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Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis
Biology 202, Spring 2005
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Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis
Sarah Sniezek
Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis (CIPA) is a rare disease which causes one to lose their feeling of pain. I read this article a couple of weeks ago about a girl who has this rare disease and is incapable of feeling pain and will never know what pain is. It intrigued me and sparked my web paper topic. I wanted to know everything there is to know about this disease and my research to give me answers, but, of course, this was not the case. The more and more I researched I began to wonder if this supports our notion of the "Brain =Behavior". There is so much more to learn about this fairly young disease and with that please take into account that these are sources off the internet and one could not know if they are fully accurate or not. As for the deep detail of the topic, such as names of different genes and etc, I do not fully understand their full meaning so I will write about what I took from all the different information about CIPA.
CIPA is a disease that is very new and that very few people have. There
are only thirty-five US Citizens that have CIPA, and most people with
this disease usually do not live past 25, which makes it very difficult
to study and to come closer to "getting it less wrong". ((1))
This one particular girl, Ashlyn Blocker, has CIPA which causes her
life to be very difficult. Since the young girl was born with CPI, she
would have no idea what pain feels like and cannot relate to most
people. Most of us, from the day we are born, have this intuitive
notion about pain. We feel it and know to be aware of it from learning
from our experiences. Imagine being unable to learn what pain is
because you are unable to have similar experiences. Well, that is how
this young girl was born.
Most people would think it would be great to live without pain, but pain is an indication to our brain that our body needs something. Ashlyn is incapable of living a normal life and has to be examined regularly because there is no way to know if she is endanger of killing herself through high fevers because of the inability to sweat, unknown injuries, and etc. ((4))
Ashlyn's case is rare within the world, but there are other studies of people from different ethnic background which also get CIPA. Through these few studies there has been extensive research done and there are many correlations found. So far, CIPA is defined as an autosomal-recessive disorder ((2)) which is a developmental defect (not necessarily hereditary) ((3)) that usually is caused by a history of some kind of trauma. The person affected by this is unable to feel pain, even though they seem to show a normal central and peripheral nervous system. ((3))
With is young disease there are many questions and hypotheses brought up. There are many correlations and observations. On one study of CIPA, many different people having CIPA were observed and Clinical features, Pathological findings, and Molecular Genetics were all taken into account. Under the Clinical features one finding showed that in CIPA patients there is an overproduction of brain endorphins which could be some how interrelated to this disorder. ((3))
Another study was done by taking a biopsy of the cutaneous branch of
the radial nerve of two patients with CIPA, differing in gender and
age. Within the older of the two patient's biopsy of the radial nerve,
there showed to be no small myelinated and unmyelinated fibers but
within the younger of the patient the biopsy showed that they were
lacking unmyelinated fibers and that the amount of small myelinated
fibers was decreased. This suggests "that the disorder was not a
hereditary sensory neuropathy, but rather a developmental defect" ((3)).
Another pathological finding was that patients with a very small amount
of nerve fibers were more likely to have rare nerve fibers in the
dermis and no nerve branches or endings on the epidermis. These
patients are classified as HSAN4 patients. The studied concluded that
these patients "have a hereditary developmental defect of nerve
Lastly, the study of Molecular Genetics within CIPA patients gives the most substantial information. The study of a gene tyrosine kinase (NTRK1) which is related to the nerve growth factor (NGF) within the patients having CIPA seemed to be the mutation causing CIPA. This study also suggests that there are other TRK and neurotrophin genes might be the cause of developmental defects of the nervous system. ((3))
As for these studies, they just bring me closer to understanding what I want to understand between the brain and its behaviors. So far within this semester I have been trying to find something to show me that the brain and behavior are not equal, but I still cannot find anything. This rare disease, CIPA, shows that the brain and behavior are equal. People affected by this disease feel no pain and will never understand what pain is. Their behavior is equivalent with their brain state.
I find it interesting though that these people affected by CIPA act the function normally other than them not being able to feel pain and sweat. I wonder is there also something different within their brain. One study did show that there was an increase of endorphins within patients' brains that have CIPA, what does that show? Does it change anything? Why is their behavior still the same as most people other than the feeling of no pain? Is the only difference within their brain their insensitivity to pain?
I went into this research wondering about this disease and if it actually went against "brain=behavior" and it has not so far. It only makes the argument less wrong. This disease affects ones nerves because of a mutation of some sort, most likely a gene mutation within the NTRK1. The behavior still reflects ones brain state.
1)American girl feels no pain and smiles to her own Blood
2)Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with Anhidrosis
3)Insensitivity to Pain, Congenital, with Anhidrosis; CIPA
4)Girl with rare disease doesn't know pain
09/27/2005, from a Reader on the Web
i too am fascinated with this disorder. i am non traditional student, just having returned to college after a long absense. my major is occupational therapy, and i am interested in how this disorder would benefit from OT. one other thing to consider is this. there are many "normal" people with high pain thresholds, and low pain thresholds. is there something in the brain that makes us more or less sensitized to pain?
I am a nursing student in Southern California. In researching diseases which effect the sense of touch I came across your site and others talking about CIPA. This is by far the most interesting disorder I have come across. I cannot even begin to imagine the strength of the parents and loved ones involved in caring for these children. These stories and testimonies of those involved truely help me to appreciate my own ability to precieve pain ... Samantha Celaya, 7 September 2006
I like this topic. It really intrested me once I saw the show "House" and the episode was similar to the story that you gave. At first, I thought that it'll be cool to have CIPA, but then when I realized what can happen to a person when they have that, then it scared me just a little bit. I would like to take upon this assignment to help those who have CIPA because they can't live like that, I mean, it's cool to not feel stuff happening to you, but when it all comes down, a person should still feel what normal people feel ... Tifany, 20 February 2007
I'm entirely engrossed with the matter of this disorder. Even though I am only 13. I love the television show, HOUSEmd, where it broadcasted a show about a young girl having CIPA. Please feel free to contact me with any information, as I dedicate 90minutes a day towards CIPA research ... Dylan Yamada, 1 March 2007
I am very intrigued by this disorder as well ever since i saw it on House about 4 weeks ago. I am now able to do a research project on it for my genetics class this semester. Thanks for your information and the links it really helped in this research, I find this very interesting and think its so weird ... Nicki, 14 March 2007
I have the same condition. I
I have the same condition. I always felt so alone, but seeing this page with the many comments and experiences, it's like I found a family!
I am 16 now, and I have never felt pain, cold nor hot. I was diagnosed at the age 1, and because in my country it is so unknown I was quite isolated and kept in hospital, so doctors could take care of me.
