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LIU Explorer Vessel . Helping to exploit the universe one planet at a time.... . LIU Explorer Vessel - (EV) The Ludgonian Industrial Union is proud to present our newest and largest dropship, the Explorer Vessel. Expand your knowledge of your home systems or explore new planets, buy one today! The massive Explorer Vessel has all the things you need (and some you don't) to explore the universe. Discover profitable worlds, study your finds, and begin the colonization process. The EV's three decks contain labs, housing, and storage areas. The EV is self-contained and can go without re-supplying for several years. Fun Fact #1: The EV recycles waste water, food, and toilet paper so they can be used over and over again. There's a lot to see in this side view. 1. The EV has lots of windows to cut down on white blindness. 2. The eight side engines (four shown here) to allow the EV to have VTOL capabilities. 3. The EV's two doors(lower right, shown closed) and 4. We are running out of pure white bricks and are having to dip into the yellowing aged ones....ahhhh! Large engines allow the EV to travel quickly, but efficiently. Note the greebs under the engines. They do stuff...we think...Fun Fact #2: Maybe they are just for decoration...ever think about that? Some of the EV's roof mounted instrumentation, like the wind speedometer, radar, etc.... The Innards Deck #1 Here's an overview of the first deck. Its divided into two sections. Fun Fact #3: Making the first deck smaller than the upper decks reduces the amount of the ship that must come in contact with the ground, keeping your ship squeeky clean. Both sides of the first deck have small garages. This garage holds a small all terrain truck. Very little time went in to making this background moc, so ignore it. Anyway, the truck is used to get around on the planet once the EV has landed. Materials can be collected in the truck's bed and can be carried back to the EV for study. Next to the truck garage is the EV's fuel room. The EV doesn't need fuel itself (it's powered with a fusion reactor), but the EV's ground vehicles do. Here, the EV's vehicles fuel up. Next to the fuel room is the geology lab. An overview is shown here. Here is the geology lab's closet. All the tools needed to find and dig up rocks and soil samples can be found here. Fun Fact #4: Losing tools when you are light years away from a store is not a good idea. Keep inventory often. The actual lab is shown here. Scanners and X-ray machines allow your scientists to study the planet's make-up. Hmm...this planet uses eye liner. The last room in the geology lab is the storage room. Samples of rare or interesting rocks are kept here for further study. The other side of the first deck also has a small garage. Smaller vehicles are stored in here, like a three-wheeler and two LIU exo-suits. A LIU Exo-Suit Loader is a must. Use it to load collected samples or move supplies around the ship. You wouldn't want to hurt your back. A small mechanic shop sits next to the garage. All the vehicles are fixed and maintained here. Fun Fact #5: There are no Jiffy Lubes on unexplored planets. At least the ones that we have encountered. A supply room for the mechanics. "Hey, what wench used my wrench!!!" A small sick bay for injured or sick soldiers. White blindess is the most commonly treated ailment. Doc: "Just don't look at anything white for few days." Blind man: "How the heck can I do that, I'm on a LIU ship. The last room on the first deck is the security center. You never know what you might encounter on an unexplored world. In fact, you never know what your crew will do when confined to whiteness for extended periods. Deck #2 There are four labs and four living areas on the second deck. The first lab is the EV's Physics Lab. Here, they study the planet's size, gravity, mass, orbit, as well as its position in relation to the sun. Its all figured out by these two nerds and their fancy computers. Fun Fact #6: Don't ask us how they do it. This level of physics is way over our head. More security walking the halls....(Why did I include this? Who knows?) Here's the plant biology lab. Newly discovered plants are grown and studied here. Fun Fact #7: The lab utilizes technology developed by the LIU Green Center. Check it out in our Infrastructure Folder. Here's the geography lab. Here, they map the planet, study its various terrains, and monitor its weather. Fun Fact #8: Ludgonia is the capital city and homeworld of the LIU. The last lab on the EV is the biology lab. Various creatures are studied here. Today, these scientists are studying the effects of radiation on this captured amphibian. A small break room allows the crew to sit, rest, and mingle. Fun Fact #9: This native snuck on board several planets ago. According to LIU protocol, the crew is not allowed to interact with any primitive beings on the planets they explore. Although, Tina the Octan girl likes to feed him pizza crusts. The kitchen. Nothing new. Some pots, pans, and a dirty chef... The EV's small bathroom. One shower stall, one toilet, and one sink support the whole crew. Fun Fact #10: Some pretty nasty fights occur here on a regular basis. "Dude! The stall is only two bricks wide! What?!? What do you mean I have to take my %@#$*^@ arms off!! This bathroom sucks!" Four beds and some chairs allow the crew to catch some sleep. Closets store some fresh sheets. Johnny had too much soda before bed... Deck #3 An overview of the third deck, which is actually just the EV's pilot house. The captain and three officers pilot the EV from the left side... ....while the Head Engineer and his officers work from the right side. The captain, his 46 member crew, and one primitive stowaway pose for photo. Note: The EV could be used as a military dropship. Load the lower deck with tanks and keep hundreds of men on the second deck. Hmm...come to think of it, that would have been a better idea.
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What We Endorsed on The Nose By Colin McEnroe • Dec 20, 2013 The show, if you missed it, is here. But people often complain they can't write down the endorsements. Let me go first because my endorsement was rushed at the end. I endorsed this (older) book as a nice gift for someone who loves jazz standards and the American Songbook. A Long Fracking Conversation With Dan Esty By John Dankosky • Dec 18, 2013 Chion Wolf / WNPR Okay, so it's not Frost/Nixon. But over the last few years, I've been having an ongoing, at times entertaining, occasionally frustrating, and always interesting conversation on air and on stage with Dan Esty about "fracking" and natural gas. Racism, Guide Dogs and Palin: What We Talk About When We Talk About The Nose By Colin McEnroe • Nov 14, 2013 Last minute update: I'm fascinated by this article from this morning about Jacqueline Kennedy's pink suit -- maybe as a way in to a larger dicussion about this moment, about the way 11/22/63 is back and being re-processed through the lens of 2013. But I'm not sure the panel will go for it. It's 5:30 pm on Thursday, and I have so many tabs open on my browser I think Chrome could just implode, taking us all with it. This is not unusual as we get ready for The Nose, a weekly cultural roundtable. We look for a certain kind of "talkable" item, and finding them can be tough. William Randolph Herbst By Colin McEnroe • Nov 5, 2013 Hearst had San Simeon. Kane had Xanadu. UConn President Susan Herbst has Scarborough Street (in addition to the expensively refurbished president's mansion in Storrs). You can hardly blame her for wanting a pied à terre somewhere. 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"Despicable Me": Far From Despicably Bad, Yet Not Admirably Good
Over the last few years, CG animation has become a familiar fixture on the big screen. Its quality runs the usual range, from the truly exceptional (Toy Story 3 and Up) to the better-than-average (Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs) and the only-average (Monsters vs. Aliens), and to the execrable (Battle For Terra). Universal's new 3D CG-animated release, Despicable Me, is the first feature from its recently established animation house, Illumination Entertainment. While solid and competent, it falls squarely in the middle of the bell curve.
