Wreckage of Russian Sukhoi Superjet 100 Plane Found in Indonesia

Happy atmosphere before flying

The wreckage of a Russian Sukhoi Superjet was found Thursday on the side of a dormant Indonesian volcano, a day after it disappeared during a demonstration flight with about 50 people aboard.

Authorities said a helicopter pilot spotted the debris of Russia's first post-Soviet civilian jet scattered over rocks and trees on the sheer face of Mount Salak outside the city of Bogor.

The twin-engine Superjet 100 vanished from radar screens south of Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Wednesday, 50 minutes into what was meant to be a short flight to show off its capabilities to prospective buyers.

Crash site

Initial efforts to locate the jet proved fruitless but the crew of an Indonesian Super Puma military helicopter discovered the crash scene after the search resumed at first light on Thursday, officials said.

They said rescuers were trying to get to the wreck by land and air, but that heavy fog was hampering visibility for helicopters and that reaching the crash site could take several hours by foot.

National rescue agency spokesman Gagah Prakoso said there was no sign so far of any survivors.
Devastated relatives of those aboard the ill-fated aircraft gathered at the Halim Perdanakusuma airport in Jakarta -- used for military and some commercial flights -- where the Sukhoi had taken off the day before.

Some wept quietly as friends tried to console them, while others sat in a state of shock, staring into the distance. Authorities took DNA samples to help in identification if remains are found.

Crash site

A teary-eyed Yenni Cipta, 38, recalled that when her father, an aviation worker, had bid farewell on Wednesday he had jokingly told her children: "Grandpa is going to a faraway place."

Those aboard the flight were mostly Indonesian aviation representatives, but also included eight Russians -- four of them crew and four Sukhoi employees -- plus an American and a Frenchman, officials said.

The Sukhoi Superjet, a new passenger aircraft, is crucial to Russia's hopes of becoming a major player in the modern aviation market, and a major accident would be the first disaster involving the type.

National search and rescue chief Daryatmo, who goes by one name, said the helicopter pilot had sighted the Sukhoi logo among the debris.

The mountainous Mount Salak region rises 6,500 feet (2,000 metres) above sea level, some 50 miles (80 kilometres) southeast of Jakarta. Indonesian officials have said the Sukhoi descended to about 6,000 feet shortly before it vanished.

The debris was found on the side of Mount Salak about 1,800 metres (5,900 feet) above sea level, said Lieutenant Colonel Mukhlis, a local military commander.

"We don't know how big it is, what part of the plane, and the condition of the passengers," he added.
President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono told reporters that "all efforts must be made in this rescue operation... and the priority must be to save survivors, if any".

The demonstration flight was part of an Asian tour to promote the aircraft, which is a joint venture between Sukhoi and Italy's Alenia Aeronautica. It made its first commercial flight last year.

So far it is being flown by two airlines, Russia's Aeroflot and Armenia's Armavia, but orders have reportedly been confirmed with more, including Indonesia's Kartika Airlines and Sky Aviation.

At the Jakarta airport, Susan Sepang, 50, clutched a framed photograph of her 30-year-old daughter, an employee of Sky Aviation, as a worker inserted a cotton swab in her mouth for a DNA test.

Reports of the number on board varied, with local rescue officials saying the plane was carrying 46 people and Trimarga Rekatama, the company responsible for inviting the passengers, saying 50 were on board.

Juanda, a 41-year-old villager near Mount Salak, said he was feeding his chickens on Wednesday when he heard a roar overhead from a plane "moving unsteadily just slightly below the mountain summit".

"It was still way above the trees but veering left and right, and then it disappeared," he told AFP by telephone. "I heard a sound like firecrackers, but I couldn't see it anymore."

South Korea Found Smuggled Drug Capsules Containing The Dried, Powdered Flesh From Dead Babies

Capsules containing a powder of human infants

More than 17 thousand capsuleswere smuggled from China to South Korea. The capsules were believed to cure hard disease, but it turned out after investigation that the capsule is regarded as dangerous.

Indeed gruesome discovery camefrom China, the medical officer who is believed to smuggle corrupt lifeless baby was the result of abortion or newborn. Later, the bodies of small bodies were purchased and stored in a refrigerator of the perpetrator.

