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We have conducted an interview with Karina Zakaryan to talk about how she started her model career. How did you get discovered? I was offered work in model agencies since I was 15. It was interesting, but I knew that my priority is higher education. I didn't understand that the model has age limits. I chose education. During the last years, I have combined education with office work. Approximately two years after graduation, I received another offer of model work. By the time I could afford it. I decided to try. I have already had a contract after a month. How did you feel at school - thin or tall? Yes, it's about me. I was the tallest in the class including boys. As a child, we cannot evaluate the advantages of appearance and we often have complexes. I stopped without noticing it. The first experience of the model made me straighten my back and proudly carry myself on the podium. I became more confident in myself, thanks to the work of the model. I learned to ...

Bev Gandara's comedy screenplay Rent Money garnered her the Golden Palm Award for Best Screenplay at the 2012 Beverly Hills International Film Festival. As a New York native, Bev attended Brooklyn College and Marymount College before beginning her screenwriting studies at the Gotham Writers Workshop. CONCRETE WINGS is her debut novel. We have conducted an interview with Bev. What is your second novel based on? Soaring in Silence, a thriller is about a handicapped married woman subjected to relentless sexual advances by a dangerous retiree with a hidden criminal past. In a battle for survival, by her own resourcefulness and the wonders of the Internet, she derails an impending attack, positions the bully to meet his destiny and triumphs in secret. Why did you choose a different title than the screenplay? The screenplay Unprotected Witness co-written with Jack Knight, an actor of stage screen and television focused on the stalking and the triumph. The novel which I...

In 1991, Don Shetterly was paralyzed from a condition known as a “conversion disorder” for a short period of time. Since that time, he has spent many hours healing and recovering from the trauma and abuse he suffered as a child. Writing became therapy to Don and his book of poetry and writing, “A Journey Through Words” is about his own process in the journey to heal. We have conducted an interview with him. How different is writing your book: “Hope And Possibility Through Trauma” versus writing ''A Journey Through Words''? When I wrote Journey Through Words , I was just writing words that were helping me express the hurt and pain that I was attempting to heal from. It was raw writing at times, letting words flow without thinking of what they would be intended for or how they would impact everyone else. It was my outlet and my moment where I could bare my soul with whatever was showing up in that moment. When I wrote Hope And Possibility Through Trauma ,...

Joan Raspo is a California-based multimedia artist who is obsessed by illusion. She strives to “trick” the viewer’s eye to see reality through the lens of magic. Joan believes art is an opportunity for discourse and engagement—she wants you to talk about her work and talk to it. Her multi-faceted art practice is crafted to build drama and tension that invites interaction with you. We have conducted an interview with her. How long have you been an artist, educator and film director? Prior to relocating to the west coast, I lived in New York City for fifteen years working as a live action director in the film and television industry. While directing commercials, I taught at Parsons The New School for Design for over seven years. I came to California to be a teaching fellow at the University of California in Santa Cruz—this opportunity afforded me more time to work as an artist. Teaching informs my own personal work in deeply satisfying ways Which is one of your favourite expr...

LiCar Gaming Group is an Indie Game Design Company that designed the game RollOut . It started out as a passion project but quickly turned into a small business. The game RollOut is very versatile and can appeal to younger players for learning and education and if you add the betting feature it completely changes into a casino-style game for adults. We have conducted an interview with the founder Liam MacEachern. How would you briefly describe this game? RollOut is a card and dice game that will test your skill, luck and patience. The game requires you to 'roll the dice' and 'RollOut' your three card hand before your opponents. Who does this game appeal to mostly? Why do you think it appeals to them? Mostly adults between the ages of 20-50 that would have a game night or Poker night. RollOut is a perfect side game to any Poker night. RollOut has the feel of a Casino Table Game and has the same betting features as Poker. It would also appeal to famil...

IslandHive is a diverse, innovative and creative company to enhance the everyday living of the Caribbean and across the world. The company is not only limited to software, but they also explore different avenues in hardware to bring new, exciting life enhancement solutions and innovations to the world. We have conducted an interview with IslandHive' founder Chris Carter. When and what inspires you to start an innovative and diverse company in the Caribbeans? IslandHive was founded in 2015. At the age of 15, I was introduced to my first assignment at the Deighton Griffith Secondary. It was a very small assignment. One of my teachers, Ronald Blades, gave me and exercise to build a simple web page in notepad. As simple as it was, I was fascinated and it activated my curiosity to learn more about it. Having access to the internet,  started to do research on different techniques in web development. I started to use Flash Macromedia; at that time it was easier in some sens...

KiJon Anderson-Brown's self-published book and brand C.O.P.E . Crosses of Persevering Everything With Christ. He hopes to touch and share God's word with as many people as he can. Proceeds from sales will be divided up to go to charities, churches, homeless, complete strangers and more! We have conducted an interview with KiJon. How long did you take to write your book "COPE (Crosses of Persevering Everything With Christ)? C.O.P.E. is composed of a lot of my poems that I have written from age 5 to present day. I was able to then later save them onto a Word document and store them there making it simpler to keep in order. So you could say my book took about 16 years to write/publish. Which are your two top life verses? Based on your personal experiences and encounters, how did these two verses changed/helped you? My two top life verses are Proverbs 3:5-6 and Philippians 4:13. Proverbs 3:5-6 says "Trust in the Lord with all your heart lean not unto your...

