Oregon-Burgundy Challenge

This document summarizes the Oregon-Burgundy Challenge, which took place at the International Wine Center (IWC) in New York City on September 12, 1985. The tasting was a blind comparison of the 1983 Pinot Noir vintages from Burgundy, France and Oregon, U.S.A. Inspired by comparative tastings conducted by several Oregon winemakers, and frustrated by the lack of respect Oregon Pinot Noirs were seeing in the wider market, Stephen Cary suggested the tasting to IWC President Al Hotchkin, who predicted poor results. The Oregon Wine Advisory Board (now the Oregon Wine Board) funded the event that presented 10 Oregon wines and 7 French wines; judges were asked to identify the origin of each wine and to select their three favorites. As a group, the twenty-five judges could not correctly identify the place of origin for at least 50% of the wines. The Oregon wines placed 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and tied for 4th and 5th. With many displeased French winemakers, a second competition took place two years later where Oregon, once again, swept the top two spots and tied for 3rd. These events helped Oregon wines earn the respect of the French (as well as wine consumers throughout the United States) while still maintaining a positive relationship between the two winemaking regions

Steamboat Conference History

This document describes the history of the Steamboat Conference. The Steamboat Conference is an annual collaboration between Pinot Noir winemakers from Oregon and California. Eugene chef Del Pearl, Sunriver sommelier Rick Denton, California winemaker Jim Olsen, and Stephen Cary came up with the idea for the gathering and sharing of knowledge in the fall of 1979. Originally the plan was to alternate locations for the conference between Oregon and California, but after the first four years they decided the Steamboat Inn in Oregon\u27s Umpqua Valley was the best location, and the conference has remained there since. In the last 28 years, the conference has welcomed makers of Pinot Noir from around the globe. Based on the success of the collaboration, similar conferences are now held in New Zealand, Central Coastal California, Chile, and both Victoria and Tasmania in Australia

A case study using LARSYS for analysis of LANDSAT data

Techniques are described for analysis of LANDSAT multispectral using the LARSYS data processing system

Flight evaluation of the x-15 ball-nose flow-direction sensor as an air-data system

Modification of ball-nose flow direction sensor for Mach number and air pressure altitude measurement

A sensitive genetic-based detection capability for Didymosphenia geminata

It is now well recognized that the increase in global transportation over the last two decades has brought with it an increased potential for the introduction of unwanted microorganisms (aquatic or terrestrial) that may have drastic effects on human and ecosystem health and agriculture. We have developed and validated a unique genetic fingerprinting tool for D. geminata. In concert, we developed field collection and preservation techniques specific for D. geminata along with genetic-based procedures that can now reliably detect D. geminate from a complex environmental community with a high degree of sensitivity. Recent work (Phase 2) has shown that the described methods will provide detection levels from <1 – 10,000 cells ml-1. We contend that the genetic based detection approaches used in this study offer great promise to meet the increasing demands to monitor the global threat from invasive micro-organisms

Field guide for didymo DNA sample collection

This protocol is designed for work in two-person teams for both safety and to maximise sample integrity

Using Simulation for Launch Team Training and Evaluation

This document describes some of the histor y and uses of simulation systems and processes for the training and evaluation of Launch Processing, Mission Control, and Mission Management teams. It documents some of the types of simulations that are used at Kennedy Space Center (KSC) today and that could be utilized (and possibly enhanced) for future launch vehicles. This article is intended to provide an initial baseline for further research into simulation for launch team training in the near future

The Power of Ideas: Some Remarks about Two Recent Books on the History of Medieval Political Thought

This essay discusses the historiography of Western medieval political thought, as reflected in "Il pensiero politico medievale" by Gianluca Briguglia and "Il potere al plurale: un profilo di storia del pensiero politico medievale" by Roberto Lambertini and Mario Conetti. These two volumes propose vastly different approaches to the topic both in terms of chronology and focus, the first focusing mainly on texts, the other primarily on practices and institutions. Read in conjunction with one another, these books testify to the complexities involved in conceptualizing the emergence and development of political ideas in Europe between the fall of the Roman Empire in the West and the era of the Renaissance and the Reformation