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The European Brand Institute is Europe's leading research institute for intangible assets. Our key activities emphasise on patent value and brand value.
We raise awareness for brand values by annually publishing our brand valuation study "eurobrand", hosting regular events on the topic of brand values and awarding personalities creating brand values.
Through our participation on the international standardisation of patent valuation and brand valuation as well as brand valuation and advisory services we contribute to a sustainable development in Europe.
Brands and patents as measurable assets for shareholders and stakeholders as well as the importance of intangible assets in the sale or mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were in the focus of a press briefing that took place this morning in the Customer Area of Austrian Standards in Vienna.
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What is the value of brands and patents?
For the first time, standards made in Austria permit harmonised valuations world-wide.
Brands and patents as measurable assets for shareholders and stakeholders as well as the importance of intangible assets in the sale or mergers and acquisitions (M&A) were in the focus of a press briefing that took place this morning in the Customer Area of Austrian Standards in Vienna.
The panellists were DI Dr. Karl Grün, Director Development of Austrian Standards Institute, DI Dr. Gerhard Hrebicek, MBA, Executive Director of the European Brand Institute, Mag. Dr. Friedrich Rödler, President of the Austrian Patent Office, and Mag. Alexander G. Welzl, Chairman of the Commission on Intellectual Capital of EFFAS, the European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies.
Together with experts of the Austrian Patent Office and the European Brand Institute as well as financial analysts, patent attorneys and lawyers, Austrian Standards pioneered the introduction of ÖNORM A 6800 on brand valuation and ÖNORM A 6801 on patent valuation. These new, innovative and generally applicable standards were presented to the interested public today.
Up to now, it was almost impossible to valuate intangible assets for financial reporting or for comparisons. Highly different valuation models frequently only focused on behavioural or technological aspects or exclusively took account of financial transactions and reporting. For this reason, the two Austrian standards ÖNORM A 6800 and A 6801 were developed that, for the first time, permit harmonised, comparable and holistic valuations.
ÖNORM standards generate competitive advantages
DI Dr. Karl Grün, Director Development of Austrian Standards Institute: "In today's modern economy, intangible assets are of increasing significance. These assets — which also include brands and patents — need to be managed optimally to score sustained success. However, if you can't measure it, you can't manage it! Therefore, it is important to determine the value of brands and patents in a reliable, transparent and traceable way." Being a partner of the economy, Austrian Standards makes efforts to create innovative tools that give Austrian SMEs a distinct competitive edge and enable them to participate in the international market because, as Karl Grün explained "those who have the standard, prevail in the market."
In 2006, Austrian Standards already presented the first normative document on brand valuation world-wide: the ON Rule ONR 16800. Based on this pioneering document and the International Standard ISO 10668, ÖNORM A 6800 was eventually developed. Thus, the standard on brand valuation that was issued on 1 December 2010 brings these two documents together and, in particular, is also suited for use by small and medium-sized enterprises. ÖNORM A 6800 specifically addresses persons responsible for managing brands (brand portfolios) in companies, but also service providers active in the fields of market communication and advertising, financial analysts and lawyers.
Karl Grün: "It is not the size of a company that is decisive for brand valuation, but rather the purpose of valuation, which may range from the provision of information to the management, strategic planning and financial reporting to business liquidation and support in litigation.
The 48-page ÖNORM A 6800, which is available both in German and English as a hardcopy (EUR 190) or in the PDF format for downloading (EUR 152) from the webshop of Austrian Standards, explains the valuation process, general requirements such as transparency, validity and completeness, and additionally contains helpful annexes, e.g. an example on the valuation of a brand from the consumer goods sector, methods for determining the influencing factors for the brand indictor coefficient as well as information on how to improve performance through brand orientation.
Brands are worth millions
"The two standards ÖNORM A 6800 and A 6801 allow you for the first time to valuate frequently underrated assets in a standardised and objective way," states Karl Grün. The relevance of intangible assets such as brands is highlighted by the following figures: According to the recent "eurobrand2010" study, which analyses 3,000 brands from 24 countries every year, the most valuable brand world-wide is held by the French LVMH Group and has a brand value of 27.638 billion euro. In Austria, the brand Red Bull is ranked first with a value of 11.97 billion euro, followed by the Swarovski Group with 3.385 billion euro and the Raiffeisen bank group with 3.061 billion euro. Rank 10 of Austrian top brands is held by the Vienna Insurance Group with a brand value of 1.028 billion euro.
Making brands measurable
Surveys show that strong brands with clear core values also suffer less than others in difficult times. This illustrates how important it is to have sound, strong brands with clear product claims as well as a unique brand essence.
Brand expert DI Dr. Gerhard Hrebicek, MBA, Executive Director of the European Brand Institute, explains: "To make a brand strong, you first of all have to know its strengths. This requires the continuous measurement of individual brand parameters (in brand balance sheets or brand health checks), as well as the periodic measurement of the value of relevant external brands."
Being the chairman of the 12-expert group "Brand and patent valuation" of Austrian Standards, Gerhard Hrebicek is highly familiar with the advantages of ÖNORM A 6800 and A 6801: "The two new standards lay down harmonised and reliable methods for valuating brands and patents. The aspects of law, market and finances plus behaviour for brands and technology for patents are integrally considered in valuations."
With regard to legal aspects, for example, brand rights and their ownership are valuated. Behavioural aspects, such as image and reputation, are also taken into account as they influence the brand value and the related competitive edge to a major extent.
The standards ÖNORM A 6800 and A 6801 are specifically aligned with relevant OECD guidelines and IFRS reporting standards. "Thereby, the standards contribute to raising certainty for financial institutions and other stakeholders since intangible assets are particularly valuable as a collateral for loans, for ratings and IP companies," explains Gerhard Hrebicek.
Valuating inventions to compete successfully
The relevance of the two standards is also confirmed by Mag. Dr. Friedrich Rödler, President of the Austrian Patent Office, where applications were received on a total of 3,485 inventions (resulting in 2,557 patents) and approximately 8,300 brands and designs in 2009: "The ÖNORM standards on patent and brand valuation create an important additional instrument that is of enormous importance for the economy as it provides specialised expertise for the monetary valuation of an invention or a brand."
The Austrian Patent Office offers an efficient system for protecting intellectual property so that Austrian innovations can succeed in global competition.
Issued on 1 January 2011, ÖNORM A 6801 that was designed and developed in analogy with ÖNORM A 6800 is the first standard on patent valuation world-wide. It is 30 pages long, available in German and English at a cost of 99.20 euro for the downloadable version and 124 euro for the hardcopy. It contains information on fields of applications, the valuation process, quantitative and qualitative assessments as well as requirements to be met by valuation reports and expert opinions. Moreover, practice-oriented examples are provided in the annex.
A new understanding of value creation by financial institutions
In recent years, intellectual capital increasingly developed into a decisive business factor for enterprises since it not only strengthens competitiveness but also promotes growth in diverse industries. Capital market experts currently work in Europe to develop enhanced valuation models that are to take more account of intangible assets than before. As a result, it will be possible to adjust investments in the medium term better to these specific contributions to the economic value added and the related value creation processes in individual industries.
"In the context of other types of intellectual capital — human capital, strategies, R&D, innovation, networks —, the valuation of brands and patents has gradually been integrated into corporate reporting already during the past 15 years. The European Federation of Financial Analysts Societies (EFFAS) considers this to be a significant development also with a view to the financial markets," says Mag. Alexander G. Welzl, Chairman of EFFAS' Commission on Intellectual Capital (CIC).


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EDWARDSVILLE — Needing perhaps one defensive stop, one defensive rebound or a better offensive possession, SIUE women's basketball team couldn't gain the necessary edge when they needed it most.
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The points that Buscher highlighted were turnovers and rebounding. But Murray St. was able to break down the SIUE defense too easily on multiple occasions when the Cougars needed stops.
"You've got to give Murray St. credit," Buscher said. "I'm obviously frustrated as our team is. We thought we had some opportunities to take advantage things to win this game.
"There's probably two areas that probably stand out blatant to me, and it was turnovers, especially in the first two quarters; we weren't giving ourselves opportunities to score much, and then the rebounds."
And the turnovers for SIUE were more frustrating because they were self-inflicting.
"Absolutely," Buscher said. "There were so many openings for us to take advantage of. I don't know if we got excited, we got rushed. We saw someone open, and then they were cheating off the backside, double-teaming in the post. We weren't pass-faking. It was just some of those basic offensive fundamentals that we could have done a better job of. It wasn't for the lack of wanting to do it. I just think we got overly excited and needed to calm down on the offensive end and we could have taken care of some of those turnovers."
