The incredible story behind Tiger Woods’ most famous shot at the Masters
Tiger Woods was aiming for a spot the size of a dime and nailed it.
Tiger Woods was aiming for a spot the size of a dime and nailed it.
<p>DUSHANBE: Darul Ta’zim created history by becoming the first Malaysian side to win an Asian-level football tournament after overcoming Tajikistan’s FC Istiklol 1-0 in the AFC Cup final at Republic Central Stadium today.</p> © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
<p>KUALA LUMPUR: 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) president and group executive director Arul Kanda Kandasamy has agreed to a live televised debate with DAP lawmaker Tony Pua without any conditions attached, withdrawing his earlier request for Pua to resign from the Public Accounts Committee.</p> © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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TOKYO — In Japan, data show women prefer vampires and men prefer witches―at least on Halloween. But judging by the huge numbers of women in sexy nurse uniforms and the dearth of male vampires we see around this time of year in Tokyo, apparently the two sides haven’t figures this out. No wonder the population is shrinking. If the government would only play cupid, toss in some Abenomics, eye of newt, and weird sisters into the mix, Halloween in Japan could possibly be the new Valentine’s... Читать дальше...
The association between yew trees and death goes back at least to the time of the ancient Greeks — as do some great yew trees, which can live for thousands of years. “The yew tree was sacred to Hecate, the Greek goddess associated with witchcraft, death, and necromancy. It was said to purify the dead as they entered Hades”. The yew was a symbol of sadness for British painers and poets until it was displaced by the more picturesque weeping willow, an eighteenth-century import from China