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31 Days to a Better Diet: The roundup days 1 - 14
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It's now well into the second half of August, which means we're also over half way through the 31 Days to a Better Diet series. How is everyone going?
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We're half way through a month of posts on the topic of how to make your diet better. It's not about broad, sweeping changes. Instead every day I'm suggesting a smaller, more easy to implement challenge designed to change what you eat and make your health better.
What's happened so far.
Day 1 – make a commitment
In the introductory post I asked you to make a commitment.
Over the next month, how much time do you realistically have to make changes to your diet? It's easy to over-commit and end up disappointing yourself, when you don't follow through.
Being realistic is an important part of changing your health.
Day 2 – keep a diet diary for a week
It's easy to lose track of what you're eating. You may think your diet is full of vegetables and well balanced, but is it really as good as you think?
When changing your diet it's important to get a clear picture of what you're doing now_, so challenge number two was to "_record everything you eat for seven days":/blog/2008/08/02/day-2-keep-a-diet-diary-for-a-week.
Day 3 – which food groups don't you eat?
Eating a variety of foods is important. It's the easiest way to ensure you're getting all the nutrients you need.
There are so many wonderful foods out there, it's a shame to restrict your eating to the same foods week in and week out. On day 3 I asked readers to eat something from a food group they rarely consume.
Day 4 – build up a stock of useful plastic containers
In my opinion, one of the most useful things for making it easier to eat well at work is a stockpile of plastic containers. These make it easier to take your lunch to work.
Which saves money, but also means you can control what you eat and avoid the high fat, high sugar, high sodium options found in most food halls. "Get some plastic containers":":/blog/2008/08/04/day-4-build-up-a-stock-of-useful-plastic-containers.
Day 5 – salad splurges
I'm delighted to have some guest writers on board, giving their own tips on eating well. The first is from Crabby McSlacker of Cranky Fitness, talking about ways to make a salad more interesting:
"I've learned to include ingredients I really like that may not be super low-cal, but are healthy and filling and make a salad something to look forward too".
Day 6 – do you know when you're hungry?
A post asking what are your hunger signs? It may seem like a funny question, but many people don't know when they're hungry, which is a problem. If you're day is structured you may never get to the point where you're actually hungry. People also mistake other signs for hunger, such as dehydration and tiredness.
On day 6 the task was to get acquainted with your hunger signs.
Day 7 – practice cooking and make something new for dinner
A task designed to increase cooking skills and confidence: take an ingredient from the back of your pantry and include it in dinner. Using up ingredients from the cupboard is a great way of increasing the scope of your diet. You already have the ingredient in the house. You've already been persuaded to eat that food. Now you just need to cook it.
Day 8 – spend more time on your meals today
A reminder to take some time over your meals. If you gobble down your food, thinking about everything but what you're eating, how can you possibly be satisfied with your food?
This challenge was to switch off the TV, eat away from your desk, use a knife and fork. Savour, enjoy your food and spend some time over your meals.
Day 9 – create a structure
This task was the second guest post in the 31 Days to a Better Diet series. This time from Mike Kinnaird of Habit Guide. Mike's suggestion is to create a structure to your diet
This can be repeated each day and provides a simple framework, which takes the guesswork out of nutrition. Save yourself some time and create a structure.
Day 10 – include vegetables in every meal
Fitting all the vegetable serves into a day can seem overwhelming. However it's much easier, if you spread the vegetables out. Adding a few to all your meals and snacks sets you up to easily reach the five a day target.
The challenge on day 10 therefore, was to include vegetables in every meal . . . even breakfast.
Day 11 – tune into your self talk
You might understand that criticism from others can affect your confidence. But did you know criticism from yourself can be even more damaging?
Negative self-talk can be constant and unrelenting, distorting your perceptions and making you feel bad. This post is about tuning in to your self-talk about food.
Day 12 – one of the most important changes in how I eat and what I eat
Another guest post, this time from Cassie of Veggie Meal Plans.
"I've learned to keep convenient vegetables and fruits on hand so I can add them to my plate with minimal effort. I don't always have the energy to tackle fresh artichokes, but usually manage ten seconds to slice a cucumber to put on the side of a bowl of chilli." Add more fruit and vegetables to your plate.
Day 13 – spend the day doing the opposite
To avoid food becoming too much of a routine, my suggestion in this challenge was to flip your diet and _spend the day doing the opposite. Every time you eat something ask yourself what would I normally do – and then make a different choice.
Do the opposite, or just do something different. Get out of your routine and your comfort zone and flip your diet.
Day 14 – choose a different bread
One easy way to increase the variety of foods you eat, is to change your bread.
Choosing a different loaf means you're still eating a food you know and are used to, but you're also adding to your nutrient intake. It's a simple way to get that little bit more variety in what you eat. Don't go for the same old thing, choose a different bread.
Others blogging about the 31 Days to a Better Diet series
A number of bloggers have been tracking their response to the challenges online.
- Tara has a round up of her first 14 days on Should You Eat That
- Battered Suitcase has been posting regular updates on her reactions to the daily tasks.
- Thermomixer took the Day 7 challenge of making something new for dinner and cooked a Shaddock & Shrimp Salad.
- Jenaveve from August Street has been following along.
- Grocer has posted details and pictures of what she ate during the first eight days of the challenge on Animal Vegetable Mineral
- Kalyn's response at Kalyn's Kitchen to including vegetables in every meal was a gorgeous looking red kale and onion breakfast frittata.
How did you find the first half of 31 Days to a Better Diet?
Images by G & A Scholiers, Benjamin Earwacker, Sanja Gjenero, Hannah Boettcher and Vika Valter.


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Right? Is it week four? I believe this is the end of week four. I should take better notes.
A few pics of the recently departed Liesel were in this last download. This is about a week before her untimely end. I guess she wasn't as little as I thought, she seems quite fluffy here exploring the construction rubble! (No, she didn't eat any nails. I watched them carefully.)
After the dramatic glory that was the destruction of the old garage, the next few weeks were rather anticlimactic. The guys built the frames for the foundation, spent a LOT of days setting in all of the rebar that goes inside. Item of note– I was aware that they put rebar inside concrete, but never thought about how they'd set it up so that it stayed in the middle of whatever they were pouring! Lesson learned– it is all wired and tied in place before the foundation is poured, and that process was pretty detailed and took a lot of days.
The precision of all of it! Precision makes me feel so tired.
After everything was set up, the concrete was poured!
And then it promptly rained for a solid week and a half.
At the end of last week, they popped off the forms, and added wood to the top of the foundation, so here is where we are now:
There will be a second garage door here in the back for yard access.
The guys also dug up a few more bottles– this one is JR Watkins.
Next week is scheduled to be all sunny, all the time, so I'm excited to see what they do.
In conclusion, here is the last photo taken of Liesel, two days before she died:
To Liesel!

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On April 16 I volunteered at Wachusett Mountain State Reservation as part of the state's Park Serve Day. It was an opportunity for folks to volunteer at a state park for a few hours and help get them ready for summer. I choose Wachusett as it's pretty close (less than an hour) and even though I've never hiked it, I am attracted to the mountain (whatever that means). Plus, Thoreau wrote about it!
