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Eggstone est un groupe de pop musique originaire de Suède et formé en 1986. Les trois membres - Per Sunding (chant, basse), Patrik Bartosch (guitare) et Maurits Carlsson (batterie) - ont grandi dans la petite ville côtière de Lomma, près de Malmö. En 1991, ils fondèrent les studios Tambourine à Malmö avec deux amis, Anders Nordgren et le producteur Tore Johansson.

Leur premier album Eggstone In San Diego est sorti en 1992, suivi de Somersault deux ans plus tard. Au début de l'année 1997, ils publièrent leur troisième opus, intitulé Vive La Différence!, chez Vibrafon, leur propre label. En 1998 et 1999, sortent deux compilations, la première, Spanish Slalom, sur le label madrilène Siesta Records et la seconde, Ca Chauffe en Suède!, chez Tricatel, le label français de Bertrand Burgalat.

Les chansons d'Eggstone, légères et très pop en surface, sont en fait très subtiles aussi bien dans leur construction que dans leur exécution. Étranges variations de tempo et ruptures harmoniques sont souvent de mise, toujours en conservant une forme impeccable et séduisante pour une oreille non avertie. Ils sont tous les trois d'excellents musiciens, en particulier Patrik Bartosch, qui a développé un jeu de guitare bien à lui, à la fois faux-naïf et virtuose. Un quatrième album a été en préparation à la fin des années 90, avec quelques sessions d'enregistrements dans les studios de Tricatel.

Leur travail, très sous-estimé et confidentiel, a cependant largement inspiré des groupes suédois qui ont connu un succès international, comme Cinnamon ou The Cardigans.

Membres

 Patrik Bartosch - guitare
 Maurits Carlsson - batterie
 Per Sunding - basse et chant

Discographie

Albums
Albums Studio
 Eggstone In San Diego (1992)
 Somersault (1994)
 Vive La Différence! (1997)

Compilations
 Spanish Slalom (1998)
 Ça chauffe en Suède! (1999)

Singles

 Bubblebed (1990)
 Shooting Time (1991)
 Eggstone At Point Loma (1992)
 Eggstone In Lemon Grove (1992)
 Water (1994)
 Summer And Looking For A Job (1996)
 Never Been A Better Day (1996)
 April And May (1997)
 Birds In Cages (1997)

Liens
 Site officiel
 Tambourine Studios
 Eggstone sur le site Gracenote
 Biographie d'Eggstone sur le site VH1

Groupe suédois de pop
Groupe musical suédois des années 1990

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Is Chris Christie's political career finished? | The Tylt
Is Chris Christie's political career finished?
#ChristieIsToast
#ChristieWillSurvive
Two top aides to New Jersey Governor Chris Christie were just found guilty on all charges surrounding Bridgegate, the infamous 2013 lane closures on Fort Lee's George Washington Bridge. The lane closures were allegedly political retribution against the mayor of Fort Lee for his refusal to endorse Christie. Does the verdict mean Chris Christie's political career is finished or can he weather this storm? Read more and vote below! 🌉
In a statement, the New Jersey governor said he was "saddened" by the convictions but repeated his long-standing claim that he had no knowledge of the plan to close lanes on the bridge.
"The short-term effect [of the convictions] is bad," said Patrick Murray, director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute. "Still, there's no smoking gun against Chris Christie."
https://twitter.com/StacyLeMelle/status/794593031500480512
Many think the verdict is the coup de grâce to Christie's political career.
https://twitter.com/NoEmptySuits/status/794592155159302146
Jones testified that she told Christie about the lane closures months before they took place. Very few people believe the governor's claim that he knew nothing about it.
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But apparently there's just not enough evidence to indict Christie. His approval ratings hover in the low twenties, and his reputation looks irreparably tarnished—but this is America, where politicians often enjoy second acts.
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SSWA has faithfully contributed to Earth Day endeavours since 2003. The Association routinely cleaned the ditches on Logan Road in Bridgewater between St. Philip's Street and King Street each April, averaging approximately eighteen large garbage bags each year. During the first cleanup over 300 coffee cups alone were collected. Most recently we have applied our efforts to encourage the reduction of littering through meetings, letters, and pleas to the public. For the last few years SSWA members have started to clean in their own areas. In 2018, five groups worked a total of 91.5 hrs cleaning the ditches of 10 km of highways,collecting 186 bags plus misc. larger items.
In 2013 SSWA was asked to take part in this annual 2 day event by giving a rabbit snaring presentation to the young participants. We have been doing it ever since. It is held at the DNR McGowan Lake Depot in Queens Co. and our part consists of teaching them about rabbits, how to make and set snares, and how to handle and clean a rabbit. Each young person gets to set their own snare in local woods overnight as well. We also sponsor 3 of the 12 participants each year in memory of departed member Greg Tanner.
In 1999 SSWA was asked by BB director, Marjorie Reeves, to assist them with a fishing derby for the 'littles'. It became an annual event, and two years later we took it over and have hosted it ever since. The derby is held every spring at the MARC ponds in Dayspring. Our club supplies all the bait and fishing gear required. We assist the youth in catching trout, and look after cleaning, bagging, and storing their catches on ice. The fishing derby is a favorite for Big Brothers, and definitely SSWA as well.
In 2010 SSWA was contacted by CSSG to see if we could organize a fishing derby for their clients after having witnessed the fun that the Big Brothers group had at their event.
After some consideration we undertook this project and hosted our first CSSG fishing day outing on May 19'th and have hosted one for them ever since. We have a lot of fun at these events and there are always lots of SSWA volunteers to help in every aspect. We supply all the gear and look after all the arrangements. It is a very special event for us and we look forward to it every year. In 2015 members of the ARK joined in the fun with the CSSG group and have been a part ever since.
In 2011 SSWA was contacted by a teacher from the school to see if we would consider taking part in their outdoor day at the MARC in Dayspring by hosting a few hours of fishing for the approximately 75 students attending. After some discussion it was agreed that we would look after the classes by splitting them into 3 smaller groups of 25 each and allow them one hr. fishing at the ponds. Again we looked after everything required to make this a very successful outing for the kids. It was their favorite part of the activity day we were later informed. We repeated this experience for four consecutive years before school budgets became an issue and ended these outings.
Our newest undertaking for hosting a fishing event took place in May 2013 when the Director of SCLO contacted us in hopes we could do the same for their group as we have been doing for CSSG. Our volunteers were not disappointed as we had a great time assisting the excited participants in catching many nice trout. This event has become an annual for them as well as the other ones we entertain.
In 2017 we were asked by staff at Bonny Lea if they could take part as well so they have been invited ever since as well. These fishing outings are a highlight for all of these organizations, and we are very happy to make them happen.
The SSWA has taken part in local parades numerous times since 2000. It's not only a great way to promote the Association, but also to win recognition for our efforts. We have been presented with 'Best Of' and '1st Place' awards from Mahone Bay, Western Shore, and Bridgewater, including cash prizes totaling $750. See our History for more detail.
Each June or July SSWA organizes a fund raiser Flea Market at the Michelin Social Club. We host up to sixty sellers' tables and admit over five hundred attendees for this four hour event. Contact us if you're interested in taking part.
Many hundreds of people attend each year and the exposure for our club is excellent. Special interest has been focused on the Black Legged Tick and Lyme Disease the last few years since the explosion of this scary health hazard.


