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Ngati Maniapoto Stand At The Threshold

Jim Anderton, Minister of Economic Development
5 December 2003

Speech to Maniapoto Business Development Summit

Waitomo Caves Hotel
5 December 2003.

Speech Notes

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This summit is timely.

Ngati Maniapoto stand at the threshold of an exciting future.

Assets from various settlements are coming.

There is an increase in Maori business activity.

It’s time to unlock the future.

We need to prepare not only for the management of settlements.

We need to prepare for the challenges and opportunities of doing business in the 21st Century.

The economic outlook is positively vibrant.

Our economy was one of the fastest growing in the developed world over the last four years.

Unemployment is down to 4.4 per cent of the workforce -- lower than it has been since 1987.

We have 61-thousand more jobs than a year ago.

New Zealand has experienced sixteen consecutive quarters of job growth.
On Wednesday, the NZ Herald predicted a 'Jobs Bonanza' in its front page headline.

It said: "Nearly half New Zealand's companies expect to take on more staff next year in the strongest forecast of hiring intentions in five years."

The Maori unemployment rate is under double figures at 9.7 per cent.

That is still far too high, compared to the Pakeha unemployment rate of 3.3 per cent.

But it is under half the levels it reached in the eighties and nineties.

Maori experienced job growth of 3.6 per cent in the year to September.

Impressive job growth is being driven by the regions of New Zealand.

Every region of New Zealand is in positive growth mode.

I've always said that we can't have a strong national economy unless we have strong regions.

It's not that long ago, the regions of New Zealand were told that economic decline was inevitable.

Now jobs, people and the economic vitality that will sustain a lifestyle for New Zealanders are returning.

There is a virtuous cycle.

The stronger a region's economy gets, the more people return, and the economy picks up still further.

There are, of course, a number of factors behind the increases.

We have had favourable weather.

International trading conditions for our primary products have been generally strong.

We have benefited from excellent growth in the tourism industry, year after year since the late nineties.

But regions have benefited from more than the climate and trading conditions.

There is another factor that has been important.

Through the Regional Partnerships Programme, regions have been:
Setting their own priorities.
Identifying barriers to growth,
Identify existing advantages, and
Building strong local partnerships for growth.

Regions have been displaying confidence in their own future.

When regions publicly express confidence that they have a future, it sends a positive signal to investors and developers.

When regions sit down and work out where their unique strengths are, it must have an effect.

Twenty-three out of 26 regions have developed a detailed economic development strategy in the last two years.

That is 23 more regions with a clear sense of direction.

The coalition government has funded nine Major Regional Initiatives:

A wood processing centre of excellence in Rotorua, which I launched yesterday.
Hawke's Bay - Food Processing.
Waikato - Innovation Park
Marlborough -- Wine centre of excellence
Taranaki – Heavy engineering
Northland – Tourism
Nelson – Seafood
Southland – Broadband
And another to be announced in Wellington.

Each of these builds on the existing strength of the region.

Each initiative helps to lift the economic performance of the region.

Each project will lead to high-value, high-skill, job-rich development.

Once a region has adopted one regional initiative, it can come back to the well for another Major Regional Initiative.

Regions will get an accelerating boost as one initiative comes in on top of another.

Over time, the industrial base of each region will be broadened and deepened.

Regional growth is driving growth in the national economy.

Every region has to work with local Maori.

I have insisted on this.

When regions have brought me plans that have not included Maori, I have sent them back.

New Zealand’s economic development is Maori economic development.

In thirty of forty year’s time, 30 per cent of New Zealanders will be Maori or Pacific people.

Therefore, lifting the performance of the New Zealand economy, means lifting the economic performance of Maori.

Maori are part of New Zealand’s competitive advantage.

They are part of what makes us unique; Maori are nowhere else in the world.

It is critical for communities, local government, industry, and Maori to work together.

There have been a number of initiatives where local Maori have played a major role and been critical to the success.

Northlands MRI ‘Activate Northland’, is based around capability building for small tourism business in the region, many of which are Maori businesses.

Tainui have been a crucial partner in the Waikato Innovation Centre MRI, with the centre being built on Tainui land.

Whakatu Incorporated is involved in the Marlborough Wine Centre of excellence.

Ngati Kahungunu are on the governance board of Food Hawke’s Bay.

Ngai Tahu have been vital to the development of the Nelson Seafood cluster.

The Wanganui, Rangitikei, Ruapehu Regional Partnership is also a pleasing example of collaboration.

Twelve 12 hapu and three councils have been able to forge strong relationships.

The coalition government has also assisted individual iwi with specific regional development initiatives.

Te Uri O Hau received assistance in May 2003 to help develop assets from the Treaty settlement.

Similarly Ngati Whatua have received assistance to develop a major tourist attraction at Bastion Point.

Currently the Maori economy accounts for 1.4 per cent of the New Zealand economy. It contributes:
$700 million, or approximately 7.4% of New Zealand's total agricultural output;
About $299 million or 37% of New Zealand's domestic fishing quota; and
Maori are estimated to control 10% of New Zealand's forest holdings.

Local Maori involvement has been a requirement of the RPP programme from the start.

But there have been varying levels of Maori engagement.

One of the biggest challenges has been developing representation where numerous iwi fall within the same area.

At the moment, the government is looking at ways to improve Maori involvement in regional development.

What we know about the Maori economy is that there is a considerable entrepreneurial base to build on.

A recent study (by NZIER) found the Maori economy is more profitable than the rest of the New Zealand economy.

The Maori economy has a higher savings rate than the rest of New Zealand.

And while Maori households receive $2.3 billion from the government, they also pay $2.4 billion in tax.

But the Maori economy is more volatile because it is based on primary production.

We need to move the Maori economy up the value chain.

We need more successful business based on the unique advantages of Maori.

One advantage is entrepreenurship.

One global research report found that if Maori were ranked as an individual country, they would be the world’s seventh most entrepreneurial country

We need to unlock that potential.

But we need to focus on growth and opportunity.

Maori and economic development go together.

We need to look forward and set high targets for achievement.

As leaders and key players in economic development, you are critical in driving forward this agenda.

The focus needs to be on Maori economic development – not grievance.

I don’t say that to be critical of the Treaty process.

Settling injustices is a matter of justice.

But even if every Treaty grievance were settled tomorrow, it would not secure Maori economic development.

We need to do much better.

How much better?

On the basis of income per head of population, New Zealand currently ranks between Cyprus and Slovenia.

If we had grown at one percent faster each year for the last thirty, we would now have a living standard equal to Australia's.

How would things have been different?

Incomes: 1% higher growth since 1970 would mean that the average worker would now receive an additional $175 a week.

Health: An additional 1% growth would have meant we could invest $3.7 billion a year more on health.

Education: $4.2 billion more would be available per year. That's roughly an additional $3,500 per student. In one year it would almost wipe the current student debt of $5.4billion.

If our GDP had grown at the same rate as Australia we could have invested twice as much on roading over the last 30 years.

This is a crucial issue for Maori.

Maori have born a heavier share of the burden of our poor economic performance.

The more creative our businesses are, the more jobs there will be.

The more global New Zealand business is, in its reach and aspiration, the more sustainable and fulfilling the jobs they create will be.

We all have a role in fostering and growing more successful businesses that generate jobs.

We need to look forward and set high targets for achievement.

As leaders and key players in Maori economic development, you are critical in driving forward this agenda.

I am very optimistic about Maori and regional economic development.

We live in a moment of immense opportunity.

We can push on to a future where every region of New Zealand is thriving.

Many regions have now set out a vision for their economic development.

Like King Country, they are driving hard towards fulfilling it.

We can achieve a vision where every young person has a vibrant future in their own hometowns if they choose to.

