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Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, aka 'The Woz', is here in London and doing a little PR to promote the release of his new biography. While we've yet to bump into him in the local Borders our neighbours over at The Guardian have published a great interview with him.
Snippets from the interview after the jump...
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by Chris Lake 26 October 2006 10:55am 0 comments
London Underground commuters would interact using mobile phones and station-side wireless hubs under a project aiming to turn the tube transport system into a city-wide song-swapping network.
by Robert Andrews 23 October 2006 17:27pm 0 comments
It is five years to the day that Apple launched the almighty iPod. The device has undoubtedly transformed the way many of us buy and listen to music. In the last five years, 68 million iPods have been sold, and the company holds a staggering 75% share of the market.
Alongside the iPod's success, its companion service iTunes now holds 88% of the legal music download market and is now more than breaking even, according to Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer.
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According to Apple Insider, two new iPod–based mobile phones could be released within the next few months, initially in small quantities to test the waters.
Apple appeared to confirm such rumours last month, when they registered the trademark for the name 'iPhone' in the US, after months of speculation about the product.
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Richard Menta at mp3newswire has been reviewing potential 'iPod killers' since 2004 and he rounds up the potential challengers for Apple's crown in the run up to the Christmas shopping season.
Of the 149 portable MP3 players he has reported on in the past two years, not one has yet managed to dent the popularity of Apple's device, which has become a generic name for the MP3 player.
by Graham Charlton 16 October 2006 16:00pm 1 comment
Apple boss Steve Jobs has laughed off fears over Microsoft's threat to the iPod through its upcoming digital music player, Zune.
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Nielsen//NetRatings has released a survey that shows the latest internet trends and technologies are still a mystery to many UK consumers.
The report shows 52% of British web users believe online and digital technologies make their life easier, but a similar percentage say they find them difficult to follow.
by Richard Maven 04 October 2006 13:54pm 0 comments
Napster has hired investment bank UBS to review its options after receiving interest from potential buyers.
The once hugely popular music-downloading service said it was considering whether to sell up or form a joint venture, with potential suitors thought to include mobile operators or media companies such as Viacom.
by Richard Maven 19 September 2006 14:43pm 1 comment
Over at Ajaxian yesterday, Michael Mahemoff gives a heads up on the latest Web 2.0 move by MSN, which sees them offer pretty much as yet unheard of Ajax driven user features for their image search.
It's great, but it's also gimmicky – KISS.
by Gareth Knight 18 September 2006 20:57pm 1 comment
eMusic has announced plans to launch in all 25 EU countries in a bid to become Europe's number two music downloading site behind iTunes.
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Often the mornings are misty….
Boats are still at rest in the early morning light….
Even the gulls appear to be resting. These two young gulls are immature, most likely second year, greater black backed gulls. Note their cleanly marked plumage and blackish bills.
Compare the bigger body mass and clean look of the black backs with this muddier looking, smaller gull–an immature, probably second year, herring gull.
here are more black backed gulls–a full adult, a third year herring gull (I think) and what I would call a second year black backed gull. I am not a gull expert so feel free to disagree with me if you have something to add.
The gull with the gray back is a herring gull, the one most people just refer to as a seagull. That is an immature bird on the right.
This willet landed nearby as I was taking pictures of the gulls so I included it here, too. There is at least one pair of willets nesting in the marsh nearby this beach and I see them feeding here almost daily. They don't usually hang out up in the sandy area like this one but I think I took it by surprise.
These are just a few of the sightings I had while walking the beach early in the morning…every day is different!

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Agree. Kim and Kim have the potential to become a top MD pair, should give them the time/opportunity to develop themselves.
Putting Ko and Yoo back together may not be a bad idea. Although they did not win many SS titles but it seems they had a comfortable partnership.
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I like the discussion here! They have been playing dismally the past few weeks. I haven't watched their games, but i've watched the pairs they lost to. Esp the chinese pairings of Liu/Qiu and Hong/Chai. I'm no fan of the Chinese team, but I'm telling you, the Chinese are back! like i said much earlier their last few months was spent reshuffling the team and experimenting. Li YongBo is a strategist and is able to bring the best out of his players. And Ko/Lee are gonna face competition from these pairs amongst others in the months to come.
As i was saying somewhere else too, I actually much prefer Yoo together with Ko, they had chemistry. And I still stick to my point about LYD/Ko having really awkward chemistry. Agree with alot of comments here about how Lee's negative body language is just terrible towards Ko. Something i've been observing since last year when they first paired up. I'm not sure if his megastar status is getting to his head or anything, btu whenever Ko makes a mistake, Lee just makes his.. disgust look SO obvious. I always cringe when I see those scenes on video and I'd hate to be Ko at those times. neither would I want to be Lee's partner. -.- I think Ko already feels nervous and inadequate so Lee's attitude really doesnt help. and needs to be addressed.
Ko is the very obvious link in the partnership but I think Lee has been mmaking his fair share of unforced errors. It started back at the malaysian open. And for some reason this Korean pairing can't handle drives/net shots from opponents. When opponents drive flat shots back like Ahsan/Setiawan at the MO finals, then end up making the mistakes.
Sorry for the long comment, signing out after this - I do agree with some of the commenters here that maybe a reshuffle is needed. I personally like KSR with LYD. maybe Ko can go back with Yoo or play with KKJ.
I think Ko with one of the Kims wouldn't be a bad idea. At the German Open they seemed to have fun together, while Lee was often standing just a bit away from the group (in that case, Kim, Kim, Ko, and a young player I didn't recognize).
