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2021's Top Conferences for Programming & Software Development
Staying up-to-date with the latest developments is vital, especially when it comes to software and application development and programming. One of the fastest—and most enjoyable—ways to keep learning is to attend a conference. With thousands available, though, where do you start?
Like every year, we put together this directory of the top programming and software development conferences that are most beneficial to you, the programmers and developers. This year, we'll continue to see most conferences move online. That means more people than ever before can take advantage of the benefits of conferences:
Exclusive speakers
Cutting edge insights.
The biggest benefit in our opinion? The lower (or free) cost for online conferences make them more equitable; now, you can attend that conference that was always beyond your budget.
This directory will be updated as more conferences announce details, so check back regularly. To add a programming or software development conference to this directory, contact us at blogs@bmc.com with details include including the conference name, dates of the event, location, and a link to your event's website.
For a wider selection of general IT events, see IT/Technology Conferences of 2020. For more topic-specific conferences, check out our round-ups on:
DevOps Conferences
CyberSecurity Conferences
Voice Tech Conferences
(This article is part of our IT Conferences & Events Guide. Use the right-hand menu to navigate.)
Top Programming & Software Development Conferences for 2021
Oracle Developer Live Virtual Events
Dates: Various
Previously known as JavaOne, Oracle Code one is arguably the largest conference for Java developers. Though Oracle Code One cancelled the 2020 edition, they have shifted their approach for 2021, turning the conference into a series of live, virtual events for developers around the world:
In January, Oracle is hosting AI & ML for Your Enterprise.
The session in March is about Java Innovations.
(If Oracle does opt for a dedicated event, we'll post details here.)
DeveloperWeek Virtual
Date: February 17-19, 2021
Cost: $100-$645
DeveloperWeek is one of the largest expo conferences for developers in the world, with regular attendance of more than 8,000 professionals every year. This year, DevWeek moves online at a significantly lower price point, and it continues to offer several separate events:
Workshops, February 17
Conferences, February 17-19
Expo, February 18-19
Hiring Expo, February 17
Hackathon, February 8-19
The conference is also broken into a variety of topical tracks:
Containers & Kubernetes
DevExec World
DevLeads
DevOps Summit
IoT & Hardware
Product World
BlockDev
New Developer Technologies (Python/Data & Databases)
Date: March 2-4, 2021
The Microsoft Ignite conference is Microsoft's annual meeting specifically for enterprise professionals, services, and products Ignite offers its 25,000+ attendees priority access to technical training, new and innovative tools, and opportunities to network with peers and experts in the tech community.
Of course, the 2020 version moved online, and this year's edition will stay digital, too. MyIgnite, as they've dubbed it, doesn't have much detail out yet. But, take a look at all the 2020 content that's on demand to get a sense of what you can expect this year.
ACCU 2021
Date: March 10-13, 2021, with tutorials on March 9 and 14
Cost: 4-day conference starts at £285 for members; tutorials are priced individually
ACCU Conference is the annual conference of the ACCU membership club, but open to any and all who wish to attend. This year's event is taking place online, with a flexible schedule so you can maximize your value.
The ACCU Conference has always had C++ at it's core, but has, from the outset, always been about programming languages, programming tools and techniques, and programming processes. ACCU Conference is a conference by programmers and developers about programming and developing. Along with its C++ core content, ACCU Conference always has sessions relating to languages such as C#, D, F#, Go, Haskell, Java, Kotlin, Lisp, Python, Ruby, Rust, and Swift, plus sessions on TDD, BDD, and how to do programming right.
DrupalCon North America
Date: April 12-16, 2021
Cost: Starts at $195
DrupalCon is the international educational event that unites the people who use, develop, design and support the Drupal platform. It is the premiere conference to hone your Drupal skills, connect with the community, and learn about the future of web technologies happening with Drupal.
This year's events will take place online, and until the April event, you can continue to watch content from DrupalCon 2020 online.
DevOpsCon Hybrid Edition
Location: Online or in-person in London, UK
Cost: Starting at €494
DevOpsCon is a leading conference for everything related to Continuous Delivery, microservices, cloud, and Lean business. The 2021 edition is a hybrid, with both fully online or in-person options available.
Attendees of the hybrid conference can expect all the normal top-notch events, from speaker sessions to keynotes to hands-on workshops on the latest developments in DevOps, including:
Agile threat monitoring
Continuous delivery with machine learning
Cloud privacy
PowerShell & DevOps Global Summit
The PowerShell and DevOps Global Summit is an annual event featuring expert presenters and an opportunity for the entire PowerShell community to network and share ideas. With a focus on Microsoft's PowerShell automation and configuration tool, the conference offers attendees the opportunity to engage with experts, product team members, and like-minded peers. This year, the three-day event moves online. Says the organizers:
While we know we cannot 100% recreate the in-person aspect of the event the program team is working hard to make sure this isn't just a 3-day webinar. We are hard at work to make this virtual event as fun, entertaining, and eye-catching as possible.
This 400+ level event is an excellent opportunity if you're working with PowerShell, Desired State Configuration, and related technologies—especially if you're moving your organization toward a DevOps environment.
Facebook F8
Date: Events throughout the year
Cost: TBA
Facebook F8 is intended for developers and entrepreneurs who build products and services around the social media platform. In previous years, the event featured 50+ sessions, focused on all concepts related to the social media leader.
This year, Facebook is turning F8 into a series of online events instead of a single virtual destination. Sign up on the website to learn more details as it's announced. (That way, you won't miss CEO Mark Zuckerberg's keynote, the highlight of every year.)
Date: May 17-28, 2021
Cost: Starting at $399
QCon is an international software development conference that helps software teams adopt new trends and technologies. This year, QCon is offering several smaller events, almost monthly, but they're also delivering one big event: QCon Plus.
According to their website, "QCon Plus is not just another virtual conference, it's the virtual experience where senior software engineers, architects, and team leads connect, learn, and grow." At QCon Plus 2021, virtual attendees can expect to learn new software trends and add tools to your developer toolkit thanks to:
Shorter, well-designed and narrow-focused technical sessions
Real-time collaboration
On-demand access to most session videos, after the event
DockerCon
DockerCon focuses on Docker and its support of next generation distributed apps that are built with containers. Like last year, DockerCon 2021 will be an entirely free, entirely online event, so the value it provides is open to all. According to their placeholder webpage, virtual attendees can expect
Product and innovation demos, from both Docker and Docker partners
Deep technical sessions led by Docker experts, Docker Captains, and other industry leaders
Community connection with global Docker enthusiasts
Sign up on the website to get information as it's announced.
Apple WWDC21
Date: June 7-11, 2021
Cost: Free for developers
The Apple Worldwide Developers Conference (WWCD) is Apple's largest event for developers—it dominates the tech scene and garners the attention of press, industry experts, customers, and developers.
This year's WWDC will take place entirely online. Free for all developers, WWDC21 will offer unique insight into the future of iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS. Building on the record-breaking participation and learnings from last year's online conference, WWDC21 is the time for developers to learn about new technologies, tools, and frameworks to help build innovative and platform-differentiating apps and games.
DeepSource Next '21
DeepSource Next is an annual virtual conference by DeepSource focused around the future of code reviews and the practice of writing good code. Listen to exciting product updates, keynotes, panels featuring some of the most prominent people in the developer tools ecosystem, and fireside chats from people you admire.
DEVintersection (2 events)
Spring event: June 8-10, Orlando FL
Fall event: December 7-9, Las Vegas, NV
Cost: $1,599- $3,046
DEVintersection is an annual conference led by top Microsoft experts as they dive deep into new software developments and its intersection with technology. Featuring 100+ in-depth sessions presented by Microsoft engineers and other industry leaders, the 2020 conference will cover topics such as:
Past speakers include: Scott Guthrie, Executive Vice President of the Cloud and AI Group; Scott Hanselman, Principal Community Architect for Web Platform and Tools; Julia Liuson, Corporate VP; and Charles Lamanna, Corporate VP.
UXDX USA 2021
Date: June 16-17, 2021
Cost: Various packages available, starting at $49 per person
UXDX, the fastest-growing product development conference in Europe, is hosting its inaugural UXDX USA conference in June 2021. The mission of UXDX USA is to deliver real change in teams, helping you take a full-systems view of software development. The online conference will deliver live and on-demand content through:
Case study talks
Workshops from global leaders
UXDX helps teams shift from working in projects to autonomous product teams delivering real business and customer value. It bridges the barriers between Product, UX, Design, and Dev to help organisations create successful product teams!
Open Source Summit North America
Date: August 3-6, 2021
Location: Vancouver, BC
Open Source Summit is North America's premier vendor-neutral conference for open source developers and technologists to collaborate, share information, and learn about the latest technologies and innovations across open source.
