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NERTCL presented this program with Anita Silvey-author of the new book "Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book".
She usually tells how other authors made their journey's, but today she wanted to talk about her own journey, especially since NELA has played a big part in her journey as a part of NERTCL years back.
In early 1970's she came to Boston and interviewed for an assistant editor position with Horn Book and at the age of 22 began working with authors like Maurice Sendack and Ezra Jack Keats. When she came to present book awards at NELA she felt she was in heaven with all the great authors present. After seeing Jean Fritz at a conference, Silvey felt she really wanted to write non-fiction for children. From there she set to do just that and went through a time of writing some not so great books.
Silvey continued in her career as Editor and Publisher, but her dream as an author continued. Silvey admired authors like Jim Murphy and James Cross Giblin whom were previous editors whom went onto write non-fiction.
When Silvey's employer was being sold, she decided to take a leap of faith and work as an author again. Dinah Stevenson pushed Silvey to write non fiction for children. Silvey decided to write about Deborah Sampson but found most history on her could not be verified.
She however did find a lot of information on women in the Civil War. Thus the book "I'll Pass for Your Comrade-Women Soldiers in the Civil War" Reality was that many civil war women decided not to let their men leave them behind but go with them. One was to provide provisions to the troops or do laundry. Some wanted a more military life and enlist. While there was no laws against women joining, they were told so. Many became "daughters of the regiment" and then leave the side lines and go into actual battle.
Some women this was not enough–they wanted to be part of the troop–not support them. Dress of the time made it necessary for women to dress as men. The huge number of boys (under 18) joining made it easier for women to dress as men to be part of the troops. These women had to do what men did such as training. There was field hand to hand combat. Hospitals and prisons were troublesome for a woman trying to pass as a man.
Silvey is also the author of "100 Best Books for Children" and "500 Great Books for Teens". Coming out next year is "Henry Knox-Bookseller, Soldier, Patriot" with paintings by Wendell Minor.
While writing "Everything I Need to Know I Learned from a Children's Book" about 1/3 of those notables contributing to the book opted to be interviewed by Silvey. She spoke of some of her favorite interviews and contributors book choices. There is a huge link in what children read and what they do as adults. These books not only direct our careers, but can give us a sense of place, family or social perspective. Some books tie generations of the family together.
What did Silvey learn in writing this book? That the contributors not only remembered the book, but who gave them the book, the library or librarian or what was happening to them at the time.
We are hunting for the Right Book for the Right Child at the Right Time. We as librarians are affecting the next generation. This book should help us as librarians to understand the importance of what we do.
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5. Tim Lincecum - Starting pitcher in Major League Baseball for the San Francisco Giants from 2007 to 2015. Lincecum's mother, Rebecca Asis, is the daughter of Filipino immigrants. He also called "The Freak" because he could generate powerful pitches.
Lincecum got also lot of awards including:
3× World Series champion (2010, 2012, 2014)
Babe Ruth Award (2010)
2× NL Cy Young Award (2008–2009)
3× NL strikeout leader (2008–2010)
4× All-Star (2008–2011)
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Pitched two no-hitters (2013–2014)
4. Jordan Taylor Clarkson - Obviously one of the highlights right now in the Philippine Sports. Currently playing as a shooting guard in the Los Angeles Lakers.
His mother Annette Davis is half Filipino. He is also planning to play with the Gilas Pilipinas soon.
3. Tedy Lacap Bruschi - former professional American football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for thirteen seasons. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in 1997.
Tedy was born from his Half Filipina mother.
Aside from that, Tedy also got many awards from his pro league.
3× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX)
Pro Bowl (2004)
2× Second-Team All-Pro (2003, 2004)
NFL Comeback Player of the Year (2005)
New England Patriots Hall of Fame
Morris Trophy (1995)
2× Consensus All-American (1994, 1995)
3× First-team All-Pac-10 (1993–1995)
2. David Michael Bautista Jr. is an Americal pro Wrestler. He is the son of Filipino immigrants. He was called Batista because Bautista is hard to pronounce. He also a proud Filipino and has a flag of the Philippines tattoed in his right shoulder.
Aside from being a wrestler, Batista is also an Actor and former MMA fighter. He is Drax the Destroyer in Guardians of the Galaxy movie and included in the 2019 upcoming movie Avengers.
1. Timothy Richard Tebow - a former professional American football quarterback and current professional baseball outfielder in the New York Mets organization.
Not a Filipino descent but in 1985 his Family moved to the Philippines where they served as Baptist mission and built a ministry and he was born in Makati City Philippines.
He spends his early life in the Philippines.