I think Ko should be a little more confident - he has his weak points, but so does LYD. It's no use apologizing for every mistake, and it's a bad habit as you tend to see things as your fault that aren't, and Lee made a huge amount of errors in the German Open yet he didn't apologize while Ko did.
I think for a real world class partnership, you need to feel equal. Of course one player will have a slight leadership position on court and dictate the game in some situations (usually the net player), but that doesn't mean the other player's job is any easier or that he should feel inferior.
Or maybe we're blowing things out of proportion and it was just a small phase for LYD
I believe Yoo Yeon Seong and Lee Yong Dae is the most viable pair
Yoo has the right mentality and I reckon will fit well with LYD. He'll listen to LYD, but will also voice his own opinions and not let LYD command him like he does with KSH
Then again they'll not have the big smash KSR/KSH have....
Yoo and LYD actually have a very strong smash
It's just that we get misled since we always saw Jung JS as the smasher
But Yoo Yeon Seong's smashes are decent, of course weaker than Ko and Jung but not far in comparison
I'm not saying they have weak smashes - but their peak smashes aren't on the same level as Ko's and Jung's (and KSR's, imop). Also, they don't have the ability to maintain that kind of attacking power in the same manner Ko and Jung can (KSR is also struggling with that). Same with SBC, who's a very good doubles player but can only maintain the intensity from the back for so long. Perhaps something to do with the amount of muscle, both Ko and Jung are incredibly muscular while the others are all a bit leaner. Same with Fu, he has huge muscles as well - big difference in upper body strength between him and, for example, Tan, who can unleash a thunderous smash when he wants to but clearly can't sustain it for very long.
Agree that an even power balance is very important in double's partnerships.
IMO, if this power balance is tipped , it can create an unhealthy partnership where one party is too dominant and the other very subservient. This could hamper the development of team building qualities such as trust, respect and communication, which IMO are essential for a good partnership.
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@j4ckie & nizze. Totally agreed! Power balance and equality is very important in.. just about any partnership I guess! Right now the power in Ko/Lee's partnership seems to be tipped heavily in Lee's direction. I think I mentioned this several pages back - that Ko always displays very submissive body language to Lee. He always looks sorry and says sorry after he makes mistakes! Lee doesnt display any sort of that kind of body language when he makes a mistake - and we know just about how many mistakes he's been making these weeks
But while it's easy to say we need to respect each other on court as partners and all, I think we need to take into account the Korean culture. Seniors/more experienced people no matter their age are highly respected and others show deference to them. Plus, it's like a cultural norm/rule which is adhered to quite strictly. This is the kind of dynamic I've seen in Ko/Lee pairing where Ko defers alot to Lee. Plus, Lee is like a star in Korea which just adds to all that clout he has. IMO, it's very difficult to introduce 'equality' into the partnership in that respect and the power is just always gonna be imbalanced I feel. =/
I also agree that Ko with one of the Kims or even Lee with one of the Kims seem ok. The Kims seem to have rapport with each of them separately, but I've always noticed Lee hanging apart from the group, even at the Korean Open earlier this year.
I think YYS/LYD would be an interesting pairing. They've never been paired together. And I also feel that Yoo will not be as deferent to Lee as Ko is.
I think a guy who can keep up smashing in the back is important. But I think we might be over-rating the importance of that over other factors. A guy smashing at the back would still need a guy that is equally good at the front. Plus their personal dynamics, tactics and reading of the game have to be equally good. that's what make a wholesome pair just like JJS/lyd and especially CY/FHF. FHF can thunder down as many smashes as he likes cause of the great dynamics he had with CY and cause Cai was just superb at the front and was pretty much a playmaker I feel. so, you know, doesnt mean you have a thundering smasher at the back means your gonna do well. And actually, alot of these pro players are great smashers. my 2 cents!
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LYD's fame getting to his head. What a shame, this pair had the potential to be unstoppable. Yoo falls over on his ass when flat play gets rough. KSR, KJK, and SBC are all-rounders but nothing special. LYD needs to give his head a shake. He isn't a legend yet and he should work to encourage KSH instead of living in his celeb fantasy world.
Well said! Agree with you on point of Korean's culture of deferring to their seniors/higher ranked persons. While it is a good virtue to be respectful to one's senior but over-deference to a point of being submissive can be detrimental.
Yeap, also agree that having a good smash does not guarantee success for partnership with LYD who is a front court specialist. Various attributes such as skillsets, mindset, style of play must compliment each other to do well.
Actually, Lee had a better smash then Jung. But Jung was not so comfortable at the net so Lee stayed there most of the time. let us not forget Lee's greatest acheivement was from the back of the court in XD.
Beside, there are other things then smashing in the back position. Mog is not very powerfull for exemple.
Lee wasn't the better smasher. Of course not only power matters, but Jung's back court play was just a class above LYD's (more power, same angle, better disguised drops, better agility,....).
His XD has actually gotten worse since the '08 OG (his back court play in MD hasn't).
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IMO, although Lee can play from the back court, his strength has always been in the front court/net area. On the other hand, Jung is particularly strong in the rear court but does not seem as comfortable/natural in front.
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Was watching this match http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3d2KS...ZT5ds&index=17
And heard Gill Clark commenting on why LYD/SBC should not play together (due to different personalities) -- start at minute 30:15.
Well just giving my opinion on this topic.
