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Treatment of breakthrough labor pain with epidural dexmedetomidine: a case series
Breakthrough labor pain, defined as the return of pain despite ongoing administration of neuraxial analgesia, poses a significant challenge within the field of obstetric anesthesia. Epidural adjunct medications may be used to enhance neuraxial block density or provide coverage to previously spared regions.
Oneida Shores Beach closed due to high E. coli levels
The Oneida Shores Beach is closed until further notice due to high levels of E. coli. The Onondaga County Health Department tested the water Monday and reported that E. coli levels far exceeded state safety standards. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, E. coli can cause diarrhea, urinary tract infections, pneumonia, sepsis and other illnesses. Onondaga County Parks posted the closure alert on social media and directed visitors to its website for more information:
Jamesville Beach closed for swimming due to algal bloom
Jamesville Beach is closed for swimming due to an algal bloom. The Onondaga County Health Department says it will conduct water sampling to confirm there are no toxins before the beach is reopened. Algal blooms can turn the water green and form thick surface scum on the water. People and animals can get seriously ill if they come in contact with a bloom. The Health Department says while the beach is closed, the park remains open.
The Visegrád Four: From Troubled to Broken
Despite recent cooperative efforts, the group of Central European nations that comprise the Visegrád 4 (V4) has experienced a complete breakdown of relations following the V4 Prague summit on February 27, 2024. The collapse comes on the heels of a slow but steady degradation of relations over the last two years between the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia, with their core dispute concerning different views on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.
What Are Dental Veneers?
Dental veneers (sometimes called porcelain veneers or dental porcelain laminates) are wafer-thin, custom-made shells of tooth-colored materials designed to cover the front surface of teeth to change your appearance. These shells are bonded to the front of the teeth, changing their color, shape, size, or length. Veneers are shells that cover the front of your teeth to make them look different. They can cover cracks, make the teeth look bigger, or remove space between teeth.
Weekend Column: Night Construction
Painter Robert Beck has to put up with the same UWS construction as the rest of us, but he sees it a little differently. (Yes, he’s still looking for an UWS studio.) By Robert Beck The fact that a subject is unusual often is what gets me jazzed about painting it. I find night construction with the extremes of light and indefinite forms very attractive. Not just as a still image, but also as a fun event to watch unfold. Elements appear and move through pools of light, shadows, and silhouettes.
Weekend Column: Sparrow
Artist Robert Beck takes time to consider those little birds in the park. By Robert Beck I used to go into the park three or four times a day for dog walks when Jack was alive. Now it’s just a few times a week to stretch my legs. Jack was a large and very handsome dog, often mistaken for George Clooney. He had a way of identifying people who had treats in their pockets and politely sitting in front of them with his tail sweeping the ground and a big smile on his face. It always worked.
In Search of an Artistic Haunt
Robert Beck is an artist who has lived and painted on the Upper West Side for nearly 20 years. He is losing his studio in the West 70s near Zabars and is hoping Rag readers might know of another one. What he’s looking for is simple, if a little unusual. By Robert Beck It was one of those things you just knew couldn’t last. There are few particulars as necessary to an artist as the environment they work in, and this was perfect.
Beck: Punish the deed or banish the need?
An item that is making the rounds on social media, by a certain Pastor Dave Barnhart, is about abortion, a topic that divides and polarizes people these days. He implies that restricting your compassion to the unborn allows you to talk the talk without walking the walk. “‘The unborn are a convenient group of people to advocate for.
Concurrent Curveball
CONCURRENT SURGERY DEFINED “Overlapping and concurrent surgeries form a continuum of simultaneous surgical practice in which a single surgeon has two or more patients in operating rooms at the same time. Undeniably, in an acute life-or-limb-threatening presentation, it may be essential for a surgeon to care for two individual patients simultaneously. These situations are different from scheduled elective surgery.
Permian: Pulling the rug from oil-indexed LNG prices?
The Permian basin in the United States is the fastest-growing source of oil production in the world. Output from the Permian, located in western Texas and southeastern New Mexico, is projected to rise by 600,000 barrels per day year on year in 2019, according to the US Energy Information Administration. With production expected to reach 3.7 million b/d (MMb/d) in 2018, this means output is expected to be about 4.3 MMb/d by the end of 2019, as shown in the chart below.
