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Here is Stalin the supreme dictator in the making - his psychology, his loves and hatreds, his intellectual interests, his knowledge of the world - learning how to triumph in the Kremlin and create the USSR in his profoundly flawed image.
Based on exhaustive research and astonishing new evidence, Young Stalin is a brilliant prehistory of the USSR from the perspective of those who would bring it into being.
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"On practically every page of Young Stalin there is a reason to smile with satisfaction at the thrust of revelation and often a reason to gasp or even to chuckle. As quasi-academic populist biography goes, therefore, this is as good as it gets." (Independent)
"Young Stalin is a gripping read....Montefiore's research, especially in the Georgian archives, is brilliant. The book provides a wealth of serious and scurrilous detail, creating a memorable portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest monsters." (Telegraph)
Jumps on his bed while licking the bottom of one foot. He persists in this life affirming act despite interference from the head nurse.
"Really Good Read/Listen"
This is an excellent book, perhaps even better than Montefiore's In the Court of the Red Tsar. It is surprising so many details of Stalin's life as a young revolutionary survived the ordered destruction of his personal history. Georgia was distant enough from Moscow that first person memoirs, letters, and documents survived destruction, setting in forgotten drawers. The reader/listener gets an amazingly detailed account of Stalin the prodigy, teenaged poet, under-sized street fighter, angry seminary student reading Karl Marx, the quirky promiscuous rebel with multiple children born out of wedlock, the organizer of bank robberies and extortions to fund the revolution, the intellectual who read every book he got his hands on, and finally the indispensable (to Lenin anyway) behind-the-scenes political manipulator. Much in the book runs against what was accepted in the West about his life for decades. Despite his small stature, for example, he gave and received physical beatings yet was an exceptional child in nearly every school subject. Not enough praise can be given the narrator, James Adams, for his breezy handling of difficult Georgian and Russian words and names—he does an exemplary job. This listener highly recommends this book for history buffs, Stalin buffs, and students of the period.
"Young Stalin audio book part 1"
This book is an absolute delight! Very informative, unbiased, a clear approach of how the muderer we call Stalin came to be, and how he matured into his image. It turns out, he's much more than a ruthless thug, rather an extremely intelligent fox-like persona, who Lenin himself at times yielded to.
2 thumbs up!
"Carefully researched ground breaking biography"
Offers a much deeper humanistic look into who Stalin was.
Stalin for his ability to change, agitate, manipulate and steal. He was a magician and brilliant actor and that isn't something that gets noticed, All is said is his atrocities and this book shows the talented human being behind the history.
Solid, eloquent and engaging.
Too long for one sitting and also too rich, I am going to listen to that last few chapters during the revolution as I had fallen off and want to reengage with it.
"Stalin was a hottie"
Now that the subject is so far past as Napoleon, the young Stalin emerges as an unexpetedly lively person, resembling the thug-rappers on recent American experience (tho he has a better voice), but our thugs are nowhere so bold as to rob our national banks. Everywhere Stalin goes, he gets laid, even in Siberia.
"Great read with lots of new info"
This book was written after a significant amount of previously classified documents were released at the beginning of the 21 century. The writer gives plenty of informative detail of who's who w/o droning or boring. Narration was also excellent.
"Amazing book!"
This book is brilliantly researched and written. It opens up a completely new perspective on the young Stalin. I highly recommend it.
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"Great Book: How thug gangsters took over a nation"
If you want to know something about the Bolsheviks prior to taking power, read this book. It is also interesting to see how Stalin is not really a European and how far from an academic sphere Stalin actually was.
"Stalin's life before He came to power now revealed"
I might to catch up on chatpers I might have missed.
Knowing who was who in Stalin's life.
I liked the whole thing honestly.
NOt really, but I had no idea Joseph was such a womanizer.
A must have for any history fan.
"Great History, Lousy Narrative"
For history buffs, this book is invaluable, but it reads like a long list of names, dates, and events (and then....and then....and then....), and it's impossible to keep track of all the names (and multiple variations on all the names). I mistakenly thought Young Stalin was a fictionalization of real events and would read more like a novel. I wish I'd been right.
"Waste of money!!!"
Absolutely no historic value. You will not be able to follow the story, horrible pronunciation of names and terrible waste of time and money. Ignorant and weak facts and at best a failed novel. Again it's impossible to understand or follow!!!
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Seniors are seeing their home equity increasing, but before they turn it into a stream of income through a reverse mortgage, they should understand what they're getting.
Late last year, the Department of Housing and Urban Development enacted stricter requirements for reverse mortgage loans backed by the Federal Housing Administration. The result is that seniors age 62 or older who want to cash out on their home equity through a loan paid to them will be limited in the amount of cash they can take.
Reverse mortgages can be a fit for some
The new rules are designed to prevent homeowners from borrowing against too much of their home equity and require them to prove they have enough income to pay expenses such as property taxes and insurance.
Despite the restrictions, Don Frommeyer, president of National Association of Mortgage Professionals, says homeowners are still interested in reverse mortgages and they can be the right fit for some.
"They're not for everyone, but they can make life easier for older people who need to pay off debt," he says. Homeowners are required to take classes, which results in a more educated consumer, he adds.
Home equity steadily increasing
Seniors 62 and older have more home equity than at any time since 2008, according to the National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association. Over the past two years, aggregate home equity has grown 12.5 percent to a total of $3.34 trillion. Rising home prices are lifting all borrowers into positive equity. But that doesn't mean seniors should rush out to tap into a reverse mortgage.
"People really have to have a reason why they want the loan," Frommeyer says. "It has to make life easier." The amount of money a homeowner receives depends on their age, the amount of home equity in the home and the interest rate on the loan. "The older you are, the higher the value," says Frommeyer, "so it can be a good option for a 75- or 80-year-old to not have a house payment, and the good thing is they won't lose their house."
Fees can make these loans expensive
Frommeyer cautions homeowners to make sure they understand fees associated with reverse mortgages. "I think one of the main issues with reverse mortgages is that people don't realize how expensive they are," he says. "There is an origination fee, an upfront mortgage insurance fee and a variety of additional fees that can result in a significantly smaller lump sum than expected."
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Sen. Harry Reid just made it very clear that we are going over the fiscal cliff. In his typical unhelpful style, he made sure to blame Speaker John Boehner and said that there was no bill forthcoming in the Senate. The only real chance of a deal is if the Senate could pass something, but that isn't going to happen now.
The big question is how the market will handle this news. We have been living on hope for some sort of deal, although there has been increased nervousness the past few days. Will market players continue to provide bids while waiting for the politicians to start acting like adults?...82 more words left in this article. To read them, just click below and try Real Money FREE for 14 days.
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Whats up guys,
Hope you're all enjoying this MONSTROUS season with more anime than you can handle.
However, despite all these great titles being delivered to you each and every week, one of our catalog titles will be going away due to licensing restrictions: Usagi Drop.
You will have until the stroke of midnight Pacific Time on March 1 (or 2/28 at 11:59:59) to check out this manga-adapted series before it goes back into the Crunchyroll Anime Vault.
Just because it's streaming capabilites are gone, doesn't mean that you can't ever watch it!
