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People use political labels pretty haphazardly, it is what it is. There's no real right or wrong definitions, but we can aim for ones that at least cut reality at the joints and illuminate more than they obscure about the people they're labeling. So here are my definitions:
Right-Left: To be on the right means to be in favor of concentrated wealth and power. To be on the left means to be in favor of dispersing wealth and power widely.
Progressive-Conservative: To be a progressive means to be part of a political movement to make positive change. To be a conservative means to be against whatever it is the current progressive movement wants to do. We can also add "reactionary" to this category, which is actually pretty similar to progressive except the change they want to make involves a reversion to a real or imagined past state of affairs.
Liberal-Authoritarian: To be liberal means to be tolerant and have a "live and let live" attitude. To be an authoritarian means to believe that there are correct and incorrect ways of doing things that need to be enforced.
I would consider myself a left-progressive-liberal. I'd say the modern Democratic Party are mostly centrist conservative liberals, while the modern Republican Party is composed of right-wing reactionary authoritarians. I call the Democrats conservatives because they're for the most part just trying to defend the gains of past progressive ages rather than make any particular new ones. Even the new policy prescriptions they have are mostly about shoring up systems that are coming apart (healthcare anyone?) rather than embarking on some bold new plan to improve people's lives.
The American culture wars are pretty much fought based on the liberal-authoritarian axis, on which the country has been steadily moving in the liberal direction for decades. And really that's for the most part what elections are won and lost on, since those tribal culture war issues are what really seems to get people riled up. Meanwhile we've been moving to the right for a few decades despite there not really being much of a popular outcry for doing so because that's what the right-reactionaries driving the Republican Party really care about.


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Do you like computers, pizza and coffee? There is certainly a place for you at Tranquil IT ! Don't hesitate to send us your CV and your personalized cover letter !
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We wondered how to present Tranqui lT without serving you the good old "join a team of enthusiasts with a good atmosphere and exciting missions".
When you are in need of inspiration, you start with an "operational debriefing" (in reality a nice way to say that you are having an aperitif…).
We brainstormed, teambuilded and pitched to try to disrupt on a flipchart.
In short, if you too don't understand anything about all these strange words, you are welcome.
Tranquil IT was created by the CARDON brothers in 2002, with the dream of helping sysadmins with open source tools.
Linuxians at heart, the team quickly had to master Windows to stick to the market, and today, Tranquil IT's activities are structured around 4 themes:
We develop WAPT, an application deployment software for Windows.
We integrate Samba Active Directory, the Open Source alternative to MSAD.
We manage a few municipalities.
We assist our clients, companies and administrations in the implementation of their ISSP.
The company has grown quickly in recent years (we are now 18 people at Tranqui lT), and today we are looking for someone who will come up with new ideas to grow WAPT, our flagship product.
No need for oil, the offices are accessible by public transport.
Here is the list of positions currently offered at Tranquil IT, you can also apply for spontaneous applications via the form at the bottom of the page and will be contacted regarding our needs :
Developer (W/M) - Permanent Contract
Your missions:
- Participate in the evolution of WAPT and future technical choices
- Maintain the existing code
- Realize new functionalities
- Create additional modules
You have a good level of technical English. You are friendly, motivated, creative and passionate ? You are the ideal candidate !
Embark with us on the WAPT adventure
Further information
- Fixed salary to be negotiated according to experience + profit-sharing
- Restaurant ticket
- No travel, except by interesting agreement
- Medical mutual
- Position based in Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire (44)
System and Network Administrator (W/M) - Permanent Contract
Your missions:
- Ensure the resolution of computer problems (Windows, Linux environment)
- Track incidents via internal ticket management software
- Carry out technical reports of the interventions
- Advise clients and propose areas of development
- Carry out technical services in order to solve various breakdowns
And if you're up for it, we won't hesitate to take you on our WAPT adventure
With a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, you have a successful experience in a similar position. You also have a good command of the French language; the practice of English is a plus.
Are you friendly, motivated, sociable and passionate? You are the ideal candidate !
Further information
- Some trips to plan
- Fixed salary: €1,800.00 to €2,000.00 / month + profit-sharing
- Restaurant Ticket
- Medical Mutual
- Position based in Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire (44)
Expert system and network administrator (W/M) - Permanent Contract
Your missions:
- Advise and train clients
- Implement Samba-AD and WAPT solutions
- Help our customers to make the most of the solutions in support contracts
- Provide technical support to the sales department in the pre-sales process
- Ensure the drafting of operating and use procedures
With a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, you have 2 to 3 years of successful experience in a similar position. You also have a good command of the French language; the practice of English is a plus.
Knowledge of Active Directory, WAPT, Python is appreciated.
Are you friendly, motivated, sociable and passionate ? You are the ideal candidate !
Embark with us on the WAPT adventure
Further information
- Some trips to plan
- Fixed salary: €2,000.00 / month + incentive
- Restaurant ticket
- Medical Mutual
- Position based in Saint-Sébastien-sur-Loire (44)
Recruitment process:
Upon receipt of your application, and if your profile matches the offer, you will be invited to an interview on our premises with our HR manager and the person in charge of your specialty. The interview will allow us to learn more about your background, your desires and your personality. You can also meet the team and visit the premises.
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Founded to help companies and local authorities with the management of their IT systems, Tranquil IT has been able to expand its services to offer an even more efficient and complete offer to its customers. The adaptability to its customers has guaranteed Tranquil IT's durability over time.
Its unique expertise in Samba Active Directory in France and the growing reputation of its WAPT package management software offer it constant development and growth.
