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Get Water Based Pest Control from the Pros

brian yalung — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:43:33 +0000

In these times where not even your home is safe from potential bugs and diseases carrying insects, it would be best to get good pest control services that is water-based over the standard ones that make use of harmful chemicals and can even stick to your furniture and clothes if you don’t cover them up properly.

That is perhaps why water-based pest control service is now better. Other than not being harmful to the lungs, they are safer and provide lesser worries since they are odorless.

People may not be able to smell them, but the bugs can so when you ask for a pest control service, make sure you get the water-based to keep your home bug and insect-free.

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Scheduling the Change of Bed Sheets

brian yalung — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 03:15:08 +0000

Depending on your practice, bed sheets would often follow a certain interval as far as changing them. This excludes instances of course like perhaps bed wetting or when the baby throws up. But setting aside these situations, some schedule bed sheet replacement normally weekly or if you are that fond of cleaning and have a lot spare bed sheets around, maybe twice a week.

Of the two, it seems that a weekly schedule is the better alternative. Consider the following things that can happen in a week to your bed sheet:

1. Building up of dust mites that can cause skin irritation
2. Mixture of sweat or unsanitary body fluids while we are sleeping
3. Accumulation of dirt from clothes when we lay down
4. Baby issues like vomiting or bet wetting

For sure a lot of us have had these issues at one time or another. But we also have to consider the following:

1. Bed sheets available for use
2. Cleaning issues
3. Green issues that include cutting down on use of water and detergents

But to be safe, a weekly changing of bed sheets is advisable. Besides, you don’t want to sleep in a bed that may have issues as far as skin and sanitary ones are concerned. It is just a matter of trying to put hygiene into it and a week is perhaps the best period to call it safely.

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Flexible Exercise Beds

brian yalung — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:18:17 +0000

Exercise Bed

Exercise is something that not too many people are quite fond about especially when they are in bed. Normally, beds that can help people with deficiencies normally in the hospitals are given specialized beds to assist them and avoid movement in times of pain. But these days, pain is not restricted to hospitals as people in homes have current problems of their own such as obesity and limited movement.

While most of us are encouraged to turn to exercise for better lives, beds pose a threat in getting it done. At times we find ourselves too lazy to get out of bed but with this new invention by surgeon Charles Filipi, this flexible exercise bed may soon be the answer to all these problems.

He says that many obese patients are required to exercise as part of their treatment. But getting them into a standing position can involve numerous staff and finding a treadmill for them to work out on can be even more time consuming.

When the patient needs to exercise, the bed slowly tips into the vertical position, planting the treadmill onto the ground ready to be used. That means a person can always access the treadmill easily, with minimal assistance from anyone else.

(Source) New Scientist Tech

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Tax Free Weekend Welcomed with Open Arms

brian yalung — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:32:25 +0000

With everything going up these days, the best buy of furniture pieces and bed ensembles seems to be beyond reach of an aspiring home builder. But thanks to breaks such as tax free weekends and additional special discounts, consumers can now troop to the nearest furniture store and try to pick out the furniture or home furnishing that they want to have.

For retailers, not all will be as accommodating as the ones who have set base in the various stores today. But just the same, you are bound to get something simple to elegant that will certainly be a welcome addition to beautifying your home.

Some stores see their foot traffic increase by almost a third during the sales tax holiday.

“Because you have so many consumers out in the market this weekend, this three-day period, the first question you’re going to receive is, ‘So are you guys doing tax-free this weekend?’ ” Anterio Kittrell, of Heavner Furniture Market, said.

Even national chains, like Oreck Vacuums, are offering a 7 percent discount throughout the state. But that will cost them.

(Source) News 14

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DIY - How to turn IKEA Ramvik sideboard into a Gaming Machine!

Max — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:53:27 +0000

Here’s a really cool DIY showing you how to turn an IKEA Ramvik sideboard into an old-school gaming machine.

I had an old Powerbook G4 with broken hinges that I wanted to find a use for. I eventually decided to turn it into a dedicated MacMame machine. Here you’ll be able to see how it evolves!

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Bed Quality Plays an Important Role in Beauty Sleep

brian yalung — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 16:26:42 +0000

As far as sleeping is concerned, anyone in his right mind would want to lie down in a bed that can really hit the spot. Beds and mattresses are a rampant demand today since putting bed rest to its maximum capacity is something that many can get at least as a consolation.

Today, people fail to realize the essence of good sleep. Being active and on the go today is a need, especially if you talk about having to survive in a financially deprived world already. While you may be earning a lot, it would be best to save some for a good bed. Such is the clamor that Benson for beds is pushing for and here are a few reasons why you should do so:

Research from the University of Chicago found skipping beauty sleep will make you old. Sleeping for four hours a night for less than a week hits the body’s ability to process and store carbohydrates and regulate hormone levels. These changes mimic many of the hallmarks of advanced ageing.

