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Can't wait to see your bag! I really want a lucite purse myself but have yet to find one that I love but that is also in my price range.ReplyDelete
That was my dilemma, too. I finally nabbed one I've seen in a flea market for a while. It was just $30, so I couldn't resist! I wish you the same Lucite luck, too! :)Delete
How fabulously lovely that you got a new lucite purse! I only have one so far, but it's jewel of my vintage purse collection, and I hope that someday it will be joined by other handbag "siblings".
♥ Jessica
I hope that for you, too! There's nothing sadder than a lonely Lucite, truly.Delete
I WILL be on the lookout for these purses now. I think my favorite is 5th one with glitter... So cool.ReplyDelete
Now I want them all :DReplyDelete
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We're having a big, one day road sale this Saturday, the 16th, from 10am to 6pm. We're liquidating our 2013 road stock. We have lots of popular sizes in stock, ranging from $600 entry level road bikes all the way to custom steel demo bikes. Salsa, Cervelo, All City, Trek, Felt, Gunnar and Cannondale will all be represented. Good stuff, all around. We'll also have road tires and tubes on deep discounts, handlebar tape, demo handlebars and saddles, Zipp and Mavic wheels, road helmets from Lazer, Bontrager, Bell, Giro and Cannondale, and road shoes and pedals.
The bikes pictured above are some of the sale bikes, which our friend Matt DeLorme was nice enough to come and photograph for us.
The sale is over when the clock strikes 6pm on Saturday. Between now and then, come in, get sized up, and get the discount on the bike. All accessories are only on sale SATURDAY, so you have to come in to get the deal on those. If you are outta town, sorry.
Here's a fat list of sale bikes that we have, with the mega discounted prices. See one that looks good? Email us or call us ASAP so we can get a deposit on it to hold it for ya. bikedrfrederick (at) gmail (dot) com
Sale bikes:
Soma Smoothie 54, Custom Build: was $3500, now $2500
Cervelo S5 Rival 54: was $3800, now $2500
Cervelo R3 Rival 56: was $3150 now $2050
Trek Domane 2.3 54: was $1750 now $1450
Felt F65x Cross bike 55: was $1699 now $1250
Cannondale CAAD 10 105 5, 56: was $1730 now $1250
Cannondale Synapse 105 56: was $1550 now $1050
Cannondale Synapse 105 54: was $1550 now $1050
Trek Lexa SLX 54: was $1450 now $1150
Trek Lexa SLX 50: was $1450 now $1150
Cannondale Synapse 6 56: was $1280 now $950
Cannondale Synapse 6 58: was $1280 now $950
Felt F5 Carbon, 56: was $2099 now $1300
Trek Domane 4.5 58: was $2599 now $2300
Cannondale CAAD 10 105 56cm: was $1730 now $1050
Felt AR5 56:was $2799 now $2050
Cervelo s2 105 compact 56: was $2800 now $2300
Cervelo S5 Ultegra 56: was $4300 now $3300
Cervelo R3 Ultegra 56: was $3900 now $3000
Cervelo p2 Ultegra 51: was $2600 now $2150
Cervelo p2 Ultegra 54: was $2600 now $2150
Cervelo p2 Ultegra 56: was $2600 now $2150
Cannondale Supersix HiMod 1 63cm: was $$6499 now $4500
Cervelo r3 105 54cm: was $2600, now $2150
Trek Madone 4.5 compact 56: was $2499 now $1950
Salsa Warbird 2 58 and 55cm: was $2499, now $2100
Felt b16 Tri Bike 54cm: was $2199 now $1550
Trek Domane 4.0 58cm: was $2000 now $1700
Salsa Fargo 3, Large and Small: was $1450, now $1300
Cannondale CAAD 8 '7', sizes 51, 54 and 56: was $1000, now $600
Cannondale CAAD 8 2300, 51cm and 54cm: was $830, now $600
are you still reading? woah man.
All City Macho Man Disc: 52 and 58cm. Was $1795 now $1450
All City Mr Pink 52cm: was $1895 now $1350
Cannondale Synapse women's 105, 54cm: was $1550 now $1150
Felt F75x cross bike, 50cm: was $1499 now $975
Cervelo P3 Ultegra 54cm: was $3600 now $2850
Salsa Vaya Travel 56: was $3950 now $3375
Madone 5.2 in 54 and 58cm: was $3399 now $2800
Madone 4.7 56 was $2999 now $2450
Felt ZW95 XS: was $1139 n ow $850
Cannondale Synapse 7 Sora, Women's 54cm: was $1000 now $700
Hey guys: this is a two fold announcement. One: we now have a tumblr account. We're not really sure what that means, but you can find it at whatsyourepic.tumblr.com We're excited about it. Because: we deal with bikes everyday. We needed an outlet for things that are not bikes. Our tumblr is devoted to Parabiking: the epic world around cycling. Follow it, it's already pretty good, and we just started on it. Further, it's where you can preorder our new hoodie. It's American Apparel, black, simple, clean. Preorder is only gunna last about 10 days, so if you want one, jump on it. Go there, and order, be happy, and check out the other cool stuff we've posted. It's growing daily, so keep checking back!
We set out to make the 2013 Grand Fondue more scenic than last year, and in the case of the 65 miler and 100 miler, really really hard. The full 100 miler had over 14k of climbing, a slew of dirt roads, sketchy 'should i be doing this' descents, climbs that brought to mind a visit to the in-laws house, and a whoopie pie or two. Even the 65 miler was hard enough that most folks bailed on it, cutting it a bit short. Maybe 4 people completed the 100 miler. It was… ouchy. The 35 and 20 milers were still hard, with many thousand feet of climbing, but just… for less time. Riders rode down to Catoctin Pottery, had some grub, and headed back to the winery, where there was chili, a rad band, great mead and wine from the Orchid Cellar Winery (our fantastic hosts) and a great view of the mountains they had just rocked out. Just over 100 folks came out. Hopefully next year, we'll have a few more! The T shirts, by the by, were delayed, and will be coming in next week. We'll post up on the Facebooks when they drop, so you can come get yers. We'll mail it to anyone who wants that to happen, within reason.
Greg McCracken (www.enpassantphoto.com) took these two shots. He was out on the 65 miler.
Details, then flier:
When: This Saturday and Sunday, the 5th and 6th. Saturday we're open from 10-6 and Sunday from 11-5
What's on sale: 2013 bikes are marked way down. 2013 helmets, shoes, pedals. We'll have select tires on sale, lights, clearance clothing, new clothing will be buy one get one 1/2 off. Lots of other stuff too. It's not a 'everything is on sale sale', it's a 'the things that are on sale are really on sale, sale.'
The impending autumn means a few things at the shop. More time for bike fitting, weird custom builds, endless cups of coffee. Wool jerseys and rides where it's ok to wear jeans. Our clinics really took off last year. We covered all sorts of topics, everything from disc brake bleeding (3 different brands!) to bike camping to recycled bike jewellery making. We'd like to open it up this year to suggestions. What do you want to learn about? Chances are we either have someone on staff who can talk about it, or know someone who can. Are skills clinics more rad than mechanical clinics? Do we need more art? Do we need to have classes on road etiquette? Let us know, either via email, or if you are reading this via the blogosphere, in the comments. Our email address is bikedrfrederick (at) gmail (dot) com
We'll be starting clinics in about two weeks, the first of which is always the comprehensive, hands on fix a flat clinics that takes place at 7pm on the first Wednesday of October. Figure it will take about an hour.
