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AEROSMITH – Nine Lives
Aerosmith – Nine Lives (1997, Columbia Records)
1. "Nine Lives" … 4:01
2. "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" … 3:25
3. "Hole in My Soul" … 6:10
4. "Taste of India" … 5:53
5. "Full Circle" … 5:00
6. "Something's Gotta Give" … 3:36
7. "Ain't That a Bitch" … 5:25
8. "The Farm" … 4:27
9. "Crash" … 4:25
10. "Kiss Your Past Good-Bye" … 4:31
11. "Pink" … 3:55
12. "Attitude Adjustment" … 3:44
13. "Fallen Angels" … 8:16
Steven Tyler – Lead Vocals, Harmonica, Keyboard, Percussion, Hammered Dulcimer
Joe Perry – Guitar, Backing Vocals, Dulcimer, Slide Guitar
Brad Whitford – Guitar
Tom Hamilton – Bass, Chapman stick
Joey Kramer – Drums
Produced by: Aerosmith and Kevin Shirley
This was my first Aerosmith album and it was just a weird time for me in general what with being in high school and all. I used to come home and listen to this album everyday so it takes me back to those early high school years whenever I hear this.
Definitely not one of Aerosmith's best. Half the tunes are good, the rest is trash and I'm not a fan of the "taste of India" (if you'll pardon the pun) that the band gave this album. "Hole in My Soul" and "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)" are really good Pump/Get a Grip-era Aerosmith tunes though.
Aerosmith has done some great commercial hard rock, but they're always better when they just stick with the bluesy hard rock and this album was far from that sound and should probably only be picked up by completists. But hey, this album went double platinum in the middle of the alternative rock scene, so what do I know?
Highlights: "Falling in Love (Is Hard on the Knees)", "Hole in My Soul", "Full Circle", "Ain't That a Bitch", "Crash", "Kiss Your Past Good-Bye", "Fallen Angels"
Posted on May 24, 2009, in Aerosmith and tagged Aerosmith, Blues Rock, Classic Rock, Hard Rock, Joe Perry, Music, Pop, Pop Rock, Rock, Rock & Roll, Rock 'N' Roll, Steven Tyler. Bookmark the permalink. 5 Comments.


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Welcome to the Under One Roof guide at TV Tome. Under One Roof was a six episode midseason replacement series in spring 1995 and CBS' answer for those who wanted a drama series featuring a predominantly African American cast. It revolved around the upper middle class Langston family in Seattle, Washington, headed by patriarch Neb Langston (James Earl Jones), a widowed police sergeant who shares a home with his married son Ron and his family (Maggie, Charlotte & Derrick), his daughter Ayesha and foster son Marcus.

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A house that caught fire Saturday in Riverside forced the evacuation of at least six homes and road closures, authorities said.
The fire, burning at a home in the 5500 block of Rio Rancho Way off Jurupa Avenue, was reported to authorities at about 3:40 p.m., said Officer Ryan Railsback, spokesman for the Riverside Police Department. Fire crews knocked down the blaze in about 30 minutes.
The short-lived fire had threatened other homes, prompting evacuations in the area.
Authorities evacuated residents living along Jurupa Avenue, Grassy Trail Drive, and Greenbrier Drive, Railsback said. In all, authorities evacuated six to seven homes.
The immediate area of the fire, and eastbound lanes of Jurupa Avenue, were temporarily closed to traffic, Railsback said.
There were no injuries reported in the fire.
Information on the extent of the damage to the house that burned was not immediately available.
Also on Saturday afternoon, about 10 miles east of the home, a brush fire was burning in Sycamore Canyon Wilderness Park. The two fires were not related.


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The Chair of Choir Studies and Artistic Education of the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music – Białystok Branch invites you to the 3rd National Academic and Artistic Conference "Choral music – achievements, perspectives: choral music of the 20th and 21st century", which will take place on 6-7 April 2020 in Białystok.
Among the topics to be discussed during this year's conference are: "The directions of development of contemporary choral music," "Performance practice and contemporary compositional techniques in choral music," "Music of the 20th and 21st centuries as didactic material for choral groups," "Confrontation of composer's intentions with the practice of choral ensemble," "Promotion of contemporary Polish music," "First performance of choral composition – practical notes".
The organizers invite conductors, choir masters, as well as composers, musicologists, theoreticians and all people interested in contemporary choral music and its artistic and teaching values to participate in the conference.
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Misfit Wearables, the designer of the highlighted project Activity Tracker:Misfit Shine by Misfit Wearables explicates, Misfit Shine is an elegant personal activity tracker that you can wear anywhere on your body and to any occasion. Set your daily activity goal on the Shine app. To sync the device and the app, simply place Shine on the screen of your mobile device. Then wear Shine anywhere on your body (shoes, hip, neck, wrist) and you're ready to go. Tap Shine and a halo of lights appears to show your progress toward your goal. It is super-strong and can also be used while swimming. It is carved out of a solid block of aircraft-grade aluminum and is built to last a lifetime..
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Instagram ads evolving and increasingly look more like those of Facebook
Facebook/Instagram is tweaking advertising your site and the means by which advertisers can buy: is adding direct response ads, improving targeting options and facilitating the process.
In summary, both ads Instagram as the process of buying them increasingly look more like those of its parent company, Facebook. For example, later this year a retailer would be able to create an ad Instagram segmented its existing customers that include a link to your site and run the ad without having a sales representative Instagram, a method already Facebook works.
In the words of Jonathan Schaaf, president of digital investments in Omnicom Media Group -a company that signed an advertising agreement with Instagram worth up to $ 100 million in March 2014 is the "maturation of the business model", which has since evolved to include advertising for the first time in October 2013.
With this move Instagram hopes to expand beyond the small pool of brands investing in digital to a larger pool of direct response advertisers who invest in digital. Advertisers direct response may not spend as much annually as the biggest brands, but because they know more precisely who want to see your ad and how they want to measure the effectiveness of it, so they are usually willing to pay more per ad and and to justify the higher cost.
But these direct response advertisers are generally only willing to pay for an ad if it leads to a certain result. These advertisers are concerned with clicks rather than impressions. That's why Instagram is including links to all your ads of photos.
Links to ads in a single photo
After adding links to their multiple listings "carousel" in March photos, Instagram is including links to their ads in a single photo. Brands, beyond wanting users to see your pretty picture and give you a "like" or comment that may now try to make people click on the ad to do things like buy a product on the site of a advertiser or download an application. Although manufacturers may not add calls to action in the video ads Instagram, and can not be buy products from advertisers in Instagram.
James Quarles, global head of business and brand development in Instagram, this is the next step for the imaging platform remains a catalog, a showcase for the brands.
Advertisers will have two ways to pay for these direct response ads. They can pay for each click on the link provided in the ad or you can say to Instagram how much they would pay per click link, and Instagram serve ads to people who think they are more likely to click the ad, according to the anunciante- defined parameters and charge the advertiser for the number of ad impressions served, which can be cheaper than paying per click.
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Normally, more specific as it is an ad, the more expensive it is. And Instagram ads will soon be more specific. Until now, advertisers could only target your ads on Instagram by age, gender and country of residence. At a time when Facebook advertisers can target ads based on things like television programs they see, where to buy, what sports teams you like and where they work, oriented options Instagram ads are almost old school.
"We have gone beyond these great brands with which we have worked with who initially prioritize the primary scope. Smaller companies have closer targets audience, and we want to help them find it in the interests or demographics more specific geolocation, "Quarles said.
At year's end, all the ways in which a notice of Facebook can be segmented also be available to target ads Instagram, including the ability for brands to use their own customer data to segment and allows Facebook Custom tool Audiences. E Instagram also added the ability to target your accounts based on users continue to platform announcements.
The extended orientation options allow advertisers to synchronize and sequence their campaigns on Facebook and Instagram. That means a group of people can see an ad for a brand on Facebook and a notice suggestion to follow the same mark on Instagram, which means more revenue for the parent company.
Improving the purchasing process
Instagram is also making it easier for advertisers to buy ads. On the one hand, Instagram will allow a number of technology companies and advertising agencies have shaped Instagram to buy ads through the purchase of automated tools such company announcements. Instead of needing a sales representative, an advertiser can create an advertising campaign on Instagram using a computer program. It's like booking a flight through an online service such as Kayak travel instead of calling a travel agent.
Some of the certified partners for Facebook that will help advertisers to automate their ad buys Instagram with own shopping tool automated announcements are Laundry Service, Resolution of Omnicom Media, Starcom MediaVest MediaVest Group, Salesforce, Nanigans, SocialCode, Kenshoo, and Unified Brand Networkds.
