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  Robert Whittaker of Labour Office receives Promotion   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Whittaker was voted Civil Servant of the Year for the then Ministry of Community Affairs, an achievement that highlighted his commitment to service.
Whittaker expressed enthusiasm about the challenges of his new job: ìI am looking forward to the department working in closer unison with companies in the Cayman Islands to maintain a healthy working environment for all,î he said.
Whittaker is the son of the late Mr.
www.caymannetnews.com /Archive/Archive%20Articles/December%202000/Issue%2042/robertwhittaker.html   (223 words)

  
  Southern New York - Book 2 - part 86
(I) Robert Whittaker, father of Robert Burns Whittaker, was born November 17, 1828, in the city of Bolton, Lancashire, England, and was youngest of the eight children, seven sons and one daughter of William and Mary Whittaker.
Robert Whittaker, the father, died in 1904, his wife passed away in 1906, both having had the gratification of seeing their children well established in the new country.
Whittaker sold this property and he and his wife are now living ina delightfully cosy apartment, in the enjoyment of that refined simplicity which they find most congenial to their natures and therefore most conducive to their mutual happiness.
www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/historical/SouthernNewYork2/sny2_pt86.htm   (4140 words)

  
 Robert Whittaker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Robert Whittaker (1920-1980) was an American vegetation ecologist, active in the 1950s through the 1970s.
He was elected to the National Academy of Science in 1974, received the Ecological Society of America's 'eminent ecologist' award in 1980, and was otherwise widely recognized and honored.
Whittaker collaborated with many other ecologists, and was particularly active in cultivating international collaborations.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Whittaker   (270 words)

  
 Robert Whittaker - MedPort-Lexikon
Whittaker studierte zunächst ab 1938 am Washburn Municipal College (heute Universität) in Topeka (Kansas), wo er 1942 den Grad eines Bachelor of Arts in Biologie und Sprachen erwarb.
Whittaker wirkte als Professor an der Cornell University in Ithaca und war Vizepräsident der "Ecological Society of America".
Whittaker bemühte sich um die Annäherung der Ordinations- und Klassifikationsmethoden und somit um die Vereinigung der kontinentaleuropäischen und amerikanischen Vegetationskunde.
www.medport.de /lexikon/index.php/Robert_Whittaker   (341 words)

  
 Russia’s Last Romantic – Apollon Grigor’ev (1822-1864)
“Robert Whittaker tells us in his Foreword that he has worked on this book for 35 years: the result is indeed a monumental study, in fact the first in-depth monograph, on the prose-writer, poet and critic Apollon Grigor’ev, who was undervalued, if not despised, by subsequent realist and Socialist Realist critics….
Whittaker’s book will be interesting and useful for all who study Russian humane culture of the nineteenth century.
Robert Whittaker was a pioneer of these studies; he spent many years in the Russian archives and the libraries searching for the unpublished materials that would help to shed a new light.
www.mellenpress.com /mellenpress.cfm?bookid=2372&pc=9   (683 words)

  
 Guide to the Robert Harding Whittaker Papers,[ca. 1940-1984]
Robert H. Whittaker received a Bachelor of Arts degree in biology from Washburn Municipal University in Topeka, Kansas in 1942, served in the Army Air Force as a weather observer and forecaster in England until 1946, and received a Ph.D. in zoology from the University of Illinois in 1948.
Robert H. Whittaker died on October 20, 1980.
In 1968, Whittaker accepted a position as Professor of Biology in the Dept. of Ecology and Systematics at Cornell University.
rmc.library.cornell.edu /EAD/htmldocs/RMM04248.html   (245 words)

  
 Old Mill Hill Society - Trenton, New Jersey --- Stories of Old   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Whittaker, keen-sighted business man that he was, foresaw the value to adjoining real estate of the location of the county buildings in his immediate vicinity, it is not necessary to discuss.
Whittaker on which to erect a small house to tore their hose apparatus and it may be interesting to quote the price paid, which was $12 a front foot.
Whittaker appears to have retired in 1851, after a long and prosperous career and was followed by George James, who also cut a wide swath in Mill Hill affairs for a number of years.
www.oldmillhillsociety.org /stories.htm   (20268 words)

