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- Hand (6764 bytes)
2: ...image:Hand.jpg|A human hand typically has four fingers and a thumb; 15kb ]]<br>''A human left hand''<...
4: ... grasping and holding. Each hand is a [[mirror image]] of the other.
7: ...anthropomorphism|anthropomorphization]], to distinguish the terminations of the front paws from the h...
10: ...consists of a broad palm (metacarpus) with five digits, attached to the forearm by a joint called the...
12: === Digits === - Finger (2398 bytes)
1: ...ge:Hand.jpg|Human fingers; 15kb ]]<br><small>''Fingers of the human left hand''</small></div>
3: ... the fore[[arm]], with motion communicated via long [[tendon]]s which may be observed on the back of ...
5: ...ther fingers have three. The fingers' names in English are shown below, from the most [[radius (bone...
8: # [[index finger]], pointer finger, or forefinger
9: # [[middle finger]] or long finger - Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
1: [[Image:Machiavelli.jpg|thumb|150px|Machiavelli, ca [[1500]], in the robe...
3: ...cal theory]], crucial to European statecraft during the [[Renaissance]].
5: ==Background==
6: [[Image:Macchiavelli01.jpg|thumb|Statue at the [[Uffizi]]]]
7: [[Image:Firenze.PalVecchio.Machiavelli.JPG|thumb|200px|Bust of Machiavelli]] - Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
1: [[Image:Giordano_Bruno.jpg|thumb|Giordano Bruno]]
3: ...of [[freedom of thought]] because his ideas went against church doctrine.
7: ... In [[1565]] he took the name Giordano on becoming a [[Dominican Order|Dominican]] friar at the [[Mo...
9: ...date uniformly to the earliest days of ancient [[Egypt]]. They are now believed to date mostly from a...
10: ...f|thumb|left|200px|Woodcut illustration of one of Giordano Bruno's mnemonic devices: in the spandrels... - El Salvador (12362 bytes)
1: '''Republic of El Salvador''' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]] for "The Savior") is a country in [[Ce...
2: ...acing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-...
3: |+<big><big>'''Rep?a de El Salvador'''</big></big>
5: ...0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center;">
7: ...td width="140px">[[Image:El salvador flag large.png|125px|]]</td> - Archery (18991 bytes)
1: [[Image:Archery_competition.jpg|thumb|400px|Archers in Competition]]
3: ...ws]]. Archery has historically been used in hunting and combat, and has become a precision sport.
7: ...he most popular form of archery and is called 'Target Archery'.
9: ... so well in Olympic competition but still produce good results. As of October 2004, every record in t...
11: ... archery is governed by the [http://www.archery.org/ International Archery Association], abbreviated ... - Auto racing (15302 bytes)
1: ...r [[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thoroughly [[commercialization|commercialized]].
6: ...894]], the first contest was organized by Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to...
8: A year later the first real race was staged, from [[Paris]], [[France]] to [[Bordeaux]], Fr...
10: ... began with the [[Gordon Bennett Cup in auto racing]].
12: ...[Frank Duryea]] winning in 10 h and 23 min, beating three petrol-fuelled cars and two electric. The f... - Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
2: ... are in the Central Division of the [[National League]].
4: ...tion in [[1871]]. Became a charter [[National League]] member in [[1876]].
5: ... with young, inexperienced players. The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' tried to call the team the ''Spuds''...
6: ... [[Wrigley Field]], 1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago, IL 60613-4397.
8: ...le. Sometimes a smaller "ubs" will follow the large "C", or the team will make use of a cartoon bear... - Architect (6342 bytes)
2: ...[Image:Architect.png|thumb|Architect at his drawing board, 1893]]
4: ...on]] of [[buildings]], or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan.
6: ...sional]]s, with requirements for practice varying greatly from place to place (see below).
8: ... Other awards for excellence in architecture are given by the [[American Institute of Architects]] a...
9: ...ne the professional term Architect, which has a legal definition in most areas.--> - Sodalite (4894 bytes)
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3: !colspan=2 align=center|Sodalite
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5: !colspan=2|[[image:sodalite detail.jpg|250px|Detail of a sodalite slab]]<br><small>Detai... - Nutrition (42689 bytes)
1: ...]], published in [[2005]], is a general nutrition guide for recommended [[food]] consumption.]]
