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  1. A. R. Gurney

    A. R. Gurney Albert Ramsdell Gurney, Jr. born November 1, 1930 is an American playwright and novelist . ref http www.lexhamarts.org theater 200507 Gurney.htm A.R. Gurney Biography ref He is known for works including Love Letters play Love Letters , The Cocktail Hour , and The Dining Room . Gurney currently lives in both New York and Connecticut . Biography Born in Buffalo, New York , Gurney, a graduate of St. Paul s School Concord, New Hampshire , attended Williams College and the Yale School of Drama , after which he began teaching Humanities at MIT . He began writing plays such as Scenes from American Life , Children play Children , and The Middle Ages play The Middle Ages while at MIT, but it was his ... of Advisors, The Buffalo Film Festival, Buffalo, NY, United States ibdb name 84220 A. R. Gurney Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata Persondata NAME Gurney, A. R. ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gurney, Albert Ramsdell ..., New York Buffalo , New York , United States DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gurney, A. R ... Room , Gurney has written a number of plays, most of them concerning White Anglo Saxon Protestant WASPs of the American northeast. While at Yale, Gurney also wrote the musical Love in Buffalo . This was the first musical ever produced at the Yale School of Drama. Gurney s latest play is The Grand Manner ... . It was also produced in Buffalo by the Kavinoky Theatre. Gurney has also written several novels, including The Snow Ball The Gospel According to Joe Entertaining Strangers ISBN 978 0 385 12551 2 Gurney ... play Love Letters . In 2006, Gurney was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters ... Far East play Far East The Fourth Wall Gurney play The Fourth Wall The Golden Age Gurney play The Golden ... Overtime Post Mortem Gurney play Post Mortem The Problem play The Problem Richard Cory play Richard ... Williams College alumni Category Yale School of Drama alumni de Albert Ramsdell Gurney pl A.R. Gurney pt A.R. Gurney ...   more details



  1. Gurney

    About the medical equipment individuals with the surname Gurney Gurney surname the character from the novel Dune Gurney Halleck cleanup date October 2010 Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 File MS1 on stretcher.jpg thumb Medical personnel using a collapsible gurney. Wiktionary A gurney , known as a trolley in British medical context, is the U.S. term for a type of stretcher used in modern hospital s and ambulance s in developed areas. A hospital gurney is a kind of narrow bed on a wheeled frame which may be adjustable in height. For ambulances, a collapsible gurney is a type of stretcher on a variable height wheeled frame. Normally, an integral lug on the gurney locks into a sprung latch within the ambulance in order to prevent movement during transport. It is usually covered with a disposable sheet and cleaned after each patient in order to prevent the spread of infection. Its key value is to facilitate moving the patient and sheet onto a fixed bed or table on arrival at the emergency room . Both types may have straps to secure the patient. Standard gurneys have several adjustments. The bed can be raised or lowered to facilitate patient transfer. The head of the gurney can be raised so that the patient is in a sitting position especially important for those in respiratory distress or lowered flat in order to perform CPR , or for patients with suspected spinal injury who must be transported on a long spine board . The feet can be raised to what is called the trendelenberg ... gurney comes from its similarity to a horse drawn cab patented in the U.S. in 1883 by J. Theodore Gurney . Advanced models of collapsible gurneys have a lower frame that can fold up on contact ... energy. Usually used in bariatrics departments with heavy patients. A gurney has some resemblance to a wheelbench . The difference is that the gurney is primarily made to move patients around in a hospital. A wheelbench is usually more comfortable for long distances or outdoors, than a gurney. See ...   more details



  1. Gurney (surname)

    Gurney is an English people English surname of Anglo Norman origin. Some families with this surname can ..., England Norwich , members of the family that established Gurney s bank Anna Gurney 1795 1857 , Old English scholar Daniel Gurney 1791 1880 , banker and antiquary Elizabeth Fry n e Gurney 1780 1845 , prison reformer and philanthropist Isabel Charlotte Gurney Isabel Talbot, Baroness Talbot de Malahide 1851 1932 , English philanthropist. John Henry Gurney 1819 1890 , banker and amateur ornithologist, son of Joseph John Gurney Joseph John Gurney 1788 1847 , banker, brother of Elizabeth Fry and father of John Henry Gurney Robert Gurney 1879 1950 , English zoologist Samuel Gurney 1786 1856 , banker and philanthropist Hudson Gurney 1775 1864 , English antiquary, verse writer, and politician English shorthand pioneers John Gurney judge Sir John Gurney 1768 1845 , barrister and judge William Brodie Gurney 1777 1855 , shorthand writer and philanthropist Joseph Gurney 1804 1879 , British shorthand ... Archer Thompson Gurney 1820 1887 , Church of England clergyman and hymn writer John Hampden Gurney 1802 1862 , Anglican clergyman and hymnist. Richard Gurney 1790 1843 , vice warden of the stannaries, and father of Archer Thompson Gurney Edmund Gurney divine d.1648 , English clergyman, divine and anti Catholic writer Russell Gurney 1804 1878 , English Conservative Party politician United States American professional auto racing drivers Dan Gurney born 1931 , father of Alex Gurney Alex Gurney born 1974 , son of Dan Gurney Others with this surname A. R. Gurney b.1930 , American playwright and novelist Andy Gurney b.1974 , English footballer Alexander George Gurney 1902 1955 , Australian cartoonist and comic strip creator Stan Gurney 1908 1942 , Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross Bobby Gurney 1907 1994 , football player Charles W. Gurney 1840 1913 , American businessman Daryl Gurney b.1986 , Northern Irish darts player Edmund Gurney 1847 1888 , English psychologist and psychic ...   more details



