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I've been slowly making my way through C25K and am currently on week 5. I usually run in my neighborhood with my dog, but last week I went out of town and continued my routine on a treadmill. Today was my first day running back home and I feel like I've taken a huge step backwards. Running on the treadmill seemed so much easier and I suspect this was because I was taking better strides. I felt more confident on the treadmill because my pace was controlled, and it just seemed like I was able to put myself in the right alignment and posture when I didn't have to worry about propelling myself forward. I think things fall apart for me when I run in the neighborhood because I'm too afraid of running too fast and tiring out, not to mention accommodating for the irregularities of the landscape, tripping over dog, kids, whatever. So, here are my questions:
What is the ideal technique for running, especially in terms of posture and stride? I feel like I'm shuffling along more than anything, my understanding is that this takes more energy than bending your knees and taking a good step forward.
What can I do to improve my technique and avoid cultivating bad habits?
Is it better to run on a treadmill?
I don't have any answers for you...sorry....but I just wanted to say that I too have been running around my neighborhood but ran on the treadmill today since it was raining. Let me tell you that I am sore tonight! I felt like my form was horrible on the treadmill....
I certainly prefer running outside, but when weather does not allow, the treadmill is an o.k. substitute for me (apparently not today though).
Again, sorry I don't have the answers for you but will be interested in seeing what others will say about this.
when I was in track in high school, my track coach always told me to move my arms straight forward and backward while I ran as well as to lengthen my stride. not sure if this is elaborate enough for you or whether that was individualized advice, though. runnersworld.com has great tips and advice. you might want to check out their site.
imho running on a treadmill is a nice way to get a feel for what pace you're comfortable running at. typically, you can tell you're running too hard if your heart rate is over 80% your maximum. wikipedia has a pretty nice cardio chart to demonstrate how many beats per minute your exercise zone is for your specific age group.
Im also on week 5, IMHO its easier on the treadmill as the belt is helping throw your foot back and there is less impact and a very smooth 'terrain' so your posture stays in one place if you like. I prefer running outdoors and I think the reason your posture changes is because your terrain and incline does too and I dont think thats a bad thing TBH. I try to think about keeping my hip/pelvis facing stright forward, my head looking straight ahead, shoulders back and down and when going uphill, I try to concentrate on my arms doing the moving more than my legs. I'm no expert but this is what works for me, I especially like to do a little 'posture scan' while I start to struggle, by the time I have thought of all that Im past the 'struggle' and getting back into my stride, actually my last session was probably the first when I felt my stride was more 'treadmill like' and faster. Practice makes perfect I suppose. As I said, Im no expert but thats what works for me and I hope that helps, if not, Im sure you will find what works for you.
I dont think its a case of outdoor V treadmill, I think the treadmill is a handy (icy weather, recovering from injury, running when you feel quite tired..) slightly lower impact tool but that outdoor running has so many benefits (fresh air, variety, scenery..) other than just getting a run done, which the treadmill does not offer for me.
I think the two are just very different from each other so best would be what suits you best.
( Im sure your dog would rather you run outdoors)
From my limited personal experience and what I've read:
Shorter strides help prevent injury, so I think shuffling is actually just fine. It would take less energy to move the leg forward without doing a huge knee bend. So that's my thought on that, based on what research I've done, as I too seem to "shuffle" more than run.
Re: treadmill. I came off a treadmill right into half-marathon training. Let me tell you: felt like I hadn't been running for months beforehand. It was awful! I forgot how much harder it is when you are on the road! But it's so much better once I got used to it, and now the treadmill is so incredibly boring to me, and I actually find that i have more aching when I'm on the treadmill than I do on the open road. It sounds like perhaps you haven't found your pace yet, so maybe slow down a bit and gradually increase your speed to see where you are most comfortable running. That is what I had to do...wow, am I slow! But it will get faster in time. Good luck!
Many runners seem to have a different stride on a treadmill compared to the road. Though I'm a little surprised you noticed that much difference after only a week. Were you using an incline on the treadmill? You need about 1% incline to be equivalent to outdoor running.
What is the ideal technique? You will get 100 different answers from 100 people. But I think most will agree on a few things. Run erect, with perhaps a slight forward lean. Your foot should plant directly under your hips/center of gravity. (Plant is when your foot is fully on the ground. First touch may occur slightly in front. Planting your foot in front of your body is called overstriding and can contribute to excess stress on your legs and to injury and to a "braking effect" as your body catches up to your foot.) Aim for cadence/strides per minute around 180 (count both feet). You won't necessarily get there, but that's the goal. I'm typically just below 170. An efficient stride has the foot on the ground as short a time as possible. That's not something that's easy to adjust, but worth thinking about. Footstrike is something else talked about a lot, the three types being (considered least efficient to most efficient) heelstrike, midfoot and forefoot. Basically it's the part of the foot that lands first: heel, ball of the foot/heel (midfoot, the heel landing fractionally later), and toes/ball of the foot (forefoot). Changing from one to the other is difficult and not to be taken lightly. However you plant now, accept it. You can work on changing it later if you decide change is a good idea.
Those are the basic ideas anyway. Plenty to think about.
wow, great answer, I will definatley be paying attention to where my foot 'plants' when Im running tommorow.
The treadmill allows you to keep a detailed history of your training and provides a methodical way of improving. I've done all my training on a treadmill. I started around Christmas, able to run a ~24:30 5K. Three months later I was able to run 18:34. Granted I have some prior running experience and I was out of shape when I started. A year ago I had been training on the treadmill and ran a 20:00 after about two months. Then I took about a year off. I train very hard though, so my results are only one example.
Len is right. I have a totally different stride on the treadmill than outside. I am much more free and natural in my stride and gait ouside. So, I feel easier and more natural oustide than in. The advice Len has about having a good posture and leaning forward is right, the thing I'd say that helped me the most in attaining the best running stride thus far has been the core and glute work I have been doing as of late... that has improved things for me beyond measure. The other thing for me that helped me change my power is how I use my big toe and how flexible it became after I stretched it and in using my whole front part of my foot to get a better lift off the ground. I'd say that now after these changes I get the most energy off my foot strike in terms of stepping forward instead of shuffling as you put it... but again I'd point you to the core work as a former "shuffler" myself.
I believe the treadmill can be a great tool if used properly. I am currently training for the upcoming Spring road races (5K to 10K distance) putting in about 50 to 60 miles a week. My long runs are on Sunday's (13 to 22 miles) which I do exclusively outside with plenty of grade work (last long run I climbed about 1,500 feet, decended near 2,000 feet). Monday is my recovery day --- I stay on the treadmill at a relaxed pace of 8.1 to 8.3 MPH ( 7:30 to 7:13 pace) --- it is a must for me for my recovery days. By the weeks end, if I am feeling fatigued after my speed workouts (Fartlek, Tempo or 400,800,1600 meter repeats) I stay on the treadmill again. So I pretty much use the treadmill as a recovery agent.
