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Harbor Interfaith Shelter has been providing homes for families since the 1980s.
And now, the nonprofit has a new home of its own.
The center will open its $6.9 million three-story building on Monday following an 18-month construction project funded by a mix of Los Angeles County grants and donations from several foundations.
For the first time, all of the shelter's services to families will be housed under one roof.
There will be challenges. To begin with, the insurance and utility bills will go up, said Tahia Hayslet, executive director.
The cleaning crew? That would be the staff, which will provide everything from paper towels to restroom seat covers purchased at Smart & Final.
"At the end of every day, everyone will have to vacuum their floors and take out the trash," she said.
This year's budget will be $2.3 million compared to last year's $1.9 million.
"We really need our supporters more now than we ever have," Hayslet said, especially in an economy in which charitable donations generally are down.
But the advantages of the new building - at 670 W. Ninth St. - are many.
It was constructed on three parcels already owned by the center, previously housed in remodeled doctors' and other offices. Primary funding was provided by the office of Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe.
"He's our hero," said Caroline Brady-Sinco, director of development.
"This is like heaven to us," Brady-Sinco said.
Furniture was being moved into the 15,000-square-foot building on Friday as volunteers and staff prepared for the grand opening.
Among the benefits:
Clients now can meet with case workers in individual offices, providing both dignity and privacy, Brady-Sinco said.
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There also are child care areas - the entire second floor is dedicated to children, who make up the bulk of Harbor Interfaith's clientele - along with an outdoor playground and a small kitchen and lunchroom for volunteers and staff.
"(Workers) would spend all day listening to people with sad stories - and then have to go eat lunch in their cars," Brady-Sinco said.
The food pantry now has a loading dock, and the clothing donation room offers items sorted by size - replacing the large pile clients used to have to pick through.
The emergency and transitional living apartments are located elsewhere in San Pedro, providing homes for more than 150 families in 2011.
Harbor Interfaith also provides rental assistance, family workshops on budgeting and help in preparing people to train and apply for jobs. The main goal is to get families in permanent housing.
Those enrolled must pass drug tests and save 80 percent of their income. They also must have no recent domestic violence incidents, Hayslet said. And there is a 9 p.m. curfew.
"It's about saving and moving into permanent housing at the end of their stay," said Hayslet, who became executive director after Mary Gimenez-Caulder - instrumental in the nonprofit's early growth - retired.
The center is not planning to expand the number of people served with its new building - rather, it's designed to centralize services for those it already serves.
The new building - designed by Withee Malcolm Architects and constructed by Del Amo Construction - was finished within budget and on time.
The San Pedro Garden Club has donated flowers and plants, and the San Pedro Art Association provided framed artwork for the walls. Plans were created with input from the Community Redevelopment Agency and neighborhood councils.
During construction, the center continued to provide services, renting space at the San Pedro Boys and Girls Club and the Harbor Area YWCA to help with child care.
Some 300 children will take part in the infant-toddler, preschool and after-school programs housed at the new building.
The center began in 1975 as a volunteer organization and became a nonprofit agency in 1985.
Many clients come to Harbor Interfaith after they've been sleeping in their cars, trying to care for their children.
Some of the children enrolled have been later identified as gifted, and adult graduates have gone on to become nurses and schoolteachers, Hayslet said.
And 90 percent of the clients find permanent housing.
An invitation-only reception will be held for donors and supporters on Sunday, with an open house for the community set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday. The San Pedro Chamber of Commerce also will hold its next evening mixer at the new building on June 27.
"Everything is about bringing it all back home," Brady-Sinco said. "This is our home, this is our house."
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What: Community open house for the new Harbor Interfaith Services building
Where: 670 W. Ninth St., San Pedro
When: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday
Information: 310-831-0603; www.harborinterfaith.org/


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- Beverly said...
I need new clothes, but I have a hard time finding what I like...and then there's the money.
Soup sounds good! - 1/05/2012 5:55 PM
- Colleen said...
I hate shopping for clothes.
I refuse to buy a purse that costs more than the money I'd be able to put in the purse.
Your soup sounds yummy!
Hope you feel better very soon. - 1/05/2012 6:59 PM
- tiff said...
I'll go shopping with you. If you let me bring a flask. :)
And no, 200 beans for a purse = never. I'm cheap and proud. - 1/05/2012 8:07 PM
- Star said...
I have no clothes to go with $200 purse! Feel better! It's going around.
- Evil Twin's Wife said...
I think we have the same creeping crud. Mine is attempting to become my BFF. Here's to hoping we both feel better soon! Love ya!
- amarkonmywall said...
Feed a cold, feed a fever. Something like that. I'm sorry you are feeling drecky, my friend. It's the pits. Purse- I made one I"m very proud of today. I'll post photos tomorrow morning. And I hate trying on clothes at stores no matter how well I am feeling.
- Celia said...
Your soup sounds delicious! I'm defrosting ham/chili I made last month, food while the plague is still with me. I love purses, and the prices do keep rising. Finding clothes is exhausting, I'm not heavy but everything has slid south :-) but not on the garments. I did find a nice coach bag on eBay last year for $100. Good luck and good health.
- oklhdan said...
Sorry you are sick Judy. I had that junk and it took over 2 weeks to get over it. You have my sympathy!
- OldOldLady Of The Hills said...
That soup sounds Sooooo delecious! I wish I could join you for dinner, too---except, I couldn't be around your illness....I dearly hope you will get "WELL" very soon, dear Judy....This sounds like a really mean illness.
Oh, and by the way...I am one person in Hollywood who won't pay $200 for a purse...! I don't understand the prices of things like Purses and Shoes....! It all sounds crazy-out-of-proportion, to me....! - 1/06/2012 2:44 AM
- joared said...
My mouth is watering since soup beans, ham and cornbread was a favorite of my husband and I. I fixed it once after he died but had so much left over I thought I'd never finish it all. Guess I have to learn to make a smaller amount.
Hope you're feeling better by now. I wouldn't be able to shop unless I was absolutely desperate if I felt really ill as you describe -- just not worth it to me.
I went out to shop a couple of times after the holidays and found little. I couldn't believe the original prices they listed on some items -- ludicrous. The classic styles, quality sewing just isn't present. Everybody coming down the pike has put their name on a label -- most of which aren't worthy of the extra $$$ they want to charge. Name labels just don't symbolize what they once did, I don't think. I have no favored ones any more. - 1/06/2012 2:56 AM
- Gilly said...
I too HATE shopping for clothes! I tend to buy online, staying with outlets I know, where I know the value for money is good, and their sizing fits me!
Hope you feel better soon, "Only a cold" doesn't describe the sore noses, constant streaming and sheer misery that colds can bring!