Don't forget to register for the Bike Doctor Frederick Grand Fondue. It's coming up in about a month, and we already have a good group of folks showing up, so sign up before it fills up! For those that don't know, the Grand Fondue is a semi organized ride that takes in the rural roads of Frederick County. There will be dirt roads, gravel roads, normal roads and tiny barely paved roads. Four ride lengths are on offer, so there is something for {almost} everyone. You don't need a whatevering bike to do this ride, but it's not a bad idea! Way more info on the ride here. You can register via paypal here, and just email us with what your t shirt size is and your ride length. Again, our email address is: bikedrfrederick (at) gmail (dot) com. We'd love to see you out there!
Lastly, the shop rides:
There are only two right now, both on Sunday. The women's road ride is every Sunday morning. It's location varies, but if you qualify (ie you are not a guy), head over to the BDF women's group ride Facebook page, like it, and get more info!
Sunday evening (meet at 5, wheels down at 5.30) is the whatevering ride, 30-50 miles of mixed surface road riding. Bring: a suitable bike, real lights (200 lumen min) a relaxed attitude and a willingness to climb lots of hills.
-The Bike Doctor Crew

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Wednesday, 14 August 2013
Indy Rock and Roll – Mark Diffley Ipsos MORI and Steve Richards, The Independent
Saturday, 6 August 2011
The future of journalism and the impact of new media - Scotland and UK
(A cautionary note - I am not a journalist, I have never worked for any media organisation in any capacity, and I have no insider knowledge of the operation of newspapers, print or television media. All of what I have to say represents the perceptions of a consumer of media channels, as viewer and reader and occasional contributor to letters pages and online comment. My views also reflect some limited experience of dealing directly with them in industry.)
Figures recently released by ABC reveal what must be alarming statistics for the owners and employers of our national newspapers - Every national loses print sales in March - and doubtless there will be much agonising over the factors that have contributed to this decline.
I have been reading UK national and Scottish newspapers for almost 70 years now - I came from a generation that regarded newspapers as an indispensable part of life, and lest anyone think this was a middle class or income related value, let me say that I was brought up in grinding poverty in an east end Glasgow tenement by a widowed mother on a tiny income (when she had one at all) who was dependent on state benefit in the pre-welfare state era. Despite this, we had one daily and one evening paper every day for six days, and at least three Sunday newspapers. We would almost have rather not eaten than be deprived of newspapers, and we had radio, which meant the BBC, and equally vital part of our life - free libraries and the cheap, fleapit cinemas.
Were we exceptional? No - we were typical, in our reading, radio and cinema-going habits, of at least a large minority of the working class, and perhaps even a majority.
By and large, I have maintained most of this media consumption: I am a cineaste, but the cinema going went to the wall a long time ago - after my courting days - to be replaced by television and much later by the video cassette, then the DVD and the computer.
Newspapers matter fundamentally to me, and television matters too, as a window on the world, in the way that cinema newsreels and documentaries mattered in the past.
But I have also become a creature of the electronic age that I have lived to see. I was going to say that it is something that was unimaginable to someone of my generation, but as a science fiction buff from the age of six or thereabouts, I did imagine it, and couldn't wait for it to materialise. It has fulfilled my wildest dreams, but it also has delivered the potential to fulfil my worst nightmares.
One of those nightmares is the destruction of print journalism - of newspapers and magazines and periodicals devoted to current affairs and the exploration of ideas.
I have already written a fair amount about newspapers and journalism in my blog, but it was mainly in a political context - Journalism and standards - Moridura blog -but I want to revisit some of my core concerns, so bear with me if I am repeating themes and ideas …
The concern of over circulation decline must have resulted in much analysis and soul-searching among newspaper proprietors and journalists over the causes of the decline, ranging from the hard bottom-line, commercial analysis to more high-minded introspection. The News International/News Corp earthquake has left many reeling at the scale and speed of the destruction of reputations and livelihoods, but may also have caused much self-delusion and denial about the causes, and where the future may lie.
The ABC March 2011 figures tell a bleak story, ranging from -27.51% to -0.71%. The average circulation decline percentage change, year on year are as follow.
(N.B. Check ABC source figures for any reuse, and for additional notes and qualifications: these are my abstracts, and may contain errors.)
15 National dailies - decline league table
Daily Star 699,216 -15.45%
The Times 446,109 -11.21%
Racing Post 61,588 -9.87%
The Herald 50,621 -8.92%
The Daily Telegraph 626,416 -8.78%
The Scotsman 41,806 -8.16%
The Guardian 261,116 -7.75%
Daily Mirror 1,155,895 -7.31%
Daily Express 620,616 -7.13%
The Sun 2,817,857 -6.24%
Daily Record 312,655 -6.21%
Financial Times 381,658 -4.89%
Daily Mail 2,039,731 -2.05%
The Independent 181,934 -1.20%
The i 171,415 n/a - new newspaper
14 National Sundays - decline league table
Sunday Herald 31,123 -27.51%
Daily Star Sunday 293,489 -14.14%
The Observer 296,023 -10.70%
The People 477,815 -10.21%
News of the World 2,664,363 -8.27%
Sunday Mail 365,923 -8.29%
Sunday Mirror 1,063,096 -7.3%
The Sunday Times 1,031,727 -7.19%
Sunday Express 533,192 -6.46%
Sunday Post 312,188 -7.38%
The Sunday Telegraph 481,941 -5.46%
Scotland on Sunday 56,466 -3.57%
The Mail on Sunday 1,888,040 -3.31%
Independent on Sunday 153,183 -0.71%
These figures shock and surprise me to some degree. The population of Scotland is around 5.2m, of which I reckon about a quarter are under 16, leaving an adult population somewhere over 4.1m. The population per household has dropped in recent year, so taking as a very rough guess two adults per household reading the same paper, and leaving out the number of readers under 16, this gives a potential readership of around 2m.
(My figures are crude: doubtless the newspapers themselves have detailed demographic analyses to fuel their well-founded panic.)
This means that on the last circulation figures, the two 'quality' Scottish dailies between them are reaching (i.e. each edition read by two people) 50,621 + 41,806 = 92,427 x 2 = 184,854 readers. That represents just over 1 in 22 of the adult population, with the Herald reaching about 1 in 40 and the Scotsman about 1 in 49.
This does rather lead me to the question - Why the **** do I bother about what these two newspapers say about Scottish politics?
Of course, one can argue that they are reaching the top 2.0/2.5% of the population - the movers and shakers - but what evidence is there for this? And if they are, what does it matter, since it's the opinions and perceptions of the majority of the voters that determine elections, and will determine the referendum outcome?
The statistics for the Sunday Herald (31,123) and Scotland on Sunday (56,466) give no comfort either. In fact, rather than just courting Rupert Murdoch, Alex Salmond should have been offering Oor Wullie a new bucket, and trying to get an invite from the Broons to Glebe Street and the but-and-ben, since the Sunday Post has a circulation of 312,188, although it has a very much wider reach than just Scotland.
The reasons for this catastrophic decline in newspaper circulation has some obvious contributory causes - television, new media, social media, the computer, the smartphone - but why then does The Independent buck the trend by a single figure decline?
The Independent 181,934 -1.20%
The i 171,415 - a completely new newspaper and format
Independent on Sunday 153,183 -0.71%
Well, the answer may have some relevance for Scotland, (it certainly has relevance for all national newspapers)but since both The Independent and The i behave as if Scotland doesn't exist most of the time (although they are occasionally catalysed by negative or trivial stories) they don't appear to matter too much to Scottish politics.
But I think that for The Herald and The Scotsman, there is another significant contributory reason - lazy, derivative, cut-and-paste, CTRL-C journalism.
When did either of these newspapers last break a significant story that was not already in the public domain and had legs because of the work of better journalists?
Why has there been no coverage worth a light of what Glasgow City Council has done to the people and small businesses of Dalmarnock in the name of urban regeneration and the Commonwealth Games?
Why do the journalists of both papers think that hanging around the law courts, reading press releases and spin documents from political parties and municipal councils constitutes real journalism?
