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|13 Jul 1982
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|19 Feb 1981
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|14 May 1979
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|Tadao Okamoto, Eisuke Obata, Yutaka Enomoto
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This is a Divisional application of Ser. No. 38,908 filed May 14, 1979 now U.S. Pat. No. 4,270,541.
This invention relates in general to the field of obstetrics and, more particularly, to an instrument for induction of labor as well as a method for inducing labor.
Methods for induction of labor are divided into two primary categories, namely medical and mechanical. The particular method depends upon the condition or state of the involved organs with respect to delivery. The medical method would be the method of choice when the cervix is in a fully matured, loose condition and the uterus sensibility is heightened, or when the cervical orifice has dilated more than the width of two fingers. Only an intermittent intramuscular injection of posterior pituitary extract or an intravenous drip is adequate, in most cases, to assure a successful delivery. If with such conditions an artificial rupture of the amniotic membrane is effected, a more certain result can be obtained. However, when the cervix has not reached a state of maturity the medical method is not effective. Thus, to practice a medical method the particular organs must have reached a predetermined condition of potential delivery readiness. Without such even increased amounts of medication are insufficient to induce labor. Therefore, the medical method has recognized limitations and can only be used under certain conditions.
The mechanical method is employed when induction of labor is necessary in those situations wherein the particular organs have not reached the level of delivery readiness as would indicate resort to the medical method. Among the more well known mechanical methods are the Bougierung method, being the induction of an instrument for dilating constricted areas; metreurysis, being a dilatation of the uterine cervix with a metreurynter, and colpeurysis, involving a mechanical dilatation of the vagina. However, such methods have not in practice by any means proved infallible and thus the results obtained have been quite uncertain. In many cases resort has necessarily been made to cesarean section in an effort to save the child. It is commonly recognized that when the death rates of the full and frank presentation and the footling presentation are compared, the prognosis for a sound delivery is more unfavorable in the latter presentation. Such prognosis has heretofore led to the view that delivery of footling presentation, whether single or double, should preferably be effected by cesarean section. Despite the stages of development of both types of methods, medical and mechanical, certain types of birth have not proved reliable by either method.
Therefore, it is an object of the present invention to provide an instrument for inducing labor which is useful regardless of the presentation of the fetus thereby being productive of a diminution of the death rate with certain types of births which had been considered particularly hazardous heretofore.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an instrument of the character stated the use of which markedly reduces the heretofore accepted necessity to the resort to cesarean section.
It is a still further object of the present invention to provide an instrument of the character stated which has been extensively tested so that its effectiveness is established.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an instrument of the character stated which may be easily utilized by a practitioner with limited instruction.
It is a still further object of the present invention to provide a method for inducing labor which promotes a most substantial degree of sound deliveries without peril to the fetus despite the manner of presentation of the fetus.
It is a further object of the present invention to provide an instrument for the induction of labor which is not harmful to the mother and thus may be used with safety.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an instrument for the induction of labor which may be most economically manufactured; which is most durable in usage; and the practice of the same has promoted a level of reliability hitherto unknown through the performance of the customary medical and mechanical methods.
The present invention comprehends, in essence, a tubular body as a catheter type having an inflatable balloon or bag fixed on the normally forward or leading end of the catheter and enclosing the adjacent portion of the catheter which is provided with a port or orifice for discharge therethrough of a compatible liquid, such as, sterile saline solution, or even water, into the balloon for inflating same with a predetermined volume of such liquid dependent upon the presentation of the fetus. The instrument is inserted between the uterus wall and the amniotic membrane through the cervical orifice and after such insertion the liquid is gradually fed into the balloon through the catheter portion to a predetermined limit if there is head presentation to avoid the danger of prolapse of the umbilical cord or the possibility of a change of position of the fetus. In the event there is a breech presentation, the amount of liquid introduced into the balloon is in greater amount for purposes presently appearing. At the appropriate juncture the instrument is automatically removed by dropping through the cervical orifice.
FIG. 1 is a side view of an instrument for the induction of labor constructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a side view of another form of instrument for induction of labor constructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a side view of a further form of instrument for induction of labor constructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a side view of a still further form of instrument for induction of labor constructed in accordance with and embodying the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a side view of the instrument illustrated in FIG. 1 but showing the balloon in expanded state.
Referring now by reference numerals to the drawings which illustrate practical embodiments of the present invention, 1 indicates a catheter or tubular member being closed at its normally forward or leading end and being provided with one or more ports or orifices 3 adjacent to but spaced from the forward end extremity 2. Said catheter 1 may be molded of any suitable flexible and durable material, such as, soft synthetic resin, natural or synthetic rubber or the like. Enclosing the forward end portion of catheter 1 is a relatively thin walled balloon or inflatable bag 4 fabricated as of natural or synthetic rubber and being suitably sealed at its rearward or trailing end, such as by means of a pouch with the outer wall of catheter 1 so as to render the joint therebetween leakproof. It will be seen that openings 3 are within balloon 4 so that liquid fed through catheter 1 will be received within said balloon. Balloon 4 is of such size that its forward end 5 is spacedly forwardly of extremity 2 of catheter 1 so as to cause the development of a limited spacing 6 therebetween so that other than the sealing of balloon 4 to catheter 1, as above described, there is no engagement therebetween. At its rearward end or trailing extremity, catheter 1 is provided with a removable plug 7.
The instrument of the present invention is preferably utilized after the practitioner has determined that the cervix is mature for delivery. There are three critical points to indicate the degree of cervical maturation, namely the extent of cervix effacement, the degree of dilatation of the cervical orifice, and the degree of softness of the cervix. Thus, with the present instrument it is requisite to confirm that the cervix effaces more than 50 percent; that the cervical orifice has dilated to a width greater than two centimeters, and that the cervix is soft. Disregard of these conditions in that the instrument is utilized before the requisite level of maturity has been reached could result not only in the delay of delivery, but also that the delivery progresses with the cervical orifice in a nonfully dilated state even after the instrument has dropped through the cervical orifice. With the cervical orifice not fully dilated, extraction of the head, as well as assisted delivery of the shoulder and arms, is difficult to carry out.
The instrument, after sterilization through boiling, in inserted by the doctor between the uterine wall and the amniotic membrane through the cervical orifice is substantially the same manner as Bougierung. In the act of insertion the doctor places the leading extremity 2 of the catheter 1 at the cervical orifice holding the balloon 4 and then inserts catheter 1 moving his fingers backwardly until he senses that the instrument has been inserted to a desired extent. Thereafter, with plug 7 removed the doctor then pours into the rearwardly open end of catheter 1 on a gradual basis a suitable liquid, such as, sterile saline solution, for flow into balloon 4 via openings 3, as by means of a 100 g injector. In the case of head presentation of the fetus, 300 cc-350 cc of the solution is introduced into the balloon 4 causing expansion of the same as generally illustrated in FIG. 5. The rearward end of catheter 1 is then closed by reinsertion of plug 7 and the rearward portion of catheter 1 is coiled in the vagina. Any traction by a weight is not utilized. As indicated above, the limitation of the injection to no more than 350 cc in the case of head presentation is to avoid a danger of prolapse of the umbilical cord or shoulders and arms, or difficulties which might arise through a change of the fetal position. In the event that the fetus is breech presented, then more than 400 cc of the sterile saline solution is injected into the balloon 4 with consequent commensurate expansion of the same.
