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Central Ft Lauderdale Beach - Deluxe Condo - 1BR
From $199 / night
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Bedrooms: 1
Bathrooms: 1
Sleeps: 6
Type: Condo
Pets allowed: No
Internet: Yes
Condo Description:
The condo has a well-appointed kitchen with granite counter tops, microwave; full size refrigerator; stove/oven; dishwasher; complete set of cookware, dinnerware, and utensils. The dining room seats 6 people. The living room has a TV and DVD player, a sleeper sofa and a murphy bed (shown in pictures). The master bedroom is spacious with a king size bed, a TV, and a walk-in closet. The master bathroom has a beautiful vanity with granite. There is also a balcony overlooking the Atlantic Ocean with a patio table and 2 chairs.
The condo will be stocked with:
Towels | Linens | Coffee | Paper Towels | Facial Tissue | Toilet Paper | Dishwasher Detergent | Dish Soap | Hand Soap | Shampoo | Conditioner | Body Lotion
Condo Amenities:
Hair dryer | Ironing Board | Room Safe | Coffee Maker | Blender | Toaster | Alarm Clock | DVD Player | Telephone
Complimentary Services:
Free Wireless Internet | Computer and Printer | Free Coffee | Concierge Service | On-Site Maintenance Crew | 24-Hour Reception Desk | HBO Movie Channel | Towel and Linen Exchange | Parking and Guest Parking
Resort Amenities:
Fitness Center | Laundry Facility | Day Spa | 2 Saunas | Outdoor Pool (heated November - April) | Large Jacuzzi | Sun Deck | Poolside Bar | Starbucks Coffee Machine | Ice Machine
You will also be provided with a complimentary towel exchange in the housekeeping office. You can bring down your old towels in exchange for new towels.
The condo is very clean and well maintained.
There are NO CLEANING FEES or any other additional fees. Parking and wireless internet are free. The only thing you will need to pay at check-in is a lodging tax of 11%.
Resort staff will be available 24-hours a day if you need any assistance during your stay. Please inquire if you have any questions.
Chris Finke
The address is 909 Breakers Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304. This is near the corner of Sunrise Blvd and A1A
About the owner
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School:State University of New York at Cortland
Work:Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
About:I am a property manager at the Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. This condo building is an all suite resort in Central Fort Lauderdale Beach. Please let me know if I can help you in any way. Thank you....
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|Aug 08 2016
|Dec 31 2017
|3 Nights
|Check In: 4 p.m. Check Out: 10 a.m.
|Lodging tax: 11%
|Deposits: 1 night plus tax
|Payment Options: American Express, Discover, Mastercard, Personal Check, Visa
|Other Fees: No Additional Fees.
Reviews (6)
Reviews for this vacation condo rental in Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Fun Time!
Amy Harman
Nashville, TN
Fun Time!
March 26, 2014
The condo was perfect and exactly like the owner described on the website. It was super clean and we were very comfortable. The owner was extremely nice and helpful. I had a question upon arrival and he was very prompt taking care of us. I would definitely stay here again. The beach service was spot on as well. You do have to pay for the service on the beach but it is minimal and worth the dollars. The restaurant is good too. Way to pricey on the drinks but the food is reasonable for the high quality. The only negative was that we stayed there on Spring Break. I would definitely not go again during this time. The hotel rented to a huge group of college kids on Spring Break and they were loud, disruptive and up all night.
Owner's reply:
Thank you for your review but I'm not sure if you meant to write the review for another property because there is not currently a restaurant on site. Although, we do have a pool bar but the prices are actually very reasonable such as $4 drinks and $3 beer and there is a very limited food menu. Regardless, I am glad that you enjoyed your stay in Fort Lauderdale. If you stayed here, we would be glad to have you back. If you did not stay here, we hope you consider us for your next visit.
6 Day stay before our cruise
D. Fulford
Newfoundland , Canada
6 Day stay before our cruise
February 2, 2014
Definitely worth the price. We brought our 2 kids and 2 friends, two 15 yr old boys and two 17 1/2 yr olds. They were totally entertained with the beach, shopping and the Hugh Taylor Beach Park. They were able to go and come as they pleased and we didn't have to drive them. Our condo slept 6 and it was very clean. You could do your own towel exchange every day and that wasn't a problem. Laundry staff were very friendly. Even though the concierge wasn't at desk all the time, the front desk staff were able to answer any other questions. The kids enjoyed the pool as well. We enjoyed the upper deck for relaxing. Previous reviews may have mentioned front desk staff, We found they were friendly enough. Would definitely go there again.
Great Fort Lauderdale Condo Vacation Rental
Donald Simpkins
Palm Springs CA USA
Great Fort Lauderdale Condo Vacation Rental
October 24, 2012
Great location - one block from the beach - great ocean views. Can't beat it! Room decor a little dated but very clean and comfortable. Highly recommend it!
July 4th weekend condo stay
Michelle Yore
Orlando, FL
July 4th weekend condo stay
July 19, 2012
We stayed over 4th of July, the condo has a nice balcony facing the ocean so we had a perfect view of the fireworks. It is very spacious for 4 people, with a cool Murphy bed that the kids loved. The interior is updated with granite counters and nice furniture. Maintenance was quick to respond (tv didn't work one night). The beach was a very short walk away, several restaurants are a close walk, and the grocery is a 5 minute drive. We loved it and would stay again!
Owner's reply:
Hi Michele,
Thank you for your review. We are happy to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Please let me know if ever plan another trip to Fort Lauderdale. We would be very pleased to have you stay here again.
Kind Regards,
Chris Finke
Rental Manager
Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
909 Breakers Ave, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Great vacations at Fort Lauderdale, FL
Aurora de la Concepcion Bolanos-Miranda
Miami, FL
Great vacations at Fort Lauderdale, FL
July 14, 2012
The resort is awesome, close to beach and specially a beautiful ocean view. The only problem is that the housekeeping staff in the mornings they chat very loudly and were assigned a condo close to the elevator and this was very noisy. During the check in I was invited to a lunch but it was a tramp, a company for vacations was trying that I invest US$6,000 for a vacation package for entire life, but when we said NO the Manager of this company got angry and almot got hitten from her, bad experience and stressed! Did not like it at all. But if I can, I will return to the FT beach resort.
Owner's reply:
Hi Aurora,
Thank you for you kind remarks about the resort and the view. We are glad to hear that you would return because we would be glad to have you back here as our guest. I apologize about your experience with the lunch presentation which you had attended. Please remember that this lunch was completely optional. It is not a requirement for any of our guests to attend. I actually recommend to our guests to not attend because vacation sales people are known to be aggressive and the presentation is by a company that is not affiliated with the Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort. I also would like apologize about the noise on the late morning of Friday and Saturday. The housekeeping staff clean most of the units every Friday and Saturday and they can get chatty at times. They are not supposed to use the guest elevators. They have a service elevator that they are supposed to use. Your comment has been forwarded to our housekeeping manager so that she can enforce the rule about elevator use by staff. Also, I have asked our maintenance staff to check for any noise that would be caused by the elevator itself. Each floor only has only 10 units and there is normally not a lot of elevator traffic on any floor other than the lobby and ground lobby.
