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Many longtime Baltimore football fans say they have forgiven the Colts for leaving the city 28 years ago. But they will never forget.
BALTIMORE — Ask John Unitas Jr., son of the late Hall of Fame quarterback whose very name evokes images of pro football in this city.
Ask the guy who runs Baltimore's sports museum. Or a 79-year-old living NFL Hall of Famer.
Ask the "Iron Man" fan who will be attending his 364th consecutive NFL game in Baltimore when the Ravens host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday in the playoffs.
They say Baltimore is over it.
It's over having the Colts swept away on a snowy day in 1984 by Mayflower vans headed for Indianapolis. Aside from a few fans who choose to be bitter until the day they die, this city's football faithful has moved on.
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But there's a catch.
"They will never forgive Irsay," said Michael Olesker, longtime Baltimore journalist and author of the 2008 book The Colts' Baltimore: A City and Its Love Affair in the 1950s.
That's the late Robert Irsay, father of current Colts owner Jim Irsay and architect of the move to Indianapolis. He died in 1997.
"Baltimore people have moved on," Olesker said. "We actually have. We don't dwell on that anymore. The Ravens have taken that place in our hearts."
Still, he added, "It still hurts to see that horseshoe on the side of the helmet and realize it's not here. For those of us in that generation, we're never going to forget."
Legacy still an issue
Unitas Jr., 56, doesn't get emotional about the Colts coming back to Baltimore. But his father and other former Baltimore Colts never understood how Irsay's move also meant the team history and its records transferred to Indianapolis.
At the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, the Baltimore Colts are part of Indianapolis history.
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"That, to me, is just a crime," said Unitas, a local resident who will attend Sunday's game. "It's a slap in the face of the old Baltimore Colts players.
"Like (my father) would tell you, those records have nothing to do with Indianapolis. They have to do with Baltimore."
And he agreed that the Colts nickname doesn't make sense, not when considering Baltimore has a rich history of horse racing and Indianapolis is known for a different type of racing as the "Motorsports Capital of the World."
"I wish we had the name back," Unitas said.
John Ziemann, director of the Sports Legends and Babe Ruth museums, gave up on that dream years ago.
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Ziemann has been a member of what started out as the Baltimore Colts marching band for 51 years. These days, he's president. An ESPN documentary on the band, directed by Baltimore's Barry Levinson, was entitled The Band That Wouldn't Die.
"We hated Irsay. We hated Indianapolis. We hated (former Indianapolis mayor Bill) Hudnut," Ziemann said. "Together, we hated them. There's no two ways about it. They took something away from us that belonged to us and they had no right to do that. No right at all.
"But after 28 years, it heals."
Irsay's son, Jim, is well aware of how Baltimore thinks of his father. The Colts owner declined comment.
"The scar will always be there," Ziemann said. "The wound has healed, but the scar will always be there and you can't erase history of what was done to us."
Pained no more
Hall of Fame halfback Lenny Moore is a local and visits the Ravens weekly. One of the first Baltimore Colts to support the Ravens, he's no longer consumed by contempt.
"Matter of fact, I don't even think about it," Moore said. "I got myself together from the time they left."
Retired Baltimore Colts linebacker Stan White, now a Ravens radio analyst, still has trouble accepting the horseshoe helmet.
"It stirs me whenever I see it," said White, 63. "That's the first thing that comes to mind. I have those helmets all over my house. I see it and I think of my team. I can't block that out."
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But he's moved on, too. White's kids became Ravens fans. When Robert Irsay died, White said, "that was the end to any bitter feelings."
And, White actually has fond memories of Jim Irsay.
"We always really liked Jimmy Irsay a whole lot when he was a kid as a ballboy for us," White said. "We know he's done a great job there and he's always reached out to the guys. He's a class act."
Clinging to memories
Steve LaPlanche, 59, born and raised in Baltimore, will attend his 364th consecutive NFL home game in Baltimore on Sunday.
Known as "The Iron Fan," he will be profiled in an NFL Films documentary next week. His consecutive games streak goes back well into the years of the Baltimore Colts.
"It always hits my heart when these teams play," said LaPlanche, who drove to the Baltimore Colts' complex in 1984 and watched his team leave on those Mayflower vans. "It's still a day that breaks my heart. People say I need to get over it. I'm over it, but that day I will never forget."
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LaPlanche reminisces about the good old days of approaching the likes of Unitas, Art Donovan and Raymond Berry at restaurants. Then the fan produces pictures.
"I forgive everybody, no matter what happens, but you don't forget," he said. "Robert Irsay, to me, was garbage. I wouldn't speak to him today if I saw him. I don't hold that against Jimmy. But Robert Irsay, I try to forget he ever existed."
Musician Ken Gutberlet has forgotten about more than that.
"The Colts moved out of town on my birthday," said Gutberlet, 45, during open mic night at Leadbetter's. "So I pretty much quit the NFL after that. I know the Ravens are in town and they have done well and everybody gets excited about them, but I quit the NFL."
They won't do that at Nacho Mama's Mexican restaurant in the Canton district, where late owner Patrick "Scunny" McCusker was a diehard Colts and Orioles fan.
Upon entering, patrons can't miss the corner wall hanging. It's a small casket with the likeness of Robert Irsay's head at the top. McCusker had it made shortly after the place opened in 1994.
"Welcome to Baltimore," said a bartender, amused by another visitor's stunned reaction.
McCusker was killed in an accident Aug. 25. Maybe with him gone, perhaps the casket will come down some day? Manager Sean Leahy, 56, of Annapolis, Md., doesn't see that happening any time soon.
"It's chained and locked up there," he said.
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- Companies in the Barron's 400 index are scoring worse on their financial-health metrics — in large part because their stocks have performed so well. — John A. Prestbo, MarketGrader.com
- Carl Icahn, Twitter and the newsmaker as newsbreaker. — David Benoit, WSJ MoneyBeat
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- Citigroup is the increasingly familiar helping hand for Bill Ackman's sale of a giant slug of J.C. Penney stock. — Stephen Grocer, WSJ MoneyBeat
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Influenza virus spreads in Tri-Cities
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been tracking the flu virus all winter, and now they say it's in our area.
We went to Johnson City's First Assist Urgent Care clinic and found out we're at the peak of flu season. We're told it's been spreading for the last two weeks.
The clinic was having a busy day when we were there.
"Today we have six rooms full of sore throat, headache, fever, chills, and some nausea," said doctor Buddy Clayton.23729438
He said they weren't the only ones with a full waiting room. "Over at our Elizabethton clinic, we usually see about 30 or 40 a day and we went up to 60 plus a day probably over the last week and a half, two weeks," said Clayton.
