The Missing Links

Author : United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development. Gender Working Group,International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9780889367654

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Missing Links by United Nations Commission on Science and Technology for Development. Gender Working Group,International Development Research Centre (Canada) Pdf

In this landmark book, the UN-commissioned Gender Working Group outlines its policy proposals for national science and technology programs. Its goal is to ensure that women and men have equal access to and benefit equally from science and technology. The proposals are supported by essays written by distinguished scholars and experts.

Author : Jeffery Donaldson
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 507 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2015-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780773582118

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Missing Link by Jeffery Donaldson Pdf

We look for missing links in the sciences and humanities, but the essential missing link - metaphor - is always in front of us. In Missing Link, Jeffery Donaldson unites literary criticism and evolutionary and cognitive science to show how metaphor has been with us since the beginning of time as a seed in the nature of things. With examples from centuries of poets, critics, philosophers, and scientists, he details how metaphor is a chemistry, an exchange of energies forming and dissolving, and an openness in the spaces between things. He considers the ways in which DNA learns how to liken things that have been, how mutation makes errors and then tries them on, and how evolution is hypothesis - nature's way of "thinking more." The mind is a matrix of relations: neural synapses cascade into ever-changing pathways and patterns. Metaphor is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. It is the unbroken thread between matter and spirit. Whether offering analysis of a turn of phrase or chemical reaction, Missing Link presents a vision of literature that is also a vision of the cosmos, and vice versa. It enters the debate between evolution and religion, and challenges scientists, literary theorists, and religious advocates to rethink the relations between their disciplines.

Author : Rick Reilly
Publisher : Anchor
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2011-05-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780307793898

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Missing Links by Rick Reilly Pdf

When a group of middle-class buddies obsessed with golf set up a bet to see who can finagle their way onto the nearby private course, their friendship is tested in ways they had never expected in this humorous novel from Rick Reilly, one of America’s most popular sportswriters. Missing Links is the story of four middle class buddies who live outside of Boston and for years have been 1) utterly obsessed with golf and 2) a regular foursome at Ponkaquoque Municipal Course and Deli, not so fondly known as Ponky, the single worst golf course in America. Just adjacent to these municipal links lies the Mayflower Country Club, the most exclusive private course in all of Boston and a major needle in their collective sides. Frustrated by the Mayflower's finely manicured greens and snooty members, three of Ponky's finest and most courageous—Two Down, Dannie, and Stick—set up a bet: $1,000.00 apiece, and the first man to somehow finagle his way on to the Mayflower course takes all. Lying, cheating, and forgery are encouraged, to put it mildly, and with the constant heckling and rare aid of Chunkin' Charlie, Hoover, and Bluto--a few more of Ponky's elite--the games begin. One of the three will eventually play the Mayflower's course, but their friendships--and everything else--will change as various truths unravel and the old Ponky starts looking like the home they never should have left.

Author : Simmons, Geoffrey
Publisher : Harvest House Publishers
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780736931274

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Billions of Missing Links by Simmons, Geoffrey Pdf

Author : Fabian Nicieza
Publisher : Marvel Entertainment
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-24
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 9781302939861

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X-Men Legends Vol. 1 by Fabian Nicieza Pdf

Collects X-Men Legends (2021) #1-6. Legendary X-Men creators craft all-new, in-continuity stories set during their fan-favorite runs! Break out the yellows and blues, fire up the Danger Room and prepare for a return to the classic eras of the X-Men! Fabian Nicieza kicks things off with a special saga of Cyclops and Havok as the Shi’ar hunt the Forsaken One! When the Summers brothers search for answers, the full truth behind Adam-X’s lineage is revealed in a story nearly 30 years in the making! Then, Louise and Walter Simonson once again pit the original X-Factor against their arch-nemesis Apocalypse — plus an unexpected face from the team’s past! And Peter David returns to his fan-favorite team of Havok, Polaris, Wolfsbane, Strong Guy, Quicksilver and Madrox! Mutants have taken hostages at the Latverian Embassy, and the blame is falling on X-Factor!

Author : Robert Allen Martin
Publisher : Jones & Bartlett Learning
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Science
ISBN : 0763721964

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Missing Links by Robert Allen Martin Pdf

This book introduces newcomers to the field of evolutionary science with an accessible discussion of basic scientific practices, rock and fossil dating techniques and schools of classification.

Author : Dewey Robertson,Meredith Renwick
Publisher : ECW Press
Page : 251 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781550227277

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Bang Your Head by Dewey Robertson,Meredith Renwick Pdf

Written with candor and the wisdom of experience, this account tells of struggles with substance--and with self--and of strength both in and out of the ring for the wrestler known as The Missing Link.

