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North Korea welcomes EU visit
By Angus Roxburgh in Pyongyang
A senior European Union delegation has held a day of talks in Pyongyang, capital of the hardline Communist state of North Korea.
The Swedish Prime Minister, Goran Persson, accompanied by external relations commissioner Chris Patten and EU foreign policy chief Javier Solana, met the North Korean leader, Kim Jong-Il.
The talks are aimed at reviving the process of reconciliation between the secretive Communist North and the US-allied South of the divided peninsula.
Colourful reception
The EU delegation stepped off their plane in Pyongyang to the sound of a brass band and the sight of about 100 Korean women in brightly coloured dresses, all waving pink plastic flowers.
They have held ground-breaking talks with President Kim, and are due to meet again on Thursday.
The EU hopes to inject fresh life into the reconciliation process between North and South, which began last year with a visit to Pyongyang by the South Korean president.
Mr Patten was realistic about what the EU could achieve.
"We're not kidding ourselves that we can suddenly take centre-stage", he said, "but there has been a long pause in the attempt to build reconciliation between the North and the South, and we hope that, by being here, by encouraging things, we can provide a bit of momentum to that process of reconciliation."
The EU also wants to press Kim Jong-Il on North Korea's human rights record, on the continuing food crisis, which has seen more than a million die of starvation in the past six years, and on its military plans.
Mindful of President Bush's decision to press ahead with an anti-missile shield - partly because of the danger posed by states like North Korea - the EU delegation will be seeking assurances that Pyongyang really has given up its long-range missile programme.
About 37,000 US troops are still stationed in the South to counter any threats from the North, but Washington has still not finalised its policy towards Pyongyang.
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International Journal of Antennas and Propagation
Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 321287, 9 pages
Radiation Characteristic Improvement of X-Band Slot Antenna Using New Multiband Frequency-Selective Surface
Electrical Engineering Department, Islamic Azad University, South Tehran Branch, Tehran 4435, Iran
Received 23 December 2013; Revised 7 July 2014; Accepted 6 August 2014; Published 14 October 2014
Academic Editor: Francisco Falcone
Copyright © 2014 Elham Moharamzadeh. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
A new configuration of frequency-selective surfaces (FSSs) is designed and presented with multiresonance characteristics which covers all of the frequency domain of X-band from 8 to 12 GHz. The proposed FSS comprises three conductor-based split ring resonators, connected together. In this design, two unit cells of the FSS with different lengths are employed side by side to design the FSS. The FSS is used to enhance the gain of the new designed triangle slot antenna at X-band. The proposed FSS is analyzed by using reflected-wave unit-cell box method. The single, double, and array of the FSS cells are studied. Next, the designed FSS along with the antenna is analyzed. The measurement and simulated results of the impedance and radiation characteristics, especially the increment of the gain, are presented.
1. Introduction
For wireless communications, developments of periodic structures especially frequency-selective surface (FSS) demonstrate their ability in solving some of the key aspects in antenna technology. FSS is first demonstrated by Munk [1]. Most commonly used applications of the FSS are radar and absorbers [2], Radome design [3], and telecommunication [4]. The FSS structure could be also used as a high impedance surface (HIS) to provide maximum angular stability for horizontal and vertical polarizations to the phase of resonant frequency [5]. HIS is mostly used to enhance the antenna bandwidth and gain, because it provides maximum reflection to the fringing waves [6]. In the literature, multilayer FSS was employed to especially enhance the gain of the various antennas, such as semicircular slot [7], WCDMA dipole [8], 60 GHz patch [9], and cavity resonance [10] antennas. To meet the requirements of those application purposes, many aspects should be considered at the design stage of FSSs: selection of the proper FSS geometry, electrical properties of dielectric material, spacing between unit cells, and so on [11]. There have been several techniques to obtain multiple resonance properties, such as a unit cell with geometrically the same shape but different sized elements [11] or with fractal geometry [12]. For this purpose, dual-band FSS in [13] and multiband artificial magnetic conductor (AMC) in [14] have been presented and studied.
In this paper, first, similar to the slot antenna in [15, 16], a new modified triangle slot antenna is designed to operate inside the X-band from 8 to 12 GHz. In this design, two rectangular slits are added in the edge of the radiating slot as a capacitance to adjust and improve the impedance matching and bandwidth. Afterwards, the gain enhancement of the antenna is studied. For this purpose, three split ring resonators are connected together as a unit cell of FSS. To excite the multiresonance, a combination of two unit cells of the proposed FSS side by side with different parameters (lengths) is designed. The reflected-wave unit-cell box method is used to analyze each of the FSS configurations, the combination of them, and the final FSS. Next, the designed FSS as a perfect reflector along with the slot antenna is considered to study the final return loss and gain of the antenna-FSS prototype. Finally, the best sample of the antenna-FSS was selected and manufactured. All results along with the related discussions are presented in the following.
