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A system for preventing on the job injuries comprising identifying a company which will benefit from the system and approaching the same with a business proposal. Once hired, a therapist evaluates the company's workplace environment and an initial physical state of a group of employees employed by the company; assesses data gathered during the evaluation; develops a corrective therapeutic program to address areas of concern identified during the assessment; implements the corrective therapeutic through instruction of the employees; and conducts periodic follow-up evaluations, adjusting the corrective therapeutic program as required until the outcomes of the system are achieved.
1. A system for preventing on the job injuries comprising:
identifying a company which will benefit from the system and approaching the same with a business proposal;
evaluating the company's workplace environment by evaluating a personal work environment and an initial physical state of each one of a group of employees employed by the company; wherein the evaluation takes place regardless of whether any injuries have occurred to the employee during the performance of their job; and wherein the initial physical state of each one of the group of employees is evaluated by conducting an ergonomic evaluation and an occupational therapy evaluation of that group of employees;
assessing data gathered during the ergonomic evaluation and the occupational therapy evaluation;
developing a corrective therapeutic program to address areas of concern in the initial physical states of one or more of the group of employees, which areas of concern were identified during the assessment;
implementing the corrective therapeutic program through instruction of each one of the group of employees; and
conducting periodic follow-up evaluations and adjusting the corrective therapeutic program as required.
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identifying a plurality of jobs at the company that involve potentially injurious tasks.
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conducting the ergonomic evaluation of the personal work environments of a first group of employees who perform an identified first job that involves potentially injurious activities; and
conducting the occupational therapy evaluation of the first group of employees.
6. The system as defined in
observing each of a plurality of individuals in the first group perform the first job,
recording the observations for each individual onto a set of prepared evaluation forms;
interviewing each of the individuals in the first group; and
recording any areas of concern identified by each individual onto the set of evaluation forms for that individual.
7. The system as defined in
conducting a plurality of occupational therapy tests on each of the individuals in the first group to determine a baseline range of motion for each of a plurality of areas of the individuals' bodies that are utilized in the performing of the first job; and
recording the results of the plurality of occupational therapy tests onto the set of evaluation forms for each of the individuals.
8. The system as defined in
compiling the results of each of a plurality of questions on the evaluation forms;
performing statistical operations on the compiled results for the occupational therapy tests to obtain a combined baseline level of pain in each tested body area and a combined baseline range of motion in each tested body area for all of the individuals in the first group; and
entering the results of the statistical operations onto a prepared baseline form for use in developing therapies to address a plurality of body areas of concern for the first group.
9. The system as defined in
compiling the recorded ergonomic observations from the evaluation forms for each of the individuals in the first group;
performing statistical operations on the compiled ergonomic results to obtain a combined ergonomic baseline; and
entering the results of the statistical operations for the ergonomic results onto the baseline form.
10. The system as defined in
reviewing the baseline form to note one or more of the plurality of body areas of concern identified during the occupational therapy evaluation;
reviewing a database of stretches;
selecting a first group of stretches from the database to treat the one or more of the plurality of body areas of concern;
selecting a second group of stretches from the database to treat the one or more of the plurality of body areas of concern, wherein the second group of stretches are more physically challenging than the first group thereof,
printing the first group of stretches onto a first sheet of paper; and
printing the second group of stretches onto a second sheet of paper.
11. The system as defined in
reviewing the baseline form to note one or more of the plurality of identified ergonomic areas of concern;
reviewing a database of corrective ergonomic therapies;
selecting a group of the corrective ergonomic therapies to address the one or more of the plurality of identified ergonomic areas of concern;
recording the group of corrective ergonomic therapies on a prepared instruction sheet.
12. The system as defined in
compiling the first and second printed sheets of stretches with the instruction sheet to form an instruction program.
13. The system as defined in
gathering the first group of employees together;
discussing the instruction program;
demonstrating the selected group of corrective ergonomic therapies printed on the instruction sheet;
demonstrating the first group of stretches printed on the first sheet of paper.
14. The system as defined in
watching the individuals in the first group of employees perform their job utilizing the demonstrated corrective ergonomic therapies;
watching the individuals in the first group of employees perform the first group of stretches;
correcting any of the performed ergonomic therapies and first group of stretches.
15. The system as defined in
allowing a predetermined period of time to pass;
conducting a second evaluation and second assessment to determine a combined follow-up physical status for the first group of employees;
demonstrating the second group of stretches printed on the second sheet of paper;
watching the individuals of the first group of employees perform the second group of stretches; and
correcting any of the performed second group of stretches.
16. The system as defined in
selecting a third group of stretches from the database of stretches; wherein the third group of stretches is more physically challenging than the second group thereof;
printing the third group of stretches onto a third sheet of paper;
demonstrating the third group of stretches to the first group of employees;
watching the individuals of the first group perform the third group of stretches; and
correcting any of the performed third group of stretches.
17. The system as defined in
selecting a volunteer coach from among the individuals of the first group of employees; and
training the volunteer coach to do the first group of stretches.
18. The system as defined in
conducting an ergonomic evaluation of a second group of employees who perform an identified second job that involves potentially injurious activities;
conducting an occupational therapy evaluation of the second group of employees; and
implementing a second corrective therapeutic program to address a plurality of issues identified during the ergonomic and occupational therapy evaluations of the second group of employees.
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making changes to each employee's personal work environment to address possible causes of future injury to the employee in that environment.
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observing one or more first physical body movements the employee has to make to perform their job; and
testing the range of motion the employee's body possesses to make those one or more first physical body movements.
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selecting one or more second physical body movements to be practiced by each one of the group of employees in order to counteract the first physical body movements and to improve the range of motion of each one of the group of employees.
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This is a standard utility application that claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/868,040, filed Nov. 30, 2006, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference.
1. Technical Field
This invention generally relates to the field of occupational health and safety. More particularly, the invention relates to a health modality for corporations. Specifically, the invention relates to a program incorporating a combined occupational therapy and ergonomic modality in a company that is designed to proactively reduce the number of injuries to employees which could be caused by their normal work-related activities.
2. Background Information
Employees in a variety of industries may be required to perform repetitive motions, employ force to push or pull heavy objects, assume or hold awkward positions or may have to push parts of their body against hard or sharp objects in the performance of certain tasks on the job. Some of these procedures may result in the employee becoming injured over a period of time. In many instances, the equipment the employee is using is not designed in an ergonomic manner and, consequently, habitual use of that equipment leads to injury. So, for example, if a factory employee has to habitually and frequently reach for a piece of equipment, they will tend to develop muscle fatigue and possible injury of the reaching arm. If such an injury occurs, the employee will be less productive and will possibly have to be relieved of that position for a period of time. The employee may also have to be sent to doctors, physiotherapists or occupational therapists for rehabilitation before they can return to work.
