But the government is sticking to its guns. "I would be sorry if we reached that stage (of a strike)," Miss Fourneyron told l'Equipe, the sports daily.

A new report from forecasts that, during the period from 2010 to 2020, cumulative European investment in smart grid technologies will reach $80.3 billion. The cleantech market intelligence firm anticipates that smart grid revenue in Europe will peak at $9.8 billion in 2017 before declining somewhat to $9.1 billion by 2020.

As I?suggested in , new towns like Stevenage and Harlow were a massive help to my (40-ish) generation, because they?provided a?surplus of?housing (so were cheap),?which let us climb onto the property ladder. I?think mine was the last generation that had it so easy; and certainly, were I to find myself?28 again, but 28 years old in 2013, rather than 1998, even adjusting the salary I earned in 1998 for inflation, then owning?a property would be an impossible dream. I haven't learned anything since August and now to make me change my mind:

The Associated Press reported that in an email, Reese said the first lady "looked incredible and spoke beautifully; I am so honored that she chose to wear one of my designs for such a memorable occasion."

Occupation: space satellite designer