The next mode is more terrifying, as the perpetrator ofthis capsule makers to bring thebabies to the clinic and was placed in such a special oven for medical purposes. After drying out the skin of the corpse, thendestroy the perpetrators and memerosesnya into the capsule.

This capsule maker to mix the meat, which destroyed it with various ingredients. That meant that customs officers and the investigation, could not find the original material from this terrible capsule. Similarly, Newsits reported on Tuesday (08/05/2012).

The discovery of this fact has been established since August last year. But the South Korean customs continue to investigate to find strong evidence that thecontents of the capsule that contains meat baby is innocent.

China believed the Government knows this sale, and they were trying to stop the capsules are sold out the Bamboo Curtain country. But tens of thousands of packets successfully is to the South.

Chinese citizens are fond of alternative medicine, including eating rhino horn that was madeinto a powder. Historically, some of them still consume human placental blood vessels to improve blood circulation.

Now, the South Korean Customs increased their vigilance against the package of drugs carried by Chinese citizens. According to them, have 35 times the smuggling of a similar capsule occurred since August last year. 17 thousand capsules are successful in arresting the capsules compared to a power adder.

Through experiments performed by The San Francisco Times, 99.7 percent of the capsules that contain the remains of the human body. The test was also successfully determine the sex of the baby.

Wow, Mobile Porn Revenue To Reach Almost $1 Billion

 

Juniper Research’s latest report estimates that mobile adult content subscriptions will reach nearly $1 billion by 2015, led by increased growth in the smartphone and tablet markets, along with the availability of increasingly faster mobile data connections.

Quoted from BGR on Monday (05/07/2012), The firm states that tablets offer a “more engaging experience,” allowing users to see content in more detail and delivering more browsing options. The porn industry still faces many hurdles in emerging markets, however, due to the limitations of low-end smartphones, lack of viable payment methods and legal and social barriers.

North America and Western Europe are expected to account for over 70% of the total end-user mobile adult revenues, and the numbers of individual who use adult video chat services will more than triple by 2015, accounting for more than half of all mobile porn revenue.

Captain America Died When Contact His Wife Through Skype

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DALLAS (AP) — An Army nurse showed no alarm or discomfort before suddenly collapsing during a Skype video chat with his wife, who saw a bullet hole in a closet behind him, his family said Sunday.

Capt. Bruce Kevin Clark's family released a statement describing what his wife saw in the video feed recording her husband's death in Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan. It's not clear how the bullet hole got in the closet.

"Clark was suddenly knocked forward," the statement from the soldier's family said. "The closet behind him had a bullet hole in it. The other individuals, including a member of the military, who rushed to the home of CPT Clark's wife also saw the hole and agreed it was a bullet hole."

The statement says the Skype link remained open for two hours on April 30 as family and friends in the U.S. and Afghanistan tried to get Clark help.

"After two hours and many frantic phone calls by Mrs. Clark, two military personnel arrived in the room and appeared to check his pulse, but provided no details about his condition to his wife," the statement said.

In the statement, Susan Orellana-Clark said she was providing details of what she saw "to honor my husband and dispel the inaccurate information and supposition promulgated by other parties."

U.S. officials in Afghanistan referred questions to the Pentagon, which previously referred questions to the William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, where Clark was assigned.

The Pentagon said previously that Clark's death remains under investigation.

Clarence Davis, spokesman for William Beaumont Army Medical Center, declined to comment on Clark's family's statement.

Clark, 43, grew up in Michigan and previously lived in Spencerport, N.Y., a suburb of Rochester, his wife's hometown. He joined the Army in 2006 and was stationed in Hawaii before he was assigned to the medical center in El Paso. He deployed to Afghanistan in March.

Clark's body was returned Thursday to Dover Air Force Base.

He is survived by his wife and two daughters, aged 3 and 9.

If You Want To See Komodo Dragons, Visit Their Original Habitat in NTT

Komodo Habitat

The East Nusa Tenggara (NTT) administration has refused the central government’s recent plan to exchange its famous komodo dragons with China for endangered pandas, an official says.

