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Research note
Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and its associated factors among pregnant women in Angolela Tera District, Northern Ethiopia
Gashaw Garedew Woldeamanuel1,
Gorems Lemma2 &
Betregiorgis Zegeye2
Knowledge of danger signs of obstetric complications is the first essential step in accepting appropriate and timely referral to maternal and newborn care units. The objective of this study was to assess the knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors among pregnant women in Angolela Tera district, Northern Ethiopia. A community based cross sectional study was conducted among 563 pregnant women who were selected by multi-stage cluster sampling technique. Data were collected using a pre-tested and interviewer administered structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analysis were performed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 23.
A total of 563 pregnant women were included in the study. About 211 (37.5%) women were knowledgeable about obstetric danger signs. Attending formal education, urban residence, time taken less than 20 min to reach health facility on foot, two or more history of pregnancies and receiving health education were found to be significantly associated with being knowledgeable about obstetric danger signs. A significant proportion of pregnant women in the study area were not knowledgeable about obstetric danger signs. Hence, continuous health education and appropriate counseling to pregnant mothers should be performed.
Globally, an estimated 10.7 million mothers died from 1990 to 2015 due to obstetric complications and maternal mortality remains high in developing countries [1]. In 2015, approximately 99% of the global maternal deaths occurred in developing countries with majority of these deaths occurred in sub-Saharan Africa where the majority of women lack knowledge about obstetric danger signs [1,2,3]. About 73% of all maternal deaths were due to direct obstetric causes such as severe hemorrhage, pregnancy induced hypertension, unsafe abortion, complications from delivery and maternal infections [2,3,4].
Knowledge of the danger signs of obstetric complications is one aspect of obstetric problem recognized at the individual, family and community level [5, 6]. The danger signs could occur during pregnancy (vaginal bleeding, swollen hands/face, decreasing fetal movement and blurred vision), delivery (vaginal bleeding, prolonged labor, convulsions and retained placenta) and post partum period (vaginal bleeding, loss of consciousness and fever) [5, 7]. While most women have uneventful pregnancies and childbirth, all pregnancies are at risk and around 15% of pregnant women will develop a potentially life-threatening obstetrics complication that requires obstetrical interventions to survive [8].
Knowledge of the danger signs of obstetric complications is essential for early recognition of the problem, appropriate and timely referral to obstetric care [5, 9]. This will help to achieve the target of reducing global maternal mortality to less than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030 [1, 10]. However, previous research conducted in developing countries showed a low status of women knowledge on danger signs during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period. For instance, study done in rural Uganda showed that only 19% of women had knowledge of three or more key danger signs during pregnancy, delivery and post-partum period [11]. Moreover, studies conducted in Somali region of Ethiopia [12] and Tanzania [13] showed that 15.5% and 31.3% of women were knowledgeable for obstetric danger signs, respectively.
Although raising women's knowledge of obstetric danger signs is important to reduce maternal deaths, there are limited studies in the northern Ethiopia that assessed knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors. This study therefore aimed to investigate knowledge of obstetric danger signs and associated factors among pregnant women living in Angolela Tera district, northern Ethiopia. The findings of this study will provide important information for the design of an effective intervention programs to enhance women's knowledge on obstetric danger signs. Moreover, this study serves as a reference material for further research in similar area.
A community based cross sectional study design was conducted among pregnant women in Angolela Tera district, northern Ethiopia from April 1 to May 15, 2019. Angolela Tera district is found in the northern part of Ethiopia and located at about 113 km from Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia.
The source population of the study was all pregnant women living in Angolela Tera district and study population was pregnant women who were living in the randomly selected kebeles of Angolela Tera district. The inclusion criteria for this study were pregnant women who had been living in the district for at least 6 months and those who were volunteered to participate in the study. Pregnant women who were seriously ill during data collection and those who were health care workers by occupation were excluded from the study.
The required sample size was determined using single population proportion formula by considering the following assumptions: 95% confidence level, 5% margin of error, proportion of knowledge about obstetric danger signs as 21.9% [14], design effect of 2 and 5% non-response rate. Hence, the total sample size was 552.
Multistage cluster sampling technique was used to select the study subjects. Initially, 1 urban and 10 rural kebeles were selected by lottery method from the total list of 2 urban and 19 rural kebeles of Angolela Tera district. Then, all eligible pregnant women (563) living in the selected kebeles were included in the study. The number of eligible pregnant women obtained during the survey was near to the calculated sample size.
