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Jackson Michael on Publishing his Book, Getting his Radio Show, Making his Documentary, and the Houston Oilers
We first met Jackson Michael when he pitched a book to us at the Texas Book Festival in Austin. At that time he was just a guy with a dream and a proposal. Now he is the proud author of The Game Before the Money, a fantastic book about his passion. He has parlayed that success into a radio show and a documentary film. So we picked his brain on how the heck he did it.
Read this interview on the HuffPost.
The Book Doctors: Please describe your documentary project, and tell us what inspired it.
Jackson Michael: We Were the Oilers: The Luv Ya Blue Era reunites and celebrates the Houston Oilers of the late 1970s. The team came within one game of the Super Bowl two years in a row. Player interviews anchor the show, and viewers hear intimate stories of thrills and sorrow from people like Dan Pastorini, Hall of Famer Elvin Bethea, and Billy "White Shoes" Johnson. Earl Campbell tells a great story about Bum Phillips calling him before the NFL Draft.
Ultimately, I wanted to trace the dreams of these once young men and follow their stories through present day. What's it like to come that close to your life's dream, knowing you'll never get another chance later in life?
They say, "Art imitates life," but sports do likewise. Few teams capture the hope and heartbreak of life like the Luv Ya Blue era Houston Oilers.
TBD: Tell us how you got this monumental project off the ground.
JM: We ended up doing the documentary in four months, which was truly miraculous. My wife, Lisa/11 Productions, needed a video crew for a different project. She found Jeff Power TV Productions, and while Jeff wasn't right for Lisa's other project, he was a perfect fit for We Were the Oilers. Things moved quickly and the timing couldn't have been better.
Jeff reached out to Dan Pastorini, who coincidentally was about to have an event for the Dan Pastorini Charity and Bum Phillips Charities. So, many of the Oilers were going to be in one place at the same time. Our hope was to produce and secure distribution in time for the Super Bowl and the excitement surrounding Houston.
We got a ton of support from Dan, and Debbie Phillips. The Oiler players really liked the idea, and ROOT SPORTS Southwest committed to airing it around the Super Bowl. All of a sudden, we had interviews scheduled and a hard deadline. One of those cases when if something's meant to happen, it's meant to happen. We just added our faith, perseverance, and hard work.
TBD: People are so emotional and invested in their teams. Is Houston still with the Oilers?
JM: The relationship between the Oilers and their fans was truly incredible. Fifty thousand fans flooded the Astrodome to greet the team after they lost at Pittsburgh. That's a special bond between team and city, one that touches the players' hearts to this day. In one week our Facebook post generated over 1,000 shares alone. The comments from the fans confirmed that deep bond.
Nowadays, there's an interesting dynamic. Houston has a new team, the Texans, but a substantial number of fans stuck with the Oilers after they moved to Tennessee. You're almost as likely to see a Titans pennant in your neighbor's garage as you are to see a J.J. Watt poster. This is especially true in places outside of Houston. Some fans even cheer for both teams.
TBD: We're curious about your trajectory from being someone who didn't really know anyone in the professional sports industry to now having a book, radio show, and a documentary about your passion.
JM: People always say, "Follow your passion," but there isn't really a roadmap for following it. I met Robert Hurst, the Texas Sports Hall of Fame artist, at a backyard party. Everything started from there, as he introduced me to a few players for The Game Before the Money.
You could say I followed my passion, but really I followed any chance that presented itself. Once the University of Nebraska Press published the book, the radio people looked at me and said, "Hey, this guy wrote a book!" Then, when pitching the documentary, people said, "Hey, this guy wrote a book and hosts a radio show!" Without those foundations, I'm just another guy who rambles about sports history beyond what's socially acceptable.
In a nutshell, take what you've done and parlay that into another project.
TBD: Those Oiler teams were so fun. What do you think made them such crowd pleasers, and why did people fall in love with that team?
JM: A lot of things aligned. The Oilers found success right around the time the "Urban Cowboy" trend gained popularity – and there was Bum Phillips, taking time away from his ranch, standing on the sideline with a cowboy hat and boots. They had Earl Campbell, one of the league's most exciting rushers since Jim Brown. Dan Pastorini raced cars and briefly dated Farah Fawcett. Billy "White Shoes" Johnson created the NFL's first touchdown dance, and every kid who scored a schoolyard touchdown imitated it. The Oilers had the type of characters that drove 1970s football.
TBD: What's it like to interview guys who you grew up watching, in some cases maybe even idolizing?
JM: I always say it's like having your childhood football cards come to life. And it never gets old. Each and every interview is as special as the first one. It's an honor and a privilege to do this work.
TBD: How do you think the NFL has changed since those halcyon days?
JM: Well, money is the obvious answer. Free agency increased salaries exponentially. The NFL's fan base grew enormously since the AFL/NFL merger, and revenues are galaxies beyond what Bud Adams imagined when he founded the Oilers.
Back in the 1970s, even star players lived in middle-class neighborhoods. Almost every player had an off-season job. A friend of mine remembers Oiler Ken Burrough loading furniture into his family's vehicle. Imagine being an 8-year old kid watching the AFC's leading receiver loading Dad's new recliner!
All that aside, football is still football. The game's cemented into our culture. Although even mediocre players can make millions and franchises are worth over a billion, at the end of the day, we who love football forget that for 3 hours and enjoy the type of drama and excitement that only pro football provides.
TBD: Where is the show going to broadcast, and how can we watch it?
JM: Right now the show is airing on ROOT SPORTS Southwest, and they'll air it right through Super Bowl 51. It's great because anybody who's in Houston for the Super Bowl can likely watch it at the hotel. We're looking at working with other networks, online streaming, and currently taking pre-orders for the DVDs on The Game Before the Money website.
TBD: How different was it to write a documentary versus writing a book?
JM: Writing a book is a very solitary experience. I worked on the book for a couple of years before a copy editor jumped in.
You have to work with a team in film. That took a little getting used to, because it's not easy to let go and let somebody else take over creative aspects of your idea. Since we did this on a tight budget, we were resourceful. My background is in music and audio engineering, so I wrote and recorded all the music. That saved us a lot of money right there. We've done all of our own promotion and marketing as well. We all wore multiple hats.
The cool part was that Lisa was the executive producer. I think it was Tom Waits who said that working creatively with your wife is like getting to spend the same $20 bill over and over. Lisa created the storyboard, something I'd never encountered in writing a book. I'm like, "You mean we don't use index cards?"
TBD: We hate to ask, but what advice do you have for people looking to put together a project like this?
JM: Two things: one that I knew beforehand, and one that I learned through the process.
The key to doing any sort of work involving interviews is listening. Allow people to tell you the story. Do your research and have an idea of what the story might be, but also be ready to adjust should you find your storyline was wrong. Your job is to get it right. Be prepared to rewrite your entire script based on what people tell you during interviews, rather than fishing for answers that fit your preconceived notions.
The big lesson learned from doing We Were the Oilers centered around permissions. When writing a book, you can describe logos and photographs all you'd like. You can't, however, just toss photos and logos into a film by right-clicking on the internet and hitting "Save Image As."
