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Molina Healthcare Q1 rises 39 percent CORRECT (4:27 PM ET) LOS ANGELES (CBS.MW) -- Molina Healthcare MOH, +0.90% reported fiscal first-quarter net earnings of $11.1 million, or 43 cents a share, up from $8.0 million, or 40 cents a share in the year-earlier quarter. Long Beach, Calif-based Molina said results for the latest quarter included a net one-time gain of $0.7 million, or 3 cents a share. Analysts had, on average, expected earnings of 40 cents a share, according to Thomson First Call. Operating revenue for the period to March 31 rose to $220.02 million from $192.10 million a year earlier. Premium revenue rose to $217.9 million from $191.4 million. Analysts had anticipated sales of $224 million, according to Thomson First Call. The stock closed up 58 cents at $33.48 ahead of the earnings release. (Corrects analyst expectation for revenue.)
Abercrombie & Fitch outpaces expectations (4:14 PM ET) CHICAGO (CBS.MW) -- Abercrombie & Fitch said it made $29.7 million, or 31 cents a share in the fiscal first quarter to glide past Wall Street's estimate of 30 cents a share and rise 16 percent ahead of last year's $25.5 million, or 26 cents a share. Total sales at the teen-wear retailer climbed to $411.9 milion, up 19 percent from $346.7 million a year ago. Chief Executive Mike Jeffries said the company is on track to deliver earnings of 38 cents a share to 40 cents a share in the second quarter. At Thomson First Call, analysts have an average estimate of 38 cents a share. Abercrombie & Fitch ANF, +3.87% shares finished the session higher by 4 percent, or $1.31, to $33.90.
Sycamore narrows loss as sales surge (4:11 PM ET) WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Sycamore Networks SCMR, a maker of equipment used in high-speed Internet networks, said its third-quarter loss totaled $10.6 million, or 4 cents a share, down slightly from a loss of $11.9 million, or 4 cents, a year ago. Excluding one-time items, the company lost $9.3 million, or 3 cents. Sycamore was expected to lose 4 cents, according to the consensus of analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call. Sales at the San Jose, Calif.-based vendor jumped 39 percent to $14.7 million from $10.6 million a year ago. In the prior quarter, sales totaled $6.9 million. Wall Street was expecting revenue of around $9 million.
Cisco Systems Q3 earns 17c, sales $5.6 bln (4:09 PM ET) SAN FRANCISCO (CBS.MW) -- Cisco Systems CSCO, +0.20% reported fiscal third-quarter net income of $1.2 billion, or 17 cents a share, on revenue of $5.6 billion. During the same quarter last year, Cisco earned $987 million, or 14 cents a share, on sales of $4.62 billion. Excluding charges, Cisco earned 19 cents a share, a penny better than most analysts expected. The consensus sales target was $5.55 billion, according to Thomson First Call.
Abercrombie & Fitch gets lift ahead of Q1 report (2:54 PM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Abercrombie & Fitch ANF, +3.87% rose almost 4 percent to $33.86 in late trades. The New Albany, Ohio-based casual apparel retailer is scheduled to report its quarterly results after the closing bell. The average estimate of 25 analysts polled by Thomson First Call is for a profit of 30 cents per share in the April period. Wall Street's sales estimates for the fiscal first quarter run from $416.9 million to $385.1 million with the consensus coming in at $405.4 million.
Cisco reaches 1 1/2-wk. high ahead of Q3 results (2:26 PM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Cisco Systems CSCO, +0.20% was trading up 53 cents, or 2.5 percent, $22.15, and reached a 1 1/2-week high of $22.23 in intraday trading, ahead of the networking sector bellwether's fiscal third-quarter report due out at after the closing bell. Volume is 52 million shares, vs. the full-day average of about 55.7 million shares. The Amex Networking Index $NWX was up 2.1 percent, after hitting 7-month low in intraday trading on Monday. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call are expecting earnings of 18 cents a share on revenue of $5.55 billion, on average.
China Yuchai leads NYSE gainers (1:42 PM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Singapore-based China Yuchai International CYD, -0.30% were hiking $3.53, or 22 percent higher, to $19.63, and were the leading percentage gainers on the NYSE. The company had reported first-quarter net income that increased 66 percent over year-earlier results to Rmb 195.1 million ($23.6 million), or Rmb 5.52 a share (67 U.S. cents), due primarily to strong demand for its diesel and industrial engines. Net sales rose 31 percent to Rmb 1.6 billion ($190.5 million). Total unit sales grew 24 percent to 64,401 diesel engines. Gross margin declined 2.6 percentage points to 32.3 percent due to higher sales of lower margin light-duty and industrial engines.
DataMirror slides to 8-mo. low on warning of Q1 miss (1:28 PM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - DataMirror DMCX slumped $2.24, or 21 percent, to an 8-month low of $8.25 after the Canada-based software company warned late Monday that fiscal first-quarter results would fall short of expectations due to "disappointing" license revenue. The U.S.-listed shares have now fallen 45 percent from its Feb. 19 high of $14.88. The company said it expects a loss of 5 to 7 Canadian cents on revenue of C$12.8 million to C$13 million, below the average analyst forecasts compiled by Thomson First Call of a profit of 12 Canadian cents and revenue of C$15.2 million.
Triton PCS hits 1-yr. low after reporting wider Q1 loss (10:58 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) Shares of Triton PCS Holdings TPC, +2.08% fell 51 cents, or 11 percent, to $4.00 after the wireless service provider reported late Monday first-quarter losses that widened despite a rise in revenue and a decline in the churn rate. The stock hit a one-year low of $3.86 earlier in the session. The net loss increased to $40.2 million, or 60 cents a share, from the loss of 57 cents a share in the same period a year ago. Revenue rose 5 percent to $198 million, amid an 11 percent rise in service revenue, but was below the average analyst estimate compiled by Thomson First Call of $204.6 million. Subscribers at the end of the quarter totaled 919,906, up 6.8 percent, and churn declined 2.8 percentage points to 2.31 percent.
Sun Healthcare drops in wake of Q1 results (10:14 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Sun Healthcare SUNH shares fell more than 22 percent to $6.50 after the company posted its first-quarter results that were adversely impacted by increased insurance costs, and a laboratory billing issue. The company said its EBITDAR (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization, and rental expense) totaled $5.1 million in the quarter, down from its equivalent total of $10.4 million in the same period a year earlier.
