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|Enid Crump
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Enid Crump was an elderly barmaid who on 4th February 2010 gatecrashed Betty Williams's 90th birthday party in the Rovers Return Inn to refute the claims in the Gazette that Betty was Weatherfield's oldest barmaid. Enid produced her birth certificate to prove that she was 91 and said she would continue working at The Parson's Arms until she dropped dead. After nursing a milk stout, Enid decided to try one of Betty's famed hotpots but was taken ill the next day as the hotpot was off. Fortunately for Betty, Enid recovered and didn't attribute her ill-health to the hotpot.
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We've mentioned the chronograph complication here before and discussed how useful it can be, but even more importantly, how complicated it is to produce. Of course, this makes any chronograph timepiece quite expensive, but this time around we thought we'd take a look at some of the even more special high-end chronographs available.
While you could look for an uber-rare vintage chronograph, there are also options out there if vintage just isn't your thing. It's not necessarily difficult to look for a high-end chronograph, however, when it comes to selecting a timepiece with classical chronograph aesthetics, choosing the right one can prove to be rather difficult. So, we've decided to look at a few that have great lineage and come from some of the finest watchmaking brands in the world.
Patek Philippe 5170
The 5170 is the latest classic chronograph in a long line of Patek Philippe chronographs and was first introduced at Basel World 2010. What makes this piece different from its predecessors (i.e. the 5070), is that it uses Patek's in-house manually-wound chronograph movement: the caliber CH 29-535 PS. The previous 5070 caliber CH 27-70 PS was largely based on a Lemania movement, though Patek completely re-engineered it, creating a beautiful chronograph movement nonetheless.
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The case of the 5170 measures a classic 39 mm and its sleek shape follows the traditional Patek Calatrava design. The lugs extend from the case band with a slight curve that aids comfort. The chronograph is operated with rectangular pushers at 2 and 4 o'clock; a typical attribute of Patek Philippe wrist chronographs for over seven decades. The crown is also an important element; it's knurled for convenient winding with two fingers, but is small enough not to jab the wrist when the hand is bent back.
Beneath the sapphire glass is a silvery-white dial, which differs from the 5170J in that it makes use of applied Breguet numerals instead of Roman numerals and slender baton markers. The previous version of the 5170 sported a pulsation scale, harking back to the traditional doctor's watch. The railway track minute scale features slightly compressed Breguet numerals. The engine-turned seconds subdial at 9 o'clock and the 30-minute counter at 3 o'clock are recessed in the main dial and sit just below the horizontal center axis, which balances the dial out nicely, making it elegant yet legible.
Lange & Söhne 1815 Flyback
When the 1815 Flyback was originally launched in 2004, it garnered quite a bit of attention even though this was the same year the Double Split was released. While it didn't create the hysteria that surrounded the Datograph, the Flyback offered the same great chronograph movement found in the Datograph in a more balanced package: purer chronograph aesthetics, a more wearable case design, and quite a bit less expensive.
The newer 1815 Flyback Chronograph was introduced in 2010 and is void of any scales, unlike the previous model. This affords the newer Flyback a cleaner look, but does take away some of the charm of earlier models. The silver argenté dial and black accents marking the subdials and hours and minute track give it a clean classic look. The outer railroad minute track, placed on a slightly inclined flange, makes use of a 1/5th-minute inner scale with strategically placed dots marking the hours. Each quarter hour is marked with 3 dots resembling a club. The dial features full Arabic numerals for hours and two engine-turned subsidiary dials, recording chronograph minutes and continuous seconds. Again, both make use of railroad track scales, which only enhance the watch's classic look. While the face of the dial may appear flat, the subtle levels on which each aspect of the dial are placed lends some much needed depth.
On the reverse side of the Lange 1815 chronograph, a sapphire crystal caseback reveals one of the most technically exquisite and beautiful chronograph mechanisms ever made. The caliber L951.5 chronograph movement makes use of a column-wheel control and a stepped pinion for the precise jumping minute counter. Of course, one of the highlights of this gorgeous movement is the flyback function, a device found in very few chronographs. The 1815 chronograph can be stopped and reset in the middle of timing via a single push-piece.