If you need vacation home accommodations in Fort Lauderdale again, please do not hesitate to contact me and I will be glad to help you.
Chris Finke
Fort Lauderdale Beach Resort
Sad to leave!
Kathie Smith
Averill Park, NY
Sad to leave!
June 25, 2012
We were very satisfied with the accommodations at the Ft. Lauderdale Beach Resort! The living room was spacious with a lovely ocean view. The full kitchen and seating for 6 allowed our family to dine in comfort. The beach was just a short walk away, and the pool and bar provided respite from the sand and surf. We'll happily return to this resort for our next Ft. Lauderdale trip.
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Hall of Merit
— A Look at Baseball's All-Time Best
Wednesday, January 18, 2006
Stan Musial
Eligible in 1969.
John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy Posted: January 18, 2006 at 07:45 PM | 50 comment(s) Login to Bookmark
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Statements posted here are those of our readers and do not represent the BaseballThinkFactory. Names are provided by the poster and are not verified. We ask that posters follow our submission policy. Please report any inappropriate comments.1. John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy Posted: January 18, 2006 at 08:34 PM (#1827171)
He has the rep as being colorless, but Ebbets Field fans differ (yes, I know he was a Cardinal :-).2. karlmagnus Posted: January 18, 2006 at 08:56 PM (#1827209)
Apart from Ted, better than anyone else (retired as of 1969, I haven't benchmarked Mantle/Mays/Aaron) since Gehrig, though. MUCH better than Joe D. Surprisingly dim in people's memories compared to Ted or Joe D.3. DavidFoss Posted: January 18, 2006 at 09:30 PM (#1827296)
There's an amusing anecdote from the Ken Burns Baseball documentary. Someone (I believe it was Curt Flood) had asked Musial the secret to his success. Musial replied something like "I see the ball... and I try to hit it as hard as I can".4. OCF Posted: January 18, 2006 at 09:51 PM (#1827351)
In the original, mid-80's version of the Historical Baseball Abstract, Bill James ranked Musial as the #1 left fielder of all time, ahead of Williams.5. sunnyday2 Posted: January 19, 2006 at 02:19 AM (#1827856)
>In the original, mid-80's version of the Historical Baseball Abstract, Bill James ranked Musial as the #1 left fielder of all time, ahead of Williams.6. OCF Posted: January 19, 2006 at 03:05 AM (#1827927)
I always thought that was goofy. Still when I was a kid there was Teddy and Stan the Man as the grand old men of baseball and Mantle and Mays as the young lions. They were it.
I personally have Musial on my 1B list, because I split out the OF positions and Musial moved among all 3 (all 4, including 1B) pretty freely, which is another point to his credit. And I have him as the #1 career 1B ahead of you-know-who. Add in peak/prime and he drops to #2, but still the real deal. He is Speaker to Teddy's Cobb, or Gehrig to Teddy's Babe, or Mantle to Teddy's Mays, or in a sense he is Mays to Teddy's Mantle (i.e. less raw career value but better at his peak).
Still when I was a kid there was Teddy and Stan the Man as the grand old men of baseball and Mantle and Mays as the young lions. They were it.7. TomH Posted: January 19, 2006 at 03:42 AM (#1827966)
Henry Aaron's career overlaps those of Williams and Musial by 7 and 10 years, respectively. He debuted just three years after Mays and Mantle, and that's not really a full three years for either Willie or Mickey. sunnyday2 is, of course, reporting the general perception quite accurately. It's just interesting to note how so much of Aaron's career slid by drawing as little notice as it did. (At the end, as 714 drew into sight, things were different. But that's not the time either of us is talking about.)
Stan the Man plays first base for my all-time team. I asked Lou if he'd be okay with that, and he said he feels like the luckiest guy, just being on the bench.8. sunnyday2 Posted: January 19, 2006 at 03:43 AM (#1827967)
Quiz most are likely to get incorrect: which position did Musial play most in his MLB career? Answer: 1B (if you count RF, CF and LF as different positions)
Right, I'm talkin' late '50s when, despite his MVP, Henry just was not viewed in anything like the same way as Say Hey and Mick. (The same of course could be said of most of the '60s when, "frankly," Frank Robinson was generally viewed as better than Henry, too.)9. DavidFoss Posted: January 19, 2006 at 03:56 AM (#1827989)
Right, I'm talkin' late '50s when, despite his MVP, Henry just was not viewed in anything like the same way as Say Hey and Mick. (The same of course could be said of most of the '60s when, "frankly," Frank Robinson was generally viewed as better than Henry, too.)10. sunnyday2 Posted: January 19, 2006 at 03:58 AM (#1827995)
Well, as great as Aaron was in the late 50s, he was indeed clearly below Mays and Mantle.
The Frank Robinson comment is interesting. Today he's underrated for being in Aaron's shadow, but at the time, he did have multiple MVP's and a triple crown. I wasn't alive in the 50s & 60s. Is it true that Robinson was generally rated higher at the time and it wasn't until Aaron got his late-career kick and made the move on the Babe that he passed Frank?
F. Robby probably shoulda been the NL MVP in '62.11. Brent Posted: January 19, 2006 at 04:59 AM (#1828071)
>Is it true that Robinson was generally rated higher at the time and it wasn't until Aaron got his late-career kick and made the move on the Babe that he passed Frank?
That is true as I remember it, except that Henry had an MVP in 1958 so I would say Aaron was rated more highly for a while, and then Robby, and then Henry again.
Musial will be the first HoMer I can remember watching. I just located up the game on Retrosheet; it was Stan's last season, and the Cards were playing at Dodger Stadium -- July 4, 1963. Stan the Man went 2 for 5; I remember he got a big round of applause when he was lifted for a pinch runner in the 8th. I remember seeing my first grand slam home run in that game too, though I'd forgotten that it was hit by Ken McMullen. The Dodgers won, 10 to 7.12. Brent Posted: January 19, 2006 at 05:14 AM (#1828083)
My other comment on Musial is that in the early 60s, Musial topped a lot of the National League career leaders lists. My guess is that he led in hits, runs, RBIs, doubles (I'm sure yest will correct me if my memory is wrong.) Musial was definitely thought of as one of the all-time greats back then, sort of the NL's answer to Williams and DiMaggio.13. OCF Posted: January 19, 2006 at 07:11 AM (#1828138)
F. Robby probably shoulda been the NL MVP in '62.14. OCF Posted: January 19, 2006 at 07:25 AM (#1828146)
Yes, maybe. It's not easy to rank-order Aaron, Mays, and Robinson for that particular year. Just think: if we do the picking for a post-season NL All-Star team, the guy with the 150 RBI doesn't even crack the starting lineup.