After insertion of the instrument of the present invention labor commences in about one hour on average. The cervical orifice dilates almost completely in 7 to 8 hours in the case of a primipara, and in 4 to 5 hours in the case of a multipara. Upon such dilation the instrument of the present invention will drop through the cervical orifice and into the vagina for facile removal. At this particular stage labor becomes weak for a limited interval so that after an internal examination the instrument is removed. If the labor continues weak, a citravenous drip of oxytoxin is given to the pregnant woman. If the labor grows strong again, an artificial rupture of the amniotic membrane is performed after full confirmance of the complete dilation of the cervical orifice. Thereafter delivery proceeds rapidly.
The instrument of the present invention can thus induce labor most effectively. Eighty instances of employment of the present instrument has demonstrated that its use has seldom any ill effect and that it could achieve the intended purpose even in those cases where medicine was incapable of inducing labor. The instrument of this invention can be used most efficaciously as a mechanical method for delivery in the last stage of pregnancy and has been often employed in cases of breech presentation, especially of footling presentation, which is one of the greatest causes of infant death during pregnancy. The prognosis of successful birth in footling presentation has been found most favorable if no premature rupture of the membrane has taken place, and the cervical orifice has fully dilated. If the method of this invention is applied at the appropriate juncture the prognosis as to birth is substantially the same as in the case of full and frank presentation thereby obviating the heretofore customary resort to cesarean section; but with the proviso that no joint disease is present. Thus, the use of the present instrument makes it possible to perform a planned delivery of footling presentation with remarkably decreased possibility of infant death. Actually, the utilization of the present instrument greatly diminishes most of the heretofore accepted risks in delivery of breech presentation, such as through prolapse of the umbilical cord and the difficulty in extracting the fetal head before complete dilation of the cervical orifice. Thus, by the present invention, in footling presentations, full dilation of the cervical orifice and the soft parturient canal is substantially effected, with the greatest advantage being the facilitation of an assisted delivery of shoulder and arms and withdrawal of the following head. Additionally, the use of this invention can prevent a premature rupture of the membrane as well as a premature prolapse of the umbilical cord. A further advantage resides in the fact that it makes a planned delivery possible so that delivery can be effected even while a hospital is in a highly active state with extreme demands upon its personnel.
Thus, the present method as practiced in conjunction with breech presentation involves the dilation of the cervical orifice almost completely; requiring induction of about 500 ml of sterile solution into the balloon 4. A general type of metreurysis as heretofore known is inadequate to bring about the foregoing results.
Without the use of the instrument of the present invention the prolapse of the umbilical cord which often accompanies the footling presentation, especially in a primipara, will inevitably require a cesarean section.
Turning now to FIG. 2, another form of instrument for induction of labor is shown wherein like components as those incorporated within the instrument shown in FIG. 1 are identified by like reference numerals for purposes of brevity. The difference between the structure shown in FIG. 2 and that shown in FIG. 1 is that the former is devoid of the spacing 6 so that the front end extremity 2 of catheter 1 is pressed tightly into the adjacent portion of balloon 4. With the use of the instrument shown in FIG. 2, as the same is inserted into the cervical canal by the practitioner's fingers, the engaged end extremity 2 and the confronting portion of balloon 4 will move together so that during such travel ballon 4 can be inserted into the cervical canal without any relative or irregular movement between catheter 1 and balloon 4. With the structure of FIG. 1 the spacing 6 manifestly denies a snug joint between catheter 1 and balloon 4 so that the latter is prone to be inserted in a biased fashion into the cervical canal as the doctor guides same with his fingers and to thus be expanded as in an asymmetrical manner with respect to catheter 1 as the sterile saline solution is introduced into balloon 4 through openings 3. Thus, the form of the instrument shown in FIG. 2 overcomes, in practice, the possibility of balloon 4 being expanded in asymmetrical fashion with respect to catheter 1. In most conditions this difference would not be significant but in certain conditions it is preferable that the balloon 4 when being inserted into the cervical canal be in a symmetrical state as shown in FIG. 2 so that no unnecessary pain might be caused the patient. By this form of the instrument a doctor may perform delivery with a more reliable technique as the condition merits.
The efficacy of the instrument of the present invention and of the method for inducing labor, as above described, may best be understood by resort to the following which sets forth results, in substantially tabulated form, of actual clinical investigation.
(1) Rate of Effectiveness:
The ideal use of the present instrument is in dilating the cervical orifice to such a degree that the fetus can be delivered in a natural state. Of the 313 cases shown in Table 1, 12 cases were not considered fully successful. These omitted cases comprise one abdominal cesarean section due to the rigidity of the cervical orifice (a primipara of 38 year old woman), nine uterus orifice incisions and two craniotomies. Excluding the abdominal cesarean section which was performed as a test delivery considering the possibility that the rigidity of the cervical orifice loosened rapidly after the beginning of labor, six of nine cases of the cervical orifice incision were performed for breech presentation, especially for footling presentation. The craniotomies were performed to lessen the pain of pregnant women, whose fetus had died while in the uterus. These cases cannot necessarily be said to have been unsuccessful. It can be said that the desired purpose of the instrument was achieved as it helped dilate the cervical orifice to such an extent that those treatments could be given. As seen from Table 1, the rates of success were 100%, 100% and 96.1%, respectively, in deliveries of 8 months, 9 months, and 10 months.
TABLE 1______________________________________Rate of Effectiveness Rate ofMonth of Pregnancy Number of Cases Success Effectiveness______________________________________VIII 3 3 100IX 5 5 100X 305 293 96.1______________________________________
(2) Indications:
Table 2 shows ninety-five cases of cephalopelvic disproportions (47.5% of head presentations), including postmature infants and contracted pelvises, which were expected to make the delivery through a vaginal route impossible if the infants heads grew larger, thirty-three cases of premature rupture of the membrane which were not ready for delivery or to which a medical method was not effective; twenty-six cases of toxemias of pregnancy; twenty-two cases of so-called "postponement of the expected date" in accordance with the wish of pregnant women (however, delivery operation should not be done before the conditions for delivery are perfect); fourteen cases of social adaptations (for example, for women who live far from the hospital and are not in time for a hospital treatment after the labor has begun or who have already experienced a precipitate labor); four cases of hydraminios; three cases of death of infant while in the uterus and each one case of twins, hemicephalus and hydrocepharus.
All the above cases, except the postponements of the expected date are those in which the cervix had not shortened and the cervical orifice had dilated only one finger wide, and there was no hope for a natural labor for a while without giving any treatment and a medical method was believed to be incapable of inducing labor.
