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Alsace / Alsace Grand Cru - Alsace
Wine Advocate: "The wine quality is very good if not excellent, this is a very promising domaine to discover. It produces a wide but well structured range of wines".
Domaine Rieflé (see below) - Seppi Landmann (link)
Alsace Grand Cru Steinert - Pinot Gris 2011
The east facing parcel replanted in 1994 is composed of hard, homogeneous, dry and filtering soil that sits directly on the oolithic limestone bedrock which is partially visible on the surface. The parcel only represents 0.25 ha producing a yield of 45hl/ha. Fermentations last 6 to 8 weeks in a 100 year old oak vat. The ageing process on lees will last 6 to 9 months depending on the vintage in the same oak vat. There is always a small amount of residual sugar in the wine that varies each year depending on the vintage.
PVins notes: Wines from the Grand Cru Steinert vineyards are characterised by their powerful structure combined with a subtle finesse and underlying menthol notes. Expressive bouquet of zesty yellow fruits such as pineapple and mango. Although smooth in texture, it is well-balanced by the limestone terroir giving a fresh and acidic structure, candied notes of quince and fig on the finish. Cellaring potential is about 10 years.
Press: Wine & Spirits Magazine 92
The Rieflé brothers farm 1.6 acres in Steinert, certified organic, their pinot gris at the lower part of the parcel. The name of the cru refers to the stoniness of the hillside, where the oolitic limestone comes to the surface, a soil built on the skeletons of microscopic sea creatures, which now provide structure to the ground and show a talent for water management that sustains the vines. This wine is as tight and airy as that soil structure might suggest, firmly dry, with a refined meadow-flower scent and enough juicy pinot gris flavor to round it out.
Alsace "Selection de Grains Nobles" (SGN) - Pinot Gris "Bonheur Exceptionnel"
It is only produced in exceptional vintages with ideal botrytis/passerillage conditions. The grains picked to produce this wine come from the Steinert Grand Cru parcel of 0.25 ha. The east facing parcel is composed of hard, homogeneous, dry and filtering soil that sits directly on the oolithic limestone bedrock. Once the grapes to produce the Grand Cru Steinert Pinot Gris are picked, a number of bunches will be left on the vines to be harvested at a later date when the grains are covered with botrytis (noble rot) and naturally dehydrated. The yield is ridiculously low at 2 hl/ha producing only 600 bottles. Due to the high sugar concentration in the grains the fermentations will be slow and will take up to 6 months in a small stainless steel vat. The final residual sugar will be at least 140g/l depending on the vintage. The ageing process will last about 4 months in the same vat.
PVins notes: The wine is bright golden in colour with an expressive nose bursting with ripe and confit fruits. Rich on the palate with a great texture, flavours of stone fruits linger on a fresh and mineraly finish. The wine has a long term cellaring potential.
Seppi Landmann
Alsace Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé - Riesling 2012
The south facing parcel of 0.67 ha is situated halfway up the steep slope. The soil is composed of sandstone and limestone. The vines averaging 40 years of age produce a yield averaging 50 hl/ha. Fermentations in oak vats may take from 6 weeks to a couple of months at cellar temperature. The wine is aged on fine lees for 9 months in oak vats at cellar temperature. There is always a small amount of residual sugar in the final wine that varies each year depending on the vintage's potential.
PVins notes: The nose shows floral aromas of honeysuckle, orange flower and fennel. It is broad and rich on the palate, well-balanced by the acidity, long on the finish. A couple of years cellaring is preferable for the wine to show its full potential. Drink over 20 years.
Press: Wine Enthusiast 91+
Perfumed and off dry, this rich wine has spice, structure and a floral character. It is so young with its white fruits, hint of lychee and lime-juice acidity. The wine needs to age to reveal its potential. Drink from 2018
Alsace Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé - Pinot Gris 2013
The south facing parcel of 0.24 ha is situated halfway up the steep slope. The soil is composed of sandstone and limestone. The vines averaging 40 years of age produce a yield averaging 45 hl/ha. Fermentations in oak vats may take from 6 weeks to a couple of months at cellar temperature. The wine is aged on fine lees for 9 months in oak vats at cellar temperature. There is always some residual sugar in the final wine that varies each year depending on the vintage's potential.
PVins notes: Yellow in colour, a fruity nose of apple and plum aromas. Full-bodied with a noble texture, the richness is well-balanced by a natural freshness. A couple of years cellaring is preferable for the wine to show its full potential. Drink over 20 years.
Press: Wine Enthusiast 93
While showing sweetness, this wine also manages to retain great freshness. It's delicious, with bright green plum fruitiness as well as weight and richness. It will be a great food wine, but wait until 2018.
Alsace Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé - Gewurztraminer 2013
The south facing parcel of 0.73 ha is situated halfway up the steep slope. The soil is composed of sandstone and limestone. The vines are 40 years old on average producing an average yield of 45 hl/ha. Fermentations in oak vats may take from 6 weeks to a couple of months at cellar temperature. The wine is aged on fine lees for 9 months in oak vats at cellar temperature. There is always some residual sugar in the final wine that varies each year depending on the vintage's potential.
PVins notes: Complexity on the nose with citrus fruits and lychee with hints of floral aromas such as rose petals. Full-bodied and elegant finesse, great minerality, complex and intense flavours on the well-balanced and fresh long finish. When released the wine will benefit from a few years of cellaring to express its full potential as a Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé. A couple of years cellaring is preferable for the wine to show its full potential. Drink over 20 years.
Even the richest, spiciest wines from Rieflé-Landmann retain freshness. So this hugely spicy wine still has a crisp element that gives it a great lift. It's structured with some dryness at the end as a contrast to the more honeyed opening. Drink from 2018
Wine Advocate 91+
Very clear, deep and fresh, on the nose opens the excellent 2013 Seppi Landmann Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé, displaying citrus and ripe apricot flavors, along with floral aromas and the purity and piquancy of crushed stones. Fresh (if not buoyant), intense, very elegant and full of finesse on the first palate, this is a remarkably aromatic, invitingly fresh and vibrant Gewürztraminer: full-bodied but tight, very mineral, complex and with a long and salty, tension-filled finish. Due to its tight mineral character and nervy acidity, this well balanced cru tastes more dry than it really is: sweeter than medium-dry but not as sweet as a moelleux. The wine will gain even more balance and elegance over some years of bottle age, but even as a baby it is highly recommended as one of the finest and most tension-filled Gewürztraminers of the southern Alsace in 2013.
Alsace Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé "Vendange Tardive" - Pinot Gris 2012
The south facing parcel of 0.24 ha is situated halfway up the steep slope. The soil is composed of sandstone and limestone. Fermentations in oak vats may take from 6 weeks to a couple of months at cellar temperature. The wine is aged on fine lees for 9 months in oak vats at cellar temperature. The wine is not produced every year as the development of botrytis and passerillage process are needed on the grapes, which will depend on the vintage's climatic conditions. If the vintage has the potential to produce a high quality late harvest then the whole plot may be used to produce a dessert wine, therefore the dryer style mentioned above will not be produced as the fruit comes from the same small parcel. The sugar residual for this type of wine is around 100g/l.
PVins notes: Golden-yellow in colour. Intense aromas of white stone fruit, tropical fruits and honey. The palate is rich, round and structured with a beautiful acidity. The length of the finish is impressive and it ends on aromas of lemon tart. Cellaring potential is about 20 years.
Press: Wine Advocate 93+
Golden-yellow in color and deep and intense on the nose, opens with a very clear, fresh and aromatic bouquet of ripe stone fruits, white pepper, tobacco and crushed stones. Rich, round and nobly sweet on the palate, this is a highly elegant, minerally-piquant and luscious VT with an excellent structure, fine tannins and a lingering salty acidity. Bottled with 12% alcohol and a lot of tension, this outstanding cru is perfectly balanced and still young, but so lovely to also enjoy today. Highly recommended. Drink 2015 - 2027
Wine Enthusiast 94
This is a sweet, honeyed wine that's powerful and concentrated. It's full of spice, ripe tropical fruits and pleasurable sweetness. Just behind all this richness lies a great acidity that's so attractive. The wine could be drunk now, but it will be even better from 2017.
Alsace Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé "Vendange Tardive" - Gewurztraminer 2012
The south facing parcel of 0.73 ha is situated halfway up the steep slope. The soil is composed of sandstone and limestone. The vines are 40 years old on average. Fermentations in oak vats may take from 6 weeks to a couple of months at cellar temperature. The wine is aged on fine lees for 9 months in oak vats at cellar temperature. The wine is not produced every year as the development of botrytis and the passerillage are need on the grapes which will depend on the vintage's climatic conditions. If the vintage has the potential to produce a high quality late harvest then the whole plot may be used to produce a dessert wine, therefore the dryer style mentioned above will not be produced as the fruit comes from the same small parcel. The sugar residual for this type of wine is around 65g/l.
PVins notes: Beautiful aromas of exotic fruits and orange marmalade with hints of lychee. The texture on the palate offers full-bodied richness but balanced by the freshness, complex flavours of orange marmalade and peaches with notes of cinnamon on the lingering finish. Cellaring potential is about 20 years.
While the wine is very sweet, the sweetness does not stand out as much as the intense spiciness. It's a gorgeous wine without excess, textured and with minerality. The aftertaste has a light touch of acidity. It's impressive now, although it will be better from 2018.
The 2012 Seppi Landmann Gewurztraminer Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé Vendange Tardive is lovely, clear and fresh on the nose, displaying flavors of paprika, lime juice and passion fruit. Highly elegant, very juicy and gently sweet, well balanced, piquant and with finesse, this full-bodied and intense yet not heavy VT reveals a lingering mineral aftertaste, which is a kind of reprise of all the aromas from the nose. Drink 2015 - 2030
Domaine RIEFLE is located at Pfaffenheim in the southern part of the Alsace wine region, about 11 kms south of the town Colmar. The family RIEFLE has its roots that run very deep in the history and culture of the Rhine valley. The family's viticultural tradition dates back to 1850. It is under Joseph RIEFLE, born in Pfaffenheim in 1908 and his wife Madeleine Freytag a winemaker's daughter, that Domaine Rieflé was extended. They acquired the very beautiful winemaker's house built in 1609 in the heart of the village next to the church.
Today, the cellar and office are located about 800 metres south-east of the village centre facing the Grand Cru Steinert. In 1986, Jean-Claude RIEFLE took over the running of the 8.5 ha estate from his father René Rieflé. He has put a lot of energy in the development of the estate by striving to produce quality wines and developing the Domaine's reputation on the export market. Jean-Claude was also part of a group of vignerons who for many years strived to produce high quality wines to justify the creation of the new appellation Côte de Rouffach, which was finally granted in 2011. Today their objective is to work towards the creation and recognition of a "Premier Cru" ranking in Alsace for selected parcels, the approach is based on the principal of the Burgundian "climat". Jean Claude's sons Thomas and Paul joined him in 2009 and 2010 representing the 6th generation. Thomas is in charge of the vineyards as he completed two years of studies in vineyard management and wine making in Montpellier. As for Paul his activity involves marketing and sales while waiting to be the future winemaker after his father.
In 2009, Domaine RIEFLE purchased the reputable Domaine SEPPI LANDMANN in Soultzmatt located in the Vallée Noble. The Domaine represents 8.5 ha including 1.82 ha in the famous Grand Cru Zinnkoepflé situated on the communes of Soultzmatt and Westhalten. The acquisition has extended the holdings of Domaine RIEFLE already owners of parcels in the Grand Cru Steinert in Pfaffenheim and parcels in the surrounding areas. Since 2011 Domaine SEPPI LANDMANN and Domaine RIEFLE share the same office in Pfaffenheim under the new entity Domaine RIEFLÉ-LANDMANN, but both names are promoted as individual Domaines. Even though Seppi retired in 2011, he is still a very active ambassador for the wines from the Domaine he created in 1982.
www.riefle.com - www.seppi-landmann.fr
Today Domaine RIEFLE-LANDMANN represents 23 ha representing 80 plots, mainly located around the village of Pfaffenheim with parcels situated in the following appellations: regional Alsace (18.5 ha), Steinert Grand Cru (0.66 ha), Côte de Rouffach (1 ha), both "lieu-dits" Bilh 1 Cru (0.5 ha) and Bergweingarten 1 Cru (0.24 ha) and since 2009 in the Zinnkoepflé Grand Cru (1.82 ha). The classic grape varieties of the Alsace region planted on the Domaine are: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Sylvaner, Muscat and a little amount of Chardonnay for the Crémant (sparkling).
The estate's vineyards in the AOP Alsace are mainly situated on sedimentary soils of varying depths. In the communal appellations Côte de Rouffach and Vallée Noble located on the communes of Pfaffenheim, Rouffach, Westhalten and Soultzmatt, the vineyards are set on east and south-facing slopes at the foothills of the Vosges Mountains protected from strong westerly winds. The area forms part of a geological fracture zone caused by the collapse of the former Vosges-Black Forest mountain range 50 million years ago. This area has a highly calcareous terroir dating from the Jurassic and Trias periods bringing power, warmth and minerality to the wines.