The CSPN certification issued by ANSSI for the WAPT Enterprise software encourages Tranquil IT in its growth dynamic and the enrichment of its knowledge in the IT field. The qualification of the National Agency for Information Systems Security of WAPT Enterprise confirms this dynamic of evolution.

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The partnership between database vendor Oracle and CRM vendor Siebel Systems has collapsed in acrimony, with a Siebel executive accusing Oracle of setting out to destroy his company.
In a strongly worded letter to Oracle president Ray Lane, Siebel vice president of alliances, Bruce Cleveland, took issue with Lane for allegedly telling Oracle staff that Siebel has been placed on a "most wanted" list and for boasting about the database vendor's strategy of confusing organisations by calling them partners.
Cleveland said he came by the information through an e-mail leaked by an Oracle employee.
He also accused Oracle management of publicly declaring that its goal is to "attack", "wound", and "kill" Siebel. His letter was forwarded to 5000 Oracle partners and resellers around the world.
Cleveland said that he has not received a reply from Lane and the relationship between the two vendors is over.
"Although we have many customers who use the Oracle DBMS (database management system) as a result of Siebel recommending Oracle over other DBMSes from 1993 to 1998, we are no longer an Oracle partner and have established strategic relationships with Microsoft and IBM instead," he said.
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Azat Hovhannisyan, Ronny Rios, Alexis Rocha, Maricela Cornejo all fought on the Golden Boy Promotions card at the OC Hangar in Costa Mesa, Calif.
Azat Hovhannisyan beat Rios by technical knockout in the sixth round to keep the WBC Americas super bantamweight title. Here he poses with trainer Freddie Roach.
Alexis Rocha steamrolled over Tijuana's Miguel Dumas and won by first round knockout to win the WBC Continental welterweight title. Rocha, the younger brother of Ronny Rios, remains undefeated.
Azat Hovhannisyan was trading blows liberally with Rios when in the third round he connected with a right and sent the Santa Ana prizefighter against the ropes on wobbly legs. Though he was unable to knock him down in the third, he later succeeded in the fight that was sold out.
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Following on from the reboots of Godzilla and King Kong, this next film in the 'MonsterVerse' is even bigger than before. A crypto-zoological agency named MONARCH are called in to help control a group of massive, God-like monsters including Mothra and Rodan as well as Godzilla and his arch-nemesis the three-headed behemoth King Ghidora. As these creatures, long-thought to be mere myths, fight for supremacy the future of the planet hangs in the balance. Exploring, amongst other things, the fragility of our eco-system and the what happens when nature fights back, Godzilla: King of the Monsters promises to be a spectacle of giant proportions.
moderate threat, violence, infrequent strong language
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American sci-fi bringing the Japanese film monster to a contemporary setting for a reboot of the franchise.
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Fresh animation from Pixar, Onward, leads this week's DVD releases whilst One Man and His Shoes is released in UK cinemas
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Malta International Airport publishes financial guidance
Last week, Malta International Airport plc held its customary press conference and concurrently issued a company announcement to disclose the 2016 traffic results as well as to reveal its passenger forecast for 2017.
The airport operator announced a 32.2% increase in passenger movements during the month of December, equivalent to an increase of almost 79,500 passengers over December 2015. This staggering rise came about from the significant expansion in winter seat capacity which was already evident in November. The 2016/17 winter schedule, which started in November 2016 and which will last until March 2017, features 18 new connections as well as increased flight frequencies making it the busiest winter schedule ever for MIA.
The high passenger growth during the last two months of the year helped MIA register an overall 10% increase in passenger movements during 2016 to a record of 5.08 million movements (2015: 4.62 million) reflecting the 4.5% increase in aircraft movements and the 7.6% increase in seat capacity. A very important key performance indicator in this industry is the seat load factor which increased by a further 2.2 percentage points in 2016 to 83.3% (2015: 81.1%).
During the press conference, MIA's CEO Mr Alan Borg also provided some of the milestones achieved by the company over recent years. The airport operator first breached the 3 million passenger level in 2008 and after 5 years in 2013, it then managed to surpass the 4 million mark. However, an additional 1 million passenger movements only took a further 3 years to achieve as the 5 million level was surpassed in December 2016. As such, Mr Borg highlighted the increased rate of success in the past three years which saw an average annual growth in passenger movements of 8.7%.
Another important factor highlighted by the CEO was the achievement of strong growth in the shoulder months. In fact, during the peak months between June and September, the increase in passenger traffic in 2016 amounted to 5%, while during the shoulder months, MIA registered a growth of 14% in passenger volumes.
The 10% growth in passenger traffic during 2016 also exceeded the latest projection provided by the company in July 2016 where it had indicated that it aimed to achieve an increase of 7.5%. The most important contributor to the strong growth during 2016 was Ryanair. During the year, for the first time ever, Ryanair's market share surpassed that of Malta's national flag carrier Airmalta. Ryanair is therefore now the largest carrier to Malta.
2016 was the seventh consecutive year of record passenger movements. Despite this strong upward trajectory, MIA is expecting a further growth of between 2% to 3% in passenger numbers during 2017 to circa 5.2 million movements. The projected growth is based on the continued positive impact of the expanded winter schedule until March 2017 as well as the new routes and additional frequencies for summer of 2017 which include the first Malta to Malta "Cruise & Fly" service by P&O Cruises.
Despite the detailed information and the positive announcement of passenger movements during 2016 and traffic expectations for 2017, the major surprise of last week's press conference was the announcement of a set of financial targets for the upcoming 12 months.
Although the 2016 financial statements will be published on 22 February 2017, MIA has already revealed its financial targets for 2017 based on the current passenger growth forecast of between 2% to 3%.
