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adaptation - Adjustment of a population to changes in environment over generations, associated (at least in part) with genetic changes resulting from selection imposed by the changed environment. Not acclimatization. [FAO]

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Hard to ‘Like’: Branagh’s adaptation of Shakespeare comedy just a ...  -  21 Aug 2007
Boston Herald,By Mark A. Perigard/ Television Review Actor/director Kenneth Branagh adapts Shakespeare’s classic comedy about mistaken identity and misreads the plot

Residential Renovation and Adaptation in Quebec - Canada and ...  -  21 Aug 2007
Canada NewsWire (press release),...<< APPENDIX PROGRAMS COVERED BY THE 2007-2009 CMHC-SHQ COST-SHARING AGREEMENT FOR RESIDENTIAL RENOVATION AND ADAPTATION PROGRAMS In co-operation with

'Eyre' adaptation catches Emmy's eye  -  21 Aug 2007
VarietyHaving just completed work on a lengthy BBC TV adaptation of Dickens' "Bleak House," it would have been entirely understandable had White turned down the

Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston to star in 'Marley & Me' adaptation  -  21 Aug 2007
Reality TV World,Hollywood actors Owen Wilson and Jennifer Aniston have signed on to star in the big-screen adaptation of John Grogan's best-selling memoir, "Marley & Me.

Diddy To Star In TV Adaptation Of 'Raisin In The Sun'  -  21 Aug 2007
Sixshot.com,The long-awaited television adaptation of the award-winning revival of A Raisin in the Sun has set an air date. Variety reports that the made-for-TV film,

King Of Kong Creators Working On Film Adaptation  -  21 Aug 2007
Kotaku.com,So creators Ed Cunningham and Seth Gordon are working on more than the DVD release of the doco: they're writing a draft for a film adaptation.

Travolta masters the fat-suit shuffle  -  21 Aug 2007
The Australian,NICOLE Kidman has been cast in the adaptation of German author Bernhard Schlink's compelling book The Reader. She will play a woman who has an affair with a

The 5-Minute Interview: Adrian Lukis, Actor  -  21 Aug 2007
Independent,Adrian Lukis, 50, is best known for his role as Mr Wickham in the 1995 BBC adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice'. He played Dr David Shearer in 'Peak

Hollywood takes on Taliban tome Lone Survivor  -  21 Aug 2007
Stuff.co.nz,Peter Berg, who directed the studio's upcoming Middle East thriller The Kingdom, will write and direct the adaptation, which did not come cheap.

TORRES ENJOYING LIFE AT LIVERPOOL  -  21 Aug 2007
Sportinglife.com,The former Atletico Madrid idol expects the goal to help with his adaptation to English football and is enjoying his early impressions of the Premier League

A Raisin for ABC  -  21 Aug 2007
Malaysia Star,The ABC network will broadcast the long-awaited adaptation of A Raisin in the Sun in February next year. ABC first ordered the adaptation of Lorraine

THE FLASH, PUNISHER 2, TRANSFORMERS 2: AUGUST 21ST COMIC REEL WRAP  -  21 Aug 2007
comic Book ResourcesComics2Film has some new photos from the Steve Niles horror adaptation. In a brief interview with Ain't It Cool News, actor Sam Jackson dodges specifics

William Shakespeare  -  21 Aug 2007
AfterElton.comTonight HBO debuts Kenneth Branagh's latest Shakespeare adaptation, the gender-bender As You Like It starring Bryce Dallas Howard as Rosalind/Ganymede,

Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz Said to Be in Talks for Nine Film  -  21 Aug 2007
Broadway.com,He will soon be seen in the Coen Brothers-directed adaptation of the Cormac McCarthy novel No Country for Old Men and Mike Newell's adaptation of Gabriel

See Sweeney Todd Photos!  -  21 Aug 2007
Rotten Tomatoes,Sweeney Todd, if you're unfamiliar, is the latest adaptation of the classic Sondheim musical about a most unusual barber. From the synopsis: JOHNNY DEPP and

Lady Chatterley  -  21 Aug 2007
Time Out,This César-winning, stirring-in-all-senses adaptation of DH Lawrence’s 1920s contraband revives the novel’s progressive vision of sex as an ecstatic,

