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Homage to Britannia: An HOI4 Kaiserreich AAR | Part Five: The Hunt for Huey Long
Author: Ceannairceach
Homage to Britannia: An HOI4 Kaiserreich AAR
Homage to Britannia: An HOI4 Kaiserreich AAR | Part Four: Italia Irredenta
Images: 83, author: Ceannairceach, published: 2017-08-05
[Welcome back to Homage to Britannia, an AAR using the Kaiserreich mod for HOI4! In this installment, the Second American Civil War draws to a bloody close as Syndicalist and British forces move ever closer to New Orleans, Long's temporary capital. As the Long's Union State slowly crumbles around him, how will the mighty Kingfish react to the demise of his could've-been empire? And how will the CSA repay its debt to the British volunteers?]
Part One: http://imgur.com/a/A4pYC
Part Two: http://imgur.com/a/opvee
Part Three: http://imgur.com/a/6TSmW
Part Four: http://imgur.com/a/AHgf7
By mid-June, 1939, the American Union State was for all intents an purposes a catastrophic failure: Long's dream of forging a new path for the American people was crashing down around him, his army on its back - and last - leg as it retreated further and further towards the Mississippi River, their last bastion of defense. Though the war raged on in the hearts and minds of the American people, it was impossible then to deny the facts: Long's days were numbered, and the deadline was fast approaching.
In Florida, a pocket had formed between Lake City and Gainesville, where some several thousand Union GIs were stranded behind Syndicate lines, doomed to death or capture as the CSA militias poured in from the north. British tanks made hard for the south, where determined Minutemen held firm to the state's southern half.
As Long's desperation became public knowledge for the soldiers that fought under him, in no small part due to a protracted propaganda campaign by the Combined Syndicates, the numbers of Unionist troops that surrendered skyrocketed: dozens, eventually hundreds, would cross the lines with white flags and hands raised high to surrender to the Syndicalist forces, who at that time - high off of the victory they had achieved in the south - welcomed them with open arms as brothers and comrades. The Syndicalist brass were less forgiving, however: Union troops were marched far to the north, housed in work camps until a solution was proposed.
The 2nd Florida Campaign was far less challenging than its predecessor, as the Blackshirts made short work of the hastily organized Minuteman battalions sent to halt their advance. The primary obstacle was the refusal of the enemy to meet the Blackshirts in battle: ambushes, sabotage and the occasional retaliatory suicide attacks by Long's most fervent supporters marked the Florida campaign as a still-bloody ordeal for Unionist and Syndicalist alike.
What worried observers about the fighting in Florida was its foreshadowing for what the occupation of former Union territories would look like in the post-war world: Long's rule over the southern people for nearly two years had transformed them, by that time, into something entirely different from their northern and western countrymen. Many were fanatics, who were armed and prepared to continue the war effort even after the expected surrender of the Union's army. The Syndicalist militias were unable, and often unwilling, to carry out the British suggestion that harsh punishments be handed out to collaborators: to many, the war was already over, and the destruction of cities like Atlanta left a terrible taste in the mouths of American soldiers.
Their resistance far too light to stop the British tanks, however, the Blackshirts continued relatively unopposed towards Miami, the last and ultimate goal of the southern campaign.
British troops were in high spirits during the summer of 1939: their return to America had resulted in great victories for the Combined Syndicates, whose soldiers treated the volunteer brigades like conquering heroes of old. The Blackshirts, comparatively, held a low opinion of their American comrades: twice they had needed British arms to fight back the reactionaries, and it appeared to many that it would be British troops that finally drove a knife into Long's heart as he inched closer and closer towards capitulation.
In the west, General Patton led a bloody defense of Louisiana, where he hoped to halt the advancing Syndicalists before they could capture Baton Rouge, and with it a path to New Orleans. Unfortunately for Ol' Blood and Guts, the Union Army hemorrhaged fight-ready soldiers far too quickly to form a general defensive line, and he was forced to use whatever was on hand to halt the Red Army in its tracks.
Although Patton's skills as a tactician and strategist were unparalleled by the British volunteers, his force was altogether too small to resist the red tide that was arrayed against him. Still, his leadership in the Louisiana Offensive was, perhaps, the only thing that saved the dream of the Union State from a quiet death in June 1939, for his defense secured a chance for those in power to slip into the shadows unnoticed by the preoccupied Red Army.
When the Red Army under General Butler arrived at the Louisiana front, Patton was forced to realize the hopelessness of his situation: general retreats were ordered, as the exhausted Union Army prepared for a last stand in the new capital of New Orleans.
The Florida offensive, left unchecked by the savaged and scattered Minutemen, had reached Tampa, and secured the city and its ports for the CSA by the 27th of June, 1939. Miami was the last hope for the Union's defenders, as they fled or went underground in the face of the British advance.
The British success in the American intervention marked a radical evolution for the Republican Army: new ideas were constantly being developed in those days, as British military leadership reacted to the lessons learned in America. A new initiative was proposed by General Brooke after he submitted a report to the TUC: it was then that the Revolutionary Exportation Directory was born.
With a focus on new avenues of warfare, the RED was at the forefront of the Republican Army's development, supplied with the best equipment and trained in secret deep within the heart of Republican Britain. Though the general public would only become aware of them some years after their creation, the Republican Commandos were, in their infancy, already the envy of the rest of the armed forces.
The Florida offensive came to an unassuming end as Communard volunteers marched into Miami, mere miles ahead of the British advance that kept the Minutemen occupied. Though several thousand Unionists were captured in the Everglades, ten times that number slipped away into the bogs, either to attempt a return to normalcy, or fight on in the name of Huey Long.
By the 1st July, 1939, the Union State maintained control over the states of Louisiana and Arkansas, as well as parts of Mississippi and Missouri. What little progress Long's army had made against the Federalists was undone in weeks as the US and Red Army's crushed his forces between them. The collapse of Florida had sealed the Union's fate, as British forces prepared to move west for the final push on New Orleans.
Through all the fighting, losses and death, Huey Long remained unconquerable, a stiff board that refused to fall even in the greatest of winds. His daily speeches played over every radio in the south, even those in Syndicate hands, as the people became captivated by his slow descent into madness. The man, who had once called for every man, of every color, to receive their just due from their fellow countrymen, had abandoned all pretense of American values, surrendering vast amounts of power to his corporatist and racist allies who would be strung up once the Syndicates caught them.
While Long had initially tolerated some dissent in his fledgling dictatorship, protests and rallies against him were met with violence in the waning days of the war, as black men and white neo-abolitionists refused to take up arms against those they saw as their liberators. Those who refused to fight were imprisoned, or worse, should they fall into the hands of Pelley or the Klan, who were given free reign to punish "non-servile" peoples.
On July 5th, General Alan Brooke began the assault on New Orleans, where General Patton had organized the last of the Union's battle-ready soldiers into a vanguard for the partisan battle that was to end the southern theater.
Men, women, even children had been conscripted into Long's Union Army, given rifles and told to construct barricades out of everything available. Houses were ransacked for anything that could stop a bullet or tank round, for what General Patton termed "an all-out brawl between the dirty reds and you brave patriots." Morale was at an all-time low for the Union's draftees, who by that time had increasingly come to regard Long's dream as their nightmare.
With Syndicate militias reaching the front, British troops were ordered to surround the city, to prevent a retreat over land. The American and British commanders were in total agreement: there could be no escape for the Union's dictator, or his government. Long's dream would die along the banks of the Mississippi, or the war would never end.
With the surrender of all Union regulars in Florida, every British, American and French soldier rushed for the Louisiana front, eager to end the war in the south.
Their arrival on the Mississippi was not a moment too soon, as the remaining army of the Union State attempted in vain to resist the Red Army. Despite numerous calls for an armistice in northern Mississippi while the Battle for New Orleans took place, the Union's generals refused to lay down their arms without word from Patton or Long himself, who was assumed to be somewhere in the city.
Blackshirt volunteers fought a pitched battle in the bayous of Louisiana, bogged down by the terrain and the relentlessness of their fanatical enemies, the only soldiers still willing to fight for Long's doomed nation. Athough much can be said for the bravery of Long's devoted soldiers, much more can be said of the devastation brought to them by the Republican Army, who returned each death with a slaughter that brought the Minutemen militias to their knees.
On the 23rd of July, 1939, General Smedley Butler assumed control over operations in New Orleans, at the insistence of the Central Committee of the CSA. They demanded that American boots be the first to enter the city, something the British, who had fought all the way to the Mississippi on America's behalf, were all too happy to concede. British tank support lent aid to the American advance as they moved to liberate the last Union city.
Perhaps "liberate" was the wrong word: "bring ruin to" may be more accurate. The battle claimed hundreds of lives in its opening moves, as British and American troops pushed deeper into the fortress city against a cornered enemy adverse to surrendering even an inch of ground. Unionist soldiers were around every corner, in every house, beneath every piece of rubble. Ambushes were commonplace, as the desperate Patton and Union Army tried and failed to hold a consistent defensive line.
After nearly a week of fighting, the American Red Army gained the upper hand on the 27th of July, 1939. Patton, for all his promises to go down in a blaze of glory, could not senselessly throw away American lives for a hopeless cause. On that day, Patton ordered a general retreat from the city, as the Syndicalists moved in to claim it in totality.
Though New Orleans was far behind the lines for the vast majority of the war, only ever threatened by the occasional Federal air strike from Texas, the month of conflict outside its gates had devastated the once proud city: the French Quarter was nearly demolished completely in the fighting as British tanks failed to recognize its historical significance, the famous Bourbon Street turned into rubble by artillery and tank fire.
What's more, the protracted fighting led to the destruction of several levees and drainage systems, leaving several quarters of the city submerged beneath floodwaters. These districts were particularly poor and black, with thousands of impoverished civilians displaced by the sudden disaster. Though the CSA went to work immediately to repair the damage they had done, for many, it was too little, too late.
Not all were so discontent, however: revolutionaries and dissenters, though perhaps not entirely pleased with the Syndicate victory and occupation, were free to speak their minds once more, as Long's iron rule came crashing down. Women, minorities and the politically oppressed swarmed the streets to celebrate the victory: roofs were painted with anti-Longist messages and slogans to announce to the world that New Orleans welcomed its liberators.
All was not well, however: at Long's impromptu palace in New Orleans, British commandos - the first of their kind deployed to combat - stormed his offices, only to find them disappointingly empty of both intelligence and the Kingfish. It had appeared that Long escaped justice as he did in Atlanta, though no one could figure how: between the Red and US navies fighting in the Gulf of Mexico and the battle for New Orleans raging outside his door, there were assumptions that perhaps the would-be president took his own life in shame. I, like many others, did not believe this: those who grew up in the south knew well of Long's vanity, and that he would never take such a cowardly path out.
