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by Kristina Rylova
We live in a truly globalized world, where international work experience is a necessary step towards career growth for every ambitious and growth-oriented professional.
The motivation behind it can be different: industry hub atmosphere experience to accelerate your career, stepping out of your comfort zone to broaden horizons and take up a new life challenge, or developing cross-cultural competencies, such as leadership flexibility or working in a multicultural environment.
In this post, I would like to share some ideas and sources that I discovered while looking for a job/internship abroad.
To make this insight more objective, I have asked 20 other young professionals who have also moved to a foreign country to work, about the main lesson they learned while searching for a job abroad.
Even if you know exactly what type of position you are looking for, job hunting is still not an easy process that certainly requires a strategic approach. Looking for a job abroad is even more complicated and a well-thought-out strategy is definitely needed.
Below you can find an overview of the most important aspects to be considered and further I will elaborate on each point.
1. Objective
First of all, you should define your personal objective. What are you trying to achieve by working abroad? The overall strategy should be based on your answer to this question.
In my opinion, there are two primary types of motivation:
– CV enhancer
International work experience just for the sake of it: you want to work abroad for a certain period of time, mostly short-term, to improve your overall employability and attractiveness as a potential candidate. You do not want to relocate for a long period of time and you definitely want to come back to your native country after this experience.
– Immigration
You seriously consider relocating to a foreign country for a long/uncertain period of time and you would like to build your career there growing both personally and professionally.
2. Destination
Secondly, focus on the choice of location. Where do you exactly want to go and why? You can tackle this problem analytically using numerous information sources available online.
For example, check out this amazing expat explorer platform developed by HSBC, where you can compare life for expats in different countries across the globe, study certain country guides, access hints & tips from other expats and even take a test to find your perfect country – match.
Another interesting source that demonstrates the overall state of the job market in different countries – Manpower employment outlook survey developed by the Manpower Group. This quarterly survey measures hiring confidence among approximately 66000 employers in 42 countries.
If you want to compare tax and legal aspects among different countries, EY publishes annual global personal tax guide summarizing personal tax systems and immigration rules in 162 jurisdictions.
3. Barriers
Now, when you understand which part of the world you would like to go, it is time to think about barriers. You need to consider all major difficulties that might arise in advance and try to take actions to eliminate the risk.
With a help of people participating in my small survey, I managed to identify the most common barriers to finding a job abroad.
– Languages
Language is the most frequently mentioned barrier by young professionals. Looking for a job outside their home country makes people realize how important it is not only to have a perfect knowledge of English, but also to be fluent in local languages and speak several languages in general.
This barrier can be eliminated by allocating time and energy for learning the required language before applying for a position to increase your chances to get hired.
However, if you are pressed for time and an express language course is not an option, you can still try your luck with looking for a job that does not require the knowledge of local language . It can be a position in an international company/institution that does not involve direct communication with customers or a position in business development/customer support function abroad focusing on your home market.Picture5
– Visa/Work permit
Another important issue for non-EU citizens relates to visa and legal permission to work in a foreign country. While this topic probably deserves a separate post, the main advice is to focus only on the companies that are legally allowed to issue work permits. Normally this information should be available online. For example, here you can find the list of the UK companies who have rights to sponsor a working visa.
Keep in mind that large international companies have more authority, expertise and financial resources to hire an expat rather than small/medium-size business.
The more you apply, the more likely you will get a positive answer to your long-expected "do you sponsor a visa?" question. Therefore, think about expanding your desired industry segment and trying your chances also in the surrounding areas.
– Unrecognized experience
Sometimes your previous experience might not be recognized in the country of your destination.
For example, recruiters might simply not know that the BSc program you completed is the third prestigious financial program in Russia and they prefer other candidates from local universities to you even though their profiles are less attractive. Another example is if you practice a local law in your home country and when you decide to move abroad, you realize that your current experience and knowledge might not be applicable at all.
In this case, some actions to prove your employability and make your profile more competitive should be taken. Consider taking a summer course/studying a full program/ doing an MBA abroad or passing industry certification exams (CFA/ACCA) before applying for jobs to highlight your relevant skills/experience that is currently not fully recognized.
– Cultural differences in recruitment
A behavior of recruiters can also differ from country to country. For example, in Russia recruiters get back to candidates most of the time, even if the answer is negative while in Europe it is more common not to answer to an application at all rather than saying no.
Due to this cultural difference, the conversion rate of applying to jobs in Europe is significantly lower, which can be really disappointing in the beginning. To avoid unnecessary concerns and regrets, it could be a good idea to ask locals about specifics of the application process and recruitment behavior in a certain country before sending your applications there.
4. Method
– CV enhancer – Erasmus internship
If you are a student or a young professional, one of the easiest ways to experience working abroad is to find an internship opportunity.
Your university can offer you a great support through an Erasmus Internship program. Erasmus+ Mobility for Traineeships enables students at universities to spend from 2 up to 12 months abroad conducting an internship in an enterprise or organization with a grant from the university.
Positions are often related to business development or market research functions, therefore, be ready that you might need to speak your local language extensively.
Also, keep in mind that most of the Erasmus internships are unpaid/low-paid, which makes application for the Erasmus scholarship from your university very relevant. However, if your university doesn't support this program, you still can look for opportunities directly on the websites trying to find the most well-paid offers and organize your stay by yourself.
– CV enhancer – Student organizations
Do not forget about international student organizations that can help you to land a dream internship offer.
For almost 65 years Aiesec has been the largest international student organization. The main focus of Aiesec is working with NGO, however during last years, the number of corporate partners has rapidly increased and now Aiesec also offers a big number of internship opportunities around the world.
There are many other field-specific student organizations, such as:
Engineering & Science
IAESTE – The International Organization for the Exchange of Students for Technical Experience – provides high-performing students with paid, course-related, training abroad, including internships.
BEST – the Board of European Students of Technology – also connects internationally-minded engineers with companies.
ELSA – European Law Students' Association – has around 450 traineeship places each year, throughout and occasionally outside Europe
CV enhancer – Organized internship
If you are looking for an international work experience, but you are not eager to spend days and nights surfing the web to research companies, there is an easy solution.
There are many companies acting as agents who are willing to organize a job placement for you anywhere in the world for a certain fee. This option is not cheap, but it is definitely less stressful and probably safer since the intermediary normally takes care of relocation, visa application (if necessary) and all other possible issues that can arise. Below you can find several popular agencies.
Go abroad
Go overseas
Global Work and Travel
The Intern Group
Abroad Internships
Alliance Global Ed
CV enhancer/Immigration – Institutions
Working in political institutions is definitely a great opportunity for a job placement abroad or a long-term international career start.
Do not think that you necessarily need to study International Politics to get hired there. You can find many open positions for people with different backgrounds and from different countries if you check the websites below.
European institutions:
COE – Council of Europe
CEDEFOP – European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
EC – The European commission
EP – The European Parliament
EESC – the European Economic and Social Committee
CONSILLIUM – The council of the EU
World institutions:
UN – the United Nations
UNICEF – Children's Rights & Emergency Relief Organization
WB – World Bank
UN HR – United Nations Human Rights
IATA – International Aie Transport Association
CV enhancer/Immigration – International corporations
Big business today has no borders. The same happens with its employees. Therefore, if you want to obtain an international work experience, you should think about entering international corporations.
Getting a job in a large company with overseas offices could eventually lead you to a position abroad, but it will take some time. Fortunately, there are also other faster ways to go abroad through international corporations, such as global job offerings, global graduate programs or internal mobility.
– Global job offerings/internships
Some large companies provide many global opportunities and you can find it directly on their websites.
Loreal, Global Opportunity Program
KPMG Global Internship Program
Google Internship
HSBC Global Research Internship
Global graduate programs
Other companies offer an international work experience to graduates as a part of management trainee / leadership development programs. You can apply to a program in your domestic country first and then, if accepted, go for a rotation abroad.
