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Finding Work With or without a resume or CV, finding employment vacancies and securing a job in Crete or other parts of Greece is not too difficult.
This page assumes that you are a British or Irish Ex-pat or another EU national with the right to work in Greece under Article 12 of the E.U. Constitution. You need to complete certain formalities set by the local bureaucrats. Below we list important short cuts to knowing what is required to satisfy government officials in Greece with your CV and bone fide qualifications even for summer jobs:
Employee, Employer Relationship
If you are to become an employee and working for an employer in Crete, legally your employer must pay "IKA" contributions (IKA is one of the main Greek National Insurance organisations). This covers you for medical treatment should you need it. Furthermore, if you plan on staying in Crete during the Winter months, after two "seasons" of having your IKA paid, you will be eligible for unemployment benefit during the non-tourist season. Each month this can represent up to €300-€400 in payment benefits depending on your circumstances. Note: There are employers who will employ you without paying your IKA but it is not in your interest to accept this situation and it is also illegal. As an an employee you may be expected to work long hours in summertime in Crete, which has a season of approximately 6 months with only 4 of those being really busy months. Working 7 days a week for the entire season is not unusual and the wages start from about *€700 a month (which is only around £450). *€900 - €1,100 a month is an earnings potential but you should expect to dedicate some 60 hours a week or more for that sort of income level and renumeration.(* As of January 2009). CURRENCY CONVERTOR
Self Employment or Running a Business
If you wish to be self-employed in Greece you need to pay your own Health Insurance known as "Tebe" (Pronounced Tev-a). This covers you and your family for basic health requirements and also if paid for long enough also pays a pension in later life. It does not come cheap though. Tebe costs you anything from €180 to €300 per month. There are cheaper alternative schemes that do not offer so many benefits. We advise you to check this out with your accountant. You will definitely need an accountant if you want to run a business in Crete.
Many British and Irish Ex-Pats come to Greece to run a bar or restaurant and to establish a foothold in the system. We would recommend this approach, however we also recommend caution as a large majority fail for a number of avoidable reasons. A prime example would be: Coming to Crete to run a bar and acting like it's you who is on holiday not your customers. You will not succeed in running any sort of catering establishment if you have the "Lets enjoy ourselves and maybe sell a few beers into the bargain" attitude. You have to be committed to the income generating activity. To be successful you have to work LONG hours and work 7 days a week for the whole season. If you are closed at anytime other than between the official closing and opening times you WILL lose customers. Then there is an easy trap to fall into: Disobeying the Law!
Unfortunately this can happen as the laws and rules in Crete change often and everyone including the local Greek residents have a tough time keeping up with all the changes. Furthermore, ignorance of the law is no defense. There is another business practice to avoid: if you have visited Greece before, you will have noticed the bars and restaurants have guys or girls outside touting for your business to get YOU, the paying customer inside their bar or restaurant. This they do smiling sweetly and chatting to you about your holiday. This form of soliciting customers is in fact ILLEGAL. So as a bar owner, do not hire this kind of staff - known as - Kamaki unless you are prepared to pay a hefty fine if caught by the Tourist Police.
Check List of Important Pre-Employment Actions to Take
Yes, after preparing a CV in English get it translated into Greek. That is a useful tip. After that: Get an IKA Health Book. If you are going to work in the Catering industry, you need a Health Book, once issued it is a valuable document to hold. But before it is issued it may take you numerous trips to the local hospital for check ups and health tests , such as for TB and infectious diseases and then to collect the results. Our advice: DO NOT LISTEN TO ANYONE WHO TELLS YOU THAT YOU DON'T NEED AS HEALTH BOOK!
Greek Tax Number. Everyone in Crete whether Foreign or Local nationals MUST have a Tax Number, ask your accountant how to get one, and only one. It is a serious offence to have duplicate tax numbers.
Resident's Permit. If you plan to be in Greece for a long time, in fact any length of stay over 3 months you need what is now called a Resident's Certificate. In fact since April 2006 when Greece fell into line with the rest of the EU in opening up completely to the free movement of citizens to live and work, it is less strict and now only a Resident's Certificate is required for a stay over 3 months. No work permit is required. For non-EU nationals a work permit is still a necessity.
If Unsure Ask, Ask and Ask Again
If you are unsure of anything of any process connected with government and employment that you want to do ASK!, ASK!, ASK! Before you take a single cent or pay one out GET AN ACCOUNTANT and preferably a LAWYER too and then if you are unsure of anything ASK them first before putting yourself in a position which might be on the wrong side of the law - even fr those unassuming short term summer jobs.
Now for the reality of paid employment in Crete. The majority of employers on the island are Greek. It is within this context we make the following observations and suggestions. If you work for a local boss be aware that you may have to ASK for your wages each month. Not all bosses are like this but quite a few are (this is going by personal experiences). Also your wage will most likely not be based on an hourly rate but more likely, a monthly one. The downside of this condition of service is that you may be asked to work more hours than originally agreed but the boss does not expect to pay you more to compensate for the overtime...(again not everyone thinks like this, but a great many do). Also be aware that if the shop, bar, or restaurant where you work is not busy, employers have been known to blame the foreign workers for the lack of customers. Take it in your stride.
Finally, as Crete is still geared very much to the summer tourism economy, everyone is expected to work hard without the luxury of a regular day off a week for six months of the season. The locals do it and they expect you to do it too. This is fine if you're a beach boy, but if you're working in a hot sweaty kitchen you may end up more stressed than before you came to the job in the sun.
Working in Greece can certainly be a lot of fun and in the sun, for the most part, but make no mistake, you will be expected to pull your weight too!!
Brits in Crete recommends several web sites full of useful information, if you are contemplating working in Greece and in Crete.
UK Job Centre Advice: Centres have sound advice before your adventure to Crete. There are lots of pointers especially on explaining what your employment rights are when working in Greece, as well as your civil rights. What happens if you have a dispute with a future employer? As is the case everywhere there are always the unscrupulous employers, particularly those who hire casual workers, who are somehow not around when it comes to pay day. Know what to do.
Directgov - Advice for you as a Briton moving abroad. Directgov - all in one place for what you should know and what to do when you are abroad. The site is to help you as a UK national who is considering moving abroad whether for long or short periods. The site also tells you of what you should do when you return to UK from Greece after your time of working in Crete.
The 4 International Careers & Jobs site is a generally useful, if commercial site finding placement for people just like you.
Brits in Crete recommends a Greece-specific site, www.in2greece.com which is run by a Swedish lady, Victoria Sandels now resident in the country, who obviously has "been there, done that" and has basic, down-to-earth advice for would be 'wannabes' who want to work in the sun and have a thoroughly good time. Her single most important piece of advice is do not reply to jobs advertised in Greece-based, newspapers without checking them out first, especially summer jobs.
Another "must see" Internet portal is an E.U. run web site. Under the title of "Be Informed" it is full of links and information from web sites in Greece with sound advice as how to avoid common mistakes in taking up employment and jobs outside Great Britain, Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic (Eire), and some of the pitfalls of working in Greece. The site is aimed specifically at the younger workers. it covers everything from being an au pair to volunteer work, summer working holidays, even training scheme possibilities. There is always a need for English Teachers in Greece year round and the hospitality and travel industry mainly for the summer tourist season.
Advice on Finding a job in Greece. Καλή τύχη στην επιτυχία σας
(Good luck to your success!)
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|IKA - Insurance Contributions Agency
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I'd wish you do more posts about cyclists following the law. After I got my Big Dummy w/ kid seat, I found myself less-than-lightning quick in traffic. To make myself (and my kid passengers) safer, I decided I'd do the right thing and actually OBEY the traffic laws. No running through stop signs, no running red lights, hand signals, etc.
Daily, I'm amazed at the large numbers of DC cyclists who regularly flaunt the traffic laws. I know cyclists can get into philosophical debates about how a majority of traffic laws weren't written for us in mind, but the law is the law. (BTW, I actually support the "Idaho stop", bike boxes, and most of the bike-friendly evolution in local traffic laws. Unfortunately, these haven't passed in DC.
Please remind your copious numbers of readers that they need to follow the laws as well. Its safer for everyone. As an added bonus, it makes the cars not hate on us as much.
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March 29th, 2015, 14:46 #131
We have 57 games covering lots of rulesets and lots of genres!
We have about 35 GMs running these awesome game sessions and we have taken almost 250 bookings!
We have room for almost 100 more players.
Please invite your friends.
Invite people youve played with in the past who may have been missing for a while.
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Share the link and dates on your favourite forums outside this one!
There are games here for just about everyone from 5e to DCC, from 50 Fathoms to Star Trek, FireFly to Thunderbirds, Extinction Event to Shadowrun, Star Wars to Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu to Trail of Cthulhu and so much more!
Its Free - totally Free - you ca play with a Demo license!
What do you need? Teamspeak 3 installed and configured. A headset and mic. Fantasy Grounds installed and updated. Register on the http://www.fg-con.com/events website!
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June 26th, 2015, 09:33 #132
Were running *FGDaze!* this Saturday 27th June. *15 free one shot games* for all comers but you gotta book! We have a fantastic range of rule systems and genres being run from the Savage Worlds - Eye of Kilquato to Star Wars, Shadowrun, Top Secret, Pathfinder, Fate, and lots of D&D 5e. All games are newbie friendly - new to the system and new to +Fantasy Grounds.