He told us they've seen a lot of cases of Type A flu, which includes H1N1, known as Swine Flu.
It's a milder version than the strain from two years ago, Clayton said. We're told you can expect all of the usual symptoms, such as headache, fever, chills, nausea, cough and a runny nose. "Go past two days, we recommend over-the-counter medications," Clayton told us. "Anything to keep the nose running like the decongestants, plenty of water, green tea with honey for the cough."
If you live with other people, he said, they should see a doctor to get Tamiflu to keep from also getting the virus. "A medication that can actually inhibit the virus from reproducing in the body and help the body fall off the flu," Clayton told us.
Clayton said Tamiflu is also used to treat the flu.
He said it's also not too late to get the flu shot. More than 130 million doses have already been given out, according to the CDC's website.
Clayton told News 5 the flu shot isn't effective right away. "It takes up to a week to get antibodies and fight it so you can still catch the flu while you're waiting for this to catch up," he said.
He told us that's the reason it's so important for people with the flu to stay at home until their fever goes away.
Clayton said they're expecting more cases of the flu as kids go back to school. The flu is the most dangerous to children and the elderly, he said.
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Many of you know I have 2 insane cats, so obviously, I do not have a Christmas tree in my apartment. I can only imagine the mayhem I would come home to if I left those 2 alone with a tree full of dangling, glittery things for them to play with/destroy. Today's Create a Caption photo demonstrates my problem perfectly.
What do you think this playful Christmas kitty is saying up there in its tree?
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Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren on Friday proposed a budget of nearly $500 million, up 3.6 percent from the current budget and with a property tax rate increase of nearly 2 percent.
The owner of a $70,000 home will pay $2,354.67, an additional $46.34 this fiscal year, with a tax rate increase of 1.98 percent if the proposed budget is approved by City Council next month, a budget statement shows.
The tax burden of a business assessed at $262,100 will have a non-homestead rate increase of $233.91, to $12,071.30.
The homestead tax rate will increase by 40 cents per $1,000 of property value, to $20.05. The business rate will increase by 83 cents, to $42.87.
Homeowners will see increases of 2 percent in their water, local works and garbage pickup fees.
"This is not a decision made lightly, but one that had to be balanced against significant cuts or a choice to further deplete reserves," said Christopher Wagner, director of the Office of Management and Budget, during a presentation in City Council chambers.
The budget includes a net increase of nine new positions, for total full-time employment of 2,723. As many as six employees are facing layoffs, with some or all possibly moving to different positions.
The proposed budget balances the city's investment in capital projects with investments in human and social capital, Warren said.
"Every budget cycle offers a fresh opportunity to take a fresh look at our priorities," she said.
The focus on human and social programs as well as economic development articulates the administration's vision, she said.
"A truly healthy city needs both," she said, "not just to survive but to thrive," Warren said.
The 2014-15 budget proposal includes funding for neighborhood development, including $200,000 for design and the acquisition of land in the Bull's Head area to accelerate that development.
It also includes $40,000 for programming through neighborhood service center offices, and $1.7 million in capital and debt to support additional demolition of blighted properties.
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It includes nearly $10.8 million to pay city pensions. That accounts for 61.5 percent of the total budget increase of nearly $17.5 million. The city amortized its pension payments of $11.2 million in 2013-14.
The city closed a $37.5 million budget shortfall by delaying some capital projects and transferring money from fund balances to support others, the budget statement states.
Savings of $7.4 million in pensions and other benefits, state funding of $6 million and another $6 million from the city's retirement reserves, and $5.8 million from increases in taxes and fees helped also close the gap.
"With this budget, we bring a sensible balance, one with thoughtful consideration and one that makes fiscally prudent strategic investments," Warren said.
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Stand-up and characters from the star of his own series on Radio 4. Writer/performer on The 11 O'clock Show and One Foot in the Grave.
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Nothing short of terrible. Nick Ball performed to a reasonably well populated house and utter silence. To his credit, Nick's composure during his act was impressive. He did not react to the audience's trance like state once. He also takes some time to change behind a screen which gave the audience a good chance to slip out


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Kishimoto Sensei is a great story teller, and Truth to Tell, We can only try to anticipate him.
I must say that I love what you said about Kurama being a Force of Nature, That is perhaps why he and his siblings, the other Bijuu, cannot die. I also like your take, and that of others on the Sage-Kyuubi Mode Theory.
The One thing that I sense, and hope I am right, is this. Unlike Humans who attempts Sage Mode and Turn into Stone Either because they can't ballance it well, or they are doing it while moving, I think that: It is Impossible for a Chakra Being (and a force of Nature?) like Kurama to turn into stone.
Hence, If the Natural energy is being fed to Kurama, He'll eat and keep eating, and just grow stronger (and larger), without the risk of turning into a frog or into stone. This is the bedrock of my theory, and I hope that Naruto will use this idea, if at the end of the Manga, Naruto has tofight against the GM statue, or a re-assembled Juubi.
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Private Equity Performance: What Do We Know?
Robert S. Harris
University of Virginia - Darden School of Business
Tim Jenkinson
University of Oxford - Said Business School; European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI)
Steven N. Kaplan
University of Chicago - Booth School of Business; National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)
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Darden Business School Working Paper No. 1932316
We study the performance of nearly 1400 U.S. buyout and venture capital funds using a new dataset from Burgiss. We find better buyout fund performance than has previously been documented – performance consistently has exceeded that of public markets. Outperformance versus the S&P 500 averages 20% to 27% over a fund's life and more than 3% annually. Venture capital funds outperformed public equities in the 1990s, but underperformed in the 2000s. Our conclusions are robust to various indices and risk controls. Performance in Cambridge Associates and Preqin is qualitatively similar to that in Burgiss, but is lower in Thomson Venture Economics.
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Besides, you will have to take circuits in college. Why do it now, too?
"The Art of Electronics" by Horowitz and Hill is probably the best "textbook" ever written on practical electronics - it might not be ideal beginner material though.
I always recommend Grob's "Basic Electronics" to beginners (http://highered.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/0072988215/information_center_view0/) - note that this is a textbook for college level "Electronics 101" type courses, as such, a new edition will not be cheap (so shop used). That, and a set of Forrest M. Mims III's "Engineer's Mini-Notebooks" (http://www.forrestmims.org/publications.html).
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I still feel shaken, though it's been hours since I've left the Gazashvilis' house.
Perched on a steep hill pockmarked by wooden shacks with small private plots, the Gazashvilis share two-and-a-half rooms filled with little more than a bed, some chairs, and a gas stove. This is the home of Naza and her grandson, Irakli.
