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Hillary Clinton made front-page news in 1993, when she co-hosted the Governors’ Dinner at the White House in Donna Karan’s “cold-shoulder” dress, a dramatic long-sleeved black sheath with — surpise! — the shoulders cut out. We’re not sure the world is ready for a First Lady in a cut-out torso, but with a bit of fabric in all the right places, Narciso Rodriguez’s ‘bondage” gown would be a fierce addition to Mrs. Obama’s don’t-mess-with-me repertoire.

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If fashion tells a story, Michelle Obama's fiery red confetti-printed dress conveyed every bit of her Election Night euphoria. True, the Narciso Rodriguez sheath, modified from the runway version at right, earned as many barbs as raves -- "Maybe it looked really awesome up close?" one fashion wag asked. But you won't find a trace of disappointment on Obama's face, which glowed as brightly as her $10,275 Loree Rodkin diamond earrings.

Back in 1982, when Nancy Reagan wore rhinestone-trimmed knickers to a dinner at the American Embassy in Paris, she was ridiculed across two continents. So it's no surprise that Michelle Obama decided to keep her thighs safely away from the runway version of Moschino's flowered silk shorts (right). What's a First Lady-wannabe to do? Moschino took the same gray-and-purple fabric and used it to bare Mrs. O's knee's in a more Donna Reed way -- a soft shirtwaist that made her look both comfortable and camera-ready for the debut of the Obama-Biden ticket in Springfield, Ill. last summer. Surely, Nancy would have approved.

Peter Soronen's fashions are fun, flirty, and fit for a woman confident enough to show off her curves. Small wonder he's earned red-carpet time from the likes of Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Hudson and Tina Fey. He's also added Michelle Obama to his roster. At left, her white delicately-patterned dress is adapted from Soronen's houndstooth check sheath.

No, we don't expect the new First Lady to parade her abs at the Easter egg roll. But with just a few strategically placed swaths of fabric, this delicate floral sheath by Thakoon could meet the needs of the most demanding East Wing schedule.

Narcisco Rodriguez's edgy black-and-white dress would be techy enough for the You Tube generation and graphic enough for those Dinosaur Age readers of print media.

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Michelle Obama Inauguration Predictions

If expectations are high for Barack Obama, they're no less soaring for his wife -- at least in a sartorial sense. After two decades of Bush and Clinton women -- for whom style was not a sixth sense -- the inarguably fashionable and seemingly fearless Michelle Obama has trend-watchers in a frenzy. Tall and taut, with the broad shoulders and self-confidence to carry off whatever she wants, Obama has spent the past 21 months being compared to Jacqueline Kennedy. And, so far, Obama has acquitted herself well, showing off recession-friendly dresses from White House/ Black Market and pricey styles from edgy designers like Isabel Toledo, who she wore (left) last spring to a fundraiser with fashion industry heavyweights. What will she favor for the White House? StyleList takes a look at her past -- and offers some predictions for the future. And for those who think clothes don't matter, remember the words of JFK as he introduced his wildly popular wife at a 1961 State Dinner at Charles de Gaulle's presidential palace. "I am the man," Kennedy said, "who accompanied Jacqueline Kennedy to Paris."

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She hasn't even gotten to the White House, but Michelle Obama has already done more than any fashion mag to make Thakoon a household name. The Thai-born designer's dresses were perfect for several major moments on the campaign trail, including (at left) the final night of the Democratic National Convention. At right, the rose-colored silk dress as it appeared on Thakoon's runway. Mrs. Obama seems to have made no changes to it -- except the addition of three her trademark pins to the neckline. (And for those who can't afford Thakoon's four-figure price tags, the designer debuts a more recession-friendly collection at Target in December.)

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This purple silk coat and carnival-striped dress from Moschino's spring collection strikes the perfect balance between the White House need to look sophisticated and Mrs. Obama's penchant to shake-it-up.

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Tall and toned, Mrs. Obama isn't afraid to experiment. She plays with color (usually favoring brights) and shape (usually body-hugging) -- and, just when you think you've figured out her fashion maxims, she veers in another direction. The cantaloupe-colored Moschino dress that she wore to her husband's acceptance of the Harold Washington Award this fall was a softer color and silhouette than her typical fare.