That's right, you can still pick up your copy of Usagi Drop right here on the Crunchyroll Store:
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"By force of circumstances, a 30-year-old single man with a full-time job suddenly starts raising a 6-year-old girl. While running each other ragged, the two of them gradually grow into a "family". This is the long-awaited anime version of "Bunny Drop", the extremely popular and finely crafted comic by Yumi Unita. It's a heartwarming and entertaining work that naturally depicts child-raising experiences, but also the instantly relatable warmth and noise of being in a family."
Hope you all enjoy it while you still can!
cute show.
Worth a re-watch.
Do you even praise the sun?
Oh no! This was such a wonderful show. T_T
I guess I'll go buy it later.
Re-using old skins because I'm too busy for new things atm (I'm just lazy)
one of my favorite slice of life series. luv it so much TT_TT im gonna hate to see it go. illl hav to buy the dvds
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Awwww.... I'll miss you, usagi. Loved this show.
A little more than a week's notice on this. I suppose it's not the worst thing for an 11 episode series, but giving people at least a two week notice would likely be better.
NIS America made a good choice at licensing this. Will be sad to see this go from Crunchyroll even though I don't plan on watching it.
Fantastic show and I am already waiting for the DVDs to show up at my house
avoiding doing any work today
I'm gonna need to re-watch Usagi Drop before its gone then
What even
I recently watched all 11 episodes. It is a really good show; those who have not seen it is definitely worth watching.
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Seems like this is the usual expiration of FCC licenses. Un-Go will probably disappear in about 3 months. I wonder whether CR can relicense this from NISA.
Just finished dog days', so it looks like I will be watching this show next.
we wonder what other titles they may delete before end of this month. we will hate to have to watch a series, that may take us 1 month to watch and have us watch it only in 4 days.
Will any other NIS shows getting removed? Or is it because of Fuji? I think Un-Go is going soon (since there a lot of characteristics alike Usagi Drop.... 2011 simulicast Fuji) I hope NIS can bring this show back one day usagi!
Feeling too lazy to go after Nico atm... :( ill try later on...
Ok yeah gotta finish this one, it's cute (yeah I watch cute anime, deal with it)
If you have something interesting to say leave a note, I may even pay attention
Awwww! NIS America is putting lots of their shows up on Crunchyroll. I wonder why this one is being taken away? I may have to re-watch some of it...


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Something's been bothering me about Twitter (TWTR) -- the negativity surrounding it versus what the stock is doing. In the last few weeks there have been a tremendous number of downgrades of the stock as it roared to the $70s from the $40s, yet it's barely been nicked. Of the 27 analysts following the company, there are only eight Buys, 10 Holds and nine Sells. That's right, nine Sells. Let me tell you, I think that level of skepticism is almost unheard of unless the company's a borderline fraud, and Twitter is anything but a fraud. It's a real company with real revenue and real growth, just no earnings.
That lack of earnings bothers me because I don't want to get caught up in another bubble like we had with the Internet at the turn of the century. At that time, we had tons of companies come public, and they all had fabulous growth stories attached to them with no real prospect of making money. That's what Twitter looks like now.
But back then, unlike now, the analysts were all in. You never heard a cautionary word when it came to any of those deals. They were all equally ballyhooed and the research community seemed totally bought off. The idea of even one Sell on one of those stocks, let alone the nine on Twitter, would have been ridiculous.
This brings me to today's Twitter Buy recommendation from my old friend Jordan Rohan at Stifel Nicolaus, entitled, "@Twitter, why it is far too early to be focused solely on valuation." He makes the same case for Twitter that I have been making for ages about Yelp (YELP): The opportunity is so great that you can't afford to be bound up in traditional metrics.
I have liked Yelp because it is uniquely made for handheld devices, there's no real competition, and it can continue to grow like Amazon (AMZN), another stock I have liked for ages because it knows the sky's the limit and it can't be bothered with showing earnings, even as it would be possible if it wanted to.
Now consider this quote from Rohan's report: "In essence we believe Twitter's is the most powerful, flexible, and disruptive of the social media platforms, giving it significant scarcity value. We believe this value is hard to quantify and does not yet show up in earnings. Over time we believe the company will harness the power of this strategic position benefitting consumers and shareholders alike."
That's right, Rohan is saying that Twitter's part of the holy trinity of must-buy techs I describe in my new book Get Rich Carefully because they grasp the social, the mobile and the cloud portions of the technological universe.
Rohan is not saying that earnings are going to explode. Far from it. He's not even talking about earnings. He has to use other metrics, like enterprise values to sales, and even when he goes into that stretch, Twitter is not cheap versus its peers, selling at 15x enterprise value to sales versus Facebook's (FB) 8.9x and Yelp's 9.9x valuation. No other group in the market trades anywhere near that level, which is why I have been so stuck on not pushing it up here.
But Rohan says that advertisers are starting to embrace Twitter in increasing numbers and they love the ungated nature of it -- meaning, unlike Facebook, it is an open network that can go viral, which is of immense help to advertisers. He likes the companion aspect to television, the preferred media for advertisers, and he loves that Twitter's only just beginning to monetize international. In other words, it might be Facebook four years ago when you really did want to get into it, when it had remarkably accelerating revenue growth.
I still would be plenty skeptical of Rohan's recommendation if it weren't for the coup-de-grace point he then makes: A tremendous number of analysts hate it. That makes for a slew of upgrades if Twitter does anything surprisingly positive, and he is saying it will do many things surprisingly positive. I like his thinking. I'm still on the fence, having missed a huge number of points and unwilling to say, "Hey, so what?" But let's put it this way: If you want to know why Twitter trades here, go read the Stifel report. I'm a total skeptic, but this report makes too much sense (particularly because I like Yelp) to just write off Twitter as too expensive. Instead, it makes me want to pounce on any big price break. The problem might be that others will do so, too -- and we might not get one any time soon.


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Reds 'optimistic' Latos will throw off mound this week
Right-hander working his way back from left knee, right elbow surgeries
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- The Reds were hopeful that injured starting pitcher Mat Latos could soon take the next step in his rehab from left knee surgery.
"I'm optimistic he'll be off the mound this week," manager Bryan Price said on Monday morning. "It's a matter of verifying there is no soreness issue and there is no lack of strength issue. I know he's throwing. He's champing at the bit to get off the mound. He's been playing long toss and his arm feels great. Those are all excellent things."
Latos tore meniscus cartilage in his knee shortly before Spring Training and had it repaired Feb. 14. He has been rehabilitating and throwing without issues since the procedure.
"What is lost a little bit with the knee issue is the fact that he's coming off of an elbow surgery [in October], albeit one that wasn't terribly invasive," Price said. "They did still go into his elbow and pull out some loose bodies and do that 30,000-mile checkup on him. He's actually recovering from two things. He's got to build up arm strength on the mound and continue to build up strength in his knees so he can support his body."
Latos is just one of four key Reds pitchers that have been behind in camp. Right-handed reliever Jonathan Broxton, who had forearm surgery in August, just returned to throwing from a mound in the bullpen last week. Lefty reliever Sean Marshall, who missed much of last season with shoulder issues, is sore again and hasn't gotten into a game yet. Starter Mike Leake was scratched from his start Sunday because of an abdominal strain.
