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Russia Threatens To Suspend U.S. Adoptions After Single Mom Sends Adopted Son Back To Moscow Alone

Torry Ann Hansen put her 7-year-old adopted Russian son Artem Saveliev on a plane back to Moscow with his backpack, an apple and a note saying ‘I no longer wish to parent this child’. Hansen claims the boy is violent and has severe psychopathic issues. Now Russia has threatened to suspend all child adoptions by U.S. families.

News Anchor Quits Her Job And Hits The Road To Find A Hubby

Sounds crazy doesn’t it?  Julia Yarbough has spent the last 22 years building her career in television news.  She’s even won an Emmy, twice but now she’s given it all up in search of a husband. “I have had an amazing and exciting career, awesome travels, excellent friends and amazing adventures. But even with all […]

Eat, Pray and Love in Bali

March’s release of The Bounty Hunter brings more than just Jennifer Aniston into theatres.  It’s also the first showing of the Eat Pray Love movie trailer.  This is one chick flick that’s expected to be a blockbuster ever since Brad Pitt’s production company snapped up the rights to the best-selling novel by Elizabeth Gilbert as […]

Living La Vida Tranquilista

By Kimberly Wilson A tranquilista is a woman who embraces her many sides: spiritual (she’s a tranquility-seeker), creative (loves style), and entrepreneurial (calls her own shots). She hearts fashion and philanthropy. Parties and prayer. Entertaining and enlightenment. The golden rule and layers of vintage gold bangles. She is you and she is moi. She is […]

The Seven Year Itch Is All About Chemicals

Jane Scandurra is the co-writer, co-producer and co-director of Single, an independent feature documentary that New York film critic Tiffanie Greene describes as “brilliantly done”. How do you describe your work? “I love the freedom and flexibility of working independently and focusing on things I can be personally passionate about. So I always try to […]

Dieting & Other Misconceptions

By Brett Blumenthal Recently, I was having a discussion with my friend who claimed that eating healthy and dieting are the same thing. Ouch! If that is true, then I must have been on a diet my whole life! How awful! The fact of the matter is, that healthy eating and dieting are two very […]

Reduce The Impact Of Your PMS

By Inga Hansen Your hair’s gone limp, your face is breaking out and your pants just aren’t fitting the way they’re supposed to. Last week you were on top of the world but today all you want to do is crawl under the covers and hide. For most women, these days mean one thing–your period […]

ROOM FOR ONE: Dubai

Name: Nancy, Educator Why did you go it alone? Through the miracle of Facebook, my University class organized our 20-year high school reunion. We graduated from the United States International University in England in the late 80’s and early 90’s. It was an amazing, truly international experience – people from all over the world living […]

ROOM FOR ONE: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Name: Jennifer, Marketing/Brand Activation Why did you go it alone? Originally I’d planned to go with a co-worker – both of us were really stressed and needed a bit of a break. She ended up backing out and I decided to try it on my own. I wanted to go someplace I hadn’t been and […]

ROOM FOR ONE: Lisbon, Portugal

Name: Danielle, Business Systems Analyst Why did you go it alone? When I travel alone, I only have to go to those places I want to see. I can start and stop as it is convenient for me. I packed so much into my three-day trip that I was able to see every attraction on […]

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