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MacCutcheon, D., Hurtig, A., Pausch, F., Hygge, S., Fels, J. & Ljung, R. (2019). Second language vocabulary level is related to benefits for second language listening comprehension under lower reverberation time conditions. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 31(2), 175-185
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Second language vocabulary level is related to benefits for second language listening comprehension under lower reverberation time conditions
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science, Environmental Science.
Hurtig, Anders
Pausch, Florian
Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Hygge, Staffan
Fels, Janina
Ljung, Robert
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2019 (English)In: Journal of Cognitive Psychology, ISSN 2044-5911, E-ISSN 2044-592X, Vol. 31, no 2, p. 175-185Article in journal (Refereed) Published
The acoustic qualities of a room can have a deleterious effect on the quality of speech signals. The acoustic measurement of reverberation time (RT) has shown to impact second language (L2) speech comprehension positively when lower due to release from spectral and temporal masking effects as well as top-down processing factors. This auralization experiment investigated the benefits of better L2 vocabulary and executive function (updating) skills during L2 listening comprehension tests under shorter versus longer RT conditions (0.3 and 0.9 s). 57 bilingual university students undertook L2 vocabulary, number updating and L2 listening comprehension tests. After splitting groups into high/low vocabulary and updating groups, a mixed ANOVA was conducted. The high number updating group showed no significant differences or interactions in L2 listening comprehension than the lower number updating group across RT conditions. The high vocabulary group had 22% better L2 listening comprehension than the low vocabulary group in long RT, and 9% better in short RT. A significant benefit in L2 listening comprehension due to release from reverberation was only evident in the high vocabulary group. Results indicate that the benefit of good room acoustics for listening comprehension is greatest for those with better language (vocabulary) ability.
Reverberation time, Listening comprehension, Second language
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-29173 (URN)10.1080/20445911.2019.1575387 (DOI)000461550600004 ()2-s2.0-85060842774 (Scopus ID)
EU, European Research Council, FP7/2007-2013EU, European Research Council, FP7-607139
MacCutcheon, D., Pausch, F., Füllgrabe, C., Eccles, R., van der Linde, J., Panebianco, C., . . . Ljung, R. (2019). The contribution of individual differences in memory span and language ability to spatial release from masking in young children. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, 62(10), 3741-3751
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The contribution of individual differences in memory span and language ability to spatial release from masking in young children
Medical Acoustics Group, Institute of Technical Acoustics, Rheinisch Westfalische Technische Hochschule Aachen, Germany.
Füllgrabe, Christian
School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, UK.
Eccles, Renata
Department of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa.
van der Linde, Jeannie
Panebianco, Clorinda
2019 (English)In: Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, ISSN 1092-4388, E-ISSN 1558-9102, Vol. 62, no 10, p. 3741-3751Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Purpose: Working memory capacity and language ability modulate speech reception; however, the respective roles of peripheral and cognitive processing are unclear. The contribution of individual differences in these abilities to utilization of spatial cues when separating speech from informational and energetic masking backgrounds in children has not yet been determined. Therefore, this study explored whether speech reception in children is modulated by environmental factors, such as the type of background noise and spatial configuration of target and noise sources, and individual differences in the cognitive and linguistic abilities of listeners.
Method: Speech reception thresholds were assessed in 39 children aged 5-7 years in simulated school listening environments. Speech reception thresholds of target sentences spoken by an adult male consisting of number and color combinations were measured using an adaptive procedure, with speech-shaped white noise and single-talker backgrounds that were either collocated (target and back-ground at 0°) or spatially separated (target at 0°, background noise at 90° to the right). Spatial release from masking was assessed alongside memory span and expressive language.
Results and Conclusion: Significant main effect results showed that speech reception thresholds were highest for informational maskers and collocated conditions. Significant interactions indicated that individual differences in memory span and language ability were related to spatial release from masking advantages. Specifically, individual differences in memory span and language were related to the utilization of spatial cues in separated conditions. Language differences were related to auditory stream segregation abilities in collocated conditions that lack helpful spatial cues, pointing to the utilization of language processes to make up for losses in spatial information.
ASHA, 2019
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-30831 (URN)10.1044/2019_JSLHR-S-19-0012 (DOI)000493287900009 ()31619115 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85074185001 (Scopus ID)
MacCutcheon, D., Pausch, F., Fels, J. & Ljung, R. (2018). The effect of language, spatial factors, masker type and memory span on speech-in-noise thresholds in sequential bilingual children. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 59(6), 567-577
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The effect of language, spatial factors, masker type and memory span on speech-in-noise thresholds in sequential bilingual children
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Environmental psychology.
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
2018 (English)In: Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, ISSN 0036-5564, E-ISSN 1467-9450, Vol. 59, no 6, p. 567-577Article in journal (Refereed) Published
This study considers whether bilingual children listening in a second language are among those on which higher processing and cognitive demands are placed when noise is present. Forty-four Swedish sequential bilingual 15 year-olds were given memory span and vocabulary assessments in their first and second language (Swedish and English). First and second language speech reception thresholds (SRTs) at 50% intelligibility for numbers and colors presented in noise were obtained using an adaptive procedure. The target sentences were presented in simulated, virtual classroom acoustics, masked by either 16-talker multi-talker babble noise (MTBN) or speech shaped noise (SSN), positioned either directly in front of the listener (collocated with the target speech), or spatially separated from the target speech by 90° to either side. Main effects in the Spatial and Noise factors indicated that intelligibility was 3.8 dB lower in collocated conditions and 2.9 dB lower in MTBN conditions. SRTs were unexpectedly higher by 0.9 dB in second language conditions. Memory span significantly predicted 17% of the variance in the second language SRTs, and 9% of the variance in first language SRTs, indicating the possibility that the SRT task places higher cognitive demands when listening to second language speech than when the target is in the listener's first language.
Wiley-Blackwell, 2018
Bilinguals, spatial release from masking, working memory, speech reception thresholds, energetic masking, informational masking
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27869 (URN)10.1111/sjop.12466 (DOI)000449851300001 ()30137681 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85053223512 (Scopus ID)
EU, FP7, Seventh Framework Programme, FP7-607139
Marsh, J. E., Ljung, R., Jahncke, H., MacCutcheon, D., Pausch, F., Ball, L. J. & Vachon, F. (2018). Why are background telephone conversations distracting?. Journal of experimental psychology. Applied, 24(2), 222-235
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Why are background telephone conversations distracting?
Marsh, John E.
Jahncke, Helena
University of Gävle, Faculty of Health and Occupational Studies, Department of Occupational and Public Health Sciences, Occupational health science. University of Gävle, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research.
Institute of Technical Acoustics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany.
Ball, Linden J.
School of Psychology, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK 3.
Vachon, François
École de psychologie, Université Laval, Québec, Canada.
2018 (English)In: Journal of experimental psychology. Applied, ISSN 1076-898X, E-ISSN 1939-2192, Vol. 24, no 2, p. 222-235Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Telephone conversation is ubiquitous within the office setting. Overhearing a telephone conversation-whereby only one of the two speakers is heard-is subjectively more annoying and objectively more distracting than overhearing a full conversation. The present study sought to determine whether this "halfalogue" effect is attributable to unexpected offsets and onsets within the background speech (acoustic unexpectedness) or to the tendency to predict the unheard part of the conversation (semantic [un]predictability), and whether these effects can be shielded against through top-down cognitive control. In Experiment 1, participants performed an office-related task in quiet or in the presence of halfalogue and dialogue background speech. Irrelevant speech was either meaningful or meaningless speech. The halfalogue effect was only present for the meaningful speech condition. Experiment 2 addressed whether higher task-engagement could shield against the halfalogue effect by manipulating the font of the to-be-read material. Although the halfalogue effect was found with an easy-to-read font (fluent text), the use of a difficult-to-read font (disfluent text) eliminated the effect. The halfalogue effect is thus attributable to the semantic (un)predictability, not the acoustic unexpectedness, of background telephone conversation and can be prevented by simple means such as increasing the level of engagement required by the focal task.
