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Journal of Nanomaterials
Volume 2014, Article ID 452659, 8 pages
Synthesis of Novel YbxSb2 − xTe3 Hexagonal Nanoplates: Investigation of Their Physical, Structural, and Photocatalytic Properties
WCU Nano Research Center, School of Mechanical Engineering, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 712-749, Republic of Korea
Received 22 November 2013; Revised 28 April 2014; Accepted 29 April 2014; Published 29 May 2014
Academic Editor: Gong-Ru Lin
Copyright © 2014 Younes Hanifehpour and Sang Woo Joo. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Yb-doped Sb2Te3 nanomaterials were synthesized by a coreduction method in hydrothermal condition. Powder X-ray diffraction patterns indicate that the crystals () are isostructural with Sb2Te3. The cell parameter decreases for compounds upon increasing the dopant content (), while increases. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy images show that doping of Yb3+ ions in the lattice of Sb2Te3 produces different morphology. The electrical conductivity of Yb-doped Sb2Te3 is higher than the pure Sb2Te3 and increases with temperature. By increasing concentration of the Yb3+ ions, the absorption spectrum of Sb2Te3 shows red shifts and some intensity changes. In addition to the characteristic red emission peaks of Sb2Te3, emission spectra of doped materials show other emission bands originating from f-f transitions of the Yb3+ ions. The photocatalytic performance of as-synthesized nanoparticles was investigated towards the decolorization of Malachite Green solution under visible light irradiation.
1. Introduction
Antimony telluride (Sb2Te3) based compounds are very promising materials for thermoelectric (TE) applications in solid-state refrigeration and power generation, [1–3] but their extensive application is hindered by their low thermoelectric efficiency. Antimony telluride is a semiconductor with narrow band gap and layered structure. Possessing intrinsically a high figure-of-merit (ZT) because of its large Seebeck coefficient, this compound and its doped derivatives are considered to be the best candidates for near room-temperature TE applications [4–7]. Rare earth ions doped nanomaterials have become an increasingly important research topic and opened up the opportunity for creating new applications in diverse areas, such as light emitting displays, biological labeling, and imaging [8–10]. Investigations of impurity effects or doping agents on the physical properties of Sb2Te3 are attractive both for applied and basic research. Incorporating trivalent cations such as Sb3+ [11], In3+ [12], Fe3+ [13], Mn3+ [14], and some trivalent 3d elements [15] to the lattice of Bi2Se3 has been reported. Also, LnxBi2−xSe3 (Ln: Sm3+, Eu3+, Gd3+, Tb3+, and Nd3+) based nanomaterials were prepared by Alemi et al. [16, 17]. Recently, we have synthesized new luminescent nanomaterials based on doping of lanthanide (Ln: Ho3+, Nd3+, and Lu3+) into the lattice of Sb2S3 and (Ln: Ho3+, Nd3+, Lu3+, Sm3+, Er3+, and Yb3+) into the lattice of Sb2Se3 [18–21]. To the best of our knowledge, there is no study about doping of rare earth cations into the lattice of Sb2Te3. The electronic properties of antimony telluride could be affected by doping of lanthanide ions into a Sb–Te framework. Herein, we report synthesis of YbxSb2−xTe3 nanomaterials by a hydrothermal route. Structural and spectroscopic properties and electrical and thermal conductivity of the as-prepared materials are described. Also, the photocatalytic activity of YbxSb2−xTe3 nanomaterials was investigated towards Malachite Green (as a model organic dye) decolorization under visible light irradiation.
2. Experimental
All chemicals were of analytical grade and were used without further purification. Tellurium powder, Sodium Borohydride, SbCl3, Yb2O3, NaOH, and Malachite Green were obtained from Merck. The characteristic of this dye is presented in Table 1. Ethanol (99%). 4H2O were obtained from Aldrich.
3. Synthesis of Sb2Te3 and Yb-Doped Sb2Te3 Samples
Tellurium powder (0.382 g) and NaOH (0.6 g) were added to distilled water (60 mL) and stirred well for 10 min at room temperature. Afterwards, Sodium Borohydride (4 g), SbCl3, and Yb2O3 with appropriate ratios were added, and the mixture was transferred to a 100 mL Teflon-lined autoclave. The autoclave was sealed, maintained at 180°C for 48 h, and then allowed to cool to room temperature naturally. The as-synthesized YbxSb2−xTe3 nanomaterials were collected and washed with distilled water and absolute ethanol several times in order to remove residual impurities and then dried at room temperature. The final black powders were obtained as a result.
4. Characterization Methods
The products yields were 85–95%. X-ray powder diffractometer (XRD D5000 Siemens AG, Munich, Germany) with CuKα radiation was used for phase identification. The morphology of the materials was examined using a JEOL JSM-6700F Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). A linked ISIS-300, Oxford EDS (energy dispersion spectroscopy) detector was used for elemental analyses. The SAED pattern and HRTEM image were performed by a Cs-corrected high-resolution TEM (JEM-2200FS, JEOL) operated at 200 kV. Photoluminescence measurements were carried out using a Spex FluoroMax-3 spectrometer. The absorption spectra were recorded with UV-Vis spectrophotometer (Varian Cary 3 Bio). The UV-Vis diffuse reflectance spectra were used for evaluation of photophysical properties of as-synthesized material. The electrical and thermoelectrical resistivity of samples was measured by Four Probe Method. An oven was required for the variation of temperature of the samples from the room temperature to about 200°C. Small chip with 1 mm thickness and 7 mm length was used for this analysis. This chip was obtained by pressing of 30 mg of sample under 30 kpa pressing device. Celref program (CCP14, London, UK) and WinXPOW program (STOE & CIE GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany) using a profile fitting procedure were used for calculation of cell parameters from powder XRD patterns and determination of reflections, respectively.
5. Photocatalytic Studies
The photocatalytic activity of undoped and YbxSb2−xTe3 nanomaterials was evaluated by the decolorization of Malachite Green (a triphenylmethane dye) in an aqueous solution under visible light. In a typical process, 0.1 g of the photocatalyst powder was added to 100 mL Malachite Green solution with an initial concentration of 5 mg/L. The suspension of photocatalyst and Malachite Green was magnetically stirred in a quartz photoreactor in the dark for 15 mins to establish an adsorption/desorption equilibrium of the dye. Then, the solution was irradiated by a 6 W fluorescent visible lamp (GK-140, China) as the light source. The color removal efficiency (CR (%)) was expressed as the percentage ratio of decolorized dye concentration to that of the initial one. During the photocatalytic process, 5 mL of the suspension was sampled at desired times and after centrifugation, the removal of color was evaluated by determining the absorbance of the solution at nm by using UV-Vis spectrophotometer, Lightwave S2000 (England).