During 2017, MIA is expecting to generate total revenues of over €73 million which should lead to an earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of over €40 million and a net profit of over €20 million. MIA is also budgeting €18 million in capital expenditure whilst its net debt is estimated not to exceed €14 million in 2017. Furthermore, MIA revealed that annual taxes and dividend contributions to the Government of Malta are expected to be in the region of €14 million.
This is an excellent initiative which shows the evident change in the investor relations strategy at the airport operator. MIA is now the only Maltese company that is not only publishing its financial statements on a quarterly basis but also providing key targets for the upcoming financial year.
In fact, MIA's Q1 financial results until 31 March were published in May and its Q3 financials were published in November.
The airport operator had announced on 15 November that during the first 9 months of the year, it registered a 4.5% increase in total revenue to €55.5 million while the Group's EBITDA improved by 7.4% to €32.04 million and net profit edged 10% higher to €17.07 million.
Given the availablility of the Q3 figures and the projections for 2017 already disclosed, some investors may argue that the publication of the 2016 annual financial statements is therefore a less important event.
Nonetheless, in my view, there are two important factors to look out for in the upcoming announcement of 22 February. As a start it is worth highlighting that the company's financial performance in 2015 was positively impacted by a one-off gain of €1.86 million on the sale of shares in Valletta Cruise Port plc. The comparative performance that will inevitably happen after the issuance of the 2016 financial statements must therefore take this into consideration. One would need to gauge the company's ability in replacing this one-off gain from its core business operations. The additional passenger traffic totaling just over 461,500 during 2016 should largely compensate for the non-occurrence of the significant one-off item in 2015 and lead to record profits once again.
Secondly, another important figure in the announcement of 22 February will be the final dividend that will be proposed for shareholders' approval at the next Annual General Meeting.
The 2015 final dividend approved by shareholders at last year's AGM had declined by 12.5% to a net dividend of €0.07 per share following the 77.8% spike in the previous year to €0.08 per share. In 2015, the company had reduced the dividend payout ratio to 70% once again following the upswing to 88.5% for 2014 with the aim of retaining higher levels of profits in anticipation of the company's extensive capital investment plans. The market should therefore attentively view the amount of the final dividend in the light of the overall profitability generated during the year, the upcoming multi-million capital investment programme as well as the company's indication that its net debt will not exceed €14 million (30 September 2016: €15.2 million) during 2017.
The investor relations programme adopted by MIA over recent months is an excellent way to create an effective communications strategy for its shareholders. It is also very much in line with the customary procedures adopted by companies listed on international stock exchanges. Should other companies listed on the MSE also follow MIA's investor relations efforts, it is very likely that we will have a more efficient and active equity market. This would surely be of benefit not only to all investors but also to the large shareholders of the different companies who generally dominate the board of directors and devise the plan of the executive management team. All directors should ensure that companies devote sufficient energy to this very important and often disregarded responsibility when admitted to a securities market. The Malta Stock Exchange as the operator of the trading platform as well as the MFSA as the local regulator of public companies should also devote sufficient time in urging companies to devise effective communication strategies to investors and financial analysts.Print This Page Disclaimer
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Posted by Simon James on 27th May 2019
I was sceptical about buying bought profiteroles. I was surprised at how good they were. They were easy to pipe cream in to.
Our wedding party loved them.
Posted by Sue Townsend on 21st Dec 2017
Good even sized crisp choux buns ideal for making a croquembouche and bowlfuls of extras stayed really crisp and lovely after filling.
Posted by lesley hutchings on 8th May 2017
I couldnt pipe the cream in , so split them in half and filled with cream . They softened up in about half and hour . I would fill them much sooner in future as they were still perfect the next day .Its really not worth the faff to make them yourself as these were as good as any i have tried
Posted by Richard on 12th Nov 2016
I used these to make some banoffee-style profiteroles and they were excellent. As promised in other reviews, even with quite a thick whipped cream (and banana!) filling they softened up beautifully from their very crisp state in a couple of hours.
Posted by Sandie Byrne on 21st Jun 2016
Very useful and time-saving. Once filled they soon soften to a good consistency. Because they are dried, cutting can make them split, so they need to be pierced carefully with the star nozzle before piping.
These are mini sized - good for croquembouche.
Posted by Bella on 15th Jun 2016
I would say I make excellent profiteroles but this time I wanted to make a croquembouche and just didn't have time to make so many. So I took the plunge and ordered. These taste really good when filled and the great thing is they are all the same size so they look very professional! Delivery was great too - and I would highly recommend for all occasions.
Posted by Andrew S on 12th Aug 2015
I made 2 croquembouches from these profiteroles. They are perfectly dry which gives you time between filling them with creme patisserie and assembling the cake without them going soft. The taste is as it should be, plain and buttery. When combined with creme patisserie, they taste incredible. The staff over the phone could not have been more helpful and the next day delivery arrived early with everything well packed and secured. I'm never making profiteroles again for such a large cake, I'm ordering from here.
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Easy to fill and very tasty
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When they arrived were a bit worried as seemed very dry but once we had used a skewer to make a hole in the bottom and filled with cream, after about 4 hours they were perfect and made a great Christmas Eve centrepiece when formed into a croquembouche.
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These cunning little "cheats" arrived promptly, look home made and are scrumptious filled with whatever cheese you have in the fridge mixed together with cream cheese, a little crème fraiche and a packet of grated cheese if needed for quantitiy. Serve with a tomato salsa and you can't go wrong. I used a stanley knife to cut them.
