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Jerry Lewis
Jerry Lewis 1926-, American comedian, b. Newark, N.J. as Joseph Levitch. Known for his slapstick portrayals replete with facial mugging and sight gags, Lewis teamed (1946-56) with singer Dean Martin for a series of nightclub appearances and films. Among the films Lewis has starred in and directed... Read more |
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muscular dystrophy
muscular dystrophy , any of several inherited diseases characterized by progressive wasting of the skeletal muscles. There are five main forms of the disease. They are classified according to the age at onset of symptoms, the pattern of inheritance, and the part of the body primarily affected. ... Read more |
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atrophy
atrophy , diminution in the size of a cell, tissue, or organ from its fully developed normal size. Temporary atrophy may occur in muscles that are not used, as when a limb is encased in a plaster cast. Interference with cellular nutrition, as through starvation; diseases affecting the nerve supply... Read more |
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Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins
Sir Frederick Gowland Hopkins 1861-1947, English biochemist, educated at Cambridge and the Univ. of London. He was professor of biochemistry at Cambridge (1914-43). Among his contributions were important studies in carbohydrate metabolism and muscular activity, including the discovery of the... Read more |
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Myotonic dystrophy
Myotonic Dystrophy Definition Myotonic dystrophy is a progressive disease in which the muscles are weak and are slow to relax after contraction. Description Myotonic dystrophy (DM), also called dystrophia myotonica, myotonia atrophica, or Steinert's disease, is a common form of muscular... Read more |
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Spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy Definition Spinal muscular atrophies (SMAs) are a wide group of genetic disorders characterized by primary degeneration of anterior horn cells of the spinal cord, resulting in progressive muscle weakness. The most common form of spinal muscular atrophy is childhood proximal... Read more |
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Myometrium
myometrium (my-oh-mee-tri-ŭm) n. the muscular tissue of the uterus, which surrounds the endometrium. It is composed of smooth muscle that undergoes small regular spontaneous contractions.... Read more |
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Shemar Moore
Shemar Moore 1970– Actor At a Glance… Sources Over two million viewers a day tune into to watch Shemar Moore on the CBS daytime drama The Young and the Restless. Cast in 1994 to play a heartthrob photographer on the popular soap, Moore is a lanky, well-built former college... Read more |
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Gene Kelly
Gene Kelly 1912-96, American dancer, choreographer, movie actor, and director, b. Pittsburgh. Kelly started dancing on Broadway in 1938 and first gained fame in the title role of the Broadway musical Pal Joey (1940). He moved to Hollywood in 1941 and soon starred in his first film, For Me and My... Read more |
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Jan Sanders van Hemessen
Hemessen, Jan Sanders van (b Hemessen, nr. Antwerp; active 1519–56). Netherlandish painter, active mainly in Antwerp, where he was the outstanding painter between the death of Massys in 1530 and the emergence of Bruegel in the 1550s. After visiting Italy early in his career, he was... Read more |
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An island for misfit toys. (summer camp)
...the Island for Misfit Toys. The island...this land of misfits. I don't know...an Island for Misfits. I called it...sclerosis and muscular dystrophy. We were the...Royce was a misfit. He knew it...but we shared ... |
 "Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)")
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An Iowa of the imagination; SHORT STORIES A surprisingly lively and varied...
...sense of eternity in Midwestern lives, where cultural misfits may survive in frozen anonymity if they so choose...of father and son before revealing that the son has muscular dystrophy. Not surprisingly, this Midwestern author's life... |
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ITEM WORLD; LOCAL NEWS & VIEWS.(FREETIME)
...Lewis' Labor Day telethon to raise money to fight muscular dystrophy. Suddenly, the heretofore polite audience perked...off a new collection of oddities called "Island of Misfits." (C.R.) FROM STANDBY TO GOODBYE When New York... |
 "The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI)")
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NEW BOOKS FOR GIRLS OPEN NEW WORLDS.(Daybreak)
...put into perspective when she gets to know a boy with muscular dystrophy and learns the real meaning of friendship *A Ceiling...competition, rivalry and friendship with a social misfit, as well as about musical inspiration. Advice *Good... |
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Don't call him a cult fave, insists the `Demented' One
...director leading his bizarre ensemble of cinematic misfits. Griffith loved the chance to spoof her own career...proceeds from the CD party to Jerry Lewis' annual muscular dystrophy telethon. Bill Zwecker (zwecker@sun times.com... |
 "The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)")
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THE DEVIL IN MR. LEWIS The star of `Damn Yankees' talks -- without the brimstone
...his rubber face, his repertory of long-legged misfits? The kid who made his debut on the borscht belt at...shilling for dollars for his favorite charity, the Muscular Dystrophy Association? This doesn't make any sense. Why... |
 "Scotland on Sunday (Edinburgh, Scotland)")
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Don't believe the hype
...boarders, that ragged bunch of multi-cultural misfits who hang out in hooded-tops and perfect their own...crawl to a taxi rank and head home. At noon, when muscular dystrophy has set in, and your feet couldn't stay on a skate... |
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Film Festival: Inside I'm Dancing Directed by: Damien O'Donnell
...term "gobshite" might have been invented. He has muscular dystrophy and is stuck in a rather sporty wheelchair, while...room is plastered with posters for Slipknot and the Misfits, and the door has a poster which reads: "Keep out... |
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Changing the language of sex crimes against children
...other natural misfortunes like diabetes, say, or muscular dystrophy. This makes the violation of children a part of the...Instead, he was shooed along, referred to as a "misfit," and became, each time, the next community's... |
 "The Roanoke Times (Roanoke, VA)")
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COMMUNITY EVENTS
...March 25. 831-5386. n Classic Movie Showing "The Misfits" (1961), March 11, Grandin Theatre, 1310 Grandin...Tickets $15. 362-3601 for tickets. MDA Car Show Muscular Dystrophy Association's 26th annual car show. 5 to 10 p... |
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