| Brown feels heat as Libdems and Tories seek answer to West Lothian ...
It would give a sense of fairness and complete the devolutionary process. Having English MPs voting on laws that only pertain to England would address that sense of unfairness English MPs had when the Labour government got its way on tuition fees and foundation hospitals, only because Scottish MPs were able to vote on that, even though those laws would not apply in Scotland." Senior Labour politicians and Northern Ireland Unionists attacked the idea, which is likely to play into Mr Salmond's hands as he tries to wrest more power for Scotland from Westminster. Harriet Harman, Labour's deputy leader, warned that Sir Malcolm's proposals - first floated almost a decade ago in 1998 - threatened the unity of the United Kingdom. She said: "I don't think it is right to break up the United Kingdom, and that's where ultimately the suggestion of the Conservatives would go." Mr Salmond dismissed Sir Malcolm's plan, saying it did not go far enough.
White House Awards Weill Cornell's Bruce McCandliss The Highest Honor ...
Dr. Bruce McCandliss, a psychologist at the Sackler Institute for Developmental Psychobiology and associate professor of psychology in psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical College, has received a commendation by the President of the United States in the form of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). The award is the highest honor bestowed by the U.S. government for outstanding scientists and engineers in the early part of their independent research careers.
Granted to him at a ceremony at the White House on Nov. 1, the award recognizes Dr. McCandliss' research into the biological basis for language development and dysfunction in developmental disorders such as dyslexia. Using insights of cognitive neuroscience, including brain imaging, he has helped develop methods to alleviate reading disabilities.
Back From the Dead
The cop looked at me and said, 'What have you been drinking?' I said, 'Nothing.' He said, 'Get out here and walk the line.' I was staggering all over the place. He said, 'All right, blow into this.' Of course I blew a zero, and he had to let me go." .
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