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Sleep, The Missing Link In Your Recovery

Possibly one of the most important things you can do for your body other than eating right, is to get the proper amount of sleep.  I know, you are busy!  I know you are up and down all night with the kiddos (and pets).  But you have to sleep if you want your body to fight off all the nasty germs/illnesses and recover from your training plan.  It’s a must.

This is all I could think about last night as I was up and down a billion times with my dogs.  We had a rough one last night and every time I went up and down the stairs, my legs were screaming at me.  My left foot hurts and my legs are fatigued.  On a good note, next week I get to cut back on workouts to freshen up for the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.  On a bad note, I’m pretty crabby.

There is a great article by Jeff Kuhland on rest and recovery HERE, which outlines 7 “elements” for rest and recovery.  The #1 “essential element” is sleep.  See the excerpt from the article below:

Sleep is the most important time to recover. Adequate levels of sleep help to provide mental health, hormonal balance, and muscular recovery. You need to get enough sleep, which is between seven to ten hours for most athletes. Everyone has individual needs based on their lifestyle, workouts, and genetic makeup.

  • Hours slept before twelve at night are proven to be more effective than those slept after.
  • Sleep in the most natural setting possible, with minimal to no artificial lights.
  • Wakeup with the sun if possible.
  • Fresh air and cooler temperatures help to improve the quality of sleep.

Seven to 10 hours of sleep per night.  Who is getting that?  And who is able to wait til the sun comes before they have to wake up?  Not me, or anyone else I know.  So what can we do about it?  Here are a few suggestions:

  • Go to bed earlier.  I’ve been going “upstairs” early.  Like between 7:45 & 8:30pm.  Some days it feels like a punishment.  Other days it’s a relief to get Mr. Michael settled early and have a bit of quiet in the house before sleepy time.
  • Drink hot tea or take a hot shower before bed to relax.
  • Use that crockpot & try to get dinner on the table earlier so that you aren’t cleaning up the dinner plates and rushing the little ones to bed at 8pm.  So hard for me.  I had everything cleaned up by 7 or 7:15p last night and it felt like a huge win.
  • Read, write or do something for “you” directly before you turn out the lights.  Step away from the kiddos for a minute and just breathe.  Yoga, anyone?
  • Get that workout in before dinner so that your endorphins have time to dissipate before bedtime.  I’ve never been a fan of the evening workout but when I hit a workout after work, I keep it short & sweet with lower intensity.
  • Avoid alcohol before bed.  Article HERE from the Cleveland Clinic on what happens when you drink alcohol before bed.  Think scary nightmares, sleep walking and frequent waking.

  • No hydrating after dinner.  I have a huge issue with this and usually drink a glass of water after dinner.  That combined with my high water intake during the day leads to frequent potty breaks at night.  I need to be better about this.  My old weim wakes me up 2-3x a night to potty.  It’s super frustrating when I have to get up before her and then I have 3 dogs ready to go outside.  Yes, I have 3 dogs, which leads to the last thing.
  • We aren’t supposed to sleep with our pets.  If you have a dog, or two, or more in your bed at night, I don’t have to tell you why.  This graphic says it all.  My lovlies cause me a lot of unrest at night.  But I still love them and wouldn’t change a thing.

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Do yourself and your body a favor and try to get some extra rest.  I know I can’t make up for sleep deprivation but sometimes on the weekend I like to lay down and rest for a bit mid day.  Makes me happier and allows me to stay up longer with the kiddos for fun things like movie night.  If you need me, I’ll be thinking about sleeping cuz I’m a little short on it for the week.

Any other suggestions on sleeping, getting to sleep or staying asleep?  Let us know!

** Sleep to Recover ** Amanda – TooTallFritz

Halloween, What’s the Plan?

Each year, Halloween makes fit mom’s cringe.  Not just because of the sugar our children will ingest and the subsequent bouncing off the walls and possible vomiting that may ensue, but also because of the temptation that it brings into our home.  We don’t buy candy for a reason and it doesn’t have much to do with our crazy kids.  It’s hard to resist.  We love it just as much as they do, maybe more.

In order to not sabotage every workout that you’ve done this week, I suggest having a game plan going into the big day.  Yes, you can eat SOME candy but don’t eat it all.  My kids do not like Almond Joys.  So every house that they go to where they get one, they immediately come back to me and hand it over.  I promise to not stuff that Almond Joy in my face as soon as it’s within my grasp.

Do you Have Choc

I’m going to have a plan.  I’m also going to hope that it’s cold and miserable so that we go to fewer houses and bring home fewer goodies.

The plan:

  • Eat real food before heading out to trick or treat.  Even if it’s just some turkey slices & carrot sticks, I’ll not be heading out when I’m hungry.
  • I’ll take a bottle of water or coffee to carry with me while we are out.  Then I’ll have something to keep me distracted and hopefully keep my tummy full.
  • I will not eat every Almond Joy the children receive.  Pinky Promise.  Limiting myself to 2-3 items this year.  And those would be the “mini” bars, not the big boys.
  • I’ll attempt to limit the number of houses that we visit without limiting the fun.
  • I’ll encourage the children to trade their unwanted candy with their cousin before we head home so that we don’t have a bunch of “unwanted” candy laying around after the holiday.
  • If there is a lot of candy, I usually bag some up and take it to work for my co-workers so I get it out of the house.  However, now that the kids are getting older & wiser, that isn’t so much of an option but it might be for you.  Do it, if you can get away with it!
  • I’ll make sure I get in a workout pre-Trick or Treating and the morning after.  I can’t out exercise a bad diet but I can work off a few Almond Joys, IF I focus and keep control.

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Lastly, I want to leave you with these graphics.  I think it’s important to know exactly what you have to do to work off your favorite candy.  It’s a real eye opener to see the calorie counts of some of those minis.

You Ate It     Candy Cals

It’s okay to treat yourself but NO mindless eating.  It will do more harm than you think.  Keep it together.  Stick to the plan.  You can do this!!

Related Posts:  Halloween Confessions and Halloween Hangover.

** Stick to the Plan ** Amanda – TooTallFritz

Work In Progress …..

I wanted to touch base with all of you today and talk about a few things.  So many of my blogger friends, run friends & Facebook friends are just killing it right now.  I mean KILLING IT.  Running killer times.  Lifting heavy weights.  Qualifying for Boston.  Conquering new and horrific challenging distances. And I’m proud of them.  They worked hard and they deserve everything that comes to them and more.  But there is a whole group of us, myself included, who are also working hard but it doesn’t look quite as great on paper.  That’s because we are a Work In Progress.  And let’s be honest, some of us will forever and always be just that …… a Work In Progress.

Work In Progress

Social Media can be as great as it is horrible.  There is so much to motivate us and even more to tear us down.  Let’s build our network accordingly.  Keep the motivators, get rid of those who spew negativity toward us and others.  Focus on what we can control.  Identify our weaknesses.  Be positive.  Know that things don’t change over night.  Fitness, life, parenting and work can be hard and getting where we want to go can be a painfully slow process.