SIUE shot 50 percent (32 of 64) from the floor and kept Murray St. under 50 percent (48 of 60), but after James hit the Cougars for 12 points in the first quarter, including a long-range 3-pointer at the buzzer to cut SIUE's lead to 20-19, the Racers found their rhythm in the second quarter and for all intents and purposes felt confidence growing.
"I thought what they were doing was doing a good ob with some penetration," Buscher said of the Racers. "We were rotating up instead of over and when we went to sync, we had to sync in on top of that opposite post player and we were late quite a few times."
And then when it came to crashing the glass, Murray St., which snapped a seven-game road losing streak, would score clutch baskets in the third and fourth quarters off second and third opportunities.
"Those are back-breakers with momentum," Buscher said. "You feel like you put together a good defensive stance, but when they were driving it and they were taking shots, I didn't think we pushed back on our rebounds and I thought we just kind of went in for the rebound, and then it's like a jump ball."
The Cougars will have a week to process their first two-game losing streak since Dec. 19-21. The Cougars will host Austin Peay on Feb. 17 at 11:30 a.m. on Senior Night before finishing with four straight OVC games on the road before the conference tournament begins March 2 in Nashville, Tenn.
"We've got to move onto the next one," Butts said. "We've got Austin Peay next and we're going to go to practice and continue to work hard and try to finish these games with wins."
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Murray St. (9-14, 5-7) — Borders 10, James 20 (10 rebounds), Wright 7, K. Gulledge 19 (11 rebounds), A. Gulledge 12, Babic 9, Lee 2. 2FG-22, 3FG-6, FT-17, PF-15.
SIUE (14-11, 9-3) — Butts 29, Moore 13, Beck 24, Adams 7, Bauman 3. 2FG-29, 3FG-3, FT-9, PF-20.
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The sheets of pasta in celebrity chEf-owner Biba Caggiano's lasagna are so thin you could read a copy of Il Mondo through them, yet for all that fragility, the pasta remains pleasantly firm and supple as you bite through the 10(!) layers of it in this vaunted dish. While the pork and veal Bolognese sauce made with imported San Mariano tomatoes grown in the shadow of Mt. Vesuvius is meaty and tasty and the béchamel sauce rich, the epicurean experience here is all about those silky layers of pasta. The coveted entrée has been on the menu at the chef's eponymous midtown restaurant for 30 years, but you can only order it on Thursdays and Fridays, largely because making it is such a daunting process (pro tip: it often sells out on Friday nights, so make an early dinner reservation) - a staff of kitchen helpers labors for the better part of a week in the lasagna-industrial complex known as Biba's Kitchen, arriving at 4 a.m. to produce a precious five to seven pans. In fact, we're told that the pasta whisperers are none too pleased when the lasagna- which no less a gourmand than Darrell Corti himself has deemed the single best dish in Sacramento - gets a press mention like this one, as it means they have to up the output to meet the surge 2801 Capitol Ave. in demand. To this, we can only say, scuzi - and grazie.
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It has been a while since the last Doctor's Corner, and it is entirely my fault. I have been slightly overwhelmed by my medical research work, and I haven't visited any new wineries, eateries, or other places of interest. It has just been work, work, work. I hope you understand.
So this month I will briefly showcase some interesting cocktails and wines that I enjoyed...but rest assured it is by no means a complete or exhaustive list. Next month I promise to do better. Remember, these are my personal preferences.
Pre Dinner Cocktails
Manhattan - my favorite. A blend of Maker's Mark Bourbon and Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth, with brandied cherries. With or without bitters, it always hits the spot.
Biba's Boulevardier - A close second. This is basically a Negroni with rye whiskey replacing the gin. We use Pendleton 1910 Rye Whiskey, Campari, and Carpano Antica Formula Vermouth, and garnish with an orange slice. I love it.
Red Wines
Although I taste many excellent wines each week, I prefer red wines. No offense to white wine drinkers. And i have a preference for Pinot Noir.
Fiddlehead Cellars Pinot Noir - Our Wine of the Month. An elegant wine with rich mouthfeel and a nice touch of acidity on the finish. From the Sta. Rita Hills appellation in Santa Barbara County.
Foxen Pinot Noir - Also from the Sta. Rita Hills appellation, this wine is always a crowd pleaser.
Crawford Family Wines Pinot Noir - A new wine for me. I found it to be remarkably delicious. Enough said. Also from Sta. Rita Hills.
Merry Edwards Pinot Noir - A Russian River Valley wine, distinctively different but very appealing and food friendly.
Foxen 7200 Cabernet Sauvignon - my choice of Cabernet Sauvignon may strike you as unusual. It is not a Napa Valley or Sonoma Cabernet as you expect. Rather it is from the Happy Canyon of Santa Barbara appellation. Smooth, satisfying and not overpowering, with distinct Cabernet notes.
Boeger Barbera - Boeger wines from El Dorado are consistently top notch, reasonably priced, and never disappoints. This Barbera is a winner. As you may already know, I enjoy a hamburger once a week at lunch. And, a Biba Burger with a Boeger Barbera is a hard act to beat.
The few wines discussed today are by no means the only wines available at Biba Restaurant. I do believe they are representative of the wide spectrum of California wines we carry.
Remember: wine in moderation may be beneficial to your health. Wine in excess may be harmful to you and others. Drink responsibly
Last week, between the rain storms, Biba and I felt the urge to get out of town for a bit. So what did we do? We drove to Boeger Winery in Placerville to taste their latest Barbera release. And it was most enjoyable…. the drive as well as the wine.
Boeger Winery in El Dorado County
This may sound familiar as I have written about Boeger Winery on several occasions. Greg and Sue Boeger purchased the land in 1972, mainly a pear ranch at that time, planted grapes, and in 1974 built a winery. Greg tended to the vineyard and made the wine while Sue handled the books. Now, 45 years later, it's time to reflect on what has transpired. The small husband and wife operation has flourished and become a top notch winery with 85 acres of estate vineyards and an annual production of over 25,000 cases. Quite an accomplishment. Yet it has remained a family owned and operated endeavor. Greg meticulously tends to the vineyards but has turned the winemaking duties over to son Justin. Sue still manages the business end with help from daughter Lexi in advertising, marketing, and label design. And the wines….well, they just keep getting better and better.
We arrived at the winery tasting room at about 11:30 am after a 40 minute drive (east on Highway 50 until exit 48, then left on Schnell School Road, and right at Carson Road for about a quarter mile). Greg and Justin Boeger were both available to discuss the wines. As I had a prior commitment in Sacramento at 2 pm, we tasted only two wines, the 2015 Barbera and the 2014 Merlot. And it was well worth the drive.
2015 Barbera
A wine that is often underappreciated, Barbera is a great food wine. And the 2015 vintage is excellent. Brimming with aromas of ripe, red fruit - cherry and red currant, the wine is lush with great mouthfeel, a nice touch of acidity, and a lingering finish. My first impression: I thought I was back in Italy. Wow, what a wine. This is an excellent Barbera, California or Italy. Congratulations to the entire Boeger family. And I think it has good aging potential, although I don't believe I could hold out very long.
2014 Merlot
Merlot has always remained a favorite of mine. Not over-the-top or in your face with tough tannins but rather a subtle, subdued elegant wine, well balanced and very drinkable. Also very food friendly. I think you will like this wine as much I did.
This concludes our wine tasting trip. Sorry for this very brief report. Other wines produced by Boeger Winery include Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Petit Sirah, Meritage, Cabernet Franc, and of course, Zinfandel. Quite an array of excellent wines.
Boeger Winery, located at 1708 Carson Road, Placerville, CA 95667, is open from 10 am to 4 pm daily. Only a 40-45 minute drive from Sacramento, it is well worth a visit.
P.S. I liked the Barbera so much we will be serving it as Wine of the Month for March 2017.
I apologize for not sending out the November Doctor's Corner….mea culpa. Yesterday, Monday December 5, 2016, Biba, John Black, and I visited Boeger Winery in El Dorado County, and we tasted some very delicious wines.