"We'd like to be healthy to give us the best chance to get off to a good start," Price said. "We'd like to have them ready for Opening Day and if they're not, we'll play the hand that we're dealt. The expectations for me don't decrease because we feel we have enough depth to cover some short-term absences from some of our key players. That being said, our goal is certainly to have them ready for Opening Day. We're not going to risk exasperating a current injury or speed up a rehab process to make sure they're ready for Opening Day."
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President George and Barbara Bush Celebrate 69th Wedding Anniversary [PHOTO]
I think its unbelievable that my wife Tracy hasn't left me yet and we've only been married 7 years. So when I read that President George H.W. and Barbara Bush just celebrated their 69th wedding anniversary yesterday, I was at a loss for words. How can two people survive marriage that long? How does a woman put up with a man for 69 VERY long years?


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I'm very curious to see that new generation of centers (Valanciunas, Davis, Drummond) go head to head with Hibbert.
They are talented, athletic, quick, don't have bad hands or a very low IQ.
It scares me a bit to be honest. Competition at center has been pretty weak the last few years. What if there is a revival and these three are only the first of many more talented athletic centers to come?


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text: Absence of winter, blue jays, juncos By Scott Shalaway February 18, 2012 Story Share With more than a month until April arrives, it may be premature to proclaim the end of winter. But since it never arrived, why not?So far this winter I've seen less than 6 inches of snow, and temperatures have been incredibly mild. Only twice has my thermometer dipped to 10 degrees. We did have one mini-ice storm, but it lasted less than 12 hours, and we didn't even lose power.Understand, I'm not complaining. Though I enjoy a pristine blanket of snow and even nose hairs that freeze with every breath, my love affair with winter ended a number of years ago. This year's mild weather has simply accelerated my countdown to spring.Along the way, I've received a number of interesting letters from readers. More than a few have complained about an absence of blue jays and dark-eyed juncos. I've noticed this, too. I haven't seen a blue jay since last fall, and my flock of juncos consists of only a handful of individuals.I cannot explain the lack of these two common species. I wonder if West Nile virus has returned and knocked back the blue jay population. But I doubt that's a problem because I've also heard from plenty of readers who have their normal complement of blue jays.I blame the dearth of juncos on the mild winter. Cold and snow drive birds to feeders simply because they're an easy and reliable source of food when birds get cold and hungry. On mild days, birds forage more leisurely on natural foods. In fact, on mild days, insects are active and most birds prefer live food to seeds.Though speculating why bird numbers fluctuate is easy, real answers are difficult to nail down. That's why I'm looking forward to this year's Great Backyard Bird Count (Feb. 17-20). When the results are posted, and that happens almost instantaneously as participants submit their data, we'll get a snapshot of winter bird populations.First, I'll look at blue jay numbers. If there's a problem, it will be evident. I can check count results from nearby communities as well as locations all around the country. Plus I'll be able to compare this year's results to previous years. Then I'll check junco numbers. The great thing about the GBBC is that anyone can check results by visiting http://www.birdcount.org. A week from now we'll know if blue jay and junco numbers are really down or if we're just seeing local blips in the populations.Another problem some people have this time of year is birds crashing into windows with lethal results. Sometimes they're trying to escape a hawk in hot pursuit, or they may simply be flying into the reflection of vegetation they see on the glass. In any case, they hit the window and break their necks.I think most homeowners have experienced the heartache of finding a dead cardinal or goldfinch beneath a window. But some windows are particularly deadly. It may be due to their size, angle of the glass, or type of habitat.If you find more than a few dead birds under a window each year, a simple solution is available. The website http://www.birdsavers.com explains how to solve the problem.Simply hang lengths of 1/8-inch nylon parachute cord at four-inch intervals along the width of the window. Anchor these cords to a horizontal piece strung across the top of the window frame. Allow the cords to dangle freely about three inches above the bottom of the window. Field tests have shown that this simple window treatment can reduce bird/window collisions by 90 percent to 100 percent.Jeff Acopian, creator of birdsavers, attributes its success to birds' navigational skills in close quarters. "When birds fly through the woods or dense vegetation, they easily avoid hitting twigs and other obstacles," he said. "Likewise, they see the cords and avoid them."The important thing is that birds avoid windows protected by birdsavers, and it's an easy do-it-yourself project. The website includes detailed instructions for making your own. Acopian does sell ready-made birdsavers on his website, but he says, "It's not about making money. It's about saving birds." Send questions and comments to Dr. Scott Shalaway, RD 5, Cameron, WV 26033 or via my website, http://scottshalaway.googlepages.com. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 3 WVU law professor announces run for Congress 4 St. Albans rallies to beat Riverside, 21-17 5 CSB: Fatal Philippi explosions occurred while tanks being drained Hunter finds trophy buck close to home Previous Story Student rides to a national championship Next Story


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JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Returning to Australia for Arena Tour, May 2013 with Minchin, Mel C and Ben Forster
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice's smash-hit musical, Jesus Christ Superstar, is returning to Australia for another arena tour in May, starring Australian Tim Minchin, Sporty Spice Mel C and UK TV talent quest find Ben Forster.
Jon Stevens, who starred as Judas in the 1992 concert tour in front of almost one million people, will play Pontius Pilate, with Deal or No Deal host Andrew O'Keefe playing King Herod.
Minchin, best known for his comedy work, landed the British role at the last minute when first choice Seal pulled out. He will be returning to his hometown in Perth.
"I did amateur productions of Jesus Christ Superstar in Perth and didn't get to play the big roles, so it's fun to come back with such a f-- you version. This is popularist theatre, it's good mega-theatre. A lot of people put things in arenas, but this is upscaled and noisy if any theatre show is going to work in a space that big it's Jesus Christ Superstar. It's a proper rock opera."
The new production has references to the Occupy movement, Guantanamo Bay and reality TV.
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There is the recruitment of potential San Diego State basketball players. Now there's the recruitment of the lead recruiter.
SDSU assistant Tony Bland is interviewing with USC for a spot on Andy Enfield's coaching staff, according to sources from San Diego and Los Angeles.
This comes after Bland, the sources said, turned down advances from UCLA and Steve Alford earlier in the week. Alford reportedly has since filled his staff.
Bland, who is in Atlanta for the Final Four, declined comment other to refute reports that he had already accepted the job. "Not true," he said via text.
Asked about the prospect of Pac-12 schools courting his lead recruiter, Aztecs coach Steve Fisher said: "I'm hoping that Tony is with us next year. But this is a profession, like any. If you feel there is a lot more money you can find somewhere else, and you think happiness and success can come with it, then you have to look."
Bland currently makes $120,000 per year at SDSU, which is about half what most Pac-12 schools – flush with $20 million annually in football TV money – pay their assistants.
The Aztecs alum replaced Justin Hutson, who left two years ago for UNLV and a spot as Dave Rice's associate head coach along with a bump in salary. Bland has been the primary contact with many of the Aztecs' recruits since, including five-star prospect Winston Shepard, although SDSU generally recruits as a "staff" and will send different coaches to evaluate the same player.
USC might not be the only suitor for Bland, who played at Westchester High in Los Angeles. Arizona assistant James Whitford was hired by Ball State on Sunday, opening a spot on Sean Miller's staff in Tucson. Arizona State assistant Dedrique Taylor left to become head coach at Fullerton, but Herb Sendek quickly filled the position with Stan Johnson from Drake.