Data were collected through face-to-face interviews using pre-tested structured questionnaire adapted from the Maternal and Neonatal Program of JHPIEGO, an affiliate of John Hopkins University [15]. The questionnaire contained socio-demographic characteristics, reproductive history and knowledge of obstetric danger signs. The questionnaire was translated into local language and the data were collected by trained midwives. To ensure data quality, training was given for data collectors and supervisors for 2 days. Moreover, the questionnaires were pre-tested, the data collection process was supervised and the collected data were checked daily for completeness and consistency.
Knowledge of women about obstetric danger signs were assessed by asking the participants to mention the danger signs that can happen during pregnancy, delivery and post-partum. Then, a woman was considered as knowledgeable when she mentioned at least three key danger signs for each of the three phases (pregnancy, delivery and post-partum) spontaneously [14, 16].
The data were entered into Epi data 3.1 statistical software and then exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Descriptive summaries were used to describe socio-demographic characteristics and other independent variables. Additionally, binary logistic regression analysis was performed to identify factors associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs. All independent variables with p value ≤ 0.25 during the bivariate analyses were further entered to the multivariable binary logistic regression analysis to control for possible confounders.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants
A total of 563 pregnant women were included in the study making a response rate of 100%. The mean (standard deviation [SD]) age of the participants was 27 (± 9) years. About 480 (85.3%) study participants were rural residents. By educational status, 297 (52.8%) respondents were illiterate (Table 1).
Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of pregnant women in Angolela Tera district, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 563)
Obstetric characteristics of the respondents
Among the total respondents, 110 (19.5%) respondents were pregnant for the first time and 65.9% of respondents had at least one antenatal care (ANC) visit for their current pregnancy. About 254 (56.1%) study participants delivered their last child in a health facility and 71.8% of the respondents spent more than 20 min to reach the health institutions (Table 2).
Table 2 Obstetric characteristics of respondents in Angolela Tera district, Northern Ethiopia, 2019
Knowledge of obstetric danger signs
More than half (60%) of the respondents got information about obstetric danger signs from health care workers. The remaining 34.3% and 5.7% of the participants got information from neighbors and media, respectively. The overall knowledge of study participants about obstetric danger signs was 37.5% (95% CI 33.6–41.5%). About 56.1%, 58.8% and 34.5% of participants were knowledgeable about obstetric danger signs during pregnancy, child birth and postpartum, respectively. Excessive vaginal bleeding was the most frequently mentioned obstetric danger sign in all categories (pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum) (Table 3).
Table 3 Knowledge of pregnant women about obstetric danger signs during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period in Angolela Tera district, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 563)
Factors associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs
Univariable logistic regression analysis showed that age, gravidity, current antenatal care follow-up, maternal occupation, maternal educational status, source of information for obstetric danger signs, place of residence, time taken to reach health facility on foot and received maternal health education were significantly associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs at p < 0.05. However, in the multivariable logistic regression analysis attending formal education (AOR; 4.01, 95% CI 2.35–6.75, p; 0.001), urban residence (AOR; 2.01, 95% CI 1.02–5.65, p; 0.013), taken < 20 min to reach health facility (AOR; 5.01, 95% CI 2.76–10.18, p; 0.001), ≥ 2 history of pregnancies (AOR; 2.2, 95% CI 1.2–4.9, p; 0.04) and receiving health education (AOR; 5.31, 95% CI 2.8–10.00, p; 0.002) were found to be significantly associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs and more likely to have knowledge about obstetric danger signs as compared to their counterparts (Additional file 1: Table S1).
This community based cross sectional study assessed the level of knowledge about obstetric danger signs and associated factors among pregnant women in both urban and rural areas of Angolela Tera district which provides a basic database on the women's knowledge of the danger signs of obstetric complications.
This study showed that the overall women's knowledge of obstetric danger signs was 37.5%. This finding is comparable with the studies conducted in Aletawondo, Ethiopia (30.9%) [17], Tanzania (31.3%) [13] and Debre Birhan, Ethiopia (38.6%) [18]. However, the result of this study is lower than studies done in Nepal (66%) [19] and Tigray region, Ethiopia (49.5%) [20]. A lower women's knowledge of obstetric danger signs was reported in similar cross sectional study conducted in Somali region of Ethiopia [12]. These differences in the findings could be due to socio-cultural differences and variation in the implementation of relevant health intervention programs in the study areas.
The present study indicated that majority of the respondents mentioned vaginal bleeding as danger sign during pregnancy (72.6%), delivery (65.9%), and postpartum period (76.4%). This result is in agreement with previous studies done in different countries [21,22,23]. The study also revealed that reduced fetal movement (54%), prolonged labor (64.8%) and high fever (43.9%) were other commonly mentioned danger sign during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period, respectively. While these danger signs are reported as other commonly mentioned danger signs, the figures are lower than a study conducted in Raya Kobo district of Ethiopia [16]. However, while women who can mention the danger signs are correctly classified, other women who might not be able to label those signs when asked would recognize them if they occurred.
