1 DR. TEAL: Certainly, what we care about is concentrated in the 



2 upper regions, anyway, that are studied, the best known and connected 



3 with commercial resources. 



4 DR. BUTMAN: On the lead-210, should I say geochemistry, in terms 



5 of what we should have in there. 



6 I think it would be nice if, in the final report, we could have a 



7 very succinct or fairly brief discussion of those things which make 



8 canyons unique and that we can all agree on them. We all go around 



9 saying that canyons are unique environments, but we must have list we 



10 could all tick off. 



11 DR. TEAL: I would, however, like to echo what Jim said. Canyons 



12 are not unique environments; they are special environments. 



13 DR. BUTMAN: Okay. 



14 DR. TEAL: I would like you to all cross out the word "unique" 



15 everywhere. 



16 DR. BUTMAN: What is the difference between special and unique? 



17 DR. TEAL: Unique means there is only one. 



18 DR. BUTMAN: Okay. 



19 DR. TEAL: Everything is different. It does not add anything to 



20 talk about them as "unique." 



21 DR. COOPER: However, if you are talking about the heads of 



22 canyons, altogether as a category, then I strongly--may I do and maybe I 



23 don't disagree with John here. 



24 I really strongly feel that, having spent a lot of years diving a 



25 lot of areas, these canyonhead environments, as a group, the canyonhead 

 25 environment itself, is a very unique feature, not to be found anywhere 



27 else on earth. If, in fact, we are trying to document and, in the world 



28 of politics that we live in, create the perception that these are 



29 important, special environments, to me, the term "unique" carries more 



30 weight there than "special" or anything else. 



31 DR. TEAL: If you use it carefully. It is the overuse of the word 



32 "unique" that makes it valueless, so if we are going to use it, let's 



33 use it correctly. The canyonheads, as a group, are unique. 



34 DR. COOPER: As a category. 



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