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CLEVELAND -- It may not be the postseason yet, but it sure feels like it at Progressive Field.
As the famous Cleveland sports slogan goes, there's always next year ... and what a year it's been.
Here we are a year removed, talking about that same team and a potential postseason berth.
All together over 1.5 million came to the ballpark this season and they hope isn't over yet.


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Wipe New Review
In our latest review of seen on TV products, we review Wipe New to the test to see if Wipe New lives up to it's claims or if it is a total dud.
Wipe New Reviews
What is Wipe New?
We've all seen this before, cars with unpainted trim and bumpers that fade over time. This can make a car look like a 10 year old junker even if it's only a few years old.To fix that, there is Wipe New, a new wipe used to restore plastic trim. This car wipe is a plastic restore that it brings dull and graying plastic on your car back to original show room condition.
Wipe New Website: http://www.wipenew.com/
Wipe New Complaints – Wipe New Scam
Upon initial viewing of the commercial, it seems that this can do a lot for your car from restoring exterior plastic trim, bumpers, and interior trim & upholstery. Wipe New's ability to have such a wide assortment of applications made me think that this offer may be a scam and that it is an inferior product. Beyond the product itself, often times the seen on TV fulfillment companies (such as the one putting Wipe New commercials on TV) are the ones you have to be worried about for scamming customers. The order process is purposely confusing and customers can be easily duped into spending more than expected. It sounds like the latter may be the case: Wipe New Ripoff Report.
Does Wipe New Really Work & Wipe New Effectiveness -
As I mentioned previously, I was questioning how effective this product really is since they market it to be able to do so many things. If you check the other Wipe New Reviews, you get the people who rate it 1 star because they are pissed off that the bottle was so small, but no one actually seems to comment on whether or not Wipe New was effective at what it claimed on it's commercials. Then you have the 5-star raters who say Wipe New is amazing at doing everything it claimed and it changed their lives which sound a bit suspect. If you look in the two to three star range, reviewers had mixed feelings about how effective Wipe New was. Some claimed that Wipe New worked as advertised, others claimed it didn't work whatsoever. Ultimately, it seems that the product is in fact effective and that people are just nitpicking to nitpick.
Wipe New Website: http://www.wipenew.com/
Wipe New Customer Reviews
We need your help! This site just launched with the aim to educate and inform people through our resident expert reviews about products we've seen on TV and subsequently tried. Often times when seeing infomercials you'll ask yourself, "Gee, I wonder if Wipe New actually works," and we are here to remove all doubt. Our reviews of seen on TV products such as Wipe New will help guide your purchase decision on whether or not you think these products would work well for you.
Wipe New Deal or Dud
Having just launched, we have a lot of seen on TV products we'd like to review but we'd also like your take. If you'd like to write a review for a product not on this site or if you think you can write a better review for Wipe New we'd love to hear from you. Please go to our Contact page and drop us a line.
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The Worse...
Don't waste your money! (So poor, I didn't want to put a STAR- but they force you to!)
This was suppose to be a Father's Day gift for my Dad and what a true disappointment! This product does not work and the customer service people were scripted and not helpful. Regardless to this awful purchase, they didn't try to satisfy me as a customer. Even the Supervisor was just as nonchalant as the previous representative!
Also, you have to pay to ship the product back, in order to receive your $14.99!
What happened to customer satisfaction, customer is right, and we stand by our product - we will give you a full refund no questions asked!
So done with the awful products!
People...... Write those reviews and help someone else!!!!
So Far So Good
First of all I'm not an employee of Wipe New. I have seen that comment on many reviews. Ok we have a '07 Club Car Precedent golf cart that has black plastic trim and I thought this could be something that would definately make the cart look better if it worked, so I decided to try it. Before I did anything I did read the whole paper of instructions as recommended. I cleaned the cart with Windex all purpose cleaner. The next day I put the product on my cart and let it sit to cure like the instructions said. The next day I looked at it and it looked great. Of course there were a few spots that I missed so I figured that I could touch up those spots I missed the next day after it had cured as the instructions said. Between the day I put the first coat on and the next day after it had cured I thought if it worked well I would get more to do our outside handles and mirrors on our '99 Ford dually truck. Sure enough after it cured it looked great so after I finished up the cart I proceeded on to do the truck. I still had some of the product left from doing the cart so I was able to do the handles and mirrors on the truck without opening the new package so as they say in their instructions "a little goes a long ways." So far I am very pleased with the Wipe New product. As for as how long it last I will have to get back to you but so far I would say it was worth the $19.99. With this product you need to READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS before you do it and you have to follow them to a tee. Good luck to all and hope the product works for what you need it to do.
Wipe New on Miata
I just used wipe new on my 1994 Mazda Miata after giving it a good wash job. I used it as directed and I am very impressed. It hasn't looked that good since I brought it 5 years ago. It hasn't been through 100 washes yet so we will have to wait.
used wipe new today 5/6/13
Okay for starters, I was reluctant to try this product unless I had known someone who had and see if it really works. Unfortunately I knew no one who had tried the product, so I jumped in and just bought it. I used it today on my 2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee...from front bumper all the way around the sides and back bumper...ohh and the outside mirror housing units too. Before applying Wipe New all that is mentioned above is dull and faded and after wipe new, sad to say, it is still dull and faded! The product does state that another application may be necessary which means I have to go out and purchase another box (1st application took the whole bottle)for another $19.99 at my local CVS store. Not sure I want to toss away another 20 bucks and be double disappointed. Not a New Wipe fan here in Orlando Florida.
Review of Wipe New
I bought this car wipe and wanted to post a new wipe review detailing my experience with Wipe New.
The bottle had an ominous warning not to allow the vehicle to get wet for 24 hours after applying so I decided against using it. That warning didn't sit right with me.
Wipe New surprisingly effective
You should feature my review as your review :).
I tried this out thinking it may be a dud as all the other products like wipe new tend to be but this actually seemed to work better than everything else I\'ve tried. I have yet to see how many washes the protection will last through but so far I\'m pretty happy with the result. Only bad thing is it smells weird, but then again maybe that\'s just me. Wipe New is recommended

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Diet History Questionnaire II & Canadian Diet History Questionnaire II: Diet*Calc Software
Alternate Version AvailableYou are viewing the Web site for the DHQ II, which is the latest version of the DHQ. You may want to see the original version of this information.
Diet*Calc version 1.5.0 was released in October 2012 for the US versions, and April 2014 for the Canadian versions. A revision history describing changes made for this release is provided in readme.txt.
Diet*Calc is PC software that can be used to analyze Diet History Questionnaire II (DHQ) and C-DHQ II data (see Steps for Using the DHQ). Diet*Calc generates nutrient and food group intake estimates for the standard versions of the DHQ II distributed by the NCI, as well as modified versions of the DHQ. The software consists of three main components:
- The Diet*Calc Analysis generates nutrient estimates based on the food frequency data collected on the DHQ forms. The DHQ data must be coded and stored in an ASCII text file. Typically, this text file is created by scanning paper forms, but other methods can be used (see Questionnaire Forms).
- The Data Dictionary Editor is accessed through the Edit menu of the Diet*Calc Analysis program. Diet*Calc interprets DHQ data files using information stored in Questionnaire Data Dictionary files (*.qdd). These dictionary files contain the column locations and coding information for the variables in a questionnaire data file. You must edit the data dictionary when analyzing a modified version of the DHQ.
- The Database Utility, a separate program installed with the Diet*Calc software, allows you to import nutrient data into the Diet*Calc food database. The Database Utility converts nutrient values expressed as nutrient per 100 grams into the nutrient per serving size format required by Diet*Calc.
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Traversing the enchanting terrain of village life on the upper Nile, Salih's elegant masterpieces will never fail to impress and transport with their superbly agile storytelling.
Salih returns to the Sudanese village that was the setting of Season of Migration to the North to tell a variety of tales—including the title story, in which the miraculous betrothal of the town fool unites its residents in unforeseen ways. "A long ululation for life, a hymn of love." —Ali al-Rai
One of the pinnacles of modern Arabic literature, Season of Migration to the North is a work of scorching honesty and incandescent lyricism.


