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  Captain Robert Gray
Captain Robert Gray, a Yankee trader, was born in Rhode Island in 1755.
John Kendrick was at the helm of the Columbia and Capt. Robert Gray was in charge of the Lady Washington.
Gray informed Vancouver that he had recently lain for nine days off the mouth of a large river where the reflux was so violent he dared not attempt to enter.
www.oregonpioneers.com /gray.htm   (1043 words)

  
 The poetry of Robert Gray
Gray's reading, and his careful observation of the physical world, come together in what is widely regarded as his finest poem, which is called "Flames and Dangling Wire".
Gray's Taoism commits him to the view that the ego is an illusion, and that true happiness is to be found only 'in the contemplation of matter,' a position he associates with Marx.
Robert Gray seems, at heart, a poet of things, somebody who appreciates the objects of experience but also appreciates their transitoriness, their tendency to disappoint those who want to possess them.
www.duffyandsnellgrove.com.au /TeachersNotes/notes/Graytn.html   (4370 words)

  
 Robert Gray: First Bishop of Cape Town
Gray died, the constant companion of his travels, the untiring amanuensis and accountant, the skilful designer of churches, the brightness and stay of his home life at Bishops-court.
Robert Gray was one in whom, by the grace of God, those three elements which von Hugel has insisted to be necessary to ripeness and fullness of Christian living were held in balance.
Bishop Gray's assertion of the Church's independence and of her inherent powers encouraged all in England who were combining to resist the intrusion of the civil power into the spiritual affairs of the Church.
anglicanhistory.org /africa/day_gray.html   (5472 words)

  
 Robert Gray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Gray (May 10, 1755 - Summer, 1806) was an American sea-captain and explorer who made trading voyages to the northwest coast of North America.
In 1787, Robert Gray and Captain John Kendrick left Boston in two ships, to trade along the northwest coast.
At the outset, Gray captained the Lady Washington and Kendrick captained the Columbia Rediviva, but the captains swapped vessels during the voyage, putting Gray in command of the Columbia.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Gray   (255 words)

  
 Robert Hanes Gray (1909-1985)
Robert Hanes Gray taught law at Washington and Lee University during two periods of his life separated by several decades, and a myriad of career changes.
Robert Hanes Gray was born in Mount Hope, West Virginia in 1909.
Robert Hanes Gray died on November 17, 1985 in Lynchburg, Virginia.
law.wlu.edu /faculty/history/gray.asp   (483 words)

  
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Robert Gray was born in Colorado Springs in 1943 and spent his childhood in Loveland, Colorado.
Gray's finely sculpted vessels are individually created from carefully selected aspens downed by the Rocky Mountain winds in the nearby forests of his native Colorado high country.
Gray's intimate understanding of the opportunities and limitations of the lathe interacts with his eye to explore the potential of each piece of wood.
www.tremblingaspen.com /Bio.aspx?ArtistID=2   (1068 words)

  
 Player Bio: Robert Gray :: Women's Golf
Robert Gray enters his eighth season as the men's and women's golf coach at Gonzaga University.
In November of 1993, Gray joined the professional golfing ranks and achieved membership in the PGA of America on Jan. 1, 1997.
Gray became a full time staff member in the summer of 2002 after working several years as an assistant golf professional at Hangman Golf Course in Spokane.
gozags.cstv.com /sports/w-golf/mtt/gray_robert00.html   (143 words)

  
 Robert Gray Biography | Encyclopedia of World Biography
Robert Gray (1755-1806) was the first American to circumnavigate the globe.
Robert Gray was born in Tiverton, R.I., on May 10, 1755.
Gray was largely unaware of the import of his discovery of the Columbia River.
www.bookrags.com /biography/robert-gray   (424 words)

  
 Robert L. Gray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Gray was graduated from The Johns Hopkins University and then, in 1977, from Georgetown University School of Law.
One of Gray’s current projects is the Patuxent Business Park in Lusby, Calvert County, which Gray describes as “a high-end business park designed to attract businesses serving the Patuxent Naval Air Station.” The business park is emblematic of the need to create a balance among the different interest groups in Southern Maryland.
Gray is at the center of these questions of social change, and he answers them through his knowledge of the law and his negotiating skills.
www.mddailyrecord.com /leadership/2002gray.html   (675 words)

  
 Captain Robert Gray
Robert Gray was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island on May 10, 1755.
Gray's most notable achievement came on his second voyage to the Oregon coast in 1792.
Gray's discovery of the Columbia River gave the United States a strong claim to the Oregon Country.
www.oregon.com /history/biography/robert_gray.cfm   (262 words)

