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Amstelveen is situated in the province of North Holland, Netherlands, south of Amsterdam. The city lies on an area of 44.08 square kilometres, of which water covers 2.30 square kilometres. The soil consists of peat-moor and sea clay; regarding the former, please see 'The history of Amstelveen' in Dutch.
Residents, Households and Nationalities
Amstelveen had 89.321 citizens on the 1st of January 2017, who live in 41.268 households. 39% = 16.178 persons are single-living, many students, but also many elderly people. More than a quarter of households consist of a family with children, a little more than families without children (25%). 134 different nationalities live in Amstelveen. Of the more than 89.000 Amstelveners, 14.995 are non-Dutch (17%), while the two largest groups of non-Dutch originate from India (3.700) and Japan (1.481), while many people from China, Taiwan and South Korea also came to live in Amstelveen.
On 1 January 2017, there were 211 residents aged 95 or older. The average age of the Amstelvener is 41 years, in the Netherlands this is 43 years. In recent years, the population is aging and also in Amstelveen. The number of elderly people will increase slowly and the prognosis is that in 2020 about 21% will be elderly and in 2038 no less than 26%.
Population development
The population of Amstelveen is growing again, mainly due to natural growth and migration flows, because more people settle in Amstelveen than leaving. The large number of new homes that have been completed in recent years, particularly in Westwijk (south-west and south-east), in Groenelaan ('de Ontmoeting') and Kostverloren. With this, the population has increased by more than 5.200 in five years, with the welcome on 20 December 2017 (not yet included in the Facts & Figures) the birth of the 90.000th inhabitant of Amstelveen.
Living and Housing
In Amstelveen, one in 10 homes was built for 1945 and 47% between 1945 and 1970. Amstelveen has a relatively young housing stock. 80% of the homes were built after 1960 and 28% even after 1990. Approximately 12% of the homes were built in the new century: from 2000 onwards. After 2020, the new building flow will slowly dry up and the growth will level off. Up to and including 2023, an estimated 2.500 homes will still be built, more than half of which will be on the edge of the Westwijk, De Scheg district.
There are slightly more single-family than multi-family homes and a small majority of rental properties compared to owner-occupied housing. The 89,321 inhabitants of Amstelveen live in 41,220 homes. 45% of these houses are for sale, 32% for social rent and 22% for private rent. The housing stock consists for 53% of single-family homes and 47% of multi-family homes.
Districts and Neighbourhood-Districts
Since 1 January 2005 Amstelveen consists of 20 districts and in 2017 this is still the case. The district and neighbourhood layout will change from 1 January 2018. Many neighbourhoods are merged and new neighbourhoods are appointed, resulting in 14 districts and 47 neighbourhoods. In 2015 Westwijk-Oost with 8.531 inhabitants was the largest district of Amstelveen. This was followed by Middenhoven with 7.085 inhabitants, Groenelaan with 7.260 residents and Waardhuizen had 6.027 inhabitants. How the number is in 2017 is not known.
The district layout in 2018 will be as follows:
- DISTRICT 1 Randwijck: NH 1: Randwijck West - NH 2: Randwijck Oost
- DISTRICT 2 Patrimonium: NH 1: Oranjebuurt - NH 2: Patrimonium
- DISTRICT 3 Elsrijk: NH 1: Elsrijk-West - NH 2: Kruiskerkbuurt NH 3: Vredeveldbuurt - NH 4: Elsrijk Oost
- DISTRICT 4 Stadshart: NH 1: Stadshart
- DISTRICT 5 Uilenstede-Kronenburg: NH 1: Uilenstede - NH 2: Kronenburg
- DISTRICT 6 Bankras-Kostverloren: NH 1: Heldenbuurt - NH 2: Zeestratenbuurt NH 3: Boekenbuurt, - NH 4: Operabuurt
- DISTRICT 7 Buitengebied Noord: NH 1: Middelpolder - NH 2: Buurt over Ouderkerk
- DISTRICT 8 Keizer Karelpark: NH 1: Oude Dorp - NH 2: Kastanjebuurt NH 3: Van der Leekbuurt - NH 4: Populierenbuurt NH 5: Augustinuspark - NH 6: Startbaanbuurt
- DISTRICT 9 Groenelaan: NH 1: Langerhuize - NH 2: Alpen Rondwegbuurt NH 3: In de Wolkenbuurt - NH 4: Watercirkelbuurt - NH 5: Kringloopbuurt
- DISTRICT 10 Waardhuizen-Middenhoven: NH 1: Beroepenbuurt - NH 2: Hemellichamenbuurt NH 3: Punterbuurt - NH 4: Molenbuurt - NH 5: Galjoenbuurt
- DISTRICT 11 Bovenkerk-Westwijk-Noord: NH 1: Bovenkerk - NH 2: Buitenplaatsenbuurt NH 3: Betsy Perkbuurt - NH 4: Legmeer NH 5: Landschappenbuurt - NH 6: Theaterbuurt
- DISTRICT 12 Westwijk Zuid: NH 1: Kastelenbuurt - NH 2: Schrijversbuurt Buurt 3: Kruidenbuurt - Buurt 4: De Scheg
- DISTRICT 13 Buitengebied Zuid: NH 1: Nes aan de Amstel - NH 2: Legmeerpolder
- DISTRICT 14 Amsterdamse Bos: NH 1: Amsterdamse Bos Noord - NH 2: Amsterdamse Bos Zuid
Income and Work
In Amstelveen, the average of 42,000 euros to spend, by far over the national average ( 36.000). The highest disposable incomes of households are located in Buitengebied Noord and Elsrijk-West. Kronenburg / Uilenstede is the only district where the average household income is far below the national average, but that is a student district, a campus. For people who cannot work or need support, there are social insurance policies.
The UWV (Institute for Employee Insurance) reports that 1.541 people will receive unemployment payment in Amstelveen in March 2018. This means that the municipality is below the national average with a percentage of 3.4 percent. The figures also show that the percentage of unemployed in Amstelveen decreased by 14 percent compared to March 2017.
In 2016, 46.000 residents of Amstelveen made up the working population, this means at least 12 hours or more per week who performs work or who is prepared to perform work. This number also includes the number of unemployed. How much that is in Amstelveen is unclear.
The location of Amstelveen is very favorable between Schiphol, Amsterdam and the flower auction. As a result, many (inter) national companies have settled in Amstelveen. Many of the companies based in Amstelveen are part of international networks, such as Nestl and Huawai.
Amstelveen has many small and medium-sized companies with Amstelveen roots, many one-man businesses / self-employed entrepreneurs and the commercial services are very large.
Traffic and transport
As a result of easy access and excellent connections to Amsterdam, other business areas and international destinations in the area, Amstelveen is an attractive city for both living and working.
Amstelveners have 38.901 passenger cars, 1.649 Delivery vans, 90 trucks, 7 busses and even 2.152 motorbykes, so in total 42.799 vehicles were in use in 2016. Amstelveen is situated just a few kilometres distance from Schiphol Airport. The total number of aircraft movements of trade and other traffic via Airport Amsterdam Schiphol came to 497.000 in 2016, with a total of almost 479.000 aircraftmovements. All these numbers will only increase in the coming years.
In Amstelveen are spread across the neighbourhoods various elementary schools: 7 state-run, 6 Protestant, 4 Roman Catholic and 2 special unaffiliated schools. In addition there are 2 schools for special education and 5 primary schools privately funded.
Concentrated in the Keizer Karelpark and Bankras district, there are 4 secondary schools with a total of more than 5.700 pupils. The number of students in secondary education has steadily increased for years. The number of pupils in the school year 2016-2017 was more than 7.000 in primary school and almost 5.700 pupils in secondary education.
International School
The ISA (International School of Amsterdam) provides education for pupils between the ages of 3 to 18 years (from kindergarten to the GCSE) and has a total of 1.411 students: 737 in elementary and 674 in secondary school. There are students from 54 different countries. The largest groups of students come from the United States, the Netherlands, the UK, Japan and India.
Childrens daycare
In Amstelveen, childrens daycare is provided in 171 childcare centers, where the number of places is 4.000. Since 2012, one or more of the playgroups have been taken over by childcare providers.