Fantasy football 2018: Scout’s analysis on every team
A version of this story appears in the special Fantasy Football 2018 issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. To subscribe, click here. You want the truth? Can you handle the truth? If so, then plunge ahead and pay close attention as an NFL insider offers his unfiltered opinions on the skill players and schemes of every offense in the league. Arizona Cardinals You’ll see a whole different offense in Arizona this year.
UCLA QB Josh Rosen is a bonafide star. Now how well can he handle the ensuing fame?
This story appears in the Aug. 15, 2016 issue of Sports Illustrated. Read the rest of the college football preview and subscribe to the magazine here. Josh Rosen arrives early to room 170 in Dodd Hall and plops down in the back row. He's seated behind two young women, one sipping green juice and the other reading the label on a Vitamin Water Zero.
Unexpected Encounters with Ceramic Tile in 2018 | officeinsight
The announcement of Oscar nominations signals a peak in the entertainment industry’s award season. It can also be a heads-up that design industry awards programs are quickly approaching, or already here. The 2018 Ceramics of Italy Tile Competition issued their call for entries last month. This competition certainly isn’t the most well known of the architecture and design awards, but it does provide a window into the design possibilities of ceramic tile.
Former Wheaton attorney Robert Beck pleads guilty to stealing from clients
A former attorney from Wheaton accused of stealing from his clients pleaded guilty on Thursday.Prosecutors said Robert Beck, 50, bilked trusts of the estates of four deceased former clients and three current clients out of approximately $1 million between July 2011 and January 2015, officials said.
David Johnson's Skills at the Core of His Rise to Stardom
The stretch started on New Year's Day, with Cardinals running back David Johnson galloping toward history in Los Angeles. He had already gained 1,233 rushing yards in 2016. Now he needed 159 receiving yards to become only the third player in NFL history to join the 1,000-1,000 club, a football society so exclusive that all of its members (Marshall Faulk, Roger Craig) could fit on a love seat.
Brooks Koepka outmuscled Erin Hills with a big game and a chip on his shoulder
This story will appear in this week's issue of Sports Illustrated. For a while there it looked as if the 117th U.S. Open was going to be decided by cute, elfin golfers who together would make a pretty good boy band. Playing in the final group was Justin Thomas, propelled by the record 63 he shot on Saturday while wearing hot-pink trousers and a coral belt.
Viva Sergio! Garcia claims first major win at Masters
In the golden twilight of a perfect Masters Sunday, two little boys sneaked into a prime spot behind the 18th green to catch the end of the tournament. Their dad was practically giddy. "How cool is this, guys?" Matt Kuchar said. Less than an hour earlier he had aced the 16th hole to briefly factor into the unfolding drama. Now Kuchar (who tied for fourth) had come to witness golf’s most unlikely reinvention: Sergio García as a humble, gritty, thoroughly likable champion.
Sorry, it’s not for sale: Meet the homeowners who have resisted Augusta National’s advances
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- Of all the PGA Tour pros who grew up dreaming of playing in the Masters, only Scott Brown can say he did so just 500 yards from the gates of Augusta National Golf Club. Brown’s grandparents, Herman and Elizabeth Thacker, raised him at 1112 Stanley Drive in a three-bedroom brick home they built in 1959, across from what is now Gate 6-A. But the neighborhood has changed radically since Brown’s youth.
Kris Bryant: The charmed life of the Cubs' MVP-winning hero
This story appears in the March 27, 2007 issue of SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. Subscribe to the magazine by clicking here. Everything you are about to read is true, though at times it may sound too good to be so. It is true that Kris Bryant was the 2013 College Player of the Year, the 2014 Minor League Player of the Year, the 2015 National League Rookie of the Year and, while playing third base for the first world championship Chicago Cubs team in 108 years, the 2016 NL Most Valuable Player.
Tom Brady cements place in history with SB LI comeback
This story appears in the Feb. 13, 2017, issue of Sports Illustrated. Subscribe to the magazine here. Inside the Patriots’ locker room on Sunday night, Tom Brady sits down at his locker, at once surrounded and alone. He’s oblivious to the teammates who are passing around a bottle of whiskey, emptying its contents in deep gulps, while others spray champagne until bubbly drips from their beards.
