CompletelyNovel is a British website which allows authors to self-publish their work into a reading and writing online community. Based in the United Kingdom, the company was founded in 2008 by Oliver Brooks and Anna Lewis, the site encourages writers to make their work available for people to read in order that they can gain feedback and promote their work. CompletelyNovel has been compared to other writer websites such as Authonomy which offers writers the chance to get their book published by major publishers by getting good reviews from other users; Lulu.com, which offers similar self-publishing services; and Shelfari, which has a book-based online community.
CompletelyNovel's co-founder Oliver Brooks reached the London final of The Pitch, a competition to find the UK's best small businesses and co-founder Anna Lewis was shortlisted for the UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award 2010, run by the British Council.
Overview
CompletelyNovel links the books uploaded by writers to print-on-demand printers Antony Rowe and Lightning Source to enable readers to buy paperback copies of the books from the CompletelyNovel website. Readers can read the uploaded books online using CompletelyNovel's BookStreamer - an embeddable online reader. CompletelyNovel offers publishing packages for authors who would like to make their books available to buy through book retailers such as Amazon.com.
Readers on CompletelyNovel can create an online library of both traditionally published books and the self-published books on the website, adding reviews, ratings and tags to these books.
Projects
CompletelyNovel is also involved in a number of cross industry projects to promote digital innovation in publishing. The company partnered with a number of mainstream publishers and hosted the book publishing industry's first Author Blog Awards. There were over 500 author blogs nominated. The winners of the Author Blog Awards 2010 as voted for by the public included author Neil Gaiman, Emily Benet (a debut author published by Salt Publishing) and Sam Starbuck, a self-published writer.
The 24hr Book Project was also created and managed by CompletelyNovel along with book industry 'think and do tank' if:book, the Society of Young Publishers and Spread The Word, a London-based writer development agency. A team of writers, directed by novelist Kate Pullinger, editors and artists collaborated using Google Docs, Twitter, a ning platform and Skype to produce a book in 24 hours. Members of the public were invited to join in via Twitter and a public Google Doc. The final book was titled 'A Vauxhall Chorus' and was launched at a members' club in Soho.
Licensing
As with Lulu.com, authors retain all rights to uploaded work. Authors retain copyright, and although uploading a work to CompletelyNovel grants the company a non-exclusive license to display and sell the work, the author retains the right to remove the work at any time.
CompletelyNovel's co-founder Oliver Brooks reached the London final of The Pitch, a competition to find the UK's best small businesses and co-founder Anna Lewis was shortlisted for the UK Young Publishing Entrepreneur Award 2010, run by the British Council.
Overview
CompletelyNovel links the books uploaded by writers to print-on-demand printers Antony Rowe and Lightning Source to enable readers to buy paperback copies of the books from the CompletelyNovel website. Readers can read the uploaded books online using CompletelyNovel's BookStreamer - an embeddable online reader. CompletelyNovel offers publishing packages for authors who would like to make their books available to buy through book retailers such as Amazon.com.
Readers on CompletelyNovel can create an online library of both traditionally published books and the self-published books on the website, adding reviews, ratings and tags to these books.
Projects
CompletelyNovel is also involved in a number of cross industry projects to promote digital innovation in publishing. The company partnered with a number of mainstream publishers and hosted the book publishing industry's first Author Blog Awards. There were over 500 author blogs nominated. The winners of the Author Blog Awards 2010 as voted for by the public included author Neil Gaiman, Emily Benet (a debut author published by Salt Publishing) and Sam Starbuck, a self-published writer.
The 24hr Book Project was also created and managed by CompletelyNovel along with book industry 'think and do tank' if:book, the Society of Young Publishers and Spread The Word, a London-based writer development agency. A team of writers, directed by novelist Kate Pullinger, editors and artists collaborated using Google Docs, Twitter, a ning platform and Skype to produce a book in 24 hours. Members of the public were invited to join in via Twitter and a public Google Doc. The final book was titled 'A Vauxhall Chorus' and was launched at a members' club in Soho.
Licensing
As with Lulu.com, authors retain all rights to uploaded work. Authors retain copyright, and although uploading a work to CompletelyNovel grants the company a non-exclusive license to display and sell the work, the author retains the right to remove the work at any time.
Guillaume Corpart Muller (born in France) is a photographer who works in the fields of documentary and fine art photography. Corpart Muller distinguishes himself for his unique photographic style Pitch White.