We were pleasantly surprised at how well received our requests turned out to be. The Titans allowed use of the Oiler logo, and Topps allowed classic football cards to be onscreen. It was a bit intimating making those phone calls as a small-budget production, and we didn't know if anyone would call us back. People did call back, though, and everyone was friendly and helpful. We made sure that we were "buttoned-up" from a copyright perspective and now we're on everyone's radar in a good way.
A true sports geek, Jackson Michael possesses a near encyclopedic knowledge of sports history. The Game Before the Money: Voices of the Men Who Built the NFL is his first book. Michael is the writer/director and music composer for the documentary We Were the Oilers: The Luv Ya Blue! Era, featuring his original song, "Sometimes a Dream (Only Comes True in Your Heart)". Michael worked for several years with the Austin Daze, as the alternative newspaper's entertainment writer and music critic. He conducted interviews for Tape Op magazine, the most widely distributed periodical in the field of audio engineering. His music career includes five solo five albums, and he has recorded with Barbara K (Timbuk 3), Kim Deschamps (Cowboy Junkies) and Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey). A skilled audio engineer, Michael has recorded albums for a number of Texas music acts. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and the Maxwell Football Club. Michael lives in New Braunfels, Texas with his wife Lisa and their awesome dog, Indy. Learn more at TheGameBeforeTheMoney.com and JacksonRocks.com.
Jackson Michael on Bart Starr, Frank Gifford, Bob Griese and the Men Who Made the NFL Great
I first met Jackson Michael in Austin, Texas. He pitched us a book about interviewing old-time NFL players. Men who played the game before there was money. Men who made the NFL a multibillion-dollar franchise. And then in many cases were simply tossed away, physically broken and emotionally shattered. Michael had never written a book before. He was not a football insider. He was just a man with an incredible passion. So I helped him put his proposal together. AIt took almost a year. Polishing, tweaking, researching. Turns out Jackson is one of the hardest working man in show business. By the time he was done with the proposal, he had talked to some of the greatest names in the history of professional football. Frank Gifford, Bob Griese, Walt Garrison, Don Maynard, and Bart Starr. Then, without an agent, he sent the book to bunch of publishers. He got three offers. He chose University of Nebraska Press. The book, The Game Before the Money: Voices of the Man Who Built the NFL, just came out, so thought I'd pick his brain about books, football and money.
David Henry Sterry: What was your biggest take-away from talking to all these great football players from the past, before the game was all about the money?
Jackson Michael: The life lessons. Most players dropped a chestnut of wisdom inside their football stories. Bart Starr not only told the backstory behind his Ice Bowl touchdown, he talked about how Vince Lombardi demanded excellence over simply being good. That makes a huge difference, and applies to anything in life — being a parent, spouse, or writer. My aim was to document football history but readers will pick up some valuable teachings along the way.
DHS: What were some of the highlights of talking to these gridiron legends?
JM: Just getting a chance to chat with these guys was the highlight beyond all highlights. Every interview was just as exciting as the last. It was like having your childhood football card collection come to life.
DHS: What were some of the most horrific things that you heard when talking to the men who built the NFL?
JM: Most of the book is positive, but early African American players dealt with the racism of those times. George Taliaferro told me that (Washington owner) George Preston Marshall shouted racial slurs at him on the field. Garland Boyette shared what he and his teammates had to do to end segregated hotel accommodations. Irv Cross spoke of hate mail and someone threatening to shoot him. Also, I had firsthand interaction with dementia. I called one player about interviewing and his wife told me he doesn't remember playing.
DHS: What you think needs to be done to rectify the abuse and neglect of retired NFL veterans, many of whom are in such terrible physical, mental and emotional shape?
JM: The oral history gives players a chance to share their stories rather than put me in a position to suggest solutions. For example, fans learn that the pensions of men who played in the era the book covers are less than those of recent players. In fact, it was announced this week that pensions are being raised solely for players who played during the 1993-1996 seasons, leaving pioneers even further behind on the pension scale.
The increases older retirees have received over the years apparently haven't matched inflation. Don Maynard told me that he collected under $450 a month before the 2011 collective bargaining agreement — for 17 years of NFL service.
Moreover, injuries can worsen over time, requiring surgery and physical therapy. For example, several players I spoke with had their knees replaced long after retirement. The NFL doesn't pay for that, and pensions often don't compare well with the costs of insurance premiums and copays. Conrad Dobler states that he spent more on knee surgeries than he earned over his entire 10-year NFL career.
It was clear to me that these guys aren't sitting around feeling sorry for themselves. They are proud men, retired from a game requiring immeasurable toughness. Furthermore, many do extremely well after football, but enough struggle that real issues exist. Guys seem most concerned about ex-players in harsher situations than they experience. Some set up charities, like Mike Ditka's Gridiron Greats and Bruce Laird's Fourth and Goal Foundation. Even the Hall of Fame has an Enshrinees Assistance Foundation.
DHS: We surprised by the generosity of these American icons?
JM: Although I was surprised, I felt more fortunate and thankful. Nobody had any reason to speak with me other than kindness. I felt this enormous responsibility afterward to get the book published. These guys gave me their time, opened up to me. Now it was up to me to get their fantastic stories out there. Getting published was a more ardent process than I had expected.
DHS: What was the process of getting this book published like?
JM: Writing the proposal was a tremendous amount of work. Spending considerable time on a query letter only to hit "delete" built character. Additionally, I had previously only published a handful of magazine and online articles. Nobody welcomed me into their publishing house on a chariot.
DHS: What were some of the things that you did to make this book sellable, and in fact, sell it?
JM: Getting the proposal to communicate the project in terms publishers understood was crucial. At first I thought the mere fact that I collected interviews from all these fabulous players was enough. A great idea, however, only buys you thirty seconds of attention. Publishers invest thousands of dollars in each book, so you better show up with more than "I'm really creative and this is super cool." The Book Doctors provided indispensable guidance in conveying information publishers need: possible marketing strategies, relevant demographics, how the book tied in with current news. Stuff artists despise, but you need to show commitment to the marketing end because you're asking people to market your book. The other important thing I did was I objectively considered what publishers told me the book needed. That led to timelines and introductions before each section, and a table converting player salaries into modern-day dollars.
DHS: What were some of the pitfalls that you fell into when you tried to get this book put together, and then published?
JM: I expected the first publisher I contacted to enthusiastically offer me a contract. Instead, I was told I needed a platform. I actually had to Google the term. After learning what a platform was, I bought a book appropriately entitled Platform by Michael Hyatt, and did what I could to start building one. Another pitfall was agents. One condescendingly asked me who I thought I was because I didn't work for Sports Illustrated. Another said oral histories weren't interesting to readers. A third said people weren't interested in football books. I decided to go straight to publishers, figuring it was easier to obtain one "yes" from a publisher rather than two from both an agent and a publisher. That might not work for everybody, because it did probably cost me money and it's impossible to pitch to the Big Five without an agent. I was most concerned, however, with getting this book out while guys were still alive, and the University of Nebraska Press team has been great.
