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February 23, 2012
With its new S2, Schuberth presents a true all-around helmet
MAGDEBURG, 23th February 2012. With its new S2 full face helmet, Schuberth offers something that will appeal to the vast majority of motorcyclists. With its latest premium product, this high-tech company has made a quantum leap forward when it comes to safety, comfort and design for the large number of motorcyclists who enjoy sport touring. When wearing the S2, riders will enjoy excellent protection, whether they are cruising, touring, wicking up the speed or even racing on the track. The Schuberth S2 is a true all-around helmet. Along with its innovative ventilation system, the S2 is also the world's first motorcycle helmet with two integrated antennas for optimised Bluetooth® and radio reception. The S2 will be on sale the beginning of March, priced from 499 euros.
In the Schuberth product portfolio, the S2 is a perfect all-around helmet that fills the gap between the C3 flip-up touring helmet and the SR1 racing helmet. The S2 combines the best of both worlds. The compact shell, high-quality inner lining and practical visor with integrated sun visor are based on the touring helmet, while the excellent aerodynamics, low weight and down force spoilers are borrowed from the racing helmet.
The S2 offers excellent protection, due to the special composite material used in the helmet's shell. It consists of structural fibreglass sandwiched in a special woven matrix. This gives the S2 a high grade of stiffness and rigidity at a low weight (approx. 1.450g +/- 50g depending on the size of the helmet shell).
Within 18 months, premium manufacturer Schuberth developed a helmet which is made in Germany, and the company is proud to unveil its technologically-advanced design. Its combination of design features, versatility, everyday practicality and user-friendliness makes the S2 the unrivalled choice for most riders. The S2's ventilation system is particularly innovative. The company has been carrying out research in its own acoustic wind tunnel for 30 years, and this, combined with its experience in producing Formula 1 helmets, has helped it to perfect the air intake and extraction vents. Even on a long ride, the rider's head will now remain significantly cooler.
New ventilation system
This feature is mainly due to the striking spoiler at the back of the helmet. This conceals two powerful air extraction vents. The reduced pressure at the back of the helmet creates an air siphoning effect pulling more air through and providing the rider with increased cooling. The air intake vent on top of the helmet has three different settings, which can be fully closed in cold weather. The air ducts inside the helmet have also been extended allowing a larger area to be ventilated and cooled.
The chin vent is typical of Schuberth's high-quality engineering and ensures excellent fresh air intake. When travelling at 100 kms per hour, over ten litres of fresh air flow through the helmet and around the rider's head.
High-quality materials and ease of handling
The superb ventilation system is complemented by the new, premium inner lining. The padding for the head, cheeks, neck and chin strap ensure excellent comfort with materials such as Coolmax® and Thermocool®. Other advantages of the S2 include; the inner lining is fully removable and washable, the cheek pads are interchangeable to guarantee a perfect fit, the acoustic collar is removable, the Micro-lock retention system is practical and easy to use and with both chin straps adjustable.
The new, integrated sun visor is equally practical. It not only looks sporty and modern, it also provides much better protection when visibility is reduced, such as at sunset. Modelled on motor racing helmets, it is designed to follow the line of the bridge of the nose with more coverage in the eye area. Both sides of the sun visor have an anti-scratch coating. In terms of ergonomics, the lever is conveniently located on the lower left edge of the helmet, so it is easy to operate, even when wearing motorcycle gloves.
State-of-the-art technology proven in the wind tunnel
Highly-targeted testing in the company's in-house acoustic wind tunnel means that Schuberth is once again setting new standards in aerodynamics and aeroacoustics with the S2. With a level of 85 dB/A at speeds of 100 km/h, the helmet is not only pleasantly quiet, but is also a top performer in terms of reducing drag and buffeting affected by crosswinds. Even at high speeds, the helmet remains stable and quiet.
An innovative feature is its new spoiler design. The bottom spoiler increases the down force and reduces the lift at higher speeds. This reduced lift relieves the strain on the neck muscles.
Ground-breaking technology with integrated antennas
In the company's 90th year of existence, Europe's largest helmet manufacturer continues to lead the way in motorcycle helmet technology. Schuberth has now been protecting motorcyclists' heads for 60 years. For the last 30, Schuberth has been engineering its helmets using rigorous wind tunnel testing. And Schuberth is constantly breaking new ground, for example by producing the first helmet made of composite materials, the first helmet with an integrated sun visor and the first flip-up helmet. All of these Schuberth innovations have become benchmarks and have been copied by many other manufacturers.
The S2 is another world's first with its integrated antennas for improved Bluetooth® and radio reception. This means that Schuberth's new all-around helmet is ready for installation of the improved, proprietary SRC communication system. This has already been successfully launched for the C3 flip-up helmet, and will soon be on the market for the S2 in summer 2012. It is ready for the future.
The S2 will be on sale in matt black, matt white, glossy black and glossy white as well as in three "lines"-graphics in the beginning of March, priced from 499 euros. For more details, visit the Schuberth website at www.schuberth.com.
High-resolution images and the fact sheet of the new S2 are available online at www.schuberth.com/s2/press.


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Coming to America: European social unrest
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Eric Margolis
May 31, 2011
BARCELONA – Viva la revolution! Spain's youth are staging boisterous but peaceful protests across the country that many call the Iberian version of the popular revolutions sweeping the Arab world.
Plaza Catalunya, the center of this marvelous city that pulses with life and fun, is packed with young demonstrators waving placards calling for revolution and end to capitalism and globalism, and blaring American 70's rock songs.
"The banks grow rich while the rest of the world lives on the edge" reads one poster. The Wall Street crash of 2008 caused by reckless American bankers has hit Europe full force.
Who can blame these kids for being angry? Spain's unemployment rate is 20% – 4.9 million. For those under 25, it's 44.3% – mirroring parts of the restive Arab world.