TABLE 2______________________________________Indications______________________________________Cephalopelvic Disproportion 95Premature Rupture 33Toxemias of Pregnancy 26Postponement of the Expected Date 22Social Adaptations 14Hydramnios 4Death While in the Uterus 3Others:Twins 1Hemicephalus 1Hydrocephalus 1Breech Presentations:full and frank presentation 71footling presentation 42 113TOTAL 313______________________________________
The above breech presentations consist of seventy-one cases of full and frank breech presentations and forty-two cases of footling presentation. In recent years, the inventors' hospital has applied the present instrument to cases of breech presentation, in particular to those cases of footling presentation. The chief cause of the death of an infant in breech presentation in said hospital has been footling presentation. The footling presentation is apt to cause a premature rupture of the membrane by which the small parts of an infant descend before the cervical orifice has dilated fully and it makes it impossible to deliver the following head. That is the greatest reason why the footling presentation brings about the death of an infant. It has been found that the instrument for induction of labor according to the present invention can prevent the infant death due to the footling presentation. The present instrument, when inserted into the cervical canal not only helps induce labor but also works as a bag of water to prevent premature rupture of membrane and also the prolapse of foot portions. Because the cervical orifice dilates almost completely when the instrument drops from it, the later delivery can proceed easily. Indeed, the rate of death due to to footling presentation decreased remarkably after the present instrument was introduced. More particularly, there has been no death due to the footling presentation for the last three years.
In nine cases of full and frank breech presentations, the fetal position, which was in footling presentation when the instrument was inserted, changed into complete breech presentation. This fact demonstrates an important advantage of the use of the present instrument.
(3) The Number of Times of Child-Birth and the Time Required for Delivery:
The present instrument was applied to three hundred and five delivery cases of ten-month pregnant women. Excepting fifteen abdominal cesarean sections, nine cervical orifice incisions and two craniotomies, the remaining two hundred and seventy-nine cases consist of one hundred and sixty-five cases of primiparae and one hundred and fourteen cases of multiparae. In the former cases the time required to cause labor after insertion of the present instrument was 3 hours and 19 minutes. In the latter cases, it was 3 hours and 46 minutes.
However, the time required for delivery is as shown in Table 3. In the case of head presentation, the primiparae required 12 hours and 27 minutes, and multiparae 6 hours and 58 minutes. In the case of breech presentation, the primiparae required 9 hours and 30 minutes, and the multiparae 6 hours and 3 minutes. These figures show that each time for delivery, when the present instrument was used, is shorter than the time required for delivery after natural labor. In the case of natural labor, the head presentation and the breech presentation are little different in the time required for delivery, but, when the present instrument is used, the head presentation delivery requires less time. That is probably because of the greater amount of sterile saline solution that should be introduced into the balloon in the case of breech presentation.
TABLE 3______________________________________Time Required for Delivery PRIMIP- ARAPRES- ofENTA- MULTIP- NATURAL THE PRESENTTION ARA LABOR INSTRUMENT______________________________________Head Primipara 16 hours 30 minutes 12 hours 27 minutes Multipara 10 hours 42 minutes 6 hours 58 minutesBreech Primipara 16 hours 12 minutes 9 hours 30 minutes Multipara 10 hours 0 minutes 6 hours 3 minutes______________________________________
(4) As labor becomes weak after the instrument has dropped into the vagina, posterior pituitary hormone and an artificial rupture of the membrane are often used together.
Table 4 shows whether or not other treatments were jointly given in one hundred and eighty-two cases of head presentation and one hundred and eight cases of breech presentation. The cases of abdominal cesarean section are omitted.
TABLE 4__________________________________________________________________________Posterior Pituitary Hormone andAn Artificial Rupture of the Membrane Artificial Rup- Natural Rupture ture of the of the Membrane Membrane After After the Instru- the Instrument Premature ment Has Dropped has Dropped Out Rupture of Out of the Cervical of the Cervical the Membrane Canal Canal Total__________________________________________________________________________HEAD PRESENTATIONIntermittent 13 12 51 76CutaneousInjection 119(65.4%)Intravenous 7 6 30 43DripNo Injection 12 9 12 63 (31.6%)TOTAL: 32 27 123 182BREECH PRESENTATIONIntermittent 5 16 21 42CutaneousInjection 72(66.7%)Intravenous 5 16 9 30DripNo Injection 7 14 15 36 (33.3%)TOTAL 17 46 45 108__________________________________________________________________________
As seen from the above table, in the case of head presentation, the intermittent cutaneous injection of atonine 0 was applied to seventy-six cases and the intravenous drip to forty-three cases (total 119 cases, 65.4%); in the case of breech presentation, the intermittent cutaneous injection to forty-two cases and the intravenous drip to thirty cases (total 72 cases, 66.7%). The artificial rupture of the membrane was, in the case of head presentation, applied to one hundred and twenty-three cases (82.0%) in one hundred and fifty cases except the cases of premature rupture of the membrane; and, in the case of breech presentation, it was applied to forty-five cases (49.5%) in ninety-one cases. It can be said that the artificial rupture of the membrane is applied to nearly every case of head presentation after the present instrument has dropped into the vagina. Such results since the artificial rupture of the membrane maintains the fetus' head stable and the fore part of the instrument provides mechanical stimuli directly to the lower part of the uterus to promote labor and also serves to prevent prolapse of the umbilical cord or shoulder and arms. However, the artificial rupture of the membrane is not used as often in breech presentation as in head presentation, since, though in the cases of full and frank breech presentations, the membrane is ruptured as in head presentation, it is preferable to await a natural rupture of the membrane as long as possible in the case of footling presentation if only a little of the cervical orifice edge remains.
(5) Treatments Required After the Instrument Has Dropped From the Cervical Canal:
As shown in Table 5, cesarean section was performed in eleven cases (5.7%) among all the cases of head presentation. Eight such cases were of cephalopelvic disproportion, in which delivery through the vaginal route was considered impossible in view of the results of test delivery. The remaining three cases were, respectively, of a placenta previa, face presentation, and an eye disease (with danger of loss of sight in one eye and detached retina of the other eye). In the case of breech presentation, cesarean section was performed in four cases; two cases of which were contracted pelvis and one was of a postmature infant with the remaining one being of rigidity of the cervical orifice (primipara of a 38 year old woman).
TABLE 5______________________________________Treatments After the Instrument HasDropped From the Cervical CanalHEAD PRE- BREECH PRE-SENTATION (193 Cases) SENTATION (112 Cases)______________________________________Cesarean Section 11(5.7%) Cesarean Section 4(3.6%) After-Coming HeadForceps-Operation 7(3.6%) Forceps 5(4.5%)Vacuum-Extraction 16(8.3%) Vacuum-Extraction 4(3.6%)Craniotomy 2(1.0%) of the CoxaeIncision of Cervical 3(1.6%) Incision of Cervical 6(5.4%)Orifice Orifice______________________________________
Next, in the head presentation cases, forceps, vacuum extraction and craniotomy were used, respectively, with the percentages of 3.6%, 8.3% and 1.0%.
Incision of the cervical orifice was effected in 1.6% of the head presentation cases and in 5.4% of the breech presentation cases. In the latter cases, the operation was performed in almost every footling presentation. It is to be expected, in the case of footling presentation, that the problem will be solved by introducing a greater amount of sterile saline solution into the balloon.
(6) Unsuccessful Births:
As the conditions of each presentation are different, there have been certain situations wherein the use of the present instrument and the method of use were unsuccessful.