LCC stumbles on surprise loss in Q1 (9:55 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of LCC International LCCI dropped almost 14 percent to $4.05 after the McLean, Va., provider of technical consulting services posted a first-quarter loss of $1.6 million, or 6 cents per share, narrower than its year-ago loss of $2.2 million, or 10 cents per share, but below the average estimate of three analysts polled by Thomson First Call for a profit of 3 cents per share. Revenue rose 163 percent in the latest three months to $45 million from $27.9 million in the same period a year earlier. The company attributed the weaker than anticipated performance to seasonally high marketing costs, expenses related to strategic investments in new business initiatives, and a stall in its recognition of $4 million in revenue due to customer-related delays. Calling the first-quarter's results "a slight aberration," the company said it expects to turn a profit in the second quarter, and to post positive net income for the full year.
Lennox to ask to extend deadline to file Q1 report (9:36 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Lennox International LII, +0.84% said it intends to file for an extension to the deadline for the filing of its first-quarter report as it attempts to complete a previously announced inquiry by internal and external auditors regarding the company's Service Experts unit. The maker of heating and air conditioning products said its creditors have agreed to extend the deadline to receive its report. Lennox said it expects to report a first-quarter loss, due primarily to two charges, and revenue of $670 million. The stock was last trading up 27 cents at $16.05.
Spacehab shares fall as Q3 revenue declines (9:28 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Shares of Spacehab SPAB, -0.51% fell 30 cents, or 7.2 percent, to $3.85 in pre-open trading after the aerospace company reported a fiscal third-quarter profit, but said revenue fell 44 percent due the completion of a government services contract and the continued postponement of space shuttle missions. Earnings for the latest quarter were $300,000, or 2 cents a share, vs. a loss of $5.06 a share in the same period a year ago, which included a charge related to the loss of assets during last year's space shuttle tragedy. Revenue fell to $14.8 million from last year's $26.4 million.
May Dept. Stores Q1 earns rise, but miss forecasts (9:21 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - May Department Stores MAY, +0.00% reported fiscal first-quarter net earnings of $76 million, or 24 cents a share, up from 23 cents a share in the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, such as costs for store divestitures, earnings were 26 cents a share, below the average analyst estimate compiled by Thomson First Call of 27 cents. Net sales rose 3.1 percent to $3 billion, matching expectations, and same-store sales increased 1.7 percent. The department store chain had announced April sales results on May 6. The stock closed Monday up 28 cents at $28.78.
Salton posts wider Q3 loss; outlines U.S. restructuring (9:20 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Salton (TICKER:SFP) posted a widening loss for the third quarter, and unveiled plans to restructure its U.S. operations to reduce domestic operating expenses by at least $40 million. The Lake Forest, Ill., small appliance and personal care products firm anticipates "significant charges" from the restructuring in the fourth quarter. Salton added that it's in talks with its senior lenders about an amending certain financial covenants of its secured revolving credit facility after its third-quarter results put the company in non-compliance with the facility's consolidated fixed charge ratio. For the third quarter, Salton lost $58 million, or $5.14 per share, in the latest three months on sales of $191.4 million. The latest results include a non-cash asset impairment charge of $29.9 million, or $2.65 per share. In the same period a year earlier, the company lost $12.1 million, or $1.08 per share, on sales of $166.4 million. Salton attributed the widening loss in the latest quarter to lower margin sales of products related to its international expansion, increased distribution expenses, and additional costs from returns and allowances.
Spartech says order backlog 'remains strong' (8:55 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Spartech Corp. SEH, +0.06% said its second-quarter preliminary net sales will be "slightly more" than $285 million, close to the forecast of $285.8 million in a survey of one analyst by Thomson First Call. The St. Louis maker of thermoplastic materials said its backlogs "remain strong" and that it will report its complete second-quarter results on June 3. Shares fell 10 cents to $21.77 on Monday.
Texas Industries raises fourth-quarter outlook: correct (8:38 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Texas Industries TXI said it expects its steel operating profit to be more than $36 million in the fourth quarter, more than four times the $12 million result in the third quarter, as the Dallas firm's business picks up. The company's earlier forecast was for operating profit of at least $24 million in the fourth quarter. The company cited, "continued strong shipments and te sustained recovery of product margins." Shares of Texas Industries fell 32 cents to $31.42 on Monday.
Linktone Q1 beats forecast, shares surge 38% (8:08 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Shares of Linktone LTON rose 38 percent to $11 on Instinet after the company announced late Monday that first-quarter earnings were $2.8 million, or 12 cents per share, up from $100,000, or 1 cent per share, last year. The average analyst estimate as compiled by Thomson First Call was for earnings of 9 cents per share. The Shanghai-based provider of wireless services to mobile phone users in China said revenues rose 440 percent to $9.4 million in the latest quarter. Users of the company's products averaged 6 million per month during the first quarter of 2004, Linktone said, compared to an average of 4.5 million users per month for the quarter ended December 31, 2003. The company said it saw particularly strong growth in short-messaging services products and services. The company said it expects "both voice entertainment services and 2.5G services to gain in popularity and materially contribute to revenues in the second half of the year." Linktone expects to achieve 20 to 25 percent revenue growth and 20 to 25 percent income growth in the second quarter of 2004.
Intelsat reports lower net income (7:49 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Intelsat, a satellite firm planning an initial public offering, reported first-quarter net income of $16.8 million vs. $64 million from the year-ago period as the company notched lower revenue, higher operating costs and interest expense. Revenue fell to $235 million, down 2 percent from the year-ago period. The company closed its acquisition of Loral's North American satellite business.
Concord Camera delays 10-Q; sees Q3 sales below view (7:27 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Concord Camera LENS delayed the filing of its Form 10-Q with the Securities and Exchange Commission due to "recent adverse changes in the marketplace" that it believes will impact its operations. The Hollywood, Fla., firm explained that it's re-evaluating its estimates for sales returns and allowance and the realizability of its deferred tax assets in light of price declines in the digital camera market. Concord now sees sales of $26 million to $28 million for the fiscal third quarter ended March 27, below the average estimate of three analysts polled by Thomson First Call for sales of $31.9 million in the March period. It expects a loss of between $19 million and $20 million for the quarter, including the adverse impact of inventory provisions of $6 million to $7 million. The company also said Brian King was leaving his senior vice president position, and that it has acquired Jenimage Europe GmbH, a German photography products firm, for about $13.5 million. The stock closed Monday at $4.62, down 4 cents.
