It can, for example, be used to do handstand pushups, or the forearms can lay on it to be used as a ( probably less comfortable ) captain's chair for doing things such as knee raises.

The gravity of the orbiting object raises tidal bulges in the primary, and since below the synchronous orbit the orbiting object is moving faster than the body's surface the bulges lag a short angle behind it.

Anterior synechia causes closed angle glaucoma, which means that the iris closes the drainage way of aqueous humour which in turn raises the intraocular pressure.

In the pesade, the horse raises its forehand off the ground and tucks the forelegs evenly, carrying all weight on the hindquarters, to form a 45 degree angle with the ground.

The skin thus drawn upon is thrown into folds, especially radiating from the lateral angle of the eyelids ; these folds become permanent in senescence, and form the so-called “ crow's feet .” The Levator palpebræ superioris is the direct antagonist of this muscle ; it raises the upper eyelid and exposes the front of the bulb of the eye.

Hoffman next starred in Robert Benton's Kramer vs. Kramer ( 1979 ) as workaholic Ted Kramer whose wife ( Meryl Streep ) unexpectedly leaves him ; he raises their son alone.

For example in a casino with a three-raise rule, if one player opens the betting for $ 5, the next raises by $ 5 making it $ 10, a third player raises another $ 5, and a fourth player raises $ 5 again making the current bet $ 20, the betting is said to be capped at that point, and no further raises beyond the $ 20 level will be allowed on that round.

But Auschwitz and Hiroshima destroyed this century's claim to moral superiority over its predecessors, while the exhaustion of natural resources raises serious doubts about the continuation even of material progress into the next.

Nygma sees it as the next generation of television, but Bruce Wayne rejects the idea, as mental manipulation raises " too many ethical questions ".

The pumping station raises the water, where it again gradually flows downhill to the next station.

The ex-lama soon becomes a rich land-owner himself, and makes a killing from his harvest by bringing it to the city instead of selling at half price to the local merchant Dawa ( Lhakpa Tsering ), but half of his next harvest perishes in a fire, yet he comes through and raises a bright son, Karma ( Tenzin Tashi ).

However, increased dosage raises increase the adverse side effects, including the risk of radiation induced cancer — a four-phase abdominal CT gives the same radiation dose as 300 chest x-rays ( See the Scan dose section ).

The woman lies on her back and raises her knees up towards her chest.

alt = A player in a white uniform with red trim and a black number 2 on his chest raises a large silver trophy over his head.

When she is particularly pleased with her own cleverness, she coyly raises her hand to her chest and chuckles, " Oh, Peggy!

Nick then tells Mike, " one shot ", raises the gun to his temple, and pulls the trigger.

Having a generous welfare state does two key things to reduce working poverty: it raises the minimum level of wages that people are willing to accept, and it pulls a large portion of low-wage workers out of poverty by providing them with an array of cash and non-cash government benefits.

She searches for and finds three children rumored to have magical powers, pulls them from some pretty bad situations, and raises them as her own children.

It pierces him but he pulls it out, unharmed, and raises it to impale Simon.

For example, keeping money in an inside shirt pocket raises the difficulty of theft above that necessary if the pocket were on a backpack, since unauthorized access is made sufficiently more difficult.

Chapters 1: 1-2: 5 are thus a confession of failure ; chapters 2: 6-3: 6 are a major summary and reflection from the Deuteronomists, setting out the over all formula which the stories in the main text will follow: Israel " does evil in the eyes of Yahweh ;" the people are given into the hands of their enemies and cry out to Yahweh ; Yahweh raises up a leader ; the " spirit of Yahweh " comes upon the leader, the enemy is defeated, and peace is regained.

Indonesia was until recently Southeast Asia's only member of OPEC, and the 1970s oil price raises provided an export revenue windfall that contributed to sustained high economic growth rates, averaging over 7 % from 1968 to 1981.

The claim of temporal power over all secular governments, including territorial claims in Italy, raises objection.

In the New Testament, after the Romans crucify Jesus, he is anointed and buried in a new tomb by Joseph of Arimathea but God raises him from the dead and he appears to many people over a span of forty days before his ascension to Heaven, to sit at the Right Hand of God.

* August 22 – King Charles I raises the royal battle standard over Nottingham Castle, so declaring war on his own Parliament.

** The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, held at Wembley Stadium, is televised live to over 1 billion people and raises millions of dollars for AIDS research.

They poured a mixture of snow and saltpetre over the exteriors of containers filled with syrup, for, in the same way as salt raises the boiling-point of water, it lowers the freezing-point to below zero.

Political scientist Jan Kallberg raises concerns over several weaknesses in Common Critiera in a 2012 research paper titled " Common Criteria meets Realpolitik – Trust, Alliances, and Potential Betrayal ".

Our profits arise not from making the engine, but from a certain proportion of the savings in fuel which we make over any common engine, that raises the same quantity of water to the same height.

Avon steps over Blake's body, raises his gun and smiles.

The ROC's constitution still raises claims of sovereignty over Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Macau – territories that today constitute the PRC – but, according to some interpretations, also over Mongolia, Tuva ( Russia ), and other, minor areas which today are part of Afghanistan, Myanmar, India and Japan.

The primary purpose of the minimum raise rule is to avoid game delays caused by " nuisance " raises ( small raises of large bets, such as an extra $ 1 over a current bet of $ 50, that have little effect on the action but take time as all others must call ).

Likewise, string raises, or the act of raising by first placing chips to call and then adding chips to raise, causes confusion over the amount bet.

The Hanwell flight of six locks raises the Grand Union Canal by just over and has been designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by English Heritage.

While considered useless by a conventional military, such a weapon raises concerns over nuclear terrorism.

* Reward Power is the power given to managers that attain administrative power over a range of rewards ( such as raises and promotions ).

An American woman raises her fist, as people in over 60 countries took to the streets on February 15, 2003, in opposition to the imminent 2003 invasion of Iraq | invasion of Iraq

If Heracles was Alexander ’ s illegitimate child, then it also raises the pointed question as to why he, as Alexander ’ s only living son at the time of his death, was not immediately drawn into the succession disputes, and why he was passed over in favour of Philip Arrhidaeus-himself illegitimate-who was only a son of Alexander ’ s father Philip, and thus a more distant claimant than Heracles.

He also does a weekly radio show with WEEI in Boston that raises over $ 100, 000 each year for ALS patients and research.

This conflict raises the possibility that over time, public employee unions could wield an insurmountable advantage in political power when negotiating government wage and personnel policies with public administrators and elected officials, to the detriment of taxpayers and other competing groups and interests in the democratic process.

Every year the Bear Creek Sportsman holds an event on Labor Day weekend, which raises over $ 300, 000 for the fire department and new health clinic.