For beginners --- I definitely think the treadmill is a great way to fall in love with running. It allows you to control your pace and focus more on the things like form, mid-sole strike, etc. I have always recommended runners to begin on the treadmill and slowly ease into outdoor running (Week 1 = 3 TM runs, 1 Outdoor run ||| Week 2 = 2 TM runs, 2 Outdoor runs)
IMO, I noticed absolutely no change in form from the treadmill to outdoor running. If you are striding, you are striding. The TM is a bit more assisted but sometimes it is good to have that assistance during training --- like I said, especially during recovery periods. I wouldn't train on a TM for an outdoor race exclusively by no means, but it does have its place and time! I hope that helps a bit? Good luck!
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Thanks for all the great answers and observations.
Len - Yes, I was using an incline of 1.5% on the treadmill. Perhaps I wasn't taking as big a step backwards as much as I had just fooled myself into thinking I had achieved a lot of progression. So, I've slowed my pace down, focused more on my foot plant and posture and it has made a world of difference. I wasn't going very fast, but I wowed myself by completing week 5 with the 20 min jog. For this non-athlete, that's a HUGE accomplishment. I realize that I need to cut myself a break, not be embarrassed to move a snail's pace, and work on getting faster once I'm stronger.
I just started training for a 5K. I started on the TM. Everyone has warned me, road vs TM very different.
Thank you everyone. I will hit the road tomorrow and keep the TM for poor weather.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop ~ Confucius
Yes, outside is very different indeed. As long as you are aware that there is going to be a difference, that is half the battle. I personally found the change between TM and outdoors to be refreshing when I did it. Just know you can control everything else except for weather conditions and changes terrain...well that and very very rarely dogs, but most dog owners where I run are very considerate about that. Most other animals are too frightened of you to bother you, or run away when they come too close.
I love running outdoors personally and hope that you do too. I have had many many adventures on the trails.
Hey AbsoluteRae,
This is a subject I am quite familiar with. I have trained for a marathon exclusively on a treadmill. I was deployed for the military in Iraq and could not train outdoors due to the heat and air quality. I trained for 3 months without running outside once. When I got home I had a few weeks to transition into road running. I did long runs, tempo runs, intervals, and recovery runs all on TM. When I set foot on the road I felt the same way you did, not prepared. But when race day came, I had a PR of 2:50. In my opinion the treadmill has many advantages. Low impact that allows for quicker recovery, steady pace, and it doesn't let you back off. As long as you thrown in some incline to make it harder, you should be fine. In an ideal world, I would like to use it in addition to my road running 2 to 3 days a week. But honestly, it is just much more interesting to run outside. So, I say rock out on the treadmill as long as you don't mind the unchanging scenery. As far as the perfect running form. It would be almost impossible to obtain it. Every person is different and we have to run the way our body lets us. If there is something that is going to cause severe injury, make an effort to change it. Your best bet is to get the proper footwear for your style and go from there. Changing your form take a conscious effort. Having a mirror in front of the treadmill is a great way to do that. Hope this all help. Keep running.
Wow, no way would I train for a marathon on a tm... but I respect and honor your service... THANK YOU for my freedom. P.S. 2:50 means you are FAST!!
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The pieces auctioned off at the Monothon are all monoprints, meaning that once they have been printed, they can't be reproduced, according to Anderson Ranch's Liz DeLorme. The artists represented include visiting artists to the ranch, faculty, staff and even a first-grade class from Aspen Elementary School, all of whom created their works in the Patton Print Shop on the center's campus.
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"If you fall in love with something, you see it at the preview, we recommend buying it," DeLorme said.
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Richard Thompson is responsible for some of the brightest moments of English folk-rock over the past 45 years, as part of Fairport Convention, with then-wife Linda Thompson and on his own. The singer, songwriter and guitarist revisits 14 songs from his considerable catalog on "Acoustic Classics," including a version of "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" that premieres today on Speakeasy.
The song was the title track on Richard and Linda Thompson's first album together in 1974, and while the album didn't attract a whole lot of notice at the time, it has since become a critically acclaimed entry in both Thompsons' careers.
"It would be generous to say it flirted with the charts, without forming a relationship," Richard Thompson says by e-mail. "I still perform this song, and people still request it, leading me to believe that there is a certain good-time aspect to it that continues to appeal."
This version is faster and, of course, sparer than the one on the 1974 album as Thompson fills in for band, horns and his ex-wife's vocals with a rich acoustic guitar line and his own tuneful voice. It's the lead track on "Acoustic Classics," which Thompson releases himself on July 8. The album also includes stripped-down takes on "Wall of Death," "Beeswing," "1952 Vincent Black Lightning," "Shoot Out the Lights" and "Walking on a Wire."
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7th Grand-Slam for Roger!
Roger overcame an early scare to beat Marcos Baghdatis 5-7, 7-5, 6-0, 6-2 on Sunday, winning the Australian Open for the second time and capturing his seventh grand slam title!
He reeled off 11 straight games to end the unseeded Cypriot's magical odyssey and reach another landmark on his own relentless march to tennis immortality. Roger became the first man to win three consecutive grand slam titles since American Pete Sampras 12 years ago and the third man to win his first seven grand slam finals. The other two, Richard Sears and William Renshaw, achieved the feat in the 1880s.
Roger was unable to contain his emotions after receiving the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup from Australian Rod Laver, the last player to hold all four major titles simultaneously. "I guess it's all coming out now," said Roger, with tears streaming down his cheeks. "I've had some hard speeches but this one is really tough."
Later, Roger explained that the magnitude of his latest achievement had been overwhelming. "It was a different type of grand slam victory, and I think that's why it was so emotional for me," he said. "I felt very nervous going into the match again. I was incredibly nervous, actually."
Baghdatis had captured the imagination of tennis fans the world over with his fairytale run to the championship match, but the ever-smiling Cypriot was unable to keep pace with Roger once the top seed raised his game. "It's like a dream and I've just woken up at the end," Baghdatis said. "It's been two weeks here that has been fantastic. I'm in the final, I played the final and I lost. It's just amazing."
The 20-year-old made a confident start in his first grand slam final, breaking Roger's serve in the fifth game, then again in the 11th game after handing back the initial break. "I was sweating like crazy because I had to fight so hard on my own service games and I thought, "Well, if this is gonna continue like this, I'll probably lose and a miracle is gonna save me tonight'," Roger said. But he managed to come back show what we know and love him for, playing brilliantly towards the end.
"I'm definitely on a great roll at the moment but don't forget it's been a tough road for me," Roger said."I amaze myself every time I do well. I've been so consistent, winning so many slams, it's quite incredible.
"I'll just try to keep it up, stay healthy and keep enjoying it, because that's what I'm doing, and I think that's what makes me play well. Now I've won them twice each at least it puts the pressure on the French."
Those were the words i shouted when you won your matchpoint ball...... O my God you are just amazing. 7 titles! Not just titles 7 GRAND SLAM TITLES!!!!!!!!! GREAT JOB MAN I WISH I WAS THERE LIVE TO SEE IT
i knew that you could do it even if you gave us quite a scare!! watching on the east coast of the US, and staying up until 7 am is only somthing that i would do for you!!
thanks so much for the effort.... you definetly deserve this
I wish you an excellent year... Doha, Australia, and the Championships will continue!