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One of our favorite must-have meals whenever we go back to Indonesia is the Indonesian Chicken Porridge. And we only buy it from our favorite vendor nearby our grandmother's old house (she moved out recently). In our opinion, the man sells the best chicken porridge in town. We believe that the soup/sauce he pours into the porridge is the key. I've tried to ask him on the recipe, but he politely declined to spit out the information. Well, can't blame people for trying, huh?
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Makes 2 bowl of porridge
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- Salt and pepper
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- 1 chicken thigh – with the bone
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- 1 block of chicken stock
- 1 lemon grass stalk
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 pieces of kaffir lime leaves/calamansi leaves
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- Vegetable oil
- Water
- Spring onion (finely chopped)
- Fried shallots
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- 6 cloves of garlic
- 5 pieces of candle nuts
- ½ tbs of coriander powder
- ¼ tsp of cumin
- 2 tsp of turmeric
- 2 tsp of salt
- 1 tsp of sugar
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Chicken porridge:
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The toppings and the soup/sauce:
Wash the chicken and the chicken gizzard. Cut the chicken into smaller pieces (if needed).
Stir fry the paste, bay leaf, calamansi leaves and the lemon grass with some vegetable oil until fragrant. Add the chicken and the gizzard, cook the chicken with the paste for a little while. Pour some water to cover the chicken. Add in the chicken block, and ensure the chicken block is fully dissolved into the water. Then cook them for about an hour and half in a low heat. Stir them occasionally, add in some more water to keep the chicken submerge under the stock.
Once the chicken and gizzard are fully cooked (you should be seeing the chicken become yellow-ish by then), remove the chicken and gizzard out from the stock. Reserve the stock in the pan (this is for the soup/sauce).
Add in 5 tablespoon of coconut milk into the stock and cook the stock in a low heat. Keep stirring the stock and mix the coconut milk well. You are expecting a runny (not a thick) yet tasty curry-like kind of soup. You can add in some water or coconut milk to adjust the thickness of the soup. Once this is done, put the soup aside.
In another pan, heat the vegetable oil to fry the chicken. Cook the chicken until golden and crispy. Put aside the chicken on paper towel, and let them cool. Once they are cool enough, shred the chicken meat for the porridge topping.
While for the gizzard, cut them into small pieces, and stick it into a bamboo stick (make them into satay). Then you can either fry them lightly or serve them as it is. As for me, I put the gizzard sticks into the oven toaster for about 10 – 15 mins (wrapped in aluminum foil to avoid burn) to dry them, then serve it with the porridge.
Putting it all together
Pour a little bit of the soup into a bowl, put the porridge in, and then pour in some more of the soup on top. Add in the shredded chicken for topping. Garnish the porridge with some spring onions, fried shallots, sweet soy sauce and Indonesian cracker. Serve the porridge with the chicken gizzard and chili.
So the verdict ? Well, it is not exactly taste like the original porridge but I would say 85% close to it ;). Maybe I need another visit to Jakarta to remind me again how's it taste :D.
Note: For the chili, you can buy from outside or make it your own by mixing 5 tsb of the soup with chili padi, shallots and garlic (grind them together and cook them with soup).


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The burgeoning business of DNA analysis includes a Denver company that gives couples a glimpse of what they're baby might look like.
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They are flexible and strong, and like a human muscle can throw a ball, lift heavy groceries and delicately grasp a raspberry.
Artificial muscles developed at the University of Colorado are delicate enough to move a raspberry, strong enough to lift a gallon of water, and flexible enough to throw a ball. Researchers hope that when incorporated into a prosthetic, they could closely mimic the actions of human muscles.
CSU researchers studied antibiotic-resistant bacteria in the Cache La Poudre watershed for 10 years before the 2013 floods, then went back to see how the bacteria were impacted.
University of Colorado scientists say bacteria have a sense of touch. It's a discovery that could help fight disease.
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The two have found a plant-based compound that extends the lifespan of male mice. Now they want to figure out how to do the same with female mice. Eventually, they hope to help humans live healthier lives into old age.
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• Realtime mode: It's clear that the Sunbox is beneficial in supporting the GSHP in winter, so we can surmise that the contribution of the Realtime mode is working. We are successfully defrosting the deep ground in the worst part of the Winter. It never got below 10.0ºC. Also, during Summer, the hot water heating almost always makes use of the Sunboxes in Realtime, and keeps its consumption super low, compared with the previous years. This is working!
• Diurnial mode: The descent of the curve and the climb back-up in spring shows that the speed of recovery is aided by the Sunbox, working in its Diurnial mode (bright days providing top-up heat for the cold evenings) This is working!
• Interseasonal storage - I am having slight herby-jeebies, for the first time, even though this is the central pre-occupation of the whole project. The graph of ground temperature is turning down slightly even though we haven't started heating yet. I have Questions...
