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Pentax has just announced the launch of a limited-edition Pentax 645D camera kit. Called the Pentax 645D Japan, this kit features a beautiful, red lacquer-finished 645D camera body, which is made to order and is delivered in a specially designed paulownia-wood packaging. The exclusive lacquer finish not only gives the camera an elegant, exquisite appearance, but also enhances the camera's durability, Pentax says. Orders for this special kit can be placed during a two-month period from 20th July 20 to 20th September through one of Pentax's preferred suppliers in the UK. American customers will be able to pre-order the kit on the Pentax Web Store. The product will be delivered within "four months or more" from the receipt of the order. For more details, visit on of the websites below.
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Pentax UK Press Release
PENTAX 645D Japan
A Limited Edition Kit of the PENTAX 645D — Awarded "Camera GP Japan 2011 Camera of The Year"
PENTAX Imaging Systems Ltd is pleased to announce the launch of the PENTAX 645D Japan camera kit. Produced to celebrate the PENTAX 645D being named "Camera GP Japan 2011 Camera of The Year", this limited-edition kit features a beautiful, red lacquer-finished 645D camera body. Orders for this special kit can be placed during a two-month period from July 20 to September 20, 2011 through one of PENTAX's 645D preferred suppliers. Visit http://www.pentax.co.uk/645D for details.
Product Overview
1) Kit components:
• PENTAX 645D Japan camera body
• Leather Strap 645D Japan O-ST123
• Body Mount Cap 645D Japan
• Centre-Spot-Matte Focusing Screen DS-80
• Specially designed paulownia-wood packaging
2) Production: Built to order
3) Order period: Earliest (July 20, 2011) / Latest (September 20, 2011)
*Actual order period may vary according to the regions.
4) Delivery: Four months or more from receipt of order
First marketed in June 2010, the PENTAX 645D is a high-performance medium-format digital SLR camera combining super-high-resolution digital images — assured by approximately 40 megapixels — with exceptional reliability and superb operability. It was selected "Camera GP Japan 2011 Camera of The Year" for its array of original, outstanding features including a large CCD sensor, and a dependable, dust-proof, weather-resistant body that operates in temperatures as low as –10°C.
Major Features of the PENTAX 645D Japan
1. Using the innovative lacquer techniques developed by Sakamoto Urushi Manufacturing Co., Ltd. of Aizu-Wakamatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, PENTAX has made use of the traditional art of urushi (lacquer) for the exterior of the 645D Japan camera body. This exclusive lacquer finish not only gives the camera an elegant, exquisite appearance, but also enhances the camera's durability. In order to create a sense of exclusiveness and a rich depth to the coating, the process requires a number of painstaking steps, such as pasting many different types of silver leaves on a black-lacquer base — as if creating a collage of torn paper — and applying an overcoat of paint in a rich Bordeaux-wine tone. This sophisticated, meticulously handcrafted lacquer technique using natural urushi and silver leaves means that each camera body will be slightly different, ensuring the camera will be a one-of-a-kind, unique possession for the photographer.
2. The PENTAX logo on the camera front panel and the mode-dial settings on its upper panel are gold-plated. The rubber portion of the grip has a semi-glossy black finish.
3. Made of a synthetic leather material, the exclusive strap carries a "Camera GP 2011 Camera of The Year" insignia and a PENTAX 645D logo, both in gold.
4. Each camera body is marked with its individual serial number, proof of its limited-edition status.
5. The camera mount cap has been exclusively designed for the kit, and features a glossy black coating.
6. The LCD panel on the camera's upper panel comes with white backlight illumination, instead of the green-tinted illumination of the standard model.
7. The exclusive Centre-Spot-Matte Focusing Screen DS-80 is mounted on the camera.
8. The specially designed packaging is made of high-grade paulownia wood, with a "Camera GP Japan 2011 Camera of The Year" logo mark laser-engraved on its top cover.
9. The firmware installed in the camera body has been updated to the latest version (Ver.1.11), and is compatible with the optional O-GPS1 GPS unit.
Note: The camera body's features and specifications are identical with those of the standard model, except for the firmware.
About PENTAX Imaging Systems
PENTAX Imaging Systems is a leading supplier of recreational cameras and photographic equipment world-wide, with a long standing UK brand heritage. Its product range is extensive and includes state of the art digital SLR, medium format and zoom compact cameras and an extensive range of high performance lenses and accessories. In addition, it has a superb range of binoculars, suitable for a variety of leisure activities.
PENTAX successfully distributes its products through a number of channels, including independent camera shops, mass merchandisers and national multiple retailers - both on and offline. PENTAX Imaging Systems Limited is a branch of PENTAX Europe Imaging Systems (SAS), a subsidiary of HOYA CORPORATION of Japan.
Pentax USA Press Release
Model Honors 645D Camera Grand Prix Japan 2011 "Camera of the Year" Award
GOLDEN, CO. (July 13, 2011)…PENTAX Imaging Company has announced it will offer a limited edition 645D camera kit produced to celebrate the PENTAX 645D being named Camera Grand Prix Japan 2011 "Camera of the Year." This limited edition camera features an elegant, lacquer-finished body. The components of this unique kit that will be available on a very limited basis include:
• PENTAX 645D Japan camera body
• Leather Strap 645D Japan O-ST123
• Body Mount Cap 645D Japan
• Center-Spot-Matte Focusing Screen DS-80
• Specially designed paulownia-wood packaging
PENTAX is planning built-to-order production of this model with a minimum four month delivery period from the date each order is placed.
