Woods: Headed in right direction under Foley

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Caddie Steve Williams and Tiger Woods during the pro-am for the Australian Masters.

MELBOURNE, Australia – Tiger Woods faces his first full year without a victory if he doesn’t defend this title this week in the Australian Masters. Whatever happens, he has no doubt his game is going in the right direction.

“If it happens, it happens,” Woods said Wednesday after seeing Victoria Golf Club for the first time. “I’m going to give it my best. But that doesn’t change my commitment to getting better.”

He won last year at Kingston Heath to wrap a week like no other in Melbourne, which featured record crowds that topped 100,000 over four rounds. It was his 82nd career victory, and he was No. 1 in the world with no argument.

Just over a week later, however, Woods crashed his car into a fire hydrant and revelations began to unfold about his extramarital affairs, which shattered his image and rocked his world on and off the golf course.

Woods is not looking at his return Down Under as a chance to come full circle. It was in Australia when a supermarket tabloid first linked him to a New York nightclub hostess. And it was in Australia where he last looked like such a daunting figure in the sport.

“I’m here to defend a title,” Woods said. “I’m playing a great golf course and a great field. That’s the way I look at.”

Asked if he had mixed emotions, Woods shook his head.

“I wanted to come back,” he said. “I love it down here.”

Woods is part of a field that includes Geoff Ogilvy, who has been a member of Victoria since he was a teenager and has played this sandbelt course more than any other in the world. Also playing is Sergio Garcia, Camilo Villegas, Robert Allenby and Stuart Appleby.

Woods lost his No. 1 ranking two weeks ago to Lee Westwood, who widened the gap with a runner-up finish in Shanghai. Woods figures the only way to get it back is to do what he did to get there – win tournaments.

He hasn’t come particularly close all year, only twice being in contention in the final round this year.

Woods did not say how far along he was in his swing change, only that he is starting to put together streaks of four or five holes, and even a couple of rounds during a tournament.

Woods has been working with Sean Foley since the PGA Championship in August, and he revealed Wednesday that he wasn’t sure he wanted to change his swing. He already had gone through two swing overhauls with Butch Harmon and one with Hank Haney.

Foley first spoke to Woods at Whistling Straits, and Woods said he didn’t commit to changing until a week later.

“I was waffling,” he said. “Every night I was like, ‘Should I do this?’ One more week at home is when I made the commitment.”

Now he’s trying to figure out how much longer before he changes on the golf course.

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Arizona right, forcing police to resell weapons confiscated firearms stirs concerns

by Sonu Munshi - 26 October 2010 12 H.
The Arizona Republic

When Governor Jan Brewer signed 1108 SB in April, he made headlines for U.S. citizens in Arizona carry concealed firearms without autorisation.Mais some question a provision that grows resell weapons confiscated guns dealers local police departments allowed.

Peoria City Council last week adopted a measure allowing police to continue their current practice of destroying most of the confiscated weapons.

Although the laws of the State requires the resale of weapons, officials in the town of Northwest Valley say SB 1108 allows local bans.Police fear Peoria resale could put weapons in between bad hands.

Senator Russell Pearce, R-Mesa, who proposed the law stated that the next legislative session it plans to fix the "fault" agencies using "skirt the law" and destroy "perfectly good weapons."

He said that the idea was to "prevent the destruction of legitimate, legal, weapons which may be sold to distributors authorized".

Currently, Apache Junction is the only city in the Valley as the Arizona Republic regularly sell weapons confisquées.Certains policing Valley said that they would adhere to the new law of the State if necessary, while others said that they will continue to follow local policies and destroying confiscated weapons.

Arizona, according to the National Rifle Association, is the third State in the nation to require the sale of weapons confisquées.Kentucky and Tennessee are the other two.

The NRA spokesman Alexa Fritts said that the Group considers selling weapons to an authorized agent ensures that guns go law-abiding lois.Idéalement, Chaska, Minnesota, police chief Scott Knight, who is Chairman of the Committee of firearms, the International Association of Chiefs of police, said they hope confiscated weapons would be released into circulation in the market.