You need a demo license (or better) of Fantasy Grounds , TeamSpeak and a Headset and Mic. Games are filling fast - dont miss out.
A couple of new games posted - 18 spots all up available right now -
[FGDAZE] - Eye of Kilquato - Savage Worlds - Pulp (3 spots)
Buck savage and the crew have been contracted to retrieve the legendary Eye of Kilquato! The race is on as the Third Reich has deemed the eye a national treasure fit only for motherland. Brave river pirates, fight ancient cults and explore the darkest corners of the Amazon!
[FGDAZE] -- Shattered Galaxy One Shot -- Savage Worlds -- Scirf (6 spots)
he freelance crew of the Gay Deciever is looking for work on the merchanter outpost on the edge of reclaimed space. What awaits them in the lost shards of the galaxy that is putting itself back together after FTL travel was broken for nearly a century. Will be using Teamspeak and if no expereience with either/or Savage Worlds/Fantasy Grounds, please tell me ahead of time so I am aware.
[FGDaze] D&D 5e - Bandit's Nest (6 spots available)
Newcomers welcome! Bandit's Nest is an adventure for 1st level characters. I will run as much as we can get through in two hours. Please have TeamSpeak installed and a mic. Pregens will be available but you can bring your own character built with the standard array. Also, please be aware that I don't own the official module and am not a regular D&D 5e GM although I'm confident in my ability to provide a fun experience for all.
[FGDAZE] DDEX2-5 Flames of Kythorn - New Players Welcome (1 spots)
During a summer drought, Mulmaster is threatened by a series of arson attacks. As the populace riots, accusations fly blaming Thayans, residents of the ghettos, rowdy sailors, the refugees from Phlan and dozens of others. Can you solve the mystery before the city burns? An adventure for 1st-4th level characters.
[FGDAZE] Savage Top Secret [SXG] (1 spot available)
Synopsis: Missile plans your organization wants are rumored to be in a relatively unguarded warehouse safe. Your team is tasked to get them ASAP. This is a one shot for FGDaze. It is a Savage Worlds conversion of an old school Top Secret adventure. Pregens will be provided.
[FGDaze] D&D 5E - Adventurers League- DDEX02-01 City of Danger -Noobs Welcome (full)
[FGDaze] D&D 5e - White Plume Mountain (3 spots available)
When Riikan Dack, a wealthy collector of rare art objects, hired you to recover a weapon stolen from his vault, he offered your group 10,000 gp—a reward sizable enough to dissuade you from asking too many questions. He showed you the boastful note left by the thief—supposedly an ancient wizard named Keraptis—and told you that his sources had pinpointed your destination (the "feathered mound" named in the note) as a volcanic peak called White Plume Mountain.
[FGDaze] Lost Mines of Phandelver NPW (New Player Welcome) (4 spots available)
FGDaze one shot - Meant to introduce new players interested in D&D 5th Edition as well as Fantasy Grounds. Will be running thrue the first part of LMoP
[FGDaze] Savage Worlds - The Last Parsec: Omariss Death Worm (full)
The heroes are asked to accompany Dr. Albert Mars to the distant desert world of Omariss 7. There he hopes to capture the mysterious and legendary "death worm." A local war complicates the matter, so the JumpCorp team will need all its wits to survive this dangerous expedition. This is a one shot session for FGDaze and will run for 4 hours. No Fantasy Grounds nor Savage Worlds experience is required. PreGens supplied. Headset and mic required.
[FGDaze] Shadowrun Missions - SRM02-01 Parliament of Thieves (full)
Shadowrun Missions - SRM02-01 Parliament of Thieves
[FGDaze] Star Wars - Force & Destiny Beginner Game - Noobs Welcome (full)
A 4 hour one-off game of the new Beginner Game for Star Wars: Force and Destiny. PreGens provided and beginners welcome.
[FGDaze] War of the Dead (full)
This is a one-shot, three hours in length for FGDaze. Beginners welcome, no experience necessary. Where were you, the day the Earth died? An unexplained cataclysm is infecting the world. Millions are dying and rising as flesh-consuming ghouls. Entire cities are roaming graveyards, and even the countryside is overrun with creatures in search of living flesh. Those remaining are banding together for survival, some seeking safety in numbers and others seeking to use their numbers to overpower and dominate the weak. It's a war for survival. A . . . . . . War of the Dead!
[FGDAZE] C-Sec Adventures: Murder at the 4th Star Hotel - New players welcome. (full)
FGDaze One Shot - A known Turian xenophobe has been murdered in his hotel room. A Spectre is in the area who is notorious for collateral damage and loss of life. It's up to C-Sec to solve the crime and bring the murder to justice before this Spectre decides to step in. This is a One Shot session for FGDaze and will run between 4-6 hours. Characters will be provided.
[FGDAZE] D&D 5e - DDEX2-8 Foulness Beneath Mulmaster - New Players Welcome (full)
The sewers beneath Mulmaster have always been dangerous, with countless stories of brigands, murderers, and worse that lurk beneath the streets of the City of Danger. But those stories pale in comparison to a new threat under Mulmaster, one brought to light by a strange and disturbing corpse recently found. It is up to you to learn the terrifying truth of what lurks below. An adventure for 1st-4th level characters.
[FGDAZE] Maelstrom - Fencing Masters - Noobs Welcome (full)
FGDaze One Shot - Fencing Masters. This is a one shot session for FG Daze and will run for 4 hours. No Fantasy Grounds or Ruleset experience is required. Pregens supplied. Headset and Mic required. Please have Fantasy Grounds and Teamspeak installed and updated prior to joining the session.
[FGDAZE] PFS-Thornkeep #1: The Accursed Halls (full)
Beneath Brokenhelm Hill and the weathered walls of Thornkeep lies an ancient maze of magic and madness. Once the workrooms and summoning chamber of a rebel Azlanti lord, these subterranean chambers were forgotten thousands of years ago after the eradication of the evil lord and his followers. Over the centuries, adventurers have found their way into these twisting passages and magnificent chambers, only to discover that the fading magic of the ancient Azlanti still lingers here.
Games for everyone!
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July 20th, 2015, 16:40 #133
The next FGDaze! event will be run on August 15th 2015.
Wanna play some one shot action? Wanna run something different?
Help spread some gaming goodness to all the new and lapsed players out there with awesome one shots Saturday August 15th!
FG Con 7 will be running from October 16th - October 18th 2015.
FG Con is our premier Fantasy Grounds Gaming convention and thanks to all you awesome people the event gets better every time.
GM Registration will open on Monday August 17th and player registration will follow 4 weeks later.
And... there is another awesome event about to be announced! Look for it in the next day or two!
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September 23rd, 2015, 06:38 #134
Woohoo! FG Con 7 is open for player registrations. 25 sessions posted already and now taking bookings!
I have 16 more GM sessions in the works and I know there are others coming too.
GMs dont be shy - run a game and share your RPG talents with players new and old!
Players - spread the word - invite a friend - try something different!
If you are considering running a game but are hesitant for any reason drop me a PM and we'll see if we can help you out.
There is a loose Fright Night! theme but its completely open to the GMs what they run. Im running a some Investigative Cthulhu and some old school Fantasy Hack and Slash!
If you want some signature banners Ive made up a few here - https://www.dropbox.com/s/h73p3embzq...tures.txt?dl=0
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February 20th, 2016, 05:32 #135
FG Con 8 is coming! FG Con 8 will run April 8-10 2016!
FG Con 7 will run from Friday evening 8th April (Aus and NZ) thru until late on Sunday 10th (US and Canada). That's nearly 70 hours of great games on offer for players to participate in, 70 hours for GMs to show case their latest creations and for everyone to meet new people and plan great and heroic adventures!
GM registration is open now. Many of you will already know the drill and we hope to see a bunch of new GMs joining in the fun for this great event.
Players - you cant sign up for games just yet - player registration will open in Mid March.
Subscribe to this thread to receive notifications when more details are posted!
Signature files are available here if you want to help promote the event!
October 8th, 2016, 00:40 #136
Check out some of the *other games* running at *FG Con 9* next weekend.
Symbaroum - The Promised Land
Dungeon World
Rite of Spring- Gods of the Fall
Star Frontiers: Salvage
Star Wars: Edge of the Empire - Fringers IV
La Saga de la Ravenar [G+ FG Spain][Spanish]
[SXG] Star Trek: Shattered Alliance
The Derelict - Call of Cthulhu
The Devil is in the Details
DnD 4e, New Players, New DM. Keep on the Shadowfell. Lvl 1-4
And there are:
37 D&D 5th Edition Games including Adventurers League
24 Pathfinder Society Games
22 Savage Worlds Sessions
All players play for free. Play from your own home and experience the awesomeness of RPGs on Fantasy Grounds Can play with a free/demo license all weekend.
