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First Lady Michelle Obama To Join James Corden For 'Carpool Karaoke'The first lady announced the appearance with Corden as she launched her Snapchat account, "MichelleObama."
First Lady Michelle Obama To Speak To Detroit High School StudentsThe first lady will speak to a group from more than 40 Detroit high schools at the city's first college signing day.
Michelle Obama To Attend Detroit College Signing Day EventThe White House says in a release Monday that more than 1,500 students from more than 40 high schools will participate in Friday's rally hosted at Wayne State University by the Detroit College Access Network.
Suburban Detroit Woman Gets Invitation To State Of The UnionTiairris Woodward of Warren is among special guests the White House says it invited to Tuesday night's speech.
Michelle Obama Makes Video With A Turnip, And More Of 'What's Trending Today' With ZahraThe First Lady posts a video of herself dancing to "Turn Down for What" with a turnip in her hand.
First Lady Michelle Obama Stumps For Democrats In Detroit"It really boils down to one fundamental truth: Gary and Mark ... understand what Michigan families are going through," Obama said.
Free Tickets Available For Michelle Obama Detroit Speaking StopHave you ever wanted to see the First Lady of the United States in person?
37th Annual Kennedy Center Honorees AnnouncedContinuing a longstanding tradition, CBS will broadcast The 37th Annual Kennedy Center Honors.
President Notes New GM CEO During State Of The UnionGM CEO Mary Barra was also at the address, sitting with First Lady Michelle Obama.
Opinion: Jamie Foxx's Obama Is Our Lord And Savior Remark Is Ridiculous And DisturbingNo one can equate to God. And, it's about time someone stood up to Jamie Foxx and his ilk to teach them that – or at least try to teach them that.
Opinion: Romney Gives Obama Debate Trouncing As Anniversary GiftWhile Michelle Obama was complaining to the media that yesterday wasn't much of a 20th anniversary for her and her husband, Mitt Romney was planning his anniversary gift to be presented on the national stage – a slam dunk performance in the first presidential debate against the basketball-loving president.
Opinion: Obama Says He Is Bored With Debate Prep, Really He's Afraid To Defend His Failed RecordPreparing for this debate has got to be the most depressing thing Obama has ever done. He must be staring at facts and figures that he can hardly believe – and then realize he has to defend them come Wednesday night – with his biggest critic, Mitt Romney – and the nation – staring at him. It's going to be terrible for Obama.


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Thursday, March 20, 2014
Not a fancy blog just a week recap. Last blog I mentioned that Maggie was coming back the next day - well, that did not happened because the weather was just not working for us. She stayed in Fort Erie until Saturday - she was very very happy!!!
Thursday - Interval training on track at the gym. I started with 1k relax (5 laps - 5 min pace - or 8min/mile). After that I was sprinting with short recup break in between each intervals the following... 400m (2 laps) - 200m - 400m =1k; 400m...
that was much more difficult than I anticipated - I used to be able to do this... I guess I lost some of my endurance! I had to cut it to 200m... I did a total of 3k of sprint intervals... I cool it down with 5 laps (1k) at a steady pace - (4:30/k or 7:15/mile). I think I was trying to go at max when my body was still sick and trying to get over my cold/flu and stomach bug... When I came back home, I had to have a nap. I did not even change, I laid over my bed in my uniform!
Finally, Friday!!! I had a day OFF. I started it with 60 min of Hot Yoga - to sweat and 'detox" to move and feel refresh, ready for a long drive - 6 hours - for a night away from home with my daughter Emma.
When I arrived at destination, my back was hurting so much, I just did not want to move anymore. But I know better, so we went for a walk and it made it better. We also had dinner at an Indian buffet - not counting there - I know I had way too much (and I did not mind
We went too bed early, we were both tired. The next morning, I got up earlier to jump on a stat bike at the hotel gym (30 min) - the treadmill was busy and I did not want to go outside just yet. We had a lot of walking to do that day, plus the drive back home. We visited the University of Ottawa, walked at the downtown market for dinner at a pub (I had a very healthy meal - same as I had after the HM)
I made it home safe and sound after a very hazardous drive (I went through a complete white out for a good 2 hours...)
Exhausted! I needed the Sunday to catch my breath. 75 minutes of Warm Yoga is the solution, right!?!
17 March - St-Pats! I had a med exam at the hospital to check on my bladder and kidneys, all is good
I was still feeling a bit weak for that so I swap a 5k run (as indicated in my training plan) for a 5k on the Elliptical machine with resistance. At least I did not skipped.
Since Tuesday, my work has causing me a LOT of stress... like too much. The positive side of my job is: it is part of my job to spend some time at the gym, so I GO for it!!!
Quick training recap week 8-9:
Monday 10 March - 21k Outside
Tues - Rest/massage
Wed- 8k treadmill (37 min)
Thurs - 5k with Intervals on track
Friday - 60 minutes Hot Yoga + 3.5k Walk (after a 6 hours drive)
Sat - Stat Bike (30 min, 16.5k)
Sun - 75 Minutes Warm Yoga
Monday 17 March - 5k Elliptical
Tues - 5k Treadmill (23 min) + 75 minutes Hatha (yoga)
Wed - 30 min stat bike (16k)... hum... eating way too much at a Chinese buffet*!
Thurs - Today!!! I swam 1500 meters.
Friday -Tomorrow, hopefully the weather won't be too bad, I am going for 25k. I have an early shift so I will leave my house at 4:55AM and go for my run first thing in the morning. My running gear is ready (almost like the night before a race!!!), my clothes for work are in my bag, my lunch - including a breakfast and running snacks (an energy bar and apple juice) is packed... I just have to set my alarm now and turn everything off! Good night...
P.S. WRT tracking my buffets... thanks my sparkfriends for your reply - I try to track it sometimes and other times I just skip it, I know I can afford a couple of miss once in a while!
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I love the picture of you and your daughter! Sounds like you had a wonderful time!! Glad all is well at your med exam!!! You go girl!!!
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Wow! What a whirlwind!
Sooooo worth it tho!
Glad you are safe!
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Indian buffet��yum!!
Sounds like a good week to me.
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I loved your picture with your daughter!
Sounds like a great time!
And I agree... sometimes it is ok not to track. You are tracking all the time and you do deserve a break every once in a while. I do the same too.
Have a great run today!!!! Happy Friday!
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Sounds like you had a very fun time with your daughter:)
So sorry to read about all the stress with work and traveling. I am glad to read you made it safely with the whiteout conditions! YIKES! I am sure yoga felt great after all that.
Hope you have a great Friday!!!
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The Makers of IM+ Pro7 Are Bringing a New Messaging App to the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch may revolutionize they way we communicate, so why not add some pizazz to your futuristic wrist texts with stickers?
The Apple Watch may revolutionize they way we communicate, so why not add some pizazz to your futuristic wrist texts with stickers?
Soundwave, the music discovery app that tracks the music you listen to on a variety of platforms (YouTube, Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, etc...), is getting a major update today. The app is receiving a fresh, new design and includes a Music Messenger feature allowing users to connect with their friends. Users can search for songs on the app and share them, private group chat, make group playlists with friends, and connect with other users that have a common music interests.
You can check out Soundwave for free on the app store.
SHAPE has placed its messaging app IM+ Pro7 on sale for a limited time.
IM+ Pro7 is a cross-platform offering that gives users the ability to pull in chats from other messaging services (like Facebook, Twitter, ICQ, Skyme, AIM, etc) and serves as a universal base on mobile devices.
We reviewed IM+ Pro7 not too long ago; it is available on sale for $1.99 on the App Store.
Sometimes when you want to send someone a message on your iPhone you want more than just text. You could call, but you really don't have time for that and a quick video message seems to be the perfect compromise. While there are plenty of options for creating video messages on iOS, none of them are as simple or elegant as Ravid.
Ravid allows users to quickly and easily record a video, then send it with one click. The service integrates seamlessly with your existing contacts list, and requires no additional sign-ins or special accounts necessary. Also, the messages created can be sent to anyone with a smartphone, so you aren't limited to only sending them to other Ravid users. So what we have here is a simple, free video messaging solution that requires no extra steps and works across all platforms. First off, why didn't this exist already? And second, why on earth would you not want to have it on your phone right now?


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When it
comes to veteran market research firm NPD Group, Inc., the latest
report [press release] on smartphones is more good news for two major
players and more very bad news for a third.
I. Google and Apple's Gains are RIM, Microsoft's Losses
For Google, Inc. (GOOG) and Apple, Inc. (AAPL) the news is happy.
Google rose from a 33 percent market share in Q2 2010 to a 52 percent
market share in Q2 2011 -- a 57.6 percent increase in market share which
came despite its legal
troubles [1][2][3][4][5].
Apple, resigned for now to play second fiddle to Google grew from 22
percent to 29 percent -- a 31.8 percent increase in market share.
The bad news came for Waterloo, Ontario-based Research in Motion (TSE:RIM) who saw its
U.S. market share drop from 28 percent to 11 percent -- a 60.7 percent decline.
In the last year the phone maker has lost nearly half its stock value as
RIM appears to be fading fast.
Things look increasingly bleak for the company, which is rumored to be
preparing to push its new operating system --
QNX -- into the smartphone market in a desperate revitalization bid. It's
easy to draw analogies between RIM of today and Palm, Inc. at the start of the
webOS era -- beloved by some loyal customers, but increasingly scorned
by the masses. The similarities run deep in that both companies followed
the largely defunct first-party OS model, a sluggish pace of handset releases,
and inferior hardware.