Concerning Lee's body language.. well it's right that he looks so awefully disgusted when Ko makes a mistake. BUT you shouldn't forget that, he did it when he was partnered with Jung as well. So thinking that it is his arrogance / stardom coming to his head is a bit too much of a saying. I mean of course his status in Korea is extraordinary. He's famous ever since OG2008, all his TV apperances are being watched by so many ppl around the country. I find it awkward for Ko, I know that feeling pretty well, when you've made a mistake and your partner's body language is the same as Lee's. SO LYD needs to definitely work on that aspect.
While I am a huge fan of Ko's I also see some points he needs to work on. Of course, as some of you pointed out, he needs to stop apologizing. And his drives, that are okay, but in tense situations he tends to get a bit messed up.
Overall they need to work on their defense, Korea's world famous for their defense. When I see Ko / Lee playing, they look more pressured, like not that relaxed the way Jung / Lee were. They were a brick wall and I hope Ko/Lee will soon be.
I especially like that combo but not based on their skills, but my fandom
P.S.: I think we should not compare Jung with Ko so much... I doubt Jung/Lee were a brick wall after one year, after they started playing.... so only time will tell
Ko definitely seems to be one of these confidence players who can play very well or very badly depending on how he's feeling. And LYD seems to put extra pressure on Ko with all his huffing and puffing whenever Ko makes a mistakes (which is kind of too frequently).
Physically Ko must be one of the strongest men I've ever seen, he's right up there with Fu HF, but he needs to get his temperament right. And he's not a kid anymore, what is he, like 26?
Kim SR seems much calmer during tough pressure situations and he is young enough to develop further.


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As an almighty storm approaches the edge of a treacherous desert, the righteous general Zhao (Jet Li) struggles to maintain order among the occupants of the Dragon Inn as they wait for a treasure trove to be exhumed from beneath the desert. This action-packed epic from Tsui Hark features state-of-the-art battle sequences and nail-biting swordplay duels. CHINESE LANGUAGE WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES
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Principals Roundtable: Millennials Pose Staffing Quandary
by Staff | Tuesday, November 13, 2012 | 2 Comments
This is the last in a series of articles that covers the main issues discussed at the recent principals roundtable held by Interior Design and IIDA at NeoCon East in Baltimore, Md.
Young staffers joining firms today have a hard time transitioning past a sense of entitlement, which extends to what they expect—and in many cases demand—from the places where they work. Many who attended the Principals Roundtable held by Interior Design and IIDA strongly agreed that these 20-somethings blithely expect the most advanced technology, the flexibility to work in different spaces outside and inside the office, the ability to work from home and the option to set their own hours.
In a move that's also impacting how and where companies build, these millennials don't want the hassle of commuting far to work. This means that companies are shifting their focus to moving and building closer to areas where their ideal workforce lives and plays.
Question: Would you consider hiring one of your biggest challenges today, especially when it comes to attracting 20-somethings? Respond here.
"What's driving a lot of office build today is the whole idea of integrating office and residential to take advantage of the fact that these young people don't want to spend time commuting," said one design professional, adding that this trend has helped boost the number of projects. Yet it's ironic that the cause of this expansion—these same 20-somethings—is the reason it is so hard to find the right staff to help cope with the boost in projects.
"There's definitely a lot of available young people to hire, but not many good people," said another design executive, who spoke of struggling to come to terms with a younger generation that has been raised on the expectation of success without the benefit of hard work.
Several design executives proceeded to tell anecdotes that illustrated the difference between what they consider today's "young people" and those who joined the workforce a decade or more ago. From new hires asking for vacation after being on board for only a month to those who barge right into the CEOs office without making an appointment, the overall sense from the group of design professionals was that the younger generation are a lot like clients: They want more (money, amenities and face time) for less (hours, time in office and constraints).
"Young people come in and they don't want to work 40 hours, they want to work 20… and they don't want to work in one office, but out of several," said one principal, adding that they are quick to leave if you don't accede to their demands. So not only is it hard to find the right people, but it's also difficult to keep them.
Question: Do you find retaining employees more difficult today and, if so, what are you doing to keep them? Respond here.
Nevertheless, at least one design executive welcomed the influx of young staffers in her firm. She said they energize her, make things more efficient and have an amazing technological edge. "I see these young people bringing a lot to the table," she said. "They can do it quicker, faster and even better."
And that, most at the roundtable agreed, is what successful design firms also need to be able to do in today's highly competitive and fast-paced environment.
First week: Principals Roundtable: Tighter Fees a Huge Challenge
Second week: Principals Roundtable: Hospitality Mindset Creates Difficulties, Opportunity
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Posted Tuesday, November 13, 2012 at 01:59 pm | Permalink
Here's an idea for design firm principals: How about being more receptive to those non-20-something professionals, who have so much to offer, and simply want to be in an environment where they can grow as professionals, both for the benefit of the firm, as well as in fulfillment of their own aspirations, and don't mind working hard to accomplish such.
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@A.D. I can't agree with you more! Employers are taking advantage of employees with the state of our economy. Yes I am happy I have a job but really can't it be a great place to look forward to going to!?
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Ken Spring and Paul Otten won the weekly men's league event with Bob Mikesell and Sam Sonnacchio finishing second. ... Shay McCarty won the women's league event with Donna Schimmoller second.
Ledoa Barnhill, Neil Buie, Keith Lawrence and Miles Washburn won the Northwood Temple Academy tournament. ... Ricky White, Bob Smoot, Keith Lawrence, JT Giovanni, Ken Beam, Gary Robinson, Mike Geske, Brian Dreier and Chris Manning tied for first place in the Saturday dogfight. ... Shaune Griffin won the Faytteville Metropolitan tournament with Ralph Burns second. ... Asley Berry shot 73 to win the Breast Cancer Awareness tournament. Sam Smith won low net.