SDSU recently announced 29- to 54-percent increases in season-ticket prices at Viejas Arena in an effort, according to a letter sent to fans, "to fund the department at championship levels." It is unclear whether that increased revenue will be used to raise coaching salaries on a level competitive with Pac-12 schools.


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Shaley was devastated. Last night her father died and left her $100,000. Her father left a note to where the money was, but she couldn't understand what it meant. She immediately called Detective Bowen.
When Detective Bowen arrived, he took the note from Shaley. It said:
Take 21 tissues off the desk.
You will see 14 pictures on the 4th floor.
Go 5 steps to your left.
Proceed down 18 stairs.
Take 20 paces towards the study.
You will see 8 stone eagles, 5 of which are flightless.
Tell them each 13 stories of 1 pirate.
After that, spin around 19 times.
Walk 20 steps outside to the 5th tree you see.
There will be 18 branches by the 2nd water fountain.
Finally, you should see 5 girls and 4 boys.
"I don't understand what he wrote in his letter, Detective", Shaley said, "it doesn't make any sense!"
"Don't worry", said Detective Bowen, "I know exactly where your money is."
How does Detective Bowen know where the money is?
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Create a Home Inventory ListIs this hard to do? Not at all. Is it a time-consuming pain? We'll be honest - it depends on who you talk to.
Every person who has been through a theft, fire, flood, tornado, hurricane or other home-wrecking disaster says this is the one thing they wish they had.
Every firefighter, police officer or first responder we have interviewed says that a home inventory is the most important thing a family can do.
Why? It's easier to write the details now - it's harder after a traumatic event like a break-in or a house fire.
A home inventory is a list or videos/photos of everything in your home. Here are just four times when your home inventory will help you out:
- When your things have been damaged or stolen
- Filing a police report, insurance claim, federal disaster claim or taxes
- Settling an estate
- Purchasing insurance policies for the right amount or adding riders and extra coverage
When can you do this? During spring or fall cleaning, moving to a new house, after the new year - or any time!
Here are home inventory hints.
Your Home Inventory List
- Make a home inventory folder,box, binder to hold videos, photos, written lists and documents of your belongings. Label it!
- Need a guide? Print our room lists. These have been created with help from people who have lost their homes.
- Do one room at a time.
- Video tape and narrate. Focus on the big items like couches, tables, electronics, art, etc. Turn on the time and date function to show when you
recorded your home and possessions.
- Include information like "I bought this TV in 1998 with my VISA card. I got it at Best Buy and it cost $400. The receipt and warranty are in (file cabinet, safe deposit box, etc.)."
- No video camera? Take photographs and label them with the same info above. Consider holding a ruler next to items to show the dimensions.
- If you use a digital camera, you can load the inventory list on the same CD as your photos.
- Write or describe each item, its brand name, make, model, serial numbers and the price. Include any other information you think might be helpful.
- Don't forget sheds, garages, basements, porches, attics, hallways and around outdoor areas like pools and decks.
- List seasonal items: snowblower, skis, tennis racquets, skates, surf boards, bikes, lawn furniture, barbeque, lawn mower, etc.
- Group items by category, quantity and cost. For instance, "10 pairs of shoes" or "100 books," and estimate the total cost. If you have high-ticket items like fur coats, designer dresses, heirlooms or antiques, take a picture and write down details (brand, year, price, description, authentification).
- Remember to look in closets, drawers and boxes.
- Save the information on your computer.
- Make copies of photos, videotapes and your list.
- Store each copy in different locations such as a safe deposit box, fire-resistant file cabinet, at work and/or somewhere away from home (work, friend or neighbor's house).
- Give a copy of your inventory list to your insurance agent. Be sure he or she has your most updated version.
WHN READER TIP: Out of Town Records
Keep a copy of your information somewhere out-of-town. Why? Natural disasters can affect an entire community.
WHN STAFF TIP: No Time?
Create an inventory guideline - nothing under $50 the first time through - save those items for a later date. It's better to have a brief inventory than no record at all.
WHN READER TIP: Honesty
Be honest when you quote the cost of items. A question about one item could to lead to questioning the value of all your things.
WHN EXPERT TIP: Windows
Stephen Hadhazi, public insurance adjuster and publisher of DocuDamage.com recommends taking close ups of your windows, doors and their frames. Also, videotape or take a picture of someone holding a level to your foundation to show that the foundation is indeed level at the moment.
WHN EXPERT TIP: Fittings and Finshes - Document
Paul Winans, the president of NARI (Natl Assoc. of Remodeling Industry), recommends documenting the finishes and fittings in your home. "There is a big money difference between sheet rock and plaster, a formica counter versus granite, linoleum versus tile." Also note special features such as decorative plaster work, intricate hardwood floor patterns, craftsman work from 100+ years ago. Document the age, make and models of your utility systems (e.g. 50 year old furnace vs. 3 years old).
WHN READER TIP: Copy a Friend
Give copies to a friend or relative. If you lose your computer in a theft or fire you won't have access to your inventory list.
Ongoing Tips
- Update your home inventory list at least once a year. Choose a date to help you remember like Daylight Savings Time.
- Update your DVD, CD or folder when you add something to your household.
- Include the info, pictures, copies of receipts, purchase contracts, warranties and other documents to the folder. This includes antique and art appraisals.
- Re-evaluate your list and insurance needs after any large purchases. Look at the total cost of the big-ticket items and contact your insurance agent to see if you need a rider or additional coverage.
- Consider other options to further secure your belongings like home security systems or safes. Read our Get Prepared House/Apartment Theft preparation info.
WHN STAFF TIP: Times Two
If you have a second home, keep a separate inventory list.
WHN READER TIP: Expensive? Engrave it!
Consider using an electric engraving pen to mark more expensive items.
Write a personal ID such as your last name or nickname. It helps with faster identification.
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A long-standing plan to build a drugstore just off Corridor G is finally coming to fruition.
Hometown Development begins construction on a new CVS store this month after various delays, including a legal dispute with nearby landowners in 2012 stemming from right-of-way concerns for the store's entrance.
The store will be 13,225 square feet, with 70 parking spaces on a 0.9-acre slice of land at the intersection of Oakwood Road, Oakhurst Drive and Mullins Road as previously planned.
"We look forward to opening our third Charleston location in order to continue providing the community with convenient and accessible pharmacy services," Michael DeAngelis, a CVS spokesman, said.
The new store is currently set to open in November.
Jeff Albrecht of Hometown Development has been in charge of designing the project. Albrecht has built more than 30 CVS stores throughout West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Maryland.
A Walgreens was first proposed at the site in January 2008. The historically residential nature of the area and small track of land caused problems for city planners in the past.
That project came to a halt and CVS came into play, announcing plans to build.
City Planing Director Dan Vriendt told the Gazette in 2011 the two plans had similar layouts. He added the lot was a bit unusual with three front streets — Oakwood, Oakhurst and Mullins.
The plan called for two parking lots on either side of the store.
In 2012, the Municipal Planning Commission tabled the issue after Albrecht requested a right of way at the left of the proposed store site be replaced with a shorter right of way farther west along Mullins Road. The access passed through two privately owned land parcels.
City officials could not be reached for comment. Offices were closed Friday in observation of West Virginia Day.
Albrecht did not return calls for comment Friday.