DHS: Did talking to all these former players change the way you think about the NFL? About college football? Professional sports?
JM: Most of the book is players recalling their golden moments, so it's predominately a feel-good story. I love pro and college football as much as ever. After getting to speak with players, however, I'm more aware of the game's human element and don't get as upset over fumbles and interceptions. Playoff loses still bum me out, though.
DHS: As a first-time author, do you feel like you want to write more books, or never write another book as long as you live?
JM: If anything, completing this book made me crave more. Call me weird, but spending 10 hours editing or doing research is as much fun as the beach. One of life's dirty secrets is that most artists are simply glorified workaholics. I'm currently working out an idea for a Texas music book suggested by Robert Hurst, an outstanding painter who connected me with several players in The Game before the Money. I'd also like to see my novel, Broke and Famous, get published. Then there's that notebook full of fiction ideas, and a desire to record a Civil Rights oral history.
Jackson Michael grew up in Madison, Wisconsin. He currently lives in Austin, Texas. He is a member of the Football Writers Association of America, and the Maxwell Football Club. A true sports geek, Michael possesses a near encyclopedic knowledge of sports history. The Game Before the Money: Voices of the Men Who Built the NFL is his first book. Michael worked for several years with the Austin Daze, as the alternative newspaper's entertainment writer and music critic. He also conducted interviews for Tape Op magazine, the most widely distributed periodical in the field of audio engineering. The Game Before the Money is his first book.
He additionally enjoys a successful music career, having released solo five albums. He has recorded with Barbara K (Timbuk 3), Kim Deschamps (Cowboy Junkies) and Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey). Also a skilled audio engineer, Michael has recorded albums for a number of Texas music acts. Twitter: @JacksonMichael
David Henry Sterry is the author of 16 books, a performer, muckraker, educator, activist, editor and book doctor. His anthology was featured on the front cover of the Sunday New York Times Book Review. His first memoir, Chicken, was an international bestseller and has been translated into 10 languages. He co-authored The Essential Guide to Getting Your Book Published with his current wife, and co-founded The Book Doctors, who have toured the country from Cape Cod to Rural Alaska, Hollywood to Brooklyn, Wichita to Washington helping writers. He is a finalist for the Henry Miller Award. He has appeared on National Public Radio, in the London Times, Playboy, the Washington Post and the Wall St. Journal. He loves any sport with balls, and his girls. He can be found at: www.Davidhenrysterry.c


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When I was asked to do a Camera cake I was excited yet quite intimidated, that's a lot of detail. She sent me a bunch of pictures of the Canon Rebel she has and I carved away and this is what I came up with….
I was impressed how this one turned out. Karen loved it as well. Happy Birthday!

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Tuesday, December 31, 2013
Have a safe holiday and don't forget: Give all your money to politicians.
That's the message I'm getting in my email inbox. Tonight is the FEC deadline for the quarterly reports! If we don't collect enough, our opponents will shame us, then ruin America!!!! Please give give GIVE ...
Even politicos I normally like are driving me nuts with all their begging.
But don't worry. I'll be back to complain more next year.
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PHOENIX, Oct. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — 4Front Holdings, LLC ("4Front"), a leading retail and brand development company in the U.S. cannabis sector, today announced the appointment of David Nathan, MD, DFAPA, as Chief Medical Advisor. In addition, Dr. Nathan will serve as a liaison to the Advisory Board for MissionTM, 4Front's branded network of medical marijuana dispensaries, to ensure professional medical expertise remains central to 4Front's overall operations.
Dr. Nathan brings to 4Front a wealth of experience not only as a medical advocate for evidence-based cannabis policy, but also as a psychiatrist, writer, speaker, and educator. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, an honor awarded to psychiatrists who have made significant contributions to the psychiatric profession, and a Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is also the founder and board president of Doctors for Cannabis Regulation (DFCR) and was one of the founding steering committee members of New Jersey United for Marijuana Reform. Dr. Nathan was the first physician in New Jersey history to testify in favor of marijuana legalization before the state legislature, and has offered testimony in several other states. He has traveled around the country speaking to physicians, patient groups, industry leaders, government officials and the general public about cannabis as medicine and cannabis policy reform.
The growth of the cannabis industry is unlike anything we've seen before, and that's why it's imperative that as the industry expands, conversations around patient advocacy and care must be at the forefront of that expansion. I am extremely excited to join 4Front's leadership team and help them in their mission to educate the nation on the promise of medical cannabis.
David Nathan, Chief Medical Advisor at 4Front
As Chief Medical Advisor, Dr. Nathan will keep 4Front abreast of new scientific research related to medical cannabis, and offer strategic guidance as it relates to all aspects of patient care, cannabis research, medical safety, medical compliance and administration of cannabis as a medicine. Additionally, Dr. Nathan will provide leadership and oversight for training for Mission's staff as it relates to patient care and medical safety, and for the development and dissemination of educational materials for patients and caregivers. Dr. Nathan will also engage medical professionals through outreach and educational offerings regarding the use of cannabis as a medicine.
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Dr. Nathan graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, received his M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School Of Medicine, and completed his psychiatry residency at McLean Hospital of Harvard Medical School.
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This is a dish which I created during the holidays from leftover quinoa, the idea came to me from Iraqi red rice dishes. The flavours worked so well and my daughter loved it so much I decided to write the recipe down and share it. Quinoa is gaining a lot more popularity, and when I … Continue reading
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Tuscan kale, pumpkin, quinoa and barberries salad
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Robinson launches £2million Newry printing press
First Minister Rt Hon Peter Robinson MP, MLA today officially launched a new high-tech printing machine, part of a £2million investment by Newry company Cartoncare.
Cartoncare manufactures packaging for the food, pharmaceutical and beauty sectors and has installed the state of the art "Gallus" printing press as part of a £2million expansion project, backed by Invest Northern Ireland.
The new machine, the first of its kind here, will boost the company's manufacturing capability and enable it to compete for business in lucrative new export markets. Invest NI support will also help the company to ramp up its marketing activities with attendance at trade shows and development of promotional material.
Commending the company on the venture, Mr Robinson said: "I want to congratulate the company on its investment. Despite the current challenging global economic climate, local companies can reap significant benefits from investing in new products and processes that differentiate them from competitors. With this new machine, Cartoncare will add value to its operations and expand its business in new export markets."
"By embracing innovative practices and market-leading manufacturing methods, Cartoncare has identified an opportunity to build on its excellent performance to date. Combined with the strong ongoing support of Invest NI and the company's heightened focus on marketing, Cartoncare will continue to contribute significantly to the productivity of the local economy."


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At 4am this morning, I was feeding and reading old blog posts. Because I'd just had a dream that it was Blog Exam day, where some adjudicating body gave blog posts grades and comments, and all of my comments were just giant photos of cheese. I woke up with one hand over my stabbed heart and had to find a post that wasn't cheese and/or a baby face. You know what, it took a while.
