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Sala Bai
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This is a training hotel for the students of Sala Bai, a hospitality training school for young, disadvantaged Cambodians from the villages around Siem Reap. The fees from the hotel, and restaurant, go towards covering their training costs. With only four rooms, booking is advisable. The rooms are spotlessly clean, and minimally but attractively decorated, and all have air-con and hot water. The suite is much bigger, with its own living room and large bathroom, including a bath. They are just above the training restaurant, which serves excellent food, with a choice of weekly changing set menus, or a very reasonable à la carte. The hotel is only open on week days from October until July, closing for the Khmer New Year, which is usually in April. The students may be shy at the beginning of the academic year, and their English won't necessarily be that great yet, but they are trying and working really hard to improve. There is almost always a Western staff member around to help if there are any translation difficulties. The school has already graduated more than 800 students, and has a perfect track record for swiftly finding them work in town. There are so many NGOs in town, and this is without question one of the good ones. Recommended.
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Urkel: Now And Then
Did he do that? Watch Jaleel White's exclusive interview with Official Comedy's Geeking Out, then scroll through some of Urkel's greatest hits.
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In the premiere episode of Geeking Out, Kerri Doherty sits down with Jaleel White aka Steve Urkel - her original geek idol.
2. THEN: Urkel Attacks!
Locker room towel fight culminates with epic rat-tail jujitsu.
3. Urkel Moves In
After his émigré parents buy Steve a "peasant class" ticket to Russia, Carl invites Urkel in.
4. Urkel Shoots and Scores
With his teammates benched due to injury, Steve drives the Muskrats to a big W.
5. Urkel Orders Extra Cheese
And poor Carl's on a diet.
6. It's Time To Do The Urkel!
Whadaya say funsters? Let's dance!
7. Urkel Gets Drunk
"He's acting weird. Even for him!" Spiked punch.
8. Urkel Becomes Urquelle
"There is no Steve here. I'm Stefan, sweet thing."
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You people are full of it. I bet you get a lot of two-month customers who meant to be one-month customers.
It was *not* obvious that it would renew unless I cancelled it. Don't tell me what you hid in the fine print. It should have been GLARINGLY obvious, ON THAT PAGE, that it would auto-renew.
And to think I didn't cancel my "free" trial (for which I had to give you a credit card) after the one card I sent because I wanted to be fair. In return, you people charge me twice for it.
I should have Googled you first, obviously.
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Two years ago I planted three Forsythia shrubs along our lot line. One was from a nursery and the other two cost $1 each at an Aldi grocery store. Last fall, the "nursery" shrub re-bloomed and I have no idea why. This spring, the re-bloomer is bone- bare, no leaves, no flowers. The $1 shrubs are lush, green and flowered like crazy.
I'm thinking the nursery shrub is gone and, luckily, the others have some "rooters" I can put in its place but I'd sure like to know what happened and why. Any ideas?
Forsythia will sometimes bloom a bit in the fall. I don't know what causes that. We had a colder winter than we have had in several years. I think all my crepe myrtle will be coming up from the bottom. Plants that made it through winter for years have been damaged this year. If you like your bargain forsythia, it is easy to propagate. You can take cuttings and keep them watered until the small plants have a root system. Or you can bend some branches down weight them down with a rock and the branch will probably grow roots. We are in a drought. Small plants take more care so if you do this keep them watered. Some improved varieties of forsythia have larger brighter flowers so you may want to invest in an improved one. The cost of a small shrub of something as easy as forsythia may be worth it. The ones from the grocery store may be fine though.


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"Art washes away from the soul the dusts of everyday life" – Pablo Picasso
Believe it or not making art for your own enjoyment actually has its benefits to both your mind and body. We often spend our weeks rushing around focusing on our everyday commitments whether its your job, looking after kids, school or ticking off daily errands, that we never really get the chance to relax.
When you're overwhelmed with the stresses of a busy lifestyle, actually embracing your creativity can actually reduce anxieties and stresses to clear your mind making you feel better. So art itself is extremely theraputic and to fill you in abit more as to why doodling, colouring or painting should become apart of your weekly schedule here's 3 reasons why art is good for you!
1. Helps you to slow down - During the week we're all on the go and so being a little creative whether it's drawing, colouring, painting or snapping a photo with your camera actually helps you to physically and mentally slow down. Rushing around doesn't do our bodies internally any good and so making time to do something artistic that you enjoy is healthy to both your body and mind.
2. You embrace a side of yourself you might not usually - Not all of us work a creative job but this doesn't mean if you're an accountant for example you can get inky and doodle away! You may even surprise yourself with the things you create and through that feel a sense of achievement in the things you make which builds up your positivity in mind.
3. Self expression and letting out your emotions – Much like music and drama making art in whichever form, helps you to express a side of yourself you might find hard to do otherwise. Like musicians who infuse emotion into the music they write, you can place emotions into the art pieces you make. In turn this helps you to acknowledge your inner feelings and let out things you might not find the words to say which you are can through a brush or ink for example.
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It is official, I got the word last night, I have been accepted in as an iStock contributor for vector illustration. This achievement took longer than I had anticipated because all vector files must be submitted as .eps version 10 files. What's the problem with that you ask. Well Adobe came out with transparency in color stops inside gradients with CS4 (I think), so if any vector elements contained a gradient with transparency then in the conversion to .eps v. 10 those elements rasterized. Ugh! I love using transparency within gradients, it is a fast, easy way to get soft edges and seamless flowing blends. Believe me I tried everything to stop the rasterization.
Finally I went to my "zig-zag" style of art, which I developed when my client's T-shirt printer could not work with files containing gradients or transparency. That's when "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" was born, followed by this one "Hello Hatchling." Yes, she is very pink, but her brother is coming out of his shell soon and he'll be blue.