October 11th, 2016, 03:51 #137
Sessions with 2 or more spots available
99 Sessions currently and 470 confirmed bookngs
There are plenty of other sessions that have a single spot available or you can add your name to a wait list by leaving a comment on that sessions event page
Adventurers League
Savage Worlds
Multitable 1-2/ | 3-4/ | 5-6/ | 8-9/ | 10-11
Other Systems
Symbaroum http://www.fg-con.com/events/symbaro...promised-land/
Dungeon World http://www.fg-con.com/events/dungeon-world-3/
Trail of Cthulhu http://www.fg-con.com/events/sxg-the...f-thomas-fell/
BRP Star Frontiers http://www.fg-con.com/events/star-frontierssalvage/
Cypher System http://www.fg-con.com/events/rite-of...s-of-the-fall/
Star Trek http://www.fg-con.com/events/sxg-sta...ered-alliance/
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April 10th, 2018, 02:11 #138
Ho good people - FG Con is on in 3 days time.
Stacks of games running - over 350 player bookings so far.
Come and join in the fun.
D&D is definitely the king this time around but soe other great sessions too including Savage Worlds, Pathfinder and more.
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Emotions Ride High As Arkansas Picks Interim Coach
No sooner had word leaked out into cyberspace that John L. Smith was going to replace the disgraced Bobby Petrino as the head football coach at Arkansas than the Tweet-O-Sphere began to explode with comments.
John L. Smith, the former Razorbacks assistant, became a trending topic, and there was no shortage of emotion on each side of the ball about the new hire as interim head coach.
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Knile Davis The happiest day of my life... hearing that John L.Smith is coming back to the ville to b our head coach...#priceless Bo Mattingly @SportsTalkwBo Low: I think John L. is smart enough to let his coaches coach. That's the best thing he can do - let those guys do what they do. Austin Willis @AustinWillis9 Top 5 football team and we get John L. Smith. Weber State's coach. I hope it works out. Jayme Thompson @jaymeleejames Knile If the players are responding this well, I'm amped about what our future holds for us next season! #WPS Tony Basilio @TonyBasilio Unreal. John L. Smith leaves his alma mater high and dry before ever coaching a game. #teampetrino #hogs #arkansas #SEC WarBlogle.com @WarBlogle Did you know that John L. Smith has NEVER beaten Auburn? Oh, he's never coached against Auburn? MOOT. Ronan O'Shea @RonanOShea Wait a minute...are people actually mad at John L. Smith for leaving Weber State for Arkansas? Really? Adam Chadek @chadilac1469 I'm glad the hogs got John L. Smith he knows the system and won't change anything #WPS #gohogs Brian Hedger @BrianHedger John L. Smith to coach Arkansas for a year in $EC West ... Let the hilarity ensue, folks. At least the cowboy boots will fit in there. John Herndon @ANewsJPHerndon John L. Smith to Arkansas? April Fool coming more than once this year?


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The problems to all these solutions are to be found on page 1c.
Solutions 1..4 are on page 1d.
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moves to the answers for the next problem.
Solution 5a
This leaves a good play later for Black at .
Solution 5b
But if White plays this 8', Black responds as Soln 5b.
Solution 5c
And if White plays this 6', we get Soln 5c.
Failure 5d
White 4 is necessary for life.
Failure 5e
Failure 5f
(1 & 2 are the same as in the correct answers.)
Solution 6a
This is joseki.
Solution 6b
This is joseki.
[Modern Joseki theory prefers White 5' one space above Black 4, rather than where shown. Refer to 'Get Strong at Joseki Vol 2'.]
Failure 6c
Although this is a joseki, it leaves a weakness at A for Black.
Solution 7a
White must play 4, otherwise Black plays there and captures the
stones by a snapback, this retains* sente.
* BGJ uses "gains" not "retains"
Failure 7b
Failure 7c
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White 6 at
In failure 7b, 1 loses sente but leaves the reduction later of
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Iran has pushed its diplomacy into overdrive as it tries to woo members of the United Nations Security Council away from US-led efforts to impose new sanctions within weeks.
From Brazil to Uganda, Bosnia to China, top Iranian officials are on a charm offensive unlike any in recent memory.
Though Iran may not be able to block a new sanctions vote – heavyweight Russia is expected to back further measures, and American officials are convinced that China won't block them – Iran's arguments have have raised the question for several nations of nuclear technology and who can have it.
At the same time, Iran is bidding to resurrect talks on a UN-backed nuclear fuel swap deal on offer last October but since stalled.
"The Iranians have to some extent succeeded in recasting the terms of the debate," says Shannon Kile, a nonproliferation specialist at the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute in Sweden.
"It's not so much about the spread of nuclear weapons, but more about ... who has the right to control access to advanced nuclear technology," says Mr. Kile. He says Iran is finding willing listeners because rather than its frequent rhetoric about Israel and Palestine it's focusing on nuclear power as a symbol of modernity. "They've actually got a lot of traction on that, especially from countries like Brazil and even Egypt, which has a lot of suspicions about Iran otherwise."
Tehran is this week hosting Foreign Minister Celso Amorim of Brazil – a key non-permanent UNSC member that supports Iran's peaceful nuclear energy program.
Iran lobbies all Security Council members – except US
During a nuclear conference hosted by Tehran 10 days ago, Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki declared that Iran would directly lobby all 15 members of the Security Council – except the US, an arch-foe.
US lawmakers are currently considering unilateral legislation that would go much further than the punitive UN measures by blocking refined fuel imports to Iran. Enforcement would require a naval blockade of Iran, which critics note is an act of war.
"Iran is going around the world to evade responsibility ... but I think we are confident that the UN Security Council will put forth a resolution," a senior US State Department official said on Monday, according to Agence France-Presse. "Countries are very conscious of Iran's failure to live up to its obligations. No one wants to see the [nuclear] Non-Proliferation Treaty undercut."
Tehran hosting Brazilian leaders this week
Iranian officials routinely dismiss as harmless any fourth layer of UNSC sanctions, meant – like the previous three sets – to force Iran to stop enriching uranium while it resolves remaining questions about possible weapon efforts.
But it appears that Iran is pulling out all the diplomatic stops to prevent new sanctions.
After meeting with Mr. Amorim on Monday, parliament speaker Ali Larijani – Iran's former top nuclear negotiator – said sanctions pressure would not force Iran to stop enriching uranium, as required by previous UNSC decisions.
"Issuing resolutions and imposing sanctions is not the correct language for dialogue and interaction with Iran," said Mr. Larijani, adding that "sensationalism and making a fuss will not have any influence on the Iranian people's will to resist."
Amorim, for his part, said that he didn't see Iran as being "close" to making a bomb.
"Call us naïve, but I think those who believe in everything the US intelligence service says are much more naïve," said the foreign minister in a Sunday press interview ahead of his two-day visit wrapping up today. "Look at Iraq."
Ahmadinejad courts Zimbabwe, Uganda
On Monday, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called the UN Security Council (UNSC) and the veto rights of its five permanent members "satanic tools" – along with atomic bombs.
Ahmadinejad has taken Iran's diplomacy to Africa. In the past few days, he has visited Zimbabwe – where he reportedly discussed swapping oil for uranium ore – and UNSC-member Uganda.
The State Department official quoted by AFP said that US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had called Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni during Ahmadinejad's visit, and that Mr. Museveni said he would "raise certain issues with Iran and help them understand what their responsibilities are."
Uganda did not indicate its position after being wooed by both Iran and the US, which has been engaged for months in building support for new sanctions.
Austria unmoved by Iran's overtures
Handling the Europe portfolio, Mr. Mottaki was in Vienna on Sunday to meet with Yukiya Amano, head of the UN's nuclear watchdog, on reviving a stalled nuclear fuel swap deal first put forward in October.
Mottaki called for "a new beginning, for new talks." But diplomats said he made little progress, and a statement from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) noted only that the 2.5-hour meeting, requested by Iran, was "held is a business-like atmosphere."
The Iranian minister also got little traction with Austria, which holds a non-permanent UNSC seat.
"[Sanctions] will be the consequence if something does not change on the Iranian side," said Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, who also criticized Iran's human rights record during a joint press conference with Mottaki. He said new suggestions from Iran regarding the fuel swap did not appear sufficient to stop moves toward sanctions.
"The clock is ticking, time is running out for Iran," Mr. Spindelegger said.
Mottaki calls for more democratic Security Council
Mottaki said talk of sanctions was "unjust" and called on UNSC members to be "independent" when it came to a vote. On Monday Mottaki moved on to Bosnia, which holds another non-permanent UNSC seat.
"We do believe that the Security Council should try to democratize itself, to give the chance to all members to think and consider and make decisions on the basis of their own analysis," Mr. Mottaki said in Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital.
On Tehran visit, Brazil backs Iran nuclear fuel swap
Iran foreign minister says interested in modified nuclear fuel swap
Q&A: Will Iran nuclear sanctions work?


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Colombian Central Defender Beats out Fellow RSL Backliner Nat Borchers and LA Galaxy's Omar Gonzalez, Becoming First RSL Player to Earn the Honor
SANDY, Utah (Friday, November 5, 2010) – Major League Soccer today announced that Real Salt Lake's Jamison Olave has been named the League's 2010 Visa Defender of the Year, as voted on by his fellow players, coaches, general managers, and media. The 29-year-old Olave beat out his RSL center-back mate Nat Borchers and the LA Galaxy's Omar Gonzalez to become the 12th different player to earn the award in the League's 15 seasons of play.
The discipline and attention troubles that plagued Olave in his first two seasons with Real Salt Lake were a thing of the past in 2010, as the central defender only missed one game due to yellow card accumulation and proved to be a lynchpin in the Utah side's backline. The hulking Colombian's strength and athleticism were on full display across his 27 MLS contests, the defender proving just as adept at boxing out opposing attackers as he was tracking down through balls and stray passes in RSL's defensive third.