A couple of weeks before Teddy arrived, I wrote this:
There are ideas about myself that I hold on to, that are precious to me, and it hurts to be without them. Like, for example, I Am A Person Who Thinks and Writes. It is embarrassing to say it, but I feel vulnerable without it. I feel less of a person.
Then I realise that perhaps there are times when I'm stripped of those things so that I can work out how to be myself without them. They don't have to define me, after all; or not all the time. I am about to go back to a point where the definition of a productive day is getting dressed and making sure everyone is fed. And sometimes not even getting dressed. It was hard, last time, accepting that simplicity. It was difficult to feel valuable when my own markers of value were all beyond me. I had to find other ways of being complete. I think it's time to practice it again.
I am there, now. In the space where my best days involve getting dressed and putting in a load of laundry. Most days I don't get any housework done at all, and just run around putting out fires. There are lovely, lovely moments and I adore these boys, but damn, if two years and ten weeks isn't a lethal combination. When I get a spare second I don't know whether to sleep, clean, or stop everything and try again tomorrow. I can't read. I can't think of anything to write. I want my words back. I want my words.
This is really hard.
I have decided to make some baby steps towards getting back in balance again. I'm going to take the boys somewhere this week that's not Tesco or the local park. Tim and I have tickets to see the Wolf Hall/Bring Up The Bodies double bill in Stratford next March, for my birthday (they are standing tickets, which is all they had left, but it will be TOTALLY WORTH IT, MASTER CROMWELL). Then Tim is in Edinburgh for a day and a half next week, and we're going to go with him. Tomorrow we're going to the library and getting something out that's not about lions. And I want to enrol on a creative writing course that starts next April, and start taking this thing seriously. I'll have my head back by next April, right?
In the meantime, hey – thanks for reading. I hope things are alright with you. I'm really glad you're here.


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Samsung held their Unpacked press event yesterday at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. The company has unveiled their much-rumored Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge devices, and showed us a new direction they're taking this time around. Both of these devices are made out of metal (unibody design), and they will ship with non-removable batteries, unlike their predecessors. Samsung has significantly redesigned their devices, and also redesigned the look of their TouchWiz skin to some extent.
The company has also introduced a lot of their official accessories at the show: Flip Wallet, Clear View Case, Protective Covers, etc. A lot of unofficial Samsung accessories are being showcased at MWC as we speak as well. Companies like Belkin and Otter are showcasing their cases for Samsung's new Galaxy S6 flagship, while Swarovski is also there showing off their flashy case offerings as well. If you take a look at the gallery down below, you'll notice a couple of images showing of a ton of Samsung accessories for you to take a look at. This is not a surprise by any stretch of the imagination, we were expecting a lot of accessories to be showcased at MWC, no matter if we're talking about official or unofficial ones.
That being said, let's take a quick look at the Galaxy S6's specifications. Samsung's new flagship features a stunning 5.1-inch QuadHD (2560 x 1440) Super AMOLED display along with 3GB of LPDDR4 RAM and multiple storage variants (32GB, 64GB and 128GB). This handset is powered by the company's very own 14nm Exynos 7420 octa-core 64-bit processor and comes with Android 5.0.2 Lollipop pre-installed along with Samsung's TouchWiz UI on top of Google's operating system. 16-megapixel OIS camera is located on the back of this device, and a 5-megapixel snapper is available at its front side.
That's it folks, in case you'd like to get more specifications details on either the Galaxy S6 or the Galaxy S6 Edge, follow the provided links. Let us know whether you intend to purchase either of these devices once they're available in your region.


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So my weekly self check in is late, been struggling this week and a half with various issues. The most cumbersome of said issues is my back and leg pain. I had a fall in the summertime and hurt my … Continue reading
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TGIF! Week 2
Well here we are, another Friday and another week done. I feel really good about this week's progress although my emotions have been up and down throughout the week. First things first, let's see how I did with the goals I set last week.
I had planned to walk to work 3 times this week, I did twice and I could do today but I will see how I am feeling as I am fighting a bug of some kind and want to ensure I listen to my body. Although I am a bit short on this goal, I have been using my fitbit every day and have increased my steps goal from 7000-8500 and have met this goal each day with one day even having over 16000 and another one over 11000 so I have definitely increased my activity.
Gratitude 10/18/13
I have not written a gratitude post in a long time, well that is because I haven't written anything in a long time. However, I haven't forgotten to be grateful for the many things that I have. I came back on here to complete another book review but felt that I needed to write this first. Today on Facebook I saw a post reading "Happiness will never come to those who don't appreciate what they already have." I could not put it better myself.
So at this point in time I have so many things to be grateful for and that is my #1 thing that I will be grateful for today. Some days you get boggled down in the muck and you have to think hard for something to be thankful for but today my cup runneth over.
Gratitude 6/7/13
TGIF everyone!! Even though it is raining here is Surrey BC I am still feeling really great due to my eating clean and re-commitment to my health and wellness. I haven't written a gratitude post in some time and I thought of a great one as I was walking home from the skytrain station last night with my man. I was telling him that I was really happy that I had written a blog post since it had been a while and I was pleased to get likes and new followers. It really helps motivate me that people are reading my ramblings and it keeps me motivated to carry on.
Gratitude 1/18/13
Today was a challenging day for a few reasons that I don't want to dwell on, onward and upward and staying positive. Overall things are heading in the right direction and I am staying focused on my goals. I have been doing the Thrive Forward lessons and one thing that I read on there (among many good tips) was to make things easier for yourself when trying to adopt a whole foods diet is to get organic produce delivered and today was my first delivery from Spud.ca.
Gratitude 1/16/13
Today I am grateful for the variety that my new job role in my company is giving me. The past two years I held a challenging position where I was chained to a desk dealing with triage, death and a lot of complaints (home oxygen). Then 4 months ago I was given the opportunity that I had requested to be able to change departments to sleep care (OSA) and now I work all over the lower mainland with the occasional trip to the Sunshine Coast (like today).
It's demanding on my time some days, going to Vancouver I am out of the house for 12 hours with travel time. But I am working in a much more positive environment and I feel that I can actually help these people rather then just make their death more comfortable.
It is leading me towards my long term goals as well. I am hoping to parlay my own health goals and knowledge into a career as well. I am passionate about health and wellness and if I can find a way to make that my career well wouldn't that be grand. I am looking into schooling for nutrition but in the meantime I am making myself my first client. If I can succeed then I can lead others along.
Gratitude 1/15/13
Today I am grateful for the man in my life. We have been together over 4 years and although nothing is perfect, we really have something great together.
Two years ago I decided to become a vegetarian and I have gotten nothing but support from him. He is making his own strides towards a meat free life as well and is always the first person that I go to with a new recipe or health fact. We sometimes have debates about these things (about most things really) but there is nothing like having someone to discuss things from all angles.
Gratitude 1/9/12
Today I am grateful that I get to have these little guys in my life.
