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Marisa Morea On How To Become A Children’s Book Illustrator

Marisa Morea, from Madrid, is a newcomer among children's book illustrators. A few years ago, after studies towards an MA in Illustration at the Eina School in Barcelona, she turned her passion and her talent into a career. And she has already gotten results: today, her works have been featured internationally in magazines, books, and ads. Children and adults from all over the world love her works, which are filled with happiness, storytelling, playful banter, and vibrant colors. We talked to her about how to become an illustrator of children's books and how to get your illustrations published.

On Why One Must Have A Gun And Shouldn't Lock Doors In Svalbard. The Adventures Of Ivan Kutasov

On Why One Must Have A Gun And Shouldn’t Lock Doors In Svalbard. The...

Herewith we continue to publish a series of articles about Ivan Kutasov and his journey to Svalbard. In the following segment Ivan is going to tell us about the habits of polar bears, the rules of life in the northernmost capital on our planet – the city of Longyearbyen – and also about the Russian town of Barentsburg, which is situated on the Norwegian archipelago.  

Absolutely Best Job Ever – Island Caretaker

Who wouldn't like the work, which includes living in the exotic environment of an island, doing almost nothing the whole day long except walking around and checking out what has to be fixed or managed, fishing, maybe keeping alive a blog, and getting pampered with sunshine and perhaps a turquoise lagoon? And for all that get paid a fairly decent amount of money. The expenses are minimal, and in case you are not enough of an adventurer to spend your life cast away from civilisation like Robinson Crusoe, you can accept a job offer just for six months to begin with.

Unusual Professions: Animal breeder

The profession of animal breeder covers a wide range of responsibilities. Take for example the breeder of purebred dogs and cats. These are not only kept as pets, but also as show champions.

World Wildlife Day: “The Future Of Wildlife Is In Our Hands”

March 3rd is World Wildlife Day, and it will be an opportunity to celebrate various forms of fauna and flora and also turn our attention to the initiatives required to fight criminal violations of laws designed to protect endangered species and environmentally sensitive habitats. The 2016 theme focuses especially on African and Asian elephants, which have been ruthlessly killed by traffickers in tusks. Let's check out some of the most engaging animals of Uganda, in Africa.

How To Make Yourself Smarter: Developing 9 Types Of Intelligence

The contemporary educational model puts great emphasis on developing mathematical skills and logic. However, a person uses several types of intelligence simultaneously while performing even the simplest action. It may be assumed that only visual intelligence could be employed while painting a picture. It is not so! Bodily-kinesthetic intelligence also plays an important role since you have to use it in order to convey your idea with the help of your hand and a brush. The quality of your designs, ideas, and desires directly depends on how well developed is your intrapersonal intelligence. In his book “You're Smarter than You ThinkThomas Armstrong explains how each and every person can hone all facets of his intelligence: from the logical to the philosophical, in order to realize his full potential.

Chinese New Year Abroad: How It Is Celebrated In the Centre Of Europe

Prague welcomed the Chinese New Year this weekend, and we would like to share with you the atmosphere that reigned there.

5 Free And Low Cost Volunteering Programs To Contribute To Society

In today's society, the concept of volunteerism has been misused through the attempts of many organizations to commercialise it through the well known volunteer and travel for free programs.

Indian Boy With The Colours Of The World

Vivek Modi is a 22 year old civil engineer from India. He comes from a very small town in Gujarat state called Sidhpur, a town with a notable architectural heritage. Sidhpur stands as a witness to ancient Indian culture and Hindu mythology. Right now Vivek works for a company in Gabon, where he is building a factory. Plus he works as a climate leader for Project Climate Reality and has been trained on climate actions by Al Gore, former vice president of the U.S.

10 Best Christmas Markets In Europe: Between Tradition And History

Christmas is already in the air, and the traditional Christmas markets are already opening their doors across Europe. Where it is better to go? Let's have a little journey with us.

Eat Organic The Smart Way Or Avoid ‘Organic’ Deception

While we keep seeing more ‘organic’ labels on food in the markets, the reality is way more toxic. Youth Time will tell you why, explain different food production processes across the world, and will give you tips on where to buy real organic food. 

Either We Evolve Or We Will Destroy Ourselves

Brane Aljaž is a man who believes high standards and extreme faith are essential to human well-being. While others are pessimistic about the future, he claims he sees solutions.

Charles Darwin On The Expression Of Emotions

This past Tuesday (the 24th of November) was the 156th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's landmark work called On the Origin of Species. Although this is the best known work of the famous English naturalist and geologist, he has other interesting studies to offer, and all of them are avaliable online. For this Saturday, we have prepared a book recommendation for Darwin's study called On the Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals, published in 1899. You can read it online, with full illustrations provided by the Gutenberg Project.

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Why Do People Laugh: Henri Bergson’s Essay „Laughter“

Have you ever wondered why you find some things funny and other things don't even make you smile? Many psychologists, philosophers, and literary critics have dedicated years of research to determine what it actually means for a human to laugh. Henri Bergson was one of the many to discuss this topic.

Five Books To Put You In A Good Mood

Autumn is here. Some people enjoy it, some notice that the lack of sunny days makes them feel tired and a bit depressed. This is common for the majority of people, and it is called seasonal depression. But there is a way to give your mood a boost and feel better! We have prepared a multi-faceted list of five “feel good” books to put a smile on your face. If you have never heard of bibliotherapy - healing through reading – now is the best time to try it.

Youth-Horror: Challenging the Film Production of the Region

Pavel Soukup, twenty five years old film director, and his team are currently finishing horror movie Lesapán / Leshy. The 20 minutes long story is built on Slavic myth about a forest creature “hejkal” (Leshy), guardian of woods. The team managed to get more than 3500 EUR through unique method of crowd-funding. Together with other sources, this allowed them to create professional mask for their horrifying character. The director Pavel Soukup and the production manager Jakub Košťál reveal more about their ambitious project.

Are You Thinking Green Enough?

In the last couple of decades global warming, renewable energy, recycling, and similar topics have been in the focus. But do we know how our choices and actions can contribute to solving some of them? Some facts listed in this article will help you understand better how we impact climate change.

Either We Evolve, or We Will Destroy Ourselves

Brane Aljaž is a man who believes high standards and extreme faith are essential to human well-being. While others are pessimistic about the future, he claims he sees solutions.

Best Books About the Absurdity of the World

Questioning the meaning of life? Feeling like everything is pointless? Look on the bright side, you're not the only one, we're all in the same gutter. Maybe reading these pieces will make you feel a little bit better. Or at least – less lonely.

7 Most Innovative Start-ups in Australia

Australian start-up scene is booming, it's such a massive growth that even a late night show is dedicated to the start-up community and start-up culture. Below we have listed just 7 from the very long list of super inspiring and innovative Australian start-ups. But as in all previous articles for start-ups in different countries around the world, we are focused to present just a sneak-peak of the start-up scene of this countries by listing start-ups from different fields, and as always it isn't and it isn't going to be a sharp '7' list the list always is way much longer but this '7' will help you to start checking the whole 'picture' of start-up movement in each respective country.

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