Boeger Winery in El Dorado County As you may already know, Greg and Sue Boeger purchased a pear ranch in 1972, planted grapes, and then built a winery in 1974. What started as a small, husband and wife operation has grown and flourished over the past forty years, with 85 acres of estate vineyards and an annual production of over 25,000 cases. For many years Greg tended to the vineyards and made the wine while Sue kept the books and handled the business end. To this day it remains a family operation with some minor modifications. Son Justin is now winemaker (except for Pinot Noir which remains Greg's project), Greg takes meticulous care of the vineyards, while daughter Lexi assists Sue with the bookkeeping and marketing end of the business.
We arrived at the winery about 11:00 am after a short 40 minute drive - east on Highway 50 until exit 48, then left on Schnell School Road, right on Carson Road for about a quarter mile. At the very attractive tasting room we were met by Greg and Justin Boeger. What better way to taste wines than with the winemakers. Carl Kienert, National Sales Manager, joined us a bit later.
Let me describe the wines.
2015 White Pinot Noir - a new wine for me. Bright, fresh, with apple aromas, and a nice touch of acidity on the finish. I thought it was excellent.
2015 Rosé - a blend of Barbera (46%) and Mourvedre (54%) this light, bright, crisp Rosé has an aroma of strawberries. Excellent.
2014 Sangiovese - blended with 10% Barbera, this Sangiovese is one of the best I have tasted. A medium to full-bodied wine with earthy tones and delicious mouthfeel - Wow. Excellent
2014 Tempranillo - another winner. Medium-bodied with soft tannins. Excellent.
2015 Zinfandel, Rosa Canina vineyard - grown at 3000 feet elevation, this rich, well-structured Zin with firm tannins, has great mouthfeel with distinct herbal aromas. Not your usual Zinfandel but outstanding. I would like to taste this wine in 6-12 months.
2015 Zinfandel - this is the Estate Zinfandel. Soft and fruit-forward with tame tannins, a Zinfandel for all occasions. Excellent.
2014 Pinot Noir - Greg Boeger's personal project. The grapes are grown at about 3000 feet elevation - this vintage is darker in color and has a distinct Pinot Noir nose and mouthfeel. Pinot clones include 2A, 114, 116, 667, and 777. Amazing what Greg has accomplished.
2014 Migliore Reserve - an Estate blend consisting of 48% Refosco, 21% Carignane, 20% Aglianico, 7% Charbono, and 4% other, this wine calls for food. Excellent.
2014 Merlot - smooth, soft, and delicious. What more can i say. Merlot is still alive and well. Excellent.
2014 Meritage Reserve - a blend of 49% Cabernet Franc, 29% Cabernet Sauvignon, 15% Merlot, 6% Petite Verdot, and 1% other. This wine is elegant, well balanced, and an excellent example of a Bordeaux blend. Outstanding.
That concludes our wine tasting. One final note I feel obligated to mention: Boeger wines are consistently very good to excellent and always priced very fairly. Many thanks to Greg and Justin Boeger.
Boeger Winery is located at 1709 Carson Road, Placerville, CA 95667, and only a 40-45 minute drive from Sacramento. I recommend a visit, Tel: 800-655-2634. The winery web site is:www.boegerwinery.com


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When can you come back? I wanna learn how to colorz like your madness!
You gonna be able to sneak down to ECCC this year?
You gonna be able to sneak down to ECCC this year?
And depending on how low this tshirt hangs, the orcs nuts can be your nuts! Clever design or complete coincidence?
Knowing James...
Knowing James...


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8-9 Future Stars- Eastside Elite Basketball League
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Co-Ed Non-Competitive Division is for players who have little or no basketball expererience and would benefit from participation in a structured program, with a focus on skills development, basketball fundamentals and structured games time. Practices and games will be held on Saturdays 30 to 45 minutes before their game. The games are two (2) fifteen minutes running halves, with each team member playing 10+ minutes per game. Only the coach's child is guaranteed placement on a specific team. If we do not received the minimum enrollment for each division we will combine non-competitive divisions. Coaches Needed! The City of San Jose© has a program through which potential volunteers with supervisory or disciplinary control over minors at recreation centers are fingerprinted. The fingerprints are then sent to the California Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation for criminal background check.
Price Includes: A Clinic, 6 League Games, Referees, Sport League T-shirt, Team Photo, Award, and End of Season Pizza Party. Oct 8th Date Clinic Time is set at 9:30am. League practice for this age will be @ 9:30am & games times @ 10am each week. First game time will be on Saturday, Oct. 8th; if you have not heard from your coach by Oct. 14th. Please call Mayfair Community Center at 408-794-1066
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The Flu Vaccine: Separating Fact and Fiction
Many parents waver on getting the flu shot for their children. They fear their children's bodies are already overloaded with vaccines and they don't want to add more if they don't have to. They also say, as with the chicken pox vaccine that was optional in Ontario until just recently, 'it's just the flu.' They are wrong.


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We're going to a Halloween party this Saturday, so I finally dragged Hubby to the cheapie costume store. Being the sex-deprived, testosterone-laden guy he is, he immediately gravitated to the "adult" section and the Slutty Female Costumes Wall of Shame (nurse, cheerleader, French maid, blah, blah, blah).
I explained that despite (or maybe because of) a near-20 lb weight loss, I'm flatter-chested than a 10-yr old boy, which tends to kill the whole French Maid vibe.
I finally settled on a fun, non-form-fitting Lucy Ricardo costume (after all, it's one of our favorite shows on TV Land, and he's stated many times that he thinks Lucille Ball was a comedic genius). I showed it to Hubby, and he started whining in protest.
I said, "But I thought you liked Lucy..."
To which he replied - at full volume with a dozen children within earshot -
"I LOVE Lucy! But I don't wanna F*%K Lucy!!!"
Message received. Happy Halloween, indeed.


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January 31
Daily Bible Reading: Exodus 25 – 26
Verse of the Day: Exodus 25:8 – "And let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them."
The Tabernacle of the Old Testament was a "type" of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament, John says in his Gospel that Jesus came and "dwelt among us" – the idea of pitching a tent. God gave the Israelites a visible symbol of His presence with them. The Tabernacle is a physical representation of the Throne Room in heaven (study the book of Hebrews).
As the Tabernacle "housed" the presence of God in the Old Testament, the body of Christ "housed" God in the Gospels, today the bodies of the believers "house" the Holy Spirit. We are the Tabernacles of God today – so that brings up the pertinent question – what kind of house are we providing for the God of the Universe? Is it clean? Is it worthy of the honor bestowed upon it? You "house" God – live like it.
Prayer: God, as my treasured house guest, may I provide a house that is worthy. Amen.


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Current trend
The price of Brent crude oil corrected up from its middle of January lows amid falling USD. The Dollar was pressured by poor data coming out from the US lately and which significantly reduced the probability of monetary policy tightening this year.
However, the price remains under pressure due to supply excess, which is exacerbated by increasing output from main exporting countries and by the slowing Chinese economy. At the same time, a conflict escalation between Saudi Arabia and Iran could support the price.
Today attention needs to be paid to the US labour market data that could determine Dollar's dynamics in the near future.
Support and resistance
In the medium-term, the price is expected to remain in a wide sideways range between the levels of 27.05 and 38.70. A breakout of the upper border of the channel would allow the price to grow to 47.05, 50.00, and 51.00.
Support levels: 32.00, 28.20, 27.05, 25.55, 22.15, 20.00, 18.30.
Resistance levels: 34.50, 35.80, 38.70, 42.10, 43.15, 47.05, 51.00.
Trading tips
Pending buy orders can be placed at the levels of 27.05, 25.55 with targets at 38.70, 47.05 and stop-loss at 24.90.


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To test the feasibility of a pan-European professional recognition system for public health nutrition.
A multistage consultation process was used to test the feasibility of a model system for public health nutritionist certification. A review of existing national-level systems for professional quality assurance was conducted via literature review and a web-based search, followed by direct inquiries among stakeholders. This information was used to construct a consultation document circulated to key stakeholders summarising the rationale of the proposed system and inviting feedback about the feasibility of the system. Two consultation workshops were also held. The qualitative data gathered through the consultation were collated and thematically analysed.
Public health nutrition workforce stakeholders across twenty-nine countries in the European Union.
One hundred and forty-five contacts/experts representing twenty-nine countries were contacted with responses received from a total of twenty-eight countries. The system proposed involved a certification system of professional peer review of an applicant's professional practice portfolio, utilising systems supported by information technology for document management and distribution similar to peer-review journals. Through the consultation process it was clear that there was overall agreement with the model proposed although some points of caution and concern were raised, including the need for a robust quality assurance framework that ensures transparency and is open to scrutiny.