First announced in June 2010, the PENTAX 645D is a high-performance medium-format digital SLR camera combining super-high-resolution digital images with approximately 40 effective megapixels that offers exceptional reliability and superb operability. The camera was selected Camera GP Japan 2011 "Camera of the Year" for its array of original, outstanding features including a large CCD sensor, and a dependable, dust-proof, weather-resistant body that operates in temperatures as low as –10°C.
Information about the camera, features, awards and product images is available here: http://www.pentaximaging.com/news
The new model kit will be available for pre-order on http://www.pentaxwebstore.com
PENTAX Imaging Company is an innovative leader in the production of a variety of adventure ready digital cameras including weather-resistant digital SLRs and stylish, compact, waterproof cameras, as well as lenses, flash units, binoculars, scopes, and eyepieces. For more than 90 years, PENTAX has developed durable, reliable products that meet the needs of adventurous consumers and businesses. With headquarters in Golden, Colorado, PENTAX Imaging Company is a division of PENTAX of America, Inc.
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During his ten seasons as a head coach (four at Richmond, six at Liberty), he has been a National Coach of the Year Finalist five times, he has won six conference championships and four conference Coach of the Year honors.
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Rocco has also been named The Touchdown Club of Richmond's NCAA Division I Commonwealth of Virginia Coach of the Year on two occasions, including last fall after the Spiders' run to a national ranking of #3 and the FCS Semifinals.
In January of 2016, Rocco was elected to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees.
In his ten seasons as a head coach, Rocco has coached 144 all-conference honorees and 28 student-athletes who garnered All-American honors, including four Spiders last fall in Brian Brown, Jacobi Green, David Jones and Nick Ritcher.
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He has helped guide Richmond to back-to-back FCS playoff appearances for the first time since 2008-2009. His 33 wins are the most in the first four years of any head coaching tenure and rank seventh all-time in total wins.
During his time with the Spiders, Richmond has defeated 11 nationally-ranked opponents, including five straight wins over William & Mary and a victory over then-No.3 JMU during the 2015 season when ESPN's College GameDay was in Harrisonburg.
At Liberty, Rocco quickly made the Flames into a Big South powerhouse, winning Big South Conference Championships in four of his six seasons in Lynchburg. His time at Liberty was one of the most successful stints in program history. Rocco arrived at Liberty following the program's 1-10 finish in 2005 and transformed the program as the architect of six consecutive winning seasons with the Flames. During his first season in 2006, Liberty won five more games (6-5) than the previous year, an improvement that tied for the best FCS turnaround in the nation that season.
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Since the team's stunning turnaround in 2006, Rocco's teams continued to dominate in the Big South Conference and beyond. The Flames rolled to a 47-20 overall record and an impressive 26-5 mark in Big South play under Rocco, winning no fewer than seven games in each of his final five seasons. Nationally, Liberty finished the last four years ranked inside the Top 25 in both major FCS polls.
During Rocco's six years at the helm in Lynchburg, the Flames captured their first-ever Big South Championship in 2007 - the first of four consecutive conference titles. During this four-year span, Rocco had the third-highest winning percentage among FCS coaches nationally with his 34-11 record (.756).
Before becoming a head coach, Rocco spent 23 seasons at the BCS or NFL levels.
Prior to his arrival at Liberty, Rocco spent the previous five seasons at Virginia. He was a part of four-consecutive bowl appearances for the Cavaliers, including back-to-back Continental Tire Bowl victories in 2002 and 2003. During his time in Charlottesville, UVA piled up 37 wins with Rocco serving as the associate head coach and linebackers coach under Al Groh.
In addition to his coaching duties with the Cavaliers, he also served as the recruiting coordinator during his first two years in Charlottesville. His 2002 recruiting class was ranked in the top 10 in the nation by many of the major recruiting services, including a fifth-place ranking by ESPN.
Prior to UVA, Rocco spent the 2000 season alongside Groh as an assistant linebacker and special teams coach with the New York Jets. Before joining the Jets, he was the linebackers coach at Maryland during the 1998 and 1999 campaigns.
Prior to his time in College Park, Rocco spent four seasons at the University of Texas, where the Longhorns captured three straight conference titles, including winning the inaugural Big 12 Championship in 1996 and earning three consecutive trips to bowl games (Sun Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Fiesta Bowl).
Before Tom Coughlin was a Super Bowl winning coach with the New York Giants, he was Rocco's mentor at Boston College for two seasons. As a defensive assistant, Rocco was a part of the revitalization of the Golden Eagles, returning the program to the national stage as participants in the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl and the 1993 Carquest Bowl.
Rocco also spent the 1987 season as the linebackers coach at Colorado under Bill McCartney and three seasons as the linebackers coach at Tulsa.
The start of Rocco's coaching career came at his alma mater, Wake Forest, where he spent three seasons in total, two as a graduate assistant and one as the defensive line coach during the 1986 season.
As a player, Rocco's collegiate career began at Penn State, where he earned two varsity letters and competed in the 1979 Liberty Bowl and the 1980 Fiesta Bowl before transferring to Wake Forest. While in Winston-Salem, he was a two-year starter and senior captain for Groh.
