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Serves: 8
Prep: 30 min
Cook: 1 hr 20 min
Total: 1hr 50 min
- 4 large russet potatoes, pricked several times with a fork
- 4 ounces low-fat goat cheese
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons milk
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 package (10 ounces) frozen chopped spinach, thawed and squeezed dry
- 2 scallions, thinly sliced
1 can (14-19 ounces) cannellini beans, rinsed and drained
1. Preheat the oven to 425°F.
2. Place the potatoes directly on the oven rack and bake for 1 hour, or until soft when squeezed (wear an oven mitt).
3. Remove the potatoes from the oven and cut each lengthwise in half. Let stand until easily handled but still warm.
4. Scoop out the potato pulp into a large bowl, leaving a 1/4"-thick shell. Place the potato shells in a 13" x 9" baking pan.
5. With a potato masher, mash the pulp with the cheese, sour cream, oil, milk, salt, and pepper. Fold in the spinach, scallions, and beans. Spoon into the potato shells. Bake for 20 minutes, or until lightly browned.
Nutritional Facts Per Serving
Calories 262.9 cal
Fat 6.5 g
Saturated fat 3.2 g
Cholesterol 11.9 mg
Sodium 371.6 mg
Carbohydrates 42.3 g
Total sugars 2.1 g
Dietary fiber 6.9 g
Protein 10.1 g
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Nathan Cleverly looks destined to go all the way.
This bill on Saturday night feature some of the best prospects we've got here in Britain but of all of them, you would think the young Welshman has all the attributes to really do something special.
For a start, the light-heavyweight division is not littered with top-notch fighters, although when you get to world class and are talking about world champions, it's safe to say they are better than anything he's come across so far.
As fighter he has got it all going for him. He's quiet and unassuming but is a clever, clever fighter. He doesn't strike me as a lazy fighter either; he always looks in good shape and prepares to the maximum.
He is still a couple of levels beneath world-title at the moment, but if he can come through Karo Murat, it is all there for him. And now his studies are finished I really to expect him to get even better. I studied while I was boxing and it did my head in. Physically it wasn't a problem, but I found it hard mentally; I was exhausted a lot of the time and found myself getting turned over in the gym.
Now Nathan can concentrate 100 per cent on his boxing, I expect him to be even sharper. He is such a good all-round fighter, safe but at the same time aggressive, that he really can improve a lot, lot more. Whether we will see it first fight up after his studies, only time well tell, but I would expect him win this comfortably.
Yes Murat is undefeated, but he is a super-middleweight, whereas Nathan is a bonafide light-heavy. That will give him an advantage straight away and I do think Nathan is sharp enough, quick-thinking enough to cope with the extra speed that the smaller man will have.
It might make for an awkward first half to the fight, but the extra strength and punch power should tell and by the second half of the fight - if it goes that far - you can expect Cleverly to come on strong, make that natural size advantage tell. And even if their are awkward moments, I would put him in the bracket of fighters that can think their way out of a tough situation, work out a way to win.
It's one thing having a gameplan but it's another being able to change it mid-fight, have a Plan B, C or D, to switch to. And as a champion, Nathan will have to get used to people coming after him, wanting to put him out of his stride, shake him up any which way they can.
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We will get to see the best young British prospects on Saturday night, but not all of them will go all the way and even fight for a world title. But with Nathan Cleverly, he already has the British, Commonwealth and European titles at the age of 24, so I fully expect him to go on to win a world title soon.
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Ten years ago this month (on July 10th, 2005, to be specific), I posted two shitty looking comics to a corner of the Stripped Books website. At that point, I had no idea what I was in for: it was a gag strip that would quickly transform into a character-based comedy where people talk about movies — not just superficially about specific movies, but about how people watch and talk about movies of all kinds. The art got a little better, too.
The Multiplex characters took on a life of their own and ultimately turned this comic into an eleven- or twelve-year "epic" about the movie theater industry in one of the most interesting periods in its hundred-year history (and also this one jerk who kinda sorta becomes a slightly better person maybe if you squint your eyes and cock your head to the side a little).
Multiplex's readership grew quickly in those first few years, thanks in very large part to a pair of guest strips on PvP and some well-placed Project Wonderful ad campaigns (thanks, Something Positive and Shortpacked!), and in the years since it has since retained a small but passionate readership that has supported me time and time again: the Patreon project of course, as well as two successful Kickstarter projects to fund two books I'm very proud of.*
Thank you for allowing me to tell this story.
