Know Your Modern Sectional Sofa Types Before Purchasing One

The current sectional sofa will come in number of beautiful designs which are unique in character. There's a lot in designs, which could change from arty, unsymmetrical, boxy, arched, as well as plain contemporary designs and contours. A few of the sofas have slightly curved finishes, an appropriate chaise, or extra arm padding. You will find some luxury sofas who've built-in space for storage, finish tables, adjustable mind and footrests, and cup holders. Some modern sectional sofa includes many separate pieces like two corner sections or center tilted section or separate chair sections. Getting this particular sofas provide you with large amount of scope of altering your look whenever you want. Hence you are able to release your imagination and make new styles and taste, based upon your mood. If you think you may also select a sofa which has an built-in sleeper sofa inside it. You are able to choose the style that matches your look and enables you to feel at ease.

After you have made the decision around the options of which kind of sectional sofa you'll need, the next move is to find the size that matches inside your family room. Some sofas are extremely large based on the size your living space and could completely grow it living little space for other things. But you will find certain sofas that may perfect for the room. Hence, before you go to purchase your modern sectional sofa, you need to measure your living space size, and be familiar with where and how you need your sofa to become. Getting carried this out you've got a rough understanding of how big sofa that may be easily put into your family room.

Having seen the kind of sectional sofas, it's also wise to search for the standard from the sofa. Always use for hardwood frames, because they can to deal with large amount of weight. The current sectional sofa usually is available in mixture of leather and fabric or even have them in just in fabric or leather. The materials which are used will often have Teflon protection of Scotch Guard. Furthermore the majority of the sectional sofas have detachable covers, which may be cleaned in washer. To allow them to be washed easily in any manner you want.

Another point, that you've to think about while buying your sofa, may be the transportation of sofa to your residence. You need to have the ability to carry the couch your staircase and thru the doorways. If you don't think about this, then your whole exercise would become futile, should you face any difficulty in moving it and placing it inside your family room. These sofas which are packed in sections and small models works well in instances where the staircase or even the doorways are small. Now guess what happens all you need to search for when thinking about buying a contemporary sectional sofa for the family room

Tiki Bar and Tiki Hut Building Supplies - Also Complete Info on Thatch Roofing &amplifier Bamboo Rods

The Story Of The Tiki Bar

The image of the care-free tropical island has been with us since long before the 1930's. During most of the early 20th century, American kids actually read books, and grew up on 18th and 19th century adventure stories by the likes of Jules Verne, many of which featured tropical islands as their settings. Even Robinson Crusoe used to be considered a children's book, not fodder for college courses.

So, when those kids grew up, the sight of a drinking establishment with actual props such as you would theoretically find in a real-life "tropical paradise" ("tiki masks" and wall-mounted tropical fish) sparked their imaginations. It was the perfect blend of "reality" and fancy. Presumably, the Tiki bars were related to actual Polynesian culture and named after the Maori mythological figure of Tiki, although the connection was pretty tenuous. Add alcohol to the mix, especially fruity "tropical" rum-based drinks with very high alcohol content, such as the Zombie Cocktail, and you have an unbeatable recipe for the ultimate leisure destination.

Post-Modern Tiki Bars

After the 1970's, tiki bars fell out of fashion. They were inauthentic, no longer "cool" or "cosmopolitan." What was once alluring because it was new and faintly exotic became hopelessly domestic and outdated. It became gauche to build a tiki hut or build a tiki bar.

However, gradually, as the 20th century merged into the 21st, the common opprobrium heaped upon the tiki bar lifted. Post-modernity looks with skepticism at any attempt to create an "objective" point of view. It revels in images and ideas that once were fashionable but that now appear "cheesy" and "outdated," in part because these conform its thesis that the meaning of all images is subjective and relative to its time period.

Thus, delightful tiki bar, with its thatch roofs, woven mats, fanciful "tiki god" mugs and fake palm trees, has had something of a renaissance. Now, everyone wants a tiki bar--not just to go to on vacation, but to have in his or her own rec room, basement, or backyard. People who like tiki bars are aware that they might be seen by some as "cheesy," but love them anyway, in part because of the liberation that they represent from always having to be "cool." Build a tiki bar, and you will convey to all of your friends the message of how free-spirited and fun-loving you are.

A tiki bar just isn't a tiki bar without that characteristic palm tree-looking tiki thatch covering every conceivable roof-like surface. Without tiki bar thatch, your "tiki bar" is just some bar that serves tropical drinks. If your home bar has is decorated with tiki masks and boasts a supply of tiki mugs in which to serve tropical drinks, but doesn't have thatch covering at least one surface, it looks jarring.

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For an outdoor tiki hut, thatch is even more necessary. With an indoor tiki-themed bar, you at least have the excuse that thatch roofs "aren't really necessary" indoors (although everyone will know you are just making excuses--tiki bars are about looks, not utility). With an outdoor tiki hut, you don't even have that sad excuse.

Covering The Subject Of Thatch

What is thatch? It is only the world's first building material. Straw, heather, and in the Polynesian islands, dried palm leaves, have been layered together and waterproofed to create warm, water-resistant, low-cost, sustainable roofs for thousands of years. People have been making thatched roofs since before they could write.

In the context of a tropical tiki bar, it's practical to use thatch to cover a sun umbrella or palapa (a type of roofed structure held up by four or more poles but without any walls, intended for giving shade). Thatch's great thermal insulation means that, not only will thatched-roof houses stay warm in winter, but people sitting under thatched palapas will stay cool in summer.