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As a teacher, my job is so much more than attending to the academic needs of my students. School is a time of intense social and emotional growth and I am a steward of that learning as well. When it comes to my students, I will do whatever it takes to ensure that every child that enters my classroom is successful. Contrary to popular belief, education is not one size fits all. Every single child has varying strengths and areas to work on and it is vital to have that realization when teaching. Oftentimes, I cannot address the academic needs of a student until I have first helped support their social and emotional needs. Last year, I had a particularly unique experience.
A student in my colleague's class was struggling with coming to school. Nicole's family recently had some transitions at home with the passing of her grandfather and her mother starting a new job. This caused a tremendous amount of anxiety for Nicole, and despite what my colleague and other professionals implemented, she still resisted coming to school.
Eventually, Nicole was at home full time and attending classes via an online option. As a third grade student, Nicole's mother had to be home with her, which was putting Mom at risk of losing her newly acquired job. We needed to help transition Nicole back into attending school in the building 100% of the time. The administrator, the school psychologist, the counselor, and her parents had all implemented interventions to help reduce Nicole's anxiety. Finally, the principal thought that a change of environment would assist in Nicole coming to school.
From at home & anxious to 100% attendance
In November, Nicole was moved to my classroom with the plan that she would attend two hours a day and then gradually increase her time. A few days passed and Nicole was still resistant to coming into the classroom. Just when it appeared that we have tried everything, we learned that Nicole liked dogs. And that's where Sadie comes in.
Sadie is not an ordinary dog. Three years ago, I trained her to be a licensed therapy dog. Sadie and I visit an area hospital and have observed many miracles when she visits with patients, families, and staff members. Sadie has an amazing ability to ease anxiety and make individuals feel calm and comfortable.
With my principal's consent, the next day Sadie and I arrived at school eager to greet Nicole. For the first time in a number of months, Nicole was smiling and looked pleased to enter a classroom. It began with Nicole sitting in a chair with Sadie on her lap and then sitting at her desk with Sadie on an adjacent chair. Upon returning to school the next day without Sadie, Nicole refused to enter the classroom and eventually went home. It became apparent that the only solution to Nicole re-entering the classroom full time would be with the assistance of Sadie. Over the next few days, I went home during lunch to transport Sadie to school so she could spend the afternoon with Nicole and the rest of the class.
Initially, Nicole sat by herself with Sadie nearby to ease her anxiety.
She said, "I just felt worried when my Mom left and Sadie made me feel better. I realized that my friends wanted me to be at school and Sadie made coming to school fun."
After a few weeks of Sadie's daily visits, Nicole was attending class 100% of the time and was thriving.
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For the remainder of the school year, Sadie had a weekly appointment to visit with countless students throughout the school building. She listened to reluctant readers, helped relax students having social difficulties, and always provoked laughter and created a happy environment. The principal has come to think of Sadie as a sort of mascot. She explains, "I witnessed students respond to Sadie in ways that they did not to any other individuals. She has become a little mascot for our school because she has assisted many students."
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Are you desperate to build muscle? Have you googled phrases like "the ultimate arm annihilation", "how to build big legs", "Arnold's chest workout?". In the gym kicking your own butt 5, 6 or even 7 days a week but still struggling to gain muscle?
Well, you are looking at the world through a straw. Jumping from one "best" program to another is small picture thinking. You are missing the wood for the trees by looking for the most badass training session to annihilate your muscles without thinking what comes next. To get bigger you need to think bigger.
Your current "world through a straw" mindset means you violate many of the underlying principles of training. You just trash a muscle group without knowing if you've provided an appropriate growth stimulus. Without an overarching training structure, each session just becomes an exercise in achieving fatigue.
If you aren't providing your body with the signal to grow it won't. So, it's vital to know when and how to adjust your training to maintain progress. To achieve this, you must be able to manipulate the key training variables and sequence them into a logical structure.
You have all sorts of variables to play with when it comes to planning your training. For example, training volume, intensity, frequency, exercise selection, exercise variety, sets, reps, rest and tempo. The first three variables are the most important – Intensity, Volume and Frequency. If you can logically adjust these over successive phases of training then you will make previously untapped progress. In this article, I will outline exactly how to structure your training to manipulate these three variables and give you the best muscle building bang for your buck.
But first…
The Fundamentals
Before outlining how to organize the training variables into a periodized plan let's first cover the fundamental principles of training to maximize muscle. Training must adhere to these principles to be successful. The two most important of these are:
- Specificity
- Progressive overload
You should be training in a way that is specific to your goals and in a progressive manner.
Specificity is the fundamental training principle to base your training program on. The principle of specificity is both the most important principle in training and the most straightforward. Specificity means that training is directed towards developing the training adaptation you desire. Simply put, you get good at what you do.
For example, specificity for a powerlifter means that all training is geared towards increasing the competitive total of the big 3 lifts – squat, been and deadlift. For physique orientated goals, specificity relates to training to maximize muscle mass and/or reduce body fat.
Designing a program specific to the goals of your training becomes even more important as you progress from a novice to an intermediate and onwards to an advanced trainee. Given you are reading this then I'm assuming you have progressed past the newbie gains stage and are looking for some more advanced knowledge to keep you growing.
Training specifically for hypertrophy:
Brad Schoenfeld's research gives us an insight into the optimal training strategies for hypertrophy. He has identified the three key training mechanisms which drive muscle gain. They are:
- Mechanical tension: external forces put on the muscles by the weights, resulting in muscle contraction.
- Metabolic stress: the accumulation of metabolic byproducts, referred to as metabolites (e.g., lactate, hydrogen ions, and inorganic phosphate) during and following resistance exercise, which indirectly mediate cell and muscle swelling.