Sleep is slimming. Moisture loss while sleeping adds up to as much as a half pint from the average adult; more in hot weather or during illness. A lot of that moisture ends up in the mattress - hence the need to change your mattress every eight to ten years.

The UK population has grown upward and outward in the past 30 years and so should our bed requirements, with women gaining 1.05kg in weight and 1.75cm in height and men growing an extra 3cm too, it’s time to invest in a bigger bed.

Ergonomic studies have also shown that couples sleep better in a bigger bed yet are often reluctant to buy a larger than the standard 135cm/4ft6in. Says Simon: “Maybe it’s time to go large and choose a king size or super king size bed.

(Source) Easier Property

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The Heavyweight Hover Beds

brian yalung — Sat, 24 May 2008 18:42:18 +0000

Everyone needs a good bed to lay on and this includes great personalities such as former heavyweight boxers who are sure to want something more than just an ordinary bed. Boxers such as Evander Holyfield and Tony Tucker are among the frequent visitors at the furniture store in Hove and they have had their preferences on what bed to accommodate their body’s demands and needs.

Most of them come with the technological breakthroughs such as an integrated 30 inch television screen to make the bed worth it. With their size obviously different from the average person, personalized and fabricated beds are sure to be called for.

When “Iron” Mike Tyson tells you to make him a bed, it is probably wise to listen.

That is exactly what has happened at Marsha’s, a furniture store in Hove, which is proving a big hit with some of the most famous names in boxing.

The shop, in Newtown Road, has now made beds for American heavyweight legends Tyson, Evander Holyfield and Tony Tucker.

The £4,500 antique-leather beds come fitted with a 30in television screen which pops out of the end at the touch of a button.

(Source) The Argus

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EZDecorator System to Help You Design Your Home

brian yalung — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:53:38 +0000

Here is something useful for people who want to be like the professional interior decorators in the world today. Home designing is rough around the edges especially if you have a spate of ideas clogged and mixed in your minds. Often we find ourselves restricted towards the old designs and fail to realize that there are modern designs that we an apply in our homes if we really choose to do so.

The EZDecorator has a lot of these modern designs in tow. You just have to put them into place and you can come up with your own unique home design in an instant.

The E-Z DECORATOR system is a binder that includes thousands of hand-drawn images of architectural elements, furniture, accessories and window treatments for all rooms of the house. The images are drawn onto reusable static cling “stickies” and are all drawn to the same scale and perspective so that they all coordinate together. User simply peel off the images that represent the desired styles and designs they are looking for and then position them onto the template grid included to create a professional quality hand drawn conceptual sketch in minutes.

(Source) News Blaze

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Proper Room Designs for Kids

brian yalung — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:07:13 +0000

As far as balancing the room designs of our kids today, it is apparent that we must acknowledge that computers, gadgets and beds do not match. The main reason here is that should you put them all in one room, most kids would be found paying more attention to the technology devices rather than their bed and rest.

Such is only normal. Gaming consoles and standards computers have made most kids enthusiastic about everything there is today. Unfortunately, parental intervention must be done to make sure that rooms are primarily for sleeping and getting the necessary rest that kids need to live healthier lives.

“Some kids are online throughout the night in their bedroom and parents don’t know what’s going on,” he said.

“Computers should be in areas of the house that are more visible.”

Girls are particularly adept at using new technology to bully one another, Mr Roberts said.

“Boys tend to bully differently than girls do,” he said. “Girls tend to be more psychological; they exclude and isolate.”

“Boys tend to forgive and forget a lot more quickly. Girls tend to hold on to things for much longer.”

But Overnewton year 10 student Kristen Goodgame said removing internet and mobile phones denied children opportunities to become better educated. She said most children were not bullied online.

“Parents should teach their kids about the dangers,” she said.

(Source) Sunbury Leader

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LifeStyle Solutions Ebony Sleigh Bed

colbert — Wed, 07 May 2008 12:59:02 +0000

A classic Sleigh bed with a touch of warm and coziness, this is called the Ebony Sleigh Bed. This bed features first-rate construction using tropical hardwood and select veneers. The sleigh bed includes solid wood frame, side rails, 13-slat pack, LS Metal Brackets, center support bar and centre support legs for superior strength. No box spring is required.

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Linens ‘n Things Goes Bankrupt

brian yalung — Tue, 06 May 2008 01:14:53 +0000

The hard times are indeed catching and apparently some of the leading bed manufacturers are not leaving a lot to be said. Linens ‘n Things, a well known bed and furniture store has filed for bankruptcy protection sending mixed signals on the fate of most businesses in the bed industry today.

Rather than take the risk, they have decided to take the safe route out. The decision is understandable and for sure a lot more will follow.

The company said the decision to file for Chapter 11 protection was driven largely by “the impact of the current economic downturn on the company’s operating performance.”