I'm in school now, and I really like to share and teach people about it, since it is so rare. I never spoke with anyone who has this disease, but I would love once.
funny creatures are we!
I am now 33. I have had broken noses and dislocations of my joints (especially wrists) numerous times. Because I didn't recognize the implications of the injury, I set my own bones; of course so I could use them again and they'd look right. I have had root canals and teeth extractions without any need for anaesthetics. I am kind of like human novacaine when it comes to outside skin. I can have stitches without discomfort. I went 11 months with a 0 percent ejection fracture gall bladder before I finally found a surgeon in Ohio that could remove the darn thing.
Life can be tough. People are frequently afraid of what seems different or out of place. Sometimes it is hard for us to fit in or to get help. Hang in there guys! The dysautonomic issues are usually the worst. Have faith. And remember to love.
I have a one year old son
I have a one year old son that fits some of these examples it is very scary for me bc he turned over a dreeser on hisself he cried but only bc he was scared not bc he was hurt as a parent you know which cry is for what. then this past saturday we went to the park and fire ants was covering his legs and feet they really got him and wouldn't u know he didn't even cry.... He also has a hearing loss do to nerve damage so I was just wondering could it be do to the nerve damage.please reply
cant feel pain disorder
i have an 18 month old son who does the same thing he sliced his face open on glass and was bleeding i didnt even know until he came down stairs he never made a sound. and he is always biting through his lips or banging his head to the point of major lumps but it dosent phase him. he has fallen at of a grocery buggy gave him self concutions and he stil dosent cry. i am so lost i dont what to do if you have found any advice please let me know im extermly scared.
If you need somewhere to turn to you can start here there is a network of people in this support group it is a camp for families going through this.
Is it a moral question?
While listening to a talk given by Ravi Zacharias, the leading Christian apologist, he mentioned a girl who lives near him who has CIPA. He interjected this while expounding on the topic of pain and how it is that people often place moral dimensions in the way they phrase questions concerning pain? For instance, "Why does God allow pain?
In regard to CIPA, the question could be, "Why does God not allow pain?" Either way, the very thing that enslaves and traps us also should draw us into God's arms. But that is not the case for everyone, for almost every atheist or skeptic who writes has named the issue of pain as the main reason for his or her denial of God's existence.
life with out pain...
I am 33 years old and have live without pain, I have a severe back injury to my l4/5 and l5/s1 suffored 5 years ago, I continued to work for 2 years as a heavyduty mechanic until function stopped my body from working not the pain. I take no pain medicine but lose simple body functions of sitting, standing and walking in a very short period of the day. All my doctors ask me to describe my pain and I cannot describe other than loss of function. I broke my bone for my thumb in 2 spots when I was 20 and never went to the hospital for 16 hours following the accident( including a nights sleep) until my coworkers noticed the lost function of the hand and highly recommeded getting it checked, there is numourous times through out my life in which emotion or pain should of prevailed the situation but never showed itself.
my dentist is always in shock as I have cavities to the roots and I dont even know they exist, which cavities have been involved in my entire life from a very young age.
I am now trying to research this condition as now my nephew(6) is starting to show the same signs resilence, but seems to always be plagued by sinus infections without any medical reason.
I f anyone has information pertaining to this could you please link them here in a reply for me to continue learning to topic
Pain, my dear friend is a really good indicator that our lives are in imminent danger. In the absence of such an innate warning signal ... we are left at the mercy of others when young and our own strength and ability to adapt as we grow older. Our environment with the vicissitudes of life is strenuous on all sentient beings... subtle differences such as attitudes towards our experiences can make all the difference in the world. I prize my autonomous nature and often find myself embracing my abilities vs disabilities. Where i cannot feel a gentle touch or caress, but am aware that others receive immense comfort and satisfaction from these endeavours... i must settle for my realistic possibilities. Because i empathize and care, i can andhave walked into potentially dangerous situations to save another. I have had to be willing to sacrifice me numerous times throughout the years to ensure safety for people i love. I can take hits and remove fire when it endangers others safety. I have been a lifeguard and a protector. I have often had to be harshly realistic about the consequences of my efforts for i alone am responsible for my choices. My emotional life is strong and affectionate. Because my body lacked the ability to fully grow can nerves i have had to learn to focus intensely and be hyperaware of potential threats to my well being. For me self body checks to see if everything is operating correctly is part of my normal everyday routine. Since my body did not autonomically run properly i acquired the ability externally to assist me in everyday being. Life can be exhausting sometimes...and often it would be far, far easier to escape into the sanctuary of my thoughts. Always remember to include others in your lives cipa can be lonely. Include yourself in others lives positively friends... even if "it hurts". Love is the answer. Sherbear
old cipa loves and feels deeply.
I'm 31 years old and have finally had a genetics test to subsidd the insulting and apathetic. Displays that i've received from doctors that i suffer from behavioral problems and am crazy. I waa an international boxer who attended an ivy league school. I taught martial arts and love life. I have a heart thats as big as can be and am empathetic to others plights. I care a.d have been hurt because of it. I assume other people suffer from nonstop life threatening pains and ills when they scream out in bloody murdered. Im sensitive and dont like the idea of others being hurt, i assume something lifethreatening is really wrong and go to others aid. Other than infection, extreme applied pressure and mental anguish towards others inhumane and apathetic responses, i must embarresingly confess that i xont really know pain. This causes confli ting emotio s between me and others. Sometimes i feel like an alien here on native earth. The cipa. hers.
DePuy Pinnacle
I wonder how is this disorder different from numbness. Numbness can also make one insensitive to pain. This may be a disadvantage. It would make one susceptible to break and this may lead to DePuy pinnacle implant.
i am at school and i am really REALLY interested in the subject. i would like if i can hear more about this interesting disease. i am playing a girl with this disease and i need to know every thing that i cam and thank you for every thing!
( p.s. this writing has helped me a lot)
People with too much pain
Perhaps a study should be done with the comparison of CIPA and those with Myofacial Pain Disorder, (causes the brain to send out pain signals all the time) the two results might be able to help those with both disorders. The study of these polar opposites may even further understand CIPA and Myofacial Pain Disorder.
i am a dude and i dont feel
i am a dude and i dont feel pain and i laugh at it but i was hit bye three cars and my brother.
prevention in the next baby
Genetic tests in the mother before the next pregnancy
I feel pain but laugh
I feel pain, but I laugh when I feel pain. Is this some kind of disorder.
Current Research??