  1. Edmund Gurney

    corroborate the idea of telepathy . ref See Gurney, Hypnotism and Telepathy , Proceedings S. P. R ...For the divine Edmund Gurney divine Edmund Gurney 23 March 1847 &ndash 23 June 1888 was an England English psychologist and psychic researcher . Early life He was born at Hersham , near Walton on Thames ... a high place in the classical tripos and obtained a fellowship. ref Venn id GNY864E name Gurney, Edmund ... faculty transcending the normal limitations of sensible knowledge. Gurney s purpose was to approach ... Gurney began at what he later saw was the wrong end by studying, with Myers, the s ance s of professed ... of the Living , a vast collection Frank Podmore , Myers and Gurney , and in Gurney s essay, Hallucinations ... his thought to another, by thought transference. Gurney s hypnotic experiments were undertaken in the years ... state to the memory in another hypnotic state, and of both to the normal memory. Gurney ... argued to be deeply flawed, in the study of his death by misadventure , The Strange Case of Edmund Gurney ... that Gurney trusted in the assistance of one George Albert Smith inventor George Albert Smith , a theatrical ..., and Gurney fully accepted his results. According to Hall, in the spring of 1888 Gurney discovered ... and results so that the value of the tests with which Gurney was building up his reputation were worthless ... of narcotic medicine, thought to be chloroform . Trevor Hall has argued that Gurney s death ... 1911 wstitle Gurney, Edmund Further reading cite book last Epperson first Gordon year 1997 title The Mind of Edmund Gurney publisher Fairleigh Dickinson University Press year 1997 isbn 0838637205 cite book first E. last Gurney first2 F. W. H. last2 Myers first3 F. last3 Podmore title Phantasms ... book last Hall first Trevor H. year 1964 title The Strange Case of Edmund Gurney location London publisher Gerald Duckworth & Coompany Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gurney, Edmund ... 1888 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gurney, Edmund Category 1847 births Category 1888 deaths Category ...   more details



  1. Oliver Gurney

    first J. D. last Hawkins title Obituary Professor O. R. Gurney publisher The Independent url http www.independent.co.uk news obituaries professor o r gurney 728742.html date 2001 01 17 accessdate 2009 02 25 cite news first Wolfgang last Saxon title Oliver R. Gurney, 86, Professor And Expert on Ancient ... deaths de Oliver R. Gurney hu Oliver Robert Gurney ru , ...Oliver Robert Gurney 28 January 1911 ndash 11 January 2001 was an England English Assyriologist and a leading scholar of the Hittites . Early life Gurney was born in London in 1911, the son of Robert Gurney, a zoologist, and a nephew of the archaeologist John Garstang . He was educated at Eton College and New College, Oxford , where he studied classics , graduating in 1933. His uncle John Garstang excited the young Gurney s interest in Hittite studies, then in its infancy, and after a course in Akkadian language Akkadian at Oxford University in 1934 35, he went to the University of Berlin to study Hittite under Hans Ehelolf . During the Second World War he joined the Royal Artillery , and served with the Sudan Defence Force . Academic career On his return to Oxford in 1945, Gurney accepted the post of Reader in Assyriology, a post he held until his retirement in 1978. In 1948, he joined the council of management of the British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara , founded by his uncle, and maintained his links with the Institute for the rest of his life, serving as President from 1982. From 1956 to 1996 he edited the Institute s journal, Anatolian Studies . He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1959 and a Fellow of Magdalen College, Oxford in 1963. In 1965, the University conferred on him the title of Professor. Gurney wrote the classic text on The Hittites , published ... Persondata . NAME Gurney, Oliver Robert ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1911 01 28 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 2001 01 11 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gurney, Oliver Robert Category ...   more details



  1. John Gurney

    John Gurney may refer to John Gurney MP in 1399 MP for Norfolk UK Parliament constituency Sir John Gurney judge 1768 1845 , English judge John Gurney banker 1750 1789 , proprietor of Gurney s Bank and father of Joseph John Gurney Joseph John Gurney 1788 1847 , banker in Norwich, England and a prominent member of the Religious Society of Friends Quakers John Hampden Gurney 1802 1862 , Anglican clergyman and hymnist John Henry Gurney 1819 1890 , English banker and amateur ornithologist John Chandler Gurney 1896 1985 , U.S. Senator from South Dakota hndis Gurney, John ...   more details