2. Geometry and Design of Slot Antenna and FSS
Figure 1(a) shows that the slot antenna using FR4-based substrate (, ) with dimension of 32 × 26 × 1.6 mm3 consists of a triangle radiating slot with two slits with parameters of , , and and a fork-like feed stub with two arms (width = 1.2 mm). Key parameters of the stub, and , control the coupling into the triangle aperture [15, 16]. These parameters affect the antenna matching and bandwidth which will be carefully studied and selected. A microstrip line with a width of 2 mm is connected to the fork-like stub to feed the antenna. Here, to generate symmetric structure and radiation characteristic and more coupling between the slits and feeding stub, both of the added slits are approximately placed in the middle of the diagonal edges of the triangle slot with a length of about 16 mm. Therefore, the value of is selected to be about 6.7 mm.
To design a new FSS structure with three resonances within the X-band from 8 to 12 GHz, three metallic square ring resonators are connected together with different lengths as a unit cell, established on a 1 mm FR4-based substrate, as illustrated in Figure 1(b). The width and length values at each ring are 0.2 mm and , respectively, where is the index of the ring (). The gap between two heads of every ring is (), as can be seen in Figure 1(b). In addition, the width of the gap between every two rings is about 0.15 and 0.1 mm, shown in Figure 1(b). In order to more cover the X-band, we need to excite the other resonances near the previous resonances, excited by the first cell. Therefore, the second cell with different lengths is employed side by side, as shown in Figure 1(c). The proposed configuration as an array format, called FSS screen, is used in top of the slot antenna surface with a variable height and optimized to obtain the maximum possible value of the gain.
3. Simulation, Parametric Study, and Discussion
The parametric analysis of the design is done by using Ansoft HFSS EM simulation tool.
3.1. Triangle Slot Antenna Design
The effect of the variation of the key parameters of the proposed triangle slot antenna, , , , and shown in Figure 1(a), on the return loss is presented in Figure 2. First, three values of and are selected and studied. Figure 2(a) shows that, by increasing from 10 to 11.5 mm and hence the electrical length of the stub when is constant, the lowest and highest edges of the band (for S11 = −10 dB) are decreased about 0.5 and 1.3 GHz, respectively. In addition, by increasing , the matching of the lower frequencies from 8.5 to 10 GHz is degraded. But, the matching between 10 and 11.5 GHz is improved. Therefore, selecting the median value of , about 10.7 mm, is suitable. As can be seen in Figure 2(a), by increasing , only the highest edge of the bandwidth is decreased or the position of the third resonance is changed from 12.2 to 11.1 GHz. Hence, to accurately cover the X-band, the value of is selected to be about 5.7 mm. To analyze the performance of the slits, the return loss of the triangle slot antenna without slits is also presented for comparison. Figure 2(b) clarifies that without slits only two resonances at 9.5 and 11.5 GHz with poor matching and bandwidth can be obtained. By adding the slits, the other resonance is excited in the lower frequencies of the band, so the bandwidth and matching are improved, considerably. It is interesting to note that by selecting mm only two resonances at 9.25 and 11.25 GHz are excited. By increasing greater than 1 mm, the third resonance between 8 and 8.7 GHz is excited. This case is again seen when mm. This phenomenon occurs because when and are very small the related capacitors at the edges of the triangle slot and the resonances are not generated. To obtain the better matching and wider bandwidth inside the X-band, Figure 2(b) clarifies that the best values of and are about 2.5 and 3 mm, respectively.
3.2. Reflected-Wave Unit-Cell Box Analysis of the FSS
First, the proposed FSS unit cell is studied. The setup configuration of the reflected-wave unit-cell box study is illustrated in Figure 3. The thickness of the FR4-based substrate is 1 mm. For this study, a unit cell with proper periodic boundary conditions on its four sides, including the Perfect E for right and left sides and the Perfect H for the front and back sides, is excited by two wave ports at the beginning and the end of the box, as can be seen in the figure. Here, to create symmetry in the reflected phase response near the 0°, the distance between the ports and the surface of the unit is selected to be about or 7.6 mm at 10 GHz. Figure 3 also shows the results of only the first cell or Cell A, shown in Figure 1(c). The S21 resonances, related to the nearly zero reflections of the FSS-cell surface, are about 8.45, 10.1, and 11.4 GHz. In addition, a relatively flat-phase response (between +50° and −50°) of the reflection coefficient can be seen over the whole band, from 8 to 12 GHz, using the first cell. The smallest ring resonator with parameter of excites the third resonance at GHz and so on and similar is the case for the other rings. The best values of the parameters are as follows: is 11.1 mm that is about (: the guided wavelength at 8.45 GHz, = 18.65 mm), is 9.6 mm = ( mm at 10.1 GHz), and is 8.3 mm = ( mm at 11.4 GHz). Here, / (, mm, and ). Also, , , and mm. By using this technique and the related parameters, the second cell, Cell B, is designed. In this case, the values of , , and , determined for Cell B,are 8.6, 10.8, and 8.3 mm, respectively. The other dimensions of the cell are constant, compared to the first cell. Here, the resonances at 8.8, 10.8, and 11.4 GHz are excited. It is noted that, in this compound structure, there is electromagnetic coupling between the rings that results in a low change in the position of the resonances. In this case, two designed cells, A and B, are combined side by side to achieve a new configuration of the FSS cell and hence obtain multiresonance performance. The study setup and the results are presented in Figure 4. It can be seen from S21 graph that six resonances are excited and the X-band is covered with better quality. A flat phase response (±45°) of the reflection coefficient (S11) can be seen over the whole band. Hence, the linear phase response was improved inside the band compared to the single cell result.