Of course, they actually gave the MVP to .... Maury Wills.
My other comment on Musial is that in the early 60s, Musial topped a lot of the National League career leaders lists.15. Dizzypaco Posted: January 19, 2006 at 02:04 PM (#1828233)
Running through bbref's list and trying to work out where Musial ranked for NL counting stats as of his 1963 retirement. I could have gotten a couple of these wrong, (this is very quick and dirty) but it's close:
Hits: 1st, with 3630 (Anson 3418, Wagner 3415)
Total Bases: 1st, with 6134 (Ott 5041, Wagner 4862)
Doubles: 1st, with 725 (Wagner 640, Waner 605)
Triples: about 10th, with 177 (Wagner 252, followed by Beckley, Clarke, Brouthers, ... everyone ahead of him was pre-1920.)
Home runs: 2nd, with 475 (Ott 511, Mathews 438, Banks 343 - Mathews and Banks were active and moving on the list; I didn't check Mays and Aaron but probably should have)
Runs: 2nd with 1949 (Anson 1996, Ott 1859)
RBI: 2nd with 1951 (Anson 2076, Ott 1860)
Walks: 2nd, with 1599 (Ott 1708, no one else over 1400)
Extra base hits: 1st, with 1377 (Ott 1071, Hornsby 1011)
But then if anyone were publishing these in 1963, Anson (and all of the rest of 19th century baseball) would not have been recognized, so he would have been considered the NL leader in runs and RBI.
Aaron would eventually pass Musial in nearly all of these counting stats, but wouldn't have been close in 1963.
Putting Musial at first on an all-time team is kind of cheating IMO. He played the outfield for almost all of his best years, and then first base during the decline phase of his career. There is no question that he was thought of as a great outfielder while he played, not a great first baseman. HIs career as a firstbaseman simply wasn't that good, while his career as an outfielder was amazing. Thinking of him as a first baseman is like thinking of Ernie Banks as a first baseman.16. sunnyday2 Posted: January 19, 2006 at 02:35 PM (#1828264)
I don't agree. I rate Stan Musial on his entire career. I just happen to put him among the 1Bs when I want to put him somewhere. His entire career is accounted for.17. Mark Shirk (jsch) Posted: January 19, 2006 at 03:16 PM (#1828312)
I have him the #1 career 1B and the #2 1B overall. This is unfair? How much higher do you have him as a whatever?
And besides, simply rating somebody as an OF misses the obvious differences between playing L, C and R. The fact that Musial was able to do something that Williams and many other "corner OF" never did--play CF--also works to his credit. L, C and R are different positions just as 1B is a different position. He played more games at 1B than any other position.
Sunny,18. Evan Posted: January 19, 2006 at 05:15 PM (#1828510)
I think that what dizzy is saying is that as a 1B and only as a 1B, Musial wasn't taht great, a la Banks.
I also think that putting him at 1B is a little odd but then I lump RF and LF together (for the most part) since they are pretty interchangable.
Let the gnashing of teeth begin...
Thinking of Stan always reminds me of the great quote by Preacher Roe: "I throw him four wide ones then try to pick him off first base."19. John (You Can Call Me Grandma) Murphy Posted: January 19, 2006 at 05:37 PM (#1828562)
I think that what dizzy is saying is that as a 1B and only as a 1B, Musial wasn't taht great, a la Banks.20. Dizzypaco Posted: January 19, 2006 at 06:01 PM (#1828619)
I don't know about that, Mark. Going over the numbers, I think Musial had more value at first than in LF. I don't think it's by that much, but enough for me to designate him as a first baseman.
As for lumping all OF games as if they were all the same, I hate that. They might be closer in their responsibilities than the IF positions, but they are not interchangeable, IMO.
Going back over Musial's career, I think you have more of a case than I first acknowledged - he played first for part of his prime, if not a large percentage of it.21. TomH Posted: January 19, 2006 at 07:53 PM (#1828891)
Having said that, I still think of Musial as an outfielder. For some players, left and right field are not interchangeable, but for many others they are - they go back and forth depending on the needs of the team, without any great change in defensive performance. Certainly when Musial played, they were thought of as interchangeable. That's why all star teams had places for outfielders, rather than left, center and right fielders - because most people, including the teams themselves, thought of them as interchangeable.
I stand by my earlier statement that when Musial played, he was thought of as an outfielder who sometimes played first based, rather than the other way around. The fact that he actually did play 1890 games in the outfield and only 1016 at first (most of which after he was 35 years old) provides additional evidence.
Agree with #20. It's just that he CAN make my all-time at 1B, but those corner OF slots are durn competitive....22. jingoist Posted: January 19, 2006 at 08:07 PM (#1828936)
My dad's favorite player.23. Daryn Posted: January 19, 2006 at 08:19 PM (#1828962)
As a kid, from about age 7 to 12, I was taken to Forbes Field for one game a year and ineviably it was when the cards were in town.
My dad wasn't a fan like most folks; he would consult me for who was really hitting/pitching well at any particular point in time but he sure did enjoy taking his young son to the ballpark to watch Stan the Man.
Musial was a local hero of sorts as he came from Donora, PA, a suburb of Pittsburgh, on the Monongahela river.
The definition of "Inner-Circle", Stan was amazingly consistent year in and year out. He was the most dangerous hitter in the NL from the 40's to early 50's and top-ten throughout his career.
He actually began playing 1B early in his career, at age 25, and not at the end as some have previously mentioned,
In fact he finished his career as a 42 year old OF, not at 1B.
Bill White and Joe Cunningham prety much alternated as I recall; Musial would play wherever they needed him. Their strongest lineups had Stan in LF and either White or Cunningham at 1B.
My dad always claimed he'd rather have Musial than Ted Williams playing for his team. He felt Stan was a better all-around player who was a strong fielder and strong hitter. Ted felt playing defense was a necessary evil as he don't get to hit unless he plaed in the field(Ted would have been the dream DH).
I would rank Gehrig as #1 all-time at 1B; had he not had his disease he undoubtedly would have put up similar career counting stats to Musial.
I have Stan as #1 in LF; the "cheater" Bonds gets grudging admiration for his career long hitting abilities and early career fielding exploits in both CF and LF but comes in 3rd behind Stan and Teddy ballgame in my book.
