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Synology launches lower cost NAS with DS1817 and DS1517
Storage solutions company Synology has released 'value' versions of two of its recent NAS systems that use lower spec processors, less RAM and which have less comprehensive software packages. The Disk Station DS1817 and DS1517 are slightly scaled back alternatives to the DS1817+ and DS1517+ devices.
Technical differences include the use of 32-bit 1.7GHz Annapurna CPUs instead of the Intel Atom 64-bit 2.4GHz processors of the '+' models, as well as 2GB (DS1517) and 4GB (DS1817) of RAM instead of up to 8GB. The DS1517 has no expandable memory options, while the DS1817 has built in 10GbE instead of the option to run with 10GbE or M.2 SSD cache like the DS1817+. As standard the DS1817 offers sequential throughput of up to 1,577 MB/s reading and 739 MB/s writing, while the DS1517 can manage reading throughput of up to 436.32 MB/s and writing throughput over 449.69 MB/s.
The DS1517 offers 5 drive bays and the DS1817 has eight, but both can couple with two DX517 expansion units which can hold a further five drives each. The maximum capacity of the DS1517 is 50TB, or 150TB when the two DX517 units capacity is included, while the DS1817 can manage 80TB, or 180TB with the DX517s .
The company says that the biggest differences between the value units and the '+' units is the software packages that come with them. The value DS1817 and DS1517 come with fewer business applications and a more limited compatibility with certain file types.
- DS1817 - $849.99/£689/€793 ex tax
- DS1817+ (2GB) - $849.99/£688.33.80/€809 ex tax
- DS1817+ (8GB) - $949.9/£745/€875 ex tax
- DS1517 - $599.99/£567/€653 ex tax
- DS1517+ (2GB) - $699.99/£567/€666 ex tax
- DS1517+ (8GB) -$799.99/£623/€732 ex tax
Follow these links for more detailed comparisons between the DS1517 and DS1517+ and the DS1817 and DS1817+ on the Synology website. These products come with a 3-year warranty, though in many countries a further two years is available.
Press release
Synology® Introduces DiskStation DS1517 and DS1817
Powerful all-in-one NAS solution optimized for your growing needs
Synology® Inc. launched the new DiskStation DS1517 and DS1817, powerful and scalable 5-bay and 8-bay desktop NAS. DS1817 is the first Value series equipped with built-in 10GbE LAN ports and an expandable RAM module, delivering future-proof, high-speed storage for professionals and growing small/medium-sized businesses.
DS1817 is powered by a quad-core 1.7GHz processor with RAM module expandable up to 8GB. Thanks to the built-in 10GbE interfaces, DS1817 can achieve outstanding sequential throughput performance exceeding 1,577 MB/s reading and 739 MB/s writing when using RAID 5. The built-in 10GBASE-T ports and 1GBASE-T LAN ports pave the way for businesses to upgrade to a 10GbE environment, and provide the support of Link Aggregation and failover.
DS1517 is powered by a quad-core 1.7GHz processor, 2GB RAM, and four Gigabit LAN ports featuring failover and Link Aggregation. It delivers sequential throughput performance over 449 MB/s writing and 436 MB/s reading when using RAID 5.
"Growing small and medium-sized businesses expect a cost-effective storage solution that is versatile and expandable for their future demands, while minimizing the initial investment required," said Katarina Shao, Product Manager at Synology Inc. "The DS1517 and DS1817 are engineered to fulfill such needs, and provides the high performance and flexible scalability to manage, protect, and share data at work."
Both DS1517 and DS1817 can be scaled up to a raw capacity of 150TB and 180TB respectively with two DX517 expansion units. DS1517 and DS1817 support Synology High Availability (SHA), providing redundancy in case of unexpected network failure or disasters, and ensuring seamless transition between clustered servers. Moreover, DS1817 provides storage solutions for virtualization environments with VMware®, Citrix®, and Microsoft Hyper-V® certificates.
DS1517 and DS1817 run with DiskStation Manager (DSM) 6.1, the powerful and intuitive operating system for Synology NAS devices. Featuring a wide range of applications to bring better productivity at intensive work, DS1517 and DS1817 can serve as a centralized data backup destination. Synology has received numerous media accolades, such as topping the mid-range NAS category in TechTarget's storage solution survey.
DS1517 and DS1817 are backed by a limited 3-year hardware warranty. An additional extended warranty option is available in select regions for up to five years of coverage.
For more information on DS1517, please visit https://www.synology.com/products/DS1517
For more information on DS1817, please visit https://www.synology.com/products/DS1817
For more information on extended warranty, please visit https://www.synology.com/products/extended_warranty
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@iainlea I understand the value of a Nas. I have a Nas. I'm just saying I don't get why this Nas press release is being covered here. There are so many of these on the market - we don't need to hear about every launch.
I have a Synology DS216+II with 2 - 2 TB WD drives set up as RAID 1 for backing up 2 PCs. Incl tax cost $513 from Amazon. Rock solid stable. Easily backs up my LR database and images and all personal business. PC backup software is ACRONIS for LR database and CR2 files, Outlook pst and Turbo Tax databases. Use Synology Cloud station for everything else (Word docs and spreadsheets etc).
Smartphone access (SSL) through the Internet is rock solid stable too.
Encrypted Off site backup to Amazon S3 is easy to set up within the NAS. All automatic so I don't have to worry about it. NAS, PCs and router have UPS support.
Is this for an average user? No. External HD using Acronis might be best for average users. Just keep an off site extra external HD in case of fire or flood.
I consider backup and recovery every bit as important as implementing color management. All photographers should address their needs.
Hands down better. Synology just works and also gives you plenty of options to tailor it to your needs, if you chose to be more advanced. But most importantly, it is rock-solid.
I have a hard time understanding ppl saying NAS is overkill for home use.
(These for sure are, though)
Most homes have more than one PC.
As a storage and backup solution they make perfect sense to me, and pricing starts well below $100 + disks for a 2-3 disk solution, and double that for a 4 disk solution.
I think the people saying it's overkill for *them* (not for home use in general) are single or single system homes... I have a desktop, plenty of drive space in it, even if I had a laptop I'd just use some sorta docking station... It'd be faster to access either way, cheaper, and easier to manage. Now for families and anybody that's managing 3+ PCs then yeah, a NAS makes a ton of sense IMO.
I have hard time with generic statements such as this one: "NAS is overkill for home use". Why don't you just say, "it is overkill for YOUR use"? Sometime around 10th external hard drive, I decided that it is enough swapping cables, monkeying around with USB hubs, and labeling hard drives. Synology has been working non-stop for over a year now and has not complained once.
In addition to the cloud storage, I'm quite happy with my two, simple, 6TB, USB 3.0, External drives.
I had looked at NAS systems, a while back, and decided against them.
For the cloud I use Degoo (a Swedish company) for most of my cloud storage.
They give 100GB of free cloud storage, which is quite generous (link below), but you can buy as much more as you need; not a bad offer to try them out:
I have used Degoo for the past year, and I have never encountered any down time.
Disclaimer: I am not associated with Degoo in any way.
NAS really start to make sense if you're collaborating or just sharing content (work teams, families, etc), or if you just have loads of content (namely video, 4K in particular)... As a single user I'm sticking with a couple of externals myself and a cloud solution for off site redundancy.
I use both, a desktop and a laptop, and whichever I'm using can connect to the external drive (even simultaneously),,
I just built my 10th generation desktop using a 14-core Intel Xeon. I absolutely love the machine!
I think it is faster than my first machine that I built in the 80s while in college, which had a processor running at a whopping 4.7 MHz :)
Agree with the collaboration comment.
Btw: The hard disks will cost you at least as much as the NAS itself. E.g. a 4GB HDD made for NAS will cost you about 140 € here in Germany, that's 700 € for all 5 disks! At the end, the price difference is negligible.