So, let's discuss that:
We are still in the Summer season as far as the GSHP is concerned. There was a two Cold-snap a week ago, and we had the heating on (for evening only briefly) and the ground temperature dipped slightly to 12.9ºC - a distressingly quick response to a very small demand.
We have had a fabulously sunny week since then and the solar capture has been 123 kWh, more than twice the normal weekly capture at this time, in fact the highest ever in a week since the Sunboxes were installed. Using the same measuring method, the ground temp has returned to 13.4ºC. Nice, but could it not have gone higher after all that input? I really was hoping for a 14 !
It seems to me that there is an autumnal downturn in the ground curve, even though the heating season hasn't started yet. Is this just a result of heat moving away from the borehole to the region around (levelling out the thermal contours) ? I recognise that with a tarmac road running north south next to the house, we are well positioned to pick up solar heat from nature, but surely, it takes decades for that heat to reach down 48 meters? The heat down there comes from all around, not just from the immediate road. Also, 123 kWh may not be very much in the context of 3,600 cubic metres of compacted dirt, but in diurnal mode, while the GSHP is running daily, this heat is very close to the borehole pipes and therefore most useful. Interseasonal heat dumping moves away from the borehole into the vastness around.
I have estimated that Annually, we need to draw about 9,000 kWh from the ground. We help it by putting 3,000 kWh down with the Sunbox. So the greater ground and the natural forces which put heat down there are the dominant entity, the Sunbox being only a helper. From this, you would think that with the simple equation of 9k - 3k = 6k, the ground still needs to yield a large amount, 6,000 kWh. Because Sunbox heat is mostly closest to the pipe (in Diurnial and Realtime mode) the effect of the Sunbox is Realtime and Diurnal mode is greater than this simple linear approach suggests.


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Jeff Bezos calls the program an "experiment." In reality, more than 80% of large employers offer some form of tuition reimbursement already and our research shows that large organizations typically spend an average of $3700 per employee on such programs.
We have to realize that these programs, while positioned as part of "reskilling" and "re-educating" the workforce, are most often used as recruiting and retention tools. Amazon's hourly workforce often works under very high stress conditions, so adding this benefit gives Amazon one more tool to help recruit and retain these people. The fact that you have to work at Amazon for three consecutive years to qualify is pretty onerous in its own right.
On the positive side, this is the type of investment all companies need to make. Our research clearly shows that today's workforce (younger, more global, and less educated in many ways) is not as "work-ready" as employers need. This is particularly true in supervisory and technical roles. And college completion rates are dropping in the US, driven largely by lower quality education in general and the astronomical cost of schooling.
The burden of educating workers, then, falls upon business.
To me this is not a bad thing. Employers and the HR executives we work with know better than anyone precisely what skills they need. These skills are often not taught in school, so companies like Accenture, Deloitte, IBM, Boeing, UPS, Qualcomm, and many others invest heavily in corporate training to help build these skills internally.
In India corporate universities are so popular that most employers market their corporate university directly to students and their families, as a "place to build a career." Companies like Maersk (big shipping line) and even BMW pride themselves on their internal development, apprenticeship, and certification programs.
Deloitte just launched a $500 million new education center focused exclusively on providing world-class education and training to its global consulting workforce. They, like most smart businesses, know that a dollar invested in corporate training pays for itself ten-times over in quality, retention, and overall business agility.
These companies are "learning organizations" - and they not only win by creating excellent service and quality, they "outlearn" their competition over time.
Think about your own personal skills. If you had a deeper understanding of your own role, the technical skills you need, and a better perspective on management, couldn't you improve your own performance? What better place to get these skills than from your own employer ... if they take the time to focus in this area.
Watch for some exciting new research coming from us in this area over the next few months. Employee development is a hot topic, and whether or not you believe Amazon's program is significant, it is a clear sign that now is the time for businesses to invest in building the skills of their workforce.


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Work has began at Bali Hai to redesign the harbour area. Boat owners were asked last week to move their vessels to Pattaya Beach, whilst work in ongoing.
The aim to brighten the area with a park that will enhance the look and feel of the harbour. Work is due to be completed in November.
There will be a fair bit of disruption during the work process but it should be worthwhile once the renovation is complete.
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Housing Inventory Hangover will Continue in 2013
The following article is from one of our external contributors. It does not represent the opinion of Benzinga and has not been edited.
For years Americans have seen the drying up of homes for sale. The drought has been harsh. Last year I wrote many articles talking about this trend and how this has had greater effect on a rise in sale prices than has pure demand. Now, this price rise caused by parched inventory is threatening to create another problem down the road which, if allowed to take hold, will only choke us further. What is this trend? I am not worried that home prices will bubble up into frothy foolishness, but I am concerned that this fast rise in prices will result in homeowners reaching their DTI (debt to income) limit and liquid asset limit faster, thereby pricing homeowners out of healthy financial decisions. This becomes a greater threat as mortgage rates slowly trend higher.
