Can’t live without books! Afternoon Despatch & Courier
A book is the only place in which you can examine a fragile thought without breaking it, or explore an explosive idea without fear it will go off in your face. It is one of the few havens remaining where a man’s mind can get both provocation and privacy. ~Edward P. Morgan The worth of a book is to be measured by what you can carry away from it. ~James Bryce There is a great deal of difference between an eager man who wants to read a book and a tired man who wants a book to read. ~G.K. Chesterton If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.~Toni Morrison A good book has no ending. ~R.D. Cumming Books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors, and the most patient of teachers. ~Charles W. Eliot Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it. ~P.J. O’Rourke I know every book of mine by its smell, and I have but to put my nose between the pages to be reminded of all sorts of things. ~George Robert Gissing A book is like a garden carried in the pocket. ~Chinese Proverb
Books have so much to offer, whether it’s information, knowledge or an exposure to good language. Here’s a look at why you should cultivate the habit of reading, if you haven’t already
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each other. Books can be looked up to for inspiration, fun, philosoant advice on how phy, advice and can change to make a conversa- our perspective about sometion? Need help thing for a lifetime. Well, difmaking your life happier? ferent books tell different Require answers to find your stories about life...some true self ? Just want enter- leave readers with a wry tainment? All the answers to smile on their lips...whereas these questions are found in some leave them in tears...or books: A man’s best friend. even in utter astonishment. What would a man do with- The fact that the stories we out books? A book and its read in books are so much reader are inseparable from more realistic than the
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By Chandragupta Amritkar
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he new Point-of-view (POV) cameras-like the iON Air Pro and iON Adventure- are being embraced by all sorts of active individuals, from extreme sports pros to outdoor adventurers. As the quality and feature sets of action cameras have improved, enhancing their capabilities, broadcast TV crews and pro video production teams have been adding POV cameras to their range of video equipments. The wearable, high-definition video camera offers new features designed to make it easy for skiers, bikers, boarders, skaters and other sports enthusiasts to capture and share videos and images-while retaining the com-
pact size, light weight, waterproof design and Wi-Fi connectivity of the original Air Pro. The GPSequipped iON Adventure is designed for travellers and adventure-seekers, and the iON Speed Pro is for motor and marine sports and racing. With a 14 megapixel sensor, the iON Air Pro 2 captures 60 frames per second HD video. A new 180 degree lens provides a wide field of view to capture more of a scene, and its standard battery provides 2.5 hours of recording time. With the addition of the accessory Wi-Fi PODZ, iON Air Pro 2 users can upload videos to social sites via iON’s iOS and Android apps for smart phones and tablets. It’s priced at USD 299.99 (Rs.18,000).
movies we watch, makes us relate to them easily and quickly. Reading books just gives a man the calmness and peace which is needed in a world like ours. That feeling when you’re at the end of a book...and your heart is racing as to wanting to know desperately how it will end and what effect it’ll have on you is just plain different. After you finish it that’s the only thing going on in your mind for a long time
and no other thoughts even come to your mind. That is the happiness for which I read books. Books can change the mood of a person, inspire him to such an extent that he forgets who he is and transforms him into a totally new person, also they bring out the feelings in you that you thought you never had and most of all they make your mind and heart as imaginative as ever.
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Some Nights by FUN
New indie-pop kids on the block, FUN have been topping the charts lately. The pop anthem, ‘Some Nights’ is just not an upbeat tune but also poses a very important question through its lyrics. Most iconic lines of the song being, ‘Oh Lord, I still don’t know what I stand for’ which some would say expresses the existential angst of a youth who is quite a long way from home.
As the band is American, it’s very possible they’re talking from the perspective of American soldiers in Iraq/Afghanistan. It’s a great listen, full of energy and some cool afrobeats thrown in as well.
Creator of prominent cartoon ‘Bob the Builder’ and epic series ‘Wereworld’ visits OIS I
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MUMBAI | WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2013
n order to direct students in the art of animation and creative writing, Oberoi International School (OIS) invited Curtis Jobling, the designer of multi-awardwinning worldwide hit children’s television show Bob the Builder, and the illustrator of numerous children’s books including the acclaimed Frankenstein’s Cat, to conduct a creative and imaginative workshop with students at the school’s premises from October 28–30, 2013. Holding fort at the three day workshop, Curtis Jobling conducted sessions for the students on creative writing and animation. He showed them his animations, performed amazing drawing skills and enthused them with his love for writing and reading. He also showcased some of his best work and spoke about his Wereworld series, as well as his experience working in
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the animation industry, and finished with a lively question and answer session. In an informal session with the parents Curtis Jobling stressed on the need
for parents to inculcate in their children the habit of reading, which will increase their knowledge and sharpen their creative skills, which unknowingly may lay dor-
mant within the child. Curtis inspired many of the kids to read his books and spent a lot of time autographing and doodling books from the Wereworld series.