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Posted: Tue Jul 13, 2010 9:07 pm
Post subject: HARVEST, Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario and a chef!
Went down to "The County" for some stress reduction and was intent on eating at Harvest, a restaurant that has been garnering rave reviews since opening 5 years ago under the helm of Chef Michael Potters. It is however peak season so getting an actual table proved impossible. So the waiter took my name and said he'd save a place for me at the bar on Saturday evening. My seat gave me a very good look inside to the kitchen itself! Wonderful whirl and bustle. While "nursing" (yeah right) my martini this guy comes out from the kitchen and just chats away to me for a bit, the rush had not yet started. Pleasant fellow and when he left I asked who it was--turned out to be the Chef himself. I guess I somehow gave off an aura of interest because sure enough, when the rush died I was invited into the kitchen where Chef Michael gave me a personal tour and chat about how the place operates! Half an hour he gave me! All that after feasting on a charcuterie platter of 3 pates, prosciutto, smoked fish, cornichon relishes and mustard, all made locally, followed by local boar barbequed in a Thai marinade followed by a trio of homemade sorbets and ice creams! I think I may have to go back, just so I can sit at a table!
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David, isn't it just such a very special thing when that happens? Once, a long while ago, my daughters took me and my mother (their grandmother, of course) out for a "girls night out" as a birthday present for the two of us. It was a Very Special Restaurant where, as it happens, I had had contact with the chef a few times. She came out to welcome us (the rest of the diners certainly noticed), which thrilled my girls and mom, and then she sent out a special cheese course and 4 glasses of vin santo. It started out as a special evening and ended up that much more wonderful. Go back again! If that chef doesn't remember you, I'll be surprised!
So far, so good.
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Posted: Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:23 pm
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It certainly sounds like you had a grand old time. Many restaurant guests (especially at 5 star places) don't get the privilege of seeing the "operations" -- let alone getting to have a personal conversation with the head chef. While my experience at the "Old Homestead" in NYC was fantastic, I certainly didn't get that much personal attention. You should consider yourself very lucky!
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Oh I do Leela! Very lucky, on top of everything he gave me the name of some of his friends here in Ottawa who run some of the finest kitchens around and said I was to tell them that he had sent me! somtimes i indeed feel charmed!
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an unusual grave worthy of note, in Kirkcudbright cemetery I just posted Admiral McClure, Imp Chinese Navy!
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That's a new one for this forum!
More on Admiral
here on the New York Times online:
CHINA'S OFFER TO JAPAN; Terms of the Surrender of Her War Ships at Wei-Hai-Wei. CONDITIONS ACCEPTED BY JAPAN A Chinese Attack at Hai-Cheng Repulsed by the Invaders -- New War Ships for the Japanese Navy.
February 18, 1895, Wednesday
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Wei-Hai-Wei became a British base for 30 odd years after the Chinese Navy defeat and its surrender by McClure / MacClure.
The British raised a local force called the Wei-Hai-Wei Regiment. The Chinese soldiers were dressed in Indian Army uniforms including turbans!
The last British Commissioner was a Scot called Reginald Johnston* and his photographs of his time in Wei-Hai-Wei have been left to the Museums of Scotland and some were on display in the National Portrait Gallery a couple of years ago.
* Johnston was played by Peter O'Toole in the film 'The Last Emperor'
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Ting refused Ito's personal offer of political asylum in Japan, and committed suicide. Responsibility was transferred to
Admiral McClure
. The news was even more startling than that of a single suicide, for Admiral Ting's commodore, the general in command of the island forts, and Captains Liu and Chang had all taken their own lives through grief and shame at having to surrender
The only officer of high rank left on the Chinese war ships was
Admiral McClure, the Scotchman
who had been recently appointed to act as second in command to Admiral Ting. Admiral McClure sent word by the staff officer that having succeeded to the command by the death of Admiral Ting, he was prepared to carry out the surrender and to consult Admiral Ito's convenience in the matter. He suggested that Admiral Ito should give his guarantee to the British Admiral or to some other neutral naval officer, that as soon the Chinese war ships and island forts had been handed over, the soldiers and sailors and the Chinese, and foreign officers should he set free. Admiral Ito replied that no guarantee was necessary beyond the Japanese word and he peremptorily declined to furnish one. This decision was accepted.
The soldiers who had held the island first gave up their arms, and then were put on board Chinese and Japanese boats and taken on shore. Escorted by Japanese troops, they were marched through the Japanese lines, out into the open country and there set free. They were treated with every respect and seemed surprised that their lives were spared.
The Japanese flag was hoisted on the surrendered battleship Chen-yuen, cruisers Ping-yuen, Tsi-yuen, and Kwang-ping, and six gunboats. With the fall of Weihaiwei the Japanese navy completely annihilated the Beiyang fleet, and gained an absolute control of the Gulf of Pohai.
At 3:15, the foreigners on the Island were called and examined. They were all released on parole, except George Howie, who had already been released on parole when he was arrested at Kobe in the preceding autumn, and was now taken prisoner for thus breaking his word of honour. The foreigners released were Vice-Admiral McClure, and Messrs. Thos. Mellows. Hastings Thomas, Charles Clarkson, W. H. Graves, Sam. Wood, Robt. Walpole, and R. Tyler, and two civilians, Dr. Kirk and Mr. Howard. They were sent with Chinese officers on board the Kwang-tsi, which left on the following day for Chefoo with Admiral Ting's remains. When the vessel passed out of the harbour, the Japanese men-of-war lowered their flags and fired their guns in honour of the late Admiral.
Thus the naval port of Wei-hai-wei, with its men-of-war and Island of Liu-kung, fell completely in to Japanese hands on the 17th February, 1895. The Chen-yuen was docked for repairs at Port Arthur. On the 27th February, Admiral Ito left Wei-hai-wei and arrived at Ujina on the 3rd March with the Tsi-yuen. Two days later, the Ping-yuen and Kwang-ping also reached Ujina. The admiral received an ovation when he landed at Ujina and proceeded at once to the Headquarters at Hiroshima. The total losses of the Japanese navy during the bombardment of Wei- hai-wei and the Island of Liu-kung were as follows : Japanese Killed 27 Wounded 88 Chinese 4,000 (killed)
Chefoo (Yantai), the nearest treaty port and the home of many foreigners, was in a tremor of fear.