A vision where every family can enjoy a standard of living and quality of life better than anywhere in the world.

We can achieve a vision where every part of New Zealand is strong, resilient and growing quickly.

This is the vision I have.

Each of us is a custodian of the future.

We hold the promise of tomorrow in our hands.

It is up to us all to be ambitious for New Zealand.

It’s time to go forward now and unlock it.

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SAS Brecon Beacons deaths: More tests needed

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Further tests will be carried out after the deaths of two soldiers during SAS selection training in the Brecon Beacons.

Edward John Maher and Lance Corporal Craig John Roberts collapsed on one of the hottest days of the year while climbing South Wales’s highest mountain.

A military colleague of theirs remains in a serious condition.

Witnesses on the day said they saw two soldiers “clearly in distress”, who pleaded with them for drinking water.

An inquest at Brecon Law Courts in Powys, mid Wales, gave the cause of death of the pair as “unascertained”.

Speaking at the hearing yesterday, Dyfed Powys Police Detective Inspector Ieuan Wyn Jones said that L/Cpl Roberts had been pronounced dead on the mountain at 5:15pm, while Mr Maher died at Prince Charles Hospital in Merthyr Tydfil almost three hours later.

“Post-mortems have been carried out and the causes of death are unascertained,” he added. “Further investigations are being carried out.”

The two soldiers were understood to be taking part in the aptitude training element of the course to become SAS reservists.

They were climbing Pen y Fan, the highest mountain in southern Britain, on 13 July.

It is known as the location for the “Fan Dance” where soldiers hoping to join the special forces march over the mountain carrying a heavy pack and a rifle, then do the route in reverse in a set time.

L/Cpl Roberts, 24, of Penrhyn Bay, had served with the Territorial Army for around five years and is understood to have served in Afghanistan and Iraq. The former teaching assistant lived in London and had been due to start a job in the office of the Education Secretary.

His father, Kelvin Roberts, said at the time of his death: “We are all devastated at the loss of our beloved Craig. This has left a massive hole in all our lives.

“We wholeheartedly supported Craig in his military endeavours and it gives us some comfort, though great sadness, that he died in the pursuit of his dream.”

Mr Maher was named as the second fatality by Ministry of Defence officials yesterday morning. His family issued a short statement saying: “At this time of great sadness, Edward’s family has asked that they be left alone to grieve in private.”

Following the deaths, investigations have been launched by both the police and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

Powys coroner Louise Hunt will also launch her own probe.

Before adjourning proceedings, she said a full inquest would examine all the circumstances leading up to the deaths and examine any “failings… if they are identified”.

Ms Hunt also said her investigation was not a “normal” inquest – any future verdict given must be independent and have the full involvement of both victims’ families.

“I would also like to place on record my deepest condolences to both families,” she added.

Proceedings were adjourned until 3 September, when they will resume at Aberdare Coroner’s Court.

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2004 BYU Football Preview: Defensive Line

The Cougars' defensive line that takes the field this fall against Notre Dame on Sept. 4 looks like the strongest unit head honcho <b>Gary Crowton</b> and company will go into battle with.

BYU defensive coordinator Bronco Mendenhall uses a continuous rotation system in his 3-3-5 base scheme. However, as Cougar fans saw last season, he also mixes it up and confuses offenses with frequent 4 and 5-man fronts.

Though his defense uses a three-man defensive front as its base, it also thrives on its flexibility and unpredictability for opposing offenses.

Considering Mendenhall will be coaching his second year at BYU with essentially the same defensive line personnel he had last season, many assume and expect him to be more diverse in how he employs varying defensive line looks.

With the flexible, highly capable and competent defensive line parts Mendenhall has returning, it's easy to be very optimistic about what we'll likely see up front.

Daniel Marquardt is the most established veteran of the interior line. Marquardt has been a solidifying force inside the past two seasons and that will continue. He played better than Ifo Pili last season, even though Pili started most games. Marquardt should be fully recovered from off-season knee surgery by fall camp.

Marquardt also has arguably the most powerful lower body of any player on the team and is very quick off the snap. He played on the outside on rare occasions last season. I look for Marquardt to be BYU's most dependable interior lineman this season.

Dark Horse:

The choice is easy: Nebraska transfer Manaia Brown. Dogged all last season with a shoulder injury suffered at the beginning of 2003, Brown was healthy enough in stretches last fall for Cougar fans to see and validate his hype and potential.

The hype: Brown is possibly the most talented defensive lineman BYU has had since Jason Buck and Shawn Knight. Brown finally had off-season surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. If he can play and stay healthy, Brown will likely start sometime this fall, boosting what already should be a dominating front.

Look for defensive line coach Steve Kaufusi and Mendenhall to use Brown as more of a combination defensive tackle/defensive end pass rushing force.

Two of BYU's most touted recruits last year included junior college star Vince Feula and local Utah high school standout Isley Filiaga.

Look for Feula to see a lot of playing time in Kaufusi's rotation and cover for either Marquardt or Brown if they are injured. Marquardt is currently recovering from knee injury. Both Feula and Filiaga are short, which gives them the low-center-of-gravity essential for all good interior linemen.

Filiaga, if he receives the NCAA Clearing House green light, was a summer camp legend and may be the strongest true freshman defensive tackle in the country with a bench press of almost 500 pounds. Both Feula and Filiaga add valuable depth to BYU's interior.

Reliable Backups:

Justin Carlson-Maddux is just the sort of player Mendenhall loves. He is a walk-on that out hustles virtually all other players in practice and does whatever his coach asks of him. Carlson-Maddux adds depth at both the outside and interior defensive positions.

All-American candidate Brady Poppinga is BYU's unquestioned star on defense. Poppinga will be a dominating defensive end again this season, but look for him to line up fairly frequently from an outside linebacking position like he did a lot toward the close of last season.

Poppinga is the team's defensive leader and cheerleader. He does the things Mendenhall places a premium upon in his effort-is-everything defensive scheme. He has the speed of a linebacker and the strength of a defensive end. Look for Poppinga to be all over the field creating havoc wherever possible.

John Denney will likely start opposite Poppinga on the other side of the defensive line. Denney consistently showed great athleticism in various off-season drills run among his teammates. He is considered the best all-around athlete among the defensive ends. Denney had several outstanding games in 2003 and will build upon that this season.

Dark Horse:

Shaun Nua is extremely blessed physically and has shown flashes of brilliance as a junior two seasons ago. After redshirting last year, Nua has the size and playmaking abilities to become the surprise dominating player this season.

A couple of highly-touted recently returned LDS missionaries join the defensive end lineup this fall in Michael Marquardt, Daniel's younger brother, and Judd Anderton.

When Michael Marquardt signed with BYU out of high school, he was ranked the top recruit the Cougars ever signed at that position up to that time. He had an impressive Blue and White spring game with four quarterback sacks. He will be a sophomore this fall.

Anderton, who left straight for his LDS mission from high school, was also impressive in spring practice.

Though he is listed as a dominating All-American junior college transfer, linebacker Justin Luettgerodt is possibly the Poppinga DE heir apparent. He is a player many compare to Poppinga because of his speed and sure-tackling abilities.

Unfortunately, Luettgerodt sat out of spring practice due to a knee injury, but he could be a significant factor this fall. It's hard to know whether to list Luettgerodt as a defensive end or linebacker. He will almost certainly see playing time at both positions.

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Coach Gonzales on Nation's Best WR Class

When it comes to wide receivers, it would be hard for any recruiting class in the nation to match what the Florida Gators loaded up with on national signing day. The Gators signed three five-star US Army All-Americans and the other two wideouts in the class were rated four stars by It's one of the most impressive skill position hauls in recent memory and it gives wide receivers Coach Billy Gonzalez a full complement of talent to work with this fall.

