The great ThumbFire took place on September 5, 1881, in the Thumb area of Michigan in the United States . The fire , which burned over a million acre s 4,000 km in less than a day, was the consequence of drought , hurricane force wind s, heat , the after effects of the Port Huron Fire of 1871 , and the ecological damage wrought by the era s logging techniques. The blaze, also called the Great ThumbFire , the Great Forest Fire of 1881 and the Huron Fire , killed 282 people in Sanilac County, Michigan Sanilac , Lapeer County, Michigan Lapeer , Tuscola County, Michigan Tuscola and Huron County ... the organization responded to was the Michigan ThumbFire of 1881. The Red Cross provided money ... of ThumbFire Impact http www.michigan.gov dnr 0,1607,7 153 30301 30505 30816 24038 ,00.html Wildland Fire In Michigan . Retrieved 2011 01 30. coord missing Michigan Category Wildfires in Michigan ... had been extremely hot, and the Thumb had virtually no rain during July and August. There were forest fires beginning in mid August, and on August 31, a fire started in northern Lapeer County, Michigan ... the fire to Huron City, Michigan Huron City and Grindstone City, Michigan Grindstone City . The fire ... Founder of the American Red Cross . Retrieved 2011 01 30. ref After the fire of 1881 more than 14,000 .... Fire protection After the fires of 1881, people started to organize firefighting plans and by the 1900s ... Forest Service. ref name sodders Sodders, Betty 1997 . Michigan on Fire , pp. 239 40. Thunder Bay ... having serious conservation and cleanup methods in place, along with maintaining their own fire towers ... purchased its first tractor for firefighting. The first fire truck was developed and used in the early 1930s, leading to firefighting as we know it today. See also Peshtigo Fire Great Chicago Fire The Great Michigan Fire of 1871 References Reflist Sources Clara Barton Founder of the American Red ..., 2007 E mail mjnesbit umich.edu Sodders, Betty 1997 . Michigan on Fire . Thunder Bay Press. External ... more details
Historic State Park Sanilac Petroglyphs were discovered after massive ThumbFire fires swept ... European influenced words. Historical events The great ThumbFire took place on September 5, 1881 in the Thumb area of Michigan . The fire, which burned over a million acre s 4,000 km in less ... s Thumb area. Lexington, Mich, 1962. The Great Fire of 1881 A Collection of Stories. Caro ..., 1989. Southgate, Jerry D. Thumb s Forest Fire of 1881. Central Michigan University Term Paper ...about a geographical region in Michigan the body part Thumb other uses Thumb disambiguation Geobox Region Heading name The Thumb native name other name category Mid Michigan Names etymology official name ... fields free free type Maps map Michigan Lower Peninsula Regions.png map caption The Thumb makes up ... x map locator y Website website Footnotes footnotes Image Farmland.jpg thumb 320px Much of the Thumb is characterized by rolling farmland such as this The Thumb is a region and a peninsula of Michigan , so named because the Lower Peninsula of Michigan Lower Peninsula is shaped like a mitten thus the Thumb is the area that looks like the thumb of the mitten. The Thumb is generally considered to be in the Mid ... Michigan . The thumb is also branded as the Blue Water Area of Michigan. The counties which constitute the Thumb are those forming the extended peninsula that stretches northward into Lake Huron and Saginaw Bay . There is no formal declaration for which of these counties are part of the Thumb. However .... Economy The Thumb region is very flat with fertile soil , the reason for its historical role as a chiefly ... cities in the Thumb area are Port Huron, Michigan Port Huron , Lapeer, Michigan Lapeer , Marysville ... Bad Axe , and Caro, Michigan Caro . The majority of these cities are in the southern portion of the Thumb. Industry See also List of companies based in Michigan The Thumb has many notable businesses ... Clair.jpg thumb right Detroit Edison s St. Clair Power Plant , once the largest in the world. Detroit ... more details
