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34-584: John Gray may refer to: Politics and government [ edit ] John Gray (North Carolina politician) , American politician, member of the North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 John C. Gray (1783–1823), United States representative from Virginia John Gray (socialist) (1799–1883), English economic pamphleteer, utopian socialist, and exponent of Ricardian economics John Gray (New Zealand politician) (1801–1859), member of

68-545: A Transcendental Meditation lecture. He became a celibate and personal assistant to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi for nine years. In 1992, Gray published Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus , which has sold more than 15 million copies and, according to a CNN report, it was the "highest ranked work of non-fiction" of the 1990s. The book has been published in more than 40 languages. In 1997, Gray began opening Mars & Venus Counseling Centers, where he trains therapists in his "Mars & Venus technique" in exchange for

102-577: A House of Commons with two members from each county and one member from each of seven designated districts, including Washington District. House members had to own at least 100 acres of land and Senate members had to own at least 300 acres of land. Members were not paid for their services. The governor was chosen annually. Thus, Richard Caswell was chosen the first governor of the State of North Carolina. The governor had no veto power and little control over patronage, He could not convene, prorogue, or dissolve

136-828: A bachelor's and master's degree in the Science of Creative Intelligence , though sources vary on whether these degrees were received from either the non-accredited Maharishi European Research University (MERU) in Switzerland or the accredited Maharishi International University in Fairfield, Iowa . Gray received an unaccredited PhD in 1982 from Columbia Pacific University (CPU), a now-defunct correspondence institution . In 2002, he received an honorary doctorate from Governors State University in Illinois after he delivered their commencement address. In 1969, Gray attended

170-587: A massive addiction happening," adding that there are "just millions and millions of people... experiencing their sexual satisfactions through total fantasy. The effect that porn has on the brain is like taking heroin." With regard to the rise of infidelity sites like Ashley Madison and Arrangement Finders he states, "When you have impersonal sex.... 'It's OK, here are these cheating wives, men, they want to have sex with you'... So you go have sex with someone that you don't know and someone you don't love... impersonal sex does promote addiction to sex," he adds, "it's along

204-467: A member of the Senate." Restrictions were placed on voting for town or district members, i.e. "That all persons possessed of a freehold in any town in this State, having a right of representation and also all freemen who have been inhabitants of any such town twelve mouths next before and at the day of election, and shall have paid public taxes, shall be entitled to vote for a member to represent such town in

238-808: A one-time licensing fee and monthly "royalty payments". Dorothy Cantor , a former president of the American Psychological Association , has questioned the ethics of creating a franchise for what is essentially a therapeutic process. In 1997, Gray began marketing his products through Genesis Intermedia, a company led by Ramy El-Batrawi. According to their SEC filing, "A substantial portion of our product revenue has come from our Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus product series authored by John Gray, Ph.D." On December 31, 1997, Genesis sold 116,504 shares of its common stock to Dr. John Gray for $ 900,000. On November 1, 1998, 29,126 of those shares were surrendered. Royalties paid to Dr. Gray for

272-462: A period of five years. Gray has been marketing dietary supplements through his Web site since at least 2005. In 2019, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ordered him to stop making illegal claims for several products: 2-AEP Membrane Complex, Ionic Silver Water, L-Glutathione, Liposomal DHA – Ultimate Omega-3 Brain Support, Liposomal Methyl B12/Folate, NAC N-Acetyl-L-Cysteine, and Vectomega. Gray

306-474: Is also an early investor in YayYo, Inc, a rental car business for the ride-sharing industry operated by Ramy El-Batrawi. Gray owns 21.44% through his Gray Mars Venus Trust. Ramy El-Batrawi dies of undisclosed causes on April 23, 2024. Gray has made appeared on multiple talk shows, including Oprah , The Phil Donahue Show , and Larry King Live . In a June 2014 interview with Agence France-Presse , Gray

340-650: Is an American relationship counselor, lecturer, and author. In 1969, he began a nine-year association with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi before beginning his career as an author and personal relationship counselor. In 1992 he published the book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus , which became a long-term best seller and formed the central theme of his subsequent books and career activities. His books have sold millions of copies. His parents were both Christians and taught him Yoga and took him to visit Indian Saint Yogananda during his childhood. The Autobiography of A Yogi inspired him greatly later in life. He received

374-501: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages North Carolina General Assembly of 1777 Each of the 38 counties of North Carolina were authorized to elect one senator and two representatives to the House of Commons. In addition, six boroughs (also called districts) elected one House member each. An additional district, Washington District , had one senator and no representative in

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408-679: Is named John Miller Gray (1850–1894), Scottish art critic and curator Other arts and humanities [ edit ] John Gray (museum administrator) , American museum director John Gray (philosopher) (born 1948), British philosopher Religion [ edit ] John Gray (Episcopalian minister) (1646–1717), minister of the Episcopal Church of Scotland John Gray (Scottish bishop) (1817–1872), Roman Catholic vicar apostolic for Western Scotland John Gray (archdeacon of Hong Kong) (1823–1890), Archdeacon of Hong Kong John R. Gray (minister) (1913–1984), Moderator of

