We all want to enjoy what entertainment we can get, and most of it actually involves sound, this is where our home theater sound systems are going to come in. There are all sorts of things you need to know, questions to ask, and sometimes even loans to get. Now you’re going to find out how buying a home theater in a box is going to change all that.

Here are the top 5 reasons why you should buy a home theater in a box:

It will save you loads of money:

It is a very inexpensive way of getting your full surround sound package

All speakers are compatible with each other:

– in these packages, all speakers, amps, and dvd players are all meant to go together, and shouldn’t cause you any problems at all. This is the problem when it comes to creating your own package.

Easier to Warranty:

– when you buy a complete set together, you’re warranty is always better than if you pieced it together yourself. The reason for this is simple – if you have a problem with the packaged system, you call up the support line, and they walk you through a diagnosis to find the problem. If you pieced it together, you can not do this, because each piece is most likely part of a different department altogether.

Looks great together:

– inside a home theater in a box, the color scheme is the same, there is no lighter or darker shades of a certain color. They are all designed to look great as a whole. Where when you buy separate pieces, you might have to settle with different colored systems, might look a little patched together.

And finally, the most important of them all, simple set up:

– when it comes to setting up a home theater in a box everything is right there in front of you, most of the times even color coded for you to follow. And with simple set up instructions you will have your system set up and ready to go in no time.

– with a system you picked together things might not be so easy, and a lot of testing will have to go into the set up before you will be ready to go, at least double, sometimes triple the time it takes to set up a much smoother home theater in a box systems.

The only real down side to getting a home theater in a box is upgrading in the future, this is a tad difficult, as you have to make sure all the speakers and amps match up, and won’t blow each other out. But with the right first purchase of your own system, I am sure you won’t want to do that for sometime to come.

5 simple, and logical reasons why buying a home theater in a box is your best choice when it comes to home theater sound systems. There is really no reason why you would want to spend more money, take more time, and make things more complicated with a piece it together type system. So don’t waste anymore time, get your own home theater in a box, you won’t regret it.

There are many reasons to decide on having electric gates installed, Children’s safety, pets and animals safety. Security and convenience. As well as just stopping other vehicles turn around on your driveway.

In addition to the physical barrier of the gates, there is also the feel good factor of the gates always being closed. Also at being able to choose who or when you speak to the person at your gateway from the comfort of your own home, no more nuisance callers that always turn up when you are in the middle of something.

Safety is your first consideration when installing electric gates.

As well as deciding if you want swing gates or sliding gates, you will also have to cover all of the safety hazards of your gates movement.

Then go on to deciding additional safeties, access control, Who gets through the gates and how?

And finally communication to the gateway whether it be a simple door bell, a voice system or video, whether it is colour or B/W and of course CCTV.

So the Method of deciding what you want from your gates as well as what you can have from your gates is them finally decided by the costs amounting from the your needs or desires.

Decisions to be made in order from start to finish.

1. Existing post or brick piers, are they suitable to accept the gates that you would like? or do you need new post or piers?.

2. Is the gap between the posts or piers big enough for your needs and others that may use it?

3. Is the surface across the driveway level to allow the gates to swing inwards without hitting the ground?

4. Can the gate slide to one side allowing more space on the driveway?

5. Would you like Wooden gates or Metal gates?, price can be similar for either material.

6. Once all of the above questions have been answered the you can make a decision on the amount of times the gate will open per day and per hour, This will tell you how intensive the use is, above 20 openings per hour would be considered intensive and then you may want to consider either 24volt operators or Hydraulic operators.

7. The next decision and probably the most important is about safety.

a) Sliding gates, photocells possibly both sides of the gate, possible protecting the back of the gate and or maybe a photocell cage working as one beam forming a cage.

b) Leading edge strips attached to the ends of the gate that stop the gate when pressure is applied.

c) A leading edge strip fixed to the wall or post where the gate slides past to prevent a shearing action.

d) Swing gates, photocells through the gateway and possible on the end of the swing to protect objects through the swing of the gate

8. Access control, (who gets in and how?) Most gate automations are supplied with 2 remote controls, beyond that instead of buying lots of remote controls, a simple code lock or keypad added to allow access via the input of a simple code.