But so far, youth protests in Spain, as well as Britain, Italy, France have been tame. Greece is a different story. As it stumbles towards default on its unsustainable debt, the nation is racked by protests and strikes.
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On a paneled wall in FL a man found a natural image that amazed him! Embedded into his wall paneling was a natural wood image of a colt!
He removed the panel from the wall and framed this amazing formation. The size is 24 by 36 inches.
This is extremely rare to have a natural formation and we wanted to share this with any enthusiasts that may be interested in this.
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Youth Art Apprentice Program (YAP) is an arts and cultural
careers program for high school students ages 14 and
up. The program gives teens from local high schools a first
hand look at the working life of cultural institutions
such as the Speed and other arts organizations through
dialogue and discussion with professional arts staff.
This exposure offers valuable mentoring experience and
builds confidence and job skills for future careers
and arts support. The YAP program is comprised of 12-14
teens who are selected based on applications and interviews
each year.
program features a YAP designed community outreach project
developed input from local artists and museum educators.
Students receive peer to peer training at the Speed
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Condoleezza Rice
What Does Palinspeak Mean?
April 06, 2010
Why does Sarah Palin talk the way she does? Just what is this sort of thing below? We realize that more and more Americans are starting to see the light there and understand the contrast.
Iran Contrarians
February 26, 2010
Say what you want about Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, but "he knows how to work a room." So claims Flynt Leverett, the contrarian Iran analyst who, with his wife Hillary Mann Leverett, paid a visit to the Iranian president in New York City last fall. During the sit-down at Manhattan's InterContinental Barclay hotel with a group of invited academics, foreign policy professionals, and other Iranophiles, the Leveretts marveled at Ahmadinejad's attention to detail as the Iranian took copious notes and strove to pronounce their unfamiliar names correctly. "He addresses every person by name.
The Downside of 'Smart Power'
November 30, 2009
After ten months of waiting, USAID finally has a new chief: Rajiv Shah, currently the agriculture department's top scientist. Directing the country's principal agency for administering foreign aid is a heady position for someone who is all of 36. And it's going to be a difficult one. Shah is stepping into the middle of a struggle that has been quietly simmering for years in Washington. On the surface, it's a classic bureaucratic turf battle over who gets to control foreign aid--USAID staffers or the State Department, which assumed control of the once-autonomous organization in 2006.
The Decider
August 12, 2009
On the evening of Saturday, June 13, a day after the Iranian presidential election, Vice President Joe Biden was preparing for an appearance the next morning on NBC's "Meet the Press." Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the Iranian incumbent, was already claiming a preposterously large margin of victory, and reformist protesters were clashing with basiij thugs in Tehran. The Obama administration faced a delicate and fluid situation, and it was far from clear what Biden should say. In circumstances like these, the vice president--especially this vice president--could not simply wing it.
Moammar Hearts Condi
June 25, 2009
For anyone who thought it was kind of gross when Moammar Qadhafi called Condoleezza Rice "my darling black African woman," it actually got worse. From Josh Gerstein: When Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Tripoli last year for the first time in more than 50 years, Qadhafi gave Rice a diamond ring and other items with a total value of $212,225, according to a report the State Department submitted Wednesday. [snip] Qadhafi's gifts to American visitors last September also reflected the personality cult he has encouraged over the years.
Hillary's State
March 04, 2009
The seventh floor of the U.S. State Department is a generally dreary place. Its employees roam hallways so long and confusing that they are color-coded for guidance. Fluorescent lights throw down a harsh hospital glare. But, to most State employees, the "real" seventh floor is a secure area, protected by armed guards and doors that require electronic keys, where the department's top staffers, including the secretary herself, spend their days.
Man-Made Disaster
December 24, 2008
Michael Chertoff needs an office. When I interviewed the secretary of Homeland Security this summer, we met in a pair of temporary locations between which he shuttles--first in the decaying Nebraska Avenue Complex of the naval station at Ward Circle (a center for signal analysis during World War II) and later in an unmarked and unfurnished office in the nondescript headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection in the Ronald Reagan building, near the White House.
The Imperial Vice Presidency
November 19, 2008
Angler: The Cheney Vice PresidencyBy Barton Gellman (Penguin Press, 384 pp., $27.95) As Americans prepare to choose a new president, it may seem a curious exercise to rehearse the manifest failures of the current one. But either Barack Obama or John McCain is going to be stuck with the burdensome legacy of the Bush years, and the rest of us will be too--possibly for a long time. The war in Iraq is still with us. So are Afghanistan, Iran, and Pakistan. The Wall Street cataclysm will ramify, locally and globally, for many months, perhaps years.
Speed Reading 'the War Within': Something For Steve Hadley To Live Down
September 08, 2008
Reading through Bob Woodward's The War Within, one thing that jumps out is the devastating portrait of National Security Adviser Stephen Hadley, who's often considered something of a dud and enabler in his position, on the model of first-term (2001-2005) Condoleezza Rice. Here he is on pages 8 and 27-28: Hadley believed he had developed as close a relationship with his president as any national security advisor in history. He was ever present. ... Hadley said of their relationship, "If I feel it, he feels it.
Notes On An Invasion
September 01, 2008
The future of Russia's excursion in Georgia remains to be determined. But some conclusions can already be drawn: 1. Russian power is extraordinarily brutal in the post-Soviet era, as we have already seen in Chechnya. This brutality has been confirmed -- although on a smaller scale -- in the spectacle of the Russian army occupying a sovereign country, moving through it as it pleases, advancing and retreating at will, and casually destroying the military and civilian infrastructures of a young democracy as an astonished world watches. Today it is Georgia. Tomorrow will it be Ukraine?


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If you people can't see it's computer generated, you're retarded BIG TIME.
Look, personal opinion is everyone's guide. Vindicate believes commercials like this one turn women into sex objects. She's not wrong; it happens all the time, has happened in the past, and likely will continue for Eric Clapton knows how long. Sabre200000 and his wife believe a woman's sexuality is powerful and reassuring, regardless of it being used in a commercial for a crummy TV show ripoff. They aren't wrong either; women should be proud of being sexual people. But I suppose context is everything. The when and where is most important.