Career
Corpart Muller's body of work is composed of the following central pieces:
* Nada nos harán las penas (2007) treats the subject of the disappearing Mexican cantinas
* Ghosts of Gunkanjima (2008) portrays one of the last remaining photo documentaries of the abandoned island of Gunkanjima (aka Hashima) in collaboration with photographer Jan Smith
* Pop. Density: 5k/km2 (2009) "creatively illustrates the life cycle of large cities" with photographers Jan Smith and Ragnar Chacin
* Chaosopolis (2009,2010) develops portraits of global cities such as New York, Tokyo, Chicago and Mexico City
* Zihuatlali (2010) explores the sensuality of desertscapes
* Urban Tales (2011) delves into the isolation of living in large cities
Corpart Muller is most often recognized for his unique technique Pitch White, developed in 2007 as a means to bring evening and nighttime citiscapes to life.
Corpart Muller is a founding member of StilL Photography with colleagues Jan Smith and Ragnar Chacin.
Corpart Muller has published a series of books (see section below). While these are expressively different in style, they demonstrate artist's versatile style in adapting to the local environment.
Exhibits, publications, recognitions
Corpart Muller's work has been exhibited at venues such as the Fotoseptiembre bienal (Mexico City), World in Focus (New York), National Auditorium of Mexico (Mexico City), the Japanese Cultural Center (Mexico City), Plaza Juárez (Mexico City SRE), Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (Mexico City), Nina Menocal (Mexico City) and the Alliance Francaise network (Mexico City Polanco, Monterrey, Querétaro, Toluca, Puebla).
Corpart Muller's work has been published and prized in National Geographic Traveler magazine, The International Photography Awards (New York), B&W Magazine, Regards magazine, Cuartoscuro magazine (Mexico City) and the Club Fotográfico de México (Mexico City).
Books
*Gunkanjima (2009)
*Pop. Density: 5k/km2 (2009)
*Cantinas: nada nos haran las penas (2010)
*CHAOSOPOLIS (2010) <ref name="catalogues" />
Career
Corpart Muller's body of work is composed of the following central pieces:
* Nada nos harán las penas (2007) treats the subject of the disappearing Mexican cantinas
* Ghosts of Gunkanjima (2008) portrays one of the last remaining photo documentaries of the abandoned island of Gunkanjima (aka Hashima) in collaboration with photographer Jan Smith
* Pop. Density: 5k/km2 (2009) "creatively illustrates the life cycle of large cities" with photographers Jan Smith and Ragnar Chacin
* Chaosopolis (2009,2010) develops portraits of global cities such as New York, Tokyo, Chicago and Mexico City
* Zihuatlali (2010) explores the sensuality of desertscapes
* Urban Tales (2011) delves into the isolation of living in large cities
Corpart Muller is most often recognized for his unique technique Pitch White, developed in 2007 as a means to bring evening and nighttime citiscapes to life.
Corpart Muller is a founding member of StilL Photography with colleagues Jan Smith and Ragnar Chacin.
Corpart Muller has published a series of books (see section below). While these are expressively different in style, they demonstrate artist's versatile style in adapting to the local environment.
Exhibits, publications, recognitions
Corpart Muller's work has been exhibited at venues such as the Fotoseptiembre bienal (Mexico City), World in Focus (New York), National Auditorium of Mexico (Mexico City), the Japanese Cultural Center (Mexico City), Plaza Juárez (Mexico City SRE), Salón de la Plástica Mexicana (Mexico City), Nina Menocal (Mexico City) and the Alliance Francaise network (Mexico City Polanco, Monterrey, Querétaro, Toluca, Puebla).
Corpart Muller's work has been published and prized in National Geographic Traveler magazine, The International Photography Awards (New York), B&W Magazine, Regards magazine, Cuartoscuro magazine (Mexico City) and the Club Fotográfico de México (Mexico City).
Books
*Gunkanjima (2009)
*Pop. Density: 5k/km2 (2009)
*Cantinas: nada nos haran las penas (2010)
*CHAOSOPOLIS (2010) <ref name="catalogues" />
Michele Carlson is an artist, critic, writer, and educator based in the San Francisco Bay Area, United States.
Career
Carlson is the executive director of Art Practical, an online art publication. She also teaches at the California College of the Arts. Her research and writing investigates decolonial and socio-historical narratives and how power operates within cultural exchanges. She focuses heavily on racial grief, violence, and representation in art and media. She is also a co-founder of the artist collective Related Tactics, with artists Weston Teruya and Nathan Watson.
As of 2019, she is working on a manuscript titled The Visits, which is an experimental memoir about visiting her brother in six different Washington State prisons over the course of approximately eight years. The book is a memoir that involves critical analysis of landscape and visual culture. This book was funded by a San Leandro Arts Commission. Carlson has read excerpts from her manuscript at the University of California, Berkeley; Sonoma State University; Kearny Street Workshop, and Pitzer College, among others.<ref name=":0" />
Writing
Her writing has appeared in Art in America, KQED, , and .