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These laser cut coasters are specifically designed for use with Sempli's Cupa-Vino wine glasses and Cupa-Rocks tumblers. They are thoughtfully designed with a slit to hold these rotating glasses in place. Made from a blend of wool and acrylic felt, they come in sets of four in red, black, green, grey, and in a multi pack featuring a green, red, grey and black coaster.
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The chic interior blended with sophistication and cooking palates of green and browns seduces with elegant ambiance and understated intimacy.
The modern, European cuisine wets the appetite with starters of fillet steak tartar and beer battered prawns, whilst main course recommendations lean towards delicately poached Scottish salmon with oyster mushrooms, and slow roasted chicken with truffle mash potato.
Desserts entices with classics infused with a South African twist - Eton mess with passion fruit and paw paw, and panna cotta in a variety of flavours.
DW Eleven – 13 emphasises on quality and fresh ingredients dressed in optimum flavours and flawless presentation.
The wine list extends with a small yet well chosen local wines and imported champagnes.
Step into a world of serene simplicity and fine dining at DW Eleven -13 located at Dunkeld West.
Dine in Wally surrounds, wrapped in themed murals, cosy fireplace and roll down blinds.
Keep the winter chills at bay dining on the veranda or indoors amidst crackling fireplace dining on early bird breakfasts, light meals and pub lunches.
The extensive menu boasts main course options such as Irish Eisbein to an Oxtail Potjie with a daily selection of specials. Sundays sets the mood with tasty pork or lamb roast and delicious home made pies and half chicken peri peri.
Wally's also offers a sushi menu which focuses on sashimi, maki rolls, hand rolls, fashion sandwiches and tempura prawns.
Enjoy a good selection of wines and extensive varieties of draught alongside delicious meals at Wally's in Dunkveld West
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Koi in Japanese means 'Come, Love, Fish' and exudes the latest trends in contemporary cuisine infused with Western style techniques.
The menu showcases cuisine from unrivalled Japanese chefs with tastes that suit all palates.
Diners start with a choice of thinly sliced Sashimi of Salmon - with ginger, chives and toasted sesame seeds marinated in garlic and ponzu lightly seared in hot olive oil for starters.
Mains delights with Sesamed Crusted Seared Tuna with Marinated Dim Hoi Sim Sauce - served on ponzu flavoured wok seared greens and topped with sweet potato crisps or side order of Wasabi Mash.
Other dishes such as the Create your own noodle dish and Sushi platters compliment the dining experience concluded by Chocolate and Banana Spring Rolls - Served with a white chocolate dipping sauce.
Koi Restaurant and Sushi boasts a refined tea house with speciality teas served in unique handmade Japanese cast iron tea pots compliments the end of a meal or lunch.
Enjoy contemporary Asian cuisine and welcoming atmosphere at Koi Restaurant and Sushi.
Explore the rich culture of India through aromatic and exotic cuisine at Bombay Blues.
Specialising in superb North Indian cuisine, Bombay Blues treats food as more than mere sustenance. Food at this popular Rosebank restaurant is perceived as an expression of a connection to others, a means to strengthen bonds and what better way than in inspiring surroundings and with delicious dishes and friendly staff.
The menu boasts the best of North Indian curries, tandoori dishes and breads. Try the masala tea after your meal as you relax in the tranquil ambiance of Bombay Blues. A good selection of wines is also available to choose from.
Experience glorious Indian culture at Bombay Blues.
This chic and comfortable establishment wets yearning appetites with a tapestry of colours and flavours, freshly prepared and served with a twist.
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Andanada refers to the highest seating area in the bullfighting arena. It is known for
attracting the liveliest, most enthusiastic bullfighting fans. It provides a true Spanish
experience to one of Spain's most famed events - and a birds-eye view of all the action.
When dining at Andanada, you have the best seat possible from which to enjoy a unique Spanish dining experience - and also watch the bullfight taking place in our famous mural. Our Chef takes traditional Spanish cuisine and turns it into a mouthwatering modern masterpiece that remains true to the flavors of Spain.
Our name and our logo design play homage to the delicious cuisine and the captivating bullfights of Spain. The first and last letter A of the name represent the horns of a bull, while the two concentric circles containing our address create an abstract bullfighting arena as well as a dinner plate -- signifying two locations where excitement and drama unfold.
Welcome to Andanada, where you will be transported to a true Spanish dining experience from the best seat in the house.
About the Chef
Chef and Co-Owner Manuel Berganza, who was mentored by Michelin-starred Chef Sergi Arola at Restaurant La Broche in Madrid.
Berganza came up through the ranks at La Broche and when promoted to executive chef, maintained the restaurant's
two-star Michelin rating. He left La Broche to help Arola open his eponymous Restaurant Sergi Arola Gastro, serving
under Arola as executive chef. Gastro won two Michelin stars in its first year.
Though he spent much of his career in Madrid, Berganza's influences come from all over Spain: He was born in Asturias, but his family moved frequently. Growing up, cooking with his mother and grandmother, he always knew he wanted to be a chef. He lived in Cataluña and the Basque country—he attended culinary school in Leioa, near Bilbao and in Madrid, and his first experience in the U.S. was a stage at Alinea in Chicago.


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Open innovation will not only lead to new ways of making innovation happen. Innovation leaders and their executives will also experience side effects. I think most of these effects will be positive, but some will be mixed or perhaps even negative.
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Being a gym/fitness rat, I'm in good shape. However, I'm not used to the elevation. I'll try to make this hike after acclimating a bit.
True acclimatization to a higher altitude only happens after a few months. The best thing you can do to prepare yourself is interval training or cardio that builds up your wind and lowers your resting heart rate.
Lots of swimming or long distance running.
We are renting a car as well. Sounds like it might just be easier to drive up in the morning rather than stand on the shuttle for 30 mins at a time. I get enough of that bullshit riding the train everyday to work.
You will probably still end up taking the START Bus in. Jackson is a ski where you really do not really need a car. The (extremely) rich folks who run things in Jackson do what they can to discourage skiers from driving in everyday to ride the mountain. There is a pay-to-park lot close to the base of the mountain, but there is a free-to-park satellite lot just a few miles down the road.
All of the START Buses on their way into the village and on their way back into town stop there. If you already have a car, I would drive to the lot, park there and just deal with the 7 minute, free bus ride to the resort.
I feel like since I'm there I need to hit Taghee up at least once.
Bring a book or magazine for the ride home. Don't forget to take a picture of the 3rd largest potato in the world in Driggs :-)
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In a very unusual move, University of Illinois trustees today denied giving emeritus status to controversial retired professor William Ayers.
The vote, at a U. of I. board meeting in Urbana, was unanimous and came after a passionate speech by board chair Christopher Kennedy, who invoked the 1968 assassination of his father, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy in saying that he was voting his "conscience."
The other trustees, without comment, also voted against the appointment.
Ayers, the Vietnam War-era radical, had been an education faculty member at UIC since 1987. He retired effective Aug. 31 and then sought the emeritus faculty status, a largely honorific title that includes some benefits such as library privileges.
A co-founder of the Weather Underground anti-war group, Ayers was frequently in the media spotlight and, as such, was one of the university's best known faculty members.
While trustees regularly vote on emeritus appointments, they rarely comment about them.
But in an emotional statement, Kennedy discussed his reasons for voting against Ayers' request.
"I am guided by my conscience and one which has been formed by a series of experiences, many of which have been shared with the people of our country and mark each of us in a profound way," Kennedy said.
He said he could not confer the title "to a man whose body of work includes a book dedicated in part to the man who murdered my father."
Kennedy was referring a 1974 book co-authored by Ayers, "Prairie Fire," which was dedicated to a long list of people including Robert Kennedy assassin Sirhan Sirhan and "all political prisoners in the U.S."
Ayers became a controversial figure in Barack Obama's presidential campaign because they worked on a school-reform initiative together, leading opponents to say Obama was linked to a "terrorist."