The study also showed troublesome signs for Microsoft Corp. (MSFT). Windows
Mobile held approximately 10 percent of the U.S. market last year. But by
this year its successor, Windows Phone 7, had only accrued approximately
1 percent of the market, while Windows Mobile hung on to 4 percent of
the market. In other words, Microsoft saw its cumulative market share
However, unlike RIM, Microsoft has deep pockets to try to revitalize its sales.
And with the upcoming launch of WP7's first
major OS and hardware refresh, Mango, which seems to have
strong support from a number of top third party handset makers,
Microsoft looks poised to turn the corner and become a viable third place
II. Motorola Dips, Faces Puzzling Outlook
In terms of individual phone manufacturers, the biggest loser was recent
Google purchase Motorola
Mobility, Inc. (MMI). Motorola saw its
total market share drop from 15 percent to 12 percent, and its share of the
Android handset market drop from 44 percent to 22 percent.
It saw its market share gobbled up by Android rivals LG Electronics (SEO:066570)
and Samsung Electronics Comp., Ltd. (SEO:005930).
NPD analyst Ross Rubin was enthusiastic about Google's acquisition,
though, which he says is beneficial to Android as a whole. He comments,
"Google's acquisition of Motorola shifts the balance of power in the
handset-patent conflict between Google and its operating system competitors.
Android's momentum has made for a large pie that is attractive to Motorola's
Android rivals, even if they must compete with their operating system
He adds, "Much as it did in the feature phone market in the RAZR era,
Motorola is experiencing increased competition from Samsung and LG in the
smartphone market. Closer ties to the heart of Android can help inspire new
paths to differentiation."
Of course, the Google acquisition of Motorola Mobility appears to have been
primarily motivated from an intellectual property standpoint, so it remains
unclear whether it will give choose to give unique advantages to its first
party feature phones at its third-party partners' expense.
III. What Will the Market Look Like Next Year?
Overall there's still a great deal of uncertainty in the market.
Hewlett-Packard Company (HPQ) did refine the picture a
bit, but voluntarily removing itself (and the
ex-Palm webOS unit) from the smart phone market.
Looking ahead, though, it remains to be seen whether RIM will find a way to
revitalize itself or will become an acquisition target for one of the more
successful or deeper-pocketed phone makers. Don't be surprised if RIM has
dropped even further in market share next year -- or has thrown its weight
behind Android or Windows Phone 7.
But the biggest two outstanding questions are how Mango will be received and
what will be the outcome of the Apple-Android legal war. The outcome of
those two factors should play a critical role in determining what the market looks
like next August, when we sit back and look at the results of Q2 2012.
In the wild card category Intel Corp. (INTC) still has
high hopes for Meego and Mozilla is cooking
up a smartphone operating system of its own. Don't get your
hopes up that either of these projects will have generated even enough market
share to earn a blip on next year's report, though.
quote: To you, anyone that likes anything that isnt the products you latched your digital teeth into is a "fanboy".
quote: Fail, fail, fail, fail, resounding succuess is not a pattern that is likely
quote: The very fact that you are all bent out of shape because Mick mereley suggests RIMM's days are numbered because their products suck PROVES that you are a hopeless fanboy.
quote: they are left with only thier phones, which suck when compared to the competition
quote: EAS is not a problem
quote: You never answered the issue with BB service costing $20 per month while EAS is free
quote: what the brand new late 2011 model Blackberries have that iphone, android and even WebOS all had 2-3 years ago. Answer = NOTHING
quote: obsolete BB service which is NOT a positive, its a negative
quote: BB services are obsoleted by EAS and EAS is free at that
quote: collecting money to add nothing of value
quote: they are just NOW getting phones that have features that other phones/OS's had 2-3 years ago
quote: Honestly, IMHO, for RIM, it is time to get out of the smartphone market. Instead, create a app package that runs on Android and iOS to provide an encrypted envelope on a phone that handles emails and messages via the blackberry network and a BES. I prefer the tools that a BES gives me on the enterprise level over anything provided for connecting to other phones. Email & Scheduling is what RIM and their BB's still do best, it's everything else that has gotten way behind. Get rid of the dead weight, and bring it back to what made them so good.
quote: Ditching hardware and going for enterprise software?
quote: Are we talking about the same BB Torch?
quote: When your operating system ships on cheap phones as well as flagships it is only natural that you have the market lead in number of shipped devices.
quote: If they do it right, combine Windows 8 on tablets, desktops and laptops and integrate their XBL arcade market with Windows phone and tablets running windows 8 they can propel in market share at lightning speed. With the arrival of Ultrabooks people will undoubtedly want unified experience across the board and honestly,Microsoft is the only company that can deliver this on a large scale.
quote: Do we really care who is giving us the operating system on cell phones?I mean really?Does it matter to anyone other than the companies involved?
quote: I could care less who makes or has it's OS on my cell.The big things are does it work -Calls and text go through when I send themReception anywhere I want itDon't charge me a second mortgage to have a cell planDoesn't charge me over $40 to get the phoneThats it! Otherwise I give not a sh$t who the phone comes from
quote: while WP7 takes over this Christmas season...mark my words ;)


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Rush are holding down top spot among Ultimate Classic Rock Awards 2014 nominees.
According to an update posted Jan. 23 at UltimateClassicRock.com, the legendary Canuck rockers currently rank first place in three top categories and hold second place in another, edging out runner up rock luminaries Paul McCartney and Fleetwood Mac.
The 2013 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees are in No. 1 spot for Tour of the Year (Clockwork Angels Tour), Live Album ('Clockwork Angels Tour'), Song of the Year ('The Garden') and holding down second spot for DVD of the Year ('Clockwork Angels Tour') behind Aerosmith's 'Rock for the Rising Sun."
The Toronto power trio are vying in a number of categories with other rock icons, including: David Bowie, Kiss, The Who, The Rolling Stones and Black Sabbath.
Rush fans can still get their vote in by casting their ballot at UltimateClassicRock.com.
Voting ends Feb. 11.
The veteran Canuck prog-rockers released a live DVD/Blu-ray/CD last month, titled "Rush: Clockwork Angels Tour," which debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Music Video chart for the week of Dec. 7 and will release a new comic book series based on the legendary their critically acclaimed concept album "Clockwork Angels," which will hit shelves in March.
Did you know? Rush has received seven Grammy award nominations, won several Junos Awards and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2013, but they have never won a Grammy Award.


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Sunday, January 30, 2011
While I am in Stage 2 (and almost ready to jump into stage 3- that will be another blog) I still have not set my official long term goal. I really wanted to think about it because I didn't want it to be just about the scale number and inches loss because then that is me working on the outside package only, again!
I write this with full consideration that I can change it at any time... as life changes, goals can too and I have to be flexible- for the present time this is what I want to work towards:
My Scale Goal:
I want to lose 53.1 pounds- I won't be skinny and still over the government standards but this is a weight I have maintained for a LONG time in the past and able to wear size 10 clothing. I am happy at this weight! And my doctor is too.
My Body Measurement Goal (measured by clothing size):
I want to wear size 12 clothes- so I can shop in all stores and not just plus size stores or in the fatty section of department stores. This is a HUGE goal as I am a size 18/20 in plus sizes now- I am hopeful I can do this!
My Health Goals:
To be rid of my sleep machine!!!
To lower my antidepressants (I know I will never be off of them but I would like to lower my current dose as it is high and I take two types)!!
To tone up my body, and lower my body fat to keep my heart from overworking!
My Person Goals:
To be rid of self defeating thoughts forever.
To forgive myself for things I feel I have done wrong and stop persevering on what I can not change.
To be more patient with my children.
To follow through with better parenting for the one child I have left at home.
To become a better and more attentive lover (life makes me tired- this has to change!).
To be less self absorbed with myself and my life and remember there are others that may need my help- just to be more conscious of others. Actions speak louder then words- try to live by that.
To embrace and spread positivity and light on to others- to be kinder all around.
I will only refer to this once in a while as it is VERY overwhelming and chock full of ambition.... but if I keep working like I have been working I will get there.
If there has to be a time line-- I would like the scale and health goals to be accomplished by the time I am 45 (I am 43.5)... the other goals I will always strive for so those are on going.
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Great blog. I have no doubt you will reach your scale, measurement and health goals. What I loved about this blog was the personal goals you made too. Those very personal things are motivation to do the rest. Having goals that are backed with things like family and conquering negative self talk helps motivate to do the rest. Good for you for writing these things down. Oh, and I know you'll reach those personal goals as well.
Congratulations on having nailed down your goals. You're on your way!
(And have you read The Spark? I'm really enjoying it, I think you would too!)
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Happy thoughts for you! You can do this! Be kind to yourself and be a tiny bit selfish with your healthy goals!
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Rocket Engines, Liquid Fuel, XLR-11, Dual (Interim X-15 Pair)
This is the so-called Interim Engine of the X-15 rocket research aircraft and is made up of two joined XLR-11 rocket engines. The XLR-11 was the standard engine for the earlier Bell X-1 and other rocket research aircraft. The Interim powerplant was used in the X-15 from 1959-1961 due to developmental delays of that aircraft's newer and more powerful XLR-99 Pioneer rocket engine. The Interim engines achieved the X-15's first 29 powered flights. The Interim engine produced a total of 16,400 pounds from its four chambers and was sufficient for the preliminary test flights of the X-15. It achieved some notable records in that phase of the X-15 program. This Interim Engine was transferred to the Smithsonian in 1963 from the U.S. Air Force.
Gift of the Air Force.
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- United States of America
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- PROPULSION-Rocket Engines
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- Mainly stainless steel, some titanium, some copper alloy tubing; pump housing, cast aluminum; insulated electrical wiring.