The Professional Standards for Australian Career Development Practitioners came into effect on 1 January 2012 and heralded an important milestone for the career industry in Australia. The introduction of the Professional Standards was a significant step forward in professionalizing the industry and providing confidence to stakeholders for the delivery of career services.
In developing the Standards, CICA was focused on ensuring that they were practitioner owned and endorsed through an extensive consultation process with all CICA Member Associations.
Professional Standards are living documents that need to be responsive to changed contexts. In October 2017, the CICA Council commissioned a review of the Professional Standards and established a Working Group to manage the review.
CICA is committed to ensuring that members of CICA Member Associations are provided with an opportunity to provide input into the review of the Standards. The Working Group has developed a survey and I invite you to participate in this important phase of the review.
The survey will close on Monday 3 September 2018.
As part of the review, the Working Group will be providing a series of Briefing Papers to keep Member Associations and career practitioners informed throughout the process.


So I Worked my new job this weekend, 28 hours in 4 days which I'm so not used tp at all.. toady around 5pm i started tryin g to clean up and ended up having to sit down from period like cramping. ever since then i cant really get up or it causes me to start having more pain. I've also had really inconsistent cramping since I've laid down, probably about 4 random spurts in a hour. Should I Go Into L&D or is this typical for 3rd trimester??
Go to l&d, or at least call you doctor. Cramping that is periodic like that is likely contractions. If you decide not to go, watch out for bleeding, but preterm labor often does not have bleeding.
Always when it doubt call your doctor. Dehydration can cause early contractions/cramping, be sure to take extra care of yourself when you're busy working.
I was extremely stressed the previous 2 weeks.. I ended up having similar contractions.. called my OB, advised of an injections that I should take to stop the contractions and he insisted on bed rest, otherwise this can lead to preterm labor..
I had this same thing last Thursday and Friday. More than 4 contractions in an hour, which increased to 6-8 over the course of two days. I called my dr. and she told me to head into l & d both days. They gave me a shot each day to stop contractions. I haven't had any since, and no bed rest orders, other than take it easy. Hope everything turns out ok!
The period like cramping tends to happen to me when I have too many contractions in a short period and contractions for me come with too much activity (I am on modified bed rest). Definitely go to L&D. In addition to monitoring contractions, they will check your cervix to make sure it's not shortening or dilating. Like others said, they may give you something to stop contractions. I was on a magnesium drip for 2 days. I hope everything goes well. Here's hoping you keep cookin' for as long as possible!
Should I go back into L&D?
Cramping at 36 3 weeks?????


I am Jess McCallum, I am studying Social Policy at the University of Bristol. Criminology is my area of interest. I studied an Access course at the City of Bath College, started in 2009.
I left school at 16 with just a handful of GCSEs, went to college to start a couple of media courses at A Level. I had fallen into an office job for a Financial Advisors and took to it quite well. They wanted me to do my Financial Services Qualifications. My studies ended up taking a backseat and the money at work became more important. I was more committed to that than I was committed to anything else.
I was approaching 30 and it dawned on me that actually, I didn't want a career in Financial Services for the rest of my life. Having not been at University was something that I had been thinking of for a while. I was not exactly sure what I wanted to do. The thought wouldn't leave my mind.
I'd never heard of Access before, it seemed like it would be absolutely perfect for me, it ticked all the right boxes and specifically aimed at adults who had been out of education for a fair amount of time. You can choose the options that you want to do so you can line them up with perhaps, your final degree course.
It was nerve racking, going back to a classroom, but I quickly made friends with lots of people in the same boat as me, and my sort of age. Getting positive feedback from lecturers on pieces of work that you've spent a lot of time and effort working on, was a huge confidence booster. And that's what the Access course is very good at, boosting your confidence, but they also give you study skills. You're having to do certain work and hand it in by a certain time. I think that was a challenge for most people, but we knew that it was preparing us for university in the best way. So I think everybody accepted the challenge.
I remember I got my conditional offer for Bristol, just before Christmas, and as they were my first choice, I was elated. It certainly made my Christmas and my year! I'm certainly enjoying it. I'm not certain I'd have enjoyed it quite as much had I not been to college and done the Access course. The level of work that we get and the amount of work that we get, the Access course really prepared us well for.
I would say to anybody regardless of their situation, if you've even got the slightest feeling that university might be something that you are interested in, go to your local college, talk to your tutors. It was the best thing I did; if your local college offers the Access course, go along and talk to them. There's no better route as an adult learner back to university. It's only one extra year and believe me, it flies by, and you will be as well prepared as you can be when you start.