The Gators looked good on paper with four veteran, talented receivers when the season began in 2005 but injuries showed how fragile the position really was. Bubba Caldwell was lost for the season in game three and Jemalle Cornelius, Dallas Baker and Chad Jackson had to fight their way through injuries the rest of the season. Only in the Outback Bowl did the Gators have the threesome of Cornelius, Baker and Jackson healthy at the same time since the Kentucky game (game four).

The lack of healthy playmakers turned Florida's offense very pedestrian and emphasized the need to load up on speed and playmaking ability in the recruiting class.

"I was just watching our 2005 season film today and our so-called game breakers," Gonzales stated. "We didn't have but maybe a handful of plays over 20 yards that were catch and run by a receiver. The ones we had were thrown deep and guys made good catches. At the same time, we need the guy in the offense that we can throw the shovel, or the bubble, a ten yard route or a twelve yard out and can turn that into the big play."

Enter the 2006 signing class and the five fleet-footed receivers who add instant depth and playmaking ability to the Florida roster. All five have the ability to make an impact early and there is enough depth now so that Florida will never have to go four-wide without four fast playmakers on the field at the same time.

The first name you have to talk about when you talk about the receivers in this recruiting class is all-universe Percy Harvin of Virginia Beach (VA) Landstown. He's rated the number two receiver in the nation by but he brings an all-around game that will drive defensive coordinators batty. Harvin is the kind of guy just made for an offensive coordinator with a creative mind. There are so many ways the Gators can get the ball in the hands of this 5-11, 182-pound dynamo and any time he has the ball in his hands he is a threat to make something big happen. You name the way this US Army All-American can make a big play happen and chances are he's already done something similar.

"He is an instant game breaker," Gonzales said. "He has tremendous speed and explosiveness. He is one that gives you more than just receiving. He is a great punt returner and kick returner. He is a threat every time he touches the ball and has the ability to take it the distance or make something exciting happen."

The offense that Harvin played in under Coach Chris Beaty at Landstown is quite similar to Florida's spread option. Most of the time, Harvin lined up in the slot where he could factor in both the passing game and the running game. He'll probably do many of the same things for the Gators.

"I think the way Coach Beatty used his team is the same way we envision using our receivers where the inside receivers can run vertical or match up on a linebacker," said Gonzales. "[Percy] is a multiple use individual."

In Jarred Fayson, the Gators landed a Percy Harvin clone, a game breaker who is at his best maneuvering through traffic. Fayson also has tremendous speed and multiple skills. He played quarterback at Tampa Hillsborough but that didn't stop this US Army All-American from being named the third best wide receiver in the nation by He's 6-0, 195 pounds, and capable of turning a simple bubble screen into a highlight reel.

"I think Percy and Jarred are a lot alike," Gonzales said. "If Jarred had been a receiver and a punt returner and kick returner he would have done a lot of the same things as Percy. I see them being a lot alike almost clones to be honest with you. (Jarred is) a little bigger right now --- about 200 pounds --- but at one point in time, (UF strength) Coach (Mickey) Marotti said he was one of the most explosive athletes he had seen anywhere on video. When you see him at quarterback, you see he runs faster than anyone else. The same as Percy, you toss him the ball and 92,000 fans will be on their feet because they don't know what will happen when he touches it."

The Gators stepped across the border into Georgia where they won a dog fight with the home state Bulldogs for the state's most exciting player in Justin Williams, who earned a four-star rating from The 6-2, 183-pounder led Folkston Charlton County to back-to-back state championships in football. He's also an outstanding scorer in basketball and the defending 400 meter champ.

"Justin Williams is a fantastic athlete," Gonzales said. "He is a longer legged guy, a little taller than Percy and Jarred but not as thick. I think he holds the receiving record at Charlton County and that is some great football up there. He is also a state champion in track. He had a lot of offers. When he catches the ball, he can make someone miss and has the ability to pull away. I am very excited to see what he can do when he gets here."

If you want size at the receiver position, US Army All-American Jamar Hornsby brings a big body with a little pizzazz too. The 6-4, 195-pound five-star athlete from Jacksonville Sandalwood has the ability to burn defensive backs deep or make the tough catch over the middle. He is also an outstanding blocker who loves taking out a defender and he has shown the ability to run over people when he gets the football in his hands. He hurt his knee in the final game of the season for Sandalwood but at least report he was doing well with his rehab schedule.

"When you look at Jamar he is a big guy," Gonzales said. "He is a big strong physical guy that can make plays. I went and watched him play in a jamboree in Jacksonville. I saw him play defense and he will bring some toughness. He has to come off of his knee's rehabbing, but he is ahead of schedule right now. He is a tremendous athlete and will be one of those bigger receivers which we like as well."

Four-star Riley Cooper from Clearwater Central Catholic is an intriguing athlete who has size (6-4, 205) and speed (4.37 40, 6.23 60 at a major league baseball combine). Gonzales likes the fact that Cooper has a mean streak when he's on the field and the kind of enthusiasm to play the game that is contagious with teammates.

"Riley is one of those guys that brings attitude to the position group," said Gonzales. "He is a big athlete and can do a lot of different things. He brings toughness to the group right away and provides a physical presence and a force. He is also tremendously fast and ran one of the fastest 60 times at the Major League Baseball combine last year."

Not only are these five receivers tremendous prospects, they are also proven leaders and that's almost as important as physical talent the way Gonzales views things.

"When you look at these guys, Percy was a five time state track event champion and Justin comes from a wining program as well," he said. "When you look at these receivers as a whole you get a bunch of leaders and captains at their high schools. That's what you want."

When the Gators mapped out their recruiting goals for the class of 2006, the plan was to land five receivers. Florida actually had seven committed at one time but two changed their mind at the last minute. Still, it's the best class of receivers in the country, an indication that Florida's coaching staff not only did their homework but they also won the battles for the hearts and minds of these fine athletes.

"We were 100 percent right on target," Gonzales said. "We got the guys we wanted. Obviously, [we missed one] when we went down the stretch run, but it might be better in the long run. Some, looking from the outside in don't understand the big picture. If you would have told me in May that this would be the receiver group we would get, I would be as happy then as I am now."

The Gators will lose Baker and Cornelius to graduation next year and if Caldwell has an outstanding year, he could be gone as well. That puts a premium on bringing in outstanding playmakers with speed next year, too.

"At the same time we lost one at the end but the situation for us now is perfect," Gonzales gushed. "It allows us to go out and sign two or three next year instead of just one. That will put us in position to find another group of guys that will fit in with the system we are trying to put in here."

On paper and at this time, the Gator receiving class ranks as the best in Gator history, even above that group in 1994 that included Ike Hilliard, Reidel Anthony, Travis McGriff, Jacquez Green, Jamie Richardson, and Nafis Karim. That class produced four 1,000-yard seasons from four different players. In terms of talent and speed, this class dwarfs even the group of receivers that arrived in 1994 and we all know what happened with those guys.

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"His biggest asset is his speed."

Take an in-depth look at one of the Tide's top signees.

Alfy Hill
Scout.com Rating: Four-Star
Size: 6-4, 245-pounds
Hometown: West Brunswick High School
Shallotte, N.C.
Projected Position at UA: 'Jack' Linebacker

Stats: Hill ended his senior football season with 80 tackles, five forced fumbles, and a fumble returned for a touchdown. He also returned an onside kick attempt for a touchdown.

Commit Date: 9/9/09
Recruiting Competition: North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia Tech

Why Alabama: "Alabama is a great overall program. I love the tradition they have, and the coaches are great. I was really impressed by them. They really care for their players and have a good bond with them. I really like how they've turned it around and are now one of the best teams."

