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Article: GECCO – German Cooperative Capsule Outcome Study 1: Klinische Relevanz der Kapselendoskopie für Patienten mit Dünndarmblutung
Article: GECCO – German Cooperative Capsule Outcome Study 2: Vergleich der Kapsel-Endoskopie mit anderen diagnostischen Verfahren zur Erkennung von vermuteten Dünndarm-Blutungen
Article: Long-term recurrence of neoplasia and Barrett's epithelium after complete endoscopic resection[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Current endoscopic therapy for neoplastic Barrett's oesophagus (BO) consists of complete resection/ablation of all Barrett's tissue including neoplastic lesions. Recurrence seems to be frequent after thermal therapy, such as radiofrequency ablation. To analyse long-term recurrence of neoplasia and BO after successful widespread endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR). In a retrospective analysis, all patients undergoing widespread EMR of neoplastic BO between 2002 and 2007 at two referral centres were followed for at least 3 years after completion of endotherapy. Recurrence was diagnosed if neoplasia and/or BO were detected following previous successful complete removal, defined as at least two negative endoscopies and biopsies. Ninety patients undergoing widespread EMR were included (mean age 63 years; 82 male), 58% of whom underwent additional thermal ablation for minor residual disease. Complete eradication of neoplasia and Barrett's tissue was achieved in 90% of patients. On further follow-up (mean 64.8 months), recurrence of neoplastic and non-neoplastic BO was found in 6.2% and 39.5%, respectively. Recurring neoplasia (3 adenocarcinomas, 1 low-grade and 1 high-grade dysplasia) were found after a median of 44 months (range 38-85) and could be retreated endoscopically. In a multivariate analysis, Barrett's length was the only factor significantly associated with recurrence (OR 2.73). Even after seemingly complete endoscopic resection, recurrence of BO is frequent and independent of additional thermal therapy. Due to the possibility of neoplasia recurrence even after long disease-free intervals, follow-up should be extended beyond 5 years.
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ABSTRACT: The tissue glue N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate has been successfully used in many countries for the treatment of gastric fundal variceal bleeding. However, significant rebleeding rates and serious complications including embolism have been reported due to differences in injection techniques. The authors demonstrate a standardized injection technique and regimen that ensures the success and safety of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate injection for the treatment of gastric fundal varices. This article is part of an expert video encyclopedia.
Article: Langzeitbeobachtung nach versuchter endoskopischer Totalablation des neoplastischen Barrett-Ösophagus
Article: Endoscopic ultrasound staging in gastric cancer: Does it help management decisions in the era of neoadjuvant treatment?[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) has been shown to be the most accurate test for locoregional staging of upper gastrointestinal tumors; however, recent studies have questioned its accuracy level in daily clinical application. The present retrospective study analyzes the accuracy of EUS in guiding interdisciplinary treatment decisions. 123 primarily operated patients (63 % men, mean age 61.4 years) were included; only cases with tumor-free resection margins and without evidence of distant metastases were selected. EUS and histopathological findings were compared. Main outcome parameter was the distinction between tumors to be primarily operated (T1 /2N0) and those to be treated by neoadjuvant or perioperative chemotherapy (T3/4, or any N + ), based on an assumed algorithm for treatment stratification. Overall staging accuracy of EUS was 44.7 % for T and 71.5 % for N status irrespective of tumor location. Overstaging was the main problem (44.9 % for T, 42.9 % for N staging). The overall EUS classification was correct in 79.7 % (accuracy), with a sensitivity 91.9 % and specificity 51.4 %; only 19 out of 37 cases with histopathological T1/2N0 were correctly classified by EUS. Positive and negative predictive values of EUS in diagnosing advanced tumor stage for assignment to neoadjuvant therapy were 81.4 % and 73.1 %, respectively. Whereas EUS has a high sensitivity in the diagnosis of locally advanced gastric cancer, endosonographic overstaging of T2 cancers appears to be a frequent problem. EUS stratification between local (T1 /2N0) and advanced (T3/4 or any N + ) tumors would thus result in incorrect assignment to neoadjuvant treatment in half of cases.
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ABSTRACT: La ligature endoscopique de varices (LEV) s'est avérée être un traitement efficace des hémorragies par rupture de varices œsophagiennes avec un faible taux de complications. En cas d'hémorragie massive de varices œsophagiennes ou gastriques, l'injection de N-butyl(2)-cyanoacrylate est considérée comme le traitement le plus efficase aussi bien pour obtenir l'hémostase primaire que pour obtenir une réduction du taux de récidives. En cas d'hémorragie, les varices doivent être traitées par endoscopie en raison du risque élevé de récidive. La LEV s'est avérée supérieure à la sclérothérapie endoscopique par injection (SEV) en ce qui concerne le taux de complications. Cependant, le défaut majeur de la LEV est le taux élevé de récidive de varices. Pour éviter les complications du traitement et cette récidive variqueuse, une combinaison métachrone de la LEV et de la SEV semble être une stratégie efficace. Après élimination des grosses varices œsophagiennes par la LEV, les varices plus petites peuvent être traitées par SEV. Le traitement endoscopique pourrait devenir le traitement préférentiel pour la prophylaxie primaire des varices à haut risque si d'autres études viennent confirmer son bénéfice par rapport à une thérapie par béta-bloquants. Endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) has been demonstrated to be an effective treatment modality for bleeding esophageal varices with the lowest complication rate. In cases of massive bleeding from esophageal or gastric varices, injection of N-butyl(2)-cyanoacrylate has been shown to be the most effective treatment in terms of maintaining primary hemostasis and decreasing rebleeding rate. Once bleeding occurs, varices have to be treated endoscopically due to this high risk of rebleeding. EVL has been demonstrated to be superior to endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (EIS) in terms of complication rates. However, the major drawback of EVL is the high rate of variceal recurrence. To avoid treatment complications as well as early variceal recurrence, metachronous combination therapy of EVL and EIS seems to be an effective strategy. After elimination of large esophageal varices by EVL, smaller varices can be treated by EIS. Endoscopic treatment may become the preferential treatment for primary prophylaxis of high risk varices, if further studies can confirm a benefit as compared to β-blocker therapy.
