Encyclopedia - Stretching: Encyclopedia - Stretching
Stretching is the activity of gradually applying tensile force to lengthen, strengthen, and lubricate muscles, often performed in anticip...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretching: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretching - Stretching Technique
The most effective stretching targets individual muscles. Most body motions involve a primary muscle (the agonist) assisted by secondary ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Stretching: Holistic Treatment Dictionary On Stretching
Stretching: Various parts of the body are stretched by assuming different positions to help eliminate stress and tension and increase ...   » Read the article

Article - Inspirational Quotes: In The New Year, May Your Right Hand Always Be Stretched Out In Friendship, Never In Want.
In the New Year, may your right hand always be stretched out in friendship, never in want.   - Irish toast   (See also: In...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Poses: The Plough Pose - Yoga Pose
The objective with Plough Pose (Halasana) is to stretch your cervical and thoracic regions.      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretching: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretching - Stretching In Preparation For A Physical Activity
Before engaging in intense physical activity such as a workout or sporting event, it is helpful to stretch the muscles to be exercised in...   » Read the article

Article - Yoga Poses: Forward Down - Yoga Position
Forward & Down yoga pose is similar to the Forward Bend, but here gravity helps to stretch your body down.      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Running: Encyclopedia - Running
Running is by definition the fastest means for an animal to move on foot. It is defined in sporting terms as a gait in which at some poin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinerama: Encyclopedia - Cinerama
The original Cinerama system is a widescreen process which works by simultaneously projecting images from three synchronized 35 mm projec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Butt Plug: Encyclopedia - Butt Plug
Butt plugs are sex toys that are designed to be inserted in the anus and rectum for sexual pleasure. In some ways, they are similar to a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worm-like Chain: Encyclopedia - Worm-like Chain
The worm-like chain (WLC) model in polymer physics is used to describe the behavior of semi-flexible polymers; it is sometimes referred t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Overtone: Encyclopedia - Overtone
An overtone is a sinusoidal component of a waveform, of greater frequency than its fundamental frequency. Usually the first overtone is t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellipse: Encyclopedia - Ellipse
In mathematics, an ellipse (from the Greek for absence) is a plane algebraic curve where the sum of the distances from any point on the c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harmonic: Encyclopedia - Harmonic
In acoustics and telecommunication, the harmonic of a wave is a component frequency of the signal that is an integer multiple of the fund...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna: Encyclopedia - Dna
Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions specifying the biological development of all cellula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretched Tuning: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretched Tuning - Effects On Tuning
Inharmonicity "stretches" harmonics beyond their theoretical frequencies, and higher harmonics are stretched proportionally more than low...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretched Tuning: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretched Tuning - Fundamentals And Harmonics
In most musical instruments, the tone-generating component (a string or resonant column of air) vibrates at multiple frequencies simultan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretched Tuning: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretched Tuning - Intervals And Inharmonicity
In tuning, the relationship between two notes (known musically as an interval) is determined by evaluating their common harmonics. For ex...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretched Tuning: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretched Tuning - Vibration Of Wire Strings
When a stretched wire string is excited into motion by plucking or striking, a complex wave travels outward to the ends of the string. As...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretching Body Piercing: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretching Body Piercing - Health Issues
There are few health issues directly related to stretching piercings. Most stretching methods do not create a wound, properly stretched p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretching Body Piercing: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretching Body Piercing - History And Culture
Stretched piercings are probably as old as piercing itself. More primitive verisions of all modern stretching techniques are known to exi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretching Body Piercing: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretching Body Piercing - Health Issues
There are few health issues directly related to stretching piercings. Most stretching methods do not create a wound, properly stretched p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretch Arm Strong: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretch Arm Strong - Social Issues And Activism
Stretch Arm Strong has actively addressed several pressing social concerns, such as the following: Their first album for Solid State, Ri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretching Body Piercing: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretching Body Piercing - Gauges And Other Measuring Systems