With both her son and daughter-in-law in and out of mental institutions, Naza has taken full responsibility for the boy's well-being. She walks him an hour and a half each way to school, washes his clothes in a tub behind their hut, and makes sure he eats what their meager garden and handful of chickens provide.
We brought them a JDC food package containing whatever else they will have for the month: some oil, cereal, sugar, tea, grain, macaroni, and rice.
When we walk in, the floor rattles beneath us. The house has no foundation and is in very bad shape, with peeling paper revealing shadows of mold on the walls and cardboard covering parts of the ceiling. But Naza and Irakli's spirits are high as they thank the Hesed worker for the package and for bringing a visitor to hear their story. They thank us for helping pay their utilities (I glance at the sole light bulb hanging overhead), and for being there for them, because there is no one else…. I know that the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews-JDC Partnership for Children in the Former Soviet Union makes the assistance they're getting possible.
Naza explains that she ended up here after selling her previous home eight years ago to pay for her son's exorbitant medical expenses. Her husband passed away 25 years ago and she continued to work until an on-the-job injury forced her to retire. That's when she took over the care of her young grandson, and she's been his sole provider ever since.
It is clear that there is little light in this family's day, especially when the weather is so menacing and there are storm clouds brewing overhead. But Naza surprised us, saying that she is excited about the start of this school year at the Jewish House (a two-hour walk from their home). Irakli is excited to be going to music and drawing lessons, and Naza will begin Hebrew classes—then she'll be able to give her grandson a foundation in his tradition.
"I want him to know his roots. I want him to marry Jewish, to visit Israel. I want him to know the Jewish people who help us survive," she explains.
Just then rain begins to fall unexpectedly, echoing through the tiny house and reminding us to leave before the dirt roads become impassable. We wish there was more we could do for the two of them, but there simply isn't. Instead, we take Naza's sincere words of gratitude with us as we head off for our next visit.
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The law offices of John Arthur Eaves filed a lawsuit today in Galveston, Texas, on behalf of a Texas woman who traveled aboard the Carnival Triumph.
In a released statement, Eaves says, "Texans who watched Carnival's million-dollar ad campaign in Texas and bought their tickets in Texas and who boarded the ship in Texas deserve to have their case heard in Texas by a Texas judge."
Carnival Triumph departed from the Port of Galveston before experiencing a fire on Feb. 10 off the coast of Mexico, leaving the vessel stranded at sea. The Carnival cruise ship was then towed to Mobile, Alabama, where it finally docked on Feb. 14.
According to the Jackson law firm, district court in Galveston ordered the seizing of the Triumph on March 29, 2012, based on Carnival Cruise Lines' "lack of compliance to standards regarding on-board safety and procedures aimed at preserving the lives of passengers and crew."
Eaves also represents passengers and family members of the January 2012, Costa Concordia tragedy. The Carnival-subsidiary owned vessel ran aground on the Italian coastline killing 32 passengers including two Americans.
"Once again, Carnival's desire to increase profits at the risk of passenger safety has resulted in putting passengers at risk," he said. "The same inadequate standards that caused the sinking of the Costa Concordia are the same problems on every Carnival cruise vessel. Carnival has had billion-dollar profits yet consistently cuts costs in hiring and training of its crew, in the discipline of its officers, in the design of its vessels and, as we know now, in the maintenance in its mechanical operations."
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Ben Batsford was an early American newspaper comic artist. Coming from Canada, he was staff editorial cartoonist on the Winnipeg Free Press for many years and served in the Canadian army in France during World War I. He moved to the USA after the War and started a career as a police reporter. His strip 'Billy's Uncle' was originally syndicated by George Matthew Adams Service from 1921 to 1926.
Charlie McCarthy (from Quebec newspaper Le Soleil, 1939)
He then joined the artistic staff of King Features. He drew some obscure strips such as 'Doings of the Duffs' (created by Walter Allman), 'Little Annie Rooney (1929-30, taken over from Ed Verdier and left to Darrel McClure in 1930) and 'Frankie Doodle'. In the late 1930s he drew the comic strip based on Edgar Bergen's 'Mortimer Snurd & Charlie McCarthy'. Batsford did comic book art through the Sangor shop in the early 1940s, illustrating 'Helpful Herbert' for Better Publications.


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Battered by the fallout as if stoned by the gods, weary with the effort and terrorized by the darkness that descended around them, each breath more labored than the one before, the couple—surely united in their desperation if not by any ancient form of matrimony—began to slow down. After struggling part way up the hill, a hill that rises toward a promontory now called Castel Cicala, they finally collapsed and fell to the ground, in the final throes of asphyxiation.
"They couldn't have seen more than a few feet in front of themselves," Giuseppe Mastrolorenzo was saying. A volcanologist at the Osservatorio Vesuviano in Naples, Mastrolorenzo stood in a small, well-lit room in the Museum of Anthropology at the University of Naples, leaning over a display case containing the beautifully preserved skeleton of the young woman extended on a bed of pumice, just as it had been found.


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Licensed by Tokyopop and Madman Entertainment.When Earth's population drastically increased, humanity led by the United Nations attempted to colonize Mars. During the colonization, they discovered two alien technologies: the Bacillus and the Crusnik nanomachines. The colonists installed the Bacillus in their bodies which transformed them into Methuselahs. They installed the Crusnik in the bodies of four test tube babies: Seth, Cain, Abel and Lilith whose enhanced bodies were the only ones able to survive the procedure.
Continuing wars on Earth eventually led to "Armageddon", the apocalyptic event that happened 900 years before the start of the story, and the colonists returned to Earth to help with rebuilding, but when the colonists returned to Earth, a war broke out between the Methuselahs and the humans who had remained on earth. Abel, Cain, and Seth took the Methuselah's side—while Lilith supported the Vatican, which guarded humanity. During the war, Cain went insane and killed Lilith. In grief, Abel took her body to the Vatican where she was buried. Abel remained at her side, weeping for her, for 900 years.
At the start of the story, the vampiric Methuselahs, still a major political and military force, continue to wage war on the "Terrans", as they call regular humans. The Roman Catholic Church is a major military power determined to protect humans from the Methuselahs, with its seat of power based in the Vatican. The Methuselahs have their capital of Byzantium, which is surrounded by a field of particles to filter out UV radiation, protecting the Methuselah population.
