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The Joy of Books

 This is a wonderful stop-motion animation in which the books in a small bookshop come alive at night. The animation is by Sean Ohlenkamp and quite a large number of volunteer book wranglers. It was shot after hours at Type Books in Toronto.

 
No TV at night for children

 Parents, whose children will be spotted in town around that time, will be fined. This is in Gomoa...

 
Ai Weiwei: Sunflower seeds

 Chinese artist Ai Weiwei’s “Sunflower Seeds” — exhibit can be seen in New York City, at Mary Boone Gallery until February 4th. The installation, which features over 100 million hand-painted ceramic seeds, first premiered at the Tate Modern in London in 2010. Initially, it began as an interactive experience, before this activity of people walking on the seeds was found to cause toxic ceramic dust, now visitors are asked to view the exhibit from a distance. To get more up close and personal with the exhibit, check out this behind-the-scenes video below that shows Weiwei’s artistic process with the team he employed to create the art installation: Watch

 
The simplest telephone yopu can buy

 John`s business phone has no camera, text messaging function or screen. It has a number pad, a talk button and an end button. Watch the video to see the features.

 
Readers prefer community newspapers

 Readers in areas served by community newspapers continue to prefer the community newspaper as their sources of local news and advertising. The 2011 results of an annual survey conducted by the National Newspaper Association and the research arm of the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism show that 74 percent of people in communities served by a newspaper with circulations under 15,000 read a local newspaper each week. The survey, in its sixth year, shows consistent trends.

 
The Big Spell in Singapore

 Over six weeks from March 10, some 1,500 students from about 170 primary schools will be battling it out to make it to the grand finals of the inaugural RHB-The Straits Times National Spelling Championship 2012.
They will be combing through newspapers and general knowledge books and making lists of words to arm themselves for the championship which is open to all Primary 4, 5 and 6 pupils. Read more

 
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