Public order and Safety
Amstelveen is still number 1 of the 50 largest cities in the Netherlands, when it comes to safety. The total number of offenses has decreased in 2016 and also the number of home burglaries from 369 to 290. The number of reports of theft of mopeds and motor-bicycles has increased. Regularly a house where weed was grown is closed.
The Cultural Theatre, the Puppet theatre and Pop podium P60 offer a wide variety of performing arts for both young and old people. The number of visitors is still fluctuating, depending on the seasonal supply.
Performing art shows and spectators in Amstelveen in 2016:
Cultural Theatre Amstelveen 71.922 spectators
Cinema Amstelveen 27.135 spectators
Puppet Theatre Amstelveen 3.185 spectators
Poppodium P60 27.322 spectators
Cultural institutions
In addition to performing arts, various institutions are also active in the cultural sphere, such as the Museum Jan van der Togt, Library, Music and Dance school and the Cobra Museum. The key figures show that the institutions are frequently visited and their facilities are broadly used.
There are many artworks throughout Amstelveen. It is worthwhile to visit them on a cycling or walking tour. They are both classic and modern, big and small, everywhere they can be found.
Public Health, Care and Welfare
For people who are not able to live independently, there are various forms of assisted living opportunities in Amstelveen, ranging from a room in an institution to an independent unit with assistance. In recent years the number of care places has been expanded by new construction, with small scale being the trend. There are various nursing homes, family homes / sheltered homes and other special living areas. The new Social Support Act (WMO 2015) ensures that older people and people with reduced mobility can stay longer independently. The municipality arranges among other things, assistance with households, housing adjustments or utilities. In addition, the municipality is responsible for various forms of care and support, such as guidance and day-planning (previously called day-care).
Care institution: 5 houses with a capacity of 457
Nursing homes: 6 homes with a capicity of 399
Assisted Living homes: 5 homes with a capacity of 113
The number of medical practices is in Amstelveen on average. There are 30 GPs, 33 dentists, 12 pharmacies, 50 physical therapists and 3 midwives working in the city. For specialist care there is Amstelland Hospital and there are also two academic hospitals (AMC and VU).
Sport and Recreation
Amstelveen has a large and varied range of sports facilities. The majority of the 250 sports facilities are formed by the sports facilities: football, hockey, tennis, korfball, baseball and softball, athletics, rugby and a cricket. There is also swimming pool De Meerkamp with various indoor and outdoor pools, a bicycle training track and a 9-hole golf course. These sport facilities are used by about 80 sports clubs in Amstelveen and by many private individuals.
In addition to sports facilities, Amstelveen also has a large amount of play and game facilities.
Environment and Green topics
Amstelveen is a green city in a highly urbanized area. Many land is still used in agriculture, but the number of acres of agriculture is steadily decreasing. The amount of built-up and semi-cultivated land is 29% of the total area and that share shows a continuous increase. 2016 was a very warm year, with an average temperature of 10.9 & ordm; C, not particularly high
In Amstelveen there are many natural parks, such as the Bovenkerkerpolder, De Braak, Broersepark, Elsenhove Speelboerderij, Jac. P. Thijssepark, Dr Koos Landwehr Park, the Meander Park, the Middelpolder, the Cherry Blossom Park and the Amstelveense Poel (lake). This lake and the Cherry Blossom Park are part of the 935 acre Amsterdam Forest (Amsterdamse Bos).
Restaurants, Hotels and Shops
The hotels are relatively small in Amstelveen. In total as many as 143 rooms with 297 beds are available. Besides the hotels there are more than 60 restaurants in Amstelveen. Many shops have been converted to eateries with all kinds of different menus: the Greek restaurant Alexandros, Argentiniun restaurant Buenos Aires, the Korean restaurant Damso, the ancient mill restaurant De Dikkert, Japanese restaurant Tanuki and a lot more. In addition Amstelveen has created a shopping center in nearly every district, with many restaurants and shops.
In the Old Village an increasing number of restaurants are opened, such as Villa Borghese - Italian, Royal Sang Kong - Chinese, Aan de Poel - with Michelinster! and a lot of other restaurants.
In the Citycentre - het Stadshart, are many restaurants around the Citysquare, such as Popov, Délifrance, New Peking Cityand Tanuki.
Along the Amstel side there are more expensive restaurants, such as Lute and Paardenburg. In Bovenkerk there are also good restaurants, amongst others Silversant where it is especially good on the terrace when the sun is shining.
Municipality of Amstelveen
In January 2013, Amstelveen has seen an official merger with the neighbouring municipality of Aalsmeer. The two organizations are now combined into a new civil service, which performs all administrative tasks for the two municipalities. In the Netherlands, this is the largest and farthest reaching cooperation between two official municipalities. Both municipalities will continue to exist independently, with their own council and their own mayor and aldermen. The number of members of a council depends on the number of inhabitants. The municipality of Amstelveen employs 936 officials.
The councilors are elected by the elected residents every four years. At the last municipal elections (March 2018), the number of persons entitled to vote was 64,737, the number of votes cast was 37,604, the number of blank votes cast 156 and the number of invalid votes 132. The turnout was 58.1%, quota 1008 20/37. The number of voters who were entitled to vote with a valid proxy certificate (in writing or via a completed voting pass) amounted to 3,557.
The result of the elections 2018
Amstelveen in all its facets
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(Source: Facts and Figures 2016-2017 Municipality of Amstelveen).
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Recently, out of nowhere, a certain Hugo Wilhare started to post some photos in a Facebook group – The Isle of Dogs – Then & Now – of which I am co-admin. The photos, taken around 1968 or 1969 (I am guessing the former), are a record of a walk that Hugo took around the Island: starting at the corner of Westferry Road and Cuba Street, and covering the length of Westferry Road and Manchester Road.
The photos immediately grabbed everybody's attention: many images showed buildings which Islanders had not seen in 60 years (virtually everything in the photos has since been demolished, largely in the few years after the photos were taken).
The late 60's marked a massive construction of housing estates on the Island. This construction is visible in Hugo's photos, as the tall towers of the Barkantine Estate rise up behind the Victorian shops and houses in Westferry Road which had survived WWII. A year or two later, and every old building between Byng Street in the north and Tiller Road in the south would also be gone, the rest following a few years later.
The Island in Hugo's photos is the Island our family moved to from Stepney in 1969, when we went to live in Manchester Road, just opposite Christ Church. The chip shop, the baker's, the pub, the sweet shop, the police station – I can see and smell them as if it was just yesterday – although their presence was short-lived from my perspective, as they were all demolished within five years of the photos being taken, in order to make room for George Green's School.
Hugo and his family also moved to the Island from elsewhere. He was born in Donegal, Ireland just after WWII – and, while he was still a baby, the family moved to Dublin. When he was around 10 years old, his mother died, and not long afterwards, Hugo and his two sisters, Grace and Mary, moved with their father to London.
Living initially in Brixton, then East Dulwich, the Wilhares moved to Cahir Street in October 1961 (first in Brassey House). This was around the time that Hugo started his first job, at Badcock's barge repairs. He had an assortment of jobs after that, before finding more employment stability working on the buses, from 1966 to 1971.
It was during this period that Hugo took his photos of the Island. I got the impression that he took the photos because he wanted a memory of the place, as he was moving away. Yet, it was 1973 before Hugo returned with his dad to Donegal, just over 15 years after arriving in London in the first place.
Fast forward 45 years, Hugo joined our Facebook group, and started sharing his photos, close to seventy of them in total. Nearly all the photos are reproduced here (I skipped a couple of ship photos which didn't show the Island, but the other side of the water). Even old Islanders on Facebook were not always sure where the photos were taken, or what it looks like now, so I have included maps and 'Now' views.
Many thanks to Hugo for sharing his photos, and also to Peter Wright who followed much of Hugo's route in the last couple of days, and took most of the 'Now' photos shown below (I also 'borrowed' a photo from Gary O'Keefe – cheers, Gary).
The pub opened as a beer house around 1895, and was converted to a restaurant in 2001 (first named 'Rogue Trader', but later renamed 'Aniseed').