Nextstar Broadcasting posts narrower loss (7:24 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Nexstar Broadcasting Group NXST, -3.34% reported a first-quarter net loss of $16.7 million, or 59 cents per share, compared with a loss of $26.5 million, or $1.97 per share in the year-ago period. The Irving, Texas broadcaster said revenue grew to $54.2 million from $47.3 million. Broadcast cash flow rose to $17.7 million from $13.5 million. A survey of analyts by Thomson First Call forecasted a loss of 40 cents per share for the company. Shares fell 40 cents to $10.90 on Monday.
Church & Dwight beats target; updates Armkel deal cost (7:15 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) -- Church & Dwight CHD, -0.92% reported first-quarter net income of $29.9 million, or 70 cents per share, compared with $20.9 million, or 50 cents per share in the year-ago period. The Princeton, N.J. maker of Arm & Hammer products beat the forecast of 56 cents per share in a survey of analysts by Thomson First Call. Sales rose to $296 million from $248 million. The company said its $640 million purchase of the remaining 50 percent joint venture with Armkel will reduce earnings in the second and third quarters by 20-25 cents per share. The transaction is expected to add to earnings in the fourth quarter. Shares of Church & Dwight fell 85 cents to $44.80 on Monday.
Mylan Labs Q4 earns flat, revenue falls below forecasts (6:40 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Mylan Laboratories MYL, -2.47% reported fiscal fourth-quarter net earnings of $74.9 million, or 27 cents a share, matching what it earned in the same period a year ago. The results include a 2 cents per share gain from legal settlements. Analysts surveyed by Thomson First Call had been expecting earnings of 27 cents a share. Revenue declined 6 percent to $333.4 million, below analyst forecasts of $347.4 million, as a 34 percent drop in brand segment revenue offset a 6 percent increase in generic revenue. Looking ahead, the drugmaker expects to earn $1.30 to $1.40 in fiscal 2005, surrounding current analyst projections of $1.36. The stock closed Monday down 46 cents at $21.92.
Assured Guaranty Q1 earnings rise (6:18 AM ET) NEW YORK (CBS.MW) - Assured Guaranty AGO, -0.13% reported first-quarter net income of $46.9 million, or 63 cents a share, up from $31.8 million, or 42 cents a share in the year-earlier period. Net premiums earned rose 36 percent to $86.7 million, and adjusted book value per share increased 4 percent to $18.81. Shares of the credit enhancement services company, which went public in late April, closed Monday down 26 cents at $17.26, below its initial public offering price of $18.
OPEC president sees high crude through summer - report (3:06 AM ET) LONDON (CBS.MW) -- OPEC President Purnomo Yusgiantoro, the Indonesian energy minister, expects high crude prices could last through the summer, due to tight U.S. gasoline stocks. "I don't like these kinds of prices. These kinds of prices will really hurt everybody," he said in an interview with the Financial Times. "But this price level is not because OPEC is playing. There is not much OPEC can do." His comments come a day after the Saudi Arabian oil minister called for a 1.5 million barrel a day hike to OPEC's output. Yusgiantoro said some OPEC members favor raising OPEC's price band from its currency $22-28 a barrel.
U.K. gas group BG Q1 net rises 15% (2:52 AM ET) LONDON (CBS.MW) -- U.K. gas group BG(UK:BG)on Tuesday said first quarter net profit rose 15 percent to 206 million pounds, or a 4 percent rise when excluding exceptional items, on 11 percent revenue growth to 860 million pounds, which the company said was in line with expectations. It said increased volumes in the LNG and E&P segments were offset in part by the impact of the weaker dollar. The addition of contracted gas supply imported into the Elba Island re-gasification facility was the main driver of higher volumes in the LNG segment, while additional gas production in the U.K., Egypt and Kazakhstan increased volumes in E&P. Payments to LNG suppliers resulted in operating profit growth that was less than sales growth, it added.
RWE Q1 more than doubles, reiterates '04 outlook (2:34 AM ET) LONDON (CBS.MW) -- German energy and water group RWE(DE:703712)on Tuesday said first quarter net income rose 112 percent to 925 million euros, or a 36 percent rise when excluding goodwill amortization as both operating improvements and the sale of units lifted earnings. Operating profit rose 12 percent to 1.97 billion euros due to German electricity and gas activities, it said. Revenue slid 5 percent to 12.2 billion euros, hit by the deconsolidation of the CONSOL unit. RWE reiterated that operating profits in 2004 should top 2003 results, saying it is confident that it will be able to compensate for euro-prices for coal and oil, exchange rates and weather conditions that will probably be unfavorable in comparison to 2003.
U.K. Sage software 1H rev, pre-tax rise in line (2:27 AM ET) LONDON (CBS.MW) -- U.K. accounting software maker Sage Group(UK:SGE), a FTSE-100 stock, posted a rise in revenue and profit in line with the market expectations for the six months to March and said it continues "to view 2004 with confidence." Sales in first half year rose 23 percent to 332.5 million pounds as pre-tax profit rose 17 percent to 86.7 million. Unadjusted for currency movements -- chiefly the rise of the pound on the dollar - sales rose 18 percent, it said.


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"Cecil Learns to Smile" by Charlotte Bucher
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"Virginia" by Susan Hughes will blow readers away. Hughes keeps readers turning each page, not feeling compelled to put the book down due to its controversial nature. There are two girls, Virginia and Ivy, that were friends are young girls but grew apart. One day, out of the blue, Virginia reconnects with Ivy and confides in her that she had an angel come to her with startling news. Ivy does not believe at first. The plot heightens as readers and Ivy discover a startling truth about Virginia's family that involves a jihad-like cult of Christianity. Virginia and one of Ivy's brothers set out to stop it before any real damage occurs. All the while, the book has Ivy's narration with Virginia's at the end of each chapter (some of which are flashbacks). In the end, Virginia commits a jaw-dropping act that saves the day, but not how she originally thought. Strong Christian readers will relish this book as it warns of the false prophets of Matthew 7:15 ("Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves"). There is one contradiction of the second coming of Christ being through a womb; however, that never comes to fruition. Additionally, the way Hughes weaves her story, readers will think Virginia is hallucinating at first or simply viewing a member of her family in a divine light. However, by the end of the book, readers will be scratching their heads and wondering if Virginia really did see an angel.
