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When it's two-for-one strawberries at the grocery store, it's the time of the year for strawberry festivals in Florida.
The biggest in the state, the Florida Strawberry Festival in Plant City, gets set to serve up thousands of pounds of the red fruit alongside 11 days of big-name concerts from March 2-12.
The festival features 24 headline concerts, a midway with more than 80 rides, games and attractions, free entertainment including eating contests, parades and more musical performers.
Strawberry-based cuisine is always on the menu as well.
There will be the signature item of the festival, the strawberry shortcake, but also chocolate-dipped strawberries, strawberry milkshakes, strawberry crepes, strawberry cobblers, strawberry parfaits, strawberry kettle corn, strawberry fritters, strawberry cream puffs, strawberry fudge and more.
There's even a strawberry hamburger, a griddle-fried hamburger patty topped with crumbles of strawberry cookies between two pieces of French toast and topped with strawberries. Don't like hamburger? How about a strawberry pizza, a dessert pizza with graham cracker crust, cream cheese. strawberry glaze sauce and sliced strawberries as "pepperoni."
This year's top concerts coming to the theme of "We're Playing Your Song" include the Drifters and Platters on opening day along with For King and Country. Successive nights will feature names like Willie Nelson, 3 Doors Down, Little Big Town, Scotty McCreery, Elle King and Rascal Flatts on the final night.
Here's the full music schedule:
March 2:
Jimmy Sturr and His Orchestra (10:30 a.m., free)
Drifters, Platters and Cornell Gunter's Coasters (3:30 p.m., $15-$25)
March 3
Willie Nelson and Family (3:30 p.m., $35)
Kip Moore (7:30 p.m., $40)
March 4
Kane Brown (3:30 p.m., $25)
3 Doors Down (7:30 p.m., $35)
March 5
Clare Bowen/Charles Esten (3:30 p.m., $25)
Little Big Town (7:30 p.m., $45)
March 6
Bellamy Brothers (3:30 p.m., $15-$20)
Jennifer Nettles (7:30 p.m., $35)
March 7
Brenda Lee (3:30 p.m., $15-$20)
Needtobreathe (7:30 p.m., $25-$30)
March 8
Tracy Byrd (3:30 p.m., $15-$20)
Scotty McCreery (7:30 p.m., $25-$30)
March 9
Cab Calloway Orchestra (10:30 a.m., free)
The Oak Ridge Boys (3:30 p.m., $15-$20)
The Blues Brothers (7:30 p.m., $35)
March 10
Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers (3:30 p.m., $15-$20)
Elle King (7:30 p.m., $20)
March 11
Maddie and Tae (3:30 p.m., $25)
Patti LaBelle (7:30 p.m., $40)
March 12
Joe Nichols (3:30 p.m., $20)
Rascal Flatts (7:30 p.m., $50)
Florida Strawberry Festival
When: March 2-12
Where: 303 Lemon St. in Plant City.
Gate admission: $10 Adults (ages 13+), $5 children (ages 6-12), and free for children ages 5 and under. Select concerts and other special events may cost extra.
Website: www.flstrawberryfestival.com

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Independent distributor All3Media International is partnering with FLX, C More, TV4 and Filmregion Stockholm - Mälardalen/ Film Capital on new coproduction Blinded, marking the company's first major investment in Scandinavian language drama.
FLX is co-developing the series with local streaming service C More and Swedish broadcaster TV4. Blinded is directed by Jens Jonsson (Easy Money 3) and written by FLX's Jesper Harrie (The Bonus Family, Solsidan), alongside co-writers Maria Karlsson (Easy Money) and Jonas Bonnier (The Helicopter Heist).
Blinded is a thriller following journalist Bea Farkas as she attempts to uncover the questionable activities of a Stockholm bank.
The series is based on a best-selling book by Swedish investigate journalist Carolina Neurath.
Louise Pedersen, CEO at All3Media International, said: "We're very pleased to come onboard this top notch Scandinavian thriller – Blinded is a contemporary, timely, and intriguing story set in the cutthroat world of high finance, and we're confident it will be in strong demand in the global market."
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2018 Summer Movies
It's that time of year, dear reader! In just a month, Hollywood is going to hit us with summer movies. These are the ones they anticipate will break all box office records, excluding Black Panther, because I'm seriously not sure how anything can even come close to its impressive milestones. When you're in Harry Potter and Star Wars territory, you know you've done something right.
Well done, Disney. This should help you pay for the hefty salaries from the ninety-seven people on the cast roster list for the new Avengers.
Before you scroll through the amazing list of summer movies I'm dying to see, just remember that I'm the girl who likes a love story, a dance flick, anything animated, and superheroes. If you are looking for something a little more cerebral than Chris Pratt saving dinosaurs or Chris Pratt saving the universe, may I suggest you listen to my summer movie podcast with my good friend Todd.
Todd's tastes are a little different than mine, and although I love John Krasinski with my whole heart and I think his wife Emily Blunt is as adorable as they come, I will not sit in a silent darkened room waiting for things to jump out at me. You're my boy, Jim Halpert, but I just can't.
Okay, maybe I can just to see that manly beard on the big screen. But it's a scary movie and I read ninety-percent of it is completely SILENT. How am I supposed to hide my face for the scary parts when I don't have verbal context clues that they are coming? In short, SHOULD I GO TO THIS MOVIE?
It's John. It's Jim. What would Pam Beasley do?
Decisions are the worst.
But sometimes they are pretty easy. Just take a look at the 2018 summer movies that have LINCEE RAY written all over them!
May 4
The Avengers: Infinity War
The gang's all here! Seriously. Every single member of the gang is literally here. All my boys named Chris, all my boys from Wakanda, sweet Spidey, RDJ, and the big green guy are my favs. Yes, I know what you're thinking, but Dr. Strange just doesn't do it for me. I prefer my Cumberbatch with a trench coat and shaggy hair.
May 25
His name is Alden Ehrenreich and things are going to go really well for him in 2018 or he will only work on independent films from here on out. I love this casting and fully support Han. Always.
June 8
Ocean's 8
Sandra, Cate, Mindy, Rhianna…I'm there.
June 15
Incredibles 2
I had a weird infatuation with the original Incredibles when it came out fourteen years ago. I don't plan on that changing with this one.
June 22
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
Will this movie be horrible? I'm not sure. Saving dinosaurs is a noble cause. And my quest to meet Chris Pratt so he can go ahead and start falling in love with me is equally noble. I can't see that happening if I don't watch everything he's doing. I call this networking for future endeavors.
July 6
Ant-Man and The Wasp
Ant-Man was hilarious. I completely point the finger at Paul Rudd for making it one of my favorite under-rated Marvel movies. I think it's because Paul speaks my love language: sarcasm.
July 27
Mission Impossible: Fallout
Oh you didn't know Tom Cruise was still making Mission Impossible movies? Well he is and I adore every single one of them. I'll never quit you Ethan Hunt!!!