Both groups use "lost technologies", such as airships, missiles, and computers, to engage in a cold war with one another. A third great power, Albion also plays a role in the war with its superior arsenal of lost technology and weapons and higher level of manufacturing ability versus the Vatican. The independent monarchy of Albion is a primarily human country, however the secret of their expertise in lost technology is found in the Ghetto, an underground city of enslaved Methuselah. It is these Methuselah who operate and manufacture the lost technology, but with the death of the Albion Queen, some of the enslaved vampires begin a rebellion for the freedom of all of the Ghetto residents.
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PARAMUS, N.J. – Adam Scott's exterior belies the fire that resides within.
On the outside is straight-up cool that should be gliding down a runway, attire that is always in style and immaculate, and an easy-going manner that stacks up with his politeness and approachability. It's an appearance that has, at times, left him vulnerable to critics who charge he's too nice and lacks the killer instinct to finish foes.
Inside, however, is a smoldering desire to continue to achieve in a craft that has given him riches beyond his earliest dreams, a jet-set life with retreats in the Bahamas and the Alps of Switzerland. Long the beacon of hope for the proud sporting nation of Australia, he was nearly weighed down by the burden of expectation and the heft of a yearning continent. But Scott endured and then overcame with a resume that includes wins in The Players Championship, the Tour Championship, the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational, The Barclays in the FedExCup Playoffs and most famously last year's thundering run among the dogwoods and azaleas at the Masters.
And less than two years after he painfully squandered a 4-shot lead with four holes to play and lost by one stroke to Ernie Els in the 2012 British Open, Scott became the No. 1 player in the world.
Yet with all his triumph and burgeoning bank account, Scott continues to get annoyed when he comes up short. Even at 34, he isn't immune to starting anew with a fresh set of goals. Four years ago he revamped his schedule to concentrate on the majors. It bugs him that since winning the last of 11 PGA Tour titles at this year's Crowne Plaza Invitational, he hasn't added to his victory haul despite not being outside the top-15 in five starts, including four top-10s.
And while his look bared otherwise, he was seething Saturday after stumbling home with a 4-over-par 75 in the third round of The Barclays, the first event of the FedExCup Playoffs. After grabbing a share of the 36-hole lead with rounds of 69-65, he couldn't get anything going and will start Sunday's final round five shots behind leaders Jason Day and Jim Furyk.
Leaders: Day, Furyk look to final round
"I was just off," said Scott, who started nine groups ahead of the leaders and six shots behind but won last year's Barclays at Liberty National Golf Course. "Hopefully I'll come out swinging tomorrow."
Bank on it. Especially when he has a new target in his cross hairs – Rory McIlroy. The former Boy Wonder clearly has become the Man in professional golf by winning four of his last eight starts, including two majors – the British Open and the PGA Championship – that were sandwiched around victory in the WGC-Bridgestone. He also snatched away Scott's No. 1 ranking.
Rory: Odds against him Sunday
McIlroy is now inspiring and motivating Scott, so much so that this week he put a new Titleist driver in his bag to tackle Ridgewood Country Club.
"He's put on a clinic the last few weeks in how to drive the golf ball," said Scott, who said he was irritated that his younger colleague was outdriving him by 50 yards. "And it's motivating for me, because I can see what's possible. I believe if he can do it, I can do it for sure.
"I think you've got to draw motivation from wherever you can. I'm not afraid to say that I look at the way he played and I want that to be me. And I feel that I can play like that and have runs like that.
"You've got to learn from the best and he's one of them.
" … I'd love to get back to No. 1 and I think this is a good stretch of golf for me to try and do that. But the standard I'll have to play at is really high. So it would be great to put myself up in the mix and hopefully have Rory think he's got to look over his shoulder – at least for me."


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KAZAN, Russia (July 6, 2013) Canada's flag bearer Shanice Marcelle, a volleyball player from the University of British Columbia, led her country into the opening ceremonies of the 2013 FISU Summer Universiade, Saturday night.
"The experience at the ceremonies was unbelievable," said Marcelle, who was born in Toronto and grew up in Victoria. "Being able to represent the entire Canadian delegation of such amazing athletes and people was such an honour."
Over 300 Canadian athletes followed behind her dressed in red as they made their way around the track during the hour-long athlete march at the sold-out Kazan-Arena, the largest stadium in the Volga region with a seating capacity of close to 50,000.
The ceremony traveled through time by beginning with performances inspired by early 20th century and moved on to modern performances as the night progressed.
The audience was encouraged to participate in the performances by using a number of props provided in a white bag that was hung off each seat. The props - a white, a red and a green light, a bell, 3D glasses and a red torch - were on the small screens on either end of the arena allowing the entire crowd to be in unison.
The 1,600-square meter screen hanging above the middle of the stage played a message from the Russian astronauts who are currently in space, in front of an audience-lit starlight night.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attended the event, even participating in 'the wave' as it made its way around the stadium.
"The opening ceremonies were amazing," said Kristjana Young, a player on Canada's women's basketball team. "Kazan has been a great host and put on an entertaining show that I'm sure no one will forget."
The ceremonies lasted over four hours and were packed full of native and cultural dances, fireworks and songs performed by Russian artists.
The night came to an end around 2 a.m. with speeches from President Putin and FISU President Claude-Louis Gallien. The event closed with the ceremonial torch pass and relay by four Russian athletes.


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Liverpool striker Luis Suarez's diving admission brought swift admonishment from manager Brendan Rodgers, who described the comments as "unacceptable".
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In a television interview, the Uruguay international confessed he had tried to win a penalty in October's goalless draw with Stoke by going down in the area.
He was unsuccessful in his attempts - although he escaped punishment - and his actions brought stinging condemnation from Potters boss Tony Pulis at the time.
Rodgers has staunchly stood behind his star striker when criticism has come his way, but following this latest admission there was no defence.
The 25-year-old has been spoken to by the Reds boss, who stressed the issue will be "dealt with internally" - although the club would not confirm what that would involve.
"I've seen the comments and I think it is wrong. Certainly from our perspective it is unacceptable," said Rodgers.
"It is not something we advocate here. Our ethics are correct.
"I've spoken to Luis and he is totally understanding, and knows where I'm coming from as manager of the club.
"This is a big club and whatever people do say goes around the world, and what was said was wrong and not acceptable - he takes that and we move on.
"There is no-one bigger than the club or the club's image.
"The comments, from our point of view as a club, are not what we would want to hear.
"This is something which was obviously wrong and is not something we associate with as a club of this standing."
In his interview with Fox Sports Argentina, Suarez admitted he even questioned himself after the tumble against Stoke.
"Sometimes you do things on the field that later you think 'Why the hell did I do that?"' he said.
"I was accused of falling inside the box in a match, and it's true I did it that time, because we were drawing against Stoke at home and we needed anything to win it."