Slow Process

In real life, there are road blocks. U-Turns.  Detours.  And people who want to tear us down, possibly because they are miserable and too afraid to chase their own dreams.  They see us “going for it” and call us selfish, bad mothers, single-minded and/or obsessed.  Well, they are right, I am obsessed.  I’m obsessed with my own personal wellbeing.  Obsessed with wanting to be the best person I can be today, tomorrow and well into the future.  But I still have to take the detour like everyone else.  Life is hard.  It’s how we chose to react and handle what is thrown our way that defines us as people.

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Don’t let the fear stop you from chasing down what you want.    Don’t let the excuses build a wall around you.  Don’t let stress be an enabler.  Think for a minute.  What’s the plan?

  1. What can I control?  ANS (for me):  Only my actions and reactions.
  2. What is my weakness?  ANS:  I’m a stress eater and let my emotions enable binge eating.
  3. Be positive –   I always get in my workouts, even when everything else is falling apart.
  4. Know that things don’t change over night –  I’ll keep chipping away at fitness even when it seems like my goals are hopeless.  I’ve created mini goals to keep things focused and manageable.

Over the last 18 months, I’ve been in a period of constant change, chaos and struggle.  I look back at the “easy days” longingly and wish that just a fraction of the easiness would return to our lives.  I know that it will.  I have faith that better times are ahead but for now, I’m focusing on what I can control.  I’m doing pretty well with my food, except for the bags of mini health bars that hubby keeps bringing home for me.  Unfortunately, today I told him not to bring them home anymore because they are the TTF kryptonite.   Sad smile  More salads, fresh veggies, spaghetti squash dinners.  Less Heath Bar candy.

More StairMaster and Strength Training, less mindless running.  I can barely move my 35# kettlebell at this point and that makes me sad.

And most of all, no matter what, I refuse to give up.  Even if I never get back to where I “once was”, I’ll keep working toward new goals.  Pursing new things with dogged determination because I know that for me, fitness is about more than the size of my jeans and more about the state of my mind.

Workout for Me

I’m a Work In Progress and I’ll never give up ** Amanda – TooTallFritz **

Long Beach Marathon Race Review

Marathon #23.  State #14.  Long Beach Marathon. Long Beach, California.

The Long Beach Marathon was expecting close to 20,000 participants and record high temps.  The story was all about the weather and staying safe.  Unfortunately, I have a bit of experience in the heat, in fact every marathon I’ve ran this year (6 to date) has had temps above 85 degrees at the finish.  But that doesn’t mean I like running in the heat and it doesn’t make it easier and I’m not getting used to it.  In fact, I may be getting a little grumpy.  But the views around Huntington, Seal & Long Beaches made the heat tolerable.

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What Long Beach served up besides temps near or at 100 degrees was a beautiful location,  a large expo and nicely ran race with multiple distance options.  There was a Kids Mile, 5K, Half Marathon, 20 Mile Bike and the Marathon.  The expo was large with almost 90 vendors.    Packet pickup was smooth, easy & they even offered a shirt exchange option, if by chance you needed a different size shirt.

Race morning, the roads surrounding the race all closed at 5am.  There were a lot of parking areas, some of which could be pre-paid prior to race day.  Lots of potties and a stream of people heading toward the start.  The 20 Mile Bike, Wheelchairs & Marathoners were scheduled to start at 6am; however, due to the heat, race officials also gave the half marathoners the option to start at 6am (instead of 7:30a).  So we had an additional 10,000 people opt to start running at 6am.  This resulted in total chaos.  There were no start corrals.  Just bodies of people waiting to start running.

We started running about 6:15am, along with everyone around us.  Without start corrals, runners were not ordered according to pace and we all know the walkers want to start as close to the front as possible.  So the first few miles were slow and we spent a lot of time weaving around other runners without trying to expend too much energy since we knew it was going to be a tough day.  I immediately felt warm.  Like too warm.  So I was very focused on not pushing and staying as comfortable as possible.  At every aid station, I made sure to drink Nuun (if offered), water and dump water on my head and body.  I knew I needed to keep my body as cool as possible in order to squeak out a finish.  The first 6 miles were good.  It was dark, the sun was coming up, we were protected from the sun.  Around mile 6, we ran around Rainbow Harbor and had an amazing view of the Queen Mary.

Then we ran past the aquarium & start area, and into the sun as we headed toward Alamitos Beach and a long straightaway with beach views and full sun.

Things were still good around Alamitos Beach but I could feel my body slowing.  Involuntarily.  We weren’t running fast but too fast for me and the dance with the sun.   Alamitos Beach turned to Junipero Beach, then we passed the Belmont Pier and the Belmont Pool which is famous for holding the 1968 and 1976 Olympic Trials and because it was used as a training pool for the 1984 Olympics in LA.  But things were still good.  We were still smiling.  We were still together.  Lara, Me & Julie.

After the Belmont area, we turned out onto Ocean Boulevard and away from the sun, said farewell to the Half Marathoners and headed east into the surrounding neighborhoods.  That’s pretty much when the fun ended.  Miles 10.5 to approximately 23.75 were thru neighborhoods, on busy roads.  The highlights were the Marine Stadium and California State University Long Beach.  The University campus offered up a few hills but also some much needed shade.  Coolest thing I saw in these rough miles was this fun pyramid building on the CSU campus, which we passed 2x.

California State Pyramid

The race was well staffed, had plenty of water & Nuun.  Three stations for Honey Stinger gels.  Two stations for ice.  Two stations with misting fans.  One beer station.  Lots of port-o-potties, which were clean.  Volunteers and police were very supportive.  Residents were supportive offering cold bottles of water, pretzels, donut holes and oranges from their own homes.  But I’m not going to lie, it was hot and my tummy was super upset from the heat and the extra fluids I needed to survive the heat.  It was really quite miserable.  Julie, Lara & I split.  It was all about survival.  And we did survive but that was about it.  This is one race where I think I’d recommend the half over the full.  I don’t feel like I saw anything exceptional after we split from the half.  If you are in it for the beach views, you’ll see them all before mile 10.  Then it’s just more pounding of the city streets.

Finish was downhill.  Thank freaking goodness.  Cool medal.  Cool shirt.  And California is officially checked off the list.  Huge shout out to my friends Lara & Nels who shuttled us around, fed us, and housed us during out brief visit to the Golden State.

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What’s next?  Hopefully at least some cooler weather and maybe just one decent marathon time for 2015?  Race wise, look for me at:  Indianapolis Monumental Marathon (11/7), Route 66 Marathon + Detour (11/22), Huff 50K (12/19), and then we will be picking up our deferred races (due to injury) from last January for the Mississippi Blues Marathon (1/9/16) & First Light Marathon (1/10/16).  Yes, a double marathon weekend.  Sounds fun, right?!?

Lots of races ahead.  I took most of the summer off for TRI training and we’ve spent a ton of time and $$ fixing up the IL house over the last month or so.  The IL house will be on the market at the end of this week and we are ready to get back to business as usual.    Let’s do this!!!