Article: Long-term results after endoscopic drainage and necrosectomy of symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: To determine the immediate and long-term results of endoscopic drainage and necrosectomy for symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections. The data of 80 patients with symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections (mean diameter: 11.7 cm, range 3-20; pseudocysts: 24/80, abscess: 20/80, infected walled-off necrosis: 36/80) referred for endoscopic management from October 1997 to March 2008 were analyzed retrospectively. Endoscopic drainage techniques included endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided aspiration (2/80), EUS-guided transenteric drainage (70/80) and non-EUS-guided drainage across a spontaneous transenteric fistula (8/80). Endoscopic necrosectomy was carried out in 49/80 (abscesses: 14/20; infected necrosis: 35/36). Procedural complications were bleeding (12/80), perforation (7/80), portal air embolism (1/80) and Ogilvie Syndrome (1/80). Initial technical success was achieved in 78/80 (97.5%) and clinical resolution of the collections was achieved endoscopically in 67/80 (83.8%), with surgery required in 13/80 (perforation: four; endoscopically inaccessible areas: two; inadequate drainage: seven). Within 6 months five patients required surgery due to recurrent fluid collections; over a mean follow up of 31 months, surgery was required in four more patients due to recurrent collections as a consequence of underlying pancreatic duct abnormalities that could not be treated endoscopically. The long-term success of endoscopic treatment was 58/80 (72.5%). Endoscopic drainage of symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections is safe and effective, with excellent immediate and long-term results. Endoscopic necrosectomy has a risk of serious complications. The underlying pancreatic duct abnormalities must be addressed to prevent recurrence of fluid collections.
Article: Stepwise radical endoscopic resection versus radiofrequency ablation for Barrett's oesophagus with high-grade dysplasia or early cancer: A multicentre randomised trial[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: After focal endoscopic resection (ER) of high-grade dysplasia (HGD) or early cancer (EC) in Barrett's oesophagus (BO), eradication of all remaining BO reduces the recurrence risk. The aim of this study was to compare the safety of stepwise radical ER (SRER) versus focal ER followed by radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for complete eradication of BO containing HGD/EC. A multicentre randomised clinical trial was carried out in three tertiary centres. Patients with BO ≤ 5 cm containing HGD/EC were randomised to SRER or ER/RFA. Patients in the SRER group underwent piecemeal ER of 50% of BO followed by serial ER. Patients in the ER/RFA group underwent focal ER for visible lesions followed by serial RFA. Follow-up endoscopy with biopsies (four-quadrant/2 cm BO) was performed at 6 and 12 months and then annually. The main outcome measures were: stenosis rate; complications; complete histological response for neoplasia (CR-neoplasia); and complete histological response for intestinal metaplasia (CR-IM). CR-neoplasia was achieved in 25/25 (100%) SRER and in 21/22 (96%) ER/RFA patients. CR-IM was achieved in 23 (92%) SRER and 21 (96%) ER/RFA patients. The stenosis rate was significantly higher in SRER (88%) versus ER/RFA (14%; p<0.001), resulting in more therapeutic sessions in SRER (6 vs 3; p<0.001) due to dilations. After median 24 months follow-up, one SRER patient had recurrence of EC, requiring ER. In patients with BO ≤ 5 cm containing HGD/EC, SRER and ER/RFA achieved comparably high rates of CR-IM and CR-neoplasia. However, SRER was associated with a higher number of complications and therapeutic sessions. For these patients, a combined endoscopic approach of focal ER followed by RFA may thus be preferred over SRER. Clinical trial number NTR1337.
Article: VHM05 The Nuts and Bolts of Standardized Technique of Cyanoacrylate Injection into Gastric Varices
Article: Malignant gastroduodenal obstruction: Retrospective comparison of endoscopic and surgical palliative therapy[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Endoscopic stenting (ES) is a minimally invasive alternative to surgical gastroenterostomy (GE) for palliation of malignant gastroduodenal obstructions. This consecutive, retrospective analysis compares the clinical outcome of all patients undergoing ES or GE in the same period. ES was performed at the Endoscopy Department, University Hospital Mannheim or at the Interdisciplinary Endoscopy Department, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf. GE was performed at the Surgical Department, University Hospital Mannheim. All palliative ES or GE on patients with malignant gastroduodenal obstruction without earlier gastric resections between January 2001 and April 2007 were evaluated. Main outcome measurements were ability of solid food intake (gastric outlet obstruction score), persistence of nausea and vomiting (gut function score), length of hospital stay, morbidity, mortality and re-interventions. A total of 44 ES and 43 GE were performed. Nausea and vomiting--measured by means of the gut function score--persisted in significantly more patients in the GE group than in those who underwent stent placement (p = 0.0102). The gastric outlet obstruction score at discharge from the hospital revealed no significant difference in the ability of solid food intake between the groups. The hospital stay was significantly longer in the GE group (p = 0.0003). There was no significant difference in mortality and the rates of complications and re-interventions. In this study, ES is a generally equivalent--and in several points superior--alternative to GE for palliation of malignant gastroduodenal obstruction. ES seems to be the less invasive alternative for symptomatic patients. GE has good results in patients with longer survival and can be practiced within abdominal explorations.
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ABSTRACT: Well- to moderately differentiated early cancer limited to the mucosal layer and high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia, which have no or minimal risk of distant metastases, can be treated with curative intent using the technique of endoscopic resection. This paper will describe the technique of endoscopic mucosal resection using the multiband ligation technique.
Article: Stepwise radical endoscopic resection for eradication of Barrett's oesophagus with early neoplasia in a cohort of 169 patients[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Endoscopic resection is safe and effective to remove early neoplasia (ie,high-grade intra-epithelial neoplasia/early cancer) in Barrett's oesophagus. To prevent metachronous lesions during follow-up, the remaining Barrett's oesophagus can be removed by stepwise radical endoscopic resection (SRER). The aim was to evaluate the combined experience in four tertiary referral centres with SRER to eradicate Barrett's oesophagus with early neoplasia. Retrospective cohort study. Four tertiary referral centres. 169 patients (151 males, age 64 years (IQR 57-71), Barrett's oesophagus 3 cm (IQR 2-5)) with early neoplasia in Barrett's oesophagus < or = 5 cm, without deep submucosal infiltration or lymph node metastases, treated by SRER between January 2000 and September 2006. Endoscopic resection every 4-8 weeks, until complete endoscopic and histological eradication of Barrett's oesophagus and neoplasia. According to intention-to-treat analysis complete eradication of all neoplasia and all intestinal metaplasia by the end of the treatment phase was reached in 97.6% (165/169) and 85.2% (144/169) of patients, respectively. One patient had progression of neoplasia during treatment and died of metastasised adenocarcinoma (0.6%). After median follow-up of 32 months (IQR 19-49), complete eradication of neoplasia and intestinal metaplasia was sustained in 95.3% (161/169) and 80.5% (136/169) of patients, respectively. Acute, severe complications occurred in 1.2% of patients, and 49.7% of patients developed symptomatic stenosis. SRER of Barrett's oesophagus < or = 5 cm containing early neoplasia appears to be an effective treatment modality with a low rate of recurrent lesions during follow-up. The procedure, however, is technically demanding and is associated with oesophageal stenosis in half of the patients.