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2nd 04 - 2010 | no comment »

Deih CNET News Daily Podcast- A big file-swapping

Toshiba, SanDisk to cut flash chip output

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1st 04 - 2010 | no comment »

9bef Bionavitas speeds algae growth with ‘light ro

Bionativas intends to license technology from other companies that are developing equipment specifically for harvesting.



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Algae grower Bionavitas' Light Immersion Technology uses acrylic rods to reflect light into algae pools.

Seattle-area start-up Bionavitas on Tuesday disclosed a technique, using pencil-shaped rods, to bring more light to algae to stimulate growth and, potentially, improve the economics of algae farming.

Bionavitas speeds algae growth with 'light rods'

Algae may ultimately be the preferred plant for making biofuels and other petrochemical replacements, but high costs have kept it from making a commercial impact to date.

Challenges to commercialization

Weaver believes that Bionavitas’ light rods address a challenge in extracting a high yield from algae strains. But there still remain significant technical and economic challenges to competitively priced algae biofuels.

The acrylic rods–called Light Immersion Technology–penetrate the surface of a pool of algae to bring light deeper into the pool. Bionavitas said the rod addresses one of the main barriers to algae as an all-purpose feedstock and boosts productivity 10 times compared to existing methods.

Funding for pilot biofuel or manufacturing facilities has become particularly difficult as investors have exited thegreen-tech business or become more conservative in betting on new technologies.

In solar, for example, some companies have decided to focus more on selling equipment rather than building solar power generating facilities themselves.

Algae harvesting, which involves drying algae and recycling water, can be manual and expensive. In its first pilot project, algae farmer GreenFuel Technologies found that harvesting added to its costs substantially, leading to a product redesign.

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The 3-year-old company, which has been funded by angel investors until now, is in the process of negotiating to raise a series A round that CEO and co-founder Michael Weaver anticipates will be tens of millions of dollars. That money will be used to build a biorefinery and a pilot plant for making biofuel from algae, he said.

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The Light Immersion Technology uses acrylic rods to bring light deeper into a pool of growing algae to maximize growth.

Weaver said the strategy at Bionavitas is to build its own refineries and to sell equipment. The company, which already has customers, intends to sell its bioreactors for both nutraceuticals and bioremediation this year.

For making biofuels in an outdoor pond, the rods float on the surface and bring sunlight in. The rods are shaped so that incoming light is reflected internally until it reaches the bottom and can penetrate out.

“I would much rather have someone with a stronger balance sheet than mine pay for the capital cost for a biofuels plant,” he said. “That’s why there are partnerships with established companies to go big.”

Bionavitas also intends to make algae oil for nutraceuticals, which offer higher margins than biofuels. Later this year, it’s planning to build an indoor closed bioreactor in Redmond, Wash., which will use dozens of light rods on the surface of a vat of algae. Instead of sunlight, the company intends to use red and blue LED lights, which will flicker to save on energy costs, Weaver said.

In addition to biofuels and nutraceuticals, Bionavitas intends to sell equipment to use algae for bioremediation, such as removing toxic substances from waste water, Weaver said.

“There are a lot of companies developing processes for growing algae. But there’s a fundamental flaw to all those. You quickly become light-constrained, which is why you don’t have massive growth,” he said. “So it’s all well and good to modify genes or find a special strain, but if you can’t grow a large mass, you got nothing.”


