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Ninety-seven percent of all civil actions settle. Defendants and their liability carriers frequently demand a hold harmless clause in the settlement documents. Personal injury and wrongful death plaintiffs should reject such clauses because they are not necessary to adequately protect the defendant, and they impose unreasonable and unnecessary obligations on a settling plaintiff. A lawyer who allows his client to agree to an indemnity or hold harmless clause may become personally liable to the client for any increased obligations incurred. The appropriate solution for both parties is to enter into a covenant, or promise to pay medical providers and insurers who have subrogation rights in exchange for a fair amount of consideration.
A hold harmless agreement (or indemnification clause) imposes a greater obligation than a simple promise to pay a debt (e.g., unpaid medical bills or liens in a personal injury case). By articulating a specific promise, liability is limited to that obligation alone. In contrast, an indemnification or hold harmless clause allows the adverse party to recover the underlying obligation plus associated fees and costs, including attorney fees. A promise to pay is distinguishable from an indemnification clause in that a promise to pay does not give a right to collect for anything beyond the scope of the promise and the intention of the promisor.
An example of a hold harmless agreement is as follows: "The undersigned plaintiff, and her attorneys, agree to satisfy any and all liens and subrogation claims relating to my claims for injury or damages and to indemnify and hold harmless the parties above released from any claim liability, costs, or attorney fees arising from any liens or subrogation claims."
An example of a promise to pay or covenant is as follows: "The undersigned plaintiff further agrees to satisfy any and all liens and subrogation claims for medical bills and expenses relating to may claims for injury or damages. Specifically, I promise to pay any unpaid medical expenses, to satisfy the Medicare lien, and to reimburse all sums owed to my health insurer, Acme Mutual Insurance."
A promise is a covenant, which when given for consideration forms a contract. The obligation of the covenantee to the covenantor is limited to the damages available upon breach of contract. That is, paying the amount of the debt.
Black"s Law Dictionary (4th Ed.) defines a promise as: "A declaration, verbal or written, made by one person to another for a good and valuable consideration, in the nature of a covenant by which the promisor binds himself to do or forbear some act, and gives to the promisee a legal right to demand and enforce fulfillment."
The amount of damages for breach of a promise to pay a clearly articulated debt is the amount that compensates the promisee for the promisor's failure to pay. Yamaha Store of Bend, Inc. v. Yamaha Motor Corp., 310 Or 333,344 (1990). Oregon follows the common law "American rule" that prohibits awarding the prevailing party attorney fees unless expressly authorized by contract or statute. Hardwick v. Dravo Equipment Company, 279 Or 619, 628 (1977); Brookshire v. Johnson, 274 Or 19 (1976).
In determining whether the promise to pay a particular debt is within the scope of the agreement, the court will examine the terms and language of the promise for ambiguity. Whether language in a contract is ambiguous is a question of law, and if language is ambiguous, then its interpretation is a question of fact. Biomass One, L. P. v. S-P Construction, 120 Or App 194, 200 (1993). (1) In determining whether a contract is ambiguous, the court is limited to the "four corners of the document." Edwards v. Times Mirror Co., 102 Or App 440, 445 (1990). (2) If the intention of the parties can be ascertained, the court will construe the agreement so that it is enforceable. Delmar Crawford, Inc. v. Russel Oil Co., Inc., 106 Or App 524, 528 (1991).
For an action on a debt at common law, the plaintiff must plead and prove that: "1) a third party made a claim against him; 2) he reasonable incurred costs in defending or satisfying the claim; and 3) as between the plaintiff and the defendant, the costs ought to be borne by the latter." State Dept. of Trans. v. Scott, 59 Or App 25, 29 (1982).
At common law, "there is no requirement that the indemnitee prove that he was actually liable to the indemnitor." Martin v. Cahill, 90 Or App 332, 336 (1988).
Express indemnification agreements are contracts which "expose the indemnitor to liability through the conduct of others over which he has little or no control." Union Oil Co. of Calif. v. Lull, 220 Or 412, 426 (1960). That is precisely the evil of "hold harmless" clauses in personal injury releases; the client has little or no control over lienholders who may try to sue your settling defendant, whether justified or not. That lawsuit will result in exposure to plaintiff for paying the settling defendant's costs and attorney fees incurred in defending it. (4)
The danger of such liability demonstrates why plaintiffs should not consent to hold harmless clauses in settlement agreements. The parties are looking to reach a settlement whereby plaintiff's right to sue is given up in exchange for defendant's payment of a specified sum. Plaintiffs do not want (and should not be forced) to increase their own liability, which is exactly what a hold harmless clause does. A hold harmless agreement or indemnity clause allows the defendant to collect from the plaintiff both the underlying obligation and the cost of defending the obligation. By limiting the contract obligations to payments only within the scope of the clearly articulated covenant, those terms alone are enforceable.