Strengths/Improvements: "I recognize plays well. I'm quick and elusive. I have good speed and am a good pass rusher. But I want to get stronger and work on my upper body. I'm pretty physical, but I want to push off blockers better."

Coach Quotes (West Brunswick head coach Jimmy Fletcher): "His biggest asset is his speed. Being that last season was just his first full year, every snap he gets, he gets better. Alfy needs to continue to learn the game and to play it using his speed.

"His first year was as a freshman, and he was decent, but fantastic he was not. Then he was sidelined all of his sophomore year with an injury. During a workout in the spring, he broke his wrist on a weight power cling. At first we thought he'd just be out for three weeks, but it was healing right and the doctor decided he needed surgery to put a screw in. After the surgery, the doctor just said 'no' and he wasn't cleared to play.

"He really grew up last season (junior year). "He looked OK in practice heading into the season, but in our first three games he was just phenomenal. That's around the time people started to notice him. At the time, he wasn't heavily recruited. Then after the season we sent tapes out to various services, and it was amazing the amount of interest that he's received.

"I think he has the ability to dominate a game by himself."

Andrew Bone says: "Alabama is getting a player has very good speed and can chase down players from behind. He has only played organized football for two years, but has a tremendous upside."

Richard Stover contributed to this report.

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PREVIEW: LSU vs. Tennessee

LSU and Tennessee bring matching SEC records into tonight's tilt in Knoxville. Come inside to preview the matchup of NIT hopefuls with TSD.

For the first time all season, LSU basketball is in position to play an important game, a game that actually means something.

That's because both the Tigers and Volunteers have postseason possibilities on the line, with the two teams – tied with Georgia for seventh in the SEC – gunning for a berth in the NIT.

Needless to say intensity won't be hard to find tonight when LSU (15-8, 6-6) and Tennessee (14-10, 6-6), two of the league's hottest teams, tip inside Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville at 6 p.m. Central Time. ESPNU will have the television broadcast.

Here are the projected starting lineups for Tuesday night's contest.

LSU (15-8, 6-6)
G Anthony Hickey (So., 5-11, 178) – 11.7 ppg, 3.6 rpg, 3.9 apg
G Andre Stringer (Jr., 5-10, 182) – 10.7 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 40.3% 3s
G Malik Morgan (Fr., 6-4, 188) – 5.4 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.5 spg
F Johnny O'Bryant (So., 6-9, 258) – 13.0 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 3.0 O-rpg
C Andrew Del Piero (Sr., 7-3, 254) – 4.3 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 58.6% FGs

Key Rotational Players: G Charles Carmouche (Sr., 6-4, 187; averages 9.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg, 3.6 apg) and F Shavon Coleman (Jr., 6-5, 195; averages 10.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg and 1.3 spg)

Tennessee (14-10, 6-6)
G Trae Golden (Jr., 6-2, 205) – 11.0 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 4.0 apg
G Jordan McRae (Jr., 6-5, 178) – 13.8 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.8 apg
G Josh Richardson (So., 6-6, 188) – 7.9 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 50.3% FGs
G Armani Moore (Fr., 6-5, 203) – 2.5 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 41.1% FGs
F Jarnell Stokes (So., 6-8, 270) – 12.5 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 54.8% FGs

Key Rotational Players: F Kenny Hall (Sr., 6-9, 230; averages 6.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg and shoots 54.1% FGs) and G Skylar McBee (Sr., 6-3, 195; averages 5.4 ppg and shoots 86.7% FTs)

The Vols enter tonight's game winners of three straight, with the most recent victory a resounding 88-58 thumping of No. 25 Kentucky (playing its first game without stud forward Nerlens Noel).

Cuonzo Martin's team has had to take a similar path to Johnny Jones' Tigers after Rocky Top got off to an 0-3 start in conference play. Since, the Volunteers have feasted on the league's bottom dwellers (much like LSU) in Mississippi State, South Carolina and Vanderbilt (twice), but UT also squeaked out a win against Alabama, the SEC's second-ranked team behind Florida.

Sophomore power forward Jarnell Stokes has fueled Tennessee's run.

Check out the lines the Memphis native has posted over the past seven games: 15 points and 18 rebounds vs. Alabama; 19 and 11 vs. Vanderbilt; 18 and 10 at Arkansas; 16 and 11 vs. Georgia; 20 and 10 at South Carolina; 17 and 10 at Vanderbilt; and 9 and 9 in the blowout over Kentucky.

What all of that means is that Johnny O'Bryant will have to pick on somebody his own size to continue his similarly blazing hot streak for LSU. That'll definitely be the matchup of the game to monitor: two double-double machines going head-to-head in Stokes (6-8, 270) and O'Bryant (6-9, 258).

May the strongest man win.

Elsewhere for the Tigers, the matchups don't look as good on paper in terms of size. UT's four starting guards all range from 6-2 to 6-6, meaning Anthony Hickey will have to keep a hand up on junior Trae Golden and Andre Stringer may need some occasional help on 6-5 Jordan McRae.

If LSU's guards can play physical and help on the glass, it would go a long way to offsetting the height differential. Otherwise, expect junior forward Jalen Courtney to assist Shavon Coleman in picking up the slack defensively.

One other thing to note is how strong the Volunteer crowds have been this season at home. The UT press release says Tennessee currently ranks sixth nationally in average home attendance at 17,070 fans. LSU will have to recall and learn from experiences at Boise State, Marquette, Kentucky and Alabama to tune out what figures to be a large crowd in Knoxville.

Finally, here's a quote from Johnny Jones on Tennessee's Jarnell Stokes.

"He's just a grown man," said Jones on Monday. "He's very physical. He's strong and probably about as physical and strong as a person that we've seen this year outside of probably out of (Patric) Young from Florida. He has great ability around the basket. I think he's shooting around 50 percent from the field, and that's a great number. He's averaging about eight rebounds, so he's a big load to really have to deal with. This guy is very mobile, extremely strong and has a great motor. He has a really good ability to play and play with a sense of urgency so it'll be a great challenge for our post guys."

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Texas A&M baseball coach Rob Childress ended the debate as to who would take the mound for the Aggies Friday night against Le Moyne. Aggie Websider's Dallas Shipp has a full report.

Texas A&M head baseball coach Rob Childress announced on Thursday that junior David Newmann will get the starting nod in the Aggies' regional opener against Le Moyne on Friday night.

Many have debated whether Childress would pitch one of his top two starters this year in Newmann or go with Kirkland Rivers, Gary Campfield, or Travis Starling against fourth seeded Le Moyne. That strategy would save both Newmann and senior Kyle Nicholson for a match up against No. 2 Louisiana-Lafayette or No. 3 seed Ohio State on Saturday, with the hope of having the other ace ready for a championship game on Sunday.

But Childress is taking no chances after last year's MAAC champion Manhattan knocked off top-seeded Nebraska in the Lincoln regional. He knows also knows that Le Moyne has two talented starting pitchers (one of which the Aggies are sure to see on Friday night) and a closer with solid numbers as well.

"When you're playing a game, you've got to win that game," Childress said. "I don't think you can look to (the first game) and say ‘I've got to keep someone back for Sunday's game.' You've got to win every game that you play."

Childress also likes the way that Newmann matches up with the Le Moyne lineup and their numbers against left-handed pitchers this year.

Nicholson is the scheduled starter on Saturday regardless of the result of the Aggies' game on Friday night, leaving a possible makeshift rotation available for a championship game on Sunday should the Aggies win their first two games.

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Kane County won its 8th straight as RHP Daury Torrez flirted with a perfect age while catcher Will Remillard knocked in five runs with a four-hit night. Iowa won its second straight, Tennessee split a DH, and Daytona lost to Tampa. Gioskar Amaya to DL highlights roster moves.