July 20
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again
It will be horrible. Like the first one. And I will love every second. Like the first one.


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UPMC Health System and Highmark enter into a 10-year agreement
According to the Pittsburgh Business Times (June 24, 2019), Attorney General Josh Shapiro announced that he was successful in brokering a 10-year agreement between UPMC Health System and Highmark that offers what Shapiro called "a global agreement" to allow Highmark subscribers access to UPMC. The new agreement is set to go into effect on July 1, 2019.
Many details are still to come as the terms are being finalized. We will provide additional details as soon as we have more information.
- 2019 Annual Renewal Meetings
- MBS Wellness Program
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- Vision Program
- Dental Program – four plan options
- Retiree Benefits Administration Program
- Voluntary Benefits
- Improved Administration
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- MBS Compliance Support on Affordable Care Act Reporting
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College of resources and environments in Southwest China University was established on the base of College of Resources and Environments combined with specialty of land management in School of Economics and Management, specialty of Water Resources Engineering in School of fish Production in Southwest Agricultural University and specialty of land management in School of geographical sciences in Southwest Normal University. College of Resources and Environments in Southwest Agricultural University came from the Department of Soil -Agrochemistry, which was founded in 1952, in College of Southwest Agricultural College. Soil science in the Department was firstly authorized to award doctorate culture unit in 1981 and renamed as college of Resources and Environments by the Agricultural Ministry of China in 1994.
There was only a 4-year specialty, Soil –Agrochemistry, in the Department of Soil -Agrochemistry at beginning. But 53 year later, there are now seven specialties for undergraduates to pursue for bachelor degrees, 9 for master degrees and 5 for doctoral degrees in the college. Agricultural resources unitization that covers soil science and plant nutrition is doctoral specialty for graduate students to pursue. Soil science and plant nutrition are key specialties of Chongqing. We have also established a comprehensive research base and 4 research labs under the management of Agricultural Ministry of China.


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Boeing granted ECAA permit to conduct 747-8 test flights
The Ethiopian Civil Aviation Authority (ECAA) gave a permit for Boeing to conduct a test flight for the 747-8 aircraft at the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
Director General of the ECAA, Col. Wossenyeleh Hunegnaw, told Aviation News Online that the authority has given a permission to Boeing to conduct the test flights.
Last July executives of Boeing informed the authority that they wanted to conduct a high altitude test flights at the Addis Ababa airport with the new jetliner and requested permission. However, the authority did not accept the request at that time on the ground that the Ethiopian Airports Enterprise was undertaking a massive airport expansion project at the Bole International Airport. Officials of the CAA had told executives of Boeing that there was congestion due to the ongoing construction work. The Ethiopian Airport Enterprise last year launched the Addis Ababa airport expansion program. A Chinese construction firm is constructing the ramps at a cost of two billion birr. According to the enterprise, the expansion project would be finalised end of this month.
Col. Wossenyeleh said Boeing could now conduct the test flight as the enterprise is being finalising. "We have already given them the green light," he told Aviation News Online.
Aircraft manufacturers prefer Addis Ababa Bole International Airport for its high altitude. Engine performance is usually tested at high altitude. In October 2006 Airbus conducted flight test for its A380 Super Jumbo aircraft in Addis Ababa. The biggest commercial aircraft, A380, was in Addis Ababa in 2009 upon its return from the Dubai Airshow.
Boeing's latest airliner to fly, the 747-8 Intercontinental, mid this year began its flight test programme with take off on its maiden flight from Paine Field in Everett, Washington State. The new 747-8 Intercontinental, painted in a vivid orange-and-white livery with grey and gold striping, made its debut at the Paris Airshow held in Le Bourget last June.
With planned 380 seats, the 747-8 has a list price of $317 million. Lufthansa is the launch customer of the new jetliner with 20 firm orders. Arik Air of Nigeria recently placed four firm orders for this particular type.
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A Washington, DC area native, Chrissy Sutphin relocated to Los Angeles in 2008 to indulge her curiosity for the fascinating city, and more importantly, to pursue her passion for public relations in music and entertainment. Before starting her own PR firm in 2014, Chrissy's resume included work in the hospitality and tourism industry, along with a two-year stint in marketing and advertising for a celebrity-studded TV show surrounding DC's nightlife. Her educational background in communications and journalism, combined with savvy skill set and PR edge, has granted her "behind the scenes" access to the media and entertainment world, which consistently delivers the excitement she craves. Aside from her career, Chrissy has a love for the world of food and wine, as well as traveling to new destinations.


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I'm actually excited to show you the Russian snacks because just thinking about the snacks that I'm gonna give you today I'm getting excited like I'm thinking about my childhood I'm feeling that uh Team USA snacks are going to win solely because they've been handcrafted and pumped full of chemicals to make them the perfect level of desirability whereas Russians are like good malt vinegar nor a book there's just gonna be natural you're gonna feel salt you can feel sugar I always had the best snacks on the playground you guys trade snacks on playgrounds in American elementary schools everyone's like I'll give you a pudding cup for your lunchable we had like cigarette trades on our playground like people were like trained in like bottles of liquor on our players all right snack number one we have the pop-tart it is awesome because it can count as a snack and a breakfast I have Fanny key it's basically like a pop-tart except better it's got like a beautiful decoration it's like gingerbread flavor and then it's got filling I'm sorry this could literally count as a weapon yeah so usually you would share that with teeth hello that's awfully pretty good melt-in-your-mouth not something like that like that takes a while to shoot yeah let's let's just show the difference in like bread and jam ratio and she this filling tastes like more natural I'm gonna have to go with this just because I think the feeling is like delicious I'm so excited with this the next snack we have the delicacy Hot Pockets which could either be a delicious pocket of pizza or an atomic bomb of pain here we have beta hope it's with meat and onions chopped up together it's sort of baked in this like whole song that's Russian style that's pretty good it just tastes like them is it chicken yeah just tastes like chicken and some bread Russia just way too much bread that's not logical look at look at all that stuffing that's how much filling is in there the rest of this is bread and I feel good I like our food beep friggin hurricane what do you got Tatanka people love this you go to the baño which is like a spa and you have a beer and you eat this dried fish and it's honestly I'm gonna warn you it's smells the smell I'm just gonna like don't be rude to my culture wow it smells I smell in here you're ruining my beef jerky experience you have to eat sort of like the top like there's a bone here so you sorta keep children could not eat snacks with bones in them Russia see in America we aren't even allowed to have Kinder Surprise eggs they're worried that American children will swallow the toys inside a Kinder Surprise eggs I can't you gotta peel it and then you sort of have a like that is it like string cheese but string fish no serious that stuff is great you have to mean to move for that type of stuff