6. Results and Discussion
The lattice parameters were determined via reflections observed in °. An X-ray diffraction (XRD) pattern of the newly obtained Yb-doped Sb2Te3 is shown in Figure 1(a). All peaks can be perfectly indexed to rhombohedral Sb2Te3 (space group: R-3 m) with lattice constants Å and Å (Joint Committee on Powder Diffraction Standards (JCPDS) card number 15-0874). Additional unknown phases as shown by stars in Figure 1(b) were observed beyond doping levels of for Yb3+.
The calculation of cell parameters of the as-prepared materials was done from the XRD patterns. By increasing dopant content (), the parameter for Yb3+ decreases, while the parameter increases, as shown in Figure 2. These changes of lattice constants can be attributed to the effective ionic radii of the Yb3+ ions and lattice shifts to various position of dopants or defects site. Figure 3 shows SEM image and EDX of Sb2Te3 nanoplates. The thickness of these plates is around 40–80 nm. The EDX analysis of the product confirms the ratio of Sb/Te to be 2 : 3, as expected. Doping of various Yb3+ concentrations into the structure of Sb2Te3 results in different morphology. At lower Yb3+ composition the morphology is hexagonal nanoplate as seen in Figure 4 in which the thickness of plates is around 40–90 nm and at higher Yb3+ concentration the product is nanoparticles. Figure 4 shows SEM, TEM image, and SAED pattern of Yb0.05Sb1.95Te3 nanoparticles whose diameter is around 20–50 nm. The TEM image and SAED pattern of Yb0.02Sb1.98Te3 confirm the result of SEM and shows crystallinity of product as seen at Figure 5. As expected, the EDX analysis of the product confirms purity and the ratio of Sb/Te/Yb (see Figure 6). The electronic properties of antimony telluride could be affected by doping of lanthanide ions into a Sb–Te framework. Doping of lanthanide cations into Sb2Te3 lattice results in decreasing the Sb–Te covalence bond. Due to different interaction in the doped Sb2Te3 lattice, there are different growth directions in lattice and production of various morphologies. The Four Probe Method was used for the measurement of electrical and thermoelectrical resistivity of samples (Figure 7). Figure 8(a) shows electrical resistivity of Yb-doped Sb2Te3 nanomaterials. The electrical resistivity measured at room temperature for pure Sb2Te3 was of the order of 0.09 Ωm. The minimum value of electrical resistivity for Yb3+-doped compounds is 0.008 Ωm. Figure 8(b) shows the temperature dependence of the electrical resistivity for Yb-doped Sb2Te3 between 290 and 340 K in which the electrical resistivity decreases with temperature. The minimum value of electrical resistivity for Yb0.05Sb1.95Te3 is 0.0007 Ωm. As a result, the electrical conductivity of Yb-doped Sb2Te3 materials is higher than undoped Sb2Te3 at room temperature and increases with temperature. Selected absorption spectra of Sb2−xYbxTe3 (x = 0.02 and 0.05) are shown in Figure 9. The DRS spectra of Sb2Te3 lattice show an intensive peak around 480 nm. The absorption spectra in the spectral region 800–900 nm can be assigned to electronic transitions of Yb3+ from the 2F7/2 ground state to 2F5/2 excited level [22, 23]. As shown in Figure 9, there is a red shift in DRS spectra of Sb2−xYbxTe3 compounds, respectively. The calculated band gaps from absorbance spectra for Sb2−xYbxTe3 are eV (Yb-0.02) and 2.48 eV (Yb-0.05). Figure 10 exhibits the RT PL emission spectra of Sb2−xYbxTe3 compounds. Two peaks are shown in the PL spectra of Yb3+-doped compounds attributed to Sb2Te3 lattice centered at 560 nm and another is assigned to f-f transitions of Yb3+ ions from 2F5/2→2F7/2. There are red shifts in PL spectra by increasing concentration of Yb3+ [22, 23]. Figure 11 shows the typical evolution of the absorption spectra of C.I. Basic Green-4 under the irradiation of visible light using the Yb0.05Sb0.95Te3 nanoparticles as a photocatalyst. The absorption peak around 355 nm gradually weakened and decreased from the absorption spectra, indicating the degradation of the BG4. The loss of absorbance may be due to the destruction of the azo band and dye chromogen. Since no new peak was observed, the BG4 has been decomposed. Also, the photocatalytic activity of synthesized undoped and Yb-doped Sb2Te3 nanoparticles was compared and is presented in Figure 12. In a typical process, 100 mL of BG4 (5 mg/L) aqueous solution and 0.1 g of photocatalyst powder were mixed in a quartz photoreactor. It is clearly seen from Figure 12 that the color removal efficiency of the Yb-doped Sb2Te3 catalyst is much higher than that of pure Sb2Te3. The results demonstrated the good photocatalytic ability of these nanoparticles under visible light and can be compared with other new catalysts [24–26]. As can be seen, the decolorization efficiency is 16.30 and 75.62% after 120 min of treatment for Sb2Te3 and Yb0.05Sb1.95Te3, respectively.
7. Conclusion
Novel thermoelectric YbxSb2−xTe3 based nanomaterials were synthesized by a simple and efficient coreduction method at 48 h and 180°C at basic media. According to SEM and TEM images, different morphologies were seen in Yb-doped Sb2Te3. Lanthanide doping promotes the electrical conductivity of Sb2Te3 as well as thermal conductivity. UV-Vis absorption and emission spectroscopy reveals mainly electronic transitions of the Yb3+ doped nanomaterials. Red shifts as well as increasing of intensity of absorption and emission peaks were seen in doped nanomaterial. Experiments showed that the as-obtained nanoparticles have high photocatalytic activity under visible light irradiation. The decolorization efficiency of BG4 solution using these photocatalysts was 16.30 and 75.62% after 120 min of treatment for Sb2Te3 and Yb0.05Sb1.95Te3, respectively.
Conflict of Interests
The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests regarding the publication of this paper.
This work is supported by the Grant 2011-0014246 of the National Research Foundation of Korea.
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Day 117: ravioli (and a sigh of relief)
18 Responses to Day 117: ravioli (and a sigh of relief)
Anonymous October 2, 2010 at 2:38 am #
But why make REGULAR peanut butter and jelly for kids when there's Smuckers' Uncrustables!
That was a joke. A very sick, sad joke. Possibly a tasteless joke since I know you've had to eat those before. Oh look, I made a pun! Cafeteria food. Tasteless. Get it? Sorry, long week…
Anonymous October 2, 2010 at 6:35 am #
I thought you wer overreacting a bit to be afraid that people would find out who you were and that you might be fired.
