase of the building from new build has not been transferred across.
A major gap is the relatively little experience in delivering sustainable refurbishment projects, which is commonly delivered as a one off project, rather than a major programme moving forwards. The lack of experience brings with it a host of contributing factors from materials which are not cost effective due to economies of scale, lack of exemplar projects and a reduced level of understanding by the client and design community on how to refurbish in a sustainable manner.
'Sustainable Refurbishment' seeks to respond to each of these challenges and has been written to enable the reader to combine the technical aspects of refurbishments together with the regulatory, market and financial aspects. The first section provides a framework to integrate the lessons learnt from sustainable buildings into the refurbishment market together with exemplars. The middle section reviews the carbon agenda within buildings, including the materials to review how a low carbon design and operational philosophy can be used. The final section provides a review of the environmental considerations that can be incorporated including material choice, biodiversity enhancement, water use and transport.


On the sidelines of DSCC 2010 I had the opportunity to talk to Aaron Kelly, the Director of DraftSight, about issues surrounding the product. In the past we have discussed DraftSight over email and phone. But this was the first time I was meeting Aaron in person.
Deelip: Can you tell me something more about the API for DraftSight?
Aaron: The DraftSight that you now download for free does not have the API access. But in the product that we are selling with the DraftSight Premium Service priced at $250 a year, one of the things included is access to the API. We have a LISP API today and we have a COM API that's coming out with our GA version, which will be released by the end of the year.
Deelip: But the COM API will only run on Windows. What about DraftSight for Mac and Linux?
Aaron: There is a C++ interface as well which you will be able to use to extend DraftSight for Mac and Linux.
Deelip: Previously SolidWorks was dependent on the ITC for DWGeditor and that didn't turn out fine. Now again Dassault Systemes is depending on Graebert for DraftSight. I am curious to know what kind of an arrangement you have with Graebert? Do you have adequate control over the IP of DraftSight or an option to purchase it at a later date if necessary?
Aaron: As you can understand, I can't get into this at that level. I can tell you that we have a really good relationship with Graebert.
Deelip: The reason I am asking is because before DraftSight I don't believe you have ever shipped a product where you did not have completely control over its IP.
Aaron: No, that's not true. SolidWorks uses a number of components from third parties vendors.
Deelip: I get that. Components are fine. DraftSight is not a component. It's a full blown product that you have OEM'ed from Graebert.
Aaron: Yeah, I guess you are right. I can't think of another product like that.
Deelip: Looking at this from your customer's point of view, considering what happened to DWGeditor, some might think that history may repeat itself.
Aaron: I understand. I think we had a good relationship with the ITC. But then we needed to go down our own path. We also needed more control over the development process and the direction of the product. So we talked to the ITC as well as other companies that had similar products. We had an option to either build our own product or license. But then we had time to market issues as well as resources. So build wasn't really an option. Buy was also an option. We could have bought something. But if you partner, you kind of have the best of both worlds. So you can walk away from a partner if you need to or you can marry the partner. I think partnership works when both sides get what they are looking for. What we were looking for was a branded product where we could have a say in its direction and we could help out as well. Everyone benefits.
Deelip: Well, I can see how DS may benefit. But looking at it from Graebert's point of view you are now offering a free product that you are going to enhance over time depending upon what your customers are asking for. And those customers happen to be the same people who may also be interested in ARES, may not be the Commander Edition. Moreover you are going to release an API as well. So you really don't have control on how third party developers like myself will extend DraftSight. I am curious to know your views on the conflict of interest that Graebert may be facing.
Aaron: I understand. Here's the thing. Graebert's direction does not in conflict with ours. They really don't want to go around the world, hire resellers and sell CAD products. They prefer to add value by doing OEM's. Moreover there is also a big difference in their product and ours. DraftSight does not have any 3D.
Deelip: Yes, but most of the people around the world use these products for 2D. And moreover, they have a base version of ARES does not do 3D either.
Aaron: True. But we are providing just two API's. Graebert has multiple API's. Our primary goal right now is to get users to use the product. Lets worry about customization later through partnerships.
Deelip: So are you saying that you will never put 3D into DraftSight?
Aaron: I'm not sure if I'll use the word "never". But I will say that there is no intention to add 3D to DraftSight. We have much better products that do 3D.
Deelip: The reason I ask is that DS is making a lot of noise about DraftSight being a community driven product. So if the community asks for 3D, won't you add it?
Aaron: That's why I didn't use the word "never". However, for us to do that would be a big task and I just don't see it happening. I really don't see users of DraftSight ask for 3D. And if they do I would invite them to take a look at SolidWorks or CATIA. I just don't see the point in creating another 3D application.
Deelip: Can you give me a sense of the kind of resources that you have invested in DraftSight in terms of manpower?
Aaron: We have a person who works full time on creating training materials. We have nine people spread all across the world that work full time offering support for DraftSight. We have overflow capacity from DS as well. We have five people working on QA and seven developers.
Deelip: How many downloads have you had for DraftSight for Mac?
Aaron: We have had around 13,000 downloads in a little over a month, which actually shocked us because we don't talk to Mac users a lot.
Deelip: What is your view on what DraftSight is going to do to the AutoCAD clone market? Do you even care?
Aaron: We really do not care about what happens around us. I mean, I know that there are a lot of smaller companies. They have expertise. But what this does is it forces people to innovate. And that is definitely doing to help the community of CAD users.
Deelip: I am curious about the name DraftSight. Is there a reason why it was chosen? I mean the "D" and "S".
Aaron: Yes, there was. Actually the final name came from Bernard Charles.
Deelip: And I guess that is also the reason why it is branded as a Dassault Systemes product although it is a replacement for DWGeditor which was a SolidWorks product.
Aaron: Actually, we wanted to make DraftSight a product cutting across all brands. Moreover, it will also give some kind of a brand recognition to Dassault Systemes, which is really not widely known to the broad CAD market. So if DraftSight can be an introduction and it can open the doors to other Dassault Systemes products, then that will be great.
So I guess I was right when I called DraftSight a trojan horse.