The Aesthetics of Thatch

Aside from its cost-effectiveness and its effectiveness at protection from the sun (possibly not as much of an issue, if you're trying to build a tiki bar at home), thatch has great aesthetic properties that make it indispensable to a tropical-themed place of leisure. A thatched roof looks casual and natural. People like the fact that a thatched roof is made out of the same material as things that actually grow in the earth. Why?

Is it because everyone actually cares so much about the environment all of a sudden? Maybe, but the real reason probably has more to do with the basic aesthetic principle of "things must match." People often express an urge to "get away from civilization" because of its perceived artificiality. Civilization clashes with what everyone really perceives to be the true nature of reality--which is, "nature," in the sense of forests and palm trees and plants.

We love nature, but we need civilization. Modern people feel that they are simply incapable of living in nature, without any of the "artificial" incursions of civilization--and they probably are right. Even farming is, to some extent, "artificial." However, when people see that boundary between nature and civilization blur just a little bit--as in the thatched roof of a tiki bar--they begin to relax just a little bit. It is the kind of good, relaxed feeling that makes one want to sit back with a tropical cocktail.

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For these reasons, thatched roofs have been an indispensable part of the tiki bar look since tiki bars first appeared. These days, if you want to build a tiki bar, you don't even have to thatch it yourself--you can buy rolls of tiki thatch buy the foot

If you see a Polynesian-inspired grass hut, with its characteristic roof made of layered palm leaves, you will automatically assume think "tropical vacation." If you see a real palm hut, complete with leaves, supported by a handsome cypress or cedar frame, in somebody's patio, yard, or poolside, you will probably be somewhat impressed. Only "real" bars and themed outdoor restaurants get to have a tropical hut, right? Or the very rich?

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Wrong. A grass hut, such as you would find at a commercial tiki-themed bar, is actually relatively inexpensive to build. "Real" grass huts are relatively inexpensive to build. Think about it: their low cost and ease of construction was the very reason that grass huts were traditionally used in the tropics, where the idea of the tiki bar takes its inspiration in the first place. There's something inexpressibly charming about being able to put together such a low-cost, comfortable, distinctive-looking shelter out of inexpensive, readily available materials.

Frame First

The easiest way to build a Polynesian-style grass hut for your next tiki party (or if you want to have a permanent tiki bar by your poolside) is to build the frame first, and to build it out of wood. You can get common materials such as pine and directly from your local hardware store. For the parts that require sturdier woods are, such as cypress or cedar, contact a lumber company. Alternatively, you can buy tiki "kits" from online suppliers, which come pre-made with all of the parts you need. Whether you choose to build from a kit, or build by yourself, you can create almost any kind of structure you could dream of--a table shaded by a huge tiki umbrella, a palapa, a hut, a tent, an actual full-service bar covered by a snazzy tiki roof, or even thatch-covered a DJ's booth.

A Thatch Roof Gives Tiki Structures Their Distinctive Look

Once you have a frame in place, it's time to add that which will give your tropical hut its characteristic appearance: a thatched roof. The thatched roof may be "primitive," but it's actually a surprisingly useful building material. It will ensure all who sit beneath it cool under the hot sun, and shelter from rain when it is cold. People don't realize that thatched palm leaves actually offer a lot of water resistance. A well-made thatched roof can last up to 7 rainy winters. For this, you have the option of either purchasing palm leaves and learning to weave them yourself--or buying ready-made rolls of thatched palm leaves. The one advantage that modern thatch has over its ancient predecessor? For your modern tiki grass hut, you can buy rolls of palm thatch that have been treated with fire-retardant chemicals.

If you've already decided to build or obtain a bar from which to serve drinks at home, why stop there? Why not go all-out and put together a bamboo tiki bar in your own home.

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Resurgence Of Tiki Culture

Tiki bars--that is, drinking establishments with a Polynesian motif that involved palm trees and bamboo and thatch furniture--used to be extremely popular in the United States. They went out of fashion during the 1970's, but these days, like all things "retro," they are experiencing a resurgence in popularity.

However, the way in which tiki bars are popular today is somewhat different from the way in which they were popular during the years 1947-1970. In the past, the tiki style was primarily confined to commercial drinking establishments and restaurants, especially in popular resort destinations such as Hawaii. These days, although tiki bars and restaurants still enjoy some of their former popularity, tiki has become an even more popular home decoration scheme. Tiki mugs are collectible items, tiki masks are considered ironically "hip" home decorations, and, in general, tiki party accessories a way to show off your individual good taste--your ability to know that something is "uncool" but to enjoy it nonetheless.

The Home Tiki Bar

Given all of these facts, what is the ultimate home tiki accessory? The ultimate way to show your guests your sense of taste, and a good time, all at once? It is the bamboo tiki bar--not in the sense of a commercial drinking establishment, but in the sense of a little stand with shelves made out of bamboo, with possible space for a mini-refrigerator, from which you can serve exotic, alcoholic, rum-based drinks with names like "Sex on the Beach" or "Death on the Islands" (that last one does not exist--yet!).