I got there around 10am and the parking lot was packed! I was excited that there would be so many people helping out. The Revere High School softball team was there too and I thought they were there to help as well. Turns out that I was the only volunteer - all the cars were hikers! I spent the morning with two of the guys who work at the park (I forget their names unfortunately) helping them plant a garden next to the visitor's center. My first task was to nail in the spikes for the edging which didn't take too long. After that we dug holes for one tree, three bushes, and about 12 flowers. We then planted them and cleaned up - it only took us about 2 hours, if that, as I was back on the road by noon.
In talking with the guys, it seems that the only full-time workers there are them, another guy, and the supervisor. They said that there are a lot of budget cuts and that the revenue the parks get go back to the state's general fund, not to the parks directly. I said that it was too bad that all the money goes to the hacks and people in Boston and not to what the people enjoy (they didn't respond of course but they seemed to agree).
The state parks are exactly what the state should be spending their money on, in addition to things like education, social services, etc. Instead, the DCR budget may be slashed by $10m despite the fact that attendance at state parks is up 30%! If the cuts stay in place, parks will have to be closed and those that remain open will have staff reduced.
Kudos to the Massachusetts Stewardship Council which has come up with two ideas to help the DCR maintain some funding:
1. Allow DCR to keep 80 percent of any money it takes in, returning 20 percent to the treasury — a move that would give it an additional $2.7 million annually. Currently, it keeps just over 60 percent.
2. Fully fund the cost of the State House rangers. Lee said the DCR "continues to be asked to take on responsibilities for which budgeted funds are insufficient.'' Staffing levels for State House rangers are determined by the Legislature, but the dollar amount designated for it falls short by $700,000.
Please contact your legislator and ask them to fund things we care about, not hack jobs.
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When are you going to start your MA State Parks book? Seriously, Governor Patrick ought to hire you and your family to travel to all the state parks and blog about it.
Thanks for the post. Love this blog. - April 26, 2011 at 4:55 AM
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My wife said she's already started one!
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Network Security Key Mismatch
Hi all,
Using windows 7, I have a persistent problem connecting to the Internet. When I try to connect to my router (wifi), I get "Network Security Key Mismatch" after entering the password for my connection. I am 100% positive that I am typing the password correctly.
I have tried manually creating the network connection, so I can specify the security type, etc. I get the same result.
I can connect to my neighbours unprotected wifi, so I know the hardware and drivers are functional. The problem is only when I connect to my router (linksys).
It works fine when using Vista.
This is the only thing stopping me from using Windows 7 full time (and indeed purchasing it for my three family computers).
Can anybody help me? I've trawled the Internet many times looking for an answer.
Thanks in advance,
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Hi Zzubnik,
Did you check out this thread?
Filip Wilms- Proposed as answer by Marlon87 Thursday, December 09, 2010 6:45 PM
Hi Filip, and thanks for your reply.
I did read that thread, but I didn't think it applied to me, as my MAC address hasn't changed. If I put my HDD with Windows Vista back into the machine, it connects without difficulty. Does this imply that the thread you linked to doesn't apply to me? Forgive my ignorance!
To clarify, I have a laptop, with the original HDD in, I can connect fine. When I swap the HDD to a new one which has my Windows 7 installation on it, I get asked for the security key over and over.
I have seen a couple of forum threads on other forums which seem to have the same problem as me, but there hasn't been a response to these threads.
Thanks again for your assistance.
Nik -
Have you tried to manually configure the wireless connection?
1. Open the Network and Sharing Center
2. In the left pane click Manage Wireless Networks
3. In the list of networks right click your wireless network and click Properties
4. Click the Security tab and check its settings
I have seen a number of times that WPA was chosen instead of WPA2 or that TKIP was chosen instead of AES encryption.
Ensure the settings here resemble the security settings on your access point.
I hope this fixes your connection issues.
Ray- Proposed as answer by NextXPertMVP Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:31 PM
When you manually configure it, try unchecking the hide characters as I type check box just in case there is a mistype somewhere.
- Proposed as answer by BlackdeathXS2 Sunday, October 25, 2009 8:10 PM
Had same problem
Try entering password with CAP locks on - This worked for me- Proposed as answer by Stephen Doherty1998 Tuesday, November 15, 2011 7:07 PM
i was having this same problem with my new laptop and Linksys wireless router. here's how i solved it...
-went into my router's wireless security settings and changed from WEP to WPA2 Personal
-changed from TKIP to TKIP+AES
-set to 64bit 10 hex
-set password
-saved settings
after that i was able to connect without a problem. seems my windows 7 doesnt like WEP at all and prefers AES over TKIP- Proposed as answer by KarissaLi Monday, May 14, 2012 8:42 PM
I had this problem in Win 7 and what I had done was not correctly match up the Key # in the WEP security in my modem/router setting with the number set in the wireless network setting. Win 7 defaults to Key 1 but my used passphrase was on Key 2 on the modem settings. Not sure this is your issue, but FYI
What kind of linksys was it? I have a WTR54 (802.11) and it doesn't offer me a WPA2 personal option. I get a lot of WPA2 Shared Key or WPA2 radius options. Is my router just old?
- Proposed as answer by younesadam15 Sunday, June 26, 2011 8:03 PM
Hello, I'm having the same issues and none of the suggested solutions have worked.
In my case, what happened is my D-link router suddenly couldn't find a network connection, so I phoned them and they had me change from WEP to WPA2, and delete and recreate the name for my network. This worked fine on my Windows XP PC, but my laptop (Windows 7) will not connect to this same (new) wireless connection, and I get the same msg of Key Mismatch.
When I try to add/create a new wireless connection to match the new settings, it just puts an "X" in the box showing all available connections, and says it does not match the settings of the one I just created! Very frustrating, and sorry if I'm not explaining this too well... I am not very technical. If I try a different setting (say, WEP or WPA2 with TKIP, even though I know this is not correct) it accepts it, but then I get the Key Mismatch every time I try to connect.
Any assistance/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I had the same problem with my Linksys router until a few minutes ago, I tried resetting my password since the it wouldn't work..."Network Security Key Mismatch." I uninstalled Linksys on my 'old' laptop, which has XP, reinstalled the router, and got a new encryption key. I got on my new laptop (Windows 7), selected my router name, entered the new encryption key and it worked!!!! Here I am typing this wirelessly....after working on this all afternoon. I didn't have to change any settings on my new laptop. This stuff really frustrates me when it doesn't work. Hope this works for you.
Thanks for your response. I managed to the problem fixed by calling D-link and working it through with them (they are still supporting the product for free, even though I bought it several months ago, so kudos to them).
For anyone else who has this problem, the main issue appears to be that my new laptop (< 1 month) does not accept the WPA2-PK setting as it is incompatile with the built-in wireless network driver. So, I changed the setting to WEP, and also re-named the security key, passwords, etc. while doing this, and all now works well.
This was frustrating to me because i called linksys and they didnt help. told me i had to pay. so this is wat i did to fix mine using windows 7.
1.Unplug router then plug it back in.
2. right click the conection
3. left click the connection
4. it will tell u to hold the wireless button on the router do that instead of typing your phrase. The internet will conect by itself and there u go.
5.If it doesnt work repeat step 1-5
Hope this solves your problems.