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Agencies mark Overdose Awareness Day
The celebration kicks off at 10 a.m. at the corner of Pandora Avenue and Quadra Street on Aug. 31
Four agencies working with those at risk celebrate International Overdose Awareness Day on Aug. 31.
The corner of Pandora Avenue and Quadra Street provide the backdrop for Resource and Community Service Society, AIDS Vancouver Island, the Society of Living Illicit Drug Users and Peers Victoria Resource Society who partnered to mark the day hoping to build awareness, avenues to prevent overdoses, decrease risk and remember those who have died from illicit drug use.
"Society tends to think of illicit drug users as disposable," said Karen Dennis, executive director of VARCS.
"We are all people; we all have family and friends who care, and there are things we can do to prevent the deaths of our loved ones and community members."
There are is no fixed-site needle exchange or supervised consumption services in Greater Victoria.
"Overdose impacts us all," says Marion Little, executive director of Peers Victoria Resource Society.
"We need to have the resources in place to make sure that people who use substances have access to information and support to reduce their risk."
The celebration kicks off at 10 a.m. at the corner of Pandora Avenue and Quadra Street.
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Free workshop gives heads up on brain health


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CAA vice president Gungaram Vivian commends Asaba 2018 LOC
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The Vice President of the Confederation of African Athletics, CAA, Gungaram Vivian and the other visiting officials from the continent's athletics governing body have expressed deep satisfaction at what the Delta State government and the Local Organizing have put in place for the 21st African Senior Athletics Championships.
Gungaram during his second inspection of the Stephen Keshi Stadium on Monday said the facilities already on the ground in Asaba are not just good enough to host the CAA African championship but are also good to host the IAAF World Championships.
Gungaram Vivian, Vice President CAA
"What has been put in place here is not just good for the CAA standard, but good enough for the IAAF, you can organize a World Championships with this equipment," he stated.
The leader of the CAA inspection team said he was very happy that so much has changed from the last time he came to inspect till now and he was unequivocal that Asaba would be ready to host the rest of Africa in no distant time.
"This is my second visit for inspection, and after going around the facilities, I can see there has been a lot of work done compared to the last time I visited, things have moved very fast, even some of the things not initially on the plans were cropping up like the warm-up track, which will be good for the athletes training.
"I am sure it will be ready latest by July 18 for the African tour which will be a dress rehearsal for the main championships in August." He stated.
On his part, the Local Organising Committee Chairman, Solomon Ogba said they are happy all is on track and the promise to hold the best African Championships ever remains on course.


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Q: Jacoco + Cucumber + Maven setup I've searched previously and used the answers regarding this question but I ended up in a point where I am not sure it is possible to continue and I want to make sure that jacoco suports this.
   I have a multimodule maven project and I am using cucumber for integration tests:
<modules>
  <module>a</module>
  <module>b</module>
  <module>c</module>
</modules>

  <profiles>
    <profile>
        <id>env-local</id>
        <modules>
            <module>acceptance-tests</module>
        </modules>
    </profile>

The acceptance-tests module is not defined in the  tag of the parent pom but acceptance-tests pom.xml has the same parent defined as the rest of the modules.
The problem is that ALL integration tests are in the acceptance-tests. I don't even have a src/main/java folder in this module. Most of the examples I found have acceptance tests in each module and coverage is generated for the code that belongs to that module.
In my case I need to generate a report with all the classes that are used, even if they are from another module. I also managed to do this but I can only find the coverage for the 'first level': if a class is used directly from spb-acceptance it is included in the report but I can't find any information about the classes that are used indirectly.
Can this kind of coverage be achieved with jacoco ?
Thank you!