The consultation process suggested that the added value of such a system goes beyond workforce development to enhancing recognition of the important role of public health nutrition as a professional discipline in the European public health workforce.
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The St. Louis Rams had a big question over who would be their No. 1 running back this season with the offseason departure of Steven Jackson, and the first four weeks of the season have none brought any clarity to the situation. Daryl Richardson had a somewhat promising Week 1 performance against the Arizona Cardinals, with 20 carries for 63 yards and five catches for 33 yards, but a foot injury basically kept him out of Week 3 against the Dallas Cowboys and a dismal performance against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 4 (16 yards on 12 carries, one catch for eight yards) has him on tenuous footing as the lead back for the Rams.
Isaiah Pead was a healthy inactive for the 49ers' game, which head coach Jeff Fisher chalked up to wanting to use rookie wide receiver Tavon Austin out of the backfield more. That is flimsy reasoning to be sure, but without clarity about a possible injury or disciplinary issue it's all anyone has to go on.
Richardson responded to a fan on Twitter on Wednesday and said he wouldn't be starting on Sunday against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but Fisher would not confirm that is the case. That opens the door for a full-blown running back by committee for the Rams, with Richardson and Pead as well as rookies Benny Cunningham and Zac Stacy possibly in the mix. Cunningham (10) and Stacy (one) have combined for only 11 carries so far this season, and Richardson's stock is falling. So can Pead emerge as a fantasy contributor in Week 5?
The Jaguars enter Week 5 allowing 17.5 fantasy points per game to opposing running backs (10th-most in the league, ESPN scoring), including the third-most rushing yards (509) to the position. It's worth noting that each of Jacksonville's first four opponents had one running back with at least 16 carries in the game, so if the Rams don't use one back primarily some good production could wind up being split fairly equally, to the detriment of all involved.
I think Pead and Richardson are both usable as a flex option in 12 and 14-team leagues this week, particularly for owners whose running back depth is being tested by a bye week (Adrian Peterson, Doug Martin and Alfred Morris idle) or injuries. Pead is still an unknown quantity with just 17 career carries, but I like his upside potential in a favorable matchup this week and he may get an opportunity to prove he deserves a bigger role going forward.
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Explanations for the phenomenal success of East African distance runners include unique dietary practices. The aim of the present study was to assess the food and macronutrient intake of elite Ethiopian distance runners during a period of high intensity exercise training at altitude and prior to major competition.
The dietary intake of 10 highly-trained Ethiopian long distance runners, living and training at high altitude (approximately 2400 m above sea level) was assessed during a 7 day period of intense training prior to competition using the standard weighed intake method. Training was also assessed using an activity/training diary.
Body mass was stable (i.e., was well maintained) over the assessment period (pre: 56.7 ± 4.3 kg vs. post: 56.6 ± 4.2 kg, P = 0.54; mean ± SD). The diet comprised of 13375 ± 1378 kJ and was high in carbohydrate (64.3 ± 2.6%, 545 ± 49 g, 9.7 ± 0.9 g/kg). Fat and protein intake was 23.3 ± 2.1% (83 ± 14 g) and 12.4 ± 0.6% (99 ± 13 g, 1.8 ± 0.2 g/kg), respectively. Fluid intake comprised mainly of water (1751 ± 583 mL), while no fluids were consumed before or during training with only modest amounts being consumed following training.
Similar to previous studies in elite Kenyan distance runners, the diet of these elite Ethiopian distance runners met most recommendations of endurance athletes for macronutrient intake but not for fluid intake.
The International Association of Athletic Federations (IAAF) Consensus Statement on Nutrition for athletics published in 2007 states: "Well chosen foods will help athletes train hard, reduce risk of illness and injury, and achieve performance goals, regardless of the diversity of events, environments, nationality and level of competitors." [1]. Specific nutritional recommendations for optimal performance, particularly for endurance athletes, include a daily carbohydrate (CHO) intake ranging from 6 to 10 g/kg body mass (BM) considered essential for replacing liver and muscle glycogen stores [2]. A significant protein intake ranging between 1.2 to 1.7 g/kg BM per day is required for optimal health and performance of endurance athletes [2]. Studies examining protein intake in athletes have shown an increased requirement for protein in endurance trained athletes [3-5] as opposed to healthy adult males (i.e., 0.8 g/kg) due to increased amino acid oxidation during exercise and for growth and repair of muscle tissue [6]. Maintenance of normal body water during strenuous training and minimising the level of dehydration (i.e., preventing a BM loss of > 2%) during endurance exercise achieved by consuming fluids at a rate of 0.4 to 0.8 L/h ad libitum is now recommended [7]. More studies that employ truly world class athletes are required in order to assess and possibly improve the applicability of the current recommendations to elite athletes. Therefore, there is an urgent need for novel data that can be obtained from some of the best athletes in the world.
Ever since Abebe Bekele became the first black African gold medalist in winning the marathon at the Rome Olympics in 1960, scientists have tried to explain the phenomenal success of east African distance runners in international athletics [8-11]. Notably, middle- and long-distance runners from Ethiopia and Kenya hold over 90% of both all-time world records as well as the current top-10 positions in world event rankings [12]. Possible explanations have been proposed including genetic factors [13,14], environmental conditions [9,15] and near optimal dietary practices [9,16,17]. However, the east African running phenomenon still remains largely unexplained. While a significant number of studies have investigated putative factors influencing the east African running phenomenon, only five studies have assessed the dietary practices of elite east African runners and all have involved Kenyan athletes [8,9,16-18]. The first of these studies, Mukeshi and Thairu [17] estimated the energy intake (EI) of male, long distance Kenyan runners through a combination of questionnaires and direct observation. Remarkably low EI (9790 kJ/d on average) was reported, while the average CHO intake was 441 g (8.1 g/kg of BM per day) or 75% of total EI (TEI). However, in the subsequent studies [8,9,16,18], substantially higher estimates of EI were noted in comparison to the initial data. For example, Christensen et al. [16] reported an average EI of 13210 kJ/d, while the consumption of CHO was 476 g (8.7 g/kg BM, 71% of TEI). Similarly, Onywera et al. [9] reported an average EI of 12486 kJ/d (CHO 607 g, 10.4 g/kg BM and 76.5% TEI), while estimated EI in two studies by Fudge and colleagues were 13241 kJ/d (CHO 552 g, 9.8 g/kg BM and 71% TEI) [18] and 12300 kJ/d (CHO 580 g, 9.8 g/kg BM, 79% TEI) [8], respectively. These dietary studies focused primarily on athletes from the Kalenjin tribe of Kenya; a fairly distinct Kenyan ethnic group living at high altitudes, noted for producing athletes of great endurance. For example, the Kalenjin tribe has less than 0.1% of the world's population, yet members of this tribe have achieved nearly 50 athletic Olympic medals.
Ethiopian athletes boast a recent success record in international distance running second only to Kenya. As is the case in Kenya, successful Ethiopian athletes come predominantly from one localized ethnic group in the Ethiopian region of Arsi [14]. The Arsi region of Ethiopia is situated at high altitude and contains roughly 5% of the Ethiopian population whilst accounting for 14 of the 23 distance runners selected for the country's 2008 Olympic team. Historically there has been very little cultural exchange or indeed biological intermingling between Kenyans [10] and Ethiopians, therefore very distinct dietary habits can be found in the two countries, even between tribes within each country. Consequently and given the absence of dietary data for Ethiopian athletes, the main aim of the present investigation was to assess the dietary practices of elite Ethiopian endurance runners to elite Kenyan athletes during an important training period, as well as to the current recommendations for endurance athletes. This investigation also aimed to provide a rare insight into the lifestyle and training practices of some of the most successful endurance runners in the world prior to major competitions.
Ten highly-trained (8 male, 2 female) Ethiopian distance runners gave their written informed consent to take part in the present study which was approved by the local ethics committee (Research Ethics Committee, Department of Physical Education and Sport Science, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia) and was performed according to the code of ethics of the World Medical Association (Declaration of Helsinki). Subjects were highly trained (best marathon time: 2:13:55 ± 0:01:42; mean ± SD; Table Table1)1) and in excellent condition (trained twice daily) while preparing for major competitions (e.g., 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, 2008 Berlin marathon). Athletes recruited were managed by Global Sports Communication http://www.globalsportscommunication.nl/; arguably the most accomplished of all the track and field athlete management organizations specializing in middle- and long-distance running events. Athletes living and training at the training camp under the management of Global Sports Communication all follow very similar training practices. Athletes residing at the Global training camp included world record holders, medalists at major championships such as the Olympic Games, World Championships and major city marathons like the London Marathon. The present study was conducted during the period when some of the athletes were preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The physical characteristics of the athletes included in the present study were measured according to the 2006 ISAK procedures [19] and are presented in Table Table11.
