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A Challenge for the U.S.: Sun Rising on the East
2008-05-07 05:47:00
By MICHIKO KAKUTANIMay 7, NY TimesWhat a difference five years — and one war — make!In a 2003 article in Newsweek, written on the eve of the invasion of Iraq, Fareed Zakaria — a columnist for the magazine and the editor of its international edition — wrote: “It is now clear that the current era can really have only one name, the unipolar world — an age with only one global power. America’s position today is unprecedented.” He went on to declare that “American dominance is not simply military. The U.S. economy is as large as the next three — Japan, Germany and Britain — put together,” adding that “it is more dynamic economically, more youthful demographically and more flexible culturally than any other part of the world.” What worries people around the world above all else, he wrote, “is living in a world shaped and dominated by one country — the United States.”In his new book, “The Post-American World,” Mr. Zakaria writes that America remains a ...
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Breastfeeding Boosts the Child's Intelligence
2008-05-07 03:59:00
The precise cause is not yet knownBy Stefan Anitei, Science EditorMay 7, SoftpediaCurrently, in many western countries, less than 1% of women breastfeed continuously for the first six months of the baby's life. In the UK, the category most prone to breastfeeding was found to be formed of well educated, professional women, older than 30 and mothers for the first time. The fear of ending up with saggy breasts (although recent researches have come to infirm this theory), commodity, lack of time and other factors have contributed to this low percentage.With all that, studies have shown that colostrum, that yellowishmilk secreted after birth, is the first package of immune factors delivered to the infant's body. Breastfed babies are five times less likely to get gastroenteritis as compared to formula-fed ones, also two times less likely to catch a respiratory disease in their first seven years of life, as well as much less vulnerable to diabetes. Breastfeeding prevents children from tu...
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Breaking News: Obama wins in North Carolina, NBC projects
2008-05-07 03:34:00
Race too close to call in Indiana; exit polls show economy looming largeMay 7, MSNBCBarack Obama defeated Hillary Rodham Clinton on Tuesday in the North Carolina primary, one of the last two big-delegate states left in their marathon race for the Democratic presidential nomination, NBC News projected.In the other state, Indiana, the race was too close to call, the network said.Obama's decisive win in North Carolina mirrored earlier triumphs in Southern states with large black populations, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and South Carolina among them.That made Indiana a virtual must-win state for the former first lady, who was hoping to counter Obama's delegate advantage with a strong run through the late primaries. With more than two-thirds of precincts reporting, Clinton was leading by 53 percent to 47 percent, though the race was tightening.Obama, in a raucous rally in Raleigh, N.C., congratulated Clinton on what he said "appears to be" a win in Indiana.But, he told the crowd, "Toni...
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Mystery of Jupiter's Rings Solved
2008-05-06 13:51:00
May 6, FoxNewsJupiter has a thin set of nearly imperceptible rings with features that have long puzzled scientists.A new study reveals how light and shadow are at work there, solving several mysteries at once.Nowhere near as visible as the rings of Saturn, which are icy and bright and contain many chunks as big as houses, Jupiter's rings are made mostly of dark dust. They were discovered in 1979 by Voyager 1.Not until the Galileo spacecraft, orbiting Jupiter from 1995 to 2003, did scientists figure out the rings were made of dust kicked up by meteoroids slamming into Jupiter's inner moons.Yet oddities remained that didn't match theoretical predictions: The rings protrude beyond the orbit of the moon Thebe, and part of the ring system is tilted compared to the main ring plane.Alternating light and shadow cause these anomalies, the new research finds."As they orbit about the planet, dust grains in the rings alternately discharge and charge when they pass through the planet's shado...
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Paul Gascoigne checks into rehab after 'threatening to kill himself'
2008-05-06 13:26:00
Troubled football idol Paul Gascoigne is being treated in the Priory after another bout of bizarre behaviour during which he threatened to kill himself.By Nick AllenMay 6, The TelegraphThe former England legend checked himself into the rehabilitation clinic in Roehampton, south-west London after having suicidal thoughts.On Sunday he had asked staff at a luxury London hotel to bring him a steak knife and then said he was going to drown himself in a bath.Gascoigne, 40, has struggled for years with alcoholism and depression and was detained under the Mental Health Act in February.He was released after two weeks of treatment but the latest incident will raise further fears over his fragile state of mind.Many senior figures in the game have compared his downward spiral to that of George Best and have voiced regret that more has not been done to help him.His latest problems occurred while he was staying at the four-star Millennium Hotel in Knightsbridge.He ordered a steak from room servic...