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Drug Testing in Sport: hGH (Human Growth Hormone)
Gary A. Green, MD
Virtual Mentor. 2014;16(7):547-551. doi: 10.1001/virtualmentor.2014.16.7.stas1-1407.
While it may be tempting to consider the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sports as a modern phenomenon, the taking of substances to beat the competition has been going on for hundreds if not thousands of years. There is evidence that the Ancient Greeks and Romans gave their athletes special potions to improve their performance [1], and this trend continues to the present day, albeit with more sophisticated methods. One of the unfortunate realities associated with this drive to gain an advantage is that physicians have frequently been complicit, if not essential, in working with athletes to violate both the rules of sport and medical regulations.
Despite the advice of Sir William Osler that the role of the physician is "to educate the masses not to take medicine" [2] too often physicians have been athletes' source of PEDs. The sophisticated doping programs of the former East German Democratic Republic and the Tour de France would not have been possible without physician assistance [3]. Surveys of National Collegiate Athletic Association athletes report that physicians are among their leading sources for obtaining anabolic steroids [4]. The reasons for this are myriad and include wanting to be associated with sports, monetary gain, naïveté, ignorance, greed, and desire to help the athlete, among others. In addition to sports, PED use has now spread beyond competitive athletes into the general population [5].
Throughout the centuries, athletes have used many different PEDs with varying amounts of success. One of the more recent drugs to gain popularity among both athletes and nonathletes is human growth hormone, hGH. Before 1985, patients with growth-hormone deficiency had to rely on cadaver pituitary extract for their treatment. Supplies were necessarily limited, costs were high, and use posed the danger of fatal viruses such as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. Fortunately for these patients, recombinant hGH (rhGH) was developed and has been available in the United States since 1985. This has increased the supply of hGH for GH-deficient patients, but also increased the possibilities for abuse.
hGH Use and Testing
Recombinant hGH is tightly regulated under the US Code 333(e): it is only allowed for very specific conditions such as pediatric and adult GH deficiency, smallness for gestational age, chronic renal failure, HIV-related wasting states, Turner Syndrome, and other rare diseases. It is not allowed to be used off-label for any other conditions or purposes, such as anti-aging interventions or performance enhancement. There are also very strict regulations for the diagnosis of adult GH deficiency. Despite these regulations, anecdotal stories of athletes abusing hGH have been known since the 1980s.
There has been a constant battle in sports between PED use and attempts to curtail it. Testing for anabolic steroids has improved, and athletes are trying other, less detectable substances. Testing for hGH is yet one more chapter in this story. Recombinant hGH is a 191-amino-acid single-chain polypeptide that is very similar to native hGH, which makes detection a challenge. The initial test developed in the mid-2000s for rhGH detection took advantage of the fact that native hGH is made up of multiple isomers, while rhGH contains only the 22kD isomer. When someone takes rhGH, the natural production of hGH is suppressed and the percentage of the 22kD isomer relative to the other isoforms increases. Although this test is accurate and there have been several confirmed cases of athletes who have admitted the use of hGH, the isoform test has a limited window of detection, usually on the order of one or two days following administration of the hormone.
Does hGH Enhance Athletic Performance?
But is the presence of hGH worth testing for? Thomas Murray, president emeritus of the Hastings Center and one of the most thoughtful scholars in the field of bioethics, said "good ethics begin with good facts" (personal communication, 2005), and that is true regarding the discussion of hGH and sport.
First, no studies have conclusively demonstrated that hGH alone improves performance or has positive effects that would theoretically affect exercise. Indeed, the only studies in which hGH was shown to have a positive effect on athletic performance were in anabolic steroid users [6, 7]. There are several possible reasons for this, however, that point to divergent possible underlying factors: the amount of hGH that can be used ethically in experimental studies is limited, and it is possible that athletes use doses far in excess of what could be studied ethically. Secondly, studies may be statistically underpowered to demonstrate small differences that are clinically insignificant but athletically important. For example, the winning time in an Olympic race can be determined by a difference of hundredths of seconds, and proving that a change in speed that tiny is occurring at statistically significant rates would require almost a billion subjects.
But there are other indications that hGH by itself is not effective. I have reviewed hundreds of patient files from physicians and clinics across the United States in my role as a consultant to law enforcement agencies investigating physicians. These physicians and clinics purported to practice in areas such as anti-aging medicine, hormone replacement therapy, and rejuvenation, by prescribing hGH, anabolic steroids, and related compounds—probably prescribing more hGH in a week than most physicians do in a lifetime. Although most of the prescriptions were illegal, these physicians had a very good working knowledge of hGH and anabolic steroids, and I have yet to see that even one patient was given hGH by itself. Every patient who received hGH also received testosterone, synthetic anabolic steroids, or combinations of the two. None of these physicians was willing to risk cash flow and patients' satisfaction by prescribing hGH alone. Thus it seems unlikely that hGH has undemonstrated effectiveness when used by itself, so testing for it may not be accomplishing the intended goal.
A second, recently validated test, however, measures not the presence of hGH but rather its biologic effects. When rhGH is given to a patient, it has a variety of metabolic effects that produce an increase in several markers. Two of these are insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-1) produced by the liver and the N-terminal propeptide of prollagen type III (P-III-NP) that is produced by bone. The concentrations of these analytes have been studied extensively in a variety of medical conditions and subjected to intensive statistical analysis [7]. By measuring the concentrations of IGF-1 and P-III-NP, the test can discriminate between those who have used rhGH and normal controls. Although this is an indirect test, it has the advantage of being able to detect rhGH use up to two weeks after administration of the hormone and to measure the effect of rhGH and, potentially, other compounds that increase growth factors. This may turn out to be a more efficient method of deterring athletes' use of PEDs than identification of every possible individual substance.
Larger Questions
Some athletes and nonathletes will always seek out physicians willing to provide them with illegal and illegitimate drugs. Given this reality, many have wondered about the utility, expense, and effort involved in curtailing the use of PEDs. Although PEDs like rhGH do pose health risks to athletes [8], sports in general pose many health risks that athletes willingly accept, some far more likely and more significant than those associated with PED use. This raises the question: why bother with antidoping efforts? The answer is complicated and beyond the scope of this article, but it can be summarized thusly: although each sport has its own individual character, one unifying principle is that all sports involve competition that measures a given participant's performance against those of others according to a common set of rules. PED use has the potential to alter a sport so significantly that results are determined by who has the best chemist rather than who is the best athlete. Secondly, if there were no rules restricting PED use, sports would rapidly deteriorate, as in the former East German Democratic Republic. In addition, sports without PED regulations would pose an ethical quandary for athletes. They would be faced with three options: compete at a significant disadvantage, use PEDs in contradiction with their values, or quit the sport. I would argue that all three are unethical or unfair alternatives, as well as unappealing to competitors: the strongest support for antidoping efforts come from the athletes themselves. In my extensive work with competitive athletes, the overwhelming majority have been in favor of antidoping regulations as long as they are accurate, universal, and applied uniformly. When I asked a former Tour de France rider who was involved in the recent PED scandals if he thought the tour should eliminate all antidoping regulations, he replied, "No, that would turn it into a freak show."