There is a substantial amount of effort devoted to assisting industry to make the workplace a safe and healthy environment for employees. Most of this effort is directed to addressing practices and procedures that cause musculoskeletal disorders in particular. This focus, known broadly as ergonomics, studies how people perform their daily tasks and how to minimize the stresses and strains caused by repetitive motion, bending, lifting, maneuvering the body and the effect of machines and other tools that tend to increase the likelihood of musculoskeletal problems developing. Ergonomists are trained to assess how a particular type of employee conducts their daily tasks and will make suggestions as to how better to perform a task or alter equipment in order to reduce the possibility of injury. A wealth of information and professionals are available to assist industries to address ergonomic issues. For instance, OSHA, which is the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the United States Department of Labor, has published industry and task specific guidelines for grocery retailers. These guidelines have been produced in response to the evaluation of many years of data from the grocery industry and include suggestions as to how to perform standard grocery store tasks such as lifting objects during shelf stocking or working at a cash register, in a less injurious fashion.
Even with this wealth of information and such guidelines in place, some equipment cannot be modified to be ergonomic and some tasks can only be modified to a certain degree to make them more user-friendly. Consequently, numerous employees become injured on the job every year and have to face and overcome those injuries. There is, once again, a wealth of information and professionals available to aid people in recovering from musculoskeletal-type injuries after they have occurred. These professionals include doctors, physiotherapists, occupational therapists and chiropractors, just to name a few. The injured employee may suffer a lot of pain, lose income and may also have to relearn how to do their job in a different way in order to recover. Additionally, the employer will likely have had a drop in productive activity from that injured employee and possibly had to pay for rehabilitation and recovery time for that employee. All of this drives up the cost of doing business and results in much pain and economic distress for the employee.
There is therefore a need in the art for an improved system of addressing the potential for musculoskeletal and other injuries to employees that might be caused by job-related activities.
The present invention comprises a proactive and progressive therapeutic system which combines the preventative and healing measures of ergonomics with the healing measures of occupational therapy. The program is designed to be implemented in a business in order prevent the employees from becoming injured on the job, instead of waiting until the employees are injured and then addressing the issue.
The system of the present invention comprises identifying a company which will benefit from the system and approaching the same with a business proposal. Once hired, an occupational therapist evaluates the company's workplace environment and an initial physical state of a group of employees employed by the company; assesses data gathered during the evaluation; develops a corrective therapeutic program to address areas of concern identified during the assessment; implements the corrective therapeutic through instruction of the employees; and conducts periodic follow-up evaluations, adjusting the corrective therapeutic program as required until the outcomes of the system are achieved.
The system designed to be marketed to businesses is useful for detecting and evaluating potentially injurious activities, setting up an ergonomic program to reduce the number and type of those activities, and setting up a preventative-rehabilitation program for employees who perform these potentially injurious activities. The program also includes setting up an initial series of stretches for employees with a risk for a particular injury, teaching that initial series of stretches to all employees who perform the potentially injurious tasks, evaluating the employees after a period of time, assessing the results of the evaluation and adjusting the stretching program by increasing the intensity and/or types of stretches. The cycle of evaluation, assessment and stretch therapy adjustments will be continued until the employees have the fullest range of motion possible and are as injury free as possible. The program is designed for evaluating each individual that performs a particular job, assessing those results, combining the results of all of the individuals who perform the tasks and assessing the most common injuries and body areas that the individuals in the group are experiencing and developing a program of stretching to address those most common problem areas of the body. If a particular individual is found to be further down the slope toward becoming injured or less able to cope with the developed program, the therapist will customize the stretching program to pay special attention to the individual's problem areas.
A primary object and feature of the present invention is to provide systems and methods for creating an occupational therapy and ergonomics program for preventing injury to persons performing a variety of tasks.
A further object and feature of the present invention is the identification of potential businesses that employ a plurality of employees who perform potentially injurious tasks and offering those identified businesses the opportunity to implement the combined occupational therapy and ergonomics program.
A further object and feature of the present invention is the identification and evaluation of particular jobs in that business that have the potential for employees to become injured while performing the tasks of that job. The systems and methods include having the persons perform the tasks and noting discomfort in various bodily areas that arise from performance of the same. The evaluation is provided through a variety of means that includes but is not limited to observation of the employees performing the tasks, physically testing the employees, conducting personal interviews with employees; and providing employees with a variety of printed questionnaires to be completed by them.
A still further object and feature of the present invention is assessing the data gathered during the evaluation procedure. The assessment includes but is not limited to reviewing the information gathered through observation, physical tests, interviews and questionnaires, and analyzing the data obtained therefrom.
A still further object and feature of the present invention is the development of a progressive program specifically designed to address the issues that emerge from the assessment. The development includes but is not limited to providing instruction as to how to ergonomically alter the tasks and selecting a range of stretches of ever increasing difficulty and intensity to alleviate discomfort and pain experienced by the employees and to reduce the possibility for further injury.
Another object and feature of the present invention is to provide instruction as to the type of stretches that will reduce the tendency for the employee to become injured. The instruction is provided through a variety of means that includes but is not limited to demonstration, and providing printed instructional sheets and diagrams explaining how to perform the selected stretches.
A still further object and feature of the present invention is to conduct follow-up evaluations of the employees through a range of means including but not limited to conducting personal interviews, conducting tests and providing employees with a variety of printed questionnaires to be completed.
Other objects and features of this invention will become apparent with reference to the following description.
The preferred embodiments of the invention, illustrative of the best mode in which applicant has contemplated applying the principles, are set forth in the following description and are shown in the drawings and are particularly and distinctly pointed out and set forth in the appended claims.
Referring to
Step 1, which is generally indicated in
Presuming that the approached business is interested, Step 2 involves the evaluation of the workplace environment and the initial physical state of the employees employed by the business. This step is referenced by the number 12 in
Step 3 involves the assessment of the data gathered during Step 2 and is referenced by the number 14.
Step 4 involves developing a corrective therapeutic program to address areas of concern identified during the assessment step, and is referenced by the number 16 in
Step 5, referenced by the number 18 in
Finally, Step 6 involves conducting periodic follow-up evaluations and adjusting the corrective therapeutic program as required. Step 6 is referenced by the number 20 in
Each step in the system will now be described in greater detail hereinafter.
Step 1 is the identification of potential customers. This is done by selecting companies who employ people who are potentially at risk of musculoskeletal injury on the job because of repetitive type tasks, tasks involving strength, lifting, twisting or contact with hard or sharp objects, amongst others. An example of a possible suitable customer would be any manufacturing facility that utilizes manned assembly lines in the production of a product. The assembly line may include, for example, employees that monitor articles moving along conveyors and who have to repetitively reach across the conveyor to remove defective articles. Another possible suitable customer is any business where employees operate some type of machinery or equipment and that machinery requires them to repeat the same steps over and over. A third example of a possible customer is any business, such as a postal sorting station, where the employees may be lifting heavy objects, such as parcels, moving heavy loads from one location to another, or working at a service desk where the same motions are repeated every time a customer is served. Generally speaking, any manufacturing or processing facility would be a suitable candidate for implementation of the present invention. As will be understood, many service-related industries and industries who employ office workers will also be suitable candidates for this therapeutic program. Office jobs, such as typing on a computer, are notorious for causing injuries such as carpal tunnel syndrome.