What are navy beans?? - 1/06/2012 4:07 AM
- Imaginography said...
Really hoping you feel better soon Judy. It's amazing how much you get done seeing as you are ill!
Bobkat - 1/06/2012 8:52 AM
- Grannymar said...
Soup is the best food for a miserable cold.
- Looking to the Stars said...
Oh, yummy! That sounds wonderful. It should give you some much needed protein for that flu. I am so sorry you are sick. We caught it also and it took me 2 wks to get rid of it and even then sometimes I feel like its trying to make a comeback. And like you, I couldn't believe my body could produce so much mucus.
Rest as much as you can!
I can't believe the prices of things, like you, my budget and tastes don't go together :)
I had to laugh about Mr. Kenju. He sounds just like my foster father. My foster father was the one who took me shopping and he told me I had to know what I wanted before we got there, get it and get out of the store. To this day, I have a problem shopping with my hubby. I am so thankful for the internet :) I do most of my shopping that way.
I hope you get to feeling better, my heart goes out to you. - 1/06/2012 12:35 PM
- Ginnie said...
Wow...$278 for an on sale sweater? Where do you shop? I can't remember the last time I bought new clothes ... I can't even outwear the ones I have so it seems silly to get new, not to mention not having the $$$'s to do it!
Get well soon ... - 1/06/2012 1:36 PM
- sage said...
Dinner sounds good. I hope you get well soon and like you (with those kind of prices) I'm cheap (and proud of it)!
- Arkansas Patti said...
I am so sorry you are still puny. Hurry up and get well lady.
I know what you mean about the devide between taste and budget. I usually zero in on something horribly expensive, pass on it after seeing the tag, then the rest of the day, nothing measures up. - 1/06/2012 6:14 PM
- Pat said...
It's a god sign if you are tempted by the food you are cooking so I hope you are on the mend. You really shouldn't be squandering energy on shopping till you are fit. But you know that don't you?
Judy--Awwww...bean soup freezes very well. I can't make a small batch, but I have quart jars into which it gets divided. I stick the "excess" in the freezer (if I've left expansion space in the jars) or in the downstairs frig (if not). The jars usually seal - even if that wasn't really what I was going for - and keep for a long time in the frig or freezer.
I don't know much about the price of purses as I stopped carrying one in 1974. My cell phone carrier has a wrist strap and enough room for a DL, credit card, and $50 bill (Does that qualify it as a purse?) and it cost $20.
A few of the folks whom I see around here are also puny - but - I keep a wide berth in hopes of avoiding becoming a recipient. Sounds like you are on the mend, which is a good thing!
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On December 7, 1912, a new Theatre in Boyertown opened its doors for the first time in the Borough of Boyertown as The Lyric Theatre. Community members lined up to see The Girl from the Country and other shorts from that era.
One hundred years later to the day, that very same theatre, now known as the State Theatre of Boyertown, is opening its doors and welcoming the public to come celebrate and remember the theatre at their 100 Year Anniversary Open House.
David Larson, a Boyertown artist, has painted a picture of the theatre to memorialize this significant anniversary. A copy of the painting will be on display at the event, and a select number of copies will be available for purchase. Larson will be attending the event to personally sign the prints.
Any proceeds and/or donations received will go directly towards the theatres renovation project.
The theatre was built by the Boyertown Amusement Company, a group of four businessmen and investors, George W. Unger, Oliver W. Sabold, Newton B. Erb, and Boyertowns fist electrician J. William Schaeffer.
Only four year prior the fire at the Rhoads Opera House took place. The Lyric was built with that tragedy in mind, carefully designed to be modern and safe.
The theatre ran silent black and white films until sound equipment was installed in 1930.
Four years later, The Lyric was renamed the State Theatre when George Kline purchased it. Kline reportedly put thousands of dollars into remodeling and renovating the theatre. In the late 1930s, the arrival of the television stifled theatre attendance nationwide. To combat this competition, Kline began booking live performances.
The ownership of the theater continued the change hands several times throughout the decades, with renovations and updates taking place each time.
In 2006, artist Robert Williams and a group of Boyertown Area students transformed the northern side of the theatres exterior into a 20 x 40 mural depicting scenes of Boyertowns history. This project was funded by the Tri County Chamber of Commerce.
In late October 2008, the theater was purchased by Boyertown residents Kevin and Dawn Rhude.
The Rhudes renamed the theater the State Theatre of Boyertown, with a vision to transform the theatre into a Theatre of the Arts by offering weekly features and live entertainment such as comedy shows, band concerts and childrens specials.
In October 2009, a 12 x 22 stage was added to the existing stage, in order to allow the venue to be more resourceful.
The program Save the State Theatre has been established in recent years to create projects that allow the theater to raise funds to be specifically used towards restoration and revitalization Upon achieving the restoration, Currently, the theaters greatest need is a new heating and air conditioning system which will cost $66,940. The current system is nearly 60-years-old.
The State Theatre will then be able to attain its ultimate goal to provide enriching cultural experiences by revitalizing a historic theatre to a performing arts venue suitable for theatre, music and motion picture presentation.
Following the 100th anniversary celebration and to coincide with the holidays, the State Theatre will be showing Miracle on 34th Street for free admission on Saturday Dec. 8 and Sunday Dec. 9.
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I want to remind poeple of Shadow Caster, the first game involving transformations and where they had an impact on gameplay !!! Sad they never did anything like that after... We miss that kind of game !
I'd like to point out Archon and Archon Ultra, which were amazing !!! Archon Evolution, the remake, is a pure drug !!!
As for pure Madness between friends, there was Mortal Kombat 2, the best 2d Fighting game ever !! 3rd and after were lame compared to the 2nd one.
And ChuChu Rocket ! Where the music will stay in your head and drive you crazy for a long while after a couple 4 players games with friends !
I've played Dune 2 as i said (i said that, didn't i?) but after having played its remake it doesn't feel that good. Oh when it first came out, it would've been awesome probably. And Emperor is pretty cool though i think D2k (and, i suppose, Dune 2 in a way) is better.
As for Blizzard games, i know they have made others than their big three franchises but other than The Lost Vikings, i haven't played them. Oh and The Lost Vikings try didn't last long. Didn't run well... probably bad settings in DosBox.
OZO... I totally agree about morrorwind. I was very involved in the oblivion mod community - as a playtester - not a modder. Only later did i discover Morrowind, and it blows Oblivion right to oblivion. I'm not hopeful about skyrim... but we will see....
I agree, Dune 2 / 2000 were always better !!! The musics of Dune 2000 were totally awesome !