** Run Happy and Safe ** Amanda – TooTallFritz

The Week of The Big Race ……

September certainly opens the door for the fall racing season but October is marathon month.  So many great races.  So little time.  This year I did NOT register for the Chicago Marathon.  Yes, I love the race.  Yes, most of my IL and IN friends are running it.  No, I didn’t cave like I always do and toss up a huge entry free for a race that I’ve ran time and time again.  This year, I’m heading to Long Beach, California for the Long Beach Marathon

I picked Long Beach cuz it was 1)  on the same day as Chicago and 2) because my friend Lara moved out to the Long Beach area at the same time my family moved to Auburn, Indiana.  I haven’t seen Lara since their move and I can’t wait to see her and her amazing family.  We’ve spent so much time over the last 5 years pounding miles on dark trails (her and/or her hubby) that I frequently think about them while I run.  I smile with thoughts of the stories we’ve told a million times and can’t wait to create new ones.

Long Beach won’t be what I initially imagined.  Lara is a super fast runner who never complains about my slower pace.  When I signed up back in February, I had thoughts of a new marathon PR.  I envisioned myself fit and fast.  I imagined the perfect race.  But life isn’t perfect, so my vision has changed and I’m not at all sad about that.  We will have a great time running the Long Beach area, singing, dancing and laughing over the course of 26.2 miles.  It’s going to be hot.  94 according to accuweather.  But we’ll be together and we are lucky enough to have another friend, my girl Julie M., along for the fun.  And fun we will be having.  Look at this amazing course.  Lots of blue water to bring us a breeze and beautiful sites.

Since we are facing a hot race, I’ve reviewed a couple of my old posts about the week leading up to important races/marathons.  Feel free to check out the Race Week Do(s) & Don’t(s) or the Marathon Week post for pre-race tips.  For us, we will be hydrating with electrolytes all week.  We have packed the salt caps and our favorite run visor.  We won’t be carb loading so much as eating healthy nutritious foods with complex carbs, lean proteins and healthy fats.   It’s pretty apparent that nobody will be PRing on a 94 degree day, no matter how spot on their training or how amazing their fitness.  So we have put our expectations in check and we’ll focus on the positive:  enjoying our race, making sure everyone is hydrating and keeping up with fuel/electrolytes, and having as much fun as possible being together and doing what we love.  I’m thankful for crazy friends who think that fun = running long.

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** Wishing YOU a Great Marathon Season With Crazy Friends ** Amanda – TooTallFritz


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The decision was made based on the current transmission of COVID-19 throughout the city amid the third wave of the pandemic.

While the park itself will remain open for cyclists and pedestrians looking to get out of the house during the provincewide stay-at-home order, access to areas of the park with cherry blossom trees will not be permitted during their pre-bloom & peak bloom period.

“We are encouraging people not to flock to the park to see the cherry blossoms,” Mayor John Tory said during a news conference on Wednesday.

Instead, just like last year, the city will be offering up a livestream of the event so people can watch it at home.

Tory said that last year some 200,000 tuned into the virtual event.

Before COVID-19, people would gather at the park in droves to watch the bloom, something the city is trying to avoid as it continues to record hundreds of cases of the novel coronavirus on a daily basis.

To prevent such gatherings, the city says three areas of High Park which feature cherry blossom trees, including Cherry Hill, near the sports fields and Jamie Bell Playground, will be enclosed with fencing. Vehicle access to the park will not be allowed, with the exception of TTC Wheel-Trans and other City service vehicles.

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Un oldtimey-ing our old-timey house

The marathon house reno session has begun. Sarah and I have argued about whether or not this is a large-scale reno, and I guess she's right--we're not tearing down drywall or putting in new plumbing, so I guess it's not a massive undertaking. But what's made it harder than your usual paint and de-wallpapering is the fact that very little of the wallpaper (and there is a shitload of it) is dry-strippable. The front hall was gloriously dry-strippable, then came the second bedroom (which Sarah's dad called "the low-hanging fruit room" for its relative ease to finish,) then came the back hall and powder room which was close quarters and pretty damn hard, but the worst is the master bedroom. The paper in there was like vinyl, in no way porous and even pretty resistant to scoring. And when you're lucky enough to tear an inch of paper away from the wall, underneath is backing paper which must have been applied with Elmer's Glue. On top of all this,

Newfoundland Finale

Sunday was a miserable looking day, so we dedicated it to visiting. We started by driving out to Harbour Grace, home to my great aunt Rita and her son Ed. Ed used to live in Georgetown for a while back in the eighties, and I hadn't seen him since then. He's been fighting the big C for about a year now, and he doesn't talk about it very much. But whatever true state he might be in, he looks great--just grayer than he was fifteen years ago. While there, we spent a lot of time with his partner Hazel, who has an accent so think it's silly. It's like a put-on. She's a riot, though. My Dad may or may not have a small crush on her. And vice versa. Later on in the visit, Hazel's daughter and son-in-law stopped by. The two are in their mid-twenties, and chatting with them brought about probably the most revelatory statements of our trip. We got to talking about work. She currently stays at home with her son, and her husband is a mechanic. When asked ab

Algonquin 2007

Here’s an Algonquin trip review interlude. Like this last two reviews: in bullet points. Whereas last year was light on the portage and heavy on the paddling, this year was dead opposite. There was a 2K portage (the idea behind which nobody wants to claim responsibility for). On the way in, I hated it. Also hated: people, animals, insects, rocks, trees—I would basically have clear-cut the whole park if I had the chance. But then the second I took off my pack at the end, life was beautiful and I was ready to make sweet love to nature. I discovered a leak in one of my nalgene bottles at the end of the portage and this resulted in the first time that heavy drinking began before reaching the campsite. It was a container of Jagermeister that, thanks to the sun, was about 92 degrees Celsius. Props go to Dennis, Joe, and Brad for helping me take care of that hot, horrid beverage (although, to be honest, Brad rubbed the bulk of his share over his nipples). The site we ended up on was just b

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I learned an interesting lesson this trip: that some of my shortcoming are not just my own—they’re cultural shortcomings, maybe even genetic. For example, take my sense of direction, which is for shit. I know that. Everyone who knows me knows that. But what I found surprising and reassuring was that this trait extends not just to my entire family, but to the entire province of Newfoundland. We Newfies and Newfie spawn learn how to get from point A to point B through shear repetition. (When we first moved to Ottawa, I only figured out how to get to Costco after the fourteenth time Sarah directed me there). Well, the province of Newfoundland has embraced this to the point they don’t really bother with road signs anymore. Outside of major highways, only about one in five roads have signage of any kind. Making this worse is that these roads change names every forty years or so, and then no one ever bothers to learn the new name. This makes Newfie directions ever so reliable . Thi


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My first draft of this began, "Sarah is not afraid of having difficult conversations." And from the outside, that seems very true. When she argues with someone who's being deliberately ignorant, or when she tells a friend or family member something they need to know but don't want to hear – she does it with  confidence and conviction. These are the conversations that most people would rather dive off a cliff then have, and she marches right into them, seemingly without fear. But that’s only the way it appears. She feels the same deep discomfort as you and I do, but pushes through that to say what needs to be said. About half the time, it’s the choleric in her that makes her speak up. When someone is promoting a mistruth, especially a dangerous one, she’s all over them. Anti-vaxxers beware because (in her own words) vaccination is the hill she will always die on. She regularly takes on relatives (of mine, sadly) who post White Lives Matter-style garbage on social media