The therapist may utilize a wide variety of readily available resources to locate such suitable business candidates. These resources include, but are not limited to performing online searches via the Internet, visiting the library or local Better Business Bureau and conducting searches for manufacturing or processing facilities in any particular region, or through networking through acquaintances who may have business contacts. Online searches via the Internet may be conducted by utilizing search engines such as Google� owned and operated by Google Inc. of Mountain View, Calif. and located at www.google.com on the Internet; Yahoo� owned and operated by Yahoo! Inc. Of Sunnydale, Calif. and located at www.yahoo.com; or specialized manufacturer directors such as that available at www.thomasnet.com which is owned and operated by Thomas Publishing Company of New York, N.Y. These search engines can be searched by entering appropriate keywords to aid in finding a suitable business candidate. For example, if the therapist wanted to find manufacturers of bolts, they would enter the keywords bolts and manufacturers on the search line of the search engine, hit enter and then review the results found by the search engine. A search may also be conducted by reviewing any number of directories of manufacturers located in the Reference Section of any local library. A desired type of manufacturer can be located in the index of the directory and specific companies can be found by turning to the pages identified in the index of the directory and reviewing the lists of companies compiled therein.
After a group of suitable business candidates has been identified, those companies are approached via letter, telephone calls, meetings and other known methodologies for offering a service to a business.
Once the step of identifying a suitable company 10 has been accomplished and that company has agreed to hire the therapist, then Step 2 of the present system is undertaken. Step 2 involves an evaluation 12 of the identified business 10. As shown in
In accordance with a specific feature of the present invention, the instant inventor has developed a set of forms and questionnaires that are supplied and used by the therapist during the ergonomic and the occupational therapy evaluations 22, 24. These forms are completed when the therapist conducts the evaluations 22, 24. It should be noted that not all forms will be relevant to each job situation being evaluated and the therapist will select the appropriate forms for use in any particular situation. A sample set of forms is shown in
The ergonomic evaluation 22 involves the therapist identifying a plurality of jobs in the workplace, such as jobs 26 a, 26 b and 26 c. Each job 26 a, for example, is closely observed to identify the various tasks 28 a, 28 b, 28 c that have to be undertaken to perform that job. Each task, 28 a for example, is then broken down into the specific steps 30 a, 30 b, 30 c that need to be taken to do the task 28 a. Then, each of the steps 30 a-30 c is broken down into the motions 32 a-32 c required to perform those steps. Additionally, the therapist must consider a range of other risk factors that might affect the employees performing the tasks, jobs, steps and motions. These can include the methodology that must be followed to perform the task, the effort or strength required, the location of parts, equipment and tools and the relative positions of the same, the speed and frequency of the work, the duration and repetition of the tasks and the design of the tools and machinery to be used on the job. Additional factors such as lighting, noise, temperature and air quality are also of importance and should be notes. The therapist needs to also consider and note any awkward body positions and heights that might have to be adopted or sustained on the job. The employee might also have to continuously reach above shoulder height, bend over, twist or make movements which take certain muscle groups to the employee's outer limits of their range of motion. For most people, precision type tasks are best performed at or slightly above elbow height and with the elbows adequately supported. Work requiring force to be applied is best down when the workpiece is situated below elbow level. The work should ideally also be in a comfortable visual range. These are some of the many factors that are of importance and need to be noted by the therapist.
All of the ergonomic type of information is gathered by a combination of observation and interview of as many individuals in the group of employees who do a particular job as is possible.
The therapist also conducts the occupational therapy evaluation 24, likely alongside the ergonomic evaluation 22 and completes the provided forms and questionnaires as they conduct this evaluation 24. For each job, such as job 26 a, the therapist evaluates the body movements required to perform job 26 a, tasks 28 a-c, steps 30 a-30 c and motions 32 a-32 c and notes any areas of concern relating to the employee's muscles, joints and other body parts to determine which body areas might potentially be injured while performing job 26 a. The therapist also conducts a variety of known occupational therapy tests to determine the ranges of motion that each individual employee is able to accomplish for each appropriate body part used in the performance of the job 26 a. All of this information is recorded on the provided forms (
In the sample set of forms used in the Evaluation 12 and shown in
The combined observation, interview and testing phase of the evaluation is then conducted. The therapist will have one or more of the employees demonstrate their daily tasks over and over and the therapist will record their observations on the appropriate pages of the form. So, for example page 3 of this form constitutes part of the ergonomic evaluation 12 and the therapist will complete each line on the form that applies. For instance, in response to the question on page 3, "Is the employee facing the task?", the therapist will complete the form by filling out, in the first column provided, a "Yes" or a "No" answer. In the next column on the form, the therapist will record their estimate of the percentage frequency of the task by filling in the appropriate percentage, for example "50%". Similarly, on page 4 of the form, which constitutes part of the occupational therapy evaluation, under the section "Elbow and Forearm" the therapist will conduct a physical test on one or more employee to determine the flexion of the tested employee's arm and will fill in the appropriate goiniometer measurements in the column provided, recording both the typical measurement and the measured end point. On page 4, for example, under the elbow and forearm flexion question at the bottom of the page, the therapist will enter, for example, "90" as the flexion measured in this particular employee.
The appropriate portions of the remainder of the form is completed in like manner. On the final page of the form, the therapist will write down their recommended interventions and equipment recommendations to this point. So, for example, if the therapist believes that the employees require "Work Methods Instruction/Training", the therapist will check off the box next to that particular recommendation. If the therapist believes some equipment needs to be changed, the type of equipment is written down in the appropriate column and the source and cost of such equipment will be filled in either at the job site or at a later date.