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Part of the appeal of NA is that the storylines are about characters who are taking on adult responsibilities for the first time without guidance from their parents. And the storylines generally have a heavy romance element.
Keep this in mind as you revise your wonderful story, New Adult books are mostly about that specific time in every person's life—the time when the apron strings are cut from your parents, you no longer have a curfew, you're experiencing the world for the very first time, in most cases, with innocent eyes. New Adult is this section of your life where you discover who you want to be, what you want to be, and what type of person you will become. This time defines you. This is the time of firsts, the time where you can't blame your parents for your own bad choices.
An NA character has to take responsibility for their own choices and live with the consequences. Most storylines are about twenty-something (18 to 26) characters living their own lives without any parents breathing down their necks, and learning to solve things on their own as they would in real life. New Adult fiction focuses on switching gears, from depending on our parents to becoming full-fledged, independent adults.
I am a firm believer that if you're going to write a certain genre that you should read it, too. So I'm going to recommend that you start devouring NA novels to get a real sense and understanding of the genre before you write one.
Here are some great recommendations: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/new-adult-romance and http://www.goodreads.com/genres/new-adult and https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/new-adult-romance
Just as YA is fiction about teens discovering who they are as a person, New Adult (NA) is fiction about building your own life as an actual adult. As older teen readers discover the joy of the Young Adult genres, the New Adult—demand may increase. This, in turn, would give writers the chance to explore the freedom of a slightly older protagonist (over the age of 18 and out of high school, like the brilliant novel, "BEAUTIFUL DISASTER" by the amazing talents of author, Jamie McGuire) while addressing more adult issues that early 20-year-olds must face.
Quote from Georgia McBride, author (Praefatio) and founder of #YALitChat and publisher at Month9Books: "New Adult is a fabulous idea in theory, and authors seem to be excited about it. But in a world where bookstores shelf by category, to them, it is either Adult or Young Adult. Some booksellers even call their YA section "teen." And when you have a character who is over a certain age (19 seems to be the age most consider the start of New Adult), it is received as Adult. In some cases, the designation by publishers causes more confusion than not.
Let's face it, YA is associated with teens, and at 19, most no longer consider themselves teens. So, it would support the theory of placing these "New Adult" titles in the Adult section. However, with the prevalence of eBook content, it would seem that the powers that be could easily create a New Adult category if they really wanted to...."
- Jamie McGuire
- Jessica Park
- Tammara Webber
- Steph Campbell
- Liz Reinhardt
- Abbi Glines
- Colleen Hoover
- Sherry Soule
Does it sound better than YA (teen novels)?
Do you consider YA to include characters that are over the age of eighteen?
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It's odd but that comment years ago that I was spoilt comic-wise just might be true. I was putting books away and then decided to sort the shelves out even more. I picked out at least seven books I could not even remember having. Then there were the books and comic albums I had forgotten about including The Phantom Comic Album #2 from World Distributors going back to January 1967...
How can you not love that cover?!
Or how about from 1978 (I think) The Gods From outer Space: Revolt Of The Titans? Published by Magnet Books. I think there were only four (I have just the one now that I inherited from my late research colleague Franklyn A. Davin-Wilson after his death in 1983). There was 1. Descent in the Andes 2. Atlantis, Men and Monsters, 3. The War of the Chariots and, 4. Revolt of the Titans.
Man, the memories!
Then I found the 1994 2000 AD Yearbook which, I think, was the one Managing Editor at Fleetway, Gil Page gave me. Had a lovely fold out cover. A very nicely designed cover.
Ahh, I got it. Fleetway had, circa 1987, a comic based on the rather un-sensational Tonka Toy line The Supernaturals -preview comic cover below....
When Fleetway was thinking about (for the second time) what was supposed to be successor to that title, The Paranormals (the intro story -24pp?- was printed for the first time in Tales Of Terror 3 from Black Tower), I had sent a European comic -I think it was a Small Press one- where they had used a fold out cover and I suggested that it might be a good idea. On a later visit to Fleetway Gil handed me this beauty.
That 1994 Year Book really had a very cool designed cover and art.
After finding these and others I sat down to watch Finding Bigfoot....and fell asleep. I'm guessing they never did find it.
Meh. That's life.
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Did you repaint the office? Did I miss what colors you'd selected? We've got paint chips up in the circulation room of the library, but no consensus yet. One of the orange-y colors was called "Pompeii Clay", which I thought perhaps not in good taste, but I found a nice gray to pair with it (they did not call it "Vesuvius Ashfall"). My coworkers do not agree
The very first thing I wrote in it was a line I heard today while watching the "Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" - (to paraphrase): "Everything is going to work out alright in the end. If it is not alright, then it is not the end yet."
"...but of course, the EFI report was bogged down with the AWT--"
"What does EFI mean?" I asked. I already knew the answer to this question.
"Extremely Frigging Important. Then Charlie--"
"And AWT?"
"Awesome Wonder Team."
"Right. Carry on."
I've just started a new job, and after 23 years at the finished end of the film production chain, going back to the beginning of it has been like learning a new language.
My question for QOTKU, therefore, is: How does blurbing work? How do publishers know they're going to get good reviews from the people they ask to blurb? Do they ever get blurbers write back saying "Sorry, I hated this book. I can't give you a positive blurb." I would like to think so."
I do recall, however, middle-school-me almost refusing to read The Hunger Games when I borrowed it because Stephenie Meyer had blurbed it and I was in a huge anti-Twilight phase.
Is it the job of the publisher or the author to ask for blurbs? Are authors required to pursue them, or are they only asked to do this if they happen to have contact with HPNYTBSAs?
My question is do publishers pay for blurbs? Especially HPNYTBSA?