If an advertiser wants to go on your own or can not afford to use one of these tools to purchase third-party ads, you can also buy ads on Instagram using the tools of self-service ad buys as Facebook later this year .
Ultimately, from the point of view of users, they will now be able to see more ads, but with the addition of new options segmentation what is expected is that advertising is most relevant.


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Paper on 'Accessibility and Sustainability by Intermediate Modes' by Caspar Lucas, presented to the Summer Conference of the Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers in Sutton Coldfield on 11th June 2004.
ACCESSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY BY INTERMEDIATE MODES ATCO Summer Conference June 2004
Caspar Lucas MEng CEng MIMechE Parry People Movers Ltd www.parrypeoplemovers.com
There are many challenges facing us in the field of passenger public transport. Our towns and cities are congested. Efforts to combat the growth of the car have shown that while trams attract drivers out of their own vehicles, buses do not. Efforts to enhance the image of buses have not achieved the hoped for growth in passenger numbers and reduction in car use.
At the present time, only 2% of the UK's population have access to a tram service. However, trams are THE recent success story of public transport, with passenger numbers growing faster than car use. The problem is that trams are too expensive. Being more like trains than buses – even though their use is more akin to bus transport – they are disproportionately costly for the service they provide.
There are two types of accessibility that should be taken into account when considering transport improvement schemes: accessibility to people: are individuals able to make use of the transport provided? accessibility to populations: does the transport scheme serve useful numbers of people?
The former relates to such questions as ease of boarding; the latter concerns the suitability of the scheme to produce results. The difference between these is largely one of scale: the link between the two is clear.
It must always be borne in mind that people will make rational choices based on the options available to them. Trams, trains, buses and cars serve different but overlapping transport markets. In some cases there is genuine choice; in others the public transport alternative is almost irrelevant; in certain cases the use of a car is far inferior to quality public transport on offer.
In a similar way to accessibility, sustainability can be split into two themes: environmental sustainability: does the scheme improve the environmental impact of the local economic activity? economic sustainability: does the scheme have high enough income and low enough costs to maintain itself as an ongoing enterprise?
The environmental question does not only refer to pollutants, carbon dioxide emissions and the like. Noise and visual intrusion are essential to take into account.
The second, economic, consideration may allow for public or private sector subsidy, but if this is intended to cover the introductory phase only, then the scheme must stand on its own two feet after this stage in its development.
To solve our transport problems, we need a solution that is simultaneously: rail-based – because road schemes do not attract car drivers appropriate in capacity – so that the right solution is found for each situation affordable – so that it can be built, maintained and developed quick to install – to minimise disruption and the time to revenue generation environmentally sound – to improve the local area and the global impact of transport
The importance of accessibility and sustainability are clear in these five bullet points. However, the link must be emphasised. Accessibility leads to patronage and revenue, which ensures sustainability. Conversely, an unsustainable scheme (particularly in the economic sense) does not make for accessible transport when it fails! Inadequately addressing accessibility OR sustainability does no favours to a transport scheme.
Intermediate transport modes, filling the gap between rail (in all its forms) and bus, provide the accessibility and sustainability required in many situations. They are accessible (a) because they are designed for access and (b) because they can reach the areas that people need transport to serve. They are sustainable both in the environmental sense and, due to lower cost, in the economic sense.
Both the Strategic Rail Authority, in its community railways programme, and the National Audit Office, in its recent report on light rail, have recognised the potential for such intermediate modes in the UK's transport scene.
The PPM solution to today's transport challenges comes in the form of a range of light rail vehicles. Maximum capacity per vehicle ranges from 30 to 80 passengers. Several have been approved for passenger service by HM Railway Inspectorate.
PPM vehicles offer a high quality passenger experience, equivalent to an electric tram, but with low first cost, low operating cost, low (or no) emissions, low noise emissions and a low level of disruption during construction.
This is achievable by the use of flywheel energy storage and minimal vehicle weight. The power source can be an intermittent electrical supply, an on board engine using LPG, clean diesel or hydrogen fuel, or a hydrogen fuel cell. By using energy storage, braking energy is reused in subsequent acceleration and the engine size is minimised.
An indication of the success of the concept is the fuel economy of the 50-passenger version: 15-17 miles per gallon of LPG achieved in real trials. The vehicle uses a twolitre engine from a standard range of converted automotive engines.
The downsized components eliminate the need for heavily-equipped maintenance depots and workshops. The vehicles are maintained in small facilities on the lines they operate. At a stroke, empty movements for attention are rendered unnecessary.
Intermediate mode rail vehicles from any supplier do not need to be run in accordance with practice associated with heavier rolling stock. (In this sense, even so-called light rail often has more in common with heavy rail practice.)
Genuinely light rail means genuinely light infrastructure. A new concept is now available in the form of the range of products from Holdfast Carpet Track Ltd. No longer is it necessary to dig up streets for extended periods, causing a nuisance to local people and a real danger to local businesses, as well as giving legitimate grounds for objection.
The Carpet Track concept is based on kits of parts developed from an existing road-rail interface: level crossings. Sections of road can be closed over a weekend, or overnight, to allow installation of track and roadway panels of recycled tyre rubber. At the end of the temporary closure, the road is once again opened to traffic.
The range includes products to be inset into the road surface, decorative grassed or paved surfaces for pedestrianised areas, and a range of relocatable track that is fixed to the top of the ground surface. In all cases, the depth of the rail infrastructure is just 150mm.
However, the advantages of intermediate modes are as much about operation as hardware. PPM's associates Pre Metro Operations Ltd have developed the concept of using a trained local pool of existing bus operators to provide the new rail service. In this way, it is not necessary to reinvent the wheel of transport operation in order to improve radically the provision of services.
Links to further information on Holdfast Carpet Track Ltd and Pre Metro Operations Ltd can be found on the www.parrypeoplemovers.comwebsite.
From the point of view of the individual passenger, a PPM vehicle represents something close to the epitome of accessibility. Vehicles can be supplied in high- or low floor format. The former provides level access from standard British platform height, while the latter ensures that urban tramways using PPM technology are every bit as easy to use as the best in modern tram design. PPM vehicles are fully compliant with the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations.
However, the real accessibility advantage of intermediate modes is a direct result of their lower cost. It really is possible to build a scheme that goes to the places people need to get to.
The direct environmental credentials of PPM technology hardly need to be argued further. However, it is well worth considering the indirect environmental improvements
that result from reduction in road congestion, reduction in inefficient start-stop car use, reduction in noise, and improvement in urban environment achieved by a successful railbased transport scheme.
It is becoming increasingly clear that the environmental performance of the rail mode is actually getting worse. PPM technology offers the opportunity to promote low environmental impact as a positive virtue.
In economic terms, sustainability means that revenue is above running costs and capital interest payments combined. The PPM solution offers savings in both for an equivalent quality of travel experience. Where supertrams are too expensive, a PPM system can be afforded.
Accessibility and sustainability go together. The one cannot be sacrificed in pursuit of the other. If a proposed scheme cannot demonstrate both, it is best to find an alternative to the proposal, because in its original form it is bound to fail.
Such alternatives are available in the form of intermediate modes such as the new options offered by PPM technology. They can provide the accessibility and sustainability needed to create a viable transport scheme where previously no such solution was believed to be available.
These intermediate modes have a vital role to play. Only they are able to provide appropriate-scale transport where existing modes are too big, too expensive or too unattractive. The attraction of trams compared to buses means that rail-based intermediate modes are needed in order to combine this preference with affordability.
Any transport scheme needs to achieve both accessibility and sustainability in order to succeed and survive. Parry People Movers Ltd has developed a form of light railcar that significantly improves the prospects of achieving these aims. Further improvements in both infrastructure and operation can be built on to the vehicle product. The result is a virtuous circle with accessibility and sustainability complementing each other naturally.
Caspar Lucas is Projects Manager for Parry People Mover and other Parry technology developments. He graduated from the University of Sheffield in 1997 with a degree in Mechanical Engineering with French and subsequently worked for Connex South Central and ALSTOM Transport in rail vehicle engineering and project management, becoming a Chartered Mechanical Engineer in 2002.


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LAM to feature acclaimed LA-based artist Lita Albuquerque on Nov 29
Laguna Art Museum will feature Lita Albuquerque, the acclaimed Los Angeles-based artist, often associated with the Light and Space and Land Art movements, to discuss her work on Thursday, Nov 29, at 6 p.m.
Since the early 1970s, Albuquerque has created an expansive body of work, ranging from sculpture, poetry, painting, and multi-media performance to ambitious site-specific ephemeral projects in remote locations around the globe.
