diff --git a/media/css/reader.css b/media/css/reader.css
index 7b6ae1a3a..a4a09759c 100644
--- a/media/css/reader.css
+++ b/media/css/reader.css
@@ -2523,12 +2523,13 @@ background: transparent;
     visibility: visible;
 }
 .NB-menu-manage .NB-menu-manage-feed-delete.NB-menu-manage-feed-delete-cancel {
-    background: transparent url('../img/icons/silk/arrow_rotate_clockwise.png') no-repeat  24px 0;  
+    background: transparent url('../img/icons/silk/arrow_rotate_clockwise.png') no-repeat  0 0;  
     display: block;
+    visibility: visible;
 }
 
 .NB-menu-manage .NB-menu-manage-feed-delete-confirm .NB-menu-manage-image {
-    background: transparent url('../img/icons/silk/exclamation.png') no-repeat  24px 0;   
+    background: transparent url('../img/icons/silk/exclamation.png') no-repeat  0 1px;   
     font-weight: bold; 
 }
 
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js b/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js
index 00c5439b4..4abebc501 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/assetmodel.js
@@ -247,8 +247,12 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
     get_feeds_trainer: function(callback) {
         var self = this;
         
-        this.make_request('/reader/get_feeds_trainer', {}, callback,
-                          null, {'ajax_group': 'feed'});
+        if (NEWSBLUR.Globals.is_authenticated) {
+            this.make_request('/reader/get_feeds_trainer', {}, callback,
+                              null, {'ajax_group': 'feed'});
+        } else {
+            if ($.isFunction(callback)) callback();
+        }
     },    
     
     refresh_feeds: function(callback, has_unfetched_feeds) {
@@ -366,17 +370,27 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
     },
     
     process_opml_import: function(data, callback) {
-        var self = this;
-        
-        this.make_request('/import/process', data, callback);
+        if (NEWSBLUR.Globals.is_authenticated) {
+            this.make_request('/import/process', data, callback);
+        } else {
+            if ($.isFunction(callback)) callback();
+        }
     },
     
     save_classifier_story: function(story_id, data, callback) {
-        this.make_request('/classifier/save/story/', data, callback);
+        if (NEWSBLUR.Globals.is_authenticated) {
+            this.make_request('/classifier/save/story/', data, callback);
+        } else {
+            if ($.isFunction(callback)) callback();
+        }
     },
     
     save_classifier_publisher: function(data, callback) {
-        this.make_request('/classifier/save/publisher', data, callback);
+        if (NEWSBLUR.Globals.is_authenticated) {
+            this.make_request('/classifier/save/publisher', data, callback);
+        } else {
+            if ($.isFunction(callback)) callback();
+        }
     },
     
     get_feed_classifier: function(feed_id, callback) {
@@ -389,7 +403,11 @@ NEWSBLUR.AssetModel.Reader.prototype = {
     
     delete_publisher: function(feed_id, callback) {
         delete this.feeds[feed_id];
-        this.make_request('/reader/delete_feed', {'feed_id': feed_id}, callback, null);
+        if (NEWSBLUR.Globals.is_authenticated) {
+            this.make_request('/reader/delete_feed', {'feed_id': feed_id}, callback, null);
+        } else {
+            if ($.isFunction(callback)) callback();
+        }
     },
     
     save_add_url: function(url, folder, callback) {
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
index a260abebb..2cdc5af29 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
                 center__paneSelector:   ".left-center",
                 center__resizable:      false,
                 south__paneSelector:    ".left-south",
-                south__size:            30,
+                south__size:            31,
                 south__resizable:       false,
                 south__spacing_open:    0
             });
@@ -540,11 +540,8 @@
             
             $('#story_taskbar').css({'display': 'block'});
 
-            $feed_list.css({'display': 'none'});
             this.make_feeds_folder($feed_list, folders);
-            this.$s.$feed_link_loader.fadeOut(250, function() {
-              $feed_list.fadeIn(750);
-            });
+            this.$s.$feed_link_loader.fadeOut(250);
             
             this.check_feed_fetch_progress();
             
@@ -584,7 +581,7 @@
                         ]);
                         (function($feeds, $folder) {
                             setTimeout(function() {
-                                $feeds.append($folder);
+                                $feeds.css({'display': 'none'}).append($folder).fadeIn(500);
                                 $('.unread_count', $feeds).corner('4px');
                             }, 50);
                         })($feeds, $folder);
@@ -692,11 +689,11 @@
                 setTimeout(function() {
                     $progress.css({'display': 'block', 'opacity': 0}).animate({
                         'opacity': 1,
-                        'bottom': 30
+                        'bottom': 31
                     }, {
                         'duration': 750
                     });
-                    self.$s.$feed_list.animate({'bottom': 72}, {'duration': 750});
+                    self.$s.$feed_list.animate({'bottom': 73}, {'duration': 750});
                 }, 1000);
             }
         },