Article: Photodynamische Therapie der extrahepatischen Gallenwege mit Temoporfin: Sicherheit und Überleben
Article: Mediastinal Lymph Node Staging in Potentially Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Prospective Comparison of CT and EUS/EUS-FNA[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Background: Mediastinal lymph node staging (N-staging) is essential to optimize the treatment in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Transesophageal endoscopic ultrasonography-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) has recently been introduced as a complementary method. However, in most reports, EUS-FNA has been performed in patients who have demonstrated enlarged lymph nodes (LNs) on CT findings. The yield of EUS/EUS-FNA in patients without enlarged mediastinal LNs by CT has so far only been evaluated in a few reports. Aims: Our aim was to compare the diagnostic accuracy of CT and EUS with or without EUS-FNA (EUS/EUS-FNA) prospectively, for N-stage in all patients with potentially resectable NSCLC, including patients with and without mediastinal LN enlargement based on CT findings. Methods: Eighty consecutive patients with potentially resectable NSCLC based on CT findings were enrolled in this prospective comparative study, and underwent EUS/EUS-FNA. Results: Pathological N-stage was established in 78 patients, while in another 2 cases, malignant pleural effusion was proven by EUS-FNA, and we avoided further N-staging. In the 78 patients, the prevalence of malignant mediastinal LNs was 21%. The accuracy of EUS/EUS-FNA (91%) was significantly higher than that of CT (71%). The negative predictive value of EUS/EUS-FNA was 90%. In addition, EUS-FNA identified 2 patients as N3 disease in 56 patients without mediastinal LN involvement on CT. Conclusions: EUS/EUS-FNA gave more accurate N-staging in patients with possibly resectable NSCLC than CT, and is thus considered to be useful to determine the optimal treatment strategy.
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ABSTRACT: Endoscopic ultrasound (EUS)-guided drainage has emerged as the leading treatment modality for symptomatic pancreatic fluid collections. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided endoscopic drainage is less invasive than surgery and avoids local complications related to percutaneous drainage. In addition, unlike non-EUS guided endoscopic drainage, EUS-guided drainage is able to drain non-bulging fluid collections and may reduce the risk of procedure-related bleeding. Excellent treatment success rates exceeding 90% have been reported for pancreatic pseudocysts and abscesses. In the context of infected pancreatic necrosis, adjunctive endoscopic necrosectomy is required for effective treatment. With such an aggressive approach, the treatment success rate may reach 81%-92%. The potential complications of concern for EUS-guided drainage are severe bleeding and perforation. To minimize risk, only fluid collections with a mature wall and within 1 cm of the gastrointestinal lumen should undergo endoscopic drainage. Any coagulopathy, if present, should be corrected. Patients with pseudocysts undergoing drainage should also receive prophylactic antibiotics in order to prevent secondary infection of a sterile collection.
Article: A MultiCenter Randomized Trial Comparing Stepwise Radical Endoscopic Resection Versus Radiofrequency Ablation for Barrett Esophagus Containing High-Grade Dysplasia and/or Early Cancer
Article: Endoscopic Drainage of Symptomatic Pancreatic Fluid Collections - Immediate and Long-Term Results of a MultiCenter Study
Article: Basic technique of handling the linear echoendoscope and how it differs from the radial echoendoscope[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Echoendoscopes are classified into radial and linear categories: the former provides circumferential US views at a right angle to the shaft of the echoendoscope, similar to CT, whereas the tatter provides sector images that are in the same plane as the echoendoscope shaft. These linear images are more limited, and orientation is more difficult, compared with radial images. However, this ability to provide hector scanning allows one to trace the path of a needle as it is inserted Out of the working channel of the echoendoscope. Hence, a linear echoendoscope can be used for diagnostic evaluation and to facilitate the process of interventional EUS, Such as EUS-guided FNA, EUS-guided injection therapies, and EUS-guided drainage procedures. This review will further elaborate on the principles and basic techniques of handling the linear echoendoscope and how it differs from the radial echoendoscope.
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This was a Germany side of such style and class that it was able to beat a team featuring the best player on the planet—Lionel Messi—in a World Cup final. That's no fluke. It took time.
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Vermilion County Chapter 199
Welcome to the internet home of the Vermilion County Pheasants Forever. A Local Pheasants Forever Chapter in Illinois. Pheasants Forever (PF) is a non-profit conservation organization dedicated to the protection and enhancement of pheasant and other wildlife populations in North America. Read more about PF and our chapter.
Welcome To Vermilion County Chapter 199
Welcome to the Internet home of the Vermilion County Chapter 199 of Pheasants Forever, established in 1980 and located in East Central Illinois.
You can easily navigate through this site to learn more about your Chapter, upcoming events, National Pheasants Forever news, and important conservation issues. Please encourage others to visit our site.
Whether you are a conservationist, educator, deer hunter, turkey hunter, pheasant hunter, mentor of youth, or simply just enjoy a walk in the outdoors, Pheasants Forever is for you. Vermilion County, with all its parks and natural beauty, is truly blessed. We all owe it to ourselves, our kids and grandkids to protect and improve this natural beauty and fertile land. We invite you to join and be an active member of our Chapter to ensure that those who come after us can enjoy the wonderful lands of Vermilion County.
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Upstaging Brad Keselowski is not an easy thing to do. He's talkative, opinionated, and has the clout of a shiny new Sprint Cup Series championship ring adding weight to everything he says. This is the guy who sends lists of suggested improvements to car owner Roger Penske, who oversees one of the sport's largest social media followings, who's gotten away with venting on NASCAR a few times and this week hung out with the president of the United States.
So yes, it's tough to eclipse the clear competitive leader at Penske Racing, a driver who is also among the more authoritative voices in the garage. But give Joey Logano credit -- he's certainly not shy about trying to carve out his own identity, as he's shown in scrapes with Denny Hamlin and Tony Stewart in recent weeks. The teammates were certainly on equal footing in NASCAR's eyes, when the sanctioning body doled out penalties on Wednesday for violations discovered on the Nos. 2 and 22 cars prior to last weekend's event at Texas Motor Speedway.
Not unexpectedly, Keselowski was the bigger story -- although both drivers had 25 points taken away and three key crewmembers suspended, Keselowski is the reigning champion of NASCAR's premier series. He's the one standing on the circuit's tallest soapbox, he's the one who said Penske felt "targeted" by the sanctioning body after those rear-end parts were confiscated, he's the one who shook hands with Barack Obama. In this situation, pending appeal, Keselowski has more at stake. But it's Logano who has more to lose.
In fairness, these 25-point penalties are no more harsh than those handed down by NASCAR after violations last year -- Jeff Gordon was docked the same amount after intentionally wrecking Clint Bowyer at Phoenix, as was Paul Menard after the frame rails of his car were discovered to have been altered at Michigan. But by dropping six-week suspensions on the crew chief, car chief, and engineer on both Penske programs, as well as team competition director Travis Geisler, NASCAR sent a clear message that what it saw in the vehicles' rear-end housings did not comply with provisions of the 2013 rule book.