442-1590: The Bank of Montreal John Gray, British founder of Gray and Davison pipe organ builders in 1841 John S. Gray (businessman) (1841–1906), Scottish-born American candymaker, businessman, and first president of Ford Motor Company John Gray (British banker) (1934–2009), British banker Sport [ edit ] John Gray (Australian footballer) (1888–1947), Australian rules footballer for Melbourne University FC and medical doctor John Gray (runner, born 1894) (1894–1942), American Olympic runner John Gray (boxer) (1906–1964), Filipino Olympic boxer Johnny Gray (baseball) (1926–2014), American baseball pitcher John Gray (English sportsman) (born 1948), English cricketer, and rugby union and rugby league footballer John Gray (ice hockey) (born 1949), Canadian ice hockey player Johnny Gray (born 1960), American runner Broadcasting and entertainment [ edit ] John MacLachlan Gray (born 1946), Canadian playwright, composer, and performer John Gray (director) , American writer and director John J. Gray , American television writer and producer John Gray, television news anchor on WXXA-TV in Albany, New York Ships [ edit ] MV John Hamilton Gray , Canadian icebreaking railway, vehicle, and passenger ferry USS John P. Gray (APD-74) , United States Navy high-speed transport Other [ edit ] John Gray (master mariner) (1819–1872), British captain of

476-482: The General Assembly of 1777 during the first session: During the second session, the following acts were approved: The following list shows the names of the house members and the counties or districts that they represented The following Senators served in this assembly: General notes: House notes: Senate notes: John Gray (American author) John Gray (born December 28, 1951)

510-560: The General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1977 John Gray (New Zealand bishop) (1947–2015), New Zealand Anglican bishop Science, medicine and technology [ edit ] John Gray (mathematician) (died 1769), Scottish mathematician, author and Rector of Aberdeen University John Edward Gray (1800–1875), British zoologist John Franklin Gray (1804–1881), American educator and physician, first practitioner of homeopathy in

544-593: The Governor and held office during good behavior. Acting under this authority, the General Assembly in 1776 divided the State into six judicial districts. Under the act of 1777 three judges, Samuel Ashe, Samuel Spencer, and James Iredell, were chosen. The General Assembly of 1777 was also responsible for electing Councilors of State . They elected the following councilors on April 18, 1777: The General Assembly of 1777 elected James Glasgow from Dobbs County as North Carolina Secretary of State . From 1777 to 1779,

578-405: The House of Commons for the county in which he resides". It also allowed "that all freemen, of the age of twenty-one years, who have been inhabitants of any one county within the State twelve months immediately preceding the day of any election and possessed of a freehold within the same county of fifty acres of land for six months next before, and at the day of election, shall be entitled to vote for

612-416: The House of Commons. Washington District comprised the lands that later became part of Tennessee in 1789. It was referred to as a District in 1776 and 1777 and Washington County after 1777. The North Carolina Constitution of 1776 created a strong legislature and a weak executive . The constitution created a bicameral legislature consisting of a Senate made up of one representative from each county and

646-567: The House of Commons: -- Provided always, That this section shall not entitle any inhabitant of such town to vote for members of the House of Commons, for the county in which he may reside, nor any freeholder in such county, who resides without or beyond the limits of such town, to vote for a member for said town. The Constitution of 1776 required the General Assembly to "appoint judges of the Supreme Courts of Law and Equity, Judges of Admiralty, and Attorney-General," who were commissioned by

680-552: The New Zealand Parliament John Hamilton Gray (Prince Edward Island politician) (1811–1887), Canadian politician, Premier of Prince Edward Island John Hamilton Gray (New Brunswick politician) (1814–1889), Canadian politician, Premier of New Brunswick Sir John Gray (Irish politician) (1815–1875), Irish Member of Parliament for Kilkenny, 1865–1875 John Gray (Wisconsin politician, born 1817) (1817–?), American politician, member of

714-625: The SS Great Britain John Gray (nightwatchman) (died 1858), owner of Greyfriars Bobby John E. Gray (1907–2002), American educational administrator and businessman, president of Lamar University John Hunter Gray (1934–2019), American sociologist and civil rights activist See also [ edit ] Jon Gray (born 1991), American baseball player John de Gray (died 1214), Bishop of Norwich John Grey (disambiguation) Jonathan Gray (disambiguation) Jack Gray (disambiguation) Topics referred to by

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748-576: The State was divided into two districts, Northern and Southern, each with a treasurer. John Ashe from New Hannover County was elected treasurer of the Southern District. Samuel Johnston from Chowan County was elected treasurer of the Northern District but declined to serve, so William Skinner was elected. Waightstill Avery from Burke County was elected Attorney-General by the 1777 legislature. The General Assembly of 1777 elected