In this study, maternal educational status was found to have a significant association with being knowledgeable about obstetric danger signs. Knowledge of obstetric danger signs was higher among women who attended formal education as compared to illiterate women. In line with this finding, other studies [13, 24] showed that an increased maternal educational status was associated with increased women's knowledge of obstetric danger signs. This might be due to the fact that education provides appropriate information about pregnancy and thus educated women are better informed and make better choices [24]. Moreover, this study indicated that knowledge of obstetric danger signs was more likely to increase among women who received maternal health education during pregnancy as compared to their counterparts. Thus, continuous health education should be provided for pregnant women and also for other relevant parties (traditional birth attendants, community health workers, partners and pregnant women's relatives) to take prompt measures when the danger signs arise.
Urban residence was also found to have a significant association with being knowledgeable about obstetric danger signs. This finding is consistent with other studies [12, 14, 18, 25]. This could be due to the fact that urban residents are exposed to better health care services and they have better access to relevant health information as compared to rural residents. It was also observed that knowledge of obstetric danger signs was more likely to increase among women who travelled less than 20 min on foot to the health facility from their home. Similar finding was reported in other study [26]. This might be due to easy accessibility of different health facilities and better access to health information for respondents who lived near to health facilities as compared to those living in distant areas.
The result of the present study also revealed that having two or more history of pregnancies increased the likelihood of being knowledgeable about obstetric danger signs, which is in line with previous studies [12, 27]. Women exposed to previous pregnancies could get more information from health professionals due to their previous exposure to health institutions [26].
In this study, a significant proportion of pregnant women were not knowledgeable about obstetric danger signs during pregnancy, delivery and postpartum. Maternal educational status, residence, time taken to reach health facility on foot, gravidity and maternal health education were found to be independent predictors of knowledge of women about obstetric danger signs. Thus, continuous health education, improving the quality of health information, increasing accessibility of health facilities and appropriate counseling to pregnant mothers could be important to promote the knowledge of pregnant women about obstetric danger signs.
This study has some limitations. First, the data was collected based on self-report of the women pregnancy status and laboratory test for pregnancy was not applied. However, in order to avoid missing of participants with pregnancy, the data was collected in collaboration with the local health extension workers. Second, the cross sectional nature of the study had made it unable to establish the causal relation between knowledge of pregnancy danger signs and explanatory variables.
The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.
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We would like to thank Angolela Tera district health office staffs, kebele health extension workers, data collectors, supervisors and respondents for their cooperation.
The authors received no financial support for this work and the research was funded by the authors.
Department of Biomedical Sciences, School of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wolkite University, P.O. Box 07, Wolkite, Ethiopia
Gashaw Garedew Woldeamanuel
Department of Public Health, College of Health Sciences, Debre Berhan University, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia
Gorems Lemma & Betregiorgis Zegeye
Gorems Lemma
Betregiorgis Zegeye
GGW: designed the study, supervised the data collection, analyzed the data and wrote the draft of the manuscript. GL: participated in designing the study, supervised the data collection, analyzed the data and reviewed the draft of the manuscript. BZ: conceived the study, supervised the data collection, analyzed the data and reviewed the draft of the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to Gashaw Garedew Woldeamanuel.
Ethical clearance was obtained from the Ethical Review Board of College of Health Science, Debre Berhan University. Additionally, letter of permission to conduct the study was obtained from Angolela Tera district health office. Before the actual data collection, written informed consent was obtained from the study participants. However, some study participants were under 18 years of age. Thus, consent to participate was collected from the parents and also assent was obtained from those participants with age less than 18 years. Furthermore, confidentiality of the individual information was assured.
Additional file 1: Table S1.
Factors associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs in Angolela Tera district, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 (n = 563). The data showed the result of binary logistic regression analysis which was performed to identify factors associated with knowledge of obstetric danger signs.
Woldeamanuel, G.G., Lemma, G. & Zegeye, B. Knowledge of obstetric danger signs and its associated factors among pregnant women in Angolela Tera District, Northern Ethiopia. BMC Res Notes 12, 606 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-019-4639-8
Received: 12 August 2019
Accepted: 11 September 2019
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Patrick Geryl (1956- ) ex-auxiliar de laboratório belga e proponente do Fenômeno 2012.

