<ul class="summary-list"><li>A tropical storm headed for Tokyo could leak sewage water into the Olympic triathlon swim course.</li><li>In parts of Tokyo, there are not separate drainage systems for rainwater and sewage.</li><li>A 2019 paralympic test swim in Tokyo was cancelled because of E. coli, but officials believe there are enough measures in place now to stop sewage.</li></ul>Olympic officials are confident that safety measures put in place will stop a tropical storm heading for Tokyo from leaking sewage water into Tokyo Bay, where the Olympic triathlon swimming will take place.The storm is expected to hit Tokyo on Tuesday. The men's triathlon is scheduled for Monday. The women's is scheduled for Tuesday. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/lifestyle/sports/officials-confident-they-can-keep-swimmers-clear-sewage-2021-07-24/">According to Reuters</a>, many places in Tokyo don't have separate drainage systems for rainwater and sewage. A city official told Reuters that there are systems in place to separate it where the triathlon swim takes place, however.A paralympic test swim was <a href="https://olympics.nbcsports.com/2019/08/17/triathlon-water-bacteria-tokyo-paralympics/">cancelled in 2019 because of dangerous levels of E. coli</a> in the water. In 2015, multiple analyses of water quality found high levels of dangerous drug-resistant "super bacteria" from human sewage that <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2015/07/30/ap-investigation-dirty-rio-water--threat--2016-olympics/30868257/">threatened the 2016 Olympics</a>. It's been reported that the Tokyo Bay, which experts have said still might contain dangerous levels of E. coli, has been known to <a href="https://www.insider.com/olympics-outdoor-swimming-venue-smells-like-a-toilet-2021-7">"smell like a toilet."</a>Olympic officials stressed that there are protections in place to prevent sewage from leaking into the course."We have installed triple-layer screens as a measure to help ensure water quality," a spokesperson told Reuters. "As well as thereby preventing the inflow of E.coli bacteria after rainfall, through daily monitoring of water quality and the weather we aim to stabilize water temperature by opening the screens during periods of fine weather when water quality is stable."Furthermore, water flow generators have been introduced to deal with rising water temperatures when the underwater screens are closed."According to Reuters, since 2019, 22,000 cubic meters of sand were placed in the bay to create an environment to support organisms to help clean the water. The screens were also installed.However, Yukio Koibuchi, a former associate professor at Tokyo University's Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-13/two-weeks-before-tokyo-olympic-swimming-event-the-water-stinks">told Bloomberg earlier in July</a> that the screens may not help much because bacteria could flow underneath the screens.Hugh Robertson, president of the British Olympic Association, told Reuters he doesn't currently have any concerns about the water quality, saying the <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/rio-olympics-water-pollution-sewage-photos-2015-7">polluted water in Rio</a> was a bigger concern in 2016.

A tropical storm heading for Tokyo could leak sewage water into the Olympic triathlon swimming course

<ul class="summary-list"><li>The <keyword id="6360967" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="olympics">Olympics</keyword>' outdoor swimming events will take place at Tokyo Bay in less than two weeks. </li><li>Tokyo Bay had dangerous levels of <keyword id="661658" type="COMPANY" weightage="60" keywordseo="E-coli">E. Coli</keyword> in its water in 2019, and experts say it still might. </li><li>One athlete even said that the water currently "smells like a toilet."</li></ul>Tokyo Bay will host the swimming portions of the Olympic triathlons, but the water quality could be a problem for the athletes. One athlete who is competing said the bay "smells like a toilet," according to Eric Yokoyama of <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-13/two-weeks-before-tokyo-olympic-swimming-event-the-water-stinks">Bloomberg</a>.The smell in the water is a strong indication of recent <keyword id="6371879" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="60" keywordseo="sewage">sewage</keyword> or animal waste contamination and harmful E. Coli levels, according to the <a href="https://cfpub.epa.gov/ols/catalog/advanced_full_record.cfm?&amp;FIELD1=SUBJECT&amp;INPUT1=Biochemical%20oxygen%20demand&amp;TYPE1=EXACT&amp;LOGIC1=AND&amp;COLL=&amp;SORT_TYPE=MTIC&amp;item_count=496TYPE=MTIC&amp;item_count=496">US Environmental Protection Agency.</a>The bay has historically contained dangerous levels of E. Coli. In 2019, more than twice the level of E. Coli than what is deemed safe by World Triathlon was found in the water. The swimming portion of that year's Paratriathalon was canceled. The <a href="https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2000JC000749">poor water quality</a> is because Tokyo doesn't have separate drainage systems for rainwater and sewage. As a result, rainwater is combined with sewage from 30 million residents and surrounding suburbs and has to be treated before entering the bay. Tokyo Bay's salinity is just 1%, and 60% of the water is from inland rivers and Tokyo's drains. Tokyo's local government has tried to remedy the pollution issue over the years with several proposed solutions, including dumping 22,200 cubic meters of sand into the bay, building storage tanks to capture flood runoff.But those steps might not be enough to make the water safe, according to some scientists. Yukio Koibuchi, a former associate professor at Tokyo University's Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, told <a href="https://fortune.com/2021/07/13/olympics-tokyo-bay-smell-triathlon-swimming-venue-sewage/">Bloomberg</a> that the steps "won't reduce the inflow of E. coli much."One triathlon competitor for the Japanese national team says she's competed in even grosser venues than Tokyo Bay. "Tokyo Bay is not clean by any means," Taro Shiraro, a triathlete who's been competing in races over 30 years, told <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-13/two-weeks-before-tokyo-olympic-swimming-event-the-water-stinks">Bloomberg</a>. "Triathlon games are increasingly held in urban areas. Not many of them are clean."