- No. 27. Originally an eating establishment (first, 'Dining Rooms' and finally, 'Café') before becoming a betting shop around 1960.
- No. 29. A barber's occupied in the 60s by Stelios Kalogirou and George Pieri.
- No. 31. Wooding's newsagents.
A large sign on the side of No. 75 points the way to Bink Brothers Limited, wire rope manufacturers who operated for more than a century from their Strafford Street works (which backed onto Byng Street).
- No. 75. Post office and stationers, occupied by Edward Taylor and family.
- No. 77. Dorothy and Thomas Summerton (shoe and boot repairs?).
- No. 79. Butchers, occupied by Brian and Yvonne Phillips.
St. Luke's School was built in 1873 and closed in 1971 when it transferred to the former Cubitt Town School in Saunders Ness Road. The building was demolished in 1973 and its land occupied by an expanding Lenanton's timber firm.
Express Wharf stood on the site of Bullivant's Wharf, scene of the Island's worst wartime disaster when more than 40 were killed in a public air raid shelter (see The Tragedy at Bullivant's Wharf for details).
The advertising hoardings are on the site of the former Millwall Independent Chapel at 127A Westferry Road. Constructed in 1817, it is notable as being the first place of worship and burial on the Island since the medieval chapel of St Mary (the later Chapel House Farm). It closed early in the 20th century, and the building used for a variety of purposes before its demolition around 1950, by which time it was in a dilapidated state.
To the left of the hoardings is a row of shops and houses – Nos. 115 to 125 (from left to right).
- No. 115. Formerly Betts' butcher's shop, occupied in the 1960s by Albert and Ivy Clark.
- No. 117. Former United Dairies, I have no records of the occupants in 1968.
- No. 119. Thomas Sinfield.
- No. 121. No records for the 1960s, but Thomas Sinfield occupied the premises in the 1950s.
- No. 123. No records.
- No 125. A fried fish shop in the 1950s, and occupied by Florence Crathern in the 1960s.
Although the address of the Tooke Arms is still 165 Westferry Road, the original building was approximately 50 metres to the south, on the corner of Janet Street. It was first mentioned in records dating from 1853, and was demolished in 1970.
The Barkantine Estate under construction in a photo taken from Sir John McDougall Gardens, which were not yet connected to the estate by a footbridge over Westferry Road. Only one old building can (just) be seen – probably Les Crane's newsagents, nearby the not-yet-completed Tooke Arms.
No. 205 was the second betting shop in this short stretch of Westferry Road (see also photo number 2). In the 1950s it was a greengrocer's run by Albert and Winifred Wethey, formerly of 183 Westferry Road.
At No. 207, one of the many Jarvis Brother shops which populated the Island over the years. Electoral registers tell of a Hitchcock family living at the same address – perhaps they lived over the shop.
Today, this corner hosts a pretty and well-maintained little garden "dedicated to the memory of all those who have lived or worked on the Isle of Dogs". It was opened in 2001, after long campaigning by local residents who at the same time wanted to prevent the corner being built upon by property developers.
A little side step here. Between 1920 and 1963. 221-223 Westferry Road, at the bottom of the previous map was used by G. Robinson & Sons, manufacturers of nuts, bolts, rivets and other metal objects. The very industrial-looking building, with its brick walls and corrugated-iron roof, was built in 1870, but between 1913 and 1915 it housed a cinema (and quite a large one at that, with more than 1000 seats and an orchestra platform). Known as the Millwall Picture Theatre, it was run by a Harry Rothstein, whose family operated several other local cinemas
One of the Island's largest pubs, and its only hotel, stood here: The Millwall Docks Tavern & Hotel (frequently named simply, The Dock House – not to be confused with the off-license at the top of Alpha Road which was also so named). A trace of the pub's wall can be seen to the left of the first "Bob's Bar" sign in the 1968 photo, and on the right side of this old photo of the pub….
The pub was destroyed during WWII. and the site was occupied by a series of taxi firms and cafés.
When the Millwall Docks were connected to the West India Docks well before WWII, this entrance lock began to lose its usefulness (anyway, it was too small to handle larger ships, and the bridge and lock mechanisms were unreliable). During the war, in September 1940, bombing destroyed the middle gates and much of the surrounding machnery and lock structure.
Directly after the war, financial restrictions prevented any reconstruction and the lock remained unused. By 1955, the cost of reconstruction could no longer be justified and the dock was dammed at its inner gate (on the dock side).
The building of a dam at the inner gate meant that the road bridge (aka "Kingsbridge") had to remain in place, never opening, and crossing a lock that would never be used. The structural solution would have been to completely fill in the locks, but this would have been much costlier, something unthinkable in the austere 1950s. Instead, the lock was allowed to silt up on the river side – and by the time of the 1968 photo above, the bridge wasn't even crossing water. The bridge was removed in 1990.
On the left in the old photo, E. Klein's offices are visible – a firm and building which, remarkably enough, are still present in 2019. Beyond that are Arnhem Timber and Pfizer's chemical works (the main product being Citric acid). Across the road, Nob Davison's garage.
- No. 237 was a tobacconist's, run by John Lewis in 1968.
- The Howerd and Lowery families were registered as living at No. 239 in the 1960s
- No. 241 was occupied by the Sheehys.
The old terrace was demolished, and these new houses built (the centre of the new block is approximately where the bus stop is in the old photo). Occupants in the 1960s:
- No. 255. Vaughan's greengrocer's
- No, 257. Nixon's tobocconist's (possibly one of the Vaughans took the shop over at the end of the 60s)
- No. 259. Newlands family, George Bowater
- No. 261. Lilian Longley
- No. 263, McIntosh and James families
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church was opened in 1859, and became known as 'the Scottish church' due to its popularity with Scottish workers in the local shipbuilding industry (its foundation stone was laid by the Scot, John Scott Russell, whose firm built SS Great Eastern, and who was himself the son of a Presbyterian minister.
Around the time of the old photo, St. Paul's was replaced by a new church at Island House in Castalia Square. The old building was then used for a variety of industrial purposes, before becoming 'The Space' arts centre in 1989.
A substantial building was built at the rear of St. Paul's by the Millwall Dock Company in 1873 (it was on dock land), a club for its permanent workers. Not a success, it closed in 1892 and the buildings were taken over by St. Mildred's House, an institute for poor girls (see article, here). Later, St. Mildred's House hall became the church hall.
In 1870, the population of the Isle of Dogs was around 10,000, of whom 10% were Catholic (of largely Irish and Scottish descent). St. Edmund's Church opened in 1874; school lessons were held on a small scale in the rectory, but most Catholic children were educated in St. Edward's Chapel in Moeity Road and a day school at 68 Stebondale Street – before the construction of a large school behind the church in 1908.
Until 1967, The Vulcan was run by a Reginald L. Rees (I suspect that everyone called him Reggie), In 1969, the occupant is listed as L. G. Wheeler. To the left of the pub is Deptford Ferry Road, which went up to the river and was lined on the north side by houses before WWII. Beyond that, the gate house of Napier Yard, at that time occupied by Westwood's.
The shop on the corner of Manchester Road and Ferry Street (its address was 1 Ferry Street) was a greengrocers, I think, run by the Skeels family,
The shop on the other corner (2 Ferry Street) was another Jarvis newsagents in the early 60s, but by 1968 the occupants were the Easts.
Externally, at the front and side at least, The fire station has hardly changed. It's only missing the little door with emergency phone which started the bells ringing when you opened it – always fun when you were walking home from Harbinger school (to all the firemen who got pee'd off and whose time was wasted, I'm sorry).
In the following article – part II – a walk up Manchester Road with Hugo Wilhare's photos.

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Hello Blogland!
I'm writing this before work, so my time is limited. Let's get right to it!
Last week's goals were:
- Publish two blog posts
- Madhu's Chapters
- The Steel Aramada chapter 3 edits
- Start Sanctified chapter 29
- Read The Stone Sky
How did I do? Well, there were two blog posts, including a Call for Submissions from The Audient Void! I think I actually pulled double duty on Madhu's chapters last week, doing double the reading and editing, but I'm honestly not totally sure. I know I read at least 20 pages for her though. I finally did my edits on chapter 3 of The Steel Armada, which is proving very difficult to motivate myself to do. I also wrote about 500 words for Sanctified chapter 29, in addition to another 1800 words for an unrelated short story. So, not a bad writing week either, all things considered. I did not finish any reading last week, which is bad, because I am seriously falling behind in my Reading Challenge.