The Steinert Grand Cru, meaning "field of rocks" in reference to its limestones, is situated on a steep slope facing east between 250 to 350 metres in altitude overlooking Pfaffenheim. The area is well-drained and dry limestone based terroir make the Pinot Gris and Riesling wines famous for being highly aromatic and long-lived. In 1150 the convent of the Benedictines of Muri (Switzerland) and the clergy of Bâle and Strasburg were already growing vines in this "lieu-dit". Domaine Rieflé's 2 plots are planted in Pinot Gris (0.26 ha) and Riesling (0.40 ha).
The Zinnkoepflé Grand Cru meaning "Mont of the sun" is located 15 kms south-west of Colmar in the Vallée Noble. Its vineyards face south, south-west on steep slopes at an altitude of 250 to 420 meters enabling the grapes to reach a high maturity. The Grand Cru overlooks the village of Soultzmatt. Its terroir is made of limestone towards the top and sandstone towards the bottom with some quartz and micas. Late harvest wines when produced from this Grand Cru are rich and of a high quality. The area seems to benefit from a warmer micro-climate compared to a classic semi-continental climate in Alsace. The Domaine's grape varieties planted are Pinot Gris (0.24 ha), Riesling (0.59 ha), Gewurztraminer (0.78 ha) and Sylvaner (0.21 ha) which are of an average age of 40 years old. As for the Sylvaner, the wine is labeled under the appellation Alsace as the variety is not recognised as a noble grape for a Grand Cru appellation, Seppi Landmann names it the cuvée "Z".
In 2011 with Thomas' initiative, the conversion to organic farming on both estates was undertaken and the certification was obtained in 2014. This new approach will lead the way to a healthier vineyard and increase the terroir's typicity in the wines as Jean-Claude Rieflé is a strong believer of terroir and also quiet knowledgeable on the subject.
As for the style of Domaine RIEFLE-LANDMANN, the wines show some residual sugar, this is due to the optimum maturity of the grapes that Jean-Claude and Thomas seek and also as a result of the local terroir. The amount will vary from vintage to vintage for each type of of grape variety, but the wines are always well balanced by the terroir's natural acidity. Domaine RIEFLE-LANDAMNN also produces late harvest wines from botrytis (noble rot) and passerillage known as "Vendange Tardive" (VT) and in exceptional vintages "Sélection de Grains Nobles" (SGN) wines will be produced. The grains to produce a SGN wine are handpicked individually producing ridiculously low yields with a high residual sugar, but here again the balance is maintained with the terroir's freshness. On rare occasions, climatic conditions permitting an Ice Wine will be produced in a very small quantity such as in the 2014 harvest. An Alsace Pinot Noir is also produced.
As for the winemaking, the fermentations process is done at cellar temperature with indigenous yeasts and will last from several weeks to several months depending on the vintage quality and the wine made. Stainless steel vats and/or century old oak vats are used in the wine making process. After the fermentations the various wines are aged on fine lees to increase the complexity and bring a little extra richness and texture to the wines. The vats are of different sizes from 25 hl to 70 hl depending on the volume of each wine produced and the size of the parcels.
Aromatically some wines may show notes of exotic fruits with hints of dessert wine aromas even though there is no botrytis on the grapes at the time of picking. These characteristics are due to the high maturity of the grapes seeked influenced by the warm terroirs from which the grapes are grown.
Alsace Zinnkoepflé Grand Cru - French version
Links: Alsace map - AOP Steinert Grand Cru - AOP Zinnkoepflé Grand Cru - www.vinsalsace.com
The Alsace appellation was created in 1962. It is located in the eastern part of France near the German border, the Rhine River acts as a natural border. The area stretches 120 kilometres from near Strasbourg (north) to near Mulhouse (south), covering 15,500 hectares at the foothills of the Vosges Mountains. The vineyards spread over two departments, Haut-Rhin and Bas-Rhin in which 119 communes are allowed to produce AOP Alsace wines. The region added two new appellations in the 70's: Alsace Grand Cru in 1975 and Crémant d'Alsace (sparkling) in 1976 which today represents 24% of the wines produced in Alsace. The Alsace Grand Cru appellation was extended over the years: the first lieu-dit was in 1975, then 24 new parcels in 1983, 25 new parcels in 1992 and one new parcel in 2007 making a total of 51 Grands Crus. As for the late harvest wines known as "Vendanges Tardives" (VT) and "Séléction de Grains Nobles" (SGN) their designations were introduced in 1984 and may be indicated on the label of both Alsace and Alsace Grand Cru. Since 2011, 13 communal appellations have been classified with their name allowed to be indicated on the label such as Côte de Rouffach, Vallée Noble, Bergheim etc... These new lieux-dits are regulated by the type of grapes allowed, yields, pruning and planting density to produce quality wines as per their terroir. Some vignerons are now working on the project of developing 1 Cru "lieu-dit", similar to Burgundy, hopping the concept might be accepted by the appellations governing body INAO over the next decade.
The regions viticultural history dates back to at least the Roman times. At the time, the region was on the border between the Roman Empire and the Germanic areas. As usual, the roman legions needed wine and they discovered that the sun-drenched hillsides along the Vosges could produce great wines. By the 3rd century, large scale wine growing was initiated and wine was transported along the Rhine and Mosel rivers. The region was invaded by the German tribe the Francs in 496 and viticulture declined. Later, under the Merovingian and Carolingian Kings the population was gradually converted to Christianity. During this period, the church grew in strength and several monasteries were founded such as in Turckheim in 742 and in Andlau in 880. As usual, vine growing expanded and improved close to the monasteries. The concept of "cru" or quality "lieu-dit" came about as early as the 7th century as the king Dagobert gave vines on the "Steinklotz"to the abbey of Haslach. In Rouffach in 762, Heddo the Archbishop of Strasbourg, founded the abbey of Ettenheim and made up his income from the vines of the "Vorbourg". These "lieux-dits" are today classified as Grand Cru appellations. These famous numerous "lieux-dits" were owned either by Lords or the clergy until the French Revolution. They form the historical basis of the delimitation of today's Alsace Grand Cru appellations. By the end of the first millennium, 160 Alsace villages were already growing vines.Alsace's golden age was between the 13th century and the Renaissance period. During the 13th and the 14th centuries, Colmar was used as a port and the wines exported across Europe via the Rhine, trade was intense. But, the region has had its fair share of bad times, with a 30 year war between 1618 and 1648 that ruined the Alsace. The region was depleted of its population by 75% and the vineyards destroyed, for example between 1610 and 1636 the population of Riquewihr dropped from 2,245 to 74 people. Then, the Franco-German war of 1870-1871 became a giant failure for France as Napoleon III Emperor of France lost the Alsace and parts of the Lorraine region to Bismark. The region was integrated into the German Imperial territory until the end of World War I. After the Great War the Alsace-Lorraine region was given back to France as a part of the Versailles treaty of 1919. Under the German occupation vine growing was maintained. Unfortunately high yields were practiced, acidic wines were made, they were also diluted with water and/or had sugar added for the German market. These poor quality wines were harming the reputation of the Alsace wines. The vignerons of Alsace had to wait the end of World War II to replant and re-organise the vineyards. From 1945 onwards, they aimed at producing high quality wines, abandoning planting in the plains for planting the new vines on the slopes of the Vosges. This policy was reinforced by delimitation of the vineyard area and by the strict enforcement of legislation regarding production and vinification.
The vineyards stretch 120 kilometres from Marlenheim near Strasbourg to Thann near Mulhouse in the south. They cover 15,500 hectares at the foothills of the Vosges Mountains in the departments of Haut-Rhin (southern district) and Bas-Rhin (northern district). The vineyards are set at an altitude of 150 to 400 metres, most of the slopes face south and south-east. The Grands Crus vineyards cover 1,751 hectares and only represent 4% of the volume of wines produced in the region, their size vary from 3 to 80 hectares. The 51 Grands Crus are located in 47 communes with 33 Grands Crus in the Haut-Rhin and 14 Grands Crus in the Bas-Rhin. The grape varieties of the Alsace region are: Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir, Pinot Blanc, Auxerrois, Sylvaner, Muscat, Savagnin and a little of Chardonnay and Chasselas for the Crémant d'Alsace (sparkling). The main grape varities planted are Riesling (23%), Gewurztraminer (18%) and Pinot Blanc (21%) mainly for the Crémant. Within the Alsace Grand Cru appellations only the noble grapes Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Muscat are allowed to be planted. Alsace wines are mainly made from a single grape variety, but they are always exception to the rules. Under the name Edelzwicker any white grapes from any parcels may be blended. The other option is under the name Gentil, the blend must include at least 50% of either Riesling, Gewurztraminer, Pinot Gris and Muscat and 50% of other white grapes. Each grape variety must be fermented and aged separately before the final blending, the wine is then submitted to an official tasting panel for approval. These two wines represent a very small volume. Another wine with its own appellation since a 1971 decree and defined as a sub-appellation is the Klevener de Heiligenstein. This decree was followed by the establishment of the area of production in 1997. The AOP Alsace wines with the mention "Klevener de Heilgenstein", are those made from the varietal Savagnin-rose and produced within the designated areas in the communes of Bourgheim, Gertwiller, Goxwiller, Heiligenstein and Obernai in the Bas-Rhin. Since Savagnin rose isn't an allowed variety for other Alsace wines, its planting outside of this area isn't allowed. The Savagnin rose grape is identical to Traminer, which was until the end of the 19th Century largely present in Alsace throughout its vineyards. It is of the same family as the Gewurztraminer, which is considered to be the aromatic pink variant of Savagnin (or Traminer). As for the only red grape Pinot Noir, it represents about 10% of the surface area. It is used to produce red still wines as well as Crémant sparkling rosé, Blanc de Noirs and sparkling blends.
The vineyards of Alsace are a mosaic of different soil structures on the slopes of the Massif des Vosges mountain range. Stretching 120 km from the north at Marlenheim to the south at Thann and only a few kilometres wide. The Vosges granitic mountains face the flat Plaine d´Alsace to the east. the mountains are a complex mineral-rich blend of granite, limestone, schist and sandstone that have been cumulated and eroded over millions of years through weathering and geological events. The clock has to be turned back to about 500 million years to understand the succession of bedrock formations through the Primary and Secondary periods. Over millions of years, marine, continental and lagoon sedimentary deposits formed the different layers of bedrocks. The granite rock itself is more than 570 million years old. During the Trias period (250-205 million years ago) erosion of the continents produced sandy particles that were transported and deposited in shallow seas. The deposits transformed over millions of years into a sandstone layer many tens of meters thick which in turn covered the granite under the sea level. During the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods (200-65 million years ago), various marls and dead sea organisms produced a limestone layer on top of the sandstone. Up until 50 million years ago the continent was relatively stable. Thereafter the continental drift of Africa colliding with the European continent caused the folding process that created the basis for present landscape of Europe such as the Alps, a result of folding crust subject to an upward lift. The uplift in the area is estimated at more than 2,500 metres, much of which has since been eroded. During this uplift the layers of Triassic rock cracked. But the most dramatic event was that the whole central part of the mountain range collapsed over millions of years during the Eocene epoch 45 to 33 million years ago, leaving the Vosges and the Black Forest on the edges of a giant depression at opposite sides.The German Black Forest and the French Vosges were at one time part of a same block of sediments before the appearance of the fault named "fossé rhénan". The fault stretches from Basel to Frankfurt measuring 300 km in length and up to 40 km wide. During the creation of the fault, volcanic activity such as the Kaiserstuhl Volcano (German side) deposited lava modifying the rock structure in some parts of the fault. Over the last 35 million years, erosion and weathering including the Ice Age have modified the landscape of the region. The highest peak of the Vosges is known as the Grand Ballon at 1,424 metres in altitude located 8 kilometres to the east of Guebwiller, the name was given by the Gauls in reference to the "Sun God". The Alsace plain has also been modified by waterways as the sea moved in the area during the Oligocene epoch and during the Pliocene epoch (5 to 2 million years), creeks and rivers were formed such as the l'iLL and Rhine rivers. These factors also contributed to the erosion and movement of rocks and sediments contributing to the complexity of the soils. The various soils that make up the Alsatian terroir are: limestone, marl, clay-Marly, limestone-marl, granitic, schist, sandstone, loess, volcanic sediments and alluvial deposits. It has been noticed over centuries that some Alsatian grapes are better suited or excel in some soil types resulting with an array Alsace wine styles.
The region is sheltered by the Vosges providing lower rainfall levels than the neighbouring regions. Colmar has a dry micro-climate of its own making it the second driest town in France with just 550 mm of rainfall per year. In general the climate is semi-continental and the region frequently enjoys a pleasant Indian summer. In autumn, the mists which appear on the plains and in the damp valleys create an ideal climatic condition for the botrytis to develop for the "Vendanges Tardives" and "Séléction de Grains Nobles" wines. Winters are cold with abundant snowfall on the Vosges Mountains, but snow is less frequent at the foothills and in the plains. Spring is generally mild with a few showers and some cold spells. The summers are hot and dry here, out in the plain temperatures can reach 30°c+. Fortunately, the cooler and higher altitudes of the Vosges provide some relief from the heat. During this time of year, the levels of sunshine are comparable to those of southern France.


