Canadian Sentenced to Prison for Conspiracy to Export Restricted Goods and Technology to Iran

San Diego, California - Ghobad Ghasempour, 38, a Canadian national, was sentenced on Aug. 20, in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 42 months in prison for conspiracy to unlawfully export U.S. goods to Iran.

Helping the Microchip Industry Go (Very Low) with the Flow

Washington, DC - A new study by scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has uncovered a source of error in an industry-standard calibration method that could lead microchip manufacturers to lose a million dollars or more in a single fabrication run. The problem is expected to become progressively more acute as chipmakers pack ever more features into ever smaller space.

Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today

Washington, DC - Eight Nominations Sent to the Senate Today:

Christopher Blattner Sentenced to 30 Years for Using Firearms in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crimes

Albuquerque, New Mexico - U.S. District Judge James O. Browning sentenced Christopher Blattner, 38, of Albuquerque, N.M., to 30 years of imprisonment this morning for possessing firearms during and in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes.  The Judge ordered Blattner’s federal sentence to run consecutive to the 28-year sentence Blattner already is serving for convictions on second-degree murder (firearms enhancement) and aggravated assault on a peace office with a deadly weapon (firearms enhancement), and voluntary manslaughter in the 2nd Judicial District Court (Bernalillo County) for the State of New Mexico.

And the music played on

Slovenia - It’s common knowledge that opera lovers are a special breed. Their devotion to the works of Puccini, Mozart and Verdi can border on the fanatical. And, many of them have a favorite opera that they will listen to more than any other. But, according to the Association of Mature American Citizens, one aficionado in Slovenia may have taken her love of La Traviata too far.