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Narrative of Sojourner Truth; a bondswoman of olden time, emancipated by the New York legislature in the early part of the present century; with a history of her labors and correspondence, drawn from her "Book of life."
No full textPreface signed: William Lloyd Garrison. Information from publisher: Narrative of Sojourner Truth by Olive Gilbert, Leeds, Mass. Book of life by Frances W. Titus.Mode of access: Internet
Narrative of Sojourner Truth; a bondswoman of olden time, emancipated by the New York Legislature in the early part of the present century; with a history of her labors and correspondence,
No full textNarrative of Sojourner Truth, by Olive Gilbert. Book of life, by Frances W. Titus.Preface signed: Wm. Lloyd Garrison.Mode of access: Internet
Exploring Japanese olive oil consumer behavior
No full textDuring the last two decades, olive oil consumption in Japan is showing an increasing trend due to dietary and health concerns. Traditional olive oil producer and exporter countries such as Italy, Spain and Tunisia have interest to reinforce and to increase their penetration in the Japanese market. This study examines Japanese olive oil consumer behaviour by the use of the conjoint analysis technique. Five attributes have been chosen to design the experiment: region of origin, price, olive oil type, taste and colour. Two models have been estimated where the price variable was introduced in its discrete form in the first model and in its linear and quadratic from in the second model. In a second step, consumer segmentation was undertaken based on consumption frequencies. Two groups have been identified: “heavy consumers” and “light or potential consumers”. The main results indicate the importance of the selected variables in Japanese olive oil consumer' choice. Olive oil with Mediterranean or Tunisian origin has higher probabilities to be chosen than Italian or Spanish one. Japanese consumers prefer a green with bland taste olive oil. Concerning olive oil type, results indicate that refined olive oil has more probability to be chosen than virgin or extra-virgin one, indicating low awareness of Japanese consumers about olive oil. The price variable estimates have shown a convex utility curve indicating a decrease of consumers’ utility when price increases till a maximum price. Above that price, consumers’ utility increase indicating in that case that olive oil is considered as a luxurious product. Differences as well as similarities have been detected among consumer segments.Olive oil, Japan, consumer behavior, Consumer/Household Economics,
Gilbert and Olive Shambaugh
No full textGilbert and Olive Shambaugh are best known as the couple who funded the Shambaugh Library, which was expanded in the 1980s into the Murdock Learning Resource Center. In 1960 they donated $275,000 for the construction of the library. Gilbert Shambaugh taught at Pacific College from 1917-1919. Olive Shambaugh was a member of the George Fox Board of Trustees from 1963-1970. Their generous and thoughtful contribution to the college had a major impact of the college receiving full accreditation.https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/noteable_individuals/1047/thumbnail.jp
Adoption and diffusion of no tillage practices in Southern Spain olive groves
No full textThis paper analyses the process of adoption of no tillage in South-eastern Spain’s olive groves. Olive tree groves in South-eastern Spain’s mountainous areas are subject to a high risk of soil erosion, which is the main environmental problem for this crop, and have to incur in high costs of soil conservation. This results in a greater difficulty to comply with the practices required to benefit from both the single payment and agri-environmental schemes. In many high-steeped areas, farmers have opted for non-tillage practices as an alternative to other conservation practices. Using our own data from a survey carried out in 2006 among 215 olive tree farmers from the Granada Province in Southern Spain regarding the adoption of soil conservation and management practices, we model the diffusion process of no tillage practices using several specifications (logistic, Gompertz and exponential). We also estimate an ordered probit model to analyse which socio-economic and institutional factors determine the adoption of no tillage. Our results show that 90% of farmers in the area of study perform no tillage with either localized (21%) or no localized (69%) application of weedicides. The diffusion process of no tillage has been very intense since the middle nineties, and has been based on the interactions among farmers in the area of study rather than in external factors such as EU policies or extension services. Among other relevant factors that positively affect the adoption of no tillage practices in general, such as farm size and irrigation, the probability of a farmer adopting no tillage with non-localized application of weedicides increases when there is a relative that will continue with the farming activity, what causes the farmer to incorporate long term effects in his farming decisions, when the farmer is only a manager or when he bought the farm rather than inherited it (i.e. on more professionalized farms), and with his educational level. These results confirm some findings from previous studies in other nearby areas.Spanish olive groves, soil erosion, no tillage, Crop Production/Industries, Land Economics/Use,
English folk songs from the southern Appalachians : comprising two hundred and seventy-four songs and ballads with nine hundred and sixty-eight tunes, including thirty-nine tunes contributed by Olive Dame Campbell. Volume II