It is worth noting that, although the athletes who are caught using PEDs loom large in the public eye, those who compete cleanly and abide by the rules—those we don't hear about—are in the majority. The ultimate purpose of antidoping regulations is not to catch cheating athletes; it is to protect the athletes who want to compete fairly. Although the concept of cheating through the use of PEDs goes back thousands of years, it is also true that valuing honorable competition is at least that old. As the Roman author Epictetus said around 100 AD, "if you seek truth you will not seek victory by dishonorable means, and if you find truth, you will become invincible" [9].
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Gary A. Green, MD is a clinical professor in the UCLA Division of Sports Medicine, the head team physician at Pepperdine University, the medical director and a consultant on anabolic steroids and performance-enhancing drugs for Major League Baseball, and a member of the scientific advisory board of the Partnership for Clean Competition.
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Brexit: Made in UK, designed in Brussels
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If the British vote for Brexit, the European Union will be reaping what it has sown.
In 1992, Denmark voted against the Maastricht Treaty, which established the possibility of creating a common European currency. In France's referendum on the same issue, only 51.1 percent voted in favour.
What if Europe's leaders had listened to the doubts of their citizens and ditched the Maastricht Treaty?
The euro enabled countries to borrow more cheaply than they ever could have done without access to the ECB's cheap financing. But this wasn't a good thing.
It allowed Belgium, Greece and Italy to postpone necessary public sector reforms. As a result, the public sector and the public debt burden were allowed to grow even bigger.
It led to property bubbles and massive private debt in Ireland and Spain, which forced both countries to beg for a bailout. It led to transfers between countries, through the bailout funds and the ECB, and between taxpayers and banks. For example in Greece, the banks were able to dump a large part of their exposure on to eurozone taxpayers.
The common currency threatens the EU
The conditions linked to those transfers, in the form of a Troika or a Memorandum of Understanding, evoked a lot of anger in those countries forced to comply with the conditions.
Savers, insurance companies and pensioners in Germany, the Benelux and elsewhere have expressed their anger at the ECB using loose monetary policies, for example low and negative interest rates, to keep the euro project alive.
Italy's GDP per capita is smaller than before it joined the euro. The "banking union", common Eurozone regulation and supervision for banks, has the UK government worried about eurozone protectionism, fearing non-eurozone banks may one day no longer enjoy access to the single market without having to comply with eurozone rules.
In many countries, anger about the economic misery brought about by the euro debt machine translates into a vote for parties keen to leave the EU. In short, the common currency has ended up threatening the EU.
Anti-EU sentiment
Was the euro needed for countries to trade? No, it wasn't. The UK, Poland and Sweden are happily trading without being a member. Was it needed to force a crisis which could then be abused to centralise power and organise transfers? Yes it was.
There were the referendums on the Nice Treaty, rejected by the Irish in 2001, the "European Constitution", rejected by the French and the Dutch in 2005, and the Lisbon Treaty, rejected again by the Irish in 2008.
Time and again voters were asked to vote for a second time on these projects which boil down to transfers of power to the EU policy level, either in the form of scrapping vetoes or in the form of the development of new useless bureaucracies, such as an "EU Foreign Ministry" or "EU Council Presidency".
Last year, the EU lost two referendums. In December, the Danes vote against handing over more powers for the country to be able to continue Europol cooperation, as demanded by the EU. The EU Commission responded that such flexibility was "impossible".
In July, Greece rejected the terms attached to its third bailout package. This essentially boiled down to a vote for "Grexit", something which could have been tried, given that the Greek banking system was frozen anyway. It could have meant an alternative to continued fiscal transfers and interventions into national budgetary decisions. Both have created a lot of discontent and anti-EU sentiment since 2010.
Scrap barriers to trade
Last year, there also was the decision to outvote Central and Eastern Europe on the sensitive issue of spreading out refugees, which isn't even possible in a passport-free zone but which was decided to divert attention from criticism on Angela Merkel's controversial refugee policy and to organise yet another transfer of power to the EU level.
Finally, this year, David Cameron's proposals to bridge the gap between the EU and citizens were met with a lukewarm reaction. His proposal, for example, to allow groups of national parliaments to block EU proposals was watered down so as to make it almost impossible to be used.
Was it really so hard to listen to the population's scepticism? A recent Pew poll has shown that a majority in EU countries want to return powers from the EU back to member states.
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It's a skunk-eat-pelican-eat-trout world out there
nicholasn April 27, 2010
Each spring, on the shores of Nevada's Pyramid Lake, fishermen in waders stand 50 feet out in the water, on stepladders, casting long, narrow loops for huge Lahontan trout. They look a little like Kodiak bears lined up on an Alaskan river. But, these men aren't the only fishers around. American white pelicans glide long, slow stretches over the lake, skimming above their coal-and-ivory reflections.
Pelicans are charismatic, and stirring to watch. So a recent dispatch from Idaho caught my attention: the state's Department of Fish and Game just released three badgers and two skunks on Gull Island in the Blackfoot Reservoir, which, like Pyramid Lake, hosts one of the 13 to 15 major breeding colonies of white pelicans in the West. These mustelids are charged with just one thing: devouring pelican eggs. The department wants to reduce the colony's populations from 2,400 birds to 700, because they apparently threaten the native Yellowstone cutthroat trout that live in the reservoir and spawn in the Blackfoot River. They also scarf up stocked rainbow trout, to the aggravation of anglers.
Admittedly, the thought of fewer white pelicans in this world pains me. With their ungainly bills tucked to their necks, pelicans seem so aloof, so guileless. But they devour plenty of fish: In 2007, nine of 27 Yellowstone cutthroat tagged in a radio telemetry study on the Blackfoot reservoir-river system turned up in pelican nests. Meanwhile, trout counts in the river dropped from 4,700 in 2001 to less than 100 in 2007. The count rebounded to 500 fish in 2008, a five-fold increase that may be correlated with a drop in pelicans that year. But that's nowhere close to the 10,000 to 15,000 fish the department hopes to see spawning regularly in the river.
Others argue that the trout are in trouble not because of pelicans, but because of us — agricultural diversions, subsequent runoff, increased water temperatures, algal blooms, and selenium from upstream mines. Lower water levels might make it easier for pelicans to snatch trout as they head from the reservoir to the river. But some scientists, such as David Delehanty, an Idaho State University biology professor, say the evidence that pelicans are responsible for the crash in the trout population is far from clear.
Fortunately, white pelicans aren't endangered: though their numbers took a dive in the middle of this century, the U.S. population has climbed to over 45,000 birds since then. Still, they are protected under the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 and, last year, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Department criticized the Idaho agency's management plan (see the PDF link on the left side of their Web site) to "take" pelicans, and spray eggs with vegetable oil (which would suffocate the embryos), calling the proposal an "eradication program." So the Idaho department is being a tad sneaky and taking advantage of a loophole: releasing skunks and badgers almost certainly will impact the pelican's nesting success, but it won't violate the Migratory Bird Treaty. Who knows how much it will help the Yellowstone cutthroat, however, or what will become of those skunks and badgers when the pelicans fly off this fall.
It may be that the pelicans should be managed. (Ironically, badgers existed on Gull Island as late as 1992, when the department removed the population; 200 pelicans immediately colonized the place.) They're agile predators. At Pyramid Lake one evening, I watched a flock of ten or 12 float in a zigzag toward the shore, when, all at once, they plunged their heads into the water, making a terrific, synchronized splash. When they shook their faces free of the lake, one had a two-foot-plus trout roiling in its stretched, diaphanous pouch; they had been herding or stalking the fish as a group. Instantly, the lucky pelican was attacked by some of the others, who stabbed viciously at its pouch with their bills. But it broke away and paddled toward the middle of the lake, tossing its heavy load, trying to figure out a way to swallow its monstrous catch.
A two-foot fish — I almost choked.