Westwood just did a wonderful job there ! With Emperor, everything became just too powerfully destructive actually ! The tanks were blown away very quickly, same with sandworms... And ever your base was just holding a matter of seconds against a powerful attack even if you build tons of walls and turrets as I love to do it ! Emperor just failed with being more aggressive than it's predecessors.
Dune 2 was amazing when it first came out ! I remember with a friend, I was 6, we were even trying to play dune 2 on paper because we loved it ... We had put some kind of rules to play turn by turn with a die at school... LOL good times !
You should definitely try black thorn, the character is a bit rigid, but it's so much fun, especially towards the end, lol It's actually sad because black thorn had a lot of success and blizzard never came back on it... I guess they just evolved the game with Warcraft 1 or did they? What year were WC 1 and Black Thorn? Can't remember ! I'd like to see a remake though !
That makes me think that abuse was totally awesome !
And it was slipstream was a great futuristic racing game... First that really amazed was Pod 1, the first coming of the 3d FX, what a pure wonder it was !
As well as that all those first 3d games that came on 3D FX... Oh my god , that was so awesome, I got so addicted to the 3d fx, I was so jealous of my friend who had one, without one, everything just looked blend and not the same ! The feeling the 3d fx gave when it came out was a wonder ! Now it's just casual ! lol
For Morrowind, it's the first game that really involved me in the elderscrolls series, I had played Arena and Daggersfall before but morrowind did so much ! The mod community was even more awesome than Oblivion, The underground dwarf train mod going entirely throughout the island was amazing !!! The vampires and werewolf later were a blast ! and well, nothing ever beat making your own castle grow from a seed after reaching the head of the Telvanni Household... There were some pretty amazing mods too with crafting, housing, etc... There was an atlantis mod, wich was amazing and followed by a fishing mod adding plenty of fishes... I spent hours to make craft and to take all those mannequins to display in my house all the armors of the games !
Morrowind... The only game where I set my goal as collecting all the spoons of the game for me... I stole so many spoons just for the glory to collect them all ! I assure you that nothing beats collecting spoons, not even catching pokemons !!!!
Ok, after that I deleted morrowind because I needed to install other games and because with all the mods I had morrowind was simply HUUUGE in gb on my poor hard drive... I regret it ! I was stupid ! Now I'm not sure I would find back half of the mods I was using
Secrets of Monkey Island. And, uhh, Leisure Suit Larry.
I still remember the romp with a lady of the night and the glowing groin... fun times.
They both came out in 1994, but which came first I don't know, though Warcraft was in November and I am not sure about an exact date for Blackthorne, so you could be right.
What I miss in the lists so far:
Anno 1503 - best trade/city-building game (better than 1404 maybe)
/and yes: Civilization, Shogun 1, Baldur's Gate, Diablo, Morrowind . . . /
I have to add Sim City 3000 because it's the only sim city that made me laugh ! Especially when I created TrashCity where I was accepting trash from all the cities around and they were dumped in the middle of mine !
With that, I never really played it, but once, it's the sims, I did something I cannot tell on the forums and it was just hilarious, my friend next to couldn't stop laughing ! I called my house the temple of perversion !
Civilization 2: Test of Time was simply wonderful ! But never equaled Master of Magic which could be my all time favorite !
As for old games, I'll definitely have to add Celtic Legends on Amiga ! So much fun
And Diggers too ! Because digging for hours just to find ressources and make the best tunnels ever is a concept we don't see enough in games !
I have no idea either, I just know that blackthorne was lots of fun ! I played it before I tried Warcraft 1 though. At that time I was still playing Dune 2.
Black Thorne was probably developped pretty quickly compared to warcraft 1 as the gameplay is really basic: hide, shoot, move, climb a ladder , jump, set a bomb... Let's do that again... Oh upgrade for health... oooh upgrade for shotgun... Free some prisoners, kill some more, continue, hide all the time... And that's it ! But I don't know, the way it was made was so fun ! And I definitely loved the main character with his grunch look. Way more charismatic than flashback's character.
Grrrrr! I made it my goal to drink all of the soup in the land of Morrowind, Do you know how bloody difficult that was to do with you stealing all of the spoons?
From Dust.
Think Minecraft + Populous + SimEarth
When is "From Dust" going to be released? I saw a preview of it a while back, and thought it looked awesome. Can't wait to see what they come up with in the completed game.
Ive been playing computer games for about as long as there has been computers. And I have a list of "forever living" games on my machines. Every new machine I create or upgrade for my house gets certain programs always loaded, including certain games. Most are years and years old so obviously its not the eye and ear candy. Its the game itself. Im not always sure why they are on the list. I just know that they are. Probably because most of them have extensive setup options and in-game variation. I play almost exclusively Solo-Play so such things would be important since I dont look to other human players to provide game variety. Its also important to note that I am aware and usually own the sequels when there is one but I am not as thrilled with them.
Also worth mentioning is Tranquility. Its quite unique. Instead of stress and excitement, ir rewards you for playing smooth and relaxed. Its good to have on your machine for when you need something calming to kill some time with.
I also greatly enjoyed Daggerfall, Star Wars Galaxies, City of Heroes
I'd like to add Betrayal at Antara for notable mention solely for the game environment's side quests and substories. Other than that the game was very unpolished among other problems like the main story itself.
A note of good writing is when you can pull off good entertainment using only the little things.
It's expected to be published in the first half of 2011 (this year).
Read the full article here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Dust
Also for my most groundbreaking game, I would have to say Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne. The sheer power of the world editor allows for an insane amount of customization, and new maps, systems and mods are being created daily by the faithful modding community. I have never tired of the game, though it was released like 7-8 years ago. Well worth your money, you will not be disappointed.
TBH, I am not proud of this, but Runescape did it for me. It was the first game I played that was in 3d. I mean a virtual world environment where you can interact with people. I am not much of a people person so I when on Runescape and got "friends".
But nowadays, Minecraft (a truly addictive game). I mean if anyone have played lego they would find Minecraft fun and entertaining for hours, even if you play on peaceful mode. Building whatever you want, finding ways to build a better structure than you have built before. And then there are these minigames in the Minecraft such as the "official sport" where you verses other players or work with others players to build something great.
AOEII also did it for me, I mean it was the first "true" game that my parents allowed me to buy and play other than Simcity 3000
A rare gem just discovered - Frozen Synapse!
The two that stayed on my hard drive and were played the longest...
SimCity 2000
Civilization II
Still new and in beta but already addictive:
Space Pirates and Zombies
You guys aren't old school enough... why have I seen Freespace mentioned but no Wing Commander?? Freespace was a good one but it pales in comparison to the great Wing Commander series!
Master of Magic
Age of Wonders (Shadow Magic)
Duke Nuke'm 3D
Wizardry - a truly addictive game that ran on an Apple II+ with 16 kB of RAM.
