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Red Sox obtain Hanrahan in 6-player trade
If Joel Hanrahan can do for the Red Sox what he did against them, they should be very happy with their new closer.
In the first of his two All-Star seasons, the right-hander posted back-to-back saves for the Pirates with perfect ninth innings against the Red Sox in June 2011. He struck out Adrian Gonzalez, who entered the series batting .359, to end the second game.
"When people look back on me as a Pirate, that's the one that stands out the most to them," Hanrahan said Wednesday after being obtained in a six-player trade.
People such as Red Sox assistant general manager Brian O'Halloran.
"It definitely made an impression on me," he said. "It was not fun to be in the batter's box against Joel Hanrahan."
Now American League hitters will see what it's like.
Boston completed the deal Wednesday, also receiving infielder Brock Holt. The Red Sox gave up right-handers Mark Melancon and Stolmy Pimentel, infielder Ivan DeJesus Jr. and first baseman-outfielder Jerry Sands.
The Red Sox also announced the signing of free agent shortstop Stephen Drew, who agreed to a one-year contract early last week. That reported $9.5 million deal was contingent on the former Athletic and Diamondback, who broke his ankle in 2011, passing a physical.
"We feel that he's going to be fully healthy for us," O'Halloran said.
The acquisition of Drew and Hanrahan are the latest in a series of moves designed to improve on a 69-93 record and a last-place finish in the AL East. The Red Sox already have obtained right-handers Ryan Dempster and Koji Uehara, outfielders Shane Victorino and Johnny Gomes and catcher David Ross.
Over the past two seasons, Hanrahan had 76 saves, fourth most in the National League, and a 2.24 ERA. Last season, he was 5-2 with a 2.72 ERA and 36 saves.
The six-year veteran will take over the closer's role that Alfredo Aceves struggled in most of last season before giving way to Andrew Bailey, who had missed most of the season with a right thumb injury.
In his first season with Boston, Bailey was 1-1 with a 7.04 ERA and six saves in nine opportunities over 19 games.
Manager John Farrell has talked with Hanrahan and Bailey and told them that Hanrahan will be the closer, although "we see Andrew as playing a very important role," O'Halloran said.
The Red Sox's search for a closer began when Jonathan Papelbon signed as a free agent with the Phillies after the 2011 season.
Hanrahan figured he was part of that quest when he heard his name in trade rumors involving the Red Sox, Tigers and Dodgers.
"I got excited" when he learned of the trade, Hanrahan said. "Obviously, the Red Sox have a great history and tradition and it's a huge sports city."
In six seasons, 2 1/2 with the Washington Nationals and 3 1/2 with the Pirates, he's 22-17 with a 3.74 ERA and 96 saves in 117 chances. His best season was 2011 when he went 1-4 with a 1.83 ERA, 40 saves in 44 opportunities and just 16 walks in 68 2/3 innings. His control slipped last season when he walked 36 in 59 2-3 innings.
Hanrahan said hamstring and ankle problems affected his pitching mechanics.
"I don't think the walks are going to be a concern," he said. "I feel good going to spring training."
Hanrahan said he's never been to Fenway Park, but O'Halloran doesn't think he'll have trouble adjusting to the American League.
"Joel Hanrahan has the stuff to pitch anywhere," he said.
Holt spent most of last season at Double-A Altoona, then hit .292 in 24 games with the Pirates, all in September.
Melancon was 0-2 with a 6.20 ERA in 41 relief appearances in his only season with Boston. Pimentel spent the season at Double-A Portland. Sands and DeJesus were obtained in a trade that sent Gonzalez, Josh Beckett and Carl Crawford to the Dodgers on Aug. 25.

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Situationist Contributor Dan Kahan posted his recent paper, "Cultural Cognition as a Conception of the Cultural Theory of Risk," on SSRN. Here's the abstract.
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Cultural cognition refers to the tendency of individuals to form beliefs about societal dangers that reflect and reinforce their commitments to particular visions of the ideal society. Cultural cognition is one of a variety of approaches designed to empirically test the cultural theory of risk associated with Mary Douglas and Aaron Wildavsky. This commentary discusses the distinctive features of cultural cognition as a conception of cultural theory, including its cultural worldview measures; its emphasis on social psychological mechanisms that connect individuals' risk perceptions to their cultural outlooks; and its practical goal of enabling self-conscious management of popular risk perceptions in the interest of promoting scientifically sound public policies that are congenial to persons of diverse outlooks.
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You can download a copy of the paper here. To review a sample or related Situationist posts, see "Construing 'Acquaintance Rape'," "The Cultural Situation of the HPV Vaccine – Abstract," "Culture and Identity-Protective Cognition – Abstract," "The Second National Risk and Culture Study – Abstract," and "Whose Eyes are You Going to Believe?."


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Parade where vets killed used route for 3 years
MIDLAND, Texas - Organizers of a parade in West Texas in which four U.S. military veterans were killed when a train plowed into a truck had been using the same route for three years, investigators said Sunday.
National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Mark Rosekind also announced that oilfield services company Smith Industries was the owner of the truck that served as the float the veterans were on during Thursday's parade in Midland.
Rosekind said the company was cooperating with investigators, who expect to interview the driver on Monday. The NTSB declined to release the driver's name.
Rick B. Smith, Smith Industries' CEO and president, did not immediately respond to phone calls or emails seeking comment.
Investigators have said the truck began crossing the train tracks even though warning bells were sounding and lights were flashing.
However, some Midland residents said they believe the signal time is too short. They say the guardrails aren't completely down by the time a train comes whizzing by.
"The signals come on and the arms go down, but before they are fully down, the train is already at the intersection," said Mark Thomas, who lives blocks from the track and says he crosses it daily.
"These signal times are unacceptable," Thomas added.
According to the NTSB, the warning system was activated 20 seconds before the accident, and the guardrail began to come down seven seconds after that. Everything functioned properly, Rosekind said, but investigators will have to check to make sure the signal timing met the requirements for that particular crossing.
The truck was the second of two parade floats filled with wounded war veterans. The first float had already cleared the tracks when the accident happened. Four veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan were killed and 16 more people were injured.
The parade was organized by a group called Show of Support-Hunt for Heroes and has been an annual event in Midland for nine years. It was supposed to be the start of a three-day weekend of banquets, deer hunting and shopping in appreciation of the veterans' service.
Rosekind said investigators were also looking at whether organizers had the proper permits for the parade.
"This is an entirely volunteer organization and activity, so there were a lot of things that were donated, and so that changes kind of the rules of what had to be filed," he said.
Midland is in Texas' oil-rich Permian basin, a region that has experienced a significant oil boom in recent years.
According to its website, Midland-based Smith Industries sells and manufactures oilfield service equipment. The website says the company provides steel and fiberglass tanks, separators, ladders, walkways and other equipment. The company has been in operation since 2000.
Smith Industries has a large facility and warehouse about five miles from the city. On Sunday, the business was closed. An American and Texas flag flew at half-mast and blue ribbons were tied around columns in a small parking lot. Large tanks, pipes, heavy machinery and trucks were scattered behind the gates.
Rosekind said the NTSB will conduct a sight test, probably Tuesday, to try to determine what the train engineer could see leading up to the crash. He said Smith Industries would likely provide a truck for the test.
According to the NTSB, the train sounded its horn nine seconds before the crash. The guardrail hit the truck, and then the engineer pulled the emergency brake, trying to bring the train that was traveling at 62 mph to a screeching halt.