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Steven Spielberg's Wii-Inspired Videogame Is a Demolitious Block Party
2008-05-06 13:18:00
By Chris KohlerMay 6, WiredSteven Spielberg knows a thing or two about action games. He advised on the development of the Medal of Honor series, based on his film Saving Private Ryan, and he claims to be on his second play-through of the processor-punishing PC title Crysis. So it's a bit surprising to learn that for his first venture as a videogame creative director, the man behind Indiana Jones and Jurassic Park is making not a photorealistic shooter but a cross between Tetris and Jenga. It all goes back to when he was a kid, Spielberg says. He'd spend hours setting up his electric trains so that the locomotives would crash into one another. Now, with the help of a design team at Electronic Arts, Spielberg hopes to recapture that spirit of creative destruction in Boom Blox, out in May.Inspired by a Wii tennis session, the auteur got the idea of combining Nintendo's innovative Wiimote motion-sensing controller with his youthful delight in mayhem. In the first few levels, you hurl...
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Interpol in global manhunt for serial pedophile
2008-05-06 13:05:00
May 6, CNNPARIS, France -- Interpol has launched a global appeal to identify a man who is pictured sexually abusing young boys in hundreds of images on the Internet.Tuesday's appeal is the second time that Interpol -- an organization that facilitates global cooperation among police agencies -- has asked for the public's help in identifying a suspected pedophile. The first time, last October, led to an arrest ten days later.The man is featured in 100 photographs sexually abusing at least three boys between the ages of six and 10, Interpol said.The suspect in the latest case is a white man, shown with gray, thinning hair in six photos released by Interpol.He appears to be in his late 40s or early 50s in the images. Interpol said that despite two years of investigations, it and other police agencies have so far been unable to determine his identity, nationality or whereabouts.Interpol posted six photos of the suspect on its Web site.The pictures came to light in 2006, when Norwegian...
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Women are better managers, study finds
2008-05-05 15:21:00
By Myles WearringMay 5, News.com.auWOMEN are more effective in nearly all aspects of business management, with men superior in only two areas, a study has found.According to research, which collected data from over 1800 Australian female and male CEOs and managers, women scored higher than men on the key issues of strategic drive, risk taking, people skills, aesthetics and altruism, and innovation.Females equalled males in the area of emotional stability.The two areas men came out on top were command and control of management operations, and focusing on financial returns.This showed men were more task focused and more comfortable getting the job done, rather than bothering with relationships, the study said."The study reflects the ability of women to look beyond operational process management and cost control alone, and focus more on the holistic elements of a business," said Gillian O'Mara, director and general manager of Steps Leadership Programs, which commissioned the study by ...
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Which Auto Brands Should Go?
2008-05-05 08:01:00
There are too many brands and not enough buyers. Many auto-industry insiders agree weak ones should go, but it's not that easyBy Jim HenryMay 5, BusinessWeekThere's a growing sense among currency traders that the U.S. dollar might finally stop its long slide against other major currencies.The euro almost hit $1.60, a record high against the dollar, on Apr. 22, the same day the dollar index—a measure of the greenback against a basket of major currencies—also showed record weakness.But since then, the buck has been on a modest upswing. The euro traded at $1.54 on May 2, and the dollar index is 3% off its lows. "We think the dollar is carving out a bottom," says Meg Browne, senior currency strategist at Brown Brothers Harriman.The main cause of the dollar's recent strength is the same reason for its rapid collapse over the past year: the U.S. Federal Reserve. The dollar's value suffered when the Fed cut interest rates rapidly to stem the financial crisis and prevent a U.S. rece...
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Pregnant teller: Gunman stopped co-workers from helping her
2008-05-05 07:41:00
May 5, CNNINDIANAPOLIS, Indiana (AP) -- A pregnant bank teller who lost the twins she was carrying after being shot during a holdup choked back tears Saturday as she recalled lying on the bank's floor, bleeding and pleading for help, as the gunman demanded money from her co-workers.Katherin Shuffield, 30, said the masked gunman jumped over her teller station and shot her once in the abdomen April 22 just after the Huntington Bank branch had opened for the day.As she lay bleeding on the floor, she said the gunman, who remains at large, refused to let her co-workers call 911 to get her medical assistance."I said, 'Please help me! He shot me, he shot me! My babies!' He didn't let anybody do anything because he was more worried about taking the money," Shuffield said during a news conference at Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis.Two days after the shooting, Shuffield, who was five months pregnant, lost her twin girls. She remains hospitalized with an infection created by the bullet...