  
 HistoryLink Essay: Captains Robert Gray and George Vancouver meet off the Washington coast on April 28 or 29, 1792.
Robert Gray, born in Tiverton, Rhode Island, on May 10, 1755, was on his second trading voyage to the Northwest.
Gray spent the summer and fall of 1791 trading along the coast, and the winter in Clayoquot Sound, Vancouver Island.
Gray also told the British explorer about the great river he had tried unsuccessfully to enter, explaining that he was on his way to try again.
www.historylink.org /essays/output.cfm?file_id=5049   (1139 words)

  
 Hall of Fame - Robert Gray
Robert Gray was a fair and patient official who approached the game with passion and a sense of humor.
Robert's interpersonal communication skills were utilized with his interactions on the field with players and coaches alike.
Robert volunteered his time to the League without effort, as he did in his day-to-day lifestyle.
www.pcbl.org /fame/04inductees/RobertGray.htm   (111 words)

  
 Lt. Robert Hampton Gray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Robert Hampton Gray was born in Trail, British Columbia, on the 2
Lieutenant Gray has no known grave as neither he nor his plane were ever found, but his name is inscribed on the Sailor's Memorial in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Gray was leader of the attack which he pressed home in the face of fire from shore batteries and at least eight warships.
www.electricscotland.com /history/ww2/gray_robert.htm   (479 words)

  
 Gray Robert - Search Results - MSN Encarta   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Gray Robert - Search Results - MSN Encarta
The American explorer Robert Gray explored the mouth of the Columbia River in 1792, naming it after his ship.
Burke, Robert O'Hara (1820-1861), Irish explorer, born in St Cleram, County Galway.
uk.encarta.msn.com /Gray_Robert.html   (114 words)

  
 Alternative adventure cruising in Alaska, aboard the motor vessel, Robert Gray.
She is 118 feet in length with a beam of 26 feet and a draft of 10 feet.
In the summer of 1997, the Gray participated in the festivities of the Klondike Gold Rush Centennial of 1897.
The Robert Gray is a meticulously maintained privately owned vessel that meets all Coast Guard requirements for passenger travel.
www.robertgraycharters.com   (327 words)

  
 Robert Gray Intestinal Cleansing Program
To feel the full benefit of the Robert Gray Intestinal Cleansing Program, it is important to use skin brushing to stimulate and cleanse the lymphatic system.
Robert Gray recommends a diet of vegetable, fruits, sprouts, millet eaten once per day, and kelp taken as a supplement.
However, Robert Gray advises that people who must make substantial changes in their eating habits to achieve this diet should evolve their diet rather than try to change it all at once, since both the body and psyche need time to adjust.
www.gaines.com /store/HolisticH/CleansePgm.html   (2627 words)

  
 Babson College - Marie and Robert Gray
John Knits, Inc. began in 1962 when Marie hand made a dress to impress Robert Gray, her fiancée at the time.
He was so impressed with her that he brought the dress to several department store buyers and returned home with orders for 84 dresses.
Currently, Marie is vice chairman and chief designer, and Robert is chairman of the board and chief executive officer.
www3.babson.edu /ESHIP/outreach-events/Marie-and-Robert-Gray.cfm   (237 words)

  
 ROBERT AND TABITHA GRAY of YELL CO. AR   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
                Robert and Tabitha farmed for a living and Tabitha is listed as head of house on 1850 Yell County census.
Robert's death was before 1850 or they were divorced.
Unless Robert died before the census was taken in 1850.
www.expage.com /robertgray   (296 words)

  
 Robert Gray, Professor of Biostatistics, Department of Biostatistics, Harvard School of Public Health   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Gray has worked primarily on problems relating to the analysis of censored data and clinical trials.
Gray has worked on extending some of these techniques, especially spline and kernel estimation methods, to censored data problems.
Gray's work on methods for multivariate failure time data has focused on clustered data problems, which could arise in multi-center clinical trials if patients from the same center are more likely to have similar outcomes than patients from different centers.
www.hsph.harvard.edu /faculty/RobertGray.html   (397 words)

  
 Maritime History Tours 2002 | Alaska 2003.
The Robert Gray is available for charter on the San Francisco Bay for harbor cruises, dockside events or overnight excursions.
The Gray is available for private charter for groups of twelve that want to create their own itinerary through Alaska's wilderness.
Explore this pristine scenery from the water aboard the Motor Vessel, Robert Gray.
www.robertgraycharters.com /destinations.html   (1968 words)