^ was any of that clever? I can't tell.
Yout think some 3rd rate show like that would put the money and effort into making a scene that complex with CG models so life like when they already had two versions of those characters for the show?
ralmfao, they are CG girls, look at their eyes and their unnatural movements at the beginning, notice how they never get terribly close?
I just hope everyone realized this, because some of you sound seriously retarded by calling them real.
As to the whole Ginger/Mary Ann debate, it seems to me as though that promo had gone as far as to decide for us. It was very Mary Ann-based, wasn't it?
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Marlborough resident graduates from basic training
Marlborough – Army Pvt. Nicholas Evangelous, son of Anthony Evangelous of Marlborough,has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
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Do Consumer Providers Enhance Recovery? (PEER)
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Serious mental illness (SMI) is the second most costly disorder treated in the VHA, yet clinical outcomes for these patients in public sector settings are often poor due to a combination of low quality care and severe cognitive and functional impairments evidenced by this group. While these problems are multifaceted, studies outside the VHA have shown that using "consumer providers" (CPs) can improve and augment public care. Similar to recovering addiction counselors, CPs are individuals with SMI who use their lived experiences to provide services to others with SMI. CPs can reach out to patients that are difficult to engage, assist patients with tasks of daily living, offer a variety of rehabilitation (vocational, social, residential) services, be role models and offer hope for recovery, and facilitate support groups. Randomized controlled and quasi-experimental trials, all done outside the VHA, have shown that CPs can provide services that yield at least equivalent patient outcomes with particular benefits noted on intensive case management teams. Based on these successes both the President's New Freedom Commission and the Veteran Administration's Mental Health Strategic Plan call for broader dissemination of CPs as way to make mental health services more recovery-oriented, a recent national priority. Because of these recent calls, employing mentally ill veterans has just begun, although no effort has been made to evaluate their impact inside the VA mental health system. Yet its success outside the VHA and the recent emphasis on recovery-oriented care suggests the need to test this model in the VHA.
Mental Disorder
Behavioral: Consumer Provider
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
|Official Title:
|Promoting Recovery Using Mental Health Consumer Providers
- BASIS-R [ Time Frame: immediately before the intervention (BL), and 12 months post intervention (Post). ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The BASIS-R is a 24 item, comprehensive instrument assessing a range of psychiatric symptoms and problems. It is valid and reliable in both inpatient and outpatient settings in populations with SMI. All items have five response options ranging from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating more problems (range in possible scores is 0 to 96).
- Mental Health Recovery Measure (MHRM) [ Time Frame: immediately before the intervention (BL), and 12 months post intervention (Post). ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The Mental Health Recovery Measure (MHRM) is a 30-item, 5-point behaviorally-anchored self-report measure based upon recovery experiences of persons with psychiatric disabilities. The MHRM total score has good validity, correlating strongly with the Empowerment Scale and Community Living Skills Scales, yet assessing unique aspects of recovery.
- Patient Activation Measure [ Time Frame: immediately before the intervention (BL), and 12 months post intervention (Post). ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The mental health version of the Patient Activation Measure (PAM) is a single 13-item scale designed to assess patient's knowledge, skill, and confidence in health self-management. Respondents endorse items (e.g., "I know what each of my prescribed medications do") on a scale from 1 ("disagree strongly") to 4 ("agree strongly"). Raw scores are converted using the established methodology for the PAM to an activation score from 0 (lowest)-100 (highest). Identifying levels of activation is based on whether an activation score falls within a previously determined range of scores. Level 1, the lowest level of activation, includes activation scores of 47 or lower; Level 2 includes scores of 47.1 to 55.1; Level 3 includes scores of 55.2 to 67.0; and Level 4 (the highest activation level) includes scores of 67.1 or above. This version has similar psychometric properties as the original 13-item PAM and correlates with related constructs in other samples of people with SMI.
- Recovery Self-Assessment: Person in Recovery Version [ Time Frame: immediately before the intervention (BL), and 12 months post intervention (Post) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Perceptions of the recovery orientation of the program were assessed with the Recovery Self-Assessment (RSA), a 36 item survey that assesses domains of recovery-orientated practice (e.g., focus on life goals, involvement of patients in their own care). The RSA has high internal consistency and is thought to represent a more recovery-oriented or recovery-supportive environment.
- Illness Management and Recovery Scale: Client Self-Rating [ Time Frame: 12 months prior to the intervention (BL1), immediately before the intervention (BL2), and 12 months post intervention (Post). ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Quality of Life Interview, Brief Version [ Time Frame: immediately before the intervention (BL), and 12 months post intervention (Post). ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Subjective ratings of overall quality of life and the quality of social relationships, daily life, and family interactions was assessed using a combination of selected scales from the Quality of Life Instrument-Brief Version (QOLI), which been used extensively with a wide range of populations including those who are homeless, have a dual diagnosis, and are ethnic minorities. Because of low internal consistencies of subscales in our sample, a factor analysis was conducted which indicated that a larger scale that included the items from the overall quality of life, social relationships, daily life, and family interactions scales would be more reliable.