So yes, this is severe. Get-your-attention severe. Don't-do-it-again severe. Penske has promised to appeal, which means the suspended crewmen can work until the appeal is heard. The point deductions, though, go into effect automatically. Keselowski was in a position to better withstand it, having been second in the standings behind Jimmie Johnson. He's now fourth, 34 back. Down in 14th place, though, Logano finds himself in a much more tenuous spot.
That's not to say Keselowski will waltz right through this, even if the National Stock Car Racing Appeals Panel (and perhaps the Chief Appellate Officer, if it goes that far), upholds NASCAR's decision. The No. 2 team has been very good all season, but doesn't yet have a victory to fall back on. If the penalty stands, Keselowski is suddenly one engine failure out of 10th. And most importantly, he'd have to get by for six long weeks without Paul Wolfe, the crew chief with whom he's won all but one of his nine career Sprint Cup victories. Johnson summed it up -- those two are as inseparable as himself and Chad Knaus are now, as Gordon and Ray Evernham once were.
Of course, this is coming from a guy who once won the Daytona 500 with his regular crew chief sitting at home, but the point is still relevant. Surely, a suspended Wolfe would be watching on television, texting in suggestions, still playing a valuable role. But it wouldn't be his voice in Keselowski's ear, won't be him making those necessary snap decisions atop the pit box. Yes, Keselowski has built up a cushion by running so well this year. But that doesn't mean the penalties wouldn't come back to bite him one day, should they be upheld.
Logano, though, doesn't have that luxury. He's run much better than his results might indicate this season, one source of his frustrations with Hamlin at Bristol and Fontana, but even so prior to Wednesday stood a more than respectable ninth. The 22-year-old was in the midst of his best stretch this season, bookending a rotten day at Martinsville with a strong Fontana effort -- we all remember the details there, right? -- and a fifth-place finish at Texas, which came after he had to start at the rear of the field because his car had to go through inspection multiple times, and didn't make it to the grid on time.
No question, Logano appeared to be finally finding his footing with his new team -- and now this, which knocks him back five places in the standings, amid guys like Jamie McMurray and Aric Almirola who are trying to make statements of their own, much less champions like Gordon and Stewart trying to rebound from slow starts. In short, he's lost a lot of his track position, and is suddenly mired back in heavy traffic, with fast cars potentially looming in his rearview mirror.
It has to be frustrating for a driver who has worked very hard to prove himself, who was essentially handpicked by Keselowski and Penske to lend stability to the No. 22 program, whose age and rough national-series beginnings made the current champion feel like he was looking in a mirror. If there's an upside to all this, it's that the penalty comes early enough that Logano still has time to make up what was taken away from him. Regardless, the standards for him remain higher than they've ever been, and the goal remains that elusive first Chase for the Sprint Cup berth, and for drivers who don't win very often, every point is precious.
Logano, with two career victories, certainly fits into that category. In fourth place and in contention almost every weekend, Keselowski should be able to weather all this. But unless things take a drastic uptick and runs like Fontana suddenly become the norm for the No. 22 car -- it is Penske equipment, so anything is possible -- Logano is going to be in a fight for a wild card berth all season. And barring a surprise verdict from the appeals panel, that fight just got more difficult than it was only a few days ago.
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Verlander welcomes new teammate, apologies for fastball to the groin
Detroit Tigers ace Justin Verlander stays current on his team's transactions and often welcomes his new teammates with Twitter well-wishes. But it got a bit awkward Wednesday.The Tigers agreed to a minor-league deal with free-agent utility man Jordany Valdespin. No big deal, right?Wrong.Back in spring training of 2013, Verlander hit Valdespin in a very awkward place with a 94-mph...
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Kensing, Schierholtz, Valdespin, Gonzalez agree with Tigers
DETROIT (AP) Right-hander Logan Kensing and outfielder Nate Schierholtz have agreed to minor league contracts with the Detroit Tigers. Detroit said Wednesday that right-handers Melvin Mercedes and Dustin Molleken also agreed to minor league deals, as did utilityman Jordany Valdespin and infielder Alberto Gonzalez. Kensing and Schierholtz will report to big league spring training...
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Terry Collins Really Misses Jordany Valdespin
If you thought you had heard the last of former Met Jordany Valdespin, think again. After the Mets 3-0 win over the Rockies on Wednesday night, manager Terry Collins called out Valdespin while raving about the impact Juan Uribe has had on the Mets. "Juan Uribe, he's got two World Series rings, he's made a ton of […]
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Marlins promote outfielder Jordany Valdespin from Triple-A
The Miami Marlins selected the contract of outfielder Jordany Valdespin from Triple-A New Orleans prior to Tuesday's game in Boston. It comes as the corresponding roster move for the demotion of struggling center fielder Marcell Ozuna, who got sent down to New Orleans after Sunday's loss amid a 1 for 37 slump. In 60 games with the Zephyrs, Valdespin hit .287 with 10 doubles, three...
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Gut Reaction: Mets 4, Nationals 0 (5/1/15)
Well, it was my dad's birthday and dad's not a sports fan. So, I didn't see the game. Actually, that's not entirely true. I saw one inning. But it was a good one because I saw the Cuddyer homer. So, tell me what I missed. Related Posts: Gut Reaction: Nationals 8 Mets 2 (4/30/15) Gut Reaction: Mets 3 Marlins 1 (4/27/15) BREAKING: Mets sign OF Michael Cuddyer Game Chatter...
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Valdespin has 2-run triple in 8-run eighth to lead Marlins
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) Allen Craig bolstered his bid for more playing time in Boston's crowded outfield, hitting a three-run double in helping the Red Sox build a lead the Miami Marlins would overcome with an eight-run eighth inning for a 9-4 victory Monday. Jordany Valdespin hit a two-run triple and Jeff Baker doubled in two in the Marlins' big inning. Miami managed only one hit until...
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Valdespin and Andrus: Youth is Wasted on the Young
The quote in the heading by George Bernard Shaw could also be modified as, "Talent is Wasted on the Young." Two different stories have caught my attention this spring. Both involve the people behind the baseball players. The first story caught my attention early in Spring Training and involved Elvis Andrus being in the best shape of his life (BSOL). And the second story�...
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Baseball season is back in force and I'm helping to get our student-athletes ready for the short season that commences at the end of this month. It's a chore to ask the guys to stand a bit further away from the batter than they are, to bring a cup (especially if they're playing the infield, or if they're the damned catcher), and to pay attention during practice at-bats...
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The Top New York Mets Games of the Sandy Alderson Era
Number six: A bolt from the blue New York Mets vs. Philadelphia Phillies May 7, 2012 — Citizen's Bank Park The New York Mets found themselves only 2.5 games behind the National League East leading Washington Nationals on May 7, 2012. The Phillies brought in closer Jonathan Papelbon to try to preserve a tie game, but after Ike Davis drew a walk and Mike Nickeas connected for...