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April 17—Iowa placed OF Brett Jackson on the DL with a mild right oblique strain and have promoted IF Jonathan Mota to AAA from Tennessee. Jackson was hitting .121/.194/.273 in 11 games with one homer and two RBI. C Taylor Davis, who started the season on DL for Tennessee, was activated to take Mota's spot on the roster........Daytona placed 2B Gioskar Amaya on the disabled list and IF Giuseppe Papaccio was assigned to Daytona from extended spring training. Amaya hurt his shoulder diving for a ball and has missed several games.

April 14—RHP Lendy Castillo was recently placed on the disabled list Aril 14 for Tennessee. IF Jonathan Mota returned to the team after being grated a leave to be with his wife and their newborn.

AAA—Iowa 5, New Orleans 4

Iowa remained hot with the bats and overcame six errors with their second straight win over New Orleans.

At the Dish: Iowa scored three times in the third as Matt Szczur singled, took second on a wild pitch, and trotted home on Arismendy Alcantara's second triple of the season. Chris Valaika doubled Alcantara home and then scored on a Logan Watkins single, extending his hitting streak to five games. After two outs in the seventh, walks to Christian Villanueva and Watkins, set the table for Eli Whiteside, who singled to right, scoring Villanueva. Watkins scored what proved to be the winning run on a passed ball........Valaika, Watkins and Whiteside all finished with two hits and Villanueva added a double. .....The I-Cubs drew seven walks, two from Villanueva, and were 5-13 with RISP.

On the Hill: Eric Jokisch worked his way through four scoreless innings but ran into trouble in the fifth and didn't make it out of the sixth. Two walks, a throwing error by Jokisch and a single plated two runs in the fifth and another throwing error by Jokisch led to another run the following frame.. The lefty threw 94 pitches, a season-high for any Cub minor leaguer., and finished with a line of 5.2 IP, 3H, 3R, 0ER, 2BB 5K........Alberto Cabrera earned his second win getting the final out of the sixth and pitching a scoreless seventh. Cabrera (2-0 1.17 ERA) has been effective in four outings for Iowa with 6 K and 1 BB in 7.2 innings.....Neil Ramirez struckout the side in the 8th for his third hold and Brian Schlitter earned his second save despite allowing a run on a walk and a RBI single.

I-Cubs Notes: PCL Pitcher of the Week Tsuyoshi Wada makes his third start on Friday as the left-hander has recorded 18 strikeouts in 13.1 IP and only one walk.

AA—Game 1—Jackson 4, Tennessee 0; Game 2—Tennessee 3, Jackson 2

Tennessee and Jackson split a doubleheader as the Smokies rallied from a 2-0 deficit to take the night-cap.

At the Dish:GAME 1—A Dustin Geiger single was the Smokies only hit of the game. They drew two walks, one each from Zeke DeVoss and Rafael Lopez......Kris Bryant was 0-2 but was hit-by-a pitch to extend his on-base streak to 13 games......DeVoss stole his 4th and 5th bases......GAME 2—John Andreoli got the Smokies on the board in the third when he reached on an error, went to second on a fly ball to right, stole third (5), and scored on Jae-Hoon Ha's sacrifice fly. Charlie Cutler and Jeudy Valdez had one-out back-to-back doubles to tie the game and Taylor Davis, playing his first game since coming off the DL, singled to score Valdez......RF Anthony Giansanti had the defensive play of the game throwing out a runner at home to end the third.....Bryant was 0-1 but walked twice.

On the Hill: GAME 1—Corey Black (0-1 4.09 ERA) had problems finding the strike zone as the right hander walked five, hit two and only threw 36 strikes in his 83-pitch outing. He held Jackson scoreless for three innings but walked in a run and then hit two batters, to force in two more runs. The Generals had two hits off Black......Austin Kirk only allowed one hit but it left the yard, finishing with a line of 2IP, 1H, 1ER, 0BB, 1K........Tony Zych pitched a scoreless ninth despite two hits and two walks.; GAME 2—Dae-Eun Rhee made his second start (third game) and went four innings allowing two runs on six hits and walk. He threw 68 pitches and fanned four.......Hunter Cervenka kept his scoreless streak in tact as he scattered three hits over two innings with three punchouts to earn the win. It was Cervenka's longest outing of the year and hasn't allowed a run in 4.1 I innings (5 games).......Armando Rivero had his fastball dialed up in the 7th earning his third save. Rivero fanned the first two hitters but a bloop single put the tying run on. After a wild pitch and a walk, the right-hander recorded his third strikeout.

Smokies Notes: Ivan Pineyro (0-1, 2.00 ERA) gets the start in the deciding game of the series on Friday night at Smokies Park.

High A—Tampa 6, Daytona 5—10 innings

Tampa used three straight singles in the top of the 10th to score the winning run after Daytona erased a 3-0 deficit.

At the Dish: Daytona had eight hits but were just 1-11 with RISP, a common theme this season and one of the reasons they find themselves at 2-12......2B Tim Saunders (.306) continues to swing a hot bat, going 2-4 with his first homer. He added a sacrifice fly and stole his sixth base.....CF Albert Almora was back in the line-up, going 1-5 with a run scored....DH Rock Shoulders was 3-4 and delivered a bases-loaded single in the three-run sixth.....Bijan Rademacher (.361) went 1-4 with a RBI (bases loaded walk) and C Chadd Krist (1-5) hit in his third straight game.

On the Hill: Rob Zastryzny (0-1 5.93 ERA) didn't miss many bats as the Yankees collected nine hits off the left-hander, scoring four times in four innings. Zastryzny fanned one and has allowed 22 hits in 13.1 FSL innings.......Zach Cates (0-0 0.96) tossed four innings, surrendering one run on two hits and a walk. Cates recorded two strikeouts and it was the first run he has allowed.....Arodys Vizcaino (0-0 1.80) yielded a double and a walk but struckout the side......Andrew McKirahan (0-1 1.29) took the loss giving up three straight singles in the 10th.

D-Cubs Notes: Yao-Lin Wang (0-2, 3.00 ERA) gets the start on Friday night as the D-Cubs try to even up the series at Jackie Robinson Ballpark.

Low A—Kane County 13, Dayton 1

Kane County's bats exploded for 19 hits and Daury Torrez was perfect for five innings as the Cougars won their eighth straight.

At the Dish: Quite a night at the plate for the Cougars as every player had at least one hit and were 9-18 with RISP.......C Will Remillard had a career-night going 4-5 with two doubles and five RBI.....Jacob Rogers was 3-6 with two doubles and two runs while Daniel Lockhart went 2-3, walked twice, and scored four times......Benjamin Carhart was 2-4 with 2 RBI while Yasiel Balaguert, Carlos Penalver, and Jacob Hannemann all had two hits.....LF Trey Martin knocked in two runs.....Hannemann swiped his 8th base and Penalver stole his 6th.

On the Hill: Daury Torrez was dominating Thursday night, retiring the first 16 hitters he faced. The game was on MiLB-TV so I had a great view of his outing that included 17 ground ball outs. Torrez' fastball isn't going to blow anyone away (low 90s most of the night) but he commands both sides of the plate, with late sinking action. He was also dealing a sharp breaking ball that kept hitters off balance all night. A walk ended the streak of 16 straight in the sixth and they also added a single. Torrez allowed a one-out triple in the 7th and the run scored on a groundout. He worked eight innings, a career-high for the 21-year-old, and fanned four, getting 17 ground ball outs......LH Nathan Dorris worked a 1-2-3 ninth.

Cougars Notes: Juan Paniagua (0-0 3.38 ERA) gets the start on Friday night as the Cougars look to make it nine straight.

