The staking-platform Ksakep has been successfully operating in the investment market for about 4 years already. The creator of the platform and his team are constantly working on the improvement and modernization of the project, which allows it to successfully develop and provide his depositors with stable payments. The project was launched on August 7, 2014, and the latest major update of the resource was presented on January 3, 2018.
The fund operates as a trust management. The administrator is a successful manager and a real professional of his craft. During the project, he made it clear that his main goal is not simply to raise funds from investors, which usually happens with financial pyramids, but profitable management of his clients' investments.
Search for successful poker players for cooperation. At the moment the fund works with two staking exchanges.
The team of the Ksakep project conducts a comprehensive analysis of potential applicants for contracting.
The second stage of selection is the analysis of game statistics with the help of special software.
Conclusion of a public contract for winning back the agreed distance.
Transfer of invested funds back to the fund.
Allocation of profits between depositors.
Many successful investors of the fund can confirm this story. The project has a positive reputation in major financial forums, the identity of the project creator is identified, and he is always available and ready to provide all the necessary information to his potential clients.
By visiting the resource, you can acquaint yourself with the comments of real investors who have already evaluated the work of this highly profitable investment fund, with references to the primary source.
The visual design of the resource is unique and has a restrained and laconic color scheme. During this period, the project has been repeatedly improved. Mainly, the modernization touched the usability of the website. The platform has an impressively user-friendly interface. Thematic sections are filled with high-quality and unique content, which, in addition to the text material, includes graphic schemes and attractive images that simplify the perception of information. The website is translated into 2 languages: Russian and English.
Speaking of the technical part, it includes a dedicated service, SSL encryption from Comodo, the modified GoldCoders licensed script, a verified RM-account, and the domain is extended until 2020.
The project has a sustained marketing policy, which has been moving towards long-term investments since the launch of the project.
At the moment, the main investment proposal of the trust management is represented by the tariff plans for 6, 12, 20, 30 months, with a minimum deposit amount of $500.
On the first of every month, investors can count on a guaranteed 5% profit. Clients can count on additional income. Profit is accrued within 15 days after the end of the trading period, which lasts for 6 months. An additional interest on the deposit is accrued if poker players make an amount, which, in turn, greater than the guaranteed profit specified in the concluded contract.
10% to the reserve fund.
Additional accruals are paid only to those private investors who make a deposit in the first half of the trading period. You can acquaint yourself with the schedule of trading periods on the project website.
In this case, the minimum deposit is $ 250. Thanks to the monthly capitalization of profits, the investor can accumulate a sufficient amount to make a deposit from the main line. After reaching the amount of $500, participants need to contact the support service to request the transfer of the deposit to one of the trust management tariff plans.
The "Test plan" is designed for 6 months and provides an income of 5%. According to this tariff plan, the minimum deposit amount is $100. Bear in mind that you can make only one such deposit.
Thanks to the familiarization tariff plan, the fund participants will be able to understand the working principles of the project, as well as the rules for profit accrual. All accruals are made in automatic mode.
Each investment plan provides a convenient profitability calculator. With its help, any client will be able to calculate his / her future profit.
Any registered user can become a project partner. The amount of referral commissions is 3% of the amount of the invited participant's deposit. The affiliate link and animated banners can be found in your personal account in the "Advertising" section.
The project works with the following payment systems: PerfectMoney, OkPay, Payeer, Webmoney, QIWI, Visa \ Mastercard, Skrill. The minimum deposit amount for the basic tariff is $500, $250 for the tariff plan with mandatory capitalization, and $100 for the test tariff plan. Payment of deposits are made once a month. Premature deposit closure is not provided.
After the registration, it is also recommended to fill in your personal profile data and specify your payment details in the "Settings" section.
After replenishing the account and selecting the desired tariff plan, all you have to do is make a deposit and start receiving guaranteed profit on it.
If you have any problems or questions, you can always contact the Ksakep technical support service via the feedback form or Skype.
Judging by this review, the Ksakep staking fund has many advantages that distinguish it from classical hyip-projects. The real work of the project in the poker sphere has been repeatedly proven, including numerous reviews of investors on third-party rating forums.


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The HD HERO2 is the most advanced GoPro camera, yet. To celebrate its release, we traveled the world with some of our favorite athletes, adventurers, and filmmakers to see what we could capture and create with the HD HERO2. We hope this film inspires you to get out and do the same.


The list contains the best, new and most relevant motorcycle movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out realistic, serious, exciting, suspenseful, suspense and entertaining films and TV shows about / with motorcycle, mentor, dialogue, catastrophe, storytelling, brutality, chase, violence, destiny and vengeance plots mostly in Drama, Action and Thriller genres shot in USA, UK, Japan and other countries.
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Nose: Floral, sweet, vanilla, almonds, violets, and hazelnuts.
Palate: Fruity and mellow, sweet pastry, cinnamon, old port, and dried fruits.
Prepare to experience a blend of the finest eaux-de-vie from the smallest terroir in the Cognac region. The Camus XO Borderies Cognac is a single cru blend from the Borderies terroir, which is famous for its long finish and full bodied, rounded flavor. It is currently the only single Borderies growth Cognac for sale worldwide, and for that reason has caught the attention of many Cognac lovers, and winning multiple awards for the simplicity in its innovation. The aromatic and velvet quality of a fine Borderies blend is what makes this Cognac a true champion. The process of a Camus Cognac is that the spirits are distilled on the lees, and then when ready, are aged in Limousin oak barrels for many years. An Extra Old Cognac, all of the eaux-de-vie are at least 10 years old and require years of careful supervision, so that the Cellar Master knows the exact moment to bottle their magic.
The Camus Cognac house are one of the few large maisons that have managed to remain entirely family-run. Their family estate, Plessis, is located in the heart of the Borderies region, and thanks to a series of fortunate land acquisitions, they have got to know the terroir and its qualities better than most. Jean Paul Camus guides the maison's philosophy, and it is he who spotted the potential of the Borderies cru early on.
It is best enjoyed on the rocks, or neat to really bring out the velvety flavors and aromas. The presentation of this Cognac is very similar to the other XO from Camus, with a voluptuous decanter. However what distinguishes the XO Borderies from the rest is the 'corrugated' effect of the glass, and translucent glass that creates a feminine shell shape. It comes in a beautiful cream box with gold embellishment.