Office noise, distraction, halfalogue, predictability, task-engagement, disfluency
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-27351 (URN)10.1037/xap0000170 (DOI)000434353200007 ()29878842 (PubMedID)2-s2.0-85048218505 (Scopus ID)
Swedish Research Council, 2015-01116EU, FP7, Seventh Framework Programme, ITN FP7-607139
Funding agencies:
- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) grant no: 418623-2013
MacCutcheon, D., Pausch, F., Fels, J. & Ljung, R. (2017). The relationship between working memory and second language speech reception thresholds in sequential bilingual children. In: APCAM 2017: 16th Annual Auditory Perception, Cognition, and Action Meeting. Paper presented at APCAM 2017, 9 November 2017, Vancouver, British Columbia (pp. 14-14).
Open this publication in new window or tab >>The relationship between working memory and second language speech reception thresholds in sequential bilingual children
RWTH Aachen University.
2017 (English)In: APCAM 2017: 16th Annual Auditory Perception, Cognition, and Action Meeting, 2017, p. 14-14Conference paper, Oral presentation with published abstract (Other academic)
This study considers whether or not bilingual school children listening and learning in a second language are among those on which higher perceptual processing and cognitive demands are placed when classroom noise is present. Empirical substantiation for this theory would include elevated speech reception thresholds (SRTs) for second language speech in noise, and native or second language-specific correlations between SRTs and cognitive measures such as working memory (WM) or factors such as the age at which the second language was acquired (age of second language acquisition). Forty-four Swedish sequential bilingual children with no sensory or learning deficits took part in this study. Working memory and vocabulary assessments were conducted and language background data were collected. SRTs at 50 % intelligibility were obtained using an adaptive procedure under Language, Spatial and Noise conditions. The target sentence was presented in simulated room acoustics in Swedish and English, masked by either 8-talker babble or speech shaped noise (SSN) with identical long-term average speech spectra, and noise maskers were positioned either directly in front of the listener or spatially separated from the target at 90° azimuth to either side. Main effects in the Spatial and Noise conditions indicated that spatial release from masking favoured spatially separated conditions and a noise release from masking advantage for SSN conditions, indicated by significantly lower thresholds for those conditions. There were no significant interactions with Language. The age of second language acquisition did not significantly predict second language SRTs and was excluded from the regression model. However, WM significantly predicted 21% of the variance in the second language SRTs, and 9% of the variance in native language SRTs. WM predicted more of the variance in second language SRTs than first language SRTs, suggesting that cognition plays more of a role in second language perceptual processes than native language ones.
urn:nbn:se:hig:diva-25609 (URN)
APCAM 2017, 9 November 2017, Vancouver, British Columbia
Ljung, R., Maccutcheon, D., Pausch, F. & Fels, J. (2017). Top-Down Cognitive Factors Influence Second-Language Word Identification in Noise. In: Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society: . Paper presented at Psychonomic 2017, November 9 - 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (pp. 291-291). , 22, Article ID 5109.
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Top-Down Cognitive Factors Influence Second-Language Word Identification in Noise
RWTH Aachen Institut für Technische Akustik, Aachen, Tyskland.
2017 (English)In: Abstracts of the Psychonomic Society, 2017, Vol. 22, p. 291-291, article id 5109Conference paper, Poster (with or without abstract) (Refereed)
Forty-four sequential bilingual children aged fifteen underwent assessments of speech-in-noise perception, first and second language vocabulary and auditory working memory (forward digit span). In order to investigate the signal driven processes might affect bilinguals' "spatial release from masking" (SRM) a listening in spatialized noise paradigm was adapted for the bilingual context. A simple number and colour identification task presented in English and Swedish, and the talker was masked adaptively by speech-shaped noise and eight-talker babble under two spatialized conditions in simulated room acoustics; targets and maskers were either collocated at zero degrees azimuth or spatially separated at ninety degrees azimuth to either side. The resulting language and noise conditions were contrasted with existing research on bilingual adults and native-language speaking children, extending findings to a younger sample of sequential bilingual children. The results indicating a significant relationship between cognitive ability and second-language speech reception threshold.
Psychonomic 2017, November 9 - 12 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building, Energy and Environmental Engineering, Environmental psychology (Closed down 2018-12-31)
University of Gävle, Faculty of Engineering and Sustainable Development, Department of Building Engineering, Energy Systems and Sustainability Science, Environmental Science
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When do opossums have babies?
What months do opossums have babies?
Breeding season can start as early as December and continue right through to October. Typically, though, most baby opossums are born between February and June. Mature female opossums have a very short gestation period – just 11 – 13 days – and can have up to three litters every year.
Do opossums have babies in the winter?
The breeding season for the Virginia opossum can begin as early as December and continue through October with most infants born between the months of February and June. A female opossum may have 1-3 litters per year. The infants are so small at birth that 20 could fit into a teaspoon.
Why do possums only live 2 years?
Due to heavy predation, and a predilection for becoming road kill, possums typically live only a measly two years in the wild, and even those living in captivity succumb to old age quickly. And this death rate is despite a few startling immunities.
How long do baby possums stay in the pouch?
Opossums remain in the mother's pouch until they are two months old. Between two and four months of age, they may ride on their mother's back and are dependent on the mother for help in finding food and shelter.
Will possums attack you?
Opossums are not generally aggressive or vicious but have been known to attack humans. Opossums will fight back if they have to defend themselves and will attack to protect their young.
How can you tell if a possum is male or female?
Male opossums may also be slightly larger than females with larger canines. Males also possess a prominent scrotal sac on the mid-ventral abdomen. Females possess a pouch.
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Do possums eat cats?
The opossum was tame, having been hand-raised by humans, and was (almost) cute. The opossum will eat fresh meat or carrion and is often seen feeding on road kill. Opossums do not prey on cats or other larger mammals but will attack them if cornered, or if competing for food.
Is there a difference between a possum and an opossum?
Here's a tip: Opossums and possums are different animals. Opossums live in North America, while possums live in Australia and other countries. Both animals are marsupials, but possums are more closely related to kangaroos.
Do Opossums mate for life?
Mountain brushtail possums (Trichosurus caninus) in the Strathbogie Ranges in northern Victoria, Australia, are classic polygamists, living the single life and getting together only to mate. At least, that's the case in densely forested parts of their habitat.
Can you befriend a possum?
Opossums can not only be housebroken, but they can be taught to come when they are called and to even sit on your shoulder as you walk around. With a little patience and a calm demeanor, you should be able to tame a pet opossum.
What is possums favorite food?
Simply so, what is the possums favorite food? Opossums are omnivores and survive by eating a variety of foods. The primary sources of sustenance are small rodents, insects, worms, slugs and snails, frogs and birds. Although they aren't particularly finicky eaters, the best possum bait is fish or apples.
Are possums bad to have around?
On one hand, having opossums around can be beneficial because they are known to eat harmful insects and annoying pests such as cockroaches, rats and snakes. While just about any wildlife animal has the potential to carry diseases, opossums do not typically harbor rabies, according to the Wildlife Rescue League.
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Do possums abandon their babies?
Opossums are migratory rather than territorial. They carry their babies with them when they go out or move on. Only when the babies get older might a mother leave the babies behind while she searches for food.
What can I feed a possum in my yard?
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What should I do if I find a baby possum?
Get them into a box with towels/old tshirts, and onto a heating pad. Do not try to feed them. Call a rehabber immediately! If you find an injured opossum, first remember that Opossums "play possum" meaning they play dead when they are very scared.

