New York City

"New Yo-ork!
You'll become brand new
The lights will inspire you"

Ok, so I actually haven't been on Times Square yet to SEE the lights she's singing about,
but I HAVE seen lights.
LOTS OF LIGHTS

That's right!
I'm in NYC!!!!
THE BIG APPLE
Did you know New York State is called
The Empire State?
HA!!!!
We Rule!
I'll be putting some pictures up soon.
Not e that soon could be anywhere from tomorrow to 3 weeks, so yeah.
Our camera's a BIT chunky
*cough, cough*
Ok, it's a HUGE camera, but still.
It's great here!
Oh, gotta run someone's at the door!
-Zabi

8 Things You Didn't Know About Hands

1.)Your hand has 28 bones(including the wrist, also known as a metacarpal), 1/2 of which are phalanges, or fingers
2.) A Thumb can be rotated easily at a 90 degree angle or more, compared to the 45 degree angle of the rest of your fingers.

3.)The acting muscles in a hand can be divided into 2 groups;

    *Extrinsic
    *Intrinsic
4.)There a 6 "grades" that determine strenght of hand muscles;

                

   
Grade 5: Full active range of motion & Normal muscle resistance
Grade 4: Full active range of motion & Reduced muscle resistance
Grade 3: Full active range of motion & No muscle resistance
Grade 2: Reduced active range of motion & No muscle resistance
Grade 1: No active range of motion & Palpable muscle contraction only

Grade 0: No active range of motion & No palpable muscle contraction

5.)Hand-Eye Coordinatation includes;

    *tea making

    *moving solid objects, for example rocks, wooden blocks, books, etc.

    *sports

    *music reading

    *computer games, video games
6.)Fingernails are made of keratin, a tough protein that is also found in animal hooves and horns
7.)A fingernail's basic anatomy includes;
   *Nail Plate-the pink part and the white that grows at the tips, it is made of a keratin protein made of amino acids.
   *Nail Groove-where the nail ends and where the skin begins on the sides and top of the nail

   *Lunula-The white half-moo at the bottom of the nail. Lunula derives from the Latin word "Luna" meaning moon.

   *Eponychium-the cuticle
8.)An average hand has 3 main lines on it, 2 are parallel and  horizontal and 1 branches off the lower line


 Unusual palm, 4 main lines

~Zabcia