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Жижемские (, ) — белорусский княжеский род, старшая линия князей Смоленских. Род внесён в Бархатную книгу.

После разделов Речи Посполитой земли Великого Княжества Литовского вошли в состав Российской империи. Князья Жижемские, как и вся местная шляхта, должна была доказывать своё благородное происхождение. Род был признан в российском дворянстве без княжеского титула, внесён в VI часть дворянской родословной книги Минской губернии.

Происхождение и история рода
Великий князь Смоленский Святослав Иванович в 1386 году напал на Великое Княжество Литовское (ВКЛ) и обложил Мстиславль, но его войска были разбиты в битве на реке Вихре, где великий князь погиб, а сыновья Глеб и Юрий попали в плен. Младший брат Юрий Святославович был поставлен Великим князем Смоленским, а старший, Глеб, стал заложником в ВКЛ.

Около 1392 года Глеб Святославович вернул себе престол Великого княжества Смоленского. При взятии Смоленска 23 сентября 1395 года великим князем литовским Витовтом, он снова попал в плен и княжество Смоленское вновь присоединено к ВКЛ. Сам князь получил в удел местечко Полонное и в составе литовских войск погиб в битве на Ворскле 12 августа 1399 года.

Его сын князь Дмитрий Глебович получил в вотчину имение Жижма на реке Жижме и имел двух сыновей князей: младший Иван Дмитриевич с прозвищем «Мал», «Манько» или «Манч» и старший Иван Дмитриевич с прозвищем «Шах». От первого происходит род князей Жижемских. От второго род князей Соломерецких (род угас в 1641 году). Князь Иван Дмитриевич «Мал» имел сына князя Михаила Ивановича по прозванию Жижемский, упомянут конюшим у польского короля и служившего в Раде, давшего своим прозванием фамилию князьям — Жижемские.

Князья Жижемские владели имением Жижмой (Лидский и Ошмянский поветы Виленского воеводства) до 1630-х годов. Позже, в основном, владели небольшими имениями около Минска.

Русское подданство
В 1508 году князья Дмитрий и Василий Михайловичи Жижемские (внуки Ивана Дмитриевича «Мал») поддержали неудачный мятеж Глинских, эмигрировали из ВКЛ и перешли на службу к великим князьям Московским, где стали наместниками и воеводами. Их младшие братья Даниил (ум. до 1554), Тимофей (ум. после 1542) и Богдан (ум. ок. 1542) остались в Великом княжестве Литовском. От князя Тимофея Михайловича происходят существующие князья Жижемские.

Известные представители

 Князь Жижемский Семён Данилович — наместник и воевода.
 Князь Жижемский Михаил Васильевич — голова и воевода.

Примечания

Литература
 Любимов С. В. Жижемские // Любимов С. В. Опыт исторических родословий: Гундоровы, Жижемские, Несвицкие, Сибирские, Зотовы и Остерманы. Пг., 1915. С. 14-34. (Присутствуют ошибки и сбои в поколениях).