Gratitude 12/28/12
Gratitude 12/27/12
I was just editing my exercise post for today and remembered that I was going to do a gratitude journal on here as well. Sigh, well consistency is one of the words in the title and something that I really need to work on. But today I am posting, and we will see what tomorrow brings.
Today I am thankful for my health. I haven't treated my body all that well over the years and every day I try to do better but I often don't do as well as I would like. But overall I am a very healthy person, and the effort that I put in should only make me stronger. In my industry (health care) I deal with many ill people and so today I take a moment to be thankful that I still have the ability to try again, to exercise and to eat healthy.


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So this is in Melbourne at the moment. Is it not the coolest thing you've ever seen in your life? I want it in my backyard so I can make a legit fairy house out of it. This amazing structure is the creation of American artist Patrick Dougherty. Patrick has weaved his arty magic over 200 times around the world. This particular piece too three weeks or 2,000 hours to build.
You can find this particular work of art at Melbourne's Federation Square and is definitely a must-see for locals and tourists alike. Make entirely out of weaved sticks, vines and leaves, this awe inspiring piece would be a great place to sit down and have lunch in or just hang out with friends. Assuming it's not pouring with rain like it was when I visited it.
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I've figured out that happiness comes from a cup. A S'mores cup. Ohmiword. Of course, I found this little recipe via Pinterest and couldn't wait to try it out. We just had our little Ugly Sweater Christmas party and I knew this was the perfect little sweet treat to add to the menu. I pretty much downed the entire first batch all by myself, but since these were SO dang easy to make, whippin' up another batch didn't take any time at all. They were a HIT! Yes, happiness definitely comes in a {s'mores} cup!
adapted from Texas Cottage
1 sleeve graham crackers
1/4 cup powdered sugar
6 tbsp. butter, melted
4 Hershey's Milk Chocolate bars
large marshmallows, cut crosswise
First you'll need to make the graham cracker cups. So, start by finely crushing your graham crackers. My food processor would've done the job nicely, but it was dirty so I went ahead and threw 'em in a baggie, closed it up, and took a rolling pin to it. Perfect.
Now add the crumbs to a mixing bowl and toss in the butter and powdered sugar. Mix well.
Using a tablespoon, take the crumb mixture and scoop it into each cup of your mini muffin pan. Using the back of your tablespoon, press a little "scoop" into each cup so that the crust isn't flat all the way across.
Bake these at 350 for about 4-5 minutes. Remove from oven and place 1 little square of chocoloate {from the Hershey's bar} into the center of each cup. Top that with half of a large marshmallow. You'll need to cut each marshmallow in half {crosswise}. Return to oven and bake for an additional 3-4 minutes.
Remove from the oven and let cool for about 15 minutes on wire racks. Whatever you do, don't remove them from the pan right away. They'll need about 5 minutes to set first. If you remove them too quickly, they'll crumble right in front of you! {Sadly, I speak from experience}. While you're waiting for the cups to cool, melt 2 of the chocolate bars in the microwave until bubbly…just make sure you don't burn it! There's nothing worse than the smell of burnt chocolate {well, maybe popcorn}. Once the cups are cooled, dip the tops in the melted chocolate and set aside to cool.
Ohmiword, y'all. These were SO dang good!! I mean seriously…who doesn't love a S'more?! And a S'Mores that doesn't get your fingers all sticky is even that much better!!! Like I said before, these little sweet treats were a HUE hit!!!! I made about 4 dozen and they were all gone in NO time! You'll see why when you try 'em for yourself!!! YUM!


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As many as 58 new trains, including five new 'Jansadharan' trains and an equal number of premium group of trains have been proposed in the Rail Budget presented by Railway Minister Sadananda Gowda on Tuesday.
RAIL BUDGET 2014:Key Highlights
The new trains include six AC Express trains, 27 Express trains, eight passenger trains, two Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) services and 5 Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) services, besides extension of 11 existing trains.
The Minister also announced 18 new line surveys which include rail connectivity to 'Char Dhams' - Kedarnath, Badrinath, etc and connectivity to iron ore mines between Nayagarh and Banspani and Shimoga-Sringeri-Mangalore train route.
The Rail Minister also announced 10 surveys for doubling between Jaipur and Kota, Chandna Fort-Nagbhir, Mangalore-Ullal -Surathkal and Rewari-Mahendragarh, besides some 3rd and 4th line and Guage conversion projects during the current year.
The new five Jansadharan trains are between Ahmedabad and Darbhanga via Surat, Jaynagar-Mumbai, Mumbai-Gorakhpur, Saharsa-Anand Vihar via Motihari and between Saharsa-Amritsar.
The premium air conditioned trains are between Mumbai Central and New Delhi, Shalimar-Chennai, Secundarabad-Hazrat Nizamuddin, Jaipur-Madurai and Kamakhya-Bangaluru.
Among the new Express AC trains announced include a daily train between Vijayawada and New Delhi and weekly trains between Lokmanya Tilak to Lucknow, Nagpur-Pune,Nagpur-Amritsar, Naharlagun-New Delhi and between Nizamuddin and Pune.
Among the new Express Trains announced by the Railway Minister today include those between Ahmedabad-Patna (weekly), Ahmedabad-Chennai via Vasai Road (bi-weekly), Bengaluru- Mangalore (Daily), Bengaluru-Shimoga (bi-weekly), Bandra(T)- Jaipur via Nagda, Kota (weekly), Bidar-Mumbai (weekly) and Chhapra-Lucknow via Ballia, Ghazipur, Varanasi (tri-weekly).
Besides, other express trains announced include those between Ferozepur-Chandigarh (6 days a week), Guwahati- Naharlagun Intercity (daily), Guwahati-Murlongselek Intercity (daily), Gorakhpur-Anand Vihar (weekly), Hapa-Bilaspur via Nagpur (weekly), Huzur Saheb Nanded-Bikaner (weekly), Indore-Jammu Tawi (weekly), Kanpur-Jammu Tawi (bi-weekly) and Kamakhya-Katra via Barbhanga (weekly).
Some other such Express trains are Lokmanya Tilak(T)- Azamgarh (weekly), Mumbai-Kazipeth vial Balharshah (weekly), Mumbai-Palitana (weekly), New Delhi-Bhatinda Shatabdi (bi-weekly), New Delhi-Varanasi (daily), Paradeep-Howrah and Paradeep-Visakhapatnam (both weekly), Rajkot-Rewa, Ramnagar- Agra, Tatanagar-Baiyyappanahali (Bengaluru) and Visakhapatnam- Chennai (both weekly).
The Minister also announced eight new daily passenger trains that include between Bikaner-Rewari, Dharwad-Dandeli, Gorakhpur-Nautanwa, Guwahati-Mendipathar, Hatia-Rourkela, Byndoor-Kasaragod, Rangapara North-Rangiya and Yesvantpur-Tumkur.
Among the two new MEMU services proposed are those between Bengaluru-Ramanagaram (6 days a week) and Palwal-Delhi-Aligarh.
Besides, the five MEMU services are those between Bengaluru-Neelmangala (daily), Chhapra-Manduadih via Ballia (6 days a week), Baramula-Banihal (daily), Sambalpur-Rourkela and Yesvantpur-Hosur (both 6 days a week).