UIC was forced to release more than 1,000 files detailing the activities of that group. The university also faced questions in 2001 after Ayers wrote in his memoir about helping with the non-fatal bombings of government buildings.
According to the UIC faculty handbook, the granting of emeritus status is "based on merit" and is "an extraordinary title that is given for extraordinary service."
Kennedy said he hoped faculty, staff and Illinois residents "understand my motives and my reasoning" and concluded: "How could I do anything else?"
Ayers could not be reached for comment, and UIC School of Education Dean Vicki Chou did not return a call from the Tribune.
She told the Tribune last month that Ayers has "been really a very good colleague here" and "the good far outweighs any negative press."


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A First Day of Summer Evening Hike will be from 8 to 9:30 p.m. Friday and will start in Evergreen Landing parking lot.
Participants will hike on the prairie and around the lake from Evergreen Landing at Kent Park.
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New Zealands diplomatic representation to Cuba was established in 2001, and the first Cuban Ambassador resident in Wellington, Ambassador Jose Luis Robaina, was appointed in November 2007. The current Ambassador is Her Excellency Mrs Maria del Carmen Herrera Caseiro.
New Zealand's most substantial link with Cuba is the dairy trade. This is a long standing link with Cuba although volumes can vary greatly from year to year. In the year to June 2014, total New Zealand exports to Cuba were valued at NZ$66 million, of which over NZ$64 million was dairy products. The trade is under-pinned by the Cuban Government's policy to provide each Cuban child under 4 with a litre of liquid milk every day.
Trade is conducted mainly via ALIMPORT, the government agency responsible for importing foreign food for use in the domestic market.
Cuban exports to New Zealand average around NZ$1 million per year and consist of cigars, tobacco, rum and coffee.
New Zealand and Cuba are both members of the United Nations and the World Trade Organisation. New Zealand has voted in favour of United Nations resolutions calling for an end to the United States economic embargo.
The most recent New Zealand ministerial visit to Cuba was by Foreign Minister Murray McCully in May 2014. Minister McCully also visited Cuba in October 2012. The most recent Cuban ministerial visit to New Zealand was by Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez in September 2014. High level contact between New Zealand and Cuba most frequently occurs in the context of international meetings.
Official Name: Republic of Cuba
Land Area: 110,860 sq kms
Population: 11 million (2013 estimate)
Capital City: Havana
Religion: Predominantly Roman Catholic and Protestant
Official Language: Spanish
Currencies: Cuban Peso (CUP) and Convertible Peso (CUC)
Exchange Rates: Official internal exchange rate - CUP:CUC = 1.00
Unofficial internal exchange rate: CUP:CUC = 24.00 (available only domestically, for personal transactions).
Official external exchange rate CUP:US$ = 0.93
Unofficial external exchange rate CUP:US$ = 22.22 (used domestically, for personal transactions).
Political system: Communist State
National government: Organs of the state and the Cuban Communist Party are closely entwined and power devolved primarily from the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers
National legislature: National Assembly of 614 members
Last elections: Provincial and national assemblies: February 2013.
Next elections due: Provincial and national assembles: 2018
Head of State: Raúl Castro Ruz
Head of Government: Raúl Castro Ruz
President of the Council of State and Council of Ministers: Raúl Castro Ruz
First Vice-President of the Council of State: Miguel Diaz-Canal Bermudez
President of the National Assembly: Esteban Lazo Hernandez
Key Ministers
Foreign Affairs: Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
Agriculture: Gustavo Rodriguez Rollero
Foreign Trade and Investment: Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz
Economy & Planning: Adel Onofre Yzquirdo Rordriguez
Finance & Prices: Lina Olinda Pedraza Rodríguez
Main political parties
Only one legal political party: the Cuban Communist Party (PCC)
Nominal GDP: US$82.1 billion
Nominal GDP per capita (PPP): US$11,956
Real GDP Growth: 1.3%
Inflation rate: 5.3%
Main industries: tourism, nickel, tobacco, sugar, agriculture and rum.
Total external debt: US$25.2 billion
Exports of Goods FOB: US$5.5 billion
Imports of Goods FOB: US$15.0 billion
Main exports: nickel, tobacco products, sugar and by-products, medicines
Source: Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) – 2014 estimates
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|New Zealand Imports (CIF)
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Source: Statistics New Zealand (year to June 2014)
The New Zealand Embassy in Mexico City [external link] is accredited to Cuba.
The Cuban Embassy in Wellington is accredited to New Zealand.
The SafeTravel website [external link] provides a travel advisory for travellers to Cuba.
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[1] The Cuban Trogon or Tocororo (Priotelus temnurus) is a species of bird in the Trogonidae family. It is endemic to the Caribbean island of Cuba, where it is also the national bird. Its natural habitats are dry forests, moist forests, and heavily degraded former forest.


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A long time ago, my colleague Gaye LeBaron made this observation: " ... no matter how many dead whales have beached through the two thousand years of recorded history, each one is like the first. Lots of milling around and no clear solutions. Come to think of it, it's a lot like Congress."
She was referring to a dead whale that in 1995 was causing a stink in the tony confines of Sea Ranch. But she just as easily could have been talking about the 40-foot-long fin whale that washed up on a beach near Malibu last week, "below Barbra Streisand's neighborhood," according to the Los Angeles Times.
Just as was the case in Sonoma County in 1995, residents turned to their government for help with the problem. But 17 years later, the response was the same: Nobody in Los Angeles County last week could seem to figure out who should deal with the mess.
"The lifeguards stationed at the beach said they were game, but weren't sure what to do," the Times reported. "The city of Malibu said the county would probably take care of it, but the county insisted Little Dume is a private beach, which it is not. Then local officials said the state might take care of it, but the nearest state property appeared to be nearly a mile to the southwest."
As if this were the first time a dead whale caused such a stink.
Over the weekend — probably Saturday night — a group of homeowners who didn't want to be identified took matters into their own hands and hired a tugboat to pull the carcass far out to sea, the Times reported. No muss, no fuss, no permits.
It's not always so simple. Take, for example, the whale that washed ashore in 1968 near Timber Cove. Variously described as a sperm whale and a Nova Scotia whale, and measured (very roughly) at somewhere between 30 and 60 feet long, and estimated (precisely, no doubt) to weigh in at eight tons, the dead mammal was reported on St. Patrick's Day of that year to be causing "a whale of a stink" on the Sonoma Coast.
County officials said it was the Coast Guard's responsibility, or maybe the U.S. Department of the Interior's. The feds, on both the land and the sea, said no dice. Coastal residents didn't care about jurisdiction; they just wanted it — and its ever-increasing stink — to go away. They finally got the ear of their county supervisor, Robert Rath, and he arrived to the scene on a sunny Sunday with a handful of county employees and a good-sized crowd of spectators.
With explosives provided by the county's Public Works Department and expertise supplied by a couple of sheriff's deputies, 36 pounds of dynamite was tucked into the blubbery mass, and the crowd stepped back.
The dynamite "went kaput and put a small-sized dent in the aromatic carcass," reported PD correspondent Vee Smith.


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The contract for the first County courthouse was awarded to Daniel P. Lewis, through competitive bidding, for $150. After nine years, this log courthouse was abandoned by the County Court for more permanent quarters in the center of Independence Square. Lot 59, where the log courthouse stood, was sold to private interests. The lot changed hands several times, and the log courthouse had many different uses over the years.
By the time Independence Mayor Christian Ott Jr., became the log courthouse's owner, he offered the structure to the City of Independence for preservation. But after several years, the City had made no arrangements to find another site for its removal. Then, in 1916, Ott offered it to Jackson County. The County Court, with Mayor Ott's concurrence, offered the building to the Kansas City Board of Parks Commissioners who consented to move it to Swope Park. Within two days of this offer, the City of Independence quickly passed an ordinance on October 24, 1916, authorizing the removal of the building to a vacant lot just west of the Independence City Hall (202 South Main), where the Log Courthouse is today (107 West Kansas).