Hi, do you know any teams currently studying CIPA in the US or abroad? Thanks!
Bro & sis doing fine
My brother & sister are both suffering from CIPA and are now 20 & 21 yrs old respectively. Here's my original comment:- http://serendip.brynmawr.edu/exchange/node/1736#comment-106978
I am still waiting to know if there's anyway i can prevent this gene from being passed on to my offspring.
Misconceptions about HSAN
I am surprised about some of the misconceptions about CIPA. I myself have hsan v, a related and even rarer and lesser known disorder. The difference is that people with hsan v only have mild anhidrosis. And people with hsan can feel some pain, just not nearly as much as normal people. Usually degrees of pain vary by area. I sometimes get headaches but i could not feel anything when i break bones. Its true that its harder to learn to avoid danger. When i was a little kid i would find entertainment in jumping on and down the stairs like a slide and would sometimes cut myself because the blood intrugued me. I also convinced myself that my tooth was wiggly and pulled it out. My parents thought there was something wrong with my brain before they figured out it was my nerves. There are some mistakes in this article. We do know what pain feels like, atleast to some extent. Also it says its not hereditary but its autosmal reccesive which is a contradiction. Feel free to ask me any questions about it. I really want to end some of the myths about this disorder
My son has these symptoms. I
My son has these symptoms. I would like to ask you some questions. If you could email me I would appreciate it
Canine CIPA?
Is it possible for a dog to have it. I foster dogs. I've had over 40. Our last one is a fence climber. She climbed over a chain link type fence and caught her leg as she was going over the other side. She was limping but happily wagging her tail. I thought she just bruised it because she was still climbing it the next day. Finally I took her to the vet and she had a bad break. The vet commented about how she wasn't showing discomfort during the exam, setting, and casting process. He said he had never seen that before. She gets scrapes and cuts all the time. She is only 8 months old and has so many scars. She is not the prettiest dog so nobody has adopted her. So she is now ours forever. We call her Houdini (Dini) because she still is impossible to contain. We are doing our best to keep her safe but we would like to get an answer. Could she have CIPA?
Wow, this is totally amazing to read about. This article was brought to my attention by another student because of a discussion in my Anatomy & Physiology class.
My great-granddaughter is 18mos old and was diagnosed with this disease a few weeks ago when she was being checked for possible surgery to correct her foot that has 7 toes. they discovered after testing for this and that she has CIPA. My daughter and I are devasted of this news and what we have read about CIPA. Is there any testing or research in the USA? She is currently in foster care as her parents were both addicted to drugs. She was addicted to meth when she was born but she has done so well all things considered...we are so concerned about her future and what if?? anything we can do?
i'm diong a report on this adn this jsut raelly helped me adn i also got to read these stories and just oh my gosh. i don't know what to say to this. but i just have to say taht i am grateful to feel the pain. thank you
Im not sure that i really get
Im not sure that i really get the difference between the indifference to pain and the insesitivity to pain. Could someone please explain it to me?
is there any treatment or cure for this disease?? have anyone being treated with any kind of medication?was this medication effective?
thank you
i was born with this and had to have a ton of medical attention due to all the accidents i would find myself in as a child i eventually began to feel some pain when i was five yrs old reading here that seems like i was lucky but also suffer from widespread pain either due to malfunctions of nerves or simply being someone who was not introduced to pain until school age not sure but now live in pain everyday a cruel turn of events but would like to know if anyone else out there has had some similar situation since i am 35 now and am curious to see if there is any link between what i have experienced as an adult and what i had as a child
same here
I actually was on this site to see if there was anybody else who experienced the same.
I went a lot of life with my parents asking me where I got this bruise from or this cut, I would have no clue.
Then, in college I felt something and went to my doctor, turned out I was internally bleeding and had a cyst explode some organs before I even felt anything. They had to convince me it was an emergency, I kept begging them to let me take my exams, etc.
They had some docs (probably psych) work with me in the hospital to "get in touch" with my pain b/c they said it wasn't a good thing to not feel pain and that I should have felt what I had long before it got that bad.
Sometimes, I wish I went back to not being aware of pain at all, but know it isn't realistic. I still consider myself to have a high pain threshold (currently have 2 ruptured discs and can put off surgery until it gets bad...only way for me to measure it is when I can't feel my fingers; I do have some pain, but not as much as the doc says that should hurt).
I don't know if I have what this describes, never even heard of it, but I wonder if there is something to what I used to describe as a "high pain threshold."
I was born with this "problem" I guess everyone calls it. I'm nineteen now and I couldn't feel pain until I was 16 when I hit puberty and my parents put me on acutain. One of the side effect of it is that it makes people feel overly sensitive which happened to make me feel pain almost like a normal person but its still easy for me to ignore altogether. Especially with broken bones given that I've broken my leg in half and just realigned it and kept walking around till I had time to go to the doctor. I miss not being able to feel but I learned what not to do just from peoples reactions. I hope this helps some people out with some of their questions. I don't think anyone knew what this was when I was born and even I just recently heard of it.
School Project
I've been doing this compulsory Research project as part of the Australia High school curriculm and my topic is "congenital analgesia and how it affects the lives of sufferers." I've search almost a year trying to find someone I can interview. If possible, am I able to interview anyone on how the condition affected you and how you dealt with it?
Hi Lucas,
My name is Tim Elliott, and i am a journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald. I am doing a story on CIPA and would like to find someone in Australia who has the condition, and is willing to talk to me about it. You can either email me on email@example.com or phone 0419 370 651
my name is Claudia and I am a scriptwriter actually working on a scenario in which my main character who has CIPA. I don't know much about this "disease", being a fairly "young" one, and would like to know more about one's conditions as to living with this "problem". I've read most of the scientific articles but lack the day-to-day informations. I was wondering if maybe you could enlighten me with some past "personal" experiences and other details that could be useful to my character development.
Many thanks,
Claudia Loviselli.