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Talk to people over the age of 40 and you'll hear the same comments: 'I just can't eat/drink/run/stay up all night/read the fine print like I used to'. After years of moving (not to mention, gravity), our bodies start to show signs of wear and tear. While we would expect this with any other machine, most of us are still shocked when our bodies don't perform the way they used to. But surgeries and miracle potions, or passive resignation, are not your only options. Aging may be inevitable, but how fast it happens is up to you. Here's how to slow down, and even halt, some of the common issues associated with aging.
Hormones, genes and lifestyle are all culprits of middle age spread. In women, oestrogen encourages fat to be stored around the hips and thighs, but with the onset of menopause (and the inevitable drop in oestrogen levels), fat accumulates around the tummy. The extent of this depends on genetics, but other factors, such as a sedentary lifestyle, are also to blame. Women aren't the only ones susceptible to weight gain. According to research, hormones and genetics also play a part in middle age spread in men. However, alcohol and takeaway food consumption, and high stress levels, are significant contributing factors for men.
A recent report by researchers at Auckland University of Technology found that the worst thing for a spreading waistline is long periods of sitting. But there are ways to combat encroaching kilos.
As our body ages, it gradually loses muscle, with both the number and the size of muscle fibres shrinking. The less muscle we have, the less energy we burn; meaning we don't need as much food to meet our energy needs.
No matter your age, muscle loss can be stopped. Regular strength training helps preserve and build muscle mass, keeps calcium in the bones and maintains a higher metabolic rate (making it easier to hold off weight gain). Create your own weights program (with push-ups, pull-ups and squats, or carry weights when you go for a walk), or work with a professional trainer to develop a program that suits your lifestyle.
As we get older, subcutaneous fat under our skin diminishes, so there's less 'padding', especially in our face. Collagen, which givessupport and shape to our face and neck, also reduces. And if you are often stressed, a smoker or were a sun-worshipper, you'll notice those wrinkles even sooner.
Aching joints could signal the start of osteoarthritis, which occurs when the shock-absorbing cartilage between bones wears thin. Genetics can play a part, but it could also be caused by excess weight, a past injury or long term over-use. Or the ache could simply be due to using stiff or weak muscles. If you are unsure of the cause, talk to your doctor.
Strengthening and stretching are critically important to keeping muscles and tendons supple. Losing weight will also help relieve joint stress. A study in the Journal of Rheumatology has shown that fish oil (or rather, the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish oil) decreases inflammation and states that fish oil should be a regular part of treating aching joints. Glucosamine supplements may also help, but there's no guarantee they'll fix the problem. Supportive shoes can also make a huge difference to aching ankles, knees and hips. But it is important to see your doctor to get properly diagnosed – aching joints can be a symptom of other diseases, or a worn-out body part.
Around 40, you may notice your vision is not as sharp as it used to be, especially when reading things up close. This condition, called presbyopia, occurs when the lens of the eye thickens and becomes less flexible over time, making it difficult to focus. Gradual changes in the curvature of the lens also affect our sight.
Visit your optometrist regularly to monitor vision changes, since these changes could be indications of other (more serious) conditions. Eating plenty of fruit and vegetables containingthe antioxidants lutein and zeazanthin, (such as corn, spinach and broccoli) are important for eye health. Research has shown that carrots (vitamin A), kiwifruit (vitamin C) and avocado (vitamin E) are key to protecting your eyes. For more ways to save your sight, see our article on the 'Top 7 foods to protect your eyesight', in our March 2010 issue.
Hot flushes are typically caused by a drop in oestrogen levels. It's thought that this fluctuation disrupts the hypothalamus, which acts as the body's natural temperature regulator.
Smoking, alcohol, caffeine and spicy foods can all trigger hot flushes, so you may want to reduce your intake. The jury is still out on whether soy products reduce hot flushes; some studies show a positive result, while others show no effect. But there's no harm in giving it a go – try adding tofu, miso, soy milk or soy and linseed bread in your diet.


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NKY Students Among Scholarship Winners at Art Academy
Mon, 10/09/2017 - 15:41 RCN Newsdesk
Students from Northern Kentucky are among the recipients of more than $375,000 in scholarship funds at the Art Academy of Cincinnati.
The funding came from a variety of sources.
Art Academy 2017 scholarship recipients from Northern Kentucky include:
Zach Gibson, Covington, KY
Sydney Greene, Union, KY
Nikki Nesbit, Newport, KY
Cody Perkins, Hebron, KY
Sydney Rains, Covington, KY
Tiffany Tran, Verona, WI
Savannah Vagedes, Ludlow, KY
-Staff report
Photo: Zach Gibson (center), of Covington, accepts the John Fisher/Leonard Sive Traditional Painting Scholarship (provided)


text: Slow Dynamics is a specific material property, which for example is connected to the degree of damage. It is therefore of importance to be able to attain proper measurements of it. Usually it has been monitored by acoustic resonance methods which have very high sensitivity as such. However, because the acoustic wave is acting both as conditioner and as probe, the measurement is affecting the result which leads to a mixing of the fast nonlinear response to the excitation and the slow dynamics material recovery. In this article a method is introduced which, for the first time, removes the fast dynamics from the process and allows the behavior of the slow dynamics to be monitored by itself. The new method has the ability to measure at the shortest possible recovery times, and at very small conditioning strains. For the lowest strains the sound speed increases with strain, while at higher strains a linear decreasing dependence is observed. This is the first method and test that has been able to monitor the true material state recovery process.


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Since he dropped his last solo cut, "Talkin Shit," back in early July, Chase N. Cashe has focused more on the "producer" side of his rapper-slash-producer job title, crafting great beats for Curren$y (on "Cathedral") and Dusty McFly (on "Iso"). Today, he gets back to rapping on "W.O.N.," a track also featuring BankSkee, an artist whose name sounds like a cross between Banksy and a Banshee.
Cashe provides an ominous, unhurried beat, and spits first, also taking on hook duties. BankSkee only gets a mini verse/bridge to himself, but he adds a nice bit of diversity to "W.O.N." Let us know what you think.


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I know that You Tube is like the go to channel for everyone. Here is a great video that Harvey Poling created to bring awareness of what we do at Its Sew Made on Facebook. Harvey is the sole owner of Video Editing Simplified. Check out his skilled video creation and editing skills on this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBk76spkFNo&feature=youtu.be Pretty amazing don't ya think so?
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Sewing Purses-You Tube Video
Posted in art, Beauty, crafts, Creating, fashion, gifts, media, publicity, video, video editing, tagged accessories, crafting, custom made purses and tote bags, designer bags, Facebook, fashion, gifts, handbag design, Harvey Poling, Its Sew Made, publicity, purses, red carpet runways, sewing hobby, sewing purses, video editing, You Tube video on February 27, 2012| Leave a Comment »
I know that You Tube is like the go to channel for everyone. Here is a great video that Harvey Poling created to bring awareness of what we do at Its Sew Made on Facebook. Harvey is the sole owner of Video Editing Simplified. Check out his skilled video creation and editing skills on this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBk76spkFNo&feature=youtu.be Pretty amazing don't ya think so?