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Marlins outright utility man Jordany Valdespin to Triple-A
With the offseason underway, the Miami Marlins made a pair of transactions on Friday. Utility player Jordan Valdespin was outrighted to Triple-A New Orleans, while the Texas Rangers claimed utility player Ed Lucas. Valdespin, who signed a minor-league deal last December without an invitation to spring training, was coming off a 50-game suspension after the Biogenesis probe. Upon...
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An early look at what the Mets' bench should be in 2015
Postseason teams are typically stacked with talent from the man getting paid the most to the 25th man. These great teams have a knack for being able to pick out the best players to ride on the bench. While this may be a waste of talent at times, a well-rounded and talented bench can make the different between 85 and 90 wins. Over the past few seasons, the Mets have had pretty solid...
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Bye bye Burkhardt
After eight season as the on-field reporter for the New York Mets, Kevin Burkhardt will be leaving SNY following tomorrow's game against the Washington Nationals, while the Mets wrap up their final road stand of 2014. When the season is over, Burkhardt will be joining the FOX Sports team as a play-by-play announcer for NFL games. He already has experience doing so, as he has...
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Mets Card of the Week: 1980 Pete Falcone
1980 TOPPS PETE FALCONE The Mets record book is one part strict classicism and two parts dark magic. Most of the canonical season and career records are held by your Seavers and Strawberries and such. But many of the more obscure and occasional marks belong to short timers and journeymen. Take, for example, the team record for most consecutive strikeouts to start a game. Just this...
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Armed and Dangerous: DeGrom Was Chasing Strikeouts Last Night
Add Media Mets righthander Jacob deGrom continues to find more and more ways to dazzle fans and onlookers whenever he takes the mound. On a cool and breezy Monday night at Citi Field, deGrom got things started by striking out the first eight Miami Marlins he faced to tie a modern day major league record. The feat had only been done once before by Jim Deshaies of the Houston Astros...
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MMO Game Recap: Marlins 6, Mets 5
The Mets (72-79) were defeated by the Miami Marlins (73-76) tonight at Citi Field by a score of 6-5. What you should know: Jacob deGrom was fantastic again this evening, as he struck out the first eight batters to greet him to start the game, tying a major league record that was originally set by Jim Deshaies of the Houston Astros in 1986. DeGrom would strike out 13 batters altogether...
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Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves game preview
TV: FOX Sports Florida Time: Pregame coverage begins at 6:30 p.m. While the Atlanta Braves are starting to heat up again, the Miami Marlins are quickly fading. The Braves try to add to the Marlins' woes as these NL East foes continue a three-game set Saturday night at Turner Field. Atlanta (71-64) has followed a three-game losing streak with three straight wins after taking Friday...
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Is there any reason to prefer Wilmer Flores to Jordany Valdespin?
This offseason the Mets were unwilling to pay the price to bring a new shortstop into town. Regardless of whether that was a defensible decision, the Mets followed up with the solution of moving Wilmer Flores back to shortstop, even though they moved him off the position following the 2011 season. Not once did the club indicate they thought the 2011 decision was a mistake; rather...
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Texas Rangers at Miami Marlins game preview
TV: FOX SPORTS FLORIDA TIME: PREGAME COVERAGE BEGINS AT NOON The Miami Marlins have enjoyed strong pitching at home lately, but Marlins Park hasn't been too friendly for Nathan Eovaldi for most of the season. They'll look for Eovaldi to put an end to his home struggles and help them to a fourth straight victory Wednesday when they host the Texas Rangers. Miami (63-62) pitchers have...
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Giancarlo Stanton, Jordany Valdespin lead Marlins over Astros
HOUSTON (AP) -- Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run double, and Jordany Valdespin added a two-run home run to power the Miami Marlins to a 7-3 victory over the Houston Astros on Saturday night. Stanton's double in the second inning broke a 2-2 tie. Christian Yelich had two hits, including an RBI single as part of the four-run frame. Valdespin hit his first homer of the season in the...
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July 26, 2014 | Discuss
Andrelton Simmons Contorts Body To Make An Amazing Play
Atlanta Braves shortstop Andrelton Simmons showed off his Gold Glove defense with an impressive display of quickness and change of direction. In the fourth inning of Monday's game against the Miami Marlins, Miami put on the hit-and-run, so Simmons moved over toward second base to cover the bag. Jordany Valdespin put the ball in play, and that's when Simmons worked his magic....
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Marlins place Rafael Furcal on 60-day DL again, make other moves
MIAMI -- The Miami Marlins selected infielder Jordany Valdespin's contract from Triple-A New Orleans while optioning first baseman Justin Bour to the Zephyrs and placing second baseman Rafael Furcal on the 60-day disabled list prior to Saturday's game against the San Francisco Giants. Valdespin, who was on the New York Mets' Opening Day roster in 2013, was scheduled to platoon with...
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Mets Card of the Week: 1981 Frank Taveras
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Jarrett Bednar appeared in three games last summer for the Hannibal (Mo.) Cavemen in the Prospect League. He threw 10 total innings and gave up 10 runs on 14 hits and six walks.
For a pitcher that normally pounds the strike zone, he had just four strikeouts in his limited time with the Cavemen. And an ERA settling at 9.00 was certainly not prototypical Bednar.
But those three games — those 10 innings on the mound in late summer — are worth noting.
A few months earlier, baseball — a sport he'd played as long as he could remember — paled in comparison to what the 2011 St. Teresa grad was going through off the diamond.
Health scare
Bednar was off to a strong start to his college baseball career at Rend Lake College in Ina. He had a 1-1 record and 0.73 ERA in his first 12 1/3 innings for the Warriors, and the muscle he packed onto his lanky high school frame before the season had his 83-84 mph fastball from high school now touching 90.
But as well as he was doing on the mound, Bednar was sick. Flu-like symptoms, including cold sweats and general lethargy, cropped up in March.
He started feeling sick on a Friday, missed a scheduled Saturday start and by Sunday Pamela Bednar had heard enough on the phone.
She drove to Ina the next day and made the decision then to bring her son back to Decatur to see a doctor.
They made it as far as Vandalia — just more than an hour from Ina and still more than an hour from home. It was, at first, a routine road trip stop. It turned into more with a hospital visit.
"I had passed out while my mom was there," Bednar said. "She said on the car ride home it looked like I was going to pass out again."
After also telling doctors in Vandalia he had a headache in addition to the flu, Bednar underwent a CAT scan. The news was unexpected.
Doctors found an anomaly on the scan, and Bednar was immediately airlifted to Saint Louis University Hospital. The flu was entirely unrelated, but it turned out to be a fortuitous time for Bednar to get sick.