Has anyone found a solution to this yet ? Tried 100 different suggestions from all different people and still can't connect wirelessly.Windows 7 is a bad joke! How dare they put this on the market like this.
- Proposed as answer by YAKUDO Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:08 AM
ya, I have the solution.
The security key is the one that was generated automatically after configuring the router for the first time and using it on the first wifi connecting device (e.g. laptop). If you have it then good otherwise restore the router to factory default setting.
This time save the automated password generated after putting the router pin while connecting with wifi network on the first device.
Use the same pin for all the device in future.
- Proposed as answer by divyanshjha Friday, July 02, 2010 6:10 AM
Had the same problem with a Toshiba notebook. It wouldn't connect to the wireless netwerk no matter what. Desperate I changed the SSID and accesskey. I made it a WEP code with 10 x 0 as password, couldn't type that wrong, right? Tried a couple devices on this network, worked just great. However, the Toshiba just would not work.
What I did was putting the wireless settings of another notebook, on which the network worked fine, on a flashdrive. I then installed these on the Tosiba and it would connect just fine.
try WPA2-AES instead of WEP. you will need to reconfigure the router.On Fri, 23 Jul 2010 08:13:06 +0000, Mmore wrote:>>>Had the same problem with a Toshiba notebook. It wouldn't connect to the wireless netwerk no matter what. Desperate I changed the SSID and accesskey. I made it a WEP code with 10 x 0 as password, couldn't type that wrong, right? Tried a couple devices on this network, worked just great. However, the Toshiba just would not work.>>What I did was putting the wireless settings of another notebook, on which the network worked fine, on a flashdrive. I then installed these on the Tosiba and it would connect just fine.
Barb Bowman
So many suggestions here! Yet none of them worked for me! lol
I managed to fix my problem though. I am on Windows 7 and it works fine on ALL networks I have ever connected to except an old wireless access point I have just started using at home. It only has WEP for encryption and I used 128bit. Under this, I could use manual hex key, the routers stringed passphrase, ASCII or a normal passphrase. I tried normal passphrase first but my computer would reject the passphrase I had configured in the router! For some reason it would only accept "admin" but the result was limited connectivity. I would reset the access point after each reconfiguration (through the configuration page, not physically).
I solved my problem by using ASCII and having to use a 13 character key (that's annoying!) but hey, my computer didnt reject the passphrase and it has full connectivity now =)
I was having the same problem with my father-in-law's laptop. I use logmein free to work his pc's up in Montana from here in Texas. We wrestled with it for a couple of hours trying some of the above suggestions with no success. Finally I rebooted his router and everything worked fine. Someday I will learn to try the simple stuff first.
great answer for your wireless security mismatch problem is not a modem or window 7 perse rather than the following to solve yhour issue:
1 enter the security code provided by the router company. another thing you could do is reinstal the router software so that you can get a new security code
2 restart your computer. if ask to enter the security code again when attempting to use the wireless, enter it with the caplock on and you done
good luck
- Proposed as answer by palermodude Friday, April 15, 2011 7:10 PM
- Unproposed as answer by palermodude Friday, April 15, 2011 7:10 PM
I had the same issue.
I fixed the problem by taking one of the response's advice above.
I went into the Network & Sharing Center.
I saw that W7 had saved the initial WEP setting with my initial passcode.
I had changed my mind regarding WEP, because it disabled my Wireless N, and only gave me "good" reception instead of "excellent".
But I restored factory settings on the router (one of several times as I started to figure out what I was doing), and then attempted to change to WPA2-PSK so that I could have a much quicker internet - as instructions said that it would.
However, it kept the older WEP setting in memory on the "Managed Wireless Networks", and the older WEP happened to be first in line for connection.
So, when I entered the WPA2-PSK passcode and saved it, when I tried to get back online, it first attempted to connect with the WEP - and that was the old passcode, not the new one that I had changed it to for the WPA2-PSK.
Therefore, I "removed" the WEP connection from the list of "Managed Wireless Networks", then I went back in and entered my password (by resetting again factory settings on the router) and voilà... it worked.
It worked because there was no longer a mismatch between "networks" having differing securities and passcodes. I am sure that if I had both passcodes the same, it would have connected, albeit WEP.
I hope my experience has helped any others out there with the same issues. It did take me a bit of time to figure it all out - but I learned a lot in the proces and will be available to help out friends who have the same issues. I feel like I am now ahead of the curve regarding routers, and I can see that I am a minority of people in my wireless range that have WPA2-PSK on N. Many still have G, and a few even have WEP.
For instance, I was able to connect my vista laptop to my router with the wps pin (all numbers) while I connected my windows 7 netbook with the passphrase which was composed of letters.
Good luck!
I was entering the security key as printed on the side of my router and it didn't work.I pressed the reset button and held it for 10 seconds and it connected fine when I entered the key again...Turns out that by doing that I reset the security key to it's default (the one printed on the router). If I had remembered that my dad had changed the security key months ago I could have entered that and it would have worked fine.SoBefore you press and hold reset, make sure the security key/password hasn't been changed at any time since getting it because hitting reset will restore the default security key to the one printed on the router.
I have the same problem but trying to connect to a range extender. I enter the correct WEP key but it still says there's a mismatch. I went to Manage Wireless Networks. It turned out it didn't show any security for that device. I entered a WEP Key, which is the same for the original wireless router, but it still says there's a possible mismatch.
Should I configure the range extender with a different key password than the router? Should I change the range ext. from WEP to WAP or whatever other options there are?
It has taken me many hours just to make the range ext. work. Now that I was able to configure it correctly with my XP machine, my Windows 7 is still making things difficult.
Any suggestions?
For those who are still struggling with this issue...this is how i got around it. I am using Lynksys Wireless-G, my security settings are WEP... I struggled with this for over 2 weeks, i read all manuals and googled everywhere but nothing was of help untill this morning... It looks strange but i understand now thta it is not.... step 5,6,7 and 12 are the most important
- connect your laptop to your wireless router with ethernet cord(ensure proxy server IP add is not set)
- go into the router settings normally http://192.168.1.1/ you may be required to enter your credentials
- go in to the wirelss security settings
- enter your passphrase
- important: click on "generate" button and about 4 security keys will be generated
- copy one of these generated keys.
- save and apply and exit this window.
- Goto network and sharing center
- select "Manage wireless networks"
- delete any network reference listed that may conflict with the network you are connecting to.
- exit the window
- now with that that try reconnecting and when prompted for passphrase or security key paste the generated key that you copied from step 6 above
- then shout bingo...you should be home and try
WEP isn't safe. This isn't a solution that anyone should consider. Most likelyyou need to update the firmware in your old Linksys router to properly supportat least WPA (WPA2 would be best). What exact model router and what firmware?On Tue, 21 Jun 2011 10:08:27 +0000, de Goldman wrote:>>>For those who are still struggling with this issue...this is how i got around it. I am using Lynksys Wireless-G, my security settings are WEP... I struggled with this for over 2 weeks, i read all manuals and googled everywhere but nothing was of help untill this morning... It looks strange but i understand now thta it is not.... step 5,6,7 and 12 are the most important 1. connect your laptop to your wireless router with ethernet cord(ensure proxy server IP add is not set) 2. go into the router settings normally http://192.168.1.1/ you may be required to enter your credentials 3. go in to the wirelss security settings 4. enter your passphrase 5. important: click on "generate" button and about 4 security keys will be generated 6. copy one of these generated keys. 7. save and apply and exit this window. 8. Goto network and sharing center 9. select "Manage wireless networks" 10. delete any network reference listed that may conflict with the network you are connecting to. 11. exit the>window 12. now with that that try reconnecting and when prompted for passphrase or security key paste the generated key that you copied from step 6 above 13. then shout bingo...you should be home and try
Barb Bowman
Hi Nik,
I also am working with Windows 7. If your problem is the same as the one I just fixed, you are lucky this is easy-peasy to correct.