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"Acing Depression" by Cliff Rochey
"Acing Depression: A Tennis Champion's Toughest Match" by Cliff Richey with Hilaire Richey Kallendorf is a powerful book. It chronicles the life of Cliff Richey from childhood terrors up to his untimely divorce. Readers are taken on a journey that goes through country clubs, Europe, and, yes, tennis courts. From boy to man, readers see how Richey's depression slowly burgeoned. Black-and-white photographs are included that give the book a personal feel. While readers do not have to be familiar with tennis rules to understand this book, a knowledge of it will definitely help. In the end, this book shows that even superstars in sports can be sad. This is a nice read for depressed men that think it's unmanly to admit depression. Due to the nature of this book, it is for mature readers only.
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Monday, April 19, 2010
"Adulation" by Tiana Wilkins
"Adulation" by Tiana Wilkins is an unusual book. It is about a student who lives with her stepmother. Her father is dead, and what little family she has left is dysfunctional. When she begins to fail Algebra, she gets a tutor. The tutor also has suffered from close parental death, and the two instantly bond. They fall in love and become a couple. While the content isn't overtly graphic, the euphemisms about premarital sex are enough to make Christian readers twinge in disgust. The plot itself centers around the characters and their dramatic arguments, including a deathly scene at the end. In general, this book has good storyline and the characters have a real feel to them. However, the morals of the book, including abortion and teen pregnancy, will not go over well with Christian readers.
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"Naked Being" by J.M. Harrison
"Naked Being: Undressing Your Mind, Transforming Your Life" by J.M. Harrison is a list of 450 adages / perceptions of the self. The essence of this book is for readers to get to know themselves better. The naked aspect is meant in the sense that readers should get rid of facades and personas that mask their true identity. The egos and personality walls are torn down as readers understand who they really at the core of their being. The book mentions that the self is without titles or religion. Christian readers may not like this or quotes from, say, Buddha. Still, the text is not too offensive otherwise, and it'd make a good hiking companion.
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"You Can Be Everything God Wants You to Be" by Max Lucado
"You Can Be Everything God Wants You to Be" by Max Lucado is sublime. With about 30 small topics, this reads like a devotional book but may be completed in one day if read like a novel. There are small sections that cover topics like work, strength, potential, passion, relationships, greed, purpose, change, and more. Several pertinent Bible quotation and stories are given. The actual format of this book is unique with light blue splotches every now and then, coupled with light blue pictures. While this book is aimed at graduates, readers of any age or stage in their life will enjoy it. It outlines how special each reader is and how God has a purpose for them in life. This is a quick read that will keep readers perpetually smiling as they turn each page.
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Friday, April 16, 2010
"Bugs Adventure Series" by K.M. Groshek
"Bugs Adventure Series" by K.M. Groshek consists of "Bug Goes Through the Maze," "Bug Meets His Friend," and " Bug's Trip to the Store." All three books are delightfully geared towards young readers. The yellow Volkswagen Beetle is the protagonist. In his many adventures, he faces his fears, makes friends, and accomplishes tasks. The vocabulary would make this book best for reading along with a trusted adult (not every little kid will know what irate means). The pictures are colorful and lively. Also, there are many traffic-related references that will teach children safe behavior. The text is nice and big for those just getting into reading after leaving picture books. The morals and ideals in the book are fine and should not offend any household. Overall, this book series is great for kids and may even inspire them to one day go into engineering or science. Even though the series is about cars, both boys and girls will enjoy the books.
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Tuesday, April 13, 2010
"Apparent Danger" by David Stokes
"Apparent Danger: the Pastor of America's First Megachuch and the Texas Murder Trial of the Decade in the 1920s" by David Stokes is a ghastly good read. It is about the famous murder trial where John Norris shot and killed a man in supposed self-defense. There was controversy over this because the Ku Klux Klan became involved to some degree, and the leader of evangelism at the time broke a huge commandment. This book is historically accurate and sites many primary sources that are woven into the story. There is even a list of characters to keep track of the many voices heard in the book. This is useful considering the great size of this book and its depth, both emotionally and literarily. The courtroom scene and famous acquittal are told in suspenseful realism. Some of Norris' past history and interactions, as well as conniving dealings are inserted. At the beginning, Stokes points out that he does not want to offend Christians and that they'd agree Norris deformed the image of Christianity at that time in a most heinous fashion. Readers may never know what went on inside Norris' head, but by the end of the book, they will FEEL something; all good books make the reader FEEL something. Christian readers will keep turning the pages and realize that there is always someone coming in Christ's name, no matter what the era. "Watch out for false prophets. They come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ferocious wolves" (Matthew 7:15).
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Wednesday, April 7, 2010
"How Should a Christian Live?"
"How Should a Christian Live?" is part of the Word of Promise Next Generation Series. Renowned for its famous young voices reading from the Bible, these books come with CDs. This book has 12 devotionals that discuss major Christian topics that give advice on how to live life. 12 may not seem like a lot, but readers will spend a good amount of time going through the book with its many puzzles, word games, journaling space, and encouraged CD listening sections. This is great for young Christians. The messages are obvious and clear as day to mature Christians, but this book and CD gives them a fresh new twist. Even older readers will fun this to be a spunky way to study the Bible. This devotional series is as interactive as interactive gets, and the other books / CDs in the series seem equally promising.
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Tuesday, April 6, 2010
"Is He Lying to You?" by Dan Crum
"Is He Lying to You?: An Ex-CIA Polygraph Examiner Reveals What Men Don't want You to Know" by Dan Crum is quite an interesting book. When one gets past the irony of a manly CIA examiner that works for national security writing a dating book, the meat of the book takes center stage. Crum goes into extensive detail about many different cues that signal lying. These are more than the obvious lack of eye contact and show that he really knows what he is talking about. Also, there are examples of people the author studied and experimented with. Their tales are equally interesting as they relate to general males and females across a wide spectrum. There is even a website included where readers can download supplemented materials and even a journal to keep track of their "lie detection" like the people in Crum's experiments. After that, there are parts of the book that give advice on what to do once lies are discovered. This book is well written and not graphic even for a dating book (euphemisms are used in place of vulgarities). Also, the tips in this book will help women [and men] spot lies even if they are not date-related.