Searching for a New Look at the Rio Olympics
Every time the Olympics roll around, there are more photographers and less spots from which to shoot the games. Not an ideal way to express your creativity. If you are not a member of the pool photographers gang it’s even worse… everybody huddled in the same pen shooting the action with the same lenses. If you want to be different you have to think outside the box. I pitched a “sepia look” to Sports Illustrated for Rio and they said run with it.
Ten U.S. Olympians draw themselves doing their sport
The talents of the members of the U.S. Olympic team are well-documented. So for a change, we gave them a real challenge and asked them to draw themselves competing in their respective sports.Simone BilesGymnasticsPhoto by Robert Beck for ESPN, Drawing by Simone BilesThe judges would appreciate Simone's sharp, clean lines.
The 50 Most-Watched Sporting Events of 2016
The 50 Most-Watched Sporting Events of 2016 By Robert Beck of Sports Illustrated | 1. Super Bowl 50 (Broncos/Panthers) 111.86 million viewers (CBS) © Robert Beck
SOHO Contemporary Art presents “50 of the Greatest Moments in Sports”
Tommie Smith and John Carlos raise their fists for racial equality on the medal stand during the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.
Takeaways from track and field trials
EUGENE, Ore. — For two weeks, the United States' track and field faithful could remove themselves from the doping scandals, governing body corruption, contract disputes and other plaguing issues within the sport to focus on assembling one of the highest, fastest, strongest and youngest Olympic track and field teams in history.
U.S. track and field team by the numbers
Your teams. Your favorite writers. Wherever you want them. Personalize SI with our new App. Install on iOS (iOS or Android). After a week and a half of drama-filled competition in Eugene, Ore., the 2016 U.S. Olympic track and field team is set. A roster of 127 men and women, packed with young talent and first-time Olympians, will represent the United States in Rio de Janeiro. The U.S. topped the track and field medal table with 28 at the London Games in 2012.
Drew Bledsoe wine? Retired athletes go into vineyard business
From the twirl of the bottle, to catch the drops at the end of each pour, to the playful I.D. check of the sexagenarian holding out a glass, Drew Bledsoe has the sommelier thing down pat. Standing behind the bar at Doubleback Winery’s tasting room in Walla Walla, Wash., the 6' 5" former NFL quarterback is surprisingly unassuming. To be sure, he keeps a silver Sharpie within reach to sign bottles, and he poses for, or is stealthily captured in, dozens of photos every day.
Pat Summitt Classic SI Photos
Here are some classic SI photos of the winningest basketball coach in NCAA history, Pat Summitt, who passed away at 64.
The Day In Sports (June 17)
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John McEnroe, one of eight players who have won the Queens singles title four times, was recognized on day five of the Aegon Championships at The Queens Club in London.
By Tim A. Clary Verified, Robert Beck, David Banks, Bob Levey, Al Tielemans, Jamie Squire, Rich Schultz, Alexandre Loureiro, Scott Cunningham, Chris Szagola, Mike Stobe Verified, Ben Hoskins, Patrik Lundin, Kohjiro Kinno, Ashley Western
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The Day In Sports (June 16)
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LeBron James throws down two of his 41 points during Cleveland's 115-101 win over Golden State to force a Game 7 in the NBA Finals. Here are some of the other images that caught our eye on Thursday, June 16.
By John W. McDonough, Jason Miller Verified, Ronald Martinez, Kohjiro Kinno, Brian Blanco, Matthias Hangst, Matt Cardy Verified, Jordan Mansfield, Alexander Hassenstein, John Sleezer, Matthew Ashton-AMA, Christian Petersen, Simon Bruty Verified, David Cannon, Robert Beck, Michael Anthony Steele, Carmen Jaspersen Verified, Richard Heathcote Verified, Paul Ellis, Michael Ivins, Ezra Shaw, John Froschauer
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100 Best Stanley Cup Final Photos
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Duncan Keith scored in the second period and directed a dominant defense that shut down Tampa Bay's high-scoring attack, and the Blackhawks beat the Lightning 2-0 in Game 6 for their third NHL title in the past six seasons.
