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CEO Update – June 2016
June 2016 RPR Product Release
On June 28, 2016, RPR released version 1.51 marking the 52nd product release since its launch in September 2010. Now REALTORS® using zipForm® can link their RPR account with their zipForm® account. This integration then allows for select public records data fields from RPR to flow directly into a new zipForm® transaction. Likewise, REALTORS® can access RPR directly from their zipForm® account.
In addition, this latest version of RPR includes a new Help Widget that makes accessing customer support articles from within RPR seamless. To learn more about all of the new RPR updates, visit the RPR customer support site.
New RPR Mobile™ / SentriLock® Integration
As of June 2016, over 223,000 REALTORS® have downloaded RPR Mobile™, which makes the new integration with SentriSmart™ by SentriLock even more valuable. With the June product release, RPR and SentriLock have completed a new integration between the two mobile apps. The new integration allows REALTORS® accessing SentriLock from their smartphone or tablet to now have one-click access to the property details within the RPR app. All that is required is for the REALTOR® to have both apps on their smartphone or tablet. If the REALTOR® does not have the RPR app the first time they access the property detail link from the SentriSmart™ app, they will be prompted with simple download instructions.
RPR's AMP™ Nominated for Prestigious Innovator Award
The Advanced Multi-List Platform™ (AMP™), a technological initiative that will reimagine the architecture of the modern MLS system, has been nominated for an Inman 2016 Innovator Award. RPR AMP™ allows application developers to provide a broad range of products so that MLSs can offer subscribers choice and flexibility in the tools they provide. "Front end of choice" is a concept the real estate industry has been talking about for years; now with AMP™ it is a reality. Choice opens the database to innovative developers to create applications that are available across all MLSs powered by AMP™. That makes it easy for MLSs to deliver more options to brokers and agents. For more information, visit the RPR blog.
Six Execs Share Best Practices for RPR Adoption & Usage
At the NAR Legislative Meetings in Washington D.C., RPR announced that over 1,000,000 REALTORS® now had access to their licensed local and Regional MLS data, integrated within the RPR Platform. While this is an important milestone, representing the vast majority of REALTORS® receiving the full value of RPR's many features and tools, RPR remains focused on offering robust support, training and technical integrations to assist agents and brokers in getting the highest value from RPR.
Recently six MLS Executives offered their insight to leveraging these RPR support and training programs, in order to achieve usage rates as high as 45% in their market areas. To read more about how RPR can assist your members in getting the highest value from this REALTOR® only member benefit, visit the RPR blog.
RPR Holds Broker CIO Conference
As part of RPR's ongoing commitment to provide high value tools, features and support to brokerage firms and franchises, RPR hosted its 2nd CIO conference on May 23-24, 2016 in Chicago, IL. The focus of the meeting was to engage C-level staff representing, Information / Technology, Finance, Marketing and Communications departments, in order to provide an industry update on both RPR's Advanced Multi-List Platform™ (AMP™), and RPR's technology development of the Upstream Project, an RPR progress report, and presentations on RPR support programs designed specifically for brokerage firms and franchises.
Alon Chaver, CIO at HomeServices of America said, "RPR has taken a very comprehensive and long term vision to leverage its resources for the collective benefit of our industry, and I was very glad to learn about more about RPR's approach.
Attendees included participants from 15 different organizations representing both large independent brokerages and national franchises. For more information, visit the RPR blog.


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About this work of Art
A landscape painting in oil on wood panel by Tim Woodcock-jones. 40cm x 30cm. unframed.
A view towards Ashridge from Pitstone Hill in the Chilterns.
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- Size : H 30cm cm x W 40cm cm

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Saturday, 20 September 2014
Christmas Open Day
58 comments:
Pretty cards AndreaReplyDelete
Very nice cardsReplyDelete
Hugs rian
What pretty Christmas cards Andrea. I hope the open day goes really well. I would love to go if the distance was less. Have a crafting weekend xReplyDelete
Lovely cards Andrea, I have these paper pads and art pads, the quality is fantastic. I love using them.ReplyDelete
Chris xx
Such cute cards! These papers and images go so well together.ReplyDelete
Lovely cards. The art pads are brill.ReplyDelete
Hope the open day goes well.
Just love these artpads and the beautiful background papers. Such a delicate colour and my favourite. Have a great day.ReplyDelete
Love Val in Spain x
So so cute, I am really behind on my Christmas coloring, think I need an artpad to de-stress me.ReplyDelete
Both gorgeous cards AndreaReplyDelete
Hugs Dianne xx :)
This is stunning xReplyDelete
These are gorgeousReplyDelete
Two lovely christmas cards - adorable images. Hope to pop over to the shop this afternoon x Susan xReplyDelete
Cute cards - good inspiration for the Christmas seasonReplyDelete
Love the snow man cards. Where did that bit of glittery tinsel come form I'd like some xReplyDelete
2 beautiful cards here, and unfortunately we´ll soon see lots of snowmen both on the cards and outside too, but these two are really cute, and sooo well made. Wonderful work ladies, sooo gorgeous decorated too.ReplyDelete
Beautiful cards today.ReplyDelete
Sharon x
These are gorgeous. I love the cute image, beautiful papers and fabulous layouts too.ReplyDelete
Sue xx
Great Christmas cards!ReplyDelete
Beautiful cards, my favourite artpadReplyDelete
Lovely cards. I have this art pad and think its fab.ReplyDelete
Vicki C
What cute cards. Hope everyone who can get to the open day has a fab time.ReplyDelete
Toni xx
Awww, they are so very pretty!ReplyDelete
Won't be able to make it today unfortunately, but I guess that means I can save my pennies for the Harrogate fair in a few weeks. will see you guys there! x
Have a great day everyoneReplyDelete
Gorgeous cards! Have a fabulous day! XxxReplyDelete
What a beautiful Christmas cards. St stamps are so cute.ReplyDelete
Nice weekend.
Hugs, AStrid.