Often associated with the Light and Space and Land Art movements, she has developed a unique visual and conceptual vocabulary using the earth, color, the body, motion, and time to illuminate identity and its relation to the universal.
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Particle Horizon 2014 by Lita Albuquerque, Laguna Art Museum
She was the recipient of a National Science Foundation grant for her Stellar Axis: Antarctica project, which culminated in the first and largest ephemeral artwork created on that continent. In 2014 her performance piece on Main Beach, An Elongated Now, played a central part in Laguna Art Museum's Art & Nature festival, complementing the installation Particle Horizon inside the museum.
Advance tickets are recommended for "In Person: Lita Albuquerque" on Thursday, Nov 29, at 6 p.m. Tickets are included with museum admission, $5 for students, $7 for general public, and free for ages 17 and under.
Laguna Art Museum is located at 307 Cliff Drive. For more information, call (949) 494-8971 or visit www.lagunaartmuseum.org.


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I am sure many of you who have watched the movie Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara have had the thought of going on a long road trip once in your lifetime. Fortunately for me, I have had that experience a long time back, to be precise 15 years back (2003) much before the movie popularized the concept … Continue reading Road Trip to Destiny
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Dhanushkodi Travel Guide
Once upon a time visiting Dhanushkodi was like an adventure of the seas but now that has all gone thanks to the paved road from Rameswaram Town right till the tip of the lands' end. When I had originally planned to visit Dhanushkodi only 4X4 vintage jeeps or minivans were being used to ferry tourists … Continue reading Dhanushkodi Travel Guide
Rameswaram Sightseeing in a Day
I had been planning a Rameswaram trip for nearly three years and every time it got finalized something or the other creeping up. Either it was a train timing mismatch or the whole vacation itself got diverted to another direction. After all visiting one of the southernmost part of mainland India has its own challenges … Continue reading Rameswaram Sightseeing in a Day
Echoes of Ooty
This trip was one of the most memorable trip of my life possible for three reasons one it was the last time I went along with my parents for a vacation in my adult life and secondly my sister also managed to join us along with her husband and my three year old nephew and … Continue reading Echoes of Ooty
Madurai In A Day
We were travelling as a family to Rameswaram and did not get a direct train thus had to stop over at Madurai. I had been to Madurai in the year 2002 but a lot had changed since then. Moreover, I was not a blogger then thus my approach towards the city was very different. So … Continue reading Madurai In A Day
Road Trip around Mahabalipuram
Over the years of travelling across India and abroad I have often felt the urge to set off on my own instead of a booked private car or public transport. I have seen many unknown and unheard of places just by travelling alone. This desire always lets me think out of the box whenever travelling … Continue reading Road Trip around Mahabalipuram


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We all know diabetes raises your risk of developing Chronic Kidney Disease. But why? What's the mechanism behind the fact? As far as I'm concerned, it's time to find out.
Let's start with diabetes. The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which in turn is part of The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services at https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/diabetes/overview/what-is-diabetes offers this explanation.
"Diabetes is a disease that occurs when your blood glucose, also called blood sugar, is too high. Blood glucose is your main source of energy and comes from the food you eat. Insulin, a hormone made by the pancreas, helps glucose from food get into your cells to be used for energy. Sometimes your body doesn't make enough—or any—insulin or doesn't use insulin well. Glucose then stays in your blood and doesn't reach your cells.
Over time, having too much glucose in your blood can cause health problems. Although diabetes has no cure, you can take steps to manage your diabetes and stay healthy.
Sometimes people call diabetes 'a touch of sugar' or 'borderline diabetes.'"
Having just had a tumor removed from my pancreas, I'm well aware that it produces insulin as well as digestive enzymes. Without a pancreas to produce insulin, you would need insulin injections several times a day.
I got what diabetes is, but how it causes CKD was still not clear.
Well, not until I read the following from The American Diabetes Association at https://www.diabetes.org/diabetes/complications/kidney-disease-nephropathy.
"When our bodies digest the protein we eat, the process creates waste products. In the kidneys, millions of tiny blood vessels (capillaries) with even tinier holes in them act as filters. As blood flows through the blood vessels, small molecules such as waste products squeeze through the holes. These waste products become part of the urine. Useful substances, such as protein and red blood cells, are too big to pass through the holes in the filter and stay in the blood.
Diabetes can damage this system. High levels of blood sugar make the kidneys filter too much blood. All this extra work is hard on the filters. After many years, they start to leak and useful protein is lost in the urine. Having small amounts of protein in the urine is called microalbuminuria.
When kidney disease is diagnosed early, during microalbuminuria, several treatments may keep kidney disease from getting worse. Having larger amounts of protein in the urine is called macroalbuminuria. When kidney disease is caught later during macroalbuminuria, end-stage renal disease, or ESRD, usually follows.
In time, the stress of overwork causes the kidneys to lose their filtering ability. Waste products then start to build up in the blood. Finally, the kidneys fail. This failure, ESRD, is very serious. A person with ESRD needs to have a kidney transplant or to have the blood filtered by machine (dialysis)."
Hmmm, now that we know what diabetes is and how it can cause CKD, maybe we need to look at ways to attempt to avoid diabetes.
- "Losing weight and keeping it off. Weight control is an important part of diabetes prevention. You may be able to prevent or delay diabetes by losing 5 to 10 percent of your current weight. For example, if you weigh 200 pounds, your goal would be to lose between 10 to 20 pounds. And once you lose the weight, it is important that you don't gain it back.
- Following a healthy eating plan. It is important to reduce the amount of calories you eat and drink each day, so you can lose weight and keep it off. To do that, your diet should include smaller portions and less fat and sugar. You should also eat a variety of foods from each food group, including plenty of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables. It's also a good idea to limit red meat, and avoid processed meats.
- Get regular exercise. Exercise has many health benefits, including helping you to lose weight and lower your blood sugar levels. These both lower your risk of type 2 diabetes. Try to get at least 30 minutes of physical activity 5 days a week. If you have not been active, talk with your health care professional to figure out which types of exercise are best for you. You can start slowly and work up to your goal.
- Don't smoke. Smoking can contribute to insulin resistance, which can lead to type 2 diabetes. If you already smoke, try to quit.
- Talk to your health care provider to see whether there is anything else you can do to delay or to prevent type 2 diabetes. If you are at high risk, your provider may suggest that you take one of a few types of diabetes medicines."
This is a list from NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases posted on MedLinePlus at https://medlineplus.gov/howtopreventdiabetes.html. Notice it's mentioned that this is for type 2 diabetes.
There are 11 different kinds of diabetes. Types 1 and 2 are the most common. WebMD at https://www.webmd.com/diabetes/guide/types-of-diabetes-mellitus#1 explains what type 1 and 2 are.
"Type 1 diabetes is an autoimmune condition. It's caused by the body attacking its own pancreas with antibodies. In people with type 1 diabetes, the damaged pancreas doesn't make insulin…. With Type 2 diabetes, the pancreas usually produces some insulin. But either the amount produced is not enough for the body's needs, or the body's cells are resistant to it. Insulin resistance, or lack of sensitivity to insulin, happens primarily in fat, liver, and muscle cells."
This is all starting to make sense.
Until next week,
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When I was in London now more than a month ago, I picked up some hair products that have since then completely changed the way I feel about my hair. Since I've started to color my hair, I've always had problems with dry ends and my hair feeling either straw like or oily. I've tried many hair masks in hopes of improving the condition of my hair, but I haven't noticed much difference. Thankfully, I can now say that I've finally found some amazing products that work really well for my hair, so I decided to film 'My Hair Care Routine' to show you my most loved hair products and give you quick reviews.
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This Sunday I had time for a ride and so decided to go off-road again. This time I decided to stay close to home and as I live on the foothills of the Verdugo mountains it seemed the obvious choice.
A 10 minute ride later and I was at Brand Library starting my ascent. I have never done this route before although I had hiked up this mountain it was via a different route and towards a different peak. I didn't know quite what I was letting myself in for.
What I got was an hour of almost constant climbing on mostly dirt roads specifically approx 2,000 feet of climbing in 3.5 miles of track.
It wasn't the most interesting of rides to be honest, just hard slog but the views from the top were pretty darn good.
I definitely wasn't the fastest, many people have cycled up that route in under half the time I did and a guy, who arrived at the top shortly after me, had run it in a smidge over 1 hour.
Once you are at the top there are tracks/roads that take you along the top past the various peaks, I didn't have time to explore so after a brief rest headed back down. That was more fun and of course much faster.
As I had stayed off the saddle the whole way down my calf muscles were complaining by the time I reached the bottom. 17 minutes from top to bottom, again I am not the fastest; on an off-road descent like this with loose sand and gravel I am usually relatively cautious.