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2. My computer broke
3. I left my cell phone at home
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I gritted my teeth and turned to see the Robinson boy.
"Fixing the communication linkin my ship so I can call for help."
"Where's the Robot?"
I moved to hide the disembodied pincer that sat beside my leg. After seven years' exile with these fools, I was desperate enough to cannibalize that machine to try to fix my ship.
"I'm channeling his musiccircuits to… uh… enhance the frequency."
"I hope it works. The rescue ship's here and there's only room for the family."
The brat even smiled and waved as he ran off.
Creep kept squintin' at the building through oily Detroit smog. "He sleeps here with all them T-cars."
"Model Teas, ya wordsmith." I said. "An' people say yer the smarty."
Creep linked up the dynamite plunger, grinning so wide I thought his cheeks would bury his eyeballs. "Whatsa fella's company again?"
I shrugged. "Stars with an F."
"Should I start the music?"
"Nah. Leave 'im. Man sleepin' with cars pro'ly don't have much a future."
I've been thinking about something for a while. Many times we woodland creatures worry about nitpicky things like someone stealing our stupendous writing idea if we shared too much of it.
This contest actually proves what we've been told many times in the writing community; "Only you can write your story."
Think about it. We're given five words, and not one of us ever comes close to having a similar story. We might re-use a word or two in the same way (wordsmith, for example) but beyond that, our stories are as diverse as our fingerprints and voices.
.." I've often wondered,(one or two of mine have landed here I think)what it is that makes them not a story for you? I've come to the conclusion it's because in some way, the writer hasn't resolved the MC's situation. I.e. it's left hanging in some way. Am I close?
"There are a lot of places now to publish articles that don't require querying first at all. The danger there is if your writing isn't up to par, you can damage your career pretty easily."
I'm not quite sure what this means. ie: the publication will remember your first sub-par submission and it will prejudice them for future attempts? Or that they might actually publish it and others will see this sub-par quality and make judgments from there? Or...?
How is it different with a short story submission to a mag?
One thing to take away from querying non-fiction magazines: Don't wait until you've finished writing the article to query, unless you want to prove to yourself you can write that article. Non-fiction magazines buy ideas - very unlike fiction magazines - and they'll reject the idea, too. They don't want to see a full article until they commission it, based on your idea. Since you wouldn't sell the same article to two magazines (even similar magazines have different focuses and styles), you'll just be rewriting the article again.
Basically, the difference between fiction and non-fiction magazines is: Fiction magazines buy writing. Non-fiction magazines buy ideas, and they assume you can write the idea. This latter is why it's good to have 'clippings' - articles or other writing you can point to, to tell the magazine 'See? I can write goooood.' Of course, that's where the catch 22 comes in: magazines want you to have previous published pieces, but you can't get those unless a magazine will publish them.
If you feel your non-fiction writing on your chosen topic is professional enough, you could start a blog about it, to get pub credit and followers. I believe it's not difficult to get a blog on io9, and it may attract more readers. Or, if you're able to market your blog, you can do that, too.
a woman who was clearly the sole influence in Eve's decision to eat the apple in the garden of Eden in the first place...
Am I wrong to think "this is the day and age of forever" only applies to free blogs?
Once you put something out on the internet - no matter where - you no longer have control over it. Despite security precautions and content protection, it's out of your hands. (You still have copyright, but you don't have control. Neither does the website it was posted on.)
I heard a Pulitzer-prize winning author speak at a class and tell the story of some good advice she once gave. An editor friend asked her thoughts about a horse book that was going up for auction. This author had a love of horses and dabbled with a few books in the genre.
"Do you think I should bid on it?" the editor asked.
"No, horse books never sell," the author advised.
With this great tip, the editor passed on the chance to bid for Seabiscuit. Amazingly, they're still friends.
How much extra work are books/authors like that? Previously you mentioned/joked that Little, Brown had an entire branch office dedicated to James Patterson. I'm sure an agent can max out on the number of clients she represents. So if, for example, you represented five Lee Child's, or apparently just one James Patterson, would that be all you could handle? Their royalty statements are probably longer, and I imagine you have to field more calls regarding sales of rights [a nice bit of extra work, I'm sure]. But is a mega-selling book/author 10% more work than your "normal" clients, or 25%, or 100%? Inquiring minds [okay, maybe just mine] want to know.
Nothing you have turned down has gone on to big things. I guess that I'm going to have to prove you wrong. I'm sorry, I still love you and have all of the respect in the world for you but that is just how it has to be.
With over 100 queries every week, do you even remember the ones you turn down. I imagine you might remember manuscripts, especially if you read to the end. But do you remember rejected queries?
Last night, I must've had you on my mind too, because - after running across something about "body horror" when researching agents, I ended up having a dream about having scary cysts removed from my body that turned out to be lima beans.
I honestly didn't realize just how much a part of my mental landscape this community is ...
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No, it's not a robin, I've seen a few of those already.
I've been starting new flats of seeds every week since the end of February and they are all coming along nicely. The onion sprouts were the first and they are getting tall. The peppers came next. Those take a long time to even sprout and just this last week a few little pops of green gave me relief that something was actually happening. Last week was tomatoes and cabbage. Tomatoes take a bit of time but the cabbage has started coming up. Today was marigolds and parsley.
Was it last week I mentioned the cover to the mini greenhouse was no longer functional? One of the zippers was broken and the plastic has become brittle. It turns out you can order new covers without having to buy the whole set up. Thank goodness. I ordered a new cover Monday and, fingers crossed, it will be here in the next day or two. I now have four flats of sprouting pots that are getting difficult to manage and being able to use the greenhouse will solve all my problems.