H&M International Talent Program
Heineken Management Program
AB Inbev Global Management Trainee Program
Siemens Graduate Program
More management trainee programs (some of them also include international experience) can be found on the trainee programs or career education websites.
– Global mobility
Some corporations promote internal mobility and organize "exchange within a company" sending its high-performing employees to work for a certain period of time to another location. This mobility practice is most common in top banking and consultancy firms, but nowadays it becomes more and more popular also with other industries.
"Ïnternal company exchange" is a great way to get an international work experience, however, in many cases you need to spend at least several years within a company before going abroad.
L.E.K. Consulting, SWAP program
BCG, International Employee exchange program
McKinsey, Working around the world
Edelman, Citizen of the world program
EY, Global exchange program
Coca-Cola, Short-term assignments
5. Facilitators
– Networking
Another frequently mentioned advice from young professionals who managed to find a job/internship abroad is not to underestimate the power of networking.
If you are already in the country of your desired destination, you have a great opportunity to attend industry events / career fairs / company presentations, where you can meet potential hiring managers, introduce yourself and then send your CV and motivation letter directly to them to build a personal connection and increase your chances to be hired.
In case you are still in your home country, you can start building your professional network anyway. Search for people who might be interested in your profile on LinkedIn and exploit all possible opportunities. You can read about making the most use out of LinkedIn in this post.
– Keeping track
If you are actively looking for a job, it is extremely important to keep good track of all your job applications. It will help you to remember exactly when and where you have applied and what is the current stage of the selection process. Nobody wants to have an awkward conversation with a recruiter when you need to answer questions about the position you even can not remember.
There are many possible ways to keep track of your job hunting process – a calendar, notebook, excel file or project management tool embedded in the email (more info). It is absolutely up to you.
– Quality
As mentioned earlier, the quantity of sent applications is important, since a higher number of applications leads to a more likely positive outcome. However, speaking about job seeking, quantity is nothing without quality. You are not sending your resumes everywhere just to press the final button "apply". What you are looking for is a result.
Therefore, before starting your applications improve your CV, master your Cover Letter (read more) and polish LinkedIn profile. Do not forget to personalize these documents for each job before sending them to fit a certain country/company/position.
In case you get an interview, do not miss this chance to show the best of you and prepare for it as much as possible. Every interview is a good opportunity to practice and it is always good to have a choice after all.
Looking for a job/internship abroad is an extremely complicated process. It can be tiring, stressful and disappointing. No matter what, never give up and if something goes wrong, just try again. If you did not succeed, you did not put enough effort. Just remember that the result is 100% worth the effort.
Good luck to those, who are in a job search and I hope that you found this post helpful.
Kristina Rylova is an ambitious international young professional currently working as a Junior Business Analyst in the Strategy, Business Development and Market Intelligence department of Agfa Healthcare. Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading global provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions with nearly a century of healthcare experience.
Kristina has a background in Economics and Strategy ( BSc degree from the leading university in Moscow, Russia – Higher School of Economics and MSc degree in Business Economics with a specialization in Strategy and International Business ) and She is truly passionate about business analysis, strategy and corporate finance.
Throughout her life, she has lived in 5 different countries (Russia, USA, UK, Netherlands and now Belgium), which gave her a perfect opportunity to experience different cultures. Kristina is very open-minded and always ready for a new international experience.
In early 2016, Kristina started a side project – RESULTize – her personal blog that serves as a knowledge sharing platform focused on young ambitious people who want to know more about career, productivity, and learning.
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- March 4, 2024
Tim Jaeger was searching for a way to boost community interest in the visual arts. As he sat at the bar and doodled on a napkin, the idea hit him. Why not tap people's natural creativity and form a bar-based art competition, and let artists use coasters as canvases?
"People are going to doodle anyway," says Jaeger. "It gets people involved in a dialogue about art. If I can donate some of the money to local schools, that's even better."
As CEO of SarasotaVisualArt.com and co-founder of s/ART/q, Jaeger wanted to develop a competition to give back to the community and eliminate the intimidation factor associated with galleries. He decided that a bar would encourage participation by providing a casual atmosphere. Jaeger saw Mr. Beery's as an opportune venue, and he presented his idea to its owner, Mark Tuchman.
"It seemed like a way to give back to the community and have some fun, so I jumped on board without hesitation," says Tuchman. "It has mass appeal; it's not something that's restricted to just accomplished students or professional artists — anyone can do it."
The inaugural art competition, called Drawing Under the Influence, takes place at Mr. Beery's throughout the month of January. Patrons, who either buy a beer or donate $5 will receive a blank coaster on which to create a miniature work of art.
A panel of local artists and gallery owners will judge the entries and award prizes Saturday, Feb. 9. Mr. Beery's will also award a staff pick.
A portion of the proceeds will benefit art programs at Sarasota County elementary schools. In its inaugural year, the program will donate funds to Gulf Gate Elementary. Jaeger hopes to generate enough interest to continue the competition next year.
"It all starts in the beginning," says Jaeger. "When you're young and impressionable, a teacher can help develop your curiosity for something that can stay with you for the rest of your life. Hopefully this can help provide those tools."


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Consumer advocates argue for a strong, independent CFPB
Agency's independence is necessary to its mission, groups tell Appellate court
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) independence from external political influence is crucial to the agency's mission of protecting consumers, 10 groups told a court today in an amicus brief filed in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
The groups are Consumer Action, Americans for Financial Reform, Center for Responsible Lending, National Association of Consumer Advocates, National Consumer Law Center, National Consumers League, National Fair Housing Alliance, Public Citizen, Tzedek DC and U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund.
In the case, CFPB Deputy Director Leandra English is appealing the trial court's denial of a preliminary injunction allowing her to serve as acting director of the CFPB while litigation proceeds over the lawful acting director—herself or U.S. Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney. In their amicus filing, the groups explain that the public interest supports English serving as the acting director while the court further considers the legal issues.
"Consumers need and expect the consumer bureau to continue its mission as an independent, financial watchdog that roots out unfair business practices and holds companies accountable," said Linda Sherry, Consumer Action's director of national priorities. "We can't stand by and watch a political appointee work to dismember the CFPB for political gain."
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Applied double tunneling layer to realize 100 gigabit density
Toshiba Corporation announced that it has developed a new double tunneling layer technology applicable to future 10nm generation flash memories. This elemental technology opens the way for memory devices with densities of over 100 gigabits in the 10nm generation, which lies four generations ahead. The technology was today announced at the IEDM (International Electron Devices Meeting) held at Washington D.C., U.S.A.
Toshiba developed a tunnel layer, which controls in and out of electron, in the SONOS (Silicon Oxide Nitride Oxide Semiconductor) type device structure, a memory structure that holds electrons in the nitride layer in the gate insulator. The new structure sandwiches a 1.2 nm silicon nanocrystals layer between the 1nm thickness oxide films, achieving long-time data retention and high speed writing and data deletion at the same time, using the natural characteristic that resistance changes with changes in gate voltage. As the new tunnel layers are thinner than early version SONOS element tunnel layers, it is easier to migrate to advanced devices with finer lithography.
Toshiba also increased the saved electrons amount by changing the nitride film from Si3N4 to Si9N10, a material that contains more silicon, and optimized such aspects of the element structure as channel impurity concentration. The prototype has realized and maintained equivalent to over 10 years performance.
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The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic
The Watch That Ends the Night: Voices from the Titanic
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Arrogance and innocence, hubris and hope--twenty-four haunting voices of the Titanic tragedy, as well as the iceberg itself, are evoked in a stunning tour de force.Millionaire John Jacob Astor hopes to bring home his pregnant teen bride with a minimum of media scandal. A beautiful Lebanese refugee, on her way to family in Florida, discovers the first stirrings of love. And an ancient iceberg glides south, anticipating its fateful encounter. The voices in this remarkable re-creation of the Titanic disaster span classes and stations, from Margaret ("the unsinkable Molly") Brown to the captain who went down with his ship; from the lookout and wireless men to a young boy in search of dragons and a gambler in search of marks. Slipping in telegraphs, undertaker's reports, and other records, poet Allan Wolf offers a breathtaking, intimate glimpse at the lives behind the tragedy, told with clear-eyed compassion and astounding emotional power.Extensive back matter includes: Author's noteMorse code with messages to decipherTitanic miscellany Bibliography, articles, periodicals, government documents, discography
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A former San Francisco investment banker and his college friend both pleaded guilty today for their roles in an insider trading scheme involving two impending corporate mergers, announced Acting Assistant Attorney General Mythili Raman of the Justice Department's Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California Melinda Haag.