The NTSB based its timeline on cameras and data records.
Killed were Marine Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gary Stouffer, 37; Army Sgt. Maj. Lawrence Boivin, 47; Army Sgt. Joshua Michael, 34; and Army Sgt. Maj. William Lubbers, 43.
Two of the injured were still at a Midland hospital Sunday afternoon, one in critical condition and another in stable condition.
Associated Press writers Ramit Plushnick-Masti in Houston; Danny Robbins in Dallas; Angela K. Brown in Fort Worth, Texas, contributed to this report.


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The 66-year-old Savannah kitchen celebrity has been swamped in controversy since court documents filed this week revealed Deen told an attorney questioning her under oath last month that she has used the N-word. "Yes, of course," Deen said, though she added, "It's been a very long time."
The Food Network, which made Deen a star with "Paula's Home Cooking" in 2002 and later "Paula's Home Cooking" in 2008, weighed in with a terse statement Friday afternoon.
"Food Network will not renew Paula Deen's contract when it expires at the end of this month," the statement said. Network representatives declined further comment. A representative for Deen did not immediately return phone and email messages seeking comment on the decision.
The news came as Deen worked to repair the damage to her image, which has spawned a vast empire of cookbooks, a bimonthly cooking magazine, a full line of cookware, food items like spices and even furniture.
She abruptly canceled a scheduled interview on NBC's "Today" show Friday morning, instead opting for a direct appeal via online video - one that allowed her and her staff complete control of what she said and how she said it.
"Inappropriate, hurtful language is totally, totally unacceptable," Deen said in the first 45-second video posted on YouTube. "I've made plenty of mistakes along the way but I beg you, my children, my team, my fans, my partners - I beg for your forgiveness."
Deen adopted a solemn tone as she looked straight into the camera. Still, her recorded apology featured three obvious edits - with the picture quickly fading out between splices - during a statement just five sentences long.
It was soon scrapped and replaced with a second video of Deen talking unedited for nearly two minutes as she insists: "Your color of your skin, your religion, your sexual preference does not matter to me."
"''I want people to understand that my family and I are not the kind of people that the press is wanting to say we are," Deen says in the later video. "The pain has been tremendous that I have caused to myself and to others."
Deen never mentions Food Network or its decision to drop her in either of her online videos.
Deen initially planned to give her first interview on the controversy Friday to the "Today" show, which promoted her scheduled appearance as a live exclusive. Instead, host Matt Lauer ended up telling viewers that Deen's representatives pulled the plug because she was exhausted after her flight to New York. Deen said in her video she was "physically not able" to appear.
Court records show Deen sat down for a deposition May 17 in a discrimination lawsuit filed last year by a former employee who managed Uncle Bubba's Seafood and Oyster House, a Savannah restaurant owned by Deen and her brother, Bubba Hiers. The ex-employee, Lisa Jackson, says she was sexually harassed and worked in a hostile environment rife with innuendo and racial slurs.
During the deposition, Deen was peppered with questions about her racial attitudes. At one point she's asked if she thinks jokes using the N-word are "mean." Deen says jokes often target minority groups and "I can't, myself, determine what offends another person."
Deen also acknowledged she briefly considered hiring all black waiters for her brother's 2007 wedding, an idea inspired by the staff at a restaurant she had visited with her husband. She insisted she quickly dismissed the idea.
But she also insisted she and her brother have no tolerance for bigotry.
"Bubba and I, neither one of us, care what the color of your skin is" or what gender a person is, Deen said. "It's what's in your heart and in your head that matters to us."
AP Television Writer David Bauder contributed to this story from New York.


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Magic tells team to embrace high expectations
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Earvin "Magic" Johnson showed up in the Dodgers' camp on Friday and addressed the team not as one of its owners, but from the heart, athlete to athletes, as one of the greatest competitors in sports history.
"This Dodger team, I'm feeling good how we really know each other now," Johnson said, alluding to all of the changes that came in 2012. "This city is about expectations. Come on, now, you've got to embrace that. Have fun. Play the game the way you've always played it.
"It's not about expectations, the payroll. We should want to win it. Hey, there have been expectations on them as young men way before now. They were probably the best in high school, in the college they went to. Expectations? I love it. Because it reminds me of the old Dodgers, the old Lakers. I told them, `You all had pressure. We had it too. We loved it.' I'd rather have that than no expectations."
Johnson, who won five NBA titles as ringleader of the "Showtime" Lakers in the 1980s, stopped short of calling this a World Series championship or bust season for the Dodgers.
"We get to the playoffs, it's been a successful season," Johnson said. "I want to win it all, of course. That's the way I am."
The 2012 Dodgers finished second in the National League West to the eventual World Series champion Giants, falling short of landing one of the Wild Card spots that went to the Cardinals and Braves.
Asked about the challenge of competing in the same division as the defending champs, Johnson said he relished the notion, the way he once thrived on competing against Larry Bird and the Celtics.
"That's what it's about," he said. "You've got to beat the best to be the best. I believe both teams can make each other better. That last week of the season [when San Francisco took two of three at Dodger Stadium] helped the Giants win it all. They got momentum. They had something to play for. They were hitting on all cylinders, because they had to beat us.
"We pushed them, and they made us better. With them being in our division, it's going to be a dogfight. Arizona is very good too. That's what it's about. When you're pushed, it makes you keep playing."
The Giants and Dodgers will go at it in the opening series of the season at Dodger Stadium.
Johnson's appearance had nothing to do with the loss of shortstop Hanley Ramirez for an estimated two months with surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb. It was the result of a diving attempt at a ground ball made by Ramirez at third base as the Dominican Republic was shutting out Puerto Rico on Tuesday night in San Francisco to win the World Baseball Classic.
"It just happened to come behind him getting hurt," Johnson said. "It's unfortunate. It's something we've got to live through. We want to see him get back on the field as soon as possible.
"One good thing is we dealt with so many injuries last year -- and look what happened. We got a great player -- [Luis] Cruz. He really emerged."
Cruz, the third baseman, and Dee Gordon are the leading options to replace Ramirez at shortstop.
Johnson, whose primary expertise is in the sport that made him famous, is getting brought up to speed on the inner workings of baseball by the likes of Hall of Famer Tommy Lasorda and fellow club executives Stan Kasten and Ned Colletti.
Asked about the status of Yasiel Puig, and where the hot-hitting 22-year-old outfielder from Cuba should start the season, Johnson deferred to his baseball guys.
"I don't get into decisions that [Mattingly, Colletti and Kasten] have to make," Johnson said. "They know this game. We trust them. When it comes to decisions like this, they know the game quite well. If [sending him to Triple-A Albuquerque] is what's best for the young man, that's what we're going to do.
"What's great about this organization is that it's one voice, one page. We're happy to have this young man. He's a talent. One thing Stan and Ned wanted to do was build up the farm system, and we're doing that."
Johnson said he began his talk by opening it up to questions. Adrian Gonzalez wondered how Magic used video to prepare for games.
"Matt [Kemp], of course said, `When are we going to play one-on-one?'" Johnson said. "I told him after we win the World Series."
One of the premier leaders in any sport, Johnson said he feels that role on the Dodgers, and any team, comes only in the natural course of things.