- Muscle damage: referring to micro tears accrued from deliberately lifting weights, usually accompanied by DOMS.
In my opinion 75-80% of your results will come from mechanical tension. If you focus on progressively lifting more weight in the 6-12 rep range, on the big lifts, then a lot of your muscle gains will be taken care of. However, to maximize your potential it is wise to use isolation exercises and techniques aimed at metabolic stress and muscle damage.
Mathias Wernborn investigated the key drivers of hypertrophy in his paper "The influence of Frequency, Intensity, Volume and Mode on Muscle Hypertrophy." Based on the findings from this research it is possible to make the following recommendations:
- Do 40-70reps/muscle group/session
- For a total of 80-210reps/muscle group/week
- Lift loads heavier than 60% 1RM
- Train each muscle group 2-3xweek
Eric Helms expanded upon some of these concepts in his excellent book the Muscle and Strength Training Pyramids. Taking Eric's input and my own practical experience I think the above guidelines can be built upon with the following…
- 66-75% of your sets should be in the 6-12 rep range
- Most of those should be for sets of 8-10 close to, or to failure
- Use 1-3 exercises per body part (1 for smaller muscle groups)
- Begin with 2-3 sets per exercise
- Progress to 3-6 sets per exercise
- Lift with a moderate tempo (about a 2 second eccentric and 1 second concentric)
So, there you have a comprehensive set of guidelines specific to training for hypertrophy. Your next port of call after training specifically is to apply the principle of progressive overload.
Progressive Overload:
The principle of overload governs effective, hard training. Overload means that training must disrupt homeostasis enough to cause the body to adapt.
The human body is an incredible mechanism. It can do some incredible things. Despite being capable of tremendous feats of strength, endurance and ingenuity the human body doesn't like to do the extraordinary. It likes maintenance. More specifically, it likes homeostasis.
[ˌhɒmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs, ˌhəʊmɪə(ʊ)ˈsteɪsɪs]
- the tendency towards a relatively stable equilibrium between interdependent elements, especially as maintained by physiological processes.
This is what makes building muscle so hard. To build muscle you must disrupt the equilibrium and force your body to adapt. You must challenge it by lifting weights sufficiently hard that it perceives them as a threat to its survival. By doing so you will overload your body and it will adapt and build bigger, stronger muscles.
Once you have presented the body with a training stimulus and the adaptations have been made, the next stimulus must be greater than the one which preceded it. Overload must be progressive. If you do not progress the overload once the body has adapted then, it is no longer an overload. To elicit a similar disruptive effect and, therefore, further adaptations a greater overload must be presented.
So, your training must become harder over time. On average, you must continue to provide an overload to the body through your training. Thus, over the course of weeks, months and years you must continually strive to lift more weight, do more sets and reps.
Long story, short…your training has to be hard and it has to get harder.
More Is Not Better. Better Is Better:
The problem with the above is that many people equate more with better. Nice logic, it's just not that simple in practice. You cannot indefinitely train harder, for longer, more frequently without burning out and ending up an injured, overtrained wreck.
To avoid the pitfalls of overtraining in your quest to increase your muscle mass you must be smart. You need to know how to adjust the three key training variables:
- Intensity
- Volume
- Frequency
Intensity, in this instance, is defined by the percentage of 1 rep max used when performing an exercise. When training for size if you reach a sufficient intensity threshold (lifting weights >60%1RM) then volume is the key contributor to muscular size.
Essentially volume is your total workload per exercise, session and week. A simple way to track it is the following equation:
Sets X Reps X Load
Research indicates a dose response relationship between training volume and hypertrophy. In fact, assuming the previously mentioned intensity threshold of >60% is met it appears that volume is the key determinant of success when it comes to gaining muscle mass
So, from a practical standpoint finding the rep range that allows you to do the most, hard (above 60% 1RM) volume per training session is a great idea.
Just because a high training volume is good doesn't mean you should go crazy. Muscle gain is a slow process and you need to milk the gains you can make in the long run. Do too much now and you leave yourself with little scope for adding more volume (unless of course you are a pro athlete/bodybuilder who just eats, sleeps & trains). Make every extra set count. Don't do junk volume!
So how do you set up a sensible and gradual increase in training volume?
A practical approach to increasing your training volume:
- Start by selecting 1-3 exercises per body part (I'd suggest 1 for small body parts)
- Train each muscle group 2-3 times a week (generally twice a week for big body parts)
- Perform 2-3 sets per exercise (3 for big compound movements & 2 for isolation work)
- Do a total of 30-60 reps per muscle group each session at >60% of 1RM (make most of it 75-85% 1RM).
- Add 1 set per body part (not per exercise) every 1-2 weeks
- Keep doing this until you can no longer recover from training. Then take a deload week before starting your next block of training.
While traditionally the term frequency has been associated with how many days a week you work out, a potentially more important variable is the number of times a given muscle group is trained per week.
The literature appears to indicate that splitting the same training volume into more frequent training sessions is superior for hypertrophy. This is likely because the hypertrophic stimuli are distributed more optimally over the course of the week in higher frequency training approaches. Currently the weight of evidence appears to suggest that training a muscle group 2 times a week is better than once per week. The research is not clear whether training a muscle more often than twice per week is better for muscle growth. As a result, we can conclude (for now) that training a muscle twice a week is suitable for optimizing hypertrophy.
The interplay between intensity, volume and frequency is critical to the success of a program. Intensity and volume are inversely related. When one is high the other cannot be without consequences (e.g., overtraining &/or injury). At any one time, you can only push two of these three variables hard.
So, now you know the importance of having a plan, the mechanisms of hypertrophy, the two fundamental principles of training, and the three key variables to manipulate. It is the time to knit all this information together into a coherent periodized plan.