These are so gorgeous! Such beautiful colours!ReplyDelete
Wjat a sweet card and has brightened my day as very gloomy weather here! Lovely! Thank you.ReplyDelete
Sweet cards, so pretty, xxxReplyDelete
Hi AndreaReplyDelete
These cards are so cute and adorable love em !!! .. hugs sarah xx
I love snowmen! These are adorable! Gorgeous papers too!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous Christmas cards - love them. Have a fabulous day in the shop xxxReplyDelete
Thanks Anfrea, these cards are beautiful and the Christmas Artpads are so much useful!ReplyDelete
OOOps... my digit was incorrect! Sorry, Andrea :-(ReplyDelete
Andrea your cards are fabulous. Such cute images, lovely patterned paper and wonderful touches of sparkle.ReplyDelete
Lovely cards those snowmen are so cuteReplyDelete
Jackie x
Simply gorgeous are your cards and so adorable are your images xReplyDelete
Beautiful cards!ReplyDelete
These are both so sweet!! I love the papers used on them!ReplyDelete
Two lovely cards, love the frosty colours.ReplyDelete
So cute - love the snow people.ReplyDelete
I wish I could visit the lovely shop! I hope everyone that does go today has a great time! Today's cards are lovely! I always love seeing jolly snowmen xReplyDelete
Gorgeous card, love the colours and those darling snowmen :)ReplyDelete
Tanya xx
Sooooo sweet!ReplyDelete
Would love to have been there, two very cute cardsReplyDelete
Gorgeous cards , so sweet,ReplyDelete
Lorraine x
Gorgeous creations,really cute and pretty layouts.ReplyDelete
Lovely cards! I love the snowman images and they look great on these layouts. The tinsel used on the cards looks fab. Debra xReplyDelete
Stunning cards and gorgeous images. I spent loads of money at the LOTV stand at Ally Pally today. Hugs, Carol S.xxReplyDelete
Such pretty cardsReplyDelete
Beautiful cards! Wish I lived closer to go to the Open Day!ReplyDelete
Great snow people. I love them. They are so cute.ReplyDelete
beautiful cards!! love these!!ReplyDelete
Moxie Craftie
Beautiful cards, good luck with the Open Day! Susan xReplyDelete
Darling cards! Love the papers and embellishments! Sweet snowmen designs from the Art Pad!ReplyDelete
Really pretty cards! xReplyDelete
- Anonymous23 September 2014 at 12:38
Beautiful cards, really love the soft colours.ReplyDelete
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We will cut china and solder the pieces making pendants. Then we'll add black patina for that weathered look, all attached to a gun metal chain. Vintage jewelry remnants or beads may be added. An option will be to apply resin to the china after the piece is complete to add a beautiful clear coating. Some soldering experience will make this class easier, but is not required. All supplies for the class will be provided.
Techniques learned:
- basic soldering
- soldering "dots"
- cutting china with nippers
- deconstructing found jewelry
- applying patina
- basic wire wrapping
- optional: mixing and applying resin
Class size: 8 students max.
Fee: $50
- Prepayment required.
- 24 hour cancellation notice required for refund. Please try to allow 48 hours for cancellation so that I may notify others on the waiting list.
- Must be at least 14 year old.


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Kellogg School of Management Dean Sally Blount '92 hosts prominent leaders from business, government and civil society who engage the Kellogg community in thought-provoking discussions about key issues facing the business community and the world at large. Watch the interviews here.
Innovation in China Requires Deep Social Change
CHINA DAILY USA - Apr. 30, 2015: Guanghua School of Management Dean CAI Hongbin weighs in on China's path from imitator to innovator. The event was part of Guanghua's annual China-US Business Forum on Finance and Innovation held in New York City.
China on Long, Slow Road to Reform
WALL STREET JOURNAL - Mar. 5, 2015: Amid calls for-and commitments to-market reform in favor of innovation and consumerism, the hand of the state remains strong. Quote from Professor LIU Qiao on the reality of the situation.
What Chinese Companies Want from International Deals
HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW - Feb. 12, 2015: Guanghua-Kellogg Executive MBA Professors MA Li and ZHANG Zhixue discuss the evolving landscape of foreign direct investment (FDI) in China. As markets mature and domestic firms set their sights on global expansion, Chinese companies invest according to three main goals: access to physical resources, access to high-end and advanced technology, and access to mature and global markets.
Northwestern's Kellogg School offers new China MBA
FORTUNE - Feb. 17, 2014: Fortune discusses the addition of the Guanghua School of Management, the "Harvard Business School of China," to the Kellogg EMBA Global Network.
Kellogg ties up with Guanghua for Executive MBA in Beijing
FINANCIAL TIMES - Feb. 17, 2014: The Financial Times reveals details of the new Guanghua-Kellogg Executive MBA, a program that was launched to educate and prepare the modern executive conducting business in China and in the "complex global economy."
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Customer Service Rep / Customer Service Account Manager
- Employer
- United Energy Services, Inc
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Posted
- Aug 08, 2018
- Closes
- Aug 22, 2018
- Function
- Customer Service
- Industry
- Other
- Career Level
- Experienced (Non-Manager)
- Hours
- Full Time
Are you often told how great you are with people? Are you all about problem solving? Do you enjoy being part of a solution and teaching others? If you've answered yes to all these questions then please continue reading! Coastline Consulting is expanding in Baltimore and hiring for our customer service position. The position starts entry level. Coastline Consulting offers career advancement opportunities into managerial positions based on merit and aptitude. Responsibilities include: Providing exceptional customer service to potential and current customers Conducting daily sales presentations and acquire new customers for clients Upholding company values and standards Acting with professionalism Adding positive value to company environment If you are reading this job post you have probably seen many others with a similar outline and could be wondering what makes Coastline Consulting different? Why should you apply to us? Benefits include (and are not limited to): Weekly incentives and bonuses All expense paid conference events and trips Ability to receive one in one coaching directly from the CEO Competitive and team oriented with culture Access to business coaching from leaders nationwide Career advancement opportunities into upper management Coastline Consulting is looking to fill this position as soon a possible. We have already started conducting interviews and spots are limited. If you want to learn more about our firm, vist us at the position requires: 2-week training course in product and sales techniques Daily sales presentations on behalf of our energy client Acquire new (quality) customers Provide exceptional customer service to current customers Uphold company and client values Act with professional integrity CANDIDATES WITH ANY OF THE FOLLOWING EXPERIENCE OR INTEREST IN, PLEASE APPLY: Entrepreneurial mindset, entrepreneur, sales, customer service, management, manager, marketing, administrative, HR, entry level, purchasing, director, retail, telecommunications, restaurant, banking, advertising, supervisor, public relations, PR, hotel, hospitality, communications, social services, business and sales psychology, collections, pharmaceutical sales, buyer, recruiter, sales, sales management, marketing management, full time sales, full time marketing, full time management, entry level management, entry level sales, entry level marketing, inside sales, account sales, retail marketing, retail sales, customer service, business management, B2B sales, outside sales, marketing/advertising specialist, entry level sales and marketing, sports minded, management training, team training, consulting, consultant, business opportunity, business development, marketing coordinator, customer care, customer relations, customer acquisition, customer conversion, direct sales, direct marketing, face to face marketing, face to face sales, customer satisfaction, restaurant management, restaurant service, customer service adviser, customer service analyst, team leader, leadership, team building, sports management, sports administration, sports marketing, sports advertising, public relations, leadership sales, sales director, marketing director, promotional marketing, promotional sales, retail sales, retail management, retail marketing, brand manager, brand management, real estate, insurance, telecommunications, restaurant, hotel, communications, buyer, opportunity, advancement opportunity, advancement, growth opportunity, growth, recruiter, marketing professional, sales professional, public relations management, public relations manager, advertising, non-profit, non-for profit, training, trainer, personal trainer, electronics, career focused, career development, career minded, brand ambassador, brand management, brand manager, promotional marketing, promotional sales, entrepreneur, entrepreneur management, entrepreneur mindset. 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XERUN STOCK Spec v3.1 ESC
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FOR STOCK Spec Races
For 1/10, 1/12 Car, (1/8 Rock Crawler)
ROAR approved for ROAR SPEC racing!
