A few more, in no order

[Guest guest]

" Rising inventor shortlisted for Attitude Award. "

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1 & objectid=10543753

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" Fact or Fiction?: It's No Tall Tale, Height Matters. "

" Is it true that short people have a tougher time in life than their

taller peers? "

http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=no-tall-tale-height-matters

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" Cuts `unfair' to kids, " one of whom is a little Jeune Syndrome girl.

http://castlehill.yourguide.com.au/news/local/news/general/cuts-unfair-to-kids/1\

350399.aspx

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This medical website, and take that as you want, lists the '10

Cosmetic Procedures You Should Avoid', one of which is ELL that

apparently a few people, wealthy aps I am assuming, are having

it done for cosmetic/vanity reasons only... but prolly more

for this, to fit in whatever social 'circle' they belong.

It's the 5th procedure listed, scroll down to find.

http://medneg.michelmores.com/news/default.asp?Display=462

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The following are what I call, 'Dissension Pieces'. They are from

2 people. One, I think, is an ap parent of an lp(?), and the other, an

lp herself(?), who have written a person or paper correcting the use

of a word or protesting how an lp is exploited... interesting.

The word:

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/11/dissent-of-th-5.htm\

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The exploitation:

http://media.www.thehullabaloo.com/media/storage/paper958/news/2008/11/14/Views/\

Socially.Repressive.Morally.Reprehensible-3544672.shtml

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This is interesting too.

An author, Judith , has written a new book specifically

targeting the disabled population of women who are considering

becoming pregnant and delivering. A few of whom she interviewed

for her book were lp.

http://www.kirkusreviews.com/kirkusreviews/reports/parenting_display.jsp?vnu_con\

tent_id=1001050444 & & imw=Y

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OK, this was in the news too, but it is seriously long, 11 pages, and

is in .pdf format too. It is very medical. Still, I include it here

for you:).

" Extending the spectrum of Ellis van Creveld syndrome:

a large family with a mild mutation in the EVC gene. "

http://www.biomedcentral.com/content/pdf/1471-2350-9-92.pdf

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I dunno if anyone saw the Oprah Winfrey show yesterday, but she had

people of differing types, so to speak, one of whom was , a

lady with Primordial Dwarfism, and one who I would bet some of you

personally know:). She is one classy, well spoken, lady who I admire

and look up to, even tho I am 4'6 " and she is 3'3 " .

http://www.oprah.com/slideshow/oprahshow/20080918_tows_mysteries/4

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" Life is cruel for Jordan's dwarfs. "

http://www.thenational.ae/article/20081118/FOREIGN/610147791/1011/NEWS

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OK, you know it was bound to happen as the UK copies >>>everything<<<

the US does first! From our Rock 'n Roll music to now this, our own

Thumbelina-America's famous and shortest dwarf horse. So, now the UK

has one too, to of course, done only to copy us!!! haha;)

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1943619.ece

and

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3477084/Britains-smalles\

t-horse.html

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luv, grady