KochiThe word “Hobby” literally means a favorite subject or occupation, which is not one’s main business. It is an interesting recreation. A man takes it up in his leisure hours for his own amusement and pleasure. It is not his main occupation. One man’s hobby may be another men’s business. Hobbies do not merely give us pleasure; they are quite often a source of education and profit. From a mere hobby...
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visitWhen F. Scott Fitzgerald died in Los Angeles in 1940, he'd been laboring for a year and a half on "The Last Tycoon," a novel about a charismatic movie producer named Monroe Stahr. Published posthumously, this uncompleted manuscript would be called—by, among others, Edmund Wilson—the finest work of fiction ever written about Hollywood.On weekends during those same creative months, Fitzgerald dashed...
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Scott Fitzgerald died in Los Angeles in 1940, he'd been laboring for a year and a half on "The Last Tycoon," a novel about a charismatic movie producer named Monroe Stahr. Published posthumously, this uncompleted manuscript would be called—by, among others, Edmund Wilson—the finest work of fiction ever written about Hollywood.On weekends during those same creative months, Fitzgerald dashed off (for...
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Ham Radio (amateur radio) is a popular hobby amongst electronics enthusiasts all over the world. To know more visit the below link .This...
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Hobbies are a perfect way to utilize one’s time fruitfully. All of us have some hidden talent and innate latent creativity. A hobby is an ideal medium to express it. Check out popular list of interests on variety of creative ideas for new hobbies.Writing poetry is a beautiful art that gives an expression to your heart-felt emotions. Explore the article to know the best poetry writing technique and...
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“My colleagues usually support my hobby; some even make fun of me for watering the saplings at night”A. Ramalingam with plants at the city Police Commissioner’s office in Egmore on Sunday. —CHENNAI: Planting saplings is his hobby. He collects saplings from around the city on his day’s off, only to plant and nurture them later. Meet A. Ramalingam, an Armed Reserve head constable at the office of the...
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new study fromUniversite de Montreal showed that parental control had a direct impact onwhether a child develops a harmonious or obsessive passion for their favouritehobby.The research team led byProfessor Genevieve Mageau of Universite de Montreal's Department of Psychologystudied 588 musicians and athletes between the ages of six and 38 who practicetheir hobby at different levels (beginner, intermediate...
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When Gopal Tandan’s business tanked three years ago, the 56-year-old turned to the Internet. Surfing became a habit to bide the depressing hours. That is, till the Kolkatan struck upon a global community that rekindled an old passion. “I had thought philately was dead as a hobby. But I found thousands of enthusiasts discussing, exchanging, buying and selling on the Net,” he says. His childhood collection...
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After a puppetry performance in Delhi, his next stop is China where he will be on the jury of a puppetry festival. As president of Union Internationale de la Marionnette (UNIMA), the worldwide puppetry organisation, he also has to review the groundwork done for the body’s congress to be held in China in 2012.A pioneer of modern puppetry in India, Pudumjee founded The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust in...
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Meet Pat Hobby, down-at-heels Hollywood scriptwriter. F. Scott Fitzgerald created him as a way to express an alternative view of Tinseltown....
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