I love it and need to pair it with after dinner delicacies to soften the slight aftertaste roughness. Others might value this as a desirable "bite". I am very pleased.
I am not sure when this note was written, but there is a Martell Single Estate from the Borderies estate of Domaine de Charbonnière, and also now a VSOP and XO Family Reserve edition from Camus themselves.
I'm selling CAMUS Cognac here in the Philippines,,yeah i really like the BORDERIES XO....CORDON BLEU is nice also but BORDERIES conquered it.
I just love Camus' idea of doing a Borderies XO Cognac. The taste is very fine, typical 'rough' for a Borderies blend. It's a great comparable to Martell Cordon Bleu, one should take the time to review those two cognacs at the same time. After all, this XO is less expensive as the Martells, Hennessy and Remy Martin XO cognacs.


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Who was the real Jim Corbett? A hunter who tracked down marauding tigers and leopards. A naturalist who spoke the language of the jungle. One of the first wildlife photographers to capture images of large predators in their natural habitat. A conservationist who voiced the earliest warnings about India's dwindling natural heritage. A legend whose knowledge of the forests of India and the birds and animals that he encountered was unsurpassed. His bestselling books on shikar and jungle lore have inspired generations of wildlife enthusiasts. Much of Corbett's life remains enigmatic, though two biographies have been written about him and he has been the subject of several films. In this novel, we see Jim first as a young boy of fourteen, growing up in Nainital, confronting demons that haunt the hill station where he was born. In the second part of the book, he hunts the man-eater of Mayaghat, a tigress who preys on labour camps in the foothills of Kumaon where forests are being felled to serve the needs of the Indian Railways. The final section of the novel takes us to Kenya, where Corbett settled after 1947 and lived out the final years of his life. We see this complex yet simple man at different stages of his life and witness his hidden fears and desires. His personal relationships with family and friends, companions and strangers, villagers and viceroys were all marked by an earthy compassion that set him apart from other figures of the British Raj. As the novel unfolds, we see with great clarity, the vulnerability, courage and integrity of Jim Corbett.
In the Jungles of the Night will surprise and delight Corbett's many fans and attract new readers who have yet to experience his books.


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Preview: DC look to keep up playoff push vs. Chivas
D.C. UNITED vs CHIVAS USA
RFK MEMORIAL STADIUM, Washington, D.C.
7 p.m. ET (Galavisión; CSN-MA)
A bid for a first trip to the MLS Cup Playoffs in five years boosted at midweek, D.C. United return home for a vital match against Chivas USA on Sunday evening at RFK Stadium. United moved back into the top five of the Eastern Conference and the playoff-paying positions on Thursday evening, with a massive 1-0 win at Philadelphia Union. Chivas USA are fighting for their postseason lives after starting their two-game Eastern swing with a 1-0 loss at the Columbus Crew, also at midweek.
REFEREE: Jose Carlos Rivero. AR1 (bench): Steven Taylor; AR2 (opposite): Kevin Klinger; 4th: Mark Kadlecik
D.C. UNITED – OUT: MF Lance Rozeboom (L knee ACL tear); DF Daniel Woolard (concussion-like symptoms); MF Stephen King (inguinal hernia repair); FW Josh Wolff (lower back disc herniation); MF Dwayne De Rosario (L knee MCL sprain); PROBABLE: MF Marcelo Saragosa (L hamstring strain)
CHIVAS USA – OUT: GK Tim Melia (lower back)
SUSPENDED: CHV: Oswaldo Minda (caution accumulation; through Sept. 23); James Riley (through Sept. 23)
SUSPENDED NEXT YELLOW CARD: DC: Dwayne De Rosario, Lionard Pajoy, Maicon Santos
SUSPENDED AFTER TWO YELLOW CARDS: DC: Emiliano Dudar, Chris Pontius, Andy Najar, Dejan Jakovic, Bill Hamid, Chris Korb … CHV: Ryan Smith, John Valencia
ALL-TIME (14 meetings): United 7 wins, 24 goals … Chivas USA 4 wins, 19 goals … Ties 3
AT RFK STADIUM (7 meetings): United 4 wins, 12 goals … Chivas USA 2 wins, 10 goals … Ties 1
9/10: CHV 0, DC 3 (Davies 11, 15, 66)
9/21: DC 2, CHV 2 (De Rosario 39; White 47 – Angel 57, 69)
This is the only meeting this season between the teams.
D.C. United have defeated Chivas USA in their last two meetings at RFK Stadium, after Chivas had won on back-to-back visits.
The teams met twice last year in the space of less than two weeks during the MLS Cup Playoffs race.
Coaches record: Ben Olsen vs. CHV: P3 W1 L1 D1 … Robin Fraser vs. DC: P2 W0 L1 D1
D.C. United went onto the road and came away with a vital victory, getting the game's only goal in a defeat of Philadelphia Union on Thursday evening at PPL Park. United moved into fourth place in the Eastern Conference with 47 points from 29 games.
HIGHLIGHTS: PHI 0, DC 1
The game's lone goal came in the 67th minute. Freed from a long ball out of midfield by Maicon Santos, United's Chris Pontius made a move in the box, forced Union goalkeeper Zac MacMath to come off his line and fed an open Lionard Pajoy, who took the time to settle the ball and then volley it into an empty net against his former team.
United goalkeeper Bill Hamid was credited with five saves for United, who won for a second time this season at PPL Park.
United head coach Ben Olsen made one change to the team that came back for a 2-1 win against the New England Revolution at RFK Stadium. Lewis Neal came into the team in place of Maicon Santos.
D.C. UNITED (4-2-3-1): Bill Hamid - Andy Najar, Brandon McDonald, Dejan Jakovic, Chris Korb - Perry Kitchen, Lewis Neal - Nick DeLeon, Branko Boskovic (Maicon Santos 57), Chris Pontius - Lionard Pajoy.
24 Under 24: Perry Kitchen in at No. 8
It marked the first consecutive victories since a season-long four-game winning streak May 16-June 16. United had won three of 11 games, going 3-6-2 before the victory vs. New England last weekend.