Other uses Infobox Anatomy Name Thumb Latin pollex, digitus primus, digitus I GraySubject GrayPage Image Duim.jpg Caption The Thumb. Image2 Caption2 Width 180 Precursor System Artery princeps pollicis ... Thumb MeshNumber A01.378.800.667.430.705 DorlandsPre p 27 DorlandsSuf 12655361 The thumb is the first ... the palm is facing anteriorly , the thumb is the Human anatomical terms Anatomical directions lateral most digit. The Medical Latin English noun for thumb is wikt pollex pollex compare hallux for big toe , and the corresponding adjective for thumb is wikt pollical pollical . Definition As one of five ... members of the hand, especially those other than the thumb. Linguistically, it appears that the original ... or flow from concepts of fiveness. The thumb shares the following with each of the other four ... side with fingerprint ridges instead The thumb contrasts with each of the other four by being the only ... for swelling cf tumour and thigh since the thumb is the stoutest of the digits. Opposition and apposition Opposable thumb , Opposable , Opposability , and Apposition redirect link to this section. File BonoboFishing02 cropped.jpeg thumb A bonobo fishing for termites, an example of incomplete untrue opposition. ref cite web title The Thumb is the Hero publisher The New York Times quote The fishing ... are two movements unique to the thumb but these words are not always really synonyms Primatologists ... P. Napier defined opposition as A movement by which the pulp surface of the thumb is placed squarely ... digits. For this true , pulp to pulp opposition to be possible, the thumb must rotate about its ... is unique to the human thumb. Anatomists and other researchers focused exclusively on human anatomy ... ref restrict opposition to when the thumb is approximated to the fifth digit little finger and refer to other approximations between the thumb and other digits as apposition . Ref Opposition Thumb approximation of the palmar aspect of the thumb and fifth digit. Apposition Thumb approximation between ... more details
Nintendo thumb , known also as gamer s grip , Nintendinitis and similar names, is a video game related health problem classified as a form of repetitive strain injury RSI . The symptoms are the blister ing, paraesthesia and swelling of the thumb s, mainly through use of the D pad , though any finger can be affected. This can lead to stress on tendon s, nerve s and ligament s in the hands, and further onto lateral epicondylitis tennis elbow , tendinitis , bursitis and carpal tunnel syndrome CTS . Some of the symptoms are described under trigger finger . Originally known in a video gaming context as Leather Thumb , this condition was known to occur frequently among users of the Atari 2600 home video game console in the late 1970 s and early 1980 s. The condition was first highlighted when the Nintendo games consoles were released, leading to reported cases of RSI, primarily in children being one of the primary audiences of videogames . Later, the controllers for the Sony PlayStation and PlayStation 2 were noted as causing the condition. However, due to the shape, size and extended use of game controllers it is not limited to just those specific ones and can occur in users of any gamepad or joystick . Similar problems have also been with the use of mobile phones , and short message service text messaging in particular see Blackberry thumb . See also Video game related health problems Blackberry thumb Tennis elbow Cello scrotum Golfer s elbow Jogger s nipple Surfer s ear References Thompson, Dennis. http www.forbes.com lifestyle health feeds hscout 2005 05 06 hscout524215.html Video Game Victims at Forbes , 6 May 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2005. http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi technology 4122828.stm Girl probes PlayStation thumb at BBC News , 23 June 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2005. External ... December 1999. http www.wired.com news culture 0,1284,16579,00.html Nintendo Thumb Points to RSI at Wired ... Category Overuse injuries sv Fire tumme ... more details
Thumb Peak may refer to Thumb Peak Arizona in Arizona, USA Thumb Peak British Columbia in British Columbia, Canada Thumb Peak Palawan in Palawan, Philippines geodis ... more details
For the game Thumb war Infobox film name Thumb Wars image image size caption director Steve Oedekerk ... by Unreferenced date February 2010 Thumb Wars The Phantom Cuticle is a 1999 in film 1999 short ... the Hutt Gabba the Butt . Thumb Wars debuted on United States American television May 18, 1999 ... a trimmed down version of the film. It was also re released in 2002 alongside Thumbtanic as the Thumb Wars Thumbtanic Thumb Double Feature. It was for VHS and DVD. In 2005, the filmettes were again ... thumbs in space and they got mad at each other there would be... THUMB WARS. The film then cuts .... Using the nail side of the power of Force Star Wars the Thumb , the Galactic Empire Star Wars Evil ... a big dangerous weapon thing with enough fire power to blow stuff up. If the Thumbellion can destroy the big dangerous weapon thing, they will live and the good