Diddy stars in film of Broadway play  -  21 Aug 2007
Digital Spy,By Beth Hilton Rapper Diddy is to appear in a television adaptation of the Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun. The hip-hop mogul – formerly P Diddy

The Russian evolution  -  21 Aug 2007
The Australian,Along with the Tolstoy comes a double hit of Dostoyevsky and a Shakespeare adaptation, all of which have extraordinary theatrical pedigrees, typical of the

Facing the climate change challenge  -  21 Aug 2007
Sunshine Coast Daily,CSIRO Climate Adaptation Flagship’s Andrew Ash said even if governments around the globe embarked on mitigation strategies immediately, some fallout from

The Good East German  -  21 Aug 2007
GQAnchorwoman, tomorrow night on Fox): Kenneth Branagh's latest Shakespeare adaptation, As You Like It (tonight); the return of Real Time With Bill Maher

Paul Anderson Smith Already Writing His New Movie  -  21 Aug 2007
Product Reviews,His adaptation of There Will Be Blood will hit theatres later this year but the question is: Will he disappear again for the next ten years leaving us with

'Nanny' follows in 'Prada,' 'Bridget' footsteps  -  21 Aug 2007
Hollywood Reporter,..."I submitted it to a few places to consider acquiring (the rights) to do the adaptation. There was somewhat of a bidding war amongst a few studios to

Shakespeare With A Japanese Flavor; Amanpour Examines Extremists  -  21 Aug 2007
Hartford Courant,For Kenneth Branagh's adaptation of "As You Like It" (HBO, 9 pm), the setting is late 19th-century Japan. That means beginning in a kabuki play,

Climate Change as a Global Challenge: The Adaptation Imperative  -  Aug 20, 2007
UN Chronicle,The debate covered its various aspects, including science, adaptation and mitigation. In her opening statement, the President of the General Assembly,

Nicole Kidman and Ralph Fiennes to star in movie adaptation of ...  -  Aug 20, 2007
Monsters and Critics.com,By M&C Aug 20, 2007, 10:50 GMT Nicole Kidman and Ralph Fiennes are set to star in the Weinstein Co.'s 'The Reader,' based on Bernhard Schlink's

GenerationGamerz.com Announces Film Adaptation Contest  -  Aug 20, 2007
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)Contestants have until September 15th, 2007 to submit a one-page proposal outlining their videogame-to film adaptation idea. Include as much information as

It's Branagh vs. the Bard -- again  -  Aug 20, 2007
Chicago Tribune,By Maureen Ryan Kenneth Branagh's film adaptation of "As You Like It" (8 pm Tuesday, HBO) is certainly handsome to look at, and it's performed with vigor by

Brian Setzer Orchestra Transforms Classical Melodies Into Rock & Roll  -  Aug 20, 2007
Starpulse.com,One More Night With You (An Adaptation Of Grieg's "Hall Of The Mountain King") 03.) Wolfgang's Big Night Out (An Adaptation Of Mozart's "Eine Kleine

Premiere: Adaptation of play by Mark Twain heads for Broadway  -  Aug 18, 2007
Winston-Salem Journal,By Michael Kuchwara AP DRAMA WRITER Mark Twain is a name not usually associated with Broadway, unless he is being portrayed by Hal Holbrook,

Adaptation To Parasites Drive African Fishes Along Different ...  -  Aug 15, 2007
Science Daily (press release)Science Daily — An international team of scientists from Canada (Université Laval), the UK (University of Hull, Cardiff University) and Spain (Doòana

New Life for Koontz's Frankenstein  -  Aug 20, 2007
ShockTillYouDrop.com,What exists of Dean Koontz's successful "Frankenstein" trilogy is being carried over to another medium for a comic book adaptation. Les and Ernst Dabel,

Young Bond holding off on film adaptation - for the time being  -  Aug 17, 2007
MI6,Corinne Turner, IFP managing director said, "We are not making Young Bond into films yet because we wanted to establish them as a literary series first.