LOTS of injuries
I have hsan v and ive had it since i can remember. As a kid i never cried. One of my first experiences that i can remember was when i dropped a picture frame on my hand and had shards of glass sticking out of it. All i remember thinking was that the blood was cool. My parents didnt think it was so cool at all. Another time i found a knife and thought it was cool looking so i was carrying it around. I was holding it by the blade. After a while i felt something wet. I looked down to see my hand literally dripping and soaked with blood. When i was in grade school i scratched my hand a little (or so i thought) on my locker and while we were saying the pledge looked down to see a blood stain on my shirt. My hand was also soaked in blood. The teacher and 3 kids passed out and i just stood there as surprised as them that i was bleeding. When i was four i woke up to a pillow soaked in blood and pus. It turned out i had an ear infection that i couldnt feel and my eardrum didnt pop, it literally exploded under pressure. I broke an arm and continued to do cartwheels and stuff. When i was 7 i stuck a push pin in my leg because i wanted to see what would happen. When my dad showed me the trick where you swipe a finger through a candle flame and ut doesnt get burned. I thought i was magic because i could just leave it there and it didnt hurt. Ive fallen a story onto a wooden floor and just got back up like nothing. One time i was swinging really high and the swing broke. I fell onto concrete and again, git up like it was nothing. I had pneumonia and broke 2ribs just because i was coughing so hard and i didnt know it hurt. Whenever i get sick the doctors think im faking because i just dont seem miserable enough byt the tests always come back positive to their shock. I used to constantly chew on myself wgen i was a kid not knowing it should hurt. And these are just a few examples. Feel free to email me email@example.com if you have any questions, ill be happy to answer them because there are a lot of misconceptions
i live in saudi.i am in fever
i live in saudi.i am in fever and pain body of partes.i feel cooling out side of body and i feel heat inside of body tell me madicine free
My wife's son is having this CIPA.
He is now 22 years.
His two leg joints were broken and could not walk.
He is taking cool water bath 50 to 60 times in a day.
Is there any medicine available to cure this disorder.
please help.
my brother is 49 and has bad seizures since he was 19. we been noticing that he doesnt flinch at pain and doesnt make any sound at having pain. he doesnt understand things and doesnt talk right, using words that dont make sense in his sentence. sometimes he will say something right. he had pulled his shoulder out of socket and they put it back in without him flinching or yelling or anything. also he had a absessed tooth and never complained. he takes hot plates out of microwave and doesnt know its hot. and lots of other things that we noticed about him and pain.....do you think that the his seizures did this, doctors says he feels pain but we dont see it....because he has never showed it......so how would this doctor know this unless he checked for this. can anyone explain this to me? he is in the hospital right now and had a operation and doesnt show any emotions on any pain.
i believe that he is
i believe that he is suffering from some sort of neurological disorder. He oculd posiblly have Congenital Insensitivity to pain. The doctors may be wrong and he should be checked by other doctors. Has he always been this way? If he has then it can most likely be CIPA but if this developed after the seizures then i do not know what it may be. Perhaps damage to neurons and electric synapse in his brain but i am not sure. Please do not go with everything i say because i am not a profesional, i am simply a high school student.
Indifference, not Insensitivity
It may be that he has Congential INDIFFERENCE to Pain. This is when people do feel pain, but they don't have the correct reaction to it, i.e. taking their hand away from a hot stove when it's burned. this would explain why the doctors say he feels pain, but you're not seeing a reaction to it.
you also said that he is 49. Most people with INSENSITIVITY to Pain don't live past about 25. It would be very strange if your brother does have INSENITIVITY to Pain and has lived that long. Another reason why I think it is INDIFFERENCE to Pain.
please help
my brother have CIPA i need to know what ican do to solve his problem he is 7 years with chronic ulcer in his right foot
you cant solve this problem,
you cant solve this problem, all you can do is help him by keeping him safe and healthy.
I think I would have know
I think I would have know about this sooner, but we live overseas for awhile, But I found out about my son in 1975
i have this disorder WHAT DO
i have this disorder WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!?!?!?!
you shouldn't freak out. You should stay out of dangerous areas and find some treatment. Keep having regular check-ups with your doctor as well.
I have a son who is 35yrs old with CIPA, and his 11 year old daughter also has it. There has not been a case study on either of them, but now I know after all these years what his problem is, he never cried, and he never felt pain, he did daring things, he would not sleep, & has a problem with hot weather & he had broken arms, ribs, cuts and never cried and I would never know until I would take him for a check-up and the Dr would tell me he had a healed fractures, that I never knew about. It was not until he placed his hands on a hot burner on a stove while I was cooking, I had to remove his hand from the burner, because he did not know his hand was burning! When I took him to the ER and told them what happened, they thought I was crazy he had a 3rd degree burn and never flinched.Month after month of taking him to the hospital for injuries, but not once did he cry or yell from pain. His daughter is no different, she puts herself in danger without a pain.
i was reading womans post on the disorder. im excited to hear that her son has lived to be thirty five. i have a son who turned 2 Feb 22, 2010 who has the disorder. he has had countless injuries. did anyone ever feel awkward taking their child into public when they was all banged up? my son literally looks like he is abused, but isnt. The neurologist that he sees said that most of the time people with this disorder dont live past 16. I was advised to have my son seen by an optomoligist every few months to have his corneas checked for scratches since he doesnt respond to dust,sand... foriegn objects in his eyes. i can relate on the whole burnt hands thing. i left my son when he was about 10 months at his grandparents, mind you who are still old fashion, when i went to pick him up he had second and third degree burns on his palms and finger pads from touching the side of the wood burning stove. i was disgusted, saddened you name it...he acted like it didnt bother him. my inlaws had no idea that it had even happened. i just couldnt understand how...thats when we had to see a specialist not only for the burns but for neurological part of it too. thus resulting in CIAP. i didnt read all of the artical on the disorder, but is it really passed down through family....cause no one in my family or his fathers family has ever had the disorder. My sons Dr. said that it runs in the Navaho blood line??? we both have indian bloodlines, but mine is not navaho...we're not to sure about his family bloodline though. anyways...i would love to talk to anyone more about this, to better educate myself of course.
CIPA Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis
Would like more information for research.
The pain is awful in my life
Hello Sarah, I would love to talk to you some more about your condition, for you see, I have never heard of such a disorder until a couple of weeks ago when I came across a plead for help from a father for a 5 and 7 year old boy and girl.
Kaleb Klein
i'm 4, what is this
i wish i couldn't feel, i cant feel emotion cause i has antisocial personality disorder, however not feeling pain would feel so much betters
varying degrees
is it possible to have varying degrees of this disease? i have found that the older i become, the more tolerance to pain i have. i have several body piercings and they just don't seem to hurt while others i know think they hurt alot.