Based on all this information here is the structure I have been using, with phenomenal results, in my own training and with my clients.
Phase 1: Standard hypertrophy training – focus on the 6 to 10 rep range (intensity, volume & frequency all moderate)
Phase 2: Standard hypertrophy training – focus on the 8 to 12 rep range (intensity drops, but volume increases)
Phase 3: Higher rep/volume hypertrophy based training – focus on the 10 to 15 rep range (intensity drops further, but volume increases proportionately). Make use of special techniques like rest pause, occlusion training, Myo-reps, drop-sets, tri-sets, giant sets etc.
Phase 4: Transition/Maintenance Phase (low volume focus on 4 to 6 rep range)
Phase 5: Repeat process if wanting further mass gain or begin cut if you want to drop body fat
That outlines the basic structure and how intensity is manipulated. To put some more meat on these theoretical bones let's take a closer look at how each phase could be set up and how frequency and volume are adjusted.
Phase 1: 4xweek following Upper/Lower Split, training each muscle 2xweek
Phase 2: Increase training frequency and total volume by transitioning to 5xweek using an Upper/Lower/Push/Pull/Legs Split, training each muscle group 2xweek
Phase 3: Increase frequency and overall training volume again by switching to 6xweek using a Push/Pull split, training each muscle group 3xweek. Intensity is lowered by doing your training in the 10-15 rep range. To drive volume higher add occlusion training at the end of days 3 and 4 of the split. Then, on days 5 and 6 utilize tri-sets. To make that a little clearer it would look like this:
Mon – Push (Quads, Calves, Pecs, Anterior Delts, & Triceps), 10-15 reps
Tues – Pull (Hamstrings, Glutes, Back, Rear Delts, & Biceps), 10-15 reps
Wed – Push, 10-15 reps + occlusion training for Quads and Triceps
Thurs – Pull, 10-15 reps + occlusion training for Hamstrings and Biceps
Fri – Push, Tri-sets
Sat – Pull, Tri-sets
Given the average intensity (% of 1RM) goes down throughout the course of the three phases, volume and frequency can be continually driven higher. This allows you to progressively overload your body via increased training volume. Since volume has a dose response relationship with hypertrophy this is optimal for muscle building and will allow you to reach your muscular potential as quickly and efficiently as possible.


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The Philadelphia 76ers raced to a sizzling 18-7 start to the season, claiming Atlantic division supremacy in the process. But a recent 1-6 slide has cooled down the thought that this team is ready to contend for an NBA championship. However, the Sixers do have the potential to challenge for a berth in the Conference finals, but they have to get back to playing the style of ball that got them to first place. Here are some keys that may get them back to their winning ways.
Get back to playing lockdown 3 point defense
The Sixers were lauded for playing stellar perimeter defense, particularly from the 3 point line, in the season's opening months. Led by All-Star Andre Iguodala, the team has held opponents to 31.6% shooting from 3 point land. But during their recent 1-6 slide, they are allowing an average of two more 3 pointers made per game. That's an extra six points per game that could have reversed narrow losses against Houston, Minnesota, and Oklahoma City. The players have to do a much better job fighting through screens and getting their hands in the faces of shooters. The coaches have to do a better job at identifying the best personnel to negate open perimeter shots, which leads me to my next point.
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I know, I know. Challenging anything Doug Collins is doing is almost sacrilege. But there have been times where he has sent head-scratching lineups on the floor in crunch time. During the loss at Houston last week, Collins used his best perimeter defenders, Iguodala and Evan Turner, to hold the sharpshooting Kevin Martin to 6 points through 3 quarters. With the Sixers clinging to a slim lead in the waning minutes, Collin re-inserts Jodie Meeks into the game. Martin proceeded to hit three straight 3 pointers over Meeks to help the Rockets get the win. Collins probably made the switch because Meeks had his offensive game going, but that portion of the game required defensive stops. Defense is the team's strength and going forward, especially when clinging to a late lead, substitution have to be made with that in mind.
|Iggy has to lead the 76ers in going to the hole
Get to the rim, free throw line
With Spencer Hawes down and playing two rookies and two AARP members in the frontcourt rotation, the Sixers struggle getting points at the rim. But that's no excuse for the often lack of aggression and assertion by the perimeter players. This team falls in love with jump shots and refuses to put pressure on the opposing defense by attacking the basket on a consistent basis. This team is dead last in the NBA by only getting 23.9% of their points at the rim. The league average is 30.1% and teams like Chicago, Denver and Miami. They're also dead last points from free throws at 14.4%, including just 13.8% in home games. These two stats go hand-in-hand. Attacking the rim provides high percentage shots and more free throw attempts. The Sixers have the athletic ball handlers to take defenders to the hole. Why they refuse to do more of it is not only intriguing, but has become detrimental.
Doing these things may not bring a parade down Broad St., but their ability will be maximized which will translate into wins. Hell, if all else fails they could always trade for James Harden, amnesty Elton Brand and sign Dwight Howard this offseason. We can dream, can't we?


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Brendan Cahill to Attend TFcon Chicago
TFcon has just announced that Transformers Artist Brendan Cahill will be at this years convention in Chicago, Il. Fans will recognize his art from The Transformers ongoing #21, #25, #27, #29, Robots in Disguise #7, 2012 Annual and More than Meets the Eye #12. He will be in attendance all weekend and offering prints and commissions to the attendees.
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Tips for the best safari from the Africafreak
The Africafreak is a great portal for anyone looking to make the most of the continent. Check out his top five tips here on improving your game viewing chances and why not drop by to the blog and indulge in all things Africa.