For several years now we have had very low rates and affordability has been high, and yet the traditional and first time home buyers have not been participating in great numbers. This is not surprising, as I have been saying for years, because we simply don't have enough qualified home buyers ( excluding cash buyers) here in the US. This always had more to do with the Debt-to-income ratio of Americans rather than tight lending standards. Mortgage purchase applications have shown this as first time and traditional buyers have been not as strong as some people have hoped, even though rates have gone a lot lower since Mid 2010. DTI is simply too high and liquid assets are too low to generate a mega boom in traditional and first time home buyers . After tax/expense incomes of Americans especially those that would be first time home buyers is not high enough for them to get into the housing. Jobs, incomes, liquid assets, student loans and confidence all play a part for the first timers.
But we have all heard reports that in some areas there are multiple bids on many decent properties coming to market. So, we must know… What is driving this combination of low inventory, and the resultant push up in prices?
Here are the big 3, which are merging together to create this epic problem.
-There remains roughly 5.3 million homes either in delinquency or in the foreclosure process. Now the Shadow Inventory that everyone knows about are stuck in areas that remain the most troubled economically. The banks will extend out that pot of homes for as long as they can and most likely rent out a portion of them, which would leave over 3 million plus loans in delinquency. Now I am not saying every one of them is going to short sale or foreclosure, but a good portion will. So we have a delinquent back log of homes and the timeline to get those homes market in some states can take as long 3 years. There is a big difference between judicial and non-judicial states in regard to time lines.
-Housing Starts are making a comeback but if you look at the history of housing starts, you will see that the previous 4 year period was the worst period of housing starts since those began to be tracked. So, even though we are seeing a rise in starts, we must recognize it is a rise against a very low base. Now, starts will give a boost to the economy but nevertheless we aren't building enough homes to get to market which means less inventory. So, this aspect has created the inventory shortage. I do believe we can get to 1.4 million in starts soon, but 2013 won't be the year where new home inventory is going to create some balance.
– Underwater problem continues to plague us. We have over 10 million homes yet either under water or whose equity level LTV (Loan to Value) is 90-99. Having that high of a LTV means that traditional sellers won't be putting their homes onto market in big numbers. The reason I point out the LTV levels of 90-99 is that when you consider total cost to sell your home you don't have much left and in some cases you would have to bring money to escrow.
"So what," you may wonder, "who cares, home prices are going up?" Maybe this market is like a stock with a very small float and the prices fluctuate higher, does it really matter to us all. Yes, it does matter and I will tell you why. My longer term concern with a sharp spike in prices is connected to the fact that we have not yet seen a boom in this economy. We are growing 2-2.4% and still averaging 150,000 -160,00 jobs per month. Neither do we see much income growth here in the US. True, the rise in stock market will help those who own equities and likely give a boost to the higher end homes for sale. For first time buyers, though, the likelihood of owning enough stocks to make a difference in ability to afford a first home is less likely.
As home prices push higher the average American will have to put more money down, borrow more and pay more for the cost of shelter which will lead to less disposable income after expense and less for long-term retirement investments and savings.
So, if home prices continue to rise due to the fact that we have these epic lows in inventory, it won't only affect the housing market, it will also effect the economy longer term. We need a balance in the rise of prices because mortgage rates can't be below 4% forever. So for those who says housing is on fire and booming because home price are rising, take note at where the buyers are coming from.
Do you want to know when you will see a real true recovery in housing? Wait until you see a move higher in first time home buyers and traditional buyers and less cash buyers. Then you know the market has solid conviction and a foundation on which to build. But until then, this is a very juiced up housing market backed by 3 trillion plus of the Fed's balance sheet heading to 4 trillion, cash investors and a low inventory hang over.
Logan Mohtashami is a senior loan officer at AMC Lending Group, which has been providing mortgage services for California residents since 1988. Logan is also a financial columnist for Benzinga.com and contributor for Businessinsider.com
Read more: http://www.benzinga.com/economics/13/02/3372173/housing-inventory-hangover-will-continue-in-2013#ixzz2M6oebrax


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We must have seen thousands of optimized ad campaigns running on our timeline with absolute coherent communications. Are they optimized to create influence or just there to reach you? A regular user during his routine social interaction tends to find promotional messages annoying and only interacts with the topic of his interest.