"After they told me what was happening, it was just like a freak thing," Bednar said. "I didn't know what was going to happen, what was going on.
"Honestly it was mostly a blur. It just happened so fast, so unexpected. I didn't know what to expect or what to think."
Jeremy Current, who was one of Jarrett's coaches for the Decatur Commodores and a family friend, said he got a phone call from Jim Bednar, Jarrett's dad, that afternoon. After hearing the news, Current and Travis Foreman, another family friend, drove Jim to St. Louis.
"It was devastating," Current said. "You want to be optimistic. We just kept praying and telling (Jim), 'Everything is going to work out. You're in the best (hospital).' "
Rend Lake coach Tony Etnier, an Eisenhower grad who has known the Bednar family for several years and who's dad, Terry, coached Jarrett in youth baseball, said he was shocked by the news of Jarrett's hurried trip to St. Louis.
"We played, and I didn't know anything about it," Etnier said. "I got to my phone and had a couple text messages from people back home."
Two days after being airlifted to St. Louis, Jarrett underwent a right craniotomy, where doctors temporarily removed a small part of his skull to assess what they saw on the CAT scan. That turned out to be what doctors could only refer to as a tuft — not a tumor or vascular tissue — and it was removed.
The doctors didn't hesitate to perform Jarrett's craniotomy. Etnier said by the time he got to St. Louis, hoping to see Bednar, he was already getting the procedure.
"I tried to catch him that morning," Etnier said. "I drove over to see him, and by the time I got there they'd already taken him back. I sat there with his family during the surgery, trying to keep their minds occupied."
The craniotomy was the conclusion to that tumultuous three-day stretch for the Bednar family. But it was still a week or so until they heard from the doctors about what was found by the procedure.
"They needed to do certain tests on it to see if it was cancerous or harmful," Bednar said. "It was a long, long week."
The news the Bednar's got back was good. The tuft doctors removed was innocuous.
"It was awesome," Bednar said. "I had all the support from friends and family, and it was just great news. My parents really helped me through it, kept me calm and focused."
Rehab and recovery
Bednar was back in Ina and back at school the week after his surgery, which came during Rend Lake's spring break. He still traveled with the baseball team and kept stats to stay involved.
But that was all he could do. He had to wait three months before he could start doing even light exercises.
"There was a certain amount of time he was not allowed to do anything to raise his blood pressure," Etnier said. "He couldn't jog. He couldn't lift. He couldn't throw. I'm sure when he was cleared he was more than ready."
Bednar only started throwing and doing heavier lifting when he pitched for the Cavemen — an opportunity lined up by Etnier through former Rend Lake player A.J. Martin who was playing in Hannibal and doing a little late summer recruiting for more pitching.
"It was definitely nice," Bednar said. "All together I don't think I was 100 percent, but the experience was still good. I needed it to get ready for this season."
That doesn't mean, however, there wasn't some trepidation that first time back on the mound.
"Just nervous," Bednar said about pitching the first time for the Cavemen. "I didn't know if something was going to come back, if it would be my last time pitching."
Bednar wasn't at 100 percent physically last summer, and it showed on his frame and in his fastball. The weight he gained before his first season at Rend Lake was lost and along with it the extra velocity he had picked up on his fastball.
"I actually went to Hannibal and watched him throw a game," Current said. "You could obviously tell he was a little bit behind, but he threw well. He was 6-5 and 165 pounds out of high school. He went to college and put on 20-25 pounds of muscle. He basically had to regain all of that."
"That kind of all got taken from him — all the hard work and all the time — so much quicker than it took to make it happen," Etnier added.
The work to gain back the muscle and arm strength took place primarily last fall. Using the workout plan set out by Etnier, Bednar got back to his current playing weight of 190 pounds.
"I felt it was a new opportunity," Bednar said about having to regain the muscle he had lost post-procedure. "I could do it again and do certain things better than I had done before."
The end result was Bednar's emergence as one of Rend Lake's top arms this spring. The Warriors finished the season 37-18 after a 10-0 loss to Great Rivers Athletic Conference rivals Wabash Valley College in the NJCAA Region 24 Tournament on May 13.
Bednar proved himself early on as a starter for the Warriors in weekend GRAC series. He finished the year with a 7-1 record and 2.96 ERA in 11 starts and gave up 57 hits and 13 walks in 67 innings while striking out 44.
Next step
Just more than a year after facing the notion he might not pitch again, Bednar signed with Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville to continue his baseball career.
His lost season merited a medical redshirt, so he'll head to Edwardsville with three years of eligibility remaining. That lost season was also a topic of conversation with SIUE coach Tony Stoecklin.
"We certainly discussed it," Stoecklin said. "When a player misses a year, regardless of whatever happened, you're definitely going to investigate.
"The main concern was what would be the likelihood of it reoccurring. As far as I'm concerned, it's in the past, and he's moved forward. It's a great story, and it's a tribute to his toughness and his ability to persevere and overcome."
Bednar received some recruiting interest last fall from smaller schools — including Delta State, a top Division II program — but it picked up in the spring. Eastern Illinois and Eastern Kentucky were also in the mix along with SIUE.
The Cougars, Bednar said, were his choice because of the campus and the baseball program (which includes former St. Louis Cardinals closer Jason Isringhausen as an assistant coach). His roommate, fellow Rend Lake pitcher Brandon George, is also headed to SIUE.
Coming out of a top junior college conference like the GRAC, Stoecklin said Bednar has the skill set to compete at the Division I level. He'll stress consistency more than anything once Bednar joins the Cougars.
"His stuff right now is good enough to pitch at this level and do really well," Stoecklin said. "The quality of hitters he's going to face day in and day out is going to be better. He doesn't need to have better stuff. He just has to be consistent with what he has now."
And his fastball might not have reached its peak velocity yet, either.
"If you didn't know him before, you'd look at him and still say, 'That's a really tall, skinny guy,' " Etnier said. "He still has room to put weight on and good weight — get stronger physically. As he gets bigger and stronger, he'll continue to throw harder."
Back to baseball
Bednar had check-ups three, six and nine months and a year after his surgery and received a clean bill of health each time.
"I'm doing good, once a year now," he said about future check-ups, which will last for at least the next five years.
Bednar's renewed health and new opportunities baseball-wise at SIUE have returned his focus to baseball. A year ago, he was staring down uncertainty. Now he has the chance, and the desire, to take baseball as far as possible.


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Inside the Garage: Lack of Sponsorship Could Force Newman Out of a Ride in 2014
It's no secret that in NASCAR today, you need to have talent and a sponsor who has your back. Without either of those two things, it's very difficult to succeed in today's NASCAR world. A good sponsor is hard to come by these days and finding a sponsor who will back you up no matter what is even more difficult to find. This season will be Ryan Newman's last under contract with Stewart-Hass Racing and unless Newman can secure a primary sponsor for next season, he may be forced out of his ride.