Jackson County Court
Prior to the adoption of the current County Charter in 1970, the governing body in Jackson County, Missouri, was called the Jackson County Court, our form of County government that dates back to Jackson County's formation on December 15, 1826.
The County Court consisted of a legislative panel of three individuals popularly elected. Each one's title was "County Judge," which is like a county commissioner common in other areas of the country. Some Missouri counties are still governed by county courts.
Jackson County was divided into halves for representation purposes with no regard to population. The County Judge for the Western District represented Jackson County interests in the western part of the County, including Kansas City. The County Judge for the Eastern District represented Jackson County citizens in the eastern half of the County.
The third elected position— "Presiding Judge"—led the legislative body and helped make difficult decisions, especially when the other two judges were divided and split their votes. This position is similar to the County Executive elected today.
When more than three names are listed in an administration, it means there were vacancies and successors were appointed. The date of succession is provided when known.
Presiding Judge Richard Fristoe
Abraham McClelland
Henry Burris (August 1829)
Presiding Judge Richard Fristoe
Lewis Nones
Samuel D. Lucas (August 7, 1832)
Richard B. Chiles (February 13, 1833)
John Smith
Washington Irving and friend Charles Joseph Latrobe, spent a few days in Independence in the Autumn of 1832. Irving wrote:
"We arrived at this place [Independence, September 24, 1832] the day before yesterday, after nine days' traveling on horseback from Saint Louis. Our journey has been a very interesting one, leading on across fine prairies and through noble forests, dotted here and there by farms and log-houses, at which we find rough but wholesome and abundant fare and very civil treatment. Many parts of these prairies of Missouri are extremely beautiful, resembling cultivated countries, rather than the savage rudeness of the wilderness.
"Yesterday I was out on a deer hunt in the vicinity of this place, which led me through some scenery that only wanted a castle, or a gentleman's seat here and there interspersed, to have equaled some of the most celebrated park scenery of England.
"The fertile of all this Western country is truly remarkable. The soil is like that of a garden, and the luxuriance and beauty of the forests exceed any I have seen. We have gradually been advancing, however, toward rougher and rougher life, and are now at a straggling little frontier village that has only been five years in existence. From hence, in the course of a day or two, we take our departure southwardly, and shall soon bid adieu to civilization [the edge of the United States was at State Line until 1854] and encamp at night in our tents. My health is good, though I have been much affected by the change in climate, diet and water since my arrival in the West. Horse exercise, however, always agrees with me. I enjoy my journey exceedingly and look for still greater gratification in the part which is now before me, which will present much greater wildness and novelty. The climax will be our expedition with the Osages to their hunting grounds and the sight of a buffalo hunt."
Presiding Judge Moses G. Wilson
Lawrence Flournoy
Daniel P. Lewis
In 1836, the first permanent, brick Jackson County Courthouse was erected on Independence Square, the County Seat for Jackson County. Believe it or not, this 1836 structure is entombed in the current building! For specific details about the construction and evolution of Jackson County's Courthouses, contact the Jackson County Historical Society. Inquire about their JOURNAL articles about this fascinating topic.
Presiding Judge John Davis
Lawrence Flournoy
John Smith
Presiding Judge James B. Yager
Alvin Brooking
Richard Stanley (1844)
Richard Fristoe (1846)
James Smart
Presiding Judge Alvin Brooking
Richard D. Stanley
James Gray (1848)
Walter Bales
A tall, pointed spire was added to the 1836 Jackson County Courthouse in 1846. It was visible for miles around in those days (given that Independence Square is on high ground and at that time few trees obstructed views and vistas).
In April 1846, a 250-wagon train outfitted at mercantile stores and blacksmith shops around Independence Square. The Donner party was among the emigration heading west that spring. As the wagon train traveled westward it began to break up into smaller units. Some emigrants wanted to travel at a different pace; others wanted to take different routes (or cut-offs). The Donner party's fate is a well-documented tragedy. Another family in the wagon train, the Campbells from Saline County, Missouri, and Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, were among those who chose a safer route and travel speed and made it to their destination. Most of the Campbells went the California route, but one family struck out for rich land in Oregon.
After gold was discovered in 1848 at one former Jackson Countian's California stake (John Sutter of Westport), a rush for riches ensued. A flood of young men passed through Jackson County on their way to strike it rich in the spring of 1849. The following year, an even larger emigration funneled through our area towards the territory of California (emigrants of 1850 arrived at California's doorstep just as California was admitted to the Union that September). Nephews of the Campbells, who had left Independence in 1846, were among this migration, which has been called the largest, voluntary, overland migration in United States history.
Find out more about this original American story with tremendous significance to Jackson County in the nonfiction book Direct Your Letters to San Jose available in the Jackson County Historical Society's archives.
Mexican War veterans returning from the Southwest in 1848 found the Jackson County Courthouse enlarged, its exterior walls refaced and the building garbed in a form of colonial architecture. It was this courthouse that the multitudes of Oregon and California emigrants would see as they outfitted for their long, arduous journey into the West.
Presiding Judge Richard D. Stanley
Walter Bales
Richard Smith
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". . . everything looks worse in black and white." - Paul Simon, Kodachrome
Click any of Florida's colored US shields below.
Alternate, Business, Bypass, Old and Truck Routes are listed with their parent road
Click here to see a map showing all the current federally-numbered highways in Florida, in color
Florida in Kodachrome follows this format:
|US Route Number
|Length of the route in Florida
|Termini, both in Florida and US
|Commissioning / Decommissioning years in Florida
|Routing: Longer roads are identified by the major cities and towns is passes or passed though (10,000+ pop). Major junctions or bends in the route are noted. Shorter routes are identified by city or cities located in, or smaller communities passed through with the shortest routes identified by street names. Exact termini are listed. Also listed are the routes that replaced the decommissioned routes.
|Counties the route passes or passed through in Florida. Florida's county structure has remained stable since the beginning of the 20th century.
|"Hidden" State Route Numbers. Every state highway in Florida has a distinct state road number, different from its federal number. Florida's Highway grid is similar to the US system, with low numbered two or one digit odd roads on the east coast. High numbered two or one digit odd routes are on the Alabama border. Even numbers are similar, with FL 2 along the Georgia border becoming GA 94 in the Peach State. Three digit route numbers are more complex. In general, odd numbers run north and south, even, east and west. The lowest three digit numbers (101, 102) should be found northwest of Pensacola, the lowest numbers (998, 999) should be in the southeast, around Miami.
|Other federal and major state numbered roads the route is and / or was multiplexed with.
|The Drive: Reported field conditions of the US highway with a date. If someone else drove the route, his or her name and E-mail will be posted with the report, I try to give credit where it is due.
|History: How the road came to be.
|Auto Trails: Pre-US highway numbering names
Florida started using colored US highways signs in 1956, and the language of the MUTCD of that time allowed it. By the 1980's, the verbage in the MUTCD had changed, prohibiting the use of colors other than black and white on the standard US highway shield. Florida's colored US highway signs were now considered non-standard, after three decades in use. FHWA refused to allow Federal gas tax funds to be spent on replacement and new colored US shields. The colored US shields were no more expensive than a standard US marker. Yellow (like US 17) and Orange (US 41) markers did require more frequent replacement. FDOT maintenance forces placed colored shields up at state expense. Florida officially ceased producing colored US route markers on August 27, 1993. No new colored US shields were made after that time. Old stocks were used until they were exhausted. The last of the old colored shields were posted in 1996. Each day that passes, there are fewer of the old colored signs left. They are being replaced with standard MUTCD black and white signs. Occasionally a county or private entity will post a sign in the old color scheme, but that is a rare event. This web site is meant to be a photographic record of this unique experiment as well as informative about the US highway system in Florida. Most of the existing signs were recycled for the scrap aluminum content when they reached the end of their service life. The contracts for sign replacements were given to private companies, so don't bother the local maintenance yard if you want one.