But wait! There is something more to this. The personal sentiments tend to get more attached to the brand communication when an individual tries to associate himself with the visually engaging communication with a perfect association for the user. But after the actual interaction comes the disappointment when he realizes lack of relevant details. He then goes looking out for more quality content which may or may not serve his definite purpose.
Such imbalance in the social space can prove to be negative, especially for the new and upcoming brands who have recently initiated social activities. Sooner or later, the recognition which it has built over the years will cripple down like dry paint due to the lack of value created by repurposing existing content.
Some social communications seem to be authentic at first but in reality serve unhelpful content which is especially meant for aggregating influence for their brand stories. Taking this as a real case scenario, a negative perception can be drawn of falsely manipulating users to take actions. With the advent of digital revolution, social media has become an indispensable part of our life, whether it is to interact or to simply grow the network. What actually leads to social interaction? The answer is very evident – The Human Curiosity!
This, in my humble opinion, actually drives the overall social interaction and it only happens within seconds. While going through our Facebook timelines, we are normally drawn to the ads/posts which have high frequency and engagement rate. This increases our curiosity to know what the engagement is all about and why people are talking about it. If it fits our topic of interest we may interact or it may simply register in our minds. Such trends manipulate us to form an opinion about a topic or a brand based on social consensus. So how is the content actually valued on Facebook?
Valuation is generally done through strict quality metrics on Facebook which checks for :
1. How long a time a user has actually spent outside Facebook while reading an article or interacting with the website
2. Measuring brand touch-points or total engagement ratio (like, shares, comments and ad impressions).
To get your communication valued on a social space, planning your social strategies well in advance plays a important role. Doing a routine research on latest preferences and topics on social spaces can guide you to make an effective content strategy. A well researched content strategy which is meant to inspire the audience, ensures a positive engagement outcome and is designed with the viewpoint that the page can actually offer something for everyone.
The audience tends to interact more strongly to stories and to find meaning in narrative. The content should be logically presented, sequential, easy to follow and should include emotional elements, which will drive the curiosity and encourage the audience to pay more attention to your marketing communications.
The brand will get more attention if is familiar or has a strong recall value amongst the audience. This recall value can be achieved by creating wide exposure and strong influence through the content strategy designed.
Our social team took up an assignment of getting to know how a particular customer interacts with established brands during paid campaign executions over social platforms. It took us several months to study the potential data and analyse actual association of a user with the brand.
We could see the change in the preferences, wants and choices of a particular segment. We experimented with various social updates based on certain themes. The theme for social accounts was taken into consideration and was closely associated to customer-brand interaction. We formed the following conclusions
- Positive recommendations and favorable reviews are impactful and have an instant effect on how your customers interact with the brand.
- Innovative and creative visuals strategies are adopted by agencies to influence & reach new customers and generate real, honest communication. In fact, images and videos contributes largely to the overall engagement.
- Every person has a different entry point when it comes to interaction with brand. It forced us to think about the emotional and behavioral drivers that inspire people to engage and take action on a daily basis. This research enabled us to understand what they care about and develop content that relates to their interests, concerns or needs.
Agencies should try to focus more on creating a social environment where every individual can benefit and contribute in a meaningful way.
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The Two Most Commonly Asked Questions Concerning Cosmetic Acupuncture
Acupuncture is a cultural phenomenon that has gripped the world in the last few decades, with many people swearing by its healing and restorative properties.
Acupuncture is a cultural phenomenon that has gripped the world in the last few decades, with many people swearing by its healing and restorative properties.
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Joe Torre is back in pinstripes!
The popular Yankee skipper took the helm last night for the first time this season – returning to pilot the faltering World Series champs exactly two months after undergoing prostate-cancer surgery.
"I am back and I am back to stay," Torre said as he rejoined the Bombers in Boston for a night game against the Red Sox, with his team battling to hold on to first place in the American League East.
"It feels great. It makes me feel warm and fuzzy because it's where I want to be."
The two-time American League manager of the year said he made the decision to return only the night before, while talking things over with his wife, Ali, at dinner.
He didn't tell Yankee brass until yesterday morning.
Torre, 58, flew to Boston with Yankee boss George Steinbrenner and showed up at Fenway Park before any of his players – who found out the good news when they got to the ballpark and saw their manager in uniform.
Torre said his decision to return had everything to do with his improved health and nothing to do with the Yankees' recent woes – including a five-game home losing streak last week that had fans wondering when the skipper would be back and if it would come soon enough.
"I am very happy not because he's managing the game but [because] Joe is back to being healthy," Steinbrenner said.
"Baseball doesn't mean much. The fact that Joe Torre is well is great."
Torre had surgery to remove his prostate on March 18 at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis.
The surprise cancer diagnosis shocked the Bombers in the middle of spring training – but doctors said the surgery was a success and Torre was expected to recover fully, since the cancer was caught at a very early stage.