Hosted by the Linux Foundation, dates and location have been announced for Open Source Summit 2021, but no other details are out yet. Sign up to hear more.
Open Source Summit Europe
Date: September 28-October 1, 2021
Like it's sister event in North America, the Open Source Summit Europe will take place in early fall this year. Open source developers and technologists have a chance to learn about innovations across open source.
Demuxed Conference
Date: October 5-7, 2021
Location: Online or in-person in San Francisco, CA
Pricing: $49 for online attendees; in-person cost starts at $399
The leading conference for video developers, Demuxed brings together software engineers from the streaming giants of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video, and many more. Demuxed is simply engineers talking about video technology. After years of chatting about video at the SF Video Technology Meetup, we put together this engineer-first event with quality technical talks about video. Expect topics on web-delivered content, but we also cover encoding, playback, and plenty other video topics.
UXDX EMEA 2021
Cost: Various packages available, starting at €49 per person
UXDX EMEA 2021 will take place as a hybrid event with online tickets and exclusive in-person tickets (limited availability). The conference will deliver live and on-demand content through case study talks, panels and workshops from global leaders.
Date: September 27-30, 2021
Location: New York, NY or online
Cost: Various packages available, starting at $449 per person
Heralded as "The Conference", DevOps Con offers preeminent programming on continuous delivery, microservices, Docker, clouds, and lean business. (It's related to the DevOps Con Hybrid Event earlier in the year.)
This year's event is hybrid, so it's your choice whether to attend online or in person in New York. Attendees can expect information about the latest tools, technologies, and methodologies for building and maintaining a secure, scalable, and resilient software systems.
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No matter which of these programming conferences you choose, you will surely gain access to some of the latest technologies and methods in the industry while understanding insights from the top experts in the world.
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Home Business & Economy FG Approves Max Air, Medview, et al For 2018 Hajj Operations
FG Approves Max Air, Medview, et al For 2018 Hajj Operations
The Nigerian foremost airliners in Hajj operations, Max Air and Medview have been approved by the federal government to transport the Nigerian pilgrims to and fro from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for the 2018 Hajj slated to commence third week of July. This is in addition to two other local carriers, Azman Air Services, Top Brass and two Saudi-based carriers, Flynas and Fly Prime. Two companies were approved as cargo services to airfreight pilgrims' excess luggage. They are Cargo Zeal Technologies Limited and Medview International Travels and Cargoes.
Both Max Air and Medview have been in the Hajj industry for over two decades with proven expertise. Both of them have acquired enough capacities over the years and have performed wonderfully to the satisfaction of the federal government which should consider the possibilities of granting them carryover as it happened at the advent of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON). Carryover implies that the airliners were assured of participating in the subsequent airlift operations which gave them the confidence to prepare and deliver faithfully throughout the periods.
According to the aviation division of NAHCON, the airlift of Nigerian pilgrims to and fro Saudi Arabia will start from the 21st of July to 20th September, 2018. The Saudi airspace for Hajj operations will open on 15th July and close on 11th August, while Nigerian pilgrims will commence their return trips to motherland on 28th August. It is expected that a large percentage of the pilgrims will arrive in Madinah; a feat that the present administration of the commission has achieved in the last few years. The feat has eased the controversy that oftens surround the Miqat palaver which, although resolved by the commission through the national ulama team, has remained mismanaged by some scholars of sects.
But to be sure of the journey, all intending Muslim pilgrims who have paid fully and have registered for the Hajj must ensure that their details have been correctly captured and uploaded in their respective state boards' portals on or before July 12, 2018, failure of which will affect their chances of performing the Hajj. According to the head of the public affairs division of the commission, Fatima Sanda Usara, those intending pilgrims who are not properly captured will be rendered ineligible to perform Hajj and those whose names does not appear on the portal will not be issued a travel visa by the Saudi Authorities.
As required by the instant federal government regulations, NAHCON placed adverts in six National dailies for interested airline operators to airlift Nigerian intending pilgrims for 2018 Hajj, It was also placed on the website of the commission. The six airliners applied and met with the requirements, three cargo operators applied but two qualified. A 28-man screening committee led by NAHCON's commissioner of operations, Alhaji Abdullahi Modibbo Saleh alongside 10-man secretariat subjected the applicants to rigorous procedural exercises. The committee was made of experts from the aviation industry, such as Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and the Nigeria Customs Service and representatives from other key stakeholders in Hajj operations. For transparency, the events were even recorded and during the price negotiations, NAHCON fought for reduction of the prices against the 2017 Hajj or at least maintenance of status quo.
The airliners attempted to prove beyond doubts the need to increase the airfare due to the increase in other requirements they need for the operations. After tough negotiations, it was agreed that pilgrims from Maiduguri and Yola departure centers of NAHCON will pay US$1600, pilgrims from other departure centers within the northern states will pay US$1650 while those from the southern states will pay US$1700, and these were the airfares last year. For excess luggage, pilgrim from the north will pay 16 Saudi Riyals for each kilo while those from the south will pay 17 Saudi Riyals.
At the inauguration of the screening committee, Medview called on NAHCON to give more allocations to indigenous carriers, since it would create employment opportunities for many citizens. The airline, however, commended the commission for the transparency and accountability it had displayed in the handling, screening and selection of air carriers since its inception in 2006. Media consultant of the company, Obuke Oyibhota, added that Medview was capable and ready for the pilgrims for the 2018 Hajj. The airlines proposed aircrafts they will use for the operations: Max Air proposed four: 3NOS B747-400, 5N-DBK, 5N-HMM and 5N-HMB. Medview proposed three: B747-400, B767-30ER and B777-200. Flynass proposed seven: B747 (ER-BAC), B747, A330, A330, A330, B767 and B767. Others proposed different aircrafts in their fleet.
While signing the airlift agreements, the chairman of the commission, Bar, Abdullahi Mukhtar Muhammad, charged them to braze up for the operations and ensure delivery of the best services to the Nigerian pilgrims and stressed that the level of their commitment and services rendered will determine the continued patronage by NAHCON. He expressed appreciation for the patriotism displayed by the Nigerian local carriers who helped in bringing respite in the 2018 Hajj fares.
It will be recalled that Max Air Limited recently ventured into the Nigerian domestic air transport market in addition to its usual Hajj and Umrah operations. Vice Chairman of the company, Alhaji Bashir Mangal, said the local operations cover Abuja, Lagos and Kano routes, while other routes like Sokoto, Maiduguri, Port Harcourt and Yola will follow subsequently. He said that Max Air got its Air Operation Certificate (AOC) from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) in 2007 and had been operating in Nigeria mainly in Hajj and Umrah operations since then. According to him, the airline has in its fleet a number of Boeing 737-300, 737-400 and 737-500 as well as wide body B747-600 and 747-700 to operate with. In his move in 2018 to reposition Mangal Airlines its owner, Alhaji Dahiru Mangal, re-branded to Max Air. As at January 2018, the company with its headquarters in Kano has five aircrafts in its fleet. "We are not new in Nigerian aviation market, we have been here for about 15 years now and we got our Air Operation Certificate (AOC) since over 10 years ago doing Hajj and Umrah and worldwide charter. By the grace of God, we are going to do our best to contribute to the development of Nigerian aviation industry and we will try to cover all the destinations in Nigeria within the shortest possible time", Bashir Mangal posited.
Medview has been a giant in the local and international airspace. According to the 2017 Annual report signed by the Company's Secretary, Abdullahi Adam Abdullahi, Medview Airline Plc, became listed on the floor of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on January 31st 2017, with (Medviewair) as the company's symbol. The company is principally owned by Nigerians and a major Saudi partner and operates within the aviation industry of the Nigerian economy, holding specific safety approvals and commercial licenses to carry fare-paying passengers or cargo for which consideration has been made. The licenses include: Air Transport License (ATL), Air Operators Certificate (AOC), Air Carriers Permit (ACP) and Route (Designation). In addition to these licenses, it holds the IATA identifier-code (VL) and ICAO airline identifier-code (MEV).
On 2nd January, 2007, the airline commenced business operations with Hajj operations as a litmus test, it later changed the concept of airlifting Hajj pilgrims and started to operate domestic, regional and international flights with basically seven aircrafts: B747-400 – TF-AMV, B777-200 – CS-TFM, B767-300 – 5N-BQN, B737-400 – 5N-MAA, B737-400 – 5N-MAB, B737-500 – 5N-BQM andƒB737-800 – CS-TQM, thus generating 36.961billion revenues for the year ended December 31,2017 from 26.039 billion at the end of December 31,2016. It has employed over 397 staff from its Lagos headquarters, the airline plans to acquire new generation wide bodied aircrafts B777-200/300 and B738 Max to further expand its services and generate more revenues.