The way both papers treated the Souter knighthood story is utterly typical. They reacted to Cathy Jamieson's story - and presumably a Scottish Labour press release - and regurgitated the blindingly obvious. but failed to ask any of the real questions that should be asked.
I have asked some of the relevant questions, and I have more, which the SNP - my party - may or may not welcome. Why can't journalists ask them - or perhaps why won't they ask them?
Would they call the whole rotten honours system and the very nature of our United Kingdom's power structure and patronage into question?
As Private Eye might say - I think we should be told …
Tuesday, 14 June 2011
The gentlemen of the Press - again …
The Scotsman backed the SNP just before the May 2011 election on the basis that they had the best team and were best equipped to lead the country, which the Scotsman, despite its title, had to reluctantly concede was called Scotland, not Great Britain or the UK. In this, the paper was running behind the manifest thinking of the Scottish people, as revealed by the rapidly changing opinion polls. In a declining market for print journalism, it doesn't do to back a loser, as the Scottish Daily Record and the Sunday Mail are painfully discovering.
But the Scotsman doesn't believe in an independent Scotland, and as they awakened on May 6th to the full implications of the SNP's historic victory, the magnitude of its majority and the implications of its renewed and strengthened mandate, the unionist panic started. It rapidly shifted gear to combat this new threat, adopting an approach to news reporting pioneered by the Herald, and already used by Scotland on Sunday, that of news bias by headline.
This involves taking a story, often a low-key report by a government body, economic think-tank or obscure, dry-as-dust professional commentator, often an academic, and selecting out of context a comment or fact and blowing it up into an anti-SNP, usually anti-independence headline and sub-header. The news report that follows in the small print then goes on to present a reasonably factual and objective account of what was actually said, thus paying lip service to objective new reporting. This approach is as old as journalism, and can be tracked all the way back to the Hearst yellow press in the United States.
Now it may be argued that this is simply the realities of headline writing, and that all newspapers play this game to sell papers in highly competitive, challenging marketplace, and that of necessity, something punchy must be plucked from the news report to highlight content and draw readers. Indeed they do, but it is what is plucked and how it is presented that distinguishes the tabloid from the broadsheet, to use a now-outmoded term for quality newspapers. By what they pluck shall ye know them, and there appear to be a bunch of unionist pluckers in the Scotsman editorial team in these heady, referendum lead-up times.
Lest I seem unfair the the Scotsman, let me say that by giving regular space to a fine journalist, Joan McAlpine, who is also a prominent SNP supporter and who is now an MSP, they do offer a trenchant nationalist voice from a respected Scottish commentator to their readers. On the other side, they offer a platform to Michael Kelly, a man of whom prudence demands that I personally say little, for fear of attracting m'learned friends, except to comment that Joan McAlpine is miles better than the former Lord Provost of Glasgow.
Is there a model for me of what the Scottish Press should be, what it could be? Is there a model for me of what a Scottish political editor could be, of what political editors should be?
Yes, there is - the Scottish edition of The Times and Angus Macleod. I confess to having neglected and overlooked this fine newspaper in the past, associating The Times vaguely with its reputation as the Thunderer, with thoughts of Holmes and Watson perusing it over tea and muffins in Baker Street. From typography and layout to content, both news and features, this is an admirable example of what a newspaper should be, what a Scottish newspaper should be, and what the true values of news and political journalism could and should be.
Something's gotta give, however, as the old song says -
I can't afford the luxury of three daily newspapers. I've abandoned the i, the Independent's inspired new entrant, after an initial infatuation with it, because of the almost total absence of any acknowledgement of the existence of Scotland and Scottish affairs, in which it mirrors The Independent's editorial policy. And now, either The Scotsman or the Herald must be relegated to online reading.
Since my wife likes the Herald, and since it still has the finest Letters page of any newspaper, I fear The Scotsman must be the one to enter cyberspace. In these straightened times, £300 a year, or thereabouts, ain't to be sneezed at …
Saturday, 11 September 2010
The consequences of 9/11 – Robert Fisk
9/11 - Robert Fisk - The Independent
A superb article today in The Independent by Robert Fisk.
It should be required reading for politicians and ministers of religion of all denominations. I hope The Independent will forgive me for one extended quote -
"And yes, I know the arguments. We cannot compare the actions of evil terrorists with the courage of our young men and women, defending our lives – and sacrificing theirs – on the front lines of the 'war on terror". There can be no "equivalence". "They" kill innocents because "they" are evil. "We" kill innocents by mistake. But we know we are going to kill innocents – we willingly accept that we are going to kill innocents, that our actions are going to create mass graves of families, of the poor and the weak and the dispossessed.
This is why we created the obscene definition of "collateral damage". For if "collateral" means that these victims are innocent, then "collateral" also means that we are innocent of killing them. It was not our wish to kill them – even if we knew it was inevitable that we would. "Collateral" is our exoneration. This one word is the difference between "them" and "us", between our God-given right to kill and Bin Laden's God-given right to murder. The victims, hidden away as "collateral" corpses, don't count any more because they were slaughtered by us. Maybe it wasn't so painful. Maybe death by drone is a more gentle departure from this earth, evisceration by an AGM-114C Boeing-Lockheed air-to-ground missile less painful, than death by shards from a roadside bomb or a cruel suicider with an explosive belt.
That's why we know how many died on 9/11 – 2,966, although the figure may be higher – and why we don't "do body counts" on those whom we kill. Because they – "our" victims – must have no identities, no innocence, no personality, no cause or belief or feelings; and because we have killed far, far more human beings than Bin Laden and the Taliban and al-Qa'ida."


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|02 Jun 2009
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Alt Tab not always in front? RC 7100
When Alt Tabing, the bar to display the active windows hides when aero previews the window thats open. When I mean hide, I mean it doesn't stay in the front, but rather the window preview covers the bar. Any way to change that?
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|02 Jun 2009
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Hello Cheami90,
Welcome to Seven Forums.
I am not having this problem and can't reproduce it. You could use the windows key+tab to go through the windows. Maybe someone else is seeing this or has a fix.
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|27 Oct 2009
Alt-tab frustrations
I'm having the same issues with Alt-Tab. The list of icons for the open windows disappears when a window is previewed. It's very disorienting. Is there any way to keep the Alt-Tab icons in front?
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|27 Oct 2009
Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
I'm unable to reproduce this. Does every window cover the alt-tab bar or just certain ones?
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|28 Oct 2009
The issue shows up when I pause on a icon while alt-tabbing. Then the Peek takes over and brings the window to the foreground covering up the icons. If I continue to tab, it stays in Peek mode, and all windows cover up the icons.
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|28 Oct 2009
Hello there from Italy.
I have the same issue, in fact for patching it temporarily I'm changing in the registry the time Aero pops up.
How to Adjust Aero Peek Desktop Preview Mouse Hover Delay in Windows 7 - The Winhelponline Blog
I've configured two Windows 7 right now on two different computer and I always get this issue.
I've changed some things on the application bar: I use small icons, my application bar hides automatically and I've doubled its height.
I'm on Windows 7 64bit
I have no other clues to help you to reproduce this bug... and however yes.. it is very annoying.
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|28 Oct 2009
Funny thing!
When I wrote my previous post I've said that I have patched it temporarily by changing in the registry the time Aero pops up.
At that time I still had to reboot.
Now it seems that by adding "DesktopLivePreviewHoverTime" dword to the registry, it fixed the issue!
Try it and let me know if it worked for you too.
*Bad news*
It seemed to work but after some time it stop to work again.
|My System Specs
|29 Oct 2009
This DesktopLivePreviewHoverTime does not affect the Alt-Tab functionality for me. The time to Peek when putting my cursor in the lower right is affected. But when I Alt-Tab and pause on an icon, the peek comes up right away covering up the Alt-Tab icon box....