  
 The Winchester Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Whittaker was born Nov. 5, 1926, in Martin, W.Va., the son of Walter C. and Effie L. Leatherman Whittaker.
Surviving with his wife are four sons, Robert Lee Whittaker of Burlington, W.Va, Jeffrey Lynn Whittaker of Winchester, Charles “Butch” Eugene Whittaker of Petersburg, and Mark Allen Whittaker of Maysville, W.Va; six grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Neff was born March 22, 1920, in Frederick County, the daughter of Robert and Flossie Jenkins Ritter.
www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/041104/Obituaries.asp   (1101 words)

  
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Whittaker’s 5 kingdom classification is bases on 2 principal criteria: whether an organism is unicellular or multicellular the type of nutrition that is practiced by the organism (such as photosynthesis, ingestion (eating), absorption).
Whittaker’s 5 kingdom System: Taxonomy—is the study of a species’ similarities and difference for evolutionary purposes Kingdom Monera—this kingdom contains a number of modern bacteria (eubacteria), cyanobacteria, and ancient bacteria (archaebacteria).
All of these organisms are prokaryotes—which means that they are single-celled and lack distinct unicellular nuclei and membrane-bound organelles Bacteria are the most diverse and abundant organisms on Earth Kingdom Protista—according to Whittaker system, the monerans evolved to give rise to members of this kingdom.
home.socal.rr.com /laiscience/Notes/kingdom.doc   (159 words)

  
 The Winchester Star   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Whittaker was born June 3, 1914, in Princeton, W.Va., the son of Edgar P. and Dora F. Wright Whittaker.
Surviving are a daughter, Joyce W. Carden of Frederick County; a son, Rick J. Whittaker of Richmond; a sister, Sue W. DeHaven of Frederick County; four grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.
Hull was born March 28, 1953, in Warren County, the daughter of Robert Lee and Helen Pullen Lineweaver.
www.winchesterstar.com /TheWinchesterStar/050217/Obituaries.asp   (874 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Robert Harding Whittaker (1920-1980) was an American vegetation ecologist, active in the 1950s through the 1970s.
Whittaker was most active in the areas of plant community analysis, succession, and productivity.
He was elected to the National Academy of Science in 1974, received the Ecological Society of America's 'eminent ecologist' award in 1980, and was otherwise widely recognized and honored.
www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Robert_Whittaker   (289 words)

  
 Robert Whittaker Summary
Robert H. Whittaker was an American ecologist, who was a professor at Cornell University.
Robert Whittaker and his many students and other colleagues published numerous important papers and books in biology and ecology.
Robert Whittaker (1920-1980) was an American vegetation ecologist, active in the 1950s through the 1970s.
www.bookrags.com /Robert_Whittaker   (597 words)

  
 FireFightingLinks.com Fallen Brothers Robert Whittaker
FireFighter Robert Whittaker, 55, a volunteer with the Marshallberg Fire Department for three months but with 10 years in the fire service, died Tuesday November 14, 2006.
Robert was responding as mutual aid to assist the Harker's Island Fire Department at an early morning structure fire when he suffered a heart attack while operating a rescue truck.
Our brother Robert leaves behind his wife, Judy, and his three grown children, daughter, Tara Spruill, and sons, Robert and Daniel.
www.firefightinglinks.com /rwhittaker.html   (172 words)

  
 Obituary for Robert A. Whittaker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Whittaker, who was a vice president of Foster Wheeler Corp. and Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Foster Wheeler Energy International, Inc., was traveling with Sec.
Whittaker is credited with markedly expanding Foster Wheeler operations abroad, especially in markets such as China and other countries in the Pacific Rim area.
Whittaker held a B.S. degree in nuclear engineering from SUNY Maritime College in New York City and an M.B.A. from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy.
dansville.lib.ny.us /obituary/19604031.html   (449 words)

