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  City College
POLITICS students from City College Norwich were given the chance to grill Norwich North MP Dr Ian Gibson on Friday.
The Labour politician came to the college to talk to 40 A-level students about life in Parliament.
He talked about life as a politician and how Parliament works, together with some observations on political issues of the day, including how he had been the first MP to raise the issue of the Hungarian link in the current Bird Flu crisis.
www.iangibsonmp.co.uk /CityCollege.php   (378 words)

  
  New Scientist Short Sharp Science Blog: Diabetes: a sign of bad breeding?
The Member of Parliament for Norfolk, UK, and former chair of the government's Science and Technology Committee, made a mistake that is all too typical of scientists: he forgot he was talking to a lay audience and used special "science-speak".
Dr Gibson is a trained geneticist and so, when he was asked during a radio interview to explain the unusually high incidence of childhood diabetes in his Norfolk constituency, he must have forgotten his "politician-speak", when he said that it was probably the result of "inbreeding".
Gibson has tried to explain that "inbreeding" and "outbreeding" were professional genetic terms.
www.newscientist.com /blog/shortsharpscience/2006/08/diabetes-sign-of-bad-breeding.html   (377 words)

  
 Spartanburg SC | GoUpstate.com | Spartanburg Herald-Journal
In the UK, Ian was the 19th most common male name, taking account of the whole population (over 300,000 Ians in total).
Ian Gallagher - one of the main characters in the television drama, Shameless.
Ian Randall - from the 'Dichotic' episode of Smallville, a character who had the ability to duplicate himself.
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  Ian Gibson (politician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ian Gibson (born 26 September 1938, Dumfries, Scotland) is a politician in the United Kingdom.
He had previously been dean of biology at the University of East Anglia where he was the head of a research team investigating cancer.
Dr Gibson is chairman of the Commons Select Committee on Science and Technology and was made an honorary professor at UEA and awarded a 'Champion' award by Macmillan Cancer Relief for his work in support of people with cancer.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ian_Gibson_(politician)   (188 words)

  
 wikien.info: Main_Page   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ian Grojnowski is a mathematician working at the Department of Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics of the University of Cambridge and was the first recipient of the Fröhlich Prize of the London Mathematical Society in 2004 for his work in representation theory and algebraic geometry.
Ian Hacking (born 1936) in Vancouver is a philosopher operating in the fields of philosophy of science and philosophy of language.
Ian Rankin (born 1960 in Fife, Scotland) is one of the best-selling crime writers of the United Kingdom, and one of the world's foremost writers in the genre.
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 Search Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gibson, Charles Dana Gibson, Charles Dana, 1867-1944, American illustrator, b.
Gibson, John Bannister Gibson, John Bannister, 1780-1853, American jurist, b.
Lockhart, John Gibson Lockhart, John Gibson, 1794-1854, Scottish editor, lawyer, literary critic, and biographer; son-in-law and biographer of Sir Walter Scott.
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 Search: the word 'hunting' spoken by Ian Gibson (TheyWorkForYou.com)
It is just as important for a politician to have an understanding of that as it is for a five-year-old, a 12-year-old or a 15-year-old.
Ian Gibson: In the past few years, the paper by Professor Bateson and Dr. Bradshaw—entitled "Physiological effects of hunting red deer"—has been a significant feature in debates in this place, in Committee and elsewhere on hunting with dogs.
Ian Gibson:...However, there was a major difference between the two studies in terms of interpreting results.
www.theyworkforyou.com /search/?s=hunting&pid=10226&pop=1   (483 words)

  
 AFH LIBRARY - Collusion and Corruption in GM Policy   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gibson went on to claim that "the evidence is piling up to say that the [GM] food is, indeed safe." But when Pusztai asked Gibson to elaborate on this evidence, Gibson's reply was less confident.
In ignoring all of the evidence, Gibson is adopting an extreme anti-precautionary approach, one that is totally unacceptable and irresponsible, considering that it is human health that is at stake.
Gibson's introduction is copied almost word for word from this article, which, it turns out, was published in May as an EMBO Report - intended to provide short papers on molecular biology - by Nature Publishing.
www.alkalizeforhealth.net /Lgmcollusionandcorruption.htm   (1818 words)

  
 EducationGuardian.co.uk | eG weekly | Science friction
Gibson has firsthand experience of university management - he used to be the dean of the University of East Anglia's school of biological sciences before becoming MP for Norwich North.
Gibson shares an office with the education secretary, though that hasn't stopped him being vocal in his opposition to some of Clarke's policies, notably top-up fees where Gibson is mobilising all the Labour bakbench support he can muster to defeat the forthcoming fees legislation in the coming parliamentary session.
Gibson makes no secret of the fact that he thinks overall there is room for improvement in the way the research councils work.
education.guardian.co.uk /egweekly/story/0,5500,1071959,00.html   (1354 words)