6th 12 - 2009 | no comment »

Misconceptions

Reacting to his stepping down, Lord Robert Winston, professor of science and society at Imperial College London, said: “I fear that in this action the Royal Society may have only diminished itself.
“This is not a good day for the reputation of science or scientists.
“This individual was arguing that we should engage with and address public misconceptions about science – something that the Royal Society should applaud.”
Dr Roland Jackson, chief executive of the British Association for the Advancement of Science, said Prof Reiss’s departure was a “real loss”.
“I was at the actual discussion and what I heard him say , however it has been reported, was essentially the position advocated by the Royal Society,” he said.
Dr Jackson said the organisation “should have supported him and used this opportunity to further a reasoned debate”.
Professor Chris Higgins, vice-chancellor of the University of Durham, said: “There should be no room for doubt – creationism is completely unsupportable as a theory, and the only reason to mention creationism in schools is to enable teachers to demonstrate why the idea is scientific nonsense and has no basis in evidence or rational thought.”
Professor Michael Reiss has quit as director of education at the Royal Society following the controversy over his recent comments on creationism.
Last week Prof Reiss – a Church of England minister – said creationism should be discussed in science lessons if pupils raised the issue.
He was criticised by other scientists – though misquoted as saying creationism should be “taught” in science classes.
The society said some of his comments had been “open to misinterpretation”.
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6th 12 - 2009 | no comment »

Anger over Joseph choir contest

The BBC has now ended a controversial school choir contest that is said to have left many children disappointed.
Choirs were invited to upload videos of themselves to a website, in a contest alongside the TV talent search for a new Joseph for the West End musical.
People could then rate the choirs online. But there have been complaints about problems with the system, which even had to be suspended for a time.
The BBC has accused some of unfairly trying to boost their choir’s chances.
When it reinstated the voting system last Monday, it then insisted people must register to take part.
Explaining this, the programme makers said they had been “amazed by the high levels of rating and the lengths that people will take to improve their choir’s ranking”.
“Asking you to login and verify your e-mail address acts as an extra deterrent for those trying to break the rules of the competition.”


6th 12 - 2009 | no comment »

Repeat votes

Schools were ranked on the average rating they got, from five for excellent to one for poor – not simply how many votes they picked up.
Some people might have misunderstood what they had to do.
“When you rate, you need only click on one multicoloured coat,” the website explained.
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But there have also been claims that people not only repeatedly gave their own choir the highest rating, but also repeatedly gave a low rating to competitors.
In their “frequently asked questions”, the producers said it had been “far more popular than we anticipated”, with hundreds of votes per minute straining the database.
In answer to the question, How come I can vote more than once? they say: “We identify voters via a bunch of different measures. Some of these measures take place after you’ve voted.
“Periodically, we sweep the database to remove votes for the same choir that we believe come from the same person.
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Grease victory

Mead is one of three performers who won West End roles on Saturday night.
Earlier in the evening, Danny Bayne and Susan McFadden were crowned the winners of ITV1’s Grease Is The Word.
The duo, who were also picked by a public phone vote, will take the lead roles of Danny and Sandy in a Piccadilly Theatre production of Grease starting on 8 August.
McFadden, 24, from Dublin, is the sister of former Westlife singer Brian McFadden.
She told presenter Zoe Ball: “I can’t wait. I’ve waited so long to get here.”
Bayne, 19, from Welling, south London, beat Anthony Kavanagh – who had two Top 10 hits in the 1990s under the name Kavana.
Any Dream Will Do and Grease Is The Word have been pitched against each other in a ratings battle.
But the BBC’s show has been the winner in the ratings so far, with 4.9 million watching last Saturday’s Any Dream Will Do compared with Grease is the Word’s 2.9 million viewers.
Booking has already opened for both productions


4th 12 - 2009 | no comment »

Inquiry call

The losses caused a shortage of men within the clan which lasted for several generations.
Mr McRae said: “It has been suggested that a metal detector survey could be carried out to identify artefacts and human remains and any that are found be dug up under
the supervision of an archaeologist.
“We don’t think it should be dug up at all.”
The clan society, and others concerned by what may happen to the battlefield, have staged a number of protest marches in the area to raise awareness of the issue.
“We would like to see the pylons routed right round the battlefield with no disturbance to the ground and no disturbance to the remains of the men who have lain here
for all that time,” he said.
“A lot of people don’t know there was a battle here and a lot don’t know what is planned here. A public inquiry will bring this to people’s attention.”
In a statement, Scottish and Southern Energy said: “We continue to believe we have submitted a robust application and SSE will make a fully informed decision about the
route of the proposed overhead transmission line and its potential impact on the landscape and archaeology related to this area of historical interest.”


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