To its credit, Despicable Me tells an original story, at least in the sense that it is not adapted from an existing source. The plot is interesting: It essentially casts a super-villain as the protagonist. Despite the implications of the teaser trailer, Gru (Steve Carrell) is actually the world's most mediocre super-villain, and his only meager accomplishments involve stealing scale landmark replicas from Las Vegas casinos. But, undeterred by discouraging words from his nagging mother (Julie Andrews), Gru is determined to make a name for himself. Along with his trusted army of Minions and the scientist Doctor Nefario (Russell Brand), Gru plans to literally steal the moon from Earth's orbit. Accomplishing this requires the use of a shrink ray that falls into the possession of a rival super-villain, Vector (Jason Segel). To create a diversion so he can sneak into Vector's compound and steal the shrink-ray, Gru adopts three adorable young orphaned girls who sold cookies to Vector: Margo (Miranda Cosgrove), Edith (Dana Gaier), and Agnes (Elsie Fisher). It does not take a genius to figure out that Gru will form a father-like bond with the three young girls and truly come to love and care for them. But becoming a father conflicts with Gru's goals of stealing the moon and becoming a renowned criminal mastermind.
Despicable Me is definitely amusing through its hour-and-a-half plus running time, but it is never outright hilarious. The story misses many opportunities to riff on super-villains. Although Gru is the "despicable" person of the title, he does not come off as truly despicable. Early in the story, Gru does annoying things, like making and then popping a balloon for a kid who lost an ice cream cone. He uses a freeze ray on people ahead of him at a coffee shop, and he bonks into other cars when parallel parking. Gru jokingly delivers veiled threats to his neighbor when the neighbor's dog defecates on his lawn. But these aside, Gru is not truly despicable or, for that matter, much of an actual super-villain. He simply appears to possess a grumpy streak. Perhaps if Gru were truly a wicked super-villain rather than an amateurish and aspiring one, his transformation into a father figure would be more compelling.
The appointed mascots of the movie are the yellow pill- or Twinkie-shaped Minions of Gru, who perpetrate most of the gags. They are definitely chuckle worthy, but at times come off like a studio-mandated merchandising device. I would not be surprised if Universal created some sort of spin-off TV series centered on the Minions. Overall though, the Minions are the comedic energy of the piece.
In general, the actors served their characters well. Russell Brand and Jason Segel are downright unrecognizable and demonstrate a good vocal range. Segel's Vector is another super-villain wannabe who is able to overcompensate by being a spoiled rich kid who more or less wants to play at being a super-villain. Here's another place where the story is too tame, as there just isn't much of difference between Gru and his rival, Vector. Vector and Gru never truly appear to be true super-villains. The most villainous character is the head of the Bank of Evil, Mr. Perkins (Will Arnett). Mr. Perkins is the prospective financier of Gru's moon theft operation, but Perkins feels Gru is getting long in the tooth and losing his edge.
Visually, the story comes alive in 3D. There are frequent wide shots featuring the Minions tinkering away or goofing off in the foreground or almost jumping out of the screen. The animation team clearly put some thought into utilizing 3D as a storytelling and presentation device, and there are some incredibly humorous gags such as the inconspicuous home base locations. The character designs are a mixed bag, but consistent. Gru has the coolest character design, suggesting an odd cross between Alfred Hitchcock and the 007 villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld. Many of the other human character designs in the film are rather hard on the eyes with their insanely exaggerated features and spindly bodies. However, at times the visual design of the movie and the characters feels reminiscent to that of a children's story illustration, which adds a pleasant and fun whimsy to the atmosphere.
Overall, Despicable Me comes off as acceptable and fun entertainment for the entire family. However, I doubt it will receive a Best Animated Feature nomination early next year.


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Boeing's troubled 787 could cause problems in company's finances
Chicago-based Boeing says frequent delays of a new airplane could put financial pressures on the company in 2011. The new fuel efficient Boeing 787 Dreamliner is behind schedule by about three years now. The latest delay resulted from a fire which occurred during a test flight.
In a conference call Wednesday morning to discuss the latest earnings, Boeing's head of finances, James Bell, said all the delays are having a toll on the company's profits.
"The cumulative impact of the 787 scheduled revisions has put pressure on program profitability and the team continues to evaluate improvement opportunities to offset these pressures," Bell said.
Boeing has orders for more than 800 787s waiting to be delivered. The company now expects the plane to be ready later this year.
Boeing's revenues for 2010 were down six percent from the previous year.


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NEW YORK — The Dow closed above 14,000 on Friday for the first time in more than five years.
It was just a number on a board, but it was enough to raise the hopes of some investors.
The Dow Jones industrial average, a stock market index that is traditionally considered a benchmark for how the entire market is faring, had been rising fairly steadily for about a month. On Friday, strong auto sales and optimism about U.S. job growth pushed it over the mark. The Dow is now just 155 points away from its record close.
"There's a newfound enthusiasm for the equity market," said Jim Russell, regional investment director at U.S. Bank Wealth Management in Minneapolis.
But market watchers were divided over what the Dow milestone — or even what a potential new all-time high — really means. To some, it's an important booster to hearts and minds, making investors feel optimistic and thus more willing to bet on the market.
"The Dow touching 14,000, it matters psychologically," said Peter Cardillo, chief market economist at Rockwell Global Capital in New York. "It attracts smaller investors."
And those investors, until recently, had been shying away from stocks.
Since April 2011, investors have pulled more cash out of U.S. stock mutual funds than they've put in, according to the Investment Company Institute.
In the past three weeks, though, that trend has reversed, which could make January the first month in nearly two years where stock-focused funds had a net inflow.
To others, though, Dow 14,000 is nothing but a number, a sign more of how traders feel than of the economy. And it's not even the best number on the board, some traders say.