What do I want to do this week?
- Publish two blog posts
- Mahu's chapters
- The Steel Armada edits, chapters 4+5
- Finish chapter 29 of Sanctified
- Read Audient Void submissions
- READ The freaking Stone Sky
So, a bit more on my plate this week. We'll see how it goes. I've already read one to story for The Audient Void, and let me tell you, this is going to be an experience. There are a lot of writers out there with a lot of stories. It's really interesting to see how different people interpret story ideas, that's for sure.
In addition to the above, I also have some tumblr prompt fills I've fallen behind on, and my Inktober doodles to catch up on! So, it's going to be a busy week!
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- re-design for monsterbubbles.com nearly complete–hoping to go live with it before the end of August
- working on posters for a few local theater productions
- trying to find time to draw the pile of Summer Olympic-inspired GSM ideas I've had
- Set up a Facebook page for GSM
Take special note of that final item, please. If you have a Facebook profile, and if you dig Grandpa Sex Machine, help a brother out and become a fan, won't you?
Anyhow, hoping to have some sort of picturey thing to show you later in the week–maybe GSM, maybe just sketchbook stuff, but I'll try to have some sort of content soon. I'll be headed back to the day-job on Wednesday. Later!


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The most important 7 minute character in Rogue One
[SPOILERS] You've been warned.
[SPOILERS] You've been warned.
Marvels' Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has another religiously-themed episode, and here's some commentary on it.
A super-geeky and yet missionally solid post about six years of outreach into the tabletop gaming culture–and how to start your own.
Today, I say goodbye to companions of mine for the past 20 years.


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Time's always a problem … but I've been finding a few spare moments to attempt to configure WordPress to the way I'd like. I've been playing with a few plugins:
- AddThis.com
- All in one SEO Pack
- del.icio.us for WordPress
- Google Analytics for WordPress
- Lightbox 2
- NextGEN Gallery
- Postalicious
- WordPress.com Stats
- WordPress Automatic Upgrade
- WP-SpamFree
I haven't really configured them too well and I'll probably end up removing the Delicious ones.
I'm also intending to install Mike's 404 handler extension.
Anyone have any suggestions for other WP plugins or extensions worth making use of?


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Father's Day gift ideas, the death of Godzilla, and a dog's love
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Survey: Stocks Could Charge Ahead
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Don't look now, but the Dow Jones Industrials could rally 9% through the end of the year, Barron's Jack Willoughby writes.
That's according to our most recent Big Money poll of U.S. money managers. Respondents told us that a strengthening economy and a rotation into growth-oriented stocks from high-yielding ones could drive the year-end gains.
Our poll found the bulls growing in number: 45% of respondents described themselves as bullish or very bullish about the market's prospects through mid-2017. In our spring poll, just 38% of respondents were as bullish.
That, however, was before tailwinds appeared in the form of modestly accelerating global economic activity and higher commodities. The market's summer rally also appears to have buoyed money managers' outlooks. As Willoughby puts it: "It is still hard to fight the tape—and its electronic successor."
The Big Money bulls expect the Dow Industrials to touch 19,184 next June, and 19,687 by the end of 2017. The S&P 500, they predict, is headed to 2,281 in June and 2,344 by 2017's end. And the Nasdaq Composite, they project, will hit 5,657 14 months from now.
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Session will focus on educational strategies utilized to award credit for military training and experience at the competency level, which exceeds the award of credit at the course level from military transcript evaluations. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi's (TAMUCC) eLine Military Program (ELM) developed an individualized Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) to award the maximum amount of credit from military service. The PLA(s) remove redundancy by awarding competency level credit for military service. This innovative approach identifies the knowledge gap and provides a customized curriculum for each student. The veteran's unique experience(s) translate into credit and ultimately into an employable credential in the most efficient means possible. Support strategies utilized by ELM's Circle of Care Model (e.g. case management, disability and counseling services) will be shared.
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Conferences and events are not as much a part of the lifestyle in India as they should be. There is a lot of knowledge and experience that is missed out due to lack of quality conferences. Fortunately, the situation is improving rapidly in recent times.
Web Summit, Europe's largest conclave of tech minds has officially arrived in India in the form of the Surge Conference. The event had its humble beginnings just a few years ago when Paddy Cosgrave launched Web Summit in Dublin, Ireland, in 2010. Five years later, in 2015, it was attended by more than 20,000 people.
Past speakers have included tech world celebs such as the founders of Tesla – Elon Musk and Netflix- Reed Hastings, which highlights the reach and influence of these events.
Surge Conference 2016 at Bangalore
Surge follows the path of other hugely successful events like The Rise in Hong Kong, Collission conference in the US and the MoneyConf in Spain. Each of these events has presented attendees with an opportunity to network with their peers, learn from mentors and pitch their ideas to investors.
With the startup scene booming in India, Surge can provide a huge impetus to the aspiring entrepreneurs. As Paddy Cosgrave stated – India has the most important and accessible startup ecosystem in the world. That's saying something. With the government supporting enterprise and entrepreneurship with programs like Start-Up India and Make in India initiatives, the future looks promising.
India's First Smart Scooter Launch
India's first smart electric scooter – the S340 is also set to be unveiled at the Surge conference.
The vehicle has a Linux-based touchscreen dashboard with 24/7 connectivity, which integrates cloud-based data to change the consumer ride experience. Features like user profile based sign in, on-board navigation, pre-configured drive modes like sports and economy allow a personalized experience and its integration with its mobile app makes it a convenient solution on the go.
When TechNorms was invited to be a media representative at Surge, I couldn't hold back my enthusiasm to listen to the who's who of the Indian startup ecosystem and speak with the various startup founders about their ideas and aspirations.
Over the next two days, I am planning to meet several startups that are in various stages of inception, funding, launch or growth. One of them just might be the next Flipkart and I would get an opportunity to see them at the beginning and watch them surge ahead in coming years.
This event is set to feature over 200 startups – who would get an opportunity to pitch their ideas to a panel of investors which comprise of experts from tech media, corporate executives, and angel and institutional investors.
Web Summit has created a fabulous platform for young entrepreneurs and the ones who have taken the initiative to participate are poised to reap benefits in the form of networking, media coverage and if things go right – getting funded. Surge 2016 is scheduled for Tuesday, February 23 and Wednesday, February 24, 2016.


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Mirage by Kristi Cook (Winterhaven #2)
Seventeen-year-old Violet McKenna is back for her senior year at Winterhaven, and thrilled to be with Aidan after a long summer apart. But when a violent and disturbing vision begins to haunt her, Violet suddenly feels unsure of everything: who to trust, if she is in danger, and—worst of all—whether she and Aidan are really meant to be together. From Goodreads.
Wow, I can honestly say the second book was WAY WAY better then the first and I loved the first book. So much happened in Mirage I almost don't know where to start. There were so many secrets in this book I was surprised that the relationships lasted.
Violet ends up with a new coach, who is actually good for her because he does teach her a lot of things. She ends up using these new things to help with her visions that she has to help figure things out more. Like the vision she had in Haven, if you read the first book you know exactly which vision I am talking about. Now the coach also happens to be a very young, very hot teacher who has secrets of his own as well.
Aiden is working almost day and night to get a cure for his vampirism so he can be with Violet for the rest of her life. I felt bad for Aiden because someone was going behind his back and tampering with the cure that was causing some not so great side effects. Basically life couldn't get any harder for Violet and Aiden. No matter how hard they try to be together it is like fate refuses to allow it for some reason.
There are some new characters in this book that are definitely going to have bigger parts in the next book and I can't wait till that book comes out. I know I may be heartbroken at the end of that book but I hope not as much as I was when this book ended. I still love my happily ever afters, it is the romantic in me.