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Embark on a journey of culinary rediscovery at the Singapore Food Festival 2020

Singapore Food Festival (SFF) will take on a virtual format this year. Themed “Rediscover the Foodie in You”, SFF 2020 will see more than 25 F&B partners coming onboard to serve up gastronomic experiences for festival goers to enjoy at home. Taking place across two weekends in August (21–23 August and 28–30 August), Singapore’s dining scene will come to life in the form of virtual food tours, live masterclasses and chef collaborations. SFF also encourages the rediscovery of our local cuisine – from the rich depth of foodie traditions to innovative new takes on Singapore cuisine that continue to shape the past, present and future of our food culture. During this challenging period for the F&B industry, SFF 2020 also aims to be a platform for chefs and local F&B businesses to collaborate and showcase their culinary passions and products. Ranita Sundra, Director of Retail and Dining, Singapore Tourism Board (STB), said, “While we are unable to host SFF in its usual form, we are excited about the possibilities that the festival’s very first virtual edition will bring. This year’s programming aims to bundle the joy of feasting with interactive and engaging experiences. We encourage everyone to support our chefs, bartenders and food personalities, while rediscovering the foodie in them through the exciting gastronomic activities we have planned.” Through these virtual tours, audiences will learn more about the history and heritage of the precincts and the food secrets they keep. With SFF going virtual this year, popular mobile app Snapchat will also join in the fun with their launch of an exclusive foodie-themed filter lens that participants can use to record and share their favourite SFF moments. This will be …

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Riyadh Travel Fair 2020 postponed to March 15, 2021

Bandar Al-Quraini

Riyadh Travel Fair 2020 has been postponed for the second time in 2020 due to the COVID–19. The Travel Fair is planning to return in 2021, with dates fixed for March 15-18, 2021. The decision was made in the interest of public health and safety by officials at ASAS Exhibitions and Conference Organizing Company, the company responsible for organizing the annual travel fair. Bandar Al-Quraini, General Manager of ASAS Exhibitions and Conference Organizing Company said, “While our travel partners and visiting public were looking extremely forward to another exciting edition of the Riyadh Travel Fair, our concern for public health and safety during this pandemic necessitated its 2nd time postponement.” He added, “We are now planning for the 2021 edition, and look forward to welcoming back all our travel industry partners and public then, once the health and safety of visitors can be fully assured and as always in accordance with Saudi government regulations and advisories.” Riyadh Travel Fair is the largest tourism and travel exhibition in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, attracting visitors and exhibitors from countries in the Middle East and North Africa, Asia, Australia, and Europe. The 2020 edition was to see 275 exhibitors representing more than 50 countries participating, with visitors expected to surpass 30,000 during the three-day event.

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IGTM 2020 postponed to 2021

Reed Travel Exhibitions, the exhibition organisers behind IGTM (International Golf Travel Market) has confirmed that IGTM 2020 (due to take place October 19-22, 2020) at Celtic Manor Wales will now postponed, to 2021. In a statement released by David Todd, Event Manager, IGTM said, “With the current restrictions affecting so many of our key stakeholders whose welfare is our number one priority, we simply cannot recreate the same on-site face to face experiences and meeting quality that we would expect at an IGTM event. After much consideration, we have made the difficult decision to postpone IGTM Wales to 2021.” “We recognise that business has to continue and know how important IGTM is as a meeting place for annual business strategies, so we do not want that opportunity to go to waste. Therefore, as a thank you to the industry’s loyalty over the last 23 years, and for this year only, we’re going virtual and global with IGTM LINKS – and it’s completely free of charge for all delegates. Following research with all of our stakeholders, we’ve had some excellent feedback expressing the need to ‘keep the communication flowing’ and ‘developing digital platforms for destination gathering without having to embark ourselves on fact finding missions’. Our aim is to keep everyone connected at this difficult time for the travel industry and the golf travel community, to be that business support system and help keep our world moving towards 2021,” Todd added. Todd concluded, “IGTM LINKS is not a replacement for IGTM, rather it is a one-off event we have created to keep the industry connected with the obvious opportunity to do business, keep their conversations going, catch up and arrange appointments …

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Al Hamra International Exhibition Center certified by Bureau Veritas

Al Hamra International Exhibition & Conference Centre in Ras Al Khaimah

Al Hamra International Exhibition & Conference Centre, a spectacular venue developed by Al Hamra Real Estate Development, has been recognised as the first safe MICE (meeting, incentive, convention & event) facility in the region by Bureau Veritas, a world leader in testing, inspection and certification services. This certification further underlines the group’s commitment to deliver a safe environment for event organisers and visitors whilst achieving operational excellence in the ‘new normal’. Al Hamra International Exhibition & Conference Centre is designed to meet the needs of every event organiser – from gala dinners, product launches, exhibitions, destination weddings, private events and more. Adapting to the new normal, the preventive measures introduced at the venue include, among others, health assessment and screenings of staff and visitors, enhanced health and hygiene practices across the venue including catering, availability of hand sanitisers, enforcing social distancing measures, re-evaluation of timelines to avoid queuing and bottlenecks, the reduction in the venue participant capacity as appropriate and use of hybrid setting to enable participants to engage virtually. Al Hamra International Exhibition & Conference Centre was assessed on factors including commitment to the programme; respect for social distancing guidelines; compliance with hygienic practices and measures, as well as surveillance and management of any issues. Meeting these requirements, the world-class facility has been awarded the label by the Bureau for a period of six months.

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Dubai Expo 2020 to be held from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022

Expo 2020 Dubai will now run from October 1, 2021 to March 31, 2022, a delay that allows all participants to safely navigate the impact of COVID-19. It also allows the World Expo to focus on a collective desire for new thinking to identify solutions to some of the greatest challenges of our time. The global mega event is gearing up to help shape a post-pandemic world and create a better future for all after a two-thirds majority of Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) Member States voted in favour of postponing the next World Expo by one year. His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Airports, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman and CEO of Emirates Group, and Chairman of the Expo 2020 Dubai Higher Committee, said, “We are thankful to Member States for their continued commitment to contributing to a World Expo in Dubai that will play a pivotal role in shaping our post-pandemic world at a time when it will be most needed. We have sought to build over the last 50 years bridges, connections, and partnerships around the world because we believe in genuine collaboration to safeguard the future of all. This swift and overwhelming vote reflects the strength of our international partnerships and truly reflects the positive role the UAE and Dubai play with all countries around the world.” Dimitri S. Kerkentzes, Secretary General of the BIE, said, “In their support for the one-year postponement of Expo 2020 Dubai, Member States of the BIE are giving the world the opportunity to reconvene in 2021, when together, we can address the challenges facing humanity and celebrate the unity and solidarity that …

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18th edition of ADIHEX to be held in September 2021