At the end of season, The World Num.1 is YOU!!
Thank you for what you bring to sports.
Planned my life around your Matches.
Love your personality as much as your game.
You are a truly wonderful, inspirational human being.
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"[It] is wrong to suggest that the Jewish people would support a government in Israel or anywhere else that institutionalizes ethnically based suppression, and Democrats reject that allegation vigorously."
Nancy Pelosi
One might hope that the newly elected Democrats that constitute the majority in both houses would be able to think for themselves on the issue of Israeli apartheid and not be led by the prejudicial opinion of their presumed House leader. Pelosi's statement denies the reality that exists in Israel now on two counts: first, she denies the reality of the present government in Israel because with Olmert's acceptance of Avigdor Lieberman and his Yisrael Beiteinu party into his government, he, and therefore his government, has acknowledged what this man and his party endorse, the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians from their land and the denial of citizenship of Palestinians living in Israel; secondly, she denies the reality of the Jewish state's "Declaration of Independence," as noted by Dr. Uri Davis in his work, Apartheid Israel, "The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel – known as Israel's Declaration of Independence – does not declare Israel an independent State, nor does it declare Israel a sovereign State, it rather declares Israel a Jewish State … the Jewish State in the political Zionist sense of the term was to be an apartheid state." Dr. Davis' work records the acts of "ethnic cleansing of the majority of the native indigenous Palestinian Arab people from the territories that came under the control of the Israeli army and razing some 400 Palestinian rural and urban localities to the ground …" and the plantation of Jewish settlements and subsequent annexation by the State in "violation of both the UN Charter and of international law."
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Pelosi speaks as though she were the voice of AIPAC chastising its minions to abide by their presumed commitment to the Zionist cause, a commitment it could count on in the six years of Republican rule. She also speaks for all Democrats, apparently excommunicating the most senior Democrat of all, former President Jimmy Carter whose new book occasioned her outburst because he spoke the truth about Israel's illegal confiscation of Palestinian land as the actions of an apartheid state. And finally, and perhaps most tellingly, she speaks for all Jews not understanding that hundreds of thousands of Jews have condemned the actions of the Olmert government and of the prior Sharon government for the savagery of their treatment of the Palestinian people.
One need read only Gideon Levy's recent article ("The Cease Fire Will Go Up in Flames," 12/3/06 Harretz) to realize that it is Israel's Olmert government and the IDF that prevents peace in Palestine, not the Palestinians. But Pelosi gets her news from AIPAC wrapped in its most recent resolution it wants our congress to pass supporting the apartheid government that she denies exists.
On November 7th, the American people made it abundantly clear that they repudiated the policies of the Republican Congress and the Bush administration. The new Congress must address the failure of the Bush/Neo-con war in Iraq and defuse the world-wide anger and outright hatred of the United States for its support of the state of Israel for its inhumane treatment of the Palestinian people, what President Carter called on Good Morning America the "'prime cause' of continuing violence in the Middle East." (Ron Bryneart, 11/27/06).
This new Congress cannot afford to retreat before the onslaught of AIPAC that will slither its way beneath their office doors to cajole and entice them with euphemisms and lies. They must face their responsibilities with minds open to the truth and with the guts to stand against the rhetorical flood that will follow any statement or action that seems to qualify their blind support for Israel. Perhaps the answers to three questions would help our new Congress assess where they stand. 1. Why does the United States stand alone in its unqualified support when the actions of the Israeli state are so blatantly illegal and unjust? 2. How can Pelosi claim that the state of Israel is not apartheid when the evidence is so overwhelmingly the obverse? 3. How can anyone deny that Israel is and has been ethnically cleansing Palestinians from their land when documented research demonstrates the opposite?
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has just appointed Bishop Tutu to lead an investigation into the Israeli atrocities in Beit Hanoun in Gaza, specifically the deaths of 13 members of a family, mostly children and five other adults, while they were sleeping. This follows a resolution on the massacre proffered in the Security Council where the U.S. stood alone in vetoing the condemnation of Israel, followed by a special session of the General Assembly where 156 nations voted to censure Israel for its actions while the United States, the Federal States of Micronesia, the Marshall Islands, Nauru and Palau voted against it.
Why does the United States not see what the rest of the world sees? Why does the United States continue its string of vetoes in support of the ruthless actions of the Israeli state while virtually all other nations condemn their atrocities? Why does the United States damn Iraq and Iran for defying a few UN resolutions and not damn Israel for defying the 160 UNGA and 60 UNSC resolutions condemning Israel? Why do we mock the world's intelligence belligerently thrusting our own ignorance before it as righteous truth? What does it profit America to stand before the world as the sole defender of a state bathed in the blood of apartheid and deny it is so?
Consider the reality of Israeli apartheid, not the mealy-mouthed mutterings of the presumed Speaker of the House: "Israel is the only Western country and Jerusalem the only city that systematically deny permits and demolish houses of a particular national group. These actions, reminiscent of apartheid-era South Africa and the Serbs in Kosovo, clearly violate international covenants of human rights." (Jeff Halper, "The Message of the Bulldozer"). Jeff Halper is the Coordinator of the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions; he knows whereof he speaks. But lest one reference be discarded, let's note that in December 2001, Harretz published an article, "Five Minutes from Kfar Saba," that described Jewish settlements on land it labeled "state-owned." In fact, the settlements reside on Palestinian land as recent leaked information from Israel makes clear.
"… the settlement enterprise in the Occupied Territories has created a system of legally sanctioned separation based on discrimination that has, perhaps, no parallel anywhere in the world since the apartheid regime in South Africa." (Land Grab: Israel's Settlement Policy in the West Bank, May 2002). Let's add our former President's words to this discourse, words from a man that has spent 30 years witnessing the actions of a state that has thwarted the peace initiatives of U.S. presidents before Bush Jr. "And contrary to the United Nations resolutions, contrary to the official policy of the United States government, contrary to the Quartet so-called road map, all of those things – and contrary to the majority of Israeli people's opinion – this occupation and confiscation and colonization of land in the West Bank is the prime cause of a continuation of violence in the Middle East … Israel's continued control and colonization of Palestinian land have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive peace agreement in the Holy Land. In order to perpetuate the occupation, Israeli forces have deprived their unwilling subjects of basic human rights. No objective person could personally observe existing conditions in the West Bank and dispute these statements." Need we go any further to prove our point? An open mind and a caring heart will arrive at the only viable answer, the Israeli state is an apartheid state and U.S. support for it is a travesty of our fundamental principles of justice and equality.