Another danger lurks in hold harmless clauses. As frequently drafted, these agreements require that the plaintiff hold a defendant harmless from "any and all claims arising" from the incident in question. This language could require the settling plaintiff to reimburse the defendant and its liability insurer for any amounts that the insurer paid to settle claims of third parties. If the plaintiff was one of three people injured in a motor vehicle accident, the hold harmless language could require the settling plaintiff to reimburse the liability carrier for the sums it paid to settle the claims of the other two injured parties because those claims are "claims arising" from the incident at issue.
Defendants argue that without hold harmless agreements defendants remain liable for outstanding bills and liens. The statutes regarding liens already adequately protect defendants and their insurers. In most instances, the plaintiff's lawyer, not the defendant , is liable for payment of the lien if he or she disburses the monies without satisfying the lien. (5)
ORS 87.555 and 87.607 give hospitals, physicians, and ambulance companies statutory liens. Liens for hospital and physician services must be perfected by service upon the patient and the liability insurer within fifteen (15) days after the discharge of the patient form the hospital. Until such time as the lien has been perfected and notice of lien has been served by registered or certified mail upon the defendant, the defendant is not liable for the lien. ORS 87.580 makes plaintiff's counsel liable for payment of the lien if he or she disburses settlement or judgement monies without first satisfying the liens. ORS 87.613 and 87.627 contain similar provisions relating to the perfection and subsequent enforcement of ambulance service liens.
Pursuant to ORS 742.536, if a motor vehicle insurer furnishes personal injury protection benefits to its insured, the insurer possesses a statutory lien upon monies obtained by their insureds against responsible parties. The PIP insurer's lien receives significant statutory protection in that the insured is required to hold "in trust for the benefit of the insurer all rights or recovery, and may do nothing to prejudice such rights. "(6)
Most insurance polices and defined benefit plans contain provisions giving the insurer, trust or plan administrator a right to be reimbursed and impose an obligation upon the insured or beneficiary to reimburse the insurer, trust, or plan. These contracted provisions do not impose any obligations upon the adverse parties or their insurers.
Worker's compensation carriers have a statutory lien upon damages recovered in a third party action. (7) Under Oregon's Workers' Compensation Act, the carrier's lien is "preferred to all claims except the cost of recovering such damages." (8) Upon receiving a demand by the worker's compensation carrier, the injured worker must pursue a claim against the third party who caused his or her injury, or the worker is deemed to have assigned the cause of action to the carrier. (9) If the worker elects to pursue his or her own cause of action against the third party, any compromise or settlement of their claim against the third party without the written approval of the workers' compensation carrier is void.
When a recipient of Medicaid pursues an action against the responsible part, the Adult and Family Services Division acquires a lien in any monies received in pursuit of the action. (10) Before pursuing any action against the responsible parties, plaintiff must first notify the Adult and Family Services Division of his or her intent to pursue the action pursuant to ORS 426.530. Upon receiving notice of the injured parties' intent to pursue the action, the Adult and Family Services Division must perfect its lien according to the provisions of ORS 416.550. Once the Adult and Family Services Division perfects its lien, plaintiff's counsel will be liable to the state of Oregon if he or she disburses any of the settlement or judgment monies without first satisfying the Adult and Family Services Division's lien.
Hold harmless agreements are unnecessary to protect defendants against outstanding bills and liens because significant statutory protections exist. Defendants generally are not liable for lines until the lien is perfected by service upon the parties or defendant's insurer. Plaintiffs, on the other hand, remain personally liable for all liens until they satisfy or pay the liens. Defendants are reasonably protected against outstanding bills and liens without the use of hold harmless agreements.
In a typical settlement, defendant promises or covenants to pay a specified dollar amount. In exchange, plaintiff promises to release he or her claims and dismiss any lawsuit. The defendant gives no guarantees as to the plaintiff's actual injuries or damages, or future consequences of plaintiff's injuries. The defendant does not agree to indemnify the plaintiff from any bills that may arise in the future, or past bills that may not surface until later. Nor does defendant agree to hold plaintiff harmless from any future consequences of his or her injuries. By demanding a hold harmless clause, the defendant asks for greater protection than it is willing to provide to the plaintiff.
The parties are properly protected by the proper use of covenants. Personal injury and wrongful death plaintiffs should not agree to hold harmless or indemnification clauses.
Reprinted by permission of the Oregon State Bar Litigation Journal. This article was originally published in THE LITIGATION JOURNAL, March 1996.Previous Page


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How I became addicted to Fatted Calf bacon...
- Carb Lover Sep 11, 2006 06:42 AM
I blame it on you hounds like Morton the Mousse and Sixy. You just HAD to keep raving and raving about FC bacon until I could bear it no longer. Then I blame you, Nathan P. for being so kind and offering to pick up any products for me on your sojourn to the Berkeley farmer's market. Hounds' raving of favorite FC products is evidenced here: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/...