  1. Edward Gurney

    Spessard Holland . Gurney and then Governor Claude R. Kirk, Jr. , opposed Cramer s nomination ...Infobox senator name Edward John Gurney image Edward J Gurney.jpg jr sr United States Senator state Florida ... battles World War II Edward John Gurney January 12, 1914 &ndash May 14, 1996 was an American politician ... in the 20th century. Background Gurney was born in Portland, Maine Portland , Maine . He ... the United States entered World War II , Gurney enlisted as a private in the United States Army and saw ... . Gurney entered Duke Law School , and he received a degree in 1948. He then moved to Winter Park, Florida Winter Park in Orange County, Florida Orange County in central Florida . In 1952, Gurney was elected ... service Gurney was elected to the United States Congress in 1962, 1964, and 1966. In 1968, he was elected .... Gurney s victory can be attributed to the Republican campaign s Southern Strategy . Gurney ... George C. Wallace , voted for Gurney and hence provided him a coalition of growing Republicans in Florida allied with a declining number of conservative Democrats. Gurney ran on a record that included ... ref Future U.S. President George W. Bush worked as a traveling aide for Gurney during that campaign ... ref In 1973, Gurney was named to the Senate select committee under Sam J. Ervin of North Carolina ... Lawton Chiles of Lakeland, Florida Lakeland . Cramer and Gurney had been prospective primary opponents in 1968, until Cramer yieled to Gurney, with the understanding that Gurney would back Cramer for the other Senate seat, which Holland was expected to vacate in 1970. According to Cramer, Gurney .... Goldwater against U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson , ran against Gurney in the 1968 primary but received few votes. Gurney then carried all but four counties in the race against Collins. Thereafter, Gurney and Cramer criscrossed the state in various party building ventures. In the fall of 1969, Cramer ... need you now, run. ref Cramer v. Kirk, p. 410 ref The Cramer Gurney gentlemen s agreement unraveled ...   more details



  1. Andy Gurney

    Infobox football biography playername Andy Gurney image fullname Andrew Gurney dateofbirth birth date ... 40, 31 August 2009 Pacific Time Zone PDT ntupdate Andrew Gurney born 25 January 1974, in Bristol , England ... super Mare A.F.C. Weston super Mare . Gurney was born in Bristol , England , and began his career ... in February 2001 ref cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi football teams r reading 1184446.stm title Gurney heading for Reading exit publisher BBC Sport date 2001 02 22 accessdate 2008 12 ... the 2004 05 season had started, Gurney surprisingly left the County Ground, Swindon County Ground ... offer to Gurney, which was deemed surprising because Gurney had one more year left on his Swindon ... with a team mate was the real reason for his departure. Gurney played just over 30 games for Swansea ... sport1 hi football teams s swansea city 4128255.stm title Jackett accepts Gurney dismissal publisher ... cite news url http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi football teams s swansea city 4569135.stm title Gurney ... born 1956 Andy King refuted claims that Gurney was to rejoin Swindon, but in August 2005 Gurney ... http news.bbc.co.uk sport1 hi football teams s swindon town 4625492.stm title Gurney completes Swindon ... alleged in the personal feud with Gurney had left a short while before his return to Swindon. A few months into the 06 07 season Gurney retired from football due to a recurring ankle injury which ... F.C. Clevedon Town , ref http www.nonleaguedaily.com news index.php?newsmode FULL&nid 39329 Gurney ... 2007, Gurney left Clevedon to join Weston super Mare A.F.C. Weston super Mare , ref http www.nonleaguedaily.com news index.php?&newsmode FULL&nid 40624 Weston go for Gurney ref but moved again in May ... www.nonleaguedaily.com news index.php?newsmode FULL&nid 42423 Gurney becomes a Hawk ref Soon after joining Havant & Waterlooville, Gurney stated he found the travel difficult. Weston super Mare A.F.C. Weston super Mare manager Tony Ricketts saw an opportunity and approached for Gurney s services multiple ...   more details



  1. Gurney Slade

    Gurney Slade may refer to A rural district in the Mendips, Somerset, for which see Ashwick Gurney Slade quarry , a quarry in the area The Strange World of Gurney Slade 1960 , a British television series Disambiguation ...   more details



  1. Gurney flap

    author Meyer, R. coauthors Hage, W. Bechert, D.W. year 2006 title Drag Reduction on Gurney Flaps ...Image Gurney flap.PNG thumb right A gurney flap shown on the underside of a Newman airfoil from NASA Technical Memorandum 4071 . The Gurney Flap or wickerbill is a small flat tab projecting from the trailing ... Gurney flap experiments on airfoil and wings journal Journal of Aircraft 0021 8669 volume 36 issue ... title Lift Enhancement of an Airfoil Using a Gurney Flap and Vortex Generators journal Journal of Aircraft ... accessdate 2007 07 05 quote One candidate technology is the Gurney flap, which consists .... year 1995 title Gurney flap effects and scaling for low speed airfoils conference booktitle AIAA ... A9536716AH conferenceurl quote through the proper use of Gurney flaps, the aerodynamic performance ... Re19412 . It is a movable microflap, similar to the fixed Gurney flap. Image Andretti 962 HR7 gurney.jpg thumb right A Gurney flap on the trailing edge of the rear wing of a Porsche 962 . The original application, by automobile racing icon Dan Gurney , was a right angle piece of sheet metal, rigidly ... Traction engineering traction . ref name Myose1998 cite journal author Myose, R. coauthors Papadakis, M. Heron, I. year 1998 title Gurney flap experiments on airfoils, wings, and reflection plane model ...?gID 2309&gTable japaperimport accessdate 2007 07 05 quote Race car driver Dan Gurney used this flap ... 1998 title Numerical investigation of an airfoil with a Gurney flap journal Aircraft Design volume ... 06 quote Liebeck stated that race car testing by Dan Gurney showed that the vehicle had increased ... Techniques to Fluid Mechanics site Lisbon, Portugal, date 2006 06 26 title The Effect of Gurney Flap Height on Vortex Shedding Modes Behind Symmetric Airfoils first Daniel R. last Troolin, coauthors Ellen K. Longmire, Wing T. Lai ref after Gurney retired from driving and began managing his own racing team full time. His driver, Bobby Unser , had been testing a new Gurney designed car at Phoenix ...   more details