The 39.5-mm case is what makes this Lange & Söhne pretty much perfect; its no fuss, yet simple and functional design is a standout feature. Like all of Lange's chronograph pieces, the 1815 Flyback makes use of rectangular push-pieces located at 2 and 4 o'clock on the case band. The case is secured to the wearer's wrist with a hand-stitched crocodile strap featuring a solid matching case metal Lange prong buckle.
Vacheron Constantin Traditionnelle Chronograph
It is without a doubt very difficult to mention classic chronographs and not mention Vacheron Constantin in the same breath. They are THE traditional watch manufacturer who are well known for creating some of the most beautiful chronographs in the world. Their current classic chronograph is much the same, however, it does have a more contemporary edge in comparison. The dial of the Traditionnelle chronograph features a classic chronograph layout with a two-toned silver dial, which sports an outer tachymeter scale, railroad track minutes, and long block hour indices. Like all the chronographs we've looked at thus far, it features two engine-turned subsidiary dial registers, one recording chronograph minutes and the other displaying running seconds.
Inside the Traditionnelle Chronograph is the well-known 1141 caliber. This is basically a Lemania 2310 hand-wound chronograph movement that has been decorated and re-adjusted to fit Vacheron Constantin's high standards, including beautiful finishing. Vacheron even replaced some original parts with their own, adding VC finesse. The movement uses a traditional column wheel and features gold-plated bridges. The base caliber is known for its reliability and accuracy and also looks absolutely marvelous, especially when time is invested into decorating its numerous bridges. Let's not forget, this base caliber has also been used by other high-end brands in the past.
The 42-mm case is what makes this chronograph more contemporary than the others mentioned. While it may still be a little too large to be called traditional, its case design brings it back just within the realm of classic. Like the others, it makes use of rectangular push-pieces, which are located at 2 and 4 o'clock on the case band. A coin edge finish on the caseback adds a nice extra touch. The case is secured to the wrist via a hand-stitched alligator strap with a solid matching case metal deployant buckle.
Girard Perregaux 1966 Chronograph
The Girard Perregaux 1966 Chronograph was first introduced to the world at SIHH 2010. The chronograph was greeted with much enthusiasm by watch lovers the world over and it's not hard to see why. GP paired a perfectly proportioned case (40 mm) together with a classically styled dial, both of which were vintage inspired. The 1966's dial includes a tachymeter scale, railroad track minutes, and numerals only at 12 and 6 o'clock, adding to its vintage credentials. Similar to the Lange above, it features two engine-turned subsidiary dial registers, recording chronograph minutes and displaying running seconds. Some may argue that these are a little too close to the center of the dial.
This 1966 chronograph differs from the Patek and the Lange in the movement department, however. Looking through the caseback of the 1966 chronograph, you will see the caliber GP030CO, which is an automatic movement, meaning you don't really get to see the entire movement. However, you may also notice that the movement is somewhat smaller than the case. This may seem rather odd, but what GP have done is try to maintain the proportions of the dial and 40-mm case. While they could've opted for a smaller 38-mm case, this probably would have set the overall aesthetic off balance. That said, the movement is still very beautiful and features Geneva stripes and a striking 18-karat gold rotor.
Since it's a modular chronograph movement, the chronograph works are hidden from view under the drivetrain components, so you don't get to view the column-wheel movement. While you can't see it, the tactile feedback remains, which is typical of a well-made column-wheel chronograph. Actuation is smooth via the rectangular pushers, giving it just the right amount of pressure to start, stop, and reset.
These are just a few hand selected traditional chronographs. Of course, there are many more that offer similar aesthetics and even the same attention to detail, but we believe these four come from watch manufacturers steeped in history, and to be honest, they are probably as good as they come.


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Factors affecting utilization of skilled maternal care in Northwest Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis
Healthcare availability and accessibility
The evaluation of all potential sources of low skilled maternal care utilization is crucial for Ethiopia. Previous studies have largely disregarded the contribution of different levels. This study was planned to assess the effect of individual, communal, and health facility characteristics in the utilization of antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care by a skilled provider.
A linked facility and population-based survey was conducted over three months (January - March 2012) in twelve "kebeles" of North Gondar Zone, Amhara Region. A total of 1668 women who had births in the year preceding the survey were selected for analysis. Using a multilevel modelling, we examined the effect of cluster variation and a number of individual, communal (kebele), and facility-related variables for skilled maternal care utilization.
