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Cover Girl Actress Allie Gonino

by on 20. Feb, 2012 in Everything Girl, Jump (Jan/Feb/Mar 2012)

Our readers may recognize your name, your voice, or your face – if not all three – but tell us a bit about who you are, and how you got where you are today. I guess my musical/theatrical journey began the first time I watched The Wizard of Oz. I was really little, and every [...]

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Man of the Moment: Actor Titus Makin Jr.

by on 20. Feb, 2012 in ATG Interview, Everything Girl, Jump (Jan/Feb/Mar 2012)

I would definitely say you must have perserverance!!! Never give up no matter what people may tell you, there are roles out there for you. You don’t have to feel the need to look a certain way or be a certain age, God has a plan for all of us. Be the best you can be!

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Cover Girl Actress Mekenna Melvin

by on 17. Jan, 2012 in Everything Girl, Jump (Jan/Feb/Mar 2012)

If you’re a fan of the NBC Series Chuck you may recognize our cover girl Mekenna Melvin from her role as Alex McHugh, but she is more than just a pretty face. This graduate of the American Academy of the Dramatic Arts overcame a childhood learning disability to become a successful actor.

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Man of the Moment: Author Raymond Khoury

by on 17. Jan, 2012 in ATG Interview, Everything Girl, Jump (Jan/Feb/Mar 2012)

If you are a reader, you may recognize the name Raymond Khoury  from his novel The Last Templar.  Born in Beirut as  the youngest of three, his family moved to Rye, NY.  He returned to Lebanon to study architecture at the American University of Beirut.  The civil war erupted again a few weeks after he [...]

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Paying It Forward by Susana Quinteros

by on 16. Jan, 2012 in Everything Girl, Jump (Jan/Feb/Mar 2012)

My day consists of prying myself out of bed around 7am and getting ready to go to school.  I spend four hours teaching music to students that are have been described as sharks (they love young blood).  I come home and study music scores and plan lessons for at least two hours…  All for free.  [...]

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The Modern Domestic Woman by Elizabeth Rago

by on 16. Jan, 2012 in Everything Girl, Feature EG, Jump (Jan/Feb/Mar 2012)

There are so many beautiful women in my life who excel in event planning and have mastered their domestic duties. From easy breezy barbecues and couture get-togethers to organized closets and volunteer extraordinaires, I often stand in awe, knowing I posses the passion to create a positive ambiance in my home. And while I long [...]

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My 2012 Compass by Debra Smouse

by on 16. Jan, 2012 in Everything Girl, Jump (Jan/Feb/Mar 2012)

I began replacing “resolutions” in 2007 with guiding words for focus.   I chose three little words in 2007 and they changed my whole life. My world opened up.  I transformed.  Every year since that time, I have chosen one to three words to serve as my guiding principles for the year.  My life continued to [...]

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Jumping Across Deserts by Melissa Bartell

by on 15. Jan, 2012 in Everything Girl, Jump (Jan/Feb/Mar 2012)

On December 17, 1922, Andre Citroen sent an expedition of Citroen half tracks (also known as autochenilles) to follow the camel tracks across the Sahara desert from Algeria to Timbuktu on the banks of the River Niger. It was the first time anyone had attempted to cross the great desert by automobile, and while the [...]

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Learning To Swim, Step 1: Tread Water by Christina Borns

by on 15. Jan, 2012 in Everything Girl, Jump (Jan/Feb/Mar 2012)

There is a reason that standing at the edge of the ocean is so romantic and so refreshing.  The beautiful sense of awe gained from watching the enormous body constantly changing and shifting.  The whole ocean world is rearranged every second, yet it is always one world.  The water is a carrier of energy; it [...]

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Author Kelly Kathleen Ferguson: My Life as Laura

by on 07. Jan, 2012 in Everything Girl, Jump (Jan/Feb/Mar 2012)

Last summer, my husband and I spent a week in South Dakota at our nephew’s wedding. On the fourteen-hour drive home, I pointed out that we still hadn’t been to the Laura Ingalls Wilder sites in Missouri or Kansas, or even Wisconsin (even though we once took a wrong turn going from Sioux Falls to [...]

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