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Monday the 11th marks a special day for people across the world as we stop to remember and pay our respects for the soldiers and veterans that sacrificed so much for us. Sometimes it can be difficult for children to fully understand what remembrance day is all about and why it is important for us to pay our respects. Whilst browsing another blog, Runde's Room, I came across this video clip title 'A pittance of time'. On November 11, 1999 Terry Kelly was in a chemist in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. At 10:55 AM an announcement came over the stores PA asking customers who would still be on the premises at 11:00 AM to give two minutes of silence in respect to the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us.
When eleven oclock arrived on that day, an announcement was again made asking for the two minutes of silence to commence. All customers, with the exception of a man who was accompanied by his young child, showed their respect.
Terrys anger towards the father for trying to engage the stores clerk in conversation and for setting a bad example for his child was channeled into a beautiful piece of work called, A Pittance of Time.
This is a very moving little clip that highlights the importance of teaching young children to pay our respects.
Do you have anyone special you remember on Remembrance Day?
How do people across the world celebrate Remembrance Day?
I do have someone specail to remember today. Both my grandpa Dale, and my Pop-Pop were in the marines. Pop-Pop got transferred to Irak and Afganistan. My grandpa Dale got transferred to Pakastan. People around the world celebrate Veterans Day by setting up parades and parties for the ones they love. Also people sometimes all gather together at an airport and greet the Veterans coming home from war. I hope all the Veterans out there know how greatful I am and hope they have safe travels home with their families.
Hi,on rememberance day I always remember my grandfather.He was in the airforce.I always call him on rememberance day and thank him for being a veteran.People across the world thank people who served in lots of ways. As an example in class we all had to interview a veteran,and we had to ask the veteran questions. We are going to share them in class today. We also made cards and mailed them to veterans.I loved the video it made me appriciate veterans even more.
My great-grandfather fought in World II. He didn't die, but he never forgot all his friends that did. There was one man who was my grandfather's partner who was shot by a German soldier. My grandpa and his friend were part of the infantry, and as his friend was dying, my grandfather had to take care of him. He always said that he hated the war and wished he had never gone into it. In America we have Veterans' Day instead of Remembrance Day. I wish there was no war in this world. Do you have anybody you know who died?
On Veterans Day I remember all the veterans and my mom who is a veteran. In America many people celebrate veterans day diffrent. My family and I celebrate veterans day by praying the rossary for all the veterans.
That piece of music "The Pittance of Time" is very touching. It's good that the young girl is paying her respect to veterans. Her dad is clearly not setting a good example, but it's good that she knows it's right to pay her respects. It is always good to show respect for the veterans who fought for our country. My great grandfather served in World War 1. He fought well and survived. Unfortunately, he passed back in 2000, so I never got to meet him. Does your class do anything special for Remembrance Day?
For Remembernce Day, or Veterans Day, I celebrate by calling my grandpa. He lives in New York, and worked in the air force during the Vietnam War. He also has friends that were in the War World 2. Many of them actually remember specific parts of the war. One of them, who is around 95 year olds, was in the Pacific Ocean in a submarine for 2 months! Talk about holding your breath! I have been to places that have moments of silence for veterans, and usually every one pays there respect. How does your school celebrate Remembrance Day?
On this speical day I like to think of my great uncle Kevin. He didn't die in battle but he still fought in the war. He is a role model to me because he risked his life for America.
One way that other countries celebrate this day is Canada and the UK both wear things called "poppies' for the eleventh hour, month and day.
My name is Megan, and I am part of Hey, Kids! My class also did a post on Veteran's Day. You can find it at bdonofrio@edublogs.org.
I know a bunch of people who have served overseas. One of them being my brother-in-law, Travis. Travis served in Korea, Afghanistan, and Japan. While he was in Afghanistan, a car no more than 200 feet away from him was blown up. I couldn't imagine doing what soldiers do for our country. We take advantage of our freedom, forgetting that people die everyday so that we can be free. So to all the men and women who have served or are currently serving, thank you. Do you think about anyone special?
I think the video is really moving and inspirational to let children know to pay their respect for the veteran's. On Veterans Day I remembered my great grandpa who served as a medicine Germany and stepped on a landline, pretended he was dead so the enemy who was shooting everyone around him would not kill him. He was very grateful to be alive.
Wow! Thank you to everyone who responded to our blog post on Remembrance Day...this is the biggest response we have had yet!! Thank you especially to all of the students in Mrs. Donofrio's class, it was very nice to read all of the real life stories and real life connections that you have with either past veterans or men and women who still continue to serve on the front lines for our countries. It certainly gave us a different perspective to look at as many of our students only have deceased relatives who were involved in war, none with whom they have been able to speak to about it. Thanks again for your responses and sorry for the delay, we have had a busy couple of weeks!
Thank you for your comment Lauren and Prosper. It is always very sad when soldiers are lost at war.
Hi, I love your holiday. I sure would like that here. I really like your holiday!
hi , i`m Jamie from England and i`m awesome!Your blog looks pretty good by the way but couldn`t see your video because it`s you tube.
I remember both my great pops on remembrance day. They both went to war and were fighting together, then a bomb shell landed on one and the other loosed half of his face... Only 1 came back. My great gran (little sister of my great pops) is still alive today and I'm sure she remembers them as well.