side of the thumb will reign. If they don ... Star Thumb Star which can spin planets. Once on the space station, Oobedoob and Black Helmet ... agrees to train Loke in the ways of The Thumb. After a training session, which Loke ends up failing miserably, Master Puppet deeply humored by Loke s bumbling dubs him a Jedi Master Thumb Master . The group travels to the Thumbellion base to regroup for the final attack on the Death Thumb. They learn ... home When Loke proudly proclaims that he will use the Power of the Thumb to hit the destruct button ... fires a missile which hits the button and the giant thumb is destroyed. The last scene shows the cast ... of Oobedoob. The film ends with a voiceover from Oobedoob The Thumb will be with you...always. Production The production for Thumb Wars started in 1997 with Steve Oedekerk , Paul Marshal , Tom Koranda , Mark DeCarlo and Jim Jackman In 1998, the production for Thumb Wars developed more seriously into filming ... of the Thumb. As a running gag between all of the Thumbs featurettes, a one eyed thumb appears in each one. In this case as the bartender at the cantina. Releases Thumb Wars was first released on VHS ... more details
The Panda s Thumb may refer to The Sesamoid bone Panda anatomy sesamoid bone of the Giant Panda, used similarly to a human thumb, cited as evidence of evolution and the main feature of an essay by Stephen Jay Gould The Panda s Thumb book The Panda s Thumb book , also known as The Panda s Thumb More Reflections in Natural History , a 1980 book by Stephen Jay Gould featuring an essay on the Panda s thumb The Panda s Thumb blog , a blog that discusses evolutionary biology and the creation evolution controversy from a scientific perspective Disambig ... more details
wiktionarypar Thumb The thumb is the first digit of the human hand. Thumb may also refer to A thumb like metal bar hinged to a backhoe Thumb backhoe s scoop Hop o My Thumb , a folk tale Rule of thumb , an informal rule Thumbs up disambiguation , various meanings originating with a hand gesture TOCright Geography Canada The Thumb mountain , a mountain in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia The Thumb Omineca , a mountain in the Omineca Country of British Columbia United States The Thumb , a region in Michigan Thumb Mountain , in New Hampshire Thumb Lake , aka Lake Louise in Hudson Township, Charlevoix County, Michigan Canada U.S. border Devils Thumb , a mountain between Alaska and British Columbia Other The Thumbs Tasmania , Tasmanian islet, Australia Thumb Peak Palawan , a small mountain in central Palawan, Philippines People General Tom Thumb , the stage name of Charles Sherwood Stratton 1838&ndash 1883 , a dwarf who achieved great fame Peter Thumb 1681&ndash 1767 , an Austrian architect whose family came from the Vorarlberg Entertainment The Thumbs , an American punk rock band Thumb band , a German rapcore band Thumbs , a series of film parodies Thumb Bandits , video game TV show Thumb Candy , video game TV show Hitchhiker s Thumb , an American pop rock band Computing ARM architecture ThumbThumb , an instruction encoding and corresponding execution mode for the ARM architecture Thumbnail , shortened designation used in markup languages and other programming languages Windows thumbnail cache , a file used in the Windows operating system See also Tom Thumb disambiguation disambig geo bs Palac vor de Thumb pt Polegar desambigua o ... more details
Multiple issues one source January 2012 tone April 2012 rewrite April 2012 Image Mbira1.png thumb A Zimbabwean mbira dza vadzimu . The thumb piano is an African musical instrument, a type of plucked idiophone common throughout Sub Saharan Africa . The term thumb piano is problematic and inaccurate the proper ..., as some instruments are played with the thumbs and other fingers also. Thumb pianos traditionally ... of the instrument. The thumb piano is most commonly held in both hands, with both thumbs being used ... of more complex music possible. The thumb pianos are made of different woods, either with only a sound ... of the kalimba African thumb piano , J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 131 1 , Pt. 2, 945 950 January, 2012 http ... harmonic, or two octaves plus a fifth that are more consonant. History Various kinds of thumb pianos ... years ago. The thumb piano was typically played while walking by traveling Griot s, African poet ..., dances, etc. It was thought in ancient times that the thumb piano was able to project its sound ... 