I don't like to make "best" claims often, but this was truly the best bacon I've ever encountered. I knew it was special from the moment I saw it sealed in plastic. The extra thick cut bacon was striated w/ gorgeous ribbons of fat and had a fresh pale glow. Upon opening the bag, the intense smoky aroma was released. As I fried it on low-med heat, it slowly exuded a clear pool of fat (the most I had ever witnessed from 4 strips of bacon) w/ very little sputtering from water one sees w/ bad bacon.
I can't think of a better way to feature this phenomenal bacon right now then in a BLT. In my case, it was a BST (w/ spinach). I cooked it to very crispy the first time and just shy of crispy the second time. Preferred the latter. It's a very assertive, meaty bacon, so I liked it better in the sandwich than on its own. It also tasted really good mopped up in some maple syrup alongside sourdough pancakes...
Photo of bacon taken to very crispy:
Photo of BST:
Photo of bacon taken to shy of crispy w/ pancakes:
BTW, I reserved the bacon fat for cooking! Nathan, husband, and I sampled many other goodies and enjoyed them all. Mortadella, duck rillettes, and ciccioli were particularly outstanding. Seems like you can't go wrong w/ FC, and now I must get me more bacon! About $10/lb. and worth every penny.
Does anyone know from where FC sources their meat, particularly their pork? And if you think there's another bacon (bonus points if in South Bay) that I can transfer my addiction to, please share!
Another knockout place for bacon is Dittmer's in Mountain View. I just got some over the weekend. The stuff is thick cut, leaner than FC bacon, smokey and utterly delicious. I had it with a loaf of ACME italian batard, scrambled eggs, and sauteed garden tomatoes in bacon fat. Since Dittmer's bacon is less fatty, the drippings are a little more scarce.
re: Porthos
I'm looking at Dittmer's website and they list several different types of bacon. Do you know which one you like so much?
re: Mick Ruthven
The regular smoked bacon. The Schinkenspeck looked good also but the owners son recommended the regular smoked bacon for breakfast and to render for the braised short rib that I would be making later.
re: Alan408
Thanks for reminding me about Corralitos bacon. I've purchased it from their farmer's market stand but never been to their store. It's good, but not as exceptional as FC's.
I am not going to say sorry for your new addiction. But I guess I might be sorry if you get to the market before me and buy out their entire stock. Thank goodness they have pre-ordering available.
Have you tried the Fatted Calf rind on bacon too?
Be careful not to overcook it because it gets really hard if left too long in the pan.
re: Sixy
No, haven't tried the rind on bacon. Can you describe the difference in flavor, cooking, serving, etc from the rindless? Now I know how FC bacon "behaves", so I won't run the risk of overcooking again.
Thanks for everyone's comments. I still need to try Nueske and need to make a revisit to Dittmer's soon. Oh, a side-by-side bacon tasting would be fun...
re: Carb Lover
GENIUS! A bacon showdown. When you do Dittmer's please do all the different types of bacon that they have. Do report soon. I can't wait.
re: Carb Lover
As I am english and we like our back bacon on the rare to medium side and are used to the rind on, i was foolish to try and cook my first batch of fatted calf rind-on the american way - til really crispy. the rind is like a thin pork crackling and it got really really hard (to the point i thought i would break my teeth on it). I was just trying to please the BF who likes his bacon well done, but next time I am going to do it my english way. Apart from the rind it tastes exactly the same.
It used to be Niman, this I know. But Taylor is a wily butcher and likes to play. If you're a fan of bacon, you must at least try it once. Variety is the spice of life!
I found Dittmer's a solid performer, but it's never been outstanding. And the last 2 pounds I bought a few months ago was mostly fat. Belly bacon can vary an awful lot so I don't hold it against them.
re: MuppetGrrl
The price is well worth it, especially when you consider that it really means that the package of bacon that you get is only a dollar or so more than any other good quality bacon. It's really that amazing.
re: MuppetGrrl
BLTs and versions thereof are hands down my favorite sandwiches. Perfectly simple and balanced.
I am a frugal foodie (alright, cheapskate), but FC's bacon is a very good value IMO. Two slices go a long way, and that's all you need in one sandwich to make it explode w/ flavor! I believe there were 10 slices total in my package, which is 5 very delicious and satisfying servings.
Just for comparison, anyone know the average price per pound of Nueske? And yes, I will sacrifice myself in the name of a Dittmer's bacon showdown...
re: Carb Lover
I don't know the average price, but the Nueske is $8.95/lb at my butcher, with the added value that they'll cut it to order so it's exactly the way you want it.
I agree that higher quality bacon is a good value, because I'm satisfied with a lot less.
Your description sounds very much like the Neuske slab bacon I've been buying from Baron's Meats. If you can find a butcher in the South Bay who carries Neuske, that might be an alternative when you can't get the Fatted Calf.
I agree with your observation that good quality bacon actually tastes better when not as well done. Maybe because it does have a distinct meat flavor as well as fat, and overcooking it mutes that flavor (as cooking meat well-done always does).