Now let us turn to our third question, does Israel condone and practice ethnic cleansing? Ramzy Baroud cites this definition of ethnic cleansing: "The term ethnic cleansing refers to various policies of forcibly removing people of another ethnic group. At one end of the spectrum, it is virtually indistinguishable from forced emigration and population transfer, while at the other it merges with deportation and genocide." ("Ethnic Cleansing and Israel's Racist Discourse," 12/1/06, ZNet). Based on this definition, Baroud claims the "Palestinians have been and remain victims of a determined and unwavering ethnic cleansing policy that began in 1947-48 and continues until today." Historians no longer debate the ethnic cleansing undertaken by the Israeli forces in 1947-48; even Israeli historian Benny Morris describes in detail how it was carried out and what logic was used to defend it. An estimated 13,000 Palestinians were killed and more than 850,000 evicted and forcibly removed while approximately 400 towns and villages were demolished. That was the beginning; it continues to this day as Carter demonstrates.
Now let's turn to Lieberman, the avowed racist and proponent of ethnic cleansing. He has spoken openly of the need to kill off the entire leadership of the Palestinian government: "They have to disappear, to go to paradise, all of them, and there can't be any compromise." But he doesn't stop there, he would also execute the Israeli Arab members of the Knesset who met with Hamas and didn't celebrate Israel's Independence Day. He advocates the complete separation of the Jewish and Arab populations in Palestine, in effect, forced transfer. He and his followers, now an integral part of the Israeli government, oppose the peace process especially the U.S. backed road map.
Justin Raimondo lists a litany of his racism in AntiWar.com (Oct. 27, 2006) including this: "Destroy the foundation of all the [Palestinian} authority's military infrastructure … not leaving one stone on another. Destroy everything (civilians included)." Following that he would use the Israeli air force to bomb all Palestinian "commercial centers, including banks and even gas stations." Harretz, the moderate Israeli newspaper wrote about Lieberman after his ascension to power with Olmert, "The choice of the most unrestrained and irresponsible man around for this job constitutes a strategic threat in its own right." And we never heard a word of dissent from our press or TV anchors.
Raimondo makes this cogent point as a result of Lieberman's current position, the one Pelosi forgets to mention: "If the Israeli government is going extremist, the moral and strategic implications of our continued assistance (to Israel) is grave: will we be complicit as Israel "transfers" hundreds of thousands of Arabs, many of them Israeli citizens? As hard-right ideologies embark on a campaign of aggression aimed at creating a 'Greater Israel,' will U.S. tax dollars continue to fuel the Israeli war machine?"
These are the thoughts that should resound in the halls of Congress as the new Democrats take their seats. Does the United States continue to finance a rogue state that defies not only the desires of the United Nations, but the desires of all Presidents prior to our current one? Does the United States stand with all the Jews who condemn the actions of the Olmert government or do we support the idiocy of Olmert who has joined forces with a corrupt ideological party led by a fanatic who should be placed in the same group as those who lead the Islamic fanatics we so forcefully condemn?
Does the United States government abide by its own laws, the U.S. Foreign Assistance Act, Sections 502B and 116 (a) that states "No assistance may be provided under subchapter 1 of this chapter to the government of any country that engages in a consistent pattern of gross violations of internationally recognized human rights, including torture or cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment …" or does it continue to support an Israeli government that defies these laws? Does the United States stand by its own laws that forbid the use of U.S. military equipment against a civilian population or does it continue to permit the Israeli government to hurl its disproportionate U.S. supplied military weight against the civilians living in Gaza and the West Bank? Finally, does the United States begin to show the world that it is a law abiding state that practices what it preaches, repudiates its alliance with the apartheid state of Israel, and rejoins the international community by supporting justice for all not hatred of the few.
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Tyler MC said:
The tip of the iceberg
Ths letter barely touches on the full scope of Israeli ethnic cleansing and planned genocide. Dr. Ilan Pappe's new book, "The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine" further documents these horrendous atrocities and the fact that from its inception, the expulsion and extermination of all things Palestinian is and was the order and objective of the day. Little has changed and the genocide continues. Read this book and you'll never fall for the myths of Zionism or its pretense as a victim again. Great job on the letter!
5th of November said:
Blind support of Israel is only one area the Democrats need address.
Now that the Democrats won, it is time to straighten up some things, such as the gov't rountinely violating our Constitutional rights.
They violate the 1st Amendment by caging demonstrators and banning books like "America Deceived" from Amazon.
They violate the 2nd Amendment by confiscating guns during Katrina.
They violate the 4th Amendment by conducting warrant-less wiretaps.
They violate the 5th and 6th Amendment by suspending habeas corpus.
They violate the 8th Amendment by torturing.
They violate the entire Constitution by starting 2 illegal wars based on lies and on behalf of Israel.
Fix up that, impeach whomever needs impeaching and while you are at it, investigate 9/11 a bit more thoroughly.
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"IsraHell is far worse than South AFrica ever was. FAr, far worse.
Africans were not bombed, they did not suffer from sonic booms over their land and homes ever night, terrifying their babies, traumatizing thier children, they were not given minutes to get out of their houses before they were buldozed, they were not pulled out of their beds by dogs to be shot.
Above all, their children were not especially targetted by vindictive thugs in uniforms, filled with hate. South Africa police and army were bullies too - but the were not spiteful and they did NOT entice children out to shoo them - little boys with tears in their eyes. They wer stupid but they were not vicioous and vindictive.
IsraHell is far worse, much much nastier that SA ever was.


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This week (download here), the Geeks are happy to have Christina and Jerry Romero (@miles4kids) from the Miles4Kids organization. They totally kicked our donkey in training this week, hitting 25 miles while training for the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon on May 1, 2011.
Ray finally went out for a post-race run, while Jason focused his week on cross-training and lifting weights.
Christina and Jerry then explain their philanthropic organization, Miles4Kids, which creates awareness about child abuse. You can support them by going to their website, Miles4Kids.org. 100% of the donations go to benefit KCSL (Kansas Children Service League).
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My pick for movie of the year is the third straight triumph in a row for director David O. Russell, after "Silver Linings Playbook" and "The Fighter." This whirlwind of FBI agents, con artists, mobsters and on-the-take politicians is fast, funny and fascinating. Plus, the cast — Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Jeremy Renner — literally could not be better. The OMG '70s fashions and music only heighten the vivid pleasure.
Cate Blanchett simply must win the Oscar for her indelible performance as a Manhattan socialite falling apart in this sublime comedy-drama from Woody Allen. Left destitute and homeless after her husband's financial ruin, ultra-sophisticated Jasmine moves into her sister's apartment and experiences a blue-collar wake-up call. With strong support from Alec Baldwin, Bobby Cannavale, Peter Sarsgaard, Louis C.K. and, yes, Andrew Dice Clay.
Matthew McConaughey is riveting, Oscar-worthy and startlingly emaciated as a womanizing, hard-partying Texas rodeo cowboy who contracts AIDS in 1985 — and begins smuggling unapproved AIDS medication into the country. Jared Leto is similarly effective and very touching as a transvestite whom McConaughey warily befriends.
Joseph Gordon Levitt wrote, directed and plays the title role in this snappy, timely comedy about a church-going, family-oriented, Jersey Shore-kinda guy whose addiction to Internet porn is creating intimacy problems with his best-ever girlfriend (Scarlett Johansson), whose own worldview is tainted by rom-coms.
