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Janica didn't retire but the agony of losing seemed to aggravate the pain from the old knee injuries and she underwent three separate operations through the summer, returning to racing in November and slowly improving her results to a fine third place in slalom at Berchtesgaden in January. Her determination moved Ivica to say, "Janica's a great fighter. I think mentally she is the strongest in the World Cup, not only for the women...
...stun gun, the Advanced Taser M-18L, looks like a pistol. But instead of firing bullets, it shoots tethered darts that hook into the skin or clothes. Victims typically scream in pain and writhe on the floor until the shock subsides--usually within a minute. Heavy-duty tasers are already used by more than 1,000 police departments in the U.S.; United Airlines just bought 1,300. And now Taser, sensing a new market opportunity in post-Sept. 11 anxiety, is launching its first models aimed at ordinary citizens. Prices start...
...Jeremy Friedbaum, who won a free taser for his momentary pain in Los Vegas, has few qualms about his new weapon. "I was really happy to bring this home to my family," says the father of four children, ages two to 12. He plans to teach his older kids...
...advances by Harvard Medical School (HMS) researchers have confirmed what philosopher Baruch Spinoza suspected in the 17th century—that pain and pleasure are just different degrees of the same sensation...
...study, published in the Dec. 6 issue of Neuron, is the first to correlate the pain and pleasure systems...