Once the form is completed, the therapist will sign and date the same in the place indicated. The provided forms will usually be written on directly by the therapist when observing and testing the employees at the site, but a clean typed sample copy is provided herein as
A review of the completed form (
The therapist will evaluate as many individual employees who perform that particular job 26 a as necessary. The information gathered on all of the forms for all of the individual employees is preferably entered into a database for analysis during the assessment phase of the process. A sample of a printout of the gathered information is shown attached hereto as
The next step in the process is Step 3, the assessment 14. During the assessment step 14 an analysis is made of the combined results of all tasks 28, steps 30 and motions 32 of job 26 a as recorded in the baseline questionnaires and worksheets for the total number of employees performing a particular job. The combined results can be produced by the therapist or by computer. The therapist notes any similarities in the pain and/or injuries experienced by this group of employees. This assessment may be made manually by the therapist reviewing all of the responses, or may be made by way of a computer program. A variety of known statistical tests can be run on this accumulated data to assess the results and a final evaluation result sheet summarizing the results of these tests can be printed. So, for example, if ten employees were observed and interviewed for job 26 a, then on the Baseline Questionnaire, Discomfort Information, the foot pain level indicators for the ten employees are combined and the median pain level is worked out. That median pain level becomes the baseline foot pain level around which the therapist will base the stretching program. All other information on the form is combined in a similar fashion so that there is a baseline reading for each and every question answered or test conducted and a baseline assessment sheet is produced which reflects the results. An example of a sample of a sheet showing the baseline average pain level experienced by group of employees as gathered from the Discomfort Baseline Questionnaire is attached hereto as
In the next step, i.e., Step 4, the areas of concern identified in Step 3 are matched with possible therapies. These therapies may be ergonomic in nature, such as altering a machine, or altering the motions involved in a step, or the steps involved in a task, or the tasks involved in a job. The therapies preferably also include occupational therapies and involve a plurality of stretches in order to address muscular or joint issues that have been identified in the assessment. There are many therapies known in both the field of ergonomics and the field of occupational therapy that have been proven to address certain types of problems and injuries and many of these known therapies have been compiled into databases that are available online, in books or in some other printed format from professional associations. In the past, these therapies have only been used to aid in the healing of injuries that people have already been diagnosed with. In the present invention, on the other hand, these previously known therapies are applied in a new way. This new way is utilizing this vast store of knowledge to respond to trends and patterns identified during the evaluation and assessment phases of this preventative system and apply them to people to prevent injury from normal work-related activities and preferably before there has been sufficient harm caused to the individual for an injury diagnosis to be made.
The known ergonomic therapies are designed to address work habits, tasks and equipment usages. The known occupational therapies are designed to address musculoskeletal injuries to various body parts. The present modality is therefore primarily preventative in nature as opposed to curative.
Step 4, the development of therapies 16 (
The therapist will then compile a teaching package to be presented to the employees of job 26 a to address the issues identified in the evaluation 12 and assessment 14 phases. The progressive program may include a General Guideline Sheet (
Step 5 of the system of the present invention involves the implementation by instruction 18 (
The above procedure is performed for each at risk job 26 b, 26 c that has been identified in the selected company.
A predetermined period of time is allowed to pass such as a period of between two to three months. During this time period, the coach for the group of individuals who perform a particular job will then lead that group in their stretches every work day for a period of five to ten minutes. After the allotted period of time has passed, the therapist will return to the company and conduct a follow-up. This is step 6 shown in
Once the follow-up evaluations for all the employees in job 26 a have been completed, the steps of assessment of the evaluation results, development of therapies, instruction and follow-up are done once again. The step of development of therapies will involve the therapist reviewing the progressive stretching level sheets produced during the initial phase to ensure that it would be appropriate to implement the Level 2 stretches. The system may require that the therapist adjust the selected stretches if the assessment indicates this is necessary. In this instance, a new or reorganized group of stretches will be printed onto a sheet for the training portion of the program. The next level of stretches, or the revised program if developed, is then taught to the employees and to the coach as in the initial manner.
Once again, a predetermined period of time is allowed to pass in which the employees stretch every day and follow the next level of the program. The therapist then returns to the company and follows-up yet again. The results of the follow-ups are recorded and tracked over several months to monitor the progress of the employees of the company.
The desired outcomes of the system of the present invention are the minimization of pain or discomfort from on-the-job activities for the vast majority of employees who do job 26 a. Individuals who are not progressing at the same pace as the rest of the group will be given additional or alternate stretches to aid them and the therapist will continue to follow-up with these individuals or will have them referred to outside medical personnel.
This program will be implemented for each of the identified jobs 26 in the company and is designed to equip employees to self-monitor after a sustained period of training, stretching and follow-up by the therapist.
In the foregoing description, certain terms have been used for brevity, clearness, and understanding. No unnecessary limitations are to be implied therefrom beyond the requirement of the prior art because such terms are used for descriptive purposes and are intended to be broadly construed.
Moreover, the description and illustration of the invention is an example and the invention is not limited to the exact details shown or described.
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HOLLYWOOD director James Cameron found little evidence of life when he descended 11,000 metres to the deepest point in the oceans last year. If only he had taken a microscope.
Ronnie Glud at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense and his colleagues dispatched autonomous sensors and sample collectors into the Mariana trench in the western Pacific. Every cubic centimetre of mud they brought back contained, on average, 10 million microbes – about 10 times more than mud collected from a plateau at the top of the trench. The Mariana microbes were also twice as active (Nature Geoscience, doi.org/kts).
At first glance, that is surprising. Life in the deep mostly relies on leftovers from the surface for food: detritus that slowly drops into the abyss. Just 1 per cent reaches the abyssal plateaus, so you might expect even less to get to the trench's deepest point. In fact, says Glud, ocean trenches are particularly good at capturing this food. Their broad, steep slopes act as a funnel channelling it right down to the bottom – where it fertilises the bacterial zoo that Cameron missed.
This article appeared in print under the headline "Not dead! The abyss is a bacterial zoo"
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Stila Love and Empower Palette Review, Swatches, Photos
As much as I wanna say, "OMG! Go get yourself a Stila Love and Empower Set"…I'll refrain.
I ranted a tad bit about the price tag in a post recently and after purchasing and trying out the palette, well, the price point plus the performance of the palette have combined and given me a headache and a heartache.
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Apple iPhone users got a double dose of treats this week with the announcement of iOS 5 at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference and Rovio's Twitter announcement of a new Angry Birds episode; we've got one more goodie in the form of these bite-sized Angry Birds desserts. Diehard Angry Birds fans can't seem to get enough of the cross-platform game, and artistic bakers have responded with some insanely clever creations.
1. Angry Birds Truffles: These adorable truffles by Ana Fuji feature the entire Angry Birds crew, including the exploding pigs and some of the game's structures.
2. Angry Birds Cake Pops: These avian cake pops come in a batch of seven -- six birds from the game and one smiling pig. The Cake Pop Shoppe has 10 cake and frosting combinations from which to choose, ranging from carrot cake with cream cheese frosting to strawberry cake with vanilla frosting.
3. Edible Angry Birds Toppers: This 38-piece set of cake or cupcake toppers is the ideal way to customize your own cake the Angry Birds way. Each piece is made from marshmallow fondant, so it's 100 percent edible. The set even includes rock columns, wood columns and a couple of nests so you can customize your own "level."
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5. Angry Birds Cake Pops: These Crumble Cake Pops can be made with or without the stick and come in 18 droolworthy flavors, including s'mores, Birthday Bash, mint chocolate and spice cake. This listing is for a dozen cake pops, but the baker can accommodate custom orders.
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(From 1993 Vintage) Dark violet, the reflections are black and bright. The robe is thick and generous. The flavors are of juicy, slightly sun-baked black fruit. The aromas range from mocha to toast, characteristic of these rich and powerful wines. The mouth is opulent with smooth, firm, tannins, still young and full of promise. A persistent and long finish.