"It wasn't the greatest performance, but we hung in there," United coach Ben Olsen said. "We're really happy to get this monkey off our back."
It also was the first road win for United since their last visit to PPL Park, also a 1-0 victory, coming on June 16. United had lost the six road matches in between.
"We had lost the last six games on the road and we've been pretty poor all season on the road," said midfielder Lewis Neal. "We come to our local rivals, which they are now, and to get a 1-0 victory is a massive result." Added defender Dejan Jakovic: "This is a huge, huge win. We kind of stole one last time we were here. We have four road wins and two are here in Philly."
Lionard Pajoy scored his second goal in seven starts since coming to United, netting against his former club.
Chris Pontius continued his recent rich vein of form, collecting his fourth assist of the season. He's played a part in each of United's last three goals. He has two goals and three assists over his last 11 games, since a four-goal burst in three games June 16-30.
"I saw MacMath come out and I knew I had no angle, so I am just hoping either a trailing guy is coming through or Lio steps back and times his run perfectly and luckily he did the right thing," said Pontius. "He was so composed on the finish it was unbelievable."
After netting the game-winning goal vs. New England, Lewis Neal was given his first start since Aug. 25, slotting into a central midfield role alongside Perry Kitchen.
"We wanted to plug up that middle a bit, and they had a lot of possession, nothing too dangerous, and we were hoping that Maicon (Santos) could come in and when the game opened up and help out," Olsen said.
After starting the game with Branko Boskovic filling an underneath role, Olsen brought on Maicon Santos for the final half-hour, and he made an impression by starting the goal sequence for his third assist of the season.
"We're still trying to find ourselves, as far as life after (Dwayne De Rosario) and our shape, tweaking things," Olsen said. "I thought for the most part we hung in there early then Maicon (Santos) came in and really helped out, and I thought changed the game."
After the Chivas match, United will have three of their final four games away from RFK Stadium as they chase a first playoff berth since 2007.
"We have to start winning on the road. We've got two at home and three on the road. We have to take it one game at a time but it's nice to win on the road," said Pontius. "I think everyone stuck together, going on the road we have to be a unit, we have to play kind of inside out, be compact make it hard for them to break us down."
Chivas USA opened their two-game Eastern road swing seeing their winless streak extended to eight games, falling to a late 1-0 defeat by the Columbus Crew on Wednesday evening at Crew Stadium. Chivas USA are in a tie for seventh place in the Western Conference with 28 points from 28 games.
HIGHLIGHTS: CLB 1, CHV 0
The game's lone goal came in the 89th minute. A cross from Federico Higuaín from the left was touched onto goal by Jairo Arrieta, but Chivas 'keeper Dan Kennedy made the save. But while still prone, Arrieta managed to head the rebound backward into the path of an onrushing Justin Meram, who pounded it home from close range.
Crew goalkeeper Andy Gruenebaum was credited with five saves for the shutout, including one on Oswaldo Minda in the 92nd minute that preserved the win.
Chivas USA head coach Robin Fraser made four changes to the team that went down to a 2-0 defeat by the San Jose Earthquakes at The Home Depot Center. Ante Jazic came in at left back for Jorge Villafana, and Ben Zemanski, Ryan Smith and Alejandro Moreno came in for Shalrie Joseph, Juan Agudelo and Casey Townsend.
CHIVAS USA (4-3-2-1): Dan Kennedy - James Riley, John Valencia, Danny Califf, Ante Jazic - Ben Zemanski, Oswaldo Minda, Nick LaBrocca (Jorge Villafana 77) - Ryan Smith (Juan Agudelo 72), Miller Bolanos - Alejandro Moreno (Jose Correa 84)
It was a third consecutive loss for Chivas USA, their season-long losing streak this year. Their last victory came July 28 vs. Chivas USA.
"We've been going through a really rough stretch and I thought we played quite well throughout most of the game. I think we certainly dominated the first half and parts of the second half. This one hurt quite a bit," said defender Danny Califf.
The Chivas scoreless streak was extended to 262 minutes, matching their longest of the season (April 14-May 4) and also tied for eighth-longest in MLS this season.
"At times we tried to hit the final pass too soon when we could have sustained some possession on their side of the field a little bit longer and forced them to defend a little bit longer stretches," Chivas assistant coach Greg Vanney said. "Sometimes we'd get a little bit impatient looking for that one goal because we haven't found that goal at various times throughout the year so sometimes with our attacks we get a bit impatient."
Vanney handled the bench coaching responsibilities after Robin Fraser was asked to leave the field at halftime of the 2-0 loss to the San Jose Earthquakes.
"Even on the bench, you feel like you don't have a ton of control anyway once the game starts. That's the great thing about soccer, it's a game of improvisation. Sitting up in the stands, it was difficult. I guess I really didn't appreciate how difficult it was going to be," said Fraser. "Certainly from that high, you get a very good view and you can see little things that we stopped doing that we did very well in the first half that we didn't do as well in the second half. As a result, we put ourselves under a lot of pressure."
Fraser set out his team in a change of scheme, with Alejandro Moreno playing as a spearhead striker, making his first start and Chivas appearance since Aug. 18.
"In the first half especially we were having an excellent performance," Vanney said. "We were combining well, we were creating a lot of problems. We were getting about the field with a lot of success, moving the ball around and getting in dangerous spots. We had a great start, a very solid first half."
Ryan Smith made his first start since July 21, filling an attacking role from wide positions along with Miller Bolaños.
With Shalrie Joseph suspended for yellow card accumulation, Oswaldo Minda returned from a match's absence to fill the holding role in central midfield.
Chivas USA have allowed 14 goals in the final quarter-hour of matches this season, second-most in MLS (behind Montréal's 16 conceded in that span).
"We're 89th minute and though we need wins, we don't need losses. It's frustrating because the guys put in an effort," Vanney said. "I definitely think we deserved more out of it given the effort and everything. I feel for the guys. When they put in that kind of effort you want to come away with something."

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Square Enix is working with Amazon to hold the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Finals Tournament in a couple of weeks on Jan. 17. As part of the promotion, anyone who preorders Dissidia Final Fantasy NT via Amazon will get the "Cloud Strife Nail Bat" for their trouble. If you preordered and were planning on picking up locally instead for some reason (like yours truly) you might want to rethink that, because Cloud wielding a nail bat sounds pretty awesome.