He was no stranger to coaching after growing up in a football family. His father, Frank Rocco, Sr., served as an assistant coach at Penn State under Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno before joining the Liberty staff in 2000. Frank Rocco, Jr., also joined the Flames staff in 2000 as a wide receivers and quarterbacks coach and received a promotion to offensive coordinator prior to his departure in 2003. Frank, and brother, Dave, are both currently coaching at the high school level in Virginia.
A native of Huntingdon, Pa., Rocco is married to the former Julie Mills. They are the parents of two children, David and Amy.
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The chief executive of New Look blamed the fashion retailer's sharpest fall in sales for two and a half years on the "deteriorating" trading conditions and the "disruption" caused by the relocation of staff from Weymouth to its London office this year.
Carl McPhail also had to defend its supplier policy following Channel 4's Dispatches programme, "Fashion's Dirty Secret", on Monday which showed the appalling conditions endured by some workers making clothes for the retailer, as well as other high-street chains, at a factory used by a sub-contractor of one of New Look's suppliers.
New Look said its UK underlying sales on stores that have been open for at least one year tumbled by 4.5 per cent for the 26 weeks to 25 September – its worst sales since a fall of 6.6 per cent for the second half of 2007/08. While Mr McPhail said New Look was up against strong sales last year, its falling revenues contrast sharply with strong sales at rivals Marks & Spencer and Primark over a similar period.
Mr McPhail said: "Obviously, we experienced a deteriorating market and we also suffered some disruption from moving from Weymouth to London." New Look has moved its buying and merchandising team to the capital and nearly two-thirds of the 275-strong affected staff had made the move. But Mr McPhail admitted that there had been "issues" with some of its spring and summer footwear ranges. "We are a bit late getting into wedges – that caused us a bit of a problem."
New Look, which has 1,034 stores globally, said that group underlying profits, before exceptional items, fell marginally to £73.5m over the half year, compared to £77.8m in 2009. The retailer was bolstered by a recovery in its international markets, where international sales rose by 2.4 per cent over the 26 weeks, although they were flattered by a 17.4 per cent slump last year.
Mr McPhail said that New Look, which was forced to shelve a flotation earlier this year, declined to be drawn on the subject but said the business "remained open-minded about the opportunity to float in the future".
The retailer was more specific about how it wants to pay down its debt. At the half year, New Look had paid down its net debt to £998m. But of this debt, £620m is payment-in-kind (PIK) notes, where interest payments do not accrue until a company is sold or the notes mature. As this can rack up huge compound interest bills, New Look aims to pay down the PIK notes and take on more senior, or mezzanine, debt.
Mr McPhail also warned that clothing prices will rise next year, resulting from surging input costs, notably record prices for cotton and freight charges. He said the average prices, including VAT, in New Look's shops would rise by up to 7 per cent next year.
On the Dispatches' findings, Mr McPhail said it was "disappointing" as they had this year "banned" all suppliers from using the Imperial Typewriter Building, where the sub-contractor Sammi Leisurewear is based. While an investigation is ongoing, Mr McPhail said that any individual found to have made New Look clothes and allegedly paid as low as £2.50 an hour would be reimbursed the difference up to the minimum wage of £5.93.
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The untold story behind Edgar Allan Poe's "The Tell-Tale Heart."Edgar Allan Poe's cat, Cattarina, mistakes a glass eye for a plaything and unwittingly pulls them into a crime even the constable can't solve - a madman is on the loose, prowling the cobblestone streets of Philadelphia in search of blue-eyed victims. When her beloved "Eddy" develops an obsession with the case, Cattarina takes matters into her own paws and begins an ambitious search for the Glass Eye Killer. She soon learns this is no simple mouse hunt... From spooky Eastern State Penitentiary to the lush gardens of Fairmount Water Works, Cattarina stalks her quarry, encountering dangerous characters along the way. But as the mystery unravels, the more tangled she and Eddy become until even her "man of letters" is suspected of the atrocities. Yet she cannot give up the chase. If she succeeds in catching the killer, the missing pieces of Eddy's unfinished story will fall into place, and the Poe household will once again experience peace. With their hilarious, sometimes hair raising plot twists, well-developed characters, and immersive Victorian settings, the Cattarina Mysteries are a purrfect match for fans of cat cozy mysteries, historical mysteries, and Edgar Allan Poe. If you like a little cat hair with your literature, download a copy today! >>Cattarina Mysteries (in order)To the River: Rescue by the Schuylkill (the prequel) The Tell-Tail Heart The Black Cats Mr. Eakins' Book of Cats (the illustrated companion to The Black Cats) The Raven of Liberty
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A 300-year-old pub is to reopen two years after it was boarded up and squatters took it over.
The Cross Keys in Chelsea, between King's Road and Cheyne Walk, opened in 1708 and served its last pint in 2012. Former patrons include Agatha Christie, Dylan Thomas, Bob Marley and the Rolling Stones.
Andrew Bourne, the pub's last owner, boarded it up after it lost money despite hiring a Michelin-starred chef. Thousands of people signed a petition to save it and a Twitter appeal was supported by Piers Morgan and Zac Goldsmith MP. After it closed, squatters moved in who were later evicted with a court order.