The fate of Huey Long would become a subject of great curiosity for me and others who suspected that he survived the Battle for New Orleans. Though officially declared dead by the Central Committee, it is generally understood that the hunt for Huey Long did not end at New Orleans: a dozen rumors, sightings and reports of his location would surface over the years, sometimes in Cuba, or Brazil, even Germany. All we can be sure of is that Long's country may have died, but the fire he lit in the hearts of the southerners would not be extinguished so easily.
With the fall of New Orleans and the sudden disappearance of Long, the will to fight had been sapped from the Union Army. Patton led a final stand along the Louisiana coast to facilitate an evacuation westward, where the Federal government offered amnesty to Unionist soldiers willing to fight for the United States. Unfortunately for Patton, no such offer was extended to the Union's leadership.
With enemies on both sides of the Mississippi demanding his head, Patton decided to spare the American people further bloodshed on his behalf: General Patton rejected offers from the Union Army to lead a resistance movement, saying to the officers cabal, "I am not a coward like that bastard Long, but when the fighting's done, it's done. Ain't nothing one man can do about it."
On the 28th of July, 1939, Patton raised a white flag. The war in the south had come to an end.
The so-called Treaty of Little Rock, the only city that housed a functioning Union State government, dissolved the Union and admitted the states it had held into the Combined Syndicates. Trade unions, previously suppressed by Long's corporate allies, were given control over the political organization of their towns, workplaces and people. It went unsaid that no southern militias would be formed for the Red Army, as a general distrust grew between the south and its northern "comrades."
With the fall of the Union, the Second American Civil War seemed to swing decidedly in the favor of the Combined Syndicates, who by the end of July 1939 controlled roughly half the country, from the Rockies to the east coast. Their success against the Federalists was assured with the demise of Long's dictatorship, and for many, it was only a matter of time before America saw peace once more.
That peace would come at a terrible cost, however: President Garner refused to admit defeat so long as his home state of Texas remained free, and promised to continue the fight even then in exile. Though the US Army were in a general retreat across the Great Plains, their size and fighting experienced posed a threat to the CSA, who desired nothing more than to bring an end to the fighting once and for all.
The Blackshirts under Brooke were redeployed for the Louisiana-Texas border, where thousands of US troops prepared to seize territory previously under Union occupation. As the closest force ready to meet them, the British volunteers were ordered to push for Dallas in an effort to halt their attempted offensive.
The fighting was brutal, as for the first time since the beginning of the war, the Blackshirts met a force that was equal to their own: the US Army had spent the better part of the war fortifying the Texas border in preparation for the fight against Long, who opted instead to focus his own attention on the Syndicalists to his north. This made the Texan border a bloodbath, as US soldiers fought back assault after assault from the Syndicalist lines.
For the first time, British tanks were not a deciding factor in the fighting, as the US Army had more than enough anti-tank equipment to fight off the volunteers. Instead the tanks became mobile gun emplacements to shore up the infantry advance, who bore the brunt of the violence in the first battles for Texas.
By August 1939, the conflict between the CSA and Federal government had claimed roughly 300,000 lives, though the number of civilian casualties is estimated to be far higher. Though the United States for all intents and purposes was too far gone to ever recover by the end of that summer, the President and what remained of Congress refused to surrender, knowing that a terrible fate awaited them in Chicago.
By the 29th of August, 1939, British troops had cleared a path to Dallas against overwhelming odds, and seemed poised to deliver the death blow to Garner's administration. This, of course, would never happen: a new conflict was brewing, one that would drag Britain, Europe, and the world through a hell far greater than I or anyone could have imagined in the summer of 1939.
France, humiliated by their dramatic defeat by Germany in the First Weltkrieg, had agreed in secret pacts with Mosley and Mussolini to issue an ultimatum to the Kaiserreich: surrender Alsace-Lorraine, or it would be war. This message, meant to be delivered in secret, was intercepted by Entente codebreakers, who saw in this an opportunity of a lifetime.
On the 30th of August, 1939, the French Republic declared war on the Commune of France, in expectation that Germany would refuse the terms. Caught off guard by the sudden boldness of their eternal enemies, the Communards immediately called on the Union of Britain and the Great Italian Union to support her in the final struggle against capitalism and the forces of reaction. Britain could not refuse, as on the side of the Nationalists was her own hated enemy: the Canadians.
The French Republic, restored to a semblance of its former glory in Africa in the decades since the Revolution overtook her shores, had amassed an "armée de libération," a force of tens of thousands ready to reclaim their homeland from what they called "the red terror." Led by hero of the Weltkrieg Marshal Petain and younger officers like General de Gaulle, the Nationalists were prepared to sacrifice everything to reclaim their "birthright."
Across the Atlantic, the revanchist King Edward VIII joined the war not out of loyalty to the French, but to sate his own ambition: the British Exiles had been dethroned, so to speak, in Canada, replaced by the Liberals who advocated for limitation on the power of the Exiles and the King. With Canada rising to its own on the international stage, Edward seemed driven to reclaim his homeland, before the last vestiges of his power were lost to time immemorial.
Britain found itself at war on six continents, as the forces of the Entente rallied behind their respective leaders in what was quickly becoming a world war. There would be no end to the fighting until all their enemies were driven from the face of the Earth, as neither faction saw peace or surrender as viable alternatives to victory.
Mosley's consolidation of power, all he had done to secure his strength and position in the Union of Britain, had been for this: he had seen the writing on the wall, and did what he thought just and necessary for the preservation of the British Revolution. Their victory would mean the realization of socialist ideals, and the start of a new golden age for all mankind.
Or so the Maximist line went. The truth was, perhaps, something altogether different.
On the 1st of September, 1939, the Kaiser's foreign minister delivered a response to the Communard ultimatum: they chose war.
German soldiers were mustered from their barracks to the sound of "Heil dir im Siegerkranz," as they paraded through the streets that would soon become battlefields. The Kaiser himself had this to say on the start of the fighting, a quote that I believe should be remembered by history:
"The French fight the French. The British fight the British. Germany shall fight them all."
He could not have known what the war would become, as the world tore itself apart in the name of revolution, glory, honor and revenge. The world was at war, millions stood ready to die for Kaiser, King, country, or comrade.
The 1st of September, 1939.
The Second Weltkrieg had begun.
Homage to Britannia: An HOI4 Kaiserreich AAR | Part Six: On Ne Passe Pas
EUIV - Amaranthine Invitational (custom nation observer game)
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David Wayne was born in Sampson County to the late Warren L. and Edna Owens Bullard and served in United States Army and also preceded in death by his Brothers Nathan Fye, Donald Bullard, Gary Bullard and Stanley Bullard.
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Daylight - Randomly Generated Scares!
Daylight starts promisingly with a haunting soundtrack which leaves you feeling unsure what lies ahead, though the suspense is destroyed a little bit by the fact it takes a very long time to load. This is no doubt because of the randomly generated maps
You play as a character called Sarah who awakens in a darkened room, unsure of where you are with a voice telling you that 'you must succeed'. You have a mobile phone which acts as your map and is primary light source. It appears as though you are in some kind of abandoned building.
Quickly into the game you stumble across some glow sticks which do offer some light and also highlight objects you can interact with. These sticks also show where you have walked so that you can retrace your steps if you need to double back because you have got lost in the labyrinthine corridors. Unfortunately, the glow sticks are entirely pants at lighting the surroundings and offer none of the security of Outlast's night-vision mode. Even with glow stick in hand, you are stumbling around aimlessly in the dark. Clearly Sarah isn't the most physical person in the world as she can only carry 4 glow sticks at any one time before her inventory is full. Surely, if you are stuck in an abandoned asylum you would be shoving as many glow sticks as you could into your pockets.
The objective of the game is very similar to that of Slender, in which you have to find 6 fragments of memories hidden around the stage before you can make your way to the exit. All the while, trying to not be killed by sinister supernatural witches. These will kill you if you look at them too long, not entirely unlike the Slender Man. Your ways of combating these are either running for your life, or igniting a flare which for some reason destroys the paranormal threat. Unfortunately, like the glow sticks you can only carry a limited number of these.
The levels are randomly generated each time you play which keeps the game fresh on multiple play-throughs. However, this does make the layout of the stages a bit chaotic and without all the charms of Outlast's lovingly crafted asylum. Another downside to random levels is that the game can get a bit laggy as it is generating the environments at the start of each stage. That is not to say the game isn't scary, the music and sound design is very well done and there are still jumps a-plenty. It is just lacking that little 'je ne sais quoi' that other horror games on the market have. On a second play through we encountered an entire area much different to that of our first play through. This gave the game a distinctly different feel and kept up the tension as we couldn't head through on auto-pilot. This is one element where the game does beat Outlast, but only if that level generates.
Interestingly, this is the first game to be released using the brand spanking new Unreal 4 engine. Disappointingly, it is hard to tell the difference between this and a last gen game and it certainly doesn't use the console to its full potential.
As you are walking though the deserted environment the atmosphere becomes more tense when you hear the distant sound of running feet and the glimpse of a paranormal terror. Strange sounds and unsettling string do make this a creepy game, with strange moans and phones which ring as you pass. It is just a shame that the rest of the game isn't as polished as the sound design.
The game would be better for the user if you were given a little more illumination. I understand why they wanted the game to be difficult to navigate, however, I do think just a touch more light would allow you to see more of the creepy set pieces. The fact that it has been released so close in time to Outlast means that it can't avoid any inevitable comparisons to Red Barrel's fright-fest.
"What the Hell is this?' asks Sarah as she walks into a room filled with crazy markings on the walls. She experiences some kind of freaky flash back and is transported to a room with un-nerving photos on the wall. Not to forget the battered teddy which she is clutching in her left hand. No explanation is given, just that this is a key artifact in escaping the terror she is living through. Unfortunately, when holding said bear, you are unable to use glow sticks or flares. This does increase the terror as you are left with minimum vision.
At points in the game you feel like you are wandering aimlessly as you encounter dead end after dead end with nothing occurring in between.
If you are a fan of horror it's definitely worth a play. Especially as there is currently a discount for PlayStation plus subscribers, however, in all honesty, your money is better spent on the truly terrifying Outlast and it's recent expansion, Whistleblower.
Daylight is available on PlayStation 4 for £10.25 (£8.20 for PS+ members)
It is also available for PC on Steam for £11.99
Tagged: Daylight, horror, Playstation, Playstation Network, ps4, Review