About 32.3%, 13.8% and 6.3% of the women had the chance to get skilled providers for their antenatal, delivery and postnatal care, respectively. A significant heterogeneity was observed among clusters for each indicator of skilled maternal care utilization. At the individual level, variables related to awareness and perceptions were found to be much more relevant for skilled maternal service utilization. Preference for skilled providers and previous experience of antenatal care were consistently strong predictors of all indicators of skilled maternal health care utilizations. Birth order, maternal education, and awareness about health facilities to get skilled professionals were consistently strong predictors of skilled antenatal and delivery care use. Communal factors were relevant for both delivery and postnatal care, whereas the characteristics of a health facility were more relevant for use of skilled delivery care than other maternity services.
Factors operating at individual and "kebele" levels play a significant role in determining utilization of skilled maternal health services. Interventions to create better community awareness and perception about skilled providers and their care, and ensuring the seamless performance of health care facilities have been considered crucial to improve skilled maternal services in the study area. Such interventions should target underprivileged women.
In Ethiopia, maternal health has received attention for the last two decades. Currently, reducing maternal mortality is one of the goals of the Health Service Development Program of the country. Maternal and newborn health is also among the six priority areas in the reproductive health strategy
At the moment, many countries including Ethiopia are working to meet the WHO recommendation of having skilled attendance for all births
Skilled maternal care refers to maternity services (antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care) by a health professional with midwifery skill that can be provided at different levels (home, health centers or hospitals). In order to provide such skilled maternal care, we need to have an enabling environment and skilled providers. An enabling environment include; functional health facilities and a reliable referral system to link the different levels, awareness and readiness of the community for utilizing skilled care as well as supporting the policy and political commitment
There are several factors influencing skilled maternal health care utilization within the dimensions of skilled maternal care definition. The factors operate their impact at different levels. Review of the global literature indicates that these factors can be classified as 1) individual and household level 2) communal and health facility level and 3) national or state level.
At the individual and household level maternal education, parity, residence, awareness and perceptions related to the risks of pregnancy and skilled maternal services, previous experiences, women's decision-making power, and household wealth are some of the known variables.
At the health facility level the availability, readiness, and quality of services as well as the type, competence and caring behavior of providers are very important for maternal services. However, in many developing countries health facilities are not performing the expected functions according to their level
Some studies identified community and state level factors using multilevel analysis. A study in Vietnam reported that the presence of low education coverage, geographical isolation, and high poverty rate in the community reduce access to skilled maternal services
Studies in Ethiopia have serious limitations in evaluating the determinants of skilled maternal care utilization. The studies provided evidence based on the evaluation of either user or facility related determinants. Addressing only one of these categories is likely to present a very incomplete picture of the evaluation of determinants affecting maternal service utilization. In addition, the nesting effects of different levels are usually not controlled during analysis. Therefore, appropriate methodology is required for a more comprehensive and accurate analysis. As a result, all potential sources of poor skilled maternal care utilization can be evaluated to design maternal service strategies at different levels. This study was planned to assess the effect of individual, household, communal and health facility characteristics in the utilization of antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care by a skilled provider.
Study design and area
A linked facility and population-based survey i.e. a facility survey linked to population based survey sample areas was conducted over three months (January - March 2012) in North Gondar Zone. The two surveys were conducted concurrently to analyze all potential factors operating at different levels (individual and community levels) simultaneously. The use of linked survey is also considered as stronger approach to analyze causality in non-experimental studies
North Gondar is one of the 11 zones of the Amhara Regional State located in northwest Ethiopia. It has 22 districts. The zonal center, Gondar town, is located 735 kilometer from Addis Ababa. At the time of the study, more than three million individuals were living in the zone. About 84.1% of its inhabitants were rural dwellers
Study population and sampling
Women who had births in the year preceding the survey were included in the study. A multistage sampling technique was applied to select the study population. Initially, six districts of the zone namely Dembia, Lay Armachiho, West Belessa, Metema, Debark and Dabat were selected. Then a total of twelve clusters or kebeles (two kebeles per district) were selected randomly. The 'kebeles' are the lowest administrative units with a size of about 1000 households (5000 population). All eligible women found in the selected cluster were studied. Accordingly, 1730 women were identified for interview.
