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Conversations with William Gibson
No full textInterviews with the author of Neuromancer, Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History.Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chronology -- Eye to Eye: An Interview with William Gibson -- An Interview with William Gibson -- Conversation with William Gibson -- Queen Victoria's Personal Spook, Psychic Legbreakers, Snakes, and Catfood: An Interview with William Gibson and Tom Maddox -- "The Charisma Leak": A Conversation with William Gibson and Bruce Sterling -- An Interview with William Gibson: Virtual Light Tour -- William Gibson Interview -- The Man Who Named Cyberspace: An Interview with William Gibson -- William Gibson, Webmaster -- William Gibson Interview -- William Gibson Interview -- An Interview with William Gibson -- William Gibson: Waiting for the Man -- William Gibson Interview Transcript -- Redefining William Gibson -- William Gibson: The Father of Cyberpunk -- Futuristic Fantasy Lives Now for Author William Gibson -- Space to Think -- Interview: William Gibson -- William Gibson Talks to io9 about Canada, Draft Dodging, and Godzilla -- William Gibson: The Art of Fiction No. 211 -- Why William Gibson Distrusts Aging Futurists' Nostalgia -- William Gibson: The Complete io9 Interview -- Key Resources -- IndexInterviews with the author of Neuromancer, Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Architecture in tension: an examination of the position of the architect in the private and public sectors, focusing on the training and careers of Sir Basil Spence (1907-1976) and Sir Donald Gibson (1908-1991)
No full textIn the early 1900s tensions began to appear within the architectural profession,
as private practitioners struggled to deal with the implications of professional
colleagues moving into public sector employment. Sir Basil Spence and Sir
Donald Gibson began their architectural training in the mid-1920s and, as
tensions between the sectors intensified, Spence entered private practice and
Gibson chose to enter the public sector. Each became an exemplar of his
chosen sector of the profession and yet both have, until recently, escaped
critical attention. The tensions between the public and private sectors of the
profession have been acknowledged within the historiography, but not received
detailed analysis.
This thesis advances the current historiography by presenting an examination
of the division between the sectors, focusing on the relationship between the
RIBA and the public sector union AASTA and assessing the influence of
AASTA on Gibson's Coventry City Architect's Department.
Through an examination of archival material, contemporary published material,
and buildings, this thesis builds on the work of the Sir Basil Spence Archive
Project, adding detailed accounts of his early life, architectural training, and
RIBA presidency, presenting new information and correcting certain aspects of
the accepted historiography. It likewise presents new information on Gibson's
early life and training and his central role in achieving improved status and
representation for the public sector. An analysis of selected projects provides a
comparative study of their contrasting approaches to architecture: the
technically informed, collaborative team-work of Gibson and the individual
artistry of Spence.
Both men played pivotal roles in reforming the RIBA and in changing public and
professional perceptions of the architect, nevertheless, the long lineage and
complex nature of tensions within the profession meant that the public/private
division was never be bridged and issues of status and representation
remained essentially immutable
Standards for the level of nurse staffing in critical care units
No full textThe gold standard for nurse staffing levels in critical care in the United Kingdom has been established since 1967 at one nurse for each patient. Recent evidence suggests however that there is a great deal of difference in the staffing levels and skill mix between individual critical care units in the UK, with the result that nurses are being challenged to justify and defend the 1:1 ratio. The aim of this article is to provide the wider intensive care community with an overview of the Standards for Nurse Staffing in Critical Care units as proposed by the organisations representing critical care nurses in the UK
Margaret Gibson, 22nd Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textMargaret Gibson is the author of six books of poetry. Her book Long Walks in the Afternoon (1982) was a Lamont Selection, given by the Academy of American Poets. Memories of the Future (1986) was the co-winner of the Melville Cane Award, given by the Poetry Society of America. The Vigil (1993) was a finalist for the National Book Award. She has received grants from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Lila Wallace/Readers Digest Fellowship. Of The Vigil, Richard Dillard said, For women who are trying to come to grips with the complex loves and entrapments of the mother-daughter relationship, for victims of alcoholic husbands and fathers (and complicitous mothers), for readers who like books that explore unflinchingly the darkened mazes of the human heart, and especially for readers who care for the shapings and discoveries of poetic language, I recommend The Vigil. Its fire burns brightly and with healing force. During the fall of 1999, Margaret Gibson will be the writer-in-residence at Old Dominion