We run all of our services on Synology gear. Main NAS box is a ds3615xs packed with 6TB disks and a 512GB SSD cache maxed out with 2x 10Gbe fiber connections.
We spent a lot of time benchmarking this new setup before we consolidated our older ds15xx+ systems (now used as offsite DR systems) so would be very interested to see how these lowend systems with slower CPUs and less RAM perform delivering data via a 10Gbe connection.
The short answer will be that unless you are using the newest SATA NAS disks (150-200MB/s) and the 18xx 8 disk Model (more spindles!) and doing "single user" reads and writes of your data the throughput performance will not be good (slight understatement).
Summary: in the real-world these systems will struggle to fill and keep filled a 10Gbe connection. Another point to bear in mind is that a slower CPU means that rebuilding a failed disk in a RAID array will take longer at which point you need to ask how valuable is your data.
NAS are for home and small office that do simple word or photoshop, simple photo and lite document. Every work place I been at (architecture) we use some rack server. Huge 3d files file in real time and raid. Corporate hardware are design to last as 10-100 people lost time per hour is big money.
I have like 3 computers, 2 tablets a few phones, 1 PS4 and PS3 that I use a 5 bay NAS server at home (different brand). So I can play music, video, look at photo from a central server. Also work from the same files/ document on different computers.
This is why lightroom bugs me. I even asked them if I can save my library on the server for future update, so I can work from any computer and they said no. This is because most photographers work from a single computer and the file are attached to that computer.
I'm still not sure how a NAS benefits a home user more than just using a shared folder and built in windows sharing on an always on PC.
I have a pretty powerful machine which is running 24/7... my photos, videos, and music are all located on internal drives, shared and accessible from anywhere in my house. I use IMatch anywhere to view my photo collection on my TV, tablet, etc. I use Windows built in server to view videos the same way and my music is available via a simple server too.
yes you can make your pc as a server (that is how most people did early on, I did too), but NAS consume much less power. It uses a lower power cpu, no graphic card, and a simple MB (mother board). A NAS on 24/7, 365 days a year for 10 years will waste less power then a power hungry cpu by a huge amount. If wasting energy isn't an issues then yes it is a same thing. It is quieter and product less heat, as it draw less power. I believe in saving the earth anyway I can. I turn all my pc off at home and at work, except for my NAS and wifi Ethernet internet router.
@fuego6 - I am a photographer with a rental studio as well.
6x Webservers, Email, Home dirs and all our images since 1995 are on the system in raw and various jpg sizes all controlled and admined via an image database I developed as I need todo numerous things ie. all images for customer X and Mua Y with Brand Z (and NO #tags do not work for this level of granularity). The DB which runs blazeningly fast on the 3615 (and was fast enough on the old 15xx NAS) also does all our auto-posting to various social platforms we are present on ie. fb, insta, twitter, tumblr, flickr etc etc. (btw. our auto-poster solution is available to anyone who wants to reduce the time they need to spend on social media... send me a pm). Usually 2-3 concurrent users. We went with a 10Gbe system to reduce the read/write times when editing large files (4-5x quicker)... and we are experimenting serving PS scratch disks via 10Gbe connection as 600MB/s is as fast as a normal SATA attached SSD.
@ianlea - interesting.. thx for sharing your setup - figured it must be a business for that hardware setup.
@Spectro - makes sense.. but I keep my system running all the time because I often connect remotely and use it as a mini-server to host data for TV's and other media items in the house (when I'm not using it as my main workstation). The energy footprint from it is pretty small compared to so many other "vampire" devices I have in my home.. Tivo's, DVR's, TV's, Fridges, etc... sad as I too would love to help reduce my footprint - but I help out in other ways.
The 32 vs 64bit architecture doesn't make much of a difference for most people. It's the fact that the Annapurna cpu is an ARM processor vs the intel which is x86. This make a huge difference because apps have to be written for either. ARM is much more limited in apps, it has nothing to do with business apps are mentioned on this review, the app store is far more limited in general.
However, most photographers probably won't care about apps. They just want a huge file server with raid redundancy incase a drive fails. Both will be fast, and either will do the job just fine.
In that case both are far more than anyone needs for photo storage. I have no idea why this is being covered on DPReview.
Actually 4k video takes up a huge amount of room. You need something like this if you're a videographer or belong to a group of photographers/videographers who collaborate on a project together. You would all access the NAS.
Also I use it for long term storage of my photos. Raws tend to add up very quickly, and the laptop only has so much room.
@Stefan Wrobel - if you have ever had a memory card or harddisk fail you will immediately appreciate what a NAS system can do.
Allows you to consolidate your data to a central server in your network that can then be accessed from unix, apple and windows. If a disk fails just pull it out and replace it with a new disk that will automatically rebuild itself (obviously you need to have configured the synology to use RAID 5/6/x etc.)
A NAS is an investment to protect your data. Once you understand the value of that you will never use single onboard/in-system disks again.
I use dropbox as a backup for my home photos. You can get 1TB per year for very good money, much cheaper than a NAS and its resistant to fire / theft etc. I think cloud is going to be a better balance than NAS for most home users, and it gives a sense of invulnerability that no amount of hard disks in your home can give you!
Goodmeme - I kinda agree... for the average home user - a NAS is a bit overkill. The cheaper units are severely underpowered, they are often very slow even on a wired home network and most users have no idea how they work.
For a home user, the cloud might be a better solution - at least for backup solution. The NAS sounds fancy - but you need to spend the $$$ for fast drives and fast hardware to take advantage of things like photo servers, FTP severs, media centers, etc.
Fast drives aren't enough: compared to a Thunderbolt attached "DAS", a NAS will suffer speed-wise no matter what you put in it. The only exception may be a NAS with 10Gig ethernet talking to a PC/Mac with 10gig as well and 10gig switches in between. But in that case you are talking about a lot of expense and if you don't have multiple users hitting it, I have a hard time justifying it.
Not saying NAS don't have their place, they absolutely do in multi-user environments..... But for the solo photographer I'm still a DAS guy.
I agree, they make a ton of sense for work teams, families, and environments with lots of laptops... Because keeping 2+ external drives per system for storage+backup just gets messy... They're kinda overhyped by some enthusiasts tho.
For single user scenarios and particularly desktop users that don't need a ton of storage (4K video etc), a category I'm in too, I'd rather just keep it local and directly attached... Faster, cheaper, and a cloud service is good enough for off site redundancy.
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With the iPhone X coming out soon, the title probably won't last, but the iPhone 8 Plus is officially the best smartphone camera DxOMark has ever tested, and the iPhone 8 is second.
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Storage solutions company Synology has just released its very first 6-bay NAS tower. Combined with the DX1215 expansion units, it can hold and control up to thirty drives.
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The venerable Canon PowerShot G1 was announced seventeen years ago this week, marking the start of a line of enthusiast-focused compacts that's still alive and kicking.
Super macro photographer Can Tuncer captured these incredible close-ups of a single peacock feather using a special setup and three different microscope lenses.
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Adobe's move to a subscription model is treating it very well indeed. The company has posted record revenue for the second quarter in a row, hauling in a mind-boggling $1.84 billion.
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Popular mobile editing app Snapseed just got a major update that includes a new interface and 11 new presets for both Android and iOS, as well as adding the Perspective tool to the iOS version.
It might sound like a strange idea, but taking macro photos of boiling water can actually result in some really cool photographs. A good photo experiment for a rainy day.
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TechCrunch has already posted their review of the upcoming iPhone 8 (not yet the iPhone X), and they're calling it "a look into the augmented future of photography."
Affinity Photo is a $50 photo editing software with no subscriptions. That's it – pay for it once and you're done. And we think it's actually pretty darn good.
Instagram is currently testing a major change to the app's profile layout: replacing the 3-photo across grid with a 4-photo grid... and some users are NOT taking the news well.