They said at the time his recovery would take six to 12 weeks.
Torre's old pal and bench coach, Don Zimmer, took over the team in his absence, steering the Yanks to a 21-15 record, on the top of their division and the second best in the American League.
But the Yankees have had a hard time living up to the success of last year, when they finished the season as World Series champs and with an astonishing 125 wins, the most in baseball history.
Yankee players were ecstatic to have Torre back.
"I am thrilled for him that he is feeling good enough to do this. It's great news," said third baseman Scott Brosius.
No one was happier than Zimmer – who never wanted the manager's job and missed his old friend.
"I am happy he is back. We had a tough week," Zimmer said, referring to the recent Yankee skid.
"I am a bench coach now. I don't want to bother nobody and I don't want nobody bothering me."
Zimmer had been threatening to leave the team on Torre's return so he could have surgery on a bum knee – but yesterday he said he's feeling better and he'll stick around.
Torre said he is still considering getting either radiation or chemotherapy to make sure the cancer doesn't recur – but he doesn't expect to miss any more games.


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What You Should Know About Canadian Title Searches
Are you planning to buy property in Canada? If so, you need to ensure that you do a title search. No one these days wants the woes of trying to prove that they were duped. The best way to avoid disappointments over ownership are by investing in properties that you know are being sold by legitimate owners. You may have to invest in this method, but investing in a property title will likely be cheaper than trying to go through the legal process of getting your money back from people who were not entitled to make a sale in the first place.


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These days when I train, I don't really have a scheduled exercise routine spanning a cycle.
Usually I did.
I would plan it for my 8 or 12-weeks training phase.
The exercises, the sets, reps and rest time to the minute detail.
By hook or by crook, I would have to follow it to the tee no matter what.
Which is good and bad.
I recall pushing through the pain and injury to complete the workout.
I cringe at the flashback, as I could be seriously be injured, thankfully not.
Well I learned, for me personally it's better to gauge my training output based on my body condition on that day itself.
Sounds unplanned and not coordinated to maximize my gains, well not quite.
I still have a proper bodysplits per training week in order.
It's just that as I walked into the gym, I would have no idea what exercises to do.
The exercises will just pop into my mind, or what inspires me that day with my body condition in mind.
I prefer it this way.
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- Research
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Nehari-type ground state solutions for asymptotically periodic fractional Kirchhoff-type problems in \(\mathbb{R}^{N}\)
- Jiawu Peng1Email author,
- Xianhua Tang1 and
- Sitong Chen1
© The Author(s) 2018
- Received: 13 October 2017
- Accepted: 10 December 2017
- Published: 5 January 2018
- fractional Kirchhoff-type problem
- Nehari-type ground state solution
- asymptotically periodic
- asymptotically cubic and super-cubic growth
1 Introduction
\(V \in \mathcal{C}(\mathbb{R}^{N})\cap L^{\infty}(\mathbb {R}^{N})\) and \(\inf_{\mathbb{R}^{N}}V(x)>0\);
\(f \in \mathcal{C}(\mathbb{R}^{N}\times\mathbb {R},\mathbb{R})\) and there exist constants \(C>0\) and \(2< p<2^{\ast }_{\alpha}:=\frac{2N}{N-2\alpha}\) such that$$\begin{aligned} \bigl\vert f(x,t) \bigr\vert \leq C\bigl(1+ \vert t \vert ^{p-1}\bigr),\quad\forall(x,t) \in \mathbb{R}^{N}\times\mathbb {R}; \end{aligned}$$
\(f(x,t)=o( \vert t \vert )\) as \(t\rightarrow0\) uniformly in \(x\in\mathbb{R}^{N}\);
\(\lim_{ \vert t \vert \rightarrow\infty }\frac{\int_{0}^{t}f(x,s)\,\mathrm{d}s}{ \vert t \vert ^{4+N-4\alpha}}=\infty\) uniformly in \(x \in \mathbb{R}^{N}\);
there exists a constant \(\theta_{0} \in (0,1)\) such that for any \(x \in \mathbb{R}^{N}\), \(t>0\) and \(\tau\neq0\)$$\begin{aligned} \biggl[\frac{f(x,\tau)}{\tau^{3}}-\frac{f(x,t\tau)}{(t\tau )^{3}} \biggr] \operatorname{sign}(1-t)+\theta_{0}V(x)\frac{ \vert 1-t^{2} \vert }{(t\tau)^{2}}\geq0. \end{aligned}$$
In the recent years, fractional and nonlocal operators arise in the description of various phenomena in the pure mathematical research and concrete real-world applications, such as fractional quantum mechanics [2, 3], physics and chemistry [4], obstacle problems [5], optimization and finance [6], conformal geometry and minimal surfaces [7] and so on.