Professional investors usually pay more heed to the Standard & Poor's main index, which tracks 500 companies compared with the Dow's 30.
The Dow garners attention, they say, because it's more familiar to the public.
The Dow ended Friday 149.21 points higher at 14,009.79. The other indexes were also up. The S&P 500 rose 15.06 to 1,513.17. The Nasdaq composite index was up 36.97 to 3,179.10.
The last time the Dow closed that high was Oct. 12, 2007, when it settled at 14,093.08. It had reached its all-time record, 14,164.53, three days before that.
Christina Rexrode,
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Our war on terror begins with Al Qaeda, but it does not end there. It will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated.
–President George W. Bush in his speech to America on Sept. 20, 2001
For several years now, I have been watching one particular terrorist group launch attacks in this country as well as others, seemingly at will; a terrorist group whose actions seem to anger no one other than the victims. This group calls itself the Earth Liberation Front (ELF).
On the ELF home page, you will find the picture above, which depicts part of the $12 million worth of damage to the Vail Ski Resort caused by terrorists associated with the ELF. The ski resort had just won a court battle against environmental groups who claimed that the resort's expansion would damage plans to re-release the lynx back into the local habitat.
But it doesn't stop there. On the front page of the ELF's Web site is this heading: "ELF Claims Responsibility for Fires in 2 States; Over $3 million in Damages." This article boasts that the ELF in May set two simultaneous fires—one at a University of Washington horticultural research facility, the other at a tree nursery in Clatskanie, Oregon—marking "the first time in North American history that the ELF has targeted two separate locations in differing states at the same time." More than $3 million worth of capital, research, and livelihoods destroyed in these two fires. In all, the ELF claims responsibility for more than $23 million in damages since its inception in 1992.
The ELF's main weapon is arson. Anyone can set a fire, but how do you destroy the resort and not the lynx den? Al Qaeda has terrorist training camps in remote parts of the world, but the ELF uses technology (funded and created through evil capitalist activities) to give this knowledge to anyone interested. The ELF includes instructions: Setting Fires with Electrical Timers - An Earth Liberation Front Guide.
Considering how much damage has been done over the last decade by these terrorists, why have we not seen American citizens as outraged as we saw them on September 11, 2001, or even on April 19, 1995, when the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed? Is it because the ELF hasn't attacked a federal government office? Is it because they haven't killed large numbers of people at once? (If these arsons continue, that's just a matter of time.)
Frankly, I'm stumped. Why are Americans ready to give up their civil liberties (e.g., a national ID card, the Office of Homeland Protection, etc.) and willing to send their children off to war but unwilling to acknowledge the terrorism that has been occurring right in their own backyards?
Like the attack on the World Trade Center, the actions of the ELF are attacks on capitalism. In fact, in January of this year, after burning down the offices of the Superior Lumber Company, the ELF declared in a statement, "This year, 2001, we hope to see an escalation in tactics against capitalism and industry."
Al Qaeda uses the excuse of religious fanaticism. The ELF seems to be an organization of spoiled children with a poor understanding of economics and facts, but at an age where they think they know everything.
In December 2000, members of the ELF burned down a house under construction in Long Island, N.Y., causing over $50,000 in damage. According to an ELF press release, "There are over 6 billion people on this planet of which almost a third are either starving or living in poverty. Building homes for the wealthy should not even be a priority."
How many of us remember another attack on the wealthy, when Congress pushed through a excise tax on luxury items back in 1990? A Joint Economic Committee report later showed that 330 people in jewelry manufacturing, 1,470 people in aircraft manufacturing, and 7,600 in the yacht industry lost their jobs. Unlike the members of the ELF, these people didn't have mom and dad paying their bills. These were real people with families to feed who were left without a job because of an ignorance of basic economics.
Much of the ELF's actions are against "urban sprawl." Many Americans do believe that this is a problem—and why shouldn't they? Carl Pope, director of the Sierra Club, never misses a chance in his organization's magazine to point out the evils of sprawl. Even the grandfather of all journals, National Geographic, recently published an article on sprawl that basically said we were all going to hell in a handbasket. Are we?
The February 1999 issue of PERC Reports, printed by the Political Economy Resource Center, contains three articles on sprawl—the first by Randall Holcombe, a followup by Carl Pope, and a response by Holcombe. Holcombe very eloquently points out that "development patterns often characterized as urban sprawl can produce more efficient land use patterns and enhance people's quality of life. Nobody forces people to live in [suburbs]. Developers build them because that is where people want to live" (emphasis added).
In his article, Pope contends that urban sprawl is going to take over the continent unless swift action is taken through government purchase of land. The fact is, however, that most of the nation is undeveloped. As Holcombe points out, excluding Alaska, only 6.2 percent of the land mass of the United States is developed. He notes further that the federal government owns:
60 percent of the land area in Oregon
13.3 percent in New Jersey
7.8 percent in Florida
46.9 percent in California—and the list goes on for those willing to go and look at the facts!
Aping the uneducated rhetoric of so many other environmental groups, ELF claims that development has used too much land and that it must now stop. I have a very good friend who once told me, "They're building a new golf course near my house. That's stupid. There are already enough golf courses!" My response was that, obviously, there aren't enough golf courses. Are the owners of the land and the investors who are financing the course stupid? Or, are they using the land to best meet the demands of the consumer?
In announcing window-breaking attacks it carried out in Louisville, Ky., in January to protest "corporate sprawl" there, the ELF proclaimed, "The once beautiful farmlands of Eastern Jefferson County, KY, are being destroyed by earth rapers at the expense of corporate profit (sic). This was the first, be it minor, direct action attempt to the sprawl (sic). It will be a long fought battle and more actions are planned in the future."
The ELF is attacking people's homes because they're built on land that used to be farmland? When was the last time they went to their favorite vegan deli and were told, "Sorry, but because of the shortage of farmland, there's not enough food!" Agriculture, like all other industries, continues to make great strides in technology; i.e., we can now produce more food on less land.
I could go on at length showing why the ELF's actions are inane, not to mention morally reprehensible. The president claims that the war on terror "will not end until every terrorist group of global reach has been found, stopped and defeated." Does this mean that our Justice Department will finally apprehend the arsonists or at least the leaders of the ELF? After all, if they aren't the actual terrorists, they certainly are supplying them with aid and comfort. As my civil and economic liberties evaporate in the name of safety, will I at least feel safe from overfunded, undereducated Gen-Xers with Zippos?
