The name "pípá" is made up of two Chinese syllables, "pí" (琵) and "pá" (琶). These are the two most common ways of playing this instrument. "Pí" is to push the index finger of the right hand from right to left, and "pá" is to pull the thumb of the right hand from left to right, in the opposite direction. The strings were originally played using a large plectrum in the Tang Dynasty, then gradually replaced by the fingernails of the right hand. Since the revolutions in Chinese instrument making during the 20th century, the softer twis ...

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Pipa, Pipa - Playing and performance, Pipa - Repertoire, Pipa - New compositions, Pipa - Performers, Pipa - Interesting facts

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The above mechanism is completed by the following parts: Winding-mechanism: mechanism that winds the mainspring Setting-mechanism: usually connected to the winding-mechanism by common parts for altering the position of the hands of a watch. Originally, the hands had to be pushed directly by hand to set the watch to the right time; later, a key was used to shift them. And by the Indicating Organs: (watch)Dial: indicating "face" of the watch, a plate of metal or other material, bearing various m ...

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Movement clockwork, Movement clockwork - Mechanical clockwork movement, Movement clockwork - Mechanical Watch movement, Movement clockwork - Antique Mechanical Watch movement, Movement clockwork - Clock movement

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Blackjack hands are scored by their point total. The hand with the highest total wins as long as it doesn't go over 21, which is called a bust. Cards 2 through 10 are worth their face value, and face cards (jack, queen, king) are also worth 10. An ace counts as 11 unless it would bust a hand, in which case it counts as 1. The goal of each player is to beat the dealer, by having the higher, unbusted hand. Note that if the player busts, he loses, even if the dealer also busts. If the player's and the dealer's hands have the same point value, this is known as a "push", and neith ...

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Blackjack, Blackjack - Rules, Blackjack - Insurance, Blackjack - Basic strategy, Blackjack - Basic strategy tables, Blackjack - Card counting, Blackjack - Shuffle tracking, Blackjack - Casino counter-measures, Blackjack - Variants, Blackjack - Other casino games with opportunities, Blackjack - Online Blackjack Encyclopedia

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One major category of handles are pull handles, where one or more hands grip the handle or handles, and exert force to shorten the distance between the hands and their corresponding shoulders. The three criteria stated above are universal for pull handles. Many pull handles are for lifting, mostly on objects to be carried. Horizontal pull handles are widespread, including drawer pulls, handles on latchless doors and the outside of car doors. The inside controls for opening car doors from inside are usually pull handles, although their function of permitting the door to be pushed open is acc ...

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Handle grip, Handle grip - General design criteria, Handle grip - Pull handles, Handle grip - Twist handles, Handle grip - Handles for wide-range motion

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There are a variety of types of quern-stone, with the two most common being the saddle quern and the rotary quern. The saddle quern is produced by grinding the handstone using parallel motions (ie pushing and pulling the handstone), which forms a shape looking like a saddle. These are the most ancient and widely used type of quern-stone. The handstones for saddle querns are generally either roughly spherical (not unlike a rolling pin) and used with both hands, or rough hemispheres and used with one hand. As the name implies, the rotary quern used circular motions to grind the material, meaning both ...

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Quern-stone, Quern-stone - Uses of quern-stones, Quern-stone - Manufacture of quern-stones, Quern-stone - Types of quern-stones, Quern-stone - Bibliography

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The Battle of Clontibret was essentially a two day running fight, as Bagenal's column was ambushed on its way to and from Monaghan town. The Irish fought sharply along the roads about Crossdall, around 4 miles (6.5 km) from Monaghan, firing on the English column with calivers (light muskets) from the surrounding woodland. However, they did not come to "push of pike" or hand to hand combat, and with the loss of 12 dead and 30 wounded the English reached the castle, which was re-supplied and reinforced with one company. Bagenal h ...

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Battle of Clontibret, Battle of Clontibret - Background, Battle of Clontibret - The Battle, Battle of Clontibret - Aftermath

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6-step - 2-step. This is a move done in many different ways. Start out in a push up position and do the first step in a six step, lift your right hand and put your left foot where your hand used to be. Instead of stopping here, turn yourself so you're in a crab soccer position, like in the third step of the six step. Now throw out your right leg and do a chain and ball, a helicopter, or a coffee grinder (depends where you from). Catch your left ankle in the air on you way around and twist and untwist it for style ...

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6-step, 6-step - Description, 6-step - Step-by-step, 6-step - Variants, 6-step - 2-step, 6-step - 3-step

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The west shore is generally low, merging, in the northwest, into the marshes and lagoons on either hand of the protruding delta of the river Po, the sediment of which has pushed forward the coastline for several miles within historic times — Adria is now some distance from the shore. On islands within one of the lagoons opening from the Gulf of Venice, Venice has its unique situation. Other notable cities on the Italian coast are T ...