My friend and I have a Facebook page "Bring Healthier School Lunches to Tacoma Public Schools"
Now that the cooks and other staff know who I am, they are not happy with me. The cooks were told that all we do is slam the food and cooks. Well, apparently they don't actually read the page. Because we rarely actually "slam" the food. And we NEVER slam the cooks.
Renee October 2, 2010 at 12:42 pm #
Have any of your friends/acquaintances been established readers of your blog so far? I think it would be really interesting to have a conversation about this blog with someone who doesn't know it's you –and hard to keep it secret at that point! It would be fun to have a friend say "you know that blog you've been reading? That's me". Weird, but cool.
Ms.T October 2, 2010 at 1:48 pm #
I found it interesting that we had ravioli this week, too. Ours, however, was drowning in a greasy looking sauce. Our oranges are always sliced. Unfortunately, that often means the kids don't take a whole serving of the fruit. I'm glad you are able to supplement with peanut butter but kids aren't that lucky. If they have lunches where they don't have a choice they will eat, they will go hungry.
You are doing a great job. Your friends and family should be proud of what you are doing. I hope that more of them will be supportive as they find out who you are and what you've been dong.
*jean* October 2, 2010 at 2:23 pm #
you go girl…you have guts and it shows…
Jill October 2, 2010 at 5:02 pm #
Okay this week here from what I saw on your blog, you and the kids had Sloppy Joes, Pizza, Pasta and Ravioli…. has the school heard of variety?
HenrysMom A2MI October 2, 2010 at 5:19 pm #
Mrs. Q,
Having a sandwich bar wouldn't involve any cooking. I wonder if it would ever be possible to start one at your school? Or just offer some PB&J and whole wheat bread as a daily option. I realize there are allergy issues that could pose problems, though.
Anna October 2, 2010 at 6:17 pm #
I've been following your blog for a couple months now. After seeing the food that your school serves, I decided to eat lunch with my son (1st grade and first child in school). The fruit was fresh and the vegetables appeared to be frozen then steamed. The chicken was a decent quality processed patty.
Because we qualify for reduced lunch, I have been letting him eat lunch there if he chooses. But about half the time he wants home lunch, which I can actually get the cost to as low as .40-.60. Fresh fruit, sandwich, pudding, or yogurt, milk (I add flavor, but less sugar than packaged flavored milk).
I'm sorry that you have to eat the lunch food everyday, but I appreciate the project you are doing. It has made me want to be more proactive in what my son eats for lunch.
Mrs. Q October 2, 2010 at 6:23 pm #
I love the idea of a sandwich bar! Sounds great to me!
Thanks again for all of your insightful comments. I read every one of them and they perk me up!
Whitney October 2, 2010 at 10:16 pm #
So you'll be speaking at BlogHer in San Francisco!? How very exciting…it's all sold out but I wish I could go! I live in Oakland. I hope you'll relay to us what you speak about so we can live vicariously! : )
Anonymous October 3, 2010 at 2:02 am #
Craving a PB&J sandwich now — I know what I'm having for lunch tomorrow!
Anonymous October 3, 2010 at 6:08 am #
I love the school lunch at my school. There are always 3 choices of entree ranging from cheese pizza on wheat bread, bean and cheese burritos, fish sticks, chicken nuggets, hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, ravioli, ham and cheese sandwiches, etc (all baked); and depending on the day, the salad bar contains various items, from raw veggies ranging from jicama, carrots, celery, and broccoli; a dinner roll, frozen strawberries or sliced oranges; yogurt, trailmix and non-fat dressings.
The food is always fresh, and tastes so healthy. The kids can take as much or as little as they want from the bar, and everything from the trays to the utensils are compostable at this super green school.
Hilary October 3, 2010 at 8:26 am #
I've been a reader for a while, but I don't remember if you've mentioned this or not-is your school not peanut free? I go into schools in my area for part of my work, and I can't think of one that doesn't have a "peanut free zone" sign somewhere.
Lisa R. Suriano October 4, 2010 at 11:53 pm #
I am so glad you are starting to own your extremely accomplished blog (although I totally understand the paranoia and fear you've soldiered through this year) !!!
I was curious about your school's "Nut Policy" too.
P.S. I am throwing my nomination to Chef Ann Cooper. I am actually going out to Boulder this week to visit her school lunch program there. SUPER excited!!! 😀
Anonymous October 5, 2010 at 1:15 am #
I'm not sure how a sandwich bar would be an improvement? What would you put on there – peanut butter (high alergen)? Jelly (unless you buy good, i.e. expensive stuff, it's just pretty much fruit flavored high fructose corn syrup)? Cold cuts (high sodium, highly processed, nitrites)? Cheese (sliced cheese is probably expensive in terms of school food budgets)?
And then what about the bread? Real, whole grain bread w/o HFCS again ups the cost.
And then there's the issue of elementary school students trying to make a sandwich from the bar. Maybe I'm underestimating them, but I would think it would be slow, cumbersome, and messy (I especially keep thinking of all the grape jelly being glopped around and the sticky hands 🙂
Anonymous October 5, 2010 at 10:37 am #
A sandwich bar could be just having a variety of different pre-made sandwiches, especially at the elementary school age. There could be PB&J, ham/turkey and cheese, tuna fish, some with veggies, and some without. I would imagine after a couple weeks of having something like that a school would have a pretty good idea of what was popular with kids and what wasn't.
I wish there had been a sandwich option in my schools growing up. The only time I ever bought a school lunch was when we went on field trips and that's because it was a PB sandwich. I wasn't much into hot food at lunch time then and still prefer a sandwich even today.
Anonymous October 5, 2010 at 5:22 pm #
Ahh… okay. The premade sandwich bar makes more sense. I was thinking an assemble-yourself bar.
Anonymous October 6, 2010 at 5:47 pm #
Actually, that premade sandwich bar is a great idea… Mrs. Q. mentioned that the cafeteria equipment is lacking, but you don't need stoves or ovens or high-tech equipment to make a heap of sandwiches. On road trips, I've been known to make them on truck tailgates using a napkin and a single cafeteria butterknife.
If they got popular enough, maybe the school could invest in an industrial-sized panini press and make hot, grilled sammies in the winter. I can just imagine the pile of piping hot sandwiches stuffed with eggplant and tomato on a cold day. Talk about comfort food!
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At just under 7000 metres, the towering peak of Ama Dablam silently oversees trekkers for a few days as they slowly walk towards the base camp for Mt Everest and the Gokyo Lakes. With the riotous crimson of a barberry bush and a cobalt blue sky, its reassuring presence makes for a photogenic visual feast. Though taken over a decade ago, it remains a favourite memory walking among the Everest amphitheatre of the world's highest mountains.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Photo of the Week: Ama Dablam (Nepal)
Posted by Mark H at 1:36 PM
Labels: Asia, natural wonders, Nepal, travel photo of the week
8 comments:
- Heather on her travels said...