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DARLING of the music press Laura Marling is riding on the crest of a wave following the release of her third album, last year's A Creature I Don't Know.
She started out as a folk singer, touring with the likes of Mumford and Sons, Noah and the Whale and Johnny Flynn.
She always seemed incredibly talented for her age.
Her first two albums, Alas, I Cannot Swim, and I Speak Because I Can, earned her Mercury Music Prize nominations.
And she won best female solo artist at last year's Brit Awards (not easy for someone without much commercial success).
But while her early works were largely solo affairs, last year's album saw her broaden her musical palette and beef up her sound with a full band.
Most of her Sage gig was made up of material from the latest album, and songs like I Was Just A Card and Salinas sounded even better live than they do on record, which is some achievement.
There were also some older songs, and the title tracks of her two earlier albums in particular both sounded great in their more-fleshed-out form.
She did a few solo songs, to keep old fans happy, including a new one and Flicker and Fail, the bonus track from A Creature I Don't Know, which she co-wrote with her dad.
Marling herself was charming and her band were brilliant – The Sage was a perfect fit for the warm glow and subdued beauty of the set.
Her songs sound timeless and comparisons with Joni Mitchell are inevitable, but I heard echoes of Leonard Cohen in her writing too.
However, Cohen has spent 45 years learning his trade and was 33 when his debut came out – at just 22, Marling has already released three brilliant albums.
But really, such analogies fail to do her justice. Marling is no copyist, and her body of work is starting to show signs of a precocious talent coming of age.
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text: Blair mine gets permit By Ken Ward Jr. January 23, 1999 Story Share The largest mountaintop removal coal mine in state history will receive final approval from federal regulators next week, setting the next stage in a court battle over the project.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers officials said Friday they will issue a "dredge and fill" Clean Water Act permit for Arch Coal Inc.'s Spruce No. 1 Mine.Michael Gheen, regulatory chief for the Corps district office in Huntington, on Thursday gave lawyers for the opposition a five-day notice that the permit will be issued.Under a proposed lawsuit settlement, Gheen was required to give the notice so that environmental lawyer Joe Lovett can fight the permit.The lawsuit settlement requires regulators to conduct more thorough environmental impact studies.Michael McCabe, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regional administrator, exempted Arch Coal's proposed Spruce No. 1 Mine from the settlement.Arch's Hobet Mining Inc. subsidiary wants to strip 3,100 acres of hills and hollows near historic Blair Mountain in Logan County. The 5-square-mile project is the largest strip mine permit in state history.Chief U.S. District Judge Charles Haden has scheduled a hearing for 4 p.m. Thursday in Charleston to hear environmental groups' challenge to the permit. In his Thursday letter to Lovett, Gheen said he has determined that the Hobet mine was eligible to be authorized under a "nationwide" permit, which requires less regulatory scrutiny than a site-specific approval.Under the Clean Water Act, national permits are to be used only for activities which have minimal adverse cumulative environmental impacts.The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in a Jan. 7 letter to Gheen, stopped short of objecting to the issuance of the Hobet permit under a nationwide permit program.David Densmore, supervisor of the Service's regional office, noted that valley fills at the mine will bury nearly 3 miles of streams.Hobet Mining plans several projects to mitigate for this damage, Densmore wrote, but "the Service remains concerned that surface mining on this scale may not meet the minimal impacts requirement of the law and that project impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems are not being adequately compensated.""Notwithstanding these concerns, however, we recognize that we are going through a period of transition in the review and regulation of mountaintop removal and valley filling, and that increased environmental protection and improvements in agency coordination are likely to be realized from this process," he wrote."With this in mind, and with the understanding that future projects of this kind and their compensation requirements will be subject to more careful and coordinated scrutiny, the Service does not object to your proposed authorization of the Spruce No. 1 Mine by nationwide permit." To contact staff writer Ken Ward Jr., call 348-1702. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property 2 Mitch Vingle: WVU's Lyons watching bombshell merger news 3 Morgantown coal operator Laurita indicted in alleged campaign finance scheme 4 Books and Brews expanding to Charleston's West Side 5 Former Boone school board members indicted Governor's mining legislation group causing stir Previous Story Governor disbands legislative panel on mountaintop mining Next Story


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Size90 m²
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The apartment has three double bedrooms for up to six people, 2 bathrooms (shower), kitchen, living-room with dining table and another living room with nice views.
The urbanization has big and beautiful gardens to chill.
The apartment is located in the east part of Málaga, in the fishermans neighbourhood of El Palo
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The kitchen is equipped with fridge, oven, stove, washing machine and all the cuttlery neccesary
The apartment is located in a quiet urbanization with great communications with the rest of the town and province
*A security deposit of 150€ will be asked at your arrival
House rulesThe keys are personally delivered the day of entry to the apartment.
Bed linen and towels are included in the apartment.
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Fede es un anfitrión muy recomendable: da consejos muy útiles y en caso de problemas responde imediatamente a las preguntas del huesped.
El apartamento es mueblado en un estilo sencillo, pero moderno y muy agradable y con todo el equipamento que se necisita para la vida diario.
La ubicación es ideal para ir andando por todo centro histórico hasta el puerto y la playa. El barrio está un poco turístico con bastante bares y restaurantes pero también todavía un barrio normal con comercios y un mercado. Como no es un lugar muy tranquilo va bien con gente al que gustar salir y disfrutar de la vida malagena.
Fede is a very kind person, gave us a mini guide with all the informations every tourist would need about Malaga (restaurants, supermarket, pubs). He gave us also towels and everything necessary, like we were in a hotel!
The apartment is located in the city center, very near to all the cultural attractions of the city, and is furnished with all the necessary.
The apartement was great! The host was more then friendly! Fede helped me so much already before my trip via email! He is a great guy!!
The pictures are 100% correct, every thing was exactly like i expected it.
Everything worked (washmaschine, fridge, etc)
I would recommend the apartement at any time!
There is only one "negative" thing. During the night its a bit loud. That´s because the flat is directly to the street on the ground floor in the city centre. So you can hear the scooters or the rubbish collection. But after the second night i got used to it.
Back home again we miss your flat in malaga, Fede :-) This lovely appartement right in the center of the old town is really nice, absolute modern and clean designed. No noise around. We had a wonderful ten days stay. Fede was a perfect host with a lot of nice tips to make the stay perfect! Thanks, Fede .. we almost planned to come back someday! :-))) Greets from Marco&Anja
We stayed in Malaga for 10 days. The apartment was located in a central, and for the city, fairly quiet part of the town. It was well equipped and overall it was a fresh place. It had all the necessities you would need.