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Finding a Kitten
Ted and I have been looking to get a new kitten. We have one tabby cat at home, Rose, who is eleven, and last year we had to put down our much-loved calico cat Katie, who was twelve. So after a bit of a respite, we feel it is a good time to get a new kitten, but it hasn't been easy. When we went up to Herkimer we continued our search.
If you have ever lost a pet you will understand that the experience we went through with Katie was heart-breaking and especially in our instance because it was completely unnecessary. Katie was a beautiful cat, a beautiful thing. She was white and grey and cream, a wonderful combination of nuetral tones. As an extrovert, she liked to come out and visit when we had company. She also had lovely, gentle manners, unlike Rose who is cute but would just as soon give you a swat with her paw.
Katie had been biting the fur off her stomach so we took her to a new vet at the Washington Square Animal Hospital on East 9th Street. She said Katie had a thyroid problem and prescribed a drug called Tapazol which I religiously forced down the cat's throat. Tapazol made Katie's blood anemic and the doctor did not catch it. Even when the cat's blood tested anemic, the doctor was not aware. And then, suddenly, it was too late. We spent thousands of dollars trying to save the cat but we could not; irreparable damage to her had been done. If we had never gone to that new vet in the first place I'm sure Katie would be alive today, with a hairless tummy. After Katie died, the doctor sent us a condolence note saying it had been a "learning experience" for her. At her age, the doctor should not be learning about the lethal side effects of the drugs she prescribes. And especially not learning on our cat. I have never seen Ted that upset and I hope to never again.
We are definitely looking for a new vet; we do not recommend the Washington Square Animal Hospital.
On to the kitten. The spring and summer is when kittens are born mostly so we started to look in the spring. With all the homeless animals in New York City, no one would give us a kitten! Katie and Rose were both from farms in upstate New York. You drive your car into the driveway of the farm and you say to the farmer who lives there, "We would love this kitten," and he says, "Fine, good luck to you," and you drive off. In New York City, not so fast.
On Saturdays an animal shelter comes to the Petco on Union Square to give away homeless animals. Metal cages are piled up with lonely creatures inside. One Saturday I spot a cute kitten I like and approach the woman working for the shelter. "Do you have a cat at home?" she says. "Yes." "How old is the cat?" "Eleven." "Oh then," she says, "I don't think we will give you a kitten because the age difference is too great. I'll ask my associate here what he thinks."
This is like something out of Charles Dickens. She is heavy and has wild frizzy red hair and crooked teeth. He is short and slight and has greasy, straight hair. "Should we give him a kitten? He has a cat at home. What do you think?" she says. He eyes me narrowly, up and down. LONG pause. "No," he says, "No, I don't think we will give him a kitten."
I look up pets on CraigsList. There is an ad for free kittens at an animal rescue place called Social Tees on East 4th Street. I call the number and talk to a guy named Robert. "You have to come over and see all the kittens, you won't believe it," he says. I get on my bike and go. It's a storefront in the East Village. You step down into this warren of cages. Robert asks me to fill out an application. One of the questions is do you mind paying an adoption fee? No.
Then he tells me the adoption fee for a kitten is $75. Not exactly free as advertised, but ok. "So," he says. "Do you have a cat at home?" Since this seems to be an issue I decide to fib and say no. "Ok then," he says, "You have to take two kittens. We don't separate them."
So it's not free, it's $150.
He says, "If we separate kittens they have psychological problems and then people abandon them."
A little grey kitten in a cage piled next to me reaches out and taps me on the shoulder as if to say,"Hey, take me home."
But I don't want two cats. "Wait a minute," I say. "We have adopted two single kittens and neither of them have problems. In fact of all of our friends who adopt a single kitten I can't think of one single one that has had problems." "No," he says, "People abandon their single cats. Take two kittens, their small."
On our car trip upstate we think maybe we'll pass by a farm with kittens… I email Chris and Leon Frost at the Bellinger Rose Bed and Breakfast in Herkimer to keep an eye out for kittens. We throw our cat carrier into the back of the car. When we get up to Herkimer, Leon and Chris suggest we stop by the Herkimer Humane Society which is just on the other side of the Erie Canal. There are three rooms filled with homeless kittens and cats; I've never seen so many animals. We're there quite awhile looking at all the kittens. One little white kitten with black spots catches our eye. We hold her a bit and get acquainted. She hangs off my tee shirt. "Shall we, Ted?" "Yes, let's do it."
We go back out to the desk with the kitten and get an application to fill out. It says there is a 24 hour application period. But we're leaving Herkimer the next day early and we won't be back. Can you speed up the application? "Where do you live?" says the manager. New York City. "Oh that is so far away, it will take 24 hours," as if we live on Mars. "Plus," she says, "that kitten is too small. That kitten can't go." All of those kittens and we leave empty handed.
Back at the Bellinger Rose we tell Leon and Chris our sad story. The next morning I wake up dreaming about that little white kitten with the black spots. Then Leon and Chris hatch a plan. They will adopt the kitten and we will pick it up from them somewhere. Later in the day when we are at the family reunion on Oneida Lake, Leon calls to say they went down to the Humane Society to fill out the paper work, and the kitten needs a few shots and can leave in two weeks. Aren't we lucky? We hope it works out; keep your fingers crossed.
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Hilary Duff denies rumours she's already married
Bang Showbiz NZ 8 November 2019
Hilary Duff has denied rumours she is already married to fiance Matthew Koma.
The 32-year-old actress has insisted she did not secretly wed the 32-year-old songwriter - who she got engaged to in May - who referred to his partner as his "wife" on Instagram last month.
In an interview with 'Entertainment Tonight', Hilary said: "No, we are not secretly married, but we are basically married, so you know, sometimes those little things slip out."
The blonde beauty insisted that when they do get married she wants both their 11-month-old daughter Banks Violet and her seven-year-old boy Luca - whom she has with ex-husband Mike Comrie - to be there and admitted their parents would be annoyed if they went off and eloped.
She admitted: "We're really excited and we're torn between, 'Are we just going to go to the chapel and do it?' or 'Are we going to have a little more thought put into it?'
"I think our families would kill us [if we eloped]. And we want the kids to be involved."
When Matthew proposed, he presented the 'Lizzie McGuire' star with a book of their memories together.
The 'Younger' star shared the story of the romantic way he popped the question, saying he gave her a book which detailed the story of their relationship, and had the ring hidden inside.
Explaining the touching, she shared: "I came home from work on a random Tuesday. And he's like, let's go for walk, let's go check out this park. And we were living in Williamsburg [Brooklyn], and I was like I'm so tired. I just want to eat dinner in bed and watch 'Game of Thrones' ... So, we go, we find this gorgeous park, and he presents me with this book that he said he's been working on for a while. And he's like, it's our story ... we're going to forget things along the way, so we need to constantly fill this out, so our kids can know our story.
"And when I got to the end there was like a little part I peeled open and it was my ring was inside. It was so sweet.. He got down on one knee and he's like, 'I forgot everything I'm supposed to say, you're my best friend.'"
Hilary told her Instagram followers about her engagement when she shared pictures of herself showing off her ring on Instagram, and wrote: "He asked me to be his wife."
Matthew also posted the same images on his own Instagram account, alongside the caption: "I asked my best friend to marry me... @hilaryduff (sic)"
The couple were first romantically linked back in early 2017, but they cooled things off for a few months, before rekindling their romance in September that year.