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Halo Developer 343 Industries is in the process of hiring a new Franchise Writer to work on Halo. It was advertised in their most recent Bulletin. Here, you can read the job description for yourself.
"343 Industries at Microsoft Studios is looking for a certified Halo expert to join the team that builds and maintains the fiction of the Halo universe. If you already know off the top of your head how much an Unggoy weighs, the maximum top speed of a Warthog, and how big a Halo ring is, you might be interested in being a part of the franchise team responsible for creating new Halo stories across an ever-growing collection of games, books, comics, and live action video.
To fit this position, you will need to physically manifest your passion for the Halo universe. We will gauge your Halo knowledge and if you prove worthy, you could have the chance to help curate and grow one of the most popular science fiction universes around."
You can read the job description in its entirety here.
Interestingly, the writing sample requires the applicant to write an essay on the Mantle of Responsibility, most Halo fans don't know the first thing about it, so that should wean out the uninformed. There are many fans that have encyclopedic knowledge of the Halo Universe, but not all of us have the chops to take on a job as Franchise Writer.
This job opening comes at a time when 343 Industries seems to be going through a metamorphosis, with employees moving on, and others joining. What impact this will have on the Future of Halo is anyone's guess.


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Federal bill asks FTC to develop rules on photoshopping in ads
Two apparel companies with Pittsburgh roots -— Modcloth and American Eagle Outfitters's aerie — avoid photoshopping in ads.
Artisan at the Westmoreland festival looks for the right match for his bow ties
Westmoreland Arts & Heritage Festival brings performers, craftspersons, encampments, food and fun to Twin Lakes Park this weekend.
The new nude: Fashion, beauty brands expand options for diverse skin tones
From lipstick to legwear, more brands are broadening their definitions of nude to include new options for skin tones across the spectrum.
Stylebook snapshot: A guide to shopping in historic Gettysburg
The town known for its Civil War ties is home to several chic, distinctive shops, most of which are within walking distance of downtown.
Bill Cunningham, New York Times fashion photographer, dies at 87
Cunningham was known for his trademark blue jacket and riding a bicycle with a small camera bag strapped to his waist.
Stylebook: Fashion Week Downtown to debut in September
The evening of runway shows will be Sept. 21 in the Union Trust Building with the goal to grow the event to five nights in 2017.
Octopi becomes a furniture trend with tentacles
The tentacles of the octopus are all over home decor this year. Both furniture and home accessories are caught in its grip.
Uniqlo's global ambitions lead it straight through the boneyard of American retail
Now the 17-nation, 1,734-store retailer is on a quest to beat Western giants like Gap, H&M and Zara to become world's biggest apparel maker.
Obituary: / Margaret Vinci Heldt: Took hair to new height with beehive
That hairstyle was the conical up do that heralded a towering new era in style when it debuted in 1960.
Stylebook: Fashions by rising designers at Art Institute of Pittsburgh grad runway show
Plus an "All about the eyes" makeup workshop, a Boho-inspired bridal trunk show, last-minute Father's Day shopping and more fashion events.
Sharp-dressed men: What's new in menswear in Pittsburgh
Here's a look at some of the latest places and ways to shop for fun, fresh and fashionable men's clothing (and more!) in the city.
Stylebook snapshot: Golf fashion in full swing at U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club
Spectators will be greeted by a 37,000 square-foot merchandise pavilion packed with polos, tees, hats and more for men, women and kids.
'The Wiz LIVE!' costumes to ease on down the road to Pittsburgh
Costumes, set pieces and prosthetic makeup from the live television production will go on display at the August Wilson Center in September.
Stylebook: Wahl on the hunt for best facial hair in Pittsburgh
Wahl is bringing its mobile barbershop to the Three Rivers Arts Festival to scout for the best scruff in the country.
Stylebook snapshot: 'Killer Heels' sashay into The Frick Pittsburgh
The exhibition features nearly 150 pairs of historic and contemporary shoes and is part of the museum's growing fashion programming.
Jewelry is art at Three Rivers Arts Festival
The Three Rivers Artist Market features 372 artists this year, and almost 80 are jewelers. Here are six that you don't want to miss.
Carat tops: Custom jewelers can create from scratch or use what you love
Pittsburgh is home to plenty of jewelry artisans who craft one-of-a-kind designs for a range of tastes.
Stylebook: Style Week Pittsburgh announces 2016 lineup
Plus, the Fill-a-Bag sale is back at Dress for Success Pittsburgh and the latest bridal trunk shows at Glitter & Grit in Lawrenceville.
Stylebook snapshot: Pittsburgh-grown streetwear brand GLD on the move
This month, the brand relocated from the Strip District to Soho in New York City to explore new partnerships and to focus on ts expansion.
Stylebook: Fashion, beauty boutiques among Conde Nast Traveler's 'top reasons to visit Pittsburgh'
Plus, FGI Pittsburgh provisional chapter holds its next Style+Tech Talk event and unique trunk shows to shop during Memorial Day weekend.
Pint-sized style: What's new in kids fashion in Pittsburgh
Here's a look at some of the city's latest kid-friendly shops and creations by a few Pittsburgh-based designers.
Weekly fashion functions coming this summer to Mellon Square Park
Beginning after Memorial Day, a fashion market with mobile retailers and local vendors will take place on Mondays through August.
American Eagle reports profit despite weak retail environment
The South Side teen clothing retailer saw net income climb to $40.5 million, or 22 cents per share.
$1M grant will fund three fashion exhibitions at The Frick Pittsburgh
The Richard King Mellon Foundation provides funds for exhibitions designed to attract newer, younger museum visitors.
Stylebook: New shopping options in bloom across Pittsburgh
Plus, a lingerie customization station in Lawrenceville, bridal shopping help, a men's made-to-measure trunk show and more fashion news.
TV chef Rachael Ray moves out of the kitchen to cook up a furniture collection
The celebrity cook and her husband, John Cusimano, debuted the Rachael Ray Home Collection at the Spring High Point Market last month.
'Brain dress' by Carnegie Mellon University professor weaves together science, fashion
Marlene Behrmann came up with a concept for a garment that combines her interest in fashion and her background in brain imaging.
Every hat has a story: Pittsburgh collectors talk about their favorite toppers
Some of the city's most fashionable collectors share the stories behind some of their favorite hats.
Stylebook snapshot: May fashion and beauty scoop
There's so much to look forward to in May -— longer days, warmer nights, a long holiday weekend — and the fashion front is no exception.
Manmade diamonds gaining acceptance, but industry wary
The Harry Potter engagement ring made by Pittsburgh jewelry designer shows off the advancement of synthetic diamonds.
Stylebook: Last-minute Mother Day options in Pittsburgh
Time's ticking away to find the perfect Mother's Day gift or plan a special outing for Mom and other motherly figures in your life.
Bunakara is a new furniture/textile design company run by Joana Aranha
This new textile and home furnishings adventure began when the designer a saw a small red flower in New Delhi.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre principal dancer doubles as costume designer
Amanda Cochrane has had a hand in creating dancewear since childhood. Next weekend her costumes will be in a show at Seton Hill University.
Obituary: Tamara 'Tammy' Jackson / Talented designer with a passion for fashion
Ms. Jackson, 41, of the South Side died last week following a roughly four-year battle with cancer.
Stylebook: New places to shop this spring in Pittsburgh
Plus, the Justin Between Friends consignment shopping sale is back, and a look at this week's trunk shows.
From the Big Apple to the 'Burgh, eyebrow experts share beauty tips, tricks
Here's a breakdown of DIY tips from pros (including a former Steeler), products and places to find them in Pittsburgh.
Stylebook snapshot Q&A: What should a man wear to a summer wedding, plus swimsuit tips
Post-Gazette style editor answers your questions. This month: Pleated or flat-front pants for a June wedding? Plus, more swimwear tips.
This year's Pittsburgh Fashion Week canceled
Event's founder says the event will go on hiatus as she deals with personal changes in her life, but hopes for a return in 2017.
Stylebook: Boutique 208 celebrates Pittsburgh's small businesses
Plus, an Earth Day runway show, a punk-themed makeup workshop, a yard sale with a designer twist and more fashion-focused events.
Furniture that has people talking at the Las Vegas market
The Winter Furniture Market in Las Vegas was a showcase for furniture that provokes comment.
Stylebook snapshot: After 75 years, Lintons clothing store slated to close
The shop known for special-occasion fashions and sportswear will close at The Waterfront following the sudden death of its longtime buyer.
Stylebook: Refresh PGH's Sneaker Swap is back
Plus, Spring Bonus Days at Fifth Avenue Place, charity fashion shows, a new place to shop for prom and more fashion fun.
Spring (closet) cleaning: Local shops that might want what you don't
Here's a guide to a sampling of Pittsburgh's vintage, resale and consignment shops and what they're looking for.
Cosmetic surgery trends to watch
What were the top procedures in 2015? Which are ones to watch moving forward? What influence do the Kardashians have on these trends?
Stylebook: Bridal Revival party gives guests a second chance to wear wedding gowns
Plus, UPMC BodyChangers fashion show celebrates body transformation, men's trunk shows at Larrimor's and a major consignment sale returns.
The Las Vegas furniture market shows off its glitzy, glamorous side with some bold, sexy designs.
The annual Winter Market is full of dramatic dynamic furnishings — pure Vegas.
Stylebook: FGI Pittsburgh to hold business of fashion event
Plus, Fashion for the Wild runway show returns and trunk shows at Larrimor's and Glitter and Grit bridal boutique.
Etsy spawns a match between jewelry maker and metals company
Materials for Melissa Frost's handcrafted jewelry are cut with a laser at E.H. Schwab, a longtime supplier of parts to big industrial firms.