"All guys lead in different ways," Johnson said. "Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar] led by being quiet -- his approach on the floor. Adrian is a leader. We need Matt to be a rah-rah guy, picking us up. I was probably more like Matt -- more rah-rah, but also getting in their face at the same time. We have what I call the Ellis brothers [Mark and A.J.]. The intensity they play with, they're leaders.
"It'll naturally happen. You don't come in and say, `This is the guy.' I called every guy before the season and said, `Hey, are you getting ready?' I called Mark Ellis first, the way he plays the game, who he is. I went on down the list. We know somebody will step up. We have to wait and see. It's not who Magic thinks. They have to step up."
Embrace the challenge -- and have a blast. That's the Magic Man's message to his Dodgers.


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The latest in a series of occasional posts that rate the covers of books recently reviewed on this site
By Janice Harayda
The covers of children's books often fail for the same reasons that the covers of adult books do: They're dull, clichéd or too pallid to stand out at a bookstore or library. Or they tell you too little about a book or, worse, aggressively misrepresent the contents. And if they're about people – instead of one of those riveting topics like Let's Read and Find Out About Flypaper or My First Book About Dandruff – they may stereotype their subjects as nakedly as all those pink covers on novels marketed to women in their 20s and 30s.
Elizabeth Matthews avoids all those problems on the cover of Different Like Coco (Candlewick, $16.99, ages 4 and up) www.candlewick.com, which combines a pen-and-ink drawing with the artful use of watercolors. This picture-book biography of the fashion designer Coco Chanel sports a witty illustration of its subject in a brown-black dress on a yellow background with the title in an interesting copper-colored script. And it works beautifully for several reasons:
1. It has real "pop." Put Different Like Coco on any bookstore or library shelf and it will stand out among its shelf-mates because of its strong design. It doesn't need the special effects that make so many books look more like toys – lots of glitter, metallic images and overengineering in the form of punched-out or see-through spaces.
2. The image of Coco Chanel points to the right, or to the pages instead of the spine. This is so basic that no critic should have to mention it. In most cases you want to focus children's attention where it will encourage them to open a book (though there are some notable exceptions that succeed). But a striking number of picture books ignore such fundamental design principles.
3. The cover represents both the book and its subject accurately and nonstereotypically (without a sea of pink). Chanel designed simple, unfussy clothes with flair. This is a simple, unfussy cover with flair. Matthews' art reflects the spirit of Chanel's designs so well that you might guess the subject of her book before you read the title. But the cover isn't so sophisticated that it will appeal to adults more than children. The comic exaggeration (and that dog) will take care of that.
Some people might argue that Chanel's arms look anorexic. But in the context of the book, the pencil-slim arms are clearly intended as a stylistic exaggeration and also appear on women with bodies of operatic proportions.
The only other thing might strike you as odd about this cover is that Matthews's name appears in a much smaller font than you usually see for authors of her caliber. That's because this is her first book. The general rule in publishing is: The bigger the author, the larger the font for his or her name relative to the font for the title (though less so for children's books than others). Stephen King's name, for example, appears on his covers in a larger font than the title of the book. It's a safe bet that as Matthews's reputation increases, the size of her name on the cover will, too.
The original review of Different Like Coco appeared on Oct. 21, 2007, www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2007/10/21/. You may also want to read a comment in yesterday's post (Oct. 23) by lisamm, who says perceptive things about this cover, including the Chanel has her head held high.
© 2007 Janice Harayda. All rights reserved.


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02/13/19:: A Better School?
02/06/19:: Slum by the Bay
01/30/19:: The Seen vs. the Unseen
01/16/19:: Shutdown 'Crisis'
01/09/19:: Legal Weed
01/02/19:: Sweden Isn't Socialist
/26/18:: And Peace Online
12/19/18:: Capitalists vs. Capitalism
12/12/18:: Liberty Gifts
12/05/18:: The Creepy Line
11/28/18:: Pro-Smoking Government
11/21/18:: Grateful for Not Starving
11/14/18:: Not healthy to be naive
11/07/18:: Told You So!
10/31/18:: A Bridge to Sell You
10/24/18:: Pols' Deceitful Promise
10/17/18:: Shut Up, They Explain
10/10/18:: Socialism Destroys
10/03/18:: Seriously Mentally Ill
09/26/18:: Leaving the Left
09/19/18:: Prices Should Rise
09/12/18:: Scooters Outrun Law
08/15/18:: Social Security Fails
08/08/18:: Ignorant Sanders
08/01/18:: Working for Tips
07/25/18:: Less-Communist Cuba
07/18/18:: Banning Straws
07/11/18:: Dads Needed
07/04/18:: One Nation, Many Individuals
06/27/18:: Shut Up, They Explain
06/20/18:: Chinese Big Brother
06/13/18:: Patriarchy Defender
06/06/18:: Crony Developments
05/30/18:: Against Higher Education
05/23/18:: The Innocence Project
05/15/18:: Amazon Fights Back
05/09/18:: Hating DeVos
05/02/18:: Propaganda Networks
04/25/18:: Teachers With Guns
04/18/18:: Hidden Taxes
04/11/18:: War on Science
04/03/18:: Poisonous Taxes
03/28/18:: The Red Pill
03/21/18:: Climate Exit
03/14/18:: Lies About Trade
03/07/18:: No Trade Barriers
02/28/18:: And the 'Political Oscars' go to . . .
02/21/18:: Pay Your Dues!
02/14/18:: Success Academy
02/07/18:: Silk Road: Why Locking Some People Up Forever Doesn't Work
01/31/18:: Freedom Ranking
01/24/18:: Keep It Closed!
01/17/18:: Do-gooders being played for $uckers! Non-profit finds targeting imaginary hate is quite a money generator
01/10/18:: Punish Poor People
01/03/18:: Election Odds
12/20/17:: Deadly Isms
12/13/17:: Liberate Food Trucks
12/07/17:: I Hate The New York Times
11/29/17:: The Evil Rich
11/22/17:: Thankful for Property
11/08/17:: Simpler Tax Simplification
11/01/17:: Communism Turns 100
10/25/17:: A Private Military
10/11/17:: Let Them Leave
10/04/17:: Get Out of the Way
09/27/17:: Disabled by Government
09/20/17:: Detoured by Government
09/13/17:: Blame for Disaster
09/06/17:: Seeing Alternatives
08/23/17:: Al Gore's Hype
08/16/17:: Google Women
08/09/17:: Regulating Guns
08/02/17:: The Trump Budget
07/26/17:: $2 Million Bathroom
07/19/17:: Loving Animals to Death
07/12/17:: Stupid Hostile Media
07/04/17:: Independence
06/28/17:: School, Inc.
06/21/17:: 'Stingy' Jeff Bezos
06/14/17:: Fly Better
06/07/17:: Prosperity Cities
05/31/17:: Chomsky's Venezuela Lesson
05/24/17:: Times' Green Baloney
05/17/17:: Cruel and Stupid
05/10/17:: Improved Health Bill
05/03/17:: Break the Chains
04/26/17:: The Next President
04/19/17:: Earth Day Dopes
04/13/17:: Warrior Trump
04/05/17:: Enough Protection Already
03/29/17:: Free Market Care
03/22/17:: Kindest Cuts
03/15/17:: Ignorant Media
03/08/17:: Killing Big Bird
03/01/17:: The Bloated Military
02/22/17:: What I know first-hand about 'fake news'
02/15/17:: Repeal! No, Wait!