What could be more awkward than two middle-aged parents, both bruised by divorce, attempting to date each other? In this case — with Julia Louis Dreyfus and James Gandolfini as the imperfect couple — awkwardness leads to warts-and-all laughter as well as real, relatable vulnerability. Plus, there's a plot twist that throws yet another wrench into the wobbly romance.
I enjoy the occasional raunchy, profane diversion, and this freewheeling buddy comedy made me belly-laugh the hardest of anything all year. Teamed to find a drug lord, Melissa McCarthy as a rude, foul-mouthed Boston cop and Sandra Bullock as an uptight, know-it-all FBI agent make for one hilarious odd couple.
You could have heard a pin drop in the crowded theater as this awe-inspiring trip to space unfolded in highly effective 3-D. On her first shuttle mission, accompanied by wise-guy astronaut George Clooney, a resourceful medical engineer (Sandra Bullock) soon finds herself terrifyingly alone in black, silent space with rapidly depleting oxygen. Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron creates a you-are-there feeling that is heart-thumpingly terrifying yet eerily beautiful.
This small, original indie film (filmed in the greater Cleveland area) captivated and surprised me, and made me laugh. It's a coming-of-age adventure, reminiscent of "Stand By Me," about three suburban teenage boys who run away from home, build a house in the woods from scrap lumber and experience, for a time, the giddy joy of independence.
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This historical drama about a black butler at the White House who serves for eight U.S. presidents for more than three decades may be overstuffed with distracting celebrity cameos (Robin Williams as Dwight Eisenhower?), but the film delivers an affecting and sometimes wrenching look at the unfolding civil rights movement, and Forest Whitaker and Oprah Winfrey are terrific as the title character and his troubled wife.
So oversaturated am I with the walking undead that I didn't even want to see this saga of a worldwide zombie epidemic. But it wound up being the most nonstop, gripping and well-crafted action thriller of the year, with an effective Brad Pitt in the driver's seat.
Ten more recommended 2013 titles: "Before Midnight," "Rush," "The Conjuring," "Mud," "The Company You Keep," "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire," "Elysium," "The Way, Way Back," "We're the Millers," "Frances Ha."
Arguments for less-is-more: "The Great Gatsby," "Oz the Great and Powerful."
Disturbingly soulless: "Spring Break," "The Bling Ring," "Wolf of Wall Street."
Just terrible: "Olympus Has Fallen," "Pain & Gain," "Adore."
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The Cornell Cooperative Extension Horticulture Department will hold a Festive Greens Workshop from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dec. 7, at the CCE Office Learning Center, 3 E. Pulteney Square, Bath.
Three separate classes will be offered: Centerpieces at 9 a.m.; Boxwood Trees at 10:15 a.m.; and Wreath Making at 11:30 a.m. Each class is $20, $50 if registering for all three. Registration is due by Dec. 2, as space is limited.
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Knitter's Review
March 13, 2014
As I write this, the Northeast is being pelted with another snow storm. But have faith. We're already seeing apple blossoms in Oregon, and crocuses along the Chesapeake. The sun is higher in the sky, the birds are going tweet tweet, and it's only a matter of time before winter's back is truly broken for yet another year.
I'm not advocating we put away the woolens quite yet, but we can lighten the fabrics a little. This week I have a fascinating candidate. Imagine the halo of Kidsilk Haze, but do away with the silk binder and the spun construction. Instead, all the fuzz exists within a fine nylon mesh. Berroco Cirrus is an unusual but enticing concoction.
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Also this weekend, the Pittsburgh Knit & Crochet Festival celebrates its 10th year; in the Boston area, 11 of the area's finest shops open their doors for the North Shore Yarn Crawl. And in Bellevue, Washington, Vogue Knitting Live Seattle takes place at the Meydenbauer Convention Center.
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Most people pay taxes, so news the Internal Revenue Service is harassing people for political reasons is interesting.
Most people are outraged and worried about terrorism, so attention is paid to questions about the attack on our consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last fall.
But who cares whether the government is snooping around the email messages and phone records of journalists?
You should - because reporters aren't the real targets.
No, what's at stake here is whether you can learn what's really going on in the federal government. If you believe officials are in the habit of telling you the truth and nothing but the truth, I have some swamp land in Florida that may interest you as an investment.
One knee-jerk reaction to reports the Department of Justice seized AP phone records, including some from reporters' personal phones, along with Fox News journalists' email messages is that if we journalists have nothing to hide, there's no problem.
But we do have something to hide: Our sources.
Years ago, as a young reporter, I was "cut off" by a certain government official. I had persisted in writing stories he didn't want the public to know about, so he ordered his subordinates not to talk to me. A couple of days after he spread that word, my phone rang. It was one of the officials' subordinates, who wondered if I'd like to know the real story behind such-and-such.
I wrote about it, which sent the official in question right through the ceiling. But it was information the public deserved to have.
Now, imagine the situation had the official in question seized my phone records - without me having a day in court to protest. He'd have learned my source's identity and fired him. No one else in that arm of government would ever have dared to tip me off again. And you, the public, would have been kept in the dark on how millions of dollars in your money was being spent.
Now, think about the message actions against the AP and Fox News have sent: If you work in the federal government, don't you dare spill any secrets to reporters. If you do, we have ways - unconstitutional, but who cares? - of finding out who you are.
As often as not, the leaks government officials are determined to plug have little or nothing to do with real national security. Fox reporter James Rosen's source, a State Department adviser named Stephen Kim, gave him a little insight into what U.S. intelligence analysts thought North Korea would do in response to efforts to curb its nuclear weapons and missile programs. That's far from information that, if revealed, would harm U.S. security.
In 2006, under the administration of former President George W. Bush, then-Attorney General Alberto Gonzales threatened to prosecute the New York Times for reporting secrets. The allegedly sensitive information in question? Simply that the government was tapping some Americans' phones without warrants.
Gonzales wisely backed off, possibly after someone pointed out how bad he'd look trying to keep that secret.
Virtually every president, including Republicans and Democrats, has engaged in action intended to intimidate the press and scare the dickens out of those who might feed us information. Most reporters don't get intimidated easily. But many of our sources, without the protection the courts traditionally have granted to the press, are very right to worry.
President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder know that. They've already accomplished part of what they set out to do. Reportedly, some Washington journalists' sources already have clammed up.
That's all Obama and Holder want - to convince leakers techniques such as secret email taps and phone records will be used to catch and punish them.
And that's why all this is more important than the IRS and Benghazi scandals. Because if Obama and Holder succeed, countless other scandals never will be revealed.
That ought to upset you. Government always is secretive. This government is more ruthless than most in keeping information from you.
EDITOR'S NOTE: Mike Myer is executive editor of The Intelligencer and the Wheeling News-Register. He can be reached via e-mail at email@example.com


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Public doesn't understand danger posed by firearms
If people want to avoid a repeat of the Dec. 14, 2012 shootings at Newtown's Sandy Hook Elementary School, why is there still support for guns and everything pertaining to violence?