Thank you for reading.
— Gordon
* Speaking of Kickstarter projects, there will be an announcement about Multiplex: Book Three… very soon.
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- Record Label: Atlantic
- Release Date: Jun 3, 2014
- Summary: The release of the debut album from the British rock band was reissued and remastered with deluxe versions including a disc of live tracks from its October 1969 concert in Paris.
- Record Label: Atlantic
- Genre(s): Rock
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Jun 5, 2014Although the album isn't as varied as some of their later efforts, it nevertheless marked a significant turning point in the evolution of hard rock and heavy metal.... Zeppelin never felt this nervy again: they harnessed their majesty and knew how to deploy it, but here it still seems like they weren't quite sure of their limits, which is why it's a particularly exciting bonus disc [a concert given at the Olympia in Paris in 1969].
Jun 11, 2014Little more needs to be emphasized about the lasting importance of these prototypes other than this third reissue tweaks the sound with Page's new remastering revealing nuances in the playing and arrangements that further enhance their already substantial historical cachet.
Jun 19, 2014Upgrading previous remasterings, Page's personal touch brings out even more detail.... Each album's companion disc supplies both pleasure and an education. [Jul 2014, p.120]
Jun 5, 2014Led Zeppelin I is a fantastic glimpse into the time capsule, a standing testament to rock pageantry.
Jun 5, 2014Made and issued between the falls of 1968 and 1970, the original LPs mark Zeppelin's rapid progression out of British R&B and psychedelia into a crushing-riff rock of unprecedented dynamic range, embedded with details from Fifties rockabilly and Celtic and Appalachian folk, blown open with volcanic improvising.
Jul 17, 2014The fearsome foursome's eponymous, 1969 debut pairs its volcanic blues and folk with a raw performance from that same year in Paris.
Jun 19, 2014From a purely sonic standpoint, these new versions are impossible to disregard.... The deluxe edition bonus material is more hit-or-miss. Since the Led Zeppelin vaults had basically already been emptied, Page tosses in a bonus Paris live show from 1969; the eight-track set has already circulated as a bootleg for years, and it remains inessential.
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Time: 6-7pm
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How would you like to lower your stress "set-point" by having tools for staying calm in any stressful situation? This two-hour workshop will give you simple, easy techniques for staying relaxed. Just as a percolator infuses the flavor of coffee through water, so does our practice of calming techniques produce a sense of peace and joy which permeates our daily life.
Stress Burner Yoga uses the principles of yoga in connecting mind, body and spirit. We focus on ways to bring the mindfulness, peace, flexibility and alignment gained from yoga practice more deeply into our lives. The workshop will include instruction, group and individual activities, gentle yoga stretching and poses, breathing techniques, mindfulness, meditation and tapping (Emotional Freedom Technique.)
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Instructors: Hillary Horn and Justy Holt
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Location: Community Room - Falls Church Community Center, 223 Little Falls Street, Falls Church, VA 22046
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This class is suitable for both new and experienced yoginis who want to learn concrete ways to use yoga techniques to lower the stress "set-point," and manage challenge with joy in this different kind of yoga class. We will focus on ways to bring the mindfulness, peace, flexibility and alignment gained from yoga practice into our daily lives, leveraging one peaceful hour in the week to 24/7. This is a good complement to any yoga class you are already taking.
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Cost: $160You can receive $20 credit per additional friend registering:
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Independence Day: A Look at The Hollywood Roosevelt's Revamped Guest Rooms
It comes as no surprise when we hear of Hollywood icons reinventing themselves. No, we're not talking about stars of the silver screen, but rather an iconic hotel that has catered to them for the last 88 years--The Hollywood Roosevelt.
As we told you last month, the new owners of the hotel, David Chang and Goodwin Gaw, reclaimed management of the hotel, turning it back into an independent property that's now a part of the Preferred Hotels & Resorts collection. (Meanwhile, former management company, Thompson Hotels, just announced their new Hollywood hotel yesterday.)
To go along with their newfound independence, the Hollywood Roosevelt now sports a new website, renewed top brass and oh, yes, revamped guest rooms, given the Midas touch by the house of Yabu Pushelberg.