Jauyo Lee, aka "Jason Lee," 29, of New York, and Victor Chen, 29, of Sunnyvale, Calif., both pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg in the Northern District of California to one count of conspiracy to commit securities fraud and one count of securities fraud. Lee and Chen were charged in a criminal information on March 21, 2013.
"Insider trading undermines ordinary investors' faith in our financial markets, and the Justice Department has zero tolerance for it," said Acting Assistant Attorney General Raman. "Today's guilty pleas show that you cannot trade on inside information, pocket the profit and expect to escape responsibility. Having now admitted their conduct, Mr. Lee and Mr. Chen must face the consequences."
"Securities professionals cannot exploit their positions of trust to enrich themselves and their friends," said U.S. Attorney Haag. "Those tempted to corrupt our markets in this manner should know: the government will get to the bottom of suspicious trading and prosecute securities fraud vigorously."
According to the plea agreements, Lee, who worked as an investment banker in the San Francisco office of Leerink Swann LLC, disclosed inside information to Chen, a friend from college, about two impending mergers involving Leerink clients. Between Aug. 26, 2009, and Sept. 5, 2009, Lee disclosed inside information to Chen about the merger of Leerink's client, Syneron Medical Ltd., and Candela Corporation, a medical device company publicly traded on the NASDAQ stock market. Chen used the inside information to buy shares of Candela. After the merger was announced, Candela's stock price increased more than 40 percent and Chen sold his shares for a gain of approximately $62,589.
Between June 1 and 13, 2010, Lee also provided Chen with inside information about the impending merger of Somanetics Corporation and a subsidiary of Covidien plc. Leerink was the lead financial advisor to Somanetics, which also was publicly traded on the NASDAQ. Chen used the inside information to buy shares and options of Somanetics. Following the merger announcement, the price of Somanetics stock increased more than 30 percent and Chen ultimately realized a profit of approximately $547,510.
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Chrystal Copland: " The crazier the better I say! More
is more!"
Fusion NY |
@ FUSION NY http://bit.ly/KfSMg7
@ MARILYN Paris @ NEXT LA @ PREMIER LondonSteven Meisel for Vogue Italia |
Chrystal, hi!
COPLAND: Hello!
PR: There isn't much out there about you
except that you had pink hair as a child and that you opened Louis Vuitton! You
didn't pop out of nowhere - how long have you been working?
COPLAND: I had been modeling a bit here
and there back home in Australia
but didn't really get started properly until my first show season. It was all
very overwhelming and exciting for me.
The Australian market is quite
commercial so things didn't really start happening for me until I went to New York.
Louis Vuitton SS12 |
PR: What was your impression of Kate Moss? You did a LV show with her.
COPLAND: I think Kate Moss is the ultimate. She may as well be the poster girl
for the fashion industry. I really admire her, it would take a lot of drive and
hard work to be where she is. I love her style, she is beautiful.
PR: How long have you been with Fusion (http://bit.ly/KfSMg7)?
COPLAND: A year and a half.
PR: How did your development as a model look
COPLAND: I was always really tall and in
the back row in class photo's. I have some pretty tragic looking school photos.
PR: Don't we all?
COPLAND: I never thought I would become a model haha.
Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia |
PR: You are one of the newest Vogue Italia
cover girls! How was working with that
particular group of models?
COPLAND: Everyone was really nice, my
best friend was also shooting that day - Dempsey, she is from Perth also; having her there made the shoot a
great deal of laughs! We have been
friends for years.
PR: Tell us more about your style.
COPLAND: I would describe my style as
somewhat crazy and eccentric.
I wear whatever I feel like wearing and love
sparkles and bright colors.
Japanese culture had definitely influenced my
style, I have spent a lot of time in Tokyo
and am inspired by the fashion in Harajuku. The crazier the better I say! More
is more! hahahah.
PR: The things
you are wearing in Vogue Italia, does it connect to you in any way?
COPLAND: I absolutely love my outfits in Vogue Italia, I love the gold
top with the sequins! That is definitely something I would wear.
Steven Meisel for Vogue Italia |
PR: What did you wear on casting for Vogue
Italia? What did the casting look like?
COPLAND: I wore a top from Zara with a
collar and cute little horses on it, and a corduroy high - waisted skirt and
heels. When I go to castings I tend to dress down a little more. It is
important to be more of a blank canvas I think.
PR: Have you done any special polaroids for
that, before you met with the Vogue team?
CHRYSTAL COPLAND: I am not sure, I think my
agency sent them the polaroids I had already.
PR: Where did the shoot take place...
COPLAND: It took place at a stunning hotel in New York. The room was perfect for the
masquerade theme. It looked as though it was from another era.
Fusion NY |
PR: When you shot the photo that ended up on
the cover.... did you know you were shooting the cover...?
COPLAND: I was first booked for one day,
which then turned into two and then the cover! Steven and his team picked the
models they wished to use for the cover on the second day of shooting. It felt
very surreal.
Fusion NY |
PR: Tell us something, most of the models
dress monochrome and androgynous for polaroids, you on the other hand, you wear
blouses, dresses, silk, lace, etc... how so?
COPLAND: I tend to wear what I like. I
think it is important to not lose your individuality in this business and
become another all black wearing model clone. I love colorful clothes, all
black really bores me. I love to put together a mix of colors that probably
don't go together, but I like what I am wearing, and feel comfortable, so that
is the main thing!
L'Officiel Ukraine |
PR: What is your current obsession style-wise?
COPLAND: Creepers, Long flowy vintage dresses. red lipstick, Anna Sui's designs
they are exactly the type of style I love, anything with sequins or sparkles!
PR: Your favorite bag?
COPLAND: My Marc by Marc green bag with gold chain.
PR: Shoes?
COPLAND: Creepers or black heels.
PR: High heels?
COPLAND: Steve Madden http://www.stevemadden.com/
PR: Jeans?
COPLAND: I am not really that into
jeans, I never really have been. I think there is so many more other
interesting things you can wear.
PR: Best piece of advice you could pass on,
regarding style?
COPLAND: Dress in what makes you feel comfortable, don't copy a runway look and
be original.
Sølve Sundsbø for LOVE |
PR: What's the biggest mistake a model can do?
COPLAND: Being late! best to avoid it.. I am working on not doing
this haha.
PR: Do you go to after parties during fashion
COPLAND: I am not so much a party girl.
I prefer to have a drink with friends at a chilled out bar, or at a friends
house. Every now and then I enjoy parties, it all depends on my mood.
PR: What's the best compliment you've
received, for your work and for your look?
COPLAND: For my work it would have to be
my family being proud of me for the dedication and hard work I have put into my
In terms of my look I would say people most compliment my eyes.
Fusion NY |
PR: How do you stay in shape?
CHRYSTAL COPLAND: I am a vegetarian and I love
to swim and ice-skate. I also try to walk everywhere when I can.
PR: What is your favorite brand of bottled
CHRYSTAL COPLAND: Evian
PR: What is your favorite NY place to eat?
COPLAND: I love Maoz! The vegetarian
take away place in Times Square. I always
order the Falafel salad bowl. It is so good.
L'Officiel Ukrain |
PR: What products do you use for maintaining
your skin?
- Makeup remover- Bioderma,
- Moisturiser - Nivea,
- Lucas Paw Paw Ointment.
