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2006 Oregon Harvest Report, Oregon Wine Board Nov 2006

2006 Oregon Harvest Report, Oregon Wine Board

Oregon Wine Board Documents

This harvest report for the Oregon wine industry from 2006 discusses how plentiful yields and mature flavors increased consumer access to quality Oregon wine. Statewide, the growing season was warm and dry, thrilling the Oregon winemakers and growers. The sugar was slightly higher, and, with the moderate levels of acidity, the fruit maintained full flavors.


Seven Hills Winery Fall 2006 Newsletter, Casey Mcclellan Oct 2006

Seven Hills Winery Fall 2006 Newsletter, Casey Mcclellan

Seven Hills Winery Documents

This newsletter (No. 14) from Seven Hills Winery provides winemaker Casey McClellan's report on the weather and harvest. The consistent temperatures and frost-free harvest allowed for relaxed picking, and all varietals reaching optimal maturation. Further content includes information for new and current wine releases (2003-2004), the Tenth Annual Holiday Barrel Tasting event in December, a review of the 2005 Columbia Valley Riesling, and an order form.


The Changing Concept Of Animal Sentience, Ian J. H. Duncan Oct 2006

The Changing Concept Of Animal Sentience, Ian J. H. Duncan

Sentience Collection

A brief history of the concept of sentience is given. It is pointed out that the idea of sentience, at least in the mammals and birds, was accepted by lay people by the time of the Renaissance and before it was acknowledged by philosophers. It was not until the Enlightenment of the 18th century that philosophers started to accept the notion that animals have feelings. Towards the end of the 19th century, scientists and philosophers had developed a fairly sophisticated concept of sentience. Little consideration was given to sentience by scientists through much of the 20th century due to the …


Changing Maine, 1960-2010: Teaching Guide, Richard Barringer, New England Environmental Finance Center Jul 2006

Changing Maine, 1960-2010: Teaching Guide, Richard Barringer, New England Environmental Finance Center

Maine History & Policy Development

Unlike forty years ago, none of us is now certain what the future holds for Maine – except that it will be different. Maine has been transformed by the events of the recent decades. We have come into a new world, a new time – a new historical era, if you will. This new era, like previous eras in Maine history, will require of us new ways of thinking, new ways of understanding, new ways of organizing ourselves as a community of people, if the values and culture we share and cherish are to endure and flourish.


Eighteenth Century Garden History, Larry A. Sagers Jun 2006

Eighteenth Century Garden History, Larry A. Sagers

All Archived Publications

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2005 Oregon Vineyard And Winery Report, United States National Agricultural Statistics Service, Oregon Field Office, Chris Mertz, Laura Burgess Feb 2006

2005 Oregon Vineyard And Winery Report, United States National Agricultural Statistics Service, Oregon Field Office, Chris Mertz, Laura Burgess

Oregon Wine Board Documents

This statewide survey report on vineyards and wineries in Oregon covers bearing and nonbearing acres, size of vineyard operation, variety and county, size distribution, prices, yields, crush, inventory, and sales. The report also contains some comparisons of data for 2004 and 2005. According to this report, Oregon produced and crushed a record number of grapes in 2005.


The Economic Impact Of The Wine And Wine Grape Industries On The Oregon Economy 2006, Full Glass Research Jan 2006

The Economic Impact Of The Wine And Wine Grape Industries On The Oregon Economy 2006, Full Glass Research

Oregon Wine Board Documents

This report reviews the economic impact of wine in the state of Oregon. The growth and outlook of the industry are discussed, as well as sales and production for the year. The report further explains employment rates and gives details on various aspects of the industry.


Live 2006 Meeting Minutes, Live (Low Input Viticulture & Enology) Jan 2006

Live 2006 Meeting Minutes, Live (Low Input Viticulture & Enology)

LIVE (Low Input Viticulture & Enology) Collection

This document is a compilation of LIVE (Low Input Viticulture & Enology) meeting minutes from 2006. Topics covered in the meeting minutes include the relationship with Vinea (a Walla Walla sustainable group), the disallowance of GMOs (genetically modified organisms), and LIVE's funding.


Man-Made Menopause, Madeline Horwitz Jan 2006

Man-Made Menopause, Madeline Horwitz

Undergraduate Research Symposium (UGRS)

In this study I suggest that there are three distinct time periods mark new developments in society’s understanding of menopause, Victorian America in the mid and late nineteenth century, mid-twentieth century America, and contemporary America. This is the case not only in terms of advances in biological science, but also the ways in which the medical establishment has viewed menopause has also changed, and in terms of changes in prevalent gender assumptions. In this paper I hope to expose the ways science, history, and society has medicalized menopause, and the ways in which menopause has been viewed by individual women, …