TABLE 6______________________________________Unsuccessful Births Present Head Breech Instrument Presentation Presentation______________________________________Rate of Infant Death 3.0% 7 (3.7%) 2 (1.8%)Prolapse of the 4.6% 8 (4.1%) 6 (3.1%)Umbilical CordProlapse of Shoulder 1.3% 3 (1.5%)and ArmsFever 0.3% 1 (0.5%) 0Change of Infant 0 0 0Position(ShoulderPresentation)______________________________________
The number of cases of infant death when efforts were made to use the present instrument totaled nine (3%) in 301 cases of 10-month pregnancy, except four cases including two deaths while in the uterus, one hydrocephalus and one hemicephalus. In the nine cases, head presentation formed 3.7% and breech presentation 1.8%, and consisted of four cases of prolapse of the umbilical cord, two cases of breech presentation, two cases of hemorrhage in cranium and one case of lacenta dysfunction syndrome.
A total of eight cases (4.1%) of prolapse of the umbilical cord and three cases (1.5%) of prolapse of shoulder and arms were encountered in one hundred and ninety-three cases of head presentation. When the instrument according to the present invention was first used, the amount of sterile saline solution poured into the balloon was limited to about 300-350 cc. The results in eighty cases at that time showed no prolapse of the umbilical cord or shoulder and arms. Later on, in order to shorten the time for delivery, the amount of solution was increased to 400 cc, and with such amount, in head presentation, prolapse of the umbilical cord or shoulder and arms became relatively more frequent. At the present time, the amount is limited to 350 cc in the case of head presentation. As it is possible to conjecture the time the balloon drops from the cervical orifice because the labor, which has been strong, becomes weak rapidly, the balloon is then removed before it would be expelled from the vagina and the fetal head is maintained stable by means of artificial rupture of the membrane after confirming whether the umbilical cord or shoulder and arms prolapse or not. Even if prolapse is found, it is quite easy to return such to their correct position at this stage.
There were four infant deaths in eight cases of prolapse of the umbilical cord in head presentation. In each of the four cases, premature rupture of the membrane took place. In most cases of premature rupture of the membrane, labor does not become weak when the balloon drops from the cervical canal into the vagina and the fetal head falls into the breech. This often causes a doctor to fail to find the prolapse of the umbilical cord. It is not seldom that he doesn't notice it until the heart sound of an infant has stopped. So the present instrument should be applied to the cases of premature rupture of the membrane only when a medical method is not effective, and the amount of sterile saline solution to be introduced into the balloon should be no more than 300 cc. Further a doctor should do an internal examination frequently to be able to find the prolapse of the umbilical cord without fail.
In the case of breech presentation, prolapse of the umbilical cord was found in six cases (3.1%) in 112 cases. More particularly, it was found in two cases of complete presentation and in four cases of footling presentation. The cause of the prolapse of the cord in those cases did not necessarily result from the method of using the present invention as such can be seen from the fact that there were no infant deaths.
Fever of the mother due to infection was seen in one case (0.3%) in three hundred and five cases. The rate was very low, and the fever abated after delivery. Further, no change of an infant position was caused by the use of the instrument of the present invention.
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K-Rod comes full circle with No. 57
From his back to record books, number takes on new meaning
By Rhett Bollinger / MLB.com
ANAHEIM -- When Francisco Rodriguez was called up in 2002 as a 20-year-old rookie, he had no say in choosing his jersey number and was randomly assigned No. 57. Of course no one at the time -- Rodriguez included -- put too much thought into what seemed like an arbitrary number for the young reliever. But that number couldn't possibly mean more to Rodriguez this season, as it also symbolizes the record that the closer has been chasing all season -- Bobby Thigpen's single-season record of 57 saves set in 1990 with the White Sox. Rodriguez, who insisted that he wasn't focusing on the record earlier in the season, has shifted his focus as he sits at 53 saves through Sunday's action, and he admitted he can't stop thinking about his golden opportunity to break the record. "I'm getting closer and closer and closer, and honestly I'm not going to lie, I want to break it so bad," Rodriguez said. "But I have to sit back and wait for my opportunity to come. My goal is to make it to the postseason and break that record." It seems like a certainty that Rodriguez will achieve both of his goals, as he is on pace for 63 saves and the Angels have an insurmountable 17-game lead in the American League West with just 26 games to play. But it hasn't been an easy road for Rodriguez, who has come a long way from the beginning of the season when he tweaked his delivery to reduce some of its violence and protect his arm and lower body in Spring Training. At the time, Rodriguez was completely oblivious to the record and was unaware his jersey number would carry so much meaning as the season went along. "I just found out this year when you guys started bringing it up," Rodriguez said. "I didn't even know what the record was at all. I had no clue." But it was Rodriguez's change in his delivery that was largely criticized before the season started. It was called a bold move, especially because his former delivery had worked so well and he was headed into a contract year. Angels pitching coach Mike Butcher, though, recalls the change much differently. "I think it was just to relieve stress on his ankle at that time, so for him and for myself it wasn't a very bold move," Butcher said. "It was something that had to be done."
But it's Rodriguez's ability to focus on every game and every batter that has made him so successful this season.
"He's been rock solid the whole time out there," Butcher said. "He
goes game to game. He's going to try and turn the page when something
happens, but at the same time, when he turns the page, he absorbs what he
has to, and I think it separates him from a lot of guys."
It didn't take long for Scioscia to become a believer in Rodriguez, as
he was instrumental helping the Angels to their World Series title in
2002 as a rookie. And Scioscia's view on Rodriguez hasn't changed much
since then.
"He came up as a mature person who understood the game and was blessed
with great talent," Scioscia said. "His ability to adapt to situations
such as what a hitter has done against him has been very real and had
a major impact on why he's been so consistent."
But for Rodriguez, who already has a World Series ring and has more
saves than any closer since 2004, the saves record is just the
icing on the cake.
Rodriguez, only 26 years old, said it's still difficult
for him to appreciate everything that he's accomplished in his career,
especially after coming from a tough background in Venezuela.
"My dream as a kid was just to be a professional ballplayer, but you
never expect you're going to have so much success," Rodriguez said. "I
feel like it's been a very good career so far. I've been successful
since I came into the big leagues, but it's going to take a lot of time
for me to realize all the things I've been doing. I need more time
to realize all this."
But for Rodriguez, if he ever needs to be reminded about the
single-season save record, all he has to do is just look down at the
No. 57 stitched on his jersey.