1900 s the instrument was the basis for the development of the Kalimba , a westernized thumb piano ... the instrument outside of Africa. While the arrangement of notes on a thumb piano is considerably ... use the thumb piano as an entry level instrument. One of its indigenous names for this instrument ... walkman . Tunings Image Kalimba Treble Tuning.png thumb right 240px Tuning chart for the 17 note ... nicety, in that the thumb can pivot such that all the tines are easy to reach. However ... Gravikord.JPG 125px thumb right The Gravikord A special type of thumb piano is the Array mbira , consisting ... Grawi was inspired by playing cross rhythm s on a thumb piano to create a new westernized African instrument ... kalimba or thumb piano player, so that any tunes and techniques that are learned on these instruments ... any non traditional thumb piano, or can even be used generically for the traditional lamellophones ... below Image Kalimba Alto Tuning.png thumb right 240px Tuning chart for the 15 note alto kalimba. Similarly ... more details
Ball of the thumb may be Thenar eminence , most fleshy portion of the palm of the human hand, located adjacent to the second joint of the thumb Fleshy portion opposite the nail , of the first segment first phalange of the human thumb Disambig ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Image Thumbs1.jpg thumbnail right First stage of the detachable thumb illusion Image Thumbs2.jpg thumbnail right Second stage of the detachable thumb illusion The Detachable Thumb unknown originator is a very simple close up illusion . Effect The performer appears to remove the end of his own thumb moving it back and forth along his hand or lifting it up. Method There is no particular secret to this illusion the performer simply holds out one hand sideways with the palm out and the tip of the thumb folded down behind the hand. Then he places his other thumb bent so that the tip appears to be connected to the folded down thumb with the forefinger bent to cover the joint. Credits There is no known originator of this trick, and it is likely to be among the oldest tricks in the world. Magic and Illusion DEFAULTSORT Detachable Thumb Category Magic tricks ... more details
God s thumb may refer to Adansonia , a tree that is known in African folklore as God s Thumb A fictional rock formation that is part of the plot of the novel Holes novel Holes , by Louis Sachar dab ... more details
Devil s Thumb may refer to the following mountains or landmarks Devils Thumb , a mountain on the Alaska British Columbia border Devil s Thumb Greenland , a mountain on Kullorsuaq Island in northwestern Greenland Devil s Thumb Hot Spring , an inert hot spring in Mammoth Hot Springs , Yellowstone National Park Devil s Thumb , a prominent rock outcrop in the American River middle Fork canyon, California geodis ... more details
Image Thumb tip.JPG thumbThumb tip Image Thumb tip 2.JPG thumbThumb tip on hand A thumb tip is a magician ... in with the right thumb, the left fist is opened to show the silk has disappeared. Alternatively ... by a small flesh colored imitation thumb tip, usually made of plastic or rubber, which fits loosely over the thumb. Space exists between the thumb and the tip into which a small object can ... into the tip with the fingers and then finally the right thumb, which comes quickly out of the hand with the tip on, and the object inside, between the tip and thumb. While the audience is looking ... on the left fist. Alternatively, the tip may be kept on the thumb for an indeterminate amount ... is achieved in a similar manner, but this time, the tip begins on the right thumb with the object ... thumb is inserted into the left fist, while simultaneously the thumb and right fingers pull the concealed ... clean. Silk is often used because it will compress into a small space in the tip. Thumb tips and finger .... Other types of thumb tips Magicians have used modified thumb tips to accomplish different effects. A thumb tip with a slit in the tip can be used like a dye tube to apparently change the color of a silk ... the other end. A thumb tip with a small suction cup attached to the tip can be used to create the illusion of floating small objects. In this effect, the tip remains on the magician s thumb while the suction ... can , effectively attaching the object to the thumb. With the fingers spread, the thumb moves the object in such a way that it appears to be floating independently of the hands. A thumb tip can be prepared ... to pick up a flame, apparently with his or her fingers. Mentalists may use a thumb tip with a piece ... gimmick . http www.mjmmagic.com store vernet writers nail writers swami thumb tip 2 mm pencil p 894.html A thumb tip embedded with magnets can be utilized in performance to effect a magnetic compass to move. Publications Dusheck s Thumb Tip Magic by Steve Dusheck 1991 Encyclopedia of Thumb ... more details
