Personal branding is the art of building a unique brand around an individual.
Before we get into additional definitions, let me list some of the most famous personal brands in the world.
Obviously all of the above are well-known celebrities. But what is it about them that make them a brand?
Let's use Martha Stewart as an example.
Martha Stewart is the most well-known lifestyle brand in the world. She was originally a stockbroker, but quit to open a catering business. Her passions were for all things lifestyle -- cooking, cleaning, entertaining, and gardening, along with many others.
She built her brand slowly, since it was before the advent of the Internet and social media.
Her catering business was so successful, her clients asked her to write a cookbook. Her cookbook was a hit, so she wrote more and more books. As she became more popular in the media, she was approached to helm a magazine, Martha Stewart Living.
The success of her books and magazines led her to host her own television show. Before she knew it, she was her own multimedia company. She was no longer Martha Stewart the person -- she was Martha Stewart the brand.
The brand is Martha Stewart. When consumers buy her products, they are buying her. She is the CEO of Martha Stewart Omnimedia, the public company that carries her name. MSO is worth close to half a billion dollars.
That said, if Martha Stewart wanted to retire, she would be impossible to replace. Even though her company is a public corporation with close to 500 employees, she is still the brand.
What celebrity brands are your favorites?
Are there any products you buy simply because they are attached to a celebrity's name?
Are there any celebrity brands you refuse to buy?
Now, everyone cannot be a Martha Stewart, but they can still use their personal brand to leverage and advance their career.
How does a normal person create a brand? First, you don't create a brand -- you already are one! Google your name, and if you have a common name, Google your name and hometown as well. What are the results? If you have a Facebook account, Twitter or Instagram account, those are probably listed on the first page of your search.
Perhaps you have been named in a newspaper article, or you have a personal blog. All of these things are a part of your personal brand. So, instead of creating a brand, you are building upon and managing your existing brand.
Your first step is to define what makes you different, just like a traditional brand, and then build upon what makes you unique in your field.
2. Do some work to get your name (brand) out in the public eye.
3. Use social media to advance your brand.
In order to become a brand, you must be able to define what your brand is.
Are you an attorney? If so, you want to build your brand around the law.
Are you a lifestyle guru? If so, you might want to build your brand around areas such as homemaking, cooking, and designing.
Are you a makeup artist? If so, you will want to build your brand around cosmetics.
Are you unsure what your brand is? Don't worry -- you can still start building your brand.
Remember, you are the CEO of your brand. Manage your personal brand the same way a Fortune 500 company would manage theirs.
What are you known for? What skill are you better at than everyone else? And don't choose a large general field. There are tens of thousands of lawyers. If you are an attorney, what type of law are you an expert in? What niche do you fill?
If you want to develop a brand around parenting, what age group of children would be your specialty? Parenting teenagers is much different than parenting toddlers.
Remember, thousands upon thousands of people are trying to become personal brands, so you will have competition. Find your niche, and build your brand around that.
If you want to become a personal brand, you need to show your audience why you should be seen as a brand ambassador for your specific niche.
A great way to accomplish this is contribute to this niche as often as possible.
Again, let's use the example of the parenting blogger who wants to build her brand.
Our parenting blogger is a single mom to two tweens. Already she has two separate niches she can fill. The first is being a single mom, and the second is being a parent of tweens. How can she further her brand?
Since she is a blogger, she probably enjoys writing. To advance her brand, our blogger can volunteer to write for parenting sites or write articles and attempt to get published. Having published blog posts and articles will give credence to her brand. The more she writes, the more she will be seen as an expert in her field.
It is also important that the blogger manages her reputation. If she volunteers to write for parenting sites, she must make sure those sites will help her further her brand.
The more the blogger writes, the more likely she will become a trusted source of information. Over time, this will help our blogger become seen as an expert in her field.
Social media has never been more widespread, or more important, especially to someone looking to become a personal brand.
Celebrities are avid users of social media, as it is an excellent and easy way to engage with fans, which, in turn, helps their brand. Of course celebrities usually hire someone to manage their social media, which is a luxury most cannot afford.
The first step in using social media to build your brand is to evaluate your current social media profiles. What do your current profiles say about you?
Let's use our parenting blogger as an example.
Our parenting blogger has profiles on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram. She rarely uses Twitter or LinkedIn, but keeps Facebook and Instagram updated daily.
Her profile photos are all photos of her kids, and she uses Facebook to update her friends and followers about what is happening with her kids. She uses Instagram to post photos of her kids, as well as photos of her life outside of her kids, such as her work and dating life.
How can our blogger use social media to develop her brand?
First, she should use all forms of social media available to her, and keep them as current as possible. Our blogger may not enjoy using Twitter, but it is an extremely important medium that is an essential part of social media.
To keep current, our blogger should post one or two updates a day, everyday. Over time these tweets will help populate her profile, and it will attract more people to her brand. She should use relevant hash tags when possible, as it is a simple way to attract people with similar issues to her page.
Kids are sick again, wish work offered #sickdays for #kids. More vacation days lost!
Need quick #recipe ideas, kids are sick of macaroni & cheese!
She could also tweet links to parenting articles, relevant news stories, and anything else that would appeal to her intended audience. The key is to keep posts parenting-related. She wants to be seen as an expert in her field, and therefore, must keep her profiles parenting-related, with some additional content thrown in for variety.
Remember! Social media is forever. If you post something embarrassing, or something that could hurt your brand, it can be almost impossible to have it removed. Before you start growing your brand, go through your social media profiles with a fine tooth comb, and remove anything that could potentially hurt your brand in the future.
And once you have established your brand, think twice before clicking enter!
While one would expect a mommy blogger to have photos of her kids as her profile photos, she should consider something different. Since she wants to be seen as a leader in her field, she should dress the part. Her profile photo should be of her alone, and should look as professional as possible. No photos of her on vacation or drinking with her friends…the photo should be clear and present an image of a professional who is an expert in her field.
Keep it clean! You want to maintain a professional profile. You can still bring a personal touch to your pages, but keep it respectable.
Keep all social media profiles consistent. Use the same profile photo for each account. Use the same tagline. Just as a traditional brand uses consistent packaging, someone building their personal brand should do the same. If your profiles all have different messages, your audience might be confused as to what you offer.
Post everyday on your most relevant social media sites. In order to gain influence, you must take on an active role. Keep 75 percent of posts brand-related, and 25 percent a variety of what your followers might find interesting.
When new social media sites come to market, reserve your username as soon as possible, even if you don't plan on using the site. You never know if you might change your mind!
Engage with others via chat rooms, groups, and communities. Facebook and Twitter both offer groups and communities for every interest under the sun.
In order to get your name and brand out there, you need to network! Almost every industry, interest, and hobby has networking events. As a personal brand, you can network on social media, as well as in the real world.
Engage with other people in your field, as well as social influencers who could help you gain followers, and help you spread the word about you and your brand. The more opportunities you have to engage, the more exposure your brand will receive.
Networking also gives you an opportunity to meet key people in your field, and will give you ideas on how to best mold your own brand to suit your specific needs.
A social media influencer is an individual that has the power to influence others in their specific social media circle.
Remember, a personal brand is similar to a garden. You lay the groundwork and plant the seeds, and as long as you continue to water and take care of the garden, you will eventually reap the benefits. It does take time; you cannot become the leading personal brand in your field overnight. But if you spend the time to nurture your brand, and stay consistent, eventually it will pay off.
So, what have you learned in this lesson?
1. You have learned what a celebrity brand is, and what a personal brand is.
2. You have learned how to build a successful personal brand by defining yourself as a leader in your field.
3. You have learned how to harness social media to help advance your brand.
4. You have learned how to network and engage others so that you can advance your brand and become a social influencer.
In this article, you will learn about online branding, also referred to as digital branding or Internet branding, and its importance to brand management.
Online branding is the technique that uses the Internet to position a brand in the marketplace. This is usually accomplished using a website, but also includes social media and other online marketing mediums, including video.
Online branding is important, as without it, a company would have a difficult time growing in a very competitive market. And online branding can benefit all brands, including personal brands.
There is a famous cartoon that shows a dog sitting at a computer, with the caption, "On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog."
The same can be said about personal brands, as well as small brands and large worldwide brands. On the Internet, they are all the same. No one has to know that you are a small business. A small business can have a website that is just as advanced as the website of a large global brand.
The heart of online branding is the website.
When a consumer is interested in a brand, whether a product or a service, they will visit the company website in order to get whatever information they are seeking. Online marketers will want to design a website that is clean and easy to use, while also being extremely functional. A professional website doesn't require a large budget, but it does need a lot of good planning.
When building a website, it is essential the site is fully functional. If a consumer visits a website and it is slow to load, or difficult to navigate, they will not wait. They will leave the website and go somewhere else.
Also, the quickest way to turn off a potential customer is if they are hit with an immediate sales pitch. This method rarely works. No one enjoys surfing a site, and dealing with repeated pop ups with sales material.
When attempting to gain customers, your online branding campaign should include information that the potential customer will find valuable and informative. Don't push products or services, offer the customer valuable insight to your product and/or brand.
A website should always provide links to the company's social media pages, and it is very easy to add social media buttons so customers can click and immediately be sent to a company's Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram account.
What are some of your favorite websites, whether product-based or not?
What is it about these sites that you like?
Can you think of any sites that you dislike? Why?
SEO stands for Search Engine Optimization, which is the discipline used when attempting to gain visibility in search engine results. The top search engines are Google, Yahoo, and Bing, although Google dominates the field with a market share of almost 70 percent.
SEO uses both technical and creative components to improve SEO rankings, drive traffic to a website, and increase visibility in the search engines. There are many different aspects used in SEO, from the content of the website to whether or not other sites link back to the site. The goal of SEO is to position a website in such a way that search engines will understand the site, and send searchers to the website organically.
SEO can be accomplished in several ways, and if you ask 10 social media experts how to best use SEO, you will probably get 10 different answers. There really isn't any one set way to improve search rankings.
Keywords – Keyword research is the first, and probably most important step when initiating an SEO campaign. Marketers and social media experts use market research to determine which keywords will be most effective for a brand, and then use those keywords to ensure customers will be able to find the website when they search for those particular keywords.
Backlinks – Backlinks are "hyperlinks" that link from one website back to the company's website. These links are incredibly valuable, as Google uses the quality and quantity of these links to determine the website's page rank.
Content – As they say, "Content is King." This especially true when it comes to the content on a company's website. The more quality content a website has, the greater visibility it will have with the search engines.
Social – Sharing content is incredibly important for site rankings. If content is added to a website, that content should be shared on the company's social media pages. And don't forget to share on Google+! Remember that is a Google site and the Google algorithm will like seeing content shared on one of their sites.
Mobile – All websites should also have mobile sites, as it is essential for SEO. Google has stated that websites that are not optimized for mobile will not get as high in page ranks.
Title Tags – Title tags surround the name or title of a website. For SEO purposes, many programmers add keywords to the title.
Meta Tags – Meta tags tell visitors what a website is about. It doesn't rank high on SEO, but it is important that visitors to the site know what the site is about.
Headings – Headings are very similar to the headings used in a book. Headings are listed as H1, H2, H3, and so on. H1 is the main heading, with each additional heading lower on the site.
Sitemaps – Sitemaps are maps for search engines. They direct the bots to the different pages of a website. Sitemaps can be HTML or XML, with XML maps readable by search engines only.
URL – The URL is the address of the website. If the URL is messy, search engines will have a more difficult time finding it. URLs should never use special characters, and shorter URL's are more visible to search engines than longer ones are.
Alt Tags – Alt Tags are added to images, which allows search engines to find the image.
Using these ideas will help increase traffic from search engines. But you do have to be patient. It takes time for the search engine bots to crawl through the billions of sites on the web until they find yours.
Also, it is important to find out what strategy works best for a website. What works for one website may not work for another. Just remember, there are no shortcuts. People who promise to increase your ranking can often cause your ranking to decrease. Google and other search engines are aware of all the tricks online marketers use, and if a website uses those methodologies, the site will be affected negatively.
Never has social media been more important for a company or brand than it is at the current moment. Brands and the companies that own them must have a social media strategy in place, as it is very important for the company's image.
A good social media strategy can position a brand positively in the public's eye.
Let's use Starbucks as an example. Starbucks has a massive online presence throughout their many social media pages. They post updates frequently, and always engage with their customers. If a customer posts a complaint, Starbucks will usually respond within one hour. That type of personal attention simply cannot be matched.
Their Facebook page has over 36 million likes, and throughout the day they post updates, often updates that include discounts and other loyalty programs. The page provides a place for consumers to learn more about their products, as well as more information about the company as a whole.
It is reasonable that a large corporation would have a presence on each of those social media platforms, along with pages on video sharing sites, such as YouTube, Vine and Vimeo.
What do you like about those sites?
Have you ever engaged with a brand online? If so, did you leave with a positive or negative opinion of the company?
Reputation management is one of those things that a business hopes it never has to use. Reputation management is the process of protecting a company's reputation against any negative or damaging comments or feedback left on the Internet.
For example, if a restaurant receives a poor review on Yelp, the largest customer review site on the web, it could be very damaging for the restaurant. Of course, ideally, a negative review will not be left, and the restaurant handles the disgruntled customer before it gets to the online review stage. But once a review is left, it is forever.
Remember, everyone uses Google. If a couple is looking for a restaurant to dine in that evening, and they read a negative review, they will most likely move on.
When managing reputation, it is important to stay proactive. One of the best ways to accomplish this is with transparency. Being open to criticism is often very beneficial to a company, as it allows potential problems to be addressed head-on, before they become negative or damaging online posts.
Establishing a one-on-one channel for customers to communicate with company employees and customer service.
Allowing those employees to speak honestly and publicly about the company and its products and brands.
Asking for feedback, whether positive or negative (remember, a company learns from both).
If criticism is received, addressing it openly and honestly.
Being transparent is often very frightening for a company, as no one wants to be left vulnerable. But online transparency is a great way to gain consumer trust. That said, transparency can be risky -- but not being transparent can be riskier.
Have you ever left a negative review online?
When you left the review, did anyone from the company's social media team contact you? If they did, would you consider removing the review?
What is the product or brand receives too much criticism?
What if employees are not social media savvy and are taken advantage of due to this?
What if competitors take advantage of your transparency?
For a company to be transparent, which is the ideal, they must have a reputation management plan ready and waiting. Being proactive means constantly monitoring the company's reputation, which is best done using social media.
Social media monitoring allows a company to gather all public online content and mentions, analyze it, and determine whether the content is positive or negative. This can also be done with Google Alerts, which send a notification every time a brand or company is mentioned on the web.
1. You learned that online branding is the process of managing a brand's place on the Internet.
2. You learned that a successful online presence requires a professional and functional website.
3. You learned how brands could harness social media to increase online presence and consumer engagement.
4. You learned about SEO, and how it is utilized to improve search rankings.
5. You learned about reputation management, and how to head off problems before they become troublesome.