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Extinct Trout On The Rebound
Jonathan Wright - March 17, 2017
In the last ten years, scientific evidence produced using state of the art genetic analysis showed that trout species previously considered to be extinct worldwide had actually survived with tiny remnant populations, and had even gained a toehold in reestablishing themselves. This came as a surprise to some fisheries managers and environmentalists working in the field, who were then quick to respond with conservation measures. The New York Times even reported on one of the happy developments in Nevada.
North America's Lahontan Cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarkii henshawi) was the largest specie of trout in North America -- with specimens on record weighing 41 pounds -- but were declared extinct in the 1940's in their native range. In Nevada's Pyramid Lake, where there is anecdotal evidence of even larger historical specimens, Lahontans have been making a strong showing at making a comeback, with support from tribal and federal fisheries programs working with original gene stocks identified from isolated streams within the region's drainage.
Pyramid Lake exhibits some unique characteristics that affect it's biology, owing to it's being a remnant of a large ancient body of water, Lake Lahontan, which encompassed a much larger area 7,000 years ago after the most recent Ice Age. Climatic conditions post Pleistocene changed and the lake dried up, leaving the remnant bodies of water now known as Pyramid Lake, Walker Lake. the outflow of Lake Tahoe is the Truckee River and feeds Pyramid to a nominal degree, but not to historical levels due to agricultural dewatering and other use. As Pyramid Lake's catchment is comprised to a significant extent of evaporative water from Lake Lahontan, it exhibits a higher than average salinity along with it's cold temperatures, conditions which the Lahontan Cutthroat seem to have evolved to tolerate with spectacular results. The higher than average salinity has kept other invasive introduced specie such as Lake Trout from colonizing the lake, as they did with Lake Tahoe to devastating effect for the Cutthroat populations there in the last century.
Elsewhere, other species of Trout that were considered to have either died out or to have been extirpated have been determined to still exist when modern genetic sampling has been applied to unique specimens. Further west in Oregon, pure strains of Alvord Cutthroat (Oncorhynchus clarki alvordensis) -- another trout strain considered extinct for decades -- were reported to have been sampled from a tiny population in a similar headwater stream population scenario as the Lahontan.
Even as far away as Japan, new analytical techniques are helping to identify specie that haven't been seen for many years. The Kunimasu Trout was found to be existing alongside populations of Rainbows in a lake near Mt. Fuji after no specimens had been seen since after W.W.II.
The point of all this is that there are encouraging signs that there still exist small pools of genetic material to reconstruct the diverse piscine ecologies of the past with careful management and conservation efforts. Outside of the implications for fly fishermen, there is general scientific consensus that preservation of all life forms may offer as yet unknown insights into ways to protect the environment for our own preservation.
However, ecologies and the environment are not, and have never been static. New evidence that the unprecedented rate of climate change is potentially driving other dynamics that could threaten the integrity of trout lineages. As reported by NBC news, drought and globally increased temperatures have lowered flows in many rivers in the West, raising critical water temperatures to allow introduced trout species such as Rainbow trout that normally would not inhabit frigid headwater spawning streams to interact and interbreed with native fishes such as Cutthroat.
While historical droughts and extremes of climate have obviously been weathered for eons by fish that have managed to survive by the tiniest margins, the dual man-made elements of both introduction of nonnative specie and potentially human caused climate change may create an extinctive circumstance with no historical precedent. Sportsmen should provide continued support for tax dollars dedicated to federal programs and research intended to preserve the genetic heritage of fish, and to the continued objective investigations of the impacts of climate change.
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William Robin is an assistant professor of musicology at the University of Maryland's School of Music. He completed a PhD in musicology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2016 with a dissertation analyzing American new music in the twenty-first century through the lens of "indie classical," focusing on New Amsterdam Records and the ensemble yMusic. He is currently working on a book project––Industry: Bang on a Can and New Music in the Marketplace (under contract with Oxford University Press––on the composer collective Bang on a Can and their participation in major institutional shifts in contemporary music in the 1980s and 1990s.
William's research explores how institutions structure the creation, dissemination, and reception of contemporary classical music in the United States. His research interests also include early American hymnody, Stravinsky, and the European postwar avant-garde. Recent peer-reviewed journal articles include "Balance Problems: New-Music Ensembles, the University, and Neoliberalism," (Journal of the American Musicological Society, fall 2018); and "The Rise and Fall of 'Indie Classical': Tracing a Controversial Term in Twenty-First Century New Music," (Journal of the Society for American Music, spring 2018).
In spring 2015, the Journal of Musicology published his article "Traveling with Ancient Music: Intellectual and Transatlantic Currents in American Psalmody Reform," which reassesses the Europeanization of American sacred music at the turn of the nineteenth century by examining the impact of transatlantic travel. He contributed an essay to the collection The Rite of Spring at 100 (Indiana University Press, 2017) which reconsiders Stravinsky's development of a rhetoric of musical objectivity. William has given invited talks at Catholic University of America and the University of South Carolina, and most recently at the conference "Experiments in Opera Today" sponsored by Columbia University's Heyman Center for the Humanities. He has presented papers at the annual meetings of the American Musicological Society and Society for American Music, and at recent conferences including the Sixth International Conference on Music and Minimalism, "What We Talk About When We Talk About New Music," "Branding 'Western' Music," "Music Criticism in the Twentieth Century in America and the English Speaking-World," and the New Music Gathering.
Prior to his graduate studies, William held a DAAD Study Scholarship in Berlin, where he researched the unfinished opera projects of German avant-garde composer Bernd Alois Zimmermann. He received a Bachelor's degree from Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music in saxophone performance and musicology.
At Maryland, William enthusiastically teaches courses for undergraduates and graduate students, including Survey of Music Literature (an expansive history of classical music for non-majors), Music History III (the final semester of the music history survey for majors, covering the Romantic era to the present), and seminars on public musicology and contemporary music. He has helped shepherd a major overhaul of Maryland's music history curriculum that will take effect in fall 2019.
As an active public musicologist, William is a regular contributor to The New York Times. He has also written for The New Yorker, NewMusicBox, and Bandcamp. The University of Maryland awarded him a Research Communicator Impact Award for a New Yorker article on Colin Kaepernick and the political history of the "Star-Spangled Banner," for which he was also invited to speak on an extended segment of the WNYC program On the Media. He has conducted preconcert interviews with musicians at Cincinnati's annual MusicNOW festival, served as faculty at Bang on a Can's inaugural media workshop for young writers, and publicly interviewed Philip Glass at the Smithsonian's National Gallery of Art.
He curated Q2 Music's Symphomania marathons in 2015 and 2016, two twenty-four hour radio broadcasts of orchestral music composed in the twenty-first century. In 2014, he received an ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award for the NewMusicBox article "Shape Notes, Billings, and American Modernisms." William has written liner notes for the independent record label Irritable Hedgehog, including acclaimed releases of piano music by Eva-Maria Houben, William Duckworth, and Jürg Frey. In 2014–15, William served as the North Carolina Symphony's inaugural scholar-in-residence, contributing program notes and preconcert lectures for the orchestra's performances, and helped curate the symphony's presentation at Washington Performing Arts and Kennedy Center's SHIFT Festival in spring 2017.
William maintains an active Twitter presence as @seatedovation.
William Robin is an assistant professor of musicology at the University of Maryland's School of Music. His research explores how institutions structure the creation, dissemination, and reception of contemporary classical music in the United States. He completed a PhD in musicology at UNC Chapel Hill in 2016, and is currently working on a book project on the composer collective Bang on a Can and new music in the 1980s and 1990s. Recent publications include an exploration of the term "indie classical" in the Journal of the Society for American Music and an article on new music and neoliberalism in the Journal of the American Musicological Society. As a public musicologist, Robin contributes to The New York Times and The New Yorker, received an ASCAP Deems Taylor/Virgil Thomson Award in 2014, and tweets avidly as @seatedovation.


