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smiling
smiling The French neurologist, Duchenne du Boulogne, writing in the nineteenth century, made a fundamental discovery about the nature of smiling, a discovery that was forgotten for a hundred years. Duchenne electrically stimulated different positions on the face of a patient who had no pain... Read more |
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Samuel Smiles
Smiles, Samuel (1812–1904). Popularizer of the dominant social values of middle-class Victorian Britain. By profession a doctor, Smiles worked for a time as a radical journalist in Leeds before settling down as secretary (i.e. chief executive officer) to a succession of railway companies. In... Read more |
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Mary Lou Retton
Mary Lou Retton 1968- American gymnast Mary Lou Retton burst onto the gymnastic front with all the vivaciousness she could muster, and in doing so, took the world by storm. She changed the way people thought of a gymnast, not having the typical physique for the sport. Retton was very... Read more |
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Alice Walker
Alice Walker 1944-, African-American novelist and poet, b. Eatonon, Ga. The daughter of sharecroppers, she studied at Spelman College (1961-63) and Sarah Lawrence College (B.A., 1965). She brings her travel experience in Africa and memories of the American civil-rights movement to an examination... Read more |
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Richard Tauber
Richard Tauber , 1891-1948, Austrian tenor. He made his debut (1913) in Chemnitz, Germany, as Tamino in Mozart's Magic Flute. Later he sang in opera and concert all over Europe and made his American debut in 1931. Although he was noted for his operatic roles and as a lieder singer, Tauber was best... Read more |
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Rose Coghlan
Coghlan, Rose (1851–1932), actress. The sister of Charles Coghlan, the “wide‐eyed, velvet‐voiced, caressing, fascinating, divinely‐smiling” leading lady first came to America in 1871 to play in burlesque with Lydia Thompson and her British blondes. From... Read more |
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carpe diem
carpe diem , a descriptive term for literature that urges readers to live for the moment [from the Latin phrase "seize the day," used by Horace]. The theme, which was widely used in 16th- and 17th-century love poetry, is best exemplified by a familiar stanza from Robert Herrick's "To the... Read more |
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Maurice Chevalier
Maurice Chevalier , 1888-1972, French singer and film actor. He made his debut in 1900 singing and dancing at the Casino de Tourelles, Paris. As the dancing partner of Mistinguett and as the star of several Paris music halls, he won his public by his charm and inimitable smile; by 1928 his... Read more |
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Alek Wek
Alek Wek1977— Model, author, humanitarian Sudanese model Alek Wek represents a fresh, 21st-century attitude from within the fashion industry and the images it sends out into the world about who or what is beautiful. Wek, possessing far darker skin than her African-heritage supermodel predecessors,... Read more |
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David Lee Roth
David Lee RothSinger, songwriter Infamous as the lead vocalist and colorful frontman for Van Halen, one of America's most popular hard-rock bands, David Lee Roth turned solo artist in 1985. After the enormous success of his extended play album Crazy From the Heat, Roth, in a decision that stunned... Read more |
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Sit smile Professional pet photography can capture your pup's (or cat's, or...
...important. Stay calm, and your mood will be conveyed to your pet. Bring treats, toys, small props or anything you would like in the...Rutherford said. Most "pet parents," as Rutherford calls them, bring dogs and cats for portraits. However, a customer once brought... |
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Music and stories bring smiles to young patients
...show you a book about a frog," Biehler said to Samuel...into their rooms with a smile and sing sings and read books and hopefully you bring smiles to the kids' faces...comMusic and stories bring smiles to young patients |
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CRITTER CORNER; BRING A SMILE TO YOUR DOG'S FACE
...least 97 Ways to Make a Dog Smile, and she intends to discuss...to 8 p.m. If you want to bring your dog, you must call 297...92 suggests you leap like a frog. `Start in a squat or crouch...doesn't like crowds, you can bring a photo of your pet to be ... |
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BOOKS BRING SMILES life lines.(Virginia Beach Beacon)
...the program Books on Bases, Smiles on Faces to the area. Tiffany...Families. She said Books on Bases, Smiles on Faces is a nationwide book...year-old Amelia, chose a frog book, saying, "I caught a frog once and put it in the sink... |
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Springtime remembrances bring a smile
...quacking calls that are unlike those of any other frog. The more strident comb-ticking calls of chorus frogs come together to create an almost alarm...gurgles and the simple bleeps of another tiny frog, the spring peeper. 2001 -- Bluebird houses... |
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Kermit the Frog's Next Role: World Traveler.
...World's Most Beloved Frog Celebrates 50 Years in...appearance, where he'll bring a smile to service men and women...information about Kermit the Frog's 50th Anniversary...Muppets The Muppets deliver smiles and laughter to the ... |
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Frog jumping returns to Newport
...the heyday of Newport frog antics when hundreds...Pond looking for "good frogs." "We filled two containers with 21 frogs," she said, but she...weren't able to catch a frog on our own. We're...could tell from the huge smile on his face. For ... |
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Frog in the tub.
...Actually, it hopped. "A frog!" I shouted. "Let...pool to sleep in. "A frog in the tub?" Mom said...but I could see a tiny smile. She always let me bring small animals home. I...of themselves." The frog situated himself in the... |
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Frog in the tub.(Short Story)
...Actually, it hopped. "A frog!" I shouted. "Let...pool to sleep in. "A frog in the tub?" Mom said...but I could see a tiny smile. She always let me bring small animals home. I...of themselves." The frog situated himself in the... |
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Frog and dance lift spirits at parade.(News)
...Buffalo Grove, plans to bring the float to as many...children at the feet of the frog float and snapped a few pictures. The frog also can be found in...indigenous birds and frogs eat," Loftin said...turned on a tape of the frog's call, ... |
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