COPLAND: I don't really wear sunscreen. I probably should be though.
PR: Your choice of make up remover....
COPLAND: Bioderma
PR: Your choice of highlighter?
COPLAND: Mac
PR: What is inside your make up ba?
CHRYSTAL COPLAND: Concealer, Red Lipstick,
assorted brown eyeshadows, mascara, white eyeliner. I
normally just wear a bit of concealer and mascara.
Fusion NY |
PR: What products at the moment do you use for
your hair?
CHRYSTAL COPLAND: Oil treatments are great, I
need to take extra care of my hair ad the shows and shoots really start to take
a toll on it after a while.
models.com |
PR: If one song could describe you, what would
it be?
CHRYSTAL COPLAND: Fast Car- Tracey Chapman
PR: Tell us something we don't know about you?
CHRYSTAL COPLAND: I want to write scripts and
act eventually. I have been acting since I was young, and would love to
continue with that at some stage soon.
I am really focusing on modeling at the
moment, but if I had the chance I would love to act also.
I am always writing
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I have a Citroen C3 which is giving me a headache. The problem is a recent one, and is basically that I can't start the car. The strange thing is that the problem only surfaces when I've been driving the car, shut it down and then tried to start it again (for instance going to the supermarket). And the likeliness of this happening depends on for how long I've been driving the car. I'm usually able to start the car, but the other day I had been driving for an hour before making a stop and after that the car didn't want to start for a few hours.
I'm relatively sure the problem isn't the battery since the headlights, windows, radio and dashboard all work. It's not the alternator since the car always starts after some period. The engine doesn't stutter, the car accelerates normally and fuel mileage is excellent so I doubt its the spark plugs.
Could it be the starter? Anyone ever had a similar problem and found a solution?
Update #1:
I've gone to a mechanic and he took the starter out, tried it with a car battery and it worked but was a little weak. So he dismantled it, cleaned up a few parts, lubricated others, tested connectivity with a ohm meter and then tested it again with the battery. It ran much better.
He re-installed it in the car, and we tried turning the car on/off a few times and it worked like a charm. So I drove home, and immediately tried to turn the car back on when I had parked but it wouldn't start. I've since tried again to start and it worked so it seems the same problem (not starting after running for some time) exists but it isn't the starter.
Update #2:
I found this video (i.e not mine) where a person is explaining his starter problem with a Citroen C2, and the experience with when starting is exactly the same (loud clicking sound from engine compartment and all). Can be seen here.
Update #3:
This problem has now started to happen even when the car hasn't been driven for a long time (i.e in the mornings). This kind of rules out it being exclusively due to something heating up.


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If you follow the news innovation space then you know this month's focus has been on Journatic.
For those that missed the drama: Journatic is a new media startup that takes local data points and outsources re-writing to places like the Philippines. The obvious reactions of "pink slime journalism" in response to anything "outsourced" isn't newsworthy. We've been there with Demand Media and others. But the revelation that Journatic was faking bylines – that tread new ground.
Two weeks ago a U.S. based Journatic-er gave a tell all about life writing for Journatic. The major bomb that dropped – the organization was using fake names to make content appear as if it was being produced locally.
The Houston Chronicle alone ran 350 articles written by folks like "Chad King" when in truth these articles were written by any number of people from various parts of the world. The follow up punch was evidence of plagiarism. A doubly-credibility whammy.
Since then newspaper customers like the Chicago Tribune (originally an investor in Journatic) have dropped their contract. The head of editorial quit after just 10 weeks because he "fundamentally disagree[d] about ethical and management issues." Meanwhile Journatic claims they were going to fire him anyway.
Let's clear the air: The news industry loves to talk about its own demise, its future and when traditional or new media companies have lapses of judgment. I'm less interested in the gawker-factor of this and more keen on seeing what lessons we can take away… and lessons abound right there on the surface. Not unlike the takeaway from NewsTilt.
Lesson #1: Don't Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
Journatic fundamentally changed the process of journalism. Their output, however, was altered to fit the expectations of their customers (newspapers) who wanted something familiar. Hence Bylines, which didn't belong on these pieces, were fabricated.
John Bethune was the first to point out this flaw.
"The real issue was not that the company used fake bylines on its stories, but that it used bylines at all. Journatic screwed up because the company wanted to have it both ways: to embrace new-media principles while trying to disguise them. Instead of looking forward, it looked backward."
Or to use a big word – it was skeuomorphic journalism.
It's not the outsourcing that killed Journatic – it was the lying, or at best the "dressing it up" to make it feel familiar. It wasn't even a lie of substance, it was just to make the end product look and feel like an old school newspaper article produced in an old school way. If they had just left the bylines off I suspect most readers wouldn't have noticed.
It's something we are thinking about regularly at Circa. We are changing the process of journalism. We are also changing its form. I joke that currently Circa is metaphysical journalism. We are taking the concept of news and creating an entirely new form for it.
Lesson #2: The Premise of Journatic Is Not the Blunder
If we take lesson #1 to be true – then it would seem the premise of Journatic isn't what caused the drama. As Heather Billings notes – the core of Journatic is based on data. Data is still a solid foundation for a news enterprise. Hopefully we don't throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Mike Foucher said the same thing in his resignation announcement and others agree.
"Journatic's core premise is sound: most data and raw information can be managed much more efficiently outside the traditional newsroom; and, in order for major market community news to be commercially viable, it needs be conducted on a broader scale than ever before."
The notion of taking data and building a process oriented to creating output has tons of merit. Taking that information and shoving it back into the form of an article because it's familiar is questionable (see lesson #1).
Lesson #3 Some Old Values are Timeless
The question of fake bylines can go either way. Some might argue that lacking a byline would always be a breach. I would argue it's perfectly fine for certain articles to be devoid of a byline. They simply could have put "Journatic" ala the Associated Press we are akin to seeing. But plagiarism and fabrication crosses a different line. Any way I think about it – it's just not cool, new form or no. Some things change and some things will stay the same. Indeed the fake byline probably made Journatic wince. That it was followed so quickly with plagiarism – that's the kind of thing that can knock a new media company out for the count.
Lesson 4: Local Data is a Tough Nut to Crack.
It's just a fact. Many hyperlocal players I talk with argue that Patch's biggest problem is in the cookie cutter nature of their approach to local. For the moment Patch's approach seems like a natural way to scale, but it immediately calls into question the "local" nature of a reader's "local" content.
Journatic was a decidedly local play. It's not impossible for a data driven approach to work at the local level. But I do believe there are more pitfalls. Speaking directly to this point – I can imagine many situations where lacking a byline is 100% kosher (see #3) but at the local level it might be more expected.
Lesson #5: Know your Team
This is more of a general startup lesson and one I personally wrote about when NewsTilt fell apart. I noted a conversation I had with Paul Graham where he said (not an exact quote)
Bottom line, it's important that they [founders and early staff] have a strong and trusting relationship. Things WILL get tough and you need to be able to lean on each other. The analogy Paul used was that of soldiers. They form a bond with each other such that they don't want to let each other down. Marines go through hell during training to become "brothers" so that in the thick of battle you don't show a tint in your armor. It's not because you aren't scared – but because you don't want to cause concern for your other brothers. When things are tough, you smile and carry on, usually bearing more than your normal load. The startup world moves so fast that if both founders feel that bond, they'll both smile, carry more than they can – and will often come out of it with a stronger startup than when they entered the tough times.
Whether Mike was fired or quit – it happened in 10 weeks. Somehow from the start they were on a different page.


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Greek Unrest, Economic Gloom Thrash Stocks
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Concerns over the volatile situation in Greece, coupled with another round of dismal economic data, sent the major market averages tumbling to the lowest level since March.
Today's Markets
The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled 178.8 points, or 1.5%, to 11,897, the S&P 500 slid 22.4 points, or 1.7%, to 1,265 and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 47.3 points, or 1.8%, to 2,631. The FOX 50 dropped 14.3 points to 889.