Aha - i wasnt sure if there was an official name for it so I made mind up. If I was in a deli I would actually ask for a "BLT with Avocado"
I can't really call my own version guac since i just mash the avocado with a little lemon and salt and pepper or do nothing to it and just slice it and put it in the sarnie..
Last week I made my "BLATs" with lightly toasted Acme bread (sweet for me, levain for him))
Heirloom Tomatoes from Eatwell (http://www.eatwell.com/produce/tomato...
)Fatted calf rind on bacon (http://www.fattedcalf.com/
)Gwen Avocados from Brokaw (willsavocados.com)
(these GWEN avocados are amazing - don't miss out on them whilst they are in season)
Homemade mayo
Frisee from Star Route (http://www.starroutefarms.com/index.html
My French other half is totally crazy about "frisee Lardons" and I make every one or two weeks with the FC bacon and the Star Route Frisee as long as they have it. Yes, FC bacon even manages to make boring old lettuce taste goood!
re: lexdevil
I think LGBT would be the politically correct designator in SF.

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Research funding from the National Institutes of Health, critical to the nation's economy and future health, is in jeopardy, said National Institutes of Health Director Dr. Francis Collins, who toured UW Medicine labs Tuesday with Sen. Patty Murray.
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In a whirlwind tour through UW Medicine's research laboratories in South Lake Union, Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), swung easily through a show-and-tell that ranged from a dish full of lab-created beating human heart cells to a gene-deletion step in deciphering how immune systems respond to scary viruses such as dengue and Ebola.
Collins, a physician and geneticist who formerly led the Human Genome Project, had the science stuff down cold — although he graciously insisted that he always learns something new when he gets out of the other Washington.
He and U.S. Sen. Patty Murray were in Seattle on Tuesday on a different mission: to impress upon everyone the seriousness of a potential budget crisis for NIH.
Part pep rally and part warning, their visit seemed designed to mobilize scientists to get on the stump for medical research, which Murray and Collins agreed is key to the economy, the future health of the nation and America's global leadership.
Cuts in NIH's budget could cripple Washington state's robust public and private biomedical research industry, which received $835 million last year from the NIH, making Washington the eighth-highest state in funding, Murray said.
"I think it's at a particularly crucial juncture," Collins said. "If there was a moment to kind of raise consciousness, this is kind of the moment to do that."
Murray brilliantly managed to craft a window of relief from the federal budget sequester with Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., Collins noted, but that will end in 2015.
And Collins worries that the sequester, which knocked the stuffing out of already diminished NIH funding, will come "roaring back, and all of this will go even deeper into difficulty," he said. Already, a research project's chance of funding has plummeted from 40 percent in 1979 to about 16 percent. "We're leaving half the good science on the table," he said.
"This is such a great investment of public dollars, with returns that help people in terms of medical advances and also stimulate the economy. What's not to like here?" Collins asked rhetorically. "And yet, we have been progressively underinvesting in what has been a great American success story."
Right now, Murray told the crowd that came to hear her and Collins at the UW, Washington is a model in research and in building collaborative partnerships that encourage innovation.
Funding for research is an investment in future economic growth, Murray said. But public research funding as a percentage of GDP is now seventh from the bottom of 34 industrialized nations, with China gearing up fast.
"If the U.S. was a business, investments in future economic growth would be the last thing we would cut," Murray said.
Securing funding for the NIH, she warned, will be a "very uphill battle."
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Like the UW's Dr. Charles Murry, who estimates that the heart-muscle cells his lab has created from embryonic stem cells are about four years from human trials, or Michael Gale, whose immunology lab focuses on current and upcoming viruses, many depend on NIH funding.
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He pointed to what he called the "deterioration of K-12 education" over the years, with few students able to grasp what it means to develop evidence or having a basic understanding of statistics.
"Talented members of the media" can help bridge the science-literacy gap, Collins added, "but the media is under terrible pressure. A lot of the great science writers are no longer out there anymore; they're getting squeezed. Nobody's firing sports writers, but the science reporters seem to be the first ones to go."
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"It seems to me that we all have to spend more of our time, perhaps, as ambassadors for science literacy — trying to explain what we do and why it matters," he answered. "Scientists aren't always as good at that as perhaps we might be."
Those who work in science may have to think of this as part of their jobs, he suggested — "to take as part of your responsibility that given the chance, you go to a high school and talk about what you do, or you show up at the Rotary club, and we all sort of take this collectively under our own wing. ... We all have to be part of the solution."
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Thu, Jul 19, 2012, 11:06 pm // Wendy Harris
In reviewing the agenda for Tuesday's County Council meeting, I discovered that the Council will have a special meeting to review another wind energy ordinance proposal from the Planning Department. The last two proposals forwarded from the Planning Department were sent back by the Council after strong public opposition. There is an interim moratorium currently in place for large wind energy system permit applications. I am not sure what changes have been made to this draft, but I am sure of what changes have not been made. The wind energy ordinance proposal, (WES), fails to adequately protect wildlife and habitat. The proposal should not be approved without correcting this deficiency. The County can not afford to ignore this issue because it has resulted in extensive litigation in other states. Conservation groups, who support wind energy under the proper conditions, have successfully sued local and federal government over failure to mitigate wildlife and habitat impacts.
