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  The New Zealand Edge : Heroes : Scientists : Allan Wilson
Allan Wilson was born in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand, and raised on a farm at Helvetia, Pukekohe.
While this was definitely a case of academic politics and a demonstration of the difficulty of changing accepted norms, Wilson, according to accounts given by his team, appeared to relish his role as an outsider, an edge-dweller.
It was Wilson’s legacy to turn genetics into a study of inherited traits to a biochemical science.
www.nzedge.com /heroes/wilson.html   (1713 words)

  
  Alan Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sir Alan G. Wilson is a British scientist and social scientist.
In this role, he was a key adviser to Charles Clarke, and now Ruth Kelly and plays a critical role in the government’s drive to widen participation in higher education and maintain a world-class education system.
Sir Alan was awarded the Laureat d’Honneur by the International Geographical Union and the 2004 Prize in Regional Science by the European Regional Science Association.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alan_Wilson   (328 words)

  
 Allan Wilson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Allan Wilson (1934–1991) was a pioneer in the use of molecular approaches to understand evolutionary change and reconstruct phylogenies.
Allan Wilson was born in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand, and raised on a farm at Helvetia, Pukekohe.
Wilson's success can at least partially be attributed to his willingness to adopt new molecular techniques at the earliest stages of their development.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allan_Wilson   (1011 words)

  
 Alan Watts - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alan Wilson Watts (January 6, 1915 – November 16, 1973) was a philosopher, writer, speaker, and expert in comparative religion.
He wrote over twenty-five books and numerous articles on subjects such as personal identity, the true nature of reality, consciousness and the pursuit of happiness, relating his experience to scientific knowledge and to the teachings of Eastern and Western religions or philosophies (Zen Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Hinduism).
With modest financial means, they chose to live in bucolic surroundings and Alan, an only child, grew up learning the names of wildflowers and butterflies, playing at creekside, and performing funeral ceremonies for birds.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alan_Watts   (2632 words)

  
 Alan Wilson Official Website
Alan Wilson and Western Star Studio are sponsored for compression and pre-amps by Joe Meek.
Alan was drafted into their live line up in 1998 and stayed for approx 2 years.
Alan left in late 2000 when he opened Western Star Studio and found that he was too busy with studio work to commit to playing in a live band.
www.howlinwilson.co.uk   (784 words)

  
 A family remembers
It's not often that tracing genealogy is as easy as crossing the street, but that's all it took for Alan Wilson to connect with a Civil War-era uncle.
The service was two years in the making for Alan Wilson, who had been piecing together Joseph Wilson's story with the help of a historian.
Dean Wilson has a special link to the colonel as well as a blood relationship: He is a descendant of the colonel's brother, John Hayes Wilson, who faced the dangers of the war zone to retrieve Joseph Wilson's body from Virginia and bring it home to Zelienople.
www.post-gazette.com /neigh_north/20030528nceremony0528p6.asp   (811 words)

  
 Miller Motorsports Park: Alan Wilson Bio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Alan Wilson has worked on all sides of auto racing.
He was a national level competitor in car and motorcycle racing, a racing columnist for a national daily newspaper and a team owner prior to his entry into motor sport operations, management and design.
Alan Wilson is an Internationally recognized race facility designer and development consultant, who has designed and built 20 race tracks and consulted or designed several others that are still in various stages of development.
www.millermotorsportspark.com /wilsonBio.cfm   (321 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - For a few in Congress, war is family concern   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Wilson is among a handful of members with children or other relatives who have had, or soon will get, a firsthand experience.
And Alan Wilson said in an interview that he often talks to his father about military concerns, especially the need to expand the active-duty Army to relieve pressure on the National Guard and reserves.
Alan's biological father, an Army helicopter pilot, died in a training crash in 1975.
www.usatoday.com /news/washington/2004-12-06-congress-kids-war_x.htm   (1367 words)