Geryl predizia o final da civilização devido a bombardeamentos de erupções solares e inversão dos pólos terrestres, fechando seu ciclo no final de 2012 em livros como: "Cataclisma Mundial em 2012" e "Como Sobreviver a 2012".

As previsões não se concretizaram. O site de Patrick Geryl na Internet não foi atualizado após o dia 21 de dezembro e o autor caiu em descrédito.

Ver também
 Fenômeno 2012
 Calendário Maia
 2012 (filme)

MATHEN, Sandrine. ONE IS A PROPHET IN HIS OWN COUNTRY, EVEN IF IT IS A SMALL ONE

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THE SAVIOR'S STORY
Escape or Success
TITLE: Escape Or Success
TEXT: - 1 Peter 3:15 - ESV - but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect,
Christ is risen. He is risen indeed.
Lutherans are very proud of Brother Martin's resounding, 'HERE I STAND.'
Most of us like to believe, or have tried to convince ourselves that give them same situation, the same set of circumstances, we would do the same thing.
The truth is, given a choice between life and death, most folks will opt for safety and not success. If you are looking for an example, not so distant Russian history will provide it.
Go back in time to when Premier Nikita Khrushchev was speaking before the Supreme Soviet. At that time, the late Premier, Josef Stalin, had fallen from grace, and his successor was being severely critical of his old boss.
While Khrushchev was still speaking, someone from the audience sent up an anonymous note which read, "And what were you doing when Stalin committed all these atrocities?"
Khrushchev stopped, gave a scowl and then shouted, "I demand to know, who is the person who has sent up this note?" Not a single person stirred. Khrushchev continued, "I'll give the author one minute to stand up!" The seconds ticked off. Still no one moved.
Only after the minute had ticked off did the Premier say, "I'll tell you what I was doing. I was doing exactly what the writer of this note was doing--exactly nothing! I was afraid to be counted!"
Each day of His life, our Savior stood up to be counted.
Jesus was counted when the devil tempted Him in the wilderness. He was counted when He rejected the crown the crowd wished to give Him. He was counted when the sins of the entire world were laid upon His shoulders in the Garden of Gethsemane. He was counted when He remained on the cross rather than coming down as the mockers had encouraged.
Every time Jesus had a choice between escape or success, He chose success.
It was, of course, not His success about which He was concerned. Everything He did was accomplished so that His Father might be glorified. Every difficult deed was accomplished so we might be successfully forgiven of our sins and successfully enter into heaven.
Now, having seen His example, I know what to do. When a difficult choice arises in my life; when the Savior says to me, "What will it be escape or success?", I will reply, "Father, let me glorify Your Name."
THE PRAYER: Dear Lord Jesus, there have been many times in my life when I have chosen the path of escape rather than success. Grant me courage and trust to know that You will be by my side in a life of witness. Let me glorify the Father's Name. Amen.
The music which introduces and concludes our devotions was written by Guy Baumann. He along with three of his brothers perform on the album: The Baumann Brothers which may be ordered here: http://thebaumannbrothers.com/index.html
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Dolphins, Broncos Look Like Mirror Images
Filed Under:AFC, Branden Albert, Brandon McManus, Cameron Wake, Cody Latimer, DeMarcus Ware, Denver Broncos, Emmanuel Sanders, Joe Philbin, John Fox, Julius Thomas, Miami Dolphins, National Football League, New York Jets, NFL, Olivier Vernon, Peyton Manning, Ryan Tannehill, Sports Authority Field At Mile High, St. Louis Rams, Stephen Ross, Terrance Knighton, Von Miller
Quarterback Ryan Tannehill #17 of the Miami Dolphins takes a snap with guard Shelley Smith #66 blocking against the Buffalo Bills in the second quarter in a game at Sun Life Stadium on November 13, 2014 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Source: Marc Serota/Getty Images)
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DENVER (CBSMiami/AP) — The Denver Broncos and Miami Dolphins have more in common than people realize.
Their pass rush is tremendous, their pass protection horrendous.
Thanks to dominating defenses, both the Broncos and Dolphins are in the thick of the AFC playoff race in spite of shuffled offensive lines that are still working out the kinks.
These two teams also feel very different about themselves heading into Sunday's showdown in Denver.
The Dolphins are 6-4, their best record at the 10-game mark since 2008, which not coincidentally is the last time they made the playoffs. A 5-2 conference mark helps their wild-card chances, and so should the two games remaining against the last-place New York Jets.
"I really like this team," Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill said. "I like the talent we have. I like the leadership we have, the way that we are trending right now."
Peyton Manning doesn't like the way the Broncos are trending.
They're 7-3 but it feels like 3-7 around Denver, where the O-line and coaching staff has taken turns taking the heat over their stunning loss at St. Louis in which Manning threw 54 passes and handed off just nine times.
The Broncos have two losses this month after going 10-1 in November under coach John Fox.
"I'm pretty sure there are a lot of teams that wish they had our record right now and were in the position that we are, but we have such high expectations for ourselves," Broncos nose tackle Terrance Knighton said.
"Right now when it comes to the playoffs we want teams to have to come through Denver. We don't want any more letdowns and I feel like Miami and St. Louis are similar teams as far as a team that can beat you if you're not doing what you're supposed to do. Then you're fighting for postseason rights."
Not making the postseason party? That would be a colossal failure for a team that's one of the most talented in football.
Some other things to keep an eye on when the Dolphins and Broncos square off:
SACKMASTERS: A lot of times sacks come in bunches and that could certainly be the case Sunday.
Miami's defensive ends — Cameron Wake and Olivier Vernon — have combined for 14 of the team's 30 sacks with Wake at 8 1/2 and Vernon at 5 1/2.
Even though Manning's only been sacked 11 times, "I'm sure they might be licking their chops," Fox said. "We played a pretty good defensive front a week ago in St. Louis. I think it's important to have balance. It's not real exciting when you get in a game — I call it a 'chuck-and-duck' game — where you're throwing it 55 times.
"Like all offenses, you try to create some kind of balance. I think that's how you can deal with a formidable defense, not just a front, in the National Football League."
Denver's duo of Von Miller (10) and DeMarcus Ware (9) figure to make things difficult for Tannehill, who's also being protected by a makeshift line following left tackle Branden Albert's season-ending knee injury.
LATIMER'S TIME?: Broncos rookie WR Cody Latimer has just one catch to go with five game-day deactivations so far. Yet, with Emmanuel Sanders (concussion) and Julius Thomas (ankle) hurting, Latimer's number could be called this weekend.
"I certainly think if his name and number was called, he'd go in there and answer the bell for us," Manning said.
MANNING'S NEMESIS: The Dolphins have the NFL's No. 2-ranked defense, and they haven't allowed a touchdown in their past two home games. And Manning has a worse passer rating versus the Dolphins than against any other opponent — 79.8, with 18 touchdowns and 18 interceptions in 12 games.
But he hasn't faced Miami since 2009, when he was still with the Indianapolis Colts.
COOL WEATHER: In preparation for cool weather in Denver, Miami coach Joe Philbin cooled the Dolphins' indoor practice bubble down to 62 degrees this week. Philbin joked that he's not sure he can get it lower, because team owner Stephen Ross might object to the air conditioning bill.
"Once the ball gets kicked off, I think it's really more about football and attitude and execution than it is about the temperature, whether it be 88 with 70 percent humidity, or whether it be 37 like it's supposed to be on Sunday," Philbin said.
MCMANUS OUTDOORS: Last week, Fox went for it on fourth down rather than send out Brandon McManus for long field goals. He explained afterward that McManus' range in the dome was 50 yards and insisted this week he hasn't lost faith in his kicker.
It will be interesting to see what McManus' range is outdoors in the blustery weather.
Watch Miami take on the Denver Broncos this Sunday at 4 p.m. on CBS4, your official Dolphins station!
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Dallas Franklin Eakins (né Yoder; January 20, 1967) is an American professional ice hockey coach and former player. He is the head coach of the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League (NHL). He previously served as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL.