Olave was an integral part of the defensive backline that set an MLS all-time low of 20 goals allowed for the entire regular season. Often overlooked was Olave's improving ability in the opponent's penalty area, his danger on set pieces providing RSL with three tallies this season, good for a tie for 5th on the squad's scoring chart.
While Olave is the first member of Real Salt Lake to capture the Defender of the Year honor, a pair of others with RSL ties have also claimed the award – current assistant coach Robin Fraser is one of three players to have earned the honor twice (1999 with Los Angeles and 2004 with Columbus), while RSL alum Eddie Pope captured the award in 1997 as a member of D.C. United.
Olave joins the short-list of Real Salt Lake players that have garnered end-of-season awards from Major League Soccer, adding to a group that includes Will Johnson (2008 Goal of the Year), Jeff Cunningham (2006 Golden Boot and Best XI Team), Chris Klein (2006 Fair Play Award), and Brian Kamler (2005 Humanitarian of the Year). There could be more hardware heading to the Wasatch Front across the next week, as FW Álvaro Saborío is one of three finalists for the MLS Newcomer of the Year award that will be announced next Wednesday, while Head Coach Jason Kreis is among the trio of candidates for the MLS Coach of the Year honor, which will be named a day later.
MLS Defender of the Year Award Winners
2010: Jamison Olave – Real Salt Lake
2009: Chad Marshall – Columbus Crew
2008: Chad Marshall – Columbus Crew
2007: Michael Parkhurst – New England Revolution
2006: Bobby Boswell – D.C. United
2005: Jimmy Conrad – Kansas City Wizards
2004: Robin Fraser – Columbus Crew
2003: Carlos Bocanegra – Chicago Fire
2002: Carlos Bocanegra – Chicago Fire
2001: Jeff Agoos – San Jose Earthquakes
2000: Peter Vermes – Kansas City Wizards
1999: Robin Fraser – Los Angeles Galaxy
1998: Lubos Kubik – Chicago Fire
1997: Eddie Pope – D.C. United
1996: John Doyle – San Jose Earthquakes
MLS 2010 Awards Announcements Schedule (Schedule subject to change)
November 3: Rookie of the Year (Andy Najar – D.C. United), Fair Play Individual (Sebastian Le Toux – Philadelphia Union) & Team of the Year (San Jose Earthquakes), and Goalkeeper of the Year (Donovan Ricketts – LA Galaxy)
November 5: Visa Defender of the Year (Jamison Olave – Real Salt Lake) and adidas Referee of the Year (Kevin Stott)/Assistant Referee of the Year (Craig Lowry)
November 8: MLS W.O.R.K.S. Humanitarian of the Year
November 10: Newcomer and Comeback Player of the Year
November 11: MLS Coach of the Year
November 15: 2010 MLS Best XI
November 17: AT&T Goal of the Year and NAPA Auto Parts Save of the Year
November 19: Volkswagen MVP & Commissioner's Award
www.RealSaltLake.com / www.RioTintoStadium.com / www.RSLtotheCore.com / www.ESPN700Sports.com


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Man injured in Conway home explosion improving
Blast lifted home off foundation.
A man injured in a home explosion in New Hampshire is in fair condition at Maine Medical Center.
Police said the explosion happened Monday at 4 p.m. on Valladares Drive off Route 16.
Click here for photos from the scene.
Conway Fire Chief Stephen Solomon said a man arrived home and smelled gas. After shutting off a propane tank valve and was about five steps back in the house when it exploded.
When firefighters arrived, they found him lying in yard, Solomon said. He went to Memorial Hospital in North Conway and was transferred to Maine Medical Center in Portland.
The New Hampshire fire marshal's office has turned the investigation back to the Conway Fire Department, Solomon said. Members of the department believe a propane leak was the cause but will return to the scene on Tuesday to dig through the wreckage.
Solomon said a number of appliances ran on propane and the department will try to figure out which one may have been the cause of the leak.
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Joseph Maddrey's horror film documentary Nightmares in Red, White and Blue: The Evolution of the American Horror Film -- which Fangoria called "The Best Documentary Of Its Kind in Years" -- is now up for pre-order at Amazon.com, here.
The incomparable Lance Henriksen narrates, and Joe conducted great on-screen interviews with John Carpenter, George Romero, Joe Dante, Larry Cohen, Mick Garris, Tom McLoughlin, Darren Lynn Bousman, and other horror icons.
And yes, yours truly is in the show too. Check it out!


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9 Winter Travel Deals
Special promotions are making it possible to get to and stay at these warm- and cold-weather locales for less.
Does the winter weather have you dreaming of an escape to a warmer locale? Or maybe you live in the South and want to go somewhere that actually has snow on the ground -- and lots of it. If you're longing for an affordable getaway, you're in luck. I asked Anne Banas, executive editor of SmarterTravel.com, to share her picks for the best winter travel deals. Here are nine destinations in the U.S. and abroad that she recommends:
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Warm-weather spots
Disney World. You can save up to 30% on rooms at select Disney World resorts and discounted tickets to the park if you book travel through JetBlue Airways. Discounts are available for stays February 18 to March 23 and April 2 to June 14. Visit jetblue.com for more information.
Hawaii. Banas says that you can find great deals on Hawaii travel packages now. For example, Pleasant Holidays is offering rates from $549 per person for roundtrip airfare from West Coast cities, hotel accommodations for five nights and a rental car as part of its Hawaii Winter Sale.
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. You don't need a passport to escape to this tropical island destination, which is the largest of the U.S. Virgin Islands. With the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Tourism's St. Croix Fantastic Flight Promotion, you can get a $300 airfare credit, your sixth night free at participating hotels and a $20 casino certificate if you book by January 31 for travel through March 24.
San Diego. You can find a variety of lodging deals in San Diego, which is warmer now than many places in the U.S. and is a great family destination. See San Diego Tourism Authority's SUNsational travel deals promotion for more information.
Sanibel Island, Fla. This island in the Gulf of Mexico is one of Florida's quieter vacation spots and is known for its great shelling beaches. With the Winter Escape promotion from Luxury Resorts, you can get credits for hotel activities, food and beverages at four Sanibel Island hotels and kids eat free all day. You get a $50 credit for a two-night stay; $75 credit for a three-night stay; and a $100 credit for a four-night stay for travel before April 30. Rates start at $149.
Bahamas. Deals abound now in the Bahamas, where temperatures are in the 70s. You can get up to $300 off airfare to several of the islands with promotional codes from the Bahamas Ministry of Tourism. The Atlantis resort on Paradise Island is offering special rates from $65 a night per person and a $300 instant airfare credit for a six-night stay or $200 credit for four- and five-night stays if you book by January 14. You'll also receive a Taste of Atlantis pass for food and drinks at select restaurants. Visit Atlantis.com for more information about this deal and others.
Azores. This archipelago of nine islands in the Atlantic Ocean is an autonomous region of Portugal and offers an old-world European experience. Average temperatures range from 60 degrees to 77 degrees. It's only a four-hour flight from the East Coast, and Azores airline SATA has a deal on flights from Boston to Ponta Delgada. You can get a roundtrip flight starting at $499 (taxes included) if you book by January 15 for travel between March 21 and April 18.
Cold-weather destinations
Iceland. IcelandAir has several vacation package deals, including a Northern Lights Escape that includes round-trip airfare Boston, New York, Washington, D.C., Denver or Seattle, a two-night hotel stay in Reykjavik and two-night stay in Akureyri, buffet breakfasts, Northern Lights tour and more for $953 per person.
Montreal, Canada. You can find a great deal on accommodations now through May 31 thanks to the Tourisme Montreal Winter Sweat Deal promotion. When you book a room at a participating hotel (with rates starting at $112 Canadian dollars), you can get a second night at half price. Plus, you can get a coupon booklet with offers valued at $500. Banas recommends low-cost Canadian airline Porter, which usually has roundtrips to Montreal for less than $300 from major Northeast cities.


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four june giveaways!
By Patricia Belyea
This month's giveaways feature 29 fat-quarter bundles from Janine Vangool's UPPERCASE fabric collection. Produced by Windham Fabrics, a bundle yields 7.25 yards of high-quality patterned cotton. Each giveaway is valued at $125 (four total).
Janine Vangool, the publisher of UPPERCASE magazine, creates a different graphic pattern for the cover and spine of each issue. Appealing to "the creative and the curious," Janine has released 29 issues to date. Hence the UPPERCASE fabric collection includes the full suite of 29 patterns.
Like modern calico, each pattern repeats on a small scale with a fresh color palette.
To participate in the June giveaway, answer this question in the Comment Box below: Thinking about your creative endeavors, what are you curious about these days?
Thank you Windham Fabrics for the donation of these fat quarter bundles!
To visit to find a shop near you stocking UPPERCASE fabrics +click here
To visit the UPPERCASE website and discover this engaging publication +click here
HOW THIS GIVEAWAY WORKS: The June 2016 giveaway drawing will be held at midnight PST on June 30, 2016. Okan Arts Giveaway is open to US residents (sorry to my Canadian and international friends), 18 and older, void where prohibited. One entry per person. Four lucky winners will be chosen with a random number drawing. Winners will be notified within 24 hours. Winners must respond within one week of notification or their giveaway will be forfeited. A list of winners can be obtained at any time from Okan Arts. Thanks for participating!