Bob Lewis, age 81, shot a 79. ... Mike Molin made five birdies in a round of 71.
Robert Musslewhite, Ron Carlyle, Frank McCormick, Wil Jones and Bill Link won in the Old Hackers League.
Vince Rainier, James Holland and Ron Balser tied for first place in the Wednesday shootout.
Don Hodgen, Eli Villanueva, Gene Carter and Brian Heye won the Wednesday shootout. Lynn Bean shot a best round of 93.
Mark Madden, Guy Wall and Don Frykholm won the Saturday group. ... The Sunday morning winners were Gary Cook, Mark Madden and Don Frykholm. ... The Sunday afternoon winners were Brian Daniels, Ray Crumpler, Jimmy Saunders and Mark Madden.
Joey Todd made a par 3 the hard way on the 12th hole. He hit his first shot into the water. He dropped another ball on the tee and holed it out. .... Ann Tessenear shot a 76.
Paul Dummitt, Ric Thompson, Carolyn Rickman and Bob Johnson won the Saturday members' game. ... Brian Smedick won the Sunday members' game. Frank DeBois and Chuck Otterstedt tied for second place. ... Mary Brunais, Karen Hobbs, Faye Smith and Linda Pethan won the women's weekly scramble.
Ron Gower and Lee Warren shot their best rounds at Cypress Lakes, an 81 and 83, respectively. Other low rounds included Mac McCormick (77) and Larry Trodgen (78). ... The Saturday gangsome winners were Rick Williams, Kevin Williams, David Sessoms and Larry Trodgen.
Harvey Palmer, Joel Coffey, John Wermecke and Joe Hadala won the Cape Fear Seniors Golf Association tournament at Lakewood Country Club.
Milo Pilkington, Bob Hammond, Earl Hinson and Cal Jackson finished second.
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Adaptation (Encyclopedia of Science)
Adaptation is a term used to describe the ways in which organisms change over time in response to the changing demands of their environment. Organisms seem to accumulate certain physiological, behavioral, and structural traits gradually, and these traits aid them in their ability to survive and reproduce under existing environmental conditions. The grasping hands of primates, the sensitive antennae of insects, and the flowers and fruits of plants are all forms of adaptation that promote survival, reproduction, or both.
Historical background
Up until the eighteenth century, scientists generally believed that every species was created separately and remained unchanged for centuries. Many features of living thingshe bee's sting, the vertebrate (an animal with a backbone) eye, the human brainppeared to have been designed by a master engineer to serve their specific purpose. A philosophy known as natural theology, which arose in the seventeenth century, argued that the elegant and often complex features of organisms were the products of a direct design by God.
But during the eighteenth century, the scientific community began to take a closer look at the immense diversity (the vast differences) and interrelatedness of (connections between) living things. The excavation of plant and animal fossils prompted a new view that life on Earth developed...
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Adaptation (Encyclopedia of Psychology)
Behavior that enables an organism to function effectively in its environment.
Adaptation describes the process of change in organisms or species to accommodate to a particular environment, enabling their survival. Adaptation is crucial to the process of natural selection. Ethologists, scientists who study the behavior of animals in their natural habitats from an evolutionary perspective, have documented two main types of adaptive behavior. Some behaviors, known as "closed programs," transmit from one generation to the next relatively unchanged. "Open genetic programs" involve greater degrees of environmental influence.
Adaptation occurs in individual organisms as well as in species. Sensory adaptation consists of physical changes that occur in response to the presence or cessation of stimuli. Examples include the adjustment eyes make when going from broad daylight into a darkened room and the way bodies adjust to the temperature of cold water after an initial plunge. Once a steady level of stimulation (such as light, sound, or odor) is established, we no longer notice it. However, any abrupt changes require further adaptation.
The adrenalin-produced reaction to environmental dangers called the "fight or flight" syndrome (including rapid breathing, increased heart rate, and sweating) can also be...
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Adaptation (West's Encyclopedia of American Law)
The act or process of modifying an object to render it suitable for a particular or new purpose or situation.
In the law of patentsrants by the government to inventors for the exclusive right to manufacture, use, or market inventions for a term of yearsdaptation denotes a category of patentable inventions, which entails the application of an existing product or process to a new use, accompanied by the exercise of inventive faculties. Federal law provides: "Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefore, subject to the conditions and requirements of this title." 35 U.S.C.A. §101.
The adaptation of a device to a different field can constitute an invention if inventiveness exists in the conception of new use and with modifications necessary to render the device applicable in the new field. The progressive adaptation of well-known devices to new, but similar, uses is merely a display of an expected technical proficiency, which involves only the exercise of common reasoning abilities upon materials furnished by special knowledge ensuing from continual practice. It, therefore, does not represent a patentable invention. Ingenuity beyond the mere adaptation of teachings as could be done by a skilled mechanic is required to achieve a patentable...
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Adaptation (Encyclopedia of Science and Religion)
The term adaptation refers to changes in an organism's structure, function, or behavior that increase its ability to live in a particular environment. As such, adaptation is a central term in the life sciences. The many known examples of animals and plants adapting to their environment were the basis for the theories of evolution formulated by Charles Darwin (1809882) and Jeanaptiste de Lamarck (1744829). Adaptation in the Darwinian sense describes a process of evolutionary change by natural selection. In this process the average performance of the individuals in a population with respect to survival and reproduction is improved.