The adequacy of the sample size was checked based on differences in frequency of important exposure variables among users and non-users at the time of proposal development. Epi Info StatCalc software was used for the calculations by assuming a 95% confidence level and 80% power with a 1:3 ratio of users and non-users.
In order to have a linked data, basic essential obstetric care facilities (health centers) utilized by the kebele population were selected for the facility based survey. For each cluster (kebele), one basic essential obstetric care facility was studied and linked.
Data collection
All health facilities serving the study population were assessed with regard to the number, training and competency of obstetric staff; services offered; signal functions; physical infrastructure; and availability, adequacy and functional status of supplies and other essential equipment for maternal services. The basic signal functions include parenteral antibiotics, anticonvulsants and oxytocics, and the procedures for manual removal of the placenta, removal of retained uterine products, and assisted vaginal delivery. During the population based survey information about kebele (cluster) characteristics, socio-demographic characteristics, awareness, perceptions and experiences related to the women's use of skilled maternal care services were collected.
For the population based survey, a total of 36 qualified data collectors and supervisors (2 data collectors and 1 supervisor for each kebele) were trained and deployed. The interviews were conducted using the local language (Amharic) after the questionnaire was pretested for cultural appropriateness and clarity. For the facility-based survey, 14 health professionals who had work experience were recruited.
Data analysis and modeling
After appropriate coding, the data were entered using Epi Info version 3.5.3 software and exported to STATA version 11 software for analysis. Uses of maternal services (antenatal, delivery and postnatal care) by skilled providers were the dependent variables. The predictors of each of these indicators were assessed separately using a multilevel binary logistic regression.
The rationales for using a multilevel modeling were the following. Firstly, the utilization patterns of maternal health services are influenced by the characteristics of different levels (individuals, community, and health facilities). Analyzing variables from different levels at one single common level using the standard binary logistic regression model leads to bias (loss of power or Type I error). This approach also suffers from a problem of analysis at the inappropriate level (atomistic or ecological fallacy). Multilevel models allow us to consider the individual level and the group level in the same analysis, rather than having to choose one or the other. Secondly, due to the multistage cluster sampling procedure, individual women were nested within kebeles; hence, the likelihood of women seeking maternal health services is likely to be correlated to the kebele members. The assumption of independence among individuals within the same cluster and the assumption of equal variance across clusters are violated in the case of nested data. Hence, the multilevel analysis is the appropriate method for such cases.
Using a two-level binary logistic regression modelling, we examined the effect of a number of individual, community, and facility variables. During analysis, the characteristics of women and household were taken as individual level (level-1), and characteristics of the kebeles (including characteristics of their health centers) were treated as level-2 (Table
Assume the binary responses Yij depend on individual-level explanatory variable
The intercept-only model = Logit
The intercept-only model allows us to evaluate the extent of the cluster variation influencing maternal service utilization of women. The intra-class correlation coefficient (Rho) was calculated to evaluate whether the variation in the scores is primarily within or between clusters. In logistic distribution, level-1 residual variance, εij, is standardized and fixed with a mean of zero and variance = π2/3. Therefore, for a two-level logistic random intercept model with an intercept variance of σ2
u0, the intra-class correlation coefficient (Rho) is given by
Ethical considerations
Before the commencement of the study, ethical clearance was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of the College of Health Sciences, Addis Ababa University. Then permission letters from officials of districts and health institutions were processed before starting data collection. During data collection, study participants were asked for consent and were signed written agreements on consent forms. They were informed to interrupt the interview on desire. To ensure confidentiality, names were not used, instead code numbers were assigned to depict the results and the questionnaires were kept locked.