You probably dont have it
Congenital means present at birth so it could not build up over time. I have hsan v and ive had it since i can remember. As a kid i never cried. One of my first experiences that i can remember was when i dropped a picture frame on my hand and had shards of glass sticking out of it. All i remember thinking was that the blood was cool. My parents didnt think it was so cool at all. Another time i found a knife and thought it was cool looking so i was carrying it around. I was holding it by the blade. After a while i felt something wet. I looked down to see my hand literally dripping and soaked with blood. When i was in grade school i scratched my hand a little (or so i thought) on my locker and while we were saying the pledge looked down to see a blood stain on my shirt. My hand was also soaked in blood. The teacher and 3 kids passed out and i just stood there as surprised as them that i was bleeding. When i was four i woke up to a pillow soaked in blood and pus. It turned out i had an ear infection that i couldnt feel and my eardrum didnt pop, it literally exploded under pressure. I broke an arm and continued to do cartwheels and stuff. When i was 7 i stuck a push pin in my leg because i wanted to see what would happen. When my dad showed me the trick where you swipe a finger through a candle flame and ut doesnt get burned. I thought i was magic because i could just leave it there and it didnt hurt. Ive fallen a story onto a wooden floor and just got back up like nothing. One time i was swinging really high and the swing broke. I fell onto concrete and again, git up like it was nothing. I had pneumonia and broke 2ribs just because i was coughing so hard and i didnt know it hurt. Whenever i get sick the doctors think im faking because i just dont seem miserable enough byt the tests always come back positive to their shock. I used to constantly chew on myself wgen i was a kid not knowing it should hurt. And these are just a few examples.
There are five variants of
There are five variants of this disease, but what you're referring to is the lack of pain from your piercings. I lack the pain when I get piercings as well. This is a totally different thing that occurs. The pain depends on the person when it comes to body modifications. A person with this particular disease does not have the sensation of pain and sometimes cannot produce sweat, which makes it hard to regulate body temperature.
I've been doing research on it as well for a paper on a medical disease. xD


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If "one-click reviewer access" has been enabled, it is not possible to send out
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Last week, hundreds of people poured into the Women's Building here in San Francisco to take part in the Justice Begins with Seeds conference, organized by the California Biosafety Alliance and co-sponsored by PANNA and several other partner groups. Abuzz with activities from September 13-17, the conference provided a forum for Californians to engage in movement building that challenges the corporate food system, pushes back against genetically engineered food and seeds, and nourishes the roots of food democracy.
The ecological, economic and agronomic disaster accompanying herbicide-tolerant transgenic crops is by now well known: over 10 million acres of superweeds resistant to Monsanto's weedkiller, RoundUp; farm machinery breaking on RoundUp-resistant pigweed thick as a baseball bat; Monsanto paying farmers to spray their fields with competitors' herbicides; a new generation of transgenic crops in the pipeline engineered to withstand older even more dangerous chemicals like 2,4-D.
Last week brought more bad news for Monsanto: the same phenomenon is also occurring in insect pest populations that are developing resistance to transgenic "Bt corn" in the Midwest.
Warning! Nina Federoff — former "Science and Technology Advisor" to the U.S. State Department and well-known genetic engineering apologist — is back on her soapbox. In an Op Ed published in the New York Times last week, Federoff strings together one blazing falsehood after another, extolling the virtues of a technology that much of the rest of the world has rightly rejected. What is behind her evangelical commitment to this particular technology? Let's take a look.
My kids had a great baseball season playing in Little League this Spring. We've now moved on to other summery things like swim lessons in Berkeley's freezing fog. So I was caught off-guard by last week's surprise collision between my work and home worlds, namely the revelation that USDA has just given Scotts Miracle Gro (the lawn chemical company and much decried sponsor of Major League Baseball), the go-ahead for a new and once again totally unnecessary genetically engineered product: Roundup Ready lawn grass. And they may have pulled off a de facto deregulation of all future GE products in the process.
This morning, while my boys are eating breakfast, I'm going to take a moment to mentally thank our local dairy farmers for the milk on our table and our chicken farmers for our eggs. Then I'm going to pick up the phone and call the President. It won't take long, and it's really important. Family farmers and ranchers' livelihoods are on the line.
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Lottery players could win a jackpot on Sundays beginning in a few weeks.
Beginning Oct. 6, the state will have Sunday drawings for the Pick Three and Pick Four games and the Michigan Roll Down.
The Bureau of State Lottery is allowed to begin Sunday drawings because the Legislature approved a bill earlier this year that didn't include language prohibiting it.
State lottery spokeswoman Stepheni Schlinker said Oct. 6 will be the first time for a Sunday drawing in the lottery's 29-year history.
When Michigan begins its Sunday drawings, there only be nine states left that don't have a lottery on that day.
The Keyno game expands to seven days a week on Oct. 16.
The state also is beginning a new game next month that allows players to use change from other purchases to buy a lottery ticket.
The price for so-called "change play" tickets would range from 25 cents to 99 cents.
The first change play drawing will be Oct. 14.
Schlinker said the additional Sunday drawings are expected to net an additional $30 million a year.
State Representative Jerry Kooiman of Grand Rapids opposed the Sunday lottery when the issue was before the state House.
He says the additional revenue isn't worth the toll it will take on poor people who will buy the extra chances with money that should go elsewhere.
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"Natural" Foods Are Distinct From Organic Foods:
Comments of the Organic Trade Association on
Docket Number FSIS 2006-0040
January 11, 2007
Submitted by Tom Hutcheson, Regulatory and Policy Manager
Product Labeling: Definition of the Term "Natural"
OTA wishes to comment on the definition of "natural" foods, and wishes to emphasize the distinction between products identified as "natural" and those that qualify for the "organic" label.
Historically, both "natural" and "organic" product claims originated from consumer interest in more healthful, nutritious products that are unadulterated by potentially harmful additives, and whose nutrient content has not been degraded by the processing used in modern industrial food production.
However, the "organic" claim has diverged from "natural" in several important ways.
First, the term "organic" refers to a system of agricultural practices and certification to production and handling standards. "Natural" refers to the end product, that is, one that is minimally processed. Specific definitions and descriptions of "organic" were originally developed by the farming community, and were later refined to better reflect consumer concerns. Processing requirements for organic products focus on maintaining the integrity of the raw agricultural ingredients by protecting them from commingling with nonorganic products or contamination by prohibited substances at every step.
Further, the value of the "organic" label has evolved through a self-regulated system of third party verification that provides credibility and consumer confidence in organically labeled products. Organic product claims are backed by a system of independent verification and consistent national and international standards that are enforced by USDA. This includes requirements for annual monitoring of all certified entities, and audit trails that are adequate to identify the source and quantity of all ingredients used in processed products. National Organic Program standards cover every aspect of production and handling, from soil management through packaging, for every type of agricultural product.