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Apple TV+ orders New England Patriots event docuseries "The Dynasty"
Apple announced today it has ordered "The Dynasty," a new documentary event series about the New England Patriots, from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Documentaries, in association with NFL Films, to join its unscripted slate.
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Apple announced today it has ordered "The Dynasty," a new documentary event series about the New England Patriots, from Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Documentaries, in association with NFL Films, to join its unscripted slate.
The 10-part docuseries is based on the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestselling book by author Jeff Benedict. With unprecedented access to the New England Patriots, Benedict spent two years inside the organization, and chronicled the rise and historic 20-year run of the Patriots during the Brady-Belichick-Kraft era. The documentary series, directed by Emmy-nominated filmmaker Matthew Hamachek ("TIGER"), will go deeper, drawing on thousands of hours of never-before-seen video footage and audio files from the Patriots organization's archive. The filmmakers have also been given access to the organization during the 2021 season and are conducting hundreds of interviews with past and present Patriots players, coaches and executives, along with league officials and the arch rivals of the most dominant sports dynasty of the 21st century.
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The National Football League (NFL) today announced there will be two 2023 International Games in Germany next season. The Kansas City Chiefs and the New England Patriots will make their debuts in Germany as designated teams, following the inaugural international game in Munich in 2022.
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The Patriots and Head Coach Bill Belichick have begun contract extension discussions with Jerod Mayo that would keep him with the team long-term. In addition, the team will begin interviewing for offensive coordinator candidates beginning next week.
New England Patriots Wide Receiver Jakobi Meyers Named 2022 Ed Block Courage Award Recipient
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The New England Patriots (8-8) and the Buffalo Bills (12-3) announce the following player injuries and practice participation.
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Through the Celebrate Volunteerism initiative, the New England Patriots Foundation, in partnership with WBZ and Project 351, hosted their annual toy drive from Nov-Dec to benefit children in need during the holiday season.
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The New England Patriots (7-7) and the Cincinnati Bengals (10-4) announce the following player injuries and practice participation.
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Nuremberg: City of German History
City of German History Much of medieval Germany is still preserved in the old quarter of Nuremberg. (Nürnberg in German.) It is large enough to be a major commercial center, yet small enough to give you an idea of a country German town. The Holy Roman Emperors loved the city, calling it the "emperor's jewel box." They were referring, not just to the material wealth of the city, but also to its outstanding craft work and popular arts. One of the greatest skills was choral singing, a tradition participated in by citizens high and low. The most famous of these Meistersinger (Master Singers) was Hans Sachs, a mere cobbler, yet a poet as well as a musician and a man of great intellectual force. Richard Wagner celebrated Hans Sachs and the way of life he represented in his most popular opera, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (the Master Singers of Nuremberg). The opera is based in part on actual events taking place in the medieval city, including contests to see who could sing the sweetest.
Another type of singer from the city is immortalized in a Wagner opera, the Minnesanger (Singers of Love), of whom the most gifted was Tannhauser, after whom the opera is named. Instead of standing for the solid, practical virtues of the urban middle class, which the Meistersingers did, the Minnesanger stood for the more romantic, chivalrous tradition which had originated from the rural aristocracy. The dreamy, lyrical poetry of the Minnesanger wasn't "solid" enough for the growing merchant class in the new cities, who wanted a more sober and restrained style. This is why the Meistersinger tradition rose to new heights in Nuremberg after the older Minnesanger had disappeared.
City of Nazi Rallies Since the city was associated with German culture and tradition, it was inevitable that Hitler would select it for the largest Nazi rallies in the 1930's. Hitler was capitalizing on the still-medieval appearance of the town, and the air of historical "legitimacy" it gave his movement. Most Americans are familiar with these rallies from the film, Triumph of the Will, originally a Nazi propaganda film made by Leni Reifenstahl, but which is still widely shown in the U.S. as a stunning documentary. Hundreds of the steeply-sloping gables and roofs of the town were festooned with banners and flags, and thousands of party members encamped — like modern followers of Charlemagne — on fields just outside the city.
World War II: Unfortunately for the city, the Allies also had made this association between Nuremberg and Naziism, and this brought heavy air raids. The pilots were concentrating on the industrial works ringing the city, but a number of bombs fell in the historic old quarter, and many of the medieval houses were damaged beyond repair. But the Gothic Cathedral, Town Hall, and other priceless landmarks were spared, and are the most popular places to visit today.
War Criminals: After the war, the Allies reinforced the Nuremberg-Nazi association by holding the famous War Crimes Trials in the city. The leading figures of the Nazi movement were put on trial, generating thousands of pages of horrifying testimony. Nine of the leaders were hanged, but the most famous of them, Goering, escaped the hangman by ending his own life with arsenic.
Nuremberg Today These dismal associations have thankfully melted away. Modern prosperity and a restoration of historic monuments have all erased the memory of the war. Nuremberg is again the "emperor's jewel box:" its tradition of choral singing continues in the churches. The city's art and handicraft have again made it a town of "inventive tinkerers."
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Therefore, insurance on your property can ease the pain of covering the cost of the damages, as you are well aware that you are insured.