"Momma don't take my Kodachrome away" - P. Simon
Apocryphal Florida-style color US routes - There were other US highways in Florida not long before the conversion to using color on the US shields, US 94 and US 541. If they had survived, I'm guessing they would have been colored, too. . This is my guess about the formula for deciding the basics of color - US 90 and US 92 are east-west mainline US routes that do not intersect, blue is a good color. US 94 fits that template. Putting a color on US 541 is a little harder. Yellow would be out, US 301 would have nearly connected to US 541. Red seems to be for mainline north-south routes. Orange US 41 intersects the route. Black was used on east-west route US 98, so let's save black for later. That leaves brown and green. Of the two, US 27 is closer to Tampa than US 441, so brown wins. Green, hmm, I have a problem with green. The only error in the system is where US 27 and US 192 intersect. US 192 is an east-west route, all the other green routes are north-south. If the routes were still colored today, they could change the color of US 192 to black. This change works unless US 192 somehow is extended west to US 98 near Dade City... which is highly unlikely. That leaves one last former US highway to consider, US 331. If it had somehow survived, they would have left it green, asssuming a co-signage with US 29, like US 1 and US 23. Any route assigned to that corridor, say, a hypothetcial US 531, would have likely gone brown, considering two other close yellow routes, US 319 and US 231.
Other Websites relating to Florida Highways
Florida Interstate History: The growth and history of Florida's Interstates.
Northwest Florida Highways - In-depth look at Florida's Panhandle by Bryan Bethea.
AboutVia has Florida signage and road related links.maintained by James Lin
DMOZ Open Directory Project - Florida Road Links - some dead links
Florida's Great Renumbering - by Bryan Bethea - Florida's newly renumbered highways as posted in 1946.
I-275 Florida - Edward Ringwald's site about Tampa - St. Petersburg's Main Line Interstate
Southeast Roads @ AARoads.com - Florida Gateway - the best of Florida roadscholar websites long gone (Cozart's and Learned's) and some of the most recent coverage of Florida, too
Destination Florida @ GribbleNation.com - some great old photos of Florida's colored shields and pictures of many of Florida's scenic sites today, along with the prerequisite road photography
US Highways Ends by Dale Sanderson - Florida has quite a few US highway ends - every US highway it has has at least one terminus in state. Here's a look at those place
Last update to this page on Wednesday, December 13, 2006
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Am J Psychiatry 163:6, June 2006
Clinical Case Conference
Treatment With Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
During Pregnancy: Deceleration of Weight Gain
Because of Depression or Drug?
Lisa M. Bodnar, Ph.D., M.P.H., R.D.
Keerthy R. Sunder, M.D.
Katherine L. Wisner, M.D., M.S.
In 1996, Chambers and colleagues (1) reported that ex-
posure to fluoxetine in the third trimester of pregnancy was
associated with an increased risk of preterm birth, small-
for-gestational-age infants, admission to special care nurs-
eries, and poor neonatal adaptation, including respiratory
difficulty, cyanosis on feeding, and jitteriness. This land-
mark article generated substantial concern among clini-
cians that third-trimester exposure to
fluoxetine (and potentially other
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
[SSRIs]) was contributing to adverse
outcomes in pregnancy. Of interest, no
adverse effects from first-trimester ex-
posure were observed. The offspring of
women who discontinued fluoxetine
before 25 weeks' gestation had neonatal
outcomes that were similar to those of
comparison subjects. Similarly, in a
study of maternity hospital discharge
and pharmacy records, Simon et al. (2) reported that expo-
sure to SSRIs was associated with a 0.9-week decrease in
mean gestational age, a 175-g decrease in mean birth
weight, and a 0.29 decrease in mean APGAR score 5 minutes
after birth. The differences in birth weights and APGAR
scores were not significant after adjustment for gestational
age. Less favorable APGAR scores were limited to those with
third-trimester exposure. Neither tricyclic antidepressant
nor SSRI exposure was significantly associated with con-
genital malformations or developmental delay. There were
no differences in infant outcome among tricyclic-exposed
infants compared to unexposed newborns, which sug-
gested a specific effect of the SSRI rather than maternal de-
pression. In infants born to women treated with antidepres-
sants throughout pregnancy, CNS, motor, respiratory, and
gastrointestinal signs that are usually mild and subside by 2
weeks of age have been reported (3, 4). This neonatal be-
havioral syndrome resulted in the Food and Drug Adminis-
tration's (FDA's) recommendation for inclusion of this risk
in the labeling of these agents.
In contrast, the Canadian Motherisk group prospective
study of exposure to tricyclic antidepressants or fluoxetine
during the entirety of pregnancy revealed no differences in
either maternal weight gain or infant birth weights in
treated versus healthy comparison mothers (5). An in-
triguing aspect of this study is that the mean scores for the
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale were
reported for the subjects: fluoxetine-exposed group=39.9,
tricyclic-exposed group=28.0, and comparison group=
10.7. Because a score of 16 is used as the cutoff point to sig-
nal significant depression, the implication is that antide-
pressant medications are not fully effective for remission
of depression in the average pregnant patient. Therefore,
studies of reproductive outcomes related to drug exposure
likely include exposures to both the drug and the active
(underlying) disorder in a substantial number of women.
If SSRIs are contributing to reduced fetal growth, under-
standing the mechanism(s) that explain this relationship
is of major clinical importance.
Chambers and colleagues (1) could
not attribute the reduced birth
weight and length exclusively to
the effects of fluoxetine. Mothers
exposed to fluoxetine in late gesta-
tion also gained less weight than
unexposed mothers. Entry of the
weight gain variable into the multi-
variable models for birth weight
and length reduced the effect of the
drug, which suggested that weight
gain may be in the causal pathway from fluoxetine expo-
sure to size at birth. Chambers et al. speculated that ma-
ternal weight gain was reduced either because fluoxetine
lowered appetite as a direct side effect or because third-
trimester drug use was a marker for serious depression
(C.D. Chambers, personal communication, 2005), which
can also cause poor appetite and weight loss. The women
who were taking medication through the third trimester
were more likely to have severe depression than those who
discontinued the drug. Women with histories of suicide
attempts, marked functional impairment without medica-
tion, or partial response are less likely to stop medication
during pregnancy.
For psychiatrists, a conundrum is the inclusion of these
disparate findings within a comprehensive risk-benefit
discussion for SSRIs or use of serotonin-norepinephrine
reuptake inhibitors during pregnancy. Monitoring mater-
nal weight gain along with other potential side effects has
been recommended (6), with intervention strategies
should suboptimal weight gain emerge. Inadequate
weight gain during pregnancy has been shown to consis-
tently increase the risk of preterm birth and infant growth
"Treatment with any SSRI
could present a risk of poor
maternal weight gain in
some women, which could
affect fetal growth and
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restriction (7), which are among the main contributors to
perinatal morbidity and mortality in the United States. In
an effort to optimize birth outcomes, the Institute of Med-
icine recommended ranges for the rate of maternal weight
gain and total weight gain (7). Because the effect of gesta-
tional weight gain on birth outcomes is modified by the
mother's prepregnancy weight and height, weight gain
recommendations vary based on maternal prepregnancy
body mass index (kg/m2). For instance, the Institute of
Medicine recommended that women with a prepregnancy
body mass index of 19.8 to 25.9 kg/m2 (considered normal
weight) should gain a total of 25 to 35 lb during pregnancy
at a rate of 0.9 lb per week in the second and third trimes-
ters. To implement these guidelines, the Institute of Medi-
cine encouraged health care providers to do the following:
1. Measure maternal weight at each prenatal visit and
plot weight on a chart included in the obstetric record
(see Figure 1 for an example),
2. Talk to women about the importance of weight gain
and set a weight gain goal together,
3. Monitor the pattern of weight gain at each visit rela-
tive to the established goal,
4. Determine the cause for any abnormal weight gain, and
5. Develop and implement action to correct abnormal
weight gain with the women (7).