А.Б. Лобанов-Ростовский. Русская родословная книга. Том I. Изд.второе. СПб., Типогр.  А.С. Суворина. 1895 г. Князья Жижемские. стр. 196.
М.Г. Спиридов. Сокращенное описание служб благородных российских дворян, расположенное по родам их, с показанием, от кого те роды начало свое получили, или откуда какие родоначальники выехали, или которых их происхождение…..  М. Унив. тип. 1810. Ч. 1. 1810 г. Род князей Жижемских. стр. 113, 184-185.
Сост. А.В. Антонов. Памятники истории русского служилого сословия. - М.: Древлехранилище. 2011. Рец. Ю.В. Анхимюк. Ю.М. Эскин. Род Жижемских и Дашковых князей. стр. 46. ISBN 978-5-93646-176-7. //РГАДА. Ф.201. (Собрание М.А. Оболенского). Оп. 1. Д. 83.

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 Герб князей Жижемских в гербовнике 1734 года: Niesiecki K. Korona polska przy złotey wolnosci starożytnemi rycerstwa polskiego y Wielkiego Xięstwa Litewskiego kleynotami … ozdobiona, potomnym zaś wiekom na zaszczyt … podana. T. 4. Lwow, 1743. S. 767

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Choosing a High School in Amsterdam, Part 5
February 12, 2017 February 12, 2017 Sarah Bringhurst Familia
One of the best things about the way they do this whole high school thing here is that it's so kid-focused. Whenever we walk into a school on an open day, it's Axa who is greeted and handed a flyer, folder, bag of brochures, pen, water bottle, or whatever they're handing out at this particular school (she promptly hands it all over to me to carry for her, but still). The students and teachers focus on talking to the visiting kids, although they are also polite and willing to answer the parents' questions. Because let's be real, the kids are 11-12, and sometimes they are more interested in the bowl of snacks on the table than in asking insightful questions about their future education. Yesterday I shared a rueful smile that transcended culture and language with a Dutch mother whose son had just grabbed a giant handful of potato chips out of a consumer research survey on whether Lays or generic chips tasted better.
The careful focus on making the kids feel like their presence and opinions are important is just an outward manifestation of the fact that when all is said and done, it's the kid making a list of her favourite schools, since after all it's also the kid who will be attending that school for the next six years. As the administrator at my daughter's primary school put it, "the parents choose the primary school, and the kids choose the secondary school." (And in fact, Amsterdam primary schools have their own lottery for when kids start school at age four, which I will happily leave to some other blogger since I at least moved here with kids old enough that I won't need to go through that particular nail-biter.)
An interesting consequence of the abundance of choices, the lottery, and the focus on the individual child, is that siblings may very well end up going to different schools. In primary school, this would be a logistical nightmare, since especially in the early years kids need to be dropped off to school, whether it's on foot, by bicycle, bakfiets, or car. However, starting when they were 10 and 8, my kids would already cycle 2.5 km (1.5 miles) to school by themselves, which is quite normal here (although some routes are safer than others and finding a safe cycling route to school for them was quite a big priority when we were looking to buy a house). By the age of 12, it's definitely the norm that kids will be getting themselves to school, either by bicycle or public transport.
The fact that the children are streamed here also means that, for example, if one child goes to a categorical gymnasium, a child in the same family who gets a lower advies will of necessity go to a different school. Even kids with the same advies might have different interests and talents, making different schools attractive to them. Some schools have more of a focus on arts and culture, whereas others are known for strong science departments. There's a school with a heavy emphasis on sports, others with lots of opportunities for kids interested in drama, and the list goes on. There are also larger schools that cater to a number of different streams, for kids who might need to stream up or down from the level they're given at age 11.
I think many families do end up with multiple kids at the same school, whether because of proximity, similarities in ability and interest, the older child having a great experience at a particular school, etc. However, I love the fact that each child can forge his or her own path.
For obvious reasons, Saturday morning is a popular time for school open houses, and yesterday Axa and I did a double header.
Fons Vitae Lyceum: This is another school I didn't expect to be that great, but ended up quite liking. And not just because they were giving out Capri-Sun.
Like Het Amsterdams Lyceum, Fons Vitae has kind of an old-world feel. It somehow managed to be both grand and cozy at the same time. And sorry Hervormd, but hands down Fons Vitae wins best stained glass.
My issue with Fons Vitae is that it seems a very nice school for Havo level, but not perhaps so geared towards VWO, and even less towards gymnasium. I talked to one of the teachers, and he said that only 8-10 kids end up actually taking the Latin and Greek exams. Still, this was the school where we ended up taking a test Latin class, which made me very happy. Axa rolled her eyes at my excitement, but also glanced over the worksheet and filled it out during the first five minutes of class. I really like for her to have these confidence building experiences so she can feel going in to school next year that she will be successful. And it was such a fun blast from the past. I haven't been to a Latin class in . . . well. Many years.
Now that Axa has quite a few school visits under her belt, I thought it would be interesting to ask what her criteria are for ranking schools. On her wishlist are a nice gym, close to home, and good test scores. But she also mentioned that she's been attracted by the art rooms in some of the schools we've visited. I've definitely noticed her lingering, and the art rooms are some of the most fun places to visit, since the visual arts are perfect to showcase at an open house. She asked me to take this photo, because the characters are from Overwatch. Which of course gave me a chance to feel elderly and out of touch, since I'd never heard of Overwatch (I've since educated myself via Wikipedia).
It was time to move on to our next school, and we walked outside to find that Amsterdam had become a winter wonderland.
Axa pelted me with snowballs during almost the entire bike ride, and only crashed her bicycle once.
Spinoza: In contrast to many of the schools we've visited, which feel like you might have walked into the 19th century, this is a school that prides itself on modernity.
There's an emphasis on clean, bright colours and wide open spaces. Spinoza follows the "Dalton Plan", which is an educational method developed during the first half of the 20th century by Helen Parkhurst, an educator influenced by Maria Montessori and John Dewey. Dalton education is cooperative, but also expects a high degree of responsibility from individual students, and allows them considerable independence in their learning. How exactly that plays out at Spinoza I'm not sure.
It is an "iPad school", where a lot of textbooks and other materials are replaced by iPads. This is also the case at my children's current primary school, where the teachers seem to do a pretty good job of utilizing the iPads, at least from what I've seen. I am no Luddite, but I have also witnessed a certain trend in education of schools thinking that just having computers and then iPads in classrooms was an exciting innovation, before really working out when and how they could best be used. I'm not overly thrilled at the idea of my daughter doing all her homework on an iPad (partly because parents I know whose children go to iPad schools say it's difficult to know exactly WHAT their children are doing on the iPad at homework time, and I know from personal experience how distracting such devices can be). However, it's not a deal-breaker.
I did notice that there was a room at the open day devoted to explaining resources and help for dyslexia/dyscalculia, so for children who do need that help, it might be a good choice. I am not sure what sorts of resources are available for children with learning differences at some of the other schools we've visited.
There was certainly some fun stuff going on at Spinoza. Here's the classical languages room, where the students had made comic strips of mythological stories, written in ancient Greek.
Spinoza also has a spin-off school called Spinoza 20first, which focuses on teaching kids "21st century skills", and a few rooms were devoted to this new school, although I gather the school itself is located elsewhere. I confess I didn't read up on it beyond a cursory examination of their website. They are very small (100+ students) and seem to cater to kids who learn differently, which from what I've heard is a needed niche in the Dutch system. They had a lot of nice projects to show, including this rather spectacular cardboard model house.
We (and several other parents and children) did pause in the middle of our visit for a snowball fight out in the schoolyard.
By this time we were pretty tired and hungry (for some reason we never managed to find the coffee and snacks at this school), and ready to go home. I do apologize to the administration at Spinoza for the fact that my daughter set combinations on an entire bank of lockers, and I was too tired and grumpy to do anything about it. If it helps, she did confess that the combination is 1234.
It's hard to believe, but we only have two more schools left to visit! It looks like I'm actually going to survive this.
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Die Synagoge in Mátészalka, einer ungarischen Stadt im Komitat Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg, wurde 1857 errichtet. Die Synagoge im Stil des Neoklassizismus ist ein geschütztes Kulturdenkmal. Sie wurde in den letzten Jahren umfassend renoviert.

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The Polish President signed a tax bill, effective 1/1/2015 with some major tax reforms.
On 16 September 2014, the Polish President signed a tax bill, approved by the Parliament on 29 August 2014, with several changes to the corporate tax rules. The new measures include the introduction of CFC (controlled foreign corporation) rules and much broader thin capitalization restrictions. Also, under the new measures, the participation exemption regime will not be applicable to taxpayers receiving dividends that gave rise to a deduction from the income (or other decrease in the taxable base or tax) of the distributing company. Furthermore, the new measures make the transfer pricing documentation requirements applicable to joint ventures and partnerships.
International groups may be affected by these changes to the Polish tax system that enter into force on 1 January 2015. Certain steps undertaken early enough may mitigate the impact of the changes.
New restrictions will limit the deductibility of interest on a much broader range of loans (generally on all intra-group financing). Currently only loans from a direct shareholder and/or direct sister company are subject to thin capitalization restrictions. However, loans granted by the end of 2014 may, under certain conditions, remain subject to the current liberal regulations.
The amended provisions introduce a 1:1 debt-to-equity ratio (currently 3:1) and a new definition of "equity." In addition, taxpayers will have the option to use a new alternative thin cap calculation method based on a reference rate of the National Bank of Poland and the value of assets capped at a percentage of EBIT.
Taxpayers considering new debt placements may want to finalize plans by the end of 2014 to fall under the current rules. Taxpayers should make projections in order to be ready to choose the optimal calculation method (based on debt-to-equity ratio or the new one based on assets) before statutory deadlines.
2015 will witness an unprecedented change to the Polish tax system with the introduction of the CFC regime. The CFC regime will result in taxation of foreign companies' income at the level of their direct or indirect Polish shareholders.
Depending on the date when the new law is published and on the tax year of the CFC, income of the CFC may be taxed shortly after the provisions enter into force.
Multinational groups should assess the impact of the CFC regime on their Polish companies with foreign subsidiaries and, if required, decide on steps to be taken to e.g., qualify for exemptions.
In relation to the current legislation, it should be noted that General Anti Avoidance Regulations are planned to be introduced in Poland as of 1 January 2016.
Best Practice observation: How do these rules, as well as those from all other countries, get filtered and communicated timely to allow for planning in the current multinational tax structure. As countries start to embark upon initiatives to change their domestic legislation, coupled with OECD BEPS Action Plan initiatives, there should be a proactive structure in place to review planning strategies and identify new risks in the global structure.