A report by USSRPhoto is shedding some light on the return of the famed Zenit camera brand. It seems the full-frame mirrorless camera they're working on will be made in part by Leica using components from the Leica SL.
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This simple photograph of a seahorse and Q-tip has taken the internet by storm. We spoke to photographer Justin Hofman about how it was captured, and what it means to him.
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Oh the ironies of the campaign trail. Way back when (last summer) Rick Scott was one of the underwriters in the effort to stop ObamaCare, a campaign premised partly on stirring up conservatives who would shout down speakers at Dem town hall meetings. Now that Scott's running for governor, the Bill McCollum campaign/his supporters/some tea party types used the technique against the Republican candidate yesterday during a press conference on a U.S. Sugar/Everglades restoration deal. The video is here:


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"I just want to assure (you) we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits."
President Barack Obama, at an Aug. 11 town hall meeting
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Experts say it's conceivable or likely that legislation could lead to changes in Medicare Advantage benefits. So it's a stretch for Obama to say recipients would not see changes. We rate this Half True.
Many seniors are worried about a federal health care overhaul, and President Barack Obama thinks he knows why.
"I just want to assure (you) we're not talking about cutting Medicare benefits," he told a town hall audience last week in Portsmouth, N.H.
"AARP would not be endorsing a bill if it was undermining Medicare, okay? So I just want seniors to be clear about this, because if you look at the polling, it turns out seniors are the ones who are most worried about health care reform."
Listening to Obama, you would think that Medicare will remain intact. Yet, others claim Medicare spending will be trimmed quite a bit. AARP has said about $231.4 billion could come out of Medicare's budget, while the 60Plus Association, a group that opposes the legislation, says cuts could top out at $500 billion.
We were, too.
Three versions of a health care overhaul are floating around the House, and each dedicates hundreds of pages to Medicare. For this Truth-O-Meter item, we're going to focus on the biggest changes to the program. (So far, the Senate Finance Committee, which holds the purse strings to all things health care, hasn't put any ideas on paper.)
Before delving into the bill and Obama's claim, a little Medicare 101:
There are two basic ways most people get Medicare coverage.
hey enroll in traditional Medicare and a prescription drug plan through the government, and maybe buy a supplemental policy to cover most out-of-pocket costs. Or they enroll in Medicare Advantage programs (they include a drug plan), which are run by private insurers. They typically have more generous benefits such as dental and vision coverage. Some plans even pay the patient's monthly Medicare premium, which can amount to about $100.
We found some disagreement about whether Obama is correct that Medicare benefits would not be cut.
The House bill would not cut any benefits, said Tricia Neuman, vice president and director of the Medicare Policy Project at the Kaiser Family Foundation.
"What it will do is cut growth in Medicare spending," she said.
Indeed, some of the biggest savings in the bill — about $196 billion — would come from a permanent reduction in the annual payment adjustments for some Medicare services, including inpatient hospital services and ambulatory care, according to the Congressional Budget Office. That doesn't mean health care providers will stop being paid for taking care of the elderly; rather, they won't see pay increases in the future.
Obama also wants to save money on the Medicare Advantage program, which covers about one-fifth of all Medicare patients.
"We do think that systems like Medicare are very inefficient right now, but it has nothing to do at the moment with issues of benefits," Obama said in his speech in New Hampshire. "The inefficiencies all come from things like paying $177 billion to insurance companies in subsidies for something called Medicare Advantage that is not competitively bid, so insurance companies basically get $177 billion of taxpayer money to provide services that Medicare already provides. And it's no better — it doesn't result in better health care for seniors. It is a giveaway of $177 billion."
Indeed, a June analysis by the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission, an independent congressional agency, said that the Advantage plan costs taxpayers on average 14 percent more than the traditional Medicare plan.
The House bills propose to change the benchmarks that set the payments, making them equal to what the government pays for traditional Medicare services. According to the CBO, those changes would translate to a savings of $156 billion over 10 years.
We asked experts from both sides of the debate whether all these changes constituted a cut, and most had the same answer: yes and no.
On one hand, they might not be considered cuts because nowhere in the bill are benefits actually eliminated, they said. And other parts of the bill expand coverage for seniors and ultimately make some components of Medicare less expensive for patients. For instance, the legislation would require the pharmaceutical industry to help pay for prescription drugs. That savings will ultimately help the government cover more drug benefits for more patients.
But experts told us the cuts in the Advantage program could lead to some changes. The basic benefits that mirror regular Medicare would stay the same, but the extra benefits that people receive under Advantage could be changed.
"People enrolled in (Medicare Advantage) get services that people in traditional care do not get under Medicare," said Stuart Guterman, an assistant vice president for the Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation that focuses on health care reform. "Insurance companies can afford to cover these services because taxpayer money is subsidizing them. Plans will most likely not offer those extra services, but in no case will (patients) get less Medicare benefits than people in the rest of the program."
That leaves us with Obama's claim that, under the health care reform proposal, Medicare benefits will not be cut.
He's right that the bill does not directly trim Medicare benefits; instead, the government is proposing ways to slow or eliminate some Medicare spending to beef up other aspects of the plan.
But experts told us it's conceivable or even likely that those financial changes could lead to reduced benefits, particularly for people in the Advantage program.
From that perspective, it's a stretch for Obama say that Medicare patients won't see changes in their plans as a result.
We give Obama a Half True.
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After 21 years of marriage, my ex had a doozy of a midlife crisis, complete with girlfriend half his age with big boobs. Ditched me and took up with her. We have joint custody of our kids but they live with me. It's been almost five years since our divorce. He is married to the girlfriend (our kids found out about it on Facebook) and has two toddlers. He rarely ever sees our children, about once every three months, even though he lives in the same town.
Our eldest is on her own with a baby of her own. Our 17 year old daughter is severely autistic and we have a 12 year old girl as well. Our autistic daughter is in a program during the summer that leaves her with two weeks off in June and two weeks off in August. He KNOWS this.
She has always enjoyed camping, with with me or her dad. So imagine how I felt when he texted me and asked what our youngest was doing during a certain week. I replied that she had appointments and school registration. When he asked if they could be rescheduled, I asked why. He said he wanted to take her camping with them. When I asked about our OTHER daughter who does NOT have school that week, his answer was that he thought our youngest "could use a break" from her sister!! I was livid! Our youngest not see her any more during the summer than the rest of the school year. The lie was just so pathetic!
I flatly told him that, NO, I cannot reschedule the appointments and that registration is one day only. I then told him that BOTH girls will be available for camping the following week. His reply was something along the lines of, "oh I guess I can't spend time with her then" and designed to make me feel guilty!
So, keeping in mind that I am EVER polite (mostly), what are your thoughts?
Your ex husband should have his parental rights terminated. When a man became a father he doesn't get to pick and choose what children he gets to spend time with. Just because she may be a little difficult to handle doesn't justify his attitude. It's a shame that he isn't taking the time to get to know his children. He's missing out. My cousin has autism and he is one of the most brilliant individuals I know. Smart as a whip with the most vivid imagination. Maybe if your douschbag(pardon my language) ex husband would get his head stuck out of that home wreckers fake boobs he just might realize how amazing your daughter really is.
Unfortunetly hes a douche and he wont get that he is hurting his "normal daughter" it will come back to bite him in the butt...Dont make excuses for him but dont talk bad either or that may bite you in the butt..sometimes us women take longer to learn and she may want to be daddys little girl still..hang tough walk on you will be all the better without him..ohh and dont tell them about him asking for nothing until he is at the door then you dont have to say well im sorry honey .........again
My fathers parents chose favorites with my sister and I. I still hate them for it. They basically told my dad that they didnt consider me their grandchild. They would take my sister everywhere with them and ignore me, but screwed themselves over when they started telling lies to my sister and my dad found out. He told them to stay away from her and I cant blame him. If I were in your shoes and since I know what this felt like as a kid, I would tell him to spend time with both of his children or not come around at all. I would never stand for anyone, even their father, choosing favorites and ignoring one of them. It would have hurt me more to see them constantly giving love and attention to my sister(while I watched from the sidelines like I didnt even exist) than to not see them at all. I dont know if this will help you in your quest for answers but thought I would share anyway. Thanks for reading.