A depressed pregnant woman who was enrolled in a re-
search protocol that involved antidepressant use during
pregnancy provided the opportunity to longitudinally dis-
sect the contributions of SSRI use, appetite change, and
depressive symptoms to weight gain trajectory and to im-
plement the guidelines recommended by the Institute of
Case Presentation
Ms. A, a 32-year-old married nurse, was referred by
her obstetrician to our specialized perinatal clinical re-
search program for evaluation and treatment of major
depression during pregnancy. At her evaluation at 20
weeks' gestation, she reported mild depressive symp-
toms before conception that increased in intensity soon
after conception. Ms. A reported spontaneous tearful-
ness, low mood, and anhedonia that was present contin-
uously and produced a moderate impairment in her
ability to function at home. She had initial insomnia, psy-
chomotor retardation, guilt, and difficulty with concen-
tration. She reported no suicidal ideation, psychotic or
manic symptoms, or substance use. Ms. A reported per-
sistent daily nausea and occasional vomiting (2–3 morn-
ings per week) that began immediately after conception.
Although she reported a diminished appetite, she was
able to maintain an adequate weight gain during the
first half of her pregnancy (Figure 1).
Ms. A experienced her first episode of major depression
after her mother died 4 years before the evaluation. She
had a course of therapy targeted toward her profound
grief. Although it was helpful, her symptoms did not re-
solve until pharmacotherapy (fluoxetine, 20 mg/day) was
prescribed by her obstetrician. Ms. A discontinued the flu-
oxetine after several months without consultation. Sub-
clinical depressive symptoms returned within months of
the discontinuation and continued until the time of con-
ception of the index infant, when they again increased to
the level of a full depressive episode, as described. Her
family history was negative for psychiatric disorders.
The index pregnancy was Ms. A's second. Both preg-
nancies were conceived with intrauterine insemination.
Her previous pregnancy resulted in a preterm vaginal de-
livery of healthy twins at 34 weeks' gestation. During Ms.
A's current pregnancy, the results of her antenatal urine
drug screen, hematology counts, metabolic screen, thy-
roid function tests, and blood pressure were unremark-
able. Her ultrasound scan at 20 weeks' gestation revealed
a normal singleton fetus. The intrauterine gestational age
correlated accurately with dating by her menstrual cycle.
Her past medical history was significant for ulcerative
colitis, which was in remission at the time of the preg-
nancy. Ms. A was 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weighed 145 lb
before becoming pregnant, which corresponded to a
prepregnancy body mass index of 24.9 kg/m2 (defined as
normal weight by the Institute of Medicine) (7).
At 20 weeks' gestation, Ms. A received a comprehen-
sive psychiatric assessment with the Structured Clinical
Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders, Patient Edition
(SCID-P) (8). The authors assessed symptom severity with
the Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Depres-
sion Rating Scale—With Atypical Depression Supplement
(SIGH-ADS) (9), that includes 17- and 19-item versions
with questions from all previous versions of the Hamil-
ton Depression Rating Scale (10), as well as atypical de-
pressive symptoms. On the 29-item and 17-item versions
of the SIGH-ADS, her scores were 22 and 18, respectively.
Ms. A's symptoms fulfilled criteria for major depression
(recurrent) and dysthymic disorder. She had no history of
eating disorders or substance abuse.
Ms. A was provided with education about her chronic
mood disorder and the treatment options according a
pregnancy risk-benefit model (11), which included infor-
FIGURE 1. Gestational Weight Gain of Ms. A During Inter-
vention With Sertraline Treatment and Change in Diet
of sertraline
Beginning of
Weight Gain (lb)
Week of Gestation
Observed weight
weight gain
Upper limit of
weight gain
Lower limit of
weight gain
Nausea and vomiting
with depression diagnosis
No nausea, vomiting,
or depression
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mation on the risks of intrauterine fetal death, physical
malformations, fetal growth effects, neurobehavioral ab-
normalities, and neonatal toxicity. To summarize the in-
formation about taking SSRIs for a woman at 20 weeks'
gestation, no evidence of increased risk for any outcome
other than decreased growth and neonatal behavioral
syndrome has been reported in humans (1, 5, 12). Be-
cause of her positive response to fluoxetine in the past,
Ms. A elected pharmacotherapy treatment. She re-
marked, "This is best for both me and my family. We
can't take this struggle anymore." However, she pre-
ferred sertraline therapy because of discomfort about
the reported growth effects and neonatal toxicity of flu-
oxetine. Additionally, she preferred sertraline for breast-
feeding, which she planned as her newborn feeding
method. We advised her to consider that she might not
respond to an agent with which she had no experience,
but she was firm in her desire for a trial of sertraline. Ms.
A started sertraline, 50 mg/day, at 22 weeks' gestation
with the agreement of her obstetrician. We continued to
longitudinally monitor her symptoms as part of our re-
search protocol. Within 2 weeks, a clinical assessment re-
vealed that her mood symptoms no longer met criteria
for major depressive disorder. Her excellent response to
sertraline was sustained throughout her pregnancy and
a 26-week follow-up period (Table 1). In addition, her
morning nausea was transient and her vomiting had re-
Ms. A's obstetrician was satisfied with her remission of
depression but contacted our team at her 32nd gesta-
tional week because she was not gaining weight ade-
quately. She weighed 164 lb, which reflected a weight
gain of 19 lb from her prepregnancy weight of 145 lb.
This total weight gain fell within the Institute of Medi-
cine's recommended range for 32 weeks of gestation
(Figure 1). Of interest, despite depression and nausea/
vomiting before 22 weeks' gestation, Ms. A gained
weight appropriately. However, since starting sertraline
treatment at 22 weeks, Ms. A's rate of weight gain over
the 10-week period (0.3 lb/week) was substantially lower
than the 0.9 lb/week recommended rate of gain for a
woman of normal weight before pregnancy (7). The Insti-
tute of Medicine advised that weight gain of less than 2
lb per month in the second or third trimesters warranted
further evaluation, which includes a differential diagno-
sis as well as development and implementation of action
to correct weight gain (7).
In the differential diagnosis of poor weight gain were
hyperthyroidism (ruled out by laboratory assessment),
unreported eating disorder (ruled out by Ms. A's report,
which was corroborated by her husband), unreported
substance abuse (a negative urine drug screen), and
poor dietary intake. Another consideration was the use
of an SSRI in the final trimester, although the only agent
that had been associated with lower maternal weight
gain and smaller newborns was fluoxetine (1). Ms. A re-
ported that immediately after starting sertraline treat-
ment, she lost her appetite completely. She said, "I'm
just not hungry. I go through the day running around af-
ter the twins, and I realize I have not eaten. I try to eat,
but it's hard when you don't feel hungry." Ms. A re-
marked, "It seems strange to me that I gained weight just
fine when I was vomiting and depressed; now I feel
much better, but I'm just not hungry, and when I eat, I
feel full right away." She did not recall appetite suppres-
sion related to her previous treatment with fluoxetine.
Both the obstetrician and our team reviewed the
weight gain recommendations of the Institute of Medi-
cine with Ms. A. We discussed the importance of weight
gain in the final trimester of pregnancy and showed the
graphic representation (Figure 1) of her weight trajectory
across pregnancy as a visual educational tool. We
stressed that her current rate of gain could pose risks to
her newborn's well-being. If she continued to gain
weight at 0.3 lb/week throughout the remaining weeks
of her pregnancy, she would gain only an additional 2.4
lb by 40 weeks' gestation, resulting in a total of 21.4 lb.
This total gain would be less than the recommended
range of the Institute of Medicine of 25 to 35 lb for a
woman with a normal weight before pregnancy (7). We
presented the options of discontinuing sertraline treat-
ment or implementing a behavioral intervention. Ms. A
was committed to continue taking sertraline, which she
judged to be more efficacious than fluoxetine because of
her full remission. She was able to understand and act
upon the fact that in order to gain weight at a more ap-
propriate rate for the remainder of her pregnancy, she
could no longer use her appetite as a signal to prompt
her to eat.
