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Courses at College of the Atlantic encourage creativity and integration across disciplines. Click below to explore recent student work.
Earth in Brackets (blog)
Earth in Brackets is a student-run organization that engages in global environmental politics. Their blog covers the topics of climate change, food security, social movements, and sustainable development.
Vichy Trip (blog)
Ten COA artists share their experiences during the French immersion course, Carnet de Voyage: The Illustrated Travel Journal
(spring 2014) in Vichy, France.
The Restaurant Project (video)
Devin Altobello '13
In the fall of 2012, Devin documented COA students' involvement in a locally sourced pop-up restaurant which served as a fundraiser for Share the Harvest. Students have since produced several similar events.
"Get it Done" [Earth] (video)
Anjali Appadurai '13
In December 2011, Democracy Now! captured Anjali's address to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa.
The Water Cycle (narrative)
Eloise Shultz '16
"The Water Cycle," which Eloise wrote as part of Bill Carpenter's creative writing class, also carries influences from the courses White Water, White Paper and Mountain Poets of China and Japan. She has since written a book review for Terrain.org.
Sea-level Rise Effects on Selected Acadia National Park and Nesting Seabird Islands (map)
Jane Strader '14
For this poster, Jane used GIS (Geographic Information Systems) to map future high tide lines of 11 islands in the Gulf of Maine.
This Dark Sea (animation)
Moses Bastille '13
"This Dark Sea" is the culminating animation of Moses's research about underwater exploration and deep sea creatures.
Arboretum of Eden (website)
Marketa Doubnerova '13
This online collection features information about College of the Atlantic's on-campus arboretum including printable and interactive maps, a botanical glossary, and species information.
Live at the Gates Auditorium (digital album)
Nathaniel Hilliard '13
The Nathaniel Hilliard Sextet recorded a digital album during their performance of Nathaniel's original compositions.
A Natural History Guide to Birds of Mount Desert Island, Maine (guidebook)
Anna Stunkel '13
As a student, Anna led weekly bird walks around the island. This guide is the culmination of her senior project.
After the ICU (animation)
Riley Thompson '13
As part of her senior project, Riley hand-made an animation about trauma in the Intensive Care Unit and the physiological processes that lead to Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
Effects on stable isotopic signatures of the decomposition of tissues (senior project presentation)
Casey Yanos '13
Here, Casey explains her senior project which examined the isotopic signatures of decomposing marine mammal tissues and the effectiveness of alternative lipid extraction techniques.
Plastic in Our Oceans: The story of our persistent pollution problem (senior project presentation)
Marina Garland '12
Marina presents her senior project about marine plastic pollution in Frenchman Bay.
As Above, So Below (senior project presentation)
Joslyn Richardson '12
In this presentation, Josyln's shares excerpts of her animation created using microscopes at the Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor.


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Interpretive Handbook
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Common Variable Immunodeficiency Confirmation Flow Panel
Clinical Information Discusses physiology, pathophysiology, and general clinical aspects, as they relate to a laboratory test
Common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) is the most prevalent primary immunodeficiency with a prevalence of CVID of 1:25,000 to 1:50,000.(1) It has a bimodal presentation with a subset presenting in early childhood and a second set presenting between 15 and 40 years of age or even later. CVID is characterized by hypogammaglobulinemia usually involving most or all of the immunoglobulin (Ig) classes (IgG, IgA, IgM, and IgE), impaired functional antibody responses, and recurrent sinopulmonary infections.(1) B cell numbers are usually normal, although a minority of patients (5%-10%) have very low B cell counts (<1% of peripheral blood leukocytes). It is reasonable to suspect a transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand interactor (TACI) defect in patients with low to absent IgA, low IgG, and low or normal IgM, along with splenomegaly, autoimmune cytopenias, autoimmune thyroiditis, and tonsillar hypertrophy. In TACI-deficient patients, there may be an increased risk for developing neoplasias such as non-Hodgkin lymphoma or other solid tumors. CD19 defects result in absence of B cells expressing CD19. When an alternative B-cell marker such as CD20 is used, however, B cells can be detected in the blood of these patients. Inducible T-cell costimulator (ICOS)-deficiency results in reduced class-switched memory B-cells.
Of all patients with CVID, 25% to 30% have increased numbers of CD8 T cells and a reduced CD4/CD8 ratio (<1).(1) A subset (5%-10%) exhibit noncaseating, sarcoid-like granulomas in different organs and also tend to develop a progressive T cell deficiency.(1) Patients with mutations in the TACI gene (see below) are particularly prone to developing autoimmune disease, including cytopenias as well as lymphoproliferative disease.
The etiology of CVID is heterogeneous, but recently 4 genetic defects were described that are associated with the CVID phenotype. Specific mutations, all of which are expressed on B cells, have been implicated in the pathogenesis of CVID. These mutations encode for:
-ICOS: inducible costimulator expressed on activated T cells(2)
-TACI: transmembrane activator and calcium modulator and cyclophilin ligand (CAML) interactor(3)
-BAFF-R: B-cell activating factor belonging to the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor family(5)
Of these, mutations of the gene that encodes TACI, TNFRSF13B (tumor necrosis factor receptor superfamily, member 13B), probably account for about 10% to 15% of all CVID cases.(3) Patients with mutations in the TACI gene are particularly prone to developing autoimmune disease, including cytopenias, as well as lymphoproliferative disease. The other mutations each have been reported in only a handful of patients. The etiopathogenesis is still undefined in more than 75% to 80% of CVID patients.
A BAFF-R defect should be suspected in patients with low to very low class switched and nonswitched memory B cells and very high numbers of transitional B cells (see IABC / B-Cell Phenotyping Screen for Immunodeficiency and Immune Competence Assessment, Blood). Class switching is the process that allows B cells, which possess IgD and IgM on their cell surface as a part of the antigen-binding complex, to produce IgA, IgE, or IgG antibodies. A TACI defect is suspected in patients with low IgA and low IgG with normal to low switched B cells, with autoimmune or lymphoproliferative manifestations or both, and normal B cell responses to mitogens.
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Screening for common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)
Identifying defects in TACI and BAFF-R in patients presenting with clinical symptoms and other laboratory features consistent with CVID
Evaluating B cell immune competence by assessing expression of BAFF-R and TACI proteins
Useful for assessing BAFF-R and TACI protein expression and frequency of B cells bearing these receptors. TNFRSF13C (BAFF-R) and TNFRSF13B (TACI) gene mutations have been described in a small subset of patients with humoral immunodeficiencies classified as CVID. The majority of TNFRSF13B mutations preserve TACI protein expression and require genetic testing to identify pathogenic or potentially pathogenic mutations/variants.