Fede is an excellent host. He was available at all times for any questions we had and he provided us with much needed information at our arrival. He gave us a map full of places worth visiting and he had added some of his own recommendations. Since this was our first time in Malaga, it was much appreciated.
This was our first time travelling with Wimdu, and we would certainly do it again!
El estudio es perfecto, su tamaño nos sorprendio gratamente por que ibamos con la idea de que iba a ser pequeño y no....el aire nos mantuvo fresquitos por la noche, su ubicacion es inmejorable...bajando la cuesta un dia para hacer compra, farmacia, bancos....y claro....lo mejor....el centro de malaga con sus plazas tiendas y restaurantes, a destacar el meson cervantes y el matahambre, buenisimos. Y la playa a 10...15 minutos andando.
Por otra parte, el anfitrion fede un encanto, aun teniendo una cita poco despues de nuestra llegada fue muy amable enseñandonos el estudio y las zonas de interes como donde comprar, cenar, tomar algo etc....muchas gracias
Si tengo que poner una pega al piso es que esta en un entresuelo pero no es una calle muy transitada asi que sin problema
Si vuelvo con mi pareja volveriamos encantados, un placer aunque.....yendo de santander mucho calor jajaja
For us it was almost perfect. Right in the centre of Málaga, great tips for eating and a very good host! It was only badly soundproofed and the door lock of the frontdoor is jammed.
All in all it was a great trip with a really good apartment though!
Het appartement ligt in het hart van de oude stad. Zogezegd op een super locatie.
Het was schoon en netjes.
Nadeel voor ouderen is, dat je boven slaapt en de badkamer en het toilet beneden zijn. Het is ook behoorlijk gehorig.
Een uitstekend appartement. Voorzien van alle nodige faciliteiten. De ligging is uitstekend in een rustige wijk en de bezienswaardigheden zij op loopafstand te bereiken. De gastheer is zeer behulpzaam. Zeker aan te bevelen bij een bezoek aan Malaga.
The central and quiet location of this Fantastic studio, in die old city Málaga is exelent located. The studio is comfortable furnished. Fede as host is verry kindly and gives you in time answers on all your questions.
We had a great time in Málaga.
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Local Hospitals Drive Local Economies
As important as community and rural hospitals are to the physical and mental well-being of the people they serve, these little hospitals are also economic dynamos that play a huge role in business development in their communities.
Of course, small hospitals in small towns put a lot of money back into their communities. They are often the largest employer in the area and their payroll keeps many dependent small businesses like the local grocer or clothing stores afloat. That's already evident and it's not particularly difficult to slap a price tag on that value.
However, there is a more intangible value: A hospital's ability to attract new businesses, or keep businesses in the community. Strong local healthcare services are a top quality-of-life issue that any business would evaluate before they relocate. That is difficult to quantify.
Ed Hannon, CEO of McDowell Hospital in Marion, NC, and the new chairman of the AHA's Small or Rural Hospitals Governing Council, went to Congress this week to share that message. "They may understand the numbers when we talk about the size of the payroll, or the number of employees, or the dollars we put back in the community," he says. "What is sometimes missed is 'what is our role in economic development of our communities?' Will companies either survive in our communities if the hospital doesn't exist? Will they be able to recruit and retain employees, or will those companies also fold? We often talk about our abilities and our effect on recruiting new businesses in the community. Because companies will look for communities that have good schools, and good healthcare, that have the services that people will need if they are going to live in the community. But I don't think we look at 'if we close what affect will that have on the community?'"
With that in mind, Hannon shared his concerns with the House Small Business Committee about the potentially adverse impact of some new provisions in President Obama's 2010 budget proposal. Of particular concern is the proposed creation of a $630 billion healthcare reserve fund over the next 10 years that would be paid for with anticipated healthcare savings like bundling Medicare payments for hospital post-acute care, reducing payments for hospitals with high readmissions rates, and a pay-for-performance component that links inpatient payments to quality improvements.
The bundling proposal could save about $18 billion over the next 10 years if hospitals provide the most effective and appropriate post acute-care practices. Hannon told the committee that rural hospitals are disadvantaged because often don't have post acute-care facilities of larger, urban hospitals. "Some of our members are organized in ways that would facilitate bundling payments," he told the committee. "But many are not and need the tools and infrastructure for coordinating care and managing risk."
Hannon told the committee that the effort to save about $8 billion by trimming payments to hospitals with high 30-day readmission rates may be a one-size-fits-all solution to a complex series of problems. He noted that some readmissions are beyond a hospital's control. "Any provision that does not recognize legitimate reasons for readmission may become an obstacle to patient care and safety," he says.
Hannon also warned that using pay-for-performance incentives to drive savings could inadvertently harm small hospitals with low patient volumes, where one negative outcome could have a huge impact on funding. While he supports rewarding excellence, Hannon told the committee that "some of the approaches will result in payment penalties, inequities and other serious consequences for hospitals and the communities they serve."
As we mire in this recession looking for a way out of the swamp, it's important for the nation's political leaders to understand that community and rural hospitals are a vital economic asset. Community and rural hospitals should not get trampled by our big city cousins in the rush to secure money and policy changes at the state and federal level. What may be less-arduous for larger, urban healthcare systems with bigger budgets and more resources could be a budget buster for that 20-bed critical access hospital way out in Hooterville.
That is the message we need to take to our elected officials. "We all, as hospital administrators and our boards, need to meet with our elected officials to educate them," Hannon says. "We need to be the voice of our communities. Who will speak for small hospitals if we don't?"
John Commins is the human resources and community and rural hospitals editor with HealthLeaders Media. He can be reached at email@example.com.
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India's quest for uranium
Hari Sud, UPIAsia
Uranium, the key to nuclear power generation, is in short supply in India. The country's reserves stand at 75,000 tons of low-grade ore, which requires processing before it becomes fuel for nuclear reactors.
This ore contains between 0.03 to 0.2 percent of triuranium octoxide, or U3O8 – an impure mixture of uranium oxides obtained in the processing of uranium ore – as U-238, which is the non-fissionable isotope found in natural uranium. International mines have anywhere from 2 to 14 percent.
Four mines in the Singhbhum district of Bihar state produce only 220 tons of uranium concentrate. In addition, 120 tons come from byproducts like tailings from phosphate, zinc and copper mines.