I was drunk I would be pissed that I was getting bones of my teeth and I had to work for this if I was stoned I would get frustrated trying to peel it I would give up there is no practical application for this snack in my life a sidewalk is like a little it's like a cold cheese cake covered in chocolate it's amazing we have the all-american can withstand the apocalypse snack this is supposed to be like frozen yeah a little bit oh yeah okay little good oh no it's so good but my fingers just smell like fish my throat like burns from this Twinkie that's not normal the Twinkie I could have a bite of it it's really heavy for me this I could just kill like three of them socratic you dried bread man it's like croutons with flavor but we got pretzels you know what tastes like dried bread with salt yeah exactly it's garlicky its herbaceous its crunchy and oily I stand either good right mm-hmm oh you still love them and there's all kinds of flavors ten out of ten would definitely pick these over pretzels I think I choose a long croutons over the precipice Cheetos which are dried will break in their base will you say that boo bleakie it's your saying boo licky this tastes like if you took those old graham crackers that you have in the back of the cabinet for like three years that you forgot about that left you left open and then you took them and you ground them up then you put some water and then you made these little circle things and then baked them that's actually how they make them it's not too sweet I don't know it's too much too much cheese how do your fingers look that is the cheeto signature YUM these are amazing I would lick my fingers for these what a meal I'd this is like jello with sugar and it tastes like lemon and it's amazing and you have it with tea you dip it in tea and it gets all soft and all the sugar gets in the dirty and then it like melts in your mouth and it's beautiful and it's amazing it's so delicious Oreos it is a chocolate cream cookie I can't say anything the Oreos are great I mean it's even better if you just dip it in some milk mmm it tastes like a lemon air freshener not good I'm not really a big lemon fan but I like whatever this is they're both delicious what are these called again what a meal on money lab we got Jolly Ranchers this is a rooster on a stick and when you ever you go to a movie theater or you go to like a circus circuses are very popular back home you always get this it's so freakin good I just suck his little head and die back no flavor it is nobody knows it's just it's like a pizza shop favorite look like it doesn't have like a fruity flavor it just as like sweet is it fun it's a lot of fun I'm having a blast Jolly Ranchers are amazing no problem with this not having a stick is I'm scared that if I stuck a little too hard and my de truc like going oh my god well Gary thank you for cheering your sax thank you for reading my snacks guys expand your snack world try Russian snacks try dried fish don't try dried fish do whatever you want da svidaniya you
32 thoughts on "Americans & Russians Swap Snacks"
Whoa is that clerk from school of rock
I love how the Russian people are trying to act like they never tasted a pretzel before. Lol
They must have a lot of fish to sacrifice, but I guess the opposite would be said for beef. Dried fish sounds like a no go, but definitely am interested in the others 🙂 Russia.
These Russians sound like Americans..
4:22 My fav Part that makes me laugh every time
Is this countries roast other countries snacks
4:33 The roasts are goin downnnnn!
Masha and the bear😭
If you never watched that then you didn't have a childhood
These guys speak fluid English I am sure they have had every single American snack in this video before…
i sense communism
You should do Americans vs. Bulgarian snacks that would be hilarious 🤣🤣
3:34 your first time and you decide to finger her
The guy with the stripe shirt was so negative
Anyone is from Lithuania here? If it is like this coment and dadu snack is from lithuania to we eat this like for breakfast many times.
Why does this girl remind me of Amy Santiago from Brooklyn Nine Nine?
He looks like Cameron Boyce lmao
As a Russian I'm disappointed they didn't have mayo 🙁
Any thoughts?… Good
guy says the word American in every sentence
I Like how he Said its Like a pop tart but better
I still would choose american snacks overall
Am I the only one who thinks Kayla looks like Demi Lovato??
Allies meeting each other after ww2
Isn't Eric jursish
Am I the only one watching after stranger things and is like "I wonder if Alexi has had these snacks?"
When the Russian swallows a jolly rancher.
0:25 sounds like prison rules in Elementary
Wheres the vodka
4:23 is what your looking for
Lol American dude 😏
every snack on russia side is litterally on baltic countrys too


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I woke up this morning feeling vaguely dreadful about today, the first of seven days with no grains, no chocolate, no fresh milk, and no chickpeas. Breakfast, I knew, would be the hardest meal of the day because more than any other meal, it's the meal in which grains are front and center for me. I woke up already missing my cereal.
So I let myself doze in bed until 9 AM and then I padded out into the kitchen to break the fast. Last night I had made a big batch of grain-free granola, and my sample tastings had made me hopeful that breakfast would be delicious. I puttered around the kitchen, filling the tea kettle for a mug of Earl Grey tea (black—no milk, no sugar) and squeezing Texas oranges for a glass of fresh orange juice. Oh, Texas, you woo me with your oranges, strangely yellow but with juice as sweet as candy. Good morning indeed!
At the center of breakfast was a fruit and yogurt parfait featuring my new batch of granola. I layered about a quarter-cup of whole-milk yogurt with a scattering of defrosted raspberries (fruit only—no added sweetener) and a generous spoonful of granola. I made two three-part layers in a juice glass and called it breakfast. Without adding any honey to the parfait, it was a little tart for my taste—the only sweetness came from the granola, which was mildly sweet, soft and a little chewy with nuggets of dried apricots. To wash everything down, I drank a big glass of water and gulped my multivitamin.
This breakfast was small compared to my usual big bowl of whole-grain cereal and I didn't feel very full after I finished. My hunger, however, was mild this morning, so I decided to let my belly tell me when it was time to eat again. I was surprised to find that except for a few hunger pangs before I started cooking lunch, I felt satisfied for several hours.
I cooked lunch accompanied by the local classic rock station:
Take me down to the Paradise City
Where the grass is green and the girls are pretty!
Oh won't you please take me home!
Can you tell I'm a good back-up singer? College Station has a plethora of country music stations, but I'll take Guns 'N' Roses over Taylor Swift any day. Rock on!
I'd been craving tomato soup for three days, and yesterday I found a can of Central Market Organics Italian San Marzano Tomatoes at HEB, which is one of the local grocery stores. These tomatoes contain NO CITRIC ACID, which I was very pleased to find! I'm not entirely sure how canned foods fit into the SCD, but I figure if they don't contain any unwanted additives or preservatives, then I'm going to use them. I haven't had great luck with the grocery store produce here in College Station, and I'd rather use canned organic tomatoes than dodgy fresh tomatoes. These San Marzanos contain tomatoes, tomato juice, and basil. Perfect.
I made a modified version of this tomato soup, leaving out the white beans and sugar and adding a leek and a quarter-cup of canned pumpkin for flavor and sweetness. While I was cooking, I nibbled on half of a fresh cucumber. Once the soup was simmering away peacefully, I whipped up an almond crust pizza, which you must try immediately. I've made this pizza every day for the past three days, and it is so good. I'm going to save the recipe for the end of this post, where I'll tell you a little more about the pizza. You can skip ahead to the recipe now if you like—I don't mind!
After a long hard day of cooking and writing, I went for a quick run and then treated myself to a snack: a gigantic Golden Delicious apple and a flourless peanut butter brownie plated with a few defrosted raspberries left over from this morning. I ate this snack with a side of True Blood, The Complete First Season Disc 1. The best part of True Blood is the part where Jace Everett sings the theme song!