Interpretation Provides information to assist in interpretation of the test results
BAFF-R is normally expressed on over 95% of B cells, while TACI is expressed on a smaller subset of B cells (3%-70%) and some activated T cells. Expression on B cells increases with B cell activation.
The lack of TACI or BAFF-R surface expression on B cells is suggestive of a potential common variable immunodeficiency (CVID)-associated defect, if other features of CVID are present. The majority of TACI mutations (>95%) preserve protein expression but abrogate protein function, hence the only way to conclusively establish a TACI mutational defect is to perform genetic testing (TACIF / Transmembrane Activator and CAML Interactor [TACI] Gene, Full Gene Analysis).
Cautions Discusses conditions that may cause diagnostic confusion, including improper specimen collection and handling, inappropriate test selection, and interfering substances
This test should not be ordered serially.
This test should not be ordered for general evaluation of immune competence.
This test is preferable to order ONLY when there is clear evidence for common variable immunodeficiency and/or evidence of dysregulated B cell subsets (which can be obtained through IABCS / B-Cell Phenotyping Profile for Immunodeficiency and Immune Competence Assessment, Blood).
Reference Values Describes reference intervals and additional information for interpretation of test results. May include intervals based on age and sex when appropriate. Intervals are Mayo-derived, unless otherwise designated. If an interpretive report is provided, the reference value field will state this.
Reference values apply to all ages.
Clinical References Provides recommendations for further in-depth reading of a clinical nature
1. Warnatz K, Denz A, Drager R, et al: Severe deficiency of switched memory B cells (CD27+ IgM-IgD-) in subgroups of patients with common variable immunodeficiency: a new approach to classify a heterogeneous disease. Blood 2002;99:1544-1551
2. Grimbacher B, Hutloff A, Schlesier M, et al: Homozygous loss of ICOS is associated with adult-onset common variable immunodeficiency. Nat Immunol 2003;4(3):261-268
3. Salzer U, Chapel HM, Webster AD, et al: Mutations in TNFRSF13B encoding TACI are associated with common variable immunodeficiency in humans. Nat Genet 2005;37(8):820-828
4. van Zelm M, Reisli I, van der Burg M, et al: An antibody-deficiency syndrome due to mutations in the CD19 gene. N Engl J Med 2006;354:1901-1912
5. Warnatz K, Salzer U, Gutenberger S, et al: Finally found: human BAFF-R deficiency causes hypogammaglobulinemia. Clin Immunol 2005;115(Suppl 1):820


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Robert Kovacik, a reporter for NBC Los Angeles, managed to stay calm during a live news segment on Thursday night in which he shared camera time with a cockroach that probably just wanted to be on TV. To his credit, Kovacik did not let the attention-whore bug ruin the shot. As any good top model would know, the best thing to do in this situation is kiss the roach, but if that's not an option, staring straight ahead works just fine too.
After the shoot, Robert tweeted about his "new pet":
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Cooking greens can be tricky, but the benefits of eating them are great, including improved health and reduced risk of certain diseases. When cooked properly, they taste great too! Here are some tips:
- You'll need more greens per cooked serving than you might think: For example, a medium-size head of escarole (about 4 to 5 cups raw) will reduce to 3/4 cup once it is blanched, squeezed dry, and chopped.
- Cook greens in an enameled or stainless steel pot so their acidity doesn't react with the metal.
- Refrigerate and keep greens unwashed until just before cooking; if they're stored even slightly damp, they rot quickly.
- To wash, fill a sink with lukewarm—not cold—water. (Soil washes off more easily with lukewarm water.) Dunk the leaves into the water until all the grit is removed, or rinse under a gentle stream of water that won't bruise the tender leaves. Layer in paper towels in a salad spinner.
- Remove the stems from older Swiss chard, spinach, kale, or beet greens: Fold over each leaf lengthwise with the underside facing you. Grasp the leaf with one hand and pull off the stem with the other hand.
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POLICING FOR PROFIT: Feds try to take innocent elderly couples' Mom-and-Pop motel
Seeking to circumvent state law and cash in on the profits, the Tewksbury Police Department is working with the U.S. Department of Justice to take and sell the Caswells property because a tiny fraction of people who have stayed at the Motel Caswell during the past 20 years have been arrested for crimes. Keep in mind, the Caswells themselves have worked closely with law enforcement officials to prevent and report crime on their property. And the arrests the government complains of represent less than .05 percent of the 125,000 rooms the Caswells have rented over that period of time.Read more
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Letters to the EditorNeed revenue? Try a sales tax and 5% cuts
Until the Oregon politicians address the unrealistic PERS payout formula and cut all state expenditures by 5%, Oregon is going to be in bad financial shape [GAME'S UP, November]. The state of Oregon has more government than the population can afford. I fear in 2009 when PERS runs short, as it did previously, the state will quietly bolster it with general obligation bonds.
I'm not sure that can be accomplished again, nor should it be. Oregon residents are no doubt unaware of that ploy to artificially keep PERS afloat. Bonding is becoming iffy for states, cites and counties and that well may be drying up. Our governor does not understand economics clearly; raising selected taxes and fees is a Band-Aid approach that will not work long term. A sales tax coupled with a drop in income taxes would be my first choice along with the 5% cut across the board in state expenditures.
As for gambling, what next? Legal drugs and brothels?
Kim Woodard
Support for undies
For years men have wanted us women to wear nice undergarments and we got stuck with them in white jockeys! [THE BOXER REBELLION, December] After spending the summer in Italy, I was amazed by the interest and selection of fine men's boxers. It's about time!
Nike Kern
Charleston, SC
Banking on it
I read with interest your December article titled "Banks get cash infusion." You quote a specific Oregon bank CFO who stated that "behind the scenes, almost every bank in the Northwest is applying for it," meaning government taxpayer money. In an effort to be "fair and balanced," our bank did not apply for taxpayer money.
We weighed the merits of the program versus its ultimate cost to the bank and it became clear that the program simply did not represent an advantage for us, especially given our continued financial strength and the fact that we remain quite liquid and well capitalized.