Fashion on four wheels: Pittsburgh embraces mobile boutiques
Now that spring is here, it won't be long until Pittsburgh's fashion trucks pull up to a flea market, festival or street fair near you.
Stylebook snapshot: April fashion scoop
Fashionable fun will be in full bloom across Pittsburgh, including a new boutique, shop and sip events and Pirates-inspired luxury handbags.


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High pressure will continue to build across the region today. There will be just enough moisture flux from the lake to produce some light lake effect snow showers across the area this morning, but conditions should improve this afternoon.
With clear skies and calm winds tonight, temperatures will fall to very low readings.
With the high in control, we will see plenty of sunshine Wednesday as temperatures slowly moderate.
A storm will pass to the east of the region Thursday, and this could spread some high clouds across the area, but I am still expecting a fairly decent day. Highs will approach the freezing mark on Thursday.
Here is the forecast: For today, a chance of snow showers this morning, then partly sunny. Highs will be in the mid teens. Winds W 5 mph.
Tonight, clear with lows -3 to -10. Winds calm.
Wednesday, mostly sunny with highs in the mid to upper 20s. Winds SE 5 mph.
Wednesday night, mostly clear with lows in the single digits.
Thursday, partly cloudy with highs in the low 30s.
Looking ahead: A storm will track to our north on Friday, dragging a cold front across the state. There will be a chance of snow Friday with highs reaching the mid to upper 20s.
Saturday will be mostly cloudy with a chance of snow showers. Highs will be around 20.
Another system will move quickly across the region on Sunday bringing another round of snow. Highs will be in the mid 20s.
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Tomorrow is "Don't Fry Day" – Get Suntan Lotion Ready!
Get the sunscreen ready! Tomorrow, May 25th is "Don't Fry Day", and the American Cancer Society, along with the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention, reminds you to protect your skin as you head outdoors for the summer season. Skin cancer is the most common of all cancers and is easily preventable. Here are some tips to help.


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Diets don't work. If you want to lose weight and keep it off, you need to learn to change your lifestyle to succeed. That's the message from scientist Dilia Suriel, author of "The Thin's Woman Brain: Rewiring the Brain for Permanent Weight Loss" (click for details).
In an exclusive interview, Dilia explained what she's discovered about the brains of slender women, and why she contends that you can rewire your own brain to accelerate your weight loss.
"A naturally thin woman's brain generates different amount of dopamine, meaning higher quantities while she is eating when contrasted with a food-obsessed brain," says Dilia.
Those who are addicted to food rather than naturally thin experience what Dilia calls "recurrent food fantasies."
Therefore, the key to weight loss is to "restore the act of eating as a physical necessity and relearn to notice when we are full."
Although naturally thin women are able to do so easily, women who are chronic dieters must learn to "restore the health of our brain so that it generates healthy amounts of dopamine."
Dilia offers these five tips to weight loss:
- If you are food addicted, find out your level of addiction as dieting is extremely unlikely to work for you long term. In fact, it will probably plunge your brain further into food obsession. What this means is that if you continue dieting, the food addiction level will probably go from mild to medium or from medium to severe.
- Work towards restoring brain health. Focus on ending the food obsession and re-learning how to eat non-compulsively.
- Learn to manage the poor sleeping patterns and stress levels of modern life so that you are less likely to use food as a form of dealing with them. Both stress and a poor sleeping pattern deplete dopamine, which in turn increases our drive to overeat in an effort to restore a healthy dopamine flow.
- Learn how to eat mindfully, which for most of us means investing in a mindful practice.
In addition, Dilia cautions against sugar and potential food allergies.
"Sugar is highly addictive and so are many of the flavor enhancers that are found in most processed foods. In fact, sugar and many of these flavor enhancers stimulate the pleasure center directly and consequently our ability to discern when we are full is completely compromised, essentially leading to overeating. So, eat foods that do not contain sugar or flavor enhanced additives," she says.
"Find out if you have any food allergies including gluten and dairy. From there, you must experience the benefits of minimizing these allergens before you can restrict them from your diet."
Ready to learn the secrets to permanent weight loss? Then find out more about "The Thin Woman's Brain: Rewiring the Brain for Permanent Weight Loss" now by clicking here.
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Clay is one of the most dynamic and versatile mediums for translating the creative impulse into three-dimensional forms. By rendering ideas in space, participants in this studio learn to push the limits of their visual imaginations.
Students work with sculptural hand building, the potter's wheel, and plaster molds in order to fully explore the intersection of art, craft, and design. Finishing techniques, glazing, and surface design bring the works to completion with a dual emphasis on ceramics as both a utilitarian and sculptural medium.
CCA's spacious ceramics facility is one of the best in the Bay Area, with lots of natural light, fully equipped hand-building and wheel-throwing areas, gas and electric kilns, and a glaze room.
This studio is designed for both beginning and advanced ceramics students.
Ceramics is an all-day studio.


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IMF Executive Board Concludes 2008 Article IV Consultation with AngolaPublic Information Notice (PIN) No. 09/51
April 30, 2009
Public Information Notices (PINs) form part of the IMF's efforts to promote transparency of the IMF's views and analysis of economic developments and policies. With the consent of the country (or countries) concerned, PINs are issued after Executive Board discussions of Article IV consultations with member countries, of its surveillance of developments at the regional level, of post-program monitoring, and of ex post assessments of member countries with longer-term program engagements. PINs are also issued after Executive Board discussions of general policy matters, unless otherwise decided by the Executive Board in a particular case.
On March 27, 2009, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) concluded the Article IV consultation with Angola.1
Angola has made progress in recent years in stabilizing and rebuilding the economy following decades of civil conflict. The strong growth during 2004–08 has on the back of high oil prices and increased oil output permitted Angola to increase its foreign exchange reserves substantially while embarking on a massive infrastructural development.
Growth prospects in the near term have diminished significantly. Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at about 15 percent in 2008. In addition to rising oil production, strong growth in the non-oil sector reflected the good performance of the diamond, agriculture and construction sectors. However, with the global slowdown, staff now project real GDP to contract in 2009 by about 3½ percent as falling oil output (reflecting OPEC production cuts and the recent technical delays in oil production) is expected to more than offset the mild growth of the non-oil sector.
The decline in inflation stalled in 2008. Inflation picked up modestly to 13.2 percent in December from 11.8 percent in the previous year largely due to higher food prices and strong domestic demand fueled by high liquidity, thus falling short of the government's objective of 10 percent. While the moderation of food prices will yield disinflationary impulse in 2009, capacity constraints are likely to lead to continued inflation inertia in the near term.
Fiscal policy was expansionary in 2008. It is estimated that the non-oil deficit increased substantially to about 61 percent as a percent of non-oil GDP (from 57 percent in 2007). This was largely due to an expansion in the wage bill and larger fuel subsidies financed by oil surpluses. Although in 2007/08 (April-March) the government also spent more on infrastructure and social sectors, due to lack of skilled labor, its capacity to administer these programs was also stretched. In January 2009, the cabinet approved spending limits for line ministries through March that are based on a reference oil price of US$35 per barrel (US$55 was assumed in the original 2009 budget) due to sharply lower oil revenues. The limits, if extended through the rest of the year, would entail a 29 percent reduction in expenditures with an overall budget deficit of about 14½ percent of GDP.
In the period January-September 2008, the external current account surplus remained high due to high oil prices. At end-September 2008, international reserves increased to close to US$20 billion from US$8.5 billion at end-2006, even after payment of principal and interest arrears to the Paris Club. However, reflecting the decline in oil revenues, reserves fell to about $17.7 billion by end-January 2009.
Steady progress continues under structural reforms. Angola's most successful initiative on public financial management (PFM) and fiscal transparency continues to be the information system, SIGFE which has helped strengthen budget execution and fiscal reporting. In the private sector, however, a comparison with both regional economies and other oil exporters highlights areas for improvements in the business climate and cost of doing business.
Executive Board Assessment
Executive Directors commended the Angolan authorities for their strong efforts in rebuilding the economy since the end of the civil conflict in 2002. Robust growth in recent years has permitted Angola to pursue private-sector development and reduce poverty. The global economic downturn, particularly lower oil prices, has weakened Angola's near-term growth prospects. Directors agreed with the authorities that the key policy challenges were to preserve macroeconomic stability through sound fiscal and monetary policies and to reduce the dependency on oil by promoting the non-oil private sector.
Directors commended the authorities' planned 2009 supplementary budget that seeks to limit spending in line with lower oil revenues, while avoiding an excessive fiscal contraction that could worsen the domestic economic slowdown. They stressed the importance of measures to improve the quality and efficiency of public investment. Full adherence with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) was also encouraged by a few Directors.
Directors considered that the authorities' reliance on a reference oil-price-rule in budget formulation tends to promote procyclicality and spending fluctuations that hamper development and social objectives. They therefore encouraged the authorities to frame fiscal policy in the context of a medium-term fiscal framework (MTFF) to protect public investment and poverty reduction measures from sharp fluctuations in oil revenues. The fiscal plan for 2009–12 is a promising first step in this direction. Noting the moderate risk of debt distress and projected lower oil production, most Directors supported a gradual reduction over time in the non-oil primary deficit as a percentage of non-oil GDP, while addressing Angola's infrastructure and social needs. While mindful of the need for fiscal sustainability, some Directors emphasized the need to increase productive public investment and meet the urgent needs of a post–conflict country.