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Reading level: Young Adult
Genre: Paranormal
Size: 264 pages
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Release Date: August 14, 2007
Stand Alone or Series: Stand Alone
Source: Bought
Rating: 4/5 stars
I have heard excellent things about this book and have been meaning to read it for quite some time. I really enjoyed The Silver Kiss by Klause. Finally I got around to reading it and it was a very good book.
Vivian is loup-garou, a werewolf of sorts. She lives with her mother and the rest of a pack who are struggling to survive. Vivian's father was the pack leader and when he was killed in an accident they were left leaderless. It also appears that someone is killing humans, and the wounds look suspiciously wolf-like. With all the tension over these issues the pack is a mess. Vivian just wants to fit in somewhere and finds solace in a boy at school named Adrian. But can he ever accept the real Vivian? In the end Vivian may have to choose, does she want to embrace her human side? Or stay true to her loup-garou roots? Which will she decide ultimately tastes better blood or chocolate?
This was a very well done book. As far as books done about werewolves it was one of the better young adult books out there. The description throughout is beautiful; although Vivian isn't the most likable heroine you end up really feeling her pain by the end of the book. Klause did an excellent job in having events unfold in a way that they really would.
I loved how Klause brings a lot of mythology around the moon into this story and how when Vivian runs as wolf you can really feel the beauty of the night that she feels.
The above being said I did have one big problem with this book. That problem is that almost all of the characters are complete jerks at one point or another. I actually started reading this book last year and had to set it aside because I just disliked all of the characters so much. I am glad I finally stuck with it though and read this book; in the end I did learn to sympathize with these characters, but I still didn't like them much.
Overall this was a very good young adult werewolf book. There are scenes of beauty and descriptions of the night that are very lyrical. While I didn't find the characters to be likable, there was a brutal honesty to them that was refreshing. If you enjoyed Nightshade you would probably enjoy this book; if you loved this book I would recommend reading Nightshade.
This book goes towards the following reading challenges:
- Horror and Urban Fantasy Challenge
- 100+ Reading Challenge
- YA Reading Challenge List
Monday, January 10, 2011
Review - Blood and Chocolate by Annette Curtis Klause (4/5 stars)
Labels: 4 stars, Annette Curtis Klause, Fantasy, Paranormal, Werewolf
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Thank you for your review of this book! And for pointing out that it's tough to like the characters in this book! Especially Vivian, she was sort of self absorbed and mean. You were far kinder in your review then I was in mine, but you're right, the book is engaging. AND everyone I've ever heard that read it loved it! And get really offended when I point out that the characters are tough to sympathize with.ReplyDelete
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Saturday, August 8th // 9am - 3pm
Hoffner Street // Hamilton Avenue down to Cherry Street
Saturday, August 8, 2015
Printable Yard Sale Map (from 2015)
Happy Yard Sale Day Everyone,
Before you join us at the Central Location on Hoffner Street, please feel free to open & print your own copy of the official Northside map by clicking the image or HERE.
This two page (or two sided) map features both the full neighborhood image, as well as details about some of the things each house will be offering.
Friday, August 7, 2015
UPDATED: 2015 Map of Participating Yard Sale Houses
Below, please view the map of the participating houses of the 2015 Northside Community Yard Sale.
To view this map in its own window, and/or in Google Maps, CLICK HERE. Otherwise, please enjoy our map below and/or the printable PDF version!
And please note:
By clicking the white (with black stripes) menu button near the top left of the map, you can view the list of house addresses that are participating this year.
Thanks again!
To view this map in its own window, and/or in Google Maps, CLICK HERE. Otherwise, please enjoy our map below and/or the printable PDF version!
And please note:
By clicking the white (with black stripes) menu button near the top left of the map, you can view the list of house addresses that are participating this year.
Thanks again!
Thursday, July 30, 2015
Northside's Market Is Almost Here!
Saturday, August 8th is right around the corner, so we hope you're as excited as we are!
And remember the fun runs from 9am to 3pm!
If you're planning to join us in Northside, you can expect the following:
- Over 30 Northside Houses Participating (and on the map)!
- Over 50 artists & yard sale vendors at our central location on Hoffner Street
- A "restore team" (and film crew) from Krylon, beautifying fun yard sale finds
- A couple of awesome food trucks!
- Some great music
- All the shopping you can handle!
If you're just now hearing about this and/or want to help get the word out, please click HERE to visit our quick promo page, where you can download a poster or two ...to do with what you will with them.
Also, you can click the image below, to join our Facebook event page ...where you can invite your BFFs to join us as well!
Thanks again for everything.
Onward we go!
Friday, July 24, 2015
Northside Market Registration now open through Monday!
We've received a number of last-moment registrations today, so we've decided to extend the registration period to participate at the Central Location of Northside's Community Yard Sale & Art Market!
...and this goes for both the Art Market & the Yard Sale -- because there's no need to complicate your Friday!
Please take until 11:59pm on Monday, July 27th to register!
And for Northside residents, still signing up to be on the map, please take your time as well. You'll have until Monday August 3rd.
We're just excited so many people will be joining us!
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Krylon + Hollywood Coming to Northside's Yard Sale
In an unexpected twist of events, The Northside Yard Sale & Art Market Team was contacted by Los Angeles-based television producer Amber Engelmann a few weeks ago and now we have something to talk about.
It turns out, the creators of Krylon Paint are sending a hollywood film crew up & down "The World's Longest Yard Sale" route to create fun, highly polished web episodes to show how their paints and products can transform ordinary yard sale finds into awesome "new" items worth appreciating.
Long story short, the film crew was given the task to pick three locations — from Alabama to Michigan — and you guessed it ...Northside is one of the three!!
For these segments, the film crew is looking to capture all things great about Northside (and hopefully Cincinnati as a whole), so now we need your help. If you're a likable neighbor who has fun finds let us know! If you're a charismatic vendor hoping to be discovered and you haven't signed up to join us yet, please do!
But most importantly, if you're an awesome Northsider interested in possibly having your house, street or goods captured on film, please put your house on the map ...so we know how to find you! This is a one shot deal, so we want OUR neighborhood to sparkle ...because we can. :-)
Also, to local bloggers & DIYers:
If you're interested in being part of this experience, please let us know ASAP.
It'll be up to their team who they feature, but they're looking for extra bloggers, marketers, DIY-ers, fixer-uppers, etc. that they may be able to feature as part of the overall Northside experience.
Please shoot us an email if you're interested.
We already have over 50 vendors registered at the central location (with time and space remaining), so now we're looking for more awesome neighbors to put their houses on the map to welcome everyone to our great community.
Thanks in advance for helping us spread the word!
Tuesday, July 7, 2015
Northside Market // August 8th
Rolling Registration Open Through July 24th
If you didn't make the Early-Bird Registration Deadline, don't worry about it...
You still have time to apply to be part of this year's event!
Rolling registration is open through July 24th!
As with the early registration timeframe, sign-ups to Put Your House on the Map are ongoing and without competition. Registrations for The Yard Sale's Central Location are also still first come, first serve ...while spaces remain available.
The main difference is that applicants Registering for The Art Market are being held and curated into the show on a weekly basis ...and we've already started selecting those we'll be featuring on our blog over the next few weeks.
In other words, let the applications roll on!
We're looking forward to this year's market ...so please stay tuned for further updates!
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
We're Six Weeks Away!
The event is less than two months away, so we're starting to get the word out. With that, if you haven't seen them yet, you'll probably start noticing our colorful posters around town!
If you're interested in registering for the yard sale's central location and/or the art market -- for the chance of being featured on this blog -- please note, early-bird registration closes Friday July 3rd.
If you're not quite ready, full registration -- including adding your house to the map -- will be open until Friday, July 24th.
And finally, if you're interested in downloading a copy of our promo-poster and helping us spread the word:
Monday, June 22, 2015
NCF: Northside Art Market's Presenting Sponsor
With this post, we're proud (and humbled) to announce that The Northside Community Fund has decided to be the presenting sponsor for this year's Yard Sale & Art Market. For us, this is great news as we'll be taking over Hoffner Street this year and the costs for this event have substantially increased. Plus, knowing a community-based funder is interested in providing funding for this community event is a best-case scenario for us.
"SOoooo.." if this is the type of news you've been waiting for to get involved, please come on down! Early bird registration is still open for our Art Market and Central Location ...and if you want to have a chance to have your booth and/or business featured in a post on this blog, early bird is the way to go!
Thanks again to Northside Community Fund! We're definitely excited and looking forward to August 8th!
Thursday, June 4, 2015
We're LIVE!
