My gray matter might be waning. Then again, it might not be. But I swear that I can feel memories — as I’m making them — slide off a neuron and into a tangle of plaque. I steel myself for those moments to come when I won’t remember what just went into my head.I’m not losing track of my car keys, which is pretty standard in aging minds. Nor have I ever forgotten to turn off the oven after use, common...
Study: 40% of Ill. residents lack sufficient savings
Label: Business A new study finds that 40 percent of Illinoisans don't have enough for a rain day. ...
RIM to debut new BlackBerry smartphones in a heavily hyped unveiling
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK, N.Y. – Following several delays and much anticipation, the new BlackBerry smartphones will be unveiled this morning in New York.Research In Motion (TSX:RIM), the company behind the once dominant smartphones, is holding a splashy event in Manhattan to usher in the new devices, which were originally due for release last year.The debut is expected to showcase the device as well as provide key...
Actress Ashley Judd and race car driver Dario Franchitti split
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (Reuters) – American actress Ashley Judd and her Scottish race car driver husband Dario Franchitti are ending their marriage after 11 years.The movie star, 44, and the Indianapolis 500 race car driver, 39, married in 2001 and have no children.“We have mutually decided to end our marriage. We’ll always be family and continue to cherish our relationship based on the special love, integrity...
The New Old Age Blog: For Some Caregivers, the Trauma Lingers
Label: HealthRecently, I spoke at length to a physician who seems to have suffered a form of post-traumatic stress after her mother’s final illness.There is little research on this topic, which suggests that it is overlooked or discounted. But several experts acknowledge that psychological trauma of this sort does exist.Barry Jacobs, a clinical psychologist and author of “The Emotional Survival Guide for Caregivers”...
Former CDW CEO gives Booth $5M gift
Label: Business Retired CDW Chairman and Chief Executive John Edwardson has donated $5 million to the social enterprise initiative at the University...
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Woman badly hurt after jumping from window to escape fire
Label: World Fire crews at the scene of a West Side fire early this morning where four people were injured. ...
Troubled smartphone pioneer RIM prepares to raise the curtain on BlackBerry 10
Label: TechnologyNEW YORK, N.Y. – After several technical blunders, two unexpected delays and one major shakeup in its leadership, BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion is about to raise the curtain for its new smartphone devices in hopes that consumers share the excitement.The unveiling of the phones and operating system on Wednesday marks the start of an advertising blitz that will stretch to social media, the Super...
Animal shelters are real winners of ‘Puppy Bowl’
Label: LifestyleLOS ANGELES (AP) — There will be a winner and a loser every Super Bowl Sunday. But at the “Puppy Bowl,” it’s always a win for animal shelters.The show provides national exposure to the shelters across the country that provide the puppy athletes and the kittens that star in the halftime show, and introduces viewers to the different breeds and animals that need homes, animal workers say. Many shelters...
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