You're right - great visual contrast of the crimson bush and blue skies
- January 9, 2012 at 12:11 PM
- Barbara Weibel said...
Absolutely gorgeous Mark, and as you say, timeless as well.
- January 9, 2012 at 4:57 PM
- John said...
Beautiful photo - I love the contrast between the red plant and the sky. What season was this taken in?
- January 9, 2012 at 6:21 PM
- Mark H said...
@heather: I love the vivid primary colours.
- January 10, 2012 at 12:15 PM
- Mark H said...
@john: The photo was taken in the first week of November, so it would be autumn/fall in Nepal. (This is one of the two best trekking times, the other being spring)
- January 10, 2012 at 12:15 PM
- Mark H said...
@barbara: Thank you.
- January 10, 2012 at 12:16 PM
- Golf Outing Gifts said...
It must be surreal to walk around with Mt Everest as a backdrop. Stunning visuals!
- January 11, 2012 at 1:05 PM
- Mark H said...
@golf: It is one of life's great experiences to walk among the Himalayan giants. At certain spots, you can see the 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th highest mountains in the world in a wondrous alpine amphitheatre.
- January 11, 2012 at 1:09 PM
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Escape into Darkness and Death
As the heroes continue their attempts to evade the Wastewalker's wrath, they find shelter in a tomb long since abandoned. With their foe at their heels, they journey forth into an ancient place where few have dared to tread, and none have done so for many years. Can they find a path through the darkness and evade their enemy?
DARK SUN: Fury of the Wastewalker (Chapter 2) is designed for five characters of 2nd level and is the summer 2010 season of the D&D Encounters official play program. This DUNGEONS & DRAGONS adventure includes a full-color battle map, ready-to-play encounters, and DM information on the D&D Encounters official play program.


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You may have noticed that OS X's Character Palette can be out-of-date regarding the script and character names in the latest version of Unicode. That's because Apple apparently only updates this data in the named OS X releases. The last updates of Tiger, from 2007, still use the data from Unicode 4.0 of 2003. The most recent update of Leopard, from September 2008, has data from Unicode 5.0 of mid-2006.
This does not matter much in practical terms, however. Both Tiger and Leopard, with appropriate fonts installed, seem able to input and display all scripts and characters included in Unicode 5.1 of April, 2008.
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Opera Season Preview & Performance
Soprano Eve (Seaman) Edwards, '86, Founder and Artistic Director of Delphi Opera, is pleased to present an evening of arias from opera's Golden Age. Eve will be accompanied by classical pianist Joseph Krupa. Additional remarks and commentary regarding each selection will be provided by Jerrold Kalstein, President of Boheme Opera NJ. The program will include arias from operas composed by Puccini, Verdi, Mozart, Bellini and others. The operas chosen include Bellini's most famous work, Norma; Puccini's iconic tragedies, La Boheme and Tosca; Mozart's masterpieces of dramatic comedy, Die Zauberfl�te and Cosi fan Tutte; as well as others.
Eve Edwards has performed over 40 leading roles in the operatic repertory. Companies and orchestras with which she has appeared include The Amato Opera of New York, Pennsylvania Lyric Opera Theater, Buck Hill/Skytop Music Festival, Lansdowne Symphony, Orchestra Society of Philadelphia, Delaware Valley Opera, and Piccola Opera of Philadelphia. Eve was the featured soprano in Boheme Opera NJ�s concert and The Jewish Experience in Opera. Additionally Eve is the founder of Delphi Opera, producing the company�s seasons of operas and concerts. Eve currently studies voice with Harold Evans. She also studied with Roland Fiore, and with Kathryn LaBouff at Cornell University.
Joseph Krupa, Pianist, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers University and a Master of Music degree (Piano Performance) from the University of Calgary (Alberta, Canada), plus additional studies at the Banff Centre and Westminster Choir College. Mr. Krupa is collaborative pianist for opera companies, choruses and music theatre companies, as well as for solo singers and instrumentalists. He leads concerts and workshops dedicated to the introduction of classical music and opera to high school and elementary school students. Mr. Krupa has participated in workshops and master classes in Europe, Canada, and the U.S, studying art song with Dalton Baldwin and Martin Katz. His principal teachers have been Willard Schultz, Steven Kemper and Alexander Fiorillo, a former pupil of the legendary Vladimir Horowitz.
Jerry Kalstein has been a Member of the Board of Directors of Boheme Opera NJ for the past four years and President of the Board the past three years. After retiring from a career in business, he has devoted his time to the promotion of operatic productions and the presentation of opera education programs. He has also narrated many opera concerts in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, and attended opera performances in major opera houses all over the world, including last year, the summer opera festival in Sweden and the National Opera in Copenhagen.
6:00pm cash bar reception, 6:30pm performance, gratis. Members and guests are invited to dine at The Club with Ms. Edwards, Mr. Krupta, and Mr. Kalstein following the lecture. The cost is $40 per person, inclusive of tax, gratuity and one glass of wine with dinner. Dinner reservations are required 48 hours prior to the program. Same-day cancellations and no shows will be charged.
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Did you miss this year's Comic-Con at San Diego? Don't worry, there's still plenty of time to prepare for New York's comic convention offering!
Recently, San Diego concluded the 42nd Comic-Con International, a yearly convention where comic book fans, cosplayers (people who engage in costume play), gamers, and curious spectators gather together to celebrate comic book culture, Japanese animation, and other pop culture.
For the many thousands of attendees each year, the Comic-Con is not to be missed for a number of its activities, including film screenings, video game and comic book releases, upcoming movies related to popular comic book titles, and of course, cosplay!
If you missed this year's San Diego Comic-Con International, don't fret because 1) some of our very own Lomographers captured the sights and stuff of the recently concluded convention:
and 2) New York will be having its own Comic-Con on October 2011!
Like the San Diego Comic-Con, the New York Comic-Con (NYCC) will bring together numerous fans, collectors, and enthusiasts of comic book, video games, television, and Japanese manga/anime. NYCC once again partnered with Cultyard to present an edgy and artistic "show within a show" during the convention, featuring art and illustrations, designer collectible toys, and underground pop culture fashion. Among the highlights of the event are the guest appearances of artists, Anime/Manga personalities, and exhibits of popular designer toy companies such as Tokidoki, Toy Tokyo, and Mimoco.
If you're set on attending the NYCC, there's one more reason you should be there. Lomography is going to make its analogue presence felt in the comic book event, as you've probably read in the HEROES WANTED! Rumble! So now, mark your calendars, get your Lomography gear ready, and watch out for more news and details from us as the event creeps closer!