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Wonders: National Assembly Worker's Car Disappears From The Premises
Author: Jennifer Adu-Serwaa
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A Honda Accord car belonging to a worker at the National Assembly was stolen from the premises during work hours on Friday, Punch Metro reports.
The victim, Mr Mathias Obaje, of the Legislative Scrutiny Department, Directorate of the House of Representatives, narrated his ordeal to Northern City News on the telephone on Saturday.
Obaje, who is aspiring for the position of Vice-Chairman of the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, said, "Yesterday (Friday), my car was stolen. I parked behind the Malima Restaurant around 9am and I locked the car properly. It was the day for debate and manifesto. After our presentations, I came out around 4.45pm and I did not see the car.
"I went to the Crime Office at the National Assembly; from there, we proceeded to the DPO's office. I gave them the particulars and details of the vehicle. They said they were going to investigate it."
Asked if the police had given any update on the crime since it was reported, Obaje said, "No."
He explained that the stolen vehicle was a blue Honda Accord 1998 model with chassis number IHGCD5639VAO39155.
Obaje said, "That same car was also robbed of its battery before it was eventually stolen on Friday. At the reconstructed car park (directly behind the complex, which shares a fence with the Presidential Villa), the battery was stolen in August 2017.
"I feel bad and insecure that if such things could be happening here, that is to say that the entire premises is not safe. I will also advise the security agencies and the management of the complex to introduce tallies, which should be issued to motorists going in and retrieved from them when going out."
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Oct. 19 2001:
A New Marshall plan ?
Advancing Human Security
and Controlling Terrorism
By Michael Renner, Worldwatch Institute & TFF associate
and Dick Bell, Worldwatch Institute
What do you think of this advice from a senior U.S. military officer and statesman about how the people of the United States should deal with a part of the world torn by war, poverty, disease, and hunger:
"...it is of vast importance that our people reach some general understanding of what the complications really are,rather than react from a passion or a prejudice or an emotion of the moment....It is virtually impossible at this distance merely by reading, or listening, or even seeing photographs or motion pictures, to grasp at all the real significance of the situation. And yet the whole world of the future hangs on a proper judgment."
The speaker was General George C. Marshall, outlining the Marshall Plan in an address at Harvard University on June 5, 1947.
Surveying the wrecked economies of Europe, Marshall noted the "possibilities of disturbances arising as a result of the desperation of the people concerned." He said that there could be "no political stability and no assured peace" without economic security, and that U.S. policy was "directed not against any country or doctrine but against hunger, poverty, desperation, and chaos."
The moral and political challenge America faces
As President Bush and his advisors review the results of the initial bombing campaign, they might also consider the relevance of Marshall's strategy to the moral and political problems America now confronts. Of course we should find the people responsible for the deaths of September 11 and bring them to justice, and work with other nations to root out other terrorist networks. But we must do so in a way that does not result in the deaths of even more innocent people, deaths that would only deepen the cycle of anger and rage that led to September 11.
What is largely missing from the administration's rhetoric is recognition of the scale of the underlying problems that have to be addressed, regardless of how successful we may be in the short run in tracking down the perpetrators of the September 11th terrorist assaults.
As Marshall's words so plainly suggest, finding the terrorists should be part of a much more ambitious campaign, one in which the rich countries approach the appalling inequities of the world with the same boldness and determination that the United States brought to bear in Europe under the Marshall Plan.
The global problems we must address
We don't really need to spend another dime on "intelligence" to recognize the conditions that leave whole countries in a state of despair and misery. Some 1.2 billion people worldwide struggle to survive on $1 day or less. 1.2 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and 2.9 billion have inadequate access to sanitation.
About 150 million children are malnourished, and more than 10 million children under 5 will die in 2001 alone. At least 150 million people are unemployed and 900 million are "underemployed" - contending with inadequate incomes despite long hours of backbreaking work.
Globalization has raised expectations, even as modern communications make the rising inequality between a rich, powerful, and imposing West and the rest of the world visible to all. Poverty and deprivation do not automatically translate into hatred. But people whose hopes have worn thin, whose aspirations have been thwarted, and whose discontent is rising, are far more likely to succumb to the siren song of extremism. This is particularly true for the swelling ranks of young people whose prospects for the future are bleak. Some 34 percent of the developing world's population is under 15 years of age.
Instead of an additional $100 billion on military action, we could do this....
The United States and the other industrial nations should launch a global "Marshall Plan" to provide everyone on earth with a decent standard of living. We can already hear the cries of people claiming that such a global plan would "cost too much." But let's look at the numbers.
The cost of our initial response has soared into the tens of billions of dollars, on top of an already large proposed defense budget of $342.7 billion. For the sake of comparison, let's assume that the United States will spend an additional $100 billion on military actions in the next 12 months. What could we buy if we matched this $100 billion military expenditure dollar-for-dollar with spending on programs to alleviate human suffering?
A 1998 report by the United Nations Development Programme estimated the annual cost to achieve universal access to a number of basic social services in all developing countries:
- $9 billion would provide water and sanitation for all;
- $12 billion would cover reproductive health for all women;
- $13 billion would give every person on Earth basic health and nutrition; and
- $6 billion would provide basic education for all.
These sums are substantial, but they are still only a fraction of the tens of billions of dollars we are already spending. And these social and health expenditures pale in comparison with what is being spent on the military by all nations - some $780 billion each year.
The sad irony about the rich
There is a sad irony in watching the Bush Administration's strenuous efforts to build an international coalition. There is no such muscular effort underway, in the United States, or in any of the other rich nations, to build a coalition to eradicate hunger, to immunize all children, to provide clean water, to eradicate infectious disease, to provide adequate jobs, to combat illiteracy, or to build decent housing.
The cost of failing to advance human security and to eliminate the fertile ground upon which terrorism thrives is already escalating. Since September 11, we know that sophisticated weapons offer little protection against those who are out to seek vengeance, at any cost, for real and perceived wrongs.
Unless our priorities change, the threat is certain to keep rising in coming years.
By choosing to mobilize adequate resources to address human suffering around the world, President Bush has a unique opportunity to seize the terrible moment of September 11 and earn a truly exalted place in human history.
But first, we must all understand that in the end, weapons alone cannot buy us a lasting peace in a world of extreme inequality, injustice, and deprivation for billions of our fellow human beings.
This article also available at the Worldwatch website
http://www.worldwatch.org
Dick Bell is Vice President for Communications at the Worldwatch Institute and can be reached at dbell@worldwatch.org
Michael Renner is a Senior Researcher at the Worldwatch Institute and TFF associate. He can be reached at mrenner@peconic.net
For further information, please contact Niki Clark, 202-452-1992 x 517, nclark@worldwatch.org
This article may be copied, used on web sites, or otherwise reproduced without charge providing that the user include the address of the Worldwatch web site (http://www.worldwatch.org) and attribute the article to the Worldwatch Institute, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington DC 20036.
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When setting out to paint a rural scene, especially from my hometown, I try to add the complexity of change that we are encountering. I like adding experimental elements into the work to make it a bit grittier and holistic in its representation. This is why I utilize spray paint, ink, stencils, and varishes in my work to achieve this.
The Gathering tells the story that we are seeing across our country, that natural landscape, or working landscape, farms, are being reduces in size more and more each day. Development projects come and these farms cannot hold out. It is a sad thing to see...I get progress to a degree, but I do believe in responsible progress, and progress that isn't driven by profit and greed.