02/08/17:: Smearing Team Trump
02/01/17:: Trump Bubble Bursts
01/25/17:: DeVos SHOULD Have Said
01/18/17:: Trump's First Week
01/11/17:: Worst of Times
01/04/17:: The Trump Years
12/28/16:: Trump's Choice
12/21/16:: Close Them Down!
12/14/16:: Skating to Freedom
12/07/16:: A Strong Leader
11/30/16:: Drain the Swamp!
11/23/16:: Thanksgiving Tragedy
11/02/16:: The Rest of Your Ballot
10/26/16:: The Ruling Class
10/12/16:: What Candidates Won't Say
09/28/16:: The Debate I Heard
09/21/16:: Supreme Court Picks
09/14/16:: Sausage Party Politics
09/07/16:: Not criticizing politicians is a threat to social order
08/17/16:: Vice Presidential Prospects
08/10/16:: Lies Politicians Tell
07/20/16:: Ignoring Politicians
07/13/16:: Cops, Blacks and Crime
06/29/16:: Convicted and Unemployed
06/22/16:: Warning: Labels
06/15/16:: My Lunch with Hillary
06/01/16:: Taught Not to Try
05/25/16:: Private Is Better
05/18/16::Nasty Politics
05/11/16:: Free-Market Medicine
05/04/16:: Money Down a Hole
04/27/16:: Wishing my cancer kills me --- for idological reasons
04/20/16:: I have lung cancer
04/13/16:: Another Libertarian Moment?
03/30/16:: A Better Choice
03/23/16:: The Art of Trump
03/16/16:: Political Promises
03/09/16:: Libertarian Lite
03/02/16:: The more human energy is free to be turned toward the unseen
02/24/16:: Joy and Bad Law
02/17/16:: Robot Cars
02/10/16:: High-Tech Ted
02/03/16:: Political Arrogance
01/27/16:: Running on Empty
01/20/16:: Economic Myths
01/13/16:: Optimism and Obama
01/07/16:: Bettors Beat the Pundits
12/30/15:: 2015
12/23/15:: Politicians Without Borders
12/16/15:: Pretend Answers on Terror
12/09/15:: Liberty, Fraternity, Security
12/02/15:: The Smear
11/25/15:: Self-Defenseless
11/18/15:: Anti-Liberty Politicians
11/11/15:: My Trump Problem
11/04/15:: Beat the Elite
10/28/15:: Fear
10/21/15:: Forced Silence
10/14/15:: Censorship in America
10/07/15:: Escaping Tyranny
09/30/15:: The Cult of Victims
09/23/15:: Government: Here to Help!
09/16/15:: Law and Border
09/09/15:: Cutting Red Tape
09/02/15:: Market Magic
08/26/15:: Rank the Candidates
08/19/15:: Breaking the Rules
08/12/15:: Immigration Is Great
08/05/15:: Gun Lies
07/29/15:: Governed by Zealots
07/22/15:: The War on Uber
07/15/15:: Progress
07/08/15:: Wealth Gap
07/01/15:: Heroes, Villains
06/24/15:: Mankiller Money?
06/17/15:: The Anti-Science Left
06/10/15:: Green Lies
06/03/15:: Social(ist) (in)Justice
05/27/15:: Don't Go!
05/20/15:: Dr. Capitalism
05/13/15:: Disobey!
05/06/15:: Hillary's Armor
04/29/15:: What Creates Jobs
04/22/15:: The Next President
04/08/15:: A Right to Discriminate
04/01/15:: The Next Bubble
03/18/15:: Gentrify!
03/18/15:: America, learn from Chicago, the next Detroit
03/11/15:: What's 'Fair'?
03/04/15:: Raping Culture
02/25/15:: Kochs and Unions
02/18/15:: No Gatekeepers
02/11/15:: Spontaneous Order
02/04/15:: Parasites
01/28/15:: Owning Ideas
01/21/15:: Restate of the Union
01/14/15:: The Better Option
01/07/15:: Trust
12/31/14:: Ignorance
12/24/14:: Up-Lyft-ing Christmas Tale
12/17/14:: Governing vs. Giving
12/10/14:: Climate Catastrophe
12/04/14:: Place Your Bets
11/26/14:: Thanks, Property Rights!
11/19/14:: Control Freaks
11/12/14:: Democracy Delusions
11/05/14:: Electing Liberty
10/29/14:: Incumbents Always Win
10/22/14:: Federal Persecutors
10/15/14:: Crumbling Constitution
10/08/14:: Poverty? There's a distinction between needy and lazy
10/01/14:: It's Better Now
09/24/14:: Two Anti-Choice Parties
09/17/14:: How immigration gets a bad rap
09/10/14:: Hold On, Mr. President
09/03/14:: Green Markets
08/27/14:: Green Monster
08/20/14:: Policing a Riot
08/13/14:: Mindless Drones
08/06/14:: Patrolmen Without Borders
07/30/14:: Healthy Profits?
07/23/14:: Policing America
07/16/14:: Who'll Build the Roads?
07/09/14:: Important Slow News
07/02/14:: 'Crapitalism!'
06/25/14:: Omission Control
06/18/14:: Here Comes Tomorrow
06/11/14:: Libertarians Versus Conservatives
06/04/14:: Popular Nonsense
05/28/14:: Eat Without Fear
05/21/14:: Good News
05/14/14:: Marriage: It's Complicated
05/07/14:: Offensive Speech
04/30/14:: American Dreaming
04/23/14:: Privacy, Please
04/17/14:: Earth Daze
04/09/14:: Taxing Life Away
04/02/14:: Gambling and Government
03/26/14:: Bullies Rule
03/19/14:: Spring Clean Government
03/12/14:: War on Women
03/05/14:: Budget Baloney
02/26/14:: Codgers Freaking Out
02/19/14:: Students for Liberty
02/12/14:: The Privileged People
02/05/14:: Reputation Versus Regulation
01/29/14:: Re-state of the Union
01/22/14:: Chill Out
01/15/14:: Bitcoin Revolution
01/08/14:: Equality Versus Liberty
01/01/14:: Common Core
12/25/13:: Drive Free
12/18/13:: Look Back in Liberty 2013
12/11/13:: Celebrity Hypocrites
12/04/13:: Real Charity
11/27/13:: Thankful for Property
11/20/13:: War on the Little Guy
11/13/13:: The Libertarian Era?
11/06/13:: Privatize Everything
10/30/13:: End the Fed
10/23/13:: Broke U.S. Resumes Spending
10/16/13:: Longing to be a Victim
10/09/13:: Shutdown Theater
10/02/13:: Escaping 'Government' Schools
09/25/13:: Innovation or Stagnation
09/18/13:: Make Trade, Not War
09/11/13:: Road to Damascus
09/04/13:: Milk of Human Blindness
08/21/13:: Trains to Nowhere
08/21/13:: Beware Warrior Cops
08/14/13:: Battle of the Sexes
08/07/13:: Killing Giggles
07/31/13:: Are We Rome Yet?