A: Your problem is that Maven uses a depth-first approach when it builds the project. That is, it will finish everything in a module before moving on to the next.
The result is that

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*The production classes gets compiled

*The production classes gets instrumented so code coverage can be measured

*Test are executed and usage is recorded

*Usage result is collected

*Repeat with next module

This is where it breaks, the new module that are dependent on the previous will use the dependency generated. The jar that now is cached in your local Maven cache. The classes in the jar isn't instrumented and no usage will be recorded for them.
A solution I have used is to

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*Compile all code

*Instrument the code

*Execute all tests

*Consolidate and build the report

I write a blog post about a couple of years ago.

A: The problem was that I was not reusing the jacoco-it.exec file. It worked when I had a module but for a submodule it was going in the module target and it could not reuse the file
<modules>
  <module>a</module>
  <module>b</module>
  <module>c</module>
</modules>

So it computed the coverage for the modules that didn't have modules themselves.
If b has b1 and b2, using this entry ${project.basedir}/../target/jacoco-it.exec
for sonar.jacoco.itReportPath it was looking for the file in the target of b, not the target of the main pom.

A: After struggling with a multi module project, I created a complete simple demo project showing unit, integration, cucumber tests. The test coverage is shown via Jacoco.
You can see in module3 Cucumber tests.

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*Multi module project

*Unit test (via mvn clean install)

*Integration test (via mvn clean install -P integration-test)

*Cucumber tests (via mvn clean install) - to demo unit/it-testing

*Jacoco - test coverage ( both aggregate datafile and aggregate reporting)

*FindBugs - code quality

In this project there is a seperate jacoco-aggregate step to combine the Jacoco results of the different modules. You can then browse a index.html file to see the Jacoco results of all modules.
When you use SonarQube, then the aggretation of the Jacoco results of the seperate modules is done by SonarQube. So, you can omit the aggregate step.
I created another simple project solving the problem in a different way.

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*Define in the parent pom in section 'build' 'pluginmanagement' the definitions of the failsafe and surefire plugins.

*Refer in each module, where you use these plugings, to the plugins via a very simple reference with groupid and artifactid. That's all.

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Troy's passion is promoting and sharing a lifestyle through health, fitness and dance and for him this is the art of living. "This is what I'm known for," says Troy, and well known he is.
Born and raised in San Francisco, Troy's diverse and extensive performance experience and training has given him the credentials and awards as a highly decorated fitness professional and performance artist. In the fitness arena, Troy competed among 2,500 exceptional athletes conquering the title of National Aerobic Champion and twice World Aerobic Competitor. As a Presidential Sports Award Honoree and a certified fitness professional, Troy has traveled around the globe instructing and performing. These honors launched him into a position to be one of the first-ever American athletes to introduce the concept of health and fitness into the then U.S.S.R. Having an innovative and leadership mentality, Troy owned and operated an active- wear shop, featuring his own designs and his own line of workout wear/street wear.
Troy has a profound ability, true spirit and the gift to inspire others. His commitment and dedication is particularly manifest in his heartfelt charitable activities. Troy has generously given of his time and talent as a fund-raiser, which he proudly presented enormous financial aid benefiting the City Of Hope Aids Research Organization, Project Open Hand, Back into Shape Earthquake Relief and Runway for Life, (an evening including an Armani-featured fashion show benefiting the Leukemia Foundation.) Troy combined forces with QSF Magazine creating and producing fund raising events endorsed by the San Francisco Mayor's Office. May 12th, 2000, was proclaimed TROY DAY by the Mayor recognizing his contributions to the community.
Whether he's in the forefront of a performance or behind the scenes of a production his unique style, endless energy, spirit and cause drive him to follow his passion for production in the entertainment industry. Having appeared in magazines on local, national, and international radio and television shows such as THE PAT SAJAK SHOW, ESPN and NASHVILLE NOW, Troy appeared on and produced a weekly health and fitness segment for ABC's GoodMorning BayArea. Troy's magnetic energy doesn't stop there. His presence can only be described as HOT. As a fitness professional, producer, and a resident dancer for the hottest night life in San Francisco he created TROY PRODUCTIONS. Founder of ?THE CREW PROJECT? a dance and performance company, he creates concepts, appears and manages all aspects of the production. Troy recently appeared and performed with Grammy award winner and Tony award winner Jennifer Holiday. Troy has also performed with recording artists Jeanie Tracy, Suzanne Palmer, Inaya Day, Kristine W and Deb Cooper. He performed for Jeffrey Sankers New Year's Eve extravaganza along with performance artist FLAVA and SHOKRA. He performed for San Francisco's own Reunion celebration, Clubs Townsend, Universe, Palladium, Futura, Colossus, Metropolis, Mass S.F., FRESH and Mezzanine. His energy and spirit always WOWS! and electrifies the crowd. Either award winning routines, award winning Parade Floats or events, all this and more makes Troy an invaluable asset for any production.
Troy is currently Artistic Director of Gold's Gym in San Francisco and a Board member of the world renowned L.A. based MaDonna Grimes Fitness and Dance Theatre Company. MGFDT Company is famous for it's professionalism and cutting edge adventure. Troy's high profile and fantastic ability to connect with a crowd where ever he is featured, guarantees attendance and memberships. Along with his enthusiasm, drive and desire to create, Troy's expert guidance, managerial skills and other natures of his expressions have provided the assets for night Clubs, Studios and Health Clubs to become premier locations. Operating under the banner of TROY PRODUCTIONS, Troy has successfully managed the career of performance artist FLAVA, recognized everywhere for his entertaining extravaganzas. Troy of TROY PRODUCTIONS is Artistic Director for featured resident dancers for Club MEZZANINE. Troy's ?CREW PROJECT?, a performance and dance company, is regularly featured at Club MEZZANINE and is acclaimed for its outrageous entertainment. Troy has recently launched OUTgear, an online store featuring fitness and dance products gear and accessories.