He is being such a jerk! Sorry Mama....Dont let him get to you.
Fortunately our family worked as one unit for the best for everyone. We were sure to give our daughter the much needed break. It was difficult for her because she didn't feel comfortable in inviting her friends to our home. Not out of being embarrassed by her brother, but because we never knew when a meltdown would occur.
Having said that, I must say that your ex should only be allowed to see his children together. If he wants to see them alone then you should have him take your autistic child first and then make plans with the other. Here is a good article that explains what an autistic individual experiences in normal situations. http://www.pathfindersforautism.org/articles/view/parent-tips-explaining-autism-using-everyday-examples Maybe you can print it out and send it to your ex. Maybe he is ignorant of what to expect and how to handle an autistic child, therefore, to make it easier for himself, he doesn't include your autistic child.
Do you take your autistic child to therapy or a psychiatrist? Have your ex attend an appointment with you and have the professional explain what is needed to parent an autistic child. It might be better if he attends the appointment by himself so that your child won't be hurt or misunderstood.
Do you attend a support group for parents of mentally disabled children? Our support group was a lifeline. I highly recommend it to all parents even if you are having a "normal" spell. Sometimes group members need the help and advice from others...sometimes you are the one who inspires others. Either way, you come away from the meeting with a renewed spirit. If at all possible have your ex attend at least one meeting. He might just come away saying to himself, "My child doesn't have it so bad." We did on many occasions.
Personally, I think your ex just doesn't know what to expect, how to handle meltdowns, how to love his "imperfect" child. He, and his new wife, must be educated before you can expect them to have a normal relationship.
Another good article to read is, "Welcome to Holland" by Emily Perl Kingsley.
My prayers are that all three adults come to an agreement that will benefit both of your children. Put your anger at your husband and new wife aside. The anger doesn't help anyone. Agree to work together for the good of all children, and adults. You may have to bite your tongue, but isn't it worth it to see both your children have a good relationship with their father? (despite your feelings toward him and "Barbie")
It's all about the children and their best interests.
Win Q.
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As the nation warms up for the world famous tennis championships, residents are bracing themselves for an onslaught of visitors.
Parking, loading and waiting restrictions will be in place from next week onwards as an estimated 38,500 people descend on the borough to munch on strawberries and sip Champagne.
Police have said they have had issues with pickpocketing and theft in and around the venue, but officers will work with the All England Club to ensure the event goes smoothly.
Earlier this year the tournament had been identified as one of several targets this summer by a magazine reportedly published by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.
However police chief inspector of operations Mark Lawrence said they have had no more intelligence to suggest there is any security threat against the championships.
Chief insp Lawrence said: "We will be working with the club to provide a visibility and presence to deter.
"Our role is to prevent crime and disorder.
"We have had issues in the past with pickpockets and thefts in and around the venue.
"We will have resources in place to deter and prevent criminal offences taking place."
Merton Council said there will not be any road closures during the fortnight, but a long list of restrictions will be in place between Monday, June 23, and Sunday, July 6.
People are advised to use public transport to get to and from the championships.
Cannizaro Road, Church Road at the junction of St Mary's Road and High Street, Wimbledon, and Somerset Road will have waiting restrictions between 8.30am to 11.30pm.
There is no stopping on Church Road in Wimbledon Village between 8.30am and 11.30pm.
The Revelstoke Road entrance car park at Wimbledon Park will be closed for the fortnight, with streets surrounding it including Revelstoke Road and Melrose Avenue reverting back to residents permit only restrictions for 12 hours from 8.30am.
Wimbledon Park at the Church Road entrance will be open from 6.30am for parking.
Merton Council's cabinet member for environmental sustainability and regeneration, Councillor Andrew Judge said they have been managing the traffic flow around the Wimbledon tennis championships for decades making sure everything runs very smoothly.
Coun Judge said: "Most people appreciate that Merton is home to the world famous tennis championships and are understanding of the additional traffic and people it brings to the borough.
"We enforce parking and traffic regulations to make sure residents who live close by aren't disrupted too much."
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Just about everybody knows nowadays that Wrens farmers markets are among the best places to find great local produce. They're also great places to make friends, taste test new, fresh ingredients before you purchase, and even watch cooking demonstrations and entertainment in many cases.
Wrens farmers markets highlight the products from local farms and other agri-businesses, and they occur in your home town, so you don't have to travel far to locate them. They've been going on for years in some locations, but they have become more popular in the last few years, so you should be able to find one not far from home!
The Benefits of Farmers Markets in Wrens, GA
The advantages of shopping at your local Wrens farmers market are many. First off, you know the produce and other items are as fresh as they can be, as they come straight from the farm to the market. Many crops for sale at these markets are organically grown, so you know your friends and family won't be eating anything except farm-fresh goodness.
Also, Wrens farmers markets are good for the environment. Farms contribute oxygen and remove carbon dioxide from the air, which can help relieve global warming, and usually, farmers don't need to drive too far to the market, so the environment gets another boost from using less fuel and contributing fewer pollutants in the air.
Generally, rates are cheaper at farmers markets, too, because the farmer does not have to mark up his prices to generate income from a wholesaler, who marks up the prices again before they get to the supermarket. So, you will be actually paying less money for a far better product, and who does not like that?
These markets profit Wrens farmers, as well, since they have a weekly (or daily) market to attract customers, and they don't have to ship their products days or even weeks in advance at low cost, so they make a better profit, too. It's always better to purchase from local Wrens farms, since the money stays in the local economy, and that means more jobs and earnings - all from buying fresh local produce!
Finding Your Local Wrens Farmers Market
Farmers markets generally run from late May or early June through September or October, according to where you live and your climate. Really it all depends upon the growing season in your area and when farmers can get their first products to market. Wrens farmers markets are such a big deal now, that typically local newspapers will print a schedule of markets in your area as the season is about to begin.
Often, you'll find a schedule from your local Cooperative Extension or county agricultural board, too. They've already become quite popular, in fact, that some communities enjoy several farmers markets every week, so it pays to shop all of them and choose the ones that provide the produce and other products you like the best.
What to Look for at a Wrens Farmers Market
You will be sure to find local Wrens farms selling their wares at sensible prices, but there are a few things to look out for. Make sure the produce is ripe and hasn't been sitting out in the sun too long, or has been damaged in transport. Many booths offer a free taste of whatever you're looking at, so you can check out new flavors and crops you may not have had a chance to experience before.
Some farmers will even supply you with recipes and other ideas on how to serve their products, too. At the really big markets, organizers may bring in free entertainment, arts and crafts booths, and other amusements to draw in the crowds, and they may even provide play areas for the kids, too.
Look for other items at your farmers market, too. Sometimes local meat, cheese, and dairy producers bring their wares, and big markets are more like a county fair, with food booths, information booths, and even games for the whole family. So, check out a local Wrens farmer market or two, and come home with everything you need for a healthy, hearty dinner.


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Smoking Cloves
My girlfriend has a clinical depression. As a consequence, she started smoking cloves. I found out that they don't contain nicotine and therefore she claims that they are not addictive. Yet she smokes them everytime that she is in that car (she says: it relaxes her). Sometimes she has urges to have it in the house. She says that she has the craving for one. My question is if these cigarettes are addictive, (she claims it's only a habit), (I found out that they are causing the lungs bleeding) how harmful are they and how to get her to understand that? Thanks!