Career
Carlson is the executive director of Art Practical, an online art publication. She also teaches at the California College of the Arts. Her research and writing investigates decolonial and socio-historical narratives and how power operates within cultural exchanges. She focuses heavily on racial grief, violence, and representation in art and media. She is also a co-founder of the artist collective Related Tactics, with artists Weston Teruya and Nathan Watson.
As of 2019, she is working on a manuscript titled The Visits, which is an experimental memoir about visiting her brother in six different Washington State prisons over the course of approximately eight years. The book is a memoir that involves critical analysis of landscape and visual culture. This book was funded by a San Leandro Arts Commission. Carlson has read excerpts from her manuscript at the University of California, Berkeley; Sonoma State University; Kearny Street Workshop, and Pitzer College, among others.<ref name=":0" />
Writing
Her writing has appeared in Art in America, KQED, , and .
Albert K. "Al" Chin (born on May 5, 1953 in Spokane, Washington) is an American surgeon and medical device inventor. He is known as the “Father of EVH” for the invention of the VasoView device, which established the procedure of .
Education
Chin conducted general surgery residency training at UT Southwestern at Dallas, Parkland Memorial Hospital, with the intent of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon. However, he stopped midway through to rejoin his mentor, Tom Fogarty, in developing additional devices, including the Fogarty-Chin Angioscopic Valvulotome for in-situ saphenous vein bypass for peripheral arterial occlusive disease. In 1989, Chin joined Jay Watkins and Dr. Fred Moll as co-founders of a startup company Origin Medsystems, which was acquired by Eli Lilly and Company, and subsequently became the Cardiac Surgery division of Guidant, then Boston Scientific Cardiac Surgery, now part of the Getinge Group Chin is co-founder of the following companies: Pavilion Medical Innovations, Saphena Medical, Cruzar Medsystems, InnoVein, TAS Medical, and PercAssist.
Invention of Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting
In 1995, patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery often suffered wound infection complications following heart surgery, due to the full length skin incisions used to harvest the saphenous vein used as grafts to bypass diseased coronary arteries. The leg incisions were more painful than the open chest incision, and patients were unable to walk postoperatively. A few companies, including Johnson & Johnson and United States Surgical, were marketing skin retractors that harvested the saphenous vein through multiple small skin incisions.
While at Origin Medsystems, Chin contemplated a simple transparent conical tip that covered a rigid endoscope, to dissect the vein from surrounding connective tissue while constantly viewing the vein and the dozen branches emanating from the vein along its length. The tunnel surrounding the vein was kept open by infusion of pressurized carbon dioxide gas. When Chin first conceived the idea of a transparent dissection tip, he had to develop a prototype that would demonstrate the functionality of the concept. He purchased a glass pipette, broke off its long snout, and sealed the tip with a flame. When a 5 mm diameter telescope was inserted into the glass tip and placed in contact with a vein under the skin of a pig and a human cadaver, the resultant crystal clear image made it obvious that the device would successfully harvest a graft vessel via a 2 cm long incision. The transparent conical tip dissection device formed the basis of the VasoView instrumentation. Following endoscopic isolation of the vein and its tributaries or side branches, a Uniport cannula was used to manipulate the vein, cauterize and cut tributary attachments to allow removal of the saphenous vein via a knee incision. Laparoscopic bipolar electrocautery scissors or a bisector instrument was applied to seal and transect branch vessels.
Ten years following the introduction of the VasoView instrumentation, a direct current vessel sealing device, the HemoPro, was implemented to decrease the thermal spread exhibited by bipolar electrocautery cutters. The hot wire of the HemoPro device was surrounded by silicone rubber pads that compressed the tributary to limit thermal spread during the heating phase.
Endoscopic vessel harvesting techniques remained the same until 2014, when Saphena Medical introduced simplified instrumentation with its Venapax device. Mike Glennon, Mark Orphanos and Chin developed a one-piece cannula with few moving parts for decreased graft manipulation and facilitated adoption by new clinicians. The rotational blades of the cutting element applied high density radiofrequency bipolar energy with feedback control based on measured tissue impedance, to minimize thermal spread and tissue charring, as described in a recent clinical study.
Other inventions
Chin’s first invention, the Fogarty-Chin linear everting balloon catheter, has been used for balloon angioplasty, guidewire placement in arterial occlusions, and passage through the length of the Fallopian tube.
At Origin Medsystems and Guidant, Chin invented the following devices: Origin Cement Extraction System for revision total hip arthroplasty, Preperitoneal Dissection Balloon (PDB) and Blunt Tip Trocar (BTT) for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. He designed the X-pose Heart Positioner and HeartString Anasomotic Assist device for beating heart coronary bypass grafting, and the FLEXView device for endoscopic cardiac ablation to treat atrial fibrillation.