It probably is because we do not understand the beast well enough. Is our thinking based on the idea that whatever happens to others is unrelated to us? Or is it a case of a misguided feeling of security, or worse still, rooted in ancient barbaric practices to control and usurp resources, livelihood and free will from other human beings? Violence in any form only begets violence. When violence is exercised, "Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness," as envisioned in the Declaration of Independence, is negated.
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conservative1 wrote on Dec 19, 2013 8:16 AM:
I went to the DPS to register my "assault" style riffles against my will this week. It made me feel warm and fuzzy inside to see all my fellow patriots registering theirs too. There was a long fast moving line inside and the parking lot and street were full of cars. The trooper I talked to said its been busy for weeks. From there I went to a gun store to buy some ammo. That too was also packed with customers buying guns and ammo. These patriots are what keeps this government from exterminating us like many other governments have done throughout history. They are also what have kept and continue to keep our enemies from invading our lands.
You pacifists make me laugh. You'd already be dead were it not for someone standing in front of you with a GUN protecting your right to write nonsense like this. "
Lock and Load wrote on Dec 19, 2013 8:38 AM:
Read some of the history of the Revolutionary and learn for yourself what the patriots were willing to die for "a more perfect union" and the similarities we face today from this oppressive government. "
No_Blinders_On_These_Eyes wrote on Dec 19, 2013 8:39 AM:
3rd GenT wrote on Dec 19, 2013 11:45 AM:
Does anyone else find it suspicious that in a state whose economy is partially supported by the drug industry, we're being kept in the dark about the medication Adam Lanza was taking (or prescribed and not taking). Shouldn't this have been the first thing being discussed in any sane, rational, or as gun opponents like to say "common sense" look at the tragedy?
Deranged or mentally unstable individuals don't need guns to slaughter innocent people. Anyone who believes they do is fooling themselves. Just ask someone who's lived in the Middle East.
This is about finding a way to identify individuals who may be a threat without violating their rights or freedoms. And, once identified, ensuring that they receive the care/medication they need or are isolated to protect the rest of us. It's not about feeling sorry for these individuals so that we turn our backs on their possible threats.
Focusing on guns is just our lazy governor and his Democrat cronies' way of shifting focus from the real problems – problems they are too inept to tackle or even acknowledge. "
al.cap wrote on Dec 19, 2013 12:30 PM:
blue star wrote on Dec 19, 2013 5:12 PM:
They live a life of blessed delusion. I hope it is never disturbed. "
Brian wrote on Dec 20, 2013 6:11 AM:
blue star wrote on Dec 20, 2013 9:47 AM:
dave wrote on Dec 20, 2013 10:16 AM:
Brian wrote on Dec 20, 2013 6:27 PM:
Citizen4fairness wrote on Dec 20, 2013 7:50 PM:
roy wrote on Dec 20, 2013 8:13 PM:
Be ready to receive your letter from Mllloy to turn in, sell, or destroy all your RE-REGISTERED GUNS and magazines.
Go move to the UK. we don't need your anti-gun cr@p. "
GeorgeK wrote on Dec 21, 2013 1:43 AM:
Below me wrote on Dec 21, 2013 9:00 AM:
al.cap wrote on Dec 21, 2013 12:44 PM:
in another thread in today's "most commented" area, there are people claiming it's racist to demand harsh punishment for a guy convicted of SHOOTING someone during a holdup. seriously? and all you can talk about is the gun? "
conservative1 wrote on Dec 21, 2013 3:03 PM:
49% are committed using HAND GUNS.
The same story plays out across the nation. Of the 12,664 murders in 2011 reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Report, 6,220 were committed with handguns — about 49 percent of the total report.
By comparison, killers used a rifle on 323 people, 2.5 percent of all murders.
Assault rifle murders aren't split out, but it's safe to assume it's less than the 323.
Most put the number of assault weapon murders as between 1 and 2 percent of all murders.
In 2011, knives were used in 1,694 murders. Fists and feet were used in 728 murders, and blunt objects –like clubs, bats and hammers – were used in 496 murders.
You have 2x greater chance of being beaten to death by someone's fists. SHOULD WE NOW CUT EVERYONE'S HANDS AND FEET OFF??
conservative1 wrote on Dec 21, 2013 3:06 PM:
between the lines wrote on Dec 22, 2013 4:53 PM:
CT_Taxpayer wrote on Dec 22, 2013 7:13 PM:
As a CT pistol permit holder I am not out shooting people as a pay back an insult, because of a drug debt, or hunting other humans for their possessions. I have a gun to protect my family and me from predators.
Unfortunately violence does beget violence. If someone were to walk up to you and hit you for no reason would you not strike back? "
Sami6 wrote on Dec 22, 2013 7:47 PM:
Your suggesting all of society should be gun free zones?
Gimmme a brake! "
uknowme wrote on Dec 22, 2013 9:46 PM:
TruthInWords wrote on Dec 23, 2013 7:47 AM:
conservative1 wrote on Dec 23, 2013 8:55 AM:
The brrrrrrrp heart round the world :) "
conservative1 wrote on Dec 24, 2013 9:06 AM:
Citizen...1% of homicides are with "assault weapons". 1%. I'd call that being pretty safe. 3% chance someone will beat you to death with their hands. 3% chance someone will bach your head in with a claw hammer. hmmm hammer background checks?
@ Roy.. they state popo are already re interpreting the law as of yesterday. I believe the confiscation will begin in the next few months. Thankfully I haven't brought mine back to CT. It's started in NY, we're next. Police will knock on the wrong door and we will have a bad situation on our hands. "
ROY wrote on Dec 24, 2013 9:10 AM:
I love your suggestion.
In addition, we should pick one day to open carry our long guns and if you have a carry permit, visibly carry your revolver or pistol.
Your letter could only apply on Christmas Day (maybe).
The other 364 days, it's the good guys against the bad guys... "
manifesto wrote on Dec 24, 2013 10:33 AM:
can understand the point that they are trying to make here..
If tha maniac would have come into that school with a handgun instead of an assault rifle it would have been a different story,perhaps someone might have a chance to tackle him
agains an assault rifle you have no chance..I don't see the need to own an assault rifle unless you're hunting for rinos or you live in Africa "
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conservative1 wrote on Dec 25, 2013 7:51 AM:
Manny, you want to try and tackle me while a shoot at you with a handgun? That's silly.
Just as many would be killed with handguns. He could have easily carried 2-3 handguns and extra magazines. Thats a silly argument.
You don't see a need...In America what you see doesn't matter..That's what makes this country great. "
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Ripple effects: Why water is a CFO issue
A CFO Insights article
Growing global demand for fresh water could disrupt business and supply chain operations and lead to higher costs and prices of commodity products—which should put water scarcity on the CFO's radar.