  
 Uncorrected Evidence 461
Professor Sir Alan Wilson: The position at the moment is that both sides of the dual funding structure, the Research Councils and OST and DTI, and DfES and HEFCE on the other side, support the continuation of the dual support system.
Professor Sir Alan Wilson: Typically that is what would happen and indeed the issue of subject provision by region is something that HEFCE and ourselves are exploring together at the present time.
Professor Sir Alan Wilson: These systems have been with us for a long time and it may not be insignificant that the 2008 version of the research assessment exercise has moved towards what is in effect a grade point average.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmsctech/uc461-i/uc46102.htm   (9519 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Psychotherapy East and West: Books: Alan W. Watts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Alan Watts found a common principle that, intentionally or otherwise, seems to be used wherever therapy is trying to overcome man's false sense of himself as an isolated ego -- an ego that traps him in a perpetual flight from death and loneliness.
Alan W. Watts provides an excellent discourse on the paths to liberation and the emotional ties which bind people into feeling limited, and unfulfilled as well as a methodology to escape the traps.
Alan Watts and Carl Jung together have succeeded in combining the fields of psychology, philosophy, theology, and anthropological mythology.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0394716094?v=glance   (2274 words)

  
 WILSON Motorsport
Wilson Motorsport has suspended design work on kart-only facilities, providing business plans, general consulting, and track management operations until further notice.
Wilson Motorsport will entertain funded and committed business enquiries in writing, sent to the mailing address.
Wilson Motorsport is a fee based consulting and design company.
www.wilsonmotorsport.com   (96 words)

  
 Alan Wilson - AOL Music
Welcome to the tribute page for the forgotten voice of Woodstock; Alan Wilson was a true student of the Blues and eastern Indian music, and his subsequent...
Home · Sculpture · Wall Pieces · In Progress · Galleries and Shows · Who is Alan Wilson.
Download, listen and watch Alan Wilson music, mp3's, song lyrics, music videos, Internet radio, live performances, concerts, and more on AOL Music.
music.aol.com /artist/alan-wilson/194248/main   (127 words)

  
 Dean Endorsees - Alan Wilson
Alan Wilson is probably considered by most to be the classic 'psychobilly' guitar pioneer from UK.
Alan's guitar playing on the Psychobilly scene is legendary and well respected by psychobilly fans world wide.
Alan has toured UK/Europe/Japan relentlessly and has recorded many classic albums and has a large, loyal fanbase.
www.bill-lewington.com /Dean/endorsees/awilson.htm   (249 words)

  
 CertMag.com Managing Success in the IT Industry
Wilson makes sure he’s aware of when his certifications expire and what the recertification requirements are.
Wilson is also an active member of the Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), a vendor-independent organization that he said is trying to create standards for the new storage area networking industry.
Working 40 to 50 hours a week and handling extracurricular career-related activities, Wilson still manages to find time to spend with his family in their home near Atlanta, Ga. He and his wife like to relax on the lake in their boat and on their two wave runners.
www.certmag.com /articles/anmviewer.asp?a=207&print=yes   (1190 words)

  
 Scotsman.com News - Alan Wilson murder   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
THE four-year-old son of murdered banker Alistair Wilson saw his father dying on their doorstep...
ON A bitterly cold Tuesday morning in February, Alan Wilson's dismembered body parts were found...
A man was jailed for life today for the murder of a convicted sex offender whose sawn-off body...
news.scotsman.com /topics.cfm?tid=134   (475 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Tears shed in garden murder case
Mr Wilson's body parts were found in a garden in Edinburgh's Merchiston Avenue shortly before the interview took place on 10 February.
Asked what had happened to Mr Wilson, the accused replied that he did not know, and then asked for a lawyer to be present.
Mr Sutherland gave up his bed for Mr Wilson, with whom he had drunk a lot of wine, and he went to collect former girlfriend Ms Scott from a Salvation Army hostel she had been staying.
news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/uk_news/scotland/3890543.stm   (598 words)