Today, it was announced that the sale of the freehold had been completed through Colliers International for £3.9 million to Parsons Green Land which plans to "refurbish and reinstate" the pub and turn the upper floors into accommodation.
Tom Ainsleigh Jones, director of Parsons Green Land, said: "It will 100 per cent reopen as a pub, we're keen to return it to the community. We have a number of respected local pub owners who we want to take over the ground and lower floors."
The move was welcomed by the Campaign for Real Ale, and chief executive Mike Benner said: "Pubs are an essential part of Britain's cultural heritage and it is clear from the support of the surrounding community how important it is the Cross Keys remains a pub in the future."
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A pedestrian has died after she was hit by a lorry in south London during this morning's rush hour.
The victim, who was aged in her late 50s, was knocked down on Martin Way, Morden, at about 6am today.
Paramedics were called to the scene but she was pronounced dead minutes later, a spokesman for Scotland Yard said.
Her next of kin are in the process of being informed, he added.
The lorry driver stopped at the scene and has not been arrested.
The road was closed between Westcroft Gardens and Cannon Hill Lane while police investigated.
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Blackburn Rovers are the latest team to switch from Umbro to Nike as they have officially announced their new partnership with the US manufacturer. The new deal with Nike will start from the 2013/14 season.
Umbro's relationship with Blackburn Rovers started in 2007 and thus will come to an end after 7 years. All kit, training wear and related products will now be manufactured by Nike.
Greg Coar, Rovers' Head of Commercial and Marketing, said: "We are delighted to confirm that Rovers are set to start a new partnership with Nike. We are certain that our supporters will be excited by this new partnership and will be looking forward to seeing the iconic blue-and-white halves and the world famous Nike brand on our kits this summer."
Gareth Hosford, GM Nike UK Football, said: "We are delighted to add Blackburn Rovers to the Nike football family. We look forward to building on the successful partnership the club has already enjoyed with Umbro and working closely with the club and the fans over the coming seasons."
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At least with nike they will get generic but smart looking shirts. With macron we seem to have one set of decent kits, then the next season we have awful ones.
Forest fan nick – forest will be adidas next year thats the word going around however still surprised its not been leaked out as yet. Its the only brand been mentioned….there was talk of them takin over from this current season but believe nigel doughty (well forest) was still under contract with umbro.
aslong as they return the shirt to opposite halves on the back I'm happy!
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I think there needed to be a change – this years kit was looking as old and ugly as our 6 fingered dingle friends mothers a few miles away from us.
The away shirt will offer a little bit different than the template we have had a over the past few seasons!!
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I think Umbro did some good stuff for Blackburn. Umbro appear to be disappearing the football kit market, which is a massive shame. All the Home Nations have worn Umbro shirts, even Brazil once wore Umbro. Every team in the Premier League has worn Umbro shirts at sometime and Charlton, Middlesbrough and Millwall, I think are the only Championship sides not to wear Umbro.
Hopefully Umbro won't go the same way as Bukta and Admiral as the power of Nike and Adidas sweeps all before them. Hopefully if Vandanel can keep going, so can Umbro, I just hope JD sports don't end up owning them aka Fila.
It doesn't appear to be a deal with Just Sport as there is a comment from the General Manager of Nike UK and Just Sport haven't been mentioned anywhere. A quick search also shows that he made a comment in the press release for the Celtic 125th Anniversary kit.
Another thing to point out is that the Umbro deal was due to end in 2016 and seeing as the Nike deal will in 2016 it's a direct takeover just like what has happened for a few of the other teams that were with Umbro.
Generally though, not just this season. True you have had a long time with them, but I'd rather stick with Umbro (if they hadn't been destroyed by Nike) as Leicester have had "quality" kits from Jako and JJB over the recent years. The quality and design of some of them were truly abysmal.
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PedroHull: I disagree, our kits this season are way poor. Last seasons with the collar was the best kit we've had for years. But after 26 years or so of umbro i think it's time for a change
I hope for Blackburns sake that they are not going to have Just Sport as their supplier as is the case for all the Nike teams outside the PL. Not only generic teamwear but all that Avec rubbish too.
Forest fan Nick. Why would you want to go to teamwear nike? Even as a Leicester fan I think you have the best kits in the championship and I wish umbro had done a tailored option for us before they got sold by Nike.
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So they are going to end up with a load of teamwear stuff like Oxford and Southend etc??
Teamwear ahoy!
Done. Best thing about this is that hopefully Umbro will be switching to someone new. A promoted team maybe?
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I wish Forest would switch too
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Miley Cyrus was spotted lounging on the beach with friends in Brazil this afternoon. She was also joined by her mom, Tish, who showed off her huge back tattoo in a hot-pink two-piece. Miley fit the bikini time in between her busy Gypsy Heart Tour, which has her traveling around the globe to show off her latest album, Can't Be Tamed. Miley's already been to Chile, Argentina, and other South American stops, and she's set to take the stage in Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo this week. She'll be on the go until July when she wraps things up in Australia, but it looks like she has plenty of company to keep her entertained during her travels. Tish has proven to be one of those fun companions since she tweeted embarrassing pictures of Miley sleeping during their most recent flight.
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The Rice University Marching Band is called "The MOB" or Marching Owl Band. They are a scatter band that most closely resembles that of the Stanford band, just with less trees.