The markets have made a significant reversal since rallying on Tuesday. Indeed, in a sign of the unrest on Wall Street, the VIX, a gauge of volatility, soared 17% to the highest level since late March.
The situation in Greece remained dicey Wednesday. The country is struggling with a nearly half a trillion dollar debt load, and is working to avoid having to restructure, or worse, default on its debt. However, the Greek public has protested deep austerity measures to cut back on spending, and plans to privatize government-held entities have fallen far short of the necessary capital requirements.
Other euro zone nations have been slow to agree to further bailouts to assist the embattled nation, leaving the road to finding a resolution fairly murky. Adding to the tumult, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou said he would form a new government on Thursday.
Concerns about the Greek situation pushed the euro down by 1.8% against the dollar, the biggest decline on a percentage basis in nearly a year. The greenback soared 1.6% against a basket of world currencies.
Manufacturing activity in the New York region fell sharply in early June, pointing to the first contraction since November 2010. The New York Federal Reserve's manufacturing survey slid to -7.8 from 11.88 the prior month, considerably weaker than the 11.88 analysts had anticipated. A Reading less than 0 point to contraction in manufacturing, while reading above 0 indicates expansion.
Businesses polled by the New York Fed also noted new orders and shipments decreased considerably during the month and had, on the whole, reduced hiring expectations.
The Empire State Survey is one in a series of monthly manufacturing surveys by regional Federal Reserve banks. Analysts have been concerned that the supply-chain impact from the earthquake that hit Japan, coupled with high energy prices, could have caused a more broad-based slowdown.
Consumer prices ticked higher by 0.2% in May, according to the Labor Department, which was slightly higher than analysts had expected. Excluding food and energy prices, the gauge of inflation on the consumer level was up 0.3%, the biggest increase since July 2008.
Soaring energy prices had pushed the measure of inflation at the consumer level up in previous readings, but moderated to some extent in May. In fact, the energy component actually dropped 1.1% on the month. New and used automobiles and apparel made the most significant gains, both increasing by more than 1%.
Market participants have been looking to see if the increases in energy prices made their way into the broader price level.
Energy commodities plunged amid concerns a slowing pace of economic recovery would crimp worldwide demand.
Light, sweet crude plummeted $4.56, or 4.6%, to $94.81 a barrel. Crude prices have now retreated to the lowest level since late February. Wholesale RBOB gasoline was off 14 cents, or 4.6%, to $2.92 a gallon.
Consumer gasoline prices continued moving lower. A gallon of regular gas at the pump cost $3.69 on average nationwide, down from $3.96 last month, but well above the $2.70 drivers paid last year, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report.
In metals, gold edged higher by $1.80, or 0.12%, to $1,526 a troy ounce. Silver fell ended unchanged at $35.41 a troy ounce.
Corporate News
Pandora Media (NYSE:P) climbing more than 10% on its first day of trading on the New York Stock Exchange, following in the path of other recent successful technology initial public offerings, like LinkedIn (NYSE:LNKD).
Dish Networks (NYSE:DISH) bid nearly $1.4 billion in cash to acquire TerreStar Networks' assets through a bankruptcy auction.
Foreign Markets
The English FTSE 100 was down 1% to 5,743, the French CAC 40 dropped 1.5% to 3,807 and the German DAX fell 1.3% to 7,115.
In Asia, the Japanese Nikkei 225 climbed 0.28% to 9,574 and the Chinese Hang Seng dipped 0.68% to 22,344.


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Clinical trial measures impact of food on anti-cancer drug effects
April 12, 2012
Clinical trial measures impact of food on anti-cancer drug effects
Provocative trial could alter how new cancer drugs are tested
April 13, 2012
An unusual clinical trial based at the University of Chicago Medicine is seeking to determine whether a drug approved for patients with advanced prostate cancer might be safer and just as effective if taken at a much lower dose with food instead of at the full dose on an empty stomach.
The results of the trial could affect future dosage recommendations, potentially saving patients who take the drug thousands of dollars a month.
Abiraterone acetate (trade named Zytiga) has a greater positive food effect--an increase in the amount absorbed when taken with food--than any other marketed drug that is labeled to be taken on an empty stomach. Five times as much of the drug is taken up with a low-fat meal as on an empty stomach, and up to 10 times as much with a high-fat meal. Yet patients are told not to eat for two hours before and for one hour after taking their pills. As a result, taking Zytiga as directed means the amount of the drug absorbed by the body to fight cancer is decreased by 80 to 90 percent.
"This clinical trial is designed to assess the risks and benefits of taking this effective but costly drug with food," said Russell Szmulewitz, MD, assistant professor of medicine at the University of Chicago Medicine and director of the study. "Taking one pill with a meal, rather than four pills on a empty stomach, is much more convenient for patients, so it may improve compliance. It would also reduce the cost."
The savings to patients and their insurance companies from taking lower doses of the drug would be significant. The drug costs $5,000 a month. "By taking one-fourth of the dose with a low-fat breakfast," Szmulewitz said, "patients may be able to get the full medical benefit and save about $3,750 per month."
The convenience would appeal to patients. Many dislike having to fast for hours before and after taking their medication, which can upset an empty stomach. Since patients with advanced prostate cancer tend to be older, most take multiple medications for additional health issues, fitting each medication into a complicated daily routine. Many patients who take Zytiga wake up during the night, for example, to take the medicine, then go back to sleep, allowing them to eat soon after they wake up.
Abiraterone acetate was approved in 2011 for the treatment of metastatic prostate cancer that did not respond to standard chemotherapy. An estimated 30,000 men in the United States will die of advanced castration-resistant prostate cancer this year; the majority could benefit from this drug, which works by blocking production of male hormones anywhere within the body. Spending for the brand Zytiga is predicted to exceed $1 billion a year in the United States by 2015.
Although a large clinical trial showed that Zytiga reduced pain and extended the life of patients with advanced prostate cancer by nearly four months, the London-based National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, which counsels the British National Health System, advised it not to cover the drug because of the expense.
There is also an overdose risk if a patient takes the standard 1,000 mg after fasting, then gets hungry and eats a meal. Taking the full dose with food could boost blood levels of Zytiga up to 10 times the intended dose.
In this clinical trial, one-half of the study participants will take the standard 1,000 mg dose of Zytiga--four pills each morning while fasting. The other half will take one 250 mg pill each morning with a low-fat breakfast. All trial participants also will take prednisone, a steroid that helps prevent common side effects of Zytiga such as high blood pressure, low potassium levels and fluid accumulation.
The researchers hope to enroll about 30 people in the trial at the University of Chicago Medicine and an additional 40 patients at a network of trial sites. The study is funded by the University of Chicago Medicine and not by the maker of Zytiga, Johnson & Johnson. The drug must be purchased by patients who enroll in the trial, ideally with the assistance of health insurance.
Patients who are already taking Zytiga for prostate cancer should not "conduct such experiments on their own," cautions co-investigator Mark Ratain, MD, the Leon O. Jacobson professor of medicine and director of the Center for Personalized Therapeutics at the University of Chicago Medicine. The drug has not been carefully studied when taken with food. Careful monitoring of drug levels in the blood and its ability to stop or slow the growth of the cancer are central to the study.
"We do not yet know how well the drug will be absorbed or how it will impact the patient and his disease when delivered in this way," Ratain said. "We know only what happens when it is taken on an empty stomach. In that setting, most of it gets flushed away at considerable expense."


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The Night Sky in Transition: From Summer to Fall
The night sky's autumn constellations follow the summer stars so closely they can be seen well before the air gets chilly. As we move into the final days before the official arrival of autumn here in the Northern Hemisphere on Sept. 22, skywatchers can now see a sky in transition.
Many of the striking star groups and rich Milky Way fields of a summer evening still remain with us in the western sky, while the brilliant star Capella ascending above the northeast horizon is a promise of more luminaries to come. Indeed, in another six to eight weeks, Orion and his neighbors will be dominating the evening skies, reminding us of the approaching winter season.
