Posts belonging to Category 'Titanic Miscellaneous'
September 4, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
*The Great Expedition to Titanic had to depart early due to a hurricane but got some real neat photos of the wreck. And it showed the wreck still is quite visible demonstrating the decay rate is slower than some speculated. *Over in Belfast a developer in the Titanic Quarter went after a man who put [...]
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August 24, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Titanic Musings And Other Things I took a break for a needed vacation and catching up on Titanic news and recordings in my DVR. 1) The Grand Expedition Call the press, contact cable and network shows for booking, and get lots of video coverage about the sorry state of a wreck two miles down. We [...]
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June 14, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
A few weeks ago I wrote about Ben Goldsmith and his fiancée Amanda Warrix entering a contest to have their marriage at COSI’s Titanic replica. The Mansfield News Journal reports they won the online competition. Readers will also recall that Ben Goldsmith is the great-great-grandson of Titanic survivor Frank Goldsmith, Jr. In addition to winning [...]
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June 14, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
The first annual “Anything That Floats” regatta was held on Saturday in Clearfield, PA during the Clearfield Riverfront Festival. Participants raced in human-powered homemade boats on a section of the Susquehanna River that flows through Witmer Park. Teams were judged not just on speed but creativity. A team for Zalno’s Jewelers crossed first and were [...]
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June 7, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Devo! A very long time ago (before the age of the Internet) my college roomate bought their record. Devo was edgy and new wave, perfect for the college student on a stuffy college campus. Today it has been reported that Devo, in addition to making their first album in 20 years, is also going to [...]
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May 23, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
An episode of Anthony Bourdain’s No Reservations reminded me of Titanic. Bourdain visited a New York restaurant where time stopped in the pre-War II era. Waiters deliver food on rolling carts and make final preparations at the table. The menu has long forgotten classics of another time and served only in high end restaurants somewhere [...]
Categories: Titanic Miscellaneous | Tags: Alton Brown, Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods, Chopped, Food Network, Gordon Ramsey, Hell's Kitchen, Last Dinner on the Titanic, Man v. Food, Rachael Ray, The Next Food Network Star, Titanic, titanic food, Top Chef Masters | 10 Comments »
May 18, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Ben Goldsmith, a descendent of Titanic survivor Frank Goldsmith Jr., wants to wed his fiancee on the Titanic staircase replica at Center Of Science and Industry (COSI) in Columbus, Ohio. According to Mansfield News Journal, the couple is taking part in an online competition by COSI to select a couple to wed there in September. [...]
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May 17, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Stop the presses! Cable news channels issue those news alerts! Iceland has finally caught up with the party responsible for a hit and run back in 1912. Spokesman for the police department described the findings as follows: “An iceberg on its regular course with right of way was struck on an April evening in 1912. [...]
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May 12, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Jokes about a Titanic sequel have sadly proven true. According to Ecorazzi, a sequel has finally appeared. Well sort of. It is not quite a sequel but about a ship called Titanic 2 that according to the marketing is about: On the 100th anniversary of the original voyage, a modern luxury liner christened “Titanic 2,” [...]
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May 9, 2010 | Posted by Mark Taylor
Fox News is reporting that a yacht in the South Atlantic hit a growler and required assistance. From the news report: Carl Lomas and Tracey Worth, also known as Lord and Lady Hollinsclough, were sailing to Cape Town with their daughters, Caitland and Morgause Lomas, believed to be in their teens. They ran into trouble [...]
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