07/24/13:: Stalled Motor City
07/17/13:: Strangling Life
07/10/13:: Meddling Overseas
07/03/13:: I Shrugged
06/26/13:: Puritanical Government
06/19/13:: Government's war is more than NSA spying
06/12/13:: Terror and Safety: What's wrong with me? I just can't get that worked up about it
06/05/13:: Austerity Myth
05/29/13:: Gas Myths
05/22/13:: Sublet My People Go
05/15/13:: True Grit
05/08/13:: Live Free or Move
05/01/13:: Train Wreck Ahead
04/24/13:: The Education Blob's Revenge
04/17/13:: A Post-Post Office World
04/10/13:: Government Plays Favorites
04/03/13:: Green Tyranny
03/28/13:: Imperial Washington
03/20/13:: The Blob That Ate Children
03/13/13:: Frack to the Future
03/06/13:: Sequester: Not Even a Cut
02/27/13:: Libertarians' Awkward Bedfellows
02/20/13:: To Government, Every Penny Is Sacred
02/13/13:: A Real State of the Union
02/06/13:: Ban This! Ban That! Ban This and That!
01/29/13:: Obama Is Not King
01/23/13:: Shopping Around for a Better Life
01/16/13:: First, the Bad News
01/09/13:: A Man's Home Is His Subsidy
01/02/13:: No Regulation? No Problem
12/26/12:: Charity Begins With Wealth Creation
12/19/12:: It's the Spending, Stupid!
12/12/12:: Government Gone Bad
12/05/12:: Food Bunk
11/28/12:: Legalize Insider Trading
11/21/12:: About That Fiscal Cliff
11/14/12:: Did Freedom Win?
11/07/12:: More Government
10/31/12:: Coulter Defends Romney
10/24/12:: Greed
10/17/12:: Bad Rules
10/10/12:: Dems, fear not. Romney is a Big-Government Man
10/03/12:: We Fund Dependency
09/25/12:: Strangulation by Union
08/29/12:: The War on Drugs: Because Prohibition Worked So Well …
08/22/12:: When Paul Ryan and I did lunch in Manhattan
08/15/12:: There Ought Not to Be a Law
08/08/12:: Wars To End War
08/01/12:: Myths We Live By
07/25/12:: America, the Law-crazed
07/18/12:: First Jobs
07/11/12:: Budget Insanity
07/04/12:: The Education Blob
06/27/12:: In Praise of Discrimination
06/20/12:: Regulating Political Speech
06/13/12:: Why should government be involved in medicine at all?
06/06/12:: Uncertainty Paralysis
05/30/12:: Improving Life for Workers
05/23/12:: Keeping Business Honest
05/16/12:: Making Life Fair
05/09/12:: Creating a Risk-Free World
05/02/12:: Keeping Nature Exactly as Is ... Forever
04/25/12:: The Assault on Food
04/18/12:: The Economy Needs No Conductor
04/11/12:: Can Government Do Anything Well?
04/04/12:: Let's Give the Fed Some Competition
03/28/12:: Job Killers
03/21/12:: What Is Fair?
03/14/12:: Complex Societies Need Simple Laws
03/07/12:: Vulture Capitalism
02/29/12:: Prohibition
02/24/12:: I Tried to Open a Lemonade Stand
02/22/12:: Politicians Fiddle While Fiscal Crisis Looms
02/15/12:: Never Trust Government Numbers
02/08/12:: Government Can't Make Us Happy
02/01/12:: Policing the World
01/25/12:: The Real State of the Union
01/18/12:: Don't Trust Your Instincts
01/11/12:: Champions of Freedom
01/04/12:: Ideas engage in 'Intimacy', and We're Better for It
12/28/11:: A Libertarian Year Ahead?
12/21/11:: Obamacare Abominations
12/14/11:: Job Creators Fighting Back
12/07/11:: Ten Years to Greece
11/30/11:: Blocking the Paths Out of Poverty
11/23/11:: America: Land of Free Speech --- Sometimes
11/16/11:: FDA Kills Smokers
11/09/11:: The FDA Kills
11/02/11:: The Stupidity of Buy American
10/26/11:: School Competition Rescues Kids
10/19/11:: Wall Street Protesters Half Right
10/12/11: : Government the Job Killer
10/05/11: : Government Makes Us Poor
09/28/11: : Governments Don't Create Prosperity
09/21/11: Exciting Schools
09/14/11: Ponzi! Ponzi! Ponzi!
09/07/11: Ten Years After
08/24/11: Almost Everything We're Taught Is Wrong
08/17/11: The GOP Race Heats Up
08/10/11: A Government That Kills
08/03/11: Balancing the Budget
07/27/11: What We Don't Know about History Can Hurt Us
07/20/11: A Businessman for President?
07/13/11: David Mamet's Conversion
07/06/11: The College Scam
06/29/11: A New Day in Politics
06/22/11: Who Is Gary Johnson?
06/10/11: The Cancer of Regulation
06/01/11: Government Against Blacks
05/25/11: Battle of the Budgets
05/18/11: Plentiful Fuel
05/11/11: Ron Paul: Less Lonely These Days
05/04/11: Gasoline and Onions
04/27/11: Government Creates Poverty
04/21/11: Watch the Watchmen
04/13/11: Welcome Budget-Cut Talk
04/06/11: Gun Owners Have a Right to Privacy
03/30/11: Students Who Get It!
03/23/11: Corporate Welfare
03/16/11: End the Drug War, Save Black America
03/09/11: Obama's Green-Jobs Fantasies
03/02/11: An Academy Award-Winning Movie, Stuttering and Me
02/23/11: Why Does Government Suppress Information?
02/16/11: Is Seasteading the Future?
02/09/11: Spontaneous Order
02/02/11: I Can Balance the Budget
01/26/11: My State of the Union Address
01/19/11: Will the Republicans Really Cut This Time?
01/12/11: Same as the Old Boss?
01/05/11: Prohibitionists: Leave Us Alone!
12/29/10: Please Stop 'Helping' Us
12/22/10: Uncle Sam Will Help Buy You an Alpaca
12/15/10: Why Do People Believe in Fantasies?
12/08/10: Why Do the Poor Stay Poor?
12/01/10: Making Parks Decent Again
11/20/10: Happy Starvation Day
11/17/10: Natural is Better?
11/10/10: My racist bake sale
11/03/10: Did Freedom Win?
10/27/10: Plastic Water Bottles Won't Hurt You
10/20/10: Public-Sector Unions Choke Taxpayers
10/13/10: Freer Is Better
10/06/10: Congress Can't Repeal Economics
09/29/10: Taxing the Rich
09/22/10: The Battle for the Future
09/15/10: Money Is Not What Schools Need
09/08/10: Entrepreneurs Under Attack
09/01/10: Good Intentions Gone Bad
08/25/10: Where Are the New Jobs?
08/18/10: Obama Demagogues Private Enterprise
08/11/10: Memo to Alan Greenspan: Keep Quiet
08/04/10: Private Enterprise Does It Better
07/21/10: Immigrants --- Good or Bad?
07/14/10: Attacks on Freedom
07/07/10: Parasitic Tort Lawyers
06/30/10: Entrepreneurship Helps Make America Great
06/16/10: Guns Save Lives
06/09/10: Free to Choose
06/02/10: Fight Bigotry Without Government
05/26/10: Going 'Green'
05/19/10: Confiscating Your Property
05/12/10: Leave the Gamblers Alone!
05/05/10: Unpaid Interns Are Exploited?
04/21/10: Myths About Capitalism
04/14/10: I Pay My Accountant Instead
04/07/10: What Am I?
04/01/10: What We Know That Isn't So
03/24/10: Entitlement Rip-Off
03/17/10: Politicians Smother Cities
03/10/10: The Right to Work
03/03/10: Keep Your Laws Off My Body
02/24/10: Whose Body Is It?
