The Spanish site is saying the 12th is the cut off. They are saying it is a fact. Again, they’ve been wrong a lot, I hope they are right this time, but I would not take this to the bank just yet. I do not have any information that says different, I’m just not wanting [...]

There are two agencies who do not believe that matching has begun yet, and a few who do believe that it has begun.
If it has begun then I’d expect them to be mailed at some point next week. Sometimes they are mailed on the day that it is announced they are now matching, and sometimes [...]

A European site says the cut off will be the 12th, possibly the 13th. There is no information about where this information comes from. They say they are “confirming this”, they aren’t treating it as a rumor but as fact.
I give it an R1 or an R2 at this point. I hope they [...]

An agency reports that matching has begun.
This is a reputable agency, I’ll give it an R3.

I’ve seen so many people not using these things correctly that I thought it deserved a blog post. When in China we will all be using these after using a public bathroom, as many bathrooms do not have sinks, and even if they do there will likely not be any soap. Also, many restaurants do [...]

Someone has posted on a non-American board that the CCAA has been instructed to work towards balancing the gender of the children adopted out internationally. This person says that the amount of boys shall increase with a minimum of one percent each year. If there are not enough available boys, they will decrease the amount [...]