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|30 Oct 2009
Windows 7
I had the same thing happen when I added the DesktopLivePreviewHoverTime dword. I rebooted and, for about 5 minutes, my alt tab window stayed on top. Then, went back to old behavior. I've looked everywhere for a solution to this very annoying problem and can't find anything. When loading Windows 7, I did an upgrade. A coworker did a full install and does not have this problem. Is this related to some settings that got inherited from Vista?
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|01 Nov 2009
Wierd. It's now working as I expect. When I Alt-Tab and pause, the icons stay in front as the Peek shows the windows underneath. I like it. But I have no idea why it's changed behavior.
I did add the DesktopLivePreviewHoverTime. Then I removed it. Then recently my system froze up, and i had to force a power off and reboot. Now that Alt-Tab behavior had changed, and I'm not sure why.
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FYCOMPA perampanel (as hemisesquihydrate) 12 mg film coated tablet blister
Main information
- Trade name:
- FYCOMPA perampanel (as hemisesquihydrate) 12 mg film coated tablet blister
- Active ingredient:
- perampanel
- Available from:
- Eisai Australia Pty Ltd
- INN (International Name):
- perampanel
- Medicine domain:
- Humans
- Medicine type:
- Allopathic drug
- for the general public:
- Patient Information leaflet
- for healthcare professionals:
- Summary of Product characteristics
- for the general public:
- Public Assessment Report
- Available in:
- Language:
- English
- Source:
- Dept. of Health,Therapeutic Goods Administration - Australia
- Authorization status:
- Registered
- Authorization number:
- 207691
- Last update:
- 20-05-2019
Public Assessment Report
Public Summary
Summary for ARTG Entry:
FYCOMPA perampanel (as hemisesquihydrate) 12 mg film coated tablet blister
ARTG entry for
Medicine Registered
Eisai Australia Pty Ltd
Postal Address
Level 2 / 437 St Kilda Road,MELBOURNE, VIC, 3004
ARTG Start Date
Product category
Approval area
Drug Safety Evaluation Branch
Conditions applicable to all therapeutic goods as specified in the document "Standard Conditions Applying to Registered or Listed Therapeutic Goods
Under Section 28 of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989" effective 1 July 1995.
Conditions applicable to the relevant category and class of therapeutic goods as specified in the document "Standard Conditions Applying to Registered
or Listed Therapeutic Goods Under Section 28 of the Therapeutic Goods Act 1989" effective 1 July 1995.
1. FYCOMPA perampanel (as hemisesquihydrate) 12 mg film coated tablet blister
Product Type
Single Medicine Product
Effective date
See Product Information and Consumer Medicine Information for this product
Standard Indications
Specific Indications
·Fycompa is indicated for the adjunctive treatment of partial-onset seizures with or without secondarily generalised seizures in adult and adolescent
patients from 12 years of age with epilepsy.
·Fycompa is indicated for the adjunctive treatment of primary generalised tonic-clonic seizures in adult and adolescent patients from 12 years of age with
idiopathic generalised epilepsy.
Additional Product information
Container information
Life Time
Blister Pack
5 Years
Store below 30
degrees Celsius
Neither child resistant
closure nor restricted
flow insert
Store in Original
Pack Size/Poison information
Pack Size
Poison Schedule
28 tablets per pack
(S4) Prescription Only Medicine
1. FYCOMPA perampanel (as hemisesquihydrate) 12 mg film coated tablet blister
Dosage Form
Tablet, film coated
Route of Administration
Visual Identification
blue, round, biconvex film coated tablets, debossed with 'E297' on one side
and '12' on other side
Active Ingredients
12 mg
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Patient Information leaflet: composition, indications, side effects, dosage, interactions, adverse reactions, pregnancy, lactation
Perampanel (as hemisesquihydrate) film-coated tablet
Consumer Medicine Information
This leaflet answers some
common questions about
It does not contain all the
available information. It does
not take the place of talking to
your doctor or pharmacist.
All medicines have risks and
benefits. Your doctor has
weighed the risks of you taking
this medicine against the
benefits they expect it will have
for you.
If you have any concerns
about taking this medicine,
ask your doctor or
Keep this leaflet with the
You may need to read it again.
Fycompa is used to treat
forms of epilepsy in people aged
12 years and older.
It is used to treat fits that
affect one part of your brain
(called a "partial seizure").
These partial seizures may or
may not then be followed by
a fit affecting all of your
(called a "secondary
It is also used to treat certain
fits that affect all of your
brain from the start and
cause convulsions (called
"primary generalised tonic-
clonc seizures).
It contains the active ingredient
perampanel. Perampanel
belongs to a group of medicines
called anti epileptics.
It works by reducing the number
of fits that you have.
Ask your doctor if you have
any questions about why this
medicine has been prescribed
for you.
Your doctor may have
prescribed it for another reason.
This medicine is available only
with a doctor's prescription.
Fycompa has some potential for
abuse and misuse and should be
used with caution in patients
with a history of drug abuse.
There is not enough information
to know whether Fycompa
would be addictive if abused.
Fycompa should be used with
caution in patients aged 65 years
or older due to the high rates of
dizziness and falls in those
Fycompa should be used with
caution in patients with a history
of severe mental conditions or
There is not enough information
to recommend the use of this
medicine for children under the
age of 12 years.
When you must not take it
Do not take this medicine if
you have an allergy to:
Perampanel, the active
ingredient, or to any of the
other ingredients listed at the
end of this leaflet under
Product Description
Fycompa contains lactose.
you have been told by your
doctor that you have intolerance
to some sugars, tell your doctor
before taking it.
Some of the symptoms of an
allergic reaction may include:
shortness of breath
wheezing or difficulty
swelling of the face, lips,
tongue or other parts of the
rash, itching or hives on the
Do not give this medicine to a
child under the age of 12
Safety and effectiveness in
children younger than 12 years
have not been established.
Do not take this medicine after
the expiry date printed on the
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pack or if the packaging is
torn or shows signs of
If it has expired or is damaged,
return it to your pharmacist for
If you are not sure whether
you should start taking this
medicine, talk to your doctor.
Before you start to take it
Tell your doctor if you have
allergies to any other
medicines, foods, preservatives
or dyes.
Tell your doctor if you have or
have had any of the following
medical conditions:
liver problems
moderate or severe kidney
history of alcoholism, drug
dependence or other
psychiatric illness
Tell your doctor if you are
pregnant or plan to become
pregnant or are breastfeeding.
Fycompa is not recommended in
You must use a reliable
method of contraception to
avoid becoming pregnant
while you are being treated
with Fycompa.
You should continue doing this
for one month after stopping
Tell your doctor if you are
taking hormonal
Fycompa may
make certain hormonal
contraceptives such as
levonorgestrel less effective.
You should use other forms of
safe and effective
contraception (such as a
condom or coil) when taking
Fycompa. You should also do
this for one month after
stopping treatment.
with your doctor what may be
appropriate contraception for
It is not known whether the
ingredients of Fycompa can pass
into breast milk.
The doctor will weigh up the
benefit and risks to your baby of
taking Fycompa while you are
If you have not told your
doctor about any of the above,
tell him/her before you start
taking Fycompa.
Taking other medicines
Tell your doctor or pharmacist
if you are taking any other
medicines, including any that
you get without a prescription
from your pharmacy,
supermarket or health food
Some medicines and Fycompa
may interfere with each other.
These include:
Carbamazepine, phenytoin,
Hypericum (St. John's wort),
Oral contraceptives
These medicines may be
affected by Fycompa or may
affect how well it works. You
may need different amounts of
your medicines, or you may
need to take different medicines.
Your doctor and pharmacist
have more information on
medicines to be careful with or
avoid while taking this
Follow all directions given to
you by your doctor or
pharmacist carefully.