The Higher Organizing Committee of the Abu Dhabi International Hunting and Equestrian Exhibition (ADIHEX) has announced that the 18th edition of the exhibition, which was scheduled for September 29 – October 3, 2020, will be rescheduled to September 2021, under the theme of ‘Sustainability and Heritage… A Reborn Aspiration’. The 18th edition of ADIHEX will be organised by the Emirates Falconers’ Club at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC), under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region and Chairman of Emirates Falconers’ Club. The decision to postpone the exhibition for a year was taken in consideration due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, to ensure the health and safety of all participants and visitors. H.E. Majid Ali Al Mansouri, Chairman of the Higher Organizing Committee of the exhibition has revealed major changes for exhibitors and visitors including enhancing the quality of its exhibits, products, and unique innovations from the world of hunting and equestrian; maintaining ADIHEX’s profile as the largest annual event of its kind in the Middle East and Africa. The comprehensive expansion plan also includes improving the content of the event by providing innovative services, technologies, activities, and events with a renewed vision, strengthening the exhibition’s role in preserving the UAE’s heritage and promoting sustainable hunting. This is in addition to organizing more environmental, heritage, art, educational and awareness-raising activities.

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Dubai’s Airport Show 2020 rescheduled to October

The world’s largest annual airport industry B2B platform has been rescheduled to take place from October 26-28, 2020 at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) where it was scheduled earlier for June. The new dates reflect the aviation industry’s confidence of normalcy returning to global markets by then and the lifting of extensive travel restrictions around the world following the COVID-19 pandemic. Organised by Reed Exhibitions Middle East under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, the event is supported by Dubai Civil Aviation Authority (DCAA), Dubai Airports, Dubai Aviation Engineering Projects (DAEP) and dnata, amongst a host of global and regional aviation bodies, suppliers’ associations and working groups. His Excellency Mohammed Abdulla Ahli, Director General of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority and CEO of Dubai Air Navigation Services (dans) said, “Every industry has come to a standstill due to the unforeseen circumstances we are faced with. Our past experiences of handling crises will help us to bounce back into the aviation business, once the crisis is contained.” Airport Show is expected to attract 375 exhibiting companies and over 8,500 visitors coming from almost 100 countries. Now in its 20th edition, the event showcases the most advanced global aviation technologies and allows attendees to participate in a series of conferences, matchmaking programmes and workshops. The collocated Global Airport Leaders Forum (GALF) and women in Aviation General Assembly will host over 1,500 delegates and 100 speakers, covering the latest industry developments across 4 key themes of Air Traffic Control, Airport Security, Airport Passenger Experience and Ground Handling. Last …

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BTEA cancels Bahrain Food Festival

Bahrain Tourism and Exhibitions Authority (BTEA) has announced the cancellation of the second period of the Bahrain Food Festival, which was scheduled to be held between March 12 and March 23, 2020. This decision was taken as a result of the recent developments and necessary health precautions undertaken by the Government of Bahrain in accordance with international standards to contain the COVID-19 and to prevent its spread. The Kingdom has been praised by the World Health Organization for its approach in tackling the spread of the virus. BTEA extends its sincere thanks and gratitude to everyone who contributed to the success of the first period of the festival, including participants, attendees and organisers.

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Riyadh Travel Fair postponed to September 1-3, 2020

Riyadh Travel Fair 2020 has been postponed from March 26-28, 2020 to September 1-3, 2020 in line with precautionary measures due to the international rapid spread of the coronavirus (COVID-19). The ongoing coronavirus crisis hit Saudi Arabia earlier this week with the first case of an infected individual recorded. Saudi authorities were quick to act, quarantining 70 people who were in contact with that individual. Many other precautionary measures have also been taken by the Saudi authorities prior to this and continue to be implemented. After consultation with government authorities, partners and travel industry experts around the world, a difficult decision was made to postpone the Riyadh Travel Fair until beginning of September 2020. Bander Al Gryni, General Manager ASAS Exhibitions – organiser of the Riyadh Travel Fair (RTF), said, “We are planning to make the 2020 September edition the biggest event to date, with an increase in both the number of exhibitors and visitors. We expect around 275 exhibitors representing more than 50 countries to take part, with more than 50 national and regional pavilions to share the floor. Once opening our doors, we are planning for more than 30,000 visitors over the three-day period.”

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ITB Berlin on track, only two Chinese exhibitors cancel participation

To date only two Chinese exhibitors have cancelled their ITB Berlin attendance, confirms Messe Berlin. At 0.3 per cent overall, the share of exhibitors from the People’s Republic of China is very low. The percentage of visitors from China is even lower at 0.02 per cent of the 160,000 visitors. For the upcoming edition of ITB Berlin, more english-speaking staff as well as additional medical specialists and first responders on the grounds, have been added. The sanitary facilities will be cleaned and disinfected at more frequent intervals. In addition to hand cleansers in the bathrooms there will also be sanitiser dispensers at the entrances. The organisers highlight that the safety of our visitors and exhibitors will be their utmost priority and they are taking the situation very seriously.