Clove cigarettes are approximately 60% tobacco and therefore, are considered just as hazardous as regular cigarettes, including addiction. In addition, the smoke from clove cigarettes has eugenol, which is highly toxic in a volatilized form such as smoke. In this form, it is 2500 times more toxic than when eaten as the spice, cloves, in food.
Eugenol is a local anesthetic so when inhaled, it decreases the gag reflex, which can cause the user to develop an aspiration pneumonitis. Because of the poor gag reflex, the oral secretions enter the lungs and set up an inflammatory reaction.
Hemoptysis (coughing up blood), pulmonary edema (fluid in the lungs), shortness of breath and wheezing are other symptoms that can occur with inhalation of clove smoke.
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Global Nuclear Fuel (GNF) is helping Sweden improve power plant reliability with innovative nuclear fuel technology, as a growing number of European nations turn to nuclear energy to address greenhouse gas emissions.
In Europe and around the world, nuclear energy increasingly is viewed as important to addressing concerns about climate change, as part of a diversified energy portfolio. Countries ranging from the United Kingdom to Italy and Sweden already rely on or are revisiting nuclear energy as one of the few baseload energy sources that generate electricity with virtually zero greenhouse gas emissions. Swedens 10 nuclear reactors provide more than 40 per cent of the countrys electricity.
Today, GNF announced that GENUSA, a joint venture majority owned by GNF, has earned its first contract to provide energy company OKGs Oskarshamn nuclear power station in Sweden with innovative nuclear fuel and debris-fighting Defender filter technology.
Under the agreement, valued at more than $50 million, GENUSA will provide advanced fuel technology to OKG over a four-year period, starting in 2012. GENUSA is a Spanish company majority-owned by GNF. GNF is a joint venture of GE (NYSE: GE), Hitachi, Ltd. and Toshiba.
Plant reliability is one of our most important priorities, said OKG President Lars Thuring. We are enthusiastic that GNFs high-efficiency Defender filter technology will help us enhance our power stations performance to provide safe, reliable energy to our customers.
Across Europe, GENUSA provides reliable, safe nuclear fuel to energy companies that operate power plants featuring boiling water reactor (BWR) designs. GE designed or built many of those BWR power plants and, today, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH)the global alliance GE and Hitachi, Ltd., formed in 2007offers next-generation ABWR and ESBWR designs to customers across Europe and worldwide.
Owned by energy companies E.ON and Fortum, the Oskarshamn power station contributes to Swedens national efforts to address climate change while providing consumers a safe, stable electricity supply. Located on Swedens east coast, Oskarshamn is powered by three BWR units generating a combined 2,600 megawatts of electricity at full capacity.
Recently, OKG decided to switch to GNFs fuel, equipped with industry-leading Defender filter technology for its superior resistance against debris related fuel failure.
GNF has installed more than 6,000 fuel bundles featuring Defender filters in nuclear power plants around the world without a single debris-related failure, eliminating operational downtime that can cost energy companies millions of dollars in lost revenue. Defender filters provide the ultimate in protection to nuclear fuel by capturing foreign matter that may exist in a reactor, preventing damage to its fuel rods and potential fuel failures. While fuel failures pose no safety issues, they may force a power plant into a costly unplanned shutdown, impacting plant performance.
GENUSA will supply fuel and engineering services for two of OKGs three reactor units, including fuel product design, components, uranium oxide powder conversion and engineering services. The new contract builds on GENUSAs relationship with OKG in providing consulting services and customized reactor-control components.
We are very pleased to receive our first fuel order with OKG to help enhance the reliability of the station and protect Swedens national energy security, said Kevin Walsh, CEO of GNF and senior vice president, Nuclear Fuel Cycle, for GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, the global nuclear energy alliance providing advanced nuclear reactor technology and plant services.
In January 2010, GNF marked its 10th anniversary as a leading supplier of reliable, high-quality nuclear fuel and services for the commercial nuclear industry. GNF developed fuel for GEHs ABWR reactor, the worlds first and only Generation III reactor with successful construction and operating experience. For GEHs Generation III+ ESBWR reactor design, GNF is developing an innovative new fuel, precision-engineered for reliability.
GNFs fuel cycle leadership is complemented by GEH, which also is developing next-generation technologies to recycle used nuclear fuel for addressing waste-storage and to create new supplies of isotopes used in life-saving medical diagnoses and treatments. In addition, Global Laser Enrichmenta venture of GE, Hitachi and Camecois testing laser technology for enriching uranium to help fuel commercial nuclear power plants.
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Cutting and Eating Issues
Q. Hi. I just want to know if cutting and eating problems are related. You see I started cutting a little over a year ago and I was already weird about food. I had been 210 pounds and was determined to never be a fat cow like that again. I am now 141.2 pounds and I am trying to lose 20 pounds by the end of august. I have lost over 30 pounds in the last 4 months. I was really overweight. I am technically at a healthy weight but I am not happy with it. I still feel overweight and sometime obese. I jog a lot. I often get up at 5:30 in the morning to go joggin. I can no longer sleep and when I finally get to sleep I sleep through my alarm clock. I don't really beleive I have an eating disorder. I just fast for a few days to lose weight. I am on a liquids fast at the moment and plan on fasting this way and not messing up for atleast 2 weeks. I will go longer if I can make it. I feel so much better when I fast. I still cut every so often but it seems as though my desire to be thin is the only thing I am concerned with. I am entirely dependant on my diet pills. I have had a few outburst that I have no idea how to explain. I burst out crying for no apparent reason. I was even sent home from my jog. This was because I had eaten that day and was so upset. Almost all of my friends have eating disorders and my best friend is like 94 pounds. And the rest of my friends think I'm weird because I bring fruit (which I never eat), drink diet green tea, water, and diet soda and never eat. Oh and dont forget my diet pills, I cant go a day with out hearing how wierd it is that I take my diet pills so religiously. That really gets me mad. I just want to know if I am normal. What should I do. Please write me back. I look forward to your reply.
A. I am not sure if you have an eating disorder or if cutting and eating disorders are related. My opinion is that they may be but without more information in your specific case, I do not know for sure. I can tell you that what you have described to me: you're cutting behaviors, the way in which you lost weight, your use of fasting and diet pills, sleep problems and your mood swings are all behaviors and conditions that not normal or healthy. There are healthier ways to achieve your weight loss goals. You should see a doctor for a health examination—to determine the effects of your rapid weight loss and daily use of diet pills. You should also seek help from and a nutritionist to help you plan healthier meals and plan proper exercise routines. I would especially recommend that you see a therapist to help you with your mood swings and cutting behaviors and possibly an eating disorder. I understand that you want to lose the weight but it seems like you are losing the weight at the expense of your body and mind. My advice is to see a doctor, seek professional assistance with your weight loss as well as counseling for your mood swings and cutting. The way you are losing weight is not healthy and may even be dangerous. I hope you can see this to be true. Take care.
Randle, K. (2006). Cutting and Eating Issues. Psych Central. Retrieved on September 20, 2017, from https://psychcentral.com/ask-the-therapist/2006/07/22/cutting-and-eating-issues/


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I had laser lipolysis on my neck three weeks ago, and have noticed that I have lumps which correspond to creases in the compression bandage I wore. Are these creases permanent, and what can I do (or have done *sigh*)?
What Can I Do For Creases Left on Neck from Brace after Laser Liposysis?
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Creases Versus Wrinkles and Skin Damage from Brace After Laser Lipolysis
The creases should go away over time. Wrinkles and deep creases on the other hand, do not go away on their own because of damage done to the collagen and elastin structures beneath the skin.
Wearing a brace will not cause this type of damage. So your skin's elasticity should help the creases go away.
But do speak to your physician about this. Sometimes a neck lift is necessary to alleviate severe skin sagging following weight loss or fat loss.