Medview which according to the managing director, Alhaji Munir Bankole means "Madinah View" has airlifted about 3,500,000 passengers and a total of 46, 000,000 tons of cargo airlifted in partnership with Saudi Arabia Cargo Airline annually. Medview started operating direct flight to Gatwick International Airport in the United Kingdom since 2015, it operates scheduled Jeddah and Dubai flights since 2017. Other direct destinations regionally are within the Anglo and Francophone West African countries, it currently operates in 18 cities around the world.
As for the Saudi-based Flynas, It's entry into the airlift operations of Nigerian pilgrims dates back to 2014 when it airlifted 9,500 pilgrims from Abuja and Kaduna airports to Saudi Arabia. This was in fulfillment of a bilateral agreement between Nigeria and the host country. This was after many years of opposition by Nigeria to the Saudi Aviation Authority's demand of 50% share of Nigerian pilgrims as it does with other countries of the world participating in Hajj every year. Since then, the company has perfumed creditably wonderful. It has also eased many operational hiccups which usually faced Nigerian airlift operations in the Kingdom. The direct flight of Nigerian pilgrims to Madinah was largely enhanced by its advent and Nigerian pilgrims who have travelled with it have had good experiences and testimonies to give. It is also ready to deliver eve better services for 2018 Hajj.
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Kill Or Be Killed vol 3 s/c back
Ed Brubaker & Sean Phillips, Elizabeth Breitweiser
"And suddenly every word that she said was a gift.
"Every smile was a miracle,
"I'd been so stupid... We're all so stupid all the time.
"We stop noticing our miracles."
We do indeed.
And now for the bits you've been waiting for!
KILL OR BE KILLED book one began in blazing gunfire, a sequence we've been promised a return to, and by the end of this volume you will finally see Dylan in that "hotel" with the shotgun, you'll understand exactly why he's so focussed, specifically on social injustice, and it's all but the beginning of a meticulously thought out act-and-distract plan to shut down the local Russian mafia for good.
If he doesn't, they've given every indication that they will come for his girlfriend, Kira.
KILL OR BE KILLED has been the practical and psychological self-examination of one educated young man's descent into mass murder.
It didn't start with the Russian mafia, it began with a suicide attempt and several episodes which he now hopes were psychotic, but I still don't want to give that game away because we're looking for new readers here, and it forms such a substantial strand of the series that will keep you speculating feverishly far beyond this volume and well into the next chapters beginning with KILL OR BE KILLED #15.
As to practicalities, we're most of us more capable than we imagine we are. Dylan is ruminative by nature - which is why it's taken two volumes to get to this point! - thinking things through, though not all the time with a clear head; that, he would be the very first to concede. Here he contemplates courage, and the nature of fear as something self-imposed as well as instilled in us through aphorisms and cautionary tales designed to curtail our curiosity or limit our ambition (Daedalus / Icarus and "A bird in the hand..." etc). We are persuaded to believe not in ourselves, but in our weaknesses, drawing lines in the sand which we dare not cross. But if others have crossed them - if one person can kill a grizzly bear - why cannot we?
He's forever referencing films, is our Dylan, and books. As I say, he's educated and it's his constant self-questioning which in part makes him so very credible and captivating, engaging his audience conversationally - for he is emphatically addressing each one of us - as to his various successes or failures in storytelling and whether we find him frustrating, which is funny. Here is he shown for umpteenth time breaking and entering into the brothel.
"Okay, so look, I promise you we're getting very close to this moment.
"By the end of this chapter... for sure.
"I mean, this is all part of that plan I was formulating....
"As you're going to see soon. Really soon.
"But before we get to this -
"And I know, I know, I'm the worst narrator in history for actually getting to the point...
"Well, maybe after Tristram Shandy...
"But there's just some stuff you have to know before the action gets going again.
"I mean, it can't all be action... right?"
Dylan's also unusually self-aware, constantly rummaging around in his own troubled memories and the physical boxes of published art which his father left behind, whilst musing on Kira's past as well as his father's sad life and suicide.
"I guess it's different for people whose fathers didn't commit suicide, but if yours did, then he's probably a fairly tragic figure in your memory...
"That familial memory that shapes who you are.
"That's how it always was for me. My father was legendary and tragic and sad... all at one time.
"And if I had to pick one word that described him best, it would've been a tie between "lonely" and "isolated".
Dylan has just described himself, and little wonder: "That familial memory that shapes who you are."
He's far from alone but lonely instead, isolated inside his own head. So often there are moments of hope that he will be able to free himself from the shackles of his pragmatic secrecy, this solitary existence, and steer freely away from the desperate trajectory which he has found himself locked on.
One of those is where we came in and he realises that "We stop noticing our miracles." Yet it's these very preoccupations which prevent Dylan from fully engaging and actually existing inside the moment, and those moments of hope do not last long.
All of that is conveyed in the art: in the cinema, for example, with Kira beaming while Dylan sits dead-faced, obsessing over his predicament. And that's after his supposed satori.
Thanks to Phillips and Breitweiser, Dylan is surrounded by so much arboreal beauty which he singularly fails to notice - even as he's strolling through Central Park with the love of his life, lit bright with laughter, which was formerly all that he craved - and it will only become more pronounced in the next volume.
It's not just that he fails to notice it, either: it is that he is entirely removed from its life-affirming balm by his inner demons - the psychotic shit that's going on his head - and by the very real danger that surrounds them both. That Kira is oblivious to the danger (because Dylan has repeatedly refused to communicate for fear of blurting out the rest) makes the gap between them loom even larger. He has built the proverbial brick wall.
Next volume: Dylan attempts to break down the brick wall down and in so doing, finds it built even higher.
Oh, wait.... The shooty bits...? Knock yourself out. Non-consecutive pages, mind, but Lord, how I love Sean Phillips gunfire.
Parenthetically, there's a very funny sequence in which a Russian courier clumsily attempts to flirt with a barmaid who may well be gay by solemnly impressing upon her the virtues not of Charles Portis's novel 'True Grit' (which is a tremendously compelling narrative told by a fourteen-year-old girl of exceptional fortitude), but of its cinematic adaptation which was a travesty, and in particular the manly magnificence of John Wayne's performance which... anyway. The sincerity on that man's face!
For far, far more (gunfire, plus talk about 3-tier grids, full-bleed art, immersion and cleverly colour-coded displacement) please see prior reviews of KILL OR BE KILLED. Thanks!


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Strain-free epitaxial quantum dots (QDs) are fabricated by a combination of Al local droplet etching (LDE) of nanoholes in AlGaAs surfaces and subsequent hole filling with GaAs. The whole process is performed in a conventional molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) chamber. Autocorrelation measurements establish single-photon emission from LDE QDs with a very small correlation function g (2)(0)≃ 0.01 of the exciton emission. Here, we focus on the influence of the initial hole depth on the QD optical properties with the goal to create deep holes suited for filling with more complex nanostructures like quantum dot molecules (QDM). The depth of droplet etched nanoholes is controlled by the droplet material coverage and the process temperature, where a higher coverage or temperature yields deeper holes. The requirements of high quantum dot uniformity and narrow luminescence linewidth, which are often found in applications, set limits to the process temperature. At high temperatures, the hole depths become inhomogeneous and the linewidth rapidly increases beyond 640 °C. With the present process technique, we identify an upper limit of 40-nm hole depth if the linewidth has to remain below 100 μeV. Furthermore, we study the exciton fine-structure splitting which is increased from 4.6 μeV in 15-nm-deep to 7.9 μeV in 35-nm-deep holes. As an example for the functionalization of deep nanoholes, self-aligned vertically stacked GaAs QD pairs are fabricated by filling of holes with 35 nm depth. Exciton peaks from stacked dots show linewidths below 100 μeV which is close to that from single QDs.
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The national touring company of the Broadway smash Anastasia is now playing at Philadelphia's Academy of Music until April 14. Anastasia continues the Kimmel Center's Broadway Philadelphia season. The staging, scenery, and projection effects are gorgeous, the entire visual effect of the production is gorgeous, and the costumes from 1920s Paris are gorgeous. Every girl wants to be a Princess (or in this case, a Grand Duchess). Teenaged girls of every age and gender will love Anastasia. Several men in the audience this night were seen wearing tiaras.
The word Anastasia is from the Greek word meaning Resurrection, which is totally appropriate this Easter season. Interestingly, the Urban Dictionary has much more to say. Anastasia is an unforgettable girl who understands everything about a guy and can cheer him up. She is amazing, perfect, and pretty. That more or less defines Lila Coogan who plays Anastasia/Anya. She fearlessly attacks her complex songs, sailing over the blazing orchestra. Whether she is the shy, modest Anya who has amnesia or the more confident woman who seems to have an uncanny remembrance for many things only Anastasia would know, Ms. Coogan shines as the eponymous heroine.