There will also be a code with each Amazon preorder that you can enter at the official Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Finals Tournament website, which will let you take a stab at predicting a winner of the tournament. Winners will receive select Final Fantasy goodies, and even a Dissidia Final Fantasy NT arcade cabinet. That's a pretty impressive prize.
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Adobe Animate can trace its origins all the way back to 1996, when it was known as FutureSplash Animator. This was before Macromedia acquired it and rebranded it as Flash. Before you go running for the hills, this isn't a sneaky way to try and bring Flash back. Instead, Adobe took the best elements of that long dead platform and turned it into an excellent 2D animation tool, updating it, and improving it along the way.
Adobe Animate: Pricing & plans
It's Adobe's usual subscription model
As you'd expect, Adobe Animate is part of the Adobe Creative Cloud subscription package. This means that if you already pay for it, it's in your arsenal ready to be explored.
For those who don't know, there are a range of Creative Cloud subscription plans. You can subscribe to Adobe Animate as a single, standalone app. It's also available or as part of the Creative Cloud All Apps package. This bundles the animation app alongside over 20 other tools including 3D modeling and rendering software Adobe Dimension and After Effects, the company's Hollywood-grade VFX software.
We've explored the different costs and discounts in our guide Download Animate: How to try Adobe Animate for free or with Creative Cloud
And you won't need the absolute best video editing computer for high-performance here. As far as specs are concerned, any modern Mac or PC with 2GB of RAM and 4GB of storage space should be able to handle Animate.
Pricing & plans: 3/5
Adobe Animate: Interface
You can animate various parts of an object with simple tools (Image credit: Adobe)Easy to get to grips with the interface if you know Adobe's other apps
The great thing about Adobe's suite of applications, is if you are used to one, you'll quickly find your feet in another. And this is especially true with graphic apps.
Launch Animate and you'll be graced with an instantly recognisable welcome screen with templates taking up the bulk of the interface to help you get started quickly. Don't worry if you need to create something more bespoke: click on More Presets to customize your canvas with pixel precision.
There's also an introduction window that pops up every time you launch the app (until you tell it not to), offering you a series of tutorials to help you understand how the whole thing works. These and others can also be found in the Learn section – although annoyingly many are "not available at this moment".
Once you're in the interface proper, you'll find recognisable tools in a sidebar on the left, with a properties section on the right, and the canvas taking up most of the interface. Beneath it is your timeline and layers.
Overall, Adobe Animate almost feels like a mixture of Photoshop and Premiere Pro, or a very simplified version of After Effects.
Interface: 4/5
Adobe Animate: Tools
Use the Warp tool to create the illusion of movement by distorting the selected object over time (Image credit: Adobe)Simple tools that yield surprisingly good results – as long as you work within the boundaries
The animation that Adobe Animate offers is of the 2D variety – think of social media banner ads ands simple side-scrolling games and you'll get a rough idea of what you can achieve.
Be advised though that the animation software is designed to simplify the process for you and as such does not come with a wealth of features and options a more high-end tool such as After Effects would offer. It's more like the Adobe Express of motion graphics. Still, what it lacks in versatility and power, it makes up for in ease of use.
Perhaps the best part of Animate is its Asset Warp tool. This allows you to add motion to an object that wasn't originally designed for such a process – like an image for instance. Obviously, the layer you'll be working on needs to have a transparent background, but with that setup, you just use the Asset Warp tool to create a sort of exoskeleton. This informs Animate which parts of the object can move, and how the various sections are connected with each other.
The traditional animation view mode known as Onion Skinning is there to help you see the difference between the preview and next frames (Image credit: Adobe)
Now, there are limitations to this. If the object you're working on is a person, for instance, and you can't see their left arm because of the angle it was drawn in, it won't magically appear if you warp the object over time. The clue's in the name: warp. The object is distorted based on that exoskeleton you created to give the illusion of movement. Despite such an obvious limitation, the results are surprisingly good, and you can have a lot of fun creating simple animations.
Animating an object is done via the traditional keyframe process: you set a start point, move along the timeline, set an end point, and Animate works out the difference in the object's position, size, orientation, and movement between these two frames, and does the rest of the work for you.
You'll find useful tools like the traditional onion skin visual mode, which helps you see the difference between two frames, so you can easily see what needs to be worked on, and what can be left alone.
When it comes to exporting your work, you can render an mp4 video or an animated gif, and share it directly on social media to Twitter and YouTube. Those options are pretty limited, but nothing's stopping you from manually uploading it elsewhere.
Tools: 4/5
Adobe Animate: New features
The new Flexibones feature improves the fluidity of your animation and speeds up the process to boot (Image credit: Adobe)Good series of improvements to the impressive Warp tool
It's good to see that Adobe has continuously improved its animation software, introducing a raft of useful new features.
Flexibones really caught our eye for the 2023 edition. This works in conjunction with the Asset Warp tool and tells the program if a particular section of an object is Hard, Soft, or Flexi, offering you more realistic movement in between keyframes.
Envelope Deformer is a very flexible way to deform the edges of an object using Bezier handles. It isn't something you couldn't have done before, but this makes it easier, offers you more control and will save you time – a win-win-win.
As with all software, Animate is a constant work in progress, with new features being added on a regular basis. We were however quite surprised that it still doesn't support the HEIC image format, which is becoming more and more ubiquitous.
Mac users may also be frustrated by the Windows-like behavior to shut down the program by clicking on the window's red button (as opposed to that action merely closing down the file, leaving the app running ready to open a new one). But both of these are minor quibbles to a fun, versatile and flexible piece of software.
Features: 4/5
Adobe Animate: Scorecard
Should I buy?
Connect layers together to make them move in unison (Image credit: Adobe)
Buy it if…
You need to work on basic 2D animation, and you need flexible software that's not too complex.
Don't buy it if…
You need more options, more control and more features, on par with After Effects or certain Adobe After Effects alternatives.
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What we know—and don't—about the meeting between Kim Jong-un and Xi Jinping
Series: Trump and Asia Watch
Ryan Hass Wednesday, March 28, 2018
Many questions remain unanswered about North Korean leader Kim Jong-un's visit to China from March 25 to 28. For example, did Xi Jinping and Kim reach any private understandings on loosening pressure and supporting North Korea's economic development? Did Xi counsel Kim on how to deal with President Trump and, if so, what advice did he provide? Did the two sides reach any shared view on a sequence of steps for lowering tensions on the Korean Peninsula?