By Gene Puskar Verified, Bruce Bennett Studios, Neil Leifer, Brian Babineau, Robert Beck, Ron Frehm, Manny Millan, Dave Sandford, Roy Bash, Claus Andersen, John Biever, David E. Klutho, Rich Lam, Lou Capozzola, Harry How, John F. Jaqua, Susan Walsh, James Drake, Roger St-Jean, Tony Triolo, Scott Levy, Ryan Remiorz, Robert Laberge, Jeff Haynes, Brian Bahr, Andrew Bernstein, John Cordes, Lee Balterman
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Rare Photos of Kevin Garnett
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Kevin Garnett starred at Farragut Career Academy in Chicago, where he led the squad to a 28-2 record his senior season and earned National High School Player of the Year honors. Though the T-shirt may indicate he had dreams of playing in Ann Arbor, he instead chose to enter the NBA straight out of high school.
By David E. Klutho, Andrew Bernstein, Robert Beck, Walter Iooss Jr., Manny Millan, Mychal Watts, Jeffery A. Salter, Prakash Singh, Jed Jacobsohn, Winslow Townson, Kevin Terrell, Jesse D. Garrabrant, Saul Loeb Verified, Stephen Shugerman, Greg Nelson, Michael Conroy Verified, Gary Dineen, Nathaniel S. Butler, John Sciulli, Julian Finney, Jim Rogash, Bryan Steffy, Simon Bruty Verified, John W. McDonough, Brace Hemmelgarn, Todd Rosenberg, David Walberg
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Best NFL First-Round Picks by Draft Slot
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Like John Elway in Denver, Manning will first and foremost be remembered as an Indianapolis Colt. His move to Denver, though, produced one of his finest statistical seasons—no small feet for a player who made his 14th Pro Bowl and has 10 All-Pro nods, five NFL MVPs, plus two Super Bowl wins and one big game MVP. No player taken No. 1 overall since 1970 has been better than Manning.
By Simon Bruty Verified, John W. McDonough, John Iacono, Otto Greule Jr, Robert Beck, Damian Strohmeyer, John Biever, Al Tielemans, David E. Klutho, Rob Brown, Walter Iooss Jr., Mitchell Layton, Andy Hayt, Kevin Rivoli Verified, Bill Frakes, Andy Hay
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Tim Duncan Rare SI Photos
Tim Duncan smiles with his son Draven and daughter Sydney during a press conference following Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and Miami Heat on June 15, 2014 in San Antonio.
Rare Photos of Tim Duncan
Here are some rare photos of the 14-time All-Star, two-time NBA MVP and three-time Finals MVP Tim Duncan.
Kobe Bryant Photos SI's best
Kobe Bryant will retire as one of the greatest NBA players of all time. In his 20-year NBA career, Kobe was named an All-Star 18 times and is currently third all time on the NBA scoring list. He has won five NBA titles, two finals MVPs, one regular season MVP and he is an 11-time All-NBA first team. The leading scorer in Los Angeles Lakers history, Kobe has also led the 2008 and 2012 US Olympic team to gold medals. Here, we present SI's 100 best photos of the "Black Mamba" through the years.
Patrick Roy: the modern NHL's most influential player?
Dominate for long enough in the NHL and a player's name gains ascendancy in discussions of who was the best ever at a given position as well as Hall of Fame enshrinement. Dominate so distinctly as to change how the game itself is played, and one enters into a whole other conversational arena where ideas are bandied about on how hockey should best be played.
The NFL's Best Conference Championship Games
The loudest stadium in America was silent and a return trip to the Super Bowl was slipping away as Seattle trailed Green Bay 16-0 at the half and 19-7 with about four minutes remaining. Plagued by turnovers and outplayed much of the day, the Seahawks staged a stunning rally built on resilience.
SI's MLB Portraits Over the Years
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By Darren Carroll, Bob Croslin, Todd Rosenberg, Walter Iooss Jr., Simon Bruty Verified, Al Tielemans, Andrew Hancock, Bill Frakes, Robert Beck, Tom DiPace, Gregory Heisler, Lane Stewart, Ronald C. Modra, Michael Zagaris, Brad Mangin Verified, Manny Millan, Neil Leifer, Pouya Dianat, John Zimmerman, Jeffery A. Salter, Hy Peskin, Richard Meek, Tony Triolo, John Iacono, Mark Kauffman, Michael LeBrecht, Anthony Neste, Clay Patrick McBride, V. J. Lovero, Joe McNally Verified, Mike Powell, Herb Scharfman, Gary Bogdon, Robert Seale, Rich Frishman, Jason Wise, Howard Schatz
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Much more than another surf contest, the first-ever ISA World Adaptive Surfing Championships, held last weekend in La Jolla, California, proved to be an inspiring demonstration of talent, sportsmanship and the best that wave riding has to offer.