- Zero timing firmware for ROAR SPORTMAN races and other fair races.
- Supercharged firmwarev(with turbo timing) for SUPER STOCK competitions.
- Light weight heat-sink and cases are most suitable for STOCK class races.
All in One. Up to ten profiles can be stored in the memory and imported or exported easily.
Factory pre-set profiles include:Blinky mode, Modify Mode, Stock mode, Practice mode, Off-road mode, Drift mode, and Crawler mode.
- Built-in Electronic Switch, long life, and high reliability saves space on the chassis.
- External Programming Port (EPP) is easy to connect and functions as a power port for an additional fan.
- Advanced Dynamic Timing technology provides more customization possibilities for the highest level competitions.
- Precise throttle and brake control, more options in setting of drag brake and brake strength, new punch and brake rate control functions, and throttle and brake curves through the PC client.
- Integrated Data logger can record the maximum temperature of ESC and motor as well as the maximum RPM. LCD Programming box can be used to check data easily in the pits.
- Multi Protection Functions makes running your ESC safe with ESC and Motor overheat protection, low voltage cutoff and throttle signal loss protection.
- Easily programmed with the Wifi Express programming module, Multifunction LCD Program Box and USB Link Software.
(Note: XERUN V3.0 ESC ONLY works with the new version of the USB Link Software: the version no earlier than V3.0_Beta_120401)
- New USB LINK Software graphic interface provides extra parameters for advanced settings.
- ESC firmware can be updated through the USB adapter in the LCD Program Box.
- Also suitable for rock crawler pro races when using "Crawler" working mode.
|Xerun 120A V3.1 ESC
|Xerun STOCK Spec ESC
|Continuous: 120A
Burst: 760A
Continuous: 100A
Burst: 600A
|Input * Note #1
|4-9 cells NiMH/NiCd
2-3S LiPo
|Built-in BEC
|6V@3A (linear mode)
|6V@3A (linear mode)
|0.0003 Ohm
|0.0003 Ohm
|Motor Supported
|Sensored and sensorless brushless motors
|Suitable Motor
|With 2 Lipo or 4-6 NiMH
1/10 on-road: >=3.5T, 1/10 off-road: >=5.5T
With 3 Lipo or 7-9 NiMH
1/10 on-road: >=5.5T, 1/10 off-road: >=8.5T
With 2 Lipo or 4-6 NiMH
1/10 on-road: >=4.5T, 1/10 off-road: >=5.5T
With 3 Lipo* or 7-9 NiMH
1/10 on-road: >=6.5T, 1/10 off-road: >=8.5T
|Suitable Car
|1/10,1/12 all competitions
1/10,1/8 rock crawler
|Cooling Fan
|37.5mm(L) * 31mm(W) * 29.5mm(H)
/ 37mm(W) includes wire connectors
|37.5mm(L) * 31mm(W) * 32mm(H)
(w/o wires, cooling fan)
|* Note #1
For 7-9 cells NiMH/NiCd or 3S LiPo, the standard cooling fan must be changed to 12V high voltage fan.
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A couple of Thursdays ago, I drove from New York City to Philadelphia and back to schmooze with librarians, promote my work, and do a good deed by helping staff the Sisters in Crime booth at the Public Library Association's biennial convention. Parent organization ALA, the American Library Association, stated in a March 6 press release:
"During this dynamic time of change, thousands of public librarians, library professionals, authors, publishers and vendors from across the country and around the world will meet in Philadelphia, March 13 – 17, for the Public Library Association (PLA) 2012 Conference to discuss a host of pressing issues affecting the future of public libraries, such as access to e-book lending, library funding, new technologies and advocacy.
"According to the American Library Association's 2010-2011 Public Library Funding & Technology Access Study, more than 74 percent of libraries offer software and other resources to help patrons create resumes and employment materials, and 72 percent of libraries report that staff helped patrons complete online job applications.
"Public libraries not only provide free access to information, but also to e-books and other digital content. Over two-thirds (67.2 percent) of libraries now offer access to e-books, up 12 percent from two years ago. According to the e-book distributor OverDrive, library patrons checked out 35 million digital titles in 2011, up from 15 million circulations in 2010. Unfortunately, access to this valued resource is in jeopardy as several major publishers have decided not sell or license e-books to libraries, dramatically limiting the options available to readers."
We mystery writers know that librarians are a writer's best friends and that libraries are hard pressed, with cuts in funding and the whole book industry in flux and disarray. Sisters in Crime is now in its second year of offering its "We Love Libraries" grants: a drawing for $1,000 each month to a library that submits a photo of its staff members holding books by Sisters in Crime member authors, to be spent solely on acquiring books (not necessarily mysteries).
So while I hailed passersby—"Hi! Do you read mysteries?"—and offered them first-chapter chapbooks and bookmarks for Death Will Extend Your Vacation, my new mystery due out next month, free hardcover copies of my first book (I brought fifty, and I was determined not to take a single one home with me), and postcards promoting Outrageous Older Woman, my new CD (hey, why not? many of the librarians were in my demographic, ie old enough to appreciate my songs), I was also helping SinC Library Liaison Mary Boone and Liaison emerita Doris Ann Norris (who calls herself the Two-Thousand-Year-Old Librarian) encourage librarians to join Sisters in Crime themselves, let their digital name tags be swiped to enter drawings for goodie packets of mysteries (and incidentally join the SinC mailing list), and take information about applying for one of the grants.
I shared my two-hour slot at the SinC booth with fellow mystery authors Robin Hathaway, Elena Santangelo, and Merry Jones. I ran into Hank Phillippi Ryan in the blocks-long corridor before I even reached the exhibit hall and Jane Cleland at the registration desk. I left some chapbooks with the folks at the Cengage booth, the parent company of my current publisher, Five Star. Once my stint was over, I headed for the Booklist exhibit, lured by the promise of a wine and cheese party and encouraged by the fact that Booklist just gave Death Will Extend Your Vacation a good review. The corner area was packed. I spotted Otto Penzler and the Caroline half of Charles Todd, as well as Hank and Jane again, in the first thirty seconds.