NTT provincial secretary Frans Salem said on Thursday that the administration had pledged not to move the komodo dragons from their original habitat at Komodo National Park in West Manggarai on Flores to China, and was sure local residents would reject such plans. “The NTT administration and local residents will never grant such a request,” he said.

“The komodo is the province’s most precious asset. If you want to see komodo dragons, visit their original habitat,” Salem said.

Komodo National Park Indonesia

Northern Komodo Island Indonesia

Komodo Island

Komodo Dragon

Komodo Dragon

Komodo Dragon

Komodo Dragon

Komodo Dragon

During a visit to Beijing in April, President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Chinese President Hu Jintao agreed to swap their iconic animals as a symbolic gesture marking the improved bilateral relationship between both countries.

The plan was later followed up in a meeting held between Vice President Boediono and China’s Vice Premier Hui Liangyu.

Salem said that the province would host the 2013 Sail Komodo with participants from more than 100 countries. “That is why moving komodo dragons from their natural habitat is not a good idea,” he said. (swd)

Obituary : Former Indonesiaan Health Minister Endang Sedyaningsih Dies

Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih

Former Indonesian former health minister Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih died on Wednesday.

“She died at 11:41 a.m. caused by her illness,” said Akmal Taher, director of Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital. “She was in critical condition since last night.”

Akmal said her remains would be taken to the family’s house and the burial will be on Thursday.

Endang was diagnosed with lung cancer in October 2010, one year after she was appointed to President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s cabinet.

On Tuesday night, several ministers and politicians flocked to her bedside after Akmal said her condition was deteriorating.

Last week, Endang tendered her resignation from the cabinet. She has not been formally replaced. Her day-to-day duties are being handled by Deputy Health Minister Ali Ghufron.

Yudhoyono said Endang decided to resign so she could concentrate on treatment for her illness. She did not want her absence to serve as a distraction to the ministry.

Biographical data

Endang Rahayu Sedyaningsih
Minister of Health
In office October 22, 2009 – April 26, 2012
President	Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
Preceded by	Siti Fadilah
Succeeded by	to be announced
Personal details
Born	February 1, 1955 Jakarta, Indonesia
Died	2 May 2012 (aged 57) Jakarta, Indonesia
Nationality	Indonesia
Spouse(s)	Dr. Reanny Mamahit, SpOG, MM
Children	Arinanda Wailan Mamahit Awandha Raspati Mamahit Rayinda Raumanen Mamahit
Alma mater	University of Indonesia Harvard School of Public Health
Profession	Physician

Career

Sedyaningsih began her career in 1979 as a clinician in the Jakarta Pertamina Hospital. She joined the public health service in 1980 and worked in remote areas as the Head of Waipare Health Center in East Nusa Tenggara for three years. In 1983, she moved to Jakarta and continued working in the public health service with the Jakarta Provincial Health Office. In 1997, she joined the National Institute of Health Research and Development (NIHRD) of the Indonesian Ministry of Health. She worked as a researcher in the Center of Disease Control Research and Program Development, NIHRD for more than a decade. For 6 months in 2001, she spent her time working with World Health Organization Headquarter in Geneva, Switzerland. She was appointed as the Director of the Center of Biomedical Research and Program Development, NIHRD in 2007. In October 2009, she was appointed as the Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia by President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and joined his cabinet which is called the Second Unified Indonesia Cabinet. On April 26, 2012, she resigned from her position as Minister of Health due to health condition. She was suffering from lung cancer and passed away on May 2, 2012 at RSCM (Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital).

Video Koboy Palmerah : Army Confirms Soldier’s Involvement In Palmerah Incident

A two-minute video showing an armed-man hitting a civilian reportedly at a Kompas bus stop near Jl. Palmerah Selatan in Central Jakarta, has been circulating on YouTube. A witness said that the man, allegedly an army officer, fired two shots in the air.

Andri, one of the bystanders, said that the incident started when a white Vespa Piaggio motorcycle bumped into a dark green Toyota Avanza, which had an Indonesian Army license plate.

“The motorcyclist was trying to calm the car’s driver, but the latter refused and fired his pistol in the air two times,” Andri said as quoted by kompas.com.

He added that the armed-man, who was wearing a white shirt, also struck the other man’s helmet with a stick a couple of times, and other bystanders were unwilling to break up the fight.

