| Florida did it but can balanced scoring lead Xavier to Final Four?
The hallmark of Florida's back-to-back national championship teams was the Gators' incredible scoring balance. In both title seasons, they put all five starters in double figures while never having one player average more than 14.3 points per game. .
Prices rise on four fronts
A friend of mine from the UK, says that the Uk has the title Rip off Britain, yet food, cars, houses and general good including computers, and all other electrical goods are cheaper than Australia. So why is this? Greed. You hear that stores increase value by up to 300%, why this rip off. Petrol in some parts of Brisbane are higher than Sydney. House prices in Brisbane are over valued by at least 100,000 dollars and yet Real Estate agents keep on ripping us off. Healh insurance going up, petrol rises and greed greed greed. Banks in Australia and New Zealand are the onlt first world countries who charge ATM fees. Posted by: Colin of Rip Off Brisbane 7:14am March 07, 2008 Comment 50 of 206 .
N.H. inns prepare for civil union guests
If the rainbow-painted deck chairs, fluttering rainbow flag and purple shutters don't make it clear, the Highlands Inn's toll-free number, 877-LES-B-INN, leaves no doubt as to whom this White Mountains resort caters to.Innkeeper Grace Newman began hosting commitment ceremonies at this self-proclaimed "lesbian paradise" — in the 1980s. Newman says she has lost track of the number of commitment ceremonies that have happened there; she estimates about 300 couples have honeymooned at the inn after getting civil unions in Vermont or marriages in Quebec, Canada, both short drives away.In 2008, the inn's 25th anniversary coincides with another milestone: legal recognition of civil unions by New Hampshire beginning Jan. 1. Newman, veteran host and overseer of many a union, isn't wasting any time. Two New Hampshire couples have agreed to get civil unions during the inn's annual New Year's Eve dance after the clock strikes 12.From the North Country to the Statehouse steps, other gay couples are making similar plans."It would be pretty easy to take a little break from the party and celebrate some civil unions," said Newman, who plans to get her own civil union with longtime partner Maria Doyle in September at the inn.The new law plants another rainbow-colored flag in New England, which has grown increasingly gay-friendly since neighboring Vermont became the first state to legalize civil unions in 2000.
Coming Up on 'FOX News Sunday': Four Influential Governors
We'll talk politics and policy with four influential governors and also look into the list of possible vice presidential choices. We sit down with Tim Pawlenty, R-Minn.; Mark Sanford, R-S.C.; Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Jon Corzine, D-N.J., only on "FOX News Sunday." Then, we'll discuss this week's New York Times story that used anonymous sources to go after Senator McCain. How solid was their story and did it do McCain more good than harm? Joining us will be our Power Panel: Brit Hume, Washington managing editor of FOX News; Mara Liasson of National Public Radio; Bill Kristol of The Weekly Standard, and Juan Williams of National Public Radio. .
Cajuns can’t hold on against Jags
MOBILE, Ala. The UL womens basketball teams season ended on Wednesday night following a 49-40 loss at South Alabama in the first round of the Sun Belt Conference Tournament. Louisiana (8-22) dropped to 3-14 all-time in Mobile and 2-7 all-time in the Mitchell Center with the loss. .
Boca Pharmacal gets OK for allergy drug
Boca Pharmacal said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given it final approval too market a generic version of Pamlab's Palgic oral solution, which treats allergic rhinitis, commonly called hay fever. The Coral Springs-based developer and distributor of generic drugs said it will launch its product immediately. Boca Pharmacal said the approval came out of its filing of an abbreviated new drug application. The company said it expects many similar applications to be approved in 2008. "This approval is another example of our commitment to providing affordable drug products to customers and consistent innovation in the pharmaceutical industry," Chief Executive Officer Robert J. Edwards Jr. said in a news release. "At Boca Pharmacal, we pride ourselves on our ability to offer lower-volume items that may have been overlooked by some of the larger generic companies." .
Need to know
HSBC Holdings has signed an agreement to sell Wealth & Tax Advisory Services USA to the participating managing directors for up to $65.8 million. PHH, the US mortgage and leasing business, is calling on Blackstone, the private equity group, to pay a $50 million break fee after a disagreement over bank financing forced the collapse of a $1.5 billion agreed takeover deal. RAB Capital, the hedge fund, increased its stake in Northern Rock to 7.59 per cent ahead of a crunch shareholder meeting at the stricken mortgage lender to be held later this month. RAB paid £30,000 for almost 350,000 shares. OMX, the Nordic stock exchange operator, said that its board of directors is unanimously recommending Borse Dubai's $4.99 billion cash offer for the company.
Winter Soldier Hearings
Get ready for the horrible, honest reality of the American occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan like you haven't heard it before. For four days, from March 13 through March 16, hundreds of U.S. veterans of the two wars will descend on Washington and testify in the "Winter Soldier" hearings about what they really did while they were serving their country in Iraq. And their experiences aren't pretty. The event is inspired by the Winter Solider tribunal held in 1971 by Vietnam War vets, including John Kerry. The name comes from a quote from Thomas Paine, the revolutionary who rallied George Washington's troops at Valley Forge, saying: "These are the times that try men's souls. The summer soldier and sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman." Paine was trying to keep Washington's army from deserting in the face of a bitter winter and mounting defeats at the hands of the British.
It's still a Big Easy feast
A tiny woman sitting next to us at the bar was well on her way to polishing off both halves along with a bottle of Beck's that was preceded by a cocktail or two. Let's face it, New Orleans is not for teetotalers or strict adherents of a carb-free diet. 'Bar-muda Triangle' After our Bywater hosts had polished off their share of the Domeliese's and Parasol's dividends, they suggested a crawl through some Bywater watering holes that are part of what's known as the "Bar-muda Triangle." I'd never been to either but was immediately struck by their down-home nature, which is a perfect antidote to too much enforced conviviality in the French Quarter. First up was Vaughn's Lounge. The name of the place is spelled out in nickels pressed into the worn stone stoop.
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