OTA's main concern is that any regulations governing the "natural" label make clear that a product that qualifies for this label cannot be presumed to be equivalent to an organic product. The "natural" label does not provide any information about how an animal was raised or how the product was produced. For example, organic products may not include genetically modified organisms (GMOs) in any aspect of production or handling, including as livestock feed. Livestock must be fed only organically produced feeds, ruminants must have access to pasture, poultry must have outdoor access, and feeding of slaughter by-products is prohibited. All antibiotics and hormones, as well as most parasiticides, are prohibited in organic livestock management. "Natural" livestock and poultry products, on the other hand, may come from livestock that were kept in cages without access to the outdoors, administered a full range of approved veterinary drugs for the treatment of disease, fed genetically modified corn and soybeans.
While an organic product may also be considered natural, this is not necessarily the case. Some confusion may arise from the requirement that, to the extent possible, only natural or "non-synthetic" substances can be used to produce an organic product. Exceptions to this requirement are strictly limited to synthetic substances that appear on the National List, following extensive review and public comment. Organic products may or may not be "minimally processed," and may include additives such as antioxidants, nutrient fortification, emulsifiers, thickeners, and flavoring, so long as any such additives or processing aids that are not organically produced are included on the National List and comply with other National Organic Program requirements (i.e., they were produced without GMOs, irradiation or sewage sludge, and were not extracted with volatile synthetic solvents).
OTA Responses to Questions Posed by FSIS:
1. Considering the types of food processing methods that are commonplace today, as opposed to 24 years ago when the policy on "natural" claims was established, is it reasonable to include as part of the definition of "natural" a stipulation that products, to be eligible to bear the claim, can be no more than minimally processed? Are there any accommodations necessary to allow for certain operations because food processing and packaging techniques for enhancing safety may disqualify a product as "natural?"
No comment on this question.
2. What are the implications and conflicts that exist with regard to using current and new food processing methods, e.g., chlorine in poultry chillers; steam pasteurization of carcasses; high pressure processing; and modified atmosphere packaging and uses of certain classes of ingredients, e.g., antimicrobial agents, and the meaning of the claim "natural" on the labels of meat and poultry products?
OTA wishes to point out that use of antimicrobial food contact substances is permitted in organic processing, as are high pressure processing, controlled atmosphere packaging and steam pasteurization.
3. Are there available data, in addition to the data provided in the petition, from consumer studies on views, perceptions, and beliefs about what the claim "natural" means on the labels of food products, including meat and poultry products? What do consumers think that the terms "minimal processing," "artificial and synthetic," and "preservatives" mean?
The definition of "synthetic" provided by the Organic Foods Production Act (OFPA) and the National Organic Program is: A substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process or by a process that chemically changes a substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral sources, except that such term shall not apply to substances created by naturally occurring biological processes. Because this definition is of such significance for interpreting the regulations, the National Organic Standards Board is currently considering a recommendation to clarify it. For example, the chemical changes resulting from cooking or baking would appear to render the product synthetic under this definition, but nobody has argued that organic products should not be cooked or baked. We suggest that, should "natural" be defined as containing no synthetic ingredients, FSIS consider the dilemma posed by the inclusion of many common household ingredients, such as baking powder and pectin (low-methoxy), in the synthetic category.
4. Do food safety and consumer protection benefits of using what historically may have been considered more than minimal processing techniques and antimicrobial agents outweigh conflicts with the meaning of "natural?"
In considering this question, OTA does not know of any statistically valid study that shows any adverse differential incidence of food safety problems or consumer protection for natural or organic production as contrasted to conventional or maximally processed meat or poultry products.
OTA appreciates the opportunity to comment on this important subject, and we look forward to ongoing communication regarding the regulation of products claiming to be "natural."


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Create a pig-shaped armature, or framework, to cover with paper mache. Blow up and tie off a medium-sized round balloon for the body of your pig. Use a craft knife to cut out five egg holders from your Styrofoam carton. Tape four Styrofoam cups to the bottom of the balloon to act as stubby legs. Tape one cup over the knot in front of the balloon to make the snout.
A Homemade Paper Mache Pig
Paper mache is an ancient and durable craft, used throughout history to create some rather surprising things, including masks, dolls, boxes, clocks and even furniture. According to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, in its earliest known examples -- dating as far back as 202 B.C. -- paper mache was used to make military helmets. Setting your kids to work making homemade paper mache pigs is a great way to introduce them to this ancient and versatile medium. Fire up your children's imagination by reminding them they're working with a medium their ancestors used thousands of years ago.
Things You'll Need
- Round balloon, medium sized
- Masking tape
- Egg carton
- Craft knife
- Wheat flour
- Large mixing bowl
- Handheld mixer
- Torn strips of newspaper
- Craft paint
- White craft glue
- Pipe cleaner
- Paintbrushes
- Marker
- Sandpaper, 80 to 120 grit
Tear long strips of newspaper instead of cutting them with scissors; torn edges are better for a smooth surface. Make the wheat paste. Add water to a quantity of flour and mix until you're happy with the consistency. Use an electric mixer to remove lumps.
Dip strips of newspaper in wheat paste. Remove the excess by gently running the strip between two fingers. Begin applying the damp strips to the pig framework until the whole thing is covered. Let your project dry between coats if it is very wet, to prevent mold. Add at least four or five coats of paper mache to make sure your creation will be strong.
Bake your paper mache pig in a 200 degree oven to ensure complete dryness before finishing. Keep a close eye on your pig while it's in the oven. Check it frequently to feel for damp spots until all paste is dry. Paint your paper mache pig with craft paint. Let the paint dry for at least a day before using markers to draw eyes and nostrils. Poke a small hole in the rear of your pig with a craft knife. Insert a curly pipe cleaner into the hole. Secure the tail with a touch of white craft glue.
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Tips & Warnings
- Keep in mind that the more water you use to thin your wheat paste, the longer your project will take to dry.
- Dry paper mache can be sanded with a medium weight 80 to 120 grit wood sandpaper to smooth the surface of your creation before painting.
- Use non-toxic craft paint if you are working with very young children, who tend to put everything in their mouths.
- Craft knives can be dangerous. Make sure an adult handles the parts of the project that require a knife, and put it away when not in use.
- Photo Credit series object on black - kitchen utensil electric mixer image by Aleksandr Ugorenkov from Fotolia.com
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On November 6, 2013, McEwen Mining Inc. (the "Company") issued a press release announcing a conference call on Friday, November 8, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time to provide the Company's third quarter update. A copy of the November 6, 2013 press release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1.
The information furnished under this Item 7.01, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by reference to such filing.