The Battle of Weihaiwei is regarded as the last major battle of the First Sino-Japanese War, since China entered into peace negotiations with Japan shortly thereafter. However, the Battle of Yingkou and a number of minor battles would take place before the Treaty of Shimonoseki ending the war was signed.
This article would suggest that Admiral McClures naval career ended in February 1895. I take it he had a career in the Royal navy before this.
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Thanks to our member ADP over on the Talking Scot Forum for tracking down that McClure was originally from Kirkcudbright and had two wives
There is very little information out there about him though.
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If you want to know more, I suggest contacting Alan Deveraux of the Stewartry museum (located in Kirkcudbright).
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Alan Currie on the Talking Scot Forum tracked McClure down in the Aberdeen Weekly Journal of Thursday, November 22, 1894.
Shanghai, Wednesday.Captain MClure, of the British merchant service, who has been appointed vice-admiral of the Chinese fleet by the Tsungli Yamen (?), has arrived at Wei-Hai-Wei, and joined his command.
Captain MClure, who has been appointed Vice-Admiral of the Chinese Fleet, is a son of the late Mr. John MClure, architect on Lord Galloways estates in Wigtonshire. Captain MClure, who is in the prime of life, has had long and intimate acquaintance with the Chinese coasts. He was for many years employed as a captain by Messrs. Jardine, Mattheson, and Company, and took out from Barrow and sailed for two or three years the Howsching. When hostilities commenced the Chinese authorities sought the services of Captain MClure for transport and despatch work. He has long possessed the confidence of many leading men in China, and to his friends in Scotland his appointment to the new position is accepted as an indication that stirring events may be anticipated in connection with the movements of the Chinese and Japanese Fleets.
This means his background was the Merchant marine rather than the Royal Navy.
Alan also found out that McClures ship was the Barrow-built ship from 1883 the Kow Shing, not the Howsching mentioned above and it was sunk by the Japanese in 1894 when transporting Chinese troops.
The Times of November 17, 1894 confirms the ships name as the Kow Shing and that McClure had been appointed Assistant Admiral of the Pei-Yang squadron.
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I think it'll be pretty decent, but am worried that the ME universe is getting slowly butchered after the ME3 ending ordeal; there is a lot of confusion that Bioware needs to create an answer for once and for all in this game. I'm also concerned when I hear that "there are a lot of planets and places to explore" because of possible lack-of-content on said planets. It will be interesting to see if Mass Relays exist in Andromeda; we know they exist in the Milky Way. How 'in-touch' Andromeda is with the Milky Way, and it's events. Apparently ME:A takes place during Shepard's time, but at what stage in his career/life is it?


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Transport Canada should require float plane passengers and crew to wear flotation devices during flights and planes should have rapid-escape emergency exits, said a sweeping B.C. Coroners Service report Tuesday aimed at reducing deaths in commercial float planes.
A special panel of experts prepared the report after closely investigating four crashes that killed 23 people over a five-year period.
The panel also recommended Transport Canada require satellite tracking systems to locate crash sites faster, underwater egress training for flight crews, and illumination strips identifying emergency exits.
As well, the federal department should require aircraft to be equipped with a battery-disconnect switch to sever electrical power in a collision, thus removing a potential source of post-impact fires, the report said.
Such a recommendation could have implications beyond float planes.
The pilot and co-pilot in a Northern Thunderbird Air crash on Oct. 27, 2011, near Vancouver International Airport died not from the collision but the ensuing fire. Seven passengers were treated at hospital. The federal transportation safety board also supports low-cost switches that kill battery power on impact.
The report also encouraged WorkSafeBC to develop guidelines promoting underwater egress training for employees who regularly fly to work sites over water.
The panel's recommendations are not binding and largely support past suggestions by the federal Transportation Safety Board.
The coroners service can appoint a special panel of experts where there are repeated cases involving deaths under similar circumstances.
Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said in an interview that a "blue ribbon" 14-member expert panel with diverse expertise in aviation made a total of 19 safety-related recommendations. Panel members included government, aviation industry, union, and weather officials.
"They were asked to leave their individual interests at the door and to discuss frankly and freely what meaningful changes might be made," Lapointe said.
"The panel spent considerable time thinking carefully about the circumstances and what could be done to prevent deaths.
"It doesn't mean there was unanimous agreement on all the recommendations. The intent was to generate a report that reflects their collective spirit, the collective discussions."
Lapointe said her own job frequently requires her to travel by float planes to remote locations and that her attitude to safety on such flights has changed. She said she'll ask to wear a personal flotation device on future such flights. "It will be interesting to see what the response is to that."
Transport Canada said in a statement from Ottawa it has been working with industry on float-plane safety and is committed to investigating safety improvements such as the operation of emergency exits, push-out windows, wearing of personal flotation devices, and emergency evacuation training for commercial crews.
"The department will continue to monitor float plane activity and review research material on this subject to ensure that the risk mitigation measures currently in place are appropriate," the statement said.
The department expects to provide a full response to the coroners panel report by fall 2012.
The panel also urged Transport Canada to conduct a formal review of aircraft stall-warning systems.
This particular device was not working before the crash of a Seair Seaplanes de Havilland Beaver off Saturna Island on Nov. 29, 2009, one of the four cases studied by the panel. Six passengers died, including a doctor and her infant child, when the plane sank in Lyall Harbour.
The other three cases: the death of a pilot and four passengers in the crash of an MJM Air float plane off Quadra Island on Feb. 28, 2005; the death of a pilot and four passengers in a Pacific Coastal Airlines crash near Port Hardy on Aug. 3, 2008; and the death of a pilot and six passengers in a Pacific Coastal Airlines crash into South Thormanby Island on Nov. 16, 2008.
Since the Saturna crash, several float plane companies voluntarily introduced safety measures including pop-out emergency windows and improved door latches, and created the Floatplane Operators Association.
Tim Parker, association treasurer and president of Pat Bay Air Ltd., said that effective today, belt-style personal flotation devices manufactured by U.S.-based Eastern Aero Marine will be distributed to passengers on his charter Cessna 185.
