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| Suu Kyi's Leap Of Faith |
| AUNG San Suu Kyi's long resistance to Myanmar's brutal dictatorship gave her people hope that her country would someday be free. Her swearing in this week as a member of Myanmar's Parliament is an important step forward, but the struggle to establish a real democracy is not over. .... |
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| Aspirin as Effective as Warfarin |
| ASPIRIN is just as effective as the blood-thinner warfarin in preventing stroke and death in heart failure patients with a normal heart rhythm, a landmark study indicates... |
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| | Matchy-matchy is this summer's in-the-know look | | TWENTY five years ago, Run-DMC updated the world on the new definition of "bad".
"Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good," explained the lyrics of Peter Piper, in an admirable display of patience to stragglers befuddled by popular culture.
In 2012, following in the footsteps of bad, wicked, sick et al, another insult has been transformed into a compliment.
"Matchy matchy" was, a few short years ago, the last word in fashion putdowns, used to mock and belittle those whose idea of being well-dressed was to simply match the colours in their outfit.
True style, the assumption went, was a matter of p u t t i n g together marv e l l o u s l y eclectic outfits, of having the special kind of genius that it takes to realise that, actually, a violet cashmere tunic can look marvellous layered over a Liberty print cotton blouse and offset with a pair of Prince of Wales check trousers. Or whatever.
But to be "very matchy matchy" is a compliment again. Wearing a matching top and bottom - in either a print, or a bright colour - is this summer's in-the-know look.
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| | Study hints at greater threat of extreme weather | | NEW research suggests that global warming is causing the cycle of evaporation and rainfall over the oceans to intensify more than scientists had expected, an ominous finding that may indicate a higher potential for extreme weather in coming decades.
By measuring changes in salinity on the ocean's surface, the researchers inferred that the water cycle had accelerated by about four percent over the l a s t half-century. That does not sound particularly large, but it is twice the figure generated from computerised analyses of the climate.
If the estimate holds up, it implies that the water cycle could quicken by as much as 20 percent later in this century as the planet warms, potentially leading to more droughts and floods.
"This provides another piece of independent evidence that we need to start taking the problem of global warming seriously," said Paul J Durack, a researcher at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California and the lead author of a paper being published Friday in the journal Science.
The researchers' analysis found that over the half-century that began in 1950, salty areas of the ocean became saltier, while fresh areas became fresher.
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| | How Johansson morphed into Black Widow | SCARLETT Johansson first joined the Marvel comic book superhero universe when she was introduced as the mysterious Black Widow opposite Robert Downey Jr in the 2010 blockbuster Iron Man 2
The action-filled movie role marked a big change for the actress, who's known more for low-key performances in films like Sofia Coppola's drama Lost in Translation or Woody Allen's sly comedy Vicky Cristina Barcelona.
But Johansson is in fighting form to reprise her role as shield agent Natasha Romanoff, a.k.a. Black Widow, in Marvel Studios' The Avengers.
With her bright red hair and latex suit, the Black Widow teams up with Iron Man, The Hulk, Captain America, Hawkeye and Thor to stop the evil Loki from conquering Earth with his army.
Johansson talks about the film, the fighting style she learned for her role and what it was like to master her character's native Russian language.
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