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Posted: Aug 31, 2002 12:00 AM
Arriving in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia Thursday night and armed with a sense of purpose--and a list of 14 names--Chairman Dan Burton (R-IN) is leading a bipartisan delegation attempting to do something the State Department has stubbornly refused to do for nearly two decades: rescue kidnapped American children (some of whom are now young adults) trapped in the desert prison. Right as the United States' relationship with the oil-rich nation has been receiving a fresh round of critical scrutiny from foreign policy types--particularly conservatives--the Saudi royal family has an opportunity to reverse course and actually allow Americans held hostage in the Kingdom the chance to taste freedom in the one country where they belong: America. Far from the political caricature he has been reduced to in liberal editorial pages, Rep. Burton is filled with a fighting spirit and a seriousness of purpose. The Chairman of the House Government Reform Committee is on the verge of pulling off a feat that the State Department has not managed despite a supposedly-full time devotion to helping abducted American children. He helped thrust the issue to the front burner of public consciousness this summer when he held hearings on June 12. Centrally featured at Burton's hearings was the woman who first brought the issue of kidnapped kids stolen away to Saudi Arabia to public awareness, Patricia Roush. Roush's two beautiful daughters, Alia and Aisha al-Gheshayan, were kidnapped from the Chicago area by their Saudi national father in 1986. In the 16 years since, Roush has tirelessly championed the cause of not just her daughters, but the plights of other abducted children. The unifying theme across almost all similar cases is the indifference--if not outright hostility--State has shown toward the parents and their efforts to rescue American children. Roush herself has not even seen her own (now adult) daughters since 1995. Though Roush has pioneered the political movement to rescue abducted children, her daughters have received less attention in the week leading up to Burton's trip than Amjad Radwan, a 19-year-old American citizen who suffers tremendously (as Aisha and Alia do) just by virtue of being a woman in a frighteningly backward nation that doesn't even aspire to treat women as well as second-class citizens. Radwan stands perhaps the best chance of any of the children and young adults because of her suddenly high profile. In response to Burton's request of the President that he "convey [his] concerns about these cases to [Prince Bandar]" during the meeting at Crawford this week, George W. Bush discussed Radwan by name--but not Aisha or Alia--with Bandar, which should all but guarantee her safe release. Following Radwan's safe exit from Saudi Arabia, hopefully others will be granted the same treatment. "Burton's list" has a total of 14 names of Americans trapped inside the fiery gates of the Kingdom of Saud, and Burton will make every effort to ensure the safe release of every last name on his list. Burton's delegation of two Democrats and three other Republicans will be meeting with Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal tomorrow and Sunday, demanding that the 14 children and young adults be allowed to leave with the Congressmen. Prince al-Faisal may try to hide behind the fig leaf of misogynistic Saudi law that says women cannot get exit visas to escape Saudi Arabia without the permission of a husband or father. But the beauty of running the Kingdom is that pesky little niceties like Constitutional rights and legal protections that might apply in, say, America, don't even exist in Saudi Arabia. If the House of Saud really wanted to deliver those kidnapees to their rightful and legal parents, all it would have to do is say the word, and it would be a done deal. If Prince al-Faisal tells the ruse that the Americans would rather stay in the desert prison, then the answer should be obvious: send them to America, where no one can doubt that they have the freedom to leave. If one of the kids or young adults decides that unabashed freedom in America pales in comparison to the tyranny of the House of Saud, then he or she would be free to hop on a plane and fly back to Saudi Arabia. Ironically, the New York Times reported this week that the House of Saud is spending truckloads of cash on lobbyists and glitzy public relations efforts-but Americans aren't being duped. Since May, negative public perceptions of Saudi Arabia have risen from 50 percent to 63 percent of the general population. In other words, Saudi Arabia has burned thru $5 million of cash with absolutely no progress to show for it. But Burton's trip presents the House of Saud with a golden opportunity to save face and look a little less despotic--never mind the chance to do the right thing. Although she says she believes "with all [her] heart" that her daughters will eventually return to her loving embrace, Roush is hedging her bets about the prospects for this trip. "I can't afford to get my hopes up. It's just too emotionally draining when the bottom falls out," she notes with emotion weighing heavily on her voice. But the woman who has assumed the role of spokeswoman and advocate for other parents living thru abduction hell is quick to point out the significance of the Congressional trip: "Now is the time, and Dan Burton is the man."


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The Birthday Present

Birthdays are funny little things. We look forward to them yet dread them, celebrate them yet lament them, plan them yet attempt to ignore the fact they’re happening at all. That single twenty-four-hour period makes us crazy, doesn’t it?

This year, I’m attempting to make my upcoming birthday more like New Year’s Day: an opportunity to clarify, reassess, make course corrections ‒ only with cake and an earlier bedtime. This year I’m asking for two gifts. Firstly, a wheelbarrow, owing to a perpetually flat tire and a rusty, crooked frame on my current twenty-five-year-old model. Secondly, I’m asking for the ability to live in the here and now. You see, I’m horrible at it. Not gardening – I have a green thumb that practically glows in the dark. I mean, I’m horrible at living in the present. If you’ve followed my trials and tribulations with hireth and making plans to return to England, you’ll know this already. I spend way too much time wishing I were somewhere else. And that has to stop.

Or does it? Is the drive to be somewhere else at the centre of all human progress? If we were completely happy where we were, we’d never have left the ocean floor, or climbed down from the trees, or left the African continent or the tiny village of Flamstead where I grew up. Following that logic, predisposition to NOT live in the here and now, to NOT accept the status quo, could actually be the cure rather than the ailment. Now I’m really confused. Is my hireth an ailment or the cure for an ailment? Should I live in the present or not? Constantly think about going home or not?

Well, that puts a spanner in my birthday plan works. Maybe I should just settle for the wheelbarrow and call it good.

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  1. Yes, we hear an incredible amount these days about living in the present but you’re right: having an eye on the future means we educate ourselves, seek out new technology, and behave with long-term health in mind.
    I enjoyed The Time Paradox by Philip Zimbardo, which talks about our tendencies to “live” either in the present, past or future. It was a helpful tour of the 3 modes, and the drawbacks of each.
    Happy Birthday!

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    • Thank you for the birthday wishes and the reading suggestion. I’ll have to check out The Time Paradox. Maybe, like everything else, looking forward or backward should be done in moderation.

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Buying Bitcoins via the internet

Buying bitcoins can be very lucrative! The price of the bitcoin fluctuates strongly which means that you can achieve very high profits. Of course you have to enter at the right time; after all, those fluctuations can also go the wrong way. In this article you can read everything about the Bitcoin so you can take full advantage of this special hype!

Buy Bitcoins through CFDs

The first way you can buy bitcoins is to trade CFDs on a bitcoin. This is actually the easiest way to trade in bitcoins. After all, you can profit from the price fluctuations on the bitcoin without needing any technical knowledge. You do this easily by means of a so-called broker. The advantages of trading bitcoins at a broker are therefore clear:

  • You can go short on the price of the bitcoin; you speculate on a price drop.
  • You can use leverage which means that you need less money.
  • Furthermore, you can practice as much as you like using a demo.
  • You can take advantage of currency fluctuations in the short term.

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The best way to trade in bitcoins

Plus500 is one of the best providers for trading in bitcoins. With Plus500 you can try out the possibilities without any risk by means of a demo. It is also possible to benefit from a possible decrease in the price of the bitcoin; this can be done by going short on the bitcoin. Creating an account with Plus500 is completely free, and it is possible to buy or sell your first CFD bitcoins. Click here to open a free account with Plus500 >>

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Physically buying Bitcoins with a wallet

It is also possible to buy bitcoins physically in the long term. The bitcoins are then placed in a so-called offline or online wallet. Physically buying bitcoins is possible with various suppliers. These suppliers act as a so-called exchange. Buying bitcoins can usually be done via iDEAL, after which the bitcoins are credited to your wallet.

However, it is important to mention that this way of buying bitcoins is more expensive. If you want to speculate on the price of the bitcoin, it is better to make use of a broker. The direct buying of bitcoins is especially advisable when you really have a long-term vision. Buying bitcoins will easily cost several percent in transaction costs.

The basics: what are bitcoins anyway?

Let us once again deal with the essence of the bitcoin. The bitcoin is a so-called cryptocurrency; a digital currency. The special thing about the bitcoin is that the currency is completely independent. There is no central party that controls the value of bitcoins. Nor is there any government that has a grip on the bitcoin. Obviously, the bitcoin has the necessary advantages. If this were not the case, the currency would not be getting so much attention. But what are the biggest advantages of the bitcoin?

  • Simple: paying with the bitcoin is easy and is possible with more and more companies.
  • Cheap: making payments without intermediate payment systems is cheaper.
  • No borders: you can easily pay abroad with bitcoins.
  • Fast transactions: within minutes, anywhere in the world!
  • Limited number: there are a limited number of bitcoins; therefore there will never be a devaluation.
  • Privacy: a bitcoin transaction can be carried out completely anonymously.
  • Safety: make payments without your data being misused.

What is a good investment strategy

Although bitcoins have many advantages, bitcoins are also often used as an investment. By buying and selling bitcoins in the right way, you can achieve a good return. Here we discuss the two strategies you can use to make a profit by buying and selling bitcoins.

