Word: parred
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WHEN JACK and Jaye Hickey decided to sell their classic six-bedroom, Cape Cod house on the 17th tee of the Skokie Country Club, in Glencoe, Ill., they counted on the usual headaches. Open houses, listing agents and a broker's fee are par for the course...
...then whimsical attitudes are par for the course here. In its day, Helga's Folly has hosted celebrities such as William Holden, David Lean, Sir Laurence Olivier and Mohandas Gandhi. More recent guests include fashion designer Zandra Rhodes and Kelly Jones of rock group the Stereophonics, who wrote British chart-topper Madame Helga in tribute to his hostess. It's certainly easy to be inspired by life at this grand 1930s house, with its flamboyant colors and eclectic furnishings. Ancient Buddhist paintings, hunting trophies and antique Dutch chests are scattered everywhere. Silk flowers and Christmas baubles hang from the ceiling...
...There were tough par threes and tricky par fours,” Wu said. “I didn’t hit the ball well at all, but I did a good job of grinding it out score-wise...
...long overdue MAC renovations are a serious step in the right direction; however, until we move all varsity sports to adequate facilities over the River, the MAC will remain a sub par facility for students,” Undergraduate Council president Matthew W. Mahan ’05 wrote in an e-mail. “Contrary to popular belief, there is actually enough space in the MAC—the problem is that a lot of it is occupied by coaches’ offices and varsity practice space, which is something that Allston planning must address...
...enforcement will result in further decreases in supply." Until now, it says, support for the supply-reduction approach was "based mainly on expert opinion rather than empirical evidence." The study shows that drug law enforcement benefits both drug users and the community, "and can now claim scientific evidence on par with that accorded many medical treatments...