I'm not complaining, but I have to tell you that it is hot here today. Right now, at 8:01 PM, it is 74 degrees outside. That's insane! My Midwestern body does not know what to do when the calendar says October 25 but the thermometer says 74 degrees. Clearly, it is not soup weather, but I wanted to stock up on homemade soup for the week because it's my favorite kind of food to have waiting for me in the fridge. To make my soup craving match this Texas heat, I decided to make a chilled coconut-pumpkin soup. I sauteed half an onion in half a tablespoon of coconut oil for a few minutes, then added a diced apple (peeled and cored) and cooked them together for a few more minutes. I wanted just a hint of spice, so I added half a teaspoon of ground coriander and a quarter teaspoon of ground ginger. After a minute or so, I added one and a half cups of water and one cup of canned pumpkin. I cranked up the heat, brought the whole thing to a boil, and then simmered gently for ten minutes. At that point, I wasn't quite hungry yet, so I turned off the heat and wandered off for a while. When I returned, I added half a cup of full-fat coconut milk (from Thai Kitchen) and blended the whole thing to velvety smoothness in the blender. I tasted the soup, realized it needed salt, and proceeded to salt it generously. To chill it quickly, I ladled out a serving into a soup bowl, tucked it in the fridge, and voila! Chilled coconut-pumpkin soup. It was pretty tasty with a nice rich texture from the pumpkin and the coconut milk, but it could use a bit of heat, perhaps in the form of cayenne pepper. 'Tis a work in progress, I'd say.
After the soup I ate a big salad made with baby romaine (dressed with olive oil and lemon juice), quartered and sliced cucumber, toasted pecans, and a few cubes of my favorite Organic Valley cheese. Now I'm full and happy, and I owe you a recipe! For this week, although I'll be talking about a lot of different foods and recipes, I'm going to post only recipes that I think are worth adding to the ol' repertoire. Generally I like to post recipes that I've made more than once or that I'm fairly certain I will make more than once. I'll provide links to the recipes that I adapt from other blogs and such, and of course, if you've got your own copy of Everyday Grain-Free Gourmet at home, you can follow along as I cook more new things out of my SCD cookbook.
Almond Crust Pizza with Shaved Onions and Zucchini
Adapted from Everyday Grain-Free Gourmet
Serves 1
I was floored by how good this pizza crust is. I didn't expect much of it; in fact, I was just hoping it would be edible. Made of a simple mix of almond flour, shredded Parmesan cheese, a few spoonfuls of herbs, olive oil, and an egg, this crust is a go-to recipe on busy weeknights because it comes together in a snap and it is awesome. It is similar in texture to a nubbly soft flatbread, fragrant with herbs and just the right amount of salt. I topped mine with a simple combination of cheese and shaved onions and zucchini because that's what I had on hand. I loved it so much that I made it again and then again today.
Because the crust is so rich, I like to use a light hand with the cheese topping. Really, I just scatter a few shreds around and let the flavor of the crust shine. Feel free to play with the toppings to make this recipe your own. Our intrepid cookbook authors top their pizza with poached pears, caramelized onions, and Gorgonzola cheese—ooh la la!
For the crust:
1/2 cup finely ground almond flour (I've been using the almond flour from Bob's Red Mill and it works well for me.)
1 tbsp. grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp. dried basil
1/2 tsp. dried oregano
1/4 tsp. dried thyme
1/4 tsp. salt (You can cut the salt by a pinch or two here if you tend to like things a little less salty. I've made it both ways and think it tastes good either way, but I think the pizza could be overwhelmed by salt if your toppings are salty.)
1 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
1 large egg
For the toppings:
Handful of shredded cheese, such as cheddar
6 thinly shaved zucchini slices
A few thinly shaved onion slices
Freshly ground black pepper
1) For the pizza crust, preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2) Mix together the almond flour, Parmesan cheese, herbs, and salt. Mix the oil and egg into the dry ingredients. At this point the batter should be thick but not stiff.
3) Scrape the crust batter onto the parchment paper into a circular mound. Place a piece of plastic wrap over the batter. Using your hands or a rolling pin, roll the batter into a thin circle about 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Remove the plastic wrap. Admire how easy that was!
4) Top the pizza with the handful of shredded cheese, zucchini slices, and onion slices. Grind a bit of black pepper over the pizza. Bake for 18-20 minutes or until the crust is a little browned around the edges and the cheese is melted. I find that in my oven, 20 minutes is perfect. You might be able to go a little longer to get a crispier crust, but I make no promises about that—it's just a guess.
5) Slice into quarters and serve hot.


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Chilly & Wet Evening
Periods of rain will continue overnight into tomorrow morning and temperatures will hold steady or rise a tad. We dry out Saturday afternoon and Sunday looks like a nice day with sunshine and near average temperatures. We have more rain moving in for Monday night and Tuesday morning but the temperatures will be mild. The air turns sharply colder middle of the week.
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Hi: 49 Lo: 33
Mostly cloudy; Showers, mainly through midday; NW wind 5-15 mph
Hi: 52 Lo: 35
Scattered clouds; Nice for mid-December; Clouds increase Sunday night; NW wind 5-15 mph
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Mostly cloudy; A few showers during the day; More concentrated rain Monday night
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Mostly cloudy; Morning rain; Clearing and colder Tuesday night; Becoming windy
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Wednesday - Mostly sunny; Seasonably chilly; High near 40 degrees; Low near 20 degrees
Thursday - Mostly sunny; chilly; High in the mid 40s; Low in the mid 20s
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A low along the northern Gulf coast states will continue to move north bringing western NC rain through the day. Temperatures will hold steady or rise slightly overnight.
Rain will continue through tomorrow morning as a new low develops along the mid-Atlantic coast and moves north. The rain and clouds will begin to dissipate Saturday afternoon as a cold front moves through early Sunday morning. We get a bit of a respite Sunday as another low develops over the Southeast and moves northeast through the Ohio valley Monday. That system will bring us more rain Monday evening through Tuesday morning and mild temperatures until a cold front moves through Tuesday morning. The air behind this front is quite cold so expect a sharp cool down Tuesday evening and below average temperatures for mid to late week.
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Interviewing socialist priest and poet "Friar Tuck," Irwin St. John Tucker, and the author of "Lucy Parsons," Carolyn Ashbaugh.
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Interviewing socialist priest and poet "Friar Tuck," Irwin St. John Tucker, and the author of "Lucy Parsons," Carolyn Ashbaugh.
Father Leonard Dubi and community advocates Denise Ponzetti and Mary Lou Wolff discuss the Citizen's Action Program and community activism in Chicago.
Interviewing Sister Mary William of Marillac House.
