Blog tentang Guru, Tenaga Kependidikan, Kepegawaian, siswa dan Madrasah/Sekolah
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Where is Osama bin Laden?
Is the U.S. government too ignorant to understand the dubious actions being taken by the Pakistani government in helping to find Osama? The ones in charge of that country for years now have just been a pack of placards in the hands of their army and terrorist groups.
After 2001 no exact location could be marked to assure that Osama is currently living there. But most of the indications go toward the extreme north of Pakistan, in tribal zones situated at Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Nothing is yet confirmed about his serious illnesses reported from time to time.
Logically, why can't the most suspected areas in Pakistan's frontier region be evacuated by local public via the administration there, and the area be bombed to finish the story once for all. Does it not show deep involvement of Pakistani support to Osama? And does it not prove the lack of proactive approach at Obama’s end?
Thursday, November 26, 2009
HOW TO DOWNLOAD VIDEO FROM FACEBOOK
- Go to www.Firefox.com and download the free web browser and if you don't already own it
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Wait until Firefox is installed, then open and look at your tool bar,click on the one that says tools,click on the tab that says "Add-ons"
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Open a new window,on the lower right hand side of the new window there is a link that says "Get Extensions",click it
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Be at the Firefox websites add-on section,click on the search box and type in "grease monkey",download grease monkey and install
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Install grease monkey follow this link Install and click install this script on the right hand side,install the script
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Make sure grease monkey is turned on so go to tools,click add-ons and click enable on grease monkey ,if it isn't already
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Click on the grease monkey option's new window will open and on the lower left-hand side click the box that says enable
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Know that now whenever your logged into Facebook,a download buttons available
Tips
- Remember that when ever you download a Facebook video it has to be done in the Firefox web browser
- You have to be logged into your Facebook account in order to download
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Powerful Earthquake Rocks Western Indonesia after Tsunami in Samoa
The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.9. An Indonesian television network reported that buildings had collapsed in the coastal city of Padang, in Southern Sumatra province.
Indonesia's meteorological agency said the quake had a preliminary magnitude at 7.6 and hit 30 miles (50 kilometers) off the coast of Padang, along the same fault line the spawned the massive 2004 Asian tsunami that killed more than 230,000 in a dozen countries.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issued a tsunami alert for Indonesia, Malaysia, India and Thailand."There is a possibility of a destructive regional tsunami in the Indian Ocean," it said in an e-mailed statement.
There were no immediate reports of a high waves. It comes a day after a quake with a magnitude of between 8.0 and 8.3 in the South Pacific hurled a massive tsunami at the shores of Samoa and American Samoa, flattening villages and leaving at least 99 dead and dozens missing.
The epicenter of Wednesday's temblor off Indonesia lies several thousand miles (kilometers) to the west, on the other side of Australia.
Witnesses said residents of Padang, and other town and cities, ran out of homes and buildings in fear when the quake hit in the early evening.
"People are panicking. They are running out of the buildings... There are many collapsed buildings," an unidentified witness in Padang told MetroTV.
The shaking could be felt in high buildings in the capital, Jakarta, several hundred miles (kilometers) away. It was also felt in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia.
Tsunami in South Pacific islands kills nearly 100
A massive tsunami hurled by a powerful earthquake flattened Samoan villages and swept cars and people out to sea, killing at least 99 and leaving dozens missing Wednesday. The toll was expected to rise.
The same day, western Indonesia was rocked by a strong underwater temblor, briefly triggering a tsunami alert for countries along the Indian Ocean and sending panicked residents out of their houses.
The alert was later canceled. Survivors of the South Pacific islands tsunami fled the fast-churning water for higher ground and remained huddled there hours after the quake, with a magnitude between 8.0 and 8.3, struck around dawn Tuesday.
The quake was centered about 125 miles (200 kilometers) from Samoa, an island nation of 180,000 people located about halfway between New Zealand and Hawaii. It was about 120 miles (190 kilometers) from neighboring American Samoa, a U.S. territory that is home to 65,000 people.
Four tsunami waves 15 to 20 feet (4 to 6 meters) high roared ashore on American Samoa, reaching up to a mile (1.5 kilometers) inland, Mike Reynolds, superintendent of the National Park of American Samoa, was quoted as saying by a parks service spokeswoman.
Hampered by power and communications outages, officials struggled to determine damage and casualties.
Samoan police commissioner Lilo Maiava told The Associated Press that police there had confirmed 63 deaths but that officials were still searching the devastated areas, so the number of deaths might rise soon.
Hundreds of injured people were being treated by health workers, and people were still cramming into centers seeking treatment, Maiava said. At least 30 people were killed on American Samoa, Gov. Togiola Tulafono said, adding that the toll was expected to rise as emergency crews were recovering bodies overnight.