Newman and team-owner Tony Stewart scrapped together a deal with various sponsors for this season but, just about all-of-the sponsor deals are one year deals. Quicken Loans stepped up their sponsorship for Newman this season after U.S Army left Newman after last season, leaving Newman without a primary sponsor. Quicken Loans had sponsored Newman last season but, only in a few races and they increased their sponsorship for Newman this year, becoming Newman's primary sponsor. Quicken Loans only scheduled their sponsorship of the No.39 Chevy SS for this season and the possibility of them doing the same next season is very slim.
SHR did all they could to get Newman sponsorship for this season and they were successful in getting it from various companies for most of this seasons races. Companies including Outback Steakhouse, WIX Filters, Aspen Dental and Code 3 Associates will have their company featured on Newman's car this season and most of those deals were vital in getting Newman a chance to compete for the full-season. If some of those sponsors decide to pull their name of Newman's car after this season, Newman will be in deep trouble if he wants to race for SHR in 2014. NASCAR has turned into a money sport where to compete big-time you need sponsors and with no sponsor, there's no opportunity to race.
As we all know, it costs big bucks to sponsor a car in the Sprint Cup Series. When companies take on huge rolls to sponsor a team for half the season, like Quicken Loans is doing for Newman, it cost a ton of money and many companies don't like spending those big bucks for many seasons. That leaves teams searching for sponsors after each season so they can go out and compete each weekend. It is likely that Quicken Loans won't step up again next season like they did this season unless they are happy with Newman's results and if Newman can't perform, he may be searching for a sponsor and potentially a ride.
Stewart-Hass Racing is adding to their driver lineup in 2014 with Kevin Harvick coming over to join the group. Harvick has yet to confirm this but; Harvick's current team-owner Richard Childress did so during the media tour back before Daytona. That means SHR will have at least three full-time cars in 2014 that currently have sponsorship secured. Harvick will bring over Budweiser, Jimmy Johns and Rheem. Danica Patrick will continue to have GoDaddy.com as her sponsor and team-owner Tony Stewart will likely continue to be sponsored by Mobil 1 and Bass Pro Shops. That leaves Newman out of the picture since he has just about nothing confirmed regarding next season. Newman will need a sponsor if he wants to stay with SHR next season and if not, he will be testing the free-agent waters.
Sponsors are such a big part of our sport today and without them, NASCAR wouldn't be what it is today. Many drivers have great relationships with their sponsors and the sponsors stick with the driver since the driver is a great promoter for their product. Sponsorship loyalty is a big deal these days and many drivers don't have the loyalty which makes them wonder how they will get to the race track each season. Ryan Newman doesn't have a long-time sponsor secured and that leaves many to wonder what Newman will do next season without a secured primary sponsor. If Newman and SHR can't acquire a primary sponsor by the time preparation for next season starts, Newman will be forced out of his current ride and he will fall into a position where no driver ever wants to be. He will have his future in doubt and he'll end up as a free agent. A free agent without a sponsor is not a driver any team would go after and there's a possibility that Newman could be that driver after the 2013 season.
By Jason Schultz
Posted on March 9, 2013, in Uncategorized and tagged Inside the Garage, NASCAR Sprint Cup Series, Ryan Newman, Sponsor News, Stewart-Hass Racing, Tony Stewart. Bookmark the permalink. 4 Comments.
This is all very true, if you don't believe it ask David Reutimann.
Interesting isn't it. There was a time when sponsors were willing to pay to have their name on the car for an entire season. Cost were allowed to rise dramatically. Now only a few companies sponsor for a full season, most are for only a limited amount of races. Cost are being allowed to continually rise. In all likelihood at some point sponsorships will be for one race. Surely cost will continue to rise. So what then?
So why would it be slim for Quicken Loans to return next season when they have just doubled their sponsorship this season? And Outback is putting a lot of promotion out on all those freebie onions every time theres a top 10 finish. A Quicken/Newman package would be attractive to a few teams. And I bet James Finch, or Richard Petty Motorsports would take him even without a huge sponsorship!


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An old woman's disappearance during a train ride leads a baffled young woman into a dizzying web of intrigue. Delicious mystery-comedy with Hitchcock at his best, including a witty script by Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and wonderful performances by Naunton Wayne and Basil Radford who scored such a hit as a pair of twits that they repeated those roles in several other films! Based on Ethel Lina White's novel "The Wheel Spins". Remade in 1979 with Elliott Gould, Cybill Shepherd, and Angela Lansbury.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Actors: Margaret Lockwood, Michael Redgrave, Paul Lukas, Dame May Whitty, Googie Withers, Cecil Parker, Linden Travers, Catherine Lacey
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A classic Hitchcock mystery with overtones of light comedy and romance, as innocent Donat is pulled into spy-ring activities. The memorable banter between Donat and Carroll, who thinks he's a criminal, set the style for sophisticated dialogue for years. John Buchan's novel was adapted by Charles Bennett and Alma Reville; additional dialogue by Ian Hay. This movie was remade twice; in 1959 and 1978.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Actors: Donat, Madeleine Carroll, Lucie Mannheim, Godfrey Tearle, Peggy Ashcroft, John Laurie, Wylie Watson.
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A penetrating revelations about shipwreck survivors adrift in lonely lifeboat during WW2. Bankhead is remarkable as spoiled journalist, Slezak fine as Nazi taken aboard. Only Hitchcock would take on the challenge of such a film – and succeed. Jo Swerling adapted John Steinbeck's original story. Remade in 1993 as a TV movie "Lifepod".
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Actors: Tallulah Bankhead, William Bendix, Walter Slezak, Mary Anderson, John Hodiak, Henry Hull, Heather Angel, Hume Cronyn, Canada Lee
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Film buffs argue which version of exciting story is better. We vote this one, with Hitchcock in fine form weaving dry British humor into a story of heart-pounding suspense; young girl is kidnapped tov prevent her parents from revealing what they've learned about assassination plot.
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Actors: Banks, Edna Best, Peter Lorre, Nova Pilbeam, Frank Vosper,
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A genuine American classic based on L. Frank Baum's story of a Kansas girl who goes "Over the Rainbow" to a land of colorful characters and spirited adventure. A perfect cast in the perfect fantasy, featuring Harold Arlen and E. Y. Harburg's unforgettable score. Just as good the fifteenth time as it is the first time. This movie won Oscars for "Over the Rainbow" and Herbert Stothart's scoring, plus a special miniature award for Judy. Previous filmed in 1925; remade as THE WIZ (set in N.Y.C.), OZ (Australia), and for TV in 2005 with the Muppets. A pair of sequels: Journey Back to Oz and Return to Oz.