Like the Stanford Band, the MOB has been known to use their platform to address political issues and stir up dialogue about the actions or inactions of the schools they face.
This past weekend the MOB took to the field to address the sexual assault allegations against the Baylor football program that lead to the ousting of the university's President and football coach.
The MOB formed the number nine, for Title IX, the law that addresses sexual assault on campus. Then they went after Baylor president Ken Starr by forming a star while playing "Hit the Road Jack,".
Their announcer read: "Now for our featured quote of the day, by a famous Clinton prosecutor and former Baylor president Ken Starr, who said, quote, 'I did not investigate that coach.'"
Yasna Haghdoost, editor in chief of The Rice Thresher, the Rice University student newspaper said this about the show on
"If the point of the band's nationally publicized halftime show performance was to shine a light on the difficult and oft-silenced subject of sexual assault, they succeeded. Google searches for the Baylor scandal spiked sharply during the weekend after the MOB's performance. By drawing attention to the institutional perpetuation of sexual violence, the MOB prompted another round of discussion about how to treat those culpable for not just committing, but also enabling sexual violence. Without the MOB-style of satire, I doubt the national dialogue would have demonstrated this level of heightened sensitivity.
More broadly, each of us has a responsibility to critically analyze and question the institutions and culture that allows such heinous crimes to often go unpunished. If we continue cowering behind a curtain of silence, it is ultimately the victims of sexual violence who will pay the price."
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- 2 (8 1/2-ounce) packages corn muffin mix
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- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 (10 3/4-ounce) can cream of chicken soup, undiluted
- 1 (14 1/2-ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 1/2 teaspoons rubbed sage
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Prepare corn muffin mix according to package directions; pour batter into a lightly greased 8-inch square pan.
Bake at 400° for 25 to 28 minutes or until golden; cool in pan on a wire rack. Crumble cornbread into a large bowl; set aside. Reduce heat to 350°.
Sauté celery and onion in hot oil in a large skillet until tender. Add soup and next 4 ingredients, stirring until blended; bring to a boil. Pour over cornbread, stirring until moistened. Stir in chopped egg, and spoon into a lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish.
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Hailey Baldwin has had a busy year, and she's showing no signs of slowing down.
The 19-year-old model's latest gig is an advertising campaign for Ugg. Baldwin was tapped by Ugg to launch the next evolution of the brand's iconic Classic Boot silhouette.
The new Classic Street collection, which consists of five styles ranging in price from $150 to $300, has an edgier, more modern look than what consumers typically associate with Ugg.
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A see-saw opening to the Third Test ended with the visitors looking anxious on 275 for six and Michael Vaughan's team in control again.
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Anhui Provincial Hospital, Hefei, China
SESSION TITLE: Signs and Symptoms of Chest Diseases Posters
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PRESENTED ON: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at 01:30 PM - 02:30 PM
PURPOSE: Hemoptysis is a common presenting symptom in many pulmonary disorders and sometimes can lead to death. The underlying causes of fatal hemoptysis in the current era have not been examined.
METHODS: We retrospectively reviewed all patients with fatal hemoptysis at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2013 through computer-assisted search and manual retrieved.
RESULTS: Sixty-nine patients were identified and included 28 (41%) patients in diffuse alveolar hemorrhage (DAH) syndrome. Only one-fourth of the subjects met the criteria for massive hemoptysis (greater than 200ml blood expectorated per a 24 hour period). Malignancy (n =37) and clotting disorder (n = 10; 90% iatrogenic) accounted for two-third of fatal hemoptysis cases. Lung cancer (56%) was the commonest type of malignancy but hematologic malignancy accounted for 43% of those with DAH. Bilateral lung infiltrates were the main findings in chest imaging and accounted for nearly three-fourth of all patients.
CONCLUSIONS: Malignancy and clotting disorder (mostly iatrogenic) were main causes of fatal hemoptysis. Lung cancer was the commonest type of malignancy but hematologic malignancy accounted for nearly one-half of those with DAH.
CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Characterize the underlying causes of fatal hemoptysis in this era in order to recognize them better to improve the prognosis.
DISCLOSURE: The following authors have nothing to disclose: Xiaowen Hu, Jay Ryu
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If you have never visited Austin, its likely you've seen a photo or two promoting the insanely beautiful sunset overlooking the Austin 360 Bridge (otherwise known as Pennybacker Bridge) and thought to yourself, is that real? Let me be the first to tell you that if my tired little smart phone can capture views like this, seeing it in-the-flesh is a different experience entirely. If you'd like a gorgeous view of downtown and the scenic hills to brag about when you get home, do what the locals do - hike to the top!
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Corruption, inequality and population perception of healthcare quality in Europe
Quality, performance, safety and outcomes
Evaluating the quality of healthcare and patient safety using general population questionnaires is important from research and policy perspective. Using a special wave of the Eurobarometer survey, we analysed the general population's perception of health care quality and patient safety in a cross-country setting.
We used ordered probit, ordinary least squares and probit analysis to estimate the determinants of health care quality, and ordered logit analysis to analyse the likelihood of being harmed by a specific medical procedure. The models used population weights as well as country-clustered standard errors.