Only a week ago, in the wake of Suarez's handball goal in the FA Cup win at Mansfield, Rodgers said he had spoken to the striker regularly about the criticism he receives and how to deal with it.
The signs this season were that those chats were having a positive effect, as Suarez has been in scintillating form with 19 goals so far.
However, the Uruguayan's admission of diving prompted Rodgers to pull him in for another talk, as he is concerned what effect the comments may have on the team - and referees' opinions - for the remainder of the season.
"You normally find players, when their careers are finished, admit to all these kind of things - he just happened to be honest in the middle of his career," said the Reds boss.
"My main concern is the team. As long as it doesn't affect our chances - we've only had one penalty this year anyway - but as long as it doesn't damage our prospects in the future that is the most important issue.
"Anything that is detrimental towards that is something I don't take too lightly and if that is something I think affects it, that (his chat with Suarez) was a clear message."
Rodgers insists the focus which falls on Suarez, and the headlines which follow, is not an issue for his man-management skills.
"He is a real topic of conversation, football and media-wise, and as a manager my responsibility and leadership I have to make comment when I have to," he said.
"It has been quite nice most of this season when it (speculation and criticism) hasn't been about.
"He is tough-minded and, irrespective of what is out there, media-wise he gets on with his job. On the football side there are no complaints.
"I work with Luis every day so I know the character he is. I know he is a good man who wants to do the best for the club."
Away from the Suarez issue, Rodgers confirmed there would be no other big-money January signing to follow the £12million acquisition of Daniel Sturridge earlier this month.
He also dismissed links with Inter Milan midfielder Wesley Sneijder.
"I couldn't see that happening," he said.
"Daniel was our main priority so we'll see what else is available."
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During TiGeR 2013, we aim to bring together researchers working on empirical and technical approaches to gesture production and comprehension.
The meeting will contain a special theme-session on theoretical and computational models of gesture and speech production. During this special session, we will discuss and compare competing models of the speech-gesture interface, both from an empirical and a technical perspective, with the following invited speakers:
Sotaro Kita (University of Birmingham, UK)
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Nick Enfield (Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics, Nijmegen, The Netherlands)
Danielle Matthews (University of Sheffield, UK)
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The economic benefits that come with a major golf tournament in Parker are expected to be far-reaching. Social and emotional advantages can now be added to the list.
Ever since the August 2009 announcement that Parker's Colorado Golf Club was selected to host the 2013 Solheim Cup, town leaders and local business owners have been preparing for the arrival of approximately 120,000 spectators. The Solheim Cup, scheduled for Aug. 13-18, pits the top professional ladies golfers from the United States against those who hail from Europe.
The prestigious event, much like the PGA's Ryder Cup, occurs only once every four years in the U.S., and the captain and assistant captain of the home team, LPGA legends Meg Mallon and Dottie Pepper, are making the most of it. They stopped by Parker Adventist Hospital's Trio Breast Center on Feb. 6 to get a glimpse of the beneficiary of a fundraiser called "Solheim After Sundown," a gathering for golf fans that includes access to the three-day tournament, silent and live auctions, dinner and live entertainment.
During their visit, Mallon and Pepper had the opportunity to meet with former patients who have been forever changed by the thoughtful and thorough treatment at the Trio Breast Center, as well as the doctors and nurses who provide prevention services and care.
Pepper frequently dabbed at her eyes with a tissue as each survivor stood at the front of the room and told her story. Pepper said she was heartened by the personal touch shown by the Trio team and impressed that Parker Adventist has one section of the hospital that acts as a "security blanket" for those enduring breast cancer treatments.
"You hear about it or read it in a tournament profile or you see the signage at the tournament, but it's not very often that you actually get to go see what happens, and I think that's the moving part," Pepper said.
Morre Dean, Parker Adventist's president and chief executive officer, said the fundraiser, scheduled for Aug. 13, could generate as much as $100,000 to support programming and education, as well as provide mammograms for women who can't afford the routine screenings.
Linda Power, a 38-year-old Castle Rock mother who gave birth shortly before her breast cancer diagnosis two months ago, elicited a fresh stream of tears from the small crowd as she recounted her journey. Her words reflected her refuse-to-give-up sense of determination.
"When you have young kids, you can't let it get you down," she said.
Power, a golf fan who plays regularly, confidently revealed her head, which has gone bald from cancer treatments, and joked about how manageable her hair has become. Power was among a line of women who talked about their steadfast allegiance to the team that helped them overcome their illness.
Pepper and Mallon, along with LPGA commissioner Mike Whan, stayed and joked around with the current and former patients, including Gigi McCleery, a bright-spirited Parker woman who helped inspire the guests. They also posed for pictures with the crystal Solheim Cup, and shared an adorable photographic moment with a shy 5-year-old from Parker named Annika Edson.
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Less than a week after Superstorm Sandy slammed the Northeast, the New York City Marathon was canceled. But that didn't mean folks weren't running. They did, some going it for charity. Yahoo! Sports social editor Eric Orvieto (@eorvieto) provided photos and observations while he jogged his way around Central Park. Oh, and if you'd like to help, you can right here.
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Determine the level of risk for each loss exposure. Use the likelihood and severity of each exposure to determine necessary actions to address the risk.
Next, contractually transfer risk through the use of appropriate contract language backed by insurance and bonds. Appropriate contract language includes indemnification clauses and other clauses that address non-insurance risk transfer. This type of risk transfer is planned and arranged before a loss and comes into play after a loss occurs.
- Use indemnity language to clarify the Contractor's responsibilities. Keep in mind that indemnity may be broader than what insurance covers. In addition, an indemnity clause is only as effective as the assets or insurance of the entity. If the Contractor has no assets or insurance, the indemnity clause will not provide any protection from losses.
- Use Independent Contractor language to make it clear that the Contractor is not an agent, or employee of the city.
- Don't rely on insurance or bonds to cover all of the risks associated with your contract. In many cases, outcome based statements of work, contract administration, and supervision are far better risk control measures to protect the city's interests than insurance or bonds. Insurance and bonds should be thought of as the safety net that catches us when everything else goes wrong.
Review each contract. Risk transfer language is generally contained within Purchasing Contract Templates. However, it is important that you work with your City General Counsel in analyzing the risks specific to your contract, and in considering appropriate contract clauses or wording. Some other examples of non-insurance risk transfer clauses that you and your City Attorney Counsel may consider include:
- Provisions for liquidated damages in the event the job is not finished on time or per the specifications and the damages will be difficult to measure.
- Retention of a portion of the contract amount until the contract is completed to your satisfaction.