  
 Tyler Morning Telegraph - NEWS - 02/24/2005 - DINERS EYEWITNESSES TO HORRIFIC SIGHT
Wilson and the woman, Maribel Estrada, were later pronounced dead at the scene.
Alan Thomas also had a view from Don Juan's and was overcome by a sense of disbelief.
Bo Wilson was working in the Petr-oleum Building and heard the gunshots.
www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?BRD=1994&dept_id=227937&newsid=14032708&PAG=461&rfi=9   (895 words)

  
 Hot News from The Sharks, Alan Wilson and Western Star Studio   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Dean are now manufacturing a semi-acoustic guitar range called "The Psychobilly" and Alan has been given one of their Psychobilly models called 'The Cabbie' (the very first one to enter the UK) and his picture and short biography will appear in the Dean catalogue as well as on their website.
Alan Wilson is sponsored for compression at Western Star by Joe Meek manufacture high quality sound processing equipment based on the designs of the infamous 60's engineer and producer of the same name.
Alan Wilson appears on the brand new Frantic Flintstones CD Too Sweet To Die (Anagram CDGram 151) which is also now available on vinyl from Crazy Love records.
www.western-star.co.uk /studio/hotnews.html   (2984 words)

  
 Dr Alan Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Smith N.C. Wilson A.M. Payne R.C. Muscle architecture and functional anatomy of the pelvic limb of the Ostrich (Struthio camelus) Journal of Anatomy, In Press.
Pfau, T. Witte T.H. and Wilson A.M. Centre of mass movement and mechanical energy fluctuation during gallop locomotion in the Thoroughbred racehorse.
2003 McGuigan, M.P. and Wilson, A.M. The scope for adjusting compliance in the forelimb of the horse (Equus caballus).
www.rvc.ac.uk /SML/People/awilson.cfm   (1748 words)

  
 On Alan Wilson
Born in Arlington, Mass., a dry town, Wilson was a great collector of blues music who traveled through the South to meet the music's originators, and he was also it turned out able to play the music as well.
Unfortunately he faltered at the hand of drugs and booze in the last days of what one would have wished would have been a longer life.
Although he is far from famous, Al Wilson took part in that famous event, Woodstock.
radio.weblogs.com /0115044/stories/2003/10/04/onAlanWilson.html   (809 words)

  
 Glossary: Watts, Alan Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Alan Watts (1915-1973): philosopher, author, lecturer, teacher, became well known in the 1960s as a pioneer in bringing Eastern philosophy to the West.
Through his numerous books and public lectures on the psychology and philosophy of religion, Watts went on to captivate a worldwide audience of millions and to become known as one of the most original interpreters of oriental philosophy in general, and of Zen Buddhism in particular.
According to Alan's son, Mark Watts, Van and Alan were great friends.
www.harbour.sfu.ca /~hayward/van/glossary/watts.html   (195 words)

  
 Alan Wilson Watts Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Alan Wilson Watts (1915-1973) was a naturalized American author and lecturer who interpreted Zen to the West.
His writings were particularly popular among the so-called "beat generation" of the late 1950s and early 1960s.
Alan Wilson Watts was born in Chislehurst, England, on January 6, 1915.
www.bookrags.com /biography/alan-wilson-watts   (806 words)

  
 Grand Teton Council - Boy Scouts of America
Not worrying about recognition or accolades for his service Alan is a very caring and giving Scoutmaster and Scout Leader.
Alan has been a Cubmaster, Explorer Advisor, Troop Committee Chairman, and served numerous on Cub Roundtable staffs.
In recognition for his sincere and dedicated service we are pleased to present Alan Wilson with the Silver Beaver Award.
www.grandtetoncouncil.org /index.cfm?pageid=1544   (137 words)