German theologian Heinrich Gruber and pastor Howard Schomer discuss Nazi Germany and resistance
Father James Kavanaugh discusses his book "A Modern Priest Looks at His Outdated Church," confession, how he's treated as a priest, Vatican II, celibacy, Includes excerpts of interviews with Diane Romano, a Catholic woman who discusses her marriage, her family, birth control
Interview with Rev. George Morey and Jim Lee Osborne. They discuss southern country living and compare it to urban life and stereotypes. Studs reads a short excerpt from an article written by Mike Royko, columnist from the Chicago Tribune, who also interviewed Jim Lee Osborne. Also includes a short excerpt from an interview with Billy Jo Gatewood, another Appalachian transplant to Chicago.
Rev. Raymond Exum and Margaret Guar Klimkowski discuss the merits of the Equal Rights Amendment by comparing the 14th amendment, reviewing other federal and state laws, and considering gender based discrimination.
Studs interviews Dr. Timothy Leary about the three stages of the psychadelic experience: turning on, tuning in, and dropout. Leary discusses how his life changed from being a successful psychologist and professor at Harvard to renewing his life as a religious teacher. He shares how the drug LSD is used in the tribal communities who turn on and also explains the values of those who practice turning on. Leary also describes other methods used to turn on, which he considers a religious experience. Studs reads what Richard Goldstein said about Dr. Leary.
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Interviewing neighborhood residents in the people's park (Lincoln Park) with Father Lezak, Newbold the English Plumber, Pat Creer, Dick Brown, Harley Budd on fear and violence and Peter Bauer on fear and violence (part 2).


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Tars and Bulldogs Match Up in Morning Tilt at Tierney Field
No. 7/6 Rollins (6-0) vs Wingate (2-4)
Tierney Field – US Lacrosse Headquarters | Sparks, Md. | 11:30 a.m.
COVERAGE: Live Stats
IWLCA Division II Poll | Week 3 (3/11/19): Rollins – No. 7 | Wingate - NR
NIKE/US Lacrosse DII Top-20 – Week 4 (3/11/19): Rollins – No. 6 | Wingate - NR
The No. 7/6 Rollins women's women's lacrosse team has two more Spring Break game on tap, beginning with a neutral site tilt against Wingate University on Wednesday, March 13. The Tars and Bulldogs are set to square off at 11:30 a.m. at Tierney Field in Sparks, Maryland in a South Region matchup. Live coverage of the game is available with live stats, with the link provided on RollinsSports.com.
Entering into the game with a record of 6-0, the Tars checked in at No. 7 on this week's IWLCA DII Poll, as well as No. 6 on the NIKE/US Lacrosse DII Top 20. Kallie German and Hannah Ashton have scored 22 and 21 goals, respectively, followed by Paige Brock with 15. German also leads the team in assists with 14, while freshman Caroline Gastonguay has notched nine. Both Rizk and Gabby Tanner have earned a team best 11 ground balls, followed by Gastonguay with nine, and Rachel Valocchi with eight. Off the draw, Lindsay Van Beck has won a team high 32 draw controls, followed by Maggie Dougherty with 20. Both Gastonguay and German have tallied a team best five caused turnovers, followed by Kaitlin Prince with four. In goal, Tanner has seen the most time playing 300:00 minutes. The sophomore has faced 95 shots on goal, earning 45 saves and allowing 38 goals, entering into Wednesday's game with a save percentage of .542 and a goals against average of 7.60.
Wingate enters into Wednesday morning's matchup with a record of 2-4 and have lost two straight, most recently coming off of a 14-11 loss to Indiana University of Pennsylvania. After six games played, the Bulldogs are led in scoring by Kendall Wells with 17 goals, followed by Casey Roux with 14. Nina Cifolilli has earned a team best 13 assists, followed by Becca Ruiz with 12. Arion Pierre has amassed a team best 28 ground balls, followed by Caroline Heffner with 13, and Sierra Street with 11. Both Heffner and Roux have notched a team high five caused turnovers, while Roux leads the team in draw controls with 31. In goal for Wingate, Pierre has started every contest, playing a total of 349:27 in cage. The senior has faced 186 shots, earning 61 saves while allowing 78 goals, owning a save percentage of .439 and a goals against average of 13.39 entering into the matchup with the Tars.
- The Tars are 1-0 this season when playing at a neutral site location. This marks the first neutral site contest of the season for the Bulldogs.
- Rollins is 2-0 against Wingate in the all-time series. The last time the two teams matched up in action was on February 25, 2018, where the Tars took down the Bulldogs by a score of 19-8 at Graham Gill Field.
- With a 6-0 start to the season, the Tars have matched the program's third-best start in Rollins women's lacrosse history. The last time the Tars opened up a season with a 6-0 record was in 2013, where they eventually went on to the NCAA Tournament Semifinals and fell to Limestone by a score of 11-10 in overtime.
- The Tars' best undefeated run was in 2012, where they went 15-0 before falling to Regis in regular season action, 14-13. That year, Rollins advanced to the NCAA Tournament Semifinals, where they fell to West Chester by a score of 19-10.
- The Tars' second best undefeated run was a 9-0 record in 2016. The Tars eventually matched up against West Chester in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals, defeating the Rams 9-8 to advance to the Semifinals where they fell to Florida Southern by a score of 8-5.
The Tars return to action for their final Spring Break game on Friday, March 15, when they take on Holy Family at 7:30 p.m. The game will be played at Bryn Athyn College, at General Ronals K. Nelson Field. Fans who are unable to support the Tars in person will be able to follow all of the action with links to live coverage on RollinsSports.com.
For the latest news, updates, and information on the Rollins women's lacrosse team, fans can visit RollinsSports.com. Fans can also stay up-to-date on the latest #TARnation news by following Rollins Sports on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.


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Education report card: Benton Harbor schools rank poorly
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BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- On Thursday, the Michigan Department of Education released its annual report card, and the news is not good for Benton Harbor.
Three schools have been ranked among the worst in the state: the high school / middle school, Fair Plain West Elementary, and Steam Academy at MLK.
Now of the state's priority list, the schools are required to create a model to improve student achievement or face state intervention.
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Nine Month Review
Sales, rankings, ratings, reviews and marketing roundup
This has my numbers!
It has the worst marketing mistake I made!
It has a challenge to find a book that beats SoH's rating!
It has a reading recommendation while you wait for Wild Card!
It has predictions 🙂
This is pretty much the last opportunity I'll have to feed back on the success of my first phase marketing plan for the Bite Back series, so I'm taking some time out from Wild Card to report. It is also a suitable date for an analysis, as it's 9 months (plus a few days) after I pressed the Amazon Save & Publish button for Sleight of Hand.
The reason for this being the last opportunity is that, soon Raw Deal will be published, and this prequel novella is being provided free as a marketing ploy. This is a significant change from the original marketing, which was based primarily on price, cover, cover copy, reviews, blogs and interviews.
I am going to limit, for the sake of simplicity, much of what I have to say about reviews and ratings to Sleight of Hand, so the statistics on sales reflect this.