The term adaptation is also used to describe the result of the process of evolutionary change (the state of being adapted) or to describe the "solution" to a problem that is set by the environment. The word is used this way in the adaptationist program, which has been criticized for explaining traits post hoc as having evolved to serve certain functions. Because the environment of any organism is continuously changing, the degree of adaptation is never optimal, and adaptation is, therefore, a never-ending process.
Not all traits in an organism or features of an organism's appearance are necessarily the result of adaptation; they may be by-products of selection acting on other traits. For example, the increased brain size in humans is considered to be a side effect of selection favoring increased body size. Specific traits can also be the result of adaptations for other functions that have since changed. For example, feathers in birds originally evolved to provide insulation, and only later were they used for flying. Physiological adaptations are plastic responses to the physical environment that occur within a lifetime and are not inherited by the next generation. Such adaptations can be of short duration and reversible, such as the adaptation of the eye to light and dark, or they may be long-lasting, such as the increased number of red blood cells in humans who live at high altitudes.
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Adaptation (International Dictionary of Psychoanalysis)
Adaptation is not part of Freudian vocabulary (it does not appear in the index of the Standard Edition, for example). The idea of adaptation, however, is present throughout Freud's work. It appears as early as 1895, in his "Project for a Scientific Psychology" (1950a), when he discusses the mechanisms of perception, attention and memory. The idea runs through all of Freud's subsequent work whenever he discusses the relation between psychic reality and the "reality of the outside world." It is found, for example, in "Instincts and their Vicissitudes" (1915c) and "Repression" (1915d), when he writes that dangers that can't be avoided through behavioral means are "rejected toward the interior." Other texts where the concept appears include "Neurosis and Psychosis" (1924b), "The Loss of Reality in Neurosis and Psychosis" (1924e), and "An Outline of Psycho-Analysis" (1940a). In fact, there are few texts by Freud where the question of adaptation isn't found, even if the word itself rarely appears.
Adaptation and the related theoretical issues are central to the development of ego-psychology, which was, for the most part, based on Freud's structural theory and the work of Anna Freud (1936/1937) and Heinz Hartmann, author of Ego Psychology and the Problem of Adaptation (1938/1958). It was in this period that a theorical schism developed, leading to differences in clinical psychoanalytic practice between those analysts (especially English-speaking) who adapted this point of view and those who preferred other options, either along the lines developed by Melanie Klein and her successors or the rather different approach taken by Lacan and his successors.
Jacques Lacan was, in fact, highly critical of the primacy given to the problems of adaptation in ego-psychology. He emphasized that naively establishing "external reality" as a given prior to and outside of psychic activity is a theoretical absurdity since that exterior reality is constructed through close interaction with psychic reality itself. He also pointed out the dangers of an analytical practice in which the analyst, within the framework of a normative and "normalizing" enterprise, developed mastery, or even a sense of excessive power, in assuming that his or her own "adaptation" is by definition better than that of the patient. Whatever one might think of these criticisms and their rebuttals, there is little doubt that they have had considerable impact, well beyond the field of Lacanian thought, especially in the French-speaking world. Unfortunately, this has had the effect of "throwing the baby out with the bathwater" through the unjustified condemnation of any psychoanalytic consideration of the problems of adaptation. These problems cannot be avoided, however, to the extent that psychic processes are constantly being adjusted in terms of their internal equilibrium and modified as a result of the impact of outside events.
See also: Defense; Ego; Ego Psychology and the Problem of Adaptation; Individuation (analytical psychology); Kardiner, Abram; ; Pichon-Rivière, Enrique; Self (true/false).
Canguilhem, Georges. (1989). The normal and the pathological (Carolyn R. Fawcett & Robert S. Cohen, Trans.). New York: Zone Books. (Original work published 1966)
Freud, Anna. (1937). The ego and the mechanisms of defense. London: Hogarth Press. (Original work published 1936)
Freud, Sigmund. (1915c). Instincts and their vicissitudes. SE, 14: 109-140.
. (1915d). Repression. SE, 14: 141-158.
. (1924b [1923]). Neurosis and psychosis. SE, 19: 147-153.
. (1924e). The loss of reality in neurosis and psychosis. SE, 19: 180-187.
. (1940a [1938]). An outline of psycho-analysis. SE, 23: 139-207.
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Room Mate Grace125 West 45th Street, Times Square, New York, NY 10036 (Show map)
Very good
Score from 844 reviews
Everything else!
Excellent location and friendly staff.
Liked the boutique feel of the hotel. It's modern, very tech savvy, loved the electronic blinds and the staff were incredibly nice and helpful!!! I love the restaurants nearby.
Good value for money, in a very central location. Excellent quality of mattress.
Pool open all night. Everything was clean. Great location. Me and boyfriend enjoyed our stay here very much.
New York City
Location is perfect
creative, not cookie-cutter. Staff at front desk were super friendly and conscientious of the fact that I had children in tow.
Love the design Very Modern
We loved it all from reception staff to wonderful bedroom,excellent beds and the perfect location by time square. We certainly will go back as we loved it!
morningside ext 40- Sandton
Very Friendly staff Comfortable bed Clean,well kept hotel Sauna worked very well Very cute and cozy hotel
Situated in New York, this design hotel is steps from Times Square and features an indoor pool. Free Wi-Fi is available throughout the property and each room includes a refrigerator. The stylish rooms at Room Mate Grace provide flat-screen cables TVs and iPod docking stations. Each room also includes a laptop safe. Room services is available. Guests can use the sauna and steam room. A modern gym is also on site. The hotel staff can assist with reservations for restaurants, car rentals and taxis. A continental breakfast is available until noon every day. Music can be heard in the lounge on select nights of the week and the hotel features a swim-up bar. The Times Square - 42nd Street Subway Station is 3 blocks from Grace Hotel. The Museum of Modern Art and Rockefeller Center are within a 10-minute walk away. Hotel Rooms: 139, Hotel Chain: Room Mate. The most recent booking for this hotel was made on 19 Dec at 00:12 from Brazil.
