International Children's books day and the Ovi Magazine

It's not all Harry Potter by Thanos Kalamidas

International Day for Children's Books is a good chance to think all that and do something, get a book for your child or for a kid you know.

Forget Disney's hyphenless Pooh by Asa Butcher
In honour of International Day for Children's Literature, I want to republish a review of two of my favourite books, Alan Alexander Milne's 'Winnie-the-Pooh' and 'The House at Pooh Corner'.

Los fascistas y los saharauis by Luis Portillo, Ph. D.
Me tomo la libertad de dirigirle esta carta abierta en mi condicion de ciudadano solidario con la causa del pueblo saharaui.

24-hour Ovi Bookshop by The Ovi Team
Without those hard- and paper-backed offerings, bookshops just wouldn't exist... or would they? Thanks to the ingenuity of the Ovi team, you can download e-books from our online bookshop.

The Ovi magazine today

A King's 60th Birthday by Tony Butcher

As Mervyn King blows out the candles on his 60th birthday cake today he'll have a few moments to reflect on his life and how he has a powerful hand in deciding the direction of the British and Global Economy.

iBite by Thanos Kalamidas
iBite is a snappy selection of news from around the world accompanied by a cynical, albeit humourous, comment from Mr T. Kalamidas.

"Ragged Magic" by Jan Sand
"Each man carries within him the soul of a poet who died young." - Sainte-Beuve

What's the time? by Asa Butcher
As I went round the house this morning moving each of our clocks, watches and digital displays forwards one hour - don't you forget to do it - I was struck, if you'll pardon the clock pun, by how many different times we have been operating upon.

The Dark Side of the Moon

One of the best Rock albums in the history of music released on March 24, 1973! Its use of Musique concrète with philosophical lyrics, something that would eventually become a trademark of Pink Floyd's music, is also present.

The album was a huge landmark in rock music, as it featured the use of synthesizers in a way never heard before, exceptional sound quality (even by present day standards), and radio-friendly songs such as "Money", "Time", "Us and Them", and "Brain Damage/Eclipse". Some music critics use the album as a point of reference in determining between "classic" blues-rock and the then-new genre of electronic music. The Dark Side of the Moon is probably Pink Floyd's best work and it is all thanks to Roger Waters.

The Dark Side of the Moon spent 741 consecutive weeks (14 years) on the USA-based Billboard 200 album chart, the longest duration in history. It is also the sixth highest selling album globally of all time, selling more than forty million records.

Sergeant Elvis Aaron Presley

Like today, 24th of March, Elvis Aaron Presley joined the US army.

Elvis Presley was drafted and served in the HQ Co.1st Medium Tank Battalion, 32d Armored Regiment from 24 March1958 to 5 March 1960. His Army serial number was US 53310761. He earned a sharpshooter badge for the .45 pistol and M1 rifle and a marksman badge for the M2 carbine. He received a Good Conduct Medal and a 3d Armored Division Certificate of Achievement (for faithful and efficient performance of duty).

He was twenty-three years old when he was drafted as a recruit and age twenty-five when he left as a sergeant E-5.