"I don't think anybody is going to be spared in this disaster," said Tulafono, who was in Hawaii for a conference. In Washington, President Obama has declared a major disaster for American Samoa.
Obama said the Federal Emergency Management Agency is in contact with emergency responders, and the U.S. Coast Guard is helping deliver resources to areas in need of assistance.
The disaster declaration allows the United States to provide the support necessary for a "full, swift and aggressive response," the president said. In a statement issued early Wednesday, Obama said he and his wife, Michelle, "will keep those who have lost so much in our thoughts and prayers.
" Samoan Prime Minister Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi looked shaken Wednesday on board a flight from Auckland, New Zealand, to the Samoan capital of Apia. "So much has gone. So many people are gone," he told reporters on board.
"I'm so shocked, so saddened by all the loss." Malielegaoi said his own village of Lepa was destroyed.
"Thankfully, the alarm sounded on the radio and gave people time to climb to higher ground," he said.
"But not everyone escaped." Gov. Tulafono told reporters in Hawaii that a member of his extended family was among the dead in American Samoa.
Because the closeness of the community, "each and every family is going to be affected by someone who's lost their life," he said as he boarded a Coast Guard C-130 plane in Hawaii to return home.
The plane, which also carried FEMA officials and aid, was scheduled to arrive at about 7 a.m. local time. (2 p.m. EDT; 1800 GMT) Authorities in Tonga confirmed at least six additional people dead in the island nation west of the Samoas, New Zealand's acting Prime Minister Bill English said.
He said Tongan officials told him that four people were missing after the tsunami swept ashore on the northern island of Niua.
"There are a considerable number of people who've been swept out to sea and are unaccounted for," English said.
"We don't have information about the full impact and we do have some real concern that over the next 12 hours the picture could look worse rather than better." Britain's Press Association news agency, citing unidentified sources, said that a 2-year-old British child was killed in Samoa.
It was unclear whether that reported death was included in the overall toll. The Foreign Office said Wednesday that one British national was missing and presumed dead in the disaster.
A New Zealand P3 Orion maritime surveillance airplane had reached the region Wednesday afternoon and had searched for survivors off the coast, he said. It was expected to resume searching at first light.
The Samoa Red Cross said it had opened five temporary shelters and estimated that about 15,000 people were affected by the tsunami. New Zealander Graeme Ansell said the Samoan beach village of Sau Sau Beach Fale was leveled.
"It was very quick. The whole village has been wiped out," Ansell told New Zealand's National Radio from a hill near Samoa's capital, Apia.
"There's not a building standing. We've all clambered up hills, and one of our party has a broken leg. There will be people in a great lot of need 'round here."
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd told Seven Network in Australia that two Australians had died in the tsunami, including a 6-year-old girl.
Mase Akapo, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in American Samoa, reported at least 19 people killed in four different villages on the main island of Tutuila. Officials reported at least 50 injured.
Residents in both Samoa and American Samoa reported being shaken awake by the quake early Tuesday, which lasted two to three minutes and was centered about 20 miles (32 kilometers) below the ocean floor.
It was followed by at least three large aftershocks of at least 5.6 magnitude. The quake came Tuesday morning for the Samoas, which lie just east of the international dateline. For Asia-Pacific countries on the other side of the line, it was already Wednesday.
The Samoan capital, Apia, was virtually deserted by afternoon, with schools and businesses closed. Hours after the waves struck, fresh sirens rang out with another tsunami alert and panicked residents headed for higher ground again, although there was no indication of a new quake.
In American Samoa's capital of Pago Pago, the streets and fields were filled with ocean debris, mud, overturned cars and several boats as a massive cleanup effort continued into the night.
Several buildings in the city - just a few feet above sea level - were flattened by either the quake or the tsunami.
Several areas were expected to be without electricity for up to a month. The dominant industry in American Samoa - tuna canneries - was also affected. Chicken of the Sea's tuna packing plant in American Samoa was forced to close although the facility wasn't damaged, the San Diego-based company said.
The effects of the tsunami could be felt thousands of miles away. Japan's Meteorological Agency said "very weak" tsunami waves were registered off the island of Hachijojima about 10 hours after the quake.
There were no reports of injuries or damage in Japan, which is about 4,700 miles (7,600 kilometers) northwest of Samoa. U.S. officials said strong currents and dangerous waves were forecast from California to Washington state. No major flooding was expected, however.
In Los Angeles, lifeguards said they would clear beaches at about 8 p.m. in response to an advisory for possible dangerous currents.