But I hit the jackpot when I got to meet Tiffany Schofield, the Five Star person I've exchanged dozens of emails with but never met face to face before. She's crucial to the launch of my book and getting copies to the right place at the right time (eg Malice), and I was thrilled to get a chance to talk with her in person. Luckily, she was equally thrilled. We were averaging a hug about every three minutes for a while there. I never did get any wine or cheese, but I drove back to New York a happy mystery writer.
6 comments:
- Cindy Smith said...
Libraries are so important to the community. It's heartbreaking to see the funding, hours and personnel cut back. My husband and I visit the library regularly these days, and are lucky to live in an area where several small branches as well as the main library are maintained (although with reduced hours). Good job kudos to SinC for their support to libraries!
Cindy Smith
- March 29, 2012 at 9:41 AM
- Jacqueline Seewald said...
Running into Tiffany, that is so cool! Also, congrats on the good review of your new novel. Wishing you every success. I'll request it at my local library.
Jacqueline Seewald
DEATH LEGACY--new release from Five Star/Gale
- March 29, 2012 at 10:41 AM
- Elizabeth Zelvin said...
Thanks, Jacqueline. Library requests for DEATH WILL EXTEND YOUR VACATION are good. :) Five Star will be shipping to libraries around April 20, and the book will be available on Amazon etc on May 11. Thanks to my conversation with Tiffany, I should have copies at Malice too. :)
- March 29, 2012 at 11:50 AM
- lil Gluckstern said...
Libraries have saved my life. When I was moving around a lot in my role as corporate wife, I always homed in on the library (after the pediatrician and pharmacy). I read far more than I can afford, but I am looking forward to "Vacation." Will it be available for Kindle? It's a good time, enjoy our good reviews and events.
- March 29, 2012 at 1:31 PM
- Elizabeth Zelvin said...
Lil, due to the publisher's policies, e-books won't be available for a year. :(
- March 29, 2012 at 2:49 PM
- Maryann Miller said...
I'm glad you had that opportunity to support the libraries. Meeting Tiffany was probably the icing on the cake. Congrats on the great reviews of your book.
- March 30, 2012 at 12:23 PM


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A very good buddy of mine happened to be in Amsterdam this past Friday, so I got to meet up with her and do some non-touristey things there. She (is crazy, and) happens to be a rowing coxswain, who had been training in Amsterdam for about a month... a month ago. Then she went on a Europe adventure which essentially ended in Amsterdam (technically London, I suppose) which is where I joined her for a day. Because she was there for rowing before, she wanted to visit the lake that they had raced on, and I gladly joined her. It was a hot, sunny day, which is actually pretty nice when you consider that Holland is usually rainy. We got to spend some time just chatting and walking and having lunch with terrible European service (kind of typical, actually, I think) and it was cool. I bet little me, eight or so years ago, didn't think we would be hanging out in Amsterdam.
She wanted to go for sushi for dinner, which I had absolutely no complaint against since I have not had sushi in a while and I really like sushi. So we journeyed from the McDonald's that we were chilling at (I really wanted to try their stroopwafel McFlurry... and was again greeted with slow European service. But I ate it anyway. So good.) to the restaurant, which was supposed to be just down the road. As we were walking, we checked all the stores but we couldn't seem to find it. Finally, we reached a point where we stopped and she told me that we must have missed it, because it couldn't be any farther. We turned around and started walking, then I decided to ask someone, just in case. The person I asked said that there was a sushi place just a little farther (in the direction we were now walking, which was the direction we had come from) and it was nice to know that we were on the right track.
We were both quite sure that we had checked every store front on the street, until we came back and saw this:
I don't know if you can tell, but that's a grocery cart hanging there, on the fifth floor (North America style) or fourth floor, here. These places are equipped with pulleys at the top, and you can string up your stuff in order to get it to the higher floors. We had been so in awe of the ridiculousness (and dangerousness, for that matter) of the pulley'ed shopping cart, that the one store we missed was the ground floor restaurant of this building. (Note the Kyoto Cafe? Yeah...) I didn't feel too badly. I think most people would have been distracted by a shopping cart on a pulley.
I can't remember what I had... maybe salmon and avocado? Anyway, it was good. It was just delicious to have sushi again, really. I almost bought sushi from a grocery store today (but I didn't.)
Then it was off to Antwerpen Centraal, in Belgium. There was some kind of train mix-up or cancellation which led me to taking a train to Rotterdam first, and then catching the train I would have caught in Amsterdam to go down to Antwerp. Unfortunately, it's vacation season and tickets were cheap, so the train was full and I stood most of the way. But worse things have happened.
Antwerpen Centraal is one of the prettiest stations I have ever seen. I took pictures of it, but they all came out kind of ugly on my camera, perhaps because it was already sort of grey and rainy. Anyway, this is just a part of it:
So my trip to Belgium became somewhat of an eating fest, because Belgium is apparently known for very good cuisine and I love food (that's how this blog started, really). When you think of Belgian food, what is the first thing you think of?
French fries!
That's actually probably not what you thought of. You probably thought of either chocolate or waffles. I had all of it, so don't worry.
The waffle experience was quite neat, because I learned that there are two kinds of waffles. One is called a Liege waffle, and the other is a Brussels waffle. The Liege waffle is (in my opinion) a little more chewy/thick/doughey, which I personally like. It also has some sugar or syrup "built in", so you can eat it plain and it's sweet enough. I got too excited so I bit into it right away, but this is what it looks like:
The other type of waffle, the Brussels waffle, is more precisely shaped (the Liege waffle is not perfectly rectangular, even though it still has the squares) and is a little crispier on the outside, but very soft and moist on the inside. But there's a little less substance, and it has no sugar built in so they sprinkle it with powdered sugar (no complaints!):
Personally I would take the Liege waffle over the Brussels one, but both are very good and I would say they are a "must" if you visit Belgium.
Most people don't realize it, but French fries are not really French at all, they are Belgian. And let me tell you, Belgians know how to make fries. They make them in a precise way, where the fry isn't too skinny (soaks up too much oil) but isn't too fat either. They fry them twice, to make them properly crispy, but they don't feel overly greasy (even though they probably are). And they put the most amazing sauces. We tried their "Samurai" sauce, which was kind of like spicy mayo (but different...) and "Curry Ketchup" which is a flavour that I really like. It's kinda sweet... and I really can't describe it but it's amazing and anyone who is coming to Europe should try it. Or I really like it, anyway. Traditionally fries are served with mayo (and loads of it) but I much prefer their cool sauces:
So for dinner, we went to some fancy French restaurant that my friend had heard was good. And another tidbit you might not have known: Belgium is also really well known for their mussels!