|Study Start Date:
|April 2008
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2012
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Arm 1
Adding a Consumer Provider to Intensive Case Management Teams (called MHICM in the VA)
Behavioral: Consumer Provider
Adding a Consumer Provider to Intensive Case Management Teams (called MHICM in the VA)
No Intervention: Arm 2
Care as usual
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|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patient must have a Serious Mental Illness;
- Patient must be working with a VA Intensive Case Management team
Exclusion Criteria:
- Prior exposure to intervention; Reduced capacity;
- Patient is no longer working with a VA Intensive Case Management
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00781079
|United States, California
|VA Loma Linda Healthcare System, Loma Linda, CA
|Loma Linda, California, United States, 92357
|VA Long Beach Healthcare System, Long Beach, CA
|Long Beach, California, United States, 90822
|VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA
|San Diego, California, United States, 92161
|VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
|West Los Angeles, California, United States, 90073
|United States, Indiana
|Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center, Indianapolis, IN
|Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202-2884
|United States, Nevada
|VA Southern Nevada Healthcare System, North Las Vegas, NV
|Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89106
|United States, Pennsylvania
|VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA
|Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15240
|Principal Investigator:
|Matthew J. Chinman, PhD
|VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA
|Principal Investigator:
|Amy N. Cohen, PhD
|VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, West Los Angeles, CA
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|VA Office of Research and Development
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00781079 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 27, 2008
|Results First Received:
|September 18, 2014
|Last Updated:
|April 6, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Federal Government
Keywords provided by VA Office of Research and Development:
Organization Innovation
Opinion Leaders
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Mental Disorders
Psychotic Disorders
Schizophrenia and Disorders with Psychotic Features
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on October 09, 2015


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The children's grandmother was at the house when the fire broke out and was uninjured, fire officials said.
Four police officers arrived less than a minute after the call was made and entered the house with fire extinguishers, but were forced back out by the flames, Waters said.
The 5-year-old boy who survived was thrown from a second-story window by his mother, who also jumped to safety, WGCL said. The mother sustained severe burns, fire officials said.
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Mile high connectivity? Please behave yourself.
Posted By admin On July 31, 2009 @ 12:48 pm In Travel | 1 Comment
By Dana Gornitzki
Just when you thought there was one place where one could find respite from the information highway, along came the capability to connect to the interweb above the clouds.
It seems the super information highway knows no boundaries. Yes, it's [1] Wi-Fi in the sky. And, more than a modern accessory, some seem to think it's a necessity!
We think it's a recipe for etiquette horror even if, according to one airline analyst speaking in the Boston Globe, "in today's tough business climate, in-flight Wi-Fi is as essential as the beverage cart". Hmmm, martini or surfing the interweb. Choices, choices.
Thank goodness that [2] AirTran - a carrier from the Americas - has produced an [3] etiquette manual after introducing Wi-Fi on its entire fleet.
Some of its "internetiquette" includes:
Also worth considering:
Common sense should, as usual, prevail, gentlepeople. Call us old-fashioned, but we're still getting used to the idea of surfing 35,000 feet above the ground.
Any tips of your own? Do you love the idea of Wi-Fi in the sky or abhor it? Please send a [4] digital missive or leave your comment below.
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The Rochester Americans announced today that the team has signed defenseman Blake Kessel to a professional tryout contract.
Kessel, 24, has appeared in 47 ECHL games this season with the Orlando Solar Bears and Bakersfield Condors, recording a total of 36 points (8+28) and 28 penalty minutes to rank fourth in scoring among ECHL defensemen. He has also played in three American Hockey League games this season with the Rockford IceHogs. In 101 career ECHL games with Orlando, Bakersfield and the Trenton Titans, the 6-foot-2, 210-pound Kessel has recorded 77 points (16+61) and 62 penalty minutes. He has also played in 66 career AHL games with Rockford and the Adirondack Phantoms, collecting 22 points (3+19) and 12 penalty minutes. A native of Verona, Wisconsin, Kessel was originally selected by the New York Islanders in the sixth round (166th overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.
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Just in time for spring in the vineyard, I just completed another article for Winemaker Magazine. It's all about spring frost protection. Check it out in the latest issue or at www.winemakermag.com
New posts coming soon!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Winemaker Magazine Article
I've been very remiss in updating the blog this summer, that will change soon. In the meantime I'm happy to say that I've written my first full-length article in Winemaker Magazine! Te article is entitled "Ripening Techniques For Cool Climate Vineyards" . You can find it in the August-September 2009 issue of Winemaker Magazine. Checkout the website at: www.winemakermag.com
The vineyard this year has been a real challenge. We are experiencing what seems to be the worst summer weather we've had since I planted in 2001. Non-stop cloudy, cool and rainy weather here in the Northeast US. July has been terrible and I've been fending off downy mildew and rot all summer long. I've been trying to keep the canopy very thin but it's been difficult. I'm still keeping up hope for a hot sunny August and September. I hope your vintage is going well in your vineyard. I'll post some pictures and updates soon.
The vineyard this year has been a real challenge. We are experiencing what seems to be the worst summer weather we've had since I planted in 2001. Non-stop cloudy, cool and rainy weather here in the Northeast US. July has been terrible and I've been fending off downy mildew and rot all summer long. I've been trying to keep the canopy very thin but it's been difficult. I'm still keeping up hope for a hot sunny August and September. I hope your vintage is going well in your vineyard. I'll post some pictures and updates soon.
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Thursday, April 16, 2009
New Video: Grapevine Pruning II -Double Guyot
I've finally finished the video on cane pruning. It's only about a year late. I actually planned on doing a cane pruning video first but the footage was lost somehow so I just put the spur pruning video out there anyway. So I hope you enjoy the video. It shows me cane-pruning two vines using the French Double Guyot method. As always comments and questions are welcome. Enjoy!
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Tuesday, January 20, 2009
The Regent Wine Grape
Four years ago I began searching for a red grape variety to replace the Frontenac vines in my vineyard. I had chosen Frontenac when I originally planted my vineyard along with three other varieties for trial. The reason I had decided on this University of Minnesota variety had to do with a lot of unknown variables. There was and is literally no one other than me who is growing fine wine grapes within a 50 mile radius of my house. Oh there are plenty of people growing grapes and making wine, but by and large they are Italian immigrants who have planted what would "grow with little effort" in the USDA zone 5b climate of New York State's Capital Region. That is to say, vitis labrusca grape varieties like Concord, Niagara and the like. They grow well, make delicious jelly, pies and juice, but terrible wine in my opinion. So when I planned my vineyard with nothing to go on, I had to take into consideration the all-time record low temperature of -28F and the more regularly occurring low of -10F. After a lot of research, Frontenac seemed to be a good choice. It is very hardy, to -30F or better. I also read many claims of very good "Pinot Noir like" wines being produced with it. I planted it figuring that it would guarantee me a crop despite winter lows and hey, if I could produce "Pinot Noir like" wine with it, I was all set.