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Building Nurse Leaders to Improve Community Health
In 2016, the National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education launched a $2.5 million initiative to help 16 nursing schools develop new community-based clinical programs for their graduate and advanced practice nursing students to learn to work in interprofessional teams. The 16 schools were chosen from a much larger group of applicants through a national competitive process.
Together, these schools have built a cadre of nurse leaders who are bringing health care to schools, clinics, long-term care facilities, public housing and other community settings and making a real difference in the health of the people who live there.
Care in the Community
With more than 3 million members, the nursing profession is the largest segment of the nation's health care workforce. Most often our nurses are trained in hospitals. But long-term chronic disease management—in outpatient clinics, community health centers, and other community-based settings—is the predominant work of health professionals today. The Macy Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, and John A. Hartford Foundation envisioned the initiative based upon the 2010 Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing report. They funded the National Center to provide new educational opportunities for nursing and other health professions students out in the community.
"Now more than ever, people are getting their health care in the community setting—in treatment centers, clinics, homes, and even schools," says Dr. Barbara Brandt, director of the National Center. "We know care is being moved into the community where nurses are desperately needed, but we are still not training them fast enough in these new clinical settings."
A Focus on Teamwork and Community Collaboration
Each of the 16 nursing schools has equally put interprofessional education, collaborative practice, and community engagement at the heart of their projects.
"These nursing students are not only training in new community settings, they are also training alongside other health care professionals," said Dr. Brandt. "We are bringing education and practice into the community, and building new experiences for all health professions students."
The National Center's project is intentionally designed to facilitate collaboration across the professions and with the community—each school has a nurse leader who is the principal_investigator investigator charged with building an interprofessional team, which includes members of the community—what Dr. Brandt calls, a "Nexus Team"—to help design and implement their project.
"This initiative is also about teaching nurses and all of our health professions students what it means to truly partner with the community they serve," said Dr. Carla Dieter, program coordinator for the Accelerating Initiative. "Our nurse leaders, their students and the other professions are working to engage the community from the very beginning. The community is part of the planning, implementation and evaluation of the project, and because the partnership grows to be so strong, we are seeing very promising and long-lasting results."
Each nurse leader receives ongoing coaching and mentoring using tools from the National Center to support leading their nexus team, working with the community and realizing their projects.
Making a Meaningful Impact
Each of the nexus teams has developed innovative ways to integrate nursing and other professional students' learning while engaging student teams to meet the health needs of the community. And many of them are leaving a mark:
At the University of Utah School of Nursing, the nexus team partnered with the Housing Authority of the County of Salt Lake to work with chronically homeless adults in a low-income housing community. Student teams from social work and nursing worked on-site with individual residents and a case manager to overcome the social and other factors which affect the health of residents in the community
At the Washburn University School of Nursing in Topeka, Kansas, the nexus team found, through a landscape analysis, that residents in a low-income neighborhood could not access health care services because of transportation, mobility, and childcare issues. This led the team to partner with the Topeka Housing Authority (THA) who built a new health care clinic in the housing community to make it easier for residents to access care. In partnership with THA and community residents, the nursing school partnered with Washburn University's business school and design program to establish the clinic. Nurse practitioners are now serving as the key primary care providers who work in teams with social work and other professionals to provide safe, high quality, and affordable primary care for people where they live. Multiple stakeholders are enthusiastically getting involved in the clinic and plans for expansion of services is already underway
At Arizona State University College of Nursing, a multi-organizational nexus team partnered with the Crossroads transitional housing program to deliver primary care services to patients battling opioid and other substance abuse problems. Northern Arizona University's occupational therapy and physical therapy programs were also part of the team along with graduate nursing students. Since the clinical collaboration officially launched in February 2017, over 200 residents have been served through the care management team, and over 200 residents and family members through health promotion teams. Prior to the collaboration, residents at Crossroads were generally forced to leave the facility to take care of minor and moderate health concerns. This is particularly risky because when residents leave the campus during treatment, it heightens their exposure to relapse. In just one year, the housing program saw more residents completing their rehab programs, incident reports eliminated, and improvement of resident's satisfaction. Several medical schools have also shown interest in joining the program
At the University of Hawaii School of Nursing, the nexus team formed a partnership with a middle school to help reduce health-related student absenteeism while providing health professions students with a community-based, primary care practice experience. Nursing and dental hygiene student teams also provided primary care and oral health care in local elementary schools. Nursing leadership engaged the Department of Education and state legislators in conversations about the impact of the program, and there is now interest in scaling the model to more schools.
At the University of Michigan School of Nursing, the nexus team partnered with the medical school—along with students from the school of dentistry and the college of pharmacy—to provide high-quality, team-based care at the U-M Student-Run Free Clinic (UMSRFC). Located in Pinckney—about 30 minutes from Ann Arbor—the rural town of about 2,500 people did not have a free clinic prior to UMSRFC's establishment. Today, nursing students and other health professionals are now caring for patients on a weekly basis, taking time to look at not only their medical issues but also their social issues, their insurance issues, and what issues are preventing them from seeing doctors.
"Through all these programs we are finding that a small investment, combined with coaching and mentoring, can yield big returns," said Dr. Dieter. "Even though the grant will be ending later this year, these programs are gaining traction for sustainability. Coaching from the National Center has intentionally focused on sustainability, helping sites to develop a framework and expand thinking beyond financial sustainability We have also created nurse leaders who will continue to grow and mentor more nurse leaders. This is not just a one-and-done initiative. It's all very exciting to see."
While a formal evaluation is underway to assess the full impact the National Center's project has had on the nurse leaders, its students and communities, the National Center says the initiative has taught them a lot about culture change.
"We are creating a level playing field between academic institutions and the communities they serve,'' said Dr. Brandt. "Our nurse leaders are showing students that if you first identify what the community needs are, you are going to build fruitful relationships that are long-lasting and lead to better results. Everyone gets a seat at the table. And if that's not culture change, I don't know what is."
PACER (Professionals Accelerating Clinical and Educational Redesign)
Primary care has undergone dramatic change in recent years. In response, new training models have emerged to better prepare future health professionals for a career in primary care.
Integrating Shared Decision-Making and Interprofessional Education
Three years ago, with support from the Macy Foundation, Prof. Glyn Elwyn, a family doctor and researcher, and his colleagues at Dartmouth College set out to teach medicine, nursing and physician assistant students how...
From Campus Curriculum to Rural Community Health Centers: A Statewide Model of Osteopathic IPE
From new-curriculum-content to partnerships with rural community health centers, the University of New England is taking a comprehensive approach to interprofessional education and team-based care.
Train-the-Trainer Interprofessional Faculty Development Program
National program puts team-based experience at the forefront of faculty development & health professions education.


WENATCHEE, Wash. — Heavy rain fell Thursday morning over north central Washington and dampened wildfires that had grown out of control in hot dry weather.
The operations coordinator for the Central Washington Interagency Communications Center in East Wenatchee, Jim Duck, says significant rain is helping firefighters get a handle on some of the large fires in particular.
The National Weather Service had issued a flash flood warning for flooding, debris flows and mudslides for areas in Chelan and Douglas counties, including Entiat, Manson and Lake Chelan State Park.
Chelan County Emergency Management spokesman Rich Magnussen says there have been some minor washouts and debris across roads in the Manson area, but no significant property damage.
The Wenatchee World reported Pangborn Memorial Airport recorded nearly an inch of rain in half an hour.


Anything to cling to your right wing secure, head in the sand way of thinking. Even is he is a Muslim not all muslims are bad people. Have a close look at Christian and the pain and suffering they have brought to this world. Religion and abortion is not what you look at when electing a leader. Look at our current christian president. 2 Wars, attacked on our own soil, economic problems, new cold war with Russia, out of control trade with other countries. Change is good. And if I recall Obama started his campaign with change and McCain adopted it. Wake up people !!! Feeding the rich and hopping for scraps is the republican way. Pull your head out of the sand and don't listen to the fear spewing republican any longer.


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In some cases a second suburban departure point will be arranged by the PLO with Police during the initial phase of the call-out, and Club Contacts will be advised to offer two options to members. Inform your Club Contact which departure point you will use and stick to that option.
Country members and some suburban members remote from the departure point but en-route to the search area may make arrangements for pick up by the Police bus via their Club Contact. This will need to be approved by the PLO.
Plan to arrive at the departure point at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled departure time. This allows time for you to park your vehicle, check in with the FO and assist with loading the bus. It is not possible to wait for late members.
For local call-outs, transport is preferably provided by local Police or SES with 4WD vehicles to facilitate access to the search area.
Reimbursement for use of private vehicles is not generally available.
Some search locations do not suit access by private vehicles.
To conclude, it is crucial that BSAR members operate as a coherent unit for the duration of a search, from departure to return. The use of private vehicles can significantly interfere with this process.