Like any government program, there are more questions than answers and it's difficult to imagine having the government as a shareholder. Certainly, being subjected to additional unknown government requirements/restrictions is not in the best interest of our shareholders. Free markets are always better equipped to reward responsible performance.
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Another choice?
I've been a registered Republican since 1972. I'm a small-business owner and consider myself a Constitutional conservative and I admired people like Tom McCall, Dave Frohnmayer, Wendell Wyatt and Mark Hatfield. There has been little for me in the GOP since the Reagan years. The party is no longer "conservative" in the true sense of the word. It works against rather than for individual liberties. Its only problem with big government on the national level seems to be who runs it and how to loot the Treasury.
Oregon Republicans used to have a "social compact" to balance rural and urban interests, to keep government out of the private lives of citizens, and to use the resources of the state both to promote the economy and make sure that no one "fell through the cracks." We got what we paid for and we tried to live within our means. That meant good roads, good schools, good parks and good policing. We did not take much from Washington, D.C., and didn't want to give them much either. We had people like Vic Atyieh, Norma Paulus and Clay Meyers.
None of those thoughtful people would get any place as Republicans today. Anyone who pushed state ownership of the beaches, comprehensive land-use planning and minority rights would not make it as a Republican now.
The fact is, that there can't be much of an economy without government to build roads, bridges, schools, ports, sewers, waterworks and other things. We need the government to provide police, courts and proper regulation. What it costs is what it costs.
If you want to "get it right" for business, the Ds aren't friendly or savvy and the current bunch of Rs aren't either. We need something new that puts all of Oregon together.
Bill Cloran
Yazbeck, Cloran & Hanson, Portland
EMAIL: feedback(at)oregonbusiness.com
WRITE: 610 SW Broadway, Suite 200 Portland, OR 97205
TWITTER: twitter.com/OregonBusiness
I currently work for a corp that has been on your "100 Best..." for 10 years. I'm a W2 FTE, pure and simple, 40 hours/week, no complications. I get no paid Holidays. Zero. Not Christmas, not the 4th of July...nothing.
To my mind that's a complete disconnect. Do you think you could walk up to someone and convince them that a company was one of the best to work for when you get no paid time off, no sick days, no personal vaction, nothing? I've 1/2 a mind for a bunch of us to show up outside the February 28th meeting with pickets that read, "We work for One of the 100 Best Companies in Oregon and don't get a minute paid time off, not Xmas, not Thanskgiving, no holidays, no sick days..."
Maybe it should read "One of the 100 Best Connected and Marketed Companies in Oregon"?


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Do It Yourself Workshops at the Savannah Habitat Re-store
Habitat ReStore Savannah, the area's leading provider of gently used home improvement and building supplies, is pleased to announce that it will offer free, bi-weekly, in-store workshops.
Since their start in 2012, The ReStore How-To Workshops have provided a variety of expert-led workshops for do-it-yourselfers of all experience levels. Through these workshops, the ReStore has been integral in providing step-by-step instruction so that DIY hobbyists can jumpstart their home decorating projects.
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November 12, 2013
Dr. Saliba Sarsar received the Award for Academic Excellence
Fifteen students joined President Brown for the simulcast performance of Tosca
October 29, 2013
Provost Pearson and Professor Wang attend 60th year celebration at Nanjing University of Science and Technology (NUST).
October 23, 2013
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Life Through Hope
October 18, 2013
Superstorm Sandy One Year Later: Looking to the Future is a day-long conference taking place on October 29 at Monmouth University in West Long Branch, NJ on the one-year anniversary of the worst natural disaster ever to hit New Jersey, will address three critical questions about the Sandy recovery process: What have we accomplished? What have we learned? What do we still need to do?
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The Ultimate Bhutan Tour
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Country Profile
The Kingdom of Bhutan is a tiny Himalayan Nation. About the same size and shape as Switzerland it is sandwiched between its mighty neighbours, China to the north and India to the south. The main Himalaya Chain runs west to east across Bhutan and the majority of the country lies between altitudes of 1500 and 5000 metres. The highest peaks lie towards the northern edge of the territory, and these include Gangkar Puensum (7540m) and Chomolhari (7313m). The highlands are the most popular part of the nation, and Western Bhutan is made up of four valleys, namely Ha (average height 2700m), Paro (2200m), Thimpu (2300m) and Punakha/Wangdi Phodrang (1300m). Western Bhutan is separated from Central Bhutan by The Black Mountains, which rise to elevations of 5000 metres and form an effective natural boundary. A single road crosses this range by way of the Pele La (3300m). Central Bhutan is divided into several regions. Its most southerly district, Khyeng, is famous for impenetrable jungle.
Time Zone
The time in Bhutan is GMT +6 hours.
There are several regional languages in Bhutan, However, the national language is Dzongkha, which is derived from Tibetan. Many people in Bhutan speak English, as it widely used to teach in schools. The government have also adopted English and most road signs are in both Dzongkha and English. You will therefore find communication easy, especially in more populated regions.
In general the climate of Bhutan is colder and damper than one would expect to find in the Himalaya of India or Nepal. The monsoon usually arrives in June, and lasts until the end of September, bringing with it the heavy rainfall which is responsible for the lush vegetation which carpets much of Bhutan. March and April, as well as late September through to December are the best months to visit Bhutan. Pre-monsoon the weather is generally very good, with bright, sunny mornings and sometimes a moderate build up of cloud in the afternoons. Day-time highs of around 20°C / 68°F can be expected at altitudes around 2000 metres.
The currency of Bhutan is the Bhutanese Ngultrum. We recommend that you carry your travel money in the form of cash not travellers cheques; Sterling, Euros and Dollars are equally acceptable. This can be changed into currency in Kathmandu (Nepalese Rupees) and in Paro Airport (Bhutan Ngultrum). You can withdraw cash from ATM's in Kathmandu. In Bhutan money can be easily exchanged but you cannot rely on withdrawing money from ATM's.
Visa Requirements
A valid passport (with at least 6 months remaining validity), together with a Bhutan Visa and a visa for multiple entry into Nepal are needed for this trip. We will make all arrangements for your Bhutan Visa and the visa fee. The easiest way to obtain your Nepal visa is on entry at Kathmandu. You will need to have ready one passport size photograph and the appropriate amount in cash (preferably US dollars). The Nepal visa is currently $US25 for 15 days multiple entry and $US40 for 30 days. Please note these fees can change and you should bring extra cash as a contingency.