Director: Victor Fleming
Actors: Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, Frank Morgan, Billie Burke, Margaret Hamilton, Charley Grapewin, Clara Blandick, The Singer Midgets
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Clint Eastwood's big screen version of the Tony Award-winning musical, the film tells the story of the musical group The Four Seasons featuring Frankie Valli. The Four Seasons is known for hits "Sherry" which quickly became a major hit, followed by two more, "Big Girls Don't Cry" and "Walk Like a Man" and a later hit "Can't Take My Eyes Off You". A soundtrack album Jersey Boys: Music from the Motion Picture and Broadway Musical was released on June 25, 2014. The albums is a mix of original recordings by Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, new recordings by the film cast, and tracks from the original Broadway cast recording.
Director: Clint Eastwood
Actors: John Lloyd Young, Vincent Piazza, Erich Bergen, Michael Lomenda, Christopher Walken, Mike Doyle, Freya Tingley, Renee Marino
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THE SOUND OF MUSIC – Sing-a-long (1965)
Call it corn if you like, but blockbuster Rodgers & Hammerstein musical based on Austria's real-life Von Trapp family, who fled their homeland in 1938 to escape from Nazi rule, pleased more people than practically any other film in history. Fine music, beautiful scenery help offset coy aspects of script. Five Oscars include Best Picture, Director, Score Adaptation (Irwin Kostal), Editing (William Reynolds). Screen play by Ernest Lehman, based on the Howard Lindsay-Russel Crouse Broadway show. Songs include "Do Re Mi", "Climb Ev'ry Mountain", and title tune. Usually cut for TV to 145 minutes.
Director: Robert Wise
Actors: Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer, Eleanor Parker, Peggy Wood, Richard Haydn, Anna Lee, Portia Nelson, Norma Varden, Marni Nixon. The children: Charmian Carr, Nicolas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, Kym Karath
Location: Jaffrey Woman's Club get directions
Peerless Preston reprises his Broadway performance as super salesman/con man Prof. Harold Hill, who mesmerizes Iowa town with visions of uniformed marching band. Faithful filmization of Meredith Willson's affectionate slice of Americana. Score includes "76 Trombones", "Till There Was You," and showstopping "Trouble". Remade for TV in 2003. Technirama.
Director: Morton Da Costa
Actors: Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Hermione Gingold, Paul Ford, Pert Kelton, Ronny Howard
Location: La Mia Casa Pizzeria & Pub get directions
After the death of his father King George V and the scandalous abdication of King Edward VIII, George ("Bertie"), who has suffered from a debilitating speech impediment all his life, is reluctantly crowned King George VI of England. With his country on the brink of war and in desperate need of a leader, his wife, Elizabeth, the future Queen Mother arranges for her husband to see an eccentric speech therapist, Lionel Logue. After a rough start, the two delve into an unorthodox course of treatment and eventually form an unbreakable bond. With the support of Logue, his family, his government and Winston Churchill, the King will overcome his stammer and deliver a radio-address that inspires his people and unites them in battle.
Director: Tom Hooper
Actors: Michael Gambon, Guy Pearce, Colin Firth, Helena Bonham Carter, Geoffrey Rush, Timothy Spall, Derek Jacobi, Anthony Edwards, Jennifer Ehle
Location: Jaffrey Woman's Club get directions
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful king. One of the best comedies ever made has Danny as a phony jester who finds himself involved in romance, court intrigue, and a deadly joust. Delightfully complicated comic situations (scripted by the directors), are superbly performed.
Directors: Melvin Frank, Norman Panama
Actors: Danny Kaye, Glynis Johns, Basil Rathbone, Angela Lansbury, Cecil Parker, Mildred Ntwick, Robert Middleton, John Carradine
Location: La Mia Casa Pizzeria & Pub get directions
During World War II, the Nazis steal countless pieces of art and hide them away. Some over-the-hill art scholars, historians, architects and other experts form a unit to retrieve as many of the stolen masterpieces as possible. The mission becomes even more urgent when the team learns about Hitler's "Nero Decree," which orders destruction of the artworks if the Third Reich falls. Caught in a race against time, the men risk their lives to protect some of mankind's greatest achievements.
Director: George Clooney
Actors: George Clooney, Matt Damon, Bill Murray
Location: Jaffrey Woman's Club get directions


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|Reviews for Duplicity
| Black Night Wolf chapter 1 . 1/13
Aww this was so sweet and sad at the same time. Thank you so much for writing this and I can't wait to see if Vader will tell Luke or not if he's his father. So hopefully you write more for this series ;).
| Mari Wollsch chapter 1 . 9/22/2015
lovely xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
| TheCanadianGuest chapter 1 . 1/26/2015
Ok, so I found it really sad that Leia was dead (because Leia and Han are my Star Wars OTP), but you more than made up for that in the awesomeness that is this fic! I absolutely LOVE the idea of Vader being a double agent and how he would be able to have a close father/son relationship with Luke.
| Elise chapter 1 . 9/24/2014
| Jambee chapter 1 . 2/2/2014
ahh so good. You write so well. 2581 words.
| jedilittlebee chapter 1 . 9/29/2013
This was such a cool idea. Vader as the Scarlet Pimpernel! Did I spell that right? LOL I loved it : D
| Princess Mariana chapter 1 . 12/17/2012
Ack! That can't be it! You've got to complete it! Continue the story.
| CommChatter chapter 1 . 10/20/2012
Sounds interesting. I'm off to read the sequel now!
| Ormolu chapter 1 . 8/9/2012
Powerful idea! And now off to read part #2!
Yours, Ormolu.
| Kamai6 chapter 1 . 4/13/2012
That is a heart warming little tale!
Thank you!
| ClaMiAl chapter 1 . 3/22/2012
Oooh, interesting. I like the idea of a redeemed Anakin still pretending to be Vader. Lots of potential there.
| Atlasina7 chapter 1 . 1/8/2012
Very nice story though I was hated to see Leia killed off as a child. Of course, it was necessary for the story-now I can't wait to get to the sequel!
| mousefiction chapter 1 . 6/9/2011
I loved this! It was very interesting, well written, and a smart, intriguing idea! Anakin waking up Luke was very sweet, since it was rather gentle, and Anakin wanting to hear his son's voice was sweet, too.
Great job!
| Jelp chapter 1 . 2/11/2011
Awwww. Sad to see that "Vader" has to keep up pretenses with his own son. I'd to think that somewhere down the line Luke figures it out and/or Vader tells him the truth. Very sweet story of Vader turning "traitor/good" before the end. Though it's a shame that Leia had to die for him to realize the necessity of the change.
~ Jelp
| Above the Winter Moonlight chapter 1 . 6/2/2009
That was very good, I really liked that story.


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Like Bolivian rock, your watered down hip hop
Lyric Meaning
Bolivia is a south american country with a history of drug trafficking. GZA compares the Wu as pure coke in its rock form and his rivals are a more watered down form which would get sold on the block.
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