I like, for fun, to look at players' ordinal ranking in Black Ink, Grey Ink, HoF Monitor and HoF Standards. Lower is better. 4 is the theoretical perfect score -- first in all four categories. Babe Ruth has a 12. Musial has a 13. Aaron is 22. Bonds, Mays and Williams are all between 33 and 35. Musial was good.24. Daryn Posted: January 19, 2006 at 08:21 PM (#1828966)
BTW, I think Cobb is the best hitter by this standard, with a 10.25. Daryn Posted: January 19, 2006 at 08:22 PM (#1828970)
Walter Johnson is the best pitcher. 6.26. DavidFoss Posted: January 19, 2006 at 09:41 PM (#1829096)
Posting from vacation and I can't figure out how to paste on a mac...27. DavidFoss Posted: January 19, 2006 at 09:42 PM (#1829100)
Anyhow, Musial shifting positions every year is very interesting. A list of Pos/Yr and who the Cards had LF/RF/CF/1B each year would be quite fun to look at.
Posting from vacation and I can't figure out how to paste on a mac...28. sunnyday2 Posted: January 19, 2006 at 11:02 PM (#1829246)
Anyhow, Musial shifting positions every year is very interesting. A list of Pos/Yr and who the Cards had LF/RF/CF/1B each year would be quite fun to look at.
Those who have Musial ahead of Williams, I would guess there is no WWII and Korea extra-credit in those formulas. Ted missed how many years, Stan one. Equalize and it's no contest, unless now you are ranking them on skills. Hitting is one skill, fielding is a skill, etc. Musial had more skills. Those are the only bases I can think of for having Stan ahead.29. OCF Posted: January 20, 2006 at 12:39 AM (#1829358)
Add to that the fact that BI and GI is league (competition) specific.
David (#26) - a quick-and-dirty from bbref:30. KJOK Posted: January 20, 2006 at 12:48 AM (#1829373)
Cardinals, primaries at each of the positions in question:
1941: 1B Mize, LF (open) CF Moore, RF Slaughter (Musial "cup of coffee")
1942: 1B Hopp/Sanders, LF Musial, CF Moore, RF Slaughter
1943: 1B Sanders, LF Litwhiler et al, CF Walker, RF Musial
1944: 1B Sanders, LF Litwhiler, CF Hopp, RF Musial
1945: 1B Sanders, LF Schoendienst (!), CF Adams, RF Hopp/Bergamo
1946: 1B Musial, LF Dusak et al, CF Walker/Moore, RF Slaughter
1947: 1B Musial, LF Slaughter, CF Moore, RF Northey/Dusak
1948: 1B Jones, LF Slaughter/Musial, CF Moore/Dusak/Musial, RF Musial/Northey
1949: 1B Jones/Nelson, LF Slaughter, CF Diering/Musial, RF Musial/Northey
1950: 1B Nelson/Musial, LF Musial et al, CF Dieiring et al, RF Slaughter
1951: 1B Jones/Musial, LF Musial/Rice, CF Lowrey et al, RF Slaughter
1952: 1B Sisler, LF Rice/Lowrey, CF Musial, RF Slaughter
1953: 1B Bilko, LF Musial, CF Repulski, RF Slaughter
1954: 1B Cunningham/Alston, LF Repulski, CF Moon, RF Musial
1955: 1B Musial/Moon, LF Repulski, CF Virdon/Moon, RF (open)
1956: 1B Musial/Moon, LF Repulski, CF Del Greco, RF Moon/Musial
1957: 1B Musial/Cunningham, LF Moon/Ennis, CF Boyer (!), RF Ennis/Moon/Cunningham
1958: 1B Musial, LF Ennis et al, CF Flood, RF Green/Moon/Cunningham
1959: 1B Musial/White, LF White/Cimoli/Oliver, CF Flood/Cimoli, RF Cunningham/Cimoli
1960: 1B White, LF Musial/Nieman et al, CF Flood, RF Cunningham
1961: 1B White, LF Musial, CF Flood, RF Cunningham/James
1962: 1B White, LF Musial/Smith, CF Flood, RF James
1963: 1B White, LF Musial/James, CF Flood, RF Altman
There's an awful lot of instability here, some of it without obvious rhyme or reason. I get the sense that Eddie Dyer like to surprise himself with how he filled out the lineup card each day, and most of the succeeding managers caught various variations of the same bug. Only Eddie Stanky, starting in his second year (1953) seemed to really prefer a fixed lineup. Most of the cases above are more complicated than I've shown, and Musial often played positions other than those listed above.
<i>Those who have Musial ahead of Williams, I would guess there is no WWII and Korea extra-credit in those formulas. Ted missed how many years, Stan one. Equalize and it's no contest, unless now you are ranking them on skills. Hitting is one skill, fielding is a skill, etc. Musial had more skills. Those are the only bases I can think of for having Stan ahead.<i>31. KJOK Posted: January 20, 2006 at 12:49 AM (#1829376)
I think besides skill, in terms of VALUE, Musial could also be ranked ahead. Williams provided little value to his teams in '43, '44, '45, '52, & '53, while Musial was "valueless" only in '45.
Those who have Musial ahead of Williams, I would guess there is no WWII and Korea extra-credit in those formulas. Ted missed how many years, Stan one. Equalize and it's no contest, unless now you are ranking them on skills. Hitting is one skill, fielding is a skill, etc. Musial had more skills. Those are the only bases I can think of for having Stan ahead.32. OCF Posted: January 20, 2006 at 02:24 AM (#1829477)
I think besides skill, in terms of VALUE, Musial could also be ranked ahead. Williams provided little value to his teams in '43, '44, '45, '52, & '53, while Musial was "valueless" only in '45.
Terry Moore was almost exclusively a centerfielder; he retired in 1948. Curt Flood was almost exclusively a centerfielder; he became a regular in 1958. For most of the 10 years in between (and also for some of what should be Moore's years), the Cardinals covered CF with players who did not just play CF, but moved around all over the outfield, and in some cases, to other positions. Yes, Chuck Diering was predominantly a centerfielder - but he never exactly owned the position. And Bill Virdon became almost exclusively a centerfielder - after he left the Cardinals. That's the context in which Musial was a centerfielder.33. KJOK Posted: January 20, 2006 at 05:23 AM (#1829737)
But of course, they did that in part becuase they could. It's still a part of Musial's skill set. It is a little surprising that the franchise player ("the Man") would be moved around so freely; it seems more common for recognized superstars to be firmly planted at one one position, with the rest of the team working around that fact.
One theory I've been kicking around in my head is that, prior to the 1960's, it was a little 'easier' to play CF than in the 1960's and later. The ballparks started getting much larger, so CF area increased geometrically, making the minimum defensive ability for the position higher?34. KJOK Posted: January 20, 2006 at 05:25 AM (#1829740)
Maybe that's why we had a bit of a glut of CF'ers by the 1950's vs. other positions, especially RF? Maybe that's why really, really good athletes like Musial & Aaron could pass as CF'ers for a few seasons. Maybe in a different era or a different ballpark Duke Snider is a RFer instead of a CFer.