  1. Gurney Plaza

    infobox shopping mall shopping mall name Gurney Plaza image caption Gurney Plaza at night location Gurney Drive , Penang , Malaysia opening date 2001 manager CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust owner CapitaMalls Malaysia Trust number of stores 380 number of anchors 3 Parkson Grand , Golden Screen Cinemas , Cold Storage supermarket Cold Storage floor area convert 858000 sqft m2 abbr on floors 9 including two basement carpark and two multi storey carpark. website http www.gurneyplaza.com http www.gurneyplaza.com Gurney Plaza is a shopping mall located at Gurney Drive promenade in George Town, Penang George Town , Penang, Malaysia . It is the second largest shopping mall in Penang after Queensbay Mall . It was completed in 2001. Gurney Plaza houses the biggest cineplex in Malaysia s northern region, the 12 screen Golden Screen Cinemas equipped with THX certified auditoriums, and second only to Malaysia s biggest cineplex at Mid Valley Megamall in Kuala Lumpur . A seven storey wing facing Kelawei Road opened in November 2008. The extension added convert 150000 sqft m2 abbr on of retail space to accommodate the expanded department store, 83 shoplots and 800 new parking bays. Location The mall is located at Gurney Drive, near Penang s tourism district, http www.gurneyplaza.com.my Gurney Plaza s Website , is surrounded by Gurney Park and overlooks the north channel. It ha seven levels of retail, leisure, and entertainment outlets. It caters to posh residential precincts and the nearby hotels. Gurney Plaza is accessible via Gurney Drive and Kelawai Road . Two levels of parking are available ... from Gurney Drive and Kelawai Road. Directory Gurney Plaza is home to many international franchise outlets ... Toys R Us Treehouse http www.hytex.com.my World of Cartoon Electronics and telecommunications Apple ... in Malaysia Gurney Drive External links http www.capitaland.com CapitaLand Website http www.gurneyplaza.com Gurney Plaza http www.gurneyplaza.com.my Gurney Plaza coord missing Malaysia Category Shopping ...   more details



  1. Gurney equations

    of R. W. Gurney year 1980 journal Am. J. Physics volume 48 issue 4 pages 264 269 ref ref cite ...The Gurney equations are a set of mathematical formulas used in Explosives engineering to relate how ... were first developed in the 1940s by R.W. Gurney ref name Gurney 1 cite paper last Gurney first R. W. title The Initial Velocities of Fragments from Bombs, Shells, and Grenades, BRL 405 publisher ... and by the expansion of the detonation gas products contained by the outer shell. Gurney modeled ... that accurately describe the acceleration results. Gurney made a simplifying assumption that there would ... for most configurations, but see the section Gurney equations Anomalous predictions Anomalous predictions below. Definitions and units The Gurney equations use and connect the following quantities ... side of the explosive charge, if present. math sqrt 2E math The Gurney Constant for a given explosive ... 2.79 and 3.15. border 1 Gurney velocity math sqrt 2E math for some common explosives ref name Cooper ... outer shells The Gurney equations give a result which assumes that the flyer plate remains intact ... of the value predicted by the Gurney formulas. Effective charge volume for small diameter charges Image Gurney Effective Volume.png thumb 100px Effective charge mass for thin charges a 60 degree cone The basic Gurney equations for flat sheets assume that the sheet of material is large diameter. Small ... described a performance region, for relatively small ratios of math frac M C math in which the Gurney ... Gurney Formula When Used to Model Thin Plate Propulsion journal Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics volume 20 issue 4 pages 178 181 ref The range of values for which the basic Gurney equations generated ... simplifying assumptions used in the Gurney equations that there is a linear velocity gradient ... plate and gases exceeds unity, the assumption breaks down, and the Gurney equations become less ... charge equation Image Gurney Cylindrical.png thumb 15 px Cylindrical charge of mass C and flyer ...   more details



  1. Gurney Drive

    The g in g Hotel is not capitalized Image Gurney Drive Penang.jpg thumb Gurney Drive in Nov 2008 File Common Redshanks.jpg thumb Common redshank s wading in the water off Gurney Drive, Penang . Gurney Drive is a popular seafront promenade in Georgetown, Penang Georgetown , Penang , Malaysia . The road is also one Penang s most popular tourist destinations, famous for the hawker food sold from food stalls formerly located along the seafront, now relocated close by. Previously known as the New Coast Road, it was completed in 1936 along what was then known as the North Beach, and renamed in 1952 after Sir Henry Gurney , British High Commissioner in Malaya 1950 1951 , who was assassinated by the guerillas of the Malayan Communist Party during the Malayan Emergency . ref http kudaranggi.blogspot.com 2007 07 story of penangs gurney drive.html ref Over the years, the beaches along Gurney Drive have largely been lost to coastal erosion . More recently, a land reclamation project at nearby Tanjung Tokong has reversed the erosion, leading to the accretion of silt and mud off Gurney Drive. Mangrove saplings have sprouted in the mud, which is now frequented by egrets and other birds as well as mudskippers. There have been suggestions that this area, formerly earmarked for reclamation under the now suspended Penang Outer Ring Road project, be reclaimed for a recreational park or allowed to develop into a mangrove forest. ref http thestar.com.my metro story.asp?file 2008 9 4 north 1947248&sec north ref Shopping centres Gurney Plaza Condominiums Gurney Park Condominium 1 Persiaran Gurney 11 Gurney Drive Acadia Desa Mas Millennium Towers Silverton The Regency Hotels Evergreen Laurel Hotel Gurney Hotel Gurney Resort Hotel coord missing Malaysia references Category Roads in Penang Penang geo stub Malaysia transport stub ...   more details