India's 17 operating reactors require 500 to 600 tons of uranium concentrate annually. Additional amounts are needed for its weapons program. Two more mines in Meghalaya and Karnataka state may begin operations in the next four years, boosting output to about 600 tons. This might be enough to feed the existing nuclear reactors, but not enough for the ambitious nuclear power program the government wants to implement…
(9 Oct 2009)
Putin's China Visit Helps Russia Become Global Energy Supplier
Lucian Kim, bloomberg
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin used a trip to China to clinch oil, natural-gas and nuclear agreements, helping turn Russia into a global energy supplier with pipelines stretching from Berlin to Beijing.
Russian companies signed deals on starting gas deliveries, jointly refining Siberian crude and building Chinese nuclear reactors on a two-day visit to Beijing that started yesterday.
"China is Russia's economic future," said Roland Nash, chief strategist at Renaissance Capital in Moscow. "If this relationship works out, it will be a major contributor to the stability and speed of global economic growth."
Asia's largest energy consumer is crucial for diversifying Russian energy exports away from traditional markets in Europe. Enemies for most of the Cold War, the two countries are now building relations across their 4,000-kilometer (2,500-mile) border based on China's appetite for resources and Russia's ability to deliver them as the world's biggest energy producer…
(14 Oct 2009)
Iraq cuts foreign deals for major boost to oil output
Ammar Karim, AFP
Foreign energy firms have agreed to Iraq's conditions for investment in two major oilfields in the south of the country, Baghdad announced on Tuesday as it prepares to dramatically ramp up oil output.
Oil Minister Hussein al-Shahristani told a news conference that the aim is for crude production to be increased to between 10 and 12 million barrels per day within six years — up from the current level of around 2.5 million bpd.
The announcement came two months before a second round of auctions on oilfields that Baghdad hopes will ease a budget crunch and rebuild a moribund economy and dated infrastructure wracked by decades of war and sanctions…
(13 Oct 2009)
The U.S. military's battle to wean itself off oil
Amanda Little, Grist
In the summer of 2006, Marine Corps Major General Richard Zilmer sent the Pentagon an unusual "Priority 1" request for emergency battlefield supplies. Stationed at a temporary base in Fallujah, Zilmer was commanding a force of 30,000 troops responsible for protecting Al Anbar, the vast territory in western Iraq bordering Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Syria. Heavily armed insurgents were hammering the region, and Al Qaeda was quickly gathering recruits. Zilmer's beleaguered soldiers were running low on fuel for the diesel generators powering their barracks—fuel that cooled their tents in the 135-degree weather, refrigerated and cooked their food, and kept the communication lines open. The general, however, was wary of trucking in backup supplies during a time of so much turmoil. The U.S. fuel convoys that chugged along the back roads of Iraq every day—long lines of 18-wheelers hauling armored vats of gas—were among the insurgents' prime targets.
Zilmer's memo presented the Pentagon with an unprecedented request: "a self-sustainable energy solution," including "solar panels and wind turbines." This was the first time a frontline commander had formally requested renewable energy backup in battle. Without alternative power sources, the memo continued, U.S. forces "will remain unnecessarily exposed" and will "continue to accrue preventable … serious and grave casualties." Put in civilian-speak: Too many of Zilmer's troops were dying in fuel convoys, and the relentless gasoline demands of the diesel generators were partly to blame.
Renewable energy was not an environmental consideration for Zilmer, it was a tactical necessity—a matter of life and death, of victory or defeat. The Pentagon is the largest consumer of petroleum in the United States. In recent years it has used between 130 million and 145 million barrels of oil annually—2 percent of America's total petroleum demand. That translates to nearly 400,000 barrels per day, roughly the total daily energy consumption of the United Arab Emirates. Over the last century, no institution has done more to propel America's rise to power than our military—or consumed more oil in the process. We have petroleum to thank for building the Department of Defense into an as-yet-unmatched fighting machine—but our troops are only as powerful as the flow of fuel that sustains them…
(13 Oct 2009)
What's yours is mine
Andrew Simms, The New Statesman
The elephant is still standing, and still dead. Around its feet are hundreds of coins thrown by visitors. Room after room at the Royal Museum for Central Africa in Tervuren, on the outskirts of Brussels, is full of stuffed animals perched rigidly against crude backdrops of African forest and grassland. Another exhibit surveys Africa's economic contribution to the world: maps on the wall dissect and label each country, tagging them like the pickled fish and stuffed apes.
This is Africa as a cornucopia of natural wealth to be mined, harvested, picked, squeezed and taken. The maps reduce the continent in general, and Congo in particular, to a series of carefully plotted locations for the extraction of oil, cotton, coffee, sugar, rice, maize, diamonds, jute, cobalt, tin, copper and gold. One term for it is the "resource curse", exemplified by King Leopold II's brutal Central African reign during the first scramble for Africa in the 19th century. Leopold still sits proudly in the central courtyard of the museum, chin imperially upturned: a statue in honour of international relations built on murder, theft and deception.
Is his presence shocking because things are so different today, or because there remain dark continuities? A new report from Nef (the New Economics Foundation) reveals that humanity, driven by European-style consumption patterns, went into "ecological debt" on 25 September. It is based on the "ecological footprint" measure, which adds up all the natural resources we consume and the waste we generate, and compares them with what ecosystems can produce and absorb. As with financial planning, spend more than you earn and, before the year is out, you go into debt. The earlier it happens, the worse things are. This year, "ecological debt day" fell a day later than last year, but still two weeks earlier than the year before that. It has been shifting earlier since first going into the red in the mid-1980s. Strikingly, it suggests that global overconsumption has barely been affected by the recession.
…As Europe (and even, falteringly, the UK) recovers from recession, a return to debt-fuelled overconsumption is imminent. And it is energy that fuels it. The UK's relative dependence on imported energy has risen fivefold since the country lost self-sufficiency in 2004. We are less self-sufficient in food now than we were 40 years ago. And because we do not have to pay the full environmental cost of fuel, we engage in bizarre forms of "boomerang trade". The UK imports 5,000 tonnes of toilet paper from Germany, and then exports almost 4,000 tonnes back again. We export 4,400 tonnes of ice cream to Italy, only to import 4,200 tonnes. There are many similar examples of this crazy business.
Today, all respectable European powers must profess commitment to global poverty reduction and sustainable development. But Europe is still hungry for Africa's resources and, for all its sophistication, it is less energy-efficient today at delivering a given level of "life satisfaction" than it was four decades ago. Others are paying the price for our materialism.
