Astrid Beck
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Auckland Road

My new home (house on the left with creme-colored door). It has Gothic brick arches with keystones over the door and windows with moulded brickwork. Auckland Road commemorates the founding of the...

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Goodbye Histon, Hello Cambridge

I am leaving Histon after six weeks and will move to Cambridge next week. Although Histon is not far away from Cambridge and from St. John's Innovation Center it takes 30-40 and 50 minutes,...

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The Green in Histon

On the green, just off the main road between the two villages stands the war memorial for Histon and Impington commemorating World War 1 and 2 (last picture). The red poppies on the wreaths are a...

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Histon

Histon is a small city just north of Cambridge with more than 4000 inhabitants. Histon has six pubs (one belongs technically to Impington, Histon's neighbour city). See also pictures of The Green...

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World Usability Day 13 November 2014

photo: Prof. R. Schmidt, HS Esslingen Established in 2005 by the Usability Professionals' Association, World Usability Day or Make Things Easier Day occurs annually to promote the values of...

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Mauerfall vor 25 Jahren

25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall Today, one entry in German because of popular demand :-) BBC has some interesting footage about the events in Berlin. photo: Thomas Beck Heute mal...

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My hosting company is Akendi

Akendi is a product innovation, user experience design and usability research firm. Uncovering insight on user behaviour, Akendi combines this knowledge with inspired, creative design. The results...

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