ActivitiesSauna, Fitness centre, Indoor pool (all year), Nightclub/DJ Food & DrinkBar InternetFree! WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge. ParkingPublic parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is not needed) and costs USD 25 per day. Services24-hour front desk, Luggage storage, Room service, Babysitting/child services, Laundry, Dry cleaning, Souvenirs/gift shop, Car hire, Tour desk, Fax/photocopying GeneralFacilities for disabled guests, Family rooms, Lift/elevator, Safety deposit box, Soundproof rooms, Heating, Design hotel, Non-smoking throughout, Air conditioning Languages spokenSpanish, English Check-in15:00 - 00:00 hours Check-outUntil 12:00 hours Cancellation/
Total Hotel Score:8
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We stayed mid December where the outside temperature were -5C and shockingly in our room the window did not close properly. The hotel put a plastic sheet on the windows, however it did not help that much. Since our bed locates just next to the windows, and the our room heating system worked so poorly, it was horrible experience. We took some picture of the room condition. At the second night we checked the room temperature and it was not more than 5C in our room. This is not acceptable. The cleaning staff were also not so attentive. The second day we only received One set of towels to our two persons room. And the third day we received cheaper pool towels in stead of bath towels. I also took picture of this.
great location!
very simple room wi fi sometimes doesnt work well there is no cofee kit in rooms
Everything else!
Pool and bar hours are quite limiting!
Excellent location and friendly staff.
Liked the boutique feel of the hotel. It's modern, very tech savvy, loved the electronic blinds and the staff were incredibly nice and helpful!!! I love the restaurants nearby.
No laundry service - I think (then again I didn't ask). They didn't have a restaurant where they served breakfast - just room service.
Good value for money, in a very central location. Excellent quality of mattress.
Toilet door not closing well in room 404
I did not like the fact that while I was taking a shower the next morning, the water kept shutting off. Completely off, it would come in waves of being on so that I could actually finish my shower. I also did not like the last of concern by management about the comfort of guests as they had people filming while I was trying to get through the hotel with my bags. Very unprofessional. I stayed here in the past and breakfast used to be included with the room. They now charge for breakfast and so I did not eat there.
Pool open all night. Everything was clean. Great location. Me and boyfriend enjoyed our stay here very much.
Location is perfect
You can hear the next room conversation ;)
creative, not cookie-cutter. Staff at front desk were super friendly and conscientious of the fact that I had children in tow.
room was unfortunately right above the very loud night locale in the hotel.
location, staff
we only get to reserve a triple room, and it is designed with flaws, we bumped our heads for many times even though we were so carefully.
On arrival, the receptionist immediately noticed it was my b-day. She did not only upgrade us, but gave us free breakfast as my b-day gift. Staff were very helpful with directions and super friendly. Can recommend this hotel to anyone, who needs a clean, conveniently situated hotel which is not overly priced.
Love the design Very Modern
Very, Very disappointed that the front staff would not apply my Canadian Goverment Employee Discount. Very, Very disappointed that the pool was not cleaned properly in the morning hours. We were only staying one night and they were cleaning and adding pool chemicals at 8:00-9:00pm, and the pool was closed. That was one of the reasons I chose the hotel as I was travelling with teenagers. I was excited about going for an evening swim, When I mentioned this to the staff in the morning, the only comment I received was, "Well, it has to be cleaned" No apology for the inconvenience. No compensationat all applied as I did not receive the full benefit of ehat your Hotel offers.I Askked to speak with the manager, but was told they were not available.
room size scaffolding outside which is not shown in pictures reservation staff were poor and did not pass on requests
We loved it all from reception staff to wonderful bedroom,excellent beds and the perfect location by time square. We certainly will go back as we loved it!
Very Friendly staff Comfortable bed Clean,well kept hotel Sauna worked very well Very cute and cozy hotel
-Small lobby -Absolutely no view from rooms -Pool water was always very cold,could not bath -had to ask for towels for the pool 6 times at front desk before getting them -pool bar closed 2 hours earlier at night cause business was slow so we could not get drinks -air condition in the room did not work,even after the maintenance guy checked it,it worked only for about an hour then shut down again -very few tv channels worked
location is just perfect and excellent value for money.
small rooms
I loved the fact we were so close to Times Square. Also the staff at the front desk were very friendly
I didn't like the fact that the whole hotel was very dark. Including the room. Making it hard to get ready. The swim up bar pool was not what I expected. I went in the pool and knocked in the window for a drink and he told me to get out of the pool and come around to the bar to get a drink. This was very disappointing especially because this was one reason I choose this hotel. Also the air coodintioniong wasn't really working, making it difficult to sleep the first night. I called the front desk the next morning who sent someone up to check but nothing came out of it and we just dealt with it. Also there was no restaurant which I believed there would be. No snack machines. Peeling wallpaper. Small flat screen. Not the best experience especially for the first time in nyc! Except the location was perfect! Oh and the steam room did not work and the pool was cold!
The staff was excellent.