Unfortunately, I don't like mussels.
But when in Belgium, do as the Belgians do... (even though most of the restaurant was probably tourists... haha). So the mussels were ordered, and I got to try some. Actually, as far as mussels go, these were the best mussels I've ever had in my life. Given that I've only had mussels once or twice before, that doesn't say that much, but I'm sure all the mussel-lovers out there would have liked it.
The other dish, which I ate most of, was some kind of Spanish pork (as recommended by the waitress). It was super duper good. I have no idea what else is on the plate (some kind of potatoes? vegetables? bacon?) but it was all amazing. Ah, this is making me hungry even though I ate not too long ago.
Just in case you were wondering, we didn't eat all day. Just most of it.
We also went shopping and I averaged less than 10 euros per item. Pretty happy! I had been holding off on shopping back in North America because I was waiting to come here, and it was nice to find some good deals (like a 3 euro skirt, and 5 euro shoes -- I bargained for them, my mommy should be proud. Hahaha.)
The next day, we went to Brussels! I was a little less camera happy, so you don't get as many pictures, sorry. We went up the Atomium, which was pretty neat. The Atomium is a building from the 1958 World Expo, which has become a major tourist attraction and also a convention centre.
As we went through it, we stumbled upon this one locked room that looked like so:
Can you tell? Those are little beds in those capsules. School groups (between ages 6-12, I think) can book a sleepover at the Atomium.
If only I were a few years younger. And a student. In Belgium. At a school that was going to the Atomium.
We also went to visit the EU buildings (many of which are in Brussels, although there are also many scattered amongst different cities in various countries) and the parlementarium, but I didn't take any nice pictures. I also fell asleep at the Parlementarium. Whoops. At least it was free. The building was kinda neat but they did this thing where they would overlap words in different languages, and it annoyed me because I couldn't read it properly and I felt like my vision was ultra-impaired.
And finally, we went to Brussels central and walked around the city centrum area. There was some kind of match being played in one of the squares where the city hall and a museum are. Pretty surreal seeing a bunch of orange-shirted guys playing against a bunch of yellow-shirted guys, with crowds of people cheering and respective bands blasting... surrounded by Gothic architecture.
Such is life in Europe.
Also, since you probably thinking of chocolate when you think of Belgium, I'll have you know that I definitely had chocolate. In fact, we went to several chocolate stores and asked for their best-selling chocolate and/or their personal recommendation in each, and had a different one each time. I didn't take pictures of all of them, nor do I remember all of their names, but it ranged from mint hazelnut (those were just samples, actually) to raspberry champagne, to white chocolate and coffee, to dark chocolate and vanilla, to speculaas (another Belgian thing which is delicious... similar to peanut butter but with digestive crackers instead of peanuts. I don't know how to explain it, but it's absolutely amazing.) and yeah, by the end, I felt like I was going to die. It was definitely a "death by chocolate" sort of mini-tour that my friend gave me.
I used to think that all chocolate is good, but now I'm starting to develop a taste for what is "good" chocolate and what is not. By the end of it, there were a couple that we tried that were definitely not as good.
Lavender macaron, recommended by someone exiting the store, and a raspberry champagne white chocolate.
Anyway, that pretty much sums up the majority of the food adventures in Belgium. There were a few things that I missed, like this amazing tart that we tried from a bakery, but I forgot to take a picture of it. All I can say was that it was amazing, and that Belgians certainly know how to prepare food.
To conclude my adventures, I left my friend and went to Zwolle to go to the IND. This is chapter 2.. or 3... of my get-a-visa adventure in Holland. The appointment was relatively fine, except for the part where they told me that they would review my application, send me a letter saying if it is approved or not, and then (assuming it is approved), send me ANOTHER letter telling me when my ID card is ready for pick-up... in Zwolle. Which is 1.5 hours away, by train, and since the IND is a government-operated thing, it'll only be open during office hours.
I'm not really complaining though; I think it is not considered as a "holiday" and the town of Zwolle is nice, so I can walk around it again.
Also, when I walked back from the Centrum to the station, I cut through a park and this is what I saw:
Yeah, they have parks with random goats just chilling and being cute. Not a farm or zoo or anything (as far as I know)... just a little pasture. It was super sunny, so the picture looks terrible; sorry.
You can probably tell that I sorta rushed through this since there was so much to cover. Sorry about that. (And yet it was still long! Haha).
Anyway, hopefully it was enough to make you hungry, and you're now craving some fries or chocolate or waffles or sushi... or goat.


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NAFUSA MOUNTAINS, Libya, July 27 (Reuters) - Libyan rebels fighting in the western mountains said on Wednesday they planned to launch a major offensive on the strategic town of Ghezaia near the Tunisian border in the next day or two.
A Reuters correspondent saw at least 20 heavily armed trucks moving in the direction of Nalut, close to the border. Another group of some 30 trucks, camouflaged with mud, congregated further east and were preparing to join the assault.
"We are reinforcing the position around Nalut and we will attack Ghezaia tomorrow or the next day for sure. We plan to take it," Omar Fakkan, a rebel commander, told Reuters.
He said that forces from a number of rebel-held towns in the Nafusa Mountains were gathering in Nalut, ready for the attack.
Another rebel spokesman said earlier on Wednesday that rebels had launched a small attack on Gaddafi's forces in Ghezaia, destroying three tanks. Gaddafi's forces fired Grad rockets at rebel-held Nalut in response but there were no casualties.
Rebel fighters have taken large swathes of the country since the start of an uprising to end Gaddafi's 41-year rule in February and now control much of the Nafusa Mountains, the northeast of Libya and the western city of Misrata.
Yet rebel fighters remain poorly armed and are often disorganised. Despite NATO strikes, they have failed to reach Tripoli and appear unlikely to make a breakthrough before the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in early August.
There was little news of progress on Wednesday on the other fronts near the oil town of Brega or the western town of Zlitan, the largest town separating the rebels from the capital Tripoli.
Hospital sources said four rebels were killed on Wednesday on the front line near Zlitan and 10 wounded. Four rebels were wounded on the front line near Bani Walid to the south west of Misrata.
Reporting by Michael Georgy, Writing by Lin Noueihed, Editing by Roger Atwood


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"Morning" is about mourning. I'm sure the connection is one its author intended.
This spare drama has the shape of a short story, tightly focused on a couple's loss of their only child. It takes place during the span of just a few days, sometime after the funeral, and homes in on what the death does to a marriage. What it does to each parent. What the wound looks like.
Leland Orser makes a raw, soul-searching feature debut as writer, director and star in "Morning." He plays the devastated father opposite his real-life wife, Jeanne Tripplehorn.


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- Respondents expect profitability to increase significantly after upgrading to residue processing technology.