Kawana Island is a little piece of paradise in the Sunshine Coast suburb of Parrearra.The Mooloolah River meanders around the island on its way to the Coral Sea, just a few kilometres away at Mooloolabah.
Zanzibar is located, appropriately enough, in Zanzibar Court and backs onto the river. Unsurprisingly, the owners were anxious to exploit the water aspect and maximise their exposure to northern light.
"Our client gave us a very open brief with a preference for a minimal, low maintenance, sustainable design," says Michael Rolton of MRA Design who was assisted on this project by Chris Halliday.
Austral Masonry GB Smooth masonry in Pewter is used in the spine walls that run along both storeys through the main breezeway of the house. The masonry is located internally and externally to maximise thermal mass – an essential component of an energy efficient design – and to maintain a visual flow between the indoor and outdoor areas.
The Austral Masonry GB Smooth masonry chosen for this project has a smooth face finish. The GB Masonry Collection is also available in split face and honed, which exposes the natural aggregate surface to add a subtle sparkle.The Pewter chosen for Zanzibar is one of eight colours available across the three GB Masonry Collection finishes.
The blockwork is laid in a stack bond, reinforced by starter bars, horizontal and vertical reinforcing steel and core filling. The 300 series (300 mm thick) blocks used as single skin external walling were given a waterproofing treatment. The internal face blockwork walls are all 200 series (200 mm thick). A dark coloured mortar complements the soft colour of the Pewter blocks. Austral Masonry's 200 series grey blocks are also used extensively throughout the structure, in hidden locations and under render.
In keeping with the climate and location, the landscaping is arid coastal.The owners have also erected a private jetty allowing speedy access to the river and then to the sea.
Comfort is always top of the list on a build such as this. The home is fitted with a state-ofthe-art home automation system allowing the whole house to be remotely operated via an iPhone app.
The thermal benefits of masonry will also add to their comfort and the extensive face blockwork will substantially reduce maintenance requirements. Paradise indeed!
The smooth surface of GB Smooth masonry gives a soft glow to any project. The GB Masonry Collection of products are also available in split face, smooth and honed finishes.


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Kevin Vanbeuren (31 januari 1981) is een Belgisch voetballer die anno 2012 uitkomt voor Zonhoven VV. Vanbeuren is een verdediger.

Biografie
Vanbeuren startte z'n carrière bij RC Genk. Hij maakte in het seizoen 1999-2000 de overstap naar de A-kern. Hij won met Genk een landstitel (2002) en een Beker van België (2000). Hij speelde in de Champions League tegen AEK Athene en Real Madrid.

In het seizoen 2003-2004 werd hij, net als vele andere Genk-spelers, verhuurd aan Heusden-Zolder. In 2004 werd hij verkocht aan Dessel Sport. Vanbeuren speelde later nog voor KSK Tongeren, KVV Heusden-Zolder, Patro Maasmechelen, Zonhoven VV en Weerstand Zonhoven.