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As I reported in an earlier review, I had been denied my goal of this delicacy due to a lack of planning on my part while at the Clearwater Ceviche location. Others in my party had ordered their entrées and I was advised that the paella was prepared to order and wouldn't be ready until after the others had been served. Reluctantly I changed my order.
After a three day party weekend at Clearwater Beach followed by a nap after arriving home, my bride and I realized we were in need of sustenance. It appeared that we were caught in that abysm between lunch and dinner, but the Ceviche Tampa web site indicated that they were open for business. So, off we went.
When greeted at the door we were advised that only tapas were being served until five that evening. Damn! It looked as though I would be denied again, but we decided that we would stay and just enjoy selections from the tapas menu like the heavenly Ceviche a la Rusa - oysters on a half shell in lemon lime juice, cilantro, peppers, onion and caviar, served with a chilled shot of Russian Standard vodka.
I enjoyed this delicious dish at the Clearwater location and here in Tampa it was just as good, if not better.
In addition to the oyster ceviche we shared a Jamon Serrano - the prized air-dried ham from the mountains of Spain, served with figs and assorted sliced fruit. I was in the midst of my oysters and vodka, and therefore too enthralled to take a picture.
There was also a plate of Mejillones Ahumados. This tapas consisted of smoked Spanish mussels with tomato and onion on crostini. Our very charming server Tasha pointed out that these were mussels from a can, I assume because other diners might have voiced displeasure that the mussels weren't freshly smoked. The mejillones weren't bad, just not one of my favorites.
While consuming our tapas and enjoying a glass or two of sangria blanco for her and a Tio Pepe Fino sherry for me we realized that it was almost four thirty. Since Ceviche starts serving the big plates at five, I asked Tasha if the kitchen couldn't get to work on my paella now. She said she would ask. Tasha must have told the kitchen how pitiful and sad-eyed I looked so they said yes and started my Paella Negra a bit earlier than usual.
The Paella Negra is a black rice with squid ink, lobster and assorted shellfish gift from the gods of gastronomy.
The squid ink provided a subtle, but heavenly taste of the sea. And, the crowning jewel in this treasure was the rice around the outer edges of the pan. Be still my quivering taste buds - a socarrat!
The socarrat is the crusty caramelized rice that is the pinnacle of paella greatness.
This is the absolute best paella I have ever had in my whole life!
Since my bride, the Belle of Ballast Point, is not a lover of seafood, while I was diving into this orgy of seafood goodness, she had ordered a couple more small plates, a Croquetas Pollo - chicken folded into bechamel and deep fried.
And, to round out her tapas experience a Tortilla Espanola - a traditional potato and onion omelet with aioli. While tasty, most of this dish found its way into a to-go box.
One very definite given when dining at Ceviche is you will not leave hungry. If you do, then you did something wrong.
While settling up our la cuenta we chatted for a few minutes with Tasha, our server who contributed to making our visit a most memorable one. And, much luck and happiness to Tasha as she completes her masters in education.
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Thus should the company that invented pseudoephedrine — a drug made from "yeast fermentation of dextrose in the presence of benzaldehyde," says Wikipedia — be heralded by one and all. I'm happy for those who need far-flung laser surgeries that such technologies exist, but, speaking from the point of view of self interest, the company that can make a tiny pill to unclog my nose earns my deepest gratitude.
And how we have all taken it for granted. We stock up on those little red pills — red like Christmas — all season long, so that days are bright and nights are restful. Oh there's also the liquid form, which has a flavor you come to love as much as the finest liqueur made by French monks. Why aren't the pills sold in packages of 100, 1,000, or 5,000? Well, in any case they should be. They are our seasonal friend, as much a part of the calendar as Thanksgiving.
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When the fishing's tough, bass anglers have the canals in the 'Glades pretty much to themselves. Now that water levels are low and bass, bluegills and other panfish are concentrated in the canals, you have anglers in everything from kayaks and canoes to johnboats and high-powered bass boats.


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England Sevens back Dan Norton is flying high as this season's HSBC Sevens World Series top try scorer but team success is at the forefront of his ambitions.
Speaking at the launch of the new England Sevens Canterbury home and away shirts, the former Bristol wing highlighted the frustration within the team following disappointing pool defeats in Hong Kong and Tokyo last month, despite his personal tally of 37 tries to date.
"To be honest, I'd rather trade my tries for being higher up in the standings. It's annoying the way the season's gone for us. It's been pretty up and down. We've shown in the last two tournaments that we can perform but we need to be better in the bigger games, and in the important games, the pool games."
Ben Ryan's England Sevens team currently sit tenth in the World Series standings after claiming the Bowl title at the Tokyo Sevens thanks largely to an eight-try haul in three games by Norton: "It was good to be scoring those tries but again, frustration that we're not in a stronger position. It would be nicer to be scoring them in the Cup. If I scored ten tries in the Cup I'd be pretty happy with that."
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Glasgow is the next port of call on May 4-5 for the squad, with a return to home soil the following weekend at the Marriott London Sevens. Norton is relishing a return to a happy hunting ground with memories of the 2009 Twickenham leg win still fresh in the mind: "It was amazing. It was my third tournament and to be involved in winning a tournament in front of 50,000 people was just quite a surreal moment.
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Sister Megan Rice is as sweet looking at 84 as her name sounds. But don't let that fool you.
She has been arrested 40 or 50 times for acts of civil disobedience, and on July 28, 2012 — a quiet Saturday — she and two other aging peaceniks shocked America by carrying out what nuclear experts called the biggest security breach in the history of the nation's atomic complex.
With flashlights and bolt cutters, they made their way to the inner sanctum of the Oak Ridge nuclear reservation known as the Y-12 National Security Complex where the U.S. keeps crucial stores of uranium and nuclear bomb parts — an area dubbed the Fort Knox of Uranium.
They were not there as terrorists or to steal or detonate anything. Once there, they read scriptures and splashed blood on the new windowless, half-billion dollar altar to war — a bunker encircled by giant guard towers, razor wire, armed guards, video cameras, motion sensors and signs that read "Deadly force is authorized."
Rather than looking to make a bomb, they were looking to make a point. One of peace.
And in doing so, they blew a whistle on just how shabby our top-secret homeland security really is — right here in Tennessee, which should be nicknamed the Nuke State rather than the Volunteer State.
As the New York Times put it two years ago, the three seniors "made nuclear theft seem only a little more challenging than a romp in the Tennessee woods."
