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Difficulties encountered by public health workers in COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study based on five provinces
Zhicheng Du1 na1,
Hua You2 na1,
Huan Zhou3,
Xiaohui Wang4,
Jingdong Xu5,
Yan Li6,
Shan Li7,
Lina Ma5,
Jing Gu1 &
Yuantao Hao1
The aim of this study is to address the difficulties encountered by public health workers in the early and middle stages of their efforts to combat COVID-19, compare the gaps among different types of institutions, and identify shortcomings in epidemic control.
Using multi-stage sampling, a survey of public health workers involved in the prevention and control of COVID-19 was conducted from 18 February to 1 March 2020 through a self-administered questionnaire. These public health workers were from the primary health care center (defined as "primary-urban" and "primary-rural" for those in urban and rural areas, respectively) and the center for disease control and prevention (defined as "non-primary") in five provinces including Hubei, Guangdong, Sichuan, Jiangsu and Gansu, China.
A total of 9,475 public health workers were surveyed, of which 40.0 %, 27.0 % and 33.0 % were from the primary-rural, primary-urban and non-primary, respectively. The resources shortage were reported by 27.9 % participants, with the primary-rural being the worst affected (OR = 1.201, 95 %CI: 1.073–1.345). The difficulties in data processing were reported by 31.5 % participants, with no significant differences among institutions. The difficulties in communication and coordination were reported by 29.8 % participants, with the non-primary being the most serious (primary-rural: OR = 0.520, 95 %CI: 0.446–0.606; primary-urban: OR = 0.533, 95 %CI: 0.454–0.625). The difficulties with target audiences were reported by 20.2 % participants, with the primary-urban being the worst (OR = 1.368, 95 %CI: 1.199–1.560). The psychological distress were reported by 48.8 % participants, with no significant differences among institutions.
Psychological distress is the most serious problem in the prevention and control of COVID-19. Resources shortage in primary-rural, difficulties in communication and coordination in non-primary, and difficulties with target audiences in the primary-urban deserve attention. This study will provide scientific evidences for improving the national public health emergency management system, especially for reducing the urban-rural differences in emergency response capacity.
As of 12th April 2020, a total of 82,160 cases of COVID-19 had been diagnosed in China, and 3,341 cases had died [1]. By the date of 1st April 2020, the spread of COVID-19 in China has been basically interrupted [2]. All aspects of society and economy have been put to an unprecedented and severe test. As of 13th March 2020, China's investment in fighting the epidemic had reached 116.9 billion Chinese Yuan (≈ 16.9 billion US Dollar with the annual exchange rate in 2019 [3]), according to the State Council's joint prevention and control mechanism press conference [4].
As the COVID-19 was caused by a new coronavirus and spread extremely fast, the outbreak spread across the world in just a few months, with the number of infections and deaths rising rapidly. The medical manpower and material resources at the time were almost unable to cope with the sudden pandemic. Healthcare systems in all countries were under strain. As of 7th April 2020, the total number of medical staff assisting Hubei, China from other provinces has reached more than 42,600 [5]. There are also countless public health workers, community workers and volunteers who work on the front line of outbreak prevention and control.
In China, the main institutions providing public health services are Centers for Disease Prevention and Control (CDC), Health Education Centers (HEC) and Community Health Centers/stations (CHC). In the rural areas, the township health centers and village health clinics assume the responsibilities of community health service centers/stations in the urban areas. China's public health service system is a top-down system with multiple tiers. Of these, the city level and above are usually referred to as "non-primary", and the level below city as "primary". During the COVID-19 epidemic, the staff from the CDCs, HECs, and CHCs were mainly responsible for the prevention and control of the outbreak. These staff were defined as "public health workers" in our study, all of whom had a public health professional background or worked in public health and were paid by the government finance.
The public health workers are the important force in the fight against COVID-19 epidemic. They are responsible for carrying out zero-distance sampling and testing, epidemiological investigation, close contact tracing, outbreak analysis, disinfection of the public environment, and community prevention and control [6]. The COVID-19 epidemic, while a great stage victory, has also exposed shortcomings and deficiencies in our public health sectors. For example, President Xi pointed out that the first line of defence should be weaved tightly and firmly by strengthening primary capacity-building for prevention and control in rural and community areas. Some scholars have proposed that public health expenditure should be tilted towards backward areas, thereby narrowing the gap between urban and rural areas and regions in basic public health services and accelerating the process of equalization of basic public health services [7].
It is a major test for the national governance system and governance capacity to fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. In view of the shortcomings and deficiencies exposed by the epidemic,we should sum up the experience and learn from the lessons to tighten up the shortcomings, plug the loopholes and strengthen the weaknesses. The purpose of this study is to investigate the difficulties encountered by public health workers in the early and middle stages of the COVID-19 epidemic in China and compare between the primary and non-primary levels. This study will identify shortcomings in epidemic prevention and control, and to provide scientific evidences for improving the national public health emergency management system.
This study was a cross-sectional study design using a self-administered questionnaire from February 18 to March 1, 2020 in five provinces including Hubei, Guangdong, Sichuan, Jiangsu and Gansu. These five provinces are located in Central China, South China, West China, East China and North China, with a cumulative number of confirmed cases (as of February 25) of 65,187, 1,347, 531, 631 and 91, respectively. The geographic locations of the five provinces were showed in Figure S1. The study was conducted using multi-stage targeted sampling (according to the severity of the epidemic and urban/rural distribution), with 3–6 cities within each province, 3–6 districts and 5–12 streets or communes within each city. In the sampled administrative areas, the staff from the CDCs and HECs at provincial, city and district levels and primary health care institutions (including community health centers/stations, township health centers, and village health clinics) involved in the prevention and control of COVID-19 epidemic were surveyed for this study. The relationship bewteen different levels and types health institutes (e.g., CDC, HEC and CHC) in China were showed in Figure S2. We classified the surveyed institutions into 3 categories: CDCs and HECs (defined as "non-primary"), community health centers/stations in urban (defined as "primary-urban") and township health centers and village health clinics (defined as "primary-rural").
Inclusion criteria for the subjects of this study: (1) age 18 years and above; (2) public health workers involved in work related to COVID-19 outbreak prevention and control. This study distributed a web link containing the questionnaire via WeChat and QQ instant messenger. With the rigorous checking rules of network survey, the questionnaires we received were all valid. However, the response rate could not be computed as the population got the web link were unclear. All respondents were informed prior to the survey of the background, purpose, anonymity, and time required for the survey (approximately 8–12 min). A self-administered questionnaire was administered with the consent of the survey respondents. This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (No. 2020-012).
Survey content
