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...instead of two separated lines, from the base of the index finger to the base of the pinkie is known as a "simian line" (see diagram). It occurs with many disorders including mongolism and some rubella (German measles) defects. Also unusual is a radial loop pattern pointing toward the thumb in the ridges of any finger other than the index...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Diagnosis: The Telltale Palm | 1/28/1966 | See Source »

...that it was not going to be his day. Although he is a fullback, Brown is primarily an outside runner, and he needs good footing to outmaneuver defenders on the sweeps. "The difference between a great back and a good back is only this much," he said, holding his thumb and forefinger an inch or so apart. "It is small things you can do that other guys can't do effectively. On a heavy, slippery field like this, you can't make a violent move to avoid a tackler. You just have to go into...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pro Football: One for the Cripples | 1/14/1966 | See Source »

...Terriers' high scorer is guard Ken Ackerman, who is averaging 16.8 points per game, largely because of his excellent driving ability. The other guard, 5-9 "Tom Thumb" Zavorskas, is a good ball handler but not a high scorer...

Author: By R. ANDREW Beyer, | Title: Quintet Should Trounce Terriers' Luckless Squad | 12/15/1965 | See Source »

...permanent registration number, much the way Americans already have Social Security, draft and credit numbers. Says he: "In the future, electronic scanners at polling places will very probably be able to identify voters, or prevent repeats and unauthorized ballots, by a split-second survey of a voter's thumb...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: TOWARD VOTING AS A POSITIVE PLEASURE | 12/10/1965 | See Source »

Freshman Executive Athletic Board; Freshman Soccer; Winter and Spring Track; Played "Huncamunca" in Kirkland's "Tom Thumb"; House Football, Soccer, Track, Gelf; Dean's List; P.B.H. Blood D Ive; Hasty Pudding Club; "Vagabonds...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Class Marshal Candidates | 12/2/1965 | See Source »

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