The bamboo tiki bar is an extremely versatile entertainment accessory. You can either build or buy these semi-portable structures, ranging in length from 3 feet and 4 feet, to 8 feet, and even to as long as 14 feet. If you properly season the bamboo to protect it from wind and water, you can have an outdoor tiki bar to use in your backyard. This is especially exciting if you also own a pool (warning: be responsible and avoid going swimming after you've imbibed). If you don't have a big enough yard, or simply want to be a little paradoxical, you can build your home tiki bar indoors. It can still have the thatched roof--an homage to the absurdity and delight of tiki culture.

The main two things to keep in mind when buying or building a bamboo tiki hut bar is to, first, make sure that you are using real bamboo and, second, make sure the bamboo has been treated with appropriate chemicals if you plan to keep the bar outside. A tiki bar made of plastic just doesn't have that exciting authentic, festive look of a bamboo tiki bar.

Bamboo wall covering is essential if you really want to ramp up the authenticity of your tiki-themed basement or rec room, or if you just want an attractive, "natural" look for the walls in your house (or outside your house, for that matter). That is because bamboo is perhaps the quintessential construction material of the Pacific islands.

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Why Bamboo?

As a construction material, Bamboo has been renowned in East and South Asia, and the Pacific Islands, for millennia. It is relatively light, durable, and--most importantly of all--it grows at a super-fast rate of as much as 3-4 feet per day. That kind of growth is is almost visible to the naked eye. Bamboo is also extremely hardy. It can also grow virtually anywhere, whether high in the freezing Himalayan mountains, or in the heat of sub-Saharan Africa. It can grow as far north as Sakhalin (latitude 50 degrees N) or as far south as Chile (latitude 47 degrees S). What that means in practice is that residents of the warm Pacific Islands could (and still can) afford to make basically every building out of bamboo.

Outside of the Pacific Islands covering your walls with bamboo will give your interior that subtle but unmistakable look that is associated with the South Pacific. Visitors entering an interior with bamboo-covered walls may find themselves calmed and thinking of the tropics without quite knowing why.

Bamboo Wall Covering Options

Bamboo is an extremely versatile building material, and bamboo wall coverings come in several forms. First, you can purchase flat slats or bricks that are made of bamboo. These can be up to 9 feet in length, and are usually supposed to adhere to your wall with glue. You can also attach them to the wall with molding going along the wall's top and bottom. Covering your wall with bamboo slats is similar to having a brick facade, except, of course, the facade is made out of bamboo.

Second, you can buy actual half-sections of bamboo trunk. The insides of these half-sections is filled with foam. These pieces of bamboo trunk are then nailed, glued, or screwed to the wall.

However, all the above options take a long time to install, and may look too "formal" for a fun, tiki bar setting. For a tiki bar, the best wall covering option is to buy woven bamboo mats by the foot. Mats? Yes. Bamboo can be cut into flexible strips that are then woven to make a sturdy, flexible, yet basically impenetrable barrier. After the mat is woven, the bamboo strips are treated with a variety of chemicals to make them water and fire-resistant. Bamboo mats are economic and versatile. They can be ordered in any size, and be made to cover your wall in a matter of hours. They also look truly casual, yet authentic--perfect for a tiki bar. Thus, for tiki bars, woven bamboo mats are the best kind of bamboo wall covering.

The atmosphere of infinite leisure and pleasure that you would find a tiki bar can actually be created easily, with the purchase and proper arrangement of the right tiki accessories. The delight you and your guests will feel at finding yourselves in a tiki bar may intangible. However, it is brought about through the proper combination of very tangible, physical props. Building a tiki bar is all about applying Gestalt principles: the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

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The Basics: Thatch, Weaves, and Bamboo

The basic components of a convincing tiki bar that will surround your guests in the proper atmosphere are palm-thatched roofs (such as you would see on traditional Polynesian roofs), woven bamboo mats, and bamboo poles. These are the "brick and mortar" of putting together a tiki bar. Any surface that goes on top of where people are sitting or standing, such as the roof of a the bar area (if you're building a little "tiki shack") or a sun umbrella, should be covered in palm thatch. Fortunately, that doesn't mean you have to pay contractors to thatch the roof of your bar. Thatch is available in easy-to-install rolls that you can just unroll and use to cover a basic skeleton structure made of wood. Woven mats go great on floors, as a kind of tropical rug, or on walls. They are comfortable to touch and let in a little bit of warm, tropical breeze while keeping out the wind. If you don't live in a tropical climate, don't worry. You can buy woven mats by the foot and use them to line an ordinary wall. The woven mats that you can buy commercially are made with thick-woven strips of bamboo--much like the traditional ones you would see on a Polynesian island, except treated with various substances to make them stronger and more durable.

Bamboo is an excellent construction material because it can come in another form. What could be an aesthetically superior complement to a woven bamboo mat than a sign held up by a bamboo pole? The sign could be simple-looking, perhaps wooden, and hand-painted to fit in with the tiki aesthetic. "[insert your name]'s Tiki Bar," it could say. But don't stop there! Bamboo poles, in combination with woven bamboo, could also be used to make delightful tiki furniture for your bar. This, too, can be purchased commercially. Is there anything more playful than the combination of rustic and modern found in a bamboo CD holder, containing, perhaps, your collection of marimba music?

Get Fancier: Tiki Masks And More

Once you have established your tiki bar's underlying structure of bamboo and thatch, you can really start the best part of decorating: choosing individual tiki accessories. You must, of course, start with the classics that have existed in tiki bars since the 1930's: tiki masks. According to Maori legend, Tiki is actually the first human being on earth--similar to the Judeo-Christian Adam. Tiki masks are originally inspired by traditional Polynesian woodcarvings. To "western" eyes, they tend to look imposing and exotic, and they are an indispensable part of tiki bar decor. Many "tiki masks" today aren't really masks--just giant woodcarvings. You can use tiki masks creatively: buy a couple, put a board over them (preferably made from the same type of wood), and you've got a tiki bench.