The two very different men in her life are played by Stephen Brower as Dmitry and Jason Michael Evans as Gleb. While one is good and the other a conflicted good guy who is under the dark influences of Soviet indoctrination, they present the men in Anastasia's life. Will Dmitry get the girl? Will Gleb follow orders from his commander and kill Anastasia? No spoilers here, but this is a story with a happy ending. Let's just say the audience applauded – during the performance – this opening night when Anastasia kissed the man she loved.
Joy Franz was the Dowager Empress who survived the Revolution because she was in Paris. Being the great actress that she is, Franz riveted all attention to her every song and scene. After Anastasia, could Joy Franz be persuaded to star in Sunset Boulevard? Keep your fingers crossed. Tari Kelly as Countess Lily brought down the house during her big musical numbers, "Land of Yesterday" and "The Countess and the Common Man." Great comedic timing, dancing, and singing marked her role as Countess Lily. Her partner in "The Countess and the Common Man" was the very fine Edward Staudenmayer as Vlad. Staudenmayer brought grace, verve, and an irresistible manly presence to the role of Vlad. He looked terrific in the clothes he wore in Paris.
The Creative Team for this national touring production of Anastasia created a work of art which was simply breathtaking. Even the train used to escape Russia looked like a dream rather than a nightmare. Something as simple as a wooded area became resplendent as it was set in springtime, all cherry blossoms and intoxicatingly beautiful. The scenic projections were world-class, creating train stations, imperial palaces, scenes of St. Basil's Cathedral, and scenes of Paris in a twinkling of an eye.
Comrades, take your babushkas and everyone else to see this fresh and sparkling production of Anastasia.
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This project is a remodel of a house built in the close-in Northeast Heights of Albuquerque in 1961. The clients, an Orthopedic Surgeon and Architecture Graduate with four daughters, purchased this house because of its distinct modern aesthetic. To minimize the cost impacts, the work was divided into 5 phases. Phases 1 and 2 were comprised of major renovations to the existing roof structure, flooring, kitchen, windows, casework, and fireplace. Phase 3 addressed all of the exterior work and included landscaping, a new pool and pool house. Phase 4 consisted of remodeling four bedrooms and four bathrooms on the east end of the project.
The family's need to expand beyond the existing limitation created an opportunity to extrude a space from the existing house that was both inspiring and functional (Phase V). With the girls growing up into young women this space had to provide a sense of limitless boundaries by providing connections beyond the space both virtually and physically and adapting to the family's changing needs. The space functions as a media room, a music practice space, a place to do homework, and simply a gathering space.


It is the purpose of this section to authorize insured loans under this part that are first disbursed before July 1, 2010, for borrowers who do not qualify for Federal interest subsidy payments under section 1078 of this title. Except as provided in this section, all terms and conditions for Federal Stafford loans established under section 1078 of this title shall apply to loans made pursuant to this section.
(B) setting forth a schedule for disbursement of the proceeds of the loan in installments, consistent with the requirements of section 1078–7 of this title.
The determination of the amount of a loan by an eligible institution under subsection (b) shall be calculated by subtracting from the estimated cost of attendance at the eligible institution any estimated financial assistance reasonably available to such student. An eligible institution may not, in carrying out the provisions of subsection (b) of this section, provide a statement which certifies the eligibility of any student to receive any loan under this section in excess of the amount calculated under the preceding sentence.
Except as provided in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), the annual and aggregate limits for loans under this section shall be the same as those established under section 1078(b)(1) of this title, less any amount received by such student pursuant to the subsidized loan program established under section 1078 of this title.
except in cases where the Secretary determines that a higher amount is warranted in order to carry out the purpose of this part with respect to students engaged in specialized training requiring exceptionally high costs of education, but the annual insurable limit per student shall not be deemed to be exceeded by a line of credit under which actual payments by the lender to the borrower will not be made in any years in excess of the annual limit.
The maximum aggregate amount of loans under this section a student described in subparagraph (A) may borrow shall be the amount described in paragraph (1), adjusted to reflect the increased annual limits described in subparagraph (A), as prescribed by the Secretary by regulation.
The maximum annual amount of loans under this section an undergraduate dependent student (except an undergraduate dependent student whose parents are unable to borrow under section 1078–2 of this title or the Federal Direct PLUS Loan Program) may borrow in any academic year (as defined in section 1088(a)(2) of this title) or its equivalent shall be the sum of the amount determined under paragraph (1), plus $2,000.
The maximum aggregate amount of loans under this section a student described in subparagraph (A) may borrow shall be $31,000.
(II) section 1091(b)(4)(B) of this title, $7,000.
The maximum aggregate amount of loans under this section a student described in subparagraph (A) may borrow shall be $57,500.
Interest capitalized shall not be deemed to exceed a maximum aggregate amount determined under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2), (3), or (4).
Repayment of principal on loans made under this section shall begin at the beginning of the repayment period described in section 1078(b)(7) of this title. Not less than 30 days prior to the anticipated commencement of such repayment period, the holder of such loan shall provide notice to the borrower that interest will accrue before repayment begins and of the borrower's option to begin loan repayment at an earlier date.
(IV) when the borrower defaults.
(B) The capitalization of interest described in subparagraph (A) shall not be deemed to exceed the annual insurable limit on account of the student.
(C) Interest shall not accrue on a loan deferred under section 1078(b)(1)(M)(v) or 1077(a)(2)(C)(iv) of this title.
No payments to reduce interest costs shall be paid pursuant to section 1078(a) of this title on loans made pursuant to this section.
Interest on loans made pursuant to this section shall be at the applicable rate of interest provided in section 1077a of this title.
in order to reflect adjustments in interest rates occurring as a consequence of section 1077a(c)(4) of this title.
For purposes of calculating the repayment period under section 1078(b)(9) of this title, such period shall commence at the time the first payment of principal is due from the borrower.
A lender may grant the borrower of a loan under this section a forbearance for a period not to exceed 60 days if the lender reasonably determines that such a forbearance from collection activity is warranted following a borrower's request for forbearance, deferment, or a change in repayment plan, or a request to consolidate loans in order to collect or process appropriate supporting documentation related to the request. During any such period, interest on the loan shall accrue but not be capitalized.
A guaranty agency shall use a single application form and a single repayment schedule for subsidized Federal Stafford loans made pursuant to section 1078 of this title and for unsubsidized Federal Stafford loans made pursuant to this section.
Each State or nonprofit private institution or organization having an agreement with the Secretary under section 1078(b)(1) of this title may charge a borrower under this section an insurance premium equal to not more than 1.0 percent of the principal amount of the loan, if such premium will not be used for incentive payments to lenders. Effective for loans for which the date of guarantee of principal is on or after July 1, 2006, and that are first disbursed before July 1, 2010, in lieu of the insurance premium authorized under the preceding sentence, each State or nonprofit private institution or organization having an agreement with the Secretary under section 1078(b)(1) of this title shall collect and deposit into the Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund under section 1072a of this title, a Federal default fee of an amount equal to 1.0 percent of the principal amount of the loan, which fee shall be collected either by deduction from the proceeds of the loan or by payment from other non-Federal sources. The Federal default fee shall not be used for incentive payments to lenders.
Amendments by section 2(c)(42), (45) of Pub. L. 103–208 (which were effective as if included in Pub. L. 102–325) were executed to this section as amended by Pub. L. 102–325 and Pub. L. 103–66, to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
2018-Subsec. (e)(2)(A). Pub. L. 115–245, §309(e)(1), substituted "Except as provided in subparagraph (C), interest" for "Interest" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (e)(2)(C). Pub. L. 115–245, §309(e)(2), added subpar. (C).
2010-Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 111–152, §2207(1), inserted "that are first disbursed before July 1, 2010," after "under this part".
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 111–152, §2207(2), substituted "Prior to July 1, 2010, any student" for "Any student" and inserted "for which the first disbursement is made before such date" after "unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loan" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 111–152, §2207(3), inserted "and that are first disbursed before July 1, 2010," after "July 1, 2006,".
2009-Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 111–39, §402(f)(5)(A), amended heading generally, resulting in text identical to that after execution of the amendment by Pub. L. 110–315, §428(a)(1)(A). See 2008 Amendment note below.
Subsec. (e)(6). Pub. L. 111–39, §402(f)(5)(B), amended par. (6) generally, resulting in text identical to that after execution of the amendment by Pub. L. 105–244, §423(d). See 1998 Amendment note below.
2008-Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 110–227 amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) related to loan limits.