  1. Daniel Gurney

    Wikify date March 2011 Daniel Gurney 1791 1880 , was an English banker and antiquary. Gurney was born at Earlham Hall , near Norwich, on 9 March 1791. He was youngest son of John Gurney d. 1809 of Earlham , Norfolk , and brother of Elizabeth Fry , the philanthropist, Louisa Gurney Hoare , the writer on education, and Joseph John Gurney and Samuel Gurney , all of whom are separately noticed. His mother, Catherine, daughter of Daniel Bell, died in 1792. He descended from the ancient family of Gurney or Gournay, a younger branch of which held certain manors in Norfolk temp. Henry II . Daniel was a direct descendant of this branch of the family. After completing his education Gurney entered the Norwich firm of Gurney & Co. , of which he was afterwards the head, and for more than sixty years a partner. He wrote several essays on banking, which were printed for private circulation only. As the head of one of the first banks in the provinces he had much influence, both socially and politically. His amiability, courtesy, and generosity greatly endeared him to his contemporaries. Gurney was mainly instrumental in establishing the West Norfolk and Lynn Hospital . One of Gurney s favourite pursuits was arch ology, and he was a prominent fellow of the Society of Antiquaries . He took great interest ... is highly valued for its varied antiquarian information and research. Gurney, who was a conservative ..., Charles Henry Gurney, who married a daughter of Henry Thoby Prinsep , graduated Trinity College, Cambridge , and was a partner in Saunderson s Bank, London. ref Venn id GNY851CH name Gurney, Charles Henry ref Daniel Gurney himself died, 14 June 1880, at his seat near North Runcton , Norfolk. References reflist DNB wstitle Gurney, Daniel Use dmy dates date March 2011 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gurney, Daniel ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1791 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1880 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gurney, Daniel Category 1791 births Category ...   more details



  1. Jack Gurney

    Unreferenced date December 2009 Orphan date February 2009 Jack Arnold Alexander Tancred Gurney is a fictional character, the protagonist of Peter Barnes 1968 play, The Ruling Class . He was portrayed by Peter .... Born into a wealthy, Aristocracy class aristocrat ic United Kingdom British family, Gurney was designated at birth to be the 14th Earl of Gurney upon the death of his father. There was only one ... peace and salvation . Upon his father s death in a bizarre autoerotic asphyxiation mishap Gurney ... his nephew institutionalized. The plan failed, however, when his mistress actually fell in love with Gurney. Gurney gained another ally in Sir Charles wife, who hated her husband and befriended Gurney just to spite him. She also began sleeping with Gurney s psychiatrist , Dr. Mercer, to persuade him to cure Gurney quickly. Mercer attempted to cure him through intensive psychotherapy , but it was to no avail, as Gurney so thoroughly believed that he was Jesus that, ironically, he dismissed any ... with their child, Mercer made one last effort at therapy He introduced Gurney to a patient who also ... an unwitting Gurney to electroshock therapy . The plan was to use the electroshock to literally jolt Gurney out of his delusions, showing him that the two men could not both be Jesus, and so he must ..., Gurney returned to his senses and reclaimed his true identity. Sir Charles, still intent on stealing the lordship, sent for a court psychiatrist to evaluate Gurney, confident that his nephew would be sent to an asylum for life. He was once again thwarted, however, when the psychiatrist discovered that Gurney was a fellow Eton College Etonian , bonded with him, and declared him sane . Gurney soon ... psychopath with a puritan ical hatred of women, Gurney murder ed Sir Charles wife in a fit of enraged .... The story s ending is ambiguous it is unknown whether Gurney got caught, or escaped detection to kill again. Category Theatre characters Gurney, Jack Category Article Feedback 5 ...   more details



  1. Peter Gurney

    Image Gosh.jpg thumb 300px Gurney collecting an award at Great Ormond Street Children s Hospital for having visited children for 10 years with his guinea pigs Peter Gurney 9 March 1938 2 July 2006 ref Gurney s death is variously reported as 1st or 2nd July depending upon the source. ref was an author ... Peter Gurney Obituary date 2006 07 08 accessdate 2006 09 05 ref Starting in 1990, Gurney was a regular ... him The Guinea Pig Man . Biography Born in Luton , Gurney attended Beech Hill Secondary Modern ... accident which left Gurney unable to drive allowed him to devote his attention to guinea pig medicine. Veterinary training did not concentrate on small pets, and Gurney found this sufficient spur ... of knowledge in the area. In 1992 Gurney wrote his first book, The Proper Care of Guinea Pigs , during ... Bear books, met Gurney and encouraged him in his work and writing. Cancer In 1992 he was diagnosed ... Pigs , taking all the photographs himself. Gurney wrote a number of other books, including The Sex ... told him that guinea pigs were no longer welcome for health and safety reasons, Gurney complained ... posthumously in April 2007. Books Gurney wrote several books on the health, care and welfare ... Gurney title Piggy Potions Natural Remedies for Guinea Pigs isbn 1 85279 004 0 cite book first Peter last Gurney title The Sex Life of Guinea Pigs isbn 1 85279 133 0 cite book first Peter last Gurney title The Proper Care of Guinea Pigs isbn 0 7938 3151 2 cite book first Peter last Gurney title What s My Guinea Pig? isbn 1 85279 034 2 cite book title Last of Their Kind first Peter last Gurney publisher ... Peter Gurney s official website , created by Gurney and dedicated to his memory http www.oginet.com pgurney index.html Peter Gurney s Health pages , hosted by the Winking Cavy Store http www.gpdd.org cct memorial.html Cambridge Cavy Trust to create a memorial to Peter Gurney http www.petsastherapy.org Pets as Therapy Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gurney, Peter ALTERNATIVE ...   more details



