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Harpenden House, a Beautiful Glass Extension

A few months ago I’ve presented an interesting way to add a room to your apartment . Some people said that this is a crazy idea, but others found it interesting. Today I would like to present an interesting extension to a house located in the city of Hertfordshire north of London, England. In this project ( Harpenden House ) made by Crawford Partnership , the existing house was significantly...

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Plant sciences: Poisonous grains

Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA doi:10.1073/pnas.0802361105 (2008)Rice is efficient, indeed disconcertingly so, at assimilating arsenic from the soils of paddy fields. But how it does this has been unclear. Now Fang-Jie Zhao at Rothamsted Research in Harpenden, UK, Jian

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Maria in the money after four finishes in top ten

West Cornwall assistant Maria Tulley, Cornwall's only lady professional, was in the prize money when she finished joint fourth in the Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA One Day Series tournament at Harpenden Common last week. Her fine three over par ...

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The Poet’s Condition

Oh gi’e to me a shillin’ for some fags and I’ll pay ye back on Thursday, but if you wait till Saturday I’m expecting a divvy from the Harpenden Building Society Don’t laugh: this is not comedy ’tis social realism…

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Is there anywhere left to make money?

Carol and Darren Remmers of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, invested in ’death futures’ to pay for the education of sons Dominic, four, and William, oneJennifer Hill and Jessica Bown Britain's blue-chip index plunged into a bear market this week, dropping more than 20% below its peak. The FTSE 100 index closed at 5,260 on Friday, its lowest level for three years and nearly 22% below a high of 6,732...

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Man sentenced in landmark case

... injury.” In his trial, the court heard how Gorman, whose last address was given as Longfield Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, allegedly carried out the attack because of unfounded allegations Mr Nelson was a child molester.Gorman had admitted to the jury he had punched Mr Nelson in the face four times and kicked him twice in the ribs but blamed another man for causing the head injuries.Andrew...

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Golf: Pritchard hits road to success

... she won her second Ryder Cup Wales 2010 WPGA One-Day Series event with a six-stroke victory at Harpenden Common near St Albans.Pritchard carded a five-under-par 66, which included six birdies and one bogey, to record her first outright win in the series this season having shared first place with Devon’s Tracy Loveys in Cardiff last month.Pritchard made a late decision to play in the event...

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The “real” Meryton?

Steve wrote to ask, Do you know of anywhere where I might find more information on the theory of Harpenden as Meryton? We were not even aware that WAS a theory, though it sounds vaguely familiar…anybody else have any idea?

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Scientists reopen debate over GM food

... corporation and that it could help ease food shortages in Africa. At Rothamsted Research, in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, Professor Johnathan Napier has modified rapeseed plants to produce fish oils, said to be good for the heart and nervous system. “The global market for fish oil has grown very fast and is adding to the pressure on depleted fish stocks,” he said. “Fish oil is also at risk...

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networking railshow heads for Paris! [Simon George]

Hi folks - just thought I'd tell you about a forthcoming networking adventure. 13 members of our BNI Chapter ( BNI Links, Harpenden Herts) are heading to Paris today. We've translated our 'elevator pitches' into French, thought about what business we might get in Paris and beyond, and we're raring to go! We've been well supported by Neil Giller and Phil Berg, our Regional and Area Directors,...

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Will casual dress make us look like slobs? [Doug Jenner]

Hi folks, Another condundrum for our Paris networking railshow. As you know, we're heading for the 'city of light' tomorrow, starting at 5.10 from Harpenden House , then coffee, croissants and champers aboard the 7.05 to Paris. We want to enjoy this trip and feel comfortable. So... Should we eschew the suits and go for 'travel casual' ? Or would that be an insult to our French hosts? How do...

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Obituary: Peter Bullock

In 1967, he took up the position of head of the mineralogy section of the SSEW at Rothamsted Experimental Station in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, where he became an expert in the field of soil micromorphology, the description, interpretation and measurement of soil features and organisation at a microscopic scale. In co-authoring the seminal Handbook for Soil Thin Section Description (1985), he...

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Experts ponder bee plague mystery

Chief researcher Professor Teresa Santillan-Galicia from Rothamsted Research institute in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, said: "The presence of deformed wing virus in large amounts in mite faeces suggests it is picked up during feeding on an infected bee. However, one important question remains - how is the virus transmitted to bees?"

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So if it isn't bug eat bug, what is it that's killing the honey bees?

But researchers from the Rothamsted research institute in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, found out that DWV does not grow within the mite. Instead, the infection has been found only inside the gut of the varroa, suggesting that the mite has merely eaten it from the bodies of bees already infected. Varroa mites cannot regurgitate their gut contents, and so would not be able to transmit the virus....

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Is it OK to turn up a bit tiddley? [Doug Jenner]

Hi folks, I need to consult you about our BNI networking jaunt to Paris on Wednesday. It's going to be a long day! Coffee and croissants at 5.30 at Harpenden House , train to St Pancras, early morning Eurostar, Paris for a quick sight-see, then down to networking business! We're meeting around 15 Parisian colleagues, pitching for business in French, networking, dining, wining before boarding...