News reports put the company’s debts at $1.42 billion, with assets of $1.74 billion.

Upon the bankruptcy filing, Robert J. DiNicola has resigned as the company’s president and chief executive officer. He will, however, remain chairman of the company’s board of directors.

(Source) New Harvard Business Review

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Learn Your Lessons from Tanning Beds

brian yalung — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:12:54 +0000

We all know that tanning beds have become a luxury that some people turn to. However they also have their share of problems when it comes to unforgettable experiences such as this one shared by Denise Van Outen:

“It’s my biggest regret. I have pigmentation problems on my face,” she added. Van Outen’s face is now blemished with brown spots and she’s forced to hide the scars on her face with makeup. Van Outen said: “Girls are still using sunbeds, risking cancer for a tan.”

So other than cancerous, it seems that these tanning beds are providing more problems to most people today. Think twice if you really need it. It may be more than just fashion and looking good since health is a sure target of it all.

(Source) The Times of India

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Tommy Hilfiger Sweethearts Pink Campus

colbert — Sun, 04 May 2008 07:33:35 +0000

Looking for a campus for kids? Sweethearts Pink Campus Kit was designed by Tommy Hilfiger will be the best selection for your baby girl. The adorably bright colors come with stripes to make the campus looks striking. Other than that, there’s heart shape design dotted all over under the cover. An adorable bed for your adorable girl. But it kept me wondering if you’re using this out door, will it scared the animals?

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Mattress For Moms

brian yalung — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:57:30 +0000

People never run out of ideas when special occasions come up and apparently Mother’s day is something celebrated world wide. Apparently, there is a familiar fundraising drive called Mattress for Moms that aims to aid flood victims who are in need of bedding. With this drive, new bedding will be distributed by Sharehouse who is holding the said event.

Furniture Sharehouse immediately became an important partner in the flood relief efforts in the hard-hit Sound Shore area by opening a temporary furniture collection and distribution center in Mamaroneck.

In addition, Furniture Sharehouse ran a special Mother’s Day fundraising drive called “Mattresses for Moms” to raise money to purchase bedding for flood families, because the supply of used but usable bedding was not nearly sufficient to meet those needs. More than $15,000 was collected in a little over a week, with special participation by the Hommocks Middle School Student Council, which raised over $1,200 on its own. The proceeds enabled more than 90 brand-new mattresses to be distributed to flood families.

(Source) Larchmont Gazette

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Arkadia four-poster bed

colbert — Fri, 02 May 2008 17:53:32 +0000

Retailing at a whooping $4500, this bed has all the basic simplicity with and under covered luxury. The simple bedframe was made from high quality solid oak. The wooden “pillars” gives the bed a grand effect which makes the bed look bigger and comfortable.

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Tips for your Bedroom for Better Sleep

brian yalung — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 20:15:01 +0000

As far as sleeping comfortably is concerned, there are things you have to consider on the place where you will be sleeping. The environment you may find yourself into is something essential and it would help if you could try to do the necessary adjustments that allow you to sleep soundly each night.

All people have different definitions and variations on what bedroom ambiance they look towards to when they want to get sound sleep. Here are some tips that may be useful for you:

Make sure your room is quiet. If necessary, try using a white noise machine or earplugs.
Keep your room at a temperature that’s comfortable. Slightly cooler temperatures often are best for sleep.
Keep the bedroom dark. Also make sure you get plenty of exposure to light during the day.
Make sure your bed and pillows are comfortable and clean, and big enough for you and your sleep partner to share.
Avoid TV or a computer in the bedroom.
Offer pets their own bed or other comfy sleep spot.

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Sculpted desk

colbert — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 09:47:32 +0000

If you’re following Allan Lake’s design, he’s the one doing all the nature sculpted desk. This hand sculptured desk was a great design by Allen Lake. With imperfect linings, this desk was perfectly done without changing its natural form. With glossy effect on the wood, this bed reflects and shines at night.

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A Bedroom that is Ideal for Sleep

brian yalung — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 19:28:47 +0000

We all have different ideas on how we want our bedrooms to look like. Some love the bright colors that comprise a great and worthy room to be in. However, do remember, you are looking for your bed inside to sleep and not to gloat. Beds are meant for sleeping and not as model designs to which most of us want a great way to show off.

While many people want their bedrooms to be unique, let us face it; we need ideal bedrooms to sleep in and nothing else. If we are not comfortable with the right ambiance, our creative minds can always push us to re-design the interiors to suit our personal taste and needs.

Bedrooms can easily be revamped whenever you feel like it by changing the bed linen and curtains. Again, don’t skimp on the luxury and choose lavish fabrics and add lots of cushions.

Lavender is well-known for its sleep- aiding qualities so if you have trouble sleeping, try introducing a lavender scent through oils, incense, candles or even the real thing.

(Source) Homemake.co.uk

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