Andrew Simms is policy director and head of the climate change programme at Nef (the New Economics Foundation). He is the author of "Ecological Debt: Global Warming and the Wealth of Nations", published by Pluto (£13.99)…
(15 Oct 2009)
Significant article on this topic. More info about nef here. The ridiculous "boomerang trades" that Andrew talks about, the recent land grabs, and the lack of "life satisfaction" in spite of the vast and inequitable overconsumption by developed nations of resources from the "global South" are all compelling issues that need to be included in the context of climate change discussions, in my view. -KS
Big Oil Front Group Fights for Tar Sands
Andy Rowell, Oilchange International
The debate on energy and climate is littered with corporate front groups scare-mongering over action on climate change at the moment.
On the blog we have recently talked about the American Petroleum Institute's astroturf "Energy Citizen" campaign and American Coalition for Clean Coal Electricity (ACCE)'s fake letter writers.
What about the "Consumer Energy Alliance" – that "calls itself a nonprofit, nonpartisan coalition comprised of 120 affiliates and more than 180,000 grassroots."
Actually the Alliance is a front for big oil. It comes as no surprise that affiliates to the CEA are all the big oil companies such as BP, Exxon, Conoco and Royal Dutch Shell and industry heavyweights such as the American Petroleum Institute…
(15 Oct 2009)
Saudis Seek Payments for Any Drop in Oil Revenues
Jad Mouwad and Andrew C. Revkin, The New York Times
Saudi Arabia is trying to enlist other oil-producing countries to support a provocative idea: if wealthy countries reduce their oil consumption to combat global warming, they should pay compensation to oil producers.
The oil-rich kingdom has pushed this position for years in earlier climate-treaty negotiations. While it has not succeeded, its efforts have sometimes delayed or disrupted discussions. The kingdom is once again gearing up to take a hard line on the issue at international negotiations scheduled for Copenhagen in December.
The chief Saudi negotiator, Mohammad al-Sabban, described the position as a "make or break" provision for the Saudis, as nations stake out their stance before the global climate summit scheduled for the end of the year.
"Assisting us as oil-exporting countries in achieving economic diversification is very crucial for us through foreign direct investments, technology transfer, insurance and funding," Mr. Sabban said in an e-mail message.
…Environmental advocates denounced the idea, saying the Saudi stance hampered progress to assist poor nations that are already suffering from the effect of climate change, and that genuinely need financial assistance.
…Mr. Victor dismissed the Saudi stance as a stunt, saying that the real threat for petroleum exporters came from improvements in fuel economy and rising mandates for alternative fuels in the transportation sector, both of which would reduce the need for petroleum products. "Oil exporters have always, in my view, far overblown the near-term effects of carbon limits on demand for their products," Mr. Victor said. "For the Saudis this may be a deal-breaker, but the Saudis are not essential players. In some sense, one sign that a climate agreement is effective is that big hydrocarbon exporters hate it."…
(13 Oct 2009)


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#ChelseaHandler #StandUp #comics #hacks #CelebrityRoasts #ComedyCentral #SebatianBach #BrettMichaels #BillCosby #StevenWright #swearing #VH1
- about 7 years ago
Yeah I find her occasionally funny like when she interviewed Justin Beiber (it's on YouTube)...she says to him lords stuff I wished someone would say but didn't have the guts. You should listen to it see what ya think.
As for just regular comedy, I find her Unfunny but occasionally spits out something good (not often enough though).
I can completely relate to you on the cursing comedians though...I've said that for a long time now. My father feels the same although his best friend is Jackie Mason & I don't always find him funny either lol...
I hate when they just curse constantly....and use the curses as the actual act...ADDING a curse DOES NOT make bad routines funny. If your REALLY funny then it's not needed. I am no prude either. I've just heard MANY hilarious comedians who do not curse or they do it very little.
Thanks for the listen,... you say a lot of things I can relate to. I love the 80's too & your dead on when u said 80's bands sound EXACTLY the same live. It's a shame. Anyway, maybe one day we'll chat,,,I'm almost positive it'd be a very interesting conversation lol.
Here is the video I mentioned and for the record, I'm not a Bieber fan lol
Damn, I really do ramble on...sorry!
- about 7 years ago
I noticed this idea that a swear word will get a laugh, in the '80's. I didn't get it then & i don't get it now. It's a pity that comedians haven't grown up. It's not funny & it's not clever either.
I suspect the swearing is meant to diguise the persons lack of talent, or funny material.
Sebastian Bach was in Skid Row btw ;)
- about 7 years ago
@kenrg Yeah Ken...that's her name. She came across as a real hack!! She may not have been using using autotune, but her hair extensions weren't real!


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In an interview with Dubi Pick of Eurobasket, Brandon Roy had this to say about a possible comeback: "It's hard being away from the game. Don't be surprised if you see Brandon Roy make his way back to the court ... It's the truth. It's really hard being so far away from the game ... I believe there's a good chance you will see Brandon Roy back hoopin'."
Tweeted frequent ESPN Insider contributor and Pacific Northwest resident Kevin Pelton: "Sounds like the Brandon Roy comeback has legs."
Roy was forced into retirement after last season due to chronic knee problems.
While Roy does indeed appear to be seriously considering a comeback, whether his knees will be able to hold up over the rigors of a season -- and whether an NBA squad is willing to give him a guaranteed contract based on this risk -- remains to be seen.
We all know the toughest thing for any pro athlete to do is hang up the jersey and call it a career. Especially when they are forced to retire at a young age.
With that said I do believe Roy will try to make a comeback and I'm sure he will go to any team that takes him. The Pacers have a great medical staff and I'm sure that would figure into Roy's thinking.
So would you be happy if the Pacers got Roy at a reasonable price and limited his minutes off the bench. Say Granger gets traded in the off season and we move PG to SF and sign a starting SG or trade for one. Would you be open to Brandon coming off the bench?


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I have three black triangles in between my top incisors because they are too wide. I can only afford dental bonding at this point. I have read that black triangles are a difficult aesthetic problem. How much can I expect to pay for this dental bonding?
Cost of Dental Bonding for Black Triangles Because my Top Incisors Are Too Wide?
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Bonding to close spaces
I am in agreement with Lorin Berlands answer below. The space can easily be closed with contemporary bonding techniques and no anesthesia is necessary. The fees will be based on the skill and knowledge of the dentist you choose.
