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	<title>Graeme Klass - Libertarian Engineer</title>
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		<title>Running for Senate in the 2010 Federal Election</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I am humbled by the endorsement from the Liberal Democratic Party to run as a senate candidate (Victoria) in the upcoming Federal Election.

The Liberal Democrats are a party that is most aligned with Libertarian philosophies and we are looking to promote our message of limited government, low taxes, greater personal freedom and responsibility. I will be posting my campaign progress further on this blog, but in the mean time you can view the Liberal Democrats policies here.


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		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/politics/graeme-klass-for-senate-2010/running-for-senate-in-the-2010-federal-election/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=running-for-senate-in-the-2010-federal-election</link>
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		<title>Half Marathon Training Day #19: 6.4km Run</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Due to time limits, I could only do a 6.4km run today (instead of 8km). I tried to push the pace to compensate (10.9 km/hr vs 10.2km/hr). Spotted three on my kangaroo friends along the way.

My track:

20100717_161725

Session:

6.43km in 34 min.

Results:

Average Heart Rate: 164
Max Heart Rate: 197
Calories Burned: 615



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		<title>Half Marathon Training Day #18: Rest Day</title>
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Hallelujah!



Related posts:Half Marathon Training Day #11: Rest DayHalf Marathon Training Day #2: Cross Training &#8211; Stationary BikeHalf Marathon Training Day #8: Interval Training


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		<title>Half Marathon Training Day #17: Gallagher&#8217;s Hill Run [Infographic]</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today I met my old nemesis: Gallagher's Hill Run. I had done this a half dozen times over the years. It is a hilly course, dominated by a huge, steep hill about 2.5 km into the run. I still have not completely conquered that hill!

To show the hills in this course, I used my GPS-enabled BlackBerry to track my progress, which not only records my position, but my altitude as well. So I played around with the output KML file and loaded it into Google Earth:



The hill in the foreground is the killer.  I also observed that the GPS accuracy was lower than my other runs. Might be due to my new armband I am using to hold my BlackBerry.

Session:

Gallgher's Hill Run: 6km in 34:50 minutes

With an extra 2km: 8km in 47 minutes

Results:

Average Heart Rate: 161
Max Heart Rate: 180
Calories Burned: 827
Struggled early, but got through it. Post workout endorphins were great.


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		<title>[EVENT] Let&#8217;s Talk IP</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My client, Innovic, is running a free event, Let's Talk IP, event on 12 August 2010 5:45 pm to 7:30pm in Melbourne. Register here.
A free forum &#038; networking event, presented by Davies Collison Cave, IP Australia &#038; INNOVIC
• The role of IP Australia
• Types of IP protection
• The IP process
• Extracting maximum value from your IP budget
• Strategies for enforcing your IP rights
• The role of the patent attorney
• Case study - A view from the real world
• Tips and Traps of IP protection
• Marrying IP protection with your business plan
• Post IP – what next?
• Options &#038; business models
• The commercialisation process

WHERE
Level 15, Davies Collison Cave, 1 Nicholson Street, Melbourne

WHEN
Thursday 12 August 2010, 5.45pm – 7.30pm (for 6.00pm)
Refreshments will be served


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		<title>My Half Marathon Training Program</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I have finally been able to find a link to my Half Marathon Program online. Thanks to Brian Schepisi and the team at Sporting Spirit for putting this together.

Note: As part of the program, each Monday will consist of strength work except for week 16 (a rest day). Each Wednesday will consist of a cross training session except for week 16 (a rest day) and each Friday will be a rest day except for week 16 when you will do an easy 3K.



The intermediate program can be downloaded below as either a PDF document or a Word document.

Intermediate program as a PDF
Intermediate program as a Word document

PROGRAM KEY

WARM UP &#038; COOL DOWN - Warm up with easy running for 10 to 15 minutes, plus dynamic range of motion stretches and five x 60 to 80-metre run throughs. To improve technique, add running drills such as butt kicks, high knees and side strides. Cool down with easy running for 10 minutes. Then stretch!