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GBP/USD dollar exchange rate forecast — June 3, 2016
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Currency pair pound dollar GBP/USD continued to fall within a bearish pattern Wolfe waves. At the moment, there is the potential to bounce up in the region at a level above 1.4630.
It is expected to complete the formation of reversal pattern head and shoulders, that will indicate a potential drop in prices Pound Dollar below 1.40. An additional signal in favor of the growth of quotations pound testing the support line on the indicator of relative strength. GBP/USD dollar exchange rate forecast — June 3, 2016 suggests the pair to 1.46 levels within the framework of the beginning of the formation of a head and shoulders pattern.
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The inventor of A.Yekimovskikh offered mankind a super-electric bike with an autonomous self-charging system
I invite to invest in companies that are world producers of electric accumulators for the accumulation of electric energy from solar and wind generators of the new generation.
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTMENT: construction of a plant for the production of systems for the accumulation of electric energy from solar and wind generators. The system of regeneration and generation of electric energy in parallel with the sun and wind will continuously charge electric accumulator batteries and super-capacitors in the absence of solar and wind energy.
The plant will be located on the territory of the Zhovkivsky district of the Lviv region, near the village of Velyki Gribovichi.
The basis for the production of technical carbon will be the household garbage collected during 55 years of the existence of a garbage landfill in the city of Lviv. The total volume of Griffin landfill - solid waste (solid waste) is 55 million tons.
The effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed project are as follows:
- lack of transportation costs;
- availability of own cheap electric power, which will be produced with the help of its own turbo-electric generator "STELS" (the invention of O. Yekimovskikh);
- free raw material for the production of carbon black;
- preferential tax legislation in Ukraine and the EU;
- there is a sufficient number of highly skilled workers in the region.
Proceeding from the above, the proposed project will be profitable, taking into account the cost price of carbon black and based on economic and environmental indicators for any manufacturer and consumer of those. carbon, as according to preliminary calculations, from 55 million tons of recycled waste, it will be possible to receive not less than 80% of those. carbon, which is 44 million tons.
You can familiarize yourself with the preliminary financial and economic calculations of this project and take part in the discussion at the session of the Zhovkva District Council of Lviv Oblast, which will be held in the first decade of September 2018.
inventor O. Yekimovskikh
www.yekimovskikh.com
This invitation is addressed to the following companies:
Jinko Solar https://www.jinkosolar.com
Trina Solar https://www.trinasolar.com
Ja Solar http://www.jasolar.com
Canadian Solar https://www.canadiansolar.com/
Нanwha Q-Cells https://www.hanwha-qcells.com/
First Solar www.firstsolar.com
TESLA https://www.tesla.com/solarroof https://www.tesla.com/energy
Abi-Solar https://www.enfsolar.com/directory/panel/3365/viessmann
Вестас https://www.vestas.com/
Дженерал Электрик https://www.ge.com/renewableenergy/wind-energy/turbines/haliade-x-offshore-turbine
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd http://www.goldwindglobal.com/
Siemens Gamesa https://www.siemensgamesa.com
Enercon https://www.enercon.de
Nordex Group http://www.nordex-online.com/en/products-services/wind-turbines.html
Guodian Yunnan Company http://www.cgdc.com.cn/home.jhtml http://renewnews.ru/guodian/
Ming Yang http://www.mywind.com.cn/English/Index.aspx
I invite to invest in companies that are world producers of carbon electrodes for rechargeable batteries and super-capacitors (based on carbon with a higher degree of purification) for the production of electro-accumulator graphene.
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTMENT: construction of a plant for the production of technical carbon of a higher degree of purification for graphene electric accumulators and super-capacitors.
The plant line should have a production capacity of up to 1 million tons per year.
Proceeding from the above, the proposed project will be profitable considering the cost of high carbon technical carbon and on the basis of economic and environmental indicators for any manufacturer and consumer of those. carbon, as according to preliminary estimates, from 55 million tons of recycled waste, it will be possible to obtain not less than 33 million tons of technical carbon for a higher degree of purification for graphene electric accumulators and super-capacitors.
https://www.graphenano.com
https://www.grabat.es
https://www.graphene.manchester.ac.uk/about/geic/
http://grapheneindustries.com/
https://en.xfnano.com/Info/113.aspx
https://graphene-flagship.eu/
http://www.rusgraphene.ru/
http://ru.c6th.com/graphene/graphene-dispersion.html
https://www.haydale.com/
https://www.samsung.com/ua_ru/
https://nanographene.net/
http://ru.topsens.net/graphene-absorbing-material/
I invite to invest in companies that are world producers of automotive tires and other rubber-technical products made of carbon black.
OBJECTIVES OF INVESTMENT: сonstruction of a plant producing technical carbon with a capacity of 3 to 5 million tons per year.
Proceeding from the above, the proposed project will be profitable, taking into account the cost price of carbon black and based on economic and environmental indicators for any manufacturer and consumer of those carbon, as according to preliminary calculations, from 55 million tons of recycled waste, it will be possible to receive not less than 80% of those. carbon, which is 44 million tons.
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17 Vegetarian Restaurants That Even Meat Eaters Can Love
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SF.Eater.com just published a wonderful guide to some of San Francisco's best vegetarian restaurants. It includes an interactive map, making it easy to locate all of these places.
In San Francisco, according to the piece, nearly every classic dish from virtually any cuisine — including Thai, Chinese, Mexican and Southern soul food — has a vegetarian-friendly counterpart. And the options are so satisfying that you don't have to be a staunch plant eater to have an amazing meal.
Here are five of our favorites on their list:
Indochine 508 Valencia Street Meat and dairy free Korean recipes
Shizen 370 14th Street – Modern zen vegan sushi bar and izakaya
Udupi Palace 1007 Valencia Street – South Indian cuisine all without meat
Gracias Madre 2211 Mission Street – Vegan Mexican food
Thai Idea 710 Polk Street The only Thai vegetarian restaurant in the City
To see the entire list, along with photos, descriptions, and the interactive map, please click here.
Alexander's Steakhouse Opens Casual SoMa Spinoff
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Known for serving high-end Japanese beef at its Cupertino, Mountain View, and San Francisco restaurant locations, Alexander's Steakhouse expanded into more casual territory yesterday with the opening of ALX Gastropub in SoMa. The idea, says executive chef Jessie Lugo, is to do "fast casual — still with the standards that Alexander's has — but with more approachable, lower price point food."
According to Caleb Pershan with SF.Eater.com, that means plenty of deluxe ingredients and elements. One example: A "Foie-gyu Burger" with sun-dried tomato jam and camembert cheese, the foie gras emulsified right into the wagyu beef burger for $35. Salads, flat breads, and shared items like goat cheese tater tots with homemade ketchup and pickle mayo are more affordably priced from $8 to $15. You can now see the entire menu online.
To read the SF.Eater.com piece, and to see photos of the place and some of its dishes, please click here.
ALX Gastropub
680 Folsom Street, Suite 125
Lunch Monday to Friday, 11:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Happy hour Monday to Friday from 5 to 7PM
Dinner nightly from 5:30 PM to 10 PM
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Eat Drink SF is now in its 10th year, and organizers say this is San Francisco's premiere food and drink festival. It includes three days of curated programming today, tomorrow, and Sunday at Fort Mason, with 35 restaurants and more than 70 beer, wine, and spirits makers participating in the festival. On Saturday and Sunday the Vintage Paper Fair happens in Golden Gate Park — the last of three such fairs that will have taken place in 2018. And finally, on Saturday night, Lady Bird will be presented on a giant outdoor screen in Washington Square Park in North Beach. The movie begins at dusk, and it's free, but donations are accepted.
On the "Homes for Sale in San Francisco" front, here's our report for this week, 8/19/18 – 8/25/18
Downtown San Francisco Continues to Grow
Of the record 67,800 residential units in the current pipeline of development across San Francisco, roughly 10,000 of the units, or 15 percent, fall within the boundaries of the City's Greater Downtown, which now includes most of the burgeoning Transbay District but only a sliver of Central SoMa.
At the same time, according to SocketSite.com, citing the latest Monitoring Report for Downtown San Francisco, the number of people working within the boundaries of the City's old-school Downtown increased 3 percent in 2017 to 288,000, which is up 23 percent since the end of 2011 (233,500) and now represents 40 percent of the total 711,000 jobs in San Francisco.
"Eat Drink SF" Takes Place Friday Night Through Sunday
Organizers say this is San Francisco's premiere food and drink festival. Eat Drink SF (fka SF Chefs), now in its 10th year, features an impressive lineup of renowned tastemakers to celebrate the Bay Area's world-class cuisine.
With three days of curated programming from August 24-26, the festival brings elevated VIP experiences from newcomers like Sorrel and Eight Tables; main stage demonstrations by luminaries like Chef Dominique Crenn and Chef Roland Passot; and bar programs from mainstay Pacific Cocktail Haven and Japanese-influenced Kabuki Hotel.
35 restaurants and more than 70 beer, wine and spirits makers will be participating in the festival, which takes place at Fort Mason all three days. For event information and tickets, click here.
German Beer Hall "Radhaus" Opens at Fort Mason
According to a recent Hoodline post, Radhaus comes from Aaron and Matt Hulme, the team behind Biergarten and Suppenkuche in Hayes Valley. As you would expect, the beverage selection runs heavily towards German beers, from Weltenberger dunkel to Andechs doppelbock. There's also a small selection of largely German wines, and some beer cocktails like a radler.
On the food side, the beer hall serves up options like a chicken schnitzel sandwich, bratwurst plate, and a burger. There are also some smaller bites like cucumber salad and soft pretzels with Bavarian cheese dip.
Former Chronicle Rising Star Chef Timmy Malloy is at the helm of the Radhaus kitchen. According to the newspaper, the ultimate goal for the Radhaus team is to become an all-day destination serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with snack services in between. The location Radhaus calls home is Building A, near The Interval and the long-standing Greens restaurant. The Fort Mason folks wanted to pick a tenant that, when paired with events like Off the Grid, would increase foot traffic at the onetime military site.
Radhaus, at 2 Marina Blvd., Bldg A, is open from 11 AM–2 PM, and from 5 PM–10 PM daily.
SF Restaurants Doubling As Co-Working Spaces By Day
SF.Eater.com has spotted an interesting trend that's taking place, and it makes so much sense we're surprised that this hasn't come up before. It actually began in New York. A startup called Spacious invites restaurants to open during the day — not to serve food, but to simply provide a comfortable setting and WiFi for remote workers and freelancers.
Spacious expanded its subscription-based membership model to San Francisco last fall, and it's been growing steadily since, recently unveiling its latest restaurant partner, Barcino. Other SF Spacious partners are the Elite Cafe, Finn Town, Buffalo Theory, and the Press Club.
For remote workers and freelancers, a Spacious subscription is $129 a month (or $99 per month with an annual plan) — a better deal than WeWork, whose cheapest hot desk option is $220 a month.
For restaurants that often operate on razor-thin margins and have the extra space, it seems to make sense to do this, as long as it doesn't interfere with prepping for dinner service of course.