As a grower, this is how you begin understand what that ambiguous French word "terroir" (pronounced "ter-wah") means. This word has been used to denote the special characteristics that geography has bestowed upon grapes. It can be very loosely translated as "a sense of place" which is embodied in certain qualities, and the sum of the effects that the local environment has had on the grapes which contributes to the quality and distinctiveness of the finished wine. In layman's terms: those Frontenac grapes did not like the terroir of my backyard. The vine was overly vigorous, prone to bunch stem necrosis (rot that killed the stems and prevented many grapes from ripening) and the wine was just plain bad. I made three vintages and it always tasted like funky, bitter grape juice with tongue-burning acidity. It was full of off-flavors and not pleasant at all. I know there are growers out there who are making pleasant wines with this grape even enjoying commercial success with it due to their terroir and wine making techniques, but not me. Thus began my quest for the perfect grape to replace it.
Replacing a variety is actually exciting when you have a bit of experience under your belt. You begin to imagine a new variety ripening perfectly and the wonderful wines you will make with it. As I searched around taking into consideration my climate, site and other factors, I narrowed it down to a few varieties. One of them I stumbled across was a German red variety called Regent. The information out there is scarce but it is described as being bred in 1967 by Professor Gerhardt Alleweldt at the Geilweirlerhof Institute for Grape Breeding in Germany. It is a cross of the vitis vinifera variety Diana (Silvaner x Muller-Thurgau) with the interspecific hybrid Chambourcin. Thus it is still considered an interspecific hybrid. Since it has such a great percentage of vitis vinifera in it's parentage though, in Germany it has been declared vitis vinifera. I read that it makes deeply colored wines with good tannins and red fruit components, as well as being able to handle oak well. The wines have been described as "Southern Rhone" in character. Possibly one of it's best qualities is that it is very resistant to fungal diseases. All of this sounded great so I began to search for Regent vines and Regent wines, to no avail. No one had the vines, and the wine!? Nowhere to be found in the U.S.A. They seem to be available in the UK but not here. I also couldn't find any information on it's hardiness, which was a concern to me.
I finally got in contact with some growers who were familiar with it in some grape growing groups and found a source for the vines as well as "unofficial" claims of hardiness down to -14F. It seems to be gaining some popularity in the Puget Sound area of Washington. It appears there will even be a commercially available Regent this year from a Washington grower. Here in the Northeast I have yet to find anyone growing it amature or pro. I decided to give it a try and planted about 25 vines three years ago. I harvested my first small crop, eneough for a stand alone varietal this year. I'm going to give my assessment of the vine after three years of growing it (which is not a lot of experience) in Upstate New York:
1. Regent has very controlled upright growth with low to moderate vigor. I have my vines grafted on 101-14 for my heavy soils and phylloxera resistance. It is easy to manage so far which is interesting because every other variety I grow is quite vigorous for me.
2. It is very disease resistant, I spray it every other time I spray Cab Franc and Riesling and have had NO problems with disease.
3. It ripens in early October for me, just after Marechal Foch and well before Cabernet Franc.
4. So far I have had no winter damage on it with low temps around -5F. I hill up the graft union and blow as much snow as I can on them but no other protection.
5. I harvested about a week before I would have liked to this year at 21 brix and 6.1 T.A. I would have liked to let the grapes hang to about 23brix but the bees were destroying my crop so I had to get them in.
6. So far the wine seems good, but I'm thinking the extra week would have been beneficial. It has excellent color, an earthy nose with spicy hints. The flavor is a bit too young to judge yet but seems pleasant. I'll keep up posting on it as it develops.
So did I make the right decision? I'll know in a few more years, but that's how you find the perfect grape. There are no shortcuts. I'm pleased so far but only time will tell. I hope this information helps others who may be interested in this grape. Please feel free to ask any other questions you may have about it.
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Vineyard in Glass
Here are some pictures of my vineyard and surroundings after the recent ice storm that hit the Northeast US. The ice sure put a beautiful twist on things. Enjoy...
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Monday, December 15, 2008
Hilling Up The Vines and Winter Protection
Growing vinifera wine grapes in the Northeast United States or any other cold-climate growing region, requires special effort. Vinifera grapes include the classic wine grape varieties such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Merlot and Riesling to name just a few. Many people feel that these grapes make the best wine, including me. They are however, very susceptible to disease and cold temperatures. Although cold tolerance varies from variety to variety, as a general rule if your winter temperatures flirt with anything below zero Fahrenheit, you will need to protect your vines for winter. If your temperatures regularly get below -15 F, you may not want to attempt to grow vinifera grapes and choose French-American hybrids or other Hybrid varieties of wine grapes. They don't make as high quality wines as vinifera(in my opinion), but some of them can and do make excellent wine. In my vineyard the risk for temperatures well below -15 F exists. Fortunately it doesn't happen with any regularity. As a matter of fact I cringe as I write this because I feel like I'm "due" for some very cold weather since it hasn't happened in a few years now. Since the risk of these low temperatures is there I have to take precautions to protect my vineyard if I want to produce grapes every year.
The first precaution is the varieties I have chosen to grow. When I planted my vineyard eight years ago, I did a lot of research to try and determine what I could plant. I've detailed that research in previous posts like this one:
In my vineyard I have chosen to grow two vinifera varieties; Cabernet Franc and Riesling as well as two hybrid varieties; Marechal Foch and Regent. If I do experience very cold winter lows and it kills the buds on my vinifera, these two hybrids will likely survive and I won't go a vintage without making some "estate wine".