Hi Everyone!
Please click through the links on our main header bar (above) and enjoy the fully revamped website for The Northside Community Yard Sale & Art Market!
For the first time ever, we're taking over Hoffner Street (not Hoffner Park) and inviting artists and crafters to join in the festivities. This location is easily accessible from Clifton, Colerain Ave, I-74, I-75 and is just one block south of the park.
We're also growing the event well beyond Northside, inviting food trucks and sprinkling in some live music ...so if you're interested in being involved (in any way), please just let us know by directing your emails to email@example.com.
And to all future participants, please don't forget to give us some details about what you'll be offering this year. Unlike previous years, we'll be blogging about some of the more "fancy" additions to this year's market and creating an interactive map to help the shoppers find you.
See you soon!
Team PAR-Projects
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Last Year's Map
If you're curious about what "being on the map looks like, please find last year's Northside Yard Sale Map embedded below. Including the central location, we had over 50 neighbors join in this event and with the closing of Hoffner Street and the addition of The Art Market, we're expecting to over-double that number in 2015 ...thanks especially to the committee and partners we've already secured.
Also, for 2015, we're looking into making the map a little more interactive ...including images and a bit more categorizing of what's being offered this time around.
Also, for 2015, we're looking into making the map a little more interactive ...including images and a bit more categorizing of what's being offered this time around.
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St. Paul Catholic Student Center
St. Paul Catholic Student Center
St. Paul Catholic Student Center is a university parish at Wichita State University and a home away from home for Catholic and non-Catholic students alike. They strive to help these young adults in college to come to a fuller understanding of what it means to be fully human, and therefore, to be fully alive. In order to accomplish this, they offer college students opportunities for fellowship, prayer, intellectual formation, and service.
The patron of their Newman Center is Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman. Blessed Newman had the idea of establishing Catholic centers at the great secular universities.
In 1883, Catholics together formed a club that sought intellectual growth in the faith and social companionship. Ten years later, a former member of this club established a similar club at the University of Pennsylvania. This club was called the Newman Club, after Cardinal John Newman.
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Salem, Iowa
May 5th 1865
My own dear Lot,
This is the 4th time I've dated a letter for you since I got any word from you. 'Tis two weeks since I wrote last and I usually write once a week, but I did not want to write anything sad & lonely to meet you after your march. This morning I'm sick and lonesome & blue as need be & feel an irresistable inclination to lay my aching head upon some sympathizing breast & have a good cry. That comfort is out of the question here, though the folks are friendly enough. I only tell them I'm not very well this morning & shut myself in my own room & seek relief in writing & while my thoughts are all with you, who else can I write to? I've tried every way to keep my spirits up. Kept busy all the time while work lasted, then went to school early and stayed late. Bought some new books of poetry and read between times, tried to keep my thoughts busy among the heroes of Scotland's hills or any place rather than vainly wandering in search of Wilson's Cavalry Division among Southern Rebels. But 'tis all of little use for until I know of your safety, I cannot rest.
I suppose if I felt well I should be braver to bear the long suspense. I ought to have taken your advice and let the "little Quakers" learn a-b-c of someone else, for 'tis wearing me out by inches. This is a wet cold spring and there's a good deal of sickness. The other evening I felt so bad I thought I was taking a fever and if I did I should never get well and I didn't care if I didn't only for the hope that you will come someday and then I prayed to live for your sake, that my life may prove my love or gratitude. If we are spared to meet again and enjoy life together, can we ever forget this terrible four years' war? I feel sure that is about its limit for the dawn of peace already casts aside some of the dark shadows.
The newspapers have got the day appointed for the mustering out of some regiments. Have seen no mention of the 4th Cavalry yet, but its time will come with the rest. I've almost a notion to turn coward now and tease you to come anyway if the regiment has to stay longer, but that would be too bad. You know your duty best and I know you will come as soon as you think you ought.
Monday evening 8
I went from school to see the little blind boy for he is quite blind now tho perhaps he will see some day. I thought a visit there would do me good and guess it did and very little. Hope I'm better and more cheerful, though terribly anxious yet. Got a letter from [your sister] Mag and [your sister-in-law] Kitty. Mag writes of work, lonesomeness, and the most fearful anxiety on account of no news from the soldier. Their last was received when your valise came. Kittie writes of how swift the time has fled. "Just twelve weeks a married woman & so happy." Oh may it always be so! She also laments the long silence of the dear Brother.
School was larger than common today. Over 40 scholars in attendance — that ought to take all my time & thought. I suppose but it doesn't quite. 'Tis a very peaceable quiet school and interesting too. But I'll quit this trying to write. 'Tis a very poor try anyway. Oh! I want to say so much and am haunted with such terrible fears that were I to pour out my soul, 'twould be too much like a wail of despair & you must not hear it. Still trying to be hopefully your own true Neal. I must close. May God forever bless and keep you and Oh may He bring you home very soon!
— S. C. Alden


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Would you like to improve your mental flexibility, learn a few interesting things every day and establish bragging rights among your friends? Solving crossword puzzles is like mental yoga — both challenging and relaxing at the same time. Plus, it's fun, especially if you appreciate words and wordplay as much as I do. I believe that with patience and practice anyone can learn to solve crosswords. Once you master a few basic strategies, you'll find that puzzle-solving is not only possible, but highly addictive. So let's get solving!
"Solving crosswords eliminates worries. They make you a calmer and more focused person." – Will Shortz, New York Times crossword editor and NPR puzzle master.
If you've ever picked up a crossword puzzle and said to yourself, "I am not smart enough" or "I don't have a big enough vocabulary for this," please allow us to let you in on a little secret:
A crossword puzzle is not a test of intelligence, and solving is not really about the size of your vocabulary. Becoming a good solver is about understanding what the clues are asking you to do.
You can absolutely learn to do that. We're here to let you in on some of the rules that most clues follow, and to teach you how to read those clues so that they become easier to solve. It would be impossible to cover every instance of clueing, but we can get you up and running.
We've even included some tips and encouragement from the puzzle pros to help keep you motivated, like our very funny friend, Megan Amram, a writer for television shows like "The Simpsons" and "The Good Place." Ms. Amram is a devoted solver and has also made a puzzle that ran in The New York Times.
"I understand how intimidating starting the crossword can be, but the bottom line is, believe in yourself. YOU ARE SMART ENOUGH TO DO THE PUZZLE. Look at me. I do The New York Times crossword puzzle every day, and I once tried to shoot a basket on the wrong hoop when I was on my 6th grade basketball team. Crossword puzzles are not about intelligence, they are about keeping your mind nimble and knowing what the sneaky trickster Will Shortz is asking of you. Show Will Shortz who's boss by attempting the puzzle!" — Megan Amram
Got it? Now let's get started.
First, decide how you want to solve: Are you a print-only person? Do you enjoy the extra help that comes from playing on the web or on-the-go with the app? If you subscribe, you get access to all the daily puzzles and the archive. And once you log in, you can save your progress across all the digital platforms.
The Monday New York Times Crosswords are the easiest, and the puzzles get harder as the week goes on. Solve as many of the Mondays as you can before pushing yourself to Tuesday puzzles. You can thank us later.
This is probably a beginning solver's most common mistake.You know what it's like: You have some downtime on a Saturday and you look around for something to pass the time. Your officemate keeps bragging about his ability to finish The New York Times Crossword. You hate your officemate.
So, not to be outdone, you pick up the paper or download our app and turn to the Saturday puzzle. How hard could it be?
The Saturday crossword is actually the hardest puzzle of the week. Mondays have the most straightforward clues and Saturday clues are the hardest, or involve the most wordplay. Contrary to popular belief, the Sunday puzzles are midweek difficulty, not the hardest. They're just bigger.
A typical Monday clue will be very straightforward and drive you almost directly to the answer. Don't believe us?
Just to drive the point home, let's take a look at the difference between a Monday clue and a late-week clue for a popular crossword entry.
The Monday Clue: "Nabisco cookie," "Cookie with creme filling" or "'Twist, Lick, Dunk' cookie"
The Saturday Clue: "Snack since 1912," "It has 12 flowers on each side" or "Sandwich often given a twist"
The answer to all of these clues is the same: "OREO." Those delicious sandwich cookies are so popular in crossword puzzles that they've been dubbed by some as the "official" cookie of the crossword.
But we weren't kidding you. There is a big difference between a Monday puzzle clue and a Saturday puzzle one. Late-week clues might require more specialized knowledge about these delicious treats.
If you're just getting started, make your life easy and solve as many Monday puzzles as you can. Eventually, you'll be ready for more of a challenge, and that's when you move on to the Tuesday puzzles.