Warcraft I - hello RTS genre
Nethack - a highly successful, open-source community project. The source code itself was extremely hacked up, and the game had Easter Eggs galore. Play balance was seriously screwed up, but no one cared because you were too busy unlocking all the game's secrets.
MUD!!! - the first internet game that I know of. The idea that you could just hang out with people around the world, no long distance charges, and you go kill stuff together was just plain cool.
Alpha Centauri
Hearts of Iron (cool global strategy + Multiplayer)
Company of heros (very good balance + Mulitplayer)
Battlefield 2
COD United Offensive
Sins of a Solar Emprire (of course )
Homeworld had incredible armosphere.
Homeworld is definitely something else, nothing has really lived up to its legacy. I still haven't beat the campaign after eight years, yet I still keep it installed. The gameplay changes that I have managed to experience in the Homeworld 2 demo scare me, though I did manage to compensate for them, not that I could get the full-game nowadays.


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First time trying my luck with OT. Paid off cuz I got #14 and #15 to get the third indestructible unit.
Proud member of:
IGN "War Eagle"
Camper Accounts
Im still playing trying to get the second guy, 1 more to go. Maybe today
Free player.
So this is how liberty dies ... with thunderous applause.
I didnt get the second guy after like 6 days, I must suck. First time trying ot never really understood before. Now next time Ima collect 100boxes and open them all. Just dont close your browser, prolly works the same for the Gladiator king.
Just to add, even though this auction event is long over. I stayed in for over 1 day in OT and was able to get to 25. One thing that happened towards the start of the Druid Boxes event was that the Leader Board blanked out on this vent and when I opened a box it was blank. No sorry, gold, honor, etc. Never saw that happen before.
I was also 2 helmets from the top 250. Anyone know if I would have gotten my last to helmets to make the top 250 while in OT if the last person in the top 250 would get there item removed?
@MasterCPU: Congrats..!! I'm reminded of my gaffe though getting to #24 in OT and the game crashing.
Yup as GIO said, OT only nets you the progression units of 5,10,15,20 and 25.
Monster Quest: Level 118 #106782356
Stats: 295k/265k A/D // 1503 monsters army // >1300 Rares // 22k IPH
Thanks for the replies! Exactly what I need to know.


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A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop.[1] The word itself is derived from the Latin name Palātium, for Palatine Hill, one of the seven hills in Rome.[1] In many parts of Europe, the term is also applied to ambitious private mansions of the aristocracy. Many historic palaces are now put to other uses such as parliaments, museums, hotels or office buildings. The word is also sometimes used to describe a lavishly ornate building used for public entertainment or exhibitions.[1]
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The word "palace" comes from Old French palais (imperial residence), from Latin Palātium, the name of one of the seven hills of Rome.[1] The original "palaces" on the Palatine Hill were the seat of the imperial power while the "capitol" on the Capitoline Hill was the religious nucleus of Rome. Long after the city grew to the seven hills the Palatine remained a desirable residential area. Emperor Caesar Augustus lived there in a purposely modest house only set apart from his neighbours by the two laurel trees planted to flank the front door as a sign of triumph granted by the Senate. His descendants, especially Nero, with his "Golden House" enlarged the house and grounds over and over until it took up the hill top. The word Palātium came to mean the residence of the emperor rather than the neighbourhood on top of the hill.
"Palace" meaning "government" can be recognized in a remark of Paul the Deacon, writing c. AD 790 and describing events of the 660s: "When Grimuald set out for Beneventum, he entrusted his palace to Lupus" (Historia Langobardorum, V.xvii). At the same time, Charlemagne was consciously reviving the Roman expression in his "palace" at Aachen, of which only his chapel remains. In the 9th century, the "palace" indicated the housing of the government too, and the constantly travelling Charlemagne built fourteen. In the early Middle Ages, the palas was usually that part of an imperial palace (or Kaiserpfalz), that housed the Great Hall, where affairs of state were conducted; it continued to be used as the seat of government in some German cities. In the Holy Roman Empire the powerful independent Electors came to be housed in palaces (Paläste). This has been used as evidence that power was widely distributed in the Empire; as in more centralized monarchies, only the monarch's residence would be a palace.
In modern times, the term has been applied by archaeologists and historians to large structures that housed combined ruler, court and bureaucracy in "palace cultures". In informal usage, a "palace" can be extended to a grand residence of any kind.
The earliest known palaces were the royal residences of the Egyptian Pharaohs at Thebes, featuring an outer wall enclosing labyrinthine buildings and courtyards.[2] Other ancient palaces include the Assyrian palaces at Nimrud and Nineveh, the Minoan palace at Knossos, and the Persian palaces at Persepolis and Susa.[2] Palaces in East Asia, such as the imperial palaces of Korea, Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, largebrick and wooden structures in Philippines and China's Forbidden City, consist of many low pavilions surrounded by vast, walled gardens, in contrast to the single building palaces of Medieval Western Europe.[2]
Arab States[edit]
- Koubbeh Palace
- Abdeen Palace
- Al-Gawhara Palace
- Khairy Pasha palace
- Baron Empain Palace
- Zaafarana palace
- Amir Taz Palace
- Tahra Palace
- Manial Palace and Museum
- Gezirah Palace
- Heliopolis Palace
- Amir Alin Aq Palace
- Al Musafir Khana Palace
- Beshtak Palace
- Bayt Al-Razzaz palace
- Mohamed Mahmoud Khalil Museum
- Dubara Palace
- Kerak
- Raghadan Palace
- Qasr al Hallabat
- Qasr Amra
- Qasr Azraq
- Qasr Hammam As Sarah
- Qasr Mshatta
- Qasr Kharana
Saudi Arabia[edit]
- Azm Palace
- Azm Palace (Hama)
- Qasr al-Hayr al-Gharbi
- Qasr al-Hayr al-Sharqi
- Royal Palace of Mari
- Royal Palace of Ugarit
The Brazilian new capital, Brasília, hosts modern palaces, most designed by the city's architect Oscar Niemeyer. The Alvorada Palace is the official residence of the Brazil's president. The Planalto Palace is the official workplace. The Jaburu Palace is the official residence of Brazil's vice-president.
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The capital of Mexico, Mexico City, is traditionally nicknamed the "City of Palaces"; It was dubbed so by Alexander von Humboldt, after he visited it in the late 18th century and early 19th century.