There was a private party at the pool. Wish I had known when I checked in. I tried to use the pool to relax and that clearly was not going to happen.
in the middle of Times Square
need to get rid of cockroaches
I love the location, we we right in the heart of Times Square. The staff was very friendly and helpful checking in and out as well as suggesting a nice little diner for breakfast. We had a standard room with a king size bed which was very comfortable. The room was small but clean and chic. I
The refrigerator was tiny and there was no microwave. I paid for the breakfast through booking.com ahead of time but was very disappointed to see it was just cold boiled eggs and muffins etc. I had to call booking.com to cancel breakfast but the process was easy and they did not give me a hard time about it and the staff was very helpful and friendly. They recommended a nice diner close by. I was a bit disappointed at the pool size being so small and the fact that random people that were there for a party were in it doing stuff that should be left in the bedroom. I would not recommend children to play in the pool.
The rooms and staff were excellent. Check- in was prompt and efficient. The location was great. You literally step out of the hotel and you're in Time Square. The pool was excellent. I had the room with a balcony and it was great. The scenery was not much to look at but it's great for those that are smokers and do not want to walk all the way downstairs. I would definitely return and encourage my friends to stay there.
Even though the pool and spa area was great. There weren't available towels unless you go to the front desk or catch a staff walking by. There was a bar area, however; it would be nice for the hotel to have events there. Also the site stated the rooms were soundproof, however; I heard everything from the surrounding rooms.
Modern design Nice staff, good organisation
Very helpful staff. Very good location. Pool is a great asset, even though it is small it was a lovely way to end any day!
Great location. Friendly doorman.
Wifi went down our last 2 days there and when I asked the front desk for help with printing boarding passes, I was told by the man on late shift that night, that I was welcome to use the internet kiosk but had to pay. When I asked if i could just have them print it for me, I was told that wifi was free service that was complimentary and that he doesn't know how that was an inconvenience when I didn't pay for wifi in the first place. He was rude. Rooms were ridiculously small.
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YOTEL - Times SquareThis high-tech Manhattan hotel features trendy, cabin-style rooms and a large outdoor terrace on the rooftop. The 42nd Street-Port Authority subway station is just 2 blocks away.Most recent booking for this hotel was 13 minutes ago from £92 |
The Hotel at Times SquareThe Hotel at Times Square is a 3-minute walk from a subway station and 6 minutes from Rockefeller Center. It features a 24-hour gym, bar and rooms with free Wi-Fi.Most recent booking for this hotel was yesterday at 22:08 from £71 |
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WASHINGTON - When historians look back at last week's European Union summit, their most likely reaction will be: "Huh?" Confronted with looming catastrophe in Greece, Italy and Spain, European leaders convened but accomplished nothing of relevance.
Tucked into the resignation letter Republican State Chairman Tony Sutton issued on Dec. 2 was an acknowledgement that a GOP-backed tax law change has contributed to the financial trouble that beset his party on his watch. Gov.
In the opening statement of his press conference Monday with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, President Obama managed to assert no fewer than five times that the war in Iraq is ending.
WASHINGTON- Politicians love to celebrate, not chastise, big-time college athletics.
For two decades, .com, .org and some 20 other "generic top-level domain names" have served as calling cards for the vast majority of Web sites.
Iran has been showing signs of increasing nervousness about the possibility that its nuclear program will come under attack by Israel or the United States.
Last week the Minnesota Supreme Court sidestepped an important question, one that will, we fear, pop up again and again. The question concerns how the state should handle a government shutdown such as we experienced last July.
On the issue of unionizing licensed family child care providers, it's not so much whether a branch of state government exceeded its authority, but whether it's a government issue at all.
WASHINGTON - So after all the talk about fiscal balance and responsible choices, the pre-Christmas rush in Washington has come down to this: one more belly-up to the middle-class tax-cut bar.
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Conflict: Desert Storm
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In advance of the Paris International Auto Show in early October, Honda has released photos of its new entry-level hybrid car, which the press has (naturally) labeled the "Prius-fighter." Reports indicate the Insight, a five-door family hatchback that is scheduled to hit dealership floors worldwide next year, is to be priced around $18,000, some $3,000 less than Toyota's vaunted Prius gasoline-electric hybrid.
The new Insight will be powered by the latest iteration of Honda's Integrated Motor Assist (IMA) hybrid technology, which will be significantly cheaper than its current systems, according to press reports. The IMA is a parallel hybrid system with an electric motor mounted between the engine and transmission to act as a starter motor, engine balancer and traction motor assist. The new, more cost-efficient powertrain accounts for the low price tag, making it potentially the most affordable hybrid model on the 2009 market.
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The world's major auto companies have yet to bring an electric vehicle (EV) to market and keep it there for long. Some drivers, however, taunted by stratospheric gasoline prices, have taken matters into their own hands.
They are retrofitting their gas-guzzlers into their own DIY EVs.
A company catering to these gas-averse early adopters is Electric Vehicles of America, a New Hampshire-based company that sells you the parts in a kit and gives instructions to convert a fuel-dependent vehicle—from a pick-up truck to a boat—into an EV.
Unfortunately, the electric-conversion enthusiasts are banging up against the same technological ceiling that the big boys have yet to shatter: limited range. One vehicle mentioned in a recent CNN report, a 1995 Chevy S-10 pickup, runs on 20 six-volt, lead-acid batteries and got only 40 miles between charges. Bob Batson, the founder of Electric Vehicles of America, notes, however, that the average driver only logs 20 miles per day, so such an EV could work for some people.
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It seems the pilot of a Titan Tornado (their site was down as of late this afternoon) ultralight aircraft—a single-seat, homebuilt hot-rod capable of hitting 90 mph—had some trouble on Tuesday morning when cruising over San Bernardino County's Mojave Valley, which straddles the California-Arizona border. According to the Associated Press, the pilot was forced to make an emergency landing on the westbound lanes of the Interstate 40 connector road to Interstate 95.