We found robust evidence for the impact of socio-demographic variables on the perception of quality of health care. More specifically, we found a non-linear impact of age on the perception of quality of health care and patient safety, as well as a negative impact of poverty on both perception of quality and patient safety. We also found robust evidence that countries with higher corruption levels were associated with worse perceptions of quality of health care. Finally, we found evidence that income inequality affects patients' perception vis-à-vis safety, thus feeding into the poverty/health care quality nexus.
Socio-demographic factors and two macro variables (corruption and income inequality) explain the perception of quality of health care and likelihood of being harmed by adverse events. The results carry significant policy weight and could explain why targeting only the health care sector (without an overall reform of the public sector) could potentially be challenging.
The health care systems of the European Union (EU) member states have been subject to continuous reform over the last twenty years, mainly stemming from the pressures of aging populations and challenges in reforming public budgets. Over the same period, the EU witnessed its biggest enlargement (the so called
Using the Eurobarometer 327 (2009) survey, we look at the general population's perception of health care quality and patient safety in a cross-country EU setting. This paper adds to the extant literature in three crucial ways: (i) we study the macro-level and socio-demographic determinants of the general population's perception of the quality of healthcare; (ii) building on (i), we disentangle which aspects of health care are the most important in shaping the perception of health care quality; and (iii) we analytically explore the macro-level and socio-demographic determinants of the likelihood of being harmed by medical procedures. While doing so, we employ additional robustness checks. It is important to note that there are two limitations to our findings: the lack of control variables vis-à-vis personal-level health care utilisation rates and subjective health evaluations. We have addressed these shortcomings by using macro-proxy variables for health care utilisation (health care expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)) as well as controlling for age, which is usually strongly correlated with subjective health status evaluation.
A substantial literature focuses on the issue of quality of health care (both qualitative and quantitative). The existing qualitative body of research can be divided into two main groups, one relying on medical professionals' perceptions of quality (see, for example, Robinson et al
Another strand of literature has looked at perceptions of quality of health care from a quantitative and cross-country perspective. To date, there have been two papers that have looked at the issue of patient quality from this perspective. Cleary et al
In addition, a significant body of literature has looked at the determinants of what constitutes the core attributes of health service quality. Gronroos
To the best of our knowledge, there is one study concerning patient safety in a cross-country setting, assessing the likelihood of medication and medical errors in five OECD countries (Cleary et al
Following the strands of literature outlined above, in this paper we answer the following three questions:
(i) What individual and macro-level variables drive the perception of quality of healthcare among EU nationals?;
(ii) What attributes of healthcare play the biggest role when evaluating the quality of healthcare?;
(iii) What individual and macro-level variables drive the perception of the likelihood of being harmed by hospital or non-hospital care?
The empirical analysis in this paper is based on data from the special Eurobarometer Survey 327, which is part of a set of surveys conducted on behalf of the European Commission. This special Eurobarometer survey was conducted during September and October 2009 and features attitudes towards quality of health care as well as the likelihood of experiencing adverse events. Most national samples were drawn with a multi-stage, random probability sampling design from the population aged 15 years and over. In each country, approximately 1000 standardised face-to-face interviews were conducted (for the smaller countries, like Luxembourg, Malta and Cyprus, the number was about 500). The German and UK samples consist of 1500 respondents. The total size of the sample was around 26,000 people. In this paper we analysed data for the 27 countries that currently make up the European Union. Data were weighted according to the national weighting procedure with sex, age, region and size of locality entering the iteration procedure. The data used in the paper are widely available.
Dependent variables
In order to analyse respondents' perceptions vis-à-vis the quality of health care and the likelihood of being harmed by hospital or non-hospital care, we focused on two questions. The first was: "How would you evaluate the overall quality of health care in our country? Answers were: (1) very good; (2) fairly good; (3) fairly bad; and (4) very bad"c. The question was used in an ordered probit and OLS analysis. As a robustness check we also constructed an alternative measure (0–1) that was subsequently used in a probit analysis. Table
Second, to analyse the possibility of being harmed by hospital or non-hospital care, we relied on the question: "How likely do you think it is that patients could be harmed by hospital (or non-hospital) care in our country? Answers were: (1) very likely; (2) fairly likely; (3) not very likely; (4) not at all likely". Following established practice in analysing questions of likelihood, an ordered logit model was usedd.
Independent variables – individual characteristics
As in previous studies (Carlson et al
In addition to the variables above, we also control for marital status, differences between rural and urban dwellers and size of households. Differences between income groups are an important determinant (Schoen et al
Independent variables – macro level variables
Even though the EU comprises countries that are at a high level of economic development, there is significant variation among countries in terms of macro (economic) developments. Hence, it is important to control for them. The level of development is captured by the log of the average GDP per capita (PPP) for the period 2008–2010. We also control for the level of economic inequality (3-year average Gini coefficient). There is also significant institutional variation among the countries. Given that all of them are, more or less, democratic, while there are significant differences in terms of bureaucratic quality, we use a three year average (2008–2010) of Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index. Finally, we experiment with different health care variables. To capture the monetary input, we use data on total health care expenditure (per capita and as a percentage of GDP). The extant research uses the level of health care expenditure as an indication of the interventionist power of the state in the field of health care. As an indicator for real input, we included the number of physicians in relation to the population (per 1,000). Physicians are often the first point of contact for patients and make decisions affecting a major part of total health care resources. In many countries, they act as gatekeepers and are often responsible for transferring patients to specialist health care and further care givers. Additional file
Additional file 1: Table A2
Further definition of variables, availability and source.