The Michael H. Armacost Chair
Fellow - Foreign Policy, Center for East Asia Policy Studies, John L. Thornton China Center
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Without yet knowing the answers to these questions, and recognizing that any understanding of the substance of the visit presently is based solely on characterizations from both governments and their official news outlets, which do not hold a reputation for impartiality or objectivity, a few initial observations nevertheless can be made. First, Beijing reasserted itself as a central actor in managing security issues in Northeast Asia. Second, Kim maintained initiative in dictating the direction and speed of developments on the Korean Peninsula. Third, the visit gave the impression of a White House that was caught off guard rather than leading international efforts to confront North Korea and push it toward denuclearization.
Based on the extensive Chinese media coverage after the visit—as well as the overwhelmingly positive read-out in China's official media—Chinese leaders appear to want to signal to a domestic and international audience that: 1) Beijing and Pyongyang each see it as in their interests to repair relations, 2) Beijing is determined to play a decisive role in any diplomatic process for dealing with the Korean Peninsula, and 3) Xi is the elder statesman in his relationship with Kim. Beijing seems to be trying to dispel any speculation that Trump and Kim could reach a grand bargain on their own about the future of the Korean Peninsula. The visit also served as a fresh reminder that Xi is unencumbered by emotion or sentimentality. In shaping China's approach toward North Korea, Xi will not be swayed by charm or personal chemistry with Trump, nor will he be blinded by any personal feelings toward Kim.
Pyongyang also benefited from the trip. According to the official readout, Kim shored up his country's relations with China and gained Beijing's support for his planned engagement with South Korean and American leaders—all for the modest cost of his time and presenting standard blandishments of longstanding North Korean positions. Importantly, the visit also exposed the limits of Chinese support for the American-led maximum pressure campaign. Xi's pledge to "push the relations between the two parties and the two countries to a new high in a new historical phase" stands at odds with U.S. efforts to isolate North Korea diplomatically and economically. As a result, Kim will enter talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in and President Trump more confident that Beijing will not abandon him.
Like it or not, Beijing is determined to remain a central player in the adjudication of events in Northeast Asia.
For the United States, by contrast, the visit gave the impression that Washington was playing catch-up on the issue that it has identified as America's most pressing foreign policy challenge. The White House acknowledged that Beijing notified it after the visit—as opposed to coordinating ahead of time. Whether deliberately or not, this lack of coordination mirrored President Trump's decision to reach out to President Xi only after he announced his willingness to meet Kim.
Like it or not, Beijing is determined to remain a central player in the adjudication of events in Northeast Asia, and Kim recognizes that he strengthens his hand by patching up relations with Beijing. The more Washington is able to adapt by bolstering coordination and building cohesion with Beijing, Tokyo, Seoul, and Moscow on a common approach for dealing with North Korea, the better the odds that Trump will be able to use his planned upcoming meeting with Kim to push the North Korea challenge down a peaceful path.
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Teague helps Blackman pull away from Jefferson County
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Teague helps Blackman pull away from Jefferson County Fortunately for Blackman, the only thing that matters in the playoffs is the final score. Check out this story on dnj.com: http://on.dnj.com/2foEMcU
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Blackman's Master Teague finds an opening on a kickoff return. Teague ran 28 times for 325 yards and three TDs in the Blaze win over Jefferson County.(Photo: Craig Delk / For The DNJ)Buy Photo
Boosted by a huge performance from junior Master Teague, the No. 8-ranked Blaze overcame a sloppy first half as they pulled away for a 41-12 victory over Jefferson County on Friday in the first round of the 6A playoffs.
"We made so many mistakes that made it hard," head coach David Watson said. "I thought they battled us – we've just gotta cut out turnovers. And not only turnovers, but messing up the call of the play, and so many mistakes that will haunt you in a tighter game.
"At some point we've gotta fix that, or it's gonna bite us in the butt."
Teague ran 28 times for 325 yards and three touchdowns for second-seeded Blackman (8-3), which won its seventh-straight and will host seventh-ranked and No. 3 seed Bradley Central in the second round.
After the Patriots (3-8) pulled to within 17-12 early the third quarter, the Blaze put the game away by scoring 24 unanswered points. Thomas Burks booted a 27-yard field goal, Teague and Cordell Braxton scored on runs of 79 and 19 yards, respectively, and Connor Mitchell connected with Tre Knox for a 6-yard touchdown.
The Blaze led 17-6 at the break despite a rough first half. In addition to nine penalties in the first two quarters, Blackman also turned the ball over three times and gave up a 94-yard kickoff return to Michael Ealy.
However, the defense gave up just 55 first-half yards, and set up a short field for Teague's first score, a 1-yarder in the first quarter. Late in the second, Teague made it 14-0 when he raced up the middle for a 93-yard score.
On the ensuing possession, the Patriots suffered a high punt snap that gave the Blaze the ball at the 5-yard line and set up a 28-yard field goal by Burks.
Blackman QB Connor Mitchell fires a pass during Friday's win over Jefferson County in the 6A playoffs. (Photo: Craig Delk / For The DNJ)
Blackman's Jamis Carson looks for running room during Friday's win over Jefferson County. (Photo: Craig Delk / For The DNJ)
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New York City-based Rosie's Theater Kids (RT Kids) will be honored by First Lady Michelle Obama with the 2015 National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award on Nov. 17.
The award is the nation's highest honor for programs such as RT Kids. It acknowledges the country's most creative youth development programs for using engagement in the arts and humanities to increase academic achievement, graduation rates and college enrollment.
The group is being recognized for its effectiveness in promoting learning and life skills in young people by engaging them in the creative youth development programs. RT Kids is also being acknowledged for its ACTE II (A Commitment to Excellence) scholarship program. In addition to the award, the program will receive $10,000 to support future programming efforts.
"You can't help but be moved by these kids, who show us the transformative power of the arts and humanities," said Rachel Goslins, Executive Director of the President's Committee on the Arts and the Humanities.
