Pot turns pigs into tasty pork roast
OLYMPIA: With Washington state about to embark on a first-of-its-kind legal market for recreational marijuana, the budding ranks of new cannabis growers face a quandary over what to do with the excess stems, roots and leaves from their plants.
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Regardless of how good a player you are, you will eventually be faced with some chip shots on every round you play. If you are not good at it then you will easily throw a number of shots just in no time. I have seen many players skull a chip shot on the final hole and miss an opport-unity to win a championship.
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ISTANBUL: In the absence of significant government support, private sector sponsorship has become the mainstay of art through the purchases and commissions of major banks like Ziraat Bankasi, Garanti, Akbank, and Yapi Kredi, and art-savvy
corporations.
Recently, independent collectors have also start ... More

Alignment is one of the key factors of a shot making which you can control. You need to align your feet parallel to the target line, place a square clubface to the target line and align your shoulders and hips in the same order. A player will never be consistent in his
or her performance while alignment is ... More

Squaring the clubface at impact and hitting the ball straighter is
arguably the hardest aspect of the game. When you look at the mechanics of a golf swing, it appears almost impossible to achieve. That is especially true with the longer clubs.
The shorter, higher lofted clubs compensate for a wrong swing path and non-square clubfa ... More

TOKYO: The Japanese division of lingerie maker Triumph International unveiled on Wednesday an ‘Abenomics’ bra, a
special edition it says offers a ‘growth strategy’ and a potential lift towards Japan’s elusive inflation target.
Launches of Triumph’s concept bras in Tokyo have become a regular eve ... More

GENEVA: Somalis may soon receive letters from abroad for the first time in more than 20 years after a deal was struck with United Nations’ (UN’s) postal agency, the latest step towards ending Somalia’s isolation following two decades of civil conflict.
But the challenges to bring the Horn of Africa country back into the ... More

SAN FRANCISCO: A northern California woman has been arrested on suspicion of spiking orange juice bottles with a
deadly dose of rubbing alcohol and stocking the bottles at a Starbucks coffee shop, law enforcement officials said on Tuesday.
Ramineh Behbehanian, 50, is accused of carrying two bottles of tainted juice into a Starbuck ... More

We are in the midst of peak golfing season. Nepal Professional Golfers Association (NPGA) will begin with Surya Nepal Golf Tour 2013-14, with the mega event — Surya Nepal Masters (SNM) from May 8 to 11. This year is the 20th edition of the SNM.
SNM, the country’s largest golf event is scheduled next week at the stunning Glene ... More

Bank of Korea to host weddings
SEOUL: Dealing with monetary policy and interest rates is the Bank of Korea’s main role, but in May it will start hosting weddings — in an auditorium hung with the portraits of former central bank governors. Employees from the Bank of Korea will be ... More

SYDNEY: An Australian lawyer, who for years has traded her staid court robes and wig for fur and lycra to sing pop tunes in her off hours, now stands only a step away from every musician’s dream — breaking into the top 10 on the music charts.
Luv Bomb, the debut single by ‘Bowie Jane&rsquo ... More

A shot hit through the sweet spot of the club has a magical feeling — no jerks and vibrations, just that buttery smooth feeling as the ball soars effortlessly towards the target. The reality of the game is that even the best players in the game cannot hit every shot off the sweet spot with a square clubface. Hitting the sweet spot a quarte ... More

Even the top players in the world cannot hit perfect shots every time, but they set a target before making an attempt on any shots. You must know your ability, whether your ball moves from right to left, left to right or flies straight. And you must have faith in your swing and try to swing the club to your ability ... More

STANSTED: Airport worker Chris Holmes made a bold decision to pursue his dreams—and he wrote all about it, in frosting, in a resignation letter on top of a cake. Holmes’ brother-in-law posted a picture of the cake to his Twitter account. The message reads: “Today is my 31st birthday, and having re ... More

The magic touch in the chip shot that makes your ball just take one hop and stop dead may probably deliver the most fascinating shot in the game. There may be various ways to teach this kind of shot, but a few basic principles are common to all those methods. Once you get a handle on them, you will be able to stick your pitch shots from almost a ... More

BAMAKO: Malian authorities will give French President Francois Hollande another camel after the one they gave him in thanks for helping repel Islamist rebels was killed and eaten by the family he left it with in Timbuktu, an official in Mali said.
A local government official in northern Mali said on Tuesday a replacement would be sent to ... More

NEW YORK: America’s ageing population is posing special challenges, fitness experts say, because it is difficult to design effective workout routines for people with such a wide range of abilities. For one 70-year-old, the goal may be to run a marathon, for another it is getting out of a chair.
“If you’re teaching 10-yea ... More

Players been armed with the ability and knowledge of shaping shots have a significant advantage on scoring compared to those who do not. When you can shape shots, you are able to avoid many situations and often get out of trouble and save pars from dreaded lies
or approach.
If you are a regular golfe ... More

‘pregnant man’ to appeal ruling rejecting divorce
PHOENIX: A transgender man who made worldwide headlines after he married and gave birth to three children will appeal an Arizona judge’s ruling denying him a divorce from his wife of 10 years, his attorneys said on Tuesday.< ... More

Battle rages over bones of England’s Richard III
LONDON : King Richard III is at the center of a new fight over the location of his final resting place, just weeks after the remains of the last English king to die in battle were found underneath a council car park. Archaeologists ann ... More

Not even the best players in the world can hit every fairway on their drives. PGA tours statistics of 2012 show that top driving accuracy was 73.0 per cent made by Jerry Kelly, and the second best is Heath Slocum with 71.69 per cent. World number one Golfer Tiger Woods managed to hit 63.93 per cent of the fairways. ... More

Even if you swing the club perfectly on the backswing, if it goes passed the parallel line, you are never going to strike the ball consistently. Most amateurs in search of a few yards lurk and lurch to end up over-swinging the club just to lose more distance and accuracy.
When you over-swing, your downswing ... More

Pope Francis trinkets sell briskly near Vatican
VATICAN CITY: Less than 48 hours after his surprise election, Pope Francis’s smiling face adorns pendants and devotional souvenir cards packaged with rosaries at the trinket stands near St. Peter’s Square. Small plastic bags contain ... More

No flag for Irish pub in Florida
FLORIDA: The owners of an Irish pub in northeast Florida said they were shocked to receive a citation for flying the Irish flag but have removed it to comply with alocal ordinance banning commercial display of non-US flags. The four sisters who own Culhane&rs ... More

Putting is the most important part of golf. Everybody can hit shots but the real difference is down to putting. I watched Tiger Woods in the Cadillac World Golf Championship last week and his win was attributed to his putting form.
You watch golf at any level, the winner of a tournament is mostly the player ... More