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Q: XpsDocumenWriter hangs from Windows Service, but works fine when running from console I have a Window Service that is used to perform various jobs, among them, one is to print a document that is generated through WPF. When running the console application, it works fine, but when running from windows service, it just hangs.
Let me explain a little bit the Window Service. In order to minimize any possible side effect, Windows Service is just a wrapper for the actual console. So, when Window Service is started (in its start method), there is a simple Process.Start call that calls the console, like this:
Process.Start("[path_to_my_console_exe]");

Now, when the code for printing is invoked it just hangs. I am using PrintDialog API to print a document. The call to print a document is simple:
var printDialog = new PrintDialog();
printDialog.PrintDocument(doc.DocumentPaginator);

When PrintDocument is hit, it will block the execution (method will never end).
So, I did a little investigation. Googling  gave me some hints, so

*

*I made sure that Windows Service is running with same permissions as is standalone console.

*I made sure that Windows Service is running as x64 process, same as standalone console

*I tried to debug the PrintDialog.PrintDocument method. I literately downloaded the code from referencesource and it gave me a new insight, but unluckily, that didn't solve the problem neither, it just pinpointed further which method is blocking the execution (it is  XpsDocumentWriter.Writer method, line 460).

Now, after all this, I am sure it must be something regarding permissions. Although the Windows Service is using the same user to run as a standalone console app (admin user) it seems to me that is still doesn't have all permissions needed. Is there something special with Windows Service here? Am I missing something, is there anything else what should be set for Windows Service before running the console?

A: I solved the issue, so if anyone gets in the same situation, here is what happend.
For testing the app, I was using Microsoft pdf printer, so when running the console as a standalone app (not through the service), when Microsoft pdf printer is used it would show a dialog at the end to ask for the file name and location. That could work because I could see a dialog and press the button. But, when running the same Console, through Windows Service, and using the same printer (Microsof pdf) for printing it would just hang and the reason is the service property "Alow service to interact with desktop". This is by default false, so when registering a service, any user interaction won't be visible and in my case it was the exact point where PrintDialog hangs, because it is waiting for a user input to save the pdf. After changing to a real printer, it all worked as excpected.
Another way to solve this is to use different printing API, that could work without user interaction (by passing the arguments programatically).