782-699: The United States John Gray (locomotive engineer) , locomotive superintendent of the London Brighton and South Coast Railway, 1845–1847 John P. Gray (psychiatrist) (1825–1886), American psychiatrist John McFarlane Gray (1831–1908), Scottish engineer John H. Gray (economist) (1859–1946), American economist Sir John Gray (physiologist) (1918–2011), British physiologist John Stuart Gray (1941–2007), British-Norwegian marine biologist Business [ edit ] John Gray (Canadian banker) (c. 1755–1829), president of

816-1135: The Victorian Legislative Assembly John H. Gray (Illinois politician) (1855–?), Illinois state representative John Gray (North Dakota politician) (1877–1952), American politician, North Dakota State Treasurer John Austin Gray (1892–1939), Australian politician, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly John R. Gray (politician) (1925−1996), American politician, member of the Wisconsin State Assembly Sir John Gray (diplomat) (1936–2003), British diplomat John Gray (Oshawa politician) (born 1959), former mayor of Oshawa, Ontario, Canada Law and crime [ edit ] John Gray (barrister) (1807–1875), British barrister and legal writer John Chipman Gray (1839–1915), American law professor and legal scholar John Clinton Gray (1843–1915), American judge in New York John Joe Gray (1950–2023), fugitive from

850-574: The Wisconsin State Assembly John S. Gray (Idaho politician) (1833–1891), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of Idaho John Gray (Ontario politician) (1837–1917), Canadian politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario John Gray (New South Wales politician) (1841–1914), Australian senator John Gray (Victorian politician, died 1925) (c. 1853–1925), Australian politician, member of

884-555: The following Judges of the Superior Court: James Iredell (1777–1778, Samuel Ashe (1777–1795), and Samuel Spencer (1777–1794). The constitution gave the Senate and House of Commons the power to appoint the generals and field-officers of the militia, and all officers of the regular army of this State. The following counties were created in 1777 by the legislature: Burke , Camden , Caswell , Nash , and Wilkes counties. The following acts were passed by

918-967: The law in Trinidad, Texas, United States Military [ edit ] John Gray (American Revolutionary War soldier) (1764–1868), U.S. soldier, said to be the longest surviving veteran of the war John Gray (Medal of Honor) (1836–1887), Medal of Honor recipient in the American Civil War Sir John Gray (Royal Navy officer) (1913–1998), British admiral John P. Gray (naval officer) (1914–1942), United States Navy officer, pilot, and Navy Cross recipient Arts and humanities [ edit ] Literature and music [ edit ] John Gray (American author) (born 1951), American author best known for his book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus John Gray (Canadian author) , Canadian journalist and biographer John Gray (composer) , Australian film composer, writer of

952-430: The legislature. Members of the legislature were elected by popular vote annually. As such, they were the only state officials elected by popular vote. The constitution allowed that "all freemen of the age of twenty-one years, who have been inhabitants of any one county within this State twelve months immediately preceding the day of any election, and shall have paid public taxes shall be entitled to vote for members of

986-523: The same line of pornography." In 2002, author Julia T. Wood published a critical response to Gray's portrayals of men and women in Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus . In 2007 Deborah Cameron published a book-length critique of Gray, and other self-help ventures premised on gender difference stereotypes, in The Myth of Mars and Venus: Do Men and Women Really Speak Different Languages? Gray

1020-454: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title John Gray . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=John_Gray&oldid=1256763362 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1054-470: The score for 2006 film The Bet John Gray (mythologist) (1913–2000), Scottish author of books on history and mythology John Gray (poet) (1866–1934), English poet and Catholic priest John MacLachlan Gray (born 1946), Canadian writer, playwright and composer of musicals Visual art [ edit ] John Gray (1811–1891), Scottish engineer and philanthropist for whom the Gray's School of Art

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1088-456: The years ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996 were $ 0, $ 50,101, and $ 423,207, respectively. There were no royalties paid to Dr. Gray during the three months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998. in 2004, a massive class action lawsuit was filed against Genesis Intermedia for stock price manipulation. El-Batrawi settled with the SEC and was barred from acting as an officer or director of a public company for

1122-613: Was accused of borrowing from the work of author Deborah Tannen and he acknowledges some similarities but says, "I was teaching those ideas before I'd heard of her" and that he did not read her book. Other critics have accused Gray of limiting human psychology to stereotypes . Gray married self-help author Barbara De Angelis . They divorced in 1984. Gray married his second wife, Bonnie, in 1986; she died of cancer in 2018. Gray married his third wife, Wang Lin, also known as Viki Gray, on May 4, 2020 in Marin County, California. She

1156-591: Was quoted as saying with regard to feminism , "The reason why there's so much divorce is that feminism promotes independence in women. I'm very happy for women to find greater independence, but when you go too far in that direction, then who's at home?" He also stated that "feminism in America holds back sales of [his] books", while other parts of the world - he cited Australia and Latin America notably - are more in tune with his basic message. With regard to online pornography Gray stated, "With free internet porn, there's

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