Still very well placed is the "Summer Triangle," a roughly isosceles figure composed of three first-magnitude stars, Vega, Altair and Deneb.
Some may wonder why we call it the Summer Triangle since it's nearly overhead during the late evening hours as summer transitions into fall. But during the summer months, the Triangle is visible from dusk to dawn, whereas during autumn, this configuration sinks lower and lower in the west. [Amazing Night Sky Views of Sept. 2012]
During the mid- and late-evening hours, the stars of the autumn season cover much of the eastern and southern sky. This whole area has been called the "Celestial Sea," because many of the constellations have an association with water.
For example, looking toward the south-southeast reveals one member of this watery fraternity, the only one whose name is attached to a popular song: "Aquarius." And yet how many who have heard the song know what Aquarius really is?
This zodiacal star pattern traditionally represents a man holding a water jar (marked by an inverted Y-shaped group of four stars), which is spilling a vaguely marked stream of water southward into the mouth of Piscis Austrinus, the Southern Fish.
Across southern Canada, the northern United States and much of Europe, the stars that make up this constellation usually cannot be seen. Although above the horizon, they are too low to penetrate the horizon haze. At more southerly latitudes, these stars are much higher up in the sky, though still quite dim.
The constellation's main star is much more conspicuous: silvery-white Fomalhaut, the 18th-brightest star in the sky and the only first-magnitude star in the whole collection of watery constellations. Indeed, Fomalhaut is the only true first-magnitude star of autumn. (Magnitude is a measure of brightness, with lower magnitudues denoting objects that appear more luminous in the sky. For comparison, the full moon has a magnitude of about minus 13.)
Fomalhaut lies in an empty region of the autumn skies, and it's sometimes referred to as "The Solitary One." It can be identified by extending a line along the western (right) side of the Great Square of Pegasus about three times its own length.
Fomalhaut is often described in observing books as "reddish," though it is probable that the effects of our atmosphere are responsible for this impression, as this star is always seen at a low altitude for northern observers.
Fomalhaut is Arabic for "mouth of the fish." This star, which lies about 25 light-years away, is about twice as wide as our sun and 19 times more luminous.
In her book "The Friendly Stars," Martha Evans Martin wrote: "The loneliness of this star, added to the somber signs of approaching autumn, sometimes gives one a touch of melancholy. In November and December, when the winter stillness has fallen upon us, a glance toward the southwest will discover Fomalhaut, still placid and alone."
And echoing what Martin wrote, I can only add that this is the time of the year when the days get shorter and the faces get longer.
This story was provided by SPACE.com, a sister site to LiveScience. Joe Rao serves as an instructor and guest lecturer at New York's Hayden Planetarium. He writes about astronomy for The New York Times and other publications, and he is also an on-camera meteorologist for News 12 Westchester, New York.
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Dish Network said it's looking forward to "meaningfully participating" in the FCC's 600 MHz incentive auctions scheduled for 2015.
In an ex parte filing, the satellite-TV company called the FCC's auction framework a win-win for broadcasters and communications companies looking for mobile broadband spectrum.
The particular language Dish used in its meeting with the FCC, though, indicates the company's intentions should be taken with a grain of salt. In an FCC filing from August 2013, Dish said it would not "meaningfully participate" in the 2014 H Block auction for 10 MHz of paired spectrum. Dish then went on to win all 176 licenses available in that auction, bidding a total of $1.56 billion.
In addition to the 600 MHz auction, Dish said it planned to bid in the FCC's AWS-3 auction scheduled for later this year. Dish advised the Commission to adopt separate bidding eligibility, activity waivers, and auction stopping rules for the 1695-1710 MHz licenses and the 1755-1780/2155-2180 MHz band licenses available in that auction.
Besides outlining its auction plans and suggestions, Dish commented on the large mergers the FCC is currently considering. It stressed that the Comcast-Time Warner merger should be denied over competition concerns in the broadband and video markets.
"High-capacity cable broadband connections are the lifeblood of over-the-top ("OTT") video services," Dish wrote in the filing. "Among other things, the combined company would have an increased incentive and ability to leverage its control over the broadband pipe to undermine these services."
Dish further explained that the combined company would have three "choke points in the broadband pipe" it could use against competing OTT video services: "the last mile 'public Internet' channel to the consumer; the interconnection point; and any managed or specialized service channels, which can act as high-speed lanes and squeeze the capacity of the public Internet portion of the pipe"
Dish also set its sights on AT&T's $49 billion bid to acquire DirecTV, saying that combined company would have the "market power to leverage programming content, to the potential detriment of consumers."


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Thoughts from IPAW 2012
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This year I had the opportunity to be program co-chair and help organize the 4th International Provenance and Annotation Workskhop (IPAW). The event went great, really, better than I imagined. First, I was fortunate to be organizing it with James Frew from the Bren School of Environmental Science and Management a the University of California, Santa Barabara. He not only helped coordinate the program but along with his team took care of all the local organization. It's hard to beat sunny Santa Barbara as a location, but they also made sure that everything ran smoothly: great wifi, shuttles to and from the location, tasty outdoor lunches looking over the ocean, an open air poster session with wine and cheese, and a BBQ on the beach for a workshop dinner:
The IPAW workshop dinner. Photo from Andreas Schrieber.
So big kudos to Frew and his team. Obviously, beyond being well run we covered a lot in the two days of the main workshop. The workshop had 47 attendees and you can find the twitter log here.
Research Highlights
I think the program really highlighted where we are at in provenance research today and the directions forward. I won't go through every paper but just try to pick 3 interesting trends.
1) Using Provenance to Address the Messiness of the Web
The Web provides us a fantastic source of knowledge. But the problem is that knowledge is completely unclean and unintegrated. Even efforts such as Linked Data while giving us better data our still messy and still under-integrated. Both researchers and firms have been trying to make clean integrated knowledge, but then they are faced with what Timothy Lebo in his paper termed the Integrator's Dilemma. A integrator may produce a clean well-structured data set, but in the process the resulting data set looses authority and a connection to domain expertise. To rectify this problem, provenance can be used to identify the authoritative source and connect back to domain expertise. Indeed, Jim McCusker and colleagues argued that provenance is the 3rd step to Data Sanity.
However, then we run into Tim's 1st law of producing provenance:
For any provenance record, there exists a provenance consumer that will need it, but will not like how it is provided.
Tim suggests a service based solution to provide provenance at the correct granularity for provenance. While I don't know if that is the right solution, it's clear that providing provenance at the right level of granularity is one foundation to building confidence in integrated web data sources.
Another example of trying different ways of using provenance to address messiness is the use of network analysis to understand provenance captured from crowd sourced applications.
2) Provenance and Credit are Intertwined
Science has always been a driver of research in provenance and we saw a number of good pieces of work addressing domains ranging from climate analysis to archeology. However, as our key note speaker Phil Bourne pointed out in his talk, scientists are not using provenance technologies in their work. He argued that this is for two reasons: 1) because they are not given credit for all parts of the scientific process and 2) provenance infrastructure is still not easy enough to use. Phil argued that it was fundamental that more artifacts of the research lifecycle need to be given credit to facilitate sharing and thus increase the pace of innovation particularly in the life sciences. Thus, for scientists to capture their information in a sharable fashion they need to be given credit for doing so. (Yes, he connected altmetrics to provenance – very cool from my point of view). To do this, he argued, we need better support for provenance throughout the research lifecycle. However, while tools exist, they are far from being usable and integrated enough into everyday science practice. This is a real challenge to the provenance community. We need to do better at getting our approaches into scientists hands.
3) The Problem of Post-hoc
Much work in the provenance literature has asked the question of how does one capture provenance effectively in computational systems. But many times this is just not possible. The user may not have thought about installing the system to capture provenance in the first place or may not have chosen to write down their rational for taking some action. This is an area that I'm actively researching so it was a great to see others starting to address the problem. Tom De Neiss attacked the problem of reconstructing provenance for a collection of newspaper articles using semantic similarity. An even more farther out idea presented at the workshop was to try and reconstruct the provenance of decision made by a human using simulation. Both works highlight the need for dealing with incomplete or even non-existant provenance.