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Adriatic Sea, Adriatic Sea - Name and etymology, Adriatic Sea - Extent, Adriatic Sea - Coasts and islands, Adriatic Sea - Miscellaneous

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American paratroopers receive training in a number of areas to ensure they arrive in the battlefield safely. They are taught about how to respond to a premature deployment of their parachute in the aircraft, the need to push their static line into the hands of the safety or jumpmaster to prevent the line from becoming entangled around the next jumper and proper procedures in case the aircraft has an emergency. The five points of performance, a system of steps taught to paratroopers to be performed while jumping in order to successfully reach the ground from the aircraft, are also observed. See also:

Paratrooper, Paratrooper - Types of military parachuting, Paratrooper - Paratrooper forces around the world, Paratrooper - Basic paratroop safety, Paratrooper - Five points of performace, Paratrooper - Malfunctions, Paratrooper - History

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The erhu is tuned to an interval of a fifth, the inside string (nearest to player) is tuned to D and outside to A. This is the same as the two middle strings of the violin. Position The erhu is played sitting down placed on the top of the left thigh. Right hand The bow is held with an underhand grip. La gong (pull bow) down bow, tui gong (push bow)up bow. ...

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Erhu, Erhu - History, Erhu - Construction, Erhu - Erhu music, Erhu - Playing technique, Erhu - Notable performers, Erhu - Use of python skins

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Events in the Philippines under President Ferdinand Marcos forced Sin, the spiritual leader of all Filipino Catholics, to become involved in the politics of the region. He became witness to corruption, fraud and even murder at the hands of the regime — events that pushed Filipinos on the brink of civil unrest and even war. Sin appealed to Filipinos of all religions to follow the teachings of Jesus in the Gospels and use peaceful ...

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Jaime Cardinal Sin, Jaime Cardinal Sin - Priesthood and episcopacy, Jaime Cardinal Sin - People Power Movement, Jaime Cardinal Sin - Retirement and death, Jaime Cardinal Sin - Trivia

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In open position, partners stand facing each other at an arm's length apart. They may hold one or two hands. They may have parallel or crossed arms. Basic: basic rhythm is 1-2 3&4 5-6 7&8. Lead begins on left foot, follow begins on right foot. Therefore the lead's footwork is L, R, L-R-L, R, L, R-L-R. The follow's footwork is the opposite. Although often used synonymously with "West Coast Swing", Lindy is in fact a different dance characterized by the swing out, often termed the "sugar push" and ...

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Lindy Basic, Lindy Basic - Open Position, Lindy Basic - Spins, Lindy Basic - Arm, Lindy Basic - Pushing and Pulling Retitle, Lindy Basic - Freeze, Lindy Basic - Closed Position, Lindy Basic - Cuddle and Promenade Positions, Lindy Basic - Armlock Position, Lindy Basic - Tandem Position, Lindy Basic - Back-to-Back Position, Lindy Basic - Style, Lindy Basic - Other Variations, Lindy Basic - Combinations

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Loom - Warp-weighted. The earliest looms were probably vertical warp-weighted looms, with the warp threads suspended from a branch or piece of wood and weighted or attached to the ground. The weft threads would be pushed into place by hand or a stick that would eventually become the shuttle. At first, it was necessary to raise and lower every warp thread one at a time, which was a time-consuming and laborious process. Basic techniques, such as the insertion of a rod, were developed to produce a s ...

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Loom, Loom - Weaving, Loom - Types of looms, Loom - Warp-weighted, Loom - Ground looms, Loom - Frame looms, Loom - Backstrap looms, Loom - Foot-treadle floor looms, Loom - Haute lisse looms, Loom - Power looms, Loom - The Jacquard loom, Loom - Patents, Loom - Reference

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There are several common kinds. To players familiar with one of these "systems," a concertina of a different system may feel like an entirely new instrument. Concertina - Anglo concertina. The Anglo concertina (from "Anglo-German") has buttons in curved rows following the fingertips. Pushing and pulling the bellows give two different notes from the same button. The Anglo concertina is typically held by placing the fingers of each hand through a leather strap, with the thumbs outside of the strap and ...

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Concertina, Concertina - Types, Concertina - Anglo concertina, Concertina - English concertina, Concertina - Duet concertinas, Concertina - Chemnitzer concertina and other German concertinas, Concertina - Bandonion or Bandoneón

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The bulk of a zip consists of two strips of fabric tape, one permanently fixed to each of the two flaps to be joined, and each carrying tens or hundreds of specially shaped metal or plastic teeth. Another part, the slider, which is operated by hand, rides up and down the two sets of teeth. Inside the slider is a Y-shaped channel that pushes the opposing sets of teeth together or apart, depending on the slider's direction of travel. The friction of the slider against the teeth causes a characteristic buzzing noise which is probably the origin of the name 'zip'. Some zips have slides on both sides, allowing one to vary not only the size, ...