Early years
Eakins' mother, Carol Ploof, was a native of Macon, Georgia. His birth father was a Native American, Ted Yoder, who Eakins believes was Cherokee. Both parents split up shortly after his birth. Ploof later married Jim Eakins, a Canadian long-distance truck driver, and Dallas subsequently adopted his stepfather's last name.

In October 1974, Eakins' family relocated to Peterborough, Ontario. As a youth, he played in the 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Peterborough.

Playing career
Eakins played 4 seasons in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) for the Peterborough Petes, being named the captain in his final year and also the team's best defenseman that season. Jeff Twohey who was with the Petes for 3 decades called him the best captain the team ever had, saying "He was a great leader. He was a hard worker, loyal, tough, and never afraid to confront people. He knew how to keep players in line."

Eakins was drafted 208th overall by the Washington Capitals in the 1985 NHL Entry Draft. He went on to play 120 career NHL games, scoring no goals and 9 assists for 9 points, thus becoming the second Floridian to play in the NHL, but the first to ever record a point. Eakins is the first player
born in the state of Florida to play for the Florida Panthers, having played for the club on two separate stints (but was raised primarily in Canada). However, the majority of Eakins career was played in the American Hockey League (AHL) and the International Hockey League (IHL). In those two leagues, Eakins played 882 games, scoring 43 goals and 179 assists for 222 points, whilst playing for 10 different teams. Eakins also won a Calder Cup and a Turner Cup as a member of the Chicago Wolves.

Eakins once made a bet with Cincinnati radio personality Dennis "Wildman" Walker of WEBN while a member of the Cincinnati Cyclones that he would not score more than 3 goals in one season. Walker stated that Eakins could shave his head at center ice of the Cincinnati Gardens if he eclipsed that mark. Eakins not only scored six goals, but did it in 30 games. The head shaving took place at center ice, prior to a game in December 1994, against the Long Beach Ice Dogs.

While serving as the captain of the Manitoba Moose in the 2003–04, Eakins switched from his number 6 to number 37, in honor of his friend and former Wolves teammate, Dan Snyder, who was killed in a car accident in Atlanta, Georgia. Snyder was a member of the Atlanta Thrashers.

Coaching career
 After retiring as a player, Eakins joined the Toronto Maple Leafs organization as an assistant coach for the Toronto Marlies and later the Maple Leafs in 2006.  In 2009, he was given head coaching duties for the Marlies.  While with the Marlies, Eakins was named as one of two head coaches representing the Western Conference for the 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 seasons AHL All-Star games.

Eakins left the Marlies in the summer of 2013 to become the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers, but was fired from his position after only 18 months on December 15, 2014.  In June 2015, the Anaheim Ducks hired Eakins as the head coach of their AHL-affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.

On June 17, 2019, the Anaheim Ducks named Eakins as franchise's 10th head coach.

Personal life
Eakins is married to actress Ingrid Kavelaars. They have two daughters together. His career is profiled in the book "Journeymen: 24 Bittersweet Tales of Short Major League Sports Careers" by Kurt Dusterberg.