For roughly 12 USD or 95 Hong Kong Dollars, Star Ferry's Harbour Tour is a real sightseeing bargain. More importantly, Star Ferry offers splendid views of Hong Kong you can't see otherwise. There are few sight-seeing activities I'll partake in these days, but this ferry is worth breaking my rule. A ride on the water is especially nice when there is a golden sunset ready to glisten on the harbour's waters.
Star Ferry itself is a beloved Hong Kong icon. Until 1978 Star Ferry was the only way to cross between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. It shuttled Hong Kong residents for over 120 years until the Cross-Harbour Tunnel opened. How remarkable the ferry runs as a means of transportation even today.
The harbour tour is an excellent choice for touring Victoria Harbour in roughly an hour. National Geographic Traveller names crossing Victoria Harbour as one of the "fifty places of a lifetime." NG Traveller is enthusiastic it seems, though I'd agree if you should add a ride on the water to your list of things to do in Hong Kong at least once.
You'll board the tour at Tsim She Tsui Star Ferry Pier at the tip of the Kowloon Peninsula. A stately double-decker "Shining Star" replica from the 1920's version awaits you. Do beware of over-exuberant Australians who are willing to fist fight over the front seats. Thank goodness this gentleman wasn't involved, though I did witness such sordid behaviour in disbelief.
That said, choose your space, sit back and relax. Enjoy the glorious Hong Kong views and wonder how the high rises piece together in such neatly packed developments. I chose to stay on deck for most of the journey with my GoPro attached to the bow of the boat. You can view sights from the Star Ferry Harbour Tour in the video above.
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Q: Error : Failed to detect image file format using the file header. File header was [0x3c 0x68 0x74 0x6d 0x6c 0x3e 0x0a 0x20 0x20 0x20] I'm trying to display an image from Firestore in to my UI. But it returns the error above, and the file format also changes when I run it on Edge (not on physical device or Emulator). I can't figure out how. Here's my code.
class ViewPola extends StatefulWidget {
  const ViewPola({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  static String id = 'view_pola';

  @override
  State<ViewPola> createState() => _ViewPolaState();
}

class _ViewPolaState extends State<ViewPola> {
  Function getSnaps = () async {
    final polaMap = {
      'Kode Pola': '',
      'Bagian Pola': '',
      'image_url': '',
    };
    FirebaseFirestore.instance
        .collection('PolaWillyJKT')
        .limit(1)
        .get()
        .then((snapshot) {
      if (snapshot.size == 0) {
        FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('PolaWillyJKT').add(polaMap);
        FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('PolaWillyJKT');
        print('add');
      } else {
        print('disini nge get');
        var a = FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('PolaWillyJKT').get();
        Map<String, dynamic> data = a as Map<String, dynamic>;

        print(data);
      }
    });
  };

  var _selectedItem;
  var _showList = false;

  @override
  void initState() {
    getSnaps();
    super.initState();
  }

  final Stream<QuerySnapshot> _polaWilly =
  FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('PolaWillyJKT').snapshots();