This study investigated demographic characteristics, epidemic prevention efforts, health status, encountered difficulties, perceptions of the epidemic, and emotional psychology. The questionnaire was self-designed through literature reviews, in-depth interviews, and focus-group sessions (Table S1). The elements used in this study are demographic characteristics, encountered difficulties and psychological distress. Demographic characteristics include 5 pieces of information: age, gender, child status (presence or absence of children and age of youngest child), job title, and type of institution (primary-rural, primary-urban, and non-primary). The encountered difficulties also included 5 dimensions: resources shortage (5 entries), data processing (5 entries), communication and coordination (4 entries), target audience (3 entries), and psychological distress (4 entries). The encountered difficulties dimensions were multiple-choice except for the psychological distress dimension, which used a 5-point Likert scale (the higher the score, the more severe the situation). We evaluated each dimension comprehensively using bicategorical variables, with the psychological distress dimension set to 1 (more distress) if the mean score was 2.5 (half of the maximum score of 5) or higher, and 0 otherwise, and the other dimension set to 1 (more difficulties) if half or more of the number of items were checked, and 0 otherwise.
The institution type was used as a grouping variable. Continuous variables (i.e., age) were described as mean ± standard deviation (Mean ± SD), and ANOVA was used for between-group comparisons. Qualitative variables were described as frequencies (proportions or rates) and compared between groups using Fisher's exact test. In the comprehensive analysis of encountered difficulties, logistic regression was used with bicategorical variables as dependent variable, institution type as independent variable, and the demographic characteristics as covariates. In addtion, we used the generalized linear mixed-effects model including the province as the random effect to exclude the potential variance among the provinces. All the analyses were performed at P < 0.05 to indicate statistical significance.
Basic characteristics of study subjects
A total of 9475 questionnaires were collected in this study, all of which were valid. Among them, 3786(40.0 %) were from primary-rural, 2561(27.0 %) from primary-urban and 3128(33.0 %) from non-primary. The average age was 38.7 years, with primary-rural being the oldest (39.9 years) and primary-urban being the youngest (36.4 years). The average percentage of females was 64.4 %, with the highest percentage in primary-rural (78.25 %) and the lowest percentage in non-primary (58.12 %). The average percentage of those without children or with children at primary level and below was 63.73 %, with the highest percentage in primary-urban (77.20 %) and the lowest in primary-rural (53.01 %). The average percentage of primary and below titles was 61.45 %, with the highest in primary-rural (77.79 %) and the lowest in non-primary (45.62 %). The differences in the above variables among the three groups were statistically significant (all P < 0.001). (Table 1)
Table 1 Basic characteristics of the study subjects
Resources shortage
We found that public health workers encounter multiple resource deficiencies in their work. Resources shortage were reported for protective gear (87.4 %), own skills (38.5 %), manpower (47.1 %), funding (20.3 %) and reagents (8.0 %). In particular, non-primary had a higher rate of reporting inadequate manpower and reagents than the primary (all P < 0.01), and conversely, the primary had a higher rate of reporting inadequate protective equipment (P < 0.001). Comparing the two types of the primary institutions found that primary-urban had a higher rate of reporting inadequate protective equipment (P = 0.009), while primary-rural had a higher rate of reporting inadequate own skills, manpower, funding and reagents (all P < 0.01). Among the protective equipment, deficiencies were reported, in descending order, for N95 masks (80.5 %), medical surgical masks (80.4 %), protective clothing (77.5 %), medical goggles (57.0 %), medical alcohol (47.9 %), forehead thermometers (43.6 %) and gloves (37.3 %). (Table 2)
Table 2 Resources shortage between primary and non-primary institutions
We found that public health workers encountered difficulties in data processing in their work. The reported encountered difficulties in data processing were: excessive documentation (63.8 %), cumbersome and time-consuming data filling (49.8 %), cumbersome and time-consuming work accounts (36.9 %), time-consuming transmission of information (25.7 %) and inconvenient transmission of documents (14.4 %). Among them, non-primary had a higher rate of reporting encountered difficulties such as cumbersome and time-consuming data filling, time-consuming information reporting and inconvenient document information transmission than the primary (all P < 0.01). Comparing the two types of primary institutions found no statistical difference in the reported rate of encountered difficulties in data processing. (Table 3)
Table 3 Difficulties in data processing, communication and coordination, and target audiences between primary and non-primary institutions
Communication and coordination
We found that public health workers encounter a variety of hard situations in their communication and coordination work. Difficulties in communication and coordination were reported as poor inter-agency coordination (35.3 %), poor intra-departmental coordination (28.1 %), unclear assignments from superiors (18.4 %), and unclear overtime incentive system (40.6 %). Of these, all of the above encountered difficulties were higher reported by non-primary compared with the primary-rural and primary-urban (all P < 0.001). Comparing the two types of primary institutions found that primary-urban had a higher rate of reporting encountered difficulties with poor intra-departmental coordination (P < 0.001). (Table 3)
We found that outbreak prevention and control workers encounter a variety of hard situations with the target audience they work with. The rates of reported difficulties with target audience were: uncooperative (40.1 %), verbal abuse/intimidation by work targets (13.7 %), and concerns about survey reliability (36.0 %). Of these, non-primary had a higher rate of reporting concerns about survey reliability than the primary (P < 0.001). Comparing the two types of primary institutions found that primary-urban had a higher rate of reporting difficulties with uncooperative and verbal abuse/intimidation by work targets (P < 0.001). (Table 3)
We found that the public health workers encountered multiple situations of psychological distress in their work. The levels of each type of psychological distress were: being treated differently at work (2.4 points), feeling aggrieved at work (2.6 points), family members not understanding (1.9 points) and worrying about routine work outside of the epidemic (2.6 points). Among them, non-primary had higher levles of being treated differently at work and feeling aggrieved at work than the primary (both P < 0.001). While the primary had higher levels of worrying about routine work outside of the epidemic (P = 0.003). Comparing the two types of primary institutions found that primary-urban had a higher rate of reporting distress with family members not understanding (P = 0.002), and primary-rural had a higher rate of reporting distress with worrying about routine work outside of the epidemic (P = 0.003). (Table 4)
Table 4 Psychological distress between primary and non-primary institutions
Comprehensive analysis
All five dimensions of encountered difficulties were reported at a relative high rate (20.2-48.8 %). The difference in reporting rates were statistically significant among institutions for resources shortage, coordination and communication, and target audience. Of these, resources shortage was more frequently reported in primary-rural (OR = 1.201, 95 %CI: 1.073–1.345); Difficulties in communication and coordination in non-primary were reported at higher rates (primary-rural: OR = 0.520, 95 %CI: 0.446–0.606, primary-urban: OR = 0.533, 95 %CI: 0.454–0.625); Primary-rural reported higher rates in difficulties with target audience (OR = 1.368, 95 %CI: 1.199–1.560). Consistent results were obtianed from the generalized linear mixed-effects models. (Table 5)