02/17/10: Education: Too Important for a Government Monopoly
02/10/10: Hurtling Down the Road to Serfdom
02/03/10: Big Government's Cronies
01/27/10: A Blow for Free Speech
01/20/10: Who Needs Energy Independence?
01/13/10: Let's Take the Crony Out of Crony Capitalism
01/06/10: Who Is Wesley Mouch?
12/30/09: Memo to the House: Adopt the Filibuster
12/23/09: Dump the Audience?
12/16/09: Free Stuff From Sam
12/09/09: ABC Fired Stossel?
11/25/09: We Pay Them to Lie to Us
11/18/09: Worse Than Taxes
11/11/09: The U.S. House of Presumptuous Meddlers
11/04/09: The Double Standard About Journos' Bias
10/28/09: Self-Governance Works
10/20/09: A Nobel Prize for Showing That Freedom Works
10/14/09: What's Michael Moore Talking About?
10/07/09: Transfer machine
09/30/09: Success No Matter What
09/02/09: Clunker Legislation
08/26/09: Competition
08/19/09: Obamacare's inevitable logic
08/12/09: Big Business goes big for health-care reform
08/05/09: Impossible promises
07/29/09: A minimum wage = minimum jobs
07/22/09: Arrogance
07/15/09: Health-care competition
07/08/09: Insurance is no answer
07/02/09: Better' health care?
06/24/09: The nirvana fallacy
06/17/09: A refreshing spin on cable TV
06/10/09: Competition would save medicine, too
06/03/09: Pay for your own rescue
05/27/09: Pregnancy means job security?
05/20/09: The Medicare Ponzi Scheme
05/13/09: Eat the Tigers!
05/06/09: Steroids hysteria
04/29/09: Government help hurts
04/22/09: Prohibition spawns drug violence
04/15/09: Simplify the rules
04/08/09: The Universal Pre-K Scam
04/01/09: Sell The Roads!
03/25/09: Butt Out, Feds
03/18/09: Making it
03/11/09: The Fatal Conceit
03/04/09: Obama the Efficient Goes to Washington
02/25/09: Judging Obama
02/18/09: Real Jobs Create Wealth
02/11/09: Why Obama Wants Control of the Census
02/04/09: We can't spend our way to prosperity
01/28/09: The College Scam
01/21/09: Liberalism advocates choice? Yeah, right
01/14/09: A false sense of security
01/07/09: Madoff is a piker
12/31/08: Of course, Caroline is qualified
12/17/08: Arrogant conceit
12/17/08: The scandal is what's legal
12/10/08: Do worry about the deficit
12/03/08: Government sets us up for the next bust
11/26/08: The Big Three should stand on their own feet
11/19/08: Government "Fixes" Slow Recovery spending to nowhere
11/12/08: The Road to Serfdom
11/05/08: Who Will Run America?
10/29/08: A duty not to vote?
10/23/08: Unappreciated Spontaneous Order
10/16/08: The reregulation mantra
10/08/08: Try Free Enterprise
10/02/08: Regulator bullies
09/24/08: What happened to market discipline?
09/17/08: Barack Obama and White privilege
09/10/08: Green jobs
09/03/08: The Drinking Age Myth independence, II
08/27/08: The idiocy of energy independence, II
08/20/08: The idiocy of energy independence
08/13/08: Whose business is it anyway?
08/06/08: Conservatives scare people, too
07/30/08: How many wives is too many?
07/16/08: Tear Down the Stop Signs!
07/10/08: The Right to Self-Defense Affirmed
07/05/08: Dire news from my colleagues
06/25/08: Bless the Speculator
06/18/08: Legalize All Drugs
06/11/08: The entitlement mess
06/04/08: Will McCain let us fight?
05/28/08: Windfall-Profit Nonsense
05/21/08: McCain finds his crisis in global warming
05/14/08: Government stifles the wisdom of crowds
05/07/08: How Hillary became a social conservative (sort of)
04/30/08: The Conceit of the Regulators
04/23/08: The sky's not falling
04/16/08: Market magic
04/09/08: Our legal system encourages lawyer bullies
04/02/08: Threat to homeschooling
03/19/08: Politicians usually protect themselves at our expense
03/12/08: Beware candidates who promise to cure society's ills
03/05/08: Influence-peddling
02/27/08: Guns save lives
02/20/08: Presidents can't manage the economy
02/13/08: Stimulating nonsense
02/06/08: USA makes adoption harder
01/31/08: Who's Afraid of Prosperity?
01/23/08: A freer world is a better world
01/16/08: Hating free enterprise
01/03/08: Ron Paul on Immigration
12/27/07: Dr. No, R-Texas
12/19/07: Ron Paul on war
12/12/07: My Interview with Ron Paul
12/05/07: Tragedy of the Commons, Part II
11/28/07: The free market does it better
11/28/07: The free market does it better
11/21/07: The Tragedy of the Commons
11/14/07: Don't look to government to cool down the planet
11/07/07: Don't look to government to cool down the planet
10/31/07: Utahns can vote for school choice Tuesday
10/24/07: The global-warming debate isn't over until it's over
10/17/07: Turning Kids into Sex Offenders
10/10/07: Medical Competition Works for Patients
10/02/07: Control your own health care
09/25/07: Our crazy health-insurance system
09/19/07: Socialized medicine is broken and can't be fixed
09/12/07: Cuba Has Better Health Care than the United States?
09/05/07: The return of Toilet Man
08/29/07: Another bogus report card for U.S. medical care
08/22/07: Why the U.S. ranks low on WHO's health-care study
08/15/07: Dead men farming
08/08/07: Let Wisconsin experiment with socialized medicine
08/01/07: Economic illiteracy
07/25/07: Oh, oh, Good News!
07/05/07: Live and let live
06/27/07: Big-Government conservatives
06/20/07: Bill Gates Needs an Econ Course
06/13/07: Property owners win one
06/06/07: Why is profit a dirty word?
05/30/07: The Double Thank-You Moment
05/22/07: The many myths of ethanol
05/16/07: The Tax-Cut Myth
05/09/07: The public trough is bigger than ever
05/02/07: Tales from the school-choice wars
04/25/07: How About Economic Progress Day?
04/18/07: Springtime for taxes
04/11/07: The Edifice Complex
04/05/07: Worry about the right things
03/28/07: The kidnapping hysteria
03/22/07: The media likes scaring us, and we like it
03/15/07: Laws that kill
03/07/07: Terror porn
02/28/07: The Fear Industrial Complex
02/21/07: No drug price controls
02/14/07: Schwarzenegger's folly
02/10/07: Panic in Boston
01/31/07: Big, Big Government
01/24/07: Milton Friedman Day
01/17/07: Losing sleep over the trade deficit?
01/10/07: Sticking it to low-skilled workers
01/03/07: Is this any way to help the homeless?
12/27/06: Is nothing too trivial for the busybodies?
12/20/06: What will they ban next?
12/13/06: Are the rich cheap?
12/06/06: Who gives to charity?
11/29/06: Are Americans cheap?