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LANA DEL REY ANNOUNCED AS FINAL HEADLINER FOR SZIGET 2018
Gepostet am 14. März 2018
The dreamy pop queen Lana del Rey joins the star-studded line up including Arctic Monkeys, Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Kendrick Lamar, Kygo & Mumford & Sons as headliners and over 100 artists across the seven-day festival.
Sziget can today reveal that Lana Del Rey will be bringing some glamorously melancholic pop to the 26th edition of Sziget. She'll be joining the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Dua Lipa, Gorillaz, Kendrick Lamar, Mumford & Sons, and Kygo who are all headlining this unforgettable festival. Hosting some of the world's biggest stars, Sziget has 50 stages, bringing together over 450,000 people and is tipped as the continent's Glastonbury equivalent. Having won 'Line-up of the Year' in 2017, Sziget is back 8-15 August. Day tickets start at €70 with three, five and seven-day tickets also available.
The 'Lust for Life' hitmaker, Lana Del Rey will be bringing her unique style of glamorous pop melancholia to Budapest's Sziget Festival in August. Recognized for her dreamy lyricism, tragic romance and ability to tap into historic pop culture, she's come a long way from her New York roots. Her homemade music videos for 'Video Games' and 'Blue Jeans' went viral for their stylized cinematic qualities in the build up to her breakthrough album 'Born to Die', for which she won a Brit award. Her second album, 'Paradise' earned her two Grammy nominations
Del Rey's most recent accomplishments include collaborations with The Weeknd, ASAP Rocky and Stevie Nicks for her number-one album 'Lust for Life'. Recently it was revealed that the pop icon was in the process of writing a musical and shared a dreamy rendition of Andrew Lloyd Webber's 'You Must Love Me', originally performed by Madonna. She is sure to exude retro sensibility with futuristic flair when she plays the sun-kissed island of Sziget this summer.
Further new additions to the Sziget 2018 line up also revealed include Fever Ray, BØRNS, Asaf Avidan, Don Diablo, Aurora, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, ZHU, Tujamo, Damian Lazarus & the Ancient Moons, Jan Blomqvist & band and SG Lewis.
Sziget is one of the world's largest music and arts festivals. It takes place on Budapest's Óbudai-sziget, which is appropriately transformed into the 'Island of Freedom' every August. It welcomes 'Szitizens' from over 100 nations, of all backgrounds, in one place. Revelers will enjoy performances courtesy of some of today's biggest artists, including hip-hop superstar Kendrick Lamar, and acclaimed DJ extraordinaire Kygo. There's also the mind-blowing virtual band, Gorillaz, pop's newest darling and 2018 Brit Award winner, Dua Lipa and the folk-rock legends Mumford & Sons who are playing a European festival exclusive.
The celebrated festival won 'Line-Up of the Year' at the European Festival Awards 2017 after standing out among a group of festivals including Glastonbury, Rokslide and Lollapalooza, for a second year running in a category compiled by experts and voted for by the public.
One-, three-, five- and seven-day tickets for Sziget are on sale. Prices start at just €70. For more information and tickets, visit szigetfestival.com.
Sziget 2018 line up :
Nick Murphy fka Chet Faker
Børns
Gorgon City live
Petit Biscuit
Nothing But Thieves
KSHMR
Everything Everything
The Living End
Sofi Tukker
Joe Goddard live
Ummet Ozcan
Sam Feldt live
Jay Hardway
The Him
Seven Lions
Yellow Days
Damian Lazarus & The Ancient Moons
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Corporate Power Versus the Public Interest
by Steven P. McGiffen
Do corporations own the genetic codes to our future? McGiffen explores who's in control and what it means.
Frankenfoods, designer babies, Dolly the Sheep and Raelian fantasists: few subjects generate as much controversy and misinformation as biotechnology. This book takes the reader behind the headlines to examine the new laws on genetic-based technologies, who's making them, and why.
Steven P. McGiffen offers a lucid analysis of the real implications of biotechnology legislation in the US and the EU, and contrasts it with approaches to agricultural and medical biotech in the rest of the world. He argues that the EU and America are removing decision-making power from the people and their elected representatives. Biotechnology regulation is a local manifestation of a global process of transferring power: from the people to corporations, from poor countries to rich ones, from the public to the private.
He shows that biotechnology demands effective and democratic international decision-making procedures - and that we are very far from achieving them. This is an indispensable guide for activists and anyone who wants to know more about how to control biotech regulation and how to resist handing control of our future to corporations.
Steven P. McGiffen was a writer and translator based at the American Graduate School in Paris. He worked for the United Left Group in the European Parliament, as an advisor to the Socialist Party of the Netherlands and as editor of Spectre. He is the author of Biotechnology, Poisoned Spring and The European Union.
'An expert yet accessible overview of the regulation of biotechnology, its champions and its detractors' - Caroline Lucas, Green Party MP for Brighton Pavilion
1. The European Union
2. The United States
3. Other Developed Countries
4. Developing Countries
Published by Pluto Press in Mar 2005
Paperback ISBN: 9780745319742


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Follett takes over management of Shepherd's bookstore
Bookstore manager Tina Miller
Follett Higher Education management has taken over management of Shepherd's bookstore, bringing new products, savings, and support for campus bookstore customers. Shepherd selected Follett as the campus retail partner with the best resources, technology, and product selection to support the unique needs of the campus community. The transition took place March 19.
With this new partnership, faculty and students have access to Follett's expansive inventory of affordable course material choices. Cost-saving print options include used books as well as Follett's text rental program that saves students up to 80 percent compared to purchasing new. Follett also delivers a varied selection of digital learning technologies that help promote anywhere, anytime access to needed materials. New store services include Follett's year-round buyback program and price match, which helps ensure students get their materials at the lowest cost possible.
"The Shepherd University Bookstore staff is eager to join the Follett team to launch improved textbook services that will boost Shepherd University students' success," said store manager Tina Miller. "In addition, an updated look and new Shepherd gear will positively enhance the Shepherd community's shopping experience."
Beyond course materials, Follett is refreshing general merchandise offerings to be a one-stop shop for class and campus life essentials. Bookstore customers can expect a custom merchandise assortment that reflects local interests, as well as national trends in supplies, technology, clothing, gifts, and more. The full breadth of Follett's products and services can be explored both in-store and online.
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Romelu Lukaku has always attempted to play down comparisons with Didier Drogba even though Chelsea originally signed him from Anderlecht in the hope he would eventually replace the Ivorian striker.
But even though Lukaku has been keen to make a name in his own right, the Belgian admits he seeks advice from Drogba on a regular basis, revealing the pair still share a close relationship.
Crystal Palace boss Alan Pardew was the latest man to compare the two, as his side failed to stop Lukaku's goal-scoring streak, which now extends to six games in a row, in Monday's 1-1 draw. The 22-year-old was flattered by the comments but doesn't want to be known as Drogba Jr.
According to the Sun, he said: "He is my idol and he knows it — but I am Romelu Lukaku and I am proud of my family name. I want to make my own story. I respect Didier a lot but there are differences in our style of play.
"We phone or text each other and he gives me tips all the time. We have had a really special relationship since day one. I saw what a top professional he was — not just him but John Terry, Frank Lampard, Nicolas Anelka and Fernando Torres.
It appears as though Drogba's words of wisdom are helping Lukaku reach his potential. He has already bagged 11 goals this season; more than he managed in the entire Premier League season last term (10).
He is one of several player rejected by Jose Mourinho who appears to be flourishing away from Stamford Bridge. Indeed, Kevin de Bruyne is also impressing at Manchester City following his £55million move from Wolfsburg last summer.
With Chelsea languishing in 15th place, plenty of critics have chosen to take note of Mourinho's decision to sell these rising stars. The Blues may have got good value for them at the time, but how much more would they be worth if they were given a chance to impress?