The dietary intake of the athletes was assessed in the month of July (ambient temperature: 12 to 21°C) during a period of intense training prior to major competition using 7 day weighed dietary records [20]. The dietary intake of the athletes was directly observed, weighted and recorded. All athletes competed in endurance running events ranging from 10 km to the marathon and lived in a single training camp (Global Sports training camp Addis Ababa - Kotebe, 8° 58' 0 N, 38° 49' 60 E) which was based at high altitude (~2400 m above sea level). During the 7 days, subjects followed their habitual eating/drinking pattern, as was confirmed by the manager/coach of the training camp. Training was assessed using a training diary which included the type, intensity and duration of exercise training. The training diary, in combination with direct observation, was used to estimate energy expenditure (EE) (Table (Table2).2). Briefly, total EE was estimated from the duration and intensity of each activity, using physical activity ratios (PAR) [21]. The energy cost was expressed as a multiple of basal metabolic rate (BMR). In the current study, BMR was estimated using the Schofield equations [22]. It should be noted that the training intensity and EE data has been generated in the present study using indirect methods [21]. Nevertheless, the results of these indirect methods are reported in order for the results of the current study to be directly comparable to the data generated in previous studies using similar methods [9].
The subjects weighed and recorded all food and drink consumed using individual weighing scales accurate to 1 g (Salter Housewares LTD, England). All food was weighed before and after cooking. The cooking method was also described and recorded. The participants were also required to use the weighing scales when they were away from the training camp and to disclose any extra food intake during the hours when direct observation was not possible. Details on how to report food and fluids consumed were given to each subject in English and in their local dialect (i.e., Oromo or Amharic). Total water intake was assessed by combining the reported dietary intake of water with the estimated metabolic water value as previously described and conducted in elite Kenyan athletes [8,18]. Metabolic water was determined by multiplying the measured EE by the fraction of energy in the diet obtained from CHO, protein and fat (data derived from the 7 day nutritional records). This value was then multiplied by water obtained from CHO, protein and fat oxidation (0.60, 0.41 and 1.07 mL water/g, respectively) [23]. To improve the quality of the collected data and to avoid any problems or under reporting of food or fluids consumed, one of the researchers resided at the camp for the entire assessment/observational period. Meals were prepared whilst athletes trained and served at the same times every day: Breakfast was at 09:30, after the morning training session, lunch at 13:30 and dinner at 19:30. On some occasions, athletes also had an afternoon snack which was served at 16:00. Nude BM was measured on the first day of the assessment period (as well as for two days prior to the start of the assessment period to ensure a representative baseline) and at the end of the 7 day period, before the consumption of any food or drink. The weighed dietary intake data was used to determine EI and diet composition using a computerised version of the food composition tables of McCance and Widdowson as revised by Holland et al. [24]. However, for foods more specifically consumed by Ethiopians, food tables published by the Ethiopian Ministry of Health of Ethiopia were used [25]. No samples were retained for further analysis due to local regulations. Food labels were also collected where possible, mainly for imported foods.
Data was expressed as the mean ± standard deviation, as appropriate following a test for the normality of distribution. Paired t-tests were used to compare EI vs. EE and starting BM vs. final BM. Statistical significance was declared when P < 0.05. All statistical analysis was completed using the software package SPSS, version 15.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL, USA).
Training typically consisted of two sessions per day. The morning run (normally at 07.00) took place before breakfast and included a session at moderate or fast pace (16-20 km/hr) for 10 to 20 km depending on the instructions given by the coach and/or weather conditions. The afternoon session, prior to dinner (17.00), was typically an easy run over 6 to 10 km at a slower pace (10-15 km/hr), unless morning weather conditions had been adverse. If this was the case, athletes reversed their sessions. Warming up periods were 15 min and cooling down periods were more than 20 min. Warm up and cool down consisted of standard stretching exercises and athletes carried out most of their sessions as a group. In some instances, some athletes trained alone. Athletes completed high intensity interval training sessions 2-3 times per week and one 20-25 km run at near race speed for each athlete. Recovery time between training sessions was spent at the camp sleeping, eating, socialising, watching television or washing their clothes. Some athletes went home on weekends and completed individual training runs as advised by their coach/manager. The EE of the athletes as estimated using PAR is shown in Table Table22.
Estimated EI over the 7 day assessment period (13375 ± 1378 kJ) was matched by estimated EE (13670 ± 862 kJ; P = 0.69). BMR was estimated at 6292 ± 565 kJ per day. The BM remained stable over the 3 days prior the assessment period (pre: 56.6 ± 4.1 kg vs. post: 56.7 ± 4.3 kg; P = 0.58). The athletes' BM (pre: 56.7 ± 4.3 kg vs. post: 56.6 ± 4.2 kg; P = 0.54) remained stable over the 7 days (Table (Table1).1). The diet consisted mainly of vegetable sources (approximately 88%) with only a small portion of meat (approximately 12%) (Table (Table3).3). Breakfast consisted typically of milk, porridge, omelet and bread. Lunch comprised mainly of vegetable sources such as pasta, rice and lentils, while meat was served only twice a week and dinner was similar to lunch. Food portions were chosen by the subjects themselves (i.e., ad libitum), as no advice or guidelines were given. Furthermore, two of the athletes consumed commercially available nutritional supplements (i.e., 100 g of the supplement consisted of 95.1 g CHO of which sugars 59.7 g, L-Glutamine 250 mg, L-Leucine 110 g, L-Valine 100 g, L-Isoleucine 70 mg, and Sodium 0.9 g). As for fluid intake, subjects consumed water with modest amounts of tea, milk, orange juice and a local drink called Besso, a mixture of barley and water. The diet was high in CHO intake (64.3 ± 2.6%, 545 ± 49 g, 9.7 ± 0.9 g/kg per day (Figure (Figure1,1, Figure Figure2).2). The fat intake of the diet was 23.3 ± 2.1% and 83 ± 14 g daily (Figure (Figure1,1, Figure Figure2).2). Protein intake was 12.4 ± 0.6%, 1.8 ± 0.2 g/kg and 99 ± 13 g per day (Figure (Figure1,1, Figure Figure2)2) of which 76% was derived from vegetable sources (Table (Table3).3). Daily fluid intake consisted mainly of water (1751 ± 583 mL; 55.4% of the total water intake), while the athletes did not consume any fluids before or during their training sessions. Other sources of daily fluid intake were water consumed as moisture in food (950 ± 60 mL; 29.9%) and metabolic water produced as a result of the oxidation of CHO, protein, and fat (470 ± 28 mL; 14.8%) which resulted in a mean total daily fluid intake of 3.2 ± 0.6 L/day.
The findings of the present study indicate that Ethiopian endurance runners whilst meeting dietary recommendations for endurance athletes for macronutrient intake did not do likewise as far as fluid intake was concerned. In the present study, the dietary intake data was used to estimate the EI, while the EE and BM data were interpreted in the context of energy balance and in order to assess under eating. Total average EI was 13375 ± 1378 kJ and is in agreement with previous studies [8,9,16,18] (~ 12809 kJ/d on average). In the first of these studies conducted in Kenyan athletes, Mukeshi and Thairu [17] estimated the EI of male, long distance Kenyan runners through a combination of questionnaires and direct observation and reported remarkably low EI (9790 kJ/d on average). However, in subsequent studies [8,9,16,18], substantially higher estimates of EI were reported in comparison to the initial data. For example, Christensen et al. [16] reported an average EI of 13210 kJ/d. Similarly, Onywera et al. [9] reported an average EI of 12486 kJ/d, while estimated EI in two studies by Fudge and colleagues were 13241 kJ/d [18] and 12300 kJ/d [8]. A finding common to most of the aforementioned studies was the lower EI compared to EE and therefore indicative of negative energy balance before major competition [9,18]. It is well acknowledged that training at high altitude can impact negatively on energy balance [26], most likely due to a reduction in EI brought about by a loss of appetite [27]. However, in contrast to previous studies in Kenyan runners [9,18], Ethiopian runners recruited in this study met their energy needs (EI did not differ from EE) and consequently maintained their BM (pre assessment period BM: 56.7 ± 4.3 kg vs. post: 56.6 ± 4.2 kg). This is consistent with recent guidelines by the American College of Sport Medicine that advocate that differences between EI and EE could compromise performance and negate the benefits of training [2].