Career statistics

Head coaching record

NHL

*  Shortened seasons due to the COVID-19 pandemic during the 2019–20 and 2020-21 seasons

AHL

References

External links

1967 births
Living people
American emigrants to Canada
American men's ice hockey defensemen
Baltimore Skipjacks players
Beast of New Haven players
Binghamton Rangers players
Calgary Flames players
Canadian adoptees
Canadian ice hockey defencemen
Chicago Wolves players
Cincinnati Cyclones (IHL) players
Edmonton Oilers coaches
Florida Panthers players
Ice hockey people from Florida
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Manitoba Moose players
Moncton Hawks players
Native American sportspeople
New York Islanders players
New York Rangers players
People from Dade City, Florida
Peterborough Petes (ice hockey) players
Phoenix Coyotes players
Sportspeople from Peterborough, Ontario
Springfield Falcons players
St. John's Maple Leafs players
St. Louis Blues players
Toronto Maple Leafs coaches
Toronto Maple Leafs players
Toronto Marlies coaches
Washington Capitals draft picks
Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) players
Worcester IceCats players
American people of Cherokee descent
American expatriates in Canada


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Bobbi Kristina Brown attacks Angela Bassett over Whitney biopic
WHITNEY HOUSTON's daughter BOBBI KRISTINA BROWN has lashed out at ANGELA BASSETT after the actress revealed she never once considered the 21 year old as her potential leading lady in a planned TV biopic.
Published 1st July 2014
Bassett, who worked with Houston on 1995 movie Waiting to Exhale, is set to make her filmmaking debut with the movie based on the superstar's turbulent life for America's Lifetime network, and she has cast All My Children actress Yaya DaCosta in the lead role.
She recently gave an interview to Entertainment Weekly about the project, tentatively titled I Will Always Love You: The Whitney Houston Story, and appeared to take a swipe at aspiring actress Brown by claiming she wanted real talent for the job.
Bassett told the publication, "I did not think about casting her. And probably for a number of reasons, you know. One being that she's not an actress. I know she's acted here and there. I know she's been on their family's reality show, but she's not an actress and acting is a craft."
Her remarks did not sit well with Houston's daughter and Brown subsequently took to her Twitter.com blog to blast Bassett for her cutting comments and question whether the star is really a woman.
In a series of posts on Saturday (28Jun14), she wrote, "Ha MsAng 'bassketcase' (sic) has such a damn nerve my lord, at least the world doesn't mistake me for the wrong sex...
"When I win my first Grammy or Oscar, *Shrugs* hmm whichever comes 1st, I'll be sure 2shout URname (your name) out b**ch! Hah (sic)..."
Brown, whose father is R&B singer Bobby Brown, has only one acting credit to her name, in a 2012 episode of U.S. TV series For Better or Worse.
Bassett has also been criticised by Houston's manager and sister-in-law Pat Houston, who blasted the plans to turn the icon's life story into a TV project, insisting she is "certainly worthy of more than a television movie".
I Will Always Love You: The Whitney Houston Story is expected to air next year (15).