REST DAYS - Ideally, on rest days you should not exercise at all. But it’s okay to cross-train with no-impact activity like stretching, yoga or swimming.

EASY - Run at a comfortable pace or cross-train with a sustained aerobic effort on a bicycle or an elliptical trainer.

HILLS - Run the mileage for the day on a hilly course.

HILL REPEATS - Starting with a three to four kilometre tempo run (5-10 seconds p/K slower than 10K pace) followed by five to six hill repeats run at a strong pace (not sprinting) with an easy jog back down. Jog easy for a few minutes in between the tempo run and hill repeats.

FARTLEK - The Swedish term ‘speed play’ means to change your pace regularly throughout your run. The pace of the surges can be 5 or 10K race pace.

TEMPO - Run steady and strong slightly slower than your 10K race pace.

LONG RUN - Easy to medium effort or 50-70 per cent of maximum heart-rate.

HMP - Half marathon goal pace.

I will be cutting out week 4 and 8 to squash the 16 week program into 14 weeks.


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		<title>Half Marathon Training Day #16: Strength Training</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A few upper body light weights/high reps was on the cards today to give my weary legs a break. Picked up a Charcoal Chicken on the way home. Great day. 

Session:

Stationary Bike, Bench Press, Seated Row, Shoulder Press, Hammer Curl, Triceps, Abs

Results:

Average Heart Rate: forgot heart rate monitor
Max Heart Rate: see above
Calories Burned: see above



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		<title>Half Marathon Training Day #15: Interval Run (Chart)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was a new form of interval training. Here is a chart of my speed for each interval run. You can see that I start to really run out of puff towards the end.



Session:

2x 5 min Run
90 sec rest
2x4 min Run
60 sec rest
2x 2 min Run
30 sec
Later: 20 min squash session 

Results:

Run

Average Heart Rate: 164
Max Heart Rate: 180
Calories Burned: 509
Squash

Average Heart Rate: 144 
Max Heart Rate: 170
Calories Burned: 280



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		<title>Australian Election 2010: Industrial Relations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first few days of the campaign has been dominated by the opposition leader attempts to distance the Liberal/National Coalition from the WorkChoices legislation implemented by the Coalition Government prior to the 2007 election. From all of the analysis since that election, it seems that WorkChoices went too far with the electorate and was a major factor in the Coalitions defeat.

Under the new Labor Government, we have seen the introduction of new work laws (administered by Fair Work Australia) that remove workplace flexibility, by enshrining minimum standards and a set of industry awards (a one size pay and benefits template for a companies operating in a particular industry).  Under the previous WorkChoices system, employers and employees were allowed to negotiate an agreement between themselves (although changes were later made to ensure there was a "No Disadvantage Test" determined by an independent umpire when new contracts were being negotiated). In both cases, there are exemptions for unfair dismissal claims for small businesses.

So in a nutshell, there is now very little difference between Labor and the Coalition industrial relations policy. This is a shame because, when analysing any industrial relations law I generally look to see if there are any government roadblocks that impede the free exchange and negotiation between employer and employee - provided there is no coercion, blackmail, physical violence or fraud by either party. I firmly believe that is every person's right negotiate directly with their employee and negotiation the wage, hours, sick leave etc. It is one of the reasons that decided to go into business for myself - I have much more flexibility to negotiate almost every facet of our relationship. So it looks like Australia will have greater inflexibility in the workplace which will lead to lower productivity and higher than necessary unemployment.

So my "Liberation Engineer" rating of Industrial Relations polciy (0 being completely government controlled, 10 being completely free for individuals and employers to negotiate as they see fit):

Labor: 5/10

Liberal: 5/10

 


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		<link>http://www.graemeklass.com/politics/australian-election-2010/australian-election-2010-industrial-relations/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=australian-election-2010-industrial-relations</link>
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		<title>Half Marathon Training Day #14: 14.9km Run</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was the long run, 14.9km, to be exact. I was able to beat last weeks average speed (9.9 km/hr vs 9.57 km/hr)

Session:

14.9 km/hr in 1:29:42.

Results:

Average Heart Rate: 162
Max Heart Rate: 179
Calories Burned: 1562




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