Infobox Disease Name Clubbed thumb Image Caption DiseasesDB MedlinePlus eMedicineSubj eMedicineTopic MeshID File Clubbed thumb.jpg right thumb Top view of a child with asymmetric clubbed thumb. Image Clubbed thumb 2.JPG right thumb Side view of a child with asymmetric clubbed thumb A clubbed thumb is a term used to describe the genetic Nail clubbing clubbing of one or both thumb s. It is characterized by a short, fat thumb that is round. ref cite book url http books.google.co.uk books?id oG5Fn4Ucus4C author Alessandro Castriota Scanderbeg, Bruno Dallapiccola date 2005 title Abnormal Skeletal Phenotypes From Simple Signs to Complex Diagnoses publisher Springer Science Business Media Springer isbn 3540679979 language English page 962 ref The thumb nail is wide and short. The scientific term for clubbed thumb is Brachydactyly type D or BDD . ref name OMIM OMIM 113200 Brachydactyly, Type D BDD. ref The condition is sometimes known as murderer s thumb , a name originally coined by gypsy fortune tellers ref name urlDiagnosis A Show of Hands TIME cite news url http www.time.com time magazine article 0,9171,828275,00.html title Diagnosis A Show of Hands TIME format work Time accessdate date 1964 03 13 ref or potter s thumb . ref name OMIM More recently, it has been referred to as Toe thumb for its resemblance to the big toe . Famous People with Clubbed Thumb Megan Fox US actress ref name Brace yourselves, Megan Fox has an imperfection the actress is all thumbs cite news url http www.nydailynews.com gossip brace megan fox imperfection actress thumbs article 1.196125 title Brace yourselves, Megan Fox has an imperfection the actress is all thumbs New York Daily News format work Time accessdate date 2012 02 23 ref Sunny singer Sunny Korean singer Laura Ortiz Mariko Shinoda of Japanese idol group AKB48 Liam Neeson Irish Actor See also Brachydactyly References reflist Category Fingers med stub Congenital malformations and deformations of musculoskeletal system ... more details
Image Compasses orienteering.jpg thumb right Thumb compass on left A thumb compass is a type of compass commonly used in orienteering , a sport in which map reading and terrain association are paramount. Consequently, most thumb compasses have minimal or no degree markings at all, and are normally used only to orient the map to magnetic north. Thumb compasses are also often transparency optics transparent so that an orienteer can hold a map in the hand with the compass and see the map through the compass. Thumb compasses attach to one s thumb using a small elastomer elastic band. The first commercially successful orienteering thumb compass was the Norcompass, introduced by Suunto in 1983. ref http www.cpearce.orconhosting.net.nz Archive AOC COC NovDec 83 OCR.pdf ref The Gear Junkie, a syndicated newspaper columnist in the United States, has an in depth review of thumb compasses. ref http thegearjunkie.com the thumb compass The Gear Junkie, September 2005, Gear Review The Thumb Compass ref Placing an even greater emphasis on speed over accuracy, the wrist compass lacks even a baseplate, consisting solely of a needle capsule strapped to the carpometacarpal joint at the base of the thumb the thumb serves the function of a baseplate when taking and sighting bearings. It is often used for city and park race orienteering . See also Protractor compass Hand compass External links http www.silva.se templates Products 106.aspx?epslanguage EN&productId 68EECE64 791D 4D80 A3D1 1D17D0670FF6 Silva 6 Jet Spectra , a typical modern thumb compass http www.compassmuseum.com The Internet Compass Museum gives comprehensive information about all sorts of compasses and how to use them. References reflist Orienteering type concepts Category Orienteering Category Sports equipment sport equipment stub Orienteering stub ... more details
Refimprove date November 2009 File Blacks Law Dictionary.jpg thumb A dictionary with thumb indexes on the right . A thumb index , also called a cut in index , ref cite web url http cool.conservation us.org don dt dt3508.html accessdate 2010 11 09 title cut in index ref is a round cut out in the pages of a dictionary , encyclopedia , or other alphabetized reference work, used to locate entries starting at a particular letter alphabet letter . Not all dictionaries and encyclopedias have thumb indexes their inclusion is considered optional. Other books which often have thumb indices include Bibles, with the index indicating the books of the Bible, as well as other reference matter. References reflist External links Cite web url http www.merriam webster.com dictionary thumb 20index title thumb index year 1903 accessdate November 21, 2009 work Merriam Webster Online Dictionary publisher Merriam Webster Online archiveurl http www.webcitation.org 5lU8yiY7Y archivedate November 21, 2009 Book structure Category Indexing Category Book design Publish stub de Daumenregister ... more details