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final screenHeight = ScreenInfo.screenHeight(context);
    final screenWidth = ScreenInfo.screenWidth(context);
    return StreamBuilder<QuerySnapshot>(
      stream: _polaWilly,
      builder: (BuildContext context, AsyncSnapshot<QuerySnapshot> snapshot) {
        if (snapshot.hasError) {
          return Text('Something went wrong');
        }

        if (snapshot.connectionState == ConnectionState.waiting) {
          return Text("Loading");
        }

        return SafeArea(
          child: Scaffold(
            body: Padding(
              padding: EdgeInsets.all(25),
              child: Column(
                mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
                crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
                children: [
                  const Text(
                    'Pilih Bagian Pola',
                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 25),
                  ),
                  const SizedBox(
                    height: 20,
                  ),
                  DropdownButton(
                      isExpanded: true,
                      value: _selectedItem,
                      items: snapshot.data?.docs
                          .map(
                            (value) => DropdownMenuItem(
                          value: value.get("Bagian Pola"),
                          child: Text('${value.get("Bagian Pola")}'),
                        ),
                      )
                          .toList(),
                      onChanged: (newValue) {
                        setState(() {
                          _selectedItem = newValue.toString();
                          _showList = true;
                        });
                      }),
                  Padding(
                    padding: const EdgeInsets.all(25),
                    child: Visibility(
                      visible: _showList,
                      child: Container(
                        height: screenHeight * 0.4,
                        child: ListView(
                          children: snapshot.data!.docs
                              .where(
                                  (e) => e.get("Bagian Pola") == _selectedItem)
                              .map((DocumentSnapshot document) {
                            Map<String, dynamic> data =
                            document.data()! as Map<String, dynamic>;
                            return Center(
                              child: Column(
                                children: [
                                  Text(
                                    'Bagian Pola: ${data["Bagian Pola"]}',
                                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 15),
                                  ),
                                  const SizedBox(
                                    height: 15,
                                  ),
                                  Text(
                                    'Kode Pola : ${data["Kode Pola"]}',
                                    style: TextStyle(fontSize: 15),
                                  ),
                                  const SizedBox(
                                    height: 15,
                                  ),
                                  Image(
                                    image:
                                    NetworkImage(document.get("Foto Pola")),
                                    height: 200,
                                    width: 200,
                                  ), // this is the Image widget where I tried to put the image from firestore
                                  Text(document.get('Foto Pola').toString()),
                                ],
                              ),
                            );
                          }).toList(),
                        ),
                      ),
                    ),
                  ),
                ],
              ),
            ),
          ),
        );
      },
    );
  }
}

and here's the class that uploads the image to Firestore
class Input_Pola extends StatefulWidget {
  const Input_Pola({Key? key}) : super(key: key);

  static String id = 'input_pola';

  @override
  State<Input_Pola> createState() => _Input_PolaState();
}

class _Input_PolaState extends State<Input_Pola> {
  final GlobalKey<ScaffoldState> _scaffoldKey = GlobalKey<ScaffoldState>();

  void _checkDuplicate() {
    if (options.contains(_textfieldValue.text)) {
      // Display bottom sheet that says item already exists
      _scaffoldKey.currentState?.showBottomSheet((context) => Container(
            height: 300,
            child: Column(
              children: [
                const Text('Item already exists'),
                TextButton(
                    onPressed: () {
                      Navigator.pop(context);
                    },
                    child: Text('Dismiss'))
              ],
            ),
          ));
    } else {
      // Add item to options list
      setState(() {
        options.add(_textfieldValue.text);
      });
    }
  }

  XFile? image;

  final ImagePicker picker = ImagePicker();
  String _image_url = '';
  void _addToFirebase(String dropdownValue, String _kodePolaController) {
    var imageFile = File(image!.path);
    String fileName = pth.basename(imageFile.path);
    FirebaseStorage storage = FirebaseStorage.instance;
    Reference ref = storage.ref().child("WillyJKT/polaWillyJKT");
    UploadTask uploadTask = ref.putFile(imageFile);
    uploadTask.whenComplete(() async {
      var url = await ref.getDownloadURL();
      _image_url = url.toString();
    });

    FirebaseFirestore.instance
        .collection('PolaWillyJKT')
        .doc(_selectedOption)
        .set({
      'Bagian Pola': _selectedOption,
      'Kode Pola': _kodePolaController,
      'Foto Pola': _image_url
    });
  }

  String _dropdownValue = 'kg';
  String _property1 = '';
  String _property2 = '';
  String _property3 = '';
  bool _isOptionSelected = false;

  final TextEditingController _kodePolaController = TextEditingController();

  var _selectedOption;
  final TextEditingController _textfieldValue = TextEditingController();
  final List<String> options = [];

  @override
  void initState() {
    super.initState();
    _selectedOption = options.isNotEmpty ? options[0] : null;
  }

  //we can upload image from camera or from gallery based on parameter
  Future getImage(ImageSource media) async {
    var img = await picker.pickImage(source: media);

    setState(() {
      image = img;
    });
  }

  void myAlert() {
    showDialog(
        context: context,
        builder: (BuildContext context) {
          return AlertDialog(
            shape:
                RoundedRectangleBorder(borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8)),
            title: Text('Please choose media to select'),
            content: Container(
              height: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height / 6,
              child: Column(
                children: [
                  ElevatedButton(
                    //if user click this button, user can upload image from gallery
                    onPressed: () {
                      Navigator.pop(context);
                      getImage(ImageSource.gallery);
                    },
                    child: Row(
                      children: [
                        Icon(Icons.image),
                        Text('From Gallery'),
                      ],
                    ),
                  ),
                  ElevatedButton(
                    //if user click this button. user can upload image from camera
                    onPressed: () {
                      Navigator.pop(context);
                      getImage(ImageSource.camera);
                    },
                    child: Row(
                      children: [
                        Icon(Icons.camera),
                        Text('From Camera'),
                      ],
                    ),
                  ),
                ],
              ),
            ),
          );
        });
  }

  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final screenHeight = ScreenInfo.screenHeight(context);
    final screenWidth = ScreenInfo.screenWidth(context);

    return SafeArea(
      child: Scaffold(
        key: _scaffoldKey,
        floatingActionButton: FloatingActionButton(
          child: const Icon(Icons.add),
          onPressed: () {
            _addToFirebase(_dropdownValue, _kodePolaController.text);
          },
        ),
        body: SingleChildScrollView(
          child: Padding(
            padding: const EdgeInsets.all(25),
            child: Container(
              height: screenHeight,
              child: Column(
                mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
                crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
                children: [
                  TextFormField(
                    decoration: const InputDecoration(
                      hintText: 'Input Pola',
                      border: UnderlineInputBorder(),
                    ),
                    onChanged: (value) {
                      setState(() {
                        _textfieldValue.text = value;
                      });
                    },
                  ),
                  DropdownButton<String>(
                    value: _selectedOption,
                    onChanged: (value) {
                      setState(() {
                        _selectedOption = value!;
                        _isOptionSelected = true;
                        _kodePolaController.clear();
                      });
                    },
                    hint: const Text('Input from Text Field Above'),
                    items: options.map((option) {
                      return DropdownMenuItem<String>(
                        value: option,
                        child: Text(option),
                      );
                    }).toList(),
                  ),
                  TextButton(
                    onPressed: _checkDuplicate,
                    child: const Text("Add Option"),
                  ),
                  Visibility(
                    visible: _isOptionSelected,
                    child: Expanded(
                      child: Column(
                        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
                        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.center,
                        children: <Widget>[
                          TextField(
                            controller: _kodePolaController,
                            decoration: const InputDecoration(
                                labelText: "Kode Pola"),
                            onChanged: (value) {
                              setState(() {
                                _property1 = value;
                              });
                            },
                          ),
                          const SizedBox(height: 20,),
                          ElevatedButton(
                            onPressed: () {
                              myAlert();
                            },
                            child: Text('Upload Photo'),
                          ),
                          SizedBox(
                            height: 10,
                          ),
                          //if image not null show the image
                          //if image null show text
                          image != null
                              ? Padding(
                                  padding:
                                      const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 20),
                                  child: ClipRRect(
                                    borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8),
                                    child: Image.file(
                                      //to show image, you type like this.
                                      File(image!.path),
                                      fit: BoxFit.cover,
                                      width: MediaQuery.of(context).size.width,
                                      height: 300,
                                    ),
                                  ),
                                )
                              : const Text(
                                  "No Image",
                                  style: TextStyle(fontSize: 20),
                                ),
                        ],
                      ),
                    ),
                  )
                ],
              ),
            ),
          ),
        ),
      ),
    );
  }
}