I don't like super thin pizza crust, but if you want a more traditional pie, this recipe is for you. I found the original recipe on Food.com, and have altered it slightly.
One day before Pizza day melt the butter in a microwave safe measuring cup. Add filtered water until it is almost 1 cup of water, microwave another 30 seconds to heat the water up. You want the water warm, but not hot. Add the sugar and the yeast and let the yeast proof for 5 to 15 min. Using a bread machine for mixing and knead cycles only, or a stand mixer mix the yeast mixture and the remaining ingredients. Turn the dough out into a bowl with olive oil and turn to coat, cover and place in the warmest spot in your house overnight. 1 hour (or a little more) before baking punch the dough down. 30 min before baking divide into pies (I get a 12 in and a 8 inch pie). Use butter to generously grease your cast iron skillets. Press the dough into the pans, letting rise again, about 30 min. If it will be longer, cover with plastic. Pre-heat the oven to 425. Brush your crusts with olive oil, don't go crazy with the sauce, and sprinkle cheese on the crust edges for best results. Bake 10 to 15 min for the 8 inch pie, and 20 to 25 for the 12 inch pie. Let rest before cutting, and enjoy.
If it is a dryer time of year you need to add more water than when it is humid.
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In Memory of: Bob Orlando (Oct 26, 1944 - Aug 11, 2016)
8/11/2018 10:54:00 AM Bob Orlando, In Memory Of, Paladin Press, Silat No comments
Bob Orlando passed away 2 yrs ago on this date. Bob Orlando lost his long fight with Lou Gehrig's disease.
Bob Anselmo Orlando
Oct 26, 1944 - Aug 11, 2016
As tribute, I'm archiving his "Author of the Month" entry from the now defunct Paladin Press.
BOB ORLANDO -- September 1996
Bob Orlando was introduced to the martial arts while on active duty in the U.S. Marines (1961-1964). However, it was not until after he left the service that the flicker of interest kindled overseas became his consuming fire and he began serious study in Chinese kenpo-karate. Shortly thereafter he switched to kung fu, studying under Al Dacascos (who was then teaching in Denver, Colorado) for three years until a back operation made it impossible to continue in that high-kicking style. It was back to Chinese kenpo, where Bob received his first-degree blackbelt from Dr. John P. Cochran. Although Bob has subsequently earned additional rank, he prefers to say that he is a student of the arts and leave it at that. "Rank," he says, "is excess baggage. It becomes a hindrance to learning because everyone expects that you already know everything."
Ever a student of the arts, Bob's quest for knowledge has taken him into aikido, iaido, arnis de mano, and escrima. However, what has impacted him the most are the years spent studying Chinese kuntao and Indonesian pentjak silat under Dutch-Indonesian master Willem de Thouars. After nearly 12 years of training with de Thouars, Bob received his teaching certificate from him in 1994. He now owns and operates his own martial arts school in Denver.
In addition to authoring Indonesian Fighting Fundamentals: The Brutal Arts of the Archipelago, Bob, a graduate of a Jesuit university, has also written numerous articles for both national and local publications and has just completed his second book, Martial Arts America: A Western Approach to Eastern Arts, which he expects to have published sometime next year.
No longer a tournament competitor, Bob still supports tournament and sport karate. As a founding member and past director of the Colorado Karate Association (CKA) -- a nonprofit organization that works to provide competitors with a positive tournament environment -- Bob believes that the arts' sporting element still provides training benefits for the serious practitioner. He currently serves as one of the CKA's top referees.
Although he is not a "professional" martial artist, Bob, a computer professional for more than 30 years, still considers himself a "full-time" martial artist, because he studies and trains constantly. His school is a small one, and that's just the way he wants it. "Our school is our laboratory. There, we test everything from the practicality of forms training and techniques to the latest craze in self-defense. We have a formal curriculum -- from white to black belt -- but it is not set in stone. For us, the concrete is never quite dry."
Of his own abilities, Bob says, "I have many skills. After nearly three decades in the arts, I ought to. But my skills came not because of any natural talent, but because I worked very hard to get to where I am today. My fortés are my analytical mind and my ability to share what I know with others. I take the complicated and make it simple. I am a teacher."
An experienced seminar presenter, Bob is available for seminars and may be reached by email at borlando@amoco.com.
Index of Paladin Press site archived pages:
Paladin Press (1970-2017) - The end of an era :(
Stickgrappler's Note: I am guessing the Paladin site will be shut down at the end of the 2017 year and I'm archiving select Paladin Press pages to my blog to preserve an essential part of martial arts from 1970-2017. Archiving some of the Paladin "Author of the Month".
Not Martial Trained, But Fighting Fit by Badger Johnson
8/09/2018 11:00:00 AM Badger Johnson, Conditioning, Essay No comments
Not Martial Trained, But Fighting Fit.
Let's say you wanted to be good at fighting but did not want to study a martial art. What would you do?
As I mentioned earlier, I did a few things as a kid that made me a good fighter and I didn't realize it.
I marched in a HS band, football games and parades. Those parades were from 3-5 miles long as I recall. The Macy's parade is 5.5 miles. We marched in a relatively flat location in Tidewater, Va. I played a trombone which is not easy to play loudly and not light to carry for that long. We also dressed in wool uniforms with parade dress shoes and plumed hat. We were also required to 'high step it' when marching especially since the trombones were in the front. This gave me good cardio and increased my lung power (intercostals and diaphragm).
Around the age of 15 I built a log cabin about 10' by 12' about six big logs high, and dug out the floor to have an underground part. I used a hand axe, not a long axe. It took a couple months of daily chopping, dragging, digging and notching. I didn't realize how much forearm strength it would give me, it was something I did for fun. Very good for shoulders and forearms and grip.
I delivered papers on a regular bike, I think one-speed with a huge basket on the front. It took about forty minutes to deliver them, but I had to pedal about 1/2 mile to pick them up and then 1/2 mile back. That gave me leg strength and added to my 'wind'.
I lived near a wooded area so we were always climbing trees. I was the best at the rope climb in gym class.
So, I would say to build a fighting base, work on the following:
Overdevelop the forearms, calves, shoulders and neck (to absorb strikes?). Forearms and hands give you extra grip-fighting capability. Calves give you the ability to be explosive. Shoulders allow strength in striking and also endurance to hold your hands up in guard. Practice some kind of jumping, even if sandlot basketball.
Work on method to develop your cardio in the five ranges, and include burst, which is explosive ability for a few vital seconds. You can get this sprinting up hills, dragging a weighted sled and pedaling a bike uphill. (You also improve your lung power when playing a brass instrument).
Play games. Frisbee, basketball pickup games, any running games, tag, or volleyball or soccer in school. This gives you ability to change direction and start and stop.
Learn some kind of dancing. Again, that gives you cardio without really noticing it. It gives you rhythm and timing. You also get rhythm by playing a musical instrument. You get exposed to grace notes and subdividing the beat. This is good for broken rhythm.
Use handheld tools. We played stick fighting and chopped trees and dug underground forts and shoveled snow and cut grass.
What about grappling? Well we grappled and wrestled as kids but without a lot of guidance. I did a semester of wrestling in grade school and junior high so I had an idea of what to do. I'd say this is an area where you most need some formal training. It's reasonable, say around the age of 15-18 to get some BJJ training and to work on takedowns and grip fighting.
So without all of the formal martial arts stuff, bowing and kata and trying to kick high, you'd be a pretty formidable fighter when needed, though you might not win any formal championships, but again, how many people really need that. I was just living the life of a kid and young adult in the 1950s, 60s and 70s.
It's about building layers. Some attribute development through other base training, some focused work with a goal is needed. You might also need to have a role in mind, a temporary person or idea you put out there as a beacon or idol. But later you become your own hero.
© Badger Johnson, August 2018
Stickgrappler's note: Badger Johnsons follow-up essay on the 7 essential abilities needed to be fighting fit.
Please check out Badger Johnson's other essays:
A Martial Framework
How To Exceed Your Plateaus
Adding to Arnold's Six Principles of Success
10 Tips on how to analyze a martial art for effectiveness
"To be a master is very different from being an expert."
Addendum, Clarification and Expansion of Paul Vunak's Fighting Secrets
Expanded Ways of Attack
"Fifty Important Elements in Martial Arts"
Can Trapping Work?
The Genesis and Development of Zone Theory
A few aspects of self-defense training
Some of the important ten things…
Over-speed Training - Accessing the Subconscious and the Power of Threes
Coaching, self-coaching, talent, experience, genetics, opportunity, motivation
"I'd Like to Teach the World to Dance"
Some thoughts today
"Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for?"
The Safecracker and the Fighter - the effect of serotonin and dopamine receptors
Beyond Martial Skills
Some of the Major Misconceptions or Fallacies of JKD
How Bruce Lee may have improved skill using biofeedback
The Art of Fighting Without Fighting
In Memory of: Bob Orlando (Oct 26, 1944 - Aug 11, ...
Not Martial Trained, But Fighting Fit by Badger Jo...


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Wilhelm Magnus (Berlim,  — Nova Iorque, ) foi um matemático alemão.

Realizou trabalhos fundamentais em teoria combinatória de grupos, álgebra de Lie, física matemática, funções elípticas e o estudo da tesselação.

Em 1931 obteve o doutorado na Universidade de Frankfurt, com a tese Über unendlich diskontinuierliche Gruppen von einer definierenden Relation (der Freiheitssatz), orientado por Max Dehn.

Magnus foi professor em Frankfurt am Main, de 1933 a 1938. Ele recusou a se afiliar ao Partido Nazista e, consequentemente, não pode trabalhar na universidade durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. Em 1947 tornou-se professor da Universidade de Göttingen. Em 1948 imigrou para os Estados Unidos para colaborar com o Projeto Bateman. Em 1950 foi indicado professor do Instituto Courant de Ciências Matemáticas, na Universidade de Nova Iorque. Permaneceu lá até 1973, quando foi para o Instituto Politécnico da Universidade de Nova Iorque, até aposentar-se em 1978.

Obras
Wilhelm Magnus, Abraham Karrass, Donald Solitar, Combinatorial group theory. Presentations of groups in terms of generators and relations, Reprint of the 1976 second edition, Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, 2004. ISBN 0-486-43830-9
Wilhelm Magnus, Stanley Winkler, Hill's equation, Reprint of the 1979 second edition, Dover Publications, Inc., Mineola, NY, 2004. ISBN 0-486-49565-5.

Ligações externas

Membros da Academia de Ciências de Göttingen
Especialistas em teoria dos grupos
Matemáticos da Alemanha
Matemáticos dos Estados Unidos
Naturais de Berlim