Much of the world is parched. In July 2012, just under 56 percent of the contiguous United States was experiencing drought conditions, the most extensive area in the 12-year history of the US Drought Monitor.1 Elsewhere, drought-like conditions may be in store for India and Pakistan, where monsoon rains have been significantly lower than normal;2 parts of the Korean Peninsula continue to endure the worst drought in more than a century;3 and dryness in Russia is threatening vital wheat crops in that country.4
Basically, water, the once plentiful resource, is growing scarcer. And that scarcity is a finance issue—one that has the potential to disrupt business and supply chain operations, lead to increased costs, and increase the price of commodity products. Part of the problem is that the demand for fresh water has doubled over the past 50 years.5 Moreover, it is likely that things may get worse. So much worse that it is projected that about half of the world's population may experience water scarcity by 2030.6
In this issue of CFO Insights, we explore the reasons behind water scarcity, the risks associated with the growing lack of water, and why water availability is a CFO issue.
The big thirst
In his book Corporate Water Strategies,7 William Sarni makes the case for how precarious water really is. While there is no less water globally—water is neither created nor destroyed—there are a number of macroeconomic reasons why there is increased competition for this finite resource:
Increased population. There will be an estimated 8 billion people occupying the planet by 2030.8 As a result, more people will need water.
Economic growth. The World Bank estimates 6 percent growth in developing countries and 2.7 percent growth in developed countries over the next 20 years.9 To achieve that, however, requires clean, adequate sources of water. And while roughly 70 percent of global water use is associated with the agricultural sector (a critical input to the food and beverage sectors),10 other sectors, such as power and apparel and even semiconductors, also require large quantities of water to operate.
Rise of the middle class. As people move up the economic ladder, they tend to consume more—from energy to food to discretionary items—and those things require water to produce. Specifically on changing diets, moving from a diet consisting primarily of grains and vegetables to one that includes higher amounts of protein requires more water throughout the extended supply chain.11
Basically, water, the once plentiful resource, is growing scarcer. And that scarcity is a finance issue—one that has the potential to disrupt business and supply chain operations, lead to increased costs, and increase the price of commodity products.
Increased urbanization. About half of the planet's population now lives in urban settings. In China alone, it is estimated that 1 billion of its people will live in urban areas by 2050, making it the largest concentration worldwide.12 As people migrate to cities, they typically use more water, but that does not necessarily mean that there will be an adequate supply of water in that area. Plus, such a concentration of people may lead to competition for water resources among industrial, domestic, and ecosystems needs.
Water risks
All of those factors are converging to make water an increasingly scarce resource—at a time when demand has never been greater. The implications for companies and their CFOs are wide and varied. For example, if a company has a growth strategy that includes emerging markets such as India, China, or Africa, then they are facing increasing water scarcity. Even if their supply chains reside in one of those regions, there are real risks imposed by not having enough water to grow crops or manufacture products.
The effects are already being felt. According to the Carbon Disclosure Project's (CDP's) 2011 Water Disclosure Report, roughly 40 percent of companies said they have experienced water-related risks in the last five years.13 In addition, water-related risks with the potential to have an impact now or within five years accounted for 64 percent of all risks reported in direct operations and 66 percent in the supply chain.14
The risks fall into three major buckets:
- Physical scarcity. The potential scarcity of water has real implications for operational continuity. For example, discontinuous water availability for a beverage company can disrupt the manufacturing process and lead to revenue loss; lack of water for power plant cooling can disrupt energy generation; and inadequate access to water can preclude or delay the development of shale gas. CFOs need to ask, "Do I have enough water of the right quality and quantity when I need it and where I need it?" In water-scarce areas or areas that are being stressed, the lack of water has the ability to not only disrupt business, but to shut it down for some time until reliable, sustainable access to water can be restored.
- Regulatory risks. There has been an increase in water regulations globally due to the recognition that there really is no substitute for water. In Australia and South Africa, for example, changes in public policy and pricing have been implemented to address the need for water for agricultural, commercial, and domestic needs (see sidebar, "Don't confuse water price with business value"). For CFOs, the questions that should be asked include "What water-related regulations are changing and/or becoming more stringent?" Certain regulations could increase operating costs and trigger an allocation scheme that precludes the acquisition of water during periods of drought or decreased availability.
- Reputational risk. Investors and other stakeholders care about water. There are a number of case studies where businesses were negatively impacted because stakeholders within a watershed believed that the company was not operating in a responsible manner with respect to water use. Even the perception of extracting water to the detriment of other stakeholders within the watershed is a problem in a world where almost anyone leveraging social media can impact your social license to operate.
There are other risks associated with water because of its interrelationship with energy. You can't generate energy without water, and you can't treat and deliver adequate water supplies without energy. To meet the projected 14 percent increase in US energy demand between 2008 and 2035 will require an enormous increase in freshwater consumption.15 It is a global problem, however. A recent study, for example, predicted that thermoelectric power generating capacity in Europe would decrease 6–19 percent between 2031 and 2060 due to the lack of cooling water for power plants.16
Don't confuse water price with business value
Water may be essentially "noise" on a profit and loss statement. But that may be about to change.
While the price of water is extremely low, it rose an average of 18 percent between 2010 and 2012 in the 30 US cities tracked by the NGO Circle of Blue.18 In addition, several US states are moving toward tiered pricing, where water prices increase as water use increases. And several cities, including Las Vegas, have put new "fixed" fees in place. These are charges that are paid every month, no matter how much water is consumed.
Different countries have taken steps to restructure water pricing in response to persistent droughts. Australia is an excellent example of how public policy and pricing have changed to address increased water scarcity and persistent droughts. The pricing reforms, which include changing tariffs to signal efficient water use, have led to reduced consumption in urban areas.
For CFOs, now may be a good time to include water in everyday risk assessments. After all, water may be free—up until the time that it's not available. And then you have a problem.
Why water stewardship is a CFO issue
Preparing for water scarcity starts with understanding your water use across your value chain and then understanding what risks and opportunities that use creates. That means determining how much water you're using through direct operations and across your value chain (i.e., through the entire supply chain, product use, and product end of life), and then figuring out where geographically you are using that water. Water availability may be a global problem, but it translates into local action because the fundamental building block for water is the watershed.
Determining usage is a major component of a water strategy (see figure 1). Water footprinting, which involves determining the volume of water used to produce a specific product within a specific geographic location, is still in its early stages, but methodologies are beginning to emerge, such as the one developed by the Water Footprint Network (waterfootprint.org). In addition, risk mapping can be gauged by leveraging sophisticated risk tools and running analytics on the data. Publicly available risk mapping tools and methodologies, such as those offered by various non-governmental organizations (NGOs), allow you to get started; other, more sophisticated tools enable risk to be readily identified and prioritized for mitigation strategies.17 And part of the exercise is calculating the business value at risk, which essentially rolls up the physical risks, regulatory risks, and reputational risks to come up with a dollar value.
Based on that analysis, companies can decide what to do in order to decrease their water risk. The obvious one is improving efficiency—trying to run your business with less water or even no water at all. Another is to embrace "collective action"—engaging stakeholders to make reasonably certain that everyone has water when and where they need it.
