Published documents by Victor Epand

2008

\"Bang, bang!\" Children love to play cops and robbers, or be a cowboy hero using their toy guns. Some people believe that allowing children to play with toy guns is just harmless fun, while others think that it is a terrible idea. There are valid points on either side, but regardless of the controversy, manufactures still make toy guns and parents still buy them for their kids. One pointer...

Stuffed Animals And Allergies In Children Published on 16/10/2008

While children can be born with various allergies, some develop later in life. One such example is a dust mite allergy, which may appear during childhood or the teenage years. Living with a child who has this type of allergy is very challenging, and parents often think that dust-gathering toys, particularly stuffed animals, have to be eliminated. For infants and young toddlers, this might...

Great Outdoor Gear To Get Your Children Out Of The House Published on 16/10/2008

With your children out of school have you began to wonder how to get them to participate in more outdoor activities instead of having them hang around inside the house all day? You can get your children off the video games and computers with some wonderful outdoor gear for children of all ages. Parents can now give their children some really great outdoor sports gear that is innovative and...

Sailboats: Fun In Many Forms Published on 16/10/2008

Sailboats are truly beautiful to watch from a distance. Graceful and practically silent, often with colorfully decorated sails, these boats seem to glide through the water like birds through the air. Of course, if you have ever been on a sailboat in a decent wind, you know that that appearance of calm is far from the truth. Operating a sailboat requires a great deal of concentration, knowledge...

Sailboats: Fun In Many Forms Published on 16/10/2008

Socks: A Key To Athletic Performance Published on 16/10/2008

When it comes to socks, you get what you pay for. At the lowest end of the range are socks made from loosely woven cotton. These tend to be fairly shapeless, and they provide only minimal protection to the feet. From there, socks progress steadily upward in both quality and cost, finally topping out with the socks intended for specific athletic pursuits. These foot garments feature both cuts...

Options For Lighting While Camping Published on 16/10/2008

If you\'re going camping, you\'re going to need light. Yes, the stars are beautiful. Yes, it\'s wonderful to get back to nature. And yes, your eyes do adjust to the darkness with time. But what if you want to do something silly like, I don\'t know, read a book? Or find something in your backpack? Or go to the bathroom? In those cases, you\'re going to need light; and that\'s OK. After all, the...

Wrestling Apparel: Clothing With A Purpose Published on 16/10/2008

The wrestlers of the ancient Greek and Roman civilizations had it easy when it came to clothing: they didn\'t wear any. Of course, I would also guess that such a practice resulted in a fair number of painful experiences that modern wrestlers are more likely to avoid. In modern times, practitioners of Greco-Roman wrestling no longer operate in the nude, but rather are outfitted with a number of...

Congress And The House Approve Bans On Toys Made With Lead And Phthalates Published on 16/10/2008

Due to all the recent recalls on tainted toys, Congress and the House have become so alarmed that they voted overwhelmingly to ban lead and other dangerous chemicals such as phthalets from children\'s toys. The new legislation will toughen the rules on the testing of children\'s products and take steps to give more muscle to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Parents should be able to...

The Secrets Of A Fretless Guitar Published on 16/10/2008

One distinct difference between electric bass guitars and their standard counterparts is the option to have the guitar fretless. Some electric bass guitars have frets in much the same way as a standard guitar, with each fret a semitone apart from its neighbours. However, there is such a thing as a fretless bass guitar, and trying to work out how such an instrument might work presents an...