A total of 1730 women were interviewed. For analysis, 1668 women were considered because some 62 copies of questionnaire were excluded during the data cleaning process due to incompleteness and inconsistent values. Majority of the study subjects was Orthodox Christians (93.7%), Amhara by ethnicity (92.7%) and currently married (92.7%). At the time of their last birth, about 73.3% were between 20–34 years, 5.5% were teenagers (less than 20 years) and 21.2% were elderly gravid (35 years and above). The mean age was 28.2 ± 6.6 years, with a range of 16–51 years. The majority of the mothers (71%) and their husbands (63.4%) had no formal education (Table
About 32.3% (95% CI, 30.0%, 34.5%), 13.8% (95% CI, 12.2%, 15.5%) and 6.3% (95% CI, 5.1% to 7.5%) of women used antenatal, delivery and postnatal care by skilled providers, respectively. The bivariate analysis indicated that use of all indicators of skilled maternal services appeared to increase significantly with educational status of women and their husbands. Moreover, higher wealth quintiles, awareness of risk of pregnancy, preference for skilled provider, awareness about health facilities to get skilled professionals and previous experience of antenatal care showed a significant and positive association while higher birth order, and unwanted pregnancy showed a negative association in all maternal service indicators (Table
The multilevel analysis was started from the intercept-only model to test the null hypothesis that there is no variation in maternal health services utilization between clusters (kebeles) and to decide in evaluation of the random effects at the community level. The results presented in Table
Antenatal care by a skilled provider
Maternal education, preference for skilled provider, awareness about health facilities to get skilled professionals and previous experience of antenatal care were strong individual level predictors of the recent antenatal care by a skilled provider. The predictor 'birth order' indicates that women tend to use antenatal care by a skilled provider if their birth is their first time, and a small but significant difference was observed compared with those women with four or five births. The odds ratio indicates that use of antenatal services initially decreases with birth order up to the third category and increases thereafter.
Antenatal care by a skilled provider increases steadily with education so that women with secondary and above education were 68% more likely to use service as their counterparts with no education. Women who have had at least one antenatal care in previous pregnancies were about three times more likely to use skilled antenatal care for their recent pregnancy. Similarly, women who preferred health professionals for their maternity care and have awareness about health facilities to get skilled professionals significantly use skilled antenatal care compared with their counterparts.
The study further showed that communal level variables included in the model were not significant predictors of skilled antenatal services utilization.
Finally, a substantial proportion of the between kebele variance was explained by this model given the between kebele variation has been reduced from 1.52 to 0.76, a 50% reduction in unexplained variance between kebele ANC utilization. However, community level random effects are significant; the residual intra-class correlation is still appreciably large, indicating that even after controlling for individual, communal (kebele) level factors, there is still a considerable clustering of antenatal service utilization at the community (kebele) level. The between kebele variance of slopes indicated that the two variables, ANC in the previous pregnancies and preference for skilled providers, significantly varied across kebeles. That means, the relationships between these variables and ANC use by women were different for different kebeles (dependent on the proportion of ANC users in the kebeles) (Table
Delivery care by a skilled provider
The significant individual level variables that predict use of delivery care by a skilled provider include; birth order, maternal education, preference for skilled provider, awareness about health facilities to get skilled professionals, experience of antenatal care for previous pregnancies and skilled antenatal care for the recent pregnancy. Women who had births for the first time were more likely to use skilled birth attendance compared with any of the birth order categories, and the difference was statistically significant in all comparisons. As we observed with the use of antenatal care, skilled attendance at birth increases significantly with secondary education. Women having at least one antenatal care in previous pregnancies or skilled antenatal care in their recent pregnancy were about two times more likely to have birth attendance by a skilled provider. Similar to the antenatal care service, women who preferred health professionals for their maternity care and have awareness about health facilities to get skilled professionals used significantly more delivery care by a skilled provider compared with their counter parts.
Three predictor variables from the second level, that is, source of income, signal function and payment requirements during delivery were significantly associated with skilled attendance at birth. Women who belonged to communities with mixed (farming and trading) source of income used skilled attendance 64% higher than those who belonged to only farming as the main source of income. The presence of all the six signal functions in the nearby basic essential obstetric care facility (health center) increased skilled attendance rate about two times compared to those health centers with at least one function is missing. By contrast, presence of payment requirements during delivery reduced utilization of skilled attendance by 47%.
The random part of this model indicated that almost all of the between kebele variance was explained by the included variables in the model. The model fitness was also improved significantly (Table
Postnatal care by skilled attendant
Three predictor variables, two from the individual level and one from the communal level significantly associated with postnatal care by a skilled provider. At the individual level, women who preferred skilled provider for their maternity care, and women who had experience of at least one antenatal care for their previous pregnancies used a skilled postnatal care more likely compared with those who did not have such characters.