In Central Mexico, the Aztec Emperors built many palaces in the capital of their empire, Tenochtitlan (modern day Mexico City), some of which may still be seen. On observing the great city Hernán Cortés wrote, "There are, in all districts of this great city, many temples or palaces,... They are all very beautiful buildings. Amongst these temples there is one, the principal one, whose great size and magnificence no human tongue could describe,... All round inside this wall there are very elegant quarters with very large rooms and corridors. There are as many as forty towers, all of which are so high that in the case of the largest there are fifty steps leading up to the main part of it and the most important of these towers is higher than that of the cathedral of Seville..."[3]
The National Palace, or Palacio Nacional, located in Mexico City's main square, the Plaza de la Constitución (El Zócalo), first built in 1563, is in the heart of the Mexican capital. In 1821, the palace was given its current name and the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government were housed in the palace; the latter two branches would eventually reside elsewhere. During the Second Mexican Empire, its name was changed, for a time, to the Imperial Palace. The National Palace continues to be the official seat of the executive authority, although it is no longer the official residence of the President.
Also in Mexico City is the Castillo de Chapultepec, or Chapultepec Castle, located in the middle of Chapultepec Park which currently houses the Mexican National Museum of History. It is the only castle, or palace, in North America that was occupied by sovereigns - Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, a member of the House of Habsburg and his consort, Empress Carlota of Mexico, daughter of Leopold I of Belgium. The palace features many objets d'art ranging from gifts of Napoleon III's to paintings by Franz Xaver Winterhalter and Mexican painter Santiago Rebull.
United States[edit]
There are buildings or mansions in the United States, which are not called "palaces", but have the grandeur of a typical palace, and which have been used as residences. Hearst Castle, the Biltmore Estate, and the White House are examples. The only palaces in the United States are those of the Hawaiian Royal Family and those of the royal governors while the Thirteen Colonies were under the rule of the British Empire. ʻIolani Palace is the former home of the Hawaiian monarchs in Honolulu. The Governor's Palace in Williamsburg is a modern reconstruction of the official residence of the royal governors of the Colony of Virginia. Tryon Palace in New Bern is a modern reconstruction of the historical colonial governors' palace of the Province of North Carolina. The Palace of the Governors in Santa Fe, New Mexico, was the residence of Spanish and Mexican governors.
The Palacio Legislativo (Legislative Palace), is the house of the Uruguayan Parliament.
The finest example of Chinese palace is the Forbidden City, the imperial palace of Chinese empire from the Ming Dynasty to the end of the Qing Dynasty. It is largest palace complex in the world and located in the middle of Beijing, China. The palace complex exemplifies traditional Chinese palatial architecture.[4] Another example is Summer Palace located in the northern suburb of Beijing and Mukden Palace in Shenyang. The Presidential Palace in Nanjing displays European architecture influences.
The Chinese palace is designed in regular square grids and arranged in formal layout, consisted of main buildings and numbers of pavilions enclosed within walls. Unlike massive single structured European palace or castle, Chinese palace is a multitude of complexes contains several large and smaller structures with parks and courtyards.
Niavarān Palace Complex is a historical complex situated in the northern part of Tehran, Iran. It consists of several buildings and a museum. The Sahebqraniyeh Palace, from the time of Naser al-Din Shah of Qajar dynasty, is also inside this complex. The main Niavaran Palace, completed in 1968, was the primary residence of the last Shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and the Imperial family until the Iranian Revolution. The main palace was designed by the Iranian architect Mohsen Foroughi.
Istana Nurul Iman is the currently the World's largest palace and is the official residence of the Sultan of Brunei, Hassanal Bolkiah, and the seat of the Brunei government. The palace is located on a leafy, riverside sprawl of hills on the banks of the Brunei River, a few kilometres south of Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei's capital.
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India is home to a large number of palaces and vast empires. The history of India is full of numerous dynasties that have ruled over various parts of the country. While most monuments of the ancient period have been destroyed or lie in ruins, some medieval buildings have been maintained well or restored to good condition. Several medieval forts and palaces still stand proud all over India. These magnificent buildings are examples of the great achievements of the architects and engineers of that age. The palaces of India offer an insight into the life of the royalty of the country. While some royal palaces have been maintained as museums or hotels over the last decades, some palaces are still home for the members of the erstwhile royal families. These forts and palaces are the largest illustrations and legacy of the princely states of India. Floats of flowers in grand fountains, shimmering blue water of magnificent baths and private pools, doric pillars, ornamental brackets, decorative staircases, light streaming in through large windows, India possesses some of the most fascinating forts and palaces, a true royal retreat. It is not just a romantic longing for a royal experience, but also the search for the truly authentic Indian experience that brings thousands of heritage lovers to India's palaces.
mysore palace is one of the beautiful palace of world.Rajasthan has a large number of forts and palaces that are major tourist destinations in North India. The Rajputs (collective term for the rulers of the region) were known as brave soldiers who preferred to die than be taken prisoners. They were also great connoisseurs of art and brilliant builders. The most famous forts and palaces in Rajasthan are located in Chittor, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Udaipur, Saphieree, Amber and Nahargarh. Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces manage some of the most iconic palaces of the region, Lake Palace, Udaipur; Umaid Bhawan Palace, Jodhpur; Fort Madhogarh, Jaipur and Rambagh Palace, Jaipur; and offer authentic royal retreats to the guests in all its grandeur, splendour and magnificence.
Kolkata is known as the City of Palaces within the Indian context, referring to the numerous grand residential buildings that dotted the city from the end of the eighteenth century onwards, as it grew to become one of the largest cities of the British Raj.
In Indonesia the palaces are known as Istana (Malay and Indonesian), or Kraton (Javanese and Sundanese). In Bali the royal palace compound is called Puri. The palaces reflects the long history and diverse culture of Indonesian archipelago.
Although Indonesia is now a republic, some parts and provinces in Indonesia still retain and preserve their traditional royal heritage, for example Sultanate of Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Mangkunegaran princedom, Kasepuhan palace in Cirebon, and Kutai in East Kalimantan. The remnant of palaces and royal houses still can be found in Banten, Medan, Ternate, Bali and Bima.
The layout of traditional Balinese and Javanese kratons is similar to Chinese concept; a walled compounds of royal pavilions, squares and gardens. Most of these kratons took forms of wooden pavilions called pendopo. While the istana of Sumatra is usually consist of single large structure. The example of typical Minangkabau vernacular architecture can be found in Pagarruyung palace, West Sumatra. The example of Malay palace is Istana Maimun in Medan.
During VOC and colonial era of Dutch East Indies, the colonial government built several European stately palaces as the residence of the Governor General. Most of these European palaces is now become the state palace of the Republic of Indonesia. Indonesian state palaces are the neoclassic Merdeka Palace and Bogor Palace.