We get it. It was THE BEST.
When it comes to Hamilton, everyone falls into two camps: those who are dying to see the show (but can't because it's impossible to get a seat), and those who saw the show and won't shut up about it. Celebrities are no exception. They, too, come away from the 16-time Tony-nominated hip hop musical geeking out and singing their praises to the world. Here, Jennifer Lopez, Kerry Washington, Emma Watson, and more react to seeing the most popular production on Broadway.
"[Hamilton] reminds us of the vital, crazy, kinetic energy that's at the heart of America," POTUS, arguably the biggest fan of all, said. Not only was he among the first to hear the opening number back at the 2009 White House Poetry Jam, but he watched it twice in 2015 (even hosting a fundraiser at the show). In March 2016 he also invited the cast to the White House, where they performed and hosted workshops for local students–and let the President in on some freestyle action.
"Love to hate things that others adore but Hamilton on Broadway is unimpeachably perfect. Wept, laughed, raged," the actress (pictured here with Aaron Burr actor Leslie Odom Jr.) tweeted in September 2015, "If every kid in America could see Hamilton they would thirst for historical knowledge and then show up to vote." She also called buying the cast album the "best $19.99 I ever spent."
J.Lo called it "an AMAZING show" in her backstage Instagram from August 2015. She even documented her "really, really excited" self getting to the theater (running late) and hoping they don't start without her.
"Saw @hamiltonmusical tonight. Love this man so much. Exceptionally brilliant night of theater across the board. Thank you guys," Washington shared in an Instagram in September 2015. She also tweeted, "The musical Hamilton is a #mustsee because it's life changing!"
"#HAMILTON. Incredible, from the Diverse, dynamic, & insanely talented cast to the writing & ILL band. Could go on & on. Pls support  ," she tweeted in October 2015.
"Love love loved @HamiltonMusical #greatforhiphopheads," she tweeted with this pic in October 2015. The comedian loved it so much she tried to convince Lin-Manuel Miranda to collaborate with her on a Betsy Ross musical for a skit on Inside Amy Schumer.
The actress, who watched the show in October 2015, is such a fan that she was not only inspired to try her hand at beatboxing while Lin-Manuel freestyled, but also sorted Hamilton characters into Hogwarts houses.
Back in December 2015, the Tony Award-winner tweeted, "Took the family to @HamiltonMusical (2nd time for me). It's brilliance of another level. Makes me yearn to be that good. Thanks @Lin_Manuel!
The Breaking Bad star watched the show in October 2015 and tweeted, "#Hamilton is the greatest musical that has ever been written. Thank you @Lin_Manuel for your genius. Go see it!!"
"Thank you to the incredible cast of @HamiltonMusical for one of the best nights on Broadway I've had in years! Bravo to you all!" she tweeted in September 2015. She's pictured here backstage with Jonathan Groff, her Glee and Spring Awakening co-star, who played King George.
After watching the show in October 2015, Oprah shared on Instagram, "WoW!WOW! WoW! What a thrilling experience to be in the presence of such Genius! Brilliance!" She's pictured here with Phillipa Soo, Jasmine Cephas Jones, and Renée Elise Goldsberry who play the Schuyler sisters.
"Seen it twice and still haven't gotten enough of @HamiltonMusical. Lin-Manuel Miranda, #YouToldHistory unforgettably! Thank you. #runandgoseeit," the Tony nominee shared on Instagram in September 2015.
After seeing the show in October 2015, the Broadway vet shared this photo with the caption, "I was schooled tonight. #hamiltonmusical @hamiltonmusical u guys are today's operetta. Unbelievable." She also tweeted, "Can't sleep. I should be sleeping. But thanks to @HamiltonMusical I keep rapping in my sleep. Sheep!"
While they didn't share anything on social media when they attended in October 2015, Lin-Manuel Miranda did recount a story from their visit backstage where Beyoncé told Jonathan Groff, "I'm stealing your walk. I love your walk," and even demonstrated it herself. In Beyoncé-world, that's a rave review.
The rapper caught the show in February 2016 and, as Lin-Manuel recounted on an episode of Another Round, apparently sat in the second row with Kim Kardashian. At intermission, Kimye went backstage and Lin-Manuel told Kanye, "This whole show is about you, and [George] Washington's Jay Z." Kim's mind was blown, too, when she realized another parallel: "The three sisters!"
The actress (pictured here with other attendees Selena Gomez, Nick Cannon, Spike Lee, and Harry Belafonte) shared on Instagram, "What a wonderful musical, with an incredibly talented cast, left me perplexed!" and also tweeted, "Absolutely groundbreaking! Utterly amazing! Cast is incredible! Blown away & proud in a way that my heart is swollen w/ gratitude," when she saw the show in October 2015. Upon the Tony nomination announcements in May 2016, she celebrated by posting a Snapchat of herself singing along to the show's song, "Helpless."
"Blown away by @HamiltonMusical–cast, story, music, set, lighting, everything! Just mind blowing!    ," she wrote in a tweet after seeing the show in May 2016.
The iconic singer shared this backstage photo on her Facebook page, calling Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel "brilliant."
The Oscar-winner, who watched the show in August 2015, loves the show so much she broke out into a song from the show, "The Room Where It Happens," during her speech at the 2016 Women in the World Summit. She changed the lyrics to, "Women are suddenly in the room where it happens, the room where it happens, the room where it happens" here at 15:57.
The 2016 Tony Awards host (pictured here with, yes, Matthew McConaughey in an "alright" hat) loves the show so much he performed part of the opening song on a February 2016 episode of The Late Late Show with Rosie O'Donnell (who's seen the show TWELVE times). "When I saw the show...I felt when they were bowing I felt like, no, no we should be bowing to them," he said, "It's an incredible show."
"Thank you to the entire cast and crew of @HamiltonMusical for an inspiring afternoon of theater. Still in awe of the genius of @Lin_Manuel," the Orange Is the New Black star tweeted in December 2015.
She attended the show in October 2015 and must've left a lasting impression on the cast because two of them later released a viral cover of her hit, "Good For You."
"Best show ever. Thank you for moving me," the actress wrote on their Alexander Hamilton poster backstage.
When a follower asked the Law & Order star if she had seen anything great on Broadway, she responded "Hamilton Hamilton Hamilton." Lin-Manuel later called her the show's "#1 fan" when he announced she'd be narrating part of the Hamilton audiobook that came out in April 2016. "Lin-Manuel's Hamilton enthralls me, and to think that I get to play a part in telling the story of how this masterpiece came into existence, it's really just a lot to take in," she said.
The Grease Live! co-stars watched the show in March 2016. Hough shared on Instagram, "HAMILTON–speechless! Overwhelmed with emotion right now that I can't even talk about what I just witnessed without bursting in to tears! @lin_manuel and #tommykail #genius #thankyou @hamiltonmusical"
"@HamiltonMusical inspired & moved me to the core. It motivated my spirit and awakened parts of my soul! Don't miss it," the Oscar-winner tweeted in September 2015.
"HAMILTON is a game changer. @Lin_Manuel brilliantly wrote the book, music and lyrics. I am in love with the cast," The Tonight Show host tweeted back in March 2016, before the show was on Broadway. He'd later invite Lin-Manuel to do a now-viral freestyle improv skit and get featured in his own #Ham4Ham pre-lottery drawing show.
"Amazing. That's All!!!!!" he wrote on the Alexander Hamilton poster backstage. He also incorporated Hamilton into a segment on The Daily Show, joking about presidential candidate Bernie Sanders attending the infamously high-priced show on the campaign trail, "What if this whole running-for-president-thing was just a sham that Bernie planned to get Hamilton tickets? That would be so slick!"
After attending the show in October 2015, the singer (pictured with George Washington actor Chris Jackson), was tapped for The Hamilton Mixtape album alongside Sia and Queen Latifah.