"It will be a requirement," he said. "If you want to fly with us, then this is what you have to wear."
Bill Yearwood, regional manager for the transportation safety board, said Pacific Coastal Airlines also recently made it a requirement for passengers to wear fanny-pack style personal flotation devices. Passengers pull the cord to inflate the devices, then pull them over their heads.
"We're encouraged by the proactive operators ... in advance of the minister making any changes or requirements," he said.
Harbour Air, which describes itself as the largest float plane airline in the world, does not yet require such devices to be worn by passengers in flight. The company also owns Westcoast Air and has just acquired Whistler Air.
Harbour Air chief executive officer Greg McDougall said in a statement the company has already met or is moving forward on issues raised in the coroners report and is working with Transport Canada to "determine the optimal implementation of personal flotation devices by passengers during flights."
The coroners office said that 202 people died in 111 fatal aviation accidents from January 2000 through December 2009. Commercial flights were involved in 34 per cent of the incidents, accounting for 42 per cent of the deaths. The largest percentage of commercial aviation deaths resulted from crashes involving transport of workers to remote work sites or camps.
The full report can be found at www.pssg.gov.bc.ca.
The Vancouver Sun last year received a citation of merit at the annual Michener awards in Ottawa for meritorious public service for its reporting on float-plane safety. The Sun's coverage also received a Jack Webster award for best news coverage of the year in B.C.


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North west from Komodo, near Batu Bolong and the two Tatawa , there is Karang Makassar: a strong current large 5-15 m deep shoal with just a few living corals and some rocks. This description is not very attractive for what actually is one of the most interesting places of Komodo archipelago.
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The visibility is generally good, exception made during the rainy season (January-February) Excellent Snorkelling with the same probabilità to see the mantas.


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As a Cricket -stats fanatic, i compare all the best all the time. A very interesting stat is that after 246 Test innings, the difference between Kallis, Tendulkar & Ponting was only 21 runs, can you believe it after so many innings and so close between them ?
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Both Tendulkar and Ponting went to 12000 in 247 innings, Kallis need 53 in his next test inn. to equal them.
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February 3, 2012 in Monteverde based stories | Tags: 40th anniversary of Monteverde reserve, behind the gates, camping in cloud forest, clearing trail, dangers of machete, Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica, Eladio Cruz, EZ cart, metal gates, motion cameras in forest, passion flowers, reupolstering, security in Costa Rica, talks at the Monteverde Reserve, the boy who cried wolf | Leave a comment
I am always intrigued by what might be behind the unfriendly metal gates that line many of the streets of San José. I remember being in Havana Cuba, and how many of the old, often crumbling but almost always anciently elegant buildings had open doorways that you could just walk through. There would be fanciful courtyards and tropical gardens and sometimes an elderly person sitting there, totally unperturbed that you had walked into their home.
The locked gates of San José don't present that friendly face at all. Instead it seems like a city under siege, and with crime as prevalent as it is, and fear the predominating state of mind, it sometimes feels just like that. People have built great cauldrons of metal around their homes to the point that you can barely see anything beyond. What is always interesting to me is how beautiful many of the homes are behind those portons – the carefully tended gardens, the heavily-carved antiques, the ceramic tiles, along with the normally generous and warm Ticos that reside within their prison walls.
I'm presently staying in one of those incredible "behind-the-gate" homes with my friend Richarda. I came to help her do some purging and packing, but so far we just seem to be playing. That's okay, it's her call. Without saying too much and invading her privacy, may I just say that she is a captivating colorful character, originally from Germany, who has lived an amazing life in a variety of places around the world, socialized with famous actors, artists and writers, cooks like a cordon bleu chef and has stories that would raise your hair. I met her probably a year ago, but I'm just getting to know her and thoroughly enjoying the process.
She lives here with her two dogs – a gentle spaniel-type named Souki and a not so mellow Chihuahua named Maximilian – as well as four cats who stay separated from the dogs. I share my room with Adonis, a lovely black cat, possibly, says Richarda, the reincarnation of her deceased mother, who is happy for the company and purrs incessantly.
There is a lovely garden in the back with a lion-spitting fountain and fresh herbs and cherry tomatoes for the kitchen and tropical plants galore. The house is full of treasures from around the world, mirrors and crystals and Buddhas, shiny baubles, colored lights, exotic furniture and soft fancy fabrics. It feels more like New York then Costa Rica and the food that Richarda and her Peruvian cook Alina serve is finer than any restaurant I can afford. I feel like I've fallen into an alternate universe, one featuring a generous hostess with no end to her savory sagas and repasts.
I've come here from another universe, the delightfully green Monteverde, where it was a very busy month. I did some upholstering, resurrecting some antique hostess chairs, repairing some oddly reupholstered furniture and making both a giant thermos-cozy to keep coffee hot and a booster seat for friend Katy's EZ cart. This is a new creature on the mountain, an electrically-charged battery-operated glorified golf cart that runs completely silently – a dream after the loud whines and puttering of the tuk tuks and motorcycles – and holds at least four if not more people plus their packages. I wonder if this new eco-friendly vehicle will take off in popularity like the tuk tuks did.
Our book continues to sell well and Wolf and I had a few occasions to speak to groups of visiting students at the Monteverde Reserve. We have it down to a fine art, to come in as they finish their lunch, and in less than fifteen minutes we tell them some of the history of Wolf, the community and the founding of the Reserve. We have sold several books this way, happy to sign them, answer questions and have personal contact with visitors. People are truly touched to meet Wolf (and Lucky when she is with us) and it is an all-round pleasant experience for everyone, augmenting the visit to the Reserve for them, giving Wolf some continuing exposure to those enjoying his lifelong work, and giving us a chance to sell more copies of Walking with Wolf.
Other days I spent working with Pax Amighetti, my personal hero of the moment, on the design of Caminando con Wolf. We decided that the change we would make to the book jacket would be simply changing the color of the title (and obviously the language). We redid the maps and also put the new Spanish endorsements on the back of the book . I gathered blurbs of support from musician and historian Manuel Monestel; founder of the Costa Rican National Parks Alvaro Ugalde; Pedro León from the Center for Advanced Studies, and well-known author and biologist, Dan Janzen – an impressive bunch of scholars. Let me know what you think of the purple design (we are still tweeking things and this may not be the final cover, but comments are welcome).