- Of those surveyed, 83 percent said the need to upgrade heavy crude oil and improve conversion of light oil was a driving factor in their interest in upgrading technology.
- Respondents were asked which products they prefer to manufacture in higher quantities. One-hundred percent of respondents chose gasoline and diesel, which help improve the profitability and level-up cost pressure of the enterprise.
- The majority of respondents believe hydrotreating and hydrocracking are the best technology routes to process crude residue at Chinese refineries. Most also said they were not optimistic about the future prospects of traditional delayed coking processes due to their lower light oil yield, high output of lower-value coke and overall lower economic benefits.
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"Tripel Foment" begins similarly to Campbell's other experiments in ambient beatscapes. A bassy, four-on-the-floor techno pluse pushes the track along pleasantly. But the track becomes compelling when he ditches that rhythm and lets his sounds fly untethered. The song keeps its momentum as scraps of sound detritrus float over the mix like luminous insects. At 12 minutes, the pitch bends up sharply as the song hits its crescendo. A looped guitar riff breaks in while a tremeloed static whirls in the foreground, carrying the beat for a few more minutes till a sudden and jolting rest ends the song.
The rest of the album lacks the percussive backbone which holds up "Tripel Foment," but they hold their own unhurried vitality. The title track meanders for more half its length before finding critical mass. Reversed chime swells and subdued guitar picking float lazily into a thicket of resonate beeps and flanged bellowing. The signal processing fights against this dense buildup, diluting the racket until it becomes a limp mass, percolating into gradual silence. "Big Spree" has the same meditative pacing, being built around a cloudy snyth drone peppered with icy, ringing tones that build into a snow storm of radiant sound particulate.
As detailed as each composition on this record is, they are certainly not fast paced. No song here is under 12 minutes, but Campbell is not the kind of musician that mistakes subtlety for monotony. Stale sounds are gently taken away from the mix or processed into something entirely different. The basic components are very simple: a three note guitar figure; pieces of static; some bells and chimes. Isolated from the whole they would sound thin and artificial, but within the tightly wound arrangements of this album they take on a cosmic immensity.


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Monday, 23 August 2010
Sticky date pudding with a kick-ass butterscotch sauce
Posted by My Kitchen Antics at Monday, August 23, 2010
Labels: australian, Cakes and Cookies, Delectable Desserts, sticky date pudding with butterscotch sauce
31 comments:
- Cool Lassi(e) said...
Oh my, this took my breath away too. So lovely it looks that I want one of those..or two..or more..
- 23 August 2010 at 23:14
- GB said...
Oooh! I like sauce with attitude!!! Not a big fan of dates, but the butterscotchy goodness has me drooling! :)
- 24 August 2010 at 00:08
- Guna's kitchen said...
OMG!!!!! fantastic pudding with butterscotch sauce..... luks mindblowing and very tempting.. feels like to tate them....bookmared it!!.. beautifully clicked
- 24 August 2010 at 00:38
- Kamalika said...
Lovely snap...the dish looks truely divine..
- 24 August 2010 at 01:52
- Kairali sisters said...
Wow Nisha, i want that right now, buttterscotch is my fav flavor..cannot take my eyes off of that sauce buddy, i love it...
- 24 August 2010 at 01:59
- Satrupa said...
Gr8 looking pudding..... Pass me some :)
Cheers n Happy Cooking,
- 24 August 2010 at 02:36
- Sharmilee! :) said...
Wow droolworthy pics...looks so yum
- 24 August 2010 at 03:36
- Monet said...
You know how to make me happy! I adore dates and I'm always a sucker for butterscotch. I would have a hard time stopping at just one of these beauties!
- 24 August 2010 at 04:12
- aipi said...
That indeed looks delectable ..My hubby loves anything with dates..so this is definitely in my to do list :)
- 24 August 2010 at 04:41
- Sanjeeta kk said...
Very cute and healthy cakes. Love your date syrup. Excellent clicks.
- 24 August 2010 at 05:49
- Ananda Rajashekar said...
Drool worthy pic, awesome clicks..... darling i must say seeing your blog in the morning at office can be offensive for me...lol as my adrenal starts to behave different! ha ha ha wrt to clumsy queen am into the community :D
- 24 August 2010 at 07:40
- Sweet Artichoke said...
Oh my! This butterscotch sauce looks divine. Your pictures are amazing!
I am definitely trying these date muffins soon. They look super yummy!
- 24 August 2010 at 08:27
- Asha said...
I am staying in a hotel for the past 3 weeks..and hence no adventurous cooking... That photos of yours are driving me crazy!!! and left my stomach grumbling as I am a big dates fan...Yummy....
- 24 August 2010 at 14:29
- Priya said...
Omg, cant take my eyes from the clicks, absolutely delicious..
- 24 August 2010 at 14:45
- Padhu said...
Wow!! lovely photos !! Butterscotch sauce looks irresistible and I feel like licking it.the 4th picture is just amazing! Nice recipe also
- 24 August 2010 at 16:21
- TREAT AND TRICK said...
What a lovely picture! looks irresistible and perfect...
- 24 August 2010 at 19:20
- Suja Sugathan said...
OMG..irresistible..both look fantastic.sauce looks divine.
- 24 August 2010 at 19:25
- Gulmohar said...
Fantastic...irresistibly yumm..what else I would say
- 24 August 2010 at 21:04
- Superchef said...
Dates has recently moved from being something I hate to something I love (but only if made into something) still don't like it that much as it is. My current dates faves are the dates and honey icecream and a date pancake with vanilla icecream I had a t a restaurant recently. Have to recreate that now.
The sticky date cake with that sauce looks absolutely messy in a delicious way!
- 24 August 2010 at 22:21
- Satya said...
its a bewitching dessert ...very irresistible..
- 24 August 2010 at 23:03
- Shriya said...
Awesome click!!! Inviting and delicious pudding.
- 25 August 2010 at 00:00
- Tanvi said...
Lovely clicks...I love anything with butterscotch!
And the little cake looks too moist!
- 25 August 2010 at 00:14
- Pratiba Bhat said...
Reminds me of Nigella Bites TV Show :)
- 25 August 2010 at 02:52
- Nitha said...
wow.. Nisha that looks so great..Love the butterscotch flavor always :)
- 25 August 2010 at 03:26
- Mallugirl said...
yum.. u had me at sticky!!!
- 25 August 2010 at 17:40
- Aidinha...The Cosmic Girl said...
looking amazing!!! I hope you won't mind but i linked you on my blog as I tend to do with my regular reads!!
ps: was looking for a good recipe for butterscotch sauce, I think I found it!!! Take care
- 25 August 2010 at 22:31
- Yummy Team said...
WOW!! Those are some really tempting pictures especially the second one..