They may differ from the
information contained in this
If you do not understand the
instructions, ask your doctor
or pharmacist for help.
How much to take
The usual starting dose for this
medicine is 2 mg once a day
before you go to bed.
Your doctor may increase the
dose in 2 mg steps to a
maintenance dose between 4 and
12 mg depending on your
If you have mild or moderate
liver problems, your dose should
not be more than 8 mg each day
and your dose increases should
be at least 2 weeks apart.
Your doctor may have
prescribed a different dose.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist
if you are unsure of the correct
dose for you.
They will tell you exactly how
much to take.
Follow the instructions they
give you.
If you take the wrong dose,
Fycompa may not work as well
and your problem may not
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How to take it
Swallow the tablets whole with
a full glass of water.
You can take Fycompa with or
without food.
Do not chew, crush or split the
tablet. The tablets cannot be split
accurately as there is no break
line. To ensure you get the entire
dose, the tablets should be
swallowed whole without
chewing or crushing.
When to take Fycompa
Take your medicine at about
the same time each day before
going to bed.
Taking it at the same time each
day will have the best effect. It
will also help you remember
when to take it.
How long to take Fycompa
Continue taking your
medicine for as long as your
doctor tells you.
Do not stop unless your doctor
advises you to.
Your doctor may reduce your
dose slowly to avoid your fits
(seizures) coming back or
getting worse.
If you have any further
questions on the use of this
medicine, ask your doctor or
If you forget to take it
Wait until your next dose, and
then continue to take it as you
would normally.
Do not take a double dose to
make up for the dose that you
This may increase the chance of
you getting an unwanted side
If you have missed less than 7
days of treatment with
Fycompa, continue taking
your daily tablet as originally
instructed by your doctor.
If you have missed more than
7 days of treatment with
Fycompa, talk to your doctor
If you are not sure what to do,
ask your doctor or
If you have trouble
remembering to take your
medicine, ask your pharmacist
for some hints.
If you take too much
Immediately telephone your
doctor or the Poisons
Information Centre (telephone
Australia 13 11 26 for advice,
or go to Accident and
Emergency at the nearest
hospital, if you think that you
or anyone else may have taken
too much Fycompa. Do this
even if there are no signs of
discomfort or poisoning.
You may need urgent medical
Things you must do
If you are about to be started
on any new medicine, remind
your doctor and pharmacist
that you are taking Fycompa.
Tell any other doctors, dentists
and pharmacists who treat you
that you are taking Fycompa.
If you are going to have
surgery, tell the surgeon or
anaesthetist that you are
taking Fycompa.
It may affect other medicines
used during surgery.
If you become pregnant while
taking Fycompa, tell your
doctor immediately.
Do not
stop treatment without first
discussing it with your doctor.
If you are about to have any
blood tests, tell your doctor
that you are taking Fycompa.
It may interfere with the results
of some tests.
Keep all of your doctor's
appointments so that your
progress can be checked.
Things you must not do
Do not take Fycompa to treat
any other complaints unless
your doctor tells you to.
Do not give your medicine to
anyone else, even if they have
the same condition as you.
Do not stop taking your
medicine or lower the dosage
without checking with your
Things to be careful of
Serious or life-threatening
psychiatric and behavioural
adverse reactions including
aggression, hostility, irritability,
anger, suicidal ideation and
homicidal ideation and threats
have been reported in patients
taking Fycompa.
Patients and caregivers should
contact a healthcare provider
immediately if any of these
reactions or changes in mood,
behaviour, or personality that
are not typical for the patient
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Fycompa or after stopping
If changes in behaviour or
personality are seen notify
your doctor immediately. They
may reduce your dose of
Fycompa or stop treatment
with Fycompa.
Patients starting Fycompa
should be carefully observed
especially when starting
treatment and if the dose is
Do not drive or operating
machinery until you know how
Fycompa affects you.
You must talk to your doctor
about the effect of your epilepsy
on driving and using machines.
Fycompa may make you feel
dizzy or sleepy, particularly at
the beginning of treatment. If
this happens to you, do not drive
or use any tools or machines.
Fycompa may make you more
likely to fall over, particularly if
you are an older person; this
might be due to your illness.
Avoid alcohol while taking
Fycompa as it may make these
effects worse.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist
as soon as possible if you do
not feel well while you are
taking Fycompa
All medicines can have side
effects. Sometimes they are
serious, most of the time they
are not. You may need medical
attention if you get some of the
side effects.
Do not be alarmed by the
following lists of side effects.
You may not experience any of
A small number of people
being treated with anti-
epileptics have had thoughts of
harming or killing themselves.
If at any time you have these
thoughts, contact your doctor
or go to accident & emergency
straight away.
If you get a skin rash, or fever,
and/or enlarged lymph nodes,
these could be signs of an
allergic reaction. See your
doctor immediately as very
occasionally this may become
Very common
(may affect more
than 1 user in 10) side effects
feeling dizzy
feeling sleepy (drowsiness or
(may affect more than
1 user in 100) side effects are:
increased or decreased
appetite, weight gain
feeling aggressive, angry,
irritable, anxious or confused
difficulty with walking or
other balance problems
(ataxia, gait disturbance,
balance disorder)
slow speech (dysarthria)
blurred vision or double
vision (diplopia)
spinning sensation (vertigo)
feeling sick (nausea)
back pain
feeling very tired (fatigue)
falling down.
Not known
(the frequency of
this side effect cannot be
estimated from the available
data) are:
thoughts about harming
yourself or ending your own
life (suicidal thoughts), tried
to end your own life
(attempted suicide)
skin rash
enlarged lymph nodes
If you get any side effects, talk
to your doctor or pharmacist.
This includes any possible side
effects not listed in this leaflet.
Ask your doctor or pharmacist
to answer any questions you
may have.
Tell your doctor or pharmacist
if you notice anything else that
is making you feel unwell.
Other side effects not listed
above may also occur in some
Keep your medicine in the
original container.
If you take it out of its original
container it may not keep well.
Keep your medicine in a cool
dry place where the temperature
stays below 30°C.
Do not store Fycompa or any
other medicine in the bathroom
or near a sink. Do not leave it on
a window sill or in the car.
Heat and dampness can destroy
some medicines.
Keep it where children cannot
reach it.
A locked cupboard at least one-
and-a-half metres above the
ground is a good place to store
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taking this medicine or the
expiry date has passed, ask your
pharmacist what to do with any
medicine that is left over.
What it looks like
Fycompa 2 mg film coated
tablet is an orange, round,
biconvex film-coated tablet,
engraved with E275 on one side
and 2 on other side. Available in
packs of 7.
Fycompa 4 mg film coated
tablet is a red, round, biconvex
film-coated tablet, engraved
with E277 on one side and 4 on
other side. Available in packs of
Fycompa 6 mg film coated
tablet is a pink, round, biconvex
film-coated tablet, engraved
with E294 on one side and 6 on
other side. Available in packs of
Fycompa 8 mg film coated
tablet is a purple, round,
biconvex film-coated tablet,
engraved with E295 on one side
and 8 on other side. Available in
packs of 28.
Fycompa 10 mg film coated
tablet is a green, round,
biconvex film-coated tablet,
engraved with E296 on one side
and 10 on other side. Available
in packs of 28.
Fycompa 12 mg film coated
tablet is a blue, round, biconvex
film-coated tablet, engraved
with E297 on one side and 12 on
other side. Available in packs of
Active ingredient:
Perampanel (as
Excipient Ingredients:
purified talc,
magnesium stearate,
microcrystalline cellulose (6
mg, 8 mg, 10 mg and 12 mg
macrogol 8000,
titanium dioxide,
iron oxide yellow (2 mg, 10
iron oxide red (2mg, 4 mg, 6
mg, and 8 mg only),
iron oxide black (8 mg only)
Indigo carmine aluminium
lake (10 mg & 12 mg only).
