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...development. Or it may be that the mother's stress response triggers a cascade of other chemical changes - in her immune system, in blood levels of sex hormones, or perhaps in cell-signaling proteins called cytokines - that may indirectly affect early fetal development. Whatever the exact mechanism, its effects lend credence to the theory that starting early in pregnancy, "mothers transmit information to their fetus about what condition they're likely to be born into - whether they're going to be thrifty and expect to be in a relative state of starvation, for example, or whether they can expect plenty...
...Human Rights Watch released a report concluding that there was some indication that the violence had been planned beforehand, particularly in areas where Odinga is popular. "There are evidently hidden hands organizing it now," Britain's Minister for Africa Mark Malloch Brown said as he stopped in Kenya to lend London's weight to the mediation efforts. "The targeting is very specific...
...Brinker, are first-timers, but the rewrite man (or in this case woman), Allison Burnett, scripted last year's saucy, amiable Robert Benton movie Feast of Love. I know a buck is a buck, if not nearly a Euro, but I can't imagine what lured them to lend their talents to this enterprise...
...What politician from the past would you be willing to lend your unpaid consulting skills...
...Others are skeptical that travelers will gain much through mergers of domestic carriers such as Air China and China Eastern. Air China has little expertise to lend its potential new partner when compared with Singapore Airlines, which is known for top-flight service. "Bring in Singapore, and you can be confident service levels will go up," says Pinkham, the Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation analyst. "With Air China, the improvement is a lot less certain...