Other tiki accessories and tiki bar supplies you can buy include tiki mugs (in which to serve colorful, rum-based drinks), artificial palm trees, and fiberglass tropical fish to mount on your walls.

Learn how to play Craps - Tips and Methods: A Lot of Garbage: Part 2

This is Part 2 of my article about the load of crap (pun intended) some websites try to feed you to separate you from your money. Don't fall for it. Be smart. Play smart. Let's continue with more excerpts that are even more ridiculous than those in Part 1.

Excerpt: "Now for the first time, I'll show you how you can turn into ,000 in as little as 87 days with a new system of playing and winning at craps! What the casinos hope you will never find out about playing this elusive game, now it's possible to win 78% of the time. Using my system, you can win about three times out of four (up to 78% of the time, to be more specific). With my strategies, which are really a combination of the systems of the best pros that I've gambled with and learned from over the years, you can pick up everything you need to know to win at craps every time you play. You probably already know that craps is hands downs the best casino game based on the odds. What you may not know is that by using my ten-step system, you can actually turn the odds in your favor! That's right, using my craps strategies, which I've detailed in a brand new report called [name redacted] you can actually beat the house!"

Analysis: This claim seems to me to be as ridiculous as those that promise you can learn dice control. If you learn nothing else from reading my website, my free sample chapter, and my articles, you must understand and accept one important fact: the game is designed for you to lose. It's mathematically impossible for the player to gain an advantage over the house. Say it out loud, slowly, and let it sink into your brain---it's mathematically impossible for the player to gain an edge over the house no matter what combination of bets or bet amounts are used. Therefore, the guy's statement about his system, "---you can actually turn the odds in your favor," is total crap. Period. If the guy's system relies on dice control to gain the advantage, then run for the hills as quick as you can because you might get run over by another flood of bull manure. After reading my free sample chapter, you know what I think of dice control and dice setting. The phenomenon called "distribution variance" is what allows players to win in the short-term. Nothing else. No fancy system, no silly dice-setting technique, nothing. Got it? The house always wins in the long-term. No player can beat the house over time. You must understand and accept that fact. The truly knowledgeable player plays for the fun, excitement, and the occasional short-term win, not because of any silly belief that he can actually beat the house consistently over time. You must not yield to your strong desire to win an easy buck. Instead, you must be smart, you must play smart, and you must learn the secret to craps. In the excerpt above, the guy states, "---you can win about three times out of four (up to 78% of the time, to be more specific)." Then, he proudly states, "---everything you need to know to win at craps every time you play." This guy can't even keep his apparent lies straight! In one breath, he says you'll win three out of four times, and then in his next breath he says you'll win every time you play. So, which is it? Do you win only 78% of the time that you play or do you win every time you play (i.e., 100%)? LOL (laugh out loud). Remember, don't be a sucker.

Excerpt: "[Name redacted], the author of [name redacted] system has developed a unique a way to win at the dice table. He is talking about walking away with a handsome win, not breaking the table. The [name redacted] system is a Place bet system designed for a conservative approach to the game of craps. It has an exact play for every roll of the dice. Each and every hit in the [name redacted] system pays you a profit. Each hit puts more money in your pocket. The game of craps was created to make money for the casino. The [name redacted] system makes money for the player. If you're willing to put in a little bit of time to learn, and apply the rules in a responsible, controlled way you WILL make a profit! You cannot lose in [name redacted]. Order the [name redacted] beginner's system for 0, delivered by e-mail, or 5 for a printout sent by first class mail."

Analysis: First of all, if this guy gets 0 for his eBook, then I must be charging way too little for mine! LOL. This guy's system can't possibly be a consistent long-term winner because he states that it involves Place bets, all of which have built-in house advantages that you can't overcome no matter what combinations or amounts of Place bets you make. Because it's a mathematical fact that no combination of bets (including Place bets) can result in a player advantage, the obvious question you should ask is whether this guy is a total idiot or lying through his teeth to rip you off when he states, "You cannot lose---." I still can't get over the fact that he gets 0 for his eBook. I wonder how many he's actually sold. You better hurry up and buy my eBook for a measly .95 before I jack up the price to a hundred bucks!

Before reading the next excerpt, ensure your Hip Waders are pulled up as high as they can go. Disclaimer: I cannot be held liable in any way if you drown in this guy's bull manure. Continue reading at your own risk!

Excerpt: "Earn a living playing craps, can it be done? The answer is yes. To date, all of our students average ,000 to ,000 a day playing craps and I can show you how you can join the club. Average 0 to 5 per hour every day you play craps using our [name redacted] craps system/strategy. We guarantee it! Even if you have never played the game of craps before, you can learn our [name redacted] system quickly and easily. In fact, we provide the only effective craps system that is capable of winning long term and it is not complicated at all. Fact: Our craps system is so good, that you will make a bare minimum of 00 the very first day you use it, or you are entitled to a 100% money back guarantee. Please note, we did not say 'might be able to make 00,' we said 'every single person who has used our system makes an average of 00 or 00 per day, every day that they choose to play.' Our most advanced players average from 0 to 00 per hour!"