"It is always exciting to see new businesses locating in areas of our city, especially businesses who are willing to make large initial investments like a brand new store," said city councilman Courtney Persinger, who represents that district. "That tract of land has been residential as long as I can remember, which is fine, but residential land that close to downtown is always going to be considered for commercial use."
Persinger added Charleston has a lot of drugstores but as the local population ages, the need for them in more communities increases.
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There are certain ways you can cross major time zones one way and not have to change your clocks. What time of year and which direction?
HintTwo times of the year and different directions.
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The actual day may vary in your location, which is why I'm not saying a specific date.
During spring daylight savings, you can go east to west without changing clocks.
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text: Politics 26 June 2013 The heart of the Voting Rights Act ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court The problem is that the racism the Voting Rights Act attempts to counteract never really went away. Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML This August it will be exactly fifty years since Martin Luther King Jr stood and told over quarter of a million people: "I have a dream." It was one of the defining moments of the civil rights movement, and it led to the Voting Rights Act just two years later which outlawed discriminatory voting practices in the historically racist south. The Supreme Court in America just celebrated this anniversary by striking down one of the central provisions of that Act, at a time when American civil liberties are already being infringed-upon by an invasive surveillance state – and at a time, moreover, when the case of the shooting of a young black teenager, Trayvon Martin, has brought racial tensions in the South to the fore again too. It's not been a good year for the "land of the free". In a devastating ruling, the Supreme Court of the United States yesterday voted as section four of the Act, which gives federal oversight to the voting procedures of certain southern states, unconstitutional. Changes in these procedures will now have to be challenged after the fact in court – an expensive and difficult process. "During [the last 40 years], largely because of the Voting Rights Act, voting tests were abolished, disparities in voter registration and turnout due to race were erased, and African-Americans attained political office in record numbers," said Chief Justice Roberts in his opinion to the court. "And yet the coverage formula that Congress reauthorised in 2006 ignores these developments, keeping the focus on decades-old data relevant to decades-old problems, rather than current data reflecting current needs." Racism in the US, needless to say, is not as quick to die as Roberts seems to think. Martin Luther King's speech was itself given on an other auspicious anniversary, that of the Emancipation Proclamation outlawing slavery in the US. That historic document, signed 150 years ago, ended slavery, but began a century-long epoch of discrimination. King fought against it, and the Voting Rights Act was a significant victory, but the racism the Act attempts to counteract never really went away. Roberts seems to genuinely believe that the fight against institutional racism has been won. Even if that were true, which it is not, the Act's real strength was its protection not just against overtly racist practices but against economic- and literacy-based voting tests that de facto discriminate against minorities or lower economic groups. These protections are still badly needed. Voter ID laws, which discriminate against minority groups less likely to have ID, have already been imposed by 30 states. Congressional districts are already gerrymandered to breaking-point to give disproportionate representation to wealthy, white Republicans and last year's election campaign was marred by dirty tactics like restricting early voting hours in counties with large black communities. If anything, the Voting Rights Act needed to be expanded, not gutted. The Court's decision now puts the onus on Congress to justify federal oversight under the Act, which effectively rules it out – Congress is gridlocked and dominated by Republicans with an eye on the 2016 election, for whom this ruling is a godsend. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, a former civil rights lawyer, wrote a damning dissenting opinion. "The sad irony of today's decision lies in [the Court's] utter failure to grasp why the VRA has proven effective," she wrote. "The Court appears to believe that the VRA's success in eliminating the specific devices extant in 1965 means that preclearance is no longer needed." "With that belief," she concluded, "…history repeats itself." The decision has had immediate practical consequences. Changes in voting procedures that had required advance federal approval, including voter identification laws and restrictions on early voting, will now be subject only to after-the-fact litigation. Texas, one of the states now free to impose whatever voting restrictions it may choose, did not seem to even pause for breath. "With today's decision the state's voter ID law will take effect immediately," Texas' Republican attorney general Greg Abbott said today with relish, making the land of the free a little less free with every word. Appalled, I mentioned the case to my room-mate here in New York this afternoon. "Welcome to America," she said. › The Spending Review Liveblog Alabama residents outside the Supreme Court. Photograph: Getty Images Nicky Woolf is a freelance writer based in the US who has formerly worked for the Guardian and the New Statesman. 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Members of the Santa Cruz Warriors will launch "Warriors Read to Achieve" in Santa Cruz City Schools next week.
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Artist Scottie Johnson works with mixed medium, oils, water color and charcoal on canvas, wood and various papers.
Born and raised locally, Jessica Alaimo creates art and jewelry, using recycled materials and resin to create bottle-cap art earrings and other forms of jewelry.
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The Santa Cruz County Clerk is holding a quarterly weekend Passport Day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 9 on the second floor of the County Governmental Building, 701 Ocean St., Santa Cruz.
To get a passport, complete an application and bring the following: photo identification such as a driver's license, copy of the front and back of identification on 8½ by 11-inch white paper, evidence of citizenship such as a birth certificate and a two-inch square color passport photo.
Passports cost $80 for citizens up to 15 years old and $110 for those 16 years old and older. Applicants also must pay a processing fee of $25 per passport. Credit cards are not accepted.
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Effect of Omacor on Triglycerides in HIV Infected Subjects
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Omacor is likely to decrease lipid parameters in HIV infected subjects. In these subjects the lipid are decrease due to HAART treatment
|Drug: Omacor Drug: Placebo
|Phase 4
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double (Participant, Investigator)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Multi-Center Study to Investigate the Effect of Omacor (n-3 PUFA) on Lipid Parameters in HIV Infected Subjects Treated With HAART
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MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDS Triglycerides
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Further study details as provided by Solvay Pharmaceuticals:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Percent change in serum triglycerides from baseline to treatment endpoint versus placebo [ Time Frame: 12 weeks treatment ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Absolute change in serum triglycerides [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Absolute and percent change in cholesterol and cholesterol subfractions [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
- Absolute and percent change in apolipoprotein A and B [ Time Frame: 12 weeks ]
|Study Start Date:
|August 2007
|Study Completion Date:
|March 2009
|Primary Completion Date:
|September 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: A
Drug: Omacor
n-3 PUFA
|Placebo Comparator: B
Drug: Placebo
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- Triglycerides between 200 and 800
- diagnosed HIV infection
- following HAART therapy
Exclusion Criteria:
- other malignant disease
- not compliant
- allergy against fish oil
- soy or olive oil
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Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
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Peters BS, Wierzbicki AS, Moyle G, Nair D, Brockmeyer N. The effect of a 12-week course of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on lipid parameters in hypertriglyceridemic adult HIV-infected patients undergoing HAART: a randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial. Clin Ther. 2012 Jan;34(1):67-76. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2011.12.001. Epub 2011 Dec 31.
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|Study First Received:
|January 11, 2008
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HIV infection
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Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
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I am writing to thank you for the wonderful time that I had at the New York Big Smoke held on May 25th at the Marriott Marquis. Being a veteran of the U.S. Air Force, and stationed in Europe for most of my enlistment, I was able to enjoy many of the finer things in life, but nothing comes close in comparison to that remarkable evening. The display of fine food, spirits, and cigars was out of this world, to say the least.