William Gibson
No full textThe leading figure in the development of cyberpunk, William Gibson (born in 1948) crafted works in which isolated humans explored near-future worlds of ubiquitous and intrusive computer technology and cybernetics. This volume is the first comprehensive examination of the award-winning author of the seminal novel Neuromancer (and the other books in the Sprawl trilogy, Count Zero and Mona Lisa Overdrive), as well as other acclaimed novels including recent bestsellers Pattern Recognition, Spook Country, and Zero History. This book draws upon extensive research to provide a compelling account of Gibson's writing career and his lasting influence in the science fiction world. Delving into numerous science fiction fanzines that the young Gibson contributed to and edited, the book describes for the first time more than eighty virtually unknown Gibson publications from his early years, including articles, reviews, poems, cartoons, letters, and a collaborative story. The book also documents the poems, articles, and introductions that Gibson has written for various books, and its discussions are enriched by illuminating comments from various print and online interviews. The works that made Gibson famous are also featured, as the book provides extended analyses of Gibson's ten novels and nineteen short stories. Lastly, the book presents a new interview with Gibson in which the author discusses his correspondence with author Fritz Leiber, his relationship with the late scholar Susan Wood, his attitudes toward critics, his overall impact on the field of science fiction, and his recently completed screenplay and forthcoming novel.</p
Alfred Raquez’s Roles as Author and Editor of La Revue indochinoise
No full textGibson William Lloyd. Alfred Raquez’s Roles as Author and Editor of La Revue indochinoise. In: Bulletin de l'Ecole française d'Extrême-Orient. Tome 104, 2018. pp. 343-373
Historical experiences, collective memory and willingness to fight for one’s country: Comments on Paez et al. (2008)
No full textThis paper considers Paez et al.’s (2008) article ‘“Remembering” World War II and willingness to fight: Sociocultural factors in the social representation of historical warfare across 22 societies.’ Despite the importance of their focus on social representations of history and willingness to fight for one’s country, it is argued that Paez et al.’s paper features a number of methodological flaws. Specifically, the way in which key variables (historical experience, collective memory and willingness to fight for one’s country) are operationalized is especially problematic. The implications of these weaknesses for their conceptual conclusions are discussed briefly, as are the more general limitations of statistical analyses of survey data for addressing these issues
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Evelyn G. Lowery Papers
No full textThe Evelyn G. Lowery Papers series consists of correspondence and personal papers of Evelyn Gibson Lowery and documents her life as a civil rights activist and her contributions to her various communities. Lowery worked as president of her own organization, SCLC/W.O.M.E.N., as well as helped organize women's church groups such as the Church Women United and her home churches of Central United Methodist and Cascade United Methodist. She was also an active participant in the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and retained many of her programs and pamphlets from her time there. Included in this series is a substantial collection of recipes that Lowery gathered from her peers, family friends and international and political relationships.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, SCLC Records
No full textThe Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection.The Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) records consist of three subseries: President Martin Luther King, Jr. files, 1958-1968; President Ralph David Abernathy files, 1967-1977; and President Joseph E. Lowery files, 1960-2019, 1977-1997 (bulk)
The Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection, Printed and Published Material Series
No full textThe Printed and Published Material series includes material created by SCLC including SCLC Magazines and SCLC-West Magazines.The Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library acknowledges the generous support of the Joseph & Evelyn Lowery Institute for Justice and Human Rights, the Joseph Echols Lowery Irrevocable Trust, and other donors in supporting the processing and digitization of Morehouse College's Joseph Echols and Evelyn Gibson Lowery Collection
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