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<img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5942d8ec9a7af5af018b46e9-1200/sherbet 4x3.png" alt="Sherbet 4x3" /><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ruthanddave/2753574904/in/photolist-5cjMTo-nXsgk2-TqceqB-GArUsy-9ZkD8o-aybRHb-bCga43-Um6gdn-UhtMd3-7zLGfj-5uLdiY-58bi61-awzt71-Hg7Eeb-7eVQJg-JFdKd-mESdm-bWmkyV-6CXHX9-eS7s5s-m8qo8v-ah5pjq-6CXJ2C-rSMqax-6N9Z9-2V9FaL-4vYK1H-4a1Qub-dVzy4g-aRA3pV-6CXHUE-6fZnUe-4TPLX-bVskhR-gEoQ-2Uusx-ifgbd-4uLkbQ-9Hq9WE-aMzYN-c5QhxA-8MCUGP-9wbV5w-ppcdL3-HktDw-dyVnZS-o3Kvp-UwgnK3-kw98Nk-8sSkPX">Flickr/Ruth Hartnup/Business Insider</a>Are you pronouncing this this correctly?The English <a href="http://theconversation.com/why-is-english-so-hard-to-learn-53336">language is hard</a>. But sometimes people just flat out mispronounce words. Take a look, for example, at the 11 words below. We bolded the emphasized syllable and included links for audio (click the word to listen).While some words have multiple acceptable pronunciations, the audio links include the standard pronunciation. The true pronunciations might surprise you.<h3>1. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/comptroller">comptroller</a></h3>(noun): a person in charge of the financial accounts of a company or organizationThe standard pronunciation is the same as "controller."This word <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?allowed_in_frame=0&amp;search=comptroller&amp;searchmode=none">began as a variant</a> of "controller," with influence from an unrelated French word, "compte," meaning "an account."<h3>2. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kibosh">kibosh</a></h3>(noun): something that serves as a check or stop; "put the kibosh on that"The standard pronunciation is "ky-bosh," not "kih-bosh."Charles Dickens' "<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sketches-Boz-Charles-Dickens/dp/1232460737">Sketches by Boz</a>" gave us the first written example in 1836. He spelled the word, possibly phonetically, as "kye-bosk."<h3>3. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sherbet">sherbet</a></h3>(noun): a frozen sweet dessert made from fruit or fruit juicesMany say "sher-bert," though there's no second "r" - not even a silent one. It's not to be confused with "sorbet" (sor-bay), which contains no milk. Sherbet does.<h3>4. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mischievous">mischievous</a></h3>(adjective): showing a playful desire to cause troubleThe standard pronunciation is "mis-chiv-us," not "mis-chee-vee-us."This mispronunciation also lends itself to spelling errors. When people add the extra syllable, they often add an "i" and incorrectly write "mischievious."<h3>5. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prestigious">prestigious</a></h3>(adjective): having prestige, honoredThe preferred pronunciation is "pre-sti-jus," not "pre-stee-jus."<h3>6. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/banal">banal</a></h3>(adjective): boring or ordinary, not interestingStandard pronunciation is "buh-nal," not "bay-nul."<h3>7. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peremptory">peremptory</a></h3>(adjective): used to describe a command you must obey without question or excuseIt's pronounced "pe-remp-tory," not "pre-emp-tory."When people pronounce "peremptory" as "preemptory," they're probably mistaking it for another adjective entirely: "preemptive," which means "done to stop an unwanted act from another group from happening." <h3>8. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Realtor">Realtor</a></h3>(noun): used for a real estate agent who is a member of the National Association of RealtorsIt's pronounced "real-ter," not "real-a-tor."Latin links "real" and "estate" together, but Realtor was created, capitalized, and trademarked to describe brokers who are members of the national association, according to Robert Willson, an <a href="http://realtormag.realtor.org/news-and-commentary/commentary/article/2012/01/glad-be-real-tor">English professor turned real estate agent</a>.Willson speculates that the mispronunciation comes from metathesis, or transposing certain letters within words. Saying "aks" for "ask" is another common example.<h3>9. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cache">cache</a></h3>(noun): a hiding place; a part of a computer's memory where information is keptIt's pronounced exactly the same as "cash." Some confuse "cache" with "cachet" ("cash-ay"), which means "carrying great prestige."<h3>10. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/supposedly">supposedly</a></h3>(adverb): claimed to be true or realThis mispronunciation involves two words: "supposedly" and "supposably."The first is usually the one most people want to use, while the second means "capable of being supposed." It's a slight distinction but an important one.<h3>11. <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/triathlon">triathlon</a></h3>(noun): an athletic contest that is a long-distance race consisting of three phases (such as swimming, bicycling, and running)Most people add an extra syllable to this word. It is pronounced "tri-ath-lon" not "tri-ath-a-lon." <h3>12. <a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/audio.php?file=niche002&amp;word=niche&amp;text=%5C%CB%88nich%20also%20%CB%88n%C4%93sh%20or%20%CB%88nish%5C">niche</a></h3>(noun): a job, activity, etc., that is suitable for someoneThere are three acceptable pronunciations here: "nich," "neesh," and "nish." English borrows the word <a href="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=niche&amp;allowed_in_frame=0">from French</a>, in which the correct pronunciation is "neesh." Over time, we've Americanized the word to sound like "nich," now considered the preferred pronunciation.Some dictionaries, such as Merriam-Webster, even list the third pronunciation. Christina Sterbenz contributed to a previous version of this story.