Once you've learned some of the shorter answers and how they are clued, you can almost be sure you'll see them again. The brain works in weird and wonderful ways, and when you start solving crosswords consistently, you will feel really good when you can say, "Hey, I know that one!"
"Do more puzzles. The more you solve, the better you'll get. It's also useful to read Wordplay and other puzzle blogs, which helped me internalize the tricks and tropes of crossword clues while I was learning the ropes." -- Dan Feyer, seven-time champion of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
And don't worry if you make a mistake. Everyone makes mistakes. That's what erasers and the backspace key are for. It even happens to advanced solvers, so don't let it get you down if you don't know something or need to change an answer.
"Try to solve as much as you can in each puzzle, and don't stress when you can't finish one. For the ones you don't know, if it's something way out of your knowledge comfort zone, look it up and read a bit more about it. It's fun, really! There is no shame in missing an answer or not finishing the puzzle. The key is learning what you missed. The more puzzles you solve, the easier it gets." — Howard Barkin, 2016 champion of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament
When you start a puzzle, get comfortable, pour yourself a glass of your favorite beverage — it's important to stay hydrated — and then scan the clue list before solving.
Pick out the clues that are meant to be the easiest and tackle them first. See anything you definitely know? Those are your 'gimmes.' Are there any fill-in-the-blanks clues? Those are usually the easiest.
Trust us: There's no better boost to your solving ego than to be able to fill in a few entries right off the bat.
You already know more than you think you do. To borrow a sports term, a puzzle or individual clue on topics that you know well is said to be "in your wheelhouse." You'll be able to find at least a few entries in each puzzle that you know.
"Good crosswords connect to everything in life." – Will Shortz
Fill-in-the-blank clues tend to be easier because they have definite answers.
Don't believe us? Try these clues that are designed to be easy for most people:
1. Clue: "Winnie-the-___"
Your brain knows the answer to this: It's POOH, the "hunny"-loving bear from the stories by A. A. Milne
Easy clues don't even have to be fill-in-the-blanks. Your brain will fill them in even when there is no blank.
2. Clue: "Actor Brad of '12 Years a Slave'"
Somewhere in your travels, your brain must have noticed that actor Brad PITT was in the award-winning movie "12 Years a Slave."
Once you have a few answers in the puzzle, sit back and congratulate yourself. You're solving!
Ready for another mini?
Tip: You can confirm whether an answer is right by solving the entries that cross it.
Let's look at an example of why it pays to work those crossings. You might not see this in a Monday puzzle, but say the clue is "Black Halloween animal," and you have confidently written in "CAT."
Then you look at the entry that crosses the first letter of CAT and the clue is "Honest ___ (presidential moniker)." The answer to that one is ABE, so CAT must be wrong.
Now what do you do?
Stay flexible and remember that a BAT is also a "black Halloween animal." Yes, it's tricky, but it's doable.
Conversely, you can also work your way through an answer that you can't get completely by solving the crossings. Once you have enough letters filled in, take your best guess based on the pattern of letters you've uncovered.
"The key to solving crosswords is mental flexibility. If one answer doesn't seem to be working out, try something else." – Will Shortz
Tip: Don't be afraid to look up answers. You'll become a better solver for it.
Let me say something that may be controversial, but it needs to be said: It's O.K. to look something up when solving a crossword.
Crosswords are ultimately learning tools, whether you're learning some trivia or an interesting new word or phrase. When you look something up, you're learning so you'll know it for next time.
Of course, some solvers may tell you that looking up the answer to a clue is "cheating," but to us, that way lies frustration and a path to giving up. And that's no fun. Crosswords are a game, and games are supposed to be fun.
Still not sure looking things up is fair? Here is outright permission:
"It's your puzzle. Solve it any way you like." — Will Weng, the second crosswords editor of The New York Times (1969 - 1977)
We're big fans of the brain here, especially its incredible work ethic. But even brains get tired, so if you are stuck at some point in the puzzle, one of the best things you can do is put it down and take a break from it for a while.
I'm not sure how this works, but your brain will continue working on the clue in the background while you go about your day. When you come back to it, you might be surprised at the "Aha!" moment you experience when you thought you didn't know the answer.
Tip: Solving with another person can work to your advantage.
Your wheelhouse might be stuffed with sports trivia. Your BFF's wheelhouse might be crammed to the rafters with a deep knowledge of opera. Vive la différence, right?
You know things your friend doesn't know, and he or she knows things that you don't know. That's roughly twice as much stuff that you can solve, and it's a good excuse to spend time together.
In fact, you never know when it could lead to something more, like a marriage proposal.
Yay, you! You've started solving The New York Times Crossword!
Solving a New York Times crossword is not easy, but it should be satisfying. Even if you only get a few answers the first few times, keep on solving. It just gets easier – and better – from there.
But don't limit yourself. Try to master the skills you need to get started, and then push yourself to go further into the week. That's where all of that devious, delicious wordplay is tucked into the clues, and where the fun in solving crosswords lies.
Are you ready to take your solving a step further?
Clue: A crossword clue is a hint that the solver must decipher to find the answer that is then entered into the puzzle grid. Clues are not necessarily dictionary definitions; they can involve puns, anagrams and other types of wordplay.
Crossing: The intersection between an Across entry and a Down one. Crosswords are intended to play fair with solvers, so a difficult or obscure entry will ideally cross a more "gettable" one.
Entry: The answer to a clue that solvers write into the crossword puzzle. Entries that are part of a theme are called — wait for it — theme entries. Fun fact: In a typical American-style crossword, an entry must have at least three letters.
Fill: A general term for the words or phrases that fill a crossword.
Fill-in-the-blank: A clue that contains a blank where the answer goes. One of the easiest types of clues to solve.
Mini crossword: A 5x5 crossword offered by The New York Times. For comparison, the size of a Times daily crossword is 15x15 and the Sunday crossword is 21x21.
Some good news about crossword puzzles: A clue and answer pairing will always be fair, even if it takes solvers a while to see it. And who doesn't love being set up to win, even if it's after a mental tug-of-war?
But how are you supposed to win? How are you supposed to beat your braggart of an officemate in a solving race? The key is to learn some easy-to-remember ways to read those devilish crossword clues.
To keep things fair between constructor, editor and solver, most crossword clues follow certain predictable "rules." We're going to let you in on some of those rules and, if you practice using the Minis that are included in this guide, you will get a lot further in your solving.
If a clue is in a certain tense (such as past tense), then the answer has to be in that tense as well. This is an easy rule to start with that will immediately improve your solving. For example, if you see the past tense clue "Adored" in a puzzle, the answer has to be past tense. So if the answer is a form of the word "love," the answer would not be LOVE, LOVES or LOVING. It would be LOVED, because that's the past tense form.
Give your new knowledge a try with this mini. Some clues and answers will be present tense, some will be past tense. Just remember to make sure that the tenses of each clue and its answer match. We won't spoil the answer, but as an example, note that the clue for 1-Across is in present tense and the clue for 5-Across is in past tense. Read the clues carefully!
An answer's part of speech must match the clue's part of speech. If a clue is primarily a noun, the answer will be a noun. If the clue is primarily a verb, the answer must be a verb. And so on.
Take the word BOOK, for example. BOOK can be both a noun and a verb, so you may see a noun clue or a verb clue for the word. The answer will be the same, but how you get there will be very different.
What would be the answer for these two clues?
"Library unit"
"Make reservations"
In both cases, the answer would be BOOK. But the first would lead to the noun BOOK, that bound object with pages, while the second clue is for the verb BOOK, because "Make reservations" is a verb clue.
If a clue is plural, the answer has to be plural.
There are a few different ways you might see plural answers clued:
Tip: If you are struggling with an answer that has a plural clue, you can make yourself feel like you've at least got a grip on it by dropping the letter "S" in at the end. Then, come back when you have enough letters filled in from the crossings to solve the rest of the entry.
No surprise here. If you see a foreign language clue, expect a foreign language answer.
If there is a non-English word or phrase in the crossword, the clue will signal it by either including a word or phrase in the same language, or by connecting the answer to a place where that language is spoken or a person who might speak it. For the most part, foreign words or phrases included in puzzles they are very common words that most people will know, providing they paid attention in their high school language classes.
For example, the Spanish word ESTA, which means "this" or "it is," might be clued early in the week as "It is, en español." Don't worry, the answer is in your brain somewhere. And remember: If you need to, take a break and come back to the puzzle. And work those crossings.
You might also see ESTA clued as "It is, in Ibiza" or "This, in Tijuana."
A tantalizing glimpse at the late week wordplay you can look forward to when you push past the Mondays: If the entry was in a deviously tricky late-week puzzle, you might see the clue: "What this is in Spain."