You should attend your own doctor and dentist for a check-up. Your doctor will have access to the most up to date information on the required vaccinations for the country you are visiting. In general, we recommend vaccinations against the following: Polio, Tetanus, Typhoid, Hepatitis 'A'. Malarial prophylaxis is not recommended for this trip unless you intend to visit the Terrai region of Nepal (such as during an extension to Chitwan National Park). A very good online resource is the National Health Travellers website at fitfortravel.nhs.uk
Additional Sources of Information
Bhutan. A Trekker's guide.
Bart Jordans. Cicerone Press.
Bhutan. (Lonely Planet Guide). Stan Armington.
Bhutan. Insight Guides
Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dragon. Owen Edmunds.
The Trekkers Handbook. Tom Gilchrist..
Bhutan Himalaya. 1:380 000. ITMB Publishing


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It started with a letter.
Bill Messerole, Creston High School principal, wrote a letter to interim Superintendent Chuck Scott discussing the possibility of changing the requirement that students must be 15 years old to have a school driving permit in Creston.
Messerole's request was immediately hit with concern about abuse.
"When we first set it at 15 several years ago it was because of the abuses that we were having," explained Creston School Board Member Rich Flynn during Monday's school board meeting. "I'm hoping that maybe that extra six months...would make these drivers a little bit more mature than where they are at, say, 14 1/2."
The Creston High School handbook states "students must be 15, have held a learner's permit for six months with a clean driving record, and have completed driver education before they are eligible to apply for a school permit."
Other guidelines include students must take the most direct route from home to school, they may not stop along the route except for fuel, and they cannot drive to any school-related event unless they are participating and it is on school grounds, with exceptions such as dances or homecoming float building.
"I think a lot of students who got one of these kind of had the idea that, 'Oh, I've got a driver's license. I can head for Des Moines!' with any excuse that's related to school," said Flynn. "There are some very strict guidelines to go along with this permit and I don't think a lot of people understand that. They just think it's a driver's license."
The Iowa DOT requirements state the minimum age "for a minor school license (MSL) is 14 1/2." Other basic requirements include "the student must have completed an Iowa-approved course in driver education," "the student must have held a valid instruction permit during the six-month period immediately preceding application for the MSL," and "the student must live one mile or more from the school of enrollment."
Board member Ron Dunphy said, "I find it interesting—your letter to Mr. Scott—the bottom of it talks about respect, responsibility, and among there is trustworthiness. When do we start developing that? 14, 14 1/2, or 15?"
However, Flynn made the suggestion to only allow high school students of age the opportunity to obtain the school permit. Messerole also made the point that students can only obtain the school permit if recommended to the DOT and if the superintendent, chairperson of the school board, or principal, if authorized by the superintendent, sign a statement. The parents must also provide signed consent.
Once these points were brought up opinions changed and Board Member Galen Zumbach moved to pass the recommendation. It was accepted by all, and Flynn moved to pass the alternated motion that only those of age in high school were allowed the permit. Dunphy seconded, and it was unanimously passed.
In other school board news:
•The agreement with Green Hills AEA to build and lease a parking lot has been delayed till Nov. 26 and 27.
•The music and art curriculum was reviewed.
•The technology update was given, focusing on the possibility of a wireless survey to update the wireless in the different buildings and accomodating more computers per building.


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A pedestrian who died after being hit by a vehicle March 6 has been identified.
A female pedestrian was crossing Gallows Road near the intersection of Prosperity Avenue about 9:45 p.m. when she was struck by a vehicle, according to Fairfax County Police. Police said the unidentified driver waited and called the police. The woman later died at a local hospital and has now been identified as Ai Ying Zhu, 53, of Falls Church. Police say the case is still under investigation, but that speed and alcohol do not appear to be factors.
Fairfax County Police are investigating an incident that might be related to the series of sexual assaults that have taken place in the Springfield area since September.
In the most recent incident, a 32-year-old woman was placing luggage into the trunk of her car about 7 p.m. Tuesday in the 6400 block of Franconia Court when a man grabbed her from behind, according to police.
Police said the woman turned around to see the man fleeing the opposite direction.
Police said the man was described as a white male, between 20 and 30 years old, about 5 feet 10 inches. He wore a white T-shirt, blue jeans and a white ball cap. This might be the 22nd incident in Fairfax County, and the 23rd in the area, connected to this suspect, according to police.
The nonprofit Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) will be offering free cab rides from 4 p.m. March 17 to 4 a.m. March 18 throughout Fairfax County in an effort to combat drunken driving.
During this 12-hour period, area residents celebrating with alcohol can call the toll-free SoberRide phone number 1–800–200–TAXI and be afforded a no-cost (up to a $30 fare), safe way home.
AT&T wireless customers can dial # — WRAP for the same service. Local taxicab companies throughout the Washington-metropolitan area provide this no-cost service to local residents age 21 and older who otherwise might have attempted to drive home after drinking. "On St. Patrick's Day, over a third of all U.S. traffic deaths are caused by drunk drivers," said Kurt Gregory Erickson, WRAP's president.
SoberRide is offered in the District of Columbia, throughout the Maryland counties of Montgomery and Prince George's and throughout the Northern Virginia counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Eastern Loudoun and Prince William. For more information, visit soberride.com.
A passenger was stopped Sunday at Washington Dulles International Airport after TSA officers found a live smoke grenade in his luggage.
The Great Falls resident attempted to conceal the grenade in the lining of his bag, according to the Office of Public Affairs for the TSA. Metropolitan Washington Airport Authority police officers confiscated the grenade after being alerted by TSA, and the man was allowed to continue on his flight to Denver. There were no charges filed.
Earlier that weekend, March 8, a passenger was stopped trying to bring a stun gun on the flight. The passenger surrendered the weapon and continued on his flight to Charlotte. No charges were filed.
A South Riding man was arrested March 9 after he was confronted by a resident in a Chantilly neighborhood who saw him breaking into their vehicle.
Dolenar Neuburger, 34, is charged with larceny and credit card theft. He is being held at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center on a $5,000 bond.
A resident reported seeing "unknown subjects" enter their vehicle between 7:48 and 8:12 p.m. in the 42800 block of Smallwood Terrace in Chantilly, according Loudoun County Sheriff's Office reports.
When the resident confronted the suspect, he made threatening remarks toward the resident.