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These have sprung up along the branches of a mulberry tree in my backyard. I think they might be Auricularia this photo shows powdery white spores that have come off when touched, the whole thing is like a velvety texture.
It could be but with the one picture provided I can't be sure.
Is it possible to take a habitat picture or some more pictures of specimens in different stages of development?
I went looking through a couple of books, but without a habitat shot, and more info on your location, nothing specific just climate and weather conditions lately, as per Karode13's post, it is too difficult to pinpoint anything specifically.
Haha sorry guys I suppose it wasn't much to go off, I have attached habitat pictures.
If you can see they have grown on the underside of the low branches of the tree, it has been on and off raining for a week or so and over the last few days leading up to them appearing it rained heaps.


Its all about movement with this first flight. Three rows of danglers are suspended from a leather body accented by silver. Style this beautiful pair with a contrast top or play it neutral for a more understated look.


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Hospitalised Pele cancels London trip
This file photo taken on January 15, 2018 shows legendary Brazilian footballer Pele, waving as he arrives at the opening event of the 2018 Carioca Football Championship at Cidade das Artes in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
(AFP) – Pele is in hospital after collapsing due to exhaustion, preventing him from travelling to London for an engagement this weekend, the English Football Writers Association (FWA) revealed on Friday.
The 77-year-old, a three-time World Cup winner, collapsed on Thursday according to the FWA and is being monitored in hospital in Brazil.
The FWA were due to host a dinner in his honour.
Pele "has undergone a series of tests which appear to point to severe exhaustion", said the FWA. "He is on fluids while doctors monitor his recovery. Thankfully there is no suggestion of anything more serious."
Pele helped inspire Brazil to wins in the 1958, 1962 and 1970 World Cups.
He has become increasingly frail in recent years and was unable to light the Olympic flame at the opening ceremony of the 2016 Games due to ill health.
He scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 appearances during his 21-year career, including 77 goals in 91 appearances for Brazil.
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Michigan State Trooper Critical After Being Struck By Car
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A Michigan State Police trooper who was hit by a car Sunday on Interstate 96 remains in critical condition today at the University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor.
State police said Drew Spencer, 27, was hit about 7:30 p.m. Sunday during a traffic stop on Interstate 96 east of Lansing near Webberville.
Spencer was airlifted to the University of Michigan medical center in Ann Arbor.
State police said Spencer and his partner had stopped a vehicle for a traffic violation on eastbound I-96 and were returning to their patrol car when another vehicle struck the patrol car and Spencer.
The 49-year-old Novi man driving the car that struck Spencer had non-life threatening injuries.
Drew Spencer is a trooper assigned to the Michigan State Police post in Lansing.
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Art and design enthusiasts will love the Art, Architecture + Design (AA+D) Film Series, an international showcase of films at the Newport Beach Film Festival celebrating art, architecture, design, modernism, photography, sculpture, painting, typography, advertising, publishing, urban planning, public and immersive art. The series highlights emerging and prominent artists, visionaries and icons of the creative world whose achievements have influenced, intrigued and inspired a multitude of designers, curators, historians, and independent filmmakers.
The Art, Architecture + Design Film Series will spotlight nine independent feature-length and seven short documentary films from around the world.
The AA+D films will screen at THE LOT in Fashion Island, Edwards Big Newport, and Triangle Square Cinemas. Interactive Q&A's with filmmakers and documentary subjects will follow select screenings.