I want to extend my thanks to your exceptional staff for their flawless display of courteous service which made for a comfortable, pleasing atmosphere. It was a great opportunity to mingle and meet with people from all over the country while doing what we all enjoy most, savoring the quality cigars incorporated with the best food and drink in the world.
Upon returning home that evening, I made the mistake of telling my wife that the evening was the best time of my life. Indeed, it was the best time of my life, without her at my side. She said she was interested in attending the next Big Smoke. It is an understatement, to say the least, to say that my wife doesn't like cigars, but she does tolerate my smoking them, as long as I do not do it in our home or in her car. But I find it to be a remarkable breakthrough and a sure sign of a great event if individuals who are opposed to smoking find it a pleasant experience to attend. Once again, thank you.
David M. Zulla
Bordentown, New Jersey
Bordentown, New Jersey
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Dear Marvin,
Over the Memorial Day weekend, I was shad fishing with a friend on the Delaware River. Although we caught five shad, one trout, and a smallmouth bass over the course of the day, there was a one-hour quiet period. Having just attended the Big Smoke in May at the Marriott Marquis in New York City, I was enjoying my recently acquired Licenciados Toro. The sky was blue. The temperature was in the 70s. This, and the gurgling sounds of the water under the boat, made for a most enjoyable experience, yet, my line had no bites for over an hour. Having finished my cigar, I deposited the remains (being biodegradable) in the river. As it floated approximately 10 feet downstream, I said, "Wouldn't it be funny if a fish hit on my cigar." Twenty seconds later, a smallmouth bass (at least the size of Cleveland) flew two feet in the air with the cigar in its mouth! I considered throwing in a pack of matches so the fish could enjoy the cigar as much as I did.
Robert E. Marinaro
M.D. Morristown, New Jersey
M.D. Morristown, New Jersey
P.S. OK--the fish was almost as big as Cleveland.
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Dear Marvin,
I was an hour and a half late in meeting up with my buddies for the UCLA-Miami opening-day football game at the Rose Bowl. They were ready to write me off and go into the game without me.
But when I finally met up with them in the parking lot, I broke out my humidor and the Macanudo Hyde Park Cafes inside. The next thing we knew, we were on our second cigars and it was halftime, while we were still tailgating in the parking lot.
We had such a great time smoking those cigars and shooting the breeze that the game became secondary to cigars with good friends.
Stephen "Zeke" Zielinski
Thousand Oaks, California
Thousand Oaks, California
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Dear Marvin,
We thought you would be pleased to hear more evidence that the love of cigars knows no international boundaries.
The Churchill Society of London consists of a dozen male graduate students, all living at the London House for Overseas Students. It was created a few years back by young men who felt that today's "civil" society no longer respected or permitted the higher level of association which our elders enjoyed: namely, the gathering of young men to smoke cigars, drink healthy quantities of Scotch and speak freely.
Our meetings are scheduled whenever the membership feels a need to escape from work, studies and the constraints of a politically correct world. We retreat to the wood paneling, leather couches and fireplace of the Churchill Room downstairs: a refuge in which cigars can be lit and both drinks and conversation can flow freely without the annoyance of contemporary scowls or prohibition.
Cigars occupy a special role in the society, as they should in any club worthy of the Churchill name. Indeed, cigars are enshrined in our short constitution: "Article V: The smoking of cigars is to be encouraged at all times."
You are, of course, not surprised that the Churchill Society would exist, for Cigar Aficionado reports often on the need for, and growing popularity of, such clubs in America. What might interest you, however, is that the phenomenon of political correctness and this resulting desire for cigar clubs is not limited to American soil.
The Churchill Society consists of men from across the globe: Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Canada, Mauritius, England-- as well as Texas and Washington, D.C. What is common to us all are two basic things: The first is a basic love of fine cigars, good drink, and lively conversation. The second is a regretful feeling that such basic pleasures are deemed déclassé in today's "new and improved" society, be it in Washington or London.
Yes, Marvin, our members can attest that American political correctness and tobacco vilification are slowly but surely spreading across the globe. Anti-cigar fervor and regulation abroad have not yet reached the same level as in the United States, but have no doubt that this low-quality export is indeed finding receptive markets.
Although this is indeed depressing, some solace can be taken in the fact that Cigar Aficionado-style resistance is also burgeoning. As political correctness spreads among many, others are infected only with the increased appreciation for the simple pleasure of a fine cigar.
The Churchill Society salutes Cigar Aficionado for its role in protecting and promoting the good life, and urges it to remember that its efforts are needed beyond the American shores.
Royce Poinsett, John Hennessy
London, England
London, England
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Dear Marvin,
I am a 35-year-old physician who, as an avid runner, recently finished the 10-mile Annapolis Road Race with some 4,000 other runners. The Annapolis 10-miler is Maryland's premier road race, attracting runners from all 50 states, who enjoy the beautiful scenery, the naval academy and other sights of the state's capital. As an aficionado, all I could think about during the last two miles of the race was lighting up the H. Upmann Churchill stashed in my glove compartment and awaiting me at the finish line.
With the race completed, and most of us adequately rehydrated, I returned to my car for my "race prize." Unfortunately, just putting this gem in my mouth drew stares from my fellow runners in the congested parking lot. This confirmed my prior suspicions that as a group, runners are pretty uptight. I waited until I was on the road before lighting up, but still enjoyed the ride home and the accomplishment of the day.
Christos M. Ballas, M.D.
Westminister, Maryland
Westminister, Maryland
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Dear Marvin,
I am a 27-year-old graduate student in political science at a midsized campus in central Illinois. I have been smoking cigars for over 10 years, and I love them. They soothe and relax me and bring me lots of joy, even when the burdens of school and work start to bear down. I just wish Iwan Ries & Co. and the Up-Down Cigar Shop were in Bloomington!
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Smoking and Tobacco
Need HELP!
I am 23 yrs old and i have been smoking for about 8 yrs or so. I cough up a lot of pelgm which i think is bc of my allergies. I do commonly get shortness of breath and lately when i cough (i have no excessive coughing)I have been coughing up these tiny yellowish balls. I showed my father the other day when it happened and he said it looks like fungi or bacteria. I since cut down on my smoking but I`m nervous and want to kno if this is anything serious. What do you think?
It is not possible to diagnose you on the basis of this description; however, a continued productive (phlegm producing) cough in anyone requires a doctor's personal evaluation. Allergies seldom cause this. Cutting down your smoking is not sufficient. It's time to quit. Please listen to what your body is trying to tell you.
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Fair warning, I've missed BostonConnection's game threads, I don't know where he is or if something happened to him, but they were always one of the best parts of coming to PD in my first few years here. He hasn't been active since June of 2010, so I am blatantly plagarizing his setup in a chance to re-create those threads. I'll try and do this for as many games as possible.
We're shipping up to Boston!
Game time: 7:30PM EST
TV: FSN-Indiana
For your INDIANA PACERS
And for the Boston Celtics
4-2 (2-2 Away)
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Happy New Year! 15 days into it and we hope all your resolutions are going as planned!
We've retired our holiday hats, cleared the snow out of the office and have started the year off with a bang.
We had a great 2012 here at Paper.li -thank you for being a part of it. And thank you for all the warm holiday wishes that poured in over the holidays. You really spoiled us.