Table 5 Comparative analysis of the five dimensions of encountered difficulties between primary and non-primary institutions
This study, based on a survey of 9,475 public health workers, explored possible shortcomings in the early and middle stages of major outbreak prevention and control work, and found that the highest reporting rate was psychological distress (48.8 %), the middle reporting rate was data processing (31.25 %), communication and coordination (29.8 %) and resource shortage (27.9 %), and the lowest reporting rate was target audience (20.2 %). A comparative analysis among different institutions found higher rates of resources shortage in primary-rural, higher rates of communication and coordination in non-primary, and higher rates of target audience in primary-urban.
The mental health problems of public health workers cannot be ignored. The psychological distress was found as the most serious in this study, with a reporting rate of nearly half (48.8 %). And there was no variation among institutions, suggesting that despite the differences in the content of outbreak prevention and control work in different institutions, all faced high levels of psychological distress. Mental health problems of clinical staff in outbreak prevention and control have raised concern [8]. This study found that the mental health problems of public health workers are also of concern, and further explored their specific sources of distress, such as: being treated differently at work, feeling aggrieved at work, family members not understanding and worrying about routine work outside the epidemic. Li et al. found a higher reported rate of depression (21.3 %) and anxiety (19.0 %) among the public health workers in COVID-19 epidemic [9]. The mental health impact of the first wave of COVID-19 pandemic on Spanish healthcare workers were also reported with a prevalence of 28.1 % in major depressive Dissorder [10]. Similarly, 28.4 % healthcare workers in Spain were found with a medium–high emotional load or extreme acute stress [11]. These psychological distresses directly affect epidemic prevention on the one hand, and pose mental health hazards to staff on the other. In the future, the comprehensive protection of public health workers should be improved [12], and humanistic care should be strengthened so that they can work with peace of mind and efficiency [13]. In addition, the current psychological intervention for epidemic workers focuses on clinical health care staff, and the psychological relief and intervention for public health workers cannot be ignored.
The problem of resources shortage in primary-rural is of concern. The resources shortage problem found in this study is serious (27.9 % reporting rate) and the highest reporting rate in primary-rural, suggesting that resources allocation in primary-rural needs to be optimized in the early and middle stages of epidemic. Moreover, a previous study showed that at least 70 % healthcare workers reported a lack of personal protective equipment including gown coverall suits, N95 masks, and face shields [14]. Admittedly, the resources shortage in China occurred mainly in the early stage of epidemic. Because with the development of the epidemic, the capacity and transfer of epidemic prevention materials work in an orderly manner, which gradually ensure that China's reserve materials are sufficient. Resources shortage was mainly manifested in insufficient emergency material reserves and the capacity of health emergency response teams needs to be improved. Government financial support for health emergencies should be increased and the allocation of resources for health emergencies optimized. Vulnerable areas with relatively insufficient financial support (e.g., the primary-rural identified in this study) are often the focus of health emergency work. The introduction, training and training of health emergency staff should be strengthened, and drills and training in on-site epidemiological investigation are important ways to improve health emergency response capacity [15].
Difficulties in communication and coordination in non-primary institutions need attention. The difficulties in communication and coordination found in this study are serious (the reporting rate is 29.8 %), and the highest reporting rate is found in non-primary, suggesting that the reform of China's CDC institutions needs to pay attention to information communication and transportation coordination. As the core backbone of the public health network, the work of CDC institutions involves more communication and coordination. Difficulties in communication and coordination are mainly manifested in unclear overtime incentive system and poor communication between and within departments, which will directly affect the implementation of epidemic prevention and control and its effectiveness. To address difficulties in communication and coordination, we should put the staff overtime incentive performance programs [16] and the multi-departmental joint prevention and control mechanisms at different levels [17] into the construction of the emergency system for public health emergencies.
Difficulties with target audiences in primary-urban were relatively prominent. The difficulties with target audiences found in this study were relatively serious (the reporting rate is 20.2 %), and the reporting rate is highest in primary-urban, suggesting that the focus of public education on public health in China should be on primary-urban. Difficulties with target audiences are mainly manifested in concerns about the reliability of the survey and the uncooperative, which will directly affect the effect of blocking the transmission route and protecting vulnerable groups in epidemic prevention and control. In order to address the difficulties with target audiences, vigorous efforts should be made to promote community awareness of public health and emergency work, so that the community can understand the relevant work, reduce misunderstandings and promote prevention and control work. For key populations with a lower level of education, we should use appropriate methods to publicize and popularize core information on the prevention and control of infectious diseases, cultivate their good hygiene habits and healthy lifestyles, and raise the overall population's awareness of the prevention and control of infectious diseases [18].
There are limitations to this study. First, the multi-stage sampling according to geographic distribution and the severity of the epidemic may be subject to selection bias, leading to an increased risk of extrapolating the findings to other parts of the country. Second, this study used a self-administered questionnaire, which may be subject to reporting bias. Third, this study was a cross-sectional survey and it cannot yet be assumed that the shortcomings identified were only in the context of preventing and controlling the COVID-19 epidemic.
In summary, China's epidemic prevention and control personnel have played an important role in the fight against the COVID-19 epidemic. We found that the most serious in the prevention and control work was psychological distress. The resources shortage in primary-rural, the difficulties in communication and coordination in non-primary, and the difficulties with target audiences in primary-urban were worthy of attention. This study will provide a scientific basis for improving the national public health emergency management system, especially for reducing the urban-rural disparity in emergency response capacity.
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We thank all public health workers who completed the survey and all the agencies that coordinated the research sites.
This work was supported by the Sun Yat-sen University 2020 "Three Major" Construction Major Scientific Research Projects Cultivation Project.
Zhicheng Du and Hua You contributed equally to this manuscript.
School of Public Health, Global Health Institute, Key Laboratory of Tropical Disease Control, Sun Yat-sen University, 510080, Guangzhou, China
Zhicheng Du, Jing Gu & Yuantao Hao
School of Public Health, Nanjing Medical University, 210000, Nanjing, China
Hua You
West China School of Public Health, West China Fourth Hospital, Sichuan University, 610000, Chengdu, China
Huan Zhou
School of Public Health, Lanzhou University, 730000, Lanzhou, China
Xiaohui Wang
Hubei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 430097, Wuhan, China
Jingdong Xu & Lina Ma
Guangzhou Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 510440, Guangzhou, China