Body jewellery is measured in gauges from 20g up to 000g; sizes larger than that are measured in fractions of inches. In Europe they are ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Stretching Body Piercing: Encyclopedia Ii - Stretching Body Piercing - Gauges And Other Measuring Systems
Body jewellery is measured in gauges from 20g down to 000g; sizes larger than that are measured in fractions of inches. In Europe they ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Spindle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Spindle - Stretch Reflex
When a muscle is stretched, primary sensory fibers (Group Ia afferent neurons) of the muscle spindle respond to both the velocity and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Professional Wrestling Holds: Encyclopedia Ii - Professional Wrestling Holds - Stretches
An element borrowed from professional wrestling's catch wrestling origins, stretches (or submission holds) are techniques in which a wres...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worm-like Chain: Encyclopedia Ii - Worm-like Chain - Stretching Worm-like Chain Polymers
Laboratory tools such as atomic force microscopy (AFM) and optical tweezers have been used to characterize the force-dependent stretching...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004 - The Final Stretch
Edwards' late stage momentum, as well as his departure from the negative campaigning which characterized other leading candidates [8], ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Running: Encyclopedia Ii - Running - Jogging
Jogging is a poorly-defined term which generally refers to a type of slow running, previously called "roadwork" when athletes in training...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Striae: Encyclopedia Ii - Striae - Causes
They are often the result of stretching the skin in pregnancy or significant short term weight gain (which leads to obesity). When this i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slow Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Slow Motion - How Slow Motion Works
There are two ways in which slow motion can be achieved in modern cinematography. Both involve a camera and a projector. A projector refe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slow Motion: Encyclopedia Ii - Slow Motion - How Slow Motion Works
There are two ways in which slow motion can be achieved in modern cinematography. Both involve a camera and a projector. A projector refe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Muscle Spindle: Encyclopedia Ii - Muscle Spindle - Anatomy
Muscle spindles are found within the fleshy portions of muscles, embedded in so-called extrafusal muscle fibers. They are composed of 3-1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sedimentary Basin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sedimentary Basin - Methods Of Formation
It is common to categorise sedimentary basins according to the perceived method of formation, creating such groups as foreland basins (ca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limousine: Encyclopedia Ii - Limousine - Limousine Types
A limousine will have a partition between the driver compartment and the rear passenger compartment. This partition will usually contain ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limousine: Encyclopedia Ii - Limousine - Vehicles Used As Limousines
Custom coach builders can perform aftermarket extensions on luxury sedans and SUVs. These extensive limousine conversions have been perfo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Limousine: Encyclopedia Ii - Limousine - Limousine Types
A limousine will have a partition between the driver compartment and the rear passenger compartment. This partition will usually contain ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Running: Encyclopedia Ii - Running - Running Speed
During running, the speed at which the runner moves can be calculated by multiplying the cadence (steps per second) by the stride length....   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Running: Encyclopedia Ii - Running - Competitive Running
Perhaps the most basic of athletic contests, running races are simply contests to determine which of the competitors is able to run a cer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinerama: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinerama - Single-film Cinerama: Ultra-panavision 70 And Super-panavision 70
Rising costs in making three-camera wide-screen films caused Cinerama to stop making such films in their original form shortly after the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinerama: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinerama - Cinerama's Premiere
Cinerama premiered on September 30, 1952. The New York Times judged it to be front-page news. Notables attending included: New York Gover...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinerama: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinerama - Cinerama Today
The Cinerama company exists today as an entity of the Pacific Theatres chain. In recent years hard work by dedicated enthusiasts has made...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cinerama: Encyclopedia Ii - Cinerama - History
Cinerama was developed by Fred Waller and Merian C. Cooper. It was the outgrowth of many years of development. A forerunner was the tripl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Worm-like Chain: Encyclopedia Ii - Worm-like Chain - Theoretical Considerations
The WLC model envisions an isotropic rod that is continuously flexible; this is in contrast to the freely-jointed chain model that is fle...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dna - Mechanical Properties Relevant To Biology
Main article: Mechanical properties of DNA. DNA - Strands association and dissociation. The hydrogen bonds between the strands of the d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dna - Mechanical Properties Relevant To Biology
Main article: Mechanical properties of DNA. DNA - Strands association and dissociation. The hydrogen bonds between the strands of the d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Massage: Encyclopedia Ii - Massage - Types Of Massage