Robert Beck, Wheaton attorney, accused of stealing more than $2M from clients
Bond has been set for a Wheaton attorney accused of stealing more than $2 million from clients, DuPage County State's Attorney officials said.Robert Beck, 48, allegedly bilked trusts of the estates of four deceased former clients and three current clients out of approximately $1 million between July 2011 and January 2015, officials said.
The 17th hole at Pebble Beach is where good rounds go to die
PEBBLE BEACH, Calif. Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson may have discovered the easiest way to make birdie on the par-3 17th hole at Pebble Beach use the flagstick. It may also be the only way. With a diabolical left-pin placement and a green so narrow you almost have to parachute your ball down from the sky to hold it, No. 17 once again showed its teeth in the opening round of the U.S. Open on Thursday. Of the 156 players in the field, only 32 (20.5 percent) hit the green.
Podcast: USWNT-China 1999 memories, Gold Cup, MLS Atlanta, Pirlo
The U.S. women's national team is set to take on China in the quarterfinals of the Women's World Cup in a rematch of the 1999 final, and there's no better time to take a trip down memory lane. The new Planet Fútbol Podcast kicks off with some nostalgia, with SI's Grant Wahl and Brian Straus recalling their memories, where they were and what they were doing on that incredible day in the history of U.S. Soccer.
Former World Cup champion Brandi Chastain on women’s role & representation in sport
After coming up just short in 2011 against Japan, the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team are back on the pitch in Canada, trying to bring another World Cup back stateside. So far, things are looking good for the Americans, who pulled out an easy 3-1 win over Australia in their first game of group play. They will face Sweden on Friday and Nigeria next Tuesday, and with solid play in both of those games, should be one of the 16 teams who advance to the elimination rounds.
SI's World Cup Covers
The United States Women’s National Team is looking for redemption in this year’s World Cup after a heartbreaking shootout loss to Japan in the 2011 tournament. With the 2015 tourney approaching, here's a look at SI's World Cup covers over the years.
2015 Sports Illustrated Covers
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March 9, 2015 | Did Basketball Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain have any children? That’s the question one San Francisco man is trying to answer as he has gone on a decade long search to prove that he is Chamberlain’s son.
By Isaiah Downing Verified, Rick Scuteri Verified, Kelvin Kuo Verified, John Minchillo Verified, Todd Rosenberg, Jared Wickerham, Simon Bruty Verified, John W. McDonough, Al Tielemans, Robert Beck, Greg Nelson, David Richard Verified, Bill Baptist, Tony Triolo, Noah Graham, Jeff Bottari, Clay Patrick McBride, Paul Vathis, Ben Watts, Robert Seale, Hollis Bennett, Skip Rowland, Lida Degroote, Joanne Gair Verified, Ed Zunga
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Floyd Mayweather Manny Pacquiao Fight Photos : People.com
Photo SpecialFrom SI: Behind the Scenes at the 'Fight of the Century'Stars almost stole the show at fight night in Vegas, where Floyd Mayweather bested Manny Pacquiao on Saturday Credit: Robert Beck/Sports Illustrated Updated: Sunday May 03, 2015 | 03:10 PM EDT Subscribe Now
Classic Photos of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, known as Lew Alcindor before changing his name in 1971, won six NBA titles, three NCAA national championships at UCLA and is the NBA's all-time leading scorer (38,387 points). He also holds the NBA record for most games played, minutes played, field goals made, field goal attempts, blocked shots, defensive rebounds, and personal fouls. In celebration of the Hall of Fame center's 68th birthday on April 16, 2015, here are some classic photos of Kareem through the years.
By Mark J. Terrill, Andrew Bernstein, Kevork Djansezian Verified, Mandel Ngan, Chip Somodevilla Verified, Walter Iooss Jr., John W. McDonough, Robert Beck, Gregory Heisler, Lane Stewart, Manny Millan, Peter Gregoire, Neil Leifer, John Zimmerman, Allen Berezovsky, John Iacono, Chuck Solomon, Andy Hayt, V. J. Lovero, Robert Abbott Sengstacke
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Photographer Robert Beck of Sports Illustrated took some shots at the 2015 Masters with an infrared camera that gave everything a ghostly glow.
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