Yesterday I went to a meeting here in San José with Javier Espeleta, the director of the Tropical Science Center and the new (at last!) director of the Editorial Universidad de Costa Rica, Alberto Murillo. Javier and I were curious to see if the new director would have the same enthusiasm as the past director, Julian Monge, had about publishing the Spanish edition of our book. We had a long, very positive meeting with Don Alberto. He explained that on the 16th of February the board of EUCR would meet and decide on their projects so we have until then to put together a package to convince them not only to publish Caminando con Wolf but to do it before October which is when the Monteverde Reserve will celebrate their 40th anniversary and host a conference for representatives of private nature reserves in Latin America. We think that would be the perfect time to release the book in Spanish!
Yes, 2012 is the 40th anniversary of the Monteverde Cloud Forest Biological Preserve (the Reserve as we call it) and there are going to be many events throughout the year as part of the celebration. The first one was a talk last week by Carlos Hernandez, the director at the Reserve. One of the highlights was the video he shared taken from the motion cameras that are strategically placed in the Reserve to record animal movement. One of the first images in the video was of three! puma walking down the trail together. What marvelous beauty was this feline family! There were several other images of puma as well as peccaries, coatis, agoutis and a margay or two. These were recorded on a camera not 600 meters from the entrance to the Reserve.
During Don Carlos' talk, I was inspired to present a plan to get Wolf back into the cloud forest for a night. Wolf spent fifty years wandering in that forest and happily camping by the side of the trail, many times without a tent, perhaps with a plastic cover, sometimes in a hammock, often alone. He knows the joy of being in the forest at night. If you have read the book, you may remember his words in the Acknowledgements where he talks specifically about the nocturnal beauty:
… "the fact that there is always something new to observe and enjoy…that when you run out of sunlight, which happens at least once a day, a whole new world of sound and life emerges…the sharp silhouettes and varied patterns of its shadows…even the plant life with its own routines, some blooms coming alive at night while others are closing. Add to all of this the moon with its constantly changing phases bringing its own rhythm that drives the pulse of the forest at night."
I got thinking that he probably wonders if his days of camping are over. I imagined that we could arrange, as part of the anniversary of the Reserve, to take a commemorative walk and camping trip with him. I presented the idea to Don Carlos, who was enthusiastic, and then to Wolf and Lucky. I think Wolf is a little nervous about taking care of his new nocturnal necessities in the forest but he is, of course, willing and I think was somewhat tickled that I had come up with this idea (tickled might not be quite the word he would use). We came up with a plan, Carlos is figuring out a date, we will invite many people to join us in the hike, but only a small number will be able to spend the night in a makeshift camp at the end of the old horse trail, now known as La Camina, where the trail plunges down to Peñas Blancas or climbs up to La Ventana.
Wolf has been doing so great that I didn't fear that he could handle this adventure though our thinking involves the possibility of a vehicle coming down this bush road if necessary. However, just a couple of days ago he had an incident that I hope won't affect his general strength and mobility. I phoned Lucky with the results of the meeting with EUCR and she told me that while he was out chopping his trail, Wolf had taken a fall. He likes to get out with his machete most days on the trail that runs from the house to the bullpen. He has recovered the use of his hand that was damaged by being tied in the hospital bed, the hand he needs to write his name, raise his fork and swing his machete with.
I guess he was chopping away at a vine that was tangled around some branches and the machete got caught up in the vegetation at the same time a branch came down and knocked him off his feet. He rolled backwards a little ways down the slope but he's lucky he didn't chop his arm off. I'm not sure how long he was there, but when I asked Lucky how he had got back to the house, she told me the part of the story that reminds me of the old fable "The boy who cried wolf".
Lucky was inside, playing Scrabble with Kenna (another Canadian migratory in Monteverde), and she did hear Wolf's voice from afar, but as she said "he is always shouting. It is hard to pay attention to him all the time." Fair enough! Eventually she realized that he was still carrying on and it had been awhile, so she went out to see what he wanted and found him up on the hillside laying on the ground. They got him back to the house and the next day took him to the clinic after Lucky became concerned that he may have bruised or broken a rib.
Fortunately he is okay, though I imagine his body is a little sore and he is no doubt embarrassed. I know how Wolf, like most of us, hates being unable to take care of himself as he did all his life. The idea that a bit of vegetation could get the better of him and leave him stranded on the ground must truly irk him (I wouldn't want to be that vine next time Wolf gets out there). Thank goodness it was not too serious of a fall. We need Wolf to be strong and able to go camping!


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by Jody Kessler
That blur you see streaking down the sidelines at a LaSalle football game? That's senior running back Jamal Abdur-Rahman, who is leading the Explorers back to the state playoffs after winning it all last year. LaSalle will play Easton in the first round this Saturday.
Abdur-Rahman will attend Villanova next fall on a full scholarship. The scholarship is a reward for an outstanding high school football career for Abdur-Rahman. He has started since the third game of his sophomore season and has electrified ever since, playing both ways as cornerback and on defense.
But it is when the ball is in his hands that he really shines. He has blazing speed. As soon as a hole opens he is gone, racing towards the end zone for a touchdown. Abdur-Rahman, 5'10", 180lbs., gained 1,009 yards as a sophomore, 1,198 as a junior, and has already gained 1,455 as a senior, and the team is not done. They are playing outstanding football, on a ten game winning streak, blowing out most of their opponents along the way. With Ab- dur-Rahman leading the way they set their sights on another state championship, which would take three more wins.
Abdur-Rahman got his start playing football when he was 10. From age 10 to 14 he played for the West Oak Lane Wildcats where his coach made him play lineman for his first year, before he was able to play running back.
When it came time for high school, Abdur-Rahman enrolled at LaSalle for academic reasons but quickly made the freshmen team. He practiced with the varsity team, but saw no playing time. Finally he got his turn sophomore year. After playing some but not starting the first two games, he had his breakout game against West Catholic. He started at corner and running back and had a big day, earning the Philadelphia Daily News' defensive player of the week honors with ten tackles and an interception, besides the two touchdowns he scored on offense. To this day Jamal says it is his career highlight.