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"Danny the Dragon 'Meets Jimmy'" by Tina Turbin and illustrated by Aija Jasuna
"Danny the Dragon 'Meets Jimmy'" by Tina Turbin and illustrated by Aija Jasuna is a great book for both deaf and non-deaf children. The vibrant illustrations almost take one aback at first, but they would most likely be greatly appreciated by deaf children who would like extra sensory details. The story is about a boy who finds a shell with a dragon and creature inside. The characters interact, have fun, and become friends. The story is nice but nothing too unique. What is special is that there is a DVD version of the book. It is narrated for the non-deaf; there is a sign language interpreter for the deaf. The clarity of the words in the DVD is not the best, but people would most likely have already read the book and would just be listening or watching the interpreter, along with seeing the pictures on the screen. Overall, this book makes reading fun for deaf children. It can also be enjoyed by non-deaf children in parallel environments or as siblings and friends. Children who can and can't hear will await the coming books in this series. Also, proceeds from this book go towards a special school for the deaf.
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Monday, April 5, 2010
"The Finger Prince" by Peter Begley
"The Finger Prince" by Peter Begley is a stupendous book for children of all ages. The clever play on words refers to fingerprints around a house. Most are food related and take pride in their own sense of self-satisfaction and personal identity. However, a finger print from peanut butter seems to doubt himself. However, when a big nasty sponge comes to destroy all of the finger prints, it is the peanut butter one that saves the day. Thus, he is denoted the finger prince. The rhyme scheme is complex enough to foster growth in little ones but not so difficult as to make them put the book down. The large, vibrant illustrations are fun to look at and will definitely get children's attention. The ebook for this is equally first rate and uses both motion and different voices. This book may even inspire little kids to think more about science in the future as they learn how seemingly small things have a fun world of their own. There is a "to be continued" at the end of this book, so there will most likely be more stellar tales from the finger prince.
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"This Little Prayer of Mine" by Anthony DeStefano and Illustrated by Mark Elliott
"This Little Prayer of Mine" by Anthony DeStefano and illustrated by Mark Elliott is an excellent children's book. While it focuses on prayer and is endorsed by the National Day of Prayer, it is not some somber book that kids will not like. Rather, it contains copious references to childhood that little ones will adore. The verses rhyme and are short on the pages. Also, the book has pictures and activities that will make it enjoyable for both boys and girls. The images themselves are in a painting style and are of the utmost quality and artistic depth. While this book talks about God listening to prayers and having mercy, there are many kid-friendly juxtapositions. Scenarios like monsters in the night, toys breaking, playing outside, being neglected, going to school, enjoying the weather, sharing, and growing up are all portrayed. At the end, the message printed is so wholesome that readers of all ages can't help but smile; "Please love me God ,forevermore. That's all I want. Amen" (DeStefano).
This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.
This book was provided for review by the WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group.
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Since my last post was quite a while ago lots has changed, I now have black hair which I am loving. I am hoping to cut it soon when I am able to fix my ear. I have a tattoo consult next week to finish my chest since my anchor is quite lonely.
I've also fallen deep for a girl. Yea yea yeah, I've mentioned tons of girls on here before but this is different.
We had a short thing and she broke up with me but I am still majorly interested in her, our situation is complicated and I respect why she broke up with me despite how much it sucks. We talk like usual and I'm making my presence known... after all who knows what can happen in this world?
One night I was quite sad and she did a cover of my favorite band SoS and sent it to me... needless to say the butterflies were endless and I was grinning more then the Joker. Want to see it? Of course you do.
She's also in a band that is coming quite popular here in Vancity called The Oh Wells. They have three shows this month, I've done quite a lot of promoting for them via Tumblr, My_______ and Facebook so why not here?
Check them out on FB: http://www.facebook.com/TheOhWells
Fuck she's so beautiful.
anyways onto other new's, excuse my gushing over my crush.
Tomorrow I get to find out if I get my scholarship to the makeup school NewImage that I've been wanting to go to so I am quite excited for that! Then my friend has a Theater performance I am going to go watch.
Friday I'm helping a friend move then meeting my father downtown with my baby sister.
I got an infected wisdom tooth that caused me a lot of trouble... it swelled my whole mouth up and I couldn't get it removed till the swelling of my gums was gone so I was in a lot of pain, I then got a cold sore on my lip which I treated but the most fucked up thing happened.... MY STAPH CAME BACK.... it attacked my lip though. Guess I am MRSA positive which really sucks... means my tattooist and piercer have to majorly glove, apron, mask it up when touching me if I have an infection or have been infected 3 months prior to- what was worse then it being on my lips if cause I thought it was a cold sore I touched it and it transferred to my hands where it infected there too. Gross? It's all better now but for 2 weeks I was in quarantine and wasn't allowed out of my room without a mask and gloves. LAME- but there is my story and update hope you've enjoyed it.
I finished my room.
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A Memory of Light
The Wheel of Time series is, by any measure, a fantasy epic. The first novel in the series, The Eye of the World, was published in January of 1990 and expanded to include 14 books over 23 years. The series has been incredibly complex and engrossing and with A Memory of Light it has finally come to a thorough and meaningful conclusion.
Robert Jordan originated the series and wrote the first eleven books before passing away from a heart ailment. He knew that he might not live to complete the series, so he recruited another noted fantasy author, Brandon Sanderson to help him finish The Wheel of Time. Jordan had the end of the story fairly well sketched out and used Sanderson to flesh out the books and complete the narrative. You can see Sanderson's hand in the writing, and I think it has helped elevate the material over the last 3 books. The novels of the Wheel of Time have featured hundreds of characters in dozens of cities and locales with incredibly nuanced and interwoven plotlines. This has caused some of the books in the series to seem overly dense, whereas with the introduction of Brandon Sanderson, there has been a little more elegance and balanced flow to the writing.