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Another day, another smashing hotel opening. Today it's the turn of the Murat Reis in Ayvalik, Turkey - a project so new that the website is still under construction.
The hotel has opened with 91 rooms for a look that it describes as "modern with a Mediterranean accent". And it's pretty lush and beach-ready – look at those Travertine floors and matching headboards, the striped linen (why do we never see striped linen in hotels?) and floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the beach.
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Chocolate on the Pillow? The Benjamin's Sleep Expert Says No
Meet Rebecca Robbins, The Benjamin NYC's Sleep Expert
Last year this time, we wondered whether the new trend of sleep ambassador programs was a valuable hotel amenity or just another useless marketing gimmick. During an interview with one such ambassador, we learned about the steps travelers should take to get a better night's sleep at a hotel. Basically, it was a "do this, don't do that" sort of conversation.
But one thing we failed to discuss was whether a sleep ambassador had any impact on a hotel beyond guest suggestions. Is there any concrete impact, or just a list of dos and don'ts? On a recent stay at the Benjamin NYC, we discovered that a sleep ambassador's job is not all about pleading to guests to make good bedtime decisions. During its renovation, The Benjamin actually called upon sleep expert Rebecca Robbins to help design the room.
Turns out, she helped the hotel make decisions surrounding the room's design that are aimed at getting a better night's sleep. Some, like eliminating noise, are obvious. Others, like using analog clocks, go a little under the radar. And chocolate on the pillow? To that, Dr. Robbins says no. Read on to see the complete list.
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The Excelsior Hotel Gallia,now reopened
To say Milan is having a moment right now would an understatement of leviathan proportions. And let's thank boring trade show Expo for all the lovely hotels it's showering us in.
We've covered plenty of 2015 openings as they happened (scroll through here), but there are still some to come, and a couple that have quietly unlocked those doors since we checked in a few weeks ago. Here are the ones to watch:
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Maui's Grand Wailea Goes for a Grand Refresh
"Families look no further than the Grand Wailea", we said last year when we listed our Must Stay Hotels for Wailea, Maui. The vast resort has an almost overwhelming list of pools, activity slides (including this, which looks terrifying) and other things on its 40 acres of grounds to keep the kids happy.
In order to keep things fresh as well, a major renovation project kicked off last October, which will last throughout this year. Those pools and activity slides were re-tiled in December, and all rooms are getting an overhaul – above, the end result.
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It's All Systems Go in Ibiza For Palladium Hotels
Q: Just how many new hotels is it possible for one company on one tiny Mediterranean island to have in 2015?
A: Five, if you're Spanish hotel group Palladium and we're talking Ibiza. Here are all their adults-only renovations and reopenings for this season:
* The Fiesta Hotel Palmyra is reopening as the Palladium Hotel Palmyra (above). It's now a 4 star superior, and is beachfront in San Antonio. Interiors have got a refresh, gardens have been added and there's a new restaurant. It also gets a gym! (#notwhatyoucametoibizafor)
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Trouble in Paradise As There's Nowhere to Stay in Lanai This Summer [UPDATED]
UPDATE: A rep for the Four Seasons Resorts on Lanai has told us that while the hotels are closed for renovations, the island itself is still open for exploration. Guests can visit the shops, restaurants, a newly renovated movie theater as well as play on the Manele Golf Course. A Summer Golf Special will be offered starting on June 1, which includes 18-ocean-view holes, club rental, prix fixe lunch at VIEWS restaurant and transportation to and from the harbor for only $325. But the rooms are not available for overnight stays.
When we last left you on Lanai, the plan was for some serious renovation and refurbishment to take place at the island's two main hotels— Four Seasons' two properties, the Lodge at Koele and Manele Bay. Well the time has come, so you'd better hit up Airbnb if you're looking for accommodation on the Pineapple Isle. Because it's only going to get worse from here.
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Chicago's Hotel Burnham Gets a Facelift
A true icon in Chicago's hotel scene, Hotel Burnham has at last given its guest rooms and its equally iconic restaurant, Atwood, a contemporary new look. This is the first time since 1999 the hotel has seen a refresh, replacing classic turn of the century decor with a more modern style.
As one of the America's first skyscrapers, the hotel retained its history as an architectural wonder by using rich woods and sophisticated colors in each of the 122 guest rooms, with bright artwork added to give it some whimsy. The rooms still feature usual Kimpton touches like Frette Linens, a stocked mini-bar and the in-room yoga mat for getting your chi on.