The recruiting process for college began early. Schools came knocking on his door after his sophomore year. Maryland wanted him bad, Abdur-Rahman said, he favored the school for a while. Purdue and Temple also showed strong interest. But finally it was Villanova that was the right fit for Abdur-Rahman and he made his decision on August 19 to stay local and play for the Wildcats where he will have a chance to compete for the running back spot there. Picking college before the football season started had the added benefit of preventing the decision from distracting him this season.
Outside of football Jamal is a normal kid, he likes to relax and watch movies with friends. At school his favorite subject is the one with the best teacher, right now being Mr. Derrick for English. Jamal just had a 3.0 GPA last semester, so his academics are in order. He wants to major in business at Villanova. His favorite NFL players are Michael Vick and DeSean Jackson.
Local: What do you love about football?
Abdur-Rahman: The competitive atmosphere. It's just a feeling I get when I'm working hard with a group of people doing a physical activity. I don't get any other feeling like that, when I win games.
Local: What was it like winning the championship last year?
Abdur-Rahman: It was a great feeling. It was a lot of hard work to put into that season, and to win it all meant everything.
Local: Overall how do you think your high school career has gone?
Abdur-Rahman: It's been on an upside. I've been winning a lot and that's what I care mostly about; it's been a real good career so far and it hasn't ended yet!
Local: What's it like to play for LaSalle?
Abdur-Rahman: It's great. It's a winning program right now. We're doing real well. We have a real good staff and good group of kids. It's a good feeling coming out every week knowing you're going to win.
Local:Why did you choose Villanova?
Abdur-Rahman: I chose it beca- use the atmosphere.I feel at home there, the coaches are good dudes. I feel like I know them, I know how they coach.I can see myself in that offense.
Local:Where are you in your preparation for playing Easton?
Abdur-Rahman: I'm pumped for that. I know they are a good team, they run the ball heavy — not a lot of flaws I can point out. I can't wait to play, we have three more games left, hopefully.I can't wait to get back to where we were at last year, so we can play for a title
Local: What are you going to have to do to beat them?
Abdur-Rahman: We have to have more intensity than they do, just execute basically. We're not going to do a lot of trick plays, just play our game.
Local: What are some final tho- ughts on your career here at LaSalle and moving on towards Villanova?
Abdur-Rahman: It's been a great one so far and I hope to continue, winning more championships.
LaSalle plays Easton at Northeast High School Saturday at 1 p.m. Attend and try to catch a glimpse of Abdur-Rahman.


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The Toastmasters Club based at the New Covenant Church in Mount Airy has moved to the Chestnut Hill and Lovett libraries this summer to take advantage of air-conditioning. Last Wednesday, the club met at Chestnut Hill Library, 8711 Germantown Ave.
Members take turns giving speeches, often drawing on their own personal experiences, and get feedback from evaluators. These include an "Ah" counter and a grammarian. With personal performance at its core, Toastmasters bears much similarity with the story slams popular among the twenty-somethings but there are significant differences. Speakers don't compete and whereas slammers are often irreverent, a Toastmasters evening has religious and patriotic overtones.
Before the meeting, Deborah Cureton, VP of education and Vicki Lander, VP of membership, demonstrated a "table top" speech; this is an impromptu speech on a topic one is given on the spot. The only time to prepare is the time it takes to get up from one's seat and arrive at the podium.


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One out of five New Mexican third graders is obese.
Sculptor Ken Price died at his home in Taos last Friday.
Huge collection of covers from vintage men's magazines like All Man, Man's Conquest and Frank Zappa's fave Man's Life.
This Australian woman scammed some Nigerian internet scammers.
The FBI has turned off about 3,000 warrantless GPS tracking devices that they had placed on vehicles.
"Playboy bunnies wearing jetpacks would serve the drinks...."
Kraftwerk and the Electronic Revolution documentary.
All NATO staff working in the Kabul area have been recalled.
Read about the most obsessed-over Polaroid camera of them all, the Polaroid SX-70.
Alex Cox (director of Repo Man, Sid&Nancy) wants you to illegally download his films.
Why settle for a theremin when you could have a "badgermin?"
Picture gallery of old abandoned cars in the woods.
On this day in 1933 Hitler announced his plans for the Porsche-designed "people's car," the Volkswagen.


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Most opportunities with the college are available via the bid process. In general the college prefers to do business with local providers offering quality goods and services. Once a bid is awarded, a prospective business must provide basic business information: W-9, business licenses and certifications, S/L/WBE certificates, proof of insurance liability coverage, non-discrimination and non-collusion affidavits, and the like. If your business cannot provide those documents, we cannot proceed in a business relationship.
Bear in mind many businesses offer similar products. Vendor lists
for offfice and computer supplies run into the hundreds, for example.
Additionally, laws, regulations, and policies may preclude us from
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SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Tough regulations aimed at banks have jolted demand for compliance, risk and legal officers, creating one of the few bright spots in an otherwise dismal job market for the financial industry.
Traditionally one of the least glamorous jobs in the sector, these staff are in hot demand at a time when nearly all other parts of the banking industry are getting cut.
"It used to be a really tough job to sell as people saw it as boring," said Sonia Fuller, director of recruitment firm KS Consulting in Singapore, who said some risk and compliance candidates are asking for raises of up to 50 percent when they change jobs.
With demand outstripping supply, recruiters say compliance staff can be hard to find, and are asking for the biggest salary hikes across the financial industry.
Recruitment firm Robert Half says compliance salaries in Singapore have gone up 10 percent on average in the past year, one of the biggest year-on-year increases across the finance and accounting sectors.
Annual basic pay for an experienced professional in Singapore is now around S$200,000 ($164,000) although head hunters say some candidates are managing to get around S$250,000 - not far from the base salary of a top banker.
Risk officers in banks focus on keeping trading and lending activities within safe limits, while compliance officers ensure the company is meeting the plethora of industry regulations, which have mushroomed in the wake of the financial crisis.