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Q: how to create components dynamically in qml How to dynamically add components in QML?
I refered this link to add a component(Rectangle component) into main.qml window upon a button click in same window. 'Ubuntu.Components' is not installed in my qt. I don't know javascript. "componentCreation.js"is refered here. What does it means?
i am beginner in qml . i need to know is there a way to load qml comonents dynamically by using qml only.

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import QtQuick 2.6
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    id:appWindow
    visible: true
    width: 640
    height: 480
    title: qsTr("Hello World")
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     console.log("A function fun1()in the main QML file is invoked by dynmic object")
     console.log("Returned parameter from the QML dynamic objects = ", argument1)
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    Item {
        id: root
        width: parent.width
        height: parent.width
        function createItem() {
            Qt.createQmlObject("import QtQuick 2.5; Rectangle { x: 100; y: 100; width: 100; height: 100; color: \"blue\" }", root, "dynamicItem");
        }
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    Button{
        width: 200
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        text:"Click Me"
        y:400
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            count++
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            Qt.createComponent("Sprite.qml").createObject(appWindow, {"x": 100, "y": 100});
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Home Comedians Conan O'Brien's Height, Weight And Body Measurements
Conan O'Brien's Height, Weight And Body Measurements
There have been many a funny guy since the inception of time, but few have made it big in the Hollywood scene; this guy is definitely one of the funny ones that have made it big, so though today is all about Conan O'Brien's height, weight and body measurements, it wouldn't be a bad idea to check out some facts about the star himself.
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He was born Conan Christopher O'Brien on April 18, 1963 in in Brookline, Massachusetts, but the star has his ancestral roots in County Kerry, Ireland.
Conan's father, Thomas Francis is an epidemiologist and a medical professor at Harvard University while his mother, Ruth, is a lawyer… so he had some pretty big shoes to fill.
He may be a funny guy, but he's a pretty intelligent one at that. He studied history and literature at Harvard and graduated there magna cum laude, try that on for size.
Do you know that Conan was once considered a Letterman wannabe, but he has certainly come out as famous in his own right… he probably even has his own group of wannabies now.
When he first got started on the Late Night show, he had a weekly contract… way to show your confidence in a person NBC. He was actually hired to warm the seat while they searched for a replacement… needless to say, that never happened.
Before he started hosting, he was a writer and producer on the animated sitcom, The Simpsons and he also wrote for Saturday Night Live.
It is not uncommon for celebrities to have stalkers, in Conan's case it was both scary and a tad bit awkward seeing as he was being stalked by a priest. Father David Ajemian sent tons of threat mail to the show and even got to Conan's parents. The law had to step in and he was ordered to sign a 2-year restraining order which prohibited him from having any contact with Conan.
Conan was also the oldest person to be named as The Tonight Show's new host, seeing as he was 46 at the time.
Now that we have gotten those interesting facts out of the way, let's lock in on the topic at hand beginning with Conan O'Brien's height.
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Conan O'Brien's Height
You probably already know this, but Conan is very much on the tall side, actually his height is probably one of the first things you think about when you hear his name… all 6 feet 4 inches of it. Yes, there is his sense of humor, his red hair, but today we are going to say that his height is his most striking feature.
Yup, there's even a Conan O'Brien drinking game; it's appropriately called 'take a drink every time Conan towers over a celebrity', that should make for an interesting hangover the next day. Needless to say, Conan makes a long list of people feel extremely short.
Here is a list of people he cannot dwarf though, mostly because they stand just as tall as he does. Drake, Liam Neeson, Steven Seagal, Tom Brady and Jason Momoa all share Conan O'Brien's height.
Conan O'Brien's Weight
Well he's obviously not as buffed up as Conan the Barbarian… the star weighs 81 kilograms and makes every kg look great. As most of the funny guys out there, he's probably too busy cracking others up to be talking about his diet and routine, hence we do not really have much on what the star does to keep in shape.
Except… well, this is not an actual workout but it will suffice. Picture this, one of the tallest men in comedy visits a gym with one of the shortest men in comedy. Yes, Men's fitness has a whole story on Conan and Kevin Hart's visit to Crossfit Horsepower in Los Angeles for a partner workout with some assistance from celebrity trainer Jen Wiederstorm.
There were stare downs and lots of hilarious male testosterone filled remarks flying around, there's one thing we can tell you for sure though; if that's the usual atmosphere in the gym then sign us up.
Conan O'Brien's Body Measurements
In addition to Conan O'Brien's height and weight, here is a summary of his body measurements.
Weight: 81 Kilograms
Chest Size: 43 inches
Waist Size: 34 inches
Arms/Biceps: 15 inches
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Franco-Russian War may refer to several wars between France and Russia:

 War of the Polish Succession (1733–1735)
 War of the Austrian Succession (1748)
 French Revolutionary and Napoleonic wars:
 War of the Second Coalition (1798–1802)
 War of the Third Coalition (1805)
 War of the Fourth Coalition (1806–1807)
 Napoleon's invasion of Russia (1812)
 War of the Sixth Coalition (1813–1814)
 Crimean War (1854–1856)