The proposal fails to protect all species that could be harmed. The ordinance fails to protect species not otherwise covered by the Endangered Species Act, and the Migratory Bird Act. Whatcom County is home to residential and migrating bald eagles and the more uncommon golden eagle, both of which are protected under the federal Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Why is this third federal law not included in the proposal?
Wind turbines disrupt ecological balance. The public has been misled with claims that wind towers kill a small number of birds. This is not equivalent to minimal environmental impact. Wind towers disproportionately affect raptors, not all of whom are protected under federal law. Raptors are more likely to be found in the wind corridors favored by the energy industry, or attracted to the kill found near the bottom of wind towers. When the predator population is reduced, it upsets the natural ecosystem and could have significant long term impacts. Moreover, because raptors exist in small numbers and are slow to reproduce, even a small number of wind turbine kills could have implications for raptor species survival. Scientists are concerned that some wind energy projects kill raptor species faster then they can reproduce.
The proposal threaten bats and the ecosystem services they provide. Nothing in the proposal protects bats, which are of great importance in Whatcom County, and which are being killed in much higher numbers than birds. Air-pressure changes created by wind turbines cause the bats sensitive lungs to explode and they drop dead from the sky. Already threatened by the spread of white-nose fungus, it is unknown whether wind farm fatalities, over time, threaten the survival of certain bat species. This is a matter of scientific concern because bats play a significant role in reducing insect populations that destroy crops and spread disease. A large kill-off of County bats could reduce the profitability of Whatcom County agriculture and increase the need for expensive and harmful chemicals and pesticides. Increasing the minimum speed needed to set turbines in motion is one solution, because bats are more active in low wind, albeit not one incorporated into this proposal.
Wind energy has harmful impacts on habitat. One of the worst impacts from wind energy is loss of habitat. Wind energy facilities are generally located in rural areas, or along virgin mountain ridges, where they displace or fragment prime habitat. Loss of habitat is considered the greatest threat to wildlife species survival. The proposed WES ordinance lacks siting criteria that prevent wind turbines from being placed in sensitive or important habitat, near important nesting areas, bat caves, along migration routes or other wildlife travel corridors.
Other mitigation requirements that could be included in the proposal include temporarily shutting down turbines during migration periods or during poor weather conditions; hiring "spotters" who turn off turbines when birds are sighted; retrofitting power poles to prevent bird electrocutions; burying transmission lines in high risk areas; increasing the visibility of wind towers to birds; reducing lights and glare at night, better monitoring at existing facilities; and compensatory mitigation to off-set unavoidable impacts.
In March, the U.S. Department of Interior released voluntary guidelines for the wind energy industry that reflected the efforts of numerous stakeholders, including the wind energy industry and conservation organizations. Why are these guidelines not referenced in the proposal? I suggest adopting the federal stakeholder guidelines as part of the County's WES ordinance requirements.
The proposal should not be enacted until it contains specific regulations that address siting, expand protected species, regulate wind facilities operations and species monitoring, and require compensatory mitigation for unavoidable impacts. Will this be more expensive for the wind industry? Yes, but this reflects the actual cost to build and run a WES, and this cost should be borne by the developer.
Tip Johnson // Wed, Jul 25, 2012, 11:31 pm
I think we need to find a way to make sustainable energy workable, and the sooner the better. However, I always read Ms. Harris' contributions carefully, knowing them to be carefully researched and reasoned. So I am troubled by the assertion that wind turbines kill disproportionate numbers of raptors and bats.
I had a client whose home office had large windows facing into the landscape. Birds would frequently crash into them. The many smaller crashes of various insects were much more common. The dead bodies evidenced that mainly bees are killed in these collisions. Many other lighter insects were stunned and recovered. Some of the birds did, too. Still, the bodies piled up impressively.
After that, I started noticing dead birds lying around tall glass buildings in metropolitan downtowns. Everywhere I went it was the same. So I think buildings and windows are a hazard to navigation for all manner of flying creatures. Should we ban them?
Few of these buildings produce significant energy. Rather they demand a lot of it. Where do we strike a balance?
Just tonight in the local shire we were discussing bat and bird shelters. The mosquitoes are out and our swallow population is suddenly absent this year. In years past, the air of a summer evening here has often described as 'chock full of swallows'. Not now. There are also significantly fewer bats. Discussing this, we wondered what it would take to install some subsidized housing to benefit their populations. We decided to have at it.
I don't know what the stakeholder guidelines Wendy refers to say, but I hope there is a way to site and operate wind turbines so that environmentalists are not opposing both carbon and wind while furiously arguing electronically over the Internet. I hope we can find ways to support bird, bat and insect populations, while generating energy without polluting.