  
 UM SPH Faculty Profile for Robert Gray
Current interests are in the area of subcellular effects related to global environmental change as it affects various health parameters.
Quantitative microscopy of hepatic changes induced by pheneylethyl isothiocynate is Fischer 344 rats fed either a cereal-based or purified diet.
Peroxisome induction potential and lipid-regulating activity in rats: quantitative microscopy and chemical structure activity in rats.
www.sph.umich.edu /iscr/faculty/profile.cfm?uniqname=rhgray   (173 words)

  
 Robert Gray
Robert Gray joined Real Estate Research Corporation (RERC) as a principal in 2002, specializing in commercial real estate consulting, particularly portfolio risk analysis, underwriting services, and analysis process consulting.
Gray heads RERC's operations in the Mid-Atlantic region.
Gray has operated a real estate consulting practice since 1990.
www.rerc.com /rerc.asp?p=gray   (218 words)

  
 The Robert Cray Band Official Website
After a week off the band is right back on the road for 3 weeks of solo shows throughout the U.S. The North American Clapton tour kicks off September 16th in St. Paul, MN, with dates confirmed through October 23rd.
UPDATE 04/07: Beginning May 8, the Robert Cray Band will be opening for Eric Clapton during his summer European tour.
Robert Cray cemented his hands in the Hollywood Rockwalk on Monday, April 4, 2005.
www.robertcray.com /entry.php   (211 words)

  
 Gray Robert - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Gray Robert - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
Gray, Robert (1755-1806), American explorer and sea captain, born in Tiverton, Rhode Island.
During the American War of Independence he served in...
au.encarta.msn.com /Gray_Robert.html   (47 words)

  
 Discoverers Web: Robert Gray   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It was on this voyage that he found a river, already seen by Hezeta in 1775, but having been sought for in vain since.
However, he was still intrigued by the river he had found, went back, sailed 25 miles up the river, and named it Columbia after his ship.
Historical Gazette: Capt Gray Sails the Columbia (incomplete)
www.win.tue.nl /~engels/discovery/gray.html   (330 words)

  
 Historical Gazette: Columbia River 1792-1992 (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Gray immediately took the long boat and went out to meet her, and shortly before sunset she anchored within 40 yards of the sloop.
Capt. Kendrick concluded to put the ship's property on board the sloop Washington and take her on a cruise in her himself while Gray should take the Columbia to the Sandwich Islands [Hawaii] and get provisions for the voyage to China and there dispose of the skins.
As Gray left China, Capt Kendrick and the Washington sat in a nearby harbor awaiting repairs.
www.aracnet.com.cob-web.org:8888 /~histgaz/hgv1n7.htm   (466 words)

  
 Welcome to our website - Francis Gray accountants, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion
We are an established and well regarded practice of Accountants based in Aberystwyth, Ceredigion in the heart of Mid Wales with a client base stretching across the UK.
Francis Gray Accountants exists to help small businesses and their owners, whether based in Wales or the rest of the UK, with all of their financial and taxation challenges.
At Francis Gray, our experienced and friendly specialists can advise on all of the challenges that can affect you and your business.
www.francisgray.co.uk   (216 words)

  
 Stanford University Professor - Robert M. Gray
Jia Li and Robert M. Gray, Image Segmentation and Compression Using Hidden Markov Models, Kluwer/Plenum (Now Springer), Boston, 2000.
R.M. Gray and J.G. Goodman, Fourier Transforms: An introduction for engineers, Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston 1995.
Gersho and R. Gray, Vector Quantization and Signal Compression, Kluwer Academic Press/Springer, 1992.
www-ee.stanford.edu /~gray   (487 words)

  
 Publishers Marketplace: Fresh Eyes: A Bookseller's Journal
"There's a bookseller named Robert Gray (of the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT) whose lovely, essayistic "postings" (seems an inelegant word for such thoughtfulness expressed so gracefully) at his blog FRESH EYES: A Bookseller's Journal are must-reading not just for those in the industry but for anyone who cares about books and good writing."
Robert Gray owns Fresh Eyes Now LLC, a consulting company that offers a frontline bookseller's perspective to publishers and authors interested in dramatically expanding their readership.
He worked as a bookseller and buyer for the Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, VT from 1992 to 2005, and was named the store's first Master Bookseller in 2000.
www.publishersmarketplace.com /members/shire15   (4465 words)

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