The weather this weekend has been chilly. This morning we had rain and now it is sunny but so blustery the house is creaking. Of course the forecast for the coming week is gorgeous when I will have to be at work and indoors. Sigh. Tuesday night Bookman and I are signed up for a class at the bike shop to learn how to fix a flat tire. I can change a flat on a car but I have no idea how to fix a flat on my bike. Oh, and my new bike, she has a name now: Astrid. Bookman gives me odd looks when I talk about Astrid but I really don't care!
I know real honest to goodness spring will be here soon because the Friends School Plant Sale catalog arrived in my mailbox Friday. I wasn't expecting it until this week so it was a surprise. I was only going to look through the herbs in the first section of the catalog and save the rest for casual browsing throughout the weekend, but I was kidding myself. I couldn't put it down and devoured the whole thing, gleefully marking off plants. I'll take this and this and oh, doesn't this sound nice? And yes, definitely one of those. And that, a must. And, hmm, where could I put one of these? Want to know what a happy Stef looks like? That was her reading and marking up the catalog.
All year long I keep lists of plants as I learn about them that I think I might like to try in the garden. So Saturday I got out all my lists and scraps of paper and sat down with the catalog again and marked things from my lists. There were quite a few items on my lists that are not in the catalog but that's okay, there are also plenty of plants that were.
Then, of course, I had to think about the chickens and the chicken garden area where their coop is going to be. A friend of mine recommended a very good book called Free-range Chicken Gardens. It has lots of helpful advice in it. I had been wanting to plant elderberries and serviceberries in the garden but couldn't figure out where I could plant these large-sized shrubs. Well, they make good hedges and places for chickens to take cover it turns out so now I have a place and a reason for them. Yay! Also, I have an excuse for a wild rose bush and more gooseberries, more prairie grasses and all sorts of other plants. All these I have dutifully marked in the plant catalog.
Now I just need to win the lottery jackpot so I can afford them all!
And poor Bookman. He says he knows nothing about gardening and asks I just point to where I want him to dig and tell him what to put there. He's going to be doing a lot of digging.
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For toddlers and preschoolers, the world is full of new things to discover and learn. One thing young children need to learn is the basic shapes – square, circle, rectangle, and so on.
There are many ways to teach children the basic shapes. Here is a method that is fun and tastes good, too.
Bake a Shape
1. To start, you will need a can of refrigerated biscuit or sugar cookie dough. This is the easiest way if you want to focus on making shapes instead of mixing up a recipe in the kitchen. However, if you prefer, you can always make your own favorite recipe instead.
2. Roll out the biscuit or cookie dough. Be sure you do this somewhere low enough where you child can easily reach it, so you may want to do it on the table instead of the counter. Another option is to have your child stand on a sturdy stool or chair.
3. Find some cookie cutters that represent the shapes you want your child to learn. Show your child how to cut a shape out of the dough with the cutter. Remember to flour the cookie cutter so the dough comes out easily. If your dough gets stuck in the cookie cutter, you could end up with a frustrated toddler or preschooler.
Another alternative is to make the shapes by hand. Have some examples of the shapes nearby so your child can copy them. This could also be done with letters instead of shapes. Children love to see what their name looks like in print, and they will have a lot of fun creating it themselves.
4. When you have enough shapes made, help your child arrange them on the cookie sheet. You can make the shapes even yummier by spreading them with butter, then sprinkling them with sugar and cinnamon for a delicious cinnamon-tasting treat.
5. Put the shapes in the oven to bake, according to the recipe's instructions. You can add to the fun by watching the shapes bake in the oven together. Children are fascinated by how cookies and biscuits grow and spread while they're being baked.
6. When the shapes have baked, remove them from the oven and allow them to cool. When they're ready to eat, examine the shapes with your child. Ask if he/she remembers what each shape is called. You may want to play a game – if your child can name the shape, he/she can eat it!
When your child begins to learn the various shapes, he will see them everywhere he looks. A fun activity like this one can help him learn to identify them on his own.
Here are some fun board books that also help children learn the basic shapes.
About the Book
Combining scooped-out die-cuts with raised, shaped elements, two new TouchThinkLearn books offer youngest learners an irresistible opportunity to explore their universe in a hands-on, multisensory way. See the image, trace its shape, say its name: these modes of perception combine in a dynamic way to stimulate understanding of essential concepts. Contemplate a circle by touching the raised surface of an owl hooting at night on one side, and the form of a moon rising on the other. Featuring a format unlike any other, these groundbreaking books translate abstract thought into tangible knowledge.
Grade Level: Preschool and up
Series: Touchthinklearn
Board book: 20 pages
Publisher: Chronicle Books; Brdbk edition (May 27, 2014)
About the Book
Can you find what is round? What is square? In this timeless new split-pageboard book, children can find the bottom half of a page that matches the top half. Find the right pairs, and you will learn to identify all kinds of shapes. From dome-shaped ladybugs to diamond- shaped kites, this clever board book makes learning fun.
Age Range: 1 – 3 years
Board book: 20 pages
Publisher: Philomel Books; Brdbk edition (May 19, 2005)
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From Little Scholastic comes this innovative and interactive shapes concept book for babies and toddlers!
Bold and bright, this tactile board book features everyday objects to name and touch. Review basic shapes with this appealing, hands-on format!
Board book: 10 pages
Publisher: Cartwheel Books (July 1, 2007)
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John Renbourn, the eclectic guitarist who co-founded Pentangle, died at his home in Scotland on Thursday. I sketched him during a concert that he gave with Robin Williamson in 1995 in a little country church at Copake Falls, New York.
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From author Courtney Summers:
"I write about girls.
"I write about girls because every girl deserves the opportunity to pick up a book and see herself in its pages.
"I write about girls because girls, and their stories, matter.
"It's my way of letting them know.
