Countries around the world are fighting for a piece of the nanotech pie. Russia could sell as much as $29 billion of nanotech products by 2015, says the chief of a Russian nanotechnology firm. As we head into the next decade, where do you think the center of the nanotechnology market will be?
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No longer a Conspiracy Theory
Michigan Attorneys Kurt and Lori Haskell who were on board the infamous Flight 253 from Amsterdam, have repeatedly claimed in media interviews since the attempted Christmas Day bombing, that a second suspect had been detained by Federal authorities.
A Federal spokesman initially denied the claim. And then repeated the denial days after to a number of reporters.
A Patriot's Journal provides some background:
In the days following this failed attack, the FBI has stated that only one person was arrested despite Mr. Haskell’s eyewitness account, which has been supported by others on the flight. After going public with his story, he has been visited by the FBI.
And asks:
Why are we being lied to? What does the government have to hide? What could possibly be so damaging that they would contradict the eyewitness account of everyone on the flight? Scarier than having enemies who want to kill us is having leaders who lie boldly to cover up their actions.
Randall Smith, spokesman for the Obama administration, has now reversed himself.
From the Detroit News:
Detroit -- A federal customs and border protection official reversed himself today, admitting a passenger from Northwest Flight 253 was placed in handcuffs, searched and released after a canine alerted officers to his carry-on luggage.
Ronald G. Smith, chief U.S. Customs and Border Protection officer in the Detroit area, sent an email to The Detroit News late Thursday apologizing that the information on the passenger -- which was reported to federal investigators by a pair of Taylor attorneys who were passengers on the flight -- was not made available earlier.
Federal officials had denied the details of the incident despite repeated accounts by attorneys Kurt and Lori Haskell of Taylor who say they saw a man get questioned by federal officials and be led away from the airport baggage area in handcuffs after a sniffer dog reacted to something in the man's carry-on luggage.
Among Haskell's eyewitness accounts, he described an older Indian man being led away at the Detroit Airport. This was a different Indian man than described as the "well-dressed man," at the Amsterdam airport, who allegedly assisted Nigerian Muslim Umar Farouk AbdulMutallab onto the flight. Haskell asserted that the "well-dressed Indian man," told a ticket counter agent, yes he doesn't have a passport, but he's from the Sudan, and "we do this all the time."
A second witness named "Bo" from Tennessee, corroborated much of the account.
Continuing:
"I just want them to look into our claims," Lori Haskell said. "Our story has been the same since Day One because we are telling the truth. This is the FBI's fourth story."
Christian libertarian Blogger Mark Epstein sums up the feeling of many on the Right:
One has to wonder if the FBI lied on its own or if the Obama administration instructed this member of the DHS “team” to do so. Although it’s perfectly acceptable to withhold information during an ongoing investigation, it is unacceptable to blatantly malign eye witness accounts that are repeatedly corroborated by passengers who witnessed the events under investigation.
He goes on to assert that Kurt Haskell:
is an “officer of the court” and, as such, his reputation for honesty is inextricably linked to his “bottom line” as an attorney. Moreover, now that the Haskells have been vindicated, the public has even less reason to trust Obama and his “Idiot in Chief,” Janet Napolitano.
Six years after New York City passed a ban on smoking in bars and restaurants, it is easier than ever to find smokers partying indoors like it’s 1999, or at least 2002. In November, Eater.com called it “the worst kept secret in New York nightlife” that “smoking is now allowed in numerous nightspots, specifically just about any and every lounge and club with a doorman and a rope.” A few weeks later, GuestofaGuest.com, a blog about New York clubs and bars, posted a “smoker’s guide to N.Y.C. nightlife.”
“Everyone looks the other way,” said Billy Gray, 25, a reporter for Guest of a Guest, who says that he knows precisely which high-end bars and lounges, most of them in the meatpacking district or Lower East Side, will let him smoke inside. Far from deterring smoking indoors, the ban simply adds an allure to it, said Mr. Gray, a half-pack-a-day smoker.
“It’s more of an illicit thrill now,” he said. “Like when you were a teenager and snuck a beer in your parents’ basement.”
Thus, as with other prohibitions, smoking bans breed disrespect for the law.
Is a prohibition ever the right policy? What about the ban on murder? Take as given that this one is a good idea. So what's the difference between banning murder and banning smoking in restaurants?
Everyone agrees that murder inflicts grave harm one someone who cannot easily avoid that harm. Smoking in restuarants does not share this feature. Even taking the evidence on second-hand smoke at face value, the effects from occasional expsoure are trivial, and anyone who wants to avoid them can stay home or patronize non-smoking restaurants.
Smoking bans are also miguided because they assume restaurants and bars are "public" and should therefore be subject to regulation by government. Instead, any privately owned establishment should be regarded as fully private, with owners allowed to offer smoking versus non-smoking experiences, as they wish.
It's been an amazing few months here at Gizmodo, but if I recall correctly there's some cliché that goes something like "all that cool stuff you've been doing, you will eventually stop doing." I've got a new gig I'm starting up this week, and unfortunately that means I won't be writing for the site anymore.
There were so many "wow this is cool" moments during my time here that I can't even begin to count them. I mean, how can you not love a job that involves "playing" a laser synth guitar and writing about some guy hacking a cheeseburger?
One moment in particular summarizes just how incredible this job has been. I was working in the Gawker office during my first week and at one point was watching a Youtube video. But I kept getting paranoid whenever someone walked behind me. I was new, and I didn't want anyone to think I was slacking off. So every time it happened I would quickly hide the browser window. But then I had a startling realization: It was my job to be watching that video.
That was just one of the many awesome moments I had during my time here. Hopefully I was able to share some of that awesomeness with you readers. Thank you all for following along.
As much fun as it's been though, my old gadgets and I are riding off into the sunset. But before I go, let me give an especially big thanks to everyone in the welcoming and helpful Gizmodo family. I can't thank you all enough for everything you've taught me.
It's been a blast everyone. I'll see you around in the comments,
Chris
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