The second precaution I take is protecting my my vines during winter. The vinifera varieties I've chosen to grow, Cabernet Franc and Riesling are the most hardy vinifera that I am aware of. They are both hardy to -5 F or a little colder and they will not be killed until the temperature drops below -16 F. Being "hardy" means that the temperature can drop to -5 F without the grower having to protect the vines in any way. Temperatures lower than that will begin to kill buds, wood and eventually the vine itself as it gets progressively colder. As the previous post I referred to details, I used to completely bury my vinifera vines each year. Burying vines will ensure their survival even in very cold climates where temperatures drop below what the vine can normally tolerate. It is also a lot of work! I would prune each vine to 4 or 5 canes in late November after thanksgiving. Then I'd bundle each vine using wire ties. I have my vines planted at about 45 degree angles using a "j" type training so that after bundling, I could carefully lay them down. I'd then dig a little trench so that the whole vine could lay flat on the ground. Then I would pin the vine to the ground using pins made from trellis wire. Next I would take dirt and mound up the graft union with about 4-6" of soil, burying the lower portion of the trunk and the graft union. After burying I would cover the whole vine with straw, canes and all. Like I said, it was a lot of work and I had to do that with more than 50 vines! Some vineyards in Minnesota do this for vineyards of thousands of vines, wow! It works though and it will protect your vines from winter injury if you want to grow vinifera in a cold climate.
I have since changed my methods to a simpler, albeit riskier method of winter protection called "hilling up". This is commonly used in places like the Finger Lakes of New York and some Mid-Atlantic state vineyards. It's easier because all you are doing is mounding soil up around the graft union or scion of the vine. By protecting this part of the vine, the grafted vinifera wood, you ensure that a new shoot will grow even if the rest of the vine is killed by cold temperatures. This method works if there are many years between extremely cold low temps like in my vineyard. The nice thing here is that even by hand it only takes a few minutes to hill up a single vine. I can hill up all my vines in an hour or two.
The third precaution I take is growing multiple trunks. Again, a technique used in the Finger Lakes and other areas. By allowing a new shoot to grow from the base of the vine each year you are basically upping the chances that one of these trunks will survive if very cold temps do occur. I have also taken it a step further. The shoot that has grown during the previous growing season is still very thin and flexible in the fall. It is easy to bend it down to the ground, lay it flat and pin it in place. A shovel full of dirt or two and it's covered. This provides a little form of insurance so that if perhaps, the rest of the exposed parts of the vine are killed, I have some one year old buds that will produce at least a small crop.
The fourth precaution I take is kind of site-specific. Since I have a small backyard vineyard and we generally receive a good amount of winter snow, I use it as insulation. By blowing as much of it as possible onto my vines, it acts as extra protection for the trunk and graft union. It rarely gets high enough to cover canes and cordons though, and you can't always count on it to be there when cold temps arrive, but it helps when it does come.
So there you have it, that's how we "crazy" cold-climate growers fight old man winter. I'm sure anyone in California or other moderate growing regions who reads this is probably very appreciative that they don't have to deal with this stuff. It does take a lot of effort but I think it makes you appreciate the finished product even more. I think of it like the rich kid who has everything "handed to him from daddy" versus the poor kid who has to fight and claw his way to success. Which one appreciates what he has more? I know that when I pour a glass of Villa Ruzzo Cab Franc or Riesling, I can taste the work, effort and love that went into making it along with delicious fruit, earth, pears, petrol, blue stone and vanilla oak. But who knows, maybe it's just in my mind.
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Saturday, November 15, 2008
Backyard Vineyard & Winery In Winemaker Magazine!
I'm very excited to announce that Backyard Vineyard & Winery is in the December 2008/January 2009 issue of Winemaker Magazine. I'm an avid reader of WInemaker and you'll find a link to it here in the "Helpful & Interesting Links" section.
You'll notice right away that the introduction is lifted from the first post I ever made here. There's also a lot of other info too. The article is on the last page of the magazine in the "Dry Finish" feature. Hope you enjoy it!
I will also be gettimg this years harvest details up soon as well as some pictures from the vineyard. Stay tuned....
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The New Jobs Report: Ooof
June 01, 2012
The new jobs report is out and it's not good at all. It may not suggest the economy is slowing down, at least according to the economists I've consulted and read. But it certainly suggests the economy wasn't growing as fast as we thought. And it's not like anybody thought it was growing that fast in the first place. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced Friday morning that the economy created just 69,000 jobs last month. It also revised its estimate for April, down to 77,000 from 115,000. Unemployment has gone up a tenth of a percentage point, to 8.2 percent.
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April 29, 2012
Editor's Note: Today TNR begins a series of items examining the details of Governor Mitt Romney's policy agenda. First up is the economy—specifically, how Romney proposes to boost growth and employment. Later installments will look more closely at Romney's plans to change the tax code and his ideas about organized labor, as well as other proposals including health care and energy. Will anybody pay attention to policy quesitons like these? We hope so. Substance doesn't always get the attention it should in presidential campaigns.
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September 14, 2011
[Guest post by Matt O'Brien] Last week, as the Obama administration rolled out its American Jobs Act, a liberal group called the Progressive Change Campaign Committee launched a strange ad campaign of its own: "[Obama economic advisor] Jason Furman wants you to work for free," the ads blasted.


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Squeezing in time for backcountry pursuits can sometimes be difficult. Social obligations, limited time in an increasingly busy work week with also limited time to play catch up on weekends and then managing relationships among friends, family and significant others. Add children to the mix and free time is esp rare. So it was with great pleasure that I was able to bring Josh out for a backpacking trip in the Lost Creek Wilderness one weekend.Read the full trip report...
What a great read Mags, thanks for taking the time to share this. Its amazing how fulfilling even just a single evening outdoors can be, its all about making the best with the time we have. This was a great reminder.