A Memory of Light is ostensibly a book about the battle between the Light and the Dark for the future of the world. Dozens of storylines are resolved and thousands upon thousands of people die in a cataclysmic battle that is divided into four fronts. It is packed with military strategy and theological questions about the true nature of good and evil, and whether one can exist without the other. Robert Jordan is not sentimental about many of the characters he has been writing for over two decades, and a lot of them don't survive this final installment.
My favorite part of this book is that it features my favorite character of the entire series, Mat Cauthon. Cauthon is the most fun and colorful character in these books and he had been given short shrift in the last few Wheel of Timenovels. I was thrilled to see him as a central figure in A Memory of Light. If you have been as invested in this series as I have, I think you will find A Memory of Light to be a satisfying end to an incredible story. Even though you may think you have the ending figured out, it manages to avoid predictability without using unnecessary twists or gimmicky plot devices. It is just good, thoughtful storytelling from beginning to end. If you are a fan of the fantasy genre and you haven't read A Wheel of Time, then I would strongly suggest you do so, as it is an essential fantasy work that will stand alongside the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, The Belgariad, The Chronicles of Narnia, Harry Potter and more recently, A Song of Ice and Fire. It will take time, but it is well worth it.
Macmillan Audio has graciously offered our readers a sample chapter of the audio book of A Memory of Light read by the very talented Kate Reading and Michael Kramer. Enjoy!


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Oh in store displays, what can't you tell us?
Above you can see Famicom R.O.B. and the Timmy/Tommy Nook combo, booth of which we did not know were coming. These new images were spotted at various stores across the retail market. Check'em out.
Seems Roy is a GameStop exclusive. Boo, I say, boo. Exclusives are the worst.
New Kapp'n and Rover amiibos! Swell.
And here's Ryu, looking slick.
I've fallen off the amiibo train just a bit, but I think I'll pick up the remaining Smash Bros DLC figures if I get the chance. Who's with me?


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August 4, 1910
Born Hedwig Lindenberg on August 4 in Bucharest, Romania, the second child of Simon and Eugenie Lindenberg.
1914 – 1924
As a young child, Hedda is educated in art and languages, reading classic literary texts in German, French, and English, art history books, and monographs of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Titian, and others.
At age 8, begins art lessons at the encouragement of artist M. H. Maxy, who has remarked on her drawing to Hedda's father. Sculptor Frederic Storck becomes her first teacher.
1924 – 1926
Introduced to Constructivist and early Surrealist art by friend Victor Brauner. His abstract portrait "Hedei" ("to Hedda") is published in Brauner's in single-issue, Constructivist/proto-Surrealist magazine 75HP, and featured on his 1924 exhibition invitation.
Works in the atelier of Marcel Janco. Attends exhibitions and reads avant-garde publications, such as Contimporanual and La Révolution surrealiste, and later Documents and Minotaure.
1927 – 1932
Travels frequently to Vienna and Paris. In Paris, Hedda attends classes in the ateliers of André Lhote and Fernand Léger, and at the Académie de la Grande Chaumière.
In 1929, begins studying philosophy and art history at the University of Bucharest.
Marries Friederich (Fritz) Stern in October. The couple travel frequently between Bucharest and Paris throughout the decade. Hedda continues her artistic practice and follows the bourgeoning Surrealist movement in Paris.
Included in the 11th annual Salon des Surindépendants, where her collages draw the attention of Jean Arp and Peggy Guggenheim.
In the spring, included in the Société des Artistes Indépendants' 50th annual Salon des Indépendants in Paris.
In September, leaves France to return to her family in Bucharest in the lead up to World War II.
Fritz Stern leaves Romania on a business visa to the United States, where he will remain with the outbreak of the War in Europe. Despite attempts to obtain the visas necessary to join him, Hedda is still in Bucharest when Romania joins Axis Powers on November 23, 1940.
January 1941
Witnesses the Romanian Iron Guard Revolt and Bucharest Pogrom, which begins close to her home on January 21. Renews her efforts to obtain visas for passage to the United States.
October 1941
After months of effort to obtain all necessary permissions for passage to the United States, and with help from her husband abroad, Hedda travels across war-torn Europe from Bucharest to Lisbon, where she departs for New York on October 17 aboard the SS Excambion.
December 1941
Reunited in the United States, Fritz and Hedda change their German-sounding surname from "Stern" to "Stafford." Hedda, however, soon begins exhibiting her work as "Hedda Sterne," adding an "e" to the end of her former married name. In this way, she maintains a connection to the name she exhibited under in Europe.
Establishes a studio in New York on East 50th Street, and becomes close friends with her neighbors, Peggy Guggenheim and Max Ernst, as well as other ex-patriots including as Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. Meets many artists through Guggenheim, including Piet Mondrian, Frederick Kiesler, Marcel Duchamp, and André Breton.
Included in her first group exhibition in the United States, First Papers of Surrealism, at Whitelaw Reid Mansion, New York (October 14 - November 7), curated by Marcel Duchamp and André Breton as a benefit for the Coordinating Council of French Relief Societies. Continues her work in collage, and begins a new series of paintings inspired by children's art, focusing on memories of her childhood in Romania.
Peggy Guggenheim begins exhibiting Sterne's work at Art of This Century gallery, in shows such as 31 Women. Meets Betty Parsons, who will become her long-time galleriest and close friend. Sterne's first solo exhibition in the United States is held at Wakefield Gallery in November.
In February, meets artist and fellow Romanian émigré, Saul Steinberg. Steinberg is commissioned as an ensign in the U.S. Naval Reserve, and soon departs on active duty. They correspond regularly over the following year.
In summer 1944, Sterne travels to Reno to finalize her divorce from Fritz Stafford. She and Steinberg marry on October 11, 1944 after his return from active duty.
Solo exhibition held in May at Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York.
Solo exhibition opens January 23 at Mortimer Brandt Gallery, New York.
After becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen on April 29, returns to Europe for the first time since WWII, visiting family and friends in France. She and Steinberg will continue to spend many months at a time in Europe over the next decade to travel and visit their families.
Solo exhibition held in November at the newly-established Betty Parsons Gallery, New York. Sterne is one of 16 artists represented by the gallery at its founding, alongside friends and colleagues such as Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, and Ad Reinhardt.