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Microsoft's Failed Yahoo Bid Raises Pressure for Plan on Google
2008-05-05 07:32:00
By Crayton Harrison and Amy ThomsonMay 5, BloombergMicrosoft Corp.'s decision to drop its pursuit of Yahoo ! Inc. increases the pressure on Chief Executive Officer Steve Ballmer to make his money-losing Internet business succeed against Google Inc.Ballmer's bid for Yahoo, the most-visited Web site, signaled that Microsoft was making little progress against Google in Internet search advertising, said Charles Di Bona, a Sanford C. Bernstein analyst. Ballmer withdrew his bid over the weekend after Yahoo refused a sweetened offer of almost $50 billion in stock, leaving investors asking what his online strategy will be.``They've got to come out sooner rather than later with a pretty well articulated vision,'' said New York-based Di Bona.The danger for Microsoft is that Google, owner of the most popular Web search engine and winner of the most online advertising dollars, will expand its dominance while Ballmer plans a new course. Google gained 10 percentage points of market share in I...
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351 die as Cyclone Nargis hits Myanmar
2008-05-05 07:28:00
Survivors say military junta has been slow to respond to disasterMay 4, MSNBCYANGON, Myanmar - A powerful cyclone killed more than 350 people and destroyed thousands of homes, state-run media said Sunday. Some dissident groups worried that the military junta running Myanmar would be reluctant to ask for international help.Tropical Cyclone Nargis hit at a delicate time for the junta, less than a week ahead of a crucial referendum on a new constitution. Should the junta be seen as failing disaster victims, voters who already blame the regime for ruining the economy and squashing democracy could take out their frustrations at the ballot box.Some in Yangon complained the 400,000-strong military was doing little to help victims after Saturday's storm."Where are all those uniformed people who are always ready to beat civilians?" said a trishaw driver who refused to be identified for fear of retribution. "They should come out in full force and help clean up the areas and restore electrici...
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Cola Is Bad for Your Bones
2008-04-30 06:19:00
It steals their calciumBy Stefan Anitei, Science EditorApril 30, SoftpediaJunk food and cola are part of the standard diet for any cool kid. Nevertheless, it turns out that cola is compromising the strength of their bones, as revealed by a new research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition."There is enough evidence that high consumption of soda and carbonatedbeverages is associated with somewhat lower bone mass in children, and that's a real concern and people should be aware of it," said Dr Lawrence Raisz, director of the University of Connecticut Centre for Osteoporosis.The precise reason of this effect is not known, but a few theories have been emitted so far. Cola consumers may replace nutritious beverages (like calcium rich milk or calcium fortified juice) from their diet with cola, consuming less calcium and vitamin D. The caffeine in cola has also been connected to bone mass loss.Another culprit could be the phosphoric acid in cola, because it takes calcium...
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Feds: School bomb plotter wanted to kill Jesus
2008-04-30 05:09:00
April 30, CNNFLORENCE, South Carolina (AP) -- A teen accused of plotting to blow up his high school told police that he wanted to die, go to heaven and kill Jesus , federal authorities said Tuesday.Prosecutors argued in a federal courtroom that the statements are an indication that 18-year-old Ryan Schallenberger needs a psychological evaluation.The straight-A Chesterfield High School senior was arrested April 19 and faces several state and federal charges, including attempting to use a weapon of mass destruction. That charge carries a possible life sentence if he is convicted."His conduct is bizarre," prosecutor Buddy Bethea told Judge Thomas Rogers III, who did not immediately issue a ruling. "I think it screams out in his conduct that he be evaluated."Defense attorney Bill Nettles said the request was premature, and that Schallenberger was competent to help in his defense.Prosecutors want Schallenberger, currently at Chesterfield County jail, moved to a federal facility because th...