Directors supported the authorities' objective of moving over the medium term to a low-single-digit inflation rate, converging to the Southern African Development Community (SADC) criterion, which will reinforce confidence in the kwanza and help reduce dollarization. In this connection, they supported the National Bank of Angola's decision to use a monetary target to anchor its inflation objective. They recommended that the central bank review regularly the monetary transmission process and the intermediate policy target to ensure that the inflation reduction goal is on track.
Directors observed with satisfaction that so far, Angola's financial sector has not been directly affected by the global financial crisis. Noting the rapid private credit growth, they encouraged the authorities to improve risk-based bank supervision and to monitor closely foreign currency loans. They welcomed the authorities' intention to undertake a Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) and considered that the soundness of the financial sector would also benefit from the enactment of a new law to combat money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
Directors noted the staff assessment that the real effective exchange rate is broadly in line with fundamentals. Over the medium term, they considered that in order to make the non-oil sector a source of sustained growth, its competitiveness will need to be enhanced including by improving the business climate, lowering the cost of doing business, and eliminating supply-side bottlenecks. Directors encouraged a gradual move to a more flexible exchange rate regime as the economy diversifies, dedollarization occurs, domestic financial markets deepen, and monetary instruments are developed.
Directors encouraged the authorities to remove all the remaining exchange restrictions to allow Angola to accept the obligations of Article VIII, Sections 2 (a) and 3 of the Fund's Articles of Agreement.


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Site: Round and Brown
Date: Friday, November 22, 2013
Sophia and Erika were looking super sexy in those tight dresses. They went outside and slowly undressed each other to reveal those big juicy asses. The ladies shook those succulent rumps all over the place. Then Preston joined the party, and he quickly wet those round rears with soapy water. Sophia and Erika's big asses looked amazing all soapy and glimmering in the sun. The girls sucked and fucked his cock nicely. They took turns riding that dick, as their plump bootys bounced around. In the end, these smoking hot ebony babes got man juice all over those big round rumps.
Site: Round and Brown
Date: Friday, September 20, 2013
Katt made an impromptu visit to Marco's gym while he was working out. She brought along Chanell and Ericka , two of her big booty friends. They wanted a good butt workout so Katt recommend Marco. The girls completely put themselves in his hands and they followed all of his instructions to a tee. Soon after the squats, wall climbing and booty shaking, the girls double teamed Marco's cock. They gave him a magnificent blow job. Marco was able to hang on but not for long, he blasted his first load minutes after pounding Chanell's super tight pussy. Marco was able to regain his composure and he relentlessly fucked both of the girls on the workout bench before blasting another load all over their big round and brown butts.
Site: Round and Brown
Date: Friday, August 9, 2013
Erika Liu was already looking sexy in that tight dress. Her ass was so round and delicious. She took off that dress and tried on some bikinis. Erika's huge round ass looked amazing in all of them. She went outside by the pool and shook that beautiful booty all over. Xander joined the party and stuck his face in her juicy buns and pussy. Erika sucked and fucked his cock. She rode that dick, as her gigantic round rump bounced all over. Erika even got man juice all over her sweet ass.


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2F, 1M Developed in collaboration with Joseph Megel and Jared Mezzocchi.
A multi-media theatre piece that tells the charged story of an encounter between an American soldier and an Iraqi girl blogger through the lens of the technologies that connect them. Inspired by the convergence of video game environments, virtual technology and military research, YADYAH is the world's first theatrical production licensed to incorporate animated landscapes from "Virtual Iraq," a virtual-reality (VR) program based on war video-games and used in veterans' PTSD therapy.
Equity showcase, HERE Arts, 2013. Directed Joseph Megel, media design Jared Mezzocchi.
Photos: Lana Duiverman
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts (RISCA) Playwriting Fellowship, 2013.
Rockefeller Foundation Bellagio Creative Arts Fellowship
Australia Council for the Arts "New Work" Award (Literature Board)
Read the script You Are Dead. You Are Here. here:
Past and present violently collide when Lotte, an English tourist who repairs dolls, is captured while on a tour of current-day Troy and flung back into the ancient camp of Euripides' Trojan Women. Her vacation gone horribly wrong, Lotte is finally rescued and life returns to normal–until Hecuba claws her way into the 21st century in search of her murdered children.
American Repertory Theatre (A.R.T.), 2009; dir. Carmel O'Reilly.
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Jane Chambers Playwriting Award, 2007.
Playwrights First "Plays for the 21st Century" Award, 2009.
Rhode Island State Council on the Arts Playwriting Fellowship, 2009.
Finalist, Griffin Award (Australia).
Publication: Theatre Forum, June 2009.
Samuel French, 2010.
An American family become trapped in their penthouse apartment, isolated from the world by wealth, fear, and an excessive attention to hygiene. A live in maid is constantly remodeled by her plastic surgeon mistress, at the cost of her memory, gender and sense of gravity. But when gravity returns, the family's mirror-ball world explodes, leaving a surprising survivor.
Workshop production, Brown New Plays Festival
Perishable Theatre; dir. Vanessa Gilbert. {Production Photos}
Weston Award for Dramatic Writing.
Set in an Immigration Detention Center in the dead center of the Australian desert, Slow Falling Bird moves from gritty realism to hallucinatory sequences as warping social and mental conditions on both sides of the wire lead to an explosive show-down.
Crowded Fire; dir. Rebecca Novick. {Production Photos}
Student productions:
Metro Arts, Brisbane; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Awards: Rella Lossy Playwriting Award
Monash National Play Award
Finalist, Patrick White Award.
Read the script Slow Falling Bird here:
PUSSY BOY is a dark and poetic urban fable, where racial and class tensions play out under a freeway overpass. Bill, a violent single father, tries to teach his dreamy son Algy how to repair buildings. But when Bill evicts their derelict tenant Daphne (and a singing Police Chorus confiscate her 14 dogs) Algy runs away. Bill tracks him down, finding him hiding with the Dog Lady, and a deadly test of loyalty is forced upon Algy.
Workshop production, Brown New Plays Festival, dir. Vanessa Gilbert
Co-op production, Belvoir St. downstairs, dir. Chris Mead.
Awards: Weston Award in Dramatic Writing.
2F (play with music)
Pearl, a fallen trapeze artist, lands in hospital with a broken spine. Her childhood twin Merle haunts her and, through songs and games, tricks Pearl into revisiting a long-buried past. A kitchen tango, a parrot's betrayal, a father gone to sea and finally, an exchange in the haunted hospital room itself allow the twins to complete a story from which Pearl has fled and in which Merle has remained trapped until now.
Vitalstatistix, Australia
Belvoir St. Theatre, Australia
Adelaide International Festival of the Arts. Dir. (all productions) Rosalba Clemente.
Adelaide Critics Circle Award, Outstanding Production.
Finalist: Western Australian Premier's Award; Victorian Premiere's Award; Australian Writers' Guild Best Drama (AWGIE) Award.
A group of three survivors from a fraticidal war, who have no common language, struggle to survive in the mud of a camp with only an unreliable translator to keep their fragile peace. A child soldier leads the way to safety, but at a terrible price.
Perishable Theatre; dir. Vanessa Gilbert.
Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway One-Act Play Festival.
Lincoln Center Director's Lab at HERE.
Emergency Theatre Project, Mid-town International Theatre Festival (NYC).
Student production, Wheaton College MA, dir. Caitlin Stewart-Swift
Student production, Tasmania.
Awards: Perishable Theatre Women's Playwriting Festival winner.
A child and her silent aunt are stranded on a beach in the aftermath of a civil war. Through game-playing and a dangerous game of hide and seek, the child pressures her aunt to return to the land of the living and admit the truth about her disappeared cousin.
Perishable Theatre
Actors Theatre, Sonoma County
Boston Theater Marathon.
Awards: Perishable Women's Playwriting Festival winner
Heideken Award Finalist.
The Australian Reader Online.
Originally from Australia, Christine Evans is an internationally produced playwright now resident in the U.S. Her work has been produced and developed at the American Repertory Theater (Trojan Barbie, world premiere), Playbox Theatre, U.K., New Vic (London), Belvoir St. Theatre (Sydney), Darwin Theatre Company, the Adelaide International Festival of the Arts, Deck Chair Theatre, Vitalstatistix, the Bay Area Playwrights Festival, the Magic Theatre, Spooky Action Theater, Theater Simple, Live Girls!, Kitchen Dog Theatre, hotINK Play Festival, Bricolage Theatre, Synchronicity Theatre, Perishable Theatre, New Jersey Rep, Crowded Fire, Ohio Theatre (NYC), The Irish Rep (NYC), Boston Playwrights Theater, Rattlestick Theatre, the Women's Project, Centenary Stage and Cutting Ball. In 2013, HERE presented an Equity showcase production of her newest work, You Are Dead. You Are Here., a cutting-edge collaboration with media designer Jared Mezzocchi and director Joseph Megel, in NYC.
2014-15 forthcoming productions include You Are Dead. You Are Here. at StreetSigns, NC; Slow Falling Bird at Georgetown's Davis Center for the Performing Arts and the University of San Francisco; Trojan Barbie at StreetSigns, NC; and the world premiere of Can't Complain with Spooky Action Theater for the Women's Voice Festival in Washington, DC.
Honors include an Australia Council for the Arts New Work Award, a Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship, a Yaddo Artist Fellowship, a Rockefeller Bellagio Center Fellowship, two MacDowell Colony Fellowships, a Millay Colony Fellowship, the 2007 Jane Chambers Playwriting Award; the 2009 Playwrights Theatre "Plays for the 21st Century" Award; the 2013 and 2009 Rhode Island State Council for the Arts Playwriting Fellowship; a Fulbright Award in Visual and Performing Arts; the Rella Lossy Playwriting Award; the Monash National Playwriting Award (Australia); the Weston Award in Dramatic Writing; and Perishable Theatre's Women's Playwriting Award (2000 and 2001).