  
 Alan Wilson Productions :: Client Login   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Alan Wilson innovated the hip hop imaging standard, serving as Creative Services Director of WQHT/Hot 97-New York's number one hip hop station for over ten years.
Alan was also instrumental in the success of New York radio stations WRKS/Urban AC/NY, and WQCD/Smooth Jazz/NY overseeing the production departments of each station.
Alan Wilson Productions specializes in creating "stationality" -- using powerful imagery guaranteed to set your station apart from the competition.
www.alanwilsonproductions.com   (149 words)

  
 TCA Board of Directors - Alan Wilson
Alan Wilson joined The Haskell Company in 1987 and has designed a wide variety of Tilt-Up concrete buildings including office buildings, schools, distribution centers, general mail facilities, parking garages, restaurants and more.
Wilson works closely with engineering and construction staff to produce projects that not only meet cost and schedule needs, but also produce an aesthetic solution.
He is a Registered Architect and recently served as president of the AIA chapter in Jacksonville, Fla.
www.tilt-up.org /tca/biographies/alan_wilson.htm   (86 words)

  
 JW Music Publishing - Composer Biographies
Born in Nottingham, Wilson won a scholarship to the Royal College of Music at the age of 17, where he obtained his ARCM and LRAM diplomas.
Wilson’s compositional style is influenced particularly by early baroque music and by contemporary popular and folk idioms, while remaining closely linked to the Anglican choral tradition.
Wilson’s popular series of morning and evening canticles Christus Rex and his four volumes of Seasonal Carols are his thoughtful and highly effective answer to the changing styles of musical worship.
www.josef-weinberger.com /weinberger/mpubs/mpbiogs.htm   (6498 words)

  
 Alan (Wilson) Watts Biography | Dictionary of Literary Biography
While Alan Watts was really outside the Beat scene, any discussion of the Beat writers' interest in Zen Buddhism must take into account the part he played in popularizing Taoist and Buddhist thought in America.
As an expounder of Eastern philosophy for Westerners, Watts became a near cult figure in the 1950s and 1960s, and those who were attracted by Beat Generation values were likely to be interested in what he had to say about religion.
Alan (Wilson) Watts from Dictionary of Literary Biography.
www.bookrags.com /biography/alan-wilson-watts-dlb   (120 words)

  
 Alan Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Proudly displayed on Alan Wilson's wall is a large map of the world, with lines drawn across it showing all of the countries that he has visited.
What makes this map unique is the fact that for each of the countries he has visited, there is a piece of the local currency affixed to the map.
Through his many travels working for Bell Canada, and during his six years serving in the Airforce, Navy, and British Artillery, Alan Wilson has visited thirty countries.
collections.ic.gc.ca /thoughts/wilson_a.htm   (151 words)

  
 IMDb Name Search   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Alan Wilson (I) (Writer, Gals and Gallons (1939))
Alan Wilson (X) (Miscellaneous Crew, King Kong (2005))
Alan Wilson (V) (Composer, Meet the Fockers (2004))
www.imdb.com /Name?Wilson,Alan(III)   (104 words)

  
 Alan B Wilson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Ascents from Alan Wilson, through Edward Carleton and his wife, Ellen Newton, and through Thomas Bradbury, through many English and European royalty, to Charlemagne
Ascents from Alan Wilson to Igor', Prince of Kiev, died 945
Ascents from Alan Wilson to Anne of Byzantium and her ancestors to antiquity
www.abwilson.org   (142 words)

  
 Handbook of Memory Disorders:0471967041:Baddeley, Alan D.; Wilson, Barbara A.; Watts, Fraser; Baddeley, Alan; Wilson, ...
Author(s): Baddeley, Alan D. Wilson, Barbara A. Watts, Fraser; Baddeley, Alan; Wilson, Barbara A. Watts, Fraser N. Format: Paperback
Handbook of Memory Disorders Edited by Alan D. Baddeley Barbara A. Wilson Fraser N. Watts Disorders of memory are among the most frequent and disabling symptoms of a wide range of clinical disorders.
It is an area which has seen intensive research in recent years, producing results that are of considerable relevance to clinical practice and rehabilitation.
www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?ISBN=0471967041   (303 words)

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