  
 WSJ News
McCants' partner, Robert Whittaker, 20, was sentenced in May to 57 months in prison.
Whittaker testified at Friday's hearing that the safe originally belonged to a friend, Fabius Tabor.
He also told McCants that he was upset with Whittaker for spending the money he had taken from the safe and wanted him to pay back the money.
www.madison.com /wisconsinstatejournal/local/51363.php   (422 words)

  
 Active Skim View of: Robert H. Whittaker
In several influential monographs he detailect the vegetational patterns of various montane regions of the United States, and cluring the last six years of his lifeextencled his research to Mediterranean- and arid-climate regions of the United States, Israel, Australia, and South Africa.
Whittaker's doctoral dissertation (194S,1) examined patterns of plant species change along an attitudinal gradient in the Great Smoky Mountains of Tennessee.
Though Whittaker credited Ramensky, Gleason, Curtis, and McIntosh with much, it was his own theory, method, and empirical evidence that solidified gradient analysis into a scientifically accepted approach.
www.nap.edu /nap-cgi/skimit.cgi?isbn=0309041988&chap=424-445   (525 words)

  
 Fellow Whitaker Researchers
52.) Robert J. Adlet son of Robert Franklin Whitaker, is researching George Whitaker born in England, married Elizabeth.
59.) Ann Cochran is researching the parents of Robert WHITTAKER who was born in 1820 in Beaver County, Pennsylvania and died in 1888 in Clarinda, Iowa.
One of 6 siblings placed in an orphanage in Rockville, MD. Parents were Samuel and Lula B. Researching: Oscar R. Whittaker (or Whitaker) DOB 01/26/11 in Rockville, MD. DOD 01/94 in Chestertown, MD. Mother: Lula B. Father: Samuel Robert Whittaker (or Whitaker) Siblings: Leonard, Robert, Catherine, Mary, and Alice.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Park/3741/fellow_whitaker_researchers.htm   (7463 words)

  
 Whittaker & Whitaker Surname Links
According to the 1880 Census of Coffee Co., AL James Whittaker, age 15, born in GA July 1852 had a wife Nancy Whittaker, age 17, born in AL and a son, Daniel, age 1 also born in AL.
According to 1870 Census of Henry Co., AL William Whitaker was born in 1828 in GA had a wife Elizabeth born in 1830.
He had a son called William Edwin Whitaker born Stroud 17/3/1833 and married in Swansea 7/5/1854 The problem that I have is that it seems that William Edwin died somewhere unknown, and it thought that he was killed in an accident whilst driving a coach for his employer.
www.whittaker.org /bob/surname.html   (2421 words)

  
 Kingdom (biology) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
It gradually became apparent how important the prokaryote/eukaryote distinction is, and Stanier and van Niel popularized Chatton's two-empire system in the 1960s
Robert Whittaker recognized an additional kingdom for the Fungi.
The resulting five-kingdom system, proposed in 1969, has become a popular standard and with some refinement is still used in many works, or forms the basis for newer multi-kingdom systems.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kingdom_(biology)   (721 words)

  
 The Stamford Historical Society - Record Group 9, The Stamford Board of Trade
Robert Whittaker, secretary: City editor and later editor of The Stamford Advocate.
Part of this went to the vigorous Robert Whittaker who was paid $50.00 yearly, post facto, for his labors.
The Chamber operated for 54 years, and on June 5, 1970, was merged into SACIA, The Southwestern Area Commerce and Industry Association of Connecticut, Inc. All functions were removed to Norwalk, later returning to Stamford.
www.stamfordhistory.org /rg9.htm   (1371 words)

  
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At the moment she has the family starting with William Whittaker who may have married a Martha.
is trying to find information on the family of her husband's mother, who was born a Whittaker in South Africa.
It is possible that this Whittaker family came out of either Kent, or Manchester both in England, then emigrated to Ireland during the potato famine.
www.geocities.com /whittakergen/help.htm   (2330 words)