  
 Outrage as cabinet minister enrols child in £15,000 a year private school | the Daily Mail
MPs said the politician may struggle to command sufficient support on the backbenches to mount a defence against claims that the family's decision is a breach of Labour principles on state education.
She added: "One of the difficulties with being a politician is your children are always being dragged into the media and it is one of the issues that inhibits some people from taking an active role in politics, particularly mothers.
Politicians should remember that it is the interests of the child that should come first and not their own political views.
www.dailymail.co.uk /pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=427095&in_page_id=1770   (1922 words)

  
 Politics | MP's inbreeding claim on diabetes sparks row
A suggestion by the former chairman of the Commons science committee that inbreeding may be behind a sharp increase in diabetes cases has sparked a row in his Norfolk constituency and the medical world.
The claim, made by the Labour MP Dr Ian Gibson, followed publication of research showing the county had more than double the number of children diagnosed with type one diabetes than would be expected for its level of population.
Dr Gibson told the Guardian yesterday that the genetic component contributing towards diabetes should not be underemphasised.
politics.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,329550592-110251,00.html   (469 words)

  
 Lords Hansard text for 9 Dec 2003 (231209-06)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Politicians expect a simple answer from the experts, while the experts expect politicians to solve the problem for society that their far-from-simple answer generates.
As most politicians are lawyers, it is not surprising that communication between scientists and politicians is at best limited, particularly in the light of the ethos of science and the strategy of politicians to gain support from the public, especially those who would exercise their vote through the ballot box.
As politicians always have to have at least one eye on the ballot box, there is a calculation to be made about the impact of their policies on public opinion.
www.publications.parliament.uk /pa/ld199900/ldhansrd/pdvn/lds03/text/31209-06.htm   (18075 words)

  
 50 Years of Progress?
It was therefore easiest to listen to Ian Gibson speculate as he spoke of the difficulties in having a responsibility towards several competing but interdependent groups.
Accusing Gibson of being the consummate politician, they were unaware of their own, frequently ludicrous tunnel visioned interpretation.
Ian Gibson made a final valiant attempt to restore some balance to the discussion but was quickly silenced.
www.culturewars.org.uk /2003-02/50years.htm   (1125 words)

  
 Government and doctors urge patients to become involved with cancer care
People with cancer, doctors and politicians are joining forces in Edinburgh today (21 June) to improve the care of patients.
"Politicians realise the power of the patients," says Dr Ian Gibson MP, who is chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Cancer.
Speaking from a 'politician's perspective' at the seminar, Dr Gibson says, "The government wants patients to be actively involved and to pressurise for more information on cancer care."
www.eurekalert.org /pub_releases/2003-06/esfm-gad061603.php   (1046 words)

  
 BBC NEWS | Politics | Fees rebel vows not to give up
Tuition fees rebel Ian Gibson is promising the government a bumpy ride as its higher education plans are scrutinised by Parliament.
Dr Gibson, described as the "shop steward" of Tuesday's rebellion, says fellow MPs have been so supportive of his campaign against variable tuition fees that the rebels were now "emboldened" to launch further challenges.
Dr Gibson said that he would prefer to be "magnanimous" in his interpretation of Mr Brown's decision - and he said that the former rebel was "too smart a politician to have been tricked".
news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/uk_politics/3441549.stm   (439 words)

  
 Gibson (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gibson is the name of a small town in Western Australia.
Deborah Gibson, is a singer, Broadway performer and former teen idol, credited as Debbie Gibson during her Teen Idol days
Gibson, the American psychologist influential in the field of visual perception
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gibson_(disambiguation)   (154 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Ian Gibson (politician)   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ian Gibson (born 26 September 1938) is a politician in the United Kingdom.
The University of East Anglia (UEA) is a campus university located in Norwich, Norfolk, England, founded as part of the British Governments New Universities programme in the 1960s.
Macmillan Cancer Relief is one of the largest British charities and provides free care and support to sufferers of cancer.
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 Ian Gibson (politician) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Ian Gibson (born 26 September 1938) is a politician in the (A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland) United Kingdom.
He is (Productive work (especially physical work done for wages)) Labour (An elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons) member of Parliament for (Click link for more info and facts about Norwich) Norwich North, and was first elected in 1997.
He had previously been dean of (The science that studies living organisms) biology at the (Click link for more info and facts about University of East Anglia) University of East Anglia where he was the head of a research team investigating cancer.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/i/ia/ian_gibson_(politician).htm   (214 words)

  
 DogfightAtBankstown   (Site not responding. Last check: )
And while many have commented on politicians' reliance on (as well as the influence of) advisors and image makers, it seems advisors are moving into the major league as well.
So if my perception is reality, and our senior politicians are increasingly dominated by lawyers and law graduates, then it may indeed have contributed to this government's sidelining of public servants 'impartial' policy advice in favour of their own legislative agenda -as if government is simply about legislation.
Gibson may have thought he was making a biblical statement, his partisans are turning him into an ideological cause.
www.dogfightatbankstown.blogspot.com /2003_09_01_dogfightatbankstown_archive.html   (12388 words)