"Now that risk is really briefing the board at every meeting, the risk officer has to be a much more senior level hire with more gravitas, with more influence and communication skills," said Lisa Zonino, a principal at recruiter Egon Zehnder in New York.
Jobs website eFinancialCareers reports that advertisements for risk management roles have seen the sharpest rise in the Asia Pacific region across the financial sector, up 22 percent from last year.
An Ernst & Young survey shows European asset managers increased their compliance staff by an average of 8 percent this year. Anthony Kirby, Ernst & Young's director or regulatory and risk management, said companies are mostly moving existing staff into the compliance positions.
"We had a team of 70 plus growing by 20 percent," Kirby said, referring to one of the companies surveyed.
The regulation explosion, along with a string of high profile scandals, means banks and fund managers are setting aside more money to improve their compliance and risk functions, which includes spending on risk technology and financial fraud detection systems.
Compliance operations are being taken in-house, rather than being outsourced to law firms and freelancers as they often used to be prior to the financial crisis.
Craig McNicol, manager of the credit, risk and quantitative finance team at the London office of recruitment firm Morgan McKinley, said risk functions had traditionally been filled by contractors commanding more than 1,000 pounds ($1,600) a day.
"The market is shifting towards demand for permanent hires," he said.
HSBC (HSBA.L), reeling from money laundering problems at its Mexican subsidiary, for which it has set aside $700 million to cover fines, has doubled its annual spending on compliance since 2010 to more than $400 million.
"We've heard numbers of anywhere from 10 to 25 percent of non-discretionary, non-risk-related budgets being reassigned to the risk function," said Michael Versace, Research Director at IDC Financial Insights.
In addition to new laws, a driver behind the hiring spree is a desire to avoid ending up on the front page of the newspapers for the wrong reasons.
The Libor scandal, along with Standard Chartered's (STAN.L) recent run-in with U.S. regulators over Iran transactions — not to mention a rogue trading scandal at UBS UBSN.VX — mean boards are more willing to sanction increased spending on compliance, despite it generating no revenue.
A Thomson Reuters survey found 65 percent of compliance officers expected their budget to be higher this year than in 2011.
But finding the right candidates to fill the new job vacancies has not been easy.
Some head hunters say professionals who have worked at regulators are in hot demand, although others say deep experience as a financial risk and compliance staffer is the ideal choice.
"There are a lot of firms which are having to hire people that haven't had a dedicated compliance function before," said Philippa Allen, chief executive of consulting firm ComplianceAsia. "There is a talent shortage." ($1 = 1.2227 Singapore dollars) ($1 = 0.6271 British pounds)
Reporting by Rachel Armstrong; Additional reporting by Lawrence White in HONG KONG, Anna Sussman in NEW YORK, and Laura Noonan in LONDON; Editing by Michael Flaherty and Richard Pullin


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Palaeozoic floristics
Current projects
- IGCP 575 - Pennsylvanian terrestrial habitats and biotas of southeastern Euramerica.
This international collaborative project, being coordinated by vegetation History Section staff, and operating under the auspices of UNESCO and IUGS, is investigating changing floras, faunas, landscapes and climates during late Carboniferous times, with particular emphasis on southern Europe and Turkey (www.igcp575.org). Previous investigations suggested that major changes in vegetation and climate that affected western Europe, including Wales, about 307 million years ago had been triggered by changes in southeastern Europe. The aim is to bring together the palaeontological and geological evidence from across Europe to obtain a more holistic understanding of these major ecological events. In addition to its coordinating role within the project, Vegetation History staff are directly involved in revisions of the fossil floras from Bulgaria, Romania, Croatia and Italy. The project team consists of over 50 specialists from 19 countries.
- Late Carboniferous floristics of Upper Silesia.
Upper Silesia holds a key intermediate position between the lowland coal swamps of places like South Wales and the upland swamps of Bohemia. Understanding the floristic dynamics of Upper Silesia is thus critical for obtaining a complete picture of the coal swamp habitats across Europe. This collaborative project with colleagues in the Czech Republic and USA, is being funded by the Czech Grant Agency.
Past projects in this research area
The Section has co-ordinated two earlier international projects in this field. The first project, funded through the NATO Science Programme, occurred between 2000 and 2002 and compared the late Carboniferous vegetation between South Wales, Nova Scotia and Bulgaria. The second project was a larger collaborative undertaking under the auspices of UNESCO's International Geological Correlation Programmme (IGCP) and involved colleagues across Europe and eastern North America. The aim was to establish detailed distributional patterns of the biotas during late Carboniferous times and how this related to changes in the physical habitats including climate. The Section has hosted two recent CASE studentships, in partnership with the universities of Sheffield and Birmingham, investigating late Carboniferous floras of northern China and Bristol.


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Written by Dr. John Beiter for YourTango.com
Today's powerful guest post comes from YourTango expert Dr. John Beiter, who reminds us all to practice an attitude of gratitude not just because it's a more positive way to live — but because your health depends on it.
I wrote my doctoral dissertation on self-forgiveness, and my research clearly demonstrated the health benefits associated with expressing gratitude.
One of my research participants described in detail all the physical pain, suffering and loss of sleep that he experienced when he failed to express gratitude. Once he was able to forgive himself, his health returned completely.
The Problem with Keeping Score in a Relationship
I recently worked with a client who suffered from severe fibromyalgia and spoke about himself in negative terms almost constantly. I suggested that for one week, instead of allowing the negative thoughts to run wild, he should start expressing gratitude as much as possible. At subsequent sessions, the client reported that his health was improving and the intensity of his daily pain had lessened.
Are You a Nag? 9 Signs the Answer is Yes
Closely linked with gratitude is attitude. Your attitude affects your life far more significantly than almost any other choice that you can make. Choosing an attitude of gratitude is not always a popular choice, possibly because some people feel it is a submissive type of behavior, perhaps even humiliating. However, being grateful should be considered a talent that we all strive do well.
The power of gratitude is illustrated beautifully in a story in the popular Chicken Soup for the Soul series. The story is called Blue Ribbon. In it, a teacher asks her students to give a blue ribbon to someone who has made a difference in their lives, and also to give that person an extra blue ribbon to pay it forward. The assignment was for the student to see how many people could be affected.