He said that the two men argued for around 20 minutes before two military police officers came to separate them.

“The officers arrived on the scene in a white sedan. They broke up the fight and brought the armed-man with them,” he said.

A picture published on Youtube showed that the car’s license plate number was 1394-00.

The army spokesman confirm

Army spokesman Brig. Gen. Pandji Suko Hari Judho confirmed that an armed-man caught on camera hitting motorcyclist near a bus stop on Jl. Tentara Pelajar, Central Jakarta was indeed a soldier. He said the soldier had been detained by the Jakarta Military Police for questioning.

“We heavily regret the emotional stance that the soldier had taken during the incident. Right now, he is being questioned by the Jakarta Military Police,” Panji told The Jakarta Post on Tuesday.

He said that the incident was started by a motorcyclist who was annoyed by a Toyota Avanza with military license plate that bumped into his motorbike.

“The motorcyclist then angrily asked the car to stop and asked the driver, who turned out to be a soldier, to step outside,” he said.

Even further, he said that the motorcyclist provoked the soldier by saying that the latter had been arrogant while driving. Provoked by the motorcyclist, Panji added, the soldier then grabbed his gun and hit the motorcyclist several times before he was apprehended by military police personnel who happened to pass by that area.

“We have examined the gun and it turned out to be an air soft gun,” he said, downplaying the seriousness of the allegations.

Panji added that the soldier, who works at the army headquarters, was on his way to pick up his sick mother at the airport. 

More 100.000 Worker Plan to Participate in May Day "May 1st, 2012" Rallies in Jakarta

With tens of thousands of workers across the country set use May Day protests today to demand better wages, business leaders and economists say any rise in pay must be matched by an improvement in productivity.

Citing increasing living costs, labor unions are rallying for higher pay and a halt to some outsourcing practices.

Data from the International Labor Organization shows that Indonesian workers are among the region’s lowest paid.

While ILO data for 2009 showed the average monthly wage to be at $432 in China, $282.80 in Thailand and $685.70 in Malaysia, the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) placed Indonesia’s figure at $127.80. That had risen to $135.80 by 2011.

“We oppose the low wage policy in Indonesia,” Said Iqbal, president of the Indonesian Trade Union Confederation (KSPI), said in Jakarta on Monday.

Iqbal said that as many as 100,000 workers from manufacturing plants in Greater Jakarta — including in Tangerang, Bekasi, Bogor and Depok — would take part in a May Day march in the capital. The rally will pass the National Monument (Monas), the Hotel Indonesia traffic circle, Tugu Tani, Salemba and Tugu Proklamasi, all in Central Jakarta, he said. Rallies will also take place in other major Indonesian cities, he added.

Jakarta Traffic Police have prepared some alternative traffic routes to anticipate mass rallies in the capital on May Day, which falls on Tuesday.

Bekasi-based labor activist Obon Tabroni said on Sunday that some 35,000 workers from Bekasi would join the May Day rallies in Jakarta.

An additional 100,000 workers, from unions like the Confederation of Indonesian Workers Union (KSPI) and the Federation of Indonesian Metal Workers’ Union (FPSMI), plan to join the rallies as well.

Chairman of the Confederation of Indonesian Workers Union (KSPI), Said Iqbal, said that the protesters would represent up to 170 million workers across Indonesia.

Students and human rights activists have also pledged to participate in Tuesday's rallies.

1. State Palace: 

A. Traffic from Jl. Hayam Wuruk will be rerouted through;
1) Jl. Suryo Parnoto - Cideng - Tanah Abang
2) Jl. Ir. H. Juanda - Jl. Veteran/Jl. Kathedral
B. Traffic from Thamrin will be rerouted through:
1) Jl. KH Wahid Hasyim/Jl. Kebon Sirih - Jl. Cideng Barat - Jl. Suryopranoto
2) Jl. Kebon Sirih/MMS - Jl. M Ridwan Rais - Jl. MMT - Jl. Perwira
3) Jl. Budi Kemuliaan - Jl. Tanah Abang Timur - Jl. Abdul Muis

2. Hotel Indonesia traffic circle: 

A. Traffic from Jl. Jend Sudirman will be rerouted through: Jl. Teluk Betung - Jl. Kebon Kacang or Dukuh atas - Jl. Kendal
B. Traffic from Jl. Jend Sudirman will be rerouted through: Dukuh Atas - Tn. Abang - Jl. Galunggung.