Analysis: I think this guy's load of crap is hysterical. Let's see if I understand it correctly: it's the only effective system capable of winning long-term, it's not complicated, you can learn it quickly and easily, it's guaranteed, the beginner can win up to ,000 per day every day, and the advanced player can win up ,500 per hour every day (which equates to ,000 per 10-hour day). Woohoo! This is a get-rich-quick sucker's dream come true. It's easy to learn (no effort or energy needed) and as a beginner you can win up to ,000 per day every day, which means you can make more than ,000,000 per year with minimal effort, minimal skill, and minimal knowledge. Well, golly gee wilickers! We better run out and buy this system right now because every hour we wait, we lose 5. No analysis of this excerpt is needed. If it doesn't seem absurd to you, then you deserve to lose your shirt.

Excerpt: "The preferred grip for you is the one that you feel the most comfortable with, has the least amount of friction and skin on the dice, and that produces the best results for you personally. You will need to practice as much as possible to produce the best results. Before you go to a casino for a session, practice on your practice box, or in the hotel drawer just for a warm up to see how your throw is today, before the session. This will save you a lot of units and help save your bankroll!"

Analysis: This excerpt addresses the wonderful world of dice-setting---a world, in my opinion, called Fantasyland. One short sentence should be enough for you to realize the bull manure this guy is feeding you. "Before you go to a casino for a session, practice on your practice box, or in the hotel drawer just for a warm up to see how your throw is today, before the session." What? A hotel dresser drawer? Good grief. Even the dumbest moron should realize how stupid that is. A hotel dresser drawer doesn't have the same bounce characteristics and friction coefficient as a craps table, and a dresser drawer doesn't have the little pointy rubber pyramids (spikes) on the back wall that a craps table has. So, how could practicing in a three-foot-wide dresser drawer foretell anything about how your toss will be on a 12-foot craps table? In my opinion, this easily rates as one the dumbest statements I've ever read. When you read nonsense like that, it should raise a red flag for you to be cautious of the rest of the crap the guy is trying to sell you.

The following are several excerpts combined into one. I found them embedded throughout a well-liked and respected craps-related website. Personally, I don't know why it's so respected because, in my opinion, it has no legitimacy. It deals with dice setting. To understand my disdain for the idea of dice setting, please read the free sample chapter of my eBook that's included on my website.

Excerpts from the dice-setting website: "Craps can be beaten---. There is only one way to beat craps in the long run and that is through precision shooting and dice control---. Craps can be beaten by changing the nature of the game from a mathematical and random contest, where the casino has built in the edge for itself, to a physical contest, where the person who shoots the dice can gain the edge by skill---. Dice control is a physical skill that can be learned by disciplined players who are willing to practice and perfect the techniques we teach them... Our teachers are the greatest dice control specialists in the world, many with books and major publications to their credit, all with years of winning casino experience behind them---. This craps strategy is called dice control, precision shooting, or rhythmic rolling---. There are no 'board certified' dice controllers yet. Everyone is self-certified; that is to say, you have to take them at their word---. The [name redacted] board of directors wanted [name redacted] to have the highest standards of excellence in the budding field of dice control. To do this, we set up tough criteria for our instructors and coaches to meet. They had to be skilled shooters and good teachers---. These criteria have been established to standardize and elevate the teaching of dice control by subjecting our teachers to a rigorous certification process that makes sure they understand, can demonstrate and can effectively teach all the essential areas of our curriculum."

Analysis: For analysis of this claim, and all other claims about the merits of dice control, read the free sample chapter of my eBook on my website. In the sample chapter, I don't go into detail about the certification of so-called dice-control specialists, so I'll talk a bit about it here. I must admit, this guy's website is well-written and I respect the writer, not because I agree with the message, but because I like the writing. The author did a particularly wonderful job dreaming up and explaining the certification process. The idea actually sounds legitimate. However, in my opinion, it's simply a well-crafted and well-written part of an elaborate scheme to separate you from your money. The author goes into a lengthy excuse for the fact that the certification program for their dice-control instructors was developed, executed, and managed by the same people trying to sell you the product. The sophisticated excuse does a fantastic job of explaining why no independent authority exists that can administer the certification process. I suggest that you think twice about the validity of the explanation.

Any certification process not developed, executed, and administered by an independent organization should immediately raise a red flag in your brain. If the certification authority is the same bunch who's selling the product, it's like sending the fox to guard the hen house. In my opinion, the reason an independent organization still doesn't exist after so many years since the idea of dice setting was born is because dice setting can't be proven to be legitimate over the long-term. (Read the free sample chapter to find out why I feel this way.) In the 30 or 40 years that so-called dice-control specialists have been around, surely some entrepreneur somewhere would have formed an independent organization to test and certify dice setters. However, according to the excerpt, no such independent organization exists. Makes you wonder doesn't it?

As these excerpts show, the Internet (and many books, magazine articles, and other resources) is crammed full of ridiculous claims designed for one thing--to get your money. If you want to play craps, you must get over your blazing desire to make an easy buck. You must plant yourself in reality. You must learn to play smart. You must accept the fact that no craps system exists that allows you to gain an advantage over the casino. Don't fall for bogus strategies and wacky dice-setting schemes that claim they can consistently win you tons of money. Be smart. Play smart. Learn how to play craps the right way. Armed with facts instead of false hope, you'll be a strong weapon against the casino.

Now you know!

