Published documents by Victor Epand

2008

Many model tanks today are made of styrene plastics. As such there is always the chance of a defect making its way into the manufacturing process. Whether it is an air bubble in the plastic itself, excess flashing or parts ending up much too thin or too thick there are many different defects that can occur. While some may feel that this means they will have to jump out and buy a whole new model...

Korea Drums: The Instrument Of Modern Folk Music Published on 10/09/2008

Drums have been a part of Korean culture for approximately two thousand years. Paintings from the period of the Three Kingdoms of Korea (57 BCE - 668 CE) still exist that depict drums being used to accompany dancers. Although only two types of barrel drum, or "buk" in Korean, are depicted in those paintings, modern Korean culture boasts over a dozed different types of drums of varying...

Upgrades Of Existing Home Theater Audio Systems Published on 10/09/2008

When you first bought your home theater audio system, you thought it was "the bomb." The satellite speakers, the subwoofer, all those cool knobs and dials-you felt like the coolest kid on the block. Yet over the past year or so, you've begun to find certain flaws in what you once adored. Perhaps the sound from your satellite speakers seems a bit tinny. Or maybe you've begun to find your bass...

Caring For The Planet And Environment Published on 10/09/2008

Many vedic books teach individuals how to properly care for their environment and planet, which has been given as a gift. With proper care their environment and planet will continue to provide for them and for future generations with the food they eat to the water they drink. The environment and planet have been created to provide all the necessities that individuals will need during their...

Percussion Mallets: More Than Just Sticks Published on 10/09/2008

When I hear the term "drumstick," I visualize precisely that-a stick that is used to strike a drum (unless, of course, I'm hungry, in which case I go another direction altogether). Simple, right? Wrong. A drumstick, or more accurately, a percussion mallet, is any object used to strike a drum or other percussion instrument in order to produce sound. This means that the category of percussion...

Benefits Of Cheat Codes Used With Video Games Published on 10/09/2008

Video game cheat codes are designed to give gamers an added advantage in particular video games, which enables them to give their video game character infinite health, special abilities, or other necessary advantages that helps them to advance to the next level. Video games used with any video game system on the market today have certain cheat codes that enable gamers to get through...

The Drum Solo And Rock And Roll Published on 10/09/2008

The first time I went to see Lenny Kravitz in concert, I had difficulty taking my eyes off the drummer, Cindy Blackman. Or more specifically, off her amazing set of biceps. That woman took the term "ripped" to a whole new level. Don't get me wrong, Lenny rocked the house and he's one of my favorite stars. But nothing he did during that show outshone the sheer power and passion with which that...

An Introduction To Model Tanks Published on 10/09/2008

If you love building model tanks and would like to know more about them then you are helping to keep interest in the past alive. Model tanks are just physical replicas built to scale from the real thing. When you hear the term "scale" used it is in reference to the direct proportion of size that the model represents. For example, a 1/24 or 1:24 scale model tank would meant that one inch on the...

The Talking Drums Of West Africa Published on 10/09/2008

Most musical instruments today, and indeed, throughout history, have been a kind of luxury. Used for entertainment or perhaps in certain religious ceremonies, they have nevertheless been something that humans could, if necessary, do without. Of course, there are those who claim they would die without music, and I would be among the first to expound upon the importance of music to the human...

Playing Video Games Using A Wireless Headset Published on 10/09/2008

The wireless headset allows video gamers the ability to chat with other players while playing their video games on-line without ever having to worry with another troublesome wire getting in their way of play. This makes the interactive video gaming experience take on a much more extreme level for gamers all over the world. Purchasing a wireless headset for any video gaming system will add to...