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January 30, 2010
Voice of disaffected youth who withdrew from the world
...volition, Salinger went into seclusion, protected by the 90 acres surrounding his house. Tales of his life did leak out, in...with the tycoon only stirred up yet more interest.Jerome David Salinger was born in New York on January 1 1919, son of a...seminal today, sometimes even sinister in its influence. Mark David Chapman said he killed John Lennon "to promote the reading... By Jurek Martin
January 29, 2010
The reclusive voice of disaffected youth
...volition, Salinger went into seclusion, protected by the 90 acres surrounding his house. Tales of his life did leak out, in...with the tycoon only stirred up yet more interest.Jerome David Salinger was born in New York on January 1 1919, son of a Scots...seminal today, sometimes even sinister in its influence. Mark David Chapman said he killed John Lennon “to promote the reading... By Jurek Martin
January 25, 2010
Russian evolution at Skolkovo
...250m building housing Skolkovo Business School, designed by David Adjaye, aims to give Russia its first international facility...destroy and to forget in their passion to start anew, but David Adjaye, architect of Russia’s newest, most striking business...includes housing for 350 students, sports facilities, 148 acres of landscaped grounds and, naturally, a helipad. All courses... By Edwin Heathcote
January 1, 2010
Golf’s secret boom in Hainan, China
...1994 by Chu’s billionaire father, Hong Kong businessman David Chu, this is golf on steroids. Each of the 12 courses was designed by one...gap between rich and poor. A project that absorbs 20 million acres of open land and directly affects the lives of tens of thousands...Haikou-based pressure group believed it had secured around 825 acres of this land to establish a forest park that would help promote... By Dan Washburn
November 20, 2009
Maize genome is finally decoded
...feed and biofuel production. Economically, maize is the most important crop in the US - $47bn worth was harvested from 86m acres of farmland last year. "The maize genome is a true maze - full of confusing repeats and dead-ends that have troubled would-be sequencers for years," said David Schwartz of the University of Wisconsin, one of more than 100 researchers who have worked on the project since 2005. Maize... By Clive Cookson
November 19, 2009
Science briefing: maize genome is decoded
...feed and biofuel production. Economically, maize is the most important crop in the US – $47bn worth was harvested from 86m acres of farmland last year. “The maize genome is a true maze – full of confusing repeats and dead-ends that have troubled would-be sequencers for years,” said David Schwartz of the University of Wisconsin, one of more than 100 researchers who have worked on the project since 2005. Maize... By Clive Cookson
November 12, 2009
Strong demand for Solo Oil
Solo Oil jumped 19.3 per cent to 0.92p on talk that the acquisition vehicle chaired by Australian dealmaker David Lenigas was putting the finishing touches to an equity fundraising. The talk in the market was that Solo was looking to raise...of around 50 cents an acre," said analyst Philip Sparks. "We think the new soyabean product may eventually achieve 60m acres in the US alone, with similar volumes overseas." By Neil Hume
November 6, 2009
Where the fall faltered
...by the many expatriates that have been drawn to the area. And the neighbourhoods’ location, on the edge of almost 800 acres of open space while also only a 15-minute Underground train journey from central London makes them appeal to fans of urban...and within a few steps of the heath was designed by Royal Institute of British Architects Sterling award winning architect David Chipperfield, currently the subject of an exhibition at the London Design Museum. Prices for the apartments and duplexes... By Nicholas Spencer
November 23, 2009
New stadium becomes top goal for Everton FC
...holders, including corporate members, some of who are hosted in a marquee in the car park for lack of space. Under manager David Moyes the club has consistently finished in the top six, outperforming big-spending rivals, but that could prove...on the site and develop up to 50 retail units, a hotel and leisure facilities, creating a new centre for Kirkby across 80 acres. Neighbours, including Liverpool city council, have objected, fearing it would lure shoppers from their town centres... By Andrew Bounds
November 6, 2009
An era of excellence?
...ambiguity Sunken House in De Beauvoir Town, east London by David Adjaye David Adjaye, a rising star in the field, is often cited for his design of Sunken...Berkel and Caroline Bos, the 3,200 sq ft house sits on two acres of land on a hilltop with views of rolling pastures and forests... By Troy McMullen