Myoclonus is a sudden, brief, involuntary muscle jerk. It is caused by abrupt muscle contraction, in the case of positive myoclonus, or by sudden cessation of ongoing muscular activity, in the case of negative myoclonus (NM).
Abraham Baldwin (1754-1807) The founder of the University of Georgia and a delegate to the constitutional convention in 1787, Abraham Baldwin was born on November 22, 1754, to Lucy Dudley and Michael Baldwin in North Guilford, Connecticut.
After his release in 1919, he joined the Industrial Workers of the World. And when the NCLB in 1920 was renamed the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Baldwin became its executive director and went on to hold that post for the next 30 years.