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Michele Oken
Michele Oken is an Administrator in the Central Civil Division, Los Angeles Superior Court, responsible for managing multiple units, including the Records Department, which maintains records for approximately 100 courtrooms. From 2006-2011, she was assigned as the Administrator for Interpreter Services, responsible for overseeing the assignment and supervision of 400 court interpreters in more than 100 languages in 50 court locations. While holding this position, Ms. Oken served on local and statewide committees that focused on employee relations as well as limited English proficiency. Prior to that, she held the position of Managing Court Reporter, assisting in the management of approximately 650 court reporters. Ms. Oken spent 22 years as an official court reporter for both Municipal and Superior Courts in Los Angeles and was a board member and officer of local and state court reporting associations. She has been a member of the National Court Reporters Association since 1978.
Ms. Oken was elected to the NACM Board as General Jurisdiction Director from 2008-2011 and has played an active role on many permanent and standing committees. From 2009-2011, she served as Membership Services Committee Chair and was instrumental in overseeing the creation of the Mentor Program, Hardship Program, and NACM Recruitment and Marketing Videos. For five years, she was chair of the hosts and reporters subcommittee of the Conference Development Committee. Ms. Oken served as Secretary-Treasurer 2011-2012, Vice President 2012-2013, and President Elect 2013-2014. As Vice President, she was responsible for chairing the Finance Committee, State Associations Subcommittee and acted as co-chair of the Forum on the Advancement of Court Technology (FACT). This past year, Ms. Oken chaired the Conference Development Committee and was responsible for overseeing the planning of both the Midyear and Annual Conferences held in Savannah, Georgia, and Scottsdale, Arizona.
In 2005, Ms. Oken founded an auxiliary fundraising chapter of the City of Hope Medical Center, The Hope Connection, which primarily raises money for pediatric cancer research.
President Elect
Stephanie Hess, Esq.
Stephanie Elliott Hess is Director of the Office of Court Services with the Supreme Court of Ohio. In that capacity, she oversees consulting services provided to the judges and court staff of the state. Areas addressed include caseflow and court performance management, domestic violence, language services, specialized dockets (problem solving courts), dispute resolution, and the improvement of court services for children and families.
Ms. Hess is licensed to practice law in the State of Ohio as well as the United States District Court, Southern District of Ohio. She is currently a member of the American Judicature Society, the National Association for Court Management, the Ohio State Bar Association, Ohio Association for Court Administration, the Ohio Association of Municipal / County Court Clerks and the Ohio Jury Management Association. She also serves as a faculty member for the National Center for State Courts, Institute for Court Management, and is the President Elect of the National Association for Court Management.
Prior to joining the Supreme Court of Ohio, Ms. Hess worked for the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas – General Trial Division for eleven years as a bailiff and then as the Director of Human Resources for the court. She received her Bachelor's Degree and Juris Doctorate, both from Capital University in Columbus, Ohio.
Vice President
Scott C. Griffith, Esq.
Scott C. Griffith is Director of Research and Court Services for the Texas Office of Court Administration.
Prior to coming to Texas, Mr. Griffith was Deputy Judicial Administrator for Research and Development at the Louisiana Supreme Court. In that role he provided lead staff support to the Supreme Court and other courts in connection with Louisiana's Judicial Budget and Performance Accountability Act. Prior to that, he served as the Director of the Louisiana Supreme Court's Drug Court Program Office, where he oversaw disbursement of state and federal funds to 48 programs. Before that, he served as Judicial Administrator of the Jefferson Parish (LA) Juvenile Court. Previously, he developed and managed justice related research projects at the Metropolitan Crime Commission of New Orleans and the New Orleans-based Bureau of Governmental Research. A native of Massachusetts, Mr. Griffith has a law degree from Loyola University in New Orleans and a master's degree in public administration from the University of New Orleans. He is past president of the Louisiana Court Administrators Association and serves on its Executive Board.
Mr. Griffith has been a member of the National Association for Court Management (NACM) since 1998 and serves on NACM's Ethics and Publications Committees. He also chairs the NACM Finance and Planning Committees, and the National Agenda Subcommittee.
Vicky Carlson
Vicky Carlson is the Court Administrator in Scott County, Minnesota, First Judicial District, a position she has held since 2015. She is responsible for all operations of the court including criminal, jury, family, civil, juvenile, traffic, and probate. Prior to her service in Scott County, she served for seven years as the Court Administrator in Carver County, Minnesota. She has served in numerous roles in her career throughout the Minnesota Judicial Branch.
Ms. Carlson is past president of the Minnesota Association for Court Management (MACM). MACM is an organization committed to the enrichment of its members through professional growth and development opportunities, promoting advancements and innovation in court administration, and partnering with other professionals working to improve the justice system in Minnesota.
Ms. Carlson attended Metro State University and holds a Bachelor's Degree in Public Administration. She is a Fellow of the National Center for State Courts, Institute for Court Management (2011). Ms. Carlson was elected to the National Association for Court Management (NACM) Board in 2011 as the General Jurisdiction Director. She was elected to the Secretary/Treasurer position in 2014. She previously served as the Membership Committee chair 2013-2014 and currently serves on the Membership, Conference Development, Finance, and various other committees.
Immediate Past President
David W. Slayton
David W. Slayton was appointed as the Administrative Director of the Texas Office of Court Administration (State Court Administrator) in May 2012. He previously served as Director of Court Administration for the Lubbock County District Courts and County Courts at Law from 2004 to 2012 and has been employed by the judicial branch in various roles for more than 15 years. Previously, he served as Court Services Supervisor for the United States District Court, Northern District of Texas, in Dallas, Texas, and as a trial court coordinator for the 99th District Court in Lubbock County.
Mr. Slayton earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Texas Tech University and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Troy University. He is a 2007 Graduate Fellow of the Institute for Court Management. He received the 2008 Distinguished Service Award from the National Center for State Courts and the 2010 Robert O. Dawson Indigent Defense Distinguished Service Award. He currently serves as Immediate Past President on the National Association for Court Management's Board and was formerly the Secretary on the Board of Directors for the Texas Association for Drug Court Professionals. In addition to the aforementioned organizations, Mr. Slayton is a member of the Conference of State Court Administrators and the Texas Association for Court Administration.
Large Court Director (2012-15)
Yolanda L. Lewis
Yolanda Lewis is the District Court Administrator of the Atlanta Judicial Circuit and the Court Administrator for the Superior Court of Fulton County, the largest and busiest court system in the State of Georgia. Ms. Lewis has served in her capacity at Superior Court of Fulton County since October 2010. Prior to joining the Atlanta Judicial Circuit, she served as Court Administrator for Clayton County, the Assistant Director of Judicial Liaison with the Administrative Office of the Courts, the state agency which serves as the secretariat to the Georgia Supreme Court and all other courts in the state. During her 13-year career with the judiciary, she has provided broad-scale administrative support, strategic direction, training, budget and resource management, alternative sentencing, program develop, legislative direction and executive level project management for more than 1,100 judges across the State of Georgia. Ms. Lewis has been credited with creating the Regional Justice Technology Expo for the Southeast Region of United States, and at least two award-winning court programs, one of which has been noted as a "National Best Practice" by the Justice Management Institute.
