As you’ll know if you read my blog I like to have a regular smoke with my bongs and pipes and thought it was about time to buy a new bong as my current one is a bit worn. I wanted a compact bong and the D-Lux 30cm Bubble Ice Bong fits the bill perfectly.

It turned up this morning and I have to say I’m pretty impressed with the way it looks. The acrylic body seems strong and durable and the chrome accents really make it stand out. The bubbled base means that I can put more water in it and it also has an ice twist which is great for cooling the smoke down even more for a smooth hit.

This acrylic bong also came with a pipe screen so I can use it straight away; I’ll try it out tonight and let you all know what it’s like.

I’m a big fan of the Call of Duty series especially Black Ops that I haven’t put down since I got it, but I fancied a change so bought myself Homefront. Here are my first impressions of the game so far.

If you want a great single player game then look somewhere else, Homefront is basically a multiplayer game with a single player mode added in afterwards. It’s very linear and you’ll get frustrated after a short while having to wait for all the computer characters to climb up ladders and go through doors before you can go. The storyline is good but that’s about all in the single player campaign.

Multiplayer on the other hand is a different story. With huge maps and up to 24 players the multiplayer mode really makes the game. You can change your classes to suit your style of playing and whilst playing you can use your battle points to buy flak jackets and grenade launchers to use straight away.

If you like multiplayer game play and don’t mind about a pretty poor single player campaign then Homefront is a good alternative to Medal of Honour and Black Ops.

Continuous Learning

Forex is the largest marketplace in the world.  It is open 24 hours a day with continuous trading occurring all over the world.  The number of market participants changes minute by minute due to new entrants, seasoned retail traders and professionals taking part.

The continuously fluctuating market prices – driven higher or lower by the total number of buy and sell orders – are essentially unpredictable.  Although you may speculate correctly on the direction of the market, it can never be stated with total accuracy because the future has not yet happened.  This means that continuously learning about new trading strategies and forex analyses can help you maximize your profits

Forex Charts

Forex charts are an essential part of many traders’ buying and selling tools.  Charts can help you understand the direction of the market by visualising the continuously fluctuating prices of the underlying currency pairs.  There are many charting packages on offer; you should choose the one most suitable for you so you can decide whether to buy or sell in a timely fashion.

Forex News

Forex news can be found through many freely available and subscription-based channels.  Forex news provides a constantly updated view of potentially important news events.  For example, political instability can depress currency values.  Knowing about sudden political events as they happen can help you make a decision, although you can decide if the news is not significant enough to sell your holdings.

When playing any variation of poker, it is important to know and understand how poker hands are ranked.  This is one of the first things new players should learn.  These rankings are what the entire game is based on.  Each variation of poker in casinos will use the same ranking system for hands.  Knowing the ranks will help players know which hands should win and which will not.  It also helps players make decisions on how to play the hands, depending on what variation of poker they are playing.

When playing poker, there will be more than 2.5 million possible combinations that could be dealt.  With this many combinations, it may seem almost impossible to get winning hands.  Most players are aware of the highest ranking hand in the game, the Royal Flush.  This is achieved when the five cards are the 10, J, Q, K and A of a single suit.  When playing with a wild card or a joker, a hand of five of a kind will outrank the Royal Flush.

The next highest hand is the straight flush, which is a run of five cards other than those for a royal flush, in the same suit.  This is followed by four of a kind and a full house.  The next rank is a flush, followed by a straight.

The lower ranking hands are a three of a kind, two pair, one pair, and finally high card.

It’s my brother’s birthday on the 31st of March and I’ve been wondering what to get him for a while. He likes to use snuff quite regularly and I thought I could get him some flavoured stuff for his birthday, but when he came round the other day he said he had lost his snuff bullet so I thought I would buy him a new one.

I’ve been looking around for a couple of hours and found the CheekyOne Posh Metal Snuff Bullet; this will be ideal for my brother as his old one was just a cheap plastic one, but a metal one should last him a few years, that is of course if he doesn’t lose it!

I’m also going to get him some Torue Snuff; they are available in ordinary and a wide range of different flavours, just don’t know which flavour to get him.

What’s your favourite snuff flavour? Leave a comment at the bottom of the page.

Everyday more and more forex traders enter the market.  Forex trading has quickly become one of the most affordable investment opportunities across the globe, so this trend is not really a surprise to experts.  For many years, currency trading was carried out manually, but with advances in technology and communication, there are now plenty of opportunities to trade forex online.

Forex online typically refers to automated currency trading, which has made forex trading a whole lot easier, especially for traders that are new to the market.  Automated trading allows traders more freedom, since they can define rules of automation and let the forex software do the rest.  This means that they no longer need to stay glued to their phones or computers while trading.  Forex software can be set to run while you sleep or are away from your home or office.