It wouldn't be a "New Year" without a resolution, so thought we'd share ours with you. It's simple: deliver more features and improvements that will help support your marketing needs — and eat less chocolate. And it appears that the first part of the resolution is going to be a lot easier than the second part.
Depending on when you joined us you may not have experienced all of our milestones in 2012, so here are the highlights of 2012 — and what's planned for 2013.
Looking back in 2012…
Brand new publishing platform:
We started off the year with a bang by rolling out our brand new state-of-the-art, carrier grade processing and publishing platform. Built on cutting edge technology, our engineers took on the awe-inspiring challenge of designing, coding and implementing a platform that would carry you and your content needs far into the future –and within the shortest amount of time possible.
To give you an idea of what that means in terms of content: we currently fetch, analyze, filter and present about 225 million articles, videos and photos combined for you on a daily basis.
Responsive paper layout:
We wanted you to be able to access and read papers across all devices, without needing to download apps, so we rolled out our responsive paper view design. Publishers and readers have given the new responsive design, and the updated look and feel, two thumbs-up. Thanks to all of your for input and feedback to get everything just the way you wanted it.
Paper.li Pro:
Much anticipated and long awaited, Paper.li Pro rolled out for 9$ USD per paper/ per month. Along with Pro came extended branding possibilities, complete control of the advertising space on the paper as well as the ability to review content before notifications are sent out.
We had hoped that the price would work for even the smallest of budgets, and we were thrilled to hear from publishers that we hit the sweet spot with pricing. Pro was greeted with an overwhelmingly warm response and we are so excited to see so many businesses and organizations and audiences benefiting from the new features.
Curated email newsletter:
Email marketing was all the rage last year and will continue to grow even stronger in 2013. We added a full-blown curated email newsletter to our service that delivers the entire front page of content to your subscriber's inbox. Think of it as a "visual RSS" because that's what you're calling it. Your readers are loving it so keep publishing!
We also handed over the HTML for you to use in your own 3rd party mail client. Nice!
Curated "bundles" of news:
Just before the end of the year we launched our Multi-share (Beta) feature. Multi-share enables anyone visiting a paper to curate and share content collections from a paper, without needing to share the entire paper.
The result is a curated "bundle" of laser focused and relevant news to share with your audience. It's really cool and the community is having a blast delivering these snackable, bite-sized nuggets of content across social networks. Look for more feature enhancements for the Multi-share this year.
Community Blog:
"For the Community, By the Community" that was my vision when I started the Paper.li community blog and it's held true to its aim.
We exceed expectations and reached over 140,000 views in 2012. The blog is making its name not only as a repository of solid evergreen content on social media tools, tips and best practices but also provides fantastic Paper.li case studies, shining the light on the amazing publishers in our community.
Additionally, its a working proof of the power of content marketing; provide content that addresses your audiences needs, interests and problems and you'll be rewarded with returning and loyal visitors.
Our team has been completely inspired by all of your contributions to the Community blog. Thank you and keep the great content coming! If you haven't checked it out yet, do so now!
One of the most memorable events for Paper.li this year was sponsoring Mack Collier's #Blogchat in December. #Blogchat was an opportunity to hang out with our community, catch up with old friends and meet new ones.
In fact, the event was such a raving success that Mack has decided to start- up "#Blogchat Europe": #Blogchat but on a European time schedule! He announced it today in this post on the community blog – we're so excited!
How awesome is this? Very awesome. This is Twitter's most successful TweetChat and its rolling out to the European community at time we can participate in – 8pm Central European Time!
This Chat will take place the second Tuesday of each month and the first chat is scheduled for February 12th. Paper.li is the guest co-host for the chat! Don't miss it!
Moving forward….
Well, this list is shorter because we're only 15 days into the year, but we have a lot more great features and improvement planned for you in 2013.
You can expect to see more Pro features roll out to support small business owners such as domain aliasing and self hosting, even more editorial control over content and layout as well as some additional promotional features…
Be on the look out for Paper.li Google+ hangouts, more TweetChat involvement and some other fun, virtual events.
We love hearing from you, so let us know what you liked, didn't like and would like to have in 2013! And also let us know what you recommend for keeping chocolate consumption down in a country where it seems to flow like water.
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Computer-Assisted Adherence Program for Patients Taking Anti-HIV Drugs
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|Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome HIV Infections
|Behavioral: Computer-based Intervention
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Educational/Counseling/Training
|Official Title:
|A Computer-Based HIV Medication Adherence Intervention
|Estimated Enrollment:
Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV produces dramatic reductions in morbidity and mortality for many patients who maintain a high level of adherence to their medications. However, 20% to 33% of HIV infected patients will miss at least one of their medication doses over a one to three day period. Patient self-report is the most practical method for assessing adherence, but it may produce unreliable and invalid results unless optimally performed. A computer-assisted, self-administered adherence program could improve HIV infected patients' adherence behaviors by accurately and efficiently assessing their medication adherence, delivering an adherence intervention to patients, and producing adherence reports for providers. By providing a neutral and seemingly private interview, computer programs may increase patient disclosure of non-adherence. This study will evaluate the efficacy of a computer-assisted, self-administered adherence program in reducing regimen misunderstandings and enhancing patient adherence.
Participants in this study will be recruited from within the Positive Health Program at San Francisco General Hospital. Patients will be randomly assigned to a Control or Intervention Group. Control Group participants will complete an audio computer-assisted self-interview (A-CASI) assessing their understanding of their medication regimen and adherence. Intervention Group participants will complete the adherence A-CASI and will receive a brief computer-delivered intervention consisting of a graphical depiction of their correct regimen and strategies for improving adherence. Study investigators will forward a computer-generated adherence report, which summarizes their adherence and suggests appropriate interventions, to the Intervention Group's health care providers. All participants will be assessed at least three times over a 6-month period: study entry, Month 3, and Month 6.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria
- Receiving HIV care at San Francisco General Hospital's Positive Health Program
- Three or more antiretroviral medications
- HIV-1 viral load > 500 copies/ml
- At least one previous salvage regimen
- Ability to read English at 8th grade level
Exclusion Criteria
- Visual impairments that prevent patient from reading text on a computer screen
- Obvious cognitive impairment
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00051766
|United States, California
|San Francisco General Hospital
|San Francisco, California, United States, 94110
|Study Chair:
|Frederick M. Hecht, MD
|San Francisco General Hospital
|Study Director:
|Amy B. Bronstone, PhD
|West Portal Software Corporation
|Principal Investigator:
|Roger Hofmann, BS
|West Portal Software Corporation
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00051766 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
2R44AI044558-02A1 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract )
|Study First Received:
|January 16, 2003
|Last Updated:
|June 23, 2005
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
treatment experienced
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
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An Industrial Chic Bathroom in Los Angeles
In a California wine country house designed by Stephen Shubel, homeowner Gabriella Sarlo sometimes commandeers furniture from her cellar and sets it up outside for alfresco dining under century-old oak trees. The table, chairs, white bowls, and settee are from Chateau Sonoma. The rug over the settee is from Anthropologie, as are the glasses, purple bowl, and pitcher. The urn holding flowers is a French antique from stephenshubel.com.
Tour the colorful house in California wine country.
With a breathtaking view of the coastal California countryside, this living room is an ideal spot to entertain. The multiple seating areas accommodate either a large or small crowd. Designer Suzanne Tucker chose warm colors for a cozy feel even on a foggy day.