While the earthquake and tsunami were big, they were not on the same scale of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, said Brian Atwater of the U.S. Geological Survey in Seattle.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Indonesian Quake Leaves 46 Dead
At least 110 people were hospitalized with injuries from the 7.0 magnitude quake just off the coast of densely populated Java island, Disaster Management Agency spokesman Priyadi Kardono said, adding that 10 were in critical condition.
The earthquake Wednesday afternoon caused destruction across West Java province, where 700 buildings toppled or were badly damaged. Many of the deaths and injuries were caused by falling debris or collapsed walls and roofs.
In the village of Cikangkareng in Cianjur district, a landslide buried a row of homes under tons of rock and mud. At least 13 bodies were recovered and villagers were searching for dozens of people believed missing, Kardono said.
“Everything is gone, my wife, my old father-in-law and my house ... now I just hope to find the bodies of my family,” farmer Ahmad Suhana, 34, said as he pried at giant stones with a crowbar.
Heavy digging equipment had not reached the remote village, which President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was to visit later Thursday. Police, military personnel and villagers used their hands.
Maskana Sumitra, a district administrator, said 11 houses and a mosque were buried by the landslide and estimated that more than 50 people were trapped and feared dead. “The chance of survival is so slim ... but we have to find
them,” Sumitra said.
The prolonged shaking from the quake was felt hundreds of miles (kilometers) away on the neighboring resort island of Bali. In the capital, Jakarta, 125 miles (190 kilometers) north, thousands of panicked office workers flooded out of swaying skyscrapers onto the streets, some of them screaming.
The Disaster Management Agency said at least 46 people were confirmed dead. Hospitals quickly filled with scores of injured people, most of them with broken bones and cuts. A tsunami warning was issued after the quake struck at mid afternoon but was lifted an hour later. Several dozen aftershocks were measured by geological agencies.
Indonesia, a vast archipelago, straddles continental plates and is prone to seismic activity along what is known as the Pacific Ring of Fire. A huge quake off western Indonesia caused a powerful tsunami in December 2004 that killed about 230,000 people in a dozen countries, half of them in Aceh province.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Swine Flu: 10 Things You Need to Know
This summer, the virus has been surprisingly tenacious in the U.S., refusing to fade away as flu viruses usually do. And health officials predict a surge of cases this fall, perhaps very soon as schools reopen.
A White House report from an expert panel suggests that from 30 percent to half the population could catch swine flu during the course of this pandemic and that from 30,000 to 90,000 could die.
So how worried should you be and how do you prepare? The Associated Press has tried to boil down the mass of information into 10 things you should know to be flu-savvy.
1. No cause for panic.
So far, swine flu isn't much more threatening than regular seasonal flu.
During the few months of this new flu's existence, hospitalizations and deaths from it seem to be lower than the average seen for seasonal flu, and the virus hasn't dramatically mutated. That's what health officials have observed in the Southern Hemisphere where flu season is now winding down.
Still, more people are susceptible to swine flu and U.S. health officials are worried because it hung in so firmly here during the summer — a time of year the flu usually goes away.
2. Virus tougher on some.
Swine flu is more of a threat to certain groups — children under 2, pregnant women, people with health problems like asthma, diabetes and heart disease. Teens and young adults are also more vulnerable to swine flu.
Ordinary, seasonal flu hits older people the hardest, but not swine flu. Scientists think older people may have some immunity from exposure years earlier to viruses similar to swine flu.
3. Wash your hands often and long.
Like seasonal flu, swine flu spreads through the coughs and sneezes of people who are sick. Emphasize to children that they should wash with soap and water long enough to finish singing the alphabet song, "Now I know my ABC's..." Also use alcohol-based hand sanitizers.
4. Get the kids vaccinated.
These groups should be first in line for swine flu shots, especially if vaccine supplies are limited — people 6 months to 24 years old, pregnant women, health care workers.
Also a priority: Parents and caregivers of infants, people with those high-risk medical conditions previously noted.
5. Get your shots early.
Millions of swine flu shots should be available by October. If you are in one of the priority groups, try to get your shot as early as possible.
Check with your doctor or local or state health department about where to do this. Many children should be able to get vaccinated at school. Permission forms will be sent home in advance.
6. Immunity takes awhile.
Even those first in line for shots won't have immunity until around Thanksgiving.
That's because it's likely to take two shots, given three weeks apart, to provide protection. And it takes a week or two after the last shot for the vaccine to take full effect.
The regular seasonal flu shot should be widely available in September. People over 50 are urged to be among the first to get that shot.
7. Vaccines are being tested.
Health officials presume the swine flu vaccine is safe and effective, but they're testing it to make sure.
The federal government has begun studies in eight cities across the country to assess its effectiveness and figure out the best dose. Vaccine makers are doing their own tests as well.
8. Help! Surrounded by swine flu.
If an outbreak of swine flu hits your area before you're vaccinated, be extra cautious.