Yan Li
Zigong Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 643000, Zigong, China
Shan Li
Zhicheng Du
Jingdong Xu
Lina Ma
Jing Gu
Yuantao Hao
JG, YH, and ZD conceived the research questions, designed the quesionnaire, assembled the team of collaborators, and conducted quality control. HY, HZ, XW, JX, YL, SL and LM coordinated the field work and collected data. ZD conducted the statistical analysis. ZD and JG drafted the manuscript. YH revised the manuscript and gave scientific comments. ZD and JG finalized the manuscript. All authors assisted in questionnaire design, data collection, data interpretation, and gave comments to intellectual content of the manuscript. The author(s) read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Jing Gu.
This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University (No. 2020-012). All methods were carried out in accordance with relevant guidelines and regulations. All participants were informed of the background, aims, anonymous nature and length of the survey. Participants were well informed that completing the questionnaire signified their informed consent. The informed consent was obtained from all participants.
Du, Z., You, H., Zhou, H. et al. Difficulties encountered by public health workers in COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-sectional study based on five provinces. BMC Health Serv Res 21, 656 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-06699-4
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Harry's punt return TD pulls Arizona State past USC 38-35
N'Keal Harry takes the OBJ catch to the next level (0:16)
Arizona State WR N'Keal Harry makes a one-handed catch that leaves the commentators speechless. (0:16)
LOS ANGELES -- Arizona State wide receiver N'Keal Harry still has work to do deciding when to catch a punt, when to signal for a fair catch and when to let the ball bounce.
Fortunately for the Sun Devils, it is a correction Harry won't make until next week.
Harry scored on a 92-yard punt return and Arizona State defeated Southern California 38-35 on Saturday.
"I was just trying to make something happen," said Harry, who also caught a 44-yard touchdown pass. "I noticed there wasn't a lot of room in the middle of the field so I just tried to get it outside, and there's no way I'm scoring without the blocking of my teammates, no way."
Eno Benjamin rushed for 185 yards and two touchdowns as the Sun Devils ended the Trojans' 19-game home winning streak, the second-longest active mark in the FBS. Manny Wilkins threw a touchdown pass and rushed for another, helping Arizona State (4-4, 2/3 Pac-12) win their fourth conference road game over the past four seasons.
Harry put Arizona State up 31-28 with 2:54 left in the third quarter after fielding the punt inside his own 10-yard line and eventually reversing field back to the 2. It was a decision that even his quarterback wasn't sure Harry should have made, only for the junior to cut to his right and find a lane down USC's sideline for the first Arizona State punt return for a touchdown since Oct. 22, 2016, when Tim White scored against Washington State.
"The punt return, everybody on the sideline was yelling, `Don't catch it. Don't catch it. Don't catch it.' And then he made an extraordinary play happen, and that's what he does," Wilkins said. "For him to come out and play the way he did and the ferocity he played with, I'm impressed with him."
Harry added a spectacular one-handed catch in the fourth quarter to flip field position after USC (4-4, 3-3) passed on a 38-yard field goal that would have tied the game at 31 with 10:16 remaining and running back Aca'Cedric Ware was stopped short on fourth-and-1 at the Arizona State 20.
"There really wasn't too much going through my mind," said Harry, who had four receptions for 95 yards. "The only way I could even get to that ball was one hand stretching out and I just happened to come down with the ball."
Redshirt freshman Jack Sears threw for 235 yards and two touchdowns in his first career start for USC, which had not lost at home since Clay Helton took over as interim coach midway through 2015. Michael Pittman Jr. had two touchdown receptions, and Tyler Vaughns threw a touchdown pass, caught a touchdown and returned a punt for a touchdown.
After a poor first quarter in which he completed one pass and lost a fumble on an option pitch, setting up Benjamin's first touchdown run, Sears was 20 of 27 passing for 213 yards over the final three quarters.
"He's playing his first college game today, so it's pretty good that he settled in the second half," said Pittman, who had six receptions for 90 yards. "Most guys don't settle in until their third or fourth game, so credit to him for stepping up big time."
Sears threw a 52-yard touchdown pass to Vaughns with 35 seconds remaining after Wilkins kept the ball on third-and-short for a 45-yard touchdown run to make it 38-28. Harry recovered the subsequent onside kick attempt.
Arizona State: Harry is the most talented receiver in the Pac-12, and possibly all of college football. Despite being the focus of USC's defensive game plan, Harry still made his mark by brushing aside cornerback Ajene Harris for his sixth touchdown catch of the season. And the punt return that won the game for Arizona State was simply jaw-dropping in its audaciousness.
USC: The heat is on for Helton. Fans made their displeasure with the erratic offense, inconsistent defense and penalty-prone special teams known by leaving plenty of seats at the Coliseum empty. It's not unreasonable to think the Trojans could become the highest-profile vacancy on the coaching carousel after winning the Pac-12 last season.
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It was no surprise to Arizona State's Herm Edwards that the outcome came down to the final possession, as six of his first eight games as a college head coach have been decided by seven points or fewer. Edwards was pleased to see his young team get their second win in a one-possession game, especially after USC scored three touchdowns in a row to take a 28-24 lead in the third quarter. "It's par for how we've played," Edwards said.
PRIMARY CONCERN
USC started the game with only two healthy safeties available, with senior Marvell Tell III not available after sustaining a stinger during the week. Harris started at safety and continued to play there extensively after freshman Talanoa Hufanga broke his collarbone, leaving redshirt sophomore C.J. Pollard as the last available scholarship safety.
Arizona: Host No. 23 Utah on Saturday.
USC: At Oregon State on Saturday.
More AP college football: https://apnews.com/tag/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP-Top25
With Larry Scott's tenure coming to an end, what's next for Pac-12?
Kyle Bonagura reports on Larry Scott's tenure as Pac-12 commissioner coming to an end this June after an 11-year run.
Larry Scott's 11-year run as Pac-12 commissioner to end in June
Larry Scott's 11-year run as Pac-12 commissioner will end in June, the conference said Wednesday night.
Oklahoma State Cowboys' Mike Gundy among 6 in Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame class
Oklahoma State football coach Mike Gundy will join Roy Clymer, Stacey Dales, Dan Hays, Robert Kalsu and Gene Stephenson as inductees into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2021.
Henry To'o To'o among 4 Tennessee football players to enter portal after Jeremy Pruitt firing
Henry To'o To'o, a former SEC All-Freshman linebacker who started 22 games for the Tennessee Volunteers over the past two seasons, was among four Vols to enter the transfer portal on Wednesday.
Antonio Pierce named Arizona State Sun Devils' solo defensive coordinator; Marvin Lewis stays on staff
Antonio Pierce has been named Arizona State's sole defensive coordinator, in a move that also will see Marvin Lewis remain on staff as special assistant to coach Herm Edwards.
Pete Kwiatkowski leaving Washington Huskies to become defensive coordinator for Texas Longhorns, sources say
Pete Kwiatkowski, who has served as defensive coordinator at Washington since 2014, will be hired to the same role at Texas under head coach Steve Sarkisian, sources told ESPN.
All College Football News
2020 Pac-12 Conference Standings
Washington 3-1 3-1
Stanford 4-2 4-2
Oregon 3-2 4-3
Oregon State 2-5 2-5
California 1-3 1-3
Washington State 1-3 1-3
USC 5-0 5-1
Colorado 3-1 4-2
Utah 3-2 3-2
Arizona State 2-2 2-2
UCLA 3-4 3-4
Arizona 0-5 0-5

