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Publications in Contemporary Affairs PiCA (C) : A virtual portal meant to provide junior scholars with irreplaceable exposure for their academic works. http://www.thepicaproject.org

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Missing Link In Human Evolution Revealed – mirrored

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Official Press Release (PDF):
• http://www.revealingthelink.com/more-…
Scientific Publication:
• http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.po…

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Who is Ida?

Ida is a 47 million year old, perfectly preserved primate recovered from the Messel Pit in Germany.

Ida is the most complete early primate fossil ever found, and scientists believe that she could be one of our earliest ancestors. She is a remarkable link between the first primates and modern humans and despite having lived 47 million years ago, her features show striking similarities to our own.

For 150 years, scientists have debated the course of our evolutionary journey from tree-dwelling primate to modern Homo sapiens.

When Darwin put forward the theory of evolution in his book “On The Origin of Species”, he suggested that there were transitional species linking humans with the rest of animal life.

Since Darwin’s time, palaeontologists have made important discoveries of fossils that have begun to uncover our prehistoric ancestry. Best known of these fossils is Lucy, a hominid who lived around 3.2 million years ago at the time when our ancestors started walking upright. But before Lucy there are massive gaps in the fossil record, and scientists have only had fragments of fossils to study.

Scientists have long hoped that the Earth might eventually yield an even more ancient fossil that links apes, man and all other primates to the earliest mammals on the planet. Now Ida is rewriting the history of our earliest origins. She is the most complete primate fossil ever found and has proto-anthropoid features, placing her at the base of the anthropoid branch which leads to monkeys, apes, and humans. Here at last, 150 years after the publication of “On The Origin of Species”, we have the link that connects us directly with the rest of the animal kingdom.

• http://www.revealingthelink.com/who-i…

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Dr. Vera Peters Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureate 2010

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Born on a dairy farm near Toronto, Dr. Mildred Vera Peters is most notably recognized as an outstanding clinical investigator who changed the management of Hodgkin’s disease and breast cancer. In addition, her legacy as a clinician her deep desire to know and involve her patients in decision-making also marks her as a truly unique and compassionate innovator who was ahead of her time.
One cannot fully appreciate the impact of Dr. Peters work without taking into account the challenges she faced as a female in an era when women were not universally accepted as scientists. To graduate in the 1930s from medical school and emerge out of the 1960s as a world-class figure in oncology is a testament to her dogged determination and ingenuity.
Claiming that research isn’t a question of time but a matter of curiosity, Dr. Peters was a great observer who was driven by the need to explain all that she observed. In 1935, she joined the father of the discipline of radiation therapy in Canada, Dr. Gordon Richards, at Toronto General Hospital who suggested that she study Hodgkin’s disease. This led to her landmark publication in 1950 that showed that a high proportion of patients with early-stage Hodgkin’s disease considered incurable at the time could be cured if treated with high dose radiation.
From 1958 to her retirement in 1976, Dr. Peters worked at the Princess Margaret Hospital where her relentless pursuit of scientific truth with respect to treating early-stage cancer of the breast proved that breast-conserving surgery (lumpectomy) followed by radiation is as effective as radical mastectomy. Her findings in both Hodgkin’s disease and breast cancer, although initially met with skepticism, became common practice throughout Canada and the world.
Successfully married with two children, Dr. Peters had an extraordinary ability to balance and separate her professional and personal worlds to the point that she was known as Mrs. Lobb at home and Dr. Peters at the hospital. Women then, today and for generations to come will continue to be inspired by this remarkable role model.
Dr. Peters was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada in 1975 and an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1977. She was the recipient of the Gold Medal from the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology in 1979. Among numerous honours, Dr. Peters has been
awarded two honourary doctorates (York University, 1975; Queens University, 1983).

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Answers Magazine Promo

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The purpose of Answers magazine is to illustrate the importance of Genesis in building a creation-based worldview, and to equip readers with practical answers so they can confidently communicate the gospel and biblical authority with accuracy and graciousness.

Answers in Genesis-USA (AiG) is a non-profit evangelistic and educational ministry. Founded in December 1993 and headquartered near the Cincinnati International Airport with a staff of more than 200, AiG reaches people worldwide. Numerous outreach efforts include: an award-winning website, popular in-person speaking events, a daily radio program broadcast on more than 820 stations in the USA and hundreds more in other nations, the production and distribution of books and other educational resources, and the new Creation Museum. In addition, they publish a quarterly magazine for laymen with articles on subjects that communicate the relevance of Genesis and a biblical worldview.

www.AnswersinGenesis.org

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Dr. James Hogg Canadian Medical Hall of Fame Laureate 2010