And no, the puzzle constructors and editors don't hate you. They just want you to stretch your mind a bit.
Some clues can be split between different entries in order to connect the answers.
You might see clues that say "See 17-Across," which, on the surface, is not very helpful. But it's an indicator that the answers to the clue you are looking at and the one at 17-Across are somehow related. All you have to do is follow the instructions.
A partner clue wants you to come up with a word that is typically partnered with another word, separated by the word "and."
An example of this would be the clue, "Partner of live" for which the answer would be LEARN, because the popular phrase is "Live and learn." Occasionally, the word "and" is not needed as a separator, as in the clue "Partner of neither," for the answer NOR, because "neither" and "nor" are partnered in sentences.
So let your mind wander and try to think of possible partners for the word in the clue. If you need to come up with an answer for the clue "Partner of sciences," for example, the answer would be either "Sciences and ___" or "___ and sciences." In this case, the answer is ARTS, for "arts and sciences."
In general, solvers will see some sort of signal that an entry is an abbreviation, an initialism or an acronym, although that signal may vary. Some of the signals you see might include:
Occasionally, you will see abbreviations in the clues that have nothing to do with abbreviations in the answers. For reasons of succinctness, some words in clues are nearly always abbreviated, like "U.S." for United States, "U.N." for United Nations, "N.F.L." for National Football League, or "V.I.P." for very important person.
In general, solvers will see some sort of signal that an entry is an abbreviation, an initialism or an acronym, although that signal may vary.Some of the signals you see might include:
Occasionally, you will see abbreviations in the clues that have nothing to do with abbreviations in the answers. For reasons of succinctness, some words in clues are nearly always abbreviated, like "U.S." for United States, "U.N." for United Nations, "N.F.L." for National Football League, or "V.I.P." for very important person.
You now know enough clue secrets to get you most, if not all the way, through an early week puzzle. That wasn't so tough, right?
Ready to try it? Will Shortz has selected 11 of his favorite Monday puzzles from our archive for you, so you can get some practice. Don't worry: You've got this.
Remember, don't be afraid to make mistakes. Learn from them and move on. Above all, have fun.
Constructor: The person who creates the crossword puzzle. The constructor develops the theme if it's a themed puzzle, fills the puzzle with interlocking words or phrases and writes the clues. In other countries, the constructor might be called a compiler or setter.
Cross-Reference: Two entries whose clues are linked to each other. In the Mini Crossword below, 1-Across and 4-Across are cross-referenced.
Grid: The diagram of black and white squares that contains the entries. Most daily puzzles are 15 squares by 15 squares and most Sunday puzzles are 21 squares by 21 squares.
Interlock: The crossing of entries inside the grid. An American-style crossword has "all-over interlock," which means that no part of the grid can be completely cut off by the black squares. In theory, a solver should be able to solve from any section of a puzzle to another without having to stop.
Symmetry: Standard crosswords have 180 degree rotational symmetry, which means that if you turn a crossword puzzle upside down, the black and white squares will still be in the same place.
Occasionally, left-right or mirror symmetry is used instead.
Word count: The word count is the number of answers in a crossword. In a New York Times crossword, a themed 15x15 square puzzle typically has no more than 78 answers. A 15x15 themeless puzzle has a maximum word count of 72 answers. A 21x21 Sunday puzzle usually has no more than 140 answers.
"It's kind of fun to be pulled out of your comfort zone. Puzzles are a kind of nonthreatening way to remind us that there is still mystery in the world." — Jason Silva, "Wonder junkie" and former host of NatGeo's "Brain Games"
The real fun and challenge of crossword solving lies in cracking the really tough clues.
From being duped by magic tricks to pondering those brain-twisting crossword clues, why do humans so love being fooled? Is it the rush of the "Aha!" moment, when their expectations are defied?
Of course, some solvers say simply that figuring out a really tricky clue makes them feel smart. And there is nothing wrong with that, especially when you're learning how to decipher them.
Here are some more clue types to conquer:
Tip: A question mark at the end of a clue means that it should not be taken at face value. The answer is likely to be a pun, a misdirection, or some other type of wordplay. Ask yourself if the words in the clues might have different meanings from the ones you think they do.
These are the forehead slappers of crossword clues. The puzzle maker and the editor are playing around with words and phrases in a clue like this, so free your mind up and think about other ways the words in the clues might be used. Question everything.
Solvers will often see a "?" in clues that are part of a crossword theme involving wordplay, but any clue involving wordplay could conceivably have a "?" A clue might receive a "?" depending on on how "stretchy" it is — that is, how far a clue is from being factually true. It may also depend on which day of the week the clue appears: Early week puzzles might get a "?" to help you, whereas later week clues might not.
But the most important thing to remember is that this is when it really gets fun. So it's worth it to practice.
Here are two examples:
When you are trying to stay fit, it's important to work the center of your body, or your CORE.
The answer is TIDES, because they are events that involve currents in the sea.
Sneaky? Maybe. But we promise you'll learn to love this, and the more you practice solving, the easier it will be to spot these delicious opportunities to play with words and language.
Tip: The New York Times Crossword speaks to all ages. It pays to learn both older and more modern slang and vernacular. And you will certainly learn it if you solve the crossword, dawg.
Language is a living, evolving thing, and the entries in the crossword tend to reflect that. Therein lies a challenge: Older solvers have to keep up with our changing language and younger solvers have to learn words that might have fallen out of favor long before they were born.
People who have not yet learned to enjoy The New York Times Crossword tend to believe that it is a stodgy pursuit for older people, but the truth is, there are both modern and retro references in almost every puzzle. So while you might see the words MASHER (slang for a man who makes often unwelcome advances to women) and MOOLA (slang for money), you will also see BAE (slang for a boyfriend or girlfriend) and BROMANCE (slang for a close, platonic friendship between two men).
Tip: Clues in quotes and brackets will make it seem like your puzzle is talking to you. It's only a problem if you answer.
A clue that is in quotes can be the title of a song, a movie or a book. But it can also mean something else: A clue in quotes that is something someone might say out loud has an answer that is a synonym for that verbalization. Here are a few examples of clues with possible answers:
You might also see clues in brackets. A clue in brackets suggests an answer that might be nonverbal:
Tip: Watch out for one of the most devious cluing traps in crosswords: Hiding a proper name at the beginning of a clue.
Talk about tough cluing. This type of clue requires careful reading.
When the crossword constructor and the editors are feeling particularly diabolical, you might see an innocent-looking clue like this for a three letter entry:
"Brave opponent"
Hey, someone is calling their adversary "brave." That's nice. On the surface, this clue looks like a compliment, doesn't it?
Not this time. The answer to that clue is RED. Depending on the puzzle, it might also be MET.
We know. That makes no sense at first glance, but don't give up. There's logic behind this, we promise.
Let's take a closer look at the clue: The word "Brave" has a capital B because it is at the beginning of the clue, but that is not the only reason it's capitalized. It has a capital B because it also happens to be the name of a professional baseball player, an Atlanta Brave. The puzzle maker and the editors put it at the beginning of the clue to capitalize on (sorry), or take advantage of, the capital letter.
And a three letter "Brave opponent," or an opponent of an Atlanta Brave, could be a Cincinnati RED. It might also be a New York MET.
As we said, there may be a lot of forehead slapping as you get into the late week puzzles, but hang in there. We promise you'll start to enjoy the lengths to which the puzzle makers and editors go to twist your brain.
Tip: When you find yourself cursing at the puzzle because none of your expected answers fit, it probably has a rebus element.
Solvers either love rebuses or they hate them.
A rebus element can be a letter, number or symbol that represents a word, but in many crosswords, the rebus will be a word or group of letters that need to be written inside a single square. Many solvers ask if they are supposed to be warned that a rebus exists in a puzzle, and the answer is no, that's part of the fun of solving. It's also frustrating if you don't figure out what's going on. (That's also why rebuses are generally reserved for Thursday and Sunday puzzles, says Joel Fagliano, the digital puzzles editor.)
Let's say you see a clue that reads "Do-it-yourselfer's activity," and the allotted space you are given for the answer is eight squares. Maybe you guessed right off the bat (or you used those crossings!) that the answer is HOME REPAIR. But HOME REPAIR would need 10 squares.
So, start to consider the theme of the puzzle. If you tighten your belt and squeeze multiple letters into a single square, you'll end up with the word "air" in one square. This puzzle maker made the word AIR a rebus element in eight squares, where the rebus worked for both the Across and Down clues.
And what was the purpose of squeezing AIR into one square? To make "compressed AIR," of course. Now that's a nice Thursday theme.
