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RIO DE JANEIRO -- Helicopters will circle overhead starting at 6 a.m. to spot any floating rubbish. Below, trash-collection boats receiving GPS coordinates will sweep up debris before each day of Olympic sailing kicks off in Rio de Janeiros Guanabara Bay.Andy Hunt, the head of sailings world governing body World Sailing, acknowledged to the Associated Press that Rio is difficult. He raised an unfavorable comparison with the yacht-filled New England harbor of Newport.We wouldnt be out sailing in Newport with spotting helicopters and eco-boats, he said.Hunt ran off a list of other stop-gaps to sail in Guanabara with the Olympics opening in just over four weeks: floating barriers to keep rubbish from entering the bay, using naturally-occurring microbes to break down pollutants, and hygiene briefings for sailors and staff.Over the last couple of years theyve mapped where the rubbish tends to collect, Hunt said. And a lot is based on tidal flows and wind conditions. So rubbish typically collects in certain places.Hunt said hell cancel racing -- or move to courses in the open Atlantic -- if, for instance, heavy rains flood the bay with tree branches, animal carcasses, or plastic bags washed down from the surrounding hillside slums.We will take tough decisions, Hunt said. If we go out and were not confident that a field of play can be absolutely clear, it will be moved. If there are no safe racing areas, we will just postpone racing until we can get confident.Floating rubbish is the smaller of two problems.Half of Rios sewage flows untreated into its waters, rife with unseen viruses and bacteria. A year-long, independent study by AP has shown high levels of viruses and sometimes bacteria from human sewage in the waters where hundreds of sailors will compete when the Olympics open in just over four weeks.Rio state officials have acknowledged a real cleanup of Guanabara will take 20 years -- organizers promised to do it for the Olympics.World Sailing, backed by the World Health Organization and the International Olympic Committee, says the water doesnt need to be tested for viruses. It says the bacterial levels are below what would be considered dangerous for athletes.On Sunday, the bay was hit with another problem: an oil slick turned white boats brown as crews trained for the Olympics.Television is a key reason that sailing is in Guanabara, and not a hundred miles (kilometers) away in a clean, coastal resort. Despite the dirty water, Guanabara is picturesque from a distance with Sugarloaf Mountain and the famous Christ the Redeemer statue is sure to be in the television shot.The opportunity for sailing to be at the heart of the Olympic Games is something pretty special, Hunt said. Were usually off in a venue, 100, 200 miles (kilometers) away.Hunt said the games offer tradition-bound sailing a chance to be seen by a younger, more diverse audience that the IOC wants to attract.Sailing, like all Olympic sports, is continually being evaluated for popularity by the IOC.We dont want to connect with just the normal fans of sailing, Hunt said. The Olympic Games give us the opportunity to connect with a whole range of sports fans and a broader fan base.---Stephen Wade on Twitter: http://twitter.com/StephenWadeAP . His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/stephen-wade Adidas Nmd Schuhe Günstig . "I wrote 36 on my sheet at the beginning of the game," the Cincinnati coach said, referring the yard line the ball would need to be snapped from. Adidas Nmd Günstig Kaufen" .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. http://www.nmdschuhesale.de/nmd-c2-schuhe-deutschland.html . That left plenty of energy for pitching books and swatting away free agency questions. Anthony had 24 points and nine rebounds, and the Knicks avenged an embarrassing home loss with a rout of their own, beating the Boston Celtics 114-88 on Wednesday night for their third straight victory. Adidas Nmd Schuhe Billig .35 million, one-year contract that avoided salary arbitration. Plouffe batted .254 with 14 home runs and 52 RBIs in 477 at-bats last season, his second as a regular in the lineup. Adidas Nmd Damen Deutschland .Y. -- Leading 3-0 with only 11:25 left, the Colorado Avalanche committed a seemingly meaningless penalty to give the New York Islanders a power play. The top three teams in the initial College Football Playoff Rankings are about what most expected, but there were certainly some surprises -- notably Texas A&M being ranked ahead of Washington -- on Tuesday night. Like with any rankings, there will be disagreement about which teams are ranked too high and too low.With the help of ESPNs set of mettrics, lets break down some areas where the numbers and committee disagree.ddddddddddddFlorida State faithful, the metrics agree with you, the Seminoles should be higher. Nebraska fans ... you should stop reading now. ' ' '