Stay away from public gathering places like malls, sports events and churches. Try to keep your distance from people in general. Keep washing those hands and keep your hands away from your eyes, nose and mouth.
9. What if you get sick?
If you have other health problems or are pregnant and develop flu-like symptoms, call your doctor right away. You may be prescribed Tamiflu or Relenza. These drugs can reduce the severity of swine flu if taken right after symptoms start.
If you develop breathing problems (rapid breathing for kids), pain in your chest, constant vomiting or a fever that keeps rising, go to an emergency room.
Most people, though, should just stay home and rest. Cough into your elbow or shoulder. Stay home for at least 24 hours after your fever breaks. Fluids and pain relievers like Tylenol can help with achiness and fever. Always check with a doctor before giving children any medicines. Adult cold and flu remedies are not for them.
10. No swine flu from barbecue.
You can't catch swine flu from pork — or poultry either (even though it recently turned up in turkeys in Chile). Swine flu is not spread by handling meat, whether it's raw or cooked.
Source: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.
Saturday, August 29, 2009
SBY has Supersemar Document Traced Back
Chat whit Mona Lisa
A digital version of the work is the star attraction in a new exhibition of classic artworks recreated in multimedia form in Beijing.
Exhibition organiser Wang Hui spent two years preparing the collection.
He says it is the first time 3D, holographic and voice recognition technologies have been fused like this.
Visitors can also listen to Jesus Christ talking to his disciples and watch him move around the table of The Last Supper, while life-sized replica statues of Roman and Greek gods and goddesses strike provocative poses in a multimedia play.
Amazing art
Fine art graduate Zhao Yuanzhi was impressed by his visit.
"In studios, they're all stationary, but here they are alive and moving around," he said. "It's surprising and vivid."
The Mona Lisa is also programmed to answer questions about her mysterious smile and to talk about her life.
The World Classic Interactive Arts Exhibition is set to run in Beijing for three months.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
HOW MAKE EASY BLOG ?
1. What is Blog {Apa itu Blog ?}
Blog ( singkatan dari Web log) adalah situs yang sifatnya lebih pribadi, yaitu lebih berat kepada penggambaran dari si pembuat blog itu sendiri.
Blog dibuat oleh para desainer penyedia blog agar bekerja secara otomatis dan mudah
untuk dioperasikan , jadi bagi kita-kita yang masih bingung dengan bahasa pemrograman untuk membuat sebuah website tidak jadi persoalan. Apabila anda sudah bisa membuat sebuah account email di internet, maka dalam membuat blog pun saya yakin anda bisa.
2. Make Blog { Cara membuat blog}
Seperti halnya e-mail, dalam membuat blog pun kita harus mempunyai sebuah account
terlebih dahulu, oleh karena itu silahkan daftarkan diri anda terlebih dahulu
di free blog provider (penyedia hosting/domain blog gratis). Free blog provider
http://www.blogger.com, http://www.wordpress.com
serta http://blogsome.com.
Dalam kesempatan kali ini saya akan mengulas tentang cara pembuatan blog di
http://www.blogger.com, Silahkan anda klik gambar dibawah untuk mendaftar.
Creat Blog Now {ciptakan blog sekarang juga}
Setelah anda berada pada situs blogger.com, anda akan melihat gambar seperti gambar
di atas. Silahkan lakukan langkah-langkah berikut ini :
1. Klik tanda anak panah yang bertuliskan " CIPTAKAN BLOG ANDA "
2. Isilah Alamat Email dengan alamat email anda (tentunya yang valid)
3. Isikan kembali alamat email anda tadi pada form Ketik ulang alamat email
4. Tuliskan password yang anda inginkan pada form Masukkan sebuah password
5. Isikan kembali password anda tadi pada form Keyik ulang sandi (password)
6. Isi Nama Tampilan dengan nama yang ingin anda tampilkan
7. Tulis tulisan yang tertera pada form Verifikasi Kata.
Beri tanda tik/cek pada kotak di pinggir tulisan Saya menerima Persyaratan dan Layanan.
8. Klik gambar anak panah yang bertuliskan "LANJUTKAN"
9. Tuliskan judul blog yang anda inginkan (nanti bisa di rubah lagi) pada form Judul Blog
10. Tulis nama situs anda pada form Alamat Blog (URL)
11. Tulislah tulisan verifikasi yang ditampilkan pada form Verifikasi kata,
jika sudah selesai klik gambar panah yang bertuliskan
"LANJUTKAN".
12. Pilihlah gambar (template) yang anda inginkan (nanti bisa di rubah lagi), kemudian klik
gambar anak panah yang bertuliskan "LANJUTKAN"
13. Setelah keluar tulisan "Blog Anda telah di iptakan". Klik gambar
panah bertuliskan "MULAI POSTING". Silahkan anda tuliskan semau
anda, jika sudah selesai klik tombol "MEMPUBLISKAN POSTING".