A Nursing Mother Can't Ignore A Hungry Baby-Salma Hayek
Posted in Advocating for special needs, Amazing, attitude, baby, Beauty, birth, charity, children, comfort, compassion, death, emergency, emotions, Fame, family, Fear, finances, Frustration, future, giving, health, Heart, help, Impact, inspiration, kids, leadership, life, loss, love, media, mental and physical health, mom, MONEY, mother, news, observations, opinion, Opportunities, organizations for special needs, pain and misery, parenting, poverty, pregnancy, publicity, respect, sadness, service, Sisterhood, support, travel, water shortage, well-being, tagged abundance, African, American, attention, attitude, baby, blessings, bonding, breast milk, child, compassion, crew, criticism, desperate, Difference, fulfillment, Heart, help, humanitarian mission, love, milk, mother, necessity, need, newborn, news, Nightline, nursing, nutrition, Pampers, poverty, publicity, Salma Hayek, Sierra Leone, starvation, tetanus, Unicef, vaccines, world on February 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
If you were traveling through a poverty striken area and you had a baby of your own that you were still nursing…could you walk away from a hungry newborn baby that had nothing to eat? Actress Salma Hayek was in Sierra Leone on a humanitarian mission…she nursed an African newborn who was starving because his mother could not produce milk for her child. Salma was moved to feed that child. She talked about his eyes lighting up as he began to feel the nutrition flow into his body. She was moved in her heart to feed him; because i believe that a nursing mother can't ignore a hungry baby that is crying out in his/her need; that is called basic human compassion. Still, you would think that we all had that in abundance; but, not always so, some would run the other way as quickly as they could go.
This moment was captured on film by the news crew of "Nightline" who were along on the trip for Unicef , to promote the importance of tetanus vaccines. Unicef and Pampers have a campaign called 1 Pack=1Vaccine; Salma is a spokeswoman for Pampers. www.unicefusa.org or www.pampers.com/unicef
I love the message of what Salma did; purely from the standpoint of, if you see a need fill it. Salma still is breastfeeding her own child who is approximately 1 year old. She understands the importance of, the nutritional value as well as the bonding value of, breastfeeding.
Surely there will be those individuals who will criticize her for what she did. There will be naysayers who will bring up the issue of aids and to the possible exposure to her health or that of her own child. They will say that she did this as a publicity stunt, or for the attention. Some will say in the larger scheme of things…did that one feeding make a difference; will it save the life of that child. I believe it made a difference. I believe an African woman saw an American woman with heart. I believe a baby felt fulfillment, comfort, and love. I pray that the mother and child received more help. A world saw a desperate moment and an act of love.
I say, she was in the moment. She saw a child in need; she felt the despair of a mother who could not provide for her child the most basic necessity in life at that time for her child; she did what she was able to do. I love that she didn't think twice. Those who have been blessed in life and find themselves around others in need have a responsibility to share. I respect Salma for doing it so very naturally. There are so many in need around the world…what can you do to make a difference?
Britney Spears Turns 27-on Good Morning America
Posted in celebrity, family, life, mental and physical health, news, tagged aged 27, birthday, Britney Spears, celebrity, concerts, family, Good Morning America, morning show, music, private life, publicity, television on December 2, 2008| Leave a Comment »
After the very public year that Britney Spears has had, she has decided to celebrate her 27th birthday in the same vein…in public. Britney will be celebrating her birthday and her celebrity rebirth on Good Morning American on December 2. Tune in to see what's in store for Brit and the coming year; music, family, concerts, publicity, and her private life (that never seems very private). As Britney turns the page…let's see what this particular chapter of her life looks like; hopefully it is full of positives.
Alpha Inventions-Have You Heard About Them Yet?
Posted in accomplishments, Blogging, communication, ideas, marketing, media, news, online traffic, Opportunities, publicity, service, writing, tagged accomplishments, algorithms, Alpha Inventions, benefits, blog, Blogging, communication, development, dominant, experiment, First, invention, marketing, media, news, phases, publicity, real time, talented, tools, traffic, transition, visitors, website, writing on November 30, 2008| 6 Comments »
Alpha Inventions, I wondered if you have heard of them yet? I discovered them the other day when they made an appearance on my stat counter on my blog site. I wondered who are they and; how, and why are they referring so many visitors to my blog. Not that I minded the traffic; in fact, it was quite wonderful. However, sometimes sites connect to your site that you wish had never heard of you; you know what I mean? Some of them bring traffic that i don't want associated with my blog.
Anyway, i did a little sleuthing and found out it is a site that is relatively new. From what i understand…it is a site that brings exposure to a multitude of sites-in real time. So, as soon as you post to your site/blog others can see it at that moment. In doing so, they are current on what information or products you are trying to bring to the world wide web. I don't understand all of the ins and outs of their algorithms…but, thankfully, it isn't my job to understand it. I am benefitting from someone else's brillance. That is ok with me. In return, i hope that my blog brings something to them as well.
Interesting though when you stop to think about the name. Alpha Inventions…when I looked it up there were many definitions for Alpha. Of course, we all know about the Alphabets…a listing of letters that begins with the letter A. Then, there is the definition of Alpha as first or beginning-beta (as in beta testing). Then, there is the definition of top of the line or dominant. And finally, to be the most prominent, talented or aggressive. Congrats to Alpha Inventions for thinking outside of the box. Think of it as free media publicity for your writings or your business/marketing site. It is another tool to use to bring attention to your goals that you are trying to accomplish on your site.
When you stop and think about it…all of those terms apply to http://www.alphainventions.com . It is an experiment in transition i think. However, a brilliant one…I think it will be fine tuned and will catch on like wildfire. Like any invention…it will go through several phases of development. In the meantime, enjoy the extra traffic that they send you…you won't be sorry.


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Looking at Gerhard Richter's painted photographs, as they were suggested to me after I considered using collage/mixed media for assignment two, there has been some debate as to whether Richter should be noted as a 'painter' or an 'artist'.
Once these limitations on medium specificity have been lifted and we are free to discuss each medium within the context of Art, we can begin to look at Gerhard Richter's 'Over-painted Photographs' not as paintings or photographs but objects that address much larger ideas than that of themselves.
His approach to painting and his over-painted images can be said to achieve the same result, in making his audience look closely at the object, trying to discern what he is depicting and leaving it to their imaginations and personal interpretations. When asked 'Why do most of your paintings look like blurry photographs?' his response was:
I've never found anything to be lacking in a blurry canvas. Quite the contrary: you can see many more things in it than in a sharply focused image. A landscape painted with exactness forces you to see a determined number of clearly differentiated trees, while in a blurry canvas you can perceive as many trees as you want. The painting is more open.
