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Selasa, 31 Juli 2012

Liliyana/Tontowi Tak Terkalahkan

Harapan utama Indonesia, pasangan Liliyana Natsir/Tontowi Ahmad, lolos ke babak perempat final ganda campuran cabang bulu tangkis Olimpiade London 2012 sebagai juara Grup C, Selasa (31/7/2012) atau Rabu WIB.

Pada pertandingan terakhir grup, Tontowi/Liliyana mengalahkan ganda Denmark, Thomas Laybourn/Kamilla Rutter Juhl, dalam dua game 24-22, 21-16.

Game pertama berlangsung ketat dan menegangkan. Kedua pasangan ini saling mengejar hingga kedudukan 19-19. Setelah ini, keadaan semakin menegangkan meski pasangan Indonesia tidak pernah tertinggal.

Pada kedudukan 21-21, beberapa kali pukulan Thomas Laybourn mampu menipu, untungnya bola tersebut melebar. Akhirnya Tontowi/Liliyana menutup game pertama tersebut dengan 24-22 dalam 24 menit.
Game kedua juga berlangsung ketat. Pasangan Denmark lebih dulu unggul 11-8. Butet/Towi kemudian berbalik unggul 14-12. Pasangan Denmark ini kemudian melakukan beberapa kesalahan yang membuat pasangan Indonesia unggul 19-13. Akhirnya mereka menang 21-16.

Dengan hasil ini, Towi/Butet lolos ke perempat final sebagai juara Grup C dan bertemu dengan peringkat dua Grup A, Michael Fuchs/Birgit Michels dari Jerman. Mereka terhindar dari pertemuan dengan unggulan pertama olimpiade, pasangan Zhang Nan/Zhao Yunlei dari China.

Pada laga penyisihan grup, Tontowi/Liliyana menang atas pasangan India, Diju V/Jwala Gutta, dengan 21-16, 21-12 serta  ganda campuran Korea, Lee Yong Dae/Ha Jung Eun, dengan 21-19, 21-12.

Sementara Laybourn/Juhl mengalahkan pasangan India dengan skor 21-12, 21-16 dan pasangan Korea 21-15, 21-12.

Extreme Ice Melt in Greenland


Satellite observations of the U.S. space agency NASA revealed that the ice in Greenland melted mass. Melting occurs even in the coldest and highest in Greenland, Summit Station.

Three NASA satellites show that the ice covering Greenland melts begin July 8, 2012 and lasted for four days. Thick layer of ice that never melts persisted.

Melting ice is common in the summer, but the phenomenon is surprising because it occurs rapidly in a wide area coverage. NASA ice core records showing what happened in 1889 and occur every 150 years.

"There is a movement of warm air that passes through and melt the Greenland ice sheet," said Tom Wagner told the AP on Tuesday (07/24/2012).

Area of melting ice melting fast for four days, up from 40 percent to 97 percent ice cover. This broke the record.

Origin of Snake Solved




Scientists find fossil of an ancient snake could explain the origin or evolution of snakes. Studies conducted on the fossil was published in the journal Nature on Wednesday (07/25/2012).

The study shows, the snake came from the mainland, rather than from the sea as long as is expected. Snakes are thought to have evolved from lizards burrow diggers who lost his leg.

During this time, the origin of snakes is still being debated. Studies is difficult because the lack of intermediate fossils of animals (animals that have the characteristics of the serpent and his ancestors).

Ancient snake fossil Coniophis precedens newly discovered in eastern Wyoming, United States, could help unravel the mystery. It comes from the 65-70 million years ago.

Nicholas Longrich analysis conducted at Yale University revealed that Coniophis precedens live in wet areas and is incapable of movement in water. Fauna that can be said to be half snake half lizard.

"These animals are likely to have small feet," said Longrich told the BBC on Thursday (7/26/2012).

Ancient serpent with a small size and characteristics of the bone diggers bekalangnya categorized as animal burrows. This primordial snake prey is large soft-bodied fauna.

Another feature, that ancient serpent who do not have a jaw like a snake modern flexible so can not eat prey larger than its body.

"Genesis of Serpentes (snakes biological name) starts from the evolution of the movement, followed by an adaptation that facilitates the activity of consuming larger prey that eventually allows the snake to exploit a wider ecological niche," said the researchers in their publications.

Star explosion Spiral Galaxies Revealed Through Pictures

 

Chandra X-ray Teleksop Space Agency's United States photographing the spiral galaxy M83 is 15 million light years from Earth. From that image, NASA aware of exploding stars.

Chandra X-ray succeeded in photographing a supernova observed in 1957. X-ray light from the supernova was successfully captured and imaged. Supernova is now making a pulsar star, the object is very dense and rapidly rotating and composed only of neutrons.

Supernova SN 1957D is captured, so named because it is the fourth supernova observed in 1957. In a galaxy, the supernova is located on the edge of the galaxy in the arm, above the center of the galaxy.

Galaxies and supernova image is captured through observation is the result of observation during the years 2010-2011 and was released on Monday (7/30/2012). On the existing image, colors are red, green, and blue in sequence shows the energy of X-rays.

Prince Mayan tomb found



Mexico City-Archaeologists discover 1300-year-old bones are believed to be the Mayan prince who was buried in the royal complex in the old town Uxul, Mexico, near the border with Guatemala.

Bones of the princes were found in the tomb in a sleeping position with their arms folded over his stomach. The prince's tomb is located 1.5 meters below the floor of the royal complex.

When the archaeologists directing the camera into the tomb, they found pottery at the feet of the prince's bones. In total, there are 9 ceramics were found, including pottery with a pattern of black lines that cover the typical Maya skull. At Maya sites, the invention is quite common.

Ceramics are found to give individual instructions to be buried. It says "This is a glass to drink from a man / young prince".

Minggu, 29 Juli 2012

Pertarungan Hidup Mati Bona/Ahsan



     Pasangan ganda putra Indonesia Bona Septano/Mohammad Ahsan, Senin (30/7/2012) ini akan menjalani pertarungan hidup mati melawan pasangan Korea Selatan, Ko Sung Hyun/Yoo Yeon Seong.
Mereka berebut satu jatah tiket perempat final Olimpiade London. Pemenang dari partai ini akan menemani pasangan Thailand Bodin Issara/Maneepong Jongjit sebagai runner-up grup B.
Bodin/Issara yang pada laga pertama mengalahkan Bona/Ahsan, Minggu malam kemarin kembali membuat kejutan dengan menjungkalkan Ko/Yoo juga dalam dua gim langsung 21-15, 21-14. Kemenangan ini mengubah peta persaingan grup B, karena posisi mereka sebenarnya bukan pemain unggulan.