See also
 Franco-Prussian War

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It's that time of year when our televisions are bombarded with festive adverts and, as we're cosied up in front of the television with Christmas tree lights twinkling and a hot chocolate in hand, it's hard to spot an advert that doesn't mention Christmas.
Every year, retailers dig deep and pull out all the stops in an attempt to be behind the best Christmas campaign of the year. Whether it makes you laugh out loud or pulls on your heart strings, there's no denying that there's always one that stands out.
Of course, John Lewis has become renowned for its Christmas ads. Christmas 2007 saw the first John Lewis television advertisement in three years and since then, it's never looked back. Being hailed by many as the king of Christmas adverts, its campaigns have become something that we wait in anticipation for, and which seem to officially mark the start of Christmas.
So with this in mind, and after much deliberation, the Carrington team have come up with our top five Christmas campaigns of all time.
Will John Lewis feature in the list? Read on to find out!
First World War Truce- Sainsbury's, 2014
Whilst some people criticised the supermarket for using war to sell food and drink, this advert is truly touching. It tells the story of Christmas Day 1914, when British and German soldiers formed a truce and emerged from their trenches to exchange gifts and play football.
Sainsbury's reconstructed the trench scenes with the help of a war historian and created the campaign with the help of the Royal British Legion, which received all profits from sales of the £1 chocolate bar which appeared in the advert.
In its first 12 hours of going online, the advert had clocked up over 25,000 views on the supermarket's official YouTube channel, beating John Lewis' advert views for that year.
With the message of 'Christmas is for sharing', the campaign defies expectations of Christmas ads as commercialised affairs and just makes you truly appreciate what a special time Christmas really is.
Come Together- H&M, 2016
As much as we enjoy a traditional Christmas advert, H&M's approach in 2016 just seems to stand out and stay with you from the moment you see it.
It's a Wes Anderson x Christmas crossover, so what's not to love?
There's something really quaint and cosy about being on a train in the snow (except when talking about The Polar Express, which is a stain on the Christmas movie genre) and at the end of the heartwarming journey, the message is all about people making the best out of a bad situation and coming together.
The visuals really put a spin on those run of the mill Christmas ads while still sticking to the sentiments of joy, friendship and a little bit of giving (even if that giving does happen to be a £49.99 H&M jumper!)
Mariah Carey- Walkers Crisps, 2019
Nothing screams Christmas more than Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' so Walkers certainly knew what they were doing when they featured not only the song, but the woman herself, in their 2019 Christmas ad.
But the campaign seems to have gained more interest from Mariah's hilarious crisp nibble than from the actual advert itself.
It sees the US star and a Christmas elf have a tussle over the last packet of pigs in blankets flavoured crisps, which Mariah wins after singing her famous high pitched note, stunning the elf into giving up the crisps.
Following the altercation, Mariah then opens the crisps and takes a tiny nibble of a crisp- forgive us for thinking that she's never actually eaten a bag of crisps in her life!
It's rumoured that Mariah was paid a huge £9 million for appearing in the advert; that's certainly got to be the most expensive packet of crisps in the world!
Be A Kid This Christmas- Hafod Hardware, 2019
Forget your million-pound productions, for us, a real contender for the winner of Christmas adverts is Hafod Hardware; an independent shop in Rhayader, Wales.
Thomas Lewis Jones, who runs the shop with his grandparents, spent just £100 creating a truly adorable advert with the help of his family and friends.
His own son, Arthur, is the star of the show and we see him working away as a budding store manager, opening the shop, putting out stock and serving customers.
The emotional sucker-punch comes right at the end of the advert with a subtle twist which leads into the line "be a kid this Christmas".
While John Lewis is reported to have spent £7 million to earn 10 million views on YouTube with their CGI dragon, Hafod Hardware has racked up 2.5 million views with just £100 spent.
It goes to show the power of a simple, honest story that's told with real love and passion. With their advert, Hafod Hardware has earned its reputation instead of splashing the cash for a disappointing dragon and we think that makes them the real winner this Christmas!
Mistletoe- Yellow Pages, 1992
Carrington founder, Rob, is definitely showing his age with this one! But there is no other Christmas advert that entered the lexicon for 'nineties children' more than this one.
Anyone born after 2000 probably won't remember the Yellow Pages arriving at the door, but this advert gives a simple message, in just 20 seconds, to show that the Yellow Pages can help you with anything.
There are few Christmas adverts that look more classic 90s than this one. The advert shows a little girl standing by the Christmas tree, holding a piece of mistletoe over her head as a little boy attempts to give her a Christmas kiss- but he's too small. But fear not, the Yellow Pages is here to save the day! The little boy grabs his brick-like copy of the telephone directory and uses it as a step, allowing him to get his Christmas kiss.
The ad is heartwarming, uplifting and certainly made the whole nation go "ahhh". And best of all, check out that nineties fashion sense!
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"I am Moth, a girl from the lowest part of Chrystie Street, born to a slum-house mystic and the man who broke her heart." So begins The Virgin Cure, a novel set in the tenements of lower Manhattan in the year 1871. As a young child, Moth's father smiled, tipped his hat and walked away from his wife and daughter forever, and Moth has never stopped imagining that one day they may be reunited – despite knowing in her heart what he chose over them. Her hard mother is barely making a living with her fortune-telling, sometimes for well-heeled clients, yet Moth is all too aware of how she really pays the rent.
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Mental Health First Aid in the UK: how important is First Aid when Professional Mental Health Services are in dire straits?
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Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) has become a trend that is taking over the medical and mental health world. While there are several manuscripts that are exemplifying the benefits of MHFA, the implications for people who undergo the MHFA training, for mental health services and medical and non-medical professions devoted to mental healthcare, have been ignored. In this short communication, we are arguing against MHFA not because we believe that the scheme is not beneficial, but more as a critical reflection as to where MHFA should stand in the mental health world, and how it should serve the people as a community investment company.
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Jorm et al. [1] recently reported a worldwide impact of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) referring to the very successful dissemination of this programme. Personal views and a conviction that MHFA could be useful for society [2,3,4] notwithstanding, the picture drawn by the developers of MHFA negates important facts about mental health provision, with implications for the effectiveness of MHFA itself and for the overall care for people with mental health difficulties, with potential worldwide implications for public healthcare.
MHFA is a tool for trained volunteers to support and signpost individuals with mental health difficulties and to provide first aid until professional help is received or until the crisis is resolved. There are two problems here that need to be noted. First, any professional who supports people with mental health difficulties (e.g. psychiatrists, psychologists, and/or psychotherapists) has a predetermined outlet to receive support (e.g. a colleague, a local support network of therapists, supervision), but this is not de facto for Mental Health First Aiders (MHFAers), who are certainly exposed to similar distressing situations (e.g. suicidal ideation). While it is usual and perhaps expected for those who provide first aid to experience some trauma (depending on the severity of the case), the lack of appropriate support and professional care for MHFAers is problematic. In addition, there are significant issues around the lack of clarity with boundaries and potential safety concerns for the trained volunteer. Provisions and a clear support network with guidelines for roles, boundaries and safeguarding procedures are urgently needed for those individuals who volunteer their time to become MHFAers in their community or workplace. MHFA needs to become more accountable in their 'duty of care' for MHFAers to reduce the risk of harmful outcomes for volunteers and the associated personal and economic healthcare costs outcomes. There is an ethical imperative to take care of volunteers and ensure that ongoing support is made available by MHFA to those whom it has trained. It should not be incumbent on volunteers to ensure their own safeguarding, and this needs to form part of the employer responsibility and be overseen by MHFA as part of the programme responsibilities.
Second, people with mental health difficulties are frequently referred by MHFAers to professional services in the UK, only to return to the MHFAer as there are long waiting lists or unavailable specialist care in their area. This leads to an unintentional deficient 'cycle of care', where MHFAers become the first point of contact and recurrently provide help and support to people who are in need; this is outside of the intended jurisdiction of the role. In other words, without appropriate and adequate mental health professionals, the true purpose of MHFA is redundant, and the description by original developers as being a 'first aid model' is false, essentially putting both the trained volunteers and those who seek support at risk.
The plans for the expansion of MHFA training in the public sector have crucially made no references to the shortage of professionals in mental health. While MHFA is aiming to increase its position as a business for profit, it inevitability and uncomfortably finds advantage in the current crisis of insufficient mental health staff in the UK in the National Healthcare System (NHS) and the increase in ill mental health globally. While the intentions of developers of MHFA are undoubtedly good and ethical, if the political motivation and intent behind supporting MHFA is aligned with using MHFA to meet increasing need alongside reductions in investment in professional mental health care, it creates a scenario that is both short-sighted and unethical. In the UK, mental healthcare continues to be a challenging issue. The rise in uptake of MHFA occurs in a climate where there is little motivation for medical doctors to train in psychiatry, the government is actively reducing barriers for migrants specialising in mental health, the British Psychological Society is podcasting the shortage of psychologists, and the Five Year Forward View for Mental Health [5,6,7,8] published by the NHS in 2016 appears a utopia prior to Brexit negotiations. Altogether, the facts about mental healthcare present a bleak reality and future for mental health professions and care. When uncritical enthusiasm and political motivations become the foundations of policymaking to improve mental health and inform how MHFA is implemented—without including mental health professionals in this process—the value of MHFA to society is reduced. The danger of perceiving MHFA as a panacea to the current crisis is manifold, not least of which that it becomes a divider in services, an unwelcome addition to the health care community and a further push to the privatisation of mental health care. MHFA has a social responsibility as a Community Interest Company (CIC) to guard mental healthcare for all, over and above the intended purposes of MHFA.
MHFA training is useful for raising awareness around mental health issues. However, it is not simply a community interest endeavour without any consequences to societies if it fails to serve its intended purpose. MHFA is branded to enhance (a) mental health (although critical perspectives are missing), (b) social capital (which is left to the discretion of employers and governments), and (c) public perceptions (change that can occur through media and leadership by Public Health England). The evidence base for positive outcomes for those who have received the support by MHFA volunteers do not yet exist, and the potential consequences for the millions of people who have been trained to provide a safe passage to mental health professionals are unknown. MHFA has indeed had successful dissemination [1], but such success should not deter researchers and clinicians from asking difficult questions to ensure that mental health care for all is not compromised by indiscriminate implementation of MHFA as a volunteer mental health service to replace mental health professionals and well-appointed public healthcare to timely respond to mental health crises. A consensus of implementation for enhancing public health is urgently needed to ensure a harmonious coexistence with publicly funded healthcare systems.
Jorm AF, Kitchener BA, Reavley NJ. Mental Health First Aid training: lessons learned from the global spread of a community education program. World Psychiatry. 2019;18(2):142–3.
Mantzios M. Mental health first aid and exciting opportunities for peer-support networks within universities with prospects of influencing public health and treatment. J Pub H. 2019:1–3.
Mantzios M, Cook A, Egan H. Mental Health First Aid for students in the health professions: exploring opportunities for experiential learning in higher education. H Prof Ed. 2019:1–2.
Mantzios M, Cook A, Egan H. Mental Health First Aid embedment within undergraduate psychology curriculums: an opportunity of applied experience for psychology students and for enhancing mental health care in higher education institutions. Hig Ed Ped. In Press.
Health Education England Stepping forward to 2020/21: The mental health workforce plan for England Health Education England 2017. Accessed: https://www.hee.nhs.uk/sites/default/files/documents/Stepping%20forward%20to%20202021%20-%20The%20mental%20health%20workforce%20plan%20for%20england.pdf
Employers NHS. Shortage occupation list. NHS Employers. 2019; Accessed: https://www.nhsemployers.org/your-workforce/recruit/employer-led-recruitment/international-recruitment/shortage-occupation-list.
BPS. Addition of psychologists to shortage occupation list highlights need for more training 2019. Accessed: https://www.bps.org.uk/news-and-policy/addition-psychologists-shortage-occupation-list-highlights-need-more-training
Mental Health Taskforce. The Five Year Forward View for Mental Health 2016. Accessed: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Mental-Health-Taskforce-FYFV-final.pdf
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It's always interesting when a new business moves to Nacogdoches' University Mall. Since the exit of JC Penny's there has been a lot of unused space. Ollie's Bargain Outlet is going to fill that space. Their motto is "Good Stuff Cheap" and it's already coming true. I am seeing products around town that are much higher than their advertised prices on things.
Their grand opening is just days away on Wednesday, November 14th. This is their newest store, and it's going to be super nice. 1122 North University Drive, in the University Mall, next to Bath and Body Works. They are touting savings up to 70% and they will carry a little bit of everything including housewares, flooring, books, clothing, food, bed and bath, and more.
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Marine Expeditionary Units (zkráceně MEU, dříve Marine Amphibious Unit (MAU)) je název pro expediční uskupení americké námořní pěchoty. Základní složkou americké námořní pěchoty je pro potřebu operačního nasazení jsou tzv. kombinovaná úkolová uskupení MAGTF (Marine Air Ground Task Force) a zahrnuje jak pozemní, námořní a letecké síly a tvoří tak soběstačné jednotky. A právě nejmenším uskupením typu MAGTF je MEU. Ty většinou čítají přibližně 2200 vojáků a námořníků. Takové expediční uskupení se dělí na čtyři hlavní složky (elementy):