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When it comes to baby's nursery, you want something that will stand up to time and nothing does that better than DaVinci's Kalani Crib. The Kalani 4-in-1 Crib's tasteful and subtle design brings out its elegant wood grain. Softly curved rails make Kalani pleasant to look at and easy on Mom and Dad when they reach in to hold their little one. Four adjustable mattress levels allow you to set the height just right for baby as they grow. Made of solid New Zealand pine wood, Kalani Crib is sturdy and safe, easily converting from crib to daybed, toddler bed (rail included) and full-size bed (rails sold separately). Award-winning and with rave reviews from happy parents, Kalani is one of the most reliable and sought after cribs today.

Feature

• Converts to toddler bed, daybed and full-size bed
• Made from sustainable New Zealand pine wood
• 4 Level mattress support
• JPMA certified. Meets ASTM crib safety standards
• Lead and phthalate safe. Non-toxic finish

Pontoon Motorboats Suncruiser GS202 Angler

The Suncruiser GS202 Angler provides you with family value and also the perfect mixture of fishing and cruising in a least expensive cost.

Your fishing expedition is a breeze using the two bow pedestal fishing seats which may be removed to spread out in the deck for other fun activities. The spacious oxygenated under chair live well could keep your catch in prime condition until it sizzles within the pan.

The functionality of the pontoon boat is further accented having a spacious wide deck, two bow lounges along with a 'L' formed lounge that works as space for storage using the molded storage enclosures underneath the seating. This really is great to help keep all of your carry-on fishing utilities dry.

Turn your Angler right into a fully featured fishing machine with the addition of the not compulsory Motor Guide trolling motor and Lowrance seafood locator.

Suncruiser GS202 Angler Specs:

By having an overall period of 20'2"/6.15m along with a diameter of 23"/.58m you'll be spoiled for spaceThe cruiser can easily carry nine individuals with an optimum weight of 1267lbs/575kg'sIt arrives with a complete playpen cover to help keep the sun's rays awayBenefit from the safety of non-slip vinyl flooring along with a Portable ladder for boardingThe drop-lower privacy curtain is ideal for alteringPay attention to songs using the Jensen marine AM/FM stereo system with music playerFurniture aboard the Angler includes two bow lounges, a 'L' formed lounge along with a detachable table with drink holders for your loved ones people who haven't yet caught the fishing feverThe helm features a rotomolded console with anti-feedback steering for easy navigationFor evening fishing you will find USCG navigation lights and and also the console is equipped with and interior courtesy light.

This Suncruiser GS202 Angler will turn your fishing trip right into a super fishing expedition. These Fishermen are extremely enjoyable they are driving you'll wish the drive never involves an finish.

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Diabetic Cat Food Quality recipes

If you've ever resided with someone developing diabetes as my very own father did, you should understand they suffer certain signs and symptoms that are:-

1.Excessive Thirst

2.Excessive hunger

3.Excessive peeing

4.Weight reduction.

Your cat can have just such signs and symptoms, if you see these you need to go for your vet as quickly as possible for an exam. What exactly IS diabetes?

Briefly this. Cells within our cat's body just as with ours, require energy. This energy originates from glucose and that we have that from our meal. This food will get divided, most of which becomes glucose and makes its way into the blood stream and it is utilized by cells for energy.

Blood insulin - a hormone, allows this glucose change from the blood stream and in to the cells. Regrettably in diabetes there's little if any blood insulin and without the glucose cannot achieve with a home blood stream and in to the cells. Cells do not get glucose and think they're depriving just like we'd as well as your cat does.

What exactly do both we and our felines do? We eat and eat to fulfill our hunger. Everything is worsened since the glucose we store within the body fat and muscles in our physiques, normally for problems, will get launched in to the blood stream to give cells. It might be a vicious loop weight loss glucose makes its way into the blood stream but without blood insulin won't enter into cells. The blood sugar levels within the bloodstream climb greater, with still no blood insulin it's nowhere to visit.

Cells obviously cannot obtain sugar so much more body fat and muscle are burned to give them, therefore we and our cat have a big appetite but additionally a diet

Why the unnecessary thirst? As described, everything extra sugar within the bloodstream needs to go somewhere. Our and out cat's renal system are made to prevent glucose been lost in urine. In diabetes there's a lot sugar within the urine the renal system become overcome, so sugar is passed within the urine. With this to become effective it needs to constitute the best consistency and by means of liquid. The end result? Large amounts water are drunk and thus obviously equal levels of urine are created. It'll appear appreciate your poor cat is consuming containers water however with no satisfaction.

So rule # 1 is if you notice these signs and symptoms inside your pet go for your vet. The condition may be treatable with diet, exercise, blood insulin or some mixture of these.

Can there be anything that you can do?

Don't allow your cat be a "inactive"! Slacken your cat "goodies", the majority are groaning with calories. Recall the domestic cat arrived on the scene from the savannahs of Africa and was but still is really a natural hunter, its diet raw meat. Sadly the entire lifestyle from the cat is altering, many don't actually have a garden, most are literally housebound. The end result, for us, is they become overweight, eat way too much, lose interest and lazy. Other product stimulation as well as their natural instinct to search is covered up.