In order to take advantage of any automated trading currency program, you will need a trading account with an automatic brokerage that offers such a platform.  Usually, the forex platform can be downloaded to your computer or is an online, server-based solution.  The software will show you trends and analysis and will also have real-time access to the forex market, so that you can modify the trading rules for your account.

With automated currency trading, you set the rules and can restrict your losses with stop loss orders and the like.  For example, you could set the program to stop trading after two consecutive losses or when the forex rate drops below a certain level.  Automated systems enable you make the most of your investment without being tied to a computer all day.

Many older properties already have coving, as a certain amount of taste and style as well as functionality used to be expected when a house was regarded primarily as a home for life rather than an investment.  This is a sign of the times, but nowadays in modern houses, it is an easy matter to install coving yourself and make your rooms look more cosy and habitable.

Coving makes a room seem complete and endows it with character and warmth but apart from these aesthetic considerations, it is also handy for covering up the cracks and blemishes that often accumulate at the meeting of walls and ceiling.  It saves you having to be too careful about the tidiness of the line between ceiling and wall paint too.

Hold the strip of coving at the ceiling join and make a line along the edges with a pencil, then score cross-hatching all over this margin to create a decent key for the adhesive you are going to apply.

The strips of coving should be cut at a 45-degree angle at their ends to fit them neatly around the corners, external and internal.  Butt-end and apply adhesive to these end sections to create a good join.  Any remaining gaps can be filled with wood filler and sanded when dry.

Use a spatula or scraper to mix the adhesive and apply it to the back of the coving before pressing it into position.  The coving has marks on the back to indicate whether that edge belongs to the wall or the ceiling.

The foreign exchange market, or forex, is the largest market in the world and is constantly trading, twenty-four hours a day, five days a week.  Those who participate in forex trading are basically trading one currency for another in order to make a profit.  Traders and multinational corporations are able to make huge profits at times, although the risks are high.  Computer software programs exist to enable traders to lower the risks they take each time they trade.

Metatrader is one such trading platform that enables users to accurately analyse the market in order to make the most profit from their investments.  Such software is able to correctly analyse exactly the right time to buy and sell currencies to ensure that profits are made and losses are avoided.  Metatrader works by analysing data and providing a platform for traders to work with their investments easily.

Many factors can contribute towards a fluctuating exchange rate, which is the reason why profits can be made so easily with forex trading.  Factors such as inflation rates, political events and industrial production can all mean that one currency begins to lose its value against another.  When this happens, Metatrader informs traders and advises them to sell immediately.  This way, losses are kept to a minimum.  The software is also able to detect fluctuations which mean that profits are likely if a trader buys that specific currency.

Metatrader is one of the leading platforms on the market and is highly regarded as one of the most efficient and user friendly.  Traders all over the world have been able to make huge profits with this software and this trend looks set to continue.

I’m lucky enough to have my own games room in the concrete shed in the garden with all kind of boys toys including a pool table, TV and Xbox 360. I use it mainly when my friends come round and we chill out in there and have a few smokes and play on the Xbox.

One thing that does annoy me is that no matter how careful we are, there always seems to be cigarette butts and ash on the floor and ashtrays always seem to get knocked over. I have ordered some ashtrays from Shiva Head Shop and hopefully this will solve the problem.

I bought 4 all in all and received them this morning; they are shaped like the number 8 ball on the pool table and will absolutely fit in with my games room. No more butts or ash on the floor for me! (at least I hope).

Automated forex trading has grown in popularity because of the ability to earn a profit by trading different currencies.  Forex market investors operate in a similar fashion to the way in which one plays the stock market.  However, there are more advantages to day trading in the forex market than there are to playing the stock market.  Additionally, automated forex trading utilises certain software applications to gauge the rises and falls of currency prices, so that the investor can make a more profitable and well-informed decision.

Another advantage of using automated forex trading software is the fact that it does the trading for you.  In fact many investors have stated that the better software applications are simple to install and all you need to do to operate the program.  The program will do the rest for you, based on the variables that you input when it is running.  Effectively, it means that you can begin making a profit with little or no effort.  You can also keep your automated forex trading software running around the clock if you choose to do so.

One of the key advantages to using an automated system of this nature is that you can get started with very little knowledge of the forex market and without the need for paying a forex broker.  As with the stock market, whenever you use a forex brokerage for conducting trades you are relying on the knowledge and trading mentality of a third party.  Despite not needing the knowledge of trading in this market, it is wise to find the right forex demo account such as the one offered by CitiFX Pro and use this as a tutorial before starting to invest in real time in the forex market.