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Q: How to parse JSON in Standard SQL BigQuery? After streaming some json data into BQ, we have a record that looks like:
"{\"Type\": \"Some_type\", \"Identification\": {\"Name\": \"First Last\"}}"

How would I extract the type from this? E.g. I would like to get Some_type.
I tried all possible combinations shown in https://cloud.google.com/bigquery/docs/reference/standard-sql/json_functions without success, namely, I thought:
SELECT JSON_EXTRACT_SCALAR(raw_json , "$[\"Type\"]") as parsed_type FROM `table` LIMIT 1000

is what I need. However, I get:
Invalid token in JSONPath at: ["Type"]
Picture of rows preview

A: Below example is for BigQuery Standard SQL
#standardSQL
WITH `project.dataset.table` AS (
  SELECT 1 id, "{\"Type\": \"Some_type\", \"Identification\": {\"Name\": \"First Last\"}}" raw_json UNION ALL
  SELECT 2, '{"Type": "Some_type", "Identification": {"Name": "First Last"}}'
)
SELECT id, JSON_EXTRACT_SCALAR(raw_json , "$.Type") AS parsed_type
FROM `project.dataset.table`

with result
Row id  parsed_type
1   1   Some_type
2   2   Some_type

See below update example - take a look at third record which I think mimic your case
#standardSQL
WITH `project.dataset.table` AS (
  SELECT 1 id, "{\"Type\": \"Some_type\", \"Identification\": {\"Name\": \"First Last\"}}" raw_json UNION ALL
  SELECT 2, '''{"Type": "Some_type", "Identification": {"Name": "First Last"}}''' UNION ALL
  SELECT 3, '''"{\"Type\": \"

                     null1\"}"
  '''
)
SELECT id,
  JSON_EXTRACT_SCALAR(REGEXP_REPLACE(raw_json, r'^"|"$', '') , "$.Type") AS parsed_type
FROM `project.dataset.table`

with result
Row id  parsed_type
1   1   Some_type
2   2   Some_type
3   3   null1

Note: I use null1 instead of null so you can easily see that it is not a NULL but rather string null1

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Anheuser-Busch Wastewater Treatment Plant
The Wastewater Treatment Plant for the Anheuser-Busch facility in Jacksonville, Florida, included three separate structures, grit removal tanks, equalization tanks and four anaerobic reactor vessels. This facility contains over 4,200 cubic yards of concrete and 700 tons of reinforcing steel.
Jacksonville's Anheuser-Busch brewery produces more than 125 million cases of beer each year, serving a large distribution market in Florida.
Beginning from the brewing phase all the way through packaging, the facility is constantly incorporating new innovations to use less and recycle more. Water conservation and recycling is at the top of that list.
Water from the brewing process is pumped to a Bio-Energy Recovery Systems facility adjacent to the plant. Bacteria is added to the wastewater to generate methane, which in turn, creates enough energy to generate 20 percent of its own fuel needs.
The remaining nutrient-rich water, approximately 650 million gallons, is directed into center pivot irrigation systems that water and fertilize the soil at two separate company owned farms. These farms produce corn, sorghum and some rye grasses.
Each farm contains runoff ponds used as natural filtering systems for treating wastewater before it is returned to the ecosystem. More than 150,000 native aquatic plants have been planted in the seven ponds, thousands of bluegill, grass carp and channel catfish have been introduced, and fish reefs have been constructed for cover. The results have been beneficial to the local ecosystem and have helped promote wildlife conservation.
Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC.
Lockwood Greene
34,000 square feet


Having a room devoted to watching films and television is becoming increasingly popular as television sets get bigger and a glut of streaming content makes it possible to watch something brand new every single day without having to rewatch anything. While you might think that all you need to create a home theater is a big tv and a dark room, it's important to have the proper lighting in your home theater to make the experience one that is almost as good as going to a traditional theater. In this blog, Butler Lighting will give you some tips to help you design the perfect lighting for your new theater.
When you need interior or exterior lighting, Butler Lighting is ready to help. Not only can we teach you what lighting works best in each room of your house, we also have an incredible selection of lamps, chandeliers, recessed lighting, and other fixtures to match your decor. Shop online, or stop by our showrooms in High Point, Greensboro, or Winston-Salem to see our lights in action.
It might seem counterintuitive, but it is possible for a home theater to be too dark. The next time you go to a theater, check out what they've done and then try to replicate it in your home. You'll notice that there are dimmed lights along the side of the theater and along pathways that lead from the doors to the seats. While you might not need a lit-up path, it is a good idea to have some some soft, ambient lighting on the walls or behind where you sit. This makes it easier for you to get up for snacks or to use the restroom because they will help keep your eyes from dilating too much.
Chances are good that your home theater will be used for dedicated movie nights and for a variety of other purposes like eating special meals with your family while you're enjoying a favorite tv show. Having several "layers" or types of lights can keep the room flexible and functional. In addition to the dimmable lights we mentioned in the last section, it's a good idea to add some direct task lights to the ceiling (recessed lighting is a solid choice) so that the room can work as more than just a theater. Lamps on the sides of seats can also be helpful if one or more of your family members likes to hang out in the same room with you but would like to read a book or magazine instead of watching whatever is on the screen.
Our helpful lighting experts will also cover what types of lights work best in different kinds of home theaters (LED, halogen, etc.), and how your choices can save you money through decreased energy usage.
If you want your theater to feel like a futuristic space that could have sprung directly from your favorite sci-fi flick, Butler Lighting has all of the most modern lighting options available to make the space feel clean, shining, and sterile. Or, if your theater has an old-school feel, add some elaborate sconces along the walls to give it that old, "movie-house" vibe. If you have a bar in the back (an increasingly popular addition to home theaters), add a fixture with a traditional flair to complete the look. The options are almost endless! When you come in to one our showrooms, bring pictures of your home theater so we can perfectly match light fixtures to the decor.
As you can see, lighting a home theater can be a bit of a process, but we try to make it as smooth as possible when you come to Butler Lighting. Our lighting experts have been helping people make the most out of their indoor and outdoor spaces for many years and they can't wait to make your new home theater come to life! Stop by any of our showrooms today or check out our online lighting store to get some ideas about how to light any room in your house. We offer unbeatable selection and unbeatable customer service to every person who walks into our stores. Come by and see us soon or contact us if you have questions!


Happy Independence Day, Costa Rican Style!
Tomorrow is the day our Costa Rican brothers and sisters will celebrate Independence Day! Anna wanted to be the first to celebrate, so we finally found her appropriate attire!


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Road test: 2000 Daewoo Nubira SX sedan
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by Brian Harper	 | August 10, 2011
2000 Daewoo Nubira
There are cars out there, the very mention of their names conjuring up thoughts of sleek lines, supple leathers, exotic woods and mechanical precision that demands redline shifts. The sort of car that one truly aspires to possess. The Daewoo Nubira isn't one of them.
It is transportation pure and simple, a four-wheeled appliance, budget wheels for those who live paycheque to paycheque. It stirs no soul, inspires no lust, sets no benchmark. In short, it's a car for people who need transportation and little else. But you know what? As a conveyance, it does the job, and it delivers reasonable value for every sweat-stained loonie you earn.
Korean manufacturer Daewoo is still a new kid on the block in this country, having entered the Canadian market only two years ago. Its trio of product includes the even more frugal, subcompact Lanos hatchback and sedan, the Leganza flagship sedan, and the Nubira, a sedan and wagon for the mass market.
There's beaucoup competition out there to the Nubira; established nameplates from both the Japanese and Big Three powerhouses. As Daewoo is too new to develop any sort of reputation for reliability, it gets consumers' attention the old-fashioned way; on price.
For $16,700, the Nubira SX provides the essential four-door compact sedan configuration, and the ubiquitous economical four-cylinder engine – a 129 horsepower DOHC 2.0-litre – and five-speed manual transmission. Standard features on the SX include air conditioning, power windows and door locks, heated power mirrors, and a Sony AM/FM stereo with CD player; items that tend to be optional or part of more expensive trim packages on many competitive models.
According to Daewoo, the 2000 Nubira has been completely restyled inside and out, with more than 1,000 new parts. Despite the claim that the external revisions have given the sedan "a more aggressive and dynamic look", its styling is completely anonymous "meet John Doe", save the massive headlight covers and somewhat unique front grille. If you're the type who loses your car in parking lots easily, I strongly suggest tying a brightly-coloured ribbon to the antenna.
The interior accommodations are basic, but comfortable. Trim finish is typical; various plastic textures on par for a budget-based car, but at least – in the tester's case – a colour other than penitentiary grey was chosen. I'm not sure about the long-term appeal of brown/beige or the mouse fur texture of the seat materials, but for a week, it was liveable. The front seats offer firm support and there's good legroom and headroom. Getting into the back seat will prove a squeeze for larger adults, especially those with big feet. Once ensconced, though, it's not too big a hardship, as long as we're talking short trips to the mall.
The instrument panel features plain, easy-to-read gauges, and most controls seemed to fall to hand. But, there are a few ergonomic concerns. The most egregious is the impossibly small buttons on the stylin' Sony stereo system. The other is the four-speed ventilation fan. On most cars, the fourth position brings a hurricane blast of fresh air that also makes conversation difficult. In the Nubira, the fan's force would be hard pressed to unfurl a tissue.
While it would be a stretch to think of the Daewoo as a sporting sedan, it does move along smartly, thanks to a slim 1,242 kg (2,732 lb.) curb weight. Acceleration to 100 km/h can be reached in about 10.5 seconds, and the engine only starts to get thrashy above 4,500 rpm. The engine note at normal speeds could best be described as a thrum and isn't really obtrusive. The car handily cruises at 125 km/h. Nor is the five-speed's operation the mop-in-pail sort of slop that is sometimes found in less expensive products. There's some rubber banding as you move through the gears and the clutch take-up is abrupt, but as long as you don't try to speed-shift, the selector slips in and out with ease. Engaging reverse, though, involves a fairly agricultural whine.
Both the steering and suspension are typical for this class of car; rack and pinion for the former, and front MacPherson strut/independent rear for the latter. Bumps and humps are effectively damped and the ride quality isn't hard to take.
It's nearly impossible to ignite a spark of emotion for the Daewoo, but that doesn't mean that it's beyond consideration. Despite a lack of superlatives it functions very well within its economy milieu. Very few family-type sedans in the sub-$18K range are capable of excitement. And since not everyone embraces driving as a passion, those hunting for the most bang for their buck would be hard-pressed to find a vehicle offering more standard features than the Nubira. For that $16,700 sticker, you can forgive a lot of its inadequacies.
Type of Vehicle: Front-wheel drive, four-door, compact sedan Engine: 2.0 litre DOHC 4-cyl. 129 hp @ 5,400 rpm; 136 lb.-ft of torque @ 4400 rpm. Transmission: Five-speed manual Brakes: Front disc/rear drum Tires: P185/650R146 all-season Base Price: $16,700; as tested: same Major standard features: Five-speed manual transmission, dual airbags, AM/FM stereo cassette and CD player, power windows and door locks, power mirrors, air conditioning, and tilt steering Options: none Fuel economy, L/100 km (mpg): City -10.5 (27); Hwy. -6.9 (41) Consumer Reports predicted reliability: new model – no data available. Basic warranty (yr./km): 3/60,000 Powertrain warranty (yr./km): 5/100,000 Seats: Five
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Il Fudbalski klub Sarajevo, noto semplicemente come Sarajevo, è una società calcistica bosniaca con sede nella città di Sarajevo.