"On April 14th, 2015, please join me in telling the girls you know - and the ones you don't - that they are seen, heard and loved. Share advice, be encouraging. Tell us about or thank the girls in your life who have made a difference in yours. Use the hashtag #ToTheGirls along with your personal message of support and encouragement on Twitter, Tumblr, Facebook, Instagram, or the social media platform of your choice."
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I will hold a master class in Moscow Bratec Lis School in May 2015. For more information about the master class , please visit: http://bit.ly/1xn67SF
Я проведу мастер-класс в Москве в Bratec Lis School в мае 2015. Подробную информацию о мастер-классе смотрите на сайте - http://bit.ly/1xn67SF
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Barcelona-born Marta Altés is a graduate of one of the most fertile courses in the UK when it comes to producing fabulous illustrators – the MA Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. She originally trained and worked in Spain as a graphic designer before taking the plunge to follow her childhood dreams, move country and retrain as an illustrator. "I think it was the BEST decision I have ever made," says Marta, and with nine books already to her name and more following later this year (noting Marta graduated only four years ago) her success speaks for itself. Her latest book in English is The King Cat, a lovely story about friendship, negotiations and adjusting to change, especially in families welcoming a new arrival.
I recently caught up with Marta and asked her about The King Cat, her love of dogs, chocolate and more. Here's how our conversation went:
Playing by the book: I know you sometimes include secret details in your illustrations – images of friends and family for example. Can you share a secret about your new book, 'The King Cat' – something we should look out for in the illustrations?
Marta Altés: Yes I do that! But I don't always do it on purpose… It just happens. I start drawing a character and it ends up looking like somebody I know. In this case, I think, somehow I ended up illustrating the house that I would like to live in. Walls full of different sized frames (not with cat photos!), old and nice furniture, a sofa full of cushions with different patterns…
Also… Even though the story was VERY different when I started it, now it is the story of any person who has a young sibling (including me). My brother is 4 years younger than me, so I guess I was "king cat". Although I don't think I had his strong personality (a part from the times he broke my toys… of course)
Another thing that you can look out for in the illustrations is the little joke on the endpapers. On the first one we see a little basket full of wool balls and knitting needles on a table. Check out what's on the last endpaper Both cat and dog don't know yet, but they are about to deal with the arrival of a new member to this family.
Playing by the book: I'm guessing you're quite a dog person given your very funny book No! and your new book – what dog books (for kids) have made you laugh or nod in recognition of your life with dogs?
Marta Altés: You got me! Yes I am! I dogs make me laugh… My mum is taking care of my dog in Barcelona, and I miss him very much. Dog books that have made me laugh recently are:
Also, not a book, but a blog: Mike Smith's diary is great. He draws lovely everyday life sequences about him and his family, including very funny situations with his dog. Here are a few examples:
Playing by the book: What aspects of being a graphic designer (in an earlier life) have helped in your career as an illustrator?
Marta Altés: I think having been a graphic designer has definitely influenced the way I work as an illustrator. Mostly in the way I use colour (always a very limited palette), the use of white space, the compositions of the illustrations on the page and knowing how to use some software like Photoshop.
I also enjoy hand-lettering quite a lot, and the importance I give to the fonts is probably because of my graphic design background.
I suffered a lot when it came the time to write our final dissertation in the MA, my English wasn't the best, and it was a big effort. But I learned a lot. I wrote about Graphic Design in Picture Books, and since then, I try to take all the elements that you have in a book to communicate the main idea (Cover, endpapers, title page, font, colour, where the text is placed…).
Playing by the book: What was hard to "unlearn" when moving from graphic design to illustration?
Marta Altés: It was difficult but at the same time one of the most exciting things was to try not to use the computer too much. And another thing was to not be afraid of trying new things, like – for example – watercolours! I hadn't used them before joining the MA, and I'm so glad our tutors were always encouraging us to try new techniques.
Playing by the book: Do you see differences in illustration styles favoured in the UK as compared to in Spain? If so, what are they?
Marta Altés: I don't like to generalize and I think each illustrator has a different way of seeing life and working, no matter where they live. There are English illustrators working for Spanish publishers and vice versa.
A couple of years ago at the Bologna Book Fair, I started talking to a Spanish art director that was there seeking talent at the MA Children's Book illustration stand. And she pointed out how the main characters of many English picture books were animals, and that it is something that usually doesn't happen there. I thought that it was a very interesting thing!
Playing by the book: What Catalan children's books do you wish were translated into English so a wider audience could enjoy them?
Marta Altés: Probably all the ones I use to read when I was a kid (although I've just checked and many of them have already been translated!). One of my favourite ones is "El Patufet" a very surreal story about a little boy that was veeeeery tiny (and I won't spoil the ending because is one of the most surreal endings ever!)
There are also many small Spanish publishers doing very interesting things.
Playing by the book: Could you share some of the illustrations you made for the Catalan/Spanish/Galician chapter books/poetry you've illustrated?
Marta Altés: I really enjoy working on different projects at the same time as working on picture books. It gives me the opportunity to experiment with new techniques. Illustrating a text that is not yours is lots of fun because you can give your vision of the story through your drawings. But is a completely different approach to when you illustrate your own text. In the latter case, you keep editing text and image to make them work together, almost until the day you send the files to print!
A very challenging project I've just illustrated is this Catalan Poetry book for kids ('Tan Petita i ja saps' written by Maria Mercè Marçal). I hadn't illustrated poetry before, and it was quite difficult. Also, I was told there had to be something that graphically linked together all the pages of the book. That made me go and do some research on the symbology of the author and I ended up using the night, stars and sea as the main elements of the book. The idea of the darkness of the night sky made me try to use brush and black ink. And I coloured things digitally.