Macronutrient intake of Ethiopian long distance runners fulfilled recent recommendations [2]. CHO intake was 64.3% (9.7 g/kg per day) and the daily CHO intake was 545 ± 49 g (Figure (Figure1),1), while recommendations for male and female athletes range between 6 to 10 g/kg of BM per day [2]. These results are also in agreement with previous studies [8,9,16-18] when the daily amount of CHO was well above 65% of TEI, ranging from 8.1 to 10.4 g/kg BM and within the current recommendations [2]. Protein intake was 12.4% of TEI (Figure (Figure1)1) (1.76 g/kg BM per day with a daily intake of 99 ± 13 g) of which 76% was delivered from vegetable sources (Table (Table3)3) and well within the current recommendations for endurance athletes (1.2 to 1.7 g/kg BM per day) [2]. This is also in agreement with the literature [8,9,16,18] where daily protein intake ranged from 1.3 to 2.2 g/kg BM. Adequate protein and fat intake are also vital for optimal health and performance of long distance runners. Sufficient dietary protein will provide essential amino acids and maintain the nitrogen balance for building and repair of muscle tissue after intense endurance training [2]. Furthermore, having achieved the recommended amounts of CHO and protein, this would have resulted in a sufficiently high intake of fat to ensure an important source of fat soluble vitamins and essential fatty acids [2,28]. Hence, the fat intake of distance runners especially from developing countries should not be restricted further as there would be no performance benefit in consuming less fat than that observed in the current study (23.3% TEI). Rodriguez et al. [2] reported that there are no advantages in consuming a diet with less than 15% of energy from fat compared with 20 to 25% of TEI. Although, the values from the present study (23.3% TEI, Figure Figure1)1) for fat intake are in agreement with the guidelines [2], they were somewhat higher in comparison to values (6.6 to 17.4% of TEI) observed in previous studies [8,9,16-18]. Moreover, the fact that vegetable sources accounted for approximately 88% of TEI (Table (Table3)3) concurs with other published dietary studies for low income countries [16,17,29] and contrasts with that for developed countries [30-32]. For example, the CHO intake of elite distance runners in the United States [31], the Netherlands [32] and Australia [30] was 49%, 50% and 52% respectively, as a result of a more varied diet.
Optimizing fluid replenishment is fundamental during exercise. Correct fluid replacement practices are especially crucial in endurance events lasting longer than an hour where the participating athlete might have not consumed adequate food or fluid before exercise or in cases where the athlete is exercising in an extreme environment (heat, cold, or high altitude) [2]. It is perhaps surprising that in the present study, the Ethiopian endurance athletes taking part in prolonged intense exercise and/or extreme conditions, did not fulfil the current recommendations for fluid intake [7]. In fact, the athletes consumed approximately 1.75 L/day of fluids which comprised mainly of water and athletes in general did not consume water before or during training; in some occasions small amounts of water was consumed following training. This finding is in line with previous findings [8,9,18]. Onywera and colleagues [9] reported a modest fluid consumption (2.3 L/d). Additionally, similar fluid intake (1.8 L/d) was observed by Fudge et al. [18] and in a subsequent study by the same group (2.3 L/d) [8]. These studies collectively show that these elite athletes do not consume any fluids before or during training, while modest amounts of fluids are consumed after training and only by a small number of runners [8,9,18]. According to current recommendations, the amounts of fluid consumed (as dietary water intake) in the present study would be inadequate to maintain athletes' hydration status [7]. Nevertheless, when total water intake (i.e., dietary water intake and metabolic water) is considered, Ethiopian athletes are found to be well hydrated during the day due to the high quantity of water in their staple foods (e.g., injera). Furthermore, although fluid consumption in the present study was less than recommended [7], the daily total ad libitum water intake (0.23 ± 0.04 L/MJ) was consistent with guidelines from the US National Research Council [33]. These guidelines suggest 1 mL of water per kcal (0.24 L/MJ) of EE for adults under average conditions of EE and environmental exposure with the rare exception of instructing the consumption of 1.5 mL/kcal (0.36 L/MJ) in cases of higher levels of physical activity, sweating and solute load. Additionally, the total water intake in the current study (3.2 L) is in accordance with optimal kidney function and urine output maintenance at high altitude (i.e., 3-4 L/day) [2]. This is also in agreement with the existing literature [8,9,18] where elite Kenyan distance runners maintained their hydration status due to the consumption of foods with a high quantity of water (e.g., ugali) [9]. On the other hand, fluid intake recommendations as set by the ACSM guidelines indicate that athletes should consume 5-7 mL/kg of BM of fluids at least 4 hours prior to the exercise session aiming to start the physical activity euhydrated with normal plasma electrolyte levels [7]. Nevertheless, evidence to support this recommendation is equivocal at this point. It is important to note that mild dehydration may actually be an advantage as, theoretically, it will lower the energy cost of running at the same relative intensity [34,35].
As previously found in elite Kenyan endurance runners, elite Ethiopian runners met dietary recommendations for endurance athletes for macronutrient intake but not for fluid intake. Nevertheless, it remains unclear how these differences in dietary patterns with regard to fluid consumption, before major competitions, impact on their performance.
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.
LYB was the primary author of the manuscript. LW was involved in subject recruitment, data collection and helped to draft the manuscript. RR was involved in subject recruitment, data collection and helped to draft the manuscript. ZB was involved in subject recruitment, data collection and editing the manuscript. BW was involved in subject recruitment, data collection and editing the manuscript. BWF helped to draft the manuscript. YPP conceived of the study, participated in its design and coordination and helped to draft the manuscript. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
The cooperation of the subjects is greatly appreciated. We also thank Global Sports Communication http://www.globalsportscommunication.nl/ for their support and for allowing us to stay so close to these great athletes. Finally, we thank Thelma Polyviou for her help.
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A Taste of Home
Unilever Food Solutions
The results
92% of chefs clicked on the video.
73% of chefs liked the video in social.
Over one third of the views of the video came from social sharing.
The Knorr chefs community on WeChat grew by almost 20%.
The challenge
Knorr is a B2B brand in China.
Professional chefs are the end user of the product portfolio. As a premium brand in a commoditized category with a wide range of products, the strategic challenge for Knorr was to build a relationship with chefs at a brand level in order to influence sales across the portfolio.
The idea
With precision targeting based on their social, search and behavior data, only chefs and their families were reached.
A film was used to tell a story to which chefs could relate, encouraging chefs to follow Knorr in social. The response element of campaign came through a serious of 6 mobile engagements. Each interaction linked chefs and their families together in social with relevant content like taste hometown dishes for homesick chefs, favorite CNY menus and the chance to reunion tickets for the post CNY period.


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Okay so, this is my TOP 100 decks list. To be qualifed to the list, the deck needs to be in my possesion, so I have not put any decks in the list that I will get in the future, but I don't currently have. Also different colors of the same deck are qualifed as one deck, as well as different versions if they are somewhat similar. So for example I qualify all the Seasons decks as a one deck on the list. Hive and Hive 2 are different. As I get more and more decks, I will update the list as I get them. This list is also not set in stone, my preferenceses change often. One thing that does not change is that I love great design and that is the biggest factor for me, I don't care if the deck does not handle perfectly if it does look good. Let's get to it.