Mild wrinkling can be treated with laser resurfacing using for example the Fraxel repair or fraxel dual lasers
Learn more: http://www.finetouchdermatology.com/los-angeles-wrinkles-and-sun-damage/
Creases after bandage brace and laser lipolysis
This should be temporary. However, you might have had these creases before surgery but they are now more apparent because you removed the fat in your neck. The fat serves to push out the crease and make them less noticeable. Laser resurfacing could reduce them but they will not get rid of them.
What Can I Do For Creases Left on Neck from Brace after Laser Liposysis?
Without posting photos very hard to advise. I recommend massage or external ultrasound therapies. Seek a boarded surgeon to help you.
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The St. Louis Rams and Steve Spagnuolo agreed yesterday on a four-year contract to make the New York Giants' defensive coordinator their coach.
"We considered some very qualified and outstanding candidates for this position, but we kept coming back to Steve Spagnuolo," General Manager Billy Devaney said in a statement.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch was the first to report the hiring and said Spagnuolo would be paid just less than $12 million.
Spagnuolo replaces Jim Haslett and takes over a team that finished 2-14.
Spagnuolo was the architect of the Giants' sack-happy defense that thwarted New England's run to a perfect season in last year's Super Bowl upset. Devaney was impressed with Spagnuolo's no-nonsense demeanor during an interview in Los Angeles on Thursday.
"There's just a toughness about him," Devaney said. "He represented what we were looking for when this process began."
Bucs replace Gruden
A day after firing Super Bowl winner Jon Gruden, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers introduced Raheem Morris as their new coach.
"(Morris is) a leader, commands the respect of the team . . . and his peers," team co-chairman Joel Glazer said.
Morris, 32, has no previous head coaching experience. The Bucs promoted him to defensive coordinator on Christmas Day.
Even he's stunned by his rapid ascension, considering he was the defensive backs coach less than a month ago.
"It's really hard to even imagine right now. It's all happened so fast," Morris said. "I'm so fired up. I'm happy to initiate our plan. I can't wait to get going."
Mark Dominik takes over as general manager, replacing Bruce Allen, who also was fired Friday.
Bolts close on Wilks
The Chargers are close to hiring Steve Wilks as their secondary coach, sources said.
Wilks was fired by the Chicago Bears last week. Wilks served under Chargers defensive coordinator Ron Rivera when Rivera was the Bears'coordinator. Wilks was in San Diego yesterday.
The Chargers fired secondary coach Bill Bradley and assistant secondary coach Kevin Ross earlier this week.
The team hopes to hire replacements this week for Ross, offensive line coach Jack Henry and tight ends coach Clancy Barone, who also were let go.
Peppers wants out
Four-time Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers won't sign a long-term deal with the Panthers and wants to play in a 3-4 defense, his agent said.
The No. 2 overall pick in the 2002 draft, Peppers had a career-high 14½ sacks this season and becomes an unrestricted free agent.


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Payment of interest
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Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, interest shall accrue on funds deposited in an interest-bearing account at a depository institution beginning not later than the business day on which the depository institution receives provisional credit for such funds.
(b) Special rule for credit unionsSubsection (a) shall not apply to an account at a depository institution described in section 461(b)(1)(A)(iv) of this title if the depository institution—
begins the accrual of interest or dividends at a later date than the date described in subsection (a) with respect to all funds, including cash, deposited in such account; and
provides notice of the interest payment policy in the manner required under section 4004(e) of this title.
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No provision of this chapter shall be construed as requiring the payment of interest or dividends on funds deposited by a check which is returned unpaid.
(Pub. L. 100–86, title VI, § 606, Aug. 10, 1987, 101 Stat. 646.)
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Northeastern to invest $25 million of endowment funds in environmental sustainability
A recognized leader in sustainability practices, education, and research, Northeastern will take an innovative additional step to address the global challenge of climate change.
Faculty Senate elects new leaders, committee members
The Faculty Senate on Wednesday elected Carmen Sceppa, a professor in the Department of Health Sciences and director of research in the Human Performance and…
What makes a good leader?
The first installment of We Aspire, a professional development program for faculty and staff, featured Northeastern parent and New York City-based fashion designer Kathleen McFeeters,…
Take 5: Pharmacy student leads the way
Lucy West, BHS'15, PharmD'16, was recently elected National President-elect of American Pharmacists Association – Academy of Student Pharmacists. It's the latest example of her leadership…
Faculty Senate elects leadership members
In its final meeting of the academic year, the senate re-elected University Distinguished Professor Richard Daynard as chairman of the Senate Agenda Committee and passed…
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At the sixth event in Northeastern's Women Who Inspire series, CEOs of three of the area's top pharmaceutical companies discussed the challenges and rewards of…
Aoun: higher ed leaders must be 'catalysts' for change
Northeastern President Joseph E. Aoun on Tuesday morning during a panel discussion at Georgetown University shared his thoughts on the skills higher education institutions will…
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For students like Hannah Kilfoye, SSH'15, community service on holds the key to becoming a student leader. This week, she is a team leader on…
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Northeastern faculty experts weigh in on Nelson Mandela's life and legacy.
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Hello everyone,
I am sorry to start this thread, but I was reading another earlier which made me mad. Respond to this however you want.
I can no longer stand PLINKERS!!!!! To me they are the bad apples of shooting community and unfortunately the largest group of shooter in the world. The reason I can longer stand them is this: Last week my gun club issued new rules for our indoor range, specifically NO SHOOTING at 7 or 15yds. Because the range has been shot up, the walls and ceiling. I know some did this by accident and most did this on purpose. I am SICK of them! I have seen these plinkers almost shoot people, have accidental discharges, drop guns, etc. Not to mention " Hey John let's see how fast I can shoot this magazine, DUH. These people are in my opinion are DANGEROUS and should be removed form the range. If you want to own a gun, thats great I am all for that, but have someone teach you how to use properly. Remember a firearm is not a toy like most plinkers think they are. Most likely you bought a gun for home or self protection sounds good to me, but to some training, get involved with a type of group or organization to learn more from, just don't be this typical idiot who goes to the range to see how his guns sounds, "wow that's cool man huh huh. BAcially go out and get involved in some form of shooting, before you hurt someone.
Once you have mastered 50yds with a pistol, everything else seems easy!
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 (JTA) Although Israel and Syria sat down this week for their highest level of peace talks ever, the two sides were not ready for a handshake.
Gathered at a White House ceremony to launch their historic talks Wednesday morning, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak and Syrian Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa resisted calls from reporters to link hands for the cameras.
The resistance showed that despite their stated intentions to end 50 years of war and enmity, there is still a long way to go.
Further evidence of this came during Sharaa's remarks at the opening ceremony, where, among other things, he attacked Israel's "occupation" of the Golan Heights.
A day later, when Barak and Sharaa met for their second and last day of talks, Israeli Foreign Minister David Levy described the Syrian minister's opening remarks as "inappropriate," adding that they had angered both Clinton and Barak.
Just the same, Levy noted that the atmosphere "thawed" during the meeting Barak and Sharaa held later Wednesday.
Despite a media blackout on the content of the discussions, Levy shed some light on what was happening at the Washington talks.
Levy said Sharaa understood that he had "made a mistake" with some of his opening remarks.
Levy added that the Israeli representatives at the talks had made clear that no preconditions regarding an Israeli withdrawal from the Golan were agreed upon to enable the resumption of negotiations.
Israeli sources were quoted as saying that both sides agreed to the need to conclude an accord quickly during the course of the coming year.
The sources also said that during the talks, Syrian representatives spoke in a cordial and positive tone.
Levy said the two sides were trying to agree on confidence-building gestures to create an atmosphere conducive to negotiations.
He speculated that the next round of follow-up talks would be held in early January.
On Thursday, the Israeli daily Ha'aretz reported significant differences in Barak and Sharaa's positions.
Syria reportedly would like to first address the issue of an withdrawal from the Golan. Israel is seeking to emphasize security arrangements.
