Tips Editorial TeamDefy Time

TET !Its timefor a change

Bored ofreviews,wellwe haveintroducedsections !

Arun Venkat GuruswamyVeera Varshni

Jayendra MandradiarTarun SekarSai Atulya

Janakshi BalajiKavin KumarKavin KumarMithun Rajesh

Ashika RamaswamyVivaan Chawla

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INDEX

Editor’s Note………………………………………………2

Article of the Month……………………………………...3

PYP Article of the Month………………………………..5

Augustus Sage……………………………………………6

LOL Corner………………………………………………..8

Tech Section……………………….……………………..9

Book Section …………………………………………...11

Poll Corner……………………………………………….14

Sports Section ………….……………...………………15

Movie Section ……………………………………...…..18

Birth Stones……………………………....……………..20

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Editor’s Note

‘Time’

What really does a word we come across so frequently mean? A

distinct measurement that just gives us the duration of any event or

action, or is it more than that, does it have a value far greater than

we might know? We all know time and space are the basic

foundations of the universe and are concepts to which no answers

are meant to be found. But time has its defining role in every aspect

of the universe, and what matters is how we choose to understand it

- we could see it as the past , the history with priceless lessons, or

as the future , a purpose for the present. No matter what you

choose, the basic dynamics of life remain the same; neither can the

past be changed nor the future predicted. Many fantasies based on

the phenomenon have been made, but none have made a more

formidable presence than Time travel. Time travel has always

signified its presence as a scientific fantasy in our minds that

directly disobeys the very fabric of reality. But what if that

changes? What if it was a fantasy no longer…?

Reader's attention! This edition, you have the power to travel

through time itself, but what will you do with such immense power?

Will you go back in time to the past or forward to the future?

Whichever it might be, here's your chance to share your ideas.

Arun Venkat Guruswamy

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Article of the Month

Looking Into My Future

Defy time? That’s something many people commonly speak of,

but I never really thought what I'd do if I got this opportunity

that most would envy. Seeing the future? Yes. Many would say

that they'd go back to the past, re-live and reminisce the

moments that they were most fond of. But, then again – I'm

pretty different, if I do say so myself. I'd look into the future

more, for awaits for me- be it good or bad. If I know what

awaits me – be it my failure or my success, I'd like to know it,

to get prepared for it. Besides, I'm not this person who can

suppress her curiosity or the anxiety of not knowing something.

And when someone like me is awarded the chance of knowing any

clue about what their labyrinthine-future has puzzling planned

for them – I'll steal the chance. All I'd want to know is about

what moulds to be my future.

I don't expect my life to be a cloth weaved with perfect knits

of happiness, merry and joy. I do expect for unfortunate and

unsuccessful events – they are what made me who I am today.

But, I also don't want to lose no more. I'd like to see my future,

to know what hits me and what gifts me. I shall want to know:

How to not lose. I don't want to lose.

Oh, this excites me. What will I see in my future? Maybe I'd

meet a few blokes whom I've always loved – One Direction and

Zayn. Maybe I'd be a successful author, maybe not. Maybe I'd

be a normal lady who works all morning and spends her time

reading every evening. Whatever it is, eagerness and ecstasy is

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brewing in me. Whatever shall it be, I'm prepared to know, I am

strong enough, or at least I pretend so.

When I think of defying time, I think of myself falling

inevitably, or more likely, swirling inevitably in air – on a vacuum

space. Clouds surround me and it’s more like a dream. Then, I

feel something zooming into view – a breaking ground beneath

me. My imaginations can be ridiculous and also meaningless – but,

that's how imaginations are supposed to be! Imagination is not

perfect. Everything that you imagine or wish for may not come

true and whole. Thus, you remain unsatisfied, but if you don't

dare to give it a try – it won't even happen! Something is better

than nothing, folks.

Knowing my future, I can be prepared for anything. I'd be

stronger to face any loss. Be brave and handle any problem.

Wiser, to make any resolution. My future, whatever it may be, is

rightfully mine anyway. To know it, to me, is a boon, a privilege.

And to be granted this gift is an honour. Defying time? That’s

something I’ll fantasize about all the time- starting now.

Sameena Afrin

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PYP Article of the Month

If I could control time:

This is my dream. I would go back to a time when I was

happy, I would peek into the future, an extremely long

time before choosing some sort of final point to simply

live out my life. I would not have to worry about money

or anything else. I would be truly happy. Sometimes I

would pause time, just for a few seconds. Mainly when

I'm about to die. Sometimes if it is boring I will go to

the past to see the invention of the watch, or a

language, etc. Also, I’ll see World War 1 and 2. I will be

able to control the whole universe. I can also go to the

time when I was born, where I tell my father, “I'm your

child and you can see me like this in 2016”. I can then

come to the present and ask my dad whether I asked or

not. I would also go to space by stealing a spaceship or

rocket, and spend time with some aliens. I can even

change the wrong things I have done. I can predict the

lottery number, so it’s easy to win. But yet I realise that

this will not happen.