Luigi Wewege is the Chief Executive Officer of Vivier & Co, a boutique financial services firm offering private digital banking solutions to its clients worldwide. He holds a Master of Business Administration with a major in international business from the MIB - School of Management. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with a triple major in finance, international business and management - cum laude from the University of Missouri - St. Louis. Notably, while Luigi was completing his undergraduate he executed a pilot study for the Federal Trade Commission during one of the most serious financial times for the American economy. The focus of the study was to examine and determine the accuracy of credit bureau information, with the research ultimately providing the impetus for a report which was presented before the United States Congress under Section 319 of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act. We have conducted an interview with him. Who...

Italian author Enrico Mattioli  just released his new book " Cages ". In his book , Omar Mumba tells us a story of deep introversion. Born in Rome to an Italian mother and a Kenyan father, he learned from his parents, both doctors, not to conceive work as only a personal livelihood. Omar divides his salary of hotel clerk on small donations to non-profit associations operating in poor countries. The constant activity towards others in need makes him uncompromising towards other people's carelessness, and his looking afar makes Omar lose contact with aspects close to him, isolating him further. His days pass between U2 music and dishes to be cleaned, working in an hotel and slanderous accusation: who blew the tires of his chief?  What makes 'Cages' the thing that unites human beings? The cages are mental and concern the limits of each. They condition and not allow us to live fully. Why should people read this book? Because it is a book about ordinary...

Stonerpop is an electropop duo based out of Louisiana, USA. Members of the duo are Maudie Michelle, a visual artist, writer (published poet), and musician and Jimmie Maneuva who is classically trained on the viola and is a talented and entertaining multi-instrumentalist. They are currently working on music for their second EP. We have conducted an interview with Maudie Michelle. Who are in this duo? Stonerpop is made up of me and Jimmie Maneuva. What is the story behind your electropop duo's name 'Stonerpop'? Before we decided on our name, we talked at length about what we wanted our sound and message to be. Both Jimmie and I listen to a wide variety of genres, with a fondness for stoner rock, trip-hop, and pop music. We aim to create groove driven beats overlain with melodic vocals and want our music to encourage people examine themselves and become better individuals. Stonerpop became a description of a genre we aim to define and a culture we want to bui...

As a man with many feathers to his cap, Nitin Khanna is known for his myriad business successes. Being the CEO of MergerTech, a global M&A Advisory firm for technology entrepreneurs, he is also renowned as a gracious leader. His business excellence and leadership story is one that caters to the inordinate good, with success an expected outcome of his determinations. Some words with him: It is remarkable to see the connection that MergerTech has with its customers. What according to you are the underlying factors for this? MergerTech is guided by two key factors, customer insights and brand benefit. It is true that merger and acquisition as an industry were termed as ‘low involvement’ till a decade ago. When we started the organization, we focused on building trust for the brand and availability. Today, the environment is different. Businesses while planning for mergers and acquisitions go through multiple thoughts and experiences in their decision-making process...

MagicalPaintings sells various paintings or photographs of various artists at a very cheaper cost in Mumbai, India. They also allow artists to display their work at their site at free of cost lifetime. They do different CSR activities by allowing underprivileged women and children to showcase their talents through their site and sell their artworks and also conduct exhibitions, workshops and have our painting teaching institute. Currently, they have a five members team and looking to expand. Members are Saina, Satadipa, Samprita, Sucheta and Vipin. We have conducted an interview with them. What makes your online painting and photography works of art outstanding? We majorly focus on life and nature in our artworks. We believe on the aesthetic aspect of artwork. We have artworks of various mediums: water, oil, pastel, acrylic etc. and different types of photography. We have a diverse set of products with wide cost range, starting from INR 1,000 to INR 30,000. We have associ...

Ill~usion  was born and raised in Fresno, California. Though music he tells about events in his life & expresses his views. His main concept is to just have fun while he deals with the everyday stress and pressure he's been impacted by his whole life. We have conducted an interview with him. How do you tell your life events and experiences through music? Well one question  I am always asked is how do you come up with a song and I tell them it's my reality whatever I see, hear and been thru things I relate to that's all I know I can talk about what is real to me..so when making music I am talking about what I know. Why is 'being listened to' important for you? Because I love to share my experiences my changes my struggles and honestly I hope they help someone out with there's and as I find my way I help clear a path for them no matter what their facing and it's therapy for me. Which rappers inspired you the most? New stuff been listening ...

Stavros Pilatis is a professional software engineer and long time gamer who has recently decided to fulfill a lifelong dream of becoming a game developer. He just released his first game Cute Cat Splat on Android. We have conducted an interview with him. How long did you take to develop your Android game 'Cute Cat Splat'? From concept to release it took about 4 weeks. My intention was to start with something simple so I could give the life-cycle a run through to better understand it. I managed to speed through a lot of development using a development environment on my mobile phone (AIDE) which allowed me to continue coding when on the move. That proved an invaluable tool in keeping me on track amidst a busy home and work lifestyle. Now that you have completed 'Cute Cat Splat', what is on your 'Wish List'? I've already started on my next two projects, a side-scroller called “Eo's Adventure” and an as yet to be named puzzler. I also plan ...