Ask the dentists you consult with to show you up close photos of similar cases. If you like the result then it is a good start.
Ronald W. Konig DDS, FAGD, LVIF
Black triangles, bonding
What type of triangle? Isosceles, scalene or equilateral? (a pedantic attempt of a knowledge of geometry.) My guess is the isosceles, with two equal sides; the base being at the gum line, the apex diving, down between the teeth. We call these gingival embrasures. They can arise due to age, periodontal disease, faulty restorations or after normal orthodontic tooth movement. The small triangular shaped gum between the teeth, called the papilla, becomes blunted, leaving a space. Treatment can consist of composite resin tooth bonding ($200 to $500 per tooth), all-porcelain crowns or veneers ($1400 per tooth). If it is localized to one area, specific periodontal surgery techniques can bulk up the papilla.What type of triangle? Isosceles, scalene or equilateral? (a pedantic attempt of a knowledge of geometry.) My guess is the isosceles, with two equal sides; the base being at the gum line, the apex diving, down between the teeth. We call these gingival embrasures. They can arise due to age, periodontal disease, faulty restorations or after normal orthodontic tooth movement. The small triangular shaped gum between the teeth, called the papilla, becomes blunted, leaving a space. Treatment can consist of composite resin tooth bonding, all-porcelain crowns or veneers. If it is localized to one area, specific periodontal surgery techniques can bulk up the papilla.
Bonding for black triangles is very technique sensitive
Since access is very limited in the spaces you describe, the service is not easy. However, an experienced Bioclear dentist can do a very nice job. Bioclear will cost less than porcelain veneers, but will still be an investment. A skilled dentist will need to charge enough to cover the time involved and is based on the care, skill and judgement of the dentist. There is a very good chance that if the triangles are large, the result will be very bulky and square looking teeth, which may look worse than the black triangles. Porcelain veneers should be considered as well, but the investment will be considerably more.
Be sure to rule out any active periodontal conditions.
Learn more: http://blog.drtimmerman.com/seattle-bioclear-method/
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Cosmetic Bonding for Black Triangles
Improving the appearance of black triangles in your incisors is difficult. However, with modern dental materials and techniques, resin bonding can be a great and cost-effective way to improve your looks. Depending on where you are located, what qualifications and experience your dentist has, and the number of teeth involved, the cost of this type of procedure can vary considerably in range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. Have you considered whitening your teeth for a brighter smile? If so, it would be a good idea to do this prior to the bonding, as the bonding typically will not whiten should you decide to whiten after the bonding. Porcelain veneers offer another viable, but more costly, cosmetic option for the black triangles. Either treatment choice will require excellent home care and regular cleaning appointments with your cosmetic dentist to keep your smile looking great.
Bonding for "black triangles"
Black triangles usually appear between the teeth when papilla is gone and there can be multiple reasons for this unaesthetic space. It usually is caused by loss of underlying bone. Bonding material can camouflage the space between the teeth temporary, and the price can be similar to the price of an anterior composite. But your periodontal condition should be evaluated by a specialist to prevent future problems with bone and soft tissue loss and increasing space of black triangles.
Black triangles and dental bonding
Black triangles will form when the contact point between the teeth is greater than 5 mm from the height of bone between these teeth. These black triangles can also form in the presence of periodontal disease. But judging from the photo, your tissues appear pink and healthy and you look young. I'm making a big assumption that you do not have periodontal issues.
The distance between the contact point between these two teeth and the bone height between these teeth can be determined with the help of a radiograph or the area could be anesthetized and the bone can be 'sounded' with a periodontal probe to get a very accurate measurement. If this distance is greater than 5 mm (which I would assume it is), you will have the black triangle that is present in the photos. This measurement is the first thing which needs to be assessed.
If this distance is greater than 5 mm, carefully bonding composite resin between the teeth can decrease the distance between the contact point and bone height. Again, if this distance can be reduced to 5 mm or less, the tissue should fill in the triangle. Another option, which is less conservative and carries a higher fee, would be porcelain veneers. But, again, the distance between the contact and the height of bone is the key regardless of the restorative options. $200-$250 per tooth for the bonding or $1000-1250 per tooth for the porcelain veneers is a fair price in my area.
Black Triangles Can Be Closed
Black Triangles can be frustrating. There are many reasons they occur as noted in all of the answers. Usually it is because the bottom of the tooth is wider than the top of the tooth, forming a triangle which appears because the gum has shrunk away. Solutions are as follows-1-Bonding the spaces closed by shaping the top of the tooth into a square instead of a triangle. Easy to numb and pretty easy to do-Usually 450.00 per side of tooth. 2-We are experimenting with filler products like Juviderm infiltrated into the shortened papillae to pump up the gum and close the space. Can be 550 total for all spaces. Long term information has not been determined. 3-If you have alot of space, sometimes you can do porcelain veneers/crowns to close the space as well. Beware-Spaces can open up with time no matter what you choose. Watch tooth picks and habits to keep the space heatlhy and intact.
Dental bonding to close "Black Triangles" between teeth
Black triangles between teeth form when the papilla(gum tissue between the teeth) recedes or does not form. This can be because of tooth shape, trauma or even gum disease. From the picture it appears that your teeth are only touching at the bottom and as a result there is a lot of gum that can't survive between the teeth.
Bonding is a great way to conservatively correct the black space. Bonding material is added to both sides of the triangle. Expect to pay about $200-500 per tooth (depends on area and clinician experience). The other conservative option is to slenderize (flatten the teeth) and reshape the contact point and move the teeth closer together.
Black or empty space between front teeth
I am glad the questioner posted a photo. We can be very specific in this case. Simply put , usually open/empty spaces occurs when one has gum issues. Never the less, if dental white fillings/bonding is all you can afford at this time ( porcelain veneers are best and longest lasting option to cover the space), then a good cosmetic dentist can help close the gap, bill your insurance if you have any and your cost should be less that 100.00 dollars including your deductible ( usually $50.00 is deductible/year). If you do not have insurance then, you're looking at 3-4 hundred dollars. ( this particular estimate is about the questioner who posted the particular photo)
Now here's what you have to know : Bonding discolors, will chip off, and you really need to address the underlying issue of gum problems. if the cause ( gum issues) are not addressed the empty black space will just get bigger.
It is the gums and bones that keep your teeth intact , and stable. Do not neglect them, go to your regular check ups. Hope it helped, good luck.
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.