Other specific processes demand water evaluation. Take the process of deciding where various operations and facilities should be located. Some companies understand very well quantitatively if a particular location has the right quantity and quality of water. The semiconductor industry, for example, uses something called ultrapure water that has to be of very specific quality, for use in processing semiconductor chips. Other companies may have to make the decision that it is easier to manufacture the product and ship it to a water-scarce area than to try and deal with the issues of water scarcity in that area.
There should also be a water component in M&A due diligence in the consumer products industry, among others. When acquiring a company, you should know what the target's water risk profile looks like. In fact, water should be managed like any traditional risk—understand what the risk looks like and value it accordingly.
No treading allowed
The predictions about water are not all dire. There are certain opportunities associated with managing the risks associated with water. For example, there are cost savings associated with reducing water consumption, particularly when energy and water use are viewed together in an integrated energy and water strategy. Water scarcity is also driving innovation—and, as a result, business opportunities—in operational models, product development, and market entry.
For CFOs in any business, the time to create a water stewardship strategy is before you need one. Among the rewards of early action can be enhanced brand value, a head start on water risk mitigation, greater confidence in your license to operate in specific markets, and an added measure of security around the prospects for business continuity in what may become an increasingly unpredictable environment. Given that unpredictability, it behooves CFOs to prepare for water scarcity now and reduce the ripple effects.
EndnotesView all endnotes
- US Drought Monitor, National Drought Mitigation Center, http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/, accessed July 1, 2012 at .
- Monsoon Season Forecast Pakistan, OCHA, Issue 2, July 26, 2012, http://pakresponse.info/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=5JpyjXnlZhA%3D&tabid=142&mid=894.
- "Both Koreas Suffering Worst Drought in a Century," Associated Press, June 26, 2012, http://bigstory.ap.org/article/both-koreas-suffering-worst-drought-century, accessed October 30, 2012 at.
- Marina Sysoyeva, "Russian Wheat Crop Seen Falling to 45 Million Tons This Year," Bloomberg BusinessWeek, July 16, 2012, http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-16/russian-wheat-crop-seen-falling-to-45-million-tons-this-year, Accessed October 30, 2012.
- Philippe Rekacewicz, "Evolution of Global Water Use: Withdrawal and Consumption by Sector," UNEP/GRID-Arendal, 2005, http://maps.grida.no/go/graphic/trends-and-forecasts-in-water-use-by-sector, Accessed October 30, 2012.
- OECD Environmental Outlook to 2030, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, March 2008.
- William Sarni, Corporate Water Strategies (New York: Earthscan, 2011).
- World Population Prospects, the 2010 Revision, United Nations, 2011.
- World Economic Forum Water Initiative, Water Security: The Water-Food-Energy-Climate Nexus (Washington, DC: Island Press, 2011), http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_WI_WaterSecurity_WaterFoodEnergyClimateNexus_2011.pdf.
- Ibid.
- David Pimentel and Marcia Pimentel, "Sustainability of the meat-based and plant-based diets and the environment," American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 78 (September 2003): 660S-663S.
- World Urbanization Prospects, the 2007 Revision, United Nations, 2008.
- CDP Water Disclosure Global Report 2011: Raising corporate awareness of global water issues, Carbon Disclosure Project, 2011.
- Ibid.
- International Energy Outlook 2011, US Energy Information Administration, 2011, http://www.eia.gov/forecasts/ieo/pdf/0484(2011).pdf.
- Michelle T. H. van Vliet et al., "Vulnerability of US and European electricity supply to climate change," Nature Climate Change 2 (2012), 676–681, doi:10.1038/nclimate1546.
- Deloitte's water risk mapping offering is called Highly Immersive Visualization Environment or "HIVE."
- CDP Water Disclosure 2010 Global Report, Carbon Disclosure Project, 2010.


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BOZEMAN, Mont. – July 9, 2011 – The dream of a Montana conservation legend to increase duck populations will live on through an event next month in his honor. Ducks Unlimited will celebrate the conservation legacy of Eric Pierce, who died in 2010, on July 28 at the Montana State University Sub Ballroom in Bozeman. DU will also fund a conservation project in Pierce's memory with dollars raised at the event.
Pierce was an avid waterfowl hunter and passionate conservationist who gave tirelessly of his time and money to conservation. "Some of the things Dad loved most were waterfowl hunting and Ducks Unlimited," said Marc Pierce, Eric's son and former member of DU's board of directors and Ducks Unlimited Television (DU-TV) host. "DU represents things he felt were critical to a healthy future for our country: habitat conservation for healthy wildlife populations and recruitment of the next generation to hunting and the outdoors. Our family couldn't think of a more fitting tribute to the man than a DU project dedicated in his name."
The Pierces founded Big Sky Carvers, a decoy-carving factory in Manhattan, Mont. Eric Pierce was an active DU volunteer for more than 25 years. He believed in getting youth out in the field, teaching them safety and the art of hunting. "Nothing delighted him more than to see young hunters take their first shot," his son said. Since retiring in 2000, Pierce focused on what his son called the "important things in life": hunting and more hunting.
The Eric Pierce Memorial Event is being organized by the DU volunteer chapter in Bozeman, with hopes of raising between $500,000 and $1 million for DU's conservation work.
"I've never seen a committee work so hard and with such determination as thisGallatin/Madison (Bozeman) DU chapter has for the Eric Pierce Memorial Event," said Layne Krumwiede, DU director of development for Montana and Wyoming. "It just goes to show what Eric meant to us and the important role he played. Even when Eric was not feeling well, one of the things always on his mind was the future of this chapter."
Organizers say the event will feature exclusive raffles and "extraordinary auction adventures," including a Cajun Outback Texas duck and goose hunt with Marc Pierce and fellow former DU-TV host Jared Brown, an "Old Mexico" whitetail hunt with DU legend Oran Richard, an Arkansas Black River flooded timber mallard hunt and an early teal and alligator hunt in Louisiana. The event will also auction off some items from Pierce's personal gun library, including a Parker Reproduction BHE – Grade Limited Edition 20-gauge side-by-side, Browning Citori Lighting Grade VI 20 gauge and a Cooper Model 36 Western Classic 22LR with octagon barrel.
Tickets for the Eric Pierce Memorial Event are available online or by mail. Ticket sales end on July 24, and tickets will not be sold at the door. For more information, visit www.ducks.org/montana/events or www.bozemandu.org.
Ducks Unlimited is the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving North America's continually disappearing waterfowl habitats. Established in 1937, DU is celebrating its 75th anniversary this year, with special events, projects and promotions across the continent. Ducks Unlimited has conserved more than 12 million acres thanks to contributions from more than a million supporters across the continent. Guided by science and dedicated to program efficiency, DU works toward the vision of wetlands sufficient to fill the skies with waterfowl today, tomorrow and forever. For more information on our work, visit www.ducks.org. Connect with us on our Facebook page at facebook.com/ducksunlimited, follow our tweets at twitter.com/ducksunlimited and watch DU videos at youtube.com/ducksunlimitedinc.
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