In the final step of the FSS study, the proposed double-cell FSS is repeated continuously and arranged in an array format to achieve the FSS screen. The final screen is shown in Figure 5. It is expected that the designed FSS can properly reflect the received fields at the mentioned resonances of the compound FSS from the front side of the slot antenna into the other side of the antenna. This results in a good accumulation for two groups of the in-phase fields, radiated from the slot antenna and reflected by FSS screen, simultaneously. Hence, the gain increment can be obtained in the mentioned direction or the other side of the slot antenna where the FSS screen is not there. The structure is analyzed by using the mentioned technique in the previous sections. The study setup and the results are presented in Figure 5. The selected periodicity is about 3.8 and 3.5 mm for the and directions, respectively. By using these selected values, the better results including the linear phase of the S11 and acceptable magnitude of the S21 are possible. It is found out that by increasing the periodicity the lower gain enhancement is achieved. Figure 5 shows that a flat phase response (±47°) of the S11 is achieved inside the band.
3.3. Analysis of the FSS-Antenna Combination
In this step of the design, the FSS designed in the previous section is located on top of the antenna surface with a distance of . It is noted that the distance is used to achieve in-phase fields in the other side of the slot antenna and accumulate the fields with possible high amplitudes. This combination is illustrated in Figure 6. The proposed FSS as a good and multiresonance reflector is located at the back of the radiating aperture, inserted in the ground plane to improve the gain inside the X-band with the maximum possible coverage. Therefore, the stable gain improvement is possible. The results of the compound structure are presented in Figure 7. The impedance bandwidth with very good matching is about 38% for S11 < −10 dB from 8.3 to 12.3 GHz. The simulated gain is between 8 and 10.5 dBi, which shows very good enhancement of the gain with minimum amplitude ripple. Here, the maximum ripple of the gain is about 2 dB, which is very desirable. In addition, as can be seen in Figure 7, the gain enhancement of about 3.5~4 dB in comparison with the simple slot antenna without FSS is achieved. 3D-gain pattern of the antenna at 10 GHz is also shown in the figure. This clarifies very good improvement of the gain inside the band in theta = 180 deg or the front direction of the FSS screen. It must be noted that the best value for the parameter is about 7.5 mm () at 10 GHz. It is not shown here but by increasing from 2 to 8 mm the lowest edge of the bandwidth is decreased considerably and also the gain of the antenna is enhanced, while, by selecting more than 10 mm, the gain value is decreased, sensibly. Therefore, the best selection for is about 7.5 mm.
Figure 8 shows the radiation patterns of the antenna with and without FSS at 9 and 11 GHz. A good difference (≈20~25 dB) between co- and cross-components was obtained. In both of the H and E planes, the directive gain of the antenna with FSS has been improved about 3.5 dB in the broadside near theta = 0° (≡ the opposite direction of the FSS position (-axis)), compared to the simple antenna with semi-monopole-like patterns. This shows that the FSS screen is like a good reflector to the slot antenna inside the X-band. Here, the simulated radiation efficiencies (as well as directivity) of the antenna with and without FSS are 88% (D: 5.22 dB) and 92% (D: 3.13 dB) at 9 GHz and 84% (D: 6.46 dB) and 85% (D: 3.65 dB) at 11 GHz, respectively. These results show a negligible reduction in the efficiency and an apparent increase in the directivity.
4. Manufacturing and Measurement
The designed slot antenna and FSS screen were manufactured and their photographs are illustrated in Figures 9(a), 9(c), and 9(d). In order to establish the FSS screen on top of the antenna surface, a U-shaped foam-based isolator/holder with thickness of about 7.5 mm was fabricated, as shown in Figure 9(b). This isolator was embedded between the antenna surface and FSS. The measured return loss of the prototype was obtained using an Agilent-8722ES VNA. In the gain measurement process in the direct trajectory [-axis], a standard horn antenna as a constant-power transmitter with a gain of about 15 dB was used exactly in front of the slot antenna in a distance of 100 cm. A power meter in the input port of the antenna was used to detect the power, transmitted by the horn antenna in some frequencies inside the band. The obtained results are shown in Figure 10. The measured impedance bandwidth is from 8.2 to 12.4 GHz for S11 < −10 dB. A good agreement between the simulated and measured impedance results is shown. As can be seen in the figure, the measured directive gain is varied from 7.5 to 10.3 dBi. Gain enhancement of about 2.5~3 dB in the direct line, compared to the simulated gain of the simple slot antenna, is obtained. Moreover, the matching and bandwidth of the antenna-FSS are not very affected, compared to the single slot antenna (see Figure 2(b), the optimum case).
5. Conclusion
A triangle slot antenna and a new FSS screen with multiresonance characteristics have been proposed. Parametric studies were done. We showed that by designing two FSS cells with the different resonances side by side a final FSS screen with multiresonances is achieved. In this case, the X-band was properly covered. We showed that this combination of the FSS screen and the slot antenna can enhance the directive gain of the antenna about 3 dBi. It was also noted that the multiband behavior and the broadband gain enhancement were obtained when only one layer of the FSS is used. In addition, the total thickness of the proposed antenna-FSS is about 8.5 mm () that is slightly thickened for 10 GHz. Finally, the proposed antenna along with the single layer multiband FSS can be a good candidate for gain-enhanced antenna applications.