During Pre-Hispanic times in the Philippines, the ancient Filipinos built large wooden structures where the Rajahs, Datus and Lakans resided, called Torogan (king's house). During the Spanish colonization, the Spanish built a palace where the highest officials lived. In Manila, specially in Intramuros they built several palaces from the 16th - 19th century, one of these is the Malacañang Palace which is the official residence of the President and first families, during the 20th century, in the time of Ferdinand Marcos he built the Coconut Palace that was once named Tahanang Pilipino, a palace for the Vice President.
- Palasyo ng Malakanyang
- Coconut Palace (a.k.a. Tahanang Pilipino)
- Palacio del Gobernador
- Malacañang sa Sugbo
- Palasyo ng Arsobispo
- King Narai's Palace
- Ayutthaya Historical Park
- Grand Palace
- Front Palace
- Chitralada Palace
- Bang Pa-In Royal Palace
- Sanam Chandra Palace
- Phaya Thai Palace
- Vimanmek Palace
- Mrigadayavan Palace
- Phra Nakhon Khiri historical park
- Suan Pakkad Palace
- Varadis Palace
- Windsor Palace (Thailand)
In Turkey, the main term of these architectures is "saray" which comes from Persian (سرای sarai). However small types of them, name "kasır" in Turkish but[clarification needed] in English, all these buildings call as palace (Küçüksu Palace, Turkish: Küçüksu Kasrı).
- Beylerbeyi Palace in Asian part of Istanbul
- Kubadabad Palace, Seljuk palace
In France there has been a clear distinction between a château and a palais. The palace has always been urban, like the Palais de la Cité in Paris, which was the royal palace of France and is now the supreme court of justice of France, or the palace of the Popes at Avignon.
The château, by contrast, has always been in rural settings, supported by its demesne, even when it was no longer actually fortified. Speakers of English think of the "Palace of Versailles" because it was the residence of the king of France, and the king was the source of power, though the building has always remained the Château de Versailles for the French, and the seat of government under the Ancien Régime remained the Palais du Louvre. The Louvre had begun as a fortified Château du Louvre on the edge of Paris, but as the seat of government and shorn of its fortified architecture and then completely surrounded by the city, it developed into the Palais du Louvre.
The hôtel particulier remains the term for an urban residence sited entre cour et jardin, behind a forecourt and opening onto a garden; when fronting directly on streets, they are maisons, "houses". Bishops always had a palais in the town of their diocese, an hôtel in other towns, though they might possess chateaux.
The usage is essentially the same in Italy, Spain and Portugal, as well as the former Austrian Empire. In Vienna, Austria, all large mansions belonging to aristocratic or very wealthy families were traditionally called palais, but this never applied to imperial palaces themselves which were called Burg within the city and Schloss when outside it. In Germany, the wider term was a relatively recent importation, and was used rather more restrictively.
The best examples of the Bronze Age Greece palace are seen in the excavations at Mycenae, Tiryns and Pylos. That these were administrative centers is shown by the records found there. From an architectural point of view, they were the heirs of the Minoan palaces and also of other palaces built earlier on the Greek mainland. They were ranged around a group of courtyards each opening upon several rooms of different dimensions, such as storerooms and workshops, as well as reception halls and living quarters. The heart of the palace was the megaron. This was the throne room, laid out around a circular hearth surrounded by four columns, the throne generally being found on the right-hand side upon entering the room. The staircases found in the palace of Pylos indicate palaces had two stories. Located on the top floor were probably the private quarters of the royal family and some storerooms. These palaces have yielded a wealth of artifacts and fragmentary frescoes.
In Hungary distinction is made between urban and rural residencies. Only the urban residencies of the higher aristocracy were called palota (palace), rural stately homes were named kastély (mansion), or in case of smaller country houses kúria. Noble landowner families, like the House of Esterházy, often had several mansions in the countryside and palaces in towns. The office of the President of the Republic of Hungary, Sándor Palace was the residence of the Sándor family in the 19th century. Royal residencies were also called palaces, for example the Early Renaissance summer palace of King Matthias Corvinus in Visegrád or Buda Castle which was called Királyi-palota (Royal Palace). In the second half of the 19th century splendid new townhouses of the bourgeoisie on Andrássy út and elsewhere in Budapest were named palaces. A typical example is the Art Nouveau Gresham Palace which was built by an insurance company. Grand public buildings and even blocks of flat of higher standard were regularly called palaces (the contemporary term of the latter were bérpalota meaning rent palace). For contemporary buildings the term is seldom used with the notable exemption of the Palace of Arts.
In Italy, any urban building built as a grand residence is a palazzo; these are often no larger than a Victorian townhouse. It was not necessary to be a nobleman to have your house considered a palazzo; the hundreds of palazzi in Venice nearly all belonged to the patrician class of the city. In the Middle Ages these also functioned as warehouses and places of business, as well as homes. Each family's palazzo was a hive that contained all the family members, though it might not always show a grand architectural public front. In the 20th century, palazzo in Italian came to apply by extension to any large fine apartment building, as so many old palazzi were converted to this use.
Bishop's townhouses were always palazzi, and the seat of a localized regime would also be so called. Many former capitals display a Palazzo Ducale, the seat of the local duke or lord. In Florence (just as for other strong communal governments), the seat of government was known as Palazzo della Signoria (see Palazzo della Signoria). When the Medici were made Grand Dukes of Tuscany, however, the centre of power shifted to their new residence in Palazzo Pitti, and the old centre of power began to be referred to as the Palazzo Vecchio.
Shops on the ground floor and flats at the top of a modern palazzo are not at all incongruous: historically, the ground floors of even a great family's palazzo could be trade and domestic offices often open to servants, tradesmen, customers and the public, while the smartest and most prestigious floor (known as the piano nobile) was kept for the family along with the upper floors and apartments, all of which were considered cleaner and safer than those on the ground floor. There were (and are) often separate, sometimes external, stairs to the humblest attic rooms and roofs used by the staff.
The most important royal palazzi in Italy are those in Naples, Palermo, Turin, as well as the Quirinale Palace in Rome.
King's palace Wawel in Kraków.
Portugal is a nation with long history, culture and tradition. The north, with lush green mountains lined with vineyards, the center, with its rolling hills and plains lined with its many villages, as well as is south, with its Mediterranean plains and whitewashed villages nestled atop the promontories overlooking the great Atlantic are characteristically dotted with palaces like few other nations. From the Douro in the north to the Algarve region of the south, these palatial estates run rampant. The homes of royalty is the example of the culture of Portugal. The example of Portugal palaces are Mafra National Palace, Pena National Palace, Belém Palace, Ajuda National Palace, Palácio das Necessidades, Mateus Palace, Palace Hotel of Bussaco, Palácio da Regaleira, and Palácio da Brejoeira.