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Edison Litho & Printing Modernizes Pressroom with Rapida 205 81-inch Six-Color Press from KBA North America
Monday, October 24, 2005
Press release from the issuing companyKBA North America, a leading supplier of sheetfed offset and digital presses based in Williston, VT, is announcing that Edison Litho & Printing, one of the largest large-format litho printers in the Northeast, has agreed to purchase a KBA Rapida 205 81-inch six-color press. The super large-format press will be installed later this year. "We have been waiting for a press this size and with this type of automation and quality for many years," says George Gross, president of Edison Litho & Printing Corp. "The KBA Rapida 205 81-inch six-color press will give us so many opportunities to better serve our customers. The new press will give us a maximum sheet size of 59.5 x 81-inches running at a speed of 9,000 sph. We will be able to run paper and board stock ranging from 50 lb to 64 pt. Plus, this is the first press of this size to offer a wide range of automated technology, such as a fully-automatic plate changer, automatic blanket and impression cylinder washing systems, inline anilox coating system and drying options such as IR, UV, or hybrid. KBA has added its own Qualitronic inline sheet inspection system, KBA's Densitronic quality control system, and inline perforating and slitting to the press. An automatic camera register control system provides an extremely efficient system for fast color registration on a press of this size.The KBA Rapida 205 is a revolutionary and unique piece of technology that will differentiate Edison Litho from the rest of its competitors." High print quality, greater productivity, and fast ROI Edison Litho & Printing Corp. was attracted to the Rapida 205 for a number of reasons. First, the new press will allow the firm to produce extra large format jobs with extremely high print quality and low makeready times in a highly-automated 81-inch press format. Second, since the press is equal to running four 40-inch presses, the Rapida 205 can print one sheet in the same amount of time with less manpower and greater productivity thus providing a fast ROI. Third, its high degree of automation brings massive efficiencies in overall makeready time allowing Edison Litho to produce more jobs faster with higher throughput. Founded in 1958 in New York City, Edison Litho & Printing Corporation has grown to become a leading large format printer specializing in point-of-purchase displays and retail signage. The firm has an extensive client list of leading corporations and retailers who require point-of-purchase displays, in-store signage, brand marketing products, and custom, permanent retail displays and fixtures. The firm's name has become synonymous with excellence in printing. In 1989, Edison Litho moved its headquarters to a new state-of-the-art 40,000 sq ft facility in North Bergen, NJ. The firm operates more than 12 large sheetfed presses, including two 54 x 77-inch and six 43 x 60-inch seven-color presses plus inline UV and aqueous coaters. The new KBA Rapida 205 81-inch press will become Edison's thirteenth sheetfed press and the keystone for its future growth. In addition, Edison Litho expanded its New Jersey plant in 2005 to a total of 80,000 sq ft and installed a brand new web press in June.
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Clark Begins Pearson Square Condominium for Carr Enterprises in No. Va.
FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Carr Enterprises, LLC recently awarded Clark Multi-Family Builders, Mid-Atlantic a $56 million contract to build Pearson Square Condominium project in Falls Church, Va. This project is one of the first new, large-scale condominiums to be built in the city in recent years.
Pearson Square will be one of the premier condominium developments in Northern Virginia and will become a focal point in Falls Church, Virginia," said Adam Schulman, principal of Carr Enterprises.
Designed by WDG of Washington, D.C., the project features the construction of a new six story, 230-unit building, 19,250 square feet of ground level retail space, an arts space, and two levels of underground parking. The facade will consist of articulated brick. One, two and three bedroom units with nine-foot ceilings and balconies will be available. Fifteen condominiums will be set aside as affordable housing units.
Pearson Square is located on the former site of a historic duckpin bowling alley on South Maple Avenue and is named in honor of the man who was the original land grant owner of the property.
Tadjer-Cohen-Edelson Associates of Silver Spring, Md. is the structural engineer. Pearson Square is Clark's third project for Carr Enterprises and will be completed in 2007.
Clark Multi-Family Builders, Mid-Atlantic is a division of Clark Construction Group of Bethesda, Md.


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Sen. Mike Duffy allegedly charged the Senate for personal travel to funerals, and disbursed money to three people for illegitimate expenses under the guise of a consulting contract.
Mike Duffy charged Senate for travel expenses to funerals: RCMP
Sen. Mike Duffy allegedly charged the Senate for personal travel to funerals, and disbursed money to three people for what the RCMP calls illegitimate expenses, under the guise of consulting contracts, according to new court documents.
One of the three people whom Duffy paid with Senate money did makeup work for a photo shoot for the senator, she told the Citizen, adding she had not thought anything was amiss.
A second currently works in the Prime Minister's Office, although she was not a PMO employee at the time referred to in the new RCMP documents. A spokesman for Stephen Harper said he was surprised to see the PMO employee linked to Duffy, stressing that the worker isn't the subject of any criminal probe.
A third person is believed to be a personal trainer.
Further details of the RCMP's case against Duffy were made public Monday at the Ottawa courthouse, after he was charged with 31 criminal counts last week.
The charges relate to Duffy's expense claims; consulting contracts handed out over four years; and a bribery allegation over the $90,000 payment from Nigel Wright, Harper's former chief of staff.
Duffy has denied any criminal wrongdoing and his lawyer has said the senator will vigorously defend himself.
According to the court documents released Monday, Duffy filed eight different expense claims that the RCMP allege were for personal or partisan travel between June 20, 2009 – months after he officially joined the Senate – and Sept. 13, 2012, months before his expense claims came under scrutiny.
Under Senate rules, senators can't expense travel that is for purely partisan reasons, such as campaigning.
The RCMP allege Duffy filed five more travel claims that were for "personal attendance at funerals and related ceremonies" between April 10, 2009 and March 2, 2012. The RCMP allege those five travel claims, combined, total more than $5,000.
The Citizen asked the Senate for copies of the expense claims listed in the RCMP court documents. The Senate refused to release details of the claims, saying the information "is not publicly available."
The RCMP also allege Duffy disbursed money "previously paid" to an acquaintance for consulting work to three different people, for "illegitimate expenses." The court documents do not suggest the three people are the subject of any criminal probe.
The RCMP had previously received a court order for banking records for Gerald Donohue who, the RCMP allege in court documents, did consulting work for Duffy at an inflated price and for little or no work. At the time of the court filing in August 2013, the RCMP couldn't say what happened to the $65,000 in contracts handed out over four years, but wanted to track where the funds landed.
Donohue told investigators he didn't funnel any money back to Duffy. Donohue has not responded to a request for comment.
RCMP assistant commissioner Gilles Michaud told a press conference last week that Duffy allegedly used part of the money "for personal gain or for expenses which circumvent Senate oversight."