Squadra bosniaca più titolata nell'epoca della Jugoslavia, con 2 campionati jugoslavi in bacheca, due secondi posti nella competizione e il sesto posto nella classifica perpetua della Prva Liga jugoslava, dopo l'indipendenza della Bosnia ed Erzegovina si è aggiudicata 5 campionati bosniaci, 6 Coppe di Bosnia e una Supercoppa di Bosnia.

La squadra gioca allo Stadio Asim Ferhatović Hase, impianto da 34 500 posti, in tenuta bianco-bordeaux.

Storia
Fondata il 24 ottobre 1946, il Sarajevo è stata la squadra bosniaca di maggior successo dell'ex Jugoslavia, vincendo due titoli della Prva Liga, classificandosi seconda in altre due occasioni e finendo sesta nella classifica di tutti i tempi della competizione. Il club entrò nella  massima divisione jugoslava nella stagione 1948-49 e alla fine partecipò a tutte le stagioni tranne due. Dopo che la Bosnia ed Erzegovina ottenne l'indipendenza dalla Jugoslavia, il Sarajevo divenne uno dei più grandi ambasciatori del paese. Partendo, durante la guerra bosniaca, per un grande tour mondiale con l'obiettivo di ottenere il sostegno internazionale per la causa del paese.

Oggi il Sarajevo è uno delle squadre più importanti della Premier League della Bosnia, dove ha vinto cinque campionati, sette coppe bosniache e una supercoppa bosniaca. Il Sarajevo è la squadra di calcio più popolare del paese, insieme all''FK Željezničar, con cui condivide una forte rivalità che si manifesta nel derby di Sarajevo.

Il club gioca le partite casalinghe allo stadio Asim Ferhatović Hase, dal nome dell'attaccante del club Asim Ferhatović. Lo stadio ha una capacità di . La società si posiziona al 6º posto nella classifica perpetua della Prva Liga Jugoslava. Da dicembre 2013, il Sarajevo è gestito da un uomo d'affari malese, investitore ed ex presidente del gruppo Berjaya, Vincent Tan.

Nella Champions League 2007-08 il Sarajevo è riuscito ad arrivare fino al terzo ed ultimo turno preliminare. Infatti, dopo essere partito ed aver superato i primi due turni, è stato eliminato all'ultimo, con un punteggio totale di 4-0, dalla Dinamo di Kiev. Se avesse superato anche quest'ultimo turno, sarebbe entrata, per la prima volta nella storia, nella fase a gironi.

Cronistoria

Allenatori

Calciatori

Palmarès

Competizioni nazionali

1966-1967, 1984-1985

1972

1948-1949

1998-1999, 2006-2007, 2014-2015, 2018-2019, 2019-2020

1996-1997, 1997-1998, 2001-2002, 2004-2005, 2013-2014, 2018-2019, 2020-2021

1997

Competizioni giovanili

1975-1976

1988

Altri piazzamenti

Secondo posto: 1964-1965, 1979-1980

Finalista: 1966-1967, 1982-1983
Semifinalista: 1947, 1952, 1979-1980

Ljetna liga prvaka:
Terzo posto: 1970, 1971

Secondo posto: 1994-1995, 1996-1997, 1997-1998, 2005-2006, 2010-2011, 2012-2013, 2020-2021
Terzo posto: 2000-2001, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2013-2014, 2016-2017, 2017-2018

Finalista: 1998-1999, 2000-2001, 2016-2017, 2021-2022
Semifinalista: 1995-1996, 2006-2007

Finalista: 1998, 1999

Statistiche

Statistiche nelle competizioni UEFA

Organico

Rosa 2020-2021
Aggiornata all'8 settembre 2020.

Voci correlate
 Ženski Sarajevo Fudbal Klub 2000

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni


There's no denying that it's nice to let someone else do the cooking and cleaning on occasion. However, going to restaurants means letting someone else do the cooking and cleaning, which means their standards might not be quite up to yours. There have been many studies showing that there are a shocking number of items in restaurants many that are dirtier than a toilet seat, including one culprit that is sitting on almost every restaurant table in the South. That's why the next time you go out to eat, you just might want to skip giving the pepper a good shake.
In 2012, ABC News tagged along with a group of researchers from the University of Arizona as they went to 12 restaurants in three states—New York, Ohio, and Arizona—swabbing all the items on the tabletops and sending them back to their lab for analysis. They found that 2012 investigation found that 50 percent of the salt and pepper shakers were coated in germs. On average, pepper shakers in particular had a bacteria count of 11,600, one of the highest levels of bacteria and coliforms of everything they swabbed.
While salt, sugar, and the parmesan cheese shakers at pizza restaurants were all guilty of harboring germs, as well, pepper is their favorite place—and even scientists aren't exactly sure why. "E. coli loves to grow there," Dr. Charles Gerba, a University of Arizona microbiologist, told Today.com. "It's a plant-based product. Maybe that has something to do with it." Gerba also thought that pepper may have more bacteria because it's used more than, say, the sugar container.
Plus, according to Professor Kelly Reynolds, Ph.D., a germs specialist and public health professor at the University of Arizona who spoke to the AARP, many people ignore what their mothers taught them and don't wash their hands before eating, meaning they can transfer whatever germs they had on their hands on to the pepper shaker.
The next time you eat at a restaurant, if the waiter asks if you would like fresh-ground pepper on your salad, take him up on the offer—at least that way you don't have to touch the pepper shaker.


The United States Olympic Team is privately funded by individual donors and sponsoring enterprises. In addition to organizing Olympic trials and US participation in the Olympic Games, Team USA manages three world class residential sports training facilities. These are made available to all athletes ranked in the top ten percent of their sport, not just Olympic competitors. Team USA also plays an important role in preparations for other international competitions, such as the Pan American Games and World University Championships. It plays a vital role in world diplomacy and has demonstrated constructive approaches to resolving differences with nations like Cuba and Iran, which do not have diplomatic relations with the United States.
1. Multiple benefits for the entire health care industry. Research on the subjects of physical fitness, sports psychology and nutrition by the US Olympic Committee benefits all Americans. The USOC Bob Beeton Sports Medicine Clinic is making steady progress in learning more ways to achieve optimal health.
2. Cultural tourism. Many Team USA affiliate events such as USA Swimming's Grand Prix series are a magnet for top athletes around the world. They put competing here at the top of the list for international travel. Each year, thousands of their fans also travel to champion them. Their visits create hundreds of jobs for other Americans.
3. Cost-effective physical rehabilitation programs for injured athletes, veterans and many others through Paralympics programs. These efforts have enabled thousands of Americans with missing limbs or other severe injuries to adapt and lead healthy, productive lives. The Team USA Paralympics spokesperson, Aimee Mullins, has achieved notable success as an actress, fashion model, and public speaker. The small investment Team USA supporters made in funding her training has been repaid many times over with revenues from the many successful business ventures she has made possible.
4. Sports product exports. Consistently excellent results by America's 100+ gold medalists and their teammates generates worldwide demand for sports equipment, nutrition programs, software and accessories that are made or designed in the U.S.A. These job engine companies support more economic growth in their communities.
Even if you do not have any extra money to donate this year, you can still support Team USA by buying products from its sponsors. Here is a link to the list.