  1. Richard Gurney

    For the Royalist and Lord Mayor of London Sir Richard Gurney, 1st Baronet Richard Gurney 1790 1843 was Lord Warden of the Stannaries vice warden of the stannaries of Devon. In 1830, he claimed to be elected member of English parliament parliament for Tregony UK Parliament constituency Tregony in Cornwall , but did not succeed in obtaining the seat. He was the author of Fables on Men and Manners , 1809. Romeo and Juliet Travesty, , 1812. The Battle of Salamanca, a Poem , 1820. The Maid of Prague , 1841. He died at Bonn , Germany , in 1843. His wife, Catherine Harriet , died in 1876. ref Bibliotheca Cornubiensis, pp. 200, 1213 ref He was the father of Archer Thompson Gurney , clergyman, hymn writer and poet. References Reflist Attribution DNB wstitle Gurney, Archer Thompson Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gurney, Archer Thompson ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1790 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1843 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gurney, Archer Thompson Category 1790 births Category 1843 deaths Category People from Tregony UK writer stub ...   more details



  1. Scott Gurney

    infobox person image occupation Executive Producer , Television , film actor , Model person Model Scott Gurney born 1976 is an United States American executive producer , writer, director, actor, model, and entrepreneur who has created several television series documentaries and unscripted reality TV programming including Auction Hunters , Haunted Collector , Speed of Life , and Wild Recon . Gurney is also well known for producing several Shark Week specials for Discovery Channel including Killer Sharks The Attacks of Black December , How Sharks Hunt , Shark City , Shark Attack Survival Guide , and Great White Appetite . Prior to starting his production company, Gurney Productions, Inc., and before modelling and acting, Scott was a competitive athlete who won the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA Men s Soccer National Championship in 1990. He began modelling for catalog retailer International Male in San Diego , and then went to Los Angeles and modeled for Calvin Klein and Polo Ralph Lauren Polo Sport . In Los Angeles , he began taking acting classes and auditioning. Gurney appeared on the television shows 7th Heaven , Baywatch , Cybill , Step by Step TV series Step By Step , Push soap opera Push and Married... with Children . He has also appeared in several NBC movies of the week and was the Presenter host of the reality television series Hotlines . Currently, Gurney has several shows in production and pre production for Discovery Channel, Spike, and Syfy networks. External links http www.gurneyproductions.com Gurney Productions Inc. IMDb name id 0348697 name Scott Gurney Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gurney, Scott ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION American actor DATE OF BIRTH 1976 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gurney, Scott Category Living people Category American television actors Category American film actors Category 1976 births US tv actor 1970s stub US film actor 1970s stub ...   more details



  1. Gurney Halleck

    Dune character box name Gurney Halleck image File Gurney 1984.jpg 220px caption Patrick Stewart in the 1984 film Dune film Dune image2 File Gurney 2000.jpg 220px caption2 P. H. Moriarty in the 2000 Frank Herbert s Dune Dune miniseries image3 caption3 P. H. Moriarty in the 2003 Frank Herbert s Children .... Anderson prequels give Gurney s sister the name Beth. ref other affiliation House Atreides portrayer ... s Children of Dune 2003 sequel first Dune novel Dune last Children of Dune Gurney Halleck is a fictional ... and sequel novels by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson . Gurney is portrayed by Patrick ... , many years after Leto s death it is suggested in Children of Dune that Gurney and Jessica have become lovers. ref name Jessica Gurney s later involvement with Lady Jessica is inferred in Children of Dune as Alia notes, Gurney Halleck would be with Jessica ... Some said he d become her mother s lover. ref Paul Atreides refers to him as Gurney the valorous in Dune , and Duke Leto comments that Paul has named Gurney well. History Dune novels Halleck is Paul Atreides weapons teacher, as well as a skilled ... as a Swordmasters of the Ginaz Swordmaster of the Atreides Household. According to Dune , Gurney was trained ... confirmed. In Children of Dune , Gurney returns to Arrakis with Jessica from Caladan. He ... arrive. Leto II takes him to Shuloch. After Leto II returns to Arrakeen and takes the throne, Gurney is assigned to Sietch Tabr as part of Stilgar s Council. Prequels and sequels Gurney has more ... s son, and Kevin J. Anderson. According to the prequels, Gurney Halleck was born on Giedi Prime ... a string of conflicts and the death of Dominic Vernius Earl Dominic Vernius , Gurney Halleck arrived ..., and Gurney. A ghola of Gurney is conceived in Sandworms of Dune 2007 , a sequel to the original ... in an act of sabotage. Notes reflist Dune universe Category Dune characters Halleck, Gurney bg es Gurney Halleck fr Gurney Halleck it Gurney Halleck hu Gurney Halleck ...   more details