The chapter book I've just illustrated for a Spanish publisher talks about the story of a little mouse meeting a girl who has just moved into a new house. I thought it would be fun to play with shadows and lights. Something that I'm not very good at but I wanted to give it a try. So I did try, and it was lots of fun. Again it was a mix between digital colouring, pencil and millions of layers of photoshop.
Playing by the book: I believe you work as a part time lecturer in the MA in Children's Book Illustration at the Cambridge School of Art. What's your role on the course?
Marta Altés: Studying in the MA was one of the best experiences ever! I met so many nice people and it was very sad when it was over. So I felt over the moon when Martin Salisbury offered me the opportunity to go back and work there.
What I enjoy the most is working with the students on the sequences, storyboards and story lines of their projects. Each project is very different from the other so going there is very challenging but also very exciting!
I'm so happy to still be involved with the MA. I get to meet lots of lovely people and I'm super lucky to be working there along with amazing illustrators like James Mayhew, David Hughes, Pam Smy, Alexis Deacon, Paula Metcalf and Hannah Webb!
Playing by the book: If you weren't an illustrator, what would you like to be?
Marta Altés: I've been a full time illustrator just for the past 4 years, so this is a difficult question to answer… 5 years ago I was a graphic designer that wanted to be an illustrator (my dream came true). Now… If I weren't an illustrator, I guess I would like to be a dancer (I know it's WAY too late). I've danced since I was little and it's something that I love doing.
Playing by the book: I hear you like chocolate. What sort of chocolate is your favourite?
Marta Altés: I loooove chocolate. All sorts of chocolate… But if I had to pick one it would be dark chocolate. Or triple chocolate covered with a layer of double chocolate with chocolate sprinkles to top.
Playing by the book: Many thanks Marta – it's been great fun interviewing you. I hope you enjoy the virtual chocolate I've found for you
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It's a great time to be a comics fan.
There are loads of amazing ones coming out right now. The Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz committees all recognized graphic novels as honor books this year. People are starting to sit up and pay attention to the world of comics and graphic novels, so I am here with a list for your kids (AND YOU!). Happy reading! And welcome to the comics life.
Lumberjanes is by Noelle Stevenson, Grace Ellis, and Brooke Allen. It's published by Boom studies in single-issue format, but the first trade paperback (collecting issues 1-4) is out on April 7th. Y'all, this one is so incredible. Feminist, funny, and constantly focused on friendship, this series is set at a summer camp and shouldn't be missed.
PrinceLess by Jeremy Whitley has been a relatively new find for me and I'm obsessed. Princess Adrienne is tired of sitting around in her tower waiting for a prince to slay her dragon and rescue her. So she and her dragon decide to go do the rescuing themselves. Completely turns sexist and racist tropes on their head, as displayed by this panel:
PrinceLess hasn't been checked in since we got it. Your kids are gonna love it.
The Explorer books (there are three) are comics anthologies edited by Kazu Kibuishi, whom your students already know because they adore amulet. This trilogy asks well-known comic artists like Raina Telgemeier, Emily Carroll, and Faith Erin Hicks, to write comic shorts based on a topic. They're amazing. There's something for everyone in this series!
Ms. Marvel by G. Willow Wilson. Kamala Khan is a Pakistani-American teenager in Jersey City who suddenly and quite accidentally becomes empowered with extraordinary gifts. She has to figure out how to handle being a typical Muslim teenager–who's now a superhero.
Honestly, when I discovered these (there are two so far), I bought them based solely on the tagline: "Yet another troll-fighting 11-year-old Orthodox Jewish girl." Basically, that's enough to sell me, but Mirka is fun and amazing and her religion is shown as something that's part of her life, not something to be overcome or chafed against. Plus, dragons.
This is just a really small cross-section of all of the wonderful comics for kids that are being published right now. I hope you and your kids love them as much as me and mine do!
Our cross-poster from YALSA today is Ally Watkins (@aswatki1). Ally is a youth services librarian in Mississippi, and has worked with ages birth-18 for the last 6 years.
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Part of the appeal of NA is that the storylines are about characters who are taking on adult responsibilities for the first time without guidance from their parents. And the storylines generally have a heavy romance element.
Keep this in mind as you revise your wonderful story, New Adult books are mostly about that specific time in every person's life—the time when the apron strings are cut from your parents, you no longer have a curfew, you're experiencing the world for the very first time, in most cases, with innocent eyes. New Adult is this section of your life where you discover who you want to be, what you want to be, and what type of person you will become. This time defines you. This is the time of firsts, the time where you can't blame your parents for your own bad choices.
An NA character has to take responsibility for their own choices and live with the consequences. Most storylines are about twenty-something (18 to 26) characters living their own lives without any parents breathing down their necks, and learning to solve things on their own as they would in real life. New Adult fiction focuses on switching gears, from depending on our parents to becoming full-fledged, independent adults.
I am a firm believer that if you're going to write a certain genre that you should read it, too. So I'm going to recommend that you start devouring NA novels to get a real sense and understanding of the genre before you write one.
Here are some great recommendations: https://www.goodreads.com/genres/new-adult-romance and http://www.goodreads.com/genres/new-adult and https://www.goodreads.com/shelf/show/new-adult-romance
Just as YA is fiction about teens discovering who they are as a person, New Adult (NA) is fiction about building your own life as an actual adult. As older teen readers discover the joy of the Young Adult genres, the New Adult—demand may increase. This, in turn, would give writers the chance to explore the freedom of a slightly older protagonist (over the age of 18 and out of high school, like the brilliant novel, "BEAUTIFUL DISASTER" by the amazing talents of author, Jamie McGuire) while addressing more adult issues that early 20-year-olds must face.
Quote from Georgia McBride, author (Praefatio) and founder of #YALitChat and publisher at Month9Books: "New Adult is a fabulous idea in theory, and authors seem to be excited about it. But in a world where bookstores shelf by category, to them, it is either Adult or Young Adult. Some booksellers even call their YA section "teen." And when you have a character who is over a certain age (19 seems to be the age most consider the start of New Adult), it is received as Adult. In some cases, the designation by publishers causes more confusion than not.
