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...project of Dr. Jay Giedd (pronounced Geed), chief of brain imaging in the child psychiatry branch at the National Institute of Mental Health. Giedd, 43, has devoted the past 13 years to peering inside the heads of 1,800 kids and teenagers using high-powered magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). For each volunteer, he creates a unique photo album, taking MRI snapshots every two years and building a record as the brain morphs and grows. Giedd started out investigating the developmental origins of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism ("I was going alphabetically," he jokes) but soon discovered that...
...House Republicans haven't been dissuaded yet, however, and they added a new high-ranking negotiator to the talks Friday: Minority Whip Roy Blunt. As the Republicans' chief vote-counter in the House, Blunt comes to the table with a keen sense of what will and what won't pass muster with Republican members. Shortly before the talks resumed, House Minority Leader John Boehner sent Pelosi a letter making it clear that his members will not back down from their insistence that the proposal undergo a major redesign. "If such consideration is not given, a large majority of Republicans cannot...
...With the change from division to school, SEAS now deals directly with the central administration in regards to financial matters and has access to more revenue, according to Harry E. Dumay, SEAS’ chief financial officer...
...between Prime Minister Khaleda Zia's Bangladesh Nationalist Party and opposition leader Sheikh Hasina's Awami League. That election was suspended, and Ahmed, a former central banker with a reputation for clean hands, was appointed to run the country with wide-ranging emergency powers. Despite his ambiguous title of "chief adviser" to the government, Ahmed has effectively been Prime Minister...
...Ahmed: Soon after I took over as chief adviser, I announced that we would hand over to the next elected government as soon as the Election Commission had completed a proper voter-registration process. We've also done some institutional reforms - in the Election Commission, the Anticorruption Commission and other areas - to establish good governance. We've set up a national human rights commission, passed the Right to Information Act, strengthened local governments...