The first palaces were built in Russia for about a thousand years ago for the Grand Dukes of Kiev. They were destroyed by the Mongols, and currently they are not preserved. First palaces in European style were built during the reign of tsar Peter the Great and his successors. The example of Russian palaces are, the Palace of Facets (1487–91) in Moscow Kremlin, Tsarevich Dmitry Ivanovich Palace (1489) in Uglich, the Kolomensky Wooden Palace (1528—1532) in Kolomenskoye, the Terem Palace (1635–1636) in Moscow Kremlin, the Menshikov Palace (1710—1727) in Saint Petersburg, the Oranienbaum Palace (1710) in Lomonosov, Kikin Hall (1714) in Saint Petersburg, and the Peterhof Palace (1709—1755) in Petergof.
Palace of the Parliament (Casa Poporului) in Bucharest, Romania, is a large government building in Romania. Despite having containing the "palace" in its name, the building was never intended to serve as residence for royalty.
The two dynasties of post-ottoman Serbia, Karađorđević and Obrenović built numerous residences throughout their domain. The most prominent and official palaces are the Stari Dvor and the Novi Dvor (Old and New Court, respectively) in the center of Belgrade and the Royal Compound which includes the Beli Dvor and Kraljevski Dvor (Royal Palace) in the Belgrade suburb, Dedinje.
With over a thousand years of monarchic history, Spain has many palaces of its own that were build for different monarchs or nobles. Among these palaces are the Royal Palace of Madrid, also referred to as the Palacio Real. The palace is the largest palace in Europe with over 2,800 rooms but at the current time is of use for only governmental business while the royal family resides in the smaller Palacio de la Zarzuela.
In addition to the Royal Palace of Madrid, Alcázar of Seville (which mixes, with the delicate Moorish filigree, European Christian architectural styles), the Alhambra, the Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial and the Royal Palace of Aranjuez, fine baroque palace is surrounded by gardens. Currently, the royal family and Prime Minister live in the more modest Palace of Zarzuela and Palace of Moncloa respectively.
Palaces which are located in Europe land of Turkey, are below. Most of them are from Ottoman period.
- Çırağan Palace
- Dolmabahçe Palace
- Palace of the Porphyrogenitus (Turkish: Tekfur Sarayı), Byzantine palace
- Topkapı Palace
- Yıldız Palace
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In the United Kingdom, by tacit agreement, there have been no "palaces" other than those used as official residences by royalty and bishops, regardless of whether located in town or country. However, not all palaces use the term in their name - see Holyrood Palace. Thus the Palace of Beaulieu gained its name precisely when Thomas Boleyn sold it to Henry VIII in 1517; previously it had been known as Walkfares. But like several other palaces, the name stuck even once the royal connection ended. Blenheim Palace was built, on a different site, in the grounds of the disused royal Palace of Woodstock, and the name was also part of the extraordinary honour when the house was given by a grateful nation to a great general. (Along with several royal and episcopal palaces in the countryside, Blenheim does demonstrate that "palace" has no specific urban connotations in English.). On the use of the term palace in the UK it is notable that Buckingham Palace was known as Buckingham House before it was acquired by the monarchy.
In Continental Europe royal and episcopal palaces were not merely residences; the clerks who administered the realm or the diocese laboured there as well. (To this day many bishops' palaces house both their family apartments and their official offices.) However, unlike the "Palais du Justice" which is often encountered in the French-speaking world, modern British public administration buildings are never called "palaces"; although the formal name for the "Houses of Parliament" is the Palace of Westminster, this reflects Westminster's former role as a royal residence and centre of administration.
In more recent years, the word has been used in a more informal sense for other large, impressive buildings, such as The Crystal Palace of 1851 (an immensely large, glazed hall erected for The Great Exhibition) and modern arenas-convention centers like Alexandra Palace.
The largest in the world is Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest, Romania. Built during the socialist regime, no effort or expense was spared to raise this colossal neo-classic building.[citation needed] The Olowo of Owo Palace in Nigeria is acknowledged to be the largest palace in Africa, it consists more than 100 courtyards, each with a unique traditional usage.[citation needed]
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Look up palace in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
- List of palaces
- Castle
- Great house
- Palas
- Kaiserpfalz (or Königspfalz)
- Imperial castle (Reichsburg)
- ^ a b c d American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (4th ed.). Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN 0-618-08230-1.
- ^ a b c Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Encyclopedia. Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster. 2000. ISBN 0-87779-017-5.
- ^ Mexico-Tenochtitlan: Ancient City
- ^ "UNESCO World Heritage List: Imperial Palaces of the Ming and Qing Dynasties in Beijing and Shenyang". UNESCO. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Michael Thompson's dream of winning his first PGA Tour event was walking up the final fairway with a big lead and very little stress.
The reality was much different Sunday in the Honda Classic.
He had a one-shot lead as he stood in the 18th fairway, some 240 yards from the flag with trouble in the way in the shape of large lake. The motto from his golf team at Alabama was to "finish strong," and Thompson did just that.
Instead of laying up, he drilled a 5-wood into the bunker left of the green, setting up a simple sand shot and a birdie he didn't even need. He closed with a 1-under 69, one of only five rounds under par on a punishing day at PGA National to finally become a PGA Tour winner.
"That for me kind of sealed the deal," Thompson said. "It allowed me to walk up the fairway and enjoy the experience, see the crowd and ... just finish strong."
The start wasn't bad, either.
Thompson holed a 50-foot eagle putt on the third hole, relied on a superb short game around the toughest part of the golf course to build a four-shot lead, and hung on for a two-shot win over Geoff Ogilvy that takes him places he always wanted to be.
He gets into his first World Golf Championship next week at Doral, and qualifies for two more WGCs this year at Firestone and in Shanghai. He's in the PGA Championship, gets to start next year in Hawaii and earned a two-year exemption on the PGA Tour.
And to think just two weeks ago he was so down after a 78-80 performance at Riviera that he wondered if he would ever make another cut.
"This week was magical," Thompson said. "Just had a groove and kept feeling it." Continued...
It turned out to be a big week for Ogilvy, too.
The former U.S. Open champion missed his past four cuts and had plunged to No. 79 in the world ranking. He already missed the Match Play Championship and was ready to miss another WGC next week at Doral until putting together four solid rounds.
He chipped in for birdie behind the 16th green and two-putted for birdie on the 18th for a 69 to finish alone in second, moving him up to No. 47 to get into Doral.
"I kind of penciled in a week off," Ogilvy said. "So it's nice, and it gets me back in the mix for the Masters."
Ogilvy has to stay in the top 50 by the end of the month to return to Augusta National. For now, he has smaller problems — he only packed enough for this week.