It's just a theory....
Also, forgot to mention astro turf, which probably made speed in CF more of a priority...35. jingoist Posted: January 20, 2006 at 08:26 AM (#1829880)
KJOK;36. Howie Menckel Posted: January 20, 2006 at 01:17 PM (#1829915)
I actually think that some of the old ballparks, like Sportsmans Park where Musial played all his home games and Forbes Field where the Pirates played until 1970 had huge centerfields. FF was 457' to deep left-center for all the years I can remember; Sportmans was 422'.
When I read about old ballparks it seems they actually brought the fences in a bit around about the time the lively ball entered baseball in 1920.
Some of the old parks built and played in during the late aughts and teens were absolutely huge and triples were the HR of the day as the ball rolled forever and fences were so far away nobody could hit the ball over them on the fly.
That said I imagine it was actually harder to play CF in the aughts and teens as the geometric area was at it's largest and most likely the field was in poorer condition back then as agronomy hadn't improved to the point where quality turf grasses were prevalent.
My guess is that Stan was good enough to have played wherever it benefitted his manager; his skill set added a degree of flexability in creating an optimal lineup for the field on which any given game was being played.
It would probably be illuminative to get Stan's fielding positioning on a home and away basis over the years to see if this was in fact an aspect that his managers employed in creating their optimal lineups.
I take it that it's true that Musial had 1,815 hits at home and 1,815 hits on the road?37. TomH Posted: January 20, 2006 at 01:54 PM (#1829936)
from the impressive record storehouse of Bill Deane:38. jingoist Posted: January 20, 2006 at 06:02 PM (#1830328)
......... AB ...hits .AVG .HR ..OPS
home 5401 1815 .336 252 1.011
.road 5571 1815 .326 223 0.945
Wow; the very definition of consistency.39. yest Posted: January 20, 2006 at 07:12 PM (#1830492)
I'm curious if anyone knows: did Stan's managers tend to play him at different OF positions depending upon the ballpark in which they were playing or were decisions made based upon the opposing pitcher that caused the Cards manager to bat certain player(s), thus requiring the movement of Stan from LF to CF or RF?
A casual analysis of his fielding prowess from bbref shows him to be an above league average fielder in the OF and at 1B.
Does anyone have access to statements about his fielding ability; was he considered an A or A+ fielder?
Likewise, based upon his seasonal batting statistics he could have easily been chosen MVP in 50, 51, 52 and 57.....talk about a player dominating his league for a long stretch!
Runs: 2nd with 1949 (Anson 1996, Ott 1859)40. OCF Posted: January 21, 2006 at 12:29 AM (#1830998)
RBI: 2nd with 1951 (Anson 2076, Ott 1860)
he was actulay first in those stats you forgot to take out Cap's NA career
You're right. Since the category was "In the National League," the NA clearly should not count.41. sunnyday2 Posted: January 21, 2006 at 12:59 AM (#1831028)
That would drop Anson to 1719 R, 1879 RBI, and 2995 hits.
Make that change, and in 1963, Musial was the all-time NL career leader in ...
hits, by 215 (6%),
doubles, by 85 (12%),
extra base hits, by 306 (22%).
total bases, by 1093 (18%),
runs, by 90 (5%),
RBI, by 72 (4%),
while being second in HR by 36 (5%) and in walks by 109 (6%).
So cut to the chase already. Is the guy a HoMer or not? ;-)42. OCF Posted: January 21, 2006 at 01:08 AM (#1831041)
I don't see any reason why he wouldn't be unanimous. But I don't think the chances for a unanimous 2nd place vote are as good as they will be in 1982.43. karlmagnus Posted: January 21, 2006 at 01:49 AM (#1831078)
Quite correct, OCF. Berra's behind you-know-who. I'm quite prepared to admit Musial was a little better, however.44. sunnyday2 Posted: January 21, 2006 at 02:28 AM (#1831123)
Berra is an easy #2 to me. Closer to Stan the Man than to #3.45. Mark Donelson Posted: January 21, 2006 at 03:33 AM (#1831159)
Yeah, I think second-best in history (skipping active players for the moment) at a vastly underrepresented position gets my #2 vote. I even had to think about whether that trumps Musial's achievements (not for very long, but I did think about it).46. Mark Donelson Posted: January 21, 2006 at 03:35 AM (#1831161)
That wasn't very clear--by "active" I really meant "so far," which is odd because it doesn't mean that at all. I just meant that up to 1969, my catcher list goes 1. Gibson, 2. Berra.47. JoeD has the Imperial March Stuck in His Head Posted: January 21, 2006 at 04:39 AM (#1831218)
On the position classification, I tend to group all of the OF games as 1, then all of the 1B games. Then to decide which OF position I put him at the OF position where he played the most.48. JoeD has the Imperial March Stuck in His Head Posted: January 21, 2006 at 04:40 AM (#1831219)
LF, CF, RF are all similar - they bear no resemblance to 1B.
You could make a case for doing this with SS/2B/3B also, but it's rare that you have someone splitting time at all of those and then playing 1B for a significant portion of his career.
But it's a personal thing, can't fault sunny for how he does it, but I don't see how anyone could consider Musial a 1B - he basically played 2 1/2 seasons there before the age of 34.
"On the position classification, I tend to group all of the OF games as 1, then all of the 1B games. Then to decide which OF position I put him at the OF position where he played the most."49. JoeD has the Imperial March Stuck in His Head Posted: January 21, 2006 at 04:43 AM (#1831221)
I mean to say, if the guy played more in the OF, then I put him at the OF position where he played the most.
Karl, I love Beckley, but you can't seriously have Berra behind him can you?50. David Concepcion de la Desviacion Estandar (Dan R) Posted: August 16, 2008 at 08:23 PM (#2905523)
I guess you could answer that on the Berra thread . . .
Here's Stan the Man, with his rookie cup of coffee added, his '43 and '44 adjusted using my new war deductions, his '45 filled in with my new war credit estimator, and all seasons corrected for any errors introduced by his multi-positionality. I hadn't realized his defense was that good--I guess he was just such a good hitter no one ever bothered to notice, same as with Mel Ott.
An interesting note about his 1948: my modified version of the eXtrapolated Runs estimator likes it a full 9 runs less than BP's UEQR estimator. Why? Because UEQR, which has Total Bases in its formula, weights the double (.84 in 1948) and the triple (1.16 in 1948) more than XR does (.72 and 1.04), and Stan the Man had 46 doubles and 18 triples. At the team level, they both produce the same forecast for the 1948 Cardinals, so it's hard to say which is more accurate in this case; they just divvy up the credit among the team's players differently (my estimator likes Schoendienst and Marion a bit more than UEQR does).
