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Lori Tsugawa Whaley is an author, inspirational speaker, and a descendant of the samurai warrior. She graduated with Honors from Portland State University. Whaley, a Baby Boomer, struggled with being 'different', and channeled her energies into understanding, and embracing her Japanese heritage. This journey forged a compassion to empower others to reach their God-given potential, and the driving force for her book, The Courage of a Samurai: Seven Sword-Sharp Principles for Success. Who inspired you most in your life? My Mother was an inspiration to me, and always believed I could do what I set my mind to do. She displayed the Japanese principle Ganbaru; try your hardest, do your best, never give up, and Go For Broke! In spite of hardships, and prejudice, she always found a way to overcome life’s battles. Which aspects in your personal life journey made you forge compassion to empower others? Being an Asian woman in a Caucasian society, combined with my person...

Trevor Pacelli is one of the authors of the " Six-Word Lessons " book series, and the son of the two founders/CEOs, Patty and Lonnie Pacelli, of Consetta Group. These books include four different books about people on the autism spectrum, one from mom, one from dad, one from himself, and one from a separate woman with Asperger's. We have conducted an interview with Trevor.  What kind of movie reviews do you write? Why did you choose to write about it? I try to review all types of movies . Essentially, if it's in theaters, and it's a major release, I usually review it. The past six months I have focused as well on reviewing older classics in addition to theatrical releases. But now, as a new year's resolution, I am going back to reviewing one theatrical release a week, and it could really be of any genre for any taste. I chose to write about this because I found that I am somebody who feels very strongly about my opinion, and explaining it in a ...

Today our guest is Brett Rossen from Seattle, WA. He is 36 years old and his interests include sports, writing, and music. We have conducted an interview with him. What are your interests? My interests are writing, music, and sports When was the first time you were exposed to raps? I was first exposed to raps from the radio and Cypress Hill Temples of Boom was the first album I bought. How did you start on writing raps? I decided to pursue my dream of rapping by writing rap songs since I write a lot. I enjoy writing rhymes and reading them, then I throw them away because I get too many notebooks sitting around. Who influences your writing? Which rap singers or songwriters do you like most? Some of my favorite artists that I've listened to and followed for years are Drake, 2Pac; Rihanna, Master P, Jay-z What are your tweets about? I like to make my tweets about things that I enjoy like hometown sports teams, sex, writing, and music.