Speculate with bitcoins

When you speculate on the bitcoin, you buy or sell the currency to gain profit in the short term. As an investor, you can choose from two different options:

  • Buy Bitcoins: you buy bitcoins to make a profit if there is an increase in the price.
  • Selling Bitcoins: you sell bitcoins to make a profit in the event of a price decrease.

The advantage of speculation in the shorter term is the fact that you can make a profit regardless of the direction of the price. You can even earn a lot of money when there is bad news; you simply go short by selling bitcoins at a broker. Every pound the bitcoin drops in price is profit for you.

If you start speculating on the bitcoin, you have to time the buying moment carefully. You do this mainly by studying the masses. The bitcoin is mainly owned by private investors who do not always make rational decisions. As a result, the price reacts extremely to news about the digital currency.

Besides the news, you should also study the price range. There are often predictable patterns within the price pattern of a security. Also in the bitcoin, price movements from the past provide information about price movements in the present. For example, if you know how much the price moves on average in one day, the general trend and the maximum price ever reached, this information can all be used for putting together a good strategy.

Finally, it is important to always use a stop loss. This is the moment when the position closes automatically. By using a stop loss, you avoid losing a large part of your assets because the price suddenly falls.

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Bitcoins in the long term

Another possible strategy is buying bitcoins for the long term. This strategy is fairly simple; you simply buy the bitcoin and then leave it for a longer period of time. Although this strategy seems lazy, timing continues to play an important role. Perhaps the role of timing when buying bitcoins in the long term is even more important than the role of timing when buying bitcoins in the short term.

This is because you have the possibility to sell the bitcoins in the meantime. Obviously, you cannot easily do this when you buy bitcoins in the long term. In this case, you have to deal with higher transaction costs, so it is not profitable to sell the bitcoins several times a day. It is therefore important to study the graph carefully so that you can decide what is the right time to buy a number of bitcoins in the long term.

Reasons why you should perhaps buy bitcoins

Investments of many companies

Clearly, the cryptocurrency is booming. There are more and more companies investing money in, among other things, the bitcoin. This will increase the importance of the bitcoin so that all kinds of new possibilities and applications for this special currency are designed.

This naturally increases demand; when there are more opportunities to use bitcoins, the demand will increase further. The number of stores where you can pay with the bitcoin has increased significantly. For example, with Thuisbezorgd it is already possible to pay for your pizza with a bitcoin.

It is a safe haven

Many people are buying bitcoins for the same reason they used to buy gold. Precisely because the bitcoin is independent of governments and central banks, it is seen as a stable, safe haven in times of political unrest. It is therefore quite possible that the price of bitcoins will increase further during economic downturns. This might be a perfect time to buy bitcoins.

You are responsible

If a bank is robbed, you can lose part of your money. This is not the case with the bitcoin. With bitcoins you are responsible for the storage of this currency. You can do this yourself for example using a well-secure wallet. It is precisely because you yourself are responsible that you do not have to worry about banks making a big mistake that will make you lose your money. This may be another reason why the price of the bitcoin may rise further in economically uncertain times.

Avoiding transaction costs

When you go abroad, you pay transaction costs when exchanging currency. With bitcoins this does not have to be the case! After all, you pay in each country with the same bitcoins. In the future bitcoins may become more popular among tourists, which could contribute to the further price increase of the bitcoin. This can therefore be a good reason to buy more bitcoins.

Bitcoins provide more privacy

Bitcoins are not directly connected to a person. Where bank accounts are always related to a specific person, this is not the case with bitcoins. This makes it possible to carry out transactions completely anonymously and to keep deposits by using bitcoins. This may be a good reason why the price of the bitcoin continues to rise so strongly.

Bitcoins advantagesBe careful with bitcoins

Yet it is important to emphasize that you have to be careful when buying bitcoins. The price of the bitcoin is extremely volatile and investments in the bitcoin therefore require nerves of steel. You can earn a lot of money with a good investment in the bitcoin, but you can just as easily lose a huge amount. Therefore, always pay attention when buying and selling bitcoins and make sure that you only bet money that you can actually lose.

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Foster Care and the Church

Kaycee Stanley shares how the Church can be involved in foster care and adoption.

“We as the Church, we as the people of God can address so many issues that our nation is facing if kids in our communities have Jesus and family. Let’s not think for one second that our adoption as sons and daughters of God came without challenges. Yet our God says we are worth it. For followers of Jesus, being pro-life is much bigger than being anti-abortion; this is a great starting point but this is not where we stay.”

Kaycee Stanley is the founder and Executive Director of The Reel Hope Project. She and her husband Pete love three things: Jesus, kids, and stories. For a long time, they dreamed about how to change the narrative around adopting from foster care, especially within faith communities. In the spring of 2016, The Reel Hope Project was born. Their vision is to mobilize the faith community in Minnesota, and their mission is a forever family for every child. In 2019, Kaycee and Pete adopted their first son, whom they met through The Reel Hope Project. He is the coolest kid in the world.

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Adoption Notice: FAQ on Foreign Supervised Providers for ASP Community

Last Updated: October 5, 2017

Foreign Supervised Provider Update

The Department received several inquiries about foreign supervised providers and has compiled them into the following Q & A.

Q: Is sharing foreign supervised provider agreement information with the Accrediting Entity a new requirement?

A: No. The requirement to share foreign provider information and foreign supervised provider agreements is not new. Under 22 CFR 96.25, accredited agencies and approved persons (collectively referred to as “adoption service providers” or “ASPs”) are required to provide an accrediting entity (AE) with access to information and documents, such as agreements or information related to foreign supervised providers, that it requires or requests to evaluate an ASP for purposes including accreditation, approval, monitoring and oversight. This information is being sought to verify compliance with 22 CFR 96.46(b).

ASPs already provide the AE with information on foreign providers, generally in the self-study submission, during site visits, and during the accreditation cycle through mandatory self-reports such as the Significant Change in Compensation report which applies to directors, officers, employees and/or supervised providers (See and Policies and Procedures or

Foreign supervised provider information is being requested and maintained by the Council on Accreditation pursuant to its responsibilities under 22 CFR 96.6 and 96.7. These standards, among other things, require an AE to monitor the performance of agencies it has accredited and persons it has approved (including their use of any supervised providers) to ensure their continued compliance with the Hague Adoption Convention, the Intercountry Adoption Accreditation Act of 2000 (IAA), the Universal Accreditation Act of 2012 (UAA), and the regulations implementing the IAA or UAA; and to investigate and respond to complaints about ASPs (including their use of supervised providers).

The Department has issued guidance on supervising foreign providers in the past. Links to this guidance can be found below.

Q: I am aware that orphanage directors sometimes accompany biological parents to court to relinquish their parental rights. They are not present in the capacity of legal representatives. Generally, they are there to provide transportation and moral support to birth parents. Do I need a foreign supervised provider agreement?