At the communal level, the odds of postnatal care by a skilled provider significantly increased among women belonging to communities who had mixed (farming and trading) source of income compared with those belonging to only farming as the main source of income.
Like that of the skilled attendance at birth, the random part of the model indicated that almost all of the between kebele variance in the use of skilled postnatal care was explained by the variables in the model (Table
Using a linked population and facility based survey and appropriate modeling framework, this study assessed the effect of individual, household, communal and health facility characteristics in utilization of antenatal, delivery, and postnatal care by a skilled provider. The results suggest that utilization of skilled maternal care by individual women is very low in the study area. The finding is consistent with the recent EDHS report and previous studies conducted in the surrounding area
Our analysis indicates that utilization of skilled maternal care by individual women depends on the joint effect of individual, household, communal and facility characteristics. According to the intra-class correlation results, the contribution of unobserved communal level characteristics, were 31% for antenatal care, 12% for delivery care and 25% for postnatal care. In all the three intercept-only models, the contributions were significant and indicated that determining association without the control of variables at different levels would give a misleading result. This was also observed during analysis where many of the significant associations disappeared when the effect of clustering by kebele was controlled. Previous studies based on a similar analysis showed consistent findings
At the individual level, variables related to awareness and perceptions were found to be much more relevant for skilled maternal service utilization. Women may get knowledge on the importance of skilled maternal care in different ways such as previous exposure to skilled maternal services, community based health educations, through community media or due to their better educational status. In this study, women with at least one antenatal care in previous pregnancies were significantly more likely, to use skilled maternal care for all the three indicators of their recent pregnancy. The positive effect of maternal service in the previous birth on current maternal care was observed in different studies done elsewhere
Having awareness about health facilities to get skilled professionals was a significant predictor of both skilled antenatal and delivery care. The effect of awareness was also observed in community-based interventions focusing on awareness creation. For example, in Ethiopia, higher rate of household visits and awareness by health extension and community health workers were associated with improved antenatal care use and postnatal care visits
One of the expected effects of knowledge about an issue is change on individual attitudes. Women who have confidence on skilled providers and their care tend to use maternal health services by a skilled provider. In our analysis, significantly higher utilization rate of all skilled maternal health service indicators was observed among women who perceive that health professionals are better and safer (prefer skilled providers) for their maternity care. The implications of this finding is that community based health education about the benefit of skilled maternal care by targeting women who prefer non-skilled providers as well as improving the quality of care by providers will bring a positive contribution for utilizing skilled maternal care.
The predictor birth order indicates that women tend to use skilled maternal care if their birth is the first, and its significant effect is observed in antenatal and delivery care. The variations observed in the odds ratios can be related with the risk perception of women that varies overtime. Many women (48.3%) believe the first pregnancy is risky compared with the next consecutive pregnancies. However, as the number of pregnancies exceeds a certain limit, they start to think about another risk. Because of this, many women (41.3%) believe that having too many births is risky for a woman.
Women's health seeking behavior is also influenced by the cost of maternity services and their capacity to cover the expected expenses. For instance, a substantial proportion of antenatal care users did not deliver or use postnatal care by a skilled provider. On the one hand, maternity services, especially delivery care, are expensive. Studies indicate that delivery care use among antenatal care users is highly correlated with wealth
Another strong facility level predictor for skilled maternal care utilization was the performance of health facilities. The presence of all the six signal functions in the nearby basic essential obstetric care facility (health center) positively contributed to the utilization of all indicators of skilled maternal services, and its effect was significant on skilled attendance rate. Functioning obstetric facility means performing the essential services for normal situations and complications and these services should be available 24 hours a day and 7 days a week. The presence of all signal functions reflects better performance (quality) of a health facility. Furthermore, the findings of this study imply that improving the quality of care and monitoring facilities to perform the expected function at their level will be one of the strategies to increase the utilization rates of maternity care by a skilled provider.
One of the limitations of this study was that women faced difficulties to differentiate the type of skilled providers during interview. To reduce the problem, data collectors gave further clarifications by collecting information on types of providers (doctor, health officer, nurse, midwife, health extension worker or others) from health institutions that gave services. Errors may occur in knowing the categories of health professionals. However, there were no serious difficulties in categorizing service providers as skilled or non-skilled, so it did not affect the interpretation of results. The potential limitations expected during analysis of determinant factors were minimized.
