| Time running out, admits Megson
But we are looking to get another forward into the football club. But, just like everybody else, we are running out of time. Eidur would have fit the bill, but unfortunately he's at a huge football club and he wants to stay there." Full story in Wednesday's The Bolton News .
Low Cost Shared-Ride Shuttle Introduced at London Airports Nov. 1
LONDON, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Travelers to London, where a taxi between airport and hotel can cost a heart-stopping $125, are about to get a break. Beginning Nov. 1, National Express Group, the leading UK transportation company, will introduce dot2dot, a shared-ride airport transfer service running between Heathrow and Gatwick airports and central London hotels. The new service, priced at 22 pounds ($44.66) per person, is the UK's first large-scale airport shuttle. With a maximum of four stops on any trip, it is designed to reduce the hassle as well as the expense of getting to and from the airport. The UK company hopes to get a boost in the North American market through its affiliation with GO Airport Shuttle, a consortium of airport shuttle providers that service more than 100 airports throughout the United States and Canada.
Storm clouds gather as Clinton's campaign approaches D-Day
But there is bad news on that front too. According to MSNBC and Associated Press, which have been surveying the super-delegates on a regularly, about 25 undecided super-delegates have plumped for Obama in the past week and there have also been defections from the Clinton camp to the Obama camp. The third problem is her continuing money woes. Clinton was spending most of Monday in Washington holding "low dollar" fund-raising rallies, which are designed to get her rank-and-file supporters to part with a bit more cash. Meanwhile, Obama is raking in record amounts from donors online, enabling him to outspend her on advertising in this crucial week. The dilemma for Clinton now is how to wage this last stand. She must choose her words against Obama carefully or risk having them appear in Republican TV ads later.
Hillary's Mutnemom!
Dickerson vs. Maguire: Did Karl Rove dissemble to the special prosecutor by not revealing he'd talked to Time's Matt Cooper about Valerie Plame? Slate's John Dickerson (Cooper's former Time colleague) suspects yes. JustOneMinute's Tom Maguire tries to shoot holes in Dickerson's account. Rove apparently claims he didn't remember talking to Cooper--it was only when Time reporter Viveca Novak tipped off his lawyer that his memory was jogged. Dickerson says it's implausible that Rove would forget the Cooper conversation after: a) Rove wrote an ass-covering email about it; b) Cooper wrote a story saying unnamed "government officials" had leaked to him about Plame; c) Washington made a big fuss over the Plame disclosure; d) Plame's husband specifically accused Rove of outing her; e) Bush's press secretary was barraged with questions about Plame leaks and seemingly denied Rove was involved; f) Rove received a subpoena with Matt Cooper's name on it; and g) Cooper made headlines by almost going to jail for refusing to talk.
What's on in the UK in 2008
THINKING about a trip to Old Blighty? Need some inspiration? Have a look through this comprehensive list of things to see and do in the UK in 2008. Wedgwood Museum Spring 2008 Stoke-on-Trent Following a £5.85m Heritage Lottery Grant, The Wedgwood Museum Trust is currently constructing a new building to house the majority of the Wedgwood ceramic archive and art collection, so creating a new museum of international significance. Not since 1906 will so much of the archive been out of storage and on view to scholars, tourists and other visitors from around the world. www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk Press contact for further details: Graeme Whitehead, General Manager tel: 01782 282987/ email: graeme-whitehead@wedgwood.com Bodyflight Opening March 2008 Clapham (nr. Bedford) This indoor skydiving simulator will be opening a range of extra leisure facilities in March 2008, including a gym complex with a sauna and swimming pool.
Digger used to ram home of 'drugs baron'
Police have used a digger to ram the home of a suspected millionaire drug trafficker as raids were carried out across the South East. More than 500 officers were involved in the dawn operation, codenamed Eaglewood, targeting a £100 million cocaine trafficking and money laundering empire. .
S.C. Teacher of the Year finalists announced
It was the first time in several years an educator from Richland, Lexington or Kershaw counties did not make the list. The winner — who will be announced at an April 25 banquet in Columbia — will get a year's leave from the classroom to travel around the state and to attend national conferences representing more than 50,000 fellow educators; $25,000; and use of a BMW sports car for a year, among other things. The four remaining finalists, or Honor Roll teachers, will receive $10,000 each. .
NHL notebook
Minnesota Wild defenseman Nick Schultz signed a $21 million, six-year contract extension Saturday, a few months before he would have hit the market as an unrestricted free agent. Schultz, 25, who has served as the Wild's captain for January and February, is playing this season on a one-year, $1.85 million deal. His 428 career games are the third-most in team history. ''He's been steady. He's been solid for us. He's been growing as a player, too. He's been playing much better,'' coach Jacques Lemaire said after practice at Parade Ice Garden in Minneapolis. Schultz, a second-round pick by the Wild in their first draft in 2000, has 18 goals and 55 assists with only one game missed to injury in his six-year career. He leads the club in blocked shots with 102 and has one goal and 10 assists this season.
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