Nuremberg, Bavaria. A very early start as I travel with Richard to meet the European partners of the QUASS project.  It’s still dark as the plane ascends. Oxford Brookes University have given C&CP a consultancy contract to help deliver their contribution to this partnership until the project completes in early October 2008.  The project is concerned with ensuring quality standards in SME training firms. Our stay co-incides with the opening ceremony of the Christmas Markets as its the first weekend in Advent. We see the Christkindl on Friday evening. No-one does Christmas like the Germans...