Factors operating at individual and communal (kebele) levels play a significant role in determining the utilization of skilled maternal health services, so controlling unexplained variations of the higher level is very important for preventing misleading associations. At the individual level, health-seeking behavior of a woman was more dependent on her awareness and perception on skilled provider or care. Included communal factors were relevant for both delivery and PNC. Health facility characteristics, including performance (functionality) and cost of service were more important for use of skilled delivery care than other maternity services. Improving community awareness and perception on skilled providers and their care by targeting women who prefer non-skilled providers and those who do not have any awareness is very important. Safe motherhood education using the available communication networks in the rural communities (health development army) and innovative informational campaigns are strategies to improve the intended awareness and perceptions of women. Furthermore, ensuring the seamless performance of basic essential obstetric care facilities (health centers) is also very critical, especially for improving the rate of skilled attendance at birth.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
All authors contributed equally during the process of proposal development. AG and AW participated in data collection and analysis. AG prepared the draft. Then AW and MF revised the drafts of the paper. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
We are very grateful to Addis Ababa University for its technical and financial support. We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Professor Henry Mosley for his valuable comments starting from proposal development to the final manuscript preparation. We would also like to thank all of the study subjects who participated in this study for their commitment in responding to our interviews.
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New space for Summer Thyme's in Grass Valley
January 26, 2014
Summer Thyme's Bakery & Deli is once again open for business at its new 4,700-square-foot facility. The larger location employs 27 people, half of whom are working full time.
The cafe seats more than 100 customers at a time, and the owners plan to use some of that space to set up a jazz lounge.
In the week since its soft opening, Summer Thyme's has already seen a strong turnout, said co-owner Amy Cooke. They might not be getting much in the way of foot traffic from the downtown area yet, but the new location has excellent visibility, and so far, most of their customers live in the neighborhood.
"We've been very lucky," she said. "We have a very loyal following and incredible customers that really feel like family. There's a community here that is just incredible."
Cooke co-owns the restaurant with her husband, Chamba.
"We're not on the tourist radar yet," Cooke said, "but we've been a locals' hangout for a long time."
They plan to host music on Friday and Saturday nights. They're also in the process of acquiring a beer and wine license, and their new kitchen has allowed the restaurant to serve dinner options for the first time.
Summer Thyme's is a proponent of the farm to table movement, Cooke said, describing the menu as locally sourced California cuisine with Asian and Mexican influences. It includes vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and paleo options.
"We work really hard to accommodate different diets," she said.
"We want to nourish bodies, minds and taste buds."
They also offer free wi-fi, espresso beverages and breads that are baked in-house.
The restaurant has developed a program supporting local nonprofits by giving customers one wooden token for each $5 spent. The token can then be deposited into a drop box for one of three local organizations, and Summer Thyme's will make a small donation to that organization on the customer's behalf.
This also provides the local nonprofit community with an opportunity to publicize various causes, Cooke said.
Summer Thyme's is planning a grand opening event for Valentine's Day weekend.
The Chamber of Commerce will be holding a ribbon-cutting ceremony at noon on Feb. 14.
Saturday will feature live music from local jazz harpist Motoshi Kosako. Then on Sunday, resident artist Tana Vivian will be speaking about her work and its connection to social causes. Vivian will be visiting from Ojai, but she grew up here in the Grass Valley area.
You can find Summer Thyme's Bakery & Deli at 231 Colfax Ave. in Grass Valley, online at http://www.summerthymes.com or by phone at 530-273-2904.
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After Storm Shadow ambushes the Joes and kidnaps Jinx, the team must regroup and hunt down their attacker before it's too late.
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"There is no place for honor among the Arashikage. Seize every opportunity. Seize every advantage!"
"Honor is my advantage, sensei."
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I got this idea when I was thinking about my hope chest that I'm getting for my 16th birthday and a card that I found in my mom's hope chest. It was written to me from my dad on 12/25/00 when I was 10. And it gave me the idea for this!
Going through an antique hope chest that she'd gotten off of eBay for her sixteenth birthday from her parents, Lillith Fenton pulled out an envelope with her father's small script on the front in her name.