Bagi para pemula, biasanya mereka bingung setelah daftar membuat blog apa yang harus di isi( diposting ) dalam sebuah blog. Isi ( content ) dari sebuah blog tentu saja terserah kepadasi pemilik blog itu sendiri, apakah mau di isi puisi, perjalan hidup, teknik, ataupun apa saja. Nah di sini saya menyarankan, isilah blog anda tersebut dengan minat ataupun hoby serta keahlian anda sendiri, karena tentu saja di luar sana banyak sekali orang yang tentunya sama minat dan hoby nya dengan anda, sehingga mereka akan tertarik untuk membaca tulisan-tulisan anda.
Sunday, August 16, 2009
EARTHQUAKE AT MENTAWAI WEST SUMATERA
Residents of Siberut, West Sumatra left their homes for a nearby hill after an earthquake measuring 6.9 on the Richter scale hit the island on Sunday.
A local non governmental activist, Darmanto, said the residents feared that a tsunami will follow the earthquake.
"We strongly felt the tremor, and then residents ran away to the hill," he said.
Four people in Padang were reportedly injured due to the earthquake, which was followed by at least two aftershocks.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Taiwan seeks foreign aid
TAIPEI, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Taiwan leaders, already under fire over the response to a typhoon that likely killed hundreds, have accepted foreign aid after earlier refusing the offers, officials said on Saturday, as the president apologised.
Trying to repair its image after Typhoon Morakot caused widespread landslides in southern Taiwan, the government on Friday asked major world donors for equipment, a foreign ministry official said. Aid offers were initially refused on Tuesday.
"In our first message, we said we didn't need help, just money," said Joanne Ou, head of the ministry's publicity section. "But on (Thursday) the ministry asked the disaster centre what we needed. We asked them for a list."
Local media, reflecting public sentiment, bashed the government for declining aid earlier in the week.
The ministry has approached Japan, the United States and European countries for supplies such as large helicopters and mobile homes, Ou said.
Taiwan President Ma Ying-jeou, pressured by the public over his response to the typhoon damage, on Friday estimated the eventual death toll at more than 500, mostly people feared buried in a massive landslide in one mountain village.
COULD DRAIN SUPPORT
Survivors and Taiwan's main opposition party have accused Ma of responding too slowly to the typhoon that hit last weekend, the island's worst since 1959. The official death toll is 123.
Ma, touring a disaster area in central Taiwan, apologised on Saturday.
"Ma said the government response was a bit slow and expressed apologies for that," his spokesman Tony Wang said.
Sustained pressure on Ma, who was elected in 2008, could drain support for his Nationalist Party (KMT) in city and county elections in December, analysts say.
The foreign aid snafu pointed to poor communication between government offices and may be remembered, said Alexander Huang, strategic studies professor at Tamkang University in Taipei.
"The problem throughout is that people in government are sticking with day-to-day, non-crisis management instead of common sense," Huang said.
Six countries, including China and the United States, have pledged aid, including expert damage assessment and water filtration tools.
More than 35,000 people from disaster areas in southern Taiwan have been rescued, the National Fire Agency said.
But in the worst-hit village, Hsiao Lin, it was unlikely that anyone trapped on Monday in a massive landslide had survived, local officials said. [ID:nSP319394]
Rescue crews have been told to focus on survivors and sending in food rather than digging for bodies, said Hu Jui-chou, an army major general involved in the rescue effort.
"I was there yesterday, and it looked like a valley full of rocks and mud," he said.
Morakot, which passed over Taiwan last weekend, has caused about T$11.8 billion ($360 million) in agricultural losses and damaged more than 250 road segments, requiring years to repair. (Editing by Bill Tarrant)
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
H1N1 virus the enemy to beat at World Badminton Championships
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Tue, 08/11/2009 8:20 PM | Sports
After the terror threats, the world’s top badminton players competing in Hyderabad, India are now facing a real battle against H1N1 virus.
Malaysian doubles coach Jeremy Gan is receiving intensive medical treatment at a local hospital after he was admitted there with symptoms of H1N1 infection two days ago.
Badminton World Federation’s chief operating officer Thomas Lund told reporters Tuesday the world badminton body was waiting for the results of a medical examination on the coach, which would be announced in two days, Antara state news agency reported.
The organizers said they had taken all precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the virus among the players and officials.
Gan was rushed to hospital after the Malaysian team doctor was unable to alleviate his fever and flu.