Conflict of Interests
The author declares that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.
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RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) Daniel Pinkwater is often called warped, weird and avant-garde.
And that's just by his fans.
This happens when the characters you write about include teens called Wild Dada Ducks, Popsicles that symbolize good, and fat people roaming the afterlife.
When told that some might consider him bizarre, he responds: ''What I am is funny. Many people are embarrassed or uncomfortable with the idea of things that are funny. ... Why is that?''
Pinkwater has written 80-plus books since 1969 and is heard regularly on National Public Radio. His is not a household name, and he admits his work horrifies some readers. Still, he attracts a dedicated following from among a variety of readers.
''Take my word for it that there will always be something special and important missing in your life if you don't get this book,'' wrote an 11-year-old boy in an Amazon.com review of the Pinkwater collection, ''5 Novels.''
David Halberstam, former New York Times reporter and a Pulitzer Prize winner, is another Pinkwater fan.
Halberstam's favorite is ''Borgel,'' a book Pinkwater describes as ''similar to 'Moby Dick,' only instead of a whale it's a gigantic orange Popsicle, and instead of being the embodiment of evil, (like the whale), it's the embodiment of good, (like any Popsicle).''
Halberstam said he doesn't think Pinkwater's ''reputation is anywhere near where it should be. They're inspired books.''
Pinkwater also has his detractors. ''There are people. ... whose flesh crawls when they read my stuff,'' he admitted. One critic considered ''Young Adult Novel'' pornographic because it features a toilet as art.
The 57-year-old Pinkwater's personality and real-life tales may be as large and strange as his fiction.
In a warm, deep voice worthy of a polar bear, he offered a long, invariably wacky tale for every topic during a recent interview.
The eyes bulged goofily and fingers snapped to illustrate important points as Pinkwater's 300-plus pounds perched on a little stool in one of his Hudson Valley homes.
Ask him to explain why he has used various pen names. A cult swami renamed him.
How did he get his start on National Public Radio? A woman falsely hired him to produce commentaries. When he sent a recording of himself to a person he assumed was his new employer, he was given the job.
There are also tales of his and other's experiences with fat-prejudice, collected in his only adult novel, ''The Afterlife Diet,'' published in 1997. Its run of 15,000 copies sold out in three weeks.
Despite thinking that authors have ''a sissy occupation you drink too much coffee, you go bald,'' Pinkwater started writing as an awkward kid because humor staved off bullies. Later, writing earned his keep.
Pinkwater's works cater to several ages. For the very young, there are picture books illustrated by Pinkwater's wife, Jill ''Wolf Christmas'' (Marshall Cavendish, $15.95); is the latest.
On ''Chinwag Theatre,'' a radio program heard on 50 public stations, Pinkwater reads his children's books and discusses related themes.
Some works containing more adult language and themes are found in ''5 Novels'' (FSG, $10.95), an anthology that includes ''Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy From Mars'' and ''Young Adult Novel,'' a silly, satiric take on high school life and art starring the Wild Dada Ducks.
Pinkwater's radio essays on various dogs, his father, the Hoboken ferry's final trip, and other topics are collected in ''Fishwhistle.''
Many Pinkwater books are out of print.
But the author promises more.
''If I have another healthy, active 40 years, I will not write everything I have in mind which is a wonderful feeling.''
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Taufel calls for `urgent` review of Cricket`s Panel of Elite Umpires
Sydney: ICC Umpire Performance and Training Manager Simon Taufel has said that the current structure of cricket`s Panel of Elite Umpires is in need of urgent review after the fourth Ashes Test at Durham was also hit by controversy surrounding umpiring decisions.
According to Fox Sports, eight of the world`s top 12 umpires currently come from either Australia or England , making them ineligible to officiate in any Ashes Test according to ICC rules.
Taufel, who has never officiated in Test cricket`s greatest battle during his 12-year umpiring career, expressed that all cricketing nations are obliged to produce elite umpires, the report said.
Pressure has mounted on all four umpires who have stood during the Ashes series, Aleem Dar, Kumar Dharmasena, Marais Erasmus and Tony Hill, after a horror run of on and off-field decisions, the report added.
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Really? We're Only Going on Week 3???
This past week was a very, very long week. There's a study somewhere that states Roger William School of Law Students have earned the ranking of one of the highest, if not the highest score, regarding how many hours per day a student here studies. Please don't ask me where I read this study right now because it is 10:30 on a Sunday night and I think I put in over 35 hours of studying this weekend alone. I'm tired. But I remember reading the results and wondering why we earned this particular title. Are the students here more competitive? Did the school expect more out of the students because of our rankings? Are the students here more dedicated to learning and becoming better lawyers? Are we a bit slow? (just kidding) I still don't know the answer, but I know from the many facebook status's that tout messages along the lines of, "Another long night in the library," or "Thank God it's the weekend – I can now catch up on all my reading," that it must be true. It's also evident from the many yellow highlighter marks that have stained my bed sheets as I fall asleep to an obviously very exciting Constitutional Law case. Law school in general is hard. I mean, law students don't have the same free time as, let's say med students who I guess have enough time to become Craigslist killers.