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With his "Over-painted Photographs", Richter takes ordinary commercially printed photographs, from his family album and these he smears with the oil paint left over at the end of the day, which is then pressed or scraped or lifted to give various textural effects. These photographs are just legible behind the paint. You can just about see the scene depicted and have to peer through the thick layer of paint to work out the meaning or content of the photograph.
I'm not quite sure I agree with one review…
The great sweeps of thick, dripping paint comment…in a different, artistic voice which imposes itself on the steady photographic one we thought we could plainly hear. It's like watching Richter acknowledge the modern domination of the photograph and yet also his own refusal to give in to it. The photographic elements give something to the paint which gives something in return. The sum of both is far larger than the contribution of either alone. Lovely things, as exciting as anything you are likely to see. No artist has more to say on the photograph and how well we know it.
But I do agree that:
never have we looked so closely at a photograph than when it is someone else's and covered in paint.
I was thinking of using this technique although it may be tricky; I'm not really an artist so it may all end up in a huge mess and I might move on to something else. The other problem I may encounter is covering up elements within the photograph that hint at the meaning I am trying to convey.


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Wow, I'm so sorry I missed your comment!! I know I'm way late replying but the rug is from Target and they actually still carry them!Delete
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ALiu I'm so sorry I missed your comment. We are no longer in this house so I don't have those measurements. I hope your shelves turned out great!! Best of luck!Delete
I would love to know where your fridge is! Can you post a picture of your full kitchen? We just bought a house & the kitchen is literally the EXACT same layout & size and cabinets are identical to your 'before'! We're working on updating right now & are using your update as inspiration :)ReplyDelete
Hey Jessica, I'm so happy you were able to find some inspiration here! We are no longer in this house but the fridge was located on the opposite wall by itself, sort of in a recessed wall. I'll see if I can find a picture of it somewhere, I'm sure I have one. I can email it to you if you'd like?Delete
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Getting out the door is a hassle. If you're a parent to a small child, and you find yourself, for any reason, having to leave the house, you know what I'm talking about.
A friend once told me that her sister in law took her newborn daughter out of the house a sum total of two times during the little lass' first year, and while at the time I was appalled, I can't say I didn't sympathize with this woman.
Another friend recently got into an argument with her new boyfriend, because he said that whenever he called her she was "trying to get out the door" and she was like "you better fucking believe it, you try getting a 10 year old and a 7 year old out the door, breakfasted and dressed, homework and books in backpacks, for a 7:20 school drop off, or 4:10 game start, or to the grocery store, or ANYWHERE!" That relationship did not last.
When I was in high school it was my job to wake up my dad to drive me to school. We did the carpool, and dad was on mornings. If I was ready to go on time, dad was running late, and if he was ready, I was still trying to get some frozen butter onto a frozen waffle. We'd get into the frosty car, crank up the heat, argue about music, and zoom off into the lightening morning. For some reason, in my memory, every school morning of my childhood was negative 12 degrees pitch black. We'd ride out to pick up Jen Ford, who I'd gone to junior high with, and was now at my same Catholic school. She always had her bangs done, a smile on her face, her white pressed shirt tight over her large breasts. Her mother would pick us up after school. So clearly I see her face in the driver's seat, her thin cheeks, long bangs over her eyes, her voice soft, near inaudible, while Jen's was loud. Jen would slide into the pessenger seat, and I'd get into the back, with Jen's two sticky half brothers. Jen's mom was well into her second marriage, just like my dad. Jen and I had that in common. Lot's of us did.
Once a few years ago my dad mentioned that Jen died in a car wreck. The memory of the telling was vague enough that I could believe it never happened, or the wreck. But I looked it up, and she's on Notre Dame's in memoriam page. She was on the honors track, while I wallowed below in economy class. I picture her mom standing by her grave side, I'm still unable to see the woman's eyes behind her long bangs. I think about looking up what her brothers are doing now, but I don't know the last name of Jen's mom's second husband, never did. I don't know what Jen wanted to do when she grew up, I don't know where she wanted to go to college, or if she wanted to marry. I know she was smart, smarter than me, that the books she was reading seemed so grown up compared to mine, that she thought my music was depressing (she and my dad had that in common), that her hair was long and brown, her eyes bright, and that we shared a school year of car rides
Rough morning, this. I didn't want to get out of bed, so I didn't. So much really solid planning went into this morning. I'd laid out my gym clothes, and my work clothes, and C's school clothes. I'd packed his lunch, talked to him before bed about what he wanted for breakfixt and had it prepped. The coffee was iced, the alarm was set, and after mending a pair of old boots, I was in bed by 11 pm. Then this morning rolled around. I woke up feeling weird at 4 am, got back to sleep to face dreams of tangled embraces and urgency. I wanted to write. I wanted to sleep. I wanted to get dressed and go to the gym, three blocks away, in the lightening darkness of an October morning. So I did nothing. I thought of mornings from my youth. I thought of my dad. I thought of Jen Ford.
Mornings. Mornings are a hassle.
Dave and I have been having trouble getting C out the door for school. Part of it is that he just can't wrap his mind around going to school every day. Last week, on Friday, he yelled out "but what day do I NOT have school?!" And we were quick to say "tomorrow, you don't have school on the weekend." But still, only two days off out of seven? For a 4 year old kid? For his 30-something mom? It's brutal.
Every morning is an experiment. This is improvement from every morning being a disaster. Yesterday morning was perfect. This morning less so. Tomorrow is up for grabs.
Go on, have some breakfast.
I don't like my smoothie in this cup.
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How about this one?
(holding up a different cup, I know how important preferences are)
How about this one?
Do you want this smoothie?
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Do you want something else?
I make him pancakes. There's batter in the fridge already made so it's not a big hassle. Should I not make him pancakes? Should I be a hard ass and say "this is what you said you wanted for breakfast so just eat it?" Should I say "this is your breakfast, if you don't eat it you'll have no breakfast?" Should I make the pancakes? Scold that he was looking for his Rescue Bots while he should have been eating breakfast?
Should we throw it all in and leave town and go running like feral cats through the diminishing wilderness? Should we live on a mountaintop overlooking the sea? Should I be surprised that C has the same trouble getting his mind to accept the day that I do? Should I feel guilty about what I've perhaps passed down to him? Why is it so possible to suck it up one day and so impossible the next? Is it hormones? Neurons? Chemicals? Planetary alignment? Shifting winds? Shifting wants? Lack of sun? Lack of will power? Is it solvable? It it a thing that ought be solved?
The thing too is that when it all lands, when it all is perfect, the breakfast eaten, the gym gone to, the child dressed and teeth brushed, the getting to work on time, all that stuff… When it all lands life is not particularly better than when it does not land. I'm still tired. I'm still in love with my child. I still want to stay up all night and have to force myself to go to sleep. I still have to work whether I'm on time or not. I still want to snuggle my kid whether he had a good day or bad.
Yesterday I believed in the morning, all the promise of a new day, the chill in the air, Jen Ford's smile and her big, boisterous "good morning" that she had as she climbed into the back seat behind my dad and I, two morose motherfuckers in the gray interior. This morning I only believed in us.