Rodriguez wasn't hurt by the criticism because he has such a hard shell, which is one of the reasons why he has been so successful as a closer. He learned early in his career that being a Major Leaguer means that you're going to hear naysayers, no matter how well things appear to be going."It doesn't matter if you save 100 saves in a row in a season, people never are going to give you credit," Rodriguez said. "They're going to point out the negative things. There's always going to be something negative about me, but I'm used to it because it's all I hear. It's something you can't control. You just have to keep pitching." Rodriguez has heard it all this season. He's heard that despite his gaudy save totals that other closers are having much better seasons. And he's heard that it's not even his best season as a closer in his career because his strikeouts are down and his walks are up. But K-Rod is having none of it, as he still believes that this is his best season so far in his seven-year career. "From the standpoint of my numbers, this is my best," Rodriguez said. "I could probably do a little better in some areas, but I've been proud of what I've done so far." Rodriguez has improved in those areas such as walks and strikeouts, as he hasn't allowed a run in his last eight appearances while striking out 12 and walking none. In fact, Rodriguez has walked just one of the last 57 batters he's faced while striking out 21 of those hitters. And all that talk about Rodriguez being overused by Angels manager Mike Scioscia has little or no merit. He's on pace to throw 69 innings this season, which is about six innings fewer than his career average and much fewer than the 86 and 84 innings he pitched in 2003 and 2004, respectively. Rodriguez has been helped by the fact that he hasn't pitched more than one inning in any appearance and hasn't pitched more than three days in a row at any point in the season.
|"[Rodriguez's] ability to adapt to situations such as what a hitter has done against him has been very real and had a major impact on why he's been so consistent."
|-- Mike Scioscia
Rhett Bollinger is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Getting away from it all and chilling out, sometimes means leaving all your worries behind. What about leaving your luggage at home too? Just remember the swimwear, wetsuit, sarong – and of course the high factor sun lotion.
Go naked, visit some of the naturist beaches in Spain and experience a holiday with a difference…here's a quick tour of the 10 best nudist beaches around Spain.
Dreaming of Summer
Okay, I agree this time of year may not be quite right for a beach, let alone a nudist beach, but surely this is the best time to book your summer holiday – and then again there are always the Canary Islands, which are perfect all year round. Spain has a wealth of nudist or naturist beaches where you can tan all over, so let's have a look at ten of them – no close up shots… please!
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1. Tenerife – Playa La Tejita
Let's start with the warmer ones in winter. The resort of El Médano is on the island of Tenerife, part of the wonderful Canary Islands. A surfers paradise and a pretty cool resort not only due to the bracing winds but also the bohemian crowd that gather here, it's got surf, sand and sunshine.
Walk around the sand dunes from the main beach of El Médano heading for Red Mountain – Montaña Roja – and stroll the pleasant walk at the base of the mountain. You'll come to Playa La Tejita, where a cove at one end is given over entirely to those that like to travel a little lighter.
2. Tenerife – Playa de la Pelada
Sticking with the sunshine island of Tenerife, and a more sheltered and popular nudist beach – also close to the resort of El Médano. Playa de la Pelada is both sheltered and perfectly private, a bit of a scramble down over the rocks means that anyone here will be aiming specifically for it, so it's not overrun with passers by, or curious sightseeing crowds. As the name suggests, you can 'peel' off here in peace!
3. Almeria – Cabo de Gata and San José
Almeria makes a magnificent break, visit the city for a long weekend, take a trip and see the other locations close to it. But if want to find a naturist enclave, then the Cabo de Gata is the place to head for.
There are more than one, but San José and it's Cala de los Amarillos is hard to beat. Clear crystalline waters, fine sand and sunshine. Cala Carbón is another popular nudist haunt, in fact it's mixed, clothed and non clothed – but it is also stony too, and they can be sharp so be careful where you park your posterior.
4. Cadiz – Faro de Trafalgar
Cadiz is a wonderful city, it leaves you with a feeling of sailing away, the city is so placed that it's almost like a big cruise ship. You don't need sea legs though, to visit the beach at Faro de Trafalgar. The wind can be a little forceful here, so the clothes optional rule may be welcome. There are also strong currents here, so be careful if you have the kids with you.
5. Marbella – Cabo Pino
Extending along the Dunas de Artola, Cabo Pino or also known as Atola beach is a well known and pleasant nudist beach, close to Marbella. Known for it's jet-set and designer boutiques, you'll have to be content with a designer towel here as you mingle with the mostly young and fashionable crowd.
6. Gran Canaria – Maspalomas beach
Back to the warm and wonderful Canary Islands, this time Gran Canaria and the beach at Maspalomas. These sand dunes and miles of desert sand are a must see anyway, you'll feel as though you are in the middle of the Sahara desert. Between the Maspalomas lighthouse and the resort of Playa del Ingles you'll find the nudist section.
7. Tarragona – Playa de El Torn
A large, long, popular and well known beach, Playa de El Torn is in Tarragona, just along the coast from the vibrant city of Barcelona. Again it's clothing optional, but naturist is more common. Moderate waves and a gravel rather than sand base doesn't put off the hundreds of people who flock here every year.
8. Sitges – Cala de Home Mort
Staying up North, Sitges has long been the Gay capital of Spain. Gay and lesbian festivals, bars and marches get a mention during much of the calendar, and it's also a hot spot for beaches which are both gay friendly and nudist friendly too.
Cala de Home Mort is just one of these, there are more if you explore the coastline. Most of the beaches here are clothing optional anyway.
9. Mallorca – El Trenc
Blue, blue sea, Fine white sand. Calm waters. A frame of quiet sand dunes. You've reached El Trenc, the most famous nudist beach on the island of Mallorca. Two kilometres of that soft sand stretches out to reach the never ending sea views.
Mallorca is a must visit destination for so many reasons, make it yours this year.
10. Granada – La Herradura
Granada? You don't tend to think of a beach when your mind is filled with imagery of the Alhambra, mountains and ski resorts. But take a trip down to the coast of Granada, the Costa Tropical, and you'll find plenty of beaches, often un-crowded, quiet, and quite Spanish. La Herradura – the Horseshoe for it' s shape – is close to the better known Almuñécar on the Costa Tropical. Cantarriján is the naturist beach and it's set off just West of the resort of La Herradura. Two delightful side-by-side beaches, protected and sheltered, offer you the choice of nude or not, and you won't be disappointed with the location.
That's it – 10 of the best naturist or nudist beaches for you to visit when you next take that longed for trip to sunny Spain – and with less weight in the luggage, of course!


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GANANOQUE - Two former Queen's University curlers earned a berth in the Ontario Scotties Tournament of Hearts on Sunday at the Gananoque Curling Club.
Skip Lisa Farnell, a former Queen's student, led her rink to a 7-1 win over former Kingston curler Cathy Auld of the Mississaugua Golf and Country Club in the A side final of a 16-team regional championship.
Farnell, second Kim Brown, also a former Queen's student, third Erin Morrissey and lead Ainsley Galbraith represent the Loonie Curling Club, a one-sheet club in cottage country about 4 km from Chaffey's Locks and Benson Lake and 60 km north of Kingston. The team is coached by Dave Farnell, Lisa's father.
Its a tough field and the only way you can get through is playing well the whole time and I think we did that, Lisa Farnell, 24, said after the victory, which sends the rink to the Ontario Scotties, Jan. 24 to 30 in Thornhill.
Theres a lot of really good teams here, so it can be anybody's game. If anyone is off their game, somebody will pounce on you.
Farnell scored three in the third to take control of the game. The game concluded after seven ends.
Last year, the team won the B side to advance to provincials.
Farnell beat Debra Karbashewski of Ottawa, Lauren Mann of Rideau and favourite Rachel Homan of Ottawa to reach the A final.