Räpylätassus TOP 100 list (20.9.2017)
1. Gemini (Stockholm17)
2. Icons Imperial (Lotrek)
3. Arcana (Dead on Paper)
4. Venexiana Dark (Lotrek)
5. Wicked Kingdom (Wylie Beckert)
6. Joker and the Thief
7. Calaveras (Dead on Paper)
8. Icons Sacred (Lotrek)
9. Dedalo (Thirdway Industries)
10. Ultimate Deck (Dan&Dave)
11. The Hive 2 (Kings Wild Project/Brendan Hong)
12. Federal 52 (Kings Wild Project)
13. Blue Blood Redux (Uusi)
14. Wasteland (Kings Wild Project)
15. Bicycle Venexiana Light (Lotrek)
16. Chancellor (Encarded)
17. Pagan (Uusi)
18. Requiem (Stockholm17)
19. Nouveau (Bona Fide)
20. BRuT (Uusi)
21. Oracle (Dead on Paper)
22. Le Chat Rouge (Stockholm17)
23. Omnia: The Golden Age (Thirdway Industries)
24. Disparos Tequila (Ellusionist)
25. LUXX Palme (Rick Davidson)
26. Olympia (Steve Minty)
27. Apothecary (Alex Chin)
28. Dynasty (Brendan Hong)
29. Seasons (Alex Chin)
30. The Sisterhood of Blood (52Ravens)
31. Transsiberian Express (Az-Art)
32. Nouveau Bijoux/Perle (Bona Fide)
33. Kings of India (Humble Raja)
34. Origins (Rick Davidson)
35. Bohemia (Uusi)
36. Royal Mischief (Patrick Valenza)
37. Omnia (Thirdway Industries)
38. Mana v3 (Erik Mana)
39. Anubis/Osiris (Steve Minty)
40. Silver Arrow (Kings Wild Project)
41. Alloy (Gamblers Warehouse)
42. Black Book (UnCommon Beat)
43. The Hive (Kings Wild Project/Brendan Hong)
44. Muertos (Steve Minty)
45. Bicycle Deco (Encarded)
46. Branle/Branle Royal/Branle Tesoro (NPCC)
47. Magna Carta (Alex Chin)
48. Aquila (Kardify)
49. Clipped Wings (Emmanuel Jose)
50. Uusi Classic (Uusi)
51. Grotesk Macabre (Lotrek)
52. Tough Luck (LPCC)
53. Rome (Midnight Cards)
54. Midgard (Nikolai Aaroe)
55. No. 17 (Stockholm17)
56. Heretic (Stockholm17)
57. Aurum (Encarded)
58. Rebellion Rum (Ellusionist)
59. The Coven (52Ravens)
60. Vincent's Royals (Collectable Playing Cards)
61. Mardi Gras (Edgybrothers)
62. Vellichor (Dark Matter Kards)
63. 1900 (Grimaud)
64. Tendril (Encarded)
65. The Phantom of the Opera
66. Leonardo
67. Ornate (Midnight Cards)
68. Hero Complex Gallery Cardistry
69. Sirens (Jian)
70. Correspondances (Grimaud)
71. Bataille de Nancy (Grimaud)
72. Timeless (Lotrek/RSVP)
73. Cocktail Hour (Sarah Ferone)
74. Grotesque (Lotrek)
75. The Independence (Kings Wild Project)
76. Bharata (Guru Playing Cards)
77. Fuego! (Cellar Window)
78. Imperial (Midnight Cards)
79. Divine Art (Guru Playing Cards)
80. Avant-Garde (Edgybrothers)
81. Royal Optik (Uusi)
82. Black Diamond Tally-Ho (Kings Wild Project)
83. Scarlett Tally-Ho (Kings Wild Project)
84. Jules Verne (Grimaud)
85. Dominus (Nikolai Aaroe)
86. Misc Goods Co.
87. Seven Seas (Brain Vessel)
88. Delicious (Emmanuel Jose)
89. Curator (Emmanuel Jose)
90. Jeu des Musiciens (Grimaud)
91. Titanic (RJ Tomlinson)
92. Indictus (Nikolai Aaroe)
93. Jack in the Green (Nic Carter)
94. LUXX Greille (Rick Davidson)
95. Don Quixote (Cellar Window)
96. Sherlock Holmes (Kings Wild Project)
97. Sawdust (Emmanuel Jose)
98. Viridian (Kardify)
99. Buskers (Erik Mana)
100. 52 plus Joker Gold
Also I want to make clear that right now at 20.9.17 every single deck on this list is a deck that I truly love. There are so many great decks out there I consider every single deck on this list a big part of my collection.
I might have to make this TOP 150 soon as some really great decks do not fit here anymore...


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Joey Logano coming into his own at Team Penske
Six years into NASCAR Cup career, Logano finding success with Team Penske
The NASCAR Sprint Cup weekend in Fort Worth, Texas, started wet, got wild, settled down, then ended with a bang. Through it all, 23-year-old Joey Logano was in the thick of the action.
Logano led a race-high 108 of 340 laps in the Duck Commander 500 at Texas Motor Speedway en route to collecting his first win of the season and second under the watchful eye of motorsports icon Roger Penske.


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MELBOURNE scientists are developing a "bionic spinal cord'' to allow paralysed spinal cord and stroke patients to control robotic limbs by thought.
The ambitious $2.5m project, which is being financially backed by the US military and Australian Government, aims to implant the device in a human quadriplegic patient and have them control a robotic arm within five years.
The young research team from the new Melbourne Bionics laboratory at Royal Melbourne Hospital is combining the expertise of neurology and engineering to unleash brain signals responsible for movement that are trapped by spinal cord injury.
Lead researcher, RMH neurology trainee Dr Tom Oxley, said the device worked by decoding brain activity responsible for limb movement, training a computer to recognise those brain signatures and then activating limb movement when these signatures were registered.
"For people with paralysis from spinal cord injury or stroke, if the part of your brain that controls limbs is still working and that signal can't get through, why can't we work out a way to get that signal out?'' Dr Oxley said.
"If you could feed that signal into a robotic limb, a computer to control a keyboard or wheelchair, or even an exoskeleton (a wearable robot), then you could potentially control any number of devices to enable paralysed patients to have control over their environment again.''
There are 20,000 Australians with spinal cord injuries, with the typical patient a 19-year-old male, and about 150,000 Australians left severely disabled after stroke.
Pre-clinical trials have started in the project that also involves University of Melbourne biomedical engineers Dr Nick Opie - who made part of the electrodes for the bionic eye - Dr Sam John and Gil Rind.
Unlike other brain-machine interface technology being developed, the Melbourne team has a minimally-invasive way of getting the electrode to the brain in a day procedure.
"That's one of the selling points of our technique. It's potentially a whole lot safer than what's around so more suitable for a larger population,'' Dr Opie said.
The US military's research arm, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, is interested in the project so it can get soldiers who have lost or injured limbs on the battlefield back to active service.
The Melbourne team was the only group outside the US to get $750,000 funding in this program area, and has just secured $1.65m from the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Dr Oxley said "it was a big race'' internationally, with only one other group in the world implanting a device in humans, but the body rejected it after six months.
"There is no treatment for spinal cord injury right now. There is only rehab,'' Dr Oxley said.
"It's such a challenging problem. To think you could take someone with quadriplegia in a wheelchair and get them up and moving again, is breathtaking.''
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Tiger steps out of the long grass
ONE speciality bet stood out from many others in the run-up to this week's US Masters as a leading British bookmaking firm offered odds against Tiger Woods hitting a tree 'out of the gate' at Augusta National.
Nobody in their right mind would wager the house on the prospect of Tiger's opening tee shot next Thursday striking timber-- but as souvenir of the maddest menagerie in golfing history? Priceless!
All joking apart, there's a very strong sense of the Shakespearean tragedy about this epic as Woods and his family grapple with the nightmarish consequences of his serial philandering.
Was it arrogance or stupidity that persuaded one of the world's most famous men to play Russian roulette with his own health and, shamefully, that of his wife Elin and expect to get away with it?
Or is one multiple Major champion correct when he muses that somewhere deep inside, Tiger wanted to be caught -- that assembling a chorus-line of brassy, buxom blondes to high-kick their way through his marriage had been a cry for help? Was it an attempt to break out of the rigid, suffocating strait-jacket of a life in which he carried golf on his shoulders like some latter-day Atlas and each victory added a little more weight to the achievement of the next?
Or maybe, as Woods himself suggested, he did it simply because he could and they would. Enabled by his fabulous wealth and coaxed by a coterie of sycophants into the belief that he was beyond the reach of normal social mores, he surrendered to base instincts.
Having sought treatment for his 'addiction' and atonement from his family, Woods this week goes to the US Masters in hope of winning by far the biggest prize of his career and ripping himself free of the opprobrium in which he's been held since November.
He'll be welcomed back in the locker-room, not necessarily because there's any great sense of camaraderie on the PGA Tour, but because of Tiger's role in making Tour golfers rich beyond the wildest dreams of their predecessors.
However, will the patrons of Augusta give him a second chance and provide the welcoming stage and support their fallen idol needs to pull off an outlandish 15th Major title and, at one stroke, boost the stock of Tiger Woods Inc to unprecedented levels?