- 26 August 2010 at 19:18
- Patricia Torres said...
*sigh* the images here are so so inspiring.. I'm a good for nothing when it comes to the kitchen.. so I totally admire and envy people who can share this stuff... Awesome!!
My heart skipped a beat at this post..
PS - Loved your blog!
- 27 August 2010 at 07:15
- Pavithra said...
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmm heavenly.. My fav BS sauce ..I am totally carving for some cake now seeing this stunning pictures.
- 28 August 2010 at 15:54
- Nostalgia said...
Oh Gee.. another good collection of pictures. I always love pictures showing movement especially the kind which is pouring caramel and chocolate and when it is butterscotch I ramble like I am doing now. Awesome!
- 1 September 2010 at 02:58
- T.K said...
looks scrumptious!! love the glazed look of the topping =)
you have such a pretty blog
- 5 September 2010 at 03:53


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PORT ST. LUCIE – Pedro Martinez made such a dazzling spring debut yesterday, he left Mets GM Omar Minaya raving about the performance.
Minaya was particularly impressed by a sequence Martinez pitched against Miguel Cabrera, gushing over the veteran right-hander's masterful strikeout of the Tigers slugger. Martinez got ahead two strikes on Cabrera in the third inning, fired two fastballs out of the zone, then threw what Minaya called a "nasty" and "vicious" pitch Cabrera chased for strike three.
"It was a changeup," Minaya said of the out pitch, "but it's a Pedro changeup."
There was essentially nothing bad about the first 2008 appearance for the 36-year-old. He tossed four shutout innings against the Tigers in the Mets' 7-4 split-squad win at Tradition Field, allowing four hits and striking out four.
Martinez's debut was delayed thanks to a rainout on March 6, but he looked ace-like on the mound. He threw 39 of his 58 pitches for strikes and faced just three batters in three of his innings (helped by two double plays).
"I don't know about anybody else," Martinez said, "but I'm happy with the results and happy about just getting out there and facing some real hitters and getting it out of the way."
Ramon Castro, who caught the first two innings, said Martinez had better velocity than in the past.
"He's [throwing] harder than the last two years," Castro said. "His changeup's still the same, nasty. . . . Cutter, the same. His velocity's harder. Location was great. Different Pedro."
Before the game, Martinez wore a towel draped around his neck, resembling a heavyweight prizefighter entering the ring. When it came time for the top of the first, he jogged out to the mound, immediately gave up a leadoff single to Ivan Rodriguez, but just as quickly got Carlos Guillen to hit into a 6-4-3 double play.
Martinez wrapped up a scoreless first, then got into trouble in the second by putting three of the first four batters on with a double, an infield single and a walk. It turned out to be a bases-loaded tease for the Tigers.
Martinez zipped in a fastball to catch Ramon Santiago looking for the second out ("It just came out of the sleeves," the pitcher said.) and got Freddy Guzman to hit into an inning-ending groundout.
After surrendering a leadoff single in the third, Martinez whiffed Guillen as part of a strike-out, throw-out double play, then struck out Cabrera.
Martinez said he wasn't thrilled with his curveball (though it "normally comes later," he said), but he threw a beauty to Magglio Ordonez to open the fourth. He eventually whiffed Ordonez with a cut fastball and wrapped up his outing with a 1-2-3 frame, lightly pumping his fist afterward.
"I'm very happy with the way I'm feeling right now and I hope I can just keep that going throughout the season," Martinez said. "If I'm able to do what I just did, go pitch, come out healthy and not even ice my arm, it's very encouraging. That's how I want to do all season and hopefully if I'm able to do that, you're going to see good results and you're going to see a happy camper out there. All year."
"In a lot of ways there's still more there," Minaya said.
After the second inning, Martinez and Cabrera had a quick exchange. Martinez said the Tigers slugger asked about the righty's health.
Martinez said he was grateful for the gesture. And in his debut yesterday, he certainly looked well.
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Colin's photo's or writing, that have been published.
On this page are Colin's photo's and or writings that have been published, by some one else, such as a magazine or newspaper. and are scan's or copies of the articles publishers have thought worth putting into print.
Page up dated 7th December 2018
up dated 7.12.18
Towpath talk front page December 2018.
Cw 6496 scan of the front page of the December 2018 edition of Towpath Talk with my picture of the works on rebuilding of lock 11 on the Marple flight of locks on the Peak Forest canal.
Cw 6456 Work starts on rebuilding lock 11 at Marple.
Work starts on rebuilding lock 11 on the Marple flight of locks on the Peak forest canal to the east of Manchester.
Towpath talk pictures January 2018 edition.
These two pictures, circled of mine where taken in November 2017 and have been published on page 6 of the January 2018 edition of Towpath Talk, the free canal newspaper.
The pictures are Lifting tail gate off boat in Appley Lock Cw 5057 and Boat passes bridge inspection work at Bamfurlong Cw 5061 both images where made on the 14.11.17
Towpath Talk Ikon Slow Boat article October 2017.
Scan of page 67 of the October 2017 Towpath Talk canal paper
Submitted after a visit to the boat in Birmingham on 7.9.17
9.8.17 Another article and pic's from the Lion Salt works in August's 2017 Towpath Talk, and there are also pictures and words of Colin's from the Middlewich Folk and Boat Festival in the same issue.
28.4.17 A pic and article in May's 2017 Towpath Talk
6.4.17 At last a picture published in a railway magazine :-)
Cw 2077 Scan of image Cw 2049 in the Railway Magazine.
Scan of page 103 of the April 2017 Railway Magazine which has printed a copy of my picture of DB Cargo 66125 at Knowsley Freight Terminal Kirkby
Cw 2049 DB Cargo 66125 at Knowsley Freight Terminal Kirkby
On Saturday the 11th March 2017 Pathfinder tours ran a enthusiasts railtour from Didcot in Oxfordshire up to the North West of England. The tour was called The Waste Train as the idea was to visit two waste loading depots. The train first visited the Knowsley Freight Terminal near Kirkby on Merseyside. From here some of Merseyside's domestic waste is containerised and loaded on to freight trains that take the waste to a incinerator on Tyneside.
The 2nd place to be visited was Bredbury in Greater Manchester from where again domestic wasted is taken to Runcorn again for incineration in a waste to power plant.
Both of these sites are not normally accessible on a passenger train.
The train had a DB Cargo diesel locomotive on either end of the carriages to enable the train to run into sidings and always have a locomotive leading when they came out again.
Here the train with locomotive no 66125 is in the siding at the Knowsley Freight Terminal at Kirkby on Merseyside.
The train ran under headcode 1Z31 and left Didcot at 06.41 that morning and returned at 23.04hrs.