11/22/06: Working mothers need the free market, too
11/15/06: White guilt doesn't help blacks
11/08/06: Legalized property theft
10/25/06: Getting medical insurance from your boss is a bad idea
10/18/06: Trade restrictions stick it to consumers
10/11/06: McDonald's didn't make them fat
10/04/06: Big business loves government
09/27/06: Big business loves government
09/20/06: It's hard to tell a conservative from a liberal
09/13/06: Secrets in the senate
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08/02/06: The trial lawyers' justice myth
07/26/06: Smearing education choice
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07/12/06: An illegal market that could save your life
07/05/06: When sexism claims are a real hoot
06/28/06: When sexism claims are a real hoot
06/21/06: Prison for you, but not for me
06/14/06: Religious fanatics terrorize American farmers
06/07/06: Are you able to obey this law?
05/31/06: Myths and lies on the record
05/24/06: Mississippi has a place for heroes: Jail
05/17/06: How could the TV experts be so wrong?
05/10/06: Everything you know is wrong
05/03/06: Victims victimizing the taxpayers
04/26/06: If you want to benefit from other greedy people, you have to make sure they benefit from you
04/18/06: That post-Tax Day headache will be significantly stronger after reading this
04/12/06: Scare 'em and they'll fund it
04/05/06: They kicked me out of school
03/22/06: Only the desperate fight facts with myths
03/15/06: They want to teach me a lesson
03/08/06: I'm sorry that union teachers are mad at me
03/01/06: Stifling freedom of excellence
02/22/06: Unions fighting to protect the nightmare
02/15/06: Keep the incompetents, don't reward your most productive that's a formula for success?
02/08/06: They've gotten their hands on America's children, and they have no intention of letting go
02/01/06: In 72 hours, a private company did what government schools could not do in over 12 years
01/25/06: Petty-bureaucrats-turned-lords-of-the-manor are determining most American kids' futures
01/18/06: Not enough money for education? It's a myth
01/11/06: Courts helping public schools cheat children
01/04/06: Were subway strikers thugs?
12/28/05: 2005's Top 10 List of Foolish Myths
12/21/05: Law forces spending millions on accounting instead of growth
12/14/05: Should the law promote human life, or should it sacrifice human beings and their quality of life on the altar of Gaia?
12/07/05: The enormous cost and creativity-killing pace of ordinary civil cases
11/30/05: In a truly free society, we don't all have to make the same decisions
11/23/05: Law must hold at least some people responsible for their decisions
11/16/05: Is Wal-Mart a problem?
11/09/05: Holy Shiite! Movie shelved for using M-word
11/02/05: The pols shouldn't tell the people to shut up
10/27/05: Don't forget to say thank you after being looted
10/20/05: What if it were legal in America for adults to carry concealed weapons?
10/12/05: 'Net destroying business as we know it? Government thinks so
10/06/05: Giving New Orleans its freedom
09/28/05: Market protects us better than politicians ever could
09/21/05: Dammable pork
09/14/05: For too many Americans, nightmares don't stop upon awakening
09/07/05: In praise of price gouging
08/31/05: Successful scientists and their gimmicks
08/24/05: Private charity would do much more if government hadn't crowded it out
08/17/05: Honey! They shrunk the portions
08/10/05: Setting high wages that keep people poor
08/03/05: GOPers should stop dithering about reducing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting's subsidies and eliminate them altogether
07/27/05: Love-crushing law is striving to sterilize the workplace
07/20/05: Robbing the poor to build a rich man's stadium it's just plain wrong
07/13/05: Being open-minded and liberal is not one and the same
07/06/05: Sunscreen and unaccountable authority
06/29/05: Making parking lots out of castles
06/22/05: Gender pay gap is pap
06/15/05: Improving other folks' intimacy, with your tax money?
06/08/05: Dismantle the FDA?
06/01/05: By protecting us from bad things, government protects us from good things, too
05/25/05: De$peration
05/18/05: Think bottled water is healthier? Friend, you are being soaked!
05/11/05: Truth or myth?: Revisiting some popular misconceptions
05/04/05: The scoop on pricey coffee
04/20/05: The right not to employ someone
04/13/05: Scaremongers screaming BOO! even louder after column challenges their facts
04/06/05: How to crush your competition with government endorsement
03/30/05: The fear Crichton's latest questions makes scare-peddlers frightened
03/23/05: Black-on-black discrimination?
03/16/05: When warnings make us less safe
03/09/05: Gasoline prices 2005: An inflation-adjusted bargain
03/02/05: Washington's labor laws now hurt children more than they protect them
02/23/05: Outsourcers are the bigger job creators?
02/16/05: Selfishness is bad, right?
02/09/05: Fifth Avenue farmers
02/02/05: Buy a bridge? This $200 Million one isn't for sale it's being paid for by taxpayers and it leads almost nowhere
01/28/05: Aren't science and scholarship supposed to ask questions and open our eyes to facts?
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It is our goal to keep your mouth healthy, your teeth fully functional, and your smile bright — and we are proud of all the services we offer to do exactly that. At the same time, we want you to understand all that modern dentistry in general has to offer you. To that end, we have assembled a first-rate dental library in which you can find a wealth of information on various dental topics, including:
From a thorough professional cleaning to a full smile makeover, there is an amazing array of services that cosmetic and general dentists offer to make sure your teeth stay healthy, function well and look great. If your smile is not all you want it to be, this is the place to start. Read more about Cosmetic & General Dentistry.
When you have a dental emergency — whether it's caused by a sudden accident or chronic disease — your teeth and/or the tissues of the mouth that surround them need to receive proper care right away. It's also important to be aware, before you're actually in the situation, of what you can do to ensure the best outcome. Read more about Emergency Dental Care.
This is the branch of dentistry that focuses on the inside of the tooth — specifically the root canals and sensitive, inner pulp (nerve) tissue. When this tissue becomes inflamed or infected, a root canal procedure may become necessary. But contrary to the popular myth, a root canal doesn't cause pain, it relives it. Read more about Endodontics.
If you are missing one or more teeth, dental implants offer the comfort and security of a permanent replacement that looks and functions just like your natural teeth. Dental implants also help preserve the tooth-supporting bone in your jaw that naturally deteriorates when even one tooth is lost. Read more about Implant Dentistry.
Oral health is an essential component of general health and well-being. Good oral health means a mouth that's free of disease; a bite that functions well enough for you to eat without pain and get ample nutrition; and a smile that lets you express your happiest emotions with confidence. Read more about Oral Health.
A major goal of modern dentistry is to help you keep your teeth and gums healthy for a lifetime. By following a conscientious program of oral hygiene at home, and coming to the dental office for routine cleanings and exams, you have the best chance of making this goal a reality. Read more about Oral Hygiene.
The word "surgery" often brings to mind a stay in the hospital, general anesthesia, and perhaps a lengthy recovery period. However, the experience of having oral surgery is usually very different from that. Some common oral surgery procedures include: tooth extractions, dental implant placement, and biopsies of suspicious oral lesions. Read more about Oral Surgery.
Adults and kids alike can benefit from the boost in self-confidence that comes from having a great-looking smile with beautifully aligned teeth. Orthodontic treatment can even improve chewing, speaking and oral hygiene in certain cases. And with today's virtually invisible orthodontic appliances, it's possible to keep your treatment a private matter… until your new smile is unveiled, of course! Read more about Orthodontics.
It's never too early to get your child started on the path toward a lifetime of good oral health, and there are many services to do exactly that. Monitoring your child's dental growth and development, and preventing and intercepting dental diseases along the way, is the primary focus of pediatric dentistry. Read more about Pediatric Dentistry.
If you want to keep your teeth for life — a completely reasonable goal in this day and age — you need to make sure the tissues that surround them are also healthy. Should gum problems arise, you may need periodontal therapy to restore diseased tissues to health. Read more about Periodontal Therapy.