Author : Michael Mendez
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Computer Science
ISBN : OCLC:1319302002

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Missing Link by Michael Mendez Pdf

Author : Jeremy Rich
Publisher : University of Georgia Press
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780820340593

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Missing Links by Jeremy Rich Pdf

Jeremy Rich uses the eccentric life of R. L. Garner (1848–1920) to examine the commercial networks that brought the first apes to America during the Progressive Era, a critical time in the development of ideas about African wildlife, race, and evolution. Garner was a self-taught zoologist and atheist from southwest Virginia. Starting in 1892, he lived on and off in the French colony of Gabon, studying primates and trying to engage U.S. academics with his theories. Most prominently, Garner claimed that he could teach apes to speak human languages and that he could speak the languages of primates. Garner brought some of the first live primates to America, launching a traveling demonstration in which he claimed to communicate with a chimpanzee named Susie. He was often mocked by the increasingly professionalized scientific community, who were wary of his colorful escapades, such as his ill-fated plan to make a New York City socialite the queen of southern Gabon, and his efforts to convince Thomas Edison to finance him in Africa. Yet Garner did influence evolutionary debates, and as with many of his era, race dominated his thinking. Garner's arguments—for example, that chimpanzees were more loving than Africans, or that colonialism constituted a threat to the separation of the races—offer a fascinating perspective on the thinking and attitudes of his times. Missing Links explores the impact of colonialism on Africans, the complicated politics of buying and selling primates, and the popularization of biological racism.

Author : Steven Marten
Publisher : Insight Kids
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1683837002

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A Smile for Sasquatch: A Missing Link Story by Steven Marten Pdf

An Original Prologue to the Animated film Missing Link in Theaters April 2019. Meet Sasquatch, a charming, yet isolated fellow who discovers how the joy and power of words can bring him companionship and set him on a course for an extraordinary adventure! This original story, full of humor and heart, is sure to captivate readers of all ages.

Author : Ramin Zahed
Publisher : Insight Editions
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2019-04-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 1683836863

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The Art of Missing Link by Ramin Zahed Pdf

The Art of Missing Link is a lushly illustrated volume that goes behind the scenes of LAIKA’s new stop-motion adventure. The charismatic Sir Lionel Frost (voiced by Hugh Jackman) considers himself to be the world’s foremost investigator of myths and monsters. The trouble is none of his small-minded high-society peers seems to recognize this. Sir Lionel’s last chance for acceptance by the adventuring elite rests on traveling to America’s Pacific Northwest to prove the existence of a legendary creature. A living remnant of Man’s primitive ancestry. The Missing Link. Zach Galifianakis voices Mr. Link: the surprisingly smart, funny and soulful beast upon whom Sir Lionel’s dreams depend. As species go, he’s as endangered as they get; he’s the last of his kind, and he’s lonely. Proposing a daring quest to seek out his rumored distant relatives, he enlists Sir Lionel’s help in an odyssey around the world to find the fabled valley of Shangri-La. Together with Adelina Fortnight (voiced by Zoe Saldana), an independent and resourceful adventurer who possesses the only known map to the group’s secret destination, the unlikely trio embarks on a riotous rollercoaster of a ride. Along the way, our fearless explorers encounter more than their fair share of peril, stalked at every turn by dastardly villains seeking to thwart their mission. Through it all, Mr. Link’s disarming charm and good-humored conviction provide the emotional and comedic foundation of this fun-filled family film. From LAIKA, the animation studio behind the Academy Award–nominated Kubo and the Two Strings, Missing Link is a stunning stop-motion epic and raucous comedy. Featuring concept art from the film’s creation—including sketches, storyboards, character designs, and much more—and illuminated by in-depth interviews with the film’s creative team, The Art of Missing Link is a must-have companion to the film.

Author : John Reader
Publisher : Penguin Group
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : History
ISBN : 0140139737

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Missing Links by John Reader Pdf

Author : Phillip Meade,Laura Gallaher
Publisher : Leaders Press
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2021-09-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1637350880

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The Missing Links by Phillip Meade,Laura Gallaher Pdf

Author : Saon Ray,Smita Miglani
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2018-05-15
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780429892004

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Global Value Chains and the Missing Links by Saon Ray,Smita Miglani Pdf

Global value chains (GVCs) are fraught with the phenomenon of fragmentation and dispersion of production across the world. India presents a unique example with its high potential in manufacturing capability but low integration in GVCs. This book examines the reasons why India has failed to integrate within GVCs so far and looks at key examples to understand the impediments in this process. The chapters bring together case studies from across the manufacturing industry – labour-intensive (garment, paper and diamond), capital-intensive (automobile and petrochemical), and knowledge-intensive (semi-conductor microchip, chemical and pharmaceutical) sectors. Together, they present stories of successful integration of some firms in GVCs as well as the difficulties faced by them. The volume also highlights the importance of GVCs in the context of developing countries in terms of benefits such as income and value generation, knowledge and technology collaborations, and advances in systems and processes. This book will interest scholars and researchers in economics, international trade studies, development economics and business management as well as to practitioners, policymakers, government officials, and those in the corporate sector.

Author : Ann Cecilie Bergene,Dr Sylvi B Endresen,Professor Hege Merete Knutsen
Publisher : Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781409488590

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Missing Links in Labour Geography by Ann Cecilie Bergene,Dr Sylvi B Endresen,Professor Hege Merete Knutsen Pdf

Addressing a number of 'missing links' in the analysis of labour and its geographies, this volume examines how theoretical perspectives on both labour in general and the organizations of the labour movement in particular can be refined and redefined. Issues of agency, power and collective mobilizations are examined and illustrated via a wide range of case studies from the 'global north' and 'global south' in order to develop a better and fuller appreciation of labour market processes in developed and developing countries.