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Stocks closed the holiday-shortened week mixed, with some sectors losing ground while others gained after a disappointing May jobs report signaled that the economy may not be strong enough for the Federal Reserve to raise rates this month. For the week, the S&P 500 ended flat, the Dow lost 0.37%, the NASDAQ increased 0.18%, and the MSCI EAFE added 0.13%. On Friday, we got a look at how the labor market did in May. Analysts looked to the report to see whether the labor market would give the Fed the ammunition it needed to move at the June meeting. Here are a few things we took away: Job growth disappoints…but it has happened before The economy created just 38,000 new jobs last month, the worst showing since September 2010. The number of new jobs sharply missed expectations, which called for around 160,000 new jobs. However, seasonal factors, like a massive Verizon worker strike, which took 34,000 workers out of the count, were at play and may have affected hiring numbers. The labor market has suffered temporary setbacks before. For example, in December 2013, the economy added a paltry 45,000 jobs; four months later, the economy gained 310,000 jobs. In March 2015, the labor market added just 84,000 jobs; in July, 277,000 new jobs were created. CHART1 Labor market trends may slow job creation The jobs report showed that the unemployment rate fell to 4.7%, the lowest since November 2007. However, much of the decrease occurred when jobseekers dropped out of the job search. As we approach full employment (some may argue that we're already there), the effects of having fewer jobseekers begin to be felt by employers. Employers who are hiring may struggle to find qualified candidates due to skill mismatches, a problem that's likely to continue to affect certain industries. These issues affect job creation in a "mature" labor market recovery. One industry expert projects that monthly job growth will average 175,000 for the rest of 2016. In comparison, monthly job increases averaged 251,000 in 2014 and 229,000 in 2015. Can the slower pace of hiring support the consumer spending the economy needs to grow? Perhaps, if wages continue to grow. Wages were up 2.5% in May as compared to a year ago, which is a better pace of growth than we have seen. Another measure of wage growth favored by economists, the Employment Cost Index (ECI), shows that wages were up 2.4% (year-over-year) in the first quarter. A third measure calculated by the Atlanta Fed shows a rosier 3.4% annual increase in hourly wages in April. You can bet that the Fed will be looking at all three measures when deciding if wage growth is strong enough to support consumer spending this year. The Fed may not raise rates in June The weak report also may have reduced the odds of a June interest hike by the Federal Reserve, though some analysts think that other positive economic indicators might give the Fed the confidence to act. Right now, the market is pretty convinced the Fed won't raise rates in June; one measure shows that the current market probability of a June hike is just 3.8%, while the probability of a July hike is 31.3%. Our view Overall, does the weak May jobs report signal weakness in the U.S. economy? Perhaps, though it's far too soon to sound the alarm. Since other economic indicators like Gross Domestic Product growth, housing market activity, and personal spending all point to positive growth, it's not likely that one weak report spells disaster for the economy. Rather than fixate on a single piece of data, it's more important to look at overall economic trends. Looking ahead, we're expecting investors to take stock of the dismal jobs report and perhaps hit the brakes on the three-month rally we've experienced. Summer tends to be a slow season for markets as many traders take time off and stocks can overreact to headlines. A small pullback in the weeks to come wouldn't surprise us, though traders could also shrug off the report. While weak data always sidelines some investors, long-term investors should focus more on their goals and less on short-term market swings. As always, we'll keep you updated.
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Q: C# Multithreading in for loop, how to check exit of all threads I'm trying to call a method through a Thread object, here's the code
for (int i = 0; i < 255; i++)
{
    Thread t = new Thread(new ParameterizedThreadStart(Pinger.Ping));
    t.Start(i.ToString());
}

how can I check if every thread has finished?

A: First of all, try to avoid creating Threads like that because your application it will turn in a chaos (memory, thread allocation) and managing Threads manually can be tricky.
It's recommended to use a Thread Pool that manages/reuses threads for you.
Please read this official documentation:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/standard/threading/the-managed-thread-pool
Answering your question, it should be something like this:
(I have not tested the code)
var myTasks = new List<Task>();
for (int i = 0; i < 255; i++)
{
    myTasks.add(Task.Factory.StartNew(() => Pinger.Ping(parameters...)));
}

Tasks.WhenAll(myTasks);

A: You need to call Join() on all the Theads you create.
List<Thread> threads = new List<Thread>();
for (int i = 0; i < 255; i++)
{
    Thread t = new Thread(new ParameterizedThreadStart(Pinger.Ping));
    threads.Add(t);
    t.Start(i.ToString());
}

for (int i = 0; i < 255; i++)
   threads[i].Join();


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Les 500 miles d'Indianapolis 2009 se sont déroulés le dimanche  sur l'Indianapolis Motor Speedway et ont été remportés par le Brésilien Hélio Castroneves sur une Dallara-Honda du Team Penske.

Grille de départ

La pole a été réalisée par Hélio Castroneves avec une moyenne de  sur 4 tours. Il s'agit également du meilleur temps des qualifications.
Qualifié en , le Brésilien Bruno Junqueira a été remplacé pour la course par son coéquipier Alex Tagliani qui avait précédemment manqué sa qualification. Comme le règlement le prévoit en cas de changement de pilote, Tagliani s'est élancé de la dernière place sur la grille.

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Eugene C. Colby (1846-1930) was the first principal of the Mechanics Institute and first director of its art school. He served the Institute from its beginning in 1885 until 1905. Mr. Colby wrote an early history of the school, tracing its development from 1885-1925.
Although his professional field was mechanical drawing, he was recognized as an accomplished landscape painter.


It's no secret that Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato are good — and even quite close — friends within and outside of the industry. However, according to some recent tabloid reports, the two friends are bringing out the claws and allegedly duking it out over the lead role in a Linda Ronstadt biopic.
The movie, while not even a sure thing yet in Hollywood (in fact, some say it doesn't even exist), would definitely sound the Oscar Potential bugles — as the film would potentially tell the mesmerizing story of one of the most regarded singers of her day: Linda Ronstadt.
Linda Ronstadt was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease, so it seems fitting that a story of this nature would surface around this time. The report first appeared in a recent edition of National Enquirer.
What do you think about these two allegedly fighting? We love Demi on X-Factor and we always love Selena Gomez — both are so talented. If they are having a fight, well, we encourage them to shake hands and hug it out. Because chances are Jennifer Lawrence would get the role. Case closed.


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text: Description Letter from Amelia Nyasa Laws, Stetteneck, St. Ulrich in Gröden, Tyrol, Austria, to her relatives, thanking for Weekly Scotsman; criticism of an article on the organ; explaining how it should be done; art has little place in popular life at home; Conan Doyle's daughter, trained in Germany, is unhappy in England; music is a hard taskmaster, and should be combined with something else as the practice is vulnerable to bad health; choirmasters in churches are underpaid; holidays essential for professional singers; her career is very constrained; Fraulein Albrecht should take up teaching rather than sing professionally, as she is not strong enough; real singing teachers are scarce; Frau Wedekind would be the ideal teacher for both a singer and a teacher; Miss Telford pleased at Amelia's success; Miss Telford has suffered from quinsy since going to Prestwick; the Campbells are to contribute to the organ fund; Herr Pfannstiehl wrote to say that Herr Jehnlick wanted a photograph of the church interior to help him make a plan; letter from Miss Gatliff giving details of Mrs. Evans' affairs; the household furniture has been sold for the benefit of the American hospital; Marie (the maid) has received a smaller legacy than expected; disappointed in Mrs. Evans; Mrs. Hoff has employed Alfred and his wife; Mr. Moore died a fortnight after Mrs. Evans; Miss Gatliff has to move house; Aunt Amy's landlady is staying in Millport, which they cannot find on their map; Irving has not enjoyed Pontresina; dispute over church noticeboard; Laing has been in Scotland seeing the committee about the Genoa mission, which is not to be sold straightaway; the Cannes season for the mission is to be divided into two three-month periods; Sutherland is having a hard time in Lausanne because of competition from an American Episcopal church, and now that he cannot take Cannes he wants to take a year's rest for the sake of his wife's health; Uncle supports him in this, much to the amusement of Aunt and Amelia; Harry Cowan, son of the Professor, writes from Old Aberdeen to say that his Swiss holiday has fallen through and his mother wants him to spend the time in St. Ulrich with them; Uncle is reluctant but agrees; his heel is hurting again; he does not want to consult Dr. Kniffler, as Drs. Brock and Bastianelli thought there was nothing wrong with it; Uncle's writing tires him and he is being massaged regularly; card from Irving about Mr. Robertson's arrival and immediate departure; Irving is a candidate for Cannes; he thinks Laing should be appointed to Naples; he has heard that Mr. Guppy, an older man, is to marry a young girl, probably Italian, to the probable distress of his family; Amelia's disgust at it.


