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US admits higher Afghan raid toll

A US military inquiry has found that an air strike on militants in western Afghanistan on 22 August killed many more civilians than first acknowledged.

US indicts UBS wealth management head

UBS suffered its biggest blow yet in the US investigation into its offshore banking activities for rich American clients as US authorities said they had indicted Raoul Weil, the Swiss bank’s head of global wealth management. The US Department of Justice indictment also said other senior unnamed UBS’s executives were involved as alleged “unindicted co-conspirators�. Separately, the indictment includes detailed allegations about how other, more junior, managers sought to circumvent US tax rules over a period of years. The DoJ claims Weil used the expression “toxic waste� to refer to the US business because of its acute sensitivity. In a statement Tuesday night, UBS said Weil would relinquish his duties pending resolution of the matter and said the bank was “fully committed� to continuing co-operating with the probe.

Why RAID 5 Stops Working In 2009

Lally Singh recommends a ZDNet piece predicting the imminent demise of RAID 5, noting that increasing storage and non-decreasing probability of disk failure will collide in a year or so. This reader adds, "Apparently, RAID 6 isn't far behind. I'll keep the ZFS plug short. Go ZFS. There, that was it." "Disk drive capacities double every 18-24 months. We have 1 TB drives now, and in 2009 we'll have 2 TB drives. With a 7-drive RAID 5 disk failure, you'll have 6 remaining 2 TB drives. As the RAID controller is busily reading through those 6 disks to reconstruct the data from the failed drive, it is almost certain it will see an [unrecoverable read error]. So the read fails ... The message 'we can't read this RAID volume' travels up the chain of command until an error message is presented on the screen.

Toys "R"Us to Offer Apple iPod "For the First Time Ever"

The iPod phenomenon shows little signs of abating. A spokesperson from the giant, Wayne, NJ-based toys retailer Toys”R”Us informs us that, beginning this month, it will offer a “wide selection of Apple iPod products in all of its Toys”R”Us stores nationwide for the first time ever.” Those comments refer to the American Toys“R”Us outlets and Web sites only. Although iPods aren’t yet listed on America's Toys"R"Us Web site, they have been available through its U.K. affiliate (www.toysrus.co.uk) for well over a year. There's no word when (or if) iPods might become available in Canada through this retail channel.

ACLU Creates Map of US "Constitution-Free Zone"

trackpick points out a recent ACLU initiative to publicize a recent expansion of authority claimed by the Border Patrol to stop and search individuals up to 100 miles from any US border. They have created a map of what they call the US Constitution-Free Zone. "Using data provided by the US Census Bureau, the ACLU has determined that nearly 2/3 of the entire US population (197.4 million people) live within 100 miles of the US land and coastal borders. The government is assuming extraordinary powers to stop and search individuals within this zone. This is not just about the border: This 'Constitution-Free Zone' includes most of the nation's largest metropolitan areas.'"

BrazAlta Announces Private Placement of US$18.6 Million in BCH Ltd. And Provides a BCH Operational Update

BrazAlta Resources Corp. ("BrazAlta" or the "Corporation") (TSX VENTURE:BRX) is pleased to announce that its oilfield services subsidiary, BCH Ltd. ("BCH"), has completed a non-brokered private placement (the "Financing") of 4,474,999 Common Shares of BCH Ltd. ("BCH Common Shares"), at a price of US$4.163 per BCH Common Share for aggregate gross proceeds of US$18,629,421. BrazAlta Resources Corp. acquired 2,282,249 BCH Common Shares and Allis-Chalmers Energy Inc. ("Allis-Chalmers") acquired 2,192,750 BCH Common Shares in the Financing. BCH intends to use the proceeds from the Financing to pay down intercompany debt to BrazAlta (US$7.4 million), interest to Allis-Chalmers with respect to the previously announced US$40 million subordinated convertible debenture (the "Debenture") (US$3.

US Elections: What direction now for US space exploration?

US CONGRESSMAN Adam Schiff was touring Pakistan in May when NASA's Phoenix spacecraft touched down on Mars. He was struck by the glowing accounts of NASA's triumph that suddenly dominated the Pakistani newspapers. "In a country where there are such deep suspicions about what the US does, there was at least one area where the reaction was uniformly positive," says Schiff, whose district in California includes NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which built Phoenix. "And it's one area where the US shows that it is capable of doing great things."

Syria condemns 'US village raid'

Syria has protested angrily to both the US and Iraq after what it said was a US helicopter raid inside its territory that killed eight civilians.

US open: UK-style bank plan lifts stocks

LONDON (SHARECAST) - Coming off its worst week in three-quarters of a century, Wall Street has opened sharply higher, with a number of crisis stocks leading the way, after a US official confirmed the US Treasury is contemplating a UK-style capital injection for US banks through the purchase of equity.

How US Schools' Culture Stifles Math Achievement

Zarf writes "I'd like to file a bug report on the US educational system. The New York Times reports on a recent study that shows the US fails to encourage academic talent as a culture.'"There is something about the culture in American society today which doesn't really seem to encourage men or women in mathematics," said Michael Sipser, the head of M.I.T.'s math department. "Sports achievement gets lots of coverage in the media. Academic achievement gets almost none."' While we've suspected that the US might be falling behind academically, this study shows that it is actually due to cultural factors that are devaluing the success of our students. I suspect there's a flaw in the US cultural system that prevents achievement on the academic front as valuable.