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E-commerce gets the highest consumer satisfaction rating
The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) report from ForeSee Results and the University of Michigan indicates e-retail received a customer satisfaction score of 84 out of a possible 100 in 2003, making it the highest scoring e-commerce category measured for the study. Other categories under the e-commerce umbrella experienced greater growth, however.
By ZDNet Editors for IT Facts | February 20, 2004 -- 10:12 GMT (02:12 PST) | Topic: Tech Industry
The latest American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) report from ForeSee Results and the University of Michigan indicates e-retail received a customer satisfaction score of 84 out of a possible 100 in 2003, making it the highest scoring e-commerce category measured for the study. Other categories under the e-commerce umbrella experienced greater growth, however. Online auctions displayed the highest growth since 2000 at 8.3%, and satisfaction with e-brokerages rose the most (4.1%) of any other e-commerce category between 2002 and 2003. The following e-retail sites ranked the highest: Amazon.com, BN.com, Buy.com, 1-800-Flowers.


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The Role of The Catholic University in the 21st Century
by St. Mary's University
Wed, February 16, 2022
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM MST
St. Mary's University
McGivney Hall- M100
14500 Banniser Road S.E.
Calgary, AB T2X 1Z4
2021-22 Catholic Women's League Annual Lecture in Catholic Studies at St. Mary's University
The core of a Catholic University is its intellectual and faith life. However, Catholic colleges and universities in the 21st century face vexing challenges: a growing secularism and careerism among students, an increasing number of students who no longer have a religious affiliation (so-called "none's"), a "hyper-specialization" among faculty, an epistemology of relativism within disciplinary thought, and a diminishing focus on Mission and Catholic Identity. Faced with these challenges, Catholic colleges and universities wrestle with the question of how to maintain a robust and distinct Catholic identity that will prevail across the institution.
This panel discussion will discuss the purpose of a Catholic university and how it is distinct from secular/non-Catholic institutions. It will also explore how the Catholic Intellectual Tradition (characterized by rigorous intellectual inquiry and with rich roots in the past) can serve as a creative guide for transforming Catholic higher education in the 21st century.
Panelists will include:
•	Fr. Dennis Holtschneider, CM (President, Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities). Prominent in the field of Catholic higher education, Fr. Holtschneider previously served as president of DePaul University in Chicago (the largest Catholic university in the United States), from 2004 to 2017. A frequent speaker, consultant, and writer on issues facing colleges and universities, he has served on the boards of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, the American Council on Education, and the ACCU, which he chaired from 2010 to 2012. He currently chairs the Niagara University Board of Trustees and the Institute of Advanced Catholic Studies at the University of Southern California.
For more information, visit: https://www.accunet.org/president
•	Dr. Michael W. Higgins (Principal of St. Mark's College and President of Corpus Christi College, University of British Columbia in Vancouver). An experienced academic leader, celebrated author and lecturer, Dr. Higgins previously was the Distinguished Professor of Catholic Thought at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Connecticut, President and Vice-Chancellor of St. Jerome's University at the University of Waterloo and St. Thomas University in Fredericton, New Brunswick. In addition to being a prolific scholar, Dr. Higgins is a regular contributor to The Globe and Mail, Commonweal, The Tablet, and the Literary Review of Canada, and he is a frequent commentator for both the CBC and CTV networks.
For more information, visit: https://corpuschristi.ca/cc-news/dr-michael-w-higgins-new-interim-president-and-vice-chancellor/
•	Dr. Norman Knowles (Professor of History, St. Mary's University). One of the original full-time faculty hired at St. Mary's University, Dr. Knowles is widely recognized as one of the leading scholars of Canada's cultural and religious history. Among his many published books and essays is Winds of Change: A History of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Calgary since 1968.
For more information, visit: https://stmu.ca/dr-norman-knowles/
Dr. Peter Baltutis (Associate Professor of History and Religious Studies and the Catholic Women's League Chair for Catholic Studies at St. Mary's University) will host evening and serve as moderator. https://stmu.ca/dr-peter-baltutis/
**Important Disclaimer**
Attendees must provide proof of full vaccination against COVID 19 or a privately-sourced negative rapid test result administered within 72 hours of the event.
Campus community members who cannot establish that they are fully vaccinated or who have not obtained a valid medical exemption before November 1 will NOT be permitted on our campus, unless they provide proof of a privately – sourced negative rapid test results that has been administered 72-hours before visiting campus.
Organizer St. Mary's University
Organizer of The Role of The Catholic University in the 21st Century
St. Mary's University is an independent Catholic liberal arts university located on a historic site in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Our students are inspired to combine academics with a passionate commitment to ethics, social justice and respect for diversity of opinion and belief.
The Role of The Catholic University in the 21st Century at St. Mary's University
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This paper covers algorithms, programming techniques, logic & data representation.
Whether you want to discover the secrets of the universe or you want to pursue a career in the 21st century, basic computer programming is an essential skill to learn.