I. Swipe card (Proximity card or tag) allowing access via a card swipe.

II. Communication either wireless or hard wired from the gateway to the house allowing two way speech and access via a push of the phone button.

III. GSM allowing telephone speech via call unit to a mobile phone or dedicated phone from a GSM call unit.

IV. Video intercom B/W or colour hard wired only at the moment with few exceptions.

V. CCTV allowing monitoring of the gateway, some speech and some access control built in

9. In addition to access control, you can also have a simple press to exit or even a press to open button, obviously depending on levels of security, but at little cost.

10. Postman, often overlooked, a post box can be fitted on the gates, outside the gates or access can be on a timer to allow access within the specified times.

The bedroom has a very important influence on people who sleep in it. Since a master bedroom belongs to the master or the head of the house, it is very important that this room be rightly oriented and decorated so that the master’s mind remains balanced and he maintains a positive attitude. Vastu shastra gives specific and clear guidelines about how a master bedroom should be oriented and about the colors and décor that can be used in this room.

The right orientation

According to vastu, a master bedroom has to be located in the southwest corner of the house. Preferably, the bedroom should be located on the topmost floor, if the house is duplex or split level. In case it is not possible for the head of the family to have his bedroom on the top floor, the topmost southwestern bedroom can be given to the eldest child of the family. Southwest is the direction of earth, which in turn implies weight and heaviness. Since the head of the family is the most powerful force at home, this direction is suitable for master bedroom.

Decoration tips for master bedrooms

Master bedrooms should be shaped such that the room has four sides and corners, square and rectangle being examples. Beds should not be placed directly under beams. Also, box beds are not recommended for master bedrooms. In case you do have box beds, do not fill the boxes with clutter. Keep the bed light and clean, both inside and out. The sleeping position should be north facing.

The entrance of the master bedroom should be towards northeast. Vastu also suggests that wardrobes and almirahs should be placed on the southwest corner of the room. You can use the northern or eastern walls to place dressing tables and mirrors. It is important to ensure that mirror does not face the bed. Electronic equipments such as television, air conditioners, electronic locks, music players and others should be on the east. If you want to have a study table in the master bedroom, keep it in the north.

Shades of pinks are considered good colors for bedrooms because the color is soothing and romantic. Other suitable colors are grey, pastel blue, pastel green, off-whites and light rose. Bright reds should be avoided because they cause aggression. However, reds can be used as highlights.

Aspects are in accordance with scientific calculations

Blindly following these directional elements and vastu tips does not bring prosperity and wealth to a house, although these aspects do help in a big way. Precise planning and calculations are carried out depending on the aspects of rooms and the house with regard to geographical north and south. Based on these calculations, exact positions of articles, furniture and structural elements are decided.

Vastu experts believe that there is no one-size-fits-all solution in vastu. Since every person is unique, his requirements are unique as well. Customized solutions are the most effective for vastu. So, it is beneficial to consult a vastu expert before embarking on redecoration your home. The expert will probably want to visit your home or hold a long conversation to discuss details of construction and arrangement of homes before suggesting the most effective master bedroom design. The major advantage of consulting experts is that you do not have to demolish any part of the home.

In order to prevent their mail from being stolen many Americans today are investing in locking mailboxes. There are several offered. Some are galvanized aluminum. Others are decorative brass or copper. There are even wooden, plastic and tin mailboxes which have been on the market for many years. Some specialized styles are designed with horses or dogs or lighthouses atop them.

For those who have decided to lock their existing mailboxes, locking inserts are offered. Steel locking mailboxes are currently being advertised as secure and vandal proof. Some of them are stainless steel or 14 gauge steel. The strongest is a collection of mailboxes which are constructed of a 1/4″ steel shell. Yes, 14 gauge sounds thicker than 1/4 inch. Actually 1/4 inch is thicker than 14 gauge and is a 2 gauge thickness. What does this mean for rural residents whose mailboxes are being bashed? It means an end to vandalism of their mailboxes for years to come and theft of their mail as well.