Our very own two felines exercise outdoors constantly and search too. So we do need to obvious up some grisly messes every now and then! Felines possess a dual personality, an outrageous side that likes to search and roam along with a domestic side for them where they simply want our companionship. Sadly many proprietors are actually too frightened to allow their felines outdoors the home thinking it's too harmful. Total time we've possessed felines we've never lost one except to plain senior years or disease (before we discovered what entered commercial cat food and began making our very own)

You are able to feed your diabetic cat yourself, we believe it's the easiest way and try to use lean meat, low carb, NO SUGAR and give a couple of veggies

An important factor to think about would be to keep foods regular just like happens to 1 people with diabetes. There's hope so don't despair!

Remember, though, that felines have different dietary must humans therefore it is the diet plan concepts ones follows not the particular diet.

Summer Infant Carter's Stratford Combo Changer by Summer Infant

All of us have several consumer surveys to figure out what our customers genuinely want in a Summer Infant Carter's Stratford Combo Changer. Only following our style team looked within the results of all of this accumulated specifics did they visit function completely redesigned our product. Instead of basically taking the model we have been selling and adding a couple of new functions, we looked meticulously at what you liked about it and threw the rest away.

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Make sure which you'll be adding our item to become the initial resolution in the household improvement list. From this moment on you may not been bothered employing the difficult function any longer. We had been establishing and producing this exceptional Summer Infant Carter's Stratford Combo Changer for you and your house. Don't invest any added time to vacillate to acquire our item into your house.

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This versatile combo changer matches perfectly with your highlands convertible 4 in 1 crib (15510) with subtle design elements in a warm mocha finish. Two ample drawers work smoothly and store plenty of baby's things. One large storage nook provides you the flexibility of storing even more.

Feature

• Includes large storage nook - perfect for baskets (sold separately), baby's essentials and more
• Solid wood and veneer construction
• Changing pad sold separately
• Subtle design details and warm mocha finish match perfectly with highlands convertible 4 in 1 crib (15510)

Baby #2's room! What's Your Opinion?

Not a chance I am not pregnant yet however i am already considering where our second baby goes! So allow me to read your comments!

Sorelle Cape Cod Crib and Changer with Toddler Rail, French White by Sorelle

You can find much more better approach to alter your life that you simply could have not been completed. The usual way is altering the interior design of the resident or could be redecorate your property. Nonetheless many people go for a easy simple way by getting a brand new house improvement item. Sorelle would like to give one of the most convenience choice of choice for you and everybody with Sorelle Cape Cod Crib and Changer with Toddler Rail, French White, our proud and excellence product which is out in the market now.

We definitely specific that our item is going to specific make your property as much more pleased location for you and your family members members as ever. We're studying far more in relation of product development to create higher and far better much more item for every single single consumer all over the globe. We would like to give you with a new item Sorelle Cape Cod Crib and Changer with Toddler Rail, French White that's definitely in a position of dealing with something that you simply simply happen to have in mind. And containing with full high quality product will make you've a better opportunity of the house altering.

As all of us know time to time that a majority of consumers they don't want to invest their spending budget by unnecessary. That brought us to be much more concern on the spending budget of our new Sorelle Cape Cod Crib and Changer with Toddler Rail, French White to create it much more reasonable price for you.

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Crafted from strong and durable New Zealand Pine and available in your choice of gorgeous, non-toxic finishes, the Cape Cod Crib-n-Changer with Toddler Rail is a beautiful addition to your nursery. Ideal for practical parents who love functionality without sacrificing style, this crib is designed to convert to a toddler bed (rail included) to a daybed, and finally into a full-sized bed (rails sold separately). The attached changing table comes with a changing pad and features three drawers for storage as well as rear shelves which can be used for display or as extra storage. The included changing pad is easy to remove as your child grows, and the changing table detaches when the bed is converted into an adult bed and can be used as a small dresser or nightstand. The crib itself has three height positions for your mattress so you can easily lower the mattress as your child grows. A great choice for any parent, this bed will last your child from infant to adult with no problems.

Additional Features

• Includes a toddler rail for your convenience
• Rails for full-size bed conversion sold separately
• Non-drop side crib
• Some assembly is required

About Sorelle Furniture Sorelle Furniture is a family-owned and -operated business that has been bringing the world to your nursery with quality products for over 25 years. Sorelle is a division of C & T International, founded in 1977. They offer a complete line of furniture for infants, toddlers, children, and young adults. Imported from all over the world, Sorelle furniture showcases both classic and modern designs crafted from solid wood and veneers. Rich finishes highlight the natural beauty of their wood products and provide a matching appearance for all your baby's furnishings. Built with

Feature

• Three drawer chest must be assembled
• Metal side drawer glides
• 1" vinyl changing pad included
• Toddler rail included
• Full size bed rails not included

Nursery Reveal :)

The end product..........nicely, almost.

Interior Planning - Selecting a Color Scheme For Rooms in your house

It is really an interior designing project that you can do. Your color scheme is the reason why the rooms in your house get together. Smartly designed houses also have an attractive color scheme that flows between rooms in the entrance towards the family room, living room, kitchen, powder room, stairs, etc. This flow may be the relationship produced in one room to a different. One palette is totally different from a fresh paint color. The palette includes various fresh paint and room colors. Its not all room must be exactly the same color or shade thereof though they need to connect with each other. Good interior planning starts having a well considered color scheme.

Begin with the colours you already like. Exactly what do you gravitate to? What colors have been in your closet? What colors have been in a garden? Consider how certain colors cause you to feel this can give back within the right direction. Have confidence and do not apologize. Your living space and residential colors should reflect both you and your personality, not town design trend.