This medicine does not contain
gluten, tartrazine or any other
azo dyes.
Eisai Australia Pty. Ltd.
Level 2
437 St Kilda Road
Victoria 3004
This leaflet was prepared 06
December 2017.
Australian Register Number(s)
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM and TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - Oct. 17, 2012) - Minera IRL Limited ("Minera IRL" or the "Company"), (IRL.TO)(MIRL.L)(MIRL.L) the Latin America gold mining company, is pleased to announce the approval of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and the granting of the Development Permit for the Don Nicolas Gold Project by the Santa Cruz, Argentina, provincial authorities.
-- Don Nicolas Project Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) approved
-- Development permit granted
-- Project financing options being advanced
-- Intention to develop the project during 2013
"The EIA approval and granting of the development permit for our Don Nicolas Gold Project, Patagonia, is a significant step towards bringing the mine on-stream," said Courtney Chamberlain, Executive Chairman of Minera IRL. "We have received outstanding support from the authorities in Santa Cruz with the permitting process taking only five months. Don Nicolas is a very attractive, conventional open pit, carbon-in-leach gold project with a high IRR with much additional upside potential. We continue to advance financing options to allow project development during 2013."
The EIA was submitted to the Santa Cruz provincial authorities in May and after a comprehensive review formal approval of the EIA was granted on 16 October, providing the permit to develop the project.
The EIA was based upon the Don Nicolas Feasibility Study, completed in February 2012. The feasibility study demonstrated a robust project based on the open pit mining of high grade epithermal gold deposits in the La Paloma and Martinetas vein fields. The conventional crush, grind and carbon-in-leach (CIL) treatment plant at Martinetas will have a processing rate of 350,000 tonnes per annum, providing an initial mine life of 3.6 years. Average annual steady-state gold and silver production will be 52,400 ounces and 56,000 ounces respectively. Capital cost is projected at US$56 million and the cash operating cost is estimated at US$528 per ounce, after silver credits. Post tax internal rate of return using a base case gold price of US$1,250 per ounce is 22.8% rising to 38.1% if a gold price of US$1,500 per ounce is assumed. Payback period is projected to be 2 years or less.
The Company has completed a further 18,000 meter extension and in-fill drilling program at the Martinetas vein field and an updated resource estimate is expected to be announced during November. The objective is to build upon the resource base and extend the mine life. Completion of a study, scheduled for 2013, into treating low grade material by heap leaching procedures provides further upside potential at Don Nicolas.
The Company has been considering a range of project financing options for the Don Nicolas Project. The objective is to have financing in place to allow development to commence in 2013 with commissioning expected in late 2013 or early 2014.
Minera IRL Limited is the AIM traded, TSX and BVL listed holding company of precious metals mining and exploration companies focused in Latin America. Minera IRL is led by an experienced senior management team with extensive industry experience, particularly operating in South America. The Group operates the Corihuarmi Gold Mine and the advanced gold projects Ollachea in Peru and Don Nicolas in Argentina. For more information, please visit www.minera-irl.com.
Some of the statements contained in this release are forward-looking statements, such as estimates and statements that describe the Company's future plans, objectives or goals, including words to the effect that the Company or management expects a stated condition or result to occur. Since forward-looking statements address future events and conditions, by their very nature, they involve inherent risks and uncertainties.
While these forward-looking statements, and any assumptions upon which they are based, are made in good faith and reflect our current judgment regarding the direction of our business, actual results will almost always vary, sometimes materially, from any estimates, predictions, projections, assumptions or other future performance suggestions herein. Except as required by applicable law or regulation, Minera IRL Limited does not intend to update any forward-looking statements to conform these statements to actual results.
Quality Assurance and Quality Control Procedures Disclosure
The Company has implemented and maintains a Minera IRL quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) protocol on the Ollachea Project to ensure best industry practice in sampling and analysis of exploration and resource drill core samples. The insertion of field duplicates, certified standards and blank samples into the sample stream form part of the MIRL procedure (these act as an independent check on contamination, precision and accuracy in the analytical laboratory).
Assay results are reported once rigorous QAQC procedures have been approved.
Independent Audit Programs
Towards maintaining compliancy with international standards as they pertain to the minerals industry resource evaluation and estimation procedure, MIRL regularly contracts the services of industry experts to conduct detailed audits of established QAQC procedures.
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billing management was a challenge.
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country organizations which would be managed centrally.
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Why the rush to get back to school?
Summer vacation may not include reading, math, and spelling, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. With long, lazy days comes other opportunities for learning.
If summer seems shorter than ever, that's because it is for many kids, depending on where they live. Kids in Indiana, Arizona, Georgia, and California are already back at their desks, while kids in the Northeast, South Dakota, Michigan, Seattle, and Canada have nearly another month before hitting the books.
Parents of those children starting school in early August, or even late July, may find it hard to reconcile the early date with their memories of school starting consistently after Labor Day. For example, this year in Indiana, kids have had only 70 days of summer vacation, whereas in the past they've had as many as 100 days. Nowadays school calendars are quite transitory, shifting around for a number of reasons.One reason is that the traditional post-Labor Day start date allowed kids to help out on family farms with the summer crops. Now that fewer kids live on farms, there's not as much need for physical labor.
Another reason is the growing concern with standardized testing. By starting school earlier, it gives educators a greater amount of time to prepare students for the statewide assessment tests that occur in the spring.
Starting earlier allows the first semester to finish by Christmas, instead of kids having to hand in assignments and write exams after having two weeks off and spend time on review, rather than starting new material.
These reasons make sense, but only if academics are all that matter. Sure, an early start date may result in better test scores, but there are many forms of learning that are just as valuable as classroom time and can make a more well-rounded individual, not just a high academic achiever.
What about just hanging around outside, playing with neighbor kids, riding one's bike, swimming at the local pool, and devouring mystery novels in one's tree house? What about those memorable weeks of summer day camps and sleepover camps? How about getting a summer job? (The Goshen News reports that the early start date is challenging for businesses that rely on high school and college student employees.)
I am tired of the way in which parents and education 'experts' lament summer vacation as a "lost learning opportunity" and a time of "academic slide." I don't buy the argument put forward to CNN by Rebecca Kaye, the Atlanta Public Schools policy and governance advisor, that "the majority of kids in the system, if they're not in school, they're not learning." Kids are already nature-deprived enough as it is; rushing them back into the classroom isn't going to help that.
Learning happens constantly, everywhere, and there is tremendous value in having a combination of unscheduled time and boredom. The things kids come up with would astonish many parents, if only they'd relax, de-schedule, and let kids play freely outdoors. I bet a long, lazy, free-range summer would do wonders for those test scores down the road.


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They have nicknamed this event "Sunday Supplement"? What is it? It's a great Sunday in Leek – we have an artisan market with lovely local food, jewellery, ceramics, photography, arts, homeware and more with lots of Leek's lovely independent shops and cafes open – all making for a relaxed Sunday shopping, chatting, meeting friends and just not feeling guilty about not doing much at all.


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Just as he used the latest brain science to help tens of thousands reverse the effects of aging and achieve lasting weight loss, Dr. Eric Braverman now uses the most up-to-date research on hormones and the brain to explain how great sex contributes to great health, and vice versa. He explains that sexual plays a huge role in keeping us young, fit, and healthy--helping with everything from cognitive function to stress reduction to appetite control. It has even been shown to increase levels of hormones that protect against infections and cancer. Furthermore, preserving a good sex life is an important factor in maintaining a loving relationship and curbing the urge to stray that can lead to unfaithfulness and disappointment.
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McDonald's Posts Calorie Counts on Drive-Through Menus
McDonald's Posts Calorie Counts: Will This Affect Your Menu Choices?