  1. Joe Gurney

    Infobox ice hockey player name Joe Gurney played for Johnstown Chiefs br Maine Mariners position Winger ice hockey Right Wing height ft 6 height in 0 weight lb 180 shoots Right nationality USA birth date Birth date and age 1965 1 5 mf y birth place Brockton, Massachusetts Brockton , Massachusetts MA , United States USA draft draft year draft team undrafted career start 1988 career end 1991 Joe Gurney born January 5, 1965 is a retired United States American ice hockey player. Professional career Gurney played his college hockey at Fitchburg State University . As a member of the Falcons, Gurney s set several Fitchburg State Falcons records with 108 goals, 132 assists, 240 points, 13 game winning goals, 19 power play goals, 7 hat tricks. As of 2011, only his career mark of 132 assists is still a Fitchburg State University record. ref http www.fscfalcons.com sports mice records career leaders Fitchburgh State University, All time ice hockey records ref Gurney started his professional career as a member of the Johnstown Chiefs. As a member of the Chiefs, Gurney recorded the longest consecutive goal scoring streak in ECHL history. Gurney scored goals in 12 consecutive games, dating from November 6, 1988 to November 26, 1988, which was an ECHL record that would stand for four seasons. His .... Gurney s 12 game goal scoring streak is currently the third longest in ECHL history. Gurney also received a short two game callup to the Chiefs AHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners . Gurney finished his ... 1988 89 ECHL scoring leaders ref Gurney s 38 goals also made him part of an ECHL team record. Along with teammates Rob Hrytsak , Tom Sasso, Mike Marcinkiewicz, and Jeff Salzbrunn , Gurney s 1988 89 ... Gurney was part of the inaugural Fitchburg State University Athletic Hall Of Fame. He was inducted ... eliteprospects 101081 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gurney, Joe ALTERNATIVE ..., MA PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gurney, Joe Category 1966 births Category American ice hockey right ...   more details



  1. Samuel Gurney

    Image Samuel Guney Bankers Banker.jpg thumb right Samuel Gurney in 1840 ref name npg Samuel Gurney 18 ... with his second son, Samuel Gurney MP Samuel 1816 1882 , also described as banker and philanthropist, and a Member of Parliament. ref See ODNB article by Richard Davenport Hines, Gurney, Samuel 1816 ... view article 37498, accessed 23 Jan 2008 . From 1857 until 1865 Samuel Gurney, junior was MP for the borough of Penryn & Falmouth. ref Early years and marriage Gurney was born at Earlham Hall ref http ... Anglia . ref near Norwich , England, 18 October 1786, the second son of John Gurney dn date December ... Hill . The family s Gurneys Bank was founded in 1770. Gurney was educated at Wandsworth , Surrey, and at Hingham, Norfolk . Among his siblings were Joseph John Gurney , Daniel Gurney 1791 1880 , ref See ODNB article by M. W. Kirby, Gurney, Daniel 1791 1880 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ... Elizabeth Fry , Louisa Gurney Hoare Louisa Hoare 1784 1836 , ref See ODNB article by Susan Drain, Hoare, Louisa Gurney 1784 1836 , Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept ... Sir Thomas Buxton . At the age of fourteen, Gurney was placed in the counting house of his brother ... Gurney ref a tea merchant and banker, at St Mildred s Court, Poultry, in the City of London. On 7 April 1808, Gurney married Elizabeth, daughter of James Sheppard of West Ham Park Ham House , Upton ..., Sarah, Catherine, Elizabeth, Priscilla, Rachel and Richenda are given on the Gurney Family Tree at p ... of Samuel Gurney s brother, Joseph. ref Overend & Gurney The wealth that came to Gurney from his ... success. On his father s death in 1809, Samuel Gurney assumed the control of the Gurneys Bank Norwich ... changed to Overend, Gurney and Company . ref name ency1911 Cite EB1911 W1EC 1 wstitle Gurney ... greater favour. Gurney became known as the bankers banker , and many firms who had previously ... of Gurney s death in 1856, it was calculated that this house held deposits amounting to eight million ...   more details



  1. Ivor Gurney

    Image Ivor gurney grave.jpg thumb 125px right The grave of Ivor Gurney at Twigworth , Gloucestershire Ivor Bertie Gurney 28 August 1890 &ndash 26 December 1937 was an England English composer and poet . Life Born at 3 Queen Street, Gloucester in 1890, the second of four children of David Gurney, a tailor, and his wife Florence, a seamstress, Gurney showed musical ability early. He sang as a chorister ... significant adult figures in Gurney s early life were the Reverend Alfred H. Cheesman and two sisters, Emily and Margaret Hunt who nurtured Gurney s interests in music and literature. Gurney began ... that Gurney was potentially the biggest of them all , but he was unteachable . ref Charles Villiers Stanford quoted by Herbert Howells in Ivor Gurney The Musician , Music and Letters, vol. 19, no. 1, January 1938, p. 14 ref Gurney possessed a dynamic personality but had been troubled by mood ... at college and suffered his first breakdown in 1913. ref name ReferenceA Pamela Blevins, Ivor Gurney ... to college. Gurney s studies were interrupted by World War I when he enlisted as a private soldier ... his efforts to his friend, the musicologist critic Marion Scott, who worked with Gurney as his .... In the meantime, Gurney was Use of poison gas in World War I gassed in September the same year and sent ... the possible effects of the gas on his mental health, even though Gurney had shown some signs and symptoms ... on Ivor Gurney s Illness, The Ivor Gurney Society Journal, vol. 6, 2000, pp. 29 58 Blevins, Pamela, Ivor Gurney and Marion Scott Song of Pain and Beauty, The Boydell Press, 2008 ref Being gassed mildly his parenthesis with the new gas is no worse than catarrh or a bad cold , Gurney wrote in a letter ... and Somme , was published in November 1917. In March 1918, Gurney suffered a serious breakdown ... to Marion Scott, March 1938, The Gurney Archive, Gloucester, England ref He was hospitalized in the Gallery ... sounding, he said, like a boiler factory in full swing because of the stone walls . ref Ivor Gurney ...   more details