"I'm going to have to go do some laundry," Ogilvy said. "I haven't got a hotel room for tonight. But half the tour lives in this area, so I'm sure I can find somewhere to stay."
Luke Guthrie, tied with Thompson for the 54-hole lead, fell behind with a bogey on the second hole and closed with a 73 to finish third.
Tiger Woods was never in the picture. He started the final round eight shots behind, and whatever hopes he had of a rally ended on the sixth hole when he hit his drive so far to the right that the ball was never found.
Woods took double bogey, and only an eagle on the final hole kept the damage to a minimum. He closed with a 74 — his first time since the Masters last year that he failed to break par in any round of a 72-hole tournament — and tied for 37th.
It was the second straight year Woods closed with an eagle at PGA National — the difference was last year, it gave him a 62 and a tie for second. Continued...
"I think I passed 62 somewhere around 12," Woods said.
Despite a bogey on the final hole, Erik Compton had a 70 and was part of the five-way tie for fourth. Compton, who already has had two heart transplants, earned his first top-10 finish on the PGA Tour.
Thompson finished at 9-under 271, a strong performance considering the difficult course and the weekend wind. He was among three players who never shot over par at PGA National.
"You don't have to do much wrong to be making a bogey out there, so it's pretty impressive," Ogilvy said of Thompson's final round. "It's a great effort, really. As you say by the rest of the scores, it's a very hard golf course and it seems to get progressively harder in some ways. There's a disaster waiting everywhere.
"There's a lot of golf courses on tour that it might be easy to close out a golf tournament — or easier — but this is not one of them."
Thompson was at his best in the middle part of the final round.
He hit a tough chip off the pine straw to 3 feet for par on the 10th, and then hit flawless chips for easy par on the 11th and 14th holes to build a four-shot lead. Not even the late run by Ogilvy was enough to stop him.
"This is everything," Thompson said. "This is a childhood dream come true. I've dreamed of playing out here since I was 7 years old and to win, it's just unbelievable. I just can't put it into words. The whole day was awesome."
It was a mess for Woods.
He lost two balls in a span of eight holes (the other one in the third round Saturday) for what he believes is the first time in his career. He hit into the water on the 11th for another double bogey, and drove into the water on the 16th. Continued...
"I just made too many penalties this week," Woods said. "Today is a perfect example. I didn't play that poorly. I had two water balls and a lost ball. Take those away, and I missed two short birdie putts, and it was actually a decent score. So just got to clean up my rounds."
The final round was never going to be easy with the wind whipping on PGA National, and it showed. Of those who finished before the leaders even teed off, only two players managed to break par. Scoring was so difficult that Lucas Glover played the weekend in 2-over par and still tied for fourth.
"You don't move up very often — on tour — over par on the weekend, except for a place like this," Glover said.
Guthrie, who fell behind for good with a bogey on the second hole, did his best to stay in range until hitting his tee shot out of bounds on the 14th for a double bogey. From there, it was only a battle for second place.
Everyone else was long gone.
Westwood failed to save par on consecutive holes on the front nine and could never catch up. Charles Howell III, who started the day three shots behind and needed a win to get to the Masters in his hometown, fell apart on the back nine with a 41 and closed with a 78. Rickie Fowler made three bogeys on the first six holes and was never a factor.
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The Center of Excellence for the Social Determinants of Mental Health was launched in 2012 as the national center for the generation and dissemination of knowledge on the influence of social conditions on public mental health, particularly as it effects disadvantaged and marginalized populations. The Center is designed to increase understanding of the wider determinants of mental health, address mental health disparities and inequalities, develop and promote the concept of "public mental health," build community capacity for addressing the social conditions that impact mental health, and advance the integration of mental health considerations into legislative and public policy decision-making processes.
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- Cottrell, B. and Holliday, C. 2006. Role of the Faith Community as a Stakeholder in the Childhood Obesity Epidemic, CATCH Project (Communities Advocating for Their Children's Health), Oral, 137934. Public Health and Human Rights, American Public Health Association 134th Annual Meeting & Exposition, Boston, MA.
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Venture north east and experience China, a land where its ancient civilization is epitomised by the rolling Great Wall and its modernistic surge epitomised by the incandescent skylines of Shanghai. Escape Asia's booming cities with a visit to Mongolia with her endless plains, or the mountain scenery and alpine landscape of the Kingdom of Bhutan.


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But this could be stretching it: A dating website on Wednesday announced it was offering Salt Lake City $1.35 million to change the name of its Sugar House neighborhood to SugarDaddie.com for 10 years.
But the website — where wealthy gentlemen can hook up with ladies looking for well-heeled suitors — withdrew the offer Thursday evening, saying a response from Mayor Ralph Becker's office mocked the proposal.
The deal would have included changing Sugar House Park to SugarDaddie.com Park and changing the planned Sugar House Streetcar line to SugarDaddie Streetcar. Also, the Sugar House Community Council would have been called the SugarDaddie Community Council.
The offer caught City Councilman Soren Simonsen, who represents Sugar House, off guard.
"I haven't heard anything about it," he said with a laugh. "I don't know where to start with this discussion."
Simonsen surmised that it was either "corporate sponsorship run amok" or simply a brilliant "publicity stunt."
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Sugar Land took a pass on the offer.
SugarDaddie.com CEO Steven Pasternack, in a prepared statement, said the offer was no joke.
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But when contacted Thursday morning, Becker's office had not heard of the offer.
"It's all new to us," said spokesman Art Raymond. "But the Sugar House brand is not for sale."
And later Thursday, Pasternack's website sent another news release saying it was withdrawing the offer.
"First, we felt ignored," it said. "Then, comments began to get out to the media from City Hall. Then, we get a response via Twitter ... that clearly mocks our offer."
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Guide Price £650,000
Land for sale Maesteg Road, Bryn, SA13
A fantastic opportunity to acquire a 4 acre site with DPP for 32 detached houses. If you are a Land owner, or need advice on planning, please call Clifton Homes on 0117 3730077 alternatively please visit www.landmarket.co.uk
5 bedroom detached house for sale 1a St Davids Park, Margam, Port Talbot, SA13 2PA
A unique Potton Heritage Cottage built on a very generous plot with accommodation briefly comprising 4 bedrooms, 3 reception rooms and bespoke fully integrated kitchen / breakfast room. Two en-suites and triple garage. Must be viewed.
4 bedroom detached house for sale St David's Park, Margam, Port Talbot
A charming detached double fronted modern residence, built to an executive design, providing 3028 square feet of space, set within half an acre of gardens, backing onto level open fields where cattle and sheep graze. This wonderful and characteristic home, features solid Oak beams, pillars and ti...