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Tales of Grimm Tier List (January 2022) Best Characters Ranked
Tier List, Gaming
There are many different Tales of Grimm tier lists, but which is the most accurate? Who are the best characters in the game? This blog post will look at the different tiers and discuss why each character is in that tier. We will also provide our analysis of who we think is the best character tier in the game.
Tales of Grimm is an extremely intriguing game with a lot of potential. The game is full of lovable characters, each with their own unique abilities and movesets. However, not all characters are created equal. In any competitive game, there will always be tiers that separate the best from the rest.
So, whether you're a beginner or a veteran, you're probably wondering which characters are the best in Tales of Grimm. Well, wonder no more! This blog post will discuss the game's different tier lists and our thoughts on each character.
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Tales of Grimm: A Quick Introduction
Tales of Grimm Tier List (2022)
Tales of Grimm Warrior Tier List (2022)
Tales of Grimm Guardian Tier List (2022)
Tales of Grimm Mage Tier List (2022)
Tales of Grimm Support Tier List (2022)
1. What exactly is a Tales of Grimm tier list?
2. Why should I care about a Tales of Grimm tier list?
3. How often are a Tales of Grimm tier list updated?
4. What factors are considered when making a Tales of Grimm tier list?
5. Why is the Support tier important in the Tales of Grimm tier list?
Released in October 2021, Tales of Grimm is a mobile game published by Tapplus. It's a card-based, dungeon-crawling RPG set in Grimm fairy tales. Players collect cards featuring characters from classic fairy tales, then use those cards to build decks and form parties to take on various dungeons. The game features a unique "fusion" mechanic that allows players to fuse two cards together to create a new, more powerful card.
The game's objective is to clear as many dungeons as possible and earn rewards. The game features a single-player "story" mode and a multi-player "arena" mode. In single-player, the player chooses a fairy tale (such as Snow White or Cinderella) and completes a series of dungeons, each with its own objective. In multi-player, players compete against each other in real-time battles.
The gameplay is simple but addicting. Players swipe to attack, tap to use special abilities, and drag cards around to form strategic deck combinations. The game is easy to learn but difficult to master.
A tier list is a list that ranks the characters in a game according to their overall strength. This can be useful for helping you decide which characters to use in battle or better understand the game's mechanics.
There are many benefits of a Tales of Grimm tier list:
Firstly, it can help you to know which characters are the strongest and weakest.
Secondly, it can give you an idea of how the game's mechanics work.
Thirdly, it can help you to understand the game's story better.
Finally, it can help you to find new strategies for playing the game.
The Tales of Grimm tier list is divided into 5 tiers:
S-tier: These are the strongest characters in the game. They are often used in high-level play and have a major impact on the outcome of fights.
A-tier: These characters are strong but not as powerful as S-tier characters. They can still be very useful in battle and are often used in mid-level play.
B-tier: These characters are decent but not as strong as A-tier characters. They can be used in lower-level play and are often used for support roles.
C-tier: These characters are the weakest in the game. They are often used as filler characters or for comic relief and have little impact on the outcome of fights.
D-tier: These characters are so weak that they are not worth using. They can be safely ignored and will not impact the game.
Without further ado, let's get started with the actual Tales of Grimm tier list:
Warriors are the melee damage dealers of Tales of Grimm. They have high health and damage and can take on multiple enemies at once. If you are looking for a character that can deal a lot of damage and take a beating, then a warrior is the class for you.
Tier S
Prince Charm
Tier A
Quickcut Pinno
Yuri Schnee
Fencer Pedro
Blade Gina
Glade Laddin
Tier B
B Swift Ali
Lil Prince
Princess Ophelia
Rogue Jack
Tier C
Gerde
Prince Adam
Madman Gatton
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Guardians are the tank class of Tales of Grimm. They have high health and armor; their job is to soak up damage and protect their allies. If you want a character that can take a lot of punishment and keep your team alive, then a guardian is the class for you.
Quasi Mortal
Genie Cuya
Bean Sage
Hans in Luck
Hookhand
Mages are the ranged damage dealers of Tales of Grimm. They have low health and armor but make up for it with their high damage output. If you want a character that can deal much damage from afar, then a mage is the class for you.
Wonder Allish
Raven Irene
Bunny Bride
Queen Lilith
Caraboose
Cindy's Stepmother
Wicked Hag
Emerald Mage
Goddness Bella
Supports are the support class of Tales of Grimm. They have low health and damage, but their job is to buff their allies and debuff their enemies. If you want a character that can help your team to victory, then support is the class for you.
Miss Conch
Maid Sophie
Mad Granny
Nesy
Nightmare Ella
Thumboy
Raven Maal
Princess Peaya
Lettucera
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A Tales of Grimm tier list is a list that ranks the characters in the game based on their overall strength and usefulness.
If you are looking to get the most out of your game, then a Tales of Grimm tier list can be a helpful guide in choosing which characters to use. By knowing which characters are the strongest, you can make sure that your team is as powerful as possible.
A Tales of Grimm tier list is typically updated whenever there is a major change to the game. This could be a new patch or expansion pack. However, sometimes a tier list may not be updated for a while if there are no significant changes to the game.
There are many factors that are considered when making a Tales of Grimm tier list. Some of these include the character's overall power, usefulness in different situations, and how popular the character is.
The Support tier is important because it includes characters that can buff or heal other members of your team. These characters are essential for keeping your team alive and strong in battle.
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We want to conclude this article by saying that Tales of Grimm is a great game, and you should try it out. The game is packed with hours of content, and there's a lot to do. However, we feel the game could be improved by adding more characters to the roster. Nonetheless, we hope you enjoyed our tier list and found it helpful in your journey through Tales of Grimm.
We hope this article was helpful in your journey through Tales of Grimm. If you have any questions or feedback, feel free to comment below!
Happy gaming!
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According to the 1995 guidelines is this a comprehensive exam? Does the 1995 guidelines say that to qualify for comprehensive exam you must have 8 organ systems and not a combination of organ systems and body areas. We are having a conflict.
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4. Under the Examination Section of the 1995 Scoresheet, can we combine the body areas and organ systems?
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However, if you use body systems, based on the documentation in your example, Abdomen would qualify for GI, Extremities could be used for Musculoskeletal and Cardio (for Edema and peripheral pulses), General is Constitutional for the vitals, Neck - lymphphatic system (lymphadenopathy), Lungs - respiratory, Heart - again cardio, Neurological. Pupils are sluggish could be under eyes. You have at least 8 systems which would be a Comprehensive Exam under 95 guidelines. For most of the body areas, the documentation can cross over to a body system.
I agree with Jdibble. Don't go by the "labels" of each section. Go by what is documented, You have a comprehensive exam.