In the field of dentistry, new technology is constantly changing the way diseases are diagnosed, routine procedures are performed, and illnesses are prevented. Although they may seem unfamiliar at first, new and improved dental technologies offer plenty of real benefits for patients. Read more about Technology.
When you are a child, your first loose tooth can be cause for celebration; when you are an adult, it definitely is not. Biting and chewing with a tooth that is not securely attached in its socket can be difficult or even painful — and any tooth that becomes loose is at risk of needing to be removed or, at worst, falling out. It's often possible to prevent that from happening, but quick action is required.
The most common reason for tooth looseness is periodontal disease — a bacterial infection of the gum and/or bone tissues that surround and support your teeth. The infection results from bacterial plaque that sits on your teeth in the absence of effective oral hygiene. Over time, periodontal disease will cause gum tissue to detach from the teeth as plaque and tartar formation increases and tooth-supporting bone is lost. As more bone is lost, teeth gradually become loose and are unable to withstand normal biting forces. If severe periodontal disease remains untreated, loose teeth will eventually fall out.
Another common contributor to the loosening of teeth is a clenching or grinding habit that generates too much biting force. This force can stretch the periodontal ligaments that join the teeth to the supporting bone, making your teeth looser. These habits can accelerate bone loss and also cause jaw pain and excessive tooth wear.
Just as the causes of loose teeth can be biological (disease) or mechanical (too much force) — or both — so, too, are the treatments. Let's first take a look at the biological approach.
To control gum disease, a dental professional must thoroughly clean the teeth of plaque and harder deposits (tartar or calculus) in which bacteria thrive; this includes the tooth-root surfaces beneath the gum line. At the same visit, you will be instructed on effective oral hygiene techniques and products to use at home. Often this type of deep cleaning, combined with improved oral hygiene, will reduce inflammation and heal the gums enough to cause some tightening of the teeth.
The mechanical approach involves modifying the forces that are applied to the teeth. This can be achieved in a number of ways. For example, an occlusal (bite) adjustment can be performed by carefully reshaping minute amounts of tooth surface enamel. This changes the way upper and lower teeth contact each other, redirecting and lessening the force. Replacing broken fillings and restoring worn teeth is also sometimes needed to create a more balanced bite, even when teeth are not loose.
It is also possible to reduce stresses on teeth by temporarily or permanently splinting them together like fence pickets so that any biting force is distributed among groups of teeth rather than individual loosened teeth. The splint is a very small metal bracket bonded to the backs of or tops of the teeth.
If clenching or grinding habits are a problem, a custom-made bite guard (also called an occlusal splint) can be worn when needed. Placed in the mouth at night or in times of stress, it can protect the teeth from the consequences of too much biting force. This can also be helpful in preventing excessive tooth wear, and sometimes in relieving jaw pain.
Loose teeth can be successfully treated with both biological and mechanical techniques. A thorough examination will be needed to determine the best approach. So if you are experiencing tooth looseness, don't wait — the sooner this problem is addressed, the more likely you are to keep your natural teeth.
Loose Teeth Tooth looseness is a complex but treatable problem. More often than not, it is a fairly late sign of periodontal (gum) disease. If you are experiencing this, it's important to act fast to try and save your teeth... Read Article
Treatment for Loose Teeth Sometimes very loose teeth can be splinted or joined together like pickets in a fence so that any biting force is distributed among groups of teeth rather than individual loosened teeth. However, before deciding upon a treatment, the long-term prognosis of the teeth must be considered... Read Article


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This classic Vita Fede necklace features our Swarovski crystals nestled between our signature "titan" tips
Chain 420.00mm / 16.54" + Extender 50.00mm / 2.00"
Pendant Width 15.00mm / 0.59"
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All Vita Fede sizes are all based US standard sizes. To help you find the perfect size, you can download, print and follow the instructions in these files:
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- We recommend you treat your item with care, as normal wear will likely occur.
- Vita Fede is not responsible for damages caused by abuse or improper care.
- Any tonal and/or textural variances are natural characteristics of the materials used.
- Avoid prolonged contact with liquids, including cosmetics and oil-based substances.
- Avoid overexposure to heat, direct sunlight and inclement weather conditions.
- Extra care should be taken with stone and pearl pieces, as they are naturally very delicate.
- Use caution when layering pieces, as this may result in scratches and/or discoloration.
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- When not worn, we recommend you store your Vita Fede piece in its protective velvet bag in a cool, dry location.
- All earrings are 100% hypoallergenic; The posts are made of stainless steel (100% lead and nickel free). Any color changes are due to the content of the material and will not affect quality.
- Leather products may become softer and change color slightly with age and wear.
- Vita Fede Jewelry is certified socially accountable and thus guarantees that the entire supply chain complies with SA8000 standards
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Always with form and function in mind, our packaging offers the same thoughtful design as our products. Every Vita Fede piece arrives in our signature boxes, which are as sleek, functional and beautiful as the product within. Like many of our Vita Fede pieces, our packaging serves a dual function, both as a means to transport our designs directly to your doorstep and as a transformative object that's designed to be reimagined and repurposed.
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- Free Worldwide Shipping on orders over 500USD
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- Same day delivery available in NYC
- All shipping and handling charges are not refundable.
- Customer is responsible for return shipping.
- Orders cannot be canceled once an order has shipped.
IMPORTANT: For all International orders, Vita Fede takes on the cost of duties and taxes. However, depending on the legislation of individual countries, we cannot guarantee that you will or will not be charged any customs taxes or duties. Any customs or import duties are charged once the parcel reaches its destination country. These charges must be paid by the recipient of the parcel.
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- Vita Fede does not cover merchandise damaged by the customer.
- Items are deemed defective solely upon the discretion of Vita Fede.
- Vita Fede will not be held responsible for damages caused by improper care.
- Vita Fede will repair a defective item with proof of purchase only.
- All damages incurred after the one-year warranty period may be subject to Vita Fede Repair Service fees, including all stone and pearl repair requests.
- Vita Fede reserves the right to request photographic evidence regarding defective or incorrect merchandise before authorizing a return.
Returns Policy
Vita Fede will accept full-priced, unworn merchandise returned within 7 days for store credit or exchange of product online.
- Vita Fede only issues returns in the form of store credits or exchanges at vitafede.com.
- Vita Fede must authorize all returns and exchanges. Any unauthorized returns received will be denied and items will be sent back to the customer without prior notice.
- Merchandise must be returned within 7 days of receiving the order and approved returns are only valid within 7 business days after issuance.
- Merchandise must be unworn, in new condition, with no damages. Merchandise that is received with any damages may be returned to the customer without prior notice and may result in denial of return.
- All earrings and personalized pieces are final sale, non-exchangeable.
- Items will be exchanged upon current stock confirmation. Should the item not be in stock, a store credit will be issued.
- Store credit codes are active for one year from date of issuance and can only be used in its entirety on a future purchase at vitafede.com. Store credits cannot be combined with any other store credit codes, discounts or promotional offers.
- Vita Fede reserves the right to alter or cancel credits, coupons and/or promotions without notice. Vita Fede reserves the right to cancel any transaction with improper use of credits, coupons or promotions. Improper use of credits may result in loss of your account and site access.
- Customer is responsible for return shipping. All shipping and handling charges are not refundable.
- Orders cannot be canceled once an order has shipped.
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