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Four American vets who helped liberate France during World War II are recognized for their service.
Nearly 80 years after the epic landing on the beaches of Normandy and the Battle of The Bulge, the French government bestowed its Legion of Honor medal to four American soldiers. France was invaded by Germany during World War II, and the nation was forced to live under Nazi rule for four years – until British and American soldiers arrived to liberate France and other areas of Europe that were under German control.
Recently, France decided to honor four Americans. They include WWII veterans David Bailey, Ernest Marvel, Leslie Simmler, and Benjamin Portaro, who fought the Nazis in France and helped save the nation from German occupation during WWII.
American assault troops on the northern coast of France, 1944. (Photo by PhotoQuest/Getty Images)
The Legion of Honor is France's highest award, and it can be given to members of the military, or civilians. The award ceremony took place at the home of the French ambassador in Washington, DC. It happened on July 14, the same day as France's celebration of Bastille Day. Also known as the National Day of France, the holiday commemorates one of the key events in the French Revolution. It marks the fall of the Bastille – a military fortress and political prison, in 1789.
The Price of Being Free
US Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman said:
"The Legion of Honor is France's highest honor. And so for them to bestow such an honor on these gentlemen speaks to the depth and the historical commitment between our two countries to fight for freedom."
The four heroes took the medals in stride, reminiscing about how their service began. David Bailey of Bluefield, West Virginia, recalled:
"I'm the oldest veteran of the Battle of the Bulge. That happened in 1944. And I'm 100 years old. It wasn't very pleasant. We landed on the beach and … in the worst world, and it wasn't very, very pleasant."
View of U.S. troops marching down the Champs Elysees, 1944. (Getty Images)
"We went by the Statue of Liberty, and all that was in our minds was we might never see it again, but we made it back — a lot of us," Ernest Marvel remembered. And Leslie Simmler, after receiving his medal, said, "I don't want to make any more veterans. No, no more wars."
These aren't the only Americans who have received the French award – lots of people from around the globe have been honored in this way over the years. Some Americans who have been given the Legion of Honor include soldiers, inventors, artists, and others who have contributed to France and the world.
Bestowing the Legion of Honor to these four men may have been nearly eighty years in the making, but celebrating on Bastille Day was symbolic.
US troops travel to Normandy, France for the D-Day Invasion, World War II. (Photo by Anthony Potter Collection/Getty Images)
On the morning of July 14, 1789, a mob in Paris seized roughly 32,000 muskets cannons from a military hospital. The mob then set its sights on ammunition stored in the Bastille. Later that afternoon and evening, a violent takeover of the Bastille became the trigger that sparked the French Revolution. The Bastille housed supplies, gunpowder, and weapons that the revolutionaries wanted. Moreover, the structure itself symbolized the French monarchy, especially King Louis XVI and his queen, Marie Antoinette.
Known as La Fête Nationale or Le 14 Juillet in French, Bastille Day – much like America's Independence Day – symbolizes the fall of tyranny and is a day filled with parades, fireworks, and patriotic celebrations.
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Clayton "CaptainFlowers" Raines began casting during the 2017 NA LCS Spring Split.
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Miyamoto & Trinen on Zelda Spinoff, Rupees & More
June 20, 2016 6:28 am Published by Solid Jack Leave your thoughts
With so many interviews taking place during E3, a lot of information was shared and unless you are fluent in French, you may have missed the "gold" that came from an interview between Gamekult and Shigeru Miyamoto, along with Bill Trinen. But now that the interview has been translated, you can both questions and answers below:
Gamekult: "To begin with, I would like to talk about the filiation between Breath of the Wild and the original Zelda for the NES. Do you still play the original game from time to time to see how the series has evolved?"
Shigeru Miyamato: "The relationship between Breath of the Wild and The Legend of Zelda first comes from the reactions of people who have been able to test the game, we are not trying to recreate the first Zelda. At the time, the latter was created with the idea of freedom of action and a miniature garden in mind. When the series started to evolve, we went to make more and more games with only one path to follow, which pushed us to create larger and more complex dungeons, to imagine enigmas requiring specific items which ended up giving very sequential games. We then decided to go back to the roots of the series and we started developing the game we are showing today."
Gamekult: "I was very surprised at first to see how important technology was in this new game, and then I thought about what you said in an interview a few years ago about the original concept of Zelda where Link traveled in time and where the Triforce was composed of electronic chips. Are you going to fully realize this vision thirty years later?
Shigeru Miyamoto: "To be honest, for the most part I let Mr. Aonuma take care of the project and I was very surprised to see a smartphone-like device in the game. (Laughs.) At first, I said to myself: "Can we really do that?" But effectively, since the first Zelda, we have thought about including technological elements and make Link a link between eras through a program. Now that programming has made huge progress and rendered graphics are more and more beautiful, we thought it would be appropriate for the expression of technological ideas."
Gamekult: "Since the director of the game is Mr. Fujibayashi and he already took care of Skyward Sword, have you kept the fragmented design method of that game with a different team for each big region of the game?"
Shigeru Miyamoto: "To begin with, the core programming team is composed of new people and gathers the best internal elements of Nintendo. For the art team, we can find members who worked on past Zelda games and are working hard to offer a unique visual style for this game, using new shaders and other tools. We also make sure those beautiful graphics can technically fit in the demands of an open world with small visible loading times. We had to expand the programming and graphic design teams to reach our objectives, notably thanks to the help of people who collaborated on the Xenoblade series. In total, it represents more than a hundred of people on the project."
Gamekult: "Are there any other first party studios involved in the development of this game?"
Bill Trinen: "There are members of other teams inside Nintendo who share their research with other internal studios and so there are representatives of other studios stepping in to help the group in charge of Zelda."
Gamekult: "I noticed that the game had more numerical data than usual, but in contrast, the Rupees counter and money in general seems to have disappeared from the game. Is that the case and if yes, why?"
Shigeru Miyamoto: "As part of the reinvention of the Zelda conventions, we focused on the rupees' case because we had a lot of feedback on the fact that you could pick up a lot, but there were not enough ways to spend them. As items to collect in such a free and open game, we thought they lost their benefits, even if they're in the game in a different way involving combinations and other surprises in the final version."
Gamekult: "How do you make sure that the stamina gauge when Link sprints or when weapons breaks don't become such a heavy burden for players, to the point of breaking the pace and discouraging a lot of people?"
Shigeru Miyamoto: "It is true that it is a difficult balance to find, especially in a world we explore over long horizontal distances but also vertically. We really want to show in a concrete way that the character can travel as he pleases and is improving over time in this game. With a character where sprinting is unlimited, we probably would have shrunk the map. Today, we have faster ways to travel like horses, teleportation points or the paraglider which can be used in a complementary way to make exploration more varied. Link's capacity to sprint and climb serves as a measure to determine everything else."
Bill Trinen: "There are also ways to recharge your stamina faster by combining or cooking items. You could find ways to increase your maximum stamina temporarily or permanently. Keep in mind that the playable demo at E3 only represents a small portion of the game and does not allow to ride a horse or to use the paraglider, two options that completely changes the way to apprehend distances. When you get the occasion to glide over long distances and try the same path on foot, you'll see how much that changes everything."
Gamekult: "What is your level of involvement in such an important project for Nintendo?"