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12 gift ideas made by Alberta-based NAIT grads
Supporting Alberta businesses during the holidays has never been easier
Each year, techlifetoday.ca turns the traditional 12 days of Christmas into something, well, much more practical. Rather than suggesting partridges in pear trees or lords a-leaping, we scour our stories for ideas and items that will surprise and delight everyone on your list.
The added benefit: doing so means supporting local entrepreneurs. Whether it's food, drink, books, an experience or something else that's fun and unique, every item on this year's list is the product of NAIT grads in Alberta.
Watch this page between Dec. 6 and 21 for a new way each day to show your appreciation and affection, and to impress recipients with your – and our grads' – creativity and thoughtfulness.
Day 1: Some of Canada's best baking
Sure, that's a lofty (and, yes, perhaps unverifiable) claim, but treat the office or family to a box of goodies from bakeries popping up across Edmonton and see if they disagree.
Consider filled croissants from Chocorrant, elegant tarts from La Boule Patisserie and Bakery, a fabulous cake from Sugared and Spiced, or anything else on offer from these shops, all of them run by NAIT grads featured in the fall 2017 issue of techlife.
Enjoy the snacks – and your bolstered popularity.
Day 2: Hockey sticks specially designed for kids
Once, setting a kid up with a hockey stick was a 3-step process: buy stick at sports shop; measure and cut; watch kid struggle with stick, game after game.
When Dan Pilling (Marketing '95) and 2 fellow hockey dads realized why that process was ruining the fun, they decided to create a line of properly sized and carefully engineered junior sticks. Raven Hockey was born, and minor hockey was changed.
Change your kid's game, too, and save any trimming for the Christmas tree.
Day 3: A serious sweat
For those curious but nervous about group exercise classes, Sweat Crawl may be the plunge you're looking to take.
Modelled on the pub crawl (extremely loosely, given the absence of alcohol and lack of sitting around), the event is run by Personal Fitness Trainer student Zaq Thompson, who accompanies and supports participants through diverse classes at 3 locations. It's a trial by fitness that helps participants overcome that fear of exercise classes or gives seasoned attendees a fun new challenge.
Go big on your 2018 fitness resolutions – watch for crawls Thompson is now planning for January.
Day 4: Time together over a great meal
Sometimes, the best thing you can give is your time.
Why not combine that with a meal at one of the best restaurants in the country?
Edmonton's independent restaurant community is fast becoming one of the darlings of Canada's food scene. At many of these establishments, NAIT grads set the menus that dazzle diners.
Give a gift card or extend an invitation, using our guide to help you choose a spot. Given the variety, that may not be easy, but it's certainly part of the fun.
Day 5: A great escape (room)
Put a new spin on "getting out more" with a past-time that has recently captured Edmonton's attention. Escape rooms are live-action puzzles with a time limit. Succeed in finding a way to unlock the door and freedom and bragging rights are yours.
"It's a smaller time commitment than going to a movie, and … it gives you the chance to interact with friends in a way you normally wouldn't," says Pamela Woolger (Finance '05), a co-owner at Escape City with her husband Dave (Architectural Technology '05).
Why not test your collective problem-solving skills with friends or family this Christmas with a gift card? Be sure to book ahead.
Day 6: High-quality caffeine
There's an art to the perfect cup of coffee, and it starts well before you open that bag and breathe in its eye-opening aroma.
Dominic Ries (Cooking '89) and his wife Tracy know that, which is part of the reason they started Catfish Coffee Roasters.
The pair brings in select beans roughly every 6 weeks and slowly roasts them to perfection at their Edmonton-based operation.
Order Catfish coffee online or grab a bag or a cup at shops and cafes listed in this article, where you can also brush up on your coffee knowledge, thanks to Ries.
Day 7: Music from a maverick
Give the Christmas carols a rest and spin a disc from one of the biggest names in Edmonton hip hop: Arlo Maverick.
A.k.a. Marlon Wilson, Maverick (Marketing '02) recently earned an Edmonton Music Award and toured internationally on the strength of his latest release, Maybe Tomorrow.
Maverick has the depth and hooks to rival rappers across Canada – and to open listeners' ears to a local music scene that's well worth their attention. A perfect pick for any music lover and supporter of homegrown talent.
Day 8: Jewelry from BulletProof
With Bulletproof Jewelry, Carter Buchanan's goal was to make something beautiful out of something that people might consider inherently ugly: bullets.
He may have hit his target. Today, his company is his main source of income as he continues his studies at the JR Shaw School of Business. It also gives a portion of its proceeds to charity.
Get people talking this Christmas with some locally made, high-calibre bling. Choose from handmade earrings, pendants, tie clips and cufflinks, all made from spent bullet casings and, in some items, Swarovski crystals.
Day 9: Beer from Bent Stick
Bent Stick's approach to brewing is simple, explains co-owner Kurtis Jensen (Electronics Engineering Technology '05): "We're trying to brew beer for us and then sell the other 700 litres to somebody else."
That means the Edmonton-based microbrewery – made up of 4 former homebrewers, Jensen included – produces a variety of accessible but innovative small-batch beers. Gift a beer lover with locally made ale and help support the Edmonton chapter of Alberta's craft beer boom.
Find it in stores across the province.
Day 10: Kindness and positive actions
NAIT grads don't have a monopoly on kind gestures and good deeds but they do have a sense of the positive impact those can have on others.
Honorary degree recipient CJ Woods outlined 7 of these in his address to graduates at NAIT's 2014 convocation, including:
listen to people
show gratitude
and 4 more!
They're good to give year-round, of course, but as far as Christmas gifts go, they're some of the easiest to share and always deeply appreciated.
Day 11: Talking Music 2
Holger Petersen (Radio and Television '70) returns with Talking Music 2, a second collection of his own interviews with the biggest names in roots and blues music.
Over the years, the long-time CBC and CKUA radio host has chatted with scores of legendary musicians, including B.B. King, Steve Miller and Ronnie Hawkins.
The conversations are candid and fascinating, and deftly guided by one of Canada's leading experts in the roots and blues genre. A perfect gift for any serious music fan.
Day 12: Float therapy
Once the baking is finished, dinners are cooked, presents are opened and the glitter of the season finally settles, how are you going to unwind?
Float therapy might be one way.
Modern Gravity has redefined total relaxation in its spa-like, central Edmonton facility. Slip into a warm, salt-water bath and be completely cut off from the distractions of the world, while benefiting from the physiological and psychological benefits of floating.
Give a gift card as a present or buy one for yourself. After all that work, you deserve it.
Shop local, and give something unique, thanks to our alumni
https://www.techlifetoday.ca/articles/2017/nait-christmas-gift-guide-2017
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12 unique and useful gifts made by NAIT grads
Techlifetoday guide to a happy holiday season
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Alessandro de' Medici, född 1510, död 1537, var regerande hertig av Florens från 1531 till 1537 ur Medicéernas ätt; han var också författare.

