| British Methodist keeps Parliament in order
When Beech is not making sure British lawmakers can do their jobs in a safe and efficient environment, she can be found doing her other job: serving as vice president of the British Methodist Church. Appointed in 2005, Beech is only the second woman to hold a sergeant at arms job in the Commons' 700-year history. Her workdays can stretch from morning to past midnight and encompass responsibilities as diverse as corralling rowdy elected MPs (Members of Parliament) to issuing photography permits. Last July, she was elected to a one-year term of office by the national church's annual conference. British Methodist vice presidents (always a lay person) and presidents (always a clergy person) represent the church at a range of events and undertake many leadership responsibilities within the denomination.
Delegate Resigns After Authorities Search Home
ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Delegate Robert A. McKee, chairman of the General Assembly's western Maryland delegation, resigned Friday, releasing a statement saying he has "entered treatment" after investigators searched his home during a child pornography investigation. The FBI's cyber crimes unit will help Washington County authorities analyze materials seized from McKee's home near Hagerstown, an FBI spokesman said Friday. "For me, this is deeply embarrassing," McKee said in a statement faxed to news organizations. "It reflects poorly on my service to the community as a state delegate and as executive director of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of Washington County. Accordingly, I am resigning today from both positions." .
Memory Loss And Other Cognitive Impairment Becoming Less Common In ...
But the researchers say this may actually result from a protective effect of better education on a person's "cognitive reserve" -- their ability to sustain more insults to their brain before significant thinking problems arise. The study is published February 20 online in the journal Alzheimer's and Dementia by a team led by two University of Michigan Medical School physicians and their colleagues. The study is based on data from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS), a national survey of older Americans funded by the National Institute on Aging and based at the U-M Institute for Social Research (ISR). Lead author Kenneth Langa, M.D., Ph.D., calls the findings good news for today's seniors, noting that the new data support recent theories of how brains can be protected and preserved.
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