The program features films about architects, artists, designers and projects that sparked movements and defined styles of the 20th century, including modernism, Bauhaus, American Craftsman and humanistic designs created in harmony with nature. Filmed in Vienna, Berlin, Locarno, Palm Springs, and Orange County, PJ Letofsky's documentary Neutra- Survival Through Design provides a comprehensive, all-encompassing look into the life, work and times of iconic modern architect Richard Neutra. The film features Orange County buildings designed by Neutra, including the Huntington Beach Central Library and the Garden Grove Community Church. Bauhaus Spirit celebrates the 100th anniversary of Walter Gropius' Bauhaus and explores the history and future of the influential utopian design and architecture school. The Sea Ranch: Architecture, Environment, and Idealism tells the story behind The Sea Ranch, a place where environment informs geometry and buildings embody ideals. I am Known as an Artist, Wharton Esherick recounts the life of a seemingly obscure artist who nevertheless influenced an entire art movement.
Two films in the AA+D series examine the art, culture, and politics of the Chicano Art Movement. Carlos Almaraz: Playing with Fire tells the story of artist Carlos Almaraz. After migrating from Mexico to America as a child, Almaraz became a distinguished leader of the Chicano Art Movement who created larger-than-life paintings filled with passion and commitment to East LA's emerging civil rights movements. Dancing with the Sun: The Artwork of Manuel Hernandez-Trujillo tells the story of Manuel Hernandez-Trujillo's art, how he helped restore a stolen culture during the Chicano Art Movement, and the resonating legacy he leaves behind as an artist, activist, and educator.
The AA+D Film Series highlights women artists working in various mediums. From the cafés of Paris to the mountaintops of Samiland, Gloria's Call chronicles how a scholar's life is forever changed through her friendships with the women artists of Surrealism. After the success of artist Reine Paradis' breakout photo series 'Jungle', Queen of Paradis follows Paradis on a surreal journey across the United States as she works to complete her highly anticipated second series 'Midnight'. Visions Not Previously Seen: Barbara Stauffacher Solomon is a portrait of Barbara Stauffacher Solomon, the groundbreaking designer who fused Swiss modernism with an iconic and bold California pop aesthetic.
Three films from Ireland will screen in the AA+D Series. A cinematic tribute to Peter Rice, An Engineer Imagines celebrates the innovative creations of one of the most distinguished engineers who pushed the boundaries of art and science in the late 20th century. An innovative mix of documentary and drama, Citizen Lane delivers a vivid and compelling portrait of Hugh Lane, one of the most fascinating yet enigmatic figures in Irish art history. Bordalo II: A Life of Waste is an intimate portrait of Portuguese street artist Artur Bordalo as he aims to highlight the extent of our environmental wastefulness and the impact through sculptures of junk.
The AA+D series delves into the various realms of urban, street and public art, and examines how art creates community. Shot over ten years in seventeen countries, MEGALODEMOCRAT: The Public Art of Rafael Lozano-Hemmer follows acclaimed artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer's breakout career creating large-scale works that entice an increasingly isolated public into transforming their cities and reconnecting with one another. Painting the Town - The Street Art of Detroit explores Detroit's surging independent movement of street art and graffiti art and how it brings people together in ways never been imagined a few short years ago.
The AA+D program is supported by Community Partners including AIA Orange County, AIGA Orange County, Orange County Museum of Art, Laguna Art Museum, Arts Orange County and Emerging Arts Leaders.
Tickets are $16 and are available at the Festival box office or at NewportBeachFilmFest.com.