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Growing Away From Me
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You've been my life to me. My very soul and my heart, But lately something's come over you, And it's tearing me apart. [Chorus] Darlin', I feel you growing away from me More and more each day. Whatever you want me to be I'll be If it keeps you from growing away from me. Even when you say you love me, The feeling's no longer there. I know there's somebody else, And it's more than I can bear. [Chorus] Believe me, I would let you go if I could, But I don't know if it's a worse thing being lonely Than having you here, in body only. It's no use pretending When the love you used to feel is gone, Yet even though I'm losing you I can't help tryin' to hold on. [Chorus] I feel you Growing away from me.
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Paul is angry with Carla for telling Michelle he was hiding something from her. Steve sees that Michelle is upset and lets her take some time off to talk to Liam. Tyrone, Molly, Jack and Jamie are trying to sort the living room out for Vera. Liam lies to Michelle. He says Carla was just trying to cause trouble. Vera is in lots of pain. She doesn't want to be a burden, this upsets Jack. Michelle gets Liam to tell her the truth about Dean. Michelle is livid. Liam is distraught. Vera is being looked after by Molly and Jack. Fiz sews Chesney's "Dandy Dan" costume. Cilla tells tales of her acting experiences. Michelle gets increasingly angry. She accuses Liam of being a murderer. Michelle realises that it was Paul's idea to put Dean in the driving seat. Michelle sees Ryan and Paul together and gets even more irate. Ryan is ordered to go home. Ryan is confused about what is going on. Michelle screams at Paul and Carla. She accuses Paul of being a murderer. Paul claims they did it to protect Ryan. Jack tries to sneak out of the house but Molly catches him. Michelle tells Liam, Paul and Carla to stay away from her and Ryan for good.
Regular cast
- Paul Connor - Sean Gallagher
- Carla Connor - Alison King
- Steve McDonald - Simon Gregson
- Violet Wilson - Jenny Platt
- Michelle Connor - Kym Ryder
- Liam Connor - Rob James-Collier
- Jack Duckworth - William Tarmey
- Tyrone Dobbs - Alan Halsall
- Jamie Baldwin - Rupert Hill
- Molly Compton - Vicky Binns
- Kirk Sutherland - Andrew Whyment
- Fiz Brown - Jennie McAlpine
- Cilla Battersby-Brown - Wendi Peters
- Chesney Battersby-Brown - Sam Aston
- Vera Duckworth - Elizabeth Dawn
- Ryan Connor - Ben Thompson
- Sally Webster - Sally Whittaker
- Kevin Webster - Michael Le Vell
- Sophie Webster - Brooke Vincent
- Amy Barlow - Amber Chadwick (Uncredited)
Guest cast
- Coronation Street exterior
- Rovers Return Inn - Public
- 5 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 7 Coronation Street - Downstairs rooms
- 9 Coronation Street - Back room/kitchen and hallway
- 13 Coronation Street - Front room
- 4 Drapers Mill Apartments, Weatherfield Quays - Living room/kitchen
- Renny Krupinski was credited as the Fight Arranger on this episode.
- TV Times synopsis: Michelle is left puzzled by Carla's comments about her brothers' behaviour, so she tackles both Liam and Paul; Chesney proudly shows off his costume for the school play; and Vera makes the most of being waited on by Molly.
- Viewing Figures: UK broadcast - 8,950,000 viewers (6th place).
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SOMETIMES the writing is on the wall, at other times it's right there on the dash in front of you. The beginning of the end for our longterm Audi Q7 came via a message displayed in its handsomely rendered virtual cockpit: "Add at least 6L of Adblue."
The prompt to add a drum of the ureabased liquid to the turbo-diesel's auxiliary tank was a sure sign that the end was nigh; the Q7's 15000km service mark was fastapproaching and, with that, retirement from the Bulmer household.
The kids took the news hard, grumpily collecting the crayons, dolls heads and other detritus of a half-year's ownership, and grumbling about whether they'd ever again find a Wi-Fi-enabled car with internet connectivity that can stream their favourite shows to rear seat smart tablets.
"Probably not, but harden up you little beggars and scrub that carpet!" I thought to myself while cooing gently in their ears that it would all be okay and daddy would make it better by buying them a new iPad.
Mrs. Bulmer was also bereft. Despite having complained from time to time about the Audi's bulk while threading the needle of abandoned shopping trollies and wild-eyed grannies in dinged Nissan Tiidas, she knows a good thing when she drives one.
And the Q7 is certainly a very good thing, indeed. In fact, I'd go so far as to say it's as close as we've come to finding automotive utopia in modern family guise.
Like many modern diesels the Q7 relies on Adblue to help reduce its exhaust emissions and meet Euro 6 standards.
The high-purity urea solution is added to a separate tank alongside the fuel filler and is continuously sprayed into the exhaust, upstream of the Selective Catalytic Reduction system (SCR). The additive helps convert diesel exhaust gases and their harmful NOx, or oxides of nitrogen emissions, into harmless gas and water vapour.
The latter is a world where 0-100km/h splits and 'tendency to understeer at the limit' take a distant back-seat to mundane considerations like cargo space, seating flexibility and ride comfort.
Space, for instance, is a big deal for families such as ours and any lack thereof can be a real deal-breaker. Here, the Q7's standard 295-litre boot with three rows in place is okay, but flicking the switch to fold the electrically operated third-row liberates a whopping 770-litre usable space.
The detachable cargo net, which we deployed often when we travelled, provides peace of mind by safely separating luggage from passengers. Other neat touches include the Q7's auto tailgate function, with its trick of opening when you wave your foot under the bumper; and the ability to automatically lower the air-sprung wagon's ride height by 45mm when loading or unloading.
The above would be enough to earn the Q7 a handful of gold stars alone, but Audi has also endowed its family SUV with great dynamics, an excellent drivetrain, and superb refinement.
A responsive and free-spinning 200kW 3.0-litre turbo-diesel V6 mates seamlessly to a fluid-shifting eight-speed auto, creating a drivetrain that's among the smoothest and most responsive in this category.
Disciplined handling matches the fluidity of the drivetrain, marking the Q7 as an aboveaverage SUV to drive enthusiastically. Our test car's optional adaptive air suspension and continuously variable electronic damping ($4690) played a major part here.
As for the inevitable downsides, the Q7's circa $105k list price will present a formidable barrier for some, but measured against luxury SUV segment rivals like the BMW X5 and Mercedes-Benz GLE, the Audi is absolutely competitive. Certainly my wife had few complaints (about the car at least), and that's as good as winning COTY in my experience.
Roomy, well built, luxuriously appointed, and superbly refined, the Audi Q7 delivers a superb blend of prestige, pragmatism and performance that we're really going to miss, right kids?
After the automotive utopia delivered by the brilliant Q7, the question is: what next to fill this 5m hole for the Bulmer clan?
Over the course of 12,555km and some 14 refuels, the Q7 consumed a total of 1319L of diesel for an overall average of 10.5L/100km. Its best of 7.8L/100km was on a Sydney-Melbourne run down the Hume. Its worst, in stop-start urban traffic, climbed to 11.8L/100km.
As for servicing, those costs are always higher with luxury vehicles and Audi advises that the 15,000km fettling the Q7 is due to cop upon return should run to around $600, but owners will no doubt be up for more than that at the 30,000km major service.
Date acquired: January 2017 Price as tested: $125,545 This month: 2357km @ 10.5L/100km Overall: 12,555km @ 10.5L/100km


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Located in the Doon Valley at the foothills of the Himalayas, Dehradun is nestled between the river Ganga to its east and river Yamuna to its west. It one of the popular hill stations in the region. The capital of Uttarakhand has many scenic vistas and breathtaking scenery.
Interesting activities in and around Dehradun can be broadly divided into nature, sports, sanctuary, temples, museums and institutions. Depending on what you want covered a 1-2 day stay is enough. You can add a day or two extra if visiting surrounding hill stations like Mussoorie, Chakrata , Lahkhamondal and Dakpathar. The local attractions are:
Other places of interest include Tapovan, Santala Devi temple and Lachhiwala. There are ample options for hotels in Dehradun. It is better to avoid traveling during the summer months as it can get quite hot a nd uncomfortable. Always book your accommodation in advance to ensure a hassle free vacation.