Muthu

‘V’

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Augustus Sage

Tribute to tradition

The residential students, too, celebrated Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 5th

September right here in the hostel. Hearing about them making clay idols, and

attending a Pooja and prayer session along with their friends, it sounds like

they had a more interesting time than any of us at home did!

A busy 1st of October

The school was packed on Saturday, 1st October, with the students of grade VI

to VIII & X and their parents, who were there to attend their PTM, SLC and

MRM. However, a bonus for their busy day was the spectacular Heritage India

event that the very talented students of Grade 7 had put up for them. With

the auditorium decorated and brimming with exciting models on the history,

culture, traditions, famous personalities, geographical land forms and the

scientific achievements of Andhra Pradesh, everyone who visited were

entertained thoroughly. And what’s more, they even put up amazing stage

shows and ran a food stall that attracted everyone to it with the delicious

Andhra foods it promised.

When the students pulled out their books and worked their brains

Formative Assessments started on Thursday, 01 September 2016 for Grade VI

to IX and concluded on Wednesday, 16 September 2016. The Mock Checkpoint

for grade 8 commenced on Tuesday, 4 October 2016. And a mock obviously means

a super-important examination follows – the Checkpoint Examination for Grade

VIII students began on Monday, 12 October 2015 and completed on Wednesday,

14 October 2015.

While the previous batches had time to rejoice the end of their examinations

and celebrate a while, the present batch were out of luck – They had to write

the Formative assessments along with Grade VI, VII and IX, which commenced

on Monday ,17 October 2016.

The XI graders, on the other hand, had far more important matters to deal

with when their juniors took their FAs. Their IGCSE Board Examination on

Monday, 05 October 2015, and while the Combined Science batch has

successfully completed the exams, the Individual Science

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batch has a few more to go.

Keeping parents updated

Students of Grade IX and their parents attended the MRM which was addressed

by managing Director and PTM on Friday, 07 October 2016

Out for some fun-filled learning

Students of Grade VIII went on a Field Trip to Mayil mark Food Company on

Tuesday 27 October 2016 and had a great learning experience on how the

different foods they produced there were processed.

Nothing like a good-old cycle

Grade VI students had gone for their yearly cycling trip on Saturday, 15

October 2016 and the 7th graders on Saturday, 22 October 2016.The other

grades can’t wait for their turn!

TIPS’ very own MUN delegates!

Grade IX and DP Year 1 students had gone to attend the Kodaikanal IIMUN

(Indian International Model United Nations) Conference that lasted from

Friday, 21 October 2016 to Sunday, 23 October in which the students bagged

the best delegation award for the school and individual best delegate awards in

the International Press Committee and the Human Rights Council among other

awards.

Intra-school excitement

The MYP Soccer and basketball Fest was held on Friday, 07 October 2016 in

TIPS-CBE, were the talented players were given the opportunity to show-off

their amazing talents…

Yours Mysteriously,

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LOL Corner

Teacher: Did your mother

help you with your

homework?

Student: No, she did it all by

herself…

My friend thinks he is

smart. He told me an onion is the

only food that makes your cry, so

I threw a coconut at his face.

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Tech Section Computing and Mobility:

Another year marking the release of an extravagant phone:

The electronics giant, Apple, has once again stolen the show this year with their

exciting release of the new iPhone models which will eventually hit the shelves of the

stores close to you. Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO, has launched companion products for the

sleek-looking phones, the highlights being Apple Watch Series 2, Air Pods, and few

more remarkable gadgets.

The iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus

possess much of the same design

concepts of their predecessors

(the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus). The

antenna lines have been placed on

the top. The addition to the Plus

edition is a dual camera setup

which slightly protrudes for a

stronger presence of the amazing camera. The home button has been altered from a

physical button to a pressure sensitive pad.

Under the hood of these phones is the formidable Apple A10 Fusion chip which is

reckoned to be the most powerful CPU chip ever placed in a smartphone. The display

is the same old bright and colourful Retina HD display, but with more colour punch

and brightness than its predecessor. It will be a disappointment for the music lovers

who like to pop their earphones on and enjoy their playlists often, considering the

fact that Apple has ditched the headphone jack in these new devices, seeming to

believe in a wireless future of listening.

While brushing through the specs, we come across a 12MP back camera paired with

7MP front shooter, 4.7” & 5.5” displays for each, A10 Fusion CPU and storage options

of 32GB, 128GB, or a mammoth 256GB. Colours include the new jet black and black

along with the good old Rose Gold, Silver, and Gold colour options. The flagship device

will be available from 7th October in India. So, when are you getting yours?