Begins a series of work based on machines, inspired by the anthropomorphic qualities of farm equipment seen on a trip to Vermont, and the omni-present construction of the post-war building boom.
Solo exhibition opens November 29 at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York.
Solo exhibition held in February at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York.
Named one of the country's best artists under age 36 in March 20 issue of LIFE magazine. (Sterne's biography with the Betty Parsons gallery and many subsequent publications erroneously list her birth year as 1916, an error she will feel unable to correct until she is in her late 90s.)
In April, participates in roundtable discussion at Artists' Sessions at Studio 35, New York. Sterne is one of 28 artists to sign the May 20 open letter to the president of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, protesting the museum's aesthetically conservative group-exhibition juries.
Solo exhibition opens on December 18 at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York.
An article about the 1950 open letter to the Metropolitan Museum is featured in the January 15 issue of LIFE magazine. Sterne is among 15 of the 28 artist signatories photographed by Nina Leen for the article. The image is subtitled "Irascible Group of Advanced Artists," and will become a frequently referenced portrait of New York School painters.
LIFE magazine publishes the feature "Steinberg and Sterne" in the August 27 issue.
Solo exhibition held in March at Gump's Gallery, San Francisco.
In September, Sterne and Steinberg travel to South America, and attend the opening of their joint solo exhibitions at the Museu de Arte de São Paulo, Brazil.
Solo exhibition held in April at Galleria dell' Obelisco, Rome.
"Seven Painters and a Machine" appears in the June issue of Fortune magazine, featuring paintings of Joy Manufacturing Company's new "continuous miner" machine by Sterne, Antonio Frasconi, Matta, Walter Tandy Murch, Ben Shahn, Saul Steinberg, and Rufino Tamayo.
Solo exhibition opens October 18 at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York.
Begins series of paintings based on the roads, bridges, and structures of New York City, and begins using commercial spray paint to express speed and movement.
Moderates "The Psychology of Imagery in Abstract Art Today" on November 6, a "Four O'Clock Forum" discussion with artists Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and Seymour Lipton.
Solo exhibitions held at Vassar College Art Gallery, Poughkeepsie, in January and Saidenberg Gallery, New York, in February.
Sterne's painting New York (1955) is shown at the American Pavilion exhibition of the XXVIII Venice Biennale, "American Artists Paint the City" curated by Katharine Kuh.
In the summer, travels cross-country with Steinberg, driving through the northern U.S. mountain states to the West Coast, and through British Columbia to ferry to Alaska. On their return, they drive south through California, across the southwest desert states and into northern Mexico, the southern U.S., and north along the mid-Atlantic coastline. Sterne soon begins a new series of work inspired by the journey, a meditation on the roads and horizons.
Solo exhibition opens February 18 at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York.
Solo exhibition held in October at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York.
Sterne and Steinberg separate; they will remain close friends and never officially divorce.
Begins to depart from the gestural abstraction she had explored throughout the 1950s in favor of new challenges and explorations. Throughout the decade, she will alternate between intricate organic forms in her "Lettuces" and "Baldanders" series, and her medatative and linear "Vertical Horizontals" series.
Solo exhibitions held at Galleria dell' Obelisco, Rome, in March and at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, in November.
"The Artist in the Tractor Works" in the July issue of Fortune magazine features seven paintings by Sterne, commissioned by Fortune magazine, of her impressions of tractor parts at John Deere & Co. factories in Illinois.
Receives the Guri Seaver Memorial Prize from the Art Institute of Chicago's 65th American Exhibition, for the painting Horizontal No. 2.
Solo exhibition opens November 26 at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York.
Awarded a Fulbright fellowship in painting; lives and works in Venice, Italy over the next year and a half, working on the series Vertical-Horizontals, and experimenting with mosaic.
Begins working in ink on paper, creating several new bodies of work exploring organic formations, from swarming insects to lettuce leafs. From the 1960s forward, drawing will become a more integral part of her artistic practice leading to dozens of new series.
Solo exhibition held in February at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York.
Buys a house in East Hampton, where she will live from May to October until the late 1990s. Begins meditating daily, a practice that becomes important for the rest of her life.
In May and June, Sterne is in residence at the Tamarind Lithography Workshop in Los Angeles. Completes a series of 28 lithographs, including the suite "Metaphors and Metamorphoses."
Solo exhibitions held at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, opening January 23, and at Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton, in June.
In connection with Katherine Kuh's "Workshop in Looking" project for the New York State Council on the Arts, conducts weekly instructional sessions for schoolteachers in Freeport, NY.
Begins a series of anonymous portraits inspired by her observation that faces and features vary and repeat. The series, which she calls "Everyone," becomes a large-scale installation, and is an expansion of her long-running interest in portraits, which in the past she had often made of friends but rarely exhibited.
Solo exhibition held in April at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York. "Everyone" paintings are exhibited as a large-scale installation, with un-stretched canvases hung from the gallery walls and ceilings.
Receives Childe Hassam Purchase Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York.
Solo exhibition held in March at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York.
Solo exhibition held in February at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York.
Dual solo exhibitions held in October at Betty Parsons Gallery, New York, and Lee Ault & Company, New York.
First retrospective exhibition mounted at Montclair Art Museum, April through June.
Begins a new, highly mediative body of work that will become one of her longest sustained explorations, focusing on architectural and geometric space, the passage of light, and the power of signs and symbols.
Solo exhibition held in March at CDS Gallery, New York.
Solo exhibition held in March at CDS Gallery, New York.
Receives Hassam and Speicher Purchase Fund Award of the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, New York.
Second retrospective exhibition mounted at the Queens Museum, New York, February through April.
Solo exhibition held at CDS Gallery, New York.
Solo exhibition held in May at CDS Gallery, New York.
Begins returning to organic forms, expanding the language of form she has developed throughout the 1980s in her "Patterns of Thought" series, allowing indications of trees, branches, figures and forms to interrupt strong vertical and horizontal lines.
Solo exhibition opens January 23 at Philippe Briet Gallery, New York.
Solo exhibition held in February and March at CDS Gallery, New York.
Philippe Briet Gallery publishes La revolution dans l'arboretum, a collaboration between Sterne and poet Michel Butor.