  1. Eric Gurney

    Eric Gurney 1910 1992 was a Canadian American cartoonist and illustrator. Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba , he grew up in Toronto , where he began a career as a commercial artist. In 1938 he emigrated to the USA to work with The Walt Disney Company , where he was a story writer and collaborated on several classic Disney films. Turning freelance in 1948, he did cartoon illustrations for magazines and advertising campaigns, notably for the Ethyl Corporation . Gurney is best known for his humorous illustrations in books for children and adults. He illustrated Punctured Poems 1971 by Richard Armour poet Richard Armour How to Live with a Neurotic Dog 1960 text by Stephen Baker How to Live with a Calculating Cat 1962 text by William Nettleton an edition of Sportsmanlike Driving 1965 , a textbook published by the American Automobile Association and many other titles, whose total sales number in the millions. He received the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1961 and 1971 for his work. His wife, Nancy Gurney, was his collaborator on several books including The King, the Mice, and the Cheese 1965 . In later years they resided in Tucson, Arizona . External links http www.reuben.org ncs awards.asp NCS Awards http www.reuben.org ncs members memorium gurney.jpg Eric Gurney s biography at the NCS site http www.ericgurney.com Eric Gurney website Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gurney, Eric ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1910 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1992 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gurney, Eric Category 1910 births Category 1992 deaths Category American cartoonists Category Canadian cartoonists Comics creator stub fr Eric Gurney ...   more details



  1. Jeremiah Gurney

    refimprove date June 2009 File Jeremiah Gurney00.jpg thumb center Jeremiah Gurney File Jeremiah Gurney01.jpg thumb center Two Girls in Identical Dresses c1857 File Jeremiah Gurney06.jpg thumb center Gurney s Daguerrean Saloon br c1843 Jeremiah Gurney October 17, 1812 &ndash April 21, 1895 , was an American daguerreotype photographer operating in New York . ref http www.historiccamera.com cgi bin librarium pm.cgi?action display&login gurney Historic Camera ref Gurney worked in the jewelry trade in Saratoga, New York Saratoga , but soon moved his business to New York City and shortly after turned to photography, having been instructed and inspired by Samuel Morse . He was one of the pioneering practitioners of the daguerreotype process, opening the first American photo gallery on Broadway in 1840, and charging 5 for a portrait. He created remarkably detailed portraits, using to the full the remarkable tonal rendition of the process. He selected his clients from New York s society elite, calling them Distinguished Persons of the Age and eschewing the political and entertainment figures favoured by his rival, Mathew Brady . The quality of Gurney s portraits soon ensconced him as the finest ... toah hd adag ho 2005.100.325.htm Metropolitan Museum of Art ref Gurney s photographic skills received ... spacious rooms, devoted exclusively to this art. In the 1840s Gurney showed his images at numerous ... story white marble studio at 770 Broadway to house his pictures. Gurney played a leading role in the training ... & Co., and also made display cases for Gurney s daguerreotypes. References reflist Bibliography Peterson, Christian A. Chaining the Sun Portraits by Jeremiah Gurney , ISBN 9780816636563, University ... Museum of Art Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Gurney, Jeremiah ALTERNATIVE ... PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Gurney, Jeremiah Category American photographers Category 19th century photographers Category 1812 births Category 1886 deaths cs Jeremiah Gurney ru , ...   more details



  1. Gurney's Sugarbird

    Taxobox name Gurney s Sugarbird image Gurney s Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi .jpg image caption At Cavern Resort, KwaZulu Natal Drakensberg, South Africa. status LC status system IUCN3.1 regnum Animalia phylum Chordata classis Aves ordo Passeriformes familia Promeropidae genus Promerops species P. gurneyi binomial Promerops gurneyi binomial authority Verreaux, 1871 synonyms The Gurney s Sugarbird Promerops gurneyi is a species of bird in the Promeropidae family. File PromeropsGurneyiSmit.jpg thumb left It is found in Lesotho , Mozambique , South Africa , Swaziland , and Zimbabwe . Its natural habitat s are subtropical or tropical dry forest s, dry savanna , and Mediterranean type shrubby vegetation. References Commonscat Promerops gurneyi BirdLife International 2004. http www.iucnredlist.org search details.php 52915 all Promerops gurneyi . http www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 27 July 2007. Category Promerops Category Birds of Africa passeri stub fr Prom rops de Gurney hu Gurney m zev fi Natalinmesikko zea Gurneys sukerveugel ...   more details




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