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<img class="gwt-Image" src="/photo/48157741.cms" /> What would you get if you did a Google search for ‘<keyword id="6356604" type="PERSON" weightage="100" keywordseo="Milind-soman">Milind Soman</keyword> young’? In the first 10 photos itself, you would see a happy Soman, smiling from behind his salt-and-pepper beard that he so easily carries. That’s young for you, as per Google. 
 
He is going to be 50 in less than 6 months from now. 
 However, that certainly did not stop him from competing in and subsequently winning one of the toughest <keyword id="6404434" type="SPORT" weightage="100" keywordseo="triathlon">triathlon</keyword>s in the world. The triathlon, which is organised by World Triathalon Corporation, includes a 3.86 km swim, 180.25 km cycle ride, and 42.2 km run and has to be completed within the time frame of 17 hours. Soman completed the race in 15 hours and 19 minutes. 
 
Oh, did we tell you that he is going to be 50 soon? 
 
Here are 3 other times that Milind ‘Ironman’ Soman proved that he’s ageless! 
 
1. When he debuted as an actor at 30 
After years of being India’s first supermodel, he debuted as an actor at the age of 30. It was in A Mouthful Of Sky, the first English serial to be made in India, and was a breakthrough success at Doordarshan. The age when other actors start using creams to hide their wrinkles, this man came as a breath of fresh air in the television industry. 
 
2. When he ‘restarted’ sports at the age of 40 
When we say restart, it’s because Milind was the national swimming champion for 4 years at a stretch during his college years. However, he lost the competitive urge and gave it up. 16 years later, he took up running, and has been running barefoot ever since, citing that it’s only natural and shoes make you weak. He has completed several half- and full marathons, and has run from Delhi to Mumbai. He was 47 at that tome, beat that! 
 
3. When he started Pinkathon at 47 years of age 
At the age when all models and even some actors sit in their reclining chairs in their farm houses, this man went ahead and started an event to encourage women to run for good health. He named it ‘Pinkathon’ and it was a roaring success. It has taken place in more than 40 cities, including all the major metros of India. 
 
