Dedicated to the latest art architecture film & music from the Middle East Bidoun encourages readers to take a fresh look at this diverse region. Bidoun is produced in New York & draws on contributors across the world from Los Angeles to Cairo from London to Dubai. Devoted to the most exciting developments in Arab & Iranian culture Bidoun’s fresh perspective destroys prevailing stereotypes of the region. Each issue is themed & stunningly produced; articles range from the seriously analytical to quirky products & recipes. ...

Carp fishing is a way to deal with the growing evidence that the introduction of carp has caused serious damage to the environment. Carp is considered to be a coarse fish which is hard to catch thus making it an eagerly sought after fish by anglers. Carp is a freshwater fish that is found in a variety of types of water. Rivers are one of the most popular places to do carp fishing. The largest carp is often found where rivers run into the sea. Many carp anglers use the catch & release method while others see catch & keep carp sport fishing as a way to control carp. Carp is generally not considered a good fish for eating though some anglers disagree. Catching carp require different types of bait from other fish. Some common types of carp bait include boilies which is commonly used in the UK & Europe. Boilies are made out of eggs & milk proteins which are then boiled. In the United States carp fishermen use canned corn to make a doughball. Tiger nuts can also be used to attract carp. Some of the reasons it can be hard to fish carp is that the climate the direction of the wind the temperature & even moon phases can change carp feeding habits. ...

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This UK magazine has been around since 1996. The music magazine provides news & interviews with bands & musicians reviews of films & records & a calendar of upcoming concerts & band competitions. In Big Cheese you will get the inside story on the thoughts of musicians like Kim Thayil the guitarist with the American rock band Soundgarden as they get ready for the UK Download Festival. Or learn about Of Mice & Men the California metalcore band as they discuss the band’s mascot Squidgy & the experience of the Warped Tour. Don’t miss anything important in the world of punk metal & the rock music scene in the UK Europe & around the world with a subscription to Big Cheese. This lively music magazine will keep you informed on all the important music concert & festivals hot music trends & albums you will not want to miss. Get all the music news you want provided with a British flair.   ...

Occasionally you will see criss cross puzzles with unusual shapes other than the traditional squares. Most criss cross puzzles do not have clues but come with a list of words. You start with a word & then work around it counting the empty blocks & working the puzzle until you get the words to fit. Doing puzzles like criss cross puzzles & other crossword puzzles are left brain exercises which can help with keeping brain processes active. It is in the left brain hemisphere where you find analytical & verbal thought. Research has found that doing exercises like brain teasers & crossword puzzles using words & logic to solve puzzles are good for the brain. The brain processes that work to solve puzzles like criss cross puzzles happen predominantly in the left brain. The more you use the left hemisphere of the brain the better it functions. Doing puzzles like criss cross puzzles can also be relaxing & help with your mood according to a variety of research studies. According to recent research puzzles can increase language skills & the left brain exercises stimulate neurons that increase positive attitudes. ...

In addition to classic crosswords Christine’s BIG Crossword contains other types of crossword puzzles including Cryptic Cross Starhunts Concept Crossword puzzles Goliathon crosswords & Diamond puzzles & Finda Word. A section called Crossed Wires provides word trivia games. In the column the Judge Sums Up you can read about disputed clues & find out the rulings. If you are new to crossword puzzles it can be valuable to know the vocabulary. As you delve into the puzzles you can feel like an expert when you know the lingo. So first off the boxes that you fill out with words are known as entries or sometimes just answers. The white boxes can also be called whites while the shaded boxes are referred to as darks or blanks. Clues can also be called definitions. White boxes or cells that make up a single entry are called unchecked or unkeyed. Inversely white boxes that make up two entries are referred to as keyed or checked. Terminology also applies to the people who create the puzzles who are known as constructors or cruciverbalists & the crossword puzzle lovers are called solvers. It is also important to know that crosswords can contain abbreviations slang foreign language words Roman numerals compass positions & acronyms.  ...

  Also the great enthusiasm towards puzzles isn’t going to be going anywhere as you will find in almost every newspaper magazine or other publication that puzzles are almost a guarantee & often the couple of puzzles in the back of a magazine or newspaper just aren’t quite enough to keep you satisfied Every issue of Big Puzzles magazine contains heaps of various puzzles including word searches crosswords sudoku word games & almost every other type of puzzle you can think. The puzzles in this magazine are also featured in both full-color & large print & therefore you will no longer have to squint at the tediously small black & white puzzles in the newspapers. However one of the greatest additions to Big Puzzles magazine that no other puzzle book has is they will often feature different puzzle-related competitions that you can send in with the chances to win wonderful prizes. ...