I can't speak for everyone, especially since my situation differs substantially than many of the other students here, but I spend so much time reading. I'm sure it's not that professors at Roger Williams giggle to themselves as they think of us pouring over our books trying to read, understand, and remember details about case after case after case after case . . . you get the point. I was asked the other day if I still brief my cases. I do. However, I have to. I think I have the worst memory in the world for remembering case names. I can't even get my kids' names straight all the time when I'm tired! I love when I get called on to analyze the holding in one specific case to another case, and I can't remember what either case is about just from hearing a name. I have to say, I'm getting better at it, but it's still a struggle for me. So I brief everything. I'm also a person who learns best from not only reading it, but having to take the time to write it all out and see it take form on paper, or well, the computer screen. But all that stuff takes forever. Reading that I could get through in about 45 minutes can take me three times that long. But, hey, it seems to work for me, so I'm sticking with it. I reserve the right to complain about it every once in a while though!
I'm not sure what my point is right now. I'm tired, I'm frustrated, and there's a whole week ahead of me in less than 12 hours. Law school is a lot of work. Most days aren't too bad. I normally really love being in school. However, every once in a while (or week) you're gonna have a day where you are just sick of it. It's normal, it happens to everyone, and you will get through it. I'm sure after a good night sleep I'll be ready to start week three off fresh. Hopefully. If not, thank god for coffee.


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Essay #1 will be a discussion and evaluation of the mythology of another culture.We will use World Mythology as a starting point.Beyond this, I request some outside research, either on the web, or in an available library.Since our access to such resources differs, for this paper, I encourage students to share information and resources, although the essay itself is an individual, not a group project.The essay should be 3-4 "pages" long—that is, approximately 750-1000 words.Sources should be documented.As an English instructor, I require MLA, the citation method of choice in English studies.
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Society may not favour sensitive boys, however they are a gift. Find out how can you encourage your sensitive son to be strong without changing who he is.
Of my two kids, my son is the most sensitive.
My daughter is basically my carbon copy. Though she is spirited and strong-willed, I find she is easy to parent because she's so much like me. My little boy is a bit more difficult. Really, he's a walking dichotomy. On one hand, he is so rough-and-tumble and full-throttle. On the other, he needs me to cuddle, console, and support him substantially more than his sister. Even when he's having an absolute blast with the neighbourhood kids, he regularly comes and finds me to sit, be snuggled, and have a break. When something goes wrong, such as him being hurt or when something new is about to happen, his sensitivity comes out in full-force. In all honesty, he cries a lot.
Unfortunately for him, we live in a society where male sensitivity is not favoured. Not only is this well documented, I've heard comments such as, "My son is great, but he really needs to man up. He cries so easily." The truth is, parenting a sensitive son can be challenging. However, there is such a gift in having a child who cares and feels deeply. After a good amount of time parenting a sensitive boy and based on a bit of research, here are some great strategies for supporting and strengthening your sensitive child (the tips are great for either gender).
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Don't react before he does.
Whether you tense, gasp, anticipate his crying, or get frustrated, chances are your sensitive son will react even more than he would otherwise. For instance, if he falls and doesn't react, simply praise his strength.
Never punish feelings.
Punishing crying likely will lead to more crying. In addition, Psychotherapist Lisa M. McCrohan states that punishing crying won't lead "our children to be compassionate, empathetic, and confident kiddos." To read more about how punishment negatively impacts our kids and why, click here.
Avoid statements such as "relax," or "let it go."
For one, these phrases don't tell a little person a heck of a lot. Two, it's dismissive and doesn't show empathy. And it takes being the recipient of empathy to begin to understand empathy.Do you have a highly sensitive son? Here are positive #parenting tips to help him feel strong Click To Tweet
When he is upset, acknowledge his feelings.
Dismissing his crying or telling him to get over it won't work. He needs to feel heard and comforted before he can move on. So, even if his problem seems inconsequential to you, phrases like, "You're really upset, aren't you," or "That hurt didn't it," validate him and make him feel heard.
Stay calm.
Yelling and chastizing only lead to feelings of fear and increased sadness. Not only that but staying calm sets an example for him to remain calm.
Have empathetic boundaries.
This may sound oxymoronic. However, having clear boundaries that show understanding and compassion are key. Know that doesn't mean you should give in to crying if he wants something he can't have. Reiterating limitations while expressing understanding goes a long way. Think of it this way: you've applied for a promotion at work. Your boss goes with someone else. There is a big difference in hearing, "You aren't ready for the job. You need more experience," compared to, "We could see your enthusiasm and really appreciate your application, but you didn't get the job because the other candidate was more qualified." Both tell you you're not ready for the responsibility. One shows understanding and appreciate for where you're coming from. Doing this for our sensitive children pays dividends.
Hug it out.
Not only does hugging show affection, it also decreases feelings of stress, anxiety, and sadness.
Celebrate who he is.