Picture by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MilindRunning/photos/a.519415254854507.1073741825.519378534858179/527689020693797/?type=1&amp;theater">Milind Soman Facebook</a>

3 Times Milind ‘Ironman’ Soman proved that he’s ageless!

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5321c53b6bb3f7d433465f02-1200-2000/makinde_50 mi.jpg" border="0" alt="makinde adeagbo pinterest runner" />Courtesy of PinterestMakinde Adeagbo running the 50-mile American River Endurance Run. </div></div></div>Working as an engineer at a high-profile tech company can involve some crazy long hours. It can be tough to even think abut something unrelated to work. 
But Makinde Adeagbo, an engineering manager at Pinterest, has a rather time-consuming hobby, one that may seem insane to some. 
He's a distance runner, competing in races of up to 50 miles. 
"People will tell me that they don't even like to drive that far," he said to Business Insider. "I guess it's pretty crazy. It's out there, but there's actually a large community of people who do it." 
He completed his first 50-mile race in 2012, a competition in the Sacramento area known as the <a href="http://www.ar50mile.com/">American River Endurance Run</a>. He finished in just over 10 hours of running. 
That ultra-marathon, however, was just the culmination of a series of long-distance races. 
He had set a four-year plan for himself: the first year, he'd run a half-marathon. The second year, a full marathon. The third, a half Ironman, and the fourth, a full Ironman - an extreme triathalon that includes a 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bicycle ride, and 26.2-mile marathon, all without a break. 
"Then I took a step back and said, 'OK, what's next?'" Adeagbo said. "Some of my friends were a little bit crazy and had talked about ultra-marathons, so I said, 'Why not? This seems like a perfect fifth year exercise.'"
Running fifty miles in one go can be a hard concept to wrap your head around, but Adeagbo has some tactics for getting through it. 
"I try to focus a lot on my eating schedule. When you think of how much time passes during the race, you would have eaten two meals by then. I work on maintaining a schedule, which keeps me distracted from how much left there is to go," he said. "And I spend a lot of time thinking about what I'm going to do at the finish line."
The training can be just as grueling as the race itself. Before he did the fifty-miler, Adeagbo aimed for 10 to 15 hours of running during the week, doubling down on longer runs on the weekend. At the peak of training, that meant running a marathon on Saturday before running another one on Sunday. 
All of this training was happening while he was employed full-time at Dropbox, where he went after previously working at Facebook. He's worked as an engineering manager at Pinterest's San Francisco headquarters since July 2013. 
"When you're training for a race, it's almost like a full-time job," he said. "I've always liked running in that it's a goal you can take it on yourself. How much you get out is based on how much you put in."
And, of course, he keeps a <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/makinde/pure-guts-race/">Pinterest board</a> filled with inspirational quotes and stories from running legends like Jesse Owens and Steve Prefontaine. He says that working with other fitness-oriented people at Pinterest also encourages him to keep going.
<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_left"><div><div class="image"><img src="https://static-ssl.businessinsider.com/image/5321d75eecad04e27c9602d1-710-532/sprinterest-team.png" border="0" alt="sprinterest team" />Courtesy of PinterestThe Sprinterest team poses at the finish line of the Napa Valley Ragnar Relay, a 197-mile race. </div></div></div>
"Pinterest is a really flexible place to work. We have showers here in the office, for example. People will shoot out an email to the whole company saying, 'Hey, does anyone want to go for a run at the Embarcadero?' Or people take bike rides up from the Peninsula in the morning," he said. "There are so many people that are active on the fitness at Pinterest list, doing yoga or running. It makes you think that if all of these people are fitting it in, I can as well."
Adeagbo had signed up for a 100-mile race but was injured before he could attempt it. He hopes to one day complete another ultra-marathon. But for now, he's training with Pinterest's running team ("Sprinterest") to compete in <a href="http://therelay.com/">"The Relay,"</a> a 191-mile race from Calistoga to Santa Cruz, with the distance divided among 12 teammates. They'll be competing against organized groups of friends and other Bay Area companies, including Google, whose team has apparently dominated the race for a number of years.
"It's hard for a small company to compete when they have a pool of 20,000," he said with a laugh. 
Adeagbo also plans to run some of the same ultra-marathon he completed in 2012 when a few of his friends attempt it in April. 
"It's good to have someone run with you and distract you from the pain," he said.

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