We made it last year to the B Side so we are very happy to have improved over the year and make it to the A Side, Morrissey said. This will be our second provincial as a team, so we are really excited to go back and hopefully improve on our record from last time, she said.
Farnell won four games at the provincial event last year, but did not advance to the playoffs. The rink formed three years ago.
Auld, third Janet Murphy, second Melissa Foster, and lead Mary Childers, coached by Yvonne Smith, played hard but proved to be no match for Farnell.
I think we were on the wrong side of the inch and they were on the right side of the inch, Auld said. It wasnt the game that we hoped to have out there but thats OK, said Auld, who has been curling for 31 years.
Gananoque Curling Club manager Jayne Curtis said hosting the event gives a lot of exposure to the curling club.
This is not only good for the curling club but for the town of Gananoque, Curtis said. People dont realize how much curling brings to the economy. These players have been here for three days eating at restaurants, filling up at the gas stations and staying in the hotels, so its very important for the town, too.
It was a big weekend for the little Loonie Curling Club.
Owner/operator Alex McKinney watched Farnell win in Gananoque and also received good news from Cornwall.
There, Loonie curler Greg Balsdon won the A side of an Ontario regional by beating Chris Gardner of Renfrew, sending the Loonie squad to the Ontario Tankard from Feb. 7 to 13 in Grimsby.
Balsdon's rink includes Lisa Farnell's brother, Jamie.
Mathew Camm's Ottawa rink won the Pepsi Ontario junior men's championship on Sunday in Sarnia.
The rink, coached by Napanee's Will Hamilton, went undefeated at the event, clinching the crown with a 7-5 win over Michael Bryson's Annandale rink in the final.
Bryson's rink included Queen's University student/Cataraqui Golf and Country Club member Wesley Forget.
Camm's rink advances to the Canadian Juniors from Jan. 29 to Feb. 5 in Calgary.
The 2012 Canadian Juniors are in Napanee.
In the Ontario women's junior final, Clancy Grandy of the Kitchener-Waterloo Granite Club defeated fellow KW member Jasmin Thurston 6-5.


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Café Bonita welcomes you in pleasant and relaxed surroundings. The menu contains a variety of warm dishes, tasteful sandwiches and salads as well as the popular "Dish of the Day" - a new traditional Danish dish every day.
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Jana Benitz loves to play collegiate basketball. She loves playing for UW-River Falls and playing in the WIAC.
"It's not like playing in a rec. league or playing at the 'Y' obviously," Benitz said. "There's just something about the camaraderie with your teammates, playing against great competition and the nervous energy you get before each game. There's nothing like it."
It's so special to Benitz that she was willing to play through the pain in her right knee throughout her junior year just to stay on the UWRF squad. Pain so bad that it forced her out of the Falcons' playing rotation and away from the team for much of last season.
But successful surgery helped Jana get back on the court for her senior season, pain free and full of persistence to see her love of basketball play through to the end.
A screw's loose.
After ACL surgery to her knee between her sophomore and junior years, knew there was something wrong when she began practicing for her junior season in 2006.
"It turns out one of the screws inserted during the surgery to hold together my ligament got loose and started to irritate the muscle," Benitz said. "Nobody knew that at the time. The training staff and doctors thought it was tendonitis. I played through it the best I could but it was pretty painful."
Benitz only saw time in three games her junior season, all in November. She practiced with the team, but could do little else. Eventually by January she couldn't even do that.
"We were alternating between resting it and rehabbing it," Benitz said. "Nothing really worked "
That was the physical part of Benitz's problems. The emotional side was painful just as painful.
"I was dealing with pain, dealing with not knowing what was wrong with me," Benitz said, "dealing with being away from the sport I love and my teammates. It was frustrating to say the least."
Benitz admits for a day or two she may have questioned why even go on, but no more than that. Her head coach, Cindy Hovet, think she knows why.
"Jana's a fighter pure and simple," Hovet said "She's tough and persistent on the court so why would she be any different off? I'm happy every day she decided to stick with it."
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If Benitz was going to play again she needed to have surgery. The question was whether it was worth it by this point.
"I think what cinched it for me was the reaction of my family, Benitz said "They've been behind me and done so much for me since I started playing basketball that I've never wanted to let them down. But my parents (Jana is the daughter of Jim and Pam Benitz of Maiden Rock) told me no matter what I did I would have their support and love. All of this was just as tough for them to go through. I wanted to do what I could to get back on the court."
The surgery last May eventually found the loose screw and removed it. Since then it was just a matter of building strength in the knee and regaining her motion.
"Once I played on it in a summer league I knew I was coming back," Benitz said. "It felt great. I hadn't felt that way about my knee since I was a freshman and it just motivated me to go through rehab, work out and keep playing on it so I could play my senior season. I still have to deal with tendonitis issues now and then but it's nothing serious."
That fall Coach Hovet got a welcome surprise and welcome addition to what was going to be a very young ball club.
"Honestly I wasn't sure if she was coming back or not," Hovet said. "We have a great training staff here at UWRF and I usually defer to them and their judgment and expertise on injuries. I never want a player to play with something that could affect her health 10 years down the road. But she rehabbed the knee like mad during the off season and she was there on the court when we began practice."
The Falcons have struggled, just 6-13 overall and 0-10 in the WIAC with their young squad. But Benitz, a 5-7 guard, is fifth on the team in scoring averaging seven points per contest. She's also averaging 2.8 rebounds per game, has 35 steals and 45 assists.
"She's a great example to our young players," Hovet said. "She personifies toughness and determination and she's stepped up and played some of her best basketball."
Benitz best game so far was a 19 point effort against UW-Stout back on Dec. 5
Benitz's final home game will be against UW-Oshkosh on Feb. 16 at the Karges Center and she'll look back knowing what she's been through was worth it just so she could play collegiate basketball.
"You have to appreciate the moment because it doesn't last forever," Benitz said. "I've always wanted to play collegiate basketball and when I reached that goal I so fell in love with it that I didn't want anything to keep me from playing. This season is all about not having any regrets and I'll leave with none."


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- Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann
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A lot of satin-stitching. This was one of my first attempts (sewn in 2008 D: Wow...) at creating a pattern with a lining, and I would love to recreate it in better materials with my current knowledge and skill. The sleeves are short and too tight under the arms, but I still love this jacket. The shorts are patterned after an old pair of Sailor Star Fighter shorts. I studded the belt myself, embellishing the nylon with about 50 3/4" pyramid studs. The boots, while fun to paint, were a disaster and a learning experience in material combinations. The bikini top was really, REALLY fun to make, because it involved melting vinyl together. The flames are fused to the black part with pure, awesome heat, and made my apartment smell terrible for about a week. Terrible with SUCCESS.
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- I was honestly pretty self-conscious when I wore this costume, but I think I'll give Yoko another go sometime soon. I have a lot more confidence now and a heck of a lot more skill...the skill is probably from living with Lauren and absorbing her Godly Sewing Techniques™. Anyway, there will be a Yoko redux in the near future.