Israel was also expected to seek a Syrian commitment to rein in Hezbollah activities in Lebanon during the course of the discussions.
The importance of such a move became clear Thursday in southern Lebanon, the site of recent increased Hezbollah activity against Israeli forces, despite the start of the Israeli-Syrian talks.
During fighting that day, at least 15 Lebanese schoolchildren were wounded by shells fired from the southern Lebanon security zone.
Israel later issued a statement that its ally in the region, the South Lebanon Army, had fired the shells in retaliation for Hezbollah fire that came from a position near the school.
Despite the long years of Israeli-Syrian enmity, the mood was optimistic at Wednesday's opening ceremonies.
Against a backdrop of the American, Israeli and Syrian flags and under an overcast sky, President Clinton said a comprehensive peace between Israel and the Arab world was in sight "for the first time in history."
"What we are witnessing today is not yet peace," Clinton said of the two days of talks between the longtime foes. "And getting there will require bold thinking and hard choices. But today is a big step along that path."
Barak, during very brief remarks, said Israel is "determined to do whatever we can" to bring about a better future for the entire Middle East.
"We came here to put behind us the horrors of war and to step forward toward peace," Barak said.
"We are fully aware of the opportunity, of the burden of responsibility and of the seriousness, determination and devotion that will be needed in order begin this march together with our Syrian partners to make a different Middle East where nations are living side by side in peaceful relationships and mutual respect and good neighborliness."
Sharaa, who delivered a more combative and longer speech, clearly used the occasion to underscore Syria's positions before the two days of talks began, stressing that "no one should ignore what has been achieved until now."
That comment was a reference to Syria's position that the government of Yitzhak Rabin agreed during the last round of talks nearly four years ago to withdraw from the entire Golan.
Israel has maintained that the offer was hypothetical to see what level of normalization and security arrangements Syrian President Hafez Assad would offer in return.
However, in laying out Syria's demands, Sharaa also acknowledged the needs of the Israelis.
"It goes without saying that peace for Syria means the return of all its occupied land, while for Israel, peace will mean the end of the psychological fear which the Israelis have been living in as a result of the existence of occupation, which is undoubtedly the source of all adversities and wars," Sharaa said.
"Hence, ending occupation will be balanced for the first time by eliminating the barrier of fear and anxieties, and exchanging it with a true and mutual feeling of peace and security."
Saying that Assad announced many years ago that "peace is the strategic option of Syria," Sharaa suggested that Syria was looking to open itself up to the world. Peace in the region, he said, "may usher in a dialogue of civilization and an honorable competition in various domains the political, cultural, scientific and economic."
Sharaa also said that "peace will certainly pose new questions to all sides, especially for the Arab side, who will wonder after reviewing the past 50 years, whether the Arab conflict was the one who solely defied Arab unity or the one which frustrated it."
(JTA correspondent Naomi Segal in Jerusalem contributed to this report.)


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MY HUSBAND AND I learned early on in parenthood not to underestimate our daughter. Still, she manages to surprise us from time to time. Take the afternoon last spring when we tackled the chore of reducing our lawn, replacing yards of turf with a native plant bed. We expected our then two-year-old to play about us as we labored, but she dug right in—literally. For each mat of sod we pulled up, her little hands yanked a clump. For each shovelful of topsoil we emptied into our wheelbarrow, she added a scoop. All day long we marveled at her determination to keep pace.
"Children want to do what their parents and grandparents are doing," says Claudia Neely, a gardening enthusiast whose three kids helped to create a wildlife habitat in the family's Pittsburgh backyard. Being a good role model requires dedication on the part of green-thumbed adults, but there are inherent rewards in providing kids with positive outdoor experiences.
"More than just plants grow out of helping a child tend a garden," says Judy Sedbrook, a Denver-based master gardener with the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension. "Gardening gives children a sense of responsibility and accomplishment, and it enables them to learn about the environment." It also helps them learn about the importance of native plants and wildlife habitat. Following are some tips for making gardening with kids an educational, safe and enjoyable experience for all:
Visit places where plants thrive, such as nurseries, arboretums or your neighbor's flower patch. As children explore, talk with them about the different sun, soil and water requirements of healthy vegetation.
Survey the natural treasures in your own backyard—birds, bees, blossoms. Children are notably wide-eyed and open to new discoveries. Cultivate their curiosity.
Identify a spot on your property for a children's garden, inviting kids to take part in its selection. Sedbrook recommends a small plot of land—no wider than a yardstick—that can be easily managed. Other good options include window boxes or containers.
Have your soil tested for lead, as children are highly susceptible to poisoning. If its presence is confirmed, focus on container gardening or consider building a raised bed and filling it with loam you purchase.
Sow fast-germinating seeds or introduce transplants that are quick to flower or fruit. (Children are typically eager to see the results of their labor.) Be sure to include kids in the plant selection process.
Choose plants that will excite the senses. Examples include eye-catching sunflowers, fragrant herbs and fuzzy ornamental grasses such as big and little bluestem.
Woo wildlife, which will wow your kids, by focusing on perennials that are native to your microclimate. Explain to your children why native plants provide the best overall food sources for backyard birds and other animals, and that they also require less moisture and are naturally resistant to local plant diseases and pests.
Add other wildlife-attracting elements to your habitat: water, shelter and places to raise young. Neely says her children had a blast last summer helping to build toad homes, brush piles, a pond and a bat house.
Provide kid-sized tools and teach young gardeners how to use them safely. Equipment can be found in most garden stores, but don't overlook at-home options such as spoons and measuring cups.
Eliminate use of toxic chemical fertilizers, weed killers and pesticides. When necessary, use natural alternatives instead.
Practice good hygiene. When it comes to gardening, getting dirty is half the fun for children. Make sure they wash up after working in the soil, as it can contain a variety of contaminants, including chemicals and harmful bacteria.
Encourage children to do a share of all the garden chores but be mindful of their limits. "Give help as needed," says Mary Anne Rennebohm, co-owner of Heard Gardens in West Des Moines, Iowa. "But remember the more that kids do, the more they will feel that the garden is truly theirs."
Visit the garden with your kids every day to make sure you don't miss its rewards: flowers opening, butterflies sipping nectar, ladybugs eating aphids.
Take advantage of teaching moments. If you uncover a pill bug on the ground, for instance, explain that its roly-poly posture is a means of defense. If your children pose questions you can't address, seek out the answers together. A visit to the library or Internet might be part of the journey to discovery.
Encourage children to share their garden with friends and family. Giving tours reinforces their ownership of it and helps instill a sense of pride.
Invite reflections of each day's gardening experiences: Talk about what went on, what was seen and so on. If time permits, have kids draft notes in a journal, draw a picture or take photographs. All of these actions serve to reinforce what was learned—and enjoyed.
Associate Editor Kelly L. Senser wrote about backyard water conservation in the June/July 2004 issue of National Wildlife.
Find out how you can turn your garden into a Certified Wildlife Habitat.


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There is always huge solar market in the Africa.
I heard a lot that poor quality solar products is in the market and most comes from China. I want to say not all products comes from China are poor quality, such as D.light, Sunking, Mobilsol, actually these are also made in China.
I wish I can write some blogs that bring a little knowledge of solar products components, manufacturing, sourcing from China, also I want to cooperate on this kind products.
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Marcus Miller has recently composed the music for the upcoming biographical drama Marshall. The film is directed by Reginald Hudlin and stars Chadwick Boseman, Josh Gad, Kate Hudson, Dan Stevens, James Cromwell, Sterling K. Brown and Keesha Sharp. Trial lawyer Michael Koskoff has written the screenplay with his son, Jacob Koskoff (Macbeth). Hudlin (Django Unchained) is also producing the […]
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Liberal thinktank says rightwingers are aggressively targeting the continent with an anti-abortion and anti-gay agenda
Christian evangelical groups in the US are attempting a "cultural colonisation" of Africa, opening offices in numerous countries to promote attacks on homosexuality and abortion, according to an investigation by a liberal thinktank.