Fifteen-year-old Marianna Bottier, an RT Kids member, will travel to The White House to accept the award on behalf the group.
RT Kids is one of the largest art-in-education programs serving New York City public school students, free of charge. For more information, visit www.rosiestheaterkids.org.
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This post is part of the Running Tips for Beginners series.
Today I am very excited to share an interview I did with Sam Abbot. You may know her as the owner of G&G Nutrition and the writer behind the Grapefruit & Granola blog!
Sam is a Registered Dietitian and also a triathlete! Today she has agreed to answer some important questions that many runners have when they first take up the sport.
Many of these tips are specific to beginning runners and would not apply to endurance athletes. Any experienced runners out there should check out Sam's blog for awesome tips!
Let's dive right into the questions!
1. Should I eat breakfast before or after I go running in the morning?
There is a bit of conflicting information about this. It used to be thought that you should always eat prior to a workout to fuel you body for the energy you're about to expend. However, a few newer studies have actually found that eating breakfast after your workout can be beneficial for athletic performance and increased weight loss.
If you are just getting started in running and sticking with shorter distances, then whether you eat breakfast before or after your workout will likely just be a personal preference.
Some people may feel like they need to eat before getting physical activity. I am one of those people! I have to have something on my stomach before a workout or else I just don't feel right.
I prefer to split my breakfast. I like to have something smaller prior to a morning workout, like a piece of peanut butter toast or a greek yogurt, and then I eat something more substantial after the workout.
2. What are some healthy pre-run snacks for afternoon or evening runs?
Some examples of healthy snack ideas before a run are apple slices with peanut butter, a piece of toast with hummus and a banana with 1/4 C almonds. All of these snacks are a great mix of healthy fats, carbohydrates and fiber. I consider this to be the perfect recipe for satiety.
If you are eating *right* before a run then it may be better to limit the amount of fiber and fat in your snack. They may be more likely to upset your stomach.
I would recommend some trial and error to find out what types of snacks make you feel best during your run.
Another thing to note is that if you are just running for a few miles (like less than 45 minutes) then don't feel like you have to have a snack if you've recently eaten a meal.
3. What are your favorite post-run snacks?
I try to stick with the recommended carb to protein ratio of 3:1.
My top go-to snacks are a cup of chocolate milk or dates with peanut butter. If you have never tried dates with peanut butter then I highly recommend them! They were my guilty pleasure during my most recent triathlon training.
First empty jar of peanut butter in 2017…. many more to come ?
Another common post-run snack in my house is cottage cheese or yogurt with fruit just because I always have those items in my fridge.
4. Are smoothies healthy to drink before or after a run or run/walk?
I'm so glad you asked about smoothies because this question comes up often. Smoothies can definitely be a healthy snack before or after exercise as long as you're mindful of what you put in them. I find the perfect [smoothie] snack to be between 150-200 kcal and have at least 5 grams of fiber and/or protein.
Happy St Patrick's Day! Banana Pear Shamrock Smoothie recipe for you today!
A common smoothie mistake is making them with way too many calories and turning the smoothie into one big sugar bomb.
For example, the idea of using honey or agave nectar to sweeten your smoothie might sound healthy, but these are still considered added sugars that will increase the sugar content and calories of your drink.
Try getting most of your sweetness from fruit instead. You can freeze fruit or use unsweetened frozen fruit so that you don't have to use ice cubes in your smoothie.
Another thing I commonly see is using protein powders with all sorts of funky ingredients and added sugar. If you are just getting started out with running and are not really to the endurance level yet (running for an hour or more) then your body doesn't really require an increase in protein.
So making a smoothie with 20+ grams of protein from a protein powder may not really be necessary if you have a balanced diet. Also, milk and yogurt are great natural sources of protein.
Another important point to make about smoothies is that a few studies have shown that for whatever reason, smoothies do not satisfy us in the same way that physically eating those same items would do.
So if you are thinking about making a smoothie with greek yogurt and berries, you may feel more satisfied if you actually poured the berries over yogurt and ate it with a spoon.
5. Any general tips for overall meal plan improvement for a beginner runner looking to lose weight?
I like to encourage clients to go back to the fundamentals of healthy eating if they are hoping to lose weight.
It sounds very basic, but make sure you are drinking 6-8 cups of water, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables, and choose whole grains over refined grains. You'd be surprised how many people are dehydrated. You body can sometimes feel hunger when really you're thirsty, which can cause you to eat more than what you really need.
As far as servings go, a good way to picture your dinner plate is to have 1/4 plate starches (whole grains, potatoes, corn, peas, etc.), 1/4 plate lean protein and 1/2 your plate non-starchy vegetables.
The recommendation for women ages 19-50 is to consume 2.5-3 cups of vegetables each day. Most women do not eat enough veggies!
Is it lame that I just told my salad that it looks beautiful?
I would also recommend looking at your beverage intake. Sodas and sweet tea are sources of excess calories and provide little nutritional value. So basically they are giving you a bunch of sugar and calories with not a lot of benefit to your body.
Sports drinks are not needed unless you are training for an endurance sport. Even fruit juice should be decreased to 1/2 C per day, since it lacks the fiber of whole fruit that makes you feel full. Imagine how many oranges you would have to squeeze to get a tall glass of OJ. If you are consuming high amounts of any of those 4 beverages then I would strongly encourage you to start trying to decrease them.
Thank you so much to Sam for sharing her wisdom with us today!
Do you have any questions for Sam? If so please tweet her @ggnutrition or leave a comment below!
PS: Follow Sam on Instagram and on her blog for daily nutrition tips and inspiration! I've been following her for years now and I just love her!
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These are some great tips! Im sure anyone who is beginning to run would appreciate this info. Its a good reminder for those of us who have been running for awhile as well!
Thanks Kristina & Sam! It's funny because I have my degree in Nutrition (graduated in 1995) and not much has changed! Like Sam said, it's just basic fundamentals and I think people try to complicate it way too much. I used to tell people "it's not always easy but it's very simple".
I love that quote! How true!
Thanks for the interesting post! I've been running for a while now but nutrition is something all runners have to work on everyday.
So true about the smoothies! I try to keep mine very basic with Vega and fruit, it actually feels like a dessert 🙂 I like solid food too much to use it as a meal replacement.