Sweet new launch from the pastry master, Google!

After the debut of the beta version of the new Android N in the Google I/O event

which took place several months ago, the final version of the Android N is finally

here! This year, Google made things interesting by opening themselves up for

suggestions, from their many users around the world, on what the version should be

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named via a simple poll on their webpage. After a short period of time, it was

announced that it was to be named Nougat.

This time, Google has been generous in

making cool new tweaks and adding exciting

features into their new mobile OS. They

include redesigned and new emojis for your

texts, multi-windows, custom quick setting,

bundled notifications and so much more. All

of these features seem to play a productive

roll in everyday life. For the gaming geeks,

the new version of the OS now supports

Vulkan (a GPU API) for more immersive gaming console-like experiences and visuals.

In the future Android expects to blend a dedicated platform interface for the

Virtual Reality experience known as Daydream to the OS.

Android Nougat is now available as an Over-The-Air update for the Nexus 5X, Nexus

6p, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, and the Pixel-C. It should be made available in other recent

flagship phones, too. Surprisingly, LG is also giving its users the opportunity to

experience the OS fresh out of the box with its new flagship, LG V20.

Hot stuff

Nvidia GTX 10 series- King of GPUs

It is the best GPU Nvidia has to offer, with VR capabilities and new GPU tech, such

as the inclusion of Vulkan.

The secretly pocket-hand grenade

Looks like Samsung is having a blast with the release of its flagship phablets

detonating in their customers’ pockets.

The Affordable beast of a device

The OnePlus 3 packs in a lot of state-of-the-art features which are even better than

its predecessor and its comparatively costly competitors struggle to catch up with its

cool new advancements. Be it incredible processing power or taking pro shots with the

camera, the OnePlus 3 is the way to go.

Tarun Sekar

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Book Section

Facts:

1) Before finding fame as a novelist, Dan

Brown, the author of the Da Vinci Code,

was a pop singer. One of his solo albums

was called Angels and Demons.

2) The author of The Hunger Games,

Suzanne Collins, was one of the writers

on the 1990s children’s TV show

‘Clarissa Explains It All’.

3) Roald Dahl planned to write a third

Charlie Bucket book, Charlie in the White House; he died before he

could complete it.

4) J. K. Rowling came up with the names for the houses at Hogwarts

in Harry Potter while she was on a plane. She jotted the names down

on a sick-bag.

5) The first printed books didn’t have the name of the author or

even the title printed on the covers. The covers were artworks

themselves, covered in drawings, leather or even gold.

Book Review – The girl from everywhere

The story revolves around the female protagonist, sixteen-year-old

Nix. The only home Nix has ever known has been The Temptation –

her father’s ship that can steer you away to anywhere in time, to

places real or imaginary provided they are in possession of an

original map. They spend their time aboard the ship sailing to

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historical as well as modern

times, but the only map that

Nix’s father wants to get his

hands on may take them to a time

that may alter Nix’s existence.

She is reluctant to help her

father, though the latter may

cost her far more than she

realizes: her sole friend and

infamous thief, Kashmir.

The author paints vivid settings

for readers from 17th century

India to 21st century modern New

York City. It also has a diversity

of intriguing characters and

cultural backgrounds which adds to the overall story. The strained

relationship between the father and daughter is well portrayed and

enables readers to relate with Nix’s emotions. The book also

contains illustrations of maps, which allows readers to create a more

vivid picture of the story inside their heads. The story pace is

moderate, thereby allowing for the chance of a reader beginning to

feeling impatient with it, if he or she prefers fast-paced books.

In short, it explores a different take on time travel that tells a

story about a rag-tag group of time traveling pirates, or rather a

pirate, who finds friendship and self-discovery- a story definitely

worth reading.

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Facing hardships in finding the perfect book to read and cherish?

Pick a Pokémon and get suggested with the book you have been

waiting for..... 1.Charmander –

Flamecaster

2.Pikachu-

The

Divergent

Series

3.Magikarp-

Star Girl

4.Aerodactyl-

Darkest

minds

5.Jigglypuff- The

Lunar Chronicles

6.Ponyta- The

Legend Series

7.Butterfree-

Incarnate

8.Pidgeot-

Magonia

Courtesy: Epicread.com Sai Atulya & Janakshi Balaji

IX B & IX A

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Poll Corner

Do you remember about the voting few months back, well we have

concluded it!

If you had time in your hands, what would you do?

Go back to the past?

Or go to the future?