It also displays the error on Edge, but when I build the apk and run it on my physical device, it just shows nothing on the screen except for the data that's got above it. Any idea on how I can fix this?

A: var a = FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('PolaWillyJKT').get();
This returns a promise but not the actual data. In fact it could still be fetching the data when you attempt to convert it to a map.
You can await
var a = await FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('PolaWillyJKT').get();
myDoc = a.docs.first();

Or use a callback that will run once the collection fetch completes:
FirebaseFirestore.instance.collection('PolaWillyJKT').get().then((response) => {
  print(response);
});

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"I feel and look better than I ever have"
Ricardo loves what he does and that is the main secret of his success. For more than two decades, Ricardo has been training and designing bodies with his unique technique combining diet and exercise.
He is a frequent presence in national and international media, often being requested for his opinion in many aspects of health and well-being. Actors, models and celebrities have his number on speed dial.
Ricardo works with the biggest modelling agencies on the planet, and is responsible for creating supermodels that shine on catwalks and in international campaigns around the globe.
Ricardo himself has been trained by the crème de la crème in fitness and nutrition, and with his creativity and determination he keeps polishing his knowledge, studying everything under the sun to bring the best to his clients.
Personal Training, Books, Exercise application, Exercise videos . Ricardo has them all covered for you.
Ricardo is a certified Personal Trainer and Master Trainer. He is registered with Fitness Australia and accredited with the UK based Register of Exercise Professionals, and the Federation of International Sports Aerobics and Fitness which recognises these qualifications in over 35 countries.
Ricardo is also a qualified Nutrition Coach and has received specialisation from Cornell University in USA. Nutrition is his passion so he keeps up to date with the latest in longevity, beauty and above all health.
it has helped change the lives and physiques of many people.
Read about our clients' experiences with Ricardo Riskalla Training and book an appointment to experience it all for yourself.
"When I met Ricardo, I was expecting to hear about his fitness ideas (as a journalist I meet experts all the time who claim to have found the Holy Grail of Health). I wasn't expecting to be transformed.
I have road-tested many fitness fads over the years and had results that looked good at the start but would eventually plateau (or the workout would get downright boring). By comparison, Ricardo believes in surprising the body constantly and he continually changes up his workouts so that you never get bored. He has a bottomless toolkit of intriguing equipment from TRX bands to a tightrope strung up between two trees, so that you never know quite what you're going to get. Sessions are taken in a leafy park by the harbour so that working out never feels like a drag.
Training with Ricardo has made me completely reassess my diet and lifestyle. From eating less protein, minimising dairy and grains and incorporating raw food wherever possible, to working out smarter, not harder.
He's up to date with the latest health research and is not afraid to innovate in both his training techniques and dietary advice to reflect it. Some of Ricardo's methods seem unconventional at first and at every turn I questioned him relentlessly (ever the skeptical journalist) and each time he would reply with links to the latest study or research that backed up his theories. He's also a lovely, gentle person and never shoves it down your throat.
Ricardo's methods must be working. I've never had anything dramatically change my body in such a short amount of time. After five weeks, I'm already three kilos lighter and feel cleaner and leaner than I was before my wedding. As a busy working mum with an 18 month old that's no mean feat. As swimsuit season looms, I am looking forward to seeing more results."
"In the 10 years I've been a beauty and health journalist, I've seen pretty much all there is to see when it comes to the world of fitness and gyms. It's a pretty sad reality, but Ricardo is actually the first trainer I've worked with who is serious about making exercise fun. Under his tutelage, I've switched to outdoor fitness and have never felt more enthusiastic about working out. Three months ago I was lucky if I could jog for a minute without passing out.
All I needed was a series of twice-weekly sessions with Ricardo and now I'm easily completing runs like the City to Surf and training for my first half marathon next month. Not bad for someone who never thought they'd call themselves a runner.
Ricardo breaks up workout boredom with interesting training devices, exercises you never thought you'd be able to master and encouragement all the way. He has made me realise that fitness doesn't have to be delivered in a pre-packaged gym format, and with a little imagination, the great outdoors is all you ever need.
"I love Ricardo Riskalla, what an incredible being of light and love. Ricardo has been training me for a while and he brings a different approach balancing mind, body and spirit and on a physical sense I am already seeing results far superior to any training I have previously done.
Ricardo and I are kindred spirits, both on the path of contribution to others. We are both passionate about health and wellness and together we bounce things off each other, discover new heathy recipes, create programs and work together for the betterment of others. It is such a gift to my life to find such a blessing as Ricardo in this world.
Thank you Ricardo, you are my soul brother and you make a massive difference to other people's lives.
"Find a good tailor! After been with Ricardo for 2 months I have seen a drastic change in my body, 30cm off my stomach and 10kg's lighter. All from following the Ricardo Riskalla Training plan and working out with Ricardo, if you have the drive to change your body, then Ricardo can show you how to!
"Ricardo invests himself in each and every client - more so than any other trainer I have ever met. He listens to your goals and strategizes a plan to achieve that. He checks in during the week, making sure you are doing your homework (training) and holds you accountable for the results that he expects you to achieve. He's not like other trainers who are 'out of sight and out of mind' whenever you leave their sessions……Ricardo expects commitment and serious results so you don't have a choice, but to do what he says! My goal was to be sculpted….and he helped me achieve that with his (quite scary) measuring tape and body fat % calculations.
He has a great passion for all things to do with fitness, from exercises that make you feel muscles you never knew you had, to great tips on nutrition and health/wellbeing. He has encouraged me to start running, something that I never thought I could do, and I now I really enjoy it and participate in organised runs around Sydney.
"About a month ago, I was in a very lazy and unmotivated place in terms of exercise. I had been going to the gym on and off for years, being motivated for a few weeks here and there, but when I didn't see any immediate results or the changes that I wanted, I would give up or fall out of the habit. For this reason, I was hesitant that I could find an exercise routine that would keep me motivated, up until I met Ricardo. Even after our first chat, it was obvious that I would make a positive change, not just with exercise, but with my eating habits as well. As I walked away, I was excited, not only about our future sessions, but also his plan to change my lifestyle for good!
After three days on Ricardo's detox plan (which, by the way, is a far cry from the 'I-don't-eat-a-single-thing' lemon detox diet), I had already lost cm's off my body! Once the detox was done, I moved onto the healthy eating plan that Ricardo had created. And to my surprise, it is a completely realistic and achievable lifestyle change! I am never hungry and I feel way more energetic than I ever have. I'm not going to lie; I haven't stuck to it every day (after all, there are just some days where a girl can't go without chocolate), but instead of getting in trouble when I showed up at training like I expected, Ricardo merely had a chuckle and offered me the support I needed to get back on track! (And some healthy chocolate brands that he allows me to have as a treat now. Yum!).
Combine all that with some tough but fun workout sessions, and I've been feeling pretty damn good! Ricardo's training is not your typical (ie boring) 'cardio, plus weights, equals weight loss' session. He makes every single session enjoyable – every day is different! I am also doing a lot less cardio than I thought I would be doing (yay!), as he focuses on strengthening and toning to promote weight loss. The sessions are also packed with new information, as Ricardo has an interesting and informative answer to every question I ask.
"My name is Dmitri Zorin, I have known Ricardo for a few years. I can say that Ricardo is a very determined person and very professional. He is very passionate about sports and I can say that he does it with his heart.
"We love working with Ricardo here at Bella - his holistic approach aligns with our management style and we have had fantastic feedback across the boards!"
"Through Ricardo's well thought out and funky training sessions I have been able to change my diet and have lost 20 kilos and gained the muscles I have needed to achieve success in motor racing.
"I have know Ricardo since he started out as a personal trainer. being one of his teachers he stood out from the begining with his already astute knowledge, thirst for learning and great physical ability.
Over the last many years Ricardo and I have kept in touch and I am always impressed at the rate that he increases his knowledge and keeps up to date with all the latest techniques and ideas.
Ricardo offers such a well rounded approach to fitness that he is capable of servicing everyone looking to improve their physical, emotional, and mental health and fitness. And the funny thing is, that over the last years he has given me such good advice and inspiration that sometimes i feel that now I have become the student and he is the teacher.
"Genius! Amazing, informative, and compelling. Highly recommended for anyone concerned about their health, fitness and physical well-being.
After 3 days of training with Ricardo and following his diet I could already see and feel a big difference with my body. He really gives you all the motivation you need to achieve your goal while also following up on how you're doing, even after the class is over. Getting in shape has never been that easy and fun!
His dedication to his work is wonderful and makes you want to train even harder. The homemade Raw Food he sometimes brings to class are a very sweet plus!
Thank you very much Ricardo!!!
I really enjoyed training with Ricardo during my work as a model in Sydney Australia. He helped me to lose weight and shape up for work. Also the way he could fit the sessions into my daily schedule was very good. A lot of good energy, I enjoyed his company and looked forward to every session every time.
Ricardo has helped improve my body. My completion is better, I have lost weight and I feel much more energetic and healthy thanks to the delicious and healthy diet and exercise program!
Ricardo's training has been one of the most rewarding training experiences I've ever done. After our first training session I felt more motivated and inspired than I have in a long time. I learnt so much about how to not only change my body for the better but also nourish it with the right nutrients. I am forever thankful to Ricardo! He's made me a healthier and happier version of myself.
Before I started training with Ricardo I was unfit and felt tired and sluggish. Within the first week of training and following his eating plan, my skin was visibly clearer and my energy levels had considerably increased. Four weeks on, I feel the best I have ever felt. Ricardo has a very holistic approach to exercise and nutrition. I would recommend him to anyone who wants to enjoy a healthy and happy life. We only have one body and Ricardo sure knows what to do with it to get amazing results!
Whilst being on Australia's Next Top Model I realised how unfit I was and how almost everything I ate was unhealthy. It was not until after ANTM I knew I needed to change my lifestyle, in that time I was struggling to find any successful ways to keep fit and eat healthy. Thankfully I was introduced to Ricardo, and his cook book. With his knowledge and motivation it has given me a completely new outlook on health and fitness.
I noticed results straight away. Also with his training and diets I continue to see results weekly. I have never been this healthy and I truly believe if it wasn't for Ricardo's help I would not have been able to reach my goal.
Now with Ricardo Riskalla Training I can walk into a training session with a positive mindset, previously dreading what was to come in a session with other fitness coaches. After my first meeting with Ricardo my attitude toward fitness and healthy living changed entirely.
His pure, energetic approach and love for what he does influences others. Constant communication & professionalism from someone with the intelligence to educate and who knows exactly what they're talking about. Exactly what I needed.
Great mentor, friend, support and an excellent trainer with background knoweldge to back up the physical outcomes. Best trainer I've ever had and one of the most reliable people I've ever had the pleasure to meet.
The Ricardo Riskalla Training method is a genuine revolution in fitness. Its unique development is a result of a lifetime of research, dedication and practice.
It works for men trying to achieve a sculpted, ripped physique, and for helping women achieve a smaller and more defined shape. And when it comes to getting rid of problem areas on your body, Ricardo Riskalla Training truly has it down to an art.
It keeps your training interesting, not just for you but for your muscles. As your body learns to adapt to a specific exercise, it plateaus in its transformation.
To combat this, Ricardo Riskalla Training draws upon many schools of exercise, and implements over 3,000 different training exercises. In fact, no two training sessions will ever be the same. By continually changing the way you train, you'll keep your muscles guessing and help your body develop exactly how you want it to.
Our method goes beyond physical training.Ricardo Riskalla helps you plan your diet and make the best meal choices, based on cutting edge anti-aging diet research. This new method has helped models get into perfect shape, actors prepare for special roles, and professional athletes finally achieve the edge they need. Ricardo Riskalla speaks to each and every client to understand their specific needs.
Phone Consultations Sometimes you might not be able to see Ricardo face to face. It could be that you are overseas, travelling or you might just need a quick chat to put you on the path to success. A phone consultation with Ricardo might be the solution for you. Your call can cover exercise guidance and nutrition coaching, and solve most of your doubts, and will definitely help you to be the best version of yourself.
* 1. All sessions last 1 hour and include ongoing physical evaluation, exercise homework and nutrition guidance.
* 2. Ricardo is also available to travel on-set or on-location both interstate and overseas to help clients prepare for a special acting or modeling role. Prices available on request.
In this book Ricardo reveals all his secrets about longevity, beauty, detox, diet and fitness. He even reveals the model's secrets for homemade face creams and to how to create your own food recipes. The book also covers the attitude needed to succeed in fitness.
Neste livro, Ricardo revela todos os segredos sobre longevidade, beleza, desentoxicação, dieta e condicionamento físico. Revela, ainda, os segredos das modelos para cremes faciais feitos em casa, e como criar suas próprias receitas de alimentos. O livro também aborda o comportamento necessário para se conseguir bom condicionamento físico.
Ricardo Riskalla Training is no stranger to the media.
Our positive impact is recognised by the community and has made its way into a wide range of publications.
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This is not your usual recipe book. This is a companion book for the book The Ricardo Riskalla Training Diet. Ricardo added only easy-to-make recipes, not particularly fancy, but hearty and nutrient-rich dishes based on the principles of his previous book The Rawfit Diet.
Ricardo Riskalla Training Model Series are express video sessions that last only 10 minutes. Straight to the point.	You can use it in the comfort of your house, hotel or outdoors. The videos were shot in a very unique way, using Riskalla's unique combination of exercise sequences.
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A personal trainer in your pocket!
The idea for this application came from the need to help all Ricardo's clients when they were overseas or interstate. This amazing application allows you to train anywhere in a very small space, no equipment needed. You can even add your own music during your session. It combines all exercise secrets and sequences created by Ricardo.The best part is that it works as a trainer, so every time you turn it on it will create a new session that won't be repeated.
There are more than a million workout combinations in total, you and your body will never get bored. It even allows you to track your results with pictures!
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