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- Short Flat Basic + 1 Ponytail Extension
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- The idea for styling this wig came entirely from the way another cosplayer (Heza-chan) styled her Yoko wig. It's two wigs: one for the base, cut and styled, and another for the ponytail. The ponytail wig was made simply by poking a claw clip through the cap, and it's REALLY full. Heavy, though.
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Never before collected in one volume, here are Pete Hamill's stories about Brooklyn, the borough in which he was born and grew up, and the one closest to his heart.
A young boy with a mysterious past forever transforms the lives of the neighborhood toughs. A man returns to his old haunts to avenge the death of his brother. A couple chooses to embrace their memories of a bygone era rather than live in a diminished future.
These are stories of a New York almost lost but not forgotten. They read like messages from a vanished age, brimming over with nostalgia (which Hamill has called the most common New York emotion), for the world after the war, the city before heroin and crack, the days of the Dodgers and Giants, even, for some, the world of the Depression.
Full of pieces that have been unavailable for years, this collection is classic Hamill - a must-read for his fans, for those who love New York, and for anyone who seeks to understand the world today through the lens of the world that once was.
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There is still a lot of mystery surrounding this story, but it seems 3 key members of staff from Retro Studios have been escorted out of the development house.
The 3 staff in question are design director Mark Pacini, art director Todd Keller and principal technology engineer Jack Mathews, who were ejected on Friday April 18. The reason why is unknown, but speculation suggests they may have been planning to go it alone with a new studio and Retro either found out about it or received 3 resignation letters. That is speculation, however, and we will be lucky to hear what really happened.
Pacini, Keller and Mathews are most well-known for their work on the Metroid series of games. The last project they were working on is unknown, but it is thought the company had moved on to new games not using the Metroid license.
I would like to know exactly how they left. Were they actually escorted out, or just asked to leave after jointly handing in their resignations? If a new studio suddenly pops up in Austin with them at the helm it will be clear what went down last Friday.
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Construction drives Carillion profits
22 August 2012 Contractor Carillion has bucked the trend by reporting strong growth in its construction division.The firm's first-half results revealed its overall underlying operating profit rose by 8% to £95.6m, thanks largely to a 69% surge in profits at its construction services division. Its support services operations also grew by 7% to £48.8m.
However, Carillion's Middle East construction division fell by 27% during the first six months of the year, partly due to "the timing of project awards in the Middle East", the firm said.
Meanwhile profit from its PPP projects also fell by 17%. The directors' valuation of the firm's PPP portfolio during the period stood at £163m, down just £1m from December 2011, despite £19.3m of equity sales.
Overall revenue was also down during the period, which the company put down to "the continued re-scaling of UK construction".
Despite the slowing construction market, Carillion posted a record pipeline of contract opportunities of £35.6bn, up from £33.1bn in December.
"Given the strength of our business model, order book and pipeline of contract opportunities, we remain on track to deliver full-year results in line with expectations," said chairman Philip Rogerson.
Many construction firms have seen their support services divisions drive growth during the first half of this year, with construction operations largely slowing down due to a lack of projects.
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Pure1 Systems, the developer of the EverFull self-filling bottle for purified water dispensing, announced the addition of Cool Geisser, a division of Office Services International Group, Mexico D.F., as the exclusive dealer for its products in the state of Mexico and the Federal District in Mexico.
"Cool Geisser was created to improve the quality of life of the employees of the customers it serves," said Carlos Crespo, marketing and communications director of Cool Geisser. "Fully committed to its country and customers, Cool Geisser's executives' creativity and enthusiasm is reflected in the creation of a one-of-a-kind program, in which a portion of the money generated by the installation of Pure1 equipment is donated to environmental preservation and restoration programs. With this kind of effort, Cool Geisser consolidates its position as a proud Pure1 partner in the world."
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Throwing together a group of teenage boys and having them sing cheesy pop songs to teenage girls is nothing new in music. Classic rock fans are best off just ignoring boy bands all together. But do they really have to rip off classic rock songs for their music?
One quick listen to the first five seconds of the new single from British boy band One Direction should induce a lot of eye-rolls from fans of The Clash and classic rock in general.
Sound familiar? You might recognize that opening guitar riff from a decent little number called "Should I Stay Or Should I Go."
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PITTSBURGH Luis Gonzalez, Matt Williams and Erubiel Durazo hit consecutive homers in Arizona's five-run first inning against Jason Schmidt, and the Diamondbacks beat Pittsburgh 7-5 Sunday.
Gonzalez added a solo homer in the ninth his third homer of the series and drove in four runs. Omar Daal (13-6) withstood a four-run third inning for his 10th victory in his last 12 decisions.
Cincinnati may be the Big Road Machine, but the Diamondbacks also have excelled away from Phoenix since winning only six of their first 18 road games. They have won 14 of their last 17 road games and are 23-7 overall dating to Randy Johnson's victory in Seattle on July 20.
The Diamondbacks relied on a multiple-homer first inning for the second time in three games, with Gonzalez, Williams and Durazo all homering to left field in a span of eight pitches by Schmidt (10-9) in the first.
Braves 3, Padres 2
ATLANTA Brian Jordan's one-out single in the ninth inning drove in Gerald Williams from second with the winning run and the Atlanta Braves completed a three-game sweep of San Diego, defeating the Padres 3-2.
Williams led off the ninth against Dan Miceli (4-4) by walking on four pitches. He moved to second on Bret Boone's sacrifice bunt before Chipper Jones was walked intentionally.
Jordan followed with a line drive to left. Reggie Sanders came up throwing but had no chance to get the speedy Williams at the plate.
Rockies 3, Cubs 2
CHICAGO Larry Walker picked on the Cubs for his 33rd home run while the Colorado Rockies kept Sammy Sosa in the park for a 3-2 victory over Chicago.
Sosa hit two home runs Friday and Saturday at Wrigley Field to raise his major league-leading total to 51. He went 1-for-3 with a single.
Dodgers 9, Phillies 7
PHILADELPHIA Gary Sheffield hit a grand slam and drove in a season-high six RBIs, and Chan Ho Park got his first victory since July 17 as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-7.
Eric Young and Jose Vizcaino each had three hits for the Dodgers, who took two of the three in the series.
Reds 4, Expos 3
CINCINNATI Sean Casey hit a bases-loaded sacrifice fly in the bottom of the 11th inning as the Cincinnati Reds completed another successful series by beating the Montreal Expos 4-3.
The Reds took two of three from Montreal and have won their last nine series, the longest streak in the majors this season. The New York Mets won eight in a row.
Giants 7, Brewers 3MILWAUKEE Barry Bonds, Jeff Kent and Ellis Burks connected for consecutive homers in the first inning the second time in three days San Francisco hit three in a row and the Giants defeated Milwaukee 7-3.
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November 28, 2011
Chicago, Illinois – ConEdison Solutions, one of the nation's leading energy services companies, has named Hajra Lakhany Channel Sales Manager for the state of Illinois as part of the firm's expanded presence in the region.
Underscoring the company's broadened commitment to energy users in Illinois, ConEdison Solutions has also opened a new office in Chicago at 203 North LaSalle Street along the Chicago River.