Future43%

Past57%

Poll Results

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Sports section

‘A NEW WORLD’

The 2016 Rio Olympics slogan portrays what the Olympics is all about, changing

the world for the better. Every four years history is created when athletes

earn their place in the hall of legends that holds history to some of the

greatest and most inspirational athletes of all time. Now the Rio Olympics has

seen none the less with most extraordinary performances taking place from

august 5th to 21st. Yet another most spectacular event, many historical moments

have taken place over the past two competition filled weeks

Here are some numbers that might help give an idea of the 2016 games

Countries Participating: 205

Two Independent Teams: 10 Refugee Olympic Athletes and one

Independent Olympic Athlete

Athletes Participating: 11,178 Confirmed

Events: 306

Venues: 37

With 205 countries participating these were the ones that

dominated more…

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Girl power at Rio lights up India 1) P.V Sindhu (first left) creates history after becoming the first ever women in

India to clinch a silver medal in the Olympics, in the women’s badminton event

2) Dipa Karmakar (second left) might have missed the medal, but still created

history, but more importantly provided inspiration after accomplishing the best

ever Indian gymnastic performance

3) Sakshi Malik (second right) brings home a bronze medal for India after a hard

fought performance in the women’s freestyle 58 kg wrestling event

That’s all for the 2016 spectacle!!!

PLAYER HEAD TO HEAD

Stats Messi Ronaldo

Appearances 614 804

Assists 217 183

Total goals scored 512 548

Hat-tricks 39 41

Penalties scored 45 69

Penalties missed 19 17

VS

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Goal ratio 0.79 0.68

Style of play Quick, incisive, balanced, a stylish runner with the ball

Fast, tricky, powerful, a world-beating phenomenon

So, who’s the best player? Well that’s up to you, but if there’s one thing for

sure it’s that these two are light years ahead of the others in football.

Sports crossword

Topic: Names of Sports Difficulty Rating: 2 stars

ACROSS DOWN

4. the national sport of the seventh largest country

1. yellow and red are powerful colours in this sport

5. the longest matches happen in this racquet sport

2. brain strainer

6. two pointers and three pointers 3. there are boundaries to score

7. Swing to victory! --

Arun Venkat Guruswamy

IX B

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Movie Section

UPCOMING MOVIES

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY

December 16, 2016 – It is the first spin off movie from the original

star wars trilogy which is about a group of rebel spies who have

been tasked to steal the plans for the first death star, a deadly

weapon that has the ability to obliterate entire planets.

ASSASSIN’S CREED

December 21, 2016 – Based upon the popular video game series, this

movie is an action-adventure film about criminal and lead character,

Callum Lynch. Callum discovers that his ancestors were 15th century

assassins in Spain through unlocked genetic memories.

TRIVIA

There are only 15 minutes of dinosaurs throughout the duration

of Jurassic Park (9 minutes of which were the grand animatronics of

Stan Winston).

Benedict Cumberbatch recorded his screen test for Star Trek Into

Darkness at his best friend’s kitchen using an iPhone.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was Tim Burton’s second choice for the

title role of Willy Wonka in his version of Charlie and the Chocolate

Factory.

Independence Day was shot in just 72 days

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Movie Review: Finding Dory

Can you imagine, how it would be to say something and completely forget about

it, in the next ten seconds? Finding Dory is all about that. Dory travels all

around the Big Blue, for just one cause- Family.

The prequel of Finding Dory –Finding Nemo–

that was released in 2003, turned out to be a

stunning underwater adventure that everyone

enjoyed, regardless of their age. 13 years

after that grand success, Finding Dory has

made its way to the stage. In Finding Nemo,

Dory’s role was a funny, enthusiastic and

curious companion for Marlin, while he was

searching for his son. In Finding Dory, Dory

ventures by herself, goes through obstacles

and overcomes her many fears. She needed a

supporting character, and the result of that

was Pixar bringing Hank into the picture.

Hank is this grouchy, but good-hearted

octopus (a septopus actually- he only

has seven tentacles, not eight). Dory

starts her journey, her ears ringing with just two names – Jenny

and Charlie, Dory’s mother and father. A journey unforgettable (even for Dory!),

Dory faces multiple unexpected and unusual obstacles, keeping the audience on

their toes, from crazy sea lions to an eccentric beluga whale with wild echo-

locating abilities. Finding Dory, without a doubt, is a fun but emotional movie

which has left the audience wanting more. This movie skilfully portrays the

inseparable nature of family and tells its viewers that there is always someone

looking out for you, teaching you hope and faith. This movie is easily an 8.7 out

of 10, perfect to watch with your family, all huddled close on the living room

couch, with a big bag of popcorn for the final touch.

Ashika Ramaswamy (VIII A) & Mithun (VIII C)

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Birth Stones

Veera Varshni

IX C