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Independent variables – criteria for selecting a doctor
Building on this, we then analysed the importance of different criteria when assessing the quality of healthcare. For this purpose we used the question: "Of the following criteria, which are the three most important criteria when you think of high quality healthcare in our country?: (a) proximity of hospital and doctors; (b) free choice of doctor; (c) respect of a patient's dignity; (d) medical staff that is well trained; (e) a clean environment at the healthcare facility; (f) treatment that works; (g) free choice of hospital; (h) healthcare that keeps you safe from harm; (i) no waiting list to get seen and treated; (j) a welcoming and friendly environment and (k) modern medical equipment".
Perception of quality of care
The results of the ordered probit analysis are captured in Table
As a robustness check, we repeated the analysis using an OLS and probit methodology, respectively. Additional file
Additional file 2: Table A1
Perception of quality of healthcare: OLS and probit.
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We also conducted a secondary robustness check by including an interaction term between the age category and the proxy for corruption in order to test if the perception of quality of healthcare stems from the older generation (i.e. the one which is the heaviest user of healthcare services). While informative, the results did not yield statistically significant resultsi.
Determinants of quality of healthcare
Building on the analysis and findings above, we proceeded with determining the statistical significance of different quality of health care determinants, while alternating between models that include individual characteristics, macro-level variables, and/or country dummies. Our results are presented in Table
Likelihood of experiencing an adverse event
We then proceeded with analysing the likelihood of experiencing a hospital or non-hospital adverse event. The results of our ordered logit analysis are captured in Table
We then repeated the exercise above for all individual types of adverse events – hospital infections, incorrect diagnosis, surgical errors, medication related errors, and medical device errors. The results of that analysis broadly confirm our findings and are available upon request.
In addition to the analysis we conducted two more robustness checks. The first one assessed the likelihood of a person suffering an adverse event contingent upon their assessment of the quality of healthcare. The storyline that emerges from this analysis confirms our main findings from above. The second robustness check was conducted in order to establish if preferences for access versus treatment increase the likelihood of being exposed to an adverse event. Our results did not find statistically significant evidence for this, whilst providing evidence for our conclusions from above. As in the previous case, the results of this analysis are available upon requestk.
Additional robustness checks
In addition, we conducted a few overall robustness checks. In the first one, we ran a probit analysis using the dichotomised perception of health care quality as a dependent variable and the individual socio-economic characteristics as independent variables and then summarised the fitted values on a country by country basis. Ultimately, we conducted a simple correlation exercise between the obtained fitted values and the macro-economic variables used in the analysis above. Our results are reported in Additional file
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Panel 1. Perception of quality of healthcare and selected macro variables. Panel 2. Likelihoodof hospital harm and selected macro variables. Panel 3. Likelihoodof non-hospital harm and selected macro variables. Panel 4. Perception of quality of healthcare and attributes of healthcare. Chart 1. Perception of healthcare quality and adverse events. Chart 2. Perception of quality and healthcare system. Chart 3. Quality of healthcare system and adverse events.
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We conducted similar robustness checks for the likelihood of adverse events variables (both for hospital and non-hospital-related harm) and the results of our analysis are presented in Additional file
Our additional robustness check includes running correlations of the perception of quality of health care and individual health care attributes (both obtained as fitted values from a probit analysis on individual socio-economic and demographic characteristics). The results are presented in Additional file
Interaction between quality of health care and likelihood of adverse events
Our final analysis incorporated the perception of health care quality and likelihood of occurrence of adverse events. In other words, in our last exercise we tried to ascertain whether people with a higher opinion of the health care system also believe that the likelihood of an adverse event occurring is lower. In conducting the analysis we used a similar approach to the one described above – we plotted the fitted values obtained from a probit analysis on socio-economic and demographic characteristics for both perception of health care quality and the likelihood of adverse events occurring. Our results are presented in Additional file
The main aim of this paper is to examine the perception of quality of health care, the main determinants of health care quality and to examine the perception of the likelihood of being harmed by different adverse events (both hospital and non-hospital-related).
A starting assumption underpinning our analysis was that both individual and macro-level characteristics would determine respondents' perceptions of health care quality as well as the likelihood of being harmed by specific adverse events. We find evidence that age and socio-economic status, and to some extent, gender, act as main determinants of individuals' perception of health care quality. Moreover, we find robust evidence for a non-linear impact of age on both the perceived quality of health care and the perception of being harmed by an adverse event. In that respect, our research feeds into an emerging body of social sciences research that finds a U-curve relationship between overall satisfaction with services and age.
Second and most important, we find evidence that two macro-level variables play a significant role in determining the perception of health care quality and the likelihood of being harmed by hospital and non-hospital care. Our analysis provides evidence for a positive association between transparency and the quality of health care. In other words, in countries with higher public sector transparency and lower corruption, the general public seems to be more satisfied with the quality of health care services. More importantly, the perception of the likelihood of being harmed by medical errors increases in countries that are more unequal, which is suggestive of the possibility of inadequate access to health care, and especially to quality health care, for lower socio-economic groups.