Sleight of Hand reached 14,665 sales yesterday. 80% of that is from Amazon.com, which includes sales from all of North America, Australia, New Zealand and India. 17% is from the UK. Average daily sales have just dropped below 30, and the forecast (without marketing changes) is to finish the 12 months since publication at about 17,000. Readers of previous blogs will know that would be below my aim of 20,000, but I'm still very happy and slightly bewildered to think there are that many people out there reading my book. I will, of course, report back on the sales effect of providing Raw Deal as a free taster and hope that I'll still hit my objective.
As a small postscript to sales, I want to mention Germany again. I have not yet arranged for a German translation, so all sales to German readers are the English book. My sales in Germany this month are a mere 2 books behind my sales in the UK. I am delighted!
Sleight of Hand missed single figure ranking on Amazon (US and UK sites), peaking at 10 highest-ranked Contemporary Fantasy book in both countries during January. In the US, Sleight of Hand is now ranked below 100 (I don't follow it any longer than 100th), but in the UK, it has been varying between 40th and 90 over the last few weeks.
It has achieved single figure ratings in Germany, in the English book section of Contemporary Fantasy.
Ratings and reviews
Reviews form a major part of marketing a book, and I have to say this part of my marketing plan has been a disaster. Despite that, unplanned reviews and rankings form the basis of my success. I will explain this after I cover the overall statistics for ratings.
On Amazon.com today, Sleight of Hand has 116 reviews with ratings. These are distributed, highest to lowest, 79, 30, 5, 2 and 0. Amazon's overall rating is based on a formula adding 5*79 to 4*30, 3*5 etc. and dividing by the total. This gives me a rating of 4.6 by their method. On Goodreads today, Sleight of Hand has 265 ratings. These are distributed 100, 104, 51, 7 and 2. This gives an Amazon style rating of 4.1.
I'm very happy with these ratings.
However, I'm indebted to Mike Gamber for sending me an alternate rating calculator, which takes the 'positive' ratings (4 and 5 star) as a percent of the total, including the remainder, which are 'neutral' (3 star) and 'negative' (1 and 2 star). I know this doesn't correspond with the rating guidelines on Amazon or Goodreads, but rather the widely held perception of what ratings mean. On this rating, Sleight of Hand achieves 94% on Amazon.com. What Mike pointed out to me was that, given a filter of a minimum of 50 ratings, he can't find any first or stand-alone book, in any category, on Amazon.com which has a higher rating than Sleight of Hand!
I've looked up some of my favorites, and I can't either (but I highly recommend Huntress Moon by Alexandra Sokoloff which comes in at 92%). But the thing about putting this out there, is one of you will find a first or stand-alone book that scores higher, and the first one will get themselves a free copy of Wild Card when it comes out…
Okay, reviews, which are sort of integrated into ratings, and why I think my planned marketing here was such a disaster…
Indie writers, when launching their book, send it to reviewers to get the reviews going. I'm not talking professional reviewers you have to pay, I'm talking about the infrastructure of hundreds of bloggers who run web sites and post reviews. I did this and I had already failed.
How badly did I fail? I sent out over 100 free copies of the book, including 20 printed copies which I bought and shipped all over the world… I got 5 reviews back. They all scored the book at 3 stars. None of the reviewers who received printed books reviewed it. This is 6-9 months after receiving the book.
Does this mean blogger/reviewers are a waste of time?
No! Firstly, those people scored other books at 5 and said how wonderful they were. They just didn't particularly like Sleight of Hand or didn't 'get it'. Further, I've had 5 other blogger/reviewers, who I hadn't approached, who reviewed the book and they all gave it a 5. Lessons learnt … research your reviewers, find ones you are sure will like your book, or at least 'get it', and send them ARCs well in advance of publication. I failed miserably with the planned reviews, but my unplanned reviewers have been fantastic.
The blogger/reviewers and the people who said something on Amazon or Goodreads have provided a strong marketing campaign. But an independent author has no control over this. At best he or she has influence, and that influence comes down to the basics; price, cover, cover copy and of course the best story you can write.
Blogs and Interviews
It's very difficult to assess the effect of these on sales. I enjoy writing this blog and doing interviews on other authors and bloggers sites. I'll expand the blog a bit, do some reviews and recommendations, looking for cross-pollination. And I'm listening if anyone wants something particularly…
Anything else
I'll keep you posted about any travel plans, and I'd be delighted to sign books or give talks to book clubs if I'm in your area. No dates yet, but I'm in Germany in late summer, Denver and Albuquerque in the fall…
So that's it for phase one of the marketing. Next month, I'll be watching the effects of a free prequel and maybe looking at putting the books on iTunes.
My predictions for May/July…
I will increase sales and hit the 20,000 for Sleight of Hand by the anniversary of publication.
My rankings on Amazon will go up to where they were, but I still won't get into single figure ranking in Contemporary Fantasy.
My overall ranking, including the one provided by Mike Gamber, will go down.
15 responses to "Nine Month Review"
Mark Henwick says :
Thank you Jonna and Hoski. I enjoy writing these blogs when I have time, and I'm pleased that people find them interesting. I might throw in some reviews and interviews this year and I'm always open for suggestions about something new that I haven't talked about before. I usually have an opinion 🙂
Mark Henwick says :
Thanks Ulrika.
Amazon, for all its faults, is the organisation that makes this indie scene work. You can probably tell, from my blogs, that I'm not quite sure how SoH managed to catch Amazon's eye in the very early stages. They started promoting it by email and the 'also read' selection very soon after publication and it snowballed from there.
This is why I spent quite a lot of this last blog talking about getting those first positive reviews in. Amazon do not have time to read and evaluate new books, they must rely on the reviews to decide which book to promote, and their promotion is vital to newbie authors.
Debra Dunbar says :
Thanks for this – I always enjoy seeing how other writers are doing out there in the big, bad world.
My debut novel (1st in a series) A Demon Bound would be at 100% with all 5 and 4 ratings so far. Now, the hitch is that I have really struggled to draw in readers, and my overall sales are around 1% of yours in roughly the same amount of time. I'd gladly trade the ratings score for the additional sales 🙂
Congrats on your success, and best of luck with the upcoming book!
Mark Henwick says :
Hi Debra
Many thanks.
Your book, Demon Bound, has picked up only 5 star ratings apart from one lonely 4 star, and that's exactly the sort of profile that I would have thought triggered Amazon's publicity machine.
You have also done what I believe is the other important thing – you've kept writing and publishing – 3 in the series and some naughty fiction too. I'm not sure why there's the disparity in the effort put in by Amazon. If I took a guess, shooting from the hip, the cover image.But I'm no guru, I'm a guy who's had a lucky break or several.
Debra Dunbar says :
Hi Mark,
Great minds think alike 🙂 I did a similar analysis and came to the same conclusions – The entire series will have spiffy new, professional and genre targeted covers by the end of the month. I'm hoping that kick starts an upward sales trend, but I'm worried I missed out on the early momentum. We'll see! I did a 1 year social media recap on my blog, and in July, I'll do a 1 year published recap. Fingers are crossed!