HBO welcomes Branagh’s latest adaptation  -  Aug 17, 2007
Providence Journal (subscription),His fifth Shakespeare adaptation, As You Like It, is going straight to the small screen. The comedy starring Bryce Dallas Howard, Kevin Kline and Alfred

Adaptation to parasites drive African fishes along evolutionary paths  -  Aug 16, 2007
HULIQ,An international team of scientists from Canada (Universitй Laval), the UK (University of Hull, Cardiff University) and Spain (Doтana Biological Station),

Adaptation to parasites drive African fishes along different ...  -  Aug 16, 2007
RxPG NEWS,By Public Library of Science, [RxPG] Quebec City, Canada - An international team of scientists from Canada (Université Laval), the UK (University of Hull,

Md. Climate Change Workgroup Gets Underway  -  Aug 19, 2007
Southern Maryland Online,Chaired by Secretary Griffin, the Adaptation & Response Working Group will recommend strategies for reducing the vulnerability of the State’s coastal,

Disney 'Musical' hits the jackpot  -  Aug 20, 2007
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com,But aside from a somnambulant performance by Kevin Kline as Jacques, Branagh's fifth Shakespeare film adaptation is a lively affair.

Ice Cube To Star In Comic Book Adaptation Of 10  -  Aug 14, 2007
BallerStatus.com,Ice Cube is reportedly getting ready to produce an adaptation of the Shannon Eric Denton/Keith Giffen graphic novel 10, and will also be starring in the

'Entourage' Creator Isn't Saying No to a Big-Screen Version  -  Aug 20, 2007
Television Week,This week’s episode, “Snow Job,� was loosely based on the creation of the movie “Adaptation,� Mr. Ellin said. He also drew some inspiration for the

Ice Cube to star in Comic Book Adaptation of 10  -  Aug 14, 2007
Product Reviews,And Are We Done Yet? is on the verge of signing on for a comic book adaptation. Now, unless you’re a fan of Ice Cube, you won’t be jumping for joy.

Ice Cube Eyes '10' Adaptation  -  Aug 14, 2007
Empire Movies,Ice Cube is looking to produce and star in a big screen adaptation of the graphic novel 10 for Dimension. The story revolves around a guy who gets what

My friend Psycho  -  Aug 17, 2007
Telegraph.co.uk,Stuart Shorter - thieving, chaotic, lager-swilling, hostage-taking street raconteur, the subject of a television adaptation of my book Stuart: A Life

Johnny Depp to Star in Adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson Novel  -  Jul 30, 2007
Editor & PublisherBy E&P Staff NEW YORK Johnny Depp is set to star in and produce an adaptation of Hunter S. Thompson’s 1959 novel, “The Rum Diary,� The Hollywood Reporter

Adaptation is the key  -  Aug 15, 2007
Joliet Herald News,By GENE CHAMBERLAIN sun-times news group "Basically I'm just thankful," Manning said. "I'm happy just to be able to play football again and having the

Guy Ritchie to direct Gamekeeper adaptation  -  Jul 26, 2007
RTE.ie,Filmmaker Guy Ritchie is to direct a big screen adaptation of 'The Gamekeeper' comic series. The comic, which launched a limited ten-issue run in March,

Lively, lissome adaptation of 'Araboolies' bends rules  -  Aug 2, 2007
Baltimore Sun,By Mary Carole McCauley | Sun theater critic August 2, 2007 As a performer, Felicia Curry is lithe, liquid, refined. She must be at least three-quarters cat

Guy Ritchie to direct Gamekeeper adaptation  -  Jul 26, 2007
ABC Online,British film-maker Guy Ritchie will adapt his comic book series Gamekeeper for the big screen, Hollywood press reports. Published by Virgin Comics,

"Disturbia" duo reunite for comic adaptation  -  Jul 24, 2007
ReutersBy Borys Kit LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The director and writer of the hit thriller "Disturbia" are reteaming for "Y: The Last Man," an adaptation

New Line lines up donors for 'Y' adaptation  -  Jul 23, 2007
Hollywood Reporter,By Borys Kit DJ Caruso and Carl Ellsworth, the team behind the hit thriller "Disturbia," are reteaming for "Y: The Last Man," New Line Cinema's adaptation

Strong Messages As 2007 World Water Week Ends  -  Aug 19, 2007
Water Online (press release),The Global Water Partnership announced 1) Letitia A. Obeng as the new Chair of GWP and 2) released the policy brief Climate Change Adaptation and Water




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