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Mandarin Oriental Also Renovates New York and Prague, Will Expand Munich
It's not just in Bangkok that Mandarin Oriental is busy with renovations and residences, the group is doing a variation on that theme in New York, Prague, and Munich as well.
On Manhattan, Mandarin Oriental New York will be launching 42 refreshed one- and two-bedroom suites inside its Columbus Circle hotel this summer. The inspiration behind the design? Three "unique themes and color palettes – New York Sunrise, New York Dusk and New York Nights". Each of those aligns to a particular type of suite, with views of the Hudson River or Central Park. Above is the Premier Central Park View Suite, which has killer twilight views.
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Desert Redesign: Loews Ventana Canyon to Get 'Contemporary and Chic' Upgrade
Another day, another upgrade for Loews Hotels, who have made some rather big moves in 2015, opening Loews Chicago and Loews San Francisco as well as announcing the Loews Regency bran. This time the work is happening on the Loews Ventana Canyon Resort in Tucson.
Loews has announced that the property will undergo a "multi-million dollar remastering of the guest rooms, meeting space, lobby, fitness center, signature Lakeside Spa and Flying V Bar & Grill."
"We are thrilled to begin the comprehensive renovation at Loews Ventana Canyon Resort. It was one of the first hotels I developed from start to finish and has remained an integral part of the Loews Hotels & Resorts portfolio," said Jonathan Tisch, Chairman, Loews Hotels & Resorts in a statement. "I have personally worked alongside our designers on the new look and feel of the resort, and am eager to see how they will add to the experience of the property."
The work will begin this month and should be completed before the year is out. However, the resort will remain open while the upgrades are happening.
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How to Sweeten a Suite: Add a Complimentary Gin Bar
Could there be a more attractive phrase than "complimentary gin bar"? Possibly – but in lieu of "hunky private footman", in-room gin bar will have to do.
The amenity is the idea of Flemings (no apostrophe), the redoubtable, family-owned Mayfair hotel that, until now, has paired super-stylish public areas with slightly less inspiring rooms. But that's all set to change with a Ł14m refurbishment, designed to rejuvenate the 129 bedrooms and add a tea lounge, bar and restaurant helmed by a Michelin-starred chef.
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The tony Esperanza in Cabo San Lucas will reopen its doors June 1 – and sounds like the romantic 57-room beachfront resort will be better than ever after a comprehensive repair and renovation following Hurricane Odile. Here's what to expect:
Guest Rooms: The guestrooms and suites feature warm shades of natural gray, faded blue and white while weathered driftwood-colored woodwork, rustic woven linens, natural leather and metallic tile finishes in bronze and silver add layers of texture. The refreshed bathrooms feature floating double vanities and spacious showers built for two with access to the terrace.
Dining: With a new hand-sculpted ceramic ceviche bar taking center stage, Esperanza's signature Cocina del Mar restaurant will be reintroduced with a cluster of hanging wood cylinder pendant lights that create a sparkling star pattern throughout the palapa in the evenings and candle lanterns will dot the thatched walls, walkways and shady palm trees. The Lounge Bar will have hand-made ceramic agave-shaped lanterns draped from metallic driftwood branches.


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Hotel Santa Maria
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I like this good-value 18-room refuge: it feels like a little rural community in the centre of Trastevere. Carved out of a 16th-century cloister, the hotel consists of a series of low, single-storey rooms set around a pretty gravelled courtyard, where breakfast is served – weather permitting - under the orange trees. For those relaxing in the courtyard over a glass of sparkling wine after a hard day's sightseeing, the rural illusion is challenged only by the washing strung out to dry in the apartment blocks that loom above the hotel on three sides. Not only is WiFi free – so is the use of hotel bicycles.
Just off Piazza Santa Maria in the heart of Trastevere, the hugely photogenic centro storico neighbourhood on the left back of the Tiber. You're surrounded by good places to eat and drink here, and some quirky craft and fashion shops too.
The decent-sized rooms, most featuring overhead wooden beams, are done out in warm colours, with vases of cut flowers and bright photo-realist paintings guarding against rainy-day gloom. Be warned that the advertised free WiFi does not work in all rooms.
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The main communal area is the magnificent garden courtyard.