McDonald's has a new addition to its drive-through window: calorie counts. Certain locations like New York City, Philadelphia, and the state of California have already required that calorie counts be posted, but McDonald's has decided to take the initiative nationwide.
The chain has offered nutritional information for anyone who requests it, but this new addition will now be available to all consumers — even if they'd rather stay uninformed. But in terms of it affecting menu choices? McDonald's President Jan Fields says that in the cities where calorie counts are already in place, the numbers have not affected consumers' choices: "When it's all said and done, the menu mix doesn't change," she said. "But I do think people feel better knowing this information."
Hopefully heading to a fast-food restaurant is not a regular trip in your healthy lifestyle, but I'm curious if these posted calorie counts on menus have affected your orders. Perhaps it's opened your eyes to what really goes into your fast food, or maybe you've continued to indulge in your favorites since it's an occasional treat. Tell me about your experience below!


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Hello! Hi! Howdy and good day!
I know it has been a long time since you have heard from me. In case you might have forgotten: my family moved. Moving from one home to another is a task of its own. But when it is across an entire state... well, let's just say life as gotten hectic.
I love being back in the place I was born and raised. It is gorgeous here, and I am inspired every single day. So why the lack of awesome blog posts and crazy editing you ask?
Long story short: We have yet to move into our new home. A month ago we packed up and left Oregon. And since then, my family of four have been living in a mini Winnebago in my dad's back yard. We mostly use it just has a bedroom and are able to use the house for everything else. I have even been able to set up my computer in my dad's living room in an attempt to get work done. Regardless, not a whole ton of work has been achieved. There is something about not being in "your place" that makes settling down and getting any task done.
Have I mentioned how rock hard my bed is?
We move into our apartment in less than two weeks. And boy am I excited! It is a three bedroom which means *drum roll please* I GET MY OFFICE! AH! After nearly four years of being a dining room writer mama, I not only get a dining room back, but I get my very own office as well. With a door. That I can hide behind. And lock.
But that is a little under two weeks away.
Tomorrow I will post an update (in a way) about LJ and what is going on with it. So make sure you check back then! And now, I am off to exercise and get this lazy bum moving!
|A view from where I am. Gorgeous, right?
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Cleveland State University Director of Athletics Mike Thomas announced Amy Kyler, a former standout Viking pitcher and 2008 CSU Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, as the head softball coach July 31, 2018.
"We are very excited to announce Amy Kyler as our head softball coach and welcome her back to Cleveland State University," Thomas said at the time of the hiring. "Amy brings tremendous experience and knowledge of the sport, especially with her success as a standout pitcher and developing pitchers. She has a clear vision for the program and I look forward to her leadership of our softball program."
Kyler has spent the last 11 seasons as the head coach at Notre Dame (OH), leading the program to 287 wins and helping the program transition from NAIA to Division II. During her tenure with the Falcons, she mentored 28 all-conference players, four conference Players of the Year, two all-region selections, three NAIA All-Americans and 14 NAIA Academic All-Americans.
A two-time conference Coach of the Year (2009, 2012), Kyler led the Falcons to three consecutive American Mideast Conference tournament titles (2009-11) and three straight appearances in the NAIA national tournament, which included a fifth place finish at the 2009 NAIA National Championship. She also guided the squad to the 2015 Mountain East Conference title.
"It's an honor to be back at Cleveland State, leading the Viking softball program," Kyler said at the time of her hiring. "My passion for the CSU program still runs through me. I have a great knowledge of the area and also strong contacts within the community. I am thankful for the outstanding support of the Cleveland States administrative staff and am excited to get started."
Kyler was the top assistant coach at Purdue from 2005-07, while also spending time as an assistant coach at Cleveland State (2001-05) and Bowling Green (1998-01).
The top pitcher to come through the Cleveland State program, Kyler's name is still plastered in the record books. She ranks first in school history in career ERA (1.35), shutouts (37), no-hitters (6) and WHIP (0.93), while also ranking second in wins (68), innings pitched (728.1), win percentage (.624), strikeouts (909), games started (103) and complete games (92).
During her senior year in 1997, Kyler was named the Midwestern Collegiate Conference Pitcher of the Year after setting CSU single season records for wins (24), ERA (0.56), games started (27), appearances (33), shutouts (15), strikeouts (325) and innings pitched (210.2).
The ERA and strikeout marks are still tops in CSU history today.
Kyler also led the Vikings to the 1997 MCC Championship, earning MVP honors after tying an NCAA record with 26 strikeouts against UIC, a record that stood until 2004.
Kyler was a two-time First Team All-MCC selection (1996, 1997) and a second team pick in 1995. She was also named to the All-Great Lakes Region second team in 1995.
Following her playing days at CSU, Kyler played professionally with the Carolina Diamonds and Akron Racers of the Women's Professional Softball League, as well as the Sacramento Sunbirds of the National Fastpitch League.
Kyler made 79 appearances during her professional career, winning 38 games and posted a 1.99 ERA and 367 strikeouts in 491 innings of work.
She retired from professional softball in 2007 and the Akron Racers retired her No. 24 jersey.
Kyler is a cum laude graduate of Cleveland State, earning degrees in social work and psychology. She also earned her Master's in sports management from CSU in 2002.
She was a two-time recipient of CSU's Athletic Academic Excellence Award and a three-time NSCA Academic All-American Scholar Athlete (1995-97).


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Need Info on Samuel C. Steele, arrived 1770
I am searching for any and all information about my grx7 grandfather, Samuel C. Steel or Steele. He immigrated from Ireland circa 1770 with his wife Elizabeth Lackey Steele and his young son Isaac James Steele. I would like very much to find out who were the parents of Samuel C Steel, in Ireland. I also wonder if he had any siblings. I have hit a brick wall with this research. Samuel reportedly (and it stated in his son's, Isaac Steele obituary) was killed by Indians the day of the Burning of Hannas Town in July 1782. He reportedly was plowing in a field with his horse; having completed his work he was on the road home. An Indian ( part of the invading forces of Canadian and Indian Tories) approached him demanding his horse. Samuel fought back with the Indian, who then struck Samuel with a tomahawk in the back of the head. Isaac his son, was about 16 yr old, ran into the woods and brushes and escaped that day. Isaac later married Jane Barr, and was a founding pioneer in Armstrong Co., a Rev. War vet, and was well-known. I have the complete history of the descendants of Isaac James, but am having trouble determining exactly who his ancestors were. I would appreciate any information.
Sharleen Steele Johnston
Patriots who fell during Rev. War at Burning of Hannahstown, PA
I recently learned that my gr-x6 grandfather fell during the Indian/Canadian militia attack at the "Burning of Hannastown" in Westmoreland Co. PA. His name was Samuel Steele, an immigrant thru Ireland who joined the Westmoreland co militia as a Patriot. His son Isaac was there that day also but survived. I have googled several narrative accounts about this attack, but my gr-grandfather was never mentioned by name. I wonder where the victims of this attack may be buried, and if it might be possible to find a grave for Samuel. I have been to searchagrave.com.
I would appreciate all suggestions to find where to look for Samuel's resting place.
Looking for graves of Patriots fallen in "Fire of Hannahstown, PA"
I recently learned that my grx6 grandfather (Samuel Steele) fought in the Indian/Canadian Mounties attack on Hannahstown, Westmoreland Co. PA. This battle resulted in the burning of Hannastown. This was part of the Revolutionary War. Samuel was there along with his son Isaac Steele. Isaac Steele either escaped the Indians/canadians or was saved with other people who stayed within a fort a few days. However, I learned that my gr-grandfather Samuel fell during this attack. How could I find out where all the victims of this attack were buried? I have searched on findagrave.com with no results. Some of the victims were shot dead, and others died in the fire.