Spotlight on higher education

A special publication highlighting the emergence of a vibrant higher education sector in the Sultanate will be issued tomorrow along with the Observer. Produced in association with the Ministry of Higher Education, this prestigious publication features a message from Dr Rawya bint Saud al Busaidiya, Minister of Higher Education, outlining the objectives of the journal in informing the public of conditions, opportunities, challenges and trends in Higher Education at home and abroad..

Toys "R"Us to Offer Apple iPod "For the First Time Ever"

The iPod phenomenon shows little signs of abating. A spokesperson from the giant, Wayne, NJ-based toys retailer Toys”R”Us informs us that, beginning this month, it will offer a “wide selection of Apple iPod products in all of its Toys”R”Us stores nationwide for the first time ever.” Those comments presumably refer to the American (and possibly, the Canadian) Toys“R”Us outlets and Web sites only. Although iPods aren’t yet listed on either country’s Web sites, they have been available through its U.K. affiliate (www.toysrus.co.uk) for well over a year.

Russia's Soyuz spacecraft carrying US tourist docks with ISS

Russian Soyuz spacecraft TMA-13 carrying US space tourist Richard Garriott has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), RIA Novosti news agency reported today quoting Russia's Mission Control official. The Soyuz TMA-13 craft, which blasted off from the Baikonur space centre in Kazakhstan on Sunday, brought US astronaut Mike Fincke, Russian cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov and US space tourist Garriott to the ISS. Mr Garriott will conduct a variety of scientific experiments during his ten-day stay on the orbiting station. The son of US astronaut Owen Garriott, the sixth space tourist to travel to the ISS made his fortune in online computer games, including the popular Ultima Online. He reportedly paid 30 million dollars for the trip to the ISS.

How Close Were US Presidential Elections?

Mike Sheppard writes "I'm a graduate student in Statistics at Michigan State University and spent some time analyzing past US presidential elections to determine how close they truly were. The mathematical procedures of Linear Programming and 0-1 Integer Programming were used to find the optimal solution to the question: 'What is the smallest number of total votes that need to be switched from one candidate to another, and from which states, to affect the outcome of the election?' Because of the way the popular and electoral votes interact, the outcome of the analysis had some surprising and intriguing results. For example, in 2004, 57,787 votes would have given us President Kerry; and in 2000, 269 votes would have given us President Gore. In all there have been 12 US Presidential elections that were decided by less than a 1% margin; mean

Al Salam Bank-Bahrain reports net profit of US$60.1 million

(MENAFN Press) Al Salam Bank Bahrain announced a net profit of BD22.7 million (US$60.1 million) for the nine month period ended 30 September 2008 registering increase of 30% compared to BD17.4 million (US$46.2 million) for the corresponding period in 2007. The earnings per share for the period were 18.9 fils against 14.5 fils for the corresponding period in 2007. The results represent a quarterly net profit of BD7.4 million (US$19.6 million) for the quarter ended 30 September 2008 compared to BD3.3 million (US$8.8 million), an increase of 120%, in the corresponding quarter in 2007.

'US troops' carry out Syria raid

US helicopter-borne troops have carried out a raid inside Syria along the Iraqi border, killing eight people including four children, Syrian officials say.

Physicist admits exporting US space data to China

A Chinese-born physicist Monday pleaded guilty before a US court to illegally exporting space launch technical data to China, US officials said. Skip related content

Physicist admits sending China technical US space data

A Chinese-born physicist Monday pleaded guilty before a US court to illegally exporting American military space know-how to China, US officials said. Skip related content

Baghdad condemns 'US Syria raid'

Iraq has denounced a raid into Syria at the weekend, saying it does not want its territory to be used as a launch-pad for US attacks on its neighbours.

CHANGING THE WORLDS BANKING LANDSCAPE: US Treasury said to invest in nine major US banks including Citigroup and Bank of America

CHANGING THE WORLD’S BANKING LANDSCAPE: US Treasury said to invest in nine major US banks including Citigroup and Bank of America

Evolva Subsidiary Signs $22.8 Million Antibacterial Contract with US Army Research Office, Builds Out US Operations

Evolva Subsidiary Signs $22.8 Million Antibacterial Contract with US Army Research Office, Builds Out US Operations

US gives Iraq $13 million to fix looted museum

The US government has announced a $13 million grant mainly to help refurbish Iraq's National Museum which was looted in the aftermath of the US-led invasion in 2003, US officials said on Monday.

US spec-ops get robotwhispercopter kill fleet this month

The US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) secret military forces are receiving their first robotic whisper-mode helicopters, according to reports. The plan is for the you-never-saw-us-we-aren't-even-here brigade to receive a ten-strong fleet of Boeing A160T ''Hummingbird'' droid kill-choppers, under an extended demonstration programme. (Snip) s able to hover without ground effect at much higher altitudes than other helicopters - up to 20,000 feet

US to inject $125bln into major banks this week: Treasury

Nine major US banks will receive 125 billion US dollars in capital injections this week from the US government, a Treasury official said Monday.

US studying features of Islamic banking

INTEREST: Robert M. Kimmitt, US deputy secretary of the Treasury, right, and US Ambassador Ford M. Fraker at the press conference held at the US Embassy in Riyadh on Saturday. (AN photo by Mohammed Rasooldeen)

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