\(\lim_{ \vert t \vert \rightarrow\infty }\frac{\int_{0}^{t}f(x,s)\,\mathrm{d}s}{ \vert t \vert ^{4}}=\infty\) uniformly in \(x\in\Omega\);
\(\frac{f(x,t)}{ \vert t \vert ^{3}}\) is nondecreasing in t on \(\mathbb{R}\setminus\{0\}\) for every \(x \in \mathbb{R}^{N}\).
\(f\in\mathcal{C}^{1}(\mathbb{R}^{+},\mathbb{R})\) and \(\lim_{t\rightarrow0}\frac{f(t)}{t}=0\);
there are \(D>0\) and \(2< q<2^{*}_{\alpha}\) such that \(f(t)\geq t^{t^{2^{*}_{\alpha}}-1}+Dt^{q-1}\) for any \(t\geq0\).
In this paper, we are concerned with the existence of ground state solutions for the asymptotically periodic fractional Kirchhoff-type problems (1.1) involving asymptotically cubic or super-cubic nonlinearities. To this end, we must overcome three main difficulties: (I) when f is asymptotically cubic (i.e. \(\lim_{ \vert t \vert \rightarrow\infty}\frac{ \vert f(x,t) \vert }{ \vert t \vert ^{3}}=V_{\infty}\geq\ (\not\equiv )\ 0\)), there is no Mountain-Pass structure for (1.1) and the standard variational methods cannot be used on Nehari manifold; (II) when \(V (x)\) and \(f(x,u)\) are asymptotically periodic in x, many effective methods for periodic problems are invalid for asymptotically periodic ones; (III) when f is not differentiable, Nehari manifold may not be a \(\mathcal{C}^{1}\) manifold, so it is difficult to prove the minimizer of the variational functional over Nehari manifold is a critical point. To overcome these difficulties, we will introduce some new methods and analytical techniques in this paper.
\(V \in\mathcal{C}(\mathbb{R}^{N}, (0,\infty))\) and \(V(x)\) is 1-periodic in x;
\(f(x,t)\) is 1-periodic in x;
\(V(x)=V_{0}(x)+V_{1}(x)\), \(V_{0},V_{1} \in\mathcal {C}(\mathbb{R}^{N}, \mathbb{R}^{N})\), and \(V_{0}(x)\) is 1-periodic in x, \(V_{1}(x)\leq0\) for \(x \in\mathbb{R}^{N}\), and \(V_{1}\in\mathcal{H}\);
\(f(x,t) = f_{0}(x,t) + f_{1}(x,t)\), \(f_{0}\in\mathcal {C}(\mathbb{R}^{N}\times\mathbb{R}^{N}, \mathbb{R})\), \(f_{0}(x,t)\) is 1-periodic in x, and for any \(x \in\mathbb{R}^{N}\), \(t>0\) and \(\tau\neq0\),\(f_{1}\in\mathcal{C}(\mathbb{R}^{N}\times\mathbb{R}, \mathbb{R})\), satisfies$$\begin{aligned} \biggl[\frac{f_{0}(x,\tau)}{\tau^{3}}-\frac{f_{0}(x,t\tau)}{(t\tau )^{3}} \biggr] \operatorname{sign}(1-t)+ V_{0}(x)\frac{ \vert 1-t^{2} \vert }{(t\tau)^{2}}\geq0; \end{aligned}$$(1.5)where \(F_{1}(x,t)=\int_{0}^{t}f_{1}(x,s)\,\mathrm{d}s\), \(q\in (2,2^{\ast}_{\alpha})\) and \(h\in\mathcal{H}\).$$\begin{aligned} \bigl\vert f_{1}(x,t) \bigr\vert \leq h(x) \bigl( \vert t \vert + \vert t \vert ^{q-1}\bigr), \quad f_{1}(x,t)t\geq0, \end{aligned}$$(1.6)
Now, we state the main results of this paper. In the periodic case, we establish the following theorem.
Theorem 1.1
In the asymptotically periodic case, we establish the following theorem.
Theorem 1.2
Remark 1.3
Since the term \(\Vert (-\triangle)^{\frac{\alpha}{2}}u \Vert ^{4}_{2}\) is homogeneous of degree 4, the greatest part of the literature focuses on the study of (1.1) with f satisfying the super-cubic condition (F3′). However, there are few papers consider f satisfies asymptotically cubic. In order to treat asymptotically cubic or super-cubic nonlinearities in a unified way, we use a weaker condition (F3) instead of (F3′) where \(N\in(2\alpha,4\alpha)\) with \(\alpha\in(0,1)\). Our results strongly improve the previous results on the existence of ground state solutions for (1.1), which are new even for \(\alpha=1\). Furthermore, we reduce the usual Nehari-type monotonic condition to a weaker condition (F4). In fact, there are many functions satisfying (F1)-(F4), but not satisfying (F3′) and (F4′), and some typical examples are introduced in [21].