Thank him for his warmth and affection. Praise what makes him him. The last thing a sensitive boy needs is to feel unsure about himself. Reinforcing what makes him great will serve him well throughout his lifetime, build his self-esteem, and keep his character strong.


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I think "Killers" and "21" director Robert Luketic's "Paranoia" is about insider trading or something. Or maybe it's about how hunky Liam Hemsworth is. All that hunk man beef was on full display in the trailer (above), and now the studio has released two new pics from the movie featuring, yes, more hunky beefness from their leading man.
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Having chased away two earlier hapless foes on the loss of three games, Serena Williams was past scrimmaging. It was all changed yesterday, a warm breezy afternoon with about 15,000 witnesses at Ashe Stadium. It was time for the real, bygone Sister Serena to go to work in a blood-raspberry frock.
Seeded No. 28 (what was the management committee drinking?), Serena touched off a mad matinee that left the crowd puzzled and roaring, gasping and cheering, wondering if Serena could actually blow such a big lead - and come within two points of falling to a spunky lady from Belarus, Victoria Azarenka.
Serena did pull a decision from the fire, 6-1, 7-6 (7-5), after all, but Azarenka, No. 4, seemed to grow up before our eyes. At the 17-minute mark, Serena had powered her way to a 5-0 lead. Azarenka was helpless under the baseline barrages. "It was painful. To have somebody just going at you, like that, it's a little bit painful,'' she said. "You know, you try to do your best, but somebody's on fire.''
Here she was, one of the world's best, and she was being treated like a punching bag. If this were a prizefight some humanitarian would have screamed, "Stop the fight!''
However, Azarenka scrambled. If she was as blue as her sky-toned dress, shoelaces, and fingernails, she didn't show it.
"Instead she lifted her game,'' applauded Serena, who is 6-1 against her. "And she nearly made it.''
Said Azarenka, "When somebody is coming at you like that, I just had to find some space on the court. She was pushing me. I was a little bit tight in the beginning, had to loosen up. I just tried to be aggressive, to step it up, but it took a little while.''
Azarenka joined in the slugging that went on right to the end. It was anything you can hit hard, I can hit harder. They played deep and to the sidelines, mostly line drives that nearly smoked. Serena banged 12 aces, most over 100 miles per hour.
"Amazing that she is healthy,'' Azarenka gushed. "Serena is playing at the highest level I've seen her. Definitely she should win.''
Still Azarenka kept battling, ducked three match points to 4-5, another to 5-6, drilled her way into the tiebreaker and had a set point at 6-5, but Serena closed it with forehands.
Serena is carrying the family load, what with Venus being sidelined by an autoimmune disorder, after winning her first-rounder. Next up for Serena is ex-French Open champ and former No. 1 Ana Ivanovic.
It looks as if the title may be settled in a semifinal featuring Serena and No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki. But don't overlook the growling Italian, Francesca Schiavoni, current No. 8, who won the French last year. "I am not like Serena - boom, boom, boom,'' Schiavoni said. "I have to work harder than anybody else to make my points.''
Working hard had nothing to do with her escape from South African Chanelle Scheepers, 5-7, 7-6 (7-5), 6-3. "She had a match point on me [10th game, second set], and hit a terrific backhand past me,'' Schiavoni said. "But it was an inch long. That kept me in the tournament.''
Schiavoni, 31, is the most successful of a slim crop of Italians. "I think we have talent, but we don't work so good when we are young,'' she said. "But there is a lot of good material first. Second, we play because we like to play. It's the key. But we are getting better. In 10 years we will have much more Italians. But not like China, of course, because they are too many.''
She credits her late-blooming success on experience.
"Physically you have to work every day if you want to be fit,'' Schiavoni said. "I think this is the difference between young girls and old.''
Sister Serena is now in the category of old in tennis.


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Freshly arrived from New York City, Axel Blackmar (Johnny Depp) plans to stay only long enough to be best man at the marriage of Uncle Leo (Jerry Lewis) and his new bride. But he soon discovers that desert life has its charms... and then finds out that his new lover's intriguing daughter has even more.
Director: Emir Kusturica
Cast: Johnny Depp, Jerry Lewis, Faye Dunaway, Lili Taylor, Vincent Gallo, Paulina Porizkova
Awards & Nominations:1993 BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL:
Silver Berlin Bear (Special Jury Prize): Emir Kusturica (Won)
Golden Berlin Bear: Emir Kusturica (Nominated)
ABOUT THIS MOVIE The first cut of the film was about 4 hours long.Emir Kusturica gave Johnny Depp a copy of the version.The backing music used in the 'dinner party' scene between Axel (Depp), Paul, Elaine and Grace is a piece by jazz musician Django Reinhardt. The same piece was used in the 'river dance' scene in Chocolat. where it is performed on guitar by Johnny Depp
Quotes from Johnny Depp:"I remember when we were first in rehearsals. It wasn't even really rehearsals - it was Emir [Kusturica] and I and Jerry [Lewis]. One time, Jerry came. We were talking in an apartment in LA. I think it was Vladir Divat's flat. And I was learning to speak all these words in Inupik, in Eskimo. And Jerry said, 'Oh no, we don't need to do that! We don't need to learn the Eskimo language; we just make it up! We just invent it as we go along.'"