With our team's input and support, she scheduled six
small meals per day, as recommended by the Institute of
Medicine for pregnant women with inadequate weight
gain and lack of appetite (13). She was instructed to en-
list her husband in acting as a monitor of her eating and
to help her keep nutritious, nutrient-dense small meals
and snacks readily available in their home. She gener-
ated a list of nutritious foods that had been appealing
before her appetite loss, including half sandwiches
made with whole wheat bread and cheese or meat, en-
ergy bars, cereal bars, peanut butter and whole wheat
crackers, dried fruit, mixed nuts, granola or other cereal
in full-fat yogurt, instant breakfast mixes with whole
milk, ice cream, milk shakes, and pudding. The goal was
to choose foods that were energy dense, high in protein
and important micronutrients, easy to prepare and eat
rapidly, and could be kept available for snacking as well
as small meals. Systematic tracking of both her depres-
sive symptoms and weight was accomplished through-
out the remainder of her pregnancy (Figure 1).
Ms. A gained 6 lb after the behavioral intervention for
a total of 25 lb at her delivery at 37 weeks' gestation. A
25-lb weight gain at 37 weeks is considered adequate by
the standards of the Institute of Medicine (14). Her ser-
traline dosage was maintained at 50 mg/day throughout
the pregnancy and to 26 weeks' postpartum. Ms. A re-
ported that despite continuing to take sertraline after
TABLE 1. Longitudinal Scores for Ms. A on the Structured Interview Guide for the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale With
Atypical Depression Supplement (SIGH-ADS)
Score During Pregnancy
Week 20Week 30
29-item version225
17-item version 185
Score During the Postpartum Period
Week 2
Week 36
Week 26
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delivery, her appetite returned to normal, and she re-
sumed her normal eating patterns. At 3 months' post-
partum, Ms. A had returned to her prepregnancy weight.
Ms. A delivered a healthy full-term male infant. His
birth weight was 3880 g (90th–95th percentile), his
length was 52 cm (75th percentile), and his head circum-
ference was 35 cm (50th percentile). His APGAR scores
were 9 and 9 at 1 and 5 minutes, respectively. In the first
2 postpartum weeks, no signs consistent with neonatal
syndrome were observed (3, 4). Within the research pro-
tocol, several assays of sertraline and its metabolite, N-
desmethyl sertraline, were obtained from Ms. A and her
son (Table 2). No dose adjustment was required to main-
tain antidepressant efficacy in the latter part of preg-
nancy, as has been observed in some women (16). Mater-
nal and cord blood values were comparable to those
obtained by Hendrick et al. (15) from four women who
were treated with the same dose of sertraline (50 mg/
day) during pregnancy and the postpartum period. The
breast-fed infant's serum levels at 4 weeks of life were
consistent with a substantial body of published data that
typically revealed sertraline levels at or lower than the
levels of quantifiability and N-desmethyl sertraline levels
<10 ng/ml (17).
The infant's growth was normal. Consistently across
the first year, his growth progressed at the 75th percen-
tile for weight (11,850 g at 13 months) and at the 75th–
90th percentile for length (81.3 cm at 13 months). The
infant's head circumference was at the 95th percentile
during his first year (50.2 cm at 13 months). The Bayley
Scales of Infant Development (18) was used to assess
mental and psychomotor development of the infant at
4, 13, and 21 months. Both the mental development
index and the psychomotor development index indi-
cated that the infant was meeting appropriate develop-
mental milestones at 4 months (mental development
index score=93, psychomotor development index
score=99, age equivalency=4 months). At 13 months,
the infant's mental development was equivalent to 15
months (mental development index=112), and his psy-
chomotor development was equivalent to 11 months
(psychomotor development index=80), with the infant
showing some slight delays in coordination during in-
dependent walking.
At 21 months, the infant's mental and psychomotor
development were equivalent to 20 months (mental de-
velopment index=96, psychomotor development index=
97), and he demonstrated developmentally appropriate
progress in both independent use of language and gross
motor skills. At 13 and 21 months, the behavioral rating
scale from the Bayley Scales of Infant Development was
used to assess the qualitative aspects of the infant's be-
havior in the domains of emotional regulation, orienta-
tion/engagement, and motor quality. At 13 months, the
infant's total behavioral rating scale score was 85 (96th
percentile), and at 21 months, his total score was 128
(99th percentile). Both scores are within normal limits
for behavioral development. Overall, the infant demon-
strated developmental competency within the domains
of growth, motor and cognitive development, and emo-
tional development.
In this case conference, we described a depressed preg-
nant woman with normal prepregnant weight for her
height who had appropriate gestational weight gain
throughout 22 weeks of gestation, despite having signifi-
cant depressive symptoms, nausea, and vomiting. After
starting sertraline treatment at 22 weeks' gestation for ma-
jor depression, the patient's depression rapidly remitted,
but she reported a complete loss of appetite and a sense of
feeling full after eating very little; her weight gain abruptly
decelerated. A behavioral intervention of six scheduled nu-
tritious meals of small volumes remedied the slowing of
her weight gain and allowed her to achieve a total weight
gain within the range recommended by the Institute of
Medicine. She delivered a healthy full-term infant who de-
veloped normally. The patient's slowing weight gain clearly
was not due to depression but rather to treatment with ser-
traline, which caused reduced appetite as a direct side ef-
fect. This case illustrates that appropriate weight gain is
achievable with an individualized nutrition intervention
that overrides dependence upon appetite cues for eating.
As demonstrated by our patient's pregnancy course, lower
weight gain in women treated with fluoxetine or other
SSRIs may be because of appetite suppression and de-
creased food intake. Although weight gain has been the
primary weight-related side effect of concern in the psy-
TABLE 2. Concentrations of Sertraline and N-Desmethyl Sertraline in Ms. A and Her Baby Compared to Those in Published Data
Time and Group
30 weeks' gestation
Maternal sertraline
Maternal N-desmethyl sertraline
Maternal sertraline
Maternal N-desmethyl sertraline
Cord blood sertraline
Cord blood N-desmethyl sertraline
Ratio of cord blood to maternal sertraline
Ratio of cord blood to maternal N-desmethyl sertraline
4 weeks' postpartum
Maternal sertraline
Maternal N-desmethyl sertraline
Infant sertraline
Infant N-desmethyl sertraline
aFrom Hendrick et al. (15) from four mothers treated with 50 mg/day of sertraline.
Concentrations in Ms. A
and Her Baby (ng/ml)
Concentrations in Published Data (ng/ml)a
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chiatric literature, weight loss also occurs with SSRI treat-
ment (19).
In 176 patients treated with sertraline, the frequency of
weight changes reported on a side effect interview after 24
weeks of treatment was 20.2% with weight gain and 12.4%
with weight loss (19). Weight changes across short- and
long-term treatment with SSRIs also vary. In women, the
rates of meaningful weight change (defined as ≥7% from
baseline) after 6 to 8 weeks, 16 weeks, and 24 weeks of SSRI
treatment were increases among 1.7%, 7.1%, and 14.2% of
women, respectively, and decreases among 12.4%, 7.1%,
and 8.4%, respectively (20). It is noteworthy that the pa-
tient continued to take sertraline in the postpartum pe-
riod, but her appetite returned to normal after delivery.
This observation suggests that there was either an interac-
tion between the drug and her appetite that was specific to
pregnancy or that the initial appetite suppression was a
short-term side effect that subsided coincidentally near
the time of the birth. The patient was treated for the final
15 gestational weeks, which corresponds to the time at
which the proportion of women who lose weight in a pop-
ulation treated across time diminishes (12.4% to 7.1% at
16 weeks). Research with larger groups of women should
examine longitudinally changes in appetite and weight
during pregnancy and the postpartum period in medi-
cated women to investigate a potential interaction rigor-
ously. The success of our behavioral intervention with six
small structured meals suggests that sertraline was physi-
ologically increasing energy needs that could not be met
with increased dietary intake and that the process of appe-
tite loss and intake reduction was balanced. This hypothe-
sis dictates that treatment with any SSRI could present a
risk of poor maternal weight gain in some women, which
could affect fetal growth and development. Therefore, the
mother and fetus should be monitored closely throughout
SSRI treatment. Based on our experience with this patient,
we present the following recommendations to psychia-
trists who care for pregnant patients.