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Zipper, Zipper - Description, Zipper - History, Zipper - Types of Zippers, Zipper - Trivia, Zipper - Bibliography

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Two very similar-appearing male goats were brought into the courtyard of the Temple in Jerusalem on Yom Kippur as part of the Holy Service of that day. The high priest cast lots for the two goats. One goat was offered as a burnt offering, as was the bull. The second goat was the scapegoat. The high priest placed his hands on the head of the goat and confessed the sins of the people of Israel. The scapegoat was led away and pushed over a distant cliff. It is not clear where Azazel was exactly or if it was a place at all. In modern Hebrew Azazel is used derogatorily, as in lekh la ...

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Scapegoat, Scapegoat - In the Hebrew Bible, Scapegoat - Christian view, Scapegoat - Scapegoating, Scapegoat - Political/Sociological Scapegoating, Scapegoat - Scapegoating in sports, Scapegoat - Scapegoating in Psychoanalytic Theory

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The Progressive Democrats’ economic policies are based on liberal economics. They support a free enterprise, low tax and pro-competition policy base. The Progressive Democrats consider privatisation on a case by case basis. They pushed for the privatisation of Aer Lingus because they believed that the company had no future if it didn’t have access to private capital. On the other hand, they strongly opposed their coalition partner’s plans to privatise Aer Rianta, arguing that the only thing worse than a public monopoly is a priv ...

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Progressive Democrats, Progressive Democrats - Policies, Progressive Democrats - History, Progressive Democrats - Progressive Democrats TDs, Progressive Democrats - Future, Progressive Democrats - External link

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IMPORTANT NOTE: DO NOT CONSULT THIS ARTICLE FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON HOW TO OPERATE AN M1 GARAND RIFLE. READ YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL!!! The M1's safety is located at the front of the trigger guard. The safety is "engaged" when it is pressed rearward into the trigger guard, and "disengaged" when it is pushed forward and is protruding outside of the trigger guard. To load a full clip, hold the rifle at the balance with the left hand and pull the operating rod handle all the way to the rear. Place the butt of the rifle against the t ...

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M1 Garand, M1 Garand - Notable features, M1 Garand - History & design, M1 Garand - Variations & accessories, M1 Garand - Quick Reference of Variations, M1 Garand - Operation, M1 Garand - Civilian use, M1 Garand - Misconceptions, M1 Garand - List of other semi-automatic battle rifles

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Drilling is the process of using a drill bit in a drill to produce holes. Under normal usage, swarf is carried up and away from the tip of the drill bit by the fluting. The continued production of chips from the cutting edges pushes the older chips outwards from the hole. This continues until the chips pack too tightly, either because of deeper than normal holes or insufficient backing off (removing the drill slightly [breaking the chip] or totally from the hole [clearing the bit] while drilling). Lubricants (or c ...

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Metalworking, Metalworking - Milling, Metalworking - Turning, Metalworking - Marking out, Metalworking - Drilling and threading, Metalworking - Welding, Metalworking - Hand fabrication, Metalworking - Grinding

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For the most part, agriculture has been in private hands, but farms have been small and inefficient, and food has traditionally been a net import for the republic. The centrally planned economy has resulted in some legacies in the economy. Industry is greatly overstaffed, reflecting the rigidity of the planned economy. Under Josip Broz Tito, military industries were pushed in the republic; Bosnia hosted a large share of Yugoslavia's defence plants for military reasons. Bosnia was in the center of former Yugoslavia. People throughout B ...

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Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Overview, Economy of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Statistical indicators

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Several techniques are used to shuffle a deck of cards. While some techniques achieve a better randomization, other techniques are easier to learn and easier to handle or better suited for special situations. Shuffle - Riffle. The most common shuffling technique is called a riffle, in which half of the deck is held in each hand with the thumbs inward, then cards are released by the thumbs so that they fall to the table intertwined. Many also lift the cards up after a riffle forming what is calle ...

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Shuffle, Shuffle - Shuffling techniques, Shuffle - Riffle, Shuffle - Stripping or Overhand, Shuffle - Pushing, Shuffle - Hindu shuffle, Shuffle - Pile shuffle, Shuffle - Beginner shuffle, Shuffle - False shuffles, Shuffle - Shuffling machines, Shuffle - Randomization, Shuffle - Shuffling algorithms

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