Context is everything in wine. It governs what wines we like, how we like to drink them and how much we are willing to pay for them. Context is king. The single biggest issue with context is that it also gives potential for bias – bias that may cause us to look more favourably at a wine simply because we like how it was made, who made it or it or even the occasion when we first drank it. Potential bias aplenty.
The challenge when tasting then is to balance out context (essentially the subjectivity of approach) with critical objectivity. To balance out what you 'like' with what is 'good'.
With this wine my context is admittedly cloudy. I have tasted nearly every vintage of the Section 94 produced, walked the vineyards, stayed in the estate guest house and had late night beers with winemaker Ivan Sutherland. I like the people, I respect the viticulture and I admire the winemaking. More to the point, I almost universally enjoy the wines.
As a result when I taste the Dog Point wines I feel like I have to be extra critical, to bury the pleasure for a moment simply to counteract any inherent bias.
I can't escape how well constructed this Sauv is though. From what is considered to be a great Marlborough vintage, this is produced from noticeably ripe grapes (particularly for Marlborough) grown on the certified organic Dog Point vineyard, this was all hand picked (as all the grapes are for the Dog Point wines) with the juice then fermented naturally and matured for 18 months in older oak.
What sets this apart from many worked Sauvs of the genre is its lifted freshness. I opened it up and left the bottle on a table to go and eat more ham (as you do this time of year. There was probably pavlova to follow) yet I could still smell the aromatic vitality it from the other side of the room, the combination of white pepper, creamed herbs, flint and stones with a background of yeast derived richer notes wafting right out.
The further joy of this wine is that it's recognisably Marlborough Sauv – the palate having the snappy, rigid acidity you'd expect, with just the faintest hint of passionfruit to the herbaceous fruit. Actually the palate manages to balance up fruit and winemaking very nicely, the acid driven lines matching up to the yeasty, creamy winemaking to bring both textural weight, fruit weight and intensity, topped off with firm acidity. There is a slight alcohol warmth to finish but it doesn't quite detract.
An excellent example of a textural, Sancerre meets Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc, this is really smart wine of supreme power, weight, vitality and freshness. Further, it's only going to get better (longer and more complete) with an extra year or so in bottle. Superb.
Would I buy it? If I was looking for a textural white and spotted one of these in the bottle shop fridge I'd be very happy. So yes, I'd buy without hesitation.


When your Tripawd needs a rest from hard play, learn how to Twist!
Tripawd ModPawd Karen and her Pug-a-Palooza can vouch that the Twister by Nina Ottoson sharpens a dog's mind and strengthens your bond long after the recovery period has ended.
We wrote about this interactive activity in this December Gear blog post and Karen recently wrote to share how her Pug-a-Palooza did with it.
The Dog Twister game encourages dogs to look for treats hidden underneath movable blocks arranged in a circular pattern.
Bone-shaped pegs on top lock the blocks in place, making the activity even more challenging by requiring your dog to remove a peg in order to move the brick and reveal the treat!
Tripawd ModPawd Karen's Pug-a-Palooza consists of two pups, Tani (the mature gal with lots of silver in her fur) and Obie (her younger brother). Now these kids might be small in stature but their persistence with the Twister is mighty!
Obie has demonstrated steady progress with the Twister. Karen showed him how to play the game by first removing all of the bones, then adding treats to every other cubby. That's when something in him clicked, and he nabbed the treats. "Obie got them all out twice!" says Karen.
"We are up to 4 bones and 4 or 5 compartments at a time. We will keep working on it and relate it to moving the covers." After an exciting game, Karen can count on Obie taking a long snooze on the couch.
Tani, on the other hand, isn't fooled. "The reason she just lays by and lets Obie play is that she is does not consider the Twister a treat dispenser," says Karen.
Tani's arthritis along with her small size may have something to do with this. "She is a little limited physically by her arthritis," says Karen, "It's hard for her to move enough to manipulate the covers.
See more Pug-a-Palooza Twister Fun here!
We're always hoppy to hear how pawrents and their Tripawds are utilizing the gear and toys they purchase through our Gear and Amazon blogs, so if you have a report you'd like to share with us, drop us a line!
Read more about the Dog Twister Game by Nina Ottoson, here.
and as an added bonus …. twisting builds the core strength we tripawds need! I don't have a twister but do have something similar and I have to balance all different ways to get the food out. I love it.
Looks very funny, but i have a question. Can this game work for my front leg tripawd?
I don't see why not. Our Wyatt only uses one paw to bat the sliders around. Give it a whirl and see what happens. Dogs are so much smarter than we think!


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Medical robot makes debut at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands
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Published 5:10 pm CDT, Thursday, April 30, 2015
Golfer Fred Funk, left, shares a laugh with Dr. Adam Freehand during a demonstration of the Mako robot, which is used for joint replacements, April 30 at Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Hospital.
Patients, nurses and golf fans were able to view the Mako robot at Memorial Hermann TheWoodlands, an orthopedic machine made by Stryker Orthopaedics at a free event Thursday, with PGA Champions golfer Fred Funk in attendance.
The machine, used for partial knee replacements currently at Memorial Hermann in Memorial City and Memorial Orthopedic and Spine Hospital in Houston, is new in The Woodlands and was demonstrated by Adam Freedhand, an orthopedic surgeon at Memorial Hermann in Memorial City who uses the machine to help his patients walk better.
"It's basically a precision bone-cutting machine," Freedhand said during his presentation.
The machine allows the surgeon to input data about patients before opening them up in surgery, allowing for a less invasive surgery, Freedhand said. When in surgery, the machine uses sensors to display a virtual knee joint that helps the surgeon determine a multitude of surgery details, such as what size piece to use for the partial knee replacement.
The less invasive the surgery, the less pain the patient is in and the less time they spend at the hospital.
Freedland, whose been using the machine in surgery since 2009, said robots and advancing technologies like the Mako partial knee replacement machine are helping doctors become better and more accurate in performing surgery on their patients as well.
"There's a lot of (doctors) that don't want to face that reality," Freedhand said. "Technology is creeping into everything we do, and in terms of this creeping into our ORs, it just makes us better surgeons. It's kind of like having a caddy that's really good."