Let's face it, YA is associated with teens, and at 19, most no longer consider themselves teens. So, it would support the theory of placing these "New Adult" titles in the Adult section. However, with the prevalence of eBook content, it would seem that the powers that be could easily create a New Adult category if they really wanted to...."
- Jamie McGuire
- Jessica Park
- Tammara Webber
- Steph Campbell
- Liz Reinhardt
- Abbi Glines
- Colleen Hoover
- Sherry Soule
Does it sound better than YA (teen novels)?
Do you consider YA to include characters that are over the age of eighteen?
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These are really good looking timelines! If you don't believe me, check out this sample on World War I, or this one about the History of Immigration in theUnited States. And your students can create timelines that look just as good.
I spent a good deal of time modeling the process of creating a Hstry timeline in class (and you'll need to do the same), but some students were still somewhat fuzzy on all the steps even after I finished. Plus, three students were absent the day I modeled the how-to. So I created the following video which walks students through the process. Note: do not make a video when all you have for audio production is a dollar store microphone. The project sheet to which the video refers is here if you care to see it.
- Create a timeline of historical events.
- Create a biographical timeline.
- Embed multiple videos, each with its own quiz.
- Do what my students did, and use it as a linear collage for a nonfiction book.
- Create your own timeline (as a teacher) to provide students with needed historical context they need before a new unit.
- Again, student timelines are not publicly visibly (yet), and may never be, so plan accordingly.
- Check-off sheets like the one I created are key to help students manage the content they're adding.
- Looking for other creative, tech-oriented ways to create book reports? Check out these 23 iPad Alternatives to the Book Report.
- No, I did not really read the book about chickens, but I did spend summers running a farm at camp, so I know my way around a chicken coop.
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Generates a mental image, from simple crosses or a single square of color to complex symbols such a sthe elaborate mandalas of Tibetan Buddhism
5. Lovingkindness
Cultivates a positive mood or beneficent outlook through the contemplation of such feelings as compassion for all people
6. Transformation
Seeks solace or the solution to specific problems by turning negative emotions into positive energies.
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Title: The Sculptor Author: Scott McCloud Publisher: First Second Publication Date: February 3, 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1596435735 496 pp. ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley Comic book authority Scott McCloud wrote and illustrated the graphic novel The Sculptor, his first work of fiction in over 20 years. The fact that it's already in development for a film should give you a clue that it's a
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Authors: Francq & Van Hamme
Age: 15 years and up
Size: 18.4 x 25.7 cm
Number of pages: 48 colour pages
Largo is in London for a board meeting with his group's various CEOs. At the same time, he's negotiating with a French aeronautics firm for a deal based upon a ground breaking new technology.
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Alright, I've written it and said it so often you must be sick of it by now but these covers are really great to just sit and look at. They say "simple is best" and this is a no-nonsense cover...but a great piece of artwork no less.
And the story? A few times I smirked but I really enjoyed the character interactions and if I need to recommend Largo Winch to you I'm guessing you've never read it? Like XIII this series is never short of double-crossing and intrigue and, as always, that final page makes you ask "What next?"
Colour work by Franq and Yoann Guillo is just...."luscious" and the printers Cinebook uses produce the art and colours so clearly...look at that street scene in the first page.
Love it.
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We were reading these at work the other night. All you could hear were laughs, chuckles, and "awww"s.
- Dyckman, Ame. 2015. Wolfie the Bunny. New York: Little Brown. Illustrated by Zacharia OHora.
This one had all the library staff laughing! Wolfie is the cutest little wolf in a bunny suit, but the star of this story is his sister, Dot. Doesn't anyone else realize that a wolf does not make a good brother for a bunny? Every time I read it, I find something else amusing in the illustrations. See you at the Carrot Patch Co-op! (Bring your own shopping bag.)
- Slater, David Michael. 2015. The Boy & the Book. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. Illustrated by Bob Kolar.
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2. Stephen Strasburg, National
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4. Buster Posey, Giants
5. Christian Friedrich, Rockies
6. Josh Vitters, Cubs
7. Pedro Alvarez, Pirates
8. Jason Castro, Astros
9. Mike Stanton, Marlins
10. Starlin Castro, Cubs
However neither Castro or Vitters is in my top 10.
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Just bought an Argentea 'Silver Sage', will it last?
PIcked up a small potted one at a "Farmers Market" in Vermont over the weekend. What cool looking foliage! I understand it gets flowers too. Was thinking of planting near the deck a bit protected and facing Southwest, any hints on what this plant likes?
Can summer finally be here in New England folks??? :)
I think it likes a sunny fairly dry spot. It's a northern african/meditteranean native so that should tell you something.... Put it in the sunniest place you've got and make sure its in a well draining spot (most fuzzy silver foliage (in poorly drained soil) has a tendency to rot.... Also its not tender but not super hardy. Put it in a protected spot (like on the south side of house with a fence as a wind breaker or taller plants as a wind breaker or near reflective and warm paths/rocks) (to make it warmer). Also most fuzzy foliage prefers to be bottom watered (but you can water it from the top)..... And its a biennial.... some sources say cutting down blooms/seeds makes it a perennial.... but if it blooms and goes to seed it will die. Fairly easy to grow again (I hear) from seed though. :)
Here is a link that might be useful: annie's info
I think it's hardy. It's overwintered here for years. And I'm not positive it's biennial, either. Here, after it flowers, I cut it back, and the same plant has persisted for several years. In a different garden, where I allow it to self seed, the mother plant does die out after seeding.