Larry Horowitz // Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 5:46 am
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Mr. Bedini and FREE ENERGY newsletter author, Peter Lindemann held a Science & Technology Conference earlier this month:
Bottom Line: Wind Energy may assist in our energy transition, but IMHO, there are many more promising technologies to come. Hopefully, they'll get here before we lose to many birds and bats.
David MacLeod // Thu, Jul 26, 2012, 8:14 pm
Well said, Tip! ("I hope there is a way to site and operate wind turbines so that environmentalists are not opposing both carbon and wind while furiously arguing electronically over the Internet. I hope we can find ways to support bird, bat and insect populations, while generating energy without polluting.")
We need to be as environmentally sensitive as possible, while at the same time resisting the urge to be NIMBYs. In fact, I think we would be better stewards if we have to absorb locally the pollution and environmental degradation we're responsible for.
Yes, let's have a robust discussion of mitigation requirements. But if we reject a local wind energy proposal, will we still feel OK about using electricity and natural gas that is made possible by destroying mountaintops in Appalachia due to coal mining, or ruining of aquifers in Wyonming due to fracking for natural gas?
Wendy Harris // Tue, Jul 31, 2012, 10:45 pm
Most conservation organizations support wind energy when properly sited and operated. I am simply asking that the County WES include guidelines for proper siting and mitigation. I have written about this in a little more detail in the August Whatcom Watch.
Tip: There are ways to reduce bird/window collisions through anti-reflective coatings and anti-reflective stickers. You would use colored tape to mark windows with a big "X", or hang colorful chimes that come down over part of the window. It is normally the smaller and more common birds killed by window collusion, so that a single death is not likely to impact species survival or ecosystem services.
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Campus View Apartment Project Officially Defunct
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A Veterans Day Note
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Lincoln Street Apartment Development May Be Abandoned
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Point Roberts vs. the FCC: Modern David and Goliath
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Tune in TONIGHT for Political Comedy
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Bham Planning Director - Rick Sepler Chosen
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The Business of Government
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Rental Conditions - A Real Estate Inspector's View
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Satpal Sidhu, Candidate for State Representative, 42nd District
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Hickory, Dickory, Docketing…Yet Another Spot Rezone
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Samish Way Experience - Drug Dealing Dangers?
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An Imminent Threat: The State Plans for CBR Disaster While Counties Punt
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Devil In the Details
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Good Friends and Neighbors: What $54 Million Doesn't Buy
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Fleetwood versus Ericksen: What Happened in Round One?
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The Rule of Law - Bellingham Style
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Final Updated Election Results
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Councilmember Murphy's Proposed Rental Ordinance Is Deeply Flawed
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Trial by Fire: A Rising Tide of Civil Disobedience
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Northwest Citizen Releases Polling of Whatcom Voters
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Plan Commission & Samish Neighbors Bypassed on Rezone Docketing
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Sunnyland Planning Process Explained - Partially
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City Council Approves Resident's Sunnyland Plan
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What Landlords Need to Know about Rental Registration
Mon, Jul 21, 2014, 4:30 am // Guest writerLandlords are so caught up opposing a licensing and inspection ordinance, they cannot see the upside for them in ridding the city of bad rentals.
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Sunnyland Deja Vu
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Trial by Fire: Call to Action to Comment on the BP Pier Expansion
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Intrado Not to Intrude in Bellingham
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Power to the Permit! (or Closely Hold This!)
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Trial by Fire: Lessons Not Learned One Year after Lac-Megantic
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Sins of Omission
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Widespread Slaughter Won't Work
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Herald and Weekly Withhold the News
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Dawn Sturwold Retiring End of Month
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Stay the Frack Out of Our Forearc Redux
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The Road to Perdition
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How Park Improvements Generate Heat
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Montana & Wyoming to WA: Permit Coal Export Terminals… Or Else
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The Trojan Slaughterhouse and the Scrivener's Errors
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Bellingham's 2013 Water Quality Report: The Facts But Not the Truth
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Stay the Frack Out of Our Forearc
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Riley scoops Herald - again
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This odd little spring we've all been observing is now about three weeks old. I haven't been keeping precise records but it feels like in that time span we've experienced summer, a small taste of winter, settling back into proper April temperatures. Well, the temps feel normal but it sure has been dry. On Saturday it looked like it could rain a bit, but on Easter Sunday the sun rose and shone as cheerfully as one could want.
We took advantage of the sunshine and the dry conditions to continue with our labors in the garden. After being somewhat cooped up during the obligatory Easter festivities the sight of old leaves and unpulled weeds was quite tempting. Futhermore it seems that - so far - only E and I enjoy the garden work. The youngsters do pitch in sometimes, but even on a lovely spring day they often find other pursuits - which suits us. Digging and weeding gives us time to talk in relative peace.