Ms. Lakhany will work with channel partners throughout Illinois to help businesses and institutions reap maximum benefit from the purchase of electricity in the competitive energy marketplace. ConEdison Solutions has been serving electric commodity customers in the Illinois market since 2007.
"Hajra Lakhany has a solid record of accomplishment in the energy field and knows how to tailor products to fit customer needs," said Robert Anderson, Vice President of Con Edison Solutions. "Today's energy marketplace offers numerous opportunities for saving money and stabilizing budgets. Hajra is highly qualified to help build our company's book of business in Illinois."
Ms. Lakhany, a graduate of the University of Houston, comes to ConEdison Solutions with a strong command of energy market dynamics from her previous position as sales manager at GDF Suez Energy Resources in Houston. Her experience in energy sales has afforded her a unique understanding of energy commodity products and client services, with particular expertise in customizing electricity products to meet a customer's specific circumstances.
Con Edison Solutions, which now offers electric commodity products in 11 states and the District of Columbia, provides financial strength as an electric supplier, innovative products and responsive customer service, while offering competitively priced energy supply to commercial, industrial, institutional and government customers.
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ConEdison Solutions is a leading energy services company that provides competitive power supply, renewable energy, sustainability services, and cost-effective energy solutions for commercial, industrial, residential, and government customers. The company is based in Valhalla, New York, with offices in Chicago, Illinois; Burlington, Massachusetts; Cherry Hill, New Jersey; Falls Church, Virginia; Houston, Texas; Tampa, Florida; Durham, North Carolina; and Overland Park, Kansas. The firm's dedicated team of energy professionals delivers a broad range of commodity, consulting, demand-side management and performance contracting services. ConEdison Solutions offers programs and services designed to help customers achieve their individual energy objectives and is accredited as an Energy Services Provider (ESP) by NAESCO.
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Gareth Bale: Can't turn Real down
Gareth Bale says nothing could have stopped him from joining Real Madrid, claiming his "once in a lifetime" move was inspired by the opportunity to play in the Champions League and win trophies.
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Bale joined the La Liga giants in an £85.3 million deal before the close of the transfer window. The Welshman insists he would not have stayed at Tottenham even if they had qualified for Europe's elite club competition.
He told BT Sport: "It's once in a lifetime and I don't think you can turn down a team like that.
"For me I want to be playing (in the) Champions League but also winning trophies.
"At a club like that they're out to win every trophy they're involved in. That's exactly what I want to do.
"When Real Madrid comes in it's a once in a lifetime opportunity. I think if I didn't take it I would probably regret it for the rest of my life."
Bale said he hoped the Tottenham fans would continue to hold him in high regard.
"The fans have been absolutely unbelievable with me," he said. "They've supported me through the bad times and believed in me.
"The nights they were cheering my name, I will never forget the great European nights at White Hart Lane.
"They were amazing and Tottenham will always have a place in my heart.
"I hope they understand Real Madrid is an absolute massive, massive club and they will understand and respect my decision."
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Queen of Ireland review: 'the referendum results scene turned me to mush'
A giant, cartoon woman. That's how Rory O'Neill, aka Panti Bliss, describes his drag-queen alter ego. Lest any of us forget (and we never could), the woman simply known as Panti is also a "national f***ing treasure", and with director Conor Horgan's The Queen of Ireland, she is now the subject of a superlative documentary, too.
It was only a matter of time, and yet, as Horgan admits, timing played a crucial role in the filming of the official Panti doc. Consider this: cameras began rolling back in 2010, long before 'Pantigate', long before the Abbey Theatre speech and long before Ireland made history as the first country to introduce same-sex marriage by popular vote.
Yet, it's the last two years — with a particular emphasis on the spring/summer of 2015 — that form the greatest part of The Queen of Ireland. Not much wiggle room for editing, eh? What we have here, then, is two documentaries in one; the first, the story of how O'Neill, "a square peg in a Ballinrobe-shaped hole", escaped his small-town, rural upbringing to study graphic design, turn nightclubbing into an art form and, of course, to create the drag queen/pub landlady we all know and love.
The second casts a wider net on four decades of gay rights activism, culminating in the triumphant Yes campaign in which Panti (an "accidental activist") became more than just a symbol for LGBT rights in Ireland.
In fact, the aforementioned 'Pantigate' controversy and subsequent Noble Call made Panti an internationally-recognised figurehead for equality.
Both story strands have their serious streaks; both are positively brimming with humour (the giant, cartoon woman is an absolute hoot), warmth (O'Neill, sans make-up, is quite the storyteller) delicacy and compassion. Both are brilliant.
We all know how it ends, but it's a testament to Horgan's seamless direction, and the entire O'Neill family's wonderful input, that The Queen of Ireland still manages to tug at our heartstrings (the referendum results scene turned me to mush).
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Mother Nature's fire hose on the way: An "atmospheric river", a.k.a. "Mother Nature's firehose" is heading toward Alaska, bringing along loads of precipitation, the National Weather Service wrote on its Facebook page Sunday. The pattern is sometimes dubbed "Pineapple Express" given the pattern's straight line from Alaska to Hawaii. Moisture-rich air from the subtropic Pacific travels to Coastal Alaska, where "the firehose slams into the jagged terrain of the mountains and wrings out tremendous amounts of rain or snow," NWS writes. That leaves a forecast for rain in coastal Southwest, Southcentral and Southeast Alaska most of the upcoming week.
Dog walker stumbles on dead body: A person walking their dog early Friday evening stumbled upon the remains of a dead man near Moose Creek, north of Palmer, Alaska State Troopers report. The deceased is believed to be an adult male wanted for an outstanding felony warrant, and whose car was found parked at Moose Creek in August.
Alaskan take-over on Ninth Circuit: A computer randomly selected an all-Alaskan panel of judges to sit on an appellate panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, KTUU reports. It's the first time the panel has ever been filled by judges from all hail from the Last Frontier. Judges Morgan Christen, Andrew Kleinfield and John Sedwick will reside over three cases in Pasadena, Calif., dealing with immigration, certification of nursing homes and consumer fraud.


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Fabrizio Sarasini received the Laurea degree (cum laude) and the Ph.D. degree both in materials engineering from Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, in 2002 and 2007, respectively. Since September 2011, he has been a Researcher at the Department of Chemical Engineering Materials Environment of the Faculty of Civil and Industrial Engineering of Sapienza University of Rome. In 2008, he received the qualification by examinations in nondestructive testing at level III for the acoustic emission method. His research interests are focused on the synthesis and thermomechanical characterization of composite materials through the use of traditional mechanical and nondestructive tests (acoustic emission). In particular, his research activity deals with the following major topics: in-situ structural health monitoring of composite materials by means of embedded acoustic emission piezopolymeric sensors (polyvinylidene fluoride, PVDF); assessment of mechanical behavior and damage modes of composite materials reinforced with synthetic and natural (both mineral and vegetable) reinforcement by means of nondestructive methods (acoustic emission and infrared thermography); composite materials for electromagnetic shielding based on carbon nanostructures; protective coatings (thermal barrier and antiwear), metal, ceramic, and composites manufactured by deposition techniques such as plasma spraying and HVOF.
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