A decent continental breakfast (including a few hot options like scrambled eggs) is served outside in the courtyard, weather permitting, or in a wood-beamed breakfast room that was once an artisan's workshop. There's also a small wine bar, where at 6pm you can enjoy a glass of wine with free nibbles (such as cheese or salami) from the buffet.
They have a fleet of bicycles here which guests can use free of charge – a great way to explore the lanes and piazzas of central Rome.
It depends a bit on who you get – but by and large, the staff here are friendly and helpful.
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Leisure clients, mostly, from all over the world. The secluded, gated courtyard garden makes it popular with families too.
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- The thickness and flexibility of texture sheets also varies from thin and bendable to thick and rigid. Texture sheets are also available in rubber.
- Textures include dots, grids, stars, snowflakes, butterflies, flowers, wavy lines, curls, wood grains, leaves, gravel, stones, bricks, linen, burlap, lace, knits, bubbles, plaids, and squiggles.
- This is a form of embossing. The surface is raised by means of molding or burnishing. The deeper the pattern is etched, the most texture you will achieve. Mix and combine soft texture with harder textures.
- Texture sheets are used to add texture to other materials from commercial paper to air-drying clay to polymer clay to handmade papers.
- You can use both sides of some texture sheets to give 2 different effects.
- To use with clays like paper clay or polymer clay: Roll out clay into a thin sheet. Place texture sheet on top of the clay and using a roller, press down and let the clay sink into the texture sheet. Remove clay from texture sheet and use. You can also use a pasta machine.
- You can use materials like Puffy Paper with texture sheets. Place texture sheet on top of this product and run through a die/embossing system or pasta machine. The Puffy Paper will flatten and take on the imprint of the texture sheet.
- You can texturize commercial papers with texture sheets. Place paper on top of texture sheet and rubbed with a burnisher/embossing tool. Rub softly to avoid ripping or tearing the paper. You can also use a die/embossing system or pasta machine.
- Thin metals can be texturized easily with texture sheets. Run through a die/embossing system, pasta machine, or burnish.
- Texture adds variety, depth, dimension, and interest to materials. Textured materials can then be used in scrapbooking, cardmaking, collage, altered art, and the paper arts.
- Always clean your texture sheets and store flat with no weight on top.
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The Outsider: A Memoir
Tennis great Jimmy Connors reveals the source of the fire that burned within during his Hall of Fame career.
Within the tennis world, it's safe to say that Jimmy Connors grew up on the wrong side of the tracks, both literally and figuratively. While Billie Jean King was famous for having a public-courts background, at least she was from southern California, as are inner-city products Serena and Venus Williams. But Connors managed to achieve tennis greatness while learning the game in East St. Louis, Ill., a blue-collar city with real winters, a gritty reputation, and no tradition in the sport.Â
How he pulled this off to become one of the most ferocious, colorful, and controversial champions in American tennis history is related in tell-all, sometimes confessional fashion in The Outsider: A Memoir, in which the musical strains of "I Did It My Way" practically sing from every page.
Connors thrived on being a maverick, thumbing his nose at the tennis establishment, and being one of the Bad Boys of sport along with his close friend Ilie Nastase. Connors always wore his emotions on his tennis shirtsleeves, and these led to much fist-pumping and to a fair amount of coarse language and boorish court behavior. In retrospect, he says it was pretty crazy that he – the self-professed "most hated guy in tennis" – was once the boyfriend and fiancé of Chris Evert, America's Sweetheart.
If nothing else, Connors was a determined, a never-say-die fighter who viewed tennis as boxing at 90 feet. His all-out aggressive style ultimately led to 109 men's singles titles, 10 Grand Slam tournament championships, and selection to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in Newport, R.I.
The seed of this success story was planted and nurtured in East St. Louis, mostly by his mother, Gloria, and grandmother, "Two-Mom," whose death so disturbed Connors that he nearly quit tennis. It was his grandmother who initially fell in love with the sport and passed her love along to Gloria, who became a nationally ranked player. Gloria, in turn, set the standard not only for athleticism but for toughness in Jimmy.
One telling episode on a public court in St. Louis when he was 8 years old indelibly shaped his attitude. Connors, his older brother Johnny, Gloria, and Two-Mom were playing tennis at Jones Park next to two young toughs whose transistor radio was on full blast. After Gloria's requests to turn down the volume were ignored, Connors's grandfather, chief of the park police, attempted to intervene but was jumped and knocked to the court.