One blue ribbon recipient gives his extra ribbon to his son. The son then confesses that he had prepared to commit suicide that evening and that ribbon — his father's expression of gratitude — saved his life. In the end, gratitude does not just make us feel good; it can have a truly profound impact on all of our lives.
This article originally published at YourTango.com: How Gratitude Can Improve Your Health


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Amniocentesis is the use of a needle to have a sample of amniotic fluid, the fluid that surrounds growing fetus. Tests of fetal cells present in this fluid can show the existence of Down syndrome or other chromosome issues in the infant. Amniocentesis may also reveal whether the lungs of the infant are not immature enough to permit it to endure if it were delivered immediately.
Another test that delivers similar information is known as chorionic villus sampling (CVS). Women can have done somewhat earlier in pregnancy. Your doctor will enable you to determine which test is most suitable for you personally.
Amniocentesis is usually suggested for pregnant women over age 35, women who've an unusual "triple screen" blood test during pregnancy, or women who've (or whose husbands have) a family history of particular disorders or birth defects.
Why Amniocentesis is Performed
An entire anatomical ultrasound will probably be done before amniocentesis. But amniocentesis is done to seek out specific kinds of birth defects, a chromosomal abnormality, such as Down syndrome.
Modest danger for both mom and her infant, the prenatal test is usually offered to women that have a substantial danger of genetic diseases, including those who:
- Possess a family history of specific birth defects
- Have an unusual ultrasound
- Have previously had a child or pregnancy using a birth defect
Amniocentesis will not detect all birth defects, but nevertheless, it can be utilized in case the parents possess a considerable genetic risk, to find the following conditions:
- Sickle cell disease
- Down syndrome
- Cystic fibrosis
- Tay Sachs and ailments that are similar
- Muscular
Amniocentesis can discover specific neural tube defects (ailments where the brain and spinal column do not grow correctly), such as spina bifida and anencephaly.
If you're experiencing an amniocentesis, you can request to figure out the infant's sex; amniocentesis is the most exact method to ascertain the infants gender.
Because ultrasound is done during the time of amniocentesis, it could find birth defects which are not discovered by amniocentesis (like cleft palate, cleft lip, club foot, or heart defects). There are a few birth defects, nevertheless, which will not be found by either amniocentesis or ultrasound.
An amniocentesis may also be performed during the third trimester of the pregnancy learn whether the infants lungs are mature enough or to assess the amniotic fluid for illness.
Prior to the onset of the process, a local anesthetic may be given to the mom to be able to alleviate the pain felt through the insertion of the needle used to remove the fluid. A needle is generally inserted via the mother's abdominal wall, then through the wall of the uterus, and ultimately into the amniotic sac following the local anesthetic is in effect. With all the assistance of ultrasound-guidance, a doctor pulls about 20ml of amniotic fluid and punctures the sac in a location from the fetus.
In respect to the fetus, along with the amniotic sac replenishes the liquid on the next 24-48 hours. Amniocentesis First introduced by American obstetrician Fritz Friedrich Fuchs and Danish gastroenterologist Polv Riis in 1956 for fetal gender determination and up to mid-1970s amniocentesis were done 'blind' Doctors Jens Bang and Allen Northeved from Denmark were the first to report Amniocentesis done together with the guide of an ultrasound in 1972. Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) was first performed by Italian biologist Giuseppe Simoni, in 1983. Now Real time ultrasound was used during all processes as it offers the security of the fetus and precision of results.
Fetal cells are divided in the sample that was extracted, if used for prenatal genetic diagnosis. The cells are grown in a culture medium, subsequently fixed and stained. For abnormalities the chromosomes are analyzed under a microscope. The most typical abnormalities discovered are Down syndrome (trisomy 21), Edwards syndrome (trisomy 18), and Turner syndrome (monosomy X).
Amniocentesis involves removing a little sample of amniotic fluid in the uterus so the cells it features may be examined.
Before you've amniocentesis, a healthcare professional will clarify the process for you, including the advantages along with the reason why they believe it is needed and dangers.
Amniotic fluid surrounds the fetus (unborn baby) in the womb (uterus). The fluid contains cells shed from the fetus that may be analyzed for details about the healthiness of your own baby.
They will also let you know about alternate tests that might not be inappropriate. You will normally be requested to sign a permission form, should you choose to possess amniocentesis.
Ultrasound scan
You will have an ultrasound scan before and during amniocentesis. An ultrasound scan uses high frequency sound waves to create a picture of your uterus that is relayed to your computer screen.
The ultrasound scan enables healthcare professionals to:
- ensure the needle can pass safely through the walls of your abdomen (belly) and uterus
- discover the top spot to get rid of some amniotic fluid
- assess the place of the fetus
Prior to the needle is inserted into the abdominal cavity, the place could be numbed with anesthetic. This includes having a little injection in your abdomen that will burn slightly.
Nonetheless, anesthetic is not generally needed because research indicates that it does not have much effect in most instances.
An antiseptic solution will probably be utilized to completely clean your abdomen to minimize disease. A long, thin needle will probably be inserted through your abdominal wall. It might create a sharp, stinging sense.
In about 8 out of every 100 women that have amniocentesis, not enough fluid is removed the very first time the needle is added. The needle will undoubtedly be fit again if this occurs.
Utilizing the ultrasound picture the needle will soon be passed to the amniotic sac that surrounds the fetus. A syringe is then going to be utilized to get rid of a tiny sample of the amniotic fluid, that will be sent into a lab for investigation.
Amniocentesis is not generally painful, but you may not feel comfortable during the process. Some women describe experiencing a pain just like feeling pressure or period pain when the needle is taken out.
Amniocentesis normally takes around 10 minutes. Nonetheless, it may take somewhat more in case motion or the location of the fetus causes it to be almost impossible to have a sample.
you will normally be advised to rest for 24 hours. You might have cramps (similar to menstrual cramps) for several hours and "spotting" (drops of blood out of your cervix, found in the neck of the uterus).
You need to seek urgent medical attention
- possess a high temperature (fever) of 38oC (100.4oF) or preceding
- feel
- are bleeding out of your vagina
- have clear watery fluid coming out of your vagina (that is not pee)
- have constant lower back pain or abdominal pain
- have contractions (when your abdomen tightens subsequently loosens)
Find the very best spot to take away the amniotic fluid and an ultrasound scan is performed during amniocentesis to look over the location of the fetus.