Awards
*MIT Innovation Contest, 3rd Place 1974
*UCSF School of Medicine, Dean’s Award for Research, 1983
*Stanford University, Emerging Entrepreneurs in Biomedical Technology, Ideals of Entrepreneurship Award, 2007
*Boston Patent Law Association Invented Here! Top Award 2018
Education
Chin conducted general surgery residency training at UT Southwestern at Dallas, Parkland Memorial Hospital, with the intent of becoming a cardiovascular surgeon. However, he stopped midway through to rejoin his mentor, Tom Fogarty, in developing additional devices, including the Fogarty-Chin Angioscopic Valvulotome for in-situ saphenous vein bypass for peripheral arterial occlusive disease. In 1989, Chin joined Jay Watkins and Dr. Fred Moll as co-founders of a startup company Origin Medsystems, which was acquired by Eli Lilly and Company, and subsequently became the Cardiac Surgery division of Guidant, then Boston Scientific Cardiac Surgery, now part of the Getinge Group Chin is co-founder of the following companies: Pavilion Medical Innovations, Saphena Medical, Cruzar Medsystems, InnoVein, TAS Medical, and PercAssist.
Invention of Endoscopic Vessel Harvesting
In 1995, patients who underwent coronary bypass surgery often suffered wound infection complications following heart surgery, due to the full length skin incisions used to harvest the saphenous vein used as grafts to bypass diseased coronary arteries. The leg incisions were more painful than the open chest incision, and patients were unable to walk postoperatively. A few companies, including Johnson & Johnson and United States Surgical, were marketing skin retractors that harvested the saphenous vein through multiple small skin incisions.
While at Origin Medsystems, Chin contemplated a simple transparent conical tip that covered a rigid endoscope, to dissect the vein from surrounding connective tissue while constantly viewing the vein and the dozen branches emanating from the vein along its length. The tunnel surrounding the vein was kept open by infusion of pressurized carbon dioxide gas. When Chin first conceived the idea of a transparent dissection tip, he had to develop a prototype that would demonstrate the functionality of the concept. He purchased a glass pipette, broke off its long snout, and sealed the tip with a flame. When a 5 mm diameter telescope was inserted into the glass tip and placed in contact with a vein under the skin of a pig and a human cadaver, the resultant crystal clear image made it obvious that the device would successfully harvest a graft vessel via a 2 cm long incision. The transparent conical tip dissection device formed the basis of the VasoView instrumentation. Following endoscopic isolation of the vein and its tributaries or side branches, a Uniport cannula was used to manipulate the vein, cauterize and cut tributary attachments to allow removal of the saphenous vein via a knee incision. Laparoscopic bipolar electrocautery scissors or a bisector instrument was applied to seal and transect branch vessels.
Ten years following the introduction of the VasoView instrumentation, a direct current vessel sealing device, the HemoPro, was implemented to decrease the thermal spread exhibited by bipolar electrocautery cutters. The hot wire of the HemoPro device was surrounded by silicone rubber pads that compressed the tributary to limit thermal spread during the heating phase.
Endoscopic vessel harvesting techniques remained the same until 2014, when Saphena Medical introduced simplified instrumentation with its Venapax device. Mike Glennon, Mark Orphanos and Chin developed a one-piece cannula with few moving parts for decreased graft manipulation and facilitated adoption by new clinicians. The rotational blades of the cutting element applied high density radiofrequency bipolar energy with feedback control based on measured tissue impedance, to minimize thermal spread and tissue charring, as described in a recent clinical study.
Other inventions
Chin’s first invention, the Fogarty-Chin linear everting balloon catheter, has been used for balloon angioplasty, guidewire placement in arterial occlusions, and passage through the length of the Fallopian tube.
At Origin Medsystems and Guidant, Chin invented the following devices: Origin Cement Extraction System for revision total hip arthroplasty, Preperitoneal Dissection Balloon (PDB) and Blunt Tip Trocar (BTT) for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair. He designed the X-pose Heart Positioner and HeartString Anasomotic Assist device for beating heart coronary bypass grafting, and the FLEXView device for endoscopic cardiac ablation to treat atrial fibrillation.
Awards
*MIT Innovation Contest, 3rd Place 1974
*UCSF School of Medicine, Dean’s Award for Research, 1983
*Stanford University, Emerging Entrepreneurs in Biomedical Technology, Ideals of Entrepreneurship Award, 2007
*Boston Patent Law Association Invented Here! Top Award 2018