Part of the fun is determining where in the entry the rebus belongs. You'll really need to work the crossings to figure that out. If you are solving in print, of course, filling in the rebus will simply be a matter of writing small.
If you are solving online or in one of our apps, however, there is an easy way to enter multiple letters in a single square.
Tip: We've saved the most confounding type of clue for last. Some clues use heteronyms to misdirect you. (We swear this is fun.)
Heteronyms are two or more words that are spelled identically but have different pronunciations and meanings, like "minute" (MIN-it), which is a unit of time, and "minute" (my-NOOT), which might mean tiny.
Imagine how much that unique facet of language enthralls our puzzle makers and editors. And they use it to their advantage.This might not seem completely fair, but if you've been learning the tricks to understanding the clues in the rest of this guide, it's well within the bounds of fairness. You just have to learn to think like a constructor.
How about a short quiz to help you figure this out? Here are some particularly sneaky heteronym examples and the number of letters in their answers. We'd like you to guess those answers. You might want to spend some time staring at them until the heteronym reveals itself.
Remember, question everything. Don't allow any word to go unexamined.
Heteronym Clues
Are you getting the hang of this yet? These are not easy, but keep staring, because that "Aha!" moment is really worth it.
Still stuck? Here are the answers with the reasoning behind them:
Kudos to you for hanging in there with us! If you've been practicing, you should be able to tackle a midweek puzzle at least, if not a later-in-the-week puzzle. All it takes is dedication to solving and learning. Oh, and a willingness to have fun. Because as we said, crosswords are a game, and games are meant to be fun.
"Discovering a crossword's theme is often half the fun of solving. And once you nail one answer in a puzzle's theme, figuring out the other long answers is usually much easier." — Will Shortz
There is so much more to a crossword puzzle than just a list of clues and space for you to write in the answers. We want you to be able to wring every drop of enjoyment out of your puzzle. That's one reason you should know about crossword themes. A crossword theme is like bonus content; it is an extra puzzle-within-the-puzzle for you to solve.
Not all crosswords have themes, but for those that do, finding them will help you be a better solver. That's another good reason to know about them.
Some crosswords contain a set of entries that all have something in common. Puzzle makers have a knack for spotting oddities in our language, and when they can put enough of the same kind of oddity together, they have developed a theme set. As the solver, you not only get to do the crossword puzzle, you also get to piece together the theme.
The number of types of themes you might see in crosswords is nearly infinite, so we can't describe them here. But most commonly they involve playing with words.
They can use puns, anagrams, hidden words, common elements, letters added to familiar phrases to make new phrases, and much more. Some puzzle themes have visual themes. Be on the lookout for these, because they can be amazing.
A theme is an extra bit of entertainment that can also be a solving aid.
Once you understand the theme and can guess what the other theme entries might be, you will have a leg up on solving the rest of the puzzle. Think of it as the frame of a house; the crossword's theme is the basis on which the rest of the puzzle is built.
Themes can be placed anywhere in the crossword grid, depending on the creativity of the puzzle constructor. But most commonly it will be in the longest Across and Down entries.
Let's look at one type of easy theme you might see in a Monday puzzle.
The entries BOULDER DAM, ROCK LOBSTER, PEBBLE BEACH and DUST JACKET all involve some sort of stone — and the size of the stone (BOULDER → ROCK → PEBBLE → DUST) gets smaller as you go from the top of the grid to the bottom. Below is how these answers were clued in this puzzle. The theme clues are pretty straightforward — fittingly for a Monday puzzle — although the clue for DUST JACKET is playing with us. Even so, it's not that hard, especially if you work the crossings.
Most solvers don't fill in a theme entry without first solving some of the crossings, so don't worry if you don't know them right off the bat. But do notice that these particular entries cover a range of topics: Topography, pop culture, sports and, well, a pun about book covers. There's something for nearly everyone.
Some themes change part of a familiar word or phrase to make a pun. Here's one that changes an 'S' to an 'SH' at the start of the second word of a familiar phrase to turn it into something completely different: At 17-Across, for example, BEST SELLER becomes BEST SHELLER. Three more long Across answers work similarly.
In this puzzle, the theme entries were clued to make you think. They describe the punny phrase, not the one it's based on, so it's up to you to figure that out. Here's how this puzzled was clued:
Now imagine opening your Sunday New York Times Magazine to the crossword and seeing a museum come to life. Here's a Sunday puzzle from 2009 that celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City:
In this puzzle, the black squares imitate the spiral shape of the halls of the Guggenheim Museum, and works of art that hang in the museum can be found throughout the puzzle by artist name, along with the name of the museum and other bonus theme content.
The Times has even run puzzles where solvers had to write the theme outside the grid. Talk about thinking outside the box! If you're feeling daring, you can try one of those here.
There is so much wonderful variety in New York Times crossword themes. These examples are just to get you started, but once you dive in and start solving, prepare to be surprised by the incredible creativity of the puzzle makers.


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Intel is launching new chipsets that accelerate performance for laptops and PCs, leveraging to consumer electronics its solid-state storage and retrieval technology developed for enterprise data centers.
Released last week, Intel's Optane memory H10 storage device combines Quad-Level Cell (QLC) 3D NAND storage with Intel's memory that prioritizes frequently-accessed files and places the technology onto a sold-state drive. The chipsets, which contain built-in central processing units, hub controllers and peripheral bus components, are to be offered with 16GB or 32GB of Optane memory and hold between 256GB and 1,024GB of non-volatile, solid-state storage.
The M.2 2280 form factor permits larger, more reliable storage capacities for media and gaming applications. Intel, based in Cupertino, California, is rolling out the H10 chipsets to selected equipment manufacturers in the first half of 2019.
The Optane H10 melds proprietary designs for processor, chipset, memory and storage with the company's Rapid Storage Technology software. The H10 permits higher volumes for random input/output operations and faster sequential processing speeds. By advancing beyond Triple-Level Cell 3D NAND design, Intel says, the H10 eliminates the need for secondary storage in the M.2 form factor.
Intel's Quad-Level Cell design adds an extra layer to its 64-bit configuration for 3D NAND drives. The design places four bits on each cell in the array, which are cited at each point that connects the layers. With 64 cells on each of these so-called pillars, Intel's 3D configuration contains potentially billions of cells in each array.
Optane leverages a configuration called 3D Xpoint with dedicated system controllers, as well as hardware and software enhancements to accelerate performance of both hardware and software. Optane slices the stacked memory layers and paired cell selectors, with perpendicular wiring both above and below, enabling precision access to each cell.
The 33% increase in real density optimizes Intel's Triple-Level Cell 3D NAND design, with an accelerated PCIe bus for peripheral device connections and a floating-gate cell used for increased processing speed and reliability. Setting the array over a hub controller saves still more space, even as the 64-bit QLC configuration permits room for expansion by adding more layers atop the 3D NAND array.
Intel says the H10 is the product of a platform-design approach that permits documents, media files and game applications to launch faster. The design also boosts the performance of background memory access and retrieval. The sticks come with Intel's eighth-generation Core U family of CPUs, as well as hub controllers for both the Optane and the QLC 3D NAND repositories.
Intel's Rapid Storage Technology software works to fuse Optane and QLC into a solid-state storage setup that applications can access as a single unit, with Optane holding frequently accessed files and QLC serving as the data repository. The PCIe bus connects the repositories over four lanes – two each for Optane and QLC – that can run simultaneously, further accelerating the pace of read-and-write retrieval and reducing the operations queue.
With higher volumes for random input/output operations and faster sequential processing speeds, the two-tiered memory boosts performance for gaming applications. Intel reports speeds of 2800MB/sec for read and 1800MB/sec for write operations using the 32MB Optane configuration.
In March, researchers at the University of California at San Diego found that using Intel's Dual In-line Memory Module - integrated circuits printed on a board for laptops and PCs that operate on direct current - could boost application speeds by up to 17 times. The company's Core U processor family is optimized for connectivity, with Optane and single-level cell caching aimed at reducing latency for streaming video and voice.
QLC 3D NAND reduces the power consumption of traditional setups, lowering the cost for running servers equipped with the chipset and the data center cooling that keeps those machines functioning properly, Intel says. By reducing the systems footprint, the technology makes swapping out larger solid-state memory storage discs a simpler process, further lowering the capital and operational expenditures for data center operators and those running on-premises server clusters.
By bringing the technology to the smaller form factor, Intel, which narrowly trails South Korea's Samsung in chip manufacturing, delivers data center storage and retrieval to consumer laptops and PCs. The memory cards will be placed in dedicated M.2 motherboard slots on expandable setups when those devices appear in retail stores, likely in the second half of 2019.