Shigeru Miyamoto: "In the past, I was heavily invested in Zelda, whether for establishing the basis or to adjust small details on the way. With the help of my colleagues, I could deliver a key game in hand and then let the team take care of the closure. Today, considering the size of the game in the works, there are a lot of different teams in charge of the production, including one responsible for the physics engine's integration, for example. So, I have especially been doing small tests on the way Link controls and reacts to the player's orders, but I leave the developers take care of the rest after validating a checklist. As we are approaching the end of the development, I think I will be more involved to polish the game as much as possible."
Gamekult: "Mr. Aonuma has recently explained in an interview that it would theoretically possible to quickly reach the end of the game after the beginning, even if he considers that it would be a bit silly to experience the game that way from the start. Does this imply the presence of incentives to replay the game multiple times, a second quest or multiple endings?"
Shigeru Miyamoto: "Honestly, I don't know! (Laughs.) That said, from the perspective of a very open game with lots of different things to master, we keep a main plot and a defined final boss to defeat. Rather than focus on a complicated approach based on multiple endings, I think we should above all leave players choose their own ways to explore the game."
Bill Trinen: "Mr. Aonuma especially wanted to say that it is possible to face this kind of challenge – and I know it because I have tried it myself, but I was very scared and I took the way out very fast! (Laughs.) So you can try to do it, but it won't be easy at all.
Gamekult: "Is it possible to finish the whole game only wearing boxers from the beginning?"
Bill Trinen: "Yes, that's possible! Laughs.)"
Gamekult: "We regularly talk about the possibility to include a female character in a Zelda game for several years. Considering her important role in the story and the name of the series, can we expect to see in the future a game with Zelda as the main protagonist? If Tingle managed to have two games in his glory on DS, surely it is possible to do something, right?
Shigeru Miyamoto: "We clearly talked with the team to make a game centered about Sheik, so I cannot say it is impossible to see something of the sort in the future, but in the classic games in the series, Link is the hero and that will not change. For the rest, you have to be patient and see what happens!"
Source: @NE_Brian of Nintendo Everything
Tags: Bill Trinen, Gamekult, Nintendo NX, Rupees, Shigeru Miyamoto, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Wii U, Zelda Spin-off
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Is coronavirus the great equalizer, or does race matter?
City News Features
by Veena April 17, 2020 April 17, 2020 01471
BY JYOTHSNA HEGDE
Atlanta, GA, April 17, 2020: Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo called the coronavirus a "Great Equalizer". Is it? With reports of higher rates of infection and death among minorities making recent headlines, there seem to be some exceptions.
A Washington Post analysis of early data from jurisdictions across the country found that the novel coronavirus appears to be affecting and killing African Americans at a disproportionately high rate compared to white Americans. The analysis found that majority-black counties had infection rates three times the rate of majority-white counties. A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analysis of nearly 1,500 hospitalizations across 14 states found that black people made up a third of the hospitalizations, despite accounting for 18 percent of the population in the areas studied.
Louisiana, a major US hotspot, was the first southern state to categorize Covid-19 deaths by race. In Louisiana, more than 70 percent of the people who have died so far from COVID-19 were black, more than twice their 32 percent share of the state's population, and well above the 60 percent share of the population of New Orleans, where the outbreak is worst. In New York, African Americans comprise 9 percent of the state population and 17 percent of the deaths.
"Georgia is now releasing Covid-19 cases by race too," noted Archith Sheshadri, Atlanta Bureau Correspondent/Anchor at Nexstar Network who is currently covering the pandemic in Georgia. Racial breakdown of confirmed cases was made public in Georgia on April 9, 2020. With 60% of cases listed unknown, an incomplete data picture still shows African Americans, who make up 33% of the state's population, compared with 60% for whites are being hit disproportionately hard by the virus, an AJC report states.
Dr. K.M. Venkat Narayan
What could be the underlying reasons, NRI Pulse asked Ruth and O.C. Hubert Professor of Global Health and Epidemiology, Emory University, Dr. K.M. Venkat Narayan. "While everyone is susceptible to Covid-19, African Americans likely have more existing medical issues (e.g., diabetes, hypertension), less access to health care, more likely to live in underserved neighborhoods, and probably more likely to work in jobs that are more prone to spread of the virus," opined Dr. Narayan.
What about the Indian-American community? As per some floating theories, does the BCG, or Bacillus Calmette-Guérin, vaccine for tuberculosis, administered at birth in countries that have historically suffered from the disease, such as India, make the population more immune?
"At this point there is no clear indication of any particular person or community being immune to the virus. But once someone is infected, the effect of the virus varies from one person to another, affecting those with pre-existing conditions, perhaps more seriously," observed Dr. Narayan.
"I have not seen any clear or direct evidence from the WHO or CDC regarding a particular community being immune to the virus," says Atlanta based Dr. Jigar Patel, Emergency Medicine physician. Stressing on the importance of testing, Dr. Patel says it is the window onto the pandemic and how it is spreading. The knowledge, he says, is important to properly assess the interventions that should be implemented, including very costly interventions such as social distancing and the shutdown of entire regions and industries.
Dr. Jigar Patel
"Emergency Rooms in the Atlanta area are well equipped and ready to handle patients who might be affected with COVID-19. About 80% of COVID-19 cases are mild and those patients with mild symptoms are asked to call their healthcare providers for direction. About 20% of patients will have more severe symptoms and will require more immediate attention. Emergency departments have done a wonderful job thus far with providing immediate lifesaving care in a safe manner for healthcare workers and patients," says Dr. Patel.
Both doctors stress upon the importance of following health guidelines, and do our part in containing the virus, be it washing hands or social distancing.
As of April 11, 2020, per report in Economic Times, more than 40 Indian-Americans and citizens of India have reportedly lost their lives with over 1,500 testing positive for the infection in United States, now the global COVID-19 hotspot with 23,604 deaths
and 581,679 cases as of April 13, 2020. As of April 13, 2020, Covid-19 cases across the world reached 1,918,855 with 119,588 fatalities.
Among Indian citizens who have succumbed to Covid-19 in the US, more than twelve were from New Jersey and at least 15 from New York. They belonged to different states with at least 17 from Kerala, 10 from Gujarat, four from Punjab, two from Andhra Pradesh and one from Orissa. The majority of them are more than 60 years of age, except for one who was of 21 years of age.
As of April 16, 2020, GA reported 15,409 COVID-19 cases, 3024 hospitalizations, and 579 deaths.
Georgia is expected to hit peak capacity on May 1, 2020. "Despite our partnerships and undeniable progress, our testing numbers in Georgia continue to lag. As of today, we have 2,617 emergency room beds, 929 critical care beds, and nearly 6,000 general inpatient beds available statewide," Governor Kemp said in his address on April 13,2020.
As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases continues to rise, healthcare researchers around the world are working tirelessly to discover new life-saving medical innovations to find ways to diagnose, treat and find a vaccine to immune the population.
Whether or not the coronavirus is the great equalizer, one thing is certain. At this point, no one can be considered safely immune. With no clear finish line, those of us on the sidelines can only do our best to flatten the curve, recognize sacrifices of those in the frontlines be it healthcare, grocery store workers, or the janitors who sanitize. A sense of gratitude for what we had and we have, a heart to extend help where needed with prayers and good wishes for those in distress can certainly uplift spirits. As nature unleashes the best of herself, humanity can perhaps find ways to unleash their best side too, to introspect and embark on a journey from just being human beings to being human.
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![Header](img/header.png)
# NavigationGroup Widget Sample