Could I Choose to Not Have an Amniocentesis?
Yes. You may receive genetic counseling prior to the task. Following benefits and the hazards of amniocentesis have already been completely described to you personally, it is possible to pick if you wish to possess the process.
Does Amniocentesis Have Dangers?
Yes. There's a tiny danger an amniocentesis could result in a miscarriage (less than 1%, or about 1 in 200 to 1 in 400). Harm to infant or mom, infection, and preterm labor are other possible complications that may happen, but are really uncommon.
What Goes On During an Amniocentesis?
You might feel small menstrual-like cramping or distress through the amniocentesis or for several hours following the task.
A tiny region of the abdomen is cleansed with an antiseptic to get ready for the amniocentesis. You could be given a local anesthetic (pain-relieving drugs) to reduce any discomfort. The doctor first situates the place of placenta and the fetus using an ultrasound. Under ultrasound guidance, the doctor inserts a thin, hollow needle through your abdomen and uterus, and in the amniotic sac, from the infant. A little bit of fluid (less than an ounce) is removed via the needle and sent for lab evaluation.
Complications of amniocentesis
Amniocentesis is a safe and reasonably common process.
For nearly all women, the advantages of getting amniocentesis - in relation to diagnosing issues together with the infant that is growing - significantly outweigh the hazards.
Nevertheless, you ought to know about the complications that are potential during or following amniocentesis so you could make the best choice. All these are summarized below.
In rather rare instances, an infection may develop when the process adds bacteria into your amniotic sac (the sac enclosing the fetus, which includes amniotic fluid). This could cause:
- tenderness of the abdomen
- a high temperature (fever) of at least 100.4oF
- contractions (when your abdomen tightens subsequently loosens)
You need to seek immediate medical attention in case you have some of these symptoms. The chance of creating a serious illness is estimated to be less than 1 in 1,000.
Injury Caused by the Needle
It is occasionally essential for the needle to go into the placenta to get into the amniotic fluid. The puncture wound usually heals without any more difficulties growing, should this happen.
During amniocentesis, the placenta (the organ that links the mom's blood supply to her unborn infant's) may be punctured by the needle.
An ultrasound scanner has become widely used to direct the needle, significantly cutting down the threat of harm.
Rhesus disease
Rhesus disease is a condition where strike her child's blood cells. The disease is not only impossible in case your blood is rhesus negative as well as your child's blood is rhesus positive. If that is true, rhesus disease could be triggered by amniocentesis in case your blood is exposed to your own infants blood through the process.
In this case, you will be given an injection of anti- D. Immunoglobulin is a solution of antibodies (proteins made by the entire body to resist disease-carrying organisms) that may prevent rhesus disease from growing.
There is a little danger of miscarriage (loss of the pregnancy) happening in just about any pregnancy, irrespective of whether you've amniocentesis.
Why amniocentesis often leads to some miscarriage, it is not known for certain. Nonetheless, it might be brought on by factors including bleeding, disease or injury to the amniotic sac that surrounds the infant.
The likelihood of getting a miscarriage is estimated to be about 1 in 100, in the event you have amniocentesis after 15 weeks of pregnancy. The danger is higher when the task is performed before 15 weeks.
Occur within the very first 72 hours of the process. Nevertheless, in some instances a miscarriage can happen after than this (up to fourteen days after).
Club foot
Club foot, also called talipes, is a deformity of the foot and the ankle, and it is present at birth (congenital).
Having amniocentesis early (before week 15 of the pregnancy) has been connected to a higher danger of the unborn infant growing club foot.
Due to the increased danger of a baby growing club foot, amniocentesis is not advocated before 15 weeks of pregnancy.
Inconclusive results
Chromosomes are the threadlike structures inside cells that carry genetic information in the kind of genes.
Nonetheless, you need to bear in mind that amniocentesis can not test for disease or every affliction, and it can not ensure your infant will be born entirely healthy.
It might be reassuring when the results suggest there are no signs of any developmental issues and your growing baby has normal chromosomes after having amniocentesis.
Do you know dangers and unwanted effects to mom or infant?
The threat of miscarriage ranges from 1. In facilities where amniocentesis is done routinely, the speeds are closer to 1 in 400. Miscarriages can occur due to illness in water breakage the uterus, or labor being caused prematurely.
It's understood as an invasive diagnostic test that really does present possible dangers, although amniocentesis is thought of as a safe process. As stated by the Mayo Clinic, it's performed about 200,000 times a year. Miscarriage is the primary danger associated with amniocentesis.
Although extremely rare, it's not impossible for the needle to come in touch with all the infant. Using a sonogram to steer the needle from the child excellent precautions are taken. The mother may experience a sharp pain when it enters the uterus and when the needle enters the skin.
Following conclusion of the process, the mother may experience other negative effects including:
- Leakage of fluid
- Cramping
- Slight annoyance across the puncture site
Get in touch with your health care provider if these complications continue or get worse.
Who's a candidate for amniocentesis?
Women within the age of 35 have an elevated likelihood of taking a baby. Thus, the present recommendation is the fact that women who'll be age 35 or older in the time of delivery be offered an amniocentesis for fetal chromosome testing. It may lead to intellectual disabilities or alternative birth defects as seen with Down's syndrome. The chance for getting a baby using a chromosomal defect increases together with the exact age of the mom.
- the rate increases to 1 out of 63.
- the opportunity is all about 1 in 178.
- the ratio is 1 in 8.
- After 35, of taking a baby having a chromosomal abnormality, the chance might be more common than experiencing the complications related to this specific process.
- For women younger than 35, the chance of complications as an outcome of amniocentesis outweighs the chance the baby has a chromosomal abnormality.
Amniocentesis might be advocated, when there is a family history of chromosomal issues or history of previous arrivals when a chromosomal problem was discovered. But, the precise advantage of amniocentesis in these types of scenarios is not certain. Many chromosomal defects might not reappear in subsequent pregnancies, and genetic counseling will help a woman determine whether amniocentesis would be of value in these types of scenarios