Throughout this paper, we denote the norm of \(L^{s}(\mathbb{R}^{N})\) by \(\Vert u \Vert _{s}\) for \(s\geq2\), \(B_{r}(x)=\{y \in \mathbb{R}^{N} : \vert y-x \vert < r\}\), and C are various positive constants.
2 Preliminaries
Lemma 2.1
Corollary 2.2
Corollary 2.3
Lemma 2.4
Assume that (V) and (F1)-(F4) hold. Then \(\mathcal{E}\neq\emptyset\). Moreover, \(\mathcal{N} \subset \mathcal{E}\).
Lemma 2.5
Assume that (V) and (F1)-(F4) hold. If \(u \in \mathcal{E}\), then there exists a unique \(t(u)>0\) such that \(t(u) \in \mathcal{N}\).
Lemma 2.6
Corollary 2.3 and Lemma 2.5 imply that \(c = \inf_{u\in\mathcal{E},u\neq0} \max_{t\geq0}\Phi(t u)\). From Lemma 2.1, it is easy to see that \(c> 0\). □
Lemma 2.7
Lemma 2.8
Assume that (V) and (F1)-(F4) hold. Then any sequence \(\{u_{n}\}\subset E\) satisfying (2.17) is bounded in E.
Next, we prove the minimizer of the constrained problem is a critical point, which plays a crucial role in the asymptotically periodic case.
Lemma 2.9
Assume that (V) and (F1)-(F4) hold. If \(u_{0}\in \mathcal{N}\) and \(\Phi(u_{0})=c\), then \(u_{0}\) is a critical point of Φ.
Analogous to the proof of [21], it is easy to show this lemma by combining the quantitative deformation lemma and degree theory. □
3 The periodic case
Proof of Theorem 1.1
4 The asymptotically periodic case
By a standard argument, we have the following lemma.
Theorem 4.1
Proof of Theorem 1.2
Let \(u_{0}=t_{0}\bar{v}\). Then \(u_{0}\in\mathcal{N}\) and \(\Phi(u_{0})=c\). In view of Lemma 2.9, we have \(\Phi'(u_{0})=0\). This shows that \(u_{0}\in E\) is a solution for (1.1) with \(\Phi(u_{0})=\inf_{\mathcal{N}}\Phi>0\).
Case ii). \(\bar{u}\neq0\). By the same fashion as the last part of the proof of Theorem 1.1, we can prove that \(\Phi'(\bar{u})=0\) and \(\Phi(\bar{u})=c=\inf_{\mathcal{N}}\Phi\). This shows that \(\bar{u} \in E\) is a solution for (1.1) with \(\Phi(\bar {u})=\inf_{\mathcal{N}}\Phi\). □
5 Conclusion
In this paper, by using the variational methods and some weaker conditions, the existence of Nehari-type solutions to equation (1.1) is established. We consider periodic or asymptotically periodic fractional Kirchhoff problems with more general nonlinearity f in \(\mathbb{R}^{N}\), where \(2\alpha< N<4\alpha\) and \(\alpha\in(0,1)\), especially f unifies asymptotically cubic and super-cubic nonlinearity, which generalizes and improves the previous results. Meanwhile, (1.1) is a nonlocal problem, so we need to overcome some new difficulties, which involves some new approaches and analytical techniques in our paper.
The authors are grateful to the anonymous referees for their valuable suggestions and comments. This work is partially supported by supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of Central South University (No: 502211712) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No: 11571370).
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My favourite band is: Green Day. Still. Huh.
My favourite TV programme is: Friends.
The one thing I want to do but can't is: go to bed at a decent hour. These late nights are killing me!
My most used mode of transport is: the Durango. Luckily, since the PT Cruiser is dorky.
If I had all the money in the world I would: travel. A lot.
I wish I could visit: Ireland.
My favourite sport is: swimming.
This fall I: have no idea what I'm going to do.
At Halloween I dressed up as: a mummy, a 50's girl, and a 60's secretary.
I recently saw: '2012' and thought it was: cliche and predictable. But still reasonably entertaining.
I am reading: a trashy Nora Roberts romance.
And, since I was lucky enough to have breakfast on my birthday last week with two of my best friends (at 17 AND now!), here's another photo for your enjoyment:
Don't forget to jump on over to Mel's blog to catch up with her!
I'll be posting later on today with the winner of my Family Tree giveaway!