A wallet and its contents were stolen from the vehicle. An investigation into this case is ongoing, according to the Loudoun County Sherriff's Department.


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Saturday, May 13, 2006
Paying the price for defending Clinton
Sandy Levinson
In my last post, I bewailed the fact that we have no workable constitutional mechanism--and, just as much to the point, acceptable and widely shared political rhetoric--for getting rid of an incompetent, rather than a criminal, president. Let me suggest that liberals are now seeing certain chickens coming home to roost because of their highly legalistic defense of Bill Clinton in 1998. Thus many prominent legal academics (I think particularly of Cass Sunstein, but there are certainly others) insisted that Clinton could be impeached only for a high crime and misdemeanor, and neither disgracing his office nor perjury seemed to count. And Sean Wilentz, in testifying before Congress, described the Andrew Johnson impeachment as merely "political." Not only might one proper response be "so what" (though I admit that the language of the Constitution presents certain problems), but it is also the case that Wilentz, in his zeal to save Clinton, utterly ignored the fact, as spelled out by Bruce Ackerman in his pathbreaking work on the constitutional "transformation" during the aftermath of the Civil War, that the impeachment was central to getting the Fourteenth Amendment, among other things. In any event, isn't it clear, in retrospect, that the country would have been far better off had Clinton resigned (and given Gore the advantage of presidential incumbency)? Instead, liberals, like Monica Lewinsky herself, played into Clinton's narcissism--and the rhetorical pull of the fixed-term presidency, which gives presidents an almost feudal-like sense of a property entitlement to the White House. Far better that we adopt a Ross Perot notion of the president as simply our employee, to be bounced whenever he (or in the future she) manifests sufficient incompetence to warrant firing. But that would require a Constitution that gave the employers (We the People) the right to fire their agent (the President) for just cause even if the agent hadn't actually robbed the till. (Shouldn't it be enough if he consistently misplaces the goods and alienates the customers?)
Bill Maher argued that impeaching Bush for violating the law, lying about WMD, etc. is too good for him. We should do to him what they did to Clinton--impeach him for absolutely nothing.
More seriously, Clinton was highly popular (and his popularity actually increased as the Lewinsky "scandal" went on), so while you're probably right that resigning would have made Gore more likely to win and set a precedent (maybe) for stopping Bush, I'm not sure that it made sense to do that at the time.
In a country with only 2 (unfriendly) political parties, how do you prevent one party from using a malfeasance removal power immediately, repeatedly, and overtly politically against the other? I mean, we're not post-war Italy here. How do you maintain stability of leadership under your scheme?
Peter asks a very good question. I offer a variety of options in the book, depending on the situation. One is to trigger new elections. (A problem, of course, is that we have a party system based on the fixed calendar, which means that there is never a "government in waiting" as there is in some parliamentary systems.) A second is to get rid of the incumbent and replace him/her with the VP, which would have been a sensible solution re Clinton since the brunt of the criticism against him was personal rather than policy based. That wouldn't make any sense in the current situation inasmuch as much (though not all) of the distaste for Bush is indeed policy based. So that brings up the third possibility, which is to allow the congressional party caucus of the president to pick a new president. This is designed precisely to prevent the kind of "party coup" that Peter alludes to.
The ultimate question raised by Peter's post, though, is how much we value "stability of leadership" as against what might be termed "quality of leadership." I don't disdain "stability," but I think we've purchased way too much of it in the US, and could do with a bit more "quality control" even at the price of a bit of instability. As I note in the book, most European countries are able to handle changes in leadership without believing they are in a "crisis."
I have a hard time seeing how the Clinton impeachment applies to the problem of competence. Clinton was not incompetent, at least not in the way Bush II is; had he been, the impeachment likely would have succeeded.
I'd have voted to impeach and convict Clinton for lying on a deposition and wasting the nation's time and attention with his sexual escapades; but isn't there a time frame allowing a subsequent two full terms by a partial-term succeeding vice-president? Yeah, the 22nd Amendment: "more than two years of a term." Really, Clinton should have resigned for the good of the Party and the nation in favor of Al (disclaimer: friend of Al).
I believe the Court would not get in the way of whatever Congress decides high crimes and misdemeanors means, as a political question, and because the Justices could be next in a confrontation.
I'm listening to strucural reform suggestions seriously; but what we have here is hardheaded one-party rule based on the masses' periodic susceptibility to "war" hysteria combined with a lifestyle backlash by religionists.
I'd welcome even a return to so-called gridlock just for some non-extremist government I could turn my back on for a while to pursue more pleasant interests.
I agree with the other commenters that Clinton should not have been impeached, and certainly shouldn't have resigned. What a terrible precedent that would set. Clinton's job approval and personal approval ratings were high and only went higher during the Monica faux-scandal.
If he had capitulated to the right-wing smear machine, we would be giving up control of our government to whomever could best manipulate the media. Hillary wasn't wrong when she said there was a vast right wing conspiracy out to get Bill. I, for one, don't want that VRWC to run the country.
Sandy Levinson once again is thoughtfully applying the constitution to political conundrums.
My take was the process which was Clinton's impeachment was a social policy based retribution. I think he was one of the best presidents the US has ever had, save the morals matters which are more endemic in more age-worn political systems. Such is the US' eccentric history that the trope could play in the media of world cynosure.
Although Sandy's contention may be incontrovertible that had Gore acceded to the presidency, like Gerald Ford did for Nixon, Gore likely would have been elected instead of George Bush, I find the criticism of Clinton distinctly unparallel to the subterfuges which were Nixon's disgrace.
Yet, politics, and even law, are set in the society's context; and there is a way of viewing Nixon's resignation under pressure as a social over-reaction incommensurate with his legalistic pecadilloes.
Rather, those of us who were glad to see Nixon quit, and were disappointed that Clinton was impeached, merely reaffirm the verity that our vision is tinted with the views imparted by our own national context in the wider global civilization of which we are a part.
Between those bookend events lay Iran-Contra. And I see a lot more homologous the comparison of I-C with Bush's unitary executive excesses. There is a distinct disparity in the congruencies, though, in that Reagan was a trained script reader, whereas Bush-2 has a fairly distinct personal voice and view of executive authority, albeit experience as governor in a state that did not have a structurally strong governorship, by design of that state's own constitution. And as US president there are many executive branch attorneys to provide the legal expertise which a nonlawyer president requires to act within the law.