The **NavigationGroup** widget provides a cross-platform version of the iOS [NavigationGroup](http://http://docs.appcelerator.com/titanium/latest/#!/api/Titanium.UI.iPhone.NavigationGroup). The NavigationGroup provides a way to manage hierarchical content. On iOS, the built-in NavigationGroup control is used.

![iPhone NavigationGroup](img/Screen Shot 1.png)

On Android, the windows are managed in a stack and the system back button is used to go back in the content.

##Manifest
* Version: 1.0 (stable)
* Github: https://www.github.com/orthlieb/widget_navigationgroup
* License: [Apache 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html)
* Author: Carl Orthlieb
* Supported Platforms: iOS (iPhone/iPad), Android

## Adding the NavigationGroup Widget to Your Alloy Project

* In your application's config.json file you will want to include the following line in your dependencies:

```
"dependencies": {
    "com.orthlieb.navigationgroup":"1.0"
}
```

*  Create a widgets directory in your app directory if it doesn't already exist.
*  Copy the widget_navigation/widgets/com.orthlieb.navigationgroup folder into your app/widgets directory.

## Create a NavigationGroup in the View
You can add a NavigationGroup to a view by *requiring* the NavigationGroup widget.

	<Widget id="navgroup" src="com.orthlieb.navigationgroup"/>

Assign it an ID that you can use in your controller. E.g. `id="navgroup"` You can now access the NavigationGroup via `$.navgroup` in your controller.

## Accessible Properties and Methods
| Name | Type | Description |
| ---- | ---- | ----------- |
| [open](#open) | *method* | Opens a window on the stack. |
| [back](#back) | *method* | Closes the topmost window on the stack. |
| [home](#home) | *method* | Goes back to the first window on the stack, closing all other windows in the reverse order in which they were added. |
| [top](#top) | *TiUIWindow* | Returns the topmost window on the stack. |
| [length](#length) | *integer* | Returns the number of windows on the stack. |

### [open(windowToOpen, options)](id:open)
To use the NavigationGroup you add to the window stack through the open method.

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| windowToOpen | [TiUIWindow]() | Window to open within the nav group. |
| [options] | [openWindowParams](http://docs.appcelerator.com/titanium/latest/#!/api/openWindowParams) | Options to apply while opening. |

For example:

```
var win1 = Alloy.createController('win1').getView();
$.navgroup.open(win1);
Alloy.Globals.navGroup = $.navgroup;
```

It's recommended that you cache the NavigationGroup in the Alloy globals for use in other windows on the stack so that they can open additional windows.

### [back(options)](id:back)
Used to close the topmost window in the Navigation Group. Normally, the `back()` functionality is handled for you through the hardware back button on Android and the back button in the title bar on iOS. If you want to force a back() programmatically you can call the back() method.

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| [options] | [*Ti.UI.Animation*](http://docs.appcelerator.com/titanium/latest/#!/api/Titanium.UI.Animation) | Animation dictionary or animation to apply when closing the window. |
| Returns | *boolean* | *true* if there was a window to close and *false* if the home or first window has been reached. |

For example, you could call this method from a back button in your window.

view:

```
<Alloy>
	<Window id="win1">
        <Button onClick="ButtonClick">Back</Button>
	</Window>
</Alloy>
```

controller:

```
function ButtonClick(e) {
    Alloy.Globals.navGroup.back();
}
```

### [home()](id:home)
Go back to the first window of the NavigationController, closing windows in the reverse order that they were put on the stack.

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| --------- | ---- | ----------- |
| [options] | [*Ti.UI.Animation*](http://docs.appcelerator.com/titanium/latest/#!/api/Titanium.UI.Animation) | Animation dictionary or animation to apply when closing the window. |
| Returns | *boolean* | *true* if there was a window to close and *false* if the home or first window has been reached. |

For example, you could call this method from a home button in your window.

view:

```
<Alloy>
	<Window id="win1">
        <Button onClick="ButtonClick">Home</Button>
	</Window>
</Alloy>
```

controller:

```
function ButtonClick(e) {
    Alloy.Globals.navGroup.home();
}
```

### [top](id:top)
Returns the topmost window on the stack. For example, you could set the title in the topmost window.

```
Alloy.Globals.navGroup.top.title = "Topmost Window";
```

### [length](id:length)
Returns the topmost window on the stack.

## Events
The NavigationGroup issues events that you can hook into using that standard Alloy *on* method.

| Event | Triggered |
| ----- | --------- |
| open | Emitted when a window is opened in the navigation group. |
| close | Emitted when a window is closed in the navigation group. |

Example:

```
Alloy.Globals.navGroup.on("close", function (e) {
	alert("Window closed.", e.source.title2hot))
```

## Future Work

* Support for other platforms like Mobile Web and Blackberry.


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Electric MINI E Laps Takes On the Nurburgring Ring
An electric-powered MINI E Race, a modified race-spec version of the standard MINI E, completed a lap of the legendary 20.8 km (12.9-mile) Nurburgring's North Course in a time of 09:51.45 minutes.
Driven by former DTM racer Thomas Jager, the MINI E, as expected, didn't exactly post a new Nurbugring record with its lap time, but scorching the track with the MINI E wasn't part of BMW's plan either.
Instead of showing off its sheer speed – or lack thereof – BMW used this test run to show that, despite being an electric car, the MINI E can still pull off a respectable time around the Nurburgring. The MINI E Race hit a top speed of 187 km/h (115.9 mph).
To put this in perspective, the internal combustion Cooper S gets around a minute quicker.
The MINI E Race was fitted with a special lightweight body and a roll cage in order to ensure optimum performance and safety on the track. And various other components, such as the suspension, brakes and tires, are also race specification.
Other than that, however, the car relies almost exclusively on the standard technical make-up of the MINI E. Powering the E Ray to its electric vehicle Nurburging record lap was a 150kW/204hp asynchronous electric motor powered by 5 088 lithium-ion cells. The control electronics and the software were reprogrammed to achieve an optimal driving performance for the Nurburgring's North Course. The power from the emission-free motor is channeled to the front wheels via a single-stage helical gearbox with a lengthened gear ratio.
Separately, the search is on for 20 drivers to take part in phase two of a pioneering trial to test the UK's first ever electric MINIs.
Phase one of the trial is currently underway, the first 20 MINI E pioneers took ownership of their electric MINIs in December 2009 and are due to hand them back in June.
People living in a triangular geographical area between Andover, Oxford and West London will be able to take part in the ground-breaking project and so interested drivers are being urged to fill out the online application form at www.electricMINI.co.uk.
The drivers chosen will be able to lease the two-seater cars from September 2010 for six months. Southern Electric will install a free home charging point for each car, as well as a network of public charging points, so the cars can be 'topped up' whilst drivers are out and about. The car can also be charged from a standard three pin socket.
The monthly lease fee will be £330 a month, including VAT, insurance* and maintenance (*subject to conditions). Thanks to the consortium being awarded part of a £25m fund by the British Government's Technology Strategy Board, this is £220 less than the standard monthly lease for this type of high tech car. The MINI E driver only pays for the electricity used – and obviously has no petrol costs. In addition MINI E drivers are eligible for other benefits like zero congestion charges in London.[wzslider height="400″ lightbox="true"]
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