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280 comments to "four june giveaways!"
I want to know more about sashiko … and am ready to visit the Japanese exhibit at the museum in LaConner to get more inspiration!
Enjoy this palette of colors. I've been collecting unusual color combos using polka dots. The graphics on the covers are outstanding! Is your magazine on the newsstands?
I am interested in doing a series of small wall hangings with bead embellishment.
I am curious about fabric printing and painting – add my own signature designs to fabric!! and wondering how to get more hours into a day!! 🙂
Lately I've become obsessed with mini-quilts, and am curious about construction tips for working with fabric on a smaller scale. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway opportunity!
HI curious if I will ever master FMQing!!! Such fun! Going kinda slow>need more practice! THANKS FOR SHARING!
Having been a quilter for 40 years, I find myself wondering just how I fit into the "modern" quilt movement. I've always considered myself a "contemporary" quilter, but the definition of modern seems to focus much more on improvisation and using solids, among other things. I will go the way my heart and mind dictates — what that is I don't know yet, but I plan to have fun exploring.
I am curious about machine applique. It is something I have tried on my own once and the experience was so-so. Looking forward to trying it again and doing it well this time!
I am curious about whether I will win one of these and what I will create as many of the colors are not ones I usually gravitate towards, but I really like them all so here's hoping I win one and we'll see what I create. I am doing a lot of English Paper Piecing and I think these will be fun. Next endeavor is running the Masquerade at a British Media Convention in SeaTac in August (heavy on the Dr. Who)-wish me luck.
I am trying to figure out how to get more done.
I'm still kinda new to sewing so right now I'm very interested in all the different fabrics there is to sew with. I've only sewn with quilt weight cotton fabric, flannel and minky. There so much more I have to learn about fabric, I can't wait to make a bunch of new creations with all the different fabrics! 🙂
I'm curious about writing a quilt pattern. I love drawing out new patterns. It would be fun to create a pattern for the public.
I am curious about the limitations put on creativity by the economic necessity of using time productively. Making a creative acrivity at least pay for itslf is often a big limit to creative endeavours.
I am most interested in honeing my fabric design skills. And curious about how the middle schoolers will like learning how to do this too. I am doing a demo this month for them.
I'm curious about combining traditional, artisanal design with modern in my quilts.
I am interested in exploring improv more–especially with Yukata fabrics. My start in Patricia's class in La conner was–just that — a start.
I would have to say Improv Quilting.
I am want to make a quilted wall hanging of my house in SC.
I'm curious to know more about applique. I've tried it and I wasn't great at it, but want to learn more!
I am curious how someone becomes a fabric designer.
I'm endeavoring to do "nice" machine applique and am interested in shibori dyeing techniques. Thanks, Patricia!
Will there be enough time this summer to make another yukata cloth quilt and to use up the free bundle that I just won from OKAN ARTS???
Love these!! What a great, versatile collection. I see lots of possibilities.
I'm curious about teaching. I'd like to pass along some of what I know but unsure how to best do that. I have ideas though and at least it's a start!
i'm interested in dying fabric like Malka Dubrawsky.
I am curious about how non traditional fabrics can be used in traditional quilting to create surprise and fun for the viewer.
I am curious about painting fabrics with dyes
t.h.e. "–Modern Quilting movement is inspirational ..but, I am still curious about learning the fundamentals of Hexagon English Paper Piecing"
I am interested in interpreting what I see into a quilt in either a realistic or abstract format……
How to make my stitches invisible when hand appliqueing. That is a true art.
This month I am curious about working with colors I normally wouldn't be at all and with some pretty traditional patterns where normally I am all about improv. Heh.
Thinking about your creative endeavors, what are you curious about these days? I am not so much curious as I want to learn more about creating shibori patterns while dyeing with indigo.
I have been seeing these beauties on Facebook and wanting to get my sewing little hands on them. COme to Mama!
I'm curious to see which designs, colors, techniiques from the past will be the next "hot new thing" in quilting! Who could have predicted the current interest in Engllish paper piecing? For myself, I probably have everything I'd need somewhere in my stash of fabric and books.
I am curious about fabric printing and quilting with it. I would love to do some wall hangings.
I'm currently working on an art quilt where value is a very big consideration.
I am curious about the acceptance of mixing oriental themes and symbols. I recently created a wall hanging with Yukata cotton from Okan Arts and cotton fabric with Chinese themes from my fabric stash. I liked the final outcome but I wonder if this mixture of themes is considered unwise.
I am curious about how people pick patterns and colors to make a design.
I am interested in painting fabric with thread…..on my domestic and LongArm.,
I would like to do more free form piecing and applique.
I am interested in the influence of the old like the indigo exhibit at the Seattle Asian art museum and the influence on the new fabric designers
I am interested in exploring the creation of quilt patterns from the images I have photographed of my shade gardens. Such a variety of leaf designs and colors to work with.
I am always curious about everything from pattern design and fabric design to quilt inspiration. Personally I need applique and FMQ help.
I am intrigued by the textures in nature and how I can evoke the same textures in my quilts
I am curious about wanting to dye and stamp my own fabrics.
I'm curious about shibori, and how to use the fabric once it's dyed and dried. Also pattern drafting, portrait quilts, and about a million other quilty things.
I'm curious about ruler quilting on a domestic machine. I'm going to a quilt show this month and am hoping to see a demonstration. Thanks for the chance to win this wonderful fabric, and thanks for your beautiful blog!
I am curious how to use machine embroidery successfully to enhance my quilts.
I'm curious as to how quilters can make their time so efficient. I spend too much time thinking about projects, and not creating the project. I need a mentor on this. (beautiful fabrics, by the way).
I'm curious about what I will do next.
I've been courious about dyeing and over-dyeing fabrics using plant based dyes.
I am curious about how fabric designers are able to pull colors, combinations, and designs to create beautiful fabric collections. I have been quilting for more than 25 years. I can't make my quilts pop, or draw the eyes, when I select fabric. They turn out blah, and go to the wip pile. Thank goodness for pre cuts. They have saved me numerous times. Thank you for a lovely giveaway.
I am 70+ years old and still find myself wanting to do "everything." I love color, fabrics and texture and never get tired of exploring new combinations and applications. I tend to go in whatever direction my imagination takes me. I would like to do more with the new fabrics in a style that speaks to me.
I want to do some block printing on fabric. I took a class at the local community college and learned how to carve blocks. Now I want to expand on that and print some designs on fabric and then use the fabric in quilts. I'm very inspired by Valori Wells' work. Thanks for the fantastic giveaway!
I'm curious about how to incorporate modern quilt techniques into the more traditional quilt blocks, such as the lone star block. Also being inspired by so many wonderful Instagram posts, I wonder how to combine the negative space on something as 'mundane ' as a tote or bag. In one sense you feel like the sky is the limit, but on the other hand it is overwhelming to make design choices. Thank you for hosting such a great giveaway! Cheers
I'm curious about quilting on a smaller scale, and taking more quilting workshops.
I'm curious about printing my own fabrics! I'd like to try it sometime.
Currently I'm curious about finding more patterns for precuts…thanks for the giveaway ….this is an amazing bundle!
I'm curious about exploring techniques fairly new to me, including crafted appliqué and composing improv quilts that really sing.
I would like to get more confident with curved piecing, in addition to free motion quilting on my domestic sewing machine.
You guys get the best stuff!
I'd love to master hand quilting. It would be so nice to slow down and enjoy the quilting journey in this fast paced world we live in. Thanks sew much for this chance to win your fabulous fabric giveaway 😀
What is sparking my curiousity is the link between old and new.
Traditional quilts that connect to a fresh conversation in fabric of today's designers. I am excited to work on two quilts inspired by old quilts,. It is an across time collaborstion.. The result is somthing beyond me, almost unexpected….a surprise.
I am presently exploring using textured taupe fabrics purchased in Japan. I am curious as to why we do not have more of this available in the states.
I've been curious about curved improv piecing for awhile. Got a book, read the internet, but I still need to sit down and play.
wondering which technique quilters will embrace next? Machine embroidery, paper piecing and slow stitching have been successful recently – what's next?
I want to learn more about fabric dying!
I always look forward to seeing new fabrics. I am always curious as to how I can incorporate these fabrics as I try to design my personal interpretation of antique designs.
I am very curious about embroidery! I am hoping to give it a try this summer. I adore these bundles– such a pretty line!
I am taking an applique class, it will be nice to try quilts with a combo of piecing and applique.
Curious about getting comfortable with a sewing on a machine.
I am starting to work with varied colors in impressionistic designs creating quilts of unique pattern and color.
With so many ideas swirling in my head, I need to find a way to focus on one project at a time ( well maybe two) and get something finished.
After piecing a quilt, I am now curious about going one step further with interesting quilting designs to enhance the quilt that much more.
I am curious as to how a landscape art quilt would look using all text prints. This is something I would like to try.
I'm a beginner quilter, so I'm curious about attempting large quilts: do I try to straight line stitch on my little machine, or invest and send it out to be FMQ'ed… also curious about piecing different shapes in quilts instead of the basic squares and rectangles.