- Warranties that ensure the Contractor will stand behind the work, product, or service.
- Language giving the city ownership of the work product after the project is finished.
- Specialized language based on individual risks, to protect the city's interests, clients, confidentiality, release of information to the media, etc.
Don't forget to follow-up to insure compliance with the insurance and bonding requirements.
This Smarting Contracting Toolkit is designed to help city bureaus make good decisions regarding risk and insurance when contracting.
For further information contact: Risk Management Division at (503) 823-5387.


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Scott Cullen weighs in on Anaheim's new 30-year-old goalie, a new and improved Montreal winger rebounds from last season, Kessel finally scores for the Maple Leafs, Buffalo's strong left wing production, Karlsson's gunning and more.
FASTH-ER THE PEOPLE Ducks G Viktor Fasth, a 30-year-old rookie (therefore too old for Calder Trophy status), has opened his NHL career by winning four starts and allowing four goals on 105 shots (.962 SV%), making him a hot commodity for fantasy owners looking for a saviour between the pipes.
Can Fasth continue to play at such a high level? Well, he's most definitely not going to keep stopping 96% of the shots he faces, and not likely to face only 26.25 shots per game either, but there is reason to be optimistic about the late-bloomer.
Fasth didn't start playing in the Swedish Elite League until 2010-2011, when he was 28. Over the course of the next two seasons, he posted a 2.18 goals against average and .928 save percentage for a middle-of-the-pack AIK team.
Whether Fasth will continue to get opportunities to play will also depend on the play of Jonas Hiller. So far, Hiller's 3.54 goals against average and .871 save percentage aren't doing much to impress, but if Hiller strings together a few quality starts, he will earn more trust from the coaching staff.
It's not as though Hiller is the only No. 1 goaltender going through tough times. Jimmy Howard, Miikka Kiprusoff, Ondrej Pavelec, Brian Elliott, Mike Smith, Michal Neuvirth and Braden Holtby have all played more than five games yet posted a goals against average over 3.00 and a save percentage under .900 early in this season.
NEW AND IMPROVED BOURQUE Part of the reason for the Montreal Canadiens' early-season surge has been the improved play of LW Rene Bourque. After he was acquired from Calgary last season, Bourque scored eight points and was minus-16 in 38 games, a veritable disaster tied to a long-term contract.
After registering a pair of assists and seven shots on goal against Buffalo Thursday, Bourque has seven points and 31 shots on goal in 10 games this season and as long as he remains productive like that, he'll keep his spot alongside Tomas Plekanec; a spot that will allow Bourque, the three-time 20-goal scorer to provide the secondary scoring that Montreal needs if they are going to maintain their early success.
KESSEL SCORES Stop the presses! Maple Leafs RW Phil Kessel scored his first goal of the season, on his 46th shot, and it turned out to be the game-winner against Winnipeg.
While Kessel is generating a lot of shots on goal (4.2 per game), the stats at Behind the Net indicate that he's not taking them from further out, averaging 35.7 feet per shot (5-on-5). His average shot distances throughout his career, working back: 29.8, 30.6, 32.2, 29.8, 33.8, 35.7.
So, while Kessel is likely to score more than once every 46 shots, it's not out of line to suggest that he does need to take those shots from better locations (ie. closer to the net). That's the hard price that goal-scorers have to pay.
Some other notable shooters firing from long distance? Shane Doan (41.0 feet), Alex Ovechkin (35.6 feet), Henrik Zetterber (35.5 feet), Patrick Sharp (35.1 feet), Evander Kane (34.9 feet), Justin Williams (34.4 feet) and Ryane Clowe (34.4 feet).
SABRE RATTLING Sabres LW Marcus Foligno has some similarities with Bourque, in that both are big, physical wingers on teams that have a number of small or non-physical forwards.
When Foligno got his chance with Buffalo at the end of last season, he surprised with 13 points in 14 games, but that production raised expectations for this season, in which Foligno is still classified as a rookie.
He was scoreless through the first four games of the season, but has a point-per-game in the last seven and has played more than 20 minutes in each of the last three, playing a big role alongside linemates Tyler Ennis and Drew Stafford.
VANEK AT THE DISCO Staying in Bufflao, might as well note that LW Thomas Vanek scored another pair of goals against Montreal Thursday, including the game-tying goal with two seconds left in the third period, giving him 21 points in 10 games this season.
Vanek also had eight shots on goal in the game, lifting him to 42 shots in 10 games. He's one of 13 in the league averaging at least four shots on goal per game.
THE BEST DEFENCE... And the player averaging the most shots per game so far, after firing 11 at Carolina's Cam Ward Thursday, is Senators D Erik Karlsson, who has 50 shots on goal in 11 games (4.5 per game).
He's not going to score on 10% of his shots all seasson -- he is a defenceman, after all, but just by way of comparison, when Karlsson scored 78 points in 81 games last season, he had 3.2 shots on goal per game. So far this season, Karlsson and Jets D Dustin Byfuglien are the only defencemen averaging more than 3.5 shots on goal per game.
NICE DEBUT Red Wings G Petr Mrazek stopped 25 of 26 shots to beat St. Louis in his first NHL start. A fifth-round pick in 2010, Mrazek was playing well (2.26 GAA, .916 SV% in 25 GP) with Grand Rapids of the AHL and he could challenge for playing time if Jimmy Howard or Jonas Gustavsson don't play better, but the 20-year-old could probably use a little more seasoning before he's thrust into regular duty in Detroit.
AIN'T EASY BEING GREENE Devils D Andy Greene broke through to earn a regular spot on the New Jersey blueline in 2009-2010 when he scored 37 points, including 15 on the power play. Over the past few seasons, Greene hasn't been used consistently in an offensive role, so his production has waned.
He's still not getting first unit PP time this year, but he's the No. 2 option on the blueline behind Marek Zidlicky, so there is some hope for production from Greene. He didn't put up any points in the first six games, but has six points in the last four games and has played more than 20 minutes in all 10 of New Jersey's games so far.
MILLER TIME Rangers C J.T. Miller, the 15th overall pick in 2011, scored a pair of goals against the Islanders Thursday, in his second NHL game. He played on a line with LW Chris Kreider and RW Ryan Callahan while C Brian Boyle was a healthy scratch for the Blueshirts.
But, let's not get carried away with expectations for Miller's offensive production. He's 19, scored a point-per-game (62 points in 61 games) in the OHL last year and had 20 points in 37 AHL games before getting the call to Broadway.
Can he be a good player and help the Rangers at both ends of the ice? Yes, but keep his progress in perspective.