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Five Failed 3-D Technologies
2008-04-30 05:01:00
By Charlie SorrelApril 30, WiredSome of science fiction's predictions have passed fitfully into the present; video phones and geostationary satellites for example. Others seem destined to remain forever in the hereafter, despite being almost universal in movies and literature. The list will be familiar: jetpacks, food pills, silver clothes with giant collars.One technology, though, resurfaces every few years and makes it to market, only to disappear into the morass of nostalgia soon after. These are 3-D displays, attempts to turn boring old flat telly into a depth-charged experience. Some products failed because they were junk, others just fade from view and resurface years later. This is a list of the most notable flops.3-D SpexWe see in three dimensions because we have two eyes. Our brain compares the images, works out the differences and presents us with in depth information. Try it: Close one eye and then try to touch your index fingers together. Tricky, huh? Until we achieve a...
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Grand Theft Auto receives acclaim
2008-04-29 07:27:00
April 29, BBC NewsHighly anticipated video game Grand Theft Auto (GTA) IV has received a string of near-perfect reviews ahead of its worldwide release on Tuesday.The game is expected to break records for the fastest-selling game of all time and many shops opened their doors at midnight for gamers.The game has been classified as 18 in the UK and Mature for US gamers.US regulators have reminded parents that the title is not designed for children under 17 years old.In the UK, 41 shops are understood to have put the game on sale at midnight, including outlets in Stevenage, Hertfordshire; Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire; Hammersmith, in west London; and Bluewater Shopping Centre in Kent.Reviews for Grand Theft Auto IV have been unanimous in their praise.UK-based games website Eurogamer called it "game of the year" and handed it a 10 out of 10 review score, while the New York Times said it delivered a "new level of depth for an interactive entertainment experience".Read more this news quot...

Amnesty International: Darfur rape
2008-04-29 05:12:00
Stop the daily rapes in Darfur .April 29, AdsofTheWorld.comAdvertising Agency: DDB Budapest, HungaryCreatives: Holly Fleming, Giovanni Pintaude, Rodrigo FernandesPublished: April 2008
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Spitzer callgirl sues over risque videos
2008-04-29 04:01:00
By staff writersApril 29, News.com.auA PROSTITUTE who brought down New York governor Eliot Spitzer is suing the founder of a series of risque videos for more than $US10 million ($A10.7m).Ashley Alexandra Dupre filed a lawsuit in Miami Federal Court today which said she never gave Girls Gone Wild founder Joe Francis permission to use her name and likeness to advertise the video series.Ms Dupre said she was 17 and not old enough to sign a contract when the videos were made in 2003.Ms Dupre, now 22, was identified last month as a prostitute named "Kristen" who had been involved with Mr Spitzer.Mr Spitzer was forced to resign as New York governor when the call girl scandal emerged.But now he has been hit by further allegations about his sexual predilections, with federal investigators reportedly uncovering links to another prostitute.According to reports in the New York Post, federal investigators have uncovered the identity of the second woman - who remains nameless.She allegedly corro...
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Obama's `Gigantic' Database May Make Him Party's Power Broker
2008-04-29 03:46:00
By Christopher SternApril 29, BloombergBarack Obama's supporters are giving him more than just record amounts of cash. They also are providing personal information that may make his donor list the most powerful tool in U.S. politics.Even if the Democratic presidential candidate doesn't succeed in his White House bid, this data will make Obama a power broker in the party for years to come. For the interest groups or Democratic candidates he chooses to sell it to, it would provide a gold mine of information and access to potential donors.Almost 2 million people have entered personal information on Obama pages on social-networking Web sites such as Facebook, MySpace and his campaign's mybarackobama.com, offering home addresses, phone numbers, their views on specific issues and the names of friends. The data have allowed Obama, 46, to raise more than $200 million, fill sports arenas with supporters across the nation and motivate millions more with custom-tailored messages.``It's gig...
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Dove Onslaughter
2008-04-28 04:50:00
By GreenpeaceApril 28, YouTubeUnilever, the makers of Dove beauty products, are buying palm oil from suppliers who destroy Indonesia's rainforests....