My wireless was working fine, but seemed slow, so I tried to go in and improve my router security. I kind of bumbled around, not exactly sure what I was doing, and afterwards I got the security key mismatch message. Oh no! How do I fix that?? :O
This is so simple I hope it will work for you. The security key you type in at the wireless connection prompt is NOT the password you use to access your router. THis drove me crazy! The correct network security key is the "WPA Shared Key" from your router's wireless settings.
To find this key, log into your router's home page. I use Linksys so hopefully this will be the same for you. From the router home page, click on "Wireless" tab; click on the subtab "Wireless Security". You should see this info:
Security Mode: (such as WPA2 Personal)
WPA Algorithm: (such as AES)
WPA Shared Key: (lots of characters that look random)
I copied the string of characters in the WPA Shared Key block. Then when I went to log into the wireless connection, I pasted the string and checked the block for it to remember that entry. A little less secure, but much easier than having to look up the key every time I want to log in.
You should also confirm the settings on your wireless connection match the information from the Wireless Security tab of the router (that stuff I just listed above).
To check it, click on "control panel", then "Network and Internet", then "Manage Wireless Network". Right click on your wireless network, select "Properties", select the "Security" tab. "Network Security Key" must match the router's wireless "WPA Shared Key" entry.
So, a simple problem, I got the router's password confused with the router's WPA Shared Key entry.
I hope this is helpful,
Hi All
Just been having the same problems on a Tosh with realtek on Win 7 with Linksys router
Originally the Linksys was set for WPA2 AES, I tried putting the Linksys in WPA2 Mixed i.e. AES & TKIP still no joy.
Went to the Tosh site and downloaded the latest WLAN Driver for realtek driver for Win 7 (Aug 2011 ) and Hey Presto it worked.
Hope this helps someone
- Proposed as answer by 01Alan Tuesday, October 25, 2011 6:40 PM
Annoyingly, the information Netcomm provide you may be wrong. Check out:
The password for newer units is actually "a1b2c3d4e5", not a 64 infront of the 6 digits in the SSID.
Also you can go to that website and download a utility to change the password to something better.
i was having this same problem with my new laptop and Linksys wireless router. here's how i solved it...
-went into my router's wireless security settings and changed from WEP to WPA2 Personal
-changed from TKIP to TKIP+AES
-set to 64bit 10 hex
-set password
-saved settings
after that i was able to connect without a problem. seems my windows 7 doesnt like WEP at all and prefers AES over TKIPThis works for me!!
at the beginning I was using a 2-wire-router. then I changed back to the ATT one.. feel bad that my windows 7 (x86) could not connect to the network even I can connect with the same password on my iphone. I am using a NETGEAR router, and finally try this and connected!!!! thank god~ because it keeps saying mismatch. When I do the search, people say use the WEP to generate the Encryption (WEP) Key.. no~ this will not work on win7 (x86). so try the WPA2 out, will work!!
Here is a example I created for you guys, hope that will help!
First. GO TO YOUR NETGEAR IP ADDRESS TO LOGIN. USUALLY THE USER NAME AND PASSWORD WILL BE: ADMIN AND PASSWORD. <- LOWER CASE
Hi, i had the same problem and this is how i fixed it....
Open Internet Explorer, in the address bar type "192.168.1.1" hit enter.
a log in box will appear, type "admin" as user name and "admin" as pasword.
this will log you into your modem.
Click on ..Wireless....then click on....security...
once in security look for "WPA Pre-Shared Key" beside this it will say "click here to display" click that and write down the code that it displays.
go back to ...control panel.....network and internet....network and sharing centre.....connect or disconnect.
when the box appears to enter your security key, enter the code that you wrote down (in my case it was a different code to what was on the bottom of the modem).
close everything and restart the computer....Happy surfing :)


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by Ron Wolfe, ChildFund Senior Business Systems Analyst
For the past two weeks, staff from ChildFund International and ChildFund Honduras have been in Dominica, collaborating with the ChildFund Caribbean office to test a new child survey tool loaded onto ultra-portable computers. This pilot project, which is funded with support from Intel, will help determine the feasibility of collecting and transmitting digital data in all of the countries where ChildFund works.
Climbing the northern mountains of Dominica early on Sunday morning, our caravan tried to outrun the impending downpour. After another hairpin turn near the summit, we slowed and began to see villagers dressed beautifully, walking uphill with a purpose. And then we heard the music.
Our team had arrived in Penville. Perched on a promontory overlooking the confluence of the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean Sea, we found a small green-painted church that seemed to be the center of the universe. The mass was about to begin, but the congregation, still arriving, first had to weave its way through a crescendo of song.
Music is a vital part of life here, especially sacred music rooted in American gospel and blended with diverse cultural variations found uniquely on the island. The melodies and harmonies also provided our team a peaceful way to decompress from the drive, as we waited for the service to end and our next round of child status interviews to begin. While pausing outside of the church, I began to reflect on the work completed to-date and those whose participation was so vital to its success.
Among the data collectors that day were Clasia, a ChildFund-trained community mobilizer for the West Federation in Dominica, and Valarie, a community volunteer from the Northeastern District. ChildFund has organized its programs on the island into an East and a West Federation, with each serving approximately 2,000 enrolled and 1,500 sponsored children.
Clasia has worked with the West Federation for just more than a year and is responsible for reaching out to 332 children who are enrolled or sponsored through ChildFund. "I am getting to know each one," she says.
As a youth, Clasia enrolled in the Dominica Business Training Center, a second-chance learning institution. Through the center, she became familiar with ChildFund's work and later accepted a job, knowing that her passion is working to better the lives of children. "It's wonderful to see how [they] react to us," Clasia says, beaming. Even the casual observer can see that the children feel comfortable around her. As a result, they talk about the things that matter most to them. "It takes a while, though, to gain their trust," she says.
Technology in the form of ultra-portable computers should help Clasia become more efficient in her job in the future. She was impressed with the initial tests and looks forward to future technologies as they are rolled out. "When you are in the field all day, you have to go back to your sub-office [to file reports]. You have to think about what to do next, and you have to put your information into the office computer. Now, it's already there. It's much easier. The next day [after being in the field] you can just continue with your work."
Valarie, a community volunteer whose poise belies her young age, didn't know what to expect when she signed on to collect data for the Child Status Index pilot. One thing she didn't anticipate, though, was to "work such long, hard hours for so many days," she says. "I found the motivation to move on, though," Valarie adds, "to wake up every morning and face it again. And to be honest, I could do this all over again."
