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On Sunday at 6:18 p.m., the kickoff of Super Bowl XLII will take place on a field in Phoenix, Ariz. Two teams, the N.Y. Giants and the New England Patriots, will play a game that surely will go down in the annals of football history." target="newplace"> .
'Vantage Point' Snags Box Office Crown
The weekend's other two debuts, Lionsgate's "Witless Protection" and MGM's "Charlie Bartlett," came in at Nos. 13 and 14, respectively. Box office revenues were down for the second straight week. The top 12 movies grossed $90 million, down 23 percent from last weekend and 10 percent from the same weekend in 2007. Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday. 1. "Vantage Point," $24 million. 2. "Jumper," $12.7 million. 3. "Spiderwick Chronicles," $12.6 million. 4. "Step Up 2 the Streets," $9.8 million. 5. "Fool's Gold," $6.3 million. 6. "Definitely, Maybe," $5.2 million. 7. "Juno," $4.1 million. 7. "Be Kind Rewind," $4.1 million. 9.
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He believes this issue will become more and more important over the next five to 10 years as the money runs out and politicians look for "politically correct" ways to cut the cost of health care. LeMaitre will talk for 20 minutes and then encourage as many questions as time permits. Town election: Last day to register March 5 The last day for nonregistered voters to register to vote for the town election is Wednesday, March 5. The town clerk's office at the Town Offices at 36 Bartlet St., Andover will be open until 8 p.m. on March 5 for new voter registrations. The annual town election is Tuesday, March 25, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. All precincts will vote at the Collins Field House at the Andover High School, 80 Shawsheen Road. The offices available on the 2008 ballot are: moderator: one for one year; selectman: one for three years; School Committee member: one for three years; Andover Housing Authority member: one for five years.
Weighing up Bradman's MCG legacy
In the MCG Long Room one morning this week, he augustly dared to take issue with Don Bradman. Moreover, the topic was one upon which Bradman was generally thought to be infallible: himself. The effect, however, was not to diminish the legend, but further it. McDonald recalled how Sir Donald once, upon seeing the youthful Sachin Tendulkar bat on television, summoned his wife, Lady Jessie, and said that the gifted Indian, more than any other batsman, most closely resembled himself in his prime. "Let me tell you, he was wrong," McDonald said affectionately. "Tendulkar is a textbook batsman, the sort coaches salivate about. But Bradman didn't bat anything like him." McDonald's point was not that Bradman was unorthodox, but that he batted on some higher plane, far beyond orthodoxy.
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