Passenger Trains Collide in Eastern China
2008-04-28 04:45:00
April 28, NY TimesBEIJING — A predawn collision between two passenger trains in Eastern China on Monday has killed at least 66 people and injured 247, according to Xinhua, the state news agency, making it one of the deadliest rail accidents in recent years.The two trains, one heading from Beijing to Qingdao and the other traveling between Yantai and Xuzhou, collided at 4:40 a.m. in the town of Zibo, Shandong Province.Witnesses said one train derailed at a bend and then struck the other, throwing at least ten cars into a ditch. Wire reports quoted a rail official saying that a new timetable introduced on Monday might have contributed to the crash.Last September, a collision involving two trains took place on the same line, although there were no deaths. In January, 18 track workers were killed on the Beijing-Qingdao route after they were struck by a train traveling 75 m.p.h. in the dark.Chinese newspapers frequently report railway fatalities, although most of them involve small num...
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Assad says facility Israel bombed not nuclear: paper
2008-04-28 04:30:00
April 28, YahooDUBAI (Reuters) - The Syrian site Israel bombed in September was not part of a nuclear weapons program, but was a military facility under construction, President Bashar al-Assad said in remarks published on Sunday.ADVERTISEMENTLast week, Washington released intelligence alleging Syria had built a nuclear reactor with North Korean help before an Israeli air strike destroyed the facility on September 6."Is it logical? A nuclear site did not have protection with surface to air defenses? A nuclear site within the footprint of satellites in the middle of Syria in an open area in the desert?" Assad told Qatar's al-Watan newspaper in an interview conducted before the U.S. accusations were made.At that stage, he was commenting on media reports that said the target was a nuclear site. "The truth is that the raid was at a military site under construction," Assad said in the interview. "We are against mass destruction weapons for Israel, Iran or others."Assad said it was illogi...
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Hamilton terrified by team-mate's spectacular 145mph crash
2008-04-28 04:16:00
By Alan Henry in BarcelonaApril 28, The GuardianLewis Hamilton last night said he was "terrified" after his team-mate, Heikki Kovalainen, slammed off the track into a tyre barrier at about 145mph during the Spanish grand prix. The Finnish driver was trapped in the cockpit of his shattered McLaren for about 10 minutes before he could be released and taken to the circuit medical centre for an urgent check-up.The car went off the track at turn nine on lap 22 of the 66-lap race, which was won by Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari, with Hamilton third. Although Kovalainen gave the thumbs-up as he was removed from the accident scene strapped to a stretcher, he was suffering from concussion and was taken by helicopter to a local hospital where it was expected he would be kept overnight as a precaution.As Kovalainen wrestled to keep his car on its planned trajectory through the fifth-gear right-hander, the left front tyre exploded and the car skidded straight on, ploughing into a protective tyre bar...
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Miley Cyrus: I'm Sorry for Photos
2008-04-28 03:26:00
By Stephen M. SilvermanApril 27, PeopleMiley Cyrus issued a statement exclusively to PEOPLE on Sunday, apologizing for a series of playfully provocative photos that circulated on the Internet last week, as well as those from a racy, as-yet unreleased Vanity Fair photo shoot in which she appears to be nude.The singer, 15, tells PEOPLE: "My goal in my music and my acting is always to make people happy. For Vanity Fair, I was so honored and thrilled to work with Annie [Leibovitz]. I took part in a photo shoot that was supposed to be 'artistic' and now, seeing the photographs and reading the story, I feel so embarrassed."A source close to the singer tells PEOPLE that Cyrus is clothed but shown by renowned photographer Annie Leibovitz in such a way that that the teen appears to be topless.In the photos that circulated on the Internet, Cyrus, her midriff exposed, is shown draped over the lap of her then-boyfriend, her producer's son. In another image, a hint of a green bra is evident. ...
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Woman says imprisoned, abused for 24 years
2008-04-28 03:23:00
Her father is arrested; she says he raped her, forced her to have childrenApril 27, MSNBCVIENNA - A woman has told police she was held captive in a cellar for almost 24 years by her father and that she gave birth to at least six children after being repeatedly raped by him, police said.Lower Austria police said in a statement Sunday that the 42-year-old woman, identified only as Elisabeth F., had been missing since Aug. 29, 1984. She was found by police in the town of Amstetten on Saturday evening following a tip.Franz Polzer, head of the Lower Austrian Bureau of Criminal Affairs, told reporters that the 73-year-old father, identified in the statement as Josef F., had been taken into custody.In a chronology of events outlined in the statement, police said a letter written by Elisabeth F. had apparently surfaced a month after her disappearance asking her parents not to search for her.Police said that, during questioning, Elisabeth F. told them her father began sexually abusing her wh...
