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Monday, April 16, 2012
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Acehnese criminals : The tsunami early warning system built in Aceh stripped and sold by its local people
After reading this article below, I have become so upset with all things happened in this country. Aceh is an Indonesia province which implement Islamic law, but the criminal acts are so rampant here, from sexual harassment into theft crime. As you read the article below, you will see that the tsunami early warning system built in Aceh in 2004, failed to trigger a potential tsunami because the systems has been stripped and sold by local people....
source : http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/indonesias-tsunami-warning-system-stripped-sold-for-parts/511297
Days after Aceh dodged a bullet when two massive earthquakes failed to trigger a potentially devastating tsunami, it emerged that the country's tsunami early warning system has been compromised by scavengers stealing and selling its parts.
Research and Technology Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta said some of the instruments from the system had parts missing, while other instruments had just disappeared.
He said people were stealing the parts and then selling them. "There are a lot of people stealing parts from the tsunami early warning system, leading the device to malfunction," he said.
The system includes buoys off the coast of Sumatra with sensors that can detect an approaching tsunami. Gusti said the government was working with the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and the US government to develop submerged devices.
"We hope that it will be safer this way. People will no longer be able to steal the parts," he said. "We are also going to educate people about the equipment because it is essential to detect a tsunami early, and have the equipment working."
A tsunami warning was issued on Wednesday after two powerful earthquakes jolted the Indian Ocean off the coast of Aceh.
They were centered on the same fault line as the 2004 quake that triggered the tsunami that killed 220,000 people in the region. About 170,000 of the deaths were reported in Aceh.
The trauma of the tsunami more than seven years ago sent residents in Aceh scrambling for their lives on Wednesday, even after the tsunami warning was lifted hours later.
Vice President Boediono, who visited Aceh to assess the aftermath of the quakes, said the government was intent on creating a better tsunami warning system. The one set up after the 2004 quake was paid for by donors.
"I still hear of a number of problems, like the sirens not working and buoys that are not connected to the satellites. These need to be fixed," he said on Friday. "I hope other areas, like Mentawai and Padang, can also be alert."
The Mentawai island chain was ravaged by a tsunami in 2010 while Padang suffered heavy damage in a 2009 earthquake.
Five elderly people died in the aftermath of Wednesday's quakes, reportedly from shock or heart attacks, according to the Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD)
Amid the ensuing panic and tsunami scare, 63 prisoners escaped Sigli prison in Pidie district but 31 were recaptured.
Sigli warden Djoko Budi Setianto said three more were arrested on Friday and that the remaining 29 were still on the run.
"Prisoners and detainees who have not returned are being treated as fugitives," he said.
Research and Technology Minister Gusti Muhammad Hatta said some of the instruments from the system had parts missing, while other instruments had just disappeared.
He said people were stealing the parts and then selling them. "There are a lot of people stealing parts from the tsunami early warning system, leading the device to malfunction," he said.
The system includes buoys off the coast of Sumatra with sensors that can detect an approaching tsunami. Gusti said the government was working with the Agency for the Assessment and Application of Technology (BPPT) and the US government to develop submerged devices.
"We hope that it will be safer this way. People will no longer be able to steal the parts," he said. "We are also going to educate people about the equipment because it is essential to detect a tsunami early, and have the equipment working."
A tsunami warning was issued on Wednesday after two powerful earthquakes jolted the Indian Ocean off the coast of Aceh.
They were centered on the same fault line as the 2004 quake that triggered the tsunami that killed 220,000 people in the region. About 170,000 of the deaths were reported in Aceh.
The trauma of the tsunami more than seven years ago sent residents in Aceh scrambling for their lives on Wednesday, even after the tsunami warning was lifted hours later.
Vice President Boediono, who visited Aceh to assess the aftermath of the quakes, said the government was intent on creating a better tsunami warning system. The one set up after the 2004 quake was paid for by donors.
"I still hear of a number of problems, like the sirens not working and buoys that are not connected to the satellites. These need to be fixed," he said on Friday. "I hope other areas, like Mentawai and Padang, can also be alert."
The Mentawai island chain was ravaged by a tsunami in 2010 while Padang suffered heavy damage in a 2009 earthquake.
Five elderly people died in the aftermath of Wednesday's quakes, reportedly from shock or heart attacks, according to the Aceh Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD)
Amid the ensuing panic and tsunami scare, 63 prisoners escaped Sigli prison in Pidie district but 31 were recaptured.
Sigli warden Djoko Budi Setianto said three more were arrested on Friday and that the remaining 29 were still on the run.
"Prisoners and detainees who have not returned are being treated as fugitives," he said.
Friday, April 13, 2012
Bandung Should Have A Mayor Like Cory Booker
Mayor Cory A. Booker of Newark, N.J., rescued a woman trapped in a burning house Thursday night and carried her to safety.
Booker was treated for smoke inhalation at a local hospital and released. He also suffered second-degree burns on his hand.
The New York Times reports that Booker arrived at his Newark home after taping a television interview and found a neighbor's house ablaze. Before firefighters arrived on the scene, the mayor and two members of his security detail entered the house and helped the residents get out safely.
Booker then heard a woman screaming for help on the second floor and went back inside.
"I just grabbed her and whipped her out of the bed," Booker told The Star-Ledger.
Booker posted a Twitter message shortly after the incident: "Thanks 2 all who are concerned. Just suffering smoke inhalation. We got the woman out of the house. We are both off to hospital. I will b ok."
The mayor added that one of his security officers had tried to stop him from going inside. "We actually get into a fight because his job is to protect me," Booker said.
Newark Fire Chief John Centanni said Booker and his security detail performed a professional rescue and that their actions may have saved the woman's life.
Thursday, April 12, 2012
The total number of Persian Jews in Israel is estimated to be around 250,000
Source: wikipedia
The Jewish Encyclopedia estimated that in 1900 there were 35,000 Persian Jews in the world (almost all of whom lived in present-day Iran),[5] although other sources estimate somewhat higher numbers for the same time. On the eve of Israel's independence in 1948, there were, by varying estimates, 100,000[3]-150,000 Jews in Iran with relatively few Persian Jews residing outside the country. Today, there are an estimated 300,000–350,000 Jews of full or partial Persian ancestry living predominantly in Israel, with significant communities in the United States and Iran.
The largest group of Persian Jews is found in Israel. As of 2007, Israel is home to just over 47,000 Iranian-born Jews and roughly 87,000 Israeli-born Jews with fathers born in Iran.[6] While these numbers add up to about 135,000, when Israelis with more distant or solely maternal Iranian roots are included the total number of Persian Jews in Israel is estimated to be between 200,000[1]-250,000.[2]
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