To celebrate the 30th Annual Spring Garden Show, four leading chefs from South Coast Plaza's restaurants will demonstrate signature recipes, share cooking tips and samples of the delicious dishes they prepare at Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School. Classes are demonstration only with plenty of opportunities to learn new tips, ask questions and interact with the chef and staff.
Join renowned chef Amar Santana for a lively cooking demonstration and be among the first to sample tastes from his soon-to-open The Hall Global Eatery at South Coast Plaza. Santana, runner up of Bravo's Season 13 "Top Chef" and chef/partner at Vaca in Costa Mesa, will field questions following the demo.
Famed restaurateur Antonio Cagnolo opened his flagship, Antonello Ristorante, at South Coast Plaza Village in 1979. Cagnolo, a native of Bistagno in the Piedmont region of Italy, and his Venetian-born wife, Fiorella, will reveal their favorite ways to cook Italian food at home, using fresh, flavorful ingredients, simply prepared.
Award-winning chef Ross Pangilinan will demonstrate signature dishes from Terrace by Mix Mix, his newly opened restaurant at South Coast Plaza. The globally inspired dining concept is influenced by French, Italian and modern Filipino cuisines. Terrace by Mix Mix was named by Orange Coast Magazine as one its "Best New Restaurants" in the April 2019 dining issue.
Butter, Flower, Sugar at 2 p.m.
Danielle Keene, owner of Sheila Mae bakery and finalist on Top Chef: Just Desserts, will show you how to embrace flower power this Spring and add a special floral twist to your favorite sweet treats. Join her in the housewares department after to check out the products she uses to transform these recipes from plain and simple to fantastically floral!
Meet chef Tony Esnault of the highly anticipated Knife Pleat, opening soon in South Coast Plaza's Penthouse. Esnault, born in the small town of Saumur in France's Loire Valley, has cooked at Michelin-starred restaurants in France, Monte Carlo, New York and Los Angeles. He and wife-partner Yassmin Sarmadi own Church & State in Downtown Los Angeles. Highly praised for his elegance of flavor and artistic execution, Esnault will share his passion for cooking with local, seasonal and sustainable ingredients.
What to Expect? Generous portions of each course and a complete recipe packet to recreate the meal at home! Classroom seating is on a first-come, first-served basis, so please plan to arrive early in order to sit with companions.
Stonewall Kitchen Cooking School is at Macy's Home Store at South Coast Plaza at 3333 Bear St. in Costa Mesa. 714.513.3940.
The Fair will feature 50 unique booths that showcase the business ideas and products of young entrepreneurs ranging in age from 6 to 14. Some of the products being sold include handmade jewelry, keychains, bookmarks, edible slime, stress balls and various food items. All booths will be operated by the young entrepreneurs themselves and all products will be available for purchase!
It's a family-friendly event that's FREE for all ages.
For more information about the OC Children's Business Fair, visit rescuemission.org or contact Ashley Binder at 714.247.4343.
The Village of Hope is at 1 Hope Drive in Tustin, California.
Rx Canna Care founder Twompson Prater has discovered that a topical delivery of CBD provides equally powerful benefits for certain health issues such as eczema, psoriasis, cancer treatment, and radiation side effects, acne, rashes and more. He created a Rx Canna Care, a product line to offer a natural alternative to traditional chemically based skincare and cosmetic products.
Rx Canna Care's product line includes: Apple Stem Cell Cream; AM/PM Daily Moisturizer with Hyaluronic Acid; Canna Retinol with Vitamin A; Canna Cream - Concentrated Natural/Organic Body Balm with 600mg; Canna Scrubs - Avocado and Neem Coffee, Turmeric and Neem Salt, Rosehip Oil Sugar Scrubs; Canna Intimate CBD Massage Oil Infused with Natural Aphrodisiacs; CBD Oil Tinctures - High Concentrations of 1200, 3000 and 6000mg; Infused Pain Relief Cream - with Menthol, Arnica & Frankincense; and Neck & Décolleté Firming Formula with Green Tea Antioxidants.
"There is a lot of noise out there and not all CBD products are created equally. The fact is, we have many years of experience within the cannabis space and have strategic partnerships within the industry. We are proud to assure our customers that they are receiving the best," Prater said.
Visit rxcannacare.com to shop and learn more.