Funk, who tees off today at 11:15 a.m. in the PGA Champions Insperity Invitational in The Woodlands, had full knee replacement surgery in 2009, which he said saved his career.
Funk said he appreciates that others are able to get precision surgery with robotics, which Freedhand said cuts recovery time sometimes in half.
"I was astonished at the technology that goes behind not only the replacement parts but all the stuff that helps the doctor to put in that stuff," Funk said of a tour he took of the factory that builds the machine. "It's less invasive, which is the biggest thing, just how quick you can get in and out and recover. That's what's getting better and better."
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Astronauts: Fly me to the Moon – but fly me to Iceland first
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The vast and diverse landscape of the United States of America is not only the stuff an authentic Hollywood backdrop is made of. In parts, it also offers the essentials a training ground for missions of national and international gravity requires: a moonlike scenery with lots of rubble bearing geological secrets to be lifted, in preparation for lunar missions by NASA, for instance.
Yet, when it comes to "moonlike", no place on earth is more suitable to simulate an extraterrestrial situation better than Iceland can thanks to its volcanic origin. In 1965 and 1967, two groups of Apollo astronauts accompanied by geologists travelled to the destination for geological studies in preparation for their journey to the Moon. Among the 1967-group was Neil Armstrong, whose Apollo-11-mission was the component vital for the US Space Race to be won over the USSR. It made John F. Kennedy's challenge, pronounced in 1961, come true: to "land a man on the Moon, and return him safely to the Earth", before the end of the decade. On the 20th of July, 1969 at 20:17 UTC, Apollo 11 landed on the Moon and Neil Armstrong became the first human ever to leave his footprints on the powdery lunar surface.
"That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind"
Geological studies: analyse these rocks!
The area used for astronaut training lies in the Dyngjufjöll Mountains, a volcano system in the central highlands scarred with fissures and dominated by the sunken crater Askja (the Icelandic expression for caldera). Askja was formed at the end of the Ice Age during a major eruption. Another massive eruption following in 1875 blew up a staggering 2.5 cubic kilometres of volcanic material. The ensuing depression filled with ground water and formed Lake Askja, at 200 metres Iceland's deepest lake. Photo ©Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson – www.artic-images.com
Excerpt from a progress report by Dr. Mark Helper, a US geologist who accompanied astronauts to Iceland in the 1960s:
"We took one of our best field trips to Iceland. If you want to go to a place on earth that looks like the Moon, central Iceland should be high on your list, as it beautifully displays volcanic geology with virtually no vegetation cover. Our field exercises on the rim of the Askja Caldera went very well. I spent most of my time working with Dave Scott, Gene Cernan, and C. C. Williams. Scott and Cernan were especially adept at unravelling the sequence of geological events along the caldera rim…They knew quite a bit about the rocks."
http://www.lpi.usra.edu/publications/books/moonTrip/iiAstronautGeologyTraining.pdf
Photo ©Sverrir Pálsson – The Exploration Museum
Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Astronaut Expedition in Iceland
Terrestrial "Moon" revisited by Apollo astronauts
Five decades after the first field training took place in 1965, the Exploration Museum in Húsavík celebrated its 50th anniversary in July 2015 in the presence of Armstrong family and three former astronauts: Harrison Schmitt (Apollo 17), Rusty Schweickart (Apollo 9) and Walter Cunningham (Apollo 7). They were joined by NASA astrogeologist Dr. Jim Rice. Neil Armstrong's grandchildren unveiled a monument outside the museum, honouring the 32 astronauts who trained in Iceland in 1965 and 1967, seven of whom later walked on the Moon. www.explorationmuseum.com
The honourable guests visited the training area at Nautagil in the Northeastern highlands of Iceland and the Holuhraun lava flow. Their group was led by geophysicist and polar explorer Ari Trausti Guðmundsson and The Exploration Museum director Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson. Photo courtesy of ©Exploration Museum.
Iceland's moonlike surface. Photo ©Ragnar Th. Sigurdsson – www.artic-images.com
Astronaut experience MICE style
The Destination Management Company Nordic Visitor is a versed partner when it comes to organising events or incentives in Iceland. And they are blessed with a contagious sense of humour next to the talent of putting their cause into memorable phrases:
"Geologically speaking, Iceland is one of the world's youngest countries. Sure, our adolescent terrain throws the occasional tantrum (in the form of a volcanic eruption ), but we've learned to love these growing pains: over 87 per cent of our buildings and pools are heated by low-cost geothermal energy.
Great things happen when groups visit Iceland. For example, the first humans to set foot on the moon set their feet here first. (And it took less than one orbit to fly here!) In the 1960s, Apollo 11 astronauts trained for their fateful mission in the lunar landscapes of Iceland's volcanic highlands.
Only one per cent of Iceland is covered by forests, which means those astronauts didn't have to worry about running into a tree while doing the moonwalk. Besides, trees would just obscure the magnificent views of the colourful mountains, mossy lava fields, vast glaciers and hot springs.
http://dmc.nordicvisitor.com/iceland/why-iceland
… but Iceland certainly serves for more than just acting as a lunar substitute.
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Every fall, the American Red Cross San Diego/Imperial Counties has the privilege of hosting the Real Heroes Breakfast, a community celebration honoring local individuals and organizations who've made a commitment to creating safer, stronger communities and providing help when disaster strikes.
The 17th Annual Real Heroes Breakfast will be held on Friday, October 11, 2019 at 7:30 a.m. aboard the USS Midway Museum.
Click here to for more information about our 2018 Real Heroes honorees.
For more event information, including details about sponsorships and ticket sales, please contact Megan Blanek at megan.blanek@redcross.org or at 858-309-1267.
All nominees must work or reside within our service area, which includes American Samoa, San Diego County and Imperial County. The heroic act may have occurred elsewhere.
The heroic act must be either an ongoing commitment to the community for more than one year or have occurred on or after January 1, 2018.
All nominees must be able to attend the Heroes Luncheon and be willing to participate in video interviews and photographs for media and promotional reasons (exceptions can be made if necessary).
Honorees will be selected by a committee of local community leaders based on the degree to which their actions uphold the values of the American Red Cross and leave a lasting and positive impact on our region. Award decisions are based on the information provided by the nominator, so please be detailed and include as much supporting material as possible.