  
 The Scientist : Biobank project finally underway
The ᆪ61 million study -- funded by the Wellcome Trust, the Medical Research Council, the Department of Health and the Scottish Executive -- is designed to allow researchers to probe the complex interplay between genes, environment, and disease in half a million people, but has been dogged by controversy from its earliest days.
As far back as 2002, for example, politician Ian Gibson challenged the basis of the project, saying in a parliamentary debate that "it seems like dubious methodology to ask 50-year-olds what they had for dinner in their childhood."
The first 3,000 volunteers for the project, all of whom will be aged 40 to 69, will be recruited this week in the English town of Altrincham, south of Manchester.
www.the-scientist.com /news/display/23228   (777 words)

  
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How can a politician feel that he [or she] has been elected by the people if most of the people did not vote?' 10 Indeed, in most second order elections in Britain it is more common for people not to vote than it is for them to vote.
Politicians should be worried about this because they will loose power if they continue to act like an elite who think they know what is best for the people they serve.
politicians and their endless debates, I have no real idea about where the government or opposition sit on any number of major issues.
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 Ian Gibson (politician) - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
He suffered a minor stroke on a visit to the Palestinian Territories in September 2004.
Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Ian Gibson MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-1916,00.html)
This article about a British politician is a stub.
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 GMWatch.org   (Site not responding. Last check: )
GIBSON: "The point has often been made here that genetically modified crops are being grown extensively in north and south America and in China, although not in Europe.
GIBSON: "The scientific, social and ethical issues have also been examined by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, which has said that 'there is an ethical obligation to explore these potential benefits responsibly, in order to contribute to the reduction of poverty and to improve food security and profitable agriculture in developing countries.'"
GIBSON: "It is ironic that, over 50 or 60 years, plant breeders have used chemical and radiation mutagenesis to create new varieties, with new modifications and genes leaping about and joining together, with no protest.
www.gmwatch.org /archive2.asp?arcid=3822   (1746 words)

  
 Karen Allen Review: Monday After the Miracle - Boston Globe
William Gibson's play doggedly follows Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan approximately l0 years after "The Miracle Worker," which was something of a theatrical miracle in l960.
What Gibson intends is to thread a theme through the real lives of Helen Keller and Annie Sullivan and John Macy that will tell us something about suffering and determination, dignity and survival that will unite us all.
As real-life dramatic as Gibson's material is, it has been oddly flattened by the scattershot effect of his scenes.
www.acmewebpages.com /articles/8205glob.htm   (1051 words)

  
 IAN PAISLEY - Professional Bigot
The 'Rev.' Ian Paisley is a Member of the British and European Parliaments.
He is a constitutional politician who leads coat trailing, sectarian street protests.
Billy and Gusty Spence, founders of the UVF murder gang, and Ken Gibson, Tommy Heron and Davey Payne, leaders of the UDA, served as organizers at Paisley's rallies, In 1969, bombings around the North were falsely attributed to the IRA.
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I was very impressed with her speech, and although she is not a politician she will be able to influence things.
It is a long time since Ian Gibson lectured in Spanish at Queen's University, but with his series of books and acclaimed 1992 TV series about Spain he has proven one of the finest Irish contemporary writers.
Gibson's love of Spain meant he stresses Dali's debt to landscape, in particular the Upper Emporda of his childhood.
www.blythe.org /nytransfer-subs/97ire/Andersonstown_News_14_Nov_97-1_of_2   (2157 words)

  
 Ian Gibson (politician) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Ian Gibson (politician) - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Ian Gibson MP (http://politics.guardian.co.uk/person/0,9290,-1916,00.html)
This article about a British politician is a stub.
www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Ian_Gibson_%28politician%29   (191 words)

  
 Ian Gibson - News, photos, topics, and quotes - Daylife
An MP from Norwich in England is getting together with a leading solicitor in order to hold open advice surgeries for people that have suffered from asbestos related illnesses and their families.
Dr Ian Gibson, MP for Norwich North, has got...
Ian Gibson (born September 26, 1938) British politician, is the Labour Member of Parliament for Norwich North.
www.daylife.com /topic/Ian_Gibson   (1201 words)

  
 Dredd 1-499   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Moonie, prog 46 art by Ian Gibson Land Race, prog 47 art by Brian Bolland The Oxygen Desert, 2 episodes, progs 48-49 art by Ian Gibson The First Luna Olympics, prog 50 art by Brian Bolland The Sov-Block (later expanded to East-Meg 1 and 2) is introduced.
City of the Damned, 14 episodes, progs 393-406 art by Steve Dillon, Ron Smith, Kim Raymond, Ian Gibson Dredd and Anderson travel into the future when predictions of the future hint that the Judge Child may still be alive and preparing a massive strike against Earth.
Love Story, prog 444 art by Ian Gibson Love means never having to say "You're under arrest." The Lemming Syndrome, prog 445 art by Ron Smith The worst coloring ever seen in comics accompanies this tale of future shock, with dozens jumping from a high-rise.
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