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"Go and Baptise Them"
The word "baptism" was taken from the Greek language of the New Testament where it simply meant to "immerse in water"
Yesterday morning at Hobart Baptist Church we celebrated new followers of Jesus declaring their commitment to him in baptism.
The word "baptism" was taken from the Greek language of the New Testament where it simply meant to "immerse in water". Immersing people in water was an important symbol in biblical times and practised in a number of societies across the Middle East. It symbolised dying to a past way of living and identifying with a new way of living for the future.
Today, thousands of years later, it is still used it as a way for people to demonstrate to their friends, family, co-workers and themselves that their lives have changed. It symbolises dying to your old life by going down under the water, and coming up out of the water symbolises being born again into a new life. It is a powerful way of saying we immerse ourselves in all that Jesus is about and publicly declare this reality.
One special feature of the baptisms yesterday was those who were baptised. Read More >>>
Looking Back to Look Forward
"There existed a broad consensus . . . under-girded by a Christian worldview"
Once upon a time, not very long ago, Australian society was very different to what it is now.
Then there existed a broad consensus across social, cultural, intellectual, ethical, political and religious spheres under-girded by a Christian world view. Not that everyone believed, in fact the majority didn't, yet society by and large operated as if it were true. Both formally and officially we lived in a 'Christian' country and the church had a central and influential place.
Christendom had existed in some shape or form across Europe from the conversion of the Roman Empire. By the time Europeans arrived in Tasmania the signs of its disintegration were already evident and it reached a tipping point midway through the 20th Century.
This broad consensus no longer exists, and Australian society no longer considers itself Christian. The church as a result no longer occupies a central position. In fact, most people have little or no knowledge of how it was, and those that do often do so with derision and contempt
By contrast many Christians look back with a certain fondness. Read more >>>
The Greatest of These . . .
Last Sunday at Hobart Baptist Church we commenced a three part series on Faith, Love and Hope. This 'triad', as it is often called, is found in many places in the New Testament. It pops up in various combinations in several of Paul's letters, but also in Hebrews and Peter's first letter.
The first week we looked at faith, and yesterday we focused on love. Perhaps the most well-known of the triads is found in First Corinthians: "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love" (13:13).
Writing to a church in a society where knowledge was the highest value, and one by which everything else was judged, Paul insists that knowledge in and of itself is useless unless it is grounded in relationships permeated with faith, hope and love. It is a most radical statement, not only for his time but for today also.
It is easy for us to gloss over what Paul says because of its familiarity.
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"My first visit to India opened my eyes to the completely different world of polytheism"
It is never easy to fully appreciate how others see the world. As an Australian Christian who believes in one God, my first visit to India opened my eyes to the completely different world of polytheism (many-gods). What was fanciful and strange to me, was normal to millions of people. Bowing, praying and worshiping to multiple deities was way outside my understanding of what religion was all about.
Just as strange, but in a different sort of way, is the view of some that there is nothing but the natural world—no God, no gods, no higher intelligence—nothing. However, I am yet to find a "pure" atheist, most seem to accept that there may be something.
Did you know that the early Christians were considered atheists by the Romans? It started with the Jews. Read More >>>
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In a recent interview, British theologian, N. T. Wright, warned when "anybody — pressure groups, governments, civilizations — suddenly change the meaning of key words, you really should watch out."
It happened in Nazi Germany and in post-1917 Russia, and, he suggests, is happening today. He gives the example of trend to speak of "assisted suicide" rather than name it as a "killing."
Wright then turns the current debate around same-sex marriage. He says that the word marriage has "for thousands of years (and across-cultures) meant between man and woman. Sometimes it's been one man and more than one woman. Occasionally it's been one woman and more than one man . . . but it's always been male plus female. Simply to say that you can have a woman-plus-woman marriage or a man-plus-man marriage is radically to change that, because of the givenness of maleness and femaleness."
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Recently at Hobart Baptist Church we recently began a new series of messages based upon Paul's letter to the Galatians. I'm looking forward to all that God will bring out of it for us.
"Traditional Christian art often depicted Paul at a desk, pen in hand. But this is not how it would have happened."
When he wrote this letter, Paul had just arrived back in Antioch in Syria after his first short term mission journey that lasted about 18 months. It was here he heard news that the new communities of faith he helped establish in the region of Galatia were struggling. Concerned for their welfare, Paul wrote a very firm, even angry, letter to them.
Now when we say Paul 'wrote' a letter, it is good to remember this was 2000 years ago when literacy was sparse and the cost of materials high. Paul was not skilled at writing so he would have engaged a professional scribe.
Traditional Christian art often depicted Paul at a desk, pen in hand. But this is not how it would have happened. Nor is the image accurate of him pacing back and forth dictating furiously to his secretary. Rather, for Paul, letter writing would have been a very time consuming process.
He most likely would have been with his team in a room tossing around ideas that were captured laboriously by the secretary.
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"God moves in a mysterious way, his wonders to perform," so wrote English poet William Cowper in 1779. God's Mysterious Ways is the current theme of our Sunday morning messages at Hobart Baptist Church.
One of the mysteries of our Christian lives is how God works within us. The apostle Paul expresses the mystery well when he writes, "my dear friends . . . continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you to will and to act in order to fulfil his good purpose" (Philippians 2:12, 13).
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Last week I began a series on God's Mysterious Ways. The Bible reminds us that God's ways are not our ways and God's thoughts are higher than ours (Isaiah 55:8-9). When reading the Bible we are often left wondering why certain things happen the way they do.
In his book, Genesis: The Movie, Robert Farrar Capon suggests one of the reasons we are often confused and perplexed by the Bible is that we read it the wrong way. Rather than reading it as an instruction manual he encourages Christian to start "watching" it like a film. Only then, he suggests, will we begin to understand what God is up to.
When we watch a movie we normally do so in one sitting. We don't stop it every five or ten minutes to analyse each scene, but watch it to the end waiting for the threads to come together and the story resolve.
Capon suggests we read the Bible the same way. Rather than stopping every time we don't quite understand . . .