de' Medici har kallats för "il Moro" (moren) på grund av sitt utseende. Hans mörka hudfärg bestreds under många år, delvis på grund av att många adelsätter i Italien och Europa är hans ättlingar.

Biografi
de' Medici var den förste hertigen av Florens, och den förste Medici som formellt blev monark i Florens.

Han var formellt illegitim son till Lorenzo II de' Medici och den mörkhyade tjänarinnan eller slaven Simonetta da Collevecchio, men den biologiska fadern tros vara Clemens VII.

de' Medici var gift med Margareta av Parma men dog utan legitima arvingar och efterträddes av en avlägsen släkting. Han fick däremot två barn med sin älskarinna Taddea Malaspina: Giulio de' Medici (1533/37–1600) och Giulia de' Medici (1535–ca 1588).

Lönnmord
Han lönnmördades den 6 januari 1537 av en avlägsen kusin, Lorenzino de' Medici, vilken i sin tur mördades 1548. Orsaken till lönnmordet är oklart.

Källor

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 The Black Prince of Florence: The Spectacular Life and Treacherous World of Alessandro de' Medici av Catherine Fletcher (2016 ) på Goodreads.

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Logitech Unveils New Harmony Touch Universal Remote Control
By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted October 4, 2012 at 12:22PM
Logitech's line of Harmony universal remote controls are some of the most popular universal remotes out there. The Harmony line is notable for being easy to program rather than having to type in long numerical codes for devices. Logitech has announced a new addition to its Harmony line of...
Hardware, Audio-Video, Gadgets
Is there a savant inside all of us?
There are so few confirmed cases — perhaps 30 in the world – that plausible explanations are hard to come by. Take Orlando Serrell, a 44-year-old from Virginia who was hit on the head by a baseball as a boy, and later found he could do complicated calculations and remember the...
Facebook Hits Billionth User
Facebook has reached a striking if inevitable milestone -- its active user base is now a billion strong, up from 900 million in April just before its IPO -- and it's commemorating that achievement with a brand ad designed to both celebrate those who log on every day and to spread the...
Quick Note: Nokia Partners with Oracle for Maps
Nokia is making deals with all sorts of companies for the use of its mapping technology Navteq, and Oracle is the latest to jump on the bandwagon. Not many details are known about the Nokia/Oracle partnership other than the fact that it wasonference. Oracle is planning to add Nokia's...
Who is the next Steve Jobs (and is there one)?
CNN: It's a loaded question, one with no clear answer. But in the year since Apple's co-founder and visionary CEO died, it's been asked in tech circles over and over: Who is the next Steve Jobs? There's one easy response. It's safe to say that no figure in the tech industry will...
The iPad Mini Will Be Less of Everything
By Oleg Mitskaniouk, Victor Oshiro | Posted October 2, 2012 at 11:03AM
Ukrainianiphone.com reports to have obtained parts for the upcoming iPad mini. The parts, labeled in the gallery above, according to the Russian-language website, were from a source who visited the factory in Asia. Notables include the plastic spacer bars, which Apple has traditionally used...
Mobile, Apple, Gadgets
The Most Common iPhone 5 Glitches and Their Fixes
By Victor Oshiro | Posted October 2, 2012 at 10:55AM
Reports of problems with the iPhone 5 continue. This is probably why I always wait for the second edition of a phone from Apple before jumping in. A couple of fixes are in this article and it leads to other articles with more fixes.
The Kindle Paperwhite Is A Reader's Dream
TechCrunch: The latest e-ink Kindle, the Paperwhite, is a beautiful device, plays catch-up, and arguably surpasses the Nook Simple Touch with Glowlight. The device is as small and compact as the previous Kindle and yet is more completely featureless. Like the Nook Simple Touch, Amazon has...
Mobile, Gadgets
Audio Reproduction Systems
By William "Bill" Yaple | Posted September 30, 2012 at 12:35AM
Ever wanted to know all about audio reproduction, but were afraid to ask? Do Watts and SPL sound like terms normal people would never use in public? You're in luck! The head audio geek at TargetPC, or Bill as I'm known to some, has decided to put fingers to the keyboard to demystify the...
Hardware, Audio-Video
How Social Network Gaming Forgot About the Gamers
By Victor Oshiro | Posted September 29, 2012 at 03:04PM
I think I was a pretty typical Facebook adopter when I joined three years ago. Having always been a gamer I became interested in the games people were playing in their social network circles. Seemed cool and there were even news stories on NPR and television about games like Farmville so I...
A Week With the iPhone 5
Posted September 29, 2012 at 02:27PM
Gizmodo: The iPhone hasn't been the only interesting or worthwhile phone for some time now—the Galaxy III and the Lumia 920 and the HTC One X all have a hint of glory—but there's no doubt it's the most venerable by a longshot. Apple's is the It Phone, and you or someone you know is going to...
Xi3 goes the crowdfunding route for future X3A, X7A modular PCs
By Oleg Mitskaniouk | Posted September 29, 2012 at 02:20PM
Engadget: Xi3 has been one of the more inventive PC builders in the field, designing its Modular Computers in the belief that small, more upgradable desktops are the way of the future. The company is planning two new systems to further that dream, the X3A and X7A, but it wants our help: it's...
Samsung wins reconsideration of Galaxy Tab sales ban
The injunction was put in place ahead of a month-long trial that pitted iPhone maker Apple Inc against Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in a closely watched legal battle that ended with a resounding victory for Apple last month on many of its patent violation claims. The decision comes just a...
Building a 'live Google Earth'
By Adel Khalaf | Posted September 29, 2012 at 02:04PM
Fourteen years ago, in November 1998, I stood on a low mound overlooking the bleak Kazakhstan steppe. It was early morning. The ground was covered in a light dusting of snow and a bitter wind tore across the cracked concrete, flattening the surrounding scrappy clumps of grass.
Read full...
The decaying web and our disappearing history
What's most vulnerable, rather, is the network of living connections into which social media is a window: the nexus of sources, resources, sounds, images and updates that together constitute the stuff of many millions of people's daily experience. One commercial firm may well be able to sell...
Social,
Apple CEO apologizes for Maps flaws, recommends rivals
Apple Inc Chief Executive Tim Cook apologized Friday to customers frustrated with glaring errors in its new Maps service and, in an unusual move for the consumer giant, directed them to rival services such as Google Inc's Maps instead.
The rare apology follows Apple's launch of its own...
Wi-Fi: are there any health risks?
This is a question that comes up from time to time, and the short answer is no. In fact, we could rephrase your question and pretend that you'd asked about baby alarms, radio-controlled cars, cordless (DECT) phones, Bluetooth headsets, security alarms and loads of other things that operate in...
Mobile, Science
AMD attempts to shape review content with staged release of info
TechReport: We've been reviewing tech products for 13 years. During that time, the basic agreement between the reviewer and the company whose product is up for review hasn't fundamentally changed--until today. AMD is attempting to re-write the rules in a way that grants it a measure of editorial...
Marissa Mayer's Yahoo turnaround starts to take shape
On the culture side, an all-important area for Silicon Valley businesses, Mayer wants Yahoo to move much more quickly. Employees will have more ownership over and resources for their projects -- which will be approved only if they have the potential to scale to 100 million users or $100 million...
Azza Hurrican 2000 Case Review
When you're building a PC system there's a lot you need to think of. Which processor to get, with what motherboard, which videocard, how much memory...and of course the one thing to hold and make it all work together: the computer case. Today I'll be reviewing the AZZA HURRICAN 2000 full tower...
BlackBerry's new Dev Alpha B handset runs BB10, we go hands-on
BlackBerry's Dev Alpha handset proved to be quite the popular item when it was revealed earlier this year. It was so popular, in fact, that the company ran through the 5,000 it constructed in short order. So, it had to build a whole new batch of developer handsets to meet the demand, and thus...
Mobile, Business
Teaching an old dog new tricks: How to fix Microsoft
A month from now Microsoft will release Windows 8, a bold new operating system that seeks to bring touchscreen interfaces to desktop computing. It's the company's biggest product since Windows XP and yet the only thing the tech world has seemingly talked about over the last 12 months is what the...
How the brain filters bad news
Most of us go through life with a selective ear for the news we take in. We hear the good more than the bad, the flattering more than the insulting. And we update our beliefs in a way that reflects that bias.
The effect appears in many guises. We update our self image when told we are...
Apple sells 5 million iPhone 5 phones in first weekend
Apple sold more than 5 million iPhone 5 phones since the highly anticipated device went on sale on Friday, setting a new sales record for the device, Apple announced Monday.
Over the weekend, the company outpaced the 4 million iPhone 4S units that it sold during last year's opening weekend,...
Business, Mobile, Apple
iPhone 5 owners report scuffs and scratches out of the box
When Apple VP Phil Schiller took the stage on September 12th to talk about the company's new iPhone 5 hardware he went on at length about the exacting level of precision that goes into its manufacture. But despite Apple's insistence that its tolerances are measured in microns, several iPhone 5...
Apple, Mobile