Macular degeneration causes Sterne to cease painting. She begins drawing exclusively, creating one of her most prolific bodies of work: drawings inspired by her changing field of vision.
Solo exhibitions held in February and March at CDS Gallery, New York, and in April at the Bibliothèque Municipale, Ville de Caen, France.
Awarded Chevalier, Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, by the Ambassade de France aux États Unis, New York.
Solo exhibition held September through November at CDS Gallery, New York.
Solo exhibition held in March and April at CDS Gallery, New York.
Suffers stroke on December 1. Makes a remarkable recovery but her eyesight significantly worsens, limiting her ability to draw.
Third retrospective exhibition held January through March at the Krannert Art Museum, University of Illinois, Champaign. The exhibition travels to the University of Virginia, where is it on view January through March, 2007.
August 4, 2010
Celebrates her centenary at her home in New York surrounded by friends and family.
April 8, 2011
Hedda Sterne dies peacefully in her home in New York at age 100.


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Miles: 26.2
Total trip miles: 1003.1
Maybe I shouldn't have laughed so much at Nightcrawler. Last night right as I was about to go to sleep I saw rabbit ears silhouetted behind the bush next to my tent. So I lucked out with no rain from the ominous clouds but not so much from the animal kingdom. That snowshoe hare crashed into my tent repeatedly all night and something (I am of course blaming the same rabbit) ate my hat.
So sleep didn't really happen and my sewing list is getting depressingly long. I lost the needle I usually carry so crossing my fingers on twin lakes. Between my shoes, gaiters, hat, shirt sleeves and shoulder straps it's getting pretty necessary to have a sewing session.
My first six miles were spent descending towards the Timberline Trail intersection. I startled a porcupine as it crossed the trail, taking way too many pictures while it froze and hoped I would go away. Mostly uneventful, I just need to give up on dry feet though. Between the trail trying to be a creek or a meadow half the day it's just a losing battle.
Getting closer to the bottom I started to hear the roaring of a creek. There's still a whole lot of snowmelt and I was crossing my fingers for a bridge, no such luck. Texas Creek looked cold, but at least the trail hit it at a pretty wide spot. No use stalling, at least it was lower because it was early. It was cold as expected but not too strong, although deep enough to wake me up I came out with wet shorts and icy toes but unfazed. It could potentially be nasty but conditions were on my side.
Colorado is full of old abandoned structures
More animal time. This guy seemed just as curious about me as I was about him.
I passed a register which had a surprisingly few number of CDT names. I guess more people than I realized took the low route, or just didn't sign in I suppose. Either way only 6 northbounders, yikes.
I start climbing and see a person rounding the corner, actually a kind of familiar looking person. It's Scatman, who I think I last saw back around Pie Town. He and some others flipped up to South Pass City from Chama and have been hiking south. I think we chatted for close to an hour, it feels like ages since I've seen hikers I knew early on. One of the best parts was talking about how we all still feel like we're dying, gasping and slow up all the climbs. He said he had a friend do some math, I guess the average elevation of the trail in Colorado is over 11000 ft. Now I see my elevation every day but it's easy to forget how much difference that can make, very cool. After gossiping I finally get on my way. Lake Ann Pass was about 15 miles from where I camped and I really wanted to be up and over before potential thunderstorms attacked me above treeline.
The parade of southbounders continued. A couple I didn't know passed but then I saw Rafiki! And I lost another hour, but it was totally worth it.
It was a steady approach to the pass and I tried to book it. The clouds were pretty nasty looking but were happily silent, even if I did get rained on and attacked by mosquitoes as I climbed. A little sun and I just had to decide how to get over the cornice on top. It wasn't bad at all and soon I was stumbling down rocky switchbacks and snow patches as the thunder finally rolled in. I even managed a little glissade as I headed to treeline. This place is too gorgeous.
Down the canyon, following the roaring creek. Gray gloomy sky but no rain. I've only been to the Collegiates once before and I remember being absolutely in love with this canyon. It doesn't see quite as dramatic this time around but I still want to come back. These mountains are so huge and the colors are fantastic, although a little dim in the gray.
After talking with the southbounders I'm pretty sure I'll be trying the purple route into Twin Lakes tomorrow. It saves a little time and I've already walked around Twin Lakes. Plus it means I'm okay camping a little early. I camped a little below Hope Pass last summer and for nostalgia (and the views) I wanted too again.
Lovely trail, and beautiful bridges this section is so nicely taken care of. I collapse in a heap searching for a snack. None of my food sounds good and I end up eating from my jar of peanut butter sprawled in the dirt when a big group of girls round the corner. I've been feeling pretty grubby lately but the parents seem pretty excited about the whole woman hiking the trail thing. They stay chatting for a pretty long time while the girls continually mutter 2 months in disbelief. It's pretty fun.
All the creeks are raging
Heading up towards Hope Pass is crazy steep, but so fun.
Sunset from a little below Hope Pass
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There it is, right there in front of you: a restaurant wine menu that's thicker than Tolstoy's War and Peace, and offers about 101 selections and varietals, all at varying price points. You're having fish for dinner and on a date / dining with wine-loving friends / trying to impress your boss, but really you have no idea what to order. You'd like to be able to pick the perfect merlot -- but should it be a pinot noir, instead? Or a cabernet?
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Yesterday I talked about programs you can used to do free digital work to your creations. Today I'm continuing the digital side of crafting and taking it a step further to provide a new program and an example of how it can be used to effect your crafts/art. Say you've got a great design for a T-shirt you want to make. You're in love with it and it looks perfect. You go to print it out and start your screen printing process and…crap. You made your design way too small.
What do you do? You spent hours on this design and now when you go to make it bigger it's likely not going to look as good and isn't suitable to print. Well, I have your answer. You go take a visit to waifu2x. Not a great name, I know, but here is an example from their site of the change in quality their program provides (you'll have to click for the larger image to see everything better)
You simply chose the image you want from your files and select the level of customization for upscaling it that you need. While it's likely not going to be perfect if your image is fully colored and fleshed out, it will expertly upscale and clean just about any image you give it better than most free image editing software. I wouldn't use it all the time (you should always try and work in high resolution images whenever you make a digital design), but it's great for those moments when you forgot or were in a rush and have a time crunch to get something finished by. 🙂