Heck, conspiracy theorists are sitting on the grassy knoll right now wondering if it all hasn't been some fiendish plot by Tiger's management team at IMG to add a little more spice to a pot which had gone from sweet and sour to bitter and, whisper it, boring?
So what chance does Tiger have of winning this week? If it was Hollywood, he'd be a shoo-in. Instead it's Augusta, a course as pretty as any of his mistresses but capable of being infinitely vicious and demanding.
If we take Woods at his word and accept he "wasn't ready" to play in a friendly private match, the Tavistock Cup, a fortnight back, it's lunacy to expect that after a five-month hiatus from golf, he'll roll up Magnolia Lane and collect a fifth Green Jacket like a man picking up his laundry.
Some say Tiger's good at winning on comebacks, citing his victories following knee surgery at the 2002 and 2006 Buick Invitational. Yet he didn't do it when it really, really counted at the 2006 US Open in Winged Foot, a mere nine weeks after he'd struck his last golf ball in anger at that year's Masters.
Woods took a break from golf on that occasion to bury his father Earl. As he returned to the professional fold in Winged Foot, he was said to be striking the ball beautifully in practice -- yet days later, after missing the cut at a Major for the first time as a professional, he confessed "I was rusty -- there's no doubt about that."
The bookies may rate him as favourite for the Masters but victory for Tiger this week at Augusta would be making the cut. When Tiger crashed his Cadillac Escalade into that tree outside his Isleworth home last November, he also ran slap into one of life's tough realities.
It took years of hard graft, ingenious golf and mind-boggling dedication for Tiger to establish himself as the greatest golfer of his generation and the world's best-respected sportsman -- and just minutes to become a punchline. It's staggering how fast and how far Woods' reputation has fallen.
Judging by his recent TV appearances, the exhaustive efforts Tiger has made in recent months to recover his self-esteem and regain the trust of his family have not been in vain. Yet if the man, Eldrick Woods, succeeds in finding peace and humility, will the combative Tiger of old survive?
Did the old arrogance, certainty and an unmistakable sense of sporting entitlement still lie behind those weary eyes -- or has his spirit been broken?
How jarring it was recently to hear Tiger's speak in trepidation of the reception he might receive from the patrons at Augusta, admitting he was nervous about his comeback and timidly suggesting "a little applause would be nice".
The old Tiger knew of only one way to stir the masses and never grovelled for approval. Woods certainly can expect a grilling this afternoon in the media centre at Augusta National when he faces 120 representatives of the accredited golf media in a pre-Masters interview and will have to answer questions which have festered for nearly five months.
The one I'd like to ask is how Tiger ended up receiving a series of perfectly legal treatments last year to boost the recovery of his problematic left knee from a Canadian medic, Dr Anthony Galea, who is not licensed to practise in Florida and has since been charged in Toronto with conspiring to smuggle Human Growth Hormone and another banned substance across the US border?
Today's press conference is probably the least controlled environment Woods is likely to encounter this week.
One has to attend the Masters to understand how completely the golf club controls every facet of their tournament. The mission of the members is to enshrine the memory of their legendary late founder, Bobby Jones, and to preserve the unique atmosphere of the tournament he began in the mid-1930s.
For example, the elite players who qualify for and therefore are entitled to compete in the year's three other Major Championships, are 'invitees' to the Masters, while spectators at the event are 'patrons', not fans or anything else.
Everyone who attends the Masters is subject to an exhaustive set of rules which succeed in giving this event its unique atmosphere.
For example, running is banned. So too are periscopes, while anyone found with a mobile phone will be ejected and they or the person who supplied them with a ticket or, in the case of the media, sought their accreditation will be forever barred from the Masters.
Of course, cheering is allowed -- for example, the famous Sunday afternoon roars returned after several years absence to the Masters during last April's event. Yet in black and white, the regulations urge patrons never to applaud a player's misfortune and to refrain from comment or behaviour contrary to the etiquette of golf.
Since Masters tickets are harder to score than a hole-in-one and the privilege of attending is one which people guard for life, patrons are unlikely to risk hurling an obscenity at Tiger.
Even on practice days, when tickets are a little more freely available from a club ballot and thousands pack the grounds, the vast majority are passionate golfers who travel hundreds, even thousands of miles to worship at Augusta. No question, Tiger's behaviour shattered any illusions the faithful had about him and broke the heart of many within the sport who used to proudly offer him as an example of all that's good, clean and wholesome in golf.
Yet no matter how many people Tiger alienated with his behaviour or how badly they might feel, Woods knows the very worst he's likely to hear as he walks the fairways of Augusta National this week is silence.
And in the unlikely event that 'patrons' initially avert their gaze as Woods passes, all he need do is toss them the occasional birdie to win back their applause.
Beyond the gates of Augusta National, who knows what might happen? Washington Road, with its burger joints and strip malls, could be bedlam.
Yet given the history of support the Masters enjoys from local and state law enforcement, expect any unwelcome, intrusive or unsavoury element to be kept at arm's length from the event.
And the arm of the law is very long in Augusta when it comes to the Masters, as women's activist Martha Burk discovered when she tried to organise a demonstration outside the property during the 2003 tournament.
So Augusta National, as ever, will be locked down like a fortress on the outside, while it's business as usual with the Masters on the inside.
As Padraig Harrington pointed out, the pomp and ego of old might return in quick time should Woods hear a roar from the crowd or get the faintest whiff of stardom in his nostrils once again.
After all, he is a performer and golf is his stage. Yet for Tiger to be installed as favourite is homage only to former glories and the many painful poundings he has given bookmakers in the past.
As a spokesman for William Hill admitted: "We don't want to attract too much money on him because the first rule of bookmaking is 'never take on Tiger'."
Yet Ernie Els, Harrington and Phil Mickelson won't be so craven, while Augusta National herself could swallow Woods whole.
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- 2 cups pumpkin puree
- 2-3 cups vegetable stock
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 100 ml dry white wine
- 3 tablespoons mascarpone
- 80 grams parmesan grated
- 3 tablespoons Butter
- 1 clove garlic pureed
- 1/2 onion small, diced
- 9 sage leaves chopped
- 3-4 tablespoons cream
- 1/2 teaspoon Nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- salt/pepper to taste
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- 90 grams arugula
- 125 grams chanterelle mushrooms
- 4 slices bacon
- 1 tablespoon Butter
- 40 grams pinenuts toasted
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- Firstly, get all your ingredients in order. Cut, measure and have all the components ready on your working space. This is a great way to save time, keep your working area clean, and stay organized.
- Place a large sauce pan on your stove top and turn heat up to high. Add olive oil, diced onions and garlic puree. Turn the heat down to medium heat and saute the garlic and onions. Cook until the onions begin to turn translucent – this takes about 1 minute. Keep an eye on it – stir regularly so the garlic doesn't burn.
- Add the arborio rice and coat with the oil and ingredients in the pot. Cook for 1-2 minutes stirring regularly until the rice starts to look pale. Now it's time to deglaze the pan with your wine. Pour in all the wine and allow the rice to absorb the liquid.
- Once the pan is almost dry and the wine has been absorbed by the rice, add in ½ cup of vegetable stock and simmer. When the rice has almost absorbed all the liquid, add in pumpkin puree, spices and another ½-1 cup of vegetable stock. Stir well and allow to simmer. Continue to add ½ cup of vegetable stock at a time until the rice is al dente – stirring continuously. This will take approximately 15-20 minutes.
- Keep an eye on your simmering risotto while you prepare the garnishes for the dish. Cook bacon until your desired crispiness – either on a baking tray or in a frying pan. Once cooked, roughly chop bacon into small pieces. Sautee the mushrooms in a frying pan with a tablespoon of butter until tender. Set bacon and mushrooms aside until you're ready to assemble the risotto.
- Once the rice is al dente it's time to finish the risotto. Add in the mascarpone, sage and parmesan cheese. Stir well to combine. Once all is combined add in the cream and butter. Stir well and remove from heat. If you continue to cook after adding the cheese you risk burning the dish on the bottom as well as having a bitter taste from over-cooking the cheese. The risotto should look creamy – not dry. If it seems too dry or starchy add a bit of extra stock. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.
- Portion your risotto onto large plates or soup bowls. Top the risotto with your desired garnishes – we recommend a handful of arugula, bacon bits, toasted pine nuts, sauteed chanterelle mushrooms, and grated parmesan. For a vegetarian option omit the bacon and be sure to use vegetable stock.
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