On Tuesday, Sister Megan and her companions — one 58 and the other 65 — were sentenced in U.S. District Court on federal charges of sabotaging the plant and damaging federal property. The men will serve about five years. Sister Megan asked for the maximum sentence but was ordered to serve about three years. She probably should be nominated for and win the Nobel Peace Prize.
"We spend more on nuclear arms than on the departments of education, health, transportation, disaster relief and a number of other government agencies that I can't remember," she has said.
The U.S. Department of Energy spends about $1 billion a year just for security for nuclear materials, and the Y-12 plant is supposed to be one of the world's most secure facilities. Still, three old people carrying bolt cutters, spray paint, candles and a Bible were there for hours — putting peace symbols and slogans on a building that stores more than 100 tons of highly enriched uranium, a material that could make thousands of atom bombs or be used by intruders to create a nuclear explosion on the spot.
As slowly as these three oldsters were — lugging their bolt cutters and protest supplies — they did not draw a quick response. Over the years, security officers at the site had complained that alarms go off frequently, triggered by raccoons and deer. Suffice it to say, heads rolled and DOE reappraised security measures all across its nuclear weapons program.
Sister Megan did us a favor, and the nation needs more whistle blowers like her.
Unlike Edward Snowden, she gave away no secrets and endangered no lives. Like Snowden, she made it clear that, far too often, Americans are lulled to believe all is well when it is not. And unlike Snowden, she was willing to face her accusers to make her point. She didn't go bartering information for asylum in one or more enemy countries.
We need more whistle blowers like Sister Megan in public and private industry, too. Or even just more nosy and noisy workers and neighbors.
For decades, TVA operated two nuclear plants — Sequoyah and Watts Bar — upriver of Chattanooga with critical cooling switches and pumps that would have been under water in the event of severe flooding. When looking to re-license the incomplete Bellefonte Nuclear Plant, TVA realized the flooding levels of the river had been both miscalculated and changed over the years. Individuals with concerns finally gained attention from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and TVA undertook a series of fixes, with NRC oversight, to keep the plants safe in the event of extreme flooding.
Had there been a whistle blower or two in Harriman, Tenn., before 2008, perhaps the Kingston Ash Spill might have been avoided. Had there been one in Charleston, W.V., in recent years, perhaps the tanks holding a dangerous coal-washing chemical might have been fixed before leaks spilled into the Elk River and tainted the drinking water of 3 million people.
We don't live in an inherently safe world. Quite the contrary.
That's why we need more people like Sister Megan. We need more people who have no intent to harm anything other than our own false sense of safety.
"What the world needs now: A few more like sister megan"
No, we don't. There are already scores of criminals. They are injurious to society, already costing us billions of dollars.
Is there any evil that a Liberal won't defend?
Just pretend it's Russia, China, Venezuela, or one of any many countries the U.S. considers the enemy, conserfertory, then you can be proud of Sister Rice and the others for standing up to their government. You'd also suggest they're offered asylum. nation of hypocrites
It's obvious that con-man lacks the mental capacity to distinguish between civil disobedience and murder, thievery, rape, felonious assault, or any other crime of malicious intent. Or rather he simply chooses to think of civil disobedience as a common crime unless it happens to suit his particular agenda. In the bizarro world of his mind peacefully protesting against the war machine is evil but killing an abortion doctor is civil disobedience.


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Ever notice when voters grouse about runaway government spending or limiting taxation, local politicians threaten to close public swimming pools in the summer?The federal government goes further and adds the end of civilization as we know it: No air traffic controllers; no food for starving children; no military to protect our shores from the approaching Hun, ad infinitum.There are a few problems, of course.Those making the threats might well themselves die in their private jets or comfy first-class seats, as they whisk back and forth to their homes in this or that state; they don't know any starving child; and the current Hun-at-the-door will saw off their heads before a single swimming pool gets closed.Worried about sequestration?Dig a swimming pool in your back yard and vote the terror-mongers out of office next chance you get. They're on both sides of the aisle.-- Roger Latham, Fort Worth
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Green Day's days don't appear to be numbered
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Jimmy Eat World takes stardom in stride
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Declaring emo dead, rocking the vote with the power of pad thai
Sunday Driver struggles to differentiate itself from a world of rock 'n' roll clones
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Bandwidth takes to the airwaves -- and lives to tell the tale
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Schatzi chomps and slobbers on the indie-pop teething ring
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Bleu brings his High School Musical talents to Dancing with the Stars, joining the show's 17th season and partnering with Karina Smirnoff. "I wanted Karina as my Dancing with the Stars partner so badly. I am extremely grateful that I got my wish," he writes in his first blog for PEOPLE. The actor places second behind winner Amber Riley.
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Move over, 50 Shades of Gray. Who needs boring Twilight fan fiction when the next great American erotic novel is written on a plaque at a Hyde Park shopping center outside of Chicago…
"On our first date, I treated her to the finest ice cream Baskin-Robbins had to offer, our dinner table doubling as the curb. I kissed her, and it tasted like chocolate."
This historical marker is newly erected and hard as granite. Much like Barack Obama's determination to win over the sexy lawyer at the law firm where he worked during the sultry summer of 1989.
She resisted his advances initially, but he proved to be a helpful member of the firm. Their lust for each other has never wavered, and to this day, you can still catch them expressing their unbridled passion for each other in public (see photo, right).
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Jim, Tom, Nathan, Paul, The
'Other' Jim, Ashley, Birgit, Wes, Klyde, Anjin, and the rest of the
aero-gnomes -- want to wish you Happy Holidays while we
all pursue our own various and sundry holiday diversions. Our
regular daily webcasting schedule will resume promptly on Monday,
January 3rd, 2011. In the meantime, please enjoy this 'classic'
episode of Aero-TV from the past year as we all
recover from our various and sundry
Christmas celebrations...
Running Aero-News is a tough busy gig... but there are times
when it's pure joy... like those times when you get to climb into a
300HP Waco YMF 5-D bipe and head for Valhalla. Pity that poor
Campbell guy... work, work, work!
On Monday, May 17th, 2010, WACO Classic Aircraft Corporation
announced the FAA certification of the WACO YMF 5-D aircraft.
The updated WACO model is the culmination of nearly two years of
engineering, development and testing.
The all-new FAA and EASA certified aircraft is built from the
ground-up to customer specifications including color and paint
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Over 5000 labor hours of hand-built craftsmanship goes into each
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Founded in 1983, the Classic Aircraft Corporation sought to
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to the original FAA type certificate from 1935. Using a talented
engineering team from the likes of Piper, Taylorcraft, and Ford,
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