According to the RCMP, the money went to three people: Ashley Cain, Jacqueline Lambert and Mike Croskery. Duffy paid the first two around May 2010, while Duffy paid Croskery between March 30, 2010, and Jan. 20, 2012, the RCMP say.
Cain is currently a correspondence writer in the Prime Minister's Office. Harper spokesman Jason MacDonald confirmed that Cain worked for Duffy, not the PMO, in 2010.
"This is the first we are learning of any of this," MacDonald said. "That said, we are not aware of anyone other than Mr. Duffy who is under investigation or who has been charged in this affair." The Citizen was unable to reach Cain for comment. It was not clear what work she may have done for Duffy.
Lambert, a freelance makeup artist, told the Citizen that she did makeup work for Duffy in 2010 for a photo shoot. She said she wouldn't have done any work if she had thought anything was amiss.
"I did a job," she said. "I am not in any trouble."
According to a Globe and Mail story from 2008 posted on a fitness website, a Mike Croskery was Duffy's personal trainer, 16 months after Duffy had open-heart surgery in 2006. There was no reference to any work in 2010 or 2012. The Citizen was unable to reach Croskery for comment.
The allegations against Duffy have yet to be tested in court. His first court date is Sept. 16.


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December 16, 2011 10:32:00 AM
By BETSY BLANEY
Associated Press
LUBBOCK, Texas -- The worst drought in Texas' history has led to the largest-ever one-year decline in the leading cattle-state's cow herd, raising the likelihood of increased beef prices as the number of animals decline and demand remains strong.
Since Jan. 1, the number of cows in Texas has dropped by about 600,000, a 12 percent decline from the roughly 5 million cows the state had at the beginning of the year, said David Anderson, who monitors beef markets for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service. That's likely the largest drop in the number of cows any state has ever seen, though Texas had a larger percentage decline from 1934 to 1935, when ranchers were reeling from the Great Depression and Dust Bowl, Anderson said.
Anderson said many cows were moved "somewhere there's grass," but lots of others were slaughtered. He said that in Texas, Oklahoma, New Mexico, Louisiana and Arkansas, about 200,000 more cattle were slaughtered this year, a 20 percent increase over last year.
That extra supply could help meet increased demand from China and other countries, but the loss of cows likely will mean fewer cattle in future years.
"Consumers are going to pay more because we're going to have less beef," Anderson said. "Fewer cows, calves, less beef production and increasing exports."
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that beef prices will increase up to 5.5 percent in 2012, in part because the number of cattle has declined. That follows a 9 percent increase in beef prices in the past year.
Oklahoma, the nation's second-largest cattle producer, also saw about a 12 percent drop in cows, Oklahoma State University agriculture economist Derrell Peel said.
Anderson said beef production nationally will be down 4 percent next year.
In Texas, the problem is primarily due to the worst single-year drought in the state's history. From January through November the state got just 46 percent of its normal rainfall of about 26 inches.
The drought was the result of a La Nina weather pattern, which brought drier than normal conditions to the southwestern states. Forecasters have said La Nina is back, meaning another dry year for Texas, Oklahoma and other nearby states.
The lack of rain coupled with blistering summer heat caused pastures to wither, leaving ranchers with the choice of buying feed for the cattle or selling them.
Betsy Ross, a 75-year-old rancher from the small central Texas community of Granger, said she sold all but 80 of the 225 grass-fed animals she had in January. With feed costs up 40 percent and her pasture parched, Ross said she didn't have any other option.
"It's not a profitable year, heavens no," she said. "If you can't keep them on grass when they're grass fed, you're not going to make any money."
About 200 miles north in Sulphur Springs, Texas, part-time rancher Dwyatt Bell said producers in his part of the state sold off up to half their herds. Bell said high prices for cattle have helped offset increased expenses, but many ranchers still are struggling to stay afloat.
"It's been a rough year," he said.
Across Texas, the drought has caused an estimated $5.2 billion in losses to farmers and livestock producers, and that figure is expected to rise
Nationally, the number of cows has dropped by an estimated 617,000 this year, a 2 percent decline from the 30.9 million animals on Jan. 1. That number would be larger, but states in northern plains such as North Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska, increased their cow herds.
Anderson said it's unclear whether high beef prices would hurt U.S. sales or limit exports. The U.S. is the world's third largest consumer of beef per capita at 85.5 pounds per year. Uruguay is first at 137 pounds per capita.
"Exports have been the strongest part of beef demand all year, and they're expected to remain so, but higher prices should constrain their growth," he said.
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Want more reviews of tech gadgets and gizmos? Download the PDF of TechRepublic's Geek Gift Guide 2009.
Everybody I know who has an iPhone or an iPod Touch loves apps. This holiday, give a gift that you know will be used and appreciated with an iTunes gift card that the recipient can use to purchase the apps of their choice.
Many people may balk at the idea of giving a gift card — gift cards are often seen as being thoughtless and easy gifts that you give when you don't know what else to give, or you're too lazy to put effort into the gift giving process. Since the only way to give iPhone apps is with an iTunes gift card, you can include a list of apps that you think the receiver will enjoy, thus showing that you put thought and effort into the gift. You can use this Geek Gifts list as a guide. (I also suggest putting the World of Warcraft iPhone app, which is free, on any geek's list.)
Geeky apps that are less than $5Binary Clock by Peter Elst: This very geeky app shows the time in binary. Cost: $0.99 Geek Purity Test by Scott Falbo: You can earn yourself some geek cred by taking the test! Cost: $0.99 Sentinel 2: Earth Defense by Origin 8 Technologies: Sentinel: Mars Defense was renowned for its graphics. Sentinel 2 is a tower game that builds off the technologies of the first game and then goes further, pushing the limits of the iPhone's graphic capabilities. Cost: $2.99 Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D by Vivendi Games Mobile: The beloved Crash Bandicoot game goes iPhone. Cost: $2.99 iZombieland by Sony Pictures Television: A zombie video game based on a zombie movie. Cost: $3.99
Geeky apps between $6.99-$9.99Dungeon Hunter by Gameloft: A dungeon-based fantasy game that is sure to thrill and entertain the geek on your holiday shopping list. Cost: $6.99 The Sims 3 by Electronic Arts Games: Every geek respects The Sims for what it did for video game technology. Now you can play it on your iPhone. Cost: $6.99 Appleseed Anime Network by ZooVision Entertainment, LLC: Using a Wi-Fi network, the user can stream the Appleseed anime movie. Other bonuses, including discussion boards and iPhone wallpapers are included in the package. What geek doesn't love anime? Cost: $7.99 Madden NFL 10 by Electronic Arts Games: Because even geeks like football. (Take a look at CNET's image gallery of this game.) Cost: $9.99 Panorama by iPhone Guys Limited: This app allows you to easily piece together photos taken on the iPhone into panoramic views. It isn't as geeky as the other apps on this list, but it's really useful. Cost: $9.99
What I like
Apps are useful and are sure to be appreciated.