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Presidential elections were held in Afghanistan on October 9, 2004. Hamid Karzai won the elections with 55.4% of the vote and three times more votes than any other candidate. Twelve candidates received less than 1% of the vote. It is estimated that more than three-quarters of Afghanistan's nearly 12 million registered voters cast ballots. The elections were overseen by the Joint Electoral Management Body, chaired by Zakim Shah and vice-chaired by Ray Kennedy, an American working for the United Nations.

After some accusations of fraud circulated on the day of the election, at least fifteen candidates declared that they were boycotting the ballot, but the boycott dissolved when the United Nations announced it would set up a three-person independent panel to investigate the charges of irregularities. The panel included a former Canadian diplomat, a Swedish electoral expert, and the third member was later named by the European Union.

The date was originally set for July 5, 2004. The elections were twice postponed, first until September, and then until October. Candidates for president also nominated two vice-presidential candidates. Some candidates used this to balance their ticket with regard to Afghanistan's three main ethnic communities. If no candidate had secured 50% of the votes, a run-off election would have been held.

Candidates and issues

Twenty-three candidates put their name forward for presidency, but five of them dropped out of the running by the time campaigning began.

The favourite throughout was interim president Hamid Karzai. Karzai ran as an independent, though he had the backing of several political parties, including Afghan Mellat, a social democratic party.

Initially, General Abdul Rashid Dostum, a warlord that led the National Islamic Movement of Afghanistan and then became a member of the Afghan National Army in Karzai's first interim government, was expected to be Karzai's main challenger, but it soon became clear that his popularity was limited.

Yunus Qanuni, who served in several prominent positions in the interim government, instead emerged as the focus of opposition to Karzai. Qanuni, a leading member of the Northern Alliance, had the support of Mohammed Fahim, an interim vice-president who was dropped from the Karzai ticket during the campaign. Qanuni claimed to represent the legacy of Ahmad Shah Massoud, as did several other candidates (including Massoud's brother, one of Karzai's vice-presidential candidates).

Also running was Mohammed Mohaqiq. He was a leader of the Islamic Unity Party of Afghanistan, a minister under Burhanuddin Rabbani and Karzai, and had been a strong ally of Dostum. Mohaqiq criticised Karzai as a weak leader and pledged to unite conflicting factions and end the drugs trade. He faced widespread accusations that he committed war crimes during the fight against the Soviet occupation, subsequent internecine conflict within the Mujahedin, and later, against the Taliban.

The youngest candidate was 41-year-old Abdul Hafiz Mansoor. He was a member of the Northern Alliance and claimant to the legacy of Massoud. A journalist and former Minister for Information and Culture, Mansoor accused Karzai of trying to form an elected dictatorship.

The main candidate of the religious right was Ahmad Shah Ahmadzai, leader of the exiled government in Pakistan during the Soviet occupation. Ahmadzai formerly led a radical Islamist group which was active in the Mujahedin, and later in both the Taleban and Al-Qaida, but has since disavowed any links with them.

Hamyon Shah Aasifi represented monarchist groups, although the former King, Mohammed Zahir Shah, has renounced his claims to be head of state.

Abdul Satar Sirat held several ministerial positions in the early 1970s. Sirat later served as envoy for the exiled King and was initially voted leader of the interim government but stepped aside in favour Karzai.

Massouda Jalal, a medical doctor, was the only female candidate, although two women were nominated for vice-president (Nelab Mobarez running with Aasifi and Shafiqa Habibi running with Dostum).

Several candidates publicly supported women's rights, including Karzai, Wakil Mangal and, most prominently, the former police colonel Abdul Hasib Aarian. 72-year-old Abdul Hadi Khalilzai, the oldest candidate and a former teacher and religious lawyer, claimed to support women's rights "according to the Constitution, accepted Afghan tradition and the holy religion of Islam".

Latif Pedram, a journalist and poet, and Mohammed Ibrahim Rashid were strong advocates for the rights of Afghan refugees. Sayed Ishaq Gailani, a Muslim intellectual who fought against the Soviet occupation, stood to represent the Sufi Muslim minority. All candidates claimed to be able to build bridges between Afghanistan's various communities and factions. Ghulam Farooq Nejrabi, a paediatric physician and medical lecturer who called for an end to religious, ethnic and sexual discrimination, even claimed he could build bridges with the Taleban. Mahfuz Nedahi, who had served as Minister of Mines and Industry in the interim government, accused the other candidates of running on tribal or party lines and failing to offer a true programme of national unity, while Sayed Abdul Hadi Dabir, an amateur boxer and former fighter in the Mujahedin, criticised tribal nepotism in government appointments and called for a national Ulema to be formed as part of the elected parliament.

Campaigning and voting
Ballots contained the names of candidates, accompanied by their photo and an icon of their choice. Where appropriate, the icon was the symbol of their political party. However, most candidates ran as independents regardless of their party affiliation, and selected generic icons to distinguish their candidacy. In order to avoid voting fraud, voters dipped their thumb in ink after they had cast their ballot.

In Afghanistan, polling centres opened at 6 am or 7 am in different areas, and were set to close at 4 pm. However, on election day, voting time was officially extended by two hours, but several polling centres closed on time before news of this announcement reached them.

Very significantly, over two million people voted among refugee communities in Iran and Pakistan, thanks to an operation conducted by the International Organization for Migration (IOM) through a remarkable logistic effort. In Peshawar, Pakistan, under the leadership of Stuart Poucher, a small team from IOM managed in less than two months to hire over 400 electoral officers, and over 6,000 polling officials, to conduct voter education for over 800,000 refugees, over half of whom voted.