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One of the odd paradoxes of the human condition is that troubled times seem to produce the best art. In the early 70s, as we moved away from multiple assassinations and the collapse of flower power into the second scandal-ridden Nixon administration, two amazing things came forth in the movie landscape: blaxploitation and kung fu movies. If you shy away from my lumping these two genres in with "best art", you may be at the wrong website.
There have been other parodies of blaxploitation movies, to be sure, like Keenan Ivory Wayans' I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and Undercover Brother, but like another sublime genre parody, The Lost Skeleton of Cadavra, Black Dynamite effectively spoofs its subject by actually making a blaxploitation movie. This may seem a fine distinction, but it makes a difference. Writer/star Michael Jai White is playing "star running back Ferrante Jones" who is playing Black Dynamite, and you can see Jones' consternation when takes obviously go bad and the director doesn't yell "cut", but he goes gamely on. For once, the boom mike cameos aren't mistakes: they're carefully orchestrated. So are some pieces of amazingly bad acting (you can almost hear the director offscreen whispering "More! More of that!").
It's that dedication to re-creating the atmosphere of a rushed B-movie vibe, where the entire crew feels they are actually doing something Serious and Important that adds to the hilarity - everything that made the originals so entertaining and charming. Every main archetype from the genre is present, from a Dolemite manque to a Pam Grier righteous sister (though, sadly, the real Pam Grier tribute wound up on the cutting room foor) to White's absolutely spot-on, tone-perfect amalgam of Richard Roundtree, Fred Williamson and Jim Kelly. The production design is similarly stunning.
White and writer/director Scott Sanders are also savvy enough to know that the classic "war on drug dealers" plot wouldn't support an entire spoof, and wisely wrap it up at the halfway mark; thereafter, the plot gets ever more bizarre and entertaining. A lifelong genre buff like myself couldn't help but sit there with an amazed grin on my face.
What I'm trying to say is, I liked it, and chances are, you might, too.
The menus are spare and lean; no video clips here. You are going to be tempted to mess with your color controls during Black Dynamite, but don't: in an effort to duplicate the dicey film stock of the 70s, the filmmakers chose to use 16mm color reversal film, which produces squashed blacks and makes earth tones run riot. And, it must be admitted, makes the movie look very, very authentic (and likely helped match the stock footage from the era).
The disc begins with trailers for other Sony offerings: Blood & Bone, another Michael Jai White vehicle about pit fighting (a genre which should be ripe for its own parody in a decade or so), Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day, and Universal Soldier: Regeneration.
The Audio Commentary track features Scott Sanders, Michael Jai White, and Byron Minns, who shares writing credit with the first two, and plays the Dolemite clone, Bullhorn. It's a chatty affair, very helpful in pointing out the sources for various homages, and rife with on-set stories: this must have been a very fun shoot. This is followed by almost a half-hour of Deleted and Alternate Scenes, whose exclusion tightened up the movie considerably, but sadly is the only place we'll see Black Dynamite's Foxy Brown character, Mahoghany Black (Nicole Ari Parker) and her pistol-concealing afro.
Lighting the Fuse is your making-of doc, taking the movie from its origin (White was inspired by a listen to James Brown's "Superbad" on his iPod), through the production and the process of finding so much appropriate 1972-era costumes and props. There is also a video of the stars' and director's panel discussion after a Comic-Con preview showing.
The disc also allows access to those first three previews that opened the disc, an ad telling you how much you suck by not owning Blu-Ray, and trailers for the Woody Harrelson insane super hero pic Defendor, Michael Jackson's This is It, By the People: The Election of Barack Obama, Transylmania, H2: Halloween Two (which is so dark I can't tell what's going on, so I'm just going to pretend it's the same as the original sequel, and ignore it) , Moon, Soul Power, Breaking Bad's third season , and Zombieland. My only complaint is that the trailer to Black Dynamite is not included, which is itself a masterful parody of blaxploitation trailers, and what caused me to seek out this disc. Oh, well, I still have it on my District 9 disc.
Dr. Freex, 2/21/2010


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Washed Out consists of a Ernest Greene, who makes electronic music which has been dubbed as "chillwave" (or also known as "bedroom synth"). It's really relaxing electronic music, something that you'd never hear at a dance club. Many of my summer nights have been spent listening to this guy.
The first song "Eyes Be Closed" may be my favorite track on the record. Really 'dreamy' music with an awesome outro. "Echoes" is one of those songs that will just stick with you long after listening to it. The intro synth riff, while not being anything special, is really catchy and gets the job done. "Amor Fati" is the first song on the album that has a real upbeat/happy vibe to it along with catchy vocals. "Soft" is another highlight of the album. It has a really sad/mellow synth riff to it, but the vocals are just outstanding. I don't get cheesy too often, but whenever I listen to this song I just picture myself driving in my car at night on a summer night with the windows down.
"Far Away" is one of the more forgettable tracks on the record. Offers nothing new that we haven't heard on the previous songs and is just plain boring. The next track, "Before", provides us with some much needed spark after that snoozer. It's not a great song by any means (it is very, very repetitive), but it does have a bit of hip hop influence to it. "You and I" has a nice synth line to it along with a woman's talking vocals to differentiate it a bit. Up next we have the title track "Within and Without". It's quite dull and features more of the same. The last song, titled "A Dedication" threw me for a loop at first because of the piano throughout. It eventually turns into your typical Washed Out song, but by default this is definitely one of the more interesting songs on the record with the different instruments.
Electronic music has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. When I'm in the mood for it, nothing sounds better. My only beef with this album is that nearly every song sounds the same, so in that case, if you don't like a sample song of his, you probably won't like any of it. It's also a very "front heavy" album in my opinion. At least give this a shot if you dig synthpop (and on that note, I highly recommend Cut Copy's new album, Zonoscope as well).


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On a freshly setup DSpace one would want to upload existing publications, typically maintained in spreadsheets like MS Excel or OpenOffice Calc. I would always recommend uploading such records in a batch process. Doing it manually would not only be prone to errors but also time consuming and cumbersome.
Both the approaches above use CSV files as input. These scripts can also handle full-text documents. Once you run the scripts as per the instructions you get a neat SAF package that you can import into DSpace in a single batch.
One valid question to ask at this point would be: why do we need another tool? Well, the short answer is TIMTOWDI! But there is more to it than being quick and dirty.
If your data is well formatted in CSV format you are in luck. However, in a sufficiently large set of data I came across few situations where you will find line-breaks inside some fields. This results breaking a single record into multiple lines when you save the file into CSV. Any tool that deals with CSV considers each line as a single record. Getting rid of those pesky line-breaks is not only a time-consuming affair but could also be unwarranted; say the author wants to keep the line breaks in some fields such as some math formula in the abstract.
So here goes my Perl script approach to create SAF packages directly from spreadsheet without converting it to CSV. The existing CPAN packages keeps the lines of code very small. The script not only generates the SAF packages, but also the bash script for loading the SAF packages into DSpace as well.
Saiful is the head of library tech at Semantic and a visiting faculty at DRTC, Bangalore. He is an omnivorous reader and loves Indian classical music.