Two corners of E's domain were the focus of our Easter efforts. One was in shade, the other in full sun. In the shady corner there were leftover leaves to be raked and a spontaneous compost pile (read: twigs) that needed to be disposed of. There were also numerous buckthorn, maple and hackberry seedlings that had volunteered in and needed to be yanked. A few hostas poked through alongside a bright blue flowered Brunnera - which was the last of three originals. Some of these shade plants have disappeared and the bed will need to be reworked.
The Newport Plum at the end of the bed needed some light pruning of slender dead branches. It too was in flower, and couple of small twigs wound up in a water glass on the kitchen table. A hydrangea was groomed back to live growth, and with that the shade corner was left in peace for now.
The sun corner was an entirely different struggle. An old tea rose that had long since returned to wild suckers from below the graft needed to be grubbed out. That took some doing, as did the rejuvenation pruning of the two small spireas that were looking thin and rangy. Bits of an old broken wooden trellis were salvaged from behind the newly extracted rose and will find new life as tomato or bean stakes a few weeks hence.
Work in the sun garden was more of a battle, and after the digging and pruning we paused to consider what we might plant to fill in the newly exposed bed areas. Meanwhile, two dogs and one child passed by, considered our work, and moved on to more relaxing options. When we got to the creeping phlox - blooming in lavender - we threw in the trowel.
Our work done, we paused to watch a pair of chickadees hopping between a bird feeder and the lower branches of a Silver Maple. There are a couple of birdhouses nailed to the maple, and E was pretty sure she saw one of the chicks fly into the house. They nested in one of the houses two summers ago, and they bring a lot of cheer to the yard. We're hoping they return and we hope the various gardens under their wing are up to their standards.
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Get up, get out, and do something! Just about any day of the year, you can find something fun, informative, and healthy to enjoy at an area park. Feel free to browse the listings below, or use the search tools to find an event that matches your interests and location.
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Saturday, January 18, 2014
Central Park Tour: Cross-Park Promenade
at East 72 Street and Fifth Avenue (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.
On this east-west walk you will see a hidden bench that tells time, miniature boats powered by the wind, a magnificent sculpture celebrating fresh water, and much more.
Category: History, Tours
Ice Festival
at Bethesda Terrace (in Central Park), Manhattan
12:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Celebrate winter and revel in the Park's beauty as you watch artists from Okamoto Studio carve the Park's best known architectural gems of Bethesda Terrace into ice sculptures.
Category: Festivals
New York and the American Revolution
at Fort Greene Park Visitor Center (in Fort Greene Park), Brooklyn
1:00 p.m.
On this walking tour learn about the battles, heroes, and British occupation of New York during the American Revolutionary War.
Category: Education, History, Tours
2014 Poe Birthday Bash: Anne Williams Life & Works of Edgar Allan Poe
at Poe Park Visitor Center (in Poe Park), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Enjoy a moving and dramatic recitation of the life and times of Edgar Allan Poe.
Category: History
Winter Workspace Workshop: Collage—Color in the Garden
at Glyndor Gallery (in Wave Hill), Bronx
1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Artist Cheryl Molnar demonstrates how collage can be used to discover the basic principles of color.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Education, Nature
Garden Walk: Toscanini's Trees
at Wave Hill, Bronx
2:00 p.m.
Bundle up for a brisk winter walk with Horticultural Interpreter Charles Day to see some favorite trees from Toscanini's tenure here.
Category: Education, Nature, History, Tours
Central Park Tour: Northern Welcome Tour
at East 106th Street Entrance (in Central Park), Manhattan
2:00 p.m.–2:45 p.m.
See the Park's northernmost highlights on this walk from Conservatory Garden, along the Harlem Meer and past the North Woods.
Category: Education, History, Tours
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Discussion
at Kingsland Homestead, Queens
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
As part of the New York Council for the Humanities' Conversations with Kids program, we will be discussing Doreen Rappaport's book, Martin's Big Words, and then…
Category: Education, History, Kids, Talks
Winter Fun for Kids
at Greenbelt Nature Center (in Blood Root Valley), Staten Island
2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.
Santa Claus may have come and gone, but there is plenty of snowy fun to look forward to. Join us for a craft, activities, and lots of winter fun. This program is suitable for children…
Category: Arts & Crafts, Games, Kids
History In Your Hands: Flax to Linen
at Lefferts Historic House (in Prospect Park), Brooklyn
2:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.
Come check on our flax crop and try out tools used to process flax fibers into linen cloth.
Category: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Kids
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DJ Khaled gets assistance from Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, John Legend, Anthony Hamilton and Akon for the release of his "Never Surrender" video off "Suffering from Success."
To prepare for this week's release of his new album, Suffering from Success, DJ Khaled has released the visuals for "Never Surrender," a video and song that features Scarface, Jadakiss, Meek Mill, John Legend, Anthony Hamilton and Akon.
The release comes shortly after the unveiling of behind-the-scenes footage from the music video. In the behind-the-scenes footage, Scarface spoke about what separates DJ Khaled as a producer.