Gloria attempted to help her dad only to have several teeth punched out. She wasn't able to talk for a month, but the next day, when her young sons asked her to play tennis, she managed to join them in hitting balls in the backyard, never complaining of discomfort.
Gloria became Jimmy's hero, and the raw emotion of that violent day would fuel his passions thereafter. "I could always find something to drive me," he relates in partnership with sportswriter/editor David Hirshey, "and most of the time those feelings of anger and rage bubbled up from the past. My mother taught me how to harness those emotions. She called them Tiger Juices."
Under his mother's tutelage, Connors refined his game, which was long on blistering baseline shots that yanked opponents from side to side.Â
There was no indoor tennis facility in East St. Louis, so he honed his technique drilling on a Knights of Columbus basketball court, then moved onto the polished-wood floor of the local National Guard armory.
Making impressive use of his signature two-handed backhanded, which was also Evert's stock in trade, he moved up the junior ranks, playing in tournaments all over the country.
What really changed his world and opened up new vistas of opportunity was when, as a 16-year-old, he moved to Los Angeles in 1968 to be coached by Pancho Segura, an old friend of Gloria's and a top player during the 1950s. The city, he found, was a tennis hotbed, and quickly he was thrust into the company of many avid celebrity players. As a result, he became part of the Hollywood crowd and has enjoyed many show business connections over the years, including friendships with Dino Martin Jr. and Desi Arnez Jr. At the French Open one year he got a call from Marlene Dietrich, made a short-lived singing debut in 1975 on the same TV show with Frank Sinatra and John Denver, and got a tryout as the host of "Wheel of Fortune" in 1998.
Although Connors had a brief college career, he believes he received the equivalent of a PhD in marketing and promotion from Bill Riordan, a promoter who ran an independent pro circuit that Connors joined.
After his own prime playing days were over, Connors used some of that education in starting the Champions Tour senior circuit, talking many of his old friends and rivals, including John McEnroe, Bjorn Borg, and Guillermo Vilas, into getting back into playing shape.
In typical Connors fashion, he doesn't hold anything back in his memoir, hanging out a lot of personal "laundry," including some old details of his long-ago romance with Evert that greatly disappointed her, and even revealing that, in the "worst mistake" of his life, he once cheated on his wife, Patti, a former Playmate of the Year that he met at Hugh Hefner's mansion in 1977.
He also divulges that he has long been a gambler found who found himself using gambling more and more to replace the rush he once got from playing high-stakes tennis. His wife finally called him on the carpet when, while eating dinner out, he would spend more time calling sports line for scores than visiting with his family.
He paid a visit to Gamblers Anonymous and has been basically "clean" since, except for what he considers his harmless bets on golf games with his buddies.
In retrospect, what most pleased Connors was the love of his fans – a "new breed" who he says loved his passion and were willing to overlook what offended old-school fans.
What he says he misses most today is the "appreciation and applause from the fans. It was my healthiest addiction."
Ross Atkin is a Monitor staff writer.


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Lincoln grew impatient with McClellan for other reasons — the general's cautious approach to the war and failure to pursue Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's army after the bloody 1862 battle of Antietam in Maryland.
Styple was researching a biography of his New Jersey hometown's namesake — Union Gen. Philip Kearny, killed in another 1862 battle — when he found letters and accounts that led to his interest in Thomas Key.
Kearny wrote that McClellan or others with him were "devising a game of politics, rather than war." Styple's book, "McClellan's Other Story," suggests that Key, serving as McClellan's "confidential aide," had unauthorized talks with Confederates and was more interested in protecting McClellan's political ambitions than crushing the Confederate army.
During the war, Lincoln worried about what he called "the fire in the rear" — opposition within the North. Vallandigham led Peace Democrats, or Copperheads, in Ohio, denouncing "King Lincoln" until he was finally arrested and exiled by Lincoln to the South. He made his way to Canada and was the Democrats' nominee for Ohio governor in 1863.
Chase, Lincoln's treasury secretary and former Ohio governor, returned to Ohio to campaign for the pro-Union candidate John Brough, Goodwin writes. When Brough won in a landslide, Lincoln wired his congratulations: "Glory to God in the highest. Ohio has saved the Nation."