Thanks for the nice words. Any time out in the wilderness is indeed special. My buddy reveled in the time out there and I was glad to be able to help provide some time out there for him!
Thanks for your report, Paul. Sounds like I was right behind you. I signed the register on Bison at 7:00 AM on the 14th and on McCurdy at 1:30 PM on the same day. Lost Creek..you gotta love it.
Nice area but surprised there wasn't much in the way of snow.
LCW is typically the first area to melt out in the Colorado high country. Overall, CO is about two weeks behind the normal melt out. SOOOOO, if there was lots of snow in LCW over Mem. Day Wkd, when we went is a about right for a (mainly) snow free hike this year. That's my theory anyway..and I am sticking to it!!!!*NEXT* weekend, (I have a wedding to go to Saturday), I plan on doing a mainly off-trail route in the LCW. We'll see! :)DONDO: Yes indeed..I do indeed love it!!!
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He can dance if he wants to!
Prince Harry might be in the United States for military training, but it's not all work and no play. Saturday night the 27-year-old royal partied at the Belly Up Tavern in Solona Beach, Calif..
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"He was here!" Meryl Klemow, Belly Up's marketing director tells Us Weekly, adding that Harry showed up around 9 p.m. with about ten folks, including two "very attractive" young women around his age who were "not romantic" with Harry or anyone else in the group.
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REPOST: Lil Wayne "I Am Not A Human Being II" Cover
I made this cover over a year ago now! Since then it's been everywhere, fooling many into thinking it was official. Personally I still prefer this to the official cover(pictured below). I may be selling prints of a poster variation of this cover soon, so be on the lookout for that!
Remember to go BUY Lil Wayne "I Am Not A Human Being II" on March 26th on iTunes and anywhere else you can buy albums!
Leave a comment and let me know what you think…do you prefer the DieboltDesign'd cover above or the official cover below?
Lil Wayne "Rich As F**k" Cover
This track leaked off Wayne upcoming "I Am Not A Human Being 2" album which is due out in February. The songs is pretty hot, I can't wait to hear the official CD quality version.
The hook of the song says "Look at you, now look at us…all my ni**as look rich as fuck!". So I figured….with the cover I did…..what better way to look rich than to look like money itself. I even added Wayne's crazy new "BAKED" forehead tattoo!
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Lil Wayne "Bitches Love Me" Cover
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Lil Wayne "I Am Not A Human Being II" Packaging Concept (#3)
Honestly, I was bored. This was the result. That is all.
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I Am Not A Human Being 2 Packaging Concept (#2)
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Each of the four local boys' basketball teams lost key players to graduation or had individuals transfer. However, no other squad was been more depleted than Burbank High.
The Bulldogs lost 11 seniors to graduation after last season and had just two juniors on the roster. Unfortunately, both those juniors have transferred. That leaves Burbank with no returning starters and just one player has limited varsity experience after being brought up from junior varsity last season.
To make matters worse, Jerry DeLaurie took over the Bulldogs program in late August and missed the entire summer with the team.
"I have taken over programs before, but this is the most challenging job I have had in my 17 years of coaching," said DeLaurie, who had coaching stints with the L.A. Baptist girls' program and the Pasadena Marshall Fundamental boys' and Blair boys' and girls' programs. "We have really no varsity experience on the team. The players are new and they really don't know what to expect on the varsity level."
Unlike Burbank, and the other local teams — Burroughs, Providence and Burroughs — have their share of experienced returning players.
Here is a closer look at how the teams are shaping up.
The Pioneers (26-6, 8-0 in league) return the most talented and decorated player in the area last season in sophomore Marcus LoVett Jr.
LoVett was named the CIF Southern Section Division V-A Player of the Year, Liberty League Player of the Year and 2012 All-Area Boys' Basketball Player of the Year. The sharp-shooting guard was also named to the MaxPreps.com Freshman All-American Team and earned Division V All-State first-team honors by MaxPreps.com.
LoVett averaged 31.7 points a game, which was best in the nation among freshmen according to MaxPreps.com. In addition, he poured in 1,035 points — breaking the school record — and put up 35.8 points a game in the playoffs.
"Marcus has looked good in practice," Providence Coach Ernest Baskerville said. "He played with his travel-ball team and worked out with his dad basically all summer."
LoVett will be one of three key returners for the Pioneers. The other two are junior guard Christian Ware-Berry, who Baskerville said has improved substantially from last season, and junior guard Jonathan Ly.
"Having three returning starters, and all three of those starters being guards, helps a lot," Baskerville said. "Having Christian, Marcus and John coming back is a big plus."
Behind LoVett, Providence captured its first Liberty League championship in 12 years.
The Pioneers enjoyed a historic postseason run, advancing past the quarterfinals for the first time in school history. Unfortunately for Providence, its first-ever appearance in a CIF championship game ended with a 65-62 overtime loss to league foe Holy Martyrs.
Providence also advanced to state competition for the first time, losing to Mission Prep, 68-62, in the opening round of the Southern California Regionals of the CIF State Division Championships.
The Pioneers were dealt a blow recently when Melik Anderson, a 6-foot-8 sophomore who transferred after playing as a freshman last season at Alemany, was ruled ineligible by the CIF Southern Section.
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"When you think you have a 6-8 kid who's athletic and can shoot the ball and handle the ball, you have a freight train running through your head," Baskerville said. "And when you find out he's not going to play, it's definitely disappointing."
Local boys' basketball teams ready to make mark on court
Providence, Burroughs, Bell-Jeff basketball have key returners, while Burbank lacks experience.
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Lincolnshire furniture charity in appeal for volunteer van drivers
Posted: February 12, 2013|
A VALUED service providing good quality furniture to people is in need of more volunteers to join their team.
Furnichurch, based at Winthorpe Methodist church, is a registered charity that provides good quality furniture to people in need along the east coast.
The charity started in Mablethorpe and expanded to Winthorpe in 2011.