Christine is a Core Member of the Playwrights' Center of Minneapolis, a Women's Project Playwrights' Lab alum and member of the Dramatists Guild. She holds an M.F.A. (Playwriting) and a Ph.D. (Theatre & Performance Studies) from Brown. She served as Briggs-Copeland Lecturer on English at Harvard from 2007-2012 and in 2012, joined Georgetown University's faculty as an Assistant Professor in Theatre and Performing Arts.
Christine Evans
3721 39th St. NW, #D196
Washington, DC 20016
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Cloudless. UWA Publishing, 2015.
You Are Dead. You Are Here. Published Indie Theater Now, 2014
Slow Falling Bird. Published Indie Theater Now, 2014
War Plays A trilogy: Trojan Barbie, Slow Falling Bird and Mothergun. With an introduction by Academy-Award winning film-maker, Peter Davis. Published by NoPassport Press, 2013
Trojan Barbie Published by Samuel French, 2011.
Out of Time and Place: An Anthology of Plays by the Women's Project Playwrights' Lab
Edited by Alexis Clements with Christine Evans. Introduction by Therese Rebeck. Published by the Women's Project.
Excerpts from several of Evans' plays are featured in Smith & Kraus'
The Best Women's Stage Monologues and Scenes, 2010 and
The Best Men's Stage Monologues and Scenes, 2010
Theatre Forum Issue # 35, June 2009: Trojan Barbie
Weightless, available through AustralianPlays.org
My Vicious Angel, available through AustralianPlays.org
Hunter Online Theatre Review: Home to Roost
The Australian Reader: Home to Roost and All Souls' Day
Perishable Theatre Women's Playwriting Festival Anthology
Mothergun (2000) and All Souls' Day (2001).
Forced Entertainment: Radical Theatre of Failure
Published in RealTime, Issue 78.
Surface Tension: Theatre in New York.
(On Mac Wellman's Cat's Cradle and Sarah Kane's Crave.)
Published in RealTime Issue 41.
The Theatre of War, The Murder of Bridges: On Dah Teatar in Belgrade, 2001.
Published in Realtime
The Peace Review. "Asylum Seekers and Border Panic in Australia". Issue 15.2. Summer, 2003
Available as .pdf here.
CHAIN 9: Dialogues (Temple University Press)
"One More Transparent Bridge" (with D. Milosevic), 2002
(To read this article, download .pdf 2 here).
"Black Paper," 100% Synthetic, U.W.S. Press: 1997
"Crazy Paving and Roses", Fibs and Fallen Angels, U.T.S. Writers Group 1996.
Compulsive Reader
–Cloudless is a deeply beautiful and very powerful story of love and transcendence. The writing is both clear and simple, and deeply, richly poetic.– Magdalena Ball, The Compulsive Reader, December 9th, 2015
Indie Theater Now
–You Are Dead. You Are Here was one of the best shows I have experienced in 2013. I've read the articles in the Science Times about PTSD but never was I this moved and inspired to fully grasp the extent of the suffering that soldiers returning from combat suffer.
- Joan Kane, ITN, June 8, 2013
Curtain Up
–Anyone who thinks it a good idea to become more engaged in the civil war now going on in Syria by sending troops is advised to see You Are Dead. You Are There, a gripping and impassioned new play by Christine Evans [which] uses multi-media to combine real-life with virtual life in a powerful way.
- Simon Salzman, Curtain Up, June 12, 2013
Show Business Weekly
–[A] deeply affective and politically interesting night of theater. The close collaboration between playwright Christine Evans, director Joseph Megel, and media designer Jared Mezzocchi made for a provocative intertwining of virtual and real worlds. I think they did excellent work in seaming the projections, gaming device, and actors together into a cohesive visual and aural landscape. Perhaps they mean to suggest that healing can only occur when the two sides are confronted with one another.
- Sydney Arnt, Show Business Weekly, June 12, 2013
OC Weekly
–The best thing that can be said about a playwright you've experienced for the first time is that you can't wait for the next play. Based on Trojan Barbie, Christine Evans should be on the radar of anyone who cares about contemporary American theater.
-Joel Beers, September 27, 2012.
Georgetown Voice
It's rare that something so astoundingly original can come out of an adaptation of an ancient Greek tragedy, yet Trojan Barbie proves how the human experience of loss and love endures in a fresh and captivating way. A modern interpretation of a classic, then, becomes a masterpiece in its own right.
- Elizabeth Baker, April 11, 2013.
Edge Boston - Trojan Barbie
…as hard-edged and eloquent as slam poetry… Evans wants us to ask the question no one poses: What happens to women in warfare? She clearly also wants us to think once again about Euripides' original query concerning the place of war and aggression in a society that sees itself as blessed, just, and righteous.
– Killian Melloy, April 10, 2009
Talkin Broadway - Trojan Barbie
Explosive new work . . . an imaginative, time-warped view of the ongoing challenges women have faced since foreign conflict first raged thousands of years ago.
- Matthew Small, April 15, 2009
Harvard Crimson. Arts. 'Barbie' revives, revises tragedy.
Like Euripides' play, "Trojan Barbie" draws its poignancy from the intimate. . . As if to the drums of war, the play marches to an internal beat, and its fury of personal devastation crescendos to the climactic shattering of the play's illusions.
– Lillian Yu, April 26, 2009
In melding ancient and modern, Evans creates some artful parallels and searing images…
- Carolyn Clay, Boston Phoenix, April 10, 2009
Tufts Daily - A.R.T.'s re-visioning of Euripides contrasts classic tragedy with modern warfare
- by Victoria Petrosino
Boston Globe - Suffering across the ages
…her 'Trojan Barbie' shares visions of women and war
- by Megan Tench
Weekly Dig - Trojan Barbie
Is not a Barbie girl, nor in a Barbie's world
- by David Day
Boston Metro - All Dolled Up
'Barbie' playwright says what ends badly ends well
- by Linda Laban l
A hilarious but disturbing look at lives in isolation, full of tragically fractured connections that might inspire you to reach out and touch someone. . . Weightless's world is simultaneously real and surreal, making the play both familiar and foreign… It's well acted, well directed and very well-written.
-Evangeline Kurz-Nelson, Brown Daily Post, November, 2007
Providence Journal – Perishable Theatres' Weightless is fun and a bit scary too
Evans' script combines a strong sense of humor with the surreal and keeps at least one foot grounded in the reality we know . . . Being Weightless, or at least striving to be, is fun and a bit scary as well.
– Jim Seavor, The Providence Journal, October 30, 2007
Providence Journal – A weightless experience at Perishable Theatre
Preview article, Channing Grey, October 2007
Boston Phoenix – Theater- Intense States
Preview article, Bill Rodriguez, October 2007
SF Chronicle - Prison camp story will seem familiar here even though it's from a land far, far away
Preview article, Sam Hurwitt, June 2005
Powerful visuals and wrenching personal drama . . . in the final scenes the slow falling stops and the soaring begins.
– Chad Jones, Oakland Tribune, July 2005.
SF Bay Times - Slow Falling Bird: A sad but needed tale
Evans writes from the gut with a darkly gritty world-view. . . . Evans wisely fleshes out the humanity of all her characters, good and bad, sexual and cultural, victim and bully. She brilliantly utilizes the moon-like terrain of the Outback . . . to parallel the inhospitable geography of politics, where cruelty is the path of least resistance . . . A multi-layered, superlatively textured script.
-Tom W. Kelly, San Francisco Bay Times, August 11, 2005.
(Produced in Australia but not the U.S.)
–Evans, now writing from the US, again proves herself a master of construction and spare, evocative dialogue in a quasi-fantastic setting.
-Keith Gallasch, RealTime National Arts # 50
Evans' play is a strongly crafted exercise in the tenuous and the unsettling… A well-acted urban tale of sadness, both touching and disturbing.
-Stephen Dunne, Sydney Morning Herald, 6/23/02
The most wrenching aspect of the play is a wild child soldier…Murderously happy, playing his stick rifle like a lethal air guitar… there's a kind of innocence in how purely savage he has been trained by war to be. The character provides theme and coda to a successfully sustained cymbal crash of this short play. It's fascinatingly written and performed.
-Bill Rodriguez, The Providence Phoenix, 6/1/02
A toe-curling vision of hell, set in a very contemporary refugee camp.
-Bill Gale, The Providence Journal, 6/3/01
Tough, well-written and acted. Mothergun is 'in your face' theatre . . . It has a lot to say in a short time.
-Don Fowler, Warwick Beacon, 5/31/01
(produced in Australia but not the U.S.)
Christine Evans is about to join a small but select list of Australian playwrights who write with a peculiarly poetic intensity . . . My Vicious Angel seized me with the intensity, musicality and economy of its language, the power of its scenario and the potential of its theatricality.
-Keith Gallasch, RealTime, June-July 1998
Passionate, lyrical, witty and above all, adventurous.
-John Edge, The Bulletin, 8/4/98
Don't miss this locally made masterpiece.
-Barry Lenny, Rip it Up, 07/98
A powerful and moving piece of theatre….My Vicious Angel is a must-see theatrical experience. A wonderful example of serious theatre at its best.
-Myk Mykyta, 5UV Radio Arts Magazine, 8/13/98
Hauntingly poetic work… an assured, organic chamber piece.
-Bryce Hallet, Sydney Morning Herald, 7/22/99
Lots going on! Publications, productions, and new adventures in Italy and Australia . . .
Christine's first novel, Cloudless, was released by University of Western Australia Publishing (UWAP) in 2015.