Ms. Lewis earned a Bachelors of Arts in Criminal Justice and a Master in Public Administration and Inter Governmental Affairs from the University of South Alabama. She serves on the board of the Georgia Council of Court Administrators, the Supreme Court Commission on Interpreters, the Georgia Accountability Courts Standing Committee, and as host of "Fulton Justice," a program dedicated to providing citizens with a closer look at the Atlanta Justice System. She is a graduate of the Michigan State University Certification program from the Georgia Council of Court Administrators, Leadership Clayton, and is currently enrolled in the American Institute for Diversity Management.
Small Court Director (2012-2015)
Nina Thomas
Nina Thomas is a Court Executive with the Superior Court of New Jersey where she is charged with the administration of the Civil Division in the Burlington Vicinage. She has been employed with the judiciary since 1983 and has served in her current capacity more than 12 years, first in the Mercer Vicinage and now in Burlington. The division is responsible for all civil, special civil, landlord tenant, General Equity, probate, and foreclosure cases in Burlington County.
Ms. Thomas received her Bachelors Degree in Organizational Development from Eastern University in Saint David's Pennsylvania. She has completed the Certified Court Manager Program with the National Center for State Courts' Institute for Court Management. As co-chair of the statewide Civil Education Committee and the Administrative Council's Education and Training Committee's Professional Development Working Group, Ms. Thomas collaborates with all court divisions to develop strong strategies and educational programs for the development of staff and court leaders throughout the state. Since 2010, Ms. Thomas has served on the Advisory Board for the Mid-Atlantic Association for Court Management.
Ms. Thomas was elected to the Board of Directors in 2012 in the position of Small Court Director.
Judge Director (2014-2017)
Hon. Kevin Burke
Kevin Burke is a District Judge in Hennepin County, Minnesota. He is one of the most recognized leaders within the American judiciary. Judge Burke was elected for four terms as Chief Judge and three terms as Assistant Chief Judge. During this time he instituted social science studies – and reforms improving – procedural fairness. From 1991 – 1996 he served as the Chair of the Conference of Chief Judges. He chaired the State Board of Public Defense, and was a leader in the effort to improve and expand the state's public defender system.
Judge Burke has been named one of the 100 most influential lawyers in the history of Minnesota by Law & Politics magazine. In 1996 he was named a Toll Fellow. The Toll Fellowship identifies emerging state leaders from all three branches of government. In 1997 he received the Director's Community Leadership Award from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. In 2002 the National Center for State Courts awarded him the Distinguished Service Award. In 2003 he was selected as the William H. Rehnquist Award recipient by the National Center for State Courts. The Rehnquist Award is presented annually to a state judge who exemplifies the highest level of judicial excellence, integrity, fairness and professional ethics. He was awarded Public Official of the Year by Governing Magazine in 2004. In 2005 the Minnesota Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates named him Trial Judge of the Year. The American Bar Association named him Judicial Educator of the year in 2010.
Judge Burke teaches at the University of Minnesota and University of St. Thomas law schools. For many years he served on the faculty of the University of Minnesota Humphrey Institute's Reflective Leadership Program. He has been a speaker in 38 states as well as Abu Dhabi, Canada, Egypt, Mexico, China, India and Ireland regarding improvement in judicial administration and court leadership.
Judge Burke has authored numerous articles, and is the co-author of two American Judges Association White Papers, "Procedural Fairness: A Key Ingredient in Public Satisfaction" and "Minding the Court: Enhancing the Decision-Making Process." He presently serves on the Board of the Institute for the Reform of the American Legal System. He is a past Board member of the National Center for State Courts and the American Judicature Society.
Howard Gentry serves the Metropolitan Government of Nashville as the Criminal Court Clerk of Davidson County in the Twentieth Judicial District. In this capacity, his office is responsible for performing the clerical duties (hard copy and electronic forms) for the operation of the General Sessions and State Trial Criminal Courts.
Clerk of Court (2014-2017)
Howard Gentry
A Nashville native, Mr. Gentry was elected three times to countywide public office. He was a Metro Council member-at-large before being elected Metro Nashville-Davidson County's first African American vice mayor. He was reelected in 2003.
Howard Gentry recently served as CEO of the Nashville Chamber Public Benefit Foundation, an organization that is focused on finding solutions to socio-economic challenges such as poverty, homelessness, adult literacy and workforce development.
He formerly served as CEO of Backfield in Motion, a nonprofit organization that combines athletics and academics to inspire inner-city boys to reach their maximum potential. For 15 years prior, Gentry held various senior positions at Tennessee State University including director of athletics, executive director of the TSU Foundation, assistant vice president for university relations and development, and associate vice president for technology and administrative services. His professional life has also included work in banking, insurance and over 30 years in sports radio broadcasting. He received his B.S. and master's degrees in education from Tennessee State University.
Urban Director (2013-2016)
Renee Kimball
Renee L. Kimball, Esquire is District Court Administrtor for the 43rd Judicial District of Pennsylvania in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Ms. Kimball attained a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Pittsburgh in 2004. In 2008, she received her J.D., also from the University of Pittsburgh. Beginning in 2011, Ms. Kimball began the educational track to achieve the designation of a Fellow of the Institute for Court Management. She attained the Certified Court Manager certification in January of 2012. She went on to attain the Certified Court Executive Certification in June of 2012 upon completion of the residency program. She graduated as a Fellow in May of 2013 after completing and presenting her project entitled, A Framework for Strategic Facilities Planning in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, which was awarded the Vice President's Award of Merit for Applied Research.
Ms. Kimball began her professional career as a law clerk in the Family and Civil Divisions of the Fifth Judicial District. From 2009 through the end of 2010, she was the administrative law clerk to the Honorable David N. Wecht, Administrative Judge of the Family Division. Alongside Judge Wecht, Ms. Kimball began her career as a court manager when she chaired the multi-disciplinary committee to unify the family court under the best practice principles of one judge/one family, designed and held comprehensive training for all Family Division staff and judges and oversaw the successful implementation of this system since January of 2010 to present. Upon identifying the need to better serve self-represented litigants in Allegheny County, Ms. Kimball was asked to oversee these services and processes in addition to her other duties. This allowed Ms. Kimball the opportunity to envision, plan and implement re-engineering practices to consolidate intake and filing functions as well as create a coordinated approach to managing the rise in the self-represented litigant population, an unprecedented event in her county at the time. This process has permitted Ms. Kimball to utilize all of the knowledge, skills and abilities of a modern court leader to enhance the effective and efficient administration of justice.
Ms. Kimball's leadership skills were recognized when together with more than 25 leadership judges, court administrators, and managers, Ms. Kimball was selected to participate in the court-wide development of a strategic plan. This process involved the drafting and revising of the vision, mission, and core value statements for the court, identifying strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats, as well as the assessment of existing operations and trends. This assessment allowed Ms. Kimball to be integral to the process of developing and adopting short and long term goals and objectives for the court. Ms. Kimball's commitment and ability was evident during this process causing her to then be selected to chair the implementation team devoted to case processing and timeliness.
