TERRE HAUTE – The second presentation in the 15th annual Mini Medical School series, “It’s all in the wrist,” will focus on carpal tunnel syndrome from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. March 9 at the Landsbaum Center for Health Education. All sessions in the series are free and open to the public; however reservations are suggested due to limited seating.
Carpal tunnel syndrome is pain, tingling, and other problems in your hand because of pressure on the median nerve in your wrist. The median nerve and several tendons run from the forearm to the hand through a small space in the wrist called the carpal tunnel and controls movement and feeling in the thumb and first three fingers. A physician will provide more information on the diagnosis of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. An occupational therapist will also give a demonstration of exercises to be used in the treatment of the syndrome.
Panelists for the discussion are Douglas McGuirk, M.D. and Karen Cotner.
Indiana Secretary of State Todd Rokita issued the following statement today regarding the Indiana Supreme Court hearing in the case of League of Women Voters of Indiana, Inc. v. Rokita. Attorneys for the League of Women Voters of Indiana and for the State presented oral arguments to the Indiana Supreme Court this morning concerning Indiana’s voter identification law.
“For eight years I have fought for the people of Indiana, putting them before the politics of the Statehouse. Today was just another day in that fight. As Indiana’s Chief Elections Officer, I am proud to defend and will continue to stand up for a law that emulates Hoosier commonsense.
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN. – After what’s been called the worst recession since the 1980s, Purdue University agricultural economist Larry DeBoer said the economy is now in a period of recovery.
“When Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, or any economist says the recession is over, we mean the economy is not declining any more,” DeBoer said. “Think of it in terms of digging yourself into a hole. When you stop digging deeper it’s a significant change.”
Another significant change is to climb back out of the hole. DeBoer said the economy likely will stay in the hole for a little while, however.
“The recovery is going to take quite some time to bring us back to where we really want to be,” DeBoer said. “We should probably expect a slow decline in the employment rate and probably slow growth rates of gross domestic product (GDP).”
GDP is a basic measure of the country’s overall economic output.
Lunch with a Lawyer is a free educational program that welcomes the senior public to hear a different lawyer each month who provides an educational legal presentation during the meal. The attorneys donate their time for these events and attendees do not need to be members of the Senior Center to come and participate.
The Lunch with a Lawyer program was designed to allow the seniors to get out of their homes, fellowship with their peers, extend their available financial resources, promote enhanced living, and educate them with the goal of ensuring their quality of life and providing them with the resources and protective information to make informed decisions.
The Vincennes Walmart, located on Kimmel Road, recently began an extensive renovation. The store will receive a full remodel from the inside out and will represent the latest in Walmart’s store design and customer experience.
The new design is based on feedback from customers and will feature a clean, open and bright new look in the store with wider aisles, low-profile shelving, bright interior paint scheme and lighting and easy-to-read signage to help customers find the products they need.
“We are excited to bring an improved shopping experience to our customers,” said Samuel Norton, store manager. “We listened to our customers and are redesigning the store to make shopping at Walmart even easier,” he added.
Los Angeles – (March 5, 2010) – Despite unemployment levels reaching heights unseen since the early 1980s, the economy is in a state of recovery, according to industry research firm IBISWorld. The company projects that unemployment levels have reached a peak and will remain around 10 percent throughout 2010 before falling to an average of 9.4 percent throughout 2011.
“Unemployment growth is a concern because consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of the economy,” said Toon van Beeck, senior analyst with IBISWorld. “The general consensus is that we’re still a long way from a sustained recovery, however, that’s not true. We are definitely in the midst of recovery.”
There have been seven recessions since the 1960s, with some being mild and others severe. In all cases, there is a clear uptrend, peak and downtrend in initial jobless claims and unemployment surrounding the recession. This downward trend in jobless claims typically begins before the recession is “officially” over, followed by some volatility.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Student-led companies that develop consumer products from the byproducts of ethanol production and a tissue-healing technology that also reduces scarring took top honors at Purdue University’s 23rd annual $100,000 Burton D. Morgan Business Plan Competition.
Glytrix, which has developed a platform technology for tissue healing and regeneration that also minimizes scarring, received $30,000 for its victory in the Gold Division. The team is led by Joshua Cox, John Paderi, Alyssa Panitch and Kate Stuart.
TerraSolutions LLC, led by brothers Jacob and Matthew Smoker of LaPorte, Ind., won the $20,000 top prize in the Black Division for undergraduate students. The company is developing a biodegradable, cork-like material for flooring, insulation and other uses from the waste and byproducts of ethanol production.
By Phillip Fiorini