A: The primary provider need not have a foreign supervised provider agreement with a person or entity who is only securing any necessary consent to the termination of parental rights and to adoption. The primary provider, must, however, verify that the consent was obtained pursuant to 22 CFR 96.46(c). If any adoption services, other than having obtained any necessary consent to termination of parental rights or to adoption, are provided (or facilitated) by a person or entity who is not exempt from supervision under 22 CFR 96.14(d), then a foreign supervised provider agreement is required.

Q: I am unsure if someone should be treated as a foreign supervised provider and would like country specific guidance. What do I do?

A: ASPs know all the individuals and organizations they work with in a given country and all of the services that those entities provide (which includes facilitation of a service). For this reason, an ASP is well positioned to make a foreign supervised provider determination in consultation with the resources listed above.

To the extent that the Department obtains background information that is relevant to the ASP’s understanding of the role that specific providers are or are not allowed to play in a certain country, the Department will provide such information. For example, the Department recently shared that ASPs working in the Philippines do not need to supervise or have foreign supervised provider agreements with orphanages there because of the controls in place by ICAB for the normal adoption process. However if an ASP has a case that falls outside of ICABs normal process, the ASP will need to determine if a foreign supervised provider agreement is necessary with an orphanage, entity, or person based on the adoption services provided in that case. Similarly, if ICAB were to change it rules or procedures, an ASP would need to revisit its relationship with its foreign providers and determine if they should be supervised or exempt from supervision.

Q: Can we treat every Convention Country like the Philippines?

A: No. The information on the role of orphanages in the Philippines is specific to the Philippines. Countries differ in their internal processes including, but not limited to, how they exert control over the adoption system, how they regulate orphanages, how adoption documents flow between government offices and government branches, the type and frequency of contact adoption services providers are permitted to have with orphanages, and more. ASPs need to make an informed, independent, provider by provider assessment of who should be supervised and exempt from supervision for every country where they work.

Q: Is the Department aware that foreign supervised providers are in general reluctant either to discuss their fees, or more importantly, commit them to writing?

A: ASPs acting as primary providers and using foreign supervised providers in foreign countries have to ensure that the supervised provider operates under a written agreement that clearly states the compensation arrangement for the services to be provided and the fees and expenses to be charged by the foreign supervised provider. (22 CFR 96.46(b)(6)). The lack of cooperation of the foreign supervised providers does not exempt the primary provider from its responsibility. The lack of transparency and failure to verify how funds provided to foreign providers are used undermines the principles of the Convention and our accreditation regulations and puts children, birth families, and prospective adoptive families at risk.

Q: Does an ASP have to supervise facilitators in Ukraine since the country does not authorize ASPs to work there?

Any person providing (or facilitating) an adoption service must be supervised consistent with 22 CFR 96.46. Facilitators in Ukraine who provide (or facilitate) one or more adoption services for U.S. families must be U.S. accredited or approved ASPs, or work under the supervision of a U.S. accredited or approved ASP.

Q: Do we have to supervise individuals whose work is coordinated by our local representative, if we treat the local representative as a foreign supervised provider?

A: Yes. Foreign supervised provider determinations are based on the adoption services provided. Determinations cannot be made solely based on a person’s title or who they communicate with for day-to-day work direction. ASPs must supervise anyone who provides an adoption service, unless otherwise exempt by the regulations. For example, ASP X may hire a ‘courier’ to deliver a dossier to a government office and provide no other service. ASP Z works with a ‘courier’ who brings a dossier to a government office, asks government staff about a portion of that family’s dossier, and inquiries about another case on behalf of the agency. Both individuals share the same title and report to their ASP’s local representative, but the ‘courier’ for Agency Z is arranging an adoption and therefore must be supervised. Please note that the IAA defines “providing” with respect to an adoption service, to include “facilitating the provision of that service.”

Q: I tried to get my foreign provider to sign a foreign supervised provider agreement, but they refuse. What do I do?

A: The Department expects that ASPs will be able to work through these issues with foreign providers to remain in substantial compliance with the regulations at all times. If the foreign provider will not cooperate and enter into an agreement, the primary provider will not be able to remain in compliance with 96.44 and 96.46. If an ASP is experiencing difficulties in obtaining a signed agreement, please keep in mind the following:

  • The obligation to supervise arises from the adoption services performed or facilitated by the foreign provider (See 22 CFR 96.14(c), 96.44(b), 96.46 (a)). The requirement to have an agreement is a separate obligation pursuant to 22 CFR 96.46(b). An ASP is required to supervise a foreign provider regardless of the status of its written agreement with a foreign provider. Therefore, failure to obtain an agreement does not mean that the provider is not still a foreign supervised provider.
  • An agreement meets 22 CFR 96.46(b) based on its content, not on its title or label. The agreements may have different titles depending on the country context and if the agreement is for an individual or an organization. An agreement may be called a Memorandum of Understanding, Service Agreement, Partnership Agreement, Foreign Representative Contract, Provider Expectations, or something else appropriate.
  • A written agreement is required. A written agreement may occur on paper or electronically, even as an exchange of emails, so long as there is documentary proof of the content of the agreement and an affirmative written response by the foreign provider agreeing to abide by the terms of the agreement. Verbal agreements or verbal consents do not constitute written agreements. Adoption service providers must show and maintain documentary proof for each applicable foreign relationship in every country where they act as primary provider.
  • The minimum content required in a supervisory agreement is outlined in 22 CFR 96.46 (b).

Q: I have questions about how to fill out the form regarding fees and other questions about the type of documentation I need to provide on my foreign providers. Who should I contact?

A: The Intercountry Adoption Accreditation and Maintenance Entity (IAAME) independently developed the materials sent to ASPs and is responsible for applying the regulations to accredited agencies and approved persons. These types of questions should be directed to IAAME.

 Q: Will the deadline be extended because there are questions from adoption service providers?

A: No. The IAA was effective October 6, 2000. 22 CFR 96 went into effect on April 1, 2008 and its regulations were binding on non-Convention cases as of July 14, 2014. Accredited agencies and approved persons must remain in substantial compliance with the regulations at all times. The requirement to ensure that foreign providers providing adoption services are supervised in accordance with 22 CFR 96.46 and to share foreign provider information and foreign supervised provider agreements is not new.


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Pass the Time on the Road with These Fun Games

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The current global health situation has led to cars becoming the mode of transportation of choice for many family vacations. Personal vehicles might be safer and be more personalizable than flights or train rides, but they can get a bit long and boring, especially if you’re traveling with kids.

No matter what the ages of the passengers in the car, however, there are some games that you can play in order to be sure that time goes by quickly. The best thing about these games is that you don’t even need technology to play them! Check out these three great options.

License Plate Game

One of the all-time favorite car games is the license plate game, where you race against other passengers to find the most license plates from different states or territories during your trip from point A to point B.

I Spy

I Spy is a classic game, and you can adapt it to play in the car if you would like. Choose a landmark that you can see out of the window or a small item within the car and try to fool the people you are traveling with.

21 Questions

If you are tired of looking out of the window or searching for things, 21 Questions is a great game that you can play simply with your own brain to challenge your carmates. Think of a thing, anything, and the other people in the car will have 21 opportunities to ask questions to try to figure out what it is.