Dehradun is part of the round trip from Delhi that includes Haridwar, Rishikesh and Mussoorie. Sightseeing of all the towns together
can be covered over a week of travel from Delhi. The road trip from Delhi to Dehradun can be adventurous to say the least. It once
used to be a jinxed route, but over the years the road conditions have improved dramatically, though don`t throw caution to the winds.
Expect a 5 to 7 hour journey with atleast two 15 minute breaks in between. Especially during the rainy season the potholed ridded roads
can slow you down at some places like Purkazi. You can take the National Highway a short way but otherwise you will be mostly travelling
on the local highway roads, hence don`t expect to make up too much for lost time. There are not many good restaurants on the way so if
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The name "Honey Marquise" is coined because of my affinity with the letter H as it seems to represent everything happy and bore a deeper significance personally. 'Marquise' offers a few meanings which I embrace too. I am blessed with a sweet, doting husband and 2 cheerful children who never fail to make me smile.
I am a marketing professional by virtue of interest, work experience and education. I hold a business computing degree from NUS and a MBA, specialized in Marketing & Strategy, from NTU. Both disciplines have influenced the way I analyze and respond to my children, which tends to be systematic or business-oriented.
I blog as a hobby, on top of other interests such as reading, running, shopping, singing KTV, sussing out good bargains, planning F&E holidays, travelling, creating photobooks & spending time with my family. Other hobbies such as enjoying wine, cycling and playing racquet games can only be resumed in the near future.
Holiday Tracker:
Just us, sans kids & excluding business trips
2004 Nov – Bangkok (Thailand)
2005 May – Mersing, Kelong (Malaysia)
2005 May – Bangkok (Thailand) with family
2005 Jul – Road trip to KL (Malaysia)
2005 Oct – Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou (China) with family
2006 Feb – Tokyo (Japan) with family
2006 Jul – Bangkok (Thailand)
2007 May – Italy, Switzerland, Paris (Europe)
2007 Dec – Hokkaido (Japan) with family
2008 Feb – Yong Pyong, Seoul (Korea) with family
2008 Jul – Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto, Hiroshima, Tokyo (Japan)
2008 Dec – Hualian, Taizhong, Tainan, Taipei (Taiwan) with family
2009 Jan – Kyushu, Tokyo (Japan) with family
During Z's time
2010 Jun – Sendai, Tokyo (Japan)
2010 Dec – Hongkong with friends
2011 Jul – Edinburgh, York, Manchester, Oxford, Bath, London (England) with family
2011 Dec – Seoul (Korea)
2012 Jan – Paris, Brussels (France, Belgium) with family
2012 Feb – Singapore: Staycation at Amara Sanctury Resort's Larkhill Terrace
2012 Sep – Hongkong
2012 Oct – Bangkok (Thailand)
During Z's & X's time
2013 Apr – London, Paris (England, France)
2014 Feb – Bali (Indonesia)
2014 May – Sokcho, Hwaseong, Seoul (Korea) with friends
2014 Sep – Legoland (Malaysia) with friends
2014 Oct – Melbourne, Tasmania (Australia)
2015 Jan – Penang, Cruise (Malaysia) with family
2015 Feb – Bali (Indonesia) with family
2015 May – Kanazawa, Tateyama, Tokyo (Japan) with family
2015 Oct – Singapore: Staycation at Hotel Michael


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The party is over for the time being for South Side teen rapper Chief Keef.
The rapper, whose real name is Keith Cozart, was taken into custody on for a probation violation during a hearing in juvenile court Tuesday afternoon.
Cozart, 17, was on probation for pointing a gun at police officers in 2011.
Cozart violated his probation by holding a weapon on a gun range during a video shoot for Pitchfork Media. Pitchfork pulled the video off of its web site, and had been fighting efforts to turn over the footage.
Over the past year, the rapper has managed to sign a major record deal and released a full-length CD in December, but he's also come under fire for joking on Twitter about the shooting death of an 18-year-old rival rapper, Joseph "Lil JoJo" Coleman.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for Thursday.
Rapper Chief Keef Taken Into Custody
Teen violates terms of probation by holding gun in video
The party is over for the time being for South Side teen rapper Chief Keef.


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19 Things You Don't Get About Santa Monica (Unless You're From There)
There are things everyone knows about Santa Monica: it's got a huge Ferris wheel, and it's... uh... named after Saint Monica? Yeah, it turns out no one really knows anything about Samo, which's why Thrillist commissioned a local (that's me!) to fill you in.
1. We don't call it "Samo"
"Samo" specifically refers to Santa Monica High School (also: Samohi). Know how I know you aren't from here? You just called it "Samo" beach.
2. We're very proud that the Penns, Estevez-es, and Sheens went to Samohi
Take that, Fairfax High!
3. We're not all lazy beach bums
Some of us work at uber-brilliant think tank RAND Corporation or run renowned art galleries at Bergamot Station or... were the geniuses who made Pimp My Ride and Cribs.
4. We never, ever go to the Pier
Unless you are 1) a young child or 2) the parent of one -- 3) it's crowded as hell, and 4) we're programmed to stay 100 yards away from the Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. at all times.
5. We've actually got a ton of far cooler, under-the-radar tourist attractions
Like Frank Gehry's house on Washington (he's the dude who designed the Walt Disney Concert Hall), or the home of 1920s and '30s starlet Marion Davies, which William Randolph Hearst had built for her (yeah, the guy with the castle).
6. You don't actually need to wait in line at Bay Cities
If you're local, you know to order online and bring cash -- the cash-only line never has a wait.
7. There's no better combo than an Extra Super Mule at Gilbert's El Indio & a show at McCabe's
8. Rae's and Izzy's are the best diner and deli in all of LA
Or... at least the closest diner and deli to us. And that counts for something.
9. That Buca di Beppo on 2nd St? It used to be worth sneaking into.
That's because it was the all-adult Pussycat Theater. Sexxxy.
10. That statue of Saint Monica at the end of Wilshire isn't what you think it is...
... 'cause if you look at it from the back, it's a penis!
11. Growing up, you were either North Side or South Side
The side of Wilshire you grew up on (or Montana, depending on your orthodoxy) defined you until you were 16 and could drive. Speaking of which, SOUTH SIDE!
12. The only viable North-South routes are 14th and 17th
26th St seems promising, but she's a vile temptress.
13. The yellow line on the bottom of our street signs? It represents sand.
14. If we're going to the beach, it's South of where you're going
We head to Station 26: parking is better, water is better, surf break is better, sand is better. Dude, it's just better.
15. Anyone who played in middle or high school orchestra has played on a former Oscars stage
Though it's mostly unused now, the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium wasn't just once the Academy Awards' home, it also has hosted Prince, Motley Crue, and Weird Al Yankovic.
16. Our mall is more famous than your mall (shut up, Torrance)
True Santa Monicans recognize the old Santa Monica Place (before they tore it down and put up... whatever's there now) as Ridgemont Mall in Fast Times at Ridgemont High, and where John Conner had his first encounter with Ah-nuld in Terminator 2.
17. If you want to see your favorite chef in the whole city, just head to the Farmers Market here
It's considered not just the best in LA, but the best in the country, which means literally whoever you were watching on the Food Network on Tuesday is there on Wednesday. Every week.
18. You, or someone you know, worked at the original Hot Dog on a Stick in high school
But it was still impossible to get a discount.
19. The Promenade used to actually be rad
I know this one is shocking, but trust me on this. Before there was Benetton, there was Midnight Special Books. Before the Levis Store, there was the head-shop-cum-record-store Mayhem. Before J. Crew, there was punk rock supplier Na-Na. AND it's where Pee-wee had his bike stolen. Like we said: actually rad.
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I usually make minimal styled jewelry in elements and colors. In other words, I finish my jewelry pieces in a subtract way. However, I challenged to finish jewelry piece through my recent collaboration with Nikki Couppee. We got together to finish our cooperative necklace pieces and sumbited for "Co:opertion Garnish." Here is my report of…READ MORE


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Police ask public for help in case of Miss. woman burned to death
19-year-old Jessica Chambers was doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire Saturday
By Adrian Sainz
Associated Press
COURTLAND, Miss. — Jessica Chambers was a former cheerleader and softball player who had started a new job and hoped to begin college next year, friends and relatives say.
