Nova files for bankruptcy with debt of ¥43.9 billion
If you're thinking about going to teach English in Japan, don't even think about working for Nova anymore. I worked for them for a year and a half, in Osaka and Tokyo, and had a great experience. Unfortunately for Nova's customers and employees, the company's hardball techniques have caught up with them.
Thanks to my man in Japan, EvenMe for the link.
How to Take Travel Pictures Like a Pro
Summer is coming, and lots of people will be taking time off to go traveling to exotic destinations. Fodor's has lots of great ideas and tips for taking pictures when you're traveling.
There are tips from choosing a camera, filters and planning your itinerary to composition, lighting, and taking pictures of people, city vistas and churches.
Of course, the tips just might come in handy for photography buffs, even when they're not on vacation.
Today's Link source: del.icio.us
As a result of yesterday's post, Linkjockey reader EvenMe (aka Brock Nicholson), posted some stuff on the JPG Magazine site, and he asked me to mention it.
EvenMe has a Main Page, and did work on several themes, including Entropy, Breakthrough and Beauty Redefined. It's funny to think that the wonderful old woman's photo is sponsored by the Suicide Girls.
Other Linkjockey readers, listen up! If you have links, projects, or topics that you'd like me to highlight, or if you'd like a link thrown up for your blog, then please write: linkjockey@gmail.com I'm here for you!
Peace.
Christopher Walks
Placemaking for Communities Project for Public Spaces (PPS)
Too much of urban planning revolves exclusively around homes, malls and streets, and not enough thought goes into public spaces. The Project for Public Spaces (PPS) wants to change that.
You might ask, what are public spaces? PPS lists:Parks, Transportation, Civic Centers , Public Markets, Downtowns, Mixed-use Developments, Campuses, and Squares. Put another way, these public spaces are what make a community vibrant, interesting and livable. They are the soul of a city that fills out the skeleton of infrastructure.
Some of the highlights include their list of the 60 of the World's Great Places (all public spaces), training resources, and tons of examples of great public spaces.
If you're into Urban Design, Land Use Planning, or Community Development, you should be all over this site.
Let's give a big hand to EvenMe for the tip!