Malaysia’s Indonesian coach Rexy Mainaky said his colleague had looked sick ever since they arrived in Hyderabad on Saturday. “Before the Indian outing, he accompanied his players to a tournament in Thailand. I don’t know why he fell sick,” Rexy said.
Security has been tightened at the venue of the World Championships following a threat from the Lashkar-e-Taiba group to launch an attack by Aug. 15. England withdrew from the tournament because of the security threat.
Saturday, August 8, 2009
News focus: intensified hunt of terrorists leads to successful raids
By Fardah
At least three terrorists were believed to have been killed, and one was reportedly arrested, in the raids in Jatiasih, Bekasi, West Java, and Temanggung District, Central Java, on Saturday morning.
Noordin M Top, fugitive Malaysian-born terrorist, was believed to have been killed in the raid in Temanggung, but until Saturday noon the Indonesian police have not yet officially confirmed his death.
After a 17-hour siege, anti-terror police at 9.30 am local time raided a house believed to be a terrorist (most likely Noordin M Top) hideout at Beji village in the Kedu region of Temanggung District.
The raid was carried out after at least five explosions were heard happening in the house. Police officers entered the house and fired profusely inside the house while other policemen surrounded the house and opened its windows by force. Before breaking into the house, the police fired repeatedly at the house from a nearby hill.
The Indonesian government was determined to intensify efforts to find Noordin M Top following the bombings of two hotels in the Mega Kuningan area in Jakarta last July 17, 2009, which killed nine people and injured 53 others.
Based on the findings and modus operandi of the bomb blasts, Noordin M Top and his network were suspected to have been behind the bombings.
Azahari Husin and Noordin M Top, both Malaysian nationals, were believed to have masterminded the Marriott Hotel bombing in Jakarta on August 5, 2003 which killed 12 people, and injured 147 others.
Azahari was killed in a police raid in East Java in November 2005 but Noording M Top who was with him was able to escape.
Dr Azahari and his associate Noordin Mohammad Top, a terror coordinator of the Al-Qaeda-linked Southeast Asian branch of the Jemaah Islamiyah militant network, are also believed to have masterminded a series of major terrorist acts in Indonesia, including the Bali bombings in 2002, a deadly blast at the Australian Embassy in Jakarta in 2004, and bombings in Bali in October 2005 that killed more than 220 people.
Raid in Bekasi,
Meanwhile, two terrorists were shot dead by police officers of the Densus-88 anti terror unit at the Puri Nusaphala housing complex in Jatiasih, Bekasi, Saturday morning.
"They were shot because they were about to throw bombs at the police," National Police Chief General Bambang Hendarso Danuri said as quoted by Brigadier General Sulistyo Ishak, a police spokesman.
However, the police who had surrounded the terrorists` house since 5 pm local time on Friday, could not confirm whether the bomb was a grenade or home-made bomb.
The fatal shooting was necessary because the two terrorists had threatened the lives of the police officers, he said. The dead terrorist were identified as Eko Joko Supriyanto and Air Setiawan.
Police suspected that they were involved in several terrorism crimes including the bombing of JW Marriott and Ritz-Carlton hotels in the Mega Kuningan area, Jakarta, last July 17, 2009.
The anti-terror policemen also found hundreds of kilograms of explosive materials and a car near the house. "They Were preparing another car bomb attack to be carried out in the next two weeks," Danuri said. One of their targets was believed to be President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono`s residence in Cikeas, which is not too far from the terrorists' hideout in Jatiasih.
Prior to the Saturday raids, police made a number of arrests of terrorist suspects including in Temanggung and and North Jakarta.
However, Ansyaad Mbai, head of the anti-terror desk at the coordinating ministry for political, legal and security affairs, said in Jakarta on Saturday that the threat of terrorism still exists despite the (unconfirmed) death of Malaysian-born terrorist M Noordin M Top in a police raid in Temanggung.
"His presence in Indonesia for such a long time with a series of terrorist actions carried out up to July 2009, shows that Noordin has continued to build up his power base in the form of cells. It would therefore not be correct to assume that with his death, his entire terror network has been paralyzed. Moreover, many terrorist suspects related to Noordin M Top and Dr Azahari were still at large, he said.
"The skills of the Noordin M Top group in making bombs have continued to be developed as can be seen from their modus operandi ... these skills, of course, have also been acquired by members of the cells which have been built up for a long time at least over the past four years," he said.
Therefore, although Noordin M Top was reportedly dead, all parties must continue to be on alert to the threat of terrorism in any form.
Ansyaad Mbai recently said on a separate occasion that although over the past four years there no terrorist actions occurred in Indonesia, Noordin M Top and his network cells continued to consolidate themselves actively despite the security agencies` successes in tracing and arresting Noordin M Top`s men.
