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81. Hand (6764 bytes)
    2: ...n: center;">[[image:Hand.jpg|A human hand typically has four fingers and a thumb; 15kb ]]<br>''A huma...
    4: ...e]] terminates. This part of the limb is especially used in grasping and holding. Each hand is a [[mi...
    7: ...ions of the front paws from the hind ones. The only true hands appear in the mammalian order of [[pri...
    10: ...arpus) with five digits, attached to the forearm by a joint called the wrist (carpus).
    16: * index finger, pointer finger, or forefinger
82. Finger (2398 bytes)
    1: <div style="float: right; margin: 0 0 1em 1em; text-align:...
    3: ... motion communicated via long [[tendon]]s which may be observed on the back of the hand. A notable e...
    8: # [[index finger]], pointer finger, or forefinger
    11: # [[little finger]] or pinky finger
    13: ... finger in anatomy, not the ring finger as in daily English.
83. Niccolo Machiavelli (11084 bytes)
    3: ...also a key figure in [[realist]] [[political theory]], crucial to European statecraft during the [[Re...
    8: ...shed branch of an influential old Florentine family.
    10: ...out of Italy. Machiavelli's public life was largely occupied with events arising out of the ambitions...
    12: ...27]] and his resting place is unknown, however a symbolic tomb in his honor can be found at the [[Bas...
    15: ...y because the Catholic church put the work in its Index &ndash; a list of books against the faith.
84. Giordano Bruno (15356 bytes)
    3: ...a [[heresy|heretic]], popularly regarded as a martyr to the cause of [[freedom of thought]] because h...
    7: ...ominican Order|Dominican]] friar at the [[Monastery]] of Saint Domenico near [[Naples]]. In [[1572]] ...
    9: ...|pantheistic]] [[hylozoism]], and not the [[Trinity]].
    11: ...ced by the ideas of [[Copernicus]] and by the newly rediscovered ideas of [[Plato]]. Other influences...
    13: ...nican order. He travelled to [[Geneva]] and briefly joined the [[Calvinism|Calvinists]], before he wa...
85. El Salvador (12362 bytes)
    1: ...ximately 6.7 million people. It is the most densely populated state on the [[Americas|American]] main...
    2: ...ign=right cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; bord...
    5: ...able border="0" cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" style="text-align:center;">
    14: ...>([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: God, Union, Liberty)''</small>
    27: | '''Largest City'''
86. Archery (18991 bytes)
    1: [[Image:Archery_competition.jpg|thumb|400px|Archers in Competitio...
    3: ...to shoot [[arrow|arrows]]. Archery has historically been used in hunting and combat, and has become a...
    5: ==Modern competitive archery==
    7: ...pular form of archery and is called 'Target Archery'.
    9: ... distance. Indoor distances tend to be dominated by European and American archers.
87. Auto racing (15302 bytes)
    1: ...[spectator sport]]s and perhaps the most thoroughly [[commercialization|commercialized]].
    3: == History ==
    6: ... Paris magazine [[Le Petit Journal]], a reliability test to determine best performance.
    8: A year later the first real race was staged, from [[P...
    12: ...rol-fuelled cars and two electric. The first trophy awarded was the [[Vanderbilt Cup]].
88. Chicago Cubs (25972 bytes)
    2: ... League Baseball]] team based in [[Chicago]]. They are in the Central Division of the [[National Lea...
    5: ...and rebuilt the club with young, inexperienced players. The ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' tried to call th...
    6: :'''Home ballpark:''' [[Wrigley Field]], 1060 W. Addison Street, Chicago, IL 606...
    8: :'''Logo design:''' A red "C" circumscribed by a blue circle. Sometimes a smaller "ubs" will fo...
    13: :'''Current Manager:''' [[Dusty Baker]]
89. Architect (6342 bytes)
    4: ...[construction]] of [[buildings]], or more generally, the designer of a scheme or plan.
    6: ...]]s, with requirements for practice varying greatly from place to place (see below).
    8: ... the [[American Institute of Architects]] and [[Royal Institute of British Architects]].
    9: ... an architect, please consider adding another entry (or at least creating another paragraph). This o...
    11: ...nd designers working in the [[construction industry]] are prohibited from referring to themselves as ...
90. Sodalite (4894 bytes)
    1: ...llspacing=0 align=right cellpadding=0 width=250 style="margin-left:1em"
    9: |Category||[[Mineral]]
    15: | Colour || Rich royal blue, green, yellow, violet, white veining common
    17: | [[Crystal habit]] || Massive; rarely dodecahedrons
    19: ...l structure|Crystal system]] || [[Cubic (crystal system)|Cubic]]
91. Nutrition (42689 bytes)
    1: ...d States Department of Agriculture|USDA]] [[food pyramid]], published in [[2005]], is a general nutri...