Controversies
During the campaign there were some rumours that the election would be decided by negotiation, as candidates bargained for promises of political position under Karzai or another candidate in return for dropping out of the race. There were rumours in September that Sirat and Mohaqiq had formed a pact with Qanuni, whilst Gailani and Aarian declared their support for Karzai on the last day of campaigning, October 6.

All the candidates except Karzai, Gailani and Aarian, publicly declared that they were boycotting the ballot and would ignore the results— effectively uniting Karzai's disparate opponents. Two major opposition candidates, the Hazara leader Mohammed Mohaqeq and the Uzbek strongman General Abdul Rashid Dostum, soon declared they had not joined the boycott.

Election fraud

Significant fraud occurred in the 2004 presidential election, even though it did not attract the level of international attention as the fraud in the 2009 presidential election.

On election day there were several claims that the ink used to mark voters could be easily removed and that multiple voting had resulted, as well as isolated reports of intimidation and campaigning at the polling centres.

Journalist Christian Parenti claimed that many people in Afghanistan were in possession of three or four photographic ID cards. He himself, not an Afghan citizen, could have easily voted. "One of the parties gave me two valid voting cards," he said "that I could add my photograph to and I could have voted if I wanted to." Other problems reported by Parenti included lack of pens in polling places, not having enough ballots, and differences in closing times of voting stations.

The documentary film "God's Open Hand" by Ghost Studios exposes voter fraud. However, the film mainly focuses on the hopes and dreams of the Afghan people on their first ever Presidential elections.

In September 2009, Hamid Karzai, downplaying the significance of the fraud in the 2009 presidential election, said "there was fraud in 2004" as well.

On September 3, 2009, when envoys from the United States, Britain, France, Germany, and other Western nations met in Paris to discuss the recent 2009 Afghan election, UN Special Representative in Afghanistan Kai Eide said that the 2009 Afghan presidential election, widely characterized by rampant fraud and intimidation, "was a better election than five years ago."

Violence
Rebels loyal to the former Taliban leadership had vowed to disrupt the election, accusing the United States moving to dominate the region. During the election process, five Afghan National Army soldiers died in skirmishes and due to landmines. 15 staff of the Joint Electoral Management Body were killed and a further 46 injured in various attacks.
2 International sub-contractors working in Nuristan in support of the electoral process were also killed.

Results

References

External links
BBC coverage, including a picture of the ballot form
Coverage of last-minute campaigning
Profile of Afghan political situation
A wide collection of articles on the election
Official site of election monitoring organisation, with full list of candidates including photos and icons
Complete list and biographies of candidates
A Democracy Is Born: An Insider's Account of the Battle Against Terrorism in Afghanistan
A Western-style election with Afghan attributes, eyewitness account

Afghanistan
Presidential elections in Afghanistan
Presidential election
Hamid Karzai
History of Afghanistan (1992–present)
October 2004 events in Asia
Elections in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan

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The Indiana Breast and Cervical Cancer Program provides breast and cervical cancer screening and diagnostic testing for underserved and underinsured women who qualify for services.
In the event of a breast or cervical cancer diagnosis, a woman may be eligible for the Option 3 Treatment Program. This program allows women to apply for Indiana Medicaid (MA-12) and provides full healthcare coverage for eligible women. Once cancer treatment is completed, coverage through this program ends.
Self-employed or farmers: Use household net income after deducting business expenses.


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Hyperlocal Delivery Startup Shadowfax Raises $10M Series B Funding
On-demand hyper-local delivery startup Shadowfax has raised $10 million in Series B round led by existing investor Eight Road Ventures. The funds raised will be used for building out its network, consolidate market position and stabilize performance in existing cities, the company said.
"Since our initial investment, Shadowfax has demonstrated growth with attractive unit economics across its key markets. The company has built a differentiated technology platform and diversified from being a food-only delivery player to now delivering for grocery, pharmacy and e-commerce clients. The team has been outstanding at execution to emerge as the leading player in this segment," said Kabir Narang, partner and head of technology, Eight Road Ventures.
Shadowfax was founded by IIT-Delhi alumni Abhishek Bansal and Vaibhav Khandelwal in April 2015. Started as a food-only delivery player, the company has now transformed and diversified across multiple verticals. It claims to complete over 30,000 deliveries per day and has more than 1,200 riders.
In 2015, Shadowfax acquired rival Pickingo in a cash and stock deal, and in the same year, it also raised $8.5 million in its Series A round of funding led by Eight Roads Ventures.