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Table of Contents
Travel Technology
page 28 page 48
Unlimited
Fuel
Noubar Afeyan’s
company opens
a new chapter
in innovative
page 14
renewable energy.
Info
page 22 The Nordic Archipelago Reportage
Books Born and raised in Sweden, Gayane Khechoomian page 50
intimately relates to its Nordic capital comprised
of luscious nature and mystical folklore.
Cover Story
page 24 page 38
Places to Be
page 26
Alphabet JPL at Work
A field trip around the Jet Propulsion
Laboratory facilities.
Expert
Yerevan Magazine presents an exclusive interview
with NASA astronaut Dr. James Phillip Bagian, a
page 36 page 54
man whose limitless energy is directed towards
Forum saving the lives of patients.
Top List
page 46
page 138 Space
Archive Explorations
Benefits
Have you ever wondered
how space exploration
impacts your daily life?
Over 1,300 NASA technology
875 Reflections of Armenia
spinoffs can be found in
medical, environmental, Dr. Ara Mirzoyan and his team created the
page 144
automotive, sports, and mirrors of the world’s largest Cherenkov
Yerevangram computer industries. Telescope for the HESS II international project.
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Roundtable Fashion
page 58 page 80
A Night Out in Barcelona
Prominent astrophysicists and long-time friends hold a part-joking,
but mostly serious conversation about science and humanity.
Celebrity jewelry designer Marianna Harutunian uses Swarovski
Career crystals to create avant-garde and edgy pieces for the likes of Lady
Gaga, Justin Bieber, Diana Ross and Cher.
page 64
Sports
A Grant
for a Genius page 86
Have you ever thought from
a microbe’s point of view?
Court of Dreams
Sarkis Mazmanian received
the Genius Grant for his Sooren Derboghosian had a lifelong
innovative research. dream. He wanted to graduate from
UCLA. Little did he know that not only
would that become a reality, but he’d
Sports Science
also find himself playing basketball for
a program basked in basketball royalty.
page 68
Plastic Magic Music
A plastic retainer can make
someone a better athlete? page 90
If only you could imagine
Managing Editor Manouk
Akopyan’s level of cynicism When Cello
when he met with Roobik Plays Violin
Ebrahimi, a neuromuscular
A winner of the Tchaikovsky
dentist who specializes in
Competition, Narek
making customized mouth
Hakhnazaryan is a cellist
guards. The findings, however,
who conquers audiences
will make anyone a believer
around the world.
in this sports science.
Debut
page 94
Event
page 72 Dancing to the Top
Skye Stevens is going to sing, dance,
and charm his way through the music
A season of premieres, festivals and industry, even if it takes all night.
celebrations was in full force and we Within less than a year of breaking
could not stay apart. Visit Arpa Film onto the scene, the 19 year-old has
Festival, the premiere of Crossroad, scored a record deal with Rock Society
and the Hye Aid Benefit Concert. Records and a Top 20 hit on the charts.
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Nation Economy Food
page 98 page 114 page 128
Armenian Crisis Defined
Cradle of Lee Ohanian commands as much attention
UChicago when he walks through the halls of UCLA,
as does his work on economic crises.
The University
of Chicago hosts
a variety of
Armenian language
and culture
courses.
Don’t Sip the
Rosewater Until
You See the…
Cinema
Try new culinary creations
where flowers are an indelible
page 102
part of the menu.
Journey
page 130
Exclusive
Inhaling
page 118
Visit Ayrivank, the cave
monastery in Geghard where
Apostle Thaddeus brought the
Marathon to the Screens
spear of Longinus.
At 28, Karen Oganesyan shot his first full-length
directorial debut. It took him five years to become
one of Russia’s main producers.
Entertainment
page 106
Lebanon, Elections 2013
Civil unrest in the neighboring countries of
Legacy
the Middle East and outdated electoral laws
make the situation in Lebanon increasingly
page 140
unpredictable, explains Dr. Arda Ekmekji.
Art Heritage
page 122
Laughter in a Nut Shell
Last Comic Standing comedian Jackie Kashian
has a few jokes up her sleeve. Figurative
Mythology
An artist of the
Charity
human figure,
Charles Garabedian
page 110
constantly
attempts to
Solar
reinvent himself.
One Laptop Stories from Italy
per Child
Century-old discoveries were
One Laptop Per Child volunteers send made by photochemist Giacomo
hundreds of laptops for children in Luigi Ciamician, a nine-time
Armenia and Nagorno-Karabakh. Nobel prize nominee and senator.
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