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By: Chris Horne | April 29, 2005 January 19, 2021
Lou Eliades (pronounced Eel-ee-ah-des) is one of the key components on an Ocean Township (Oakhurst, N.J.) squad that went 7-4 last season and expects to compete for a state championship in 2005. Eliades mans the left tackle position and helps protect another very important player – rising senior quarterback Keith McPherson.
"We put him at left tackle because our quarterback is also highly recruited and, we feel, with a lot of the speed rushers off the edge that Lou does a good job of neutralizing them," Ocean Township assistant coach Don Klein said. Ocean runs a wing-T offense and uses some spread formations as well. "He's 6-4, 280. He runs under a 5 flat in the 40. He's just a tremendous athlete. He's got a 360-pound bench press, a 450-pound squat and he's not done growing up or maturing either. He sets the tone for us. If Keith's the guy who makes everything go, Lou's the guy who sets the physical tone we want. He gets after people downfield with the best of them. He never gives up on a play. He's always looking to knock somebody over and be involved in some capacity."
Eliades, who has been offered officially by Rutgers, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech and verbally by Duke, Maryland and Syracuse, projects as an offensive lineman on the next level. But tackle may not be the position he plays.
"At the next level he projects more as a guard because he is 6-4," Klein said. "I think a lot of major Division 1-A teams wonder if their tackles need to be 6-6 or 6-7 at this point. But he's 6-4 and he's a mauler. He mauls people and could be more effective inside pushing people around."
No matter where he ends up, Eliades has a lot of potential. Klein says "he's skinny at 280 pounds. That projects real well at the next level because he can probably add 30-40 pounds to his frame. He's a very physical kid. He's a tremendously hard worker. He's just a tough kid who college coaches appear to be falling in love with right now."
According to Eliades, Virginia Tech quarterbacks coach Kevin Rogers said they liked his movement and toughness. Toughness may be the characteristic Eliades takes the most pride in. He says "I play to the whistle. And I'm just like a mean kid on the field."
If you're not convinced that toughness is important to Lou, just look at who is one of his favorite NFL players.
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2018 High Impact Giving Guide
Giving Compass
Each year The Center for High Impact Philanthropy (CHIP) at The University of Pennsylvania puts together a list of high-impact organizations. The following are the 2018 selections. Give to one of these organizations and be sure that your donation is doing good work. Three of the nonprofits — Year Up, Nurse-Family Partnership and AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation — also made the list last year.
Since you are interested in Impact Philanthropy, have you read these selections from Giving Compass related to impact giving and Impact Philanthropy?
Heidi Peterson, Executive Director, Mobility Outreach International
By Allegra Abramo When Heidi Peterson was working in India, she met a woman who had experienced two miscarriages and, as a result, had been ostracized by others in her village who believed she was cursed. Then the woman became a community health advocate through a joint CARE/PATH program supported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to distribute safe birthing kits. She told Peterson that her experiences had allowed her to connect with other village women and develop new friendships. "'I can help women feel empowered,'" she told Peterson. "'It's allowed me to feel as if my life makes a difference, and I'm no longer excluded from our village.'" Seeing that kind of resilience and ability to overcome adversity is what keeps Peterson going. "A lot of people, when they think about global poverty, they feel hopeless, as though the challenges are so insurmountable, and that poverty is inevitable and it cannot be changed," she says. "When you see examples of small changes that allow people to become independent and in aggregate improve the community for the long term that inspires me, that's what gets me out of bed in the morning." Today, Peterson is the executive director of Mobility Outreach International, which restores mobility to children and adults affected by limb loss and deformity in under-resourced areas around the globe. Read more about Heidi Peterson, Executive Director of Mobility Outreach International at Global Washington.
Curamericas: Curamericas Global works through its in-country partner, Curamericas Guatemala, to provide health services to a population of 8,700 indigenous people in a remote mountain region of northwest Guatemala.
Growth stunting in young children (a sign of chronic malnutrition) dropped from 74% to 39%. $275 covers the cost of a clean, safe delivery in a Casa Materna Rural.
BRAC (Manoshi Project): In Bangladesh, BRAC's Manoshi Project provides a range of health services for women, children, and adolescents in growing urban slums.
From 2008 to 2013, both the maternal and neonatal death rates in areas served by Manoshi dropped by over half. It costs $2 to $5 to provide prenatal and postnatal care per woman, per check-up.
VillageReach: VillageReach works throughout sub-Saharan Africa to increase access to quality healthcare, with an emphasis on strengthening the "last mile" needed to connect rural and hard-to-reach communities to health resources.
The percentage of births occurring at a health facility (a factor that research links to better mother and child survival rates) nearly doubled in the community, from 45% in 2012 to 88% in 2014. It costs less than $10 per person to support VillageReach's Kwitanda efforts to provide clean water, pregnancy-related care, and community health work.
Youth Villages/YVLifeSet: YVLifeSet is an intensive 6- to 12-month intervention program. Participants set their own goals for housing, education, employment, and other aspects of independent life.
Compared to a randomly-selected control group, YVLifeSet participants experience measurable positive changes, including a 30% decrease in violent relationships, 22% decline in homelessness, and a 17% increase in earnings from formal work. The cost of moving a young adult through the program is about $12,000—well below the estimated $20,000 to $50,000 communities pay in social welfare costs for a chronically homeless person.
Year Up : Year Up provides low- and moderate-income high school/GED graduates with six months of skills education, followed by six months of hands-on training at a corporate internship.
A 2014 study found that over the first three years, the program boosts a young adult's earnings by an average of 32%, or about $13,000 more than comparison youth who did not participate in Year Up. The cost for a student to successfully transition to postsecondary education or employment is approximately $42,300.
Center for Employment Opportunities: The Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO) provides short-term paid transitional employment, life skills education, full-time job placement, and post-placement services to formerly incarcerated individuals.
A rigorous external study found that CEO reduced the three-year recidivism rate by up to 22% for participants recently released from prison, with particularly strong effects for the most high-risk groups. The program generates between $1.26 and $3.85 in benefits to society per $1.00 of cost.
YouthBuild Philadelphia: YouthBuild offers a second chance to obtain a high school diploma, real-life work opportunities, and support to ensure that small hiccups don't turn into insurmountable barriers.
More than 70% of YouthBuild Philadelphia students graduate the program. Of those who graduate, more than 90% move on to full-time employment or postsecondary education with over 75% retention one year later. The program costs less than $30,000 per student over two years.
Nurse-Family Partnership: Operating in 42 states, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and six tribal communities, Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) matches a registered nurse with a low-income woman, pregnant with her first child.
The yearly cost per family ranges from about $6,000 in South Carolina to $9,600 in New York City. The program returned $6.40 for each dollar invested
City Connects: Based at Boston College, City Connects trains and places a coordinator within each partner school to work with teachers and staff to assess the needs and strengths of students in four domains: academic, social-emotional learning, health, and family.
The average City Connects student gains about 12 percentile points in reading and math scores compared to a matched comparison student. The program costs about $4,570 per student for six years, which covers personnel, materials, facilities, and increased community service provider costs.
Citizen Schools: Citizen Schools partners with 20 middle schools to enhance and expand the learning day for about 3,500 middle school students in eight urban districts in California, Massachusetts, New York, and North Carolina.
Some 71% graduate from high school on time, compared to 59% of matched peers. Citizen School's 'bang for buck': a savings of over $12 for every $1 spent on the program.
Jobs for the Future: Jobs for the Future's (JFF) Early College High School initiative works to integrate rigorous, credit-bearing college courses into high school curricula through partnerships among colleges, districts, and high schools.
Early college students were significantly more likely to both enroll in college (81% vs. 72%) and earn a degree (25% vs. 5%) than comparison students within four years of high school graduation. Since earning an AA degree adds an extra $170,000 in income over a lifetime, this represents a return of about $64 for every $1 invested.
New Teacher Center: New Teacher Center (NTC) partners with school districts in 31 states to support and retain some 24,000 new teachers per year.
Students of new teachers exposed to NTC gained an additional 2 to 3.5 months of reading and 2.4 to 4.5 months of math over comparison students after the two-year program, or the equivalent of nearly a semester of learning. NTC professional development costs a total of $5,600 to $8,000 per teacher annually, depending on location.
BELL: BELL Summer is a full-day, five- to eight-week summer program serving low-income students in partnership with school districts in 20 states and Washington, D.C. Half of the day is spent in instruction and the other half in enrichment activities.
BELL students gain an average of one to two additional months of reading and math skills over the summer. Gains by BELL students over the summer are equivalent to—or better than—gains students make over the school year.
The program costs about half as much as two months of school and keeps kids from losing the skills they've gained over the year.
AppleTree Institute for Education Innovation: To close the achievement gap between three- and four-year-old children from low-income households and their more advantaged peers, this Washington, D.C.-based organization has designed a comprehensive instructional model.
AppleTree educates approximately 1,200 children at 10 charter preschools in high-need neighborhoods. It has reached an additional 1,000 children through nine partner schools and community-based organizations throughout the District of Columbia, as well as one in New York City.
Impact Philanthropy is a fascinating topic, and others found these events, galas, conferences and volunteering opportunities aggregated by Giving Compass to be relevant for individuals with a passion for Impact Philanthropy.
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The suspect remained at large Wednesday night, but is not considered a threat to the public.
A 45-year-old Portland man was listed in critical condition Wednesday evening after being shot Tuesday night near the Oxford Street Shelter.
The shooting happened on Oxford Street near Elm Street about 10:30 p.m., Portland police said. The man's injuries are considered life-threatening. His name is not being released.
The suspect remained at large Wednesday evening, but is not considered a threat to the public, Portland police said.
Lt. Robert Martin said a Portland police officer was in the area of the Oxford Street Shelter, Portland's primary emergency shelter for homeless adults, when he saw some kind of altercation and heard gunfire. He ran to the area and administered first aid until the victim could be taken to Maine Medical Center where police said he was in critical condition as of 5 p.m. Wednesday.
Police did not describe the interaction between the victim and shooter, and hadn't released a description of the suspect Wednesday night.
Martin said Wednesday morning that police were not sure whether the confrontation was only between the shooter and the victim, or whether others were involved. He also said police were sorting out descriptions of the shooter from witnesses.
The shooting occurred in the Bayside neighborhood, where residents are already on edge. Law enforcement and residents have grappled in recent years with street behavior – including fights and drug use – that has become increasingly aggressive.
Portland officials are considering a recommendation by the city manager to relocate the Oxford Street Shelter to city-owned land at the Barron Center campus on Brighton Avenue, close to the city border with Westbrook. That shelter would replace the cramped and outdated Oxford Street Shelter, which, along with other social services agencies, has contributed to the growing concerns in the Bayside neighborhood.
Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact the Portland Police Department at 874-8575.


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Earlier this year, at the Alexandria Center for Life Science, former Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden, PhD, launched the Biden Cancer Initiative, their new venture to continue the fight to make progress in cancer prevention, detection, treatment, and care.
The Biden Cancer Initiative will develop and drive implementation of solutions to accelerate progress in cancer prevention, detection, diagnosis, research, and care and to reduce disparities in cancer outcomes. The Initiative will be a major convening force in driving new actions and collaborations toward ending cancer as we know it.
The Biden Cancer Initiative will be guided by a Board of -Directors (co-chaired by the Bidens) that includes leaders and experts in the fields of medical research, patient care, information technology, finance, management, patient engagement, patient experience, and public policy.


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