Peoria city attorney Steve Kemp said "the public interest is best served" does not resale of guns.

"We are deeply aware that studies conducted by the Ministry of justice of the United States (suggest) that, in many of violence to the Mexico drug cartels, arms could come from the United States, and that we do not want to be involved in any way in their arms purchases," said Kemp.

Peoria Larry quoted Ratcliff prominent recent examples of Las Vegas and Washington, D.C., in which the weapons used in crimes were police chief goes back to resales of enforcement of the law in Memphis, Tennessee

"I would rather not Peoria name associated to any shootings or, worse, murders," he said.

Ratcliff said the approximately 10 000 $ to $20,000 would obtain annually in sales of weapons is not worth the effort.

Pearce said he was surprised cities aren't jumping on this as a means of strengthening the income of the city.

Apache Junction changed its order to begin to do all that, in 2007, sales, confiscated weapons valued at $100 or more.

While not a "mostly", Apache Junction police captain Thomas Kelly said: "you can get a few dollars them without destroying them."

Several towns in the Valley, including Phoenix, Scottsdale, Gilbert and Glendale, destroy most armes.Le Sergeant Steve Martos, a spokesman for the Phoenix, said he was political destruction or melt in the majority of weapons or trade some dealers for weapons to the needs of the Department licensed through city police.

"But they are rare, Martos said.

Glendale and said Phoenix even if their policy was allowed to destroy if they must adapt to new laws, they comply.

Avondale destroying weapons until the new loi.Pour now, they are stored in a warehouse until the police officers was seek counsel on how to proceed, direction city spokesperson.

In 2003, with the support of Mayor Mesa then Keno Hawker, changed its policy to destroy weapons to leave room for auction arms with a value of $100 or more for the Mesa current practical autorisés.La distributors is destroy, police spokesman Sgt. Ed Wessing said.

Mesa Advisor Dennis Kavanaugh, an opponent of long-standing agencies selling firearms, said that the new law of the State upsets him even more.

"We should not have the Legislative Assembly of the State to local police departments dictating policy, said Kavanaugh.".

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4,000 put Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon runners on the right track

MYRTLE BEACH - Almost an hour after the winner of the inaugural Myrtle Beach Mini Marathon crossed the finish line Denise Lane finished its first half marathon, songs and scream with raised arms.

For most runners near 4000 in the race, he did not win; it is to achieve.

"I started training in January," said Lane, Baltimore. "I had to do for my birthday ^th 40 three years ago but I had injuries after the blessure.Après two knee operations, a bulging disk and a herniated disc, I'm on track, and I've done!

"I shooting for 2 h 45, and never, I expect to come through 2: 17, which was very interesting," says.

13.1-Mile race was created by continental event and managing sports to be fun for experienced riders and inexperienced tant.Le start of the race of the knights jousting mounted Medieval Times, and the term included six band and a DJ on the road course, the music at the finish line and a band on the part of the equine beach.

"Myrtle Beach is fun, so I think they did a really nice job," said participant Anita Dwyer of Wilmington, N.C. "the energy and enthusiasm was extraordinary." People were everywhere, and the bands and music on the route was really cool.Je thought the course was really Joli.

"If you've never been to Myrtle Beach, it strikes the hot spots." It took you past Broadway at the beach, Medieval Times, the centre commercial [Grand coast] and ocean boulevard and it is well organized.?

The course ends with walk around ninth avenue to the North."It is nice and flat and has a great spot for finishing," declared winner of the race Gary Curran of Asheville, N.C.

Director of race Pozo de Robert welcomed this inaugural event, which included a race 5 km Saturday and other events over a period of three days.

"This is a phenomenal event," said the Pozo. "We really appreciated that he rowth signal and really well passé.Je believe that we met all the numbers, we wanted to.

Myrtle Beach has carried out the red carpet and these people are going to go home with a good taste what southern hospitality is really... I would say tomorrow we are going to start planning for next year.?

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