A safari spent in the African savanna will enchant you with unforgettable experiences and wonderful sights! Provided below are just a few rules/advice that you might want to consider to improve your game viewing chances…
1. Wake Up Very Early
Rule number ONE! I know this might sound strange especially while on holiday, but out in the bush this is one recommendation that you should definitely stick to. Early mornings and late afternoons are just THE best times of the day to encounter wild animals! At noon, the sun is at its highest peak and animals tend to hide under the thickets.
2. Be Quiet
While animals have somewhat become habituated to car engines, they will run away if you are too loud!
3. Be Patient
Unlike zoos, national parks and African game reserves are wild areas where animals roam free and unattended! In other words, do not expect to see lions, rhinos and elephants every square kilometer! Do not panic ! Persistence is key, and it is usually when you least expect it that you bump into the most exciting and rewarding sightings!
4. Scan the Horizon
Open up your eyes! And if your eyes aren't good enough, a good pair of binoculars are always handy! Stop often and scan the horizon, even though you can't see a single thing at first sight. I have spotted lions that way more than once!
Also look for small details like unusual movements in trees, strange shadows in the open or awkward sounds. Look for everything and anything!
Sometimes your imagination might play you a few tricks ("It's a LION"…oops nope, only a darn rock), but it will also reward you with interesting findings! Even the smallest creatures such as chameleons, dung beetles, snakes or even tree iguanas can be so much fun; and such a delight to watch!!!
5. Talk to Your Guide
If you have decided to go for guided safaris (instead of safaris in your own vehicle), then be sure to spend some time chatting with your guide beforehand. The idea is to ask questions about the area, and to be curious about what can be expected from the game drive.
In this way your guide will take you to areas where you are more likely to see the wild animals specified!
Let's say you're a huge cheetah fan for instance. If your safari expert is good enough (which I'm sure he will be), then he'll concentrate his efforts in areas that are suitable for cheetahs, such as plains and open grasslands. I am not saying that you can ONLY find the cats in those types of habitat, but of course there is a higher probability of finding them there!
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Risk Management: Cyber Assaults Are Shutting Down Production Lines for Midwest Manufacturers
Risk Management: Cyber Assaults Are Shutting Down Production Lines for Midwest Manufacturers
By Mike Salazar
Cyber-attacks can happen to anyone. Is your organization covered if cyber criminals target you?
Ransomware is the fastest growing malware threat, targeting users of all types – from the house to the production line. The targets can lead to temporary or permanent loss of sensitive or propriety information causing not only disruption of work, but also financial losses.
Over the last several weeks, Gregory & Appel's claims department has seen an increase in ransomware attacks towards manufacturers in the Midwest. Cyber criminals are attacking middle market manufacture employers with 500 employees or less, not just the Fortune 500 firms causing significant financial damage to Midwest manufacturers.
At times the ransom demands are in the six-figure range. One cyber-attack interrupted an entire production line due to the equipment being connected to the compromised server. Unfortunately, the attacks weren't out of the blue – in a few cases, the organizations had email trouble prior to the full fledge attack as a warning that something more severe would be happening.
Now more than ever it is important that manufacturers take the time and resources to protect and reinforce/evaluate their current prevention strategies and get cyber liability coverage in place.
Educating your employees is the key to ensuring attackers don't get the upper hand. Reminding employees to never open unsolicited links or attachments in emails and bringing workforce awareness to the issue is step one in protecting your network. Prevention is the most effective defense against cyber criminals.
Your IT Network Team plays a major role in protecting your organization. Check out these tips from The U.S. Government (USG) on how your organization can be proactive and prevent your computer networks from falling victim to ransomware:
- Implement an awareness and training program. Employees should be aware of the threat of ransomware and how it's delivered
- Enable strong spam filters to prevent phishing emails from reaching end users (employees)
- Scan all incoming and outgoing emails to detect threats and filter executable files
- Configure firewalls to block access to known malicious IP addresses
- Patch operating systems, software and firmware on devices
- Set anti-virus and anti-malware programs to conduct regular scans automatically
- Manage the use of administrative access – only those that absolutely need it should have access and should only use them when necessary
- Configure access controls – including file, directory and network share permissions
- Disable macro scripts form office files transmitted via email
- Implement Software Restriction Policies (SRP) or other controls to prevent programs from executing from common ransomware locations, such as temporary folders, popular Internet browsers or compression/decompression programs
- Consider disabling Remote Desktop protocol (RDP) if it is not being used
- Use application whitelisting, which only allows systems to execute programs known and permitted by security policies
- Execute operating system environments or specific programs in a virtualized environment
Categorize data based on organizational value and implement physical and logical separation of networks and data for different organization units
- Back up data regularly and verify the integrity of those backups often. It's important to not forget to secure the backups and make sure they are not connected permanently to the computers and networks they are backing up.
- Conduct an annual penetration test and vulnerability assessment
If your preventive measures fail, cyber liability coverage can help. Contact a team member today to see how we can help keep your organization from falling victim to cyber criminals' attacks. We are here to help protect your assets and keep you from losing a greater financial loss.
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Robotic process automation (RPA) technology is currently the fastest-growing part of the enterprise software landscape. Does its appeal make more established approaches to automation obsolete? Let's take a look.
Business process automation (BPA) technologies have been around for more than 20 years. An evolution of earlier document workflow technologies, these toolsets are used to build and manage digital systems that automate the co-ordination of work across teams, departments and organisations. Apart from efficiency and quality improvements, they can also bring transparency and agility to business processes.