As noted previously, there are limitations to our analysis that mainly stem from a lack of variables that could help us control for the individual level of utilisation of health care services and for subjective health care evaluation. There are, however, ways to deal with these shortcomings and we believe that we have addressed them. First, we use a macro-level aggregate proxy for health care utilisation (total healthcare expenditure as a percentage of GDP). In addition, while the survey does not contain a measure of subjective health assessment, given the strong correlation between age and subjective health assessment, we believe that age could be used as a proxy for health status.
There is a possibility for our results to be distilled into policy actions. Improving transparency and fighting corruption across all echelons of the public sector (but especially in the health care sector) would help to improve peoples' perception of the overall quality of health care. Moreover, improving access to health care, especially access for the poorest socio-economic groups would help to improve not only their perception of overall health care quality, but it would also boost their confidence that they are entitled to good health care, and more importantly, care that is safe and free from harm.
Finally, our results also point to the fact that there is no panacea for an instantaneous improvement in perceptions of health care quality. Indeed, our analysis suggests that the perceptions of health care quality and safety are tied to much more endemic problems, such as corruption, low transparency and income inequality. This also points to the impossibility of a successful reform that would only target the health care system, or, even less so, a certain sector of the health care system. Reform that is all-encompassing, that would target all the echelons of the public sector and that would also promote equitable and inclusive growth could improve Europe's general public perception of health care quality and patients' safety.
aIn May 2004, ten new countries became EU members: Cyprus, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta and Hungary. In 2007, Bulgaria and Romania also joined.
bFor the purpose of this literature review, the term "patients" also comprises the general public that uses healthcare services.
cA detailed description of the variables used in the model is provided in Additional file
dAdditional file
Additional file 4: Table A3
Questions used as dependent variables in the analysis.
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eHowever, there are proxies that could be used in this instance, such as, for example, age.
fThe conclusions that stem from this exercise closely correspond to our findings that rely on the usage of country dummies. The country dummies suggest a strong link between quality of care and countries that are more egalitarian and have a better institutional set up. The results of this exercise are available upon request.
gIn addition, we employ a secondary robustness check, i.e. we experiment with using age as a categorical variable. The results that we obtain broadly correspond to our main findings. Furthermore, they are available upon request.
hIn order to validate our results, we also conducted a secondary exercise, i.e. we ran our basic model on individual countries' data. The results that emerge from that analysis confirm our main results vis-à-vis the independent variables – gender, age and income categories seem to matter when assessing the quality of healthcare. There are notable differences (both in terms of sign and significance across countries) which are picked up by country dummies in the cross-sectional part of the analysis.
iThese results are available upon request.
jThe results table does not report the coefficients of the individual nor macro-level variables, but they are available on request.
kResults are available upon request.
lIn addition, we also conducted secondary robustness checks, whilst also using more lenient measures of quality as well as a more lenient measure of the perceived likelihood of being affected by adverse events. Even with these newly established variables, our results strictly follow our already established relationship between perception of quality and likelihood of adverse events and macro-economic variables.
EU: European union; GDP: Gross domestic product; HMO: Health maintenance organization; OECD: Organisation for economic cooperation and development; OLS: Ordinary least squares; PPP: Purchasing power parity; UK: United Kingdom.
Competing interests
The authors declare that there are no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
Both authors were involved in the process of inception and drafting of the manuscript. EM provided the overall framework for the analysis, while ZN conducted the statistical analysis. ZN provided the write up for the background, methods and results part of the paper, while EM drafted the discussion and the conclusion. Both authors were involved in editing of the paper. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript.
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Canada cafe shooting: Vaughan Cafe Shooting
Published: June 25, 2015
Canada cafe shooting: Vaughan Cafe Shooting, Police hope surveillance video will help them identify the gunman who opened fire in a Vaughan, Ont., café early Wednesday morning, killing two people and wounding two others.
York Regional Police have little to go on, other than a description of a dark-skinned man who fled the scene in a dark-coloured compact car.
But investigators are hoping video footage captured near the Moka espresso bar, where the gunfire broke out around 8:15 a.m., will provide some clues.
Christopher de Simone, 24, was one of two people slain at the Moka espresso bar on Wednesday morning.
Maria Voci, 47, and Christopher de Simone, 24, both of Vaughan, were identified as the two people killed in the attack. Both were pronounced dead at the scene, York Regional Police Const. Andy Pattenden said.
The two others were taken to hospital. Pattenden said at 1 p.m. ET that one person is in stable condition and the other is in life-threatening condition.
"The information that we have is that a man arrived here and began shooting," Pattenden said.
Friends of Voci said she worked at the café where she was killed and loved her work, treating the coffee spot like it was her own place.
"She was absolutely beautiful, gorgeous inside and out," said Sonya Soparker, a friend and former neighbour who knew Voci for around 20 years.
Soparker said Voci has three sons.
Vlada Khovaylo, a neighbour of Voci's, said she still can't believe the news.
"I hope it's a mistake," she said.
Former colleagues of de Simone, who used to work at the Da Vinci Banquet Hall in Woodbridge, shared images of the young, smiling man late Wednesday. The colleagues say de Simone met his wife at the hall.
Earlier, a CBC News camera was rolling when de Simone's distraught wife arrived outside the café frantically trying to reach him.
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