No full textA collection of folk songs gathered by Cecil Sharp and Olive Campbell, and edited by Maud Karples, from the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Volume two contains 135 songs, 5 hymns, 27 nursery songs, 15 jigs, and 20 play-party games.Herbert Halpert Collection. -- Includes index. -- First edition, "by Olive Dame Campbell and Cecil J. Sharp," published in 1917.Includes bibliographical references (p. 402-405)
Social reform in the fiction of Charlotte Perkins Gilman and Olive Schreiner
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Comunicação e ExpressãoUma das contribuições da crítica feminista tem sido a redescoberta de escritoras que foram por alguma razão esquecidas ou subestimadas nos meios intelectuais e literários. A presente dissertação aborda duas dessas mulheres, (Charlotte Perkins Gilman e Olive Schreiner). Há um século atrás estavam no auge de suas atividades como ativistas sociais, conferencistas, defensoras do movimento de mulheres e escritoras. Nesta dissertação busco resgatar a importância de Gilman e Schreiner durante a época em que viveram discutindo algumas das idéias desenvolvidas nas suas mais influentes obras teóricas
Outspoken dreams: Selfhood, sex and spirituality in the writings of Olive Schreiner
No full textThis study of the life and work of Olive Schreiner explores the tensions inherent in her political and artistic vision. It assesses the importance both of her continual movement towards a unifying spirituality and of her relentless, often fragmentary, self-exploration. Using her three novels, the allegories, her non-fictional work and her extensive personal correspondence, I examine Schreiner's sense of identity and gender and their relationship to her feminism, and her emphasis on a re-evaluation of sexual relationships within the major themes of her writing. Throughout, I follow closely the varied and innovative directions her work takes, and critically appraise her use of dream, allegory and propaganda. With a thematic exploration of her central concerns, both personal and political, I aim to establish links between the conflict Schreiner experienced as a woman artist and current developments in feminist writing and theory, at the same time evaluating Schreiner's radical' contribution to Victorian literature and the nineteenth-century women's movement. My first chapter charts the expression of her own femaleness through the development of the personalities and lives of her fictional heroines. The second and third chapters investigate her ambivalence about gender as revealed in her relationships and her work, and the effect on her creativity of the clash between prevalent Victorian sexual stereotyping and Schreiner's own constantly changing self-image. Chapter Four deals with the growth of her spiritual awareness and its centrality to her art and politics. I finish with an examination of her attitudes towards woman's place in society, and her attempt to reconcile creative self-expression with the public voice of the committed feminist and socialist
Yield determination in olive hedgerow orchards. I. Yield and profiles of yield components in north–south and east–west oriented hedgerows
No full textA study of the vertical distribution of flowering and fruit set and of components of yield (fruit numbers, fruit size, and fruit oil content) was maintained for 2 years in N–S- and E–W-oriented olive hedgerows of comparable structure (row spacing 4m, hedgerow height to 2.5 m, width c. 1m) near Toledo, Spain (39.98N). Mean yield of the N–S orchard was 1854 kg oil/ha without difference between sides or years. Yield of the E–W orchard was greater in 2006, producing 2290 kg/ha, but only 1840 kg/ha in 2007, the same as the N–S orchard. The S side of the E–Worchard yielded more (59%) than the N side in 2007. In both orchards and years, most fruit was produced at 1.0–2.0m height and fruit density was the most influential component in these differences, reflecting more intense bud initiation in these upper layers. Other components that determined fruit number, fertile inflorescences, fruits per fertile inflorescence, and fruit drop were not significantly different between layers. Fruit characteristics depended on hedgerow position. In both N–S and E–W hedgerows, fruit high in the hedgerow was the largest, most mature, and with highest oil content. These differences were more marked in N–S than in E–W hedgerows. Fruit growth and development were concentrated from the middle of September until the end November. Oil content per fruit increased linearly during that period when 65% of final oil content was accumulated. Similar patterns were observed between sides. The results of yield and yield profiles are discussed in the general context of light interception. The results suggest the importance of hedgerow porosity, and distinct penetration patterns of direct-beam radiation through N–S and E–W hedgerows, as the basis for explanation of the high yield of the N side of E–W hedgerows
Dubant (Bernard) : Crazy Horse, chamane et guerrier. Le défenseur de la terre sacrée des Sioux ; Hungry Wolf (Beverly) : Paroles d'Indiennes. Le livre de mes grands-mères. Traduction Claude Gilbert
No full textDickason Olive Patricia. Dubant (Bernard) : Crazy Horse, chamane et guerrier. Le défenseur de la terre sacrée des Sioux ; Hungry Wolf (Beverly) : Paroles d'Indiennes. Le livre de mes grands-mères. Traduction Claude Gilbert. In: Revue française d'histoire d'outre-mer, tome 79, n°294, 1er trimestre 1992. p. 152
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