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 110–315, §428(a)(1)(A), which directed substitution of "Graduate, professional, and independent postbaccalaureate students" for "Graduate and professional students" in heading, was executed by substituting "graduate, professional, and independent postbaccalaureate students" for "graduate and professional students" to reflect the probable intent on Congress.
Subsec. (d)(2)(A). Pub. L. 110–315, §428(a)(1)(B)(i), inserted ", or a student described in clause (ii)," after "graduate or professional student" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d)(2)(A)(ii). Pub. L. 110–315, §428(a)(1)(B)(ii), added cl. (ii) and struck out former cl. (ii) which read as follows: "in the case of a graduate student enrolled in coursework specified in sections 1091(b)(3)(B) and 1091(b)(4)(B) of this title, $7,000;".
Subsec. (d)(4)(A)(iii). Pub. L. 110–315, §428(a)(2), added cl. (iii) and struck out former cl. (iii) which read as follows: "in the case of such a student enrolled in coursework specified in sections 1091(b)(3)(B) and 1091(b)(4)(B) of this title, $6,000 for coursework necessary for enrollment in an undergraduate degree or certificate program."
2006-Subsec. (d)(2)(C). Pub. L. 109–171, §8005(d)(1), substituted "$12,000" for "$10,000".
Subsec. (d)(2)(D). Pub. L. 109–171, §8005(d)(2), substituted "$7,000" for "$5,000" in cls. (i) and (ii).
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 109–171, §8014(b)(2), inserted at end "Effective for loans for which the date of guarantee of principal is on or after July 1, 2006, in lieu of the insurance premium authorized under the preceding sentence, each State or nonprofit private institution or organization having an agreement with the Secretary under section 1078(b)(1) of this title shall collect and deposit into the Federal Student Loan Reserve Fund under section 1072a of this title, a Federal default fee of an amount equal to 1.0 percent of the principal amount of the loan, which fee shall be collected either by deduction from the proceeds of the loan or by payment from other non-Federal sources. The Federal default fee shall not be used for incentive payments to lenders."
"(3) certifies the eligibility of the student to receive a loan under this section and the amount of the loan for which such student is eligible, in accordance with subsection (c) of this section."
Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 105–244, §423(b)(1)(A), in introductory provisions, inserted "(as defined in section 1088(a)(2) of this title)" after "academic year" and struck out "or in any period of 7 consecutive months, whichever is longer," after "or its equivalent".
"(iii) $1,500, if such student is enrolled in a program whose length is less than 2/3, but at least 1/3, of such an academic year;".
Subsec. (d)(2)(D). Pub. L. 105–244, §423(b)(1)(C), (D), added subpar. (D).
Subsec. (d)(3). Pub. L. 105–244, §423(b)(2), inserted at end "Interest capitalized shall not be deemed to exceed such maximum aggregate amount."
Subsec. (e)(2). Pub. L. 105–244, §423(c), amended heading and text of par. (2) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: "Interest on loans made under this section for which payments of principal are not required during the in-school and grace periods or for which payments are deferred under sections 1077(a)(2)(C) and 1078(b)(1)(M) of this title shall, if agreed upon by the borrower and the lender (A) be paid monthly or quarterly, or (B) be added to the principal amount of the loan not more frequently than quarterly by the lender. Such capitalization of interest shall not be deemed to exceed the annual insurable limit on account of the student."
Subsec. (e)(6). Pub. L. 105–244, §423(d), which directed substitution of "repayment period under section 1078(b)(9) of this title" for "10 year repayment period under section 1078(b)(1)(D) of this title", was executed by making the substitution for "10-year repayment period under section 1078(b)(1)(D) of this title" to reflect the probable intent of Congress.
Subsec. (e)(7). Pub. L. 105–244, §423(e), added par. (7).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 105–244, §423(f), struck out heading and text of subsec. (f) which provided for lenders to charge borrowers origination fees on loans.
1996-Subsec. (d)(2). Pub. L. 104–134 substituted semicolon for period at end of subpar. (C) and inserted concluding provisions.
1993-Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 103–66, §4047(a)(1), inserted "(including graduate and professional students as defined in regulations promulgated by the Secretary)" in introductory provisions.
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 103–66, §4047(a)(2), amended subsec. (d) generally. Prior to amendment, subsec. (d) read as follows: "The annual and aggregate limits for loans under this section shall be the same as those established under section 1078(b)(1) of this title, less any amount received by such student pursuant to the subsidized loan program established under section 1078 of this title."
"(iii) $1,675, if such student is enrolled in a program whose length is less than 2/3, but at least 1/3, of such an academic year; and". See Codification note above.
Subsec. (e)(1). Pub. L. 103–208, §2(c)(43), substituted "shall begin at the beginning of the repayment period described in section 1078(b)(7) of this title." for "shall commence 6 months after the month in which the student ceases to carry at least one-half the normal full-time workload as determined by the institution." and inserted at end "Not less than 30 days prior to the anticipated commencement of such repayment period, the holder of such loan shall provide notice to the borrower that interest will accrue before repayment begins and of the borrower's option to begin loan repayment at an earlier date."
Subsec. (e)(4). Pub. L. 103–208, §2(c)(44), substituted "section 1077a" for "section 1077a(e)".
Subsec. (e)(5), (6). Pub. L. 103–66, §4047(a)(3), added pars. (5) and (6).
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 103–66, §4102(b)(1)(A), substituted "Origination fee" for "Insurance premium" in section catchline.
Subsec. (f)(1). Pub. L. 103–66, §4102(b)(1)(B), (C), struck out reference to insurance premium in heading and in text substituted "an origination fee in the amount of 3.0 percent" for "a combined origination fee and insurance premium in the amount of 6.5 percent" and struck out second sentence which read as follows: "A guaranty agency may not charge an insurance premium on any loan made under this section."
Subsec. (f)(2). Pub. L. 103–66, §4102(b)(1)(D), substituted "origination fee" for "combined fee and premium".
Subsec. (f)(3). Pub. L. 103–66, §4102(b)(1)(E), substituted "origination fee" for "combined origination fee and insurance premium".
Subsec. (f)(4). Pub. L. 103–66, §4102(b)(1)(F), in heading substituted "origination fee" for "insurance premium" and in text substituted "origination fees" for "combined origination fee and insurance premiums" and "to pay" for "and premiums to pay".
Subsec. (f)(5). Pub. L. 103–66, §4102(b)(1)(G), inserted "origination fee and" in heading and in text substituted "do not exceed the combined origination fee under this subsection and the insurance premium under subsection (h) of this section, the Secretary is directed to lower the origination fee and insurance premium accordingly" for "do not exceed the 6.5 percent insurance premium, the Secretary is directed to lower the insurance premium accordingly".
Subsec. (h). Pub. L. 103–208, §2(c)(45), redesignated subsec. (l) as (h). See Codification note above.
Subsec. (l). Pub. L. 103–208, §2(c)(45), redesignated subsec. (l) as (h). See Codification note above.
Pub. L. 103–66, §4102(b)(2), added subsec. (l).
Amendment by Pub. L. 115–245 applicable with respect to loans made on or after Sept. 28, 2018, or in repayment on Sept. 28, 2018, see section 309(f) of Pub. L. 115–245, set out as a note under section 1077 of this title.
Pub. L. 110–315, title IV, §428(b), Aug. 14, 2008, 122 Stat. 3236 , provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall take effect for loans for which the first disbursement is made on or after July 1, 2008."
Pub. L. 110–227, §2(c), May 7, 2008, 122 Stat. 742 , provided that: "The amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall be effective for loans first disbursed on or after July 1, 2008."
Amendment by section 8014(b)(2) of Pub. L. 109–171 effective July 1, 2006, except as otherwise provided, see section 8001(c) of Pub. L. 109–171, set out as a note under section 1002 of this title.
Amendment by section 8005(d) of Pub. L. 109–171 effective July 1, 2007, see section 8005(e) of Pub. L. 109–171, set out as a note under section 1075 of this title.
Pub. L. 104–134, title I, §101(d) [title V, §514(b)], Apr. 26, 1996, 110 Stat. 1321–211 , 1321-245, provided that: "The amendments made by subsection (a) [amending this section] shall be effective for loans made to cover the cost of instruction for periods of enrollment beginning on or after July 1, 1996."
Amendment by section 2(c)(42)–(43)(A), (44), (45) of Pub. L. 103–208 effective as if included in the Higher Education Amendments of 1992, Pub. L. 102–325, except as otherwise provided, and amendment by section 2(c)(43)(B) of Pub. L. 103–208 effective on and after Apr. 1, 1994, see section 5(a), (b)(5) of Pub. L. 103–208, set out as a note under section 1051 of this title.
