Tiger Woods makes rousing return at U.S. Masters

AUGUSTA: It was a rousing return to happier times for Tiger Woods on Thursday as the disgraced world number one rode the support of cheering fans to surge into contention in the U.S. Masters first round.

No-one, particularly an anxious Woods, could have been sure of the crowd”s reception on his return from self-imposed exile after revelations about his tawdry extra-marital affairs.

However, Woods could not have dreamed of a warmer welcome or better score from his first competitive golf in 144 days.

Playing under crushing scrutiny, it was a remarkable display by the American who finished with a pair of personal Masters firsts, including a four-under 68, marking the first time in 16 trips to Augusta that he had broken 70 in the opening round.

His round also included two eagles — another personal best at Augusta — helping him to finish two strokes behind leader Fred Couples.

More than his sparkling play, however, it was the glowing reception that proved most satisfying for Woods.

“It was unbelievable all day, the people I haven”t heard them cheer this loud in all my years here,” said Woods. “It helped me keep my spirits up.

Avie Woodbury sells both ghost spirits

Avie Woodbury from Christchurch, New Zealand finally sold her two souls at auction this week for a surprising sum. She explained that the ghosts were captured from her house, which was haunted, naturally.

After they were captured by a professional, the spirits were then stored in vials of holy water, which she claimed “dulls the spirits’ energy.”

Two souls held hostage inside blue-tinted holy water were auctioned off for almost $2,000 this week. Who are they? The seller’s old neighbors, but that didn’t stop her from making tidy little profit out of their imprisoned spirits.

The spirits are supposedly an old man who lived in her house in the 1920s and a “disruptive” little girl who showed up after a Ouija session.

Instead, two glass vials purportedly containing the ghosts of two dead people sold for $2,830 New Zealand dollars ($1,983) at an auction that ended Monday night.

The spirits are already with their new owner, but what does one do with two souls in tiny jars?

Mrs. Woodbury said they were the spirits of an old man who lived in her house during the 1920s and a powerful, disruptive little girl. She said she had to hire an exorcist to capture these spirits after she had experienced outlandish activities in her home. Mrs.Woodbury said:

I would get things like the jug boiling itself, touching on the back of my neck, voices from other rooms, and items going missing then turning up in weird places.I just want to get rid of them as they scare me. But someone might like these to play with.

She plans to donate the auction amount minus the exorcist’s fee of $100 to an animal charity.Meanwhile, the buyer of the spirits, an electronic cigarette company, asked the people to suggest ideas on what to do with the spirits. The company asked the people to vote on the following questions.

Would you release the spirits to live out the rest of their spirit lives to the full? Would you bury or burn them for safety? Do you think they’d make a refreshing beverage?

US Scanning Defied: FATA Delegation Returns

A six-member delegation of the National Assembly and Senate returned to Pakistan in protest after refusing a body scan at the Dulles International Airport, Washington.
Talking to the media persons at the Benazir Airport, head of the delegation Senator Abbas Khan Afridi said they were asked for a body-scan but they refused, as they termed the law discriminatory to parliamentarians of a sovereign country. He said they were informed before their arrival in the US that they would not face any such discrimination during their visit. The delegation went to the US on February 28 for a 15-day visit.

Rehman Malik Says TTP Behind Lahore Attack

ISLAMABAD PAKISTAN: The suicide bombing at a building in Lahore was carried out by the remnants of Taliban militants, Interior Minister said here on Monday.

Talking to media men after attending a Supreme Court hearing, Rehman Malik said, “the terrorists’ attacks would not dampen our spirits.”

Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan has been involved in all terror attacks committed in the country, Malik said. “They are hired killers and want to destabilize Pakistan,” he said.

Talking on the court hearing in Steel Mills corruption case Malik said the learned court has granted his plea and exempted him to attend the court proceedings.