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Robin Thicke, Jimmy Fallon & The Roots Perform 'Blurred Lines' With Classroom Instruments [VIDEO]
NewsOne Staff
Continuing Jimmy Fallon's "Music Room" tradition, blue-eyed soul singer Robin Thicke joined the 'Late Night' host and house band, The Roots, for a classroom rendition of his chart-topping smash, "Blurred Lines."
Using instruments such as the bongo, xylophone, melodica and maracas — and replacing T.I. with Black Thought, the hilarious jam session has been a hit on social media.
Watch it below:
Mariah Carey also dropped by to jam with The Roots last holiday season, performing a fun classroom version of "All I Want For Christmas Is You."
See it below:
The most popular "Music Room" performance thus far has been Carly Rae Jepsen's "Call Me Maybe," which can be viewed below:
While the idea itself is super creative, it's really a testament to the enormous talent of The Roots crew that each performance is so extraordinary.
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Norman Rockwell (1894-1978) Liberty Bell (Celebration), 1976 cover for American Artist magazine. Media print lithography on paper This is a limited edition print. A total of 970 prints of this kind were produced. A set of 950 were numbered. Another set of 20 were numbered using Roman numerals. All of the prints made were signed in pencil by Norman Rockwell.
The original painting of the Liberty Bell (Celebration) with its pendant self-portrait was commissioned for the cover of their American Artist magazine to mark the national celebration of the country's Bicentennial. In his 80s at the time, Norman Rockwell was challenged by cataracts and was losing some of the dexterity and control that had been hallmarks of his work. Even so, he does a creditable job of creating a recognizable self-portrait, which would be the last magazine cover illustration in his long career. He died two years later in 1978, at the age of eighty four.
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All the hooks in the core are listed in ScriptMgr.cpp. If you need custom hooks, they can be added to the core.
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Note: we suggest to use the directory structure standards of AzerothCore to better organize your modules and be familiar with main project.
After you've created your script you've to create a .h file to handle the script loading.
Second parameter is the path of your loader header.
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title: Quake-ify Windows CMD
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excerpt: OH.EM.GEE. I NEED GUAKE ON MY PC! I haven't found a thing that will do this for me, so I built one.
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OH.EM.GEE. I NEED GUAKE ON MY PC!

I haven't found a thing that will do this for me, so I built one around my Windows Git Bash using [visual basic script](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/t0aew7h6.aspx). The script acts as follows:

```java
if (bashAppIsClosed) {
    start it
} else if (bashAppIsMinimized) {
    restore it
} else {
    minimize it
}
```

Disclaimer: If you have Git Bash open behind other applications, it will still minimize the git-bash window. This isn't a problem if you use the "Always On Top" Autohotkey, `^SPACE::  Winset, Alwaysontop, , A`, which will guake-ify your bash just _that_ much more.

Here's the good stuff
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```visualbasic
dim maximized : maximized = 3
dim workbenchPath : workbenchPath = "C:\Users\me\workbench\"
dim gitBashPath : gitBashPath = "C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Programs\Git\git-bash.exe --cd=" & workbenchPath
dim bashTitle : bashTitle = "MINGW64:/c/Users/me/workbench"
dim restore : restore = "% r"
dim minimize : minimize = "% n"
set shell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
dim isVisible : isVisible = shell.AppActivate(bashTitle)

if NOT isVisible then
    set WMI = GetObject("winmgmts:")
    set objProcesses = WMI.execquery("SELECT * FROM win32_process WHERE Name = 'git-bash.exe'")

    if objProcesses.Count = 0 then
        shell.Run gitBashPath, maximized
    else
        shell.SendKeys restore
    end if
else
    shell.SendKeys minimize
end if
```

I _believe_ this script will work with any application, so if you prefer a different command-line tool you should be able to use the executable path of your cmd so long as you update the `WHERE Name = 'git-bash.exe'` as well.

Stuff I had to look up that might also help you
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- [Dim](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg251750(v=office.14).aspx) and [Set](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg251642(v=office.14).aspx)
- [WMI Tasks: Processes](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa394599(v=vs.85).aspx)
- [AppActivate](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/windows-scripting/wzcddbek%28v%3dvs.84%29)
- [SendKeys](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/windows/internet-explorer/ie-developer/windows-scripting/8c6yea83%28v%3dvs.84%29)
- [StackOverflow's answer to hacking Windows Min/Max/Restore hotkeys](https://stackoverflow.com/a/3824818)
- [Do I need to `set var = Nothing`?](https://stackoverflow.com/a/3824818)

Please, steal my code!
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1. Create a file named `git-quake.vbs` (or whatever)
1. Paste the script above replacing my `gitBashPath` path for yours, and `bashTitle` with the title text of your bash window.
1. In your Windows Explorer, navigate to the file you just created.
1. Right-click on the file > Send to > Desktop (create shortcut)
1. Right-click on the shortcut you just created > Properties > Shortcut
1. Assign whichever hotkey you want to open/minimize/restore your bash.

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Russian Helicopters Handed All Aircrafts Set for 2016 to Defense Ministry
The Russian Helicopters holding has transferred to the Russian Defense Ministry all the Mi-28N, Mi-35M and Mi-26 helicopters, set to be delivered in 2016, the holding's press service said in a statement on Wednesday.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the statement, JSC "Rostvertol" which is a part of the holding also carried out repairs of the helicopters received from the military units of the Defense Ministry.
"The Russian Helicopters holding completed the transfer of Mi-28N and Mi-35M attack helicopters and Mi-26 heavy transport helicopter to customers, scheduled for delivery in 2016 in accordance with the terms of state contracts. The helicopters entered service with the units of the Russian Defense Ministry Russia after test completion and preparation of documentation on receive-transmit of the equipment," the statement said.
Mi-28N attack helicopter is designed to carry out search and destroy operations against armored and un-armored vehicles, tanks, low-speed airborne targets and enemy personnel in combat.
Mi-35M attack helicopter is designed to carry out destroy operations against armored vehicles, provide fire support to the ground forces. It is able to conduct missions round the clock in different weather conditions and provide transporting of military personnel, including carrying the sick and injured along with medical personnel, as well as military supplies or other cargo.
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