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As new curriculum standards sweep across the country, the market for educational materials and textbooks is about to get a boost from districts that will have to restock. And just in time. Sales had been declining for three years.

"There should be a huge bump," said Michael Kirst, president of the California State Board Of Education.

Kirst explains that many school districts had been holding off on buying books as they waited for the new standards to be implemented.

"This will be like what I hear is happening in the car industry where the average car is 11 years old and finally people have to get rid of them," he said.

California is among 45 states nationwide plus Washington, D.C. already in the process of adopting the Common Core standards for math and language arts. The new standards, which have been pushed by the Obama Administration, represent a significant change in the country's historically state by state system of education standards.

New science standards are also coming soon. After a several-year process that included multiple rounds of public comment, new science standards crafted by 26 states across the country will be released later this week.

Everyone agrees that all of these curriculum standard changes represent a major shift in K-12 education in the U.S. What’s less clear is how textbooks and educational materials producers will keep up.

For decades, the $7.8 billion industry has been dominated by a handful of big companies known as the “the big three”: Pearson, McGraw-Hill Education and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

But because of changes in technology -- and because some states like California have de-centralized the book-selection process, industry watchers said the field is opening up. Tim Nollen, a senior media analyst for Macquarie Capital, said the new curriculum standards provide an opportunity for smaller companies to break in.

"I think everything could change," he said. "Their field of competitors is much larger now than it ever used to be."

Non-profits are developing materials. So are teachers. And some states are providing their curriculum for free. Nollen said no one knows which companies will end up on top.

Tony Artuso, director of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's science, technology, engineering and math products, said the shift in curriculum in science is particularly profound, requiring entirely different teaching materials. The change requires less reading and regurgitation and more hands-on learning that involves actually doing science.

"The class will look a whole lot different," he said, "because you’ll have groups of kids working on challenges and developing prototypes and testing them."

Martin Storksdieck, director of the Board on Science Education at the National Research Council, worked on the science framework that the new standards are based on.

"There is a sense that the textbooks have to change," he said. Many of today's textbooks are too lengthy and lack in depth, he said. "It's impossible to get through them."

Storksdieck said he's seen some promising ideas by publishers in response to the new standards --  but also resistance.

"Textbooks would have to really pare down to the essentials," he said, "and then provide that kind of content that says: how do you explore this now."

Kelly McGrath, a science editor at Pearson, said coming up with new materials won't be easy.

"The new standards are really intentionally disruptive," she said. When she shows teachers drafts, they have been taken aback. "They're pretty complex and overwhelming."

The challenge, McGarth said, is for companies like Pearson to figure out how to create what teachers need.

They have some time.

In California, math text books that include the Common Core standards are anticipated by the 2014-15 school year. English books with the new standards will follow in 2015-16, according to Kirst. Books incorporating the new science standards, if California decides to adopt them, would hit classrooms in 2016-17.

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Hyperactive 3D animated adventure Rise Of The Guardians, based on William Joyce’s The Guardians of Childhood book series, provides plenty of action and colour for younger kids but rarely builds up the sort of emotional momentum necessary to grab the rest of the family. While the wintry yet cozy feel and prominent Santa Claus character will be selling points over the Christmas holiday season, this DreamWorks Animation production seems unlikely to have the staying power of the studio’s more engaging offerings.

There’s a good deal of incidental comedy, though most of it is cute rather than really funny.

As the last release under DreamWorks’ deal with Paramount, the film had its premiere at this week’s Mill Valley festival in California and gets its first European airing at next month’s Rome festival. The North American theatrical release comes on Nov 21, at the start of the long Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and openings in many international markets follow before the end of the month, giving the film a long run up to Christmas.

The Guardians of the sometimes confusing story are versions of characters from children’s mythology: a Russian-accented Santa Claus (voiced by Alec Baldwin and known in the story as North), the humming bird-like Tooth Fairy (Isla Fisher), an Australian-accented Easter Bunny (Hugh Jackman) and the speechless Sandman.

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First time feature director Peter Ramsey (who previously made DreamWorks’ Monsters vs Aliens TV spin-off) goes mostly for frenetic fantasy action - with heavy use of 3D - over the first hour, making the film feel like a mash-up of The Avengers and Harry Potter

There’s a good deal of incidental comedy, though most of it is cute rather than really funny. Things only get emotionally involving at the story’s very end, when the Guardians and Jack Frost join forces with a young boy who refuses to give up his childhood hopes.

Production company: DreamWorks Animation
Worldwide distribution: Paramount Pictures
Producers: Christina Steinberg, Nancy Bernstein
Executive producers: William Joyce, Guillermo del Toro, Michael Siegel
Screenplay: David Lindsay-Abaire
Music: Alexandre Desplat
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Earthquakes are the most serious hazard facing Seattle. Unlike other potentially catastrophic hazards, Seattle has had and will experience powerful earthquakes.

The Seattle area experiences three earthquake types with three very different consequences.

Crustal or Shallow Quakes  occur in the North American plate at 0-30 km near the crust's surface along faults. Intense shaking occurs near the epicenter but usually diminishes quickly with distance relative to the other earthquake types. Shallow quakes are the type expected on the Seattle Fault zone, which is the primary but not only source for shallow quakes in Seattle.

Intraplate or Deep Quakes occur at depths of 30-70 km in oceanic crust as it dives under lighter continental crust. Because of the depth, even buildings located right above them are far enough away that ground motions are attentuated. The 2001 Nisqually Earthquake was a deep quake.

Subduction Zone or Megathrust Quakes occur on the interface between the North American plate and the San Juan de Fuca plate, a small plate extending from northern California to British Columbia. These are the largest type of earthquakes in the world.

  • An earthquake on the Seattle Fault poses the greatest risk to Seattle. Deep quakes are the most common large earthquakes that occur in the Puget Sound region. Quakes larger than 6.0Mm occurred in 1909, 1939, 1946, 1949, 1965 and 2001.

    • The Seattle Fault zone extends east-west through the middle of the city

    • A Seattle Fault quake could be as large as magnitude 7.5[i], but less than 7.0 mm is more probable.

    • The most recent Seattle Fault earthquake was about 1,100 years ago;

    • The Seattle Fault has been active about three or four times in the past 3,000 years.

  • Megathrust earthquakes are the greatest risk to the region as a whole. A megathrust earthquake could reach M 9.0+ and affect an area from Canada to northern California. Shaking in Seattle would be violent and prolonged, but not as intense as a Seattle Fault quake. This area has a megathrust earthquake about every 500 years.

  • About 15% of Seattle's total area is soil that is prone to ground failure in earthquakes. The Duwamish Valley, Interbay and Rainier Valley are vulnerable to ground failure and shaking because of the liquefiable soils in these areas.

  • Seattle has an estimated 819 Seattle unreinforced masonry buildings that perform poorly in earthquakes. These older brick buildings tend to be concentrated in areas expected to experience the strongest ground motion during earthquakes. Other vulnerable building types exist, too.

  • Seattle is heavily dependent on its bridges. Damage to them would impair emergency services and the economy. The city has launched a multi-year effort to retrofit them to a life-safety standard so they won't collapse. Despite the retrofits, many will not be usable after a strong earthquake. Most of the critical bridges were retrofitted by 2009.

  • Combined property damage for quakes in 1949 and 1965 in the region amounted to roughly $400 million (2010 dollars). The 2001 Nisqually Earthquake resulted in damage to City of Seattle buildings, infrastructure and response costs that exceeded $20 million. Adding in the costs of repairing arterial road structures, the figure topped $36 million.

  • Secondary impacts such as landslides, tsunami, fires, and hazardous materials releases could become disasters themselves. In many earthquakes more people die from fire than building collapse.