Monitor gestational weight gain with a weight gain grid
(13) or work with the patient's obstetrician to monitor
weight gain in all pregnant patients who are treated with an
SSRI. Appetite and weight should also be monitored after
delivery. If weight loss and appetite suppression have oc-
curred, reduction below a normal body mass index may
compromise the recovery of postpartum maternal nutri-
tional reserves and the nutritional composition of breast
milk in lactating women. Women who used fluoxetine dur-
ing breast-feeding had infants with reduced growth
throughout the first 6 months of life compared with infants
of mothers who breast-fed but did not take fluoxetine after
birth (1). The differential diagnosis of poor weight gain in
pregnancy includes appetite loss as a side effect of SSRI
treatment. It is appropriate for physicians to refer patients
to a registered dietitian for a nutrition consultation to im-
prove weight gain. Registered dietitians in local areas can
be found through the search engine provided by the Amer-
ican Dietetic Association (www.eatright.org, click on "Find
a Nutrition Professional"). Additionally, the American Die-
tetic Association provided a summary that physicians can
use to guide women in making healthy food choices
throughout pregnancy (21).
Received Feb. 1, 2006; revision received March 15, 2006; accepted
March 15, 2006. From the Department of Psychiatry, Western Psychiat-
ric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; and
the Department of Epidemiology, Graduate School of Public Health,
University of Pittsburgh. Address correspondence and reprint requests
to Dr. Bodnar, Department of Epidemiology, A742 Crabtree Hall, 130
DeSoto St., Pittsburgh, PA 15261; firstname.lastname@example.com (e-mail).
Supported in part by NIMH grants K01-MH-074092 (to Dr. Bodnar,
principal investigator), R01-MH-60335 (Dr. Wisner, principal investiga-
tor), and MH-30965.
The authors thank Aimee Santucci, Ph.D., for interpreting the in-
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Dr. Wisner is on the speaker's bureau for Pfizer and GlaskoSmith-
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Monday News and Deals: Paypal Obscenity Crackdown, Fake Amazon Reviews, &...
An author by the name of Mainak Dhar has several self published books for sale and many of his books have an average of 4 stars with over 200+ reviews. The number of high ranking reviews is propelling sales. Alice in Deadland, one title, had been lingering on the #1 Kindle sci fi spot for a long time. Dhar claims to be making $1000 a day on the sale of his books. Good on him, right? Well, not exactly. The large number of reviews are actually the result of a dedicated effort by Dhar to create hundreds of accounts used to post favorable reviews on his own books. A reader caught the author's act after the author accidentally outed himself by posting as his author name but signing the post with his fake reader name. (The author went back and revised the posting but not before Amazon had sent the automatic update to those who had subscribed to the topic). Dhar is perpetrating this, ah, questionable activity on Goodreads.
For most readers, sussing out this type of behavior is difficult, particularly for a book that has a ton of reviews. Some of the ways you can tell is if the reviewer giving 5 stars has only one or two reviews in the review history. Another way to suss on false reviews is if the reviewer only gives 5 stars. The problem is, of course, there is always an exception to the rules but the next time you come across an unknown book with a ton of reviews you might want to check a few of those five star reviews out.
Jenny Bent gives a pro/con summary of recent publishing changes. The bad surround how the author is getting paid (broken up into more chunks and more rights for less money) whereas the good includes better education authors and more flexibility for those authors. It's definitely an agent oriented list.
Romance readers and authors might be interested in an auction with a number of signed books and arcs as well as lunches with authors and agents at RWA in Anaheim, July 2012. The auction is to assist the 12U Unleeshed girl's softball team and their bid to play in the 2012 World Series of Softball in Panama City Beach, Florida this July. You can check out a complete list of items being offered at Bunaunleeshed.wordpress.com or check out the team website at www.unleeshed.com to get to know the girls your bids will support! Auctions will begin March 1 and end on March 3. Unleeshed is a 501 c organization and all donations are tax deductible.
Round up of last quarter's results for the Big 6:
- Simon & Schuster: Sales are down 1% but profit is up because of "increased sales of e-books, which parent company CBS noted, are more profitable than the sale of print books, which fell in the year." Source: PW
- HarperCollins is doing well enough to garner a mention in the NewsCorp quarterly earnings call. Harper UK is doing well but Harper US not so well. "Harper says print product during the quarter (which ended December 31) comprised a big 90 percent of revenues worldwide, leaving only 10 percent for digital and audio." Source: PublishersMarketplace.
- Lagardere, parent of Hachette, did the opposite. US sales were up, likely due to the Steve Jobs book but UK sales were down 4.5%. Digital sales were under 10% for the company although last quarter, the US digital sales were 20%. It is unlikely that number has declined. Source: Paid Content
- Random House: German media company Bertelsmann AG said Thursday operating earnings before interest and taxes, or EBIT, fell to EUR1.7 billion in 2011 from EUR1.8 billion in 2010, due to start-up losses for new platforms and a weak business performance of some printing operations, as well as declines in the replication and direct-marketing businesses. 2011 Annual report will be released at the end of March. Source: Fox Business
- Penguin: 2011 year end is due February 27 however, "Overall, Pearson's digital activities generated approximately £2bn. Penguin Books will report "solid results" despite "tough conditions in physical book retail," it added." Source: Telegraph
- Macmillan: Waiting…
- Harlequin: Waiting…
In what may be the most important rights dispute of recent memory, Open Road responds to HarperCollins lawsuit. Open Road repeatedly made references to the lack of investment or intention of HarperCollins in the production of a digital book. I am curious about this argument as copyright isn't a "use it or lose it" type of right like trademark rights. My take on the suit so far is that HarperCollins is asserting that it has a contractual right to produce digital books and Open Road is arguing that HarperCollins contract rights don't include rights that it has not exploited and had no intention of exploiting. There is almost an unjust enrichment argument being made here as OpenRoad argues in on Paragraph 9 that the advance had already earned out years ago. I'm not terribly comfortable with either defense argument.
Via Paid Content
Samhain is running an ad on the Jumbotron in New York City. One internet forum suggets that an ad costs about $10,000 per hour.
Source: Romantic Times.
Publishers might hate Amazon but Amazon is fighting bigger demons (and I'm not referring to states trying to collect sales tax). Instead, Amazon is competing with the richest company in the world with a profit margin of greater than 40%.
Apple's strength in iPhone and iPad sales are negatively affecting Amazon.com by accelerating the company's transition from physical to digital media sales (which has effects on sales, margins and ROIC) as well as impacting Electronics & General Merchandise ("EGM") growth.
Source: Business Insider
Paypal has long had a policy of not accepting payments from companies that sell obscene work. See commenter Anne Douglas back in 2009.
There is a reason for this and it stems back to good old pornography and adult content…and that PayPal refuses to service either of those.
Was there not an ePublisher that had it all go to hell in a handbasket with paypal over that?
Decided to go look it up, to check it was still prohibited. As per my payapl Acceptable use page:
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1. violate any law, statute, ordinance or regulation
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For some reason, publishers have slid by but Paypal is now enforcing its policy against self published authors and publishers, one of whom is purported to be Siren, who publish books with "incest, pseudo incest, rape, and bestiality." So if you go shopping and the Paypal option has been removed, that's probably the reason why.
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November 28, 2015
CINCINNATI (AP) - When it comes to presidential politics, Ohio has become the king of swing.
The fight for the national political battleground is an expensive one. With more than a month left before the election, the two presidential campaigns and outside supporters already have spent more than $110 million on TV advertising in Ohio. That's about a sixth of all national spending to that point.
President Barack Obama has been to Ohio this year more times than any other state except Virginia. Mitt Romney has been here even more, counting his time campaigning for the Ohio Republican primary in March. Their running mates have also made frequent visits.
No Republican has won the White House without carrying Ohio, and the last president elected without winning Ohio was Democrat John Kennedy in 1960.
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