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7-year prime: 64.2
Career: 137.7
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Boy, this was bad. Very bad. This was a "what you should never do when making an anime" type of series.
Story Analysis: Premise 1/2, Pacing 1/2, Complexity 1/2, Plausibility 0/2, Conclusion 1/2
Character Analysis: Presence 1/2, Personality 1/2, Backdrop 1/2, Development 0/2, Catharsis 1/2
In a flash, Casshan is a lamer version of Matrix and Fist of the North Star. The machines have conquered humanity and a superhero emerges to fight them. Originality was the last thing the scriptwriters had on their minds. The story tries to add some interest by making the machines having emotions and the humans fighting and betraying one another but the presentation was so superficial that it went to waste. More specifically:
The superhero is not like superman; fighting bad guys and bestowing freedom. His parents were the creators of the robots and were amongst the first to be killed by them; so he turned himself into a cyborg in order to avenge them and stop the robots from destroying humanity. He sacrificed his human body and now is hated by all (minus his girlfriend) for being a scientific freak even though he just wants to help them. It all sounds great for the basis of a great character but it all means nothing since he is a complete idiot. He clearly lets the bad robots escape every time instead of going after them; a thing he can easily do with his gismos. Really, if he did the series would be over from the first episode. Even his final attack in the robot base happened in a flash. Why was he wasting time destroying robot outposts when taking out the main base would end the war immediately? It's not like he was gathering power-ups; he was maxed-out from the start and actually became weaker from injuries in every battle.
His girlfriend is a freedom fighter, organizing the rebellion against the machines and fighting herself when possible. She is also the only person that still cares about the hero; although he is a cyborg, son of the scientist who caused humanity to be on the verge of destruction. Sounds like she is not the average damsel-in-distress, always waiting for the male lead to save her, right? Wrong! She is a blonde bimbo with pigtails who can do shit in battle and ends up being captured and needing of the lead to save her anyway. Plus, the fact she is the only female human in the series that for some reason wears tight clothes that shred with ease is a giveaway that she is just there for emotional support and for fan service.
The robot leaders have emotions that make them think and doubt if what they do is right. It leaves a lot of room for interesting characters on the side of the villains. Yet, it all goes to hell when you see the otherwise genius Black King Leader being nothing but a brute that uses raw force in battle and uses the very humans he wants to destroy as important workers and inventers of more robot models. Plus, he has a pet mechanical swan that despite his all-knowing supermind had no idea it was working with the hero all along. And, duh, what kinds of robots are they when they clearly behave like normal humans? Besides the big bad, all others were either cardboards without a hint of personality who get killed in idiotic ways or mass-produced mooks that get trashed in an instant.
Wait, there is more. The hero has a mechanical pet dog that breaths fire. Very cool, huh? Well, it would be if he actually needed it. He could defeat with ease all the underling robots by himself and it clearly did shit in the battles with the bosses. It was there, just as a mascot animal for the 5-year-old viewers to cheer.
Analysis: General Artwork 2/2, Character Figures 1/2, Backgrounds 1/2, Animation 1/2, Visual Effects 1/2
Besides all this foolishness, the animation is surprisingly good, as there is detail in colors and consistency in shapes. There are even hints of choreography in battles. Still, all the center of attention is the chick loosing her clothes every 15 minutes… Neither the explotions, nor the industrial post-apocalyptic setting are that different from what you may have seen in Bubblegum Crisis or any other 80's sci-fi title. And anyway, the battles were like watching the Power Rangers, so they ain't that much interesting.
Analysis: Voice Acting 1/3, Music Themes 1/4, Sound Effects 2/3
Sound-wise, it was terrible. The music themes were ridiculous idealistic songs that mean squat if you are older than 10 and the sound effects are the typical explosions and laser sounds you hear in most action series. As for voice acting, it was mediocre in tense and full of bull dialogues, concerning paper-thin logic and superficial drama you will forget right away.
Analysis: Historical Value 0/3, Rewatchability 0/3, Memorability 1/4
I'm giving the lowest score here for the simple reason that there are remakes of the same story; which are without a doubt, like, a hundred times more interesting than this one. One is a live action film titled Casshern and the other is the recent anime series Casshern Sins. Both have the same hero and basic story and outshine this bull entirely. So, with them around, the present title has no reason of existence anymore. Tough luck…
Turns out even this series is a remake of an even older anime, titled Shinzou Ningen Casshan, which I got the impression this OVA mini-series is just a compilation of the best parts. Makes it safe to say that the original is equally shallow and fake in our time and age.
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Ubuntu 16.04 Linux Debuts With Support Until 2021The latest long-term support release of one of the most popular Linux distributions brings new package management, container and file system capabilities.
LTS Release Means Five Years of SupportThe Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus operating system is a long-term support release, with both desktop and server editions benefiting from five years of support. Canonical releases new LTS milestones every two years.
OpenStack Mitaka Powers the CloudPart of Canonical's overall release cadence is designed to align with the OpenStack release cycle, which produces new milestones every six months. For Ubuntu 16.04, the OpenStack Mitaka update, released April 7 by the OpenStack Foundation, is included.
ZFS is An Optional File SystemWith Ubuntu 16.04, Canonical is providing its users with the option of running the ZFS (zettabyte file system) that was originally developed by Sun Microsystems for use on Solaris Unix. An open-source port of ZFS, known as OpenZFS, enables the file system to run on Linux, providing users with a high-performance technology for handling large file system needs.
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Serves 6
1/2 cup dried porcini mushrooms
2 cups hot water
1/4 cup olive oil
1 (5-to-6 lb) duck, boned, skinned, meat cut into 1-inch pieces, bones reserved
3 medium onions, chopped
1/3 cup pancetta, chopped (you can substitute regular bacon)
1/2 lb chicken livers, trimmed, coarsely chopped
1 cup dry white wine
3 tbsp tomato paste
3 cups chicken stock
Salt and Pepper
3 tbsp olive oil
2 shallots, chopped
2 cups Arborio rice
1/2 cup dry white wine
4 cups simmering chicken stock
3 tbsp butter
1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese (or Parmesan)
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
2 tbsp thyme, finely chopped
Prepare the Ragu:
Place mushrooms in a bowl. Add hot water, and let stand until softened, about 30 minutes. Drain and reserve soaking liquid. Coarsely chop mushrooms.
Heat oil in a large Dutch oven over medium-high heat. Add duck meat and bones. sauté until golden, about 8 minutes. Drain off all but 1 tbsp fat. Add onions and pancetta. sauté until golden, about 5 minutes. Add chicken livers and porcini and sauté 5 minutes. Add wine and simmer until almost all liquid evaporates, stirring often, about 5 minutes. Mix in tomato paste. Add stock and reserved mushroom soaking liquid, leaving any sediment in bowl. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until meat is tender, about 1 hour.
