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With the oil spill crisis still ongoing in USA, with no signs of ending anytime soon, and with environmental damage which will last more than 50 years, I ponder about how much BP actually profits from piping oil from deep underground. According to this media release, BP p.l.c. made a replacement cost profit of $5,598 million just in the first quarter of 2010. Assuming BP's first quarter is from January to March, that's 90 days. $5,598 million/90 days = BP made $62.2 million in profit (on average) for each day of the first 90 days of 2010. That's making $2.59 million in profit per hour!

What's "replacement cost profit"?

It is a profit figure that is calculated using the cost of supplies at the cost of replacing supplies at current prices Oil companies often disclose replacement cost profit. This is because the oil

How to run properly, good running technique is important, especially to avoid any injuries - such as a Shin Splint. Aim to learn to run with good technique will help you run faster, more efficiently with less stress on your body.

• Look Straight Ahead and Not at your Feet
• Land MidFoot, not on your toes or heel (Are you a Toe Runner or a Heel Striker?)

Landing on your toes will make your calves get tight and you'll fatigue quickly and may develop shin pain. Landing on your heels wastes energy as you have overstrided and you're braking. It is best to land in the middle of your foot then rolling through the motion to the front of your toes.

• Run with your Hands Swinging by your Waist - where they may brush your waist while your run

Beginners, especially when they get tired, will hold their hands by their chest. This will get you more tired and you'll find that you'll start to feel tightness and tension in your shoulders and neck.

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Submitted by Marco on Sun, 13/06/2010 - 8:45pm.

I've started walking and running at the gym and I've noticed a pain around the shin area of my leg after running a couple of minutes. After some research on Wikpedia, I've found that this shin muscle has a name: the muscles located in the anterior shin or the front of the shin is called the tibialis anterior.

According to MadetoRun:

When either running or jumping athletes will sometimes over-stride and forcibly plant on the heel of the foot. This causes a whip like reaction with the distal end of the foot in which the toes are stretched forward and downward (following heel strike), placing significant stress on the muscles and ligaments that regulate your toes, which happen to run up your ankle all the way to your shin. Repeating this motion continues to stress the muscles and ligaments of the shin and can rapidly develop into a debilitating overuse injury. Basically, with a heavy heel strike you are giving the tibialis anterior a bit of whiplash.