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Ethiopian women who have immigrated to Israel have integrated cheaper junk food into their diet at the expense of their traditional dishes, leading to obesity, osteoporosis and other chronic metabolic disease, according to a new study. Researchers at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem followed a group of Ethiopians who have been living in Israel for at least 14 years to examine how they were impacted by their exposure to a Western lifestyle and Israeli eating habits. Their study, published in the journal Nutrition, showed that their consumption of dairy products, fruits and vegetables was negligible, while their intake of simple sugars was high."They were not making a lot of wise food choices and eating a lot of empty calories," said Aliza Stark from the Institute of Biochemistry, Food Science and Nutrition at the university's Faculty of Agriculture, who oversaw the research. "Their diet in Ethiopia had more whole grain and legumes. Coming to Israel they were more likely to incorporate hot dogs, hamburgers and so forth, which may be tastier, than to start incorporating fruits and vegetables."The study analyzed just 53 women, but researchers said they group reflects the demography of Ethiopian immigrant families who were generally from low socioeconomic strata, have low levels of education and live in small apartments. It found that Ethiopian women, who in general are small in stature and light in frame, tend to increase their average body mass index (BMI) to about 25, similar to the larger Israeli population. By that measure, 42% were considered overweight and 11% were categorized as obese. This was in stark contrast to an average BMI of about 19 when they arrived in Israel. "In Ethiopia, and especially in rural Ethiopia, there are sugary products or candies in the diet. People ate a little bit of honey or cane sugar, but very little. In Israel they are like a kid in the candy shop. All these options are available so they choose them," Stark, who led the research together with Prof. Ram Reifen and graduate student Hadas Regev-Tobias, told The Media Line. The research added statistical proof to what has been evident for years among those dealing with the Ethiopian community. It also reflects similar trends of nutrition transition seen in other immigrant groups such as Latinos and Native Americans in the US. Stark explained that this change in diet was simply taking advantage of the "thrifty gene" in humans developed in societies where there was not an abundance of food. "When someone who has been raised in the background of minimal food abundance comes to a place where everything is readily available, their body has been trained to take advantage of every calorie they eat., so we see that even on not necessarily high caloric intake people are gaining a lot of weight," Stark said. "There is also a huge change in physical activity. In Ethiopia in the morning you get up and walk two kilometers to bring water to cook for the day and of course in Israel you get out of bed and you turn on the faucet," she said. Like Yemenite immigrants to Israel in the 1950s, Ethiopians are also suffering from chronic metabolic diseases, like diabetes, which was almost unheard of in Ethiopia. The women are also developing osteoporosis and this could be related to the lowered use of teff, Ethiopian flour known to be high in calcium and iron, which is used to bake traditional injera bread. "The Israeli government needs to lower the prices of food with high nutritional value known to protect against diseases, primarily the teff flour," said Regev-Tobias, who carried out a lot of the research. "The Ethiopians were exposed to an abundance of products and foods they mistakenly considered to be healthy. Studies have shown that changes in eating patterns are one of the key elements in the acclimation process in a new country."Fekadu Gadamo, director-general of Tene-Briut, an organization dedicated to improving the health of the Ethiopian Israeli community, told The Media Line that they are keenly aware of the nutrition problems. "People are eating a lot of sweets and fatty meats, things that they didn't have in Ethiopian and which are readily available here," Gadamo said. "We are trying to educate people to look back and recall how they ate in Ethiopia and to increase their awareness to the chronic diseases and nutrition." Gadamo said traditional Ethiopian dishes are cheaper than eating standard Israeli fare, but take more time to prepare. "It's not an economic issue. It's one of time. Mothers pressured from work or by their desire to prepare things quickly is a factor, but we also have a lack of awareness of these matters," he said. He said his organization runs workshops in Ethiopian communities to teach nutrition and cooking and managing a house hold budget. "We try to explain to women why it is important to prepare food which a lot cheaper and healthier than buying a pizza for example."Gadamo said they also have a radio program in Amharic on Israel Radio to discuss chronic diseases and nutrition.
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Psychologists who study the impact of video games on the human brain have an interest in how games can be utilized to reinforce certain everyday thinking skills. Assistant Professor of Psychology at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, Michael D. Patterson, is considered an expert in the psychology of video games. He has previously identified certain thinking skills enhanced by individual games, but the game 'Cut The Rope' is the first one, according to Patterson, that shows evidence of improving 'executive function' in adult gamers.
MaKey MaKey Makes Everyday Objects New Inventionsby Amber Leventry
Kids have been singing about the Bananaphone since Raffi released a song and album by the same name in 1994. Fast forward 20 years, and Raffi's silly song doesn't seem so silly. Eric Rosenbaum and Jay Silver, two very smart and creative guys with MIT degrees, have invented MaKey MaKey, an invention kit that turns everyday objects into computer keyboards or touchpads. Move over Bananaphone, MaKey MaKey can turn bananas into a piano.
ImagiPlanks: Outdoor Wooden Building Sets With Endless Possibilitiesby Amber Leventry
ImagiPlanks are wooden building sets made from American Hardwood and treated with a non-toxic, non-flaking environmentally friendly finish. These open-ended building sets are part block, part puzzle and perfect for young builders to take their imaginations outside. Think giant Lincoln Logs. ImagiPlanks can be made into forts, towers, see-saws, benches and so much more.
Light Stax LED Building Blocks, Lite Brite Meets Duplo?by Amber Leventry
Ever wonder what would happen if a Lite Brite and a lonely LEGO Duplo block got crazy one night, had a few juice boxes, and played Twister? Let's just say Duplo wasn't lonely anymore, and they created the coolest block ever. That's what Light Stax look like to me: a glowing, stackable, love child. Light Stax are LED building blocks that light up when attached to their power generating base. And they look awesome.