She liked to smile and playfully stick out her tongue at people. She was friendly and trusting of others, making her mother wonder if her outgoing personality had anything to do with her daughter's death.
"She didn't think anybody could harm her or would want to," her mother, Lisa Chambers, said Thursday.
Jessica Chambers, 19, was doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire Saturday, authorities said. Police were reconstructing the last few hours of her life and appealed to residents of this small town to come forward with any information. So far, they have few solid leads.
Chambers' mother spoke to her daughter about an hour before her death.
"She was like, 'I'm cleaning out my car and I'm going to go get something to eat and be home to clean my room up," her mother said.
"She loved life, she loved everybody," her mother said. "She would do a monster face and stick her tongue out ... She's done that since she was about 3 years old."
Among the clues investigators are examining: surveillance video showing Chambers at a gas station, cellphone records from numerous people, unspecified evidence from her car and interviews with potential witnesses.
"There's just not a lot of street talk out there about who may or may not have done this," District attorney John Champion said at a news conference. "We feel like somebody out there has heard something."
Jay Hale, an assistant district attorney who handles cases in Panola County, confirmed that Chambers spoke to firefighters. He and Champion have declined to discuss what she said.
The Panola County sheriff's department, the U.S. Marshals Service, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are trying to establish where Chambers went and what she did in the final hours of her life.
The Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to an arrest. The local Crime Stoppers group is offering a separate reward of $1,000.
Lisa Chambers said she spoke with her daughter by phone Saturday evening, about an hour before Jessica was found on a back road, next to her burning car.
Jessica Chambers was a regular at the gas station where Ali Fadhel worked, and the two often chatted. On Saturday, she came by in a sweater and pajama pants.
Chambers spoke with someone before she walked into the store, Fadhel told The Associated Press. Surveillance video shows Chambers walking toward the front door. She stopped, turned to her left, and walked out of the picture.
After a few moments, she walked into the store and paid for $14 worth of gas, more than the $5 or so she usually bought, he said.
On her way out, Chambers got a call on her cellphone, Fadhel said. After she pumped gas, she re-entered the store, bought cigarettes and drove away.
Chambers told Fadhel she was going to make a stop before going home, he said.
"If she knew she had a problem with somebody, she would have told me," Fadhel said.
Chambers' longtime friend, Alicia Faulkner, said whoever burned her should have "the same thing done to them."
"They should have to suffer what she went through," Faulkner said.
Her mother said she has locked the door of her daughter's room and has not let anyone inside. She had already bought her daughter presents for Christmas, which was Jessica's favorite time of the year.
"I feel her here. She's not at ease," Lisa Chambers said. "When she gets her justice, then she'll be at ease."
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October 16, 2015 (Tarrant County, TX) – Tarrant County Public Health (TCPH) has confirmed the presence of West Nile Virus (WNV) in a second mosquito sample collected in an area of unincorporated Northwest Tarrant County.
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Since scanning in a whole bunch of old photos I've managed to scrap a couple of them, and am really enjoying looking at all the old piccie of me and friends & family. It makes me realise even more so why I scrap - so that these photos can be seen and admired, rather than sitting in a box someone dusty and untouched.
These are both of me when I was about 3 years old. The first one was done for my teams challenge on UKS, and there is hidden journalling all about being a blondie!
This was also taken at the age of 3 - I absolutely loved trampolining as a child, and even started doing it again at university, but had to stop because I've had 3 operations on my knees and trampolining isn't the best thing for them! This photo was in the local paper - I was fmaous lol!
These layouts were both made using Scrapagogo kits - the first one used last May's kit (!) and the second used March's kit. Note the Cricut title - my bug is here and all set up, and I love it!
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This new poster of Good Dinosaur, the upcoming animated movie by Disney Pixar, comes from France:
"The film asks the question: What if the asteroid that forever changed life on Earth missed the planet completely and giant dinosaurs never became extinct? Pixar Animation Studios takes you on an epic journey into the world of dinosaurs where an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend. While traveling through a harsh and mysterious landscape, Arlo learns the power of confronting his fears and discovers what he is truly capable of."
A puny human and a not-so-big dinosaur team up for a great adventure!
Here's the trailer of Good Dinosaur if you haven't seen it yet:
The film will be released on November 25, 2015.


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Instrument reliability and QC frequency: a cautionary tale
by John Yundt-Pacheco
Imagine this announcement: "Accuration Instruments Inc. is proud to announce the release of the Reliabulator 2/500, a new hallmark in the reliability of clinical diagnostic laboratory automation."
Your laboratory will be one of the first installations of the new Reliabulator 2/500. The manufacturer claims the "2" in the instrument name stands for an expected two years between undetected grave malfunctions, and the "500" means it will process 500 patient specimens per day.
One of the things you need to decide on is a suitable quality-control strategy for the Reliabulator. If it only fails every two years, does that mean no quality control (QC) is necessary the first year? That would certainly help the budget. After a bit more consideration, you realize that an expected malfunction rate of once every two years is not the same thing as a malfunction every two years starting after installation. The instrument could have an expected malfunction rate of once every two years and still malfunction the day after it is validated. An expected malfunction rate of once every two years means that the malfunction could occur at any time; but over the long term, there will be an average of one malfunction for every two years of service. Consequently, no QC during the first year is not much of an option.
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Lloyd's Register's descriptive note gives an accessibility level for autonomous/remote access for cyber-enabled systems. AL3 is defined as cyber access for autonomous/remote monitoring and control with onboard permission required.
DSME said Tuesday that it has obtained Digital AL3 SAFE SECURITY from Lloyd's Register. Cybersecurity technology is designed to protect data and software from outside threats, and the shipbuilder said its AL3 solution can support optimal operations and safety on sea and land and remotely monitor and control various systems.
Smart shipping can be divided into unmanned ships ruled by an operator from a control center onshore and autonomous ships which use a computer on board that takes decisions about the route, speed, fuel consumption, maintenance and even mooring in the harbor.
Smart ships are expected to revolutionize the landscape of ship design and operations. Along with efficiency in traffic, smart ships can minimize human errors that caused about 70 to 80 percent of marine accidents.
Environmental regulations imposed by the International Maritime Organization (IMO), a U.N. maritime safety agency, will increase the preference for digital total solutions that support efficient navigation systems. IMO plans to adopt e-navigation after 2020.
Route sharing and data exchanging are key elements of e-navigation. South Korea hopes to host the maritime connectivity platform (MCP) consortium which also involves research bodies and government agencies in Denmark, Sweden, Britain and Germany to standardize a new digital communications platform for transmitting maritime safety and route data for e-navigation.
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Our POWERbreathe friends and distributor in the Netherlands, Trainjelongen, recently brought our attention to this infographic and article that appeared in the Saturday (9th May) edition of their national newspaper, Telegraaf.
It talks about Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) as a preoperative measure to prevent postoperative lung complications when patients with oesophageal cancer undergo surgery, mentioning and illustrating POWERbreathe.
The study, 'IMT: Research into the effects of inspiratory muscle training in oesophageal cancer' is being conducted by Karin Valkenet and Edwin van Adrichem at the Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, who were provided with the POWERbreathe K3 last year. You can find out more about this and the protocols in our previous blog, Preoperative IMT to prevent post-op pulmonary complications.
You can read the full research in Dutch here, IMT: Onderzoek naar de invloed van ademspiertraining bij slokdarmkanker
For the benefit of those who're English speaking, we've used Google Translate to learn more about the research, which you will find below…
RESEARCH STUDY (translated):
IMT: Research into the effects of inspiratory muscle training in oesophageal cancer
The UMCG (Center for Rehabilitation and Department of Surgery) is a research into the effect of a training program for the respiratory muscles in the weeks prior to an oesophageal surgery. It is a study of the feasibility and effectiveness of two different types of preoperative inspiratory muscle training for patients with oesophageal cancer, who are undergoing a surgical removal.
For whom?
Patients between 18 and 85 years old who undergo oesophageal surgery.