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October 30, 2013
A new caucus of supporters of the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement under negotiation was launched yesterday in the US Congress.
The Friends of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) caucus is headed by four co-chairman: Republican Reps. David Reichert of Washington and Charles Boustany of Louisiana, and Democratic Reps. Ron Kind of Wisconsin and Gregory Meeks of New York.
The four members issued a press announcement with statements on why they are supporting the agreement, which they say is important for US jobs, exports and economic growth.
"The Caucus will provide a forum to discuss the broader U.S. strategic goals and benefits of the TPP Agreement," Meeks said.
According to Open Secrets, among the four co-chairs, Reichert's top donor last year was Microsoft, and Kind has numerous healthcare and pharmaceutical donors.
The hyper-secret TPP negotiations have taken an upturn in intensity in recent weeks, though the goal of completion in 2013 seems to be ambitious, according to available information, in part due to the complexity of intellectual property negotiations.
The talks continue to come under fire for a lack of transparency and for suspected provisions that public health advocates say could harm medicines access for the public. See a recent report here.
Motion Picture Association of America Chairman Chris Dodd issued a statement today in support of the caucus, whose aim, he said, "is to ensure a meaningful TPP agreement."
"[W]e place the highest priority on working with our trading partners and the US government to achieve a comprehensive, high-standard and commercially-meaningful agreement," Dodd said. "Yesterday's announcement is an important step toward achieving a TPP agreement that will increase market access while providing the tools necessary to protect intellectual property in the digital age."
Countries negotiating the TPP include: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States and Vietnam.


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UNCLASSIFIED//NONE: Surface Warfare
The Army has ships. The Army also has more aircraft than the Air Force, but that's a story for another blog.
One type of ship the US Army has is the LCU (Landing Craft, Utility) which is used for logistics support. My team here supports the Army afloat team by sourcing and supplying many of their spare parts. My folks have done a very good job of it. So good, in fact, that they invited us to join them for a "sea trial" of an LCU. So I took the team to Kuwait Naval Base and we enjoyed a shakeout run on the Persian Gulf.
It was very nice to be out on the open water with a light breeze and no dust (although you can see what we got to breathe when we got back to shore if you look at the horizon in this picture.
Oh, and the US Coast Guard deploys too, right alongside the rest of the Armed Forces.
My shoes take a beating over here. The surface conditions are rough. Since I can't really play along in Unlikely Runner's Scavenger Hunt run this summer (too many things I CAN'T take pictures of and I don't look nearly as adorable as AlliKate in post-run pictures), I decided to take my camera and give you an idea of why my shoes don't last.
About 60% of my mileage (I'm up to about 270 so far) is on this:
About 20% is on this:
The rest is on this:
Oh, and there is about 20 yards of this:
And just to post SOMETHING from MJ's list, I saw this little guy while running. I also saw a camel way off in the distance but it was too far away for a decent picture.
Before you ask...it's a rodent. That's all I know about it.
Wait! What have we here?
Just so you don't think it is all bad here, we have some great amenities--including a driving range!
Now if only there were a "Stay out of sand traps" sign, I could have checked off Something Ironic from the list.
Back to a NRR topic, Loopsters have been an unmatched source of support and kindness since I started blogging just over a year ago (I missed my Loopiversary in May…boohoo). But the past few months, the best just kept getting better. Thank you for the well-wishes, notes, chats, comments, cards, pictures, video clips, packages (not at all expected, require, or needed…but definitely appreciated), and especially for taking my Flat Stanley sign to your races and posting those pictures. You cannot even fathom what that does for my morale and how much easier it makes my deployment. Thank you all. I salute you.
Finally, I leave you with this little bit of graffiti:
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HIV/STD Safer Sex Skills Groups for Women in Drug Treatment Programs - 1
This study has been completed.
New York State Psychiatric Institute
Information provided by:
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: June 8, 2004
Last updated: January 11, 2017
Last verified: October 2016
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Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to look at a program for women in drug abuse treatment designed to reduce Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Sexually Transmitted Disease (HIV/STD) risk behaviors and reduce unprotected sexual risk behavior.
|Behavior Therapy
|Behavioral: Behavior Therapy
|Phase 3
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|HIV/STD Safer Sex Skills Groups for Women in Drug Treatment Programs
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: HIV/AIDSU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):
Primary Outcome Measures:
- AIDS risk behavior
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|May 2004
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2005
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2005 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
The proposed trial is intended to test the effectiveness of a proven, manual driven, five-session safer sexual skills building group (SSB) intervention (Schilling et al., 1991; El Bassel and Schilling, 1992) for female patients in MMTP or in drug-free outpatient treatment. The effects of SSB will be compared to a standard group HIV education session (HE).
This study uses a 2-group, randomized, parallel-group design to compare a five-session safer sexual skills building group to a single 60-min HIV education session (control condition). The control condition is designed to standardize and simulate the usual care at community clinics.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 99 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Adult females (18 years of age or older) in drug abuse treatment at participating Community Treatment Programs are invited to participate.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00084188
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00084188
|United States, California
|Baart Cdp
|Los Angeles, California, United States, 90057
|United States, Connecticut
|Hartford Dispensary
|New Britain, Connecticut, United States, 06051
|United States, New York
|Staten Island University Hospital
|Staten Island, New York, United States, 10309
|United States, North Carolina
|Addiction Drug Services
|Greensboro, North Carolina, United States, 27401
|South Light - Life Plus
|Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27604
|South Light - Wakeview
|Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27604
|United States, Ohio
|Comprehensive Addiction Services System
|Toledo, Ohio, United States, 43620
|United States, Pennsylvania
|The Consortium
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
|Thomas Jefferson Intensive Sub. Abuse TP
|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107
|United States, South Carolina
|LRADAC-Lexington-Richmond Alcohol & Drug Council
|Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29204
|United States, Washington
|Evergreen Treatment Services
|Seattle, Washington, United States, 98134 1618
|United States, West Virginia
|Prestera Center for Mental Health Svcs.
|Huntington, West Virginia, United States, 25704
Sponsors and Collaborators
New York State Psychiatric Institute
|Principal Investigator:
|Susan Tross, Ph.D.
|New York State Psychiatric Institute
More Information
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Keywords provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Campbell AN, Tross S, Hu MC, Pavlicova M, Kenney J, Nunes EV. Female condom skill and attitude: results from a NIDA Clinical Trials Network gender-specific HIV risk reduction study. AIDS Educ Prev. 2011 Aug;23(4):329-40. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2011.23.4.329.
Tross S, Campbell AN, Cohen LR, Calsyn D, Pavlicova M, Miele GM, Hu MC, Haynes L, Nugent N, Gan W, Hatch-Maillette M, Mandler R, McLaughlin P, El-Bassel N, Crits-Christoph P, Nunes EV. Effectiveness of HIV/STD sexual risk reduction groups for women in substance abuse treatment programs: results of NIDA Clinical Trials Network Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2008 Aug 15;48(5):581-9. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0b013e31817efb6e.
|Responsible Party:
|Susan Tross, Ph.D., New York State Psychiatric Institute
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00084188 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|June 8, 2004
|Last Updated:
|January 11, 2017
Keywords provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):
behavioral intervention
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 25, 2017