In October 2015, Can't Complain had its world premiere with Spooky Action (Washington, DC) as part of the Women's Voices Theatre Festival.
In 2013, Darwin Theatre Company (Australia) produced Slow Falling Bird, and in 2015 the play had productions with the University of San Francisco and Georgetown's Davis Center for the Performing Arts.
Plans are afoot for the 2015 production of You Are Dead. You Are Here at Playmakers' Repertory Company.
In September, 2014, Christine takes up a month-long Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship in Genoa, Italy, to work on her newest piece, Cloudless.
Christine's plays You Are Dead. You Are Here. and Slow Falling Bird are published on Indie Theater Now.
After three years' collaboration with core team Jared Mezzocchi (media design) and Joseph Megel (direction), You Are Dead. You Are Here. had an Equity showcase in NYC at HERE, June 5-22nd
Christine's plays Trojan Barbie, Slow Falling Bird and Mothergun are published together for the first time in this trilogy of her plays War Plays, published by NoPassport Press.
In October 2012, Trojan Barbie had its West Coast premiere at the Garage Theatre in LA, with subsequent productions at Questors' Theatre in the UK and a DC area premiere at Georgetown University.


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Bowling News USA - November 30, 2011 GEICO World Bowling Tour Finals Kick Off 2011-12 PBA Season
(Pictured: PBA Hall of Famer's Mark Roth, Randy Pedersen and Marshall Holman on the set of
ESPN's 2011-12 Pro Bowlers Tour)
An international journey that began in Helsinki, Finland, in January 2011 and ended 10 months later in Las Vegas will kick off the Professional Bowlers Association's 2011-12 television season Sunday when the men's and women's finals of the inaugural GEICO World Bowling Tour Finals presented by the PBA air at 1 p.m. ET on ESPN.
Storm REwind Promo..
In the one-hour women's finals which immediately follows the men's finals on ESPN, Roto Grip's Carolyn Dorin-Ballard of Keller, Texas, a PBA Women's Series champion and 20-time Professional Women's Bowling Association title winner, will meet the winner of a match between veteran Swedish star Nina Flack and her Team Sweden teammate, 20-year-old Sandra Andersson.
The men's field will feature reigning PBA Player of the Year Mika Koivuniemi, a resident of Hartland, Mich., who returned to his native Finland to win the Brunswick Ballmaster Open and take a lead in the WBT points race that he never gave up. The World Tenpin Bowling Association's inaugural World Bowling Tour series included stops in France, Kuwait, Thailand, Korea and Australia, plus the U.S. Open and United States Bowling Congress Masters.
In Sunday's WBT men's final, Koivuniemi will meet the winner of a one-game match between No. 2 qualifier Sean Rash of Montgomery, Ill., and No. 3 (Storm Staff) Jason Belmonte of Australia.
The winner in each division will receive $10,000. Second place will pay $6,000 and third will receive $4,000.
The GEICO World Bowling Tour Finals are the first shows in an 18-event PBA Tour series that will air on Sundays on ESPN, concluding with the live PBA Tournament of Champions telecast from Red Rock Lanes in Las Vegas on April 15. In addition to the ESPN telecasts, the PBA will produce four Xtra Frame Tour events which will be webcast exclusively on the PBA's online bowling channel.
(courtesy: pba.com)
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- 11/30/2011: Hank Boomershine Becomes USBC Gold Coach
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- 11/30/2011: GEICO World Bowling Tour Finals Kick Off 2011-12 PBA Season
- 11/29/2011: Barrett Downs Koivuniemi in Qatar...
- 11/28/2011: Storm's Brian Himmler Captures Super Hoinke Title...
- 11/27/2011: Colorado Bowler Fires 899 With Storm Frantic!
- 11/27/2011: Remy Ong Storm's to Victory at Singapore National Championships...
- 11/27/2011: Issac Amkie Rolls Virtual Gravity™ Nano to Senior Classic Win...
- 11/23/2011: The Storm Frantic™
- 11/18/2011: Storm Sponsored Morehead State Captures Southern Collegiate Classic Title
- 11/17/2011: Storm Sponsored McKendree Women's Bowling Team Wins First Tournament of Season!
- 11/16/2011: Duke Magic Returns in Las Vegas...
- 11/14/2011: Andres Gomez Leads Carmen Salvino Classic
- 11/13/2011: Aguiar, Bohn Combine for Doubles Victory at South Point
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- 11/04/2011: Storm's Tina Stickney Wins WBA Event
- 11/02/2011: It Pays to Use Storm!
- 11/02/2011: Frank Clark Takes Home the Hardware at the Huntsman World Senior Games with Storm!
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College Hockey:Ohio State Gets First Victory Of Season Over Lake Superior
Play Of Freshmen Key In Buckeye Victory
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A night after Lake Superior sprang three quick third-period goals in a 7-3 victory, Ohio State was bolstered by three third-period goals in a come-from-behind 4-2 victory in Value City Arena Saturday night.
The victory gives Ohio State its first win of the season going into a tough nonconference series at Denver next weekend. Lake Superior has a pair of exhibitions next weekend at home. Both teams are 1-2-1.
Ohio State benched senior captain Zach Pelletier and senior defenseman Nick Biondo. In their stead were sophomore Mathieu Picard, and freshmen defensemen Mike Folkes and Sean Duddy.
"Those young guys gave us a little bit of a spark, gave us the energy we need," Ohio State coach John Markell said. "It is great that I can move guys in and out like that, but the guys figured it out — you keep it simple. It is not a difficult game."
Lake Superior got the first lead when defenseman Steven Kaunisto's slapshot from the blue line beat Ohio State goaltender Dustin Carlson seven minutes into the first period.
Most of the first period, however, was played in the neutral zone as both teams only had eight shots and Lake Superior committed the only penalty. The second period was a bit different. Both teams needed the play of their young goaltenders to preserve their chances.
Ohio State tied the game going into the second intermission when freshmen center and Carolina Hurricanes prospect Zac Dalpe scored on a tip-in of Kyle Reed's slapshot. The goal was the first of the college career for Dalpe.
Lake Superior took the lead early in the third period when fourth-line forward Zac MacVoy's slapper beat the glove of Carlson seven minutes into the third. But Ohio State took control the rest of the way.
Less than two minutes later, Buckeye forward Patrick Schafer drew a checking-from-behind penalty from Chad Nehring. On the ensuing power play, Dalpe set up Buckeye senior forward Corey Elkins, who deposited the puck into the net to tie the game.
Twenty-four seconds later, Ohio State's John Albert scored the game winner on a Corey Toy shot that was left by the stick of goaltender Pat Inglis. With time running out, Buckeye defenseman Shane Sims, who was important in killing penalties all night for Ohio State, committed a holding-the-stick penalty. Lake Superior was unable to capitalize or get a shot on net.
In the final minute, Dalpe finished his night with an empty-net goal. Dalpe was coming off Friday's game in which he had eight shots.
"I thought we were in the game all the way until they got the empty-net goal," Lake Superior head coach Jim Roque said. "We had a big opportunity. We were tied in the third on the road trying to get a road sweep, which is tough in this league. … If you told me coming here Thursday, 'You are 1-1 in the third to sweep,' I would say, 'Let's just play the last 20 minutes.'"
"We stuck to the simple part of the game, pucks down low, and try to get it behind the net and it wore (Inglis) down," Dalpe said. "In the CCHA, when it is your first goal, it is a pretty exciting one, defiantly worked for it. Had a lot of chances in the last couple games, but I waited it out and hopefully get on a roll with it."
Both teams switched their goaltending from the night before. Roque has gone with a two-goaltender system in the first four games. Brian Mahoney-Wilson had an impressive outing against Ohio State where he made 37 saves and allowed three shots.
"Until one emerges to be the guy, yes (I am going to stay with the two-goaltender system)," Roque said. "How can you not play Brian after last night, and it is not like Pat had a 4-0 shutout and stood on his head, so neither guy has showed me yet they're ready to be the guy."
For Ohio State, junior Joseph Palmer has been the starting goalie since being a freshman; however, after two consecutive games of being pulled, Carlson is showing himself to be a challenger to Palmer's spot. Markell said he would need to evaluate Carlson further, but called his younger goalie's performance "good."
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Not familiar with either gun, other than I am not a fan of Poly guns, but hardly anyone makes an all steel gun anymore, and until someone starts importing the Jericho/Uzi Eagle/Baby Eagle (depending on the genre) I need to have a fall back carry in the event of...well...anything that would prevent me from carrying my current Baby Eagle (the current Unicorn of handguns - I search everyday for 2+ hours and no luck)
I found the XDM for $549 (no tax) 4.5 barrel, 2 mags, mag pouch, holster...the standard XDm package, and my local neighborhood gun shop has the used (1-3 years old) FNP 40 for $495 (then tax), with case, all paperwork, 3-3.5 barrel, second size back strap, and 3 mags. The FNP has one marginal bad point, the decocker is interfering with my grip (READ - I partially engage it with the thumbs forward grip)
I have handled about 15 different .40s in the full size config, and these are the only 2 that I feel make the list for me. Lots of the others I liked, but there were features that bugged me that knocked them off the list of potentials. Uncomfortable grip, awkward mag release, safety, slide release, trigger guard shape and size, unbalanced (top heavy), sights...
I am partial to the long barrel for the accuracy, as I will be using this for my IDPA matchs to get used to it. That and inherent gun accuracy is a must, the rest is my job. I love my BE, and after 3+ years of shooting it, I trust my life with it (and I know that at 100m I can keep an 8" group with it, darned accurate pistol).
Barring the current promotion on the XD for the extra mags and pouch, what are the pros and cons of both guns?