The so-called experimental aircraft made a successful touchdown, but that's when things evidently went wrong. Problem solved, the pilot apparently decided to take off again from the freeway. Thinking the coast was clear, the pilot, Gene Allen Sheets, 65, revved up the Tornado's Rotax two-stroke engine, trundled down the eastbound roadway and rose up to about three feet off the ground, say witnesses, who spoke to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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I have a biking nemesis: During my regular rides around the six-mile outer loop of New York's Central Park, the big hill at the north (uptown) end of the park invariably sucks the very life out of my aging legs. Yesterday, however, pedaling up the big incline was another story altogether. It was as easy as climbing a small rise. My new-found prowess had nothing to do with any improved fitness, of course; it was the bike I was riding, the Twist Freedom DX from Taiwan's Giant Bicycle, Inc., which augments every pedal stroke with a finely timed electric boost.
The Twist Freedom DX incorporates a battery-powered electric motor in the front wheel that relatively seamlessly supplements your leg muscles to "smooth out" your ride. This means you can maintain a nearly steady pace no matter what road you take. The overall effect is to give you "light feet," as if you set a stationary gym bike to a low resistance level--one that enables you to just pedal away with abandon. The power boost is especially noticeable when you start out; the electric-assist makes it effortless.
Jun 25, 2008
As car racing developed as a sport, competition classes emerged with sanctioning bodies issuing more or less well-defined specifications regarding what technologies and structural types would be allowed to run in each particular category. Hence, the current plethora of different racing formats—Formula 1, Indy Car, NASCAR and so forth—eventually emerged. Nowadays, as concerns mount over the well-being of Earth's environment, some critics have called for the end of car racing as a profligate waste of dwindling resources and an unnecessary drag on our future prospects. Others have meanwhile advocated ending the use of automobiles altogether.
Mar 31, 2008
That's not all that has emerged lately about this new "wonder" material. SciAm author Andre K. Geim and several co-workers report that by looking at the optical reflectivity of graphene they were able to find a way to measure the fine structure constant, alpha, the parameter that describes coupling between light and relativistic electrons. Alpha is traditionally associated with quantum electrodynamics rather than condensed matter physics, which speaks to one of the truly unusual (even bizarre) aspects of graphene. The abstract of the paper was just posted on cond-mat.
Jan 31, 2008
For those journalists who have been monitoring "clean coal" technology over the last few years, it was no surprise to hear that the U.S. Department of Energy has canceled its so-called FutureGen plant, which was to burn coal to produce electricity and then sock away the resulting climate change-causing carbon dioxide emissions underground. (For the news reports, just Google News: clean coal)
Although many experts believe that truly clean coal-fired power plants, coupled with carbon capture and storage systems, offer one of the best hopes of keeping global greenhouse warming at bay during the next few decades (For more information, see two SciAm articles: "What to Do about Coal"; September 2006; by David G. Hawkins, Daniel A. Lashof and Robert H. Williams; and "Can We Bury Global Warming?"; July 2005; by Robert H. Socolow), there was always a sneaking suspicion that the government wasn't completely serious about making the large investments necessary to make the new concept really work. Environmentalists had meanwhile complained that the estimated $1.8-billion FutureGen effort was a mere payoff for the politically connected coal industry, and one heard rising rumors that the costs of the project were ballooning out of control. Now the DOE says that it will instead fund "multiple" projects aimed at commercializing integrated gasification combined cycle (IGCC) coal plants by 2015.
You have to wonder whether such a decentralized effort, coming on the heels of the terminated project, will really yield any useful fruit in the long run. For no matter where you stand regarding climate change, the coal industry and our future energy needs, the U.S. must soon make progress on IGCC and carbon sequestration technology to have any chance of successfully meeting the minimum international goals for atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations. The DOE, the energy industry and the American people have to bite the bullet and spend what's necessary to make it happen here and, more importantly, in the rest of the world, where coal combustion is spiking.
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Craig Covault, one of the nation's top aviation/space journalists, recently published a story in Aviation Week and Space Technology that describes a lobbying campaign by influential members of the space community who are pushing for NASA to forgo returning humans to the Moon in favor of traveling to the asteroids or the Lagrangian points, where the Sun's and the Earth's gravity cancel out so that space platforms could park there over the long term. These individuals fear that Moon landings and a moon base would suck so much effort and resources out of America's space agency that it could delay a crewed trip to Mars for decades. This "alternate vision" for space exploration is bound to create a good deal of controversy in the coming months.
Read the story.
Aug 31, 2007
Ford Motor Company used to tout its innovative ways with the slogan: "Ford has a Better Idea." In recent years, however, the car maker's high-tech star has been anything but ascendant as sales dropped off and some corporate R & D funding had to be siphoned off to save the company. But now with the help of Microsoft, the auto maker has unveiled some clever technology that does seem to be based on a better idea.
Buyers of a dozen 2008 Ford, Mercury and Lincoln models and all the entries in the company's lineup for 2009 will be able to enjoy a new factory-installed, in-car communications and entertainment system that could help change the way drivers use portable digital music players and mobile phones on the road. Called Sync, the fully-integrated, flash memory-based system provides the capability for motorists to bring onboard many popular digital devices and operate them using voice commands or button controls on the steering wheel or radio/navigation console. The exclusive digital pipeline technology, which is based on a Microsoft Auto operating system, includes an ARM 11 processor, 64 MB of DRAM and 256 MB of flash memory.
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