Ms. Kimball's professional affiliations include the Allegheny County Bar Association (ACBA) where she co-chairs the Juvenile Law Subcommittee of the Family Law Section, the Pennsylvania Association for Court Management (PACM) where she is an active member of the Caseflow Management Committee, and the National Association for Court Management (NACM) where, most notably, she serves on the Board of Directors as the Urban Court Director and co-chairs the Core Competencies for Courts Subcommittee of the Planning Committee, among other duties.
Rural Director (2013-2016)
Shakeba Johnson
Shakeba Johnson is the Court Administrator for the Seventh Chancery Court District of Mississippi. The Seventh District encompasses six counties: Bolivar, Coahoma, Leflore, Quitman, Tallahatchie, and Tunica. Chancery Courts have jurisdiction over disputes in matters involving equity; domestic matters including adoptions, custody disputes and divorces; guardianships; sanity hearings; wills; and challenges to constitutionality of state laws. Land records are filed in Chancery Court. Chancery Court is a general jurisdiction court.
Ms. Johnson has held this position since 2012. Prior to becoming the Court Administrator, she served as the Deputy Court Administrator for the Seventh District for one year. She is responsible for maintaining judge(s) trial docket(s), implementing caseflow management, and supervising and coordinating support staff. She serves as the contact person for statistics maintained by Administrative Office of Courts, coordinates courtroom availability, reviews and maintains local court rules, and serve as liaison to Court, bar, and law enforcement agencies and general public.
Ms. Johnson is also the Law Clerk for Chancellor W. M. Sanders. She examines records of cases to present legal interpretations and opinions, prepares memoranda summarizing the facts of each case, reviews pretrial motions and summary judgments, organizes preliminary orders, findings of fact and conclusions of law; edits work product according to judges' direction, and drafts opinions, orders and writs.
Ms. Johnson was admitted to the Mississippi Sate Bar in 2010. She is admitted to practice in all Mississippi state courts, Federal District Courts and the U.S. Court of Appeals Fifth Circuit. She is also a Certified Court Administrator for the State of Mississippi.
Ms. Johnson received her Juris Doctor Degree from Appalachian School of Law in 2010 where she received the Angela D. Dales Spirit of ASL Award 3L and the National Association of Women Lawyers-Outstanding Student Award. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2004 with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science degree from Alcorn State University where she was inducted into Pi Gamma Mu International Honors Society in Social Science and Alpha Kappa Mu International Honors Society.
Ms. Johnson is a member of the Mississippi Bar Association-YLD, American Bar Association-YLD, Mississippi Court Administrators Association (MCAA): Nominating Committee 2013-2014, and the National Association for Court Management: Rural Director 2013-2016.
General Jurisdiction Director (2014-2017)
Tracy J. BeMent
Tracy "T.J." BeMent is the District Court Administrator for the 10th Judicial Administrative District of Georgia. The 10th JAD covers the general jurisdiction superior courts in six circuits in 21 counties. He was previously the Court Administrator for the Athens-Clarke County Courts in Athens, Georgia, where he worked with all six levels of trial courts in the county. He acts as the primary liaison to the state and county governments and serves as a resource for the judges and judicial staff on many issues. Mr. BeMent administers nearly $2 million in state and federal grants and is a federal grant peer reviewer. He has been working in the courts for more than 15 years. Prior to coming to Georgia, he was the Assistant Court Administrator for the Las Vegas Justice Court and previously the Clerk of Court and Chief Administrative Officer of the District of Columbia's Office of Administrative Hearings. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the George Washington University in Washington, DC, and will complete his ICM Fellowship in spring 2015.
Limited Jurisdiction Director (2013-2016)
Paul Delosh
Paul DeLosh serves as the Director of Judicial Services for the Supreme Court of Virginia. He serves as the liaison between the Judiciary's administrative office of the courts and the Virginia state courts providing services through education, publications, technical assistance and the research, development and support of various programs. The Department serves the judicial system of Virginia through its Court Services, Magistrate Services, Dispute Resolution Services, Drug Treatment Court, and Foreign Language Services divisions.
Mr. DeLosh served on NACM's Board from 2009-2012. He previously served as chair of the NACM Membership Services and Ethics committees as well as chair of the Grants subcommittee and Mentor program. He currently serves as chair of the Website/Social media and Grants subcommittees as well as a member of the Communication and Finance committees. He also serves as NACM's liaison with Justice at Stake.
Mr. DeLosh attended Boston College and Virginia Commonwealth University and holds a Bachelor of Science and Masters of Business Administration. He also earned a Certified Court Manager (CCM) and Certified Court Executive (CCE) certification from the NCSC Institute for Court Management and is certified faculty for both programs.
At Large (1) Director (2014-2017)
Dexter C. Thomas
Dexter C. Thomas is the Fiscal Services Manager for the Maricopa County Justice Courts, the largest limited jurisdiction court in the State of Arizona. He previously served in the Office of Management and Budget for Maricopa County where he managed in excess of one billion dollars in combined revenue and expenditures for Superior Court, Justice Courts, Adult Probation, Juvenile Probation, Clerk of Superior Court, and twelve other county departments. Mr. Thomas has worked in Maricopa County for the past 15 years and began his public service career as a supervisor in the criminal division of Maricopa County Superior Court.
Mr. Thomas earned a Bachelor's Degree in Political Science from Syracuse University and a Master's Degree in Public Administration from Western International University. He is a 2015 Fellow Candidate of the Institute for Court Management, and in June of 2014 he completed the Certified Court Executive (CCE) program. He currently serves on the National Association for Court Management Board and is an active member of the Arizona Court Association. In addition to the aforementioned accomplishments, Mr. Thomas serves on several boards, committees, and planning groups in the county, judiciary, and private sector. He has received numerous awards and recognition for his contributions to those organizations as well as in his community.
At Large (2) Director (2012-2015)
Karl E. Thoennes III
Karl Thoennes is currently Court Administrator for South Dakota's Second Judicial Circuit headquartered in Sioux Falls, serving in that position since 2004. His prior work included positions as court administrator in St. Cloud and Todd County in Minnesota's Seventh Judicial District and supervisory and staff positions with the Alaska Court System in Anchorage and Palmer. His past work also includes writings on ethics in the national publication Court Manager. Mr. Thoennes has served as speaker or panelist on a range of topics in court management at various state, regional, national, and international programs, including the National Association for Court Management, university and law school classes and other professional conferences and associations. His international work includes presentations for the Pacific Judicial Council Conference in Guam and the World Ethics Forum at Oxford University, England sponsored by the World Bank and the International Institute for Public Ethics. He is currently primary editor for the ethics website: www.courtethics.org.
Mr. Thoennes holds a Fellowship with the Institute for Court Management, a Master of Science in public administration from the University of Alaska, and has completed two graduate seminars in comparative public policy and government in Sapporo, Japan as both a student and guest speaker.