Mailbox locks vary also. There is the medeco lock which has durable machined brass components designed to last for a lifetime and longer. Patented Medeco keys may be duplicated only by an authorized Medeco service outlet. Some locking mailboxes have keys and locks that look like those on your front door. These are the ones any locksmith can easily change for you. Standard locks on the 1/4 inch locking mailboxes are tumbler tubular locks which are pick-proof. There is even a newly introduced mailbox with an electronic combination lock.

The postman carries the postal Arrow lock key to gather your mail from the blue Postal Service drop box. For people who receive packages, there is a 1/4 inch steel package box with a slam lock. The owner leaves the package door open. The mail carrier places the package in the box and slams the door shut. All is secure. Nobody can steal that package.

The mail thief, if he knows his business, will approach his target prepared to compromise it if necessary. He or she will bash the box to bits or steal the box and there goes the mail and any personal information contained in it. Bashing most locking mailboxes is so easy to do you could do it yourself and the lock doesn’t even matter. It does not deter a determined mail thief. So what is the solution to this mailbox vandalism? It is simply a mailbox which is locked and strong enough to take any beating.

Consider the case of hundreds of robbed and damaged mailboxes in Crook County, Oregon on October 28, 2010. How were vandals and thieves able to accomplish this massive crime? It is because neither the locks nor the mailbox construction was secure. How many victims will be losing their bank accounts, good credit and so much more? Many will be suffering from identity theft is the fear reported by the County Sheriff there in Juniper Canyon.

An automobile mechanic is a lot like a doctor – people come to them all day with their complaints and the mechanic has to figure out what the problem is and fix them. But while the human body is admittedly complex, it has remained essentially unchanged over thousands of years while car designs are updated with each passing season. The increasing complexity and sophistication of modern machines has made the automotive technician one of the more technically demanding trades. The job requires more preparation than ever before.

While vehicle manufacturers are building cars that last longer, they have simultaneously become more difficult to repair. To make cars safer, lighter and more fuel efficient, new materials such as high-strength steels, aluminum and steel-plastic have been added into vehicle bodies. Technicians can no longer assume they’re working with good old steel when they start cutting or welding. Today’s auto body shops feature fancy scanners, diagnostic software and lab scopes to assist the accuracy of the repair process. Modern mechanics need to diagnose sensor and computer glitches in addition to the continuous stream of new technology introduced by car makers that have to be quickly learned and mastered. Manufacturers once assumed that computerization which outputted problems to computer printouts would make repairs easier. Instead the opposite has occurred, with a variety of fuel injection systems, electric steering, variable transmission and valve timing, and sophisticated electronic systems throughout the machine requiring greater cross-function skill.

Indeed, many service technicians are going back to mechanic school to learn how to work safely on hybrid drive systems and other new technology. The best mechanics have a wide variety of integrated skills to navigate the labyrinths of tubes and wires in complex computerized electrical systems, fuel systems and refrigeration. One mechanic noted that “computers have become as much a part of the tool box as wrenches”. Most automotive technicians intern while still in repair school and then work full time at the same dealerships, regularly reading trade papers to keep on top of industry trends and changes. With more experience they advance into more specialized, higher-paying positions.

The concern about repair complexity expressed by the insurance and repair industries is filtering back gradually to the car makers. Vehicle designers must balance issues associated with ease of repair with the push towards lighter and more fuel efficient cars. General Motors began about five years ago assigning engineers from their service operation to work alongside designers and their engineers can now use a virtual hand and wrench with a digital screen to test how a new machine in the design stage will affect the mechanic’s repair time. As cars become more compact, fitting more complicated electronics into smaller spaces, the mechanic’s trade will continue to grow more challenging – but maybe that’s part of the fun. Diagnosing the problem with speed and accuracy isn’t easy but its often the mechanic’s favourite part of the job. To become a mechanic these days means gaining the training to adapt to rapidly changing technology.