Besides the discussion of executive branch investigations and impeachments as social reprisals engineered by the opposition party, I would like to highlight some fairly recent discussion of this in presidential and congressional literature in the form of works by Cooper website, paper; Kelley 6 papers, and Treanor: as my view is that there remains a flaw in the concept of the executive's having the responsibility of appointing its own investigator, and during the Clinton ordeal the majority party ended the law which had superseded the currently effective law, namely, the OIC went out of existence in 1998, ending congressional oversight of interbranch investigations.
The OSC and OIC concepts need revisiting and sharpening, with greater nuance; as, someday in the future we may be in need of an appointee as strong as Fitzgerald, but circumstances might not place such an accomplished individual in the OSP post.
As for the international perspective that a two-party system is a recipe for excessive stability, I proffer that this strong and balanced form of polity is inherent in our system and it corresponds well with our vision of our own development. One only has to examine some of the third party candidates over the past three decades to examine what is different between our two-party modality and the governments of convenience which are seen throughout the parliamentary systems in other lands. Living in the wild west is a challenge, and, so far, we seem to have lifted the best of several European forms of government without succumbing to the debilities endemic in those nations' political systems to this day.
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World champion Sebastian Vettel was in peerless form in practice at Albert Park on Saturday Matthew Clayton reports
World champion Sebastian Vettel has sent an ominous warning to his rivals ahead of qualifying for the 2011 Qantas Australian Grand Prix, dominating third and final practice at Albert Park on Saturday afternoon.
The 23-year-old German recorded a session-best lap of 1min 24.507secs with two minutes remaining in the hour and finished 0.857secs ahead of teammate Mark Webber. Vettel even set a second lap faster than Webber's best time in the final 60 seconds of the session, underlining his dominance.
It was Red Bull first and daylight second on Saturday afternoon, with third-placed Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) finishing 1.046secs behind world champion Vettel. Hamilton finished just 0.014secs ahead of teammate Jenson Button, while Renault's Vitaly Petrov was an impressive fifth, the Russian narrowly surviving a wild moment on his final lap when he ran very wide over the kerbing on the outside of Turn 12.
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso was sixth, while Japanese Kamui Kobayashi was a promising seventh for Sauber. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes), Nick Heidfeld (Renault) and Michael Schumacher (Mercedes) rounded out the top 10.
Vettel set the tone when he topped the timesheets on his first flying lap 23 minutes into the session, and after Webber and Button both took over briefly the German reclaimed top spot after 43 minutes.
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Hello I used a saber saw wth a metal blade to cut the top off a oil drum, worked great only took about 5 minutes and I am still here to talk about it ! LOL!
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10-15-2012, 12:04 PM #61Junior Member
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cutting open drums
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A lot of dangerous mis-information, except for entry by twk5 on 8-5-2012
There is a wealth of well intentioned, but dangerous erroneous advice on this thread.
The wisest contribution is from member "twk5" on on 8-5-2012; this person clearly understands the process. Many (but not all) of the others are applying "reason" and "logic" to the problem without fully understand the physics and chemistry of the problem of unintended vapor explosion. The suggestions about removing bungs and proceeding worry-free are the most irresponsible; suggestions describing displacing air with water are sound advice, but don't go far enough; suggestions to give a thorough cleaning of the oil drum are on the right track, but likewise don't address displacing any remaining fuel/air vapor.
Member tkw5 clearly knows what he's talking about and obviously has much training and experience. Any hydrocarbon mixed with oxygen in the right range of concentrations will detonate (explode) if ignited. Ordinary flour finely mixed with air can explode, powdered sugar and air can a really explode violently, as can any hydrocarbon-based oil vapor.
I've use plasma and oxy-acetylene to decommission and remove underground fuel oil storage tanks. The same methods can be applied to oil drums. Two tricks to avoiding an explosion or fire are either: 1) Displacing most of the oxygen, so the the oil vapor remaining has nothing to burn with; 2) Flushing the drum with so much air that too little fuel/air vapor remains to support combustion. In other words, flood the drum with a relatively inert gas, like CO2, or fill it with water; or drive the oil vapor out of the drum with large continuous volumes of compressed air.
To learn how to safely cut or weld any fuel oil tank see American Petroleum Institute publication RP 1615 : Installation of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems-Fifth Edition or RP 1614: Closure of Underground Petroleum Storage Tanks-Third Edition, for the proper methods of inerting tanks prior to welding or cutting. In practice, I put 10 pounds of dry ice per 500 gallons of tank capacity into the tank to be removed, which normally has 30 to 70 gallons of oil and sludge still in the tank bottom, then wait a half hour. The oil and sludge act as a heat source to cause the dry ice to sublime into CO2 gas. The CO2 gas generated is heavier than air, forcing the lighter air out the ports at the top of the tank. Part of the trick is to keep air from getting back in; for example the plasma torch jet is an air source unless a nitrogen generator is used. It's okay if a little air gets into the tank while it's being cut into pieces as long as the dry ice subliming in the bottom of the tank produces enough CO2 gas to carry away the air injected by the plasma torch jet.
And yes, I have experienced a few very small explosions. Hot dross and slag vaporized oil sludge, too much CO2 seeped out of the cuts down and across the tank, allowing a small pocket of air/vapor to float at the very top of the tank. On the next cutting pass, the plasma jet ignited the vapor with a heavy "THUMP", bending open some of the kerfs, causing no damage, but a big scare.
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I did the math the other day and came up with one lb. of dry ice for the 55 gal. Pennzoil drum we're going to cut open. The local grocery store has dry ice from Airgas.
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Oil drum cutting
Hi all Thought it time for a heads up caution on this activity. A work colleague was using an angle grinder with a 1mm cutter disc to cut open 200.


