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Originally posted on david katzenstein:
While on assignment in Tokyo for Hewlett Packard I had some time off over a weekend and decided to visit Senso-ji, an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa. It’s the oldest temple in the city…

Originally posted on Municipal Dreams:
Manchester has been described as the ‘shock city’ of the Industrial Revolution and if you lived in Ancoats it was, indeed, pretty shocking.  Ancoats was the world’s first industrial suburb – factories and workshops cheek…

Originally posted on City Lit Animation:
http://vimeo.com/54763818 And here is the animation I showed in the first class (when we were asked to bring in a link to something we liked).

Originally posted on The Visit Manchester Blog:
Joana Vasconcelos: Time Machine Here’s our highlights of where to be and what to see in Manchester in the coming month. Exhibitions Jamie Shovlin: Hiker Meat Saturday 18 January – Monday 21 April…

Originally posted on Chris Payne Images – a blog:
? As it’s positively biblical outside at the moment, with floods, snow and locusts all across the country, I thought I’d post some images from summer 2013 – and, in particular,…

Originally posted on scotch pancakes:
The Cornerhouse: 70 Oxford Street, Manchester, M1 5NH The Cornerhouse is home to some of Manchester’s most interesting art exhibitions, lectures and some brilliant small-release films. Upstairs, however, there’s a place to unwind, chat and…

Originally posted on the void:
Someone recently commented that there was once a time when a government policy which led to spate of unintended deaths would have been halted to find out what the fuck was going on. Yet the…

Originally posted on Which Investments:
Soya is becoming an even more important agricultural crop throughout the world these days and nowhere is this more true than in Brazil. The versatility of the product is one of the main keys to…

Originally posted on Claude Forthomme's Blog about Social Issues and Books:
Wow, super star Bella Andre has given full confidence to, no…Not Amazon Kindle Select but Kobo! See here: For me, this is surprising news. I’ve always thought of…

Originally posted on devon2mother:
Manaus…place to avoid?? England’s Football Manager Roy Hodgson is in Manaus, Brazil, trying to build bridges after saying that Manaus, for whatever reason, was a place to avoid. I’ve read in lurid headlines that you…