Watching Valarie engage with a family that she'd never met and ask questions that, at times, could get personal, it was easy to see that the work came naturally to her. Children opened up and answered questions as if they were continuing a longstanding conversation.
"My best experiences were the home visits," she says, "getting the opportunity to meet and dialogue with people in my country—and being touched by it." Valarie is at the point in her life where she's deciding on career paths. "I definitely will consider this field," she says. "Whatever path I choose, though, I will always desire to be a volunteer and give back to my country. This was a life-changing experience!"
As the music died down, it was time to carry on with our work, but, for a brief time, we were able to clear our heads, rest our feet and imagine ourselves entwined in the daily existence of Penville, Dominica.
by Ron Wolfe, ChildFund Senior Business Systems Analyst
According to legend, upon Columbus's return from Dominica in 1496, Spanish Queen Isabella asked him what the island was like. He crumpled a piece of paper, laid it on a table, and said, "Like this."
Known as the Nature Isle of the Caribbean, Dominica is formed by towering mountains climbing through the clouds, deep gorges, often interrupted by picturesque waterfalls, and boiling lakes, heated by volcanoes that dot the landscape. With 70 percent of the island still covered by rainforest or other vegetation, Columbus would still recognize the island he so aptly described.
This week and next, staff from ChildFund International and ChildFund Honduras are in Dominica, collaborating with our colleagues in the ChildFund Caribbean office. We're testing a new child survey tool loaded onto ultra-portable computers. This pilot project, which is funded with support from Intel, will help determine the feasibility of collecting and transmitting digital data in all of the countries where ChildFund works.
By the end of this week, our team of community mobilizers and interviewers will have spoken to approximately 300 enrolled and sponsored children. These interviews will cover a number of child status evaluation factors, including education, nutrition, emotional health and access to health services. As we gain additional knowledge of the most critical issues impacting Dominica's children, the data will be used to guide ChildFund's future programs here.
Earlier this week we travelled from Roseau, Dominica's capital, to La Plaine on the Atlantic coast to interview families in surrounding communities. As if to confirm Columbus's description of the island's topography, the team drove for more than an hour and a half through the mountains on twisty roads and hairpin turns to reach our destination, which was only 15 miles away on a straight line. As the caravan of cars and a mini-bus filled with data collectors and support staff climbed the mountains and entered the forest, it began to pour, only reinforcing the prehistoric feel of this untouched landscape.
Arriving in La Plaine, the group split into teams and walked the village to meet with selected families. Each group carried an ultrabook computer, equipped with a data-collection program developed by ChildFund International's IT staff. This program facilitates both online and offline (or asynchronous) data collection—a necessity while working in ChildFund communities.
We met children in their homes, their parents' places of business or under a tree. Once the data was collected, our teams returned to the La Plaine Child Development Centre (ChildFund's local partner in this community) and, through a wireless Internet connection, immediately transmitted all data back to ChildFund's Richmond, Va., headquarters for analysis.
With its rugged landscape and secluded communities, Dominica provides a challenging environment to test ChildFund's initial assessment of asynchronous technology. As the next two weeks progress, we will continue to report out on progress toward digitally linking children in our programs with the world.
Reporting by ChildFund Caribbean
Over the course of January's 31 days, we're making a blog stop in each country where we serve children, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors and donors. Today and tomorrow, we visit ChildFund's programs in Dominica and St. Vincent, which are under the umbrella of ChildFund Caribbean.
Located between the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Venezuela, you'll find the two small island nations of Dominica and St. Vincent. Although these islands are beautiful tourist destinations, both are battling serious social and economic challenges including high unemployment, a teen pregnancy epidemic, domestic violence and low education levels among the population.
Youth, in particular, are at high risk in Dominica. With few employment opportunities, many teens lose faith in the future and become involved in gangs or drugs. Young women who become pregnant are typically banned from school, losing their opportunity to complete their education.
ChildFund is working to give Dominica's youth an alternate, positive view of the future by supporting youth groups that empower young people and provide them with leadership and communication skills. Once youth gain confidence among their peers, they typically perform better in school and begin to engage in community improvements.
Last fall, several youth groups in Dominica helped paint Early Childhood Development centers in ChildFund project areas and contributed to other beautification projects on Community Day of Service. One youth group staged a skit to call the community's attention to domestic violence. Another youth group focused activities on HIV/AIDS prevention.
Dominica's youth have also benefitted from access to creative outlets. ChildFund supporters Jack and Barbara Clarke conducted their third photography workshop in October 2011 at the Pierre-Charles Secondary School. During the three-week program, 18 students, age 12 to 16, learned to operate a camera and gained new perspective on their own lives as well as insights into their families and communities.
Students honed their photography skills through field assignments in the Grand Bay community and at the Creole in the Park, a national week-long cultural event held in Dominica's Botanical Gardens. The festival draws local and international artists in celebration of Dominica's independence. The photography students were able to take shots of the artists, visitors, the cultural scenery and the busy street scenes of the capital. Students then displayed their photographic work at a grand exhibition to mark the conclusion of the course.
Now, Dominica's youth are forming visual arts groups to keep the creative momentum going. Although much work remains to be in this island nation, youth are discovering that they can have an impact on the future.
Discover more about ChildFund's programs in Dominica and how you can sponsor a child.
Tomorrow: We visit ChildFund's programs in neighboring St. Vincent.
by Nicole Duciaume, Regional Sponsorship Coordinator, ChildFund Americas
Ana Maria Locsin became national director of ChildFund Caribbean in early August, though her welcome was a bit delayed due to a tropical storm. But once she arrived, it was nonstop action her first week, despite the 12-hour time difference from her native Philippines.
Her first two days on the job were a whirlwind of activity: national office orientation, an official welcome to the region, team debriefs, program field visit, community meetings, CSP review, audit finding reports and a press conference. If memory serves, we did allow her to eat, rest and shower as well.
In the press conference to introduce her to the local media, Paul Bode, regional director for ChildFund Americas, highlighted Locsin's long career working in child development. "Ana's international knowledge, experience and perspectives will be invaluable to Caribbean programs," he noted.
Most recently, Locsin served as ChildFund's national director in Afghanistan. She's also worked with ChildFund in India and the Philippines. Earlier in her career she held international assignments in Vietnam and Timor-Leste.
Locsin holds degrees in development management and business administration. She has also participated in intensive programs in senior leadership; disaster risk reduction and emergency management; child protection; child-centered community development approach; home-based early childhood care and development; adolescent reproductive health; HIV/AIDS/STD; environmental protection; and gender and development.
Locsin says her first two orders of business are to "marry the statistics and demographics" she's read about with actual site visits. "I want to better understand the country context and to meet community stakeholders, as well as local government officials and members of the media."
With a new direction and new leadership in place, the first week of August was certainly an exciting time to visit ChildFund Caribbean.
by Nicole Duciaume, Regional Sponsorship Coordinator, ChildFund Americas
Developing a Country Strategy Paper (CSP) is an enlightening process — for both ChildFund and the community organizations and community members with whom we forge long-term partnerships. Although some findings are anticipated, others may come as a surprise. The process helps ChildFund prioritize the strategic program areas for children and their communities.
To give you insight into our program direction for Dominica and St. Vincent, here are just a few of the findings from ChildFund Caribbean's CSP.
