There are two kinds of hand to hand lifts: press lifts and lasso lifts.

Maurice's manual notes the appropriate equipping of Imperial cavalry: " the saddles should have large and thick clothes ; the bridles should be of good quality ; attached to the saddles should be two iron steps, a lasso with a thong ...." Dennis notes that the lack of specific Greek word for stirrup evidences their novelty to the Byzantines, who are supposed to have adopted these from their bitter enemy the Avars, and subsequently passed them on to their future enemies, the Arabs.

Lassos are not only part of North American culture ; relief carvings at the ancient Egyptian temple of Pharaoh Seti I at Abydos, built c. 1280 BC, show the pharaoh holding a lasso, then holding onto a bull roped around the horns.

Her powers are similar to Wonder Woman's, though she carries a lasso that expels Zeus's lightning, which was given to her by her half-brother, Ares, the Greek god of war.

After hearing reports that certain long-lived creatures are being stolen in unusual ways ( a catfish was stolen using a green beam to cut through the wall, and a Cicada was captured with a golden lasso ), the team deduces their powers have actually been stolen.

Later versions are also capable of copying objects, such as the power ring of Green Lantern, Wonder Woman's magic lasso, and the Nth metal mace of Hawkgirl.

In Dharmic Traditions the goad / ankusha and rope ' noose / snare / lasso ' ( Sanskrit: Pāśa ) are traditionally paired as tools of subjugation.

Cruppers are seen on the saddles of some horses used to work cattle with a lance ( such as horses of the buttero in Europe ), but not on horses used to work cattle with a lasso.

" Amongst most cowboys, the use of other terms-especially " lasso "-quickly identifies one as a layman.

( In the graveyard at Nairobi he had been shown the graves of thirty-four big game hunters killed hunting the animals he was attempting to lasso.

He threw the lasso.

Heracles used a lasso and rode it back to his cousin.

The ruler Taxmoruw ( Taxma Urupi ) managed to lasso Ahriman ( Angra Mainyu ) and keep him tied up while taking him for a ride three times a day.

When deputy Violet Lantern Wonder Woman uses her magical lasso to restrain Luthor, under its spell of truth, Luthor is forced to confess that he secretly wants to be Superman.

Many characters supplement their natural powers with a special weapon or device ( e. g., Wonder Woman's lasso and bracelets, Spider-Man's webbing, and Wolverine's adamantium claws ).

" His character was a native of an all-female utopia who became a crime-fighting U. S. government agent, using her superhuman strength and agility, and her ability to force villains to tell the truth by binding them with her magic lasso.

Pecos used a rattlesnake named Shake as a lasso and another snake as a little whip.

On one of his adventures, Pecos Bill managed to lasso a tornado.

Pecos attempts, but fails to lasso her, because Widow-Maker didn't want her on his back again, and she eventually hits her head on the moon.

The rider must lasso the calf from horseback by throwing a loop of the lariat around the calf's neck.

In his madrigals, many of which he wrote during his stay in Rome, his style is clear and concise, and he wrote tunes which were easily memorable ; he also " signed " his work by frequently using the word ' lasso ' ( and often setting with the sol-fege syllables la-sol, i. e. A-G in the key of C ).

Loosely modeled on Indiana Jones, Chip wears a fedora and a bomber jacket and frequently uses rope to lasso or swing to other spots.

* Guillermo's Hollywood Round-Up: Guillermo, dressed in a cowboy outfit and a lasso, reports the latest entertainment news in front of a magazine stand.

According to some they were designed to foil attacks by Tatar lasso ; another theory has it that the sound of vibrating feathers attached to the wings made a strange sound that frightened enemy horses during the charge.

She once threatened to lasso SpongeBob and Patrick for poking fun at Texas in one episode, and in another she attacked Patrick and stuffed him into her trombone for inadvertently kicking her during band class.

This type of necklace sometimes incorporates a loop at one or both ends to allow it to be worn in the style of a lasso, or it may be worn doubled over with the ends passed through the loop formed in the middle.

He was swinging a live microphone in the style of the cowboy's lasso, and noting the produced feedback, he composed for an " orchestra " of microphones.

Some post-minimalist works employ medieval and other genres associated with early music, such as the " Oi me lasso " and other laude of Gavin Bryars.

All parts or assemblies are handled either by conveyors or motorized vehicles such as fork lifts, or gravity, with no manual trucking.

Pairs lifts differ from dance lifts most notably in that dancers are not allowed to lift their partners above their shoulders.

Dance lifts are differentiated by the skating involved.

There are seven kinds of lifts approved for ISU competitions.

They are separated into short lifts and long lifts.

Unlike dance lifts, pair lifts are grouped by the holds involved.

In competitive pair skating, lifts must travel across the ice to be included in the technical elements score while stationary lifts are included in choreography.

There are five different groups of pairs lifts, differentiated by the holds involved.

Twist lifts are a form of pair lifts, where the lifted partner is thrown into the air, twists, and is caught by the lifted partner.

Synchronized skating teams are also allowed to perform lifts in the free skating portion of the senior division only.

Acrobatic lifts are not allowed.

These section elememts are bodywaves for women's teams, power elements for men's teams and lifts for mixed teams.

Even when there are already escalators or lifts, there are often steps between the lift or escalator landings and the platforms.

The emergency stairs at Covent Garden station have 193 steps to reach the exit ( equivalent to climbing to the top of a 15-floor building ), so passengers are advised to use the lifts as climbing the steps can be dangerous.