In Tribute to Marty & Denali Schmidt
DSM Agency is mourning the tragic loss of world-class climber Marty Schmidt and his son Denali Schmidt (Doris’s beloved brother and nephew) in an avalanche on the mountain K2. Our hearts go out to their family, friends, and loved ones. We wish them much love and strength during this difficult time.
Marty Schmidt’s Facebook page
Alaskan Adventures, Marty and Denali Schmidt
There have been and will be a number of memorial gatherings including the one described below on August 11th in Bear Valley and the one in the home town of Doris in California in October and the one later this year in New Zealand.
Drinking Water
As seen on nytimes.com:
Four Books Explore Humans’ Relationship With Water
By CORNELIA DEAN
Published: October 7, 2013
Earth, “the blue planet,” has a lot of water. Most of the planet’s surface is covered with it. But less than 5 percent of that water is fresh, and much of that is locked up in ice sheets or inconveniently far underground. And it is not always most abundant where it is most needed.
As a result, we are drawing on underground aquifers faster than they can recharge. And the water we have is often polluted by sewage, industrial waste, parasites and other contaminants that can make “natural” water unsafe to drink.
In short, as James Salzman puts it in “Drinking Water,” one of four new books that dive into our species’ relationship with water, clean supplies have always been the exception, not the norm. As recently as 1900, he writes, 1 in 70 Americans died of a waterborne disease before age 70.
Though he ranges widely, Mr. Salzman, who teaches law and environmental studies at Duke, focuses on what one might call social justice. Access to water may be viscerally regarded as a “right,” but he points out that the best way to ensure a reliable supply of pure water, especially in poor regions, is often to privatize it.
Harry Kraemer, Author of From Values To Action, Gives A TED Talk
Harry Kraemer delivers his four value-based leadership principles at TEDx event organized by Kellogg student. Watch Kraemer’s 15-minute talk starting at the 1:01 mark.