American religious organisations are expanding their operations across the continent, lobbying for conservative policies and laws and fanning homophobia, argues the Boston-based Political Research Associates (PRA).
The groups include the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), founded by the televangelist Pat Robertson, which has established bases in Kenya and Zimbabwe.
"The religious right [in effect] claims that human rights activists are neocolonialists out to destroy Africa," the report states. Groups named in it vehemently rejected the claims.
Entitled Colonising African Values: How the US Christian Right is Transforming Sexual Politics in Africa, the study analysed data from seven African countries and employed researchers for several months in Kenya, Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
It identified three organisations it believes are aggressively targeting the continent: Robertson's ACLJ, the Catholic group Human Life International and Family Watch International, led by the Mormon activist Sharon Slater.
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D.C. Forecast: A mostly cloudy, occasionally wet weekend
This Afternoon:Cloudy & Seasonable Highs: 55-60 Wind: SE 5 mph Tonight:Cloudy, Drizzle & Areas of Fog Lows: 45-52 Wind: E 5 mph Sunday:Mostly Cloudy, Quite Mild, Late Day Rain Highs: 65-68 Rain: 50% Chance
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We love shoes as much as songs and we dedicate time and space here talking them up. We also know that what we're only going to cover a certain amount of ground and the picks will only reflect our tastes. Looking to spread our wings and the offerings, we reached out to the homie Clyde from Inside The Sneakerbox to find out what footwear's selling around his way in the first installment of 'The Connect.'
Spring is upon us and we know you guys and girls are looking to stay fresh and up-to-date with what's hot. We've got you covered with this short list of prime kicks worth copping. For those of you who are already in sunny South Florida, happiness is just a car drive away to come check out what's in store at Uptown | Miami. For the rest of you, let your fingers do the walking and give us a holler if you see something you like from the kicks listed here or on the site.
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Seven Rap Songs about Eating Well
Buff Love aka The Human Beat Box
Last week, the USDA introduced a new symbol for healthy eating to replace the decades-old food pyramid long considered ineffectual. The new graphic, called "MyPlate," replaces the pyramid with a plate-shaped pie chart demonstrating the importance of making fruits and vegetables at least half of your caloric intake. Still, it seems unlikely that a pie chart will encourage healthier choices in a media climate in which someone like Man v. Food's Adam Richman is considered something of a folk hero.
In this track off its debut album, the '90s rap group offers healthier alternatives to a breakfast of ham and eggs. The song's chorus declares the group's aversion to a high-cholesterol diet, but it's never preachy or self-serious, as rappers Q-Tip and Phife Dawg admit to their own guilty pleasures. It's all right to enjoy the occasional steak as long as you're eating your collard greens and red beets. In the final seconds of the song, the chorus reveals its cheekiness by conceding that not all of us can give up our breakfast protein.
The rapper Daniel Dumile (a.k.a. MF Doom) has been no stranger to oddball concepts and alter egos. In his 2004 record Mm.. Food, he employs food-related metaphors and puns to demonstrate his dextrous wordplay and verbal tics. The opening track "Beef Rapp" is at once about the ills of fried foods and rap beefs. The comparison is peculiar, but Dumile knows how to keep it interesting.
When he's not angry about counter-revolutionaries or neoliberal agendas, Immortal Technique picks his fights with opponents who are no less political than militant vegans and vegetarians. The irascible rapper is all about defending personal freedoms, and in this song, he seems to have had some run-ins with a PETA canvasser or two who provoked his rage.
A weed reference is usually obligatory for the Houston rapper, but this song's not his usual tribute to doobies and blunts. The Dude takes a girl out to dinner and pulls out his masculine charm, but unfortunately his servings of collard greens and lima beans are rather gross and discomfiting for his date.
Cee Lo Green's musical alma mater helped to popularize Southern hip-hop for a mainstream audience. The title track to the group's debut record espouses the good that a home-cooked meal of "fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, and collard greens" can do for a weary soul. Sure, it's not the healthiest of meals, but sometimes what is eaten is not as important as how and where it's prepared.
During the '80s, the Fat Boys released a string of albums full of their trademark humor and self-deprecation. They were fat and unashamed to admit it. In this paean to overeating, the food-loving trio enters a buffet and indulges all of their meat-based appetites. What was a long-running joke for the group and its fans turned into tragedy when Fat Boy member Buff Love (aka The Human Beat Box) died of a heart attack at the age of 28.
The social justice-minded duo is unlikely to see eye to eye with the U.S. government on most things, but in regards to healthy eating, they can agree. This clear-sighted song about the importance of physical well-being makes a case for better eating: "They say you are what you eat, so I strive to be healthy / My goal in life is not to be rich or wealthy / 'Cause true wealth comes from good health and wise ways / We got to start taking better care of ourselves."
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Buying a home can be complicated at the best of times, but it's even harder if you're a little unfamiliar with area you're moving to. This week, Bobby Hall, partner (Southern Counties) at The Buying Solution explains where buyers should be looking to purchase a home in Hampshire.
Perfect for families
Good schooling and easy commutes certainly hold property values in Hampshire, particularly for families who will always require these factors when searching for a home in the country. Hampshire offers fantastic rail links, taking approximately one hour to London, and a range of highly regarded schools, with Farleigh School, Prince's Mead, Pilgrims, Twyford and St. Swithun's among the most popular independent schools in the area.
Something for everyone
There is a large second home market here where properties are primarily being purchased by families with young children looking to enjoy the open countryside over the weekends and holidays.
We also see downsizers relocating from London while still maintaining a base in the country. We are really witnessing both ends of the spectrum - those moving out of the country but retaining a base, and those also moving back in.
We are also seeing more lifestyle choices, with both younger and older families growing their own produce; keeping chickens and various farm animals, although this trend is often counterbalanced by a combination of infinity pools and the ever sought-after Smallbone kitchens.
Villages and market towns in high demand
Aside from educationally driven international buyers, the majority of active participants in this market are UK nationals. Important factors for buyers seeking their perfect home are peace and quiet, being on the edge of an unspoilt village and the holy grail of being near a friendly local pub and village shop.
Alton is an example of a popular market town, home to a period style high street and with great transport links via Alton station and the A31 leading up to the A3 or M3 into London. The train journey from here takes approximately 70 minutes to London Waterloo, making it a viable option for commuters. The core of the town is relatively unspoilt and includes period housing and a great range of shops, with larger superstores and modern developments on its fringes.
Alton is surrounded by the beautiful countryside known as the Hampshire Downs, making it a desirable choice for buyers looking to do more hiking, cycling and equestrian pursuits. Locals in search of more of an adrenaline type adventure can even consider gliding at Lasham airfield!
While the majority of buyers wish to benefit from the amenities offered by Alton, many would prefer to live in the slightly more rural surrounding villages of Long Sutton, Upton Grey, Wield, Bentworth or Upper or Lower Farringdon.
You can find out more about The Buying Solution at www.thebuyingsolution.co.uk, or contact Bobby Hall on 07733 314326


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PHOENIX (AP) - Vote counts released Friday show a measure that would legalize medical marijuana in Arizona pulling ahead for the first time since Election Day.
Proposition 203 is ahead by 4,421 votes out of more than 1.63 million votes counted. The measure started out losing by about 7,200 votes on Nov. 2 and the gap gradually narrowed in the following 10 days.
The measure began Friday losing by about 1,500 votes.
The vast majority of outstanding votes were in Maricopa County on Friday morning. The county says it counted about 30,000, provisional ballots during the day. County Recorder Helen Purcell says those were leaning toward supporters and the totals released Friday evening backed that up.
Only about 10,000 early and provisional ballots remain to be counted in Maricopa County.
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