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"I remember Emir [Kusturica] came to my house and we were sitting around, eating, talking, and I said, 'Look, I found a pig. I bought a pig. In Tucson.' And he was looking at the pig. And then he left, and he called me 20 minutes later, he says, 'Bring this pig to work tomorrow. Bring the pig to the shooting.' Yeah, he said bring the pig to work. Brought the pig to work, and he had Jerry chasing the pig."
--Johnny Depp
Arizona Dream DVD Interview
"[Faye Dunaway] really cares about the work, and she's so focused on the work. And I think sometimes that depth of caring, that profound caring can be misinterpreted, you know? Like it's ego, or it's this or that - but really she just cares about her character, her work... She was right there. She worked hard."
--Johnny Depp
Arizona Dream DVD Interview
"[Emir Kusturica] is capable of such amazing things. Amazing imagery; amazing substance."
--Johnny Depp
Arizona Dream DVD Interview
"I remember making the film. It was the film I made after Edward Scissorhands, and everybody in Hollywood and the movie industry is always concerned about how much money a movie's going to make in the box office, and how many theatres it's in, and how popular it becomes. And it's refreshing to know now what I knew then, which really is that: Who cares about the numbers? You know? When you're able to, first, experience something like this, and live through something like this, and be involved with something as magical as this... I mean, you forget about how much a movie made in the box office."
--Johnny Depp
Arizona Dream DVD Interview
"Emir [Kusturica] is not your typical director. He's something else entirely, he's more ethereal. With him, it's collaboration in the best sense. I'd dive off the Eiffel Tower for that guy."
--Johnny Depp
Elle Magazine, UK
"With Kusturica, I discovered freedom."
--Johnny Depp
Studio Magazine
Quotes from others:"I met [Johnny Depp] on the Kustarica movie, Arizona Dream. He's really genuine, and he's a great friend and very supportive. His acting is quite phenomenal. It's very fluid and very effortless."
--Faye Dunaway
"Famous" (Biography Channel)
"There is something cool about [Johnny Depp], cooler than he realizes. He thinks he's cool because of the hair and the clothes and the junked-up cars, but it's what he really is that's cool. He's a very complicated kid and he pays the price - he feels the feelings, and it's not easy for him."
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Elle Magazine, UK
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It's Drop Everything And Read (DEAR) Day.
What are you reading now? What about your kids?
I am in the middle of this. It's pretty good. It didn't get great reviews on amazon though.
I just finished this at school.
I love some of her books, but this wasn't a favorite.
Quoting andrea96:
I'm reading The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. My daughter is reading The Secret of NIMH (one of my old books we found in storage at my parents' last weekend). My son can't read, yet.
I love both of those. I read the Dragon Girl books last year and I read the Secret of NIHM aloud to my students.
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I'm reading The Night Circus...it's really good so far.
DD, who is 10, is reading When You Reach Me. She has to do a project on it over the summer for her pre-ap classes in middle school.
DS1, who is 6, is reading some of the Weird School series. He loves them all.
DS2, who is 5, is reading Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss. We're working on his reading skills, he's come a long way since xmas when he was barely recognizing sight words :)
I've never heard of that one. I just looked it up and it looks good. Let me know what she thinks. I'm always looking for books my students will like.
i read lisa jackson books. it seems like she comes out with a book almost every month or so i can't keep up lol last book i finished was wicked games
Right now my 7 yo is reading the fifth Harry Potter book, my 9 yo (just shy of being 10} is reading Catching Fire, and my 12 yo just finished Bridge to Terabithia while she waits for her brother to finish the other book. I think she is also reading Walk Two Moons.
I'm between books right now, usually I spend my reading time reading with my kids.


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Excellent Warehouse Find of an early 1970s BLACK LIGHT POSTER: BEEP BEEP YURAS! Wile E. Coyote Has the Road Runner by the neck! I recall these posters being sold in the back of Novelty Magazines at the time. The Poster is not dated but these early cardboard like blacklight Posters did come out around the 1970-71 time era. They are very hard to come buy at much less in New Old Stock Condition such as this. These pre-dated the thicker fuzzy Velvet Black Light Posters of the later 1970s and tafter. Quite a rare find indeed. A Real Deal Original Collectible Poster in Excellent New Old Stock This Poster LOOKS GREAT and has never been sold or used before until now! This is one Great Collectible Poster to add to your Cartoon or off-beat Humor collection! I haven't seen too many of these and none at this low price without a reserve! Measures approx. 22"x 34". No One will be disappointed with this item! A perfect gift for the Wile E. Fan! Winning Bidder is to pay $5.00 for USPS First Class Mail that price includes Insurance. Additional will be required for shipping outside the USA. Thanks for looking! "WANNA RIDE OVER TO THE eBAY STORE??" CLICK !! Visit my eBay Store: LEATHER KEY FOBS The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.


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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Heresy Era Mechanicum - NOCF Charity Army 2017 kickoff!
Naturally I volunteered for team Mechanicum, and will be painting up a couple units of Thallax. They're a little fiddly to assemble but I've started to get the hang of it, and you really can get some cool poses out of them!