4: ...[[toxic]] and potentially lethal effects, depending on the dose.
8: ...), both in the [[human body]] and in organisms (e.g. plants, animals) that humans eat.
10: ... in the [[feces]]. But only a minimal amount of digestive juice is eliminated by this process; the in...
12: rapidly dehydrate; (hence the devastating effects of persistent [[diarrhea]]). - Erasmus (18332 bytes)
1: [[Image:erasmus.jpg|thumbnail|Erasmus. Picture provided by [http://cl...
2: ...utch]] [[humanism|humanist]] and [[theology|theologian]].
4: ==Biography==
6: ... of the chief objects of his attack in his lifelong assault upon the evils of the Church.
8: ...ofessor]]. He stayed at [[Queens' College, Cambridge]] and may have been an [[alumnus]]. - San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
2: [[Image:Lightmatter sanfrancisco.jpg|thumb|293px|San Francisco skyline.]]
6: image_flag = Us-ca-sf.png |
7: image_seal = Sfseal.gif |
8: ...p = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
13: leader_name = [[Gavin Newsom]] | - Earth's atmosphere (10093 bytes)
1: ...cing temperature extremes between [[day]] and [[night]].
3: [[Image:Countries.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Geograhy Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart....
5: ... where atmospheric effects become noticeable during re-entry. The [[Karman line]], at 100 km (62 mi),...
10: ...d weather factors, temperature decreasing with height.
11: ...ge to about 50 km, temperature increasing with height. - Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
1: ...frequency]] (HF) (3–30[[MHz]]) [[radio propagation]] to distant places on the Earth.
2: [[Image:atmosphere.gif|thumb|right|350px|Relationship of the atmosphere and ionosp...
4: ==Geophysics==
6: ...force, but they are too energetic to stay fixed together in an electrically neutral molecule.
8: ...etermines the degree of ionization present at any given time. - Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
1: [[Image:Julius_caesar.jpg|thumbnail|150px|right|Bust of Julius Caesar]]
2: ... all the way to the [[Atlantic Ocean]], introducing Roman influence into what has become modern [[Fra...
4: ...Caesar's grand-nephew and adopted son, [[Caesar Augustus]].
6: Caesar's military campaigns are known in detail from his own written [[Lite...
9: ..., including [[Hebrew language|Hebrew]] and [[Gaul|Gallic]] dialects. - Film speed (5065 bytes)
1: ...s thus called a ''slow film'', while stock with higher sensitivity can shoot the same scene with a sh...
4: ... linear scale and a logarithmic scale for measuring film speed.
6: ...ce as sensitive as a film rated ISO 100/21°.
8: ... generally rated between 100/21° and 800/30°, inclusive.
10: The following table shows the correspondence between these scal... - Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
1: ... million was the most expensive government building of its time. Three teams of architects labored on...
5: ... and slightly east from [[New York City]], and slightly to the south of the juncture of the [[Mohawk ...
13: flag = AlbanyNY.gif |
14: seal = No image.png |
15: map = NYMap-doton-Albany.png | - Russia (28007 bytes)
2: ...[[Indonesia]], [[Brazil]], [[Pakistan]], and [[Bangladesh]].
6: ...gain vied for an influential role on the world stage. This influence is notable, but is still far fro...
13: ...both the Scandinavians as well as native [[Finno-Ugric]] tribes, such as the [[Merya]], the [[Muromia...
15: ...ries]] this state of [[Kievan Rus]] became the largest in Europe and was quite prosperous, due to div...
17: ...ts western zone was largely incorporated into the Grand Duchy of [[Lithuania]] and [[Poland]]. The po... - Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
2: ...ears before [[Russia]] and have provided some insight into the effects of such transition. However, n...
4: ==Historical Background==
7: ...e time, Soviet-era management practices, a decaying infrastructure, and inefficient supply systems hi...
9: ...y. The central planning system left a number of legacies with which the Russian economy must deal in ...
11: ... had its own specific output plan. Central planning operated on the assumption that if each unit met ...
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