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Honda Goes Crazy With A Hot Wheels Racer
2008-04-25 13:53:00
By Matthew PhenixApril 25, Wired Even sensible Honda has a wild side. For a company that prides itself on the fuel-efficiency of its cars, a two-seater with a 20-liter V-10 seems somewhat out of character. And yet, what kid wants to play with a Hot Wheels car modeled on a Civic Hybrid?When six-year-old boys think of cars, they think of things like the Honda Racer . The 1/64th-scale die-cast car, which goes on sale next month, was born of Mattel's Designer's Challenge and the Hot Wheels 40th anniversary celebration. Honda - along with Chevrolet, Dodge, Ford, Lotus, and Mitsubishi - got a chance to design a no-holds-barred expression of their brand's inner child.The Honda Racer is intended to evoke the company's H emblem and draws its stylistic inspiration from the 1967 RA273 Formula 1 car.Read more this news quotephoto by Wired
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Why the world needs Madonna
2008-04-25 05:50:00
By Phin WongApril 25, Channel News Asia The world is sick. And Madonna will save us all. The virus? Stupidity. The signs are myopia, loss of peripheral vision and grotesque bigotry. The side effects include the inability to think before you proclaim, the disposal of perspective and societal retardation. The consequences are devastating: Ugly children.Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Ritchie turns a grand old 50 in August. This week, she releases her 11th studio album in her 26-year career, the urban-inflected Hard Candy. Months before its release, the good people of cyberspace had begun shouting their displeasure from their anonymous rooftops.Comments littered on message boards, not unlike the irresponsible droppings of miniature Schnauzers, decreed that Madonna, still gleefully clad in corsets and short shorts should put her "cobwebbed fanny" away.In this increasingly-ageist and sexist world, Madonna is, once again, at the receiving end of our displeasure. It seems we never wante...
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Penis theft panic hits city...
2008-04-24 06:36:00
By Joe BavierApril 24, ReutersKINSHASA - Police in Congo have arrested 13 suspected sorcerers accused of using black magic to steal or shrink men's penises after a wave of panic and attempted lynchings triggered by the alleged witchcraft.Reports of so-called penis snatching are not uncommon in West Africa, where belief in traditional religions and witchcraft remains widespread, and where ritual killings to obtain blood or body parts still occur.Rumors of penis theft began circulating last week in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo's sprawling capital of some 8 million inhabitants. They quickly dominated radio call-in shows, with listeners advised to beware of fellow passengers in communal taxis wearing gold rings.Purported victims, 14 of whom were also detained by police, claimed that sorcerers simply touched them to make their genitals shrink or disappear, in what some residents said was an attempt to extort cash with the promise of a cure."You just have to be accused of that...
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Criminals target energy, financial markets, Mukasey says
2008-04-24 05:20:00
By Terry FriedenApril 24, CNNWASHINGTON -- Attorney General Michael Mukasey warned Wednesday that organized criminal networks have penetrated portions of the international energy market and tried to control energy resources.In a speech at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, he said similar efforts have targeted the international financial system by injecting billions of illicit funds to try to corrupt financial service providers.Mukasey then vowed to beef up U.S. efforts to fight international organized crime, which he called a growing threat to U.S. security and stability.The attorney general and top law enforcement officials from the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Justice Department Criminal Division said a classified threat assessment prompted the creation of a strategy to combat the threat.It calls for several U.S. agencies and their overseas counterparts to better prioritize their targets, to improve information sharing and to boo...
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A Mother's Diet Influences the Gender of Her Future Child
2008-04-24 05:18:00
High calories intake increases the chances of having a boyBy Stefan Anitei, Science EditorApril 24, SoftpediaThere are couples give birth to so many babies they could literally form a football team, and all because of their desire of having a daughter. Others end up with a group of cheerleaders but a boy fails to make himself present. The answer is simpler than thought: a new study carried out at the Universities of Exeter and Oxford shows for the first time the connection between a child's gender and the mother's energy intake around the time of conception.The 740 subjects were first-time pregnant British mothers in the UK,unaware of the sex of their fetuses. All subjects were of average weight, health and lifestyle. They completed a questionnaire tracking down their dietary habits before and during the early period of pregnancy. The subjects were assigned into 3 groups, depending on the quantity of daily calories intake around the time when they got pregnant.56% of the women in ...
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