Don't say "Get both!" $650 max is all I can swing at the moment.
Need to make a choice by Tomorrow, and need all the hands on experience/advice I can get.
Thanks in advance!!!


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PENEIOS (or Peneus) was a River-God of Thessalia in northern Greece.
The Peneios was the main river of the Thessalian plain, flowing down from the Pindaros Mountains, to enter the Aegean Sea via the Vale of Tempe, cutting a path between the Mount Olympos and Ossa. The most important neighbouring rivers were the Baphyras to the north, and the Anauros and Sperkheios to the south. Several of its tributories were also personified, such as the Enipeus, Titaressos, and Apidanos.
[1.1] HYPSEUS (by Kreouse) (Pythian Odes 9 ep1)
[1.2] HYPSEUS, STILBE (by Kreouse) (Diodorus Siculus 4.69.1)
[2.1] THE THESSALIDES (Callimachus Hymn to Delos)
[3.1] ANDREUS (Pausanias 9.34.6)
[4.1] KYRENE (Hyginus Fabulae 161, Virgil Georgics 4.320)
[5.1] DAPHNE (Hyginus Fabulae 203, Ovid Metamorphoses 1.452)
[6.1] MENIPPE (Dionysius Halicarnassus 1.28)
[7.1] Perhaps ORSEIS, NAIAS SERIPHIA
PENEIUS (Pêneios), also called Peneus, a Thessalian river god, and a son of Oceanus and Tethys. (Hes. Theog. 343; Hom. Il. ii. 757; Ov. Met. i. 568, &c.) By the Naiad Creusa he became the father of Hypseus, Stilbe, and Daphne. (Diod. i. 69; Ov. Am. iii. 6. 31; Hygin. Fab. 203 ; Serv. ad Aen. i. 93; Ov. Met. iv. 452; Pind. Pyth. ix. 26, where the Scholiast, instead of Creusa, mentions Phillyra, the daughter of Asopus.) Cyrene also is called by some his wife, and by others his daughter, and hence Peneius is called the genitor of Aristaeus. (Hygin. Fab. 161; Virg. Georg. iv. 355.)
Source: Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology.
Homer, Iliad 2. 751 ff (trans. Lattimore) (Greek epic C8th B.C.) :
"Lovely Titaressos, who into Peneios casts his bright current: yet he is not mixed with the silver whirls of Peneios, but like oil is floated along the surface above him: since he is broken from the water of Styx, the fearful oath-river."
Hesiod, Theogony 337 ff (trans. Evelyn-White) (Greek epic C8th or 7th B.C.) :
"Tethys bore to Okeanos the swirling Potamoi (Rivers) . . . Hermos and Peneios, and Kaikos strongly flowing [in a list of rivers]."
Pindar, Pythian Ode 9. 13 ff (trans. Conway) (Greek lyric C5th B.C.) :
"He [Hypseus] was the king of the proud Lapithai, a hero of the seed of the great god Okeanos, child of the second generation, whom in the famous dells of Pindos once the Nymphe, daughter of Gaia (Earth), Kreusa bore, sharing the joys of love with the river-god Peneios."
Callimachus, Hymn 4 to Delos 104 ff (trans. Mair) (Greek poet C3rd B.C.) :
"[Leto, pregnant with Apollon and Artemis, was forced to wander the earth under the wrath of Hera :] She turned her feet back to Thessalia. And Anauros fled and great Larisa and the cliffs of Kheiron; fled, too, Peneios, coiling through Tempe. But thy heart, Hera, was even then still pitiless and thou wert not broken down nor didst have compassion, when she [Leto] stretched forth both her arms and spake in vain : `Ye Nymphai Thessalides, offspring of a river [Peneios], tell your sire to hush his great stream. Entwine your hands about his beard and entreat him that the children of Zeus be born in his waters. Phthiotian Peneios, why dost thou now vie with the winds? O sire, thou dost not bestride a racing horse. Are they feet always thus swift, or are they swift only for me, and hast thou today been suddenly made to fly?'
But he heard her not. `O burden mine, whither shall I carry thee? The hapless sinews of my feet are outworn. O Pelion, bridal chamber of Philyra, do thou stay, O stay, since on thy hills even the wild lionesses oftentimes lay down their travail of untimely birth.'
Then shedding tears, Peneios answered her : `Leto, Ananke (Necessity) is a great goddess. It is not I who refuse, O Lady, they travail; for I know of others who have washed the soilure of birth in me--but Hera hath largely threatened me. Behold what manner of watcher keeps vigil on the mountain top, who would lightly drag me forth from the depths. What shall I devise? Or is it a pleasant thing to thee that Peneios should perish? Let my destined day take its course. I will endure for thy sake, even if I must wander evermore with ebbing flood and thirsty, and alone be called of least honour among rivers. Here am I! What needeth more? Do thou but call upon Eileithyia.'
He spake and stayed his great stream. But Ares was about to lift the peaks of Pangaion from their base and hurl them in his eddying waters and hide his streams. And from on high he made a din as of thunder and smote his shield with the point of his spear, and it rang with a warlike noise. And the hills of Ossa trembled and the plain of Krannon, and the windswept skirts of Pindos, and all Thessalia danced for fear: such echoing din rang from his shield . . . But Peneios retired not back, but abode his ground, steadfast even as before, and stayed his swift-eddying streams, until the daughter of Koios [Leto] called to him : `Save thyself, farewell! Save thyself; do not for my sake suffer evil for this thy compassion; thy favour shall be rewarded.'"
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. 69. 1 (trans. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) :
"To Okeanos and Tethys, so the myths relate, were born a number of sons who gave their names to Rivers, and among them was Peneios, from whom the river Peneios in Thessalia later got its name. He lay with the Nymphe named Kreusa and begat as children Hypseus and Stilbe, and with the latter Apollon lay and begat Lapithes and Kentauros."
Diodorus Siculus, Library of History 4. 72. 1 (trans. Oldfather) (Greek historian C1st B.C.) :
"According to the myths there were born to Okeanos and Tethys a number of children who gave their names to Rivers (Potamoi), and among their number were Peneios and Asopos. Now Peneios made his home in what is now Thessalia and called after himself the River which bears his name."
Pausanias, Description of Greece 9. 34. 6 (trans. Jones) (Greek travelogue C2nd A.D.) :
"Andreus, son of the river Peneios, was the first to settle here [i.e. Orkhomenos]."
Philostratus the Elder, Imagines 2. 14 (trans. Fairbanks) (Greek rhetorician C3rd A.D.) :
"[Ostensibly a description of an ancient Greek painting at Neapolis (Naples) :] The Thessalians in early times were not permitted by the Peneios to have any land at all, since mountains encompassed the level spaces, which the stream continually flooded because it had as yet no outlet. Therefore Poseidon will break through the mountains with his trident and open a gateway for the River [i.e. the Vale of Tempe.] . . . The River also rejoices as one exulting; and, keeping the usual posture of resting on his elbow (since it is not customary for a river to stand erect), he takes up the river Titaresios as being light water and better to drink and promises Poseidon that he will flow out in the course he had made. Thettalia [Thessaly personified] emerges, the water already subsiding; she wears tresses of olive and grain and grasps a colt that emerges along with her."
Pseudo-Hyginus, Fabulae 203 (trans. Grant) (Roman mythographer C2nd A.D.) :
"Apollo was pursuing the virgin Daphne, daughter of the river Peneus."
Ovid, Metamorphoses 1. 478 & 544 & 568 ff (trans. Melville) (Roman epic C1st B.C. to C1st A.D.) :
"Many would woo her [Daphne]; she, rejecting them all, manless, aloof, ranged the untrodden woods nor cared what love, what marriage rites might mean. Often her father [Peneus] said, `My dearest daughter, it is my due to have a son-in-law.' Often her father said, `It is my due, child of my heart, to be given grandchildren.' She hated like a crime the bond of wedlock and, bashful blushes tingeing her fair cheeks, with coaxing arms embraced him and replied : `My dear, dear father grant I may enjoy virginity for ever; this Diana [Artemis] was granted by her father.' He, indeed, yielded . . .
[But the god Apollon fell in love with Daphne and pursued her throughout Thessalia :] So ran the god and girl, he sped by hope and she by fear. But he, borne on the wings of love, ran faster, gave her no respite, hot on her flying heels and breathing close upon her shoulders and her tumbling hair. Her strength was gone; the travail of her flight vanquished her, and her face was deathly pale. And then she was at the river, swift Peneus, and called : `Help, father, help! If mystic power dwells in your waters, change me and destroy my baleful beauty that has pleased too well.' Scarce had she made her prayer when through her limbs a dragging languor spread, her tender bosom was wrapped in thin smooth bark, her slender arms were changed to branches and her hair to leaves; her feet but now so swift were anchored fast in numb stiff roots, her face and had became the crown of a green tree; all that remained of Daphne was her shining loveliness . . .
There is a vale in Haemonia [i.e. Thessalia], enclosed with hanging forests, steep on every side; men name it Tempe. Here Peneus rolls at towering Pindus; foot his foaming course, and from his mighty fall the swirling clouds of mist drift down in rain upon the trees, and far the waters' wearying roar resounds. Here is the home, the mansion, the retreat of that majestic Amnis (River); seated here within a rock-hewn cavern he dispensed justice to all his waters and their Nymphae. Hither assemble first the neighbouring streams, restless Enipeus, old Apidanus, Spercheus poplar-fringed, gently Amphrysos and Aeas, doubtful whether to console Daphne's fond parent or congratulate. Soon other rivers come, whose course's flow where'er their currents drive and lead at last their wandering waters weary to the sea."


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