Curiosity getting the best of her, she flipped the envelope over, lifted up the flap and pulled the card out. It was a Hallmark birthday card. On the front there was a nurse and a doctor with a melting snowman laid out on a table covered in a white cloth. The nurse said to the doctor, "Doctor, can he be saved?" The doctor, holding a clipboard, said, "Frankly, I don't know. He's lost a lot of slush, and his carrot is broken."
She laughed silently at the joke, opening up the card to see more of her father's small script. He had written:
When I look at you I see your mother's beautiful face, but I think you will grow to be even more beautiful than your mother.
You are a joy to me. You say what you think and work hard.
I thank God for making you my daughter.
I love you
Reading it over and over, she couldn't help but be overcome with tears. They prickled at the corners of her eyes, threatening to fall down. She knew that her father loved her, but reading it made her feel so loved.
She cleared up the mess that she had created while reminiscing and grabbed her car keys. She headed out of her dorm room and down to the dorm parking lot. She quickly found her car and hopped in, sticking the key in the ignition and starting the car.
She drove out of the parking lot and down the road, heading towards her parents' house. She pulled up in their driveway and got out. She walked up to the front door and knocked, the card held in her right hand by her side.
Her mother—formerly known to many as Sam Manson, now Fenton—opened up the door. "Lilly?" her mother asked surprised. "What are you doing here?"
"Just dropping by for a visit," she replied. "Is Dad here? I kinda wanna talk to him about something."
"It's not another new power is it?" her mother asked, cocking an eyebrow, and closing the door behind her daughter who had just walked into the living room.
"No, Mom," she said, smiling slightly. "I've got those pretty under wrap now."
"Alright," she said. "I'll be right back with your father." She walked off, leaving Lillith by herself. Lillith walked over to the black fabric couch and sat down, placing her hands on her lap, the card from her father underneath them both.
"Lilly?" Her head shot up at the voice. Her father, Danny Fenton, had just walked into the room. He smiled at her and she smiled in return. He sat down next to her on the couch and said, "Your mother mentioned that you wanted to talk to me. What about?"
"Well," she said, a little nervously. She held up the card to show him. "I found this while going through my hope chest." She saw confusion cross his face before he reached out and took the card from her, flipping it open. Recognition dawned on his face as he read what he had written oh so many years ago. "And I just wanted to say…thanks."
Her father reached out and pulled her into a hug, she hugged him back. "You're welcome!" he said happily. "You know I'd do anything for you." He pulled back from the hug.
"So you've proved on countless occasions," she laughed. He laughed along with her. They both got up off of the couch and shared one last hug.
"Well, I just wanted to say thanks, so I should probably be getting back now. Gotta finish this essay for my English class," she said, smiling.
"Of course," her father said, returning the smile. "Just keep those ghosts in check for me over there."
"Will do," she replied, opening the front door and stepping through, closing it behind her. Back in the living room of the Fenton house, Sam joined her husband in watching their daughter leave.
"I remember when you wrote that to her," Sam said, resting her head on Danny's shoulder.
He put an arm around her waist and pulled her closer to him. "Yeah, so do I. She really did turn out beautiful, didn't she?"
"That's because she had one sexy Daddy," Sam smirked, laughing slightly.
"And one gorgeous Mommy," Danny laughed with her. Sam lifted off of his shoulder and smacked him on it.
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During the peak season, you may see a local farmer balancing a bamboo pole across his shoulders, holding two wicker woven baskets full of freshly picked vegetables, heading to the market. In Nepali vegetable markets, one can experience the proud skills of vendors arranging every tiny space with a dramatic display of vegetables and fruits. Greens, such as spinach, mustard, fresh coriander, and garden cress are neatly tied in small bundles and piled up in a beautiful way. A variety of dry vegetables such as potatoes, onions, and shallots are skillfully arranged in a wicker trays, or baskets or in jute-burlap sacks. On many street corners, vendors set up small stands with the fresh fruits and vegetables such as green gooseberry, labsi (Hog plum), guava, or tangerines. The vegetables are sold in the markets weighted in a hand-held local scale, known as taraaju, which comes in a variety of sizes and forms. Measurements are done in kilograms. Most Nepali households do not store vegetables, so they are bought fresh every day.