Pub. L. 103–66, title IV, §4047(d), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 364 , provided that: "Except as otherwise provided herein [see section 4047(c) of Pub. L. 103–66, set out below], the amendments made by this section [amending this section and repealing section 1078–1 of this title] shall take effect on July 1, 1994."
Amendment by section 4102(b) of Pub. L. 103–66 effective July 1, 1994, see section 4102(d) of Pub. L. 103–66, set out as a note under section 1078 of this title.
Section effective with respect to loans made to cover the cost of instruction for periods of enrollment beginning on or after Oct. 1, 1992, see section 432(a)(12) of Pub. L. 102–325, set out as an Effective Date of 1992 Amendment note under section 1078 of this title.
Pub. L. 110–227, §2(b), May 7, 2008, 122 Stat. 742 , provided that: "Loan limit increases authorized by the amendments made by this section [amending this section] shall be available only to students who meet the requirements of section 484(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(a))."
Pub. L. 103–66, title IV, §4047(c), Aug. 10, 1993, 107 Stat. 364 , provided that: "Notwithstanding the amendments made by this section [amending this section and repealing section 1078–1 of this section], with respect to loans provided under sections 428A [former 20 U.S.C. 1078–1] and 428H of the Act [20 U.S.C. 1078–8] (as such sections existed on the date preceding the date of enactment of this Act [Aug. 10, 1993]) the terms, conditions and benefits applicable to such loans under such sections shall continue to apply to such loans after the date of enactment of this Act."


Promise Carefully. Why? Because our words matter. We often get so careless with our words and promises, don't we? We say things like: "Yeah, I'll be sure to text you about meeting for coffee this weekend." OR "Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that…I'll be sure to pray about that." OR "You bet! I'll be sure to call you about that project this week." And then…we forget. We get busy. We fail to do what we promised we would do. Why?! Why are we so quick to make well meaning, but empty promises to people? Well, I believe it's because we are merely interested in saying nice things to people and looking good. We care little of our words and promises, and our actions (or lack thereof) proves it! If you promise someone something (whether "big" or "small"), plan to follow through. So obviously you can't do everything…so make your promises carefully!
Write Everything Down. That is to say, everything you do promise, should be written down in your planner/calendar. As my Associate Pastor, Jon Rocha, would phrase it: "A paper brain never forgets, but we sure do!" We are forgetful creatures…so write everything down. Certainly write down in your planner or calendar the "big" things (e.g. meetings, project deadlines, etc.), but be sure to write down the "small" things as well (i.e. call so and so, send email to so and so, pray for so and so, etc.). We are prone to forget…so write everything down!
Plan in Pencil. I have chosen the word "pencil" very intentionally in order to distinguish it from the word "pen". Now I'm not saying you can't physically write down items in your planner/calendar using a pen, but by "plan in pencil" I mean have the mindset that legitimate crises do arise, and so your plans might have to change in order to accommodate for a genuine need. Bottom line: People are more important than our plans and projects…so if someone is hurt or in trouble, change your plans and go be a good husband, wife, son, daughter, or friend!
Strive for Balance. Listen, I don't care how awesome you are, you simply can't do everything in one day or even one week…so learn to achieve balance with your to-do list items. I generally only choose two "big" items in a day (e.g. sermon prep and a blog post) and maybe four or five "small" items in that same day (i.e. phone calls, emails, etc.). Once I'm done with my list, I'm done for the day. I don't try to "work ahead" and thus exhaust myself for the next day's activities. I simply rest by means of working out, spending time with my family, reading a book, etc.
Organization IS Fun. Usually blog posts on organization and planning end with some sort of cute statement like: "Remember to have fun too!" Well, I would submit to you that being organized IS fun. It's not either/or, it's both /and. That is to say, Organization = Fun. It's fun to keep your promises. It's fun to see your goals and objectives being met. It's fun to know where you're going in life and the plan to get there. Another word for "fun" is "rewarding". The organized life is the planned life and such a life is downright rewarding.
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Shadow Mountain (Mar 3, 2015)
Softcover $17.99 (320pp)
Two diffident teenagers with communication issues fall in love in this endearing romance.
Silence, Deborah Lytton's second novel for young adults, concerns the unlikely match between a Broadway-bound singer who experiences temporary deafness after an accident and a pianist with a speech impediment and a traumatic past. It is a touching story about the forces that so often threaten us into silence and the struggle to find a voice anyway.
Fifteen-year-old Stella Layne comes alive when she sings. When she secures the lead role in the school production of West Side Story, her Broadway dream seems one step closer. It's love at first sight when crazy-haired pianist Hayden Rivers walks into the first play rehearsal. Before they can get acquainted, though, Stella falls at a rowdy party and strikes her head on concrete, losing her hearing. In the seventeen days between her accident and a cochlear implant surgery, Stella and Hayden—who saved her life—conduct a whirlwind romance even though she is temporarily deaf. Will she still love him once she realizes he stutters?
The novel alternates chapters from Stella's and Hayden's first-person perspectives. The irony is that although Hayden stumbles when he speaks, he has the much more fluid written voice. Most of Stella's narration is in unnaturally short sentences, like "I am a nobody. Invisible. Silent … Most of the time. Except when I sing." By contrast, Hayden is given to poetic, if overblown, musings: "The connection between us has grown as strong as the roots of a hundred-year-old tree grounded in the earth."
Lytton creates believable backstories for her characters to explain why they are both wary of love. Stella is a child of divorce, and takes her actress-turned-accountant mother as a cautionary tale of the dangers of giving up a dream of stardom for marriage and motherhood. Meanwhile, Hayden was abandoned by his abusive mother to be raised by his grandparents. His mantra, one Stella seems to share, is "Love brings pain. Don't let yourself fall in love."
All the more heartwarming, then, that two communication-compromised characters form a viable couple. Hayden's stammer allows Stella to lip-read, plus they text like ordinary teens; they also explore other senses on their dates: painting pottery, picking strawberries, watching dolphins at the beach, and baking cookies. As they exchange poems and photos, they are healing each other. Whether or not Stella regains her hearing, Hayden insists, "She needs to learn that there is more to life than what she has always thought"—including true love.
Teens who enjoyed The Fault in Our Stars and Gracefully Grayson should find plenty to relate to in this novel about different forms of communication and finding confidence despite setbacks.
Reviewed by Rebecca Foster
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Water-Skiing On Snow: Skijorers Aren't Just Horsing Around
Terri Moitozo, 52, kicks her boots into her downhill skis in Rochester, N.H. Odd thing is, she's 30 miles from any mountain.
"Combining two things I love, skiing and horses," she says. "I'm excited!
Moitozo doesn't need gravity to fly across the snow — that's what her horse, Friday, is for. That, and her buddy Nick Barishian, who's riding Friday.
"He's my horse husband," she says, pointing to Barishian. "My regular husband doesn't do the horse stuff, so you gotta hire out."
Moitozo and others are learning equestrian skijoring; other kinds of skijoring involve skiers pulled by sled dogs, poodles, even motorcycles. It looks like water-skiing on snow.
Skijoring had its moment of glory back in 1928, as a demonstration sport at the Winter Olympics. That was the last time the sport was celebrated on the world stage. Now skijoring enthusiasts are trying to bring this unusual sport back.
Geoff Smith, president of the North East Ski Joring Association and a competitive skijorer, travels to sanctioned races from Montana to Quebec to New Hampshire. On an equestrian skijoring course, skiers weave between gates, fly over jumps up to 8 feet high and collect rings dangling in midair. Skijorers race for time, hitting speeds up to 40 miles an hour. For every ring a skijorer doesn't carry across the finish line, two seconds is added to the raw score; missing a gate or jump adds five seconds.
Before Moitozo can try this out in the snow, she and 10 or so other newbies gather around Smith for instruction. In a chilly barn, horse and rider trot around Smith, who issues instructions, like: "Another good safety tip is not to let the rope get underneath the horse's tail, 'cause that causes a rodeo."
Duly warned, Moitozo and Friday head out. Friday gallops ahead, pulling Moitozo along by a rope. They fly over three ski jumps, past six rings that she reaches out to grab before reaching the finish line.
Moitozo thinks it went well.
"That is just fun! It's water-skiing on snow! It's the best!"
Not surprisingly, Moitozo and Friday have already signed up for their first sanctioned skijoring race — and Moitozo says she's recruiting her friends.
Copyright 2014 New Hampshire Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.nhpr.org/.


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This simple, flourless Sweet Potato Skillet Soufflé Cake is a cross between a sweet potato soufflé and a sweet potato pie. This delicious dessert is ready in about 30 minutes and it's perfect for the holidays!