There are well over 150 types of massage therapy. Various styles of massage have developed from a number of sources. Massage - Breema. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Massage: Encyclopedia Ii - Massage - Types Of Massage
There are well over 150 types of massage therapy. Various styles of massage have developed from a number of sources. Massage - Breema. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dave Weckl: Encyclopedia Ii - Dave Weckl - Discography
Dave Weckl: 1990 Masterplan (GRP records) 1992 Heads Up (GRP records) 1994 Hard Wired (GRP records) Dave Weckl Band: 1998 Ryhthm of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellipse - Eccentricity
The shape of an ellipse is usually expressed by a number called the eccentricity of the ellipse, conventionally denoted e (not to be conf...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellipse - Circumference
The circumference of an ellipse is 4aE(e), where the function E is the complete elliptic integral of the second kind. The exact infinite ...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  utthita: Sanskrit Dictionary On  utthita
 Utthita: stretched   (See also:  Utthita , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  tan: Sanskrit Dictionary On  tan
 Tan: to stretch   (See also:  Tan , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellipse - Semi-latus Rectum And Polar Coordinates
The semi-latus rectum of an ellipse, usually denoted (lowercase L), is the distance from a focus of the ellipse to the ellipse itself, m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellipse - Ellipses In Physics
Indian astronomer Aryabhata discovered that the orbits of the planets around the sun are ellipses in 499, which he described in his book,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellipse - Ellipses In Computer Graphics
Drawing an ellipse is a common graphics primitive in standard display libraries, such as the QuickDraw and GDI interfaces on the Macintos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ellipse: Encyclopedia Ii - Ellipse - Parametrisation
The size of an ellipse is determined by two constants, conventionally denoted a and b. The constant a equals the length of the semimajor ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Train Routes In The Netherlands: Encyclopedia Ii - Train Routes In The Netherlands - Train Number Series
Below are the train routes in the Netherlands with starting number of the train number series, not to be confused with the numbers of loc...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Paschimottanasana: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Paschimottanasana
Paschimottanasana: back stretching pose   (See also: Paschimottanasana ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  ugrasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  ugrasana
 Ugrasana: the posterior stretch posture   (See also:  Ugrasana , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  urdhva Hastattanasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  urdhva Hastattanasana
 Urdhva Hastattanasana: the up-stretched arms posture   (See also:  Urdhva Hastattanasana , Body Mind and Soul) &n...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  uttana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  uttana
 Uttana: an intense stretch   (See also:  Uttana , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  utthita Parsvakonasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  utthita Parsvakonasana
 Utthita Parsvakonasana: the stretched lateral angle posture   (See also:  Utthita Parsvakonasana , Body Mind and S...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  utthita Paschimottanasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  utthita Paschimottanasana
 Utthita Paschimottanasana: the balancing back-stretching posture   (See also:  Utthita Paschimottanasana , Body Mi...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  supta Paschimottanasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  supta Paschimottanasana
 Supta Paschimottanasana: the supine back-stretching posture   (See also:  Supta Paschimottanasana , Body Mind and ...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  prasarita: Sanskrit Dictionary On  prasarita
 Prasarita: stretched out   (See also:  Prasarita , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  parivritta Paschimottanasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  parivritta Paschimottanasana
 Parivritta Paschimottanasana: the twisting back-stretching posture   (See also:  Parivritta Paschimottanasana , Bo...   » Read the article

Dictionary -  pashchimottoanasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  pashchimottoanasana
 Pashchimottoanasana: the back-stretching posture   (See also:  Pashchimottoanasana , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  purvottanasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  purvottanasana
 Purvottanasana: the front-stretching posture   (See also:  Purvottanasana , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  adho Mukha Svanasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  adho Mukha Svanasana
 Adho Mukha Svanasana: the dog stretch posture   (See also:  Adho Mukha Svanasana , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  brahmacharyasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  brahmacharyasana
 Brahmacharyasana: the posterior stretch posture   (See also:  Brahmacharyasana , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary -  katikasana: Sanskrit Dictionary On  katikasana
 Katikasana: the front-stretching posture   (See also:  Katikasana , Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Pashchimotoanasana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Pashchimotoanasana
Pashchimotoanasana (Sanskrit) The back-stretching posture   (See also: Pashchimotoanasana , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purvotanasana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Purvotanasana