The date is 11.3.17
Image Cw 2049 copyright Colin Wareing of Colin and Carole's Creations
A couple of pics and articles published in the February 2017 edition of Towpath Talk,
The 1st one is about a local marina operation near our mooring that has closed.
Latham marina closes
Just before Christmas 2016 the Latham Marina to the west of Burscough on the Leeds and Liverpool canal near the Crabtree Lane swing bridge, closed its doors for the last time.
The business had been run by Tony and Sandra Murphy for the last 36 years from a static caravan and a second hand shipping container that had been set up on land at the bottom end of the car park for the "Slipway" pub that is on the opposite side of the road.
This car park had originally been one of the Leeds and Liverpool canal companies manure wharves where night soil was unloaded from barges that had transported it out of Liverpool to be spread on the local farm fields.
Bill Williams had established "Lathome Marine" in 1972 in the former provender store next to the house that was later to become today's "Slipway" pub. From this base Bill carried out boat repairs, ran a small hire fleet and along with sales of pleasure cruisers. He also built the slipway that the pub takes its name from and is still in use today to launch and retrieve smaller boats.
Tony worked for Bill from 1978 until he took over the business in 1980, moving into the pub car park 6 months later.
Tony and Sandra had provided a service of boat maintenance, spares and repairs, and using Sandra's sewing skills made and fitted boat canopies.
Unfortunately during last winter, the car park became flooded after heavy rains which entered the caravan and the container so Sandra and Tony took it as sign that it was time to take retirement. Over the past 12 months they have gradually sorted out and disposed of stocks of spares and the like that build up in any business that has a long history and have now gone off to relax!
24.11.16 Three images of the Leeds and Liverpool celebration flotilla published in the December 2016 issue of Towpath Talk
1st December 2015.
Graham Liver paddled for Pudsey,
pic and article in December's 2015 Towpath Talk
"The BBC Radio Lancashire breakfast show presenter Graham Liver is paddling for Pudsey.
He is paddling over 7 days, from Saturday the 7th of November 2015 the canal's of Lancashire to raise money for the annual BBC Children in Need appeal.
He started paddling from Tewitfield on The Lancaster Canal and here on Monday the 9th he is nearing the top of the Rufford Arm of the Leeds and Liverpool canal to the east of Burscough in West Lancashire, and is about to arrive at the Ship Inn on Wheat Lane, L40 4BX
He is using a Canadian canoe and various other people from the radio station are spending spells helping him along.
Graham is in the back of the canoe here and Mick Gradwell a former Detective Superintendent with the Lancashire Constabulary is powering along in the front, in the pouring rain, as they pass under runnel Brow Bridge, no 2 on the Rufford Arm. The weather hasn't been kind to Graham over the first three days of the challenge."
He rasied about £23000 for his efforts for BBC Children in need.
24th March 2015
H and R Ainscough Barge restoration project press release.
As one of my other "jobs" I volunteer as press officer for the H and R Ainscoughs Barge restoration project.
Recently the project received a welcome sizable donation from the estate of a local historian, Dr Mona Duggan.
I did a press release and sent it out to the local papers and the canal press, and this is Waterways World version of the information and a image I'd supplied.
Reports from the project group say it has raised quite a bit of interest, which is good, the more people interested the sooner the two boats will be returned to their form glory.
The Group has a Facebook page here
Burscough Heritage Group History meeting April 14th 2014.
"Gone but not forgotten, Ainscoughs Mill"
Stirring of Memories of milling days.
The well attended meeting commenced at 8 pm in the Ring O Bells pub in Lathom, with a short presentation by Sandra Nolan from the Burscough Heritage Group, along with a select panel of Burscough residents many of who worked at the mill up until 1997 when the final wheat was milled, before machinery fell silent in 1998.
The audience had brought along artefacts from the mill, including the steam whistle that was used to signal the start and end of the working day, along with numerous photographs, operating documents and plans from the mill.
Members of the heritage group where able to make copies and take pictures of such items, to be put on show at future events, while the enjoyable evening ended with a question and answer session, the panel being tested by questions previously submitted to the heritage group.
The Burscough Heritage group would like to thank the following people who kindly made up the panel, Cora & John Parr, Ann & John Bradshaw, and Margaret & Alan Birch.
Cw 927 Bhg History meeting Ainscoughs Mill no 2 Alan Birch
Alan Birch of Burscough displaying the steam whistle that had been the workers signal of shift starts and ends at Ainscough's flour mill in Burscough.
The occasion was a "Gone but not forgotten" history meeting held by The Burscough Heritage group at The Ring O Bells pub in Lathom near Burscough on the 14th April 2014.
Cw 929 Bhg History meeting Ainscoughs Mill no 4 Janet Lawson
Janet Lawson of the Burscough Heritage group collecting names, from Philip Fletcher to annotate a photo of the office staff of Ainscoughs former flour mill in Burscough.
Mr Fletcher was a former employee of the mill that shut down in 1998.
The occasion was a "Gone but not forgotten" history meeting held by The Burscough Heritage group at The Ring O Bells pub in Lathom near Burscough on the 14th April 2014
Colin Wareing BHG press officer 19th April 2014.
The Burscough Heritage group is a not for profit organisation with the aim of preserving and recording the history of Burscough and surrounding areas for this and future generations.
The Burscough Heritage group is supported by Burscough Parish Council, Canal services, Harts and Crafts, Kath Webster Clothing Alterations, Mike Allen Stained Glass, and The Wool Boat
Submitted to The Ormskirk Advertizer local newspaper and The West Lancashire Champion Newspaper in April 2014
Wigan Locks open day, published in "Towpath Talk" January 2014.
Dry docking and lock gate replacement explained to Visitors at Wigan
As part of the Canal and river trust's winter maintaince programme the head gates on Lock 87 on the Leeds and Liverpool Canal inWigan have been replaced.
The new gates where lifted into place on the Thursday the 14th of November.
Over the weekend of 16thand 17th November the trust invited members of the public to visit the work site with work continuing to complete the instillation watched by the 150 members of the public who visited the site
The lock is alongside the covered dry dock inWigan, which enable the trust to explain the workings of the dry dock, and the works on the lock.
The dry dock is available for all boaters to book and use for maintaince tasks at the rate of £200 per week, with change over day being fridays.
The Dry dock and lock site is only yards away from CaRT
northwest Regional offices which where also put to good use as a base for
explaining the workings of CaRT with some the volunteer lock keepers regaling
the public with the summers fun they had had,
there was also chance to learn how to build a canal with the Canal and
River Explorers group, have a go at fishing, have a close up look at one of the
trusts workboat's and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal society was on hand to tell
the history of the canal.
Michelle Kozomara, The CaRT local Campaign manager reported
that "We had really good feed back form those who visited" So another
successful CaRT open weekend.