Debra Dunbar says :
Thank you! Yes, I'll have more Imp series novels this fall and spring of next year 😉
Mark Henwick says :
Thanks Elkwood, hope the series keeps meeting your expectations.
Good news Debra!
Maria says :
I am addicted to urban fiction, paranormal fantasy and pretty much any good read. So far this series has kept me reading through the night and on my breaks. I started with the free prequel from Amazon and just HAD to buy the rest. Your writing style grabbed me from the get go. I am an avid reader and I've read many books. Yours are some of the most intriguing and best reads yet. Thank you
Mark Henwick says :
Thank you Maria! Both for the praise and confirming the route you came through the free prequel. It seems to have kept the sales ticking along, and as marketing effort it has one huge benefit – I don't spend any more time on it and can therefore spend more time on writing. Having said that, Wild Card has been slow to progress (as you see from later blog posts). I am getting it out by Christmas, so not long now!


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December 12, 2019
Nanoparticle-wall interactions in gases
A sphere moving in the vicinity of a wall experiences an increased fluid-dynamic drag force compared to motion far from solid boundaries, influencing the adsorption of particles at surfaces. For a small particle inside a gas, the fluid dynamics of such problems becomes very involved, since the Navier-Stokes equation is no longer applicable. We have computed the corresponding drag force on a particle and find that it is much lower than the one predicted by the Navier-Stokes equation.
Reference: P. Goswami, T. Baier, S. Tiwari, C. Lv, S. Hardt, and A. Klar, Drag force on spherical particle moving near a plane wall in highly rarefied gas. Journal of Fluid Mechanics 883, 47 (2020). DOI:10.1017/jfm.2019.921. Link: https://doi.org/10.1017/jfm.2019.921
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Non-contact electrostatic manipulation of droplets on liquid-infused surfaces
Liquid-infused surfaces have unique liquid-repelling properties. In comparison with conventional superhydrophobic surfaces, liquid-infused surfaces provide stable wetting states and pronounced self-healing properties. We have established the manipulation of highly mobile droplets sitting on silicone-oil infused surfaces by exploiting a non-uniform electric field between a grounded substrate and a non-touching pin electrode placed above it. Droplets are attracted towards the pin electrode, and translational velocities can exceed 1 cm/s.
Reference: N. Sinn, M. T. Schür, and S. Hardt, No-contact electrostatic manipulation of droplets on liquid-infused surfaces: Experiments and numerical simulations, Applied Physics Letters 114 (2019), 213704. DOI: 10.1063/1.5091836
May 8, 2019
Evaporation of droplets on surfaces with wettability patterns
On a surface with hydrophilic and hydrophobic stripes, an evaporating droplet breaks up if the wettability contrast between the different regions is high enough. A liquid bridge forms on the hydrophobic stripe, and when the width of the bridge reaches a critical value, it becomes unstable and breaks up rapidly. We have studied this process based on experiments, numerical simulations, and a heuristic analytical model.
Reference: M. Hartmann and S. Hardt, Stability of evaporating droplets on chemically patterned surfaces, Langmuir 35 (2019) 4868−4875. DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.9b00172
March 13, 2019
Review article on surface-tethered polymers in confinement
In a number of microfluidic applications, polymers are tethered to the microchannel walls. Even in situations where the channel diameter is significantly larger than the radius of gyration of the polymer, confinement effects can become important. Our recent review article gives an overview of the research results in this area.
Reference: T. Roy, K. Szuttor, J. Smiatek, C. Holm, and S. Hardt, Conformation and dynamics of long-chain end-tethered polymers in microchannels, Polymers 11 (2019), 488. DOI: 10.3390/polym11030488
March 6, 2019
On-demand production of femtoliter droplets in microchannels
We have developed a method to produce monodisperse droplets inside microchannels with volumes in the femtoliter range on demand. The method utilizes pulsed electric fields deforming the interface between an aqueous and an oil phase and pinching off droplets. It can be applied even to solutions with a zero-shear rate viscosity more than ten thousand-fold higher than that of water. The droplets may serve as biological reaction compartments.
Reference: M. Shojaeian, F. X. Lehr, H. U. Göringer, and S. Hardt, On-demand production of femtoliter drops in microchannels and their use as biological reaction compartments, Analytical Chemistry 91 (2019) 3484-3491. DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b05063
February 7, 2019
Tutorium "CFD-based simulation and optimization of microfluidic components"
At the beginning of the coming semester, we offer a Tutorium to all students interested in learning how to use CFD methods to design and optimize microfluidic components. Click here for details
Controlling the trajectories of nano/micro particles using light-actuated Marangoni flow
The ability to manipulate small objects and to produce patterns on the nano- and microscale is of great importance, both with respect to fundamentals and technological applications. The manipulation of particles with diameters of the order of 100 nm or below is a challenge because of their Brownian motion but also because of the scaling behavior of methods such as optical trapping. We have developed a method enabling the trapping and manipulation of nano- and microparticles based on interfacial flows controlled by visible light. The inherent advantages of this method are the linear scaling of the trapping force with the particle diameter and the fact that the force is less dependent on particle properties than in the case of conventional methods.
Reference: C. Lv, S. N. Varanakkottu, T. Baier, and S. Hardt, Controlling the trajectories of nano/micro particles using light-actuated Marangoni flow, Nano Letters 18 (2018), 6924−6930. DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.8b02814
October 22, 2018
Electrophoresis of surface particles
The electrophoresis of particles immersed in a liquid is a well-studied phenomenon. However, what happens when a particle attached to a liquid surface translates along that surface driven by an electric field has been largely unknown. We have computed the electrophoretic mobility of a particle at the interface between two fluids with large viscosity contrast. For thin Debye layers, the Smoluchowki mobility is recovered. Generally, the mobility depends on the contact angle between the fluids and the particle. We have also calculated the interfacial deformation caused by Debye layer around the particle.
Reference: M. Eigenbrod, F. Bihler, and S. Hardt, Electrokinetics of a particle attached to a fluid interface: Electrophoretic mobility and interfacial deformation, Physical Review Fluids 3 (2018), 103701. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.103701
October 8, 2018
Relaxation of surface-tethered polymers under moderate confinement
When long-chain polymers attached to a surface become stretched and the stretching force is released, they relax back to their coiled state within a characteristic time, denoted the relaxation time. We have shown that the polymers "feel" the presence of a second wall even if the distance between the two walls h is significantly larger than the radius of gyration of the polymers. As a result, the relaxation time increases. These results are relevant for microchannel flows where the channel walls are decorated with polymers.