Country Context
Dominica and St. Vincent have high migration rates due to limited economic opportunities. The region is also prone to natural disasters, specifically hurricanes. More than 40 percent of population is under 25 years, and approximately 30 percent live below the poverty line. As a result, the population faces many challenges: high rates of teen pregnancy; lack of early education for young children; many female-headed households and widespread sexual abuse.
Deprived, Excluded and Vulnerable Children
A social stigma exists for those living in squatter settlements. Children and youth have low self-esteem, and economic hardships lead to parental stress and child abuse. Overcrowded homes with extended family members often lead to increased sexual abuse. Among those interviewed for the CSP, 86 percent reported experiencing corporal punishment in schools. Teens who become pregnant are routinely kicked out of school. The majority of youth lack adequate skills to get a job.
Strengths and Gaps
ChildFund works in the poorest areas of Dominica and St. Vincent; we have a long history of on-the-ground support and partnerships in the Caribbean. Strategic goals include expanding our reach to more countries within the region. To achieve this aim, we will need more team building across islands, additional financial resources and increased public relations and communications efforts.
Strategic Directions
The CSP will help ChildFund set clear strategic objectives for each age group of children we serve. We're also seeking to have greater community and societal impact, which means we'll need more partners and supporters to help accomplish our goals efficiently and effectively.
Monitoring and Evaluation Plan
For each objective in its CSP, ChildFund Caribbean has identified indicators of success and methods to measure those indicators. At pre-set check points, the staff will meet to evaluate progress to date and adjust plans as needed to ensure children and communities are receiving maximum benefit from ChildFund programs.
Tomorrow: ChildFund Caribbean's new national director.
by Nicole Duciaume, Regional Sponsorship Coordinator, ChildFund Americas
Earlier this month, several ChildFund Americas regional staff weathered the storm (literally hunkering down to see what tropical storm Emily would bring our way) to visit our Caribbean office, meet with staff and tour field programs in Dominica and St. Vincent.
The purpose of our trip was twofold: to review the draft Country Strategy Paper (CSP) and provide a brief orientation to the new ChildFund Caribbean national director.
In these two island countries, we're working to bring significant and sustainable change to children, youth, families and communities.
Paul Bode, ChildFund's regional director of the Americas, often states that to make significant changes through our programs, we need clear direction and strong leadership.
As part of ChildFund's strategic planning process, each National Office writes a CSP that captures the full scope of where we've been, where we're at and where we want to go. It's our roadmap for success, merging ChildFund's big-picture strategy with locally identified needs for children and communities.
The CSP process involves
The process is labor intensive and can take upwards of six months to complete. Yet, it's a worthwhile investment to ensure we have a common understanding of priorities and direction going forward.
More to come on the specifics of the ChildFund Caribbean CSP.
Reporting by Graeme Thompson, ChildFund Americas Region Program Coordinator
As ChildFund goes about its work of improving the lives of children from birth to young adulthood, we are finding that youth, especially, have a lot on their minds. Increasingly, we are viewing youth as partners in our work, and we're listening closely to their ideas. We're also helping them form leadership groups and assisting them with projects they want to take on to improve their communities.
In the Caribbean nation of Dominica, youth are worried about high unemployment rates in their country. They recognize that education is the key to a better future, and they are eager for Internet access to help them with homework and research. Yet, web access has been limited and expensive.
Enter the Wesley Youth Achievers, a community youth group that ChildFund helped start. As its leader Philippa explains, "Its mission is to develop the minds and create strong rapport among the Wesley Youth."
As you'll see, Philippa has been a strong advocate for youth in her community.
by Nicole Duciaume, Regional Sponsorship Coordinator, ChildFund Americas
On my last day in Dominica, I had a rare and wonderful opportunity. A colleague and dear friend of mine, Davidson, sponsors a 10-year-old boy named Raneen on this beautiful Caribbean island. Davidson asked if I could check on Raneen and his family during my trip. It just happened to work out that on a late afternoon, I had a few hours to spend with the child.
I had a dual mission: tell Raneen all about his sponsor and gather as many details as I could about Raneen and his family to share back with Davidson. I was an information conduit.
It was an amazing experience to enter their home, not as a ChildFund employee, but as a family friend. For once I wasn't taking notes or asking questions; I was just in the moment, listening to the family talk about their sons, their experiences and what they wanted out of life for their children, themselves and their community.
I told Raneen and his family that Davidson is well-respected and wise, and that he has a laugh that immediately puts everyone at ease. I also shared a little about where he is from (Sierra Leone) and about the country where he lives today (Ethiopia). I even showed them a few recent photos.
In exchange, I learned that Raneen is quite a good athlete and is doing really well in school. He also has a creative and artistic side, and especially likes to draw fast cars and read comics. I even found out that Raneen has never cut his hair and that each morning his mother and he decide how she is going to arrange it. I met his brothers, had a nice snack with his family and learned about his community. Raneen showed me where he keeps all the letters Davidson has sent, and he told me how much the letters mean to him.
The visit ended with hugs and a few presents. Raneen is a happy, healthy, respectful and sweet young man, soon to be 11 years old. Though he was happy I came to visit, he insisted that I tell Davidson that he is looking forward to his visit as well.
Now that I think about it, my sponsored child lives in Kenya — maybe I should see if Davidson can visit him for me!
by Nicole Duciaume, Regional Sponsorship Coordinator, ChildFund Americas
I grew up doing school and community theater, so I feel right at home when I walk into a youth group drama workshop in Dominica. What may look like 20 youth milling about and playing games is actually a cluster of specific activities designed to encourage eye contact, expressive touch, intentional body movements and voice projection, cadence and enunciation. All of these skills are aimed at building not only self-expression but also self-esteem.
The youth divide into three skit groups, each with a given theme: domestic abuse, teen pregnancy and drug abuse. The youth are deciding the detailed roles, the props and the message for this workshop. However, these themes result from months of ChildFund's work with Dominica's communities, helping children and youth identify the root causes of poverty within their families and localities. These serious themes emerged as ever-present concerns in children's lives.
Now I've participated in and seen hundreds of skits throughout my life, but the one on domestic violence stops me in my tracks, gives me shivers down my arms and makes me uncomfortable enough that I want to look away. Here's the plot:
A girl is talking on her phone flirting with a boy. Her boyfriend comes in, catches her giggling and accuses her of cheating. She cowers in the corner of the room trying to hide, but he slaps her with such force that she crashes to the floor. He takes off his shoe and beats her over and over. The skit continues with each family retaliating and escalating the fight. Eventually, someone dies. Everyone comes together at the community funeral and cannot believe that a domestic spat escalated to such violence. The message from Dominican youth is clear: don't let someone die before you break the cycle of violence.
The honesty and frankness with which the youth interpret this drama make it clear that they've witnessed similar real-life scenes play out in their community time and again, perhaps even in their own families. The skit was so raw and true that I still get shivers thinking about it. It was fiction, yet so clearly based on their childhood realities.