Traveling salesman P W STEELE in Western PA
My family told me that my great-grandfather, Plenty Wheaton STEELE owned a farm in Armstrong Co. PA .b. 1848 d. 1950. But I was told he made his "fortune" as a traveling salesman with a horse and cart traveling between Pittsburgh and Franklin PA. He has a brother named Lee T. STEELE who served in the Civil War with a soldier from Slippery Rock, PA. Lee returned to the family homestead in Armstrong county and reportedly gave many accounts of his friend from Slippery Rock, Butler Co. PA. PW enjoyed the description of Slippery Rock so much, he (reportedly) decided "to someday live in Slippery Rock". During his travels up the highway designated as Route 8 someone told PW that he had heard of a farm for sale in Slippery Rock. So PW did purchase that farm and moved his family to Slippery Rock. He bought the farm from a CHRISTLEY. The farmhouse was made of brick dug and fired on the property. The house was a relatively elegant home built in the Victorian style.
I am very curious to find out what company he may have been affiliated with as he sold his goods along the highway. I am in possession of some antique/vintage items labeled Fuller Brush along with some other interesting items that are labeled but not Fuller Brush.
The farm left the STEELE family hands around 1958. The new owner allowed the house abandoned until it was finally for sale, and in the 1990's it was restored, expanded and is now the Apple Butter Inn in Slippery Rock Township.
Looking for family members of Ethel Lane Jenkins Thompson
Ethel was born @ 1920 in Georgia. She later moved to Miami FL. Census records show a couple of Ethel Lane's who could be this person. She worked at the Jewish Hospital in Miami. I have a record of her second marriage, to a Louis Thompson of FL. She ended up in Pittsburgh PA. She does not remember her past.
Old census records describe her as "mulatto" or "Black". I have already checked the National Library of Florida, and Ancestry.com Any other suggestions are welcomed. Thank you!
Betsy Lackey married Samuel Steele came to PA USA
According to hand-written family tree done by my great-aunt, the first generation Americans on the STEELE side of my family came from Ireland, but I don't know for sure the year. There is supposedly a Samuel STEELE who came to US with his wife they called Betsy (maiden name LACKEY), and I do know they had a child in Cumberland Co, PA in 1786 named Isaac STEELE.
Supposedly they left a son behind in Ireland. I don't know if they had other children after their arrival to US. Isaac STEELE married Jane BARR in the US, and one of their 4 sons was Samuel. They also had 4 daughters. They were among the first pioneer families of Armstrong Co. PA USA. I have almost all of the info for Isaac and Nancy, and know where they are buried in PA.
I cannot find a record of a Betsy LACKEY whose spouse was Samuel STEELE.
Which of my greatx5 Aunts was mudered by Indians?
One of the daughters of Issac Steele and Jane Barr was, according to family records married to a Kissinger. I believe they may have stayed in PA. The written history states that Mrs Kissinger was murdered, along with her children, by Indians. I have identified 2 of the 4 girls of Isaac and Jane using the family records, but I can't find a Mrs Kissinger who is listed in "white settlers killed by Indians in PA." What other data bases might I access to find this Greatx5 aunt?
I have reached a dead stop in my search for Samuel Steele
There are so many Samuel Steele's and I am stuck finding my ancestor who immigrated with his wife, to Cumberland Co. PA from Ireland before 1763. The census reports I find are crude - they only disclose the number of "white" people in the household but there are no names or reference hints for me to put him in context. I have found a Samuel Dale Steele, but his progeny seems to have moved south of PA whereas my Steele ancestors mostly stayed in PA. Moving west of Cumberland county. I know where his son Isaac m. Jane Barr are buried in PA. and I have evidence of his service in the Revolutionary War. However family tradition says that his wife, also from Ireland is Betsy Lackey (or Leakey). I cannot find her. Left Ireland for the US with Samuel, leaving one son behind in Ireland. Gave birth to Isaac ( m. Jane Barr) in 1786 in the US.
Looking for Steele m. Kissinger of PA
My great Aunt, Celia STEELE Meals of Slippery Rock, PA handwrote a family tree and gave a copy to my father. Apparently the STEEL's or STEELE's first settled in Cumberland Co. PA but then were among the first pioneers of Armstrong County, PA. My aunt has noted that one of the female ancestors - who would be a daughter of Isaac STEELE (1763-1842) & Jane BARR (b. 1770) - was murdered by Indians. My aunt has this young woman, who also had children murdered at the same time, listed as Mrs. KISSINGER. I have been reading about Pennsylvanians murdered by Indians, and have never found the name KISSINGER.
I found somewhere during my research, a narrative "STEEL Family Notes". This describes a story told by Agness STEELE at a family reunion (aka Aunt Nancy) about "the SPICER-BOWEN Massacre". This family reunion was held August 7, 1889 when Agness Nancy STEELE was 88 yrs old. The Spicers traveled from either Maryland or Virginia into Westmoreland Co. PA. On the morning of June 4, 1774, The SPICER Family was killed by Indians, except for 2 children: Elizabeth (Betty) and William SPICER. They were taken hostage, and the Indians crossed the Ohio River Near Wheeling into Ohio with the children. It wasn't long before the children were adopted by the Indians. Lord Dunmore signed a treaty with the Indian tribe chiefs, in November of 1774. Betty was returned to her settlement in "Muddy Creek", Westmoreland Co. on Christmas Day, 1774. A few years later later she married William DAUGHERTY. They had 2 children, Elizabeth BURGE and Lydia HUBBS. After the death of DAUGHERTY, Elizabeth married Thomas BOWEN Oct. 16, 1791. Having had 6 children, they had a daughter Agness (b. April 27,1802) who must have married a STEELE. They lived in Davistown, Greene Co. PA.
I am trying to see if there is any link between my STEELE's and Agness Bowen STEELE.
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Another one of my attempts at song-fic. Three different stories, all based off songs, and this time featuring Elsa/Anna.
Fluff Level: (3) Comfortable
Genre: Angst, Dating, Friendship
Incest: No
Sexual Content: (2) Kissing and/or Light Petting
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Chapters: 1 Table of Contents Series: None
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You know how to walk don't you? Most people thought they know since (N - 1) years ago where N equals to their age. Now I start to learn for the first time.
I think at the end I'll be doing power walking instead of jogging or running so learning to walk is first step. Power walking can propel you to 8km/hr or at even higher speed (how about 14.5km/hr like Olympic racewalkers?) so if I could do that then it's better than jogging, right? My target is to do 10k in around an hour so it's all that possible. With my BMI slightly on the high side perhaps this plan is best for me.
Leonardo da Vinci said
The human foot is a masterpiece of engineering and a work of art
I didn't quite understand the mechanism of walking, e.g. our leg muscles, our foot which is quite a piece of engineering consisting of 26 bones, 32 joints, hundreds of nerve endings and 4 layers of muscle ...etc. So this book tells you
how you walk, your feet could be imperfect so you may need professional advices or get a pair of insoles for your shoes
- what you wear to walk
- how good your core muscles are to sustain your walk, i.e. know your body first
- how fast should you walk, i.e. plan your training programme
- how good your walk looks like, i.e. posture
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Buckaroo, Oregon has given birth to sixteen of the vilest serial killers in the world. An obsessed FBI profiler investigating the town has suddenly gone missing, and now an NSA Agent must work with the notorious serial killer Edward "Nailbiter" Warren to find his friend and solve the mystery of "Where do serial killers come from?"
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Look what Grandma found?! Spenser's grandparents are always on the lookout for the perfect teacup!! Grandma found this one at a tag sale earlier this summer...this is a Haviland and Co. Limoge - France...isn't it pretty?!
Miss Spenser says tea from this cup tastes so much better than a regular cup!! I think you would have to agree!
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