File JackBruce & fretless bass.jpg thumb 250px right Jack Bruce playing a fretless Warwick Thumb bass guitar in Frankfurt, Germany 28 October 2006 The Thumb bass is a bass guitar designed and manufactured by the Warwick bass guitar Warwick company. The Thumb has been Warwick bass guitar Warwick s most successful bass, and it is the bass that Warwick bass guitar Warwick is best known for. The first Thumb bass was introduced in 1985. Overview The Thumb bass is a favorite with many bass players, both for its technology and for its tone. Its elegant and innovative design, somewhat ergonomically adapted to the human body, has spawned a number of imitators. The Thumb s sound is characterized by its strong attack and well defined mid growl. The Thumb bass comes in three different pickup configurations, depending on whether the bass is a 4 string, 5 string or 6 string. The electronics give the player fast freedom to vary the timbre, but also has a big punch even on the lowest of bass notes, which remain dry and clear, combined with highs that don t become obtrusive. Effective on board equalization permits infinite variations of timbre and the unusual arrangement of the pickups ensures that the sound is always clear and balanced. There are two basic Thumb bass models the Thumb BO Bolt On and the Thumb NT Neck Thru Thumb BO Thumb NT Thumb BO s body of bubinga has an arched top and a concave ... with 24 frets offers a high degree of playing comfort. The Thumb NT bass is crafted from selected .... Notable players Jack Bruce has a signature Thumb NT model. He also uses a fretless Thumb NT. Ryan Martinie owns at least 5 Warwick Thumb NT models both 4 and 5 string . Jeroen Paul Thesseling is a longtime user of fretless 6 string Thumb models. He also uses a fretless 7 string model. Dick L vgren owns a fretless 6 string Warwick Thumb. Karnivool Jon Stockman , bassist for Australian alternative rock band Karnivool . Prince musician , known for playing Warwick Thumb basses on recordings and on stage ... more details
Infobox disease Name Gamekeeper& 39 s thumb Image Game keepers.png Alt Caption Avulsion fractures of the ulnar base of the proximal phalanx of the thumb Gamekeeper s fracture DiseasesDB ICD10 ICD9 ICD9 ... GeneReviewsName Gamekeeper s thumb also known as skier s thumb or Ulnar collateral ligament thumb UCL tear is a type of injury to the ulnar collateral ligament thumb ulnar collateral ligament UCL of the thumb . The UCL is torn at or in some cases even avulsed from its insertion site into the proximal Phalanx bones phalanx of the thumb in the vast majority approximately 90 of cases. ref Wheeless ... gamekeepers thumb Surgical treatment of acute gamekeeper s thumb ref This condition is commonly observed ... s thumb are instability of the MCP joint of the thumb, accompanied by pain and weakness ... in the case of Skier s thumb , or how long the injury has been allowed to progress in the case of gamekeeper s thumb . Characteristic Medical sign signs include pain, swelling, and ecchymosis around the thenar eminence , and especially over the MCP joint of the thumb. Physical examination demonstrates instability of the MCP joint of the thumb. The patient will often manifest a weakened ability ... include intense pain experienced upon catching the thumb on an object, such as when reaching into a pants pocket. Diagnosis Gamekeeper s thumb and skier s thumb are two similar conditions, both of which involve insufficiency of the ulnar collateral ligament UCL of the thumb. The chief difference between these two conditions is that Skier s thumb is generally considered to be an Acute medicine ... metacarpophalangeal MCP joint of the thumb, whereas gamekeeper s thumb typically refers to a Chronic ... over a period of time. Gamekeeper s thumb is more difficult to treat because the UCL has ... resulting from forced abduction or Extension kinesiology hyperextension of the proximal phalanx of the thumb ... falling onto an abducted thumb produces a valgus force on the MCP joint of the thumb, resulting in a sprain ... more details