A training program for the inspiratory muscles prior to surgery.
After major operations of the chest cavity, such as an oesophagus surgery, sometimes there arise problems with the lungs, such as pneumonia. Research has shown that, between 8 and 45 percent of the people who will undergo a surgical oesophagus, to deal with these problems. The occurrence of these problems include impact the length of stay in the hospital. The idea is that the occurrence of these lung problems after a surgery with impaired respiratory muscles.
In a recent study in patients who have undergone cardiac surgery, the inspiratory muscles are trained before the operation. It turned out that this is a decrease in lung problems by nearly 50 percent. This program was used by endurance training. Also research has been done on the effects of strength training on the inspiratory muscles. It is measured a positive effect. This training method is not used as training prior to surgery.
What is the program for the patients participating in?
If a patient participating in this study, he / she is assigned to a group of endurance or strength training in a group. Both groups work out three to six weeks the operation is conducted. The courses are run on a device which the patient encounters resistance when inhaling. This resistance is comparable to the breathing through a straw.
To measure the effect of the training takes place a number of measurements, such as filling out a questionnaire, a muscle strength test and a lung function test.
For more information about inspiratory muscle training in oesophageal cancer, please contact Edwin van Adrichem (physiotherapist and sports scientist), tel. 050-3,613,651.


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Humanity seems to be fading away from our world but some people, with their acts of kindness, make sure we don't lose it altogether. Satyanarayana is a social worker from Andhra Pradesh's Vijayawada. He has been distributing buttermilk and millet soup to passers-by for the last 15 years. He does this for free. He started this routine in the summer given the scorching heat in the city.
Even long after the COVID-19 pandemic is over, the list of Michelin-star chef Vikas Khanna's helpful deeds will be remembered. Amid these trying times, people found a real-life hero in him.
This face covering can trap up to 98% of viruses and disable them on contact. It's coated with antiviral Virapherin. A British company has manufactured this face covering claiming to disable viruses, including SARS-CoV-2 that causes coronavirus.
Two girls from Surat spotted an asteroid near Mars, and their discovery has been confirmed by NASA. The two are hoping that they would get to name the asteroid in future. Here's your weekly fix of good news.
49-year-old Sanjay Garg was denied a hospital bed in five hospitals after he tested positive for COVID-19 on June 28. Eventually, he got treatment in a hospital using his friends' influence.
In Agra, Sikh turbans are helping the needy protect against COVID-19. Agra's Sukhmani Sewa Sabha is working on a mission called 'Turban for masks.'
When 6-month-old Unni's parents tested positive for COVID-19, Dr Anitha looked after him along with her three children, for a month. Here's some good news from the past week.
She's the new social media celebrity all thanks to her skill of twirling sticks like a pro. The 75-year-old woman was seen displaying her skills on the streets of Pune.
A 42-year-old doctor in Delhi lost his life to COVID-19. Dr Javed Ali was a contractual doctor with Delhi government's National Health Mission (NHM).
So, as per Seema Aunty unless you have a six figure salary, awesome height, amazing body and a rich family, you can't get married. Even if the stars are aligned. Guess some of us will remain single for life.
Anyone in need of food can take it from this refrigerator. There are several such community refrigerators in Los Angeles ensuring that no one goes to bed hungry.
We have seen many shocking visuals of the Syrian War and this video of a Syrian father-daughter duo will further break your heart. War is devastating and traumatising especially for children who do not understand it. And what this father did will pull at your heart's strings.
You remember that lie detector test where the polygraph needles would go nuts trying to figure out what the truth is? Or the truth serum that was once injected to know what a human being is truly feeling? Are we really understood? Because we say so much, but most of it is misunderstood by people or understood at all. On this season of Tech Probe we met such great creators, but this one stands out. Here's why.
Public transport is the backbone of every city. In India, we have buses, trains and the metro, which is usually under construction. So the quick fix to our travel problems is the auto. Now in India, we have more than five million of these, so imagine the kind of pollution that's pumped into the system. But today on Tech Probe, we've found a solution to the auto, and this is the autocorrect we need.
Wagr is a small, light, and comfortable device which tracks your dog's location and activity. The device attaches to your dog's collar and through the companion, the mobile app tells you everything you need to know to ensure their safety and fitness.
Annie is the world's first self-learning braille device for the visually impaired. Rapyuta, a robotics company that's making it easier for businesses to use robotics and drone solutions without necessarily having in-house expertise. Watch Tech Probe only on Indiatimes to learn more.
Isn't watching a rocket launch a fascinating thing? Every rocket is expendable, it just falls off. Unfortunately, there are lot of these pieces of debris that remains up there. Ever wondered what happens to all of it? Apparently, satellites also have a graveyard.
Back when Mumbai was Bombay, the city introduced us to our favourite tea-time snack, the Bombay sandwich. You won't be wrong in calling it the city's superstar dish either. Join Kubbra Sait and Indiatimes as we discover India's flavourful history with #IndiaOnAPlate.
If you want to know how stuff works, this is the place to head to. Welcome to 'The Tech Probe,' a crazy world of inventions! It is safe to say that the future is automated. Watch it exclusively on Indiatimes.
Winter is here and what better than the comfort food 'chikki' during this season? Do you know how it's made? Here's a clue: the humble chikki was born right here in Lonavla. Join Kubbra Sait on #IndiaOnAPlate to find out the interesting tale behind this mouth-watering sweet snack.


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Officer Gordon Butler is thrilled to learn he is being partnered with the drop-dead gorgeous new hire, Lizette Gibbs, but happenings in Rocky Bluff are going to keep them too busy for much socializing.
Detectives Doug Milligan and Frank Marshall are called in to investigate the murder of a mother and her teenage son. They have trouble narrowing down the suspects to one likely candidate. Meanwhile, Doug's wife, Vice Officer Stacey Milligan, is looking into a party where numerous teenagers were sickened by a recreational drug, and none of the kids will talk about what happened that night.
The latest installment in F. M. Meredith's Rocky Bluff P.D. series is more proof of why the author has carved out a lengthy and prosperous writing career. In Dangerous Impulses, Meredith brings back favorite characters and introduces new ones, always blending the elements of the characters' personal lives and their jobs. Perfect as a stand-alone novel, new readers will enjoy this murder mystery, and longtime fans of the series will be thrilled to see how everyone in Rocky Bluff is getting along.
Meredith weaves in numerous sub-plots around the larger plot of the murder investigation and Stacey's questioning of the kids at the party. This gives readers a true sense of community inside and outside of the department.
Dangerous Impulses is a quick, enjoyable read. I dusted it off in two nights. It only took me that long because I was working on deadline. It was hard to stay away.
Lovers of police novels and murder mysteries will like this one.
Paperback: 202 pages
Publisher: Dark Oak Mysteries (December 24, 2012)
Language: English
I received a free copy of this book from the author. This review contains my honest opinions, for which I have not been compensated in any way.


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The devil and his had me down-
in love with the dark side I fell.
Dabbling all the way down-
up to my neck, soon to drown.
A regular music post this hour, with two remixes and an instrumental track. Winter Wrap Up, another remix of Twenty Percent Cooler, and a song for an upcoming game.
1) 20 Percent Cooler (Ken Ashcorp) // Lavender Harmony feat. NightmareSnake / Cyril Lyric
2) Winter Wrap Up [2012 Anorax Remix]
3) Thorinair - Sugarcube Corner (Elegy of Disharmony Soundtrack)


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Summer's almost over. Almost. Before we say goodbye to all the freedom (and shenanigans!) that summer brings, let's have a camping trip for the ages! Come prepared for awesome adventures, bonding time with friends, and opportunities to connect with God. We will meet at Renovate on Monday, August 12th at 1:00pm and return to the church campus on Wednesday, August … Read More
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Catalyst is taking on Rockin' Jump in Santa Maria! There's regular trampolines, trampoline dodge ball, trampoline basketball, trampoline jousting and our pastor, Anna, challenges you to trampoline rock-climbing! We will meet at Renovate at 12:30pm, have lunch at Panda on our way to Rockin' Jump, and be back at the church at 5:30pm. What to bring:: Spending money for lunch … Read More
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