Volunteers are particularly needed to drive the Furnichurch van to make deliveries and free collections.
Manager Michael Collins said: "Our last volunteer was able to get employment in a driving job and his experience of driving for Furnichurch helped him. It was great for us that we've helped him get a job. The problem now is that because we need new volunteer drivers, we are unable to fulfil our opening hours as we are having to make deliveries and collections.
"Furnichurch is about supporting local people, not just people in need but open to anyone who wants good quality recycled furniture. We would like people to think of donating their unwanted furniture to us to help benefit others."
They are always in need of beds, chest of drawers and settees and as well as the coast, they go to Boston, Spilsby and Horncastle.
The charity works with partner organisations such as East Lindsey's housing support team, housing associations and mental health teams to provide emergency furniture to people, including those who have no basic furniture and are sleeping on the floor.
They also work in partnership with the job centre and Lincolnshire CVS to recruit volunteers.
Brian Williams has been volunteering for Furnichurch for four years and is now a trustee.
He said: "I work here for the satisfaction. You go home at the end of the day knowing that you have helped somebody."
As well as volunteer drivers, Furnichuch will also welcome volunteers to help in the warehouse.
June Wilson enjoys volunteering at Furnichurch so much, she works seasonally and volunteers in the warehouse during the closed season.
She said: "I could not believe the extent of people who did not have any furniture in this day and age. It really could happen to anybody. One bad circumstance can change everything.
"You get a lot of satisfaction from volunteering, I enjoy it so much."
One person who has been helped by Furnichurch was provided with basic furniture when he moved into his flat.
He said: "The furniture was all delivered ready for when I moved in. It is very good quality and I really am very appreciative to Furnichurch. "
If you would like to volunteer as a driver or in any other way, call Furnichurch on 01754 763046 or 07541 125670


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Tempranillo and Cabernet Sauvignon Blend Pairs Well with Winter and Spring Dishes
BENTONVILLE, Ark., February 25 —Sam's Club expands its wine offerings this month with the introduction of Infinite, a 2008 Spanish red wine. The traditional Tempranillo variety is the basis of Infinite, complemented by a small proportion of Cabernet Sauvignon. Infinite will join several other proprietary control label wines also known as private label to meet the increasing demand for entertaining solutions in meals and beverage categories at Sam's Club.
Infinite possesses a deep, dark cherry color and the seductive aromas of red fruits—blackberries and blueberries—alongside bold spices. Flavors are consistent with the nose, offering a hip flavor profile with smooth, silky fruit on the palate, and soft tannins that evolve into a pleasant finish.
"Infinite is a great example of excellence in Spanish red wine. The thought and care that went into the making of this limited release wine is exceptional, and we are proud to be introducing it for under $10," said Mark Kenny, Director Wine, Beer and Spirits at Sam's Club.
The Spanish winery Bodegas Torres produces Infinite and is the first winery to make The Drinks Business' "Green List." In this prestigious ranking, only 50 entities throughout the world are recognized for their contribution and commitment to sustainability. Torres was named for its efforts to reduce CO2 emissions, as well as environmental awareness campaigns aimed at consumers in the more than 140 countries that import Torres wine.
The perfect accompaniment for typical traditional dishes from legumes to rice plates with meat and vegetables, Infinite pairs well with the following including braised pork and pasta con carne with wine and herb braised beef.
Infinite will sell for about $8 a bottle in more than 400 Sam's Club locations that are authorized to offer wine. Membership is not required to purchase alcohol on location.
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Sam's Club is a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., (NYSE:WMT). The first Sam's Club opened its doors in Midwest City, Okla., in 1983. Today, Sam's Club serves more than 47 million U.S. Members with locations nationwide, as well as in Brazil, China, Mexico and Puerto Rico. Sam's Club saves its members on average 30.4 percent over grocery and specialty retailers by offering superior values on quality merchandise and services for home or work. Saving is made simple at Sam's Club. Visit samsclub.com for more information.


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Purchase your tickets this Sunday for the FALL KICK OFF PARTY!
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Jennifer Marie Stevens
Classical Singer ~ Visual Artist
Music has been a major part of Stevens' life, but there has always been undertones of her visual creativity since she was able to put a pencil in her hand. Stevens' Mother in particular recognized her daughter's natural ability through her sketches as young as 3-5 years old and kept her original sketches; Her Mother put a special effort to supply her with art supplies since she was very young; Stevens' Mother not knowing she would end up a professional artist! The encouragement was very helpful to Stevens.
Stevens had an interest in sketching portraits, painting and sculpture since she was a little girl, but it wasn't until her late 20's that she actually started to hone her skills. She was invited to work with Iroquois-Oneida potter, Rose Kersetter who groomed her to be an Iroquois potter and Instructor. Jennifer M. Stevens also studied studio art with a focus on painting and ceramics at St. Norbert College with professors Donald Taylor (Ceramics) and James Cagle (painting) and Marilyn Stasiak (Painting), who all have been very helpful and encouraging for her creative endeavors.
Stevens focused on water color, portraits and sketches in pencil and charcoal in high school. She has always appreciated various styles especially art by Michelangelo, Gustav Klimt, Auguste Rodin, and Claude Monet. She also enjoys old world fresco paintings that caught her eye during her travels to Italy. Recently, she has been experimenting with a texture style of the old world fresco with her Native American styled art. Fusing both European and Native American art is something she enjoys-makes it unique. Stevens doesn't plan on stream lining her style… Stevens enjoys the creative process and exploring various styles of art and mediums. (See Samples of Art.)
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I wanted to show samples of traditional styled Iroquois pottery but in the other hand show how I have expanded to a unique style of my own. Some of my pottery has the distinctive traditional styles...yet I'm enjoying my exploration of a contemporary style.
My pottery and paintings have some Oneida cultural themes in them such as; the Corn demonstrated in my first Bowl with the Corn design called "Iroquois Harvest, " and my "Corn Maiden," paintings.
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