Didn't want to just repeat the "get over here" pose with the second claw hand, so decided to go a bit more brutal and have him holding a damaged helmet. I'm planning on painting it up using the Sons of Horus recipe for the opposing army project, which should be fun!
...Of course, if I end up enjoying the sea green scheme I will undoubtedly be tempted to do a Sons of Horus army of my own. Nooooooo, my wallet!
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- RED SCORPS said...
Well done for being selected mate and good work for putting in the time to paint for the charity!
Keen to see your progress with these boys.
- April 19, 2017 at 10:00 PM
- Rory Priest said...
Fair play for helping out with the charity work. Good on you.
Stop being modest, they selected you for a reason. You will knock these out of the park.
- April 20, 2017 at 1:13 AM
- Zab said...
Yay my fav time of year! Wish i could have helped out more this year. Good thing there is always next year!
- April 20, 2017 at 9:08 AM
- #2501 said...
You're more than talented enough to hang with the best. Don't sell yourself short! :)
A Sons of Horus army would rock!
- April 20, 2017 at 11:21 AM
- Bronislaw Czevak said...
Great stuff, the charity raffles are a good thing and to take part in making that happen is really cool.
- April 20, 2017 at 11:46 AM
- Dai said...
O you are incorrigible! Sons of Horus army indeed...
Good for you helping out with the Nova charity draw again. Inspiring stuff mate - much respect!
- April 20, 2017 at 2:17 PM
- Zzzzzz said...
Oooh they're nice. In a killer robot sort of way.
SoH ?!?!
- April 20, 2017 at 2:36 PM
- Mordian7th said...
@RED SCORPS: Thanks bud! It's for an excellent cause, and lets me paint something fun, so it's win-win!
@Rory Priest: Hah! I like to think I'm a decent painter, but many of the folks involved are on another whole level! Means I gotta step up my game on these, which should be a fun challenge!
@Zab: It's always fun to see all the contributions! Your work will be missed, my man - I always look forward to seeing what you do next!
@#2501: Auugh! You're not doing my wallet any favors, man. "Let's see, just a little force couldn't hurt. Horus, some Justaerin, gotta have Abbadon..."
@Bronislaw Czevak: Thanks! Really looking forward to seeing the armies come together m'self!
@Dai: Haha! It is more or less inevitable, isnt' it?
@Zzzzzz: Gotta love a good murderbot!
Thanks very much for the kind words and encouragement, everyone!
- April 20, 2017 at 4:24 PM


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INDEPENDENCE -- Cavaliers coach Mike Brown wouldn't confirm it, but injured point guard Mo Williams said Monday that fellow injured guard Delonte West would play Tuesday night against New Jersey.
West, who has missed the last eight games with a fractured ring finger on his left hand, went through a full practice at Cleveland Clinic Courts.
Williams has missed the last nine games with a strained left shoulder. He's expected to be out at least another week.
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Turtle Relocation Preparations Under WayJuly 2nd, 2010 by flanews
Crews have spent the lat several days in a Panhandle warehouse, making preparations for the unprecedented move of as many as 70 thousand sea turtle eggs threatened by oil. As Mike Vasilinda tells us, biologists believe the move will give the turtles the best chance of survival.
Some sea turtle nests will begin being moved as early as next week, once they reach their 50th day.
In this Fish and Wildlife Service warehouse in Panama City, a crew from the Sea Turtle Conservancy is washing and drilling holes in styrofoam coolers that will be used to move the eggs.
�And because they�re eggs, reptile eggs, they do need air to survive,� Sea Turtle Conservancy marine biologist Dan Evans said. �And that�s why nests in the wild that are flooded multiple times don�t survive�
The intruding oil promises almost certain destruction to an entire generation of turtles if they are allowed to hatch and swim into the oil.
�They�re essentially seeking the same currents that are catching all the oil,� Gary Appleson with the Sea Turtle Conservancy said. �So they�re going to be immediately interacting with oil.�
Specially designed pallets will be loaded with the coolers.
Then transported 450 miles to Cape Canaveral.
While they are transporting the coolers, biologists also have to worry about controlling temperature and humidity.
Moving the nests comes with plenty of risk…but the risk outweighs any other options� says the Fish and Wildlife Service.
�It has never been done before,� Lorna Patrick with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said. �This is an extraordinary circumstance so we think that extraordinary measures are needed.�
Even under normal conditions few hatchlings survive predators and the elements, now they will also have to survive being moved.
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American Water announced Dr. Mark LeChevallier, director of innovation and environmental stewardship, has been appointed to the Water Environment Research Foundation's (WERF) Research Council for a three-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2014.
WERF Research Council members serve as technical advisers that provide oversight and coordination across the entire research portfolio, identifying and developing new research initiatives, and making recommendations to the board for funding allocations among research areas. The first meeting will take place in February.
LeChevallier received his bachelor's and master's degrees in microbiology from Oregon State University and received his doctorate in microbiology from Montana State University. He has received more than 20 awards, has authored or co-authored more than 100 research papers and has been the principal investigator or co-investigator on nearly 60 research grants totaling more than $31 million.
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