In music performance and music education education , thumb position , not a traditional position string ... of the thumb to press down the strings music string in effect, the side of the thumb becomes a movable nut string instrument nut capo . On double bass For the double bass, thumb position is used when ... and flattens it out, using the side of the thumb to press down the string. When playing in thumb position ... short to produce a reliable tone. Bass instruction books often teach thumb position by having the player place the left hand thumb on the high G note on the third leger line in bass clef notation , so ... space between the thumb and the first finger a player with a large hand may even be able to play a high D with their thumb still holding down the G , if they stretch their hand fully open. In this same position, notes below the G can also be played. By barre chord barring the thumb across the G ... discuss playing on the A or E string in thumb position, French pedagogue Francois Rabbath and his ... manuals start teaching thumb position by stopping the G string on the high G , any of the notes on the upper part of the fingerboard can be stopped and held by the thumb. One issue with the use of thumb position is that it is harder to produce vibrato with the thumb than with the fingers, because fingers have much fleshier pads than the side of the thumb. While the difference between the vibrato sound produced by the fingers and the thumb may not be noticeable in a passage of moving notes, if there is a held note which is stopped by the thumb, which is vibrated, the difference may be noticeable. As such, some players use finger substitution to replace the thumb with one of the fingers ... the thumb position technique to their instruments, due to the fact that they share a common tuning ... proficiency e.g. Stanley Clarke . The advantage of using thumb position on the bass guitar is that the left .... On cello Image Cello thumb position.png thumb The cello thumb position is introduced on the second ... more details
Thumb hypoplasia is a spectrum of congenital abnormalities of the thumb varying from small defects to complete absence of the thumb. ref name Riley Riley, S.A. & Burgess, R.C. 2009 . Thumb Hypoplasia. Journal of Hand Surgery, vol 34A, 1564 1573 ref It can be isolated, when only the thumb is affected, and in 59 of the cases ref name Ashbaugh Ashbaugh, H. & Gellman, H. 2009 . Congenital Thumb Deformities ... deficiency . Radial dysplasia is the condition in which the forearm bone and the soft tissues on the thumb ... the thumb will further develop. ref name Hovius Hovius, S., Foucher, G. & Raimondi, P.L. 2002 . The Pediatric ... wrong with the growth of the thumb but the exact cause of thumb hypoplasia is unknown. ref name Riley One out of every 100,000 live births shows thumb hypoplasia. ref name Ashbaugh In more than 50 of the cases ... name Ashbaugh About 86 of the children with hypoplastic thumb have associated abnormalities. ref name ... of the cardiovascular, neurologic and hematopoietic systems. ref name Ashbaugh Thumb hypoplasia ... of three or more abnormalities. Examples of syndromes with an hypoplastic thumb are Holt Oram ... name Ashbaugh TOC Classification In general there are five types of thumb hypoplasia, originally described by Muller in 1937 and improved by Blauth, Buck Gramcko and Manske. ref name Riley Type I the thumb is small, normal components are present but undersized. ref name Manske Two muscles of the thumb ... Light Light, T.R. & Gaffey, J.L. 2010 . Reconstruction of the Hypoplastic Thumb. Journal of Hand Surgery, vol 35A, 474 479 ref Type II is characterized by a tight web space between the thumb and index finger which restricts movement, ref name Light poor thenar muscles and a unstable middle joint of the thumb metacarpophalangeal joint . ref name Manske This unstable thumb is best treated with reconstruction ... name Riley ref name Ashbaugh ref name Manske The function of the thumb is poor. ref name Ashbaugh ... treatment for the hypoplastic thumb. The limit between pollicization and reconstruction varies. Some ... more details