Discard bones from sauce. Skim any fat from surface. Simmer until very thick, a stew like consistency, about 20 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Prepare the Risotto:
In a large saucepan, heat 3 tbsp olive oil over medium-high heat. Add shallot. Cook until shallot is translucent. Add rice, stirring constantly, and cook 5 minutes more, making sure rice does not brown. Add wine, stirring constantly, and let totally evaporate. When wine is evaporated, begin adding stock 1/2 cup at a time, letting each addition evaporate before adding the next addition.
After fourth addition of stock is added, begin tasting rice. Rice should be al dente when done. You need to keep tasting rice, because, depending on rice, you may or may not have to use all of the stock. When fourth addition of stock is absorbed, add 2 cups Duck Ragu.
After last addition of stock is absorbed, remove from heat, and stir in butter, Romano, parsley, and thyme. Season with salt and pepper. Top with more Ragu and serve immediately.
The Duck Ragu can be made ahead of time and refrigerated. Bring to a simmer before using.
You can ask the butcher at your supermarket to bone the duck for you, and ask him to also give you the bones.
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Dan Lee - February 7th, 2014
Nominated by classroom student, Courtney Ryman:
Advanced Placement United States History is a rigorous and time consuming subject for any teacher to juggle much less one that has to balance instructing five additional courses with class sizes on the rise. At Milwaukie High School, the staff and student body contrast their contemporaries from other schools. The Milwaukie Mustang is embodied in every living, breathing person that walks through the Maroon and Gold hallways. Among this dedicated and tireless staff, one stands apart for his demonstrated behavior of discipline, passion for his profession, and a work ethic that seems to have no foreseeable end. Mr. Lee is a History teacher at Milwaukie High School and one of the best teachers that I have had during my educational career. As my Advanced Placement United States History teacher, Mr. Lee amazes me every day. He somehow manages to fluidly instruct his students who strive to achieve great goals that are prevalent among those taking a college credit qualifying class. As per usual, students who choose to be on the AP track take their courses very seriously; Mr. Lee injects fun and curiosity into our minds and into our love of History. I have found that Mr. Lee goes out of his way for his students, if you don't understand something or if you need extra assistance, he never turns you away. He cares about the educational experience all of his students. Mr. Lee genuinely cares about us as students; he wants to see us succeed but not just by giving us the answer. He wants to prepare us to make that journey into the world as successful adults. Brandon Kneebone is a Junior at Milwaukie High School and says, "admiration and inspiration are on the forefront of everyone's mind when they experience the feverous dedication that Mr. Lee demonstrates towards his subject. He has personally inspired me to persevere even when obstacles stand in your way. Mr. Lee frankly needs to be, and is, a motivational inspirationalist. His students can get down on their luck when they, sometimes for the first time receive their graded AP US History test only to see that it has been marked with a B, C, D, or even F. These students strive for the best and must constantly struggle in a never-ending battle with their 1,100 pages plus textbook, despite this Mr. Lee coaches us to always believe in our educational ability and to aim for improvement. As a seasoned veteran, Mr. Lee has begun his 18th year as an educator and his 17th year at MHS. Mr. Lee was one of the Milwaukie High School baseball coaches for many years and he was our Athletic Director at one point. In everything he does, he brings a complete level of discipline, passion, and work ethic to the table."
Congratulations Dan, from all of us at K103!
What inspired you to become an educator?
A combination of things, really. My parents both placed a high value on education and were involved in my schooling. I don't remember a time when I didn't like school. I also had a number of teachers from Ms. Cogswell (1st grade, Sunnyside Elementary) all the way to Donna Kruse (Experimental Psych, Oregon State University) who were not only able to make complicated things seem simple, but made learning fun and gave me an appreciation for how powerful knowledge is. They, as well as many others, inspired me to try to do the same.
What do you like most about teaching?
Each day is a different. Even if I am teaching something I have taught many times before, every student brings a new way of thinking into the classroom which puts a fresh perspective into each day. I like being able to have long-term goals and targets to reach, but knowing that the path to reach those goals can vary widely from year to year, class to class, and student to student makes my work interesting and challenging. I also like keeping up with students after they go off to college and beyond. Talking with ex-students who have their own homes, careers and families is pretty incredible.
What has changed the most since you began your career in education?
Obviously the education system is in a constant state change, workloads have increased, and funding is always an issue, but what's important is the relationships that students have with their school and the people in it. That has always been a constant, and I think it always will be. What I think has changed more than anything is probably me. After 18 years, I have had had the experience of working with so many amazing teachers and students, and each of them have impacted me in some way. They have taught me as much as I have taught them, so I am a much different (and hopefully better) teacher now than when I first started.
What would you like parents to know about your job?
People in schools work really hard, teacher or otherwise. Much of the work teachers do isn't always visible, but the teachers I have worked with are in a constantly trying to perfect their craft. We also really love our job and the teachers I know wouldn't want to do anything else. It is a difficult, but very rewarding job. I would also want parents to know that teachers want to work together with parents so you should never hesitate to talk the teachers in your students school even when there isn't a specific issue that needs to be addressed. Just keeping in touch with each other make everything work so much better.
Share a favorite story about your years in education.
One of my favorite stories is from just this school year and is still ongoing. This is my first year teaching AP History, which is a very difficult class. The amount of outside work and independent study required to be successful is unlike anything most students have experienced so far. At the start of the year, I was concerned about finding the right balance of pushing just hard enough to keep things very challenging, but not getting to the point of discouraging. At first, I think there was a little bit of shock on the part of the students and it took awhile for them to get the hang of the pace and difficulty of the work. Little by little, we started to get the hang of things and what impressed me more than anything is how none of the student ever gave up. They responded to the challenge of AP by raising their game, working harder than they probably thought they could and at the half way point of the year, they have accomplished things that make me (and hopefully them) very proud. I started the 2nd half of the year by telling them we had to go even faster, which I know was probably not what they were hoping to hear. However, I also now know that they will all respond to the challenge and find ways to succeed. It is the kind of thing that teachers have the unique opportunity to experience; young people doing more than they ever thought they could and taking those important steps towards the next phase of their lives.


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Pilaf has many variations. This Turkish version gains flavor from popcorn-scented basmati rice and fresh dill. Don't stir the rice as it simmers; doing so makes it gummy. Use leftover meat from a roasted chicken, or pick up a rotisserie chicken from your supermarket.
