Published documents by Victor Epand

2008

Personally, I am not a fan of full contact sparring. Scoff if you will, but I have personal experience with noncontact, light contact, and full contact styles, so I'm entitled to an opinion. Noncontact is, in my opinion, just rather silly. I mean, you're studying a martial art-what's the point of not hitting someone? Light contact is the best of both worlds because it allows the participants to...

Tenor Drums In Marching Bands Published on 19/09/2008

The tenor drum is one of the many drums used by American marching bands. Although now most commonly found in parades and on football fields during halftime shows, this instrument has been used since the mid-19th century by a variety of composers. It is a lower-pitched variant of the snare drum, another marching band staple. On the field, the tenor drum is easily recognized, as it is carried in...

The Many Forms Of The Slit Drum Published on 19/09/2008

The slit drum must be one of the most ancient musical instruments of human invention. It is also known to have been used as a means of long-distance communication in the ancient cultures of Africa, Asia and the Americas. It has a number of different names, including the log drum, the slit gong and the wood block, but all of the terms refer to essentially the same instrument. A slit drum is a...

Ski Gloves And Mittens: The Quest For Warmth Published on 19/09/2008

Gloves and mittens designed for use while skiing are a lot more complicated than your average, run-of-the-mill styles. These hand coverings have to contend with extreme cold, wet, wipeouts, ski edges and rope lifts, all of which can take a major toll. To deal with these various challenges, ski gloves and mittens have to be tough, warm, waterproof and difficult to lose. A skier will often have a...

Ski Bindings: Different Strokes For Different Ski Styles Published on 19/09/2008

Considering the fact that downhill, cross-country and telemark are all different forms of the same sport, skiing, it is interesting to note how different the equipment is for the three styles. Nowhere is this more apparent than in ski bindings. These essential pieces of equipment provide the link between a skier's boots and his skis, and they immediately identify which style a skier favors. Ski...

Spark The Imagination With Toys For Children Published on 19/09/2008

Throughout the years we have all purchased our share of toys for our children that are not worth what we have paid for them, and in the process we have learned a few valuable lessons along the way. By choosing toys that our children will love and cherish, then parents and adults alike do not have to worry with wasting their hard earned money. Prior to purchasing a toy for your child, the...

A Variety Of Video Games On The Market For Everyone Published on 19/09/2008

Video games and video gaming systems have become extremely popular with children and adults alike and on the market today there are some really incredible video games that gamers of every age are sure to enjoy playing. One video game that gamers are sure to love is Ace Combat 6 - Fires of Liberation. This video game is a based flight simulator where the gamer has the ability to soar through...

Arcade And Computer Games Meet Published on 19/09/2008

There are many arcade games out on the Internet that kids the age of 6 to 8 years old can play. There are some that are violent so we have chosen not to review those. Kids get so much violence from other influences; we are not supporting that position. The games we ranked were challenging but still could be won if the child had enough hand-eye coordination. Try to encourage them as they play so...

Zany Video Games From Insomniac Games Published on 19/09/2008

On the market today there is now available some crazy and zany video games that can enhance the video gaming experience for gamers. These incredible video games have the ability to cause the villains within a video game to begin dancing to disco music. The most bizarre of these newly bizarre video games are produced by Insomniac Games, who also produced the Ratchet And Clank Future - Tools...

Computer Games For Children To Play Published on 19/09/2008

There are a multitude of action games for your child to play. If they are between the age of 3 to 5 here are some suggestions in the order or popularity. They are Hot Dog Bush, Greedy's Bakery, Sling Shot Santa or Wonderball. Each of these games is very different, but all take eye and hand coordination. Hot Dog Bush is the favorite game of choice and is the easiest. With this game the object...