    • 2013 research finds that Seattle is at risk of thousands of landslides following a strong (magnitude 7) Seattle Fault earthquake.  Estimates range from 5,000 if soils are dry to 30,000 if soils at saturated.

    • A large Seattle Fault earthquake could trigger a 16 foot tsunami that would strike the Seattle shoreline within seconds of the earthquake and flood it within 5 minutes. Although megathrust and deep earthquakes will not directly cause tsunamis in Seattle these sources could initiate landslides that result in local tsunamis.

    • A magnitude 7 Seattle Fault earthquake could cause dozens of fires. Suppressing the fires would be more difficult because damage to the water system would reduce water pressure in many parts of the city.

    • Structural failure and fires would probably causes multiple hazardous materials releases. They could range from minor spills to major incidents.

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When it comes to fire suppression, the Seattle Fire Department primarily utilizes two types of fire fighting apparatus, engines and ladders. Both of these vehicles are referred to as a "Company".  In the case of ladder trucks, the terms "Ladder Company" and "Truck Company" are both used to refer to a ladder truck, while the term "Engine Company" refers only to a fire engine.

The major distinction between an Engine and a Ladder company is:

  • Engines primarily carry water, hose and a pump.

  • Ladders primarily carry ladders and a large assortment of tools used for ventilation, rescue, forcible entry, thermal imaging and salvage among other uses.

  • Seattle Ladder Companies do not carry any hose or water.  All water at a fire is supplied by the Engine Companies that respond to the scene.

  • All Seattle Ladder Companies are equipped with a 100 foot aerial ladder and several ground ladders while Engine Companies are equipped with only a few ground ladders.

While Engine and Ladder companies perform very different firefighting tasks, they do have some commonality:

  • Both are equipped with heart defibrillators and respond to emergency medical incidents since Seattle Firefighters are trained as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT's).

  • Each Engine and Ladder company has a Driver and a Company Officer assigned to it.

  • An additional 1 to 3 firefighters are assigned to each company. Together, the Officer, Driver and firefighters comprise the "crew" of that particular company.

Aid Units vs. Medic Units

Aid and Medic Units in the Seattle Fire Department look almost exactly the same and while their primary function is to respond to emergency 911 incidents, there are differences in the type of medical care each can deliver at the scene of a medical emergency.

From the outside, the only major distinction between them is the unit's number which appears on the front, back and sides of the vehicle.  For example an Aid Unit will have a number such as "A5" or "A2" displayed while a Medic Unit displays a number such as "M1" or "M10".  Another distinction, although much more subtle, is the color of the crew's uniform.  Aid Unit personnel wear dark blue shirts while Medic One personnel wear white shirts.

Similarities between an Aid Unit and a Medic Unit are:

  • Both respond to 911 medical and fire incidents.
  • Both are equipped with heart monitors and defibrillators.
  • Both respond with a minimum crew of two personnel.
  • Both can transport patients to area hospitals but if the patient does not have a medical emergency situation they are most likely transported by private ambulance.  This allows Aid and Medic Units to remain available and in-service for the next incident.

Major differences between Medic and Aid Units are:

  • Aid Units are staffed with two Firefighters trained as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT).
  • Medic Units are staffed with two Firefighter/Paramedics.
  • Aid Units deliver Basic Life Support (BLS) services.  Personnel are not allowed to administer drug therapies nor do they carry drugs onboard.  Care is limited to a level within the requirements and restrictions of the EMT training personnel have received.
  • Medic Unit personnel perform Advanced Life Support (ALS) services.  Paramedics are trained, for example, to start drug therapies on-scene and perform intubation (airway) therapies.
  • Medic Units are equipped with radios that allow Paramedics to speak directly to emergency room doctors. This allows doctors to begin patient care through the skill of the Paramedics before the patient arrives at the hospital.

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A small deciduous fruit tree, blooms in mid-spring and produces fruit 3-5 years after planting. This tree thrives in our climate, is self-pollinizing and will produce abundant fruit once mature.  It is prized for its glossy red, sour tasting cherries, which are renowned for pie making.

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Do you like "apple-tinis"?  How about "chocolate martinis"?

Well, what you're actually drinking is a cocktail, not a martini! These days, the two words are often used interchangeably. Language evolves as the years march on, so perhaps I should just accept that the vernacular has changed (but I will not start saying "High Tea" when it's really "Afternoon Tea"). If you're pedantic and want to know the true definitions of these bar buzzwords, here they are:

Cocktail*: a mixed drink containing two or more ingredients, one of which is an alcoholic spirit.

Martini: a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, often garnished with olives.

Want to know how to make a martini? Here's a helpful video. Oh, and would like to know more about the "shaken vs stirred" preference?

*although even "cocktail" used to mean "a drink made of spirits, sugar, water, and bitters". See? Things change. And, yes, I switch them around every now and then.

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This is quite a revelation! Equivalent, I suppose to all the "bisques" on restaurant menus that don't include seafood.

So when I order a dirty vodka martini, is that the correct moniker???

October 22, 2010 | Unregistered CommenterKelley C. Long

Ha, I had no idea! Thanks for the tip. Now I can know what exactly I should be calling whatever I offer my guests. :)

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With no statistics to back my words, I will venture to say that in the past 20 years the number of archaeology books published has increased considerably, in a way that few other branches of learning can boast. Not that this is entirely a reason to rejoice.

On the one hand, the causes for this phenomenon have little to do with more/better research being carried out, but rather with the fact that archaeology was until now lagging behind older disciplines anyway, with more aggressive financial strategies on part of the publishers and more rescue excavations being routinely done, the "Indiana Jones"-movies, etc. Archaeology sells, and because of that, it seems to be par excellence the science in which all books are introductory, colourful companions, manuals, great discoveries in great photos - any step beyond this, apparently, risking to alienate the public. It is of course great that larger audiences are attracted by archaeology, but I wonder if the quality of this attraction, as nurtured by a proliferation of general, sometimes gaudy, books, will give archaeology the chance to be understood by the public on a profound level. Rather, what happens is that none of the humanities is now more threatened with commodification.

"Archaeology in practice" is, granted, nothing of this sort - it is a collection of solid, if introductory, articles on several fundamental aspects of field and post excavation work, written mainly by Australian and British specialists. Nevertheless, given its general character, it is no surprise that it finds its niche already occupied. P. Bahn / C. Renfrew's Archaeology, theories, methods and practice, which gets a new edition every four odd years since 1991, L. Ellis's Archaeological method and theory (1999), J. Bintliff's Companion to archaeology (2004) and H. Maschner / C. Chippindale's Handbook Of Archaeological Methods (2005) already cover, with connoisseurship and panache, everything I seem to be able to find in Balme/Paterson's book.

The editors propose, as they state in the preface, a series of 15 essays on how archaeological materials are used to answer research questions and on what the archaeologists do with the evidence, rather than how they obtain it in the field. However, what brings together these essays (which do include shell, bone, stone analysis, but also stratigraphy, historical sources and consulting stakeholders) is less clear. Why does rock art deserve a special chapter, which introduces concepts such as style and symbolic systems, and not, for example, terra sigillata or bronze age hearth typology? As happens more often than not, if the theme is not strictly circumscribed, the more articles or topics the editors struggle to include to make the volume more "comprehensive", the more those which have not been included stand out.