What I don't like
You have to buy an iTunes gift card and let the receiver purchase and download the apps.
Geek bottom line
Any iPhone or iPod Touch user will agree — giving the gift of apps is great. Check out the related image gallery.
Geek gift score (out of 5)
- Fun factor: *****
- Geek factor: ****
- Value: ****
- Overall: *****
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Johan Heinrich Friedrich Christoph KORTE (1848-1905)
Christopher Korte was known by several names on different documents, his first names being spelt either in German or English, and the names Henry, Fredrick and Christopher being used in different orders. He was known to his descendents as Christoph or Christopher Korte, and Christopher is the first name on his will and headstone.
Christopher Korte was born in 1848 in Sprakensehl, a village in the Duchy of Lüneburg and Kingdom of Hanover (subsequently Prussia and now Germany).
When Christopher was 17 he migrated to New Zealand. His passport was issued on 20 October 1865 at Isenhagen. The Rev John W C Heine (also from Sprakensehl) and Christopher's older brother Heinrich Korte provided sureties for the passage to Nelson. Christopher's brother Heinrich and family had migrated to Nelson in 1864 on the "Magna Bona", arriving on 25 March 1865. Christopher first traveled to England, and then sailed from Gravesend on the Thames Estuary for New Zealand on the "Dona Anita" in November 1865. The "Dona Anita" took 107 days to make the journey and arrived in Nelson on 19 February 1866. A brief account of the voyage is shown on a separate page. My father (George Korte) told me that Christopher migrated to avoid being drafted to Bismarck's army, Hanover joining the Prussian Empire about this time.
Christopher lived in the German settlement at Upper Moutere in Nelson until about 1880. Upper Moutere was called Sarau until 1917. He married Marie Louise Frederike Rose in 1875 at Upper Moutere. Christopher and Mary had three children while living in Upper Moutere: Dorothea in 1875, Henry in 1877, and Hanna in 1879.
The family moved to the North Island in 1879 and settled at Beaconsfield near Feilding. They traveled from Nelson to Wanganui on the 64 ton "Wallace" on 27 August 1879 according to the Wanganui Chronicle. While living at Beaconsfield three further children were born and registered at Kiwitea: Christopher in 1881, Frederick in 1883, and Martha in 1887.
Christopher successfully tendered with other settlers to establish the Kiwitea Road in 1880 and 1881. The Manawatu Herald reported successful tenders on 3 August 1880 and on 8 July 1881. In 1881 Christopher Korte and Julius Bulst obtained work from Manawatu County Council for felling and clearing bush on Kiwitea Road (18s 6d per chain) then removing the stumps (7s 6d per chain).
The Fielding Star reported on 13 October 1887 how a flood in the Kiwitea stream, the highest that had occurred since settlement of the district, affected the Korte farm.
Messrs Buchanan and Korte had their river flats cut up considerably. Mr Korte's house was in danger for some time, and preparations were made to leave in the event of the river coming much nearer. As it is, it has taken nearly all his orchard away.
According to a report in the Hawera & Normanby Star on 22 September 1886, Christopher's tender for a block of land under perpetual lease at Awatuna in South Taranaki was accepted by the Waste Lands Board. The section, 99 acres or 40 ha, was offered for lease on 3 August 1886 and was located at the intersection of the Eltham and Oeo Roads, adjacent to the southeast corner. The block of land was leased on 18 August 1886 and purchased on 10 June 1895.
The family moved to South Taranaki and in 1889 Mary died. Christopher Korte was naturalised in 1890 at Otakeho, a coastal settlement west of Hawera. When the Awatuna School opened on 10 April 1893 three of the Korte children were amongst the first 20 pupils. The bush-covered section at Awatuna was cleared of forest and a dairy farm established. A cheese factory was opened at Awatuna in 1894 (The Awatuna Co-Operative Dairy Company) and Christopher was one of the first suppliers.
In May 1895 Christopher married a widow, Friedreka Peter and in 1899 Christopher and Friedreka had a daughter, Frieda.
Christopher was concerned that the Awatuna farm was too small for his three sons. He obtained a crown lease for 960 acres of land at Matawai near Gisborne in 1902. On 16 January 1905 the lease was transferred to his three sons who had moved to Matawai to clear bush off the block they called Ruanui. Some other Awatuna settlers also purchased or leased land at Matawai - Julius Bulst, Arthur Mortleman, H Burgess, Robert Henson.
Christopher died in 1905 and was buried at Kaponga Cemetery.
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Maria Louisa Frederika ROGGENKAMP (ROSE) (1851-1889)
Marie was known as Mary Rose when she married in 1875, having taken the surname of her stepfather Hans Friedrich Franz Rose in Germany. Mary was the daughter of Katherine Dorothea Heinatz, born in Lübeck (now Germany) in 1851. In the 1857 Census of Lübeck, her name is given as Marie Roggenkamp, aged 5; in the same household as her stepfather Hans Rose, her mother Dorothea Rose and half brother Johannes Rose aged 1.
Mary migrated from Lübeck to New Zealand with her mother, stepfather and half brother (Johannes Joachim Heinrich Rose) in 1869 on the ship "Halcione". The family sailed to Wellington on the "Halcione", then by the steamer "Ahuriri" to Nelson. When they arrived in New Zealand, Hans Friedrich Franz Rose had family already living at Upper Moutere.
As mentioned above, Mary married Christopher Korte and had six children. She had a miscarriage in 1889, and died a month later aged 38 years on 4 October 1889. Mary was buried at Manaia, South Taranaki.
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Caroline Friederike Wilhelmina VETTE (1859-1936)
Caroline Friederike Wilhelmina Vette was born in 1859 in Hesse (now in Germany), the daughter of Friedrich Vette and Caroline Meier.
Frederika was first married to a Mr Peter in Germany and had three children who all died before she migrated to New Zealand. On 2 May1895 Friederike Peter married Christopher Korte in Normanby. Friederike and Christopher Korte settled at Awatuna in South Taranaki. In 1899 Christopher and Friedreka had a daughter, Frieda.
Friedreka died on 11 September 1936 at Awatuna and was buried with Christopher at Kaponga.
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Children of Christopher and Mary
Dorothea Magdelena Catherina KORTE (1875-1942)
Dorothea Magdelena Catherina Korte, known as Dora, was the eldest daughter of Christopher and Mary Korte, born in 1875 at Upper Moutere. Dora attended Beaconsfield School in the Manawatu, and in 1887 completed Standard 3. She married Otto Heinrich Julius Schulz in 1896 at Awatuna in Taranaki. The surname Schultz was used after the marriage.