Dominica's youth will be presenting similar skits in the coming week at a street theater event to raise community awareness about these important issues. This ChildFund-guided youth group, specifically its drama program, is giving youth the opportunity, resources, organization, space and time to join their voices and make an impact in their community. ChildFund hopes to replicate the success of this group across the island in the coming year.
by Nicole Duciaume, Regional Sponsorship Coordinator, ChildFund Americas
Almost two and a half years ago, a timid young man from Dominica represented ChildFund at the United Nations telling his transformational story from a life of violence to one of involvement, participation and empowerment.
Denzel, now 18, remains a positive influence, championing the role of youth participation in their communities. Change doesn't happen overnight for children and youth in ChildFund programs, but even small changes are worth recognizing and celebrating. Denzel believes that change starts with voicing your opinion. He tells me he has "learned the importance of participating and encouraging others to participate and learn and share and be present."
As Denzel finishes his last year in high school, he's focusing his studies on auto mechanics, wood working, technical carpentry and social studies. He isn't entirely sure what he'll do after graduation because there just aren't many jobs in his community. "One of the biggest issues is unemployment," he explains. "We need support creating job opportunities and helping youth see that a different future is possible. Most people my age do not have a job, and most are discouraged about their futures."
But even with this frustration, there is still hope among Dominica's teens. One source of hope is the ChildFund-supported youth group. Following a program review in 2009, ChildFund realized that children and youth were discouraged that they were not being heard within their community.
Denzel was one of the more vocal of the youth. At that time, he was involved in drugs and violence, often missing school. He felt that no one was listening to the youth, and there were no opportunities for them. As a result, ChildFund helped form a youth group – one that gives youth a positive outlet to talk about the issues facing them, their peers and their communities.
More tomorrow on ChildFund's work with youth groups in Dominica.


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Decision-making models
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All people need to make decisions from time to time. Given limited time in formulating policies and addressing public problems, public administrators must enjoy a certain degree of discretion in planning, revising and implementing public policies. In other words, they must engage in decision-making (Gianakis, 2004). Over the years, many scholars tried to devise decision-making models to account for the policy making process.
Since the time of public administration has developed, scholars assume that people make decisions rationally. By rationality, Herbert A. Simon (1976) means "a style of behaviour that is appropriate to the achievement of given goals, within the limits imposed by given conditions and constraints" (P. 405). Max Weber, in the early part of the 20th century, suggested distinguishing two types of economic rationality: formal rationality and substantive rationality. The "formal rationality of economic action" referred to "the extent of quantitative calculation or accounting which is technically possible and . . . actually applied." "Substantive rationality" referred to the degree to which economic action serves "ultimate values no matter what they may be." (Weber, The Theory of Social and Economic Organization, Parsons, ed., 1947, pp. 184-186) Weber noted that "the requirements of formal and of substantive rationality are always in principle in conflict." (Ibid., p. 212) Decades later, Simon used a similar terminology to distinct two meanings of "rationality", which have developed separately in economic and psychology. He defined substantive rationality, stemming from the concept of rationality within economics, as behavior that "is appropriate to the achievement of given goals within the limits imposed by given conditions and constraints". Procedural rationality, based in psychology, refers to behavior that "is the outcome of appropriate deliberation". [1]
According to Gortner (2001), facts are the information and knowledge that the public administrators possess in formulating policies. Facts are important in deciding the appropriate means to take to achieve higher ends. They may not be readily known by administrators but need to be acquired through extensive research and analysis. Rationality is defined in terms of appropriateness for the accomplishment of specific goals.
Values are internal perceptions on the desirability and priority of one's actions and choices. (Van Wart, 2004) Besides setting goals for their plans, decision makers make priorities, interpret facts and act upon objective situations according to their values. Besides balancing conflicting values within an individual, government has to weight and balance values embodied in different departments (Van Wart, 1996, 1998).
Means are the instruments to satisfy a higher end (Simon, 1997). Although they are used to achieve a higher end, they are not neutral in value. When policy makers devise their strategies, they choose their means according to their internal values and consequences...
Ends are the intermediate goals to a more final objective. In a means-end hierarchy, the concept of means and ends is relative.[2] An action can be a mean relative to the higher levels in the hierarchy but an end relative to the lower levels. However, in this hierarchy, an action is more value-based when moving upwards in the hierarchy but more fact-based when moving downwards.
Types and models of decision-making process[edit]
There are several models of decision-making:[citation needed]
1.The economic rationality model
This model comes from the classical economist models, in which the decision maker is perfectly and completely rational in every way. In this, following conditions are assumed.
a. The decision will be completely rational in means ends sense.
b. There is a complete and consistent system of preferences that allows a choice among alternatives.
c. There is a complete awareness of all the possible alternatives.
d. Probability calculations are neither frightening nor mysterious.
e. There are no limits to the complexity of computations that can be performed to determine the best alternatives.
2.The social model :- At the opposite extreme from the economic rationality model is the social model drawn from psychology. Sigmund Freud viewed humans as bundles of feelings, emotions and instincts, with their behavior guided by their unconscious desires. These processes have even an impact in the international arena as they provide some basic rules of protocol.
3.Simon's bounded rationality model :- To present a more realistic alternative to the economic rationality model, Herbert Simon proposed an alternative model. He felt that management decision-making behaviour could be described as follows
a. In choosing between alternatives, manager attempt to satisfy or looks for the one which is satisfactory or "good enough". Examples of satisfying criteria would be adequate profit or share or the market and fair price.
b. They recognize that the world they perceive is drastically simplified model of the real world. They are content with the simplification because they believe the real world is mostly empty anyway.
c. Because they satisfy rather than maximise, they can make their choices without first determining all possible behaviour alternatives and without ascertaining that these are all the alternatives.
d. The managers treat the world as empty, they are able to make decision with simple rule of thumb. These techniques do not make impossible demands upon their capacity for thought.


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To run well and achieve your potential you need Speed, Strength and Stamina. Speed enables you to cross the finishing line at your targeted time. Strength enables you to have the power to run economically at your desired speed and Stamina enables you to hold your pace over the racing distance. (Want to know your running potential? Click HERE )
These can also be summarized into two systems:-
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This deals with your stamina.
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These can also be summarized into two systems:-
a)Cardio- vascular system
This deals with your stamina.
b)Muscular- skeletal system
This deals with your strength and speed.
Back in the 80's when I was a qualified aerobic instructor, I used to coin these as CM triple S or Come Malaysians Sub Sub Sui! But now I prefer to call them the running elements here for ease of runners to incorporate them into their training.
The running elements:-
1) Aerobic runs ( at conversational pace)
Distance running is 95% aerobic so these runs teach your body to utilize fats and carbohydrates for energy to the maximum advantage.
These runs will improve your stamina.
2) Threshold runs (at 15k to 21K race pace)
When you reach a certain speed your muscle will begin to produce large amount of lactic acid which will cause fatigue and you can't help but to reduce speed. Therefore you would like to run your race at a speed just before this culprit acid begins to build up.
These runs will improve your ability to hold pace over the racing distance.
3) VO2 max runs ( speed intervals)
These runs teach your running muscles to pick up maximum amount of oxygenated blood to produce the needed energy.
These runs will improve your speed.
4) Strength work out ( weight training)
These work outs build up your muscle mass and density and thereby improve your strength and running economy.
5) Rest
6) Food & nutrition
7) Mental attitude
Voila, there you have the running elements in the simplest form.