These were just some of the themes that I saw. Overall, the presentations were good and the audience was engaged. We had lots of hall time and I heard many intense discussions so I'm hoping that the event spurred more research. I know personally we will try to pursue a collaboration to build a provenance corpus to study this reconstruction problem.
A Provenance Week
IPAW has a tradition of being hosted as an independent event, which allows us to not only have the two day workshop but also organize collocated events. This IPAW was the same. The Data Observation Network for Earth organized a meeting on provenance and scientific workflow collocated with IPAW. Additionally, the W3C Provenance Working Group both gave a tutorial before the workshop and held their two day face-to-face meeting afterwards. Here's me presenting the core of the provenance data model to the 28 tutorial participants.
The Provenance Data Model. It's easy! Photo prov:wasAttributedTo Andreas Schrieber
IPAW 2012 was a lot effort but it was worth it – fun discussion, beautiful weather and research insight. Again, the community voted to have another IPAW in 2014. The community is continuing to play to its strengths in workflows, databases and science applications while exploring novel areas. In the CFP for IPAW, we wrote that "2012 will be a watershed year for provenance/annotation research." For me, IPAW confirmed that statement.
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David contacted me through a common friend. He knew my love of fantasy and science fiction, and wanted me to read his book, Born to Magic; the first book of his series, Tales of Nevaeh. I did, and was blown away. He is a master craftsman who writes the same combination of science fiction and fantasy that I do – how could I not? He then sent me the second book in the series for beta-reading. Once again, I loved it, and suggested I host him in my blog to discuss his work, not realizing it was his 37th book (!) Enjoy!
The Usual
Hi David, it's great to have you here. What inspired you to write the Neveah series?
I have wanted to write these books for a long time, but wasn't quite sure exactly where it would come from. Over the past few years, I have watched the way terrorism has increased, how prejudice and intolerance is again on the rise, and realized exactly what I wanted to write. Born to Magic takes place three thousand years in the future—a Dystopian combination of both Science Fiction and Fantasy—and is set in a non-technical world of hope while battling the darker forces that had destroyed what the world had once been in our time. This hopeful part of the world is called Nevaeh, where equality between men and women and all people is something basic, and not ruled by any laws. It is a magical place that is not just fighting to survive but fighting to thrive.
What was the first thing you ever wrote?
The very first thing I wrote was a horrendous noir style detective story. It was so bad it never made it past the trash can. I waited ten years before I tried again.
Lol – that's a lot of time, but I'm glad you decided to try again. What other books have you published?
I've published 33 books traditionally and 4 independently. Born To Magic is my 37th novel. I've written in almost every genre including romance (NO, I will not tell you the name I wrote under – but it helped pay the bills).
Aw, come on! Oh well… Any hobbies or interests that you enjoy in your spare time?
I do a little stone sculpting, read, and enjoy my grandson who will be 3 in July.
What are you working on at the moment? Tell us a little about your current project(s).
I'm at the start of the third book of the Nevaeh series. The second book, The Dark Masters, will be out in May.
As a beta-reader, I'm excited for that; it was a great second serving of a great recipe. Who are your favorite authors and what do you love about them?
Wow, neither you nor your readers have enough hours for me to answer that. Suffice to say, there are a lot: here's a sampling: H.G. Wells, Asimov, Norton, Burroughs, McCaffrey, Ludlum, King, Joyce, Nabakov, Huxley, Rand…… and on and on.
Some of my favorites in there, too. What genres do you read mostly and what are you reading now?
My reading varies: Sci-fi, fantasy, thrillers, literary works. I just finished a lovely novel titled, Every Five Minutes, by Bronswyn Elsmore, a New Zealand writer. Before that, it was The Killer Within, by Jeff Gunhus.
Are you an Indie author? If so, do you have any advice for other indie authors?
I am an Indie author now and have been since 2008. My advice is simple. As an independent author, you have double the work of a traditionally published author. It is on your shoulders to make sure your novels are properly presented and edited. You are the writer. You need an editor and you need cover artists. Do not take those things for granted.
That's very true. Are there any sites or writing tools that you find useful and wish to recommend?
Snowflake for outlining helps quite a lot, other than that, no.
I hadn't heard of Snowflake, but it's similar to the approach I follow when writing. What are the things in your life that you're most grateful for?
That's probably the easiest of all questions:
My wife of 30+ years, my three children and my grandson. In addition, the fact that I am alive and writing says it all!
I agree; that is a great achievement. How would you like to be remembered?
What is Nevaeh?
Welcome to Nevaeh: a world where technology no longer exists, but magic does.
Long ago, a mythical nation known as 'America' died in the violence and radiation of the terrorist wars. Now their descendants dwell in a world of ritual and magic where ten dominions struggle for supremacy while a dark power rises to threaten them all.
In Nevaeh, where men are blessed with great strength and women have both strength and psychic abilities, one woman has been chosen to be Nevaeh's savior, Areenna—the only daughter of the King of Freemorn.
Barely eighteen, Areenna's psychic abilities—her magic— are already stronger than that of most women. But when Areenna is called to The Island, a place where all women of psychic power must go, but from where only some return, she soon learns the fate of her world is in her hands.
Accompanied by Mikaal, the son of the High King of Nevaeh, the two undertake a perilous journey to a place of great power, in an effort to save Nevaeh from the oncoming darkness, and these dark and evil forces will do everything in their power to stop Areenna from reaching her destination.
Areenna's journey is filled with unimaginable dangers as they cross through three of Nevaeh's ten dominions, and through the haunted wastelands and badlands filled with the mutated survivors of the nuclear holocaust to fight their way to what will either claim both their lives or give them the powers to save their world.
David Wind in his own Words
When I began writing in 1979, I had no idea where I was headed. Since then, I've published thirty-six novels, thirty-two of them with traditional publishers, but in 2008, I decided I wanted more freedom than the traditional publishers would allow and began a new phase in my life as an Independent Author.
In 2008, I published Angels In Mourning, my 'homage' to the old time private detective books of the late 40's, the 50's and the 60's. I used to love to sneak them from my parents' night-tables and read them as a young boy. Angels, is a modern day take on the old style hardboiled detective. In April of that year, Angels In Mourning won the Amazon.com Book of the Month Reader's Choice Award.
I live and write in a small village about thirty miles upstate of NYC, and share my house with my wife, Bonnie and our dog Alfie, an apricot poodle. Our three children have ventured out into the world on their own (or so they think). Our son Zach works on the CBS show 48 Hours. Our daughter Devon and her husband Russell live in New Jersey. Devon teaches Special Education in New Jersey. Alana, our youngest daughter is a Pastry Chef in San Francisco.
My latest novel, Born To Magic, Tales Of Nevaeh, Volume I, was released on February 15, 2015.
My last thriller, The Cured, was written with Terese Ramin, The idea for this Medical Legal Thriller came shortly after the death of a close friend. I couldn't help but wonder about the medication….
My Fantasy, Queen Of Knights, reached #2 on the Amazon.Com bestseller lists for historical fantasy and medieval fantasy, and my sci-fi of parallel worlds, The Others, received wide acclaim.
My previous suspense thrillers are The Hyte Maneuver, (a Literary guild alternate selection); As peace Lay Dying, and Conspiracy of Mirrors. And Down will Come Baby, Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep and Shadows, are mystery suspense novels.
The Dark Masters, Tales Of Nevaeh, Volume II is scheduled for release on May 15, 2015.
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BOULTON, EDITH SARAH LOUISA (Nordheimer), philanthropist and imperialist; b. 1847 in Toronto and baptized 3 May 1847 in Niagara (Niagara-on-the-Lake), Upper Canada, daughter of James Boulton and Margaret Neilina Fortye; m. 15 Nov. 1871 Samuel Nordheimer in Toronto, and they had eight daughters and three sons; d. there 14 Nov. 1912.