"A lot of people get that fucked up," Scarface said. "They think that a producer make beats and shit. No, a producer gets the job done. Khaled is more of a producer than a whole bunch of mothafuckers that make beats, in my opinion. Khaled see this mothafucker from beginning to end. He produces his own shit. He got niggas that make beats, but a producer, if you look up the word, the mothafucka finishes the shit, producing it, gettin' it done."
The song, as noted, features Anthony Hamilton, John Legend and Akon signing throughout the track. This idea helped create what Khaled has referred to as an event.
"Everybody's gonna sing the hook, because this is gonna touch the nerve of the gutter, but in a soulful way," Khaled has said in clips regarding the making of this song. "They gonna talk about this when it come out...What I just named is an event."
Suffering from Success is slated to be released tomorrow (October 22).
The video for "Never Surrender" can be viewed below.
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I bleed cardinal and urinate gold.
I think it's gonna stay close for the majority of the way. But I haven't seen this squad quit once. So I'll give em the W
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Also I just hopped on HN and came across 2 posters in the first page who are UNI grads and cheer for the hawks. #typical
I know more UNI grads that favor the "hacks" ...even when they're playing Northern IA. (sad)
For those w/o mediacom it will be broadcast on cyclone.tv. Any chance the Drake game will be broadcast on cyclone.tv or another stream?
Every "UNI fan" I know roots for the Hoks against UNI.
Go Cyclones! Go Bulldogs!
Originally Posted by JackDog
For those w/o mediacom it will be broadcast on cyclone.tv. Any chance the Drake game will be broadcast on cyclone.tv or another stream?
Cyclones.tv - Iowa State University Athletics Official Web Site - www.CYCLONES.com - The home of Iowa State Cyclone Sports
...and the Bulldogs victory can be viewed on the Big 10 network.
Why is Percy on that banner?
Go clones!!!
This is Ophion speaking.
Originally Posted by IowaStateClones
Why is Percy on that banner?
Because he will score a career high 7 points off the bench tonight!
Beat those purple bastards senseless.
What is the name of the ap that will allow me to stream the game on my ipad?
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No question that their the best team in the state right now.
(Referring to UNI)
I hate games at Wells Fargo, but I guess it beats playing in Cedar Falls. Beat the Purplehawks down early and coast to victory.
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I hate games at Wells Fargo, but I guess it beats playing in Cedar Falls. Beat the Purplehawks down early and coast to victory.
No coasting. Pour it on right to the final buzzer. A win would be good; a thirty point blowout would be better.
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Former Secretary of Defense and former Director of the CIA Robert Gates talked for a bit in the Hearst Tower Sunday about the state of U.S. national security.
Popular Mechanics posted some of his comments, including how the biggest threat to national security is a divisive political system that's too paralyzed to act on any issue:
"I think the biggest threat to our future sits in Washington, D.C., and not someplace else. The rest of the problems of the world wouldn't worry me if we had a functional government. And if we had a Congress that could begin to address some of the long-term problems that the country has. I mean, the reality is our problems are deep enough in every category that none of them can be resolved during the course of one presidency or one Congress. So you need bipartisan solutions that can be sustained through more than one presidency and more than one Congress. And we don't see any evidence of that in Washington."
The sentiment closely mirrors what Gates said during an acceptance speech for the Liberty Medal in 2011. During the speech, he more or less gave Congress a dressing down for rigging districts and exacting needless revenge upon each other for political points.
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Thursday 27th November 2014
Perhaps a date to avoid traveling: The next peak air travel day will be 2 January of next year, while the last peak was 21 December, said the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) which also predicted top destinations for next year.
The top three destinations in 2008 will be Las Vegas, Orlando and Los Angeles, according to ARC data.
--More than one-third of worldwide commercial air travel is processed by ARC creating the single largest data base of US ticketed transactions in the world, said ARC, which added:
--Analyzing the wealth of available data, ARC is not only able to reveal critical information based on actual events but can also use such data to forecast patterns and future trends.
So its top ten destinations next year show the top ten cities after the first three are: Chicago, Denver, Atlanta, Miami, New York, Phoenix and Dallas/Ft. Worth.
Las Vegas will replace Los Angeles as next years top city. Chicago has also been a No. 1 in past years.
In other information, ARC says:
--In addition to the peak travel day expected on January 2, 2008 and the weekend before Christmas, the data confirms that even when Christmas falls mid-week, most people are avoiding the airports on both Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
Historically, ARC data has shown that by the second week of January passengers have reverted to a typical weekly travel pattern.
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Buffalo's Craigslist Has Strange Items Being Asked For
There are some of the weirdest things that people ask for in the 'wanted' section of Craigslist.
I'd like an explanation for this one.
Just someone in need of a bee hive.
Is this even legal? LOL
Ladies, want to make a quick buck?
I guess you don't know unless you ask.
Geez, this lady is very specific.