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Clinton River
Contact Information
U.S. EPA RAP Liaison:
Laura Evans
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Region 5 Office of Regional Counsel
77 W. Jackson Blvd. (C-14J)
Chicago, IL 60604-3507
State RAP Contact:
Laura A. Esman (firstname.lastname@example.com)
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
525 W. Allegan Street
P.O. Box 30273
Lansing, MI 48909
Clinton River PAC Chair:
Mark Richardson
Macomb County Prosecutor's Office
One S. Main Street 3rd Floor
Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
Local Coordinators
William Smith
Clinton River PAC Vice Chair and Michigan SPAC Representative
49 Breitmeyer
Mt. Clemens, MI 48043
Anne Vaara
Executive Director, Clinton River Watershed Council
(provides administrative and fiduciary support for the RAP)
101 Main Street, Suite 100
Rochester, MI 48307-2098
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Frequent Acronyms
- Background
- Beneficial Use Impairments
- Delisting Targets
- RAP Development and Status
- Significant RAP Milestones
- RAP Implementation
- RAP-Related Publications
- Community Involvement
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Southeastern Michigan's Clinton River, located just north of Detroit, flows 80 miles (128 km) from its headwaters to Lake St. Clair near the city of Mt. Clemens. The river drains 1,968 km2 (760 square miles) of southeastern Michigan, including portions of Oakland and Macomb Counties and small areas of St. Clair and Lapeer Counties. The Area of Concern (AOC) includes the entire watershed as well as a portion of Lake St. Clair immediately downstream of the mouth of the Clinton River. Up to half of the river's flow is treated wastewater from six municipal wastewater treatment plants. Land use in the watershed is predominantly commercial and residential, although agriculture is still common in the North Branch subwatershed. The main industries in the area are automotive-related.
Clinton River priorities include elimination of CSOs and SSOs, nonpoint source pollution control, Superfund waste site remediation, spill notification, habitat restoration, and elimination of illicit connections and failing septic systems.
Beneficial Use Impairments
- Restrictions on fish and wildlife consumption
- Eutrophication or undesirable algae
- Degradation of fish and wildlife populations
- Beach closings
- Degradation of aesthetics
- Degradation of benthos
- Restriction on dredging activities
- Loss of fish and wildlife habitat
Several concerns were cited in the initial 1988 Clinton River Remedial Action Plan that described why the river was listed as an AOC. These concerns were (1) conventional pollutants including high fecal coliform bacteria and nutrients, (2) high total dissolved solids, (3) contaminated sediments including heavy metals, PCBs, oil and grease, and (4) impacted biota. Historical point source discharges and some nonpoint sources are responsible for sediment contamination in the mainstem Clinton River. Metals, nutrients, petroleum hydrocarbon, PCBs, DDT and other organic compounds reside in the sediments at levels of concern from Pontiac to the mouths of both the river and the spillway, as well as in the Red Run Drain/Plum Brook subwatershed. Many old closed landfills are of concern. Fecal contamination, including bacteria and nutrients, from wastewater treatment plants was greatly reduced in the years prior to the publication of the 1988 RAP.
Although historical industrial and municipal discharges were the primary causes of environmental degradation in the Clinton River, and thus of its designation as an AOC, ongoing contamination problems are almost exclusively of nonpoint source origin. There are no major industrial discharges to the river or its tributaries of process water (only non-contact cooling water and stormwater), and most (though not all) municipalities have adequate industrial pretreatment programs and have implemented combined sewer control plans. As such, stormwater runoff as a category (including the two municipal systems still experiencing combined sewer overflows), is probably the single greatest source of water quality degradation.Very rapid urban expansion and the subsequent loss of habitat is the second significant category of environmental problems related to water quality in the Clinton River watershed. Oakland County leads the state in new construction, and Macomb County is experiencing rapid urbanization as well. Wetlands and other wildlife habitat have been all but eliminated from the downstream portion of the basin, and natural drainage has been drastically altered throughout the watershed.
Historical point source discharges and ongoing nonpoint sources are responsible for sediment contamination in the mainstem Clinton River. Metals, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), pesticides and other organics have been documented over several decades in a number of locations along the Clinton River from Pontiac to the mouths of both the river and the spillway.For further information on Clinton River BUIs, see the RAP documents listed in the RAP Development and Status section below.
Delisting Targets
Local restoration criteria (PDF 916Kb, 48pps) for six of the BUIs in the Clinton River AOC were developed and approved by the PAC in 2005. The PAC has also received additional funding from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency – Great Lakes National Program Office (USEPA-GLNPO) to further refine its criteria for the fish and wildlife BUIs – including degraded fish and wildlife populations and loss of habitat. The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) will review the Clinton River PAC's completed restoration criteria to determine whether they are at least functionally equivalent to the statewide criteria included in MDEQ' s Guidance for Delisting Michigan's Great Lakes Areas of Concern. When approved by MDEQ, the PAC's restoration criteria for each of the 8 BUIs will be incorporated into future RAP Updates.As BUIs are restored in the Clinton River, MDEQ, the PAC, and USEPA-GLNPO will evaluate whether the approved restoration criteria have been met. When all BUIs have been restored, MDEQ will work with the PAC to recommend delisting the Clinton River AOC to the USEPA-GLNPO.
RAP Development and Status
Significant RAP Milestones
- 2007: MDEQ Remedial Action
Plan Update for the Clinton River Area of Concern
(PDF 308Kb, 16pps)
- 2005-2006: Funding has been secured through a federal appropriation to update the RAP.
- 2005: Restoration Criteria for the Clinton River Area of Concern: Phase I - Summarized Final Report completed.
- 2005: Development of delisting criteria in the Clinton River Area of Concern: Full Length Final Report (PDF 916Kb, 48pps) completed.
- 2004: Watershed Restoration Criteria for the Clinton River Watershed (PDF 1110Kb, 18pps) - Presentation to the Clinton River PAC, Sept. 29, 2004.
- 1998: Clinton River Watershed Remedial and Preventive Action Plan: 1998 Update and Progress Report (PDF 5000Kb, 59pps) completed.
- 1995: Clinton River RAP Update (PDF 3.13Mb, 69pps) document completed.
- 1993: Clinton River Remedial Action Planning: A State and Watershed Community Partnership - Public Advisory Committee Notebook (PDF 14.94Mb, 323pps) completed.
- 1988: The initial Clinton River RAP (PDF 15.97Mb, 477pps) document completed.
RAP Implementation
Recent progress and achievements
- 2004-2005: The PAC received a grant from the Great Lakes Commission to develop delisting criteria for the Clinton River AOC in 2004-2005. A grant to further develop the fish and wildlife populations, habitat, and benthic community BUIs was received from U.S. EPA in 2005.
- 2005: The U.S. Geological Survey completed a sediment transport study.
- 2003-2005: Oakland University received a grant to conduct an assessment of contaminated sediments
- The Clinton River Watershed Council launched a major stormwater education effort in 2004.
- The Clinton River Watershed Council launched the Adopt-A-Stream volunteer river monitoring program in spring 2005. More than 150 volunteers were recruited to monitor two dozen sites in the first year of the program.