STAAL TACTICS Rangers D Marc Staal has turned into a bit of an offensive contributor for the Rangers. After scoring five points in 46 games last season, Staal's pair of assists Thursday lifted him to six points in the first 10 games this year.
Paired with Michael Del Zotto, the Rangers' most effective puck-moving defenceman, Staal gets time on the ice with the Rangers' top forward line, so offensive opportunities are there, but right now the numbers are a function of luck (13.10 on-ice 5-on-5 SH%), so don't dramatically alter expectations for the player who had a career-high 29 points in 77 games in 2010-2011.
WATCH WILSON Predators LW Colin Wilson, who had 84 points in 185 games coming into this season, has suddenly put up six points in the last three games. He only has 15 shots on goal in 10 games, so it's difficult to expect production to remain high, but seven points in 10 games could earn him more opportunities in Nashville.
THURSDAY's THREE-POINTERS Patrick Kane (2 G, 1 A) Evgeni Malkin (1 G, 2 A) Sidney Crosby (1 G, 2 A) Patrik Elias (1 G, 2 A) Tyler Ennis (1 G, 2 A) Patrick Sharp (3 A)
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Water and the Fight Against Poverty
Ladies and gentlemen,
People who live without access to clean water, or who have no access to adequate sanitation, are, almost invariably, the poor.
They are caught in a vicious circle. Their poverty denies them the basic necessities of clean water and basic sanitation. And their lack of these necessities condemns them to continued poverty.
Poor people pay vastly more—between ten and a hundred times more—for water and sanitation services than their wealthy neighbours. More than farmers, more than industrialists, more than you and I.
Not only do the poor pay more in financial terms. They also pay more in terms of physical effort—whether it be queuing at a standpipe in a city slum, or walking for kilometres to collect water from a rural well or stream. That cost is usually borne by women, who could be more profitably employed, or children, who should be in school.
The poor also pay an enormous price in health. It is estimated that 80 per cent of illness and death in the developing world is water related. Half the world's hospital beds are occupied by people with water-related diseases.
Lack of clean water or adequate sanitation kills 1.7 million people a year. Ninety per cent of them are children. Infant mortality in low-income countries is over 13 times higher than in wealthier countries
These statistics represent major roadblocks on the path to sustainable development.
So, ladies and gentlemen, it is plain that any poverty reduction strategy has to address water issues.
This reality has been increasingly recognised by the international community:
• at the 1992 Rio Earth Summit,
• at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development,
• in the Millennium Development Goals, and
• at three World Water Forums, the most recent of which concluded only weeks ago.
At last year's World Summit in Johannesburg, a commitment was made to halve, by 2015, the proportion of people living without adequate sanitation. And also to halve, by the year 2015, the proportion of people without access to safe drinking water—which is a reaffirmation of the Millennium Development Goal.
These targets are vital in and of themselves, but are also crucial if we are to meet the other WSSD and Millennium Development Goals, including reducing child mortality, combating malaria, eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, empowering women, and improving the lives of slum dwellers.
Ladies and gentlemen,
Water scarcity—because of pollution or declining supply, or a combination of the two—is a threat to sustainable development.
UNEP offers a number of tools—including assessments, policy options, technology transfer and capacity building—to address water and sanitation issues and the global decline in freshwater quantity and quality
At the heart of UNEP's water strategy is the principle of a fair share of water—for all users and for all uses, including for the environment, which we must always remember is not a competitor for water resources, it is the resource itself.
In order to achieve sustainable use and equitable distribution of water resources, three things are necessary:
1. Good governance,
2. Good science, and
3. Good management.
Each of these themes is closely interwoven. Each could occupy hours of discussion.
I would like to comment today on some of the issues that I think need to be addressed and some of the potential solutions on offer.
Good governance is perhaps the most important requirement for solving problems of freshwater and sanitation. Governance includes policy, institutional structures and decision making processes. An essential requirement is political will.
Governance is a particularly important and complex issue with respect to shared water resources.
Examples such as the Southern African Development Community's shared waters protocol and associated joint river basin programmes, which improve the development and management of water resources, can help reduce poverty by promoting development and acting as a catalyst for peace.
The UNEP Atlas of Freshwater Agreements shows how the issue of shared water resources is generally a spur to cooperation rather than conflict. However, the potential for conflict remains.
The implementation of existing regional and international agreements, including the United Nations Convention on the Non-Navigational Uses of International Water Courses is vital.
Increasingly important is the negotiation of agreements on rivers where none exist. Such agreements make the integrated management of river basins easier to achieve.
Integrated river basin and ecosystem management improves environmental services, and the lives and livelihoods of the people who depend on those systems. It is essential for the sustainability of water resources and all the services they provide.
Crucially important is the maintenance of upstream habitats—especially forests—riparian zones, wetlands, floodplains and estuaries.
Another essential component of the good governance package is community participation.
Water security is found where the whole community—including the poor and the marginal—has some control over water resources and services.
Poor people and communities—especially women—need to be consulted about the most appropriate solutions to their needs (instead of having unsustainable higher-tech solutions thrust upon them which they can't maintain because they either don't have the know-how or can't afford the spare parts).
UN-HABITAT'S report Water and Sanitation in the World's Cities includes many examples of successful partnerships between local authorities, the private sector and community-based groups.
However, major investors are still rarely interested in investing in small-scale projects at neighbourhood level.
The amount of aid currently allocated to low-cost water and sanitation programmes is abysmally low. The OECD's Development Assistance Committee reported in 2000 that only 1.7 per cent of all sector-allocable aid is earmarked for this purpose. Most of the money available for development is for large-scale projects of $100 million or more.
Yet, for instance, perhaps the most cost-effective investment for public health—and therefore for poverty alleviation—is simple education in basic hygiene practices. This reduces mortality more than just the provision of safe water or sanitation alone.
If current water and sanitation commitments are going to be attained, investment—both at the macro and the micro level—will have to significantly increase to as much as double current levels of investment.
The Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council and the Global Water Partnership have estimated that meeting the Millennium Development Goals on water coverage could require between $14 and $30 billion dollars a year on top of the roughly $30 billion dollars already being spent.
However, the dividends should be vastly greater. For example, a cholera epidemic in 1991 cost the Peruvian economy $1 billion dollars in combined emergency health expenditures and lost revenue from exports and tourism. This figure is more than four times what Peru spent on water supply and sewerage between 1981 and 1988.
There are a number of ways of financing the investments needed in improving water and sanitation services—international and bilateral funding, debt relief, privatisation schemes, community-level resource mobilisation, and so on. What is important is that investment solutions must benefit developing countries in the long-term, address the needs of the poor and be consistent with the environmentally sustainable management of water resources.