I'm really excited about creating my own patterns. Especially paper piecing. I've join the Long Road Home blog hop. I'm making my own patterns for this row. I'mmmmm sooooo excited!!!
I'm curious about how I'm going to finish all the projects that are on my drawing board. More fabulous fabric is just what I need!
I am trying to complete a quilt as you go. Having problems joining the block together
the fabrics look wonderful. thank you for the chance to win!
I am curious about combining disparate things, whether it be traditional motifs interwoven with fresh elements, integrating colors unfamiliar to me, or combining my tried and true methods with a more unfamiliar way of working. As I push myself I am always curious to see what will develop during the process.
I would like to do more wool appliqué and embellishment
Working from small pieces of art that provide inspiration for new designs.
as a new quilter I am looking at fabrics and how to make the right choices in my quilts
I am always curious about so many things! But right now what catches my attention is color combinations, along with surface embellishments, like appliqué and beading, that will tell a story. Like a short story, concisely, clearly, without being too transparent, and leaves a lot for personal interpretation.
Grrr! I thought with Janine being Canadian and you being Canadian you might have made an exception this time.
I'm curious about long arm quilting and half rectangle blocks. (Not at the same time though).
I am curious about knowing which type of interfacings to use.
I'm really curious about printing my own yardage with fabric paint. I make thermofax screens and I'd love to roll out printed yardage with my own drawings.
My local art center is Having a 21 day art making challenge, so I am thinking about taking a theme and seeing how long and in how many ways I can extend it with art quilts.
I've been trying new things with quilting, I'd like to try improve piecing next.
I'm curious about design strategies & furnishings for a really large & sunny work-space dedicated to all things designing, piecing, & quilting in my new old-home (c.1934) in Laramie, Wyoming!
Yes, I will be leaving St. Andrew's in mid-September & I gave my notice to the Bishop & our Board Chair in March — plenty of time for the next Director to discern if this is the place & the ministry! Spread the word.
We're not retiring but moving to Laramie to be 4 small blocks from our granddaughters who are 3,5,& 7 and our daughter & her husband — seems obvious that, if we can be part of their growing up years, we'd be privileged to do that! Our lovely large home has the perfect space over the garage with 2 big dormers!
My spouse, Johanna, finishes her Chaplaincy Residency in September. The Diocesan Cathedral is in Laramie 'tho the offices have moved 2.5 hrs N. to Casper — perhaps I will find a spirituality-based Ministry there or near-by. There is a Benedictine Women's Abbey 40 mins. S. on the way to Ft. Collins, CO. We have been Benedictine Oblates for 15 years at Holy Wisdom in Madison, WI so a transfer seems logical.
The U of WY is 6 blocks N of our new home — that feels good — I had a 20-year university teaching career before heading to seminary & ordination. The decision still feels like 60:40 — I will miss you all and the staff & work I have found here! I sense that, in many ways, what I came to do here is about done! All of the staff hope to stay on !
I am really wanting to be ore creative in my designs by doing my own thing. I would take your fabrics and give it a whirl! That gives me an idea. Gotta go jot it down.
I really want to try curved piecing in quilts, table runners or pillow covers.
oh! be still my heart…such a lovely bunch of fabrics..prints of which i have not
used. Palettes of which i would love to explore. Hoping hoping hoping….
I am curious as to how I can keep my Japanese cultural love but give it a modern look. Love your site and sashiko is definitely something I'd like to explore more. Thanks so much.
Oh my…I am curious about so much right now…alot of changes goin on! Good tho! 🙂 I am curious about FMQ & Applique (want to machine applique) & also learning to use my serger!
Thank you for chance to win this exciting Give-a-way too! (am "curious" about Who will win! lol)
My creative curiosities vary almost daily, but today I was wondering if I'll ever make a king-sized quilt for our master bedroom. The task of making one overwhelms me, but I'd love to have one on our bed. I suppose if I get started soon, I'd get it done before I enter a nursing home….:)
String piecing…just started and I can't stop!
Right now, I am trying to push and morph my painting practice and style by asking a lot of "What if" questions…using curiosity to propel myself past the confines of my comfort zone…I'm very excited about these fabrics…love small-scale patterns! Thank you for the opportunity to win!
I was inspired to try making yard art for my flower garden using pop cans. I experimented with making a cute painted flower but, the glues I have did not work. One glue for metal would not hold the pieces together. The other glue held up until the third day of rain. I also would like to learn to use my walking foot for more intricate quilting designs.
I am curious about fitting. I love making my own clothes but struggle with making fit adjustments x.
I have been interested in hand embroidery lately. Now what to do with all those lovely blocks?
I want to do more embroidery on quilting and more applique.
Jeans – making my own – both skinny and regular.
What a lovely giveaway!
I've been becoming more interested in hand printed fabric design lately! 🙂
This looks like a super bundle of just the right graphics and colors. Thanks for the opportunity!
I am inspired to bring more color into my quilt projects as well as to tell a story about my quilt journey
I haven't done any paper piecing and i have been looking into that .. firstname.lastname@example.com
I'm curious about thread sketching and how to make it look real.
I am curious about free motion quilting.
I am curious about how to create a quilt pattern I have so many ideas and visions of quilts in my head I just don't know how to turn them into workable quilts.
I sometimes still struggle with how to actually construct the ideas I come up with. So I'm interested in learning new tips and tricks for that.
I'm interested in the cover of Uppercase issue 30. Making quilts from wood scraps looks like so much fun to do.
I'm curious how fabric designers come up with so many awesome designs for fabrics
I am curious about gradations of color and how to perfect their inclusion in my quilts. Thanks!
I am curious about how to use the quilt as you go method successfully in my improv quilt designs. I also like to incorporate hand stitch into these. So I'm also curious about how to integrate both of these into the final design.
I would love to learn more about art quilts. Thanks for the chance to win!
Paper piecing a yoke or bodice for a sundress, I'm very new to paper piecing period…I'd like to wear my creation. Sashiko too! I'd love to dress up some of my pillow covers.
I am curious about how I can creatively use some ai I just got.
I'm curious about how to market what I am making and well, will I be able to sell it at a price where I make money.
I'm a relatively new to quilting and I would really like to learn how to coordinate fabric colors and designs to create awesome quilts. Thank you for hosting the giveaway!
I'm curious about a few things, how to get drama/pop into my quilts; how to get better and be noticed; how to find time to do hand work, such as sashiko and how to finish what I've started!
thanks — I like the fabrics too.
I want to learn to applique!
I am curious about how certain things will go in life for me. I will just have to see what will happen by facing it and not being afraid to try. Sharing my thoughts like this is sort of new and bold. Also, I quilt my first quilt, not perfect, but okay enough. I want to know if I ever will turn this sewing hobby into a professional.
I am a beginner. Sewing stuff are pricey.
I'm curious about doing doing embroidery on top of printed fabric. Also, what craft podcasts would be about. Also, how long hipster preferences will rule the font offerings I see on Creative Market. And which fabric at Spoonflower can reproduce color as I see it on my computer screen when I'm shopping there. I adore the fabric line and really hope I win this. I would be over the moon.
I am curious and in love with the texture created by hand embroidery. This summer I want to explore, learn, and broaden my hand stitching skills.
I am also interested in Sashiko.I Like Japanese quilting and would love to get more information about it. I will look for your next book.and hope it has more information
I would like to do some wall hangings..
I am curious about Sashiko and long arm pattern design. Thanks for the chance to win!
What a truly Crazy quilt these fabrics could make.
What will I design with the Uppercase Fat Quarter bundle!
I just got my first sewing maching, and I'm curious and anxious about pattern work. I don't know how to read patterns to create anything, but I'm looking forward to learning. I would really love to make my own clothes some day!
I'd like to know a source for some of the beautiful taupe fabrics used in Yoko Saito's wonderful book "houses, houses, houses" !
I was very inspired by the "Mood Indigo' exhibit. I would like to explore natural / botanical dyeing of fabric. Did a class many years ago in dyeing wool with natural dyes for weaving with Connie LaLena. Would like to incorporate had stitching too.
But the next project is a quilt for a 2 year old. I have an aboriginal fabric with turtles and turtle paths that will be the backing. Would love to use some of the fabrics you are offering. Thanks
Many of the new fabrics are very contemporary and are graphic in style. I am use to more traditional types such as floral, polka dots, batiks. I was wondering if I won these wonderful fat quarters, what type of quilt would I create. It would be a wonderful challenge for me. I am use to traditional quilts and have done small landscape quilts lately which I truly love. Thanks so much for having this give away and having people think more about what they would do.
how does one fit in time to try all the great creative ideas?
I am curious about big stitch quilting with perle cotton. I did an extensive amount of hand embroidery when I was young buy I let my machine do most of the work these days. I think it is time to add the hand done element.
I am curious about the Modern Quilt movement, and transitioning my current fabric stash to work in the modern world.
How is "modern quilting" different from traditional quilting aside from the use of lots of negative space?
I'm curious about using hand woven ethnic fabrics in my traditional quilt designs.
I am curious about all things Japanese. Just love the fabric, culture, their quilts, boros
I am interested in combining graphic text, floral and long sweeping lines of quilting in new and innovative ways.
I have recently gotten interested in sashiko,, embroidery, and other hand stitching, and fabric dyeing as well!
free motion quilting interests me
I'm curious about how to creatively combine some of the more incongruous patterns as well as colors I have in my collection.