"Friday (July 17)`s incident proves that they are still strong. Arresting Noordin M Top, the actor, should now be the priority. As long as the actor is still at large, all anticipative measures will be useless," he said.
Over the past few weeks, security agencies had traced and detained a number of people in areas believed to be the hideouts of Noordin M Top and his men, such as Cilacap (Central Java), Lampung and Malang (East Java).
One of the terrorist suspects captured recently was Syaefudin Zuhri who was arrested in Cilacap in June 2009.
Indonesia continued to communicate and coordinate with the government and security personnel of Malaysia, and several other others, to look for and arrest Noordin M Top, Inspector General Ansyaad Mbai said recently.
The security personnel have also expanded the coverage of their search, not only in Java and Sumatra, but also in the country`s other regions. A lot of posters and banners depicting Noordin's faces in various possible modifications, have been distributed and posted throughout Indonesia.
In Brebes, central Java, for instance, police have erected a 4-m x 6-m billboard with fugitive terror suspect Nurdin Muhammad Top`s countenance on it at the Central Java - West Java border.
Defense Minister Juwono Sudarsono said in Jakarta recently Police remain the main element in fighting terrorism, despite the establishment of anti-terrorism desks at military regional commands throughout Indonesia.
He said the efforts to fight terrorism must be conducted by all parties including civilians, and related institutions in the central government and regions. At present, the coordinating ministry for political, legal and security affairs has a counter terrorism desk.
Following the bombings in Jakarta last July 2009, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono had instructed the chiefs of the National Police (Polri) and the National Defende Forced (TNI) as well as governors and district heads across the country to increase vigilance against possible recurrence of terrorist acts.
"The law enforcers must be able to find the perpetrators or the masterminds behind the incidents," he said.
"I swear in the name of the people and the government that we will take stern and appropriate actions against the perpetrators and masterminds of the bombing incidents," the head of state said, adding "today (Friday) marks a dark spot in our history. The bombings were committed by terrorists".
If it is confirmed that Noordin M Top was killed in the police raid in Temanggung, the country`s security agencies should be praised for their hard work and success in eliminating the two most wanted terrorists in Indonesia , namely Noordin and Dr Azahari.(*)
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009
MBAH SURIP JUST DIE {WHO IS HE ?}
this phrase became top 50 in hot trends today. This is Indonesian language. "Mbah Surip" meninggal means Mbah Surip die. But who is Mbah Surip ? and why Mbah Surip meninggal die ?. Mbah Surip is one of Indonesian phenomenal singer ini 2009. His song, called "Tak Gendong" became the most downloaded ring back tone. in Indonesia.
Today, August 4th, 2009 10.30 a.m Mbah Surip Die because heart attack. But the rumors spread tha Mbah Surip die because over perform that make him so tired. Mbah Surip just became a famous and popular artist in last 3 months. when Mbah Surip 60 years ol (but 46 years old in his ID card).
mbah surip meninggal
Mbah Surip was famous with his wierd style and wierd laugh. But Mbah Surip has low profile, even Mbah Surip was Master of Business Administration. His quote : "I LOVE YOU FULL" alsa very famoes, now everybody said "I love You Full" in Indonesia when they remember Mbah Surip.
Monday, August 3, 2009
SWINE INFLUENZA
Health officials also said Monday that New Jersey will receive $10 million in federal funds to help it prepare for a possible pandemic.
Gov. Jon S. Corzine said the state Department of Health and Human Services will get $7.4 million for local, county and state preparedness for the virus. An additional $2.6 million will be used to prepare a response to any surge of flu patients.
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services is providing the funding as part of $350 million in grants to help fight the flu nationwide.
Strategies to fight the flu include everything from vaccinating pregnant women first to administering vaccines to children in classrooms across the region.
Last week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended pregnant women should be among the first people to get vaccinated. Government researchers said pregnant women could account for 13 percent of deaths related to swine flu, even though they only make up about 1 percent of the total U.S. population.
A pregnant woman's physiology changes while she's carrying a fetus, meaning her body doesn't fight off diseases and viruses the same way as when she is not pregnant. Viruses also have the potential to cause harm to the unborn baby.
"Clearly, there's a benefit for pregnant women at all stages (of pregnancy) to be vaccinated," said Dr. Daniel Morgan, an obstetrician and gynecologist associated with Shore Memorial Hospital in Somers Point.
While pregnant women need to be concerned about the virus, Morgan said British and Swiss health officials who are recommending women not get pregnant until the pandemic has passed are on the extreme side, and that he wouldn't recommend that to his patients.
Vaccinating early, often
In addition to expectant mothers, all children from 6 months to 24 years old should be among the first to get the H1N1 vaccine, according to the CDC.