Purvotanasana (Sanskrit) The front-stretching posture in yoga   (See also: Purvotanasana , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Katikasana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Katikasana
Katikasana (Sanskrit) The front-stretching yoga posture   (See also: Katikasana , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul) &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ugrasana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Ugrasana
Ugrasana (Sanskrit) The posterior stretch posture in yoga   (See also: Ugrasana , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul) &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Purvotanasana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Purvotanasana
Purvotanasana (Sanskrit) The front-stretching posture in yoga   (See also: Purvotanasana , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Suptapaschimotanasana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Suptapaschimotanasana
Suptapaschimotanasana (Sanskrit) The supine back-stretching posture in yoga.   (See also: Suptapaschimotanasana , New Age Spi...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pashchimotoanasana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Pashchimotoanasana
Pashchimotoanasana (Sanskrit) The back-stretching posture   (See also: Pashchimotoanasana , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind an...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Katikasana: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Katikasana
Katikasana (Sanskrit) The front-stretching yoga posture   (See also: Katikasana , New Age Spirituality, Body Mind and Soul) &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Outstretch: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Outstretch
outstretch: To extend, to stretch out, as one's arms or a large cloth. (See also: Outstretch , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)  ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kick: Encyclopedia Ii - Kick - Basic Kicks
Kick - Front Kick. In Korean, "ap chagi"; in Japanese, "mae geri." The foot is flicked from the knee upward into contact. Kick - Side ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kick: Encyclopedia Ii - Kick - Sources
Introductory Karate. Cory Searcy's Shotokan Karate Pages. http://www.i-clps.com/karate/ik.html http://www.ppark.freeserve.co.uk/kicks.htm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Harvest Computer: Encyclopedia Ii - Harvest Computer - Development
In April 1958, the final design for the NSA-customized version of IBM's Stretch computer had been approved, and the machine was installed...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kick: Encyclopedia Ii - Kick - Kick Variations
A great number of kicks exist, and often the same movement will have different names in different martial arts. This page gives the Engli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kick: Encyclopedia Ii - Kick - More Advanced Kicks
Kick - Calf Kick. This kick strikes with the backside of the calf. A variation which is known as the jumping calf kick is when the user...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dna - Dna In Practice
DNA - DNA in crime. Forensic scientists can use DNA located in blood, semen, skin, saliva, or hair left at the scene of a crime to iden...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dna - Overview Of Molecular Structure
Although sometimes called "the molecule of heredity", pieces of DNA as people typically think of them are not single molecules. Rather, t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dna - The Role Of The Sequence
Within a gene, the sequence of nucleotides along a DNA strand defines a messenger RNA sequence which then defines a protein, that an orga...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dna - Dna Replication
Main article: DNA replication DNA replication or DNA synthesis is the process of copying the double-stranded DNA prior to cell division. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dna - Direction Of Dna Strands
The asymmetric shape and linkage of nucleotides means that a DNA strand always has a discernible orientation or directionality. Because o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dna: Encyclopedia Ii - Dna - The History Of Dna Research
The discovery that DNA was the carrier of genetic information was a process that required many earlier discoveries. The existence of DNA ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004 - The Nomination
On July 6, John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate shortly before the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, Massach...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004 - Candidates
Below is a list of candidates that ran for the 2004 nomination, as well as credible candidates who officially declined to run: Filed: U...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004 - Vice Presidential Candidates
Senator John Edwards of North Carolina was designated by presumptive Democratic nominee John Kerry as his vice presidential choice on Jul...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004 - State-by-state Results
There were 4,353 total delegates to the 2004 Democratic National Convention, of which 802 were "superdelegates": party leaders, even incl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004: Encyclopedia Ii - U.s. Democratic Party Presidential Nomination 2004 - The Race Begins
On May 31, 2002, Vermont Governor Howard B. Dean III formed a presidential exploratory committee. Though this was almost two years before...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hands Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Hands
Hands: Clapping, Fist, Covering the face, Holding hands, Raised, Right hand, Shaking hands, Stretched out hands, Striking, Trembling, ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Boats Dream Symbol: Dreams Interpretation Dictionary - Boats
Boats Basic Meaning: A boat often symbolizes an aspect of the feminine, a reference to the unconscious.   (1) Because of their c...   » Read the article