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Daily Deal: The Mac Productivity App Bundle And StackSkills Subscription

3 years 3 months ago
The Mac Productivity App Bundle And StackSkills Subscription has 3 apps to help you get more done, and unlimited access to StackSkills to help you learn new skills to help you personally and professionally. Text Workflow removes the need to perform repetitive tasks manually on your text. File List Export an easy-to-use application that will help […]
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Understanding Aphasia

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PRINCETON - This week, the family of actor Bruce Willis announced that he has been diagnosed with aphasia. A social media post by Willis’ family says the aphasia is “impacting his cognitive abilities.” This stunning announcement has many people wondering: what exactly is aphasia, and how serious is it? “Aphasia is basically being unable to communicate, to talk. There is a center in our brain that thinks and there is another center in our brain that speaks out the words. Your mouth and your muscles are controlled by these brain centers. That is what aphasia is – being unable to communicate what you are thinking,” says Dr. Shitaldas Pamnani, an internal medicine physician with OSF HealthCare. Dr. Pamnani says that most of the time, people are able to recognize that their loved one is struggling with their words which prompts them to make an appointment with their doctor for evaluation. “You will see a patient or a family member and you will

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Foundry Art Centre Debuts Two Bold New Exhibits

3 years 3 months ago
Paint melts off the side of one of Sarah Knight’s sculptures, dripping a rainbow of colors, while other sculptures glisten with yellow glaze in a waterfall cascade. Some of these sculptures sit atop a bed of sparkling rocks collected from Knight’s family’s lakeside cabin.
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ISP District 18 Announces Roadside Safety Checks

3 years 3 months ago
LITCHFIELD – Illinois State Police (ISP) District 18 Commander, Mark Gillock, announces the ISP will conduct Roadside Safety Checks (RSC) in Greene County during the month of April. The RSC combines a strong sense of public awareness and enforcement in order to save lives of the motoring public. These patrols are conducted between the hours of 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. The ISP has zero tolerance for impaired driving in Illinois. Alcohol and drug impairment are a factor in more than 30 percent of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois, and throughout the U.S., nearly 10,000 people die each year due to alcohol-impaired driving. RSCs are designed to keep our roads safe by taking dangerous DUI offenders off the road. The project is funded through the Illinois Department of Transportation. Officers working the detail will be watchful for drivers who are operating vehicles in an unsafe manner, driving with a suspended or revoked driver’s license, transporting open alcoholic beverages,

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