McClellan jumped into politics as the 1864 Democratic presidential candidate, with Cincinnati Congressman George Pendleton as his running mate. Union battlefield victories including the Sherman-led capture of Atlanta rallied support for Lincoln in the North and among the troops, and he handily carried Ohio with 56 percent of the vote in his re-election.
Lincoln thus kept up what would become a historical trend that he began when elected the nation's 16th president in 1860 — that a Republican presidential candidate has never won the White House without winning Ohio.
That trend continues today, after Republican nominee Romney's loss to Democrat Obama in Ohio, a state both sides made a focal point of their 2012 campaign.
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If you can get hold of it, sea purslane seaweed adds tremendous depth to fish dishes. It also works surprisingly well in meat stews - as demonstrated in this impressive dinner party recipe.
2 tbsp vegetable oil
500g/1lb 2oz diced lamb shoulder
60g/2¼oz diced shallot
10 sprigs picked thyme
25g/1oz garlic
25g/1oz tomato purée
250g/9oz peeled tomatoes
150g/5½oz brown chicken stock
200g/7oz cooked barley
30g/1oz sea purslane
50g/2oz garden peas
50g/2oz fresh broad beans, blanched
800g/1lb 12oz plain flour
7-8 free-range egg whites
350g/12oz table salt
10 medium-sized Jersey Royal potatoes
5 sprigs fresh mint
50g/1¾oz fresh edible seaweed
For the spring lamb shoulder ragoût, heat two tablespoon of vegetable oil in a medium-sized pan and brown small batches of the lamb shoulder in the pan. Once browned, place the meat into a fine metal sieve to drain.
Add the shallot and thyme to the same pan you used to brown the meat. After two minutes, add the garlic.
Add the tomato purée and cook for two minutes.
Stir in the fresh peeled tomatoes and chicken stock.
Simmer for one hour, or until the meat is tender.
Once the lamb is cooked, remove it from the cooking liquor with a slotted spoon and use a fork to break the meat up. If the cooking liquor looks like it needs to be thickened more to be a sauce consistency, continue to simmer until thickened. Set aside the cooking liquor and lamb.
For the salt-crust Jersey Royals, preheat the oven to 180C/350F/Gas 4. Make the salt crust by mixing the flour, 175ml/6fl oz water, egg whites and salt until they form a wet pastry.
Clean the Jersey Royals under a cold tab with a sponge to remove the bitter outer skin.
Once the potatoes are cleaned, dry them with kitchen paper.
Cut the pastry into two and roll out to a 3cm/1¼in thickness.
Place one piece of pastry onto a tray lined with greaseproof paper.
Place the Jersey Royals on top with the mint and seaweed covering them
Place the second layer of the pastry on top and seal with a little water at the edges
Cook the potatoes for 30-45 minutes in the oven.
For the grilled skate, preheat the grill to hot. Place the skate wing onto a baking tray. Spread the butter onto the skate, drizzle over the olive oil and squeeze over the lemon juice. Place under the grill for around four minutes, or until cooked.
To finish the ragoût, place the lamb and enough of the liquor to cover into a pan, add the cooked barley, sea purslane, garden peas and broad beans and warm through.
To serve, spoon the lamb ragoût onto each of four plates. Carefully remove the meat from the skate wing and place on top of the ragoût.
Serve with the salt-baked Jersey Royals.
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ideally, you configure group/mask for your lights and objects. Using this, you can tell your point light to ignore those branches. See a great write-up here. alternatively, as a brute force approach, you could render lights before you draw your branch (though you should REALLY use the mask approach above): // draw all objects that should create shadows ...
Z inversion simply means that the data somewhere is wrong. It is completely unnecessary in lighting calculations and can only do good when all vertex/light positions or normals happen to be scaled by the vector (1,1,-1) somehow.
It simply inverts the color rendered by your shader
You can only have 4 overlapping point lights. I guess your radii must overlap. You can read more about standard issues with lights in the lighting troubleshooting guide.
It might be worth taking a look at the difference between depth pass and depth algorithms for the shadow volumes rendering (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_volume) since the problem is similar IIRC. It might be easier to convince yourself with the shadows. You have some pictures here ...
I encountered this problem as well. I believe it is due to using the editor that unity doesn't load it as quickly and as a result not all the shaders are implemented or not all the lighting that is baked is configured. All I can suggest is wait for a fix. In the meantime it does not actually affect the project when you build it, and when testing you should ...
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