3. House of Representatives: 

A. Traffic from Semanggi will be rerouted through: Semanggi - Jl. Gerbang Pemuda - Jl. Gelora - Jl. Gelora 1/Jl. Palmerah Utara.
B. Traffic from Jl. Sisinga Mangaraja/Jl. Sudirman will be rerouted through: Jl. Asia Afrika/Jl. Pintu 1 Senayan - Jl. Asia Afrika - Jl. Gelora - Jl. Gelora 1/Jl. Palmerah Utara.
C. Traffic from Jl. S. Parman will be rerouted through: Jl. Pejompongan - Jl. Penjernihan/Jl. Gelora 1.

4. The Bung Karno sports complex will be used as a parking area for an estimated 2,500 buses

After Calling Indonesia “Some Random Country", Justin Bieber Says He Loves Indonesia

Following a storm of criticism after calling Indonesia “some random country", pop star Justin Bieber said on Monday that he loves Indonesia.

“One rumor I won’t stand for is saying what me and my fans have isn’t real", he tweeted on his Twitter account @justinbieber. “Indonesia I see you. I love you. I love all my fans. #fact”

He also tweeted, “You can’t break us. All the lies and rumors in the world can’t phase us. This is #family".

Bieber was heavily criticized by Indonesian fans, musicians and radio DJs, after his statement at the Supperclub in London about his new album, “Believe".


“I was in some random country,” Bieber began, as his manager Scott “Scooter” Braun, interjected: “Indonesia".

“I recorded it in a studio,” Bieber said. “Some little place. They didn’t know what they were doing".
On Saturday, Indonesian pop singer Syahrini demanded Bieber apologize to Indonesian fans.

On her Twitter account, Syahrini, who has nearly 500,000 followers, tweeted, “Justin Bieber has to apologize to Indonesian people".

Amid the criticism, a radio station in Medan, North Sumatra, decided to ban Bieber’s songs.

Frina, a radio station administrator, told the Jakarta Globe on Monday that the reason behind banning his songs was nationalism.

“We temporarily banned him until the end of April", Frina said. “We don’t know yet whether to extend it or not",

Frina said the radio station did not demand an apology as Syahrina had, but wanted to express its opinion regarding Bieber’s statement.

“However, he has posted something admitting Indonesia in his Twitter", Frina said.

His latest tweets have prompted positive reactions from Indonesian fans.

Twitter account @JbieberofIndo wrote, “I cried when I saw Justin tweeted something about Indonesia. Beliebers Indonesia Loves Justin Bieber".

Another big fan club with the Twitter account @JbeeIndonesia had a similar reaction.

“Indonesia Loves Justin Bieber. We never leave him because we are true beliebers".

Wow, Giant Digital Camera With 3.2 Bilion Pixel

The 22.3-megapixel CMOS sensor on Canon’s new EOS 5D Mark III is no joke, it's the best cameras ever in public now — except when compared to the hardware in the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST) camera. The 3.2 billion-pixel digital camera is meant to “capture the widest, fastest and deepest view of the night sky ever observed,” according to the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

The whole shebang will weigh around three tons and have 189 different sensors. Right now it’s passed something called Critical Decision 1, which means the lab can start a detailed design, schedule and budget phase. The hope is to start construction on the LSST camera by 2014; its huge 8.4-meter primary mirror is already being built in northern Chile.

When completed, the camera is supposed to record 6 million gigabytes of data each year, the equivalent of taking around 800,000 photos with an eight-megapixel camera every single night.

Its purpose? To look at totally awesome space stuff. It's deep and frequent cosmic vistas will help answer critical questions about the nature of dark energy and dark matter and aid studies of near-Earth asteroids, Kuiper belt objects, the structure of our galaxy and many other areas of astronomy and fundamental physics.

It's deep and frequent cosmic vistas will help answer critical questions about the nature of dark energy and dark matter and aid studies of near-Earth asteroids, Kuiper belt objects, the structure of our galaxy and many other areas of astronomy and fundamental physics.