Mr. Thoennes has been a member of NACM since 1993, and has served on the Ethics, Website, and Publications Committees. He is a member of the American Society for Public Administration and the International Association for Court Management. Mr. Thoennes was elected to the NACM Board of Directors in 2012 and is currently vice chair of the Ethics committee.


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Many would argue that Paris is the crème de la crème of Europe but it's time for you to make your own mind up with a visit to the French capital.
Get straight into it with a trip to one of the city's most famous landmarks, the Eiffel Tower. The Eiffel Tower was first commissioned as a centerpiece for the proposed 1889 Exposition Universelle (a world's fair) but has since become the star of many Hollywood blockbusters, the place of thousands of marriage proposals and of course an icon for Paris that has attracted more than 250 million visitors. You can admire this beautiful landmark from the ground, or from afar at the Montmare, but for a true #noregrets moment we'd suggest you head up to the first, second or even third floor where you will have magnificent views of the city. Whatever way you choose to do it, a visit to the Eiffel Tower is a must-see!
Once you've taken in this world-famous structure it's straight off to another one – the Louvre. The museum first opened in 1793 with an exhibition of 537 paintings and today it houses thousands of incredible pieces including its most famous, Da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa'. Make like Robert Langon, aka Tom Hanks in the Da Vinci code, and join the millions of other visitors for a #noregrets moment full of amazing art, architecture and history.
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At the western end of the Champs-Élysées sits another important French monument, the Arc de Triomphe. As the named suggests, the Arc de Triomphe, is a large arch that was commissioned in 1806 to honour those who fought and died for France in the French Revolution and Napoleonic Walls. The arch stands in the centre of the Place Charles de Gaulle and has the names of all French victories and generals inscribed on its surfaces. It is also the place of the 'Tomb of the Unknown Solider' from World War 1, and every evening a flame is lit on the tomb a symbol of remembrance. For a moving #noregrets moment take a walk through the exhibition housed at the arch and learn about its history and symbolic importance. Then, make your way to the arch terrace where you can see beautiful views of the city and its great sweeping avenues – the perfect spot at sunset.
It's getting late now and it would be a shame not to take in a bit of the Parisian nightlife. Head over to the infamous area of Pigalle and indulge in a visit to the Moulin Rouge. Catch a world-class cabaret show, enjoy a bottle of French wine and go on, order the cheese platter too, the perfect #noregrets finish for your busy day in Paris.
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Frustrated with all the road construction in La Crosse? Is your boss angry because the congestion is making you late for work? Then print off this handy permission slip and hand it your boss, compliments of WIZM!
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Lax Bishop Calls New Pope A "Great Choice"
The Catholic Church may have a new pope, but he'll probably continue church business as usual.
La Crosse Bishop William Callahan does not expect Francis the 1st, from Argentina, to make any radical changes in the church. However, Callahan says the pope may bring a different point of view to the position, as a Jesuit and as the first pope from the Americas. Francis was chosen by cardinals on the second day of balloting at the Vatican.
Police Need Info On Shooting
On 03/12/2013 at 8:53 P.M. the La Crosse Police Department responded to Gundersen Lutheran Hospital for a male party who had been brought to the hospital for a gunshot wound to the back of his neck area. The victim had a small entrance and exit wound to the back of his neck area that required bandages. Upon police arrival at the hospital, the victim was un-cooperative in the investigation and was unwilling to tell police how he got to the hospital or the location of the shooting.
The victim (Mr. Jameson) was out on bond for 2 previous felonies and was in violation of the bond. Mr. Jameson was placed under arrest for violation of his bond and transported to county jail. The investigation into the shooting is ongoing and there are no further details at this time.
Anyone with information regarding this incident can contact the La Crosse Police Department at 608-785-5962. Callers can also remain anonymous by calling the La Crosse Area Crime Stoppers at784-8477 or text laxtips at Crimes (274-637) or online at www.lacrossecrimestoppers.com.
Callers to Crime Stoppers can be eligible for rewards of up to $1,000
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Texas Department of Transportation changes Interstate 37 speed signs Tuesday to reflect 75 mph limit
CORPUS CHRISTI - Seventy-five day or night.
That's how fast you can now drive along Interstate 37 in San Patricio and Live Oak counties.
Work crews made it official Tuesday morning, changing nearly a dozen signs. They have 31 to update in all.
Stretches of the freeway remain 70 mph in Nueces County pending a traffic study by Department of Transportation officials.
Highways around the state are getting the makeover after legislation passed last year allowing TxDOT to create 75 mph speed limits on certain highways if studies show it's safe.
It also means motorists are free to take the route to San Antonio a little quicker.
However, transportation officials stress it's the maximum speed limit.
"It doesn't mean you have to go that fast the whole way," said Tom Tagliabue, TxDOT spokesman. "We always encourage drivers to adjust their speed to the road conditions."
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When I start thinking ahead to my favorite fashion season, rather than going gaga about opulent accents, I think of what would be the best fall wardrobe staples the glue that plays nicely with the rest of my wardrobe. Here, you have it. My style in a nutshell: If I could encapsulate all my go-to…Published on August 13, 2013
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Summer Business Attire Chic: What to wear to work when it's hot as hell + still look polished
How to stay cool yet maintain polished summer business attire élan can be a toughy during a heat wave. Let's dive in, at least the metaphor is cooling & solve the what to wear to work when it's hot fashion dilemma… My gosh, it's a scorcher out! I just got back from a meeting in…Published on July 18, 2013
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Stylist Advice- Dressing a Very Petite Hourglass Figure
When we start to struggle with our figure & style it's best to discover a body type muse for some style inspiration… I chose Salma Hayak as the muse for my reader who wants to know how to dress a petite hourglass figure. Read on- Dear Sharon: Hi Sharon, I am in my early twenties and am…Published on July 04, 2013
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Are you looking for age appropriate dressy clothing to wear and NOT look like an old lady? Style solutions right here!
Our latest reader style question asks what to wear to a wedding after menopausal weight gain. How can she look age appropriate in dressy clothing? What can she wear to hide her slight bump in size? And not look like an old lady? Let's discuss… I am 55 years old. I am 5 ft 8″…Published on June 27, 2013
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Try a few insider stylist tricks to show off your girls with gusto! Dear Sharon: I'm going through a style metamorphosis and finally coming to terms with my curves, albeit wanting to make my B's look more like C's- without surgery. I want to show off my figure but have no idea how to accentuate cleavage….Published on June 12, 2013
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I have rule around here about never wearing vintage too literally when it's a style that YOU wore in its first fashion outing as it seriously dates you… in other words, makes you look o-l-d. So if you watched I Love Lucy in anything other than a rerun, skip this look. But for the rest…Published on May 23, 2013
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The First Lady of Style: Michelle Obama WOWS in (Jason) Wu Again for Inaugural Gown, and then some
Truth be told, red is my favorite color for everything except party affiliation. The First Lady broke tide in a STUNNING Jason Wu red halter gown for the Inaugural gown first dance, and maybe, just maybe, that can be a sign of getting us all together. Far from the more girly white Jason Wu frock from…Published on January 21, 2013
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