I love geometric patterns, in both fabric and in quilt patterns.
These graphic patterns from the cover and spine of Uppercase magazine, are wonderful! Nice colors, too.
I am curious about what new colors I can bring into my projects.
I am interested in dying my own fabric for quilting. I hesitate to bring in another big element to my textile work as I struggle now with finding the time to accomplish what I want. I imagine I will always want more time, though… so soon I hope to be mixing my first batch of indigo. Thanks for site and sharing!
I am curious how designers can pull fabrics together. I need help with that creative process. Thank you for a lovely giveaway.
I am curious about methods to enhance my projects through fabric manipulation and using different threads for sashiko stitching
I am curious about making some fabric, India Flint style, with leaves and rusty stuff. And even more curious about how to use it effectively in wall hangings and clothing.
Also, I want to try the Jaquard Indigo dye kit, and do some Shibori fabric with it.
My curiosity knows no bounds, currently I am puzzling how to take a very detailed picture and translate it to an abstract design for a quilt while maintaining the eccence of the original.
I am curious about learning machine quilting on my (non-electronic) home sewing machine.
Hope I win – thanks for the opportunity!
I am curious about curved seams and endeavor, this year, to challenge myself to overcome my resistance to tackle them.
Colors have my interest now. And I am particularly interested in combining colors of muted shades to achieve some interesting quilts.
How to make fast but really appealing giveaway quilts to live at a transitional housing program for women and children.
As I get ready to retire, I would like to incorporate my 26 years of active duty experiences in our fine US NAVY into a wall quilt. My numerous duty stations and deployments make an interesting story!
Wonderful fabrics!!! Thanks for the chance!
I am curious about how I can display more meaningful themes in making quilts. And wondering what that may look like to me. There is so much new and fresh creativity in designs in these days that I am inspired to try my hand at making my art more meaningfull I want my art to have something to say for itself and in new ways.
Improv quilts
curious as to whether will succeed to start quilt this summer
I'm curious about Batiks and the process……would love to see Batik's being made
I'm curious -if a quilt could pay for tickets to "Hamilton ".
I am curious about achieving three-dimensional effects with fabric.
I am most curious about storytelling these days. Whether its told in textile, print, or images, mostly without words. How does one know they have connected with the audience, viewer?
I'm curious about making scrappy modern quilts.
I am curious s out improvisational quilting with large scale designs
I am curious about a lot of things……what will be the next quilt I make, how my back surgery on the 24 will turn out. Where will I put this fabric when I win it? Don't worry, I will make room.
I am looking for color and texture. Love to see the finished pieces, they make me happy and bring enjoyment into my life.
I am curious about the process of using prints in a quilt to accent negative and positive spaces, such as in modern quilting. Thanks for the nice give away!
Tweeeeeeee!! these fabrics are so dang great!
Oddly enough I am sooooo in a garment phase right now…I keep looking for patterns that are in my head…and may just have to create the patterns that I "see". I am so curious about fitting and finding fabric that will provide both structure as well as dreamy drape! Oxymorons perhaps!
That being said….I may be mad for garments right now because I currently committed to 4 quilting projects this year and really won't be able to focus on garments much until they are done
I am experimenting with dyeing fabrics and about to begin using plants and flowers- I don't know where it will take me but I'm excited
I am revisiting aspects of the color wheel in my quilts. I want to see how creative I can become by incorporating ALL the colors in one quilt from a basic color wheel.
Recently, I have seen several examples by other quilters, and that has inspired me.
I'm curious about using text(words/letters)as fabric embelishment.
I am curious about incorporating oriental design into traditional patterns.
I am curious about learning free motion quilting techniques, and have been pushing myself to try them in my latest quilts.
I'm curious about how today's quilts will be viewed in 50 years. Is what we are making a unique look at our life today?
I am completely spellbound by combining different textiles, including new, recycled, international, antique, to create new fabrics, such as that found in Mieko Mintz and others, and the lovely placement just so in wearable art.
I am interested in using some 3-D elements in my quilts, but not to the point of distraction. Just enhancement. It must be done in a way that holds up to everyday usage.
I am exploring incorporating hand embroidery with piecing
and applique into my quilts
I would love to incorporate sashiko into a two color
blue and white quilt 🙂
I am curious and excited about UPPERCASE Fabric line and happy that it would go with a lot of the Japanese fabric lines. Hopefully it will be in my quilt shop soon. I love making bags of all types and think this would be fun to use.
How to incorporate different fabrics into my milleflore quilt – which I have just started.
I'M PLANNING A QUILT FOR MY PARTICLE PHYSICS GRANDSON. INTEND TO CALL IT "PIXELS FROM THE HUBBLE." A wall will help with color placement but should it have a black hole? I vacilate between No – they only noticed by their effect of surroundings and yes – it will add more interest. Am I going too far?
I love cut flowers from my garden and am curious about using them in quilting – turning the images of the flowers into a quilt, pounding the color from the petals onto the fabric, dying fabric with plants –
I am wanting to push myself out of my quilting slump and be able to express my inside quilting girl to the outside world. I want you to be able to experience my joy, sorrow or inner peace through my work. I want to tell you a story in fabric.
I am curious what it will take to get me to act more quickly and often on my creative ideas in quilting, drawing and fabric arts.
Such an interesting collection. Ideal for the modern quilting persona. Thank you for offering such a wonderful give away.
Hexies and hand quilting have been on my mind to stretch outside my box.
I am curious about a pattern for using Japanese fabrics for a quilt.
I am always interested in new ways to make beautiful quilts. How do profesipnals come up with new ideas? What fabrics work best with each new idea? How can I create new and exciting approaches to my work? It is a constant journey to learn and create.How do I keep moving ahead?
I am curious on how I can take Japanese fabrics in use them in a traditional charm style quilt.
This season in the creative department, I am getting to understand my first Bernina sewing machine, already have a B.serger. I still prefer to make my own designs. Last week I made a fabric lap book to share w/ a friend w/ Alzheimer's.
I am curious to see what I could do with these wonderful fat quarters. I think they offer many fun and new ways to use them. I'd love to be a winner.
Actually taking a break from creative endevors to travel the USA in a small 5th wheel for a year. Then back to creative endeavors.
I am curious about American Pogaji quilting. Katrina Walker will be a guest speaker at our local American Sewing Guild chapter this fall 2016. She is known for this type of fabric art.
I subscribe to Uppercase. . . might have known there was a fabriholic there! Love any kind of fabric, but Wyndham has wonderful fabric for quilters.
I am curious about interpreting nature or landscapes into fabric art – how different colors, textures, fabrics create a scene.
I am curious about improv designs and how to control their busy-ness while using a lot of colors.
The name of the fabrics are so applicable to the look of them. Awesome!
I've been wanting to find a way to work on quilting more. Trying to find the time is what I'm most curious about. How do people do it? It makes me so happy to create.
I am currently obsessed with color/texture combinations printing with the Gelli-plate and next up is printing these on fabric using fabric paints…wish me luck!
I've been thinking about shapes in new ways. My latest obsession are multi sided shapes- named after a mathematician- that start with random dots.
I love this fabric line! So happy for a chance to win some. I am curious about over-dyeing printed fabric. I wouldn't do it to this gorgeous fabric, though.
I'm curious to explorie more advanced walking foot quilting while mixing it up by introducing a little free motion quilting into my quilts.
Departing from cotton fabric to unusual textures in my art quilts. Have been working with velveteen, shiny metallic fabrics, and upholstery fabric. Quite a challenge with needle breakage and metallic thread tension!
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I am curious about how other quilters accomplish such great quilts. I have just begun quilting and am have a lot of problems especially with sizing.
I am curious about the modern quilting movement and how it has expanded the design choices for fabric.
My endeavors are trying to think of how to express myself with texture . Patterns that move the eye in unusual ways. Also allowing myself to be slow and enjoy the journey of my creativity..
I am curious to spend more time being creative, and playing with my fabric in new ways like making clothing.
Having been established as a bag and quilt maker, I am now venturing into women's clothing – fitting dresses to my own shape using fun and beautiful fabrics is my current creative challenge!
Large stitch quilting
Having sewn for most of my life, and quilting for the past thirty years, I enjoy using color and tones to create a response when viewing the finished product. Now I am wanting to create an emotional response and tell a story through my textile arts. I find the fine details of the Japanese artists/quilters so emotionally stimulating that I have started collecting their books to study their fine techniques and attention to detail.
I have a new baby on the way and these prints would be fabulous for a welcome gift.
I'm curious about all the Colour combinations of this collection
I'm always curious about what happens putting different fabrics together.
Now I have retired, a new life and world of creative stitch has opened up. I feel reborn and it is as if having lots of fabric and thread are like sweets in a sweet shop. Bring it on.
I'm curious about and trying my hand a scrap quilting. I've always been "must-have-a-plan" person, but I think that's limiting my creativity. I'm trying the random selection process now and am feeling MUCH more energized. Thanks for offering this awesome prize. I love the story behind this collection of fabrics!!
These patterns are right p my quilting alley! great coordination and colors.
I am curious about 3 dimensional quilting – the piece becoming more sculptural, either in relief or full round.