Otto was born in what is now known as Letowo, Poland, previously part of Prussia, the eldest child of Wilhelmine Schulz. When he was 18 Otto emigrated with his mother Wilhelmine and his 3 half sisters to Queensland, Australia. This allowed him to avoid military service which was unpopular. He worked in the sugar cane fields in North Queensland between 1883 and 1887. In 1887 Otto emigrated to New Zealand.
Otto settled in Hurleyville, south Taranaki, and owned two farms there. Otto and Dora lived at Hurleyville where they farmed for 27 years and raised ten children. Otto was a director of the Hurleyville Dairy Factory for 17 years and had an on-going association with Hurleyville School, being appointed as a school commissioner for the Hurleyville District in 1907.
Otto and Dora retired to Eltham in 1927. Otto died in 1933 and Dora in 1942. Otto was buried alongside his mother Wilhelmina in the family plot in Eltham Cemetery, and Dora was also buried here.
In his will Otto bequeathed one farm to his son Frederick and the second to his son Albert. The Commissioner of Stamp Duties made a claim for stamp duties on the land transfer and this was contested by the brothers. When the case was heard by Mr Justice Balir in 1934 he found in favour of the brothers. The case then went to the Court of Appeal, which found in favour of the Commissioner of Stamp Duties. The brothers lost the case because they had to take out mortgages, which resulted in the transations being considered as sales. Albert was required to pay £5291 and Frederick £3914.
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Heinrich Friederich Johann KORTE (1877-1935)
Heinrich Friederich Johann Korte, known as Henry, was the eldest son of Christopher and Mary Korte, born in 1877 at Upper Moutere. Henry attended Beaconsfield School in the Manawatu, and in 1887 completed Standard 3. He never married.
Henry and his brothers, Fred and Christopher, settled in Matawai, near Gisborne, on a 965 acre bush block leased by their father in 1902. They started clearing the land, constructed a small single roomed building to live in, and started farming. The lease was transferred to Henry and his brothers Chris and Fred in 1905. Henry was active in organising local social events while living at Matawai, being secretary of the Matawai Sports Club. The club held an annual sports day. Henry, who played the accordean, and other Matawai men provided dance music at local dances.
Details of the Matawai farm, called Ruanui, can be seen on a separate page.
Henry returned to Taranaki to run his deceased father's dairy farm at Awatuna, but also continued to visit Matawai regularly and remain involved in local affairs. Henry transferred his interest in the Matawai lease to his brothers Fred and Chris on 15 November 1913.
Henry died in 1935 at the Lenishham Private Hospital, Wellington of cancer in the stomach, and was buried at Kaponga, Taranaki.
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Johanna Maria Margaretta Gertrude KORTE (1879-1962)
Johanna Maria Margaretta Gertrude Korte, known as Hanna, was the second daughter of Christopher and Mary Korte, born in 1879 at Upper Moutere. Hanna attended Beaconsfield School in the Manawatu, and in 1887 completed Standard 2. After her mother died, Hanna returned from Taranaki to Upper Moutere and lived with her uncle Heinrich Korte and family.
In 1900 Hanna married Christopher Carl Dietrich Drogemuller. Hanna and Christopher had eight children. They lived at Upper Moutere where Christopher farmed. Hanna died in 1962 and is buried in Upper Moutere with Christopher who died in 1956.
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Christopher William Ernest KORTE (1881-1944)
Christopher William Ernest Korte, second son of Christopher and Mary Korte, was born in 1881 at Kiwitea in the Manawatu after the family moved to the North Island. Chris left Taranaki to farm at Matawai with his brothers in 1903. Chris was a champion axe man, for example competing in the December 1909 NZ Championship Chop, 12 inch standing block, at Eltham.
Christopher and his brothers, Henry and Fred, settled in Matawai, near Gisborne, on a 965 acre bush block leased by their father in 1902. They started clearing the land, constructed a small single roomed building to live in, and started farming. The lease was transferred to the three brothers in 1905, and to Christopher and Fred in 1913. Christopher and Fred developed the Matawai farm and built a house each.
Details of the Matawai farm, called Ruanui, can be seen on a separate page.
Christopher married Selma Bulst, the daughter of a neighboring Matawai family, in 1915. The Bulst family had taken up the farm next to the Korte brothers at Matawai in 1902, both families having lived in Kiwitea and south Taranaki. Selma and Christopher had three children.
In July 1918 Christopher's appeal to the Military Service Board was heard requesting he be be excused from military service so he could continue to run the Korte Brother's farm. Fred was managing his mother-in-law's (Charlotte Redpath) farm during the war and Chris was running the Matawai farm by himself. The appeal was dismissed and Christopher was given leave until October 1918, but the war ended in November 1918.
Christopher died in Matawai in 1944. The farm that Fred and Christopher had farmed at Matawai was taken up by George Korte, Christopher's nephew, in 1947. Selma died in 1961 at Marton.
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Frederick William KORTE (1883-1964)
Frederick William Korte, known as Fred, the youngest son of Christopher and Mary Korte, was born in 1883 at Kiwitea in the Manawatu. Fred attended Awatuna School in Taranaki.
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After the Second World War the Matawai farm was purchased by George Korte, Fred's eldest son, and Fred and Elizabeth moved to Gisborne. Elizabeth died in 1961 and Fred in 1964. Both are buried in Gisborne.
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Martha Louie Margareta KORTE (1887-1970)
Martha Louie Margareta Korte was the third daughter of Christopher and Mary Korte, born in 1887 at Kiwitea in the Manawatu. Her mother died when she was an infant, soon after moving to Taranaki. Martha grew up at Awatuna in South Taranaki. Martha married Joshua Mellor Gatenby in 1908. The couple had nine children.
Joshua and Martha initially farmed at Te Kiri, about 5 km west of Awatuna. About 1919 they moved to Mangatoki, about 15 km east of Awatuna. They had a dairy farm on the Eltham Road at Mangatoki. Joshua died in 1927 and Martha in 1970. Both Joshua and Martha are buried at Eltham.
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Children of Christopher and Friedreka
Freiderke Henriette Johanna KORTE (1899-1981)
Freiderke Henriette Johanna Korte, known as Freida, was born in 1899, the only child of Christopher and his second wife Friederike. Frieda grew up at Awatuna and married Walter Hans Carl Max Brandt in 1927. Freida and Walter had 3 sons and 3 daughters.
Walter took over the Korte farm at Awatuna and farmed it until the couple retired to Opunake about 1965. When they retired, the farm was take over by Walter's youngest son Roger. Freida died in 1981 and Walter in 1989. Both are buried in Opunake.
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