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Modern toy
A toy is any item that can be used for play.
Toys are generally played with by children and pets. Playing with toys is
an enjoyable means of training the young for life in society. Different
materials are used to make toys enjoyable to both young and old. Many items are
designed to serve as toys, but goods produced for other purposes can also be
used. For instance, a small child may pick up a household item and
"fly" it through the air as to pretend that it is an airplane.
Another consideration is interactive digital entertainment. Some toys are
produced primarily as collector's
items and are intended for display only.
The origin of toys is prehistoric;
dolls representing infants, animals, and
soldiers, as well as representations of tools used by adults are readily found
at archaeological sites. The origin of the word "toy" is unknown, but
it is believed that it was first used in the 14th century.[1]
Toys, and play in general, are
important when it comes to growing up and learning about the world around us.
The young use toys and play to discover their identity, help their bodies grow
strong, learn cause and effect, explore relationships, and practice skills they
will need as adults. Adults use toys and play to form and strengthen social
bonds, teach, remember and reinforce lessons from their youth, discover their
identity, exercise their minds and bodies, explore relationships, practice
skills, and decorate their living spaces.
Modern game
The Modern
Game is a breed of
a chicken originating in England between 1850 and 1900.[1] Purely an exhibition bird, Modern Game were developed to be most
aesthetically pleasing and to epitomize the visual appeal of the gamecock or fighting
cock. After the outlawing of cockfights
in the U.K. in the mid 19th century, many cockfighting enthusiasts
turned to breeding for shows as an alternative poultry hobby, and the Modern
Game was developed from crosses of Old
English Game and Malays. Despite being classified as game chickens (i.e. of cockfighting derivation) in breed standards, Modern Game were not
bred to fight.
Today,
the ideal show bird should have a body shaped like a flat
iron when seen from above, a
relatively short back, fine tail, hard feathering, and a very upright carriage.
The breed appears in more than a dozen colour variations. The most common being
black red, birchen, brown red, duckwing and pyle. The colours can be broadly
divided into two groups; those with willow-coloured legs and red eyes, and
those with black legs and dark eyes.
A prize-winning Modern Game in Australia
Like
many breeds, Modern Game comes in both a standard large size and a bantam version; according to the British Poultry Standards
large fowl should weigh 5- 9 pounds (2.25-4.10 kilos) and bantams 16-22 ounces
(450-620 grams). Today, the bantam version is the most popular among poultry
fanciers. The colour of their skin, comb, and wattles varies from red to mulberry depending on variety, but
all have a small single comb. Combs and wattles are required to be dubbed (cut
off) to compete in showing in some countries, which reflects their descent from fighting
birds.
Modern
Game are neither good egg layers nor are they valued for meat production.
Admitted to the American Poultry Association's Standard of Perfection upon the first edition in 1874, they are almost
exclusively kept by competitive breeders. In temperament, they are friendly and
curious towards people, and are easily tamed. For this reason Modern Game is
considered excellent pets for the suburban poultry keeper.