6 servings (serving size: 1 1/3 cups)
Nutritional Information
Calories 368
Caloriesfromfat 29 %
Fat 11.9 g
Satfat 1.8 g
Monofat 4 g
Polyfat 5.6 g
Protein 19.8 g
Carbohydrate 47.5 g
Fiber 2.1 g
Cholesterol 33 mg
Iron 1.5 mg
Sodium 616 mg
Calcium 58 mg
1 1/2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
1 cup chopped onion
1 1/2 cups uncooked basmati rice
1 cup diced plum tomato
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (14-ounce) can fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
1 (3-inch) cinnamon stick
1 (6-ounce) package fresh baby spinach
2 cups chopped roasted skinless, boneless chicken breasts (about 2 breasts)
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts, toasted
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh dill
Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion; sauté 10 minutes or until lightly browned. Stir in rice, and cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in 1 1/2 teaspoons oil, tomato, salt, broth, and cinnamon stick; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 15 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
Stir in spinach; cook 2 minutes or until spinach wilts. Stir in chicken. Sprinkle evenly with walnuts and dill. Discard cinnamon stick.
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Every Holiday Season, I anxiously await a new release from Richard Paul Evans. The books and stories that he seamlessly brings to life upon the pages are the perfect start to the season of family, friends, and love. This season's release is titled The Christmas List and does not disappoint. Reminiscent of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, The Christmas List focuses on a greedy and greatly disliked businessman, whose only goal in life is to make money and climb the ladder of success. James Kier doesn't care who he stomps on or whose life he destroys, it's all about the bottom line.
One fateful morning, while enjoying a cup of coffee and the newspaper, his eyes open in shock, as he is faced with reading his own obituary. Thinking that he is going to sue the pants off of the newspaper and developing a not-so-nice plot, revenge is quickly on his to-do list when he gets back home. That, however, changes as James reads all of the comments online, under the story of his death, followed by an eye-opening dream the following night.
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Sticky Buns With Walnuts
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|1 Cup (16 tbs), chopped
|Granulated sugar
|3⁄4 Cup (12 tbs)
|Ground cinnamon
|1 Tablespoon
Prepare dough as package directs for rolls.
Knead gently on lightly floured board 1 minute.
Place dough in lightly greased bowl; turn once to grease surface.
Cover; let rise in warm place (85 °F) until doubled, about 1 hour.
To prepare syrup, in small saucepan, combine 1/4 cup of the butter, the water and brown sugar.
Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves.
Bring to boil; reduce heat to low and simmer gently 1 minute.
Pour at once into llx7-inch baking pan, tilting to spread syrup evenly.
Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the walnuts over syrup layer; set aside.
After dough has risen, turn out onto lightly floured board.
Let rest 5 minutes, then stretch and roll into 30x5-inch rectangle.
Brush with remaining 1/4 cup butter.
In small bowl, combine granulated sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over butter.
Arrange remaining 1/2 cup walnuts on top.
Starting from 5-inch side, roll up loosely, jelly-roll fashion, pinching edges to seal.
Cut roll into 6 equal pieces.
Place cut sides up in prepared pan, spreading pinwheels open a little.
Cover; let rise in warm place 35 to 45 minutes or until almost doubled.
Cover lower shelf of oven with foil.
Bake buns on center shelf of preheated 375°F oven 25 to 35 minutes or until golden.
Immediately invert onto tray.
Cool 5 minutes.
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Nutrition Rank
Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 4588 Calories from Fat 1349
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 157 g241%
Saturated Fat 64 g319.8%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 241.9 mg80.6%
Sodium 3055.9 mg127.3%
Total Carbohydrates 744 g247.9%
Dietary Fiber 30.7 g122.7%
Sugars 400.9 g
Protein 65 g129.6%
Vitamin A 57.5% Vitamin C 3.1%
Calcium 27.7% Iron 112.2%
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Amos 7:1-3New International Version (NIV)
Locusts, Fire and a Plumb Line
7 This is what the Sovereign Lord showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts after the king's share had been harvested and just as the late crops were coming up. 2 When they had stripped the land clean, I cried out, "Sovereign Lord, forgive! How can Jacob survive? He is so small!"
3 So the Lord relented.
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In 2005, Justin and Casey Frazell had an idea to combine their love of country music with their passion to help premature babies. Ten years later, Pickin' for Preemies has grown from an idea into a tradition. Imagine the relief families feel knowing that BECAUSE OF YOU they can receive the best care possible for their tiny miracles and the support they need to make it through the hard times.
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Demand for higher education continues to outstrip the expansion of the universities - old and new - with 383,086 applicants chasing some 245,000 places. Students are proving quicker to confirm places at former polytechnics.
A total of 6,544 courses in universities, including the former polytechnics, have places available compared with about 4,700 this time last year, according to the central admissions bodies, UCCA and PCAS. The number is likely to grow next week as candidates take up first choices.
Today we publish the full list of vacancies - 2,122 courses at UCCA institutions and 4,422 through PCAS. There are still some places on the most popular courses such as English, law or medicine, but vacancies available through the Clearing system are largely confined to the physical sciences, engineering and computer science.
Improved A-level results are reflected in the much greater number of firm offers confirmed by the former polytechnics and colleges - 106,598 compared to 83,651 at this stage last year, although the old universities have clinched slightly fewer places. It has also prompted a late flurry of more than 2,000 applications.
An analysis by the University of Plymouth (formerly Polytechnic South West) showed applicants gaining higher A-level grades across the board than in 1991, and more getting good grades. The picture is likely to be repeated across England and Wales.
According to UCCA, about half of all applicants have been rejected in recent years, a trend likely to be repeated. Some will secure places at new universities through PCAS, but the proportion turned down by the former polytechnics and colleges is higher.
An exclusive updated list of university and polytechnic vacancies will appear on Friday in the Independent and a further update will be published at the weekend in the Independent on Sunday. Both newspapers will carry the latest lists throughout next month.
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With nine new players on the Dallas Mavericks' roster, introductions are necessary. Over a 15-day span, ESPNDallas.com will take a look at each of the team's players with guaranteed deals.
Wayne Ellington
Age: 25 | Position: SG | Salary: $2,652,000
Role for Mavs in 2013-14: Ellington will be a 3-and-D guy off the Mavs' bench. His job is to space the floor on offense and defend well on the other end of the floor.
At 6-foot-4, 200 pounds, Ellington doesn't have the size to guard small forwards who are scoring threats, but he's an a good on-ball defender against shooting guards. That's especially important considering that starting guards Jose Calderon and Monta Ellis didn't arrive in Dallas with decent defensive reputations. Offensively, Ellington isn't much of a creator, but he's a catch-and-shoot threat who has hit 38.2 percent of his 3-point attempts in his career.
What happened this summer?: Ellington agreed to a two-year deal, $5.4 million deal, signing for the cap room midlevel exception. The Mavs are the former Minnesota first-round pick's fourth team in a three-year span.
What does the future hold?: He fills a need in Dallas, but his contract could easily be included if the Mavs need pieces to make a trade.
Bottom line: Ellington should be a reasonably priced role player.