In particular, there must be coordination between donors. Therefore, the development of national water strategies by developing countries, and the importance they give to them in their national development plans, are crucially important. This is an area where UNEP can provide expert advice.
At the grassroots level, it is imperative that financial institutions open their doors to communities to enable them to implement water, sanitation and hygiene projects. The work of micro-credit banks, and an initiative UNEP has in southern India for buying down the cost of investing in renewable energy technology, for instance, are interesting templates for this approach.
Finally, a few words about privatisation. Selling water utilities and contracting out water revenue collection have advantages—such as improvements in service delivery, improved revenue collection and financing for expansion.
But there are also disadvantages. Developing country utilities sold in a poor management and financial state are worth much less than if their management is efficient and they are in a good financial state.
Furthermore, privatised or commercialised utilities require regulation. Sophisticated regulatory authorities to monitor privatised water utilities do not exist in most developing countries.
A suggested preferred approach for donor support is to help improve the management of developing country water utilities. Improved revenue streams can then finance service delivery and infrastructure improvements, enhance the environmental sustainability of water supply and use, and improve the deliver of clean water and sanitation to the poor.
I mentioned that the sustainable use and equitable distribution of water resources, depends on three things: Good governance, good science, and good management.
We are fortunate that there is a lot of good science available to support management and policy decisions.
We are less fortunate that it is not always used.
Many conferences have been held over the years on freshwater issues. Similar conclusions are reached and similar solutions proposed. The tools are available, the technologies have been developed or are in development. But the problems are worsening—in our ever-expanding cities, in rural areas, in rivers, lakes and groundwater aquifers.
We need to focus on getting existing tools, techniques and technologies implemented. We need to focus on what works.
We need to particularly address the issue of the wasteful and unsustainable use of water in agriculture, which commands the lion's share of available freshwater resources—over 70 per cent globally—and which in many cases wastes 60 per cent or more of the water it uses. Agriculture's profligate use is leading not only to water scarcity in many areas, but to salinisation, soil degradation and desertification—all major contributors to poverty and obstacles to sustainable development.
We also need to address the issue of the waste of water in urban areas. For example, in African cities, up to 50 per cent of the population—the poorest, of course—lack adequate water supplies, and 60 per cent lack adequate sanitation. The figures are similar for urban Asia. Yet, up to 50 per cent of the water supply is wasted through leakage or is otherwise unaccounted for.
The technology already exists to remedy many of these problems. The transfer of appropriate technology is vital.
UNEP's International Environmental Technology Centre in Osaka, Japan, is compiling a database of water-saving tips, technologies and policies drawn from both the developed and developing world. Examples range from technologies such as drip irrigation, which can reduce water consumption by as much as 60 percent, to rainwater harvesting, dual supply systems (in coastal areas), and dual flush lavatories.
However, as I stated, we do not lack solutions, only the will to implement them.
The key reason why so many people lack access to clean water and sanitation and why water is used in an environmentally unsustainable manner is the lack of integrated water resources management capacity.
Most water crises in the world today are caused by poor water management.
This recognition is long-standing.
For example, forty years ago the Berlin Conference on Water Development in Less Developed Areas found that "the main problems in the field are not technical, but are of an organisational, administrative, political or managerial nature."
Despite this recognition, attempts to address water management and policy issues are inadequate.
The international community and national governments share responsibility for this. More emphasis must be placed on capacity development for management, institutional reform and governance reform.
Perhaps the most important management issue regarding water and sanitation, the one that could have the most benefit for the poor, yet one that is proving to be most controversial, is the issue of water pricing.
It is plain to anyone working in the development or environmental field that the sustainable use and management of water resources demands that users must pay the true costs of the services they receive, with the proviso that the poor majority receive a basic needs supply at a price they can afford.
Currently agriculture's use is heavily subsidised, while the poor pay too much—financially and in terms of health and labour.
The over-use of water resources can be curbed by demand management approaches that include improved irrigation practices, less-water-consuming crops (especially in water-scarce areas) and more efficient industrial processes. Weighted pricing structures, and the withdrawal of perverse subsidies, can encourage all these things—without harming the poor.
Consider, for a minute, the costs of subsidising water to larger users.
When water is subsidised it tends to be wasted. Subsidies impose a direct cost on taxpayers and an indirect cost through encouraging inefficient water use. The funds used for subsidising water might be better used by society for other purposes—for instance, providing better services to the poor.
Another type of subsidy is when people pollute water and do not pay. This transfers the costs of pollution to other users. In some cases these costs are enormous—to the economy, to human health, and to the environment.
The people who pay the highest price are, again, usually the poor. It is they who have to live closest to polluting industries, and they who have to use untreated, polluted water because they do not have access to the clean piped water that so many of us take for granted.
Recent developments in international law related to the polluter pays principle—such as the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Joint Protocol on Liability and Compensation and the draft Environmental Liability Directive passed by the European Parliament last month—provide a solid foundation for further development of this essential tool for protecting the environment and the poor.
But, if everyone has to pay the true cost of water, how do we supply the poor? Despite the fact that the poor already pay a disproportionately high price—if they have the money—for water and sanitation services, and despite the fact that studies show that the poor are willing, when they can, to pay for what they know is the single most important necessity, there are problems—both moral and practical—in trying to make the poor pay.
The answer, I propose, to the sustainable and equitable management of water resources is progressive pricing.
Progressive pricing means charging more per unit the more water is used.
A basic needs amount of water should be sold at a low price, subsidised if necessary, so that poor people can afford the minimum needed for a healthy existence.
Increasing levels of consumption are charged for at progressively higher tariffs per unit.
This provides an incentive for more efficient water use. The money saved on infrastructure investment and wasted water can then be re-invested into supporting the uptake of water-efficient technology by larger users, thus alleviating the perceived financial burden of paying for the true cost of the resource—a win-win situation for the poor, for industry and agriculture, and for the environment.
In conclusion, let me recap briefly on the topic of water and the fight against poverty.
It is a complex and controversial issue that needs creative thinking and cooperation among all sectors of society.
At the core of the solution lie three principles: Good governance, good science and good management.
We need to manage our water resources wisely, using integrated management principles based, where appropriate, on international cooperation.
We need to meaningfully involve those without adequate water supply and sanitation in planning and decision-making, and increase financing for all water and sanitation supply solutions.
We need to improve the management of water utilities to generate secure revenue for their improvement.
And we need to reform how water is valued and priced, so that it is not wasted, but treated as the precious, indispensable resource that it is.
Thank you.