Reference: J. Hartmann, T. Roy, K. Szuttor, J. Smiatek, C. Holm, and Steffen Hardt, Relaxation of surface-tethered polymers under moderate confinement, Soft Matter 14 (2018), 7926-7933. DOI: 10.1039/c8sm01246f
October 1, 2018
Stability of holes in liquid films
If you spill liquid over a surface, it forms a film with a thickness of the order of its capillary length. If the surface is bounded and you did not spill enough liquid, a hole will form. The stability of the hole depends on its size. There is a threshold size below which it collapses. For a water film, the collapse is dominated by inertia. We studied the stability and collapse of holes in liquid films in detail and compared the experimental results with mathematical models and simulations.
Reference: C. Lv, M. Eigenbrod, and S. Hardt, Stability and collapse of holes in liquid layers, Journal of Fluid Mechanics 855 (2018), 1130-1155. DOI:10.1017/jfm.2018.680
September 21, 2018
Thermophoresis of Janus particles at large Knudsen numbers
Thermophoresis, the motion of a particle along a thermal gradient, is exploited for deposition of aerosols on cooled surfaces. For non-symmetric particles it may be desirable to induce deposition with a preferred orientation of the particle. As a model system for this situation, we consider a spherical Janus particle having dissimilar reflective properties for gas molecules on its opposite hemispheres and investigate the interplay between rotational diffusion and thermophoretic motion on the orientation of the particle.
Reference: Tobias Baier, Sudarshan Tiwari, Samir Shrestha, Axel Klar, and Steffen Hardt, Thermophoresis of Janus particles at large Knudsen numbers, Phys. Rev. Fluids 3, 094202 (2018), DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevFluids.3.094202


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Pagero and Bouvet have entered a strategic partnership where Pagero's e-order- and e-invoice services will be integrated into Bouvet's services to SAP customers.
Bouvet is a Scandinavian consulting company that provides services within IT, digital communication and management. Bouvet performs comprehensive implementations of SAP's ERP, BI and CE (Customer Engagement) software.
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Every day life seen through soap bubbles – in his book "Unchained" which I discovered at 25books.com Eye Ohashi presents photos for which he blowed soap bubbles in the air before taking the picture. The results are pictures which actually show nothing but every day life or nature. But the soap bubbles make these pictures dreamy and sometimes surreal – I like it!
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Updated: Jan. 11, 2018
Note: Since Jan. 15 is a school holiday in many districts, our next "What's Going On in This Picture?" will publish on Jan. 22.
1. After looking closely at the image above (or at the full-size image), think about these three questions:
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• What do you see that makes you say that?
• What more can you find?
2. Next, join the conversation by clicking on the comment button and posting in the box that opens on the right. (Students 13 and older are invited to comment, although teachers of younger students are welcome to post what their students have to say.)
3. After you have posted, try reading back to see what others have said, then respond to someone else by posting another comment. Use the "Reply" button or the @ symbol to address that student directly.
Each Monday, our collaborator, Visual Thinking Strategies, will facilitate a discussion from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Eastern time by paraphrasing comments and linking to responses to help students' understanding go deeper. You might use their responses as models for your own.
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Updated: Jan. 11, 2017
This week's image comes from "Pictures of the Day: Thursday, May 21" on The New York Times Lens blog. The original caption reads:
Schoolchildren peered in at Paul Hutton, a London Zoo employee, in an enclosure at the zoo where he is in an exhibit on the human habitat.
The Associated Press gives more information on the exhibit:
'Room with a Zoo' is a custom built enclosure, designed to resemble a human's natural habitat as closely as possible. The exhibit will give visitors the opportunity to learn more about the effect humans are having on the world around them.
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Discussion in 'UPS Discussions' started by soberups, Dec 18, 2011.
look man im just trying to keep up with @Gumby okay
im lying im actually a first time seasonal and have just been posting for the past year and actually am his helper my mexican goons stole all the iphones we delivered yesterday he just didnt see me with my phone out!
But, why emulate Gumby?
Helpers aren't assigned routes. And, yes, you can request a new driver on "your" route. But make sure to do it in writing, so management has something to throw in the garbage while laughing hysterically at your over-inflated sense of self-importance.
I have a tip for ya! How about better service center hours during the holidays. You guys are awesome but seriously, why is my military son having to go to extreme lengths to pick up his package because your service Fairbanks center isn't open on Saturday! ing seriously? I had to cancel his Amazon order and have it reshipped Fedex to a Walgreens.
Quit sending him boxes if he is unable to receive them. Mail him a gift certificate, cash or money order and let him buy what he really wants anyway. I would assume there are a dozen ways to do this over the internet also.
What would be the fun in that? Then he couldn't come on here and troll.
Oh the humanity
I'm a first time helper this year and got a little freaked out by a driver who was constantly neglecting to get signatures and/or just leaving packages at apartment doors when they should have been taken to the office. My previous driver was much more thorough and we always had packages to deliver to the apartment office. I didn't want to lose my gig because of stolen or missing items so I told my super that I didn't want to be responsible for anything lost or stolen. Within a couple days I had a new driver on the same route and he took me to a house where a package was reported missing to help him find it (I had not been to the house before except when the previous driver had to do the same thing a few days before) then I was asked to recall having delivered a HV package that was delivered without a signature to a house I didn't remember delivering to the day before I got the new driver. The package was safe when we finally got the signature but I did recall the stickers on the box so I know that I or my other driver delivered it to the house. It didn't take long for me to realize I was now being investigated or "tested" for being a thief. I was handed an unsealed envelope to deliver and when handed that envelope the contents fell out on the steps of the truck. As I began putting the items back in the envelope I was told to deliver it with the other package but not to ring the door bell. The already opened mailing envelope contained a worthless item and a smaller heavier wrapped item, maybe something of HV. So, I went from careless in a hurry driver to a more responsible driver who kept me away from the diad and delivered all HV's but gave me an open package and told to deliver without ringing the bell. Why not just can me if you think I'm a thief? Should I have kept my mouth shut about the first driver? Also, we suddenly had a few more deliveries to empty houses. Are they investigating both of us? Do you automatically assume that because I have this job I'm more likely to be a thief?
@RonBurgandy?????????? help this guy out.
Nice job driver #2 got fired
In between jobs for the season and became a helper for the holidays:
My first driver struggled significantly - refused to learn his route - had at least 50+ takebacks a night. I was running every package for him so we could 'try' to finish by 9:30pm. I even offered to print out an address list or map for the poor bastard to help him get more organized. By the end of our short time together I was running packages / organizing the back / making scans with the DIAD / looking up where to go next *every other stop* with my iphone...etc.
Felt bad for him, but had to make a switch. New driver i'm with simply has a general idea of his route. We never run, and even have more stops than the last driver. We actually take lunch, work great together, and get finished at a reasonable hour everyday. Oh, and I can still smoke my cancer sticks in the cab. Work smarter not harder folks?
Very true. Love your avatar.
Just think how nice it will be in February when all the helper posts go away.
Other than the "cancer sticks", which you would NOT smoke while on my car unless you hung your head out the window like a dog, you sound like the type of helper that I would love to work with.
They are called helper teams for a reason.
Separate names with a comma.