A. David's essay on "Finding sites" (remote sensing, field and geophysical methods - GPR, resistivity, magnetometry etc) is welcome since the field is advancing literally every day and, while a new article of Phidias every month would be futile, any contribution on non-invasive archaeological techniques is ever more accurate than the previous; especially valuable (i.e. up-to-date), pp. 26-30 on underwater sensing. David's candid treatment of surveying, on the other hand, doesn't do justice to the many subtleties of the topic, especially in the interpretation of data (e.g. S. Alcock / J. Cherry, Side by Side Survey, 2004). Additions to the bibliography range from matters of detail (J. M. Rivers et al, Investigation into the Origin of Magnetic Soils on the Oak Ridge Reservation, Tennessee, Soil Science Society of the America Journal, 2004), to S. Parcak's recent Satellite Remote Sensing for Archaeology (2009). There is always, I think, some sort of hunger on the part of the reader after reading a chapter on remote sensing, to "go dig them ghost features on that map"; it would be, therefore, commendable on the part of any author if such methods were advocated particularly for rescue excavations, where they can help the most, and not convey the impression that we are in a dire need to find new sites to excavate.

The editors' own chapter on stratigraphy is one of the least rewarding in the volume. "Stratigraphy is [...] the interpretation of horizontal layers that form the deposits of a site" (96), "many cultural layers such as walls are horizontal rather than vertical" (99), in the cross section not only units and interfaces, but also the features get numbers (107). Excavating in artificial units receives only a mild critique at p.104. When it comes to recording, things are downright wrong: "colour and texture of each layer have to be described in everyday language" (105), or blissfully innocent: first you record the stratification, and then you interpret it (106). No use or mention is made to the authoritative five volumes of the "Interpreting stratigraphy" conferences (1991-2000).

S. Holdaway's substantial chapter on "Absolute dating", despite the dry title, is the book's main asset. Few archaeologists can pretend they don't care about how their material dates, and even if this does not mean we have to do accelerator mass spectrometry ourselves, it is always good to know what language the lab people actually speak. The overview of dating techniques is alert and all-encompassing, with, however, the most thought provoking part being the discussion on pp. 129-139 on what time and date actually mean in archaeology. This treatment owes much to A. Ramenofsky's underrated work on units in archaeology (1998), Husserlian in her assumption that the subject is a time generating element. Holdaway does not refrain from also touching on the Pompeii premise (L. Binford), fidelity and resolution (A. Behrensmeyer), time averaged sites (N. Stern), scope and microstratigraphic acuity (D.E. Schindel), autocorrelation (S. Holdaway and N. Porch), and time perspectivism (G.N. Bailey).

A chapter on stone artifact analysis (C. Clarkson, S. O'Connor) elegantly moves from discussion of classification and assemblages to Hertzian cones and outrepassé terminations and opens the way for a series of straightforward chapters (7-11) on archaeological analyses: residues and usewear (p. 210 procedure for looking at stone tools, p.216-218 plant residues - starch, raphides, phytoliths, resins), and then ceramics (in L. Ellis's competent manner; note at p.251 the "object condition and examination report"). The animal bones chapter shares the latter cautionary tales about how the best way to analyze something always depends on what you want to find out, and with the plant remains chapter the emphasis on the need for reference collections (on site even!). S. Bowdler's "Mollusks and other Shells" is the closest these essays get to the issue of sampling, referred to en passant but never acknowledged for the enormously complex topic it is. (Orton's Cambridge manual from 2000 is here unsurpassed). I should say at this point that what the book could have included with great benefit would have been chapters on sampling, formation processes and recording in the field.

A chapter on the use of historical sources seems to fall outside the subject of the book and offers few other compensations for that ("Create a plan, but be flexible" (391). "Read with a critical eye" (392). "Critical thinking requires an open mind" (393)). The same goes for the concluding essay, "Producing the record", a title which sounds fiercely post-processual (so now the archaeologists actually produce the archaelogical record!), but turns out to produce tips for writing reports - with ideas that would nonplus any post-processual author: "separate actions from thought, discoveries from deduction" (p 412), and anyone with methodological concerns: the method part of the report "should be obvious: say [...] where did you survey?, how much did you dig?" (413).

As an aside, it is striking how bibliographies of these essays follow the general trend by banishing practically all contributions that are not in English. Literature in English is vast and valuable, but I fail to see why we shouldn't also draw on traditional fields of excellence from other areas, such as German rescue excavations (Rheinland and Brandenburg), French underwater/aerial archaeology and prehistoric stone technology, or Italian theoretical reflection (R. Francovich, D. Manacorda, E. Giannicheda).

All in all, the editors are modest in stating that this book only addresses "higher undergraduate / lower graduate students". It certainly offers new knowledge and case studies, and a lot of food for thought, albeit some of it because of interesting ideas, and some because of interesting mistakes.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.- The No. 16 Florida State men's tennis team came out looking for a win against Furman (4-4) and got it. The Seminoles (8-4) posted its first shut of the season as they beat the No. 70 Paladins 7-0 today, Friday, February 20. FSU is now 31-4 all-time against Furman who is coached by Florida State's former head coach Paul Scarpa.

"It's the first shut out we've had all year," head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. "I think that's a good sign. I think Furman's a very good team and they always compete so hard. We won three three setters. I was pleased to get a 7-0 win. That means everyone kind of hung in there and battled hard and won. It could've been a lot closer and we expected a close match so I was pleased with it today."

The Seminoles took the court first in doubles winning two of the three matches to claim the doubles point. On court two juniors Jean-Yves Aubone and Vahid Mirzadeh topped Furman's Bo Ladyman and Jordan Walters 8-5. Teaming up for the first time together was sophomore Clint Bowles and freshman Chris Reiman. The duo won 8-4 against Chris Rhyne and Andrei Chevstov on court three.

"I thought Chris Reiman and Clint (Bowles) had very good doubles," explained Hultquist. "I was very pleased to how they played doubles, it was their first time playing together."

Mirzadeh was the first Seminole to come off the courts in single play as he defeated Philip Fuelkell 6-4, 6-1 on court four. After being down 2-4 in the second set, senior Drew Bailey came back to win 6-4, 6-4 on court six against Sawyer Duncan. Continuing the Seminole winning was No. 55 Bowles as he won against Ladyman 6-4, 6-4 on court two.

As the first three teammates came off the court, their teammates were all battling in three set matches. Senior Maciek Sykut defeated Daniel Knause on court three 6-1, 3-6, 6-2. Senior Chris Cloer fought with Chris Motes on court five and came away victorious with a 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3 win. The final Seminole, No. 19 Aubone, was on court one against Andy Joc and did not let his Seminole faithful down as he completed the shut out with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-4 victory.

"I was really pleased with Drew getting the win there," described Hultquist. "I thought he was really good and with Chris Cloer, too. Chris has been kind of sick and didn't do as well as he would have liked at National Indoors. I was very pleased with him."

The Seminole take the courts again on Sunday, February 22 at 1 p.m. Admission is free at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. For live stats and results, visit

#16 Florida State 7, #70 Furman 0

Box Score
No. 1: #19 Jean-Yves Aubone (FSU) def. Andy Juc (Furman) 6-2, 3-6, 6-4
No. 2: #55 Clint Bowles (FSU) def. Bo Ladyman (Furman) 6-4, 6-4
No. 3: Maciek Sykut (FSU) def. Daniel Knause (Furman) 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
No. 4: Vahid Mirzadeh (FSU) def. Philip Fuekell (Furman) 6-4, 6-1
No. 5: Chris Cloer (FSU) def. Chris Motes (Furman) 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-3
No. 6: Drew Bailey (FSU) def. Sawyer Duncan (Furman) 6-4, 6-4
Order of finish: 4, 6, 2, 3, 5, 1

No. 1: Juc/Motes (Furman) def. Sykut/Bailey (FSU) 8-6
No. 2: Aubone/Mirzadeh (FSU) def. Ladyman/Walters (Furman) 8-5
No. 3: Bowles/Reiman (FSU) def. Rhyne/Chvetsov (Furman) 8-4
Order of finish: 1, 3, 2

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