For much of this time, BPA technologies have been quietly making businesses more efficient and effective — making a particular impact on organisations across the financial services, insurance, telecoms, government and healthcare sectors. However, until recently, the potential of BPA technologies has been limited — primarily because they were complicated to implement, expensive to procure, and because their implementation was typically tied to large-scale business change exercises.
Let's contrast this with what's been happening with RPA.
You'd be forgiven for thinking that RPA technology is a new thing — it's been a headline-grabbing phenomenon only for the past 3 years or so. However, RPA technology has also been quietly in use, particularly in business process outsourcing (BPO) provider organisations and in some corners of the financial services industry, for much longer than that.
Whereas industry appetite for BPA implementations has remained modest, the industry appetite for RPA implementations has exploded. Organisations have been quick to appreciate the low initial costs commonly associated with RPA projects and the promise of fast returns, and have scrambled to apply RPA across finance, human resources, procurement, operations, customer service functions and beyond. The most successful RPA vendors are onboarding handfuls of new customers every day and are enjoying sky-high market valuations.
Can we just forget BPA and focus on RPA?
A question presents itself, then: Can RPA act as a cheaper and faster substitute for BPA? If RPA is quicker and cheaper, wouldn't it be better to just use that technology instead?
The answer is that RPA and BPA are complementary, not interchangeable. Moreover, when RPA and BPA are implemented together, the results can be very powerful. Let's quickly look at two of the ways that RPA and BPA are complementary:
- In BPA technology implementations, the focus for automation has primarily been the coordination and flow of work and the information that gets passed around as work is done. Individual tasks themselves often remain unautomated, particularly where those tasks need people to work with systems that are difficult to integrate. RPA implementations are primarily focused on the automation of precisely those tasks that BPA implementations haven't typically touched, and only rarely do companies try to automate processes comprising more than a small handful of business tasks with RPA.
- Due to the low cost of acquisition and the speed with which companies can see results from automating individual tasks or short sequences of tasks, RPA projects often follow a "bottom-up" approach, looking at how to make quick, practical improvements to activities that cause frustration and delay. BPA projects, by contrast, have traditionally followed more of a "top-down" implementation approach, looking end-to-end at a target business process and systematically analysing how to make improvements that have an impact on overall process outcomes.
Friends, not enemies
RPA implementations can be quick and relatively cheap to execute, but RPA can be difficult to implement at scale because solving larger problems often becomes a question of automating or coordinating larger chunks of work activity. BPA technology helps here, because it can provide the necessary work coordination — acting as a conductor or orchestrator of tasks that are carried out by bots (as well as humans). RPA technology can also struggle where the systems to be automated express variation; bots can fail to execute tasks when unexpected conditions occur. Here again, BPA workflows can be used to blend humans and bots together, pulling in humans to help complete tasks that bots can't.
More and more, organisations are employing both BPA and RPA technologies together — alongside artificial intelligence technologies as well — to improve the scope of tasks and decision-making that can be automated. It's easy to see why.


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Known for unpretentious and innovative fare paired with an eclectic-mod atmosphere, the recently rebranded eatery Steak & Whisky American Tavern continues to offer mouthwatering steak with an exotic whiskey-back.
Passionate about offering delicious, creative culinary experiences in a lively atmosphere, the Steak & Whisky American Tavern team believe in the magic that comes from sharing food with friends. Operating under the company name Blackhouse Hospitality Group, childhood pals Jed Sanford and Executive Chef/Owner Tin Vuong have opened five other successful establishments, most of which are in the South Bay, including Abigaile and Dia De Campo in Hermosa Beach, and Little Sister in Manhattan Beach and, most recently, Redondo Beach.
"The Prime New York Steak is always a favorite paired with Roasted Brussel Sprouts sprinkled with goat cheese and slab bacon," shares Megan Nicholls, marketing spokesperson for Blackhouse Hospitality Group. The S&W Dry Aged Burger, meanwhile, is a classic hit that pairs well with the hot spot's ever-popular Lobster Mac & Cheese. Other faves are the Lamb Osso Buco and Roasted Salmon.
Steak & Whisky American Tavern also serves the best spirits from around the world, offering whiskey nirvana for connoisseurs.
One will find exclusive distillers from Taiwan, Scotland, Japan and Ireland, to name a few. "Some of our favorite whiskeys include High West, WhistlePig, Boss Hog, Willett, Hakushu, Highland, and Kavalan," says Nicholls.
Do not fear those who are not immersed in the whiskey culture, even the margarita lover may indulge in the Carrie Bradshaw Died in Mexico, a spicy el jimador cocktail. Craft beer drinkers and wine aficionados will also be right at home with a finely honed selection of each beverage type.
Uniquely, the concept offers a special spot for connoisseurs to stash one's trove of whiskey. Establishing a whiskey locker concept at the locale, one can purchase a bottle from the bar to partake in at the moment and save the rest for another time.
"The idea is to buy a bottle and then diners can have our bartender make cocktails using your special whiskey (or other liquor) into cocktails of [their] choice for a small upcharge, or on the rocks for free," explains Nicholls.
Designer decor at Steak & Whisky American Tavern evokes a sense of time and place. This venue is one of "classic Californio-Vaquero nostalgia with a coastal slant," as Nicholls refers to it. This means rich in design with carefully curated elements: horse bits and Navajo blanket patterns nodding to the Western motif, with antlers, vintage coastal paintings and leather seating reflecting the classic California vibe. "The interiors came together with the help of interior designer Amanda Malson of Common Standard," shares Nicholls.
Only three things are required for dining at Steak & Whisky American Tavern: a big appetite, powerful thirst, and an appreciation for a lively crowd. Cheers!


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