The original recommendation went up to 18 years of age, but the new recommendations are forcing places such as Atlantic County to plan differently. For example, the students of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in Galloway Township are now a part of the recommended group, according to Atlantic County Health Office Patricia Diamond.
The health departments in Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and Ocean counties have all been meeting with school districts to figure out how to distribute the vaccine to the students and what the schools can do to monitor the process.
In addition to schools administering the vaccine, school nurses might be enlisted by the state to help administer them out elsewhere.
The region is preparing for an earlier seasonal-flu vaccination period, according to Leslie Terjesen, a spokeswoman for the Ocean County Health Department.
Seasonal-flu vaccinations could begin in September in parts of southern New Jersey if a vaccine for seasonal flu is ready. The seasonal-flu vaccine is separate from the H1N1 vaccine, and county health officials are recommending that those at risk receive both.
"We're going to move up the period for seasonal-flu (vaccinations) just to get used to the flow," Terjesen said. The H1N1 vaccines are expected to be in late October if the current tests go as planned.
The most at-risk groups include personnel in the health care and emergency medical service and people between the ages of 25 and 64 who have underlying medical conditions that put them at risk for complications of the virus.
'More intense in the city'
Preparing for more cases of swine flu also means understanding local populations. In Cape May county, higher populations of seasonal visitors and senior citizens means the county has to be prepared to handle swine flu differently.
Seasonal visitors have to be able to have the same access that locals have to the vaccine, and senior citizens need to be educated on what to do in the event of more widespread swine flu, according to Cape May County Health Officer Kevin Thomas.
There are also areas where the population is highly concentrated, such as Atlantic City, Bridgeton and Vineland. While the same groups of people need to be vaccinated in these cities, the potential for the virus to spread faster is greater because of people living in close quarters with one another.
"Atlantic City is a vulnerable population," said Ron Cash, the Atlantic City health officer. "It's not any different, it's just more intense in the city."
Cash said many of the casino employees also live in Atlantic City. He has asked the casinos to make sure their health care workers are available to give out vaccinations, since the city's health department will have to handle the rest of the city's residents.
Because of the increased need for vaccinations, county health departments are also enlisting the help of the Medical Reserve Corps. The counties are offering classes on how to give vaccinations for those who are qualified.
Forming a plan
A vaccine for the virus is being tested this month in sites across the country, but the nearest testing site to New Jersey is in Baltimore. The H1N1 vaccine comes in two doses that are administered 28 days apart.
The CDC predicted that as much as 40 percent of the country's population could get sick from the virus over the next two years if no vaccine was being developed and no other preventative measures were taken.
"It's all going to be predicated on what the virus does between now and the fall," said Vineland Health Officer George Sartorio.
Health officials already know the virus is widespread in New Jersey, with hospitalized cases confirmed in all 21 counties. As of Wednesday, 960 hospitalized cases were confirmed by the state's Department of Health and Senior Services, or DHSS, with 15 deaths related to the swine flu virus.
The actual number of cases in New Jersey is much higher, according to Dr. Susan Walsh, deputy commissioner of public health services for the state's DHSS, since not all people with cases of swine flu are hospitalized. The hospitalized cases receive blood tests that confirm the presence of the H1N1 virus.
A computerized approach
New Jersey's DHSS is trying to determine the best way to make sure everyone who gets vaccinated receives both doses of the vaccine. A computerized system is being considered so that patients wouldn't have to return to exactly the same location to receive the two vaccinations.
"We're going to be as flexible as we can," Walsh said.
Some local health officials are questioning the computerized approach. A system crash could result in longer waiting times for those receiving the vaccine, according to Herb Roeschke, public health coordinator for the Cumberland County Public Health Department.
"I'm not sure it's going to be as much of an asset as the state might envision," Roeschke said.
New Jersey will hold a statewide Influenza Pandemic Preparedness Summit for health officials Aug. 20 and 21.
Thursday, July 23, 2009
Indonesian President Election 2009
Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, a 59-year-old retired general and the first directly elected head of state in this predominantly Muslim nation of 235 million, helped Indonesia move beyond an era wracked by secessionist conflicts, Islamist militancy and vast financial uncertainty.
But he faces a tall order in fulfilling campaign vows to take Indonesia's newfound stability to a higher level and deepen democratic reforms.
To boost credibility abroad, Yudhoyono needs to bring together a government team of experts and economic technocrats who put the interests of the country above personal gain, Anies Baswedan, a senior political analyst at Jakarta's Paramadina University, said Thursday.
"I expect him to be bolder in making his appointments," Baswedan said, noting that Yudhoyono has a stronger mandate than during his first five-year term that began in 2004. "He will capitalize on that power."
Yudhoyono's choice for vice president — the former central bank governor Boediono, an economist who previously had few political ties — was widely seen as a positive signal.
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