- Seven subwatershed planning groups consisting of more than 50 communities and county agencies have formed since 2001, and are currently developing subwatershed management plans and Storm Water Pollution Prevention Initiatives as part of the requirements of the NPDES Phase II stormwater permit.
- DEQ initiated sediment dredging using CMI funds in 2002.
- Ozone purification at the Mt. Clemens water treatment plant began implementation in 2001.
- There are numerous nonpoint pollution control projects in the watershed being planned and implemented with Section 319 funds.
- Control of CSOs has been addressed with new permits, and construction of required improvements is underway. Additionally, sanitary sewer overflows (SSOs) have been recognized and corrections are underway.
- Illicit sewer connections are being actively enforced, and fieldwork to discover and correct these illegal connections is underway. Further enforcement actions have been taken on failing septic systems, wetlands violations, etc.
- A subwatershed management plan was completed for Stony Creek in 2003.
- A nonpoint source control plan was completed for an urban subwatershed (Bear Creek), in 2000.
- Options for improved operation and management of onsite sewage systems have been identified and are being implemented.
- Combined sewers have been separated in Almont, Armada, Pontiac, Rochester, and Warren.
- Partial separation and construction of a CSO retention basin has been accomplished in Mt. Clemens.
- Macomb County has aggressively enforced provisions of the stormwater permitting program.
- A Macomb County special prosecutor for water quality was hired
- Progress has been made by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the cleanup of many of the waste sites, using Act 307 and Superfund monies.
- Two years of sediment sampling have occurred to locate areas of contamination outside the lower river.
- Oakland County established an infrastructure fund to financially assist municipalities with pollution control efforts.
Current projects and outlook
Solutions to many of the most serious problems (i.e. stormwater management, habitat protection) in the Clinton River Watershed require implementation at the local level through mechanisms like land use planning. Because the watershed encompasses over 50 local units of government, comprehensive and coordinated efforts are difficult.
- Funding has been secured through a federal appropriation to update the RAP in 2005-2006. These documents are produced primarily by work groups consisting of Public Advisory Council (PAC) and RAP Team representatives, other technical experts, and the general public.
- All 42 municipalities that must comply with the NPDES Phase II stormwater permit applied for Michigan's watershed-based permit, and have thus formed subwatershed planning groups that meet monthly to work on watershed planning and stormwater management initiatives.
- The Macomb County Health Department is currently working to identify and remediate bacterial sources throughout the watershed.
- A number of communities are actively working on upgrading the wastewater treatment system.
- A major water quality monitoring initiative on the Clinton River, St. Clair River, and Lake St. Clair was made possible through Clean Michigan Initiative funds and is being spearheaded by the Macomb County Health Department. Data collection began in 2004.
RAP-Related Publications
- 2006: Hydrologic and Geomorphic Analysis of the Clinton River Watershed: Final Report (PDF 10.7MB, 73pps) - Section 319 Clean Water Act study that consists of detailed hydrologic and geomorphic assessments of the Clinton River Watershed. Appendix (PDF 36.5MB, 106pps)
- 2005: Draft Clinton River Assessment (PDF 1,010Kb, 60pps) - Addresses geography, history, geology, soils and land use, dams and barriers, water quality, biological communities, fisheries management, recreational use and citizen involvement, as well as other aspects of the Clinton River watershed. Management options are identified, to provide a foundation for public discussion, priority setting, and to assist in ultimately planning the future of the Clinton River.
Community Involvement
- The Clinton River Public Advisory Council (PAC): Meetings take place several times a year. The PAC welcomes attendance and input from anyone interested in the environmental issues confronting the watershed.
- The Clinton River Watershed Council: A nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting, enhancing and celebrating the Clinton River, its watershed and Lake St. Clair.


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'''Title:''' sock it to me - part 2
'''Title:''' sock it to me - part 2
'''Date:''' January 27, 2006
'''Date:''' January27, 2006
'''Summary:''' Steve and Beaver go to where all left socks go.
'''Summary:''' Steve and Beaver go to where all left socks go.
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[Suddenly!]

[Suddenly!]

Machine: Left socks detected!

Machine: Left socks detected!

SHOOOK!out and GRAB! the disguised and startled Beaver and Steve.

Beaver: "Goodness!"
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*Even big scary aliens expect us to be politically correct nowadays.
*Even big scary aliens expect us to be politically correct nowadays.
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Title: sock it to me - part 2
Date: January 27, 2006
Summary: Steve and Beaver go to where all left socks go.
Cast: Beaver, Steve, Three-eyed Gelatinous Slime-Monsters
Onomatopoeias used: "GRAB!", "SHOOOK!", "FLOMP!", "DE-SOCK!"
Number of panels: 6
Panel 1
Machine: Left socks detected!
The back wall of the washing machine SHOOOK!'s open, two robotic arms come out and GRAB! the disguised and startled Beaver and Steve.
Beaver: "Goodness!"
Panel 2
[Left Sock Storage Depot 4]
Beaver and Steve get thrown into a big pile of socks with a FLOMP!
Beaver: "Yooof!"
Panel 3
Beaver and Steve DE-SOCK! themselves.
Beaver: "Look at this: it's all our left socks..."
Steve: "What is this place? D-do you think it was built by aliens?"
Panel 4
Beaver: "Don't be ridiculous Steve. Do you really think this place is going to be full of some sort of 3-eyed gelatinous slime-monsters?"
Two ominous black silhouettes approach Beaver and Steve, both looking not too much unlike some sort of 3-eyed gelatinous slime-monsters.
Panel 5
The monsters reveal themselves and seem to be holding red alien pistols.
Monster 1: "Actually, we prefer the term 'vertabrateally challenged'"
Monster 2: "'Slime-monster' is an offensive term only used by species that think they are better just because they have a complex digestive system."
Steve: "Ooh"
Monster 1: "But we don't allow them in here. All we allow in here is socks..."
Panel 6
Monster 1: (looking down on Beaver and Steve) "You are socks... ...aren't you?"
[To be cont'd]
Fun Facts
- Even big scary aliens expect us to be politically correct nowadays.
- With the 3 eyes that the aliens have, they cannot tell a sock apart from Beaver and Steve.
- Despite being invertebrates, the aliens have teeth.
- Actually, snails have teeth so it's not as impossible as one would think.
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