Maybe there's a specific color or mixture of colors you want. Consider a fresh paint deck or around your home and note all of the different colors of those faves that interest you. Now you must a beginning indicate which you'll add other colors.

Study your atmosphere. Are you living within the forest with home windows that appear to be onto various shades of eco-friendly leaves or perhaps a fifth floor condo with viewing urban building landscape? Figure out how important your view is and when you need to allow it to be a part of your interior space. This can provide you with an idea to choosing colors. When the view is essential for you consider of the question as blocks of existing color you have to coordinate with.

Consider adjoining rooms or areas you can observe in the room you're focusing on. Generally, you have to create a aesthetically matched reference to any adjoining space. Pull aside any existing furniture products, artwork, rugs that you're not altering because these could give you one clues for the room. Artwork and rugs are wonderful places to produce a color palate from since it is already there.

Tools to produce your color scheme:

o Figure out what colors you want
o Colors from atmosphere
o Adjoining rooms
o Existing furnishings

Your interior color scheme may be the coordination from the colors you want. The way you coordinate the colours is essential. The next example is when a popular colour of combination is royal blue and lightweight grass eco-friendly work in the home.

The rooms on both sides from the family room are available to or visible from this. Visitors would go into the living room first after which go right or left to another rooms. Within this example the general public rooms around the primary floor are (from left to right) a kitchen, dining area, living room, and television room. Once we start in the kitchen area all the cabinets are royal blue having a neutral counter top. There's a multi-color tile backsplash over the stove (lime eco-friendly, lavender, orange, yellow, pink, blue/eco-friendly and royal blue). Your kitchen that is available to the dining area share exactly the same whitened walls (in various materials) and ceiling. Exactly the same neutral light bamboo floor flows from all of these areas flows in to the living room. Nowhere glass fitting within the dining area may be the only dominant fixed color. With whitened walls and ceiling, light eco-friendly may be the dominant color within the living room furniture with major accents of royal blue then other colors (pink, orange, lavender and shades of blues and vegetables). Around the right, the television room is mainly a neutral color (same on walls, ceiling, floor and furniture) using the next biggest color as being a vivid pink with small quantities of lime eco-friendly. These colors show up on back cushions and pillows around the sofa, one chair as well as in the artwork.

Out of this example you are able to know how colors flow and relate in one room to a different. The colours aren't exactly the same in every room however they originate from one palette: royal blue and lightweight grass eco-friendly. Eco-friendly may be the one color in various shades and extremes which seems in every room. Although it does not come in fixed form within the dining area it seems in a variety of table linens, tableware and add-ons.

Our houses are about associations, the associations from the occupants, the area functions and also the visual associations that induce comfort and warmth to any or all individuals who enter. The décor in every room or space should tell its' own individual story, nevertheless the color scheme is exactly what produces flow and harmony. To produce a "home" all the individual tales become related by color and often a style.

Famous Designers as well as their Styles in Interior Planning - Part 4

Celebrity Designers

Rachel Ashwell

Rachel Ashwell is commonly acknowledged as the dog owner and founding father of Shabby Chic as well as the host from the Tv series of the identical title. 'Shabby Chic' is really a term that reflects Ashwell's interior planning habits. Including supplying the house with everything from antique furnishings to new tables, sofas, area rugs and lamps. She gives importance towards the cosy feel also to flowers. Ashwell always applies to a mix of creams and whites and lightweight pinks, ocean-foam vegetables and blues. Several top names within the celebrity business have achieved positive results from Ashwell's exceptional creating talents, including singer Jennifer Lopez. Madonna, Anthony Hopkins and Jennifer Aniston are various other star status enthusiasts.

Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen

The celebrity designer, Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, grew to become a home hold title within the United kingdom after showing up within the BBC television interior planning and designing programs 'Changing Rooms' in 1996 and residential Front in 1999. Additionally to his celebrity status he is another respected interior designer whose services happen to be searched for for design projects including work on Buckingham Structure and also the Royal Albert Hall. He as also written many popular books about design and it has written for that Saturday or sunday Express on the regular bases.

Linda Barker

Linda Barker shot to fame within the United kingdom Tv show 'Changing Rooms' following her previous carrer like a set designer. She established fact on her simplistic designs which usually are meant to suit the tastes of an array of clients. She also wroth articles for populsr interior planning magazines but for the weekend supplement from the Daily Express., in addition to publisjhing primary mainstream books about them.

Nina Campbell

Nina Camble began her very own design business in a relatively young age and rapidly acquired prestige for supplying lavish and practical décor employing a wealthy palette of colours, making her probably the most respected designers on the planet. Campbell has acquired worldwide popularity of her designs enabling her to operate on impressive projects for that Savoy, The Full of Denmark, and numerous private houses from the wealthy and famous all over the world. Her work has acquired her numerous exclusive honours. She's even the author of three books about them.

Tara Bernard

Tara Bernard is most likely best referred to as a celebrity interior designer after first showing up around the design program 'Wow Factor' for UKTV Style, but she's shown to be a competent and top rated designer in their right. Her approach requires the clients heavily within the design process, even going to the extent that they is supported by her clients on shopping outings to obtain the necessary furniture and add-ons for that project. She's someone within an interior planning working as a consultant known as 'Target Living' together with architect Thomas Griem.

Another three articles within this series - covering 16 other famous interior designers and designers - could be utilized through the 'Article Source' link underneath this short article.