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Born in Winnipeg, Dr. James Hoggs brilliant career and uniquely-blended background in pathology, pulmonary physiology and molecular biology has leveraged over 40 years of seminal contributions to the world’s understanding of lung disease. An outstanding researcher, teacher, lecturer and colleague, Dr. Hogg has arguably had a greater influence on the medical
community’s knowledge of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Asthma than any other individual worldwide.
During his Ph.D. program at McGill University in the 1960s, Dr. Hogg was thoroughly trained in lung morphometry, stereology, respiratory physiology and pathophysiology. He later expanded his experimental toolkit by learning the principles of molecular biology and high resolution lung
imaging giving him an unrivaled set of skills and a remarkable ability to understand the relationship between lung structure and function.
Throughout his career, Dr. Hoggs research has remained focused on the mechanisms and anatomical sites of obstructive lung disease. His first publication in 1968 presented a revolutionary idea that the focus in COPD should not be on the large airways but rather on the
smaller ones. Numerous groundbreaking studies followed both his and those of other investigators that verified the accuracy of Dr. Hoggs original hypothesis and advanced our knowledge of how the lung works in health and disease, including the pathophysiology of asthma and the harmful effects of smoking and pollution.
In 1977, in the midst of a successful academic career at McGill, Dr. Hogg was recruited to the University of British Columbia, and particularly St. Pauls Hospital. There he built a world-renowned centre for pulmonary and cardiovascular research, which grew from 1 trainee to 120
every year and 2 principal investigators to more than 30 over the next three decades. In 2003, the laboratory was named The James Hogg iCAPTURE Centre for Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Research in his honour. Dr. Hoggs impact is perhaps best attested to by his highly
sought-after lectures around the world and by his training of distinguished pulmonary scientists.
An Officer of the Order of Canada (2005), Dr. Hogg was elected to the Royal Society of Canada (1992) and has been recognized nationally with a vast array of scientific awards. In 2003, he was the recipient of the prestigious American Society for Investigative Pathology Chugai Award, which, in addition to being honoured by the American Thoracic Society on several occasions, reflects his international eminence.

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The Way to publication Prof. Harvey 3 – 13

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Michael Harvey Personal research published in preferred journal Research Project Management Matrix Developing Program PhD group Saudi Student Club Gold Coast Griffith University

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The Way to publication Prof. Harvey 8 – 13

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Michael Harvey Personal research published in preferred journal Research Project Management Matrix Developing Program PhD group Saudi Student Club Gold Coast Griffith University The Way to publication

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The Way to publication Prof. Harvey 9 – 13

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The Way to publication Prof. Harvey 12 – 13

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The Missing Link: Ida (darwinius masillae) – Our Common Ancestor?

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Missing Link In Human Evolution (Part 1): Ida (darwinius masillae) – Our Common Ancestor?

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Official Press Release (PDF):
• http://www.revealingthelink.com/more-about-ida/resources/press_release.pdf
Scientific Publication:
• http://dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0005723

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Scientists Discover ‘Missing Link’ In Human Evolution (Sky News, May 19, 2009)

Scientists say they have found a primate fossil that shows our connection with other mammals and our earliest human ancestor. These pictures are from the programme “The Link” by Atlantic Productions.

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47 MILLION-YEAR-OLD FOSSIL TOUTED AS ‘MISSING LINK’

Scientists believe they have found the “missing link,” an ancient primate fossil some 47 million years old which is thought to the common ancestor to all later monkeys, apes and humans.

The nearly perfect skeleton, classified as Darwinius masillae, was found in Germany. It’s a she, about the size of a small cat, with four legs and a long tail and lived for about 9 or 10 months.

The creature, which scientists nicknamed Ida after lead researcher Jorn Hurum’s 6-year-old daughter, is not a direct ancestor of monkeys and humans, but it provides a good indication of what such an ancestor may have looked like, researchers said.

• http://www.nypost.com/seven/05192009/news/worldnews/47_million_year_old_fossil_touted_as_mis_170030.htm

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Is fossil Ida a missing link in evolution?

This 47m-year-old skeleton is one of the most significant primate fossil discoveries, hailed by some as ‘the missing link’ and by others, such as David Attenborough, as proof of evolution.

Fossil Ida – The missing link in Evolution:
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/may/19/fossil-ida-missing-link
Sir David Attenborough David Attenborough on Ida:
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/video/2009/may/19/ida-fossil-attenborough-missing-link
The world of Ida:
• http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/may/19/ida-fossil-messel-missing-link

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Primate Fossil Could Be Key Link in Evolution

Scientists say a 47-million-year-old fossil found in Germany may be a key link to explain the evolution of early primates, and, ultimately, modern human beings. The fossil, of a young female that probably resembled a modern-day lemur, is described as “the most complete primate fossil ever found.” It is small — with a body about the size of a raccoon — but it has characteristics found in later primates and in humans.

It has, among other things, opposable thumbs, similar to humans’ and unlike those found on other modern mammals. It has fingernails instead of claws. And by examining the structure of its hind legs (one of which is partly missing), scientists say they can see evidence of evolutionary changes that would eventually lead to primates standing upright.

• http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=7603618&page=1

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Who is Ida?

Ida is a 47 million year old, perfectly preserved primate recovered from the Messel Pit in Germany.

For 150 years, scientists have debated the course of our evolutionary journey from tree-dwelling primate to modern Homo sapiens.

When Darwin put forward the theory of evolution in his book “On The Origin of Species”, he suggested that there were transitional species linking humans with the rest of animal life.

• http://www.revealingthelink.com/who-is-ida/
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