If you were to close your eyes and think back, can you recall where you were and what you were doing at 3.00 pm on Thanksgiving day of 1992? As uncooperative as my memory is, I remember exactly what I was doing at that time on that day. My college roommate might say I was right at the edge of an addiction, but at 3.00 pm on Thanksgiving day of 1992, I was overdosing! I was on my second plate, piled high with spoonfuls of sweet potato soufflé and slices of sweet potato pie, and I was in a sweet potato coma – knocking on sweet potato heaven!
Up until that day, I'd only had sweet potato in curries and sautés. In Sri Lanka, sweet potato pie and soufflé were not heard of and we usually enjoyed sweet potatoes in savory dishes. So, when I had my first taste of sweet sweet potato desserts, as a college freshman, my mind was blown! And, my college roommate was right – that afternoon was the beginning of an addiction indeed!
As time went by though, I started making my own versions and I tried adapting my sweet potato soufflé and sweet potato pies so they were a tad better for me – after all, the more nutritious they are, the more of them I can eat – right?
It was this experimenting that lead me to what you see here today – a totally flourless sweet potato skillet bake that is a cross between a sweet potato soufflé and a sweet potato pie (sans crust). This recipe doesn't use any heavy cream, butter, or any sort of flour. What it does make use of is a roasted sweet potato (for me roasted sweet potatoes always seem to work better than water logged, boiled ones), an overripe banana, coconut sugar (you can also use brown sugar), coconut oil, a couple of eggs, vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, some almond milk, and pecans. And, it's mixed and baked in a skillet which means less dirty dishes!
Here's hoping y'all make this sweet potato skillet bake/pie/soufflé/cake, so you can then tell me if I should be calling this a pie? Or, a cake? Or, a soufflé?
Mash the sweet potato and banana in a skillet.
Add in the coconut/brown sugar, the eggs, vanilla, pumpkin spice, coconut oil, and salt, and mix with a whisk until well combined.
Then top with the pecans, sprinkle the coconut/brown sugar on top, drizzle the melted coconut oil on top, and bake for 20 minutes at 350ºF.
You can enjoy this warm or you can let this cool to room temperature, top it with some whipped cream, and enjoy.
We hope you enjoy this recipe for Sweet Potato Skillet Soufflé Cake from SoFabFood Contributor, Shashi from Runnin Sri Lankan, as much as we do. If you like this delicious dessert idea, visit our Dessert section for even more like it. Don't forget to subscribe to our newsletter so that you never miss a single recipe, and you can visit our Pinterest boards for even more incredible holiday dessert inspiration. Enjoy!
This sweet potato skillet souffle is absolutely delish. I love it. I can't wait to share.......I might have to make another, to do that tho! So easy to make. You must try. This is definitely not a cake tho. More like a soufflé.
Thanks so much Norma! I'm so glad you enjoyed this - happy New Year!!!
hello. I do not like coconut oil. What can I use instead?
Coconut oil works best, but you can substitute it with EVOO and still get lovely results.


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Our November Diosa theme has been announced!
Every month, we will pick a new Diosa (Diosa means Goddess in Spanish) which inspires our overall theme for the month. We look to all cultures and every branch of mythology for inspiration. Remember, a Diosa packs a wealth of knowledge and inspiration, and we use that to help channel our inner goddess like power.
SO for our first Diosa, in the official month for giving thanks (November), we are going to honor YOU! You're the reason we exist! You are the community we wanted to build and you inspire so much GRATITUDE within us that we felt it was the best and only way to kick off our debut box! Get yours November 1st, Sign up here!
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Illinois: The Land of Less Competition for Health Insurers
When it comes to competition in the commercial health insurance market, Illinois has earned the dubious distinction of being one of ten states in the category of "least competitive," according to a recently released study by the American Medical Association (AMA).
High levels of health insurance market concentration, largely due to consolidations such as mergers and acquisitions, can lead to "monopoly power" in that geographic area.
This type of data analysis provides important perspective for ISMS' fight for payer fairness and patient access. With a lack of competition, premiums are higher and reimbursements are generally lower. Monopoly power in health insurance markets harms patients and healthcare professionals.
View map with the 10 least competitive states in the United States (scroll down to map).
To learn more, access the AMA's 2019 report, Competition in health insurance: A comprehensive study of U.S. markets.
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The Grey Partridge is a game bird native to England. Changes in agricultural management, wetter springs and uncontrolled increase in predators has resulted in a dramatic 90% reduction in its numbers in just a few decades. It has disappeared from the area around the Park, where it used to be found. In conjunction with a number of conservation bodies, Hamerton Zoo Park is starting a feasibility study in spring 2019 with a view to breeding the Grey Partridge in captivity here at the zoo, and releasing the young birds in the local area. Five pairs of Partridges will be arriving at the Park this year; one pair moving into one of our on-show aviaries and the others housed in specially constructed breeding pens in various secluded location.
The Harvest Mouse is a tiny rodent native to England. Changes in agricultural management have resulted in a dramatic reduction in its numbers in recent years. It has disappeared from the area around the Park, where it used to be found. In conjunction with a number of conservation bodies, Hamerton Zoo Park is starting a feasibility study in spring 2019 with a view to breeding the Harvest Mouse in captivity here at the zoo, and releasing the young ones in the local area. Several pairs of Mice will be arriving at the Park this year; to be housed in a bespoke breeding unit which will include several on-exhibit enclosures.
The Park covers a total of 75 acres of permanent grassland to the north of Hamerton village in the old county of Huntingdonshire. All of the following species have been seen on the Park grounds, and whilst none are rare or endangered like the exotic species we work with, many are very interesting. Their photos have been taken by friends who live in Hamerton village. This is a Southern Hawker Dragonfly.
Many butterflies have pretty much disappeared locally over the last 5 to 10 years. Familiar species which used to be regularly seen at the Park, like the Red Admiral, Peacock, Brimstone, Orange-tip and Cabbage Whites, Common Blues and Meadow Browns have effectively gone.
Red-tailed Bumblebee. In many parts of England Bumblebee numbers have plummeted in recent years largely due to the uncontrolled rise is the number of Badgers which actively seek out and destroy their nests.
We hope to add more photographs of the local wildlife seen at the Park to this page, and will do so as soon as they become available.
Buff-tailed Bumblebees. In many parts of England Bumblebee numbers have plummeted in recent years largely due to the uncontrolled rise is the number of Badgers which actively seek out and destroy their nests.
Ring-necked Pheasant, originally introduced by the Romans and now our most familiar game-bird. Their numbers are kept artificially high by releasing captive bred birds for shooting purposes.
Male Grey or 'English' Partridge, our native game-bird.
Male Red-legged or 'French' Partridge, an introduced species now commoner than the native Grey Partridge. It is easier to breed in captivity on game-farms, so has been released in large numbers.
Grey-lag Geese are native birds, but are much commoner today following introductions and release of captive-bred birds.
Jackdaw. Now that our part of Eastern England no longer has full time game-keepers protecting their pheasant stocks, the number of corvids has increased dramatically in recent years. Rooks, Carrion Crows, Magpies and Jackdaws are much more common. Along with a large increase in the numbers of other predatory birds, the result is a drastic reduction in the number of smaller farmland and hedgerow birds, plovers and smaller avian predators like the Little Owl.
According to some sources the common House Sparrow is declining. Not here at Hamerton!
Female Chaffinch. Garden bird species which nest close to houses are protected to some degree from nest predation by Crows, Magpies and Jackdaws. Those species which nest in field hedges, which are often closely trimmed nowadays, are more vulnerable. Species like Bullfinches, Yellowhammers, Corn and Reed Buntings have disappeared locally over the last generation. Agricultural practices remain largely unchanged, but the huge rise in corvid numbers, along with those of Sparrowhawks and the artificially high local population of Red Kites all serve to reduce the numbers of these once familiar native species.
Green Woodpeckers can sometimes be seen on the open mown lawns and car-parks at the Park searching for ants and other insects. There is no tree cover on any of the open farmland surrounding the Park, so they are always very nervous and shy. Any movement will scare them off.
The Collared Dove has spread its range steadily across Europe and is now very common in England. Locally it has displaced the shy and beautiful Turtle Dove, a summer migrant which is no longer seen in our area.
Locally known as the Lapwing, the Green Plover or Peewit used to be a familiar farmland species found in open fields. Along with the Skylark, it has disappeared as a breeding species over recent years due to nest predation by the huge numbers of corvids. Local populations of these birds are no longer controlled by gamekeepers, and species nesting in open fields or low hedges are especially vulnerable.
Flocks of wintering farmland waders can still often be seen on the open fields around the Park in the autumn and early winter. Lapwings, Golden Plover and Black-headed Gulls can be seen here in flight. The Lawping used to be a common and familiar breeding species, but has disappeared as the numbers of Red Kites have increased locally, largely out of proportion to the available habitat and as a direct result of artificial feeding.