 Velitelství MEU CE (Command Element)
 Pozemní bojová složka GCE (Ground Combat Element)
 Letecká složka ACE (Air Combat Element)
 Logistická složka LCE (Logisics Combat Element)

Během půlročních příprav na nasazení absolvují jednotky každého MEU sérii cvičení ve specifických formách boje např. boj ve městě, atd. Vyvrcholením těchto cvičení je tzv. CERTEX (Certification Exercise).

Během operačního nasazení je konkrétní MEU přiděleno k formaci plavidel US Navy, se kterým tvoří tzv. obojživelnou pohotovostní skupinu ARG (Amphibious Readiness Group). Námořní část této skupiny je většinou tvořena třemi plavidly: Vrtulníková výsadková loď LHA, doková výsadková loď LSD a doková výsadková loď LPD.

Jednotlivá MEU, dle umístění
V současnosti existuje celkem sedm MEU:

 Tři na východním pobřeží USA
  22nd MEU
  24th MEU
  26th MEU
 Tři na západním pobřeží USA
11th MEU
  13th MEU
  15th MEU
 Jedno v Japonsku
  31st MEU

Jednotlivé složky MEU

Letecká složka MEU
Letecké složky každého MEU je tvořeno těmito vrtulníky:

 10 MV-22 Osprey - které se stávají páteří USMC ve vzduchu a nahradily
 12 Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight - vyřazené v roce 2015
 6 Sikorsky CH-53 Super Stallion
 4 Bell AH-1 SuperCobra/AH-1Z Viper
 3 Bell UH-1N Twin Huey/UH-1Y Venom

a letouny V/STOL:

 6 McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II/F-35B Lightning II

a pokud je potřeba tankovat palivo ve vzduchu, tak si velení může vyžádat až 2 letouny KC-130J Super Hercules.

Pozemní složka MEU
Pozemní složky každého MEU je tvořeno touto technikou:

 4 tanky M1A1 Abrams
 až 16 obrněnými vozidly LAV-25
 15 obojživelnými transportéry AAV-7A1
 6 děly M198 a M777
 až 30 nákl. vozy MTVR
 4 transportními systémy LVS
 a až 63 HMMWV

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Literatura
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