These are beautiful fabrics! Thanks for the chance to win. Currently I am curious about gelli printing on fabric. I am exploring printing with hosta and other leaves.I think I must have "imprinted" on hosta when I lived in Japan as a toddler. These fabrics would play well with my prints!
As I just got back from Hawaii I am working on both Sashiko and Hawaiian quilting, it been great to work with my hands and see how much I can do without a sewing machine.
I quilt quite a bit, mostly traditional and commercial patterns. I have just recently been drawing my own pattern. I am truly enjoying myself. I am so excited about this give away! I can picture many of these fabrics in my quilts. Thank you!
Beautiful fabric collection! I'm interested in trying botanical dying fabric. Organic and natural.
Integrating–I am curious about innovative ways to incorporate and integrate modern textile designs with traditional fabrics or methods. The new designs are often reminiscent of Japanese sashiko designs I have tried and would like to find interesting ways to use them with traditional indigo fabrics.
These days I'm interested in combining East and West. I've been learning Sashiko and am challenging myself to use it with Western embroidery techniques and fabrics. I think there is energy in the abutting of cultures.
Love brights and polka dots.
I'm in the midst of exploring machine quilting on a Featherweight sewing machine(my grandmothers). The exploration of physical logistics and machine quilting designs that emphasize the fabrics utilized is challenging! Achieving a sense of harmony with the fabrics and free motion quilting is quite an endeavor! I appreciate quality design and fibers that you have shared. Thank you!
I am curious about the variety of shades of green that surround us here in the NW and the blue-greens I grew up with in Ohio. Currently collecting fabric shades for a yet un known project. But it will come to me.
I am intrigued with the many surface design techniques out there and want to explore them and figure out how to use the fabric I create.
I'm currently working on Penrose tiles as possible units for English paper piecing.
I am curious about long arm quilting. It looks fun and difficult.
My latest interests have been in public art…graffiti or yarn bobbing. I wonder how I could incorporate that into my sewing or painting. I love the idea of bringing unexpected beauty to an urban area.
I'm curious about going beyond my usual color combinations and mixing different patterns. Trying to be more "arty"!
wondering what antique quilt in my collection that I will reproduce next.
I'm curious about custom long arm quilting techniques
I am curious about how working in a series affects my quilting and designing.
My interest this month is to master free motion quilting. I am trying my best but somehow I still am not there yet. Practice makes perfect they say so we'll see.
I'm mostly curious about choosing the right materials for the projects I want to make, I've seen how it goes when I don't! I'm also a big fan of Uppercase and am so glad to see this collaboration.
These fabrics are so playful! I love them.
I am interested in using vintage blocks in innovative settings. I have added borders to Grandmother's Flower Garden blocks using contemporary fabrics, but would love to see others' ideas.
I am curious about what I will see that will inspire me to go in new and different directions.
I am looking forward to seeing this line of fabric in person.
I am curious about where I belong in the world of modern quilting, if I really need to label myself, and how to keep getting better at what I do.
There is a book called Crafted Applique that uses a new technique. I am curious to learn about and try this method.
thinking about making my artwork more inclusive, and curious to learn more new mixed media techniques!
I'm curious about how so many different fabric patterns can all work together to make such beautiful quilts and design.
I am working on how to use the fabrics in my stash in different ways than when I originally purchased them! Love your give-aways!
Watching what I see in social media, I am very curious about dying yarn.
I would like to learn more about Fiber Art. I think it is fascinating and when I go to Art shows I am amazed at the talent and the ideas that these artists put into their work.
I am curious and always looking for seldom seen unusual blocks. Thanks for the giveaway.
This fabric collection is amazing. Right now I am getting all the pieces ready to try hand applique. It's about 70 inches x 70 inches
I a curious about black and white fabrics and whybINLIKE THEM…making toiletry bags with them with splashes of besutiful contradt colors in the inside! nextva wall hanging! Thats what I am thinking about!
I am curious about free motion embroidery.
After using pictures of quilts to inspire my own, I'm curious how I can start using my environment to be my inspiration.
Lately I have been interested in smaller quilts for hanging art rather than cozy blankets. Making a piece shine with such limited space is a challenge for me.
Very curious to learn cyano printing – to be done on hand dyed fabrics and combined with some stitching. I love the idea of adding all kinds of surface design to fabric and quilts. Thanks for all you do!
I'd like to relearn how to crochet…I haven't done it in years! Thanks and God bless!
I have been exploring ways to paint and color fabric- but haven't taken the plunge yet. Once I get going, I am curious about where it will lead me. I should not be so hesitant!
I have been working on an English Paper Piecing Grandmother's Flower Garden Quilt. I have the middle piece, the first and second round done on a lot of blocks. I am curious as to how I put the blocks together. It seems like It will be difficult to sew one block to another, and then add another block to that!!!
Currently I'm most curious about modern quilt and improv piecing.
I am curious about many things. I find a lot of design elements in nature. It is hard to find enough time to do quilting, gardening, AND GOURMET COOKING AND EXPERIENCING THE WORLD. I have enough ideas to last me a lifetime!!
I've been noticing more and more fabrics with stripes and been looking at various ways to use colorful narrow stripes in quilts.
I would love to win your beautiful fabric. I have been teaching my nice to sew and she currently is making a turtle quilt for the 4-H Youth Fair in Clinton County Michigan.
How to incorporate beautiful fabrics like these with my own hand dyed and printed fabrics.
I am a cancer survivor; strangely cancer gave me permission to quilt in ways that a Traditional Quilter does not understand & probably has no interest in learning. Although this horrific disease steals ones reserve, as a survivor I can now say that I love making quilts that make some feel they must stare & concentrate to understand. Actually my quilts are my inner self yelling that I survived & am so happy & content. Worrying about perfection or anything is "Just a Thing." Get over it as it is stealing ones creativity.
I am constantly thinking about what colors would look like with weird colors.
Sometimes, there is a really great surprise. To my critics, I say "I like it".
End of story.
This summer I am curious about how I can combine my hand dyed, ice dyed, and hand painted fabrics together into a glorious quilt that represents the joy I feel when I am outside in nature especially in the summer. Additionally I am curious to see how I can carve out that time when my yard and gardens are constantly demanding my attention as well 🙂
I would like to know more about row by row quilts. Was mentioned in my local guild meeting earlier this week and it was my first time hearing about them. Thanks for the giveaway opportunity!
It's time to figure out fabric dyeing. Luckily I'm signed up for a workshop in July!
I'm interested in interpreting native plants and grasses in fibre.
I am curious about how to satisfy my urge to make things while also using sustainable materials and not creating excessive waste.
I'm always curious about craft, especially quilting because it's a common language between me and my mother.
I'm curious about creating optical illusions as in Escher's drawings and tessellations, with color.
I'm curious about how it would work to add color to parts of fabric using fabric crayons or some other kind of fabric color that can be applied to specific areas.
Thanks for offering the giveaway. Beautiful fabric!
I am interested in learning more about taupe quilts.
I am curious about machine quilting and making small zippered pouches.
Thanks for this great opportunity
Such lovely fabric that I can see quilts and wall hangings.


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How Rap Music Can Keep Blood Vessels from Bursting
Researchers at Purdue University have designed an implantable sensor that monitors the pressure inside blood vessels. Instead of batteries, it's powered by music — specifically rap.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 8, 2012 — What do rappers Drake, Jay-Z, and Kanye West have in common? Aside from their occupations and celebrity status, they can save your life. At least their music might.
The powerful bass rhythm of rap music has the ability to power a new, implantable sensor designed by researchers at Purdue University. The device, which can monitor the pressure of an aneurysm in the blood stream, can warn doctors before a potentially fatal rupture. Likewise, a sensor such as this could detect pressure in the bladder and trigger a device to prevent urine leakage for those with paralysis-induced incontinence.
But instead of batteries, this tiny sensor is charged by sound waves from music, which pass through the skin and cause part of the device, the cantilever, to vibrate. The electricity generated from this action is then stored.
Plain tones would do the trick, but music is more fun. Researchers tested different genres including blues, jazz, rock, and rap. Rap, with its low-frequency sound (that super bass), won out.
Only music in a certain range of frequencies (anywhere from 200-500 hertz) can make the cantilever vibrate. "The music reaches the correct frequency only at certain times, for example, when there is a strong bass component," Babak Ziaie, PhD, Purdue University professor and co-author of the paper detailing these findings, said in a release.
"You would only need to do this for a couple of minutes every hour or so to monitor either blood pressure or pressure of urine in the bladder," says Ziaie. "It doesn't take long to do the measurement."
Batteries used in traditional implantable devices have to be replaced periodically and external transmitters used for inductance are cumbersome, so recharging with sound energy has its benefits.
Not a rap enthusiast? It sounds like patients only have to listen to a song at a time, but this new technology could amp up the genre's fan base. The catchy beats can grow on you!


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Hampstead School of Art
Date: Tue 21 Apr - Tue 21 Apr, 2020
Time: 6:30pm - 9:30pm
Tutor: Tony Wigg
Duration: 12 Weeks
Price: £270
As an arts education charity we are committed to delivering classes at affordable fees for our students.
Covering all aspects of the Gutta Serti Technique of Silk Painting and related techniques. Open to all levels with an emphasis on relaxation and enjoyment. New Students £15.00 material surcharge payable to Tutor on first class.
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