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Curious Theatre to be honored in New York
Posted By John Moore On September 23, 2010 @ 9:34 am In Uncategorized | 2 Comments
Denver's Curious Theatre was named today among 10 theater companies from around the nation to receive one of The American Theatre Wing's inaugural 2010 National Theatre Company Grants. The award comes with a $10,000 prize "for general operating support."
Curious will be honored, along with the other winning companies, at a private luncheon at the Intercontinental Hotel Times Square on Monday, Oct. 25. Curious is headed by artistic director Chip Walton and managing director Sarah Benvenuti.
Of Curious, the ATW said in a statement: "Curious' mission is to engage the community in important contemporary issues through provocative modern theater. As one of only two full-time professional theaters in Denver County, one of Curious' organizational goals is to develop a middle-tier of professional theater in Denver through the compensation of artists for their work, including local union and non-union actors."
The other grant recipients are:
1812 Productions (Philadelphia)
About Face Theatre (Chicago)
Boise Contemporary Theater (Boise, Idaho)
Company One (Boston)
The Flea Theater, Inc. (New York)
Profile Theatre (Portland, Ore.)
Silk Road Theatre Project (Chicago)
Synetic Theater (Arlington, Va.)
Triad Stage (Greensboro, N.C.)
The artistic director of About Face Theatre is Bonnie Metzgar, who worked as associate artistic director at Curious Theatre from 2006-07, and while there developed "The War Anthology," a collection of 10 playlets based on images of war written by a team that included three Pulitzer Prize winners.
To be eligible, companies must have been in operation at least five, but not more than 15 years, have articulated a distinctive mission, cultivated an audience, and nurtured a community of artists in ways that strengthen and demonstrate the quality, diversity, and dynamism of American theater.
Said Howard Sherman, executive director of the American Theatre Wing: "These grants are an affirmation of the fine work of these growing companies, and, we hope, may have the added benefit of drawing more attention to them – from artists, from the press, and from other funders."
Curious' award comes on the heels of its recently having received a $25,000 "A-ha! Program: Think It" grant from the MetLife Foundation and Theatre Communications Group to explore ways of re-inventing the resident company concept.
For more information on Curious Theatre, call 303-623-2349 or go to curioustheatre.org
2 Comments To "Curious Theatre to be honored in New York"
#1 Comment By Darius Bishop On September 30, 2010 @ 2:25 am
Well earned. If there's one thing that Curious Theatre Company does well, it's demonstrate the quality of American theatre. Theatre in Colorado can be taken more seriously because of them.
#2 Comment By Darius Bishop On September 30, 2010 @ 2:25 am
Well earned. If there's one thing that Curious Theatre Company does well, it's demonstrate the quality of American theatre. Theatre in Colorado can be taken more seriously because of them.
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Newman trusts 'smart' electorate
PUBLISHED: 19 Feb 2012 10:21:58 | UPDATED: 20 Feb 2012 03:50:03PRINT EDITION: 19 Feb 2012
Liberal National Party (LNP) leader Campbell Newman has kicked off his Queensland election campaign promising to get the state "back on track".
But the would-be premier again refused to reveal the party's "plan B" if it wins government and he loses the Brisbane seat of Ashgrove, which he is contesting from outside parliament.
"It's time for a change and it is time to get Queensland back on track," Mr Newman told reporters in the Brisbane electorate of Ashgrove on Sunday.
"That is exactly what this election is all about."
Premier Anna Bligh on Sunday triggered a March 24 election, asking the governor to dissolve parliament.
The LNP must win 14 seats, including Ashgrove, for Mr Newman to lead an LNP government.
He said he trusted the electorate to push him over the line and ruled out any preference deals to secure it.
"I'm very, very confident they will be voting for change," he said.
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Mr Newman said the LNP would announce its costings during the five-week campaign, as well as a date to get the Queensland budget back into surplus.
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Sometimes you've gotta take one for the team. That was the case when I was asked to be a judge at the Rock N' Roll Beer-B-Que at the Seminole Hard Rock this past weekend. Don't get me wrong, there's nothing bad about lots of barbecue, and the Hard Rock puts on some good food festivals, making sure that everyone has plenty to eat, the beer flows, and the music plays.
But no matter how much fun, judging these competitions means not only eating the amazing offerings, it means eating everything. That breaks down to about a dozen pork dishes, 11 chicken offerings, and about a dozen different rib and brisket plates. Any way you slice it, that's a lot of brisket...and wings...and ribs...and pulled pork.
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Everyone's favorite Linux Journal Editor Doc Searls has been in the hospital suffering from pancreatitis with complications this last week. He'll be the first to tell you he'll be fine, but some well wishes never hurt anyone.
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Best wishes for a fast recovery. Doc. Your good writings are missed.
Is there health care up there?
Just read this and felt a bit worried because, as I remember, there is not really any health care available in the U.S. anymore. Hope you get better soon but if you decide not to, feel free to come to Nicaragua to be sick. We have free health care and my aunt seems to be fine after her pancreatitis problems so I guess they know what they are doing here.
The bad news is that I don't think we have WiFi in the hospital yet. :-)
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They came like bees to the proverbial pot of locally sourced honey – a selection of the UK's top wine, food and drink bloggers headed to London last Sunday for a wine tasting lunch. Farringdon Station was the meet-up point for, as is my wont, the tasting was a secret. These wonderful people knew nothing of eventual destination, the wines that were to be available or the format of the tasting. What trust! Especially as most have never met me so handing over a tenner for the privilege of meeting someone off the internet was rather a coupe.
With Vinoteca being the venue the lunch was guaranteed to be rather decent add in 12 Australian wine makers and associated wines I think the expectation lived up to the hype. The Wine Makers are all part of the informal grouping of Australia's First Families of Wine. Twitter tags for the day were #arse4 (the 4th of Andrew's Really Secret Tastings) and #affwine (Australia First Familes of Wine).
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Obama Names OMB Controller As Acting IRS Commissioner
On Thursday, President Obama named Daniel Werfel, 42, acting IRS commissioner. The announcement comes a day after the resignation of Steven Miller, who got caught up in the controversy over the IRS targeting Tea Party groups.
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President Obama has named a new acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service. His name is Daniel Werfel. He replaces Steven Miller, who resigned from that post amid revelations that the IRS inappropriately targeted conservative groups.
Werfel has served both President Obama and former President George W. Bush, at the White House Office of Management and Budget. And we have more on the new head of the IRS here, from NPR's John Ydstie.
JOHN YDSTIE, BYLINE: Werfel currently holds the position of controller at the OMB. He's been described as a green-eyeshades guy, and has been the central figure instructing federal agencies on how to comply with the across-the-board budget cuts of the sequester. During the Bush administration, he rose through several high-level positions at OMB. President Obama named him controller in 2009.
A statement from the White House said that as acting commissioner, Mr. Werfel will lead efforts to ensure the IRS implements new safeguards to restore public trust.
Yesterday, a second top-level IRS official, Joseph Grant, said he will step down. Grant headed the tax exempt and government entities division, which vetted applications for nonprofit status, singling out for scrutiny groups with words like Tea Party and Constitution in their names. An IRS statement, issued Thursday, said Grant plans to retire June 3.
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