  
 The Next Best Thing (2000)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Goofs: Continuity: Near the end of the film, when Robert is talking to Ben across the street of Sam's school, Robert's head keeps changing positions between shots.
Although Abbie and Robert are clearly the best of friends in the beginning, once the fight for their son ensues, their true natures become apparent.
Madonna can act when given the right material, and here she is pretty good as Abbie, a woman ultimately searching for love in life.
imdb.com /title/tt0156841   (624 words)

  
 Robert S. Jordan Artist/Blacksmith 508-255-1767
I do sculptural and functional works in steel, iron, stainless steel, copper, brass, and silicon bronze as well as some other alloys.
In the 70’s I studied at workshops with Francis Whittaker and local smiths in the North Carolina area.
When I returned to New England I bought a flsmithing business here on the cape and finally ended up in Eastham, Ma.
www.robertsjordan.com /school/1.html   (833 words)

  
 Alibris: Robert Whittaker   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
This newly revised and updated edition of a widely adopted text continues to address a broad array of issues in supporting children and strengthening families.
Lesson plans, religious education, school hours, course resources, administration, finance, child study; no aspect of school life was beyond his attention.
His goal is to place the Russian's poetry, prose, reviews, and longer critical works into their historical context.
www.alibris.com /search/books/author/Robert_Whittaker   (647 words)

  
 Crying Wolf on Climate Change and Extinction   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Robert J.Whittaker is a reader in biogeography and founder of the Biodiversity Research Group in the School of Geography and the Environment at Oxford University.
Dr Whittaker is the Editor of Global Ecology and Biogeography, an international peer review journal published by Blackwell Science, and deputy editor of the sister journals Diversity and Distributions and the Journal of Biogeography.
He is also the author of a book on Island Biogeography, published in 1998.
mitosyfraudes.8k.com /Calen4/crywolf.html   (1856 words)

  
 ECOLOG-L Digest - 13 Oct 2001 to 19 Oct 2001   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Robert Taylor Department of Geography University of California, Santa Barbara ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2001 07:06:52 -0400 From: "Samuel M. Scheiner" Subject: Re: Photo of Robert Whittaker As long as we are on the subject, I am working on a plant ecology textbook and will be including photos of famous ecologists.
Roberts, C. Branch, R. Bustamante, J. Castilla, J. Dugan, B. Halpern, K. Lafferty, H. Leslie, J. Lubchenco, D. McArdle, M. Ruckelshaus and R. Warner.
Roberts, C. Andelman, G. Branch, R. Bustamante, J. Castilla, J.
ces.iisc.ernet.in /hpg/envis/ecology/eco211018.html   (13636 words)

  
 BeatleLinks Fab Forum - Looking for picture of Paulie with a fan (by Robert Whittaker)!
I once saw it on an exhibition of Robert Whittaker´s photos in Hamburg, but there was no catalogue available so I lost sight of it...can anyone help me?
It looks really hot, fl and white, and Paulie is holding a fan.
Robert Whittaker: "Paul, I´d like to photograph you on the couch, holding a FAN..."
www.beatlelinks.net /forums/showthread.php?t=23013   (413 words)

  
 Record car counts at TNT, Valeria tops Street Stock action, Albertus best in A-Mods at TNT!
Unfortunately, the rains that did come shortly after, dumped huge amounts of water, and then more rain on Sunday morning, forced the cancellation of the Fire it Up Late Model Special which has been rescheduled for next Sunday, July 9th.
Robert Whittaker of Eagle River was the winner in the make-up feature race for the Stinger class.
Bruce Belland of Rhinelander on his first trip to TNT grabbed the second spot and another new driver, Mike Belland was the third place finisher.
www.racingonline.com /tnt/report/2000/pr007.html   (1168 words)

  
 Find in a Library: Plant community ecology : papers in honor of Robert H. Whittaker
Find in a Library: Plant community ecology : papers in honor of Robert H. Whittaker
Plant community ecology : papers in honor of Robert H. Whittaker
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