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Sometimes it's easy to assume hosting a pool party is only about having a pool and offering appetizers and drinks. But with a few fresh ideas, it's easy to put some waves in an old idea. Whether it's a kids' party, for teenagers or adults these variations ensure your next pool party is a splashing success. more »
Hot sultry days and a cool swimming pool go hand in hand in many backyards. In ground pools are a wonderful addition to your home's attractiveness. However, it does require some work as It is an artificial body of water and needs constant maintenance to keep it attractive. If there are any trees in the neighborhood, the leaves will... more »
Pools are great to have in the backyard for exercising and having fun. But they are not much fun when there is a leak. Often, water leaks out of a pool after it has been closed for the winter. Finding the leak can sometimes be the difficult part. more »
Family dinners can be a lot of fun if you take the food outdoors. Have a backyard barbeque for your spouse and kids or invite your extended family to join in the fun. more »
Simple, cheap and fun entertainment is hard to come by nowadays. A trip to the amusement park can cost you over $50, movie tickets are getting closer and closer to $10 a ticket, and with gas prices rising, sometimes long weekends to a cabin can put a dent in your wallet. However, even though gas is rising, getting a few friends or... more »
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It's time to get wet! Get your pool up and running and set the tone for care and maintenance for the whole season. Practice good preventive pool... more »
Whether you have an above-ground or in-ground pool, you can do the maintenance yourself if you are willing to stick to a schedule. Keeping the... more »
An above-ground pool can look abrupt and almost out of place in your yard. You want to make it blend in and become an attractive focal point. It... more »
Winterizing the pool for the winter is very important and needs to be done correctly. If not done correctly, the inlet valves, skimmer and water... more »
Barrel splashes, colored noodles and pool parties are over until next summer, and all that is left are warm memories. Making sure the pool is... more »
A pool is a lot of fun in the hot summer months; however, it can also be dangerous when not respected properly. Whether you have a pool at your... more »
Weekly pool cleaning services can be costly. Luckily, cleaning your swimming pool is actually fairly easy when you follow a few simple steps. In... more »
Pool may refer to:
Pools of water
*Swimming pool, an artificially enclosed body of water intended for swimming
*Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings:
*Tide pool, a rocky pool on an ocean shore that remains filled with seawater when the tide goes out
*Plunge pool, a small, deep body of water
*Stream pool, a quiet slow-moving portion of a stream
Sports and gambling
*Pool (cue sports), group of games played on a pool table
**Billiards or pool
*Pool (poker), money wagered during a single hand of poker
*Betting pool, form of pool betting where gamblers pay a fixed price into a pool
*Pool betting, betting system in which all bets of a particular type are placed together
*Pool play, round robin stage of many sporting championships
*Singapore Pools, Singapores sole legal lottery
Geography
*River Pool, a river in England, tributary to the River Ravensbourne
*Pool, Cornwall, in England
*Pool-in-Wharfedale, in West Yorkshire, England
*Pool Region, in the Republic of the Congo
*Pool, West Virginia, in the United States
Computing
*Connection pool, cache of database connections maintained by the database
*Object pool, set of initialised programming objects that are kept ready to use
*Memory pool, dynamic memory allocation method
*Memory Pool System, memory management system
*Thread pool pattern, programming method where a number of threads are created to perform a number of tasks
Other uses
*The Pool (game), a role-playing game by James V. West
*The Pool (film), a 2007 film
*The Pool (play), a 2006 play
**The Pool (2009 film), a 2009 film adaptation of the play
*Pooling (resource management), grouping together of resources or effort
**Secretarial pool, group of secretaries available to assist executives
**Press pool, group of news gathering organizations pooling their resources
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