    2: ... and [[disease]]. Absence of adequate nutrients may cause disease or death.
    4: ..., [[dioxins]]), may incur [[toxic]] and potentially lethal effects, depending on the dose.
    5: ...attempts to understand how and why specific dietary aspects influence health.
    8: ...ds]], [[hydroxyapatite]]), both in the [[human body]] and in organisms (e.g. plants, animals) that hu...
92. Erasmus (18332 bytes)
    1: ...:erasmus.jpg|thumbnail|Erasmus. Picture provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clipart]]...
    2: ...rlands|Dutch]] [[humanism|humanist]] and [[theology|theologian]].
    4: ==Biography==
    6: ...k [[monk|monastic]] vows at about the age of twenty-five, but he never seems to have worked as a prie...
    8: ...He stayed at [[Queens' College, Cambridge]] and may have been an [[alumnus]].
93. San Francisco, California (55022 bytes)
    2: ...tter sanfrancisco.jpg|thumb|293px|San Francisco skyline.]]
    3: {{Infobox City |
    5: nickname = The City by the Bay |
    8: ...e_map = California map showing San Francisco County.png |
    9: map_caption = Location of the City and County of San Francisco in California |
94. Earth's atmosphere (10093 bytes)
    1: ...n]] and reducing temperature extremes between [[day]] and [[night]].
    3: ....jpg|thumb|250px|right|Geograhy Clipart provided by [http://classroomclipart.com Classroom Clip Art]]...
    5: ...km (62 mi), is also frequently used as the boundary between atmosphere and space.
    7: ==Temperature and the atmospheric layers==
    8: ...titude varies between the different atmospheric layers:
95. Ionosphere (19365 bytes)
    1: ...l importance because it influences [[high-frequency]] (HF) (3&ndash;30[[MHz]]) [[radio propagation]] ...
    4: ==Geophysics==
    6: ...energetic to stay fixed together in an electrically neutral molecule.
    8: ... determines the degree of ionization present at any given time.
    10: ...vity of the sun is associated with the [[sunspot cycle]], with more radiation occurring with more sun...
96. Julius Caesar (50670 bytes)
    2: ...t whose direct consequences are visible to this day.
    4: ...ssin]]ation on the [[Ides of March]] was the catalyst for a second set of civil wars, which marked th...
    6: ...'')]], and many details of his life are recorded by later historians such as [[Suetonius]], [[Plutarc...
    8: ==Early Life==
    9: ...wer-class neighborhood of Rome, where he apparently learned to speak several languages, including [[H...
97. Film speed (5065 bytes)
    1: ... ''slow film'', while stock with higher sensitivity can shoot the same scene with a shorter exposure ...
    6: ...t is, halving the amount of light that is necessary to expose the film) implies doubling the numeric ...
    8: ...eg;, and 3200/36&deg;. Consumer films are generally rated between 100/21&deg; and 800/30&deg;, inclus...
    94: | Kodak T-Max (TMY)
    145: ...d from the linear scale to the logarithmic scale by this formula (plus rounding to the nearest intege...
98. Albany, New York (8184 bytes)
    1: ...ge:CapitolAlbanyNewYork.jpg|thumb|280px|right|New York State Capitol Building, completed in 1899 at a...
    3: ...y seat]] of [[Albany County, New York|Albany County]].
    5: ... slightly east from [[New York City]], and slightly to the south of the juncture of the [[Mohawk Rive...
    7: == History ==
    9: {{Template:US City infobox|
99. Russia (28007 bytes)
    2: ...y in the world, covering almost twice the territory of the next-largest nation, [[Canada]]. It ranks ...
    4: ...epublics]] (USSR), Russia is an independent country, and an influential member of the [[Commonwealth ...
    6: ...'s two [[superpower]]s, lay in Russia. Consequently, after the breakup of the USSR, Russia again vied...
    9: ==History==
    10: {{main|History of Russia}}
100. Economy of Russia (68844 bytes)
     1: {{Economy of Russia table}}
     2: ...pe began their process of economic transition two years before [[Russia]] and have provided some insi...
     5: ''Main article: [[Economic history of the Soviet Union]]''
     7: ... decaying infrastructure, and inefficient supply systems hinder efficient utilization of those resour...
     9: ...omy must deal in its transition to a market economy.

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