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A Not-So-Nobby Neighborhood in Newport News With Numerous Kit Homes!
It's called, "East End," and it's a badly blighted, crime-ridden part of the otherwise lovely, history laden city of Newport News (Virginia). Despite the fact that I'm a native of Tidewater, I never knew this neighborhood existed, until I stumbled upon it while looking for a particular house in Hampton!
After my fortuitous stumble into East End, I discovered a Sears kit home I had never seen before. After 12 years of playing with kit homes, that doesn't happen too often these days. And yet here it was, in Newport News, which is next door to Norfolk (where I live). To learn more about these early 20th Century kit homes, click here.
The next day I returned to East End to get a better photo of this Sears House, and I found several more kit homes. I returned a couple days later and spent 90 minutes driving to and fro in this neighborhood. It's my hope and prayer that this research might encourage the important people in Newport News to think about what can be done to preserve and protect this truly remarkable collection of kit homes.
The research and writing of this blog consumed many, many hours of my life. Please share this link with others, who may have any interest in our cultural and architectural history.
Enjoy the many photos and please leave a comment below.
To read about the kit homes I found in Hampton, click here.
The first house that caught my eye was this Sears Model #119. It's a grand old house, and the house in Newport News is the first one I've ever seen "in the flesh."
Hard to believe, but someone built this house from a kit. These houses arrived via train, and came with 12,000 pieces and a 75-page instruction book. I can only imagine how hard it was for this home's original builder to leave this home that he'd built - with his own hands - for his family. These homes were built to last for GENERATIONS, and they were made with superior quality building materials. This house is on Marshall Avenue.
Side-by-side comparison of the two images.
The Hathaway was a cute little house, and affordable, and probably not too tough to build.
Here it is, in PRISTINE condition, and sitting unobtrusively on Hampton Avenue (in Newport News). Notice that even the original lattice work is still in place, and is a spot-on match to the catalog image. Just incredible! Probably one of my favorite finds!
A comparison of the two images. What a treasure!
Just as I was getting ready to head home, I turned down 26th Street and lo and behold, what did I see, but a PERFECT Aladdin Brentwood smiling back at me! This image (shown here) is from the 1914 Aladdin catalog. This is a classic Arts & Crafts design, and a beautiful house.
A perfect Aladdin Brentwood. When I happened upon this house, I made a high-pitched happy noise, followed by paroxysms of great joy. But this poor old Aladdin Brentwood is in rough shape, and needs quite a bit of work. The balcony's railing (upper left of photo) is literally falling off the house. This house is across the street from the Pearl Bailey Public Library.
Side by side comparison to the two houses. Pretty sweet house!
The Aladdin Venus, as seen in the 1919 Aladdin catalog. The L-shaped front porch is a distinctive feature on the Aladdin Venus.
What is it about this color and Aladdin Homes in East End?
Another very nice match. As a side note, photographing this house was very difficult, as it was on the right side of the road on a one-way street (26th Street), and I wasn't prepared to park the car, and hoof it to the house just to get a good shot.
The Sears Westly, as seen in the 1919 catalog.
And here's a Sears Westly in good condition on 23rd Street.
Again, a very sweet match to the original catalog picture!
The Aladdin Marsden was probably one of their top five most popular houses.
Look at the detail of the brickwork on the chimney!
This Sears Home was for "Better class" workers!
Ouch. At least the satellite dish is dressed up for the holidays.
Lewis Manufacturing was yet another early 20th Century kit home company.
I suspect this *may* be a Lewis Pelham, but I'm not convinced. There are a lot of things that are "just right" and match the Pelham very nicely. Notice the squared bay with a shed roof, and the four round columns on the front porch. It's a good match to the Pelham, but not perfect. Hard to see here, but in "person" you can tell that four windows in that gabled dormer were removed and sided over. And check out the action on the back roof. This classic bungalow is becoming an A-Frame. Icky.
If you look closely at this dormer, you can see that a few windows have been removed and covered up.
From the 1910 catalog, this is the Sears Model #123.
This house in East End is SO close, but just not quite right. This house has so many odd architectural details (the pedimented porch, the two different-size dormers on the side, the bay under the larger dormer), but it's not 100% perfect.
At the end of the day, Teddy The Amazing House Hunting Dog was tired, and ready to move on to the next adventure - LUNCH! We'd both had an exciting day with lots of fun discoveries, but we were glad to come home and chow down on some tasty kibble.
I'm confident that there are many more kit homes in this small part of Newport News, and I hope to return one day (with a driver), and do a little more searching. It's hard to focus on houses when there are so many people milling about in the street. :( Plus, while I was in this area, I saw TWO drivers blow past stop signs, without even pausing to glance at traffic. Scary. And then sometime last night, some poor soul was shot repeatedly in this very area.
Please leave a comment below, and please share this link with friends, via Facebook, twitter or even plain old email!
To learn more about the kit homes of Hampton Roads, click here.
To read about kit homes in nearby Hampton, click here.
When you asked me if this area had a name, I replied "East End" … not "The East End". Seems like an innocuous difference, but to native NNers, it jumps off the page, but sticks on the tongue.
It would be much the same as saying "The Ghent" or "The Colonial Place".
Thanks. I think I've fixed it now. You know how it is with us "flatlander tourists." We just don't know the local vernacular.
Great Work. Thanks for chronicling history, while risking your life in the beautiful East End. I'm surprised to see so many of these houses, looking so good, in such a blighted area. Again, thank you for your passion.
Next time you are in Lake MIlls, bring Teddy by to say hello to Uschi and Booboo. I am only a block from the mansion. Also, when you were in Lake MIlls did you look at the four homes that were built to house Creamery Package workers? They are very near the old foundry and look very much all the same. I was wondering if they were kit homes.
Rosemary- I've recently read your piece on Sears Homes in the Southeast Community of Newport News. Wow, I would have never thought that Sears Homes would have existed here in Newport News! I am a Realtor and developer who lives in Newport News and was wondering (hoping) that you could come to Newport News and give a talk to my Rotary Club about Sears Homes. Please let me know. Thanks in advance!
As a fellow tidewater local, wanted to say hello and to say thanks. I'd like to ask for some addresses for the local houses for a check for the Hampton and Newport News and other local houses if that's OK and to say love your companion - I also have collies! Teddy's gorgeous. Mine aren't big riders, though.
When I have a chance, I'll send you the addresses for the houses I found in Newport News and Hampton. It's quite a few.
Did you see the blog I did on the kit homes of Hampton?
Yup, saw the two - Hampton and Newport News!
Hello, Just found you when checking on Aladdin homes. We recently purchased a Brentwood model built in 1918 in Elkhorn Wisconsin.
The house has been in the same family for all these years so we are the third owner. We know quite a bit of the history of the house since we met the grandson of the original owner who lives about a quarter of a mile down the road a bit. We're way out in the country.
from the stories he heard and we were able to purchase the book through Amazon.
Inside the house we found very detailed blueprints from Aladdin company.
As you can see from the Brentwood model this must have been a very distinguished looking house for it's time way out in the country.
It has a poured concrete basement which was unusual for Wisconsin - most of the basements were made from cinder blocks. Inside the basement was a poured concrete room which was a cistern (held water).
The house was the first one in the area to get electricity. So we have been fortunate to find out a lot of the history to our home.
We are in the process of updating every room in the house trying to keep an old fashioned look however the outside of the house is in terrific condition - the house has been verry loved over the years.
Just wanted to tell you I found this particular entry today, and was pleased, but not too surprised, at the plethora of kit homes in the area. The railroads were and still are plentiful in the area, with the coal piers at the far end of Newport News, and the abundance of Shipyard workers in the whole region makes the whole thing make sense.
Housing in that area is a long term proposition, with generations of families making their trade and spending their entire working lives in the Shipyard, and with the railroad in the area, the coal piers, the fishing and crabbing businesses and so forth. I have several generations of my step-father's side of the family, including him, who have done just that, including an uncle who really did give his all to the business.
He was one of the very talented official photographers for the Shipyard, who passed away many years ago from a massive heart attack during his lunch hour in the middle of the week!
I was raised, although not born in, Newport News and Hampton. I was brought to the area as an infant in 1958, stopping first briefly in Colonial Heights outside of Petersburg, where my paternal grandmother lived, when my father was released from the Army at Fort Benjamin Harrison in Indianapolis, where he met my mother. We didn't stay there long, moving to Hampton to a "trailer" followed by an apartment, followed by a house, when he started working for the Shipyard.
There was also one brief foray into Churchland for one year, attending Western Branch High School the year it opened for "business" (the auditorium wasn't complete until after Christmas!) for my Sophomore year, 1972-73.
My freshman year we spent off of King Street in a house on Kingslee Lane, where I went to Benjamin Syms Junior High School, 1971-72. The year prior to that I spent as an 8th grader at Newport News High School, the very last year it was a 5 year High School, 1970-71. We lived in some apartments, now long gone, I think on 79th Street off Mercury Blvd.
I think it was one of my favorite years, going to that historic old school, with a bakery right across the street from the main entrance that had the best hot donuts early in the morning, and so close to downtown, making for some interesting "Hooky Days" downtown shopping! Of course, that was back when you still COULD go downtown to shop.
Prior to that, we lived in a couple of houses in Denbigh, in one of the first "new" houses built on Denbigh Blvd down from Denbigh High School. But before that in my step-father's parent's original home on a street I cannot remember the name of right now. (Shoemaker Lane(?) comes to mind, but at this point, I can't tell you which home it was attached to!) That was the year my mother and step-father got married, 1963.
It all ended up with my graduation from Hampton High School in 1975, having spent two whole years (!) in one school! The following year, 1976, I married my wonderful hubby, who was stationed at Langley, and moved to the Great Midwaste (Indiana) when he got out of the Air Force in late 1977.
SO - I spent almost all of my growing up years wandering about the Peninsula area from one home to the next, and all the time admiring greatly the older houses in the areas with big front porches, gabled roofs, bay windows and "bump outs" and just a personality all the new construction these days seem to be completely bereft of.
It was like a tour of the old neighborhoods with all the photos you've posted of the area, and I'm about to go to the next part with all the houses you've discovered in Hampton! Thanks so much for this little taste of home - I sure do miss it.
That grey dutch colonial is a pattern that I *think* might be from JH Daverman.
I know it's not from Radford, that I can find anyway. I sure wish I could get my hands on a Daverman catalog! I found one in Oklahoma City Ok, Independence, Kansas, and Hebron Ohio.
Anyhow, the REAL reason I'm here, there is a Sears #119 in Hamilton, Va. on East Colonial Hwy and Twinoaks Place.
My step-great grandparents moved to 1331 25th St. in Newport News' East End/Southeast community in 1909.
Their home still stands in the block between Oak and Parish avenues. When I last saw it, it was in good condition.
I'm not sure. My brother-in-law replaced the upstairs front porch in 1982. The master bedroom has an outside door to the porch. There were no closets except for one downstairs under the stairwell.
In the early 1900s, there was a kitchen with an "A" roof at the rear of the home.
Adjacent to the house was a garage suited for a model "T" or model "A" automobile. The property originally consisted of four narrow, deep lots (popular at the time), two of which my family sold to the church which is next to the house.
My grandmother told me that 25th St. was not paved until WW I. (She was born in 1900 when they lived at 1232 28th St. in a very non-descript dwelling).
The first home in which my ancestors lived was in the 1000 block of 27th St. when they came to Newport News in 1897. Last time I checked, it was still there.
This home was more substantial than the house on 28th St. but not as imposing as their house on 25th St. I lived there (1331 25th) during the summer of 1984 before it was sold out of the family. Four generations dwelled in that home for 75 years!
My paternal grandparents lived in Newport News at 1126 Hampton Ave.
Don't know whether their home was an Aladdin or Sears kit house.
I so enjoyed reading this and seeing the pictures. I wish they would still sell houses this way!
Thank you for a walk down history-lane and a chance to see some preserved pieces of history - some in better shape than others!
Sears Kit Homes in a Town That's Sinking into the Sea: Norfolk, Virginia Lost in Schenectady!


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