Red Kites can sometimes be seen at Hamerton. These are wild birds not escapes, and are descended from birds artificially re-introduced into Rockingham Forest in Northamptonshire some years ago. They can be attracted to open areas of grassland, but we make no attempt to encourage them as there is evidence that their artificially high local population reduces the numbers of other bird species native to the area.
Red Kites require undisturbed areas of woodland to nest and open areas to feed, because they circle like Vultures scanning open ground for carcasses. As a result our area makes quite poor habitat for them, as there is crop cover for most of the year, which hides their food source. Local woodland is restricted to small patches where human activity and the large number of crows continually disturb the Kites, resulting in most local nesting attempts failing. However, the Kites have spread east to our area and occasionally they be seen in quite large numbers largely because some people feed them, resulting in a locally un-sustainably high population.
Brown Hares leaping in springtime. This inoffensive native mammal is threatened by illegal coursing with dogs. Our rural area is close to major transport routes allowing easy access, and policing today is poor to non-exisitent.
European Rabbits are not native to Britain, but were introduced and carefully managed for human consumption by men called 'Warreners'. Today they are an important food source for the Park's carnivores, especially our Cheetahs.
Grey Squirrel. Introduced from North America and now found widely across England, Grey Squirrels are rarely seen at the Park due to the lack of tree cover locally.
Two native and two introduced species of deer can be found in our locality. Because they prefer the security of woodland they are not often seen near the Park site, which is surrounded on all sides by open agricultural fields with low hedges and no trees. We have no areas of woodland close by, and the few tiny copses are very disturbed by human leisure activity. These Red Deer hinds show how nervous and wary these animals are, and on the original picture were a very long way away from the photographer.
Roe Deer buck. A rare sight, and not one glimpsed at or near the Park because our immediate area is open agricultural fields.
Male Reeve's Muntjac Deer. Introduced from China the little 'barking' deer is now common in our part of England.


I'm thrilled to share with you, some exciting news, on our upcoming course on SAP SuccessFactors Rapid Deployment Solutions.
This new openSAP course titled " Implementation Made Simple for SAP SuccessFactors Solutions " provides you a comprehensive overview about the implementation of SAP SuccessFactors solutions, which is made simple leveraging the SAP SuccessFactors Rapid Deployment Solutions.
As you probably already know, SAP Best Practices are a key component of SAP SuccessFactors Rapid Deployment Solutions.The course is all about taking those best practices and showing you how to apply them to your own unique business needs. The goal of the course is to walk you through the tools and guides included in the RDS best practices content for an "implementation made simple" for each of the SuccessFactors solutions including core HR, payroll, talent, and more.
The course has some interesting talk tracks from partners, configuration demos for SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central, Payroll and Talent Solutions and detailed walk through of our best practices content. You will learn and understand the value of SAP SuccessFactors RDS preconfigured instance/ tenant and also why it makes sense to kick start your SuccessFactors implementation with our baseline foundation.
The course officially launches on March 9th, 2016 and I'm confident you will enjoy the well paced and incremental curriculum of this course. I encourage you to sign up for this course and I look forward to seeing you in the openSAP discussion forums, in a few weeks.


The Five Irish Tenors are coming to Oklahoma to showcase their talent and Irish heritage.
Ireland boasts a rich vocal history and song tradition passed down from generation to generation. Oklahomans will have a chance to hear it for themselves when The Five Irish Tenors visit Armstrong Auditorium. Not only will they showcase their Irish heritage, the quintet will feature contemporary songs from the Beatles, Frank Sinatra, Simon & Garfunkel and Billy Joel.
Each singer in the group is a different type of tenor, including traditional, lyric bel canto, spinto, Mozart and buffo.
Audiences will have the opportunity to see this treasured recital titled "Ireland Calling" on Feb. 21 at 7:30 PM. Tickets are available.


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Twenty-five Days of Great Books for Teens
By CEteens_library
The CE TAG (Teen Advisory Group) made a wonderful advent calendar for teens who love to read! We chose 25 books, most with brief description or reviews written by the TAG. Every day a new book is revealed, with books of varying genres and themes. We had a lot of fun making it and hope you enjoy! Come into CE branch to see it in person and stay tuned for December 25th when the last book will be revealed.
Happy holidays from the CE TAG.
Twenty-five Days of Great Books for Teensby CEteens_library
Here are all the books from our advent calendar. Most books include a review from our TAG...and if you pay close attention you'll notice that there is a 'bonus' book in the mix, as day 20 on our calendar gave not one but two great suggestions. We hope you enjoy this list, appearing in the order in which it was revealed on our tree.
The Upside of Falling
By Light, Alex
(Book - 2020)
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Do you enjoy romance, want to connect deeply with the characters, and are eager to be transported into the story well this is the book for you. The Upside of Falling is a light and fun romance novel about two teenagers who have agreed to be in a fake relationship. You may be wondering how this happens. Well it starts with Becca Hart, a shy romance book lover who impulsively lies to her former best friend about having a boyfriend. Once she realizes she has gotten in way over her head, Bret Wells, the popular football captain who has it all, swoops in as the dear boyfriend. Now these complete strangers have to pretend to be this lovey-dovey couple while getting to know each other, dealing with family issues, and finding the difference between what's real and what's an act.
The Rule of Thre3
By Walters, Eric
The Rule of three by Eric Walters highlights how modern society has heavily relied on technology and how one drastic change can break our society completely. The main protagonist Adam needs to join forces with his neighborhood to defend themselves from dangerous and desperate forces. The plot throughout the book was very well written and its characters resonated deeply with me (especially Todd, Adam's best friend).
La règl3 de trois
1, La lutte pour le pouvoir
The Cruel Prince
By Black, Holly
Le prince cruel
By Cass, Kiera
This is an engaging dystopian novel set in the country of Illéa, where the citizens are divided into castes ranging from Ones to Eights, with Ones being the richest and Eights being the poorest. The sole heir to the throne, Prince Maxon Schreave, is organizing a Selection for 35 girls picked at random to compete for his love and queen of Illéa in the palace. But what does it mean for America Singer when she is chosen to fight for a heart she doesn't want while leaving her true love behind? After reading this five book series I'd give it an overall four stars because I wasn't too happy with the ending but this is still a great book for teens.
A Curse So Dark and Lonely
By Kemmerer, Brigid
Have you ever wanted a fairy tale happily ever after? Well this story isn't one of them. Harper is a girl who lives in the 21st century. Her world is as imperfect as it can be, and it gets even stranger once she is kidnapped by Rhen, a cursed prince from a kingdom in another world. Now she must fall in love with Rhen or escape back to her own world before the season (3 months) ends, or he will turn into a monstrous beast once again. You will be captured by this thrilling retelling of Beauty and the Beast with multiple twists and turns along the way. Once you have read this book you will want to pick up the other books in the series, A Heart so Fierce and Broken, and A Vow so Bold and Deadly.
By Mafi, Tahereh
Alex, Approximately
By Bennett, Jenn
Bailey has been online friends with "Alex", and when she moves to the same city as him, just in time for summer, it's the perfect chance to meet him in person, right? But Bailey meets someone else, infuriating, rude, cute. Porter Roth. Does she have to make a decision between a flawed relationship with him or a perfect relationship with her online "boyfriend"? Alex, Approximately is witty, charming and entertaining, you won't want it to end!


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no i'm never gonna DO it without mah PEZ on - Wisdom is the retention of innocence through adversity.
Hey - do you like pez dispensers?
Kingdom by the sea, huh?
you know - that poem by poe - annabelle lee?
hey - i didn't comment on your flower photo - but it's absolutely beautiful!


When I first moved to Atlanta I was sleeping in my car and taking any opportunity to perform. I began working with Jan Smith. (vocal coach for Justin Bieber, Usher and Colbie Callat) I was touring a lot and opened for acts such as Andy Grammer, Ben Rector, Switchfoot, David Crowder and many more. I guess things were pretty good! But after saving for years to buy studio gear and make a record, my dreams were crushed when my house was broken into and most of my gear was stolen. Alone and heart broken, I packed up my car and prepared to head back to my small hometown, Blue Rock, Ohio. On my way out of the city, I had a date that had been scheduled a few weeks earlier. I didn't think she liked me, haha! Unexpectedly I fell in love, and after three weeks away I packed up again and moved back to Atlanta to try to win over this beautiful Georgia peach. Ever since, things have turned around. I'm now touring full time from NYC to Austin, I saved up to buy more gear and just released my new record on January 4th, 2018. The best part of all… I married my lovely Georgia girl just a few months ago! Can't wait for you to hear the songs behind the story of my new album Home Park! Thankful to God and thankful for you!