File TPT five fingered hand.jpeg thumb upright Finger like appearance A triphalangeal thumb TPT is a congenital malformation where the thumb has three phalanges instead of two. Besides the three phalanges ... extra phalanx in a more finger like thumb. It was first described by Columbi in 1559. ref name ... FP, Coletti CJ, Triphalageal thumb. Surg Gynecol Obstet, 1943 ref In about two thirds of the patients ... X ray TPT with polydactyly 2.tiff thumb left upright In combination with polydactyly File X ray delta shaped extra phalanx.tiff thumb upright Delta shaped extra phalanx The triphalangeal thumb has a different appearance than normal thumbs. The appearance can differ widely the thumb can be a longer thumb, it can be deviated in the radio ulnar plane clinodactyly , thumb strength can be diminished ... with radial polydactyly . Opposable non opposable An opposable thumb can be placed opposite the other four digits or fingers. This function of the thumb is very important for using the hand. It makes ..., several factors are necessary adequate thumb position, adequate length of the thumb, stabile joints and adequate thenar muscle or thumb strength. ref name Zguricas Zguricas J, Raeymaecker DM, Snijder ... opposable thumb, the hand can be less effective in use and therefore be problematic in daily life .... ref name Qazi Qazi Q, Kassner EG, Triphalangeal thumb, J Med Genet, 1988 ref In some cases the TPT ... J, et al., The gene for triphalangeal thumb maps to the subtelomeric region of chromosome 7q ... thumb and associated hand malformations, J Med Genet, 1994 ref non opposable and bilateral ..., JM Zuidam, T de Wit, treatment of the triphalangeal thumb, techniques in hand and upper extremity surgery, 2004 ref Syndromes Triphalangeal thumb can occur in syndromes but it can also be isolated. The triphalangeal thumb can appear in combination with other malformations or syndromes. ref name ... claw hand or foot Classifications There are multiple classifications for the triphalangeal thumb ... more details
About the protective archery equipment the ordinary jewelry items worn on the thumb Ring jewelry Image Thumbring.jpg thumb 120px Thumb ring made from a plastic billiard ball A thumb ring is a piece of equipment designed to protect the thumb during archery . This is a ring of leather, rock geology stone , horn anatomy horn , wood , ivory , metal , ceramics , plastic , or glass or which fits over the end of the thumb, coming to rest at the outer edge of the outer joint. A flat area extends from the ring to protect the pad of the thumb from the bowstring this may be supplemented by a leather extension. Use When drawing a bow using a Bow draw thumb draw , the thumb is hooked around the bowstring just beneath the arrow and its grip reinforced with the first sometimes second finger. The bowstring rests against the inner pad of the archer s thumb and the thumb ring protects the skin. The bowstring rests against the flat of the ring when the bow is drawn. This technique is referred to as the Mongolian Release or the Mongolian Draw . Today, thumb rings are used by archers practicing styles from most of Asia and some regions of northern Africa . Ishi , the last wild American Indian , used a thumb draw, but no skin protection. Historic specimens The author of Arab Archery refers to rings as being usually made of leather. ref Arab Archery. An Arabic manuscript of about A.D. 1500 A book on the excellence of the bow & arrow and the description thereof. Translated and edited by Nabih Amin Faris and Robert Potter Elmer. Princeton University Press, 1945. http www.sacred archery.com arab 20archery 20anno 20domini 201500.pdf ref Possibly, most ordinary archers historically used tabs of leather ... How do I use a Thumb ring with a Mongolian Draw? http www.atarn.org korean IA kr 2.htm Making ... thumb rings, Shang Dynasty to Han Dynasty http web.archive.org web 20091027125035 http www.geocities.com ... 20thumbrings 20Peter 20Dekker.pdf On using cylindrical Chinese Manchu style thumb rings Archery Category ... more details
In anatomy, the thumb extensors are extensor pollicis longus extensor pollicis brevis disambig Long comment to avoid being listed on short pages ... more details
wikt twiddle one s thumbs Thumb twiddling is an activity that is done with the hands of an individual whereby the finger s are interlocked and the thumb s circle around a common Focus geometry focal point , usually in the middle of the distance between the two thumbs. While it is an expression of at least a moderate amount of manual dexterity, thumb twiddling is frequently used as an example of a useless, time wasting activity. It has even been proposed as the ultimate exercise for the bored and lazy . ref Hayes, Justin Cord. 747 Things to Do on a Plane From Lift off to Landing, All You Need to Make Your Travels Fly By . F W Publications, Inc., 2008. ref Medical uses Thumb twiddling can be used as a simple test for manual dexterity. ref O Sullivan, Joanne. I Don t Care If We re There Yet The Backseat Boredom Buster . Sterling Publishing Co Inc, 2008, p. 19. ref See also Thumb wrestling References reflist Category Hand games ... more details
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