A barrister in Niagara, James Boulton moved his practice to Toronto about the time of Edith Boulton's birth. At the age of 24 she married 42-year-old Samuel Nordheimer, co-founder with his brother Abraham* of a music company and later a German consul in Ontario. As the daughter of a prominent Toronto family – her grandfather D'Arcy Boulton* had been an attorney general – and the wife of a prosperous and well-known businessman, Edith Nordheimer soon occupied an élite position in Toronto society. She entertained at her lavish suburban home on Davenport Road, Glenedyth, and attended exclusive social functions. On a trip to England in 1873, she was presented to Queen Victoria. Like many upper- and middle-class women of the late 19th century, she was also involved in a variety of philanthropic organizations. An Anglican, she contributed in Toronto to the Infants' Home, the Hillcrest Convalescent Hospital, the Ladies' Work Depository, the Working Boys' Home, the Children's Aid Society, and St James' Cathedral, and she was a governor of the Ottawa-based Victorian Order of Nurses.
As her children grew up, Edith Nordheimer's involvement increased. During the South African War she served as president of the women's branch of the Red Cross Society and in 1905 she promoted the founding of the Female Immigrants Receiving Home in Toronto. However, it was as president of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire that she became most influential. Turn-of-the-century supporters of imperialism in Canada promoted closer ties with Britain, as well as the upholding of what they deemed the superior moral attributes of the Anglo-Saxon race. Women in English-speaking Canada organized to support this vision in a variety of ways, but it was the IODE which became the most prominent women's voice for imperialism.
The Federation of the Daughters of the Empire had been officially founded in Montreal in 1900 by Margaret Smith Murray [Polson*]. A year later, however, a group of Ontario women re-established the order in Toronto with Nordheimer as president and altered its name slightly. The reasons for the relocation are unclear, though the minutes of the Toronto executive would later refer to the "Montreal complications," "the entirely unbusinesslike procedures from the first," and the need for legal advice on the move.
Under Nordheimer, the IODE attempted to promote the connections between Canada and the empire, and the British nature of Canada, by forging contacts with women in other colonies and by increasing Canadians' knowledge of the empire. To these ends the IODE endeavoured to establish branches throughout the empire, produced educational materials, sponsored essay contests, promoted holidays commemorating imperial history, provided for the maintenance of war graves, and established memorials to imperial heroes and heroines, including Canadians who had fought in the South African War. Nordheimer's special interest in this last project was reflected in her vice-presidency, beginning in 1904, of the Toronto South African Memorial Association.
Like many other women's reform and philanthropic organizations of the time, the IODE used the language of the home to articulate its vision. In 1908 Nordheimer described the empire as "one great family" and entreated women to think of themselves as "part of that wonderful household." Moreover, she saw the mission of the IODE to be the promotion and protection of Anglo-Saxon values in Canada through the teaching of "children that British ideals are best for their descendants." Although the IODE used many means to propagate these ideals, Nordheimer emphasized the importance of domestic duty. She stressed that, as mothers and keepers of the home, women bore much of the responsibility for the future character of Canada and the empire. Upon her retirement as president in 1911, she reminded the order's members that "it is the home influence that tells in the bringing up of your country's children – use it then for your God, your King, your country." At the same time she asked for a commitment to the IODE equal to her own level of devotion: "Make your membership . . . a sacred part of your life."
Under Nordheimer the IODE grew into a thriving organization of about 10,000 members with dozens of chapters across Canada. There were even scattered chapters in the United States, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Newfoundland, and India, although Nordheimer's goal of an empire-wide organization was never realized. According to her contemporaries, she was a skilled organizer who devoted tremendous energy to the order. After her death, one colleague remarked that the IODE "was her very life" and that "she was more like the ruler of an empire than the president of a society." This comment was given in admiration, but it suggests that at times Nordheimer's dedication led to an autocratic style of leadership. In fact, her tenure was not without controversy. Nordheimer and her executive tightly controlled the activities of IODE chapters, and in 1909 a conflict over the design of a statue led to the temporary expulsion of the municipal chapter in London, Ont. Two years later she led a delegation of the IODE to England to attend the coronation of George V and to meet with members of the IODE's sister organization, the Victoria League. It was dissatisfaction over her handling of the trip that led to her resignation late in 1911 and to reorganization of the executive. She was given the honorary title of patroness of the order at its annual meeting on 30 May 1912.
Shortly before her death, in recognition of her public service, King George sanctioned her appointment as a lady of grace of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in England. Edith Nordheimer died suddenly in November 1912, only a year after giving up the leadership of the organization to which she had been so vital. Survived by a son and seven daughters, she was buried on the grounds of Glenedyth.
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Love May Fail
About the Book
Love May Fail
An aspiring feminist and underappreciated housewife embarks on an odyssey to find human decency and goodness --- and her high school English teacher --- in New York Times bestselling author Matthew Quick's offbeat masterpiece, a quirky ode to love, fate and hair metal.
Portia Kane is having a meltdown. After escaping her ritzy Florida life and her cheating pornographer husband, she finds herself back in South Jersey, a place that remains largely unchanged from the years of her unhappy youth. Lost and alone, looking to find the goodness in the world she believes still exists, Portia sets off to save herself by saving someone else --- a beloved high school English teacher who has retired after a traumatic incident.
Will a sassy nun, an ex-heroin addict, a metal-head little boy and her hoarder mother help or hurt her chances on this madcap quest to restore a good man's reputation and find renewed hope in the human race? LOVE MAY FAIL is a story of the great highs and lows of existence: the heartache and daring choices it takes to become the person you know (deep down) you are meant to be.
Love May Fail
- Publication Date: June 21, 2016
- Genres: Fiction
- Paperback: 416 pages
- Publisher: Harper Paperbacks


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A couple of hundred years ago, Benjamin Franklin shared with the world the secret of his success. Never leave that till tomorrow, he said, which you can do today. This is the man who discovered electricity. You think more people would listen to what he had to say. I don't know why we put things off, but if I had to guess, I'd have to say it has a lot to do with fear. Fear of failure, fear of rejection, sometimes the fear is just of making a decision, because what if you're wrong? What if you're making a mistake you can't undo? The early bird catches the worm. A stitch in time saves nine. He who hesitates is lost. We can't pretend we hadn't been told. We've all heard the proverbs, heard the philosophers, heard our grandparents warning us about wasted time, heard the damn poets urging us to seize the day. Still sometimes we have to see for ourselves. We have to make our own mistakes. We have to learn our own lessons. We have to sweep today's possibility under tomorrow's rug until we can't anymore. Until we finally understand for ourselves what Benjamin Franklin really meant. That knowing is better than wondering, that waking is better than sleeping, and even the biggest failure, even the worst, beat the hell out of never trying.
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Improvising and Soloing In the Pocket
Improvising and Soloing In the Pocket, Instruments in C, by Richie Cannata and Sean J. Kennedy, Published by Carl Fischer.
Stretch your improv and play along with a "first-call band." In the Pocket offers nine original pieces in a variety of styles, each clearly notated for melodies, chords, and scale forms. Each piece also has a theory worksheet for additional study. But it is the included DVD that makes In the Pocket shine - professionally recorded in a state-of-the-art studio with top-tier musicians, the play-along tracks let you "sit in" with the best. An included video round-table discussion gives plenty of background and playing tips for each piece, setting the stage for beginning improvisation or advanced players. In the Pocket is available for any instrument and can be enjoyed by soloists or small ensembles. Richie Cannata and Sean J. Kennedy set the bar much higher in music education and play-along books with In the Pocket! "Here is a great new play-along book featuring original compositions played by a first-call band of contemporary jazz musicians, and also includes theoretical ideas and notes on how to approach each tune. Very well done and fun to play along with!" — Randy Brecker, GrammyTM winning Trumpet and Flugelhorn player